CONTENTS. .

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF:­

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  (a)     The Rifle       ...       ...       ...       ...       ...       ...       3

(b) The target Stand               ...       ...       ...       ...       ...       5 (c) Paper TARGETS                                        ...    ... ... ... ... 7

Adjustments                                  ... ... ... ... ... ... 8

Sight Control Frame                          ... ...  ... ... ... 9

Care and Cleaning          ...       ...       ...      ...       ...      10

TRAINING.              '

General      ...       ...       ...     . ...      ...       ...       ...      11

Coaching    ...      ...       ...       ...       ...       ...       ...      13

Firing Instruction :-          ,

(a)    Grouping        ...       ...       ...       ...       ...      14

(b)   Application      ...       ...       ...       ...       ...      15

(c) Aiming off for wind (elementary) ...           ...      16

(d) Aiming off for wind (advanced)        ...       ...     21.

(e)     Snapshooting ...           ...       ...       ...       ...     22

(f)Aiming off for movement ...               .:       ...     23

(g)    Rapid fire                ...       ...       ...       ...     23 (h) Gas practice (fired on small classification

TARGETS )     ...      ...       ...      ...       ...     24

( i ) Application of fire :­

1.   General     ...       ...       ...       ...      ...     27

2. The Military Vocabulary ...          ...       ...     28

3. Searching ground and location of TARGETS        29

4. Recognition of TARGETS        ...      ...       ...     29

5. Recognition using aids       ...                ...     30

6. Fire Control orders           ...       ...       ...     31

                                     ILLUSTRATIONS

Drawing 1.         Rifle and Stand        •••   •••   ••• •••      18                                                                     

Drawing 2.       Fore-end               •••     •••   •••   •••   •••     19                                                                    

Drawing     3.          Butt               •••     •••   •••   •••   •••  19                                                                  

Drawing 4.          Sight testing frame  •••   •••   •••   •••     19

Drawing 5.        Firing positions     •••   •••   •••   •••      19                                                                      

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THE SWIFT TRAINING RIFLE. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE.

THE SWIFT TRAINING RIFLE designed for indoor training, is a rifle and target combined. The rifle, whilst similar in outward appearance to the Service Rifle, has one big difference-instead of firing bullets it projects a pair of darting pins which pierce the target sheet and recoil immediately into the barrel of the rifle.

It follows, therefore, that the rifle must be kept at an unvarying distance from the target and for this reason the two are connected by a moveable metal yoke (Q) which is attached to the rifle by a hook under the stock, and to the sides of the target Stands by screws. The target stand is mounted on wheels, thus permitting entirely free move­ment of the rifle during firing and the firer is in no way restricted or assisted in supporting the rifle. Thus training by this method is a sound replacement of training with live ammunition.

THE SWIFT TRAINING RIFLE is supplied with the following equipment:­

Case for Rifle.

Folding target Stand with connecting Yoke.

Sight Control Frame (for testing precision of Rifle). Paper target sheets.

Container for target sheets.                             • Manufacturer's Notes.

One screwdriver.

Sectional Drawing.

TRAINING RIFLE (Drawings I, 2 and 3).                               .

THE SWIFT TRAINING RIFLE is the same in shape as the Service Rifle (except for the fore-end) and is the same

in weight and balance.

The handling of the breech bolt is the same as in the

Service Rifle.

The release of the trigger is the same as in the Service Rifle, the two pressures being clearly felt.

The training rifle might be likened to a crossbow in which the bow is substituted by a strong spring, the shot being made by the captive arrow C running forward inside the stock. After having pierced the paper target, this arrow

instantly recoils.

The fore part of the arrow C is bent upwards into a swan-neck D ending in two pins, E and F, which are parallel to the arrow and to each other, and also to the sighting line

of the rifle.

One of these pins, E, the point of which is conical, and therefore pierces a round hole in the paper target, runs exactly on the sighting line of the rifle as the arrow moves forwards and backwards. A special device ensures that this pin does not obscure the aim; when the rifle is at full cock the pin is pulled back in such a way that the swan neck is behind and slightly below the level of a bearing roller G; and as the arrow moves, the swan neck is lifted by this roller, thus bringing the round pin E into the sighting line.

