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
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| Signal. | Methods of Signalling. | Value of |
| | | Hit. |
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| Bull’s-eye or figure. | Polished metal or white disc placed on | 4 points. |
| | shot-hole. | |
| | | |
| Inner (remainder of inner | Black disc waved twice across the face | 3 points. |
| circle). | of the target and placed on the shot-hole. | |
| | | |
| Outer (remainder of elementary| Polished metal or white disc revolved | 2 points. |
| target) or magpie | in front of the target and then placed | |
| (remainder of large | on the shot-hole. | |
| circle on figure target). | | |
| | | |
| Outer (remainder of figure | Black disc moved vertically up and | 1 point. |
| target). | down the left of the target and then | |
| | placed on the shot-hole. | |
| | | |
| Ricochet or miss | Red and white flag shown on the same | Nil. |
| | side as the direction of the miss. If | |
| | the direction cannot be determined | |
| | the flag will be waved across the face | |
| | of the target. | |
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NOTE 1.--The scoring bull’s-eye on second-class elementary targets is a
12-inch invisible ring.
NOTE 2.--In Practice 22, Table B, a hit on the figure or remainder of
inner circle will count 3 points and will be signalled as a bull’s-eye.
Hits elsewhere on the target will count as in table above.
NOTE 3.--When for any reason it is found to be impracticable to send
the firers into the gallery after a grouping practice, the following
signals may be used:
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