< Previous66 T H E R I F L E M A N . OCTOBEU, 1017. LONDON LEAGUE COMPETITION FOR THE New Zealand Challenge Shield and Silver and Bronze Medals. TA B L E ( S e p t e m b e r i 6 t h , 1 9 1 7 ) - 1. 2. 3- 4- 5 6. 7' 8. 9- Matches.Aggregate Ciub. Shot. AA'on. Lost. Drawn. Points. Score. .Ale.xandra Palace 9 7II 15 i53»5 Edmonton ... •••9 720 14 154U Cheam 9 6 2I 1315321 Wimbledon Park 9 6 30 12 15400 H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m . . . 9 6 3012 1.5377 .Addiscombe 9 45 0 8 15239 Mitcham93 6 0 615182 Lee 9 3 6 0 614634 AVa l t h a m s t o w E n s i g n . . . 9 2 70 4 15088 Borough of AA'andsworth 9 0 90014945 1 h e a b o v e L / O m p e t i c i o n , brought to a termination on September i6th with the shooting oi the ninth round. The result was a rather lucky win for the Ale.xandra Palace Rifle Club, who become the holders of the New Zealand Challenge Shield and eight silver medals. The honotirs were fairly evenly divided between the first five teams, as Edmon ton. who took the second place, and were awarded eight bronze medals, made the highest aggregate score, Cheam (the youngest Club of the loj secured third place, and Wimbledon Park, although onlv placed fourth, made the second highest aggregate, whilst Ham and Petersham, who were fifth, had the credit _ of making the highest score in any match throughout the Competition, viz., 1732. We give below the total scores made in all nine rounds of the Competition :— M a v 2 7 T I ! . 1719 beat Lee Edmonton Boro' of U'ands- worth Mitchani Wa l t h a m s t o w E n sign ■ .Addiscombe Wimbledon Park Alexandra Palace H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m Cheam 16S6 by 33 1729 1700 1687 J 697 11172 166C 28 28 21 1684 '3 Cheam Lee Alexandra Palace H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m Wa l t h a m s t o w E n s i g n Edmonton Cheam Mitcham Alexandra Palace Wimbledon Park Alexandra Palace Wimbledon Park Cheam Edmonton Addiscombe Hatti and Petersham Alexandra Palace Addiscombe Edmonton Cheam H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m Wimbledon Park Edmonton Jc.VE lOTH. 1705 beat Boro' of Wands worth Mitcham Edmonton Wimbledon Park .Addiscombe 1713 1724 1722 16S0 Jc.VE 24TH. 1716 beat Boro' of Wands worth . ... 1726 ,, .Addiscombe 169S ,, Walthamstow En sign 172S ,, Ham and Peters ham^ 1703 „ Lee ' JULV lOTH. 1700 beat Lee 1703 AA'altliamstow En sign ,, Mitcham ,, Ham and Peters ham ,, Boro' of Wands worth JCLV 22ND. 1719 beat Boro' of AA'ands- worth 1700 1716 1686 Wa l t h a m s t o w E n sign Mitcham Lee Wimbledon Park 1720 1709 1700 1714 Auglvst stii. 1732 beat Lee 1720 ,, .Addiscombe 1707 i> Walthainstow En sign 1646 by 59 1668 ,, 45 1713 ,, II 1715 .. 7 ifl74 6 i66i by 55 I'575 .. 51 1657 41 1699 ,, 29 1689 ,, 14 1679 by 21 16S4 ,, 19 16S7 ,, 13 1706 ,, 10 1 6 7 S , , 8 164S by 71 1677 ., 43 16S0 ,, 29 1688 ,, 12 1704 ,, 10 16S7 by 45 1675 ,» 45 1667 40 Mitcham Cheam Lee H a m a n d i ' e t e r s h a i n Edmonton .Mexandra Palace M i t c h a m . . . Wimbledon Park lulnionton H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m Lee .Mexandra Palace Cheam V\'althanistow Ensign Edniontoii .Addiscombe Winibltdon Park of W ands- 703 beat Boro worth with .M'-xandra Palace 1702 drew AL-ol-.ST i9T'i- i'7oi beat Boro' of 1720 1721 1704 1695 Wa n d s worth Wa l t h a m s t o w E n sign C.'lieain .\(ldisrombe Wimbledon Park 1671 by 32 'b55 by 4^ 1677 '7"5 '697 16.S() 43 16 .Sia'TKMuia; 2NI). 1715 beat Boro' 17-5 1 ti93 1674 1688 SlCI'TK.MBKK ]6tI1. 1690 beat El 1693 of W ands worth .Addiscombe Cheam Wa l l l i a i i i s t o w I ' l i i - sign Milchani 1O40 by 75 1696 16S2 1669 1685 29 II 5 3 Wa i u l s - 1712 170S Boro' of worth Mitchani Hani and Peters ham .Alex.-indr.-i Palace I' 17 by 573 1674 lyoo 1699 1719 19 12 9 3 'i'he following competitors made the highest individual averages for th'iir respective clubs :— H. W . Curchin, Alexandra Palace 291.88 H. Harding, Mitehain 289.66 Dr . X. Beiijafield, ICdmoiituii 289.12 W . R . G e o r g e , C h e a m 2 8 7 . 7 7 C a p t a i n ' J ' e n c h , W i m b l e d o n P a r k 2 8 7 . 6 6 G . S c o t t , H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m 2 S 7 . 2 2 Ci. C. AI. Willcox, .Addiscombe ... ^ ... ... 286.S8 .A. J. Bayley , Lee ... ... •.• ... 2S6.60 H. W . LIvermore, Wkdthaiiistow Ensign 282.88 H. J. Knell, W'althainstow Ensign ... 282.88 H. J. Martin, Borough of W anclsworth 2S2.S3 .An exciting match between the winners of the League and a team selected from the rest of the League was shot on the range of the Ham and Petersham Rifle Club'on September 29111. On this occasion the Alexandra Palace team exceeded their average score throughout the League Competition, and beat the Rest by 16 points. I - ' u l l d e t a i l s o f t h e s c o r e s w e r e a s f o l l o w : — I. .AI^exaxoua PAt.ACl-;. P. F . E v e r i t t H. Gibbons W. R . H u m b y F. C a l k i n . . . J. King W. T . N o r t o n 2. The Rest. W. R . G e o r g e , C h e a m . . . Captain Tench, M'imblcdon Park T. H. AA'right, Ham and Petersham .. 0 . S c o t t , H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m W. H . G a r d n e r, W i m b l e d o n P a r k W. C o l l i n s , H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m 99 100 98 98 97 98 97 98 too 95 93 92 96 92 91 94 95 S7 292 290 289 2S7 2S5 277 1720 98 93 97 2SS 96 97 94 2S7 9696 94 2S6 97 94 94 2S5 95 9293 280 96 90 92 27S 1704 The Sweepstake open to all comers was won by P. F. Everitt, .Alexandra Palace R.C., with a score of 292, Alessrs. H. Gibbons and .A. G. Rickarby taking second place with 290 each. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKOCTOREE, 1917. 