e a §« In addition, the Board felt that it would be impracticable to have individual soldiers make adjustments for the wind in the field,since this requires too much skill. Generally speaking, soldier should zero in his own rifle and then leave the spring undisburbed . Nevertheless, adjustment to be operable the Yozrd with the wants rim the of a serews each } for the cartridge. An Colonel Skaggs explained that in this they could overcome the opposition of those changeable sights. ma@fer they thought who wished more re:dily Mr, Laloux vehemently opposed this last notion. He explained that the *.N. experience had been that it was extrevely iifficult to keep the sights from creeping out of adjustment,unless the two screws ef a were fairly screwdriver. screwdriver, aifficult to move, that Crossman and others opposed saying that Major Clagett often they said their a would recuire the of use the use a availsble. at Ft. Senning directly He said they have had no creep their two screw heads were operable cartridge. After the not experience contradicts the F.N. experience. of the sight setting, even though with are is United some discussion, it states moiels two with was decided types of to the model which F.N. thought best, and screw type and hha with a cartridge. or the other whe her a cartridge operated that F.N. sights, would some furnish according at least two of the opposing This last to prove one way sight is sufficiently stable, VII.— FOREARM Mr. of as Bonkemeyer the forearm ventilation Major preken after stated that the Board the and changing it to cover problems would permit. Clagett said dropping there had recommended barrel straightening as entirely, hai been one forearm,which approximately 20 feet during had a parachute much been jump. He also stated that in several cases the forearm has cracked when tightened by the forearm screw, He stated that the Board would like the the use of a glass present wood. Mr, Laloux fibre showed material the new which model of would be much F.N. forearm stronger than and it gave to Major Clagett. Everyone liked the feeling of the new forearm, but expressed some doubts as to its strength, and whether adequate ventilation would be provided. Canada snowed a model of a forearmin laminated wood. They explained that its shape was not definite. One of the forearms had been placed om a gun which had been fired 300 rounds in 12 minutes. It was blackened but hai not started to burm. Eventually, the Canadiarz