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Side 2
... cartridge may sometimes come into use either from a mistake in the filling , or from looseness of the charge consequent on a fall upon the ground ; but the exception is too rare to be worthy of serious notice , and certainly has only ...
... cartridge may sometimes come into use either from a mistake in the filling , or from looseness of the charge consequent on a fall upon the ground ; but the exception is too rare to be worthy of serious notice , and certainly has only ...
Side 3
... cartridge rather than from a want of skill on the part of the shooter , I have also witnessed a similar result under ... cartridges , that is impossible , but with the muzzle - loader , how often has it occurred to us all , that some one ...
... cartridge rather than from a want of skill on the part of the shooter , I have also witnessed a similar result under ... cartridges , that is impossible , but with the muzzle - loader , how often has it occurred to us all , that some one ...
Side 7
... the discharge it was not only recovered , but found to be uninjured - a search having been immediately made in the heather in the direction of the shot . When cartridges are of the right size they are easily BREECH - LOADERS . 7.
... the discharge it was not only recovered , but found to be uninjured - a search having been immediately made in the heather in the direction of the shot . When cartridges are of the right size they are easily BREECH - LOADERS . 7.
Side 8
Christopher Idle (pseud.) When cartridges are of the right size they are easily inserted , and as easily extracted , and al- though an exploded cartridge may sometimes slightly adhere to the barrel in wet weather , it is readily removed ...
Christopher Idle (pseud.) When cartridges are of the right size they are easily inserted , and as easily extracted , and al- though an exploded cartridge may sometimes slightly adhere to the barrel in wet weather , it is readily removed ...
Side 9
... cartridge offers so strong a re- sistance under these circumstances that the barrels cannot be brought into close conjunction with the false breech even if any inexperienced sportsman were so unwise as to make the attempt ; con ...
... cartridge offers so strong a re- sistance under these circumstances that the barrels cannot be brought into close conjunction with the false breech even if any inexperienced sportsman were so unwise as to make the attempt ; con ...
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