. . . . \ ~: - ~39- ·· _ ·. . . ... ·RIFLES __ ___ ·_ ·_ ·.- ·:·:~-~ . . _,. . . . : : .:::_~_·: .. _. __ ... ·.· ., . - . \' .· .- .· .. _, · . . ~ · .. ·.. . ... . '• . .. . . . . :. ·. ~ ·.· . . · .. ,•, . .:'· . . · .. ··~ .. :.- ·: .:,· : ..... · •,, ·,\'~ .. ·· - SNIPING RIFLES ANJ>TELES,00 .. · -. - . .' ~ ~ . . • . ·9.. . RIFLE No. 3 Mk. I* (T) .- ~ - . ___ ._ ....... l .. · .. · - (a) Particulars. . ~~ . , -: ·(f.) Particulars of ·rifle. ~ . . ·. · :. -. - . \ . . - .· .· · ·Owing to the fact that the locking ~gs . are at the forward_ · end of the bolt and therefore the · latter is not in a state of .·compression when a shot is fired~ '&Q_d that the body is con- .· sjderably. stronger and the barrel ~ea-vi eT. accuracy at short . ·,· ranges· is much superior to the S.M-.L.E. For thia reason • . this rifle has in a certain number of-cases been fitted with 8 . . ·. "~tgnatton ts ~s above. · ~ : __ · __ · . . -··Fittings to take the telesco~are fix~d to the. front ,of the ·· . top -of the body and the ~t side of the baclqught bracket. ·_ The telescope fits on by means of two legs "bich book into . . ... the front fitting on the ri~ The rear fitting-on the telescope, : _-_. his a single leg, the s(Jtt_ared end of which dro~ _into the_:: __ · .-rear fi~n~ on· the lef~~ of the rifle body and . is .•ec~r.ed ~- ~by a swtng-over ~~king bolt. The telescope 18 11t~d .. .. _. -centrally over the aXIs of the bore. . ' ., .. - . . ..... . \ .. -· Ma,gru1ieation. s: 3· . . ~ Fiid~f view. 71 degress. . - . . · · -. ,: .· ·_ .. There. is -N~using adjustment to allow for · · · _ ·. ~- ~--aight; latE\~~ ~djustment i.s cate~ed f~r · . . · _ . ·:· - , ·· telescope ~tmns a cross:Wtre and a potnter which ean,--be ~'- . zeroed fe>r range by an adJustable range-drum. . . '; · . ·-.. -. ~-- ; ·_:· .• :·-_To ai~ mo_ve the head _until the field of view · ia -· cle~l:._ : -- .. :.m .. ae r&J\ Jt WtU be found that somewhere ·between one_ md.,' ·:· - ~ . . . . . . . . ., .. . : • .. . ' .. . . .. . . . ·- . ·. . . ' .. . I . . . . . \ . • . . ) . . .... : . . .. ' .. . ., .. :· . .' . . . ' : :- . ... - . . ~ • .-•• •. J. ...... -. . . . . . . . . . '" . . . . . , . . . . ~ ... ,_.· · · · ·· ·· .i · -. : ·.·.·.. .. . . ..... _.. . .. : ... /~.>-. ·.~· -~ .• ·. . . : Rt:i.'I~Es . ·. · · _. ... ·. ·. . : .. < ••• ... • •1 ' . ... ,. .... ) . . ,• ..... . .... . , .. 'J · .... ,7t: t' . . , . . . . . . . . ,.- . . .. . . . . ~:~~· .. :· ·~~]1•ts· ·TE.LESCOPJC. SlGJtT . . . . . .. . ., . .-..-t . .. ;!·{~· .. ·-;~.· . . . • *. • ... ·~ <.. ; ' • • ,. V .. , ,., -~· · _,\. . \. ' .. ·.. ~ . . .. .:· .... ·- . •' • • • • • • • • J • '-~ . . . . . -,, r. . - .· .... ··· .· -=·-- ·'- .. • • • • . :·. : •• -"'.t . . . ~ . . .. . ~ . . . . . . .. . . ') .. .. . . . . ~ . ·: ·' - . ... . . -: ': :-· . GRu& SCitEWS . ~ . ·· ·· RANGE DRUM // SECUR!NG RANG& SCA' · . ' . · . ... ·. . PRISM .