Identifier: musketry30322car00sola (find matches)
Title: Musketry, (.303 and .22 cartridges) : elementary training, visual training, judging distance, fire discipline, range practices, field practices
Year: 1915 (1910s)
Authors: Solano, E. John
Subjects: Shooting, Military Rifles Rifle practice
Publisher: London : John Murray
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Internet Archive

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ces.The scope of instruction which can be carried out on land-scape targets is strictly limited, and does not includeimportant branches of elementary training nor range andindividual field practices. Firing at landscape targetshas the advantage of practising men in the adjustment ofsights. On the other hand, landscape target practicelacks elements of realism and surprise, as it does not includearrangements for representing the movement of troops atdifferent distances, and does not afford practice in watchingthe front for the appearance of targets representing troops,discerning and opening fire quickly at such targets, and inmarking down, snapshooting, and rapid firing at movingand disappearing targets, especially within close range,which has proved of such vital importance in modembattles (see Preface, paras. 4 and 5). 2. Elementary Targets.—(i) The elementary bulls-eyeand other targets for use in miniature range instructionalpra-ctices should be similar to those used on the classi-
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