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10 shots by Jerry Ililborn t 100 yards with iron sight* in strong fishluilinu wind .varying from 3 to 0 o'clock. Note the almost absolute
uniformity of elevation*
"This fully demonstrates why
I have stuck to U.S. .22 N.R.A/s
. exclusively for the Past Nine Years"
i, it. ** taay j o .--i j/esmoies, iv I at 100 yards, shot by Jerry SUbor
T M. (Jeny) HILBORN writes J * just about as straight as he shoots. And to those who know, that MEANS
"I ain also sending you target which I fired -on May S, at Ossining, in practice with iron sights, with :a shifting wind ranging from 3 to 9 o'clock. I think this target dem
something. So read his letter of May onstrates to the fullest extent the remarkably
27, 1930. It is an unsolicited testimonial to U. S. .22 N. R. A/s that was written ; in a sense with the cartridges themselyes
fide uniformity of ;your U. S. .22 N. R. A. cartridges,, as 8 out of the 10 shots would split a hair.[stretched horizontally across, and . t^e other 2 "are not more than inch below,
Vupon the targets that are reproduced here. making ari elevation spread of less than Yi
infch at 10(J yards, which is absolutely phe
"I am sending you targets No. 107 at 50 nomenal.
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yards, and Nos. 107A and 107B at 100 ya'rds,
`Thig ifuIIy demonstrates why I have stuck
i.'s"my official record targets in the (Sillies Tele- tl, 0.-s. .22 N. R.
exclusively for the
.scope Match, at Roosevelt' Rifle Club
Matches, May 18, 'at Peekskfll, N.! Y., which
gave me second place.
Ail of which is reason in plenty why
YOU should shoot iU. S. .22 N.R.A/s "In the 50-yard string, you will inote there
are 17 V's; the one 9 at 4 o'clock went out --famous everywhere--at the target
JERRY HILBORN, Roosevelt Rifle Club, New Torle City.
NO. I
Gillies Telescope Match, lionxeecll
Rifle Club Shoot, Peclcslcill, N. Y.,
May 13.-..................... * Ililborn
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Reprinted from the American 'Rifleman. August 1930 Issue
N 27942
0000-NLI-000014136