204 THE COMPLETE WILDFOWLER 
should know what is required in the field by the fowler 
afloat. 
Our design of a converted punt-gun may be thought heavy 
and strong beyond reason. If this is so, we flatter ourselves 
in keeping on the right side. In punting, everything needs 
to be as strong as it possibly can be, so rough is the work the 
various parts have to stand. 
No one should even dream of accepting a converted gun 
of any kind, particularly a punt-gun, until it has stood test 
satisfactorily at a public proof-house, and has been stamped 
accordingly. We simply mention the matter as a reminder. 
