Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 82

• November 27, 2016 04:42:29 Sue Bryant

  Fri Feb 12 1915

   

  Commenced shooting Qualifying test the first

  practice being what is termed grouping that

  is you fire 5 shots at a target. If you

  get all 5 shots within a radius of 4 inches

  that counts 25 that is like the highest possible

  schore in this practice. If within 8 inch radius

  it counts 20. If a 12 inch radius it counts

  15. If only 4 shots go within a 12 inch radius

  12  inch & 1 wide that counts 10. any other

  shots count nothing.

  First Test Schore

  4 inch = 25 – at 100 yards range (25)

  second practice = 5 rounds at 200 yards

  highest possible schore 20 my schore 18

  Third practice = 5 rounds at 300 yards

  range highest possible schore 20 my schore 15

  Total Schore for first day = 55 H-P-S = 65

  
  

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