MaTvCH 23. 188a] 



FOREST AND STREAM. 



153 



i t-. r t , .. i r Hornell Dandy 



liornell Spain,! 



bitch Hornell 

 ■ b i;. 

 . ■ :„i,-s iii, r ...i-ici 

 , Belle to their Bornell 



tan spaniel bitoh Baroness i Boron— Quee 



March 4 



Hornell Dinah— Hornell Dandy Tl 

 .Ilornellsville. N. Y.i iti:).. i ! 

 Dinah to their Florin H I'nm- 



KrufViV. U I <:■ '. ■ ■• I -i 



black cocker spaniel hitch Bent: if- ' i. 

 Bonanza (Brusit 11, KeTlie), Ft h is. 



... /:,. ■■■ii, /:..'■. ti..- I J ■ -i -ii -u spaniel Club's liver i-neker 



qi.1ni.-l hiteh I'.llllie MollUc-lle- I;,l|. .,. r l.«-ii HuidetW I 



Pi'iuce— BeaiTs Sister), Feb. 21. 



WHELPS. 

 E3g~ See ii'.tti uctiom at head at tliis ■ ohtwi 

 ;;,,.-..'.,.... Mr. IT \v. Huntington's (Brooklyn. X. V.' Imi 



black greyhound t-.ii . - 1 . I >.,r..i '-,.., i:.,i.ini , .i!iiii..i Sciatica), Morel) 18, 



rTvra (three dogs), tiv hi- i od Ddublcshoi (RiQl Act Sim- 



D.e.v.t . 



mule. Ill.e John Fhcenix's mountain liow- 

 u the habit r.f doing such a thine, or of see- 



BECOMING A CRACK SHOT. 



M ,: 



.... York' pointer bitch Hello CFfttke 

 - lallv . .hill. I. live l..ue dot". In Snapshot. .Tr. 



Mini-ntu. Mr. l.iniisC. ('lurk's, i Nov.- York, pointer hiteli Ulneola 

 ■ i...v;.-tii Miss . .i.in. ao. nine if.iin .i,.u>i hj champion Bensation. 



Sjiijrr. Tie- Hornell Sua i i.-t i 'lull's hlaek ami white ticked cocker 

 -nanlci been spider .Hob III - Pro". March I. seven (five I 

 their iiorneii Dandj (Bucephalus ' : 



'( !■' ad ■•! this <-.)/eu,Jt. 



er bitch, igm. old 

 , N.Y.I in Mr. Wii 



R Y 



l/.o,.,,,'. Live,-. -mil whip- p..,,.,, , .1,,-;. Ij 



in m. h. b, Ham \.v. fork) to v., \. 



'!'.-:;., 



Pathtt 



Poeauoi 



■ liili.e. "How I Becaui 

 i ...in. in-. and readable 

 ii lil to marksmen, and ii 



r and gnus, was para nit t" bulls. tops, marble. 



■ bnvli I. ('Millions, improvised fiein In 



n led • a. blocks will. pin-, w.-re Hie lii-; . 



■ a' ii. is weapon with Its natural consequent 

 favor from parental source, and powder was one til' 



- I'm i lucky trade with mi old iunkii.an 



Sistol barrel was obtained, n nl.-.l on an oak blook, 

 on staple. I. ,. .,-...,| :l source ,i|' .;,.., i delight. Tin 



on the pierhead. 300 J ards' distant •-. was tl lu-my I 



(he pounds of lead Hied away in the attempt to make ' 

 line v. .i-];." 



Being apprenticed tea i.-wel.-i.Mr. If arrow thinks th 

 praclic,. al line w.irl; |. d !,. a ,ie... lines Ol baud and i 



the I'.iiiiid.-iii.ni foi that command ol nerveandwil 

 especially in off-B n*. 13 SO essential tc 



TilC !•• • . in s'lec.-SMvc c!i:i 



a 



l-'l.-ill.ush. i.. I.', iii Mr W, S. 



bitch, whelped Pert. IS, 18B2 

 Id;.- (Philadelphia, Pa ito Mr, 



R\i\ 



tiard. O. Ho 

 (Si. i'ai.l. Minn... 



/.'iil-i- K '•'..')> i.'besape.-ike I'.av dog, Minos "Id., in Mr 



tiard. fi. FIiiiniiKii.il [New Loudon, Couu.Ho Mr. II. E. Thompson 

 (St, Paul. Minn.) 



fifle mid gnip ghootinQ. 



Editor For-- 

 I notice in 



of February 



it will besom 

 New. I WC 



many readei 



./ (itifiiiiim. communication 



•est ..»</ Stream Publishing 



. - e from the bJksi 



e lo tlrlau. 



