The Modern American Pistol and Revolver - Arthur Corbin Gould

December 9.

1	10	7	9	9	7	10	10	8	7	8	=	85
2	7	9	8	10	7	9	10	7	9	8	=	84
3	8	8	10	9	9	10	9	8	9	10	=	90
4	7	8	10	9	9	10	10	7	10	10	=	90
5	7	8	10	8	9	9	10	9	9	8	=	87
6	10	8	9	9	9	8	8	9	10	6	=	86
7	9	10	7	9	8	10	10	9	8	8	=	88
8	10	7	10	8	9	8	8	10	8	7	=	85
9	9	8	9	9	7	9	8	8	10	10	=	87
10	7	7	9	8	10	7	10	8	10	10	=	86
											Total	868

December 10.

1	9	8	8	9	10	10	9	9	10	8	=	90
2	7	10	7	10	8	10	10	7	9	9	=	87
3	10	8	9	6	9	8	7	8	8	10	=	83
4	10	9	10	10	9	8	10	7	10	9	=	92
5	9	9	7	10	9	9	8	10	8	8	=	87
6	10	8	10	10	10	9	7	9	9	8	=	90
7	9	10	9	10	10	7	6	9	9	8	=	87
8	9	7	10	6	10	8	10	9	8	8	=	85
9	9	10	6	9	10	10	10	9	10	10	=	93
10	6	7	9	9	9	5	8	10	10	9	=	82
											Total	876

Eighteen consecutive shots, made by Mr. Allen P. Kelly, in Conlin’s Gallery, New York City, in revolver match, Massachusetts Rifle Association target.

The shooting of Mr. F. E. Bennett attracted the attention of Chevalier Paine, who, on December 9, fired 100 shots, using a .38/44-calibre Smith & Wesson revolver, this arm being the same as the .44 calibre in exterior, but is bored .38 calibre instead of.44. It has a straight shell, which extends entirely through the cylinder, coming flush with the end of cylinder. This was a special arm, made to order, and took specially-prepared ammunition. Only the aggregate for 100 shots was preserved, which was 878 points. This was one point higher than had previously been scored.

On December 13 Chevalier Paine fired 190 shots with a Smith & Wesson .44-calibre revolver, but as 100-shot records were being compared, we take the first 100 shots which made the most favorable showing, and the 10-shot strings aggregated as follows:—

882