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sport and he will quit talking about a 12- 
gauge or a rifle. For years I used a 12- 
gauge single-barrel, which proved as satis- 
factory as I could wish. I never found any 
trouble in pulling off long shots, but, as 
a general rule, I found the majority of the 
squirrels pretty well shot up. I picked out 
RECREATION 
shells with light loads and for awhile 
loaded my own shells, but could not make 
things work as satisfactorily as I like to 
have them. So one day when the question 
of what gauge gun I wanted came up, I 
took a 16-gauge, and I am not a bit sorry 
for my hasty decision. I admit that this 

skilful still-hunting is what counts 
The author tries it with a target rifle 
