Publisher's Synopsis
Instructions To Young Sportsmen In All That Relates To Guns And Shooting is a comprehensive guidebook written by Lt. Colonel P. Hawker. The book is aimed at young sportsmen and provides detailed instructions on all aspects of guns and shooting. The author covers a range of topics including gun safety, gun maintenance, shooting techniques, and hunting strategies. The book includes practical advice on selecting the right gun, ammunition, and accessories for different types of shooting. It also includes detailed instructions on how to shoot accurately and safely, as well as tips on how to hunt different types of game. The book is written in a clear and concise style, making it easy to understand for readers of all ages and experience levels. Overall, Instructions To Young Sportsmen In All That Relates To Guns And Shooting is an invaluable resource for anyone interested in the sport of shooting and hunting.With Explanatory Plates and Woodcuts. Edited by the author�������s son, Major P.W.L. Hawker. The scope of Colonel Hawker�������s narration on hunting and firearms in this book is bewildering. It ranges through the great variety of guns, flints, powder, shot, dress for the shooter, varieties of dogs (including their diseases and recipes for medical treatment), game preservation (including trespassing and poaching), stanchion and punt gunning, shooting while under sail, wildfowl artillery, description of important game birds, wildfowl shooting in France, and advice for hunter�������s health and safety. This book belongs on the shelf, no, in the hands of anyone interested in hunting, especially of waterfowl as it was practiced in England during the 1800�������s and to a degree in North America as well.--Henry M. Reeves.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.