The complete 1918 annual of the WW1 wartime journal of the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs

< Previous198 T H E R I F L E M A N . APIUL, 19:18. THE MACKWORTH PRAED CHALLENGE CUP FOR VOLUNTEER REGIMENTS. 1918. C • u. frr.m anv Company or smaller unit of Volunteer Regiments affiliated to the Central Association o£ Conditions : Teams or , g -j-gn jFots per man deliberate at 25 yards on the S.M.R.C. double target with 2in. blacic Volunteer Regiments or carton. Open sights, no apertures, no orthoptic spectacles, no slings. result of second round. Co. 5th Surrey B Te a m C Co. 3rd Kent C Co. 7th Kent B Co. i/Tst Cumber land .\ Co. 4th Lines 751.beat 753 ' ■ 716 „ 733 " 769 ,, .\ Co. 9th Sussex -A T e a m • • • • • • 7 5 3 C C o . i s t I . O . W. . . . 7 7 7 tCowes) Co. l.O.W. 77' •• C Co. -ph I.ancs ... 77^ •> .\ Co. 15th W.R.V.R. 767 >• B Co. ist Sussex ... 77^ ■' B C o . i s t C i t y o f .Vberdeen ... ••• 75° " A Co. 7th County of L o n d o n • • • • • • 7 5 - " No. 10 Plat. 2nd Derbys .V learn... 754 " C C o . 2 n d N . R . V. R . 7 4 3 Co. 4tli Derbys ... 773 " C (Barnes) Co. Sth S u r r e y • • • • • • 7 " ' • ' Siourport Co. ist W o r c s • • • 7 4 7 > > K Co. 3rd Hants ... 743 " D Co. 3rd Hants ... 7G" >> Co. 1st Berks C T e a m 7 6 ( ^ " C Co. oth Sussex B I ' e a m f ' ' ) 7 " D C o . 2 n d l . i n c s B T e a m • • • ^ ' 7 9 • • D Co. 14th County of London ... 761 << Brvn Carw rial. D Co. 4th Clam. A I ' e a m 7 ^ ' • • B Co. 3rd l.incs ... 75^ " B Co. 2nd Middlesex T e a m 7 4 " " D C o . 2 n d C i t y o f f.ondon 75^' " B C o . 3 r d S u s s e x . . . 7 4 7 , , 13 Co. 7lh County of London ... ••• 763 " C Co. 3rd Leicester 13 T e a m . • • • • • D Co. (Bcrmondsey) 2 , ' n t h C o u n t y o f London B Co. 5th N.R.V.R. ... No. 2 Co. 3rd Bristol... A Co. (Bermondsey) 2,''nth County of London D Co. 1/ ist Cumberland B T e a m D Co. 2'3rd E. Yorks B T e a m No. I Co. 3rd Bristol ... A Co. 4th E. Yorks D Te a m B Co. 2/15th (Oldham) Lanes A I earn B Co. 2/i5th (Oldham) Lanes B Team A Co. 4th War wicks ... No. 7 Plat. B Co. Sth Cheshire Epping Plat. i/2nd Essex No. 4 Plat. A Co. loth Surrcv C Co. 2/3rd Yorks B T e a m . . . No. 20 Plat. 2/3rd N.R.V .R. D Co. 4th Warwieks ... 15 Co. 2 /1 St City of Dundee C Co. 7th County of London D Co. 5th N.R.V.R. ... No 7 Plat. B Co. 2nd N.R.V .R Wo o l w i c h P l a t . 1 7 t h L o n d o n B T T a m A Co. 1st ^Tol■aysllire... 574 by 177 59b 157 571 .. '45 5 9 4 " 1 3 9 634 ..'35 628 654 b73 678 673 686 673 '23 . 98 . 9 4 . 9 4 . 9 0 . 85 669 ,, 83 6 7 4 „ 8 0 6 7 0 „ 7 3 70' .. 72 6 8 9 „ 7 2 6 8 2 „ 6 s 679 ,, 64 704 .. 63 7n5 .. bi 637 .. bo 621 ,, 58 704 .. 57 Dudley Co. 1st Wores 1 3 I ' e a m . . . 7 " - i . . 5 7 No. 7 Plat. B Co. i2th S u r r e y • • • 7 " ' . . 5 5 C Co. 4lh Warwieks ... 686 ,, 54 A Co. i/i.^t Cumberland 724 „ 52 D Co. 2 6th County of London ... ••• 695 ,, 52 D C o . l O t h f . o n d o n . . . 7 1 6 , , 4 9 M e l k s h a m D e t . i s t W i l t s 7 3 0 b e a t B C o . 7 t h K e n t . . . 7 5 3 , , Musketry Section ist City of London ... 748 ,, C C o . 2 / i s t C i t y o f Dundee • 732 ,, B Co. 4th N.R.V.R. 724 ,, D C o . 1 s t C i t y o f Aberdeen 750 ,, No. 15 Plat. D Co. 1 s t l i n e s 7 1 5 I , B Co. 14th W.R.V.R. 781 ,, C C o . i s t B e r k s . . . 7 6 2 , , A C o . i s t C i t y o f .Aberdeen ... ... 768 ,, C C o . 5 t h C h e s h i r e 7 3 4 , , C C o . 1 s t C o r n w a l l 7 8 7 , , D Co. 3rd Notts ... 761 ,, No. i6 Plat. D Co. 6 t h S u f f o l k . . . 7 3 5 , , D u d l e y C o . i s t W o r c s A ' I ' e a m 6 8 2 b y 4 8 D C o . i s t S u f f o l k . . . 7 0 6 , , 4 7 A . C o . 1 2 t h W. R . V. R . 7 0 2 4 ^ ' 688 ,, 44 682 ,, 42- C C o . i / i i i d E s s e x . . . E C o . 1 5 t h C o u n t y o f f . o n d o n B ' I ' e a m No. 9 Plat. C Co. 1st Kirkcudbright . C f U K e r s t o n e ) C o . 14th I.ancs C C o . i s l D e v o n s . . . N'os. i and 2 Plats. A Co. 9 1 ith Surrey D Co. 4th E. Vorks .A 'I'eam No. 5 Plat. C Co 2nd Cornwall C Co. 5th Surrcv ... A Co. 2/3rdN.R.'^'.R. A Co. liunts A Team A Co. 3rd Glam. No. 2 (.Arbroath) Co. 2'ist Eorfars B C o . I , ' i s t I . e i c c s t e r •A Co. 2'2nd ICssex... A C o . i s l S u l T o l k . . . N ' o s I a n d 2 P l a t s . Castle Douglas Det. i.st Kirkcudbright . D C o . 6 t h N o r f o l k . . . No, 17 Plat. F. Co 2nd N.R.V .R. ... DCo. 14th W.R.V.R. 743 .. 713 .. 7 7 S „ 7.50 .. 747 - 7b2 ,, 760 ,, 712 „ 7 4 " o 735 .. 778 766 75b 737 C Co. 3rd Leicester .A T e a m . . . . . . . . , 7 " 9 " 4 ' B Co. 2/3rd N.R.V.R. B T e a m 6 7 4 , , 4 ' D C o . I o t h K e n t . . . 7 4 ■ " 4 0 L a u r i e s t o n P l a t . E C o . ist Kirkcudbright ... 722 ,, 40 D C o . 3 r d G l a m . . . . 7 3 3 , , 3 5 - A C o . i / n t h C o u n t y o f f . o n d o n 7 " " " 3 + Headquarters Co. 2nd M i d d l e s e x 7 5 4 " 3 . 3 A C o . 5 t h N . R . V . R . . . . 7 3 " - 3 ' C C o . 6 t h C o u n t y o f l.oiulon 704 ,, 3" No. 10 Plat. 2nd Derbys 1 3 T e a m 7 1 3 , , 3 ' " A C o . 2 / 3 r d I L A ' o r k s B ' I ' e a m 6 S 3 , , 3 1 2 C Co. 5th Middlesex ... 749 ,, 29 No. 4 Plat. A Co. isl l . i n c s 7 2 1 , , 2 9 1 D C o . 2 i s t C i t v o f Dundee 718 ,, 29- A C o . 2 , ' i s t C i t y o f D u n d e e 7 3 4 < > 2 8 C Co. 4th Middlesex ... 732 ,, 28 D Co. 3rd WarwiL-ks ... 684 ,, 28- E Co. 4th I.ancs ... 714 ,, 26 D C o . 2 0 t h C o u n t y o f London 709 ,, 26 A Co. 2nd N'.iLV.R. ... 75.( ,, 24 Llangollen Unit C Co. ist Denbigh 744 ,, 22 D C o . 4 t b S u l To l k . . . 7 3 5 , , 2 1 C C o . 2 ' 3 r d E . A ' o r k s . \ T e a m 7 1 6 , , 2 1 75S ,,* A Co. 1st Norfolk ... 738 ,, 20 742 ,, B Co. i5tb County of f.ondon 722 ,, 20 726 M e l k s h a m D o t . i s t W i l l s B T e a m . . . 7 0 6 , , 2 0 773 „ A Co. 5th City of Lon don ... 754 ,, 19 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKT H E R I F L E M A N . A C o . I S t C o r k s B Te a m E l t h a m " C o . Kent 7 7 2 b e a t . \ ( S c o t t i s h ) C o . b t h C i t y o f L o n d o n . \ T e a m . . . nth Stourbridiie Co. ist Wo f c s B C o . 2 n d D e v o n s . . . A Co. 3rd Wmrwicks A C o . I , i s t N ' o r t i i e r n C o u n t i e s H i i ( h i a n d A ' B e a m B e l l i n j t h a m C o . 4 t h .Xorthiimbcrland ... ^ \ ' r o x i i a m I h n t . . \ Co. 4lh Xorfoik ... C C o . ( K n u t s f o r d Bait.) 6th Ciieshire •A T eam D C o . i s t S t a f f s . . . C Co. 19th County of i.ondon A (Scottish) .Co. 6th C i t y o f I . o n d o n B 'I'eara <C Co. 3rd Surrey ... 760 /// 769 766 740 7.5S 744 766 ■C Co. 4th Surrey ... 756 No. 3 Fiat. B Co. ist Kirkcudbright A C o . 2 n d B e d s Aideburgh Piat. B Co. 4th Suffolk ... A Co. 7th Surrey ... D Co. 4th Middfese.x B C o . i s t N o r f o l k . . . D C o . ( K n u t s f o r d i?all.) 6tii Cheshire B T e a m .C Co. Sth lAerbys ... A C o . i s t D e r b v . . . A ('fhir.sk) Co. i/3rd N.R.V .R. F C o . 5 t i i C h e s h i r e .A T eam B C o . i s t W a r w i c k s C Co. 4tii Suffolk ... Bryn Garw Piat. D Co. 4th Giani. B 'I'cam B Co. (Cresweii Unit) 41 h Derbys C C o . g t i i K e n t . A Te a m .A Co. 14th County of London Nos. I and 2 Plats. .A Co. loth Surrey No. 5 Plat. I2lh Surrev A Co. istii W.R.A'.R. A Co. 3rd W'ai wicks 754 769 754 733 758 755 754 726 723 745 75S 75° 696 757 74' 772 767 744 B C o . 