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INCH those da)'S when practically the whole of the civilised portion of the Eastern Hemisphere kindled the blazing torch of war, followed bj' its ruthless decimation, Patriotism has been, in trith, a rampant lion. Everyone has been and is now zealously ■endeavouring to do his best for the nation he loves. Training to befit oneself as a national asset has become the paramount o b j e c t o f o u r l i v e s . T h e r i f l e — t h e i d o l o f t h e s o l d i e r — i s n o w acknowledged with unerring emphasis to be a lethal weapon when in the hands of a skilled marksman, and primarily to be the most useful arm in attack or defence. A sharpshooter or a sniper who can send "west"—as the lads would say— a truculent or careless foeman is idolised by his comrades. His skill is of the greatest value to his platoon which occupies that portion of the trench, while, I may presume, his pluck and per severance spreads chagrin and dismay among the opposite portion of that trench occupied by the enemy. To what does he owe his skill ? To what does he owe his superiority ? What were the fundamental principles of his training ? Men, who scarcely ever handled a rifle before the clarion call of Patriotism .awoke them to their responsibilities, and who now are marks men of a particularly high standard, will tell you that it was when handling a miniature rifle for the first time that they knew they could become skilled " shots" if they tried their best. There dawned upon them a peculiar fascination to hit a mark. Difficulties presented themselves at inopportune moments, but determination " won all the way." At the conclusion of the miniature range course they were sent to the classification range, where their progressive training on the '22 range with the smaller bore weapon was astoundingly exemplified in their scores, which declared them marksmen of repute. I must, however, candidly confess that the soldier cannot be educated up to the level of a sharpshooter on the miniature range, neither can he be called a finished article or an expert at the conclusion of his general musketry course, even though he may be classified as a marksman. But I will freely admit, and I think that I am entitled to a word in the argument, writing as I do from one of the British Sniping Schools, that the rock-bottom principles of marksmanship are infused into the mind of the soldier during the stages of his elementary training, which are spent whenever possible upon a '22 rifle range. Cold, prosaic facts are ineffaceable and ineradicable. I could, however, bring under the gaze of the hypercritical many instances which bear out my argument, but the Censor, acting on behalf of public safety, would rightly exercise his ban. Nevertheless, a recent order issued by the powers that be should dissipate any idle or adverse criticism, and secure an adamant position for the '22 rifle in the training of the recruit of the future. The course has been extended considerably. ;Shooting at one hundred yards is to be practised assiduously, •while the rnagazine to hold the -22 cartridge is being issued to ■various training units, so that even rapid fire under circumstances ■similar to those presented in the classification practices may be .taught with effect. This further recognition of the essentiality of "22 rifle- shooting should inspire clubs that are doing yeoman service in -training the novice who is standing by awaiting military service, and also the County Volunteer Training Corps, who have only facilities for shooting over outdoor miniature rifle club ranges. ■Only a progressive course should be undertaken, which, I am ■sure, will not fail to show beneficial results, and which, if perse vered with when the men of the New Army visit the ranges of clubs who have patriotically placed their erstwhile sporting enclosures at their service, will earn spontaneous gratitude of myself and my comrades of the over-worked Training Staff. T H E M I N I A T U R E R A N G E C O U R S E in the various commands varies but slightly, but the sequence of the practices is, without exception, followed most rigidly in every school, training area, or unit throughout the British Empire. The recruit having satisfied the Staff-Instructor—who, by the way, has the final word on all points in connection with the musketry training—he is then taken, or to be precise, a squad of recruits are taken, to the miniature range. A short lecture is then delivered, which generally emphasises the points to be noted, and which, if carried out, produce excellent results. Rifles