"SHOOT- to- Live" The WW2 Canadian Musketry Method of Coaching

I had someone give me a similar, updated copy in the 90's geared toward the use of the FN C1A1. Same title and all and I think I may still have it.

By the time I got the book we had already switched to the C7's.
 
Boomer686 said:
I had someone give me a similar, updated copy in the 90's geared toward the use of the FN C1A1. Same title and all and I think I may still have it.

By the time I got the book we had already switched to the C7's.
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Boomer, when I did my search on-line, I only searched for the title of the Canadian 1945 "SHOOT to Live" and I was amazed at the other stuff out there on the newer semi-auto military rifles. I saw what you are talking about! Once I had added Lt. Col. Stephen Johnson's name, Bingo. :dancingbanana:

If you are still in the military, my hat is off to you!

Cheers
 
Rule 303 said:
Somewhere in the nether region of mental recall, I seem to remember the original title being "Shoot to Kill".

Then, I suppose, political correctness gave us the new title.
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The British Army weapon pamphlets were all "Shoot to Kill" in the '80s. Probably "Turn yourself in to Big Brother" today.
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This is still a good book:
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Rifle and Musketry Exercises for the Ross Rifle:
http://wartimecanada.ca/sites/default/files/documents/Ross Rifle Manual.pdf
 
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The myth of "politically correct" titles is common. The WWII manual was Shoot to Live, and that title existed in various forms through the early 21st century. It has now been replaced by the Canadian Forces Operational Shooting Programme, which is more combat focused, but has less instruction on learning marksmanship from the ground up.
 
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