MUZZLE vs. BREECH. 



He -ays. "I 



,»<./ I,. ,,.l 

 wad not tv 



i M..;i. II \V Men-ill's >etn 

 1 an. in a position to do this, us 1 have b 

 tain tho tacts. He stales thai tin- Bin 

 weighed 161bs., and intimates that It wa. 

 that the ball war inserted in i 

 cartridge shell." 



will! 



leave hint rigb! he. 



Sosition to hud oul 



i 1 



I n: 



ill explll 

 Mil,- for 



fields 



lliphll 



the importance of off-hand 



le. eril,;. 



old l-'l'i'-i 



"I tin- 



rl;!.'- «n- 

 paper i 



grease or lann-.v 

 inaccuracy of the 



At the \c.sa.ill,s n 



specially well pleased 



"The shoot ink' hiuisi 



if I he si 



WU< i 



lies. 



I shootiiifr. Mr I- an. 



diffei 



11 pell 



aid e 



the se. ire-keeper The arranrenielil . 

 slides up when the other sUflts down, 

 Khiailiup. si. that, as soon . 

 small knoli on the right which rings bj 

 The iiiarlei- in lie- Inn is in. 



; hoi 



keener, re the spectators and lo the slio"t.-r h 

 risrht for an illslanl il then drot - liacK and rem 

 retouched ae.ain from the effet*^. of another shoi 

 more com.. •niciil mils arrange incut to show tin 

 sii r i lie value of s shot in af speed.} amannci 



the planis 

 most ordino 



• learns, also, aftei a little practice, that no bullseye will 

 is shot where the sights are not properly bell, even from the 

 liink it a difficult thint: to make a long series of buflseyes 

 rifle, and in nn.\ position; you "ill And when ; 

 and the rec.il - 



will, level.,. 



• Ic 



lip 



rest I ha vi 



if I had a misfire of tl nil ridge. ,i n.,,v.. • , , il„- musoli ■ 



arm and •.lmnlder. a ligiiicniiig. as i. tvero. to brace thomselves fot 

 . tie- accustomed kick." 



I The choice of a rifle is given some attention, and some general 

 , conclusions laid down which are valuable enough to be repeated H- 



There are a number of firsi-class make of rilles. but I have 

 rne.l thai it is necessary, in order to develop the highest eapabili- 

 : of a rifleman, that he should have uu ain. that w,,uld -fit' him, 



leld rifle here. 



lipoilanl 

 I will ... 



shoulder, the lower point of the butt-plate 

 shoulder: if I pull in that position, von will lind 

 the target at a different point than if held in t 



ii the 



Upon 



the . 



inch dispute 



■ l'llin.' 



auhs, 

 mode 



f the actions 



■ity of the pr 

 bt of the bar 



. . illli'.ngh til" 



T.. a-- -ouiii for that would 



s gone into: but bo illustrate, 



thu resistance to the recoil 



bt line brought directly back 



took; ti. inter of the butt- 



eli.-i Ulis line; new force di 



I i- of 111.: butt: if the 



i will cause a., upward hand 



bend in. opened hoop when 



'hits von rail .a c if tee r it 



.-a. line mi must he 



L-h actions, .Mr. Furrow 



els, lleu'hesn-si.loa.-. 

 ines I he fed. ires of the 



00 heavy, taking awaj 

 .•tion metal that would 

 . [egg. n the recoil and 



nin cutis is very much 



h this Springfield rifle in position 

 ■eftiiire of the finger on lb. ::,e 4 

 Ion of that line just iHustr.it.-d. it 

 his is .in- of the mom iinporlant E 



liculariiv. and ti 

 holding fully: 



"The best plan is. to always hold with tl..- si^ 

 spot on the tariret : if v>u have no wind gauge it 

 ).ly with this; one dav the wind will 



ion to 

 stand 

 e that 



get; thai 



Ihellllll-I 

 I he wind 



H:, 



lav the wind may be 

 inch in th- oppnsit- d 



•sideol Hie hlllls.-y,. 





ately mi. 

 on the la 



•r li 



ighl with a zero po 



rt .^ in the shape of: 

 rht with which we dn 

 lead sielii.nnd in ni 

 e bullseye at si.\ o el. 



In the former, plnei 



at: il is a. Ip 

 thimble, cot 



nim.' placed 

 lg the dial i 



•get, mil also 

 .,- hullseve. a 

 [ on the cent.-.- upper edee would be a 'twelve o'clock 

 the bottom edge would l... a --.is o'.-leck bull." and so 

 lie different figures. On the range tbb six o'clock dial 



n-d :er. the twelve o'clock the target, ami the wind 



a the direction of the figures i* ,|eu,,t,.,i as a wind Iron. 

