Feb. 12, 1910.] 
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shooting well and scored 48. With an ordinary score he 
would have beaten me. Then look what happened when 
the guns were reversed. With a 12 he beat me more 
decisively than I beat him, although my shooting of the 
small gun can hardly be considered a good test, as I 
never could shoot one well. 
When I first began to shoot at the trap in 1892, under 
the rules a 12-bore gun at 30yds. gave ^4yd. per caliber 
to every smaller size. Therefore a man handicapped at 
30yds. with a 12 could go to 26yds. if he shot a 20. 
To gain this advantage some men had 20-bore barrels 
fitted to 12-bore frames. These were loaded with special 
cartridges, made to order, by Eley, 3 to 3%in. cases 
and loaded with 3 to 3i4drs. powder, 1 to l^ioz. shot. 
It was soon found that these guns were ill balanced— 
muzzle heavy, and the gain in distance did not com¬ 
pensate for these disadvantages. 
The first 20 made by an American firm which I re¬ 
member was owned by my friend Lieut du Bray. It 
weighed about 7 to 7%lbs., all the weight being in the 
barrel. It was probably as clumsy a gun as the worthy 
Lieutenant ever owned. He used 3in. shells, with a 
load big enough for a 12. 
I shot quail with him in North Carolina when he used 
this gun. He told men, then that he used this gun on 
all trips, both at the trap and in the field. 
It would have made a capital anchor for a man-of- 
war. To my mind, these extreme types do not repre¬ 
sent a fair test of the caliber. 
A 20-bore gun can be built to weigh TYz to S^lbs.; 
and a 10 or an 8 can be built to weigh no more; but 
no one in his senses will argue that either is the proper 
type. 
Referring again to the history of the Riverton Gun 
Club on page 8, we find that as early as July 6, 1880, 
“Gen. E. B. Grubb used a Krider gun, 91bs. 3oz.; 5drs. 
of powder made by English, of Philadelphia; Uioz. 
shot. Macalister used a Krider gun weighing 91bs. 3oz..; 
6drs. of powder made by Dittmar, H4oz. shot.” 
This shows that the idea of a heavy gun with an 
enormous load in comparison to the size of the bore is 
not new. 
As long as I can remember, I have heard these weird 
tales of what a 20-bore would do, especially with a 
heavy load and a heavy barrel. But, all these stories 
relate to game shooting. I have never yet seen a small 
bore gun which would stand up with a 12 at the trap 
at 30yds. rise. 
It has been many a dav since I have shot a pigeon 
match, but if any one thinks that a 20-bore gun, no 
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