-----........... ~ =' Ta AAN<i£ .DRUM . .. :·. - ·.:: :,:~~- ,~ t.ATtW FRONT RfAA . · EYE ·. . . . .. : '. :AM15'ntPIT EfCO £ND ~£c.& .. .. .... .. . . • - . Jltl& I.ND L-..J~~------:::; . FOCUSSING HEAD ~ . ' ' • . , . .......... ao .. e ' . . . : .. . ·' . .. .. . . . . - ' . ·~ . . . .. . -. . . . ' . . . . •' . . . . :. . : . ( ~ . : . .... . . ' . _. . .. : . . . . . ·' MA .. K. SEEN -....--If::.~ .. , ... ntR.OUdN • . . . IOU ._ .. AFTER ~DJUSTM£NT· ·. . ... . ~ ..... . IM-'G£ "TOO FAR TO U!FT . ~ tM.AGE MOVEO OV~·tt · TO ~IGMT TO· COtMtfDI . :·: .WJTH POtNTE~~ .·. : .. <· . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. • • '• . . :' . . . . .. a half to two inches away is about correet. If any· biUni~ : . ... . : . ·. .of. the . outside . edges of. the field of view is seen, ·the.· ·bead·.: .. = : ~ ~ot correctly ~oaitioned. Aim is tak~n by putting ·th·e • .::·: tip of the pointer-at six o•ctock on the mark. . · · · . - .:·~ · <.·.·· _ _.(b)- _ How t0 adju$t .. . . ------ · .. to an individual.- a telestope · to a rifle aDd,_.:~ .. · ' · There are three adjustments to be made, viz:- . .=.. . : .:..· · 1. Focusing. . ..--· :.. t .:-· ... · ·. · . , \(::-. · :- · · . ·2. Lateral.. · . . ... . '--- '.:~· ·. · · ... ' . ·. •-·. · .. .. : · . · 3 · Vertical. • I • ' . . . . : . .... . . . . . . . .. . . • . . • ' I I I I . ·" ..... . . / . . . . ~ . . .. . , .. - • • I' '' ,,. I'' "" I ' •,, 'o • '' , ,, ,',, ' •, , '' . ,..., .. ~.,. ,;.;. . ..... \ • , . I · . . .. ~>' • • r-?" • .·.. •• • ··, • • • .:V ' • '"<'. ...... . ' ' • : -· • • • : • . • • • •. • • .. .... · .. ·· .. · · .'. ·,.·. ' . .· . . ,. .. ;:;;~;,<~~3:\. : .. · . . ·-'> .-... _ . .. - . · · _ -·-.lU~14Es _ :· . • • •~':0 ,. , _J.• • • ; • • e ;" :-:· ~ .. :~ ·:· .. : ··; ' .. :~ ' . . . . . ' . . .. . ~<}.-'.::*'" _nw-ds and having 'p' erhaps .700 . vards on the ;, • ,oJo , , • J ~· , • I ~ .... .... .. ..... ·~.,!( ~·· · ' :. ' ' ! ., ' . ' ··11- • • =: . ~; . ...... .. • .. . • . ·l' ... • • I~. • "' ' , '• ._ ~, ~- . . . . : -~·'!::. .)'(· . . . .... . . .. ..,. . -: .. . . . . ; . .. . . ... ... ··: ~· . . . ' .. . .· . -druiD.· · .. "- ... , . ·."· · ··~ ', ' . . . ,.,A \ ·:. - . . . . X"·~··:;:.O~cirtor. proceed a8 foll:ows: . , :: .::-·::·.; -~ (a) · Unscrew the two grub screws which secure the ··~ :··_:·::..:. '·. range scale to the range-drum head. _ . _ . .. · .- :;~: ..... : · . (br· Rotate· the range scale until the figure s (representina· ·~ .... ·., -··~ . · ·5~ yards) is opposite the i~~cating line !it the. si~e ~ · -.-· . · This does not .alter the posttlon of the pomter Jnstde ·. · .. ~, ·· · .· -. the telescope since the· range scale has been freed · _:,· >:: .. ·'·:·from the range~drum head. 1 · · · ·,_~:--. ··. (e) Tighten up the two grub screws again: The range ·. · · ... · : . acale will then be correctly adjusted to tlte shooting :L::::; .. 