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FOREST AND STREAM. 



|;sr-,p'i l:i. iss:; 



will be steadier slu 



izzle-loader than 



ben Wiucbestei or of 

 scriptious to be bad, 



find.-, gun It,,-,... DOOfe 



llHi": : 1| 1,:' 1 " rd ''"....) 



DouBla 

 choice "i a weapon, 

 know that a lifillard . 

 taiice ili>. 'ill tin 1 Qnosl 

 it was held straight. a 

 enough for that class 

 not to be excelled, f 



hut (Ion 



ask »ii 



which I 



uessr' ' 



nns, r. There arc nil kinds and de- 

 nil himself pretty well, and he can 

 odhuavy charges at powdor ifhe 



r in be got would decide One in his 



md the other us 

 a demand for s 

 Miosi salBBithe 



other H 

 h.ade, - 





range. 



I..--T. 



fsigrs. |i 

 pow-der 

 and lu. 



.Will 



• the 



powder 



and 



change of Opinion if tin-, 



win, ' by i 





cheapness. 



A li 



ordinary ti 



ik.-r. 1 



can to si irk to ih 



more diflie 



lit to 



ale-loaders 





faeturers, 





special line 



s. for 



made guns 



are-n 



found it 1 



evond 



bean near! 



■ all :. 



would bav 



hail 



have takei 



in the 



iiacliinc- 

 iii expe- 

 a.le and 



i 1 km 



irk. until we finally linve two mag- 

 of besides a hosi of other kinds. 



ni mm in eorresp Icnoc wilh a maker concerning a. 10-nO mag- 



:• gun for the general trad-, knowing that the 40-IK) Sharps cave 

 -i, -in satisfaction as a hunting weapon on account of its Hat 

 •ei.irv and great killing power. I will quote part, of the. reply to 

 i Major Men ill and others that a desire to please is partoftho 



slms 



i I'.. i 



li;:/.; 



•egardloa cartridge of -10-110, 

 that ealiber m Hie mar.et, volt can rest 

 .-. if it »■«« of the right 1-ngth and used 



strated every day in the 

 her of slio'ts tor a mil 

 soldier reloads his aio'.i 



>; to get a maximum i 



eost for target practice 

 n. .t hy special talent, 

 nitil all' have learned: an 

 ■r; and as I have before 

 Is cartridge will he much i 

 :le li.aili r loaded ill the hun 

 is shooting more steady, lea 



lilt... 



oi I 



;, thai Is i 

 what In ch-loading hunting nil- have , 



Through the eoiirtcsv .>i a friend I sen 

 a brroch-lnutling magazine rille under II, 



Weight or gun !W.i |hs . ,-..| ;.-,. •>• m.-h 

 llred wilh muzzle' lest, peep and '-'!■• 

 builseve, actual size of targcl sent, paint 

 US shots 



you I wo targets mnde with 



arrel, factory ammunition, 

 e sights, di.-tnnce 10 rods. 

 ■ 1 hliick on white ground, 



750 .800 .TOQ .475 



Total 7.125 in. Average. 5S375 



Another of five shots, same gun, after having lircd 55 shots at vari- 

 ous ranges without cleaning, same aintnunil ion, same distance and 

 position. 



■Ajjui Average 100 in. 



[The cut of the above target will be published atanother time.— En.) 

 So more shots wen- lircd lor fear of spoiling this target. 

 Now there are two targets 1 will rhall-ngci ill. or. Major Merrill or any- 

 oiher muzzle-loader to heal, using muzzle-loading hunting ritie, peep 

 and gl. . I., sights, if desired, an.i oulv the bare muzzle lo 1. .a. i I'r.m i. 

 as one would necessarily do in Ihefmid. all straight staro-i*. wiping 

 out and "fancv fmns- haired out I would give \ on the name ot the 

 shooter, except mat he d.-sir, i does not claim to be 



either a professional or an expert shot, though from these targets I 

 would prefer that be should not shoot at me at any distance under a 



theamcic ,'urrred' lo. in ''men a drawing anl'meagi'-'deseriptaon'of 

 the .40oal. rifle were given The Initial vetocitj was high, hut just 



E i he Mar 



I. The n 



us firing, while 



ll'-C- III IMg. M Ulll. lllipi Ul eillClll.S ill lllllll^, llcU .jell, l.jj W» .JUI.VU. O.l-A 



lubrication are doing nwnv with leading, so doubtless the 40C&1. 

 will in. I have either of lh.se disadvantages to contend with. 

 But although flatness of trajectory is recognized as an important 



Lr^r ncfDi- „ I,,, .'.I T ,-.:.'> li... • -.1 1 n rno-o. is'siiv s" ni various 



at the lirsl lire 



r^ng^nr 

 together with r 



No T Mi. i Range font 

 my military rille tan till. 





Hrnokly 



n I'tirni 





rt.in title. 



