(ii) =Forfeiture of Rounds.=--Omission to fire the rounds allotted and failure to fire during an exposure or run in vanishing and moving practices will entail forfeiture of the rounds that should have been fired, and misses will be recorded for them. Ammunition required for repetition of qualifying practices will, when necessary, be taken from the surplus.
=5. Firing Positions.=--In range practices the regulation positions are obligatory, except in firing from cover, when the rifle should be rested and the position adapted to the ground. This includes resting the arm as well, if suitable, but the cover is not to be specially constructed as a rest for the rifle.
=6. Commencing Practice.=--No man will load, or assume a firing position, until the senior officer present has ordered the practice to commence. After firing, men will return to the loading position, but will not open the breech in the deliberate practices until the last shot has been signalled. If it is necessary to suspend firing, all men who are in position will raise the safety-catch (or unload if no safety-catch is provided), until the order is given to resume the practice.
=7. Important Rules.=--(i) =Loading.=--_Loading will always be through the magazine._
(ii) =Sling.=--_Dependence on the sling should be discouraged, and it will not be used for steadying the rifle in range practices._
(iii) =Rifle.=--_No soldier equipped with a rifle is permitted to fire with any but his own._
(iv) =Sighting Shots.=--_No sighting shots are allowed._
(v) _Men will fire singly, never in twos or threes._
=8. Shots to verify Wind or Elevation.=--Occasional shots to verify elevation or strength of wind, or to prove the accuracy of a rifle, may sometimes be fired by an officer or non-commissioned officer, with the senior officer’s permission. They will not be fired during classification practices or standard tests. Notification of their commencement and conclusion will be made to the officer in the butts by telephone, signal, or bugle-sound. The target in use will be lowered and checked, and a clean one raised for the occasional shots. When they are completed, it will be lowered and checked, and the original target raised for the firer to complete his rounds.