. The breech-loader and how to use it . Brass Cartridge Case Wadded for Close Cartridge Loaded to Scatter the Shot. is often done in the United States, causes thecharge to scatter, and such loading will lower thepattern 15 per cent, in a gun fully choke-bored. If charged with Schultze or gun-powder the wads used will be the pink-edged or Field, the thick felt and the thin card as shown. 156 The Breech-Loader, If brass cases are to be loaded for close shoot-ing, put the wads, as illustrated, between thepowder and shot, and crimp the case. When loading long 12-bore cartridge-case
. The breech-loader and how to use it . Brass Cartridge Case Wadded for Close Cartridge Loaded to Scatter the Shot. is often done in the United States, causes thecharge to scatter, and such loading will lower thepattern 15 per cent, in a gun fully choke-bored. If charged with Schultze or gun-powder the wads used will be the pink-edged or Field, the thick felt and the thin card as shown. 156 The Breech-Loader, If brass cases are to be loaded for close shoot-ing, put the wads, as illustrated, between thepowder and shot, and crimp the case. When loading long 12-bore cartridge-cases,2\ or 3 inches, with large charges of powder,two thick felt wads (soft and elastic) should beplaced over the powder, and a thin card overshot, to obtain the closest and most regularpattern. To load choke-bore guns so as to scatter theshot at close quarters diminish the thickness ofwadding between the powder and shot, and in-crease it over the shot. This is pretty effective,but the best plan is to load as illustrated. The charge of shot, it will be seen, is separatedby two cardboard
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