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Ordinarily No. 6 shot is the size mostly 

 used for the twelve bore, but when the gun 

 is of light weight and the shooter has a 

 steady hand and quick eye I would advise 

 him to have his cartridges loaded with No. 

 5 shot, as with this number there is less 

 strain and recoil. The heavier weight of 

 this bore of gun, when full choked, is an 

 excellent wild fowl weapon. It will shoot 

 No. i shot with remarkable accuracy, and 

 I have shot geese as far off with my heavy 

 weight twelve bore, loaded with 3*^ oz. of 

 smokeless powder and i ^ oz. No i shot, 

 perfect brass case, as I have with my eight 

 bore gun. For an all round wild fowl gun 

 I would select a twelve bore, full choked, 

 and weighing about 7^ Ibs.; for the field, 

 and general shooting a light weight twelve 

 bore, y^ choked would be my choice, and I 

 would have my cartridges loaded with 3 

 drm. of smokeless powder and i oz. of Nos. 

 5, 6 or 7 shot. When the season is late a 

 pheasant is quick and strong and No. 5 is 

 the best shot, but in the early part of the 

 season No. 7 is large enough. From some 

 cause I never cared to use a No. 6 shot, and 

 I am unaccountably prejudiced against all 

 shot of an even number. If the shooter 



