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RECREATION. 



action, it is better, in case the hammer is 

 down, to grasp the cylinder; then, if you 

 have strong hands, your opponent will be 

 unable to cock his revolver. In case the 

 hammer is up, you have a slim chance, un- 

 less by some device you can make your 

 enemy withdraw his eyes an instant. 

 Then quickly slip your thumb under the 

 hammer to prevent it from falling on the 

 cartridge. Grasping the cylinder also 

 applies to hammerless revolvers. 



An excellent trick when your adversary 

 has the drop on you, and calls for you to 

 surrender your revolver, is to hand it to 

 him butt first and upside down, with the 

 trigger finger beside the guard. When he 

 reaches out his hand for it, revolve the 

 pistol with a quick motion so that the butt 

 lands right in your hand. Then, if the re- 

 volver is a double action, pull the trigger; 

 if a single action, hold trigger back 

 and "fan" the hammer. This trick re- 

 quires patient practice, but after a time 

 may be done like lightning. 



Some men like a single action revolver 

 better than a double action, as the trigger 



may be removed or fastened back, and the 

 hammer fanned, that is to say, cocked, and 

 let fall by itself. I do not think this ad- 

 visable. 



When burglars call, do not carry a light, 

 as it makes a fine target of you without ma- 

 terially aiding your search for the intruder. 

 A large revolver with light charge is best 

 for this work, as the heavy weapon is easier 

 to shoot accurately, and the small powder 

 charge is less likely to cause the bullet to 

 completely penetrate his body, thus doing 

 damage after passing through him. Rub- 

 bing the sights with phosphorus may be of 

 aid to some, but I can tell approximately, 

 by sense of direction, when the revolver is 

 correctly pointed. 



If you chance to meet your enemy out- 

 doors, any object, such as a tree or a lamp- 

 post, makes an excellent screen for the 

 body, even if it does not completely cover 

 you. 



While I hope those who read this advice 

 may never have to make use of it, still if it 

 becomes necessary for them to do so, it 

 may be of value to them. 



TWO MORE NEBRASKA SPECIMENS. 

 William McCaulay and C. A. Hillsabeck, Holdrege, Neb. 



The quantity of game killed by these 2 

 men was not so much a disgrace to them 

 as the fact that they sought cheap and dis- 

 gusting notoriety by having the poor dead 

 birds and their worthless carcasses photo- 

 graphed together. They should be ashamed 



of the display they have made of themselves 

 and their game. I hope their friends, 

 when they see this picture, will take occa- 

 sion to convince these spring shooters that 

 such pictures and such conduct are thor- 

 oughly disreputable. — Editor. 



