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misses and marked 0, but those shots that fall in the outer 

 bands are marked 0+. 



All hits in the figure targets are counted and marked 1. 

 Misses are marked by a cipher. 



With disappearing and moving targets, shots prescribed 

 but not fired are counted as misses. 



A record is made at the end of each practice of the ammu- 

 nition expended. Minutes are also made and record kept of 

 the kind and effect of firing at long range, and of the regular 

 practice of the company in field firing for each subdivision. 

 Similar minutes are made and kept by commanders of bat- 

 talions and regiments. Tke field and long-range fire is exe- 

 cuted by units at approximately the war strength. 



AMMUNITION. 



The yearly allowance of ammunition for target practice is : 



1. For every officer, cadet officer, and sergeant major of 

 infantry and rifle battalions, 60 cartridges. 



2. For every soldier of the normal peace strength, includ- 

 ing one-year volunteers, 150 cartridges. 



Of the 150 cartridges allowed there are used for range firing, 

 80 for men of the first class, and 70 for men of the second and 

 third classes. 



For field-firing practice of men of the first class, 70, and for 

 the men of the second and third classes, 80 cartridges. 



In the field firing, men of the first class fire 10 cartridges 

 in the individual preparatory exercises, those of the second 

 and third classes, 20 cartridges, and all classes fire 25 car- 

 tridges in skirmish line and platoon fire, 25 in the regular 

 field firing, and 10 cartridges in the long-range firing. 



AVhen individual preparatory field practice can be carried 

 out only in part, or not at all, the ammunition saved will l;)e 

 expended in repeating the fire of skirmishers and platoons 

 and in extra range practice. 



3. For every man called out for a training course of eight 

 weeks, 60 cartridges. Of these 40 are used for range prac- 

 tice and 20 for field firing. 



4. For officers, cadet officers, furloughed men, and reserv- 

 ists, 15 cartridges. 



Of these the officers and cadet officers use 15 in range firing, 

 the furloughed men and reservists, 5 for range practice and 

 10 for field practice. If there be no suitable grounds for field 



