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RECREATION. 



Recreation extends its hearty thanks for 

 the honor conferred on it by the club in 

 the choice of a name. 



In April Recreation Mr. Lewis disputes 

 my targets made with an Ithaca 16 gauge 

 gun. No doubt there are others who dis- 

 credit my story and call me a gun crank. 

 If they will come here I will duplicate the 

 targets in their presence. Or if they don't 

 fancy the trip, I can refer them to 14 men 

 who saw me make the targets. 



John Nordstrom, Gothenburg, Neb. 



Many sportsmen agree that the box mag- 

 azine is in every way superior to the tube 

 magazine. All who think so should write 

 to the manufacturers urging them to build 

 box magazine guns in all the popular cali- 

 bers. I have an old. revolver that shoots 

 at least 6 inches too high at 30 yards. How 

 can I remedy the trouble? 



G. W. McKay, Kelsey, Minn. 



I can say to A. J. Lang that the 25-20 

 is a reliable and accurate cartridge. I am 

 using it with great satisfaction in a 

 Stevens No. 44. I advise W. S. Meade to 

 buy a 25 rather than a 32 rim fire. If he 

 does not care to reload his shells, he can 

 use the 25 rim fire and still have ia better 

 cartridge than any 32. 



C. S. Edwards, Auburn, N. Y. 



I advise P. B. M., Quaker Hill, Conn., 

 to buy a Stevens Favorite. It is accurate 

 and just the thing for squirrels and rab- 

 bits. ' 



C. G.., Syracuse, N. Y., will find Win- 

 chester gun grease far better than vaseline 

 to prevent rusting. 



L. R. Nelson, Greenville, Ohio. 



In April Recreation A. Kennedy, Mis- 

 soula, Mont., describes a weapon he has 

 seen, as a cross between a shot gun and a 

 rifle. In Sweden they call them "straight 

 rifles." I have used one and found it of 

 good shooting quality, both for round ball 

 and for shot. 



P. Olson, Argyle, Minn, 



I wish to say to. Mr, Rawson regarding 

 his inquiry in May Recreation about his 

 Parker, that if he holds it right he will 

 find it a good gun for any kind of shoot- 

 ing. There may be other guns as good, 

 but there are none better. 



F. S. Furguson, Lou City, Ohio. 



I have used and experimented with most 

 kinds of shot gun shells. I have never had 

 a Winchester shell miss fire. Of Peters 

 shells I have had 4 out of 25 miss fire, but 

 those that exploded did their work as well 

 as could be wished. 



Geo. Clapper, York, Neb. 



I wish to say for the benefit of J. D. 

 Snyder, of Lowell, Ohio, that the Union 

 Metallic Cartridge Co. makes a 22 short 

 mushroom bullet. They are sold by the 

 H. H. Kiffe Co., 523 Broadway, New York 

 City. R. H. Furner, Lima, N. Y. 



Will someone kindly inform me what 

 gun is best for the big game of South and 

 Central Africa, and if an 8-bore is a neces- 

 sity ? Which is best as a game gun, the 30- 

 40 or the Lee straight pull Winchester? 

 Edward Shine, New York. 



I want an ejector gun to use exclusively 

 for ducks, wing shooting. Am looking for 

 a sportsman's weapon ; not a market hun- 

 ter's. Will some experienced duck shooter 

 please advise me through Recreation? 

 C. F. Dill, Greenville, S. C. 



I think it a mistake to load a 12 gauge 

 gun with 2^4 drams powder and iYs ounces 

 of shot. I use 2> l A drams of powder and 1/4. 

 ounce of shot and get better results than 

 from the standard load, 



Adirondack, Alder Creek, N. Y. 



I would say to Repeater, Jamestown, N. 

 Y., do not use wadding over either powder 

 or bullet in an old fashioned army revolver. 

 if Repeater will send me his address I 

 will write to him. 



Hubbard G. Owen, Romer, Mich. 



A good gun for rabbit and squirrel shoot- 

 ing is the '90 model Winchester 22 special. 

 The Stevens Favorite, 25 rim fire is also 

 good. P. B. M. will make no mistake in 

 buying either. 



H. C. Clippinger, Akron, O. 



I should like to hear through Recreation 

 about the Winchester 22 caliber, greaseless 

 bullet cartridge. Is it better than the ordi- 

 nary lubricated cartridge? 



A. L. Taber, Los Angeles, Cal. 



Will someone give me a few hints on 

 choosing a rifle for squirrel and rabbit 

 shooting? Should I buy a 22, a 25 or a ^2? 

 Buck, Akron, Ohio. 



