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RANDOM SHOT

Volume 18 · 65 words · 1860 Edition

is a shot made when the muzzle of a gun is raised above the horizontal line, and is not designed to shoot directly or point blank. The utmost randomness of any piece is about ten times as far as the bullet will go point blank. The bullet will go farthest when the piece is mounted at an angle of about 45° above the level range.