trenchmints:Position of LE GRET on rifleThe Le Gret Aim Teacher, produced by the British company A.G
trenchmints:Position of LE GRET on rifleThe Le Gret Aim Teacher, produced by the British company A.G. Parker & Co. Ltd., was a device that could be attached to a standard issue Lee Enfield rifle to teach recruits the fundamentals of aiming and marksmanship. It also helped instructors spot faults in the pupil’s aim.A few excerpts from the manual:STANDARD TESTSThe rifle is placed in a rest, and the Instructor will lay a correct aim by means of the aperture of the “ LeGret aim teacher”; the rifle will then be moved, and the aperture turned to the left. The recruit will then lay an aim, which will be checked by returninig the aperture to its original position.When the Instructor is satisfied that the recruit understands the meaning of a correct aim, the rifle should be taken from the rest, and the Aim Corrector (or reflector) take the place of the “teacher.” STANDARD TESTS (Cont)The following tests should be applied to the recruit daily until proficiency is attained :1. Rapid adjustment of sights, 3 seconds. 2.. Rapid loading and aiming, 4 seconds. 3. Rapid loading, 30 dummies in chargers in pouch (or bandolier), pouch to be fastened each time a charger is withdrawn, 1 minute allowed.4. Rapid loading, aiming and firing 10 rounds, 60 seconds.In tests 2 and 4 the aiming discs will be used, the Instructor carefully noting any faults through the peep.It will be impressed upon the recruit how necessary it is to always obtain a correct alignment of the sights upon the object. He will, of course, understand that his rifle having only one bullet has not the spreading propensities of a shot gun; but there appears to be in every body of men a few who are decidedly careless in this matter of aiming, and it is these who will require the very careful and constant attention of the Instructor. The first method of teaching the aim should be by means of the Le Gret Aim Teacher. -- source link