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RECREATION. 



who use rifles chambered for the 25-20 

 would be glad to have a revolver of the 

 same caliber. 



F. B. Maus, Mausdale, Pa. 



ITHACA AND LEFEVER. 



Answering Small Game would say that 

 of the guns he mentioned, Parker, Ithaca, 

 Remington Baker and Lefever my prefer- 

 ence would be the Ithaca. I have used the 

 Parker and the Remington, but the Ithaca 

 seems to me more elegant in lines and gen- 

 eral workmanship and makeup. 



The Ithaca people are making a 12 gauge 

 as light as 6 to 6}£ pounds, 28 inch barrel, 

 with breech as heavy as is usually found 

 on a 7 pound gun, yet preserving a perfect 

 balance. A person desiring a gun at a 

 moderate price could select their No. 1 

 special, with ejector, at a cost of about 

 $32. Ithacas are all taper choke, and 

 deliver the shot charge with wonderful 

 regularity. I have not much faith in shot 

 spreaders, having always found them dis- 

 appointing, and greatly prefer to have 

 one barrel cylinder and the other full 

 choke for long range shooting. I do not 

 think the use of shot spreaders would 

 wear away the choke. For general work 

 I prefer 6^4 pound, 28 inch barrel, bored 

 as indicated above. 



James M. Martin, Macon, Ga. 



I would say to Small Game, Lebanon, 

 N. H., that for any kind of shooting I have 

 ever done I prefer a 16 gauge Lefever gun. 

 Have never used dogs in hunting game 

 other than rabbits. For that purpose 1 

 consider a 15 inch beagle the best. It can 

 cover more ground with less exertion, 

 especially in snow, than a shorter legged 

 dog can. 



R. B. Edmiston, Milan, Pa. 



ADVICE TO THE TEXAN. 



The Winchester company is foolish not 

 to advertise in Recreation, for it counts 

 with sportsmen. 



If our friend from Texas would look well 

 into the merits of the special Remington- 

 Lee he would probably find in it his ideal 

 gun. It is a remarkably good gun for big 

 game. It is made in almost every caliber, 

 its balance and finish are excellent, while 

 its shooting qualities and action are all one 

 can wish for. Remington guns are honest 

 goods and I have yet to see a poor one. On 

 a recent trip in Canada I used a special 

 Remington-Lee and killed a large moose 

 with it. Its shocking powers are tremen- 

 dous. 



The Savage is a good, handy gun, but 

 not large enough for moose or grizzlies. 

 My hunting companion had a matted rib 

 and low sights fitted on his Savage, and it 

 is about as neat a gun to handle as any I 

 ever saw. 



I think some of the large bore advocates 

 would find their ideals in Jeffery's Cordite, 

 600-120-900, or in the Paradox. This last 

 is a great gun and is much used in India. 

 It has 12 gauge 30 inch barrels, with rifle 

 grooves beginning about 3 inches from the 

 muzzle. It shoots a heavy charge and 

 drives conical bullets with the accuracy of 

 an express rifle. It shoots shot with the 

 pattern and penetration of a first rate 12 

 bore shot gun. I saw a large grizzly put 

 out of ousiness with one shot from a Para- 

 dox at about 60 yards. 



Dr. J. B., Johnstown, Pa. 



SMALL SHOT. 



Will you kindly decide the following bet 

 in your valued magazine? 



A bets that on a clear day a ball can be 

 seen leaving the muzzle of a rifle, and B 

 says that it can not be seen. 



James Turner, Barryville, N. Y. 



ANSWER. 



An easy way to decide your bet would 

 be for one man to fire a rifle and let the 

 other man, who thinks he can see the bul- 

 let, get a number of his friends to watch 

 for it. 



It is not possible for the human eye to 

 see a bullet leaving the muzzle of a rifle 

 in front of a full charge of powder. If 

 you should place only 2 or 3 grains of 

 powder behind it you probably could see it. 



It is claimed that photographs have been 

 made showing bullets in their flight through 

 the air at a distance of some hundreds of 

 yards from the muzzle of the rifle, but I 

 doubt even this. At least I have never 

 seen such a photograph. — Editor. 



If Dr. G. E. Cecil, who says he is looking 

 for an ideal gun, will buy a 12 gauge Ithaca 

 he will have just what he wants. Grade 

 for grade, the Ithaca is the best, hand- 

 somest and cheapest gun on the market. 

 An Ithaca $25 hammerless is good enough 

 for any one ; but those who want more 

 style will find as much as they care to pay 

 for in the higher grades. I speak from 

 experience, owning 2 Ithacas, a 10 and a 12 

 bore. Both have had hard use with heavy 

 loads and both are practically good as new, 

 while for penetration and pattern I have 

 never seen them beaten. 



E. G. Van Alstine, Rockford, 111. 



Will some one who has used the Win- 

 chester 25 caliber, single shot, please tell 

 about its shooting and wearing qualities? 

 Is the 22 caliber greaseless bullet more 

 likely to wear the rifling of a barrel than 

 the 22 lubricated? Is there any difference 

 in shooting quality between the Stevens 

 Gould, 10 inch, 22 pistol and the Reming- 

 ton target pistol of same length and cal- 

 iber? A. H. Daniels, Chicago, III. 



