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at his hard luck. He heard them thought- 

 fully and then said, 



" 'Well I had the company of the hogs 

 anyway.' 



"And," added Mr. Blair, "I have had the 

 company of the hogs in this campaign." 



So it will be with the men who make or 

 sell automatic guns. They will have the 

 company of the hogs any way. 



A REMINGTON-LEE WILL 



In December's Recreation, C. L. Adair 

 of Cleburne, Tex., says, "The 7 mm. 

 Spanish Mauser is a cartridge generally 

 liked, but no American gun is made to use 

 it." Evidently Mr. Adair has never heard 

 of the Remington. 



I own a Remington-Lee 7 mm., also a 

 Mauser. The Remington outpoints the 

 Mauser in shooting qualities. A Reming- 

 ton Is also made for the 7-65 mm., which 

 is slightly the stronger cartridge. 



By all means put the automatic shot 

 gun down and out. For chuck shooting 

 I find the ^2-20 iust the thing. 



Benson Bell, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



C. L. Adair is mistaken in saying that 

 no American gun will shoot the 7 mm. 

 Mauser shell. I have a Remington-Lee 

 that uses that cartridge. It is all right 

 save that it is too powerful for such game 

 as we have h^re. The bullet is small, but 

 has great smashing power. I shot 4 deer 

 with my gun and not one moved after 

 being struck. Will Recreation readers 

 please tell me their experience with the 

 32 special Winchester on game larger than 

 deer? 

 Edward J. Marcotte, South Lake Linden, 



Mich. 



I see Mr. Adair, of Texas, makes some 

 startling suggestions and calls the _ Win- 

 chester Co. down because they told him the 

 30-40 was big enough for him. It is the 

 first time I've heard the Winchester pro- 

 duct called antique. 



For woodchucks I've tried 3 different 

 guns ; 32-20, 25 Stevens, R. F. and 25-25 

 ■Stevens, C. F. I found the 25-25 the 

 cleanest and the hardest shooter. The 

 38-72 is a good deer gun. 



Ira Ramons, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



THE ZOOLOGICAL PARK WANTS GUNS. 

 The City of New York is spending mil- 

 lions of dollars on scientific and artistic 

 institutions that are free as air to all 

 America. It is building a Zoological Park 

 that is really a national institution ; but 

 neither the nation nor the State of New 

 York contributes one penny of the cost. 



There are times when individuals, and 

 even municipalities outside of New York, 

 have opportunities to contribute some- 

 thing, and take advantage of them. We 



admit that it takes a great many people, as 

 well as a great many animals, to make a 

 really big Zoological Park. 



At this time we need 3 or 4 breech- 

 loading shot guns 10 or 12 gauge. We 

 need them for purposes that are perfectly 

 legitimate, but not for killing game of any 

 kind, anywhere. It has occurred to me that 

 among the readers of Recreation there 

 must be many good guns that have been 

 laid aside forever, as far as their owners 

 are concerned. If this is true, some of 

 those guns would come handy to us, for 

 several purposes, all legitimate ; and we 

 would be glad of a few gifts of guns. 



As is always the case in zoological gar- 

 dens and parks, the food for the animals 

 attracts rats. Minks and weasels are also 

 far too numerous. 



We need 3 or 4 small caliber rifles, 22 

 and 30-30. If there are any such that are 

 threatened with rust because of disuse, we 

 would appreciate them, mightily. Of 

 cource, we will pay express charges. 



For any gifts of guns we will give you 

 our grateful thanks and appreciation, and 

 go on doing our best to build up a Zoo- 

 logical Park of which all Americans may 

 be proud. W. T. Hornaday, Director. 



ANSWERING ALBERT GLENN. 



In April Recreation Mr. Glenn asks 

 which is the best all around shot gun. 

 Strictly speaking, there is no best all 

 around gun, but let me recommend one 

 that will nearly fill the bill. 



Try a 7 pound 12 gauge with 28 inch 

 barrels, the right a modified choke, the 

 left full choke. If a beginner, have one 

 barrel cylinder and one modified choke. In 

 the hands of the average man this will be 

 the best gun of all for chickens. Barring 

 about one shot in 20 it is as good as any 

 for ducks and geese. For quail and smaller 

 game, load some shells with the same 

 charges that are used in a 16 or a 20 gauge ; 

 try them at a target and see if you have 

 anything to complain of. As to the 

 weight of the gun, any man of average 

 strength can handle a 7 pound gun as 

 quickly and accurately as one of less 

 weight. If that is too heavy, dispense with 

 a pound or 2 of the useless duffle that out- 

 fitters sell for green sportsmen to carry. 

 Get a light convenient gun and stick to it, 

 for a change often produces bad aiming. 

 Remember that almost any gun well loaded 

 and well aimed is a good gun. 



Backwoodsman, Eau Claire, Wis. 



Albert Glenn asks for information re- 

 garding the Colt single action revolver 

 using the 32 cartridge. If the Colt people 

 would adopt the 25-20 cartridge, model '92, 

 it would be a more desirable shell than the 

 32-20. The 25-20 has a higher velocity 

 and more penetration, Many sportsmen 



