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104-10216-10171 JFK Assassination Records Archives 1 (6/10/1964)

handle is hein.jfk/jfkarch83740 and id is 1 raw text is: 104-10216-10171 r~ 2023 RELEASE UNDER THE PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY ASSASSINATION RECORDS ACT OF 1992 * . .4 I . .. 10 June 1964 - 1a~A~MR T RLCOD ECJCT - Testa of Hodified Sights for 7.62 Dolgius (Fn PFEflC=: ) L) Rifle Fong for Red. dated 23 ray 64, Eubject FAL Siloncers/ Sights, fron C/VSA/Z/P2 1. On 2 June 1064, Er. Donald R. Dunn, TSD/EB and the undersignod went to Isolation to test a nodified sight and a toleccopic cight dcvelopad for the 7.62 BElgium ('AL) Riflo in an.sscr to raforonce a). The tests were perfornod with tlo assistance of Er. a::es Barb and Ur. Glen instead, 2. 'Tho first tests were conduced vwlth a ilj ^414-.. Y ,r. codified to fit an alurinun block rhich was mounted in place of the standnrd FAL roar sight. The Williams sight has a larear dinaeter poop than the iAL night and has a wider rango of elevation settings as well as more positive co::trol over both olovation and windage. The rain purposo of tao test was to establish a point of roferonce on the aluninum block to match the graduations on the Willians sight and allow the sight to be not visally for the desired range onco the weapon was zeroad. . s. :iring co -oncod from 100 yards at a silhouotte target =ing the hood of a jeep as rest. Doh u dorloadod and full lord rounds voro used. Light rain which gradually increased in intensity durln.g the day served to coxplicato the proceduro. Tho test results at rangoa from 25.yea. to 130 y:s. using the ?i.llians sight are sur-avarized in Attachsoat I. Zcoedingly erratic results were obtainod throughout the tests and one -tteopt to duplicato the 1C yd. zoro resulted in a different setting later in the day. 4. 1. 2X scope of Japaneso xanufacttire oquipped with aluninu aountic rin-s front and rcer to ;fit tho roar gas port ne roar sight mount respectively then tested. The scope was attached to the rifle 'ith difficulty and attcnpts to zero it ware frustratod by the inability to doterrino :.hero the riflo was sbootin-r. The zounting _oved while atte pti . to adjust the elevation knob and it was dctor=inod th-t the count could not to attached firmly enough to inzuro in retaining a proper zero. The test with the scope /uaa aborted.. ICE 1/a L4 II t I A

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