30 THE GUN: AFIELD AND AFLOAT 



nothing extraordinary about the appearance of this gun, 

 which weighed under J\ Ib. and was chambered to take 

 2 f -inch paper cases. With ijoz. of No. 5 or of No. 3 

 shot, driven along by a good charge of powder, this gun 

 proved most deadly, in fact an ideal gun for an 

 occasional shot at wild-fowl, or for the killing of hares 

 and of all wild winged game late in the season. This 

 12-bore was fully choked, and on trial at the target I 

 found it threw a full ounce of shot within the 3O-inch 

 circle at the 40 yards range, and with a remarkably 

 even distribution of the pellets. This Lancaster 12-bore 

 shot BB. just as well as the smaller sizes, and this proved 

 most fortunate some few years ago when I was shooting 

 in a district much frequented by wild-geese. Then a 

 goose-drive was an occasional feature of a day's 

 partridge-shooting, and with two or three large-shot 

 cartridges tucked away in my waistcoat-pocket I was 

 able now and again to score decisively against these big 

 wide-awake fowl. 



Gun No. 2 is a slightly heavier gun by Mr. W. W. 

 Greener of Birmingham. It is bored especially for the 

 thin brass cases known as " Perfect," and with a full 

 charge of No. 4 shot has proved itself most effective 

 upon wild-fowl. Having the hammerless action, this 

 gun is in high favour for boat-work and for shore- 

 shooting. With i-J oz. of No. 4 shot the gun throws 

 excellent patterns of about 200 pellets on the 3O-inch 

 circle. I am certain that I have killed ducks and shore- 

 birds at distances exceeding 60 yards, on several occa- 

 sions, with this gun. Close patterns such as these are, 

 of course, best adapted for wild-fowl shooting in the 

 daytime ; with them the wild-fowler will be placed at 

 a disadvantage when flight-shooting, as then ducks are 



