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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... hard Winter of 1838 . FRONTISPIECE .. Portrait of the Author , from a Bust by Wm . Behnes , Esq . Sections of original Gun Breechings Trigger - Steelyard Copied Sketch of Mr. Wilkinson's Breeching Safety - Cock Page To face page xvi ...
... hard Winter of 1838 . FRONTISPIECE .. Portrait of the Author , from a Bust by Wm . Behnes , Esq . Sections of original Gun Breechings Trigger - Steelyard Copied Sketch of Mr. Wilkinson's Breeching Safety - Cock Page To face page xvi ...
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... hard that they begin to wish him and his prime minister Bishop in - " another and a better world ! " ] Gunmakers , who know their business , form their cali- bers more or less , according to circumstances , on the plans already stated ...
... hard that they begin to wish him and his prime minister Bishop in - " another and a better world ! " ] Gunmakers , who know their business , form their cali- bers more or less , according to circumstances , on the plans already stated ...
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... hard , and then draw progressively easier : because it requires an accession of force after it has recovered the first sudden escape from the scear - spring , otherwise it will go slow with a flint , and be liable either to cause a snap ...
... hard , and then draw progressively easier : because it requires an accession of force after it has recovered the first sudden escape from the scear - spring , otherwise it will go slow with a flint , and be liable either to cause a snap ...
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... hard , the flint will make scarcely any impression on it ; and , if too soft , it soon becomes dented , like lead ; but when in good temper , the impression is moderate , and the sparks , before they are extinguished , pause in the pan ...
... hard , the flint will make scarcely any impression on it ; and , if too soft , it soon becomes dented , like lead ; but when in good temper , the impression is moderate , and the sparks , before they are extinguished , pause in the pan ...
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... hard a pull , it is a sad check to shooting ; and , if it goes too easy , you are liable to the accident of firing the gun before it is fairly brought to the shoulder . Any good lock - finisher will rectify these ex- tremes , by filing ...
... hard a pull , it is a sad check to shooting ; and , if it goes too easy , you are liable to the accident of firing the gun before it is fairly brought to the shoulder . Any good lock - finisher will rectify these ex- tremes , by filing ...
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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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