2 n d M i d d l o s c . x B f e a m 7 4 2 .A Co. ist Notts l A C o . 4 t h C o u n t y o f i.ondon 749 754 .> -No. 5 '""lac 6"' Kaiics.. 737 ,, 17 7 5 2 , , I ' i C o . i 5 t i i C o u n t y o f I.ondon 741 ,, lifracombe i'iat. 3rd Devon ... D Co. 3tii Surrev 735 724 723 742 747 ,, No. 4 Co. 3rd Bristol... 731 ,, 16 B C o . 7 t h W. R - . V. R . . . 7 2 S „ No. I Plat. .A Co. ist 1 - i n c s 7 5 1 , , C Co. (Knutsford Batt.) C C o . 3 r d AVa r w i c k s . . . 7 3 0 , , B C o . i s t S u f f o l k . . . 7 4 5 C C o . 4 t h C o u n t y o f I.ondon ... ... 742 C C o . l o t h L o n d o n . . . 7 4 - . A ( H a l i a t o n ) C o . 3 r d L e i c e s t e r . . . . . . 7 1 3 ■ A C o . I / i s t N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s H i g h l a n d B T e a m . . . . . . . . . 7 1 0 F C o . 4 t i i C o u n t y o f London ... ... 733 D C o . i s t h W . R . V . R . 7 3 9 , , I I G C o . 3 r d H a n t s . . . 6 8 5 , , 1 1 A ( K e n s i n g t o n ) C o . 19th County of London 747 ,, 10 A C o . 1 5 t h C o u n t y o f London 731 ,, 10 . A C o . l o t h C o u n t y o f London 763 B C o . i s t S u r r e y • 7 ' • 7 5 8 B C o . 9 t h S u s s e x B T e a m . . . 735 .Appleby Piat. ist AA'est- niortdand ... ' ... 742 B Co. 3rd AA'arwicks 765 b eat C Co . 1 5t h Co u n t y o f London ... ' ...757 by 8 Ponteiand Co. 4th '9 Nortiiumberland ...761 , , D o n c a s t e r D e t . I 9 t i i 8 . A V . R . A ' . R 753 •' C C o . 2 ; 3 r d F . iS A ' o r k s C ' i ' e a i i i . . . 73o ,, .A Co. 3rd Hants 725 8 B C o . 6 t i i S u s s e x . . . 719 „ D C o . 2 n d D u m b a r t o n 71/ .. 8 17 D Co. I I ith County 17 of London 712 , , A A ' i n d e r m e r c a n d B o w - n e s s P l a t s , i s t A A ' e s t - 17 moroland 704 .. 8 . A C o . 2 n d L i n e s . A Te a m 697 ,, AA'ooiwich Piat. 17th 17 London A T eam6S9 „ 8 . A C o . r t i i S u s s e x . . . 767 ,, D (Truro) Co. ist Corn- wail 760 .. 7 17 B C o . 2 n d B e d s 746,, .A Co. ist Perthsiiire ...739 .. 7 D C o . I i s t C u m b e r land .A T eam 739 ,, No. 3 Plat. .A Co. ist 17 L i n e s . . . 733, 6 Nos. 3 and 4 Plats. .A Co. 9,11 th .Surrey 7S5 ,, Thetford Piat. .A Co. 17 6th Norfolk 7S0 „ 5 16 C C o , I i s t L e i c e s t e r 75f „ B C o . 2 ' s r d N . R . V. R . .A T eam 745 " 5 16A C o . i s t B e d s 74' ,, Gosforth Co. 4th Northumberland736 „ 5 C C o . 3 r d N o t t s . . . 732 , , . A C o . n t h S u s s e x B 16 Te a m 7~7 J'5 .A Co. 3tii Surrey A 15 Te a m 769 ,, .A Co. 2nd Derbys765 „ 4 N o . S P i a t . B C o . 15 2nd N.R.A'.R. ... 750 ,, Bicester Det. ist Oxford 746 ,, 4 Frimiey and Camber- 15 ley Plats. 7th Surrey 766 , , B C o . 3 r d H a n t s763 3 14 C Co. ist Derbys ... 748 ,, .A Co. ilirkenhead Batt. Cheshirp745 .> 3 14 -A Co. 3rd Notts 736 , , B C o . 1 4 t h C o u n t y o f 14 I.ondon 733 3 13 D C o . 3 t h C h e s h i r e 712 „ B C o . i s t P e e b i e s h i r e . . . 7102 D Co." 2,'3rd F. 13 A ' o r k s C " I ' e a m . . . 700 ,, No. 3 Co. .Armv 'IVoops Cos. A'.F . ■ •'698 „ 2 C Co. 14th County of 13 London 738 , , B C o . i s t D e r b y s 737 ..J C C o . ( K n u t s f o r d . 13 Batt.) 6th Cheshire B T e a m 73" , , N o . 5 P i a t . B C o . 2 n d N.R.V .R 729 .. I 13 F C o . 2 / i s t C i t y o f Fdinburgh .A 'feam 700 „ N o . 3 P l a t . - A C o . l o t h Surrey699 u 1 12 P i i s i e y P i a t . 2 n d Derbys 789 w.o. C Co. ist City of .Aber 11 deen scratched C Co. 2nd Devons ... 767 No. 5 Plat. B Co. ist Kirkcudbright ... 75S B Co. 17th County of I.ondon ... ... 746 B C o . ( K n u t s f o r d Batt.) 6th Cheshire B T e a m •A (Colwyn Bay) Co. ist Denbigh B C o . 2 n d H e r t s . . . AV i t n e y P i a t . A C o . Oxfords No. I (.Arbroath) Co. 2/ist Forfars I.emington Co. 4th Northumberland ... , , S h o t t s C o . 2 / i s t L a n a r k „ D C o . 1 2 t h S u r r e y ,, Bannockburn Det. A Co. ist Stirling 726 „ A Co. 2nd Berks 721 716 699 657 „ D C o . I l i b AV. R . A ' ^ . R . D C o . 2 n d L i n e s C T e a m . . . , , B C o . n t h A A L R . A L R . ,, B Co. 2nd AA'arwicks B Te a m 644 ,, A Co. 5lii N.R.ALR. ... RESUL T OF THIRD ROUND. 764 7S3 beat Lcmington Co. 4th N o r t h u m b e r l a n d . . . 6 5 9 b y 1 0 5 A A ' i t n e y P i a t . A C o . O x f o r d s 6 9 6 , , 8 7 C Co. 3rd Surrey ... 777 Frimiey and Camber- ley Plats. 7th Surrey 754 b e a t . A C o . 2 n d J . i n c s . A f e a m . . . , , . A (. Arb r oa th ) C o . 2 , Ts t Forfars 716 by 61 694 ,, 60 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKT H E R I F L E M A N . C C o . S i h U c r b y. - ; . . . Nos. I and 2 Plats. .A Co. 10th Surrey No. 5 Plat. B Co. 1st Kirkcudbright BCo. 14th W.R.V.R. No. 2 (.\rbrouthJ Co. 2 1 s t P o r f a r s Stourbridge Co. ist \A'orcs DCo. 14th W.R.V.R. C C o . i s t 1 . 0 . W. . . . P i l s i e y P l a t . 2 r. d Dcrbys C Co. 4th Lanes ... A Co.. Hunts A Team A (Scottish; Co. 6th City of London B Te a m Nos. I and 2 Plats. .A Co. y, nth Surrey C Co. 7th Kent B Co. 7th County of London .A Co. 7th Surrey ... Bellingham Co. 4th Northumberland ... B C o . 2 n d B e d s Bryn Garw Plat. U Co. 4tii C.lam. B Te a m C C o . 1 s t U e v o r . s . . . D Co. 3rd .Notts - A C o . 1 s t B e r k s B Te a m B C o . 1 s t S u s s e x . . . D C o . S l h S u s s e x . . . A C o . i / i s t N o r t h e r n C o u n t i e s H i g h l a n d .A T eam D Co. 4th ^Middlesex A Co. 7th Sussex ... A C o . 4 t h L i n e s . . . C C o . 1 s t B e r k s 'C Co. yth Kent -A Te a m 741 beat B Co. 4th N.R.V.R. ... 682 .. 59 735 ﬂ D C o . 2 n d L i n e s B T e a m . . . 676 > > 5 9 769 H B C o . 6 t h C h e s h i r e ( K n u t s f o r. d B a i t . ) B T e a m . . . 7'5 > > 5 4 78S t) B C o . 2 n d M i d d l e s e x . A Te a m 737 " 5 1 7«5 n Stourport Co. ist AA'orcs 737 48 770 tf M e l k s h a m D e t . i s t W i l t s . A T e a m 727.. 43 755 7f C Co. 1st Derbys 712.. 43 775 >> D C o . 4 t h E . Yo r k s C T e a m . . . 7354" 790 i) No. 9 Plat. C Co. ist Kirkcudbright 752 38 774 ,, C Co. 3rd Notts 736 „ 3 8 750 .A (Colwyn Bay) Co. ist Denbigh 714 „ 3 6 754 .. B C o . i / i s t C u m b e r l a n d 71-7 > > 3 5 760 A A ' r o x h a m P l a t . A C o . 4th Norfolk 730.. 30 737 7} A C o . 2 / 3 r d N . R . V. R . 707>. 30 758 77 C Co. 14th Lanes' 72929 753 ,, No. 13 Plat. D Co. tsl L i n e s . . 724,, 29 771 7» D C o . 4 t h N o r f o l k . . . 743 ,, 28 766 77 D C o . 6 t h C h e s h i r e B Te a m 739 .. 27 761 B C o . ( C r e s w e l l U n i t ) 4th Derbys 734,, 27 789 77 A l d e b u r g h P l a t . B C o . 4 t h S u f f o l k . . . .763 „ 2 6 763 ,, . A C o . o t h S u s s e x A T e a m . . . 737 ,, 26 775 J, .A Co. ist I?eds 750.. 25 774 C C o 3 r d K e n t . . 749" 2 3 732 »» B C o . 1 s t N o r f o l k 707 .. 23 773 „ C Co. 4th Surrey 74924 750 C Co. 4th .Suffolk 726 .. 24 765 ,, A C o . 7 t h C o u n t y o f I.ondon 742 .1 23 773 „ C C o . 6 t h C h e . s h i r e - A T e a m . . . 75' M 2 2 766 No. 16 Plat. D Co. 6th Suf folk 744 ,, 22 79t .. .A Co. 2/2nd Esse.x 77"M 2 1 B Co. 3rd Warwicks A Co. 14th County of London D Co. 3rd Hants ... C Co. yth Sussex B Te a m A(Cowes)Co. I.O.W. C Co. 8th Surrey ... B Co. 3rd Sussex ... D C o . 