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below him if he is kneeling, sitting, or lying. On the target 

 range this sight is used for rapid fire. With it the rifle shoots 

 about 2 feet high at ranges between 200 and 400 yards, so you 

 must aim below the figure on the target " D." Find out in 

 your instruction practice just how much you must aim below 

 Lo hit the figure. 



Section 6. Trigger squeeze. 



Use the first joint of the forefinger to squeeze the trigger. 

 It is the most sensitive and best controlled portion of the body. 



Figure 2. 



As you place the rifle to your shoulder, squeeze the trigger so 

 as to pull it back about one-eighth of an inch, thus taking up 

 the safety portion or slack of the pull. Then contract the 

 trigger finger gradually, slowly and steadily increasing the 

 pressure on the trigger while the aim is being perfected. Con- 

 tinue the gradual increase of pressure so that when the aim 

 has become exact the additional pressure required to release 

 the point of the sear can be given almost insensibly and with- 



