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pattern, produces little smoke, is very 
strong, clean, prompt of ignition and al- 
ways reliable. It is much pleasanter to 
shoot than most nitro powders, and is 
just as effective. It should be loaded the 
same as black powder, except that about 
15 to 20 per cent less by measure should 
be used for a given load, and should pos- 
sibly not be rammed quite so hard. To 
obtain the best results the ordinary primer 
should be used, and the ordinary shell and 
wadding are quite sufficient. 234 drams of 
the FFFG grain will make a good 12 
gauge load for all ordinary purposes, both 
at the trap and in the field. The recoil will 
be light and the execution all that could be 
desired. 
G. M. Peters, Cincinnati, O. 

In answer to A. Kennedy, of Mis- 
soula, Mont., I give my experience with 
paper patched bullets. My gun was slightly 
larger than .30 caliber, but compares well 
with the .30-40-220. It shot at 50, 75, 100 
and 150 yard ranges, and with most satis- 
' factory results. I used medium and full 
charges of King’s No. 2 smokeless powder; 
and bullets of about 160 and 195 grains, 
composed of 10 parts of lead and one of 
tin. They were wrapped with medium 
patched paper. The tools used were the 
Ideal No. 3 special and the Ideal cylin- 
drical adjustable mould. ‘the “Leopold” 
bullets were set accurately in the shells 
without any crimp. However, I would not 
give up the use of steel jacketed bullets 
and soft points for large game. I have 
shot deer with my rifle that never jumped 
after being hit, but simply sank down 
where they stood. One does not really 
need such a powerful gun for deer. 
T. Y. Shear, Thawville, Ill. 

I use a Stevens .25-25, and it suits me 
exactly. With the Ideal tools and King’s 
semi-smokeless powder I can obtain al- 
most any desired result. A good load for 
short range or indoor practice is 3 grains 
of King’s powder and a 25 grain round 
ball. This will shoot accurately up to 150 
feet, and is less dangerous than the .22 
short, as the bullet is lighter. Another ex- 
cellent load is 10 grains of powder and a 62 
grain sharp pointed bullet. This is good 
for 200 yards, and, as it does not tear the 
flesh, is just the thing for small game. The 
quick twist of the .25-25, one in 12, makes 
it possible to use the 96 grain bullet with 
good results for long range shooting. It 
also makes necessary the use of a hard 
bullet; one part tin to 12 or 14 of lead will 
give the best results. I have compounded 
a satisfactory lubricant. It is composed of 
vaselin 8 oz.; paraffin, 3 oz.; beeswax, I 
oz. This will not peel from the bullet nor 
W. C. Turnbull, Cleveland, O. 
melt. 
RECREATION. | 
In March ReEcrEATION, J. F. Perry asks 
what animal will kill and eat hedgehogs. 
Bears will; and hedgehog meat is the best 
possible bait for a bear trap. A bear will 
skin a hedgehog without getting a quill 
stuck in himself. 
I think John Hastie too hasty in assum- 
ing that his experience proves the su- 
periority of the .30-30. In every case he 
had a standing shot or plenty of time to 
pick his aim at a vital spot. _ Of course, 
under those conditions a gun of any caliber 
would bring down the game. I have killed 
deer with a .22 short, but I had to hit them 
right. 
Wee B., Col Luzerne. Pa-e Sayce ie 
killed a deer. instantly with a .30-30 bullet 
through the paunch. If this is a fact, and 
the ball did not strike a vital spot some- 
where, it is the first case of the kind I ever 
heard of. I have known deer to run some 
distance with their intestines dragging on 
the ground, I had several sportsmen 
with .30-30’s at my camp last year. They 
crippled a number of deer but could not 
follow them any distance because the ani- 
mals bled so little. All who wish may use 
a_.30, but I would not accept one as a 
gift, if I had to hunt with it. 
W. E. Mathews, Schoodic Lake, Me. 

The article in April RECREATION by A. 
H. H., entitled “A Trip to Minnesota,” is 
enough to make the judicious grieve. 
When A. H. H. says the small bore cranks 
would have stood a slim chance with him 
and his .45-70, he must have meant users 
of .22 caliber rifles. He must be well 
versed in holding tke .45 at long range, 
or very poor at guessing distances; be- 
cause even with smokeless powder and 
held point-blank the bullet will fall more 
than 7 feet at 350 yards. If the moose had 
been but 150 yards away, holding a rifle as 
he did to hit it at 350 yards he would have 
shot 3 feet over it. The .45-70 smokeless 
is loaded only with lo - pressure powder, 
and onlv 29 grains at that. It has a muzzle 
velocity of 1,286 feet—a trifle more than 
that of the .44-40 and has no comparison 
whatever in velocity, trajectory, or killing 
power to small bo. - rifles using high pres- 
sure powder. 
M. M. Conlon, Traverse City, Mich. 

Replying to Y. M. C. A. will say: The 
soft-nosed, metal-patched bullet is a more 
deadly projectile than the full metal- jack- 
eted bullet. Marlin and Winchester .30- 
30’s will interchange ammunition. The 
Marlin ammunition, however, is best be-_ 
cause of the flat nose. It mushrooms bet-— 
ter, 
I use a .30-40 Winchester with the U. S. 
.30 cartridge, soft-nosed or full-jacketed 
bullet, but ic is so powerful that a miss at 

