
GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 
ANSWER. 
Yes, the larger the bore the farther the 
gun will shoot if the length of barrel and 
charge are in proportion to the bore. 
Careful tests have shown that except for 
very small loads and short barrels the 
large bores have the advantage. 
EDITOR. 

I have given the Laflin & Rand Sport- 
ing Rifle Smokeless powder a test at 300 
yards range, in a .30-30 Winchester. I 
used the soft point, 160 grain bullet and 
can put 4 out of 5 bullets in an 8 inch 
bullseye every time, at that distance. It 
beats the powder all out. It is the 
best powder I ever used. I have been 
using the smokeless for over a year, 
but will not use it any more if I can get 
the Laflin & Rand. 
Re Miller. “Stanstead: Ome: 



I have used rifles from .50 caliber down 
to .30, and for first-class results 1 choose 
the .30-30 Winchester. Have killed ante- 
lope with it at 600 yards. It is the best 
gun for antelope I have ever used. The 
next rifle I buy will be a Winchester of 
still smaller bore. What is the use of load; 
ing yourself down with an old-fashioned 
rifle when you can have all that is desir- 
able in the little smokeless, with half the 
weight. 
E. C. Graham, Ordway, Colo. 

Enclose scores made in third and latest 
shoot for Remington prize gun. You 
have scores of first shoot, Young 30. The 
second was won by Laughlin, 30, who, as 
you see, won the third, 25, and is in a 
fair way to own the gun as the winner was 
to win 3 times, 2 of these times being in 
succession. A new gun club management 
has been elected: H. Uaughlin, president, 
and B. F. Elbert, Jr., manager. 
W. W. Young, Princeton University 
Gun Club, Princeton, N. J. 

-After studying tre gun and ammunition 
question for years I have found a combina- 
tion that suits me—Lefever gun, Peters’ 
New Victor shells and King’s smokeless 
powder. From my Lefever I have fired 
20,000 charges within 4 years ,and it is as 
good to-day as when it left the factory. 
For targets I use 3 drams King’s smoke- 
less and 1% ounces No. 7% shot; for live 
birds, 344 drams powder and 1%4 ounces 
No. 7 shot. 
A. B. Steele, Auburn, Ind. 

-In May RecrEATION, Subscriber, Ham- 
ilton, Ont., asks why a _ gun should be 
cleaned twice before setting away. I had 
a .20 gauge Remington, and always clean- 
ed it carefully once after using, but the 
barrel became rusty and pitted. For the 
205 
last 3 years I have used a Remington 12 
gauge. Have never failed to clean it 
twice and the barrels are as bright inside 
as when new. 
Hundred, Johnstown, N. Y. 

M. A. B. asks in May ReEcREATION, if 
there is any danger in loading 12 gauge 
brass shells with smokeless powder. I 
have been shooting a 12 gauge for the last 
4 or 5 years and using brass shells loaded 
with smokeless. The pattern may not be 
so good, but the general results are much 
more satisfactory with me. I would not 
hesitate to use smokeless powder in Brass 
shells for any gun. 
Prank Slater, oRich Jill. Mo: 

C. C. Brooks, 51 Morton street, Walt- 
ham, Mass., has invented and patented a 
box magazine rifle. He has made up 
models in 2 forms; one with a finger lever 
similar to that of the Winchester, and an- 
other with a straight pull similar to that 
used in the Lee-Metford, Hotchkiss, etc. 
Mr. Brooks has also invented a 3 barrel 
gun for which he claims some decided 
advantages. He is looking for a manufac- 
turer to take contracts for building these 
guns. 

The Marin County, Cal., Commission- 
ers have passed an ordinance, forbidding 
the use of the pump gun in that county, 
at all times. This is a radical departure 
from ideas that prevail in the minds of 
many sportsmen and it would be well for 
lawmakers in all states to consider this 
question. 
I should like to print a discussion of the 
subject in RECREATION. Persons who 
write will kindly boil down their ideas into 
the smallest possible number of words. 

Replying to S. D. Ledyard’s inquiry in 
April RECREATION: The N. R. Davis gun 
is a good one, but the Remington is neater 
and better. The gun advertised by Cyrus 
Wyckoff, Cuba, N. Y., in April REcREA- 
TION is a bargain if 12 gauge and in good 
condition. Would not have a 10 gauge 
gun of any description for my own use. 
Try the Remington blue barrel. Mine cost 
me $18.50. 
L. E. Nelson, Waterville, Col. 

While I am interested in the .30-30, and 
.30-40 discussion, Ishouldlike to hear more 
about small bore target rifles as a great 
many do not have the opportunity to 
use the .30 caliber on big game. Should 
like to see more about pistol and revol- 
ver shooting, at the target, and to have 
the opinion of some _ readers on the 
Quackenbush .22 caliber rifle. 
HR. P. 

