Powder Flashes 



Hints to Amateurs. Use care in filling shells, 

 to obtain uniform loads powder and shot should be 

 accurately measured; try and get them all alike. 

 Don't break the grains by pounding the powder 

 (and never compress Nitro powders.} 



For Trap Shooting 1 At inanimate targets the 

 following is a popular load for a lo-gauge gun, 4 

 drachms Hazard's Trap Powder No. 2; two No. 

 9 and and one No. 10 black edge wad (spilt) in or- 

 der named; one and one-fourth ounces (dipped 

 measure) chilled shot No. 8; one-half of a No. 10 

 black edge (split) or shot shell crimped. Many 

 shooters prefer three and three-fourths drachms 

 of powder, and this quantity of Trap No. 2 is suf- 

 ficient. It is desirable to have a light paper wad 

 next to powder to prevent the grease from wads 

 affecting it. 



Charges for Breech Loaders For guns under 

 8 Ibs. in weight, 12 bore, 3 to 3^ drachms Hazard 

 Powder, i l /% ozs. shot. 10 bore, 3# drachms pow- 

 der, \Y% ozs. shot. 



Guns Over 8 Ibs. in Weight 12 bore, 3 to 3^ 

 drachms Hazard powder, \% ozs. shot. 10 bore, 

 3!^ to 4 drachms powder, i^ ozs. shot. 



Exact Amounts To give satisfactory results 

 can only be determined by repeated trials Guns 

 . like shooters vary. The distribution of shot can 

 v) be increased either by decreasing the quantity of 



r powder, or increasing the charge of shot. To pro- 

 duce better penetration, increase the powder, de- 

 crease the shot. 



Hazard's Trap Powder. No. I (fine), No. 2 

 (medium), No. 3 (coarse). No. 2 is popular for 

 both trap and field shooting, being slightly quicker 

 than F. F. G. Kentucky.' 



Duck Shooting Powder. No. I fine to No.. 6 

 coarse; finer size Tor field shooting, the coarser for 

 water fowl. 



Look Out Por Accidents. Never compress 

 Nitro powders. Black powders require compres- 

 sion, but to do this on Nitro powders might lead to 

 serious results (a funeral perhaps.) 



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