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RECREATION. 



tears a little more than the 22, but has a 

 much longer range and is the better of 

 the 2 for small game hunting. The Win- 

 chester 22 take down is a good gun and 

 as rigid as the standard repeater. If wiped 

 out about every 50 shots there is no dan- 

 ger of clogging. I have killed geese as 

 far as 300 yards with the 32, and turkeys 

 at 200. S. O. S. Graham, 



Williamsburg, Va. 



Answering H. J. Decker: If you want 

 a good small bore rifle insist on having 

 a Remington No. 4, 22 rim fire, chambered 

 for the 22 long. It is light, durable and as 

 accurate as any rifle made. It costs only 

 $5; its weight is but 4J/2 pounds. Use the 

 semi-smokeless cartridges made by the 

 Peters Cartridge Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio. 



The Winchester repeating rifle is a good 

 gun but more liable to get out of order 

 than the Remington. The latter has one 

 of the best automatic shell ejectors in the 

 world. Allie Watts, 



Yellow Bud, Ohio. 



In reply to H. J. Decker's inquiry con- 

 cerning small bore guns for squirrel, 

 woodchuck and coon shooting I would 

 say, after having used several 22 and 32 

 caliber rifles, that I think the 25-20 Win- 

 chester the best gun for the purpose. It 

 has greater velocity and penetration and 

 a flatter trajectory than any 22 or 32 re- 

 peater. I have owned one 2 years, have 

 given it hard and constant usage, and it is 

 still as good as ever. 



Wade Mcllrath, Cleveland, O. 



Tell H. J. Decker that the 25-10 rim fire, 

 the 25-21 single shot and the 25-20 Win- 

 chester repeater are good guns for squir- 

 rels, woodchucks, coons and foxes.. 



H. C. Greene, Watertown, 111. 



A BOY'S OPINION. 



I have a Stevens Favorite with Lyman 

 combination and globe sights. Though I 

 am but 12 years old, my father gave me 

 my choice of a 22 caliber rifle; I took a 

 Favorite, and have not regretted it. I 

 have used most kinds of 22 caliber cart- 

 ridges, and think black powder the best 

 for that bore. The U. M. C. cartridges 

 are better than Winchester, Peters or U. 

 S. I do not like the U. S., because as 

 soon as you open the box the grease on 

 the bullets gets sticky and dirty. 



The Peters are nice when you don't 

 want to make a noise, but they will not 

 shoot far and they miss fire once in 5 

 shots. Not long ago I bought a box of 

 Peters 22's and killed only 9 sparrows with 

 them. Then I got a box of U. M. C.'s 

 and killed 29 sparrows out of 47 shots. I 

 like my sights better than plain ones be- 

 cause I can aim quicker with them. When 

 shooting long rifle cartridges if you try 



to remove an unfired cartridge from the 

 gun the bullet is sure to stick in the 

 breech. Then you must either push it 

 out with a cleaning rod or blow it out 

 with a light charge of powder. 



I have a Syracuse double barrel ham- 

 merless gun, 16 gauge, 6]/ 2 pounds, 28 inch 

 barrel. The third time I took it out I got 

 7 rabbits out of 11 shots on the run. I 

 would not shoot a rabbit sitting. I think 

 Winchester Repeater shells with 2 l / 2 drams 

 of Shultze powder and 1 or % ounce of 

 shot make the best load for a 16 gun. 



James Colton, Normal, 111. 



SMALL SHOT. 



I have read in a recent issue of Recrea- 

 tion a letter from S. B. Ritchey, Hailey, 

 Idaho, who speaks well of the Savage rifle 

 but mentioned trouble with the sights. 

 We find that many hunters buy rifles from 

 the trade and have them fitted with spe- 

 cial sights, but the dealers are not aware 

 that Lyman makes his sights of various 

 heights for different rifles, and they often 

 put on a sight that is either too high or 

 too low for the rifle ordered. This is 

 probably the reason why Mr. Ritchey did 

 not get the correct front sight when he 

 bought the rifle. 



I also notice a letter from Stubb, Or- 

 well, Ohio, who criticises the indicator on 

 the Savage rifle as being of weak con- 

 struction. Possibly Mr. Stubb has a de- 

 fective indicator, and if he will send his 

 breech bolt to us we will put in a perfect 

 indicator without charge. 



The indicator in the Savage rifle is of 

 good mechanical design, but like all other 

 mechanism when not properly made it will 

 not work perfectly. Out of the thousands 

 of rifles we made last year we have found 

 only 3 indicators that were imperfect, a 

 very small percentage. 



Savage Arms Co. 



Arthur Savage, Gen. Mgr., Utica, N. Y. 



Some time ago the Stevens Arms & 

 Tool Co. secured control of the patents, 

 plant and good will of the Massachusetts 

 Arms Co., makers of the famous Maynard 

 rifle. Can not the Stevens Co. see their 

 way to again put that celebrated rifle on 

 the market? I am convinced it would be 

 in great demand, as it was noted for its 

 extreme accuracy and for simplicity and 

 strength of action. 



Wm. S. Teall, Knoxville, Tenn. 



In answer to the above the Stevens Co. 

 writes as follows 



"While we have purchased what re- 

 mained of the Massachusetts Arms Co.'s 

 stock, together with their good will, we 

 are in no position at the present time to 

 take up the manufacture of the Maynard 



