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other process and be saved by your rabbit's foot, but forget 

 to oil your gun and sooner or later you will be thoroughly 

 punished for your neglect, and moreover you will have to 

 buy a new gun. 



"A gun is apt to be just as good as the care that is taken 

 of it ; the Winchester Company, realizing this, have special- 

 ized on a line of metal cleaning and preserving prepara- 

 tions especially adapted to their own arms." 



Another expert, when asked for his opinions concern- 

 ing arms and ammunition for the various game animals and 

 birds, had this to say: 



i k The best gun for all small game shooting is the modern 

 12 gauge and the most popular models are the autoloading 

 and pump action. For shooting quail, grouse, and other 

 upland game birds a gun bored modified choke is the most 

 satisfactory. For shooting ducks and geese, and also for 

 shooting turkeys, the gun should be bored full choke. 



"For shooting rabbits, including the varying hare, 

 likewise for shooting various kinds of vermin, such as 

 hawks, the modified choke bore is most satisfactory. For 

 shooting foxes, a full choke gun should be used and shells 

 loaded with No. 3 or No. 2 buckshot. No. 3 shot is the 

 right size for turkeys. The latter load is also satisfactory 

 for shooting coons, skunks, 'possums, and other small ani- 

 mals, including wild cats. 



"For shooting big game, the Remington autoloading 

 rifle is a favorite, but the Remington slide-action model is 

 also very popular. These rifles are made in the following 

 calibers .25 Remington, .30 Remington, .32 Remington, 

 .35 Remington. The latter cartridge is the most power- 

 ful and the best adapted for the larger game animals such 

 as Alaskan brown and grizzly bears and for moose. The oth- 

 er cartridges are popular for shooting moose, caribou, deer, 

 goats, and sheep, depending upon the individual prefer- 

 ence of the shooter. We find the .30 caliber to be the most 

 popular all around cartridge." 



