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CONTENTS.PAGfI:

T. hHtm~LI:(;~(try vi

. : .. l ~ sen ' ~a l ! i! {~L" ~[;,fihi.lC Gun

I.,:::t nLt~h,'1~:;; I:

3- GC;. '11 em~ ~ ;L ir i: n dp J esI l ) J Trah'~lFig 5

4. Or~pi~il limt 4 , . ' 1 f ''''htchin~ Gun~ 9

5· G e , " J l ! L " r n I IJr ;ser i~YEo n rVicl~0BJ 1~

{~.At li(m ~d ~h(~'M~th~m:i5m ~7

i. Sl " ' i,p~j .jng ~V l t : .: ke r~. ) 4 :2

• J :, ruination 509. ~~f1'PJ{ L g ~ • 5.1

to , ; : I I rc : U B . n . C~t .~ni l1g , '7 2

r I, P~ 1 3~ ~5 . I~ r m 1 . " . T h i r iu ~ n lui _\ht·t

F ir L ng 77

ra , ,,\UOCiH ion d r l iH. h~ , $4

TJ aeh 1'imng 90

[4 - Eleracn .~r" , ,· ] ) rm 93

J 5 0 , rt$t~ o f E lo f> l'n cnL~ 'J jr~rn illll1 l.g ] 07

1 : - 1 : . 1 1 . nt:fb,(':~il ~ M it LtJ lin e GU III! Course 5 n6

t 7. \tl 'lfanced Drill. • i,31

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'2I. JH~1l filfiOCtinJl

~-t. CO'J'I1r ..i lll.L'tl Sights.

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Fire 1'97

'29. Jes~!ug Cl~h(ilTiI~'~rs :2'{19

3'0. 1'i.~( F~rMJ; a 14

. 3 ~ . Se;lrchi1l~ Reverse S.lo~ :2 ~6

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[ 1 ' 4 TIRODtrC To.IRY.

1'1~ ~~}te5 S~~ru'. ~I't'llll.e ,neasurc, ~ h l J .

~y_. . ieil il (oll(n.vcd ~t t h e H e - ar lq ua r !; .l :r s !l.l~ thQ

M;ar~h ' i IW G'iflH Corps. n i l gh·i~~ ~ffeet b1 t "h~

i'l~struct I D : r l S 1 8 i d d ~ Iwn ill t h I P .: O f f i c ia l 'ext

Hoa . k o n ~ , ri(;hil~~_~'lj1l!1i5. iLnd l ~Dc ~ J 1 " r " ; : . . : :i l > ~ t I

lllP ~o daM_

The Cfi~ t im l ed p o : r m h ~ , r i l1' & ~ I U~j$, l i U h : :

H::mdbDok necessltates the j~uc ( ~ f . ~fIl

E lr 1 " 1 m ( 1 1 Editien,

I

~ .m :A Ia FOR ~ onINsmuarORS.

i,Shcly !d om~iw,~* Books~

l ' h .L ! : j . i' S U } J . : : I~L~~~~Cn l t i l l~ lor all ~1\l1'hweKill' i l l l - t : ' ructors, ~ therein i cum t R i J n ~ d ~u

I ' I l1l tulld dk:t~ilti1 d~i jption (If ~ h . . . : · ' l fali ' i i)H~mach ; n e SlJ~S in use, ~nJ OOJ]st~tlliil!'! t .hf ! 'UIIJ(1l ily r~It Hul: ~l![LnwEil t~ ' l . l f t ' h i~ H : : :wd k { to l ) k .

I t ~ :5 In ! )~d t h « t ~ n j f ! : S L ; i : X v W :s u~ar b~ l ' J rsome ~';S.i:;t.fUl(l-C ~I) i i l~$ti fumWt:;;_ Ilav~nl! fl,1'S~: :;'ud.i~ U JU~ oJf .c i a i boil) :k~ to O s ee \fhaL ~oTesch ~ ~L perusal (I l l these 2(etes w in h~]pi ~ J : . ; tL"ucton:. J e L : l J w to T~H 'Ch , and also st im:t'i'll[i't.e

;f 1t ~re s t i n t h i s . ' b r nn iU lLo f lmjni~g.

a Qualities 01 ' .~ GllI1 .~t:m~.

NJ i )n-C4 i l l l l lm~ i~TIef i 6fficel:S t n lk ing ' ( l iP ' thefIuti~ o r a r n aeh i n~ i~En lnstructer ~h@uM,

~mp'res!i. UPQO 'lh{ii ~ l I : 1 . ¢ 1 l J tb l2. jrnf!lfltt:ar:loo ad

T:ffi:P<J~ls. iblJjty . o J ' bei n g a ma~hj1 te gmuter.They should ~1503t r , iVoe~by pe :~ ' l )n&1~Mnl)le ...~(! SL::t £mih HL0 pM poicrts wh t c h . g~ tomil.k~ '~be idea l gunner,

These pO 'Ln ts ~ as fw~O"!~~:-( I t . ) Enthrl1S;s . s~ !Ll l i ir maeh in c _ g ; r m n c l ' y _

(~ ) Cheer fu l , temperammt( . e y Good physique.( d J \ l ' i l l] l 'OWU- ~ 1 ' 1 c l determinnitoon.(,) ~I!2d~fu\~c:a.ltuwn oJ miad,

(I ) InUi~~",e and resOltlfre'.

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,2 ,J

E n t h L L S n a : s m , ~S OO !i lt ag j. ou s. \cVhen thej n s . t l '1 , l d , G r is enthrusi9..$lj t: duooe llrllder in~tFlIIM-H~ J : t ~O:n l e m n th e i[' . . . ..Q I 'k . A cheer fult-empel".tI imt: ir t l l is 'e5~blll ly n~uy, becausethere is much h:i'lld work to 00 ~.(ll1e j I!} 11

M"acldne GM C o u I I p . a m y . by lr1!~t as ' I ,' i le ] ~ asby day, A mtth ..u~iea] tw 'u of mind 15 mot~uln"d eas i lX . SoBle may possess nO

mec~~aDi~, Ilbdity en j Q :j E J j ; o g the ( ,gm, , :J l I '1Y.

~ lIl t o o J'! l5 t :a n t s t : ! . ' l d : y o J U lt ;;:'w o rk l ng p a J L " ~ oft h e v a r i a r1 m !j , gl l lPs a n d bequElitl ' t l L imdH ng wi l ltstilihliih th e re~1li~!ttkna'l,~Jed,g.e mn r l Co:~f 1 ~ IU l o ~ .

- : r . h c ®tMr q m~_ ]U te s s ~, J(Jf th iQ: l i I lse]ve3.

~.Mml~.

lhe ,firs~l~int ~n i l l 1 ! j t [ o L p : : ~ ( ! o [ : s]~uld :ilt udy,WJiOO lID,pa'Jil:l:!itg ~ l I : 1 S t rucnen, ~5 his manner,H e r e - ' l l i l l i r e s ~~il.t p i:t ie m ce .. a nd $ . h ' O l , J l k l J

~uU.~'Ilatea qUilJ:~ ttr~~J'~ "'faU~~tr, 1 . " ' 0 d J t i

th is ~lf: mg: j t h:t .ve a thorough k__n O 'iwkd.g~ofhis wlM'k . m:ikinl; sure ,that ,h e can r.llipbj1 1th e re a s o n lG r eVte ryn~ ing h e ~~r iv .es h ll b!9th,Ji-c nmst be i [1S i s~ t l 't W~~hOllt b ' nny ing ; 'alio\'e: : : l I n t ~ J ~ ~ j g . s :av !) ;i ll, i :t !r c a 5 ._m and GUulS' t e rms .8 :~d , enwl!.lIwa,se Dl lUJ I , to :a.~'k qUesti~Uls.. Jn ii1

:s . j~Ui i larInaffil'liGt"

the men ' s o o m , p G n u r u ! 1 l t sdifl 'eI ' . a k ' t d n e c c d c~ ru l Ml!1dy by t h e]q5h~0tof"

4 .. A.r,i ,TIieilti~ o f hkuetlon.

IJ1 the eLeL'D'Le~ta.ry "' irwk tJtlJSe m'Jd~f ~H-

: s . ~ r u . v t i i l } 1 1 . t ;1 h @ 'u M b o e . a s s e m b l e d i u a 5elll1iooCkf'tte

a rou L r t d I :bc gu.u. $taw] a s Il:®nvcrri~.nt. The

i t J s b 1 1 c r o r c 1 i: ~ J1 a im s c : :t r~ f .' Il RU ) ! p d oo:n,ds~h·~~h JOin t dli laJt w ;i ti l dMfl1 lS tine lessen,drdwi~;~h mam'~ ~U~lt fon by ro lic llliin g ou:mO ' ' ' i n g t h { : - glm l~ a s ~ U l r'2 ; iH ,

Derr11}]ts tra t [1 l f i ~dOOD I IC part oJ ~hl2!work

b y the ; ~~ tn1CtQJ :~ or b o y one (ilj. h~ gunnerst\ v iU O' i tm l r ev iv e in '! i\ e~ t wJtid~ i s ( In th ~ w an,e( lwing to J (J ns e ; 'I o l; ,p l a n a t k r r: J i3 .

Eadl s age mus;t be t h r J r®ngb~y 1 1 l ! J , tl G n : . t o o d

bcfDru p I t i ~~~dnn~ ~O ' th ~ J'le;'I(t. f r & : ] !denti T 1 ' n : e E f O . g . a : t i o j ~ ,' i W m ~trow WJlC i l l the: instructershould go 00,

5. c m l l J l l H . r S i:o .~hmJll\l'· th e ~lm ~~ ..

EVi2n in t : l t t i ! : ~H:dy ~~;;:;OIllS t h ' 1 3 g\1 nJners~ ho ul~ be g iv en f r equen t praetlce im ,reLf t iDV ,L~ilnd rep:r il l .Cf~ th-c ~m.~k.t : e L i ! blQdt, Iusee~ E J r i I l 1 ; S '~x;, e te , T h ls g iy ce;s .o onfui.e nce ; ; l ! n l ! H

J a c i l uares C J l i I i ic k r i i ( $ 9 in ~~~I i I~]b~ the g J lm .Th i s ]~lC,ili lty is o . f : L l l ga i ne d bJ o o l 1 l l i i l a l ' 1 J t

practiee, TlierdoTE at is 5~~t-ed that at

t-...e . . r y I i S !i .s G n on T h - ' S C r i p H O l 1 QI' Mechan i sm~,aeb, ~~t1.nul(:l'hould he erdercd t i ' J I r emove .arid r ep l a c e 5'e '! ;UM ,f.'il'['ts o f the g:!.Iin. o r 1m .

l{ ' ful~lil and adjm: ; t the fllk"i~~ ~rcin;~ under theey e of U~ . e jnstrnc~Gl". By t h is m e a n s i'jfit'TiOC_t

liI1,ethoos \ ' i . · m be i 'n . C U I C : ; r t 8 d and dama.g~ logtlIlIl pai:'~ pr.e';.ICfI~ed,

6. Wtmct~~QJ K:l i t\,~rben teaching ]rech~nim... S1Opp~~

Drill, I ! ! ' K : - . it is 1lI10l1.t m D 1 1 p 1 ) T t n n t that tile

~tlstli"!.!.u::t~r~ (Ill, parade a ,Ii'IIUlliI'ber t~ tdummycanr~ , . pr,oe(lalt~,-tf b~mm ~e s J S ! :JX I 1 r nt ed car t -

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r~dgo eases, ; t i l . brass l lX :k . clfJnriinS' p~ug. S i . E J & 1 1 1 : !

I(]itk._and !~r1d bloelc , : : U 5 ' O ~ U1C n~ryEkp~.a!filXS te oottt!'(;tI~¥ lUlJ:5tT;=i!,t~ point5:,u'Jsing dlilfiItg illSb uct~un.

7. De V . I I l T r m ~d Pusonoi mort.lhe m(t5t ~uaoe&Sfl . ;l ! l ~tlslL·uctotsHe lh .Qs .e

\ t ' 11 . (1 ·an. .wbl£ to ~:!' I iI }m:.emen to eradicate t .heirawn (n,tlltis by pel 'Ul 1 1 I , Q I effort_ nis I G f - n m'prifl~"p~8 r) ( ~ tR~~~H s c i ~ : e Ie m e J iI i ' ~ 3. rIm a ch tn e gIlD) tralJJ m g , 1 . h J . ~ .m {!l:n ~ !&h iJ1~ 'n

how to m ount the gun,; ta~) automaneal ly.Lt te. . rs n t h lo ! IX t rade ground o r ln th e drillh : t J j I JJEi l~Td a . 1 : 5 1 f J 1 t o ld the st andard oJ e f f i d ~ l l I c . v

~]Wl~a re e xp ee ~Q d tD FJ2a.clE.. t n i1n GIUit:®lJ.Imged

hy ~QnJ imerest r u t . a J effort to a~h ti n th eilt,erel$Ql'}' S~a~l:tla'~di h ' : I i L ' 1 ' I J ; Eiili~lI~ II lJIU ra,' T 'h i~it th ~ bes t fo rm o f ·be! l~h1n.g~ 5 1 ! t -o W - d

a l tv ay : s; be o!lllnp'lo.p2d~

I. Night WHk,

~ ' ! i .u~ nt io n ~ ! ; 5 tl~ "'I~o t 1 1 ~ 'S~bje(l1 ~.I~oJ I t s . Lflcreas.rag l im : I , J iW ~ '~ , : l t l iW - A ~fI!ilrrl~rnbI1·~ l I l 1C J ' UrII~ I t l i t r - a i r n in ~ is . requ~rM bel (J t 'e ! ' t l 1 l n n e r s .

i 1 1 1 ~ ahk: to (ll!lir.k~Jbring th~gw,}i l 1 lm action .~'0 e1~T stoN:ta~! OJ' {: : ff~. mjlair.:;J tlurjn,g

hl)"tJj~(i f darlsn ~S. jnstruetion should there-fore ~ g iv!..:rn in , ~h~~ s u iJ je ct s w ln illn IX'ssibl~iilit u l i I g M : _

9. ~k ~rumlllJ.' 1 ' N h ' i l n l~lI'n~ k L ~r ' ! : : ' . 5 s i l 1 . g i~ ~ s 'S ~ e ~ l eo d t l ~ a l

h e te ae kuu g " If I ! : h i J ! . d i l t l 3 . d : t : f I ::I(:tafiE'i ¢ ; i f t : h l l l . :m.ath~nism m ny be ItUf bai loo. just suffidenl

II u, r : h~ Il;(j cl~v{l!~ed~ lh~; su bjcCl L ~ ~ ensn rcrh u l Lh 8 lPJ in lll6 f h 1L5 a w -!jTk i1, rr kn~),I. ' i 'h,:dgc

n .f th e l l l l~ch:iJ,n:i5m o £ the. S l I J l T l • .t W nl l e n e~ '.. h if!tlr (m:J10 "n t I~ilh::a. OIIll t ~TI! ing i I ¥ . i i I J . , i . h m an :-

{iii} Tn dOOJrl ami pr-~lYdl~ his _ g i l n r i ; J I r nt ' l lng.

( . D ) Ho ' L ' l , ' " i r l J fll'e @Jli! wil~~.~.o .frre .il~,( i l \ J H ow to J:j[:l:r:~~rm t h r... :eo rrec t ]'mU1:C~

r:ilatc .\(;tillil~_',

[I J B~]t i i I L ' u n , ; -r c : ' l St rilll.lilf~ : : 1 J l ! l d N e p n n ~ " :) ,i r ~ D.i~mg a f i i _c l1 , .~~ u f ~Jtr,nmd,

~ENetA:[[. PRD imPLES · 0 . ' T l tADi l l lO .

h ; ;: . 1 1 'mci~jlcs on wb i cb ~ 1 t raifililllg nnu~lse d , ITt:' ~Ollll tai ned i l f i Fielt"l S e : 1 7 ' J , 1 ' ! C E !

~"U;t t iott,;, r~n I,T ~~ fJb.~i n the : 'bJ.::.i[ results rruftl rn$ . ( : h~ne .. g ' l l n ", i l L " ! ; , n~~J}1' th~ t t : . 1 i l ~ J : l e t ' S 6 m ~ ! ! ' ! 1

~h'll\JI]tLbe h~~!y tli::dllll~clI.I ~ { ! ' l e c t i l 1 l g m~11 !1(tD" Inaebin.~ gu~l " ' ' l { ( i r J . : :

grea t a t t '11 titm ' ! 'i1oo'l lld be paid '"~i'Il~11ige.jlce.('f'Iu~atit.lJ!l. a ltd ] jl : ll ySLq~ '~ , .R umrh'l.g or i :m .m~ l if J J g froiD iltlsuH on ~([i

po s i t ion. aIIrryillilg a m a ch ine gum1 o r t1'~pmJ,

1 ! 1 o most exhaust log " 'O 'p 'k .

Them: f .o re p h : y . s . i ' C - t l l ~h · .eDc th ~ m d s t ay i Iii] J o I l W r . 1 T gen .! .n i l . l~y :a 1 ' ( ' : of L I : J . . e ' ! l tntos· t iD i ip t l f ta :~e{ ' : ,

, \ l ll /l ,. "C~mni iI : al tum oJ l~t1nd is :rL~f;,U of great' i . .~hn:: .

Q I ! & O € : f S and noJ}n~C~}m~1\Lss~( i j" I :@d1) .ff ic.e t5

n~o£~ h it ""~ n t1L~t kf l iG" ' ' i~eds~ o~ t~llC

m~h:;J nir:alj rheoretieal and tac~'~illal$1dt! o~

t lLel~'w rJ\l'k,

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Th>e mL=Dmus t be ~}lp~r1s i~ _ l~~(!;m!I]C~.i: lI~ ~ ~Iand pr;:tctleaLs~dl~ o( t hoir ira i~ill~..

c r ~ I'Jbt~ i J J J lb~ ::;ofllildal'cl requlred, tll~

m.tI !Chl l li l~ ~ 1 I . 1 ! 1 ! ofLlrer. rmHl!-com llni~i~lu!{] o f i l i o : = t - Tor Hl~ n urtL"'j't 1 h G : a : i l~ 0 C ia l is t : h l , . , i should

sflM(J;lnb~required to :per[0fliil ::I~Dlyduty ,thatis l!L!>J i mm ( ! ( : l l i : : r , t e ~ ~ .eMntlg'k'lJ with his ~·DJ"k

: : ' I S a m i i( .': h in e ~ r m . e : r - _

H t lliii f~ n f l ~ bomf,; i n II'I inti g(lod J'('!sll~.'S

( ; a n J l ~ [ be obta m cd f r o m nUlc!r . ioe g , u T J 1 & .

~ E i l e ~nemJ p:lIindple o f h'ai l ' J I i n g lu ~~

o b 5 ' l ! : r v c - d I~ (hill ! C V t ; i i r Y m aeh in o gtlJ1n'r

I1J] l150t be t~EriI !1!~din SU~J l : : J . man I t_Or th a .t ] L ' I : :

can d a k - . e the I ) l~o( ; : ~f .;}J Ly nwmH l e t ~i th~team.

The t ra in~Jr1.g (1 f th~ jJ:~a.e~linl!' gUlm.e~ is{I t ' l;~Il;k.rl lOW ~ .- ---

1'. l~h~!r.al t r a i n j n . g .

3. }let:tmI!1!Jca~r.;} iD1il~g.

3. Pr;reh(:a~ t r .1]J"II i l l lg_

: r r ! l l t he eli!rlier ' ! 1 o t . : : t ~ g ~ I i : , , ·c~· ~]l{ll~l ~~10uMb",1;I);;e. c io . . .cl j n th e Ph)r~ic~1 ~ xc l1 Ci!iA .~ n s la idt~OWJl ~n the lIaH ua l (If Ph\~ca~ Tt'ajFlil~g

and s l L O l : d d be Jlt~c tkl!!rl o';t ( : i f ci{lor;. 1nmar-cning . 11 '1D !Di n , g • an d Sl,'l 'nl lQU nun, obsta-c i e s ,

J n E l i t e k i. ter sb~g~. p r l n y . s i c : l 1 f!"<l ' tning wi II~n!:ii!#i of :-

nrm \"'i~tJtl t1 m ~l n , im :l l! !cHng JljJuli~~S"9 1 n f Hc . r 'dwHng " ' - r i dl tl L · ~ g l !1 1 lI over BIll kLl1d~ u(

ul ' l .m g H ill all . I "Di l ' t ' lne1'

~i ~:!7hl')lIM also I ;)C;exercisedn ~Lns: n d ( r il ) l! tt S . ((Il' ](ln~ .dis-

I r I be a L J c l 1 , · , . : : : ! , dU) i ! l ld l i t . ' PTiJ'lct ised

\. ,itb "•.

TIIt: Dll'"('..h.l!ll icaJ trainlug r whjd~m1ly b~~1 1 1 ' in th e Ilci.r::h btt1'l,rh~1!l)d of barracks,

ln~j_i;.t of ;

In " L rue t LIrJ i in t lu· mr . r .h~ l l idsm "I] ~.Ih( ' :

. .

.. . L n.

J . ; ; . l I pp iJ l ~ . 1 " d ' I ' "~ \ J . t I l i I 'S.

(",I f 111 1 Gr8.ill"ilil~g.

l Jo . .lint~ ltJ b e at lvL:nded to h e i . r, l( f o !; ~ d u r i ~ 1 J; !; "

nd : : I " . ·r fbiJ'lig.. ~ I rn t llL ; :d b te aetion.' P

Bd t (dJifl~ by hand Rnd ] " t l : : t C h j n e .

F~l 'J1i i ! 2 1 r 1 i t 1 - ~ ' v r i t P c e n t e n t s ili s J J a r e - F~:ilrt5.b ~e$. cases .i :l!n~rI ' ! , , ~ I 1 t . : i ~ s . .

~~kin ~ o r barrels,C a ' l .' ls e s I _ j f st.t l~)".E' :-1~~.

P ra ct le al 1r.ainirl.! it n l ~ ' ; _ ; ; e a r l y 8. ~~ !1Jl.ay

be c a "~~cdeut [n th e ,·idnhy o f l ~~ rl ": ;l- e k s

~n C0njUnldio.IiI w i ~f.. I lnccha~iea l ~raill~J~ .•\:i. S6iJJl. i1JS the rnn~11I IU " t l r l ) rmEb ' :h iy cou-

,. :·rs;:mt wi th t 'he mechan i . t ; . i l l ~ s.idij Q J their' ! , ) 'OE IiI .tin:rI have ~l~~[llflCd in the 1~f5 of ~ ..

rnen t arv h ·a i n; n g. their fun 1 1 e r pn:l.ctjl{:~ltra inilllg wk n be earried uut, a.~-fs r a s pil&:id !)]e~im~ ' t l' ]J IL~n ( , '; IUU11try : ; tWl" l 'y rmll'L ba l · I. '\ f IGk . . . .. .

7

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Tht'l pm~H(W.l h ,a ilf'tilllq con s i s t s i(),~ ~-

])rilll. elementary a nd 5 I. tl vn ul f. 'i l~ ~ _

f " r . : : t c . t le a I k n; l)w l t' :d J. ,' e and i lPJ~I~&i~ ' ton 1 \1

t In ~ v~rkm. duties l:I{ i U f i c h . i l1 . e gnnlJ1l'l"B,

' ; \btch iDlil, ; g n ! 1 1 sh;n01I~"V~sual 1f3.m~rtg.J1J i I~n~ dis~~nce . _t r . ! J r ~ f n t e : H ( l l l ( t r r : ~-iJI~:lUC C i f d . f t L o & ; . .

I1dJ l c at in n nn.rl. n,(:~ ~~i~)Ili,

Aim i l l. l : } ! O f f f(lT ",~nt1,Ob~d~enOl:ttl ! D l 1 ; n ~ l ~ing fJ f . l lTl~ ( 1 l n : l e r s "CIj ,m!- i o l~~l l iCb( l11 l i lA "( ;n~~h~l l~ I L m f u !1 ~ l wo r k s ,Pock i ng l i m n b~r: : ;_

Fidng on th~ ran!~.U '~ 01 SJ'DUl1fj: ;o 'I;pd CmFt':T,

rh~me t h od s Q{ 1 1 1 d i c a t l Q I 1 I ~md e ~ g m h k jo l1 ~

a n d .llt lC !-o rde r! i . . l a ' I ! M g l ~ t j ~~L ] { . ' : : t " u : : : e ' , ] HI'VI1 b V J t " I l

(otmd o f ~ t ' lf t , l l tJe d h l r 1 n g : ' ~mT "[L h a f . > OOe i f l j Fmm d t " h m l b~iii\k"g ju r.h~(!;

s ub] e ct s is i J o J 'W a hle fa r the p1lJrp( i lB~of i D dt . .

4 ;1 1 ~ ing- 't:n:~ls al l !d ~i' lJ' l i l l lg , Ibe orders,hl :;.,(hl~~i O ' l r t l , t h i 2y 111\:1. .c : ln~n t 1 1 .: ' t ;~~ rm t 'r ': ;;

itcllig-e.nce; ],:"}Wtl'S oil fib9trw [iOIL. i 1m l ~yelor g['{nmd,

f lwy h " f t ! ' f U o SS !li pa n : h im '~h$:'rilll t " l f t a ' l ~.if;18.

hi~ illtl r o mm l l ! 6 o e : d - a im . th a t abl orders~ls~d d . 4 J " I , ~ 1 1 are reeei v~d ~~ t i i I i Ioclerztood ~i't h l J ) ] l ! , . ~ f tJ rr w m . t m '1 : 't~l~Y R i t e i~-ende.{ t

A t l1 ( 1 tH J " JJ I. g ~t r a i 1 ' l ! i n g j ' f l R r -e o r d e r s tQrrrlS a

b:'l!;is ~n wh i c b to b1) i t td u p [lillY o t her me t h cdof ~on[rol that may b o i l : ! : f~}ll"l!td n~~iI!5o,"=i:i'}" J im

a n y p . a n i C " t 1 l a r c n e u f f i - s .t L lf t o C ! = i- ,

: c h ll 1.E 'gu n squad ron wnSLSts o r : -quarters.

"a.c'h e : O O \ s i s t j ~ s : 0 1 · ~ m1 ft l~ h]n .

m h in ~n COJllpiLfiy e uns tg ,t s, o f r--

dillUi.~!f i rs,I Ii:-.p ~'a,C !h~n si& ~iog ( ) r 4 - m~eni~~

'L r 1 1 1 ; I I c , n i r u : : g un bat t e T y con s i s t s

nn~rs. ..... I-.ilidll G ! .l l l i il s t l , n : c ; o f ~ mach lna

• I r i :ga r . d i i 1 M t l l l : lChine . s : r m : sq~l:adH»l ~

m . ea ; ;}[ I d ba tte r ie s nre g l v e ; l l ! , In lhr.:

. l~ ,-! IT 'l fI C ~ "hl11J!uals ::i'llloiJ \rr:tlI" ]~tRb]Elh-

n L

\ m a cJ lll~ 'L: : g .LL~ s qua d ron ~ comrn;xndecl

) ' a n r u jO O " • ~ c ap ~ 1 t1 n" E a ch "5'C(; liG" M ~e om r n nn c k: clI b y . : 1 ! sub:d t~J l"L~ , v . i , l l . a ,r . :!.;.tfli'~~D I

""~ljl1rJ in c l ', } rn l~ il l fi ,d_

~ n m d r t n e - pa l OOJ'n,~ny ' l iS oomrm: ; : l m:dul

by O J. IU ! l j®1 I " ur i I ; ;: t Ip1 a_ l l . "d L lL i i i. ~]J ta in v'L'

" ' U O O ~~'1iI1 {I..') ::;l'i;;1un I l . ' jn ootll"nnand, E 3 . l £ i ns 'C r ion 1!1 di \ ided m 1 l O tw o ub-sec t ions,'i)( b . 'O l lMmandOO by ill s : . \ l !ba1 t~m , ,"i th t~I~·

sergenn ~ a s . ISElCJ!Jnd in ('.1lmmSJ:l [ I . Thf; ·!:iX:'l'l:i()r- S l I w l b I m 1 I 00']:;'11 m a : l ! u J _ $ L t r L l ~ ~~tWn~A meter machine gu~ b . . 4 1 U e r y is . eom-

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ntanded by a fIU,,jQI" or ~:a.p~31hIL ~:u:h~r:t.:tlmTi i : : ; ~'(")l1iim1111(1(:d. by a $'I1l.ii;! ~te'i.h w~dl ;tSb: l "b " i . ' :UI t :H,5 ' ! ' i A , : ~ n u in o orru Y ~i1 U ld ,

.oos:-

vrem. 0-".,GeD~taI .D~~Jl!jl.

M'etl l~d ot Impn J f~ml i l : Immmtloo.

G .em .c : ta ~ d~ ·.p t ioO li sh l}uM be bri~a ~Mm a ln idea bei ng 00 s :h iJ V I r h ~ p .Tun~ip les o nw hkh th e - ~JII1 'W(ir'ks,bero~ g[)ing j i ilto thed!2'tai lOO : n . f ; t 1 . 0 1 1 1 J ; I f : ~lteCh;) 1 i i i :m,

i is :1 ' Y a S n . e 01 [ime and eTW,ligJ to tt!' ildoth G J ' J{m. t .G:f. " , f . '~hG part::; only.. These will bereferred tc so o(ter r l dwing subsequ~~d ' : ;~1- 'strU.'¥tiQll, tba;t Unzy gmd~~ly take rnCll ~n

· t h L e bruin of the 1~1Il1'1er. H is also·us*]~tQ t :~ lk too much ~l)(1olJ~ J l I . 'U ' !i -o f th.e gldD

"'..hkh e . . . t ! l ! I i I 1 o t be ~~!2i1~ Ht the momen r . S u c h

piLfl-'s a re dr;:2Il~~·~tbw~(e ll t t L-e :CU I il is ~hilppe!:1,

S , - ! : M r u (I! JDs,tnlctiP.

N~m$.-\~LckGI'S Li~h~ Mach i ·n . c Gun, 'JO]

~r'l l:Hw.

Wmght..-zSi I bo , . i r n ch r e rl n a :J ; ;wn.ildl~ a :U;ac]],- ·

mE: [ I ! t . 38J] bs., w ith ba rre l casi~g IElU 01'W'at~l..

f G U i r l S oJ rece~t mitTIiufacture :Hirea f;ew

pounds . m e < t v r e l " . 0win,s . t~ : ! i1~~1t A l l t ~ r u b . l l r J £ i _ )

iin.o~ ~~._ ." ' lrW- .". , . .",1 ~ mn-. Fo~:.=-: & . . . I I : U : I glJ.I.IL.L 11 3 ' I"Il' [!if~ ~ I-'W I!!I _

I, The 10£Ce cd e«plq .s i l l l I t .a . 1~h- efusee spring.

iL"I:ii.'yU.I~~ pont LollS. l~ preve!ll~.- - fine l f I (1n-r~Bir t :g

Jmt. ~.

n hs use.. and why ooxn1 ( l J t ed .l uperri n~ a.nd p l~_

D. is cuss the 'Wa te r : n l p p J : 5 i ' .

H ow a pp llied md retilJirrted ~J] the in rrelil .

.d ) The st~ tube, steam es. rnpe bole" . a J . t d

ou.ncl e ns e r .(~l Rate fIJI ev~rat1{!ft ;;JonCilrders f&r

repteni: ; 'bing ' ' ' 'a l ter .

[J ) fO I iC&lsh t - Pa to om and lM12UtOd . .o Jad ] f ls tmeF !t J~tma.l~~\'~ alse hOW' p r o toc~·rn;IJTl ~ali1\fig£:.

(g~ Rentqve t~e m;I!~;.!;it!iIr; a·t ta~hil1 'J. . l lnt . fbnifd

br ; ief : l~ 'e. . "q : l la in t l f i - e pan~.Th e ime f i l }T o~ t l r u l : ibll 'r rcl ~1 rIG ~ h l j ! r n l L \ br: :

exp]:m~rNWMIll the g un is s .f ri~.

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This ~mi'Sl$ (j!,.I. I 'm SidA;ip l a . t e s . ,

~...BoUnm. ~atiCi.

J. "fw o c ov e l l ' 5 . fr-ont aLtd rea l ' .4· Rilar ~5 ! l ! i e o e ,

E N p la :i r m " D r i e S y the bmc: t iof t o r c "" a -t h i I f a . l r t ~ nth~ fQ1J~g Older: .

OI! l t s ib Q~ ,BNee]i lasidg.

R tg ~ S id !'] P I..(iJC .

i t , . 'l~he c] iLeek": ! \(:1,L·Qir. ] f l ,. " _ ' 1 1 L ~M t : r n t e & t ! Y l l i " ' A .

2'. RoHer and ~lide.,

I. Fmnit: if:1JlI'If~r eateh.

1:.. ine s tu d s w h i c ~ j J . 1 ~ @ l dhoot e n d of iU £.m ~Spl'llllg 1 ) 0 ) . ; .

S ' 1'11eelevUins ! ;WP"

4 - Slid~a n d . s tud ( o r ! f u s -c c : spr ing ~N',

5. Fusee spring. HliW connected ~o t l L o O 'fC() ( i i l~n: ; :poItiOD,; r u n m ilU' ho d ~f ad] n&~..m e::nt, U se of the v ice ptn. etc.

B o l J . a m Pl{{l~.

I. Slidhtg ~hutter. Its. ®bi! l~t . \~rbe~ to00 open and Wht1n dg$t(jJ~ etc,

2:, EJev.aHng bl facket , S h D ' ' - ' V 'CQll I f I .ect j iJl l l l :~

~dlh R l l t J : t . m t i n g ,and f rn . .{bod cd oooi t ln1lg by~: I '1.e .an~of l o o t h . e : r way "

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iii! t l l . o O i d .

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tc b S h r)'ll

~Bce . 61 i 1 1 0 0 l e ve l ' ~W l .d p aw i ,f u V - E ': f" , Show otm 11 ,{Xt i~nwUh

r 00£ .

" h O " \ \ 1 i retl i r o~ pi~ is hL~ . g e d to~",-!~!Ij~"', pt;]~

. E : ." iI l T 3 . in wotk in lSl: of t]w catc~n,

o pen cover a nd s . t i L I ; ] J I V 1i;hi lt ~dr.ilct(Jrp.

J. P'Ohr~out Ute hinge pin ~~\lrrf ins i r n n i E :

:mii Te a r CoVEliS' .

R t.:a r ,~ "

t, C&VI~i' I o c ._ ~ a X J , o ( lp r in g .

~r 1~1l~ ~5~~lIt!ik"rn. ~lIUW .~ tuMe'd b ,J.I~stt!'ll ilJud f"pIll i lg-

3 . P I . -. 1 lt eand g rn ll q ;f a ti nn~ . .

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4 . Slide · -il iM h tJ ,w a d i liSted.5 ·, B at t1 s! s J,g h t I.~ i L l S E : a m - d adwD t a e e s '

eH p o lil~Il'oo.

6. CG l J um i n ' ! J o T I vtih ie lL tli l~ s te rn re sts w ltte nl J ) ! )WmI .

:bi~ oj B~k I t ' ! a . s ~ .R ~ t' C o.~ ~r .

l. S lm ' ~ MW rigidity ~ 5S~U['U\ bv reare evo r a : m . : tl : ~ c re s s p ~ e oe ~ o o ~v ~ .,

fl. l r igge:L" 1 ) a : 1 I " _ Sh~v o o t i O : I l 0 '1 sp:nn;g1,:tll'l;(] p1iil l it 'out the : reo~ ((lr the tM ~ef. . .a i i i l Ba Joo t:h~ ' p r o jec t i en by 'i,i,~}li~h oonl'i!~~ii)n issec~ witll illc - t . l 'i i ; ; o Q r bar l~ver,3· ,tud,:;, ~d:es. Sb~ 11~ w i t t li L ~ ( 1 ; c J . : : .

4 ,; i : B . J i I ' i l , P S l o 5h ow use ' W l l t .h lock.

Tk~ Side l Pb:te:s.

'lI.~. S f t L ;M v 'w i t h 1 ID ' ( : 1 khow ' t h ~ M~-

t. rDl ~t[a_dw.

2. CruD. 's~eps, Lpl;i. ilill aoo deDfiO!l!>tnllte

II~ ..

3. R e s ; 1 l ; s whiLh ~ P r p o { ) " t t h e recoil l iD'rl~ p C T . -

t i@ l I i .

4., 1l'he bareel way. . IO f s~eE:"'t". HU"rutgb

\"{Ihk~ fhe bcrrel :P ~ inw the barrel casin~'.

ft.e Fetd l E I i : o e k .

I. I ts ' l ik];c. a au [ h l ) , " , ' f i t t - e r J a nd :s.oo'Iiil"t;:riI int h e gun,

2. Levers, EN:[ l laJn aclioo I, and slto",,' ! io~mloO:[U)~CH{ifli ' W i ~b ret'(llHng p o r t i J o o : L &

id~ _ Show

m d.rl,ridg~.l tCiPS, Slww l_~

nd dummies,

Ammtmi t iOJJ Belts.

E aiR h @ w g u o . is (~.

~ of poojec t l ' l g ! : j . t f ~ ! J i i .O O M · t bLck e d s ~ 11I~ b1idJe~ to k~~p

r.{I"( '- l j paroIletHow ])lItikOO a 1 t 1 . b~J;- Filli11jf e: . '{plaintd

5 = •M'~lru 3 I i ld , .. , , ;e : 'bbelts. c ~ p a l e d .

mrtb\oo o f 1~ ~ngt he : g u : J ! I l o n P . : 1 e : 1 : e II Ie .:;i.j'.}

'U @ O \I J.J H G p o m mDN .1 . 1 ' L t : t 'e iXI~lin(; : : po:rt~{)1l C0DSi~t£iof :

J, T he bllT T eL

~. Two 5idc ,Iate!: , . ,

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4. 1 1 : 1 £ e r n n i k : .

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U se the· s~lar~ lJ {n:~el d~riI . l . s d~]'tipti®n.

• I... ShQW · the gr~~iLf~ nea l ' mll1.2~~. Explail~Its use, Em:pb~rsjj;l.g U~eO!)l'Ii'i~d'Itt~th{ldof:~ .U ach ing ~b~ m ~ c [Up. aoo d l ! ', ! J T .~ . 9 ' 1

t i.g~tll l.rus ~ l j ] il . 'U r d .::i. TlJh lI:.'Ulllelldf(]; ~1~'U' lrm::(!~b endl. lts

i l l . : s S a~d wl~lu:eJ M\r.Ii'iCCitpacking.

3· 1:1~ol !!a ' l'Tel i J l i I o c k and r n I l 1 n B ~ n ! ; i . : ,

4 · C ! ;J l~ m l 2 tl l 'O d o f ' i~l" t i f i lS barrel a f t~ r'fepacki~g, ,e te.

5 , C hr m lbc r. blll je. riKl iug. a nd c ~~ bf.£ .,

)i{OT:E.-]!:~plain impo; ,r t;aJIl;oe oJ :5 :d~I;an] ..

, i l~13beth ~lms idc iU19 r t 1 1 t . s . i d G o f baroof f[(lmru._s t,

~.b l! S~da Pis~.

1' _ RGmgve and ~ha"' i!)Qt~nA-ctiOD withbnrr-eL

~s, S h ow . len ~ l d! $ ' ( 1 1 8 ~ :e~Ql\ongation a;[ld[~ Clj)nn~~twrJ · ' ; \ r . t ' t . i ! I thQ f~~dblock.

3- 8~de pi~te ; : s : p r i l 1 l g s ; . . Explam af:btln_

, 4· G ! I1 rde s Jo :r l t i ! t k fiwlt~. hpla.in i~,

f~r the int.e:r ru.pt~®P5.

5 · ~ ~ heuil~. S h o W ' how. t h e s e s u p - - ,pGR J ' c e o o i i l l i n g pJrb9fiS a ' f : 1 d meve tn '~h~ l o t s:u n 'b~ O O £ : i ng .

ft~~"

The. p r] D!tilP3l palLE8; ( if _ the ( : t 'Ei .I I lk a re ~ts h e w n ~1II Mm!))~lI!ig the s!dlt , F l a ' f u e . : s ~

~ c o D n e e ~i rn ~ ,fi)d. S h o - w h ow [D Cb is

• he il le lTllptecl t E I , a 118e•adj us t in , nu t . BneOy O',\; p la in

h ~. th e c .~ k 'P in eQnnlEts the

erank.__I- ::baft. Shc~y fitking o f G r an \) :

.bri£Jl~· '...arieas t lE.L"S o~ 'Crankoa .d J . unlr J I~ imgl ind.i~!or

l}: tf .<CU!t5 . ,ye igh im ;g {llIi5-~;t ~Fl'n.g.

LO m 'k by j l i I rh: : r rnp-a ilfrQlt\ th e ~ L d e ~C' \f '~ r

d llitJ'Ii E:IIIwt of thentd bl t lu: si,_d~ a nd e x - -I'

Dr I e " a T ~ _

_ ....how hDV t · tbe U,W lm ' d aTld ~.(j ,' ,. ,.n t I. \vard

O\'~m nt!; .oJ ' t lJe ~1,.i'aoLtor are rtgUlatoo b'yid- ribs md 5'oopS ..

OJ ~ocp.r:dm.t m l}a.rls ol t b J s ( , !~rador. . ~!l)It!I.-,JI.~~ • -II

r nen : t "~ ng . .. .~tb the ~J0m£ ;.md ,wrking ! iJ . (n~n.·~~~. Dem~nstrot~, \\!hC'tl :Il~.I' ' W l th: ;}good d ' l 1 1 I D 1 U l h Y car t r idge_

6~ Sh ~"~ th e ]oek f la r ng e s . , a n d e~plain theln t~ r rupt . oo podilfltl'-&.

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rS

l l t5 ide f f u e Lock ,

E t tip U D ! ~ ' l o c k _ i t i J l 1 I d . lIlY o o t '~hepillrts {In abench in co rre c t re t]~ h o n~ ilr . l'ii !h o ~c ~ -.p lai n i n g · . -

I. ,Show U~~.e1llI' wjt'b t a . 5 t . bent, ~pri,ng.

and d a u u . . ' .

2. ~ring : p . t . ~ . ' i. r V i t h bene, t~bler' head

recess, . A . . x i S ' bus h re c es s, and l ock SprlllS

pra j ' ect ien.

3 . lhe tumbler, l~li~hl i J . , . ;lXl'S p~61~bc~ta n d : 61 ,e ut

4· T h e b:ig;er, ''Ij;\lit1~ i,~ nose filling bent(If hU1" Ibl e r ,l ' a m ~ ]lI n n . Be l tali l,

s · uck sp ria ~ ;= Sbl)w ~i tLoo I ' l l I tm1g and!mC t : l ' t :a:n~\I also :pi~ r i v e t oo inside J~w h ic h a cts a s a r ;u id e fo r t J ' I , C I t !~k 8,riiU~ ufh(I;TI~blhlg.

6 . Show b a ! 1 ' k o f th e extr..l\Crol'. ai t id ~i-Itmn ,fit. !i~ •

• ~m& 'ful~mmI.

E~~i(m~f~.

Slimnlitr nllJl);~ iru:H'rn'i:.e~o~Jespondinliparts j J \ 1 l all the p h : m e s .

E. CMiI l g . barrel.s, Till be , stUm,.1 - B li ac k er " ID 1 IC . !i i'g h t.~. Glanill.5, C~~ ~J'*cb,6_ C~ ., .. ~ r, . 'rri]fi t.1. C o'! ,m ~~..i t ' ea l f .

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8. S~1~ tang:c~'t.

9· B a i l ; " , tn.er..JIo. LOO~ , l ' iIM ' [ " QIJiVe.r.

11, R.e.aJr..~v'~'p!ei;iL':! '"

I;&~ Lever, fu~n~.[,3, Lever , tn~ D w r ; .

14" C3kk. safety.1 , 5 . P 1 l i l f . S J s c " " , " , ' . 1 " e d _I6~'Ditw,Ii.'1 ' i lJr~l' , SO~~{ed~ oi IDljden~1t ~_

1 '8 . F lt T g , cork,19 . G -u .i de~ f F o : o t , oor.r~~hG;ilrln, .2n, C : r o s s : ] : u , ~ a J J , t

2 r , C ru nS . : rjg l lt a n d · Ie f. t,2-2, Sb;:l~ I ! J f I . cams. rigl.t · a . o d , ~~J~"23, 'Ct t~C~iJ. . ; ,fmot 00 \TV •

~4~ Pin, 5~'re'd. j O t i l 1 t cover,~ . 5 , Piifil-T. f i x i . m ! g , [eooL' -cfosspiooG:.'2h. P i n. se~. : f u . c i i J 1 ! " . cmnk r n i l n d J l I J : .

®i • .slid~o! ri~bl 3J[Jd leU.z . B , Roll!~r.,fg. .P~ .n~SCFewed~ j fJ in t; ! t .'M r~l iOSSp i e ce ;,

30· ·B~rk:et. check l:cv~.Sl. Lever, Cib~;;k ..~"2. B:r ! l iC~et ' " ,e1cva: t ing j lf t l iut.J3- Sh~'p.DIi@Wl' illlg~

3 4 . Pla:tt:l'~ttom, il'((edl Cc " l s : i J l " ,3 5 . S bu :U e r . .s l i~ l ng _3 ~" H QO K s ® f i r l ( l T r ~OOWf ca t c h .31 ,· 'H ,O k fO\[' :k ee per : p in . fro nt 'O ov ll[" c~: I :~b,38 , Lever 0:1 cat0h. irtl~tcover.3 9· Gm ove5 iln inmt ro v e r ~ t 'U h to dear

, • . 3 6 ., • •

~(> a . . . eti l .....

~nI~

;

~

i:l1~~

- < ' : i

!0,. .

!:EIQ

@;

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. t I D " , Pl1l!~r, h - Q : m . cover Ciltc~~.41 : . BI idge . fOOl' (i@'!i~T.

4£._1 . s ; J ? l " i ~ S tafl.[c.ru : s~gh~ ., t F'J$i@IU.. ~,

G _ ~.h..,.. u ~~4 1 : 3 . moves in ttar C!ll!' I,rer c1 i®[ rJ ~!>Dl 5 .

4 4 · . i R amps " , !'ear cover .~5· Spr iEig. ~r (iit!'Y\"T lock.;fll. S p i l ' l J J § " J tr.~1" bar ' .·4 7· L l . lg 'aD1rJ!fllf ibal ' foy ••~ .' p4 S . B~ Qf tall,Jeot :& i~h l [stem,4~ Hoc . . k s of ~f eeve r lock.5~. Lug en rear ~v'tt rock far ,,~45.·'51. Sbt 'iI. t~ J& er ba r f ' o : r r n® & . "5~.Lug i i ] ;D, tr~~· N1' far ~.13.~·,53· ".hl l!m~plere) slidti:og ~U':er c.l.~(;h.54 u D~!tto.

5 5 · P J u~ ~ er 'l s l i dmg ' s!b .u.~t :erc a t ~ h .: s , ' 6 . A .~ of fm(-CJj~p~.5 0 1 . ,Q r l , P J ~~~pmce .5,8. , P aw l . R r i n g · ~ ' I; ! '~ r .. .

59. Sprj~, ~~ty ~~cll. , ' ih· j tJ~p.ii;~1l"l i®. Pin. ~ f il gwr ; :d . . aNJ£ " safety (;a/fel1.

6011. F i n r ; ; ; > e r I D i P ' 8 ~ s aJ~ t y ca , ~t :h ,6 i 1 . rjn~~ I~ ~:);; is.iring l o C v \ C : [ " _

b~. T.bUl}lbp~f :~!2 .l i r i n G ; rever"63 · Jlitw"

6 4 . Pin, l·~pell'. moot l t c 'v~r . .6 ~ Pm !on , ~'k lever.

~ . . r o , •~~:ag,; oj ••

~6. RIi!~~:[D cheek le¥~t for ••65.,.61 . B ar 1\~ t68 . (!a£rngJ , Loek.6 9 - . Plate. ~~de.igld.

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10· D r . t \ I l i k " .

? 1 " u Ila'll'ld]e clauk,11. a . 1'3']1 ® f c r .ank . hl l .nd~e.11b_ KIl i®b o f , c r ank ] J .aJ i l tUI! ! .

[.2. R!Il~\! ·~0nlllfetilil~.

~a" Stem of ~~nnectiflitE..:)[l,3, F~'.7~. Cba i n~ [~ ~ ,.7i. S;prj~g',fusee .

7.p l . ii{lo~ fusee spring,.15 · B !l'i ix . f~ ~'pT.~.

75:t!.· :s~~~'!i ' , 'adjushng. hJSee ! : ;pnr lg. .,6 . 13'IMk, ((ltd.,.,. C llnr ndru e i l 1 l ·If 6 7 " f()f : : lSOO!i;~O$

paekin;'.

i ' S . . T n u n n i ' O f < ! . bku;;k,. oo!t 'mLi'~., Leek, -8 0 . , Le v e rs , s ~ d .e "p a i r ).81. S iflic !k et o f s i!i1@'ievel:s ttl r .~7~tl ~8 1 : . E& tra ~ to r" .63 JGib.B4. Spr ing , . g~b.s ' 5 . e - e CO¥er~. giio 5o ,P r jE i g .S5 . Ttj'~;er.

8 1 ; . liff~r~xt ~il(:r!l)r•.r igJ l:t.BS . ruw.b~ar, .~ 9 . . S~~ : t 1g~ . r}cit~ P1D, ' t i r ing.9~.Sear.92· S p ri ng ;, sea r=93- ¥jil'~. o f .~fi(:kC i l \ 5 ' h i g .9~· Inte.n:IlI~],toc.118 .in..A~nges (!If ~ookoosilli~.9 - 3 - S~Ot8] r ~ ~ : k C a s l n .g fa r ,~ 99."

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96. &_iogs. on ~{Ick~LDg f~r •..-90~"9 7 ·· U p ~ ext f9 j~mr :S~!J)p o J i~k C : : . l s u n . g .9ft Be1~t I I I l f ex rm¢Cmr 1 e~ r f ~; r ~ .&~_00· LtJ~ 011 side levers far •• 95.""roe, . B u s h : . , axis, side revoI!r5.,

IQI. Ph~J : S : l ? I i t ~ ik~r;:pe,r.bb!ih~ aIDs, ~ide~c~~~ 0 : : : . 1 : i o : r : ! l k S oJ 1~~1f;fil,ehu-.

1,OZe._ Gl' n~ v e;s i o c :x t u ac ~O;I tfQr ~ .2 9 - ~J103· Sh( i ! J lLd i2~ l I ) , f e~t:r.8£tIfi:tf(!lr. • tJ1.~ '1;04,. Gr t H 1 l V n . r ! s :~I} CKU··~]" (tlr S cC d e ~ :U e

sJl.rln;s.1'05· H ole in ~ ; ' , ( t f:ae~[lr rOf i'~9!). ~~

~06. Et(:~ in ~ x t _m c k 1H " ( ( IX • i 83-"

1 '01- ~~n~. : :ol~li, ~ri">er.~a . l~n" . am I S " htimb1er~

::J!og-_I{~r®i F~n~ aKi~J hilim-h~r.n~ . P rnj ee til t lJD .O :~ .6r~JJ;;pin f~r ,. B9.·~I:i! r, ~T, t c Q , P F :r~ b k l c G k .

J[l a . J -~ er." ~t ~-.I 'r~edMrt ( : k:tI,3. Ph1f5 J s .rl~t, ilx iD l,g . '~ op ill!1id ooUIDT I

lcv~l"5. £ 1 2 ( : 0 . block.I14· Stud oJ t~p lewJ' f~r fe~.u 'block shtlti.

"I !+:'\. S~itl~.i : e e d b~ock. .uS· P aw i . top, feed block. rear,u.s .a- lhiu m b grips . m · f r. 1 1 5 ; . ; .find •• .I I 6 _ . P - P

11:6. Pa ' " , ,~ I~~ , f e O O bl~:k. l ronrt .Il i. Sprjng. tDP p aw ls ,. ~ blo ck .uS. l~ w l!;'I !~tDtt1. - fe ed b1 .Q~ - k p a i r) .:: I I 9 ' : i P :i n, aX l ~~ oo~ tUJ i l l J 4 1 ,w l . ' ~ I i: C ; : r 1 . b l o c k .

I~O. F:i~r p'lat~ I)f bo t ~O:m. a " l J , ~ I s . .:f~(J~,b~lk.f'2~. SPfi i 1 \ : . boH~m p a _ w 1 l : . fJi!srlbleek,rss, (';up, ml:l!~:;deU ' S I ; lt h i J l l : e n r .

. { : 2 , 3 . Ca lj 6n g . l! [I u: be ir n~U;G;.de :rI /Jtt~hnl~'I1 tI2.tji. CW:' I£ . ! ' f rn : rn . t , m u ~ o o : .atmtJJ:[Il'I:~ilt,

r 3S . Gb .n d .. n i l . l l z _ r l e atbcwnen.t.l~:6,~,cL.'l.mpi !1-f~ cup. 'Illu~;deattach-

t l 1 : t : : n l l .

.r . 2 1 ' . D : i 5 G . mu~~be , : :' 4 : t~eD! t .12i&. " !le nt 'bW lfc t; fi'iildZZle ~t t a1Cl~m. e ] "~ t .

rution M the ~ba. i I i sm. .

iVU~~.-(l)A ~n ~Dddummy cartridges.~III irrv,}\n :!bE~ be ' l .l! 1 Il)r purposes (I f•istructiou. (i.i',,\ 'S("M·;it~ leek m'llit a lw; ; . y~

in lJ -gu wh en firing t'i"tllt"T brilI (IIunk lOU umucn 'fitilr i ll!iif rucl[rl1'l!;il p·Hr-

un. l iom m no t b e L n g find

I) P . IJlj(ruCl,oual) ~(]lt:k s . Il to uk l l ii e usedtt ~ ,~b'l.:Elc\"II:! poos i~ l e .

To ~ ~ht: .G~r~t.-(aJp.jf,~ 1 : h ~ ' tt iig ~ r \ 'd Q .E

lh J t l l J l r l l J ~ 1 J r the f i e e . d M o - r ; ;k il"~lil Ukn h t ! 'idc ; (b ) 'ji~iH " t J : r k - riKJl. 'E l l a lMi p' t lnl t h~

Luk h andle o n to l ire r o l i e 1 : : ( , ) ~ r . D t h t~t h : . : r : r d p(lil U w : kilt thrrQ'~ to th e ler~1 1 t iIS fa r ilS; it ' \ I . , ~~no ;~' Ic:t.~ t h~ crankdl~. Ihe f 1 L r S t 'Ca ['f· , w iD t hen be

. bv the e~d:raclOt. .epeat the a 'OO.w.

- - ~ \ m in i l l ; : : : ; has ~~ll dO-lit. th~ ~ a 1 - 1 t .dg~ will 00 in 't]lC cllil!l'tlw. and altO'~hcr:m p b~"the i I l Ippcr ~ X I o 1 f t o .f the exe rnc t~ r .Ix3lllll~ · th e n ~~ . : t@f ' : i inng_

rn mu i l ! 1 . g the ! ) J .mty ~~t~h : ; , r . 1 I : 1 ~ ~ ~ i l l 1 g

~bun Ib P [iZ~ O ; t th l . : ~rring l\cvL!~ h t;: g un' i ii Ill'll! autm~l~t ieai i ly '!ilintH Pf®!iU'M ~:;

It

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flile--s.:-:t.t The I® r : k '1 N iW t h e n be l~~r t lL~J JllI l l.c l

~ h . t , : · >It~tL',;~t« ' W " j I I b e : ~rijlpiu~. (~,) iIJ ~vcC31rh i f l~ ll!l 4 -h e f8!!d brock. ~lfLd ( b ) a livee o ' I ; r t r i c l ~ m . the c.bambcr. ,EI~ t o~ . ~1le ' imm:e 0.1 ~!ii ~ lQs t in l 1 i 01

~ c :h l~ a ua J o f t~:~ S.~.SUI1~ tM fW l W ] !~av.e jUl:it fll'd lD.-c

fnst f . :M " r r i~ li n tile bet ; the c.xtract~t ,v;ih(

be ;flFpilrlg t 1 r e ! 5 ' I : G D J ! K t ijve ~r.tridg~ .~1i I tbtof~ 'd bltlt"R :;md th~ f}mp'~Y c~t;~ wJ I~.e~~IilS) l L 1 5 t been T I . t ' o o . il l the chamber : ~heex-p l or iO ". l: 1 w~ 1 I ctl.l~ii! the. rtt,0iiing llO/ti.(pt 00

m{lo' l ; 'Cooek' l !y 'an~s fbro~!h :il (~~tiHlCC o f abou t

t 1HC i lt e .h . 1 : hereby ~ t e T J l d " i I 1 t g th e f l_l5OO 5JiIi~·.

This ba~k "" "3 ro . · !m I J v .f !men t " i s due ~y to

~,®~I a l ! l d pai"U~'tc ·tbe sff~ (]~ t~ ~~f ir jr u _ga u8 . ~bm . c n w ·~ c b'a c t s . 3uU' lJ 'WS' - f ' he~Wdcf g a se s which escape lm-m tire rIlrul}'ule

aht't dr o C1r;,;~ of t h ( . ' : . ~:ndl~t AAl""t: \lj6h.mtlyagailllst lhe lroni eoue LlDdft:bound OIl to fu!tm~t f8,~ of the mtllde (m!Pl' ~rhiillgt ! i ! J . i l ~

'Ulie barrel, to which il is : a t t .1-ci~~r1. hru:,k..wards. 111e ga&eS then e s c a p e into tnf! m rtb;rou;h the I~ in ·the outef i.r~ im ;. "Firsf 1 1 ~Jio i)t ~ h e fl~i Bioci . . . . -1 ·ne

r e e . ..s s in t l ' le l ) ' ro lOtiga tLI}Jl uf Lh~~ih sidep h I .t~ By ·t Il ea n~ o f th e s·tu.d a ctua te s tbt lbottom lmr o f the f ee d b lo c k , Thf,lbf)lwm1 m - w I ! " :wt5 ~1 Ii . Lh !! i: ! top ~t •.wl tm ; h 1IlIg.,~~. tl ~

~Indc and tlie top FilW~ 'tH the . t . ttl'c t~ g ag c l l) eM .n d tlw c.."'J.rtrl~ h ~ J in p 1 3 . £ ( . 1 1 byt h e b f. lt lk lom ]pdw l£ ,

i (! CrnJ~kr-T~P

~~ causes 1 J ' ~ 1 i J .

t: 1"0] I Ilgaiust t h r -ernn k_ '["hv

b : ~ 1 - l : ti l. . : jljiGk

iu.s··~ehail'i ...~:, Thel er bandit:agaj flrjt• u s £ " f~ : s .pnng IDrct 'S

r o l ". " C Q U i n , ptlrti{1iJ.i::i, f o ~ r a r d

• ~ · :o . ;c a p c i c m Q f U 9 lodt;J w m i l ) h{:kWd.rrj movement far ld .

_ !~ b e t r n e it jolli$ in th e f o J ' W l l .: f dtnt.Ii A i t J I I J t» llu.F'~4 Bl.c-cJt -AfJ. t b J ; : l '

J U 1 _ g ponions §" O fC1~ro~ t 5 ~ ro~~ I t ' j j

pru(l .1nga i Q l ' ] of Lb t . : : h : ; f t s ide 'pia'IWU3 t 1 .h e bo t tm ,u lijl \~ ~~ . the ~ b.tock .

r I~ 00 ~tl,}IIilIe ver acts en lie 'l0l;:. l ~ ' I , t l ( : r .

~c.h uw,~ l 1 7 1 s l ide a n d th e t o ~ ) pa. ' ' ' ' ' ' isU II!' l c I t ; lie p:t"Jils tbus brjn~~Jg U teI'd elirLr idge in m e b 4 t ~ t to 0. pusi ' l :LVJt

. ;!, lllMt i J i LQ ~lIbidge a nd lrm .lh rL ff lJ) !IJ6•. relI.djl'l ~g r i p p ed by tllt~ ~-t : rn .c t~r , l~EebeJt I'

. it ml)~~ to the l e i ' ! ! • slides O'veI' tb € botwrup:L~I, ~ , whic l t are d~l',~l a s the (3,[Llridg1!i

passes OV( ' - l ' th~m-.l' f U i L d rise b c ih in d t b e l'Omillt . . : .a . r t~, h o h l . . i n g the belt m p:1:ji!~~.n~m.dp rcv t l 1 t i~ it fm m s liding back af id" the~d. C i l 1 . f 't f ', ! , d g e bas ~ "i 'fJ, thi j_Ealm by UwI;Nt raetor,

T im L Q;i.----.M th~ h'l~k IRJ l}v; e s i b a e k 1 i Y a : r o s

the InHrac~r Wltlli1ID~ Ute emp~~ oa~

C2;

YNNI..VI(]~rs l11ladr i inegun_ofg_l i Ik

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[rVID .,and a live ~ -d r , . , : rum

Ihc . j~ he : bkJdz-. The he oj theex tra c to r m O'V Cl . . lOl l lg the U. r pET s~oe Qi

the 50lid CM.1S1l1ltH the ~(ritidoG iE d,e~r o ft J 'W : h l : i l ! t , lUllen th e exhltcwr a r ri v e s at thurear end Q f , he cmi1I~ if is; fW 'e [] dow n b~~hetil1]Jj~ jDlH Olver. fu\5 b r i ~ _ _ g i g he - :r 11 "Iid~e drnw :mom UfO h ' i. o : d b le e k . i l l S l a m witltlto cham .beJ rJ m il calLSing the em t~ c a s cdIa \v .D J .( rom h !4 ' ·].!I;lImber t ' i J I fi It ('.I the...~"t~. :[ L > e l ive C""dI1.rlidg' is P t ..df rom s Jip Plllg df.!W 11 l. h e i...e e of . h ex r a e t o rby 11m ooHo;m p"'j~o£ti{ldll of th Sib. (th e _pty ease d G I ' C S na.~ . h d l off v . ~ b tll U , t : e

erl~ctur d m - , p - - s p ~t , -vit i !h e rotcetl tiff by t i t!. :~tmg f o : r C J o n IO n the oot l;of . t l ®[ t~barN] Ga.!;;' g '" Q. ' e e~trn~to r rises ,)C« . 1 i - .' Adl" .o1 --'The rota.rl;i o be era ik

gives n u I motion. to I l ' O d

and sid, it - r ]Ui:ad•. hi ]. t er, 1 . ;"I' 00

the t i[ 01 t !. : tumt i l ! l2f , t rotates. .i t 'On rb 3 - . : Q . : 5 ,

ad th us fo r.te s the : fir in g l J1 ll 0 0 ~1~003;]',

T l l J . c 1Qug arm oJ tJl.e 1 . i J ) ek : i 1 Prin m : ads on the~l;LIoj~t ioo o f t hoe : f i l i n g : p lDJ w h b l J G Hw shortaprp bean ~ the n U S £ : o J th4! t n g g e r :~ ,u . enUy , t wi tMn t 'w a ! 0 th e 'n g o n

compresses tl lock !;prlug by "inrJ th f : 'ftmg 'ow ds t' £ ~I a • ~5 h :itum bler ro ta e s , h e nose ( J f . II t . r iggI2r isf 0 l " C . f :m ,*y ~ I 0 1 : ann . of t : b ~k s : pdngl .utd~!' the bent o :f the om .h I r , a lid [email protected] ~ned : ! J -W t i o :n o f ' I I £ : . mm b i e r f o ~ U t I :fi r~ ug p in ~thllf t lLL' tJter b ac k . untlillhe bou t of

.cTTON OF URcm Nr~. ,VTCS 3 1

- s oon , th e cNX'ft . i lCkt1" r cadJ@! , iit -highes-it[ 11. he • e ~a : e spriDgs f1Ig~ 1 l l l

' f . ; in j' _ .-d. to p~t - h , rnsirr below and (ottllo· ~the lrnli' end f h

1 . 1 . : cants ~ 1 1 1 '1 h r . c h c : : : t m J g . a : h e C O I nL renun ~ ~f h .ackw:ll'rl ,m!!:':!, em(!,11t I

:to ben ( a } the side J G v C ' l " S aN; ~~ ..~J-( l frum h: 'Ltr:"ld·o-r l e ' l ; - ' e r s (b ) th e s dtie o r 'x t ractor! 1, · c n : : iil!n! , " " O r n . T h i s , 0 0 w e WI' ~ C.LD (:IDly

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J. tTnll)~j_l[l.g.-t . AJi:~i!ln'll O \ I ' R ~l~.s · f.'~t actien · . n fue.d] b~OO"k.6 . &f:k~1L;tr1l '1 ro 'i : a tl t!11 o f the n· : l .nk.

7.. Second actlen in feed bJ~ .S~.B a t: kw a ro m® 'I 1C .m ~ r. r~0f th e leek,9. Coclcl. action.10. A£~i0"JI O 'f Il.'lS!l~ :spr]ng.Ir. Fo r'l .'i "a r d r ot ;j 1~i nn o f en r ll ]J k .l!~. F' i l ing . i l G i i iO : I l i f@ ' f :tin:t shot.TJ. RapiQ m e .)[4. . AetiM i~~ide loe"~ '0]1 rd~l8ilng th'i1flfllb

piece,

~glJ loo of ~rc:~ Aotiw o: ~ l'fl~~

lkr.Jil~r'lIt ta~~ ~~tbe . m-os t pol,\~tld ~I,id t~

]rl')tn],C fr.m 'wiben '~chill1g mechanism ,of arty

kind. Men learn th~l ! .g ;~ h'~h"YIt£lfI.ther T~~al~the ear, Evenr op~rlmlity should, t ~te!7E:fo;r( ! .bt ! t a ' k~ to demt l InS"l rnt~! ' \ ' i, 'hi~e ~~ifii Ltg ,.wd show each mtlti()n as it \ " w . u J ] 1 [ 1 : u : : - t U i I U\~tll~ ])Iam. .

: \ s - a .: i u, . one w c m . I c l I . ~Ji1phngiU" t h i l ; l : 'n(!(le:5$ilty

oJ goiJlg 'k~. T ! .~ 4 p : ~ r G . k ]ns~nld~fil':nndespaci: rdly th ~ one 'J,~.~{10 ! l 1 ! f · d t B e - n ~J P"I'{I~~:tltCL~

nU ~'hf, : ~1 '1~dc par~ of the f.o.r:k with tw o tap:-; iW a l l a J .n lm.er~ lea\~ t h l } S 4 ? under j ' l !I4i l tnr- t i 'OTI

'~"""nlde-red i l :ad t 1 i! 'OOur~~, ", ,[ I. . a nd . ~~ rot~1nil~'O qua rte rs a s .m ~~ ]~\re- a Gm l · el~ss8~e i~h t~of-ll~ncl -entmainill'tent.

i I J ~ LJ~'.Pass the ta g end o f I~~f '" bel t i~tiQ the f~

bl(l~ {:r~n1'~~~ : r fght s ide .. N (lw pil'lilU" ~if)

£ ; ! o :J I: ri n t h e r~ns 1 'Q 1 ' e ru : . b r Q l the m m i o o : w ·;h!Ii llwy ~ p! '4! .wum,;ed.

~J Op e n tlre rear ~er and s ] ro . , ,, ,,b~ ;t t h~ank t i t ~ T I d t e l ]UI : -J t P J " 5 t ~ P " \ i J 1I~(l®n 1 1 m the

rol ler , r o r th~ i\f:a so '~ .Il.Z . :

I T e dlm'....o o c J . : the l'ock to aMiQW :i!; fT~ii:'

p~ilge t o o " itli£ first ~rtrid~~ hdo the feed.oci t .

-. Te make ~he e'.;itra.d~r till S.0 tbat itrip 'h e c a J flc idp w tilen t_h e l o x ; k s~

motioi"t5 lII!LSi he 00-

exrraerer ma . y ~ynd r m l h l ( ! blK k W tM eh am be r ,

. seeoud t a . r t r i r J :qc t:o b~ d r r a : ' l l r l n into t i n ! '

b l o c k t o be I ± P \ I p p e d as the ~~.(r a c ~ o rn'6 s e e ns -m i nS ' a u r t o Q m a t b e 1m ing .

a T , b !'im ~J]e 'Gm.

E:'tpl~i 11 bfleAy as y o u rlenlu~~tra.tt-:~

(a) That 01i :rai~ing the ·!lis.r~J catch : tnad

p~iQg t be t h l il tR i ' ib l li !2 ( :Q th E ;lI11 I'iir~ : : .rulo·

m~~I t : : aUJ r '

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( ~) O n .re 1~ f1 4 the t b umb p.;~, t h e . gJi i l l isttlp$ i r in .g , ' W c it h l \ V " I l " . ! l iwe rm:md$ 01 1 th e f'aoeof the ·~ i~ro r .N OTE . ~ 1 " 'b e d~tiBlib Qj' U U ~ ~1I,i.~ ac t ions

: ! ' J . h f m l d Dilllt be e:K~ai~ed a,t t h i s : s t~ .

3~UOii.wg.

(iii) Open the rear cover and lKhow wh a t~]Jpe~ tQ th e c . a t rmdg~ e a c h tl't:llt0 th G er~Thkhand le J S 'hJJr.~ o v e r .

(~ ) E N I1 1a iG Why th £ oo t~ paw l~ 1I1~

be d~. I l : !r l 'm·e th.c bc]} t C:I9 be w!th-dt~n'Vl!).

~c) Dr-aw at~~l1tioot 1 3 "the nece s s~ t y ·I)f.~rl, l ' .af$ ve~i l l)g ·t ib~ l ock spr : ing ~f t a" U ' f L '. .

loaf il j ·~_~ :A 12 i" : i~ , 0 1 1 ReaiIL

l R . e : J : m o - v e flrll~o u t ~ CilfiJ ng ~t f h e l i R \ ' u z : i ' : l ~

a U a c . . _ l t r m e f l i 1 : : . a D d Uj~~Dneet t k fu~ s p . r i f l l . C' o o x [[l)JrtI the : t t ud!5 • . iO th;d (lil.€: b~ ~ [ 1 l 1 t t . } . r beheld ()~Iii iii dte le h haed, wi t h th~ sp r ing~Pnett~ to U t.a Cllam . N6"'" cause one oftbl]: ~ U Dder i~~~c~iClIli to s bw J y ' p u~back tbe m u z : d e , 10 . t ie t m o . ] [ ls t : m f c G : th~ effectcd · t ja e exp li ID : 5 j l) ) J ) UPO:I i l tM ~Q iljJ fig pul~ti!l )~,

I l 8 : t iI ; ic tda ' l i Jy ~h( : :~t ex~ e l l s i fm .~f th e flffiS ees . . p r : i n g .

~ P .ird AQtf~ in ¢Ii PIM4 BI.adt~

~~ ·the fu se e s P 'r in g bo :K 'aM ~ t 1m~the rec6;li~]g po t t rons am f uUy hom,". N 0~'j,'direc t . aU~m1t i . ( t l1 to th e shd£ M the { em . Ib~kk.

3 1

-. . . .. . . .

-:; . :!

~ -. , _ , . ~' : . I ! ;

'3, . . ,. u- ~Il.fi'

~.--:-

WW V I . .~I r :Rrs l11 lach inegun_ofg_ i I Ik

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Itnd p~h o o c k the mU:il;Z~e.. Nex~ Itcitl~~e thef~ i bJ o ~k .;o r u se tJlG s~ r e ~e~ ~ o :5 <h owe~ilCtJy w~llatJ l ilFIit ned to the h::'v1!;J~,a m . t 1 1 t!) 'f

PfIl''W~~"us~ng, a : S 1 1 l ' 1 ~ ] ( ! ! earhid,£e.. ]lil~5pointm:i~' 00 iIIush'itted v.,uth a helt and dummy

evtrJ~gesplR{le{i ~

t be b: l r~eJ casi n ,g , tt.~rifiit .wo n n g e n ; Q J the rL,ght hill1d ~if~t ! l E 5 - = i Ito ~QPTI!Set l t the t o : P p aw l s _

I. R ota '!a ull o f th 9 C f ' . t ' I D k .

Foroc h o r n e th e ~ oo [;K iing por t~Qn i , T i 1 J r n'~he muzzfr2 to 'th~ ~~t.. .antd d~D lX :l ; fJ JHeFlt -tillrJ to fhe fill] 0 , ; [ tbc· crank h and l e ~itlijjga g a : ~ Q : S . t f u , ; e r:oU~r. M\bW]y ~h back itllemm :d~ " '·'[]~i'i.w in d-B!I;r]y .i Kh, i . s :~ t i e . h ~ " ,. t J 1 CC~l,nk Dt!: l t obtai~s its row}' mo t ioo . ~ D ! l J thel o c : K : ls wi : thdro.wn. N l l ' . I w t n r n the ; [ ~ m oound~D t hert th e i!U see .st1r.~ng :tlr.Id c:Rta~J] ClUJ beI)'bs~r~.. Ilnd. (noM~rbi the bax e~D " N : i ti l5.pnrt lg a J J l d , o h a j ~ ~nilmhed~ ] '"~pet 'Iot th ~ m G lll) n

(If Fusbin . s baek the Inw;iL~f r o 5 l b ~ J . ' h:ow therotation of the Crank : i I l 1 ~ w k iID d 5 0 the J i n. 'k5oJ 'the;: c l m . i ' 1 ' t , !round U te f i l . l l i e E ! . : i l i 1 ! ! ! l r n F t r r u c : te.:dends . h e h r r S ' l r e S'f~rill 'lg.

.• ' ~ l il A~ tro J ] m t b iQ i F ee d .1 10w k.

ShO'w h ¢ ' ! w ' th l : ; : OOfIJtinuet;1 Ul i l ing (i f the~nl1DiIr hand~e on Ute ro~~t-r (asslsh2m, by t~a~

pi"Gsure I I J i th e fusee : ! l . lmng l l or ce s H i li ? si'd t:~a tG ; i r o n Y ' . i U ' d ; rm ! l 3 so meves tha 1 : e M : ' [ , ~ o c k: 5 . ] j , 4 e to th~ i e ' I r t . T l1 is n :w 't & !J u . 5 - h ; Q ' b 'I l d bel ' r lpent ,El i i i '~N~t~~he !~I$dh l o . c l . ; ; In and out oft ~IC:~. to bT.iIllg ; j ) ,1 l I ~ th e action of:the ]ever :: ; , ;

39

~1~'I]Jydose · t h l ' J ' rover ~[Ld shaw the

a .1 it'~am[h. ._

' ! I I ' Ilo w t.tte ~ ~. is O O l lb '® llc d dUrlnlgd . IllIQ'I,nm:l.e-H~.

9 1 ' i L l I . o C!l !2~ Acli4u. ., lock ~ ! i ' L S'l l 'C'h a. 'p08MUQfII Uil~ttrutt'tLoIlo can see t ll e_ m n ' w C l in e l o" Y ts :

d d em o o s tr a tmg.p en lit is a ct~ O liI~ ve_ rd'I] OOn 5w ~ l ]l e ! to ~ ~m g

m th~ , t rH .. ; ;; !G . . .. i ?kkil1~up . h is

ul!. haviug nnce

ruln, n vcr for,et.rs e v ~ .a .n e e o f t . h t . :

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lDpringcar I the erntlit a p a es fl)l'", d,and g J SQ rotat the cmnk..

1. Rotntiom e! CNn]t,

(a) It~-piaae t : l 1 t i f~see sp ~ng 1 lQx, OF]]th~ rear oOO·~ and show n~ the I1;1t;iJ.ti0:r.I

( i f tire Itram " c auses ~ Jo ck r~ continue ~ts

lOFWafd ovem • plaein th 1 1 v f ound1 m t h o @ : ch be r , E~ I ! l"" bee oftbe em p t y e.

tb) S O'(l';-r the ~trado. ~r;moved up-ward5 by the ~ k le le v er s :3 .e 'ti oSupon t he ex"tl~V[ ,1 'II'er3. {U~ a Spi l i : ' iC 1 0 0 0 k to sJL'Q1.¥

tl:IlS e c h o n " )

( C ) SbfrW with a ~pare lo c k & ~d dUMlTIJ( , I ; J . d ' r i c i i g e s ) h m ' ~ ' the p r o j O O t O O f . l 5 o i t e g ib s li d e

ove r . t a se of m ' l e c a r t ri d\ § tS , 'n he c b amwM.d t eed b'

. ( t d ) S hQW 'o 'th@ ide late spri i l: 'J lg a g ceanUtI!~om~·. Qll the ~uts1d 01 Ule ex rectcr,S b O " t J J ~his wi lwi~ dunnrr c anr id .! t~ , toem pba s~ , th a t th e ! iid-e p I a t l ( ! J i ! i p T . r . n p a rcoHiy ' I . l~ M , It !!I t h e r e :li'~ DO i C a J . 1 . . r i d r : e s . 00the faos 01 b e ex t ra ! t. to r .

[ e } _ . GW 0' t 1 t . ' C steps 011 U l.e . 'de 1 e v t . ' t ' ! itravil!1 eve tllio ents fin he ~. et Il" e..... r s .

as tbe ~ iarred er fPn'1o', I'd a d. i2

bf~ aUyd~.

m Acl i (m fu~ ot.\ , \ J itA :II bJ, 'ass Jock slt!Q\';<' ho ~I U re QI3Iik. (m

~ m i n . c fuclow t 1 n ~ ho i ' : i · 1 ' . iQ l J J a ll f o . n . : ' l i ! 5 the t a i l~i the e a r d ~" ,t ]]r '~ .~ E x p aw q : r e ! : S u l t i : u g '

• ' i i I I I· re.

t! bras lock. expla in t h a t sjrn t el \ t ted by means ~i tbu:, tr-jImIi , a : l 1 I . db.y m~::l~ of " the sear. S h o - w a : D ~

- e f1l11:C licm of th e sear to b.oldp in D 11 t i l .C loc'k. is in t b _

[ the a . c ~ h uj o [s prin g . fo in g t A l ! ;

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Rooe o f the tr:". er I!Ind.crU rC : O O n (.Ii lhetumhlru".

,~) 1101B~imt· the : ; l o t - t . - fin oJ t ~ side

Qmf(' l1 'head depTeSS.ing tb.e s ea r. lIJ nd U o o I ; r . t a p t~d 'lw. ~ltfmb.LT iJnm;::dl i ,oalc!r (i-n.g~ ~ the

oo~ of tbe tngger, S0 5o ' top ,pmg tbe (Ufil ' f l l " Q 1 i ! l'Me;.

N ___:_

n tbe :Jld~ :::ibJ,~i(S of i~ ion. j is VC'L'); '

sound ~6r tJlG:Jnstiuerer ~ostrip of I gq.r l l 5Q : : : 1 . ... .

Il ID O ' re . ea s i J y I I ; '; . ; ! ' l :plai i l l thjl: ~.lII:tm l'lilt ic,wo:r:king

of the 'v.llirio-tfi~parts.

At Jurther . It') th.e Jj~mt ~n; ouid be: o J WI._;' - , t ip all U c pari r ' o o r o q gh l yfa:milia wi them •

. .it rward ~. be g unne r s hm - a 1 ~ . 'lY 5 1gt,~"m a defmrte ~. ~,g, . IlI.R 'plilU!: thebam ~ ~F U R place a broken ' lLin p in , "t etc.,IH l .Q ~] L t hQ:S~ ca ses a t1mntion sh0"uld. be d r a . ' I A - f J 1

to t lie~' olilly removing neo~ i:lry pdrb.

R-,epairn 8 I l d l Aaj ~R.

~p in: agiW,;- ~[Jj i stri ~'d int~n:Iello ~ s : rder, he glIIlIl kin. 01 1 'tiL

me tl g o

, L - . tl :--Clea r ~ ex t~c tA)~ by re.v t1hci :ngtire c r a n " ,h u nd J e Wloe; r m s e rear ij;:i1)VlSf,

pull ~ ( t r". i lI lk I laDMe 00 m t h e : C(dJ~ l ; pl~frn.ge-r ~ l~ the ex tra cto r 8JndSWi l \ , lin th C

a th~ L t im .a ..l l ID '~ tbe C l ' 3 D k1·to move d-owl j r ({IP1'i '"3m until I k

r - f T 0 1 l l l th s ide :pb,t~ Gi'li~ ' fueOn l . ! ; - : a L x t l l i . o r a . .

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pli;l:~!::'s ~ved. n r s . t . ) If ' I ; I . ' I ; : o o s s a t y " . lj1'tbil'kililg ~ut the I lxDng pi-n, t'h~ c . : m [ i k hillulle~l !1 l b o G ! i lrLVI:n . 0 1 1 wLth a drat 8.0(1 ] l i lmmer .b! i . . l i t i L I I ~ , 0, rule ( 1 1 1 !iI '!lh ow d n iD t be st~ipped.

S ,. RoUu".-Re-m~ split fixi.l' l.lj_.pifi,~~klar

amd roll er rD . Cbe ll lk i l .Qvl)l ' . "-Dri'!.l'~® u t kee~r pin

f~m uhlde~I~. and p'~ ofl dl~ckJe\\·er.'. ° r Qrersove pis<bm.1i1d~~njJ' tum tU!;;!.p i s-tQ l 1 ._ byU g o g a ~d ~t W i 1 ± 1 1 esJlXf l 1 :1 rut~] the. lugsa re fm!e ' J t i !J 00 'W ,~ t1Bw n ~ wh en tb!2 p~Eit,oo' i ' l l ' J ~ i be; i o r eed Qui by tbe p £e s su:m . o ; l toe 9Jl'!jng.

U. r ; r i~~nt .s ight . . . . .. ._ _ , U " SC ~ ~ 'W axis p i t t m~L oree o ut. R £;nlo ve ·t:am~~ntsight. :pIston a . n . d.s~u'm:!l l '.

11. &,vm hmk . ··~Ulh~reW axis pin Mdklr~ 0 ' 111 . R ~m ,( l~ ro ve r I~ ck ;~n.d s p r l n_g .

1 m . iri~ biU'." ' _Re :mooo :spring - o t T l . d

w i t h dl il . ..r tr..i.r btU',

19. Qo,~ bi}ILi a l l4 ~ . - J « . o . t I : 1 . O V ek£:epe_[ 'Pin :and c h e c k : r L l 1 t ; f or ce : o ut jo in! , p in

~VI i c f ta le e ! l ) : I i I co 'Ire rs,

~t. iNDi. ~fJ,ver{u:dt lh·~ To r em o v e :! iP J ;n gan .~ piu~~ _t fa rc e : tbe p lug io rwa:r .d wi t h a

:!:i~",'d.ri \'o'e( aTI~ ~~ ;fi q'l,UL'f"ter t Iilimil WMg } . t1 'L o

~j5tO.n. w in 00 f@ ~ d !J ) 1U; t ; b~.' .~ lw s p r : J ug •. B e 1 O :£ i % ! : i I@D1l0v- lmg · the i ) 1 1 l ! : n ; e r . It, m u ~ t bet tm .1£d so t J i a . ' f thlZ s l nt :l l : a re r~ lQ p a c S S tlu:lUgs in tine carN'L .

Tlill;:~"i!:!:O!:JoI l " i lp :QIi£Ots lJ~ n'Qll. to , k s tfll 'Ioa diI!~5.pt lJ}'a.tl'l~lJf~n;. !!ili"!rl thlfliJ U:il~~' w~O;:r:I . ; !: b S i } 1 1 U 1 l ( ; ~ : f !. ~ W J . ff Y .

l _ 5 . . . '&Irn C[(t iss:pieoo,. I-Rcm,Ove H e , l t ' ! l - e r p i n

d. cueck ~tut1~,d f'!}l'CC out j er . ilnt p in" , ]j~t~ r ea r (;fCoSS jdece ,

lB . ~gb,t 'th e p C is it io n o : f thi3 r : t l ~ - ·

l ~ J Q o ld : l i l ; " ! i t be tn r - . e h J II v l1 ' iu!Lrked. US- jugl 'r a ud halTKiUmt. dii' I ! o C i i t i . ! 'O'fflsigb.t Ol[~t 0 - 1O'l, '"et[l il seating thoorugh tbf'9'pening ~n,thl'iII . p~l)ltIo!djn H Wilil~.

1';' . Steam tulk·-Up-elld ;~lle~1JR 00 thatd!Oil 'I . kll rear c]ld, of the breech ca~~nl.v •h e ke ep er "5tr6W a nd U~s.c..ll!W 1 ! : h i l !

:s h n~ ti ll". P re s s in tM eatcb

shutl~ fo the h - O J ! l l t (Inti I it J~t o p . . !J~l1 pt-e5S in t lLe. p']:IJ;n~r

• 3 ua cb ~ iIld lORe t he 5 ib ,1 ,'F tt er[ at L m t . i lit ~ lS t rA!~ t - ( l be wl t h . ,

eeeh cas-Oli .

1 1 lbe Jot~

co cked ,

r : s : ~ L l ~ p : L D a :n d

tolll_p<!!II'l'QUlIlMnal Ito 1 M 1tn,[llpcIl loxiD~1flOO~ ri!'r;.,. ;uuJ ·t~i!1'I ~ I J I ) " ' l M 3 1 1 1 l o : ! . b t w l ! . 1 ! t d , ) '

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(d ) S lid e '~ be e;, : ;~f iI .{: tm.~ from 't~~erw: :eo f tln~~<i~kc a s ~ng r

(~)Rd~ the ~~k spr~ng " a l l l d ! pWih wtt~iil!) t ri g g i 31" a~ " \ i h~mk;llcr < 1 K 1 5 0 p1as,

(j) ReIl1'lI1\1'CriggeTI, Ulm~lerJ took ~1'ii'rig,

' l l I i f i t : ],ilil. tlindS5r w~tb spnn~" ,

( : ) 1 T o s ,t rg p th £ c!o : t rncl : tJ~J p ; _ 1 . t s b Ilmt ~ lhe

gib s l l r i n g etl~l!:[, a o o I > e J l l ~ ' ! } C :s p r a ng ~nil1 g lb .

20,. 'D o .~Ill"b'le f 1 h ' 8 t o o l ; ; .

( a 1 I ..w~rt' he scar,

(b ) llMied the f i [ , J r.~pip ,w.ir~hOOllt n'llxt. s ethe seer,

I ( C ) [~ep!a~ the tu rnbl~r and ~ ~ i ! 1 ; pLn.t~ Rep~~ JJiletriggS[ afid_axis pin ',

(t) l'l·e5:!i ' h : i : i d £ : ~]}e ~'Ltg - pi~ :,ntl sbde Q;ll

e'Xtr3tt~.

[f) Rep laJ : Je e d r . : a ' ; C m : r l~vttfS.

1 9 ) R e p ffi £e s ld e JE:V~rs.

(~) R epl~~ bosh and :! ipi13pro.

( . 1 ) R e z ; t the 1 . o c 1 ! _ . ; ; on til Deociu, (base d u - ' \ ¥ : ! ' I r

~Iards) and (l~ down . t .h.~ :s~e i~ liea~a n d . h lm b LG f.t at the s am e ~IiIIW b ! 1 l l ! d . i n _E . ~tkt i le t a i l o f th e trl~gm. Too phu : e s . UU i ! : rnSilde: p M b > ~lln-rreo~ ~i tWlJ, te ~vG tbe lock

s p r ing . _{k ) [(gr-oe in itl}e lock ::i,Vr-jilg~the L o - n g ann

t . ; I i be nea f l l 5 ' ~ t he e x t r a c l l O O " !

47

21. ~ : l l i !oclr."

( < < J " f w ' O O Q"l1[t the ~it fixing phil Q - f t lhe:t (I I P a m , { I b e r n . w tn l e V C f f i ~ e l I r i VE: Gild t tl;e bolt 1 1 1 1II

~ev~rJ 30ci fWfL;Q:vet l 1 i e . t o . , lever s!nd ~ilidiil.(~) Heml}-Ye 'tvp ] N 1 L w l £ ; frem _ t h e s l ide by

p~~iI1; du}m ~ to cllI!'iI]" the J .~~; - a r n t lr n a tW B J r d s ~ reffiOllite tep pa .w~ - t ; . p d p . . g .

t q ) Dm w wt the f l X i s piHi (!.~ t1 t~ bet tom~ .w . k . and I O O t m i v ! C : t h o ( ! ; OOU'QID pD.w! sp r j~ l g a iR]l ;J q J ,W B ,

22 , l t l: : B r I~mss[l(~~~. '*tli) Un~""ew bng ~ e -v e r M i s pil l 'mi l , t!

mQve firing lever .t l J . } U"!I1I5(:rG:w ~ilof~ty -ca tch axls F~1l an d

I - - E ' I D o - v e : !; i! .t e ty Ga tc l 'tp pi!t t 'Q~J and sprilll~.

td Ltrt (J.U'~ t r i & g e r 1 b : a J i ' 1 r . ; : 1 , I ' l 4 . r .

28. ~~@_Dt - ~t ud SJJ~,

( I i : ) lU:lTID~ top f i x i 1 l . & s~W' Q:j the ~rndu.p l a t e .

b) RiID m e slid~ ( k f f thii! S~~Il'!I.

Remcve the 6 . . " c i D g 5Cf"laW of t l l12 mill~dd lifl b· larter o n u~~,l ide,

I i - - c i n g pin, pa,..d . and

bract fnee ~'~nh:"W I' e S f r j . . a l l s c r ewdr iv e r

o tan.Eufar ru b On thf2 slide- ing, knl)C· the J a n~ r i J: lo w nf io o h wj th her C~ W]lCi':l j l C3.!) be l i F t O O out w i t h the p~ie~,

!!!n~ qtl7l:pQ[!'fI1it91lHi 0 0 ' 1 : : ~o ~ l :J . bL ]J_pa I -C \ ii ooe 'j lt ilr~wr.;,m,;> nd 1J: i t~ 6fi~y 'Whc :1 I i :1!. 'broLld ..a_~)' ~iJ(!i.;~ry,

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&' ro rn .:!JS5e'rnbling tlle g un a n pari~ s1Jw.u~d

00 tr ied. j ! l 1 t h a : i r r pl~s ~parntdy to see ' t h : ! l . t .

they wert l f r B @ i y .

A.s~rQmhl.Wlg l ' b f 3 r or rn: .-R e !l 1e f's e a ll t h( ) fore-pi~!Z' ~![fitions wid~to o c:t()ephonU~:lt the·'~iling ponDo.ns nrLwt be ruplllffid Ix;{vtJCtln,~ pall:kmg [i,~d p a ~ k i n . s ; ; l iLl i1d, \ V b P ' r l Ji l l S i C m b l i D Ig tbe lQ c .. 'k J ca re m 'U I J ~ bt taken tlnat

t h e h)u ~ r . i n g ]S ! r epb .c e l l 'Wit t . . th e : t . n c k ; 'DflllC f u :OO pooJtL'{I<11l and wben :illU the otherp a r t s :;m:; ~m,bEl!d, \ \ "h en E!5ie1I1 blblg f l i t £ :

[} ~ r c ro s s pl~ s e e ti 1la t the ])awl o~ U te ft_nn~I ( :ve 'u en~ge5 wi th 'the tri~r ba r 1 ~ ' V C 1 ' "

'Vh~n 8.5 5 em b hn g U t e ' tangG.ot si~t I it w n Lhefu U ftd ~ n 'lie D ii~ nt to pku: : e ike sll~ Q]Jj i ! r J ; ; t

s t em t a xis . e D d J 'beW r e a U a c h ..t 1 f the mull l2dlneSld.; in . thi 5 0 p o s . t i o l ) : r i J HL-Epllllion 1s pro lr leTl itedf rom turDlil~gwi'th ti\(': 'pawl w hen en g a P " ~t ' h i S ; tr ol lS I lf dl.C spTi ng O ' IIr iJ . li de th e lugs (kit tn(:

p a . w 1 .

!['IOll.RlOtmg :Kod.

1: : H £ j r r u : t i O l i t l 5 : la , _ f iU iw~ w a s - 1 H # ' ~ to nJ1J;J~~i.~tJgPQfl wkt',~l'-eqrt,.,d;-Take , ® f f fu~ s :p dra ~ ,. R al5 'e E(Iver, lurll'll

c u : i lm k h a m t1 L ~ba .ok .a md [-emO....

l o c k -Thm

the u'oll['lect~rJ~ rod IDck on t~ lri~I bart~vc;:r:; t b : o r , ; n wLtb ths oomginat io l l t thlJl l IM\--i'CIeW au d fE::Ili,(Ii;M , the ad : justi L\ ~ nut f ' r o Om~ o :n~ iD g [O tt ~:::t.~ ¢n~ . 0 ' £ e a c l J . at N(!I5-, It

~:Dds w a sMw @ D. the :;Mulder of OO;M.eotti. ig

[Qd. and St::Ii '!:i 'iV the : ;I ;djUist ing 'al'llt tiig'ht'ly ' b c K m 1 . :a'llI to the ~slle[~.

P l ' E t ! C e Q]I'te: rn(I(I;'e 1 1 J ' . ~ ea i& ll. o f N o l l ' S . ;f l i n d : i i !

'WEl~lrr '5; [)D, U te outer faoe of adj~jst;~"'I-.iI!Jlid.

and t~st l~h @ f O O J 1 I 1 ; s . e h n g rod.

: ~D st nJ )j ~MDB ~ :6t~ ~~ ~ r o r l i l e J

~an~ a.~llmutT h e G i l i 5 ' i : J : 5 J F ! a o e ; r : 1 1 m Ultf:- h " " l 1 ; t ; > e o n ~r t J ; u ~

Q'U,~~ ~i~g ~~Hll 'S; ' p r e s S l f d h o T l " l ~ acnd ~'iflad~ : r : J .

pos.n~~llby t lt te ant ~m;. Sl~ 5~le ~li5~

~ ~ 'Sup p lie t1 - \''li£;fi erie set~ b a . d I ~ y ( : - O OM d~t.'~ ~' l / i1Xl b , . · "n~c~e:r ff lng , h i" it rIJ n t WJl1,e l I

!ilL w h i c h th e , m j s e : m . 1 y 00 f Q i u m d . f i ' f ' l . 1 1 l y fixffi.' C 'l .! It ti n g f il e fr ont b ev e i of - U w [lise. a C 1 "{ lS S W J i. th

a c :bise l a . m d d iv iid uo g ~ f f ident IliHIrtilll . l l L ' P tn' P u o v D d e . a . h ® M f u r t 1 1 > C v ! ~ e : t r 5 0 r , , ; / V h ~ n . ~ S S E : m - '

b~~ngaB l J ~ W

dlse itmay '~en e o l l s s a r y

t : . oHghdy

ta, the ' o o m dUilE: wh~]st : H ~ w : i f 1 i g - t he dise

M:l1le.

lom~tio:nJi bFamk i n ;1 Imeb.T» r- tNIt ' ... I 11M p . a t J m ~ m f lu: l iMuh i M J a r J !

f~ bIi"d,-5bmdd th e gun ~~!k .il'~the br.eecl"..

e m p t y 'he barrel casmt~ D r a w 011t t . h r o er ec ( r iJ i ng po r t i on, \V;in~.a strand ~f ~6bf;&lQ$.(pa~ ~ a 5 yards 'pj~) in the ¢;tIIonn1uu- o: f

t l~c: ' barrel, i~~ i l1 . . ! ; it t~gethei' ......tl1 ;J , ~

pL~GQ c$ .....od or , t he p! l- ltr1 t a t a SltIQVirtkfii \furor krliirlf:. until th e CiI1,iLllebu:e i ! : ' i 11J:~UJhenoj I t h e R .';.be::;t lt ' i~ n : n d l J 7 e ~ m i b : ] 1 J the ~~,

' ] "0 t ' t ' l 1 i 1 1 1 J 1 ' ef H ptt-di tnR If~ t~~ .tr.#:~r.'!6~r4 f) f

lh~ l ! -a rre£ .-S]rO 'l iuld tJ :i .e ~ n lea k : n t tb~m~:de.. stand t l J : Q gun OIl thIG rear {:f0S5p:ie~.remove 'UI1~ball . . f i r i f . l g l lU:aI l :~lLment . ~U1S~W

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(jJl(; of t """1')

:ika~~fi.be lolh)\~{i[lf;~m th~ pri Ild~ Ipoj nts to

, ob:it.-;;rv~l ~n he { : ' x r u ] O ' h ~ n a l i 1 1 { : i f gu I !'i'Ii thou o~ I,ij giltl~ ~-

l{~m'· fMtirHl.-S~ this: mi l V(!S r 1v,

] ] o u i l l lIl.ot t x e ed 4 lbs ,

l : 'a r e 1 i . c " t .~ ~ thM the bl~d in g l O C l < leonditien ,

T(i·w~mJ.'!i.fght-Sec dm t i he : o p g JdHn a[J on lie ill iR l g . d CO l • ifl. and t]~~l-'he :!i]id~ '!; '(II - co ctl r,

Sa /~1J ' crrkk,- t 's.pnnJ;. I'J ctticJla c t ~momat' lv w nen th' .n~] p ! ~ 1e a s , d . -

Fir ing 1-81 7".-Te5t ' f l e firing ]". r byse:ein{:: t lun :l .h e tr~ r b l I J r does n (! lt r el ea s etht ] trig g > e r 'OO1oft: Un: : " ! H J r u l y 'C'j~t e h i5 1 : : 1~r1 m " I

anti. . 1 !iO ~.. , that th e ~ r i g g r I : rc ]£~ 'C l

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1 AI~I ' manu fac luoo ~Ii t ' " tW i) 8n 'i1 c1 1 l iw~~p l .m . c he( l i n t o o r im.

, l1rf".el._Soo to t h - Q C l I i 1 1 d i t ! O : Q o f bore,r iWf l g J ~~d ~l ld ex~c:rier.

L t J c . R _ - - - - . ' T e : ! ; r t thl! (:~Hilt:ror a nd . . . , j d ~ ]UViU'!3

by bI]~gil~l!;'he ( : T a n k Mrui I~ e g e :n tl ~ en iothe c h e c k l e V 1 : : 1 ' " if t .he l e v e E ' S a li e t ( i . ' l ; "E"et , . t ,

U tG eK~ ro f wi] L 00 right H,P. T ~ t tJ'l~bents, oJ tll£~ aI ld firing p in . T o do t J i l i 3 r

pul~h e !C;~ l raJ i ld ) r J en to th e m U J !r'~ t h enbriJfLg t~~uatl~, h t r n r l J J e g t::ftU ~ dDwn i lJH to

the c h e c k lever, The f2{:lr .a :~.b.Jr . ~h:oui ld beW - .L . : I I np to t l i r e top ,pos. it iOni : n . c : [ o ~ lh 9 ~f ~,

released, E - ' I { - a m . i , D e the fane o f the extractcrf{lr burrs and ,1I a ." " "] ;Jt t he : g i b r;a :p~ fim ig

p l l 1 l h~~. Try t~~tJ :g: ro! I l !~ 'Ii~th Sl ~,l,1!RDmyrn1rid .g t l ' :a :mlCiU:1'eff i · dum m ies m us t be J J S . O OJor this p n _ r p D : S e J 1[0 B~a ffltf ro.b inuld~ thei !!. . ' t r lr t idg~ hO'ri~b~3!lIy. SM tM the [iOOC

or th e t r i gger af:i l t l ~]H of t - l t l ! hLmble : r UI7e

nO'~ tot! much wom, S e e . t h a t 'l~u~1'ft5Jll

ant l l bm, r of th 'e ' f ir iT l g p l H a re in peleendi-t - i o : n . IibooKe :n fuing ~1 1 ~R be nlC~rwni5-00

ootho lJ j t s tIi.pp lfi€ th e l m ' t k by rd~:'l!' l i iIJ.gO lelilIl;:k ~p r im . r ; ~'it 1 m Hl'C r: : : - t I3 'a(;~!f t r ' U f . ! - If 'oom'!!::t.. fh~ : f i i rin!; p i l l 'Mo r i l l t hen PfOEru .dc

from '~hef i , . i f i _ g plll h>lllc md erul ~ withdraw~lJ~1 J ~ ; r:r afuing th e t ;;dJ 01 the tumbler, Ifi~ilJOSm O o t p:rnlTi!~ri! i; !J ' P o l l " , :i t , p l ' ( ! r t t ' l, ( l . u i ! l 1 S , :lh : p r : ! im t i sR o t \flt'htJr;a.\YtI, ' ' U . i h e n , tlfe' t ~H,~f the t w n } ) ' le ris r n i E b l l t l ~ fho : t ih r in g p im ;5 ~~n. .

w~L--See tbd f tU ~ ~ PUlSare eorr ct.

~ ill t h e .A i 'I ll 'a 'n m t 1 D A r e - M e n o f ~G un DPtiJlg 'I'irim,g~

"'''''I)' Q P J ; : t I Q r ~ l i I I l l i 't : . Y :should be _ taken to(}~bly c 1 \ e : a n gun::;. O J I I ~ uv ~c eJ w k (do o; :; h a , f-C been p 1 X 1 p e r 1 y ~o~ ~fter'l' s eop .

... • d'l.-l.e to [~I ty ~~8m . . l ! i l i l V < e ~:rn

t~~)Frtllllb l l D , feed : a r n e '00-(;,) Badly u 1 1 e d bel t s , .

( I i } \\r et :3 inil,dirty O O l t s .

U 1 i ~ P m c l " C : t . ~ ~m inS ' l - D ? ~ .

(0 ) iB.ed b~ du e t o - - - -

G~Ll .nc m 1 l 1 ; d m ' t ¢ i _ m u z , z l , o ! J } { ~Il W~1i!

~ l ' LOU~ I llS . d i&rr_w.un t ll n ,g . , Or' ( :mM~bng - M,th

pn, etc,G re a.t c al¥ S h Q - r u d 'b e t i1~D 'I l 'f u prewntOtis .

(t) I t 'moken- ,

(ij Lock 51 , r in g s . QU<! l m.mtdy m leav-, ng ! i . p r i nC CtJ~ l p r~ -

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~Mttbc instru-cim - dOOi--[lot ~Il;.1ceed to t 1 I i : 5 .

5ttgc: urllW be is ~ur .ed that c\ - -' I:T ;V • • jm lJ i j f-

dillie m::tioti l au C I l n be r o l 1 l " e e : t 1 y and i r un r te . .dta.k~y CIlfH( ld fiut 'without th e !il~~f~ tl~'bti{J~. fir: ' fooetl lJ l l lught .

Ui l} .k J I t1g~l k n i j ) w ' J . O O 1 . ~ r J f . th~ causes C I . ft i 2m~ry ~h}I.lft);:l~ wil l 1~lj)t ~mtvs ; i ' l { { : thed8tt\c:h~ner! t {II. ~cliCil~ lm ( Jw l ~d~ o~ tlie\ ~ r l d n g I3 f t f u - : Pil. but \ ' , ; ' 1 L l Iai~ b e . : i t i J t lp . jilltbe df~!;JIve1]l' of u~ t.'a.o1IJ~e 0 ' ;].I~Y lm1:I:=i\m~

b ~a . kr lDWD . \ ·i hi dl l r i l f L ; V ![I~.

In Q,hHtLh tv ~~;1 I r lo ! % , HI. \ ' !n le thod lo~ 1 - r . e "

Ym1t ing the ]V!Zw:tm1~ (.Ij oom~~ l 1 s t O p p a . i j : 1 ! i i ,the !:.iJJu!jC o f' w h l c 'H l nt t ! .y 0 0 i i l.r1lytem~ril~E : u l 7 OO b, . t h e rmm . . . ' i 1 i a ' t . e : a : r . : t i o n . It w ~ n:sdht~ttm,a.be 1 0 0 si l l ' !m e ~ earry out the,se pre-ven t ioms:w : t . ~ " ( ' , i n r 1I; t~:E'~g ,lTiIjnlil!~es ~ a t othlo:r.timliSS, t h < e~ ( e ~ : E : C J u t k m .l"l'tilly' ($,lg,Sl! t : l a G ' g-UD l~ bet :emporori ly out 'Q i ~d::il}bfur a it ll Il g er pbirjild;bolt. m ~5tttcr . Qate~ 0 0 1 ) s : k i U e ~ a S 5 J s t a D « : Or

s~ii;illl i~:ppliL\llf iJ; :$ ether thint these a.r.ri~;tI.,vitti. tb e m a c ru oo g un ~krn wi l l b(! r eq u i'r ca ,

C<ii l l lDlD V ~ \~ :tilI)W ' C l u e nrro,l ls tiMn-

P!)f"'LLl·~ a- toppag{. '§ ea n be - s lmuJah:d fu.u in -SIfll.iC't'JIJJilll l - 'l i 'r p G ; 5 e i 9 . It f:; · l i I I n n e c e 5 ' S . . ' 1 r y t c : t l

twclli tbe .sc me bDd i ! l ;d 'prepa r o . ~ ' o : n , 00 themac_b i "~ WJillliE:'f. wt ~Veiy ms t r . u£Wr mu&t

~ v a a ' tb.<i : ro: !J~J. know le~ o f thr~ o l u r m . n : l i D@~r to i t e & d n J ' f I : b~ Waeci ~~ D l 1 l J J . e d i : a tre

,iIC~~Mf fnr ;lny t~mpDmry ato',~fe5.

iM l ! 1 J 1 u . r l O f Indnu:.tip.

~''bkD~''h''l ' ~ n S 'k r u~ ti O O '! J . ~ oo.I1Jrm~[ioo~ l 1 L r t iiii betl and dram]I"Ye;lrt~s , v r u b t. ~va,~U ! . t .! c l . ilnifi in, order to 5i imukL, t~ the _noU,SoppR .~~ ,~ empty m$f .:~ . ~ d umm , y .o o rt =

d ~5. :sepanltl2d cases,_aDd ~Ull~ @~-

r e s v r i ~ t r L t h e Ih:n5 ,tb~ttCd.. \V[1 be ~ -Ired byth~1ll 'bSi i rucltOr.

' 1 1 l l i ! i nS~ :l 'l J CID r m1 IS : a l ~ ~ '~bilt :5pJlie

. . : 1 1' 1 Ia C:t~~rill[.f p W f :; 300 h l . : thld ; ;"~ '11.

Ul which the correct ' imnxtu:t . l iMC acUl)11I

u I '1L~ays be o a : t t r l ~ Ou. t .

h e : c lea : img ~f a ~W3ge g.:~ m . G e k s

- - t > ht s !! liB H i ll aimiD~l l . ' L f t r k .J,

tnG tIJ~t;rud(!lf11y s t r < e s s Qn fh~ ~iln~~t::nleeof l'e~y ..~ r aJil .d fo r l J l lS PUr - pQ5 .e , th ( '; i u s tnw~c i!1e pUl l . er landscape ta:r~l w i ll

fock i ~bfruM

er I n e - W l Jthe b i l C l k

IJ1 ra SlQpp3gi: neee s-

em¢:oynJMJt l O 'f the spare 1 i J ' C k ". . . . . . . . . .. . . ."M Jo e ,dlQl,dd be t ' l !p"d!n1.l . i ' J S

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S " J l ' O ' I l as po ss . rM~, ;iii!] as ~~ I m ~ k e it a g a : i J n .

a ,'i r,a il: \b le a s a r~rve.

("ill) $hould ii i ev~r be neQj~;ss~rr~'o re -16 ~ t h l! ' l tl c k. s p r in s : with the fm:: 'k ~nt {iiI t.hi~

gun. t l 1 L i 5 : s h @ ' u L d be ! f I~De'V.~tl1 t :~e e~tra~~qf(uny IIip~and t l i t . c m~ 'pm h(l~eO~5~t~the MilS Fin ..

'1Dnil~' MtiP.

I. T h e p I cQ ba ,b ll l:c : au s~ ~r s iw p p a g 'e S s ti ol .d tl1'L~n- ! b e d. isCU!~sed dl,uing iD M _ T I W 1 a l e acti!fl ltlJ

uRs t r nc t i o n .

Tk~e i . I D . : 3 t n l c t l ! r denwlll~trnt~ the pac(ti~W:M~Dmned~ate~ l i C I D h e 1 6 a J 1 w -u t ' L ' ( I o " t C ' a r : b . . Ilc~hnHdd em,has~ H t~ n(:~rty f~r 5(:1'~puloos~1ll"acy In e.nry ! ! e t aU . an .d fo~crisp : ; : i . ' I l H I

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ID~. 1'he '''KIf'king p!1't'b of t:~e g um sno'UJd00]1 be 'S : l i rJ :uUy()jioo w~ th .ii, l ightly-4; l; lA:d, t t I l l ;-

Till ,clinurtes where the b~i I Ii 1 ipernm e ~5 I i k - e - l y

t~ f a: U m : u ~h ~low i r t :ezl i r l~ 'point .. no t m !l) r~ba~ : t I J o o u t 5 pint~ qj w,[}.~er : s ! Ii O l l~ d ~ FU'~

L f i l J t ~ the bane~ ca~lIIig {~o per' eeUl t_ a t Ily..C'tr~Jre' mJ~ed w i '~ _ h _ th~ ",f;d;er wt l l p r ev ew t i '~:~ f . G m J iE 'O O z m ; ~ qtlfl~](1),

~ 'L le T hS t ow ed A 'W ' a jl.

'V ' l ,~h~Ti1t . i I X I . s . a:re rufuc i i tM, 1 iO ! i l i o , u ! S ' J '~'k:edr o r t n :m 8 m iB ' S i o :n ~ O J ' ~ iJ j )~~ ! 1 w . I l ¥ in itoy pla~t:~ h e r e t hey eannct be readi ly e:xarndined. Ul~

~n~ 3M mLP'H~ted ~ rts ~ bnljJ ld be c oa te dw llh C m np o~ ltm ( lJ P T es er" 'm g ~ a rm s ,' Th emixhilre i~ , "to b£ m:adc hli1it. :3'1i t~] . E l l , pJ t ; ! . . l l : e oJtlannel dip])M in ~t. ' I , .~ 1 t ~ l Lwhich the exterier

1 ' 1 '

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par t~ ....I j ~ ~ be dab~d.. 1'0 c - o : a . ! t the iD~idti o rlh e bar re ls ( l ra ' IN a b ~lilc b ~f ~ a l l J 1 : p C0~ OO I f l ,well sM11I.'"a:H100 ~ · i t ' t i i J the oril::dtlJre; . t h r r oug l if[Qm Mlh ends: the l c a j i [ 1 . p Cott:O-l1 is. .® ~e:at~]r ioed ' t o - ill p iece of twisted w l 1 f . i l 1 : r Wn!,

M]SfFO i 'R "l 'Sl f I l i l !:B.T.

