The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1902-04-03

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No longer are tue N'"''''"" 9'''''
| o. cnrrN rifles designed 10y l"t'lEu''9'
SAYS the ST. Louis ro'a Dispatch Tie
cdict has gone forth from the war de-
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Ihe "lu pre'Vh'u""'"S n,,,
yields muzz'e Ne'u''N u "p'"'
rect s''"uu. Inv '""'' oo
OF seven mulm'ters, OF I'ss 'n"u ''' ,'o
- inch, AFFORDS No'o'''N o' """"' -'-V'
foot seconds Ihe new Nul'T.u" gu"
has heavier ha' 'h"h 'n' ""uS'',
moving at greater muzz'' sp''u' u"u
j. the result is naturally greater su'N,nS
" energy Tor the 'h','u "'"'''
ID Even II the Mauser ball posS'SS'u I'M
he tial velocity equal 20 the American th'
,f latter. owing To the greater weight
would as the distance Increased great
ly prepondcrntc In smashing and pen'
" tratiug power
IN The side box OF the hraS Whl p'
n abandoned. General 'ro@''r' ch''t o'
ordnance, attributes all the errau'
,t. shooting " the present gun to th's AT
~. tachmcnt. Tho piece Is not evenly bal
anced, aud General ,roHier thlhNs 'h"
=" the muzzle is dedcctcd to the lPtt at th'
u.s. instant of hring 10y reason OF tue siu'
box. In guns with right handed rlnlhi
the drirt or detection ot the bule
should be 20 the right but In the cas-
OF the krag-IorgcnS'n orlil To IN
right Is not uoticeahl" unul l,uVu N"ru
,I1 have been traNerSed, 10y winch uih' w
.nl eject of the muZzle detection mas nee
led overcome
re. In the new gun the teed VIII pe iro'
md n magazine, centrally located ana IN
end Ave cartridges VIII be charged III on
rup motion. Not only VIII IN" piece
at perfectly balanced hut the loading WI
ON bc much more rapid than Is now u
rev case.
avc Cartridges win cahne'"r'u u'",
Nv Nv will hc used. Instead OF a rim at u
.erv base ~ the cartridge case harro
and trough or gutter Is cut around the G
,on. tire circumference" The prohss OF u
ain. extractors sink into the trough ana
cure urn grip Tor the pulhhg OUT
\, the shell. The doing away WIN
and base rim permits OF closer packing
cartridges, since with the cahhe'ut'
head the shells ne shusS "se'n
along their entire length
Lead and anumony nave 'ons'''u'
NOV nr,sent day rides. As velocities
.,. creased nickel Jackets were paced oN
Sus the bullets. since it was found that I
ans soft lead would fly to pieces under I
h ot terrific number OF revolutions l'ip".''
dinS NleAel h"S s''NVN s"''S..> WI W..
by -,''V w ',,.' ,',.,1 ,ontonc,es 10 81,
Il ~ .r', .,,oni,estra This fact has led
the adoption ot sun Vo"su''