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and he who desires to become proJScient in this line of 

 hunting should commit them to memory, and make them 

 applicable when the occasion presents itself. 



The mechanical construction and the choke boring 

 of fire arms I have avoided discussing, for they are 

 secrets of the trade, and could be of no possible benefit 

 to the majority of my readers. This book has not been 

 gotten up for the purpose of advertising any particular 

 gun or ammunition, and the reader will find no partiality 

 in that respect,' my sincere desire being, to give to the 

 sporting brotherhood, a book instructive and elevating 

 to the young, full of pleasing reminiscences to the ex- 

 perienced, and one worthy of being a fireside companion 

 in every home ; one that your wife or your sister can 

 open and see, that ^ man can be a sportsman and a 

 gentleman. 



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