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< Previous124 T H E R I F L E M A N . January, 1919. NATIONAL ROLL OF MARKSMEN SHIELDS, 1918. The following: is the result of last year's competition for the a b o v e s h i e l d s , w i t h t h e n a m e s o f t h e m e m O e r s w h o o b t a i n e d t h e certiﬁcates throughout the year. (No club may take more than one shield in any one year.) C L . A S S " A " S H I E L D . To the club securing the greatest number of Class ﬁcates during the year. ' A " c c r t i - H. Humphreys. B. Calkin. H. Burrows, j. Coates. .A. Bomford. \V . Fordham. F. G r e e n . \\ . H. L. Baddeley. R. H. Burrows. G. Hammond. 1'. Everett. H. Higginbotham. FINXHLEY SPECIAL CONST ABULAR Y . 72 points (24 Class " A " Certiﬁcates). Miss E. Phillips. F. A ; \ ' a n s e n b e r g h . A. J. Blaiklev. F. C a l k i n . E. H. B. Brock. J. E. Powell. \V. T. Greengrass. C. Bryant. H. Gibbons. \V. R. Humby. .V. G. Rickarby. W. J. Cross. C L A S S " B " S H I E L D . To the club securing the greatest, number of points during the r. V I C K E R S , C R . A Y F O R D , R I F L E C L U B . 63 points. F O U R T E E N C L A S S " A " C E R T I F I C . A T E S . W. H . B e n n e t t . N. Roed. J. \V. Baldwin. F. C . C l v n e . H. Y". Bartrum. .A. Carr . W". R. Hammond, G. E. Lukev . J. Clark. G. H, Cook. R. Fryson. W. H . R i g g . F. G . ( A s m o n d . H. Lr-ssev . W. B a c o n . F. O . H a r r i s o n . T. Q u a y l e . T. P u r d y. H. B. Leach. N I N E C L A S S " B " C E R T I F I C A T E S . \A'. Thompson. J. Pratchelt. .M. Reeves. 11 . S a r g e n t . C, Lindsell. H. O. Barrett. T H R E E C L A S S " C " C E R T I F I C A T E S . F. M o v c e . CLASS SHIELD. To t h e c l u b s e c u r i n g t h e s e c o n d g r e a t e s t n u m b e r o f p o i n t s during the year. METROPOLIT AN (BIRMINGHAM). 60 points (20-Class ".A" Certiﬁcates). D. M. Whiting. F. C u r t i s . H. T yler . A. Felton. W. H i n e . A. Lewis. \ V W o o d c o c k . C. Naylor. W. S p e n c e r. J. Haywood. T. C o r b e t t . J. F. Dent. G. W all. A. Y'nre. E. Gile.s. F. R a y e r. J. Harborne. W. W h i t e h o u s e . W. L e w i s . ' W. C o r b e t t . F r o m t h e a b o v e p a r t i c u l a r s i t w i l l b e s e e n t h a t t h e F i n c h l e y Special Constabulary advanced from second place to ﬁrst since last year's competition, whilst the Metropolitan (Birmingham) are rele gated to third place by the Vickers, Crayford, R.C., a newcomer to t h i s c o m p e t i t i o n . / We offer our congratulations to all the winners and hope to sec manv other clubs striving for similar honours in 1919. C E R T I F I C AT E S I S S U E D D E C E M B E R , 1 9 1 8 . C L A S S " A . ' .A. Bomford, Finchley Special Con.... E . H . B . B r o c k , F i n c h l e y S p e c i a l Con E. Everett, Finchley Special Con. ... S. L. Stenning, G.E.R., Liverpool Street ... E. Crisp, City of London V.R. E. W. -Ashley, City of London V.R. ... T. G. Pickering, City of London \LR. S. P. Scaramanga, City of London V. R . E. M. Gibson, City of London V.R. F. Ravner, Metro. (Birmingham) ... W. Woodcock, Metro. (Birmingham) T. Harborne, Metro. (Birmingham) C Navlor, Metro. (Birmingham) ... W. Whitehouse, Metro. (Birmingham) J. E. Downing, City of London V.R. A. E. Woolgar, Boro' of Portsmouth E. S. German, Boro' of Portsmouth E. G. Loveridge, Boro' of Portsmouth A. G. Preston, Boro' of Portsmouth W. D . C o w l e y , G . E . R . , L i v e r p o o l Street W. Spencer, Metro. (Birmingham)... W. Lewis, Metro. (Birmingham) T. Haywood, -Metro. (Birmingham) ... 38S 39(5 389 375 376 376 38S 384 378 37.3 37 J 374 376 376 373 397 379 391 3 S3 a/ / 37.3 37" 37^ W. Corbett, Metro. (Birmingham) ... 371 G . S . H o l l a n d , S p e r r y n A t h e l e t i c . . . 3 7 3 J. E. Edington, Wallsend and Nep tune ... ... ... ... ... 385 C. A. Brook, Wallsend and Neptune 374 C. P. E. Thorpe, No. 6 Co. Sec. 21 C.L.A.S.C. 388 J . C . S a t c h e l l , C i t y o f L o n d o n V. R . 3 8 5 F " . T. T r e e s , S c o t t o n F a r n h a m . . . 3 7 5 R. W. Buchanan, Scotton Farnham... 377 J. Webster, Scotton Farnham ... 379 A . D a r n t o n , S c o t t o n F a r n h a m . . . 3 7 3 Mrs. V. Slingsby, Scotton Farnham 377 T. L. Shaun, Scotton Slingsby ... 370 W. Fordham, Finchley Special Con. 385 J. E. Powell, Finchley Special Con. 379 -A. G. Rickarby, Finchley Special Con. 378 J. Green, Finchley Special Con. ... 373 C. H. Frisby, City of London V.R. 382 G. C. Craggs, City of London V.R. 380 J . E l e y , C i t y o f L o n d o n V . R 3 8 9 W. H. Course, City of London V.R. 377 W. H. Bennett, Vickers, Crayford ... 370 G. E. Lukey, Vickers, Crayford ... 373 N. Reed, V ickers, Crayford 371 J. Clark, V ickers, Crayford 391 J. W.. Baldwin, Vickers, Crayford ... 376 G. H. Cook, Vickers, Crayford ..^ 379 F. C . C l y n e , V i c k e r s , C r a y f o r d . . . 3 7 4 R. T yson, V ickers, Crayford 376 H. W. Bartrum, Vickers, Crayford ... 378 W. H. Rigg, Vickers, Crayford ... 383 A. Carr , V ickers, Crayford 372 G. F. Osmond, Vickers, Crayford ... 3S4 W. K. Hammond, Vickers, Crayford 373 H. Lessey, Vickers, Crayford ... 388 C L . A S S " B . " P. W. Kinsell, Boro' of Portsmouth 367 R. H. Benson, Scotton Farnham ... 363 -A. T. Connor, City of London V.R. 362 W. Bacon, Vickers, Crayford ... 35S W.-Thompson, Vickers, Crayford ... 358 F. O. Harrison, Vickers, Crayford ... 356 J. Patchett, Vickers, Crayford ... 359 T. Quayle, Vickers, Crayford ... 356 T. P u r d y, Vi c k e r s , C r a y f o r d . . . 3 6 0 H. Sargent, Vickers. Crayford ... 366 H. B. Leach, Vickers, Crayford ... 369 M. Reeves, Vickers, Crayford ... 359 C L . A S S " C . " C. Linsdell, Vickers, Crayford ... 350 F. M o y c e , V i c k e r s , C r a y f o r d 3 3 8 H. C. Barrett, Vickers, Crayford ... 355 P O S T F R F F O r d e r s f o r " T h e R i ﬂ e m a n " i n q u a n t i t i e s o f m o r e ' l \ i w t h a n t w o d o z e n c o p i e s w i i l b e s e n t P o s t F r e e . WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKYi a r 1915 igib 1CJ16 igi6 ICJIJ 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1917 1918 1918 1918 191S 1918 191S 191S 1918 igi8 191S 1918 1918 1918 1918 igiS 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 igi8 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 1918 ^918 ruARY, 1919. T H E R I F L E M A N . REGISTER OF WINNERS. C/ub. B a r r a n d S t r o u d Herrington Herts. Volunteer Kegt.," B " Coy, 3rd. Batt. B a r r a n d S t r o u d ' A " Coy, 3rd East Surrey Vol. Regt. 7th Batt. P.W.O. W est Vorks Vol. Regt. Deane Riﬂe and .athletic Orrell and District Llanfairﬁchan Church Institute Ellengowan Appleton Herrington J.A.P. Herts, Vol. Regt.. " B " Coy, 3rd Batt. B a r r a n d S t r o u d Lincoln and District Riﬂe Asso ciation M e t r o . P o l i c e , " K " D i v i s i o n Ongar Grammar School 13th Batt. (Res.) London Regt. ist Res. Batt. Royal Marine L.I. Orrell and District G.E.R., Liverpool Street 4th Cadet Batt., Middlesex Regt. Gloucester City W e s t m i n s t e r N a t i o n a l R e s e r v e Birkdale and Ainsdale M a r s I r o n W o r k s Herrington " B " Coy, 2nd Middlesex . • G . E . R . M e c h a n i c s I h s t i t u t o • A " Coy, Morayshire Vol. Regt. Midland A. and D. College S t u d e n t s A s s o c i a t i o n Shelton Iron Co., Works Section Southampton Tramways Deane Riﬂe and Athletic " A " Coy., 2nd West Herts. V.R. (No. 3, Watford). 4th Batt. West Yorks Vol. Regt. St. Mary's, Plaistow 7th Batt. (P.W.O.) W. Yorks V.R. S c o t t o n , F a r n h a m a n d D i s t r i c t Granville Canadian ' C " Coy, 3rd Royal Sussex V.R. " A " Coy, 3rd East Surrey V.R. Borough of Portsmouth Darlington (N.E.R.) Rly. Athletic Brislington Ellangowan Surrey National Reserve Appleton Thetford Bowden and District Amalgamated Press Carlisle, Midland Railway Excelsior Husthwaite Addiscombe " A " Coy, 5th Black Watch V.R. Southborough and District J.A.P. Malton A'o. 2615 1805 6io 2615 748a 2SSa 915a S36a 3819 246S 2363 1805 2840 610 2615 2707 11 9 1 3352 3075a 22iia 836a 4167 3332a 1301 1559 2410 1473a 1805 958a 2134 3358a 3887 b55a 2279 9^5a 3328 3083a 192 288a 1349a 1983 3057 748a 430 2657 735 2468 3217 2363 1222a 1675 3732 2394 1029a 2i5ia 862 3002a 11 2 2 2840 544 Be// Meda/. J. McLean C. Collins Pte. G. T. Joy J. Humphreys Sgt. Webster T. J. Navlor C. Holt W. H . B a r k e r W. A d a m s 1. Broadey H. S. A. Long H. E. Y ates Sgt. E. Hale R. S. Cameron —. Sharp W. Clegg Sgt. D. C. Mead Lt. W arden H. Ridge E. C. Mills A./S. Sgt. Smart R. R. Chappell C./Sgt. W. Scott W. N i c k s o n . T. P o u l t o n J. W.