text_original: A familiarity with all the breech actions of the day, together with an extended experience with the Sharps system, has convinced me that the latter system, in safety, facility, and rapidity of manipulation, is not equaled by any. Take the next best, the double barreled rifle: only two shots could have been delivered in the two before described adventures. I have never had sufficient confidence in any of the repeating rifles to use them against dangerous game, when so much better could be had.
text_transcription: A FAMILIARITY WITH ALL THE BREACH ACTIONS OF THE DAY TOGETHER WITH AN EXTENDED EXPERIENCE WITH THE SHARP SYSTEM HAD CONVINCED ME THAT THE LATTER SYSTEM IN SAFETY FACILITY AND RAPIDITY OF MANIPULATION IS NOT EQUALLED BY ANY TAKE THE NEXT BEST A DOUBLE BARRELLED RIFLE ONLY TWO SHOTS COULD HAVE BEEN DELIVERED IN THE TWO BEFORE DESCRIBED ADVENTURES I HAVE NEVER HAD SUFFICIENT CONFIDENCE IN ANY OF THE REPEATING RIFLES TO USE THEM AGAINST DANGEROUS GAME WHEN SO MUCH BETTER COULD BE HAD
phonemes: ɐ fəmˌɪliˈæɹᵻɾi wɪð ˈɔːl ðə bɹˈiːtʃ ˈækʃənz ʌvðə dˈeɪ, təɡˌɛðɚ wɪð ɐn ɛkstˈɛndᵻd ɛkspˈiəɹɪəns wɪððə ʃˈɑːɹps sˈɪstəm, hɐz kənvˈɪnst mˌiː ðætðə lˈæɾɚ sˈɪstəm, ɪn sˈeɪfti, fəsˈɪlᵻɾi, ænd ɹæpˈɪdᵻɾi ʌv mənˌɪpjʊlˈeɪʃən, ɪz nˌɑːt ˈiːkwəld baɪ ˌɛni. tˈeɪk ðə nˈɛkst bˈɛst, ðə dˈʌbəl bˈæɹəld ɹˈaɪfəl: ˈoʊnli tˈuː ʃˈɑːts kˌʊdɐv bˌɪn dᵻlˈɪvɚd ɪnðə tˈuː bᵻfˌɔːɹ dᵻskɹˈaɪbd ɐdvˈɛntʃɚz. aɪ hæv nˈɛvɚ hæd səfˈɪʃənt kˈɑːnfɪdəns ɪn ˌɛni ʌvðə ɹᵻpˈiːɾɪŋ ɹˈaɪfəlz tə jˈuːz ðˌɛm ɐɡˈɛnst dˈeɪndʒɚɹəs ɡˈeɪm, wˌɛn sˈoʊ mˌʌtʃ bˈɛɾɚ kˈʊd biː hˌæd.