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closeness and regularity of the pattern. For this and 

 other reasons, a. morning spent at the target will often 

 prove to have been well spent and to have a marked 

 effect upon the ultimate success of the gunner. 



The SSG. and SSSG. sizes of mould shot I have 

 found to be tolerably effective upon tough grey geese, 

 provided care has been taken to insure the shot packing 

 well in the gun employed. Most wild-fowl guns are 

 choked, and the plan invariably adopted is to push a wad 

 down into the choke or narrowest part of the bore ; then 

 having discovered the size of mould shot which, resting 

 on this wad, packs most evenly, the pellets comprising 

 the charge of the size selected are packed in similar 

 layers within the cartridge. With a suitable charge of 

 SSG. in a good gun I have cut down geese at distances 

 where they would have remained unharmed by smaller 

 shot. An ounce and a quarter or even I J oz. of these 

 slugs may thus be used with comfort and safety in a 

 1 2 -bore gun ordinarily employed with i-J oz. charges of 

 small shot. 