2 n d C i t y o f London B Co. 1st City of ■Aberdeen .A Co. 3rd G.lam. ... C C o . 1 s t C o r n w a l l B Co. 17th County of I.ondon ... ... 735 B C o . 7 t h K e n t . . . 7 7 5 C Co. 1/ist Leicester 767 B Co. i/ist Leicester 766 Ponteland Co. 4th Northumberland ... 762 F Co. 3th Cheshire A T e a m D Co. 141)1 County of I.ondon . A C o . i s t C i t y o f •Aberdeen C C o . 2 n d N . R . V. R . 7 . 776-beat . A C o . 1 s t B e r k s C T e a m . . . 755 by 21 763 A C o . 5 t h S u r r e y B T e a m . . . 742M 2 1 758 )> B C o . 2 n d H e r t s 73820' 719 >> D Co. 5th Cheshire ... 699 ,, 20 768 „ C C o . 2 / 3 r d E . Yo r k s C T e a m 749.. 19 767 >i D Co . 4 th E. Yo r k s A *T eam 748 19 762 ,, No. 17 Plat. E Co. 2nd N.R.ALR 742 .. 18 739 .. E C o . 2 / i s t C i t y o f Edinburgh A Team... 721 iS 767 D C o . I . ' i s t C u m b e r land A T eam 752 .. 756 > > C C o . 2 / i s t C i t y o f Dundee 742.. 14 0 CO N o . 8 P l a t . B C o . 2 n d N.R.A-.R 767 .. 13 B C o . 3 r d L i n e s . . . Nos. I and 2 Pla'.s. A C o . 1 s t K i r k cudbright C C o . 2 n d D e v o n s . . . C Co. lylh County of f.ondon Bryn Garw Plat. O Co. 4(h Glam. A 'I'eam ■A Co. 3lh .Surrey A Te a m D C o . 2 n d D e v o n s . . . D Co. 1st City of .Aberdeen .A (Thirskf Co. 1 / trd N.R.V .R. 1.1 764 7.V5 4.3 725 762 77a 763 C C o . 6 t h C h e s h i r e B T e a m 7 2 2 , , 1 3 A C o . 4 t h D e r b y s . . . 7 6 3 , , 1 2 E l t h a m C o . i i t h K e n t 7 5 6 , , 11 A C o . 2 n d B e d s . . . 7 5 6 , , 1 0 No. 3 Plat". B Co. ist Kirkcudbright ... 732 ,, 10 A C o . i s t S u f f o l k . . . 7 4 6 , , 9 M u s k e t r y . S e c t i o n i s t C i t y o f f - o n d o n . . . 7 3 6 , , 8 - No. 5 Plat. B Co. 2nd C o r n w a l l 7 4 7 „ 8 C C o . 1 4 t h C o u n t y o f L o n d o n 7 3 6 „ 7 D C o . I ' l i l h C o u n t y o f London 7iS,, 7 B C o . 1 s t Wa r w i c k s . . . 7 5 6 , , f r Nos. 3 and 4 Plats. .A Co. y,Tith .Surrey ... 763 „ 5, C C o . s t h S u r r e y . . . 7 3 S „ 760 ,, D C o . ist Staf fs 755 i>5 762 ,, No. 3 PlatT 12th Surrey 758 „' 4 758 „ A C o . ist Derbys 754 >.4 754 1 1 A C o . 3rd Notts 753 >1 746 w.o. No. 10 Plat. 2nd Dcrbys DRA W FOR FOUR TH ROUND. 1. C Co. 5th Cheshire or F Co. 3rd Hants v. C Co. lyth County of London. 2. B Co. 17th County of London v. B Co. 2nd Devonshire 3. B Co. 3rd Sussex v. A Co. 3rd Warwicks. 4 Frimley and Camberley Plats. 7th Surrey v. C Co. 3rd Surrey. 3. D Co. 3rd Hants v. B Co. 7th Kent. 6. .Stourbridge Co. ist Worcs v. C Co. 7th Kent. 7. Pilsiey Plat. 2nd Derbvs v. B Co. 3rd Lines. 8. D Co. 14th W.R.V.R." v. D Co. Sth Sussex. 9. C Co. ist Berks v. B Co. i Tst Leicester. 10. B Co. 2nd Beds V. A Co. (Thirsk) 1 3rd N.R.V.R. 11. -A Co. 4th Lines v. .\ Co. 1st City of .Aberdeen. 12. C Co. 2nd N.R.V.R. V. No. 2 Co. (.Arbroath) 2 i.st I'orfars. 13. C (Barne.s) Co. Sth .Surrey v. C Co. 4th Lanes. 14. A Co. 7lh Surrey v. Ponteland Co. 4th Northumberland 13. .A Co. 13th W.R.V.R. V. C Co. 2nd Devonshire. li). C Co. ist T.O.AAA V. Nos. 1 and 2 Plats. (Castle Douglas) ist Kirkcudbright. 17. C Co. ist Dc;vons v. No. 5 Plat. B Co. ist Kirkcudbright. 15. -A Co. 7th Sussex v. B Co. ist City of .Aberdeen. 19. .A Co. 3rd Glamorgan v. Bellingham Co. 4th Northumberland- 20. C Co. 9th Sussex B Team v. F Co. 5th Cheshire .A Team. 21. B Co. 14th AV.R.A'.R. V. .A Co. i/ist Norlhetn Counties High land .A T eam. 22. D Co. 4th Middlesex v. .A (Scottish) Co. 6th City of London B ' P e a m . 23. Nos. I and 2 I^lats. .A Co. 9/iith .Surrey i'. .A Co. 5th Surrey A ' l e a m . 24. D Co. I4lh County of London v. A Co. ist Berks B Team. 23. A Co. Hunts A Team v. D Co. 2nd ,City of London. 26. C Co. 9th Kent .A Team v. C Co. Sth Derbvs. 27. Bryn Garw Plat. D Co. 4tTi Glamorgan B Team v. Nos. i and 2 Plats. .A Co. loth Surrey. 28. B Co. 3rd AA'arwicks v. D Co. ist City of Aberdeen. 29. Bryn Garw Plat. D Co. 4th Glamorgan .A Tctmi v. .A Co. I4tb County of London. 30. A Co. ist Cornwall v. D Co. 3rd Notts., 31. B Co. 7th County of London v. .A Co. (Cowcs) I.O.AA'. 32. C Co. i.Tst Leicester v. B Co. ist Sussex. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKAi>i:ir., 1918. T H E R I F L E M A N .201 VELOCITY . B y " A k e r i m a n . " ' I ""HERE is a singular fallacy rampant among certain I unthinking people that the greater the velocity of A a rille bullet, the greater the accuracy of the bullet. When a new type of riﬂe is brought out, tlie ﬁrst thing they want to know is " What is the muzzle .velocity ? " If it happens to be somewhere in the neigh bourhood of 3,000 feet per second, our innocent enquirer is quite satisﬁed that it must be a splendid riﬂe, and will probably help to win the Elcho Shield at the ne.xt Bisley Meeting ! Unfortunately, great velocity is not always a blessing, especially to the target-shot, as all well-informed Bisley men know. There are so many other factors to take into account. Broadly speaking, given a certain bullet, of ﬁxed length, shape and weight, there is one certain velocity and one speed of " twist " which will project it with the most accuracy. Immediately the shape and weight of the bullet are altered every other factor in its " ballistics " is altered at once. Take the case of the different varieties of .22 cart ridge. There is the .22 Short. In this little cartridge there is a 30-grain lead bullet with a round nose ; and the charge of 3 grains of black powder, or its equivalent in smokeless, drives it out at a velocity of about 85b feet per second—and in the best rifles it is given a twist of one revolution in 20 inches. At these ﬁgures, the cartridge is exceedingly accurate up to 25 yards. The ﬁrst development of this in the direction of greater velocity is the .22 Long. In the .22 Long there is the same bullet, but a longer cartridge-case holding 5 grains of powder. It drives out the bullet at somewhere about 1,200 feet per second, and with the same number of revolutions, one in 20 inches. But is the result greater accuracy ? Decidedly not. The group it makes at 25 yards is about twice the size of that of the Short, owing to a certain amount of " muzzle-wobble," to coin a des criptive term. Where then is the advantage ? Well, at 50 yards say, the Short begins to lose power rapidly. Its velocity falls bcloiv the ideal for that particular bullet, and the group spreads badly. Also the whole group drops much lower than in the case of the Long, which is equiva lent to saying that the trajectory is " higher." The Long at 50 yards is travelling at about the right speed, and does not spread so badly. Thus at this distance the groups are about the same, with the Long cartridge's „bullet still travelling fast enough to be useful. The Long .22 is a sporting cartridge. It makes a fairly decent group, travels fast, has therefore good smashing power, and is used for shooting small game. For really accurate work, however, the Long is no use. Another cartridge was therefore designed known as the " Long Riﬂe." It was given this name because, owing to the length of its bullet and the fact that the latter was originally seated very lightly in the case, it was not suitable for revolvers. The Long Riﬂe has the same