INSTRUCTIONS FROM WILD BEASTS 

 AND THEIR WAYS. 



IN Sir Samuel Baker's book, which bears the above 

 title, there is collected a vast deal of interesting 

 matter, particularly to the neophyte in foreign field 

 sports. 



As the work interested me very much, I wish to 

 call the general reader's attention to apparently one 

 or two trifling matters, but which are in reality of 

 great importance to all who use the shot-gun, more 

 especially if they employ that popular weapon in 

 foreign countries. 



Before going further, I desire to state that I am a 

 great advocate for using ball, when such can be done 

 effectively. At the same time, I have been placed in 

 positions where buckshot alone could be relied upon 

 for executing my work. Such being the case, I will 

 presume to offer some suggestions to the novice, 

 both as to the most suitable weapon for shooting 

 buckshot, and how to load the shells, so as to con- 

 dense the pattern of the projectiles, and, at the 

 same time, obtain the greatest amount of penetra- 

 tion. 



In shooting large mould shot, big-bored guns show 

 themselves to great advantage, especially when they 

 are possessed of short barrels, which are choked, 

 provided the manufacturer of the weapon knows the 

 exact measurements that the interior of the barrels 

 should be made to assume. If this is done to a 

 nicety, the same gun will make admirable shooting 



