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troubled about the weight, as I have 

 plenty of muscle to carry it. 



Bob Whiting, Tarrytown, N. Y. 



In answer to 25-20, Alexandria, La., in 

 March Recreation, in regard to rifle 

 sights : I have been using a Stevens Ideal 

 No. 45 rifle, 22 caliber, Lyman front and 

 rear sights, about 4 years. I have been 

 in several shooting matches and have 

 never yet been beaten. The factory sight 

 on barrel should be removed and blank 

 inserted instead. For all around shooting 

 I do not like the disc. I use a Lyman 

 combination front and hold the head in the 

 center of the aperture. I have always had 

 the best success with the U. M. long rifle 

 cartridge. I have been able to break 3 out 

 of 4 hen's eggs at 80 yards, or can hit a 

 green walnut at 100 yards with 1/3 of the 

 shots. I think I can beat anybody who 

 shoots any other make of rifle. 



T. R. Livengood, Crawfordsville, Ind. 



Answering Ned Cady's letter in March 

 Recreation I want to add a word for the 

 Savage rifle. I have shot many guns in 

 the past 20 years and would not exchange 

 my Savage rifle for any of them. I had 

 considerable trouble at first in finding a 

 factory-loaded cartridge that would shoot 

 with uniform results, but as I prefer to 

 prepare my own ammunition I procured a 

 Winchester model, 1894. reloading tool, 

 which I consider one of the best on the 

 market, and a quantity of lubricated wire 

 patched bullets. Using 24 to 26 grains of 

 Savage smokeless powder and the 180 

 grain bullet, I can put 7 shots out of 

 every 10 into a iY 2 inch circle at 50 yards, 

 with open sights. The shells can be re- 

 loaded many times with perfect safety. 



D. H. Armstrong, Grand Rapids, Mich. 



In nearly every issue of Recreation I 

 see something to the effect that the re- 

 peating shot gun and the game hog go 

 hand in hand. Will some of these writers 

 tell why a repeater makes a game hog of 

 a man any more than a double gun does? 

 One can shoot faster with a repeater, but 

 he can't see any more game. If it is a 

 man's nature to be a game hog he will be 

 one, no matter what kind of a gun he has. 



agree with Geo. W. Winter that the 

 Winchester shot gun is the best all around 

 gun. 



In answer to F. W. Stiles in September 

 Recreation would say I have never had 

 any shells stick in my take down, and have 

 found it always reliable. 



Dell Wellmar, Patton, Cal. 



becomes useless? Also the 35-21 and 



25-25 ? 



I have a 25-20 Stevens Ideal rifle and 

 have used 2 boxes of No. 2]/ 2 Winchester 

 primers on 30 Winchester shells. Have 

 never had one swell or get out of order in 

 the least. I load all my own cartridges, 

 using Dupont's No. 1 powder. I also use 

 the No. 3 special reloading tool and never 

 crimp a shell. I use the shell muzzle size 

 and my bullets fit snugly in the shell. 



A. C. N., Haysville, Ont. 



For quails I use my little 16 gauge Baker 

 hammerless. I think it the best gun on the 

 market for the money. Its safety appli- 

 ances lead all others, and its shooting 

 qualities are good. I think the 25-35 the 

 only rifle for deer. I wish some manu- 

 facturer would make a 38 single action 

 revolver, with swing-out cylinder, t© weigh 

 about 30 ounces, with a 4^2-inch barrel. 

 Such a pistol would be popular among 

 Western men. Long live Recreation and 

 may the song birds all die of old age. 



J. S. Kinkode, Hennessey, Okla. 



In March Recreation L. C. Burnett, Jr., 

 tells of killing a blue grouse at 95 yards 

 with a revolver. This seems like straining 

 the revolver some, but here is a case where 

 a revolver did equally good work. Em- 

 met Dickens, of this place, recently killed 

 a pigeon with a 38 caliber pocket revolver 

 at a distance of 237 feet. Mr. Dickens is a 

 first class all around shot, and always aims 

 for the center. 



H. L. Davenport, Spencer, N. Y. 

 I can most cordially recommend King's 

 semi-smokeless powder for rifle, shot gun 

 and revolver. I have given it a thorough 

 trial in my Winchester shot gun, .44-40 

 rifle, .38-22 rifle, and .44 revolver, and find 

 it unexcelled for cleanliness, accuracy and 

 hard hitting qualities. Speaking of rifles 

 reminds me that the '94 model .38-55 Win- 

 chester is a "peach." 



C. H. Kessler, Des Moines, la. 



I should like to hear from some reader 

 who has used a 303 Savage carbine, '99 

 model, or a 30 U. S. Army carbine, model 

 1895, Winchester smokeless, in regard to 

 killing power, etc. Also the loads giving 

 best results. 



L. C. Buxton, Minneapolis, Minn. 



How many times can a 3--40 cartridge 

 be fired and reloaded before it splits and 



How can I keep shot gun barreL from 

 pitting? 



Ray L. Robinson, Dundee, N. Y. 

 answer. 

 Send them to the Gun Bore Treatment 

 Co., 9 Warren street, New York, and have 

 them treated. — Editor. 