cartridge case and charge as the Long—5 grains of black powder, or its smokeless equivalent; but the bullet is longer, and of 40 grains weight. It requires a twist of one revolution in 16 inches to give the best results. T h e v e l o c i t y i s l o w e r t h a n t h a t o f t h e L o n g — generally about 1,050 to 1,100 feet per second at the muzzle. The heavy, long bullet is not disturbed by this a m o u n t o f e x p l o s i v e a n d ﬂ i e s s t e a d i l y, m a k i n g a s gOQd or better groups at 25 yards than the .22 Short. It keeps up this standard of accuracy not only to 50 yards but up to 100 yards and beyond, at which distance neither .22 Long or Short are any use for serious work. Now why should the .22 Long Riﬂe be so inﬁnitely superior ? Because, in addition to its correctly adjusted velocity and weight of bullet, it also derives greater "sectional density" from the fact that it has greater weight behind the saute surface area of point as the Long and Short. "Could it not then," may be asked, "be made even longer and given a greater velocity with consequent longer range and ﬂatter trajectory, without losing a c c u r a c y ? " I t c o u l d - — a n d h a s b e e n . T h e r e i s a n American cartridge known as the .22 Centre Fire. It has a very long bullet of (speaking from memory) about 70 grains, and a charge of 10 grains of powder. But at this stage of development we come up against other factors. This bullet requires a twist of about x revolution in 12 inches —and a soft lead bullet will hardly stand that without stripping. The .22 C.F. is therefore, and on account of its price, not much used. There are other cartridges of greater calibre—the .25 rim fire, for instance, and the .297./250 centre ﬁre, which will do better work at no higher price. But still, if the .22 could be made to stand the twist and given a much longer bullet and much higher velocity, naturally much bigger results might accrue. This has been done, by making a .22 high power cartridge. The ,22 H.P. is in the same category as that of the .303 Ser vice and other high power riﬂes. That is to say, the bullet is very long and heavy, and has a nickel sheath to enable it to take the quick twist of the riﬂing. The cartridge case is made bottle-shaped, with centre ﬁre cap, to take a big charge of cordite. The result is the most marvellous cart ridge yet invented. It gives 3,000 feet per second velocity and a trajectory so ﬂat that the riﬂe may be sighted for 300 yards and shot at 150 with a hardly appreciable difference of aim ; yet the accuracy does not suffer. The various factors have been adjusted to balance, so that no necessary result is forgotten. This is probably not even yet the high-water mark of development, but in the region of such velocities the ques tions of chamber pressure and wear on the bore become very serious. {To be continued.) N O T I C E T O : : : : C L U B S E C R E T A R I E S . The Society of Miniature Riﬂe Clubs has no local agents. All communications should be addressed direct to:—The Secretary, S.M.R.C., Arundel House, Arundel Street, London, W.C.2. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK. T H E R I F L E M A N . A p r i l , 1 9 1 8 . N O T E S A N D C O M M E N T S . We deeply regret to note that Lieiitenant-Colonel Alan R. Haig-Brown, D.S.O., whose name is familiar to many readers as a frequent contributor to The Riﬂeman* in the years preceding the war, was killed in action on the Western Front on March 25. .A keen angler, game- shot and rider, he was the author of Sporting Sonnets," " M y G a m e B o o k " a n d " T h e O . T. C . a n d t h e G r e a t War," and had contributed over a thousand poems and articles to the Press. It will be remembered that the article on " The Society and the War " in the S.M.R.C. 1916 Handbook came from his pen. For nearly nine years he commanded Lancing College O.T.C., and his cadets won the Schools' I-lapid Firing at Bisley, the Cadets' Trophy (twice), besides various other prizes. Colonel Haig-Brown assisted in the training of 12 bat talions of the New Army before becoming second-in command of a service battalion of the Middlesex Regiment. He was afterwards promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel of the same battalion and awarded the D.S.O. His death leaves yet another gap in the ranks of enthusiastic shots. * * * We would again draw attention to the necessity of secretaries of competition teams carefully observing the rule which stipulates that three clear days' notice must be given to the opposing team in regard to the day, time and place it is proftosed to shoot. Unfortunately a further series of protests has been received in connection with the last round of tlie Mackworth Praed Competition, and although in one or two cases opponents have declined to take advantage of the opportunity of claiming their match, there is very little doubt that the" Committee of the Society will be compelled to disqualify more than one team. A little more attention given to this rule would save a great deal of the disappointment caused to teams who have won on scores, but fail to qualify for the next round owing to what may often be called carelessness on the part of' the secretary. * * * Arrangements have now been made for the tinal stage of the "News of the World" Competition to be shot off shoulder-to-shoulder on Saturday, April 20, on the range o f t h e H a m a n d P e t e r s h a m R i ﬂ e C l u b . A s s h o w n o n page 208, the teams entitled to compete are Addiscombe, Mitcham, Wimbledon Park, and Ham and Petersham. * * . * In connection with the Brighton and Hove Riﬂe League, the ﬁnal match for the De Lancey Shield was ﬁred on April 5, at the Railway Rille Range, between Portslade and Brighton Tramways. Both teams were short of one man, but a good match resulted in Portslade winning with a total of 581 to their opponents' 562. * * * The Cadet Spring Competition proved quite a success, some most excellent scores being returned by tlie prize winners. On page 204 we give particulars of the ages of the boys comprising the four leading teams, and Dunston Excelsior Juniors are to be congratulated upon their achievement in gaining ﬁrst place with a team whose a\erage age is 15 years only. At the request of most of the teams who took part in the competition last year, the London League will be run this season, and the full list of competitors will be published next month. In addition to this League, some clubs c o n n e c t e d w i t h a n u m b e r o f t h e m u n i t i o n w o r k s i n t h e London district have decided to run a League limited to their own teams, and most of the well-known munition ﬁrms will be represented. * » * Shooting in a downpour of rain on April 6, the A team of the C Coy., qlh Kent V.R. put up a record shoot in the "Mackworth Praed Competition by scoring 791 out of a possible 800, the highest score for last year's competition being 787. This is excellent shooting I * » * The number of entries received for the Queen's Cup Competition exceeds those of last year. A tabulated list will be published in our next issue together with the result of the ﬁrst round. * * * The silver