AN ESSAY ON SHOOTING Containing The various Methods of forging, boring, and dressing Gun Barrels, practised in France, Spain, and England, and the different Proofs of Barrels empolyed in those Countries; with Remarks -An Investigation of the Causes of Recoil, and of Bursting, with Proposals for preventing or remedying them -An Inquiry into the Effects of the Length, Bore, and Charge, upon the Range, &c. of the Piece -And Remarks upon the Articles of Powder, Shot, Wadding, &c. &c. Also Instructions for attaining the Art of Shooting -The Methods of training Pointers -And a short Description of the Game of this Country, as connected with the Amusement of Shooting. The whole Interspersed with summary Observations on the various Subjects of THE

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AN ESSAY ON SHOOTING Containing The various Methods of forging, boring, and dressing Gun Barrels, practised in France, Spain, and England, and the different Proofs of Barrels empolyed in those Countries; with Remarks -An Investigation of the Causes of Recoil, and of Bursting, with Proposals for preventing or remedying them -An Inquiry into the Effects of the Length, Bore, and Charge, upon the Range, &c. of the Piece -And Remarks upon the Articles of Powder, Shot, Wadding, &c. &c. Also Instructions for attaining the Art of Shooting -The Methods of training Pointers -And a short Description of the Game of this Country, as connected with the Amusement of Shooting. The whole Interspersed with summary Observations on the various Subjects of THE Sport, T. Cadell in the Strand, 1789, first English edition mostly translated from the French edition of Gervaise Francois Magne de Marolles, bound along with CAUTIONS TO YOUNG SPORTSMEN by Thomas Frankland, James Robson, 1801, second edition with additions, rebound with a new leather spine; now in quarter leather and older marbled boards and leather corner tips with new end-papers. Wear to the board edges and 3 of the 4 corner tips, else a good to very good copy with vg+/near fine contents.

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AN ESSAY ON SHOOTING Containing The various Methods of forging, boring, and dressing Gun Barrels, practised in France, Spain, and England, and the different Proofs of Barrels empolyed in those Countries; with Remarks -An Investigation of the Causes of Recoil, and of Bursting, with Proposals for preventing or remedying them -An Inquiry into the Effects of the Length, Bore, and Charge, upon the Range, &c. of the Piece -And Remarks upon the Articles of Powder, Shot, Wadding, &c. &c. Also Instructions for attaining the Art of Shooting -The Methods of training Pointers -And a short Description of the Game of this Country, as connected with the Amusement of Shooting. The whole Interspersed with summary Observations on the various Subjects of THE
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Acton, John & Frankland, Thomas
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T. Cadell in the Strand
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1789
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