RECOIL GEARING FOR PUNT-GUNS 195 
mounted with boot-jack recoil, few are used with the full 
loads for this bore. We, personally, know a few fowlers 
who have suffered by attempting to do so. Most boot-jack 
recoil punt-gunners use a charge varying from seven to ten 
ounces of shot and about two ounces of powder, ignoring 
altogether the size of bore, which is a safe arrangement 
to make. If heavy loads are to be used (i.e. anything 
over a pound of shot), employ a recoil rope, as previously 
referred to. 
