Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and Shooting: With Explanatory Plates and WoodcutsPeter Hawker, Peter William Lanoe Hawker |
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... appear the one , and egotistical as may be thought the other , yet it is presumed that his colloquial style may not be objected to , when all circumstances are considered , by those persons who are most able to criticise , and who are ...
... appear the one , and egotistical as may be thought the other , yet it is presumed that his colloquial style may not be objected to , when all circumstances are considered , by those persons who are most able to criticise , and who are ...
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... appears to do ; and therefore a gun that would per- form well at a dead mark would shoot so much below the bird , as for the body of the charge to take only his breast and legs , however handsomely it might be brought down at an easy ...
... appears to do ; and therefore a gun that would per- form well at a dead mark would shoot so much below the bird , as for the body of the charge to take only his breast and legs , however handsomely it might be brought down at an easy ...
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... appears to me as the only great advan- tage they have over the others , though the present Mr. Lancaster and the late William Moore have done wonders with them . The farther the sight at the breech is placed from that near the muzzle ...
... appears to me as the only great advan- tage they have over the others , though the present Mr. Lancaster and the late William Moore have done wonders with them . The farther the sight at the breech is placed from that near the muzzle ...
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... appear on the white surface . ] Before concluding on the examination of barrels , it may be proper to observe , that a barrel may be pretty good , and perfectly safe , and yet not able to bear the scientific inspection of a first - rate ...
... appear on the white surface . ] Before concluding on the examination of barrels , it may be proper to observe , that a barrel may be pretty good , and perfectly safe , and yet not able to bear the scientific inspection of a first - rate ...
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... appears , however , that in this statement there was some mistake , as the gun in question was made for , and expressly to the order of , the late Evelyn Medows , Esq . , by Mr. John Manton , when foreman at Twig's ; and it was from ...
... appears , however , that in this statement there was some mistake , as the gun in question was made for , and expressly to the order of , the late Evelyn Medows , Esq . , by Mr. John Manton , when foreman at Twig's ; and it was from ...
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Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All That Relates to Guns and Shooting Peter Hawker No preview available - 2012 |
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