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COLONEL HANGER TO 



and Rifle 

 Shooting 



I have now finished respecting fowKng- 

 pieces, and will treat concerning rifles, and 

 ofRme-Guns particularly rifle shooting. I never in my 

 life saw better rifles (or men who shot bet- 

 ter) than those made in America : they are 

 chiefly made in Lancaster, and two or 

 three neighbouring towns in that vicinity, 

 in Pensylvania. The barrels weigh about six 

 pounds two or three ounces, and carry a ball 

 no larger than thirty-six to the pound ; at 

 least I never saw one of a larger caliber, 

 and I have seen many hundreds and hun- 

 dreds. I am not going to relate any thing 

 respecting the American war ; but to men- 

 tion one instance, as a proof of most excel- 

 lent skill of an American rifleman. If any 

 man shew me an instance of better shoot- 

 ing, I will stand corrected. 



Colonel, now General Tarleton, and my- 

 self, were standing a kw yards out of a 

 wood, observing the situation of a part of 

 the enemy which we intended to attack. 

 There wa$ a rivulet in the enemy's front, 

 and a mill on it, to which we stood directly 

 with our horses' heads fronting, observing 

 their motioxis. It was an absolute plain 



Of an Ame- 

 rican Rifle- 

 man's shoot- 

 ing:. 



