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RECREATION. 



In January Recreation W. A. Bau claims 

 that the Savage .303 will show greater pene- 

 tration with the grain of the wood than 

 across it. I do not agree with him. A 

 bullet plowing its way into a piece of white 

 or yellow pine lengthwise with the grain 

 has more or less sponginess to contend 

 with, which would, to a great extent, check 

 the penetrating power. The same material 

 across the grain is more brittle and would 

 permit of greater penetration. I have test- 

 ed this point carefully with a 25-30 Win- 

 chester. I should like to hear from others 

 in regard to this question. 



Henry W. Solomons, Jersey City, N. J. 



I have been in the gun business for years 

 and write this letter for the benefit of those 

 who complain because the Winchester .22 

 rifle uses only one length of cartridge. I 

 am a great admirer of the Winchester and 

 think it one of the best and safest rifles in 

 use, especially with the change I am now 

 making on it- With the new attachment, 

 which is simple, the gun will take C. 

 B. caps, short, long and long rifle cartridges, 

 either singly or mixed in the magazine, as 

 the shooter may desire. The change does 

 not mar the beauty or the simplicity of the 

 rifle. H. T. Rushing, Jackson, Tenn. 



In March Recreation are 2 items attack- 

 ing the Savage rifle. Any rifle is liable to 

 go wrong occasionally. I sell rifles- and 

 have had hundreds returned to me with in- 

 structions to correct defects in them, either 

 real or imaginary, the manufacturers' or 

 the sportsmen's fault. This does not justify 

 rushing into print and abusing these well 

 known arms, using the columns of a non- 

 partisan journal. Some of the most cele- 

 brated sportsmen in the world, including 

 our President, Theodore Roosevelt, use and 

 endorse the Savage rifle. 



A. C. Rulofson, San Francisco, Cal. 



I devour Recreation each month, and 

 commend your fearless attacks on all 

 slaughterers of game. The suggestion that 

 high hunting license be resorted to is evi- 



- dence that some men who love field sports 

 wish to deprive others of those pleasures. 



Pump guns have come to stay. It is 

 useless to suggest a return to muzzle load- 



- ers. Such rifles are of the past. The only 

 means to protect game and insure an in- 

 crease is to pass laws that will compel men 

 to stop within reason. 



John E. Lancaster, Chicago, 111. 



If J. F. Roberts, of Cassville, N .Y., will 

 use a Colt's 22 caliber rifle and Winchester 

 greaseless bullets he will meet with much 

 better success, Again it depends on the 



man. I am the owner of a Colt's New 

 Lightning magazine rifle and use Winches- 

 ter short greaseless bullets entirely. They 

 are good up to 75 yards and the ^2 long 

 Winchester smokeless are good up to 100 

 yards. I can kill a muskrat at 100 yards 

 using the V 2 long smokeless. 



long 

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J. E. Tanner, Columbia, Ohio. 



Will readers of Recreation give some 

 information about Colt's lightning magazine 

 repeating rifle, 38 caliber? Say if sure for 

 deer or black bear, and state range for 

 smokeless cartridge. Do not suppose it 

 powerful enough for moose? Should like, 

 also, to hear about Colt's L. M. R. rifle, 22 

 caliber, shooting .22 short and long, in 

 comparison with Winchester, same caliber, 

 using either black or smokeless. 



S. L. Dobbin, Oneida, N. Y. 



723,747. — Sight for Guns. John Smith, 

 Natrona, Pa. Filed September 26, 1902. 

 Serial No. 124,952. (No model.) 



Claim. — 1. A sight for guns comprising 

 a piece of glass having a point obscured 

 transparency in the body thereof, and a 

 lens-like formation enveloping said point. 



2. A piece of glass containing a minute 

 granule or bubble embedded therein and 

 having lens-like strata enveloping said 

 granule. 



I notice in February Recreation a letter 

 from J. F. Roberts in which he condemns 

 the 22 cartridge for woodchuck shooting. 

 If he had ever tried the 22-7-45 he would 

 have reason to think differently. I have for 

 some time used a Stevens Favorite cham- 

 bered for the 22-7-45 and with the bullet 

 placed in the head, neck or shoulder it will 

 kill instantly any woodchuck.. 



Geo. C. H. Warner, Albion, Mich. 



The 31st annual meeting of the National 

 Rifle Association of America will be held 

 at Sea Girt, New Jersey, September 2d to 

 September 12th, inclusive, together with 

 the 12th annual meeting of the New Jersey 

 State Rifle Association and the 4th annual 

 meeting of the United States Revolver As- 

 sociation. Special reduced rates to Sea 

 Girt will be given by many of the railroads. 



Are you making up a list of books for 

 your fall and winter reading? Do not fail 

 to include Recreation. Nothing else will 

 give you so much pleasure for $1. If you 

 care for hunting, fishing, photography or 

 nature, you can get more joy out of Rec- 

 reation than from any other source except 

 an actual day afield. Send in your sub- 

 scription and those of your friends, 



