. The encyclopaedia of sport. ortion to the size of the gun intended to beused, and also to the height and weight of thecrew. Although punting men hold somewhatdifferent views as to the best dimensions foreither class of punt, it is obvious that, apartfrom individual ideas and personal capabilities,the character of the shooting locality mustmainly influence the fowlers decision in thisrespect. Thus, in fairly sheltered quarters, alight punt with a low freeboard would answerwell for killing fowl, but, if wide bays have tobe sometimes crossed without the aid of a fol-lowing boat, then the fowler
. The encyclopaedia of sport. ortion to the size of the gun intended to beused, and also to the height and weight of thecrew. Although punting men hold somewhatdifferent views as to the best dimensions foreither class of punt, it is obvious that, apartfrom individual ideas and personal capabilities,the character of the shooting locality mustmainly influence the fowlers decision in thisrespect. Thus, in fairly sheltered quarters, alight punt with a low freeboard would answerwell for killing fowl, but, if wide bays have tobe sometimes crossed without the aid of a fol-lowing boat, then the fowler will be properlyadvised to use a punt of rather stiffer construc-tion. A punt of the latter description wouldnecessarily float higher on the water, and theround of the decks would be perceptibly in-creased to weather a loppy sea. Sir R. Payne-Gallwey in his Letters to Young Shooters (ThirdSeries), says very truly that it is impossible tobuild a gunning punt that is a good sea boat,and with which the fowler could successfully. Fig. B.—Messrs. Tollevs Handy Plnt GlN. rig. 1.—(i) shows lever of extractor ; (2) shows wheel actuating breech block ; (3) breech block (containing strik<-r) calculated to sustain a strain of 80 tons ; (4) hammer wliich is raised to full-cock by ring ; (s) the spiral recoil 2.—Section of the breech. Fig. 3.—Sectional drawing of patent extractor. interior views of a single-handed punt, will showthe form and main details of construction in amodern fowling craft (Fig. E). Dimensions of Punts—The punt, whethersingle or double-handed, must be built in pro- stalk shy fowl. As a rough guide to punt-build-ing, the principal dimensions are here given ofthe writers double punt, suitable for a gunweighing from 140 to 170 lbs. in unexposedlocalities. 164 THE Total length (along deck) ... ,, „ on floor Extreme width of floor „ ,, deck ... .Height of stem ,, „ .stern Length of fore deck „ ,, after deck Greatest width o( cockpit ... Eac
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