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shot guns. Last fall, after trying several 

 makes of guns, I selected an %y 2 pound 

 Ithaca, 12 bore, with 30 inch barrels, be- 

 cause it was the closest, hardest shooting 

 gun I could find. It certainly has made 

 some remarkably long kills for me. 



Amos M. Johnson, 

 Whitneys Point, N. Y. 



Are Mauser rifles serviceable, or should 

 the buyer consider them as trophies only? 



Will some readers of Recreation who 

 have used the Savage rifle state what they 

 consider weak points about it. As I have 

 seen so many favorable reports on this 

 rifle, I should like to hear the other side 

 of the story, if there is one, before buying. 

 D. F. E., St. John, N. B. 



Will some readers of Recreation give 

 their experience in reloading short range 

 shells for the Savage .303 rifle? How does 

 the paper patched bullet .303 cartridge 

 compare with the .32-40 for accuracy? I 

 should also like to hear from users of the 

 .45 caliber revolver. 



Howard Turk, Bunker Hill, III. 



I think Mr. Bicknell is wrong in con- 

 demning the forearm action Winchester. 

 I have used one of these guns over 18 

 months and used it hard. I consider them 

 safe, and prefer them afield or at the trap 

 to any other gun I have used. I believe 

 them the most killing guns on the market. 

 C. F. Chord, Bethany, Mo. 



I should like to hear from sportsmen 

 who have used the 38-72 and the 40-72, '95 

 model, Winchester box magazine rifle on 

 big game. Is it as effective as the 30-30 or 

 45-70? The Winchester catalogue claims 

 flatter trajectory and more penetration for 

 the 38-72 and 40-72. 



L. A. S., West Park, O. 



Replying to M. F. Jones' inquiry in re- 

 gard to 16 gauge gun, will say I have used 

 an Ithaca 16 gauge, 30 inch barrels, reg- 

 ular chamber, and find it perfect. It is as 

 deadly as any 12 gauge gun. I believe the 

 man behind the gun has everything to do 

 with its work. 



J. W. G., Wheaton, 111. 



Are soft pointed bullets made for the 

 Lee, U. S. Navy, 6 mm. rifle? If so, by 

 whom? Would not this gun with soft 

 pointed bullets be more effective on large 

 game than a .30-30 or .303? Will someone 

 using the Lee rifle give his experience with 

 it? 



L. A. S., 2239, San Antonio, Tex. 



I should like to learn through Recrea- 

 tion a few facts regarding the perform- 

 ance of 12 and 16 gauge Winchester re- 

 peaters, both for all round use and, more 

 especially, for wild fowl shooting. 



G. H. Hurlbert, Gillette, Wyo. 



Will some reader give me instructions 

 in reloading 30-30 shells? Can black pow- 

 der be used, or is nitro better? What can 

 be done with factory loaded 30-30 cart- 

 ridges at ^ to 1 mile? 



J. D., Moro, Ore. 



Have any readers of Recreation used 

 black powder, and a bullet made of Bab- 

 bitt metal or a composition of lead and tin, 

 in the .30-40 or in the .303 Savage? If 

 so, what was the result? 



B. B. Bliss, Seneca, la. 



What is the best rifle for the double pur- 

 pose of target shooting and killing game 

 no larger than woodchucks? 



Y. F., St. Johnsbury, Vt. 



Can anyone tell me a cure for flinching 

 when trap shooting? 



W. O. Watson, Charlottesville, Va. 



What is the quickest smokeless powder? 

 F. M. Gilham, San Francisco, Cal. 



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 study, fishing, hunting, or amateur pho- 

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All boys instinctively love the woods. 

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For 8 yearly subscriptions to Recrea- 

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 Send them in. 



Why not send me 25 subscriptions and 

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