The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-06-10
A NEW RIFLE BULLET.
Ats Chief Recommendation Is It's
Property Of Manning.

Just as the air is filled with war talk
and the country seems to be on the
verge OF a conflict with Spain, an in
Ventor comes forward with an i'm
proved bullet that, it is claimed, will
mann combatant in the same terri
Die manner as would the explosive
bullet that has been barred by the
law OF nations, and yet be within the
rules prescribed for the use of pro-
Jectlles in modern warfare. Edwin s.
Field OF Springfield, Mass, describes
his new bullet as follows:
My proJectile resembles the metal
covered bullet of small caliber, and
especially the new O3O-caliber bullet
adopted by the United States Govern
ment to be used in the army rifles, in
stead of the heavier O45 bullet, former
~ used in the Springfield musket. Their
smaller caliber enables the soldier to
carry more ammunition It's greater
velocity increases the danger range and
the bullet goes further in the ordinary
sighting or firing from the shoulder
without aim than the old heavier bullet
did. The metal cover takes the quick
twist in the rifling of the barrel and
gives the necessary rotary motion to
hold it up and keepit going in a straight
line toward the object aimed at. The
naked or lead bullet will not take the
quick twist, and has the disadvantage
of fouling the gun and marring its
accuracy. The metal cover gives to
the bullet greater penetration. Instead
of one body ending it's course it can
drive through two or three. But, and
here comes the disadvantage, the bullet
being smaller. makes a very small,
clean wound, going through the flesh
and bone with but little disabling eff
feet compared with the .O45-calber
lead bullet formerly used This has
given rise to the use Of what is called
the dunn dunn bullet, which has a metal
casing covering the bullet nearly to
the point and leaving the lead ex-
posed. This lead expands, tears the
flesh and breaks bones, but does not
have the penetration Of the full metal
covered bullet
My newly invented bullet is not an
explosive bullet and does not conflict
with the law or agreement of nations
BY cutting notches or grooves in the
metal cover back from the point or
apex to a point forward of the place
Of contact with the rif1ing of the bar
rel, it allows the lead or filling of the
cover 70 expand or upset Wnen Strlk-
ing hard substance and gives all the
effect of a bullet of larger caliber,
breaking bones and tearing flesh. 1t is
not impaired or exploded. 1t may be
said that my bullet, which mains SO
cruelty by mushrooming' at the mo-
ment of contact with the body into
which it enters, is a cruel invention,
but, as other men have pointed out
the more terrible war is made the
nearer we are to the millennium, for
when armies are provided by science
with killing appliances that are too
deadly for anything to live before
them, then the nations will be forced
to Danish war forever. The new bullet
is also a humane invention from an
other point of view To MAIN one
man so that he is put effectually out
of the fight is surely a lesser evil to
the fighters than to have the same
missile wound three men so that they
will be added to the list Of injured
without being retired from the list of
combatants. Troy Budget.