170 
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF 
January 21, 1869, at Shoeburyness. Firing before Colonel Wray , RA., two 
guns without finders against two with. 1000 to 2000 yds. range. 
Two guns 
without finders. 
Two guns with finders. 
6 yds. 
over 
Through. 
8 
II 
a 
1 yd. 
short. 
20 
II 
a 
1 
II 
„ 
22 
II 
a 
2 yds. 
II 
59 
„ 
a 
7 
II 
II 
60 
II 
n 
7 
„ 
over. 
64 
„ 
n 
10 
II 
short. 
64 
// 
n 
21 
II 
over. 
68 
II 
a 
22 
II 
n 
74 
II 
a 
23 
II 
n 
76 
II 
n 
25 
II 
a 
132 
II 
n 
28 
II 
short. 
140 
„ 
n 
30 
n 
n 
146 
II 
a 
31 
1/ 
a 
164 
II 
n 
36 
II 
n 
170 
II 
a 
75 
II 
n 
186 
n 
n 
103 
II 
n 
200 
II 
a 
800 
II 
n 
250 
II 
n 
850 
II 
n 
Premature 
900 
II 
a 
“The shortness of the three last shots was owing to Lieut. Nolan looking 
at the wrong target after the first round.” 
The first round of the series to which these three shots belonged struck 
the sands at 21 yds. from the target, distant 1940 yds. The twenty rounds 
were fired in five series of four rounds each. 
The following table shows the 9-pr. practice at the Dartmoor experiments— 
the first day's practice, when the sighting of the guns and the proper lengths 
of fuze were unknown, being left out. 
Unfortunately, all the 12-pr. practice was either at known ranges, or the 
results were mixed up with known range practice; so no data can be 
obtained from the 12-pr. practice for this purpose. (See “Report of Dart¬ 
moor Experiments,” from which this table has been compiled, or “ Proceedings 
of Department of Director of Artillery,” Vol. VIL, Part 4) :— 
9 -pr. Target Practice at Dartmoor , with Segment and Shrapnel Shell . 
TO 
0 
O 
Average No. of 
H3 
0 
5 
bD 
TO 
• P5 
o p) 
hits per round 
3 
TO 
Fh 
£ 'g 
6 g 
when the 
How range was 
obtained. 
Date. 
O 
f-i 
O 
3 
'o 
Ranges. 
O 
2 Sc 
o J 
2 p- 
targets are sup¬ 
posed to be 
Rate of fire. 
0 « 
o 
<D 
o 
reduced to a 
fe 
fc 
OQ 
Zi 
13 
common area. 
June 16. 
30 
541 
1000 
54 x 6 
2 
18 
18 ( 
With range¬ 
finder. 
| Deliberate. 
July 2. 
45 
1205 
1000 
54 x 6 
2 
26 
26 
n 
June 22...... 
45 
433 
1300 
54 x 6 
2 
10 
10 
j i 
ir 
June 23. 
45 
446 
1450 
81 x 9 
1 
10 
9 
* 
n 
( 900, 1300 *) 
r 
By trial shots,but 
1 1 min. 10 secs. 
C per round. 
June 24. 
108 
613 
1 1500, 1700 £■ 
180 x 9 
1 
57 
2-3 4 
the ground 
(.1200, 800 J 
l 
was well known. 
July 1...... 
July 1 . 
30 
30 
419 
392 
900 
900 
54 x 9 
54 x 6 
2 
2 
14 
13 
* { 
By trial shots, 
ground mode¬ 
rately known. 
Omin. 50 secs. 
/- per round. 
) Deliberate. 
( 
By trial shots, 
(Omin. 25secs. 
^ per round. 
June 30. 
97 
118 
1300 
54 x 9 
2 
1-3 
0 ‘ 9 “j 
ground 
unknown. 
June 30...... 
48 
265 
( 1400, 1180 1 
l 750, 1220 j 
54 x 9 
2 
5*4 
3-6 | 
By trial shots, 
ground 
unknown. 
1 1 min. 0 sec. 
(per round. 
