458 



FOREST AND STREAM.- 



LJttlt 8, 1880. 



MAIDEN CL0B. 



E.T.Noble 10 6 9 25 



A.H. .Tones 9 J » 24 



H. Button 9 J J 23 



W.S.Sould -8 1 8 20 



J. Buffum « § J 19 



OH. Leach 4 5 9 18 



T.H.Smith 8 4 4 J6 



Total 145 



Metjford, Mtrn., July 2d.— The Medford Rifle Association held 

 their weekly competitive matoh at Bellevue range to-day. Fol- 

 lowing arc the best scores :— 



Bennett 5B6«6«555 5—** 



C. H.Russell 5 5 6 6 5 4 5 6 6 6-54 



A J Greene 5 6 5 6 5 6 5 5 6 3—62 



A AbboK 6 S 5 4 i it 5 4 6 4-50 



W.Jacobs 6 4 6 5 6 4 5 5 4 5—50 



J.R. Teele 6 3 5 4 5 4 5 6 6 6-49 



R.Sawyer 5 4 6 5 3 4 6 5 5 5-48 



Springfield, Mass., July 2d— Springfield Rod and Gun Club 

 have organized as a long range rifle club. At present it numbers 

 only six or eight Bhooters. Friday is its weekly field day. At 

 present only the 800-yard target is up. Iron targets for the other 

 ranges (900 and 1,000) are in process of construction. The shoot- 

 ing is done at Longmeadow, four miles from Springfield, on the 

 Hartford Railroad. On July 3d the following scores were made 

 at 800 yards, the light and wind being most favorable :— 



S H Barrett 55556554555555 4—73 



B Moses I .... 5 5 4 5 5 5 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 4 4-71 



8. E Ford 5 5333354555555 1-65 



Baltimore, Md., June mil.— The weekly shooting of the Mary- 

 land Rifle Club was held here to-day, the following scores being 

 made ; the weather warm and cloudy, light good, with a 10 o'clock 

 wind at 200 yards far from steady :— 



200 Tarda Range. 



A Roeder 4 44465445 4—43 



BB. Lynch 3 5 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5-42 



Dr t. H Davy 5 3 4 3 4 4 5 4 6 5-42 



L. Deitcrleh 4 44436355 4-41 



Col Burgvwn 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 3 4 4-40 



F TRedwood.:. 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4-40 



J.B.Armstrong 3 54544334 4-39 



A F. Dresel ... 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 4 4-38 



S. S. Pattison 320333334 3-27 



L.Hastings 2 2 3 4 4 4 4 2-25 



600 yards, ten shots ; possible 50 points :— 



H. B.Coulson 5 fC**5554: 5-47 



B.B. Lvnch 5 55545444 4-4.? 



A. O. Alford 3 45554445 5—44 



ColBurgywn 4 4 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4-42 



A. V. CatVtield, .Tr 3 55335534 5-41 



Col. Underbill 5 43436455 2—40 



Toledo, Ohio, JWe Zflth.— The following scores were made at 

 Corn City range, Saturday, June 26th; possible 75; 15 shots; 300 

 yards; regulation pull and target :— 



B.L. Frazer 45044343444544 5-57 



Geo. Spross 44453544444454 5-63 



K.C. Quiggle fi 4544444443048 4-56 



B.F.Sawyer 2 443 3 433444552 4-54 



F. A. Root 4 4445455455544 4-66 



J.M.Waddlek 4 4534554544434 4-62 



T. R. 



Toledo, Ohio, Juut, 21st.— The following scores were made by 

 members of the Corn City Rifle Club, at their range, Saturday, 

 June 19th. Possible 100 ; 500 yards, regulation pull and target. 



Chr. Messinger 5333303335453 4 3 5 3 5 2 4-6S 



Dr. Waddlok 8443544342443303442 5-68 



S. L. Frazier 4444 5 4553354454 5 54 5 5—87 



B. F. Sawyer 3454445424835 5 2 2 4-63 



F. A. Root 5 45 5 55555555555554 0-93 



B.C. Quiggle 5 5 5 5 5 6 4 5 5 5 5 4 5 3 5 3 5 6 5 5-94 



Geo. Spross 556 5 055455554525555 4—89 



F. R. 



Wheeling, IT. Fa., June 28th.— The Wheeling Rifle Club shot 

 their first match with the teem from the Pennsylvania Rifle As- 

 sociation last Saturday afternoon. Each team consisted of five 

 men, ten shots each, at 100 yards, and ten at 200, Massachusetts 

 target, eaoh team using paper targets and shooting off-hand. 



