94 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



[Mabch 1 ,18 



Epwixatioa. Should 



rur Gavetjtmeai ever become involved in war 



again, such a corps i 



- muv lo become once men- :i part of tin- army 



organization. The p 



ritu'.ipal objection would lie the ticeessirv oi 1 wo 



Unas of ammunitto 



in l h- ordnance trains. This objection could 



bi> mostly obviated, i 



"wivr, bv adopting a shell such as tin* a;.jan. 

 donnd the 2 i-io slu-ll for the ordinary rifle In 



shell for the target r 



the 1 ils of tin- s 



•Idler, so that in an emcru-ency the short shell 



could bo used in tile 



niu-et rillf. I have frequently used tin- shorter 



shell in my hunting 



rilb with t-.-ason.-ihle acenrnev up to 2n(tyds.. 



tln.uL.-li the short shi 



I gives a less miu/l- Telontty. doubtless from 



the escape oi gas an 



.! iie:..r- r. aching tin- grooving. 





n-ctn-ss -i tii- tor-goim; views, it would seem 





..t s.-|. .,•!..! in., i: n, .iti.i h,- admissible to pro- 





one ]., i->..: . n irj- ammunition that nave ih« 





g ranees, s.v. a .Tin grain ball, with charges of 





ihle For long-continued thing from the shoul- 



though used form ire than il 



been in close uuarters with n 

 withli single sliol each. . re 



intbs, fired b'undret's of times, baa 



ten gii/./.lies. 1-ilh:.?; n>e of ;1„.„, 

 At tint samp time, ils accuracy 



liuvs have been d 

 «-it: its caliber .45 

 (admitting a 32 I 



i- ■ til-- ""•" i.'r : " 



tb-r-tte I ball it 



poariugtohethe 



English-speaking 

 alone among the 

 caliber as .-15in. 

 f ll i usni-; .4:«in. 



not beaut of place to 



for the ball. The patch < 



f powder, the patchin 



tin are 



military rides T 



largo a 



improved ehanibe 



d Aus- 



contrived and tiitit 



witzer- 



The unfitness of 



lin. use 



poses (the s-.m- r 



i.-r has 



was pointed out I 



doubi- 



serration has evto 





man. has within tl 



havfng 



of both -in and i: 



.Hewing paragraph in the Interesting description 



■ lit-, mii Standard" military rifle, in issue of .Hum- 



jou itswnj miualeward without 



It gelling Ihe |.*l nllglowise in 



i by inventor Brown Corthentw 



! the gun use,I here htst year by 



il] this Country has not I, -en 

 erjts of long-range shootin ; with 

 i.-.-n entirely overcome by the 



I us far us ,nv c.b 

 Cooper, of Boze- 



rreat many rifles 



>f the Lower Yel- 

 for my rifle, and 

 •By this means 



ou this factory- 



bore. A dense powder bi 

 i,">i.i-. Large (Trained po 

 smaller grain. A quick si 

 than one of (he contrary qu 

 For a "aon-clcaning' ma 

 of powder that will give 

 and at th- -same time v.illl- 

 boie. A combination ot tin 

 sarv for tirst-elass results 

 mat bo from clean barrelt,,— — „-.,„». . 

 pitches and leading necessarily follow, pt 



I" the 



.all i 



h it is all-important to select thai grade 

 ie most uniform shooting at the target, 

 pe the least residue or fouling in the 

 • • two requirements is absolutely neces- 

 No matter bow uniform the shooting 

 if the powder fouls much stripping of 

 itlng respectable 



For tr.e best powder proportion it has been pretty well determined 

 In artillery that a proportion of 1-0 gives Ihe most economical re- 

 sults: that is. it will develop the greatest amount of energy in foot- 



usingTI 

 •it li- • v 



higher i 



rttir^r-ibs 1 



itnv rillewithonl 111 

 few davs before rei 

 .lb-caliber ritle fro, 

 chambering was : 

 beveling the lands 

 If our rifle mak 

 repeating rifles i mi 

 ritle experts) wool, 

 to making an impi 

 much benefited. i 



iroberin; 



its , 



Mild appear f 

 y has 



; (beveling off the lands) and the 

 n personal experience, that the Brown 

 it y in any -'non-cleaning" m itch, over 

 ir chambering. It so happened that a 

 leseriplion of this rifle 1 bad ordered a 

 Vork rifle maker, in which this peculiar 

 detail drawings being furnished for 



ad oftu 



Oi cheap 



111 



Of 1,626 f,s 

 opinii 



.. . ball 



•ve the present a%-tiieh straight 

 of American ponder. It will not 

 ns of a quicker powder (C. .£ H. 

