38 TAKGET PRACTICE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



Combined Shooting. — When advancing in loose order from 

 450 meters, two positions are taken between 400 and 250 meters 

 and there are fired — from the first position 2 blank and 5 ball 

 cartridges ; from the second position 1 blank and 5 ball car- 

 tridges. 



The fire is skirmishing fire with panses. Target — skirmish 

 line with half figures. 



Advancing from 550 meters, two positions are taken between 

 500 and 400 meters, and there are fired — in the first position 

 2 blank, 5 ball cartridges ; in the second position 1 blank and 

 5 ball cartridges. 



The fire is given with first 1 or 2 shots as volleys in each 

 position, the remainder as skirmish fire. Target — Target C. 



Shooting at unmeasured distances, individual shooting; 

 five shots with or without support (at choice of the marksman 

 himself) against full-length figures at distances of 100-300 

 meters. 



Drills with revolver. 



Judgment of distances. 



Drills with carbine. 



Repetition of preparatory drills. 



Combined shooting, as for the men of the first and second 

 year. 



IN THE SCHOOLS. 



Drills with carbine : Repetition of the preparatory drills. 



Fifteen shots are fired by each pupil with gallery carbine, 

 5 shots lying, 5 kneeling, and 5 standing. 



Individual shooting with loaded ammunition, and com- 

 bined shooting the same as the first and second years. 



Drills with revolver. 



Judgment of distances: With officers (lieutenants) and 

 underofficers. 



Drills with carbine : The preparatory drills. 



Each man fires 30 shots with gallery carbine, of which 10 

 are against a movable target ; of the remainder, 5 are fired 

 lying, 5 kneeling, and 10 standing. 



Individual shooting with loaded ammunition: At 200 

 meters, 1 shot kneeling, 4 shots standing ; 300 meters, 3 shots 

 kneeling, 2 shots standing ; 400 meters, 3 shots lying, 2 shots 

 kneeling ; 500 meters, 5 shots lying. 



Drills with revolver: Judgment of distances in the first 

 and second class. 



