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RECREATION. 



who have used the 22 calibre hollow point 

 bullet, as to its penetration, etc. 



I enjoy shooting the 22 rifle, and have a 

 Colt's repeater. I cannot understand why 

 the Colt people have not sense enough to 

 advertise in Recreation, the king of 

 sportsmen's magazines. 



I like the way you are giving it to the fish 

 and game hogs. I hope soon they will 

 come to their senses (the Stevens' Point 

 hogs especially) and behave as sportsmen 

 should. 



Sandpiper, Osaga, la. 



In your August number C. R. W. in- 

 quires about the 16 gauge gun, and the best 

 load. I have a 16 gauge Parker, and use 

 No. 12 shot, for woodcock, and No. 8 for 

 everything else; and with Dupont powder, 

 it does the work. Two and one-half drams 

 Dupont and one ounce No. 12 shot will 

 make a woodcock wilt mighty quick; and 

 2^4 drams, with Y^ ounce No. 8, will settle 

 almost any bird. On account of the thick 

 brush, 4-5 of the woodcock I have killed 

 this year have been killed on the rise, 

 within 25 or 30 feet, which speaks well for 

 No. 12 shot. 



16 Gauge, Akron, Ohio. 



Game is very scarce here; nothing but a 

 few rabbits. Reed-bird shooting is our 

 main sport. 



I do not approve of a 16 bore gun for the 

 simple reason that it has not the spread or 

 killing power of a 12. As for the shells, 

 there is little difference in weight — not 

 enough to be noticed. 



A. B. Trainer, Trainer, Ga. 



On September nth, Mr. Robert Hoff- 

 man, of Pittsburg, improved his former 

 score of 114 at 200 yards, muzzle rest, by 

 one point. Mr. Hoffman used a 32-40 Bal- 

 lard and U. M. C. shells, loaded with Du 

 Pont powder, and his own moulded bullet. 

 He made the following score, with 10 con- 

 secutive shots: 

 n 12 12 12 n 12 12 12 10 n — Total, 115. 



I have experienced some difficulty in 

 finding any address to give you, as Schrap- 

 nel shot cartridges are so seldom asked for 

 now. I find however the address used to 

 be, Schrapnel Shell Co., George St., Edin- 

 burgh, Scotland; and I understand that 

 address will still find them. 

 Wm. Cashmore, Birmingham, England. 



I should like to ask, through Recrea- 

 tion, how heavy a trigger pull our friends 

 think best to use in a sporting rifle, which 

 cannot have a set trigger attached? I 

 should also like to ask who does not think 

 Recreation the best magazine published? 

 I do. 



P. Barron, M.D., N. Y. City. 



Will some of the readers of Recreation 

 please tell me whether they think the 30-30 

 Marlin repeating rifle large enough for big 

 game; and how far it will kill. 



Also is the 30-30 and 30-40 Marlin rifle 

 of the same calibre. Victor Winfrey. 



I should like to ask Mr. R. C. Fisk, or 

 any one who has had experience with Ly- 

 man sights, whether or not it is advisable 

 to have a rear open sight on the barrel, if 

 a Lyman rear sight is used? I have an idea 

 the open sight might obstruct the view from 

 the peep. R. B. B., St. Louis, Mo. 



I should like to hear from the readers of 

 Recreation as to how the Winchester 

 1894, 25-35, works on bear and deer. Also 

 how it works with short range ammuni- 

 tion. G. M. Soule, Stoneham, Pa. 



Will friend " Amateur," of Des Moines, 

 la., please send me his name and address? 

 I should like to correspond with him, pri- 

 vately, in regard to the Cashmore gun. 

 W. H. Fletcher, Alpine, Tex. 



DEER PLENTIFUL IN MUSKOKA. 



A Toronto despatch says: " The pros- 

 pects for deer, this fall, are very promising," 

 said Deputy Game Warden Lawrence, of 

 Muskoka. " There never was so good an 

 outlook. Never before have so many deer 

 been seen, at this time in the year. The 

 Ontario Government is anticipating a large 

 increase in the number of hunters in the 

 region, and has decided to increase the staff 

 •of officials in the district." 



* Send me $1.50 for Recreation one year 

 and Mr. W. T. Hornaday's great book, 

 " The Man Who Became a Savage." The 

 book alone sells at $1.50 in the stores. Re- 

 newals are included in this offer. 



There will be a hot time in Grand Rapids, 

 Itasca County, Minn., October 29 and 30, 

 and November 1 to 10. Write to Dr. W. P. 

 Brown, Secretary Gun Club, for informa- 

 tion. 



I have been taking Recreation for the 

 past year and think it, as my German friend 

 expresses it, " de only bubble on de beer." 

 N. C. Schoppert, Titusville, Pa. 



I receive Recreation regularly and en- 

 joy it very much, it is the best magazine of 

 the kind I ever read. 



T. S. Penney, Alliance, O. 



I heartily concur with vou in your war 

 against the game hogs. Keep it up. 



M. D. Cary, Pulaski, Va. 



