GUNS AND AMMUNITION 



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LIGHT LOADS FOR REVOLVERS. 



Editor Recreation : 



In the January Recreation, Bros. Lyman 

 and Thomas inquired about light loads, and 

 I am glad to send the ones that have been 

 giving satisfaction to myself and other mem- 

 bers of the Louisville Revolver Club. I use 

 bullet No. 429,105 for .44 Russian, and No. 

 36,072 for the S. & W. .38 Special (Ideal 

 moulds) ; make bullets pretty hard. L. & R. 

 "Bullseye" powder, and set my Universal 

 powder measure at 7 grains for the .44 and 

 $ l / 2 grains for the .38 Special. This will give 

 about 2.8 and 2.2 grains weight respectively. 

 The regular loads of "Bullseye" for these 

 calibres are 4 grains for the .44 and 3 grains 

 for the .38, of course with the regular heavy 

 bullets. These loads are accurate and clean. 



The sights have to be raised slightly with 

 all light or gallery loads. 



If Bro. Lyman prefers black powder, let 

 him get Hazard F.F.G. rifle, 7 grains; seat 

 round bullet on powder, melt lubricant and 

 pour around edges of bullet. This is accu- 

 rate at short distances, but is awfully dirty. 

 That is my main objection to black powder 

 in revolver shooting. Shoot five shells filled 

 with black powder, and you can hardly see 

 through the barrel of your gun. On the 

 other hand, I will use 40 or 50 shells to- 

 night (our regular shooting night) loaded 

 with "Bullseye," and I don't even take a 

 wiper along. When I get home I shall run a 

 greasy rag several times through the barrel 

 and chambers, and there you are. 



By the way, I killed eight turkeys and one 

 goose in thirty-two shots, distance 225 yards, 

 with a .38 Special S. & W. revolver on our 

 New Year's Day shooting match. Did I have 

 on my shooting clothes? Well! 



"Kentucky." 



SATISFIED. 



Editor Recreation: 



I am a reader of Recreation, and think it 

 is a fine sporting magazine. I am very much 

 interested in the gun and ammunition de- 

 partment. I use an Ithaca hammerless shot- 

 gun and three drams of Dupont smokeless 

 powder and one and one-eighth ounces of 

 number six shot loaded in Peters' target 

 shells, and think both gun and load first class. 

 Ervin J. Robinson, Wayland, N. Y. 



FOR AN IMPROVED BISLEY MODEL. 



Editor Recreation : 



I have taken a great deal of pleasure in 

 reading the six-shooter talk now appearing 

 in Recreation, and having had some experi- 

 ence with "belt guns," I'm coming in, too. I 

 hayc seen and used nearly every revolver 

 made in this country. And the one that suits 

 me best is the Bisley model. 



The only thing that I don't like about it is 

 that it is a little slow in loading. If we could 



get it made in swing-out cylinder, I think we 

 would have an ideal belt gun. I think the 

 hammer and stock of the Bisley model much 

 better than the old Frontier. If we could 

 only get it made in this form and with 

 smokeless steel barrel, I would prefer a 

 .32-20 or a .38 S. & W. special, with 5^ or 6 

 in barrel. A. A. Gyes, Anamoose, N. D. 



WANTS INFORMATION. 



Editor Recreation: 



As I'm a great lover of Recreation I 

 have been reading a great deal of the Smith 

 & Wesson .38 special. I wish one of your 

 readers would kindly explain to me what this 

 revolver will do if given the proper test on 

 hardwood, as I wish to purchase one. And 

 if a 6-in. barrel will be satisfactory for tar- 

 get; and also to carry in holster belt? 



I'm in favor of the Colt's arms, especially 

 the .38 L. Colt's ; but the handle of the Colt's 

 is too large and thick for my hand. The .38 

 S. & W. fits much better. 



I have a .32 automatic Colt's, pocket model, 

 and it shoots well, although I never gave it 

 the proper test. 



F. A. Tencate, Martin's Ferry, O. 



PREFERS A 16-GAUGE FOR DUCK. 



Editor Recreation : 



I will try and give the inquiring brother 

 an answer to his inquiry in regard to shot- 

 guns for duck shooting, as far as my ex- 

 perience goes. Still, others may not come to 

 the same conclusion as I have, and yet I 

 have been years coming to it. 



I have used almost everything from a 

 musket up to the latest improved hammer- 

 less; shot all kinds of loads with black and 

 smokeless powders ; shot from BB to 8 for 

 duck and geese, and my experience is this : 

 What does a man want to carry a cannon 

 around for? unless he is as Capt. Graham 

 says, through Rerceation's columns, a novice 

 shooting at a mass of flapping wings, and 

 nothing dropping. 



That is what we call flock shooting, here, 

 with a flock gun. I have used 10-gauge and 

 12-gauge, and at present use a 7*A 16-gauge 

 Ithaca 30 in. barrel ; both barrels full choke 

 and chambered for the 2^4 in. shell. 



I will take my little 16 and kill a duck, 

 when all the big guns get through shooting. 

 Pick out your birds and get them, that's 

 what I call shooting. Any clown can take a 

 cannon, put a handful of shot in, and hold 

 it on a bunch, and then only once in awhile 

 get one, and moralize : "Now that's funny. 

 I held sight on to them. I know I did, and 

 still no duck." Moral : Pick your bird, lead 

 him the proper distance, and success will fol- 

 low. 



In regard to proper loads no one can 

 specify one for any gun. That you must de- 



