Feb. 22, 1883.] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



76 



Scatter the round bullets when shot through the same barrel loroe 



breech-loaders do nut, T believe, sliont the round bullet, i 

 As to Mr. Berg's Caoi'e conclusion thai there is ■■no perceptible 



!P !1 in the shooting of She muzzle-loader and the breech- 



loatler, we fee] compclhal l" --:t\ p-ha .- : ou this point, ami especially 

 for short hunting ranges Forthesame calibers, the muzzle-loader 

 carries much the lightest bullet, which has much less frietion_ along 



porti 



thus' 



ride. 



the 



■SS, imil 



its the 



-j 



all 



■ i , ...ting is the 

 a-.-..-! ■-- dientuig;. and 

 a good hunting aide. 

 ■ requisite, and a flat 



riil.-fi 



del is 



dgllt- 



•rtainly. and lit has lived to 

 ndi.M of the muzzle-bander 

 e. .ideal." so-ealled. These 



lies. atelllicy . an be a.ia. ■ 



of a 



rilli- 



ng, gives the 



The 



xi ir 



are eons 

 and thet 

 rifle, the 



la t- 



._ ligbtnc. . 

 I think lam correct in saying that they 

 lan either of the muzzle-loading bullets, 

 e charge of powder and equal calibres of 

 'y than the muzzle-loader for ordinary 

 iwledge that the breach-loader has many 



■-I -'■ ' "I that it i* elegant in its place, 



y and the straightest shooting laloug the 

 a or lixed ammunition, and to a Bat trn- 

 ctually necessary to give the best shoot- 

 is not there by a long way, and it is idle 



rdinaiy, and 1 may say the standard 

 range ot tut nne: tor tney are generally sighted point-blank for this 



. I . -. I : i :,..- . All secail l mis of ! n,- 1 a . -.1 spates are -.. :- ■ 1 1 1 ,- : :.ir r 1 1 , ■ 



standard range, and 1 presume this is generally the case In all coun- 

 tries. Thus, one hundred yards lias been the ordinary limit of ranges 

 for the rilie, and it is so now, andbas been to my knowledge, for over 



i '■ I ' t V v.-ar-i Yet I as : V- ilii: a r.j a .ate sal li to on a lla,,,n'e..l and 



forty vards, fora goo 1 nm/.zb -loader car.-, ing from sixtv toeightv 

 round bullets to the pound, w ill shoot well for thus distance wai'e its 

 light "conical" or elongsied tiullet will slioot ipiite steady and true 



very unwise 



t at j 



ylcind ofg 



amble 



of let 



hundred and tony ya 

 tor two hnndredaDd 

 the great folly of 

 even for buffalo, I 



certainty of dead s 

 hundred and forty y 



The llelaaau, "" 



mft'hesho: ' ■ - ■ 



aboUl then- extreme 1 

 in this rule, though n 

 than one hundred ; 

 pound, but when sho. 

 ' ;al buhet, f " 



- that shot steadv 

 ;e me long to learn 

 .' htmdred var.ls 

 a, etc. It 'is the 

 As a rule, one 

 shooting at game. 

 horn in Texas 1 

 vays turn over to 

 i--l- -a- fh - -a- 



found by experiments made thiruv-niue vent 

 -Nation that the round ball made a little the lo< 



I a- -I yards iv it It ta-r at: .a a- i Oarae , ,;' aaa-Jea. and that the elongated 

 bllilol required to be loaded with eare in order to shoot .stea.lv; tliat. 

 if it did, nil leave the barrel with its point exactly to the front, it 

 would vary a little. This iaet clearly snows why tne breech-loader 



it of the 



We km 



front. 



Mr 



the n 



rifles, and the above re: 

 simply reasons based o 

 gunnery. Another ma: 

 low ones. This applies 

 thus Shooting the straig 

 are i he three main reas 

 men for general hunth 

 lying east of the Missis; 

 West and among the 

 dangerous game, and ei 

 mo.rit you uiay be poum 

 Iters, then the breech-la 



>tiug of "all 

 They a, 



ier than hol- 

 mzzle-loader 

 less recoil, 



I Y 



tldn 



al.tr fa,; 



ifLo.d 



litS 



for led, 150 or 2nd yards, and thet 

 shouting be noted— this is ono point 



shot at mid-range .K-mu of the range 



the center, and 



to learn which shoots the straightest 



-- - .0 lie lla.-.l be Met point- .lint, sav 

 •its as to steady and good 



lined. Tiiev should then be 

 slightly belter with the aim 

 irliout changing the eleva- 

 ted— this is tiie second point 



_s in the, first trial, t 

 Hon or load, and the 

 gained. Now, lei a 

 at the first trial, but at 1 lie second trial that one or the other shoots 

 the higher, or gives the higher curve. This will be the ease, and the 

 one that makes the lowest curve with an ordinary huuting loud of 

 powder beais the other, and is the best shooter lor a hunting rifle. 

