The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-05-12
FOR 1903
RIFLE
PRACTICE
General Orders for Tho Coming
Seasons Work on the State
Range Issued To-day.

The orders for rife shooting ON the
state range at Rumford for the state mil
itia were issued from the adjutants gen
erals office today being numbered nine
In the current series. The orders are IN
marked contrast so far as qualifications
go with those issued I'm previous years.
All the old features are swept away ana
an entirely new code arranged
Several classes are arranged for as iol-
lows:
Fourth Class.-All who have not fired.
Third Class.-All who report for pric-
tice and are unable 20 score 10 out OF
possible % at 200 yards I'm any score, or
who have fred two or more scores AT
zoo 300. and 500 yards and from the best
two have made a total OF less than o.
Second Class.-All who have fired two
or more scores at 200, 300, and 800 yards
and from the best two have made a total
OF " out Of a possible OF 80.
First Class.-All who have nred two
or more fun scores at 200, 300. and 5W
yards, and from the best two have made
a total OF So out OF possible l5O.
Marksmen.-All who have fired two or
more full scores at 200, 800. and 500 yards.
and from the best two have made a total
OF 9S out of a possible 100.
Sharpshootcrs. who have fired two
q
yards and from the best two in each
range have made a togl OF 100, and
have fired two or more full scores, time
fire. at 200 yards go seconds firing inter
val I'm each score)' and from the best
two have made total OF %; and have
made one skirmish run OF 20 shots advan-
cling from COO 10 200 yards; the total of all
scores being not less than 2Sj.
Experts All who have made the neces-
fFar lnfaFs han flal
and have fred two or more tull scores
at 800 and 1000 yards. and from the best
two have made a total OF 40 at 800 ana
% at 900 yards.
Scores for all of the above named quail
ifcauons will consist OF five shot strings
with a possible total of 25 points.
During the season rifle practice by the
different organizations VIII be with the
arm which they are equipped.
The allowance of state ammunition Tor
each officer and solder actually appear
ing on the range for practice will be l20
rounds during the rifle season.
Brigadier General Herbert $. Tanner
commanding the brigade will have fun
charge OF the range and VIII issue or
ders for the different matches. As here
tofore only men who have qualihed TINS
season will be eligible for entry In the
different matches and men employed on
tons.
The following revolver qualifications
are established;
Mnrksmen.-All who have fired two or
more fun scores al 80 yards, and from the
best two have made total of IS points
out of "a possible 90 -
sharpshooters.-All who have fired two
or more full scores at 80 yards and have
made a total OF "A out of possible 90;
and have fired two or more fun scores at
rs Yards and from the best TWO nave
made a total OF AZ out of possible 90
Scores will consist OF five shot strings
with a possible total OF % points.
All qualifications will be made with the
Colt IS calibre revolver, minimum trigger
pun. four pounds. -,
The United states Army a target VIII
be used at all distances.
l. All Offices. non-commissioned stan offi-
GERS and soldiers OF Battery n, Lish'
Artillery. and First Machine Gun battery
will be required TO qualify with the reNol-
Yer. soldiers Of the two batteries may
oualifv with the rife, but Will be requir-
ed TO furnish their own ammunition
'rhe allowance of revolver ammunition
will be 100 rounds for each officer ana sol
der actually Appearing on the range loi
practice.
An ng1res OF merit will be computed by
nultiplying the number of expert rifemer
nv BOO of sharpshooters by l5O, OF marks
men by 100 OF first class men by 30, oi
second class men by 90. or thlrd class
men by 10. OF fourth class men by zero
and by dividing the sum OF the prNl
thus obtained b ythe total number oi~Nl
GERS and soldiers In the above seven
classes.
/ The range will open Memorial Day and
I will bc open each week day until Oct. %
II is hoped Go send a team 20 the Inter
I state matches at Sea Girt IN september