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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... answered his object , which is to impress as strongly as possible on the memory of his young readers , those directions which require to be read with parti- cular attention . 1 LIST OF PLATES AND WOODCUTS . Return to Keyhaven.
... answered his object , which is to impress as strongly as possible on the memory of his young readers , those directions which require to be read with parti- cular attention . 1 LIST OF PLATES AND WOODCUTS . Return to Keyhaven.
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... object to having a hole through the wadding that covers the powder , as many have , to prevent as they think , the confined air from resisting the ramrod ; which it rarely does until after you have put in the second wadding . For a duck ...
... object to having a hole through the wadding that covers the powder , as many have , to prevent as they think , the confined air from resisting the ramrod ; which it rarely does until after you have put in the second wadding . For a duck ...
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... object . It is one thing to speak of things plausibly , another to state them correctly . In the following schedule , I have taken three of the largest - sized guns , because a little sporting - gun is on so small a scale , that ...
... object . It is one thing to speak of things plausibly , another to state them correctly . In the following schedule , I have taken three of the largest - sized guns , because a little sporting - gun is on so small a scale , that ...
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... object is to keep the ball in the straightest possible direction , and regu- late the barrel to the most accurate line of aim . should be done by having the gun of the utmost length that can be used , and steadied by immense substance ...
... object is to keep the ball in the straightest possible direction , and regu- late the barrel to the most accurate line of aim . should be done by having the gun of the utmost length that can be used , and steadied by immense substance ...
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... object to be within point - blank range , and stationary or going straight on . But , when we consider that all objects above 40 yards are so far beyond point - blank range , that if the gun is not kept well up , the shot will fall from ...
... object to be within point - blank range , and stationary or going straight on . But , when we consider that all objects above 40 yards are so far beyond point - blank range , that if the gun is not kept well up , the shot will fall 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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