285 INTERNAL STRAINS IN GUN FORGINGS, Muzzle Slice. Interior diameter, 4".27; exterior diameter, 8".59. Original diameters of rings in the slice. Diameters. A. B. Mean. Inches. 4.4174 5.1375 7.1477 8.2075 Inches. 4.4203 5.1446 7.1400 8.2054 Inches. 4.41885 5.14105 7.14385 8.20645 Rings 1 and 4 detached; rings 2 and 3 in the slice. Rings. Diameters. A. B. Mean. Inches. 4.4183 5.1377 7.1482 8.2065 Inches. 4.4238 5.1438 7.1395 8.2050 Inches. 4.42105 5.14075 7.14385 8.20575 RINGS ALL DETACHED. 5.1391 5.1459 5.1425 7.1448 7.1378 7.1413 2 detached . 3 detached. Muzzle strains released. Rings. Diameters. A. B. Mean. Inch. + .0009 + .0002 + .0005 -.0010 Inch. +.0035 -.0008 -.0005 -.0004 Inch. + .0022 -.0003 .0000 -.0007 SECOND TO THIRD PHASE. +.0014 -.0034 +.0021 -.0017 +.00175 -.00255 FIRST TO THIRD PHASE. + .0016 -.0029 +.0013 -.0022 +.00145 -.00255