. The breech-loader and how to use it . Position of Carrying a Gun on Shoulder. And How to Use It. 195. Position of Carrying a Gun under Arm. N 2 ig6 The Breech-Loader, The gun should be carried at full-cock, and ifhammerless, with the safety off. Under ordinaryconditions, it is better to unload a breech-loaderwhen getting over a fence, crawling through a gap,or jumping a ditch. Even with hammer-guns(most top levers will open at full-cock) it is easyenough to take out the cartridges and reload thegun. Changing the hammers from full to half-cockis a very dangerous practice, or manipulating thes
. The breech-loader and how to use it . Position of Carrying a Gun on Shoulder. And How to Use It. 195. Position of Carrying a Gun under Arm. N 2 ig6 The Breech-Loader, The gun should be carried at full-cock, and ifhammerless, with the safety off. Under ordinaryconditions, it is better to unload a breech-loaderwhen getting over a fence, crawling through a gap,or jumping a ditch. Even with hammer-guns(most top levers will open at full-cock) it is easyenough to take out the cartridges and reload thegun. Changing the hammers from full to half-cockis a very dangerous practice, or manipulating thesafety-bolt of the hammerless only lessens the risk,does not absolutely remove it. We have seen a man fall in getting over a five-barred gate; luckily for us he had previouslyunloaded his gun. One may come to grief ingetting over a sheep hurdle or at an iron fence ; thesimpler the obstacle the more careless one is apt tobe. Before putting a gun out of hand, as through afence, gate, or over a wall, or handing it to anotherperson—unload. Wire fencing is a great nuisance to shooters,both hands are of
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