'Y. . • . • ~f the rifle. ~ ; . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . : ~- .... . " • 4"'' • . • . , ':, • . , ~ . . - •• .. ; :~~-·:. ;,. . . . . ... . . . . t ·... •. . . ;. . . . . ' ' . . . .. . . . . •' . . " . . . ' . . . . . .... . .. ,' . . . . " " . . .. - . • ' ---- • • •, . . . . ' .:. : I" • . ' ~' . "·. .. . '• .. -' o., , I o . . . ~-~ 1... . : ' . .. . ' I• ~ . \ . . .. ·' ., 1'' . • .. . '• . ·~· ,• . . ' . . ' . . . ' . •• • .,1 • • '..(·' ~- ·· .... . .. .. , . . . . . . . . ~. . ' --- ··.. ---...:__ . . . . '\.. . . . . :.. . ~: . ' . ~ . . . . . . . ·' -- .: .,. .. . .. - . . :·,:..;,'.. . . . . . ~\;_: ' .. . . \ ,, . ' . . '• •' \. .. . . _, ' , I 0 "1 , .... ;' • ' . . ) • ... . . . . .. / . . . . ,, . -· . .... J • . ~ • • ' ·. ' . . . . . . . • , ' · . ' ,. ' . ' .... . .. . . . ' · . . ·. ' - . . .. . . . . . •, . . . . 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This ts catered for ··· . . mechanical!y in ·the fitting which atta'ehes the telescope to .'· the rifle.. Focussing and range adjus,tments are carried out· · ln the same manner as' for th~ P. .!._x8-telescope. · · · · · • • ·. · ·: . · ... The telescope is attached to th~ rlfle on the left side and .· .· slightly above the body; not v~rtically above the centre line . · · of t~e bolt as is -the case with ~he combination of P. '14 rifle . · -and P. '18 telescope. This o[set position obvio.usly is not . · · ·· ·the most suitable place for a telescopic sight. ~ctor~l1.· · . · a detachable cheek rest was evolved for use WJth thil rdle · , and telescope. This al o~he firer to maintain a firm .· .. .. _pr.essu.re on t~e butt wit · . · .cheek in a normal mann«Er .· · :~ · ·lDS~ead of havtng to oo~rt his face. · The _Cheek rest 11 ;, · shaped to the butt ~~· attached by meana of a single , . -- wood screw. I . ·. · Since the telescopic · is petll)anently attached to the ... ·. riile; the normal 'rift£ breech cover cannot be used. A . ·, complete cover for:-breech and telesco~ has therefore been !as"'!ed fo~ ·us~ ~tll:this e9uipmen~, The . cover ~as a hole . . . :m tt, whic~ ts -SJ!ltably ctrcled wifb a -eather fringe, an_d = . . tJu'ough · whi~e . knob of 1 the bolt fits. · . .·· .,._, ·. HSubsequerit ~o the need for a cheek rest with this rifte )rnJln. ·~evlaent, it was realized that the same cheek rest ·· ... wo.uld ~ a assistance both with the nonnal equipment · ·,,~.-ot:· P. '~4 .. . P. '18 telescop~, and alsC? with the forthcoming . ... Rsfte ·:.~ ·4 M.~. I and the new amper'a telescope. The · . ', . . . . ' . . . . . . : :· : •,,. . .. .. t-..~: · ... •'.. . .: . . . . . . . ~. . . . ·.·. . . . . . . · ... . , ·. .'• . . , . ·. : . ~ •'· •' ... . ~ ., . I ·.-:.. . . . . . . . . . ·~ . . .. ~.::. ·• ~- .: . .. :. 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