Safety Rifle Ranges

Abstract

SAFETT R I n E RASGES. rnngc. From tllc nntiirc a n d cztcnt of snfcty rnngcs, tlicy+mnot bc upctl fol. any blit ordinary individual practicc n t short distniiccs, rind the CJ-C is to n.ccrtnin csfcnt guided on t o t h c tnrgct, nnd wit11 rcsqr(\ to tliu two latter classes of ranges, oidinnry ntmosplicric in. fliicnccs nrc h n r d l ~, or n o t to t h o snmo cstcnt fclt, ns oii o.n open mngc. Uy bringing thc mngo closo to tlic llcndqunrtcrs, it is contcndcrl, tlint i t will bc more frcely nscd, niitl tlint, ns nt prcscnt, no clificulty is found in getting mcn t o nttcntl night drills, SO tlic m m o k i l l nppljto tlic nsc of mn,qcs nftcr working hours. A Commnnding Oficcr of ' n mctiwpolitnn corps writes ns follows: "I fiiid, as fnr ns drill is conccrncd, I liarc wry many nicn tr.110 nttcntl 100 drills n ycnr, bccniisc t h y tnkc plncc of :in cvcnirig, nnd nftcr business Iionrs. Similarly, I firmly bclicro that shooting will bc just as nttractivc aa drill (pcrlinps iiioro PO), if it can bc cnrricd o u t ' under similni* conditions, t h a t i s of a n cvcning, after busiiicss hours. W i t h a covcrcd mngc, if considcrntions of nntuinl light do not ttpply, it will bc just ns ens)-for n iiinii to fiIo Itis clnsscs, or linvc ball prnctico of nn crciiing, ns it is f o r liiiii t o do his drill, nnd instcnd of hnring ns nt prcscnt 70 or 80 per ccnt. of mcn wlio o!ily firc 20 ronnds in tlic 12 months, I do not nnticipntc hnviiig ono mati wlio shnll not n t lcnst firc liis GO roiiiids, and pcrliaps 70 pcr ccnt. who will firc 90 rounds