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hard and exacting service longer than those 
made right here in the United States to-day. 
I use a 16-gauge shotgun, but,.as I said 
before, I hunt but seldom. My gun is a No. 3 
Remington hammer gun, 32 inch barrels, 
both full choke; and for squirrels in heavy 
timber I don’t believe it could be beaten. It is 
chambered for 2} inch shells and weighs 7} 
pounds. “‘Rather heavy for a 16-gauge, and 
such long barrels, too,’ I hear some one say. 
But it was built to suit my old-fashioned ideas, 
gets the game, and I am well pleased with it. 
I will bring this already too long letter to a 
close by asking the reader to bear with an old 
man and his old-fashioned notions, and by all 
means to patronize the home product. Ameri- 
_can arms can’t be beaten, a fact which is being 
demonstrated every day at the target and in 
the hunting field. W. R. CLINE. 
Alexandria, Va. 

Has Bought a S. A. .45 
Having read all the articles in RECREATION 
on the ideal belt gun, I was curious to see what 
would be brought out, but the manufacturers 
seem to be very slow in putting one on the 
market. So I decided to purchase one of the 
old reliable S. A. Colt’s .45’s, which I duly 
received. 
I am well pleased with it, but was surprised 
when I fired the first shot with the full charge of 
40 grs., having had one of the same revolvers 
a few years ago, with 74 inch barrel, and using 
the 28-gr. cartridge. I was astonished at the 
recoil of the full charge, never having used it 
before. If I intended to use the full charge 
right along I should prefer the extra two inches 
of barrel, as my new one is 54. The 53-inch is, 
however, nearly as effective at the distance used 
in revolver shooting as the 74-inch, and is much 
handier to draw. I have an Ideal reloader for 
same. 
I should be pleased to hear from RECREATION 
readers who use the .45 Colt, as to its handling, 
and also of the different loads used successfully. 
How do the cartridge companies load the 
28-grain charge? Do they put anything be- 
tween the powder and bullet or leave the powder 
loose in the shell? I have loaded a few with 28 
- grains, leaving the powder loose in shell and 
crimping the bullet, the same as with the full 
charge, but have not had a chance to try them 
yet. 
I should be pleased to see something about 
revolver shooting in RECREATION occasionally. 
Some of the Western people could give us a 
few hints, I think. There should be more about 
revolver shooting in all the magazines. 
I also use a S. & W. target pistol, .22 caliber, 
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six-inch barrel, always carrying it with me when 
taking short tramps through the woods. It 
makes a very pleasant companion and shoots 
nearly as well as a rifle of the same caliber. 
Norwich, Conn. A. W. H. 

Correspondence Solicited 
I have taken a good deal of interest in the 
letters on guns and ammunition in RECREATION. 
We have a lot of duck and goose shooting in 
this part of the country. 
I use a 12-gauge Ithaca hammerless shotgun, 
and load my own shells most of the time, as I 
save about one-third on my ammunition bill. 
For ducks I use 3} drs. of any good smokeless 
powder and 1} oz. No. 5 chilled, and for geese 
I use 34 drs. of powder and 13 oz. No. 2 chilled 
shot. I think the Ithaca about as good a gun as 
any one can get for the money. 
I should like to hear from some of the readers 
of RECREATION who have used the new self- 
loader rifle on big game. I should also like to 
correspond with some who have hunted in 
different parts of Canada. ADOLF GYES. 
Anamoose, N. Dak. 
-25-35 Versus .25-20 
In your magazine for April “25-20,” of 
Elyria, Ohio, wants the Savage company to 
make their rifle in the .25-20. 
If this gentleman is familiar with reloading, 
- he will find that the present .25-35 Savage will 
answer in every way that a rifle chambered only 
for the .25-20 will and is always fit for large 
game up to 200 yards with its full load. 
With the 46-gr. bullet and 2 grs. of Marks- 
man powder in the .25-35 shell, you have a load 
for sparrows, bullfrogs or squirrels. With the 
67-gr. bullet and 3 grs. Marksman you have a 
strong, accurate load up to 100 yards. With 
the regular 86-gr. bullet and 5 grs. Marksman 
you have a slick load up to 200 yards for general 
purposes, such as the .25-20 is used for, and 
with 19 grs. of Lightning and the 117-gr. M. P. 
bullet you are in line with a high-power gun. 
Why should one want a .25-caliber rifle cham- 
bered only for the .25-20 shell? 
Troy, N.Y. E. C. BARNES. 
The Reason Why 
In RecrEATION for April you give O. A. R. 
some “‘information” that does not “‘inform’’— 
in fact, itis wrong. He wants to know why the 
.32 Special should be preferred to the .32-40 
Marlin or Winchester cartridge, and you pro- 
ceed to tell him ‘“‘that with the smokeless load 
you obtain 300 foot seconds higher velocity and 