67 T H E E T E R N A L Q U E S T I O N . B v " A k e r i m . \ x , " M u s k e t r y O f fi c e r . IT is always with us, for new converts are continually beint;- attracted to the sport of " Miniature " rifle shooting;-. .Always one comes across the tyro, the uninitiated one, the recent recruit to the Rifle Club or \'olunteer Corps, or the one who " used to do a good deal of shooting at bottles with a \\ inchester." (I hey all call them " Winchesters." Probably the weapon in question was a Belgian made saloon gun, but it is all the same to the unlearned in the art.) .\nd they all ask that same ho.iry old question, in many different forms; which boils down to, in plain English—" When I have learnt to shoot with a Miniature shall I then find myself able to shoot with ;i Ser\ice rifle?" Of course it is a hopelessly impossible question to answer in a word. One might look at some questioners and sav truthfully and flatly, " No!" -At others and say equallv truthfully, " \'cs!" .And at others again and say, " Hea\en only knows!" There was once a crack Minia ture shot who was the champion of a crack Miniature rifle club. He joined a crack Service rifle club and in fi\e weeks he was the champion of that, too. .And there was once another crack Miniature rifle shot who went through a Serxicc rifle course; and he went all to bits and finished miles behind men who had never .seen a gun before. .And the whole crux of the matter is not skill, but, to use the term beloved of a fine Sergeant-Major friend of mine—ijutsl That is to say, nerve and stamina —and something else. The .32 rifle will teach :i man trigger-pressing- and aiming. With it he may be taught position, and a cer tain amount of " hold "—but it icon't put " guts " into him if iho qualitg iras not there before. The fact of the matter is that shooting on the open range with the .303 niiakes greater demands on a man's strength of bociv and mind. The grip which will hold a rifle firing 5 grains of weak gunpowder will not suffice for a rifle firing .38 grains of tubular cordite. The .303 requires holding with some vigour and determination, or it will jump about a bit. Again, the recoil of a rifle developing some 97 foot pounds of energy is hardly the same thing uS that of one developing some 3,000. There is, of cour.se, nothing for any real man to worrv .-ibout in the .303. Compared with some sporting rifles' it is a plaything to shoot. I3ut the fact remains that many a recruit who can make excellent shooting on the Miniature range is a bundle of terrified nerves behind a .303. Some of them can be coaxed back into a reason able "and useful state of mind and body, and eventually taught to shoot well. Others are for ever hopeless. That necessary quality is lacking. There are other factors beside the rifle. A man well able to put on lovelv carton possibles in a stove heated Miniature range with a matted firing point does not always show up to the same advantage amid the wind and rain and sand and general beastliness of nn open range in winter. But, be it noted, these facts in no way throw discredit on the training afforded by the .22. The .22 docs give a man better practice in aiming and trigger-pressing than any other rifle—simply because owing to that very lack of recoil mentioned above, the rifleman is able to concen trate all his energies on the elementary and most neces sary points. No amount of determination will enable the most " gritty " of strong men to make good shooting with any rifle unless he possesses that perfect skill in aiming and trigger-pressing, which is the foundation of all shooting—and this skill he will develop quicker and more easilv with the low power rifle than with the high power. M'hen the strong beginner has developed the skill necessary to make close shooting with the .22, then h e w i l l fi n d n o d i f fi c u l t y a t a l l , a n d m u c h a d d i t i o n a l interest, in shooting a high power rifle—for his " hold " will at once acquire the necessary firmness, and his nerxes xvill easily stand against the tendency to flinch from the slight recoil. But the • weaker brethren, although they dexelop great skill xvith a loxv poxver rifle, will nex-er shoot a high power one, for their " hold " is lacking in determination, and their poor xveak nerx-'es alloxv their shoulders instinctixely to draw back from the punch of the butt plate, and the shot goes anywhere. .And all this is xvhy my friend the Sergeant-Major, when asked this old eternal question, " M'hen I haxe learnt to shoot xvith a Miniature, shall I then find myself a b l e t o s h o o t w i t h a S e r v i c e r i fl e ? " u s e d t o a n s x v e r , " Ves, if you've got the guts'." .22 L.E. APERTURE BACKSIGHT. Reg. design CmU. T h i s s i m p l e y e t eft'eciix-e aperture sight n-as designed b y o u r i l r . . Y. E . P.arker to bring the .22 calibre Short Lee-Entiekl into line xvith the 19U Enfield Riile. T r o o p s i s s u e d xvith tlie 191 1 En field rille xvith aper t u r e s i g h t s n a t u r a l l y x v i s h t o t r a i n xvith aperturesighls on the Miniature range, and our sight t h c r e t o r e fi l l s a niucli needed xvant It xvill be noticed from the illustration thattiieFirer'sviexv of the sight is pre c i s e l y t h e s a m e a s his viexv ot tiie 19U Entield Sight, xvhich n a t u r a l l y i n c r e a s e s t h e e f l i c i e n c y o £ Musketry Training on the Miniature range. P R I C E 8 s , 6 d . , P o s t 2 d Desigixed and Manufactured by A. G. PARKER & Co., Ltd., Musketry Specialists- Eislty Works, Whittall St., BIRMINGHAM. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKTHE RIFLEMAN. OCTOIJKR, 1017. THE s.M.R.c. "ROLL OF HONOUR." Names Already published. 