are then issued. Quite naturally the short L.E. Mark I. has the popular choice, being very similar in construction to the Service weapon now in use, but if this weapon is unobtainable, the W.O. Min. Rifle is always used. As the rifles have been " harmonised" for firing at the targets direct—parenthetically, I mean that the sights have been adjusted so that with accurate aim the firer should strike the object aimed at—the recruit is c a u t i o n e d n o t t o s h i f t t h e s l i d e . T h e ' 2 2 c a r t r i d g e h a s c o n siderable power, so every precaution is taken to avoid accidents. The rifles are without exception only handled at the actual firing point, the weapons being laid down there with the breech action open, the firers standing clear whenever it is necessary for anyone to be in front of the firing point, such as placing targets, etc., at the butts. GROUPING. The first practice is always a grouping one, and I am assured my colleagues will agree with me that it is not so easy as it appears. Grouping is firing a series of shots, generally five, at a distinct and fixed aiming mark, without any alteration of sighting or point of aim. T H E G T i O U P l X G T A R G E T . 200 yds.—yds. The recruit, lying on the firing point with his instructor beside him, is cautioned as to his point of aim. The three rules of aiming are repeated, and the novice is then questioned in a s u b d u e d v o i c e w h a t a i m h e w i l l t a k e a n d h o w h e w i l l t a k e i t . I n variably the intention is admirable, but the actual aim taken and the result of the shot very often the reverse. However, it is the ■first practice, so patience is everywhere the predominant e l e m e n t . T h e r e m a i n d e r o f t h e r o u n d s a r e fi r e d , t h e r e c r u i t gaining confidence at each successive shot, his determination evoking a smile of satisfaction from fiis instructor, who, nevejr- WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK1 2 " ^ T H E R I F L E M A N . J u l y , 1 9 1 6 . theless, inwardly questions each point of aim, which is invariably declared as six o'clock. " Bull's-eyes do not count ; do not worry about bulls." How often one hears those familiar words at a grouping prac tice. Yet how often a target has been spoilt by deviating from the 6 o'clock point of aim when a shot-hole a half-inch from the definite aiming point has been noticed and acted upon by aiming off so as to bring the successive shots on to the " bull." The value of a group is determined by the closeness of the shot holes to each other; at 25 yards, wire rings i, 2, 3, and 4 inches in diameter are used to measure them. The ring which will include all the shots is recorded as the size of the group, and the position of the centre of this ring on the target is regarded as the point of mean impact. However, the size and shape of the group may tell a great deal. For example;— A very small group, well placed, shows consistency of aim, good trigger-pressing, determination and self-control ; if badly placed it may show inaccuracy of the rifle, or a constant error in aiming. A group dispersed vertically on the target shows either variation of the amount of foresight or of the point of aim vertically ; whilst a group dispersed horizontally shows incorrect centring of the foresight in the U of the backsight, or horizontal e r r o r s i n a i m i n g . The firing party are always shown their targets at the con c l u s i o n o f e a c h d e t a i l a n d e a c h i s c a t e c h i s e d i n t u r n . I t i s explained that the position of the group does not matter so far as scoring goes, but it may show the error of the rifle or any constant fault of the firer. In fact the position of the group is very informative. For instance, a group " low left " may show forward movement of the shoulder ; " low right " may show jerking or pulling the trigger, or taking the two pressures in one ; " high right," flinching ; but however these faults are only really known if the firer has been carefullj' watched whilst firing. The position of the group is recorded with reference to the d i r e c t i o n a n d d i s t a n c e o f t h e p o i n t o f m e a n i m p a c t f r o m t h e point of aim. Grouping practices are considered invaluablefor discovering f a u l t s . T h e m e t h o d b y w h i c h t h e c a u s e o f a s e r i e s o f b a d groups is discovered is called the " analysis of faults," which, b r i e f l y, i s a s f o l l o w s : — " T h e r i fl e i s fi r s t t e s t e d b y a n e x p e r t s h o t t o s h o w t h e r e c r u i t t h a t i t