50 HOW TO TAKE 



is, to get the hole in the scear opposite the hole in the bridle, so 

 as to admit the scear-screw to pass freely. What most frequently 

 puzzles people, who are not used to mechanics, is, that they 

 neglect to keep pressing the cock forward, and by that means the 

 scear is constantly slipping out of the tumbler, and they are 

 plagued to get the holes in a line, to which they would imme- 

 diately be brought by the pressing forward of the cock, and the 

 pressing inward of the scear. 



( Having Jinished so far) 



LET DOWN the cock, to put on the mainspring, as before 

 directed, and your lock will have every thing in its 

 place. 



Observe well, that, except the pressure required to put in the 

 scear, which is the only part in the least difficult, there should 

 be no force whatever used with the works of a gunlock. 



With detonating guns, however, we have but half the trouble, 

 and the only extra dissection that may be required for those 

 which are now most usually made is, to screw out the nipple or 

 pivot with a small wrench or key. 



In doing all this, or indeed any thing to a gun, it 

 is advisable to put on an old pair of gloves, as the 

 warmth of the skin is apt to produce rust, and the 

 hand, with the glove on, has a better purchase for 

 taking out the scear. 



As a key to the foregoing directions, the following 

 is an alphabetical list of the proper names for the 

 principal parts of a gun, which may not be uni- 

 versally known among sportsmen. 



