The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1875-10-20

on Wblch the guns are made Is
thoroughly American, as are also
the tools by which the principle
is practiced. One general model
having been adopted as in all re.
spects satisfactory by the makers
fac-similes (templets) Of each part
are made. and guages adopted
which coverall parts Of every piece:
so that each one made is a counter.
part Of the othe1. Machine tools
arc then adapted to produce these
parts, and on being set in motion
turn out hammers, triggers, guards,
breech-blocks, what you will, in.
fuitely. All Of these separate
details are examined at every
stage of the process to see if they
agree with the models, and are
then delivered to the workmen
in charge Of departments. The
skill Of an individual in charge of
any machine has nothing to do
with the process; the result is
certain, whether be be an expert
in machinery or not; he must, OF
course, know what be is doing
in attending his work, but give
the machine iron, as a loom is
given yarn, and it will accomplish
the end marked out forit. 1t is only
by such means that it is possible
to produce rifles Of almost i'm
peachable accuracy at anything
like q popular price. A weapon so
made can be obtained for $50; GER
tainly very moderate when it's dura-
bility and reliability are consider
ed. The weight OF a long-range rife
is regulated by the association at
ten pounds and the amount of trig.
ger pull at various points to suit
the person using it; it varies from
three to ten pounds. The phrase
trigger pulp means the actual
weight or force required to ex-
plode the charge; in sporting
guns it is much less than in mill
tary, the latter being purposely
set in the excitement Of battle
the soldier will be compelled to con-
slider what he is doing in finger
ing the trigger, and not explode
the piece prematurely, the barrel
is thirty-two inches long and for
ty-four calibre, and is fitted wi tn
peep rear sight, with Vernier scale,
by which means a register may
be kept of the elevation required
for a given distance under varying
circumstances;it has further wind
guage with interchangeable globe
and split-bar front sight. No tele-
scope sights are permitted: 1t has
also a spirit level attached at
right angles to the bore and just
under the front sight. The object
Of this, which may appear mex
plicable to the reader, is that it
serves to indicate when the barrel
is held absolutely on the target; it
might appear to be so by the
sights only, but at such immense
distances as 5000 feet and upward,
any twisting of the barrel, so. that
the stock is turned sidewise, would
give a great deviation from the
bull's-eye.
THE ELEVATION OF THE BARREL
necessary for long ranges is obtain
ed by the rear sliding sight. Of
course experts know this J.; but all
are not experts: and some fancy,
doubtless, that the marksman
holds his rifle point blank on the
object aimed at; but this is wide of
the fact. At one thousand yards
the casual observer, seeing rife
man shoot for the first time, would
fancy the shot would go far over
the mark, so great is the angle at
which the barrel is pointed. AS
a matter of fact, the projectile be-
gins to fall as soon as it leaves
the muzzle; and it is easy to see
that long before it had gone two
thousand feet it would fall to the
ground if held point blank. The
elevation at 1,100 yards is 1.73
inches,or nearly an inch and three
quarters; so that in order to
strike the bulls eye the marksman
shoots in reality over it, and makes
his ball fall on it.
The rihing. Of the barrel is one
turn in twenty inches, and con-
sists of six grooves, varying in
depth from one and one-halt one
thousandths Of an inch to six one
thousandths. Long range rifles
have very shallow grooves. The
rifle in the hands Of Mr.. Yale last
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