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RECREATION. 



A year ago my wife and I wanted each 

 a gun for field and trap use. After looking 

 the matter up thoroughly I placed an order 

 with the Ithaca Gun Co. for 2 guns; one a 

 No. 2, 16-26 6)4 pounds ejector with 13^2 

 inch stock for my wife, the other a No. 4 

 Chester. A pronghorn buck jumped out of 

 used both for game and over the traps, 

 firing thousands of loads, and think our 

 choice of an Ithaca was a wise one. Mrs. 

 Brownie often breaks 20 out of 25 targets ; 

 I sometimes get 25 straight. Recreation's 

 crusade against the game hogs will go a 

 long way toward improving field shooting. 

 Leon Brownie, Abilene, Kan. 



I notice in the Marble Safety Axe Co./'s 

 ad on the front cover of July Recreation, 

 a gun sight listed at $1. It appears to be a 

 front rifle sight. Have any of Recreation's 

 readers used it, and if so, do they like it 

 as well as or better than the Lyman sight? 

 The only fault I see with a Savage rifle is 

 that the trigger and lever lock slides too 

 easily backward and forward. It needs 

 only a slight jar after the rifle is a little 

 worn to move the lock back so the trigger 

 is free. If the lock pulled as hard as the 

 trigger, or the trigger pulled as easy as 

 the lock, it would be perfection. 



G. W. McHay, Kelsey, Minn. 



September Recreation contained an ar- 

 ticle suggesting straight grooving for smooth 

 bore rifles. I have such a gun, an old flint 

 lock altered to percussion, which I will give 

 to anyone who cares to experiment with it. 

 The only condition I make is that the result 

 of the experiment be reported to Recrea- 

 tion. This gun did excellent work in its 

 day, with both balls and shot. It is slightly 

 out of order, but can be readily repaired 

 at slight expense. Will forward by ex- 

 press to first applicant whose name is 

 known to me through Recreation. 



Peter Kachlin, Wickertown, Pa. 



I see W. S. Mead wants to hear from 

 someone who has used the Stevens Ideal, 

 No. 44. I have used that arm and can tell 

 Mr, Mead it is excellent for all work for 

 which it is intended. For shooting at 300 

 to 500 yards, get a 32-40 Stevens No. 44. 

 Tell Mr. Onderdonk that the 38-55 cart- 

 ridge loaded with full charge of smokeless 

 powder will give about 100 feet greater 

 velocity, a flatter trajectory, and 2 to 3 

 inches more penetration than the black 

 powder load. 



H. C. Walton, York, Pa. 



V. J. N., of Dubuque, la., will find the 

 32-40, with mushroom bullets, an admirable 

 gun for deer. For larger game I advise 

 him to get a 7 m. m. Remington-Lee. It is 



handsome, exceedingly effective and will 

 bunch 5 out of 6 shots in a 2 inch circle at 

 200 yards. As a big game gun it is su- 

 perior to even the Winchester 30-40 and .303 

 Savage. Last fall I shot a deer at 360 

 yards with my Remington-Lee. The bullet 

 struck the rump and came out between the 

 shoulders. 



Harry James, Flatlands, N. Y. 



The sparrow gun described in May Rec- 

 reation has killed 125 sparrows to date. 

 I think the heavier a 22 rifle barrel is, if 

 not over 8 pounds, the better the score. 

 The 22 Winchester single is the best of 

 the lot. It will wear 100 years and not get 

 loose, I think the Winchester 1897 take 

 down the best single shot gun on the mar- 

 ket. I choose the 16 gauge, moderate 

 choke. C. Vitous, East Pittsburg, Pa. 



I agree with F. Winton of Spring Hill, 

 Tenn., that there is nothing better ihan 

 the Stevens rifle for small game and target 

 work. I have had one 3 years. Recently 

 I killed one crow at 235 yards and 2 at 

 210 yards. I use Winchester and U. M. C, 

 long rifle cartridges. My rifle is fitted with 

 globe sight in front and Lyman's combina- 

 tion rear sight. 



F. I. Blake, Buda, 111. 



I have an Ithaca $80 grade gun which 

 I believe is in every respect as good as 

 the $100 grade of any other make. In 

 shooting quality it can not be beaten at any 

 price. In engraving and checking nothing 

 better could be desired. 



M, B. Beecher, Meriden, Conn.- 



Tell A. L. Tabor, of Los Angeles, that 

 I find the Winchester 22 greaseless bullet 

 cartridge much better than the lubricated. 

 It is clean and more powerful and accurate 

 than any other -cartridge. 



P. B. Moore, Quaker Hill, Conn. 



I should like information from persons 

 who have tried shooting solid lead balls in 

 cylinder bore shot guns. 



H. L. Clark, Canton, Pa. 



What could be a more desirable present 

 than a yearly subscription to Recreation ? 

 It is one of the most practicable and useful 

 presents you could possibly give a man or 

 boy who is interested in nature study, fish- 

 ing, hunting, or amateur photography. 



All boys 'instinctively love the woods. 

 Recreation teaches them to love and to 

 study the birds and the animals to be 

 found there. If you would have your son, 

 your brother, your husband, or your sweet- 

 heart interested in nature, let him read 

 Recreation. It costs only $1 a year and 

 would make him happy twelve times a year. 



