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§ 402.6 Military training and instruction

(b) Additional instruction. Every effort will be made to offer to those students, who have satisfactorily completed training set forth in paragraph (a) of this section, a further and progressive course of military instruction which will follow, as nearly as the facilities of the institution permit, the program of instruction prescribed for Junior Division, ROTC units (CS), copies of which may be obtained from The Adjutant General. This program will be carefully studied and the policy and method of training outlined therein should be used as a guide and carefully adhered to as far as practicable.

In institutions which offer more than 3 years of military instruction the program may be expanded by the allotment of additional time to subjects in this program at the discretion of the officials of the institutions concerned. [Paragraph (b) amended by AR 3503300, Dec. 22, 1938, as amended by C 1, Jan. 16, 1946, 11 F.R. 1035]

PART 403-PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE

Sec. 403.1 Issues of rifles, ammunition, etc., to schools. [Amended]

403.5 Rifle and pistol competitions in schools and colleges. [Amended]

(4) National intercollegiate matches(i) When fired and report of entries. Between March 16 and April 16 annually, the national intercollegiate team matches will be conducted under the supervision of the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice for each of the groups listed under paragraph (a) of this section. Entries for these matches will be reported by service commanders to the executive officer, National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, War Department, Washington 25, D. C., as soon after the completion of the service command matches as practical. In any case they will be forwarded by March 15.

(ii) Composition of teams. Each team will consist of 15 members. The ten high scores in each stage will represent the team score for the respective stage. Each service commander will designate for each group in his service command one team for each three teams which participated in the firing for that group in the service command matches. More than one team may be selected from an institution, and the teams will be given such designation as the institution may

prescribe.

Example:

"University of "Second Team, College ;" "Senior Class Team of .." "Com

the University of pany A team of ." "Delta Upsilon Team of .." etc. A student will fire as a member of only one team. The members of a team will be designated prior to record firing and no substitutions will be made for any member after a team has started record firing. Disqualification of a team member automatically disqualifies the entire team. The word institution as used above means the particular school which the student regularly attends. All members of a team must be regularly enrolled in the same school they represent. Teams having members from different schools will not be permitted.

(iii) Stage of competitions. The competition will consist of 4 stages, each stage consisting of 2 series of 10 record shots each. One stage will be fired each week until the four stages have been completed. If it is found that the firing of one stage each week is impracticable, the service commander, on application made to him, is authorized to make such changes in the time of firing each stage as will be most appropriate and equitable in each particular case: Provided, That no two stages will be fired in any one day and that all four stages of any competition are fired between March 16 and April 16 of any one year. Each competitor will use 1 target for each series of 10 shots, firing 1 shot for record on each of the 10 bull's-eyes. The stages are as follows:

(a) First stage. Ten shots for record, slow fire, prone; 10 shots for record, slow fire, sitting.

(b) Second stage. Ten shots for record, slow fire, prone; 10 shots for record, slow fire, kneeling.

(c) Third stage. Ten shots for record, slow fire, prone; 10 shots for record, slow fire, standing.

(d) Fourth stage. Twenty shots for record, slow fire, prone.

(iv) Range. Fifty feet from firing point to the face of the target when hung in their customary position in front of the backstop.

(v) Sighting shots. Sighting shots may be fired prior to each record target. However the target used for sighting in firing will be removed from the frame or cov

ered before any of the record shots are fired.

(vi) Position. In all positions the butt of the rifle must be placed against the shoulder on the outside of the coat. A firm flat pad (gymnasium mat) may be placed on the floor, platform, or shooting bench. All references to "the ground" in the following position rules are to be construed as applying to such shooting mats, platforms, or benches. Those portions of the shooter's body supporting his weight must be entirely on the mat (both feet in the standing position-left foot and right knee and foot or right foot and left knee and foot in the kneeling position-both feet and buttocks in the sitting position-both elbows, chest and pelvic bones in the prone position).

(a) Standing. Erect on both feet. No other portion of the body receiving artificial support. The rifle will be supported by both hands and one shoulder tended so that the arm will be entirely only. The forward hand will be exfree from touching or resting against the body.

(b) Kneeling. Weight of the body supported on right knee and foot and left foot, or left knee and foot and right foot; no other part of the body to touch the ground. Sitting on the side of the foot instead of the heel will be permitted. The rifle will be supported by both hands and one shoulder only. The elbow supporting the piece will be approximately on or just inside the knee. The elbow of the trigger arm will be free from all support.

(c) Sitting. Weight of the body supported on buttocks and feet. No other portion of the body to touch the ground. Rifle to be supported by both hands and one shoulder only. The left hand (or in the case of a left-handed shooter, the right hand) must not rest on leg or knee. Legs to be apart or crossed at the option of the firer.