19396. Names. 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A'nvirs AA'est A'orks AA'est A'orks AA'est A'orks AA'est A'orka AA'ast A'orks AVest A'orks AVest. A'orks AVest A'orks AA'est A'orks AA'est A'orks AA'est A'orks AA'est A'orks AV e s t A ' o r k s AA'est A'orks AV e s t A ' o r k s A ' o r k I . a n e s R e g t . York T.nnrs Regt. AVest Yorks AA'est Yorks West A'orks AA eat Yorks AA est Yorks AA'est Yorks AA'ost Yorks AA'est Yorks AA'est A'orks AVpst A'orks AV e s t . Yo r k s AA'est A'on'ts AVest Yorks AA'etif A'orks AA'est A'orks AA'est A'orks AA'est Yorks AV e s t A ' o r k s AA'est Yorks WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKOctober, 1917. 69 EJaniep. Peal, 11 Duslt.v, E. PriiCtor. .1. Eibli, Ij Englaiiil, (i, Haltoii. W i:. Atlia, II Marsoii, II. Straiigeunxh, H. Naylor. .\, Mussun, T . Boldv, \V. Windsor . W . Seekiiie, A. Coinvay, I Bootli. I Di.xoji, ... Kitcliing, A. Dennis, J. Groves, .11!. Killion, P . Spencer, N. Theivles, P. Souuicrn, I-'. Wippleswonli, C. Keep. I>. ... Belliugliain, \V.... Wo o d . . 1 Kusspy, IS. Barber, ."-i Little. 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" F i r i n g f r o m a T r e n c h o r B r e a s t w o r k . IV . All British battles on land in the past decade unquestionably demonstrated the fact that the soldier of this insular Mother Country of ours w a s i n v a r i a b l y t r a i n e d f o r o p e n a n d m o b i l e fighting- of strategical importance. The " Tommy Atkins " garbed in a scarlet jacket with pipe-clayed facings in those pre-South African campaign days was not the type of man who would tolerate an existence resembling that of a rabbit, but then his advers.aries were men who were wont to exhibit a courtly spirit of chivalry, skill in the assault and, with the exception of those operations against the Mahdi and his followers, did he ever meet a foe who sought to crush him by weight of numbers? To-day, men and metal are the potential factors which are going to carry the present campaign to a successful issue. The Master Hun is the piper that has called the tune and we have no alternative but to plav in unison. Xo one will suggest that we had the power to drastically alter and determine the character of operations, so if we were jockeyed into trench warfare by the Hun so that we could preserve our " insignificant little army " from annihilation we were successful in gaining what we needed most—time to build and train a colossal fighting machine. It is only too true that back in those dark days during the winter 1914-15 the Teuton was the master craftsman and _ he occasionally "got us cold "—to use a vulgarism which callously e.x- presses the grim essence of things which prevailed during that period. Pounded by every conceivable engine of destruction there is no wonder that genus homo adopted the habits and customs of " brer rabbit," and, as the old saw expresses it,." When you are in Rome you do as the Romans do," vied the continental vultures in prosecuting the internecine conflict. The character of the fighting insisted that radical changes must be made in the orthodox .system of training at home. The rapidity and accuracy of British rifie fire which demonali.sed the enemy masses had to be main tained even when bursting from the parapet of a trench. To achie\e the ideal result it was ascertained that special exercises were ab.solutely necessary. So no time was lost in revising the system of elementary instruction and also the general musketry course. The " mad minute "— the chef d'oeuvre of the man in khaki—has lost none of its man-stopping power, which proves conclusively that the rifle is yet, as it has always been, the soldier's weapon in attack or defence. X'ow we are not at this moment concerned with the various types of trenches which are in use in the seething cauldron of war. I could gnve you some dozen sketches of sections of trenches which have come under notice, each having a fire step, a parapet, and a parados and an elbow rest, and of cour.se, a tra\erse provided at every six or eight yards so as to localise the effect of high explosive shell falling into the trench and also to afford protection against enfilade fire Again, the trench within the battle area is generally deep and narrow, and with low command, so that when the rifle is resting on the parapet it mav sweep the ground in front of it. How ever for an ;ipparent occult reason the trench or breast work which is employed for instructlonal purpo.ses con tains neither elbow rest nor hre step. I he instructional trench is bv no means narrow, but is generally about three feet across at the top—at a point where the sand bag parapet begins to slope towards the target—to the base of the parados, and rarely will you find a treimh u.sed for instructional purpo.ses less than two feet wide at the bottom. The parapet should also be waved to suit the various heights of firers—.say from 4ft. 4in. ;it its ^drtrs. lowest point and 5ft. at its highest, and if three feet divides each lowest fire position rcspecti\elv, each firer having a low and a high point for his discrimination, he should not experience ;inv diflicull\- in (jbtaining a cer tain qualitv of ease which is highly essential to the voting soldier. Men returning from the actual fire tircnches in the crater of war tell us that the elaborate trench is now a thing of the past. It is their custom now to improvise the strongholds which were formerl\- occupied bv the cnemv. Elaborate they were when constructed, but the pounding by the Allies' heavies have rendered them shapeless and ^'ulnerable. Head coxer is hastily thrown up and an impro\-ised fire position adopted