The aim must be caught quickly, and, once caught, must be held and the trigger squeezed steadily. Rapid firing, as far as holding, aim, and squeezing the trigger are concerned, should be done with all the precision of slow fire. The gain in time should be in getting ready to fire, loading, and working the bolt.
Firing with rests: In order that the shooting may be uniform the piece should always be rested at the same point.
Section 11. The course in small-arms firing.
The course in small-arms firing consists of—
- (a) Nomenclature and care of rifle.
- (b) Sighting drills.
- (c) Position and aiming drills.
- (d) Deflection and elevation correction drills.
- (e) Gallery practice.
- (f) Estimating distance drill.
- (g) Individual known-distance firing, instruction practice.
- (h) Individual known-distance firing, record practice.
- (i) Long-distance practice.
- (j) Practice with telescopic sights.
- (k) Instruction combat practice.
- (l) Combat practice.
- (m) Proficiency test.
The regulations governing these are found in Small Arms Firing Manual, 1913. There should be several copies of this manual in every troop.
Section 12. Targets.
The accompanying plates show the details and size of the targets:
