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bute this to the extra weight of the 480 gr. offering more 

 resistance to the powder, and thereby setting up higher pressure, 

 greater heat, though practically making the powder do more 

 work. HENRY HOLLAND" 



It may be said that at this moment velocities are undergoing 

 radical change, due to the improved powder Axite, and that one 

 maker offers rifles giving to the 303 bullet a muzzle velocity of 

 2700 f.s. This means a greater stride than that from the 

 express to the high velocity rifles, and if it is accurate, then 

 trajectories have been very much reduced. 



In reply to a still further question, the following is a reply 



that explains itself: 



" October i$th, 1906 



"DEAR MR. TEASDALE-BUCKELL, I have your letter of the 

 1 2th inst. With regard to the -Soo/ .450, 1 think I said 2000 ft. ; 

 it should have been about 2100 ft. As a curious confirmation 

 of the above, I may point out that in Kynoch's book on the 

 ballistics of various rifles, it gives 2150 ft. as the muzzle velocity 

 of a .450 bore rifle with 70 grains cordite and 480 grains bullet, 

 whereas with 70 grains powder and 420 grains bullet it gives 

 the muzzle velocity as 2125 ft. 



"The muzzle velocity of a 950 grains bullet from a 10 bore 

 Paradox, nitro powder, is 1500 ft. The bullet is made either of 

 solid hardened lead or steel cored ; see the enclosed illustrations 

 of the latter. With regard to the rook and rabbit rifles, the .220 

 shoots 3 grains powder and 30 grains bullet, and the .250 

 7 grains powder and 56 grains bullet. Solid bullets for rooks, 

 and hollow-point bullets for rabbits. Yours faithfully, 



"H. W. HOLLAND" 



