422 
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS, ETC. 
| Number of round. | 
| Nature. 
Projectile. 
Range in 
yds. 
| Elevation. ; 
Devia* 
tion 
in ft. 
Recoil. 
Time of flight. 
| Velocity at 120 ft. 
Remarks, 
J Length. 
Diameter. 
Weight. 
1 
| Charge in 11 
Actual. 
& 
luo 
s 
Left. 
in. 
in. 
lbs. 
0 
ft. 
/ „ 
1 
C.I* 
25-1 
13-25 
509-0 
A 
70 
74(T) 
1 
3 
8-5 
1-8 
1220 
Compressor hard over, 
1 
except where otherwise 
2 
V 
»» 
511-25 
» 
785 i- 
771 
1 
9-25 
1-9 
1266 
stated. 
3 
33 
509-0 
789 J 
on 
line 
9-2 
2-0 
1257 
4 
,, 
33 
33 
513-0 
1160~'| 
2 
4 
10-7 
3-2 
1255 
No compressor. 
5 
„ 
>) 
» 
512-5 
1148 [ 
1164 
„ 
1 
8-75 
1258 
6 
» 
33 
)} 
516-5 
1184J 
„ 
on 
line 
9-0 
1247 
fShot jammed from fouling; 
J some time spent in ram- 
7 
„ 
» 
616-75 
„ 
„ 
240CH 
5 
12 
6-7 
| ming home. After this, 
washed out, every round. 
8 
» 
509-5 
2338 
1 
2349 
1 
9-9 
6-6 
No compressor. 
9 
„ 
511-5 
2308J 
on 
line 
9-7 
» 
do do 
10 
„ 
„ 
« 
510-25 
408(T| 
10 
6 
7-6 
12*5 
No ricochet. 
11 
„ 
» 
513-25 
4176 L 
4148 
„ 
on 
line 
8-0 
12-6 
12 
» 
}> 
507-25 
” 
4187 J 
12 
8-25 
13 
c.i.f 
30-5 
» 
595-81 
C 
60 
1880"! 
1889 
5 
6 
8-5 
6-0 
Ricocheted, swerving to 
[ 
right considerably. 
14 
33 
601-31 
1898j 
11 
8-75 
61 
Ricocheted to left. 
15 
33 
599-31 
11-2 
6-3 
Owing to increased recoil 
and time of flight, a doubt 
was cast on t 
le correctness of the 60 lbs. charge, but those responsi- 
ble maintained that there was no increase of powder. 
about 
1 
16 
C.I.* 
13-2 
304-75 
81 
70 
960 
1 
1 6-25 
2-2 
1576 
The loss of velocity in pass¬ 
1 
ing over the interval be- 
tween the 
screens 
(300 ft.) was 110 ft. The rifle projectile, in 
passing over the same distance lost about 25 ft. 
* Cast-iron solid shot. f Cast-iron common shell. % Spherical. 
