Overland Monthly: Devoted to the Development of the CountryA. Roman and Company, 1967 |
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Page 431
... POWDER . BLACK CANNON POWDER. SOUTHERN PORTION OF WORKS . or less in pressure , and a different grains at. and hardness to the grain subsequently made . The harder it is pressed the more dense the powder becomes , and the slower it is ...
... POWDER . BLACK CANNON POWDER. SOUTHERN PORTION OF WORKS . or less in pressure , and a different grains at. and hardness to the grain subsequently made . The harder it is pressed the more dense the powder becomes , and the slower it is ...
Page 447
... powders , to use the same quan- tity in bulk as would be used of black powder , for in so doing there is an unnecessary quantity of powder used from which no real good results are obtained . Breech pressure and recoil is unnecessarily ...
... powders , to use the same quan- tity in bulk as would be used of black powder , for in so doing there is an unnecessary quantity of powder used from which no real good results are obtained . Breech pressure and recoil is unnecessarily ...
Page 450
... powders will continue in favor . At the time when black powder was universally employed , the brass shell found its plan to a considerable extent , but since the general introduction of smokeless powders the use of this shell has become ...
... powders will continue in favor . At the time when black powder was universally employed , the brass shell found its plan to a considerable extent , but since the general introduction of smokeless powders the use of this shell has become ...
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As Talked in the Sanctum | 5 |
By Kibesillah | 540 |
Dominoes The National Game of China | 559 |
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