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FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Feb. 17, 188T- 



No. 15— Ballard, .40-70-330, ratio 1:4.71. "Wind 8m. 

 Yards. 25 50 75 100 



Height traj 1.999 2.452 2.116 



Negatives —.66 —.495 —.33 —.165 



Errors -.66 +1.504 -f2.132 -K1.951 + Th. fall, 9.808in. 



No. 16.— MAKfcBK .40-60-260, ratio 1:4.33. Wind 10m. 

 Yards. 25 50 75 100 



Height traj 1.991 2.453 2.104 



Negatives —.66 —.495 —.33 —.165 



Errors -.66 +1.496 +2.123 +1.939 +0 Th. fall. 9.812in. 



No. 0.— Whitney-Kennedy .50-95-312, solid ball: result unre- 

 liable, and ruled out here. Height trajectory 1.477 +1.78 +1.32 — 0. 

 See." Report, p. 42, for particulars; the bullet had great gyratory 

 motion, etc. 



No. 17.— Whitney - Kennedy .50-95-300 express : ratio 1:3.05. 

 Wind 15m. 



Yards. 25 50 75 100 



Height traj.... 1.723 2.530 1.629 



Negatives —.66 —.495 —.33 —1.65 -0 



Errors —.66 +1.22S +2,200 +1.464 +0 Th. fall. 10.120in. 



No. 18.— Winchester .45-75-350, ratio 1:4.66. Wind 13m. 

 Yards. 25 50 75 100 



Height traj 1.997 2.532 2.159 



Nagdtives. .61 —.495 —.33 —.165 



Errors —.66 +1.502 +2.202 +1.994 +0 Th. f all, 10.128in. 



No. 19— Marlin .38-55-255, ratio 1:4.63. Wind 6m. 

 Yards. C 25 50 75 100 



Height traj.... 2.134 2.010 2.202 



Negatives —.66 —.495 —.33 —.165 —9 



Errors —.66 +2.639 +2.280 +2.037 -M) Th. fall, 10.440in. 



No. 20. -Stevens .38-40-145, ratio 1:3.62. Wind 14m. 

 Yards. 25 50 75 100 



Height traj ... . 2.065 2.619 2.2*1 



Negatives —.66 —.495 —.33 —.165 —0 



Errors .—.66 +1.570 +2.289 -f 2.098 +0 Th. fall, 10.470in. 



No. 21.— Sharps .40-70-405, ratio 1:5.18. Wind 5m. 

 Yards. 25 50 75 100 

 Height traj.... 2.081 2.620 2.230 



Negatives —.66 —.495 —.33 —.165 —0 



Errors —.66 +1.580 +2.290 +2.065 +0 Th. fall, 10,480in. 



No. 22.— Rem.-Hep. .40-65-325, ratio 1:5. Wind 4m. 

 Yards. 25 50 75 100 



Height traj.... 2.113 2.620 2.260 



Negatives —.66 —.495 —.33 —.165 —0 



Errors —.66 +1.618 +2,290 +2.095 +0 Th. fall, 10.480m. 



No. 23.— Rem.-Hep. .38-50-320, ratio 1:6.41. Wind 12m. 

 Yards. 25 50 75 100 



Height traj.... 2.220 2.774 2.2S9 



Negatives —.66 —.495 —.33 —.165 —0 



Errors -.66 +1.731 +2.444 +2.124 +0 Th. fall, U.096in. 



No. 24.— Springfield Military .45-70-500, ratio 1:7.14. Wind 

 18m. 



25 50 

 2.325 2.894 

 —.495 -.33 

 +1.830 +2.564 

 _ — .635 .976 

 Merrill beats... -0 +1.195 +1.588 4-1.181 +0 6.a52in. 



This trajectory is in the diagram. The rifle is a very good mili- 

 tary arm, and it is, among breechloaders, a close shooter. The 

 velocity of this ride is a little greater than the average of the 

 thirty-one American rifles. 

 No. 25.— Colt .32-20-100, ratio 1:5. Wind 10m. 

 Yards. 25 50 75 100 

 Height traj.... 2.316 2.899 2.453 



Negatives —.06 —.495 —.33 —.165 —0 



Errors —.66 +1.821 +2.569 +2.288 +0 Th. fall, 11.596in. 



No. 23.— Remington Military .45-70-450, ratio ] :7. Wind 19m. 

