STRIKING VELOCITY 

 of SHOT 



The subjedl of the striking velocity of shot has for 

 some time pa^ been receiving considerable attention, and 

 rightly so, since this is the most satisfactory method of 

 determining what is generally spoken of as the penetration 

 of the shot at a given range. 



Whil^ the maker of powder or cartridges Is most 

 Interested In the velocity at which the shot leaves the 

 muzzle, to the sportsman this is only a matter of secon- 

 dary importance ; the real point to him is — with what 

 velocity does the shot strike the mark ? There is, of 

 course, a certain connedlion between the two, but there 

 are so many influences which may cause an abnormal 

 loss of velocity, that it is not safe to state positively that 

 a high muzzle velocity will give a correspondingly high 

 striking velocity at 30 or 40 yards. It is therefore 

 necessary to consider the most suitable means for measur- 

 ing striking velocities. 



We think that one of the most careful and complete 

 series of experiments on record is that made by Mr. R. 

 W. S. Griffiths, at the Schultze Co.'s works, nearly 

 twenty years ago. In these experiments, by means of a 

 rotating disc 1 2 feet in diameter, the times taken by all 

 the different parts of the pattern to reach the plate were 

 recorded. This method of experiment, since it enabled 

 the velocity of the main body of the charge to be 

 measured, obviated one of the causes of Irregular records 

 of velocity, which with other methods are liable to occur, 



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