CHAPTER II 
Patterns and penetrations of guns at various distances when fired horizontally and 
perpendicularly, with deductions therefrom. 
The gun I employed in Series I., 11. , and III. gave a very regular 
average pattern i at 40 yds. of 140 in the 30-in. selected circle ; 
which, with i^^ oz. of No. 6, is, in my opinion, the most suitable 
one for a good shot to use in game-shooting. In all the shot- 
Series I 
Average patterns of a gun in 30-in. selected circles (taken from 7 ft. by 7 ft. 
targets) at different distances when shot horizontally and perpendicularly. 
Ten shots fired for each average given. Gun : modified-choke, making 
an average pattern of 140 on a selected 30-in. circle at 40 yds. horizontal. 
Load : powder, 33 grs. E.G. j shot, ItV oz. No. 6, averaging 287 to 289 
pellets to the charge. 
Yards. Horizontal. Perpendicular 
30 220 207 
40 140 132 
50 114 
60 78 73 
70 29 25 
80 II 9 
^ In all cases where the pattern of a gun is quoted, it represents the average 
number of pellets that, in ten shots, show inside ten selected 30-in. circles 
on a 6 ft. by 6 ft. horizontal target at 40 yds. ; with li oz. No. 6 shot. 
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