54 



RECREA 'HON. 



Harry Marlin is mad because 1 charged 

 him the same rate for advertising space 

 that other people are paying. That's why 

 he doesn't advertise in Recreation. — 

 Editor. 



A SPECIAL LOAD FOR THE .30-30. 



I advise Ramrod, of Lacolle, Can., to 

 try the following combination in his .30-20 

 rifle: The 115-grain bullet of the .32-20 

 Winchester central fire cartridge, 16 parts 

 lead to one part tin, cast in a Winchester 

 mould, and then lubricated and sized in the 

 Jdeal .30-30 Marlin tool. Do not use the 

 Ideal .30-30 Winchester tool; it will not 

 properly seat and crimp this bullet. Place 

 in the shell 6 grains of Laflin & Rand 

 smokeless sporting rifle powder, without 

 wads or filling of any kind, and then seat 

 the bullet with a good crimp. 



This is not a purely theoretical load, but 

 is one that has been tried under various 

 conditions and found always satisfactory. 

 The bullet presents a long bearing to the 

 lands of the bore, and will therefore, if well 

 lubricated with plain, clean tallow, cause 

 neither stripping nor leading. 



The Laflin & Rand powder is en- 

 tirely consumed when loaded loosely in 

 the shell as above recommended. How- 

 ever, the amount of residue is always 

 about the same and no variation can be de- 

 tected on the target from this cause, so 

 no attention need be paid to it. 



I have found this load much more accu- 

 rate than the reduced factory loads made 

 for this cartridge. 



I should be pleased to send "Ramrod" 

 by mail, if he desires it, a cartridge made 

 up in this way without powder, to show 

 the bullet and crimp needed to secure the 

 best results. 



G. L. Lehle, Chicago, 111. 



WANTS A .32 TAKE-DOWN. 



I have been much interested in the rifle 

 discussion in Recreation, and will admit 

 that both sides seem to advance good argu- 

 ments. But of what use would a .45-90 or 

 a .30-30 be to some of us poor clerical 

 slaves who get no time to go after big 

 game? 



What I should like to obtain (and I 

 think that many are of the same mind) 

 would be a take-down repeater using both 

 the .32 long and short rim fire ammuni- 

 tion. Such a gun would find a ready sale 

 for the following reasons : 



1. A .32 shot does not have the extreme 

 range of a .32-20 or even a .25-20, ind 

 could be used where either of those would 

 prove dangerous. The .32 long would give 

 ample range and penetration for any use 

 that a .32 caliber should be put to. 



2. Low cost of cartridges as compared 

 with c.f. .32-20 or .25-20. Few shooters 

 care to reload so small a shell, and there- 

 fore could save nearly one-half the cost 

 of ammunition by using rim fire cartridges. 



3. Ease of transportation of a take-down, 

 which could be easily carried in a ducking 

 skiff to stir up those unaccommodating 

 ducks that persist in staying just out of 

 shot gun range. 



I may be going a step backward in advo- 

 cating the use of rim fire cartridges, but 

 think if others would give the virus you 

 would find lots of us in the same boat. 

 .32 Rim Fire, Chicago, 111. 



SHELLS FOR SMOKELESS. 



Will the use of Laflin & Rand smoke- 

 less powder in cheap Peters shells, 55 cents 

 a 100, be satisfactory? 



Robt. S. Warren, Laurel, Miss. 



ANSWER. 



I referred this question to Laflin & 

 Rand, who write me: 



We have never carried out any experi- 

 ments with our powder in the Peters shells 

 and consequently are not in position to 

 tell you how it would work. We are, 

 however, of the opinion that your friend 

 would not get good results, and would 

 therefore urge that in testing our powder 

 he should use either the Acme, the High 

 Base or the Leader (34 base) or Repeater 

 (34 base). The Acme and Leader are 

 high-grade shells; the High Base and Re- 

 peater are medium grade shells and are 

 not expensive. Either of these will work 

 well with our powder. 



Should he be unwilling, however, to 

 use anything but the cheap black powder 

 shells it would be necessary for him to 

 prime our powder with about one grain 

 of fine black powder; or, in other words, 

 the amount he could hold on the point of 

 a penknife blade. Ordinarily, we do not 

 advise priming our Shotgun Smokeless, 

 as it causes smoke, but it is the only way 

 in which one can use it with a black pow- 

 der primer. When loaded in this way from 

 35 to 37 grains will make an excellent 

 charge. 



WHY THE BULLET TURNS. 



Why does the bullet from my 16-inch 

 barrel rifle turn sideways, although the 

 barrel seems to be in good condition? The 

 twist makes one complete turn in the 16 

 inches. The rifle is a .32 rim fire, single 

 shot. 



John H. Fitzpatrick, Saratoga, N. Y. 



The only .32 caliber barrels with a 16- 

 inch twist are those made bv the different 