 i- can test this matter by firing 

 blank newspaper, placed on a 

 examine if whole grains are not 



islam 



lie ball. The experi- 

 shape for the forward 

 e" and consequently 



•nt after the g 

 s to i- taken i 

 ■shall not "ni 



shape 



Itisp 



joined; 



•veil part 

 ie no abruj: 



•in. made by an ellips-.with the longer 

 eat as the shorter diameter, or the 

 la radius of at least two ealib-rs, 

 ing very near similar as t.. air r.-sist- 

 D ball a* mad.- by the Winchester and 

 o have this general form. In de- 

 vhi'h can alone be done by experi- 

 nt of powder has i„.,. n settled, care 

 ven by the first ignition of the pnw- 

 > far forward as to interfere with the 



at' Hi- pan wnere the cvlmdrieal is 

 I. after being "upset, 1 ' bare the snaps 



;asv tangent, .... . 



e time, the ball, after be 



in the bore to inst 



; of the ball bci 



before determini 

 and then oarefu 

 bull may have 1 1 

 afterward by tli 

 fl'.trht, Kxplana 

 of the highest u 

 sor Abel, in th.-ii 



"A-s bi;a 

 jeotile, 



•e. to the straight 



w curved part should be 

 ylitidrical part. At the 

 mid have sufficient bear- 

 to the bore: that Is. the 

 e axis oi h,,re These 

 opting the balls with the 

 them 



upo 



J el' be so injured 

 'f its true line of 

 I be uiadefrotnone 

 Noble and Profes- 



pro- 



measured to the muzzle vein 

 resistance of the air has accr 

 the muzzle. But, esp-eially i 

 pressures now i-mplo.vd. iv 

 moditied. For a coiisnlei-.-ii.h 

 Die projectile will be movh 

 higher than its own. anil tor I 



■-I till; 



fore made 

 at the san 

 cleaning" i 



rille can be produced that 

 ,-ith the present target ritle 

 e time make the hifcrliest 



icition of the ammunition, especially 



ant has been overlooked in Its proper 

 lubricants my preference is for the .lute 

 of London. It occupies but little rfpaco 

 thick, and is as effectual for ils purpose 

 il lubricant, the next best. The great 

 iat when subject to above tfn or Off- the 

 ■ugh the powii.-;- and inni: - its strength. 



-i hard, il reaching trine 20yds. from 



ninjured, and consequently does not 



n a private letter 

 gbod score pn> 



overed whollv or 





•■ri.ae.ouniab 

 uated in tie a : >" 

 thepi i 



'.| l '„a't'e'h"ill t'a-li 



ing tbrouun ihe 

 s-i|))ejic- more i. 

 be the first desi.] 

 or what niannei- 

 chambering will 

 ■•leading" of hoi 



I'eivi 



"xtra prize also, has been very exciting. Mr.J. Francis takes the lead 

 in the all comers- match and Mr.W, 11. Ifarrison is tit the head of the 

 list for the extra prize of twenty dollars lor the twenty 1,,-st scores 

 made during the month. The sliootiug in the amateur classes has 

 been tr I, and sonic shorn work is expected during the Ihree re- 

 maining days. Following are the scores to date: 

 All Comers' Match 



.1 Francis ,; ,s (a ((1 r.i 341 



vt H Harrison is uj 4g is ia -n 



CSSeyon ... .(f, jo I? 17 «_•£+) 



''■ ? Foster, . .4.-, I5 li) 4? 4U-23! 



J MelTiil... |, 1: 1, i-, 4U-—S3S 

 Amateur Mnleh. No. 1. 



?E Holhns j, 4n ,.-, 45 47-SSH 



•I simlh .1:1 la II .11 l.-,-al(J 



N B .la.,,. ig . 1:1 (9 4,-, M .I5_gi8 



Inn r M..i. b •••■ . 



•l 1 M-t.s.n ... ..44 44 11 11 nt-as 



a B Wilson. . . 43 43 (-■! it 1'. W 



« tt Little i-.> ijj 68 -li -la-via 



- 1 I.yai.in ... 1- c> is -18 43-81S 



.1 Randall |u 41 n la I2_'ziiii 



N A Apple-ton 1" 1(1 11 |S> |> on:, 



HKATTl.KHiiCU vs. SI'KINfli- 1 |.;|,J 1. Hialtl,. Vl I .1.. -'it 



II, - I :,a- -1-1. ..r„ Hide t.-lul, had 11 l-I-irl -a pi. mai-h Midi I lie Itod and 



