The Historical magazine and notes and queries concerning the antiquities, history and biography of America . annot easilyget out of repair; the barrels being raised bymerely passing up a pin placed directly in frontof the trigger-guard. Their seventy-five dollargun, with barrels of decarbonized steel, is aweapon good enough for any sportsman; withwhich he can make such a record in a seasonsshooting, as shall cause all muzzle-loadingchampions to hide their heads. We have,at fortyyards, put one hundred and thirteen No. 7 shotinside a twenty-one inch circle, and one hun-dred and seventy-two No. 7
The Historical magazine and notes and queries concerning the antiquities, history and biography of America . annot easilyget out of repair; the barrels being raised bymerely passing up a pin placed directly in frontof the trigger-guard. Their seventy-five dollargun, with barrels of decarbonized steel, is aweapon good enough for any sportsman; withwhich he can make such a record in a seasonsshooting, as shall cause all muzzle-loadingchampions to hide their heads. We have,at fortyyards, put one hundred and thirteen No. 7 shotinside a twenty-one inch circle, and one hun-dred and seventy-two No. 7 shot inside a thir-ty inch circle, the charge being an ounce onlyand-distributed so evenly that no woodcock could have escaped death before it. With twodrams of Duponts No. 2 grain powder, at thesame distance, we have driven No. 6 shotthrough a target composed of forty thicknessesof heavy brown wrapping-paper, lOf x 13 inchesin size, the whole target weighing twenty-oneounces. The cartridge is made of metal, andcan be loaded and used an unlimited number oftimes.—Sherburne () News, July 6th, 1TISE
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