60 HUNTING TRIPS 



Sharps for very long range work; a 50 115 

 6-shot Bullard express, which has the veloc- 

 ity, shock, and low trajectory of the English 

 gun ; and, better than either, a 45 75 half- 

 magazine Winchester. The Winchester, 

 which is stocked and sighted to suit myself, 

 is by all odds the best weapon I ever had, and 

 I now use it almost exclusively, having killed 

 every kind of game with it, from a grizzly- 

 bear to a big-horn. It is as handy to carry, 

 whether on foot or on horseback, and comes 

 up to the shoulder as readily as a shot-gun ; 

 it is absolutely sure, and there is no recoil to 

 jar and disturb the aim, while it carries ac- 

 curately quite as far as a man can aim with 

 any degree of certainty; and the bullet, 

 weighing three quarters of an ounce, is 

 plenty large enough for any thing on this 

 continent. For shooting the very large game 

 (buffalo, elephants, etc.) of India and South 

 Africa, much heavier rifles are undoubtedly 

 necessary ; but the Winchester is the best gun 

 for any game to be found in the United 

 States, for it is as deadly, accurate, and 



