265 INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN FORGINGS. Muzzle Slice. Interior diameter, 4".16; exterior diameter, 8".52. Original diameters of rings in the slice. Rings. Diameters. A. B. Mean. Inches. 4.3017 5.1436 7.1416 8.3252 Inches. 4.3012 5.1478 7.1416 8.3333 Inches. 4.30145 5.1457 7.1416 8.32925 Rings 1 and 4 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Rings. Diameters. A. B. Mean. Inches. 4.3089 5.1431 7.1415 8.3126 Inches. 4.3062 5.1463 7.1404 8.3485 Inches. 4.30755 5.1447 7.14095 8.33055 KINGS ALL DETACHED. 2 detached 5.1450 5.1501 5.14755 3 detached 7.1386 7.1368 7.1377 Muzzle strains released. Rings. Diameters. A. B. Mean. Inch. Inch. Inch. 1 detached +.0072 +.0050 + .0061 -.0005 -.0015 -.0010 -.0001 -.0012 -.00065 4 detached -.0126 +.0152 +.0013 SECOND TO THIRD PHASE. 2 detached I +.0019 + .0038 + .00285 3 detached | -.0029 -.0036 -.00325 FIRST TO THIRD PHASE. 2 detached +.0014 +.0023 +.00185 3 detached -.0030 -.0048 —.0039