---- defects in, instructions regarding, 1 Arms, inspection of, on parade, 15-17 ---- small, examination of, 12-15, 17 Army Ordnance Corps, courses for, 180, 181 ---- Service Corps, courses for, 180, 181 ---- Veterinary Corps, classification practices for, 170 Artillery, effect of rifle fire on, 111 Averages, computation of, 167 Background, effect of, on visibility of targets, 73, 83, 211 Backsight, adjustment of, 60, 61 Back-reckoning, range finding by, 97 Barometric pressure, effect of, on shooting, 27 Bayonet, fixed, effect of, on shooting, 24 Beaten zone, 33, 34, 38-42 Bolt, 7, 9, 11 Bore, cleaning of, 9 Cadet competitions, 230 ---- muscle exercises, 79, 80 Casualties, ammunition of, 132 Cavalry, classification practices for, 168 ---- courses for, 171, 174, 177-179 ---- effect of rifle fire on, 111 Classification practices, conditions of, 168-170, 178, 179 Classification practices in judging distance, 94-96 ---- ranges, field practices on, 184-192 Cleaning of the rifle, 4-10 Clock-face method of describing targets, 123 Close range, effect of fire at, 110 ---- ---- firing without sighting at, 22 Collective field practices, 155-158, 176, 179, 188-192 ---- ---- ---- conduct of, 183 ---- ---- ---- on Landscape targets, 229 ---- ---- ---- on Solano target, 226-228 ---- fire, dispersion of, 31-35 ---- ---- need for, 29-31, 221 Combined sights, use of, 36-38, 89, 230 Competitions, directions for all, 201, 230 Conduct of range and field practices, 159-192 Cone of fire, 31, 35, 36 Countryside, terms describing, xxvi Cover, adapting firing positions to, 75, 76 ---- firing from, 73-77, 161, 210 ---- improvising on miniature ranges, 204 Crossing targets, aiming and firing at, 58, 59, 151 Cut-off, use of, 71 Dangerous space, conditions affecting extent of, 25, 26, 34 Dead ground, 42 Defiladed zone, 40, 42 Deflection, table of, for side winds, 55 Deliberate practices, 143, 161 Demonstrations of individual and collective field practices, 214, 221 Description of targets, 83, 119-127 ---- ---- ---- instruction in, on miniature ranges, 212 ---- points, 120 Discernment of targets, 82-84, 210 Distant range, effect of fire at, 110 Drift, effect of, 24 Effect of fire at different ranges on various formations and objectives, 110-112 Effective fire, zone of, 35, 36 ---- range, effect of fire at, 110 Elementary figure targets, 206, 245, 246 ---- targets, Solano, 207, 250-256 Elevation. See Sighting Error of the day, xxiii, 37 Examination of small-arms, 12-15, 17 Field-glasses, use of, 84, 121, 165 Field practices, 141, 151-158 Field practices, elementary, 171 ---- ---- on classification ranges, 184-192 ---- ---- ---- miniature ranges, 213-230 Figure targets, 207, 246 Figures, miniature range, 207, 247 ---- Solano, 249