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RECREA TION. 



to durability, I think the Winchester will 

 outwear any 2 Belgian guns of equal price. 

 I know of several old lever-action Winches- 

 ters that have been in use since their intro- 

 duction and work well yet. If O. A. F. buys 

 the sliding action and uses a good load of 

 smokeless powder in it. he will find it the 

 best value for his money he ever received. 

 H. C. Thompson, Mauston, Wis. 



Will the editor or some reader of Rec- 

 reation who has used a .22 Colt's lightning 

 repeater, tell me if it is a good gun? What 

 would be the best shell to use on a range up 

 to 60 yards, or on game such as jack rab- 

 bits? 



Recreation is a hot gun. It makes the 

 game hogs squeal at every shot. 

 Recreation's Friend, Eagle Point, Ore. 



The Colt repeating rifle may be all right, 

 but the makers of it evidently do not care 

 to have the readers of Recreation buy or 

 use it. If they did, they certainly would ad- 

 vertise in Recreation. If you want a re- 

 peater, get a Winchester. This is a thor- 

 oughly accurate and reliable arm in every re- 

 spect and the people who make it think 

 enough of Recreation's readers to adver- 

 tise in this magazine. — Editor. 



J. L. R., Jr.. asks for the opinions of those 

 who have used Forehand, Ithaca and Syra- 

 cuse shotguns. Many Ithaca guns are in 

 use here. A local dealer in sporting goods 

 informed me he had sold more of them last 

 season than of all other makes combined. I 

 used an Ithaca ejector for some time, and 

 consider it one of the best I ever handled. 



If J. L. R., Jr., orders an Ithaca he will 

 have a good gun for his money; and if he 

 wants to go as high as $80 or $100 he can 

 get one that will surprise him by its neat- 

 ness of finish, excellent shooting qualities 

 and splendid balance. 



T. E. M., Pittsburg, Pa. 



The Marlin Arms Co. say thejr .30-30 

 cartridges can be reloaded to give fine re- 

 sults and print full instructions; but the 

 Winchester catalogue discourages all at- 

 tempts to reload this kind of ammunition. 

 The .30-30 would be the ideal rifle could 

 the shells be reloaded to give really good re- 

 sults. Factory loaded shells cost too much 

 to be used continually. I shoulq 1 get one of 

 these rifles could the cost of ammunition be 

 reduced by reloading or otherwise. Will 

 some one who reloads these shells tell me 

 what it costs to do so. 



F. S. Rose, Rocky Hill, Conn. 



I have something better and more con- 

 venient than a luVicant, to keep the inside 

 of my rifle barrel from spotting. It is a 

 strip of old white blanket, which completely 

 fills the bore, and is a little longer than the 



barrel. After cleaning my rifle I pull the 

 strip of blanket into the barrel, completely 

 filling it, yet leaving an end of the strip pro- 

 jecting from the muzzle. It is easy to re- 

 move when the gun is wanted. The strip 

 protects the bore from effects of atmos- 

 pheric dampness and, so shielded, the gun 

 will stand a year without rusting. 



Geo. L. Walker, Everett, Mass. 



I was amused at the wonderful perform- 

 ances of A. A. Haines, told in September 

 Recreation. He says he killed a running 

 coyote at 310 yards and another at 465 yards, 

 with a .30-30 Winchester. He further says 

 he killed several rabbits as far as 200 yards, 

 while one was crippled at 350 yards. All 

 this he did without raising the sight once, 

 but at the longer ranges he made slight al- 

 lowances. I do not think such accurate 

 shooting can be done at such great dis- 

 tances. D. L. Leeper, Spokane, Wash. 



In June Recreation, L.. H. Steel and J. 

 L. R., Jr., ask about the relative merit of 

 several guns. The Remington is my choice. 

 It is the best gun for the money on the 

 market. Mine is a grade A, 12 gauge, 6^4 

 pounds, 26 inch barrels, right cylinder, left 

 modified choke. I am having an extra set of 

 28 inch barrels, ordnance steel, full choke, 

 and a gun case made to hold the whole busi- 

 ness. Then I believe I will have as good an 

 outfit as one can ask for. 



John W. Babbitt, Danvers, Mass. 



A correspondent asks for information 

 about the Ithaca gun, meaning, I presume, 

 their new hammerless ejector. I have used 

 3 different American, one English and 4 

 Belgian and German guns, but I never saw a 

 gun that would shoot as well and look as 

 nice as the Ithaca. My advice is to buy an 

 Ithaca $60 or $80 grade gun, or still better, 

 to invest $100 in an Ithaca No. 4, ejector. 

 That is an arm which will stand inspection 

 in any company. 



John P. Walls, Columbus, O. 



Will the metal patch of a .30-30 rifle bullet 

 render game unfit for food? 



Lewis Dodge, Monroe, Wis. 



No. It does not injure the flesh further 

 than that it tears it more or less at point of 

 contact. A great deal of the big game killed 

 within the past year has been killed with 

 metal patched bullets and most of it has 

 been eaten. — Editor. 



Will some rifleman state, through Rec- 

 reation, his experience with the .40-90 S.S. 

 cartridge, at 100 up to 1,000 yards, as to ac- 

 curacy in Winchester single shot or Rem- 

 ington rifles. This is my favorite calibre 

 and I have owned rifles for a number of 

 years that used this cartridge. Consequently 



