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149 SHOOTING. Sir,--In answer to "Cigar's" letter regarding my 20-bore shot guns, I will say that they were built as I ordered them, and intended for exhibition shooting only. To Mr. Charles Lancaster I owe very much for fitting me so well, as I did not know what drop or length of stock I required. To find that I could kill blue roks and game, and break clay pigeons, was a surprise to me. Mr. Lancaster has built me a 12-bore gun also, but I have used it very little since I got the 20-bore, for why should I use a heavier gun when a light one, and light load, will do the work as well? As for Mr. Lancaster making a 4 1/2 lbs. 12-gun, I would not accept it for a gift, if he did make one, and for this reason. I do not think that a 12-bore of l4 1/2 lbs. could do better work then a 5lb. 20-bore, unless it was loaded more heavily. If it is loaded as a 12-bore should be, then there is bound to be recoil; and, in my exhibitions, I may have to shoot from 1,000 to 5,000 shots in one day. Recoil is something I want to do away with as much as possible. | 149 SHOOTING. Sir,--In answer to "Cigar's" letter regarding my 20-bore shot guns, I will say that they were built as I ordered them, and intended for exhibition shooting only. To Mr. Charles Lancaster I owe very much for fitting me so well, as I did not know what drop or length of stock I required. To find that I could kill blue roks and game, and break clay pigeons, was a surprise to me. Mr. Lancaster has built me a 12-bore gun also, but I have used it very little since I got the 20-bore, for why should I use a heavier gun when a light one, and light load, will do the work as well? As for Mr. Lancaster making a 4 1/2 lbs. 12-gun, I would not accept it for a gift, if he did make one, and for this reason. I do not think that a 12-bore of l4 1/2 lbs. could do better work then a 5lb. 20-bore, unless it was loaded more heavily. If it is loaded as a 12-bore should be, then there is bound to be recoil; and, in my exhibitions, I may have to shoot from 1,000 to 5,000 shots in one day. Recoil is something I want to do away with as much as possible. |