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Christopher Idle (pseud.) turned this principle to the greatest possible advantage , of having produced a gun which ap- proaches as near perfection as any gun can do . The cylinders , pistons , the obtusangular shape of the breech end ...
Christopher Idle (pseud.) turned this principle to the greatest possible advantage , of having produced a gun which ap- proaches as near perfection as any gun can do . The cylinders , pistons , the obtusangular shape of the breech end ...
Side 36
... possible addition of some steel or copper charges , which were con- siderably in use in former days ; and are much heavier than any cartridge can be . If fifty car- tridges were put into one scale , and powder - horn and shot - belt ...
... possible addition of some steel or copper charges , which were con- siderably in use in former days ; and are much heavier than any cartridge can be . If fifty car- tridges were put into one scale , and powder - horn and shot - belt ...
Side 37
... make a few observations on the sub- ject , with a view , if possible , of preventing their recurrence , by inducing sportsmen to adopt some fixed rule PRECAUTIONARY SUGGESTIONS . 37 Precautionary Suggestions in the Use of the.
... make a few observations on the sub- ject , with a view , if possible , of preventing their recurrence , by inducing sportsmen to adopt some fixed rule PRECAUTIONARY SUGGESTIONS . 37 Precautionary Suggestions in the Use of the.
Side 42
... possible , coming within range of their shot . There are also others who designedly kill game close to you , piquing themselves on the close shooting of their guns , and the accuracy of their aim ; but no sportsman with any experience ...
... possible , coming within range of their shot . There are also others who designedly kill game close to you , piquing themselves on the close shooting of their guns , and the accuracy of their aim ; but no sportsman with any experience ...
Side 43
... possible others may return to it . One suggestion cannot be too often made , or too frequently repeated , equally applicable to each system , which is , that the muzzle of the gun should never , under any circumstances , be directed ...
... possible others may return to it . One suggestion cannot be too often made , or too frequently repeated , equally applicable to each system , which is , that the muzzle of the gun should never , under any circumstances , be directed ...
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