A Sight correct, butrifle not level, 



B Insuffic re nt fore sigh t 



C Toomuch foresight 



D Sights correct 



a foresight 



b Backsight 



c Poin t of impact of but let 



r*n 



Botthead Striker 



A Body Tang 6 Sear Spring 



B Connecting Kit H Carrier Axis pin 



C Boit-heaa J Retaining Spring Pivot 



D Ejector Screw K Cartridge in Magazine 



E Locking Recesses L Fore ena position Hook 



& Lug groove M Magazine Tube pin 



F Body reinforce Magazine reinforce 



i. Expanding bullet of Delvigne carbine. 2. Miriic 

 bullet. 3. I-rench chassepot, showing bolt action and 

 section of cartridge. 4. Snider bolt action open and, 

 5, closed. 6. Section of boxer -577 cartridge: 7. Martini- 

 Henry rifle and bayonet. 8. Breech mechanism of 

 Martini- Henry and section of cartridge. 9. Action of 



Magazine & Trigger Guard 

 (in one piece) 



Trigcje 



Winchester repeating rifle. 10. Winchester '44 car- 

 tridge, ii. Double elephant rifle and cartridge, ri. 

 Diagrammatic explanation of common errors in sighting. 

 13. Correct method of holding rifle. 14. Action of Lebel 

 (French) magazine rifle. 15. Action of Mannlicher 

 (Austrian) rifle. For further description see text 



RIFLE: MECHANISM AND CARTRIDGES OF STANDARD PATTERNS 



