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der and reduced loads of shot have a greater effect than 

 when the usual charges are used. Fine shot travels as 

 fast as coarse up to a certain distance, but afterwards 

 coarse shot maintains its velocity for a given time, whilst 

 fine shot falls off. When duck-shooting with heavy Tens 

 you should use more powder and less shot in order to ob- 

 tain more killing power. More than 5 J drams of powder 

 causes great recoil without adding to the killing power of 

 the gun. If a very high velocity is required, it is best ob- 

 tained by using a reduced load of large shot in a full 

 chokebore gun ; if used in a cylinder the shot would so 

 spread, that there would be no certainty of hitting the 

 object fired at. " By reducing the load of large shot, 

 there is a gain in every way — less weight of shot, less fric- 

 tion, and a greater force of the heavier pellets." But 

 when you wish to load successfully for large game, such 

 as turkeys and geese, very large shot should be used, and 

 the same quantity of powder should be retained. 



I have no experience with very large shot in 10 bore 

 guns, but with a 12 bore I load as follows : — 



For goose-shooting : — 



Sh drs. of Hamilton Caribou, No. 6 powder, a pink-edged, 

 thick felt greased and card wad^ If oz. of No, 1 shot, a 

 card wad, 



