SECOND SHOTS 75 Years Ago A Simple Chronograph BY EARL SEIDLINGER A lmost every [shooter] who loads his own shells gets the urge to find out how fast his bullets travel. But by the time he actually gets under way he is ready to give up. Too many unnecessary complications loom in his way simply because he thinks he must use no end of gadgets and expensive equipment in order to achieve results. Measuring the speed of a bullet is easy, and the outlay for equipment is almost negligible. To begin with, it is necessary to have a fairly good Model T Ford coil, an electric switch, two pieces of gas pipe from eight to ten feet in length and not more than 1½ inch in diameter-3/4 inch being the best; also paper, wax and your car battery. [February, 1940] For complete text, visit AmericanRifleman.org/simplechronograph. ARE YOU READY TO STEP UP? Discover a higher level of performance IC A5 find a dealer at lwrci.com you asked-we built it THE MOST RELIABLE, MOST DURABLE, FINEST HANDLING SHORT STROKE PISTON CARBINES IN THE WORLD. dealers contact an authorized lwrci distributor LWRCI | HIGH PERFORMANCE FIREARMS PROUDLY MADE IN THE USA | LWRCI.COM | 877-90 1-1348http://www.AmericanRifeman.org/simplechronograph http://www.lwrci.com http://www.LWRCI.COM http://www.LWRCI.COM