i s n o t t h e f a u l t o f t h e w e a p o n . " A i m o f t h e r e c r u i t i s t e s t e d b y t h e t r i a n g l e o f e r r o r method. " His trigger-pressing is tested by the aim corrector ; and " H i s e y e s i g h t i s t e s t e d — n e a r, w i t h p r i n t ; d i s t a n t , b y counting objects far off." I f t h e s e v a r i o u s t e s t s a r e n e g o t i a t e d , l a c k o f c o n t r o l — n e r v o u s n e s s — i s g e n e r a l l y a t t r i b u t e d t o b e t h e c a u s e o f t h e " w a s h - o u t . " T h e r e c r u i t t h e n u n d e r g o e s a r a t h e r s e v e r e c a t e c h i s m r e g a r d i n g h i s c o n d u c t w h e n o f f d u t y. C i g a r e t t e smoking is unquestionably very harmful, especially if indulged in to excess, so the recruit of to-day is cautioned should that be the bad habit, which is unfortunately a very common one. The first practice is now concluded. I have dealt with if rather copiously because I am assured it is by far the most important of his career during that portion spent under the watchful eye of the " Musketry Fiend." It seems almost un necessary to add at the conclusion of this chapter that every recruit who fails to group all five shots within a 3-inch ring repeats again and again the practice, similar conditions pre vailing each time, i.e., rifle rested on sandbag ; target, a bull's- eye in the centre of a white card yin. by 7in. ; bull's-eye one inch in diameter . I { T o h e c o i t U u t i c d ) . NA TIONAL ROLL OF MARKSMEN. M A Y & J U N E . 1 9 1 6 . ^ = 3 p o i n t s ; B — 2 p o i n t s ; C = i p o i n t . Leading Clubs at end of June :— M e t r o p o l i t a n ( B i r m i r i g h a m ) 1 2 0 Ta l b o t 5 4 Bexhill 50 C l a s s A . J . E . E o v a t t , H a n l e y Y. M . C . A . 3 7 4 R. Bonny, West Ham National Reserve ... 388 S . G . S t a r l i n g , „ „ „ . . . 3 8 3 A . J o n e s , „ „ , , . . . 3 8 2 S . G r o v e , „ „ „ . . . 3 9 ° A . S . W a d e , „ „ . . . 3 8 6 R , A . c . L i n d s e l l „ „ . . . 3 8 3 E. V arvell, ,, ,, ,, ... 382 H . C h a p m a n „ . , „ . . . 3 8 9 p W. H o b b s , S e v e n o a k s . . . . . . . . . 3 7 6 D B o n n e t t , , , . . . . . . . . . 3 7 6 H. W ood, 374 V V S c o t h e r n , . . . . . . . . . 3 8 i T i i r e t t o n . X T p h a l l W o r k s 3 8 3 5 H . M u r r a y „ 3 8 3 r F r y a t t „ 3 8 1 C I - H i g g i n s , , 3 8 1 R e v . E - R - C r a w s h a w b o o t h 3 8 3 A . J . M a d g i n , C o l c h e s t e r 3 8 2 R. A. Murtland, Robin Hood and District ... 381 H . M i t c h i n s o n , „ . . . 3 7 9 A. N. Kingwdl. 3rd Batt. Dulwich Vols. ... 373 R , H . M a c l e a n , R o s y t h C o n t r a c t o r s 3 8 9 C. P . Hof f, 375 p . W . M a t t h e w s , , 3 8 9 R . S . F e r g u s o n , „ 3 7 4 E. Hannaford, Devon Constabulary... ... 396 p ; ] , H a r r i s , „ „ 3 8 5 p C o l h n g s , , 3 9 ] ] . C o t t c r y 3 8 1 E . M . H a r v e y, Vo l u n t e e r C i v i l F o r c e C. Barfoot, S. Katharine Coleman ... A . P . S t i l e , „ „ A. W. Fessey, Metropolitan, Birmingham ... A . L e w i s , , A . G . J a m e s , , S . P a l m e r , , T. H . S m a r t „ W . H i n e „ ] . . W, R . M a n s fi e l d , , J . T . D e n t „ - j ; A. Bomfard, hinchley Special Constabulary J. Evans, Uckfield E . L o m a s , A s h b u r y W o r k s F . E . M e r c e r , H o r s h a m . . . W. A . H a r t , S o u t h a m p t o n F. Man, Walthamstow Ensign ... !!! W. B. May, Putney and Hurlingham A. Everest, ,. G. Whiting, Metropolitan, Birmingham ... G , H . C o l e s . , W. J. Lewis G. F . Ford, ,, P. Smith, London General Omnibus Co A, W right, S. W. Pooley, J. C, Williams s . v i n c e „ „ W , S t a i n e r , , , , S. F . Eden L . W . C r o m a c k , , ' ' A . F, B a r r e t t , Ti l b u r y D i s t r i c t T. Clarke, Manx Electric Railway !!! F. Hunez, Metropolitan, Birmingham K. A, Holts, A. E, Sirett, R. D. Whiting, „ 3// 387 379 389 372 371 370 377 376 371 374 377 386 384 38i 377 377 395 379 376 381 372 374 382 383 385 380 378 375 384 380 371 378 374 375 380 373 H. Johnston, Metropolitan, Birmingham ... W . H a r p e r , C h o r l e y . . . J . H a l l , „ . . . ; ; ; W. B u t t e r w o r t h , R o c h d a l e S m a l l B o r e E. Sutclif fe, ,, S. Anderton, Crawshawbooth ... R.Norris, „ Mr. Hipkin, Grimsby Corporation H.Jef fries, S. Bellamy R . H a r p e r , , , , C. Bates W. H . F u l l e r, B u r n h a m & D i s t r i c t . . . J. A. Matthewson, Metropolitan, Birmingham R. S. Cooper, H. E. Bunker , H. J. F. Wildman, ,, W . C o r b e t t , „ „ I " AV. H . 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