 Later on this experimental loading was discarded in favor of the standard issue .303 British ammunition.After several trials, including troop trials at the Front, and some use by observers in aircraft, in 1918 the Farquhar–Hill rifle was found to be suitable for military use and an official request was issued for procurement of as many as 100,000 Farquhar–Hill rifles.Official nomenclature assigned to the military Farquhar–Hill rifle in August 1918 was "Rifle.