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... remarks upon grouse disease " the author makes no pretension to define what the malady is . That is a question for the pathologist , not for the sportsman . Death may be caused by parasites , by inflammation of the liver , or by other ...
... remarks upon grouse disease " the author makes no pretension to define what the malady is . That is a question for the pathologist , not for the sportsman . Death may be caused by parasites , by inflammation of the liver , or by other ...
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... remark . The tube , being open , is glanced through , and the presence of such a mark is detected , whereas with a muzzle - loader this might never have occurred . Timid sportsmen fancy there is danger 26 THE ART OF SHOOTING .
... remark . The tube , being open , is glanced through , and the presence of such a mark is detected , whereas with a muzzle - loader this might never have occurred . Timid sportsmen fancy there is danger 26 THE ART OF SHOOTING .
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... remarks apply to the materials only , not to the fitting . The form of the gun rib is immaterial ; it is sufficient that it be smooth and regular , and above all , lie flat upon the barrels . An entirely different form of rib , however ...
... remarks apply to the materials only , not to the fitting . The form of the gun rib is immaterial ; it is sufficient that it be smooth and regular , and above all , lie flat upon the barrels . An entirely different form of rib , however ...
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... remarks is con- cerned , that it would be a mere waste of space to expa- tiate on the patent breech , nipple , and ... remark I desire to make here is , that the greater resistance of the breech to the barrels in breech- loaders the ...
... remarks is con- cerned , that it would be a mere waste of space to expa- tiate on the patent breech , nipple , and ... remark I desire to make here is , that the greater resistance of the breech to the barrels in breech- loaders the ...
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... remarks apply to barrels in a perfect and clean state , and must be modified so far by circum- stances , not , however , in the slightest affecting the general principles . Thus , if a barrel is improperly bored , the recoil will be ...
... remarks apply to barrels in a perfect and clean state , and must be modified so far by circum- stances , not , however , in the slightest affecting the general principles . Thus , if a barrel is improperly bored , the recoil will be ...
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