CHAPTER VI. 



PRACTICAL HINTS ON THE USE 

 OF THE RIFLE. 



The Theory of Eifle Practice The Eifle, the Bullet, the Line of 

 Fire, the Trajectory, Point Blank Eange The Line of Sight 

 Sights Aiming Drill Position Drill Two Steady Posi- 

 tions for Long Eange Practice Blank Cartridge Firing 

 Judging Distance Drill Target Practice Hints upon Load- 

 ing : Allowances to be made for the Wind, the State of the 

 Atmosphere, and the Position of the Sun Eules to be 

 observed when Firing at Moving Objects. 



THE following hints on rifle-shooting may prove 

 useful to those who have not had the benefit of 

 an efficient instructor. 



Riflemen are not made in a day, but it is an 

 established fact that anyone gifted with perfect 

 vision can, with instruction and practice, become 



