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than can be done when the rifle has to be taken from 

 the shoulder, to allow another cartridge to be fed up from 

 the magazine. But it is very rarely that this extra speed 

 is of any advantage. I remember one occasion, and one 

 only, while I was out, when I should have been glad to 

 have had a second barrel. On all other occasions I found 

 that the magazine supplied me quite fast enough with a 

 second cartridge. And it did more. It supplied me 

 with nine others as fast as it had given me the second. 

 Consequently all subsequent loading, after the first two 

 shots had been fired, was done much faster with the 

 carbine than would have been possible with a double- 

 barrel. But there is another point. It must be very 

 difficult to align two barrels, so that they shall both throw 

 accurately to 500 yards. I have never tried a double- 

 barrelled .303 at this distance, and do not know, conse- 

 quently, how it behaves, but I cannot help thinking that 

 a single rifle like the carbine, must be more accurate at 

 this long range than any double could be. 



Owing to the danger of accidents, I would suggest 

 that two carbines should be taken. When the stock of 

 mine worked loose, I would willingly have given a long 

 sum for a second weapon. 



One other point should be mentioned. The carbine 

 I bought — and others may be made like it — had two 

 sight protectors in the shape of small flanges at the sides 

 of the foresight. Looked at from the breech end, these 

 were exactly like two black beads beside the white bead 

 of the foresight, and in taking a quick aim when trying 

 the rifle first, I more than once found myself using a 

 flange over my back sight, instead of the right bead. As 



