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RECREATION 



CAN KILL AT LONG RANGE 



Editor Recreation: 



I am greatly pleased with Recreation and 

 think it is the greatest work of its kind 

 ever published, and I certainly enjoy the 

 gun end of it. 



In the November issue I notice that Rob- 

 ert MacLaury, of Brooklyn, N. Y., has had 

 the same trouble that I had with wood- 

 chuck ; but I have settled my trouble to my 

 complete satisfaction through a 30-30 Mar- 

 lin rifle. It gets there, and I get the chuck, 

 if I shoot straight; and I don't change the 

 sight for anything up to 250 yards. 



I can get woodchuck up to 300 yards with 

 my Marlin without raising the sight, by aim- 

 ing high. 



R. MacL. wants to know about the .25-. 35. 

 Well, they are nice guns, but I have known 

 four of them and they all had a little trick 

 all of their own which is not desirable. I 

 suppose this is too late for the December 

 issue. 



C. Pinkerton, Dixon, 111. 



automatic we should do the same. On a hunt- 

 ing repeater of large calibre the side mount- 

 ing is every bit as good. — Editor. 



A FEW QUESTIONS 



Editor Recreation: 



Which do you think would be the best and 

 most practical for hunting small game and 

 for target work? 



1. A Winchester automatic or a Winches- 

 ter 1890 model, using the .22 Winchester 

 shell, both to be fitted with a Stevens tele- 

 scope. 



2. What power telescope would you advise 

 for these rifles? 



3. Which is the strongest *ctg', the .22 

 Winchester or .22 automatic? 



4. Is it a very good idea to have a telescope 

 fitted to the side of a rifle so the regular 

 sights can be used? Or would it be better to 

 have it mounted on top? 



Thanking you for any advice you may be 

 kind enough to give. 



J. Frank Jones, Bethany, W. Va. 



1. Each rifle is so good that it is merely a 

 matter of taste. 



2. We should choose a telescope having a 

 power of about 4', 



3. The two cartridges are identical in 

 strength, trajectory and penetration. 



4. In a single-shot rifle we should put the 

 telescope on top of the barrel, and in the 



FOR SMOKELESS POWDER 



Editor Recreation: 



In regard to the proposed new single ac- 

 tion Colt's revolver I am certainly in favor 

 of the manufacture of one with all the latest 

 improvements. As to calibre I think we 

 ought to have a revolver to handle the new 

 smokeless high-pressure ammunition. It 

 would be a back number if it were built for 

 black powder only. 



John W. Siefert, Los Angeles, Cal. 



THE SKATERS 

 BY GRANT COOK. 



The rising moon, 



Dispels the gloom, 

 And throws her beams on frozen lake, afar: 



A pathway, bright 



With mellow light, 

 Where skaters skim across the amber bar. 



With swinging stride 



And graceful glide, 

 The skaters cross the shining bar of light. 



Swift flitting by, 



As shadows fly, 

 They whirl and curve in phantom circling 

 flight. * 



A ring of steel, 



A laughter peal, 

 A bar of song and bit of raillery; 



A dash and cheer, 



While sharp and clear 

 The skate strokes ring out merrily. 



The pile 

 bright, 



A gleam of fire, 

 Then blazing higher, 

 of brushwood burns, a 



beacon 



The bonfire throws 

 Bright ruby glows 

 On merry groups around its leaping light. 



And when at last, 



Our skates are fast ; 

 We glide among the jolly, moving throng. 



With hearts aglow, 



We swiftly go, 

 Out in the moonlit path with blithesome song. 



