. Wild birds and their haunts (a book for students and sportsmen) . s is not only an ammunition-wasting weapon, butterribly cumbersome in the strongest hands. If an 8-boremust be carried, let it be a single-barrel, as it is quicklyloaded. What, however, can beat a 12-bore double with3^dr. of powder and ijoz. of No. 4 shot ? It will stopanything, even a Hooper swan, and, as it weighs onlyabout 71b. or 81b., the weight is not excessive. It shouldbe furnished with a shoulder strap or sling, to leave thehands free when birds are not near. In our opinion, theonly proper place to use a large shoulde
. Wild birds and their haunts (a book for students and sportsmen) . s is not only an ammunition-wasting weapon, butterribly cumbersome in the strongest hands. If an 8-boremust be carried, let it be a single-barrel, as it is quicklyloaded. What, however, can beat a 12-bore double with3^dr. of powder and ijoz. of No. 4 shot ? It will stopanything, even a Hooper swan, and, as it weighs onlyabout 71b. or 81b., the weight is not excessive. It shouldbe furnished with a shoulder strap or sling, to leave thehands free when birds are not near. In our opinion, theonly proper place to use a large shoulder-gun is from aboat. As far as powders are concerned, we prefer thewhite nitro compounds, as black powder, even if it hitsharder, generates so much smoke that it is a nuisancein heavy weather. No shot should be without a supplyof brass cartridge cases. They can be charged severaltimes, do not stick or jam in the gun, and hit much harderthan cardboard cases. A day with duck properly carried through is not only anexciting but a very arduous amusement. Of course, it.
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