GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 



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gun never failed me once, and I believe 

 I should yet be safe to shoot it against 

 any Marlin ever made. 



Give me a repeater that will repeat, and 

 in a hurry, too, for sometimes in hunting 

 it is a question of quarter seconds. 



A. A. Haines. 



PROPER SIGHT FOR SAVAGE. 



I notice, in March Recreation, W. F. 

 W.'s complaint that when he looks 

 through the Lyman sight on his Savage, 

 the top of the receiver cuts into his field 

 of vision. The maker of the Lyman sight 

 intended that the whole length of the bar- 

 rel should be seen through the sight, and 

 W. F. W. will find that does not affect 

 the accuracy or quickness of aim. I have 

 a Savage, with a Lyman rear, and an ivory 

 jack front sight, point blank at ioo yards, 

 and find no difficulty in aiming. I al- 

 ways use U. M. C. ammunition and con- 

 sider it vastly superior to any other make. 



I should like to hear from someone 

 who has used the 22-15-60 C. F. Stevens. 

 What will this cartridge do at the target 

 at 100, 200 and 300 yards, with either fac- 

 tory or hand-loaded ammunition? 



They are far behind the times who pre- 

 fer a 45-70 or a 45-90 to a 30-40 or a .303 

 Savage. Large caliber black powder guns 

 are unpleasant to shoot, owing to their 

 recoil, and make enough smoke to hide 

 whatever you shoot at. I consider the 

 .303 Savage far ahead of the 30-30 Marlin. 



I am glad to see a few men have pluck 

 enough to kick against the shot gun. It 

 is a murderous weapon. Anything except 

 possibly quails and snipe can be killed with 

 a rifle. If only rifles were used we should 

 soon have plenty of small game. 



The 2 best cartridges are the .303 Sav- 

 age for hunting and the U. M. C. 22 long 

 rifle for light target work. The best rifle 

 is the Savage. 



C. I. O. C, St. Joseph, Mo. 



In answer to W. F. W.'s question in 

 March Recreation I would say that the 

 Savage rifle, owing to its flat trajectory 

 and the considerable taper of the barrel, 

 requires a high front sight. I have the 

 same kind of rifle and sights and had the 

 same trouble. I returned my front sight 

 to the Savage Arms Co. and they sent me 

 a higher sight, which is all right. Those 

 who have any difficulty with a Savage 

 rifle should write about it to the makers. 

 They will receive prompt and courteous 

 attention. When you get Lyman sights 

 properly adjusted on a Savage, you have 

 the best combination out. 



W. I. King, Norwich Corners, N. Y.i 



I was surprised to read the experience 

 of W. F. W., of Pittsburg, Pa., with Ly- 



man sights on his Savage rifle. Possibly 

 he is using the wrong style of sight. I 

 have a Savage, '99 model, with Lyman 

 sights, front, middle and rear. With the 

 middle sight turned down, and the rear 

 sight screwed up to 50 yards, with a 

 miniature bullet, it will give good results 

 at 150 yards, with a soft nose and a stand- 

 ard load of powder. The rear sight on 

 my Savage can not be screwed down low 

 enough to obstruct the line of sight. 



R. H. Tenny, Fenton, Mich. 



In answer to W. F. W., in March Rec- 

 reation, concerning Lyman sights on 

 Savage rifles: I had similar trouble with 

 a light weight 30-30 Winchester, and rem- 

 edied it by filing a flat on the top of the 

 receiver frame. Be sure not to file off 

 too much. I left about 1-16 inch of metal 

 at the thinnest point. Possibly W. F. W. 

 has not the right front sight for his 

 rifle. I had the proper sight for mine; 

 still it was too low. 



John H. Fisher, Jr., Baltimore, Md. 



Tell W. F. W., Pittsburg, Pa., that if he 

 gets a Lyman sight made specially for a 

 Savage rifle he will find it satisfactory. 

 The sight he has was probably made for 

 some other rifle. The Savage is all right. 

 L. Gildmacher, Santa Ana, Cal. 



REPLYING TO H. J. DECKER. 



In answer to T. T. Voly and others I 

 would say, after having used all kinds of 

 machine oil, vaseline and other greases 

 for 15 years, I find Winchester gun grease 

 the best rust preventative. It is cheap 

 and exceedingly effective. 



H. J. Decker will find the Winchester 

 the leader among magazine rifles. They 

 do not clog, and are solid and strong. 

 The take down feature is a decided ad- 

 vantage, especially in cleaning and pack- 

 ing. Then, too, the Winchester people 

 are liberal supporters of dear old Rec- 

 reation and know a good advertising 

 medium when they see it. There are sev- 

 eral good guns for small game shooting, 

 but he who chooses the '90 model, 22-7-45 

 Winchester repeater, will make no mis- 

 take. It is sure death to all small game 

 except that tough hided rascal the 'cnuck, 

 and even he tumbles if shot in the head 

 or neck. 



The columns of Recreation most en- 

 joyed by me are those devoted to guns 

 and ammunition and amateur photog- 

 raphy. I think if more of our writers 

 would give the details of their experiences 

 we would enjoy their letters still more. 

 F. A. Rice, Rochester, N. Y. 



Answering H. J. Decker's questions, will 

 say that having used the 22 and 32 cali- 

 bers for squirrels, foxes, coons, etc., I 

 find the 32 a much more reliable arm. Jt 