from the f o r m e r p a r a d o s . Now rarely, if indeed at all, will a soldier when taking up his post in the far-flung fighting line be called upon to adopt a firing position as illustrated in the rough sketch, showing the correct attitude of a young soldier when firing his classification practices. No, he is more WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKO C T O E E I l , 1 0 1 " T H E R I F L E M A N . likclv to assume the attitude shown ns bein^ incorrect, f o r t h e s i m p l e r e a s o n t h a t h e i s a b l e t o o b t a i n s t e a d i n e s s by resting his elbows. However, the diay^ram illustrates t h e m e t h o d w h i c h h a s t o b e t a u g h t , b u t t h e l o g i c a l sequence is quite obvious to e\ervone, and it is rather dangerous to olTer a solution of this chaotic sort of thing, but we may regard it as practically cert.ain that he will keep an e\er w.itchful eye upon the old campaigner who keeps his head down, digs his elbows into the burm or parapet and rests the weight of his body against the front of the trench. Safetv—well, there's nothing in which one may dis- c r i m i n . ' i t e . X o o n e w o u l d d r e a m o f fi r i n g o \ e r t h e " t o p " e x c e p t u n d e r t h e c o \ e r o f d a r k n e s s o r o f a s m a s h i n g a r t i l l e r y fi r e . ' J ' o d o s o w o u l d b e c o u r t i n g c e r t . a i n d e a t h . X o m . a n ' s l a n d — t h e b a t t e r e d w a s t e between the Huns' and the .Allies' fire trenches—rarely e x c e e d s 2 0 0 \ : i r d s , s o i t w o u l d b e m o r e s u i c i d a l t h a n valorous to attempt a " pot-shot " across the preser\es of the ever wily sniper. Although criticism of this fire position .as taught may be inimical .and the method of instruction par.atloxic.al, it has, possibly, many redeeming features. Before, how ever, describing the detail from its initial stages, I must warn mv re.aders who have touched lightly upon the science of musketry—whether it be in the ranks of our citizen larmv or in the precincts of the club—not to con fuse the method of firing over cover such as a breast- high wall with the exercise known as trench firing. The former is generally admitted to be a practice of firing from cover from view which also affords protection, while the latter is tacitly recognised as being the fire fight from a known position which is constantly under observation—a position occupied by a large number of m e n o ff e r i n g < a s t u b b o r n r e s i s t a n c e . O t h e r p o i n t s i n d i v e r s i t y a r e m o v e m e n t a n d e x p o s u r e . A l o v e m e n t i s perhaps the greatest factor of all to attract attention, which is accentuated by unlimited exposure of parts oi the head, shoulders and arms when firing a rifle. There fore, when firing behind isolated or continuous cover, m o v e m e n t m u s t n o t o n l y b e r e d u c e d t o t h e m i n i m u m but must also be very slow. Firing over the parapet of a trench is quite the reverse, in so much as speed in getting fire effect is concerned. But as to exposure, only that limited portion is necessary so that the soldier may obtain free use of the rifle and a good field of fire. Xow as ninety-five per cent, of the practices a sol d i e r fi r e s d u r i n g h i s G e n e r a l M u s k e t r y C o u r s e c o m e under the trench firing code it is incumbent upon instruc tors to devote as much time and energy as pKJSsible to this fire position. Trench firing has not yet found a place in the \arious manuals, which is to be regretted, because we ha\'c no go\ erning authority to insist that the method of inst.rucfion shall be conducted in any particular way. However, with some thirty odd months of experience^ demonstr.ation, and practice productive of good results, 1 think it mav be permitted to carry on the stunt now in \ogue until the serv ices of the oft-maligned instructor c.an be dispensed with. Only two features are actiudly enf\)rced oflicittlly, viz. :— (1) In loading in the trench " the muzzle of the rifle must be below and clear of cover." (P:ira. 6, •Addendum Xo. 4, .A.G.M.C., 1 4 17.) (2) 'i'renches shall be " whsnever possible, un- • provided with an elbow rest." (.Addendum Xo. 4, A.G.M.C., 1/4 IT.) An application practice of the General Musketry Course is invtiriably carried out as follows :— M e n e n t e r t h e t r e n c h f r o m t h e r i g h t , o r a d v a n c e towards the breastwork as the case may be, carrying rifles at the " slope." They then halt, " stand at ease" and face the objective, crouching low, but keeping the t.argets under ob.servation. .At the command to " stand t o " t h e fi r e r s c a n t u p t h e r i fl e i n t o a n e x a g g e r a t e d " standing load " position, the butt of the rifle being against the thigh and the grip being taken by the left hand at the point of balance—i.e., just in front of maga zine—and the right hand at the small, while at the same time the legs .are separated and knees bent, thus pro viding a good base which assists steadiness. " Load " is then given by the O.C.' firing point subsequent to the instructors taking charge of their men, who, if experi enced, will insist that the firers when coming up quickly to .aim will throw the weight of the body against the front of the trench, keep the left knee bent and resting on the front of trench, stiffen the right leg and use it a.s a prop. .Although this pose is contrary to the dia gram appended, I am convinced it is by far the best position to adopt and to counteract the swaying of the body, which would not be noticed were the elbows rested. When aiming and firing, the left forearm should be