The complete annual for 1946 of the wartime journal issues of the Society of Miniature Rifle Clubs

< Previous14 the riﬂeman Autumn, 1946. J . M a c G r a n t h i n , A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n ( 5 s . 9 d . ) — 9 9 F. M . B a r n e s , B r a d f o r d ( 5 s . 9 d . ) 9 9 H. S. Y eoman, T wickenham ( 5 s . 9 d . ) 9 9 J . H a l l , C i t y o f B i r m i n g h a m ( 5 s . 9 d . ) 9 9 W. C a m p b e l l , D u n d e e C i t y P o l i c e ( 5 s . 9 d . ) 9 9 II. 3. Sinclair , Edinburgh Citizens ( 5 . S . ) 9 8 R, J. Richford, Watford and Dis t r i c t ( 5 s . ) . . . 9 8 T. J. Knight, City of Birmingham ( 5 s . > 9 8 W . J . S m i t h , G . P. O . ( 5 s . ) . . . 9 8 J . F. C h a n d l e r, Tw i c k e n h a m ( 5 s . ) 9 8 A . C . H o s k i n s , P a i n t e r B r o s . , H e r e f o r d ( 5 s . ) 9 8 N . A c k r o y d , C r o f t f o o t ( 5 s . ) . . . 9 8 E. H. Armitage, Edinburgh C i t i z e n s ( 5 s . ) 9 8 R . B . G r i e v e , H a w i c k ( 5 s . ) . . . 9 8 J . W a u g h , G o r e b r i d g e ( 5 s . ) . . . 9 8 W. H . F u l l e r, S . T . C . . N e w S o u t h g a t e ( 5 s . ) 9 8 W . B u c h a n a n , F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s ( 5 s . ) 9 8 23. R. Gray, Glasgow Police (4s. 9d.) 97 C . R . G l e n , I r v m e ( 4 s . 9 d . ) . . . 9 7 A. A. Ameil, Kilsyth (4s. 9d.)... 97 H. Yool, Eastbourne H.G. ( 4 s . 9 d . ) 9 7 H. W. Long, Peppard (4s. 9d.)... 97 F. A . F o x o n , T w i c k e n h a m ( 4 s . 9 d . ) 9 7 A. B. Carnegie, Carnoustie ( 4 s . 9 d . ) 9 7 H . L . M i c h i e , B l a i r g o w r i e ( 4 s . 9 d . ) 9 7 A. Shaw, Crianlarich (4s. 9d.)... 97 J . S . Yo u n g , A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n ( 4 s . 9 d . ) 9 7 D . M . F u l l a r t o n , A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n ( 4 s . 9 d . ) 9 7 W. B . G o d w i n , C i t y o f B i r m i n g h a m ( 4 s . 9 d . ) 9 7 A . J . N i c o l l , P e r t h C i i t y a n d C o u n t y ( 4 s . 9 d . ) 9 7 H. W. Johnson, L.N.E.R., Dar l i n g t o n ( 4 s . , 9 d . ) 9 7 J. A. Maclnnes, Croftfoot ( 4 s . 9 d . ) 9 7 J . D . N i c o l l , P e r t h C i t y a n d C o u n t y ( 4 s . 9 d . ) 9 7 P. K . M c G i l l , P i l k i n g t o n R e c r e a t i o n ( 4 s . 9 d . ) 9 7 D. M. Foster , Dunfermline ( 4 s . 9 d . ) 9 7 J. W.Tweed, Bradford (4s. 9d.)... 97 A. E. Richardson, Sunderland ( 4 s . 9 d . ) 9 7 COMPETniON 22. - 2 5 Y A R D S S W E E P S T A K E — UNLEVHTED ENTR Y . C a n d D C l a s s e s . MONDA Y ." C o n d i t i o n s : 1 0 s h o t s e a c h c o m p e t i t o r at 25 yards. 1 . R . Q . E x l e y, C i t y o f N e w c a s t l e ( 3 s . 9 d . ) 9 9 2 . W . Y o u n g , A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n ( 2 s . ) 9 8 M i s s H . E . D a s h ﬁ e l d , A l e x a n d r a P a l a c e ( 2 s . ) 9 8 TUESDA Y . 1 . W . Y o i m g , A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n ( 4 s . 3 d . ) 1 0 0 2 . R . Q . E x l e y, C i t y o f N e w c a s t l e ( 2 s . 3 d . ) 9 8 R . O . B r o w n , C i t y o f N e w c a s t l e ( 2 s . 3 d . ) 9 8 WEDNESDA Y . 1 . R . O . B r o w n , C i t y o f N e w c a s t l e ( l i s . 3 d . ) 9 9 2. R. Dumbreck, Dysart H.G. ( 5 s . 9 d . ) 9 8 G. C. Beimet, Masonic, Edin- b u r ^ ( 5 s . 9 d . ) 9 8 THURSDA Y . 1 . J . F r e w , I r v i n e ( 6 s . 6 d . ) 1 0 0 2 . I . M a c D i a r m i d , C a l l a n d e r ( 4 s . ) . . . 9 9 3 . W . R . F o r d y c e , B l a i r g o w r i e ( I s . ) 9 8 R . B a s t o n , A l n w i c k ( I s . ) 9 8 M i s s H . E . D a s h ﬁ e l d , A l e x a n d r a P a l a c e ( I s . ) 9 8 FRIDA Y AND SA TURDA Y . 1. W . Mowat, Dalkeith, Buccleuch ( 1 0 s . 9 d . ) 1 0 0 R . O . B r o w n , C i t y o f N e w c a s t l e ( 1 0 s . 9 d . ) 1 0 0 3 . J . F r e w , I r v i n e ( 5 s . 9 d . ) 9 9 COMPETITION 23. 50 YARDS SWEEPSTAKE- UNLIMITED ENTRY. C and D Qasses. MONDA Y . ■ . . CondiUons: 10 shots each competitor ^l.^^MiX^j. B. English, Masonic, 2. Mfss"E."Yool?ELtbourne Ladies • ( 9 d . ) , TUESDA Y . 1. W. Young, Ardeer Recreation 1. Mhs J.' B. English, Masonic, E d i n b u r g h ( 2 s . 6 d . ) . . . ■■■ Miss M. Muir, Lasswade (2s. 6d.) 96 WEDNESDA Y . 1. R. O. Brown, City of Newca.stle ( 8 s 9 d ) • • • • • • 2. R. 6. Exley, City of Newcastle ( 4 s . 3 d . ) . . . W . Yo u n g , A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n ( 4 s . 3 d . ) 9 9 THURSDA Y . 1. R. Q. Exley, City of Newcastle ( I D s . ) 9 9 W . Yo u n g , A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n ( I D s . ) 9 9 3. W. R. Fordyce, Blairgowrie (2s.) 98 R. O. Brown, City of Newcastle ( 2 s ) . . . 9 8 B . H e w s o n r H u l l ( 2 s . ) 9 8 FRIDA Y AND SA TURDA Y . 1. 1. MacDiarmid, Callander ( 1 4 s . 3 d . ) . . . 9 9 2. R. Q. Exley, City of Newcastle ( 7 s . 3 d . ) 9 8 " R . O . B r o w n , C i t y o f N e w c a s t l e ( 7 s . 3 d . ) 9 8 COMPETITION 24. 1 0 0 Y A R D S S W E E P S T A K E - UNLIMITED ENTR Y . C a n d D C l a s s e s . MONDA Y . C o n d i t i o n s : 1 0 s h o t s e a c h c o m p e t i t o r at 100 yards. 1 . R . W. S c o t t , R e d c r a i g ( I s . ) • . . . 8 6 TUESDA Y . 1. Miss M. Muir, Lasswade (4s. 6d.) 97 R. N, Martin, 5th (Gateshead) C a d e t B n . D . L . I . ( 4 s . 6 d . ) . . . 9 7 3 . M i s s H . E . D a s h ﬁ e l d , A l e x a n d r a P a l a c e ( 2 s . ) 9 6 WEDNESDA Y . 1 . R . S c o t t , R e d c r a i g ( 2 s . 6 d . ) . . . 9 6 Miss E. Yool, Eastbourne Ladies ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 9 6 3 . . W . Yo u n g , A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n ( I s . ) 9 5 L. Lawson, Falkirk Lord Roberts (Is.), 95 THURSDA Y . 1 . J , F r e w , I r v i n e ( 8 s . ) 9 8 2 . R . Q . E x l e y, C i t y o f N e w c a s t l e ( 4 s . 9 d . ) . . . 9 7 3. G. C. Beimet, Masonic, Edin b u r g h ( 3 s . 3 d . ) 9 5 FRIDA Y AND SA TURDA Y . 1 . M i s s N . K e m l o , M o n t r o s e ( 8 s . 9 d . ) 9 9 2 . R . Q . E x l e y, C i t y o f N e w c a s t l e ( 4 s . 6 d . ) 9 7 W . Yo u n g , A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n ( 4 s . 6 d . ) 9 7 COMPETITION 25. T H E 1 0 0 Y A R D S T E L E S C O P I C S I G H T COMPETITION. UNLIMITED ENTR Y. Conditions: 10 shots, each competitor at 100 yards. 1. E. H. Armitage, Edinburgh C i t i z e n s ( 5 s . ) g g H. S. Yeoman, Twickenham (5s.) 98 COMPETITION 26. 2 5 Y A R D S T I M E - L I M T f . Conditions: 20 shots each competitor at 25 yards—10 each at two cards, each in 90 seconds. 1 . C . S o n l e y , H u U ( £ 2 ) i g g 2. W . H. Fuller , S.T .C., New S o u t h g a t e ( 1 3 s . ) j g g T. J. Knight, City of Birmingham ( 1 3 s . ) 1 9 8 A. A. Srnith, Glasgow Police (Us.) 198 L. S. Hughes, Twickenham (13s.) 198 W. A. Mann, Guardbridge (13s.) 198 7. J. Kcir, Embankment (5s.) ... 197 3. Hall, City of Birmingham (5s.) 197 H. R. Hammond, Borough of W a n d s w o r t h ( 5 s . ) . . . . 1 9 7 J. Waugh, Gorebridge (5s.) .!] 197 C. McTavish, Bonaccord (5s.)... 197 1 2 . W. R a m s a y, A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n ( 5 s . ) 1 9 6 W . M c C l o u d , H u l l ( 5 s . ) 1 9 6 J . R a e , D u n f e r m l i n e ( 5 s . ) . . . 1 9 6 G. A. MacLeod, Oban and Lorn „ ( 5 s . ) „ 1 9 6 R. O. Brown, City of Newcastle ( 5 s . ) 1 9 6 N. Ackroyd, Croftfoot (5s.) ... 196 18. F. A. Foxon, Twickenham (5s.) 195 H. W. Johnson, L.N.E.R., Dar l i n g t o n ( 5 s . ) 1 9 5 W. B. Godwin, City of Birming h a m ( 5 s . ) . . . . . . 1 9 5 R . I z a t t , F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s ( 5 s . ) . . . 1 9 5 I J . A . P r a t t , P o r t l e t h e n ( 5 s . ) . . . 1 9 5 W . M u r r a y , M a y b o l e ( 5 s . ) . . . 1 9 5 24. W. H. White. Stock Exchange ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 1 9 4 W. J. Smith, G.P.O. (2s. 6d.) ... 194 | J . F r e w , I r v i n e ( 2 s . 6 d . ) . . . 1 9 4 J. G. Proudfoot, Edinburgh C i t i z e n s ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 1 9 4 COMPETITION 27. ! 5 0 Y A R D S T I M E - L I M I T . ! Conditions : 20 shots each competitor at ! 50 yards—10 each at two cards, each in ; 90 seconds. , 1. A. A. Smith, Glasgow Police (£2) 199 2 . C . S o n l e y , H u l l ( 2 0 s . ) 1 9 8 ' 3. F. A. Foxon, T wickenham ( U s . 6 d . ) 1 9 7 J. Hall, City of Birmingham ( l i s . 6 d . ) 1 9 7 R.Gray, Glasgow Police (Us. 6d.)' 197 N. Ackroyd, Croftfoot (lis. 6d.) 197 7 . W. R a m s a y, A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n ( 5 s . ) 1 9 6 H. Yool, Eastbourne H.G. (5s.) 196 , »H. R. Hammond, Borough of W a n d s w o r t h ( 5 s . ) 1 9 6 W. B. Godwin, City of Birming h a m ( 5 s . ) 1 9 6 L. S. Hughes, Twickenham (5s.) 196 C. McTavish, Bonaccord (5s.)... 196 13. W. H. Fuller, S.T.C., New S o u t h g a t e ( 5 s . ) 1 9 5 14. A. Traies, City of Birmingham ( 5 s . ) 1 9 4 Capt. E. G. B. Reynolds, Wimble d o n P a r k ( 5 s . ) . . . 1 9 4 J . R a e , D u n f e r m l i n e ( 5 s . ) . . . 1 9 4 G. A. MacLeod, Oban and Lorn ( 5 s . ) . . . . . . 1 9 4 W. H. White, Stock Exchange (5s.) 194 W. A. Mann, Guardbridge (5s.) 194 J . W a u g h , G o r e b r i d g e ( 5 s . ) . . . 1 9 4 I. MacDiarmid, Callander (5s.)... 194 J . C a m e r o n , M a s o n i c , E d i n - • b u r g h ( 5 s . ) 1 9 4 23. H. W. Johnson, L.N.E.R., Dar lington (4s0 193 193 W. H. White, Stock Exchange (5s.)' 388 J . A . P r a t t , P o r t l e t h e n ( 5 s . ) . . . 3 8 8 21. J. Kcir, Embankment (4s. 6d.)... 387 W. M c C l o u d . H u l l ( 4 s . 6 d . ) . . . 3 8 7 A . Tr a i e s , C i t y o f B i r m i n g h a m ( 4 s . 6 d . ) 3 8 7 Capt. E. G. B. Reynolds, Wimble d o n P a r k ( 4 s . 6 d . ) 3 8 7 R . I z a t t , F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s ( 4 s . 6 d . ) 3 8 7 J. G. Proudfoot, Edinburgh C i t i z e n s ( 4 s . 6 d . ) 3 8 7 The prize money in this competition was kindly given by Messrs. Parker-Hale Ltd. J. A. Pratt, Portletiien (4s.) J. D. Young, Portlethen (4s.) ... 193 ! J. G. Proudfoot, Edinburgh C i t i z e n s ( 4 s . ) 1 9 3 COMPETITION 28. T H E P A R K E R - H A L E L T D . TIME-LIMIT AGGREGA TE. Conditions : The aggregate of competitions 26 and 27. 1. A. A. Smith, Glasgow Police (30s.) 397 C. Sonley, Hull (30s) ... ... 397 3. J. Hall, City of Birmingham (15s.) 394 Ju S-,^ghes, Twickenham (15s.) 394 5. W. H. Fuller, S.T.C,, New South- g a t e ( 6 s . 6 d . ) 3 9 3 . H. R. Hammond, Borough of 1 W a n d s w o r t h ( 6 s . 6 d . ) 3 9 3 C, McTavish, Bonaccord (63. 6d.) 393 ' N. Ackroyd, Croftfoot (6s. 6d.) 393 Foxon, Twickenham (5s.) 392 W. R a m s a y, A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n (5s.) W. A. Mann, Guardbridge (5s.) 392 12. W, B. Godwin, City of Birming h a m ( 5 s . ) 3 9 1 J. Waugh, Gorebridge (5s.) "" 391 14. J. Rae, Dunfermline (5s.) ... 390 G. A. MacLeod, Oban and Lorn ( 5 s . ) 3 9 0 16. H. Yool, Eastbourne H.G. (5s!) 389 17. T. J. Knight, City of Birmingham ( 5 s . ) 3 8 8 H. W. Johnson, L.N.E.R., Dar l i n g t o n ( 5 s . ) . . . 3 8 8 COMPETITION 29. T H E L A D I E S ' C H A M P I O N S H I P F O R T H E K E N T C H A L L E N G E C U P. Conditions : 60 shots each competitor— 10 each at two cards at 25, 50 and 100 yards. 1 . M i s s M . F. M i l l a r , P e r t h C i t y a n d C o u n t y ( t h e c u p , r e p l i c a a n d £ 2 ) 5 8 4 2 . M i s s H . M i l l a r, P e r t h C i t y a n d County (small silver medal and 2 0 s . ) 5 8 3 3 . M i s s J . B . E n g l i s h , M a s o n i c , E d i n b u r g h ( 1 0 s . ) 5 8 0 4 . M i s s N . K e m l « , M o n t r o s e ( 1 0 s . ) 5 7 9 5. Miss C. E. Scales, Lasswade (5s.) 578 Miss J. Weir, Stirling Ladies (5s.) 578 7 . M i s s J . C . M a c K a y , S t i r l i n g L a d i e s ( 5 s . ) 5 7 6 8 . M r s . T. W a l k e r , K i n r o s s a n d M i l n a t h o r t ( 5 s . ) 5 7 2 9. Mrs. B. G. Given, Stirling Ladies ( 5 s . ) 5 7 1 Mrs. A. J. Brunton, Falkirk L o r d R o b e r t s ( 5 s . ) 5 7 1 J COMPETITION 30. T H E L A D I E S ' 2 5 Y A R D S UNLIMITED ENTR Y . C o n d i t i o n s : 1 0 s h o t s e a c h c o m p e t i t o r at 25 yards. 1 . M i s s J . B . E n g l i s h , M a s o n i c , E d i n b u r g h ( 5 s . ) 9 9 Mrs. A. J. Brunton, Falkirk L o r d R o b e r t s ( 5 s . ) 9 9 M i s s J . C . M a c K a y , S t i r l i n g L a d i e s ( 5 s . ) 9 9 M i s s E . S h a w , F o r f a r ( 5 s . ) . . . 9 9 M i s s H . M i l l a r, P e r t h C i t y a n d C o u n t y ( 5 s . ) 9 9 Mrs. B. G. Given, Stirling Ladies ( 5 s . ) 9 9 7 . M i s s E . G . F e r g u s o n , W e s t o f S c o t l a n d L a d i e s ( 4 s . ) 9 8 Mrs. N. K. Cowie, S.M.R.C. M e m b e r ( 4 s . ) 9 8 Miss E. Yool, Eastbourne Ladies ( 4 s . ) 9 8 M i s s N . Ke m l o , M o n t r o se ( 4 s. ) . . . 9 8 Miss M. F. Millar, Perth City and C o u n t y ( 4 s . ) 9 8 W O M E N ' S R I F L E A S S O C I A T I O N C O M P E T I T I O N S 3 1 , 3 2 , 3 3 , 3 4 a n d 3 5 . COMPETITION 31. T H E " F L O W E R S " T R O P H Y . The trophy and prizes in this competition will be competed for at both the Edmburgh and Ham and Petersham meetings. COMPETITION 32. L A D I E S ' — C L A S S A . C o n d i t i o n s : 1 0 s h o t s e a c h c o m p e t i t o r at 25 yards. 1 . M i s s H . M i l l a r, P e r t h C i t y a n d C o u n t y ( 2 0 s . ) 1 0 0 2 . M i s s N . K e m l o , M o n t r o s e ( 1 0 s . ) 9 8 COMPETITION 33, L A D I E S ' — C L A S S B . C o n d i t i o n s : 1 0 s h o t s e a c h c o m p e t i t o r at 25 yards. 1 . M i s s M . F. M U l a r , P e r t h C i t y a n d C o u n t y ( 1 0 s . ) 1 0 0 2 . M i s s H . M i l l a r, P e r t h C i t y a n d - C o u n t y ( 5 s . ) 9 9 3. Mrs. A. J. Brunton, Falkirk Lord R o b e r t s ( 5 s . ) . . . 9 8 Mrs. J. B. Connal, W est of S c o t l a n d L a d i e s ( 5 s . ) 9 8 5 . M i s s J . C . M a c K a y , S t i r l i n g L a d i e s ( 5 s . ) 9 7 6 . M i s s E . G . F e r g u s o n , W e s t o f Scotland Ladies (2s. 6d.) ... 96 Miss N. Kemlo, Montrose (2s. M.) 96 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKAutumn, 1946. T H E R I F L E M A N 15 COMPEXmON 34. L A D I E S ' — C L A S S C . Conditions: 10 shots each competitor ! at 25 yards. 1. Miss J. Weir, Stirling Ladies (10s.) 97 2 Mrs. B. G. Given, Stirling Ladies ( 5 s . ) 9 6 Miss E. G. Ferguson, West of S c o t l a n d L a d i e s ( 5 s . ) . . . . . . 9 6 Miss N. Kemlo, Montrose (5s.)... 96 5 . M i s s H . E . D a s h ﬁ e l d , A l e x a n d r a ' P a l a c e ( 5 s . ) • • • 9 5 • 6.- Miss E. Yool, Eastbourne Ladies ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 9 3 j Mrs. J. B. Connal, W est of , Scotland Ladies (2s. 6d.) ... 93 One guinea of the prize money in this ' competition was kindly given by Mrs. E. C. Hallingall of the Stirling Ladies'_ Riﬂe Club. COMPETITION 35. L A D I E S ' — C L A S S D . Conditions : 10 shots each competitor at 25 yards. NO COMPETITION. COMPETITION 36. THE RUCKER CHALLENGE CUP. T H E J U N I O R S . Conditions: 10 shots each competitor at 25 yards. Unlimited entry. 1 W. 1 Young, Ardeer Recreation (the cup, medal and 15s.) ... IM 2 MissC.E. Scales, Lasswade (15s.) 100 3 R. N. Martin. 5th (Gateshead) C . B n . D . L . I . ( 7 s . ) . . . 9 9 Miss M. F. Millar, Perth City a n d C o u n t y ( 7 s . ) 9 9 Miss H. MUlar, Perth City and C o u n t y ( 7 s . ) . . . . . . . • • • 9 9 6 S. D. NicoU, Perth City and County (2sr 6d.) ... .•■ 98 Miss J. Herbert, Stuhng Ladies ( 2 & 6 d . ) 9 8 ; COMPETITION 37. THE WEBLEY AND SCOTT COIVIFETITION FOR THE BRITISH COMMERCIAL GAS CHALLENGE CUP. Conditions: 20 shots each competitor at 20 yards—10 each at two cards.' I D. Harkness, S.M.R.C. Member (the cup and .22 Webley and Scott pistol value £7 10s.) ... 177 -) L. S. Hughes, Twickenham (30s.) 165 T E. L. King, City of Birmingham ( 2 5 s . ) I b ' I 4 N. Ackroyd, Croftfoot (10s.) ... 161 «■ T. G. Proudfoot, Edinburgh C i t i z e n s ( 1 0 s . ) . . . . . . " .■• 1 5 7 4 J. D. Nicoll, Perth City and C o u n t y ( 5 s . ) . . . . . . . . . 1 5 6 7 Col. G. Gould, Ham and Peters- h a m ( 5 s . ) 1 5 1 8 D. Robinson, S.T.C., New South- sate f5s.^ ... ••• 9 J. A. Crawford, Gilford (5s.) ... 149 10. W.H.White, Stock Exchange (5s.) 146 The ﬁrst prize in this competition was kindly given by Messrs. Webley and Scott COMPET rriON 38. the pistol UNLIMITED. Conditions : 10 shots each competitor 20 yards. 1 D. Harkness, S.M.R.C. Member (silver medal and 25s.) 2. E. L. King, City of Birmingham 3 L^K Hughes, Twickenham' (7s.6d.) M. Bergson, Bradford (7s. 6d.)... 5 W. H. White, Stock Exchange (5s.) 6 Sir L. Fletcher, C.B.E., S.M.R.C. (2s. 6d.) D. Robinson, S.T.C., New South- gate (2s. 6d.) COMPETITION 39. T H E 2 5 A N D S O T E A M COMPETITION. Conditions: Teams of four. 20 shots each competitor—10 each at 25 and 50 yards. 1 City of Birmingham R.C. (four s i l v e r m e d a l s a n d £ 2 ) . . . 9 9 3 A . . Tr a i e s . . . 9 9 1 0 0 1 9 9 J. Hall ... ...100 99 199 T. J. Knight ...100 99 199 W. B. Godwin ... 99 97 196 2 . Tw i c k e n h a m R . C . ( f o u r m e d a l s a n d 2 0 s . ) 7 9 0 J . F . C h a n d l e r . . . 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 H. S. Y eoman ... 99 99 198 L . S . H u g h e s . . . 9 9 9 8 1 9 7 F. A . F o x o n . . . 9 9 9 6 1 9 5 3 . G u a r d b r i d g e R . C . ( 1 0 s . ) 7 8 9 J . G i l m o u r . . . 9 9 1 0 0 1 9 9 W. M a n n . . . 9 9 9 8 1 9 7 D. Pratt 99 98 197 . A . M u r r a y . . . 9 8 9 8 1 9 6 4 . B r a d f o r d R . C . ( 1 0 s . ) 7 8 8 .J. W . T weed ...100 99 199 M. Bergson ... 99 99 198 E. H. Armitage... 99 98 197 F . M . B a r n e s . . . 9 8 9 6 1 9 4 5 . H u l l R . C . ( 1 0 s . ) 7 8 7 C . S o n l e y . . . 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 W. M c C I o u d . . . 9 9 1 0 0 1 9 9 B. Hewson ... 97 100 197 E. Ford ... 96 95 191 Perth City and County R.C. (10s.) 787 M i s s H . M U l a r 9 7 1 0 0 1 9 7 A. J. NicoU ...100 97 197 R. Wilson ...100 97 197 J. D. Nicoll ... 97 99 196 COMPETmON 40. 1 0 0 Y A R D S T E A M S H O O T . C o n d i t i o n s : T e a m s o f f o u r . 1 0 s h o t s each competitor at 100 yards. R.C. Dunblane R.C. (four sUver and £2) W. H e r b e r t W. C a m p b e l l A. G. W alker A. Shaw A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n medals and 24s.) D. M. FuUarton R. Findlay J. MacGranthin J. S. Young C i t y o f B i r m i n g h a m R . C T. J . K n i g h t W. B . G o d w i n J. HaU A. T raies F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s (17s. 6d.) ' R. Izatt W. D i c k L. Lawson G. Robertson medals 100 97 97 94 (four 388 386 99 97 96 94 '. (24s.) 386 100 96 95 95 R.C. EDINBURGH AND MIDLOTHIAN ! ASSOCIATION COMPETITIONS : Nos. ! 4 3 , 4 4 , 4 5 a n d 4 6 . I C O M P E T I T I O N 4 3 . ; CHAMPIONSHIP OF MIDLOTHIAN F O R T H E M C L E N N A N C H A L L E N G E I T R O P H Y . I Conditions : 30 shots each competitor— I 10 each at 25, 50 and 100 yards. W. P . A n d e r s o n , E d i n b u r g h C i t i z e n s ( t h e t r o p h y , s U v e r medal and £2) J. Lamb, Peebles (silver medal and 30s.) P. M c N e U l , E d i n b u r g h C i t i z e n s D^.^H.^Steven. Lasswade (15s.)... J. Sinclair, Edinburgh Citizens (15s.) D. Black, Dalkeith, Buccleuch (6s. 6d.) J. G. Proudfoot, Edinburgh Citizens (6s. 6d.) E. H. -Armitage, Edinburgh Citizens (6s. 6d.) G. Scott, Edinburgh Citizens (6s. 6d.) W. M o w a t , D a l k e i t h , B u c c l e ﬁ c h ( 5 s . ) . . . G. ^rves, Edinburgh Citizens J. Cameron, Masonic, Edinburgh (5s.) J. Aytoun, Gorebridge (5s.) ... R. McKay, Edinburgh Citizens (5s.) J. Smith, Peebles (5s.) A. WUson, Lasswade (5s.) W. D . M c G o v e m , E d i n b u r g h Citizens (5s.) J. A. Crawford. Gilford (5s.) ... J. Waugh, Gorebridge (5s.) G. Scott, Masonic, Edinburgh (2s. 6d.) W. G . S c o t t , E d i n b u r g h S o u t h 98 97 96 94 385 The cash prizes in this competition were kindly given by J. A. Cranmer, Esq. COMPETITION 41. T H E S H A R P S H O O T E R F O R T H E PAT R I O T I C S H I E L D N o . 2 . Conditions : Teams of three. Disc break ing. at 100 yards. 1. Croftfoot R.C. (the shield and 3 S . M . R . C . s i l v e r m e d a l s v a l u e • £3 5s.) 2. Dunfermline R.C. A (three S.M.R.C. metal gilt medals value £1 15s.) The prizes in this competition were kindly given by Messrs. F. A. Hughes and Co. Ltd. COMPETITION 42. T H E P U L L A R C H A L L E N G E T A R G E . S M A L L - B O R E O P E N M E E T I N G T E A M CHAMPIONSHIP OF SCOTLAND C o n d i t i o n s : Te a m s o f f o u r . 2 0 s h o t s each competitor—10 at 25 yards and 10 at 50 yards. "Inner Carton" counting 10.1. 1. Perth City and County R.C. (The Targe and 4 silver medals) ...798.5 M i s s M . F . M ﬁ l a r . . . 1 0 0 1 0 0 . 7 2 0 0 . 7 A.J. Nicoll ...100 100.6 200.6 J. D. Nicoll ... 99 100.7 199.7 R. Wilson ... 99 98.5 197.5 2 . F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s R . C . ( f o u r b r o n z e m e d a l s ) 7 9 2 . 2 W . D i c k . . . 1 0 0 9 9 . 5 1 9 9 . 5 W. B u c h a n a n . . . 9 9 9 9 . 7 1 9 8 . 7 R. Izatt ... 99 98.5 197.5 G.Robertson 97 99.5 196.5 3 . P o r t l e t h e n R . C . ( f o u r m e t a l g i l t m e d a l s ) 7 8 7 . 9 G. Christie ... 98 99.6 197.6 J.A.Pratt ...98 99.6 197.6 J.D.Young ... 98 99.6 197.6 B . G l a s s . . . 9 7 9 8 . 1 1 9 5 . 1 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 10. 13. 17. 18. 19. 20. 296 295 294 293 292 291 291 291 291 290 290 290 289 289 289 289 288 287 286 285 Side (2s. 6d.) M i s s J . B . E n g l i s h , M a s o m c , Edinburgh (2s. 6d.) 285 285 The cash prizes in this competition were kindly given by the Edinburgh and Mid lothian Association. COMPETITION 44. T H E D U N C A N C H A L L E N G E C U P T E A M S H O O T . C o n d i t i o n s : Te a m s o f f o u r. 2 0 s h o t s e a c h c o m p e t i t o r a t 5 0 y a r d s — 1 0 e a c h a t two cards. 1. 779 Peebles (the cup and £2) J. Lamb 99 97 196 J . R o o n e y . . . 9 8 9 7 1 9 5 R . C u n n i n g h a m 9 6 9 8 1 9 4 J. Smith 9.7 97 194 2 . M a s o n i c , E d i n b u r g h ( 2 0 s . ) . . . 7 7 5 J, Cameron ... 97 98 195 G. Scott ... 97 98 195 D . C l a r k 9 6 9 7 1 9 3 Miss J. B. English 93 99 192 3. Edinburgh Citizens A (10s.) ... 774 J . S i n c l a i r . . . 9 8 9 9 1 9 7 J. G. Proudfoot... 98 98 196 W. D . M c G o v e r n 9 7 9 6 1 9 3 G. Scott ... 92 96 188 4. Edinburgh Citizens B (10s.) ... 773 W. A n d e r s o n \ . . 9 7 9 9 1 9 6 G . P u n - e s . . . 9 7 9 6 1 9 3 E. H. Armitage ... 96 96 192 P. M c N e U l . . . 9 8 9 4 1 9 2 - COMPETITION 45. INEXPER T . Conditions : 20 shots each competitor— 10 each at 25 and 50 yards. 1 . J . R o o n e y , P e e b l e s ( 2 0 s . ) 1 9 8 2. G. C. Bennet, Masonic, Edin b u r g h ( 1 5 s . ) 1 9 7 3. J. A. Crawford, Gilford (10s.)... 196 D. H. Steven, Lasswade (10s.)... 196 A. WUson, Lasswade (10s.) ... 196 6. R. Cunningham, Peebles (lOs.)... 195 7. Miss C. E. Scales, Lasswade (5s.) 194 8. H. Anderson, Eastﬁeld (5s.) ... 193 W. G. Scott, Edinburgh South S i d e ( 5 s . ) • • • 1 9 3 10. W. Mowat, Dalkeith, Buccleuch 11. vv.'r. H. Valentine, Edinburgh S o u t h S i d e ( 5 s . ) 1 9 1 Miss M. Muir, Lasswade (5s.)... 191 1 3 . M i s s J . B . E n g l i s h , M a s o n i c , E d i n b u r g h ( 5 s . ) 1 9 0 14. J. Grant, Edinburgh South Side ( 5 s . ) . . . 1 8 9 Mrs. J. Ritchie, Lasswade (5s.) ... 189 COMPETITION 46. T H E H U N D R E D Y A R D S . Conditions : 20 shots each competitor at, 100 yards—10 each at two cards. 1. J. Cameron, Masonic, Edinburgh ( 2 0 s . ) 1 9 5 D. H. Steven. Lasswade (20s.)... 195 J. Sinclair, Edinburgh Citizens ( 2 0 s . ) 1 9 5 4), J. G. Proudfoot, Edinburgh C i t i z e n s ( 7 s . 6 d . ) 1 9 4 E. H. Armitage, Edinburgh C i t i z e n s ( 7 s . 6 d . ) 1 9 4 6. D. Black, Dalkeith, Buccleuch ( 5 s . ) ' 1 9 3 7 . J , R o o n e v, P e e b l e s ( 5 s . ) . . . . . . 1 9 2 J . L a m b , P e e b l e s ( 5 s . ) 1 9 2 9. J. V. Alton, Edinburgh Citizens ( 5 s . ) 1 9 1 J . Ay t o u n , G o r e b r i d g e ( 5 s . ) . . . 1 9 1 11 . W . P. A n d e r s o n , E d i n b u r g h C i t i z e n s ( 5 s . ) 1 9 0 P. McNeill, Edinburgh Citizens ( 5 s . ) 1 9 0 13. G. Scott, Masonic, Edinburgh I ( 5 s . ) 1 8 9 J. A. Crawford, Gifford (5s.) ... 189 J. Grant, Edinburgh South Side ( 5 s . ) • . . . 1 8 9 W. R . H . Va l e n t i n e , E d i n b u r g h j S o u t h S i d e ( 5 s . ) 1 8 9 I J . G . J a c k s o n , D a l k e i t h , B u c - ; c l e u c h ( 5 s . ) 1 8 9 18. W. G. Scott, Edinburgh South S i d e ( 2 s . 6 d . ) . . . 1 8 8 ! G . S k e d , H a d d i n g t o n ( 2 s . 6 d . ) . . . 1 8 8 ; W . M o w a t , D a l k e i t h , B u c c l e u c h ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 1 8 8 G. Purves, Edinburgh Citizens ( 2 s . 6 d . ) 1 8 8 P O L I C E C O M P E T I T I O N S : N o s . 4 7 and 48. COMPETITION 47. T H E P O L I C E T R I P L E R A N G E COMPETITION. Conditions : 30 shots each competitor— 10 each at 25, 50,and 100 yards. 1. A. A. Smith, Glasgow Police (small silver cup and 10s.) ... 297 2. W . Campbell, Dundee City- Police (S.M.R.C. silver spoon a n d 7 s . 6 d . ) 2 9 4 3 . J . M a c G r a n t h i n , A r d e e r R e c r e a t i o n ( 5 s . ) 2 9 2 W. H e r b e r t , D u n b l a n e ( 5 s . ) . . . 2 9 2 A. F. Howat, Glasgow Police (5s.) 292 J . A . P r a t t , P o r t l e t h e n ( 5 s . ) . . . 2 9 2 R. Gray, Glasgow Police (5s.)... 292 8. J. Cameron, Masonic, Edinburgh ( 5 s . ) 2 9 1 H. Strathie, Dysart H.G. (5s.)... 291 10. S. C. Moore, Wood Green Police ( 5 s . ) 2 8 9 A . S h a w , C r i a n l a r i c h ( 5 s . ) . . . 2 8 9 D. M. Fullarton, Ardeer Recrea t i o n ( 5 s . ) 2 8 9 , COMPETITION 48. T H E P O L I C E T E A M COMPETITION. C o n d i t i o n s : T e a m s o f t h r e e . 3 0 s h o t s each competitor—10 each at 25, 50 and 100 yards. 1. Glasgow Police R.C. (three E.P. c u p s ) . . . • ■ 8 7 6 A. F . Howat 99 97 98 294 A. A. Smith 98 98 95 291 R . G r a y . . . 9 9 9 7 9 5 2 9 1 2. Midlothian Constabulary, Lass wade R.C. (three bronze medals) 853 H.Lothian 98 97 95 290 D.H, Steven 99 92 93 284 J, Clydesdale 97 93 89 279 COMPETITION 49. T H E P R O T O T Y P E N o , 6 R I F L E SWEEPST AKE, UNLIMITED ENTR Y . - C o n d i t i o n s : 1 0 s h o t s e a c h c o m p e t i t o r at 100 yards. ' 1 . D . H a r k n e s s , S . M . R . C . M e m b e r t 5 s . ) 9 9 2 . G . R o b e r t s o n , F a l k i r k L o r d R o b e r t s ( 3 s . ) 9 7 3 . C . R . G l e n , I r v i n e ( 3 s . ) 9 6 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK16 the riﬂeman Autumn, 1946. A BUSY SCENE AT THE PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. PRESENTATION OF PRIZES by Lt.-General Sir NEIL RITCHIE, K.C.B. Saturday, 22nd June, 1946, at 5.30 p.m. C.B.E. The Chairman, Lt.-Col. Sir Lionel Fletcher, C.B.E., introduced Lt.-General Sir Neil Ritchie, G.O.C. Scottish Command, thanked him on behalf of the S.M.R.C. and the competitors for the provision of personnel by the Scottish Command and for coming in person to present the trophies and prizes in kind. Then on behalf of the Coun cil of the Society he invited General Ritchie to become a Vice-Presi dent. He then called upon the General to make the presentations. The General followed with the presentations, after which he praised the work of the Society and stated it was fundamental training in all shooting. He accepted with thanks the kind invitation to become a Vi c e - P r e s i d e n t . Major R. W. Gleadow then thanked the'City of Edinburgh for their invitation and hospitality which enabled the meeting to be held. Baillie Major R. E. Douglas, O.B.E., T.D., D.L., J.P., responded on behalf of Lord Provost and the City, Council, and stated how glad gatLring^ oppbrtunity to welcome the Society's . u M . B . E . , t h e n p r o p o s e d a v o t e o f t h a n k s t o Edinburgh and Midlothian Association, coupled with the names of Col. Whitton their chairman and Mr. J. H. Hayhoe their hon. secretary who had piloted local arrangements ; Mr. Wilson Robert son, of Morton Mams Farm, who had cleared the section of the ﬁeld lor the range and provided safe storage for our perishable goods in gi'Lih!^ ; the donors of prizes as announced in the pro- r r e s p o n d e d a n d i n c l u d e d t h a n k s t o t h e s t a f f oi tne 6.M.R.C. m the name of the Secretary, Mr. G. Pethard who s u i t a b l y r e s p o n d e d . . ' " Shooting is a good sport—and if you are providing facilities for good sportsmen, you are doing good work," said Mr. E. H. Keeling, M.P., at the conclusion of Hampton R.C.'s third annual two-day shoot on Sunday, 30th,June, 1946. He added, "You are providing oppor tunities for something more than sport; we are rather short of memory perhaps, but it is a good thing to be prepared to defend yout country. Judging from the last 5,000 years it is a bit optimistic to think that we ate the people who have discovered how to do without war. It is as well to be prepared, and perhaps in the past we have brought wars on ourselves by not being prepared." Mr. Keeling, who presented the prizes, was mtroduced by Mr. J. A. Gould, president, who said that they felt gratiﬁed that they had been able to arrange such shoots, and that the shooting had been well up to standard. He thanked Mr. L. Wickens, Middlesex County Statistical Ofﬁcer, and Messrs. F. Williams and L. Young for their services on the range. They were grateful also to Mr. Youel, the caterer, and to Mesdames Monk, Williams, Bache and Wyatt, and to the 1st Hampton Hill Sea Cadets for their help with the refreshments and targets. About 12 clubs from various parts of Middlesex and Surrey took part in the shoot. and there were about 45 individual entries. A junior competition was wen supported, drawing 11 teams. A separate junior event will r \ ^ n M t p r e s e n t e d b y M r . Gould to the Middlesex County S.B.R.A. for inter-area competition, r- ^ Twickenham, and the surrounding district. Messrs. F. Gray, F. Woods, G. Austin, S. Tapley, A. Tilbury, J. Youel, G. Branscombe and Mrs. P. Monk formed the committee, Dr^ett was secretary, and Mr. L. Branscombe treasurer. Besiaes tne several junior and unlimited entry competitions the leading results were as follows r Cpmplhion.—1 H. Yeoman (Twickenham), 200 x 200 ; 2 (tie) D* Pfct^r if^ ^ ﬁ'-irrell (Twickenham), A. Whittaker (Ham); 3 (tie) (Twickenham) (Worplesdon). F. Woods (Hampton) F. Dean and L. Hughes Open Team Competition—1 Twickenham A, 396 x 400 ; 2 Twickenham B 395. Open Junior Team.—1 Hampton, 375 x 400 ; 2 Kingston Sea Cadets, 370. n T ifuShillt'^m^ individual scores in this competition Riﬂe clubs: S'iltr Tamplin (267 Sqd. Twickenham). Sea Cadets : Miller (Steadfast, Kingston), A.C.F. Sgt. Swain (1st East Surrey Regt.). Disc-breaking.—1 Twickenham A, 2 Twickenham B. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKAutumn, 1946. the riﬂeman 17 T h i s O f f - h a n d " B u s i n e s s By A. G. Banks OUR " Standing and Kneeling League " has passed successfully through one season and now 'started another with an increased number of teams shooting. The interest of this kind of sport cannot properly be appraised by those ignorant of and unskilled m its practice. As in most other things, the better you can do it the more you like it; and one of the advantages discovered by the competitors in this " other position " shooting is that, as compared with prone shooting, it puts a far greater premium on personal skill ' and thought and less on perfection of riﬂe barrels and ammunition. This at the present time of chaos in industry, is an important consideration. While very good shooting can be, and is being, done in the "other positions," the grouping is not so excessively close that, as in prone shooting, a single indifferent cartridge will put you out of the running. Results in this League justify my strongly-held contention tliat it is unnecessary and undesirable to use special and easier targets than the standard decimal card for the distance. In the kneeling or sitting targets, while nobody actually succeeded in scoring the full 100 scores of 95 and up to 98 and 99 were common, and there is little doubt that the 100s will soon be coming along. Nor was the falling off in scoring in the standing position so great as to justify a change of target. The highest score ^lade was, I believe, 93, but there were many of 85 and over. Cases in which a man actually scored more standing than kneeling were not unknown, and the fact of all shooting being at the same targets gives a very deﬁnite and interesting direct comparison of his skill in the various positions which would not otherwise exist. The provision of a big target for standing shooting would simply mean we should rest content with a low standard of skill. As it is the constant striving to achieve high scores on the small target is already showing results. There seems no limit to the development of human skill. There are, indeed, men in the world now capable of possibles on the decimal target in the standing position. Sooner or later such scores will be forthcommg in our own league. The limitations as between man and man are, however, more obvious in standing than in any other position. It seems to require, beyond all else, quickness of reﬂex action. The man of naturally rapid reactions has a very decided primary advantage. By the study of holding and position and long practice it becomes possible to hold the riﬂe steady on the aim for a longer and longer■ fraction of a second ; probably it never gets to more than that. During that fraction of time the eye has to signal through the brain to the ﬁnger to ﬁre the riﬂe, with no disturbance of aim or failure to keep steady the hold. "Following through" is above all things necessary," so that it pays to try to develop a system which almost amounts to ﬁring ﬁrst and holding-on afterwards, rather than the reverse. In all positions, but especially in this one, nothing matters except the holding during the time the bullet is actually travelling down and out of the barrel. Every begiimer wears himself out by trying for so long to get the thing steady that by the time he thinks it is steady, he has no nervous force left to keep it so while he does the ﬁring and directing of the bullet. The results of an over-long hold are always disastrous. " Standing " seems to be divided into " off-hand," which means the free military hold, and "hip-rest," which means steadying the holding arm on the ribs. Hip-rest generally provides a longer fraction of time's steadiness and less of that fatal tendency for the foresight to bob down as the ihot goes, which gives so many of the wide ones. But there is not really much in it—certainly not so much as at ﬁrst appears likely. It largely depends upon the weight of the riﬂe. A heavy one requires th6 hip-rest, because to hold it up with the free anp results in muscular tremor and " bobbing." That rapid telegraphing of the perfect aim to the trigger ﬁnger is certainly the most important of all points, and it cari equally certainly be improved by constant practice. In some people it seems to be, or can be made, practically instantaneous. Only then can really perfect shooting be done; and possibly the Winans method of developing it is, after all, the best, though few of us have the patience to go tlurbugh the training. Walter Winans—greatest off-hand game rifle shot of all time—said that speed should come first, accuracy afterwards. He said that the riﬂe should ﬁt like a shot-gun, and that the butt should touch the shoulder, sights come into line on the object, and ﬁnger press the trigger, all at one and the same instant. No waiting or holding at all. His pupils had to do this first at a large mark—say a 3-inch tm can at ten yards—until they hit that every time, instantly. Then the mark was moved back, say to 15 yards, until they could hif that every time. So tlie distance was gradually increased and/or the mark reduced. To what degree this development went in the case of his pupils I know not, but as regards the master, he could put every shot in a 6-inch bull circle on a deer moving at 16 miles per hour at 110 yards. And, of course, he could not see the circle. The whole principle of this system is to " come up and bang " and never hesitate. It might save a great deal of money and temper to do the ﬁrst six months' practice without ammunition, because ﬁrst efforts to " come up and bang " are by no means encouraging. One thing we all ﬁnd. In prone shooting a decent m^ksman can always put up some sort of a respwtable show.' But in standing, there are some days on which you simply cannot. The gim will not hold steady and it will not go off at the- right instant op it will not " stay put" afterwards. Scores on such occasions are simply he^t- breaking. and there seems nothing that one can do about it. It just means that on those occasions one's " telegraphic system " is below par, and it pays to put somebody else in the team if you can. In this delicate and very " critical " matter of standing, the suiting of the riﬂe, and especially of the pull-off, to the ﬁrer is of far more importance than in the slower and more sluggish prone game. I personally ﬁnd that I can never do any good standing with a riﬂe which requires the trigger operating with the end joint of the ﬁnger. It seems to take too long for my brain to get the message there. The middle bone of the foreﬁnger, and a trigger pull which is absolutely snappy and free from drag, seems best. Strange to say—and heaven forbid that I should ^ve this as a universal recommendation, but I tell it for what it is worth—the best shooting I have ever done standing, such as it is, was with.22 and full charge Service riﬂes. Now don't imagine that the balance of the rifle had anything to do wi^ it—you can get the same balance in other types. It is, I think, the heavy pull. Single (Long Enﬁeld) or double (S.M.L.E.) it works out the same. With a pull of aroimd 5 lb., you can hold 4 lb. of that pressure in your ﬁnger all the time you are holding, and the brain seems then able to apply the extra pound quicker than in operating a much lighter pull—even a hair trigger—from scratch, as it were. Try it, and how you get on. I do not guarantee anything ! Another thing—and this I can say with more confidence of its gener^ application—if you use the middle bone, which I recommend strongly, a trigger with a ﬂat or ﬂattish front surface, like that of the Winchester 52, works better than the rounded triggers of most of the Martini riﬂes. It might be useful to try ﬁtting an artiﬁcial ﬂat front to these latter. A curved ﬂat, I mean, of course. In America a vulcanite broadened-surface ﬁtting for triggers is on the market. Such things should be produced here, in various shapes. It is surprising the difference produced by a trigger shape which really suits you. A well attended open shoot held at Stewarts and Lloyds (Corby) S.B. Riﬂe Section's range, Weldon Road, on Sunday, 2nd June, 1946, was spoiled by adverse weather conditions and low scoring resulted. Competitors from Kettering, Harrowden, Ecton, Finedon, Wellmg- borough, Oundle and Nottingham attended. Leading results of various competitions :— Shoot Championship. Aggregate of Competitions 1, 3, 4 and 5.—1 T. K. McEwan. Stewarts and Lloyds, 863 ; 2 R. Renme. Stewarts and Lloyds. 861 ; 3 O., Frew, Stewarts and Lloyds, 827. Competition 1. Through the ranges aggregate. One card each at 25, 50 and 100 yards.—1 A. E. Barker. Ecton. 292. Competition 2. C.O.S. concurrent with Competition 1.—1 H. J. Loveden, Ecton, 297 Comoetition 3. Double Metric. 25 yards.—1 R. Rennie. Stewarts and Lloyds, 195 • 2 T K McEwan. Stewarts and Lloyds, 194 ; 3 F. S. Dunklcy, Ecton, 192. Competition 4. Double 50 yards.—1 A. W. Leadbeatcr. Stewarts and Lloyds. 1 9 5 • 2 G . F r e w . S t e W a r t s a n d L l o y d s , 1 9 4 . . . . 'comoetition 5- Double 100 yards.—1 T. K. McEwan. Stewarts and Lloyds. 192. Novice Comoetition. One card at 25 yards and one at 50 yards.—1 S. Martindale, Stewarts and Lloyds. 196 ; 2 P. Kennedy, Stewarts and Lloyds. 188. Team shoot. One card at 25 yards and one at 50 yards.—1 Stewarts and Lloyds A 771 ; 2 Ecton 756. ' Congi-atulations to G. Frew, secretary, and the other ofﬁcials. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK. 1 8 t B E R I F L E M A N A u t u m n , 1 9 4 6 . TECHNICAL THOUGHTS ON WEAPONS OF WAR—By the late Lieut.-Col. H. de L. WALTERS 4. Zeroing GENERAL. WHEN a gun or riﬂe is received by a unit from the Ordnance Depot it will have passed shooting trials at the factory that made it and will be accurate. (See article, " The Riﬂe and L.M.G. from birth to issue," Winter issue, 1945, The Riﬂeman.) Once in the hands of the man who is going to ﬁre it, however, the human element at once creeps in. This, then, is the reason for zeroing. i In other words to ensure that the weapon is accurate at all ranges \ when in the hands of the user. Zeroing must be carried out before the man uses it either on the ranges or in action, as he will then have full conﬁdence in its accuracy when used by him. The general procedure for zeroing is the same for all weapons, so let us follow in detail exactly what occurs to a riﬂe after issue to the soldier when he takes it down to the range to be zeroed. B E F O R E F I R I N G . The usual ranges on which zeroing is carried out are 25 yards or 100 yards. Of the two the 100 yards is the better because the man has a f^our foot target and a distinct aiming mark. There is, of course, no reason why 200 yards should not be chosen except that other inaccur acies due to wind, etc., may creep in, and the aiming mark is not so ' distinct. , 1 An ofﬁcer will be in charge of the range, and the armourer must be present. Each man wiU bring his riﬂe and willﬁre it himself. The only time when a good shot is selected to ﬁre another man's riﬂe is when that man is imable to ^oup with it himself. The reason for this is that i each man has his own idiosyncracies when aiming. He may take too ! m u c h f o r e s i g h t o r v e r y h t t l e , b u t w h a t e v e r i t i s t h a t h e d o e s h e w i l l i always do it, and no other ﬁrer is to know this. ] Before ﬁring commences the ﬁrst detail is paraded and the armourer i inspects the riﬂes. The barrels should be dry and the bolts slightly oily, i T h e a r m o u r e r t h e n r u n s o v e r t h e r i ﬂ e s t o s e e t h a t t h e r e a r e n o major faults, as follows :— (1) Places a bullet in the muzzle end of the barrel and ensures that it can be moved. If not then there is a bearing at the muzzle end and the, riﬂe will not group. (2) Checks that the foresight is on the right way and centre- ! punched. (3) Tightens all screws, especially the trigger guard screw, and sees that this one is punched. (4) Tests slide of backsight and sees that the U or aperture is not damaged. (5) Cocks the riﬂe and sees that there are two distinct pressures. (6) Twists the butt to see that it'is not loose. ( 7 ) C h e c k s t h e f u r n i t u r e f o r d a m a g e . ' (g) Looks through the barrel to see if there are any obstructions. (9) Checks the bolt number with the riﬂe number. (10) Tests magazine platform and spring. When the riﬂe has passed this preliminary " once over " the ﬁrer moves up on to the ﬁring point and adjusts the cover to suit himself, ^roing must always be carried out using cover. The cover must never be hammered down using the riﬂe. Six roimds are now issued. One to be ﬁred into the bank and ﬁve for a group on the target. • The man must adopt a comfortable position, gripping the riﬂe in his left hand and placing it hard up against the cover. The riﬂe itself must never be rested on the cover. When ﬁring the ﬁve rounds he must take a deliberate aim each shot, and come down in between each round ﬁred." The point of aim must be the same each time. AFTER FIRING. When the detail has ﬁnished, the ofﬁcer will have the red ﬂag raised, and the man will move up to the butts to see his own target. On the 25 yard range the target will be brought back to the ﬁring | p o i n t . . , „ . , Nothmg outside an 8-mch group at 100 yards ora 2-inch group at 25 yards is accept able when a riﬂe is being zeroed. Should a man declare a bad shot, then this can be ignored from the point of view of the size of group. The ﬁrst thmg to study is the position of the group. This will vary according to the riﬂe being used, which fact will be well known to the Range Ofﬁcer and the N.C.O. in charge. . However, it will be interesting to see how the ﬁgures-are arrived at. It is just a simple fraction :— I N C R E M E N T X R A N G E SIGHT BASE' Using the above formula, let us'see what ﬁgures are obtained for the Nos. 1, 3 and 4 riﬂes. N o . 1 R i ﬂ e . . 0 1 5 x 1 0 0 x 3 6 ^ i n c h e s 19.44 = 2 . 7 7 i n c h e s N o . 3 R i ﬂ e . 0 1 5 x 1 0 0 x 3 6 inches 31.75 = 1 . 7 i n c h e s N o . 4 R i ﬂ e . 0 1 5 x 1 0 0 x 3 6 inches = 1 . 8 9 i n c h e s This means that when ﬁring at 100 yards we would expect the M.P.I, of the group to be as follows No. 1 Riﬂe. 2.77, or approximately 3 inches above the point of aim. No. 3 Riﬂe. 1 -ﬂ, or approximately 2 inches above the point of aim. No. 4 Riﬂe. 1.89, or approximately 2 inches above the point of aim. At 25 yards the corresponding ﬁgures would be No. 1 Riﬂe. .69, or approximately i-inch above the point of aim. No. 3 Riﬂe. .425, or approximately i-inch above the point of aim. No. 4 Riﬂe. .475, or approximately i-inch above the point of aim. A reasonable margin of error must be peniiitted,Jbearing in mind that an error increases with the range. This is known as the per missible error. In the case of the No. I Riﬂe it is 2 inches up or down at 100 yards, so that should the M.P.I, of a group be anywhere between 1 inch and 5 inches above the point of aim, then the riﬂe can be passed. The variations for the other riﬂes are shown in the accompanying chart. On looking at the group, should the riﬂe require alteration then the" following chit is filled in and-handed to the man :— Name No. OF Riﬂe Position of Group , ' L a t e r a l ! Ve r t i c a l , Size of Foresight Required * Signature (Range OﬁHcer) The man will put this chit under the backsight of his riﬂe and take it to the armourer, who will make the necessary adjustments :— Now let us take an example The man is firing at 100 yards with a No. 1 Rifle fitted with a —.30 foresight. * The following diagram shows the group that he obtains :— 1 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK^trruMN, 1946. 19 T-jie M-P-I- foot high and one foot left. The armourer must nee foresight and see that the new one is moved into the error. The group is a foot high, when it should only be three inches high that leaves nine inches to be corrected. Now one change of —Speight gives an alteration of approximately three inches, so three '^uonees are required. As the group is high, then it must be three eh^ of foresight higher. The armourer in this case then will have to s'^fon a + -015 sight. po'-.j„jQVV as regards being right. Before he removed the old sight the .viourer will have marked the position of the blade by making a af'u.ch on the foresight block. When he puts on the new sight he will sor^^j^gt the blade is to the right of the scratch. In other words he has so® it into the error. The amount he moves it can only bedeter- [Jlined by constant practice. When the armourer has ﬁnished the adjustments the man will ﬁre another group and will repeat until the M.P.I, is ﬁnally correct. Once the riﬂe is passed as zeroed by the Range Ofﬁcer, then the armourer must centre-punch the foresight into position. CONCLUSION. The same general principles as above apply to all weapons. Obviously on active service ranges are not available, but whenever possible a unit should zero its weapons by using tin cans or something similar for targets and pacing out the distances. It is impossible to overstress the necessity for zeroing. In war it should be done whenever the opportunity occurs as the zero is more apt to go out due to rough usage of the weapon. We a p o n . Foresights available. An alteration of one size gives a rise or fall on the target of approximately At 25 yds.At 100 yds, M.P.I, of group should be At 25 yds.At 100 yds. Permissible variation to M.P.I, of group At 25 yds. At 100 yds. Remarks. NO. 1; (SMLE) SEVEN + .03, +. 015, 0 , — . 01 5, — . 030 —.045, —.06 f i n c h 3 inches 4 inch UP 3 i n c h e s UP ±4 inch±2 inches ;T: 3 riﬂe ^•(Pattn. 1914) ELEVEN + 1 . 3 5 , + 1 . 2 0 , + 1 . 0 5 , + . 0 9 + .075, + .06, + .045, + .03 + .015, 0, —.015 i inch 2 inches inch UP 3 i n c h e s UP ±4 inch j± 2 inches 77' 4 riﬂe ﬁtted dual aperture battle sight EIGHT + .075, + .06. + .045, + .03 + .015, 0, — .015, — .03 i i n c h 2 inches H i n c h e s UP 7 i n c h e s UP ± i i n c h 1 i n c h No. 4 RIFLE ﬁtted tangent aperture sight EIGHT + .075, + .06, + ;045, + .03 + .015, 0, — .015, — .03 i i n c h 300 RIFLE •^attn. 1917) ELEVEN + 1.35, + 1.20, + 1.05, + .09 + .075, + .06, + .045, + .03, + . 0 1 5 , 0 , — . 0 1 5 4 i n c h bren L.M.G. Mk. I bren L.M.G. Mk. II SIX .40, .37, .34, .31, .28, .25 EIGHT .46, .43, .40, .37, .34, .31 .28, .25 inch lewis, L.M.G. THREE HIGH, NORMAL, LOW 1-J- inches 2 inches J i n c h 3 i n c h e s UP UP r inch + 1 i n c h 2 inches inch UP 34 inches 1 i n c h Right of lowest - central portion of aiming mark 3 i n c h e s UP i inch i ± 2 inches 3 inches UP -1- 6 inches 14 inches DOWN POINT OF AIM ± I inch I ± 3 inches ± 1 inch ± 4 inches Slightly greater variation can well be allowed. Zero with bayonet ﬁxed Slightly greater vanation may be allowed Zero to suit average of section Sights set at 100 yards ■ The Stratford-on-Avon R.C. entertained a team of 12 from Messrs. I ockheed, of Leamington, and an enjoyable match resulted in a win fbr the Stratford club by 939 to 938 (the highest possible score being 1 000). The visiting team brought their wives and families, and, after an excellent tea at the clubhouse, a sweepstake on a sharp-shooting competition was won by three members of the visiting club, who gave the money to the new range fund. It is expected that the bulldozing on the new range site will be done within a week or two and that the club will be able to move^ before the^ winter. In spite of the effect of holidays on the attendance, the Beckenham R C. has had some very enjoyable evenings during the past momh. The monthly handicap was won by E. A. Terrall with 99.45, while W. J. Allen, with an increase of 2.84 on his June average, took tne prize for the best improvement. The standard maintained at the ranee is excellent; up to the end of July, 37 possibles had been scored, the centurians being A. G. HuggeU 15, A H. Brodie 5 W. R. Pleasant 4, E. A. Terrell 4, K. H. Gray 2, B. A. Blick 2, C. E. H. West 2, J. H. Hocker 1, G. V. Owen 1, W. J. Allen 1. Shefﬁeld Police were well to the fore at the Association of Leeds and District Riﬂe and Revolver Club's open m^tmg. The P^ice team's good shooting won them tk® ® and also the Potter Cup for the Yorkshire P?l^,F.^® Team Cham p i o n s h i p . T h e Yo r k s h i r e P o l i c e F o r c e s ^ won by L. R. Wood (Shefﬁeld) with J. W. Naylor (Shefﬁeld) second. L. Pindar (Jessops) provided the sensation of the day in returning 200.5 in the double 100 yards competition, thwebybeatmg the Bradford international, G. F. Clyne. D. Parkm (Shefﬁeld '^ansport) was equal ﬁrst in the 25 and 50 yards shoot with 198 and 200. In August, the Queen's Park Rangers Football Club team risited the miniatme®rifle rangi in Hyde Park to R-C-. and although the Rangers were beaten by 1,300 points to 1,22^ good per- formances were put up and many bulls-eyes registered by Bennett, who scored 95 out of a possible 100 points, clorely followed by Frank Nearrwith 91 Alec Farmer and Jack Rose with 88 points each, Reg. Allen and Les Plizzard with 85 points and Alf Ridyard (capt.) with 84 points. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK20 Burroughes and Watts Challenge Cup in T wo Sections Teams of four at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. 20 shots each competitor—10 each at two cards. Entrance fee 5/- one team, 2/6 each additional team. Entries close 30th September, 1946. The S.M.R.C. Junior Training Corps Competition in Two Stages Teams of eight at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. There is an individual prize. Entries close 1st October, 1946. Entry fee 10/-- The Browne Martin Competition Open only to teams in the London district. Teams of eight at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. 10 shots each competitor. Entry fee 5/- for one team, 2/6 each additional team. Entries close 7th October, 1946. The Industrial League for the I.C.I. Trophy and which also includes the Engineers' League trophies for teams of Engineers only. Teams of ﬁve at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. 10 shots each competitor. Teams will be graded in accordance with their average. Entry fee 12/6. Entries close 7th October, 1946. The S.M.R.C. Winter League for the Short Range League Trophies Open to all aﬂlliated clubs without restriction. Teams of ﬁve at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. 10 shots each competitor. Teams will be graded in accordance with their average. Entry fee 12/6. Entries close 7th October, 1946. Wales and Monmouthshire League Open only to afﬁliated clubs in Wales and Monmouthshire. Teams of ﬁve at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. 10 shots each competitor. Teams will be graded in accordance with their average. Entry fee 12/6. Entries close 7th October, 1946. The S.M.R.C. Pistol Winter League for the Five Trophies loaned by the N.R.A. Teams of ﬁve at 10 and 20 yards. 20 shots each competitor. Entry fee 10/-. Entries close 7th October, 1946. The S.M.R.C. Inter-University League Teams of eight at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. 10 shots each competitor. Entry fee 15/-. Entries-close 31st October, 1946. " News of the World " National Team Championship in T wo Sections Teams of six at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. 20 shots each competitor—10 each at two cards. Entrance fee 7/6 one team, 5/- each additional team. Entries close 11th November, 1946. " News of the World " Individual British Championship * also incorporating the English, Scotch and Welsh Senior and Junior Champiomhips, The Northern Ireland Championship, The Veterans'. Competition and Ladies' prizes. '• Entry fee 2/- one entry or 5/- for three if made together. Entries close 11th November, 1946. The Scottish Cup Competition in T wo Sections Teams of six at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. 20 shots each competitor—10 each at two cards. Entrance fee 7/6 one team, 5/- each additional team. Entries close 11th November, 1946. J u n i o r W i n t e r C o m p e t i t i o n ' in Two Sections Teams of four at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. Entry fee 2/6. Entries close 11th November, 1946. The " News of the World " Army Cadet Force Competition in Three Stages Teartis must send their entries for the second stage to the S.M.R.C. Teams of ten. Entries close second stage 30th November. Entry fee 2/6. The S.M.R.C. Home Guard Competition in Two Stages Open to teams of Home Guards who have formed a riﬂe club or twms of Home Guards who belong to a civilian riﬂe club. All the members of a team must belong to the same club. . Teams of ten—10 shots each competitor at either 15,20 or 25 yards. Entry fee 5/-. Entries close' 1st December, 1946. The " Battle of Britain " Trophy for the Air Training Corps. In Three Stages Teams of eight at either 15, 20 or 25 yards. ' Teams must send their entries for the ﬁrst stage to the S.M.R.C. Entries close 14th January, 1947. Entry fee 2/6. * S.M.R.C. Pistol Rating Competition For medals, certiﬁcates or badges. All classes. No entry fee, but clubs must purchase targets and pay for the awards. The Newark Trophy To be awarded to the club whose members gain the highest num ber of points in the Rating Competition. No entry fee. The Tiger Trophy Individual Competition. 20 yards. Entry Fee 2/6. , leading riﬂemen of SheﬁSeld and District R.A. competed for Cup on 2nd June. Scores were affected by the adverse weather conditions. The winners were Hillsbro and Birley Carr with a total of 1,324 x 1,400. Leading scores were as follows :— i C a r r 1 , 3 2 4 , A t l a s a n d N o r f o l k A 1 , 3 1 5 , C i t y o f S h e f ﬁ e l d C e k o l I ^ N o r f o l k B 1 , 2 7 1 . 1 215 " Ci. 1,228, James Neill B 1,219, Abbeydale Park Top individual scores were :— RS ^V-Gazzard (Abbeydale Park) 89, D. Parkin (Shefﬁeld Transport) w: Credit for the only possible of the day goes to J. W. Foster at 25 yards. , » » T-.- ?• Jessops R.C., who, shooting in the Sheffield and District R.A. s recent meeting, created a surprise to others, but not to his clubmates, by winning the Novice and Tyro Aggregates and ﬁnishing second in the Expert Aggregate, has celebrated his success by presenting a handsome silver trophy to Jessops R.C. for competition b y t h e m e m b e r s . WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKT H E R I F L E M A N21 tt Simple Self-Spotting Telescope Stand'' By J. Cramb Drawings by the Author The simple spotting telescope stand about to be described is ttie result of the writer's personal experiments on the range and has on test given every satisfaction. The idea may have been constructed before, I don't know, but the editor thought it good enough for publication to enable other clubmen to construct a similar stand and at the same time add a piece of improved equipment to his stock-in-trade. ' First of all, it is the general accepted practice amongst experienced small-bore men to do their own spotting when adjusting .sights for close group formation prior to shooting their string on a match card : this means getting set. Now there is nothing more annoying on the range than when a club man bawls out for someone to spot for him, and the result is a running commentary on sights, grouping and whatnot at the ﬁring point. This naturally disturbs other clubmen on the same detail, specially if you are shooting a match card prone position. Generally speaking, the ideal system is to spot with the left eye, the scope being in such a position that it entails lifting the head slightly to the left without disturbing the set position (prone shooting). Standard types of scope tripods suffer from several defects for our purpose ; slipping legs, spread of same and very often owing to their construction cannot be brought down low enough for comfortable spotting. The stand the writer designed claims to eliminate these defects and at the same time quite easy to adjust with the left hand either for elevation or lateral movement. The parts required are simple and can be made with hand tools only ; measurements are given, but can be altered to suit material to hand. In the writer's case he gathered a few pieces of scrap steel SIMPLE SELF-SPOTTING TELESCOPE STAND from the dump thrown out from salvaged aircraft and builf the whole thing in an hour . If you look at the drawings you will .see the complete stand (Figure 6) ; this gives you the whole conception. The other drawings are details of the few parts required. Figure 1 is the base, a pipe ﬂange or disc 5 in. diameter loaded with lead. Using a pipe ﬂange and a piece of half inch tubing 7 in. long for the supporting column it is an easy matter to ﬁll up the threads in the pipe ﬂange with lead, at same time getting the supporting column as near centre as possible. The lead ﬁlls up the screwed threads in the pipe ﬂange and contracts when cold on to supporting column. Figs. 3 and 4 show the contruction of the movement for elevations and lateral adjustments ; it is simply an adaption of a universal coupling. Plenty of these couplings are found in salvaged aircraft and thrown out for scrap. Fig. 3 shows square block with coimecting rod ; this connecting rod was turned down on lathe to ﬁt the supporting column in the writer's case ; no doubt different sizes of tubing would solve the problem for those without a lathe. The hole through the block was drilled out to take a 3/16th inch bolt-washer and nut. The square block connecting rod was made a press ﬁt into supporting column and stays put. Fig. 4 shows the yoke with connecting rod ; that ﬁts onto square block. This again is made a dead ﬁt without side play ; the hole through the yoke is 3/16th inch to line up with hole in square block. The bolt is then ﬁtted, washer and nut threaded on and screwed up tight until you can only move the coupling with FIG 5 - CLASP BAND FIG 5 SQUAEt 610CH 1 no 6- COMPLETE stand WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK22 the riﬂeman Autuatn, 1946. a bit of hand pressure. Rivet over end of screwed bolt and it will b e ﬁ x e d f o r k e e p s . . a Fie 5 shows the clasp band that holds the spotting scope. Again - o i c c r . h a n r t a n d h o l l o w c o n n e c t i n g r o d : t h i s i s on. and cSnnec'tiS'tube." ^hTconnS rube is a friction ﬁt over yoke connecting rod. The clasp band is ﬁxed on scope at a balance point, care being taken to wrap a leather band round scope body before adjusting clasp band and tightening up the bo ts and nuts. Measurements of the vanous simple parts are found on the drawings, but need not be strictly adhered to, as individual requirements may need adjustments to same. This completes the ﬁttmgs and the stand will support a three-foot (extended) spotting scope with ease. Setting up on ﬁring point takes very little time. Pull out scope for say, 25 yards range as marked on body ; push same on to yoke connecting rod, adjust on target and you are set. If the yoke connecting rod should show signs of slackness a few centre punch marks will tighten up the whole bag of tricks. When you take up your prone position there are certain advantages to be gained from this stand. The base will stay put on the general type of range surfaces, level or slope ; weight is its only objection, but kept at the range for members' use the objection is nil. Ihe base can be brought very close to left elbow or beyond the left elbow, according to the type of scope in use. There are no protruding castings or screws to get in the way ; adjustments easily made with lei t hand, left or right, up or down. Merely raising the head slightly to the left one can spot with comfort and without shifting your set prone position. This equally applies to the clubman who uses the right eye for spotting ; whatever eye you fancy it works equally well. A few stands built on these lines would beneﬁt most clubs, even to the extent of visiting teams, who would only need to bring their own scopes. The cost is low and the efﬁciency ﬁrst class. The writer's stand was made of steel, this metal being available, but brass or dural would serve the same purpose ; the main thing is to get a good level and fairly heavy base with upright supporting column. During the present shortage of equipment it well repays the club man to have a go and make his own. My own personal spotting scope, 25 yds., and stand cost me altogether £2, this being for the lenses and tubing purchased from a good friend of mine and built up by the writer. You couldn't buy this outfit today—if you could g e t i t — u n d e r £ 1 8 . Finally, you get the personal thrill of adding to your equipment and interest in the small-bore game by applying your hands to the series of what I call " Do It Yourself." The measurements given on drawings leave you to make your own ﬁtting, as it is obvious that friction, ﬁt and press ﬁt is governed by the thickness of the tube walls. The Dumfries and Maxwelltown R.C. has won the " Martin" Trophy for the Third Division championship of the West of Scotland League. The club ofﬁcials and members deserve great credit for their splendid achievement and consistent shooting. The ﬁnal match, which decided the league championship, produced the necessary winning total despite the occasion, and Duinfries once again claims champions. Dumfries and Maxwelltown.—J. D. Young 100, H. Morrison 99, D. S. Mackay 97, R. Scott 95—391. Blythswood A—382. The principal leading averages in this League are : W. Parker (11 shoots), 97.77 ; R. Scott (15 shoots), 97.20; D. S. Mackay (13 shoots), 97.16; H. Morrison (12 shoots), 96.66. In the S.M.R.C. National League the club are heading for another championship. The leadership is shared with Blackpool H.G. A team with 15 points for 9 matches. Dumfries and Maxwelltown A—D. Kirkpatrick 100, C. Marchbank ICQ, R. Scott 98, P. Jeffrey 96, W. Parker 96—490. Blackpool—490. The greatest enthusiasm has been evinced for the various club trophies, and the following members are to be congratulated on their s p l e n d i d p e r f o r m a n c e s : — C l u b C h a m p i o n s h i p ( " K e l l y " C u p ) — 1 C . M a r c h b a n k , 2 H . M o r r i s o n , 3 W. Parker . Junior Championship (" J. S. Young " Cup)—1 Alan Muirhead, 2 Scott Thomson. * ' L or eburn " Cu p —1 C. Bl o o m fi e ld, 2 H . Morrison . " Ross " Cup—1 W. Nicoll, 2 W. Parker. The Dumfries Ladies justiﬁed their inclusion in the league shooting in the West of Scotland Association. Out of 16 shoots they won 7 and lost 9, and were placed sixth on the league ladder. Dumfries Ladies—Mrs. Howatt 95, Miss F. Little 94, Miss B. Clark 93, Miss F. Hughes 90—372. Fort William—378. Final averages—Mrs. Howatt 94.3, Miss Little 94.17, Miss Hughes 94.44, Miss Clark 92.38, Mrs. MacGregor 89.11. A New Type of Target Holder During the Home Guard days, when many different kinds and ■ es of target cards were in use for .22 shooting and when S.M.R.C. f'reet caids were very scarce and the paper targets iiad to be used, drawing pins were the only all round method of ﬁxing the targets to pins proved to be a slow and somewhat difﬁcult method, for they were always being lost, and eventually they too became very hard to obtain, so the writer came to the conclusion that some other form of holder was necessary ^ . After some thought a very simple form of wire hook was made, hinged at one end to a staple and so shaped that when hooked into another staple and pressed home the wire between the two staples was pressed ﬁrmly against the target-frame. When the corner of a target was placed between the frame and this wire it was held ﬁrmly in position and when it was desired to remove the target, the hooked wire was simply slipped out from the second staple and the card ^^"next a slight bend was made on the wire so that by placing the fastener horizontally along the frame -it would grip the straight top of the card by about an eighth of an inch. This was found to be most successful for indoor shooting and all that was required was a row of these holders along the top bar of the frame so that any type of target card or paper target could be taken. As time went on, the writer made improvements to the original holder so that the model now in use may be called the Mark IV. The ﬁrst test of this holder was as follows : one S.M.R.C. match card was ﬁxed to the 100 yards frame on the local club's range and one S.M.R.C. paper target of the same type was ﬁxed alongside it, he two targets were placed on the butts and left there to sec how long they would remain on the frame. The weather was very bad at the time with a lot of wind and rain and a couple of hours seemed a reasonable life for the paper target. However, it was not until the morning of the third day that the writer found the paper target gone and only the corners of it left, still held by the holders which had been placed diagonally across the corners. The card was still ﬁrmly in position, but in such a soggy mess as to be useless. This test satisﬁed the writer that the targets would remain on the frame until they gave way completely. S i n c e t h e n t h e h o l d e r s , n o w c a l l e d " Wa l k e r " Ta r g e t C l a m p s , have been in use on different ranges in all kinds of weather, and have proved to be most successful and easy to operate. The different ways of using them have been found from experience to be as follows : when required only for indoor shooting, ﬁx two for each card horizontally along the top of the frame, one is really sufﬁ cient if target cards are used, but if the paper targets are likely to be used, then two each will keep them straight. For outdoor shooting at 25 and 50 yards ﬁx two along the top of each card and two along the bottom and for ICQ yards cards ﬁx one diagonally across each comer of the card. If the range is not an exposed one two along the top and two along the bottom will hold quite safely and this way makes for easier changing of the cards although the diagonal method i s n o t d i f ﬁ c u l t . Each clamp is made so that when in the open position it will fold right back against the frame and thereby allow the. card to be placed ﬂat in" position. As this method of holding targets in position has proved so success ful, especially with the rather thin target cards which ate now available the Society has decided to make them available to all clubs at a reasonable cost. The. price is 1/3 per set of 4. ^ " w a l k e r " t a r g e t % CLAMPS HOLD IN ANY WEA THER F O R 1 0 0 Y D S C A R D S Fif^ one diagona//y across each corner FOR .25650 YDS CARDS , F i t E n o r i j o n f a n y a / o n g t h e r a p and 2. a/ong the bottom FOR INDOOR SHOOTING F/f2 a/ong fhe fojo on/y S U P P L I E D O N L Y B Y T H E S . M . R . C . WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKT H E R I F L E M A N 23 Boy Scouts* Association For (he past three years the 37th Beckenham (1st West Wickham) Scouts and St. Columba's 53rd Ayrshire (Largs) Scouts have been keen rivals in the senior sectjon of the Duke of Con- naught's Challenge Shield competition'for miniature riﬂe shooting which is run by the S.M.R.C. Scouts from all parts of the country, and from overseas, compete for this shield. Two years ago the 1st West Wickham lost the shield to the 53rd Ayrshire by only three points, but last year they reversed the position, winning the shield with a margin of four points (772 to 768) over the 53rd Ayrshire, who were runners-up. The results of this year's competition show that the 53rd Ayrshire have regained the shield, with 773 points, and 1st West Wickham are runners-up, with 765 points. The Duke of Connaught's Challenge Shield competition is open to troops of Boy Scouts afﬁliated to the Boy Scouts' Association. The senior section is for Scouts or Rover Scouts under 25 years, and the junior section for teams under the age of 15 years. Teams consist of four competitors, who each ﬁre 20 shots (10 each at two cards). Individual scores of the 53rd Ayrshire team were : 197, 193. 192, 191 ; total 773. The West Wickham team ﬁred at the Addiscombe R.C. range. Details of their scores were as follows :— P./L. R. Wilson (16 years 11 monthst, 99, 99—198. P./L. G. Gardiner (16 years 7 months), 97, 97—194. P./L. R. Wiiitehair (17 years 8 months), 97, 94—191. P./L. R. Hilton (Is years 5 months), 93, 89—182. Total, 765. D E P U T Y C H I E F S C O U T ' S C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S Sir Percy Everett, Deputy Chief Scout, writes : " Once again I ﬁnd myself writing to con^atulate you on behalf of us all here upon the success of your team in the above competition. I see that they gained second place in the senior section this year, the shield having been won by your old rivals, the 53rd Ayrshire. " I am very glad indeed that your Scouts continue to specialise in the art of shooting, and I hope that I shall have the pleasure of again congratulating you next year." The Assistant London Secretary of the Boy Scouts' Association also wrote congratulating the Group on once again ﬁguring so satis factorily in the result of the competition. " In the absence of the County Commissioner," he continued, " I should like to add the congratulations of the London ofﬁce on this result." Both teams will receive sets of medals as runners-up. They were eiglyh in the S.M.R.C.'s Junior Summer Competition. The Boy Scouts' headquarters have taken up en bloc afﬁliation with "the S.M.R.C. this year. ''Cold Forging " or Swaging of Riﬂed Barrels A recent report* from Germany describes brieﬂy the practice of Berliner Lubecker Maschinenfabrik in cold-forging riﬂed barrels. A tube of suitable bore (10 mm. for a 7.92 mm. barrel) is held at the chamber end in a chuck carried by a sliding headstock. A mandrel formed with lands corresponding to the riﬂing grooves to be pro duced in the bore is inserted from the chamber end and positioned at the rquzzle opposite the initial point of contact of the swaging tools. The operation then commences, the tube being swaged down on to the mandrel. The headstock is traversed so that the length of the barrel is passed progressively through the swaging tools. The mandrel does not partake in this translatory movement, but is slowly rotated to impart the necessary twist to the grooves. A similar technique can be ernployed to produce a special form of barrel haying a smooth tapered bore at the muzzle end, giving a pronounced " choke" effect. For this purpose a rnandrel having a parallel portion with lands and a taper extension is used. While the barrel is being swaged, the mandrel is caused to traverse with the tube. Thereafter its movement is arrested and the operation is completed in the manner already described. It is claimed that, during the passage of the bullet through the smooth taper, the spin previously imparted to it by the riﬂing is reduced by only 10 per cent, whereas the muzzle velocity may be increased by as much as 16 per cent.— Abstract from Machinery, Volume 68, No. 1757, 13th June, 1946. Contributed by Mr. F. S. Porritt of Darlington. • B.I.O.S. Report No. 315, H.M. Stationery Office. Price 6d. VICTORY SCOTTISH MEETING EDINBURGH, 1946 These B.S.A. Successes again show that, AS IN PRE-WAR DAYS, MARKSMEN USING RIFLES A R E W E L L T O T H E T O P O F T H E P R I Z E L I S T S B.S.A. Guns Ltd., Birmingham II WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKNext >