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MUZZLE-LOADERS AND BREECH-LOADERS. 
TABLES OF THE FIELD TRIAL. 
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Pape, Newcastle.....|Muzzle-loader ....| 12 [80 | 611) 23%|1% [158 |118 | 63 | 60 | 28) 83) 5 , 2 | 899) 68 | 68 | 62 
Prince & Green, Lon- 
CLOW reac ceive teatro “sd... | 12 180° | 7.6 | 23711% [148 | 98 | 52 | 63 | 28} 22) 1 | 2 | 863) 58 | 66} 65 
AD Ome Reems: wees eee eo|| 12: (20361 6.8. | 234 \134 116 |129 | 46 | 40 | 26 | 28 | 2 1 831) 55 | 68 | G64 
Egen, Bradford.....|Breech-loader ....| 12 [80 |7.8| 3 |1% |144 | 90 | 82 | 58 | 28| 80] 0 | 2 | 824) 60 |untested. 
Prince & Green..... ald OulSOb altel eels LOBE "98 s60n| OO) S4u Sn apes sien sOu as 
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Baneze acs nant _...|Muzzle-loader.....| 18 180 |7.0 | 234|13%% |117 | 71 | 47 | 61 | 29 | 87] 4 | 8 | 296) 78 untested 
Needham, London...|Breech-loader.....| 13 |29 | 6.10) 3 |1% 65 |185 | 24 | 54 | 29 | 39 | 0 1 978| 69 | 64 | 62 
1 BEEN ae ener eos Muzzle-loader.....| 18 |28 | 6.14) 234/1% |118 |113 | 24 | 46 | 23 | 34] 0 1 296| 58 | 68 | 68 
Culling, Dowtham 3 
MATIC tro stavencoe cs nesses] 12 12934) 6.10} 239/14 |106 /108 | 85 | 81 | 22 | 82) 0 0 975| 54 | 59 | 61 
Reilly, London.... . .|Breech-loader.....] 16 |30 |7.4| 3 |1% 95 |105 | 50'| 81 | 20 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 281) 49 Juntested 
Elliott, Birmingham, Cie snes vO MBOe alu. sae 73 | 99 | 22 | 42 | 80 | 40 | 0 1 236| 71 | 64 ) 66 
Geta: smieen cies se eT oaeeresriele Were iaeul on iieag 97% | 95 | 81 |) 20 | 22°) 261 0 0 243) 48 | 65 | 61 
Hast, Colchester .... cesar erlmle pleat Sul op (Mee OOM Ce 482 51028 ql RSSalezomia 0 937) 5S | 72 | 69 
ROU Yi. sie aeitts Riess. Ae erin ere elite etd e Vases see le! SSeS Kale Died ser dea ee 1 947| 52 | 76 | 
AOL GS relercutaetterets es See aoal2S Lelpordele antec 90 | 87 | 20 | 28 | 20 | 81] 1 0 225| 52 | 64 | 68 
Francotte, Liege.... WO Direc seers CRA ZO Sell CeSiel a ede lilo 60 | 48 | 81 | 40 | 25 | 231 O 0 179) 48 | 74 | 68 
Averages..... 106 | 97 | 83 | 43 | 26 | 80] 1 Vs | 285| 59 | 67 | 66 
