THE ROYAL ARTILLERY INSTITUTION, 
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Table Y. 
Report of Practice. Shoeburyness, 9th April, 1864. 
Barometer, 30 - 3 in. 
Wind,—South-east, 2. 
Direction of wind 
T3 
| 
a 
o 
o 
o 
& 
W 
o 
1 
2 
2 
3 
4 
3 
5 
55 
6 
7 
4 
8 
9 
55 
10 
55 
11 
55 
12 
3 
13 
53 
14 
2 
15 
55 
Projectile. 
Nature. 
Mean 
Time of 
flight. 
Range. 
Deflection. 
Left. 
Right. 
sec. 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
2-9 
890 
2 
• •• 
2-9 
899 
2-4 
3-0 
900 
4 
4*2 
1234 
2 
3-9 
1149 
2-6 
4-0 
1215 
2 
5-0 
1396 
4 
5-2 
1456 
4*4 
5-0 
1398 
2 
5-4 
1795 
line 
5*3 
1751 
line 
4-0 
1432 
•4 1 
1 ... 
not obs. 
1387 
line 
3-0 
1014 
line 
3-3 
1024 
A 
I - 
Remarks. 
Centre of gravity 
towards point. 
lbs. 
47-0 
Service shot 
These shot were 
unsteady. 
The gun was fitted with new pattern sights, and no allowance given for 
deflection, the axis of the piece pointing therefore along the range. 
Table YI. 
The gun was fitted with new pattern sights, and no allowance given for 
deflection, the axis of the piece pointing therefore along the range. 