pressed up to the parapet, but the left wrist should be just below the top, while the right elbow should also be below cover. The trigger-finger should be slipped into position immediately after the butt has been prcs.sed into the shoulder and the first pressure taken, while it may be .as well to mention that the safety catch is pushed for ward as the rifle is brought up and is assuming a hori zontal position upon the parapet. In all application and sna[Dping practices the rifle should be brought down to be reloaded or unloaded, but I must emphasise that the grip of the left hand must be maintained and that no movement of the feet should take place, so that it Jiiay be possible to secure identically the same position for each successive shot. From the order " stand to " rapid practices are conducted .somewhat differently. The firers in the.se exer cises observe their front and await the exposure of their t . a r g e t s , w h i c h i s t h e s i g n a l f o r t h e m t o i m m e d i a t e l y charge magazines and open up a fire fight. As the WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK72 T H E R I F L E M A N . October, 1917. tarj^cts arc beinj^ hoisted up from the markers' shelter the O.C. firing- point naps out his fire order, which is generally completed l>efore the targets are fully expo.sed, no time being lost before the executive word " fire " is given, thus enabling the men to get to work quickly. As the targets disappear at the expiration of the time limit " cease fire "—" unload " is then ordered. 'i he firers are immediately instructed to submit their rifles for inspection, " unfix bayonets," and file out, making way f o r a n o t h e r d e t a i l . Trench firing is decidedly the mo.st in)p<jrtant posi tion in vogue just now. I could not therefore conclude the subject of fire positions without a somewliat copious I reference to it, and although co-operation—the spirit of which 1 set <jiit to inspire among tiiose tliat shoot over the small bore rifle ranges for sport and pleasure—ap pears far froni being jjossible at this stage, ihe digression, prima facie is not so irrele\ant as it .seems. Co-operation between the utilitarian miniature rifle aiid the .Service weap<jn is much in e\idciice in trench firing exercises on the .22 j'ille range, ample pro\ision being now made for both slow and rapid practices to be fired. Tlie jiractices are conducted in a similar manner as those described, thus enabling a recruit to become acquainted with the difficulties and t<j o\-ercome them before reaching the latter stages of his musketry training. -O- B.S.A. COMPETITION FOR VOLUNTEER REGIMENTS, 1917. Conditions : Teams of six from any Company or smaller unit of Volunteer Regiments affiliated to the Central Association of Volunteer Regiments, or to the S.M.R.C. Ten shots per man deliberate at 25 yards on the double V.T.C. 15/20 yards target -with carton ring. DRA W FOR PRELIMINAR Y ROUND. {Targets niusi be shot on or l>eforf Sunday, Ortoher list.) 1. 2. 3- 4- .3 6. 7- S 9- 10. 11 . 12. J3- 14 15- i6. ■J7- i8. ig. .20. 21. 22- 23- 24, 25- 26. 27- 28. 29. 30- B C o . 4 t l i X . R . V . R . Te a m V . D C o . i s t l i a s i V o r k s l i i r e . N o . 2 C o . C o u n t v o f L o n d o n V . E . v . B C o . i s t l - ' a s t Y o r k s l i i n - . .\ Co. 3id -Middlcse.x O Co. 4th Clainorgan N o . 9 I ' l a t o o n C C o . 6 t h S u s s e x v Te a m . Wo o l w i c l i I ' l a t o o n 1 7 t h L o n d o n v. Te a m . N o . 5 P l a t o o n B C o . 2 n d C o r n w a l l v. B C o . 1 s t O x f o r d s . D C o . ( . B i c e s t e r j i s t O . x f o r d s v. B C o . i i l l i \ \ ' . R . \ ' . R . C Co. 2/3rd N.R.\'.R. A Team v. Co. 3rd Rent. I) Co. 7th Durham v_. A Co. 4th Sus.sex. D Co. 2nd Middlesex v. B Co. 2;T3th Lancasliire. C Co. 17th \\-.R.\'.R. V. l'" Co. glh Cheshire. B C o . i 2 t h K e n t v. N o . 3 P l a t o o n i 3 r d X . i t . N ' . R . B C o . l o t h C h e . s h i r e v . D C o . 6 t h K e n t . A Co. 7th London v. Penarth Detachment B Co. 1st fjlaniorgan B T e a m . g t h P l a t o o n C C o . i s t I . O . ^ \ ' . y. B C o . 4 t h . S t a ff o r d . C C o . l o l h K e n t v . B C o . i s t R u t l a n d C T e a m . 14th Platoon D Co. 13th \\'.R.\'.R. v. D Co. 3rd W arwicks. B Co. ist Rutland D Team v. .\o. 2 Co. (.\rbroathJ 2nd Forfars. B Co. 3rd Sussex v. F Co. 7th Lancashire Team. C C o . 3 r d W a r w i c k s v. K l t h a m C o . i i t h K e n t . ('• Co. 3rd Hants v. Pilsley Platoon 2nd Derbys. .\ Co. (Thelfordj 6th Norfolk v. .\ ("o. ist Ktist Yorkshire. B Co. 2nd Hants v. B Co. 3rd Lancashire. B C o . i s l N o r l h a n t s B ' I ' e . a n i v. . \ C o . l o l h K e n t . D Co. 2ist London .V Team v. B Co. ist .Norlhants I'eani. Inneiieilhgn Detachment B Co. ist Peeblesliire v. .Motor Section O x f o r d s V. R , B Co. 2nd .Middlesex D Team v. C Co. 4th Lancasliire B Team. (. Co. 7lh Durham v. No. i Co. (.\rbroalhl 2nd Forfars. B Co. ist Kutltind A 'i"eam v. .Shotto Co. 2 ist I.anarks B Te a m . B C o . i s l R u t l a n d B Te a m v. . \ C o . 2 n d B u c k s . B Co. 2nd Middlesex 'I'eam v. B Co. 2nd Norfolk B Team. 3' 32. 33- 34- 36- 37- 3«- 3-'- 40. 41- 42- 43 44- 45- 46. 47- 48. 49. .T - 52- 5.3- ,54- 55- 36- .57. 58- 59- nd B (^o. 2 2nd Essex V. .\ Co. 3rd Lancashire. A Co. 4tli Lincoln B Team v. D Co. 6th .Suffolk. , C o . 3 r d H a n t s V. B C o . l o l h L o n d o n . B Co. I-Ith W.R.N'.R. V. Netteswell Platoon .\ Co. E.ssex C T.-am. 1> Co. (itli .Norfolk V. .V Co. 4111 N.R.\'.R. B 'I'cam. H Co. 3rd Suffolk C Team v. B Co. 2,'3rd N.K.N'.R. C Team. Iqiping Platoon i 2nd E-Ssex v. D Co. 2nd Norfolk. D Co. ('i'l-uioj ist Cornwall v. B Co. ist Berks B Team. A C(). 