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sequently, he always shot 1% to 
ounces of No. 7 shot in front of a terrific 
charge of powder in a very heavy- 
weight 12-gauge gun. He picked dozens 
of ducks and counted the average num- 
ber of shot holes — in both sides of the 
duck, and concluded that 7’s made a 
cleaner killing load than anything larger. 
If he had shot principally on the sea- 
coast where open water shooting was the 
rule, rather than the exception, he would 
probably have been just as much in favor 
of 6’s, 5’s or 4’s. 
For these reasons the user of 16 and 
20 gauges will do well to stick to 7’s or 
even 7^’s, as the large sizes do not pat- 
tern close enough for consistent shooting. 
The users of the big gauges, mean- 
while, can always shoot a size or two 
larger, get just as close patterns, better 
penetration in every case and have an 
advantage of approximately 5 yards per 
shot size in killing power. Fours will 
do everything at 60 yards that can be 
accomplished with 5’s at 55 or 6’s at 50. 
You pay your money and take your 
choice. The man who shoots the big 
gauge, the heavy charge, and the large 
shot has the range, and he will always 
have that advantage. The man with the 
lighter 20 will have the advantage of 
time in getting his gun on the flock that 
suddenly appears from nowhere and has 
a through ticket. 
It’s merely a question of the relative 
value of speed of gun swing or the 
smashing power of the shot charge. 
A SHOOTING PUNT 
{Continued from page 497) 
about ten feet long. One end is sealed 
up and the other fitted with a door or 
stuffed with rags. A piece of hose is 
fitted in near the sealed end and the other 
end jammed over the spout of the tea 
kettle. If much work is to be done it is 
better to arrange something like a wash 
boiler to furnish the steam. The whole 
box can be covered with old carpet to 
keep down radiation. 
When the box is good and hot with 
the steam, put in the plank and stoke up 
for about half to three-quarters of an 
hour. When it seems soft get it out 
quickly and lay it up against the* blocks, 
straight edge down with the center of it 
at the mid point of the half circle. Nail 
down a block outside so as to jam the 
plank tightly in place. Then pull the 
ends steadily and slowly into shape and 
nail down another block every foot or 
so as the plank comes to position. The 
ends will stick out beyond the half circle 
and should be blocked in just a trifle 
less than parallel. The plank should 
show a fair curve. If it has a hump 
look it over for a possible break. It 
may have slivered in places but if you 
catch them in time with a clamp they 
will not go far and will do no harm. 
W HILE the bow is setting get out 
the side pieces, which are 4 inches 
wide, one edge straight, the other also 
straight except for 2 feet at the after 
end and one foot forward where it is 
gradually tapered in a curve to three 
inches wide at the ends. The butt blocks 
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