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out the latter in the event of his thoroughly under- 

 standing the mechanism of the hammerless system, 

 and being able to take the locks to pieces and 

 to re-adjust them, there is no reason why his rifles 

 should not be built upon that principle which 

 possesses many advantages over the hammer type. 

 A sportsman, however, who is obliged to limit his 

 battery to two or three weapons, will, in the 

 absence of such special knowledge (which com- 

 paratively few possess) do well to order the simpler 

 system, which is less liable to be affected by sand, 

 rust, etc., as well as far easier to take to pieces and 

 re-adjust, than is the hammerless. 



THE ANTI-RECOIL HEEL PAD 



This is a useful adjunct to all weapons burning 

 heavy charges of powder. When I was upon one 

 occasion knocked right over by the simultaneous 

 discharge of both barrels of my 4-boire, the cart- 

 ridges being loaded with ten drams of powder, and 

 bullets weighing 3^- oz. each, the rubber pad pre- 

 vented the slightest inconvenience to my shoulder. 



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Spare mainsprings, tumbler pins, and foresights, 

 etc., with the necessary strong tools fit for the 

 practical work of taking weapons to pieces and 

 putting them together again, should be taken, and 

 the sportsman before starting on his trip should 

 learn how to use the tools with facility and 

 efficiency. 



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