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... killing is gradually reduced : hence I think it may be fairly inferred that the reverse of the proposition is equally true , that the cleaner , harder , and brighter the internal surface over which the shot passes , the greater will be ...
... killing is gradually reduced : hence I think it may be fairly inferred that the reverse of the proposition is equally true , that the cleaner , harder , and brighter the internal surface over which the shot passes , the greater will be ...
Side 5
... kill at a greater distance , inasmuch as you can put in a heavier charge and larger shot , the latter lying as compact and going as close from a heavy gun as smaller shot will from a gun of less weight ; but for partridge , pheasant ...
... kill at a greater distance , inasmuch as you can put in a heavier charge and larger shot , the latter lying as compact and going as close from a heavy gun as smaller shot will from a gun of less weight ; but for partridge , pheasant ...
Side 7
... decidedly the best . To kill at long distances , increase your charge of powder , but not that of your shot . It is a bad plan to overweight your powder ; it not only de- creases your power of killing at a distance , but B 4 GUNS . 7.
... decidedly the best . To kill at long distances , increase your charge of powder , but not that of your shot . It is a bad plan to overweight your powder ; it not only de- creases your power of killing at a distance , but B 4 GUNS . 7.
Side 8
Christopher Idle (pseud.) creases your power of killing at a distance , but produces a disagreeable recoil . PRECAUTIONARY SUGGESTIONS IN THE USE OF THE GUN , ESPECIALLY AS TO LOADING . So many serious accidents have happened , and are ...
Christopher Idle (pseud.) creases your power of killing at a distance , but produces a disagreeable recoil . PRECAUTIONARY SUGGESTIONS IN THE USE OF THE GUN , ESPECIALLY AS TO LOADING . So many serious accidents have happened , and are ...
Side 13
... killed on the spot . Another case was that of a Frenchman , with whom I was personally acquainted ; he was out snipe shooting , and wished to pass from one marais to the other , the two marais , or marshes , being divided or separated ...
... killed on the spot . Another case was that of a Frenchman , with whom I was personally acquainted ; he was out snipe shooting , and wished to pass from one marais to the other , the two marais , or marshes , being divided or separated ...
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