(d) Prone. Body extends on the ground, head toward the target, rifle supported by both hands and one shoulder only, both elbows on the ground. No portion of the arms below the elbows will rest upon the ground or any artificial support nor may any portion of the rifle or body rest against any artificial support. All parts of the rifle must be so positioned that the range officer can pass his hand from the rear of the gun between the lowest part of the rifle and the

ground or ground cloth without touching the rifle.

(vii) Targets. Official targets for these matches will be furnished by the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice to each service commander. Immediately after January 1, annually, each service commander will submit to the executive officer, National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, Washington 25, D. C., a requisition for the sets of targets required by his teams competing in the national intercollegiate matches. The requisition will be for one-third the number of entries from each group participating in his service command matches. On receipt of the requisition, the sets will be forwarded to each service commander for distribution to the teams which will represent them in the national intercollegiate team matches.

(viii) Rifles. Any rifle using a rimfire cartridge and lead or alloy bullet not larger than .23" in diameter, not less than 3-pound trigger pull, barrel not greater than 30 inches, without Schuetzen type butt plate or palm rest.

NOTE: A Schuetzen butt plate is any butt or butt plate designed with a curved surface against the shoulder of the shooter (or with a knob or knobs or prong or prongs giving the effect of a curved surface), in which the depth of the curve when measured from a straight line drawn from the top to the bottom of the butt plate exceeds 1/2 inch; or any butt or butt plate having a hook or stud engaging in a hold or receptacle in the shoulder of the shooting coat or shirt.

A palm rest is any attachment or extension below the fore-end which aids the normal hand grip and support of the piece by the left hand and arm (or in the case of the left handed shooter by the right hand and arm).

(1x) Sights. Metallic; any sight (including tube sights) not containing a lens or system of lenses; except a single lens may be attached to the rear sight by a substitute for prescribed spectacles.

(x) Trigger pull. Not less than 3 pounds. To test trigger pull the gun will be held with barrel perpendicular to the horizontal surface on which the test weight is supported. The rod or hook of the test weight will rest on the lowest point of the curve in curved triggers or on a point approximately one-quarter of an inch from the lower end of straight triggers. To pass the weight test a gun will lift the weight from the horizontal

(xiii) Time. The time will be computed on the basis of 1 minute for each shot multiplied by the number of shots prescribed on a target. Once a student has started records firing on a target, the firing on this target must be completed within the limit of 10 minutes.

(xiv) Rest or supports. No rests or artificial supports will be used.

(xv) Witnesses and certificates. The firing of every record score must be witnessed by an officer of the Regular Army, if available. If no Regular Army officer is available, and the head of the institution so certifies, the record firing may be witnessed by a member of the faculty who will be named by the head of the institution. The witness will verify the range, and satisfy himself that the competitor's rifle, ammunition, and position meet the requirements of this part and that all other conditions of the record firing have been complied with. The witness will also cause the triggers to be tested prior to each record firing. The competitor must sign each record target that he fires on and the witness must certify on it that all conditions of record firing have been complied with.

(xvi) Disposition of targets. The targets for each week's shooting in the national intercollegiate team matches, after having been signed by the officer supervising the firing, will be returned at the end of the week to the headquarters of the service command in which the firing took place for official marking and scoring by or under the supervision of an officer designated by the service commander.

(xvii) Marking and scoring. The maximum possible score on each target is 100. In scoring a shot hole the leaded edge of which comes in contact with the outside of the bull's-eye or scoring rings of a target is given the higher value. For close shots a scoring gauge will be used. The diameter of the scoring flange on the scoring gauge will be within the limits of .220''-.224'' respectively. Only those hits which are visible will be scored. Hits outside the scoring rings are scored as misses.

(xviii) Report of firing by service command. The results of each week's firing will be reported by each service command to the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice and to the competing institutions. At the close of the national intercollegiate matches the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice will consolidate all reports received from the various service commands and announce the prize winners in each class.

(xix) Prizes. Based on the total number of points made by each team in the four stages, a team trophy will be awarded to the winner in each of the

three groups and a medal to 10 firing members of the teams to the number of one-tenth of the total number of teams in each group completing the competition.

(xx) Where conditions arise that are not covered by the above rules and regulations the latest small bore rifle rules of the National Rifle Association, Washington, D. C., will apply. [Subparagraph (4) amended by AR 850-110, Jan. 3, 1946, 11 F.R. 629]

CODIFICATION: In § 403.5, the words "service command" were substituted for the words "corps area" wherever they appear, Jan. 3, 1946, 11 F.R. 629.