features of Kynoch cartridges. The firing results are the 

 all important object, and to get regular firing results 

 much care and skill must be shown in humouring the 

 components. 



The next result of the experiments undertaken was 

 the clear proof that nearly all English cartridges were 

 overloaded as regards the amount of shot put into a 

 cartridge. 



These experiments are given in full, so interesting do 

 we deem them to be, on pages 54 — 56 of this book. It is 

 enough to say here that it was clearly proved that with 

 practically every gun bored to take a 2 1 " ordinary game 

 cartridge loaded w4th soft shot (say, 90%^ of the car- 

 tridges used in this country) it was a mistake to put in 

 more than lyV oz. shot. That Ipg oz. actually gave 

 better patterns than the old accepted charge of 1 1 oz. 

 Indeed, for a short range, such as for driven birds, 1 oz. 

 should be ample. The patterns thus obtained are 

 beautifully regular, and yet not so thick as to render the 

 game unfit for the table. 



Every batch of powder, cases and wads, therefore, 

 that comes into the Kynoch loading facT:ory, is tested, 

 and from the result obtained a charge is settled that the 

 manager knows will give our regular velocity, pattern, 

 pressure and recoil ; and while they are being loaded, 

 samples are con^antly being drawn and fired, to see if 

 the actual results are those that were arranged for. All 

 these records are kept, and when the cartridges are packed 

 up a reference number is placed in the box, so that should 

 any customer have anythmg to say about the cartridges 

 later on, we can turn up the records and see exadly 



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