 It is here where the muzzle-loader comes in to score its best point, 

 next to steady shooting. Try it and seel Each rifle is to have its 

 charge of powder proportionate to the weight of the bullets used. 

 But, as before stated, the muzzle-loader can use with t lie same recoil 

 more powder titan file breech loader and quicker p., wder, for it has 

 u light, ball with but Utile friction and no shell to destroy— it is, in 

 fact, the lightning express rifle vs. the ■■express ride." 



1 give here a specimen of a. country altootiug match for an ox by 

 Thomas Bar of Oinada township, r airfield county, O., with his 

 muzzle-loader and round ball -it layls.. off-hand ftio itip rest allowed) 

 open sights, nine consecutive shots the rut,., loaded in the old- 

 fashioned war, find at whieh'maleh Mr, Bar won (he ox. The shots 

 ware measured ar the time from the center of the bullet hole to the 

 center of the target, by Isaac Bechtel and Andrew [Joker, the 

 judges. Their report was then published in the county newspaper, 

 which is still in p. .sse-.si. m of Mr. Bar, and authenticates the match 

 Mi-. Bar's string was as follows (one of Mr. Bar's com,,-, a ,-, -, ha. I 



No. 1.— Muzzle-Loading. 



No. 3,— Muzzle-Loading. 



The above diagrams, both representing but one target, show the muzzle-loader beats. (See Nos. 3 and -li. 



The dotted circle in No, 1 shows the size of a silver dollar and not the center of tin- target. I have ail. led Ibis circle, bur, only to eiv 

 an eye view and in connection with the illusion. 



No. 3.— Breecb-LoadiDg. 



The above diagrams, both representing but 



The dotted circle is of lite size o 

 center of the target aimed at, still I r 

 the result of the shooting. 



target, show how the breeoh-loader 



dollar, and is the same circle presented 

 h doubt it. The outer circle 1 have added '- - 



1 and 3). 



h 1 have regarded as the 



i, hut this does not change 



•ally ...... 



less in practice." so 

 i a thousand 





live 



l-'ii 



Incl 



e 1-1! in. 



;e i-liin. 



;o 1-ttin. nearly, 

 en offered an oyster 

 11 standing— muzzle- 

 is now t.iu -hala.-a a 



step in, gentlemen. 



win the supper. I 



ecu out of eighteen, 

 ese two barrels in a 

 who can doubt that, 

 or that the muzzle- 

 is was simply a small 



loader does not shoot perfectly a,a ur.ii.eiy: Tins was simply 



town shout,., a at h -;,,u . n a ,,.,._• eaali. .' lot a, I tna , 



wljole country was settled with a class of men who owned their trusty 

 rfleij, and who could snoot much in the same way. Those old-fash- 

 oned rifles have been wi iti.ni down anti .are now Quite n\n out, and but 

 a few modem rifles are found in their places. Unsteady shooting in 

 the breech-loader and a high eurve I believe to be the 'main causes. 



With unsteady shooting the interest is gone 

 perfection, no room for rivalry. ( 'ostlv t ill- 

 do not g;ve satisfaction to rhe's.-ttl-- ■ - s , 

 a- eh-loaders if von ever wish to sell 

 try. Return from the long-range, and give 

 This is « hat the public wants; they do not g 

 the linger for long-range shooting." "It is w< 

 they say l<> me. and I say amen to it. Not o 

 for it. 



Tt is a question beyond doubt that the affections of the old hunters 

 after full trials are slid with the -plain old muzzle-loader of out- 

 fathers." It is in most ttasc, their choice now, nor will they consent 

 to cast off this, their first love, for something more tawdry, but less 

 true to them. 



It is said tne "muzzle-loader will go under." If it does, it will go 

 with the highest record of any for accuracy in shooting, and its epi- 

 itvpn shall bo excelsior. JIaj. H. W. Minimi. i.. 



