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The second is by sitting on the 



Sitting 



ground with both feet fairly planted 

 flat, and the knees raised so as almost to form a 

 right- angle. The left elbow rests on the left 

 knee, which is pointed in the direction of the 

 object aimed at, and the right elbow rests on the 

 right knee, which is extended to the right. 



The latter, in my opinion, is the firmest posi- 

 tion the marksman can adopt in shooting at long 

 ranges, and after a little practice it becomes a 

 very comfortable one. 



In practising at long ranges, or 



Lying down. , 



when exposed to heavy nre, the 



marksman can make very good shooting by lying 

 down his full length upon his belly, and firing 

 with his head slightly raised, and with his two 

 elbows resting steadily on the ground. 



Should the novice meet with any 

 ^napping 



difficulty in aiming correctly, the in- 

 spector should cause him to snap caps at a lighted 

 candle placed about a yard distant, when, if the 

 aim is properly directed, the candle will be 



