140 
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OF 
p 
eptember 14, 1860.—Barometer (32°), 29’750. 
Thermometer, 
r 60°•i i 
wet, 
r 5i°-6 \ 
1 58°•7 / 
1 50°•5 f 
Wind, No. 3, Up Range. Elastic force of vapour, 270. Humidity, *52. Weight of cubic foot of air, 
529’ 6 grains. To ascertain the difference between the initial velocity of high and low gauge 12-pr. pro¬ 
jectiles, and also the effect of lubricating wads.— continued. 
No. of Rounds. 
Nature of Ord¬ 
nance. 
Charge. 
Projectile. 
Re¬ 
coil. 
Reading of 
Needle. 
Telocity. 
Remarks. 
Nature. 
Dia¬ 
meter. 
[He 
£ 
Dis- 
junctor. 
Pro¬ 
jectile. 
At 
30 yds. 
Initial. 
Range. 
lbs. oz. 
lbs. oz. 
O 
O 
ft. 
ft. 
yds. 
r2i 
1 8 
r_JJ 
3-085 
11 9 
43-15 
107-40 
1185-8 
r 
337 
High gauge, lubri¬ 
22 
6C 
„ „ 
"3 
3-083 
35 39 
<D 
43-10 
106-45 
1205-0 
i 
351 
cating wads. 
23 
§ 
r? 
3-084 
59 53 
43*15 
107-10 
1191-8 
1197-1 1 
334 
24 
£ 
43 
3-085 
99 39 
3 
43-05 
107-75 
1178-8 
330 
r-3 
25 
“2 ^ o 
3 
3-086 
33 33 
% 
43-20 
107-60 
1181-8 
'Mean 
329 
X 
26 
a 
3-084 
99 33 
43 
43-00 
108-60* 
1162-2 
1187"8 ! 
323 
27 
< 
,, 39 
o? 
3-085 
93 95 
o 
43-20 
106'40 
1206-0 
1 
321 
128 
” „ 
02 
3-086 
9, „ 
& 
—, 
107-15 
1190-8 
l 
329 
October 18, 1860.—Barometer (32°), 30• 050. Thermometer, dry, 56°* 2 ; wet, 52°*0. Calm. Elastic 
force of vapour *338. Humidity, ’75. Weight of cubic foot of a ; r, 530’7 grains. To ascertain the 
difference between the initial velocity of old and new pattern 12-pr. shells, with and without lubri¬ 
cating wads. 
lbs. 
oz. 
lbs. 
oz. 
0 
o 
ft. 
ft. 
yds. 
r 1 
1 
8 
3-072 
11 
9 
41-50 
108-45 
1136-0 
1 
' 290 
Excluded from the 
2 
41-45 
107-10 
1161-4 
297 
mean. 
3 
y 
y 
93 
y 
y 
41*40 
— 
— ■ 
318 
Powder, A 4., from 
4 
y 
41-40 
107-25 
1158-5 
296 
same barrel. 
5 
,, 
„ 
y 
y 
41 45 
107-05 
1162-4 
308 
Q. pattern shell, 
6 
„ 
99 
39 
y 
41-45 
107-45 
1154*7 
326 
with lubricating 
H 
7 
„ 
93 
9, 
41-50 
107*55 
1152-8 
1163*2 
323 
wads. 
8 
„ 
35 
41-55 
107-40 
1155*6 
>Mean * 
300 
3 
9 
„ 
„ 
y 
41-60 
107-79 
11.49-0 
1154*2 
306 
X 
10 
J, 
„ 
39 
„ 
41*65 
•107-50 
1153-7 
300 
H 
„ 
39 
41-65 
107*70 
1149-9 
303 
12 
53 
y 
41-60 
107-65 
1150-9 
300 
13 
d 
„ 
95 
„ 
41’50 
107*65 
1150*9 
310 
14 
41-50 
107*60 
1151-8 
323 
as 
S 
■g 
39 
39 
41-65 
107-50 
1153-7 
_ 316 
r l6 
m 
99 
„ 
3 
3-085 
9, 
41-60 
107-15 
1160-4 
' 323 
17 
o' 
„ 
3 
99 
,9 
41-65 
107*90 
1146-1 
295 
18 
35 
„ 
35 
99 
9, 
41*50 
107-30 
1157*6 
267 
19 
I 
99 
„ 
ja 
93 
53 
39 
41-65 
107*80 
1148*0 
326 
20 
3 
53 
41*55 
107*20 
1159-5 
330 
Service pattern 
X 
21 
22 
00 
;; 
-1-3 
;; 
” 
41-45 
107-70 
107-50 
1149*9 
1153-7 
1166-1 
>■ Mean * 
1157-1 
297 
324 
with lubricating 
wads. 
EH 
23 
3 
99 
„ 
3 
41-65 
107'10 
1161*4 
300 
X 
24 
.g> 
„ 
AC 
41*60 
107-25 
1158-5 
337 
25 
„ 
*S 
y 
> 
41-65 
106-80 
1167-2 
292 
* A wrong cartridge 
26 
y 
y 
y 
41-60 
10‘*80* 
1186-7 
315 
27 
e§ 
„ 
„ 
99 
o 
41-45 
108*00 
1144-4 
330 
used by mistake. 
28 
o 
„ 
39 
O 
41-45 
106*70 
1169-1 
336 
129 
33 
•3 
,, 
„ 
„ 
-g 
41-50 
106-80 
1167-2 
. 332 
The gun was here 
f30 
X 
)s 
93 
X 
41-70 
108-05 
1146-1 
1 
' 302 
31 
6fl 
„ 
£ 
„ 
„ 
41-65 
108-25 
1142-3 
293 
carefully washed 
32 
S 
#9 
„ 
,, 
99 
9, 
41-75 
108-15 
1144-2 
294 
out. 
33 
u 
„ 
© 
J} 
99 
41-70 
108*75 
1133*1 
278 
Service pattern, 
34 
1 
„ 
J} 
59 
41*75 
108*10 
1145-1 
278 
bore washed out 
35 
33 
3 
41*75 
107-75 
1151-7 
1150*8 
300 
after every 
3" 
36 
<1 
93 
„ 
§ 
$P 
m 
„ 
53 
41-55 
108-50 
1137-7 
-Mean -{ 
288 
round. No wads. 
37 
38 
39 
P< 
T"i 
" 
» 
41*80 
41-80 
41*65 
108*00 
1147 0 
1142-0 j 
300 
40 
39 
„ 
„ 
41-55 
109-00f 
1128*5 
1 
290 
f Doubtful. 
41 
59 
,, 
„ 
„ 
41-65 
■ — 
— 
1 
253 
142 
„ 
„ 
41-60 
108*15 
1144-2 
l 
_ 266 
Q. pattern. No 
("43 
3-072 
„ 
41*45 
108*40 
1135-7 
( 
' 250 
44 
,, 
„ 
„ 
41-40 
108*25 
1138-4 
253 
wads. 
45 
,, 
,, 
33 
„ 
41*40 
107*65 
1149*6 
262 
46 
„ 
„ 
41-45 
108-45 
1134-7 
1149*4 
'Mean - 
1140*6 
252 
47 
„ 
„ 
41-55 
108*05 
1142-1 
252 
3“ 
48 
49 
r, 
” 
;; 
41-50 
41-50 
107*75 
108*00 
1147-8 
1143-1 
270 
276 
50 
„ 
„ 
41-40 
108-30 
1137-5 
255 
51 
99 
„ 
„ 
93 
„ 
41-50 
108-05 
1142-1 
250 
U>2 
” 
” 
” 
” 
41*55 
108-45 
1134-7 
i 
_ 254 
