28 WING-SHOOTING. 



The shot that I have used and that with which the ex- 

 periments have been made is Tatham's chilled shot. 



CHARGES FOR GUNS. 



For a 20-gauge gun. — f oz. of fine shot ; 1 oz of coarse. 



For a 16-gauge gun. — 1 oz. of fine shot; 1^ oz. of 

 coarse. 



For a 12-gauge gun. — IJ oz. of Nos. 10, 9, 8, 7 and 6 ; 

 1 J oz. of 5, 4 and 3 ; or, If oz. of 2 and 1. 



For a 10-gauge gun. — IJ oz. of Nos. 10, 9, 8, 7, and 6 ; 

 If oz. of 5, 4 and 3 ; or, IJ oz of 2 and L 



DIRECTIONS FOR LOADING CARTRIDGE CASES. 



Unless the cartridges are properly loaded the shooting 

 will be inferior. I prefer having the cartridges loaded 

 sufficiently full, so as to obviate the necessity of trimming 

 and cutting off" the ends with scissors. If kept to their 

 full length, they fit and fill up the chambers of the gun, 

 and perform better ; whereas if they are not long enough 

 to fill up the chambers, the gas escapes into the shot ; con- 

 sequently pattern and penetration cannot be as good. In 

 order to fill up the cartridges, a card wad is very useful, 

 both under and over the thick felt wad, as it not only 



