(ii) Aiming Marks.—(i) The aiming marks to be used in aiming instruction will consist of elementary bull’s-eye targets for the early stage of instruction, and of a variety of figure targets similar to those used for firing practices for later stages.
(ii) When the habit of accuracy has been acquired in aiming at elementary targets, service targets will only be used and care will be taken that there is no falling off in accuracy owing to the shape and comparative invisibility of these targets. A list of figures for use on miniature ranges will be found in the Appendix, VII, para. 5.
Section 16.—Aiming Instruction.
1. Rules for Aiming.—The instructor will explain the following rules, and demonstrate the results to be anticipated from common errors in aiming:
(i) The backsight must be kept upright.
(ii) The left or right eye, according to the shoulder from which the man shoots, must be closed.[10]
(iii) Aim must be taken by aligning the sights on the centre of the lowest part of the mark, the top of the foresight being in the centre of, and in line with, the shoulders of the U or V of the backsight ([Fig. 11]).
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Fig. 11.—Diagrams showing Correct and Incorrect Alignment of Sights.