The Book of the RifleLongmans, Green, and Company, 1901 - 558 páginas |
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... advantages - How far suited for military purposes - The infrascope 236 CHAPTER IX Aiming - Two - eyed shooting - Aiming at a target - Use of the bar sight - Wind - gauge sights - Mental and physical condition - Tobacco and alcohol ...
... advantages - How far suited for military purposes - The infrascope 236 CHAPTER IX Aiming - Two - eyed shooting - Aiming at a target - Use of the bar sight - Wind - gauge sights - Mental and physical condition - Tobacco and alcohol ...
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... advantage which he claimed for the bow was largely one of range . He speaks of the ill effect of volees ' at more than forty paces at the furthest , but allows the effectiveness of fire from caliuers ' and harquebuzes ' at the very ...
... advantage which he claimed for the bow was largely one of range . He speaks of the ill effect of volees ' at more than forty paces at the furthest , but allows the effectiveness of fire from caliuers ' and harquebuzes ' at the very ...
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... advantage of wrapping the ball in a tightly fitting patch of leather or fustian to make it fit the grooves . Baker , in his Remarks on Rifle Guns , ' the first edition of which seems to have been published in the year 1800 , says that ...
... advantage of wrapping the ball in a tightly fitting patch of leather or fustian to make it fit the grooves . Baker , in his Remarks on Rifle Guns , ' the first edition of which seems to have been published in the year 1800 , says that ...
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... the barrel , it appeared that , although these rifles shot well , no sufficient advantage was gained to bring them into general use . It Organy- pm RIFLE MATCH BETWEEN THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND'S SHARPSHOOTERS 121 THE BOOK OF THE RIFLE.
... the barrel , it appeared that , although these rifles shot well , no sufficient advantage was gained to bring them into general use . It Organy- pm RIFLE MATCH BETWEEN THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND'S SHARPSHOOTERS 121 THE BOOK OF THE RIFLE.
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... advantage in velocity could be gained by giving as little inclination as possible to the spiral , though it does not seem that any benefit thus obtained would be appreciable . The late Mr. Metford , whose lifetime of study and experi ...
... advantage in velocity could be gained by giving as little inclination as possible to the spiral , though it does not seem that any benefit thus obtained would be appreciable . The late Mr. Metford , whose lifetime of study and experi ...
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