Instructions To Young Sportsmen, In All That Relates To Guns And Shooting

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Mcintosh Press

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491_9781443776325

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PREFACE. THE original edition, which led to the publication of the following pages, was hastily written, at the particular request of some sporting friends of the Author, who had recourse to the press, in order to present each of them with a legible copy. Few supplementary impressions also were provided, for the amusement and instruction of the inexperienced sportsman, to whom, alone, he still presumes to offer so humble a production. To prevent enlarging this work to an expensive publication, all needless embellishments have been studiously avoided. By thus omitting ornamental plates on the worn-out subjects of common shooting, useless anecdotes, and other extraneous matter, there is a saving of time to many, who would be better employed than in reading superfluous volumes, on a mere subject of recreation as well us of expense to those who could not conveniently afford to purchase them. Every thing here asserted has been the result of many years trial and experience and, therefore, all reference to other publications has been as much declined, as have str-ltenlents from report and it has been attempted to dilate most, on what has been the least explained by other authors. So much, indeed, has been published, by more able writers, on sports of every description, that little remains to be said on the subject. The pursuit of game is already too well known to require much instruction.....

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