, 1866-12-20

onra .ftS th,s ."sn1,1! @ "e1o ee3e@teo al actetu'
,,s1n,n9a, 2. sprahf4eio muskct. bernan,
49, soas @ .4SIasus9us nucH:
Laidley. Reminsfon. SHIN a'eaPGuS, SssienaI Ma,
"paq HaT .ms-s,nc,o.d,,. r..h,.a, 1.,n,-
Rem,rctnn 49, pc.h1Sr Sts Ne TNa.us;es@TtAueyr Taiuyr
Hammand' aooo'' oaasp' wright Nauonal,
Rcnesitnr a,ma-sra,oar 1,s,.v
Aflar tnns deto dosnmsPen1eI, n,stI Heuryi ;.
aecnna nav r. INT, e. - 10 NJ; on nc ntty
SssP: by further experiments, reduced Is he M iol.
Notifications Of Smiueneld Muslen-Berdau.
Remington. e''
New Muskett, Sing1e-loading- Peabody, REM
Carhipca, Sinele-ioadine- La!d1cv.
Peabody.
MaEszine AIm-sncneer. ...-
the Board made Its report 10 The Chief Of Ord.
nEronr or TIE BOARD.
report: ~'''@ >"~ 'Se'NNs
The experiments Of The Board lend II clearly 10
the to1lo ing conclusions /: '>' ~ >1@"'' = -
let. That Inc 45-inch callhEc bali has cfsen the
best result as to accuracy, penetration aud rance
I'd. That all ride muskets ami rineIo-ioatlinr
eatbinse used iu the rn,li,ar, service should, i
id. That the charge for mrekcts shnuIi he fron
ii to 70 grains Of powder, and from ds9 to so
iii Thai fbe Boa.4 reenn,mcnd. Tho n,., ot ..
ternfnn snh,nfffeJ hr n RarJsr rhis pnane ~ ~ ~
fable b,ecchn tesnIs Ihe nccc aaina 1vss n1s Ias
H{FrhhFyQ n4@1u oft,
cLeuec Of our niesenf nattern ~ ayms' my IA H..
permee Setotc te haat ~ car m 1y ,
dcsired calbrc by rcaming nnt 1hr rroovcs and r..
scr1ipc a lube. 0@' '''~ r. ~" 70 H1a Az
5ih. The Board has ca,cfully examiner, tbe "a,
slous palerns Of new brcsch.loaana asms III nFe- ,
any one OF thrrn for aionion inr fnsn.e cnna1r,n1
lion by the Governncnt Whi:e fally Imnresssl
WITH s oi ;sc G5ea, Ingenuity il
service suner,or 10 lhc altered mnsket rcco,n.
mcpded: md thereen.., ~. e;ars III
70 view o. lhe large umber Of excellent muxxe.
I9atuns s mnsksts now IN store, and the eight
~ . e. naea'neEJ necessary 70 make new
ncessarr itrc r,t, ~ ~ frs;a.a ne asemea
en.ne change Of model; and the great expense
snt III aoe.e9n anlll some iahss improve
menI sAs!i DC devised producing more decided ad-
-, 9Th; The Doa,d Is no. decided in Tie opinion
enpSnes n %Gho on ssx e SGst ea 70 5ase qny
ncnse en',tets a WIZ mapt7lne arms. and a. these
;a,ni, caa nc nssa o5ai5ary "a Is ssin:c-losde!s Ie.
tion r. ne ordinary nae Of The gnnD the only
~ y ase afs ne atdittonal
ma r., arentar 3.eo1rnie r t
lever eun conareS i,h sn. ~ n,,,ns uns Use 9, a
hiprc. .hrecb.rn11 which haye hern nIceerte5 IN
the Hoard" ~'' -'"'o ~" P'~seAAse" "
o. u ne a9d a1so o. the
u, ~. - ~ ~ a ~ ~ nasnE sta!eoaulnC car
same pat,cn cxccpt ia lcnsih Of bn5se * heGn no,1
recommends Tint until a suitable plan for Eew
mnekers can be obtained, Offering decided advan-
,aces oser the proposed plan now recommended
iur altered nnsKci>. no single loading casbine
should be constructed for the army.
Theexa:tienec Of the late war, As we'll as all cx-
pczimcnts by this Board. ntQycs that the SpenCer
magazine carbinc Is TIC test service r1n Of Ills
kind yet offered. Our experiments detected a de-
s-ct III the arrangement for the extractor, which
has been corrected ty the manufacturers upon
the suggestion Of The Board. producing, In he
'p,u!cn OF tho manufacturers themselves, de-
t!:cd Improvement IN the arm, and one tnst will
ltfecn mich the liability to become dis.b3ea In
The service. 1t Is believed however. f1om models
md from experiments OF The board thyt the u,sea.
:itr arm is capable OF further i1an:oyc,ncnt: and
The Board v ctild the-,{orr recnInIeni ans deIav
in adoutjp. d. ftnite]y pattern f,r fnsnre cnI.
afrurt IN of rsr1,;rrs {or rnrn1Tv aerr,r y Ghovtd