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Gunnery in 1858: Being a Treatise on Rifles, Cannon, and Sporting Arms: Explaining the Principles of the Science of Gunnery, and Describing the Newest Improvements in Fire-ArmsGreener, William

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Gunnery in 1858: Being a Treatise on Rifles, Cannon, and Sporting Arms: Explaining the Principles of the Science of Gunnery, and Describing the Newest Improvements in Fire-Arms

Name: Gunnery in 1858: Being a Treatise on Rifles, Cannon, and Sporting Arms: Explaining the Principles of the Science of Gunnery, and Describing the Newest Improvements in Fire-Arms
Author: Greener, William

Greener, William

Firearms; Gunnery

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  +------------------------------------+
  |            8-INCH IRON.            |
  |            8 cwts. 1 qr.           |
  |               46 lbs.              |
  |            1 lb. 14 ozs.           |
  |                1 oz.               |
  +----------+------------+-----+------+
  |Elevation.|  Charge.   |Fuse.|Range.|
  +----------+------------+-----+------+
  |   deg.   |lbs. ozs.   |inch.|yards.|
  |    15    | 0    14    | 0·80|   500|
  |          | 1     0    | 1·00|   550|
  |          | 1     2    | 1·10|   600|
  |    45    | 0     9-1/2| 1·90|   450|
  |          | 0    10-3/4| 2·00|   500|
  |          | 0    12-1/2| 2·10|   550|
  |          | 0    13-3/4| 2·20|   600|
  |          | 0    14-1/2| 2·30|   650|
  |          | 0    15-1/2| 2·40|   700|
  |          | 1     0    | 2·45|   750|
  |          | 1     0-1/2| 2·50|   800|
  |          | 1     1-1/4| 2·55|   850|
  |          | 1     2    | 2·60|   900|
  |          | 1     2-3/4| 2·65|   950|
  |          | 1     3-1/2| 2·70| 1,000|
  |          | 1     4    | 2·75| 1,050|
  |          | 1     4-3/4| 2·80| 1,100|
  |          | 1     5-1/4| 2·85| 1,150|
  |          | 1     6    | 2·90| 1,200|
  +----------+------------+-----+------+

  +--------------------------------++--------------------------------
  |       5-1/2-INCH BRASS.        ||       4 2-5th-INCH BRASS.
  |  Weight, 1 cwt. 1 qr. 10 lbs.  ||         3 qrs. 19 lbs.
  |    Shell filled, 16 lbs.[5]    ||             8 lbs.
  |    Bursting powder, 10 ozs.    ||             5 ozs.
  |     Blowing powder, 1/2 oz.    ||             1/2 oz.
  +----------+--------+-----+------++----------+--------+-----+------
  |Elevation.|Charge. |Fuse.|Range.||Elevation.| Charge.|Fuse.|Range.
  +----------+--------+-----+------++----------+--------+-----+------
  |   deg.   |ozs. dr.|inch.|yards.||   deg.   |ozs. dr.|inch.|yards.
  |    15    | 6    0 | 0·73| 350  ||    15    | 4    8 | 0·80| 450
  |          | 7    0 | 0·75| 400  ||          | 4   12 | 0·85| 500
  |          | 7    8 | 0·80| 450  ||    25    | 4    0 | 1·10| 540
  |          | 8    0 | 0·85| 500  ||          |        |     |
  |    25    | 5    8 | 1·10| 480  ||          |        |     |
  |    45    | 4    8 |     | 300  ||    45    | 2    6 | 1·65| 300
  |          | 4   12 |     | 350  ||          | 2    9 | 1·70| 350
  |          | 5    0 | 1·75| 400  ||          | 2   12 | 1·75| 400
  |          | 5    4 | 1·80| 450  ||          | 3    0 | 1·80| 450
  |          | 5    8 | 1·85| 500  ||          | 3    4 | 1·85| 500
  |          | 5   12 | 1·90| 550  ||          | 3    8 | 1·90| 550
  |          | 6    0 | 1·95| 600  ||          | 3   12 | 1·95| 600
  +----------+--------+-----+------++----------+--------+-----+------

  [4] Shells filled with sand, which will account for the weight.

  [5] Shells filled with sand, which will account for the weight.

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Gunnery in 1858: Being a Treatise on Rifles, Cannon, and Sporting Arms: Explaining the Principles of the Science of Gunnery, and Describing the Newest Improvements in Fire-Arms

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