The American shotgun
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1. Front matter2. PREFACE3. CHAPTER I GENERAL OBSERVATIONS ON ARMS PAST AND PRESENT4. CHAPTER II CONSTRUCTION OF SHOTGUNS5. CHAPTER III THE FRAME6. CHAPTER IV GUN STOCKS7. CHAPTER V TRIGGERS AND TRIGGER PULL AND THE SINGLE TRIGGER8. CHAPTER VI THE MATTER OF ENGRAVING9. CHAPTER VII GRADES AND PRICES10. CHAPTER VIII REPEATING AND AUTOMATIC SHOTGUNS11. CHAPTER IX FITTING THE GUN TO THE MAN.12. CHAPTER X GAUGES AND CHARGES13. CHAPTER XI CHOKES, PATTERNS, AND VELOCITIES14. CHAPTER XII THE CARE OF THE GUN15. CHAPTER I WING-SHOOTING PROBLEMS16. CHAPTER II AIMING17. CHAPTER III SNAP SHOOTING—DELIBERATE SWING—RAPID SWING18. CHAPTER IV PRIMARY LESSONS19. CHAPTER V SOME SHOOTING PSYCHOLOGY20. CHAPTER VI SPEED OF FLIGHT—WHERE TO HOLD—JUDGING DISTANCES21. CHAPTER VII HINTS ON SHOOTING DIFFERENT GAME BIRDS22. CHAPTER VIII FIELD ETIQUETTE