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Shooting

Cadets have the opportunity to shoot in the Air Training Corps, with marksmanship on the training syllabus. Cadets at 2442 sqn use 0.22 bore, single shot, bolt action No.8 rifles in a local indoor rifle range. Safety briefings and training are given to cadets before they can fire a weapon.

Cadets over 14yrs old may fire the L98 Cadet GP rifle. The L98 is a non-automatic version of the standard British rifle on current issue - the Enfield L85A1.

Cadets are supervised at all times by Range Officers who are trained and authorised by the MOD to conduct range practices.

As a recognition of marksmanship, cadets can attain the following three badges.

ATC Marksman:

5 rounds must be fired from the No.8 rifle at 25 yards, and a grouping of 2.5cm (the size of a 2 pence piece) must be achieved.

RAF Marksman:

The cadet must fire the following practice with the L98 rifle:-

5 rounds grouping
20 rounds application - score 1 point for each round which falls within the target area
10 rounds snap - Score 1 point for each round which falls within the target area

Cadet Hundred:

The top 100 scoring cadets in the annual tri-service shooting competition at Bisley receive this badge.

When on a shooting range, cadets will take part in one of the following exercises:

Grouping	The firer selects a single aiming point on the target and fires a number of rounds at that point. The aim is for all the rounds to fall as close to the aim point as possible and it is measured as the diameter of a circle encompassing all of the holes in the target. Grouping practice is excellent for concentrating on perfecting your technique. There is no limit to how long the shooter may take when firing groupings.
Deliberate Fire	This practice is fired at a target with marked, concentric scoring rings. The shooter aims at the centre of the target with the intention of placing the shot as near to the centre as possible. The shooter's score is marked depending on how near to the centre of the target they manage to get. Common targets for application shooting are a large, single target or a card with 5 or 10 separate targets marked on it. When firing at a card with multiple targets, the shooter will aim to place one or two rounds on each of the targets. The shooter can take as long as they like to make the shots as the goal is optimum accuracy.
Rapid	All that is required is that the shooter gets the round within the target area. However, they now have a time limit - for instance they may be required to fire 10 rounds in 40 seconds on a No.8 rifle and that really isn't too easy.
Snap	Again, all the shooter needs to do is get the rounds to fall within the target area. However, the targets only appear for a short time before vanishing again and the shooter must typically hit the target with two rounds whilst it is visible. A snap practice might be for the target to appear and disappear 5 times, each time for 5 seconds. It will appear at random intervals so the shooter cannot anticipate the target.

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Last Updated 01 November 2006
Please direct any enquiries to: 2442 Sqn, The Tower, Westbury College, College Road, Westbury On Trym, Bristol, BS9 3EJ