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RECREATION. 



and have 6 straight grooves cut in one 

 barrel.. Possibly that is just the thing 

 needed. Whoever tries the plan, let us 

 hear about it in Recreation. 



P. W. Humphreys, Clarksville, Tenn. 



NO FOREIGN GUNS FOR HIM. 



What advantage any American sports- 

 man expects to derive in buying a foreign 

 made bolt action military rifle instead of 

 an American built high pressure sporting 

 rifle, such as the Winchester, Savage or 

 Remington-Lee, is more than I can see. 

 The lines of foreign sporting rifles are bad 

 enough, but their military rifles are frights. 

 They are built like a c'ub; look and handle 

 like one. If one must have a bolt action, 

 buy the Remington-Lee ; if a musket, the 

 Savage Arms Co. build the best in the 

 world ; and in reliable, well made ham- 

 mer rifles the Winchester '94 model 

 with 28 inch barrel is a sure winner. No 

 prettier or better hangine rifle was ever 

 built. The present high state of perfection 

 in rifles was developed this side of the 

 Atlantic by American brains. What sense 

 there is in American soortsmen cracking up 

 the Mauser musket for snorting use is be- 

 yond my comprehension. 



I beg to differ from J. N. NLhols in re- 

 gard to DuPont No. 1 smokeless not in- 

 juring a rifle barrel. I know by experience 

 that it will spot a barrel even after thor- 

 ough wiping. Fire a charge of black pow- 

 der from a gun after using smokeless and 

 it will be all right. 



In answer to Repeater, as to how to se- 

 cure best results with the 44 powder and 

 ball revolver, will say he does not need to 

 use wads in loading. Use King's semi- 

 smokeless f. g. powder. See that the bullets 

 are well lubricated and you will get as good 

 results as are possible with that kind of an 

 arm. 



H. P. Pettit, Fort Atkinson, Wis. 



A SUGGESTION FOR GUN CLUBS. 



We are anxious to get some stringent 

 game laws for Indian Territory. Netting 

 of quails was prevalent up to last year, but 

 our gun club prosecuted a few of the 

 culprits and has liberated many hundreds 

 of quails the past season. Our streams are 

 being dynamited, but so far we have not 

 been able to catch any of the rascals. Our 

 club makes a standing offer of $25 for in- 

 formation leading to the arrest of any 

 guilty party, yet we are not sure we have 

 any law to punish the culprit. 



Our club consists of 30 members and 

 we are soon to give a big shoot. I sug- 

 gested the idea of making one event a 

 Recreation shoot. I will go among our 

 people and see how many subscribers I 



can get and will also get as many visiting 

 sportsmen as possible to subscribe. The 

 premiums you offer will be given to the 

 most successful contestants. If I succeed 

 in getting 60 or 70 subscribers it will enable 

 us to give several prizes of various values. 

 After the shoot we will let the successful 

 ones select their prizes from your list. In 

 this way I hope to secure from Recreation 

 much valuable help in suppressing our 

 game hogs. 



The majority of our sportsmen here 

 have agreed not to kill over 20 quails in 

 one day, though it is easy to kill 2 or 3 

 times that number with a good dog. So 

 you see, although we have no law, save 

 that bred in the hearts of all true sports- 

 men, there are many of us not game hogs. 

 W. P. Poland, Ardmore, I. T. 



LIKES THE MAYNARD. 



I have a magazine 25-20, '82 model, 

 which is perfect up to 100 yards,. Have 

 never tried it for greater range, but am 

 fitting a telescope to it and intend giving 

 it a rest. I generally carry it with me as I 

 drive about and frequently find use for it 

 on woodchucks. 



I see some of Recreation's readers have 

 trouble in preventing their small caliber 

 rifles from rusting. I have owned mine 

 10 years and it is as bright to-day as when 

 bought. I havi had <?uns of all sizes from 

 22 calibre to 12 gauge and have no trouble 

 in keeping them bright. I clean thoroughly 

 with gun grease, soft ra^s. plenty of elbow 

 grease and a wooden rod. Then I put a 

 clean oiled rag on my wiper, run it 

 through the barrel and leave it there, and 

 the barrel never rusts. The rod should 

 nearly fill the bore of the gun. 



As for the power of the 25-20 I find it 

 ample where small game is concerned and 

 I think it large enough for deer. A friend 

 had a horse weighing about 1100 pounds 

 which had lockjaw. A single shot from 

 my Maynard killed the animal instantly. 

 I consider the Maynard the handiest single 

 shot made, and I should like a 30-30 barrel 

 to fit my present gun. I believe others 

 would be likely to buy extra barrels if they 

 could get them,. 



If any reader wishes to fit a telescope to 

 his rifle I can tell him where he can get a 

 good set of hangers for less than $15. 

 J. N. Shumway, M.D., Painted Post, N. Y. 



SEMI SMOKELESS AND DUPONT. 



Occasional charges of Peters semi-smoke- 

 less will burn clean, scarcely fouling the 

 gun at all ; while in most short shell guns 

 it leaves a tarry substance in the rifling that 

 is extremely hard to remove. This is es- 

 pecially noticeable in 44's, 38's and similar 

 guns ; though their velocity, penetration and 



