74 GUN, KOD, AND SADDLE. 



GUN FOE GENEEAL EOEEIGN 

 SHOOTING. 



There is no gun so generally useful for all descrip- 

 tions of shooting on the American Continent, in my 

 humble opinion, as one of the following dimensions : 

 viz., twenty-six inches long in the barrel, ten bore, 

 and weighing about eight pounds. These dimen- 

 sions are those of my constant and w^ell-tried old 

 companion, and I have never met with a gun that 

 could perform better. A gun-maker in New York, 

 who has deservedly a good reputation, told me that 

 the best-shooting guns he had ever made Avere of 

 these dimensions. If any intend ordering a gun for 

 American shooting, I should further recommend that 

 it be perfectly plain, and free from all engraving. 

 As to choice between muzzle and breech loadei-s, I 

 should advise the former, as cartridges are trouble- 

 some and bulky to carry, and if the stock should run 

 short, a considerable loss of time w^ould occur (if you 

 were on the confines of civilization) before a Iresli 



