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ir fitting that the stock is not unnecessarily- 

 lengthened. 



Nos. 3 and 5 are simply more smashing weapons 

 than No. 2. The charge for the first is about 1 1 

 drachms ; for the last about as much more as you 

 like to put in it. I have constantly used one of the 

 No. 3, but I do not think their execution makes up 

 for the additional weight that they inflict upon 

 you, particularly in a rough country, and exposed 

 to a tropical sun. No. 5 I have fired ; it was some 

 years ago ; still I continue to be obstinate enough 

 to adhere to the resolution then taken, viz., " Never 

 no more for me." I have found them act bene- 

 ficially upon rebellious servants, when allowed no 

 other weapon to shoot with. A very objectionable 

 white man once deprived me of his company (?) 

 because I would spare him no other weapon. Thus 

 it will be seen that a 4-bore has some advantages 

 that the previously mentioned do not possess. 

 Twenty-six inch barrels are quite long enough for 

 the 4 and 8 -bores. With the lo-bores 28-inch 

 barrels have given me the best results. This is 

 probably because more accuracy is expected from 

 them, as they will not unfrequently be used upon 

 comparatively small game, at longer ranges than 

 the larger guns would be. 



No. 4. The Martini-Henry rifles are always 

 useful weapons, but more especially do they show 

 their excellence upon large flats free from trees 



