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The author has measured many patterns at different distances, and he believes that the following table shows very truly the diameters of the killing circles covered, on the basis of that pattern which was regarded as thick enough to kill game in the cylinder days. That is to say, the latter sort of gun was tried at 40 yards where it spread fairly evenly over a 40 inch circle. But its proper distance was 30 yards, and at that range nothing else at any other distance gives the shooter an equal chance with No. 6 shot.

For Still, or Straight Away, or Straight Coming Game. The Size of the Killing Circle based on a Minimum 100 Pellets in a Circle of 30 inch DiameterDescription of gun and size of shot.At 20 yards.At 30 yards.At 40 yards.At 50 yards.At 60 yards.Cylinder and No. 6 shot.22 in. A35 in. A40 in. Bnone...Even spreading choke bore and No. 6 shot20 in. A26 in. A30 in. B37½ in. C45 in. CCentre clustering choke bore and No. 6 shot20 in. A25 in. A28 in. B34 in. C40 in. CCylinder and No. 5 shot21 in. A34 in. Anone...Even spreading choke bore and No. 5 shot19 in. A25 in. A30 in. A37½ in. BnoneCentral clustering choke bore and No. 5 shot19 in. A24 in. A27 in. A35 in. Bnone

In the above table each circle of shot has been marked with a reference letter, which is intended to imply—