280 Col. Miller's Description of a Percussion Rifle, 



Round 11. charge 1 J drachm; over. 



12. . grazed about 60 yards short. 



13. grazed twice, and struck target. 



14. over. 



15. grazed about 20 yards short, 



struck target, and dropped ; ball 

 made an impression half its own 

 diameter in depth. 



16. grazed about 80 yards short; 



struck target, and dropped ; ball 

 made an impression one-fourth 

 its own diameter in depth. 



17. over. 



18. grazed 20 yards short. 



19. grazed to the right of target. 



20. grazed 3 yards short. 



Target at 100 yards distance. 



Round 1. charge J drachm, through target (hung fire a little) 



21 inches above, 7 left of bull's 



eye. 

 2. ■ through, ^ inch under, If left of 



bull's eye. 

 3. through, 9 inches under, 3 right 



of bull's eye. 

 4. through, If inch under, If left 



of bull's eye. 

 5. through, 9 inches under, 5 left 



of bull's eye. 

 6. ■ through, 6 inches under, 8 left 



of bull's eye. 



Penetrations of Col. Miller's rifle compared with the Govern- 

 ment rifle, through elm boards, each \ an inch thick, steeped 

 in water, and placed in a frame f of an inch apart from each 

 other, at the distance of 60 feet. 



Col. Miller with his own rifle, and Government powder. 

 Weight of rifle, 7 lbs. 10 oz. ; length of barrel 23 inches. 



Round 1. charge 1 drachm, flashed once, barrel just washed; 

 through 7 boards, struck 8 smartly. 



2. 6 split the 7th. 



3. 6 



4. 6 struck 7th. 



5. ,. , g struck 7th slightly. 



Col. 