New Rocuei.i.e. N. Y\, Feb. !). 18*1. 



P. S.— Since writing and preparing the above, I learn through Mr. 

 Berg, that the muzzle-loader target as given above, should be in- 

 creased "just one-half." in order to be correct- 

 Very well. This adds fifty per eeut. to the illusion which I have 

 exhibited above, and this serves only to make the ease so much the 

 worse. In the meantime it leaves the muzzle-loader triumphant at 

 every shot by measure, and the breech-loader dag sidl hanging at. 

 half mast. H. \Y. M 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



Rille. Assicialion, wh> went out to Fine drove Range to-day. had to 

 encounter a cold, raw northeast wind. In the several matches now 

 ill progress, the following are the scores made to-day; 

 f rerdmour. 



St • lman Clark 5 •! 5 6 -I 5 4 I 5 I — 45 



.1 N Mors-. Jr -I 3 5 S 1 5 I S 4 4—13 



J N Freeman 4 I I 4 I f> 4 3 I 4— Id 



Decimal 



Stedman t'l-irk I r, 8 a in 7 9 8 0-7S 



Re-entree 1 7 7 * 9 h r h j n-ns 



A L Rice . ..7 Hid 9 I' li 6 (I 6 8-75 



llc-cntrc 3 fi S 8 4 7 I) 7 8 7 OS 



''Arthur. 7 3 8 V 8 B 7 9 6 10—70 



Decimal Rest 



.IN Freeman 10 7 9 8 10 & ? 10-86 



CAMDEN. N. .!., Feb, 15. - The Fonrth Private Shooting Mateh was 

 held this evening aiming the members of l he Primrose Social at Ihcir 



BOSTON, Feb. 17.— At Walnut Hili to-day the 



taao.i shouiasa, until nlfcriioon, wie-il the -.vital m 



extent that it was next to impossible to hold on 

 very good scores, however, were made, among 

 following, all at , tWOyds.: 



Creedmoor Prize Mateh. 



J B Thomas 4 5 5 5 



TB Irish 5 5 5 5 



FDwight 4 4 6 -1 



1 V Bates 4 4 5 5 



B J Brake ,4 5 4 4 



A J Carter 5 4 4 4 



C 11 Best, 4 4 5 4 



W Williams 4 4 5 4 



A 1) Fletcher 4 5 5 4 



C C Foster, niil 4 5 4 4 



Decimal Match. 



HLLee in (1 10 



A Adams 9 fl 8 8 



AW Can- li to 10 



J A. Carter .7 7 7 3 



A Duffer 7 5 



Host Match, 



J B Thomas 10 10 10 



HS Harris 10 10 10 



,1 B Baxter 10 10 



F Dwight , 8 8 910 



A.I Curler HI 7 7!) 



PSdvcster 10 10 10 7 



Record Match. 



n L Lee K 10 5 in 



A Duffer 8 8 7 



A Atlams 8 7 7 10 



riflemen had some 

 •reused to such an 

 the target. Some 

 the best being the 



3 6 5 5—10 

 4. 4 5 5—45 



B 5 4 5 



4 4-41 



G r. 4 r, 



4 4—11 



-l i S I 



5 4— IS 



■1 5 -1 5 



-I I 18 



I r. l t 



4 4— 13 



4 4 4 4 



4 5-42 



7 9 9 C 



8 8-S5 



10 6 8 7 



8 8-81 



7 8 7 



8 9 80 



8 3 in 



8 8 -70 



It'll 



9 10-77 



9 10 H 10 10 3-85 



10 9 9 10 



7 10-91 



10 9 8 10 10 8—03 



8 10 9 10 10 -01 



i 10 10 10 7-90 



9 9 6 



8—89 



!l ", 10 8 



3 8-81 



n in 5 :> 



8 9-75 



5 8 8 



7 8—74 



Ae-a 



of o 



EdwAustermulil. 2 11 1-17 



t.'has Stein 12 12 9—33 



W Thompson 7 5 5 17 



II Worth 8 7 9-21 



S Martin 10 8 12-30 



IT Plum li 6-31 



Jul Bosch 5 3 f. il 



F Woolston 4 7—20 



B JO Wenz 9 8-20 



AugWoaher 10 8-27 



Preusch 7 7 M 



(1ARIINF.R, Mass., Feb. It- 

 meeting of the Gardner Rilie C! 

