G-3 Memorandum Number 32 from Colonel H. S. Hawkins

lat Ba Headquarters 35th Division American Expeditionary Forces 8th January 1919. G-3 MEMORANDUM NO. 38: TARGET PRACTICE 730 1. On the completion of the preliminary work in the McNabb ystem of rifle instruction every man armed with a rifle in this .vision will be required to shoot the following course, The argets used will be, for slow fire - "A" targets; for rapid fire - targets. PRELIMINARY COURSE: 200 yds. Slow fire, prone with sandbag rest - 5 rds. 300 yd s. "T " BY T: - 5 rds. TRONAY INATIONAL for RECORD COURGE: NECORDS SERVICE" 200 yds. Slow fire, prone with sandbag rest - 10 rds. 500 yds. " 11 T7 " 11 17 - 10 rds. 200 yd S. Rapid fire, " Tf T1 " - 10 rds. 300 yds. " T1 " " FT " - 10 rds. Every effort is being made to have all these targets available for the different organizations when they go on the range, but as the number of targets in this country is very limited, it is not at all certain whether they will be on hand, and all organizations, prev- ious to going on the range, will ascertain from the Division Ord- nance Officer whether these targets are available. If not, they will have to make targets of their own to conform to the standard type. 2. Every organization will keep a recerd of the following, which will be submitted to the office of C-3 as soon as that organ- ization has completed the above prescribed range work: (1) Number of men who fired the course. (2) Total score at each range in the record course, both for slow and rapid fire. Aiter all organizations have fired on the course prescribed, the organization percentage will be computed and the percentage of all organizations in the Division will be published. The Y.M.C.A. have offered prizes for this range firing which will be as follows A Division prize for the organization having the bighest score in each orgenization. An individual prize for the man having the highest score in each organization. 3. As soon as this course is finished all men armed with a rifle will complete the following course on the 500 and 600 yard ranges as soon as. possible: 500 yds. Slow fire prone with sandbag rest - 10 rds. 500 yds. Räpid " " " " " - 10 rds. 600 yds. Slow " " " 7! 11 - 10 rds.