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of the bullet hole is 8/16 inch; the exit 

 being 9/16, showing a spread of 1/16 of an 

 inch during its course through the ^-inch 

 steel. 



There were 2 shots made on the edge 

 of the steel which simply punched the 

 edges out clean cut, with not the slightest 

 deflection of the bullet from its course. 

 This latter piece of work impresses me, 

 more than any other test, with the mar- 

 velous power of this arm. 



Another feature of 

 these arms is the 

 non-fouling of the 

 barrel, even after 

 many shots have 

 been fired. High ve- 

 locity, the result of 

 smokeless powder, is 

 at present only pos- 

 sible with small cali- 

 bers in hunting 

 rifles ; in the future 

 large caliber and 

 high velocity may be 

 associated. 



The secret of the 

 enormous smashing 

 power of the small 

 caliber is the im- 

 m e n s e 1 y increased 

 velocity imparted to 

 the bullet. It strikes 

 the game with such 

 force that the adja- 

 cent tissues, whether 

 bone or flesh, are 

 sent flying in all di- 

 rections with such 

 power as to act 

 themselves as mis- 

 siles. This fact as- 

 sumes greater im- 

 portance when the 

 initial velocity of the 

 arms is carefully 

 considered. The tra- 

 jectory of the .30-40 at 100 yards is 1.46 

 inches; at 200 yards, 5.10 inches; and at 

 300 yards, 14.14 inches. The Savage tra- 

 jectory at 100 yards is 1.23 inches; at 200 

 yards, 6.25 inches; and at 300 yards, 16.41 

 inches. Thus the .30-40 has a flatter trajec- 

 tory at 200 and 300 yards; the Savage, at 

 100 yards. 



I recently tested the .30-40 on a beef. 

 The 220-grain soft nose bullet was used at 

 a distance of 15 feet, the entrance of wound 

 in forehead being as large as that pro- 

 duced by a 50 caliber. After dissecting 

 away the skin a stellate fracture was ob- 

 served, with marked comminution, accom- 

 panied by a true disarticulation of the top 

 of the skull. The brain that was left was 

 of mush-like consistency, and everywhere 

 throughout its substance were fine particles 

 of crushed bone. At the base of the skull 



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it shattered the large condyles, proceeding 

 down the cervical vertebrae to the 5th, 

 where it was deflected to the left. During 



its course down 

 the vertebral col- 

 umn small bits of 

 lead — strippings 

 from the bullet — 

 were observed, 

 and at its termi- 

 nation the half 

 jacketed cover 

 had parted from 

 the rest of the 

 bullet and was 

 found 3 inches to 

 the right. The 

 death of this ani- 

 mal was instan- 

 taneous. 



The high ve- 

 locity, smokeless 

 powder, flat tra- 

 jectory, small cal- 

 iber arm is espe- 

 cially adapted to 

 antelope shooting 

 on the prairies, 

 and for goat and 

 sheep in the 

 Rockies, where 

 long range is re- 

 quired. 



At 600 yards 

 sheep, goats and 

 antelope may be 

 killed with ease. 



It is reported 

 that the Royal 

 Bengal tiger of 

 India, the ele- 

 phant and rhin- 

 oceros of Central 

 Africa, are being 

 successfully hunt- 



ed with the .303 Savage 



A RELIABLE TELESCOPE SIGHT. 



In answer to Mr. Otis Hoagland, of 

 Echoburg, 111.: I have used one of Cum- 

 mins' telescope rifle sights 6 years, and 

 during that time have had it on 6 

 different rifles. It has been used under 

 all possible conditions that obtain in 

 this part of the country. It is of about 

 10 power with both wind gauge and eleva- 

 tion movements. 



I have, with only one trial, put 9 out of 

 13 bullets on to 12 inches square, at 550 

 yards, with Remington-Hepburn rifle, .3X- 

 55, 265-grain Zettler bullet, temper 1 to 35, 

 seated in barrel; shell, full fg. powder. I 

 could put on to a % poster at 100 feet any 

 number of the same bullets used in the 

 same way, with the exception of the pow- 

 der charge, which was a .32 long shell full 

 of Troisdorf shot gun powder loose, with- 





