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MINUTES OE PBOCEEDINGS OE 
Appendix lA« 
Abstract of results of shot practice with 7-in. muzzle-loading gun, rifled 
on Commander Scott's system. 
Date. 
No. of 
rounds 
fired. 
Eleva¬ 
tion. 
Charge. 
Mean 
range. 
Mean 
difference 
of range. 
Mean 
observed 
deflection. 
Mean 
reduced 
deflection. 
Eemarks. 
1864. 
O 
lbs. 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
yds. 
Solid shot ; 1st supply ; 110 lbs. 
July 14 
10 
2 
26 
1604 
15-6 
3-3 
2-4 
« 27 
5 
2 
II 
1547 
21*8 
4-5 
1-0 
„ 13 
10 
5 
II 
2834 
35*6 
24-6 
7-1 
// 27 
5 
6 
II 
2994 
48*8 
12-1 
3-7 
« 12 
5 
10 
a 
4695 
26*8 
80-6 
24-9 
„ 14 
5 
10 
n 
4779 
31*4 
95-4 
8-9 
» 26 
6 
10 
II 
4922 
87*4 
61-5 
20-6 
/, 15 
10 
2 
20 
1462 
21*5 
3-7 
0-9 
n 27 
5 
2 
II 
1495 
11-2 
3-8 
2-2 
// 26 
10 
5 
n 
2741 
44-7 
21-2 
3-3 
// 10 
10 
6 
a 
2621 
69*7 
23-8 
4-3 
Travelled 200 miles. 
/, 27 
6 
5 
n 
2810 
56-8 
4-9 
3-6 
// 15 
10 
10 
n 
4 , 4 , 4 | 4i 
63*8 
29-0 
28-2 
// 26 
6 
10 
n 
4440 
69-2 
7-3 
7-0 
// 27 
6 
2 
12 
1213 
21*4 
4-1 
0-8 
« 27 
5 
6 
n 
2286 
49-6 
4-8 
5-4 
n 27 
6 
10 
n 
3909 
109*8 
40-1 
40-7 
Hollow shot, 
zinc ribs ; 2nd supply ; 100 lbs 
Oct. 20 
10 
2 
20 
1442 
51-4 
3-3 
2-5 
Sept. 29 
20 
6 
a 
2671 
45-7 
12-6 
3-8 
Oct. 10 
10 
5 
n 
2630 
45-0 
23-4 
1-6 
/; 20 
10 
5 
n 
2834 
47-9 
9-2 
4-6 
Solid shot, zinc ribs 
; 3rd supply ; 100 lbs. 
Sept. 27 
11 
2 
25 
1560 
70-7 
7*1 
3-2 
Painted. 
« 27 
10 
2 
20 
1416 
29-8 
7-4 
1-2 
II 
/; 27 
10 
2 
12 
1157 
36-9 
4-9 
1-7 
II 
Oct. 6 
10 
6 
25 
2793 
59-6 
20-9 
3-7 
Exposed. 
v 6 
10 
5 
20 
2635 
30-6 
12-5 
2-6 
n 
// 6 
10 
6 
12 
2201 
62-2 
4-9 
3-2 
n 
Sept. 28 
5 
10 
25 
4434 
61-4 
49-8 
10-2 
Painted. 
/; 28 
5 
10 
a 
4467 
58-2 
29-0 
10-4 
Exposed. 
/, 28 
6 
10 
20 
4202 
32-8 
36-7 
21-0 
Painted. 
// 28 
5 
10 
n 
4276 
35-4 
571 
26-7 
Exposed. 
// 28 
6 
10 
12 
3695 
48-0 
63-0 
3-6 
Painted. 
// 28 
5 
10 
n 
3730 
40-8 
40-5 
18-0 
Exposed. 
Bound shot of 
43-4 lbs 
., riveted to wood bottoms. 
Oct. 11 
10 
2 
20 
1473 
84-4 
8-4 
6-2 
„ 11 
10 
2 
12 
1350 
104-0 
63 
5-1 
„ 11 
5 
5 
20 
2274 
77-6 
36-1 
14-5 
„ 11 
10 
6 
12 
2260 
116-7 
26-6 
24-1 
Loose round shot. 
Oct. 12 
! 10 
5 
12 
| 2140 
| 97-4 
23-6 
9-5 
Eecovered loose round shot. 
Oct. Vc 
! 10 
2 
20 
1497 
52-9 
7-5 
6-9 
n 1? 
5 6 
5 
II 
2278 
66-4 
31-6 
121-5 
// It 
i 10 
2 
12 
1276 
63-6 
9-0 
4-6 
