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RECREATION. 



LIKES THE SAVAGE .32-40. 



I find the Savage .32-. 40 the best rifle 

 for all purposes. For full charges use 32 

 grains Dupont .30 caliber smokeless, with 

 165 grain full metal cased or soft nosed 

 bullets. 



With that charge and full metal patched 

 bullets, I have shot through 35 7/ 8 inch 

 pine boards ; while the killing power of 

 the soft nosed bullet is considerably supe- 

 rior to that of the .30-.30, I have found 

 that a twist so quick as that of the .30-40 

 and the .30-.30 is not necessary, even for 

 long range shooting. With my .32-.40 I 

 can make scores at 500 yards that 1 did 

 not even dream of making with a .30.-30. 



For a medium charge I use 12 grains 

 Laflin & Rand Sharpshooter smokeless and 

 a cast bullet, 1 to 16. This load is nearly 

 as accurate as the standard .32-40 black 

 powder cartridge, besides being cleaner and 

 more pleasant to shoot. For short range 

 I use 6 grains of the same powder and a 

 105 grain bullet, cast 1 to 20. With this 

 load I have put 10 consecutive shots in a 

 one inch circle at 50 yards, and the cartridge 

 is perfection for small game. 



I use Ideal tool No. 3 and find it just 

 the thing for experimenting. I also use 

 Lyman rear and wind gauge front sights 

 and the Lyman rear, without the cup disk 

 and with large aperture, much superior to 

 an open sight for hunting. 



I should like to hear from some sports- 

 man who has hunted in British Columbia 

 as to whether game is plentiful there. 



, M. S. Brown, Hemet, Cal. 



I wish it and its sandy editor all success 

 in the world. 



F. A. Windrey, Spokane, Wash. 



ONE OF THE VETERANS. 



I went to California at the age of 8, in 

 1862, and ever since have been a hunter 

 and a gun crank. My first weapon was a 

 old flint lock. From that I worked up, try- 

 ing almost every gun as it appeared, to the 

 high velocity rifles of to-day. Of black 

 powder guns I liked best the 45-70, and for 

 long range work it has not been beaten yet. 

 Among high power guns my favorites are 

 the 30-30 and 30-40; though I think a 

 longer barrel and larger caliber would 'be 

 better still. 



I have killed a lot of game, but I never 

 wasted any nor shot out of season. Many 

 a sack of wheat have I strewn around my 

 straw stacks for the birds. Last winter 

 I fed 7 coveys of quails. I fish, too, and 

 use an 8 ounce Bristol rod. I never quar- 

 rel with any one — barring fish and game 

 hogs— on questions of sport. If I think 

 my gun and my rod are the best on earth, 

 I still recognize the other fellow's right to 

 his opinion. Lastly, I am a constant reader 

 and unqualified admirer of Recreation, and 



HARD KNOCKS FOR THE GAME HOG'S GUN. 



I am much pleased at the way you look 

 at the automatic gun. Anyone knows that 

 our game would be killed fast enough if 

 only single barrel .16 gauge guns were 

 used. I have used the Winchester pump 

 gun in the past, but have -bought my last 

 one of that brand. Am now using a dou- 

 ble barrel and find it plenty able to deliver 

 my share of the goods. I intend to own a 

 .32-40 and a .22 Savage in the near future. 

 Paddy Marlin couldn't give me one of his 

 bear shooters except as a relic. It is too 

 bad he doesn't try some of his guns on a 

 full grown grizzly and receive the reward 

 he so richly deserves. 



The Peters Cartridge Co. is no better. 

 What was said about their cartridges stick- 

 ing in a pumper is perfectly true; also 

 about their .22 ammunition hanging and 

 missing fire. I shall use no more of their 

 goods. F. G. Smith, Chico, Cal. 



Waukegan, 111. 

 Winchester Repeating Arms Co., 

 New Haven, Conn. 

 Dear Sirs : — I am informed that you in- 

 tend to put an automatic gun on the mar- 

 ket in the near future. Such a gun is fit 

 only for a not hunter and no true sports- 

 man will be seen with one. If this arm is 

 extensively manufactured, game in this 

 country will be exterminated in a few years. 

 I sincerely hope that such a gun will never 

 be placed on the market for the benefit of a 

 few greedy persons who can not get a large 

 enough bag with an ordinary gun. 



Harry F. Nye. 



I have just examined one of the auto- 

 matic shot guns and it is certainly a mur- 

 derous tool which should be kept out of 

 the hands of game hogs. No decent man 

 would want it. I used a Winchester pump 

 a season or 2, but have gone back to a 

 16 bore double. Recreation is sound on 

 the gun question. 



Carl H. Thober, Newark, N. J. 



I have seen the Winchester automatic 

 gun, and I say it is a shame that such a 

 weapon should be put in the hands of men 

 to destroy the few remaining game birds. 

 I hope something will be doMe to prevent 

 its use. 



Arthur Borck, Rocklyn, Wash. 