A ~mD~a.nd:um of eooHmD:;3;~~~n ~r t ihrt! !JI~5hoe~ a - cor n n iP an i e s ea i th g t I I ; ' m J wh~nl l~liIf :d, ~t"rill b!l c B J l e , f' U l i y :p~~ ... ~ 3f:1-;dW IiU M h c 9 l [ J : I d e c l l

~\'~ witb th~ g\i1i~ te "~ftu'c\~~ ~Yi wb,~n-'iI!'Ni!f t h e : gun. is '~ra lI i~reJ ' J led :~[(!'fi1J 'U te ~~rge.of o:rt~ G~r to tllilt o f ~~ULl:r. :panlCIiIJ.~a~O O i n g ' a m y 'rt(illfITli'd~ An ~m l1 L~ ~h a:r e~mi!wm ~, mme in ~hc : shee t of a:ny ~Ld€:n1:

wb !ch f1 t ,J (y b . ~ p p i 1 " ; 1 l ' I i ro t h G g:un~ . .aD d d Q f. tn~rt:rullt !l ) f e a c h '0'ffi~ial e~mrl'l.b{}l"L ~i l1fiIa~p_nde rgo . . O~~~ oat.r,s~~. (;in w~~~.! 't ~ l~;I;lIw,tr-,mi~iIMI~ " fl~ r J J ~ tm:f;lllity r ; ( ro.IUrlM"

j~tiI 'w J U ~ ~ ihown~ ~-h~ ~ur.ntwd M .~ ~ 1 ! ' T ~ f

bi: l~~~'i " l j ;M~ :tn il~~UifN ~ r. a t r~fJ~t 'At "

1']

rom~ ro ilE AWEND1!m m BEFORB~D'ID l f lRING~,.AND AI 'TEt I I '1H.PG.,

It is m o s t im;po r t an r t t o o 1 . \ e 'W c r y SUl l i lne~sha .u ld g . i l ' i rIJ r a _ m i 1 h l t + t y ' i .dth th e p ojn lts O ' I : L t"

H n _ , e d b e 1 o i J I ! N ; and that ~1; . "e : t "y t i ro t : s . 0 0 1 1 1 \ d carry

t h r l m i l O " u t tw 'h inu ; f :~f : o n ·thennge. .lh e s,mMn~ w orkm g 0'1 tho gun a lm o s t

~nH[e~y depcrtd1. ' l i l l . I ? O I M the . obs ( " : r " ' 'Rn~e g ft h e se pednt t i . a .w 'ins tm d Qr S Ganlmt e r n p h a -& i ~~ tbem too m ueh ,

l:, PO I srs TO HE: AT . :l 'E N ! lJ .E:ElITO BE. i - 'O iRE

:UI'i. ~l~~, W : .M P OR B~BlI:Ii.C:K:Sr o l l J : li ' I 'R[N"JG_

(&_Qkl Up.

The ,SUr i iH i : c : ! : i , on whieh aU , : E D I i 1 I " V I 3 . M G Pfir~s,"N'Ot.k ! i h®u~d 'be th.orou~ni .v ' i ' i le·1I 0000 w H bpE"'~~ o te um , e s p cl t- j;aU y th~ fo l l awing :

B~~lJrin«p.1'rb of the barrel, : ; 3 lm id aJ[~ re -. : : :~mng p o r ~ i o O l f i s . .

Th e l e ek I I J l l l L i J e s a 6 1 l t he : s . i de ~\a. te£, 8 b i otbm w O " J k . i · ~ parts C lr f'tll lix:k ltscllr.. ~'pe-~ia"[ ly fh81~\!'ers a[l;d e :~ t r . ac toT_

F a e e ,fir t~~ reed b lock aud '~h!Sed~s 0'(

the guj~ ~ra!:o; : 'd~h e f li !ed 'b li }( " l:_B r, la l i nk ," S of the (;mnk a l T a t { " j c l : ; bt:i1filfl!;!j.

Q J 1 I k lStde 6£ WWr

]11 o.r.(j~ W 5~ 1ha Hill I 'oo tdJ in~g perttonswurk Irecly, eoek , th e r o ck . nml!YVe the l u~c 's.pflng b(;Jtx a n d : 5 p :L " i n g . h . . l [ 1 i l l ' t h e ' o c : u E m k hfinrl]c

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Telli Y 1 h i s . w rn U If" cra nk he .. c U e QIl;

to the l ' o l tlE:f. t hen b r - L n g : U ~ck, to ~ verti :f~"PO!i. i , l iofIL" I J 1 d r @ r c ~ th e b:tIT el (JI t]w [ron •pl1llinrr b I if ' M. r ; l·t U Cr. ~tikJ tf t ~ ld ~ ~1! o the cheek Iever, and fire.

h 'gLtn. T h i ! " j I ! ;; l i ro - u J d be : r u 1 J ( ! s . t l 2 ~ J unti l t h eb ( 1 ' 1 re .¢~i l , C 'OT . reC ! l y .

' ((Ill ~ fa 1 re t tende.~ to ~ ",....." ,..

C a ) V atcb Watc SUP!) ' ..

S e - e : th a ;a s . t r m c i e , D t £ ; I } P p l o f \1 ; a i t ' Sk ep t to fe b rrel a.riutg', so h~, the bar e[ j~m e 'l f [ ' u 1 \ O O v < e r e d ,The water in the ba r r e l casin begfns to

o il < " ' i h ! 2 n he D 1"31$ ~md a o o u t O O ! l )T - o l . f n d s

witb th e Gna , i h . "S t a . (I i ; " J ; ' alter t 'b j5 ~ ~ '~t h e :6r:in~, is continuil~. 'Ure afLiL O ' J . t 1 J D t ( : I i '~.".aerevaporate , is about Ipints fu~ each 000

r o , u l l 'l d : : : r. \ \ . e J ' I , tl t:. ba ~ c a s i n g is I l e . - dw : th, fer. bout 2,000 Im.m~ ay be dir~il g . e d a t .sh iOr t j n ' t te . r w l s , vLthoul . 1 ' e p ' 1 e . n : i ~ , h . l lm g but hi d1:pe :nds r u ,pO:~ l Ul~rnpldJty W~tJl

\ c v h i c h Iu : gJtln is fi~.

t ! l l l i , B I t Not J P 'W 1 e 4 .

Du ing a h~f[Ji1pors:tyess; ,dion Q r fir • ailt h - ~ O ( : k and : t J J (rictj.on.;fIj~par~s, rta RDVe ~

J

pat t~~ used belt : : l ind ~pr~ i~ by ;]e, T I ~ ~tClpsl l)..-e p IBnJ ls b a il antiln ( '~" 'S..~ry.

SiI;" tba the hWlIl'be 1 1 1 ( [ 00 e:lE' ~'i!Ufilled , " : t \ i nr~iaW1afW:r : f l r i [ 1 , g : .

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tfa'\llerskng ~ I 3f:id that ah~pim; ; : R lOO secarej ' lTh lhc i : r hril~, s o !8 t o , re v e: ti il ~ dtlU'f i~' t ' ·t o

~"1iin~or eerds,

( . t 1 } lhalG:ifiHgll Cl~ling in Quartersr

01 1 re OtIL t ( J o q~~r.:; r t h G gun ~IUI. U te

b arre l liliiou ld . 1 lM 'r ~ J JMJ . g bl y d~~ a s ~rnlas ~~ble, ami th-e ~[rt:Gd~rleft ~.too. withtii~: ilitG lock should ! I 1 e 'bk,en 01a~. a nd ·th Q-r - .Q u g h l y , e ~ a _ m a .n e d tD -e'~l,tr~' ili~t tt.{:[re has.been ! l I , { ; J . '11u1L~~. It w in Im t be DeJt~"iaryto : ;;~rip 'the l o< : k fw t 1 r u ~ Fg , r l 1C~ . Am!llU.Jl1i·

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ch tmp :i !b.~uad I . H : : huu1g _up to . dr.V". R~mc r v esLi~r~platefi . aut] 'ha1'Jie~. . O'illng th e Mlts iclea s tV.f:1I MUt e WJ7e. 1h~boil i :rwg wa . t e r

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com verS{ljn~wj: l11t ib ' ! situ.ltioll n n d i l1i!Strnct~lfolHSrecl3: iveil 'b y th e ~ l t O : n t I iJ}ffioer;a t o aee a ss es moomm: \ t1 l ra Qf ,tl te 5eCt~~]II1I l1l t liC e 'li i! !J lt o f he

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a O i Q l 1 J I i 1 - r l ! t e d w i ti l th~ d~ic s o J a ~ t ~ ! l ] no£fiCf"J a s ~rth t~eHi: : ; ; ] i l lbandling am i cen-ll"&l oJ f i re , arid s J l O l I I l d be p;rn;ctiSJ2d I ]n thisrespect, ootfm!i~Qnrdl~l. , J , : . J i r ; : m , U5 t be :e uol i,·Ci~ll'~ ir n Q~ fI .ro lfio n o l fife ;I~ in ~ ; a n d linet heg ! i J jn .

~m-He is ~~iIiI~Jy r.espGftici l !r.:~~fwt h t , : : pa~ng a 'lM j, e o n te nt s' - of tbs: t ! m , ' b e r e d'Mt~, On th e tin~ j i ) f march he maoo l r r s;

~lliIHd it,and ' ! . \ 'O rKs flllc: brake ~5 required.OIl : rim o . r , c l e f _ to 1 . m _ p ; a C ~ he ' I , ' I f ~ 1 I ~ew~!" t h e fuaii lh il rd. SU]X:'lntellld the : tn rp a < : k lu g . . a n d takeJlJo>nunan.c] i l l i ! the a ll ig ~nc e ~~f th e St."C'~iC)n

O,rn-L~~ ~nd ~rw-LA ~t_ H e wi~l 1mV( ! fhe '50] llftThe

p a r ts [bo x ba ndy ~ 'S!Lrp~:B"'V.i~' the aliilmlllll~'fL'Qn

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£ : J . n d b J J . g s . o C l d r t ' h n ; of brush"ivoot1J,and \"ffltchl (Dr ~gn a l s flionl t lli;.- s t eUo : n offi~r. He w i 1 ~be J 'fepal'(_ 'i l to 'lake t'lll~pliloo o -f the serjertrlt"~I)uld he b ec om e a ( l. as ua U y ~~ndDl'lill thi : : : re-

(o re be H l® roug h l y ; : t ~~ t l a~nk i l 3 , wirth theduties. He: shou ld !tu;:crtSlOllIall.y ;ac t :a ~ se r -,g!..~n'l:~[IJrhJ~ uai"~ltg,. H e mus t ~ pa r t l eu-b , r i y J)J '( i f ic ient l l : 1 : t h e us e iJ f U J , ~ ool l t~f imJi iG 'mad:mw a n d in f i U i Q @ bcsits, l I D y h ~ f 1 d .

G \m w : nh lm l ,, -I n ! Or -d~ rthat ~ ~ el tt m a nrn~y be t oomugJ1~y ' lmined, j m : iJ 'OOce ~ n 'Hlft

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S(.. MJi.C~ NE Gill N:NElRSrnA~ O'OO!')'K

' ! tLl r i@U1S dut 'L t .-s ool' li fIJec ledl w~t:b t'bG b1 iU1. it is

501tg~:;,t'1ld·tha t. a r n, uu~ l~ ! l'M : ~,b ~~hl1l1e'[l,1i:

slmuld be [h:ta~~ (lina v .~ ldy rOS~t' to_ ,d~~narnd ],e®k a fter ID S;( ie ' l laeb.nr! .e,nf gun , H e ~d]p eT . ' SO J l l l l H y c le ~ 'E l~ h c ~ n and ~ IiiaS~S,] o le

that th e n t l L J ' . f i h a ! L 1 J l s m i s i l rept Hl. t h i ! ) \ r i } 1 , ; ~ g J i k t y~P! l ;KlV U J rl c lo g ! U l r d \ e r .. 'r~duty n t 'lm ~ r f o t r tb eweek ·w~U~f.t ~s N Q . II il'QI ti l ny tilctica~ ~.'{~-e ls es o r ' n~ l t_l ilb~TS t h ; a r i t , mily ? -C 'C l , l f diLU'll lS ~IS

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numDe~:

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clearn and. } ' c o o k 3J~[ ws pn': '~fisun th~t' ~ h e , ~jlec~njSJtL i£, ~ f Q ( l ;' k iM g m l l 'g J D 1 l ; h ly • . O ILQ:(iin~ iD!W a £ t i u T h he: ~iH CSltry' ~i~~n-podand p la ce 'u t ~fi a , s m t~ .l oo e ~tLOOIi andassist N 0_ 2 llii m,O'i,lXiltllf:lg t l n . ' I l gu~. H { ' -

n ; : : ' p e : a t s a n o rde rs r e. ce ~. w .. l{ ]J.Ibserves ~15 Q\\I11

: A r l i e a~! i l l : rn : ak5 ~~~iL'y an~rn tJO,I1: ! i . ® [

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NJ!il. '2 :it'~~1$ N o . . I :(I, t t'h~ g u mI caIT[L';S

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'fr,pi~re~rrts CII~. In _~chQ.fi] te w i 1 I l ur{filh if! 't i g J ~ a : t o l j ' frelt i the s ee tllM 'L o r i& .Q ~n y d.6 ic rr,ati~~J~~ IJ N J ~ r l i . n g , 0 1 t A f J gutl find Fn~1·ail]y

a s s i s t N Q . . 1'.

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N ' i J I . :1 h"Lkf tS · the iTIst sUPJ i I~ } 'oJ am EtlUniif]tm.

lrollbl the ~iml l1 t t ·b~ 1he~n ••mtl is respensibl 8Lh d ~ 'h (!:condenser reach.es tl'u. ~lI.Inl J l&s i ienbelere t l l . e -~ ' 1 3 is any chance oJ U w 1;"'~~

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:j('CtiCita !llIr sub - seenen offI[lG~',

O~ r . f I : N()-. ~ is 'the i~liIge i~~r. K~wi nt~& :u-a~ .j) 1 l 1 d 1 . rrepa re ~cn gc : atujjs ( s 1 Z ~

dmg r am } "

The oth~r 'N '®. 8 is a 5p:nro ,fi7ti)J)~ :;tnt! ac ts; i lc. tQ-m~ng ' to th e o -rd ers h e fe reU w s ( ro m ~i5i J lf f io o l - •

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t~l/ l1ncarr ~hLOtIJk1 be lu:qw.ently e~(:rulscdJwith tbe S{"C~[om. in oHler t h a t th~y m a . yt ho -uO'u gMy r iJ oo ~ tS t~ rr d tbe 1'1eoes8~ty il'O'ff

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load a : m ; d adjust 'u n 6'f~r and m8.k~ ri I fltilil ri~~PGr: t i~ rI ' ! j l , l 'hep p la c il~G th e 1 ~ ' ~1 '1 nl~ bO '} : ;.

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f ! ! I i I ; 1 1 g me t a l 'oo Us . tlM t: n oo k cd the c~ Jn~~~ b61ng '[} r~ h om e a g ~ s t the ,(rorri'l

dip6-,j. Belt-.fil'lli.og : m : & c : h i . n . t . '(S~' P/~tr.. V u.).

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G~j!ll ' k l o t '~ e ~ o :n n. eJ t. T'!LlJnl tk e. s tc c i g l! lu le]11a,tl:: OI L t~J .e be d pillte OU.tWilW; .see that{'he P'fiC~e'~ opener ' 1 l S . 'b ~ r ~ ' I : -enough tv

elear the: b el t: : pJ~eE: the ~n bebiod t i b . e

T-QlleL' a ll Jl din to t he bel t guide. the edge ~ E t~bt1lt. :t ® .brJ lO'uC~limg t~.@ sid.c ~G{ tlll'l ~ ' t1i l t l l .~ th~

p~O ' J e&lmg ends 0'1 th e lan~bra s s !9h1PS '~O

piJ 'int awn} " ' r : r - o n ~ , the t :; ]; rtLidge phu1!ger 3nd, t _ 9 ' : P : ; ' $ : 5 under tne steel gl!! ide- T h e ~W o,1 1h~$ i i : : J n ' bO - p ( : i f th ~ ~ j o j £ 1 t - T ~ l:: n fh ~ ~ tII !~ 1 gu~ r l e~ a te Inl 'O ~~U lon ~ s h l ] j , . :ill~ddraw h e 'be: l tth:rll ' lJgh " l ' L U l i the ~Mt h ::tnd lUi!til the fir.!i.tPG1~kc1 is 0ppO-S~u.":t~iC P O C : : ~ Q t ®[X~1..ej l" . Fill

th e ~~p e r r ~rJlJ c a l r h : , ~d ge s~l I M F e pl cr :l! ~s h 8 . . " 5 .

r~guired. Om :revoh~lfL,g tb~ cranJt: hnad le ,tb e ~ke~ aplllf':t " ,~1_1Ie~t:er the : G nit ]»Cketa nd 0l~n I t ~ 0 1 1 1 Ctmlmtlll Qg th e motion, lh£.

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w Llh th e } i l ! J t ha~-d~ !iln~i J t~IIt'\\'~l;ht{liE'thefilled. pi l r t lOn oJ the b~lft is suffici~nt 0 0 as s l s tth~ p : tw] . The 1 t m : g 1 G of mC l i r a 1 i f f ~(!TI of thetoodarng '~m~ is an ilill,P:!'rtailflt i'8;ckt]', i f : i this,lind reqm~, il'tiLnd'Ul ad)us tmJe 'nt ,

.N..B.-Gre..'tJt care ~h(:ju~.]ibe taken to seethat ~he. JYkJ:mt ~~~eI enters "he pock.e~~eb blm i$ ". Ci, th 'e~ t~ ' m ay ~~er¢e :3I[ld : 5 po l lU re belli. _Om ~;m,O O OO UO ~ th e c :mn k hal1ldle

SM\i!l~ be h~ h~hlly and not tu m .O O . ~ _ r a 5 t .It 15 ~d 'WSab~ i ' :to obeek th e ernn 'k han i lJ le

mIlOltt~n~~ly at In!2' _ po int w be r-e th e po¢ lMO'_ pe II . er I t : a J , ~ t to ootllf a ~t.

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f lx~d elewt-1(tD be;ng :p fO'ilided, •.(b ) Jts U!:N~will d~ ~reM .e lh G pllO OObl~~Y' ~f .

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2. ~,n~eU1DS~w iU h . t r i p o d s 8 . I I ~ d amm l l n iU an' J : i. , Q 5 f : t 1 i . wil be pJs~ed !D R tbe groulr1djm , ' l i k z : r l l e s

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by ,tthQME}}I):r:din the m~ r rank, rEhe fo on ~rank w i U prf.F, ,·ide t h e ~l t ~u n d o g t : . : l , o C h r 1 l . e n t . ,

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O n U~s e omm a n d dA,n~Da .m in ; ~'bts: a imj~g mrir.k)~No . ~ oojl iJisi 'S t ' ile t : 1 l 7 1 v 1 l ! l " S i r n g

darn]) jf wM til d o w 'h y N'~,.,I. ; t I l t L dNQ. I ' : t aysfhe @ Un ~ Jlll:Ri~ntB:ililjng UU! sam' pressure e m

tnt: hant t l~ w 1 l r il e la 3 ri :n g a s D e ""'v~lld w l i !: : nfirr~~ ~ l a y i l l 1 ~ . ·th(!:..a. i lwhtg ey e shol i l~dbe ;t¥bo'Ll1j; S I : i o l : . i i l O O , e s ~hind t ' t t e l : - e ~ r crO'. i~p i ' o ' c e . N O '. ~ a H ~ p _ : : ; the p t t S : i l ! : i O ! ; [ t i l o r th ei l l111111 I i .mj . '~ io .nox if reqJlhed.

6 . \Vben th ~ g i.L n is laid and t h e c J : f ! Im V ,'adj 't lcSlOO. a s req u i re d f. N o . I f f lLGe5 tb e ~l]to-

li'I(iJt1c sarely c a .1 i ch 'l ,v i lh t b~ IlIJ;refmr;;r;r andp rep a re s ki ficrt. \Vh~n No_ I is fftldy r

N o. - ; h o~ d $ l iMP h m $ . t . i 1 : ~ d . \ l V 1 i 1 l l i lOllIol;t."abJlC1l1Jtis implntLlilit t]~ left hand held. Ql,:rt ben~ndN''tl. t ; ! ! i 1 ! : 1 T I ~ oc~ li'I'itIattS O 'J iudlica:tiog ' l l i l a t

No . I is ~dy 00 f i x e . . A ! 5 prOfic~enCir~ ;n c m 't!a ~ , th e W!iltSe bet,vee~ D i l U ' L i J l ] ;C theo. iDi~ct , i l ' F t d th e ril 11 :g e~ h 0 ' u M be ~ ~~ b~ . .On t h i I J 1 4 0 m _ n a n d (jT, S 1 g r rt a l i i i ' IUe, l~N (10. I

pre;r.c:1- t t b . c U~' lJ im.bpiece,On the CoI)Tl1 im~l l lc i : o r !i!;gllill t : ! I : l i l J~am F i r e . . " 1

NJI - I ]'lo k~ a~ s th~ a ' l . 1~ma . t ic Sj)JC'~y ea tch,filW rerna~ilSSbeil{]y.

Horim~ta] Tla~I1.,'. F[~qlU~t rnslrut,;l[Of;iJ ,ViJI be g 1 \ / e T I i r ~

1f;rn ' l [ers ing Fire . T l ~1 l f ir er m l li1 .'t i~rst ensareth a t M tt&""~fSillg daJlJlp is iu s t s u ff ic i en .t lyl Q G l ' 5 ~ t ® ~~a'ti:ife the gnn '~IJ be d ( ! ; _ ~ : e c ~ ~ c l bym c a : t J , S , o f a ~£barp tap wHh t 1 1 t ' : l W ! f la . o n therear C«!S5, pj~. Each man must kerr!. by

101

e x p e r . i £ J ' l o C e ~hc ' l! l'I :a - c t d \~e c d r ila m p iii 'ig h ernI]lai~~ and. ~foJ7e f i r i ' H l g ~ h~ ·~hQ1.:Il!dBtI~un!ith i1:~ tb.e: clamp :6 I t o n - . - c . e t l . y adjnst~~. to s o i r

l 1 ± m s e l 1 .Tr.; lveJ5;i 'm.g f u > e is a:fpl ied. by means of a

se r i e s 'Dr g~~ 6t td a t. T~gllbt ~nt i2 [ " ' i ! .a l1~

~thjn eertaln IhlLiits imd16: ted by ~cllfJ.gilres em UI~' t : a l '@~t :a s m a y b~ @l " i l 1 1 . d rm m . y~h e in! ih ' \1c tOF.

l " " 1 t i : e t a : : r g ~ t 'vilil Ix- '~ h ~ i n s tl r t l. 'C t ] iD n ~ 1

I ln~hine £UD ta rg et de ac fi be d IlIn p a g e 110..

TiLe' ~~u~ fQ'r 1 t t o r i~eB~3]tra~~l[!g, i S o a s ' . o l Bo l r ! . . - s :

T h e ~Dst:rnch)f' h m .- v i H g Il iescr1ib·ctl t M ! i gu~het1;~eeD w h i c h n r e is to I I J . e : d 3 J r t o c t e d . ",ino C Y ud e r ~ ~ ! rJ a V E l l1 IW g m ~ ~ ro]loM~d fly the : 5 4 ~ ~ 1to ..:,1 1 : i. rn .; u - T h c fi.rcr " , ~ n lay n ~ G gun~n th e fI:rH~k fir ;u re J !\ ~'P 1 ed :rI.M p r e s . ' " tb et ' luJnr j jb p i l £ C f ! i , ·t:h(tli. till P tltI1 ~Illt approxi-J O R ' t - e l y w the omtre Q 'r the rnte rv a ] ~ L h eU r l l x t ~Iro. a g iL in ~ the : thumb .~~ ,. h £ l ! I Jtap, aHd 5 tI en untill th ~ ~llW~to:rd~t\:tilha , s i ~i!IJ~t ib@tL The [rer should be ~llugbt to :liregl'0lIlj)S c d a ib Q\lt 8 ; l'(llLnds by : r n r u n t " 3 i n i i l l g[ ~ u l f l f h i ± : : U U j s n ' b F i~ : f n r . i : l lbori l i t . ([Ifill'.:.

s eeend ill ~~i.cbg r o up . By thm meth{ l ' d he]~-a'm5b~taF tht:gun w.i tb ' th t : : r J ~ a ry 'r~«(:'

im , Gl"de :~kli ~.","eidfL ri n g : MG f iI :.than o n e ~ il.lpa t the s am e ,P la oC 'J and also to ,avoid W e a w n g~aps ln t ' h l . - e line h e is lTfi . , ,~rsing.

Dj~nM 1m.V'~.a A :s p r o fi ci eT J iC y l ne re a se s , ~ns t ruc t i_c , : I

, ! ihoult l l R . - ~I,i'{:tfI ' h l l ' i m:iag,p. t laJ tta....J ] ~ i n 8 ' - II I

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rhi,", e a s e U ~ I ' J l"a~t w i n lli': th~!il V : ; L l< l d s , e a [ '. h

I " . . .~thlhrvee 6gLlrusJa s ( ' O J ; ' Mr~:roRt~t t . ravers-

u n g . TILe El.i'I!I'IU \Vi l l 00 joil1oo $D 1f~};!;t ~€ ho f rh e o 'U ~~ i ' 00i~ is i l r l i the same v e r t L ' C i ! . l

p ]: ;u le a s the centre ..ba .~d . , a J 1 ( l j , fij}~:S.-a[!. : t t t \gJeoJ 100 d{(~·~ w~tlI[i l t, In t h i s case thefi L'ef i s . mug i l t to GD t r'L bi TIe t hB u se o r theijl~\l~tj m ,g \?ih,*l wH.h taw~ng ( or d~ fiC&~ i. \i J n .T he ~IDC ' pr .i nd p l. es a s f(l'f" hQri 2;Oll~1 h';a~

ing : a pp ly f(lJ;" d~nS (]i$_g(jIl{JJlh·av~~t~.

I nc'StrucimJ1 ~~J. be 3t_f to :~ed ; 1 1 1 t rna .~hiO-ln ' r i g h t to ~{t~f..s , , , f e L l a s foom le n to : r i gh t .

O U i n l l g the i p s t r u . c t iO ' J I o r e shou~d be! iWp ' peU at lesst twlte in !'}~wro (:h~ tllelaymg' SJ1llU ah.o to ·lftieaSl1H! the lI:il50alIlOO

~ra....d. By Mm p arin~ tlrte distaJ1t~ · t ro-v e . t s - e d , 'viU~ t h - e num ber 1)( @ : r n u p G ·firtd.a n e ;H r na te c an 'b e ded .l "O l !d a s 't o tnl2. va lueo~ Ule h lL 'I f !2 r S in C t i ' r G - For ~~mple; Tra'"

Vel I- sJ ng fm8 T I s o~d~l hom ~h ,c IS~ ,to ' he6th fi g ur e ~ f rr -eis s topped aU£~ the 4'th gro~p.H t'tl12 h':tlver~ has beeFll O O H ' e ~ t l v ca'l1iedou t" tbe. ! ;~ n s "h m lld be; l~d G _ T L the in t e rva lh~·t\'rllc:ntbe a n d and 3m. - f~gures.

S:W[[,.gij~~ Tm;Vtrs~.

9. ]:M mGU 'L od is ~ntpkly«l i l g a l l i l s · t d,", l l~C=

. ~M " ge t s at ~'1l']6enmgd.

]t in IW ~y ~a~m~~ t~~ metMd I ! ) f

t r n~ 'ng I h < y al l I tC< Jl l \ f l1: : leIP~Hlg .

'iI-beSwiriging T~\l'l:ts!! l£ , t : : 1 1 $ J 1 ' ~ b~ l~ac'b-·In~a m:aJIj, ~o t r a . " ' l l f S e : a U i l :a , t . l u n e S\i lXL.Ims~rue-

li@l!lla~ tlII~e:t ~'!f!!llly m d ~m oo~h l .f i f ' ] i 1hou '~t il s e conds .The : iJ 'DP9.r t~l l ICe Q J the s o c : l - D e t being pe.r-

fec t ly ui 'r i~ ht s h® ur ld be e lU lpba s i sed .

lO. On. t he e emm a nd ~ ~U i D lo .~ J~ ~N tI t_I l~~

L h e t ;m g e n1 j; sigbt (i f rar.s~d),","b~~tnut th u ~Iide.t : ' J , ! u m s t h e cra.t~klU ' I1di1 ,e twiee .n SUOOe5 5L - t m o n

~' O the rohfer, hrtting itfl y back ea(ib tjmc onr u th e iC.~I.Ct ; . ,~ lever ~ I l : h e l i i T el~ 111 ;1 p:I nt l

bot tom p n ' N 1 s . 'vhn~ No . , q ' ",,-~tbd.rn:...... a ndE \ ! ; ' l I J r t . c_k : 5 UIIl ~ U hl the bex : this IDllSt bedone o om : eUy . ~nd the lid c l o s ed ~ndf a s f u e l f l e d ; . No. I ~ th~ l o o . _ k SJlrl'ltg bypresr~ng tl~!i:!' th-~lJmb~C'.

I:I:. On t h e ' ; : l J ; I n a m i L n n , t ' L U ~ m 1 Q l ll 1 1 . t ~ll[L/~

N o o J! ["UlE..oves tbe clevj},ti~ ilnd cress .berul] o o I i l 1 P'~MI N ® . '2 r~BJI~ the c o . t ' k . p l l W , g .

~ th e ; i l l IU l ! lUl i t : i : {I l lL bo x t- o N0. 3. r emeve sple ~~ as in _~C! '~ t l ' l 1~J and t""j1I~ it ~"1 .

Its u n g l L l I 1 a J j pO$lb.O~l Ltl rear, f i r s t d{!~lng tb£!; .11.l~dtm--No. ff follo-'tvs wi t h he b.ipod. Oni(t' .rtchilil;t the ~na l pDSiHQ;rt . h e sees thattIre joint pins. are h o ~ f I " I ~ ~"!!I, turnGciI ctQ"'{'Frt.

: t I lnd tlwlil f( iM S a nd c lamps th e le gs ,>

1:2 . On ' t 1 1 ~ o o . ft : lI l na : nd ~~ A c m o n ~ J J ioUo," 'Cd

by I tcr~ and J\i[(1lJ:rJg Ar~rrk . the ! ! ; ' L l I l l w in b ; . e

m ounted. lo aded , and la~d a s d~~C"r i~ 1 inthe I!lf~ViollS r ~ : ' I . r < 1 I i V o \ J l ~ l : ! 1 . No. ~ m i ~ i n l 5 ir ish a nd 00 ~ lld iC i ;! ,t iJ w l: iJ i l" L thG g un is I r e : ~ \ y leI 'f i r h r l ! l J r

011 tllt OOnl tmmdJ

.j)1' s : i~ua . l . . .. . ~f, t @ Q ~ Qf

A O l i o , l l 'lo~ - - - t h i 1 ! " gUilt g S !1t eu c e u n 1 o a ( ] i e C i l

\WM. , 'V I r :~ · r s l11 lad i i inegun_ofg_ l i I k

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'lvith(llll w i t h d l f l lJ . '! i V i ng tIm 1 ) I J It and c i l [ [ " . i :~d.01 " d il.flJ w tL b a ck , b !, means 00 f lb.e rear I e g - .mu l e r eovc r , o r ttl t h e o r ig i '[I a l '~~it]on,. t be ndisll1iou!l:t1 ed 1m t h e t L " 5 1 . 1 i l i l \\-~y.

:E1 l fm~mt8f j ': ID: r i [ ] Briafli' S~~_zad ..

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• • 'T . i Ii t 1~"

I.~rr.

,",ClIll!f i ' i ro t •• '

·~3 .[m~tn1dig:]Ihc-uld be a fto rdr,d in bri n~ . .iDg the gun ill it{l l aetiQII l jill the several pesi-t iona Q f th e td.iJO O. :BIfid i 1 1 ] 'V~W~ nab-HIesoI g ; r o t n l d . . F u n m g U .P~ d o t \ ' 1 f l , :Hl t 'l .d i ! l l o : n g 'nn~Me of :;~~[lp bills slwl:ll.!d 00 pmeriOOod.P r o eH c e s fu 7u ld ~ l~ be ~:ff~rded. in mOlurtiliigthe g t ! . 1 i 1 fll'o:rn the l.mti~ positien, in ftr.iJl[l:

(;r-(l-lill the lying f , tQ$ l t i( l I ! ~ Hi: ! l i l wheD l r o e - e J i l l l gOJ U wt h l :I ' I!C~" as 'M!I2U as '''''''b,t:~n,~thD.g.

• I n m~tIry c a s . e s 1 l J I'b ~ '( \ 1 'm : ti i J n ~ ' . f m beim ;po s s iMt : - f IT Jo j l l the go position, : i l J . n a ~,t

w .i n I be n«essa_.-y 'f®r !'JlbserVefS to s igm aJ~'1d~ {]'{)om i l l : . f t i l . 1 ! I I k . .

T he l 'O l l u w h x g ~1lplllw"e ecde i~ '~}. '5gdns~I 'ud ling th(i: f e3UH :s . 6 :1 :obs ! 2 r . 'l a b l l' J l 0.( ~ ! I : ' C :

o ~ Fi~ ol~i&'I ....~d.O'i,I"~r.

S 1,f~:I:~bse rved ~horl.

R . fo1n: O~'I,I{!d to c i g h i o f t .u :S 'C t.

L =E h " e o b : : ie r v c - c l to l d t ' f ! ! f t M : G " e ' l .

K =F~m~~ rve .d f; J . ; IIITcoi j~t .

\V =:I F i r - e unobse rved , 01: i~ wash -our . "

a, The ~ at the observation p o s t~ h o o : d d lin ~he ~~~. up ~J to sho~~that t i ne®bservers are ready. ~~O" '~ and I~5 J ~ nmy

be ~;3lted f oo l 'muUip l e s ( Io j 50 yams ~ tfllillS

\WM..VI'~I :Jf:·rsl ' l l1lad1iinegun_ofg_l iIk

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.~ 0 0 ~ ~'lN ln u ~dInean . iiFlrl! iOb&erved : B . t l e a s t(I® yai. 'M beyQ;m.{i tiU... ~.~~S~b ·~1Ml~1~1be oo])e~.;t«] If~ the .~n . !Pg91t~ l I r _ t .h l~5nan be d Q < 1 U ! w~thotlt dB~doo ln@ th e : p o s . t l O r J

_to the ~r!liniIJ.

3 - On a .1 ] ~a 6iO '~ w liem 1ID il1!lslJ re.: iring,the ilOll!}\v1ngs~nill£, s h ou t d b f ! : u sed ~ T 1 . ~OII·

trt'lliojJ fire:

Siy ta l r~ ( [ S ! I O AiI i00 n.~-? IDln artmi~~flJ}l~~

e~tendf i !d . ' r : i d s e d 'f~ the SIdes. te a p!1151ti~n

i l l ! I~;n,emih ·the $ .l ~o U l da 5 3 iT J .dl ow e r e d a f> u n.lhi~ J1f'1.0ti~R tl) be repea t e E l . llIlitil it i$ ~{:li

'ttlilt the :5~pa]is b e i _ . r t r ; ( i t 'i I D , f . li e d with. 'N td~A mlu;;h~nlb:gum is s a i d to '0 0 '.~i"A~Ull'",~Wh~~l'1!

~t~$LlIDu.n·ted. ~~d Iand . ~,ud~'l.'!yt lIleoe:~r~ly

i lTin~. .Si~id fur iIi~ Oui o! : : n e t i1 ( ) . 2 iL . ~ ' - . i \c-m. : S~ 'U11 gin a . e ieeular l 1 1 . ! I o t i oYL ! :ro m th e e1 b~ " In f r o . l l l i t

Q if · the body -

: : B y No, 1l, .

Hand . !lip. ~ Gun r ea ;dy tl O o p oe n fir e . .

By Con tooU in i O ffi.c e r . ,

f l t tP i l ulD . P r¢ pa rnto ry to i W p t " IT L D . g

ire.Ha]l.d .dro pp ed. - Opal ~~.

