. The breech-loader and how to use it . ful missing of birds, may be guarded against. The pulling apparatus should be of the verybest. Buss is a very good one; that used atMonte Carlo and the Hurlingham pulling apparatusis also good. The traps must not be too smalland should work smoothly, being flush with theground when pulled over. The cords or wires tooperate them should be underground. PIGEON-SHOOTING BOUNDARIES. Boundaries vary to 20 yards. The Hurlinghamboundary is 90 yards from the centre trap, and theenclosure fence 8ft. high. The Gun Club boundaryis 65 yards and the fence 9ft. The Mon
. The breech-loader and how to use it . ful missing of birds, may be guarded against. The pulling apparatus should be of the verybest. Buss is a very good one; that used atMonte Carlo and the Hurlingham pulling apparatusis also good. The traps must not be too smalland should work smoothly, being flush with theground when pulled over. The cords or wires tooperate them should be underground. PIGEON-SHOOTING BOUNDARIES. Boundaries vary to 20 yards. The Hurlinghamboundary is 90 yards from the centre trap, and theenclosure fence 8ft. high. The Gun Club boundaryis 65 yards and the fence 9ft. The Monaco boun-dary is 17 metres (about 18J yards) and the fenceonly 3ft. 4in. high. An ideal ground would have a fence about at least, with reserved ground outside this fencethat wounded birds may be readily Monaco and Paris the birds fall into thewater. The handicap distances should be available from81 to 35 yards from the centre trap; the pullershould be at or near the 30 yards firing point. And HoIV to Use It. •39. ^ >. o 240 The Breech-Loader^ RULES OF LIVE BIRD SHOOTING. In England, as well as in America, the EnglishColonies, and in most clubs founded upon the samebasis as our English clubs, the Hurlingham Rulesare accepted without important modifications. Atthe Gun Club, and at Hurlingham, the weight ofthe gun is now unlimited. THE HURLINGHAM CLUB RULES. 1. The referees decision shall be final. 2. The gun must not be held to the shoulder until the shooter has called Pull. The gun must be clearbelow the armpit, otherwise the referee shall declareno bird. 3. A miss-fire is no shot under any circumstances. 4. If the shooters gun miss fire with the first barrel, and he use the second and miss, the bird is to be scored lost. 5. If the miss-fire occurs with the second barrel, the shooter having failed to kill with his first, he may claimanother bird ; but he must fire off the first barrel witha cap on, and a full charge of powder, before firingthe second.
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