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The foregoing experiment also accounts for the su- 

 periority which the Kynoch Company found in the 1 j6 

 oz. charge, as compared with the then universal 1 1 oz., 

 and serves to justify its adoption by them for their fadory- 

 loaded cartridges. 



The general conclusions arrived at may be summarised 

 as follows : — 



1 . The velocity at short ranges, caeteris paribus, Is higher 

 the larger the shot, the striking velocities at longer 

 remges being, of course, relatively still higher with the 

 larger shot. 



2. With choke barrels the velocity at short range is 

 generally, but not invariably, higher than with cylinder 

 barrels, but the ^riking velocity at longer ranges is 

 often less. 



3. The striking velocity at long ranges (30 yards and 

 upwards) depends very largely on the shot retaining 

 its approximately spherical shape, which condition is 

 most necirly arrived at by the use of 1 oz. — I ,',; oz. 

 charges in cylinder barrels, whilst chilled shot will 

 also help. 



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