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104-10216-10171 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (06/10/1964)

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2022 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992

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10 June 1964

CUBJTCi  : Tosta of USodified Sights for 7.62 Dolgius (Fn

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Yozo for Rcd. dated 23 lay 64, Eubject FAL Silo.cers/
Sights, iron C/VM/SA/:Z/P:

1. Oa 2 June 19.d, !r.                 TSD/E and the
undarsignod wnt to Isolation  o test a nodified sight and a
:  telescopic sight developad nor tho 7.62 belgium ('AL) °iflo in
a~nascr to roforonce a). The tests were perfornod with tuo assistance
of Lr.            and llr.

2. Tho first tests wore conductod      h a  il       ^e     r

-_   odified to fit an aluminun block which was mounted in place of the
standnrd FsAL roar sight. The iillians sight has a lar&or dinmeter
poop than the FAL c±iht and has a wider rango of elovation settings
as well as core positive co;trol over both olovation and  inda-e.
The Hain purposo of tao test ias to establish a point of roferonce
on tihc alusinun block to match tho graduations on the Wil1iams
sight and allow the sight to be not visially for tho desired range
onco the weapon was zeroad.
.    . :iring comoencod from 100 yards at a silhouotte target
_ >ing thjo hood of a jeep  s arest. Dotih underloadod and full lo:d
rounds 1oro used.  Light rain which gradually increased in intensity
durin., the day served to co.plicato the procedura. Tho test
rosults at ranges tron 2..yds. to 130 y:s. using the ti~lliatts   -
sight arc sur-amarized in Attachaeat I. ~::coedingly erratic results
 wor o'tained throughout tho tests and one atteopt to duplicato
the 1C yd. zoro resultod in a different setting later in the day.
-      4. . 2X scopo of Japanoso tcanufactnro oquipped with aluninu
, ountinc rin;s front and rear to ;fit the roar gas port an. roar
.  sight mount respectively then tested. The scope was attachod to
the r±fle '±th difficulty ard attcnpts to zero it wore frustratod
by the inability to dotorreno :.hero the riflo was saootinr. The
sounting moved while attempti .: to adjust the olovation knob and it
was dctor..inod th»t the nount could not to attached firnly enough
to insuro in retaining a proper zero. The test with the scope            '
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