LETTERS TO YOUNG SHOOTERS (FIRST SERIES): On the choice and use of a gun. By Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, Bt.
1890 1st edition. 8vo (145 x 192mm). Ppx,263. B/w illustrations. Dark green cloth titled in gilt on upper board and spine.
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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Book Code
30012
| Author | Payne-Gallwey (Ralph Frankland-). (1848-1916). |
|---|---|
| Book Code | 30012 |
| ISBN | B001CDDQ96. |
| Book Description | Covers rather rubbed and bumped, some foxing and signs of use, hinges tender. A good first edition copy. |
| Book Cover | Hardcover |
| Published Date | 1890 |
| Publisher | Longmans, Green and Co. |
| Place | London. |