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or even face a hammer, if he can persuade you to 

 have a new one ; and it is as common a trick to con- 

 struct hammers so, that the flints may soon cut them 

 to pieces, as it is to set a fellow to work with un- 

 merciful relays of scouring" paper , to help to wear 

 out the barrels, under the old plea, that the trade 

 must live. 



PAN. 



IF the pan is not placed considerably below the 

 touchhole (that is, with its edge just under the touch- 

 hole) the gun will always fire slow, because instead 

 of catching the first flash, which invariably rises, the 

 charge is not ignited till the priming has burnt down 

 to below the touchhole, and consequently the dis- 

 charge is prolonged into two motions. If a pan is 

 placed too high, therefore, the remedy is, to put a 

 very little depth of priming. 



If, on the other hand, the pan is placed too low, 

 the gun will of course be liable to flash, instead of 

 going off. 



TRIGGER. 



LET the triggers of all your guns be made to go 

 nearly alike ; for, if one requires too hard a pull, it 

 is a sad check to shooting ; and, if it goes too easy, 

 you are liable to the accident of firing the gun 

 before it is fairly brought to the shoulder. Any 



