For young hunters who demand more realism, a shooting gallery with cutout figures which will fall down when hit is pictured in Figure 5.8. The overall size of the frame of i-in. by 6-in. stock depends upon the number and size of the targets; the depth will depend upon the height of the front row of hinged targets, which fall flat on their backs when hit, displaying numerical scores on the under sides of their bases.

Fig. 5.8. Shooting gallery.

These hinged cutouts may be selected animals from a discarded Noah's

Fig. 5.9. Exciting yet harmless marksmanship.

Ark set, with the rear edges of their bases cut flush with the silhouette; or they may be cut from magazines or childrens' books and glued to cigar box wood silhouettes, after the front bases are bradded in place. They can be hinged to the bottom member of the target frame by means of strips of coarse linen glued to their rear edges.

The trees are cut from heavy cardboard or thin veneer and are bradded and glued to vertical strips of 3/4-in. stock lapped into top and bottom of the target frame. As pictured in C, each tree has a short length of horizontal dowel as a "branch" on which perches a reduced replica of the self-balancing bird illustrated in Figure 2.7. Numerical scores are painted on the backs of the birds, also, so that the marksmen can total their scores by points, if desired.

The back of the gallery is a piece of blue cardboard, tacked to the rear edges of the frame and to the tree supports. The more vivid and lifelike the paint job on the cutouts and the scenery, the more enthusiastic will be their reception. The gallery can be set on a table or a chair, depending on the size of the shooters, or it may be hung on the wall at eye level by means of large screweyes.