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MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS OE 
No. 5 Mantelet... 
At a range of 100 yards. 
No. 1 shot, through mantelet into target lin., between strands. 
2 // remained in mantelet, 3 in. deep, struck on strands. 
3 w do do do 
4 n remained in mantelet, on strand. 
5 a do do 
6 ,i do do 
7 n through mantelet, struck but did not enter target between 
strands. 
8 a remained in mantelet, struck between strands. 
9 n through mantelet and target, between strands. 
10 n do into do do 
At a range of 200 yards. 
No. 1 shot, remained in mantelet half-way through, between strands. 
2 n do do do 
3 w do do do 
4 n do do do 
5 a do do do 
6 w do do do 
7 n remained in mantelet, but nearly through, showing head of bullet 
at back, between strands. 
A good protection at 200 yds., but not a thorough one; not sufficient 
protection at 100 yds. 
No. 6 Mantelet... 
At a range of 100 yards. 
No. 1 shot, remained in mantelet, on strand, f in. deep. 
2 /, 
do 
2 in. deep on strand. 
3 „ 
do 
2| in. 
do 
4 ,/ 
do 
1^ in. 
do 
5 n remained in mantelet, nearly through, between strand. 
6 n through mantelet, marked, but did not enter target, between 
strand, 
7 n remained in mantelet, J in. deep on strand. 
8 u through mantelet, into target 1 in., between strand. 
9 u remained in mantelet, 1-| in. deep, do 
10 a do 1 in. deep, on strand. 
At a range of 200 yards. 
No. 1 shot, remained in mantelet, between strand. 
2 
II 
do 
2^ in. on strand. 
3 
II 
do 
4 in., between strand. 
4 
II 
do 
§• in., on strand. 
5 
II 
do 
do 
6 
II 
do 
2 in. deep, on strand. 
7 
II 
do 
1^ in., between strand. 
8 
II 
do 
1J in. on strand. 
9 
II 
do 
1 in. deep, on strand. 
10 
II 
do 
2| in. deep, between strand. 
Would appear to afford protection at 200 yds., but not at 100 yds. 
No. 7 Mantelet. 
At a range of 100 yards. 
No. 1 shot, through mantelet into target 1 in, 
2 i, do do 
3 a do and target 
4 n do do 
1 
between and on strands. 
At a range of 200 yards. 
No. 1 shot, through mantelet and target \ 
2 n do do ) 
between and on strands. 
At a range of 300 yards. 
No. 1 shot, through mantelet and target. 
No protection at 300 yds. 
