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Mexican lions and black bear in this country, 

 all of which I have been fortunate enough to 

 kill, especially deer and turkey, which are very 

 plentiful. I use the Winchester repeating shot- 

 gun, T2-gauge, 30-inch barrel, and my loads are 

 as follows: For turkey, 26 grains L. and R. 

 Infallible powder, i\ ounces No. 3 chilled shot. 

 Duck, 26 grains L. & R. Infallible powder, i\ 

 ounces No. 6 chilled shot. Quail and other 

 small game, 22 grains L. & R. Infallible powder, 

 1 1 ounces No. 7^ or 8 "trap" shot, and in all 

 loads, wads as follows: One Winchester field, 

 one f-inch black edge and one ^-inch black 

 edge, both n^-gauge, over powder, and one 

 "C "thickness card over shot. These loads I 

 consider hard to beat. I speak from twenty -five 

 years' experience with all classes of guns, from 

 the cheapest muzzle loader to the finest double 

 and three-barrel guns now made. As to rifles, 

 I prefer the Savage .303, with Lyman ivory 

 bead front, ivory centre, leaf rear, sight and 

 combination rear tang sight, with cup disk. 

 Mexico. N. M. Stukes, Jr. 



His Repeater Gives Satisfaction 



Editor Recreation: 



I am an interested reader of your magazine, 

 and also take great interest in the space under 

 "Guns and Ammunition." I like to read the 

 different opinions of shooters, and think that, 

 perhaps, there might be others that would like to 

 hear from me as to my ideas in the gun line. 



Now, as to the best gun I ever used, it was a 

 Winchester repeating shotgun. I have since 

 then owned four of their latest take-down guns 

 and for me there isn't a gun made better. I 

 have broken blue rocks and just as many as 

 shooters who used $100 guns, and I never felt 

 ashamed of my little Winchester in any com- 

 pany. I knew it never failed to smash were I 

 on my object. 



I used Du Pont's smokeless powder generally, 

 but the last shooting I did was with Ballistite. 

 I did well with it, and like it as it is very quick 

 and strong and gives good penetration. 



On quail I used 3 drams Du Pont smokeless, 

 and 1 1 ounces No. 7 chilled shot. On ducks 

 3l to 3^ ounces of the same powder and i| 

 ounces 4 to 6 shot. I have made just as good 

 kills with No. 6 shot as larger. I notice where 

 Mr. F. Allen Kinsey, of Essex, la., says the 

 Winchester has its faults. Now if he would be 

 kind enough I'd like to know what he calls 

 "a fault" in a Winchester. I've heard some say 

 they have faults, but I can't believe it. I can't 

 say enough for my little gun, which, by the way, 

 I have forgotten to mention the bore of: it is a 

 12-guage, 30-inch barrel, full choke. I use it 



in the field and at the trap and get my share 

 every time. Well, perhaps I have written 

 enough for the first time. 



Sawtelle, Cal. JESSE C. Brown. 



Fit Your Gun to Your Game 



Editor Recreation: 



I note with great interest the comments of 

 different writers in Recreation on the revolver 

 subject, and an ideal gun that would fulfil all 

 purposes. The question is, what do they want 

 a revolver for ? It is impossible to select any arm 

 that will suit all purposes. It appears that the 

 only gun lacking is a hunting model or belt 

 revolver. I will ask the readers of Recreation 

 these questions: If you were in the woods and 

 were attacked by a wounded bear, elk or moose, 

 and you had in your reach every make of 

 revolver, which one would you select to defend 

 yourself with. You would probably select the 

 largest calibre in the bunch, wouldn't you? 

 The 45. Colts or the Luger or Colts automatic. 

 Now, this point settled, you have got the 

 revolver you want for hunting purposes, haven't 

 you ? If you wish a revolver for a pocket arm 

 you would undoubtedly select one of the small 

 models and small calibres (nothing better than 

 the 32. calibre). This gun would be light and 

 would answer all purposes in that direction. 

 These facts agreed to, there is no gun that will 

 answer for an all-round service revolver. 



The same argument holds good in rifles as 

 well as revolvers. For sheriffs' uses and other 

 officers whose duty it is to deal with desperate 

 characters, I would strongly recommend one 

 of the large calibre automatic pistols. Police- 

 men would be satisfied with the 38. Colts special 

 My arsenal consists of one Lee Straight-Pull 

 rifle, one Winchester 405, one Browning Auto- 

 matic 1 2 -gauge shotgun, one double-barrel 

 Parker 12-gauge, one belt revolver .45 calibre, 

 7§-inch barrel, Colt's Frontier model, and one 

 Colt's .32 automatic. I go out each season and 

 get the limit of game, and return without a 

 scratch. I am always willing to meet anything 

 that walks the woods, with my selection of guns. 

 I use the big calibres for big game and the small 

 calibres for small game, and I have never yet 

 been disappointed with my guns. Get this one 

 gun, used for all purposes, out of your head. It 

 won't work. There can be great improvements 

 made on the belt (or hunting model). The 

 Old Frontier style, .45, Colt's swing-out cylin- 

 der would be the gun for me. With this im- 

 provement I think that the American types of 

 guns would be all that any one could ask for. 



Chas. McKenzie 

 Butte, Mont. 



