320) WILD FOWL SHOOTING. 
the gun the “lazy measles” caught from you. The 
barrels are of the finest steel; after being used they 
must be cared for, and any man who is too shiftless or 
indolent to clean his gun and properly care for it, 
doesn’t deserve to have a fine one. No matter how 
tired I come in from a hunt, my guns are thoroughly 
cleaned that night; the result is that my two guns to- 
day are as bright inside as the day I received them. 
There is a secret in gun cleaning, simple, but never- 
failing, always at hand, and with it properly used no 
man’s gun will disgrace him in its condition. That 
secret is watchfulness and “ elbow grease.” I have tried 
almost every known gun lubricator, and if the gun is 
properly cleaned most of these oils are excellent. In 
cleaning a gun use no water. Use a little kerosene or 
benzine on a rag. When it is necessary to remove 
powder that is baked, then use a single wire brush, a 
little kerosene on it, and plenty of elbow grease, until 
every particle of leading is removed. Wipe inside of 
barrels dry, oil well with vaseline, refined lard oil, pure 
sperm oil, or mercurial ointment, and’tis done. I prefer 
vaseline, and use it exclusively. My guns, put away 
months ago, are as free from rust or corrosive matter as 
the day they were oiled. | 
Binocular shooting is the style indulged in at the 
present time by some of the most expert shots in 
America. That it is a successful manner of aiming, 
none can deny. The advocates of this way of shooting 
have certainly proven that what they claim for it is 
true, 
that there is no more necessity for closing one 
eye in shooting with the shot-gun than there is in 
archery, base-ball, billiards or any other sport where it 
requires skill and judgment. Among the leading shots 
