(x) Judging Distance.—The distances of four standing fatigue men should be judged at distances not exceeding 800 yards.
(xi) Grouping with Miniature Cartridges.—For regular troops, the grouping standards for miniature cartridge practice at 25 yards will be: Marksmen, 1-inch ring; 1st Class, 2-inch ring; 2nd Class, 3-inch ring.
Section 50.—Progression of Instruction in Range and Field Practices.
1. After the soldier has been trained thoroughly in elementary instruction in aiming and firing, and has passed the oral inspection and standard tests of preliminary training satisfactorily, he may be considered fit to commence range practices, with which his instruction in individual and collective firing will begin. The progression of this instruction may be divided roughly into the following stages:
(i) Individual Firing.—(a) Instruction on miniature ranges and 30 yards ranges.
(b) Range practices.
(c) Individual field practices.
(ii) Collective Firing.—Collective field practices.
2. Instruction on 30 Yards and Miniature Ranges.—Instruction on 30 yards ranges is dealt with in Sec. 55. Instruction on miniature ranges is dealt with fully in Chapter X, which contains directions for firing elementary and instructional range practices, as well as individual and collective field practices on these ranges.
3. Range Practices.—Range practices consist of the following practices and stages of instruction: