DIRECTIONS FOR LOADING. 85 



Directions for Loading Cartridges. 



1st. Screw the frame of the machine to a table very firmly. 



2nd. Insert a case in each chamber of the holder, and close the 

 lid. 



3rd. Charge each case successively with powder, and then 

 insert the six wads. 



4th. Bring the holder parallel with the frame, taking care that 

 the first cartridge is exactly under the plunger, drive down the 

 wad by a blow on the plunger with the palm of the right hand, 

 using the left to slide the holder along, and so bring each car- 

 tridge exactly under the plunger, till the six have been rammed 

 home. 



5th. Repeat the processes Nos. 3 and 4 for the shot. 



6th. Now take the holder horizontally in the left hand, and sub- 

 mit each cartridge to the screw successively, after which they 

 drop out of the chambers by turning the hinged lid of the holder. 



To load quickly without spilling, the "vessels containing the 

 powder and shot should be just the height of the cartridge case 

 (i. e., about 2f inches.) 



Any sportsman, with a little practice, may load 150 cartridges 

 within the hour. 



