How to Hunt and Fish: The Most Complete Hunting and Fishing Guide Ever Published. It Contains Full Instructions about Guns, Hunting Dogs, Traps, Trapping, and Fishing, Together with Descriptions of Game and Fish
How to Hunt and Fish: The Most Complete Hunting and Fishing Guide Ever Published. It Contains Full Instructions about Guns, Hunting Dogs, Traps, Trapping, and Fishing, Together with Descriptions of Game and Fish
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ... HOW TO HUNT AND FISH. DESCRIPTION OF A GUN. An ordinary fowling-piece is made of metal and wood. The barrel, lock, and mounting are of metal; the stock of wood. The interior of the barrel is called the bore, the front end the muzzle, and the back end the breech. The old flint-locks are now altogether ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: ... HOW TO HUNT AND FISH. DESCRIPTION OF A GUN. An ordinary fowling-piece is made of metal and wood. The barrel, lock, and mounting are of metal; the stock of wood. The interior of the barrel is called the bore, the front end the muzzle, and the back end the breech. The old flint-locks are now altogether out of use; percussion or detonating locks only are employed. Butt of Stock.--The extremity of the stock, placed on the shoulder in taking aim and firing. Chain, or Swivel.--A small chain connected with the tumbler and the mainspring. Chamber.--A cavity in the breech, which receives the powder. Cock, or Striker. Guard.--Bar which protects the trigger. Heel-plate.--The plate which guards the butt of the stock. Lock-plate.--Supporting the principal works of the lock. Mainspring.--That which governs the tumbler and the cock. Scear.--That which catches the tumbler for half or whole cock. Tumbler.--Movable center piece of the trigger. Worm.--Screw at the end of the ramrod. How to Select a Gun. A twisted barrel enhances the value of a gun, as it is never known to burst with ordinary use. The length of a sporting gun should never exceed thirty inches, for this will kill at sixty yards certain, and the average distance that game is shot is from twenty to twenty-five yards. The most useful gauge is No. 14, for though narrower might do for partridges and small birds, and wider for others, this bore will take an average charge, and, if a good gun, will kill at any ordinary distance. The stock of the gun should be exactly fitted to the shape of the shooter. On putting a gun to the shoulder, there should be no straining of the neck, to take aim. When the eye is lixed upon a distant point and the gun raised to the shoulder, the object aimed at, the sight...
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