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Side 8
... weather , it is readily removed by the judicious use of the ex- tractor , and an unexploded cartridge on the return home at night after the day's shooting is over may also be expeditiously and safely extracted with the extractor ; if it ...
... weather , it is readily removed by the judicious use of the ex- tractor , and an unexploded cartridge on the return home at night after the day's shooting is over may also be expeditiously and safely extracted with the extractor ; if it ...
Side 17
... weather sometimes snap . Mr. Bishop , however , informs me that , out of 700 guns of this description which he has sold for Westley Richards , only one instance of a spring having given way has been brought within his knowledge , and ...
... weather sometimes snap . Mr. Bishop , however , informs me that , out of 700 guns of this description which he has sold for Westley Richards , only one instance of a spring having given way has been brought within his knowledge , and ...
Side 33
... weather . Ans . In some breech - loaders this inconvenience may occur to a slight degree ; with Lancaster's gun it is impossible ; but with care , with any de- scription of breech - loader , missfires in consequence of damp are much ...
... weather . Ans . In some breech - loaders this inconvenience may occur to a slight degree ; with Lancaster's gun it is impossible ; but with care , with any de- scription of breech - loader , missfires in consequence of damp are much ...
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... weather . Those who have had much experience in wild shooting are well aware of the necessity of shooting well forward at all crossing birds late in the season , having frequently received practical instruction on this point by killing ...
... weather . Those who have had much experience in wild shooting are well aware of the necessity of shooting well forward at all crossing birds late in the season , having frequently received practical instruction on this point by killing ...
Side 66
... weather ; I therefore recommend them to take a supply of this useful plaster with them . It is always advisable to apply moderately warm water to the feet after a day's shooting ; some refrain from this comfortable practice , con ...
... weather ; I therefore recommend them to take a supply of this useful plaster with them . It is always advisable to apply moderately warm water to the feet after a day's shooting ; some refrain from this comfortable practice , con ...
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