cup given by the Mayor of Pietermaritzburg (Natal) as a ﬂoating trophy to the Girls' Schools of Natal, has been won on no less than three occasions (in 1914, 1915 and 1917) by the Wykeham School (Natal) team, and the winners are to be congratulated on their continued success. ) f r * * The Annual General Meeting of the Shanklin Civilian Riﬂe Club was held on April 8, and the statement of accounts and balance sheet published for consideration then shows a very satisfactory state of affairs. We hope to publish a full report of the meeting in our next issue. * * * With reference to the note on page 180 of last month's issue, stating that aperture sights would be allowed in future Volunteer Competitions, it must be distinctly under stood that this does not apply to the Mackworth-Praed ; some correspondents appear to be in doubt as to this point, but no apertures or orthoptics are permitted in this Competition. S O C I E T Y O F M I N I A T U R E R I F L E C L U B S . ^ QTICE is hereby given that the Fifteenth Annua- General Meeting of the (Members of this Society will be held at Lloyd's Bank, 222, Strand, London, W.C.2, on the 30th day of April, 1918, at three p.m. To receive the Report of the Council and Statement of Accounts to 31st December, 1917. To elect Auditors and ﬁx their remuneration. To transact all ordinary business. By order of the Council, F. C A R T E R , Assistant Secretarv. Arundel House, Arundel Street, Strand, London, W.C.2. iSlh April, igiS. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKAphil, 1918. T H E R I F L E M A N . 203 CADET NOTES. r- 'tl 9 Cadict.s all over the country will be gratiﬁed to learn '.that His Royal Highness the Prince of '\^'ales has been .•:ipi)ointed Cadet Colonel-in-Chief of the Cadet Corps in the United Kingdom. This places the Cadet Corps at .once on a level with the other voluntary military move- jnents, such as the N'olunteer Regiments, whose Colonel- j n - C h i e f i s t h e D u k e o f C o n n a u g h t . T h e P r i n c e o f \\'ales has always taken a great deal of interest in the Cadet movement, and no doubt will be even more activelv a s s o c i a t e d w i t h i t i n f u t u r e n o w t h a t h e i s i t s C h i e f O n i c e r. * * * It would be of considerable assistance to the Central .\ssociation of \'olunteer Regiments in endeawjuring to . make arrangements foi r e a d e r s o f t h e R i ﬂ k a i . v n ■who desire to join Cadet i ■Corps, if those who i i p p l y f o r i n f o r m a t i o n .and advice wou'd state t h e i r a g e i n t h e l e t t e r . In some ca.ses boys hate ; applied who are too ' 5'oung to join C^idet ; Corps, while in other ■cases the applicants are a l m o s t o f m i l i t a r y a g e and unless exempted will be called to the army in ao short a time that it -would be scarcely worth t h e i r w h i l e j o i n i n g a Cadet Corps ^at such a late moment. Perhaps ; readers will bear this in mind and when com municating with the .Central .\ssociation of \'olunteer Regiments, at J u d g^ e s' Quadrangle, ; Royal Courts of Justice, Strand, London, W.C.2, ;make a note to include a. statement of their age Jn the application. L T -acKsriat Juxaoi! ■ x - X - x - Si'K.'tKiNG generall}-, it may be said that Cadet Corp.-; .restrict their membership to lads over 14. "Boys under that age would be more suitable for membership of the Boy Scouts, which will take them in from ten years of age or thereabouts. Lads over 17 years of age are eligible for Section " C " of the \''olunteer Force, and so could join that organisation. In this way it wih be seen that a kind of ladder exists for lads, beginning at nine or ten in the Boy Scouts, going on to the Cadets at 14 or 15, and the Volunteers after they reach the age of 17 years. Of course the lines of division are not ﬁxed so deﬁnitely as this and there is a certain amount ol -overlapping. But in principle this is the general idea t o w h i c h t h e v a r i o u s m o v e m e n t s w o r k . * * * Ix response to the many inquiries received with reference to the admission of lads under military age to the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Naval .Air Service, we under stand that all recruiting of such members is suspended for the present. It is intended, however, to re-open re cruiting for this purpose in the course of a short time, probably May, and after that date boys of 16 or so may again be accepted in the R.F.C. if their physical condition and other qualiﬁcations are satisfactory. .Any of our readers anxious to enter the Flying Service should note this and defer their application until, say, the end of .\pril, when we would do our best to deal with any further inquiries sent in. I.x this connection it is worth noting that the 7th Battalion London Regiment Cadet Corps started a special -Air Service Section some time ago, which is making good progress. Recently the Liverpool Cadet Corps has started a s i m i l a r s e c t i o n f o r t h e instruction of youths who intend to join the .Air Service on attaining mili- tar\- age. They will be taught all about engines and aeronautics, and i t i s h o p e d t o o b t a i n the use of an aeroplane for ﬂight practice even- tuallv . " * .Active steps are being taken to secure in the Cadet movement the assistance and support o f o f ﬁ c e r s r e t i r e d f r o m t h e a r m y a f t e r b e i n g w o u n d e d o r s u f f e r i n g from ill-health owing to the war . No doubt such ofﬁcers, of whom there are now large numbers in the country, would be a most valu able addition to the personnel of the Cadet Corps. In this connection it is worth noting that the S o u t h - \ \ ' e s t L o n d o n C a d e t B a t t a l i o n , w h i c h i s a f ﬁ l i a t e d to the 23rd London Regiment, has recently secured for the post of .-Vdjutant to the Battalion, Captain J. Leach, A'^.C., of Strcatham, late of the 2nd Manchester Regiment. Captain Leach won his A'ictoria Cross on the Western b a t t l e f r o n t i n O c t o b e r, 1 9 1 4 . H i s a p p o i n t m e n t w i l l doubtless be very popular, and ought to do much to incrca.se the membershij) and efﬁciency of the battalion. * * - a F o r t h e s e c o n d t i m e i n s u c c e s s i o n t h e i s t C a d e t B a t t a l i o n of the 7th Sherwood Foresters (Nottingham) lu-ne won the medals and prize gi\en in connection with the Lucas-Tooth Inter-Battalion County Competition for smartness in drill, shooting, physical drill and signalling. Tile medals were presented to the successful members rccentlv bv Brigadier-General I). N. Cohille, D.S.O. Tr . v i x i x g C o r p s . WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK204 T H E R I F L E M A N . April, 1918. CADET SPRING COMPETITION, 1918. Open to teams of four from companies or smaller units of Cadet Corps, School Corps, Lads' Brigades, Boy Scouts and any other approved organisation afﬁliated to the S.M.R.C. Conditions : 20 shots at 25 yards, 10 deliberate on double V.T.C. 15/20 yards target and 10 in 100 seconds on double Bisley Figure target 25-200. Open sights, no apertures, no orthoptic spectacles, no slings. 9- 10. 11 . 12. 13- '4- i6. ig. 20. 2S. 25- 27- 28. 