-Jackson 2nd/Lt. Lloyd A. Choate Lt. A. Y eadon M i s s L o m a x G. Evans A. E. Apps J. W. M. Hart E. B. Steabben Sgt. W. Myers M i s s L . R i t c h Lt. Buchanan Cpl. Trees Maj. Robson C.S.M. C. Jenks A. E. Preston C. Thompson F. Weymouth A. R. Easton J. S. Robertson J. F. Fergusson A. Holden F. Jennings J. Haddow A. Lord Cpl. R. Hinton T. W . H o o k e r Lt. W. Rum gay R. Petty N. J. Lawrence J. F. Williamson Dai/y Express Meda/. J. Younger Sergt. E. Hale J. Humphreys Pte. Farrell W. P o l l e r J. W. M. Hart W. C . C o o k e J. Wilkie M'. Adams A. J. Jackson R. Rof f Capt. Walker W. W i l s o n — Morley Clegg H. Ridge H. P . Cottam W. P . P e r r o t C./Sgt. Wilson J. Tinsley T. P o u l t o n H.J. Fisher Sergt. Adcock G. Paritt Corpl. P. Clark M i s s L o m a x J. Evans E.' N e wman W. F u r b e r J. A. Groves Lieut. Pickering J. W. Robertson Pte. Taylor Mrs. Slingsby pte. H. Smith Lt. H. Cullen P. W . K i n s e l l A.Johnson M. W .Jones J. R. Taylor W. L a n e R. M. Swinton J. W. Palmer A. H. W olf f A. Mitchell C. W. Saxton A. Lord L. Long J. A. Cushion Cpl. R. Benson E. V. T wort V. B o u f ﬂ e r J. T. Hodgson Dai/y Tc/egrap/i Certiﬁcate. H. Shaw C. Collins Capt. Walker P. D a v i d s o n Lt. Cole Sgt. W. He aid J. Dewsnap J. G. Hampsou G. Williams A. M. Lawson A. J. Jackson H. Nisbet Pte. Jackson . W. \ \ - i l s o n —. Sharp C.S.M. Wilson P. B e n n i s o n J. S. Smith A. D. Godwin Sgt. A. Eraser J. Tinsley T. P o u l t o n J. W. Jackson Pte..J. Goldby Lt. A. Y eadon F. L . K i r k , B . S c . C. Howies T. C o r n e r J. Pollard L./C. Moulding J. W. Robertson Sgt. Stocks L./C. Webster Sgt. Wade Sgt. M. Ridley Pte. Scott E. S. German J. Brown G. Coggins A. R. Easton A. B. Willson 1. Broadej' J. W; Palmer J. H. Watkins F. J ennings F. C r a v e n W. S . Ta y l o r T. W . H o o k e r Cpl. R. Benson W. P a i n e G. W . Gower J. T. Hodgson D a i / y M a i / Certiﬁcate. J. Tod C. Collins Pte. D. W ane P. D a v i d s o n Sergt. Webster E. T . Chism J. G. Hampson F. N e a t e J. R. Taylor W. C h a r l t o n E. A. Pulham Sergt. W. Cook W. W i l s o n —. Skelton Pte. W . Thomas H. Ridge J. S. Smith W. P . P e r r o t Sergt. Bassett J. Hough H. Dent A. J. Jackson Pte. J. Chalmers Miss Hugill C. Bowles J. Piatt P". Rowe Sergt. Myers J. W. Robertson L./Cpl. Pearson Pte. E. Morrell Sergt. Peck Corpl. Branford Corpl. Barry E. S. German J. Brown G. Coggins W. L a w s o n W. L a n e I. Broadey A. Holden F. R . A s h w o r t h A. Mitchell J. Sloan R. Slater F. Ta l b o t Corpl. H. Hynd W. P a i n e H. E. Y ates A. Oldﬁeld WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK126 IV'"'. Club. igi8 ' Gloucester Wagon Works igiS No. 6 Coy., Section 21, A.S.C. Motor Transport igi8 Reigate igi8 Walthamstow Special Const. i g i 8 M a n o r H o u s e S c h o o l 19-18 Herts Y-R. " B ' Coy., 3rd Hatt. igi8 Bromborough Pool i g i S M a r k i n c h igi8 Fordcombe i g i S O v e r h i l l igi8 Scottish Coy, 6th City of London Volunteer Regiment. igi8 T wickenham igi8 i Vickers Crayford igi8 I Barr and Stroud i g i 8 ( P e n r i t h M i n i a t u r e igiS 2nd Batt. Herts V.R. " A " Coy., No. 2. igi8 " B " Coy 1st Northampton V.R. i g i S 2 n d C a d e t B a ^ t . S u f f o l k R e g t . (East Anglian School C.C.) 1 9 1 8 H o r n s e y N a t i o n a l R e s e r v e 1918 Hampstead Special Constabulary 1918 Chatburn 1918 Metro Police " K " Division igi8 Harrington i g i 8 M a n c h e s t e r M u n i c i p a l O f ﬁ c e r s 1918 Plumpton i g i 8 W e l l s a n d D i s t r i c t i gi S Ongar Grammar Sch o o l 1918 Muswell Hill Special Const. \o. Bell Medal. Dailv E.xpresx Daily TelegraphD a i l y M a i l Medal. Certiﬁcalc. Ceriijicalc. I7I2 E. Taylor 1 E. Taylor T. S a l t e r E. Taylor 3098a R. H. BuxtonR. H. Buxton C. P. E. ThorpeC. P. E. Thorpe 552 Miss Watney Miss Wiley M i s s W i l l e sM i s s S m i t h i64gaS./C. AkersS/Inspr. Pollard S/Inspr. Pollard Sergt. Cornell 2324 H. G. Andrews E. C. AxfordH. G. Andrews A. Croughton 610 Capt. W alkerPte. D. G. W ane Sgt. W. Cook Pte. J. Shepherd 3287J. PembertonJ. Wishart S. Minnis S . M i n n i s , 2183 J. Barclay A. Horn A. HornJ. Kerr 1693 W. W a l l i s C. AllanW. W a l l i sA. Markwich II25 W. R . B e a v i sW. R . B e a v i s 3418 W. J. Smith W. J. Smith R. A. RustR. A. Rust 1547 F. H . B o n ﬁ e l d J. H. Tyrrell 2227 R. Fyson J. Clark G. F . Osmond J. Clark 2615 T. M a s s o n » J. L. PoisonT. M a s s o n G. Rattray 81 1P./S. J. Beckett P. C . H . G r a h a mA. B. SinclairR. Mof fat 3333a Sergt. Balfour 1750a S.M. Shorrocks S.A4. ShorrocksC. R. Whitton S.M. Shorrocks 2985a Cpl. C; L. Neal , Bugler HerrodO.M.S. R. Smith Drummer Philp 3587 F. C . B a s sF. C . B a s s Sgt. Catchpole F. C . B a s s 2S31 S. C. Simmons F. E. SidneyF. C. SidneyF. C. Sidney 1903 J. L. Taylor E. Denton E. Denton H. Martin 11 9 1 A. Gladwish A. Gladwish 1516R. BerwickeR. Porter N. Drummond N. Drummond 523 F. O w e n F. O w e nMrs. H. Carroll H. Bishop 3006 F. D e n c e R. HonessA. SimmondsR. Honess 1080 F. B r o a d y E. Richford G. Grange G. Grange 3352 S.M. Chandler L./Cpl. ForgeSgt. Freiensener Pte. V . North 4087Sgt. Tee, P. C . F o r d h a m Inspr. RitchieSergt. Chandler Ladv's Medal. Mrs. H. E Mountney MissWatncy M i s s M c - Nivcn Mrs. Dur ham Do you Shoot weD or j u s t m o d e r a t e l y ? If you hold and pull steadily the bullet should h i t t h e C a r t o n e v e r y t i m e . A n y p o p u l a r b r a n d o f Ammunition is capable of doing it. The best man in your Club is the best man chieﬂy because he is the fortunate possessor of a well riﬂed barrel. O n o u r w e l l - k n o w n " P A R K E R I F L I N G " System your barrel can be relined with a riﬂed tube which we guarantee will make a group well inside the carton ring. Sights are seldom to blame for wide shots. It is useless to ﬁt new sights if your barrel is not A. 1. The best looking barrel may not group well. You want your riﬂe to make a one hole group at 25 yards. We can " Parkeriﬂe " it to do so for 24/-. A. G. P ARKER A CO., Limited, GOVEmUBNT CO.VJ'KJC'/'OB.S' FOR " P A R K E R I F L I N G , " BISLEY WORKS, WHITTALL ST., BIRIUIIMGHAM. READY SHOR TL Y S. M. R.e. 1919 HANDBOOK. CONTENTS: F U L L R E P O R T S O F 1 9 1 8 C O M P E T I T I O N S , s u g g e s t e d r u l e s f o r c l u b s , H I N T S O N B U I L D I N G M I N I A T U R E R I F L E R A N G E S , list of life members, Etc. I POST 9d. FREE. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKJanuary, 1919. T H E R I F L E M A N . 127 T H E . 