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... shot so equally and regularly as the muzzle - loader , but , on the contrary , throws the charge in patches . The accuracy of this opinion is however disputed by B the majority , who adhere pertinaciously to the use of Breech-Loaders.
... shot so equally and regularly as the muzzle - loader , but , on the contrary , throws the charge in patches . The accuracy of this opinion is however disputed by B the majority , who adhere pertinaciously to the use of Breech-Loaders.
Side 2
... shot - belt , caps , wadding , or ramrod , with much greater safety and convenience ; and for the service of young , inex- perienced , and careless persons , it is immeasurably the safer and more easily managed - consequently the ...
... shot - belt , caps , wadding , or ramrod , with much greater safety and convenience ; and for the service of young , inex- perienced , and careless persons , it is immeasurably the safer and more easily managed - consequently the ...
Side 3
... shots with the breech - loader by first - rate sportsmen , as I have ever seen with the muzzle - loader ; and although I have occasionally observed a fair shot missed , which I fancied arose from the deficiency of the cartridge rather ...
... shots with the breech - loader by first - rate sportsmen , as I have ever seen with the muzzle - loader ; and although I have occasionally observed a fair shot missed , which I fancied arose from the deficiency of the cartridge rather ...
Side 4
... the picker ' has been forgotten and no pin can be found ; and even with the use of the pin the difficulty cannot always be overcome , as a shot 6 may accidentally have found its way into the cylinder . 4 SHOOTING , FISHING , ETC.
... the picker ' has been forgotten and no pin can be found ; and even with the use of the pin the difficulty cannot always be overcome , as a shot 6 may accidentally have found its way into the cylinder . 4 SHOOTING , FISHING , ETC.
Side 5
... shot has been substituted for powder in the first instance , or two charges of powder poured into one barrel , or the charge destined for the empty barrel poured into the loaded one , instead of into the empty one , causing the barrel ...
... shot has been substituted for powder in the first instance , or two charges of powder poured into one barrel , or the charge destined for the empty barrel poured into the loaded one , instead of into the empty one , causing the barrel ...
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