U. S. RIFLE, CALIBER .30, M1903

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WAR DEPARTMENT

BASIC FIELD MANUAL

U. S. RIFLE, CALIBER .30, M1903

FM 23-10

BASIC FIELD MANUAL

U. S. RIFLE, CALIBER .30, M1903

Prepared under direction of the

Chief of Infantry

UNITED STATES

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

WASHINGTON: 1940

For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, Washington. D. C.

Price 25 cents

WAR DEPARTMENT,

WASHINGTON, January 2, 1940.

FM 23-10, Basic Field Manual, U. S. Rifle, Caliber .30,

M1903, is published for the information and guidance of all

concerned.

[A. G. 062.11 (9-14-39).]

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF WAR:

G. C. MARSHALL,

Chief of Staff.

Official:

E. S. ADAMS,

Major General,

The Adjutant General.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CHAPTER 1'. MECHANICAL TRAINING:

1-5

Section I. Description_____---------------6-12

II. Care and cleaning-------------13

III. Functioning-------------------14

IV. Individual safety precautions...____

15

V. Instruments-------------------DISTANCE

MARKSMANSHIP-KNOWN

2.

CHAPTER

TARGETS:

16-23

Section I. General_----------------------II. Preparatory marksmanship train24-31

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ing ------------------------32-36

III. Qualification courses____-------37-39

IV. Range practice_________-------V. Equipment; known-distance targets and ranges, and range pre40-43

cautions ---------------------44-7

VI. Small-bore practice __----------CHAPTER 3. MARKSMANSHIP-MOVING GROUND

TARGETS:

48-49

SECTION I. General -----------------------50-52

II. Moving vehicles----------------III. Moving personnel -53-54 _

and

ranges,

targets,

IV. Moving

55-56

safety precautions__---------TARGETS:

CHAPTER 4. MARKSMANSHIP-AIR

57-58

Section I. Nature of air targets for rifle__-__

59-63

II. Technique of fire_---_---------64-68

III. Antiaircraft marksmanship-----69-72

IV. Miniature range practice-------73-77

V. Towed-target firing------------78-83

VI. Ranges, targets, and equipment __

CHAPTER 5. TECHNIQUE OF RIFLE FIRE:

Section I. General-----------------------II. Range estimation_-------------III. Target designation____--------IV. Rifle fire and its effect ..........

V. Application of fire____---------VI. Landscape-target firing ..........

VII. Field-target firing-------------VIII. Fire exercises -----------------CHAPTER 6. ADVICE TO INSTRUCTORS:

SectionI. General -----------------------II. Mechanical training------------III. Marksmanship - known-distance

targets ---------------------IV. Marksmanship-air targets__---V. Technique of fire---------------m

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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APPENDIX I. AMMUNITION:

General ---------------------------------Classification ----------------------------Ammunition lot number____------------_---Grade ----------------------.------Care, handling, and preservation_________-Cartridge, ball, caliber .30, M2 and M1___--Precautions in firing blank ammunition____

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APPENDIX II. List of references

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