RECOIL GEARING FOR PUNT-GUNS 195 



mounted with boot-jack recoil, few are used with the full 

 loads for this bore. We, personally, know a few fowlers 

 who have suffered by attempting to do so. Most boot-jack 

 recoil punt-gunners use a charge varying from seven to ten 

 ounces of shot and about two ounces of powder, ignoring 

 altogether the size of bore, which is a safe arrangement 

 to make. If heavy loads are to be used (i.e. anything 

 over a pound of shot), employ a recoil rope, as previously 

 referred to. 