The challenge came from the secretary of the Pennsylvania 

 Rifle Association, and proposed the terms of match, which were 

 accepted by the Wheeling Club, although the 100 yard shooting 

 was new to them at the large target. A series of three matches 

 are to be shot, but the other dates are not yet set. This is the 

 sixth match and victory for the Wheeling Club since April. The 

 following is the score of the teams :— 



wheeling rifle club team, 

 i -p hm,t> J 1°° yards. . 12 11 11 11 12 11 11 12 11 11-113 I „, 



J. r. burn. 1,200 yards.. 11 9 1112 8 9 10 7 11 11— 99 , ^ 



B Ktn,rnw- i 10 ° yards.. 11 11 10 12 12 11 10 10 10 11-108/ 9nn 



n.Mewarr 1 200 yards. . 10 8 10 I'll 11 11 9)2 8-100 ( 4ua 



n IT TWIirlir i ,0 ° V*">*-- H 12 8 10 11 10 12 11 11 12— 108 I 9M 



U.J5.DWlgHt....-j 200yards . 13 j] S 9 9 11 8 9 12 10-99) M1 



-nr™ rw J 100 yards.. 11 9 9 10 1112 1110 1111—1051 ■«„ 



Wm. l_.ox j 2m vardg j„ 9 9 10 w 8 n Yi 10 9 _ 98 j- ~03 



n TT Unbend i 1°° yards.. 10 11 11 10 11 11 9 12 12 12—1091 1Q o 

 B. il. BaococK. i jog yardg g M 910 ]2 7 9 9 l0 7— 89 f m 



Grand total 1028 



PENNSYLVANIA RIFLE ASSOCIATION TEAM. 



B.o. bhakespere j 200 yarda u n 8 12 I3 n M T0 13 9 _ 10i \ 318 



M T>rim> 1 1"° yards-. 8 11 10 12 11 11 11 12 10 12-1081 ™ Q 



OT - ^ rlce "(•00 yards.. 10 8HUI210 9 12 9 10—101 f *>" 



f Pric J 100 yards.. 10 10 11 12 11 10 11 II 11 10-1115 1 „ m 



d - rnco 1200 yards.. 7 10 10 10 9 1110 9 10 12— 98 f mi 



^ FT Burroughs J 10 ° yards, . 9 11 11 12 8 9 10 li 9 8- 99 I , a0 



J - H - Burrou * hS [2U0 yards.. 11 8 10 12 11 9 12 9 9 9-100 , 199 



T McOwen i ln0 ?**&■• s 11 10 10 11 9 11 9 li 10—101 I , al 



J.McOwcn 1 200 yards. . 11 7 9 5 8 7 8 8 8 9- 80 f 181 



Grand total 1010 



Wheeling, W. Va., June 2d.— The third competition between 

 the Canton Rod and Gun Club of Collinsville, Conn., and Wheeling 

 Bifle Club was shot to-day. This is the third of the series, all of 

 which have been won by the Wheeling Club. These, with the 

 two mid-range matches shot in May, make five contests this club 

 have shot this spring, in all of which they have been victorious. 

 The following is the score of the last team match, 200 yards, off- 

 hand, Massachusetts target :— 



wheeling team. 



C.E.Dwight 12 10 11 10 11 12 10 10 11 11—108 



Win. Cox 12 12 9 10 9 12 10 11 11 11-107 



.las. Regan 11 10 11 12 12 8 12 12 9 10-107 



B. H. Buhoock 9 10 10 9 9 9 11 11 12 H— 101 



J. T. Shirk 10 12 10 10 10 7 12 11 9 8-100 



Total 523 



COLLINSVILLE TEAM. 



H.B.Moore 11 9 11 10 12 12 10 10 11 10-106 



J.H. Bidwell 10 9 10 8 11 11 10 11 10 12—102 



O.B.Hull 11 12 9 7 9 9 11 11 li 11)— 100 



J.D.Andrews 10 8 11 10 9 10 8 9 10 10—95 



J. Laubenstuie 8 8 9 10 10 11 9 11 10 9—95 



Total 49S 



The club here have now completed the finest long-range 

 grounds in this part of the country. Indeed, for real enjoyment 

 it is far ahead of any range in this country, as it ib located in a 

 L,p;i utiful park withina short distance of the city; and those who 

 do not come to shoot can find amusement in various forms— such 

 as. is offered by the numerous swlngB, bowling alleys, archery, 

 bammooks, soupping from the beautiful shade trees, etc. Re- 



freshments of all kinds arc also always to be had on the ground. 

 The Wheeling Club extends an invitation to all rifle clubs to come 

 and visit their new range, and shoot friendly matches at. any 

 time. 



The next contest here is to be an individual one between the 

 members of the club for a beautiful table set of engraved glass- 

 ware, which is to be presented to the club and engraved by Mr. 

 Otto Jaeger, also a member of the club, and an artist in the lino of 

 engraving of unusual excellence. 



The contest will be at the long range at the park, fifteen shots, 

 at 800, 900 and 1,000 yards each. W. Owl. 



Wheeling, W. Va., Ju ne 5th — Wo have had a rifle contest to- 

 day between members of the Wheeling Rifle Club for a Sharp's 

 long range rifle, valued at one hundred dollars. The prize was 

 put up by the club, and only the members of the club competed. 

 The shooting was at two hundred yards, off-hand, Massachusetts 

 target, fifteen shots per man. The following is the score;— 

 C.E.Dwight 10 Oil 9 111112 10 7 10 11111110 9—152 



B. H. Babcock 11 9 11 9 13 8 10 10 8 9 111110 12 11—119 



K.S.Stewart 12 7 12 10 10 10)0 10 10 8 11 7 9 1111—148 



T. H. Damah 8 7 10 10 1112 10 1110 3 11 il 8 7 12—139 



Wm. Jones 5 5 1112 9 8 10 10 9 11 8 9 10 8 12—135 



OttoJaeger 10 9 8 9 10 7 9 9 1111 7 10 5 7 7—129 



Jas. Roberts 10 86669 11 78845 12 7 7— 114 



W. Owl. 

 Eugene City, Oregon, Jane ISth.— Rifle contest with the ap- 

 pended score. Conditions: 100 yards; five men on a side; ten 

 shots each; Creedmoor target; 3-inch bullseye:— 

 CRESWLll. 



F. Golden, captain 4 44434434 4—38 



W.Scott 344452 3 40 4—33 



C. Stevenson 4 34445444 4— 10 



C.Jackson 5 32322244 4—31 



L.Gay 3 33244334 3-32 



Total 174 



EUGENE. 



R. Scott, captain 3 44433434 4-86 



R. Campbell 233444444 4-36 



I.Stevens 4 4 4454455 4-43 



C.Horn 3 44353444 3-37 



J. Niddleston 2 44384443 4-35 



Total... 1*7 



Each club has won a rifle match, and the third and deciding one 

 will be shot on the 26th inst. Both clubs are in their Infancy, but 

 are vigorous, and intend to try the longer ranges soon. The Cres- 

 well team used muzzle-loaders and the Eugene team breech- 

 loaders. J. G. S. 



THE TRAJECTORIES OF SPORTING RIFLES. 



IT is astonishing how few persons, even those thoroughly edu- 

 cated, and with some experience with the rifle, have a 

 correct idea of the curve made by the rifle ball in its flight through 

 the air. Those who have met the proverbial "old hunter" will 

 recall how many of them will tell you their rifle shoots "straight" 

 for 150 or 200 yards. Having recently made experiments to ascer- 

 tain the trajectory, with varying charges of powder and weights 

 of ball, by means of paper screens placed at intervals of 25 yards 

 for a 200 yard range, and thinking it might interest some of your 

 rifle readers I append the table of results below, which, by a care- 

 ful examination, will explain itself. I was desirous of trying other 

 standards of sporting rifles, such as Winchester '76 model, and 

 others, but could not get hold of them at the time. 



Trajectories for point blank distance of 200 yards; barometer 

 24.65 inches; temperature 40 degrees to 50 degrees Fahr. April 

 26th and 27th. Heightof foresight above center of bore, .70 inch. 





CHARGE. 



HEIGHT IN INCHES ABOVE LIKE OF SIGHT. 





S2 





















No. 





1 



3 



| 



g 



I 





1 



i 



i 



I 



2 



1 



114 



275 



1 



2.41 



4.1 



S.6 



6,4 



0.2 



6.3 



3.5 







2 



114 



330 



2I0 



4.6 



6.0 



6.6 



8.4 



6.3 



3.5 







3 



107 



300 



2.80 



1 



4.3 



5.7 



6.5 



6.3 



5.2 



3.5 







4 



105 



275 



4.3 



6.8 



6.5 



6.3 



5.3 



3.5 













2.62 

 1 



2^85 

 1 

















6 



105 



800 



4.0 



6.3 



7.1 



6.8 



5.7 



3.7 



























6 



105 



320 



3.05 

 1 



5.1 



6.6 



7.4 



7.1 



6.0 



3.8 







7 



105 



840 



5.2 



0.8 



7.5 



7.2 



6,1 



3.9 













8.211 



















70 



405 



1 

















8. . .. 



77 



420 



5.70 



1 



7.5 



10.4 



11.8 



110 



8.4 



0.3 







9 



40 



200 







13.4 





U.O 



6.7 













5 

















Nos. 1 to 7— Powder used, Curtis & Harvey's No. 6. No.— V. M. 

 Cartridge used, and No. 9 Factory cartridge. 



No. 8— Springfield .45 ; Sharps .45. 



No. 9— Winchester '73. 



Calculated to nearest 1-10 inch. 



Nos. 1 to 7 are trajectories obtained from same rifle, Sharps .44' 

 34in. barrel, and 20in. twist, with different charges of powder and 

 weights of ball, using C. & II. No. 6 powder. No. 8 is a trajectory 

 of the W. S. .45cal. army rifle, with a 70-405 cartridge, 32. Sin. 

 barrel and 22in. twist; as also of a .45cal. Sharps, 80111, barrel and 

 20in. twist, with a 27-420gr. cartridge. These rifles had substan- 

 tially the same trajectory, as was to be expected from the propor- 

 tion of the cartridge. No. 9 is trajectory of the '73 model Win- 

 chester, 24in. barrel, .44cal. and 48in. twist, with a 40-200gr. cart- 

 ridge With No. 8 was used Union Metallic ammunition, and 

 with No. 9, the Winchester ammunition. The experiment No. 9 

 was unsatisfactory, as there was a strong cross wind blowing, and 

 I was unable to get the light ball through all the screens and on 

 to the target, and it is unsatisfactory to that extent. It is given 

 us far as it goes. I had expected its trajectory would be as flat as 

 No. 8, but when I reflected on the short barrel and light ball, the 

 result seemed reasonable. 



The trajectories of Nos. 1 to 4 are practically the same up to 200 

 yards. The lighter balls of Nos. 1 and 4, thongb starting out with 

 a higher velocity, are overtaken by the heavier ball of No. 2. and 

 reach the 200 yard point at the same instant. Nos. 5, 6 and 7 have 

 trajectories gradually rising with the increase of weight of ball. 

 No. 8 Is substantially the trajectory of all rifles, using the usual 



70 and 77gr. shell, with similar bullet. On another day I found 

 the Sharps .40cal., midrange, rose at the highest point, lljin., so 

 that it likewise, with the 70-370gr. cartridge, has substantially the 

 same as No. 8. Nos. 1 to 7 are with hollow-fronted balls. No. 4 1 

 have used a great deal very successfully on game, using one sight 

 up to 200 yards, aiming low on the animal. For distances between 

 75 and 150 yards I have also used, last year. No. 7 on elk aud bear. 

 To show the effect of changing the point blank, from 200 to 150 

 yards, I append a table of these curves, reduced to the 150 yards 

 point blank. 



Trajectories for point blank distance of 150 yards, with all con- 

 ditions the same as in the previous table. Foresight, .70 Inch 

 above center of bore. 



CHARGE. 



77 



420 



i 70 



HEIGHT IN INCHES ABOVE J.TNE OF SIGHT. 



No. 1— Calculated to nearest 1-10 inch. 



No. 8— Springfleld .45 cal. rifle. Sharps .45 cal. sporting. 



The higher initial velocity of No. 1 is shown lh the flatter curve 

 from 50 to 125 yards, over the heavier ball of No. 2. Nos. 3 and 4 

 appear (o have the same curve, though the different powder-ball 

 proportion should make a highe- velocity for No. 4. So No. 2 

 should have as flat a ourve as No. 3 for same, reason, it would ap- 

 pear. Nos. 1, 2 and 3 were loaded without lubricant and would 

 not answer for hunting. Nos. 4, 5, 6 and 7 would all answer for 

 hunting, sighted for a point blank of 150 yards. No. 8 should be 

 sighted for a point Wank of 100 to 125 yards to compare with the 

 previous numbers. 



These trajectories were taken with great care, each being the 

 average of four or five shots, all agreeing with each other within 

 three-quarters of an inch. They also are substantiated by pre- 

 vious experiments made, before the screens were properly lev- 

 eled up. It is a very correct way of taking trajectories. Much 

 more so than the one heretofore used by me. By previous exper- 

 iments 1 had considered the trajectory of No. 4 to rise seven 

 inches instead of six and a half, as the table shows, for a 200 yard 

 point blank. 



As will be seen, these trajectories were taken with a baromet- 

 rical pressure of 24.65 inches. 



To get an idea of the influence, a difference of pressure be- 

 tween the latter pressure and the pressure near the sea level, say 

 30 inches, I will compare No. 1 of above tallies with a trajectory, 

 developed, forariflo using the same powder-ball proportion, by 

 a correspondent (" T.") of the Loudon FicUi, during the late rifle 

 trials by tho Messrs. Holland. That trajectory, being calculated 

 for its height above a line from the center of bore at the muzzle 

 to the center of bullseye, instead of above line of sight, the trajec- 

 tory of No. 1 is accordingly corrected for the height of the fore 

 sight above, the center of bore, and the comparison will be as fol- 

 lows :— 



1 .440 



m 



^2 



L . 



Initial velocity. 



1,830ft. per second. 



The powder used In each trial is the same (Curtis & Harvey, No, 

 6); the powder-ball proportion is about the same, but the baro- 

 metrical pressure in one case is 21.65 inches and in the other sup- 

 posed to be about 30 inches. This would appear to be too much 

 difference of trajectory for the difference in pressure, but I can- 

 not see what other influences caused the difference. 1 1 1 

 periments I was surprised to notice how littleinfluenee on trajec- 

 tory was caused by a marked difference necessary in elevations 

 on Vernier scale between Nos. 1 and No. 3 or 5, which means a 

 very decided increase in velocli | • ■ BUI | to Batten the trajec- 

 tory a very tittle. The rifle used in No. 10 is supposed, from its 

 make, to have a 2Sin. barrel with a 30in. twist. That used in No. 

 1 had a 34in. barrel and 20in. twist. Could the difference in length 

 of barrel (referring to the experiments made by Major Farley on 

 proper length of bore, alluded to in a former article) account for 

 any of this difference in velocity ? 



The flattest trajectory, reported by the Messrs. Holland in 

 their experiments, is that, of a 4.50 cal., using 165 grains of powder 

 and 339-grainfi bullet, which, reduced to a 150-yard point-blank, 

 and allowing for height of foresight above center of bore of half 

 inch, is as follows:— 



25 Yard*. 50 Yards. 75 Far*. 100 Fattfe- 125 Tardx. 150 Fard*. 

 Inches.. 1.4 3.4 3.0 2.5 1.8 0. 



Barometer supposed to be 30 inches. 



Proportion of powder to ball 1 to 2.05 ; a very high proportion t. 

 which, with the heavy ball, gives high velocity (near 2,000 feet 

 per second, doubtless), too high to be measured with their instru- 

 ment. 



In conclusion, it is hoped our riflemakers will put up on their 

 tin of paper screws with whioh to obtain the exact 

 trajectory curve of each of thett standard rifles. The cost is 

 triaing; nothing, however, in comparison to the satisfaction it 

 would give the sportsman, if he knew exactly how his riflo shoots 

 with different point-blank distances. A few shots with each 

 cartridge would determine it accurately, with tho screens care- 

 fully arranged and their zero (0) points carefully marked. 



It appears from these tables the highest point of these curves is 

 between 100 and 125 yards, and nor at near two-thirds the die- 



