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the value of smokeless powder of high initial 

 velocity and of low trajectory, combined with 

 stopping power and a considerable weight in 

 the projectile. That they will ever obtain 

 this with a smaller bore than the .400 (as a 

 minimum) I do not believe. But such a 

 rifle, carrying a hollow-fronted bullet not 

 under 350 grains weight, and burning about 

 48 grains of smokeless powder, will, in my 

 opinion, be the all-round sporting rifle of the 

 future. 



Just at present they are all off again, on 

 sinofle-triofeer gruns this time. I must confess 

 I cannot see the advantage of this system ; 

 and it seems to me that some of the argu- 

 ments which are used to recommend the 

 invention are decidedly specious. For in- 

 stance, we are told it gives an equal length 

 of pull with both triggers. I never found 



