66 BREECH-LOADERS. 



ventilated, and, as a matter of course, the breech- 

 loading system became a recognised institution in 

 the sporting world. 



I have now used the breech-loader for twelve 

 years, during which time I have shot a great deal 

 in the worst climate for arms of any description 

 (the West Coast of Equatorial Africa), and, after 

 giving the system every trial that experience can 

 devise, I have found no reason to alter my opinion 

 as to its excellence and efficiency. 



The ^ reaSOI1S W T 



Thirty Reasons 



tKrlSoad- tne breech-loader to the ordinary 

 ing System. , 



muzzle-loader, which i gave in Ine 

 Field newspaper in 1857, are 

 o . , f 1. The extreme facility and quick- 

 ness in the loading, whereby any 

 person with a breech-loader may load and fire 

 at least six shots in the same time that another 

 with a common gun takes to load and fire 

 two. 



. Whilst shooting with a party in line, what 

 a decided advantage the breech-loader has over 



