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BOOK III.
ELEMENTARY PRINCIPLES OF GUNNERY AND COMPO-
SITION OF THE PARTS ESSENTIAL TO IT.
CHAPTER I.—DEFINITION OF GUNNERY AND GUNS AS
APPLIED TO SPORTING PURPOSES.
Gunnery in the Nineteenth Century as Applicable to Sporting
Purposes-Classification of Modern Guns and Rifles—Shot-guns
consist of a Tube more or less Cylindro-conoidal, capable of being
Closed at one End-Barrels-Locks-Modes of Exploding-The
Desiderata in the Shot-gun-The Rifle
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CHAPTER II.-ON THE ACTION OF GUNPOWDER AND
OTHER EXPLOSIVE COMPOUNDS.
General Remarks-Action of the Powder on the Projectile-Mode of
Determining its Velocity-Eprouvettes-Resistance to the
Motion of Projectiles through the Air-Recoil-Composition of
Gunpowder and Gun-cotton, and the Materials used for Firing
them by Percussion
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CHAPTER III.-ON THE VARIETIES OF PROJECTILES AND
THE SUBSTANCES USED IN AID OF THEM.
All Sporting Projectiles made of Lead-Either Cast or Pressed as in
Balls, or Dropped from a Height as in Shot-Shapes of Balls-
Sizes of Shot-Wadding and Patches-Cartridges
BOOK IV.
THE VARIETIES OF SHOT-GUNS AND THE ACCESSORIES
USED WITH THEM.
CHAPTER I.-THE PARTS COMMON TO ALL SHOT-GUNS.
General Remarks-The Barrel-The Breech-Proving-The Lock
-The Stock-The Trigger and Guard-Percussioning-Case-
hardening-Browning-The Cleaning-rod and Ramrod
CHAPTER II.-THE MUZZLE-LOADING PERCUSSION GUN.
The Barrel-Various Kinds of Breech-The Lock-The Stock-
Ramrod-Or Loading-rod-The Entire Percussion Gun and its
Performances-Loading and Cartridges-Cleaning-The Gun-
case and its Contents-Price of Guns
CHAPTER III.-BREECH-LOADING GUNS.
General Principles-The Lefaucheaux Gun-Bastin's Modification
of it-The Needle-Gun of Needham-Lancaster's Combination
of the Two-Count Chateauvillier's Gun-Choice of Breech-
loader-Loading of Cartridges-Cleaning
CHAPTER IV.-PUNT-GUNS.
Colonel Hawker's Punt-Guns-Breech-loading Punt-Guns
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CHAPTER V.-ON THE CHOICE OF GUNS AND THE MODES
OF TRYING THEM.
Desiderata in the Shot-gun-Weight-Length-Pattern-Penetra-
tion- Absence of Recoil Safety - Quickness of Loading-
Result of the Field Gun Trial of 1859-Breech-loaders versus
Muzzle-loaders
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BOOK V.
THE SPORTING RIFLE.
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 Muzzle
-Varieties in the Form of the Grooves almost Infinite-The
Barrel-Method of Rifling-Technical Terms.
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CHAPTER II. THE MUZZLE-LOADING SPORTing Rifle.
General Remarks-Purdey's Two-grooved Rifle-The Single and
Double Belted Ball-The Enfield Rifle and Pritchett Ball-
Lancaster's Oval Spiral-General Jacob's Four-grooved Rifle—
The Four and Five-sided Bore, with Rounded Angles of Major
Nuthall and Mr. Boucher-Whitworth's Hexagonal Rifle-Poly-
Grooved Bores-Varieties of Balls-Single and Double Rifles 315
CHAPTER III.-BREECH-LOADING RIFLES AND REVOLVERS
APPLICABLE TO SPORTING PURPOSES.
General Remarks-Prince's Rifle-Terry and Calisher's-Restell's
-Leetch's-Westley Richards'-The Lancaster-Needham's-
The Lefaucheaux-Bastin's-Gilbert Smith's (American) —
Sharpe's-Revolving Rifles and Pistols .
CHAPTER IV.-THE ACCESSORIES OF THE RIFLE.
Bullet-moulds-Casting Bullets-Swedging Machine-Patches-
Cartridges - Ramrods - Plain and Telescope Sights — Rifle
Powder-Flasks-Rests
CHAPTER V.-CHOICE OF A RIFLE FOR SPORTING
PURPOSES.
Requisites for a Sporting Rifle-Comparison of the Three Principal
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Kinds-Final Choice
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BOOK VI.
THE GAME PRESERVER'S GUIDE.
CHAPTER I.-DUTIES OF THE GAMEKEEPER.
Onerous Nature of the Task-Honesty-Knowledge of Law neces-
sary-Numbers required-The Keeper's Gun - Selection of
Preserve or Shooting-Contracts for taking Moors or Manors—
Certificate.
CHAPTER II.-REARING GAME.
The Kinds which can be reared artificially-Methods of obtaining
Eggs-Hatching-Rearing-Keeping Tame Pheasants-Turning
Out-Rearing Game in a Wild State.
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CHAPTER III.-VERMIN AND THE MODES OF DESTROYING
THEM.
The Cat-Marten-Fox-Polecat-Stoat-Weasel-Rat-Hedge-
hog-Eagle-Kite-Peregrine Falcon-Buzzard-Marsh Harrier
-Hen Harrier-Montague's Harrier-Sparrow Hawk-Hobby
-Merlin-Kestrel-Barn Owl-Brown Owl-Raven-Crow-
Hooded Crow-Jackdaw-Magpie-Jay-Traps and Trapping-
The Vermin Terrier-Poison, and the Mode of laying it
CHAPTER IV.-POACHERS, AND THE BEST MODES OF
COUNTERACTING THEIR SCHEMES.
General Remarks-Labourers the best Preservers of Game, as they
are also the worst Poachers-The Certificated Poacher-The
Regular Poacher, and his Proceedings
CHAPTER V.-THE GAME LAWS.
General Remarks-English Game Law of 1831-Law for permitting
the killing of Hares in England-Scotch Law, including that
permitting the killing of Hares, and also the Law of Trespass-
Irish Game Laws
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