4 30 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Dec. 34. 1885. 



the corresponding bullet weights were 164.3, 164.0 and 164.3 

 grains. 



When tried at 200 yards on Sept. 30, at 5:30 in the after- 

 noon, the wind was from the 6 o'clock quarter at five miles 



per hour. The thermometer registered 30.006 inches, and 

 the dry and wet thermometer readings were 68.5° and 64° 

 respectively. This shows a dew point of 60.8, and the 

 humidity in the atmosphere as 77 per cent. The long range 

 trajectory table stands: 



Round. 50 Yards. 



1 6.833 in. 



2 6.983 in. 



3.... 7.336 in. 



4 7.374 in. 



5 7.25.5 m. 



100 Yards. 



9.660 in. 



9.895 in. 

 10.388 in. 

 10.450 in. 

 10.886 in. 



Average... 7.163 in. 10.135 in. 7.850 in. 



At 100 yards out of the same lot of ammunition the trial 

 came on at 5 o'clock in the afternoon of Oct. 5, with the 

 thermometer standing at 30.160 inches, the dry thermometer 

 at 57° and the wet-bulb thermometer at 50.5°. The dew 

 point in this case was 44 and the humidity at 63 per cent. 



hour. 



The table for this 



range stands: 





Round. 



25 Yards. 



50 Yards. 



75 Yards. 



2 



.... 1.740 in. 



3.093 in. 



1.762 in. 







3.145 m. 



1.821 in. 



4 





3.043 in. 



1.851 in. 



5. . . . 



.... 1.867 in. 



3. 311 in. 



2.036 in. 



6 





2.050 in. 



1.870 in. 



Average 



1.773 in. 



!3.128 in. 



1.868 in 



Stevens' Hunters' Pet. 



This rifle we were particularly anxious to have in the test, 

 because it 4s pushed as being an accurate weapon at 40 rods, 

 and also in deference to the requests of many correspondents 

 who were anxious to know what the Uttle pop was capable 

 of in comparison with the heavier arms. The weapon used 

 was of the center-fire model, with an 18-inch octagonal bar- 

 rel and the usual skeleton stock. It was marked 3,715. The 

 weight of the arm complete was 5 pounds 3i ounces, while 

 without the stock its weight was 4 pounds 6i ounces. The 

 barrel-weight is given as 3 pounds 13 ounces. The rifling 

 was uniform, with six grooves making one turn in 18 inches. 

 The loading was with Winchester-made ammunition, .38-9* 

 85. The powder in the opened cartridges was found in fine 



condition, and the bullet with one groove had a composition 

 of 20 lead to 1 of tin. The cartridges were labeled 

 ".38 S. & W., C. F.," being those intended for the Smith & 

 Wesson revolvers, but adapted to the chamber of the 

 Hunters' Pet rifle. Three charges weighed 8 4, 8.7 and 8.4 

 grains, while the corresponding bullets were 84.6, 85.1 and 

 84.5 grains. 



The trial at 800 yards was made on Oct, 19, at 3 o'clock 

 in the afternoon, and was a sore test of the patience of the 

 experimenter. The shortness of the barrel made it neces- 

 sary to have considerable building out on the rest to bring 

 the muzzle over the measuring stake, and then the shots fly- 

 ing wild compelled the firing of nearly a score of test shots 

 before five were put through all the screens and on the target. 

 At the time of the test the wind was from the 5 o'clock 

 quarter at 22 miles per hour, with the barometer 30.305 

 inches, the thermometer 63.2°, the wet-bulb thermometer 

 58°, giving a dew point of 53.8 and a percentage of humid- 

 ity of 73. Under these conditions the test stood as follows, 

 and here, as in every other case, the numbers under the 

 head of "round" indicates the order in which the effective, 

 counting shots were made. Other shots went through one 

 or two of the screens, but were not complete enough to 

 measure up. 



Round. 50 Yards. 100 Yards. 150 Yards. 



3 15.833 in. 21.969 in. 16.730 in. 



8 15.3.58 in. 21.760 In. 17.091 in. 



13 1.5.416 in. 31.570 in. 16.505 in. 



14 16.066 in. 23.136 m. 17.965 in. 



