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What ,sifle at a reasonable price will 
shoot all grades of .22 caliber rim fire car- 
tridges? 
Carh Dy Erant ace NY. 
ANSWER. 
No gun can be made that will shoot the 
various grades of .22 caliber cartridges 
correctly and effectively. This is because 
the shells are of different lengths. If your 
rifle is chambered for a .22 long shell you 
can use .22,short in it, but it will not give 
the best results. You should therefore de- 
cide before buying your rifle what car- 
tridge you prefer to use and have the rifle 
chamberedaccordingly, Winchesters, Rem- 
ingtons, and the Stevens Arms Co. all 
make fine small bore rifles. 
EDITOR. 

In April ReEcrEATION W. H. Borem 
makes fun of Pete’s: old .45-70, and ques- 
tions that wonderful kill of bear and elk. 
Nevertheless the .45-70 Winchester is a 
good gun. I used one 3 years in Colorado 
and found it would bring down any kind 
of game within reasonable distance. With 
it I have shot antelope at 500 yards, the 
ball in every case going clear through 
them. I once shot a wolf, 70 rods away. 
The ball entered his hip and came out on 
the opposite side just back of the shoul- 
der. The ’97 model Winchester shotgun 
is the best all-around shotgun made. 
Geo. W. Winter, Donnebrog, Neb. 
In answer to W. G. B., of Luzerne, Pa., 
will say I have used King’s semi-smoke- 
less powder in a .25-35 Winchester. It 
gives as good results as any powder made, 
and for rifles from .32-20 up it can not be 
beaten.” “LoS: DD. Medyard, of St. Louis: 
Mo., I would say I used a Davis 12 gauge 
gun last winter, and would not advise him 
to purchase one. It does not compare 
with the Ithaca hammer gun, and the dif- 
ference in price is too little to be any ob- 
ject. The Davis is not a bad looking 
gun, but mine made a poor pattern and 
had the worst recoil of any 12 gauge I 
ever fired. 
M. E. D., Kendallville, .Ia. 


What advice can you give regarding a 
light load for the .30-40 Winchester, model 
95° The full charge will blow any small 
game off the face of the earth. 
Dr. B. W. Percival, Lynn, Mass. 
“7 referred this to the Winchester Re- 
peating Arms Co., who answer as fol- 
lows: 
“Dr. Percival may find what he wants in 
the .30 army short range cartridge, which 
is described on page 102 of our catalogue, 
and which is loaded with 7% grains of Du- 
pont smokeless, .30 government rifle pow- 
der, and a bullet of 100 grains, mt 
I, and a bullet. 
RECREATION. 
I have shot the New Victor shell, load- 
ed with King’s smokeless powder, for the 
last 3 months, during which time I have 
used in the neighborhood of 1,000 of them. 
ive load “is: all. “they. clamaeit@imettecmna el 
have made myself, and seen others: make, 
some phenomenal kills with it. I saw J. 
W. Irwin, of this city, kill a prairie chick- 
en dead in the air, at fully 110 yards, with 
a 3A drams powder and 1% oz. No. 6 
shot. 
W. H. Phillips, First Lieutenant, 11th 
reg Infantry, Fort Logan H. Roots, 
Tee, 

I would like your opinion of the Hotch- 
kiss repeater carrying the .45-70 govern- 
ment cartridge, with either a 405 or 50a 
grain bullet. Kindly give range and pene- 
tration of that gun. How is the Hotch- 
kiss when compared with the ’95 model, 
.30 Winchester for big game?* 
The Stevens Favorite is a splendid tar- 
get rifle, and puts a bullet exactly where it 
is aimed, which, according to statements 
made by friends, can not always be expect- 
ed from other guns of the same caliber. 
It is fitted with Lyman front and peep 
sights. 
P. M., New York. City. 

A simple and quick way to remove the 
sticky fouling deposited by high-pressure 
smokeless powder is as follows: Load an 
extra shell with black powder, or with a 
low-pressure nitro such as Dupont’s No. 
When through with the 
day’s shooting, fire a blow-out shot with 
this charge, which will crive out the gum- 
my residue of high-pressure powder and 
leave the barrel in the same condition as 
though ordinary powder only had been 
used. The gun can then be easily cleaned 
in the old-fashioned way. 
Mo. 
Horace Kephart, St. Louis, 

I want to ask readers of RECREATION, 
who have had experience in this line, if 
metal-jacketed bullets do not in a short 
time ruin the barrel of a gun in which 
they are used. I have owned some fine 
rifles, and have been often cautioned by 
old hunters to be sure and buy soft lead 
for bullets lest I should injure my gun. 
What is the best rifle using metal patched 
balls? I think of buying either a Savage 
or a ee single shot. Success to 
the L 
Re BeCabell ity Di leetass Via: 

Will a 10 gauge shotgun shoot any far- 
ther than a 16—the length of barrels be- 
ing the same? Will a 4 gauge shoot far- 
ther than a 16? 
Isaac Boyle, Hamlet, Ill. 
* Referred to RECREATION readers. 