Elbow ( ; l l O a e m · t !~e s ide~ kJ~' W l i V ' O O h o llZ Qm ta Uy. C ea se . r - r e .

~ 'O F EJ :Ei '¢ T ! lJ nA l ..T m AlNm C.

~he {( I !1~wJng te s ts li!a v .e btllm devised toas s l . s t

o H~ r s~t'b

l ~ t iDg t h : eef f i l ; :~mC} ' Qf

their SBCt~~n~ a n ~ t1 J8n~ _ry lTal iJ l l ing. ' : I I I'l~.~ to ~UJ"e U n . a t ~ ~elitll i f s u c c h ~:r.al:rt~ng~$ ove~w~. [l]£ Impoda:n~ too: t these.~ t.s s ~~ ld n _ o ~ ' Ib~ C Q r j s i d t n ; .1 : ; 1 l a s C O l i l J . , P f 1 t - i . -

ti_~u 9.,p.llEISt hme~arJ 2~' hc rugh ql1jl{;lklli'l~ is

~...o~. y - e t a c c u r a c y ·i s th e ~ rs t e s s ~ ! I 1 t E ~ l ..N !! I i •m a n s lro uld. t . ite oo f) )nl! . be PtJJ ' .s !U~ a s4ier-en i In'~ess all ..he ptU~nts, 3 _ 1 f 8 ' ~iy~lIdrille(l. e ' l, :e n . t h o ' L l I' ll hi! m a y r omp l e t . t th em,m ~ h e s ta nd a'fd ttmit,

Til.( ! ; ~ts n : t l!it b G car-mj old in s t r ic ' t~ ' C D r - - t 1 a : i f L _ ' O e wU h ' t h e nots i l e4 in50lNeti~n5~L v _ e n . ( :o J ' ~ u!! Iie ss th e SJ na ]Ie 5~ rl t :1ai ls a : ~ - e :!n~~s t 6d lJ'pon. ' the; toe l~M~·t \wiU no t beo 3 lp p lic a hl :e . '1n carrying out: the se tests.h r n~ : c a ' . D l be sa/nzr i l .i~fllt~ fl_f~t piliir .o~p- l£- t~~.est~J. ,t o V'. OO \ n secu .b 've ly ~ th-e r e . m a i r n d - e l f CilJ!L

be c:ilirn~d0 0 1 1 : . as eo n verrlimt.

r~e_~ E 1 t i ee .p Grlo Onnel. o J _a . m ~ b i l l i e - . g J a Q

'S{:CbIlJDI

]n ~]~ :dl ~@ i ·. w h .e n p QE 8~ b le , tn c drivers,~~OU l d qUajl'~Ym t l~es~.·~~t~.aeting oo th as~ 0••1 ! ' - : n O O l No.~. lI'tll~~5 tl;OO~ify. fo r en' 5 e r , ,~ ae aQY m em be r o f a . sec t ion m ay b~

~!lJ~ured t(I repl:l£e a ( '8suaJ ty nt i1 r t r t OO ' R e n i t ' : ; ;

nQ'hQ~_ [Ill. a .~ ~t s N o , J: : 'L'Iil~ r - e ] ? ! l : \ t ,~tl(Jm-eI"S rncel \i'ed . .

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i. ~ $"eQt t T Il ' l ' ~ and l!fii[Jm.lt Il~ ~ i i ! ! I J i .

Ore e lOO lPi a oi l ~'Ii Iil l;mJlJt 1 i T l D . ; ~

Jh e tT ~P9d. ~u. : a r i d awtm.1.1nd ion OONto 00 b dr1.on the [;iQ.tlUd. \'i'~thNos. :r a n d '2

' i t : =mdnD! ~n(;!; GO" p.at: l' l. ' S t d ~ or h ! 2 r r t i . . 11 tq

c la m .ps (~ ( t 'h e 'tnp od !~;s t o o D!2 ~ ' t lf f ic l G : n t 1 yta gh ~ to .rr~""01t th ~ 11'GJll r 3 . iH~ lQ!D'!Mi '

w h . C J l IHh:J.: dt*.t. :: t~ l :e t .1~t . : : "": l 1 J Q d tru.\~l; '5i llMdtlmp tjgh t. Tho iCetk 'P~us m ;l11d ! i . l i . !J jUer

r l o sQ r ]. T I1 t: : : : f - " O £ it i a n WbG.L 'e th e ~lIJin ls l iJ .

be rnOlln ltd to b~ nut m~ 'L hU:lll.5 .raIds

aw a y .p(fin~ w ~e .o lJ : , i~~d.

( < < . ) Sock . . . : t to ijr!: upright .

( £ 1 ) .A U e l A l I l l J 1 1 S i ;ht.

( ( : 1 I Jil n~ h -o m e ;: ;m d tlilrned If~m¥:n.(...) Both e.~i 11{ 5{:~eW5 PIlKpoi6d. t.he

g am e d~ tiI J Jbce '. -

( o f ! } G'Wiil : p o : i ' l ~lmg '~1;l I H ie f D O J ? : t

( /) Co rk f~ug w i dl~ra\,m, !;;tlut~r ep en;tad ••T ••~ \'{!tt'cal.

~) Nos. I and 'Z.t and an Il.mm\illbtioD bex,

to 'be 'i n posi t iQJt .( 1 J . ~ 1riJKId il~i~t.ed 'S Q that t . h ; . ; : : gull ~ ilt

a ~ u d ,a ,b lo C h e ig h t il)I N o _ I to ~ay:tl.ld f l I r r - ejill

a romr(!fb lb l4J pooi t~(!rn ,v i t hnm ~!TIIn~f ratnt.S I t r . . , r i k J ; . n t ~b-;U.ii. ~o . s~PJ J s .

- -it 'F o ioa.tlt;U~en·~he ~an~ ,,~.~ l'

In o o n t i n ' I J Il ), 't ir lr n o f l, B e l t . 'wit)) a fewdu .mm·~ oouDd~ ~ L t:h ~ em d I ~ ' rope¥ t y p a ck c i lin th~ OO~ ' , 'w h i c h 'win 'be. el~ 3Intl { a 5 t ~oo .

R£l'S PF E1. iM . I iN"YA.R"/ 1'&1~l~G J: ;o 9

, P > o ' h M t 'O ,i!!~ j]~~.

.All .Iotuiing J i i lOt : i . t l I l ! i , to be qlJ!it~ mslind

and .COl ' l ."oc, t~ t~ be e~ri~ O:ll It . ...it'hout ;[Ilnys lwrR : I , g . Sl tmJard . t tW'1 .5 ~roomi s .

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~~'~!il~!Ild '[ , 1 \ , t tlml!:flJ ._... __. 'o~eei)II i ! "C . -ve r I . II

I'~ ~l1ItIm1i:ation Q 't it . G i . R o l { k { 1 ; d ~ d 'illltI

l~dy .~ n r . ~ Iaid, Thrt~ ebjects Ml1 i i H~ t bel '1 t ! U ~ , t O O ni ! l t - r;i11 a iandsel!i~ t i l rge t p la ceda~l .] t : : i ' : ; 5 ! . y a : r ( A s :fm m the ~hl~ bw l the No, Ib~n]$ te£ted. w ~ u : J W t know ~li'hkJ]w i I! I b~

~]""~D~ _ A illY l ' : ~ m ; g e :unay be oni~d :s@ ~'onga s . 1 ft MU 06t b~, :lllec~y to 'aiter th e s~iidG~y r D 1 . o : r e thon 500 y lU 'd5 ~~ or W ; ! 'l . t m w~

th~ amtiJ'l,g ! I i I1~rk. ; . 5 'Cb~.P . t J . ..'r& f, Q !b # W s u f .i .m ,

.T1~a~·the slltde is adj ~tS~ and U~ gun~md \V B U i _ a J 1 l S o l: !. JJ t e i: 'I D 4 U I ~ { ; Y . ' \ " 1 n l l n check-II]!~ t h e . .Urn. i.ho Jd ing " l 1 r l l ' S S u r e must D o e :

~M~r lOO on 1 1 w 1 1 1a n~ I~ ; tms mi ly g . ene r aUybe doH~ mO!iit ~ ! l )mvemel i t 1yby the inst .ru.ctw- 'b~t sheu M l th~ '~ any q _ u c : s H tl J i! c rJ diJ~fe re nt •• h o :M ing ~·· the: NQ. J: : S h O ' U i k l h oMI re g u n wbriJs th e l l l5truCtm- cheek s the :a~1[J

W ' o .. 'i mus;~ ~ cwe:fm. bO'w~'If(tf, t h . : ~ t . lsr J O e : , ~ not .~rt Ja~~ Ipressure w'hen l e . a H i J ~ g

t~ tlnc : . ime to clear ·the slg~ls , $ta: t~d-t imluJJC. U ; : ; : : , ur,"'mh. 1 10m UU i i 'r ra ng ~ lx "h lJ 1I '

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~v. To 1 I J d : o a d tbl!! ~ o .l : l 'O m ~ommoo~," " U n : J .u a rt L . ~i!i

In 1l:(l[rhfi:l1atiil;!~l m iii.P ' t I I ; f J l ; s kr & r . G!~~"I"1f~

« ( i ! ~ Til11g~[:lt r u g m t l e I J J . o e _ f e d . but \\?1'lilru)llrJ;

tmD'~ing d ! l l2 . s l1 d J e . , _ .(b ) UI l[a .~mlu,g rno.t~~nSi to be gl,itl;~ distm(.t.

~itln()llt sl~~, , •~~)Belt w~ t l1A:1f awn~ repad t~ ! !1 , (C i r rec : lL~ f''In

t 'h.~ box wi t b Hd c lo :: bd and f : lSle~ed, .~d) J . . ( I e ' k s p o o g ~~e&5.¢d~ Stmul~nl titM.,

S . s~ ~ ds .' ' ! i f , . 'IQ '~mlt b~en tbl oo~ ,

~, m5ll1!111nJl~ a w n . ~ ~I i I l oon ti ri J il J a ii 'Qr ]] o ff i f ! 1 . 'f~n~gun wil l V~

dismQiUl 'n led lIIlIitd. w~tJn.c :r w i U . . tn s t x ~ podand an.1llnu~' ilHon ~.I' w i i L l l;i~~ ' m 'U!l~

sa.m: le ] l iQS~troD. ':'5 a t the b e g i n l ' o r n g : c1 l l ' ,~ t l,

PM.tJti. I . f J ~t!l a I t . u n . ' ' l W ,

Al l i t - t w : p oinl5 a s at ,t~ ~€inmDg o( TftSt i,.sI.olJ;r~J'd ll:fJt~ ~'mJ'd~.

W .. T . l i br;mIJAhe gpm ~ o IQl['C!ll om U iQ ~" IWI fnd 1 \ e n O o 1 l ., - Io .h w lila J 'b V R. ' lU;J"~-e•

O~mt .Tbis . ~t COIl1 lb i 1 l l ; ~ r, '~D iii. I t m(!~~

the : n o o f < ! i : 5 i 1 t y {m p r © f u : l fu I L - c y 'i n all d , e ~ ~reqUl t 'OO bejme a pit caD Il;Iptll ore Mth

e ftO C t "T ttls test &b\.6uM~ lbQ"refOO'eJ J!,&~ b- e: l p p l i e . . a llnltit prD' lfdency has been a .U:t i l I~edtn e 9 . c l 1 o iQ f t hQge tba ' t p l ' O C OO e it. T h e D l J . ' ! T I o l -

b e e s , glln? b'1~ ~fld '~1I1Inat~t1n b;rx w iD

be alii:U ,'be ~L11ilWllf oj ~.

PfJI~nJ/ ! i h; , f te ( ) ,I.MJtr't~M~

A~lpoirLh. as hitlJdlJ~~'nfur T . . c s 1 t $ . L. itandn i i . ~!) be fuJjfiJ]~~. When No. . I is 're~EEy to(i~1'I ·ur-!. NQ, 2: w iD I Lo ]d 'u p b~ s b i l . ' t L d _ Sl.flft'"

d0'd linK. _ : i 5 imtmfj. l~ f' d~QH~ 'bn~!iI~

a~d;gt-oouI!I1I:uNo:; Z ~1d1i u.~ his mmd.

vii. iIori.mn~M ~,'~~ (!In rile ! C { ! I m -~'~~"<II- ...,~ O ! R'I;'Ii~e) ••". .. ~a-v efSm g ' '" signal HiFire.'~~

The 'il.1fg.et " " , · m be a Mri';,rontal lin~o I ) ; f ~gu~ . . khaki OJl gr~rI. J' ] ru: : :h~ ~dS')and 4 m.Q~ (Ij~ t r o : m eeutre ~r) O il J' lre.p1a¢ed at ~5 yaJds .f r 'vm the gun. Th~g un wi J l be l a I d . U D 1 i my fig ure th af maybe QT,-dered. ~fb~ t e s t , ~ - . i J n eomp r i s e tra-

ve rs in g frm rm . d8~ Ii!] l~ :;)5 wen a s fra m/.~ to r igJU. Om tJle' c om m and ~ ,.' . r n l J ; ; ;' l j'er3i.ug. ~~ : 1 ' 0 lLu~~~ hy :5i jgn;1~ i l l l J f i : l 1 J ; , X(I , J

...i Ii tu e a g mu]J! a rf lh~ fig 1~ 'Dena m ed , t henIlrn 'iI~~~. so. tDi\t the 11'1:i~tgm'Llp 'I,\rm b o t iredilltlite 1rt1ter~ 1h~ite next :fig tl~ ~ · the su~_~U;;"JLt grOl,:~.p5 " ~ . I J . I 00 f i :ted :it a ~tgurund a; : ; .~ t i~c. . : ~ l t : r . ; l1j lhe ly : M.ch t~Ill~.:fl g roup is6 rt:d. . priR'SSl , l~ ' wi l l be P1I;?i,l~U~ll1' t l;;[ l If.if,j. U~t:t Im.fl'iJb [}](!{"f: fQ r a p pmx1m : : l l r e l y I S l ) : cQ : ! T ! . d

"'"bich i s a bi :;n lt tbe Iln'l:C l~q'l.ti! '~d to fire ;~ I " ! J ! ! U r l ' c r . f 5 t 1 f l < IQ [0unds . 1 1 ! , i C test w l n noth t ; e omp l e lo o l 1 r . 1 J t i [ th e s p aee induWi.tl bed'Lv0e1l

'1 f ig : t J 'I .f . e ~ . i r t l c · ~ n d . . i' f i¥ ntG irst n:: tmcd . a n d thef C ) u J I " r ~ ~ fl 'Om it, h . . . .I i ! ' > '1{:~l'L tra v ersed, In 6: rdc: t '

ro L.n:! iU[,C .'hilt tl w ba~'e£;ilif]g h. ~ . . ; & [ t i!ihr,tor'lt~hrorugh i '$~t l the ordell" til) cease u r - c '~ 'RU 1 ){ :

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~i'\.el1M ] ! l . .' 1 . i . S ~ enee rl.t~r:illi U n . : : tr n ver~. l;i1lLl

1l0t Mfore J. ~Q~~l'S b1 J . ' ' I , ~ ooen fLr loi~l.a~ldrhel a y jDS wi 1 1 b e Cnu( ;~ d ; t h l s wi n be : r e p e a t edwuen ' I 1 : M ~ ~ l ' l l ' i s t ' i ' Ji the traverse l~n . . " f L ~ h o o .

p~~ ~ Q~ogl.

. That t he 'h"a~ltlSin! damp is jlllit s ~ m ·C lenta y ~ M SC k io C ] l ; J . h l e t 1 i ( l : S " U t L ee be d e : _ f i e : t : t l i : d

by a :sh~rp · taF wMtb the hand ( I ! I i J the rearCJo:l.5 _,i~e{';~ ''''ib~ ch~k~lt'I;S' 'tbe l a y i n~ J thidt~ s~g_ ld s~ t e bud. aFi l ? rox l IDa : t~ ly OOtrectly ' ;t l i l . ~ e ?bJ~t ~~ttl t~t the trnV4lrSi~jg, " b y a " S C e I -'tai1Ii1ng l the s tr- .engt~ o : ~ ta, b n . ! l ! iJ~ll,i]l,

wr.r~t11 e : i i t i m . . a ' k ' c l , MId. H(lt ar_ ' tuT3,tQ :[e-

la yiD C ~ t:)'Jpill@: ooe ·kw : (i .f ([ s 00 ob1:~j[l aCCl!I'-

rncy o .f aim, wi l l Dot • :d~t}""roo. By I]l)unt'-i'n, t1m nUmt"l loc .oJ g~u:ps frm ~,. th e p Gin"lo g , f j1 . im, c a n be c .a l , r .u l l l t«l . e .r : . I Ill~ 0pt!nOO

1)0} the _first f i . g I l , H · L i and stf'.lpped after the , hg roup ~ boon ired ~ th~ gu n S::hQllid- th l :"b )e l a rd ill!ibe foudb ;fLgU~Q" Sfaaa!iFL"l lim:.~ stw'H(h ! f J f t . ' 11~ ~t; S{!.ftl!:s. Le. , ;,l

I i~O ' uP : ;q :m t ] a l:itJ:mp]g~e& ,till.vers s ~ f : " g - . inth~ r;:~ p l e : above. nilG t t l ' n r , : : t'&~en sh~lI~haw been ~ .3 S0t 0n ds _ i .e . • f! ! i i [ i ¥ J D D p ~ e . t e se r i e s

J[~ seoo-ndS; : L I D . d a . ~u:p - I ~tlDtl ~

t o t a l -"I~ s e C o i J n d $ .

v~ii l.D i I J f OO l i E d ' i F l ' ; I l ' 1 i a r sinl'. O n tba; C -QD l . .

' lW ' I I I l a J ;t~. rl if l1i~ ojR¥mel-· _...... ~-" lU S i l L t g ~ [ ~ ~ ~e.'~'~'ht target , , . r i l l be t:ht~~~li!in~ e t! ~ l i g ums

as (M vii. eaO jO i fLOO @ . t a n : Il li Ig l~' 01 I : : i i : ®

deg~ 't @ th~ ne:d.

: [ 1 1 .. : - I J .T C R J i 2 (] I I. lI i 'G . cwj I I h i' ; as (""r V i L _ ~ bu l in

t o . 5 o f~.1 c . o rf U ' ~ ~ n : :t C L 'I ip J U 1 o . t i~! Z I t ih~ eh~,,'a~l~lg:\'I,~h«~IS, l~~lu(!«l. Ira 'IICI$IJ1~ w i~ 1 k a r , : fromr \f(Jlf tQ W~.a s 'W~I[ a s rOOm lifl to , iglU.,

Poa:n~ 'f J W oOWT~~.

As i l l l d "F~ t v~i. Stantill l ' f l t i ; J j I J . E : ~ .3 u. .c ramls

{ Q , i!«'~ ~"~ ur~·~. ; ( 1 . " 5 0 expt~ined ir l] '>I!St V.L.!.

~ , :! lt Gt "d yl llg stoJ.~"

T J t e insimetar .....n indi'C'ate the 5 tOp~ I(~r o e q u . . h G d l by , : t d j1 JS tt n !i : t h e c ra nk ] ,a l1ldLe O 'f

, _: sp: 'll fe ~Ulii-.! if . : : J , w : , i J a b~~. ~r- 1)1 h~Jldjklg .it

sbck ~i1: I : !~t a wall or la."L',ge~ to r . ; : 'Xi"3l1 plirytile ~Sl tl 'OO 1 i QJ ' th e ! l ; ; . r - : t n k handlE: which hewishes k1 i] ~kl~~~ t~. [i~ c x . a m rl';~Crank

1'l:Uldfe vertfta~ ~ ImmedJn te : a , - c t i i J l i l ! 1 i . T . h~et k~r- f !o s it iO l "' lS o f. t bC i : ~aAk, h a .n c ll ie c a n . be5 t 1 1~~ a r l y : K . e J L 1 J p l : i l i e d l .

. As a n ~1~~~l1t~r1~'t on ly . the I·imm I!.d~j)·t:Q :;u.tJ.~ • ~M 1 .3 ble: (I f St~ges.wIl l be required, 'bl.~t ;R~ profidellG J inci'~tsthE" Ta : n~ o f ~brp :~ : t i ' :N: .~ m ;t y lJG r q a m r nrully tested ~J' uo t 1 'oOd ldcmg var i rdioD5 in{IluooJdall!l"!e w;i'h the l3 J lrul~t~d. ] is t of s tQp ..l;i i : lg ~ J 5 th . oolu,n'll~~J r Rem . e d ¥ ill l Je taH ' "e .I . . ' i lHer the .~: immed i a t e aetlen Hin 800~~:G1m'Dl~has been ' : : , ! ;pp l j~ . kttp : tbe cr:,nkluuulf.e jn th ~ ~J B pt;$lb;m. t t : ,1 lrng N~- 1at t : l t r ~~m~ 'b rn c ., .~ .G a n s ti U SMp& J J No . 1

5.h0i1~~d:.~btAf~h~ h:L~I2~' ~lIg_ In all ~;;.~the 1 'mm .ed i a t : e action . mwt r u s t be i l , , "~j~j.

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hi~f~ t o - ~ (ii~,n."td.

That the oorrect r r e l l : l . ! ; } d y is :lll[llioo ilJ.n~,

e 'Ornple ted; tbat r u t m otio ns a re c o rre e t~ y:3l~lId c:'h~:jI .:ftyt t o l I T t d ~ut; tlnat th e sun is re -la~d correetly , m : f f u e r a n:m«ty has b~~ncom-

rlGt~d . SJ~'Jdor~ tf~r$.·T~f;CQrn'ti

pwxtd~~r.s1 -0b~tAtglm~i 1 J d l . i i : r J . 3 ~f .d . t o j ,,.~ (Nd a- •• gm~~ f t J p s . ~ f ! roOmthe instrucror.

~,Ber~~_;

(~ ) A h~ }a : fl 'oJ 23 f Q l J J ! l d l s 'O f b ; : ! l l l 3 J i i J Im l lU l r l -

tion ~o b e : placed ibcside' a m: a Jn~ trh~ to bei s e r ts d im a be lt . SMndarli t11nt. I ntt~r'tlfl!e

-fi) A5 fov t a). m~t 5@ ! rnulltj)j!;. W be inr:;erted

1n a bI21'i l :by ,~n~'m:il!i'!I. S~prdri!l,d Un1t;; 1:2

mi~'Nla.

Poin t s f1 J lt~ .o~u .~

R011inds ttl 1 J i e l l a . e ed aTIyhG~"" i~ :a bearpamtd net a rr :: tJ llg e. In: :lp ec 't~ "M I l J i f the bel t0JfI, ~p~ct~~n ' I . \ - i iH ShO'w i it h~ bten : t i l l edso as net to cause a ';anl( in leed, -

~ OF ~AR7 TRAtNING.

'lclnOzy' faib],e, S hQwm ; e :OJ ' J : f I i h i l :a . ! I j , ( l~ . T i~ - . cte,

to : s ~ ~ ~ ; !i l Id i ~ ~. . :. ~ . , ~ r i) l ,U ; j~G IlD ..·~ .

n.~~O:fl!.Lm. .. ~ ...

u O ' ~ '~ ~1lI ~ l . 1 f Wl'1!I.M,..~~,-,rQl;l.f<le,~,,_ "

n~ 1lJic,~JI: . •• ' t J ! t ! c Q i J i ! " IT o o :J l~ I IA ~ p.m. •• iDt ' t .-iil&1Ii'L;:~"

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11 .

"tJfl 'MV..V r : f : k ~ f 1 i l 1 F 1 i la d ' r l i n e g u n _o l1 g _ 1 l Ik

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GElf:ER~I. hfAClI]NiI': GUN CQIlJRD.

P~yLRO'IJJltds

.@lIlotWd-

l;lrn9tic~ I,-Of0I11p:L:lfIg • 10

~~ ~.---single: sb'otI

trli .....l"f'1;~n~ 1 . 0'~~ 3,-S~hilli~ , ~~oJ 4,.-J-~ppl&cat~[}n • 2~

I. s . . . . . . . . . . s wm g i " 1 l traverse . , 3 0R . e 1 J t : t u ~ i Q n (lI

PAJtT II, .(E~rlge 400 J .ilrus fm r[ all p :rtlJ Dtim e ~e pt

ha~Uo~o l~ . )Timl l i ,Mom:ui~~~lds.. a l } : g t t~ ;m.

Practice "..-- Ra!ll,ifl~' _ 2{li

8 , - 'O IDJ I r t : tGdL)~ 't'.,

JJ ' g . , . . . , - = J \ p p l . i e a t ~ o n" . ! i I< :e ;@ _ . .. . . . . .1Jil'vet;$i!llg

II II.-{OJ]}~t~..)n r.:l ,-(OlfEutted ,)

•• I3 ,-Obs ,oerva ti.QJ iI •" :t4··-F~e{ttsu!£~~ssjvep ;M l iG n 5 0 ( : r 4 : 1 l . i C - 6 o r J ! Y ' ~ s _ t o ~ou}'ds,) .

l'ii)ta[

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HiWuncballotted.

Part J. no

SUrpl l f f iS fer rn~~~ttt.n i J ) f i l1 ld lh( lmt~'h()'t$. w be . 1 X i ' D 1 e . d and used at' ~ b @ r u s cnH & D I T I l o f t h e C o o 'D m ; x n a i figO ffiee x . , . '" zo

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NOTES.,

~.A:&T 1 : .

: g ; . A f M i : if i t m . n J ~fk(:!.--F(lt' 1tMJl~h warnfare~ m I i m ~iilllt ~rI.!i~ 'ra~ets m C ' t ~ ~ ! 1 , tW;g~

th e •• Swill1lgilll~ .r1I'rnv~ J .has ~iSn k11l.f id

ncer . ; rssary , . It m no ..._y rtf:,I~'ces ' t t , b e rn~~~d0 ' ( : t.-a \'~T'!1J11!:' by .a'J~d0m~-tC tappmg, ......hlChs lul 'UJ id srill 10 0 co ;n ~ ~Mr . .. ..d th ~ norJIl.Q] method.'1J :he· w i l J" l ~ ~ j J J g tm ~ is . i ta'l1:gb;t" by ~~ilg

a m an '~O HilVle l '8 'e [ 1 " ~ b loo t .[tll!l! Ui.1St1'UC1:IQnaltcM~ c'Ilf:wy a n d 5IJ]wdl~yilla i J J . o u , t Q! s e cG lmd s .

P A R T I r . .2= PN.t:i~ IQ.,-]"·l will 'b e ~~q 'W

shcdem the t:a~"l:;t; as 40 ~()l,]n~ Iess are:db~'rutlfor ill th t s : p t a ;c t i t ;c . Tl lJk ; . 'wiU be

d o n e ' ~ Y " i J , i I : s i n ~ 'bV(!, r:o",feet £«ee:M :ij1llS~ 01tbr~e" Spa~ wil i l be -:20 ~ H ' I : c I l t ~ ,~~.P"nd~!;~3 _ . . . . . . . . . , ~ > I i ) '1( a : ' f I D 1 ' d i . r ing 'rr~:n~

is no t a ·v aU ;\lrdG . l l _ } . m ~ t Let: u; ",H I 1 W ; ~l1bstl,-

'~utedi!;lt n u s luIietft.( D ~ . Ob&erwt.IDn -should. 00 ta l re tL by t~te

Fanics left n g ' h 1 i t , Ildd, lZ:e[ 'Jtf~J WDP '5; .Ml,l~d

( 1 h l ! n g E i round a l l e r e , S IC h r t t c r . . S e . c l . : i o D

, o : f f i o G t s : s J : lorud ! 1 ! 5 - ' l : : e r . t a : i n r t h a : t each m an h a t S

l !! J ; D re r v ,e d im l IJ 1 L e a c h , p ;rg iftinn. .

4. P.radiu r4·-Io,li':':"1i!Ind~ w illi ~ Iired ateach .o. f . t i ts i '6Th1 ' distanees raid. dOWD imM~ketrj !R~[i!1tion~. T'~~ ~'Wld5 · w m . ~,II !5~~d ,oot J. b}ff®~ ~Ille'Tlemg th~, ~ - c -t f . e . e . a nId th i3 t 1 i r . G r wnl l p:I~ e e ~ b e nex tr.a:np 'D O oojl"l lplet"mg h is I ii ) 1 I I0 1 iJ J nd s. whetlwth~ ll!llS, secured a hit or nat.

CU8~J :; ICJ!li i 'JiJ,N"

~ " M i t. i& .h n n e . G i ; l ! I U " J e r s will. ~ } . e ~ a s s i f i e d IlIppnlh e Jliesu1t~whfc~ 1 ! : h ~ y ~blam" m Praetiees 9aDi f i EO ) ~J1eJ ; ". a l .M~ch lne GI!L9 , I t : aUJ$J . asf "Q t lo .. ~ : __

'To be c la ss ifB ,;s d a s a ., J~l C.lil~ GW l lit ur .••50 PQ~lIl~, . ~

T 0 .be e~]fiOO as a fl Q Ui!LI~ G .uI!J jD e:r:~~5 poirtts.

~ ~ . n ' 1 ! : S , ~ ? n a be aJIfc-tted. j.. th e ~ifl¥ltfu~~pracb~ i l 1 J r n t-n.esaJ:nQ Ii~~$ ; ; ) f sG:o;dl~r:as L..." d~WiIl1 'J ~ tpQfagr,aph 04', M~~lr}' H~la",bOIlS, Part I. 1909 {rt-~~lJ .~) 1'914- - .

N ~ m an s ' l: IDuM lJet ;in nrunS ' i /l i th s e IY~G

am~lLThlti~:i!ll until h e OOS ~tly p~5!SMthe . F~ f~ of Rh!mel l l t : :Lr .yTrnWing.

.II is unpGj't~tfl!f i l a : t aU the i P ' Pm ts ll~beD~~fved l i l eJ~ , "~~Jlg , 8.EW dl Ine!" f...ng artca.~f,~t1~ calT.~eiIlout .. ] 1 1 } erder t o . r-e I .ld rl r t h . f ' J nbnbitlilsJ fjJ all m:tJ.ciI~J1(:guJ i i ! rJef fS. .

r : arl [ :i s iJr!; t~c.f L U 1 ' IJ~~ n d . ..s i l! l( ;e it Iipel","

~::tb]y _~hi!min. itlme. 8. ~Ct~ _ m a c h i l i ! . e g~nrn~m~ \ , ; ~ 1 ' J i t h . . , ~tv~ce. a~mulMhM. c : a r e r w ani!l

rn .o rnugb . !mi l J1Ue t l o~1&

net : .essary t h r o u r g h i J M tt b l l " : : ' p t.i f. -dio es o { Part ], The t : r a i o N t 1 illlnrn.eJl'

mu- s . t a ls o ]" Je ga rn t~e P1'At;tjCt5 a s ins lru e-

~]~a~~.. 1 . , h r l bes t \ l 'aJ~e w . iU . b r ; : _Qb.tal~lItd byrlilCJ;!;J ~ ~ch prncticc , y f u : d e It IS m pre-~. eeiiSl~~ fire i.ar th e ]:iUll'pilSB. ro:~br.;:["n b¥ W f f i l t 'l l \ l; G " untu i'E ls &Om p le h !d . . " , , , h e n

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RiI~ i ; : u r n nm l l i t . L o - J b \\I~l1pr-ohah1~ R'Il'l be a ' 1 1 ; 1 il-

:a . l l l i t e w i th which to CQrl~t r a u l . c ' ! i "

I ~ U[~(!: ll ' iira-cticcs the f:t~er le'an115. -1$ l~ e

ga iD5 cK,eerien.oo, to ! I, ,1l l1 t ll !rs t3!PI il t n o : ] "Q u g 1 l lyth e i~lIJki lU"iti~ Q~ his ;1iI[!i alfu} lh,_ m,Qtt'f i1dn~~r,

and '~ rem ~1iSi1"~ tor.thllrnL by

sl[utabl>Blruld-

i~. Th~ ~nts c a n ~]lJj)m be JeanttwHM u l ~ : ;:LrduJ lm : t ru. t a :f (m and , eXp, ' lana t i0D

by the :s~~tiOlloffirer..

1m l l n e : 1m \'n~[lg Practite or Part J (lijj[i

t a p V l r D I i backwards to OOfle&t f : a r u n y tra v e r s -in g " , ¥ : i ! d . b~ 8n()\n~fI. ]n t 1 r M ; : lp ra ~h oe , ~t5 p;a ce > ex .c ~e diT Ig'2 ir l lc lt~ w ith out a bultl!tm : 3 r ( l : i o o i r : [ l . tG S i a ' l l ] 1 ! l y b';itve~~I1®.

· r : n s s igh t iD :1 i $]~y!.\tkm t ' o . 1 J . e n«"dFo( Hae

u , s t r ndWTIan m.a~hilue, gtt1] f iIIrget is I~:00

y t I I « L . , . . Aim~. a t o r inbe w~ t J l thl i :l o o t @ 1 .: be. ~ ~:~ s t L l i } 1 l _ l { 1 !;aUY I h ~ ' h l u l l i H : s

to s t r i k i l iii the ~ 1 1 L ' 1 I r e Q f lb.€:. OO l l i . 1 .vert killyi i i . o o , v e . G ! ! l I ! I l 'S . sbauh!, i!l(l 'wewr~ h : ! : lBI'-Irn~llli~ kfow f.r ing. _ I . \ " : ' : l the at'Gilr:iliCY or:

th e Hf:':tlt~hot011b ~~up 'fired by:IJ 'm{LcllriI ! i i ! i~llJ is 'n~t : t e fu :lb le~ ~ w , id , c 5l]ot ' ! { ! , l ii U :geI l£F i l l lybe knnld \ 7 w T n G i l e~']m~~in,ga IUluP. Tn~l.me-oo t $ sbmi l l id ' b e a : J r tlil.s l ID I I iI f il n ; : l wne[i!, ~i1iciz~l!Ig

H~er~utt8 oj' a . p f ; l i C t a l 1 : ~ 01' me. a sm[ l g ' ·~·hesW e , ! l l J { a g J , l J U p . I~ s , i~g le ~Rot t.nIl'\'~~·1

t h . c rc{ :Qre, ( ~e e le va i!: io T h m a )1 (H i e ! !" s JJ ~ g h tL y~['6m U ] B j t rerllilfirM whe l l f i r ing gnDulE·

~ n. the C l i I i s . s i f i a l i t i . ' OT l pg.a.d:io~ (ii~ P,ilrt II~ w H ~ 00 ~tQppud as s oon ' I IS, tt~e timt

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A ~1!P.uFI£i) N OJi'ES rnt P A R '[ ' I ; l k I ,G , C o U : R S I ! "

']I;. The ""l:Mw !ll!f Pal: 1 isi5t . rucHuf i i .d I andI'm rueD L'd5 I l > ' e e d be kepI.. e t b e r r t tJ~lI ! i tireDl , ]mOe1 " ' of 1"(1\1'[1,((5 ~xpernWd,

2, 'Th-e ~'imt oOiOflif 8~l iI Jlillfi.ui:lbly bep r es e: _nt w i neD Part '[ is 'he .~"C n I - OO by h i l S

~i~D.

3 - Since Pad 1 is !r;!sttuct i ona l , nO '~il!lw~imit is illl1,pC&~d,

4 , 1 ".b,e ~~iout C i m oo t m e y mp.'Q t ~Ulyp 1 ' 3 C l ! : i ( ) E : u ~ tbinks llec~;r:t H e '!tan : s a \ ' ~ '

ammlmJl.i0n. by fe-.tU{: ing the11(l:I.ln

bel' ofround'S. & m d ilD any pl"i\ct~CiB by a ba~m;:d

ma~]i:fic SIlInn£'~who rm~ h im s e l f te '0 0 a,fln!!rn1.l,[hly r .d it ci em . ~ .

5 ., In ~rtlCIILt5 ~ !l d b a'U : al la .n ~l ! Part Isb t i JLd i llIot be begun wrt ~~men am 't h~ XQ u. g bl 1train~ m I IDmed. i :1 ie Actl;O;fi and ha Vli! pas sedthe 'test'!i o r E lem e [J !t a ry T~inl ng .

6. The 'k ru ~h ;J 8 .c :l a T Il l ip S D O 'I ! I ! ~ d 1 .Lv.ay .9 be

slacky.

'1 , (i(:f1eI;$1 poin:ts f J ~g a r d iDS M ... .Jw d~ ~ Jlusiri:"U(;i~\l,.:~oept re r ~~hhJgj'og I'rave~s"

,fMt-ioe.t~~nle i l ! lstrn. '* t.®r ~oould,genemkl) ; , ' ! ,vatch

th~ f il ie r . o r de r him to cea se fI,m ffol)mt im e to time : a a ' L d C'~JJ1 i~n( :he ~1pt

:limlll1 thl~g un [p!!iJ~~,~O'_n,Eaviug I B l I l d l e;any : neces sary ;r.ifn:~!lsnh th e p rnc ti-o o:~~ ld b e . oontm,h l~d1 ' ; and whm it is .fiIush~d luMh~r criltlc 'ism :;hot~!d h e' Ilnarde ~ the ta rge t.

