SPORTING ARTILLERY. 



less vast and tough than the elephant, rhinoceros, buffalo, 

 and " gour." If a '500 Express can be added, so much the 

 better ; but if a choice must be made between the two 

 and the largest game may fall in his way occasionally the 

 purchaser should give preference to the former rifle. Whether 

 " Express" or other, the rifle should be built with a pistol 

 grip, with the best of locks, and as little engraving and 

 ornamentation as he can in his heart put up with in his pet 

 weapons, remembering that the additional 5 or 10 spent on 

 such non-essentials will not give better shooting, and will add 

 to the trouble of cleaning and polishing. With only one 

 double smooth-bore, choke or semi-choke barrels should be 

 eschewed, as articles of luxury reserved for those who can 

 afford large batteries. 



Having remarked that a man armed with a brace of 

 double 12-gauge sister gun and rifle, in addition to a '500 

 double " Express," is equal to almost every emergency, I will 

 jot down what appear to me more complete armaments for 

 Bengal : 



No. 1. LIGHT BATTERY. 



1 D. B. C. F. 12-gauge rifle. 



1 D. B. C. F. -500 Express rifle. 



1 D. B. C. F. 12-gauge gun (cylindrical). 



1 D. B. C. F. 10 or 8-gauge, duck-gun (choke). 



No. 2. HEAVY BATTERY. 

 Add to the above 

 1 D. B. C. F. 10 or 8-gauge rifle. 

 1 D. B. C. F. -577 Express rifle. 



1 D. B. C. F. 16-gauge gun (cylindrical) for snipe and quail - 

 shooting, as well as small deer off elephants. 



No. 3. FANCY BATTERY. 



Add to the two last 



1 D. B. C. F. 12-gauge gun of ordinary weight, choke or 

 cylindrical according to fancy. 



1 D. B. C. F. -400 or '450 Express rifle; afterwards 20-bore 

 guns, small-bore Expresses, rook and magazine rifles, D. B. 



