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VI. Target, three ’197-in., and ’216-in. steel plates, put in a line 
for rapid fire. Range, 164 yds.; number of rounds, 21; 
direction, 20° to the surface of the target. 
Result .—Five volleys (20 rounds) were fired in five seconds, 
eleven of which hit the target and penetrated. 
VII. Target, ’472-in. steel plate, with a *216-in. steel plate 3*28 ft. 
behind it. Range, 164 yds.; number of rounds, 9; direc¬ 
tion, perpendicular. 
Result .—All the projectiles penetrated both plates. Clean holes 
through. 
VIII. Target, *472-in. steel plate; range, 164yds.; number of rounds, 
10; direction, first round 45°, the other 9*2°. 
Result .—The first round rejected, hit sideways; of the other 
nine, seven penetrated, and two were rejected (hit sideways). 
IX. Target, *787-in. steel plate; range, 164 yds.; direction perpen¬ 
dicular; number of rounds, 1. 
Result .—Only the point penetrated, and it was rejected. 
Target, *787-in. steel plate; range, 109 yds.; number of rounds 
4; direction, perpendicular. 
Result .—One round penetrated the plate, the three others 
remained fixed in it. 
Target, *787-in. steel plate; range and direction, as before, but 
with increased charge (675 grains) ; number of rounds, 4. 
Result .—Two rounds penetrated the plate clean, two remained 
fixed in it. It was hereby shown that well hardened 
projectiles will penetrate a *787-in. steel plate with but little 
remaining energy, those which remained fixed in the plate 
were much distorted, whilst the former had not undergone 
any alteration in form. 
Rapid jive against wood targets with gun fixed. 
3 series respectively, 8 rounds in If 
6 „ 24 „ 5 
10 „ 40 „ 9 
secs. 
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After this the spiral springs and the chief mechanism were examined, 
and found fit for use, and perfectly clean. The filling of a cartridge 
feed case was done by a man in 57 seconds, and the replacing it on the 
gun in 6*5 seconds. The weight of an empty cartridge box was ascer¬ 
tained to be 13*89 lbs., and that of a full one 48| lbs. 
The weight of a packing box for 96 projectiles was ascertained to be 
83*776 lb., and the space it occupies is 21*85 x 7*1 x 8*6 ins. 
