BULLET AND SHOT 



be put in, the bullets become brittle, and so lose 

 penetration when they encounter large bones. 



In casting bullets with an admixture of quick- 

 silver, the latter must not be added till the lead 

 has been melted, as otherwise it would evaporate. 

 After the molten lead is ready for the mould, the 

 mercury should be poured in, mixed well with an 

 iron rod, and the bullets cast off as rapidly as 

 possible. Antimony is, however, easier to use, 

 and is equally effective in hardening lead. 



If tin (which is not recommended) be used to 

 harden bullets, it appears to oxydize more readily 

 that does lead, and upon re-heating any residue 

 which may have got cold, it is better to add a little 

 pure lead in order to avoid the risk of over- 

 hardened bullets. 



BATTERY FOR LARGE GAME SHOOTING IN INDIA 



This is a somewhat difficult subject, owing 

 mainly to the immense variety of game animals 

 which inhabit the continent of India, but partly 

 also to the individual preferences of sportsmen, as 

 well as to the exceedingly variable limits of ex- 

 pense within which each individual may wish to 

 confine himself. Then, again, comes in the per- 

 sonal equation. It is no fair argument that 

 because A., a first-rate shot and very experienced 

 sportsman, can kill any given class of game satisfac- 

 torily with a rifle of comparatively small bore, B., 

 who is quite a beginner, ought to be able to do the 

 same ; and the latter will therefore do well to err 



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