1 THE SPORTING RIFLE AND ITS PROJECTILE S. CHAPTER I. THE OBJECTS AND CONDITIONS OF MILITARY AND SPORTING RIFLES . 1. It will be admitted on all hands , that the objects proposed to be attained by a military rifle are essentially ...
Author: James Forsyth
Publisher:
ISBN: NYPL:33433082491840
Category: Hunting rifles
Page: 228
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BOOK V. THE SPORTING RIFLE . PAGE CHAPTER I. — THE THEORY OF RIFLE SHOOTING , AND THE MODE OF RIFLING THE BARREL . Definition of the Rifle — Velocity diminished by Rifling a Smooth Bore - Greatest at the moment when the Ball leaves the ...
Author: John Henry Walsh
Publisher:
ISBN: OXFORD:600070622
Category: Dogs
Page: 546
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The majority of improvements in modern military and also sporting rifles are adaptations from experimental improvements in the match weapon based upon experience at the ranges . I do , however , condemn the methods of the shot who never ...
Author: Walter Winans
Publisher:
ISBN: STANFORD:36105040689205
Category: Hunting
Page: 266
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one time or another I have owned and shot rifles and shotguns by all of the American makers; shotguns by all the British ... If I had to discard six of my nine pets today I would cling like a leech to the '52 Winchester, the sporting ...
Author: Paul A. Curtis
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 9781632207890
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 280
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The world of sporting firearms is a constantly changing one, but it’s always important to remember the past of the sport. Sporting Firearms of Today in Use is a vintage text written by the shooting editor of Field and Stream during that time. Full of incredible insights, Sporting Firearms of Today in Use covers such topics as: • Choosing a rifle • The killing power of the shotgun • English vs. American shooting • The use of a compass • Bird dogs and hounds • Field etiquette • And much more! Now almost a hundred years after its first publication, Sporting Firearms of Today in Use remains a valuable source of information on sporting firearms from the 1920’s. Skyhorse Publishing is proud to publish a broad range of books for hunters and firearms enthusiasts. We publish books about shotguns, rifles, handguns, target shooting, gun collecting, self-defense, archery, ammunition, knives, gunsmithing, gun repair, and wilderness survival. We publish books on deer hunting, big game hunting, small game hunting, wing shooting, turkey hunting, deer stands, duck blinds, bowhunting, wing shooting, hunting dogs, and more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to publishing books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked by other publishers and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.Some critics of three-gun events suggest that these practical combat shooting ability 'competition tricks' take the sport and may promote habits that would away from its origins as a test of be a liability in a real gunfight.
Author: Martin J Dougherty
Publisher: Amber Books Ltd
ISBN: 9781782741961
Category: Sports & Recreation
Page: 320
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Including Game and Wildfowl Guns, Sporting and Match Rifles, and Revolvers John Henry Walsh. ft . in . 1 9 Cylinder ... Relief Tight behind Total 2 8 To this he appends the reason why a sporting gun should have its breech " tight behind ...
Author: John Henry Walsh
Publisher:
ISBN: HARVARD:HN5RRQ
Category: Hunting
Page: 578
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The English Sportsman's vade mecum . " - Illustrated News . " A complete , readable , and instructive book . " - The Field . Post 8vo , 10s . 6d . , half - bound , THE SHOT - GUN AND SPORTING RIFLE ; By STONEWith full descriptions of ...
Author: Horace William Wheelwright
Publisher:
ISBN: UCBK:C075281890
Category: Animals
Page: 424
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Containing Notes on Shooting, Outfit, Camp Equipment, Sporting Yarns, Etc K. C. A. J.. THE BELMONT INTERCHANGEABLE DOUBLE - BARRELLED HAMMER AND HAMMERLESS GUNS AND RIFLES CONTINUE A GREAT SUCCESS ! Sales Exceed Over 7500 .
Author: K. C. A. J.
Publisher:
ISBN: UCAL:$B25265
Category: Himalaya Mountains
Page: 204
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