. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Science. 174 Testing the Value of Guns by Flri/uy under Water. From the above illustration it will be seen, supposing the cartridges to be all of the same length, that the bullet in the TJ. S. Army rifle had to travel through (39 1-8—35 1-8) 4 inches more water than in the U. S. Model rifle, and that the bullet from the Sharp's rifle did not have to traverse as much water by (35 1-8—30 1-8) 5 inches, as the bullet of the U. S. Model rifle. Correction must therefore be made, before any true comparison of the rifles can be reached. With respect to th
. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. Science. 174 Testing the Value of Guns by Flri/uy under Water. From the above illustration it will be seen, supposing the cartridges to be all of the same length, that the bullet in the TJ. S. Army rifle had to travel through (39 1-8—35 1-8) 4 inches more water than in the U. S. Model rifle, and that the bullet from the Sharp's rifle did not have to traverse as much water by (35 1-8—30 1-8) 5 inches, as the bullet of the U. S. Model rifle. Correction must therefore be made, before any true comparison of the rifles can be reached. With respect to the cartridges, also, some correction must be made, as they are not of the same length. U. S. Model and Sharp's Rifles. U. S. Army Rifle. Spanish Model Rifle. It is evident that if the measurements are taken from the cartridge, they must be from that part of it which fits the barrel, and not from the end of the bullet; as the bullet has a more or less conical shape, it is therefore surrounded by water when the rifle is submerged. In the cartridges for the U. S. Army, TJ. S. Model, and Sharp's rifles, the end of the metallic case is. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York Academy of Sciences. New York, New York Academy of Sciences
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