17 1.5.105 in. 2I..503 in. 16.686 in. 



Average. . . 15.535 in. 21.987 in. 16.995 in. 



At 100 j^ards, the trial was more readily made, and the 

 shots followed along with fewer gaps. The test took place 

 Oct. 13, at 3:30 in the afternoon, the wind blowing 13 miles 

 per hour from the 3 o'clock quarter. The barometric pres- 

 sure was 30.385 inches, the thermometer 57° and the wet- 

 bulb do. at 53°. indicating a dew point of 49 and the humid- 

 ity in the air at 69 per cent. The trajectory heights stood : 

 Bound. 25 Yards. 50 Yards. 75 Yards. 



1 3.819 in. 4.911 in. 3.942 in. 



2 3.904 in. 5.130 m. 4.205 in. 



4 3.533 m. 4.604 in. 3.968 in. 



5 3.833 in. 5.036 in. 3.905 in. 



6 4.095 in. 5.114 in. 3.863 m. 



Average. ...3,837 in. 4.955 in. 



3,976 in 



Colt .32. 



The only Colt in the trial, and a snug little arm— one of 

 0e newer in^ke of weapoui fyoggi the ^ajtfgrij cpmpanj. 



It is the new Lightning Golt, with the trombone motion in 

 working the breech action. The weapon weighed 7 pounds 

 4i ounces, having a round 36-inch barrel, and was numbered 

 7048. The barrel weight was 3 pounds 6 ounces, and the 

 rifling had a uniform twist of one turn in 34 inches, and 

 each of the six grooves was .004 inches deep and .070 wide. 



The loading was with U. M. C. Co. ammunition. The cart- 

 ridges are made specially for this arm, having a 30 grain 

 charge behind a 100-grain pure lead bullet. In the opened 

 cartridges the powder was found in fine condition, and 

 three charges weighed 19.8, 19.6 and 19.5 grains, while the 

 one-grooved bullets corresponding were 99.7, 100.1 and 

 101.3 grains in weight. The 300-yard trial took place Sept. 

 29 at 1 o'clock P. M. The barometer stood at 30. 180 inches, 

 the dry thermometer at 76.7°, the wet-bulb thermometer at 

 70". showing a dew point of 65.9 and the humidity in the 

 atmosphere at 69 per cent, of saturation. The wind came 

 from the 7 o'clock quarter at seven miles per hour. The 

 trajectory heights ran : 



Round. 50 Yards. ICO Yards. 150 Yards. 



1 9.546 in. 13.554 in. 10.722 in. 



2 10.080 in. 14.380 in. 11.107 in. 



8 9.515 in. 13.700 in. 10.635 in. 



5 9.780 in. 13.996 in. 10.go9 in. 



6 9.496 in. 13.623 in. 10. .542 in. 



Average 9.683 in. 13.550 in- 10.773 in. 



At 100 yards the trial came on at half -past 3 on the after- 

 noon of Oct. 10, with the wind from the 9 o'clock quarter 

 at ten miles per hour. The barometer stood at 30.330 inches, 

 the dry thermometer 67°, the wet-bulb thermometer 55.3°, 

 showing the dew point at 43.4 and the humidity at 43 per 

 cent. Under these conditions the lOO-j^ard trajectory table 



Round. 85 Yards. 



1.. 3.450 in. 



3 3.339 in. 



3 2.856 in. 



4 2.318 in. 



5 2.320 in. 



A verage 2 .3 1 6 in . 



50 Yards. 

 3.948 in. 

 3.809 in. 

 3.967 in. 

 3.802 in. 

 2.917 in. 



2.899 in. 



75 Yards 

 2.542 in. 

 2.370 in. 

 3.553 in. 

 2.340 in. 

 2.483 in. 



2,453 in. 



Remington-Hepburn .32. 



This arm is one of the new output from the lUon armory 

 and was an admirable close shooter. Its side snap action 

 of the Hepburn patent, made it as convenient as a Spring- 

 field in the rest. The barrel was a 28-inch, half octagon 

 and marked 6097. Its full weight was 7 pounds Hi ounces 

 and of the barrel 4 pounds 8 ounces. The rifling was of uni" 

 form twist, having one turn in 16 inches. There were five 

 grooves, each .003 inch deep and .110 inch wide. The load- 

 ing was with Remington made ammunition, using Hazard 

 FFG powder, 40 grains, and a three-groove bullet made up 

 of one part tin to ten of lead. The shell waa 3i inches long. 



There are four various sorts of ammunition made for this 

 arm, each with 40 grains of powder, but with 135 and 150 

 grains grooved and 150 and 175 patched bullet respectively 

 The test was made with the first named. Though had not 

 the chronic excuse "out of that ammunition" been given 

 when one messenger went to purchase other cartridges, we 

 would gladly have made the test with the heavier bullet as 

 well. The powder was found in fine condition and when 

 weighed up three charges showed 40.3, 40.7 and 40.8 respec- 

 tively, while the bullets were 118.5,119.2 and 130.5. The 

 300-yard trial came at 10:40 on the morning of Sept. 30 with 

 the wind coming from the 10 o'clock quarter at 7 miles per 

 hour. The barometer stood 30.08 inches, the dry thermom. 

 eter 79° and the wet bulb thermometer at 69°, while the dew 

 point of 63 indicated a humidity of 58 per cent. With these 

 weather environments the figures at this range stand: 

 Round. 50 Yards. 100 Yards. 150 Yards. 



1 6.119 in. 8.717 in. 6.856 in. 



3 6.123 in. • 8.680 in. 6.757 in. 



3 6.600 m. 9.233 in. 7.313 in. 



4 6.445 in. 9.056 in. 7.078 in. 



5 6.305 in. 8.766 in. 6.820 m. 



Average 6.298 in. 8.890 in. 6.964 in. 



For the 100-yard test the rifle was put on the stand Oct. 

 10, at 10 o'clock in the morning with the wind from the 10 

 o'clock quarter at 10 miles per hour, and the rifle scored a 

 "ten strike." The barometer rose to 30.385 inches, the dry 

 thermometer to 61°, while the wet-bulb thermometer regis- 

 tered 57°, making a dew point of 54 and a humidity of 78 

 per cent, of thorough saturation of the atmosphere. The 

 trajectory stood : 



Round. 25 Yards. SO Yards. 75 Yards. 



1 1.513 in. 1.815 in. 1..544in. 



3 1.477 m. 1.870 in. 1.. 560 in. 



3 3.443 in. 1.770 in. 1.5.54 in. 



4 1,429 in. 1.757 in, 1.477 ini 



5 1.478 in. 1,804 in. 1.488 in. 



Remington .32, R. F. 



Another rifle of the pop-gun order, yet of a class of rifles 

 which finds much sale and evidently enjoys a great popular- 

 ity among that numerous class who seek small game and 

 wish an arm proportionate. The weapon was of the old 

 Remington model, and used a rim-fire cartridge. It had a 

 26-inch octagonal barrel, and was marked 767. Its complete 

 weight was 7 pounds, of which 4 pounds 8 ounces were in 

 the barrel. The rifling was of uniform twist, one turn in 

 30 inches, and the five grooves had each a depth of .003 

 inch and a width of .110 inch. The loading was with U. 



M. C. ammunition, the ,83 long rim-fire cartridges, .32-13-90, 

 being used. When opened the powder was found in fine 

 condition, and the three-grcoved bullet had a pure lead com- 

 position. When weighed three powder charges showed 11.9, 

 13.4 and 13.2 grains, while the corresponding bullets weighed 

 88.6, 88.9 and 88.7 grains. 



The weather conditions at the time of the test on Oct. 1, 

 at half past 3 in the afternoon showed the wind blowing 

 from the 6 o'clock quarter at 7 miles per hour, while the 

 other readings were : Barometer 30.08 inches; dry thermom- 

 eter 75.5°; wet-bulb thermometer 63°, indicating a dew point 

 of 53.3, and a humidity of 47 per cent. The heights as cal- 

 culated stood : , 



Round. 50 Yards. 100 Yards. 150 Yards. 



1,. 13..562in. 17.860 in, 13.843 in, 



2 12.361 in. 17.597 in, 13.333 in. 



3 13.400 in. 18..516in. 14 291 in. 



4 13 585 in. 17.844 m. 1:3.731 in, 



5 13.777 in. 19.171 in. 14.683 in. 



Average 12.937 in. 18.237 m. 13.974 m. 



The 100-yard trial came off Oct. 10, at 5 o'clock in the 

 afternoon, with the wind coming from the 9 o'clock quarter 

 at 4 miles per hour. The barometric pressure was 30 340 

 inches, the dry thennometer 59°, and the wet-bulb instru- 

 ment at 54°, showing the dew point 49 and the humidity at 

 70 per cent. The heigtits as deduced from the screens stood: 

 Round. S5 Yards. 50 Yards. 75 Yai-ds. 



1 3.168 in. 3.998 in. 3.257 m. 



2 3.063 in, 3.669 in. 3,080 in. 



3 3.347 in. 4.036 in. 3.357 in. 



4 .3.351 in. 4.284 in. 3.442 in. 



5 3.041 in. 3.852 in. 3.187 in. 



Average 3.154 in. 3.968 in. 3.245 in- 



Editor Forest and Stream: 



To illustrate the wonderful accuracy of our modern bal- 

 listic tables, I have calculated the 300-yard trajectory of the 

 Springfield rifle, using the 70-500-grain cartridge. The 

 initial velocity was taken at 1280 f. s. This being about the 

 mean result obtained from a large number of Government 

 observations. 



The following table gives the results of these calculations, 

 and for the sake of comparison, the actual trajectory as 

 obtained by your late tests : 



50 Yards. 100 Yards. 150 Yards. 



Calculated trajectory 9.344 in. 12.974 in. 9.»71iD, 



Forest AND Stream tests 9.406 in. 13.98Tin. 9.956 ia. 



1468 w 



1,803 in. 



1.525 m. 



Difference —0,063 in. —0.01.3 in. -|-0.015ia. 



It will be observed that the coincidence of these figures is 

 something remarkable. But not more remarkable, I believe, 

 than it would have been in any other case in which the 

 weight, form, and initial velocit}' of the projectile were ac- 

 curately known. Unfortunately for the general adaptability 

 of this system, the initial velocity is seldom known with 

 sufficient exactness to insure satisfactory results. 



Ja mes Dpane. 



PHILADELPHIA NOTES. 



THE American Ornithologists' Union at a recent congress 

 appointed a committee to devise means to protect 

 North American birds and their eggs. The first active 

 work the committee intends doing is to gather .statistics 

 regarding the destruction of birds for millinery pur- 

 poses, and to further this movement information will be 

 solicited from persons acquainted with the shooting grounds 

 of our coast, especially that of the Atlantic seaboard, and the! 

 whole will be embodied in a report and probably published 

 and scattered widely throughout the community. The step 

 taken is a good one, but a little late now to accomplish the 

 good which would have been biought about if undertaken 

 three or four years since. The destruction has alreadj'^ taken 

 place and the fashion for using birds for millinery ornamen- 

 tation is on the decline and will die itself. Still it is a com- 

 mendable movement and should be continued in. 



Throughout the interior counties of Pennsylvania a good 

 snow remains on the ground, notwithstanding the late mild 

 weather. A crust has formed on the surface which makes it 

 bad for the grouse. 



A pair of hybrid malla-rd and muscovey ducks were shot,, 

 down the Delaware last week, having come to stool with 

 other wildfowl. I saw these hybrids but can't say if they 

 were a cross of tame mallard and muscovey, or the wild 

 mallard and muscovey. 



Canvasbacks are still very scarce at the Havre de Grftce 

 and Gunpowder River grounds. Homq, 

 Dec. 31. 



Ironton, Mo., Dec. 17.— Game in this section is as plenti- 

 ful as usual, except squirrels and rabbits, which are not as 

 numerous as in years past. Quail can be found most every- 

 where. Turkeys are quite numerous and in fine condition'. 

 1 got one last week, the finest I ever killed. Deer are plen- 

 tiful, but very wild ; I saw several in the last few days.— 

 W. E, B. 



White Etver Overflow, — ^Beebe, Ark., Dec. 6.— Have 

 just come from a hunt in the White River overflow. TVe 

 found deer, bear and turkey quUe pleatifHl.— P. S, 



