Chapters X, XI, and XII prescribe the actual practice shooting with complete rules, regulations, and methods of procedure, together with illustrations and diagrams.

The regulation target practice is divided into two courses: the dismounted course and the mounted course, each of which is separate and complete in itself.

The following schedule shows the general target practice scheme of each course, a score in all cases consisting of five consecutive shots.

TARGET PRACTICE SCHEDULE

Dismounted Course

Instruction Practice: NO. OF
SHOTS
Slow fire, at 15 and 25 yards, minimum of 1 score at each range. Target L. Time limit, none. 10
Rapid fire, at 15 and 25 yards, minimum of 2 scores at each range. Target L. Time, 20 seconds per score. 20
Quick fire, at 15 and 25 yards, minimum of 2 scores at each range. Target E—Bobbing. Time, 3 secondsper shot at 15 yards; 4 seconds per shot at 25 yards. 20
Record Practice:
Rapid fire, at 25 yards, 2 scores. Target L. Time, 20 seconds for each score 10
Quick fire, at 15 and 25 yards, 2 scores at each range. Target E—Bobbing. Time, 3 seconds pershot at 15 yards; 4 seconds per shot at 25 yards. 20
Expert Test:
Rapid fire, at 50 yards, 1 score. Target L. Time, 30 seconds per score. 5
Quick fire, at 15 and 25 yards, 1 score at each range. Target E—Bobbing. Time, 3 seconds per shot at 15 yards; 4 seconds per shot at 25 yards. 10
Total 95

Mounted Course

Instruction Practice:
Dismounted—
Slow fire, 15 yards, minimum of 2 scores. Target L. Time limit, none. 10
Quick fire, 15 yards, minimum of 2 scores. Target M—Bobbing. Time, 3 seconds per shot. 10
Mounted—
Halt; minimum of 2 scores; one to the right and one to the left. Target M—Bobbing. Range, 10 yards. Time, 3 seconds per shot. 10
Walk; minimum of 2 scores; one score firing to the right while moving to the left and one score firing to the left while moving to the right aroundthe circumference of circle about 12 ft. in diameter tangent to the track at the firing point. Target M—Bobbing. Range, 10 yards. Time, 3 seconds per shot. 10
Gallop; minimum of 8 scores. Target M. Range, 10 yards. Time governed by gait of at least 12 miles an hour. 40
[Note:—Five M targets are placed 10 yards from the track and 10 yards apart (20 yards apart for the revolver). Each trooper makes eightcirclings of the track (four in each direction) firing four scores to the right and four to the left.]
Record Practice:
Halt; quick fire. Target M—Bobbing. 2 scores 1 to the right, 1 to the left. Range, 10 yards. Time, 3 seconds per shot. 10
Gallop; Target M. Range, 10 and 14 yards. 4 scores—2, firing to the right while circling to the left;2, firing to the left while circling to the right. 20
Time governed by gait of at least 12 miles an hour.
[Note:—Three of the five M targets (the first, the center, and the last targets) of the gallop stage, Instruction Practice, are set at an angleof 45 degrees to the track, and the trooper in making the run fires at each of these when facing them at about 14 yards range. The firing of thefull score and the direction of the shots is therefore as follows: Right front, right, right front, right, and right rear. In making the left handrun, two targets are set at an angle and the firing is in the following order: Left, left front, left, left front, left.]
Expert Test:
Halt; 1 score. Five E targets—Bobbing; unknown angles. Range, 8½ to 15 yards. Time, 2 seconds per shot. 5
Gallop; 1 score; group of three M targets. Range, 10 and 14 yards; 3 shots to right advancing and 2 shots to left returning.Time governed by gait of at least 12 miles per hour. 5
[Note:—Two of the targets are set at an angle as in the gallop stage. Record Practice,the firing being right front, right, right rear, in advancing; and left front, left, in returning.]
Gallop, extended; 2 scores. Range, 5 to 15 yards. Time governed by gait. 10
[Note:—Targets arranged as follows: Target F, 5 yards to the right; 20 yards further along track, Target E, 7 yards to the right; 30 yardsfurther, Target M, 10 yards to the left; 20 yards further, Target M, 10 yards to the left; 30 yardsfurther, Target M, 15 yards to the right. Two runs are made firing at the targets in the order named.]
Total number of shots. 130

Explanatory Notes, etc.

Timing: —Intervals of time are measured from the last note of the signal or command, “Commence firing,” to the last note or word of “Cease firing.”