Slat.' isi 









No. 1 



J Hilton 



fro,.,,; 





if the r, 



Hell St; 





reach of 



the thr 



lisso.i 



■i (three t 





V1II..I, 



d Hoard . 



r Hlilfor 





llilluding 



III! Jli-I 



r Ten 





gland. 1 



f lire 



it l'.litai. 





ited. N mpetirorto win 



■ .p. i, i., •■■ 



■■■ nti vio military 



I he highest uggrc- 



determining the prize win 



an one prize. Entries nu- 

 ll, t. 

 sle.is ai .-.nOyds. Any tuili- 



Maiclv Op.-n to '■- .a.- ol 



l.ali. i\ in s.v..ml jiivi.. 



uh at :;i»'aii.l .Miovils. Pied 



UOyihs. Rounds, 

 one at ,'iou ami 

 an official arm 



S. N. ^i . 



Mo 13 "lnln-SI 

 from each Slate an 

 Position...! ••...yds. 



12 Irom eae 

 the l'ii'si Hi 

 Remington 



■ ,■;,,.':;•■ s n'.:: 



: '1 (S 



..ry in the I'liiieii static. -SH ,n:d aililyds. 

 ig: and at oOOvds. pr.-u.-. anv mililary i ille 

 , an official arm by any Suite ol JoVOrn 



ig Rungs" Match.- Qpe I to It 



or chilis in anv Stat, or T.-i rltorv in I li- 



• I i.iiiiiv.is. ; is si„.is at each li • 



e National linniil" Matoli. Open •■■ teams 



hall a: ion. or s-parat. npany of iin'antrv 



the Sratoof Sew 'imk. iJOO and BOOyds, 

 prone at BOOyds., Remington nil, . siaie 



i.l«iOyds..a 

 gauge pen 

 rifles, thre 



EXPERT MARKSMANSHIP. 



C.Al'T. K. E. s'l thus, of Arkansas, the last claimanl for the whig 

 ' shot championship, has ln-en in iiuscilv lor some, nine pa-t. and 

 on the afternoon of l'riday last held a special exhibition !.. show his 

 skill with shotgun, idle and revolver. Tin- .s-.ii says.of tli-exliiintioii: 



oul ::. or 



. A .li !e-l.air. It.-,l 



io • od oue-guarter ot 

 liist. he shot ul and 



AUenti 

 being ma 



ridge wit 

 biill.-i. in. 

 a Hatter I 



I he hi- 



thereto, i 



.TiOgr. bullet for u 



Pith's 

 Hemingl 



a shell o 

 exinici 

 powder 



-l. r i-pou ud target ill!.-. 

 FortMuKinnby, \Vyo„ Aug. an. 



RANGE AND GALLERY. 



THE CREEDMOOR PROGRAMME. 

 2EQRBTABT Sl-'Al!l'liV has published the full i.r..graniin 



ling of the pri 

 upon (he follr. 

 are made to c 



iidd Match. -AI 



■ nili'iary rifle", ^uOyds, Posi' 



• $10,1 presented by Major Gno. 

 itary rille having open sights 

 s. iliiu, BU0 and «0i)yds: seven 

 at aw. Prone at UOO and any 



thirty shots, i 

 ;utch of the l.'u 



;ed States of Am 



-advantage. Hinting 

 be better than the 

 emphatically and 



urns Match - Open to i 



Military weapons to receive one 



score. The highest aggregate 



Turning 

 shoot, fii 



hand-mi 



il .11. In i .1 



lerai Ihe end I 



both successful 

 from ihe Winch 

 in himself ,.nd 

 rent ion as well 

 h.-l.l ..hi a .:i.i: 



la|.t..Sl„l.l.-..ll 



lei from I ie i ■.-., 

 vials, dropped i: 

 Then Capl.. Slid 

 dropped and n 



Mr I'r 





.... Hi igb Hold 

 1 been a pistol II n .1 Hi 



I .'--.I'M s;zi', about an inch 



I indues be wa rt UBjhg, WU\ 



Is iltetane, Cb i li 



•etl with aoparcii. ease and 



1, .. •. 1 i.y hiiusell the 



. ami sinking ii befnroii. 



t in n - an a U; ul, awl 



bv a short line Eroni the 

 and one of the little vials 

 I I.y Ihe Captain's bullets. 



•sstou he 



, .,.1 ,1 



ng gla-i balls, broken hi u.u . ■ 



..:...- . ■■. ,■.-.-....■!. -, I.: ,!. .brown 

 e. ,(w,.l,..i bulleis. sliowed rapidity of ex 

 m ol aim. Mr. Price stood upon a chair, 

 mi'- length, and at lie: word "Pull" from 

 before it hid iVdlcn ..-ighleeu inchesu hill 



i L I >ui!illtlVe 



• Kill, w.us hit w illi apparel, .-.(onl ■ . 



hi- bacK toward where the hall was 10 be 



to shoot it with the gun over his shoulder. 



.iiz/lc Dl the weapon with evident ireiiida- 



.,,1' Look 0111 • 'Vou ain't inline- You're 



'.-|diedthc 



. - Hint by 



. iffinfi little 



be ('.ii.iaiu'sskill, announned for Saturday 



la. .-. ..v.-iug to tbe refnf-a) of the owner to 

 Idine 



1. ■ I11 to I »t itustof skill with 



hat i-lieel in A'lgn.sl , dnev ..n.it the 



,. ,,, 

 il 1., to 



.ns b.isi 



Now, if Mr. .-.nib I is 



