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suited to rough work need not exceed 7 lb. in 

 weight. 



The cartridges should be varied and a fair number 

 should be loaded with large shot, including No. i, B.B. 

 and " loupers." 



If it is proposed to shoot small birds or do any 

 collecting, a double "410 hammer gun should be added 

 to the battery. These little guns weigh only 5 lb., are 

 very handy, and with No. 4 shot will kill partridges, 

 hares, etc., neatly and cleanly, and are the very thing 

 for securing the Livingstone antelope, guinea-fowl, etc., 

 when they are shot at close quarters, as happens if the 

 hunter joins organized native hunts. Indeed, on more 

 than one occasion even duiker have been shot stone-dead. 



For years the author has confined himself to using 

 only two sizes of shot in the "410 — No. 4 dust or 

 No. 12, which give excellent patterns and serve all the 

 purposes for which this little gun can be used. 



There is no doubt that if the collector wishes to 

 obtain the best shooting with this small gun he must 

 load the cartridges himself and use the best black 

 powder, ramming them well down. 



Those loaded by hand will hit far harder and give 

 a better pattern. 



It is not inadvisable to carry reloading apparatus 

 both for this gun and the 12-bore, as bulk is saved 

 by carrying a little extra powder and shot, and the 

 reloading is a simple and quick operation. 



Paradox guns have been improved of late years, and 



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