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RECREATION 



ASKS A FEW QUESTIONS 

 Editor, Recreation : 



I would like to ask your readers for some 

 information on the following: 



Is the Browning Automatic shotgun a 

 good shooter, and is it durable? Have heard 

 that it is so complicated that it soon gets 

 out of order. 



Is the Brayton telescope sight a success, 

 and is it a reliable sight for target and game 

 hunting? 



Is the Savage .303 rifle a good gun for 

 woodchucks? Of course, I would use the 

 miniature cartridge. 



What is the best telescope sight for 

 "chuck" shooting? 



I think the Gun and Ammunition depart- 

 ment is one of the best features of Recrea- 

 tion. 



J. M. Elrick, Harrisville, Pa. 



A "DOUBLE ACTION" MAN 



Editor, Recreation : 



As I am a reader of the Recreation and 

 enjoy it very much, and have had twelve 

 years' experience with revolvers of all kinds, 

 please permit me to "butt in." 



I have read many letters in regard to 

 what kind of revolver is most suitable for 

 belt and all around purposes. It seems that 

 a large percentage of sportsmen want a sin- 

 gle action revolver that will take the S. & 

 W. cartridge. For what reason it is very 

 difficult for me to find out. In regard to 

 the single and double action, I prefer the 

 double action for all purposes. For target 

 practice and all other practice and for gen- 

 eral usage, I believe one writer in "The 

 Out Door Life" said it was harder to pull 

 the hammer back on the double action than 

 the single action. This is very true, if I 

 remember right; but there is very little dif- 

 ference. Some people say that the double 

 action guns hang where they are shot rap- 

 idly, and so some do. But not the Smith 

 & Wesson special. Some say that the cylin- 

 der turns a fraction when the trigger is 

 pulled after being cocked, and so it does, but 

 not the S. & W. I have a .38 mill S. & W. 

 special, with pearl stock and target sights, 

 blue finish. This is the best revolver for ac- 

 curacy, durability, looks and penetration. 



Now, readers of Recreation, I wish to 

 say that the single action for target and 

 other purposes is all O. K. But for defense 

 and quick work, give me the double action 

 instead of the single. Now, to improve this 

 revolver, which I think is superior to all 

 others, I would suggest a rib on top of bar- 

 rel, like the target pistols and others have. 

 This will lower the sight, which I think is 

 rather high, and will make it sufficiently 

 heavy. It will weigh something over two 

 pounds, which I think is heavy enough. 

 Make it of nickel steel, so that it will shoot 

 smokeless powder and soft point or full 

 metal bullet. Then the recoil will be about 

 one-third as much as the black powder. 

 This revolver can be made both single and 

 double action, so the demand for both can 

 be supplied. Of course, the latest model 

 will be desired by all with the lock in front 

 of the cylinder. I have fun shooting smoke- 

 less shells in my revolver and they do excel- 

 lent work. I shot it two hundred times, 

 and it didn't get out of order. I wish to 

 recommend it as the best revolver on the 

 market. 



Harry S. Everett, Cody, Wyoming. 



FEBRUAEY. 



DONALD A. FRASER. 



Pale February comes with tear-filled eyes, 



And now she weeps, and now she smiles 

 again ; 



For flake-thick winds succeed the driving 

 rain, 



And leaden vaults contend with azure skies. 



Her gown of white and gray, close-fitting, 

 lies 



Against her graceful form; her hands con- 

 tain 



Sweet bashful snowdrops, heads a-droop, as 

 fain 



To hide afresh, beneath late frosty ties. 



But Earth regards her with a mild reproach, 



Who stirs her sluggish blood with gentle 

 pains, 



And shrinks in fretful mood at every touch 



Her breast from lightly-falling feet sustains; 



Yet February doth straight on pursue 



Her quiet way, and wakes Earth's life anew. 



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