Rifle Shooting For Boys And Girls (1957)

A comic book put out by Winchester in 1957, outlines safety rules, and some fun ideas.

Most of the material is still relevant today, except for on page 9:

Something tells me that wouldn’t go over well today… wow times have changed.

Full PDF (21 MB) – HERE (let me know if the link goes down, and I’ll upload it to my own server)

For another old school comic book, make sure to check out the Army’s M-16 Rifle Maintenance Booklet  – Treat Your Rifle Like A Lady

Hat Tip: SayUncle


Comments

7 responses to “Rifle Shooting For Boys And Girls (1957)”

  1. Aleksandr Mravinsky Avatar
    Aleksandr Mravinsky

    Was thinking about starting a skeet club at school. Only problem is that they have allow students to start “dangerous” clubs. Normally I’d object to the idea that guns are dangerous; they aren’t if you follow the four rules of safety and take care of your gun. It gets dangerous when all the Call of Duty kiddies get ahold of guns. That, and all the ambiguous, poorly-written complexities and nuances of Commiefornia laws make the legality of shooting difficult to ascertain.

    Also, is it just me, or does the kid on page 9 have horrible trigger discipline?

    1. Admin (Mike) Avatar
      Admin (Mike)

      I’d be blown away if they let you start a skeet club at a California school! I agree, letting kids that have played video games too much around real weapons is a recipe for disaster.

      You’re right, that boy has terrible trigger discipline! Maybe trigger discipline wasn’t invented before 1957 :P

  2. Henry Bowman Avatar
    Henry Bowman

    And yet, just over the border, is what is perhaps the only high-power rifle club in a US public school:

    https://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=167554

    1. Admin (Mike) Avatar
      Admin (Mike)

      Whaaaaaaaat? That’s awesome! Nice to see that girls are involved too.

  3. Nice trigger control there, son… something tells me it won’t be taught indoors for long!

  4. Is this comic book worth anything? I have one that has never been used.