160 LETTERS TO YOUNG SPORTSMEN. 



IS THE SHOT SAFE? 



he will do the right thing instinctively. Once he has mastered 

 the principles of handling one gun to advantage there 

 is no harm in his using two, provided others are 

 doing so. But dexterous fingers, well oiled ejectors, and 

 a cool head will do a lot of execution with one gun, 

 especially early in the season. Later on, when the big pack 

 streams over or down the line, two guns seem all too few. 



