Tar′get.
1. A butt or mark in archery or rifleshooting.
Fig. 6225 illustrates shots made by three of the contestants at the recent shooting-match at
Creedmoor between the
American and
Irish teams; each team was composed of 6 men, and had 15 shots at the distances of 800, 900, and 1,000 yards, making 270 in all for 6 men.
a,
H. Fulton, American, 58; 800 yards.
b,
J. B. Hamilton,
Irish, 58; 800 yards.
c,
J. K. Milner,
Irish, 57; 800 yards.
d,
H. Fulton.
American, 57; 1,000 yards.
In a possible 60.
The sizes of the targets of the National Rifle Association at
Creedmoor are as follows: —
| Up to 300 yds. | 300 to 600 yds. | 600 to 1,000 yds. |
| Size | 6 × 2 feet | 6 × 6 feet | 6 × 12 feet. |
| Bull's-eye. | 8 × 8 inches | 2 × 2 feet | 3 × 3 feet. |
| Center | 2 × 2 feet | 4 × 4 feet | 6 × 6 feet. |
| Bull's-eyes count | 4. |
| Centers count | 3. |
| Outers count | 2. |
| See rifles. |
The following is the complete score of the shooting at Dollymount,
Ireland; the targets are shown in Plate LXVIII.
The American team.
The Irish team.
2. The
sight, sliding on a leveling-staff.
Also called a
vane. See
Fig. 2913.
