Musketry (.303 and .22 cartridges): Elementary training, visual training, judging distance, fire discipline, range practices, field practices
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Musketry (.303 and .22 cartridges): Elementary training, visual training, judging distance, fire discipline, range practices, field practices
Grenades; Rifles; Shooting, Military
=1.= The classification practices should be fired during the most
favourable time of year for individual firing. As a man’s pay is
affected by these practices, every facility should be given for firing
to be carried out under favourable conditions.
=2.= With the exception of those who are exempted from musketry by the
regulations, every man on the strength of his unit on the last of the
four days allotted to classification firing will be classified at or
before the end of the year.
=3.= Trained men, not exempted by the regulations, who for any reason
do not commence Table B will be classified as Third-Class shots.
Those who commence Table B, Part III., but do not complete it, will
be classified according to the number of points obtained in those
practices which they complete.
=4.= A note will be made in the Company and Battalion annual returns of
the number of men (if any) who are classified without having completed
the range practices of Table B.
=5. Cavalry and Infantry.=--(i) Cavalry and infantry soldiers, if
qualified in Part I., will be classified upon their total scores in
Part III. as follows:
Those who obtain 130 points and upwards } Marksmen.
Those who obtain 105 points and less } First-Class shots.
than 130 }
Those who obtain 50 points in Practices }
18 to 22 inclusive, or in the } Second-Class shots.
alternative obtain 70 in Part III. }
Those who for any reason fail to attain } Third-Class shots.
the Second-Class standard }
(ii) Commanding officers will take every opportunity of stimulating all
ranks to take an interest in shooting and judging distance by granting
indulgences to the most proficient, and by giving prominence to the
best shooting company in any manner considered desirable.
(iii) Third-Class shots will not be employed in any capacity which will
interfere with their attendance at all parades and instructional duties.
=6. Royal Engineers.=--The sappers and pioneers of the Royal Engineers
(Regular Forces) will fire the following practices:
(i) _Table A._--_Recruits’ Course Regular Forces (Cavalry, R.E.,
Infantry), and Special Reserve (R.E., and Infantry), Parts I., II.,
III., and IV._ They will not repeat Part I., nor any practices of Part
II., unless they fail to make a total score of 90 points in these
practices. Those who fail to obtain 90 points will, after firing Part
III., repeat Practices 5 to 12, instead of firing Part IV. Surplus
ammunition will be used for the further training of indifferent shots,
for testing rifles, or for occasional shots.
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