RIFLE SHOOTING
PROPOSED NEW CONDITIONS IN BRITAIN United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright (Received November 8, 8.15 p.m.) LONDON, November 7. The National Rifle Association is reducing the size of bulls-eyes at Bisley in 1936 and is reverting to the 1929 dimensions of sins at 200 yards, 7Sins at 300 yards, 15ins at 500 to 600 yards, instead of 6ins, 9ins and 18ins for the respective distances which were introduced in 1935. The changes are due to the record number of bulls-eyes scored at Bisley, largely owing to the "sniper’s rifle,” which was used in wartime and thereafter stored and which the War Office made available cheaply, proving more accurate than the army rifle with which many competitors were shooting. This also coincided with the introduction of larger bulls-eyes.
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Timaru Herald, Volume CXL, Issue 20261, 9 November 1935, Page 17
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128RIFLE SHOOTING Timaru Herald, Volume CXL, Issue 20261, 9 November 1935, Page 17
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