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Side 6
... on passing it down the barrel it became fixed, in consequence of the wad
having turned on one side, so that I could neither move the rod up nor down. As I
was at a considerable distance from home this was a 6 SHOOTING, FISHING,
ETC.
... on passing it down the barrel it became fixed, in consequence of the wad
having turned on one side, so that I could neither move the rod up nor down. As I
was at a considerable distance from home this was a 6 SHOOTING, FISHING,
ETC.
Side 7
was at a considerable distance from home this was a disagreeable dilemma to
be placed in. I however vanquished my difficulty by pouring a few drops of water
down the barrel from my drinking-cup. The wad was softened and the rod
released ...
was at a considerable distance from home this was a disagreeable dilemma to
be placed in. I however vanquished my difficulty by pouring a few drops of water
down the barrel from my drinking-cup. The wad was softened and the rod
released ...
Side 34
... and which have come within my own immediate knowledge ; viz. mistakes of
various kinds in loading, slipping of the wad which covers the shot a short
distance down the barrel, by which means a vacuum is produced between the
powder ...
... and which have come within my own immediate knowledge ; viz. mistakes of
various kinds in loading, slipping of the wad which covers the shot a short
distance down the barrel, by which means a vacuum is produced between the
powder ...
Side 44
... in which I have related several accidents which arose from allowing the cocks
of copper-cap guns to remain on the nipples, which came immediately within my
own notice, another of a very serious character happened within a short distance
...
... in which I have related several accidents which arose from allowing the cocks
of copper-cap guns to remain on the nipples, which came immediately within my
own notice, another of a very serious character happened within a short distance
...
Side 45
It is impossible to tell in what direction a shot may go which strikes a tree or rock ;
and in reference to distance, it is most difficult to prescribe the precise limit which
the strongest shots in a charge may sometimes reach, with sufficient force to ...
It is impossible to tell in what direction a shot may go which strikes a tree or rock ;
and in reference to distance, it is most difficult to prescribe the precise limit which
the strongest shots in a charge may sometimes reach, with sufficient force to ...
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