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RECREATION. 



at close range, either of the arms named 

 would be effective. When, however, a hunt- 

 er is charged by large and dangerous game, 

 a much heavier load is desirable. 



If you want an automatic pistol, buy a 

 Colt. It is an American product, and if 

 parts are needed at any time they can be 

 had by sending to the Colt factory at Hart- 

 ford, Conn. — Editor. 



LITTLE DIFFERENCE. 

 Please tell me which is the larger caliber, 

 a 30-30 or a .303 ? Which has the greater 

 range and penetration? 



Will a 30-30 carbine with a 20 inch bar- 

 rel have less range and penetration than a 

 30-30 rifle with a 26 inch barrel ? 



H. R. Cole, Kingman, Ariz. 



ANSWER. 



. Penetration 



Diam. of Bui- M. metal patched 



bullet let vel. bullet 



3 A -30 Winchester. .305 160 1885 35^ in. boards 



.303 Savage 311 180 1810 37% in. boards 



From the above table you will note that 

 in the standard length of barrel there is 

 little difference between the 2 cartridges. 

 The .303 Savage would probably be the 

 most effective charge of the 2, but would 

 rot have so flat a trajectory as the 30-30 

 Winchester. The difference between the 

 20 inch barrel and the 26 inch barrel, so 

 far as range and penetration is concerned, 

 would amount to little. It would, however, 

 be more difficult to do as good shooting 

 with the short barrel as with the longer 

 birrel, on account of the shorter distance 

 between the sights. — Editor. 



SMALL SHOT. 



Under separate cover I have mailed you 

 2 empty Peters shells, also the jackets of 

 same, which stuck in the breech of my 

 rifle when fired, allowing the lead filling to 

 blow out and lead the barrel. I am not 

 in the habit of using the Peters brand, but 

 on leaving Washington, D. C, I was in a 

 hurry to catch my train and as the dealer 

 I called on had nothing else, I was foolish 

 enough to buy a box of Peters. 



I have a 30 : 30 Savage and have never had 

 any trouble with Savage ammunition or 

 the U. M. C. I do not know if anyone 

 else has had this trouble or not; I trust 

 ihey have not, as my rifle is badly leaded. 

 When I use any more Peters shells I want 

 someone to kick me. 



Z. F. Bowman, Magnolia, Ind. 



ANSWER. 



The shells referred to in the above were 

 duly received. They appear to be of the 

 standard pattern and bear the Peters im- 

 print on the butt. The bullets were of the 

 soft point style. The metal jackets are in- 

 tact, but have no lead in them. — Editor. 



I will answer Mr. Savage's question in 

 April Recreation by saying that the Ideal 

 No. 3 tool is the best instrument to reload 

 .303 shells. I use a Savage rifle and reload 

 all my short range ammunition. I use Ideal 

 No. 3 tool with muzzle resizing die, and it 

 is absolutely essential to use the Ideal dip- 

 per. It insures a full sized, smooth bullet. 

 I cast my bullets 1 to 10. In reloading I 

 use 8 or 10 grains of DuPont No. 2 smoke- 

 less, a low pressure powder, and I measure 

 it with an Ideal universal measure. The 

 powder should be measured accurately to 

 insure uniform results. I have used several 

 kinds of powder but DuPont's No. 2 seemed 

 most satisfactory. The best bullet I have 

 found so far is Kephart's. The Ideal people 

 make a mold for this bullet. I like the 

 Savage rifle. It is a nicely balanced gun 

 and at the same time neat looking and 

 accurate. If properly loaded the short 

 range ammunition is all right. An excel- 

 lent group can be made with it at 100 yards. 

 Charles Opp, Beaver, O. 



719,019. — Trigger Mechanism for Fire- 

 arms. Edwin M. Liebert, Dusseldorf, 

 Germany. Filed June 28, 1900. Serial 

 No. 21,876. (No model.) 



Claim. — A gun provided with a slide 

 movable on the grip of the stock parallel to 

 the longitudinal axis of the gun, a rod con- 

 nected to the slide, a roller carried by the 

 rod, and a trigger lever having a sear nose, 

 a notch and a curved arm, said notch and 

 arm being adapted to be engaged by the 

 roller. 



When Sam Stevens, of Cripple Creek, 

 Col., criticized, in May Recreation, the 25- 

 35 Winchester, he was condemning the best 

 gun ever made. I have worn out a number 

 of rifles of different makes : the poorest was 

 a 38-55 Marlin; the best, a 25-35 Winches- 

 ter. The latter caliber is largely used by 

 the Seminole Indians hereabouts and what 

 they don't know about game getting is not 

 worth knowing. I have killed 10 deer with 

 my 25-35. In every case the bullet went 

 clean through the animal and no second 

 shot was needed. 



Chas. E. Tartar, Estero, Fla. 



I am, like Mr. Morris, interested in long 

 barreled guns and can go him one or 2 feet 

 better on length, though I can give no date, 

 as the maker neglected to stamp it. I 

 bought an old duck gun from an English- 

 man who brought it from London, England, 

 m i8j8. It is a flint lock 1 1-24 inch bore, 



