Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

QUARRY:
a program to assess the effectiveness of shotgun ammunition
against wildfowl and other quarry


APPENDIX E: LOAD, ACCURACY AND FIELD POLICY DATAFILES

The following are examples of Load, Accuracy, and Field Policy datafiles.

FileName=Pb#7S32H.LDF  'ie a Load DataFile
FileType=1  'for filetype checking only
Description=Lead, size 6, 32g, 400m/s, half choke
Comment=Example data only
Density =11.34  'g/cc
Diameter = 2.60  'mm
ShotMass =32.00  'g
MeasuredVel= 400   'm/s
MeasrdRange=0   'm
DragFactor =1.000
Choke =4   'ie Half Choke
END

FileName=GameFair.EDF  'ie an Accuracy DataFile
FileType=1 'for filetype checking only
Description=Accuracy versus gamebird: Fair
Comment =Estimated data versus gamebird
Firer basic=0.80  'SD in Degrees. Note, SD means Standard Deviation
Swing error=0.04  'SD loss of accuracy for each degree/second swing
Lead error=50  'SD as a percentage of actual lead required
Range error=50  'SD as a percentage of actual range
END

FileName=Medium.PDF 'ie a Field Policy DataFile
FileType=1 'for filetype checking only
Description=Ranging policy: Medium 20-30m (22-33yds)
Comment=Example data only
Retriever=1  '0=no, 1=yes
Wildfowl =1  '0=no, 1=yes (over water only)
Range minimum =10  'm
Range lower plateau=20  'm
Range upper plateau=30  'm
Range maximum =40  'm
END

 


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Published 22 December 1998
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