C must have been a good 1 20 feet up, and when passing 

 over the guns at A, must have been many feet higher. 

 Several of these birds were killed in^antaneously, many 

 gave a quiver of the tcul, showing they were hit too far 

 back, whilst a considerable number were apparently 

 quite unaware that anyone was shooting at them at all. 



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IC X Net and stops in cofcrt ^ 

 to prevent birds running down fiuT' 



An interesting question in relation to this discussion on 

 high birds is the be^ size of shot to use. It mu^ be more 

 a question of "pattern" than of penetration, as we know 

 that No. 7 will kill a bird at 45 yards if it hits him in 

 the head or neck, from underneath especially. 



Therefore the writer is inclmed to thmk that No. 7 

 for an ordinary or even "improved" cylmder gun is likely 

 to be more effective provided one shoots far enough ahead. 



In the case of a full choke, 5 or 5?, may give a close 

 enough pattern to get the head or neck with reasonable 

 regularity. 



The point to remember is that the target, i.e., the head 

 and neck, is a very small one, and therefore a small 



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