30- 32- 33- 34- RESUL T . I . E x c e l s i o r J u n i o r s ( f o u r l a r g e s i l v e r medalsand 1,000 r o u n d s o f a m m u n i t i o n ) J. Eastland (aged 16) 97 47'44 F. Craven (aged 14) 97 4h '43 G. Moad (aged 15) 95 44'39 J. Newton (aged 15) 9' 42'33 2. .A Co. I'st C.B. North StafforcF Regt. (four smallsilver medals and 1,000 rounds of ammunition; Corpl. Goodwin (aged t6) ... 96 4= 'H Corpl. Austin (aged 16) 96 42 'S''! Pie. Smith (aged 16) 9I1 42138 Sergt. .Ashton (aged 16) 93 =14137 Tr u r o C a t h e d r a l S c h o o l C C o i s t C . B . C o r n w a l l Regt. (four small bronze medals and 1,, 0 0 0 r o u n d s o f a m - munition) Cadet F. Huddy (aged 14 yrs. 10 mths.) ... 99 4''40 Corpl. E. J. Tonkin (aged 15 yrs. 8 mths.) 95 44139 Sergt. J. B. Barrett (aged 16 yrs. 6 mths.) Cadet J. C. M. Thomas (aged 14) 91 45 '3d 93 39 '32 rd C.B. Mid'J ... 97 f — 43 '40 ^ / ... 90 43'39 i6 ... 91 43 '34 17 ... 89 4''3" l.eaguc .\ 'I'eain Kilburn Grammar School N*o. 3 Co. 3 R egt. ( t,oo o r o u nds of ammun ition) Cadet L. Sutherland (aged 13 vrs. 6 mths.) C.S.M. D. R. Crone (aged y r s 3 m t h s . ) Cadet J. K. Crone (aged y r s . 3 m t h s . ) . . C.O.M.S. H. Poskitt (aged yrs. 7 mths.) A s k e s H a t c h a i n S c h o o l . 4 T e a m Bisley Farm School Scouts We s t m i n s t e r C i t y S c h o o l Leinster House Cadets 15th County of London St. Philip Litherland Co. K.R.R.C. .4 Team B Co. I St C.B. North Stafford Regt. Truro College Cadet Corps C C o . 1 s t C . B . K . R . R . C Battersea Grammar School Cadet Corps M a n o r H o u s e S c h o o l S . W . L o n d o n C . B . Dumfries .Academy Cadet Corps .A Team No. 2 Co. 1st C.B. Middlesex Regt ■A Co. St. George's College No. 3 Co. 3rd Lincoln C.B. F Co. 10th County of Londoti Kent College Cadet Corps Luton and District Sharpshooters' League B Team Tooting Boys' Naval Brig.nde Bisley Farm School Balham St. Mary's 4th C.B. Soulhwark Regt, C.L.B. Hackney Downs School ... S f . P h i l i p L i t h e r l a n d C o . K . R . R . C . B Te a m G Co. 4th C.B. Royal Warwick Regt. Cadet Section D Co. 15th W.R.A'.R. Battersea Grammar School Cadi t Corps B Tearn ... Hawtreys Preparatory School A Co. ist C.B. King's Own Roval l.ancaster Re<'l D Co. Shanklin 3rd C.B. Hants Regt . A s k e s H a t c h a i n S c h o o l B Te a m 559 554 547 543 53" 527 52" 520 5'b 5'5 5'4 5" 5"> 5"9 5"9 503 5"2 502 500 495 495 492 492 49' 4S9 48., 4«5 4.S, 4<Si 479 479 472 47' 47" 35- 37 4" 4'- 42. 43- 45- 47- 49- 5'>- 5'- 52. 53- 55- 5''. 57- 5d- 59- 60. ﬁr . 6z. d3- 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 7'- 76. / / ■ 78. So. 81. S2. S3- 84. S5 86. 87 Crediton Grammar School 6th Devon Thetford Town Scouts Windsor Secondary School Cadet Co. B Co. ist C.B. King's Royal Rilles ... Battersea Grammar School" Cadet Corps C Team ist and 2nd Cadet Batteries -N.R. R.F..A No. I Squadron City of London Imperial Cadet Yeomanry Hackney Downs School No. 4 Co. County Grammar School ist C.B. K.S.L.L ... Dumfries Academy B Team llfracombe Co. C.L.B. Exeter Regt L Co. 12th London Polytechnic .School Corps No- 3 Squadron fJity of London Imperial Cadet Yeomanry St. .Amies .Stanley C.L.B. K.R.R. Cadets 3rd Liverpool Reg' •A Co. I2tli London Polytechnic School Corps F Co. 3rd C.B. Hants'Regt No. 2 .Squadron City of London Imperial Cadet Yeomanry Rich School Cadet Corps C Team Details Co. 1st C.B. K.R.R 3rd Faversham Troop Bov Scouts H Co. 1st C.B. Su.ssex Yeomanry St. '1 homas's School, Portman Square Rich .School Cadet Corps .A Team King Edward VI. Grammar .School, .Southampton ... No. 6 Co. 1st C.B. K.S.L.L (Priory School, -Shrewsbury) St. Jude's and St. Aldan's Co. 2nd C B. (Ripen) K.R.R.C. South London Cadets No. 2 Plat. 1st Wakeﬁeld Batf. C.L.B. L !!! L B C o . 1 0 t h B a t t . L o n d o n R e g t . ^ • Battersea (Cadets) Grammar School D Team .A Co. St. Fr.ancis R.C f"o. 12th l.ondon Polytechnic School Corps B Co. i2th London Polytechnic School Corps Band Co. i.st C.B. County of London \'.R. ... .A Co. ist C.B. King's Royal Riﬂe Corps Xaverian College (Mayﬁeld) Cadet Corps - B Co. St. Francis R.C Shaftesbury School, Bisley C Co. 12th London Polytechnic School Corp.s Widecombe 'Ifoop Boy Scouts Rich School Ciidet Corps B Team Quorn Grammar School ist C.B. Leicester Regt No. 9 Co. (U.xbridge) 2nd Middlesex Regt Rich .School Ciidet Corps D Team No. 4 Squadron Cify of London Imperial Cadet Yeomanry -St. Giles High School, Norwich N ' o . 4 P l a t . 1 s t W a k e ﬁ e l d B a t t . C . L . B L A Co. 1st C.B. R.F.A. A Team Broomsleigh St. School Cadet Co. 1st C.B. R.F.'L Baildon St. John's Co. 2nd C.B. (Ripon) K.R.R C A Co. 1st C.B. R.F.A. B Team Heaton (St. Barnabas) Co. 2nd Ripon C.B. No. 3 Plat. 1st Wakeﬁeld Batt. C.L.B \yandsworth Bo\s' Naval Brigade retired. No. I Plat. 1st \\'akeﬁe!d Batt. C.L.B. did not shoot No. 6 Plat. Tst Wakeﬁeld Batt. C.L.B. did not shoot". — Plat. 1st Wakefield Batt. C.L.B. did not shoot. St. Faith's (Stoke Ncwington) Co. 16th L.D. C.L.B. did not shoot. London Orphan School 9th C.B. Herts Regt. did not shoot. Richmond Cotmlv .School 6th Fast .Surrey V.R. did not shoot. Rye 'Iroop Boy Scouts (Captain Cory's Own) did not shoot. C ( o. ist C.B. Royal Warwick Rtgl. did not shoot. B Co. 3rd City of London C.B. did not shoot. 469. 469. 466 466 466- 464 463 462 460 460 459 459 458- 458 456- 455- 4*2- 449 448 448 444 442- 441 440 438 436 434 431 431 431 428 419 418 4'5 414 409 409 408 40& 404 402 401 38s 385 38+ 349 333- 332 293 286 266 190 J WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKApril, 1918. T H E R I F L E M A N . 205 T H E E N F I E L D PAT T E R N 1 9 1 4 . 3 0 3 i n . M A G A Z I N E R I F L E . P O I N T S O F I N T E R E S T D U R I N G T H E V A R I O U S P H A S E S O F I N S T R U C T I O N . * B Y " C . A R T O N . " T h k A p i i K T U K E S i g h t o x t h e M i n i a t u r e R a n g e . {Coulinitcd). SINCE the lirst portion of this chapter relating to the introduction of the aperture sight into training areas ajipeared in type, my identity has been discovered by a keen and enthusiastic Volunteer, who states that the corps of which he is a member is considerably handicapped by having to use the open sight on the miniature range before going out to the dassiiication range, where the aperture- sighted P.'14 rille is employed. He writes that the rank and lile ﬁre several practices at 25 yards with .22 calibre converted S.M.L.E. Riﬂes when they are pro ﬁcient in elementary aiming (open regulation sight), trigger pressing and can adopt a satisfactory ﬁring position. The details then return to the aperture method of aiming and ﬁre .303 calibre ball cartridge at various ranges. Now this keen "shot " desires a moderate course of shooting with a .22 calibre converted riﬂe, aperture-sighted, before commencing to ﬁre his classiﬁcation practices, and is convinced that the marksmanship of his platoon will reach a higher standard if they all seize opportunities for voluntary practice with a .22 calibre converted riﬂe of a Government pattern ﬁtted with an aperture sight. He, however, has not decided which of the sights, illustrated by a series of diagrams in the foregoing portion of this chapter, he should adopt, because