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Aiming submachine gun carefully during combat shoot, Swedish marksman may have to fire at any one of 18 different<br />
targets ranging up to 200 yards or more away. Clip is used as rest to steady gun during fast-firing target session.<br />
and a half crowns an hour. In other words, about 22-23<br />
shots or roughly half-a box of ammo for one hour's work.<br />
In U.S. terms a box of 9mm ammo costs $5. The Swedish<br />
price is nearly one third less, but it gets burned up as fast<br />
as American ammo in a fraction of a second-one draw-<br />
back to tommy gun shooting.<br />
Every marksman who fires at least 50 recorded shots per<br />
year in training or match competition gets a financial grant<br />
from the government through the shooting club he belongs<br />
to. At present the grant is 13 crowns or 65 cartridges per<br />
member each year.<br />
A great many men in the armed forces join in the<br />
civilian shooting programs. They often form clubs of<br />
their own to meet the civilian clubs in matches. They<br />
receive only 15 rounds of ammo per year as a government<br />
grant, but in addition they shoot several hundred shots<br />
annually in ordinary military training.<br />
Tommy gun shoots are very realistic combat affairs.<br />
There are lots of moving targets at varying distances.<br />
Funds for these shoots come from the government which<br />
gives each regional association office 1,000 crowns, the<br />
equal of 5,000 rounds of ammunition, to conduct the shoots.<br />
Each region puts up a squad firing with rifles, light ma-<br />
chine guns and sub-machine guns. They are lead by a<br />
squad commander, and the score of the squad, not of the<br />
individual, counts.<br />
Range is 100 meters, about 110 yards. The target has<br />
five rings with the center "five" being 12 inches in diameter<br />
and the "V-ring7' measuring eight. Two shot strings are<br />
fired: one for accuracy which is 10 shots in 30 seconds,<br />
prone position, with the magazine resting on the ground.<br />
Second is the rapid fire string, (Continued on page 61)<br />
Tommy gun targets for combat matches include 10-inch<br />
high head fired on at 80 yards. War dog and paratrooper<br />
are shot at according to special range table. Slot in cannon<br />
shield and star-like muzzle flash must be hit to score.
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