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THE COMPLETE WILDFOWLER 



WALKERS, PARKER AND CO.'S, LTD., LONDON, PATENT 

 HARDENED, CHILLED, AND MOULD SHOT. 



While we are referring to the sizes suitable for killing 

 certain fowl, it will be as well to include all the sizes, stating 

 generally for what purpose they are used. Comparison of the 

 two tables will show that the number of pellets to the ounce 

 varies with each maker. We take as the standard for our 

 purpose here the Newcastle shot. Dust to No. 11, small 

 birds ; Nos. 10 to 8, snipe and small waders ; Nos. 7 to 5, 

 game birds, plover, etc.; No. 5, "cripple-stopper" cartridges; 

 Nos. 5 to I, wildfowling on shore with shoulder gun. No. 4 

 being a good size for ducks, curlews, and so on. Punt-gun 

 cartridges may be filled with shot in size from No. 3 to AAA. 

 To use any size larger is not aiming at sport. Nos. 3 to i, 

 plover, teal, curlews, and night punting ; Nos. i to BBB, 

 duck by day, geese at night; BBB to AAA, long shots at 

 duck, sporting ranges at grey geese, brent, and swans ; 

 SSSG, long and doubtful shots at big gaggles of geese. 

 This latter, however, is a bad practice. Larger sizes not 



