249 INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN FORGINGS, Breech Slice. Interior diameter, 4. "79; exterior diameter,. 10. "42. Original diameters of rings in the slice. Rings. Diameters. A. B. Mean. 1 Inches. 4.9273 5.6492 9.6432 10.2800 Inches. 4.9250 5.6494 9.6482 10.2771 Inches. 4.92615 5.6493 9.6457 10.27855 2 3 4 Rings 1 and 4 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Rings. Diameters. A. B. Mean. Inches. 4.9343 5.6480 9.6425 10.2674 Inches. 4.9298 5.6475 9.6469 10.2849 Inches. 4.93205 5.64775 9.6447 10.27615 2 3 RINGS ALL DETACHED. 2 detached 5.6514 5.6517 5.65155 3 detached ; 9.6388 | 9.6449 9.64185 Breech strains released. Rings. Diameters. A. B. Mean. Inch. + .0070 -.0012 -.0007 -.0126 Inch. + .0048 -.0019 -.0013 +.0078 Inch. + .0059 -.00155 -.0010 -.0024 SECOND TO THIRD PHASE. 2 detached + .0034 +.0042 + .0038 3 detached -.0037 -.0020 -.00285 FIRST TO THIRD PHASE. +.00225 -.00385 + .0023 -.0033 + .0022 -.0044 2 detached 3 detached