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bullets seated firmly is because the experi- 

 ence of expert riflemen has proved that for 

 best results in accuracy the ball should not 

 be crimped tightly into the shells. Crimp- 

 ing has a decided influence on the qualities 

 of the ammunition. When Jight it is apt 

 to strip the soft lead bullet,' and make it 

 irregular and uncertain in flight. At the 

 same time, cartridges that go out to the 

 trade must be crimped firmly enough to 

 stand the jar of all sorts of transportation. 



We have spent a great deal of time, 

 money and thought on this problem, try- 

 ing to meet the views of the large and rap- 

 idly increasing class of expert shooters 

 who demand extreme accuracy, and at the 

 same time to make a cartridge that is suit- 

 able for the millions, who demand that the 

 bullet be firmly held in the shell. The fact 

 that the Peters ordinary .22 rim fire cart- 

 ridge has for 2 successive years won the 

 World's Championship record and numer- 

 ous other prizes in the great contests, 

 proves that we have struck a happy mean 

 in providing cartridges for all classes. 



We read with great interest the discus- 

 sions of practical sportsmen on this and 

 kindred topics of interest that appear from 

 time to time in Recreation. 



The Peters Cartridge Co., 



Cincinnati, Ohio. 



SOME ANSWERS. 



In reply to W. S. C, Brooklyn, N. Y. : 

 I have used hundreds of long and short 

 c. f. and r. f. cartridges in my .32 caliber 

 repeater. The short are accurate up to 300 

 yards. I have shot at longer range but, of 

 course, I had to elevate the rear sight a 

 good deal. Most of my shooting was done 

 across water, so there was no way of get- 

 ting the exact distance. My brother esti- 

 mated it at about 500 yards. I have also 

 done some accurate shooting with the .32 

 long cartridge. I load my .32 shells with 

 the Ideal tools, which I find satisfactory. 

 I have used, with good results, King's 

 f.f.f.g., black powder. Besides the regular 

 tool I have an Ideal triple mould for short, 

 long, and extra long bullets, all good 

 shooters. 



R. C. C, Seattle, Wash., made inquiry 

 about shooting round balls from a choke 

 bore gun. When I ordered my repeating 

 shotgun I wrote the manufacturers asking 

 their advice on that subject. I received the 

 following reply: "It is not a good plan 

 to shoot a solid ball in a choke bore barrel." 

 The makers ought to know what they are 

 talking about. The letter said further: 

 " There is no difference in the shooting of 

 the 30 inch or 32 inch shot gun barrel, if 

 properly bored. We think either will shoot 

 as close as necessary, and see no advant- 

 age in one over the other." 



H. L., Hackberry, Kansas, will find on 

 page 79 in the Ideal handbook that the bul- 



lets for the .22 Winchester, c.f., are inside 

 lubricated, and that he can use bullets 

 varying from 2> 2 to 91 grains. 



J. H. Ramsay, Seaboard, N. C, will find 

 from the Winchester catalogue that the 

 single barrel will not cross shoot as the 

 double gun is known to do. 



John L. Keenan complains of the cart- 

 ridges sticking in his .22 repeater. I have 

 never had any trouble from that cause. If 

 you pull the lever down well, there will be 

 no trouble. 



There is much talk in Recreation about 

 making a law forbidding the use of the 

 repeating shotgun. The double gun in the 

 hands of a game hog will do more damage 

 to game than the repeater in the hands of 

 a sportsman. Let all users of the repeater 

 defend their favorite arm through the col- 

 umns of Recreation. I should not be sur- 

 prised if some one condemned the repeat- 

 ing rifle next. 



R. A. Morrisette, Richmond, Va. 



WOULD TABOO GUNS ALTOGETHER. 



I am thoroughly in sympathy with your 

 efforts to down the rame hog and to pro- 

 mote a sportsmanlike spirit in the hunting 

 field. But I think you should go one step 

 farther and taboo guns altogether. Is it 

 not far better to hunt with field glass and 

 camera, than with gun and dog? In the 

 first place, the sportsman would have 

 not only pictures of the things he has seen, 

 but a host of pleasant memories and the 

 consciousness that he has not wantonly 

 shed innocent blood. What moral right 

 have we to destroy the woodland creatures ? 

 Have they not enough enemies without 

 man? Does it give one any satisfaction to 

 think that great cock grouse in the bag 

 was but an hour ago drumming in the 

 woods and that he might be there yet 

 if a man with a gun had not happened 

 along? "I do it for practice and to keep 

 my hand in," I hear someone say. If you 

 want to practice, why not shoot clay pig- 

 eons at the traps? 



And that brings up another subject. If 

 there is one thing above all others that I 

 despise, it is the sweepstake and other 

 shoots of live birds about which we hear 

 so much. It seems to me sheer murder. 

 The crime, however, is committed against 

 the poor pigeons, and so there is no penalty 

 for it. Cock fights and dog fights have 

 come under the ban of the law ; why should 

 not this also be made a penal offence? 



I sincerely hope the day is not far dis- 

 tant when the camera will take the place 

 of the gun. A collection of photographs, 

 each one representing perhaps hours of 

 patient stalking, must be a source of greater 

 pride and satisfaction to its owner than a 

 series of badly upholstered specimens. 

 Our friends in feathers and furs should be 



