. The breech-loader and how to use it . Captain Brewers position at the Trap. And How to Use It. lOI. Continental Style of Shooting. 102 The Breech-Loader, across the chest, as in the illustration showing theuse of the * Rational Stock. Some men who attend second-rate pigeon shootsand do not take their own guns, but rely uponborrowing one when they arrive at the grounds,are able, by putting up the gun a time or two, toadapt themselves to the measurements of the it be too long in the stock, they hold itwell back with the left hand ; if too short, theyslide the hand forward until they
. The breech-loader and how to use it . Captain Brewers position at the Trap. And How to Use It. lOI. Continental Style of Shooting. 102 The Breech-Loader, across the chest, as in the illustration showing theuse of the * Rational Stock. Some men who attend second-rate pigeon shootsand do not take their own guns, but rely uponborrowing one when they arrive at the grounds,are able, by putting up the gun a time or two, toadapt themselves to the measurements of the it be too long in the stock, they hold itwell back with the left hand ; if too short, theyslide the hand forward until they find it comes upcomfortably. When too crooked, by placing the handfarther forward it makes the stock appear straighten When ordering a gun, to do so personally is, ofcourse, the best, but should it be impossible to doso, a photograph would be a great assistance to thegun-maker, as it would enable him to form an ideaof the man for whom the gun is to be made. Ifthe sportsman possesses an old gun which suitshim perfectly, the gun-maker should have it, inorder to copy it exactly in measurements, etc
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