Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-01-09
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o11Sm q EEoQo haNo boon poxttcu-
l51lH ncof4n II tkls roopect. AZ least
q r,oG1hino riGso ior military
0 knNo boon beOught 70 pablic
~ 1co. Vi1hin ~ post thxee year,
VI ~ - advont q each now ride
- cun1 rroc1s c1sluod that the peEfoct
iSr3 oSn Nd heen lound.
<, G 'nodDln a dieogont arms are
111lnd vith conaiderable socresy.
n thoss who have been privi-
e - many q these new d.
~ 4 9 Learned that there y :
- Ginalaxiky to most q them,
3 lInI' 10y ~ copios q previous in
- With very sight changes and
S1SS ~ bssn many inventions
- f6Gino xi1os which have proved
1hlIu5a 1T & has been granted by
~ 1niilfary powers nf al civilized
1511 thaf t6e military rife Of the
16roui - Z magazine rife. Most
(hnno oi2optod BY various Govern
Sr1D VIII doubtleGs have detachar
Nomo0onino. q one that can be shut
~: u arm oporates - . single
~ 1r. md IN c1ne Of an emergency,
VkrCo 1eeermined effort is 70 bo made
/ oo TIM he tido of : battle, ct = COM
mnnd tho magazines Of tho rifiee are
- ~ opogoeod.
r bsina se1tled that . magazine
- Will Is tho riGo Of the future, it
~ booomo apparent that greater con-
nnnptfon d ammunition is likely to
~ S6do. bat on the other hand be-
- 3 coxtain amount the ammuni-
IN boeoono0 too heavy and hinders
t6 ~ 2dior'e movement.
Probably nine-tenths of the shots
~ II action are without effect,
oinhor stRiking the ground beyond
= okoet a The foe, and the high
eugxo q trajectory Of the rifle
bo y 8 fault to bo cor
nod. Il II also found desirable to
3nxD6nDe the average range Of the RI
- ~ u lnturo battles much fight
( IN b done at extreme long
InSrS, Where the skill Of the sharp
aheS1sR en- b utilised, and at very
o1Qoo QuaEterg, where the magazine
WinlA bo hxouGht into use. To lower
~ fsnfoc1pry, increase the range and
ay1f1 16nllng, - we'll - tighten the
GklI1deo 70 peemit the soldier to car
~ mnlo ammunition, necessitates a
rsairsl change in the ammunition and
Gn1choeSfno.
a snuft time ago the standard of
military cal,bers was 45-100 Of an
innh. The authorities Of Europe now
noIlovo that the military rifle Of the
l11ro viii b between 80 and "a
on15bso. France, Austris, Germany,
Do1Gium and Portugal have fxed
80 - calibeo OK theyeabouts. New
yoNdoEs are being perfected, and In
61ond q Tie Lad bullets, bullets with
k0Gd netal ooatD and wire steel are
hoinR u0bUtituted.
n ~ manufacture Of the COM
Yound bulloE, dat disc Of Steel, cop
s ~. q ether metal IN inch in dame
~ q mede BY punch, and this is
Gfanped Ia the way in which the
No. shells for cartridges are pre-
1nsod. until Il ultimately assumes the
Inn u : bullet, but two long. A
6oCo q lad lust fitting the inside is
lhan intxoducod and soldered to the
Gha1l q tho bullet by means Of tin.
16te bullet il then subjected to
Gnogmous pressure, which gives it its
1nal shape. The base eud is then
eu1 ~ II : lathe and the finished
bullot II tho result.
III ponotra&ion Of the .32 compound
eoool ballet may be judged from the
1111eWing fact: Three dead horses
Wooo ~ up in . line, tandem posi-
-, ord Z steel-clad bullet went
ekeonGh ~ three horses. Another
tgllo1 went through block of solid
Vfno tiuber tWenty-six inches thick.
GUvoeal 4eo-grsin hard lead bull
1oes u 8 regulation cartridge
MN oiGh1y-6ve grains Of powder
WUIo GFed into : block Of beech three
~ : haN inches thick, but not one
eonno thE0ugh. Tho path formed by
~ bollet vas . perfect cone and
- several bullets were recovered
4n1eongd and out Of shape. Several
6goqs etsel compound bullets were
en 1red and penetrated seven inches
q boech n two planks each three
~ 3 half inches thick and from
- - soyeu-inch plsnks of deal set
- egupk bohind. None Of the steel
GomGDun1 bullets were seriously dis
togtod. The penetfation Of = As steel
-eclrGoUnd bullet i by reason Of it's
GoG61P diameter fer inferior to that
= - steel compound bullet
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