The record-union., 1899-08-17
NATIONAL GUARD PRAC TICE.
PRONUNCIATION OF NEW FIR
ING REGULATIONS.
Late Order Regarding Rifle Prac-
tice Issued by the Adjutant
General.

The following changes and amend
ments to firing regulations for small
arms for the National Guard Of Califor-
MIA having been adopted by the ON
GERS mentioned in Section 2,O3l Of the
Political Code, are announced and ap-
proved by Adjutant General Seamans
as follows:
Paragraph , is amended to read as
follows Target practice in the Ma
tional Guard shall be held in such
months of each year as the Command
er-in-Chief may designate
Paragraph 3 is amended to read as
follows: Each officer and enlisted man
firing with the rifle Will be allowed an
nually sixty-ffve rounds of ammunition,
and the same will be fired as follows:
AT rectangular targets:
"One score of five shots at each OF
the 200, 300, and 500 yard ranges, at
first practice.
"One score of five shots at each of
the 200, 300, and 500 yard ranges, at
second practice.
lone score of five shots at each Of
the 200, 800, and 500 yard ranges, at
third practice.
AT SklTullSn ldISGlS NA4O SScA~ -
twenty shots at time designated"
Paragraph 6 is amended to read as
follows: ''Skirmish firing will be by
company at silhouettes at known dis
tances between 600 and 200 yards at
target G, as provided in paragraph $50,
Blunt's Small Arms Firing Regula-
tions."
Paragraph 10 is amended to read as
follows: The names of all National
Guardsmen who have attended 6O per
cent. of the drills for the year ending
on the last day of the month next pre-
ceding the one in which the last prac-
tice is held, and who have qualified in
any of the classifications, will be an
nounced in orders by the Adjutant Gen
eral and be published in his report.
Paragraph 16 is amended to read as
follows: 1.-The target practice of the
Naval Militia Battalion will be under
the supervision of the Inspector General
of Rifle Practice"
Paragraph % is amended to read as
follows: Each company, troop, corps.
division, or other commander shall keep
a complete record of all target practice
held in his organization He shall make
copies of the reports of the practice
held in each year, on blank forms fur
nished by the Adjutant General. sep
arate reports will be made Of skirmish
firing. in like manner. The Inspector
Of Rifle Practice shall carefully exam
inc and certify to the correctness OF
these reports, and within five days
after the completion of the last prac-
tice forward three copies to the Bri-
gade Inspector of Rife Practice lex
cept Inspector for Naval Militia, who
shall forward two copies to the Div1s-
ion Inspector of Rifle Practice), who
shall verify said reports, and within
ten days after their receipt by him for
ward two copies to the Division In
spector of Rifle Practice, who shall
within ten days after their receipt by
him, forward one copy to the Inspector
General of Rife Practice. The Inspec-
tor General of Rifle Practice shall,
within twenty days after his receipt or
same forward copies of all reports to
the Adjutant General, together with
his report, as prescribed in Section
zoos Of the Political Code"
Paragraph So is amended to read as
follows: Classification for revolver
practice-Ten shots will be fired at
each practice of which there shall be
four, to be held in such months as the
Commander-in-Chie may designate
Each officer and enlisted man firing
with the revolver will be allowed an
nually forty rounds of ammunition, and
those firing will be classed as follows:
Average OF 80 per cent, first class.
Average of so per cent, second class.
Average of 20 per cent, third class
Average of 60 per cent fourth
class"
The names Of those averaging less
than so per cent. for the four shots will
not be announced in orders. and only
frst-class men will be permitted to
compete for the State medal for re-
volver practice.
In compliance with Section 201S Of
the Political Code, paragraph 2, the
National Guard will parade for target
practice in their respective localities in
the year 1899 as follows:
One practice at rectangular tar
gets will be held during each Of the
months Of September, October and No
vember The practice at skirmish fir
ing will be held after the practice at
rectangular targets is completed, and
ha haI nffbay. in fho month of