Setting the Record Straight

[MoMallard]

John, Where did you finally find the correspondence?

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[John Beard]

John, Where did you finally find the correspondence?

Lt. Col. Hatcher was the Ordnance Technical Advisor to the 1936 National Matches. In his official report to the Chief of Ordnance dated September, 1936, following the close of the National Matches, he explicitly recommended "... That the drawings and specifications be changed to provide adequate venting of the bolt of the Springfield rifle." In the body of his report, he criticizes the rifle for having inadequate venting.

The report resides in the National Archives.

J.B.