Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1898-10-01
H sMALL-BORE RIFLE.
Tests show Its Accuracy TO BE Little
fAny Greater Than That OF
the ~"GaspIpe."

In our impression of last week We
printed A summary of several of the
important matches of the great Eng
fish rifle meeting at Bisley, England
particular reference being made to
the queen S prize match. This great
; match has three stages; the first calls
for seven shots at each 200, 500 and
GOO yards, possible 105, The second
stage calls for ten shots at 500 yards
and Is a, eco yasds, possible 1875 or a
grand total at both stages of 25o' Be-
sides the first and second stages is a
final stage, eligible to those who have
found a place in the first and second
| stages, 100 in number. This final stage
calls for ten shots at each 500, 300 and
1000 yards.
Those familiar with rifle shooting
may understand The skill necessary to
find a place am1ns the prize winners
in this match. IN English rit1eman is
Justly proud to lird a place in the
first and second stages, and is regard
ed as a hero if he can hold that place in
the final stage. We know of no severer
test of rifle craftsmanship in the
world than to excel in this match.
The prizes are rich and the honors
great for success. and consequently
the superior marksmen of Great Brit
ain and her dependencies struggle for
supremacy. In :h1s match there are
oyer 600 prizes. ,.a ,.,. ,...,
American riflemen may judge of the
importance of this match when we
state that this year there were 1888
entries, and in tie first stage there
were fired in the match and sighting
shots 4l,b9@ shots; in the second stage,
600 shots; in the third stage, $500
shots, a total in me queens match of
52,992 shots. The winner of the first
place was Lieut.. Yates, and he won a
gold medal, a gold badge, and $3.50,
His score at tn first stage was 90 out
Of a possible 105; second stage, 1l9 ont
of a possible 1875; third stage, 1l6 out
Of a possible $50 Grand total, 1927 out
of a possible $50
The council of the National Rifle as
fociation, In view of the supposed in
creased accuracy at long ranges of
the new sm%all-bore English national
military rifle, extended the range in
the final stage o! the queens match
include 900 yards. Those who are
studying the work of the new small.
at various ranges will scan very
the work done at Bisley, par.
ticularly at the 900 and 1000 yards.
Lieut.. Yates, the winner, scored 80 out
Of a possible 80 at 600 yards, and 80 out
If 80 at 1000 yards. He missed the tar
ret four times at these two ranges.
md Sergt, landlord, the second man,
who led by two points at the close of
he 500 yards shooting, missed the tar.
ret at the last two ranges six times.
t is interesting also TO study the
cores of the prize winners at 900 and
600 yards. Our of a possible 50 but
me contestant scored as high as Al,
enc only scored 40, three scored IS,
nd the remainder below that. At 900
ards one man scored AZ, one AZ, three
!, one 40, and the remainder below
hat. '.'..' .-' ..., I'D.
Ponde@ng owe these figures, which
re regard as thu best test of the new
rifle rud smokeless powder
hat has yet been made anywhere in
world, we assume that the rifles
nd ammunition shot at Bislev fairly
epresent the highest development Of
nese types of a'1ns and ammunition,
ie"ed from the point of range and ac-
nracy alone il seems to us that by
Unfinished recoi! and reduction Of
a little greater accuracy is So.
Iired up to 500 yards. but beyond that
lie gain is littlt CT nothing over the
id rifles of larger bore and with
Iack powder. We care mindful of the al.
'h'ages OF the new munitions and cam
that they have come to STAY. On
lie whole a gain is secured by the new
rifle and smokeless now.
n, put at the same time we think the
Isley meeting has shown that the hys.
real claim of greatly increased oc.
lrate range secured by the new rife
ID ammunition is not realized
footing and Fishing.