Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and ShootingLongman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1844 - 623 sider |
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... pellets , their gun will always be certain of doing execution at the same distance , if properly directed . But so far is this from being the case , that it may proceed from the barrel throwing the grains in patches , and there- BARRELS .
... pellets , their gun will always be certain of doing execution at the same distance , if properly directed . But so far is this from being the case , that it may proceed from the barrel throwing the grains in patches , and there- BARRELS .
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Peter Hawker. the barrel throwing the grains in patches , and there- fore being liable to let even fair shots escape through an interval . Indeed , the effect of this mode of boring might be equally well produced by wetting the shot , or ...
Peter Hawker. the barrel throwing the grains in patches , and there- fore being liable to let even fair shots escape through an interval . Indeed , the effect of this mode of boring might be equally well produced by wetting the shot , or ...
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... grains in 1st sheet . Ditto through Ditto through 12th sheet . 20th sheet . 26 10 8 A Birmingham gun : weight of barrel , 69 lbs .: bore , 14 inch length , 7 feet 9 inches . 1st sheet . 50 12th sheet . 35 20th sheet . 22 I then sent my ...
... grains in 1st sheet . Ditto through Ditto through 12th sheet . 20th sheet . 26 10 8 A Birmingham gun : weight of barrel , 69 lbs .: bore , 14 inch length , 7 feet 9 inches . 1st sheet . 50 12th sheet . 35 20th sheet . 22 I then sent my ...
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... grain directly crossways when beat out ; so that the bar of Damascus , when twisted , forms a continuation of small grains running longitudinally , which must be more liable to open , if not to burst , than a continued round of solid ...
... grain directly crossways when beat out ; so that the bar of Damascus , when twisted , forms a continuation of small grains running longitudinally , which must be more liable to open , if not to burst , than a continued round of solid ...
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... grain can be lost , or even out of its place , and thus there is produced a sudden and instantaneous fire . The forcible passing of this current of air also effectually dries the powder in the touchhole . N. B. Whatever new hammers may ...
... grain can be lost , or even out of its place , and thus there is produced a sudden and instantaneous fire . The forcible passing of this current of air also effectually dries the powder in the touchhole . N. B. Whatever new hammers may ...
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Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and Shooting Peter Hawker Uten tilgangsbegrensning - 1844 |
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