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RECREATION. 



rifle which I hope to try with the new 

 inside lubricated cartridge in the near fu- 

 ture. I think Recreation is the best sports- 

 man's magazine. 



John H. Wright, Abbysville, Kan. 



How many readers of Recreation ever 

 heard of a bell mouth, muzzle loading 

 rifle? Such a weapon is owned in this 

 place. The barrel is 24 inches long, with 

 full length stock. Caliber 44; 16 grooves, 

 with about one turn in 24. Diameter of 

 bore at muzzle, ^ inch ; diameter of barrel 

 at breech, 1*4 inches; at center % inch; at 

 muzzle, 1 inch. The gun has double trig- 

 gers, 



Chas. Phillips, Alexander, Ark. 



Why do guns, seemingly alike in every 

 particular, shoot differently? I once owned 

 2 guns of the same make, size and quality. 

 They were machine made and apparently 

 identical in every detail. One was the 

 best gun I ever saw ; the other was barely 

 ordinary. Why the difference? Could 

 it have been due to the temper of the bar- 

 rels? 



W. F. Tatman, Rossville, Kan. 



Is the 25-35 Winchester sufficiently pow- 

 erful for deer, bear and moose, or would 

 a Savage 30-30 or .303 be preferable? Is 

 the Savage .303 more accurate than the 

 Winchester 30-30? Is the Stevens Ideal, 

 No.. 44, 22 caliber more accurate than a 

 repeater of same bore? 



Pard Roll, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



What is the matter with the Stevens 

 guns? The levers on some of their 22's 

 hang an inch below where they should be. 

 Is the 32-40 too large for grouse when used 

 with short range ammunition? Winchester 

 and Remington guns are my favorites. 



E. W. Summers, Sumpter, Ore. 



Will someone who has used U. M. C. 

 38-55 cartridges with mushroom bullets 

 please tell me whether they are as effective 

 on game as soft points of the same caliber? 

 Are mushroom bullets more likely to lead 

 or otherwise affect a rifle barrel? 



H. J. P., Newport, R. I.. 



What is the trajectory, velocity and pene- 

 tration of a 25-10 rim fire when fired from 



.. a Stevens Favorite? Does this cartridge 

 give same results when used in an Ideal, 



_ No. 44? What should it cost to reload 

 25-20 shells? 



11 G. G.., Hutchinson, Minn. 



a pound, A pound of Velox smokeless 

 contains 16 ounces and is, as I have learned 

 from actual tests, as good as any on the 

 market. 



Henry E. Byrd, Accomac, Va. 



Will some readers of Recreation kindly 

 give their experience with the 38-72 Win- 

 chester. Is it as good a big game gun as 

 the 30-40? My favorite 22 is the Ideal, No. 

 44. In shot guns I prefer the 12 gauge 

 Scott. 



Roland Meresser, Brooklyn, N, Y. 



I think the Ithaca cross bolted hammer- 

 less the best gun I have ever owned or 

 seen. Would advise any reader of Recrea- 

 tion who wants to get a good gun and 

 his money's worth to purchase an Ithaca. 

 Lloyd Brinton, Falls Village, Conn. 



I have recently bought a shot gun and 

 should like to know what readers of Rec- 

 reation think of Robin Hood smokeless 

 powder shells. How do they compare with 

 Winchester and U. M. C. 



A. W. Crampton, St. Albans, Vt. 



I should like to learn the experience of 

 fellow sportsmen in reloading, .303 shells 

 with Du Pont or Laflin and Rand powders. 

 Also what is the best reloading tool for 

 the .303 shell. 



Savage, Portland, Ore. 



I like hunting and fishing, and use a 

 30-40 army rifle with telescope sight. It 

 is O .K. I have used the National Pro- 

 jectile Works ammunition and find it all 

 they claim. 



Carl Koppe, Silver Cliff, Colo. 



Can any reader of Recreation tell me of 

 a smokeless powder that has the same na- 

 ture as black powder ; one safe to use in a 

 gun not adapted for nitro powder. 



A. B. Turf, Pittsburg, Pa. 



Will some reader of Recreation tell what 

 is the killing range of the 50-100-450 Win- 

 chester. Is the new 35 caliber as great a 

 killer at short range? 



William Marshall, New York city. 



Will readers of Recreation tell me about 

 the accuracy and shooting qualities of the 

 30-30 or the 7mm No. 5 Remington rifle? 

 Robert H. Snyder, Rolfe, Pa. 



The manufacturers of most smokeless 

 powders sell 8 ounces of their product as 



Will someone please inform me as to 

 the range and penetration of the 25-20 Win- 

 chester smokeless? 



C. W. Linberger, Uhrichsville, O. 



