The Modern Sportsman's Gun and Rifle: Including Game and Wildfowl Guns, Sporting and Match Rifles, and Revolvers, Volume 2Horace Cox, 1884 |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Modern Sportsman's Gun and Rifle: Including Game and Wildfowl Guns ... John Henry Walsh Aucun aperçu disponible - 2014 |
The Modern Sportsman's Gun and Rifle: Including Game and Wildfowl ..., Volume 2 John Henry Walsh Aucun aperçu disponible - 2018 |
The Modern Sportsman's Gun and Rifle: Including Game and Wildfowl Guns ... John Henry Walsh Aucun aperçu disponible - 2018 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
25 yards 3drs 4drs 50 yards 5drs 6drs accuracy air-resistance angle ascertain atmosphere barometer barrel black powder bore breech action breechloading bullet drop bullseye calculated calibre cartridge cent centre charge of powder chronograph consequently considerable curve diagram diameter difference distance double rifle dram Drop of Bullet effect elevation elongated bullet energy equal experiments Express bullets Express rifles fall feet per second fired fraction ft.-sec gases give given grains gravity greater groove Height of Trajectory Holland imparted inches increase initial speed initial velocity latter lead length less light bullet long ranges Lord Henry Bentinck Martini-Henry match rifle mean velocity Messrs Metford motion muzzle velocity nearly obtained ordinary pistol pressure produced projectile recoil Remaining Velocity resistance revolver round shot shell shooting short ranges shot spherical ball spiral sporting rifles sportsmen target variation weapon weight of bullet yards range
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