GUNS AND AMMUNITION. 



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breech block, a firing pin moved to the 

 cocked position by the action of the crank, 

 a sear mounted in the breech block in op- 

 erative relation with the firing pin, and an 

 action bar arranged to move in a line par- 

 allel, or nearly so, with the axis of the gun 

 barrel, said bar engaging and actuating the 

 crank, the engaged part of the latter being 

 carried in a straight line with the action 

 bar, whereby the rear end of the breech 

 block is lowered to release it from the re- 

 coil shoulder as the action bar begins its 

 rearward movement, and raised to lock the 

 breech block as the action bar completes its 

 forward movement. 



2. The combination with a receiver, and 

 a breech block located therein, of a crank 

 mounted to turn in the breech block, a fir- 

 ing pin moved to the cocked position by the 

 action of the crank, a sear mounted in the 

 breech block in operative relation with the 

 firing pin, and an action bar arranged to 

 move in a line parallel, or nearly so, with 

 the axis of the gun barrel, the action bar 

 engaging a part of the crank outside of its 

 axis and causing said part to move with it 

 in a straight line, whereby the axis of the 

 crank is lowered while the action bar is 

 moving in one direction and raised while 

 the action bar is moving in the opposite 

 direction. 



722,125. — Magazine Firearm. Anson Mills, 

 Washington, D. C. Filed August 13, 

 1902. Serial No. 119,527. (No mod- 

 el.) 



Claim. — 1. In a magazine firearm the 

 breech frame provided with a chamber c 

 for the breech bolt, and an opening c 1 in 

 said chamber, and the magazine beneath 

 said chamber, in combination with a guide 

 clip hinged to the breech frame at one end 

 of the opening c 1 adapted when turned 

 down to lie in said opening in the breech 

 frame out of the way, and when turned up 

 to receive a charge of cartridges and guide 



and conduct the same down through the 

 opening c 1 and chamber c into the maga- 

 zine. 



2. A guide clip consisting of a holder 

 hinged thereto, and a clip proper constitut- 

 ing a guideway for the charge of cartridges 

 to be delivered to the magazine, held to 

 and longitudinally movable on said holder. 



TO AVOID. SPOTS. 



Will some one tell me how to keep spots 

 out of gun barrels? I have 2 fine guns that 

 I bought a short time ago, and I can not 

 keep them clean. I have tried everything 

 recommended in Recreation. . Have used 

 oils, plenty of rags and lots of elbow grease. 

 I also used a Wise cleaner ; it has scratched 

 the barrels, but the spots are still there. 

 Will the scratches impair the shooting of 

 the gun? The spots can not be rust, for I 

 .have been careful to clean my guns soon 

 after using them. The spots can not be 

 from lead, for I have used these guns 

 only a short time. The guns are high 

 grade Parkers. 



A. C. Rowson, St. Louis, Mo. 



ANSWER. 



To keep the barrels of your guns from 

 spotting, you should clean them thoroughly 

 after each day's shooting; so clean that 

 you can run a tightly fitting white cloth 

 through without soiling it. Then grease 

 the barrel thoroughly with vaseline, ap- 

 plied by a cloth fitted loosely on a clean- 

 ing rod. The muzzles of the barrels should 

 then be corked, so the air can not get 

 in. When putting your gun away for 

 the winter, or for any considerable time, it 

 is a good plan to fill the barrels with beef 

 or mutton tallow. When you want to use 

 the gun it is only necessary to warm the 

 barrels and the tallow will drop out. An- 

 other absolute preventive of rust is the 

 wick plug adve^ised in Recreation. — Edi- 

 tor. 



A NEW REMINGTON. 



I was glad to read W. H. Nelson's just 

 tribute to the Remington, long my favorite 

 rifle. A new Remington will soon be on 

 the market that for fine shooting qualities, 

 beauty of outline and finish will not be ex- 

 celled by any rifle now manufactured. 



The action will be the well-known Rem- 

 ington, but the trigger is checked and the 

 sear is ground on an oilstone, rendering 

 the trigger smooth and positive at 2.y 2 

 pounds. The barrels will be made 24, 26 

 and 28 inches in length. They are half oc- 

 tagon and beautifully tapered. Rear sight 

 slots are omitted. They are adapted to 

 22, 25, 32 and 38 cartridges. The weights 

 are SV^ to 6 l / 2 pounds. The stock is entire- 

 ly different from those of other Reming- 

 tons. The grip is exactly like those of the 

 Remington pistols, straight and long, giv- 

 ing a splendid hold for the hand, and is 



