Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and ShootingLongman, Brown, Green and Longmans, 1844 - 623 páginas |
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... called the leading gunmaker I hardly know ; and there are so many competitors for the title , that it would be an unthankful office to name any one in particular . Mr. John Manton died in 1834 ; but his son carries on the old ...
... called the leading gunmaker I hardly know ; and there are so many competitors for the title , that it would be an unthankful office to name any one in particular . Mr. John Manton died in 1834 ; but his son carries on the old ...
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... called lateral pressure would do more harm than good , by checking , instead of assisting , the force of the charge . But to these two feet of cylinder let me add some more ca- liber , and that to consist of proper opening and relief ...
... called lateral pressure would do more harm than good , by checking , instead of assisting , the force of the charge . But to these two feet of cylinder let me add some more ca- liber , and that to consist of proper opening and relief ...
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... called " The Gun , " - by Mr. Greener , who is , or was , a gunmaker at New- castle . But for a history of , and all experiments in , ancient and modern gunnery there is no work in existence that contains so much information , in one ...
... called " The Gun , " - by Mr. Greener , who is , or was , a gunmaker at New- castle . But for a history of , and all experiments in , ancient and modern gunnery there is no work in existence that contains so much information , in one ...
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... called , " draw in my horns ; " but I soon discovered what was the matter . A 2 feet 10 gun , with the rib no more elevated than a 2 feet 8 gun , invariably puts the body of the charge under the mark at all distances beyond about 35 ...
... called , " draw in my horns ; " but I soon discovered what was the matter . A 2 feet 10 gun , with the rib no more elevated than a 2 feet 8 gun , invariably puts the body of the charge under the mark at all distances beyond about 35 ...
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... their stocks , and select handsome pieces of wood , I know of nothing better , to keep them polished , than a little linseed oil , and plenty of , what is vulgarly called , elbow grease ; unless sportsmen choose to take 36 STOCK .
... their stocks , and select handsome pieces of wood , I know of nothing better , to keep them polished , than a little linseed oil , and plenty of , what is vulgarly called , elbow grease ; unless sportsmen choose to take 36 STOCK .
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Instructions to Young Sportsmen in All that Relates to Guns and Shooting Peter Hawker Vista completa - 1844 |
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