up to the time of writing his corps had not been issued with a regulation pattern. I have no hesitation in suggesting that pressure should be brought to bear in the propej: quarter, and an issue of the regulation pattern obtained as soon as possible, adducing that all Volunteer Corps are in that category of units that may indent for a supply, ;.f., "All units armed with the Enﬁeld riﬂe, P.Tq, will indent for two aperture sights . . . Mark I. . . .," the scale of issue being, I understand, at the rate of two per company. However, should the requisition be "shelved" in the characteristic manner, I can only suggest that a sufﬁcient number of .22 calibre L.E. aperture backsights, manufactured by Messrs. Parker and Company, of Birmingham, be obtained, which I am convinced would give complete satisfaction. The diagrams of those selected expedients which appeared in the foregoing chapter were not reproduced as a guide to their adoption, but to show my readers what measures were taken by a unit in which no effort was spared to effect rapid training and obtain proﬁciency at a time when its recruits were being trained for service at home as well as for overseas. Subsequently, and following exhaustive trials which proved quite satisfactory, we were led to understand that the aperture sight for the L.E. riﬂe, produced at the Bisley Works, was to be issued in a generous manner and universally adopted. Indeed, whether this was so, and the Mark 1., now being issued, is to supersede it, I cannot say, but I am assured that although it may have many advantages—such as divisional lines and an indicator to show the amount of elevation or deﬂection given, and also that the aperture plate may be raised so that a very high angle of elevation is obtained—necessary in the advanced stages of miniature range work—it does not appear to be such a serviceable sight as the latest production placed on the market. The aperture seems much too large and lacks ﬁnish generally, and by no stretch of imagination can the view seen be said to resemble that when aiming with the .303 calibred weapon. There is invariably an atmosphere of progressive utilitarianism surrounding the introduction of a new sight or method of sighting a riﬂe, which in this instance is clearly demonstrated by the fact that not only may the regulation pattern be employed in landscape target work but the patentees of the L.E. aperture backsight announce that they have improved upon their initial success and have now another design which may be employed for those advanced e.xercises. Aiiertxire Plate. 1 ; A—Apertxxre. B—" W iudixge'' Screw. C—Elevation Screw . D—Long Range .Aperttu-e S. Stem. •Aperture Sight issued for .22 Con. S.M.L.E. Rifles. Sky-screen and landscape target practice is unques tionably one of the most useful and interesting exercises^ of advanced range work. To brieﬂj' explain ; Riﬂes are harmonised before range practices begin so that direct hits may be obtained, that is their slight individual differences of shooting are corrected by adjustment of sights, this being deemed necessary ta obtain satisfactory results. It is a good idea to set ther open back-sight to the correct position for 25 yards shooting, then place the riﬂe in an aiming rest and point it in the direction of a white sheet of paper or screen, now place the aperture sight in an approximate position.with the ﬂatted taper pin " D " (see diagram on next page) slack and raise or lower slide aperture backsight until a correct view of a regulation sight is obtained, adjusting, if necessary, the plate " C" so that the blade of the fore-sight appears absolutely in the centre of the U of the open back-sight. Now press in the taper pin and tighten the screws which pass through the plate, prove the sighting by another view of the diagram through the aperture, and, if correct, mark up the long range aperture sight, stem the position of the aperture sight for future adjustment. The new Force are very keen in all matters concerning the cult of the riﬂe, observing, no doubt, that marksman ship is practically 90 per cent of a soldier's efﬁciency, therefore landscape target and sky-screen work—a series of exercises admirably adapted for the training of N.C.O.'s WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK206 and which was illustrated and described in the June number of The Kiflemax, 1917—has a pre-eminent position in the Volunteer's curriculum of training. Evidently this point has not been overlooked by the designers of the ba'ck-sights mentioned, who have taken into consideration that riHes may not only be harmonised •so that direct hits be obtained, but also hits in a corres ponding position 26.^ inches above the object aimed at, therefore a resort to open sights is now unnecessary if the improved pattern has been litted to the ride. The L.andscape and Sky-Screex. To new readers a brief description of the landscape juid sky-screen or shadowgraph will not be amiss. The object of placing a blank sky-screen above the landscape is to determine whether riﬂes, given sufftcient elevation, were correctly aimed at objectives in the landscape below, this being ascertained by the bullets being dispersed at a point on the screen above, which is marked up by a gauge or measuring rod. A correct hit may thus be recorded without damage to the landscape. As the landscape employed is generally 24 inches in depth, the screen above should measure about 36 inches, thus giving a fair margin for indifferent shooting at objects at the bottom of the landscape, providing, of course, that the gauge representing the given elevation of the riﬂes is 26i inches, e.g.. a shot aimed correctly at the bottom edge of the landscape should strike the screen at a point 2^ inciies from its bottom edge. Now, to ascertain the correct additional elevation to give—in fact, to harmonise the rifles to shoot 26-^ inches above the aiming mark—the length of the gauge-ordinates. i.e., distinct aiming marks, are placed along the bottom edge of the screen, and a line drawn across parallel to the bottom edge of the screen exactly 26^ inches above, measured from the bottom of the ordinates. The principal object now is, that by aiming at the lowest portion of an ordinate—the number of which is regulated by the number of riﬂes in use at the iiring point—our bullet shall .strike the line above and so complete our work of harmonisation. If for direct hits we have to place the slide of the sight at the 300 yards mark on the S.M.L.E. riﬂe back-siglit leaf, we may safely experiment with the slide moved up to the 1,200 yards mark, at which point I do not think any riﬂe will he ■shooting far from the line 26I- inches above. However, a f t e r t w o o r t l i r e e s h o t s t h e c o r r e c t a d d i t i o n a l e l e v a t i o n should be ascertained and recorded, and the practice of sky-screen landscape target shooting carried out effectively. The Aperture Back-Sight. But we are chieﬂy concerned with the aperture back sight, and I do not think that we can do better than to adjust it to its position by a more simple method than that already given. First, make sure that the correct open sight diagram