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As to powder, why, you'll come across that 'most everywhere, an' lead too; and, for the matter o' that, if your life depended on it you could shove a handful of gravel or a pen-knife or tooth-pick into your gun an' blaze away, but with a breech-loader, if you run out o' cartridges, where are you?" So, as Nigel could not say where he was, the percussion-gun had been purchased.
"And the gun," said Raffles, calmly, looking into vacancy, and not seeing Jack's coins "leastwise, wot was a gun." "Am I to pay for that filthy article?" said Jack, angrily. "Why, it nearly blew my brains out!" "'As'e to pay for that breech-loader gun?" said Raffles, laughing softly as at some good joke. "Why, of course you have." "My opinion is, Raffles, that that gun was rotten.
One of the lessons Sam had learned from his father was to reload his gun immediately after firing it, so as to be ready for any emergency. Accordingly, before stirring from his place, he threw out the shell from his breech-loader and replaced it with a new cartridge.
Most unluckily for Lo the infantry company was armed with the new Springfield breech-loader, and when the band came exultantly on, having, as they supposed, drawn the fire when full four hundred yards away, they were confounded by the lively crackle and sputter of rifles along the timber in front of them, toppling many a dashing warrior to earth and strewing the ground with slaughtered ponies.
Very small buries with not more than four or five holes may be ferreted even on the darkest nights by carefully observing beforehand where the holes are situate. A WINTER NIGHT: OLD TRICKS: PHEASANT-STALKING: MATCHLOCK versus BREECH-LOADER: CONCLUSION When the moon is full and nearly at the zenith it seems to move so slowly that the shadows scarcely change their position.
Either by good luck or good management Stephen knocked over two of them with his double-barrelled rifle, and I also emptied my large-bore breech-loader the first I ever owned among them, not without results, while the hunters made a hit or two. After this the Arabs took cover, getting behind trees and, as I had feared, hiding in the reeds on the banks of the stream.
They had ridden but two or three miles, when Zaki exclaimed: "There are some horsemen!" "Eight of them, Zaki, and they are evidently riding to cut us off! As far as I can see, only four of them have guns; the others have spears. "I think we can manage them. With my breech-loader I can fire two shots to their one, and we have pistols, as well."
Bid Willon get some Banbury bits; I prefer the revolving mouths, and some of Wood's double mouths and Nelson gags; we want new ones. Mind that lever-snap breech-loader comes home in time. Look in at the Commission stables, and if you see a likely black charger as good as Black Douglas, tell me. Write about the stud fox-terrier, and buy the blue Dandy Dinmont; Lady Guinevere wants him.
The escort redeemed many a past lache, by showing that their weapons had been kept bright and clean, and by firing neatly enough. The Baliyy, who had never seen a breech-loader, were delighted; but one of our party so disliked the smell of powder, that he almost quarrelled with me for bringing him into such imminent deadly risk.
"My son, my son," he said, "you and I must know each other better." And by the same token, Jim realized that his father was proud of him and loved him. It was new and sweet. He felt a little foolish, but very happy. "Jim," his father said huskily, "would you like a new breech-loader?" And then Jim was happier still. Those were reluctant feet which dragged Mr.
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