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weight eight bore will shoot 7 drm. of 

 smokeless powder and 2 ^ oz. of shot with- 

 out unpleasant recoil. It is not efficient to 

 use for an eight bore shot smaller than No. 

 4, but this gun, whether of the maximum 

 or minimum weight, does its best work 

 with No. I shot. If the ten bore is the 

 shooter's favorite wild fowl gun then let 

 him use that bore and he will be better 

 contented than if he allows the opinion of 

 another to influence hischoice. It contributes 

 wonderfully to success in the field when one 

 carries the gun of his choice and has con- 

 fidence in his cartridges. The shooter has 

 already concluded as to the bores of the guns 

 I would advise him to select for small game 

 shooting. He will find the twenty bore a 

 most useful little weapon at odd times, and 

 specially for afternoon shooting when 

 fatigued by his morning shoot ; the twelve 

 bore is indispensable, no prudent sports- 

 man will go to the shooting grounds 

 without it ; there is no other gun that 

 will fill so many requisites as this bore, 

 and as it is built of light or heavv wei^jht 

 one of each might be taken along if not 

 too great a charge. The next in order is 

 the eight bore, and with the twenty, the 



