forced down to its base. The loose fit- 
ting of this shell in the Chamber, when 
the pressure from the handle above is 
first brought to bear, is the cause of 
much trouble, and this trouble will be 
increased or diminished, according to 
the amount of powder there is in the 
shell. This 1/16 or % of an inch space, 
between the shell and the Chamber, 
gives the shell a chance to wobble over 
to one side or the other, and throws it 
out of perfect alignment with the points 
of the bullet, and if any great amount 
of pressure is used, the bullet will 
never right itself, and when the shell 
is placed in the chamber to be fired, 
the bullet will not be in alignment with 
the bore of the gun. This condition is 
fatal to perfect uniform accuracy, from 
the fact that a bullet must be seated 
in the chamber of the gun, in perfect 
alignment with the bore, in order to in- 
sure a perfect flight. 
Feeling sure that my readers will 
agree with me, that this theory is cor- 
rect, we will go back to the illustration. 
You will note that the perpendicular 
bars that pass through the holes in the 
body block, permit of no deviation from 
time to time, but carry every shell ab- 
solutely alike to the same point, and 
when the tool is constructed properly, 
will insure every bullet to be seated ex- 
actly alike, and in perfect alignment 
with the shell. 
The importance of this will be evi- 
dent to any one who will give it a mo- 
ment’s unbiased thought. Anyone has 
a right to construct this device for 
themselves, but I would not guarantee 
their right to commercialize it. I do 
not recommend that too much pressure 
be used, in seating bullets in the shell. 
About two grooves is sufficient. 
Too much pressure will pack the 
powder so solid, that there will not be 
any chance for gas vent, between the 
grains of powder, causing a too in- 
stantaneous explosion, which is apt to 
cause gas cutting, or otherwise defect- 
ing the base of the bullet. A great 
many shooters use pasteboard wads be- 
twen the bullet and powder, a practice 
I do not recommend in very tapering 
shells, or when the bullet fits the shell 
properly. It is often the case, that 
these wads are cut from pasteboard that 
is not firm enough, or too thick perhaps, 
in which case they will go to pieces, 
and obstruct the gas from passing out 
evenly, on all sides of the bullet, when 
it leaves the muzzle of the gun. 
From exhaustive tests, I found that 
better results could be obtained, by 
selecting only perfect bullets, with a 
perfect base, and then eliminate the 
wad. And now in speaking of perfect 
bullets, it may be the proper thing to re- 
view what I have already said, in my 
previous chapter, making it a little 
more explicit, for the benefit of ama- 
teur craftsmen. What is meant by 




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