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Following the well-established format of miscellanies this is a wonderful pot pourri of the bizarre, the hilarious and the utterly fascinating. There is also much useful information and some genuine pearls of wisdom lady guns will particularly enjoy Sir Joseph Nickerson s shrewd comment; A lady begins to know she is shooting well when the men stop telling her that she is. While Captain Horatio Ross s feat of shooting 20 swallows with a flintlock pistol may not evoke our admiration it certainly stirs the sense of wonder, as do so many things in this perfect bedside or bogside companion. The ideal stocking-filler for anyone who shoots. --Shooting and Conservation
Quirky facts to bring up at the shoot lunch - --The Field
TimesEssential reading. Over 300 entries on the subject of game shooting past and present. Lots of quirky tales, facts and tit-bits. A very impressive title- well researched and entertainingly written. --FieldSports
Quirky facts to bring up at the shoot lunch - --The Field
TimesEssential reading. Over 300 entries on the subject of game shooting past and present. Lots of quirky tales, facts and tit-bits. A very impressive title- well researched and entertainingly written. --FieldSports
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This is a collection of over three hundred entries on the subject of game shooting past and present ranging from the bizarre, the quirky, the curious and the intriguing through to the downright odd. Did you know that America's first country sports writer was a drunken English eccentric who stood in front of a mirror and shot himself through the heart. Full of fascinating facts and stimulating information and detail, this book will delight every shooting enthusiast.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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A great little book. full of shooting info. lots of obscure stories about shooting. extremely funny as well and refreshingly non-PC. i bought it for my uncle who's into shooting. makes a great Christmas present.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
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Stuffed full of interesting facts. I don't shoot, but love all the snippets of information, I had no idea that the bowler hat was invented for game keepers!
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Lovely Miscellany
This is a lovely book for the keen shooter and beginner alike. But not for them only. Anyone with an interest to the domain can find very interesting - and funny too - information regarding the wonderful sport.
Great work!
This is a lovely book for the keen shooter and beginner alike. But not for them only. Anyone with an interest to the domain can find very interesting - and funny too - information regarding the wonderful sport.
Great work!
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