GUNS AND AMMUNITION 



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Am getting good results from my 30 cal- 

 ibre Marlin, using black or low pressure 

 smokeless powders and tempered lead bul- 

 lets. I think the 22 calibre Marlin, '97, one 

 of the best manufactured, as it will use 22 

 long rifle cartridge as well as 22 short. The 

 Marlin people usually occupy 2 pages in 

 Recreation. That's where I got my first 

 idea of buying a 30-30. Your guns and am- 

 munition* department interests me greatly. 

 W. W. Allen, San Luis Potosi, Mex. 



In Recreation, February number, Mr. 

 Adams says he has no faith in a 30-30 rifle, 

 and that no man would willingly face a 

 grizzly with one. Two old hunters, of Hum- 

 boldt, went to South Fork mountain. One 

 had a 30-30, and the other a 45-90-500. 

 With the 30-30 they killed a large and sav- 

 age grizzly in 3 shots. On the same trip 

 they also killed 2 smaller bears. 



Mountain Thomas, Pasadena, Cal. 



Through Recreation, I would like in- 

 formation concerning the Winchester re- 

 peating shot gun, 32 inch barrels, lever ac- 

 tion.' 



Is this gun " durable," and a good close 

 shooter? Is it capable of outwearing the 

 double Belgium guns? 



Of the Winchester, which is the best, and 

 strongest, the lever action, or the sliding 

 action? O. A. F., Tioga, Pa. 



In arranging the conditions for Recrea- 

 tion rifle competition, as published in April 

 Recreation, I neglected to state that 5 

 shots were to constitute a score. Each 

 shooter may enter 3 scores each month, but 

 not more than this. He may practice as 

 much as he likes, on the Recreation tar- 

 get. 



I have been using a 30-30 Marlin on elk 

 and bear this spring. I think it is the gun 

 for big game. I have had better success 

 with it than with any gun I ever used. I 

 have used 2 40-60 Marlins and 2 40-85 Bal- 

 lards, beside other guns; but the 30-30 

 does the best work of any. It seems to 

 paralyze everything it hits. Elk and deer 



don't know what hurts them, it kills them 

 so quickly. 



W. H. Boren, Camas Valley, Ore. 



I was out on a big hunt in this State last 

 fall. Killed 14 deer and a lot of small game. 

 I used a 30-30 Marlin and it is all anyone 

 could ask, for deer. My companion used 

 a 38-56 and only got 2 deer. 



F. A. Hibler, Bertram, Tex. 



Your companion got all the deer any 

 reasonable man could wish for, and you 

 killed at least 12 too many. — Editor. 



Will some of the readers of Recreation 

 who are using Parker guns kindly tell me, 

 through your gun department, what they 

 think of them as compared with the Rem- 

 ington, the Lefever or other high priced 

 American arms? 



L. H. Steel, Albany, N. Y. 



In March Recreation, H. J. Henry, of 

 MacDougall, N. Y., asks, which is the best 

 single barrel shot gun. I own a Reming- 

 ton hammerless single barrel and do not 

 think there is a better gun on the market. 

 A. C. McGraw, Detroit, Mich. 



I read so much about the benefits of Ly- 

 man sights, I determined to try them. Had 

 my gunsmith fit a combination rear on my 

 rifle, a 32-20 Winchester, and I find it helps 

 me a great deal. 



A. J. Knowles, Otsego, Mich. 



I wish you would ask' the readers of Rec- 

 reation which they consider the best all 

 round gun, as between the Ithaca, Fore- 

 hand and Syracuse. 



J. L. R., Jr., Peoria, 111. 



Will the users of these guns please re- 

 spond? — Editor. 



I want the names of all the gun clubs in 

 the U. S. and Canada, and the names and 

 addresses of the Secretaries thereof. Read- 

 ers of Recreation will do me a valuable 

 service by kindly giving me such infor- 

 mation. 



A Glens Falls teacher was trying to im- 

 press on the class the lesson of Washing- 

 ton's Birthday, and among other questions 

 she asked: 



" If the Southern Confederacy had suc- 

 ceeded, what would Washington have been 

 the father of?" 



" Twins," was the prompt reply of one of 

 the boys. — Chattanooga Times, 



