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Thomas W. Messenger correspondence, June-December 1918

1918-06-29 Thomas Messenger to Mr. N.H. Messenger Page 2

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Got up at 4:00 am both mornings and were out to the range by 7:00 oclock - a five mile walk. First we had slow fire at fifteen yards. That is you could take your time in aiming. Fired five rounds that way. Then the same thing at 25 yards. It seems that at a distance of fifteen yards from the target it would be impossible to miss the bulls eye which is about five inches in diameter. But some of the fellows missed the target completely. The whole target is about four feet square. Theres a possible 50 points in five shots. Bulls eye counts 10 then so on down. We used the Automatic Pistol - Cal. 45. Sometimes
 
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