NS,
the arrangement of 1; 83; 307
R.
RAMMERS,
materials, sizes, &c., of 3; 72; 227
RANGES,
for shot-guns, how and when marked 1; 79; 290
point-blank, firing at 1; 80; 294
for shell-guns, how marked 1; 80; 294
for 13-inch mortars 1; 124, 125; 501, 502
exceeding 1400 yards, kind of fuzes for, &c 3; 47; 124
RATTLES,
use and description of 3; 69; 217
RECEIPTS,
for all ordnance materials, to be duly given and taken 3; 7; 20
REPORTS,
quarterly, of all firing, to be forwarded 1; 5; 14
quarterly, of the condition of the armament, &c., to be prepared and
forwarded 1; 5; 15
twice a day, to be made by Gunners, nature of 1; 10; 47
to be made of the expenditures of ordnance materials 3; 4; 6
in detail, to be prepared and forwarded, of all accidents to
guns 3; 35; 67
to be forwarded of the action, &c., of all fuzes 3; 47; 126
to be forwarded by Ordnance Officers, when issuing or receiving
powder 3; 51; 152
REQUISITIONS,
for ordnance materials, to be made by Ordnance Officers 3; 3; 2
RESPONSIBILITY,
of Officers, for loss of ordnance stores 3; 6; 19, 20
RETURNS,
quarterly, of receipts and issues of ordnance, to be forwarded by
Commanding Officers 1; 5; 14
quarterly, to be rendered by Gunners 1; 11; 55
REVOLVERS,
number of, allowed for each pivot and other gun 1; 21-24; 101
quantity of powder in the cartridges for 3; 55; 166
how to be stamped 3; 79; 258
REWARDS,
recommended to those excelling in ordnance exercises 1; 3; 2
RIFLED-CANNON,
the breech-sights in the side of, with their use, &c. 1; 81; 300
time-fuzes very unreliable for 1; 91; 334
denominations, &c., of the Parrott and Dahlgren 1; 101; 384
the bores and grooves of, to be carefully cleaned, &c. 1; 102; 392
the shells in, must be close home on the powder 1; 103; 393, 394
must be kept free from sand, dust, &c 1; 103; 395
projectiles for, to be uniform in size 1; 103; 396
vents of, how to replace old ones 1; 104; 403
sights of, description and use of 1; 104; 404
all are rifled to the right 1; 105; 405
precautions required in the use of 1; 105-107; 410
kind of fuzes to be used for the shells of 3; 47; 123, 124
table of charges for 3; 54; 161
rammer-heads for, made of composition 3; 72; 227
RICOCHET,
firing, directions as to 1; 85; 318
RIGGING-STOPPERS,
description and use of 3; 77; 247
ROBINSON'S-WORMS,
description and use of 3; 7
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