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EEC RE A TION. 



tected for a few seasons, they would become 

 numerous. I think if the attention of our 

 citizens could be properly called to this mat- 

 ter, they would take measures to stop a lot 

 of illegal shooting that is going on. 



Speaking of game hogs I notice some of 

 the correspondents of Recreation speak of 

 the repeating shot gun as a weapon affected 

 or used by game hogs only. To this a great 

 many true sportsmen will certainly take ex- 

 ception. A gun can be choke or plain cyl- 

 inder bored, but it can not be bored hoggish. 

 It will kill game only when manipulated by 

 its master, and is in no wise responsible for 

 his actions. I have a Winchester sliding 

 action repeater and hope I am not nearly so 

 much a hog as people I have seen who car- 

 ried Remingtons, Parkers, and other high 

 priced guns. In the Winchester shot gun 

 we have an arm that combines unsurpassed 

 shooting qualities with moderation in price, 

 cheap enough for a poor sportsman to buy, 

 but good enough for any one to hunt with. 



About what are the limits of range of the 

 .32 calibre Marlin using both rim and C. F. 

 ammunition? 



2d, can the C. F. .32 cartridges be reload- 

 ed? What will it cost per C, and should 

 smokeless or black powder be used? 



3d, what is the range or carrying power 

 of the .30-30 Marlin and what can the shells 

 be reloaded for per C? 



4th, can the .30-30 ammunition be as ac- 

 curately loaded by private individuals as at 

 the factory? 



Chas. M. Grover, Gridley, Kas. 



I have mailed Mr. Grover documents 

 giving full information about the L. A. S. 



Will my readers please answer his other 

 questions ? — Editor. 



HOW I LOAD. 



Newberry, Mich. 



Editor Recreation: For the benefit of 

 any one in need of a fine hammerless gun I 

 will give my experience. I have a 12 gauge 

 Lefevre, 30 inch barrels, in which I use 2> l A 

 drams smokeless powder, \Y% ounce No. 4 

 chilled shot, for ducks, and find this combi- 

 nation a perfect paralyzer. The shot pene- 

 trate 24 of an inch of hemlock at 40 yards 

 and I can put 85 per cent, of the pellets in a 

 30 inch circle, 40 yards. My gun is an Ideal, 

 G grade and cost about $38. I have killed 

 ducks at 70 yards and can kill nearly every 

 time at 50 yards if I hold right. 



The Lefevre has a new cocking hook 

 which is an improvement on the old one. 

 The first time I used this gun at the trap I 

 scored 21 out of 25, unknown traps and an- 

 gles. For wadding I use one hard wad, one 

 black edge wad, then a layer of sawdust, then 

 one more black edge, in order named. 



I see smokeless powders have taken a 

 drop. I get what I consider as good as any 

 made for $4.37 for a 10 pound can. Pos- 

 sibly those kicks that appeared in Recrea- 



tion have had something to do with the de- 

 cline in price. It is still 100 per cent, higher 

 than good black powder. 



I recently killed 11 ducks in one day and 

 as I am not a game hog was satisfied. 



We have a good gun club here and have 

 named it after your valuable magazine. 



I heard a man kick the other day who 

 killed 23 ducks in a day. He said he ought 

 to have killed 50, for the distance he went! 

 W T hat do you think of this stock yard prod- 

 uct? M. P. Gregory. 



ANSWER. 



Well, he deserves to be fed out of the 

 trough, with the others of his species. — 

 Editor. 



THE .30-30 VS. LARGE CALIBRE. 



Spokane, Wash. 



Editor Recreation: F. W. Hambleden, 

 in June Recreation, says he has handled 

 nearly all kinds of rifles and wishes to ex- 

 press his opinion of the .30-30. It would 

 have been well if he had handled this calibre 

 before expressing an opinion of it, for it is 

 apparent he -has no knowledge on the sub- 

 ject. That the .45-75 is a good gun no one 

 will dispute, but that does not prove that 

 some other gun is not good. As a matter 

 of fact, the .30-30 is more powerful and a 

 better killer. What is the use of packing 

 a heavy gun when a light one will do the 

 work as well, or better? 



I have a letter written by a Wyoming 

 sportsman who has hunted big game in the 

 West for 30 years. He was at one time so 

 firm a believer in the big calibre that he said, 

 " I would not hunt with a small calibre or 

 go with a man who did." He was induced 

 to give the .30 a trial, and now writes: " The 

 little gun is all right, and I am well pleased 

 with it so far. I shall write the Marlin people 

 of my experience with the gun, and have 

 them build me another this winter. I shall 

 have a lighter gun and shorter barrel than 

 the one I ordered last spring." 



As an illustration of the work of the .30-30, 

 Lwill cite instances of large game killed by 

 it, viz., 5 moose, 4 elk, 2 grizzlies, 6 goats, 

 10 deer. These were shot in different places 

 as would occur with any gun. With only 2 

 or 3 exceptions did any of these animals 

 move after being struck, and in no case did 

 one escape that was hit. I have never known 

 of any big calibre making a record like this. 



I would like Mr. Hambleden's opinion 

 of the .30 after he has given the gun a fair 

 trial. It is worth nothing until he has. 



Joe Eyelet. 



NO MORE DRUDGERY AFTER THE HUNT. 

 When I hear of a good thing I like to pass 

 it along, and that is why I want the readers 

 of Recreation, who own guns, to know of 

 the easy time I had this summer while hunt- 

 ing. After a man has had a hard day's tramp 

 for game and comes in tired and hungry, 