The sights are adjusted so that the sighting line runs through the exact centre of the body of the round pin. Thus the centre of the round hole pierced in the paper target by the pin, shows with absolute exactitude the point through which the sighting line passes at the moment

of "firing".

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At the moment of firing the pins E and F, being attached to the rifle and forming a rigid prolongation of it, dart forward, pierce the paper target deeply, and remain embedded in it for the fraction of a second before recoiling. Thus the slightest movement of the rifle while firing is

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instantly and irrefutably recorded on the target by the shape of the holes made in the paper, showing clearly all mistakes made by the firer, such as breathing, wobbling, jerking, etc.                                                                                            '

This teaches the trainee to keep motionless at the moment of the release of the trigger and for the fraction of a second after, because, if he moves, or jerks the rifle, before the pins have sprung back out of the paper, the edges of the holes will be torn; and if he breathes while firing, the hole made by the pin E will be oval instead of completely round.

The auxiliary pin, F, parallel to, and on a level with the main pin, E, has a flat spear head shaped point which tears a slit in the paper (thus making it impossible to mistake it for the round holes pierced by the pin E) and shows clearly if the rifle has been tilted.

The training rifle is so constructed that it will not cock if the breech bolt has not been fully pulled back when loading (i.e. cocking the rifle) and will not fire if the rifle has been incorrectly shouldered-that is, if the butt is not firmly pressed into the shoulder.

The butt spring X can, if needed, be put out of action by pressing it fully home, and holding it in this position by a removable plug, Y, fitted in the butt. (Drawing 3).

The Safety Catch, Z, is fitted on the right side of the butt, and when applied prevents the bolt lever from being raised, thus practising the trainee to become automatic in applying the rules laid down in Fire Discipline training for the handling of this important part of the breech mechanism.

FOLDING target STAND. (Drawing I). The folding target stand consists of:­

Stand, Stand base, M. on three rollers with folding buttress N attached.

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Upright groove frames, 0, which hold­

Sliding target frame, P, adjustable in height-according to the position of the firer, and provided with screws on which to hang the paper target sheet, and clips for holding it taut.

Connecting yoke, Q, for' keeping the target at the correct distance from the fore end of the training rifle. This yoke is passed through the hook, R, under the stock of the rifle and is attached (see below) to the target stand by the same screws that hold the sliding target frame.

Instructions for erecting stand.

The target stand will reach you folded, in its position

for carrying.

To erect, unscrew centre winged nut, S, lift off grooved frame, 0, and lift buttress N off centre screw. Place frame 0 in an upright position in groove across centre cross­piece of the base, fitting notch to screw S. Screw firmly in position.

Place buttress N against centre crossbar of frame 0, fitting screw across and into notch, and screw firmly into position. '

Regulate the height of target frame, P, by loosening both side screws T and sliding the frame to the desired height. Screw firmly in the position required.

To fold target stand for carrying, reverse these directions. To -insert target sheet in stand.

At the top and bottom of the sliding target frame P are two wooden strips fitted with spring clips, which fit into grooves in the frame.

Remove these, hang the paper target exactly as described in instructions I to 4 as printed on every target sheet.

It is important that the target- sheet should be level and correctly placed on the frame, otherwise the trainee might fire into the wood of the frame and damage the pins of the rifle.

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Attaching rifle to target stand.

Attach rifle to target stand by hooking it on to the yoke, Q, by means of the hook R under the stock of the rifle, at the right hand front bend where there is a notch on the yoke. Then slide it along to the desired position. The rifle is then ready for use. (See drawing I).                                                            •

The method of using the target stand for the various firing positions is shown in drawing 5.                                        -

PAPER TARGETS .

There are four designs of paper TARGETS , the Bullseye or Classification (target I), the Advanced (target 2), the Invasion (target 3) and the Landscape (target 4).