~) ,n is inliwriant 't l:I.M a ,&er shi)lIltii 'beb,ught seU-rg]j..=IJillce i ll Part 1 and.

w l 1 J i: ! n e '~ r tbe g un, j~ rkFE:~, H e s h € J I u M

~~erc!aif'£ be g ,i \"en ~he e!lpilrtun ~ty of[ . i J , _ n ' y m g O I J , i i ! th~ p9mt ' 50 before , d,u:in;.< l } T f L d l t e r ~Fmg. as , vc , : l l as Q~' r emedyia l . gi . 1 l n y stoP'p~n-e:. ' j it~t nvl,Y O iC iCW' , w:itrr~uta~y a;ssL;stafllO!:. Olnly w ' k l , e 1 J l ]i~ has

f:ul!!:dbl carry out allY (ilf these pointsD~ AAS sho ~Y ' i l J ' h im$eU ' unabill to ~~a lMill .jJ s t opp :1 lg e s hou J d th~' ~n ~trucVQ(1'

remind or ilssisl him,

~ ) N i J I . '2, :s~olll,ld in W L r r , ia b l y hofd. up h is

h a n d ~ k od i e a G : r ~ h a t ~;O. 1 : 5 0ready tofire, and !:.b.QlJl~a'Wal~, tbe Q['d~' (lorS J S J 1 ~ 1 0~ tb~ '11I1J5trw:w.r Or' s l ! j j P E r , i ; ~ , "t td ii tdul g Q ff ic er bCK !~ tcIllirJl Nil), :r toII)o:peD f i . . L ' , t .

B. Pain t s ,~iint Ra~e D~~l t~ i fJ~ '_

(a) !'le ver :a llo w a :n1 iYC_ Jlell 'boot of I]I~

brac:bt: ' " 1 ; 1 at; ~ gL11I i s , am Q])Orled altarby No , r .

(b } jl~.:J(:ii. 't" ~oin.g til) th e f l l lcget , U te l 'ockto be rais d . . ::tb-on the guid"",_

~\ All points, kfore, I il T I .r iJ I Ig ~ and aUBr[1.nng mu s ~ !he canriu] ~J' ~ttenclllrl to. jIj[1d no

www: . .vhEmr smad r i i neguD_O fg_ l i I k

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~a .c l tne5-S 'bhusf. t be 9Jkt"Wed i i i ! ~fiy p;;ihd ,o ~

e l e m e : m r t a i i. " y t r n i r n i ' f i 1 J g .

~_Plf~.P r " " ~ ~ 1. Grnuphrg:l;o rennds ~11l hem

g _ c r o 1 J ] * ol~. I ~ h i f l J u W be ' r e t ' l i l ~m ~F~U;

\ . .. -~ n . ~ r l .t ~ d zi p g :a grnur~ th:ll I .he_frrli-t ~"oois Dot r el ja l bk ~. b ec -a 'U S 6 when lit is tired U~ i I ! :

~lI"J"Il3~ 1S oo-l'vi'btJ:tjog,. ~Tl,d tlle,r-ekif.e. it ~~~1lL iil1ct~BMBU:~ rel~iOJl 'i(t the n'1Mi.\1rur1~t' 0'

the .gmup; t.hi!;~ hQw~er. ~~ n et a lw .a )-T S

n(!Jfi~.able.

Tms p ra c t :i C le t e~'1 {e1 te~~no ~hQ~ t'h~

i ·olhl! . ,~ng~

~ i l ) TIle O O T l J d l t t D . ' l ! \ of tbe barrel. :3 n d ~trip6d.(h ) An;y ~l i ! i' ! .r l t .i e5 ?, f th-c mecntl'lilmn.

(!If) T Iu ~ h (l o ~d m g reqJ!iIllfM JOI ' H ' L C GlU1!"~ lihe : 9 i ; l l I t i 1 J ' l j g 0:( the g.ilf:\. ,

l l ! ) ,c Cbe a diu sll ifJ .e Jl il . : ) t tbe fil l~ e :9~lIn~

[il~fy tti o bli1 l! 1l . h~ p : ro~ JiiIi.~ 0;1

fire.

1 > t . # w J .a f '~O:lmt~fltfing#t, ,~f,H. Ih-I l

in~Ir. l lI Ictorr ' l , v . : i t . c h t ~ : s "the ' f l m ; e f . '00 see l. f h t !: i~ kL '50

¢ ! . O r r ~ l 1 y · and p n'f: '.~ ~ ( he i L l i I U J l I Ib 'p[~e'\'I,'lthoul Fusbing tb~ g un iQruafl1 ~n-fUlli.rtrg

it W I the ma r k .

Crifi~ism.. T h~ boldiq ~'1lfuld be t r iHdze !dboth. ~t "the g t U n : p o ~ i i t . J Q ~ and w'h~n at: t h e1ta:~gcl '\\IiUIl i OO : f ' C i ' o e : n ~ to tb~S J m J l J : p ·

PWrt ' I i~~II. S l Il l! G ie S ! h (l t tr -avef9u n g. FiFe~I ! ! j f 'Ounm [;f.'i"I1lrld;hil ~I]I ~(' r t . 3ntl. "' r[;{!!f!'l 1..-(,t o rigl.t. ' @ ' f I»fh o.al!'~dter ·~h:.other. at tile

c l ri !i c re t ia l ll o f tho :&~cti.6nOi.9'di3~raml :pm,. f1dedtbcnt ~s9 ! ! i J l 1 : d e l l 1 t ammunitlen, S~ng]~shoti Q ' :: t d in g rr'iIllJst be g~L)!Ja' ineclJ.

MdkoJ o .} ! l , ' : r J f t d ' u a t · u g al~ t,J~icist~. .fteri:J(f J !Sht} ts~ : 9 . i £ O p t b~ f u- ': ir n g~OO ~ ': :1 :am l illc 11 ;: ;:ta:rgc't ~rG.ln thi2 gun j ! JO S i t W I L - Cri~:icl,w tlll~

gt!f. 'c'~h of: 'lap witb re[c]' lellct: to t :1~(' :Ea' t c rn~~ ' r . t te l 'w~ b c t l ' i . ' O O T a S~to'I!~; but ]p~r.e eleVl3.t~!l;nll.

beeamc~ 1i :h~'pr.~Hce is to teall: :h tappi~g an dr:li;l1t ~J1 .p l ;c a t~orL.

'h~kt 1 1 1 . Seaxdliilg. M dlwd. a f OO . i r < -

lutlifll, f , f ; p j ' i i cri~. $'tap the firingaf tel : · :3 (iiI' 3, s1wts ~r rn( ]c r iHcEge l ! e ( ' . J J i r e wn- 'tilfl uing'tbe pmctjec. OC[b~ sbr}~s s l ! ' L l m l d S ' h D 'W

no :Jm'r~d Jiht~1 dispersitJ il!J j~ as this " ' !{(!I ld ( l

Pt(llba b l , Y 'b e due to sjclc ~lJjti;': On U r u

h:J. '~djJ£S." ~ha'ps m:il~.~ ' l m y ' {b~fi..rer~-eJ~n~O'tle h . a r J . c l aD tllle wbool altd ~~ng Httl:~ h m ' r l J b l_ Me t.e , ...>~ th · ths ath~T.Prtu~~ .IV. §\,pplicatkm~.!j) ~D'up~ T,,~

~i.'ii!~ Q r , two , g J i®U~ of ;5 I D ' l L " r r 1 : ( h L M i t t J M : J . 4 f ) . JC(IIl~7iz ait . ld ~~U~lim. Watch t 'be t .re:r~D ! . il t g l l l Jm~ o ( ; l t a s i ! l 1 J l i ' ! l a l i V ; a t U le t $ r , ~ ami(;b.e~k fm e 1 a y . i r l l S if W T I M O O I l t! d . ncoo~f~.The r e : s t o o u k l l be ;fiO ~111F l ~ r ~ d~my 'In11l)a{linQ . I a y i l ng~ 'and : 6 r i n g " .Pra~ti~ Il t C t k l l dpWe tltl: :liner ss to the elewti{lfl. At the'

~a].g.cl,acculr . i ) j . '~In~J'lg and wrred; e l e 'wHuJ ]:5~lO'uld be peilllt.ii : tQr iCI .d ie: i '£m.

*Pmt.tt~ ·V. . Hi l r i zon t : a [ rn wm ~" ~ ~~~sil:p~;ed'[rom ifi ibselr\Fat~iJ'Jlll ; the mngen ; t 9-1rhtm~~' ."rjtbl a .d V < ' 1 n :t :a f "~ ~ ]{Jiw~d _ The liTer

.. Ornilll:eill ! 'rem G ImG l'n .1 M Mb~ri!i!l Clrl COll~.

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Sbmlid 500p iring Whiill the end 'O J !h~r.Q~olide~d hils l~en reilc:;hed. , JRf t l f iL l I i~ th~ firer~h at 1!1~~me'~hod ~f : ~ dm e r iM l . C t i :u" : :sJ lde 1$ ·too'~GW fa r ~ t i c a l s e rv ie e t ![a ·v e Js 1 ng . ~ ! ('I d ll ta . tin P r a c t i c e rv he ~ rl'!Jt the q u l . o k e i i : ' IMthod o rus~ng Ul~ ~~ttl fbil' :s j j~~l ' lJ : 001' red. ioo!i 01

e 'ev,9. tkm.Cf,~i6;Pfm.. E ! ! ~ 1 1 group : s ! I J e m l d be o f t~e

o on e® t 'llQ l1 [t~ e. j -'1:-. 0 1 1 50 O T 6 Sil~~ T in eliter :! ;~ lO ~M ~ djsootll~ r l i ' D m USlin~ the£iCb.tsJ as kt e s _ o o w t l . h y this time. be abl:e to'tap a tgwmm:eh:aJ ly ~~d~Qn:"e¢ t ly-

A i t.]lg ta~1 the fo l '"Ywi~g _poi~b ~ b ~ ' C ' ' : h M'b e di$cus-~ :. (a ) GDod ~,pl.icat1on i wh i chL"cl.lild~ t1r(:: a r ea oJ the ~i)t]p h t : h ; e vil1 ume

: and '~h-e (lOr;wet e~ e~t[1)11l~. (h ) t:h~ sp t~

be~'vceJl ! ;~OIo1PS~

ADVANCED DRILL

Thl2 C O '.m p a n y ~ SUf.!fMJ~;t'(] tilli have beenthooougbly tmncd tm the ' b . ;U ' :! ' a!ck squ:(JJn;i .e , . .Tests iQ ~ m~~ml :mJ l . iU ' y TWI l iD_g ps8."ilft,. andt h o r o u g h . k~",1,. f e d . g r : : Q f m e e h a l fiii! i- :r n_

lh ~ i~~0'E'r ' ing stages of' Adv1l l i l ced Drill~fl'! s~" 'j.ec tJ l a s .;'U fde ~ 'villi! th 4 objooot01 ~D~ tb.t a n r ll e []U ' m be rs :il l 'JC; ' M . 1 ' e lltf3iruM tn a J : ] nu l d u t i e s b l'J f n f 'S t 1 t te~ l fu reb;)lt2 i : [ J ! lmuWt iQ~on t~~ I]Wld f i r ing ii:~ ..

L O OIIBW E D D I .JU ..

l ' . h l m pm, tnpOds'~ e t e . , I Il It iJ)ll Ile lO T ~liI.0n:;

-'1l!lcti'Jtis 'Wi] I be FI~ o;If) t i le V(),lIIil~. i i i }J u r a i : ' ( a s l® r e l.lli'll't en

r nIf'}' dr)iJJ), l h v e i \ ! o ,f ~ ~ ,

! IXl~ b~11'\"kJil ~~. , ' m l i : . bar[{: l ~1I1 i 'S

w in 00 f i T h x l w i t c h 'liW.tl2f ~ m ; Q d . ·[he Wn~IlM!T

ba g s wi l l a . 1 l ! : I o oIXIr1 t a m w a r e - r . I'h~ s u b -

s oc tien s ' \ \ri ll 00 told off a s in · lo l1 l . tn t a vydriJl. bu't on the CnM mtm lr l . . l~a~ PfJ~ · 'e a c h RUMan- w in dQuble O ' . E I 00 h iS p la c e . a ! l l ( ]

li Q dfJWoil.

N'o_ c 3 w i ll ta ~ H .P ~ oovered p o : J l i t i o P 1 tot he ' r e ~ r a .m l f l : v m k .

l'j1(:: whO l e @ f the ~ 'Lerull& ']f il l w o r . kunder I}][te 'Cf)lI\IDlMd~f. ~d p~tit::c ~'h i im ldb e : 8ff!1~rrlm in lhe fc~'!f.Il,~g;-

(4 ) ~1iI.y mJUl l i g ~D,iQ••Aet ion . i i

(b ) l ! a ! : > S i l 1 g QTiler s_

( ~ ) U 5 ~ of rornhinoo ~ i ~ h t t . = 5 _

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'd) Rcooogni l l~ o r I h 3 . t g e ; t s . .

(~) ~li~atNIl (if S:~P.P~~·

(J ) ~.epl~t'!nt ~)f casualties.

( g J U~h:iill(,; plll sigli1~"

(h) Ammutl'~timl s'l.'Lppiy.

( ' 1 1 BQn,gi l i lg Up' will at t ~ e h i " i ~ . g ~ ; . t . H " ! J d e n 9 £ " r .1 1 : J , ~d(litWD ttl, above, comhlned drln

~h~JiLlhl i m o c . l ' e a 8 e pro~~y in 'e~m~~'nbydrill :and r o s w r ~ompe. iticn wtM..:l~ teams.

, 2 . , R O U GH IiB 01 D O)i D~

rhis is to uain the w rn n~ f in ' lMoon t i ' I 'Lg

~mi. ~ti n g hjg.~ ~I'r t l l ! l ! I !~ ' I , \ ' ! S n .gtmlUlld a ntl : : : l1) .:Cp

slh'p~.TIw .imtrlldu~w iU :Sflu~ .:),~?4lit on rough

f'1'o~L~dO:~.;a steep slQ~ and ~lIlstrItc:th~ :Sll.ll~d1 11 flirltDg dD\VDJ up a'l"td hQll".IlOOntally a l4 : !~ lg It .

1 ' 1 1 1 , ; : , r ;®,~g .poitut~,5 l 'hmI ld 'D e e m :p h a .. . : ; l l ; O O :

fa ) C!):~;;t :£;CUing up ! ; I f 1J· ' i .~d,~ rear ~~~a ~.WB!.J!'=i d ) o o f m l l t 1 l l .

! (~,) Po6EtioDS a < 1 l c r p i e d b,y No~. I '~m:l ;2

(fire efi~t~ e~pos~1t: I steadiness).

( ~ P 6s .: u tW n of ilnmnilinitloll "box 'to ~n~kire

O O T l " e c t f ' e e d h l _ g .

l d l G l I . m . : p ' r , o p e r 1 r .r in iI, , :CW,m '~--illl o ' t : f l l ; l sof ~~n1}ll1)bry tI.ll..l 1 i i n S [;ib£er'lt~d.

\VhN. l l t :11 t ; s .t to a ~ ~ rn , rofi ,ciellLl. in ~~ I I . h~aD ! l] I" " '~ .t he io ll o ll .' Y iIng ~hooM I b e um trlllldutbd

:J.:litd F ra c t i5 ~ :-{a) )jIetl1Q:d£ O il ~upp~h t i l) ~1I111 ~ilio:n

f~QoJtn a ptI$r li~1lIJ o~ F(!~dil i l f£Si abou lS o yairds.a\\fay.

( . i ! j ) ~ti 'QJ"ls ' 0 ' 1 Nos . :3 .:lud 4 t~ll i ' -niil i lume :~~um wi'~bl fia~jlity ftti" !S~lpp!y).

s, 'rgm OF AUDUARY TBJl!'OIJ.

Tills moun lia ' lg is not lnt·",ndj,id to replaceth e ~ ra !l" k V tT~pod. ,]flh e g un c a n he p JiLo 'Yon the ~I~:tk, 1V t r i fj Q ( 1 i n the ® r d 1 n i l l t ym i ; r n n : e l ' m t : b : o [ J J t ~m{tl'';f;I~ UtII.': 1 i gm t tripod.

T h e :ng lt t h'.i ipOd ;l$ in~'11d~d (o:r ~15e in ~ -( f I l ) Ra.p :~d a ih! 's !1!ces .

{h) 1"renlth to trench r u shes ,~ t: : ) . ~ th e fn in,g : n~m :~

(d) U ~ i & h H f l . g in ca.plURd tr~ndl~. ~~'h~nh i l l L ' r i q i ! i (:h~~~ ~f p o&~ t um are i £ S : & o O O l t ~ : : L I . c~:~.

( ~ ) 1 1 1 ' 1 t rom:h h ,g~ t j : t 1 i ,g . whl'1fi. th Q ,g.m h~s e ~ : f f ' ~ ! E " e d m J r r l e d i : v hom an empl:aitCIl1l~~H

0t~r t J~a:n . f'ht} bat t J !4 !;im.p~~C(;!m61lJ, ! O 1 " w l rt e n

t h 1 ; ~ ~b;~kV tripod 1 1 il ! : i 'I lw r n . (l6~l"~.

U ~l~ty, 'wh(:~l1a su i ' t abl r ; tj1JOO a i 'V~

the lliIrark lV' t r . u _ p o d (:jji~ !Ix b:~h t up anddu." gu i l~mourrtolNll 00 it.

·]~hef li li ll ll ean be Ci: I : r r : iedby ~ifhter on e ort",\~ men, as dlfs~d. The two ! l ; : : t tJ : y i l l l @ ;

h"~ildl~~ 1 ) 1 1 . " U T e i"S;tF c~p i:oece and {IiHj, tU~cband oJ rlle frmn e]~11"~rillIlbltNICs . I and ~t l l . ' i c m :r r . _ v t h e po oo tw een tlU :m " 1~wy··'!:i1t(fLlld m iiJw in 5"Lrng l\ofil e, t bu s; wniU. 'Q l ing~Il!ie gun [rom. the {]iO'flrL ~:rn~hi~~~y •hef 2 l A ; t U ~a t ~ mach i n e guJll is beiing ·~ roug t . r t

: ! i : , J 4 I ~!JII,cHlJM'R Gut-t~~Rfi~ lt~iI'f!iDBOcm: IJ.5

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11,P v .r o u J k l l ~ mOle eas i ly OO ] t I f l e a , I O O £OOm ~ 'l lt: l

C'h t~my"

' \V l1 lm it ~ de$irable to 1IL~ve 'H w gu.~c am ! i l by {J.llei :m : iUl~ NC I o i . I a n d 2 shouJ .dmaiYI..: Gx~mlM t i i : : ! abD~t tWD (lr t hv e e p a c es ,W1jI. 1 . (:]a)lil'1l the gIln and No, ~ tWo ' O m "

mere ooH: beses ; ;) f ii:n1m,tL1'Iri;tl 'D.1'L

, D r i ll 'm~ r i : i I i ~o Mu ~" L O i l d (AtiI~]j~TYT , r ipod ) . - Tb,e « t t l 1 , 'W i r th t ri p o d aU a . c l ' 1 OO J

l~ closed al1d ("l1~ ~1IJ. the dip. wi l lbe placed OIl (tile ~;'IlInd ;2 Q ya1't~,in the '~r

01 t~(: se l l :e ied p c s it i! .) n u p ;m wh i £ h th egun hi , to bG 'b I 'Ql i Ight iu to a cti_ t.r tn.

} ' J , r[ t i~ l e of Uil2 ~JiL to t l l \ ' ; f tQ:nt ,

Nos, I and '2;.. e a c h 'with an ,;uJlmjj!1J]Y o o n

J:~U box- cO< l lb i n ; n g , i J I , lew dumr .ny ,cmr:t~~,:1 t th e I,lliltl of (btl brlit,p , , , , i i i a s s ume Ie pnme[ l ' l 'S i - t i~D. . ! ' N o . I behind '! !h e r e a r c re s s -p i ec e ,No . j: on t h~" r i_gh t i l ~ 1 f t h e . pD . No, 2: " ,, :i J ~

:bi:\'\~ H.I~ a ~h,u.lt~rngth of R- beat w H : b t , V ( !dummy etiJft~ ~Xi . its h1adi[l~ ern!!,

On I t l h t ' ! CmitiOD ~'lP1rtPiH~'~ M~atili :@!,t~

N~.X ~ll ~

( a . ) Pun h a ck the ~drg s'oo:U r,

(6) Pull baek the! crank handle on to n u . ~:rolllerj!

(l) ~i1:e t h ! ! 1 l em . do f tbe· f i fte t i1l . Mt . iJnooUl: .n

:i n tb.e Iud block h ; y R i D . Z and per10vm the: f 1 I f : s . ' t hau' i l ) f the: loodiftg I I J i I c t w r r n ,

(d) lh lm ro J U m '~m aim 1! t8 p ti:rH oo of •hebell o v e r the : f~~fI blt>ck ·t b tllf~eft.

( e . l Rete~~edu: ! ! lu~k 5pdll~~l

ti) T 1 J ] ' o tml3 g u n 011. i ~~U: . s ide . .

No. :2 " ' J i l l l D : s ' C J ' t t h oo~ ti n f h - t : f tduu block,i ! L d . j U S f front ~~rav and al l~I1 i , 'h " iJXId. ! £ 5 .

Om th e C'o iln.Ii! lud ,~ AG lOOl~ ~ '~ he IUl1nl1CIS

Sf'r if ,lg w thcir k.~t. : N Q • • I S(,~,~ th~ ' 5 . tmp(lin, tl LC : r - e i l U ' c~ pi!)c..:' v e . .th. hi s rJgb.l, h.~~[.N 0. ~ th:ij Sl~1;l.pon t l ~~ b ;a r \i . 'C1c:15111g'~'J'll~ h~ sleft l"i:ll!l!iJ~each CH I:"ryHl,~ a . belt bv« in the.!fTd~~ IL , t: :i lJ ? edb :u1~ and 'l J ij C ! I" ;e~t top s~d '~iJi

th e ~t.io:tl ss l ce t ed I@ oo t nG : inl: t l cM :b@D ,

On A i " r i . ' ! l ' a l a!&~p~mo.if iI ."

{a,) No, :I g~ves th.t. order u i\W~]Il/· u~ld,I i , , ; : : : ; dAnWJj , ~jde tb ~ g ' I~ I1 .

(b} -'I1tlo:\'a th e::iJi1l1\;

eudQ (

t~l~belt ~1!ref'w ' t l tr . : rigbit F t{lllli'lplet,e5 Ul~ ]m;,ldUl~ GWlti.otLS

m i I . { I opens fi l"t!:.

l\~, i i i : 1 ; 1I £ '. q ,S d&WI I 1 th G r r omt 1 i } ~ . h e : 1 t s m p .l ies (i(l;','¥ll; to SUPllQI't N o . ,t:h~]i 1 W ~ 1 l J .S th ebel t bo~ : O W l .. ! l!.i;lltis the new 'bel t : r e r J . d j r ktrin.sm-:tiol:l : t n . tb~ foed ~Iot:k,

1iotf5. ii ) Fg;f drill l".!W"PO:;es abDut :3

seeends aitet No, 1. b;!~OFn~d fue b~ rumuMpel'~OTTL'} 'tilaU rile unlooding m o - u ® ~ ~ , t'bll.1!5'

aJlo\"f- i '~ tbc ~~t to he~un~ tbrou~h fhi;:r e e d brock and th~ D~W belt i ose ' r too .

tu) l1t~be.d,'s~t, ; ! ; j i l l . . . .~riably lII5etl,

(rii} s :wppa .g .e~~ru' l i t1d be i Jcae t iSl i :dr

( ~ ' ' I f ) Use o i ,~"f©llttd . h n ,' ;h t e tl up en ,

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00 tlic (;, i j) i1i lIDi l.al! l.d 01' ~ . i{ p l .a l • I CC4S£ Fir : f ;J ' ·l'(ll~w~d by ~h o c~I[lIt'bfuJ1 ~.Pu,}tI~ i6 l td,..vmu;t!J,".I' M o. , ~ w i l r . l iU~ll.oad~N o , t li'effiC!Y~s.

the w eb 'belt. and iDSIl('b ~ sb( ! I t ~l1g.fr'n ~}fbel~~ No. I wuU th en :p or.JO ,nu. h aU ~h ~lOi ' td ing m(lJ~~ml,'S_

,D1"iI l with "" :BlIr,gle L o : iL d . . ~5-The S'l.inlmtbt r i i p o d a t t a och~~ , , ? i l l b;! phoed 'Dill ~ 1 l 1 - e g j r o u n d\ ~ · . i J t ] ~ ,N 1 )& , I ~uw. :2 : L Q , l~ ~ 6D 'n a : 'i J~li'evioI!L~]1ie5~rj bed. except t l~ t No. !2 w m ha \'r.:: t h_~

bdt b!l~,.OJi l i i nu~C i 'a lf lt io o l ~ ,~ . 1 9 Mt'!. l '3]j];~)J

k~m !11 t1 in~OO~ wj II : tiel i l l ' : : ; · deSC~i 'be{II i ,n ~,TW0J \i~ n ~ ~load.

1 0 m tlial C G m . n . r ll t m d '~ , A ~ t .i o n .. ~ '~ t m nl l lm bl! i rss : p r i n g ' ttl thJlj[ ''{.''4;~- N ! n . : a : 1 i tU s the g un. a nd,l ' i IJITying H in § t 1A ; h a ~ t'tl,;r i L ! i . lu b~ id . , i ts .id'e:llH y as MliOC;b as ~mble. ,mcr'l,te:; a~ LO p

~l~d ' 1 1 0 t l ie a l~ '! , ,, ! pO~tticn, N~,ZJ carryingtw o QI 11l1iJJe 'belt ~. i f I~ l i I i lW l l ' ! i . out [(J.

[he d g h t ~ [) i l .OOl,:Llhw or , t h J t ' OC [J"I.lI0t;S i~h:'l'v~1r ~J()1fnd~c ~~L o e I l J f : ; L ~ V M G e . : ) [NQ~ Iand meves~,t ~ ® . p speed to tbe ru., ,",v pru:i ihO;u~. 01 L

r eA~b - L n g fhis . he c l o se s i ! l J i o n Na. . 1.;. t bl1IlrUlbtOOrs t htTl11)T(ltoe(!d~l1gas ffqr~~T w o :i\ian IItoad,

" lI'I1'mi~ "l"ii'D'~'I'~ -.1~~ ~_~.

1'h(: ,ollij~m!i ill y J . t ~ v m l l ! ! o o g L J r e m : d drill, ; J , .H ' : briefly~.....

(a ) ,Rumng t<eilltJa!j"

(b ) , ~ ~ i ~~V : i _11gs e n t ri e s ,

( ~ ) 'S 1 _ ~J .tmd . . i n S to : I I .nus.

tfl) Jk ' t~.o 1 ,

RIll ie l ' of ~JS~. -QI1 marc]~ng jnto U n : :

t r . t l l i ' ; r . . the , i i ' e ' l i g - ' ! , \ ' im I g ~In e ommande r w i J l J{llfd~r ' ~hegunner to i l1i~(;,t ' tne' gu:n~amrn;u.ni-l l i i l l I L . . ~J.)aJreparts. etc" The g.t1llTLer Wi l l

~t whe~ thr,; J I "O i J l , l 5 , te ~ a t~r:: lI1d,t ld t®bcfuft' & , r i n g , e t c • • nave been c : o : m p l i ' l : : r l with,Ih ~ it'~::r!lli\;!11@(oi tbG t.;"a m 'l,\iU ~ s lmwn and ; u ~ . . . ;Q u b J look-out pOt i .1~ , and, C 1 : J tJ r_ p la c e .r rn e n t s :

lre:Jle~titt0Il$~ ~~es~ ~ruzie rs l ' , ~l~thlphiwsolutkm,~, . [ ' h e ,~.t!lb'D~r d l \1 M 1 z d i l I l ~ 'bIlkc

® ' I I o C : f the gun . . c!tc.j 'w , il l ~ m~~cvcd . a ~ . won.a 'S p os sible : a nd lIm de a cq 'l1 ~ t o o w hb the~lJi. ' l i t t~,in i j Jf~'Ljoi~~ f[ a'bt! \!'C,

Tbe £'elltry .o[ the eu t g omg tea!il1. rwill mow

be ' J r . e I i e ' 1 e d a : _ n d ' d 1 l : e i l t l l d t r : ; t _ n ~ m a n : : h ( is-:Ile[et o! S t~ 'f w ja i ., ~N o , ;. ; , " , ~ m l a k l. : l upEE~ 8,'5, s(:,:lHry. w . D : t . h p!F~JJe~ er U

L \ o ( : J p h o l e i f nO periscope i~ a w i b J .b l .g ; , ThlZ~a;1lI) eO:I!I! l:Qlanrr~l' , , , in[ !Show th~ ~li t::\ lffi .g

: « . 1 l l 1 f all , e m 1 ? h I 1 C i c i l l I , O Os.. a ~ u a i n t him a D d~~h_nl1i the J)N!IlS sl1i!l)WOon ,thli! D¥lP ~Nls,

Sp'-~~j m 'dG~ fo o ~-itcllL Iil1llplaoJ.!lI'ncld will] beC~[;)'FbilSke.d, He " i ¥ ' i . . K I alUi ] l ' D i f [ l . t eut tileg round the sent ry is t i l \ ! wa t c h , l'pw mli .ev in ,s

~1:lilY'y ' JJr i l l iiltisp«:t the g un. ~ ~, t:iII~u~ t h 3 L t .th e ~ ]le e'h la 1 IJ ~n i!ii wr ;n1c in~ :Sinoo~jd)l\

\Vlum. th e above ~'l;IIti~ haw beea per.-{ i j)TJ ' J~ l }dEhe : r tc l ie f win be c arrie d {Iu t, therdiwlnJ;!: SGntr y ~ a m iu,g t n f : ,rDUJll{ l. ! ' ]n~'

bd!i :-

!}B lo.f.t~1i f~e GtlNN~' IiAN.D.9QO ~

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{a ) ' l ; iVb,ctner the ;:un hoa~b!i!! l !11 fired m 1 . 1 J . t 6 n ~

I ihQ last rcliQt.

(6 J If fired~ ' w i l: a t t.b~ targo't Wi]S, ~d fOOU1

·"·t~I~1n~ .p I19~~ l . e .D t

USEd to .A. 'I 'mS.~~-Thel - r . ; pod i~ p laced

in the batHe I ; : ;n iIp ; lac.ei l i lCt l . t~ t i te !llfll im .

C 3 .n :y ll : l ! g ~ , ' ' . 1 'O 't e q 1 - r o o f . snee t O'l i sandbag,~ I tLd a J~ l ~ l imHon w m be~r]~ogd in d~-O'u ! l . ,

N~.~ ,V IiJ j ~ ~Iii sen'~ryJ ' N 0,S. ;i i IIn d 3 In thed ug-e iIJ t,

0,[1 iih e: o oJ "lfnM nd •• S~~f4' To;" W'tI'. I

. . . . . , m r.wl. { > Q . lhl); !;dllg-Qut ,'V O llk c ~ 0 3.. ~ a n D i , 3 1 1 < ifasl~.q ip) J t aJ lm the gm l ;tUld J ilW'w~t !~ll tJ~ebattl~ , cm;p : la :c t~n . i tJ NQ. ~ fQ]fzyW'iu~ _~~"ltlllthe: arnmueitien 811 i d spam parts CH !~. }I ;Q. :3l.'!l}D1ainsj I ' ! ! the th.J .€-out in f{"adin~ to pf"rltlt:rn

tlis di g ties ..

~~ n~I ,lO i it 1 t tJ l. ( )l r e L L W r n . - e ! i - : : i . , , ' I I i I ! . I 00a c s f or I~ SlI iaIJ:d to Arm s. '0 Oi l~ " h e ( iomm:~mdIIN ff1~ lo r nm nb6J .) oj ~J1 ,JN :~CUH$~r .~ ( i imhJg~J~k-.tl r : # O J 1 . ~

·[he s en t Y J " fW ln s to l~ll" d : u g o o ( J l u t a n d 1 iJ . : :~~1s(h e order.

N 1;). ). .~ t - h S g Jil!l: .~ the. emplacementoffd~:rod. c ime ly k lU .0wed by NQ. ~ ca~Tyin. i : t

~TIIlDl1illiUtili a :nd !jJ'~N ]liitt'ts ease. Ona :mvaJ a 'l Il:li~ eJ 'J .1jpbQl;;~elb t ..~IJI. iII. ~... ,molrtitit th e g nm ( 1 1 1 1 , the tfl[M1ld ifJll p:;tSl(LOll.

( r ~he rw i£ e t l1 l£ ~'IlXilli:Hy lli[i tJd ~ ' _ r i J J be ~.

1"11~ gJ . ] I J J lWf I l l i f t n l I~ , bys th e _g; I1J1 on.themark~ld a Wilb~B ' tu(t:lIler Qrder s .

5. LT1! [BE1 . mR . JU .1

L :P 'M km .g t im~ l Ie tGl .

A. N o l o l~~bn : w . &m b e . i ' ~~r-~ hruon).-

The folbwaog s t iDre;$ ."vill be dun ] ped ~n rear{ I o i the l1DIIbi~,':]; :_

l': b~. Trench :M~dllint:iGWl.~ guns (Vickers}, with c l~an1 ' iI~ ~'(Irl jj6 ldsp i l . O O ~rtl;! l . i JU OO) i l l lS .

: . 1 : frn,M.m t~"'S, ;U a rk IV .. : ( 4 f ; ; . e 1 f S , a rnm u ni ti1 )n., ~IIIbQ~~ .

Z : s pa r e [ p6 r rn . bG~~~.CQmpl~l i i , : with f~~t..aid d a " > G S inside.

8 eans, (lil~i~ ~ l < . " ' d : t h 1 ) r c a s e s ,

z OO J 1d en :s e ~~ with tubes ..

:t o e[HIll'ill.inry t r i pod JnO'Ll.Jl 'il~g£;..QfiJ'I'!ijlk:te.4 pilC~-a.ffiloo (N-~. I:::.taddri~).

: r a n k-ljre sub-sec~m(!l l I . i,e~udlngdrjversJ \ . ' 1 m . fa U ~m IlS fo r i;n 5 "pc et lQ 'Q imm c : ..di'~;~d.ril l rear 0.[ limber.

O[! l the 'UQD)J)l t rn i "':P~ LJ .m~" t l . J . eN OiL ~ : t I J n d a double ~!J! th e dUmp, ·ta;ke J o . , , ) ; too:te$ C.it[:h ~ OD d .p]~ I) OOTI '·ellen side o: f

bl i tber , ! ! I jJr i~btR s id e- ~ [ I»~ t Q l r o H " M i n g s ide o fl irhbel'"~ ilJI'!l)M~Wtl pointing irnnrds~

Jmmoo~a. tdy be H bo xe s a~ 1!'!lposutltJn theXos, ~,RIfiI(t 4 pb,;", ' the, gl-mho~ Dn ~. ~n~illn e l J t ] l C 1 " ~ E t r e Q f ~ imhc<r . hi IT lf5 tow a rds th eSitll'$- o f ]imWt.

"flu~ N C ! $ . . Iwill th em fd( 3W with th£ :z.wk1 V 'ri[JOdSi ~nd OOrid~tl:i~'1~\l pladng the

~

\W NI, , 'V I 'E~rs l11lad 1i inf :gu n. .of ig . . lIk

1 4 0 ~1.4CI[[ME GIJK...""i'iB_S' HJ!.NDBOOli:: t o 1I

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t r ipad!s 1 m I t h t 1l} i$ l l t~ z y J : t h e l i m - I 1 b e : r , ~i j lSEihcad. . ; ; .