71I1 Durham v. Ciowne Unit 4111 Derbys A 'J'eam. ( o. isi Nolls \-. .\ Co. ist Banffsiiire. L Co. I SI Devon .\ 'I'eam v. No. 16 Platoon 2nd West Herts. Ciowne Unit 4lh Derbys B Team v. B Co. 2/3rd N.R.V.R. A T e a m . A Co. gth Sussex v. .V Co. 7lh Sussex. No. I P,atoon A Co. ist Lincoln v. Motor Vol. Section Banff shire \'.R. St. Brides Major and Southerndown Detachment v. A Co ist Bt-dfords. B Co. (Dinninglon) W.R.V.R. v. B Co. 4th Devon. :,?• Sullolk V. Motor vSection Nortiuimbcrland V R B J e a n i , Jaunton Detachment Somerset v. D. Co. ist t^iitlaiid C i earn. No. 13 IMatoon (Cawilionip) ist \AkR.V.R. v. C Co. ist Devon H l e a i i i . No. 17 Blaiooii 2,3rd'N.R.A'.R. v. A Co. (Cowcs) I.O.W Heswel] Unit Cheshire v. A Co. 3rd Middlesex C 'i'eam. h (.0. ()th Sussex V. D Co. lotli Kent H 'I'eam D ( o. (>th Cheshire v. No. i Co. Countv of f-ondon Hnftjneers. A o 3rd \\ arwicks v. No. 3 l^latoon .\ Co. i2lii Durham. Arundel Detach. 9th Sussex v. h Co. 7th Lanes. V.R B Co. 1st Berks V.R. v. D Co. 3rd Kent. A Co. 2ist C.T2.V.R. B Team v. H Co. 2nd Norfolk A Team. h Co. 4th N.R.V.R. B Team v. — Co. 6tii Durham. C Co. 2ud Middlesex v. No. i Plat. A Co. 12th Surrey. J97 other teams* drew byes in ihis round. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKOCTOBHK, 1917. T H E R I F L E M A N . REGISTER OF WINNERS. Yi u r 1915 igi-T I (J I f) 1916 1916 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 19J7 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 Club. No.Bell Mcital. Daily E.xfi oss Mclal. rAnnley Hall, Leeds626 C. G_ Billon F. l A a w s o n Dumfriesshire and Galloway 111 9 M i s s D u d g e o n M i s s G a l b r a i t h Ladies ?) 111 9 M i s s G a l b r a i t h Mrs. H. Keswick St George's College (AA'eybridge) 866aL.-Cpl. DreaperCadet Redfern Cadet Corps .Armley Hall, Leeds626H. Brown H. Hardcastle Lttton and District 20S6H . G r a v e s M o r r i s E. H. Mtiller U.xbridge County School 3S3-3 R. E. HutchingsR. E. Hutchings .-Arcadia 176.p1 1~. R. Edwards B. AA'innicott Mitcham2859C. R. Nnnn C. R. Nunn AA'eybridge2 j 0 2 AA'. Harrington H. T urner 17th AA'est Riding A'.R. 2763a Pte. H. Hadfreld Pte.C. Roliinson 18th AA'est Riding A'.R. I 248a Segt. HibbersonCpl. G. H. Blake Thomson Houston .Athletic 1.3.3 a H. G. l-inglish A'. Hall (Rugby 1 Rogttte Lodge 3929 J. .-A. Piper H. Cuthbert Mapplewell and District 3229 AA'. Fraser G. A V . Loft Prestwich and Distict 3227 F. S . B a r n e sMrs. Barnes AV o k i n g H o r s c l i 1921 a .A. R. Rolfe D. McKay L. and N'.AA'. RIy., Broad Street 1,304 .A, .A. AA'ilsonH. A". Havwood Padiham 1461R. Pollard R. Pollarti G l o u c e s t e r C i v i l S e r v i c e 772 T. H . R a y n e r AA'. R. Stoddart North I'tilham Special Cons. 160S Sergt. AA'illiamsSub.Insp. AA'illet Dumfriesshire and Galloway 111 9 Mrs. H. Keswick M i s s D u d g e o n Ladies Coniston 1289a F. P . P e r c i v a l.A. Coward rAlbion Grove 4079 P. E. Cobbing J. 0. Davies .Armley Hall, Leeds626 .A. MyersH. Kent play B a b c o c k a n d A A ' i l c o x 13.33 A. C. lAurns R. Rodger U c k fi e l d 3.3S4 A. DendyA. Dendy AA'est Hartlepool 3330 J. SnowdonJ. Snowdon AA'allasey A'illage 11 0 5 Darlington Railway .-Athletic 26.37 H.JohnsonH.Johnson C.AV.S. t-Alanchester") 603 G. AA'arrenH. .-Atkinson L c w i s h a m N a t i o n a l R e s e r v e 344.3 C. H. Edwards 1 C. H. Edwards D a i l y Tc l e g r a f h Certificate. A. Rawlin Mrs. L. Scott Mrs. H. Keswick Cadet J. Pous A. V . Robinson E. H. Muller H. Pitman F. R . E d w a r d s C. R. Nunn P. T . M ' e s t w o o d Cpl. F. S. Kelly Sgt. J. Murfitt G. L. Hancock M. Francis M". Fraser J. S. Hunt J. B. .-Vshford W. R v d e r R. Pollard J. S. Yeomans Sub.Insp.Strong M i s s G a l b r a i t h T. G. Rigg ^ B.^^'. Livermore -A. E. Mitchell A. C. Gibson J. Evans J. Norman ' E. Cottam A. Johnston H. Davies C. H. Edwards D a i l y M a i l Ccrlijicate. J. A. Marshall Miss Young M i s s G a l b r a i t h Cadet R. Foord R. O. Applebv E. H. Muller" H. Rossiter F. W i n s t a n l e y C. R.Nunn H. Adams Pte. G. Munks Sergt. R. Morris H. G. English F. La Haye, jun. AV . F r a s e r J. S. Hunt Xv.G.AA'hitbourn AY . M o r t o n R. Pollard T. H . R a y n e r Sergt. AA'illiams Mrs. H. Keswick A. Coward Mrs. F . Davies J. Lutv P. C . A V o o d s A. Dendy F. H i n c k l e y H.Johnson J. C. Churchman Cpl. Crook Lady's. MissC.Maid- well Miss A'oung: A l i s s S t r e e t A l i s s E . F e l l B R O W N E M A R T I N C O M P E T I T I O N , 1 9 1 7 . Conditions: Open to one team of eight from any Rifle Club affiliated to the S.M.R.C. having its range within 15 miles of the G.P.O. Ten shots per man deliberate at 25 yards, S.M.R.C. match targets. DRA W FOR FIRST ROUND. i'laygots to be shot on or before October i^lh.) Associated Lqiiipnieiit Co. v. L.G.O.C. Ellhani v. London Postal Service Headqtiarlers. B r i t i . s l i K l e c t r i c ' t r a n s f o n i i e r v. C d i a r i n g C r o s s E l e c t r i c . C i l v o f L o n d o n N . R . v. . A d d i s c o m b e . 5 . I l a m m e r s i n i l h I r o n W o r k s v . H a r r o d i a n . ( r . H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m v . A A ' e s t H a m N a t i o n a l R e s e r v e . 7. Einchlcv Special Constabidarv v. " H " Division Aletro. Police. 