446 SPORT IN THE HIGHLANDS OF KASHMIR chap. 



magazine into the barrel without difficulty, but the 

 truncated bullet, having the round nose cut off square, 

 will not feed at all, as the edge catches on the lip of the 

 chamber. To enable these bullets to be used from 

 a magazine, it is necessary to file the edges so as 

 to make a round nose. I did this always with the 

 cartrido-es I used, and had no trouble. A triangular 

 file was one of the things I always carried in my 

 brief bag. 



In addition to the Lee-Metford rifles, a shot-gun that 

 will shoot ball should also be carried. Something larger 

 than a .303 is required when following up a black bear, 

 or it may be a leopard. Personally I like a 12-bore 

 Paradox for work like this, as the bullet is much heavier 

 than that of a gun of the same bore. But this is to a 

 certain extent a matter of taste. Some sportsmen like 

 a 12-bore rifle. It does not very much matter, only that 

 occasionally a few hares or pigeons may be wanted 

 for the pot, and then the shot-gun comes in useful. 



As to rifle cartridges it is better to have too many 

 than too few, especially as those for the .303 are very 

 light to carry. The number of first shots obtained is 

 not numerous, but when a herd has been successfully 

 approached, it is very easy to fire off a lot of cartridges, 

 and I would suggest taking 300 for a six months' trip. 

 For the gun I should take 150 of No. 5 or No. 6 shot, 

 and about 50 loaded with ball. I had 300 for the Lee- 

 Metford and 400 for the Paradox (300 shot and 100 ball). 

 I used more than half of those for the .2,0^, but only about 

 20 of the shot, and 5 of the ball cartridges. Of course, 

 if the sportsman proposes duck shooting in the cold 



