AMMUNITION 



LOADS FOR E.G. No. 2,.— continued. 



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(0 



(2) 

 (3) 



(4) 

 (5) 



(6) 

 (7) 



(8) 



Note (0 Wildfowl load for 2f in. 12 bore cases. 

 Pigeon load. 



High velocity load for 2 J in. 12-bore cases. 



Corresponds to the old standard load of 3 drams and i J oz. shot. 

 The medium load, giving slightly less recoil and more velocity 



than (4). 

 A light 12-bore load. 



A very light 12-bore load for light guns or for ladies' and boys' use. 

 The felt wadding should consist of two wads, each -^ in. thick. 

 Use card wads of -^^ in. thickness. 

 The ounce avoirdupois contains 437'5 grains or 28"349 grammes. 

 The pound avoirdupois contains 7000 grains or 453*59 grammes, there- 

 fore I lb. of E. C. No. 3 will load ^§a =212 cartridges containing the 

 charge of 33 grains. 



The dram avoirdupois is the sixteenth part of the ounce of 437 "5 grains. 

 The dram, therefore, weighs 27*3 grains or 17718 grammes. Used in 

 connection with the loading of cartridges the dram now refers to the volume 

 occupied by yV oz. avoirdupois of water or of black powder. E. C. No. 3 

 being lighter than black powder, 1 1 grains of the former occupy the bulk of 

 I dram or 27-3 grains of the latter, i.e. 33 grains of E. C. No. 3 are the same 

 volume as 3 drams or 82 grains of black powder. 



The above measure must not be mistaken for the fluid dram, which 

 contains 54'68 grains. 



The gramme equals 15432 English grains; that is to say, i grain = 

 ■0648 gramme. 



The metre equals 3937 inches. There are, therefore, 259935 millimetres 

 in an inch. 



