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The Game-Birds of the Coasts and Lakes of the Northern States of America: A full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, with a comparison of the merits of breech-loaders and muzzle-loaders — John Shaqi

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The Game-Birds of the Coasts and Lakes of the Northern States of America: A full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, with a comparison of the merits of breech-loaders and muzzle-loaders

Name: The Game-Birds of the Coasts and Lakes of the Northern States of America: A full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, with a comparison of the merits of breech-loaders and muzzle-loaders
Author: Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell

Roosevelt, Robert Barnwell

Game and game-birds -- North America; Hunting -- North America; Shotguns

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                      |           |                      |          | No. of    |
   Name of Maker.     | Charge of |   No. of Marks on    | No. of   | shots     |
                      |  Shot.    |   Face of Targets.   | Sheets   | through   |
                      |           |                      | pierced. |20 sheets. |
----------------------+-----------+-----------+----------+----------+----------->
                      |   oz.     |at 40 yds. |at 60 yds.|at 40 yds.| at 60 yds.|
----------------------+-----------+-----------+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----->
Pape, Newcastle       |  1¼       | 158 | 118 | 63 | 60  | 28 | 33  |  5  | 2   |
Prince & Green, London|  1¼       | 148 |  98 | 52 | 65  | 28 | 22  |  1  | 2   |
Pape                  |  1¼       | 116 | 129 | 46 | 40  | 25 | 28  |  1  | 1   |
Egen, Bradford        |  1¼       | 144 |  90 | 32 | 58  | 28 | 30  |  0  | 2   |
Prince & Green        |  1¼       | 103 |  93 | 60 | 62  | 24 | 31  |  2  | 4   |
Pape                  |  1¼       | 132 |  93 | 55 | 38  | 26 | 33  |  2  | 3   |
Pape                  |  1¼       | 117 |  71 | 47 | 61  | 29 | 37  |  4  | 8   |
Needham, London       |  1⅛       |  65 | 135 | 24 | 54  | 29 | 39  |  0  | 1   |
Egan                  |  1⅛       | 113 | 113 | 24 | 46  | 23 | 34  |  0  | 1   |
Culling, Dowtham      |           |     |     |    |     |    |     |     |     |
  Market              |  1-3/16   | 106 | 103 | 35 | 31  | 22 | 32  |  0  | 0   |
Reilly, London        |  1¼       |  95 | 105 | 50 | 31  | 20 | 27  |  2  | 0   |
Elliott, Birmingham   |  1        |  73 |  99 | 22 | 42  | 30 | 40  |  0  | 1   |
Needham               |  1⅛       |  97 |  95 | 31 | 20  | 22 | 26  |  0  | 0   |
Hast, Colchester      |  1⅛       | 100 |  77 | 32 | 28  | 33 | 25  |  0  | 0   |
Reilly                |  1¼       |  88 |  91 | 37 | 31  | 22 | 27  |  2  | 1   |
Elliott               |  1        |  90 |  87 | 20 | 28  | 20 | 31  |  1  | 0   |
Francotte, Liege      |  1⅛       |  60 |  48 | 31 | 40  | 25 | 23  |  0  | 0   |
----------------------+-----------+-----+-----+----+-----+----+-----+-----+----->
                      |           | 106 |  97 | 33 | 43  | 26 | 30  |  1  |1½   |
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The Game-Birds of the Coasts and Lakes of the Northern States of America: A full account of the sporting along our sea-shores and inland waters, with a comparison of the merits of breech-loaders and muzzle-loaders

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