. The complete wildfowler. Game and game-birds; Hunting. CHAPTER VII CONVERSION OF MUZZLE-LOADING PUNT- GUNS TO BREECH-LOADING Breech-loading guns are, without doubt, the order of the day in every class of shooting. Although they have not such great advantages over muzzle-loading punt-guns as many people would imagine, yet they are, nevertheless, the weapons used nowadays by a large percentage of amateur Converted Punt-Gun to The special features in a breech-loading punt-gun are, greater convenience in loading and cleaning, and the power of readily changing a cartridge
. The complete wildfowler. Game and game-birds; Hunting. CHAPTER VII CONVERSION OF MUZZLE-LOADING PUNT- GUNS TO BREECH-LOADING Breech-loading guns are, without doubt, the order of the day in every class of shooting. Although they have not such great advantages over muzzle-loading punt-guns as many people would imagine, yet they are, nevertheless, the weapons used nowadays by a large percentage of amateur Converted Punt-Gun to The special features in a breech-loading punt-gun are, greater convenience in loading and cleaning, and the power of readily changing a cartridge on sight of fowl for one which the size of shot will best suit the intended immediate purpose. And we think these aids to the comfortable working of punt-guns, if we may be permitted to term them as such, must surely be enough to place the breech-loader first in this respect. But we find many skilled fowlers who are prepared to argue to the con- trary, so we must leave the question an open one. It is 196. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Duncan, Stanley; Gull, Cyril Edward Ranger, 1876-1947. London, G. Richards, Ltd
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