. The young sportsman's manual : or, recreations in shooting ; with some account of the game found in the British Islands, and practical directions for the management of dog and gun . w on scear-spring. INTROUUCIORY CHAPTER. Push cock as far back as it will go : put pivot ofscear into its proper hole ; and then taking hold ofscear with the thumb, and of the top of the cockwith the fore-linger of the right hand, if a right-handlock (and vice versa if a left), compress the spring, andmove the cock forwards and down. Push forward the swivel, so that it may not inter-fere with the screw, and drawi
. The young sportsman's manual : or, recreations in shooting ; with some account of the game found in the British Islands, and practical directions for the management of dog and gun . w on scear-spring. INTROUUCIORY CHAPTER. Push cock as far back as it will go : put pivot ofscear into its proper hole ; and then taking hold ofscear with the thumb, and of the top of the cockwith the fore-linger of the right hand, if a right-handlock (and vice versa if a left), compress the spring, andmove the cock forwards and down. Push forward the swivel, so that it may not inter-fere with the screw, and drawing the cock a little for-wards, slip the two holes in the bridle upon the headsof the scear and tumbler pivot, and screw on thebridle. Ha\ing let down the cock, and pushed forwardthe swivel as far as it will go, cramp the main-spring,hook the end of it on the swivel, move it up into itsplace on the lock-plate, and unscrew the cramp. These directions vdll be found of service in theordinary arrangements and details of shooting process of washing, drying, and preparing thegim for use is too familiar to need a place in thehand-book of the veriest tyro in rural sports. tV^.
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