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RECREATION. 



in wiping and thoroughly oiling with Win- 

 chester gun grease afterward. 



L. A. S., 4753, Phila., Pa. 



I have a .22 caliber Davenport R. F. 

 rifle in which, owing to enlargement of 

 the chamber, I can no longer use the 22 

 short. I have to use the 22 long. I can 

 place 15 out of 20 shots in the bottom of 

 a tomato can at 50 yards easily. I 

 should like to know if the gun can be 

 rechambered for the 22-13-45 W. C. F. 

 It is take down and could be got at easily. 

 The Davenport Arms Co. said it could not 

 be done and the Winchester Co. said the 

 twist of the rifling was not quick enough. 

 I want a rifle to shoot well at ioo" yards. 

 Which has the longer range, the 22 extra 

 long C. F. or the 22 Winchester single shot? 

 Where can I get a reamer to rechamber 

 the barrel for either the 22 extra long C. 

 F. or 22-13-45 W. C. F.? 



Chas. Vitous, Suterville, Pa. 



Can high pressure smokeless powders 

 be used in the Winchester 25-20 S. S. with 

 good results? B. W. Weller, 



Cincinnati, O. 



ANSWER. 



The 25-20 Winchester single shot rifle 

 is in no way adapted to high pressure 

 smokeless powder. To attempt to use such 

 powder in that or any other black powder 

 gun is to invite disaster. The Winchester 

 people warn riflemen against using hand 

 loaded high pressure cartridges in any rifle. 

 They supply, however, a 25-20 smokeless 

 cartridge, of the same strength as the reg- 

 ular black powder load, which is perfectly 

 safe and satisfactory. — Editor. 



I noticed in October Recreation an in- 

 teresting letter from P. H. Manley, Gil- 

 mer, Wash. He disdains the use of the 

 shot gun, or "game exterminator," as he 

 styles it, and says if he "can not cut a 

 grouse's head off with a rifle ball he thinks 

 he does not deserve it." If he were in the 

 East, and relied on his rifle to give him 

 enough birds for a meal, he would go 

 hungry a while. However, it is evident 

 there are extraordinary rifle shots in his 

 part of the country. Eastern bred grouse 

 and quails will make a man with a rifle 

 exceedingly tired. 



H. J. E. Thomas, Sharpsburg, Md. 



G. A. Mers, of Becker, Minn., wants a 

 good gun for ducks. There are a number 

 of good guns, each having some desirable 

 point in its favor, and all having admirers. 

 My choice is the Winchester take down 

 repeating shot gun. This gun is moderate 

 in price, and its shooting qualities are un- 

 surpassed. The 12 gauge is large enough, 

 and with 32 inch full choke barrel it is as 



good a duck gun as anyone could 

 wish. The Winchester, too, is advertised in 

 Recreation, and a stamp will bring their 

 catalogue. W. M. Daniels, 



Indianapolis, Ind. 



I own a 30-40 Winchester. Have not 

 3'et tried it on game, but judging from the 

 way it will smash a target I want no better 

 gun. I have also a 30-30 Winchester. It 

 has not the smashing power of the 30-40. 

 I can not understand why anybody will 

 endure the smoke, recoil and noise of a 

 black powder rifle when the small bores 

 are so much better and lighter. 



Winchester, East Helena, Mont. 



I have used U. M. C. cartridges and am- 

 munition a long time and find them the 

 best made goods on the market. They are 

 as true to the mark as a cat to the hole in 

 the wall unless it has its whiskers cut off. 

 I shall use U. M. C. cartridges and no oth- 

 ers. E. A. T., York, Pa. 



I prefer the smokeless rifles if only be- 

 cause of their slight recoil. Those who 

 have been hammered by the old 45 can ap- 

 preciate that point. I should like to hear 

 from Recreation readers who have used 

 the Mauser or the Borchardt carbine. 



H. A. Baker, Dorchester, Mass. 



' Which calibre of rifle is best for bear, 

 moose and deer? Roland Ramous, 



Brooklyn, N. Y. 



ANSWER. 



I advise you to get a 30-40 Winchester 

 or a .303 Savage. — Editor. 



I should like to hear through Recrea- 

 tion from someone using the Savage 

 30-30. I have one and like it. 



W. B. Hescock, Waitsburg, Wash. 



Should like to hear from some 'one who 

 has used the Stevens Ideal No. 44, especial- 

 ly the 25-20. W. E. Congdon, 



Salem, Conn. 



Should like to have opinions on the Win- 

 chester rifle by those who have used it. 

 D. R. McLean, Elora, Ont, Can. 



When you are through with your rifle or 

 shot gun for the season where will you 

 keep it? Would you not like a handsome 

 gun rack to hold it? If so, send me 5 

 yearly subscriptions to Recreation and I 

 will send you such a rack, made of pol- 

 ished buffalo horns. It will not only af- 

 ford a convenient resting place for your 

 gun, out of harm's way, but is an attrac- 

 tive ornament to a wall. 



