NEW SHAPED BULLET.
I POINTED BACK AND FRONT, j LONDON, July IC. The Klcho Shield, competed for at Bieley. was won by Knjjland with \.Ci-i----points, Scotland beinjr second with I .til:* I points. j The iiewatrraniline bullet was used and gave satisfaction. It is very ! pointed, and is tapered at the liack instead of lieing Munt-pnded. as is the I present service bullet. The object of the ' new design is a flatter trajectory and j ffmaHer ra.nße. Itie Swiss have been usinjr j the streamline bullet with jrreat success, and the United State* is tarrying out experiments. It is lieltavetl that the new i bullet, with the same elevation, will give j a range of over fi.OOftyds. compared with j the ::,400yds range of the service bullet, j lA. anil N.Z. I able. I
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Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 167, 17 July 1922, Page 5
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134NEW SHAPED BULLET. Auckland Star, Volume LIII, Issue 167, 17 July 1922, Page 5
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