L fJU r z: h in ; t h~ ' n : . a . i 1 ~ m . :: I rEd. a s cl~G to eaebother 35 J l{jo$!j ihle .. 1h.c e c m c t e n s ~ 1 : ' $ (bag 31](1,

tub(.'; ~I-a; l te l iy) to be .lit ted in beh~L1J Ute

l l r i i p o d - s . and guo. O O i : ' ! r e 8 .

lh e No. 2 01 r lg 'b ' t gUi i fL ' beam will bring u. p

2 spa-~ ])lII['t!O OO~ and place them. in . thef~nl e l l i i i of limbet s!IJght-ly to t'h¢ offrid~,h~ng . c to the ~L _

.At the 5a.me.ttnli:l~No~ ~ oJ Jef t m;UlIl. r eam\~U.lb rin g illp 2l belt t . i o 5 r ~ s aad 'p~a~~one 0'11

' i}acb $ ; e i l k ' ; o r l imbe i[ ', ·ne ·xi t i J I tnt middle 00]1

' J : )m" en th e ~r of l im~ l t -Nr .! .. 3 'I I i o 1ig h t ~ tmrn J"J.(IW ~~lr! i , t b m ~

eases, can!;. • .ill 5~.t:@ 011 f i . 1 ( ! ( I l r . ' !; .i dl l ;3 iga i : n !i t

s~ parts oo~ : at Uie !HI i1In£ hm.e No . 3

o[ i~ft r.I:Jn·~m. packs :2 a.uxiliuy t ri pi fi id s e o1H00}" 5~ · l , a . the rear ~f :spaI~]pads bexes,

The N~ .... ID}W lJilek. th e: ~ Bags. T~nchM ilo -h im ': G tan b¢ tw e€m ~tlJ ,'& "k IV Iii ~ arn,d

g'1iliil bl~s~ tlll: N ' Q $ . r ~ . a :l fi dil : : go l lQwimg 'wi~h .

' * [ .Q, 'Oks. ' \ , J t h i c i J . art :pb.red . 1 i I tlllf:' 5~ in

Qmt re & i J im .k r . ,A U ~umber5~I W 4 ( t . l r e ri~'ht g 1 l l J . n rMII'i'I @II

t]1J.eQ ff side, and t~ left £ 1 I , 1 n ~m, 00 ,tk~ I~ 'a r

~ i l l i k i l , pbee 'tM 1 l : : G ' ' 7 t 1 ' ~n I ~Hnbe r ,

NO'f.L1lo ellliil'hle '~:Jis dnll to be earnedI}ut -4 brackets a~ sijre\~redi f r i Uie l r ' O < T I J t atIdta il l ; t0ii. 'Uid oi , t O G '!N"idg(lI!!~:ar.Jl4 serve tJ.5; ~uVpOr~

{'ol' ~he , ' i3[1)[l~ o f tlf1~ ® u n i I i oReS, 'wlni t J t ~ i ' e :

b.m;i~ll'lJ.;i;IIl1y a~lIll l cn[ ' t1 I l ' ' '~YS 'in m e W!1:~n.Th~ bo t ' ~um$ (I f tbe bo:rt~ s h aWd . 'be 51le~,~

~~eJ]tly hiP. a bo" "'e ~ &JlJtf of tlil;t 'W~ ' 1 ; . . ,

' t J l l J J ) l J , ; V be.lt bo ons te be DJl~d il l imoomeat'hem: l'hQ .. ~ bo.xes : i l Jq ~Lr :Qd b r

.P~IIfI'; t I D : : l l " ElOpe 1 ! J ! 2 l J ! t d 1 e s d~,~""1 " ' . . . . . jt L "' 11 [' . .. ..t . . . . .. . . .jj~ 05i' J ,..~ .L.A::IL w._:enIl10i ~.:II ~ 3n-'IJI ~JMl e ; n . . . d ~of '~e ~g-Cl'.Il.

rh~·!:~~!~c::N~!1~~d~ruJ).~i I l ! , r the lisnher :- :p e 1 1 1 1 kar

20(f(l CM tr ld g'e rJ S .iL A " b all " 3 ' 0 ' 3 ,

;[ drru:rn~oi l , i » J l t M o B : n ; g ' 'Vl.ltcr.~ beit:s ,a.fiiI~'!tnlw~~():DJr t OO X ' e 5 ' I' II I-~~..:II -

AI k" .f"~'U gil

,.pac ~me:ffi,

e ber~:.samm~.ll'lliti¢~~,n b o - N o e ~ ]Jhcad ium~t -u l carrlG~_

:I v ~ , . s.lii~~ m u J . l e . .

4 h orne, ,rL1~.l[ ' O O . g be ~r.,.

2' i hu ek ct s, w a te v .'!s aw , rl l ! i lding.

r p j'$-t ol : s i g l u a l .

~ o salulhclg.,;.~pi~.I £11 : :~aX i ! .

2 h O U hooks.

:lmallet.:i: 8~w 'Veh .

4 llay' ne t s ", ~clks filled (N·~s. : z . ,3 " and . : I , both,,~m ~r.;:arns~Jltd ~t:~o.n o.ffi~r"s)"

;2. ]~~.Dlmef-h@aded ,~~QS.

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O n '~~biilC Q m H . 1 a r O d l U P a c k L i i . n m e r . 5~ ( jm. t :

No . . 5 \viU place th e ~-ati!lr drum and hayne ts in b : O T l I t off c o rn er ~ . h a :v net : ; 011 to p Q rdruI'l! 'l_ Th~ O~: i l l IbT N o . 5 p1: . , ' lXS Hie 4 b l ; ): ro '"ll~g5 tot i lcbi n. g th~ ! d .r 1l lm aud tC!!udil"g tbt !(rent (juii o t tl~~hind portill:!ll u( I i : t ~ i I x : : E : .

0 ' ; 1 1 ,0 N I I ; I. 6 ""fflll briJiIf lip 'the p , l s hd '!iitMI.' f o . h l i r a g s,a,w

J'and bag ~ i n e g~;iLr (lIll~ with

Dit~t n e f ! L ~t ~:Dld 'Llij~s..:pb:~t]ng, c~(:.')Jp kiJC ing th e ba g in J ro nt D ea r Q !)nu":l~ ,hep]~hJ [I) he ,bid on u.p i ! : J f 4 ho r s e IlJlI;5.

1 1 1 1 J J g ? _ A ~ o o u l i l h i l J l l = j wa M ~ , : 1 : i . " U i l l . t the f(lJ,d~ilgsaw n[)~l ~o t he : 4 n o r s e mgs<

A t the s a .me time t h O ! ' { . r H m r N o . 5 r . ; ; Uplace @'R~' pJC_k Qll~riet lE:ng~b\~ta 'ys ._(in, nea r~W ~ of 1 m lb er , l- tJ uth iin g tb¢ ~~g h lt le ~ r,

lids t: Q 'be ~jn_st near 's.ideo~ liJftber.T h - e ~t (S ) '~f.ill,p l i l ! l 1C one p : 3 o c k l i. : a m ~ 1 ! "

@ :m the n('a1' s i d e ~rt. t m . - G o.J1C a : l u c a . ( ] y rp; i lGked. . a~ the Soa ' I ll i ;, : ;l ~m , . c I ne : ~tRbt~LQ wilt 'pl~ the: t\W metai ,caIT.jl;~ :Ba t ,

and :a ,~ far rol" i i"~rd as pow~b~c~touchingwater drum and h(JrSIii f :Jl I~"

T he NO$. 5 n'DW p l a c e t ,vo pac ' l i ¢it:il 'I"iers a s~i" f ~ l ' \ ' ' ' ' ' - d J l ' - d a s p e s s i b . l e : ~ iiil'll~ ~ u . e J: d :r :t .g o f fs~deo:f~.

'Fhi' ; N oo _ 6 wi l l e a e h ~ K J . c k 'O :UL~ S - A . J . \~ : O O x. .~3 e :n d a t t h e , 11m[' o f l tm ~ ~eae on each side,

5 :illIlId R wi l l 1iQ'~\I PI lA , : . t : : ktdb on :lil l)i)r

sp-ee~ 'h~Mh i w t n ! l , ( ' : l't'ar.Ow :: N o ,. ;} ,'v iU p a ck 5 .'fl 1r ldb~ 0 0 1 1 ~D IPo f t he

ho rse rug s , a l1d ~Vt;! b u o - k e t : £ . 00 tD P Q i l i a ! l . e

, g t : a : , r b a g . . The o t h e r 'No. 5 wi l l p l a c e t h ey . ah£ i l~ s f a !DeB. .mga ins t S./LA. box Qn o ff sjll~

O i~ ,e N~ . ~ 'wi ll next pi;ll!:~ tw~ pa(::k~. inee r t ' l . " l ' C of Im ~ her.

S illlll._ R wilE bri:J:li~ 1I1P t he r ol i~ ~ ri ni~ [{ i:p . E l J c l G wh i l e Nos 6 JH l e k ttmn _

N.I'}S,.S -{!triO > 6 of t~.ch team r oF ]a c~ oO ''I i! 1: ~- :l

~t limwl", W t gun t~aDlon ieU a f Fimber"fight g un team on T~h t QJ limO O r .

2. DIm l N i t l ! J J 1J i _m~ ,

,rmal~~r A~fioD.,~ , , ~ ~ ~ ~ 1 ! 1 J , ui f r o 1 J j l ~ ' c JPl'@alf:i [ijIll'

~a :t i~ . tn 'S glilD. f.emt!i - d o ~ ~ h l t : : 'b D thel : i . i ' J 1 ' J j b r l ~ {ngh ~ ~eil:rn(!!IlI, 0 6 s id e , ld t teaflrlo On

near ~d(:}, ~nd remove QI)V~rsflfmll Ihnb~r"_ " '" ,[ he N~ Js ~ _ 4 J l a ' V i n g r 4 .m ov : ed the ~ ~g~,t ' ! : ' i : - t u , h ma~l!I!lnc S U ~ ~ 8ftd p : l c i ks . he NO ' ; ' l . I

r : emo~' t ] l p o t i s a n d . C ( :I li id e n se r tubes i r N ) : mhnf l lberJ, doillb!(!: ont tD a r~itioo i n d ! iA ' ; . t l l ,k < 1 ! ~the s e ct -i on ( Jf fi o~ an~h e doWi~, •

At t~lC ' 5 i : " ' L f r D . G t~ :me the I I ~S. :3 remove l be ltoo,,~ and Spa-l~ p.t I !~,tsboxes [ t ( ! !m.1 l iml l$rt ' f u i ! y wi U t l 1 e : t l OpCi "Q, the S .P . O OM - e ! ; ' and t a k ;

l " J ' u tnl~Ei:~t-amd c a s e s , ,~J Ii !h N'9 . 1illi l m u g

Ih e 6 rs l'- : i lL d c am ,r0tHld t be nt-~k @ { his No. a ,TJ~ NlIS_ ~ : a m i _ 3 , MW ,re:;mow t :h~ glli~l9!

l i tn tB I~lc a n cS { r o m InTIbe;r. a il gtln!::i fQf a c t i i J : t J 1T j

nnd N(I~.2. .b a '~in~f e w v ed f u ' S - t- ~ ~ f . J ~ ~f'm r m t ~c ~! t ~ ~. ,3 , ' W i J J d i W U . 'l b J ~ ®'Ut to a. ~}u~~tiG-]ln e a r t hQlIL" N o : . ; _ ] . Th~r i'i. 'iJ~ them StrEw on

]r~4 i .. 'LAU tU ' tf ,l ! G 'U l -i lN E RS' B J tl rn ': !: Ii OOl {

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t'hl~~~nd@!Ci tube!:. : and. p1'l:pa:re the GliUl~ ft'!l'

a ctio n \v i" h i. th e ai;ti o f the Nos . .

Tlh~Nos , 3. h~vililg :~ttlrnoo 'S~PJ.M xl2S '1 :0

~imba"~W i II d o l t l i b i ] { : : w t . o , ] X I : S i t ic ! n m U a :2 bel tbo:~ t a J n: :. n f rom l ; rn O O r . .

E a .e 1 1 'N o . . 4 - :m ;~ MIHO"'~ ' r l l " i ) T J J l l i l ! i l ~ ~ s ~.1tooxe$ atl .d ·the rond\en~ Mg. hill J iU1mg nl l~latter Wi'~~lLw a te r rrrr6 m {(ru n -Ii 'in mod f ! O r t ~ m r tIli'~ iimrer.

: N O B . 5 e a . c l 1 t a k r. ;: ~ b e . H b.)}l,~!-:;,~;nd ~~li:down

uD i l le r ; ti .t :lw r.

'Th e eerprn :a :] ~ m Ai!~ [ h n i b € l l ' t i l l ! t®\'¢f I

N u s . . G o , C ( l O ' m p ; a n y i n g : h U I l l .

I[!I~~ { l o t A G t E G D .

On t ' l 1 e ~iII l lId' Sigom I~( ([ti.l'~ o f.htuJp~'~t!K: ooI l» r a~ ~~d M o o . 6 ~"i ,1\

the limber tip to U-t~ moo t CI}I!;~{!!itl'lIlt po~hiMf o o " th e gUlls c om in g 'Out O l aetien, c o : n ! i ' i : ! : ; t t n t .

with t. . .b~s ; : l : ' r t . t y o r ' t l : t(J : ml:d~8 .

The N'o:;. 41: ; ' ja nd S"s : n OW repa(:k bel t ~'J(J i~I ! lS

um 1 ~r g '!a n O O X 1 : ! i , o} lGJ i I .gIm o o ~ . a n d . ~idylimoor.

"nil • N 00. 3 : R i l . s o ~pdfcl: belt" b.J.::'Ii~S u n d e r

;Ui!1 bexes , a~t1 prepare W ~,:~oo fu' :5: t ·~id~~ in S . P . eases,

The N~s. 1!i~Sand i ! : i i then replaec i [LlM jrll

00 ;:tt~, e i o : s c lid5-. and .N0 s, !; ha IIId !itst_~~Cil,stS tf J h e N O ! i . . , ~ ,t o rep l ace ;11 . . p _ 00x5 ln

l im,ber .

I'he N(!s. take ~~~.e i )[ u il .t -i t ii iM ' . e tc . . 0 < "S l r [ ' b S a s ~~rJ J a s the No s . . :2 ; a r rh re w t iU 1 I t J'iC I D .

t . tmp t y w'l~:~e{n)tQ ib,'um :jI;;ai9~, and repa;(''kC ( i : J id l e ~ u io r s r :l :n t 1 l , t u b i lG . i : 1 l l l im . · b E ! ; I 1 ' .

Th~ NQ~.l:replace the t r l pod5 in tilnt~.

AU num~ (the right goo 'team0 :11

theo l i f f ~ite and the le'l ,t g nn lc :am en th e hear'S ; ' i t l k i ) r u p la A ; e th e ! lOv~ rS an 1 ~ 1 I 1 Ibef.

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~~I!IG e m TE ~,

QP~

!.Th~ t ae t i sa l h¥lillii1lg i O f : ; 1 " n 'mc l i . in~~~~ .~~l i 1 - e a 1 r " l l y 01 R i l l ' : \'r'OOd~ilJ must di:!:pe:Iil~lupon :it~cb3,IItlC teris t ics .

l i r r J j e'~a' rac:MrJ Hill ~tl:aol~ifileJt ~mh1~the rlfi.el both in ·w~breand L'anse; but itp e s s e s s e s ~n a r ti ll e l f .Y a . ;; 1 . j u t i( ;t in iU l t shap l i i ~"fa f l l . . . , , { . . i I m;tliUU i r 1 ' l l ~ . i O O t ]li~~tt<H:·JiD. T . I ! i i ! ; l flL~~plM:]o: rm.dec ides , thf . enarae tex i 1 T I d s e e p e of~h:e glIB I a n d 5~pa, . rn t ioS it~ ; t m l ,C t i o n s ~ h , , 't .T J ih - 1 '{Il'om lh~ o f the l.e'~~iSit tTIl~

11le e~~~rn~t;~nD~l(£,1 t ~e J[Jlad~i' l1J]! gl~n

1, F iRO O 11 ]aHo ft ll~ .IJ. J i t a p k l p r u d ~ l ;: :' t i1 J . 1 i l6£ :3 . b ~ VO~iilmL!'

~r li te. .] ] 1 . K :B.in~\\"fren:~~nd Shtlll11W (1~[JtJ~

]\1. AlI-l'Q1J11d t r av e r se .v. htv!!1ilnm·abt~~y.VI. ~~biJity"

V I 1 . Li f IJh. i1~ty 1 1 ' 0 m.ec id rm ' ( t i rl~~3t[001i ot {

.ire.V I I . Nu5 s e ; ~5ib: : :; n1 i Ji f[ ! ; D,il l~""'a])O'tr.

1. 'im1J PhrHorm.-Tlw essentlal pIoper ..t i e ! ; i , oJ :a ~ d p~tf~l',mat( i l : a : G f o l J J i !l U ' 1 i : -

I .. It ,~rJ.tletS f 1 L ' C~H~ fal!:tuf, I b : a t i ! ' i .

C(!~t, d~tfu'Jl a n d. e 1 .e v a tl {l J] a re II)bt i:1~ned..

and (n~~re:esptdaJlYJ ~ n l a i n ; t , a . i l l l o o ~J' ~Jl«ho:1-ri.

~~ i!lf.tHIS~~ c a n li to t ' l $ a r y r {a s [n rite S:l1oolUng)'Mth t h r . ; : . s km o r lemnP'f i'L 'i .m erH of ' ~h~ : f i~ r G r .

1:, The gun being hob ! ligidly. the bulletsnm gI'6uped ,~:ry dosc1 .y to~tl~{! L" ~ ,~thp t } W " ( r ri u l ~aritrg Qf(~t.

From. th~t lWo !hm UU ! , ' i -r lJ-r It M e fr]~tugdedBd~' ( ' ;N!s~-

(a , .N[acliii~~ ~ ! J ! n lire it; as & _ h . : . a d y 'I[Jnd~

Won ! :oJtwHoo:;i .at : ; lUJdQ r psa-ee oondtr i -oM. A,Ii~~ · p b J , .t E Q : o o J J ' I ! u u im i ' 5 i . , : f I , lbi2 ~ f f e G t o f• ,I ne.f'I,r"E: S"..

(b } F or-th -e : s am e rea so n a nti:Lt;b i.ill~ ~J1 l UE L . pa . I tu l l t a : r1~ ' \ ' a lu :ablQ wenp(uf I l in a s udden' € ! J 1{:<v'@lilllCJ." Of' cr . is is ,

[ , f ; ) A mad..a e gun ~ a t ' i l ftrt! a s a c e t ' l 1 ~ le h - 1 '

by nigh ~8~

by tlay. -(d) A machiae gtm~5 d~' gIntltplllg ilL'Ilti

r r l i» lom. fr em l in ll t! ]{ tn ih or~ oo nl:~ 'r :Jm tble iL -

kiI be f i T 'OO wHh . sa-f;¢fr t1VCIi '" dll.:: h e.a ils uirf r r e .1 t r 11y" t~ l~ .

(s ) Ifs c lo s e , g _r ou p ~n ~~Cilillirtlg a1"1l'l'"~nurs-l t l J e rQJ 1))J l le~;s t o s t r i k e u p o n (h e ~ a m . ; j S J l ' U I t ,

IllHlke1 obrervatron of ' [ l B i i . - - : pra~tic1\b!e. l'h~f;,· r a . e t is 0 1 oo.orfr 'L~. vi~I(in o b t o j m i n _ g 1~~~-

il:~~~t . t m . i - ' I " I , g e tfll a t ~ r g : e L

O J 1 . t h r . ; Q t h e : r b311iIJ-lfJ t1Q~ gro-upins net.eSf i i t~:I l t l :S ' ! ; , 1 :r1ecu-

101re ~;I~)~lt. f\o-uSbb' spell ~~ng, it l'm:!n;hil1~gu~ IS sooffi nU1i~( ~iUIl,'::r : j ' b B l h : i t Of 0 1 1 .rl~~.

' 1 [" h t ll l'! .. : ~ ~ 111 -0 "' ll ~n} s -e o f d.is~t.1n ... 9£ in rHl t :f t re.

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( ' ru F~ [ " t'he same reawn ..m.~]j~n...~n fit(',

mriU be " , ,~ted a~jn~t a shali(lw lar,gt"~~

: iJ:lJt!ess it is reaJl$i2d that @ m~hiRe ~ js~Il'~dl~r a m ~ifiJtuiijil W l ! a p O : m J ~ ;rtrl1ld ~ ' 1 i J J

~nl f 'be advah j t a~Qns ] .Y ' ~mp l l i ) y ed ': w be re ~~oorul~ Q~~t C3l1Tt00 eX C 1'C ~ ~-

til Firulig 1 ] e J , i t " 5 frpn:t-. . .-aJO'lg dr . f l k$ 0"Sc'r~~ ujc}Jl t r o . r r F ~ ailvl . rnx.rWf \ l . 1 ~ll8'}fh,

(ii) !;;'jriillg ohliqm:ty. or t~m : t I i f l ~ 1 1 I k--fJopen.. tro(),~ ~'J~~ in < s l w U t n f . J

!rnlJ14lfon.

n. b~1 J rO O u c lB o :o , 0 1 8 i L : : i , l il f ] f " ' Q ' o ! 1 J t l : i : D . 6 , i t K i

:&'iIiii'.<-A ma¢\hllte gy f i . o:taCe mf,ilil]!bte~ a m ( : l

]Q;J .ded . . ea a Op¢1! I l an i n t e D ' 5 e : , aeeu r at (."! a nds ! l f~tai'g~dme a :t any : l ID ' I( J m e l l !t "

F'1'm11'r fA* ' I u d :r:n tbfjW ~~ f i :! f1 f)W~'d e4 u d ir u a t: : -

C a j O~ to its. : irdeLflls ity end a«uGLeyhe f l r . e - - / J ~ r o f a maentne gl!l!llI i$ f a i l "~ t r p e . r~k I th a t 0 '1 a 'body 01 mmntry e q xm . dr in g a neqlil:i i l number 1 , , 1 1 ~iis pi:il' mirnute ' . ActlLlia I! 1 . : ! . " p e r i . eDU h a s d~ l l lon s~ IT l r~d nlla. l ibii£; nru -[ pO W J 2 f Is ~;~ 1 6 a c £ j t , ~lI i~en ' t ' [ Q J , t hilt of ah'limtlttd m en \vitb i~ f l J l 5"

~&)A machi~ SU D is ~rtkuiarl;y ~tti,b}(1o

s ur pr is e e 1I':e ct.~;:;:).t rn_a.f:t.i~ gon is a m,M'~ 'I.!".idiN~b~

a d j ~ i J 1 . J c t to Q l l lp < t ' S ; 'I ± W®[k~ especraUy at mmgb t t .

DI. Nmow ~oj u.d ~ nn~.-1"' l~Qmaximum sp:a!c~: r .e~~ . l i redor a f I ' O O . c h i negU l l is { ) , t e e t . s q~ .

Prn1lJ (! J it l(l(.~tlt a c ' f f l I i J r t n e . j o . ' f 1 t J w i l c l l M~,c,-,

I{~'ON£';-

~) A ~~~T r i I J ; e Ps o : f f g F G a t W 1 J J u ,e i n aer.lim~d ~)l)Ca1ity~w h e r - . e there :i s nc mOrn, £ 0 ' ' -r il l emC] ]j t o : l J J C ' t \ ' I o d t h , 8 f i r K : r t . ( l : . , . I fO'r iring frnma ! } il . nW k ~II1IMW or' down a DQl"iOOw street.

t~)A :macbin te g1U ' t !t:~l lilkG . ad \ '1Bmtage c rf~. OJ' ~~lal~d eaver, B- l . I a s b . e l l \, . ]_ l Q l ~ ,

~) A m~lle w m ~n be brou~'lit il'lll)ru: : t~G.9 l C $ ' 5 eon8JliC~u:ulSly ' thm ;1 body u(tfWp31 au is ' very dtfFu::uU'k11"'~~ when in ,:IIi¢,tL'(!n r

I i&m~~ fo k-A. fua-c:'hill.e ,gun O l ' J u l i : l b~brougllt mt~ a . . i 1 i ! ) . d ~f : i r t~ l ld iT l !~ GtI,fJ[Jj. (lfr o(oIXIm-stoo~ wiJtiu:l!ot aHr a . e t t l o g . a t t t , ; f i ' t r o f l "Onte ~d. it : 'W@'u ld 00 a l J J :L( ! oSt ,J :n~ : ii{EJ l~ '

for n u~ cn~my tjl] ~irat!li the gu;t:! l g . e.xact]lOSitiilI ll~ e~cep' bf a sJ;s,liemahit Ir b~aL ~~

N. l d I~a J 1n:a~The po can. beium!' .!d q w . 'C k l , y iil l lI 'ny d i r ncU l lm "

Fl"'m;J;C IlJ,iIs!if1cl ~ m 4 ' & e (lJe.lfiJlkNJ1~ id,f#".

~ . .'-An ±dw')ooition itll' a maehine g uo S {In

a d am k Qf detad't~d~t

w , . lm m J i I o J l1 1 1 i1 l l i U b •._No \Ii t~PO~ .~sa'~·

lu teJ , . m nW 1 _ _ g m b J e ~ but a maelune ~l~ J

'~1hidll.~~fi.u"'l~w~r e(luhr~l!nt to 'tMti)1 ~1M nJIU{bU ~ with ~,. ]~ lIi~~. o!)nly

~ ~" to serve it.Ft"MiJ, t A l E la d . ~ .~ ~un d'~{IlW ~ '(D~n;~

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( a - ) A ~d~i'I: 'L~ gun .I1M . ~ ;S i l! ea :in p r-ttr en ~

slm'fl ill :5 ! ITI~~l t~l to the e n e r n l Y as k J . bea:~ll'i'Iost~avWru:rnble 'w :nIl lY b~t ~~t I '~d0t_laduUel 'y five . err ~t ; :cia l ry d~te.ihrl, s h a r p -~l~Wh1;FS.,

,,~)"This ~n'lluhn~liitr run be ~{I;tiy

i n~rea~ by s J . c iU lU lu s e e : g,oo:UJid : t I . I n t 1 ct ! ivC: r_It J~ .n~ariy aJwa~ possible ~.0 fmd C'D1lIC£{i!~·

mffilt. £ o i L " ~ ~li'Ig~ m . a ~ hm e ~Il,(~) n ~ Likdy that th~ g t 18 ",in frequeIut ly

~flTJiC injury when t ' h r e men d\o not; thbn- !.Io re . a l i I W J f I (I'lilm'b,u$ 'mu : s t '~ e ~1X11~le(Ifpitdn:r .mirn; t he : th:llti",s ,o f N os . ~ 0 l 1 l 1 { ] . a : .

, ( 4 ) No mara ,!lP~1iImrl!5t 'be with ~ h e : . fillllit l lm . . ' 11 arc fi1N':.e.£Silry.

(t) T'hG!n]l&houltl b8 r@~rves. ® f trained m.elJ l

t ( J o r r ; :p lag€ ~ ua ltiiC$ :a U er acl101'li.

nf u h l l i t f .-.\fob;]j ty is < J , ~.'lle-'itl){}n . i ) )J

"d~~ eDtlsi~Nlti~ o{ the m oll' jJ.. i ty 01 ilIllY:Jrm ~~useless unless it i~ ij)T~m~ v . ; ' i t . h t J u~t ive ~obility ; w i IIlt~u~r. ' lUiI!; ; .

it will be cDD 'I! 'V(J l l if j "l .t ' to ( lO :mpa1 . ' c themob. iJ i ty !a f n ,m l l j ch i I t c [tm ' S O O t i O o T I ' " (J!11l1' guTIs)wiil:h Umt ~~ftJ!11:qw\!8..leDt number of r ificst4W} ,

( . I \ } ,~rh" ' l1 :Ntt l tlf1!l'ur f i , ' r a .[B ) ,Vh e B lJ Mnd " /IN.(A J A ma~b1ne S J J f ! ! s m : ; t ~ o . m 1 Wh0~~ it()"~Wl(]~r

lif1: ~tbat is~, -hen th . ~5 ~rnun the litll~ers],is fW"~ ru~bi~ U~~U aH §lqll~V.j)le1Tibody f i£inf~l l t ry_

F:rc •N - ~ r : ' i ' J r w & W~ m n d;t 'm ~ lh& l o U 1 J W m ct l. f. 41 jd fon : : -

: : ' ! . F a c h i i l l A ; : ig u n s ktrm ft ' 'V . I l luab l.e . ~n '"r .. t 0 .1flR..p owe r im ' the :ti~md~cd Ui.eBl':~dic-r.

(B~ A li"iilCrune g un sec j~lI! tm :si .D~~

r lWilIt l l l~Q ; [ . 1 : 1 . 1 1 )I'

' I ,' I l] W U l Ulldcr f in:1

i~ 1$S~m~hEI 'lh: tL1l1f}funtry,

From I~s f «( ,.~ ~ "'",t~ drlU{.1 tk e j(JU o w w gi it . il n tJ . il )c l lJ f . , '~

(a ) l'~u:'Itl)biLity 'P i mac1 1 i ~u~D J J - .~ depell!;dsupon their ~"bllily to u:f:il~s~'I~~]I" trHJ~{!TJ"l h e rn : fO I 'C l imbe r s (m.. f~ iil l 'Lbers. p a r u e@ J .: .~ ~ l ~hO"l; l I1d.b8' brnugh t as ' 1 I 1 i ' Z 8 T , t Q ! thf'

fi.Je.~jtion as is oompatib]~with(he ~itr t :r~'! ; I f t i l t ; l anim:ds. •

[11)Ontt. in action, n : t i l c l i ! i n e ( ! :1JD$ ~huuldt lJ !lIt ~ IDI}vtld about e~]lIt-

(~)10 g~'I.!'l!:dDS~ !9upJWlr ~, I

t o . ) To eensolidate po&ill ions.(m ) 1'(1 {I] .~ i{ l 5h i i ; !11~~h~; ; f V e - r y O'lten 5 { 1

y . t n ' f 1 s in righ~ (]~. ] : g I n i . " ! i . qu~tr;s ! i l. ff i c ieIiit.)

OI i l th(: ; other hand, 'mae' t l iut glin5 pGS5~SS

ce r ta i n i td 'Wcm e : e :~ r :a c t .e r li !i it E !: s . ' f i1 i lU : rtC~ .y : -

v:Q'. A ' t C . l l i D . E I J . ~5atiO'JI O i ~ ( I k l i p -pages ) .___"These s "OO: pp a ge s m a y be ~ -- -- '-

~i}MechaniaL(ii~ ' D 1 , l A ; to W,Rllllt O r CJ I I~ I

1hlj ~'hmty tlf s1;(i]lP[)~ 9 f ,my kindm~y l J . e ; r ,edyocd W c a i!.lLtll~kl.Dl by :-

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{ > I i ) S ys ~ em ; tti jf; e a re and il :~nin~ o f Uu~gJID,.

(o } lhfit'ln~ ~ tl'ailllling .in .', i a n m ~ ~ ~ l J 1 3actien."

~ ~ } C o IT i l pl e 1 l e : ~ilt1ill.l..iarhy W [~ h t h G ' aJpar-·3 1 1 1 , c e and. '115e '0'1'all U n ; : 5 l 1 J 1 t l ' 1 J C pcilft! :;.

(lJ A h ig hly tJ '@ jm zd 'N o, 3, 'w t l .ose · (I;1~tyitis k io ~~i1re ~e;n repafirs O :D the gwl.

vm . lioi~ ;: , l a .' ll · lr u ; ;hm;'] l . .i"IiimB'.~

(a) NOJSg,~·TJr. f p.~~ , o : i :ill m~lIt~fu:·~'R s brJtr .i:Jj~ by ~s eba~teristic noise , ilJlillt

O ' w m g : I : . ® m e : U . l l u s i G l 1 I J o f ~ he s e ns e s . F t o d > ~ , , ( ] ] .

by fhi!} O ' ' l l t G r l a p p ; i . 1 I l g S ( J I UDU ~f the gun's feport

and the ~~ Q f to e bunet . ! l )wim, :~

(.,~~U) it is e~tIe_I!I'UI!yd i f f i £ u r U 1 !0 l u c a l l C~lm gnn'~ ~~t,'~ p iJ tM .Un~.

( ~, F 'LASE .- T h e nash O ,f t i I ( l gtu'i is m os ta~I.1(,'Q~ :i:t ~ht Mld 1 m tH;u~1IwtaUI;~r.. ,This' dange r ,e;lltll be ~

l~) ' l B y the use ol ! f f l . . a '& l l . .. o o l ~ . O f . r ~ l € r s .

(Ii) . 1 1 . 1 irimg ·tbrouP· :a SG~~ ~f ,,~t

s;md~.

Or,

( i l l) By jilltl ic l.m m '~c d

al~en1_at-iwp D : i i t W D S .

(t) ST,P .A~I . -AJ 'U : l ' a · D u 1 l L l ' O OG UlW«ls ; W Io um tmOO 1 lS ( or 2~ 0( I0 i D ' l e rm : u t to o l) , l l ii .ngll, ~b'\'iro:teI in ' l h ! ; ~ bI l I r e l -C ;Js ing bulls f i ! , ! l r i l ; . f ~ ~ y " ~,da jet ( l i f Still3Jll is . p r o d :u c O O . . w m c h . is . " ! , , ! ' C 1 L y ~t

~ '( ~ l ~ v ea l t~~ij. os i l iOo l1 o f tllQ ~n. Th l s ;rt]UlkuLty ClH, Iblil wer:e:omf cntiIrtq by thehm s l y tm p Io ym & o ·t ~ ud p l'O p er ol tmg i j ) f thl!:! 'ccmdcn~'""r .

, ( 6 1 ) ( l t r . .~yJtro~ll.-H '~hDui D a s : fir l~ d. in mQily u I JMI " t J ' o fO , t h . o resuU is 8. w ll;l l il le o f

s - l f ' l . o k y wpqur.,The. ba.rru and '1i~ t iU4dmJtn~ WJJ1$~ k:

f#ijtil fr~ /f!UM t . l j~ kj,fJnt , f 1 " H J { I . . 1"00 Ujtm.l

r u n eN:G~u.eat] ? O : io E t i @ 1 l I .a~di a ,¥clI·o:u~~droli)'pljrI!;!L~have bee~~ .g i l . f lM j . ~way by tbe' fi.rs·tfe l ' J ~ a l il im H ~ : 1 5i:~ i l l ' l I J <m iil.lIl o i l y b : a i ' t r . ' c l .

S~lirY of 'lhiill A~~ti~ ,oj [~

J m ) c l ! J i D e I~

. .I. r ts ti.re-p6\W,·:t' is ~qud 1:0 tllilt of 1.00

~jH~at least.

I ~ .py.i rmar:y e :f rnc t~the

feKU·C.

IS ' t ha t ,® ( 'V Icry CQTh !1 l e :D1 .Ta ' i o o [ t r an t ~ ] ' tift to~n :f.l\Ct the fu n b e 1 l l i _ l 1 t i J l f " "v h kb ~ H ~ iI l~ J ; J : / Jis n,e~~ssar.y.

2 . II I w : k l i1 i o n te " t b i 5 . . . . U~ I r n e d . p1fLt D o : [ " mn :ndl lt 'S ~ '~ l I r' 1 I 'I : iQ e n U r 8uita.~ : f ; x r r O'ver-hea~"night.;. and Im :Dg - : ~ : g e aKhing i re , .

3, I ~ tflmtap being H1Iitt o f " Q " 1 ( I meo ! it is .a rRfiSt diifficnU 'Weapon to fu~$.tG Mu~out( : I f aeH(Ju. '

~. Owi~ W , ~rts iiIJimihllity.:ijt

: U 5 , ~tr :ell) .eiyv a rU : . i i . b J e fur Stl ' r_prise t a c t l c s ,

. ·fke . l f i ' iac:hdl~ gun . n,"if~g bl ) the c lE.~prnDpo: r .

lLtm: i ! ,U ~uanlity 0 1 : , : J r ImWl IJ i t i oo r~Y'thch i, t

( ' ( jon;; tm~ a : J ! ! i d t c h e c O l l ; S e q w m t di i lkUIJ ty o fI ~ K i . J J~ U a m m g : in auqua,~ sU,ppJy. J i a s b e e n

1 ,S4 , Ma'mlJl~E ~tF~~EiIUI" I ; 1AH l J~OOF

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s t y l O O :it 'W t 4 p r m of ()PfJg¥i~rwi~J~.n n p ly i n : g - t 1 m tit ! , j :h~ull f l oI l ly be e £ E L pW : i '' 'e d w h e l i l J 0. ru~lIy] : W Q ' .i Ii ta h l e ~1uniity p ~ e - n J s H ,s e U _ . , I'hc, ,~rd r,~ ~FJlOitullity JI i i i . 1iii~C ttl tJtHlsm~eI-

'~ ta tio JJ . u ale ss it is t a . ' l r e " r . b _ l f l l the r ~ l w w l u gSC!~';-'

( i ~ OPJ~rh.uilili~ c0m !ll:J n ot ~~ th e m a,nwho '~i'~.s i :{tI ' them, bu t 'k! th ~ m an'V.'~h)s~e.kf . th~IiI1" 1 m this !U~ , I 'W lh~]'IIlfijIU who U1M~ the Ulntios'b use I J i fgr ( ! ll ir 'ld i n o m - e J : til !Jl!btai i l1~d '~3r~r't~5.

