216 RECREATION. 
The interest in revolver shooting is 
increasing in all parts of the country. One 
of the latest clubs organized is the Pitts- 
burg Rifle Club, the meeting to form 
which was held at the office of the King 
Powder Co., 33 9th St., Pittsburg. The 
following gentlemen were present: L. 
B. Fleming, Arthur H. McKeown, S. O. 
James, Robert Hunter, Charles G. Grubb, 
A; Wis Hoter 

At the Ohio State Tournament, Colum- 
bus, O., June 20-23, over one-half the 
shooters used Peters’ ‘““New Victor” shells 
loaded. with King’s smokeless powder. 
First average was tied by an amateur with 
Peters’ ‘“New Victor’. The Ohio State 
Journal cup tied with Peters’ “New Vic- 
tor’ and turned over to Mrs. Myers, and 
they tied every cup race in the tourna- 
ment. 

I have tried the Peters cartridges, and, 
like every one else who has tried them, 
*hink they are the best I ever saw; when- 
ever I can get Peters’ cartridges, I shall 
use them, and hope before long our dealer 
will have the Peters’ .32 short for my Stev- 
ens rifle, for if a man has a Stevens rifle 
and shoots Peters’ cartridges, he is all 
right. 
P. W. Harlow, Farmington, Wash. 

I see much talk of shotguns being 
bored for nitro powder. Why do they 
have to be bored differently? I have shot 
nitro powder inmy Parker gun for a num- 
ber of years. I am sure it was not bored 
for nitro powder but it shoots well. I 
should like to know where it differs in 
the bore. 
F. G. M., Pasadena, Calif. 

I have tried the Ideal rifle and find it 
the most accurate rifle I ever handled. I 
have tried the Marlin, Winchester, Mer- 
win & Hulbert, etc., but the Ideal, .22 
“long rifle’ beats the band. I placed 4 
out of 5 shots in a one-inch bull’seye, 25 
yards, and 2 out of 3 in a 2-inch bull at 
50 yards. 
E. C. T., Schenectady, N. Y. 

Following is the load I like best for a 
12 gauge Parker hammerless gun, 234 in. 
“Leader” shell, 45 grains Schultz powder, 
one nitro card wad, one pink edge and 
one black edge wad on powder, 1% ounce 
of shot with card wad on shot, well 
crimped. 
A. W. Webster, Collinwood, O. 
I have tried various powders, both 
black and smokeless, and have found none 
of them up to the standard of Laflin & 
Rand’s Sporting Rifle Smokeless in uni- 
formity and pleasantness, There is no 

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recoil and no smoke. 
.23-44 revolver 
loads. 
Chas. G. Blandford, Sing Sing, N. Y. 
I have used it for 
practice with gallery 

On October 3ist last [killed a wild goose 
weighing 914 pounds, at a distance of 153 _ 
steps, being at least 160 yards, with a 
Peters .22 short smokeless cartridge, fired 
from a .22 rifle. The bullet passed en- 
tirely throu . the goose and lodged just 
under the skin on the opposite side. 
C. M. Radcliffe, Columbus, O. 

At a recent gun club shoot in Pennsyl- 
vania the following novel and liberal prizes 
were offered: 
Ladies trimmed hat; accident insurance 
policy; two weeks’ laundry service; one 
week’s board in jail (for lowest score); 
medical visits; marriage ceremony and li- 
cense complete (all but the lady); 5 teeth 
extracted. 

I have had considerable experience in 
moose and elk hunting, and once thought 
it necessary to use a .45-75 or .45-90. Now 
I find that a .32-40 Winchester will, with 
soft nosed bullets, kil just as well. The 
.30-30 is too dangerous a gun for general 
use. For deer hunting the .32-40 is my 
ideal. 
H.R: Phillips: Pean’ Van, Nee 

Will some one tell me how to reload 
.30-30 shells cheaply, with a light charge 
of black or smokeless powder and a pure 
lead bullet? I want a load that will do 
good work on wolves and foxes up to 150 
yards. Which Ideal reloading tool should 
I buy, and what brand of powder should I 
use? . 
Ramrod, Lacolle, Can. 

Mr. Travers asks in February RECREA-_ 
_ TION, if there are guns made especially for 
shooting buckshot. I had the Ithaca Gun 
Co. build me such a gun last fall. It is a 
10 pound, 1o gauge. The way it throws 
large shot is marvelous. Its work equals 
that of any I5 pound, 8 gauge I ever saw. 
Northwest, Grand Rapids, Mich. 

Having read a good deal about the kill- 
ing power of the new .30 caliber rifle I 
would like to hear from one who has 
used the .45 or .50 caliber, as well as the 
.30 caliber on moose. Which is the bet- 
ter gun. 
Wm. G. Baker, Billerica, Mass. 

I should like to hear through RECREA- 
TION from any one who has used a Win- 
chester take down repeating shotgun. 
Do the shells ever stick? Is the gun al- 
ways reliable? 
T. W. Stiles,- Merchantville, N. J. 

