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RECREATION. 



I should like to say to A. H. W., Amaril- 

 lo, Texas, that I once owned a lever action 

 Winchester repeating shot gun and liked it 

 very much. I now own a model '93 and 

 don't want anything better. They shoot 

 as hard and as close as any gun I ever saw. 

 One of my friends says he is bound to have 

 one this fall, if it is to be had. I have shot 

 both large and small shot out of mine, but 

 would not recommend larger than No. 6 

 for a full choked gun. 



T. A. H., Burnet, Tex. 



Will you kindly tell me if, in your esti- 

 mation, a 22 calibre rifle would be injured 

 by shooting B.B. caps in it? 



Ans. — It certainly would. The fulminate 

 in the caps attacks the steel and rapidly de- 

 stroys it. If the use of these caps be ex- 

 tensive, this chemical action will continue 

 and the barrel will, in time, be badly eaten 

 out. I spoiled a good rifle in this way be- 

 fore I learned what I now know on this 

 subject. Editor. 



In answer to A. H. W., Amarillo, Texas, 

 I would say that for the last 22 years I have 

 been using both shot gun and rifle, of many 

 different makes, and for the last 3 years I 

 have used a Winchester repeating shot gun, 

 of 12 gauge, with 3% drams powder and iy& 

 ounce No. 8 shot. I have killed game with 

 this gun at 127 yards. It is also the best 

 gun at the trap I have ever used. In fact 

 it is superior to any gun I have ever seen. 

 Chas. T. Pinkham, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



I have just found that a 16 gauge shell 

 fits nicely inside a 12 gauge, and would like 

 to ask, through Recreation, if a 16 gauge 

 shell, with base cut off, would not make a 

 good shot case, for long range shooting. 

 If it would go solid for 30 yards, why would 

 it not be as good as a cut shell? My idea 

 is to take a No. 16 shell, cut off the base, 

 put in the shot, wad both ends, load in a 

 12 gauge shell and shoot from a 12 gun. 



E. R., Newton Centre, Mass., Box 109. 



I should like to hear, through the col- 

 umns of Recreation, from any one who 

 has had experience with the new model '95 

 Winchester, 40-72-330, box magazine re- 

 peating rifle. Should like to know if they 

 are thought nearly as effective on large 

 game, such as bear or moose, as the 45-70 

 '86 model. 



H. M. Bacon, Newton, Mass. 



Replying to P. J. M.'s question, in Rec- 

 reation, as to Lyman sights: I have used 

 a set of these on my rifle with marked sue- 

 Any man can, with a little practice, 



accurately but much more quickly and 

 easily than with any other sight I know of. 



" Bang." 



I would like to hear from some of the 

 brethren, through Recreation, who have 

 used both 12 and 16 gauge guns, as to the 

 killing power of each. I do not know which 

 to buy, a 12 or a 16 gauge. Will someone 

 kindly enlighten me? 



J. A. B., Osage, la. 



G. W. Denton, Roswell, New Mex., 

 claims to have one of the first guns the elder 

 Greener ever made. It is a double gun — 

 1 shot barrel and 1 rifle — the latter under 

 the former. It is said to have been owned, 

 at one time, by Abraham Lincoln. 



How well will the Winchester shot gun, 

 cylinder bore, 12 gauge, shoot a solid, 

 round ball? In firing rapidly, at game, 

 with black powder, does the smoke ob- 

 struct the vision? How well, does the cyl- 

 inder bore shoot small shot? 



- Rifle Crank. 



cess. 



if he follow the instructions given in Ly- 

 man's catalogue, not only shoot much more 



WEN' DE OL' HOUN BAYS. 



W. A. KEICKHAM. 



Oh de stars is jes' a crinklin' 

 But de moon is in de dark; 

 De sly ole coon's a-runnin' 

 So you listen an' you hark, 

 Wen de ol' houn bays. 



De pups is runnin' rabbits, 

 Cos a pup ain't got no sense; 

 OF coon is jes' a laffin', 

 Cos de show aint done commence 

 'Till de ol' houn bays. 



Dar's a hummin' in de tree tops 

 An' a ripplin' in de run, 

 An' it only lacks de music 

 Dat's pretty nigh begun, 

 Wen de ol' houn bays. 



Oh, Glory! did you hear it? 

 Oh, Marser! hear it ring; 

 It's as meller as de Autumn 

 An' as welcome as de Spring, 

 Wen de ol' houn bays. 



Dey ain't no music like it 



Fer dese ol' ears o' mine; 



It tingles in de fingers 



An' it warms de heart like wine 



Wen de ol' houn bays. 



De yeller gals low laffin', 

 Wen de moon is in de full, 

 Is pretty nigh to music; 

 But to feel de heart strings pull, 

 Hear de cl' houn bay. 



