HC Deb 15 October 1908 vol 194 c446
MR. PIKE PEASE (Darlington)

To ask the Secretary of State for War whether he can inform the House what is the muzzle velocity produced by the ammunition used in the Lee-Enfield rifle with which the British Army is now armed; and what is the muzzle velocity given by the ammunition used in the German Army, the Austrian Army, and the United States Army.

(Answered by Mr. Secretary Haldane.) The velocities are as follows:—

British 2,060 f.s. with 215 gr. bullet
German 2,900 f.s. with 154 gr. bullet
Austrian 2,030 f.s. with 244 gr. bullet
United States of America 2,650 f.s. with 150 gr. bullet