10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHOOTING STICK»
Discover the use of
shooting stick in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
shooting stick and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
tike hors d'oeuvres on toothpicks are these British □ and American socialites
who separately are shown making use of a swank device known as a shooting
stick. Invented, according to legend, nearly a hundred years ago by a flatfooted ...
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Moxon's Mechanick Exercises: Or, The Doctrine of Handyworks ...
the smooth side of it upon the Face of the Letter, at the bottom of the Quarter next
him ; or he takes the Shooting stick, or sometimes the lower part of the clutched
Fist of his right Hand, and knocks either with the Head of the Shooting-stick (or
his ...
Joseph Moxon, Theodore Low De Vinne, 1683
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Singapore in the New Millennium: Challenges Facing the ...
|q Mr Lee argued that Singapore in Malaysia would have been like "a three-
legged stool: firm, stable" But Singapore's ejection from Malaysia left Mr Lee with
only one leg, "like a shooting-stick. We are resting on a shooting stick".20 Mr Lee
...
Derek Da Cunha, Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 2002
A staff or shooting stick provides stability for offhand, kneeling, and seated shots
at range. Contemporary blackpowder shoots inevitably have categories calling
for this type of additional leg. Buffalo hunters also used shooting sticks — all too ...
5
The Wit & Wisdom of Lee Kuan Yew:
... a shooting stick. but i intend to sit on that shooting stick and since that is all that
i have got – 214 square miles – we will jolly well make it a strong shooting stick.
You have seen singapore, the people here? it is a shooting stick made of steel.
6
Gun Digest Book of Long-Range
Shooting
Light. Weight. Rests. Located on the driver's side and in the bed of my pickup
truck is always a set of standard commercial shooting sticks. The shooting stick
system is the tool that saves the day almost every time.
A staff or shooting stick provides stability for offhand, kneeling, and seated shots
at range. Contemporary blackpowder shoots inevitably have categories calling
for this type of additional leg. Buffalo hunters also used shooting sticks— all too ...
8
A Dictionary of the Art of Printing
SHOOTING STICK. Is a perfect wedge about six inches long, and its thicker end
two inches broad, and an inch and an half thick; and its thin end about an inch
and an half broad, and half an inch thick; made of box wood.--M They are not
now ...
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The Printer's Complete Guide: Containing a Sketch of the ...
When he has pushed the quoins as far as possible with his fingers, they may be
driven along the foot-sticks with the mallet and shooting stick, and then along the
side-sticks, taking care to use an equal force in his strokes, and to drive the ...
Charles Frederick Partington, 1825
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The History and Art of Printing: In 2 Parts
And as to the edges that are planed off a-cross the two ends of a Qgxoin, the
want of them causes the Shooting-stick to fly off the Qroin almost at every hard
stroke of the Mallet, becausethe Qgoin-end of the Shooting-stick is roundedross;
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5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHOOTING STICK»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
shooting stick is used in the context of the following news items.
Tain man who hit elderly wife with shooting stick is spared prison
His wife testified that he had obviously been drinking and became verbally abusive. She went to get a shooting stick as a “deterrent” but Peek grabbed the stick ... «Sutherland Northern Times, May 15»
'Blind rage' Tain pensioner (80) struck wife with shooting stick
A FORMER army boxer from Tain who beat his pensioner wife with a shooting stick and punched his daughter repeatedly has been warned he could be facing a ... «Ross-Shire Journal, Apr 15»
RedHead 3-in-1 Tripod/Bipod/Monopod Shooting Stick Offers …
The RedHead 3-in-1 Tripod/Bipod/Monopod Shooting Stick makes following the rules quick, easy, and convenient. It offers multiple rest options whether you're ... «AmmoLand.com, Sep 14»
Hunting Tip: How to Use Shooting Sticks to Improve Your Effective …
I have a couple of gorgeous mule deer on my wall that I never would have tagged had it not been for shooting sticks. The same goes for my best elk and a ... «Outdoor Life Magazine, Jun 14»
In support of shooting sticks
Height was always a bit of an issue, as she is much shorter than I, so we had two sets of homemade shooting sticks, one short and one long. Yes, height could ... «Winfield Daily Courier Online, Jul 10»
