paper (white) 10 to 15 feet from the muzzle of the 

 gun and fire it, if the paper catches grains of un- 

 consumed powder, you are using too much. Fir- 

 ing along the snow will give the same proof. 



Buckshot in Cylinder Bores. If it is desirable 

 to shoot buckshot from a cylinder bore, such size 

 should be selected as will chamber loosely in the 

 bore loading them in layers three layers, with 

 three shot in a layer. If it is desirable that they 

 should scatter, place a card wad between each 

 layer; if close shooting is desired, pour melted tal- 

 low over the shot after they are arranged in the 

 shell. 



Buckshot and Ball in Chokebores. Bullets, 



buckshot and all shot larger than No. I should not 

 be discharged from a chokebore. Ball may be 

 shot from some chokebores a thousand times with- 

 out injury; but there is always liability of jamming 

 and no one can tell when it may occur. To use 

 buckshot in a chokebore, when you are willing to 

 risk conseqences, place a wad in the muzzle and 

 press it down to the point where the choke is clos- 

 est. Then by chambering the shot on the wad 

 there determine the proper number to use in a 

 layer in the shell. 



Wire Cartridges. They may be used in a cyl- 

 inder bore for long range shots, but do not give 

 good results when used in a chokebore. 



Tight Wads. A tight wad over the shot makes 

 the shot scatter. 



To make a Gun Scatter. To make a shotgun 

 scatter, divide the shot charge into three or four 

 portions and place a card wad between each por- 

 tion. 



Killing- Range of a Gun Forty to fifty yards 

 is the killing range of a 12-guage shot gun with 

 ordinary loads. 



In Shooting Plying or Running 1 Game Aim 



well in advance of the object so as to allow for the 

 distance travelled by the game during the interval 

 between pulling the trigger and the shot reaching 

 its destination. A few inches or feet according to 

 speed of movement, (note speed of birds flights.) 



