MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING.

Press, Volume LVI, Issue 16850, 2 June 1920, Page 5

MINIATURE RIFLE SHOOTING.

HAKAIA CLUB,

()n its last f'hootiti- night the Rakaia iiiniaturo Kifio Club clcciciod ocveral competitions. For the n trophy competition the following' members have to shoot off:— iies3ia Pye, Hewson, «nd C. Hoimes. A aweepstako was won by J. Nowton, with A. Oliver second. Another sweepstake was won by A. Oliver, with H. Cromio second. Mr J. Now ton has offered a prize of ono guinea to the marksman putting: on tho lirst possible on the Club* range, and Messrs Eallantyno and Co., Bcath and Co., and \V. Strange and Co. liavo forwarded trophies for competition.

Encouraged by tho success of tho Men's Rifle Club, which now has eighty membors, the Rakaia ladiaa ccntemphitod tho formation of a similar club, and a meeting- was called to further tho project. Tho men offered the use of their rango for fln evening's 'shooting', but the attendance of ladies was so meagre that the idea will probably be dropped.

At a general meeting of tho club, Mr A. Oliver presided. The proposed rules and range regulations for the club were discussed at length, find finally adopted. It was reported by the secretary that ho had received enquiries concerning the formation of clubs from Don'-? and Diinsandel. Mcsera G. Cromie and W. E. Judkins were appointed the club trustees. Mr 11. Ifewson was added to the committee. Tho suggestion that tlie club rules be printed was left to the committee to consider.

Several items cf spccial interest to >'bw Zealand riflemen appear in a rccent issue of the London "Field." At the nmvual mealing of the Army Riflo Association on February 25th it was announced that a new rule had, boen issiicd declaring that, "in the light of battle experience, it had been decided that during this year's prolamine the "bayone-t should always b? fixed when firing at or tinder 2CO yards." Major Pixley made an important statement regarding tho new targets that ha/.! been approved by tho War Ofiixic. it liad been decided, he said, that owing to tho known inaccuracy of tho short eervice it would be necessary to revert to tljs _ dimensions which were used for tho Martini. At 200 yards the bull would be 8 inches, !vt 000 12 inches, and at 500 ar.d 600 24 inches. In a later issue there is a very interesting artier on "How to Iniuro-ve tlie Shooting of the Phcrt Scrvio RifK" Ono statement made is that with Hark VII. ammunition tho shooting at 200 yards with both short and lon| rifls will not frroun, and yet at 9CO yards it is very pood, the flip of the barrel being- tho cause. "With Mark VI. it sliooU well at all