481 53.5 60, 8 46.4 54.0 33.3 40.5 44.4 51. R 43.4 33.9 40.2 42.0, 44.1, 43.136.1 32 208 50.4 48.7 41.8 46.223.9 35.0 45, 449.4 47.4 (41.5 13 103 69.2 67.0 43.0 99 41.7 49.6 37.7 41.7 29.636.7 36.3 42.6 39.4 30.5 42 185 58.7 81.4 44.146. 129,5 26,6 44.1 51.3 47.7 35.4 35 211 45. 2 46.0 36,033.0 27.0 37.0 36.1 38.6 37.3 39.4 22 426 34.2 41.1 27.4 33.2 16.7 18.5 26.1 30.3 28.2 29.4 48 136 32.1 30.6 22.5 23.3 11.5 12.0 22.021.9 22.0 20.561 No pistol firing. No pistol firing. No pistol firing.! 53.9 24.0 39.0, 38 No pistol firing. No pistol firing. 62.6 26.9 44.8 29 41.2 16.62 222.2 42.2 33 193 51.9 47.9 44.5 52.7 34.0 48.3 43.3 49,6 46.2 34.5 37 328 52.0 59.7 29.4 45.0 28.4 37.0 45.5 47.0 41.7 39.1 24 8 304 44.6 47.4 35.5 45.0 26.2 32.4 35.4 41.6 38.5 39.9 21 393 57.8 71.1 44.0 49.7 42.3 48.0 48.3 56.3 52.3 40.0 20 200 45.4 66, 629,0 46,7 30.6 32.8 35.0 48.7 41.845.2 191 51.5 54.8 47.3 56,2 36,6 36.9 45.3 49.3 47.5 46.3 6 100 52.3 42.6 32.0 33.9 29.6 35.6 46.2 37.4 41.8 39.1 23 211 48.4 64.5 41.3 55.7 35.0 35.2 41.3 51.8 46.6 40.8 18 166 47.7 53.7 33.5 43.1 21.9 25.7 34.3 40.3 37.4 31.6 40 612 43.4 44.5 27.9 34.9 18.7 22.5 29.4 34.7 32.0 27.1 54 70.6 70,6 5 61.9 42.6 52.2 23 55.2 55.2 19 52 53.2 48.0 42.3 49.3 31.4 32.7 42.3 43.3 42.8 36.5 30 No pistol firing. 83 53.8 61.4 51.0 55.8 44. 1 55.4 49.6 57.5 53.5 41.4 14 74.2 49 26.5 48.2 36.044.2 21.0 46.9 27.8 46.4 37.1 53.2 4 76.5 8:59 160 360 46 27.21 27.9 505 41.7 47.4 30.8 36.1 24.5 30.2 32.3 37.9 35.1 31.1 41 62.2 20.4 41.3 35 64.5 14 64.6 13 414 38.3 40.3 31.4 32.0 20.8 25.9 30.2 32.7 31.4 28.9 50 68.9 42152.751.4 29.8 35.5 22.4 28.935.0 38.636.8 34.2 38 60.8 32.9 46.8 26 68.9 7 TABLE 1.-Consolidated annual return of rifle, carbine, and pistol firing of the United States Army for 1903. 2,389 1,701 18 1,084 11 17 63 464 38 23.3 418 2, 187 46 38.2 165 4,921 5 144 130 382 824 66 27.8 725 8 4 31 59 First-class men. Second-class men. 149 239 Third-class men. Number present not firing. Figure of merit. 1,723 915 725 2,033 38.2 37.7 31.0 35.6 23.9 28.9 31.0 35.8 33.4 28.3 8 64.4 23.7 60.7 1 1,419 49.2 59.7 35.3 43.9 22.2 28.5 34.9 49. 1 41.9 40.1 1 41.7 26.1 33.98 898 49, 5 b6. 1 37.5 40.9 26.6 30.8 37.9 42.6 40.2 34.16 62.7 25.8 41.2 6 1,849 48. 4 57.0 38.7 42. 2 26.5 29.9 37.8 43. 1 40.4 34. 7 5 58.1 23.9 41.0 7 2,750 49. 8 46.4 37.0 6. 6 30.4 35. 2 40.6 45.4 42.6 38. 2 2 61.1 43.2 56.5 4 966 40.2 7.8 34.8 34. 4 27.4 31. 134. 1 37.7 37.8 33. 6 7 62.5 20.4 58.0 3 4, 126 49.8 55.3 36.4 3.1 26.7 5.0 37.8 44.5 41.0 38.2 3 66. 9 37.2 60.5 2 1,013 47.2 02. 0 34.3 42.5 28.1 34.9 36.5 43.2 39.9 35.94 60.2 29.9 45.1 5 18, 325 58 349 500 1,808 4, 206 11, 404 606 31.3 15,054 46.5 51.5 35.6 41. 1 26.5 31.8 36.3 42.7 39.6 35.4 59,7 28,8 49.6 showing general figure of merit and order in the Army. TABLE 2.--Summary of the rifle, carbine, and pistol firing of the military posts of the United States, for the year 1903, Collective rifle and carbine firing. 800 yards. 