Trench and camp. [volume] (Augusta, Ga.) 1917-1919, 1918-05-22

lieu EHIlelu mas the rear Slgnt on the
| rear end of the receiver Immediately
in front of the eye of the firer
Advantage of Large "open Peep"
The modified Enfield is also pro-
vided with a large "open peep" near
the eye, through which the eye easily
looks and quickly and automatically
centers itself in aiming. This large
open peep" combined with it's rear
ward position gives a good field Of
view permitting this rifle to be quick
~ pointed at an advancing enemy.
incidentally the rearward position of
the rear sight on the modified Enfield
rifle lengthens the sighting redius Tor
distance between the front and rear
sights resulting in increased accu-
racy.
go The weight of the Mauser bullet
is slightly greater than that of the
United States bullet and the bullet Is
propelled at a somewhat greater We
locity; but the Mauser bullet is of a
peculiar shape. such that at the longer
fighting ranges it is not considered by
many of our rifle experts as accurate
as the United States bullet because
more apt to tumble or ''key hole" at
hose ranges, especially when the wind
is blowing across the range.
1t is also known that the Mauser
rifle, produced in large quantities for
the German government and others, is
not made with the mechanical accu-
racy demanded in the manufacture of
the chamber and bore of the United
States rifles, One of our rifle experts,
who recently fired a captured German
rifle states that the bore war not as
accurately finished as in the Spring
field rifle, nor was the rifle ammunl-
ton as accurate.
Demonstrates in Tests
To form some idea of their standing,
the records of the Springfield rifle
and it's cartridge in international COM
petitive tests with the military rifles
and cartridges of other countries may
be considered:
In the international (Olympic) shoot
of 1908, held at Bisley. England the
United States, United Kingdom, Can
ada, France, Sweders Norway, Greece
and Denmark participating and scor-
ing in the order just named our rifle
team won first place with the Spring.
field rifle
In the international (Olympic) shoot
of 1912, held in connection with the
Olympic games at Stockholm, Sweden,
national teams all using their military
service rifles from the United States
Great Britain, Sweden. South Africa,
France. Norway Greece, Denmark
der just named
Worlds Record for United States.
In 1912 at ottawa. Canada, the Am
Ferican team firing Springfield rifles
put on the targets the worlds record
for any military rifle at 500, 900 and
1000 yards. This record still stands.
In the Pan American International
match. held at Buenos Aires in 1912,
in which the United States. Argentina.
Chill Peru, Brazil and Uruguay scored
and cartridges won first place
In the Palma Trophy Match held at
Camp Perry. Ohio, in 1913, the United
States. with the Springfield Omitted
States rifles), model OF 1908, caliber 80,
Argentina, with the Mauser, caliber
1865 NM: Canada, with the Ross rifle,
caliber .30S; Sweden. with rhe Mauser.
caliber ,256; and Perun, with the Maui
ser. caliber 7.65 NM, scored in the or
der named
Teams armed with the Mauser were
defeated at these matches whenever
used. In winning all these victories
for the Springfield rifle and the Amer
lean cartridge great credit is given
the man behind the gun--the Ameri-
can marksman, In Aall the present
Springfield rifle was used in the de-
feat of the military rifles of fifteen
nations.
The modified Enfield rifle has been
received with satisfaction in the ma
tional army camps, and some re-
markable scores for men unframed In
military rifle shooting have been made
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