AUCKLAND AMMUNITION

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1452, 10 January 1887, Page 3

AUCKLAND AMMUNITION

A trial of th- Auokland and Impoitcd (Kynooh's) ammunition t ;ok p!sc * at the S-ndhillß range Ohris<chure ( i, on Saturday afternoon, tinder tho supervision of Co on el Bailey, The ehootlug wa* very bad partly owing to a gusty wind blowing across the range, and to tha bad light. Th* sooreß with both kind, trere nearly equal. At 200 yards, Colonel Bailey made 18 with Auckland, 20 with the English. At SOO yards, Colonel Bailey m»de 12 rith thu Ancklat.d. 10 with the K'ngli.h ; Sinclair, 5 with the Auckland, 9 with the English. Captain Francia and Pergeant. Smith also fired. Their scores were smaller, but m proportion about the 8»mo except that at the SCO yards, Smith on'y made one hit with tho Auckland ammunition Iv tho rapid firing tes', the £00 yarde, Major Wolfe fired ten rounds of Auckland m lmtn sl£sec, makng nice hits, and ten English m 1 nin 17spc, eight hits. Colonel B.iley, fiied tan -ponds of the Auckland kind m lnrnn 42|bcc, all hits, and ten English m lmin _4.cc, eight hits. None of the Aock and cartridges were difficult to <xtract, though a few tlm'S some trifling delay was caused m opening the b-eech block after firing owing to the defective quality of the oaps Colonels . can and To.swill, with several other officers, were present and expressed them.rlvea satisfied with the colonial ammunition.