25 other cltd^s drew byes in this round. I f y o u h a v e a n y d i f fi c u l t y i n o b t a i n i n g T H E R I F L E M A N , A c o p y c a n b e s e n t e a c h m o n t h d i r e c t f r o m t h e o f fi c e s o f t h e S . M . R . C . P o s t f r e e 2 s . p e r a n n u m . WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK74 T H E R I F L E M A N . OcTOBKi;, 1917. N O T E S A N D C O M M E N T S . Ai-L riflemen, especially those who attended the S.M.R.C. open meetings during the past few years, will regret to hear that this country is losing one of its best small-bore rifle shots in Mr. H. W. Curchin, who is lea^■ing Eng land in a few days to take up the official position of Chief Executive Officer of Shipbuilding to the Ckjmmon- wealth Co\ernment of Australia. * * . M k . C u fi C m . v w a s f o r s o m e v e a r s . S e c r e t a r y o f t h e .Middlesbrough Rifle Club, and it was due to a great extent to his energy as secretary and ability as a rifleman that this club was successful in winning numerous team events at open meetings. Some four vears ago he left Middle.sbrough to reside in the neipfhboiirhood of L<jndon, T H E B R I T I S H W E S T I . V G H G U S E R I F L E C L U B ' S T E . V M . 7icwk: Roir :—D. S. Black, W. llaclntyre, J. flaiiiiHon, C. H. Pearson. T. G. llarve.v, J. Kicliarclsun, J. V. 'J ate Front Jioir J. F. Gordon, A. Siubbs, R. Brookes, O. \V. Black, J. Jkmks, JL TowubcihI. s i n c e w h e n h e h a s s h o t f o r t h e w e l l - k n o w n . M e x a n c i r a Palace team, assisting them to win on more than one occasion manv of the largest team competitions promoted by the S.M.R.C. His shooting was also a great factor in Middlesex securing the-Queen's Cup for the current v e a r . . M t h o u g h i n i n d i \ i d u a l e v e n t s h e h a s b e e n u n successful in securing an Open Championship, many of the iirominent events stand to his credit, including the •" Daily Mail " for 1912 and 1916, the Bell in 1916, and the Benjafield (all-comers aggregate) in the same year; whilst in the London League Competition, which has taken place this summer, he made the exceptionall\- fine average <if 291.88 through the ranges for nine matches, being more than two points ahead of any other competi tor. His loss will also be keenly felt by all members of the Centipede Club, for which he has acted as Secretarv for the past few years. The Editor feels sure that in wishing Mr. Curchin the greatest prosperity :md h.appi- ness in his new undertaking he is endorsing the view of a l l h i s f r i e n d s a n d f e l l o w - r i fl e m e n . I HI'; attention of all riflemen is drawn to the competition announced on page 65 of this issue; this will ha\e the largest prize list of any of our individual competitions for some few years past, and should appeal to a very large number of rilleshols. I HE B.S..\. Competition for Volunteer Regiments has again drawn a very large entry, and teams representing Battalions throughout Eng land, Scotland and M'ales will be taking- part in the shooting during the next few iiKinths. The draw for the jireliminary round is given on page 72. C l u b S e c r e t a r i e s a r e r e minded that we should like to receive particulars of the w i n n e r s o f c l u b m e d a l s a n d certificates as quickly 'as possible; this ;d.so applies to the ladies' medals, as only in a very few cases w h e r e t h e . s e m e d a l s h a v e been issued ha\e we been n o t i fi e d a s t o t h e w i n n e r s . * I . v c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e r e cent Dominion Competi tion, the Life Membership offered to the competitor f r o m O v e r s e a s C l u b s m a k ing the highest score has been awarded to Mr. R. .A. R o s s , o f P e t e r ' s M . R . C . (Jamaica), who made a score of 290 out of the possible 300. \\ E ha\ e reoejxed one or two inquiries-as to whether the two target.s allotted to each competitor in the Bur- roughes and Watts Competition must be shot consecu- tn-eh- or otherwise. It is not necessarv for this to be done; all that is required is that the eight targets for warded for the four members of each team shah be .shot within a period of two consecutive hours. 1 L.Aioox Commanders of A'oliinteer Regiments (and others) are reminded that ample accommodation for sec- tums or other small parties is provided daily at Sir Chailts Wakefield s Rifle Range, Blackfriars Bridge, \ ictoria Embankment, E.G., between 12 middav and 8 p.m. Sets of four or eight targets can be reserved foi such parties, and rifles are provided, the only outlay WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKO c i ' d H E l l , I ' . H ' T H E R I F L E M A N . b c i n ; ^ f o r a m m i i n i i i o n . A C j u a l i fi o i i i n s t r u c t o r i s r e a d y to yi^c tuition free to any recruits t)r \isilors attending^. ■ i v ^ - s - Ti n - ; B r i i i s l i W ' e s t i n g h o u s e R i fl e C l u b ' s t e a m ( w h o s e photograpii we reproduce) has taken an outstanding posi t i o n i n t h e o p e n - s i g h t c o m p e t i t i o n s o f t h e ^ [ a n c h e s t e r and District Rifle Association for the past two seasons, and this year again head the League list for open-sight shooting, with a record of eight matches shot and won, the team average Iteing 92.82 per cent. The Open-Sights Championsliip for 1915-16 was won by Mr. Pearson, and for 1916-17 by Mr. J. Hamilton, who also succeeded in carrying oil the Orthoptic .Sights Championship in 1915-16. In the League list for the latter class of shooting the team take fifth place with a team average of 96.02 per cent. ■ " - H - ' X yCow that \ olunteers have been provided for long dis- CADET WINTER r-p-iO be competed for by one team of four from companies I or smaller units of Cadet Corps, School Corps, Lads' J. brigades. Hoy Scouts, and any other approved orga'nifa'tion alliliated to the S.il.K.C. The following prize's will be awarded ;— To the winning team, 4 large silver medals, and 1,000 rounds o f Kyn o ch L on g I^i tl e Smokeless .