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RECREATION. 



I shoot a 12 g^uge, '07 model, Winches- 

 ter repeating shot gun, with fore end ac- 

 tion, and much prefer it to a double barrel 

 gun. The repeating shot gun is no more 

 a game hog's weapon than is the repeating 

 rifle, and neither are such unless in the 

 hands of a hog. In April Recreation 

 C. A. Radcliff says not to use Peters shells 

 in the Winchester repeater. I have used 

 Peters New Victor in my repeater and 

 never had any trouble, even when firing 

 as rapidly as I could work the slide. I 

 shall try more of the Peters ammunition 

 when I have the opportunity, since what 

 I have used has been so satisfactory. 

 L. B. Gilmore, Blooming Valley, Pa. 



When you get your matches wet, rub off 

 what moisture you can with your finger, be- 

 ing careful not to touch the brimstone ; 

 then rub the match through your hair. In 3 

 minutes you will have a dry match. 



The 32-20 loaded with Dupont shotgun 

 smokeless shoots well and does not cost so 

 much as No. 1 rifle powder. Dip the scoop 

 heaping full, then tap and level; pour into 

 the shell and tap that. That settles -the fine 

 powder to the head. Use Winchester shells, 

 as the U. M. C. loads blow off; but U. M. 

 C. 32-40 shells stand reloading better than 

 Winchesters. G. E. Young, 



Wenatchee, Wash. 



A number of friends in the Order of 

 Elks read Recreation with me at our 

 rooms. All of us use the 22-15-45. The 

 30-30 and other high-pressure guns are 

 much talked of, but they can not be used 

 in populous districts. The 22-15 is ex_ 

 tremely accurate. A squirrel's head at 75 

 yards is not an impossible shot with that 

 cartridge. It is good for geese or cranes 

 at 300 yards and always kills. I shoot it 

 in a Stevens 4^2-pound gun, and prefer it 

 for hunting as against a 25-20 Maynard, 

 which I also own. Dr. W. L. Kenney, 



St. Joseph, Mo. 



I am a constant reader of Recreation 

 and admire the stand it has taken against 

 the wanton destruction of game. All mod- 

 ern guns and ammunition will do good 

 work in capable hands. The choice is a 

 matter of taste. I am satisfied with a 16 

 bore Ithaca. It certainly compares favor- 

 ably with many higher priced guns. I 

 think the Peters Cartridge Co.'s shells, 

 loaded with King's semi-smokeless, are 

 perfection in cleanliness, velocity and kill- 

 ing power ; nor do I find them liable to 

 misfire. H. Surry, 



Seattle, Wash. 



In August Recreation G. H. Robbins, 

 of Hero, Mont., speaks favorably of the 

 45-70 and 45-90 guns for big game. Has 



Mr. Robbins ever tried the Savage .303? I 

 have seen all 3 used with the best results. 

 I have also seen some remarkably good 

 work done with a 7 mm. Mauser carbine, 

 but do not like the action. Go for the 

 game hogs. We have several of the pork- 

 ers here, but thanks to C. H. Davis, our 

 game warden, they don't do so well as they 

 wish to. Patsy, 



Kane, Wyo. 



In January Recreation T. J. Wilbourn 

 asks for information in regard to reload- 

 ing 25-20, 25-21 and 25-25 cartridges. I 

 prefer the 25-20 repeater for small game. 

 In reloading I use 18 grains of ffg powder 

 with wad and the J7 grain bullet, standard 

 point. Lubricate with beef tallow and do 

 not crimp. Bullets cast from lead pipe are 

 hard enough. I can reload 25-20 shells at 

 a cost of 25 cents a 100. No 22 cartridge 

 can compare with the 25-20 in killing 

 power. 



G. C. Prescott, Plymouth, "Wis. 



Tell H. F. L., of Washington, D. C., that 

 the '92 model Winchester 25-20 is a good 

 gun for quail, squirrel and rabbit hunting; 

 also for woodchucks. I have used the 

 single shot Winchester 32-40, Stevens 25-20 

 and 22, also Winchester '90 model 22, and 

 others, but have never found a rifle that 

 has given me better satisfaction than the 

 '92 Winchester 25-20. In reloading I use 

 Dupont's FFG rifle powder. 



Clifford Merrifield, 

 Rivesville, W. Va. 



I carefully read the Gun and Ammuni- 

 tion Department of Recreation. I had 

 hoped by so doing to obtain information 

 on which I could depend ; but I find each 

 contributor praises his own gun at the ex- 

 pense of all others, and no 2 can agree 

 about ammunition. I live in Northern 

 Minnesota, among the deer and moose, and 

 know that a 38-55 is not equal to a 30-30 

 for moose. It is, however, a good 

 deer gun. C. H. H., 



Eveleth, Minn. 



I cannot agree with A. A. Grexel, that 

 the shot gun should be barred from use in 

 shooting small game. I am not a pot 

 hunter, but I could not think of laying the 

 shot gun aside for the rifle. Think of 

 hunting snipe or woodcock with a rifle ! 

 Which is the better crimper, the Ideal or 

 the B. G. I. Co.'s No. 3? Will Winchester 

 Blue Rival shells give good results if load- 

 ed with medium charges of Dupont smoke- 

 less? Lee Boomhower, 



Geneva, O. 



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