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TARGET PRACTICE IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. 



metliod of his instruction, only so that no man shall approach 

 his regular practice until he can aim and fire without flinching, 

 but in no case will he begin his regular practice before the 

 third week. 



It may be well to add that gallery practice finds very little 

 favor, and is seldom resorted to in the instruction of the 

 recruits, though five cartridges of reduced 

 strength are authorized for each recruit, 

 which may be employed after what is known 

 as the Gysi system. It is 

 claimed that they are not 

 sufficiently accurate to in- 

 spire confidence ; besides, 

 there being 

 no recoil and 

 little 



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Fig. 5. — Target E 



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Fig. 6. — Target F. 



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Fig. 7.— Target G. 



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Fig. 8.— Target H. 



report, it does not materially tend to diminish the tendency 

 of nervous men to flinch, which is the greatest obstacle to be 

 overcome. 



The individual jjractice is a fire with conditions according 

 to the following table : 



The conditions to be fulfilled are the following : 

 Exercises 1 to 8 inclusive, in 5 consecutive shots, maximum 

 8 cartridges, if after 5 shots the required score is not made, 

 another will be fired and the last 5 counted, and in case of 



