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Techniques & Tech March 20, 2017 March 13, 2017

The prowess of American riflemen: a mystery now solved

by Ian Saberton

In his Colonel George Hanger to all Sportsmen, and particularly to Farmers and Gamekeepers (London, 1814) Hanger retails a diverting anecdote about the prowess…

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