 ; for instance, a nine o'clock wind would be from left to 



made by Kb .:: .1 in my article is a 





to tin; one he has in • 





mistake and adopted tbewroi 





knowledge oi facts. 





I,-.| M - 1'ialia ...:" ■ m. 1 will her. 





thai this Hallard riilewas .,,,1 n -...ditary rifle," h 





loaded Willi a i.alched bullet, and virtually -hot as 





and hence it should have, as 1 esp.-i-i:ill\ ,-h.iiu. mad 





The triai was virlnall. innz/.l, -load...- \ - lire, cl.-loio 





explanations ,,., tin p .■':.: ,-.- n>v arti 





ferred to. 





Mr. Duane asks. --Now. with ,vh..f does tie '. , 





score of this bona tide inilita.v weapon ' 1 an--- 





there is no military weapon in the issue, lu my art 



ele I compared 



only the two laigeis ma<le by turget i , ■' 



lie by Mr. Bei'g. I did nol Introduce them h.i- r 



-Hi under" that Mr In .-.,,- 



it. .1 tO the pUb 



li"S. Then it is 



in;- of -iii-l a.,. 



.nine I.is Mr Berg's, too, "Cannon and not mint 



-a nidi has dis 



■. - 



shot ail 1 n; 





IV senes I., ;;■■ 



coil againsl the shooter and to bit Mi B rg s 



ni i submit, .s 



- 



is entirely too 



battles i.iaufuli) on bis own select 



lie l-Ioic and retire from lb. ,. v, ie I 

 tin r says, quoting from my ar.i. 1,-. I 

 Missions shall be ci.l.lhied t" a Jilac 

 tion." 



Yes. I insist on Ihis.an.! n 

 huniing ammunition prop 

 stores, or t.. go further and fare wors 

 so called, shall be shot naked from 

 breech-load-r. Tb. 



to be i 

 the "n 



,lo,-,l,„ 



f'...''.|e- 



.'■ 



r. for 111 



nv't'fn 



i ■ things, ■ 



play the h.i pocrireoi- 

 -,av I hAVe b' eii niisne 

 .•ai-1'i.lly my pi.p-es lie 



for i,i- rifle bu1 big , 



sic sly bold upon the 1] 

 wifh sufficient force tc 

 following ibis in stjw 



been adapted. I'r.un his own 



-All I 



caliber. 1 hied tic- 



of bullei. powder and rifle, ni" 



.its. This ,,.1,-tio., 

 Ihcvisan instinctive Hiiichiui; 



have't.. in.-. I it. 'I be two ritVs. if placed <m 



mala laigeis of equal escelionce, but niv ex 



.. .- alibi-r and less recoil will be l 



m ver. led me tl 

 ! excellent target 



■en aceomplisl with the .38 



1 found with H.e same wight 

 in the .10 calmer than in the 

 mud work is verv imiiortaut: 

 it- marksman on t this r... 





u»le 



i into 



• thus 



■ w tlnd-. Millpioducc 

 ioi If he had discarded 

 .ossjble to use ir with 

 if iis usual diiii.-uliies 

 r. n i> that -in/.,-. ' 



a- more accural. ■ will h , their am., but ih.-v make a mis 

 e willnalurally seek the center of tho hole in the peep, as 

 that point is clearer and more distinct, ami aflet- a. little 

 . willdeteei instinctivel) any- wandering of the eye from 



Irill at home in holding and snapping l illehasa special 



lovoted to it, and upon this point the antb. a- is.-minenllv 

 ) declares: 



a he is in Hit iiaiiii 

 e-pound mwjle load. 

 -i trtidgiug out on n iiuiw.-i . 

 air, or does he mount it on . he 



sho-.h. g from a i-.-si al i 



n. led to tin- ivro for a star 



lie oe-Mt d.le ■•Why:" he Ie IX 



■'■ ■ lollniijs 



and fully a- 



in- .-.in, .ii,,: 



h .,1 i:,.,, in 



..ll.-iuen. Von 



.at the e. 



positive you call 



mil in \ mu: in si j, ; in. .. mi i. ni pie. e.ii .lie e, i i i ..in 



g when the haii.inei- siril When \...l are positive you call 



I en shots wit!.,,.. I wink m--. il will be tittle for yoil to .. 



ilioa iii shooting is a question ou which Mr. Jh 



