Complete wildfowler (1912) (14775411143)

Identifier: completewildfowl00dunc (find matches)
Title: Complete wildfowler
Year: 1912 (1910s)
Authors: Duncan, Stanley Gull, Cyril Ranger
Subjects: Game and game-birds Shooting
Publisher: New York, Outing pub. co.
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Bottom Boards and Cover for Cockpit of Double Punt from the stem. The arranging of removable coamings, thefixing of the rowing and setting spurs, and such minor, thoughimportant details, form the finishing touches to the boat. Therivets, nails, washers, and screws should be copper or brass.Iron soon rusts. Ceiling boards for the gunners to lie on, anda cover for the cockpit when the punt is not in use, completethe punt. Before painting, the bottom joints should be lightlycaulked with spun yarn and run in with lead paint, allowingseveral days for the paint to set. Gunning-punts are usually
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270 THE COMPLETE WILDFOWLER painted with red-lead inside and on the outside of the bottom,and white elsewhere. The white soon gets dirty, and becomesof a suitable colour for working after fowl. The question of recoil gear for the gun is one which shouldhave had previous consideration. In all cases elevating gear,which will enable the gunner to raise or lower his gun bodily(this is not lifting or depressing the muzzle), should be fitted,and if a recoil spring is employed it is wise and safe to have inaddition a stout rope breeching. The elevating gear in aproperly constructed punt can always be fitted after the punt iscompleted. This gear is fixed through the gun-beam. Although all amateur gunning-punts are built on the samelines, a wide difference exists between the single and double-handed types as regards sizes and thicknesses of wood, etc.As I have not minutely referred to the various sizes, I hereappend detailed specifications for them. My remarks here inno way refer to profession