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resistance they do awful execution. But 

 if they chance to. strike, near the surface, a. 

 hard, heavy bone they fail to penetrate. 



We have a club with about 18 members, 

 and fortnightly practice target shooting. 

 We shoot at 100 to 150 yards at both stand- 

 ing and moving targets, using the same 

 repeaters with which we hunt deer. 



I should like to be told by good, prac- 

 tical hunters how far ahead they would 

 hold on a deer running at 100 yards. 



M. L. Parshall, Chesaning, Mich. 



HOW TO CLEAN A MAUSER. 

 Some months ago a friend gave me one 

 of the Spanish Mausers of Berlin make. 

 I found, after I had restocked the arm, 

 that it shot well at the short and middle 

 ranges. I can not, however, keep the bar- 

 rel clean when using American ammuni- 

 tion, and foreign made cartridges are dim- 

 cult to obtain. Can you suggest a remedy ? 

 J. S. Dodson, Bethlehem, Pa. 



ANSWER. 



I can suggest no remedy other than to 

 clean your gun thoroughly after each shot. 

 Of course, that means a great deal of work 

 if you are doing much shooting. 



I see no reason why American ammu- 

 nition should fill the barrel faster than that 

 of foreign make. There are several kinds 

 of American smokeless powders that are 

 supposed to be as clean as any in the 

 world, but they may differ slightly from 

 the foreign powders. — Editor. 



Later Mr. Dodson wrote me as follows : 



Have just solved the problem of clean- 

 ing my Mauser, and you may spread it. 

 Instead of using a rag on the rod, I use a 

 piece of an old kid glove. After pumping 

 the barrel with hot water I use the kid, 

 with a drop of animal oil or petroleum and 

 a few grains of flour of emery. I then use 

 dry kid, to remove the emery. This pro- 

 cess leaves the barrel in fine order. 



J. L. Dodson, Bethlehem, Pa. 



REMINGTON NOT HOMELY. 

 In February Recreation W. H. Nelson 

 speaks of the good qualities of the Rem- 

 ington rifle, but criticises its appearance. 

 He alludes to it as the "homely old Rem- 

 ington." That term may be used, perhaps, 

 in speaking of the No. 3 and No. q Rem- 

 ington, but certainly not in regard to the 

 Remington-Lee sporting rifle. I have one 

 with 26-inch barrel, using 7 :n. m. Mauser 

 cartridge. In appearance : c is strictly up- 

 to-date; certainly there \ r , nothing homely 

 about it. Its shooting qualities are equal 

 to the best. Its action is sure, simple and 

 not liable to get out of order. The bolt is 

 easily removed, consequently the gun is 

 readily cleaned. It has a perfect balance, 

 a great improvement over the old style 



repeater with, barrel magazine. The Rem- 

 ington-Lee costs a little more than some 

 other sporting rifles, but the man who buys 

 one will have a handsome, durable and ex- 

 ceedingly hard shooting gun. 



J. E. L. Hampton, Mich. 



SMALL SHOT. 



It appears that Mr. G. A. Mero, of Beck- 

 er, Minn., wishes some outside opinion as 

 to a good duck gun, and whether a 12 or 10 

 bore gun is best. 



If Mr. Mero wishes a good duck gun, I 

 advise that he order direct from the fac- 

 tory a 12-bore Ithaca hammerless gun, 

 32-inch barrel, bored for specially close 

 shooting. Diameter of muzzle should not 

 exceed 11-16 of an inch. This gun, loaded 

 properly, with No. 3 shot, will get a good 

 percentage of ducks at 75 yards. 



The Baker is a good gun; but the Smith 

 is not advertised in Recreation, and there- 

 fore I can not advise any reader of Rec- 

 reation to buy it. 



E. C. or King's semi-smokeless are bet- 

 ter ducking powders than DuPont's. 



Using a 10-bore gun smacks very much 

 of a game hog. Don't use it 



P. W. Humphreys, Clarksville, Tenn. 



In July Recreation, Mr. C. C. Msmley, 

 of Milton, Vt., asks for an opinion as to 

 the best rifle sight for moving objects. 

 From considerable experience with sights, 

 I find that a Lyman No. 3 rear and 

 Lyman bead front sights are the cor- 

 rect thing, always using the large aper- 

 ture in the rear sight. I find that an 

 aperture in the rear sight even % inch in 

 diameter is accurate, for from some law of 

 nature the eye will instantly find the cen- 

 ter of any object on which the vision is 

 concentrated. Using the large aperture \v 

 Lyman sights I have been enabled to hit 4 

 out of 5 glass balls thrown in the air to a 

 height o^ 25 or 30 feet. Also have killed 

 some rabbits and squirrels on the run, and 

 a few large birds flying, using the above 

 sights on a 22 caliber repeater, 22 long 

 rifle ammunition. 



P. W. Humphreys, Clarksville, Tenn. 



What is the initial velocity, the accurate 

 range and the penetration of the following 

 cartridges: 22 long rifle, 25 short Stevens 

 R. F., and 25 Stevens R. F.? 



Stevens, Rondout, N. Y. 



ANSWER. 



The velocity of the 22 long rifle is 1,065 

 feet; its penetration, 5 % inch pine boards. 

 It is accurate at 100 yards, and in heavy, 

 well made target rifles results have been 

 obtained at 200 yards. 



The 25 Stevens R. F. has a velocity of 



