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W. Du Bray, of Parker Bros., has been working through the South in the interest of the Parker gun. Writing from Beaumont, Texas to a friend in this city, he relates some of the pleasures of snipe shooting with his friend John W. Phillips, of New Orleans. They gunned three days and bagged 240 snipe. The birds were wild and a strong wind prevailed on the second and third days.
Mr. Phillips used a Parker 16-gauge, 2 3/4 drams Du Pout powder, 1 oz. No. 9 shot in Leader factory loaded shells. Mr. Du Bray used a 20-gauge Parker, 2 3/4 drams Du Pont, 7/8 oz. No. 8 and 9 shot, in 3-inch Leader shells. Many long shots were made with these little weapons and it was the gunner's fault whenever a fair shot was missed.