The sun., 1910-01-31
NEW TARGETS AT CAMP PERRY
DISAPPEARING TYPE FOR Ma
TIONAL RIFLE MATCHES.
Other Features OF shooting Contest Next
AuEust-Navy Team Disqualification
IpheId-ReVOlVer, Not Pistol, Name
In the Regulations Now for weapon.

Dtner Features OF NnOOtiuk NOnNeNG NeNl
AuEust-Navy Team DisauaIincAtiOT
UpheId-ReVOlVer, Not Pistol. Nam'
IN the Regulations Now for weapon
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-The nations
rife matches at Camp Perry. Ohio. begin
| ming August % will present many new
| features. The restrictions in regard e
preliminary shooting on the range In forc'
last year have been rescinded. Th'
matches Of the Ohio state Ride Association
and the National Rife Association Of
| America will he held prior to the nationa
matches under arrangements to be made
between these associations and the Wal
Department. The Ohio authorities ten
dered the use Of Camp Perry range and
equipment. and the board gave q vote OF
thanks TO the Governor for tue same
The equipment includes the mess hall
and this year it Is expected the mess wiI
he paced under the direction OF a regular
army officer. congress approDriating $4,000
| for the messing OF the competitors.
| col X. X. Evans, who has been executive
officer Of the last three national matches.
has been selected by Secretary Dickinson
as executive officer for 1910 and the rules
were amended to provide for two assistant
executive officers. one OF them to be from
the organized militia.
The national board sustained the sctIon
Of the executive officer in disduslifying the
Naval Academy team at Camp Perry last
year. hut Incorporated In its proceedings a
paragraph from his report in which Col.
Evans says: The executive officer avails
himself of this opportunity to state that
there is nothing in this incident which can
reflect in the slightest degree on the honor
or good faith OF the Naval Academy team. ="
Col. Evans also paid a high compliment TO
the team. The resolutions and quotation
were forwarded to the Secretary OF the
Navy.
To prevent any possibility or a. similar
misu understanding in the future the rules
relating TO the arms used in the matches
were revised so a. to provide that the
trigger pull must always be at least three
pounds Rifle TO be used as issued by the
ORDNANCE nepsrtment Tt.rhfonL tf alteration alteration
whatsoever 4 violation OF this rule In any
respect shall disqualify team or COM
A new provision authorizes the Ordnance
Department to select star RauRed rifles of
a. high grade rs can be produced for the
use OF teams and individuals in the national
Ammunition comps snlcs have been in
vited to submit bids for furnishing .OGO, 900
will be had. The ammunition which is the
best will be selected for the matches, The
private companies as last year. The al
iOwanCe for preliminary practice was
slightly increased.
A great advance was made in the rules
governing the distances and the shoot ng
in the matches. The sO0 yard range was
cur out entirely from the national team and
individual mat ches. Instead Of the apid
fire being on a buliseye target Target ID"
will be substituted for Target a" Target
ID" carries the figure OF a man prone and
shot in the figure viii count i've. a shot
below the figure four and others three and
and and IRE by odd and even nnmbSrS' the p
former firing first The pieces will be
loaded and when all are ready signal will
be- given and The targets will rise and remain
in position for 20 seconds and then disappear.
A. the targets come up the competitors
will sink 70 the ground. with one Knee on
The hVe shots must be fired or otherwise
EACH uneNpended cartridge will count ~ a
miss. and firing may ne continued from
the time the target appears until 1t dis
appears. ANY com petltOr having dPfe-
tive cartridge, a disabled piece or more
than live hits on his target must fire again.
Only battle sights" may be used in rapid
A similar change has been made in the
rules for the skirmiSh runs. The Skin
mishers will be assembled al n point more
than ak hundred Yards from the target.
The magazines will he filled and one car
fridge loaded therefrom Firing will begin
At aOO yards and the targets Will he run up
and continue in sight for thirty seconds,
during which two shots are hred, the COM
petitor firing AZ viii.
The targets will then he withdrawn and
the ompetitors advanced TO the 500 yard line,
and two more shots will be fired the tar
gets appearing and disappearing as before.
Three shots will be fred At the 400 yard and
$50 yard firing point and al the 500 and 20O
yard points five shots are to be fired. Al
all ranges except 900 yards the battle sights
will be used.
As this will he the first time that disap-
nearing targets have been used in the
national matches the innovation will at
tract widespread attention in this and other
countries as il will furnish an unusually
severe test Of Workmanship. The match
will he the more interesting from the stand
point of the spectators because Of the
changes
The use OF permanently affixed micro
meters orthoptic eyepicces. telPscopic
sights, spirit levels, temporary shades or
other devices ia forbidden, but competitors
may use field RlnsseS or small telescopes
such as might reasonably be carried as a
part Of soldiers equipment. They may
also use 4 micrometer and individual score
book The use Of such lubricants a. are
NOT injurious to the rife will ba permitted.
An important change Of n technical ChAr-
actsr has been made by the national board
in substituting the word revolver" for the
word pistol" wherever found in the ru les.
This marks the passing Of the pistol" from
military shooting. The Rmmnnitior for
the national revolver match will be ser-
lected on the same lines as that for the rife
matches.
The classification in the national team
match will be the same as last year but
based on the results Of 1900 No change
waG made in the prize list. but the provision
requiring the team making NTH place to
drop two men And the sixth team to drop
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