Arizona republican., 1903-08-12
MILITARY TARGET PRACTICE
Competitive Shooting at the Range
Near Fort Whipple.

The tri-department cavalry and PTS
toll competition of the departments of
California, Columbia and Colorado
commenced at the Whipple target
grounds seven miles from Whipple on
Monday. Monday and Tuesday are de-
voted to preliminary carbine practice
and competitive firing, when every shot
fired will be entered of record for the
man making it, will commence on We'd
nesday.
The programme for Monday, says the
Journal-Miner, was both slow and
rapid fire. In the slow fire each man
fires two scores of five shots at 200 and
300 yards at target a and the same at
500 and 900 al target B, time limit for
each score five minutes
Target A is Axe feet with an eight
inch bull'seye, and target 6X6 feet
with a twenty-inch bull'seye.
Rapid fire was two scores of five
shots each 200. 800 and 500 yards (tar-
get F.. time limit twenty seconds for
each score. Target F is d disappearing
target
Tuesdays programme will consist of
one run skirmish firing of twenty shots
both forenoon and afternoon. Firing
commences a $50 in the forenoon and
1:3O in the afternoon.
While a score is kept in Mondays
and Tuesdays preliminary practice. 1t
is not of an official nature nor does not
count in the competition.
The rules governing the competition
are quite strict. The arms used are
the Krag-Jorgensen, magazine car
bines 3O-caliber. The trigger pull
must always be at least three pounds
and the guns are tested before each
firing, and competitors must submit
their carbnes for inspection whenever
required.
No coaching or unnecessary COM
municaton of any kind with those
firing or among them is permitted. No
expressions on the part of the COM
petitors of appreciation or disappoint-
ment with reference to any scores made
by themselves or others is permitted
to be uttered loua enough to be heard
at the firing point.
In the slow fire competitors fire
standing at 200 yards and have choice
of kneeling or sitting al the 300 yard,
and lie prone on the ground firing at
500 and 600 yards.
In rapid fire the position is standing
at 200 yards and choice of kneeling or
sitting at the 300 yard, and lie prone
at 500 yards.
In skirmish fire the competitor has
choice of position, prone, sitting or
kneeling. at all distances. AT 500 and
Geo yards two shots are fired. the time
limit being thirty seconds. AT $50
and 400 yards three shots. same time
limit At the eco and 300 yards
ranges ten shots are fired. and twenty
seconds are allowed at the former and
thirty seconds at the latter range.
No sheds or shelter are allowed for
any firer. In slow fire two sighting
shots are required to precede the first
score a 600 yards each day, but scores
are not counted.
There are ten prizes TO be awarded,
the first prize being gold medal sec
ond third and fourth silver medals, aud
the remaining ones bronze medals. The
winners of these medals are not allowed
to part with them without authority OF
the adjutant general of the army, but
must preserve them subject to inSpec
| tion at any time.
The winner of the gold medal though.
may, if he so elects, receive in lieu
| thereof 4 rifle OF special design and
| superior Workmanship provided with
the most improved sights, which will
become his personal property. but
which will not be allowed to be used
in competitions with men using the
service rifle or carbine.
Spectators are allowed to witness the
firing. but are not allowed on range
with the competitors. The range and