Instructions to Young Sportsmen: In All that Relates to Guns and ShootingBlanchard and Lea, 1853 - 559 páginas |
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Página 86
... wing , at seventy or even eighty yards , it would probably come down , though the odds ( at such distances ) are , of course , against your hitting it at all . Birds flying straight away , or coming to you , require a much harder blow ...
... wing , at seventy or even eighty yards , it would probably come down , though the odds ( at such distances ) are , of course , against your hitting it at all . Birds flying straight away , or coming to you , require a much harder blow ...
Página 97
... wing altogether ; and being once disturbed in this state , it becomes , afterwards , much more diffi- cult to disperse them than if they had been left quiet till the dew had dried on the stubble . Secondly , you throw off with long ...
... wing altogether ; and being once disturbed in this state , it becomes , afterwards , much more diffi- cult to disperse them than if they had been left quiet till the dew had dried on the stubble . Secondly , you throw off with long ...
Página 98
... he cannot safely say that he has marked them down , till he has seen them stop and flap their wings , which all game must do , before they can alight on the ground . judiciously placed , and then to disperse the birds ; 98 QUAIL SHOOTING .
... he cannot safely say that he has marked them down , till he has seen them stop and flap their wings , which all game must do , before they can alight on the ground . judiciously placed , and then to disperse the birds ; 98 QUAIL SHOOTING .
Página 122
... , you might only hear the shot rattle on the wings of many , without bringing down a single bird . To conclude this subject , it need only be observed , that the same directions as those before given will hold good for 122 DUCK GUNS .
... , you might only hear the shot rattle on the wings of many , without bringing down a single bird . To conclude this subject , it need only be observed , that the same directions as those before given will hold good for 122 DUCK GUNS .
Página 124
... wing , an old wound , considerably more than an inch deep ; and out of this was taken one of the largest mould shot , which had rolled up in feathers , and formed a sort of tent . The following is a table of what I find the best shot ...
... wing , an old wound , considerably more than an inch deep ; and out of this was taken one of the largest mould shot , which had rolled up in feathers , and formed a sort of tent . The following is a table of what I find the best shot ...
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