St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-05-23
SAINT PAUL.
FOR SOLDIERS WHO SHOOT.
Adjutant General Mullen Issues
Range Orders for the NJ. n. G.

Adiutant General Mullen Issues
Range Orders for the NJ. n. G.
The following orders were issued yes
terday by Adjt. Gen. Mullen:
l. Small arms practice will be required
the present season of all officers and enlisted
men excepting the artillery at the annual
encampment ut Lakeview, Minnesota. Every
member of the infantry Is expected TO quai-
ify as n marksman.
2 Small arms firing regulations as used in
the United States army are adopted as author-
ity on all points or questions, save ana eX-
cept as modified in general orders.
3 Each company will be furnished with
score blanks. and the entire muster roll must
be entered therein with initials, officers and
non-commissioned officers first, TO pc FOL
lowed by the privates in alphabetical order
A. Scores will be recorded OH the range IN
duplicate on the score cards furnished each
COMPANY and must be written in INK or IN
delble pencil. Any erasures or alterations
In the scores as first recorded must be done
by an officer, who will attach his initial as
certificate to the alterations
s. No scores will be regarded as of1clal
unless made at target TO which the COM
pany or shooter has been assigned.
&. Target practice will always be held IN
the presence and under the supervision of
commissioned officer who will appoint IN
structors to give the men at the firing points
such hints on position. aiming and adjusting
sights as NAV be found necessary. The in
structors are to be under the direction OF the
inspector of small arms practice, subject to
the supervision of the general inspector OF
small arms practice. The inspectors of small
arms practice will have charge of the range,
markers, scorers and signals, with power to
detail assistants and scorers. Regimental
and company commandants will render him
assistance. and see that his directions are
complied with.
2 scores made in any class at regular
matches at the regular tournament OF the
Minnesota National Guard Rifle association,
In which tine full military conditions nave
been observed. and which are accepted by
the officers of that association, Will be rec
ogniZed as official, and decorations Will be
awarded accordingly. Qualifying scores can
also be made on home ranges during the
months of June, July and August, one trlal
only during each month to be allowed each
member, and always under the supervision
of a commissioned officer of the national
guard. Reports of shooting on nome
ranges will be made at the end OF each
month to the respective reglmental IN
spectors of small arms practice, who
viii make a detailed report OF the
same to the general inspector OF small
arms practice at the end of August. The re-
ports of shooting on home ranges Will be
kept apart from the reports of the shooting
at Lakeview, which latter are to be made by
the regimental inspectors at the conclusion
of their respective encampments. Decora-
tons will be awarded for qualifying scores
made on home ranges the same as at the
LakeYiew encampments.
Classification.
l. The entire national guard will be classi-
fed in six classes, viz: SharpshoOters, marks
men, first second, third and fourth class.
:. The course of shooting will consist OF
two scores of five shots each at 200, 300 and
300 yards, and one skirmish run of ten shots
from 600 yards to 200 yards. On the skirmish
run five shots will be fired advancing and
FIVE retiring, one shot being fired at each halt.
3. All who make a total score OF gu IN the
class.
4. All who make q total score of so will
constitute the first class.
8. All who make total score OF lOO Will
be constituted as marksmen.
6. All who make a total score OF 10 Will
now fire two scores Give shots each) at 6OO
yards, and make one more skirmish rum fir
ing ten shots. Those, in such firing, who
make a total score OF 200 will be classed as
sharpshooters
z. The third class will consist of all those
who practice, but fail to make a total score
of 80.
s. The fourth class will consist of all those
members who do not practice at all.
g. Two sighting shots will be allowed at
800 and go yards.
Decorations.
l. All qualifying in the sharpshooters' and
marksmans classes will be awarded the state
decorations. If the first qualification,
badge; If q subsequent qualification, an 1880
bar.
2 All who have qualified as sharpshoot-
ers for the fifth time will receive special
gold badge, and viii hereafter be classed as
distinguished rifiemen.
VOIIey Firing.
l. Volley firing will be at 200 yards, the
companies being formed in single rank. The
targets will be twelve standing silhouette
figures in close order, placed upon the
ground. Five Yolleys will be fired; three in
the standing position and two kneeling or
sitting.
9 The scoring in volley firing will be the
same as prescribed in paragraph 349, small
arms firing regulations.
General instruction.
Attention is especially called to the changes
in the qualifications this season. Officers
should become familiar with skirmishing, so
as to manage their commands to the best adj
vantage The penalty for firing more than
one shot at halt; firing before the COM
mand commence firing" or after the COM
mand cease firing" has been given, is to
have five points taken off from the In
dividual's score for every shot so fired. Any
position is allowed in 's1irmish firing"
The attention of company commanders is
called to the regulation that in sklrmlsh-
ing, either to the front or TO the rear, the
piece must be carried with the muZzle
pointed in the general direction of the tar
gets.
only for such members who cannot attend
the encampments. Every member in at
be required to practice and regimental and
company commandantS will see that this
regulation is strictly enforced.
Company commandments will bring to Lake
view all Of the empty cartridge shells they
may be supplied with, in order that there
may be no possibility of a shortage of am
munition.