BARRELS. 13 



A SINGLE STANCHION-GUN. 



Barrel 691bs. (made in Birmingham.) 



Feet Inches. 



Cylinder . . .27 



Relief . . .44 



Opened behind . . 10 



Total 



DEPTH OF CUT. 



Cylinder ^ f barely. 



Relief J inch and ^ < and a 16th. 



Opened behind ) { and a 32d. 



A SINGLE GUN. 



(Musket bore and the average weight of a musket.) 



Feet. Inches. 



Cylinder . . 1 10^ 



Relief . . .10 



Opened behind . . 1\ 



Total ;-, . .36 



A COMMON FOURTEEN GAUGE DOUBLE GUN. 



(Weight altogether S^lbs. : barrels by Lancaster.) 



Cylinder ; 



Relief . 

 TIGHT behind . 



Total .... 



Q. Why is the common sporting-gun tight behind, 

 when the other guns are opened behind ? 



A. Because a sporting-gun requires to be fired so 

 many times in a day, that we must adopt an inferior 



