| James Forsyth - 1867 - 228 pages
...best for throwing a ball to a certainty. This mode of rifling is practised by the Germans, French, Americans, and all the foreign rifles that I have ever yet seen, are rifled according to that principle; and several English gunmakers are firmly of opinion that one turn in 4... | |
| Thomas Francis Fremantle - 1901 - 626 pages
...8 feet in length was best for throwing a ball with certainty. This mode of rifling is practised by Germans, French, and Americans, and all the foreign rifles that I have ever yet seen are rifled according to that principle; and several English gunmakers are firmly of opinion that one turn in 4... | |
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