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RECRVATIOX. 



"Old Shooter" is too sweeping in his 

 condemnation of the repeating shot gun. It 

 is not the gun which makes the sportsman 

 or the hog; but the spirit in which the gun 

 is used. I use a Winchester repeater with 

 great satisfaction, and in a decent way. Of 

 course, if any man finds the ownership of 

 a repeater conducive to a growth of bris- 

 tles he would better exchange it for a 

 double barrel. 



Repeater, Coaticook, Ind. 



Can more accurate shooting be done 

 with Lyman combination sights than with 

 factory sights? If I get a Lyman tang 

 sight must I dispense with the factory front 

 sight and get a bead sight? Is it advisable 

 to get a cup disk with the combination 

 sight? Must I take off the factory rear 

 sight? Should the bead be held in the 

 center of the globe, or at the bottom? Is 

 the Lyman adjustable to various ranges? 

 .25-20, Alexandria, La. 



H. R. P. asks about the Quackenbush 

 rifle. I recently owned one, fitted with 

 Lyman sights. It was a fine shooting 

 little rifle. At 75 feet off hand I could put 

 10 shots in a 1^ inch circle, without any- 

 trouble, using .22 short cartridges. My 

 next rifle will be a Winchester, model 

 1890, Lyman sights, for the .22 short cart- 

 ridge. I think that is the handiest .22 

 caliber repeater made. 



J. A. Wallace, Detroit, Mich. 



In reply to the questions of G. R. 

 Rucker, Checotah, Ind. Ter., would say: 

 Repeating shot guns are lighter, more 

 convenient to carry and can be fired more 

 rapidly than double guns. Have used re- 

 peaters of 2 different makes, for 3 years. 

 Never knew one to jam or to get out of 

 order. I consider them perfectly safe. 

 Wallace Eddy, Petoskey, Mich. 



I have a .32-40 which I load as follows: 

 Ten grains of Dupont's shot gun smoke- 

 less powder, primed with about one grain 

 of black powder; a round ball, slightly 

 larger than interior of shell; and the shell 

 wadded and greased as usual. The result 

 is surprisingly satisfactory, and the shoot- 

 ing, up to 100 yards, is truly wonderful. 

 J. A. Varley, Toronto, Can. 



In September Recreation Mr. H. J. 

 Hill asks what effect small bore rifles have 

 on game when the bullet does not strike a 

 bone. If Mr. Hill wijl write me I will send 

 him a .25-35 bullet that -killed a bull elk 

 without touching a bone. The elk did not 

 move 20 steps after being hit. 



M. P, Dunham, Ovando, Mont. 



Answering A. B. C, Grass Valley, Ctal.: 

 A 16 bore gun with 34-inch barrels will 

 not carry farther than one with 30-inch 

 barrels. It will, however, make a better 

 pattern at a given distance. I prefer a 16 

 bore to either a 10 or a 12 for all around 

 shooting. 



C. A. Kindig, Medina, O. 



If your readers will clean their rifles and 

 shot guns after using aad then wipe them 

 out with a swab smeared with mercurial 

 ointment they will never be troubled with 

 leaded guns. The mercury in the oint- 

 ment dissolves the lead, and the lard pro- 

 tects from rust. 



Dr. W. P. Hartford, Cassville, Wis. 



There is considerable difference in pene- 

 tration between the Winchester .22 short 

 and U. M. C. Co.'s .22 short. In shooting 

 at an old kettle I found the U. M. C.'s 

 would go through, while the Winchesters 

 flattened on the surface. 



L. O. Ingalls, West Durham, Me. 



Will some one familiar with telescope 

 rifle sights tell me if they can be used to 

 advantage on dark, cloudy days? Can one 

 lens be used for both long and short range 

 shooting? 



Otis Hoagland, Echoburg, 111. 



R. J. D. will make no mistake in buying 

 a Remington semi-hammerless gun. They 

 are all right. I have one with which, using 

 No. 6 shot, I have killed squirrels at 70 

 yards. 



A. B. Howe, Howes, N. Y. 



Wishing to obtain a peep sight, but not 

 to spend $3 or so, I substituted a piece of 

 flat, hard rubber with a pinhole in it, for 

 the slide in my sporting rear sight, and it 

 works admirably. 



Ledoux Bringhurst, Alexandria, La. 



August 9th Mr. Searles, of Marion, Ind., 

 caught 4 muskalonge, weighing, respec- 

 tively, 25, 16, 12 and 5 pounds. 



W. B. K., Tomahawk Lake, Wis. 



I should like to hear from the person 

 who signs himself ".32-20 Crank, Drewsey, 

 Ore." 



Geo. W. Harp, Brisley, O. 



Who manufactures the rifle called the 

 "What Cheer"? Is it a reliable gun? 



Subscriber, Warrensburg, N. Y. 



