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cept to occasionally rub out the barrel, in 

 order to show some interested party that 

 it is still in good condition. 



I am positive the treatment will not in- 

 jure a gun in any way, and that, on the 

 contrary, it may safely be applied to the 

 finest gun ever made, with a certainty of 

 protecting it thereafter against any kind of 

 use or abuse. 



I regard the Tomlinson cleaner as far 

 superior to the other one you mention. 

 Furthermore, the Tomlinson is advertised 

 in Recreation, and the other is not. 



Editor. 



SMALL BORE SUITS HIM. 



I am a small-bore crank. I think the 

 .32-20 Winchester the best rifle made, con- 

 sidering its size. I have hunted with all 

 calibres, from a .32 to a .50 needle gun. 

 For deer and smaller game up to 300 yards 

 I would not lay down a .32-20 for them all. 

 I have killed probably 300 deer and ante- 

 lope in my time, so you can judge I have 

 had some experience, though I am but 

 26 years old. I believe if a deer is shot in 

 front of the diaphragm with a .32 it will 

 not run so far as it will if shot with a .44 

 or .45. The .32 bleeds inside and stops the 

 action of the heart quicker. 



I have a Parker 12 gauge shot gun with 

 fine Damascus barrels, and am perfectly 

 satisfied with it. I use Lyman rear sight, 

 and front of my own make. I reload all my 

 own cartridges, using Ideal tools; but 

 think the Peters cartridges the best fac- 

 tory ammunition made. However, I pre- 

 fer my own make to them all. 



.32-20 Crank, Drewsey, Ore. 



Why did you kill so many deer? What 

 did you do with them? You certainly do 

 not wish to admit you are a market hunter 

 and that you sold them? You certainly 

 could not use them. From your own 

 story I should judge you are one of the 

 worst of all the butchers. 



Editor. 



HOW TO BLUE STEEL. 



I had good luck on my hunting trip in 

 Northern Maine. I killed instantly with 

 my .30-30 carbine a 300-pound bear and a 

 large 5-prong buck deer. The buck was 

 facing me at 100 yards, and I hit him in a 

 line with the brisket, right between the 

 shoulders. The soft nose tore a hole that 

 I could nearly put my fist in. The bear 

 was hit back of the shoulder and I think 

 the bullet went through her heart. It came 

 out near the opposite hind leg. The .30-30 

 carbine is a powerful weapon, and I think 

 it will throw a ball about a mile and a half. 



M. C. Murphy asks how to blue parts of 

 steel. It can be done as follows: 1st. Wipe 

 the part to be blued perfectly clean so no 



oil is on it. 2d. Polish it with fine emery 

 dust and wipe it off again. 3d. Get a 

 fiat piece of iron about Yz inch thick and 

 heat it nearly red hot. Put the part to be 

 blued on this iron and soon it will turn 

 straw color. Then it will get darker until 

 a beautiful dark blue shade will appear. 

 After this put it aside to cool. 



R. D. Benson, Jr., Philadelphia, Pa. 



APPROVES THE REPEATING SHOT GUN. 



Your persistent efforts to raise. the stand- 

 ard of sportsmanship meet with hearty re- 

 sponse from every true lover of the rod 

 and gun. Any reader of Recreation it 

 has been my fortune to meet has had noth- 

 ing but commendation for your policy. 



"Old Shooter,"' in September number, 

 seems to be looking for trouble, and 

 doesn't know exactly where to find it, but 

 lets fly on general principles. I shoot a 

 repeating shot gun, and maintain it is 

 just as much a gentleman's arm as any 

 double gun ever made. The fact that a 

 fool sometimes owns one is not the gun's 

 fault any more than a double gun is to 

 blame when a beast who carries one blots 

 out a whole covey of birds at 30 or 35 

 yards. A double gun is a good gun if 

 properly made and in good hands, while 

 there has never been made the equal of the 

 Winchester repeating shot gun for any- 

 where near the price. The fact that a 

 shooter may use either style of weapon 

 does not brand him a game hog, or a 

 gentle sportsman, as the case may be. It 

 all depends on how he uses his gun. 

 Dr. R. N. Sessions, Huntington, Ind. 



THE .30-40 WINCHESTER. 



Where can I get a Remington, a Berdan 

 (Russian model), or a Martini Henry 

 (Turkish model) rifle? I had a Martini 

 Henry .45-85. 36-inch barrel, and lent it to 

 a so-called friend, who skipped with it. 

 Wherever he is I hope he will read this, be- 

 cause for range, penetration and accuracy 

 the rifle was second to none. I have used 

 a .30-40 Winchester smokeless, and for 

 range and shocking power it is superb, but 

 accuracy is lacking. If you would believe 

 all that is said by small-bore cranks you 

 would be deceived. Remarkable stories 

 are told of hits made by .30-40's, but if the 

 misses were all recorded Recreation 

 would have to get out a supplement. 



.45-85-480, Hoboken, N. J. 



ANSWER. 



You can buy a Remington single-shot 

 rifle, calibre .43, Spanish, for $12, or a Pea- 

 body-Martini, Turkish model, .45 calibre 

 rifle, for $18, from Hartley & Graham, 315 

 Broadway, New York. 