(.nt,! luboi Hprlnslield, Mass., on the aal insi , and wee.- ,i rious 



b> :-;; i«.ints. as the scores s|„,w: 



bValtli 1 



Lamb ..IS 10 10 12 11 ie. II l-J 11— )ln 



Head 11 id ; 11 11 it! la pj la is ins 



Cobb. ... . . - IS lu 1(1 in ia n id 10 ii—iiM 



Nichols... 11 11 a aian ia id n 10-102 



Wood 1110 til < 8 Iff b) [g n ioi 



Marlboro B la 13 » flllia « 11-100 



How-.- ... n ia ie s s ii li ii in iii- no 



'l'afi.... II II 12 8 S <tlO 6' B 12 »l 



French. r il II 10 JOU 10 ii !i HI— 03 



Daly IS II :i hi ll in :, i |fj 8_ 86—007 



Rod and (.on 



(."hapln iu Hi id n ii in is la n n 1011 



f-ooley n n » ii in n ia -u ia 104 



Taibott ii r in ii n ii ti ia ii n-ioo 



Wilson ... u 10 $ fl 11 l" :i 18 10 ll— 00 



(bjorgc !i 7 11 s pj ia Hi l- il 8—88 



Horr 11 10 1 7 ? HI 10 10- 90 



Gamier.., . n '0 B 9 " in 11 !U 



Locke ■ 11 10 1 a 8 12 8 6 8 11 02 



Van Vlaek s Hi !l !l !l !l |ii .-, a 1 1 s, 



Mayott ni ia in ii (i r. n .-, B " BO ?<■> 



liAHDM-'.H. Mass , K-b a.' M th- m— i of the Gardner mil- Club 

 ..ti Saturday last, .u Ila-knntaek I'-nur-. Here m.is nboul the nv-r- 

 age attend.-!..--, il.- !—..-) i rum and rreeduinor t.iriret eombiiied wax 

 used, distuiicc anoyds.. off-hand. Tie following is it. 



R. 0. H. 0. Totals. 



(if Ellsworth 8ti a: vn ,vi mo or 



.01 itiie«s . .......8a ■1.-1 :.a 18 irr. ie 



Kli Knoivltou 77 46 02 tfi 189 01 



1 il Dodge 82 15 70 m 1(11 R8 



B Williams... . ...71 44 70 43 150 *~ 



GCGoodate. .. ■- ^ Iii 'H 11 141 86 



CM. nil I 74 13 61 43 I3S SB 



i-h. scoroof 107 by Ellsworth is understood f" be :'•• best Djo 

 niiord, being e.|tinl N> 117 on the Mnssaclmseits tai t et. '"'. on the 

 decimal ttirget. and .V. the maximum, on He . re-dnioor. All of the 

 shots were within the 4K--ineh ci.,1- T- do b-iec a holiilav, the 

 number at the range was unusually larte. ami Ellsworth made- 

 another go...! f i-.i ti,- .;,,„. targets were usi d ivith -.,- folio -■ 



li C: li. G. TolalS. 



l.KKllsworth nr 43 |05 ill |«R or 



C l-.a-.U— . , 06 47 mi 17 e.a 04 



. BH IS 

 .90 4(1 



07 IS 



00 46 



mo m 

 11*1 02 



n "iton-cleiiiiiiig" 



sha; 1 ball and 



Irom •jammins" 

 leh sti-ips in pass- 



hat shape of ball, 

 tiou of ball and 



■r to tin hall depending somewhat upon the " 

 1 bearing in the crooves for accurate tlight. 1 

 ...ics on a surticient incline to prevent Hi,- 



SUbjecl 

 ulmoult 



The Japan wad a 



the muzzle, .ippi 



lubricalo the bore 



I)i-nver, Col., Ft 



P. S- Since the, 



from New York, w 

 lished.Mr. Brown 

 in part by his \\ a 

 Brown's long-rang 

 in. cleaning. The 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



Hosi'iiN. Feb, '-"a. A hug. number of riflemen visit, 



tit Walnut Hill to-day. Some trouble Mils experietle, 



•Hie ('•-"u'l'l's'in i'hc'.l'iliei.'-'niYn'aic'b'.'saie api„'nd'.-.i : ' 



Creeilm ■ Practice Match 



SlA-wis I." II I 'avals- 



CD Blnnchurd .. H .1 K Lynch 1111U1 



K. F Thivmia W .M Williams mill .. 



ALaw -K KB Wiushy ui.il, 



(,' B Edwards . . ia s a Lawrence (mil) 



H.I Weslev 30 ( s !;,■-,.-. .mil. 



HWHenr'y 88 BETobey{mil> 



A buffer 



II LL- 

 W Charles 



I! Davis 



(i Warreli .... 

 K It Souther.... 



W Charles 



A Duffer 



V Wallace 



.1 li Thomas . . 

