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much less strain on breech and action, I was 

 restricted to the Eley (or Winchester) 3I In. 

 case, which Is the only tapered .400 case 

 made, so far as I know. This case Is usually 

 loaded with iio grains powder, and the 

 Winchester 260 grain bullet with a half inch 

 hollow at the point. Now what are the faults 

 of this cartridge ? I consider them three 

 — First, the proportion of lead to powder 

 is excessive, giving comparatively high 

 trajectory ; second, the bullet (260 grains) Is 

 fully light for the larger deer, etc., and con- 

 sequently deficient In shock ; and, third, the 

 hollow at the point of the bullet Is too deep, 

 and is filled by a copper tube, which I know 

 from practical experience impairs its expand- 

 ing qualities, causing It to go right through 

 an animal, making a clean wound and little 

 blood. 