2 2 C A L I B R E M I N I AT U R E R I F L E . ELEVATION AND WINDAGE FOR THE BEGINNER—THE VERNIER AND MICROMETER. B y " C a r t o n . " V (Continued.) IT must be clearl}- understood that although the dia grams reproduced in the preceding portion of this article illustrated the \'ernier scale and movement desired to obtain greater or lesser elevation of the backsight, that the \'ernier scales so shown are identi cally the same for windgauge adjustment. Of course, the lateral movement of the windgauge is never permitted to such an extent as that provided for elevation, for the simple reason that it is quite unnecessary, but where the stem scale shows a travel of some 6o minutes of angle the bar or horizontal movement for the windgauge generall)- permits a useful lateral movement of 20 minutes or 10 niinutes either side of the zero. This equals, as the beginner will notice when employing a 36in. sight radius and a range of 100 yards, a rnovement of a shot group on the target of aoins., or loins. either side of the point of aim, which is quite ample for small-bore shootincr up to 200 yards' range. ^ the micro.meter . Now the micrometer provides a method of making a much ﬁner and more accurate adjustment than tha't obtained by the \ ernier, and in comparing the two systems it will be freely admitted that the micrometer shows to advantage, inasmuch as the scale is more easilv read and that mistakes wTen making alterations, or iii recognising or recording those we have made, are less likely to occur. .A. movement of 200th part of an inch may be obtained with the micrometer adjustment, yet the lines on the circular scale are generally shown more than twice as far .apart as those on the \T-rnier scale. This advantage is derived from the large space through which the lever of the screw passes, in comparison with the longitudinal motion due to the pitch of the thread. For instance, if the screw has 50 threads to an inch and carries a pointer which traver.ses a graduated scale into 60 parts, like the minute divisions of a clockface, the revolution of the micrometer screw for a distance equal to one of the divisions will move the object to which the screw is attached i/3,000th part of an inch. That is by the way of an illustration. Of course, such a ﬁne adjustment is quite unnecessary on riﬂe sights. It will be noticed that in the Vernier scale it wall be found that the screw has to make half a revolution to raise the sight about i/iooth of an inch. With hut a few excep tions the screws of the orthoptic backsights are about ^-ths of an inch in diameter, consequently when they are marked on the edge with six lines equally distant—the positions of the ﬁgures for each 10 minutes on the clock- face—the spaces intervening are about 3/i6ths of an inch. The danger of confusing one line wnth another is not so prevalent as when indicating the lines on the Vernier, and again any error if made wmuld scarcely be disastrous, as it would result in only one-third of the amount of error being made in the sight adjustment. Invariably the form of micrometer gauge chosen for the .22 miniature riﬂe is based upon the riﬂeman's unit of one inch at 100 yards. The first of this character— in wdiich the gauge is a part of the sight—to come under my notice was the Greener micrometer aperture sight in tw^o models—one for a 3oin. sight base and the other for a 24in. I understand, how-ever, that the original model was an open sight for the short base. Take the sight base as 3oins., which is the model of this character generally used and which I think is know n as Mark II., the screw has 30 threads to the inch, conse- qiientl}- one complete turn of the screw-—i/40th of an inch means 120 times i/4oth, or three inches at loo- yards; whereas a similar movement on a 24in. sight base means 150 times i/4oth. Regarding the twm models nientioned above, the Mark II. for a 3oin. sight base has ﬁ\e divisions to the turn, while the other for the shorter barrel is provided with six lines on the micrometer scale. Now as all patterns of micrometer adjusted siglits show- conspicuous spaces between the lines the one division may be made with ease when shooting in the open, and what is more important, an adjustment of just one-half the smallest measurement possible with the Vernier scale- may be made at any distance, surely a great advantage when shooting at pool targets w-here the dead-centre business only brings success. Now to illustrate the " splitting up " of the complete turns of the elevation or the lateral adjustment screws- marked up in either six or ﬁve divisions. One division gives us iin. adjustment on our target at 100 yards, |^in. at 50 yards, and |in. at 25 yards. The sight—a Mark II. which I had in use for a considerable time had a ﬂat spring w hich kept the stem in an upright position. This- spring, upon which the stem travelled transversely upon the lateral adjusting screw-- being revolved, w-as marked up in divisions, and upon one complete turn of the screw- the^ mark upon the stem travelled one division on the spring bed; but by bringing the micrometer gauge into- action I could make a deﬁnite and calculable movement of the sight stem which could only with difﬁculty be di^eined upon the graduations on the scale on the sight bed, yet I knew that my successive shots would be at a point determined upon the target. Supposing the sights to be at zero—that is to say, w-ithout lateral allowance—and at the exact height of the elevation mark for 25 yards choose one line on the micrometer graduations on the screw head — for pre ference, the line immediately facing you—then as a con tinuation of that chosen mark make a clear mark on the rigid portion of the sight. Now you can easilv notice vour movements. If you turn your screws clockwise— lateral adjusting screw- over towards the target, stem screw (elevation) left to* right—you may, if you are holding w-ell at 25 yards, travel across the target from the bull to the right edge by eighths of an inch by the use of the ﬁrst movement and by the latter climb from the centre of the carton to the top of the target by. the- same period of progress. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK128 T H E R I F L E M A N . January, 1919. T H E M I C R O . M E T E R A D J U S T . M E N T O N T H E I N D O O R R A N G E . The popularity of the indoor range where shooting m a y t a k e p l a c e u n d e r c o n d i t i o n s c o n d u c i v e t o e x c e l l e n t jnarksmanship is manifest throughout the country, not withstanding the fact that it is generally found necessary to employ artiﬁcial lighting to enable ﬁrers to clearly deﬁne their targets. It is not, however, necessary to provide a bright light at the ﬁring point or platform so that the ﬁrers may align their sights; in fact, some of our best indoor marksmen favour total darkness, while perhaps the greater proportion of shooting men prefer just sufﬁcient light so as to enable them to load their weapons. Rarely,, however, is sufﬁcient light provided to enable the indicating marks on the sights to he seen, Tut this is not a handicap, because in the latest and most improved pattern of orthoptic backsights the lateral and vertical movements are controlled by very accurately designed and manufactured screw movements in which each I/200th of an inch of movement is clearly indicated hy an audible and feelable click. This sight, which is manufactured at a well-known Birmingham factory, is perhaps the most efﬁcient sight on the market, owing to this clicking device; the variable aperture disc which enables the ﬁrer to select the size of the aperture which best .suits him, and which is easily changed to a larger hole for a dull light or to a smaller one for a bright light, and also to the fact that elevation may be locked in any position by merely screwing the disc up slightly, thus avoiding accidental alteration of the adjustment after setting. A very useful table has been issued showing the various movements, each regulated by the "click" indication. This table may be put into practice with advantage. Supposing, for instance, a ﬁrer who knows that the sight base of his rifle is 32 inches—about the average of .22 rifles—gets down to fire on a dimly-lighted 50 yards' ﬁring point of an indoor range. He is not certain as to the normal lateral adjustment of his sight, so he ﬁres a sighting shot which appears one inch from the carton at four o'clock. To correct sighting and bring s h o t s t o t h e c e n t r e o f t h e c a r t o n h e s h o u l d s c r e w l a t e r a l adjustment over towards target four clicks and elevation screw clockwise two clicks. The table also gives the following :—.Sight radii of 30, 31, 32, and 33 inches adjustment for movement of one inch on target at 25 3'ards, seven clicks; for similar radii at 50 yards, three clicks for 30 and 3iin. radii and four clicks for 32 and 33 ; and for similar radii at 100 yards, two clicks for each. By a thorough knowledge of one's sights and the Vernier and micrometer movement calculations are simpli ﬁed to such an extent that the ﬁrer should be able to get into the carton at his second shot even though his ﬁrst may have been verv' wide. During the past decade much h a s b e e n d o n e a n d m a n \ ' c o n t r i v a n c e s i n v e n t e d w i t h t h e object of assisting the enthusiastic and " thinking " shot, but in my opinion no device has been issued and permis sion granted for its use in competition which has lieen so fruitful and so popular as the orthoptic sight with the Vernier and micrometer adjustment. -o- BURROUGHES & WATTS COMPETITION, 1918. E . W o o l g a r l O O .A. T . Britton ... 