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tlie preliminary and regular practice for eacli class is held in 

 five scores of 5 shots each, two of preliminary and three of 

 regular practice, at ranges from 150 to 200 meters. 



REVOLVER PRACTICE. 



In the cavalry, all officers and men ; in the infantry and 

 foot artillery, company officers, sergeants major, vice-ser- 

 geants major, sword-knot noncommissioned officers, color- 

 bearers, regimental and battalion drum-majors, and such 

 noncommissioned officers and men as are trained as litter- 

 bearers and for service in the sanitary detachments, and 

 officers of the train troops, are instructed in revolver firing. 



The course of instruction is the same ft)r all branches of 

 the service; it is designed to teach the proper use of the 

 weapon in battle, and includes a knowledge of its construction 

 and manipulation, the principles of pointing and aiming, 

 with and without a rest, and firing with dummy and blank 

 cartridges. 



Each firing practice is preceded by instruction in handling 

 the revolver and by practice with dummy or blank cartridges 

 elsewhere than on the range, and strict rules are enforced for 

 the purpose of preventing accidents. For practice with ball 

 cartridge the ring and figure targets are used. 



The firing exercise for infantry and foot artillery is as 

 follows : 



Five shots, using a rest, at 20 meters, at the figure target, 

 aiming at the body, each shot being marked after firing. 



Five shots, offhand, same range, target, and point of aim, 

 each shot marked as before. 



The accuracy of the weapon is such that a good shot can 

 hit the target every time. 



The company commander may direct special exercises for 

 such officers and noncommissioned officers as show superior 

 skill. 



For cavalry : 



Five shots, with rest, at 20 meters, at the ring target, aim- 

 ing at ring 5 below the bull's-eye, each shot being marked. 



Five shots, offhand, at 20 meters, at the figure target, each 

 shot marked. 



Five shots, offhand, at 30 meters, at figure target, each shot 

 marked. 



Five shots, at same range and target, shots marked at the 

 end of the score. 



