Mr. Cornwell, As so many others have expressed, I absolutely love your books and have read them all. Based on some of your earlier comments (and because I had no more of your books to read) I read “Rifleman Dodd”. In this story the Portuguese sometimes cut their bullets in half so as to increase the probability of hitting someone. To your knowledge was this really a common practice? And if so was it effective? Thank you for all the hours of joy and escape you have given me! Sincerely, Geoff