Purple Heather, in the book I mentioned in your Small Bore thread, describes ambushing a chick-stealing Magpie on its lookout perch at 73 yards using an Eley Wire shot concentrator, filled with 1 1/8 oz No 4 shot ahead of 2 3/4 drams, in the 16 bore Nock muzzle loader. Probably in the late 1850’s.

Last edited by Parabola; 06/23/22 03:09 PM.