48 FRANK SCHLEY'S PARTRIDGE AND PHEASANT SHOOTING. 



THE KILLING KANGES OF THE GUN. 



"E killing ranges of the gun, are short range, ordi- 

 nary range, and long range. Short range is that 

 distance at which you fire upon Partridges flying 

 with certainty, without making any allowance in 

 the aim for the shot to fall, or for the shot to be drifted 

 from the aim by wind. All Partridges you fire at with 

 certainty, at any distance from the spot where you stand 

 up to twenty-five or thirty yards, are short range. Ordi- 

 nary range of the gun is that distance which is something 

 farther than short range, but not quite the distance of long 

 range. It is that distance at which a Partridge flying is 

 likely to be killed, by taking good aim, and covering the 

 bird carefully. It may be said to be from twenty-five to 

 thirty, up to the distance of forty-five yards. All shots 

 you fire beyond the distance of forty-five yards cannot be 

 relied upon for ordinary range. Long range is one of the 

 killing ranges of the gun. It is that distance at which you 

 fire upon Partridges flying, where the result would be 

 doubtful and uncertain about your killing them, even 

 though the aim may be ever so accurate. All distances you 

 fire beyond forty -five yards, are long range. Whenever a 

 Partridge is flying at such a distance off, that you are 

 doubtful and uncertain about killing it, and it is over forty- 

 five yards distant, it is at long range, but not out of killing- 

 range of the gun. Partridges flying may be killed at fifty, 

 sixty, and up as high as one hundred yards distance, 

 with most any ordinary gun, if the gun is charged prop- 

 erly, and you have a fair open shot. But all such distan- 

 ces are doubtful and uncertain. Where one Partridge fly- 

 ing is killed at the distance of one hundred yards, there 

 are twenty missed. All such distances are long range; be- 



