Shooting…

This entry is part 1 of 2 in the series Huntin' 'n' Shootin'

I went shooting in South Wales on Tuesday. I shared a peg with my father shooting driven pheasant, occasional woodcock and, on a couple of drives, mallard duck. We were sharing a shotgun that fires cartridges filled with shot. The diagram shows how they are constructed. When the primer is struck, it ignites the gunpowder …
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