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Always aim below the bull's-eye. Never let your front 

 sight appear to touch the bull's eye in aiming. Try to see the 

 same amount of white target between the top of the front 

 sight and the bottom of the bull's-eye each time. The eye 

 must be focused on the bull's-eye or mark and not on the front 

 or rear sight. 



Look at figures 1 and 2 until your eye retains the memory 

 of them, then try to duplicate the picture every time you aim. 

 Aim consistently, always the same. Never change your aim ; 

 change your sight adjustment if your shots are not hitting in 

 the right place. Many shots have been wasted when the point 



Figure 1. 



of aim has been moved to what the firer thought was the nec- 

 essary change on the target, instead of changing the sights 

 according to the table on page 191. 



Section 5. Battle sight. 



The battle sight is the open sight seen when the leaf is laid 

 Hat. It is adjusted for a range of 547 yards. It is intended 

 to be used in battle when you get nearer to the enemy than 600 

 yards. Always aim at the belt of a standing enemy, or just 



