Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . side of the pistons axis of rotation inI the barrel, thereby throwing the center of gyrationout of that line; and if that center be so situated asto fall outside of a plane coincident with the line ofrecoil, it is evident that the piston will have a ten-dencv to rotation when the gun is fired. PIFFARD HEEL PLATE. n5>9 PILE-DEIVEE. PIFFAKD HEEL-PLATE.—This device consists ofa soft rubber pad or cushion about half an inch inthickness. It is applied to the butt of the jiun (afterremoval of the iron heel-plate), and is retain
Farrow's military encyclopedia : a dictionary of military knowledge . side of the pistons axis of rotation inI the barrel, thereby throwing the center of gyrationout of that line; and if that center be so situated asto fall outside of a plane coincident with the line ofrecoil, it is evident that the piston will have a ten-dencv to rotation when the gun is fired. PIFFARD HEEL PLATE. n5>9 PILE-DEIVEE. PIFFAKD HEEL-PLATE.—This device consists ofa soft rubber pad or cushion about half an inch inthickness. It is applied to the butt of the jiun (afterremoval of the iron heel-plate), and is retained inposition by a skeleton plate. The latter is attachedto the stock by one of the original screws, andin addition a small screw inserted near the toe of theheel-plate, as shown in the drawing. The stock ofthe gun is not altered in any manner, and the origin-al butt-plate can be re-applied at will. shown that, when using this contrivance, theeffect of recoil has been greatly moditied, and acharge of as much as 110 grains of powder, with 430. of lead, can be shot without discomfort. The bene-fits accruing from the lessened recoil are: Recruitsand beginners will not become gun-shy, and con-tract the habit of flinching ; increased accuracy fromabsence of flinching; target practice can be morecontinuously and efficiently carried on than is prac-ticable without the elastic-plate, owing to the bruis-ing and other injuries attendant on the use of theservice cartridge; and, the powder charge for ser-vice ammunition could be materially Increased,thereby flattening the trajectory, andin other res-pects rendering the weapon more effective. It is evident that the use of this description ofheel-plate insures greater safety and increased ac-curacy. The dropping of a loaded gun (cocked orhalf-cocked), butt downwards, on a stone or hardground may result in breaking the point of the searor one of the notches of the tumbler, causing a pre-mature discharge. This heel-plat
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