Excerpt from The Modern American Pistol and Revolver: Including a Description of Modern Pistols and Revolvers of American Make, Ammunition Used in These Arms, Results Accomplished, And Shooting-Rules Followed by American MarksmenFor many years the author was among the great number of persons who believed it was impossible to do fine shooting with a pistol beyond a few yards, and out of the question to secure much accuracy from a revolver. With the object of learning the limit of accuracy these arms possessed, a great many experiments were arranged and exhibitions given by the most Skil ful marksmen to be found. The spirit of rivalry soon became apparent, and, Without doubt, has considerably aided in determining the possibilities of the pistol and revolver.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.