. The breech-loader and how to use it . * 5 • *^ • . • ? e 6 « » •* * . •• • - • • • . • • • • ? . ? y ? i . « «•-•** J • • - . , . * . ? * . * * • • ^_ ••**.•. *r * • • * , • • . • . • ^ .* 9 R * • * ? * • . • >- *.•* * 0 .*•*••!• .• .. • rt ^ • • * . * • • 0 « . • c •• ^ >v * f * * ^ U • • # • • 00. Breech-Loader, and How to Use It. 139 high velocity: there is the momentum of thecharge in flight as well as the momentum of theindividual pellets of which it is composed. It is impossible, without going deeply intofigures, to prove the many variations in the flightof a charge of shot cause
. The breech-loader and how to use it . * 5 • *^ • . • ? e 6 « » •* * . •• • - • • • . • • • • ? . ? y ? i . « «•-•** J • • - . , . * . ? * . * * • • ^_ ••**.•. *r * • • * , • • . • . • ^ .* 9 R * • * ? * • . • >- *.•* * 0 .*•*••!• .• .. • rt ^ • • * . * • • 0 « . • c •• ^ >v * f * * ^ U • • # • • 00. Breech-Loader, and How to Use It. 139 high velocity: there is the momentum of thecharge in flight as well as the momentum of theindividual pellets of which it is composed. It is impossible, without going deeply intofigures, to prove the many variations in the flightof a charge of shot caused by differences in theloading, size of shot, size of bore of the gun, grainof powder, composition of powder, and othermatters which more or less modify a gun\s reproduce a few standard diagrams and figuresfor reference, but must refer the reader interestedin the subject to Modern Shot Guns for furtherdetails upon these points. 5 10 1=; 20 2S 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 Charge. Yds. Yds. Yds. Yds. Yds. Yds. Yds. Yds. Yds. Yds. Yds. Yds. drras. oz 2\ I No. I 1039 1022 lOOI 979 951 929 904 880 856 829 802 780, 3 I . , I 1185 1168 1150 1120 1076 1039 992 939 919 880 852 831 3 4 , , I 1169 1140 1126 1089 1054! 1003 962 935 914 891 861 82s 3i 4 . , I 1220 1198 II75 1143 1103 1060 1012 966 938 914 89
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