1000 yards. Volley fire, per cent of possible score. at will, per cent of possible score. Volley fire, per cent of possible score. Fire Total per cent at all ranges. Fire at will, per cent of possible score. Volley fire. Fire at will. 181 25.6 24.0 68.0 9 8 68.0 31.8 24.7 28.1 12.9 21.2 21.0 27.0 Average per cent mounted course. 591 45.9 51.0 42.1 52.2 30.4 39.1 39.5 47.4 43.4 33.3 39.65.0 Average per cent two courses. 141 55.5 66,6 45.4 50. 1 30.5 35.7 49.8 50.8 50.3 52.5 5 67.4 16.0 41.7 34 226 43.9 47.630.742.3 18.7 23.4 31.1 34.1 32.6 37.4 27 17.9 03.8 10.8! 44 201 60.8 95.8 42.4 73.1 31.7 46.1 45.0 71.3 58.1 56, 5 2 28.0 28.0 41 106 54,158, 6 44.3 43.7 36.2 55.0 44.9 50.8 47.8 40.6 19 21.4 21.4 42 Order in Army. TABLE 2.—Summary of the rifle, carbine, and pistol firing of the military posts of the United States, for the year 1903, showing general figure of merit and order in the Army-Continued. Number firing. Expert riflemen. Sharpshooters. First-class men. Marksmen. Second-class men. Third-class men. Number present not firing. Figure of merit. Number firing. Volley fire, per cent of possible score. Fire of at will, per cent possible score. Volley fire, per cent of possible score. Fire at will, per cent of possible score. Volley fire, per cent of possible score. Fire at will, per cent of possible score. Volley fire. Fire at will. Collective figure of merit. General figure of merit. Order in Army. Average per cent dismounted course. Average per cent mounted course. Average per cent two courses. Order in Army. 23.3 28.7 15.5 21.4 24.3 29.4 26.8 24.6 57 59.3 60.0 59.6 17 113 40.6 44.4 36.5 38.7 39.0 37.6 38.8 40.3 39.5 37. 26 74.0 434 59,2 59.4 45.1 51.6 32.6 39.7 45.6 50.1 47.0 42.3 11 67.4 317 56.3 64.4 40.2 50.0 28.6 45.0 41.7 53.3 47.5 44.3 10 75. 4 576 46.355.3 37.4 42.4 27.2 30.9 37.2 42.9 39.9 30.3 43 76.3 21.6 48.9 25 437 58.0 64.8 45.4 48.3 30.6 40,0 44.3 51.0 47.6 45.9 7 61.5 24.9 45.0 28 200 61.8 79.7 38.4 61.1 23.4 45.5 43.2 62. 1 52.6 55.7 3 58.7 46.8 58.7 18 2 23.0 7 27.2 5 14.5 30.6 No pistol firing. 177 42.0 55.4 29.4 44.6 32.0 42.2 35.4 47.4 40.9 41.8 12 73 83.1 79.5 53.4 66.7 41.1 32.4 59.259.5 59.4 41.2 15 340 40.2 45.0 27.2 32.4 23,0 28,2 30,1 35.2 32.7 29.9 46 33 36.4 26.4 20.0 21.4 12.8 14.2 23.1 20.7 21.9 18.262 109 65.4 70.0 63,5 68.2 37.9 60,2 52.3 66.2 59.244.99 281 42.1 46.0 34.4 38.9 25.6 31.2 34 38.7 36.4 36.72058,433.245.8 27 59 10542.6 Eagle Pass 69 276 37.1 TABLE 3.—Classification and figure of merit of troops and companies of the United States Army for 1903. 22.7 31.3 Third-class men. Present, not firing. Individual figure of merit. Number firing. Volley fire, per cent of possible score. Fire at will, per cent of possible score. Number firing. Volley fire, per cent of possible score. Fire at will, per cent of possible score. Number firing. Volley fire, per cent of possible score. Fire at will, per cent of possible score. Volley fire. Fire at will. Collective figure of merit. General figure of merit, Order in regiment. Order in Army. |