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RECREA TION. 



very much. It is a 45-70, with a 24 inch 

 barrel. What advantage is gained by using 

 a 28 inch barrel, instead of a 26 inch? That 

 is, does it shoot any stronger than the 26 

 inch barrel? 



I take Recreation and find but one 

 fault — that it comes only once a month. 

 K. H. Shaw, Kansas City, Kan. 



I will give R. B. B., St. Louis, Mo., my 

 experience with a Lyman rear sight. 

 About 10 years ago I began using the Ly- 

 man sights. At first, I used the open rear 

 sight, with the Lyman rear sight; but 

 found I could not do as good work as I 

 wished.' I then removed the open sight, 

 and have not used one since. Most of my 

 guns are made to order, without any slot 

 for a middle sight. I would advise shoot- 

 ers to take out the middle sight, for a time 

 at least; then they' will leave it out for all 

 time. 



M. P. Dunham, Woodworth, Mont. 



Is the 30-40 cartridge worth the differ- 

 ence in cost over the 30-30, or is the latter 

 powerful enough for large game? 



I would also like to hear which is the 

 best finish for a revolver; blued or nick- 

 eled. I carried a cheap one out in the 

 woods to practice with, one day, and when 

 I returned that evening, much of the blue- 

 ing was gone, and there were even signs of 

 rust. This, however, can hardly be taken 

 as evidence against a high grade revolver 

 with that finish. 



J. A. Close, Stamford, Conn. 



Mr. David I. Shafer of Covington, O., 

 asks, in October issue, if the Remington 

 shot gun will stand common charges of 

 nitro powder. 



Having used one of these guns, with all 

 kinds of charges, I can recommend them to 

 shoot nitro powder as well as any gun on 

 the market. I am now shooting one of 

 their semi-hammerless guns and it makes 

 the best target of any gun in this vicinity. 

 The Remington is all right, Mr. Shafer, 

 and will please you if you get one. 



Dan Wogaman, Quincy, O. 



In shooting a rifle, most sportsmen use 

 the index finger to pull the trigger. If your 

 readers would try using the second finger, 

 and squeezing the hand together, instead 

 of a direct pull, they would find a great dif- 

 ference in the pull of the trigger. This 

 method is of great advantage when one has 

 a standing shot at deer, as one is less liable 

 to pull off. 



C. S. Handcock, Pearmond, Mont. 



load in common paper shells, such as the 

 Winchester Rival, shall I put in enough 

 wads to fill the shell to where it is crimped, 

 or use only 2 wads over powder, and one 

 over shot? 



Will nitro powder give satisfactory re- 

 sults in New Rival, Blue Rival or Rival 

 shells, using Winchester No. 2 primers? 

 W. B. Cuckler, Athens, O. 



I see in September Recreation, that 

 Mr. Latham does not believe a gun will 

 kill game at 127 yards with No. 1 shot. 

 Last fall I brought a goose down at 165 

 yards, but used triple O shot. Geese are 

 plentiful here, but I cannot get a load 

 that will kill them regularly. I hit them 

 hard, yet they jump up and go on. I have 

 tried all sizes of shot. Would like some 

 one to give a good load for killing geese. 

 C. G. Lindquist, Corona, S. D. 



Answering J. V.'s inquiry as to the best 

 rifle for shooting the 22 calibre cartridge: 

 I am strongly in favor of the Stevens' rifles. 

 I know, from several years' use of their 

 different styles, they will do wonderful 

 work with these tiny cartridges. I am 

 waiting for some manufacturer to bring out 

 a take-down 22 repeater, to pack in a case, 

 the shape of which shall not suggest its 

 contents. Moody. 



I think the Savage is the finest rifle I ever 

 saw, especially so as to the magazine. I do 

 not agree with Mr. G. L. Lehle about the 

 penetration of the 30 calibre. My experi- 

 ence is that a tree that will stop the 45-70 

 bullet will stop the 30. 



I do not think any one class of rifles has 

 been so sadly misrepresented as the 30 

 calibre. 



P. J. Bowker, Wakefield, Mass. 



I would like to hear from some one re- 

 garding the 30-30 Winchester with black 

 powder and lead bullet. What is thought 

 of the 30-30 with smokeless powder and 

 steel ball, as compared with the 40-82 with 

 black powder, as to killing power and 

 penetration? Does the soft nose bullet 

 bleed an animal as well as the 40-82? Will 

 some one who has tried this please answer. 

 P. K. Dugan, Redlands, Cal. 



I would like information regarding the 

 loading of paper shot shells. For a small 



I have just bought a Marlin 32-40 smoke- 

 less. I think it the neatest and most ac- 

 curate rifle I ever shot, and have used most 

 kinds. I would like to ask readers of Rec- 

 ur att on if they ever shot smokeless in a 

 Marlin 40-60 and with what result? Rec- 

 reation is just what we sportsmen want. 

 A. J. Stover, Majors, Neb. 



