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Arms, Ammunition, and Target Material for Civilian Rifle Clubs (PH 11-8)(1919) (8 pages)
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f. All members of affiliated clubs are eligible to compete for
qualification as marksman, sharpshooter, or expert rifleman (militia
course, War Department), and on qualifying will be issued a lapel
button, representing the class in which qualified and listed in the
War Department, provided that.special course ‘‘A”’ or other course
approved by the National Board may be shot if range facilities are
not adequate to permit firing full course.
3. Issue of arms and ammunition.—Arms and ammunition
will be issued under the act of April 27, 1914, only to such rifle clubs
as are organized and conduct target practice under the rules of the
National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice.
4, Arms and appendages to be issued.—The arm to be issued
under the provisions of this act of Congress is the United States
magazine rifle, available model, with appendages therefor, and an
annual issue of such number of rounds as the Secretary of War may
prescribe.
The number of arms issued to a club will depend upon the range
facilities and number of members, but not exceeding 1 rifle for each
5 members.
5. Initial and annual issues.—Under the act of June 3, 1916,
there will be issued to each rifle club, in so far as appropriations
will permit, not more than the following:
a. Initial issue.
2 United States rifles, caliber .80, model 1903 or 1917, and
accessories.
2 rifles, caliber .22,-and accessories.
1 outdoor target carrier.
2 indoor target carriers.
1 disk, marking, and staff, middle range.
1 disk, marking, and staff, short range.
1 flag, danger.
1 flag, ricochet.
. b. Annual issue.
120 ball cartridges, caliber .30, for rifle, model 1903 or 1917
for each member who during the previous target year qualified
as marksman or better. :
200 ball cartridges, caliber .22, for each member, but not
exceeding 20,000 to any club.
100 targets, A, B, D, or L.
1,000 targets, gallery. ; ;
firw SS 2.