 Yards. 25 50 75 100 



Height traj 2.332 2.986 2.469 



Negatives —.66 —.495 —.33 —.165 —0 



Errors -.66 +1.837 +2.656 +2.304 +0 Th. fall, U.944in 



No. 27.— Stevens .32-13-90, ratio 1:7. Wind 7m. Shot No. 2 out! 

 1 to 6. 



Yards. 25 50 75 100 



Height traj 2.932 3.740 3.138 



Negatives —.60 -.495 —.33 —.165 —0 



Errors —.00 -+2.437 + 3.416 +2.943 +0 Th. fall, 14.984in. 



No. 28.— Remington .32-13-90, ratio 1:7. Wind 4m. 

 Yards. 25 50 75 100 



Height traj +3.154 +3.968 +3.245 +0 



Negatives —.66 —.495 —.33 —.165 —0 



+2.659 +3.638 +3.080 +0 Th. fall, 15.872in. 

 +.64;, +.9/6 +1.108 +0 Th. fall, 5.224m. 

 4-2.662 4-1.H72 -4-0 in fu»i„ 



Yards. 

 Height traj .... 



Negatives —.66 



Errors —.66 



Merrill errors..— .6! 



2.454 



100 

 



-0 



+2.289 +0 Tli. fall, 11.576in. 

 1.108 —0 Th. fall, 5.224in. 



Rem. errors — .63 



Merrill errors. .. — .66 

 Merrill beats 



. 1.014 +2.662 +1.972 +0 ' 10.648in' 



Each rifle at the near point blank has another 0, but we omit it." 

 No. 29.— Winchester .22-5-10, ratio 1:8. Wind 4m. 



Yards. 25 50 



Height traj +0 +3.256 +4.209 



Negatives —.00 —.495 —.33 



Errors —.66 +2.761 +8.879 



Merrill errors... —.66 +.645 +.970 



Merrill beats... —0 4-2.116 +2.903 



100 

 j-3.478 +0 

 —.165 - 



-3.313 +0 Th. fall, 10.830in 

 -1.108 +0 Th. fall, 5.234in" 

 11.612m 



•2.205 +0 



No. 30.— Wesson .44-28-214, ratio 1:7.64. Wind 16m. 

 Yards. 25 50 75 100 



Height traj 3.499 4.532 3.730 



Negatives -.66 —.495 -.33 -.165 -0 



Errors -.66 +8.004 +4.202 +3.565 +0 Th. fall, 18.128in 



Merr: 11 errors...— .06 —.615 — .9»~6 —1.108 — Th. f all, 5.224m' 

 Men-ill beats.... +2.359 +4.220 +2.457 +0 12.904in' 

 No. 31.— Stevens's Hunter's Pet .32-9-85, ratio 1:9.44. Wind 

 13m. _Shot No. 3 out. 1 to 0. 



50 75 100 

 4.955 3.976 

 —.33 -.165 -0 



+4.625 +3.811 +0 Th. fall, 19.820in. 

 +.976 +1.108 +0 Th. fall, 5.224in. 

 +3.649 +2.703 +0 14.596in. 

 But it is the beat at 50yds. and the heights of the mean trajec- 

 tories at 50yds. which, under the test, we must consider nminiy. 



Yards. 25 



Height traj 3.837 



Negatives —.66 —.495 



Errors —.66 -(-3.342 



Merrill errors . . .—.66 +.645 



Merrill beats.... —0 +2.697 



FALL OF BULLET FOR TEN YARDS. 



The following shows the fall of the respective bullets from the 



3 at 



mid-range, as laid down in the report. The falls of bullets are in 

 decimals of inches. The Merrill rifle only is a breechloader: 



! 



Nos.l Rifles. 



1 



Calibers. 



Fall 

 Ball. 



Parts 

 of 1 in. 



1 f Merrill-Phillips 



| (Bland) 



2 \ Bland ^English 



Bland 



.42 



.45, three trials 



.0*22 

 .053(5 

 .0564 

 .0580 



l-20in. 

 l-20in. 

 1-1 6in. 

 l-16in. 



American Made Rifles. 



3 



4A 

 5B 



1CA 



11 



12 



1SB 



14 



15 





 18 

 17 



OA 

 18B 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 



R emington-Hepburn. 



Bullard 



Bulla rd 



Ballard 



Marlin 



Marlin 



Mavnard 



Bullard 



Winchester 



Bullard 



Winchester 



Winchester 



Whitney-Kennedy. . . 



Bullard 



Bullard 



Ballard 



Marlin 



Whitney-Kennedy. . . 

 Whitnev-Kennedy.. . 



Winchester 



Marlin 



Stevens 



Sharps 



Remington- Hepburn. 

 Remington-Hepburn. 

 Springfield Military. . 



Colts 



Remington Military. 



Stevens 



Remington 



Winchester 



Stevens 



Wesson 



Steven's Hunter's Pet 



.32 



.50 solid bullet 



.50 express bullet . . . 



.40-85-370 



.45 1 shot only failed. 



.32 



.40 



.40 



.HO solid bullet 



.45 



.40 



.50 express bullet, . . 



.40... 



.32 



: . ■• idbul .failure 



.40-73-330 



.40 



.m solid, failed 



.50 express bullet. . . 



.45 



.38 



.38 .... 



.45 



.40 



.38 



.45 



32 



.50 



.44 



.32 



.0721 

 .0726 

 .0818 

 .0824 



.0831 

 .0862 

 .(1803 

 JJ881 

 11884 

 .0910 

 .0955 

 .0909 

 .0979 



.0981 

 .09812 



.1012 

 .1013 

 .1044 

 .1047 

 .1048 

 .1048 

 .1109 

 .1157 

 .4159 

 .1194 

 .1498 

 .1587 

 .1084 

 .1798 

 .1809 



l-14in, 

 l-14in, 

 l-12in, 

 l-12in. 



i-i2i'n' 

 l-12in. 

 1-12in. 

 l-12tn. 

 l-12in, 

 1-11 in. 

 1-1 lin, 

 1-ilrn. 

 1-llin. 



i-jiin! 

 1-llin. 



1-10 ill. 

 l-10iii. 

 l-10in. 

 l-10m. 

 i-10in. 

 l-9in. 

 l-9in. 

 l-9in. 

 Mm. 

 l-7in. 

 l-7in. 

 l-6m. 

 l-6in. 

 , i-Gin. 

 .1982 l-5in. 



The different falls of the bullets at 10yds. are as the respective 

 heights of the curves at mid-range. Example, take the two ex- 

 treme cases, the Merrill and the Steven's Hunter's Pet rifles, we 

 have 



.0522 : .1983 :: 1.400H. : 4.955H. 



where- 1 ?*^ 3.797 and 4 - 955 s - H =379 

 .0522M 1.306M.H. 



Ratio, as 1 to 3.79= Ratio as 1 to 3.79. 

 We also have .0522 ! .1982 :: 1 : .3.797. Inversely, the Merrill velo- 

 city of bullet is represented by 3.79 and the Stevens velocity of bul- 

 let is represented by 1, thus giving a rate of SM miles speed for 

 the Merrill rifle to 1 mile for the Stevens. The powers and 

 effectiveness of these rifles are about as an 8 vears old boy is to a 

 fully matured man. Query— Is this one of Mr. Burns's 27 breech- 

 loaders which beat in accuracv the Merrill rifle? 



SUMMARY. 



1. Flatness of Trajectory.— The Merrill muzzleloader beat, and 

 very badly, too, all the 31 Americau breechloaders at 50yds., to 

 wit, it beat them all in the flatness of its trajectory, all the way 

 from 38 per cent, as the least (Rem.-Hep. .32) up in graduation to 

 2i8 per cent, as the greatest (Stevens Hunter's Pet .32) as wo have 

 proven. 



2. Velocity and Power.— As the heights of the Merrill, the Rem.- 

 Hep., and the Stevens Hunter's Pet, may (without violence) be 

 taken to represent adversely (but not directly) the velocities of 

 the bullets which made them, also the power of the rifles, we 

 have in this case the Merrill velocity of bullet and power of rifle, 

 38 per cent, greater than the Rem.-Hep., and 278 per cent, greater 

 than the Stevens Hunter's Pet. 



3. Trajectory Accurracy.— The muzzleloader beat, and very 

 badly, too, iu trajectorv accuracv. all the 31 American breech- 

 loaders at 50yds., viz.: it beat them from J^in. (Rem.-Hep.) as the 

 least, all the way up in graduation to 3.70iu. as the greatest 

 (Stevens Hunter's Pet) and from 50 per cent, as the least beat up 

 to 37.4 per cent, as the greatest, 



4. Individual Shots.— The muzzleloader beat in trajectorv ac- 

 curacy and power at each of its 5 shots, each and all of the 155 in- 

 dividual shots of the 31 American breechloaders (as has been 

 proven). 



5. This case is very plain, and the proof overwhelming. Neither 

 the lessons of your report nor its integrity shall be denied, per- 

 verted or traduced by designing persons. It was a gift from 

 Forest and Stream to its readers, and of great value to the 

 public. 



Please to regard my muzzleloader merely as a text iu this case, 

 and not as a weapon that requires any defense at my hands. I 

 trust and believe that the great majoritv of your readers will fully 

 appreciate my feeble efforts in this article to try and advance the 

 cause of truth and rifle shooting. If so, my purpose mil be met 

 and .myself richly rewarded. I sent it -forth greeting, with the 

 kindly compliments of the season to all brother sportsmen everv- 

 w £ere- Maj. HtW. Merrill.* 



New York, Dec. 25, 1886. 



Editor Forest and Stream : Please make the following correc- 

 tions in my artitle u An Analysis of the Trajectory Test" in your 



(The diagram), 4th line". 



erase -'about one-third," and after "by" read "38 per cent in 

 trajectory power, and 50 per cent, in trajectory accuracv." Sum- 

 mary-Par. 3 (Many suppose), 3d line, after '"less" read "that.' - 

 Par. 12 (Question 3;, 2d line, for "made" read "done."— H. W. M. 



\m rntd Mirer 



Address all communications to the Forest- and Stream Pub. Co. 



FIVE DOLLARS A POUND. 



THERE .is trout fishing, and fishing- for trout. Trout 

 large and trout small. Trout to be caught from a 

 boat in deep water, and trout to be waded for. But the 

 kind of fishing which tells is that which is found in our 

 smaller mountain streams. There is no aristocracy about 

 it, except the fish, aDd they are generally small enough 

 to belong to that exclusive class. If one "did not know, 

 as he travels through these mountain passes, he would 

 never think of looking in these little streams for anything 

 large enough to get a hook in its mouth; but there is 

 scarcely a stream of any size, provided it has not had its 

 fish destroyed, which is not alive with these active little 

 beauties. Unfortunately for one who loves the sport 

 there are so many others who are of the same way of 

 thinking that the streams are whipped continually from 

 the opening to the close of the season, and from the 

 spring from which they start to where the water becomes 

 too warm for them. The water is always cold, and in 

 order to come any speed one must seek 'the head of a 

 stream and wade it to its mouth. It goes all right at first 

 until the continual application of the icy water has ex- 

 tracted all the animal heat from one's feet and legs, and 

 then it becomes rather monotonous unless the fish are so 

 lively as to make one forget his lower extremities. Rubber 

 boots are all right if one can stand on his feet, but when 

 he gets tired, when he strikes a slippery rock and lies 

 down for a rest, or to get a new start, or when he takes 

 a premeditated header into some deep hole to see if there 

 are any fish there anyway, his hip boots are useful to 

 carry a supply of water for which he is not apt to find 

 any special use. 



I had made several of these excursions which were so 

 dehghtful— to tell about when the discomforts were 

 things of the past, and suppose I must have painted the 

 pictures in tolerably bright colors when relating them to 

 a particular friend with whom I had camped two seasons 

 when we fished for bass in Canada, You know how it is. 

 You do not intend to go into the Annanias business, but 

 there is all the difference in the world between the actual 

 experience and the most truthful statement of it after- 

 ward. The hardships are all forgotten and the remem- 

 brance of the pleasure alone remains. So it must have 

 been in this case. I received word from him that he 

 would come up some time and have me initiate him into 

 the mysteries of this most aristocratic sport. I put him 

 off for a time, hoping to get away from business long 

 enough to hunt up some stream where there were some 

 trout which would, be a little longer than one's finger, 

 before he should come. While I was trying to get away, 

 he wired me that he could get off the next day and would 

 meet me on the train in the evening. As I was in for it, 

 hit or miss, I concluded to take him to a stream where I 

 had never been myself, and run the risk. We met on the 

 train in the evening, and I found he had bought a bran 

 new trouting outfit. 



We reached our destination all right, and put up at the 

 hotel for the night. When we went out in the morning 

 the rain was pouring down as if it meant business. And 

 it did, for it kept it up all day. After getting directions 

 we started for the stream. It was not long until we came 

 to it, but when we tried it we caught only chubs. Of 

 course we then knew that we must get higher up where 

 the water was colder, for those streams always have 

 chubs below the trout limits, and the two are often 