 than for several weeks. The di 

 bich-ring and Civednioor larg- 

 following is the score; 



<i i Elhwonh 9 



A Mathews '■' 



1 M Dodge Bl 



11 w illiam.it 8 



GCGoodale 7 



P George 



F Underwood. ..a 



CCMerritr . . 61 



WStein, ,lr n i" ■■•■ 30 



I. KStelh... 11 8 10- 4» 



1' c Smith.. ,64 7 17 



A Meyers 3 8 - I 



.1 llussong 5 10 15 



.IS Jacobs ti :i s -.'I 



II Ulickwell. . II 10 7—21! 



1'S Howell 3 S 8 -111 



OE Wenz B 1.0 5-20 



GAId 



IRY 



aiers's match, with W. 11. Harrison second, both of these gentle- 

 ti having done sonic remnrkabie shooting. 

 AU-Comers's Match. 



,T Fi'anois 47 47 48 49 49-240 



W IT Harrison 17 48 is 4S 40-2311 



OS Soy on .tti l'l W 17 48— 233 



E II Foster 45 46 10 47 48—231 



WA Pollard 44 45 13 46 45-225 



J Merrill 11 11 M 



Amateur Match, No. I. 



FE Rollins 43 II 14 45 45-221 



J Smith 48 48 41 44 45—210 



Amateur Match, No. 3. 



A E Wilson 42 43 43 44 43-217 



J T Stetson -13 43 44 44 4-1-2J8 



T Lyman 42 42 42 43 43—212 



.1 Randall 39 40 40 41 41—201 



NAAppletOn 40 40 41 42 42-205 



NEW AeRK, N. ,T., Fell. Id— Tna, March Tournament of the Newark 

 Bifle A 



THE TRAP. 



MARLBOROUGH. Muv: Feb 14. At I ho Marlborough Range to ■ 

 day there was a hard com eai for the Stal - badge of the Massaelm 

 setts Glass Ball Association. The cuie^.mts w.-r, t.n W.,r. -,!.-i- 

 and Marlborough Sporlsmeu's Clubs, tie. latter holding the bad.--, 

 they having won ii'last fall in a. coiu.vt with the Wu'n-i-sier Cliin. 

 The judges were Major I., (i. White, of Worcester, and braid: Mat 



g.i Rugg i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i i an 



M DCiltnon I I I 1 1 I 1 I I I l I 1 1 I 1 1 I l |!) 



C 11 Holden. .. I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 01 1 1 I I I I I I 19 



W S Perry 1 I I 1 i I 1 l 1 1 1 e 1 l i i i l i i 19 



ET Smith 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 I 11 1 1 10- 0:1 



Marlborough Team. 



WSFay 1 1 1 ■ I 1 l l l 1 i 1 o i , I 1 I 1 1-10 



'I'd lleaudrv o I 1 I 1 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 l 1 I pi 



II w Eager .0 I I i 1 I 1 1 I I o 1 I l 1 i i 1 i 1-lS 



(I, -urge l: dark o i i i i i i i i i o 1 I 1 I i 1 I i I ■ i^ 



o li Rush 1 i 1 1 I I I I I (i ] I i 1 i i , -:i 



WORCESTER 



;eh for I he State 4i 



i Ran 

 ing or 



: Nan 



tat 



ml flank strr 



■ts. 



1 Celluloid. Second teams w'ill follo.v as in last 



.' d'-'lii *e,"a i| , |"l'a'ai:.;.ts'a ahaak he:,' 1 '. ' -"l , 7,'" ,n':l!,l 



for teams (2>^ hours, will b ■ strictly' enf.ara.-.i. 'fji.-r-.are now over 

 600 men connected with ride shooting in the city, and any of the 

 above clubs are open for outside challenges. 

 WORCESTER, Moss,, Feb. 15.— The members of the Worcaster I 



ITW Eager... 



ITS Fay 



T.I Bcaudry.. 

 OB Brush.... 

 Geo Clark 





LBORO. 



nl i. 



Marlboro Team, 



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 . .t 1 1 1 I 1 1 1 1 1 I 1 II 1 1 1 1 I 1 1-10 



I 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1—10 



...1 11110 111 10 10 10 111 1—15 

 ...01 1 1 1 t 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 t 1 1-1B-89 



