Identifier: completewildfowl00dunc (find matches)
Title: Complete wildfowler
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Duncan, Stanley Gull, Cyril Ranger
Subjects: Game and game-birds Shooting
Publisher: New York, Outing pub. co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
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THE AUTHORS
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GUNS 25

rapid shooting is not possible, and which were not built for any
such purpose.
His hammer gun weighing nineteen pounds with 36-inch
barrels costs £31 10S.
Messrs. Tolley—who produce a lesser-gauge gun, of which
I shall speak at some length later—also turn out wonderful
4-bores for about £25 each.
Personally, though I have shot with one, I do not habitu-
ally use a double 4-bore, and in this connection I may as well
quote the words of Sir Ralph Payne-Gallwey, the President of
the Wildfowler's Association, and, of course, one of the most
famous of living shots. He says :—

" We hear a great deal about the performance of large-bore
shoulder guns, especially of the doings of 4-bores. Some makers
advertise that these weapons will kill well—mark the word well—up to
100 yards, and even do damage at 150 yards in what gunmakers call
' a flock. . . .' Perhaps a flock of sheep may receive a few pellets at
the latter distance, but a company of widgeon would not be in the
least danger. Few know what a distance 150, or even 100 yards,
is unless they measure it, though they may talk loudly of their extra
ordinarily long shots.”

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