97 C O M P L E T I O . N O F T H E F O U R T H R O U N D . Boro' of Portsmouth 782 beat Brincliffe and Ecclesall C Team 7S1 by i. gS 198 AV. H. Hance ... 97 gg ig6 I C. Wilson ... 99 97 196 <"■. F. Wallis 99 196 G. A\. Hadwick ... 96 gg 195 | E. Loveridge ••• 96 96 192 G. .A. Caws RESUL T OF FIFTH ROUND. 9 7 9 S 1 9 s 9 7 9 S 1 9 s R u s t o n ' s - A i r c r a f t H. .Aitkin ... 99 H. Passman ... gg F I . H a y e s . . . 9 6 F . T a y l o r . . . 9 4 776 beat Bolsover Colliery 760 by 16. 9 8 1 9 7 E . C . S y k e s . . . g g 9 7 i g 6 9 5 ' 9 4 C - C u l t s g S 9 6 1 9 4 9 7 1 9 3 A - H e a t h 9 3 9 5 1 8 8 98 192 S. Palfreyman ... 90 92 1S2 N o r t h S t a f f s R a i l w a y T . D a c i e s 9 9 J. T. Robinson ... 96 C. Jupp 98 E . S t a n l e y . . . 9 7 9 3 ' 9 ° A . B u t t 773 Guildford and District 762 by 11. 97 196 G. AIurrey ... ... 97 g- 192 99 '95 V- G. Davis ... g8 94 192 94 192 C. E. Smith ... 96 92 188 95 95 190 Upper Tooting Church C. Buckett ... 98 . A . F " . B a d c o c k . . . 9 4 r. E . G r e e n ﬁ e l d . . . 9 5 W. P. R o b s o n . . . 9 6 •Stourbridge 789 beat G . P . D e e l e y . . . 9 9 S . T o o b y 1 0 0 W . R n y 9 9 ] . O . H i n d s . . . 9 8 Inst. 766 beat .Arcadia .A Team 760 by G. 98 igb J. AA'instanley ... g^j. 97 igj 96 190 AA'. Thomason ... g.^ 97 jgi 9 5 1 9 " ! ' • AVi n s t a n l e y . . . 9 6 9 4 i g o 94 190 F. R. Edwards ... 98 90 188 Grimsby Corporation .A Team 788 by i. 100 199 J. Hollingsworth... 99 100 199 9 8 1 9 8 C . A A ' a l k e r . . . 9 9 g g i g g 9 8 1 9 7 S . B e l l a m y . . . t o o 9 7 1 9 7 97 195 H. A. Jefferies ... 99 95 194 Pitsmoof .A Team 7S6 beat Cheam 785 by i. G . S m a r t 1 0 0 g S 1 9 8 A A A R . G e o r g e . . . t o o t o o 2 0 0 R. Staniforlh . ■■ 9 9 ' 9 7 A , D . C a r t w r i g h t g g g g 1 9 8 ■A - J . - A l a y 9 ^ ^ 9 I 5 1 9 6 G . . A . P i l d i t c h . . . 9 9 g g 1 9 7 F. H . H u n t g b 9 9 ' 9 5 R . . A l a r s h a l l . . . 9 6 9 4 1 9 0 Hammersmith Iron AA'orks A Team 778 beat Alitcham 777 by i. - A . S o u t h a l l . . . t o o 9 7 1 9 7 C . R . N u n n . . . g g g S 1 9 7 P. S e l l w o o d . . . g S 9 7 1 9 3 . A . E . S m i t h . . . 9 8 9 7 1 9 5 P . P r i c e 9 5 9 9 ' 9 4 H - H a r d i n g . . . 9 8 9 6 1 9 4 A A " . G r o o m e . . . 9 6 9 6 1 9 2 J A A ' h i t e 9 5 9 6 1 9 1 Grimsby Central .A Team 776 beat Boro' of Portsmouth 775 by i. B . H a r d y 9 8 9 8 1 9 6 . A . E . A A ' o o l g a r . . . t o o g g i g g T . A A A G i l l • • • 9 8 9 7 ' 9 5 E . L o v e r i d g e . . . 9 8 g S i g G J. AAA Grant ... 95 9^ '93 E. S. German ... 93 97 igo F. P e a r s o n " . . . . 9 < ' g b 1 9 2 - A . T. B r i t t o n . . . 9 3 9 7 1 9 0 .Associated Equipment Co. B Team 753 rc.o. R.N. Barracks, Devon- port, B Team disqualiﬁed. T . K n o w l e s . . . 9 9 ' 9 7 ' 9 ^ F A N e w b e r r v . . . g S 9 6 1 9 4 .A. E. Rasell ... 96 92 188 AAA T. Ouantrell ... Si 94 175 Upper Tooting Church C. E. Greenﬁeld ... 97 AAA P . Robson ... 95 C. Buckett ... 96 A . F . B a d c o c k . . . 9 2 R E S U f U r O F S I X T H R O U N D . Inst. 772 beat North Staffs Railway 771 by i. 100 197 J. T. Robinson ... 97 100 197 g S 1 9 3 T . D a v i e s . . . 9 8 9 8 1 9 6 97 '93 C. .lupp 96 98 194 9 7 1 8 9 E , S t a n l e y . . . 9 3 g i 1 8 4 Ruston's .Aircraft 777 beat Grimsby Central .V Team 767 by 10. J. AAA Hayes ... 97 98 19,3 ,1. AAA Grant , ... 99 99 i<,S H . P a s s m a n . . . 9 8 9 7 1 9 5 B . H a r d y 9 4 9 9 1 9 3 F. J . Ta y l o r . . . 9 9 9 6 1 9 5 T. A A A G i l l . . . 9 2 9 ( 3 i S S H . A t k i n ' . . . • . . . 9 5 9 7 ' 9 ^ E P e a r s o n s . . . 9 4 9 4 1 S 8 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKJaxcary, 1919. T H E R I F L E M A N . 129 U. p. Deelev J. O. Hinds' .S. 'J'(K>bv ... W . K n v " . . . O. P. Deoley S . To o b y . . . J. O. Hinds W . K n v . . . beat Hammersmith Iron Works .A Team 769 by 12. P i t s m o o r - A T ea m 7 6 S beat .As; sociated Equipment Co.B T e a m ... 10099 199 Mr . P Price. 9 8 9 6 194 748 by ao. ... 100 go iq6 Air . Southall • 9 . 3 9 8 193 R. Staniforth ... 100 98198 AA'. J. Ouantrell ... 94 96I go ... g8 g6 ig4 Mr . Sillwood• 9 5 9 7 iga C. G. T immins — 9 4 97 >01 A. E. Rascll 9793 100 ... g7 95 >92 Mr . Groome • 9 b 9 4 KJO F. H . H u n t ... 95 95 100 T. K n o w l e s 959> 186 A [ . M a y ... 94 05 iSg F. N e w b e r r y So 93 18a RESUL T OF SEMI-FINAL. V 781 beat U p p e r To o t i n g C h u r c h I n s t 768 by 13. Ruston's .Aircraft 783 beat Pitsmoor .A Team 773 b y 1 0 . ... 10009 190 C. Buckett ■ 9 7 9 8 >95 H. Passman ... 98 100 loS A. J. May 98 QQ>97 ... go 07 ig6 C. E. Greenﬁeld .. . 9 8 Q t >93 F. J . Ta v l o r ... 96 100 106C. T immins gSgS196 ... g6 99 195 W. P . R o b s o n . . • 9 7 9 4 >9> J. H. Hmes ... 00 07 106 R. Staniforth 9795 102 ... g6 95 >9' . \ . F . B . a d c o c k . . • 9 4 9 5 iSg H. Atkin "...... 98 95>93 F. H . H u n t 95 93 iSS CADET WINTER COMPETITION. s. 9- 10. '3- 14. l.S. 1 si (Chatham) Cadet Co. R.M.L.I., Chatham (four large Silver Medals dnd i,ooo Rounds of .Ammunition) ... Sergt. J. .A. Farquharson (14 yrs.) ... gq 4S 147 .Sergt. R. ,A. Shaw (i3yrs. 3 mths.) ... gS 46 144 C. Sergt. T. Bilney (i3yrs. 5mths.) ... gS 4.3 143 C.S.AI. I". L. Padgett (i3yrs. 6mths.) ... too 42 142 R.N. Barracks Boys' Brigade .A Team (four small Silver Medals and 1,000 rounds of .Ammunition) ... P. O . B o y S t o n e ( i 4 y r s . 3 m t h s . ) g S 4 7 1 4 5 P. O . B o y Ta y l o r ( i . ^ y r s . 5 m t h s . ) g 6 4 5 1 4 1 . A . B . B o y G l a n v i l l e ( i 3 y r s . ) g 3 4 3 1 3 6 P . O . B o y W i l l i e ( i 4 y r s . ) g a 3 7 t a g Luton Branch .Sharpshooters League .A Team (four small Bronze Medals and 1,000 rounds of .Ammunition) ... C . L e a c h ( l y y r s . l o m t h s . ) g S 4 3 1 4 T R . P. G i b b o n s ( i 7 y r s . i i m t h s . ) 0 4 4 3 1 3 7 F. W . S t o r r y ( l y y r s . S m t h s . ) g o 4 3 1 3 3 T. G . E d r i d g e ( l y y r s . a m t h s . ) g 3 3 4 1 2 7 C Co. 1st C.B. Cornwall Regt. (1,000 rounds of Amuni- tion) S.M. J. B. Barrett (lyyrs. 3mths.) ... g5 41 136 Pto. E. C. Huddy (i5yrs. ymths.) ... 03 41 134 Sergt. E. F. Tonkin (i6yrs. 5mths.) ... g4 38 132 Pte. T. E. Purchase (i5yr.s." 3mths.) ... go 41 131 Manor House School Cadet Corps .A Team (1,000 rounds of .Ammunition) . A n d r e w s ( l y y r s . i m t h . ) g 6 4 0 1 3 6 T h o r n h i l l ( i 6 y r s . 5 m t h s . ) . . . g a 4 4 1 3 6 P o c k e t t ( l y y r s . i i m t h s . ) 0 4 3 5 l a g I . a m b e r t ( l y y r s . 6 m t h s . ) 8 4 4 4 1 2 8 St. Lawrence College O.T.C. (Chester), Ramsgale (1,000 rounds of .Ammunition) C . T. E . R a t h b o r n e ( i 6 y r s . ) g . 3 4 4 ' 3 9 R . H . C o b b ( l y y r s . ) g q 4 0 1 3 4 L . R . F r i e n d ( l y y r s . ) . . . . . . . . . 8 g 3 0 1 2 8 H . A . C l o s e ( l y y r s . ) g i 3 6 1 2 7 R.N. Barracks Bo.vs' Brigade B Team (1,000 rounds of - A r n m u n i t i o n ) . . . A . B . B o v I d e ( i 3 y r s . 3 m t h s . ) g 6 4 1 i 3 7 L . S . C i i i v o r s ( i . Av r s . 6 m t h s . ) g 3 3 g 1 3 2 P.O. Boy Mitchell (i3yrs. 4mths.) ...' gt 39 130 P.O. Boy Langdon (iqyrs. 3mths.) ... go 39 '^g R i c h m o n d H i l l C a d e t s 1 s t C . B . E a s t S u r r e y R e g t . No. 1 Co. a/and Middlesex Regt. A Team A Co. T.F. C.B. North Staffs Regt Christ's College, Finchley I ^ e i n s t e r H o u s e ( P u t n e v ) C a d e t s 3 r d F a v e r s h a m Tr o o p B o y S c o u t s . . . No. I Co. 2'and Middlesex Regt B Team C Co.' ist C.B. K.R.R.C RESUL T . 576 551 538 533 529 528 528 S2ﬂ 523 520 520 520 308 504 SOI 16. Herrington R.C. Juniors 1 7 . M a n o r H o u s e S c h o o l C a d e t C o r p s B Te a m iS. Truro College Cadet Corps Sir Thomas Rich's School Cadet Corps 5th Gloucester Regt. .A Te.am ist and and Cadet Batteries North Riding R.F.A. T.uton Branch Sharpshooters League B Team ... C o l s t o n S c h o o l , B r i s t o l , B T e a m • . . . E x c e l s i o r R . C . J u n i o r s Dumfries .Academv Cadet Corps -A Team B Co. T.F. C.B; North Staffs Regt Colston School, Bristol, .A Team N o . 8 C o . a / a n d C . B . M i d d l e s e x R e g t C C o . T. F. C . B . N o r t h S t a f f s R e g t B C o . a n d C i v i l S e r v i c e C . B Simon Langton School C.C. .A Team D u m f r i e s . A c a d e m v C . C . B T e a m B Co. 8th C.B. "Middlesex Regt Wimbledon Boys' Naval Brigade A Team C r e d i t o n G r a m m a r S c h o o l C . C . - A C o . L e w i s h a m C . B . . . . -A Co. and Civil Service C.B. D C o . C a d e t S e c t i o n 7 t h V. B . We s t A ' o r k s R e g t . B C o . R o a n S c h o o l C . C . , G r e e n w i c h B C o . R o y a l E n g i n e e r s ( S l o a n e S c h o o l ) . . . St. John's (Waterloo Road) Church Lads' Club ... Xaverian College, Mayﬁeld, C.C E Co. loth London Regt. Cadets Details Shooting .Association ist C.B. K.R.R.C. N o . I C o . 4 t h C . B . A l i d d l e s e x R e g t C Co. ist C.B. Royal AA'est Kent Regt Wa n d s w o r t h T e c h n i c a l I n s t B a t t e r s e a G r a m m a r . S c h o o l C . C . . A Te a m ■A Co. Roan School C.C., Greenwich .A Co. London Scottish C.B S c o r t o n G r a m m a r S c h o o l F C o . 4 t h H a n t s C . B West Croydon Cadets A Team -A Co. ist C.B. Royal Fusiliers 7th Co. Sub Group B.R.E. (Kent Fortress Cadets) AV.arminster C.C. 4th AVilts I?egt 5 6 . H a l l a n F i e l d s C o . i s r C . B . S o u t h w e l l R e g t . . . . M a l t o n a n d D i s t r i c t C a d e t s B T e a m a n d V . B . A ' o r Reﬁt 5 8 . B a t t e r s e a G r a m m a r S c h o o l . B Te a m No. I Co. Wedmore C.C. B Team ... R i c h m o n d C o u n t v S c h o o l C . C . 61. Sir Thomas Rich's School C.C. 3th Gloucester Reg B T e a m 6 2 . N o . I C o . W e d m o r e C . C . . A T e a m . . . 63. No. 3 Co. 4th C.B. Middlesex Regt 6 4 . N o . t C o . W e d m o r e C a d e t C o r p s C Te a m 63. .A Co. 1st Sussex A'^eomanry C.C 6 6 . . A C o . i s t C . B . l a t h C o u n t y o f T. o n d o n 67. E Co. ist C.B. lath County of T.ondon ( 68. oth Co. .Sub Group B.R.E. (Kent Fortress Cadets) 6g. Simon I.,.angton School C.C. B Team 70. D Co. ist C.B. K.R.R.C 71. B Co. I.St C.B. K.R.R.C .A Co. ist C.B. Royal West Kent Reﬁt. C.C. ... 20. 21. 22. 23- a6. 27- aS. ag 3°- 31- 32- 33- 35- 3<'- 39- 40. 4'- 42. 44- 45- 47- 49- 30. 53' 54- WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK130 T H E R I F L E M A N . January, 1919. Woking Countv School 2nd C.B. Roval West Surrev Regt. 391 74. .A Co. ist C.'B. K.R.R.C '. ... 384 7 5 . D C o . i s t C . B . 1 2 t h C o u n t y o f L o n d o n R e g t 3 8 3 W e s t C r o y d o n C . C . B T e a m 3 8 3 ' 7 7 . B C o . L e w i s h a m C . B 3 7 9 7 8 . G C o . 4 t h H a n t s C . B 3 7 6 7 9 . . A C o . T . S . " A r e t h u s a " 3 7 5 8 0 . i s t H i g h B a r n c t T r o o p B . P . S c o u t s 3 7 2 S i . B C o . i s t C . B . R o y a l F u s i l i e r s 3 7 0 8 2 . B C o . T . S . " A r e t h u s a " 3 6 9 83. Huinber C- Riﬂe Club 2nd C.B. Royal Warwick Regt. 363 84. B2 Co. 10th London Regt. C.C 356 85. B Co. 2nd C.B. 15th County of London V.R 344 8 6 . M a l t o n a n d D i s t r i c t C a d e t s . A T e a m 3 3 3 8 7 . W i m b l e d o n B o y s ' N a v a l B r i g a d e B Te a m . . . . . . . . . 3 0 0 88. Bi Co. loth London Regt. C.C. ... .. ... 292 S t . P a u l ' s C . L . B . K . R . R ^ C . , S h e ﬂ i e l d 2 9 2 90. B3 Co. 10th C.B. London Regt 286 9 1 . A C o . 2 n d C . B . i s t h C o u n t y o f L o n d o n V . R 2 S 3 B C o . L o n d o n S c o t t i s h C . B . s c r a t c h e d . The following did not return targets :— No. 3 Co. 3rd C.B. Lincoln Regt. A Co. ist C.B. Home Counties Brigade R.F.A. .A Team. .A Co. ist C.B. Home Counties Brigade R.F.A. B Team. . A s k i s H a t c h a m S c h o o l C a d e t s . Archbishop Tenison's School Cadet Corps. K i n g E d w a r d ' s G r a m m a r S c h o o l 4 t h C . B . R o v a l W a r w i c l c Regt. C L U B R E P O R T S . Lincoln Notes. The ﬁrst half of the Winter League, run bv the County -As sociation, has now concluded, and the matches shot have pro vided some close and interesting shooting. In Division I. Grims- bv Central are taking the lead w'ith an unbeaten record, with Ruston Aircraft as a close runner up' The ultimate winner should be found in one of these teams, but surprises may be m store. In Division H. Limber are go ing verv strong, and in the ﬁrst hah of" the matches have not sustained a defeat. In this Division Pinchbeck are making some useful scores, but at present are four points behind Limbei. Division III. is interesting matches, and although Ruston .Aircraft C leam are at present leading it is too ° predict the winner of this division. The revived tcmn of B l a n k n e y a r e while A Co. 3rd b.L.A.R- are bv no means out of the running lor the championship. Division IV., composed of the weakest of teams, is not gom so well as could have been hoped for However, Surﬂeet are riin- ning well for the championship, with Pinchbeck a good second The following are the latest results in the L.C.M.R.A. AAm- l e r P o s t a l C o m p e t i t i o n . division I. Wvllingorc 581 C h u r c h H o u s e 5 7 9 - ^ Ruston Boiler Works sot) \. Ruston Iron Works 342. Ruston Aircraft 581 v. Gnms- bv Corporation 566. ' Wellingoro 580 v. Grimsbt Corporation S79- Church House 573 v. Ruston I r o n Wo r k s 5 6 4 . (irimsby Centrals 5Q0 v. Rus ton .Aircraft 386. Grimsby Corporation 567 v. Ru.ston Iron Works 565. Grimsby Centrals 387 v. W cl- lingore 573. R u s i o n B o i l e i ' W o r k s 5 7 5 v. Church House 374- DIVISION II. L i m b e r 5 6 1 v. B o i l e r W o r k s 553- Corporation (B) 554 v. Wellin goro (B) 542. P i n c h b e c k 3 3 7 v. A i r c r a f t ( B ) 5S^-_ Limber 366 v. Corporation (B) 551- W e l l i n g o r e ( B ) 5 6 0 v. P i n c h beck 355. B o i l e r W o r k s ( B ) 5 4 9 v. A i r craft (B) 547. DIVISION IH. .Aircraft (C) 542 v. Dunholme 534- -A Co. 3rd B.L.V.R. 563 V. B Co. 3rd B.L.V.R. 548. Dunholme 518 v. Boiler Works (C) 509. ■Aircraft ( C ) 5 6 0 v. B l a n k n e y 555- -A Co. 3rd B.L.V.R. 550 V. Dunholme 513. Blankney 357 v. Boiler Works (C.l 53n- DIVISION IV . D C o . 4 t h B . L . V. R . 5 2 2 V. Corporation (C) 521. C C o . 3 r d B . L . V. R . 3 2 1 V. D Co. 3rd B.L.V.R. 439. Surﬂeet 344 v. Corporation (C) 543- Corporation (C) 334 v. D Co. 3rd B.L.V.R. 490. Surﬂeet 334 v. Pinchbeck (B) 5-23- Pinchbeck (B) 329 v. D Co. 4th B.L.V.R. 324. Relative position of clubs ;— DIVISION I. 8. W .I,. D. P . Grimsby Centrals ... 6 6 o o 12 Ruston -Aircraft ... 6 3 i o 10 We l l i n g o r e 6 3 2 1 7 R u s t o n B o i l e r W k s . 6 3 3 0 o Lincoln Ch. House 6240 4 Gr i m s b y C o r p o r a ti o n 6 1 3 0 2 R u s t o n I r o n W o r k s 6 0 3 1 i DIVISION II. S. W . 1j. P- L i m b e r . . . . . . 3 5 0 1 0 P i n c h b e c k 5 . 3 2 ^ Grimsby Corpn. (B) ... 532 6 Ruston Boiler Wks. (B) 523 4 W e l l i n g o r e ( B ) . . . 3 1 4 2 Ruston .Aircraft (B) ... 314 2 DIVISION HI. s. yr .TJ. D. p. Ruston .Aircraft (C) 6 5 i o 10 B l a n k n e y . . . . . . 6 4 1 1 9 .A Co. 3rd B.L.V .R. 6420 8 B C o . 3 r d B . L . A ' . R . 6 3 2 1 7 Dunholme ... ... 6240 4 R u s t o n B o i l e r W k s . ( C ) 6 2 4 0 4 GJisberton ... ... 6060 o DIVISION IV . 8 . W . L - P . Surﬂeet .. ... ... 660 12 P i n c h b e c k ( B ) 6 3 i 1 0 C o r p o r a t i o n ( C ) . . . 6 3 3 6 D C o . 4 t h B . L . V . R . 6 3 3 6 C C o . 3 r d B . L . V. R . 6 2 4 4 D C o . 3 r d B . L . V. R . 6 2 4 4 Gosbcrton ... ... 606 o More than usual interest is being taken in the Burroughes and VVkitts Competition, run by the S.M.R.C., owing to the fact t h a t t h r e e c o u n t y c l u b s h ﬁ v e made good progress in this com petition. Grimsby Corporation, a f t e r s e v e r a l w i n s , m e t t h e i r Wa t e r l o o w h e n d r a w n w i t h Stourbridge, and it is hard lines o n t h e m a f t e r m a k i n g a s c o r e of 788 to have been beaten bv, an odd point. It is pleasing to note the way this club is coming into its old form again, and the Secretarv, Mr. C. W alker, and the veteran Captain J. Hollings- worfh are to be congratulated on the way they have stuck to the club during trying times. Grimsby Central, the holders of t h e B u r r o u g h e s a n d W a t t s Trophy, and Ruston Aircraft still survive, and as these clubs are drawn together in the next round a keen ﬁght is anticipated as to who shalT be the county's last hope in running for the trophy. Both clubs are shooting remark ably well, and Aircraft are now getting into the stride of big com petition shooting. P r e v i o u s v i s i t o r s t o t h e L i n colnshire Open Meeting will be pleased to know an All Comers' Meeting is to be hold at Clee- tliorpes in .August, 1919, and this s h o u l d b e t h e m e a n s o f a r e union of old riﬂemen. ! S c o t t o n , F a r n h a m a n d D i s t r i c t V o l u n t e e r R i ﬂ e C l u b . The fourth annual shooting meeting of the above club took place on .Sunday, November 17, a n d w a s c o n c l u d e d o n t h e 2 3 r d . The programme consisted of four open events—-ladies' and cadets'' competitions .and a local handi- c ; i p . T h e r e w a s a g o o d e n t r y, 41 sets of targets being shot in the open event. .The local handi cap was also well supported with 26 entric.s. The arrangements w e r e c a r r i e d o u t b y t h e c l u b committee, which was practically t h e S i i m e a s l a s t y e a r . COMPETITION I. Open to D Co. Distance 23 yards. 41 entries. Seven shots- deliberate on a ilin. bull double ringed B.S.A. target; ﬁve shots- deliberate on (200 yards) ringed ﬁ g u r e t a r g e t ; ﬁ v e s h o t s d i s a p pearing silhouette plain ﬁgure target (exposure three .secondsl ; ﬁ v e s h o t s s t a n d i n g ( o u t o f t h e t r e n c h ) o n a 3 0 0 y a r d s r i n g e d ﬁgure target. Highest possible score 140. Plat. T otaC 1 . C o r p l . T r e e s . . . 1 3 1 2 7 2. Q.M.S. Elmhurst ... 14 123 3. Lce.-Corpl. Pearson 14 122 4 . L i e u t . S l i n g s b y . . . 1 4 i i S 5. Sergt. T. Webster... 13 nS 6. Lce.-Corpl. Benson 13 iiS' The Bell Medal, which was g i v e n f o r t h e b e s t s c o r e o n B.S..A. target and 200 yards ringed ﬁgure target, was won b>- C o r p l . Tr e e s ( R i p o n ) , t o t a l 8 7 ; res., Q.M.S. Elmhirst and Lieut. Slingsby, S3 each. " D a i l y Te l e g r a p h " C e r t i ﬁ c a t e f o r t h e b e s t s c o r e o n t h e d i s appearing target:—Lance- Corpl. W e b s t i - r ( R i p o n ) , 2 0 ; r e s . , Q.M.S. Elmhirst, Pte. A. Ow- bridge, Corpl. Trees, and Lance- Corpl. Pearson, 19 each. Roberts Modal, for best score out of the trencb ;—Lance-Corpf Pearson (Occaney), 22 ; Pte. ('. Spink, Corpl. Trees, and Q.M.S. Edmhirst, 21 each. Local Handicap.—Open to- m e m b e r s o f S e c t i o n 7 . C o n d i - WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKJanuary, 1919. T H E R I F L E M A N . 131 tions, ptc., same as in the open. 23 entries. 1. Lcc.-Corpl. \V. Barker 2. I.ee.-Corpl. Pearson ... 132.6 3 - i ' t n . C . S p i n k 1 3 1 , 5 4- Pte. ,T. Dewes ... 127.6 3. O..M.S. Elmhirst ... 126.4 6. Corpl. R, Thompson... 121.6 COMPETITION II. Open and unlimited entries. Distance 25 yards. Grouping^, ﬁve shots on a decimal target. E n t r i e s 6 S . 1. Mrs. V. Slingsby, Ladies' Section. 2. Sergt. T. Webster, 13th Plat. 3. Pte. W. Spink, 14th Plat. 4. Lieut. Sling.sby, 14th Plat. 5. Q.M.S. Elmhirst, 14th Plat. 6. Corpl. Darnton. 13th Plat. The " Daily Express " Medal g;ven for the best group was won by Mrs. V. Slingsby (Scotton); 4 . S e r g t . T. W e b s t e r i . L c » Corpl. Pearson i. Pte. Dewes t, Pte. U". Spink 4, Miss C. Spink I, Mrs. Slingsby i, Pte. Ow- bridge 3. Cadet R. Morrell 4. Pte. Dawson 2.Corpl. Darnton 2, Sergt. Bartholomew 1. COMPETITION v .—C.-VDETS. Distance. 25 yards. Seven rounds on a decimal target and ﬁve rounds on a 300 yards ringed ﬁgure target. Highest score .3. E n t r i e s s e v e n . ... 62 ... 52 ... 49 ... 47 1 . H S p i n k . . . 2. E. Holland 3. J. Heward 4. K. Morrell ... COMPETITION VL—LADIES. Distance 25 yards. Seven rounds on a decimal target and ﬁve rounds on a 200 yards ringed ﬁ g u r e t a r g e t . E n t r i e s ﬁ v e . 4th CADET BA TT . CHICHESTER REGT . C.L.B., K.R.R.C. CuRBiE Cup Competition, Novesiber 20, 1918- WINNERS.—S. BARNABAS, BEXHII.L. Captain F. E. Poulton; Corporal E. Dra.v; Corporal A. Smith ; Corporal L. Saunders; Cadet E. Bennett; Cadet S. Morris. COMPETITION HI — SNIPERS. Open and unlimited entries. Distance 50 yards. Five shots on a 2in. buli with lin. central ring. Possible 50. Entries 38. 1. Lcc.-Corpl. Pearson ' ... .q 2 . S e r g t . W e b s t e r ^ 3 . L i e u t . S l i n g s b y . 7 4. Pte. E. G. Morrell ... 46 5 - C o r p l . T r e e s 4 6 6 - Q . M . S . E l m h i r s t 4 6 P e e . E . G . M o r r e l l t a k e s t h e Daily Mail " Certiﬁcate, as the three competitors above him have already won it on former oc casions. COMPETITION IV .—EGG POOL. Open and unlimited entries. Distance 25 yards on a decimal target with white centre. Entries 170. 'I he lollowing scored eggs : Corpl. Trees i, Q.M.S. Elmhirst I, Miss C. Spink (Lingerﬁeld); 2 , M i s s M . D e w e s ( F e r r e n s b y ) ; 3 , M r s . y. S l i n g s b y ( S c o t t o n ) ; 4, Miss E. Robinson (Farnham); 5, Miss J. Robinson (Farnham). M i s s C . S p i n k w o n t h e S.M.R.C. Ladies' Medal. LOCAL CHAMPIONSHIP PRIZE. A case of six table knives (pre sented by the S.M.R.C.);—i, Lce-Corpl. Pearson; 2, Q.M.S. Elmhirst; 3, Lieut. Slingsby; 4, W. Spink. 7th y.B. P.'W.O. West York shire Regiment.—4th Annual Shooting Competition. The annual battalion shooting c o m p e t i t i o n w a s h e l d o n t h e Royal Hall Miniature Range, Harrogate. The ﬁrst 25 in the miniature competition shot for the battalion silver challenge cup on the Birk Crag 'range on [ Novemberio. Unfavourable con ditions prevailed, especially on the full range, where the light was bad and the wind gusty and tricky. The following are the p r i z e w i n n e r s o n l y a n d t h e i r scores:— M I N I A T U R E R A N G E C O M PETITION. Ten shots deliberate ijin. bull,- p r o n e p o s i t i o n ; ﬁ v e s h o t s 2 0 0 yards ﬁgure target, prone posi tion. ﬁve shots 300 yards ﬁgure target, standing ﬁring over para pet ; ﬁve shots disappearing tar get. , . ^ P l a t . S c o r e 1 . L i e u t . E l l i o t . . . S 1 5 7 2. Lieut. Buchanan ... 13 135 3. Corpl. Stott ... 12 153 4. Sergt. Stocks ... 3 150 5. Sergt. Waddington 16 149 6. Sec. Lieut. Slingsby 14 149 7. Pte. Owbridge 14 14S S. R. Q. M. s: Parrv J o n e s . . . I i . , s 9. Sergt. Webster ... 13 146 10. Lcc.-Corpl. Pearson 14 14; 11. Q.M..S. PuIIan ... 3 145 1 2 . P t e . S p i n k 1 4 1 ^ 3 13. Pte. Horner ... § 144 14. Sergt. Fortune ... i 143 1 5 - B a r t h o l o m e w 1 4 1 4 3 16. Lco-Corpl Benson... 13 143 •. Lieut. Shan ... 9 141 1 5 . P t e . Ta y l o r 4 , 19. Loe-Corpl. Webster 13 141 20. Sergt. Heald ... 4 140 2 1 - I l i l l l i 1 3 9 22. Pte. Davison ... i 13S 23. Corpl. .Allen ... 10 13S 2 4 . S e r g t . E l l i s . . . 9 1 3 7 25. C.S.M. Wight ... 14 136 26. Sergt. Wighton -... 8 136 27. Sec. Lieut. Hard- castie 13 136 28. Pte. Chaonle ... i 135 29. Corpl. Robinson ... 6 135 30. Pte. Buckle ... o 135 31. Lee.-Corpl. Curtis... 7 133 3 2 . P t e . B a t e s . . . 4 1 3 2 33. Lce.-Corpl. Stone ..., 3 132 34. Corpl. Scott ... 5 132 35. Corpl. Darnton ... 14 132 36. Pte. Croft 16 131 The ﬁrst 25 in the above com p e t i t i o n s h o t f o r t h e b a t t a l i o n challenge cup on the full range a t B i r k C r a g , w h e n L i e u t . E l l i o t a n d S e r g t . W e b s t e r t i e d w i t h s c o r e s o f 5 1 . T h e s h o o t - off for ﬁrst place at the 300 yards range resulted as follows :— L i e u t . E l l i o t ( w i n n e r ) . . . 1 5 ■ S e r g t . W e b s t e r . . . . . . 1 2 This competition was for the best score at three practices ; ﬁve shots prone position, deliberate, 200 yards range; ﬁve .shots prone jiosition, rapid, 200 yards range; ﬁ v e s h o t s s t a n d i n g ﬁ r i n g - o v e r parapet, 300 yards range. The Bell Afedal for best group 10 shots deliberate, was won by I-icut. Buchanan ; the Roberts Medal for best group ﬁve shots 200 yards ﬁgure target, Pte. Maw; "Daily Express" Medal, NOTE.—All Books are now publislied at a NET price, plws postage. NOW READY.—In lArge Crown Svo.. Pp. i.-xii. and 136, witli Frontis- pieccT und -1 illustrations. P r i c e - . . T H E T H E O R Y O F THE RIFLE R I F L E S H O O T I N G . An EUmentary Treatise on the Scientiﬁc Principles of the S m & l U A r m a n d i t s F u n c t i o n s . By JOHN W. HICKS, F.R.A.S. Ve l o e r t v " m H B a l l i s t i c s : P r e s s u r e n-v»i ' IJ ,V™ the Barrel—Interior Ballistics: Empirical Formula; , S Ballistics: Causes all'eeting Flight of Bnliet—Determination of ! U o f t h e A i r — P r a c t i c a l D e t e r m i n a t i o n o f M u z z l e \eJocity, and Maximum Pressure—Elements of tlie 'trajectory—Hiillistic laolesSand their Uses—Riile Fire against Aerial Ttirgets--Vertical Fire ^ire at Hich AngUs—Altitude Factor—Effect of Wind—Rille Sights- Accuracy of Rifla Fire—Testing Ammunition or Rifle—Designing of Match Targets—The Six-point Rest—Negative Angle Sight—Tables—Index. TRI-LINGUAL ARTILLERY DICTIONARY. B y E D W A R D . S , H O D G S O N . With Introduction by Col. J. H. Mansell, R.A. (ret.) P a i c E 5 s . B . \ C 1 I V o l . U M B . Vo l . 1 . Vo l . 2 . Vo l . 3 . E.nglish. Fbencii. Italian French. Italian. French. Italian. Fnc.lisii. English. "... This Book contains many modern tcnns which arc in eveiyduv use in the branch of learning of whicli it treats, and which are not to hb found in general dictionaries. It should prove a valuable addition to the works of reference of those interested in Field Artillery Equipments." I'rocccdivgs of the lioijal Artillcr?/ Inalitutc. LONDON: CHARLES CRIFFIN & CO., LTD., EXETER STREET, STRAND, W.C.2. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK132 T H E R I F L E M A N . January, 1919. ﬁve shots 300 yards ﬁg-ure target, Pte. Taylor ; " Daily Telegraph " prize, ﬁve shots disappearing tar g e t , S e r g t . S t o c k s ; " D a i l y Mail " prize, best group in the snipers' competition, Lce.-Corpl Pearson. SNIPERS' COMPETITION. I, Lce.-Corpl Pearson; 2, Lieut. Elliot; 3, Sergt. Webster ; 4, lieut. and M.O. Campbell Wa r d . C A D E T S C O M P E T I T I O N . 1, Cadet Senior (No. 13 Plat.), 133; 2, Cadet Holland (No. 14 Plat.), 150; 3, Cadet William- (No. 14 Plat.), 128; 4, Cadet Spink (No. 14 Plat.), 126. F o u r s i l v e r m e d a l s a r e t o b e given at the end of the year for the best scores in each company i n t h e c l a s s ﬁ r i n g o n t h e f u l l range. Harrogate Riﬂe Club. There is a good hope of this club being restarted during the c o m i n g y e a r. . A f t e r w a r b r o k e out, the four targets belonging to the club at Birk' Crag were incorporated into the range taken over by the military authorities, who reconstructed the whole of the targets. It is a fair assump tion that in a short time the m i l i t a r y w i l l g i v e a n a t t e n t i v e ear to the representations of the Harrogate Club for the letter's targets to be restored. In 1914 the membership of the club was about forty, but riﬂe shooting in Harrogate should have a big re vival, seeing that when things become normal practically every young man in the town will be m o r e o r l e s s s k i l l e d i n t h e u s e of the riﬂe. TT ie local club re ceived a ﬁllip at the end 01 the South .African W ar , but that will be nothing to the revived in terest in local riﬂe shooting when t h e b o y s g e t b a c k . T h e r e w i l l be no lack of trophies to shoot for cither, and in this respect Mr F . B o w d i n h a s h i s n a m e t w i c e on two cups, and has only to win e i t h e r a t h i r d t i m e t o m a k e t h e prize his own. C b a r l b u r y M i n i a t u r e R i ﬂ e Club. During December the members of the above club held their a n n u a l C h r i s t m a s s h o o t , a n d there was keen competition for the tcp place. The prizes, which consisted of a nice lot of season able things, were distributed at the range on December 23 by Mrs. Whinney. About 24 took part in the competition, and each one .secured a prize, in the follow ing order :—Messrs. A. Claridge, H. Tame, A. Prew, F. Hopkins. F. Sturdy, F. Langford, H. W Thame, M. Dingle, H. Lang- ford, F. Parsons, W, Dix, F. Claydon, P", Lester, H. Harvey, R. W akeﬁeld, R. Dingle, S .Allen. P'. Allen, H, Hall, H. Dingle, C. Taylor, W, Green, F. Collier, and S.. Langford, the majority being young lads. It is gratifying to see the names of three of the old brigade men that have been in since the starting of the club, amongst the ﬁrst six. They are Messrs. F, Hopkins, F. S t u r d y a n d H . Ta m e . A f e w piizes left over will come in for competition during January. Mr. G. J, Jones, one of the club committee, asked for a vote of t h a n k s f o r M r , a n d M r s . W h i n ney for coining to p-ive away the prizes and for the interest they take in the doings of the club. M, PI, Harvey proposed a vote of thanks to the donors in helping tvi make the shoot a success by giv ing prizes to be shot for, 'Ihe d o n o r s i n c l u d e d L o r d D i l l o n , Capt, Waller, Mr, and Mrs, A. F W h i n n e y, M r, V, J . Wa t n e y Rev. Gary Elwes, Mr. Bois, Mrs. M c N e i g h t , M i s s D o r a n , M i s s To t t e n h a m , M r s . L a n e ^ M r . Douthwaite, Mr, F, Benson, Mr, .Alderton, Mr, J, Bryant, Mr, D, Kitchen, Mr, C, St'ayte, Mr, T. Constable, Mr, Milton, Mr, Cow ley, Mr, Forster, Mr. W arren, Mr. Baldwin, Mr. Gull, Mr, G. J, Jones, Mr, Warner, and .Mr, Jef f, One feature of the shoot ing was a target of the Kaiser, worked on the running man ap paratus, which caused many an 'exclamation of "that got him," But he escaped being hit a good many times. This pot-shooting gives the poorer shots a chance, for often they make better scores at it than the more steady shots. 1 here are several competitions booked to take place during the remaining months' of the shoot ing season. B r o c k l e s b y, L i i n R e r a n d D i s trict Riﬂe Club. The annual meeting of the above club w,ns held in Decem ber, and the minutes of the last meeting were read, and the Treasurer presented his balance sheet, which was a credit balance of ,£11 IS. 4d,, owing to the fact that 20,000 cartridges had been presented to the range. The following ofﬁcials were elected :—President, Lord Yar- borough; Captain, Mr , W , 3, Brocklesby; Vice-Captain, Mr C. Staintby; Hon, Secretary, Miss Havelock; Assistant Secre tary, Mr, C, May; and Treasurer, Mr . W , B. Havelock. Mention was made of the forty- six members of the club who had served during the war 1914-1918, as well as si.xteen who have given their lives for their country. During this year—Lieut. Sharp- ley, Pte. Walter Day, Pte. W. Taylor, and F, Fisher, Gunner H. Smith, Riﬂeman Percy Green ﬁeld. The latter was a keen shot, who after joining the Army be c a m e a ﬁ r s t c l a s s m a r k s m a n . I t w a s d e c i d e d t e h o l d a Christmas shoot as before on a handicap basis. This took place shortly before Christmas and a most ' enjoyable evening was spent. Prizes were given by the Earl of A'arborough, Miss Lan caster, Mrs. Brocklesby, Mrs. Havelock, Messrs W. Wood and H, Riggall, Rev, J. E, Cowgill. Two targets were shot .at 15 yards. The following were the scores:— Ist DIVISION, • To t a l . Mr, W, Pocklington . ... 189 M r . C . S t a i n s b y 1 8 9 M i . s s H a v e l o c k . . . • . . . 1 8 5 M r . W . B e r r y 1 8 2 M r s . B r o c k l e s b v i S i W . B . H a v e l o c k 1 8 1 B . B r o c k l e s b y 1 8 1 A'. Dannatt 172 G . C l a r v i s ' 7 ' 2nd DIVISION. To t a l . M i s s P. B r o c k l e s b y 1 S 8 H. ■ P o c k l i n g t o n 1 8 6 L. W estcott 183 W. H e w i t t ' ■■■ 1 7 5 P. D a n n a t t ' 7 5 G. Brotherton 165 E . B e r r y 1 6 1 M i s s N . F a r r e n 1 5 5 CHALLENGES. Inserted free of charge. Post Matches wanted, Finch- l e y S p e c i a l C o n s t a b u l a r y, 2 5 yards range, 8 to shoot, all to count; ﬁrst team, average 96; second team, average 90.—E. G. Hammond, 23, Squires Lane, Church End, Finchley N.3. P o s t M a t c h e s w a n t e d , 1 0 t o shoot, 8 to count; aperture sights and slings ; to extend throughout week. Southgate R.C.—\V. H. Last, 41, Warwick Road, New Southgate, N.ii. W a n t e d P o s t M a t c h e s f o r both First and Second T eams (averages 96 and 93), 8 or 10 a-side (latter preferred), 7 or 8 to count. Open dates for 1919-— Replies to .A. E. Rasell, Asso ciated Equipment R.C., Black- horse Lane, Walthamstow, E. 17. Endon R.C. would like to ar range Post Matches, 25 yards' range (outdoor), aperture sights, 8 t o s h o o t , 6 t o c o u n t ; a v e r a g e 92. Also Ladies' team wish to arrange Post Matches, 25 yards, 6 to shoot, 4 to count, aperture sights, single bull. Matches to extend throughout week.—J. T. Robinson, Florence Terrace, Endon, Stoke-on-Trent. P o s t m a t c h e s w a n t e d , 8 t o shoot, 6 to count, aperture sights and slings, extend throughout week, 25 yards, Herrington R.C., Secretary, J. Younger, 16, Garden Street, Newbottlc, Co. 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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 he addressed direct to:—The Secretary, S.M.R.C., Arundel House, Arundel Street, London, W.C.2. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKJanuauy, 1919.T H E R I F L E M A N . 133 S.M.R.C. POST AL COMPETITION. A. T O B E C O M P E T E D F O R I N M e m b e r s o f A f ﬁ l i a t e d R i ﬂ e C l u b s . SECTION A. 1st Prize 2nd Prize ... 5rd to 6th. pSi each 7 t h t o 1 5 t h , 1 0 , - e a c h 16th to 35th, 7/6 each TWO ST AGES. FOR B. V olunteers. PRIZES. INDIVIDUAL RIFLEMEN IN TWO SECTIONS. No Competitor may shoot in more than one Section. ^.2 1 4 4 10 10 o 10 10 SECTION B. I S t P r i z e 2nd Prize ... 3rd to 6th, £i each 7lh to 15th, 10/- each ... i6ih to 35th, 7,6 each ... £2 1 4 4 10 10 o 10 10 £20 £20 o o In order to add additional interest to the competition, the Council has decided to bear the whole of the expenses, and to devote the Entrance Fees to providing Life Memberships of the Socitty. in addition to the Cash Prizes, 10 the successful competitors in tJic ratio of one Life Membership lor every fourteen entrants in each respective Section. SPECIAL PRIZES.—One S.AI.R.C. Life Membership, to the leading competitor from Overseas Clubs whose name docs not appear in the above prize list. ,, ,, Two S.M.R.C. Life Memberships, to the two leading lady competitors whose names do not appear in the above prize list. Entrance Fee Is. 6d. Each competitor may make two entries, but only his highest score will count. FIRST ST AGE. SECTION B. CONDITIONS.SECTION A. CONDITIONS. Distance.—25 yards, to be measured from the edge of the tiring point nearest the target. Number of shots.—30 deliberate. Rule iq.—In deliberate competitions competitors must fire without undue deiay. Five minutes is .allowed for each series of 10 shots, and Ui exceed this may constitute ground for disqualiﬁcation. Should this time limit be exceeded, witnesses must notify same on face of target, ^^together with any explanation considered necessary. The orders " Commence " and " Cease ﬁre " must be given. Ta r g e t s . — T h r e e S . M . R . C . M a t c h Ta r g e t s . T h e S . M . R . C . M a t c h Target has ﬁve targets on one card, and two shots should be ﬁred at eacli. No hit below the value of a ﬁve will be counted. Should competitors fail to observe this condition, and more than tlic speciﬁed number of shots be placed on any target, fu;! 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. .An additional 10 points will be deducted for each shot in excess of the required number. I he three targets must be shot upon the same day within a period of one hour upon the range of any afﬁliated club, indoor or outdoor, which complies with the distance regulation. Rifles and Sights.—.As laid down in Rules 63 and 6Sa. Position.—.Any. Slings.—Slings may be used. 1 rigger. I he trigger pull must not be less thnn 4lbs. Triggers must be tested. \A Itnesses.—Each of the targets must be shot in the presence of a member of the Committee and two other rillcmen of either their own or any other afﬁliated club, who will be held responsible for the conditions of the competition being duly complied with; and they must certify same upon the certiﬁcate forwarded with the targets. Coaching not allowed, but competitors may spot for themselves.' Practice before .^hooting competition cards allowed, but no further practice between tiie three competition targets. Whilst competitors arc shooting their targets in this competition, no other targets shall be allowed on the butt. Where not otherwise provided for the Shooting Regulations of the S.M.R.C. will govern the contest. SECOND I he too leading competitors in each Section will'shoot a second series of targets under similar lesses in all cases will be provided or arranged for by the S.M.R.C. ^ Distance.—25 yards, to, be measured from the edge of the firing point nearest the target. Number of Shots.—30 deliberate. Rule 19.—In deliberate competitions competitors must fire with out undue delay. Five minutes is allowed for a series of ten shots, and to o.xcced this may constitute ground for disqualiﬁcation. The witness must give the orders " Commence " and " Cease ﬁre." Targets.—The S.M.R.C. double 25 yards decimal (B.S..A.) target. The bull of this target will measure ilin. in diameter, and will com prise the carton ring, counting ten points, the nine and eight rings. This target is printed with two targets on one card, and five '•hots should be ﬁred at each. Should more than the speciﬁed number of shots be placed upon either target, full credit shall be given for all shots if they can be distinctly seen, subject to a penalty of one point for each shot in excess. .An additional ten points will be deducted for each shot in e.xcess of the required number. Rifles.—-Any .22 breech-loading rifle or carbine (this includes the short fore-end) ﬁtted with barrel not exceeding 3001. in length and complying with the following conditions:— Sights.—Foresight; barleycorn, knife-blade or solid bead, with or without protecting ring not exceeding ^in. in width, measured parallel with the barrel. Backsight: .Any sight, including apertures, with or without wind- .gau.ge, but not ﬁtted with glass or levels. Position.—.Any. No artificial rest of any kind permitted ; the forearm must be clear xjf the ground. Slings.—Slings must not be used. Frigger.—The trigger pull must not be less than qlbs. Triggers must be tested. Witnesses.—Each of the targets must be shot in the presence of :iny Commissioned Oﬁicer, active or retired, of the Regular or Aolunteer Forces, or :i special witness appointed by the S.M.R.C., who will be responsible lor the conditions of the competition being duly complied with : and they must certify same upon the certiﬁcate forwarded with the targets. Coaching not allowed, but competilofs may sixit for themselves. Practice before shooting competition cards allowed, but no further practice between the three competition targets. Whilst competitors are shooting their targets in this competition, no other targets shall be allowed on the butt. Where not otherwise provided for the .Shooting Regulations of the S.M.R.C. will govern the contest. ST AGE. c o n d i t i o n s w i t h t h e e x c e p t i o n t h a t t h e w i t n e s s e s _ _ _ „ ENTRIES. on of before "Anril^'^H?'''''® Secretary. Society of Miniature Rillc Clubs, Arundel House. Arundel Slreet, London, W.(C2, Volunteer R4^ni^ <:°"ipet>tors must state m which section they intend to shoot, also name of club, or company and battalion of The competition targets and witnes.ses' certiﬁcate for the 1st Stage will be sent to competitors immediatciv upon receipt of j-nlrv with an Apiil 2bth, inclusive, targets not received by Wednesday morning, .April 30th, will be disqualiﬁed. _ Competitors wishing to know their scores before the publication of same'in Tin- Rin f.M w must en their targets. E N T R I E S C L O S E A P R I L 7 t h , 1 9 1 9 . E N T R A N C E F E E 1 / 6 . Life Members are entitled to compete for the Money Prizes only. enclose a stamped addressed postctird with WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKNext >