During the week there has been held at Olympia a
meeting of riflemen which has been aptly named the "Miniature Bisley," as the shooting has been with miniature rifles, or else with tubes and adapters fitted to the Service rifle. The meeting is no mere commercial venture, but is held under the joint auspices of the National Rifle Association and the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs. The large number of entries, and the great interest shown in the meeting, are proof of the immense development of the rifle club movement. No one would, of course, claim that practice with a miniature rifle is anything like so effective as practice at a full range with full ammunition, but by practising with a miniature rifle at twenty or fifty yards a man learns the essential ground- work of shooting. He can cultivate a steady hand and "pull," and a quick and correct eye, as well on the miniature as on the full range ; and these things, once acquired, are not forgotten, and never fail to help make a man a good shot.
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