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Personal Weapons Are What Raised Mankind Out Of The Mud, And The Rifle Is The Queen Of Personal Weapons. The Possession Of A Good Rifle, As Well As The Skill To Use It Well, Truly Makes A Man The Monarch Of All He Surveys. It Realizes The Ancient Dream Of The Jovian Thunderbolt, And As Such It Is The Embodiment Of Personal Power. For This Reason It Exercises A Curious Influence Over The Minds Of Most Men, And In Its Best Examples It Constitutes An Object Of Affection Unmatched By Any Other Inanimate Object.

It Is Long Been A Principal Of Ours That One Is No More Armed Because He Has Possession Of A Firearm Than He Is A Musician Because He Owns A Piano. There Is No Point In Having A Gun If You Are Not Capable Of Using It Skillfully.

I Am Sometimes Perplexed By People Who Refer To Defensive Rifles, Or Defensive Rifle Shooting. The Defensive Arm Is The Pistol, Since You Have It At Hand To Meet Situations That You Do Not Anticipate. If You Have The Luxury Of Anticipating A Lethal Encounter, You Pick Up A Long Arm, Either A Rifle Or A Shotgun, But In That Case You Go On To The Attack. Thus Rifle Shooting Is Offensive, And Pistol Shooting Is Defensive. Of Course, Life Does Not Always Duplicate Theory, And There Are Exceptions To Everything, But Nevertheless The Rifle Is Not A Defensive Weapon In Concept.

Pick Up A Rifle And You Change Instantly From A Subject To A Citizen.

The Rifle Is The Queen Of Weapons And Its Effective Use Is One Of The Greatest Satisfactions Available To Man.