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Side 2
... the wiping out of the barrels alone sufficing , an operation easily performed in a couple of minutes : with the locks interference is rarely necessary . As regards good shooting , I have witnessed as many 2 SHOOTING , FISHING , ETC.
... the wiping out of the barrels alone sufficing , an operation easily performed in a couple of minutes : with the locks interference is rarely necessary . As regards good shooting , I have witnessed as many 2 SHOOTING , FISHING , ETC.
Side 5
... operation of drawing a charge , induced by some mistake in loading consequent on the hurry and excitement of the moment ; a woodcock having been marked down which we had just missed ; under which circumstance it has sometimes occurred ...
... operation of drawing a charge , induced by some mistake in loading consequent on the hurry and excitement of the moment ; a woodcock having been marked down which we had just missed ; under which circumstance it has sometimes occurred ...
Side 6
... operation of loading with the ramrod , and wish to make us believe that the delay consequent on this tedious exertion enhances the pleasure of the sport --that the new system is by far too rapid . I will not dispute this point as a ...
... operation of loading with the ramrod , and wish to make us believe that the delay consequent on this tedious exertion enhances the pleasure of the sport --that the new system is by far too rapid . I will not dispute this point as a ...
Side 8
... operation , as the withdrawal being in an hori- zontal direction , the end of the pin cannot be brought into forcible collision with the cap so as to cause ignition , but I can truthfully affirm , as far as my own observation and ...
... operation , as the withdrawal being in an hori- zontal direction , the end of the pin cannot be brought into forcible collision with the cap so as to cause ignition , but I can truthfully affirm , as far as my own observation and ...
Side 12
... operation of bringing the lever home to its proper position is so easy and simple that it is difficult to suppose that any sportsman would either neglect to perform or in any way mismanage it ; in fact if an attempt were made to raise ...
... operation of bringing the lever home to its proper position is so easy and simple that it is difficult to suppose that any sportsman would either neglect to perform or in any way mismanage it ; in fact if an attempt were made to raise ...
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