Camp Perry sniper-school article in Sept. Rifleman

Very well written piece about the WWl Small Arms Firing School at Perry. (Though not exactly news to those familiar with Ned Crossman's many writings on this subject.) Especially interesting is the reference to instruction using '03s equipped with A5s--not at the time the Army's "official" sniping scope.

Good article. Thanks for the heads up.

Too bad it was broken up to 6 different pages. Some interesting names to research.

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Originally Posted by clintonhater

Very well written piece about the WWl Small Arms Firing School at Perry. (Though not exactly news to those familiar with Ned Crossman's many writings on this subject.) Especially interesting is the reference to instruction using '03s equipped with A5s--not at the time the Army's "official" sniping scope.

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What does it say on the A5's Clarence? The Marine mount A5's, mounted by WRA, for the Army in 1918, were being purchased for "Emergency" training stateside. Even though I do have counts of a good number of them reaching France before the war ended, their initial intended purpose was for training stateside for the war.

Andrew found a doc that right before the war ended that the Army officially made the A5 their issued Sniper. But with the caveat that it was just a substiute sniper until the WRA Model of 1918 sniper could pass the field trails and be completed. It's just the war ended soon after and the Model of 1918 scope could never pass the trials.

More about Camp Perry and the men involved than scopes and loops.