(jj) OppW"ttulit:a(!~ a I t 'e a n a iffa ll' o f t " ' . em O J f R e n ~ ' ~ lh eym us t M sebJ .~d a t r tn~ ,Thi<s,part-teddy a]1p]~ ~o t D ' I ! ~ h r ~ e -

gun ti iLv.gekJ which a re 0'1 t h l~ 015-

appearing ... tYfN,

tn o H t e r W 'O r O s l th e m~ c h U ! 1 1 , ;S'lntler D'rCt1t~ , ; ;

l . r i J J , ~;t~ oPPfJrlrnriti-e.::.. 1t i1d ~~teJil aets I l J l liOD

th~I~1l l l ' iot tdil l !,te1'y.

FT.RS ~5.,

Th-e ' term d i F IDe Dili-"Ctio:n·" is ~ed toilldli~:lI..~e ~h,e clu,tfij:5 o r m e : G h ~ i Il .f !: g un DiJTIJ, , , .

m a ndc .rs w h ic h e ns ure lh~t t h ( : : :E i De lfQJ!n their

g t m 5 . is < : l p p l E t : i I . tt! th e best l I : ac t~ c w 1 .a(h 'aJ l I~e .

Ihl!: l ~ id .1 .' ~ pl' in.cipJl e W 111I_jI,ch~f i 'l ' : " ~ ' ! I 1 I l .o rn. w m ch is ~~ la,POfi the ~harnc.tIIlnqt~c~o f t~{' j weaplll~ j~, , t ha t t i l { ! ' : f . r . e ' i s . p o o m l I L u e d:and applEed ~1 1 €~FS, 1'he m r u_m ,o or o {

N~'fId'S cOJIt l lpr is. j :nga i~r varies wir~~Jncer-ta : in l l t Y ! ! i ~ ~ ~;a~anl to the ll!~Uii r emenes o JU n ~ si luQt i (J i i I .

The f o l l ( r 1 . v i m . g mk l \bods wjl~ b ~ lJ se d :

(~ l ~I:~ The bursts Q f ~,1\t 'W mb e l u : o i , t e d , r e f !O O m ,10 ,M ~ ~,u~id$. l1H

ob' jec:~ of , this ] 1 f t ( : ' t i l o -d is to . o'b ta im O D s e r V , Y , -'f io:ri. am ~ w~t ,;tbty U~ l l ' L S~ lh t i lng"Und,Cr b;~bl~' cenditiens ~wob~n 8,-

t ien I : suc : .has dry e a : r ~ . sand, e tc .• ill, l m l F r S t(If 1 ' '0 J lm ln~ s , snm. iM be s uffi: eie nt t o ,g~'I,'1~'

c b s e . r 1 . " n t n J l ; i f t , Und~r less r , i l VOUE'i lbJe cen-di t iO ' . f i S ) up . t . g i '20 mund s . in a biill~t, ma~ 00

i U ~ o e s s a c ' rf . I t s hQ llJ c l, 'b e noted ~hat~ WJ1- •

sj;uuing the clIo~ gw11lpii ' i l i f of t : b e f iM~ '1 !I Il Il e s9 ,Qbservat iom is obtain..ed 'i iVit~lI bu~l!5 af ~Il)

rounds ii' i~'u~Jl ik~ ~t ~o$mta~ iO l ; r ,w iN b~ 'f)!la~~d; wi ' " , /:(J'flr1:r O~~i!"S~"

(~ l E'apld :1 i i re . This is 11!i~d W~fm m Itit'~L'!e'a.'nest VO]lilili!]jfJ ~1 fire is £eoqt1ired. H: Jsp r o d Ju~ ed Itudl, ~ w . : n r e d by maalll~Q f : : ! J ~ tdes- o f . loilil{!: I;L'OThPS. 0:[ ;}O 't o s o 001J r J; r: 'b , The r.~T

t

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p a u s e s ttnOIlll.f"o.n ta.. ."i~y be t~~ n~ ea ch grlD'Il P 1 ', 0

eilSu!re that tJl€ $i~bt5 are DOt roc t l y aligned.

alltd.(!{)nnm.les u~tI]. o : r d l " ! r e G '0 0 ce a se . O U " u n t i . Jhe cOlls idGn ' i U l!I~ry to do so, RalJjd§ rn w ill be us.cd (I) when the ~gbt~ng eleva-H (I{1 ]. h ruG l l!~~ 9:110Di~.s&lllly ebtained ~~!

:ra~~ntl fire: (2 ) wh~n ~urpris€: l1il1uot is re-q ~irO O : ( : 3 ) with, c o m b .b n i£ ~ i: s . 3 r ; o t s .

~c~1'i1l!V=~[]g JF)_n.. T1liis : J f r ' H ~ t h ~ Q i dis-t rihutitag f~li: l J l 1 : f : e l T a 1 ! l y is ~1I1FID'ym a ga i l l u ta ~~ rnrge t .atliIJ is a p p lie d l J : y m~ a J nS 1 )1 au::d'es 0 '£ $IIL~H (lOOPS w ifh th .e object o (t :~ve~FLg8$ wide It front ;3.'; ] l O S S l h l [ £ : wU b en~r:Stl6ki~t voh. lme HI ensure effect. [0 nl1'!;

case a grn.up ~houfd 0 0 J l 5 5 s t { l O r hoot S '~ 10.

rounds o~IYI hC(llll.iJt~: ; J l _ g r u n s t a linear target

g~m:ter Wl'IM!Jlf: w in liI¢t l ')DOdlfl :Ge g r e3 . t e r~ r f ' O O t .

U p to 1./000 Yi1l'(t~. expt!I~I)II~1ifts$ h m . . , t h t I J . tlm Ia lXh iE l12 :g lL in~ firing ~o rounds in on", nilunu~.c a n d Jis tr .L ut e .iu\n1hl1idinr fir-e ( u . Q . witholllt~fiY h\~erol g - i 1 p i ! i ~'~ii;~er ' t h9J} I~! bE1~~ns tlC tts ) ~ ~ ~J }f.::n'ds of fnJJrt. Ibis w in fO:mn

t.l'ft~ bas i s Q f c a : t c ! i a ~ . 9 ; b l J ; l n s as tQ w h e t h e r : < il . u .: y

lParlLell"~~U:' li['l~. i s SU fF ic .L' l1n 'Hy d ! ! : T ! l s e ~0 r e p a : y~he; expeDdltliu'C 1 1 m j l as ~ro s : n ' L a . t ~ n . ' I l l

e M : m : . " ~ ~8arid a p : : t r t r : r o m aQ¥ tactical a e e e s s n y[Rten:. J " l l a . . y be t o m l ,g .llg k : ~t- Th is is ~ tlleb a s i s !(ilr' c ; ~ d - C I f I L a t i n g the !itl1mbtr o f ~ re-q u l r e d ! b t J d e f e n d . L l l r ] y f! f. 'O flt~! o r ~ O l I '~'.r!p_geallY ~l jm a ~ Yen t jm,~_

) [ . . : ' (chine ~nns Ci,I:rJJeDgage: ~in1S 'w l m a ~ r

r.~

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a d V T I n t . a G ! ; 'P ' i U lJ l ll alt ( Job l i q : l J : e direet io l l . : a s t li . . e

! iP~ b!2tw 'CC'EL : f i . , g . u l l e s ~:r~ o lt J .s M l l . U P . ' thl!furth er to a i I ~ D k U ~ e s ;u:n ' p 0 8 i t i ' 0 1 ' 1 m~ , y b~ _~\t: a l J 11~ e of 4 ~ de-, .. e J ;Cpe1" imeu rt s s h ow

that hi'C~'W in e~oct Q'~'t 1~1!: 30 per centm~y be expect~d.

fd ) S w 1 J . rJ ;g i n g T~~R F Of t r e n c h ' l ,wdf!!m.a n d api.m. ! i t QL~nst ; ' t i r fgets fl~~~t r:tmge~ th~iU Swin s .~n~Tra .....e P. h~ . 5 ,b O G I I J i ' ( l i ! ! l ! f i d . neces-~ a u y . l It IIIno " I . V ' 4 J l . y ! [ , G I J . i1 ~ ,the me t ( u . d ! J ) i

r rn~ :ng b}' aurema t i c 'UFpJ l I lg . v.:ln1c:bshoufd st u n b~ oomdeIed tim normal me t h od ,

SiDg~:I deliberate ~b6ts HJl! ~I 'n!) " i ! ! a 1 n e {ttr' [ '";dugi Dl~J a s , 'C lIw in g t~ ti l\:: gll n . dum ~ : n gpe r fec t ~y ~uady ~these 5.oot, ! i . ~l!aa . ne r e l a t ionto t h r ; : ' ! i 1 i 1 1 ' b s w l l l \ t e D A rn~d ;rottl}~lla;. "r i le ~ml1;~'I!ra.i lly ;:1 p : p l L e ! i o W i.he I : tv s ~ , s h o t D f ii:vt:'fJ'

gro~'lp.

From 1 1 1 . t {lI}v~in;g ' ~ : n ! r~m l} !1~ it winbe seen t l r i : a t t . D j lG : d if !e d :fO ' O ma~ be Iii! ! i ' d l e d

into hw n'iI~ijJj, ~lea(])jn~5:.

(i~An .ow~n c ( :. lo l ' ~ r .r o :r o J o o ~ .( : ~ i ) ' A l m ' \ ' f r n J 5 ! i ~ fO T e rr er in 'r ang ing b ~ a:rti~

t1daldis~icm illdCipfJL

.AU1Jh1j"~ m ' enm o ! a.[I! ' i. e - : -(I) ] u d,g ing th ~ ~Ilft'et o f il~](J~iphll~"I1: e a

the eley; }HGTI nq;l iI l ired.

{~) ] d~g ~hee :F r~ ct ~ ( 'W in d a ~ ' r h e £l; i:ght

®{ Ul ! : L , dr ,e ~ .

Th~ mifll¥ be brldy ta b1,llb .t td ~ fo llows :

BatUm~~l;Ir : Pl'~m:l! {If Air.

T h .e 1:n1 ~nle ~r ; Den~ t y a r " ' \ ir,'Vind: }olfiomt and Rear.

]jght ~ l I J i f f i e l i l J U y ~t ease in r(J~ussi~ilgDn. . D iL UJ Or btigll ~(b.y. r·

It will. L ' H l : ncrtct] t~at Uittse i a : i l I luences aJIoctth e b ;w lle t il a a \ r e1 · t i~ a J l 1if:i~~. : iln d fo r s i rn ..

pl i t i ty mily Ix : :Ityin, t a buL .: ,4 ed a s . f u1 It ): ~~- s~-

,ftR,OK0' TBEmAY.

ELI!VAnQW '1 1 J I , : F . i L . i F . .

M ' il'r:$. Ius.

D U ' j I . \V:et.Cl) ,td- l-[o t .

H ~d \V i r i ld. R~a r ' '' li n ll il .BrigM.. Dull

a :C ' l 1 ' T : 9 . b i e I I I ~ , \ j l L ' ) ' l . I p · a n e e s '5f.~ C a r d in i J jO e k e ~

oi th~~book.

S U ' ffl:'['· ' l ! J n i l i heave ~ '~ '~ 9n ly lY ,i!~th t :hose'~tjlef' QDl"l'dih(!~lIs~Il~di.a£f~c~he huU~!.tila \ Po er tk a l s en se . \V e "vi!] :o,OW ccmsid""t ' h~w~ ' h e bujJe~ I E t l . a Y be ai[eei!od ~ a . Iwiwnlttj

r u . . c l l l ~ i l c : r _

POR lEE W.DlDS.

. T.k~ \\,inld Tal!;i]r;: ;;Lvun in p~ 618 i l . 1 . R .s W u M be t h O J l ' i ( ) ~ g J j J y . r e a ' r . n t e d b · y i I l l SCtUO: I~

a f f i i O O H ~

T h i s is n~ ry : s o t~ilat.O O I f f i l m a n ~ t n ' S , ~na .y

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e s t im a l e L h e s t fm ' L ,g t ll 1 0 1 th e w ind blQw ll]g .a nd co nv ert it to serne mea s u r emen t wlr rkh" ' 1 1 1 1 1 be ' l l Ioder!iwod by dm· ~l)jJil"l~rs..

T h e 'W i n r'~ T a Me r e j l l ) l ' n : : d t l l J l " , ' 1 U be £ ! : l I 1 U 1 aon the : eard im Hu~ pv ! :' !kN of t h m s btIU}r,

, \Vhen l i~in-f j~fl«~tl;lnrrdl!i!l~ '(~; s rOO'I-'r.·

r routed t(lr'~$p : ; r i l l a 1 , 1 . N i ~ ~ ~ l ' y: a i M t 1 l l . g l l t l t fk:51~(Iuklbi t ~i\·t1l W' l t e - J i ~ti:ile. T h order fheg t l ll 1 l ft e r t o a im off 1 0 target " " r i d t h . s is th ~ ~extl~t l i T . J " e t h o o d . 0nIji!r::; t: o a~1D oM iE . ~oot 0'1'

ya;I)[I!i; $b~H&I I I x : : ~'!,i uided.

A I I m . r . V i l l i U fa T MW :n i~t "4inginc by arf i~

j i ( ; i« l r t f : f~~f f~{;n ~' n f t ' I : . t h . Q ' l .' ! , iJ J . g tQ pr~ 'babJ~~~ in ranging. diffi~r.1Ily j 1 1 5t;iJ~:d:irngthe : !W" r ' l lU- r : r f t ' h t . : day a t : ~ ID ~ r a .: lt g t'S . .. a : ru :: ]

~o the close 1:rro 'I . l 'p in~ oJ the machine guIII.it b e c ome s .nLf~G~];y to ~ nc~ ~ .e deptilL (!o~

tb~O O a ~ D e o n e 'kJ; gj've '~sl:t'Ll'ranl}~~f : obtain-in g f i r e e±liNt_ Tbtu f ! l m J ) 1 ! m i : 'b y ; , v ]l l i o h I h e -

M.te61 MJlC has ~ be iGCl"Clls@dl depend 'S on

t il th e p erm i?5 ~bJe e r r o r in 1'f.! :mg1 ~g. : = a n d {I;)t lns prob::.hl.r,: error in mr r g : img .

A s reg ards {l},il w m be dear im m th eiha .m: ra .n~~ i h ; ; , r , t j { W e m a k l J o :II n , e r~~~ i n

m~ n~ ....icb i : : i s : real : ! l : r r than ha lf tl u :~'Pth ( 1 ( 1 the efli~.::i ve ~JJ£~ h~ tar;nt w iUaot 1 ; r . e iJru~h.lrl.edn t h i s ;&l:iIn , ~Dtd fire will 'b e

i ru:fi~C't~\; ' l t , . '[i.'J)r ,~xamplcF l~be . oo :r ; rec1

r~Il~i2 to H ' r . C t~rget is I~{iOO j'iIJ~J bu '~ is~·t irm'LU!d 't(r be 9,30 y iu d s ~ ~ h e . fu rt D e 5 i t s h o t s

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; p . f HW l e f (~r t 1h 'e wrt 'e win theomHca]ly jn!; l

:!it rikc tn 'S ta ~Q t ( DU a SJ lllffiB), I f 'ibf! ~ n~\r;ere ,e:;(~mUlldat IJl!; iO ya~: ! ; , the iUa.iJ"{::llt

shots £ h i th e C I J ! i I l 1 ! i i U'Olldd s.l~ just short o rt~hl~~ ~w g~ 1 (T1 1 : tI J~ l' tm l C) .

It is d~!l.rt, the:tr~'"Qre~ t n _ l l j t 'be peID1iis s ible

e r ro r ' ~ o : rm ng ~ o f aR c l "JIjC:)'!)Ill~l ,1.Goo yElliltlsr i ! i < as r't {lJ l(J ~ :

I .OCl'D y a . : ~ 70 y .a .l 'd S _ ) ~ last T 3 ble.:IJilOO , , .~6 ... [ 'OR ~aHI ill

"I .5 'oo ,. )i ''i pocke t ,

As ]lI~ (ii) . the pmba'b~eC[f'l!{)lt' d~~ds(Inthe ~iI15 w~ ha v e a t o ur dis JlI OSa l fo robb:iniil ' tg n.~ ['&nil&. l~lItsG m ay b E : diivl~.~dbom, three nea(l.sl ' :{jj9ld t h e : pIl! 1Mb l e error ' 1 . r w f b

e a eh i s a s ( c d l: 0 1 fN 'S :

(a ) Th~ t iO 'Lngi l l lg Vi1 i f th r .a t : Jg~ {U1tcl~n~~nSI!rWim.illllts~5 0 -t;

{~~J tN i . e j~ Q~ta~oe ' b ! 1 E:ye~15 ,,,'

(c ) \ l l J 1 e J l l ; t n i m i g rnlll~ c a r d s , r» y~

loom . ~ a is s een 'thid if the . r n n c e t o o ata.~t is glw.n 'by e a t . h o 6 f , ~ o o ~ bov e meassto be J; ® oo y ar d£ ~ th e J I u fQ b a , h le errer ~ ~I~,

'Ii-'f.~th;(a). j .(! pr{3s;, (~)ISOy a : ~d s ; (c ) 100 ~ ' I ' a : 1 I d s :a n d ~]1I ea eh ea s e it .DAl IYbe I';:H bf:f o ve r 0.rI , :1nderthe estimated If;Il.iQge.

~ lde:riD g 'boU I. t :ne p em ~ i~ib~e a:nd thep ro ba ble e rro r to ~th e']', it lS s o o n th a t . inp r a c t - i c a l ' 1 J y all e a s e s it is 1100es5ilry (lGnsid~r-

ab~·rto iDcre3 l~ e t~~·depth ( l J f the efti;.l;;t i,\f il

Zl ! i in~ to ~f 'i lS I ! I ~ : i lt : 1 I~'G I ff ~ t .

1 " 0 ' efiec:!; this. the ! 'OlJ)g,"" l~O S m ' e t hQd~c an beI ! t ~p r le d. ~

(a } C o 1 l ' l l m : m , M sjJht l5 ,

( . f l . ) ' S c i U l d a . 3 f i g . ,

O i l ! nli1!Jil1l!il, ~2'b~. f\~hi!n tw o o r : m0fP~guns. a r e " i' ro r ki li fg '~ ~be r,. iflr J.ede pfh ~i t :he~ftec:b ' ! l ' I ! : ~i)n~ can be Ll!tl;:rta~d by 'D:r;derirn~dffieremt elevatiens to he used '~Y 'em ~U[I"

"'"foiie ,e ~'b u se s the . . srune ~L im iQ g mMk. B~,r~:h i s lT l lea lDS , wM l e , t he efkctiV(!: ~ZO: [ le i s [n-

U-e .Met t the dens] iN ' Qi f i . t ' t l ! : is oons~"erablyredueed, T.he ex tJ l leme d: i l Iereoce betweenlh ~ sighti iJj]g ,"~lJidl ~ ~U lensure - t ha t 00 G r t ; P 5

are hdt "ti(:tl,lI,~1i1! the ! tC i I1 lO$ o f tnt! d i i · g r - e J l r tP .I l-: :! , 1 5 t he der~ll,00 ' the ef£ec 'f:ive ~ne .ro~i h l 2 " r . an~~_ l~ , tn~rdo~, whe:_n ·f t I [J.~g 3tJ .DOf J Y Ards . Q :I:1 iS .;un. f u e s . " , ~ ~ha n e L .': : ' ! ,l 'R t if .! 1 lI

of 9 - 3 ( : 1 ~nd th~ o t h e r wi t t . I ,(1101' n.~CCUIG5

~yi :Ut heo re t i e a l l y jus t lo il ll a t the 1,000 )~rd!j

p C l i i l i t (£iJli= dia g:ra m ) . T h~ _ d e T l ! s ~ t J ~o f t h e : f f i l few i ll i b e " i.~ ry :Mll~b"i l es s , how~. oot . .~n' 9 9 0 t l . ! J . i d ] " ,OLQ yard£ than at 9! O and I "Q} '! Il i ,

a t w h lih '~amg¢S i th£ [J ,u dm~M - the dt l_ ;ermt

cones w m i i l l l l , aM! ~n a m . e E " 1 6 g hF I: an 1 ! ! " ' I em

d~t.1 t o f .' t i l . o e o m b iDed 'eO~tlVoe z ; o n ~ ~:tisD~ .tQ m:;~J~~he t'!Al@ WJ1~ S]~ht]yoVi: l r ]~l )L T hE ~~ tes t c iif( :e~ .en¢ e t h a t can00 a[l lo\~~ ~~h""~~n J > l J l U £ 1 $ · ~U t er ei@ re Ql1bIooyard~,

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T h e d~&r~n,(,C i I l l f sighting '1~wd dep£ !u t l se in . fh.e rmjn~'ber 0f pns ,avajiL:ale ;n;tdl ar~,~h e ' P r ® o o b l . e eJOOf :in IIH1:_ging, In arn~I tuliu U w dt'pth ~d t~ ~mb~n~d ~ffccti ¥i[i f: iCfi lf ' :. lh 'c fO :U o w ing me t h o d i ~ , u s ebl l :'

"'Iuttip~y th E n U l l [ ] hif!r Iili( @ : u n s aV~] .a !b l i c : lessI by , th e c l: if re I 'e nc e i n ~ gtL H ng us ed. and

add tbe eHe c t i v e 00'Jl~ 0'[ one gun . e . , ® . , 'T olind th~ dijpt'h c t r f : O!)ffiIJifl,~ ~fttlcb' ~ Wni2' ~:t.I ,~I&O ~td.s whtJl ID'l.tfgu:t\S a r e i lJ jvOO~b -]eand ., 5 ( 1 ) y u c i 1 . 5 difltience g~ ,;

~ 4 - - - o ' : n x : }O -F ][ 1 : '2 J C I I ~ [ j~ y aI d~ . .

i I il lo . U t e I rn~ilh,Qd ~5tQ d i v i i i l ; o : ; : i t h J ] g m u n _ 4 tobe 5eiIi['ch~1 by flu]: d~QroJl~ ~n c~ewtwnaUOwtl; : ! l . . Fur exarsple :~

n :)'00 ~B:M l&o t ~Nu~d : is to be searc t ied ~'l

I.OiJiI} yams :ranp~whm-e tll~ dif.t~q:ffi! .c~ Iflf~~ht in1 ;g shou.b:l !liltlt ~~ 100 YaJ I 'd s l' wes hm r llllri9 .i vi d~ 3 00 by .100. lbis R f u ~ .1 a s ;the . D 1 .lm i be r o ( gtm~ to 'be ' l~!:;ld.

. S J 'I1 0~~'be g _ ~ ~ e : r '[be r ;: m Il. ce n t rn t io n o f f i l r oG :

[hI~g~i:lterrW in the e:f( 'eCt of fire be ~ thIl1IN:fo;[teombined S i, g 'b t5 'SbD tl J hl , n!1lll I E ! lil~----;f},r ....i t l w

!IIman ,tlJffA}Mno~ MI~T_Ha~1l'rn.te cbserva-

non o f '~ h e 5 t r l k e o f the I m . 1 f e : t 5 l ca n be 0 1 ) -t::rr 'ned. IlH!iless :!ionrpri~ i~ J"equiiretl

Gel l a ra [ Holle ; (F or Serv ic e CO l. .i ld~ t;o a'S~• \ ~ " " " ( I , . : k " t i ~ ~ iL~ 1~Lany ~llll.i a ~ p o ss l k :.! c\ \'M t il

101) ~'\iu"cls tUf!ieU'11CCS I r error j JJ ) J!'i n~jD; i ~

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s

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~b!.' !: . Ii'1 = 1 . . . . .

d :, i;i ~~,...".

~t i.- . . . . . . .~

preba Mr eom.. . d J t ! rn ,M ~; a !rn tl 50 }'aMS d.fit'-~~~~ if i ! ' 1 " TO " J 7 j n fi 'i Ln g L I~ g it. p r ob a h !y ! , :ma l l .

Fm :rm a !iiU.l~r 0,( th e s~es . c ff tltlL~ &.a tl!jl1

ZoJl~ on the c a rd ; I~ 'I t\ L 1 ~ImCkd oJ Ll'ili~btaokit w i I T I be : ~.Pl~I!iI.'(:lltt ina l~I !o 'w ing a n I;;!IITQ1"

oiII}.

p er cen t . i n : aseerta ~in~ the range,l lL~ H~J :ElJ~ of t : ra . J~to:ry 'W1~h~1Ii1 80 0 yards' ~ v : m ensure the l .ng:et b o r i _ n r ; indurkcl . iilll. t t . ! ; ; : ,

efFectiw W\l1ij. T h8no .:f!)l'l!~a~ . i lL rn1e~ COIU-

bin~d , s . igh ts ~ " hO ' l j J l d no t be used wl t h in B(t!I)~1Thm$. •

The Table en pa ge 110s h ows . hO\" \? dc:pGni!lllfntsuccessful fIn; act ion i ! i j 'U . I~Qnth e degre~ ['i(

aOi iJUi l :uy "~thwhidl 't t r e r : a ~ g e . ro th e t~ l1 :e tis i J l ib~ i . .g ~ t

FQr e¥R m[l~~ I [)J:{~"['riit~ to fin.: ta'b~c-

if ~L (:nIfil11fliLlid'eil." kIH"~W5 U rn , l ~11s range

~ndef ls ] " '~ l ; J jb1c j f l! nd d i l S I J t h is i L " " d l l l g t : : . tQJ r e ris eBicicIilt. he , eould eount on an e rm : r J[);cdexu.e;dkng j]»f cen t, ~ H , tbGn~ i t h o : raf . lgG:'wU. c i ven as ~!i}OO j 'avd!1 i . h o e o~udd ~ ~ j C l ! iy ~ QnG

{!Ievati{i~ :[IJlld !l\o"~ 'bi: o l i l l E g e d J t® 'r e s od, tocomblned ~~~.ts ki ~c'l:lJ.li 'e·efi!1r:t... H~ hOW-

~vt-:r .• h~ nsill t':o j uds-e · t l te ronge , 01' appx-a i sedJlis ~ m: td~ t or :ra:~ tak !Sr as Gilly

rt l i :a 'hf~ w;i~B1 10 iPU c e :m l t ' .. he s lwWd usetwo t : m ! l n S , &Hi1r l~ 0,' t i C ! y13J ids h t cle~t~lJm,

I:r~ ,~D~ GHfing to lig{lt~ or othex un-~a rnu rn ble wl l lm t ions . the eemmander c e a -s Jd~red l r L i s esl i l ]JUl,te c d th e :ra :ng .eto 00 e m J y

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\ . . g . t h i l 1 i 15 ~1 " cent., h~ ' 'W Q 1 ; u l \ t 1 l ~ :e q uD ~ U~~ 1!i~Qr: ; d i " f f 1 2 1 : 1 ng by 100 )f~l1i1s. H e w ould pv o -haMy :tlD'~ r n [ p e f : i , n ' r e \m t h ' i t . v r o , ~n!'i~ a s S-'lJ.itl(,CSS,

' ' d . f O u l d be eNlJ~~dt~y d J l ) iW , b l f : i i l l . 1 iI lD l e s .s r e -

qllli~ t~ ,d(r ~ ' lJf file e~~ncie5 of the§j j tu.a t- ioo, .

I i ! ; . m 1 ! l Y be s . t a ' !ed l~ r ~ ene :rnJ ,g W rl~ m :e 't h : ; 3 J Qrnl1i i)im:d '~igh t' S djfffxi"ng by 1 :0 0 ) rn T .m ' 9

s lwuldJ be u s e d , l;iG y om l i!k ic l !a v d < $ m { li u: pitQ IJ,i'(i(I! yaros l'tldu~ye; ~yOR(] 1,.'2~ ya~'d~,titre lIJ jffe re n ee i n s igh l in t= ' $ J h . . o u J d 00'1, ,!3:x( ieed

5 t1 ya r ds 'b t t! ." " " r; )n ,r ;uns , As ' W i l l be seen fromfh a t aM i ' ; 9D : p . . r i iJ~ : ~ r :t~jj f tUidJ1Jlg p:dncip teis w I l .o ' ! . , fe d ,s~tu1 fiw : t ! i~f!lf ln.c : : ! : 1 t IJ b e re lL ed

upon. Umte!f ~eda i J J condutl@Qs~ hO 'We:veJ ' i I

a s . ~~p1:ai: i!I !ld, : i l !oove. a maehine . g l I ! D cem-~ i l J ~ u l d . e r s l t M i l il t d ' l L I . l5 : e h ~ ! i i ; l lgd.~l1it 1 1 1 3 , ! l f C i l ; : ! d i -

'fying the a;pp3~e.a. 'r: i{}nof tttis'prin·dple ~ 1 1 I

~yoe with the f ' ac i l l t r~$ tha:t 'm i :V beavailil'hle "'0.£ aJocu(~i~ r.al1;illlg. And thus plfltM 1I ;a~t i~ {"adin vim~Yfitll l~ expe~d i tu~,I)f ~mnJjjffi li liO'.m! ,Dd I~, exp050R of I\lJn~

a i ! l . t 1 pcl l "S( lDfam.

l I J u s tm : '~flg ' l he J l D i l i 1 t tliiiU 100 yardsd~r1grcrt~ will .g ive e ve rla p 1]~ ctl;n£~ lnp 'E:o

1; .:200 y a rd s. o :~ d y.

Jbj'!jl!i' l 1 l : O - - : l M . i ~jl.;ir !~

G[~~DN~BID10m

T.....io jI!!3'i I(I(j1 :7 ,IV,;" I h 'baa .

~ t l D . . 1 : f l ' l1 IV*1bJ 'lI'dfil'itld. II ~ l o o f~ ,a~H~r 'n~E"~

--d!.Q. ii' ,;!'~gQ N~

w~,e:~~-_lI;~ 'N'lJ t1 . l6U' ~.fO

~~~-g, ~ " " " I " ' ,Si.~LtI1H ~Inl~ ~~. I~::'.J.. ~ ~fd.

1 1 1 1

iLl:ir I~-I~ t.~~ Tf,jp:oli~~' kl'fflRllo Li!iil ud ~mI r l " ! ( J o .n4 I ~S ~ i~,. . n! ' in I 1 l. t t t: : :. 1 t I l l : ! . ! ! " btl ~1 l f . : .1IoYm11_-

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r~Tr"~i)l!3 j ~ iji~~. .. l ~

u , s . : s ' If!b ~J M-N ...

lU l ( it ll ,e r q l 1 ,( ! :S tim1 .W l r id i s l t o Q u J i I . b~ , ~,(!jt toth e i ' ! ! ld~~e.nt oJ ! l b . \ ' : madrine' g oo MmICa!ldtr{lA::&wrs when s~t i;4)~1i5 ~n~ ~kmg ttJg~th~r,] ~ such ~ case t h f l lU i nr.~ ( ! i f r : ; lev'Mion ~n.arbegJ .v~n o P .; dh f :L " '0 0 ea ch glllii:'lJ Ur i 't o each sub ..se e ti.t'l III, 1 h ~ ! Z o w i ~ ] ( lcpc:md Oft ( h i . ; ' t i L ' C 1 JejL)

.5 1tu a t io n , F o r I I . " x . t I lm p r r . ! i . it th ~ t: s ub -s ec nons

a re etI-b~ll'din~ and itb~«"lIlmifi.d~rj~!I;-d~t h .~ t r o n S 1 n g ~'I:'L ~ ]' lied upon t o g t 'J . ! i e : iI . 'f i 'i

m:']'m UQ't e~ce~din.g It] per C4!Jl t., and jhe

mng~ is gl ' 'Rl l . a s l . - z o . n ym,rds . be ea n eitherGrot'T ~ .ad ll g ; I. :I lD - soot iam W ~15'" the sa111~t !W v a : £ i . o u : :m~d th e d ~l f'e nm u :~ ,ec~L \ '! ._ : ~ n 5 ~ ~ b -

www:,, 'VI{ ]~rs l11lacl l i in~gun_ofg_l i Ik

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Se~li ( io~li t .Lv t:.e : ~ ! ; . ( IO ya rds fiil" h~ (;.('.I~ki. i)ruli:.T

th r ee ,g u ns c a d L to ~B~ ~Dl e l ev a Han . c iH l i f r . n : i l'hgby I{IU yarns.

The tm m .er W l! U i d J be 'u!iAi!d~g.aiM;E H. \'N:Y

f a l il ;;mmb J e t a ll :e t. .. w h i e ll :E"€quh«1 a L : 1 . T ; g " ;

volume ,; ~hl'i:1atter whm 'the vl!lih.ilm~ pre-

d,~, by three guns ~"'Ould m.gf!t '~be t;£jj(;t:ieairequ.iL~lIii.t]]ts.l' in which c a s e 0TI iC ' sulti i-$Cl:t iJpnand O < J f L t : i ~111 'Nlll;(IJ be ~re.ttl u n Q..Si6p...'"C"~ 'FhL50~, l j r~n~ldie i i i ! . ~r .d; rnce \~it~lI. t]1C p~ir tdp4es~ i i 1 ! i J i l .mown it ] Inhl,:ntry 'l);ilIning. St2~Ejo;q,

Ul2]i 12.

I a . CE)nbd oj g~~t.lS ~U.n ifI<$~~f:'oour, ru~~td

~irlH' t" ~"[n~rd~r t o 01YVLil 'kl the need Q ;f i®n;

1 '1 .l'ler de rs . ~ '~ j ' ;s only u~c@~a : ry far illacili I l t ! ' 1

g un 'Il1 filca rs . '~ sive ou Il~~c~ o'"~ s-t :ra ng e e ohe used , t I JU.8 wi~~n(Jn~ta! l l JF00 t a~ l 1 by ther 1 l . ~ t l h and !§'\Ift, T . l t e l X0. I o i th a t t g n:n

will lJa~ t~ 'the No . I ~f t'h~ I[!1ll Oil hisriSbr tJ~ r a : n~ he himsdl is . 1 i I~ iug and

li1te d1,6."reDU~S ord:e red. firs N ' O ' - i l l ]h i$ hn:n wil l ] X 1 1 5 S an hns ,mnge: to the G t 1 ' f i tinh ~ r jght. : i [ IJ ,d SO !D r i dOfJ. ' I l , f t tl!lc I in l t , In :adth-

t r l ) : E ' I J . " the dh 'ec : tiT}_g office r must slati2 the d : i 1 . .fereno~ iill : s i @ l l r h n g oot~'e~1li g u 1 1 . S . 1 :0 be u s e < ! l

~.~hkh,vi]1a~ he ])I]:ssOO dO ' L ' l . ' Ill, ' ! b y N ' ~~:li:. l

\\the1l1 the tall"ylt ro be 'C'Itgag«1 " js ~ l ' t i l :F lTOw

®OQ. i<l!ud. a.U lI;ilUS are '~ the sam~ ~umingmatk, ~ ' f t w;i]~00 g.unm -a. i lly m l.poost t i)~~, lor thefirm~s to olE~r'l.~ Ihe~r own p i lr -t i .cL : Ii la : . -OQn~ lo rir e :&8dli;~~11C't f rom th~w h ® . l e ,crullhin ~ CORt'!.

~

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tiQfrI~ a re rrrn de by tl~el!ln1'll i l ! i f ' d~"",eleva t~n;w~U:d,alld Ulot by the t;j)I~.Q."cllt sight.

'['he rang! . . : to 'tlil(': Jt~f.LD~~ po;} in '~Il( th .e ta r-~t is rn~i1.. s l g ' n t 3 a t l J j U;S~OO~ ! l I f J d i G ) L l I L laid

on H1Ja i pu~nt. Of a : i n : ' L lifI.ily 00 t r- ak elll a t : 3lU }'9Ultll l i te :mark ; 1 ] the area i Q , t gnmnd te ~5ew;cbr~d , Sjg_ht5 a l"e l th en :!i~t r . o r th eflJ.1fEbest ~int ,c d th e lal'g~t to b e : engng!I t tT ILis w ill t Iu'o",,"l the Hne 'O f ~iSltt &11Wi.

o f t m .e :a im i.ng p oi·nt . . J \ ~u['St is thenollcd. e~c'"'iltjng whool ~5 H~meu ~uffic:i£,llln~{til] (;;1'llliS.l:: the me~U iI1U'f. ' :S~ Ito s tr ik e b e) ,r g]l ld toel1F.;t; l Q . u t Dot so fM as to :dww H g a p Of

d f : ! f 1 1 ; : : t d e d z : o n e 1 -N t t, ", e ~ : r n t h e h\~ blJlI·~l;s,

T h i s p.1~~ is ooThtintred l ,tntll '~tr~ l L n e (I f

light i s . a g a . i l l b r r O l . 1 g h t[JIal

ttl ' ~ ~ ~ eI l t L 1 ' I a r r r g m~r l{_TIre whole l~ l1 lg { h bG tw r e: IL t~~.el1!eflf su!:l. farI12Hd ( I I r . the " a : ~ - e t wit t then havt: hen s. ' ! .vept.

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