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in shooting at game,. In theory, the differ- 

 ence would be in favor of the true gauge 

 barrel. — Editor. 



My favorite guns are both Winchesters; 

 one a '97 model, cylinder brush gun, and 

 the other a 22 caliber. The Marlin is a 

 good looking and hanging gun, but its 

 action is N. G. I know this from experi- 

 ence, and that Peters' shot gun ammunition 

 ranks in the same class. We are all anxious 

 to see that Savage 22. It ought to be good, 

 and if you will send me a few copies of 

 Recreation I will try for the first one 

 you get. Lee Mann, Saginaw, Mich. 



I am much interested in the controversy 

 concerning the superiority of the 30 over 

 the larger calibers. Should like to hear 

 more of the 25-25, 32 Ideal, 32-40 and the 

 25-10 Stevens cartridges. In single shot 

 rifles I am wedded to the Stevens, espe- 

 cially the Ideal, for it is so durable and ac- 

 curate. The reversible link is a special 

 point in favor of Ideal rifles. Would the 

 32-40, with mushroom bullets, answer for 

 deer? V. J. N., Dubuque, la. 



Kindly tell me if there is a book pub- 

 lished on the modern shot gun, telling the 

 range and penetration of the 12, 16 and 

 20 guage, and for what game each guage 

 is adapted. 



Wm. Row, Jr., Paterson, N. J. 



"Modern Shot Guns," by W. W. Greener, 

 while not a recent publication, is one of the 

 best on the subject. — Editor. 



I have a Parker hammerless, bought 2 

 seasons ago. It has 30-inch barrels and 

 puts 252 No. 7 shot in a 30-inch circle at 

 40 yards. It is the best duck gun I ever 

 saw. When shooting quail I use 2^4 

 drams smokeless powder and 1 ounce No. 

 9 chilled shot, with spreaders in the right 

 barrel. 



Thomas P. Neet, Versailles, Ky. 



I have a 32 Stevens of the tip-up pattern 

 which is a fine woodchuck gun. It can be 

 depended on to nut 8 out of 10 shots in a 

 6-inch circle at 100 yards. Is there a single 

 shot Winchester, 32 Ideal caliber? If so, 

 what is its record for accuracy? Of course 

 few readers of Recreation think much of 

 Marlin. L. E. Hinman, Ravenna, O. 



I have been hunting 25 years, using until 

 3 years agO' a '73 model 44 Winchester. 

 i now have a .303 Savage, a repeating shot 

 gun and a 44 caliber revolver. The 30-40 

 is all right in its place, but should be con- 

 fined to military use and not sold to ten- 

 derfeet to hunt game and kill men with. 

 Kit Lendie, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



I shoot a Winchester repeating shot gun, 

 model '97, take down, 26-inch barrel, modi- 

 fied choke, which is too open for ducks. I 

 am going to get an extra barrel, and have 

 almost decided on a 28-inch. Will that 

 length shoot as hard and close as a 30 or 

 32 inch, using smokeless powder? 



W. D. Trout, Cambridgeport City, Ind,. 



Would advise A. G,. Burg, or anyone else 

 who wants a thoroughly reliable medium 

 priced gun, to get an Ithaca. I have a 12 

 gauge, 734 pound, 32-inch wide barrel, 

 Ithaca, that I have been using steadily over 

 6 years. It is just as tight as when new, 

 and a firstclass shooter. 



R. G. Price, E. Sherbrooke, P. I. 



I join in the chorus of criticism on the 

 Peters people and their goods. Recently I 

 have been using the Winchester, U. M. C. 

 and Peters' cartridges in a 22 rifle. I tried 

 both short and long of all makes, and found 

 Peters' goods far less satisfactory than the 

 other 2. 



A. O. Garrison, St. Louis, Mo. 



I should like to hear through Recrea- 

 tion from someone who has used the 

 Luger automatic revolver on big game. 

 Would it answer in the place of a rifle to 

 kill game for food where game is plentiful 

 and can be approached within 50 to 100 

 yards? A. L. Taber, Santa Ana, Cal. 



C. R. Benjamin asks how the 30-30 com- 

 pares with the 32-40 as a deer gun. Have 

 never used a 32-40, but think the 30-30 

 Winchester the best gun for small game. 

 For elk I want a 30-40, soft nose; for 

 sheep, a .303 Savage. 



Felix Alston, Irma, Wyo. 



I should like to communicate with read- 

 ers of Recreation who may have ordered 

 rifles from John PI. Blake, formerly of 

 New York city, but now of Batavia, N,. Y., 

 and who may not have received same. Ad- 

 dress, Attorney, care Recreation. 



Will someone who has used the 25-20 

 and the 25-25 Stevens tell me which is the 

 best for all around shooting? Would a 

 25-20 kill a deer at 150 yards? 



C. I. White, Rochester, Pa. 



Although we shall have plenty of game 

 and shall shoot many shells, Peters will 

 not sell many here and Marlin guns will 

 be as hard to find as heretofore. 



J. W. S., York, Neb. 



Will someone who has used the Mauser 

 automatic pistol please tell me if it is better 

 than a Colt revolver, and if so, why? 



M. L. Meason, Lesser Dog Creek, B. C. 



