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OF THE SHOT. 



The choice of shot is highly worthy of the 

 sportsman's care ; it should be equally round 

 and void of cavities, the patent milled shot is 

 at this time preferred to all other sorts, and 

 is in general use. It is extremely important 

 for the success of the sportsman, that he 

 should proportion the size of his shot, as 

 well to tiie particular species of game he 

 means to pursue, as to the season of killing 

 it. In the first month of moor-game shoot- 

 ing, shot No. 1 should be used, till about the 

 first of September, after that No. 2. No. 1 

 should also be used for partridge-shooting all 

 the month of September, after that, No. 2 

 for the whole of October ; after which time 

 the birds get full feathered and strong, also 

 hares get better covered with fur, therefore 

 it will be necessary to use No. 3 all the sea- 

 son (except for snipes) ; this size seems to be 

 the best of any, it preserves a proper medium 

 between shot too large, and that which is too 

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