52 FIELD SHOOTING. 



With such a gun and ammunition I have killed 

 as many as eleven in one forenoon. For field- 

 shooting and match-shooting I have hitherto used 

 what is called Dead Shot powder, and have found it 

 very good. I have, however, since given a thorough 

 test to the Orange Powder made by the Laflin 

 and Rand Powder Company. I found the Orange 

 Ducking and Orange Lightning Powder the best 

 for giving penetration that I have used, and as 

 good for making pattern as any. I shot it from 

 toy own gun, and can conscientiously and strongly 

 recommend it. They make lower grades of pow- 

 der nearly as good, but the sportsman had 

 better buy the sorts mentioned. In champion 

 matches I use paper cases for the cartridges, and 

 put in five drams of powder, with two pink-edged 

 wads over it. They must be forced down square 

 and level upon the powder with a rammer, but 

 hot rammed too hard. An ounce and a half of 

 No. 9 shot is then put in, evenly placed, and a 

 thin wad, or the half of a split pink-edged wad, 

 is pressed down firmly and evenly upon the shot. 

 The cartridge is then to be turned down smoothly 

 and closely on the upper wad. In matches and 

 in field-shooting I always have used the shot made 

 by Tatham & Brother, of New York, when it was 



