Author Topic: Poyers 3 volume Civil war at sea (Read 1550 times)

Zulu · « **Reply #30 on:** August 26, 2010, 08:20:16 AM »

You Guys are like having my own personal librarian to do my research.

Thanks a lot!
Zulu

Double D · « **Reply #31 on:** August 26, 2010, 08:24:48 AM »

Yes, we are awesome, aren't we.

navygunner · « **Reply #32 on:** August 26, 2010, 06:25:28 PM »

Zulu,
The 1866 regulations said the same thing LOL. Didn't say it was a great way just the way the regs stated. The 1866 regs were the 4th edition and held most of what the 1862 regs stated. I don't have the 1862 Ordnance Instructions.

Navy Gunner

gulfcoastblackpowder · « **Reply #33 on:** August 26, 2010, 06:34:00 PM »

Quote from: Double D on August 26, 2010, 08:24:48 AM

Yes, we are awesome, aren't we.

Funny thing is, I already had the 1866 manual saved in PDF form on my computer, but had forgotten, so I looked it up and tried to save it again!

I do like some aspects of Google books!

Double D · « **Reply #34 on:** August 26, 2010, 06:52:47 PM »

I also had it saved on my Computer. The first place I looked was Gibbon's. I don't think I have seen reference to pulling charge in land warfare, just naval warfare.

Cannoneer · « **Reply #35 on:** August 28, 2010, 10:24:35 PM »

The barrels of CW field artillery pieces (smoothbore and rifled) could be depressed enough for gravity to move the fixed ammunition down and out of the bore; though one ladle was still issued to every Federal field artillery battery in case of an emergency. Ladles had to be used to unload the larger land-based artillery.

Zulu · « **Reply #36 on:** August 29, 2010, 04:34:57 AM »

Thanks BoomJ,
I just never would have thought that gravity was one of the answers. I would not like to be the person that had to catch a live Parrott Rifle shell.

Zulu