Talk:Krag-Petersson

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Contents 1 Re: My edits on 26th June 2005 2 Testing tables 3 Pictures 4 Figures 5 Pronunciation? 6 Copyedit

[edit] Re: My edits on 26th June 2005

It is clear from the discussion on FAC that the main objection seems to the be lenght of the article - so I've gone thru all the avilable sources one more time (ie: the book mentioned as a reference and the two websites mentioned as exterior links...) and dregged up more. Personally, I don't think these edits gives anything new to the article.. it still says the same things, only now it spends more time doing so. But hopefully....

WegianWarrior 20:19, 26 Jun 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Testing tables

original

Rifle	Accuracy at 600 m	Enfilading[1]	Effective range	Rate of fire	Muzzle velocity	Barrel lenght	Total lenght	Weight
Krag-Petersson	82 cm / 32 in	300 m / 984 ft	900 m / 2,953 ft	19 or 11 (see article)	381 m/s / 1,250 fps	95.1 cm / 37.44 in	Unknown	Unknown
Remington M1867	96 cm / 37.8 in	300 m / 984 ft	900 m / 2,953 ft	13	381 m/s / 1,250 fps	95.1 cm / 37.44 in	135,5 cm / 53.3 in	4.32 kg / 9.6 lbs
Mauser Gewehr 71/84	80 cm / 31 in	350 m / 1,150 ft	Unknown	Unknown	430 m/s / 1,411 fps	Unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Gras rifle	89 cm / 35 in	379 m / 1,243 ft	Unknown	Unknown	455 m/s / 1,493 fps	unknown	Unknown	Unknown
Martini-Henry	Unknown	346 m / 1,135 ft	1,372 m / 4,500 ft[2]	8 to 12[3]	416 m/s / 1,365 fps	84 cm / 33 in	124.5 cm / 49 in	3.83 kg / 8.5 lbs

Revised

Rifle	Krag-Petersson	Remington M1867	Mauser Gewehr 71/84	Gras rifle	Martini-Henry
Accuracy at 600 meter	82 cm / 32 in	96 cm / 37.8 in	80 cm / 31 in	89 cm / 35 in	Unknown
Enfilading[4]	300 m / 984 ft	300 m / 984 ft	350 m / 1,150 ft	379 m /1,243 ft	346 m / 1,135 ft
Effective range	900 m / 2,953 ft	900 m / 2,953 ft	Unknown	Unknown	1,372 m / 4,500 ft[5]
Rate of fire	19 or 11 (see article)	13	Unknown	Unknown	8 to 12[6]
Magazine capacity	10	None	8	None	None
Calibre	12.17x44 rimfire	12.17x44 rimfire	11.15x60R center fire	11x59R center fire	.577/450 (11.455x65R) center fire
Muzzle velocity	381 m/s / 1,250 fps	381 m/s / 1,250 fps	430 m/s / 1,411 fps	455 m/s / 1,493 fps	416 m/s / 1,365 fps
Barrel lenght	95.1 cm / 37.44 in	95.1 cm / 37.44 in	Unknown	Unknown	84 cm / 33 in
Total lenght	Unknown	135,5 cm / 53.3 in	Unknown	Unknown	124.5 cm / 49 in
Loaded weight	Unknown	4.32 kg / 9.6 lbs	Unknown	Unknown	3.83 kg / 8.5 lbs

[edit] Pictures

There is no picture of an entire Krag-Peterson rifle on this page... obviously a simple oversight, which I'm sure will be corrected shortly. ZacharyS 07:17, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

The problem is to get one that is clear, good and preferable free. Still working on it thought. Some images can be seen on the external links, but I've so far not been able to talk the owners of those into releasing the images under a suitable license. WegianWarrior 19:52, 10 September 2005 (UTC)

Well, I'm delighted that a gun article has made it to this lofty position, and it's really to late to change anything, but it seems like a full picture should be a requirement for featured article status. ZacharyS 03:30, 13 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Figures

Isn't rounds-per-minute the standard unit for firearms?

For automatic firearms, sure. No real standard exist for manually operated firearms, since they are entirely dependant on the shooter. Oh, and please sign your comments on the talkpages with ~~~~, since it makes it easier to see who said what. WegianWarrior 08:20, 15 September 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Pronunciation?

What is the proper way to pronounce "Krag-Petersson"? --LostLeviathan 21:06, 17 September 2005 (UTC)

Kraaahg - Pe-tur-sohn Davumaya 05:10, 16 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Copyedit

This article, or a portion of it, was copyedited by the League of Copyeditors in August 2007. If you would like to participate, please visit the project page, where you can join the project and see a list of open tasks. Copyeditor(s): Sigma 7 Proofreader: Cricketgirl 07:21, 17 August 2007 (UTC)