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10 HOW TO LOAD A GUN.
they were after the first discharge. In using the breech-loading
gun, place the stock under the arm, and with the right hand pull
the lever back, and ease down the barrels with the left hand.
Take out the exploded cartridges with the thumb, or should they
be rather tight (which is rarely the case.) tap the pin with a loaded
cartridge, or draw them out with the small instrument made expressly for the purpose. When loading, pour the powder and
shot into a basin. Use the small brass measures, and first put in
a measure of powder, then a felt wadding, next the shot,
and card wadding, and turn the end of the paper over, to
secure the wadding, with a screw-press socket. For cleaning, on returning from shooting, wipe out the barrels with
dry tow, then grease them slightly with an oiled rag, taking
care not to bruise the breech end of the barrels by placing them
on stones, as the nicety of fitting may be destroyed. The barrels
need not be taken off the stock in cleaning. For safety, quickness, cleanliness, and execution, no gun can compare with the
breech-loader.
How to Load a Gnn.
All general rules on the subject must be laid down with several
qualifications and reservations. - Hold the gun upright, and in
that position pour in the powder, striking the butt-end of the
piece against the ground, to carry down such grains of powder
as may be lodged against the sides of the barrel and also to settle the mass. Next, pass the powder-wad down until it reaches
the powder, on which it ought to be pressed as tightly as possible.
This done, pour down the shot, and give a shake or two to settle
them evenly and solidly in their bed. Place over them wadding
of sufficient snbstance ynd elasticity to maintain the shot steadily in their position, for which purpose, give a pressure to the wad,
but do not ram it hard. The first charge, however, may be pressed
a little harder than the subsequent ones. It may be proper when
the powder is wadded, to observe whether it makes its way into
the nipple by the pressure of the confined air, made in passing
down the wad. It does not always follow, that if the powder is
not seen on the pivot, it will not explode ; it is, nevertheless,
more satisfactory to see it there ; and when it cannot be seen, the
breech should be slightly tipped, to introduce the powder further
up to the touch-hole, The last act of gun-loading is tjjat of put.-'
| Title | The boys' own book of outdoor sports |
| Creator | John, Uncle |
| Publisher | Hurst & company |
| Place of Publication | New York |
| Date | [1887?] |
| Language | eng |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Title | 00000011 |
| Type | Books/Pamphlets |
| Transcript | 10 HOW TO LOAD A GUN. they were after the first discharge. In using the breech-loading gun, place the stock under the arm, and with the right hand pull the lever back, and ease down the barrels with the left hand. Take out the exploded cartridges with the thumb, or should they be rather tight (which is rarely the case.) tap the pin with a loaded cartridge, or draw them out with the small instrument made expressly for the purpose. When loading, pour the powder and shot into a basin. Use the small brass measures, and first put in a measure of powder, then a felt wadding, next the shot, and card wadding, and turn the end of the paper over, to secure the wadding, with a screw-press socket. For cleaning, on returning from shooting, wipe out the barrels with dry tow, then grease them slightly with an oiled rag, taking care not to bruise the breech end of the barrels by placing them on stones, as the nicety of fitting may be destroyed. The barrels need not be taken off the stock in cleaning. For safety, quickness, cleanliness, and execution, no gun can compare with the breech-loader. How to Load a Gnn. All general rules on the subject must be laid down with several qualifications and reservations. - Hold the gun upright, and in that position pour in the powder, striking the butt-end of the piece against the ground, to carry down such grains of powder as may be lodged against the sides of the barrel and also to settle the mass. Next, pass the powder-wad down until it reaches the powder, on which it ought to be pressed as tightly as possible. This done, pour down the shot, and give a shake or two to settle them evenly and solidly in their bed. Place over them wadding of sufficient snbstance ynd elasticity to maintain the shot steadily in their position, for which purpose, give a pressure to the wad, but do not ram it hard. The first charge, however, may be pressed a little harder than the subsequent ones. It may be proper when the powder is wadded, to observe whether it makes its way into the nipple by the pressure of the confined air, made in passing down the wad. It does not always follow, that if the powder is not seen on the pivot, it will not explode ; it is, nevertheless, more satisfactory to see it there ; and when it cannot be seen, the breech should be slightly tipped, to introduce the powder further up to the touch-hole, The last act of gun-loading is tjjat of put.-' |
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