can be seen when looking through the aperture at the blank sky-screen, then zero the slide of the S.M.L.E. back-sight and by aiming at one of the ordinates endeavour to strike the line. If you Inive accomplished your purpose, mark up the position of the aperture sight on the long range aperture sight stem, knock out the bolt which keeps the leaf of the S.M.L.E. riﬂe sight in its place and remove the component jxu ts for which I hope you w i l l h a v e n o f u r t h e r u s e . Mixi.ature Raxge Qualifyixg Course Aperture Sighted Riﬂes. It was generally conceded by units who had taken the introduction of the .22 calibre riﬂe aperture sight " seriously " that a much higher standard of marksmanship than that obtained on the range when shooting with open sights should be framed. Lads who had already ﬁred various practices with the service riﬂe sight, and who had e.xpended some ﬁfty odd rounds of small bore ammunition and subsequently some one hundred and twenty-live rounds of .303 ball, had a fair knowledge of trigger-pressing and should be entirely free from gun shyness and ﬂinching, so practically while the orthodox course was re-fired—at the discretion of O.C. units—a much higher percentage of points was demanded in each of the practices of Part 1. to constitute a '' pass." Miniature Range Regulations^—G.R. 913659—and the appended " General Instructions" are complied with whenever possible, and all practices of the course ﬁred on outdoor ranges when weather is favourable. It will be noticed that the following comprehensive programme does not include advanced miniature range work such as landscape and sky screen exercises,collective and individual ﬁeld practices, but these, however, are added later when oiiportunities occur. The various practices are enumerated below, the standard to be obtained when ﬁring the orthodox course with open sights being given in paren theses, while it must be mentioned that all ﬁrers who do not obtain the '' pass " when ﬁring either practice in Part 1. repeat that particular practice until successful. One " repeat" is permitted without a penalty being inﬂicted, but should it be necessary to repeat more than once, certain practices are deleted from Part II. respectively. Five shots are fired in each practice as follows :— Part I.—Qualification. Practice L—Grouping (all shots dispersed on target and within a 3in. ring) target bin. by 6in., aiming mark, rin. bullseye ; standard to pass—all shots within 2in. ring. Riﬂe may be rested on cover built up of sandbags. P r a c t i c e 11 . — A p p l i c a t i o n ( f i v e s h o t s o n c a r d ) . Target coloured grey at top, green at bottom, •aiming mark a brown ﬁgure, lijin. at base, i^in. at top and iﬁn. i n d e p t h . S t a n d a r d — a l l f i v e s h o t s i n c a r d a n d m i n i m u m score 15 points. Scoring—figure hit, 4 points ; inner ring 3-|in. in diameter, 3 points ; magpie ring 5|in. in diameter, 2 points ; rest of target, outer, i point. Riﬂe may be r e s t e d a s i n P r a c t i c e I . WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKT H E R I F L E M A N . Practice III.^—Grouping, conditions as in Practice I., but riile may not be rested. Practice IV.—Application, conditions as in Practice II., but ritle may not be rested. Paht II. (Instkuctioxal). Practice V.—Application, aiming oft" for assumed windage. The plate of the aperture sight is so adjusted that the shots strike the target left or right of the ligure, the ftrer aiming at a point right or left of the base of the ﬁgure respectively, thus defeating the assumed wind effect upon the bullet {12 points). Target 4-Un. by 4-^in. ; brown ﬁgure ; base i Jin. ; top Jin. ; depth i Jin. ; diameter of inner ring 2§in. ; diameter of magpie ring 3-Un. ; scoring value as in Practice II. Standard 15 points. Practice VI.—Application as in Practice V., but fired from a trench or breastwork. Practice VII.—Rapid, using Hiscock-Parker magazines (5 shots on target). Target as in Practice V. Standard, 5 shots on card and 12 points. Standing in trench or behind breastwork. Time 35 seconds. Practice VIII.—Snapping (3 hits within magpie ring). Target as in Practice V. Shots outside magpie ring, misses. Standard 15 points. Each exposure, live seconds. Pnactice IX.—Snapping (3 hits). Target No. 3, silhouette ﬁgure of a man ﬁring a riﬂe in kneeling position. Standard, 4 hits. Each exposure 4 seconds. Firer may be in an aiming position, ﬁring from a trench or behind a breastwork which is unprovided with an elbow rest. Practice X.—Crossing figure (not included in S.M.L.E. riﬂe course). Target No. 6, silhouette ﬁgure , which is- drawn very slowly across target rails from cover to cover. Standard, 3 hits. » The whole of the above practices are ﬁred in the prone position unless stated otherwise. If Practice IX. is ﬁred by men in prone position, riiles must be in loading, position until target appears. There is one important feature to be strongly emphasised during the training of lads in young soldiers' battalions, and that is, that their programme of work must be interesting to them. Each department challenges the other in providing exercises of a novel character, and also in their degree of usefulness. If sufﬁcient time is available in the period of training, the whole of the practices in Part II. are lired with the bayonet ﬁxed, but without this additional dose of .22 I think my readers will ageee with me that the Musketry Fiend is an easy winner and deserves the biggest line on the bill for attractive and useful novelties. An article on Rapid Fire on Miniature Riﬂe Ranges To-day and its Development in the Near Future, will appeal- next month. {To be continued.) COUNTY ASSOCIATION OF MINIATURE R I F L E . C L U B S O F T H E N O R T H R I D I N G OF YORKSHIRE. The Committee of the above Association have decided to promote two postal Miniature Riﬂe Shooting Competitions, as follows :— 1. For teams representing North Riding Volunteer Corps afﬁliated to the Association and to the Society of Miniature Riﬂe Clubs. ist Prize ... 2nd Prize ... T4 3rd Prize ... £2 2. For teams representing North Riding- Miniature Riﬂe Clubs afﬁliated to the Association and to the Society of Miniature Riﬂe Clubs. ist Prize ... £8 2nd Prize ... 3rd Prize ... £2 In each* section teams will consist of eight men, shooting at 20 yards, and all teams must shoot off in the week commencing May 26th. Full particulars of the conditions, and entry forms, may be obtained upon application to Mr. W. Lee, Romanby Road, Northallerton. A T r e m e n d o u s A d v a n c e i n M u s k e t r y T r a i n i n g . The Parker-Hale .303 cum .22in. Cartridge System liriiisli P.it. No. llOilSl. Brit. Bogd. Design No. 658750. Frencli Begd. Design No. 0012. other Patents pending. A means by which Target practices, both slow and tapid, can be carried out on the Miniature Range exactly as on the .303 Range. NOTHING Lacking Except the Recoil. At present particulars can only be sent to C.O. s and Musketry Ofﬁce rs. A. G. P ARKER 6 CO., Ltd., B i s l e y W o r R s , Whittall Street, Birmingham. Entries Close May 20th. Entrance Fee, 2/6. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKNext >