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

< PreviousT H E r i ﬂ e m a n . February, 1918. bbo. is; ; Pte. F. Taylor, So% (>"%, 656-4; Pte. Pimpion, 60%, b54.30: Sec. Fieut. Cole, scr., 653 ; Lieut. CoLe, iO%, 621.4. Officers' Cup (1917J. — This Cup was kindly presented by the o f ﬁ c e r s o f t h e C o m p a n y t o e n courage shooting amongst those who had not qualiiied as marks m e n u n d e r t h e o l d V. T. C . c l a s s i ﬁ c a t i o n . T h e c o m p e t i t i o n w a s a handicap shoot and ran for three months, from .August to Septem b e r i n c l u s i v e . I t w a s o t h e r w i s e s i m i l a r t o t h a t f o r t h e W i l c o . v Cup, with the e.weptiori that the 25vds. =30oyd.s. target was eli minated. There were 122 indi vidual shoots, but no possibles were scored. ' . M o n t h l y C u p w i n n e r s ( H . P. S . 8 0 ) ; — .August. — Pte. Roden (20%. dropped points), 76. September. — Pte. Bushell (60%),. 78. October.—Pte. Paul (40%) and Pte. S-. K. Taylor (80%;, 78-2 P t e . P a u l , f r o m s c r a t c h , proved an easy winner in the ﬁnal shoot and received the Cup. Pte. Tozer, scratch, received the spoons given for the highest gun score, viz., 213 otu of .a H.P.S. of 240, and the best rapid aggre gate, viz., 103 out of a H.P.S. of 120. T h e m e m b e r s s h o o t i n g i n t h e ﬁ r s t o f t h e s e c o m p e t i t i o n . s i n c l u d e d t h e t e a m w h i c h c a n i e ^ second in last year's Mackworth- Praed, and the results show that ﬁgure targets can be used for c o m p e t i t i o n s i n s t e a d o f t h e familiar bull's-eye without fear of ties, a bo.gey which is often put up against them. The mili tary advantages of encouraging shooting at a mark less distinct t h a n t h e I t l a c k b u l l a r e s o o b vious that it is to be hoped that this form of competition will be come far more general than it is at present. Feachurch A veaue R.C. With the w.ar in .its third year the 1917 attendance.may be con sidered good, although some of the best shots are at the front. The " Alexander Clark " Chal lenge Shield was won by Miss H . F . D i g g i n s f o r t h e b e s t average of all competitions in the "year, these comprising various conditions of shiroting. CHALLENGES. Inserted free of charge. The Brok.cnhursi M.R.C. would like to arrange Post Matches. 25 yards. range, open or aperture sights, slings, single- btill [tractice ttirget ; average 75- W. F . P i t h e r, H o n . M a t c h -Sec., Myrtle (.'ottag'-. Broken- hurst, H.-ints. Belvedere Rille Club, Peter borough, would like to arrange Post '.Malclie.s, 25 yards range, open or aperture sights, 10 men aside, 5-bulI Match Targets.— Challenges and Targets to J. H. Cowen, Hon. Match Secretarv, 44, W alpole Street, Peter borough. Post Matches wanted, Finch- ley Special Constabulary, 23 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 , 2 5 yards, aperture sights and slings, 10 to shoot, 8 to count.—Melk- sham R.C., W. S. Burbidge, Church W alk. Melksham. Royal Alarine Barracks (Chat h a m ) R . C . w o u l d l i k e P o s t Matches, 25 yards, open or aperture sights and slings, 8 or 10 men a-side, counting out optional. — Drum-Major V. G. Bacon, R.M. Barracks, Ch;it- ham. 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 S to count. Open dates from April onwards. .Also Shoulder-to- S h o u l d e r M a t c h e s f r o m M a v t o September. — Replies to .A. E. Rasell, .Associated Equipment R.C., Blackhorse Lane, W al- thamstow, E.17. P o s t M a t c h e s w a n t e d , t o t o shoot, 8 to count; aperture sights and slings ; to e.xtend throughout week. Southgate R.C.—\V. H. I . a s t , 4 1 , Wa r r v i c k R o a d , N e w Southgate. N.ii. P o s t M a t c h e s w a n t e d , 6 t o shoot, all to count, 25 yards range, aperture sights ' and slings.—.A. Robinson, S, Manor Road, Ciitheroe. Post Matches wanted, 25 yards range, 10 to shoot (8 to count), open sights, no slings, on 50 y a r d s c e n t r e b u l l ; e x t e n d throughout week.—E. C. Steam, 30, Belvoir Road, Cambridge. RIFLEMEN'S SALES AND EXCHANGE. A d v e r t i s e m e n t s i n t h i s c o l u m n 'will 'be inserted at the rate of id. p e r w o r d p e r i n s e r t i o n f o r p r i v a t e A d v e r t i s e m e n t s a n d I d . p e r w o r d for Trade Announcements if pre paid. ' In consequence of the o r d e r r e c e n t l y i s s u e d u n d e r the Defence of the Realm R e g u l a t i o n s i t i s n e c e s s a r y f o r b o t h b u y e r a n d s e l l e r t o obtain a special permit to purchase and sell respec t i v e l y b e f o r e a n y . 2 2 r i ﬂ e s c a n b e d i s p o s e d o f b y m e m b e r s o f R i ﬂ e C l u b s . S u c h p e r m i t s m u s t b e o b t a i n e d f r o m t h e C o m p e t e n t M i l i t a r y A u t h o r i t y f o r t h e d i s trict. W a r O f ﬁ c e M i n i a t u r e a n d S h o r t L e e - E n ﬁ e l d R i ﬂ e s w a n t e d i n a n y c o n d i t i o n b y . A . G . P a r k e r & C o . , L t d . , B i s l e v Wo r k s , W h i t t a l l S t r e e t , B i r mingham. M E T R O P O L I T A N P O L I C E S H O O T I N G L E A G U E . The table to Eebruai 4ih in"*the WinterCompotilion for lb Superintendents' Shield is a s f o l l o w s latches' Division. lired. W on., L o s t .Drawn,Point.s. C.O. 2 iI0 2 B 3 3 0 0 () C . . . 3 - I0 4 D 2 . 0 200 H 5 S 0010 K 3 - 1 0 . 4 M 2 0200 P 2 020 0 S I 0I0 0 V 4 >3 0 X 3 i0 - JInnual Suftscription. C l u b S e c r e t a r i e s a r e r e m i n d e d t h a t t h e A n n u a ! Subscription to the Society of Miniature Riﬂe Clubs became due on January 1st. The Council of the Society have decided that AﬁBIiated County Associations, Clubs and Individual Members will he allowed the privilege of becoming Life Subscribers, should they so desire, upon the following terms:— Annual Subs.Life Subs. s. d. £ s . d . County Associations ... 10 0 ...10 10 0- Clubs... 6 0 ... 6 6 0 Individual MembersI 0 . . . I I 0 The S.M.R.C. Club Account Book COMPRISING C L U B M E M B E R S H I P L I S T, R E C E I P T S A N D P A Y M E N T S , AMMUNITION REGISTER * * » S i z e 1 2 H n - l O ﬁ n . 60 pp. in Cloth Cover . Price 2/6 each. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKMA-rch, 1918. T H E R I F L E M A N . 169 "DOMINION" BRAND. T H E B E S T BRITISH ammunition FOR BRITISH marksmek NOBEL'S EXPLOSIVES COMPANY, GLASGOW 6 LONDON. LTD., P. C . B . WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK170 T H E R I F L E M A N . Maucu, 1918. Now IN ST OCK. The S.M.R.C. Club Account Book COMPRISING CLUB MEMBERSHIP LIST, RECEIPTS AND PAYMENTS, GREENER AMMUNITION REGISTER Mark II. ORTHOPTIC BACKSIGHT. Can be easily ﬁtted to any IVIartlnl Riﬂe. Provides screw lateral and elevating adjust ments, giving micrometer readings. * * * Size 12^ in. by 1 Of in. ' 60 pp. in Cloth Cover. Obtainable from the S.M.R.C., Arundel House, Arundel Street, London, W .C. 2. P R I C E 8 / 6 N E T T E A C H . P o s t a g e 2 d e . ^ t i a Price 2/6 each. IVINCHESTSR 22 LONG RIFLE "LESMOK" CARTRIDGES were used successfully in the following Competitions at theS.M.R.C. Meeting, June, 1916. " D A I L Y E X P R E S S . " ^ ^ " D A I L Y T E L E G R A P H . " ^ ^ " D U K E O F W E S T M I N S T E R . " " S T E V E N S V A S E . " ^ ^ " B E N H A M . " ^ ^ ^ ^ In all kinds of shooting they continue to excel. No matter what the make of your favourite arm is, you can bring out its possibilities to the fullest degree by using "Winchester" make of cartridges. Sole Diatributors in the United Kingdom ; LONDON ARMOUR Y COMP ANY L TD., 3 1 , B u r y S t r e e t , S t . J a m e s ' , L o n d o n , S . W. I . WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKThe Riﬂeman THE OFFICIAL ORGAN OF THF SOCIETY OF MINIAFLRE -RIFLE CLUBS. Tki.kcu'ai'HIC -Addukss : '• Ritlcsliot, Estraiut, Loiuloii." Tei.ephon'e : Gerrard 2032 2yjj- Vol.. XIV. Xo. 93 (Xew Series). LOXDOX, M.-VRCH, 1918. Monthly, One Penny. THE THEORY OF THE RIFLE AND RIFLE SHOOTING. (Colli ill lied.) B y " B a h s t i c . a . " XV.—THE GRADUATION OF RIFLE SIGHTS; THE ALLOWANCE FOR VARYING ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS AND TRAVEL OF TARGET ; DRIFT. clewT'.ions we are in a po.silion to describe the curAC of the ramp. If If is the elevation in minutes of angle, L nie Icnytli of the sight base in inches, then the dimension I BC. which we will call M, 'S given in inches by I L E i M = . • ■ ( 6 3 ) T "^HE backsight of a rille is the index to the ranging powers of the weapon under normal conditions. The principle of all open rille sights is the s.amc. ii\' means of ;i gi-.-idu-atcd scale of ranges engraved on the leaf of the backsight, when we look along- the line of sight to the target through the back sight and the foresight we are gi\ing the necessary tan gent elevation for the required range. Th.c sights of the short Lee-Enfield r- ■, ■ .. sir.ryle design and may be described os typical of ..le 00-;.; - tern. The foresight consists of a plate do ..-'.L-d ii'ito the foresight block at right angles to the \ s of the barrel, so tha.t later;d adjustment may be eifeci.d. t he backsight, suitably attached to the barrel, ccmsists in the main of a leaf, a. slide, and a ramp. Tive toja side of the leaf is graduated ; on the left side by lines repre senting excry 23 yards of range between 200 yards and 2,000 yards, and on the right side by lines corresponding to cxery hundred yards of range. By pushing the slide along the leaf until an index line, which is engraved on the slide, corresponds to the required range as marked on the leaf, the necessary elevation is given. The slide is held on the right side of the leaf by a ﬁne-adjustment worm wheel engaging screw thread notches. The cir- CLimference.of the worm wheel is divided by ten thumb nail notches, the distance between any two consecutive notches representing 5 vards of range. By means of a c a t c h o n t h e l e f t s i d e t h e w o r m w h e e l m a y b e r e l e a s e d from the screw thread notches and rapid motion given to the slide. A windgauge is ﬁtted to the rear end of the leaf, and carries the U-shaped notch of the backsight. Let us suppose that the backsight of the short rille has to be engraved to agree with the elevations we found by calculation in Chapter XI. In Figure XVIII., the line -AC repre.sents the distance between the backsight and the foresight. .VC is known as the sight base (it is some times called the sight railiiis). Now the graduation on the backsight corresponding to an angle of elevation, E, must be such that when the slide is pushed along the ramp the U-shaped notch of the backsight must be raised to B. Looking at the foresight at A through the U of the backsight at B we aim at the target at O. The angle BAG is then equal to the angle KAO and also, when no jump has to be taken into account, ecjual to the angle E necessary to give the trajectory .APO for the desired range AO. What we have to ﬁnd, then, is the dimension of BC. Given this for the various 343® The elevations found in Chapter XI. were Angles of Projection. The angle of projection is the angle made bv the axis of the ritle and the line of sight as the bullet lei 2S Ac ritle, so that it includes the jump. The sight ' - tl,ei . .ore to be made to correspond to the tangent t on wliich is tiie angle made by the axis of the riﬂe the line of sight before the riﬂe is ﬁred. In the case of the Mark \TL bullet we will assume jump to be —4.5 minutes. If we consider the •Angle of Projection of 33.0 minutes which we calculated in Chapter XI. for a range of 700 yards, the Angle of U i and the Tangent Elevation is therefore 33.0 _ ■4-5 = 37-5 minutes, tind calculating for a sight base of 20 inches we haxe, bv formula (('13) 20x37.5 M = 3438 = 0.218 inch. In the following table is given a summary of this and similar calculations for the other elevations : M. inch. 0.044 0.063 0.084 o. 1 10 o. 141 0.177 0.218 o. 265 0.318 0.378 0.44.S 0.518 \\ c have obtained in this wav the values of M, 01, referring to Figure XVHL, the actual heights at which Angle of Angle of T angent Range. Projection. Elexation. yds. mins. mins. 100 3-0 . 7-5 200 6-3 10.8 300 10.0 14-5 400 1.4-4 18.9 500 19.7 24.2 600 2.S-9 30-4 700 33-0 37-5 800 41.1 45-6 C)00 50.2 54-7 1000 60.5 65.0 11 0 072.0 ' 76-5 1200 84.7 89.2 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK172 March, 1018. the U of the backsight at B must be above the axis of the barrel for various ranges. There is no necessity lor us to concern ourselves with anything more than this. The leaf, slide and ramp of the backsight are simply a convenient mechankal combination which, when set according to the graduated scale of ranges on the leaf, automatically rai.ses B.to the necessary value of .M, and makes the angle B.^C equal to the desired tangent elevation. Ef fect of Lengthening the Sight Base. When it is permissible the advantage gained by the adoption of as long a sight base as possible is sufﬁciently obvious to make it desirable. The service riﬂe has what may be termed a short sight base. If we were to increase it by 50 per cent.—making it, say, 30 inches instead of 20 inches with the short rifle—we should bring the back sight so far towards the butt that open sights would be impossible. The adoption of a long sight base, such as 30 or even 35 inches, is only practicable where aperture sights are used. If we consider a 30 inch sight ba.se in the case of the short riﬂe, it is to be noticed in formula (63) that an j increase of 50 per cent, in L would imply a 50 per cent, increase in the values of M given in the table. .'\t a range of 1,000 yards M would be 0.567 inch for a 30 inch sight base in comparison with 0.378 inch for a 20 inch sight base; and at 1,100 yards range 0.668 inch for a 30 inch sight ba.se to compare with 0.445 i"ch for a 20 inch sight base. That is to say, the difference in the dimensions of M for the two ranges mentioned would be:— Dif ference in dimension of M for 1,000 and 1,100 yards Sight base. range. 30 inch ... ... ... o. loi inch 20 inch ... ... ... 0.067 inch Now on a target at a range of 100 yards these differences in the dimension of M both correspond to 12.1 inches; but the 33 per cent, increase in the length of M for the 30 inch base over the 20 inch base would permit of ﬁner adjustment of aim on the sight. " The disadvantage of placing the backsight very far to the rear, in order to obtain a long sight radius," says " The Text Book of Small Arms," 1909 (page 109), " is that a great strain is thrown upon the lens of the eye in its efforts to focus rapidly the two sights and the object in turn upon the retina. The clo.ser the backsight is to the eye, the greater is the required change of focus." WiNDGAUGE. If L is the length of the sight base in inches, then the dimension N in inches corresponding to D minutes deflection on the windgtiugc is given by :— LD N = . . . ( 6 4 ) 3438 . In Chapter XIV. we found that to correct for a lateral wind component of 15 f.s. at :i range of 1,251 yards with the Mark VII. bullet it was necessary to put 18.1 minutes deﬂection on the windgtiugc. With ;i 20 inch sight base we woiild have then by formula (64):— 2 0 X 1 8 . 1 . . N = . ■ ' ' 3 4 3 8 = o. 105 inch. C o n d i t i o n s V a r y i n g f r o m t h e N o r m a l . We have remarked that the backsight is graduated ■ .K 0 for normal conditions which are assumed to be;— .1. Barometric pressure of 30 inches at sea level. 2. Thermometric reading of 60 degrees Fahrenheit. 3. Ab.sence of wind. 4. Horizontal line of sight. In Chapter XIII. we saw in what manner the eleva- tioii was affected by ﬁring at high angles of sight, and in Chap.ter XIV. we discussed the effect of wind upon shooting, so that we need now only cotisider varying atmospheric conditions as indicated by i and 2 above. " Musketry Regulations " gives the following handy rules for correcting the effect of readings of the barometer and thermometer when they differ from the normal. Barometer.—For every inch the barometer rises or falls above or below 30 inches, add, or deduct, ii yards per 100 yards of range. Thcrmovicter.—For every degree which the tempera ture rises or falls above or below 60 degrees Fahrenheit, deduct, or add, i/io yard for each hundred yards of range. L e t u s s e e h o w t h e s e r u l e s a r e a r r i v e d a t . A s explained in Chapter X. the allowance for barometric Fig. SVJIl.—'J'lie rcl.ition between the backsinln ginduatlon and llieelevation of'the trajecloiy.. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK173 and thermomctric variations in calculating is made in the ballistic coefﬁcient, which is express-^d as a- C = nkd- wherc k is the factor depending ujjon the barometer and thermometer. .-Vn inspection of the table of k in Chapter XII. would prove that the following rules also are true:— Barometer.—For c\ery inch the barometer rises, or falls, above or l>elow 30 inches the ballistic coefﬁcient is decreased, or increased, by 3.33 per cent. Thermometer.—For 10 degrees rise, or fall, in thcrmometric reading from the normal of 60 degrees Faiirenheit, the Ixillistic coefﬁcient is increased, or decreased, by 2 per cent. Figure XIII. of Chapter XII. gives us a convenient means of testing our rules for the Mark VII. bullet, faking a 10 per cent, increa.se and decrea.se in the value of the ballistic coefficient we may read from the curve :— \'alue of C. Range (feet). 0.427 (10 per cent, increase) 3,444 0 . 3 8 8 ( n o r m a l ) . . . . . . . . . 3 , 3 0 0 0.349 (10 per cent, decrease) ... 3,138 so th:it, taking an average of the effects on range of an increa.sc and decrease of ballistic coefﬁcient we may sav that a 10 per cent, \ariation in C is equivalent to an alteration in range of 50 yards at a range of 1,100 vards. Testing our rules we proceed as follows :— B a r o m e t e r. — . \ n i n c h v a r i a t i o n o f b a r o m e t e r i s equivalent to 3.33 per cent, variation in C so that it is equal t<j 17 yards. The " Muskctr\' Regulations " rule gives i-l- yards for every 100 yards of range which is also 17 yards at 1,100 yards range. Thermometer.—Ten degrees variation e)f thermo- metric reading is equivalent to 2 per cent, \ariation in C so that it is equal to 10 yards of range. Tlie " Musketrv Regulations" rule gives i/io yard for each hundred yards of range; again in agreement with our calculation. CoHKiccTiox Foa R.vi'e of Motion of tiik T.migkt .Across T H E L i n e o f F i r e . The allowance to be made for the tra\el of the target obviously depends upon the time of ﬂight of the bullet. If t be the time of ﬂight of the bullet in .seconds, and s the speed at which the target is mo\ing_in feet per second, then S the distance in feet which the target will have mo\'ed whilst the bullet is travelling to the target will be given by :— S = . s f . . . . ( 6 5 ) The various rates of motion of target usually met with in infantry fire are :— Rate of motion. Description. Miles per hour. Feet per second. W a l k 3 . . . 4 . 4 Double ... ... 6 ... 8.8 T r o t 9 . . . J 3 . 2 Gallop ... ... 12 ... 17.6 We h a v e a l s o t o t a k e i n t o c o n s i d e r a t i o n t h e i n t e r v a l occupied by the operation of ﬁring, or, in other words, the time between the moment of pressing the riﬂe trigger a n d t h e m o m e n t t h e b u l l e t l e a v e s t h e m u z z l e . T h e " Te x t B o o k o f S m a l l . A r m s , " 1 9 0 9 , s a y s t h a t t h e t i m e interval from the release of the sear to the impacTof the striker on the cap is 0.0405 second, and we estimated the time occupied by the bullet in passing along the barrel of the short riﬂe.in Chapter III. to be about 0.0014 second. So that in calculating the correction for the travel of the target we should allow, say, 0.042 second to be added to the time of ﬂight of the bullet in the air. In Chapter XI. we found the time of ﬂight for the Mark ATI. bullet for a range of 1,000 yards to be 2.07 .seconds. .Allowing for the time occupied by the opera tion of ﬁring gives f = 2.112, and calculating by formula (65) for a target mo^•ing at the " double," we have S = 8 . 8 x 2 . 1 1 2 = 1 8 . 6 f e e t . To turn this distance into minutes of angle of deﬂec tion to put on the sight we ha\e the formula :— 1146 S D = . . . ( 6 6 ) R w h e r e D i s t l i e d e ﬂ e c t i o n i n m i n u t e s , S t h e d i s t a n c e travelled by the target in feet, and R the range in yards. By formula (06) we have, then :— 1146 X 18.6 D = 1000 , = 2 1 . 3 m i n u t e s . Drift. I lie lateral displacement from the \ertical plane passing through the axis of the riﬂe which the bullet suffers is known as drift. .All cylindro-ogival projectiles, among them bullets with round and pointed heads, are affected in the same way—the direction of the drift is the same as the direction of the twist of riﬂing. Thus, in the case of the Seri ice riﬂe, tlie twist of the riﬂing is to the left, so that the bullet ﬁred from it drifts to the left. The amount of drift increases with the range and also with the elevation (except at very high elevations, ultimately disappearing ﬁring in the vertical). At ex treme ranges drift increa.ses very rapidly. AA^ith the same bullet and cartridge, the sharper the twist of riﬂing the greater the drift. AAath two bullets of identical weight and shape of head, varying only in length, the shorter bullet drifts farther than the longer. Drift is not very considerable at moderate ranges and no allowance is made for it on the sights of the Service rifle. "Musketry Regulations" says:—"The deflection due to drift at distances below 1,000 yards is negligible. At 1,500 yards it may be regarded as about 7 fWt." {To he continued.) WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK174 . T H E M A C K W O R T H P R A E D C H A L L E N G E C U P . FOR VOLUNTEER REGIMENTS, 1918. Conditions ; Teams of eight from any Company or smaller unit of Volunteer Regiments afﬁliated to the Central Association of Volunteer Regiments or the S.M.R.C. Ten shots per man deliberate at 25 yards on the S.M.R.C. double target with 2in. black and lin. carton. Open sights, no apertures, no orthoptic spectacles, no slings. RESULT OF FIRST ROUND. N o . 5 P l a t . B C o . ist Kirkcudbright 734 beat Headquarters Co. 2nd M i d d l e s e x . . . 7 4 1 , , No. 15 Plat. D Co. I S t L i n e s 7 2 9 , , Frimley and Camber- ley Plats. 7th Surrey 767 B Co. ist Sussex ... 773 D C o . 3 r d N o t t s . . . 7 4 8 Wr o x h a m P l a t . . A . C o . 4 t h N o r f o l k . . . 7 4 6 A C o . ( K e n s i n g t o n ) 19th Cnty. of Lndn. 779 B C o . 7 t h W. R . V. R . 7 4 1 . A C o . 2 n d B e d s . . . 7 3 6 B C o . i s t S u r r e y . . . 7 5 8 D C o . 2 / 6 t h C o u n t y of London ... 703 D C o . 3 r d H a n t s . . . 7 6 3 B Co. (Creswell Unit) 4 t h D e r b y s . . . 7 3 4 .A Co. ist Suffolk ... 757 C C o . 1 5 t h C o u n i y of London ... 753 D C o . 2 0 t h C o u n t y of London ... 708 N o . 5 P l a t . B C o . 2nd N.R.V .R. ... 700 .A Co. I'1st I.eicester 761 Nos. I and 2 Plats. Castle Douglas Det. ist Kirkcudbright 744 C Co. 3rd Surrey ... 757 A C o . 3 r d Wa r w i c k s 7 7 1 D C o . i s t S t a f f s . . . 7 5 5 C C o . i s t I . O . W. . . . 7 7 3 Eltham Co. i ith Kent 769 B C o . i s t C i t y o f Aberdeen 754 D C o . S t h S u s s e x B T e a m . . . K C o . 2 / i s t E d i n b u r g h B T e a m D C o . 2 n d I . i . i c s D T e a m . . . A C o . 1 3 t h C o u n t y o f London Noll Plat. D Co. 1st Kirkcudbright No. 2 Co. London .\rmy Tr o o p s C o s . . . We l l e . s b o u r n e D e t . F C o . 2nd W arwicks C C o . n t h W . R . V . R . . . . A C o . 2 / 3 r d E . Yo r k s E T e a m D C o . 2 n d L i n e s A Te a m B C o . ( B e r m o n d s e y ) 2/1 Ith Cnty. of Lndn. No. I Co. London Army Troops Cos. ... A C o . 2 n d L i n e s B Te a m C Co. I/ist Cumberland . A C o . 1 s t B e r k s . A Te a m A C o . 2 / 3 r d E . Yo r k s C T e a m F C o . ( N e w G a l l o w a y ) ist Kirkcudbright A C o . 2 n d D u r h a m B C o . 1 3 t h C o u n t y o f London Birchington Det. D Co. 4th Kent No. 12 Plat. C Co. 2nd Cornwall No. 3 Co. 3rd Bristol ... ■ A C o . K n u t s f o r d B a t t . 6th Cheshire .A Co. 2nd Devons Parton Plat. F Co. ist Kirkcudbright No. 14 Plat. D Co. isr 526 by 208 563 ..178 610 ,, 119 659 ,,108 676 ,, 97 663 >> 85 664 ,, 82 6g8 ,, 81 664 •> 77 659 .. 77 6 8 4 „ 7 4 631 .. 74 693 .. 70 0 0 4 „ 7 0 691 ,, 66 6 8 7 „ 6 6 644 ,, 64 636 ,, 64 698 ,, 63 682 697 7.6 700 721 62 60 OS 52 49 L i n e s . . . 7°5 >• 49 F C o . . 4 t h C h e s h i r e A T e a m 755 , , E C o . i s t H a n t s 707 ..48 No. 9 Plat. C Co. ist Kirkcudbright 75" ,, .A Co. 3rd City of Glasgow 702 ,, 48 B C o. I/ist L ei c es te r 761 „ C C o . 2 / 3 r d N . R . V . R . 717 ..44 C Co. 5th Surrey ... 76s ,, B Co. 9th Sussex .A Team 721 „ 44 C C o . 4 t h L a n e s . . . 766,, .A Co. .4th Devons 724 0 42 N o . 5 P l a t . B C o . 6th Lanes 724 ,, D Co. 9th Sussex A Team 684 „ 40 765 750 A C o . i s t B e r k s C Te a m .A Co. 2/'2nd Essex... -A Co. (Cowes) I.O.W. D Co. 15th W.R.V.R. . A C o . i s t C i t y o f •Aberdeen ... ... 752 •A Co. (Tliirsk) i;3rd N.R.V .R. ... 743 D Co. 4th Suffolk ... 739 774 beat D Co. 6th Kent ... 735 by 39 771 ,, D Co. 3rd Glos. ... 736 ,, 35 B Co. 4th Middlesex ... B C o . i / i s t N . R . V. R . . . , 73" C C o . i s t D e v o n s . . . .A Co. 7th .Sus.se.x ... D C o . K n u t s f o r d Batt. 6th Cheshire B T e a m C C o . . 4 t h C h e s h i r e . A C o . 3 r d N o t t s . . . C Co. ist Derbys ... D Co. 4th County of I^ondon D C o . 6 t h N o r f o l k . . . D Co. .4th Surrey ... .A Co. ist Beds .A Co. 3rd Glamorgan D Co. .4th N.R.V.R. A C o . l o t h C o u n t y of London A Co. 15th W.R.V.R. ■A (Scottish) Co. 6th C i t y o f L o n d o n A Te a m S h o t t s C o . 2 / i s t Lanarks B C o . 3 r d H a n t s . . . Llangollen Unit C Co. ist Denbigh E Co. 15th County of London DCo. 14th W.R.V.R. B C o . 3 r d Wa r w i c k s Ilfracombe Plat. 3rd Devons N o , 4 P l a t . B C o . 2nd Cornwall B C o . i s t P e e b l e s h i r e D Co. 14th County of London C C o . 9 t h K e n t A Te a m D C o . l o t h L o n d o n . . . 780 749 721 734 764 752 743 743 736 753 727 737 763 770 35 35 .A Co. 2/ist Lanarks B T e a m . . . R e d r u t h P l a t . B C o . i s t Cornwall B r e n t f o r d P l a t . B C o . i/2nd Essex C Co. 5th City of London .Ambleside Plat. ist We s t m o r e l a n d No. 10 Plat. 1st Kirk cudbright A C o . 2 / 3 r d E . A ' o r k s .A T eam ■A Co. 17th County of London F C o . 1 5 t h C o u n t y o f London A T eam C Co. i/iith County of London No. 2 Plat. .A Co. ist L i n e s . . . Rhonehouse Section No. 4 P l a t . . A C o . i s t Kirkcudbright F Co. 5th Cheshire B Te a m A C o . i s t W i l t s A C o . H u n t s B T e a m . . . B Co. 5th Derbys ... A Co. 3rd Lincoln 718 707 749 7.8 691 7"5 735 725 716 716 709 727 701 712 739 748 34 32 32 3' 30 ,, 29 ,, 29 .. 27 ,, 27 .. 27 ,, 26 26 . > 2 5 ,, 24 > > 2 2 756 „ D Co. ist Denbigh 755 751 739 710 774 766 730 752 738 763 771 725 „ C Co. ,4th N.R.V.R. ... ,, D Co. ist Derbys ,1 C Co. 9th Su'Ssex .A Tearn , , B C o . i s t N o r t h a n t s . . . „ B C o . i s t W i l t s ,, D Co. 4th W.R.V.R. ... , , B C o . 3 r d N o t t s ,, Navenby and Wellingore Plat. 2nd Lines , , . A C o . 2 / i s t L a n a r k s . A T e a m . . . ■A Co. ist Northants ... 74 737 739 735 723 694 759 751 739 726 751 Wo r k i n g t o n D e t . 2 Ts t Cumberland ... Cardiff .Squadron Glam. M o t o r V o l s . . . . 759 714 19 ,, 16 ,, 16 ,, 16 ,, 16 o 1 5 15 .. 15 13 ,, 12 ,, t2 ,, 12 .. 10 WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKMarch, 1918. T H E R I F L E M A N . 175 E Co. 4th County of London A Co. 7th Surrey ... B Co. 7th Kent M e l k s h a m D e t . i s t W i l t s A T e . - i m C C o . K n u t s f o r d B a t t . 6th Ches. A T eam Bellinghani Co. 4th Northumberland ... B C o . 2 / i 5 t h ( O l d ham) Lanes B Team No. 10 Plat. 2nd Derbys A Team ... Stourport Co. ist Wo r c s A Co. 14th County of London B C o . 3 r d L i n e s . . . 706 beat No. 4 Plat. Co. Netherhall Seetion ist Kirkcudbright 732 ,, A Co. 3rd Norfolk 767 ,, D Co. Knutsford Batt. 6th Cheshire .A Team 6q6 722 75S by 10 ,, 10 745 751 742 714 748 740 744 718 B C o . 2 n d W a r w i c k s A T e a m . . . C C o . 2 n d B e d s B C o . K n u t s f o r d B a t t . 6th Cheshire D Co. 13th County of London .*\ Co. 1st Morayshire A Te a m C C o . i s t S u f f o l k B C o . 2 / 2 n d E s s e . x E Co. 5th Cheshire ... 743 736 709 743 736 740 714 .A Co. Hunts .A Team 733 beat .A Co. I/nth County of London -A Co. 4th Lines ... Wo o l w i c h P l a t . 1 7 t h L o n d o n A T e a m . . . C C o . 2 / 3 r d E a s t A ' o r k s C T e a m . . . C C o . i 2 t h W . R . V . R . A C o . of London A C o . a n d L i n e s . A Te a m D C o . 2 n d I . i n c s C Te a m D C o . I / i s t C u m b e r land .A T eam D C o . I T s t C u m b e r l a n d B T e a m 723 762 703 732 706 No. 3 Plat. .A Co. loth S u r r e } - . . . 7 2 9 b y 4 B C o . 4 t h C o u n t y o f London 722 ,. i D C o . N . R . A ' . R . . . . s c r a t c h e d . V Stratford-on-.A von Det. 2 n d l l ' a r w i c k s . . . , , A C o . n t h W . R . A L R . . C C o . g t h K e n t B T e a m , , N o . 6 P l a t . B C o . 2 n d N.R.AAR .Atherstone Co. 2nd W a r w i c k s . . . . . . , , C C o . ( B e r m o n d s e y ) 2/nth Cntv . of Lndn. ., 702 beat D Co. 17th London .. disqualiﬁed 637 ,, No. 4 Plat. .4 Co. 6th Suf folk DRA W FOR SECOND ROUND. 1. 2. 3- 4- .5- 6. 7- B Co. 3rd Hants v. Frimley and Camberley Plat. 7th Surrey. -A Co. 15th County of London v. B Co. (Creswell Unit) '4th Derbys. C Co. 3rd Surrey v. No. i Plat. .A Co. ist Lines. C Co. ist Derbys v. A Co. Birkenhead Batt. Cheshire. D C o . I / i s t C u m b e r l a n d B Te a m v. . A C o g t h S u s s e x . A Te a m . D Co. 14th W.R.ALR. V. A Co. 5th City of London. D Co. i/ist Cumberland .A Team v. No. 3 Plat. .A Co. ist Lines. .8. A Co. (Thhsk) i/3rd N.R.V.R. v. E Co. 4th County of London. - g . A C o . 4 t h L i n e s v. . A C o . ( B e d m o n d s e y ) 2 / n t h C o u n t y o f London. JO. .A (Scottish) Co. 6tli City of London .A Team v. .A Co. ist B e r k s B T e a m . 11 . N o . 4 P l a t . A C o . i s t L i n e s v. N o s . i a n d 2 P l a t s . A C o . g/nth Surrey. 12. C Co. (Knutsford) 6th Cheshire B Team v. No. 5 Plat. B Co. 2nd N.R.V .R. 13. B Co. 7th Kent v. D Co. ist Suffolk. 114. B Co. 7th County of London v. D Co. loth County of London. 15. A Co. ist Beds v. Gosforth Co. 4th Northumberland. 16. .Aldeburgh Plat. B Co. 4th Suffolk v. No. 15 Plat. 14th Lanes. J7. .A Co. 7th County of London v. No. 7 Plat. B Co. Sth Cheshire. jS. No. 5 Plat. I2th Surrey v. Appleby Plat, ist Westmoreland. 19. C Co. 2nd N.R.V.R. V. No. 4 Plat. A Co. — Surrey. 20. .A Co. 7th Sussex v. D Co. (Truro) ist Cornwall. 21. .A Co. ist Morayshire B Team v. D Co. 14th County of London. 2 2 . . A C o . 2 n d B e r k s v . B C o . K n u t s f o r d B a t t . 6 t l i C h e s h i r e B Te a m . 23. Woolwich Plat. 17th London B Team v. D Co. 2nd Lines B Te a m . 24. C Co. 1st Cornwall v. Headquarters Co. 2nd Middlesex. 2 3 . S t o u r b r i d g e C o . i s t Wo r c e s t e r v. A C o . i / i s t L e i c e s t e r. 2 6 . N o . 8 P l a t . B C o . 2 n d N . R . V. R . v . B i c e s t e r D e t . 1 s t O x f o r d s . 27. B Co. 7th AAAR.ALR v. .A (Scottish) Co. 6th City of London B T e a m . 28. A Co. I/ist Northern Counties Highland A Team v. No. 5 P l a t . B C o . 6 t h L a n e s . 29. .A Co. 7fh Surrey v. C Co. 12th W.R.V.R. 30. B Co. 2/15th Lanes B Team v. B Co. ist Sussex, 31. D Co. iitii W.R.V.R. V. A Co. (Colwyn Bay) ist Denbigh. 32. No. 3 Plat. A Co. loth Surrey v. E Co. 2/ist City of Edin burgh A Team. 33- A Co. (Hallaton) 3rd Leicester v. C Co. Sth Derbys. 34. Epping Plat. i/2nd Essex v. No. 10 Plat. 2nd Derbys A Team. 35- C Co. 5th Surrey v. C Co. 4th Middlesex. 36. C Co. gth Kent A Team v. A Co. loth County of London. 37- Bannockburn Det. A Co. ist Stirling v. B Co. 17th County of I.ondon. 38. C Co. 2/6th City of "London v. No. 16 Plat. D Co. 6th Suffolk. 39- 40. 41. 42. 43- 44- 45- 46. 47- 48. 49- 50- St- S2- 53 S4- .56. 57- S8. .59- 60. 61. 62. 63- 64." 65- 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 73- 74- 75- 76. 78. 79- So. 81. 82. 83- 84. 85- 86. C Co. i/ist Leicester v. B Co. 2,3rd N.R.V.R. .A "Peam. B Co. 1st Derbys v. C Co. 14th County of London. F Co. sth Cheshire .A Team v. C Co. 4th N.R.A'.R. A Co. 4th Warwicks v. B Co. 1st City of .-Vbcrdeen. C Co. 7th County of London v. D Co. 3rd Hants. B Co. 3rd Warwicks v. C Co. 15th County of London. C Co. ist Devon v. C Co. sth Middlesex. Llangollen Unit 0 Co. ist Denbigh v. B Co. i/ist Leicester. F Co. 4th Lanes v. A Co. Hunts .A Team. F Co. 3rd Hants v. B Co. 2/ist City of Dundee. B Co. 14th County of London v. A Co 3rd Notts. D Co. I2th Surrey v. No. s P'at. B Co. ist Kirkcudbright. C Co. gth Sussex B Team v. No. 7 Plat. B Co. 2nd N.R.V.R. B Co. 2/isth Lanes A Team v. .A Co. isth W.R.V.R. C Co. (Barnes) Sth Surrey v. No. 20 Plat. 2,'3rd N.R.V.R. F Co. isth County of London B Team v. B Co. .4th .N.R.V.R. No. IS Plat. D Co. ist Lines v. B Co. 2/3rd N.R.V.R. B Te a m . A Co. 2nd Derbys v. A Co. sth Surrev. No. 7 Plat. B Co. 12th Surrey v. B Co. 3rd Lines. No. 2 Co. (.Arbroath) 2/ist Forfarshire v. .A Co. 2nd N.R.ALR. D Co. 4th Suffolk V. A Co. 2/2nd Essex. -Musketry Seetion ist City of London v. .A Co. 12th W.R.V.R. Woolwich Plat. 17th London .A Team v. .A Co. 2nd Lines A Te a m . D Co. lOth Kent v. B Co. 14th W.R.A'.R. Thetford Plat. .A Co. 6th Norfolk v. Nos. 3 and 4 Plats. .A Co. 9/1 ith Surrey. A Co. 4th N.R.V.R. V. Lemington Co. 4th Northumberland. C Co. 3rd Leicester B Team v. B Co. sth Surrev. A Co. 4th Derbys v. C Co. a/srd East Yorks B Team. G Co. 3rd Hants v. C Co. 4th Suffolk. C Co. 1st Berks v. Latirieston Plat. F Co. ist Kirkcudbright. B Co. sth N.R.V.R. v. C Co. 7th Kent. Melksham Det. ist Wilts .A Team v. Dudley Co. ist Worcester A T e a m . Stourport Co. ist Worcester v. D Co. 4th Warwicks. .A Co. 2/3rd East A^orks D Team v. C Co. 4th Lanes. B Co. ist Warwicks v. D Co. i.slh W.R.ALR. Witney Plat. .A Co. O.xfords v. B Co. nth W.R.A'.R. B Co. ist Peebleshire v. D Co. 5th Cheshire. C Co. 1st I.O.AV. V. D Co. 2/3rd East Yorks B Team. AA'indermere and Bowness Plat, ist AA'esfmoreland v. D Co. I 'nth County of London. B Co. 3rd Sussex v. D Co. 2/6th Countv of London. A Co. I/ist Cumberland v. D Co. 2nd Citv of London. D Co. 20th County of London v. A Co. 3rd Glamorgan. C Co. sth Cheshire v. A Co. i/nth County of London. C Co. 3rd AA'arwicks v. No. 3 Plat. B Co' ist Kirkcudbright. D Co. sth N.R.ALR. v. A Co ist Berks C Team. B Co. ist Surrey v. .A Co. 14th Countv of London. B Co. 2nd Beds v. A Co. ist Perthshire. B Co. I,'ist Cumberland v. No. 2 Co. 3rd Bristol. WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UK176 51AR€1I, 191&. s-. A Co. ist Suffolk V. C Co. z/srd East Yorks A Team. sk D Co. 5th Surrev v. D Co. ist Staffs. Sa. A Co. srd Warw'icks v. D Co. 4th County of London. 90. Bryn Garw Plat. D Co. 4th Glamorgan A 'I cam v. Dudley- Co. ist Worcester B Team. 91. Pilslev Plat. 2nd Derbvs v. C Co. ist City of Aberdeen. 92. D Co". 3rd Glamorgan v. A Co. ist City of Aberdeen. 93. C Co. 4th Warwicks v. B Co. 2nd Middlesex A 'leam. 94. .A Co. sth Warwicks v. A Co. and Beds. C Co. 3rd Leicester A Team v. D Co. ist City of Aberdeen 96. -A Co. (I-Lcnsington) i9lh London v. Bryn Garw Plat. D Co. 4 t h G l a i - n o r g a n B T e a m . , , r - 97. No. 3 Co. London Army Troops Co. v. D Co. 2.. 3rd East Y o r k s C T e a m . 98. D Co. (Bcrmondscy) 2/1 ith County of London v. C Co. 3rd Kent. 99. A Co. 5lh N.R.V.R. v. D Co. 3rd Notts. 100. C Co. 10th London v. D Co. Knutsford Batt. 6th Cheshire B Te a m . C Co. I 2nd Essex V. C Co. 2/ist City of Dundee. No. 5 Plat. B Co. and Cornwall v. A Co. a/ist City of Dundee. L) Co. 2nd Lines C Team v. B Co 2nd Herts. A Co. 3rd Hants v. C Co. 2,'3rd East A'orks C Team. A Co. 2/3rd East A'orks B Team v. C Co. (Ulverstone) 14th Lanes. 106. No. 9 Plat. C Co. ist Kirkcudbright v. Xo. 10 Plat. 2nd D e r b v s B Te a m . 107. Xo. 17 Plat. E Co. and X.R.V.R. v. Melksham Det. ist Wills B T e a m . :oS. B Co. and Warwicks B Team v. Xo. i Co. l.\rbro-4th) 2/ist Forfars. 101 102 '03 104 105 109. D Co. 3rd Warwicks v. .A Co. a/srd X.R.V.R. no. Ponteland Co. 4th Xorthumberland v. Doncaster Det. 19th- W. R . V . R . in. .A Co. (Cowes) I.O.W. v. No. r Co. 3rd Bristol. 112. A Co. ist Norfolk v. Nos. i and 2 Plats. (Castle Douglas) ist Kirkcudbright. 113. Shotts Co. 2/ist Lanarks v. C Co. 2nd Devons. 114. B Co. 9th Sussex B Team v. Nos. 1 and 2 Plats. A Co. lotb Surrey. 115. B Co. 2nd Middlesex B Team v. Eltham Co. nth I^ent. 116. -A Co. 9th Sussex B Team v. C Co. 3rd Notts. 117. D Co. 2nd Dumbartons v. B Co. 7th Sussex.. Ilk D Co. 2/3rd East Yorks -A Team v. D Co. 2/ist City of Dundee. 119. -A Co. ist Dcrbys v. .A Co. i/ist X^orthern Counties Highland B T e t i m . 1 2 0 . A C o . i s t N o t t s V. B C o . 2 n d D e v o n s . - 121. B Co. ist Norfolk v. C Co. 4th County of London. 122. C Co. 4th Surrey v. C Co. Knutsford Batt. 6th Cheshire C Te a m . 123. B Co. ist Suffolk V. D Co. 4th Middlesex. 1 2 4 . Wr o x h a m P l a t . A C o . 4 t l i N o r f o l k v. I l f r a c o m b c P l a t . 3 r d ' Devons. 125. E Co. 15th County of I.ondon v. Bellingham Co. 4II1 Xorthum berland. 126. D Co. 6th Norfolk v. B Co. 15th County of J.ondon. 127. C Co. iqlh City of l.ondon v. Xo. 4 Co. 3rd Bristol. 12S. C Co. Knutsford Batt. 6th Cheshire -A Team v. B Co. 4tb Wa r w i c l . - s . O REGISTER OF WINNERS. Y'.al a a h . No. Bell Medal. Daily E.yfrcss Daily 'J'elegi aftiD a d y M a i l Medal. CcrlHieate. Ceilijieale. 1 Bolsover Colliery- 4161 C. Cutis C. Cults C. Cults A. Raynor Ditto4161 S. Palfrey-man E. C. Sykes E. C. -Sykes S. Palfrey-man Fenchurch A venue 2259 Miss H .Diggins G. H. C. Lewis AV. H. Young Miss H'. Diggins West Hoathley A'olunteers 627a Corpl. Leggat Corpl. Leggat Pte. Fuller Corpl. Leggat Bearwood 1200 Sergt BurrowsSergt. BurrowsPte. RiderCorpl. Kerr Hathersage and District 1356 W. E . H u r s t AV . E . H u r s t AV . E . H u r s t S. G. Taylor Newcastle and District Electric 3349 E. Keid J. Liddle E. ReidE. Reid Lighting Coy. Bi-onihani 1320 C. Hughes F. Minty E. J. Davis R. Paget Bridlington (X.E. Railway)1488 A. Robinson F". Cape E. AA'. Cook H. Major Milton (Cambridge) 1444a B. Pearson B. Pearson B. Pearson F. A V i l s o n Boro. of Portsmouth 430 E. Loveridge E. Loveridge E. Loveridge E. Loveridge S i r W a l t e r S t . J o h n ' s S c h o o l 2504 Cadet Reynolds Cadet White Cadet Corps Greyville Presbyterian .Air 2956 Mrs. PaveyAV . R o n a l d AAA RonaldAAA Ronald Daventry and District 3039 F. AAA CowleyH. J. Vick Bridgend2272 W. J. Thomas J. David T. L e w i sT. L e w i s Hornsey National Reserve 3387 A. LaingJ. Squire AV . A . L . H e w i t t J. Squire 1.15th Lancashire A'.R. 4074 Sergt. E. Scott C Q M S AVy n e -Sergt J. BatesLance-Corpl AAA kenButterworth Devon Constabulary " D " Div. 3433 P. C . H u r f o r d P.C. Champion Supt. Braddell P.C. AAA J. Pook 15th County of London V.R.969aPte. Fairbrother Capt J. Jamison 2nd Lieut. Snary Corpl. Daunton (Clapham Coy.) Peutbtiry (Kent) 4139 AV . H . B r o o k eAV . H . B r o o k e AAA H. Brooke Ai-undel 451 G. E. Daughtry Bolsover Colliery 4161 E. C. Sykes Newcastle T rains 1430 F. A l l i s o n F. A l l i s o n F. A l l i s o nF. A l l i s o n Hestoii 3131 G. AA'eston I^ailway Troops Depot, R.lf.i8S2aCaptain AV. R. (Longmoor)McIIwaine i Lady's. Miss J. King Mrs. Pavey Mrs. Merceir 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 t h a n t w o d o z e n c o p i e s w i l l b e s e n t P o s t F r e e , WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKJMaucii, 1918. T H E R I F L E M A N . 177 L A D I E S ' T E A M C H A M P I O N S H I P . F O R T H E " R I F L E M A N " C H A L L E N G E C U P . To be competed for by one team of Six Ladies from'any Club in the United Kingdom afﬁliated to the S.M.R.C. In addition to the Cup, which will be held by the winning Club for one year, the following medals will be awarded : Winning Team, 6 Special Silver Medals. Second Team, 6 Special Bronze Medals. CONDITIONS. Each competitor must have been a bona-Hcle member of the Club she is representing for at least two months previous to shooting in a n y r o u n d . No competitor may shoot for more than one Club throughout the Competition. T h e c o n t e s t w i l l b e c o n d u c t e d a s f o l l o w s - A knock-out competition, competing Clubs being drawn in pairsi the winning teams being entitled to compete in the following round. All byes will be cleared in the ﬁrst round. The contest will take the form of post matches. The shooting of the whole of each team must take place on the s.ame range and be completed within a period of two consecutive hours. Secretaries of teams must give their opponents at least three clear days' notice of the day, time and place they intend shooting the match. Each Club must arrange for a witness to represent them, who jnust attend and witness the shooting of their opponents. S h o u l d C l u b S e c r e t a r i e s b e u n a b l e m u t u a l l y t o a r r a n g e f o r witnesses, they should apply for assistance either to the S.M.R.C. or to the Secretary of the County Association in which their opponents' range is situated. This witness will be required to sign a certiﬁcate stating that he or she had personally seen the whole of the conditions complied with. U n l e s s t h i s r u l e i s s t r i c t l y c o m p l i e d w i t h a n d t h e w i t n e s s ' s certiﬁcate is duly ﬁlled in and signed, the competing Club will be disqualiﬁed. Te a m s o f s i x . Distance, 25 yards. To be measured from the edge of the ﬁring point nearest the target. N u m b e r o f S h o t s . ^ 1 0 d e l i b e r a t e . R u l e 1 9 . — I n d e l i b e r a t e c o m p e t i t i o n s c o m p e t i t o r s m u s t f i r e w i t h o u t u n d u e d e l a y. F i v e m i n u t e s i s a l l o w e d f o r a s e r i e s o f 1 0 s h o t s , a n d t o e x c e e d t h i s m a y c o n s t i t u t e g r o u n d f o r d i s q u a l i ﬁ c a t i o n . T h e witness must give the orders " Commence" and " Cease ﬁre." Should this time limit be exceeded, the witness must notify same i n f a c e o f t a r g e t , t o g e t h e r w i t h a n y e x p l a n a t i o n c o n s i d e r e d necessary . Targets.—The S.M.R.C. Match Target. The S.M.R.C. Match Target has ﬁve targets on one card, and t w o s h o t s s h o u l d b e ﬁ r e d a t e a c h . N o h i t b e l o w t h e v a l u e o f a . ﬁ v e w i l l b e c o u n t e d . S h o u l d c o m p e t i t o r s f a i l t o o b s e r v e t h i s c o n d i t i o n , and more than the speciﬁed number of shots be placed on any target, full credit for each shot shall be given if they can be distinctly seen, subject to a penalty of one point for each shot in excess. JII aiiilitioniil 10 points ivill he de-ductid for each shot in excess of the required number. Rifles and Sights.—As laid down in Rules 63 and 68a. P o s i t i o n . — A n v. ( N o a r t i f i c i a l r e s t o f a n y k i n d p e r m i t t e d , s e e Rule 58.) Slings.—Slings may be used. Tr i g g e r s . — T h e t r i g g e r p u l l m u s t n o t b e l e s s t h a n q l b s . Tr i g g e r s must be tested. Each club must provide a 41b. certiﬁed dead weight trigger tester for this purpose. Coaching and Spotting allowed. Practice before match allowed. Whilst competitors are shooting their match targets in this Com petition, no other targets shall be allowed on the Butts. Ties, except in the semi-ﬁnal and ﬁnal rounds, will be decided by centre-scoring. W h e r e n o t o t h e r w i s e p r o v i d e d f o r, t h e S h o o t i n g R e g u l a t i o n s o f the S.M.R.C. will govern the contest. Any protest regarding the infringement of the Rules by opponents m u s t b e r e c e i v e d b y t h e S e c r e t a r y o f t h e S o c i e t y o f M i n i a t u r e R i ﬂ e Clubs within three days of the last day for returning targets in the respective round. Entries.—Entries must be made by Club Secretaries on or before the 27th day of May, upon a form to be obtained from the Secretary of the S.M.R.C. T h e n e c e s s a r y t a r g e t s a n d w i t n e s s ' s c e r t i ﬁ c a t e w i l l b e s e n t t o competing Clubs, together with an envelope, in which they must be r e t u r n e d i m m e d i a t e l y u p o n t h e c o n c l u s i o n o f t h e s h o o t i n g i n e a c h stage of the contest. C l u b S e c r e t a r i e s w i s h i n g t o k n o w t h e i r o w n o r t h e i r o p p o n e n t s ' s c o r e s b e f o r e s a m e a r e p u b l i s h e d i n T h e R i ﬂ e m a n m u s t f o r w a r d a stamped addressed postcard with their targets. Only Clubs who have paid their Annual Subscription to the " S.M.R.C." forT9I8 are eligible to enter. E n t r i e s C l o s e M a y 2 7 t h , 1 9 1 8 . E n t r a n c e F e e 2 s . 6 d . I f y o u h a v e a n y d i f ﬁ c u l t y i n o b t a i n i n g T H E R I F L E M A N , A copy can be sent each month direct from the ofﬁces of the S.M.R.C. P o s t f r e e 2 s . p e r a n n u m . WWW.RIFLEMAN.ORG.UKNext >