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sight. The man who moves the target puts a small pencil 

 mark on the place indicated. This is done three times. The 

 three points thus indicated are then connected by straight 

 lines and the triangle thus formed shows the error in 

 aiming. 



The men are then taught how to make allowance for wind 

 and other influences that affect the trajector}^ For this pur- 

 pose a target for gallery practice is so fixed that it can turn 

 on its center of gravity. The point is marked which on 

 account of disturbing causes should be the average point of 

 impact for the gun in question, and the man must then indi- 

 cate what point he should aim at to hit the center. 



The gun is placed at 15 meters distance from the target, 

 and the man must direct it so as to counterbalance the deflec- 

 tion. The target is then turned half around, and if the line 

 of sight then hits the marked point, the aim has been cor- 

 rectly taken. 



When the man can point correctly he is taught to aim first 

 with support, then without support, lying and kneeling, and 

 finally standing. In these drills, especially where a support 

 is used, the aiming can be controlled by mirrors, which are 

 screwed on the ground behind the sight. 



Pulling the Trigger. — The instructor first shows how 

 the gun is to be fired by crooking the index finger of the right 

 hand without jerk until the firing pin is released. The 

 instruction proceeds gradually, first with support while lying 

 or standing, and then without support. Attention is at first 

 fixed on the movement of the index finger, but afterwards the 

 gun is directed against the target and the instructor observes 

 and controls it by means of a mirror. 



Drills in pulling the trigger should be practiced at each 

 school-shooting drill. 



Loading, Pointing, Aiming, and Firing, Combined. — 

 After going through a course of preparatory' drills, they prac- 

 tice them all together, and in connection with drills in esti- 

 mating distances. The targets should be such as would be 

 reciuired in war. 



Knapsacks of gradually increasing weight are carried dur- 

 ing the practice. 



Gallery Practice. — The object of gallery practice is to 

 serve as a direct preparation for the school shooting and to 

 give practice in the use of the sight at long distance. 



