Part 7 (2/2)

Being at right shoulder Arms: 1. Order, 2. ARMS. It is executed in 3 counts.

Press the b.u.t.t down quickly and throw the gun diagonally across the body, to the position shown here.

At the command two, lower the gun and a.s.sume the next to the last position of order arms. At the command three, come to the order arms.

The common errors in this movement are to move the head to the left and to throw the gun too far to the front.

[Ill.u.s.tration]

Being at port arms: 1. Right shoulder, 2. ARMS. It is executed in three counts.

At the command arms, change the right hand to the b.u.t.t.

At the command two and three, come to the right shoulder as from order arms.

Being at right shoulder arms: 1. Port, 2. ARMS. It is executed in two counts.

At the command arms, press the b.u.t.t down quickly and throw the piece to the diagonal position across the body with the left hand grasping it at the balance; the right hand retaining its grasp of the b.u.t.t.

At the command two, change the right hand to the small of the stock.

Being at right shoulder arms: 1. Present, 2. ARMS. It is executed in three counts.

At the command arms, execute port arms. (This requires two counts.) At the command three, execute present arms.

Being at present arms: 1. Right shoulder, 2. ARMS. It is executed in four counts.

At the command arms, execute port arms. At the command two, three, four, execute right shoulder arms as from port arms.

Being at port arms: 1. Left shoulder, 2. ARMS. It is executed in two counts.

[Ill.u.s.tration: THE NEXT TO THE LAST POSITION OF THE LEFT SHOULDER ARMS]

At the command ARMS, carry the piece with the right hand and place it on the left shoulder; at the same time grasp the b.u.t.t with the left hand, heel between first and second fingers. Thumb and fingers of right hand closed on the stock. Barrel up, trigger guard in the hollow of the shoulder.

[Ill.u.s.tration: No. 1 No. 2 No.3

COMMON ERRORS IN THE NEXT TO THE LAST POSITION OF LEFT SHOULDER ARMS]

No. 1. Right arm too high. b.u.t.t too high.

No. 2. b.u.t.t too close to center of body. Not grasping gun correctly with fingers of left hand.

No. 3. Right arm too high. b.u.t.t too high.

At the command two, drop the right hand by the side.

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