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
Bull’s-eye signal denotes a 4-inch group.
Inner ” ” 8 ” ”
Magpie ” ” 12 ” ”
Outer ” ” 12 ” ” with one wide shot.
When the signal has been made, after a short pause, the point of the
pole will be placed on the point of mean impact of the group.
=3.--Figures No. 3 and No. 6= (_Open Range_).
+------------------+-------------------------------------+-----------+
| Signal. | Methods of Signalling. | Value of |
| | | Hit. |
+------------------+-------------------------------------+-----------+
| Hit | The figure will be raised above the | 3 points. |
| | marker’s gallery and twirled. | |
| | | |
| Ricochet or miss | -- | Nil. |
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=4. Figures= (_Miniature Range_).--Scores for hits and misses as in
para. 3 above.
=5. Scoring in Landscape Target Practices.=--(i) A measuring-rod, 26½
inches long, is required to test the accuracy of both concentrated
and distributed collective grouping. The following is the method of
valuing groups for scoring. When collective fire has been concentrated
on any objective on the landscape, the rod is held vertically against
the screen with the bottom of it resting on the point of aim. A mark
is then made on the sky-screen at the top of the rod. This mark
indicates where the centre of the group of shot-holes should be. For
instructional practices the groups may be valued on the principle that
the smaller the group the greater the fire effect. For competitions
two concentric wire rectangles, 5 inches by 4 inches and 2½ inches by
2 inches respectively, may be used for scoring. The rectangles will be
placed over the group, their longest sides being vertical, with their
centre placed on the mark indicating where the centre of the shot
group should be. Every shot in the inner rectangle will then count two
points, and every shot in the remainder of the larger rectangle will
count one point. For every shot outside the larger rectangle two points
will be deducted.
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