LETTERS TO YOUNG SHOOTERS (FIRST SERIES): On the choice and use of a gun. By Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, Bt.
(1890) 1914 6th edition. 8vo (140 x 190mm). Ppxiv,278. B/w illustrations, blank memoranda tables. Green cloth, upper board and spine titled in gilt.
Principally on the selection, use and maintenance of the sporting shotgun. Chapters include: Remarks on guns old and new; On the quality, manufacture and cost of modern guns; On the fit and choice of a gun (two chapters); The merits of chokes and cylinders (two chapters); How to shoot safely, with remarks on loaders, and the safe handling of a gun in the field; On killing game, and shooting generally, in a sportsmanlike manner; On correct aiming (four chapters); On the care and cleaning of guns (two chapters); On the loading of game-guns (two chapters, powder and shot); A few simple directions in target experiments; Cartridges; Game-stop - how to make rabbits lie out, and how to catch wood-pigeons.
Principally on the selection, use and maintenance of the sporting shotgun. Chapters include: Remarks on guns old and new; On the quality, manufacture and cost of modern guns; On the fit and choice of a gun (two chapters); The merits of chokes and cylinders (two chapters); How to shoot safely, with remarks on loaders, and the safe handling of a gun in the field; On killing game, and shooting generally, in a sportsmanlike manner; On correct aiming (four chapters); On the care and cleaning of guns (two chapters); On the loading of game-guns (two chapters, powder and shot); A few simple directions in target experiments; Cartridges; Game-stop - how to make rabbits lie out, and how to catch wood-pigeons.
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12598
Author | Payne-Gallwey (Ralph Frankland-). (1848-1916). |
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Book Code | 12598 |
ISBN | B001OJNBT8. |
Book Description | Spine slightly shaken and faded, slight wear to cloth, browning to end-papers and edges. Good copy. |
Book Cover | Hardcover |
Published Date | 1914 |
Publisher | Longmans, Green and Co. |
Place | London. |