For over half a century hunters and sportsmen have used Iltickhorn sights on their rifles, which do not permit of any side adjustment for drift or windage, while for elevation the steps are very coarse, impossible of being finely adjusted. Many rifles are condemned by shooters because they do not get satisfactory results, when in most cases it is the fault of the sights not being properly alig,ned. Every user of a rifle should finally adjust the sights to suit his own eyesight and particular cartridge Ile intends to use. However carefully rifles may be sighted and adjusted in the factory, it is a well known fact that the eyes of no t WO persons are focused exactly alike, therefore to secure the most perfect results it is necessary for the user himself to finally adjust his sig,lits. The Savage Micrometer Sight, shown in the drawing% is the invention of Arthur W. Savage. thc inventor of the Savage • Rine. It is scientifically desig,ned, being the result of much practical shooting experience. Fvery part of the sight is well constructed of the finest materials; strong and simple. It can he adjusted in any direction to one thousandths of an • hell, and has considerably more elevation than the regular Iltickhorn sights. All adjustments are obtained by finely threaded screws, this being; the only perfect method for adjusting sights. It is constructed for Savage, Winchester, Marlin, Colt, Remington, and all rifles having, a rear slot in the barrel.
The inventions in sights and contrivances for more accurately sighting, shotguns are numerous. The Barger sight, which in a measure, revolutionizes wing- shoot ing„ consists of a steel ring or aperture, which is so placed upon the muzzle of the gun, that it clearly- defines the killing field to the eye of the sportsman. When tlie bird is visible through the sight and is not out of range, a kill should be a certainty. A charge of shot at a distance of 4o yards, will scatter over a circular space some 36 inches in diameter. In a pattern of this size, it will be found that there is a space of perhaps 3o inches in diameter, in which the shot are so thick that a bird at any point in this 3o-inch circle cannot escape. This sight is made of such size, that it clearly defines this killing field at all ranges. In other words, the killing field and range of vision through the sight practically coincide at all points. A gun should have sufficient elevation at the breech to bring the entire
killing-, field within the range of vision, and that by clearly defining this killing; field, the gun, if properly charged, is at its maximum efficiency. For it is evident that if half the charge occupies a space that is invisible to the eye, owing to the fact tltat it is obscured by the nnizzle of the gun, the aiming is so per cent. naore difficult, for the reason: that the object aimed at must be brought into the visible or upper portion of the killing, field. The only way to determine whether or not a gun has the proper elevation is to target it. The following simple method is sug gested: Remove the old sight, place the Barger sight in position half an inch from the muzzle, being careful to adjust it properly. On a white paper target describe a circle the same size of the circle exposed through the sight at a given distance; for example: if the sight will cover a circle of 30 inches in diameter at 40 yards rang-e, describe a circle 3o inches in diameter for that distance, or one ,that is one-half that diameter for one-half that distance, etc. After the targ-ct is in position, place four pieces of black or colored paper three inches in diameter, so ithat they will just touch the inner side of the circle, one at the top, one at the .bottom and one at either side, to serve as a guide while aiming. Then, at the ,proper distance from the target, rest the gun and make sure that the sight sur rounds all the colored pieces when you fire. If the charge is evenly distributed lover the target, with the thickest portion of the shot at or near the center, the gun t. .
iis right and has the proper elevation. But should there be more than a quarter of the charge below the circle, and but few shot in the upper portion, the gr,tin is mot right, and the elevation shoukl be corrected. This sight can be used on guns with low breech without using any elevation and still have a great advantage over the old sight, for it serves as a guide to prevent shooting to one side, gives a little more elevation owing to the removal of the old sight and also gives an unob structed view of the object aimed at. This sight ranges in diameter from 3-4 of an inch to i inch, according to the length of the gun.