TABLE A.
RECRUITS’ COURSE—REGULAR FORCES (CAVALRY, ROYAL ENGINEERS, AND INFANTRY).
N.B.—Royal Engineers (Sappers and Pioneers) of the Regular Forces will fire those practices only which are detailed in the Instructions for Royal Engineers (see Sec. 61, para. 6).
| Part I.—Instructional Practices (Elementary). | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Practice. | Target. | Distance in Yards. | Rounds. | Instructions for Conduct of Practice. |
| 1 | Grouping | 2nd Class Elementary (Bull’s-eye) | 100 | 5 | Lying, with arm or rifle rested. |
| 2 | Application | 2nd Class Elementary (Bull’s-eye) | 200 | 5 | Lying, with arm or rifle rested. |
| 3 | Grouping | 2nd Class Elementary (Bull’s-eye) | 100 | 5 | Lying. |
| 4 | Application | 2nd Class Elementary (Bull’s-eye) | 200 | 5 | Lying. |
| Total rounds | 20 | ||||
| Part II.—Instructional Practices (Repetition). | |||||
| 5 | Grouping | 2nd Class Elementary (Bull’s-eye) | 100 | 5 | Lying. All shots in 12-inch ring. |
| 6 | Application | 2nd Class Figure | 200 | 5 | Lying, with arm or rifle rested. Five hits, including four within inner (24-inch) ring. |
| 7 | Application | 2nd Class Figure | 200 | 5 | Lying. Five hits within Magpie (36-inch) ring. |
| 8 | Application | 2nd Class Figure | 300 | 5 | Lying. Five hits. |
| 9 | Application | 1st Class Figure | 200 | 5 | Kneeling. Four hits at least within inner (40-inch) ring. |
| 10 | Application | 1st Class Figure | 300 | 5 | Kneeling with arm or rifle rested. Four hits at least within inner (40-inch) ring. |
| 11 | Application | 1st Class Figure | 400 | 5 | Lying. Four hits at least. |
| 12 | Application | 1st Class Figure | 500 | 5 | Lying, with arm or rifle rested. |
| 13 | Application | 1st Class Figure | 500 | 5 | Lying. |
| 14 | Application | 1st Class Figure | 600 | 5 | Lying, with side of rifle only rested. |
| Total rounds | 50 | ||||
| Part III.—Instructional Practices (Timed). | |||||
| 15 | Deliberate | 2nd Class Figure | 200 | 5 | Lying. |
| 16 | Deliberate | 2nd Class Figure | 200 | 5 | Kneeling. |
| 17 | Rapid | 2nd Class Figure | 200 | 5 | Lying. 40 seconds allowed. |
| 18 | Deliberate | 1st Class Figure | 400 | 5 | Lying. |
| 19 | Rapid | 1st Class Figure | 400 | 5 | Lying. 40 seconds allowed. |
| 20 | Deliberate | 1st Class Figure | 500 | 5 | Lying. Taking cover behind stones or sandbags representing a parapet and firing over them. |
| 21 | Snapshooting | 2nd Class Figure | 200 | 5 | Lying. Exposure, 6 seconds for each shot. |
| 22 | Snapshooting | 2nd Class Figure | 200 | 5 | Kneeling. Taking cover in a trench, or behind a screen representing a wall, and firing over the parapet. Exposure, 6 seconds for each shot. |
| Total rounds | 40 | ||||
| Part IV.—Instructional Practices. | |||||
| 23 | Grouping | 2nd Class Elementary (Bull’s-eye) | 100 | 5 | Lying. |
| 24 | Application | 1st Class Figure | 300 | 5 | Kneeling. |
| 25 | Rapid | 1st Class Figure | 300 | 5 | Lying. 40 seconds allowed. |
| 26 | Snapshooting | 2nd Class Figure | 200 | 5 | Lying. Taking cover as in 20. Exposure, 5 seconds for each shot. |
| 27 | Application | 1st Class Figure | 500 | 5 | Lying. |
| Total rounds | 25 | ||||