GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 



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ridges? Also of Hopkins and Allen, same 

 caliber. 



Have been reading Recreation 2 years 

 and can not get along without it. 



Chas. J. Green, New York City. 



I have not tested either of the revolvers 

 in question but should judge that the 

 effective and accurate range would be 50 

 feet, and the penetration at 20 feet from 

 the muzzle 2 inches of dry pine boards. 

 For the velocity there are no figures ob- 

 tainable. The foregoing applies to a revol- 

 ver with 4-inch barrel. Longer barrels are 

 more powerful and vice versa. — Editor. 



Please tell me if there is a Chichester 

 Arms Co. and if so where? I have a 22- 

 caliber target pistol, barrel 7 inches long, 

 and on it the word "Chichester" is en- 

 graved. I have broken the hammer and 

 wish to get a new one. 



Jno. H. Henke, Steubenville, O. 



ANSWER. 



The Chichester Arms Co. has gone out 

 of business, having disposed of its entire 

 stock some time ago to the Hopkins & 

 Allen Arms Co. I suggest that you ad- 

 dress these people at Norwich, Conn. In 

 case they do not have the part you desire, 

 the only way you can replace it is to have 

 one made to order by a competent gun- 

 smith. — Editor. 



I find in March Recreation a query by 

 G. C. G., which I can answer. I have a 

 20 gauge Parker, $50 grade, 6 l /\. pounds, 

 28 inch barrels. I wanted a trap target 

 load, and after trying all powders and 

 loads I found 18 grains Ballistite powder 

 and Y% ounce chilled No. 7 shot, hand 

 loaded by Jespersen & Hines, in Repeater 

 Y\ base shells, gave best results. With this 

 load, shooting from the 16 yard mark, I 

 have broken 24 out of 25, 9 out of 10 and 

 13 out of 15. The pattern of this load, 

 while of course smaller, is equal in regu- 

 larity and penetration to that made by my 

 12 gauge loaded with 25 grains Ballistite 

 and 1% ounces of shot. 



C. A. Phillips, New York City. 



The Winchester pump is the gun of guns 

 when price, durability and reliability are 

 to be considered. It is a strong, hard, close 

 shooter, and the best gun for the money 

 made. I have made patterns of 75 to 85 

 per cent in a 30-inch circle at 40 yards. 

 Its penetration is as good as that of my 

 big 10 gauge Syracuse with a much larger 

 load. I use Winchester leader shells, 

 loaded with 2>Va drams Dupo^t smokeless, 

 one nitro card wad, one white felt, one 

 black edge wad, and i x / 2 ounces shot; num- 

 ber 5 for ducks and 8 or 9 for snipe. 



J. E. Kirkbride, Boulder, Colo. 



I have a Geo. Fisher gun with 32 inch 

 barrels. It is muzzle-heavy, and I think 

 it would balance better if barrels were 

 shortened 2 inches. Would you advise me 

 to have that done? Could the lever be 

 changed from the left side to the right? 

 W. Wookey, Waterbury, Conn. 



ANSWER. 



If the barrels are choked, as is probable, 

 it will greatly injure the pattern to cut 

 them down. Consult a good gunsmith in 

 regard to the alterations you suggest. — 

 Editor. 



Do you think a 32 caliber revolver would 

 prove an effective weapon in a hand to 

 hand fight with a grizzly? 



E. E. Vance, St. Joe, Mo. 



ANSWER. 



A grizzly may live hours with several 

 50 caliber express bullets in his body, even 

 if they are so placed that each would in 

 time prove fatal. It would be absurd 

 to attack a bear with a 32 caliber revolver. 

 Of course a lucky shot might prove instant- 

 ly fatal, but in such a fight the odds all 

 favor the bear. — Editor. 



I have a '92 model, round barrel, half 

 magazine 32-20 Winchester. Though not 

 so accurate as the 22 long rifle, it has 

 proven reliable at 100 to 300 yards. As a 

 small game gun it is gilt edged. I shall 

 use it this fall for deer hunting and expect 

 it to prove effective with split bullets. Of 

 course one must be able to put a bullet in 

 the proper spot if he is to kill deer with 

 so light a cartridge. 



Will someone tell me how to make a 

 good pack basket harness? 



Le Reynard, St. Johnsbury, Vt. 



I have used a '97 model Winchester 

 pump gun with great satisfaction. It never 

 failed to extract empty shells. It works 

 best with Repeater shells loaded with 2^4 

 or 3 drams of Schultze and i 1 /^ ounce 

 shot. I never had a 22 rifle that did better 

 work than a 1900 model Winchester, list- 

 ing at $5. I find the '92 model, 25-20 Win- 

 chester repeater an excellent gun. For 

 reloading I use 17 grains ffg and 86 grain 

 bullet, loaded with Ideal tool No. 4. 



Wra, Dyer, Stamford, Conn. 



Would not a new gun of given gauge, 

 choke and length of barrel, shoot better 

 than a similar gun with barrels slightly 

 swelled from overloading? 



J. H. Ayle, Grandville, N. Dak. 



ANSWER. 



The loss in penetration or velocity due 

 to the slight enlargement of bore would 

 be inappreciable and could not be noticed 



