I found these page entries from the 1897 Chief of Ordnance report interesting. They indicate the progress of installing model 1896 sights on caliber .30, model 1896 and model 1892 magazine rifles.

Also shown are Deviation or Drift results from shooting conducted at Sandy Hook, the Water Shops Pond, and at a "camp", on private property, about seven miles from Springfield Armory.

(I thought this private range might be the Range at Bircham Bend, but, that would only be 3-4 miles from S.A.).

It is of note, that with rifle length barrels, bullet drift was to the left and with carbines, bullet drift was to the right.
(The suggestion that a barrel length, in between, might have no drift may have had an influence on a trial, years later, of the 26" BoOF rifle)?

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