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satisfied that everyone who can shoot a 

 rifle with accuracy after using the 30-30, 

 will use no other. 



L. C. Roberts, Weippi, Idaho. 



NOTES. 



I enjoy Recreation very much, and 

 your gun and ammunition department is 

 my favorite part. 



I read D. T. Tuthill's reply to Bert 

 Paige. I don't believe any man can kill a 

 hawk at 127 yards with a shot gun. Mr. 

 Tuthill says a gun that will kill at 60 yards 

 is a good one. I don't think so. I have 

 killed rabbits and chickens at 100 yards, 

 with a Parker hammerless, 10 gauge gun, 

 with 4 drams Shultz smokeless powder and 

 1% ounce No. 6 chilled shot. 



L. H. Philip, Poco, 111. 



In December Recreation E. R. Wilson 

 asks those who are using Ithaca guns to 

 say how they like them. I have been using 

 a 12 gauge 7 pound 15 oz. Ithaca hammer- 

 less, for 5 or 6 years, and consider it as 

 good a gun as I ever shot, and I have shot 

 several. With an Ithaca gun and Peter's 

 smokeless shells you have an outfit that is 

 hard to beat. 



A. F. Crossman, North Clarendon, Pa. 



Enclosed find my renewal subscription 

 for '98. As most others who know Rec- 

 reation I could not do without its month- 

 ly visits, and only wish it were weekly. 



I like to read the gun and ammunition 

 part of the magazine, and always make for 

 that first. To my mind this is the most 

 interesting part of the whole book. 



Fred'k Rose, 32 W. 131st St., N. Y. 



In November Recreation, P. Barron, 

 asks 2 questions. I can answer both. The 

 regular pull for a hunting rifle, is 3 or 4 

 pounds; 3 pounds preferred. Recreation 

 is the best sportsman's paper I have seen. 

 I would be willing to pay 4 times the price, 

 if it came once a week. 



M. P. Dunham, Woodworth, Mont. 



Will some of the readers of Recreation 

 please inform me if they have experimented 

 with all-lead bullets, paper patched, in a 

 30-30 or a 30-40 Winchester, with high 

 power powder? I have been told they 

 would lead the barrel, but I saw in the 

 Ideal handbook, from John Reed, that he 

 used them with good results, and no lead- 

 ing whatever. 



H. Roberts, Syracuse, N. Y. 



One of my friends here has an Ithaca 

 gun and it is perfection. 



W. L. Burnam, Cameron, Mo. 



Everything I have shot thus far wouldn't 

 have much choice between lightning and 

 the 30 calibre. It knocks the life out 

 quicker than anything I ever used and I 

 have a 38-56 Winchester that I think can- 

 not be beaten as a black powder rifle. 



W. P. Springer, Northfield, Vt. 



I have used the 30-30 smokeless Win- 

 chester for the last 2 years and think it 

 one of the best rifles on the market. It is 

 the best gun for turkey and deer, using 

 the full jacketed bullet for the bird and the 

 soft nose for larger game, the mutilation of 

 the latter bullet being much greater. 



M. Lionnes, Chicago. 



I have a Parker 16 double bore, and have 

 about 50 shells, each loaded with a single 

 ball. It is O.K. This- is the largest shot I 

 ever saw. 



Tod Stillwell, New York. 



I am thankful to those brother sportsmen 

 who gave their opinion of the 22 calibre 

 rifle. All favored the little Marlin, one of 

 which I bought. Would not part with it 

 for anything. 



John Vale, Cleveland, O. 



Mr. L. E. Morris of Iowa wants to know 

 what kind and calibre of rifle is best for all 

 round use. I have tried them all and find a 

 32-40 Marlin just the thing. 



P. B. Payne, Gubserville, Cal. 



I would like to hear, through Recrea- 

 tion, as to the best single barrel shot gun, 

 for the money. 



H. J. Henry, MacDougall, N. Y. 



For the benefit of E. R. Wilson who in- 

 quires in December Recreation, would 

 say: I have owned 2 Ithaca guns, and don't 

 think he can find any better shooting gun 

 on the market. 

 W. L. Tuthill, Orient Point, L. I., N. Y. 



Would like to see a careful record of the 

 efficiency of the small bores, using soft 

 pointed bullets. 



A. H. Huston, Columbus, O. 



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