The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-05-09
Promote RIFLE
SAOO7|NG|N THE
UNITED STATES
Report Of What the National
Board is Doing to Encour-
age Practice.

department has modified the specifi-
cations under which ammunition for
the forthcoming national rifle matches
at Port Clinton. Ohio, will be manu-
featured. It was originally contem-
plated that the ammunition should be
manufactured under the same specifi-
cations as that ordinarily made for
the use Of the army. The manufac-
turers protested that this would tend
to destroy all individuality and the RI
flemen could see nothing to be gained
from shooting ammunition privately
manufactured II it was to correspond
as closely as possible to that made by
the government at the frankfort ar
senal. In view of these representa-
tons the department modified the
specifications so that the contractors
will be permitted all desired latitude
as to the form and dimensions of the
cartridge case, bullet and primer, and
no restrictions as to the primer COM
position will be required except that
should the contractor elect to use an
used by the government. the reloading
test will be modified to require the
cartridges to be reloaded and fired
but once day until twenty rounds
are fired" This is to determine the
effect of the primer composition on
the cases as affecting the life of
cartridge case for reloading. The bull
lets must be gagged and weighed by
machinery only and be not less than
218 nor more than 222 grains in
weight. The powder charges must be
machine measured and machine load
ed. To determine the water-proofing,
some of the cartridges will be i'm
mersed in water for "a hours, then
wiped dry, allowed to obtain normal
temperature and then fired. Four
manufacturers were eligible. and the
department has ordered 10000 rounds
from the Winchester Repeating Arms
company, 100000 rounds from the I'm
ion Metallic Cartridge company, and
208,500 rounds from the U. 8. Cart
ridge company. The Peters Cartridge
company declined to accept an order.
The remainder of the ammunition
used during the preliminary practice
and in the matches will be manufac-
>tured at the frankfort arsenal.
The National Rifle Association of
America has taken up the introduction
of rifle shooting in universities, col
leges, academies and schools. An op-
portunity will be given to organize
clubs in all institutions of learning.
These rifle clubs will be divided into
two classes-one composed of stu
dents in universities, colleges and in
situations comforting degrees. and the
other of students attending public
schools, academies, preparatory and
private schools. 1t is proposed that
these clubs shall practice indoors as
we'll as outdoors. and code has been
conditions. Indoor work will be car
ried on with a 20 caliber rifle or with
reduced charges and the subtarget
rifle machine; outdoor work with the
U. S. military rifle. Medals will be
given for qualifications on both indoor
and outdoor ranges. and the clubs will
receive prizes for competitions among
their members. Each club will con-
sist of at least twenty members. APP
plications from such clubs for af1llia-
ton with the National Rifle associa-
tion must be approved by the proper
school authorities and should be made
to Lieut.. Albert S. Jones, secretary of
the association, 299 Broadway, New
York city.
It is proposed to hold intercollegi-
ate and interscholastic competitions
every spring. The first will take place
on June Fl, % at the Creedmoor. N. Y,
range, when the new handsome inter-
collegiate trophy will be competed for.
Successful rifle teams are now in OPP
Grafton at Yale, Princeton. Cornell,
Columbia and George Washington uni
versities, the Massachusetts, Institute
of Technology, College of the City of
New York and st. Johns college. 1t
is hoped that all of these will be rep
resented at the intercollegiate matches.
There will also be large number of
teams representing public schools in
different cities. The National Rifle
association is receiving large num-
Der of accessions to its life member
ship. Among others who have re-
Gently joined. in addition to President
Roosevelt, Secretary Taft and Secre-
tary Root, are General Crozier, chief
of ordnance, General Buchanan. U. 8.
A., retired, Senator Dick, Gov. Cur
tbs Guild, Jr., of Massachusetts, Judge
Gary, Colonel Lawton of Savannah,
Maj. c. r. Churchill of Missouri, Adj.
Gen. Riggs of Maryland, Adj. Gen.
Hamilton of Washington, and Irenee
du Pont of Wilmington. Del.
The press rifle match, which will be
shot under the auspices of the Ma
tional Rifle association during the ma
tional matches at Port Clinton, Ohio,
promises to be "a most successful
event. 1t will carry with it the cham
pionship of the military rife among
newspaper men. It will be open to
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