Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-01-02
Daily ke3cbec 3ol
RIFLE PRAcTl(
Inspector q c. FAM
Makes His nnuaI Rep

wo nations. 1t is
u. lain used what is
rifle. The United
ID " magazine" AMI
The Mauser is
h magazine rifle is
Or [ch having a five
X! E. While the
different operating
- the rifle. there is
G of the one over the
charged and fired
other. Both use
= Ind the hard metal
/ and range being
I, lat depending main
, We power of the car
! any superiority, it
I'm used by the gov
rifle is a 45-calibre
me using black pow
ct. One would have
great hue and cry
that it was hardly Il
Worthless and an inn
e soldiers to compel
battle with.
magazine rifle was
mple EaAs sent to tie
&sked nj Gen. Selden
ntah eneral. to test
bort niyTopinion as to
ID replace the Spring
which the Guard OF
ed. In company with
ate. a superior marks
then Inspector general.
'1vep trial over several
results carefully noted.
the adjutant general,
s present constructed,
BIO advantage gained by
Il Springfield rifle. The
Inefficient adjustment of
as precluded anything
Footing. Since then the
emedied in this respect.
pr need be made in its
B of the magazine rifles
and the United States
ply in the ammunition.
5Structed to stand the
high explosive, getting
Pr velocity, SO that for
5 the bullet does not rise,
The head of an enemy,
d or fall below his feet.
S the danger space be-
. and would be of thu
bic value where one OF
es advances in a charge
1. There might be times
rye magazine of five car
be of advantage, but
a question. Another adj
ass recoil when discharg-
hter weight of ammuni-
idges weighing about the
the Springfield rifle am
he powder is smokeless
lot for the fact that the
ow made for the Spring
$50 smokeless. this would
pment-giving the enem!
i the troops.
teld rifle is a strong
/ manipulated and easily
r. The small calibre Of
rifles makes it almost i'm
.ep the rifles clean. The
lie is the more accurate ol
IN the hands of a marks
Their has much value ir
nds, better shooting car
it at any distance to 60f
n a greater distance thar
.azine rifle. The advant'
gazine, to my mind is but
you car discharge five
quicker than with tn,
fe. where each cartridge
. in separatelys But any
Is or 20 rounds with the
quick and with as grea'
can be done with thf
e. 1t only takes abou1
i to load and fire 20 rouIs;,,
'ingfield rifle. and :
20 hot when that isnaE
be difficult to hanIenfn
o do anything like be-
Z. when the barre Wff
- word
nment is now nfs
WIDER for the Spring Lent
objection of informing th'
you are by the smoke o
,bviated. While ] believe
! rife is the better one fo'
is a fact that the Spring
most. excellent and pow
do . Asr.
4 heen written about tn:
bullets from ting two rifles
It. In be ofsfne first en-
the l Hiding Z o snani
q some Of our soldiers
fnutilated and IN
iven--tA terrible Mahsel
tests provey that tn
I tba 30-calibre rifles arr
! and less aansa Pus- Th'
,ur the bullet fuses 1t te
i. person making q sinai
either enterina and leav,
i Not till it gets beyons
20 It begin 70 tear ane
!, leaving the body. Inc
81 45acalibre bullet at less
Il short distances make 2
',luon entering and a fear
! leaving the body. The
the soldiers IN this mrs.
be traced to span,
, q good deal of interest,"
Diverse newspaper reports
8 in the battle Of sanll !,
very much Il we suffered
single man BY the use q
- NQn ptN all the