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400 yards. If the doctor will procure 

 some loaded Winchester shells and weigh 

 the powder therein he will find fully 30 

 grains to the load, with the bullet in 

 proper proportion. If, with this ammuni- 

 tion, results are unsatisfactory, I should 

 be inclined to blame the gun. I have 

 used this same load in other rifles than my 

 Winchester with equal success. 



Dr. Fred Sauerbrie, Clarksville, N. Y. 



on Sunday while others could not shoot on 

 any other day. 



Samuel Burnett, Fowler, Cal. 



In December Recreation, A. F. Wal- 

 lace, Milwaukee, Wis., asks how to take 

 lead out of a rifle barrel. It can 

 be removed by plugging one end of the 

 barrel and pouring in a little vinegar. 

 Allow it to remain a few minutes, then 

 wipe dry and the barrel will be as bright 

 as new. Care should be taken to dry the 

 barrel perfectly, or the vinegar may cause 

 it to rust. If A. G. Burg wants a good gun 

 he will make no mistake in buying a 

 Lefever, G or H grade. They are as hard 

 and close shooting weapons as any, be- 

 sides being extremely simple in construction . 

 In choosing a gun the main thing is to select 

 one with the proper length of stock and 

 correct drop. Then have the barrels 

 bored for the kind of shooting you ex- 

 pect to do. W. S. S., Ganister, Pa. 



In reply to D. F. E's. query about Mauser 

 rifles, I can tell him that 2 men here 

 ordered Mauser's from a firm that adver- 

 tised captured rifles cut down to a sport- 

 ing model. They look pretty well and 

 shoot hard. The only objectionable feature 

 is the rear sight. It is good of its kind, 

 but so different from the buckhorn that 

 we Westerners will have to get used to it 

 little by little. 



Do any Recreation readers know any- 

 thing about the Mauser pistol? If anyone 

 has one and would like to trade it for SKins, 

 undressed, but well cleaned, such as be^r, 

 fox, bobcat, or coyote, I should like to 

 hear from him. Or if anyone yearns for 

 antique pottery or arrow heads I should 

 be pleased to correspond. 



C. M. Grover, Frisco, N. Mex. 



December 27th, 1900, a number of law- 

 abiding citizens, seeing the necessity of pro- 

 tecting game and fish in Fresno county, 

 called a meeting at Fowler, and organ- 

 ized the Fowler gun club, having in view 

 the pleasure and practice of target shooting, 

 as well as the nrotection of game and fish. 

 The by-laws of the club provide for regu- 

 lar practice shoots every Saturday and 

 Sunday afternoon; also that any members 

 in good standing may hold practice shoots 

 any day, as some members would not shoot 



In reply to L. M. Thompson, South 

 Haven, Mich., would say I have made wire 

 Cartridges by hand and used them in my 

 old muzzle loader with great success. 

 There used to be a wire cartridge of Eng- 

 lish make on the market when muzzle 

 loaders were principally used. I doubt, 

 however, whether any dealer, except per- 

 chance some of the larger city establish- 

 ments, handles them now. If Mr. Thomp- 

 son chooses to communicate with me I can 

 probably furnish him with a few made by 

 hand and suitable for his gun. 



Forrest Jones, Glady P. O., W. Va. 



I should like to tell J. S. Miller, Jr., that 

 he can not find a better gun for all around 

 shooting than the $80 grade, 16 gauge, Par- 

 ker. With 28-inch full choked barrels it 

 will kill as far and as surely as any 12. 

 I have used 10, 12, 16 and 20 bores, and 

 at present am trying a 28 gauge, $100 

 grade Parker. I have not yet given the 

 latter a fair trial. In medium priced 

 guns the $50 Parker and the Ideal Lefever 

 are best. Neither need be over 16 gauge. 



Blue Wing, Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 



I have used U. M. C. factory loaded 

 ammunition several vears, at the trap 

 and in the field, and think it is superior to 

 the W. R. A. make; also to the U. S. and 

 Peters. The Peters shells are condemned 

 for me as they miss fire too often and I 

 know it not to be the fault of the gun, for 

 I use a Baker hammerless, Paragon grade, 

 which is a good shooting gun. The load 

 I like best for the trap is No. 10 smokeless 

 shell and DuPont powder. 



V. F. H., St. Edward, Neb. 



What Mr. Parshall considers " a fault of 

 the Savage rifle " was more likely the fault 

 of the shooter. Either shot he describes 

 would, if placed where he thinks they 

 were, have been fatal. I know by ex- 

 perience that a Savage will send a bullet 

 clear through a moose, no matter where 

 hit. It is the best sporting rifle made 

 F. W. Foreshew, Shequiandah, Ont. 



Why have the Stevens people taken 

 their ad from Recreation? I am sure 

 they make a mistake in doing so. I wish 

 the Winchester Co. would build a 26 inch 

 barrel, full magazine slide action rifle to 

 use the 25 Stevens cartridge. It would 

 be a good gun for all small game and per- 

 haps, at a pinch, for deer. 



Red Cloud, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