-Vmmunitio n. To the second team, 4 small silver medals. To the third team, 4 small bronze medals. Conditions, E a c h c o m p e t i t o r m u s t h a v e b e e n a b o n a - t i d e m e i n l i e r o f t h e Corps, etc,, which he is representing for at least two months previous to the date of shooting. Xo competitor m;iy shoot for more than one te.am. The contest will take the lorm of ;i Postal Competition, and teams may shoot their targets upon any d;iv between the jrd and 15th Decembei", 1917, ' ' ' . The shooting of the whole team must take place on the same range and be completed within a periotl of two consecutive hours. Witnesses,— Each of the targets must be shot where possible in the presence of a witness especially appointed by the S,M.I^.C,, or failing such a witness in the presence of any Commissioned Officer, Cadet Officer, Musketry Officer, Scoutmaster or School master, who will be responsible for the conditions of the Com petition being duly complied with and who will certify same upon the certificate forwarded with the targets. Teams of four lads between the "ages of 13 and 18. Distance,—25 yards to be measured from the edge of the firing point nearest the targets. X u m b e r o l S h o t s a n d D e s c r i p t i o n o f Ta r g e t s , — 2 0 . 1 0 deliberate. Double V.T,C, 15/20 yards with carton ring ; 10 in 100 seconds, Double Bisley Figure 25—200 yards. Note.—The deliberate targets have two targets printed on one card, and five shots should be fired at each, Xo hits outside the rings upon the target will be scored. The time-limit target has two targets printed on one card, and five shots should be fired at each. The scoring will be as follows :—5, 4, 5, and hits outside the rings, 2, Should competitors fail to observe these conditions, and more than the specified number of shots be placed on any target, full credit for each shot shall be given if they can be distinctly seen, subject to a penalty of one point for each shot in excess, .-Vn additional 10 points will be deducted from any target in respect of each shot in excess of the required number. tance shootinig with Service rifles fitted with aperture sights, the time seems opportune for them to adapt their shooting- on the miniature ranges to similar conditions. The S.M.R.C. is in a position to supply its affiliated \'olunteer Corps with Greener Mark II. aperture sights,^ suitable for converted Martinis, also with Parker's Lee- Enfield sights, as advertised on page 67 of this issue, for converted Lee-Enfield pattern rifles. Each of these pat terns can be supplied at Ss. 6d. per sight net. * * * .\ iMEMKER of the Rifle Section of the Chatsworth Sports Club (Sergt. "W". J. Pike) recently put up a remarkable shoot at tlie 5th .-\rmy Musketry School, British Exp^di- tionarv Force, in rapid firing at 200 yards; the conditions were 55 rounds in one minute, and Sergt. Pike made 35 hits. 22 of them being bulls. Xo doubt his experience on the miniature range has proved of advantage in the Musketrv School, as so many others have found it to be. COMPETITION, Rifles.—.Anv ,22 breeoli-loading rifle or carbine (this includes the short fore-end) fitted with barrel not exceeding joins, in length and complying with the following conditions :— Sights)—Foresight ; Barleycorn, knife blade or solid bead, witli or without protecting ring not exceeding :)in, in width measured parallel with the barrel. Backsight ; Service pattern tangent sight with V or F, with or without windgauge. Position,—.Any, (See Rule 58,) Slings.—Slings must not be used. Trigger,—The trigger pull .must not be less than gibs. Triggers must be tested. Each corps must provide a gibs, certified dead weight triggei' tester for this purpose. Coaching and Spotting.—Deliberate stage : Coaching and spotting allowed : competitors may also use their own binoculars or telescopes. Time-limit stage : Xo coaching or spotting allowed, ;md telescopes must not be allowed upon the firing point. In the deliberate stage 10 minutes only will be allowed each c o m p e t i t o r f o r fi r i n g 1 0 r o u n d s . In the time-limit stage too seconds are allowed. Competitors will load and aim on the words Get ready" and fire on the word " Commence," and they may not fire after the words "Cease fire." T h e r e - w i l l b e a n i n t e r v a l o f fi v e s e c o n d s b e t w e e n t h e w o r d s " Get ready " and the word •' Commence " ; titne will be reckoned f r o m t h e w o r d • ' C o m m e n c e , " W i t n e s s e s m u s t g i v e t h e o r d e r s ■'Commence" and "Cease fire," and in both the deliberate and time-limit stages intermediate times may be called and competitors may use their own watches, AA^hilst shooting is taking place in connection with this com petition no other targets are allowed on the butts, and no time- limit targets may be on the butts whilst deliberate shooting is taking place, AVhere not otherwise provided for the Shooting Regulations of the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs will govern the contest. Ties for the first three places will be shot off. Any protest regarding an infringement of the Rules must be received by the Secretary of the S.M.R.C, on or before December 19th, otherwise it cannot be entertained. E n t r i e s m u s t b e m a d e o n o r b e f o r e t h e 2 S t h o f X o v e m b e r, upon a form to be obtained from the Secretary of the S.M.R.C, The necessary targets and witness's certificate will be sent to competing Corps immediately after the closing date, together with an envelope, in which they must be returned at the conclusion of the shooting. £ n t r i e s c l o s e N o v e m b e r 2 8 t h , 1 9 1 7 . E n t r y F e e , 1 / = , WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKNext >