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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Page 11
... inches long , we would say ( beginning at the breech end ) , about six inches tight ( if for a flint ) ; twenty - one inches in cylinder ; and the re- maining five inches relieved to the muzzle . All this BARRELS . 11.
... inches long , we would say ( beginning at the breech end ) , about six inches tight ( if for a flint ) ; twenty - one inches in cylinder ; and the re- maining five inches relieved to the muzzle . All this BARRELS . 11.
Page 12
... inches ' relief forward , is now found to answer best ; and therefore we require more weight of metal , in order to ease the recoil of a charge that is longer detained in the barrel . Thus the detonating system simplifies the boring to ...
... inches ' relief forward , is now found to answer best ; and therefore we require more weight of metal , in order to ease the recoil of a charge that is longer detained in the barrel . Thus the detonating system simplifies the boring to ...
Page 14
... inches opened behind , and 7 inches relieved forward ; and let the " open- ing behind " be cut , with the " bit , " only half the depth of the relief forward . Both , of course , as gradual as pos- sible , and not sudden in any part ...
... inches opened behind , and 7 inches relieved forward ; and let the " open- ing behind " be cut , with the " bit , " only half the depth of the relief forward . Both , of course , as gradual as pos- sible , and not sudden in any part ...
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... inch and weight of barrel , 62 lbs . Feet . Inches . Cylinder Relief 2 8 4 1 Opened behind 0612 Total ( exclusive of plug ) · 7 31 Depth of Cut . -Relieved to the 20th of an inch : open behind to the 24th of an inch . MY GREAT DOUBLE ...
... inch and weight of barrel , 62 lbs . Feet . Inches . Cylinder Relief 2 8 4 1 Opened behind 0612 Total ( exclusive of plug ) · 7 31 Depth of Cut . -Relieved to the 20th of an inch : open behind to the 24th of an inch . MY GREAT DOUBLE ...
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... Inches . 2 9 - 4 2 1 3 · 8 2 Depth of Cut . The bore , in cylinder , an inch and all but a 32d : relief forward an inch and and a 32d ( a 16th difference ) , and cut rather less deep behind than at the muzzle . A SINGLE STANCHION - GUN ...
... Inches . 2 9 - 4 2 1 3 · 8 2 Depth of Cut . The bore , in cylinder , an inch and all but a 32d : relief forward an inch and and a 32d ( a 16th difference ) , and cut rather less deep behind than at the muzzle . A SINGLE STANCHION - GUN ...
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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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