 1< Davis 

 .1 P Bates 



,1 1! Thomas 

 (t W Whitoonib 

 p sslv.ster... 



WAKEFIELD, Mass., Feb. aa.-The Watenelrl Kill.- Association 

 op.ned its range to-day for competition in the New Year's match, 

 and throughout (he afternoon there was a large attendance. The 

 best scores at 20nyd5. are given below: 



O A Henderson ' 40 11 S Fisher 41 



W B Daniels ,., II s w w.lb . 40 



W Bromi 49 T Meti.-achen 10 



(•Lindsay I- W -I OftviS 30 



F E Bollins 4S RTui-piii .38 



WL Coon. It! II M LoMis . ;«! 



11 a smith r: i. d novi (mil). . as 



SB Dearborn 12 



MONM"! iii 1. Al.LEHY. Boston. Feb. ai "In- cegolac monihly 

 pi i>- -!(-...; at the .Mammoth Gallery, Boston, is drawing to a clone, 

 and ti.- competition i:- m-i ■•• lively for leading places, only three 

 more days reuiaiuing to compete for this month's prizes. Thesti-ug- 

 gle for tne lead In the all comers' match for first prize, and for ths 



II U Knowltoti 

 C Merritf. 



V 1-erkins 



WORCESTER. Mie 



Stedman Clark 

 J M Morse, Jr... 

 a 1. Rice ... 

 .1 W Murphy 



C Arthur 



A Williams ... 



F Wesson 



M FKrguaou 



II F Farrar . . 

 F Johnston . 

 1. a Taylor 

 .) M I- n u meii 

 E A Bartlett . . 



V W Eoiues 



OD Eamet! . . 

 G a Wagner 



... ir.' 



XI 



70 



40 



Html Target Hatch. 





•1 H s '. 11 ts Hi ". 10 :i- 86 





" 8 10 s 10 - g 10 f, T_w 





in . s 11 in ti li 10 « 10— S2 





1 111 11 s 10 s 9 (1 10 7—77 



i-l'lll 



... 1 ll 10 7 s .'. ii ii 1 11 71 



: 10 s i •; r. ... 1 |D ; 65 



Stilted 



Kecor.l Alal-b 



Th-.. 



1 8 III ',' l» HI 7 7 h 7-81 





7 4 s 7 11 u S 10 8-111 





1 7 ii 7 7 a ;. a H 7 8fl 





7 ID » !l 5 1 IS 5 10- m 





! 10 ii s -. s B 1 .1 4 61 





, 4 « 4 >■ '-' 11 3 7 a 8-58 



1 ' 



li. -.1 Match. 



10 8 1" 10 10 1" 1 lu In- 98 



...1 11 8 10 10 10 1" 11 9— BE 



11 S ll HI 8 9 8 8 1) 10 89 



. ..111 7 Hi s 9 li s in G 



A I. Rici 

 H Ferguson 

 F Johnston 



J W Murphy 



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THE TRAP. 



THE CARVER-BOCARDUS MATCH. 



Better rules e. add not have heeo niepa 

 ■ is thoroughly familiar ui'h 



1. Ids in accept inc :i oliditlons .1- ib-i n 



1 handicap. \ heaver gun would have I, 

 ge I., the her. uhau e.ipniin. as ic would till 

 .1 hittiliu' and bOBide I"- Mould have It-It in 



by this 

 ,on.i..)i 

 D right 

 to lo-lp 

 1 work. 

 placed 

 ■ a Itn 





.... op-ningof the slux 

 favor of BogaidiUj. but later 

 The birds were a lot ot t -- 

 such =tock, and were 

 very far from being up 



n 10 mink thai, tin- match was a genuine on* 

 into it -.-. itl. :. determination on each sulo lo 

 -t abiliia and |.-i la- besl man win ii:.- icon 



p and tuck match with -u-li ., umigin at the 

 ■ .•o-d nil ti,- honors ot g I work, sKcepl 



!'.•• . rounds oi the [10 ii ■ 



m ohflly wind which followed a to 

 a thousand people present to see the chain 



•1 Hart, lir. pi. al-t,|..| 1 h,. Jockey (bib. acted 



oh »r N. !;..«'(., wns Ihe 



..-iiiu-tle -1 lie-hold- r. T...- 111.11 w.-r.- holhin 



. . itrong dciachineiii of friend 



heir opinions 01 :!,, marksmen In hi 



.a) was in- favorite and 



:iDg the general olds were lnO to 60 ID 



ven money was offered and accepted-. 



1 wv.P.; I'jr.v did very well for 



'. disappointingly olusirish, yet they ware 

 the grade of good, swift.flying -^ila birds, 



