Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-11-29
Secretary OF War Comments for
Acceptance Work Of Commit
tee on Revolver Firing.
QUALIFICATIONS FOR EXPERT
Nine Thousand Marksuitn Make Good
IN lvania--Amcrican
Team Wins.

At the last annual meeting nf The
Interstate National Guard association
special committee was appointed 90
prepare q course OF revolver firing for
the organized militia This course has
been approved by the secretary of war
and has been promulgated in Circular
No. "a. Tho war department Be- not in
a posltion 90 order the National Guard
70 observe this course. but u rs COM
mended for acceptance and VIII DOUBT
less form the basis for qualifications.
Those qualifying viii be divided into
three classes. viz. marksman. sharp
sbooter and expert. Target "a with
tho s-inch hullRevo VII be used Inc
course for qualification as mHrAs-
man and as sharpshOOter VIII DC hH
follows: Fifteen and 30 Nafus, wv
scores rapid IRE. 30 seconds To caoh
score rs yards, two scores umeb N''
80 seconds TO each score. 10 Fafut' N"o
scores. slow fire. one minute TO enc"
shot. There are FIVE shots To- each score
The marksnan qualification ~ 81 per
cent, or 1870 out of 700 points
The sharpshooter qualification ls gu ntt
cent or 100 out Of 200 points. inc
course for qualification as expert Nhirn
IS open TO sharpshootcrs only is h7
follows. Fifteen and % yards TWO
scores rapid fire. seconds 10 the score
25 and 20 yards two scores. timed nrei
20 seconds TO each score; 20 yards SLOW
fire. 20 seconds 70 each shot The eN-
pert qualification viii be 80 per cent
or 200 out OF $50 points. Those VINO
qualify Ca the course viii be designated
IS revolver marlsman.' revolver
fharushooter" or revolver expert ana
WIN be- entitled 10 wear "a suitable de-
c0rntion.
NINE THOUSAND QUALIFY.
Nine thousand marksmen qualified
on the Pennsylvania rife range during
the past rifle practise season. which
broke all records. more sharpshooters
and experts having qualihed thHn ever
before 90 the history Of the PENN
sylvanla National Guard. Almost me
entire strength OF the Fourteenth ana
Eighteenth Infantry qualified.
Asst Quartermsster-Geuer Ge0rsr
Ruhlln. who recently inspected Fort
BENJAMIN. Harrison On Indiana, mas re-
commended the establishment Of RUE
range thereon. lie says that on the
northwestern part OF the reservation
there Is a piece Of ground capable ot
being developed by grading hlllng ana
bridging streams, into me Wlbe'
range with a FIRE line 100 yards long.
The Indiana National Guard has eN-
tenpoYized range with the extreme
limit Of 900 yards on ground north
81 that referred to as available for
post range, and is now improving II
ny building an artificial butt ana clear
ing the range Of ohstrucuons.
AMERICAN TEAM WINS.
Subscriptions are being received by
tho National Rife association toward
n fund 70 provide suitable medals for
fhe American rifle team which recent
~ won the world famous Palma tro-
ply from tcams representing Canada.
Australia and England Tn this match
tho American team broke all records
BY their phenomenal shooting. They
averaged 2l4 points per man out Of
a possible 2e5 at 500. 500 and 1000
wards Seven Of the eight broke the
record for the match and six broke
the worlds record Of 213 for the
distances. The latter record was
mad, at Bsley. England. with match
rines and match sights. At 1000 yards
Sergt George Bryant n. Y. n. q.
made IA bulls out OF Is shots, his last
shot being four Just outside the
bull. His total scogs was "a out Of
= points, the worlds record at 1000
yards In a match. Az the Palma
trophy has once more returned TO this
country the next match viii be shot
On an American range. Many rifle