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, bage-ball, billiards or any other sport where it 

 requires skill and judgment. Among the leading shots 



