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a. U. S. Rifle, Cal. .30, M1903.

(1) Loading. This rifle is a breech-loading magazine weapon of the bolt type. The magazine will hold five cartridges, and one additional cartridge may be inserted in the chamber, thus making the maximum capacity for any one loading six shots. To facilitate the loading of the magazine, cartridges are ordinarily put up in brass clips holding five cartridges each. The magazine, however, may be loaded by inserting single cartridges by hand, one after the other.

(a) The rear sight is adjustable for windage, and the drift of the bullet to the right is offset automatically by the construction of the rear sight leaf. The leaf is graduated from 100 to 2,850 yards. The lines extending completely across the branches of the leaf are alternate

Figure 5-U.S. Rifles, col. .30, M1903A1, Ml 903A3, and Ml903A4 (Snipers)-Midsection-Right Side View

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