GUNS AND AMMUNITION 



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Winchester New Rivals don't do it, but Clay's 

 do. Also, what is the best load in your esti- 

 mation for the above gun, first with smoke- 

 less powder, second, for black powder? 



If you desire any information about this 

 section of country, or anything else that I 

 can give you, I'll be very glad to help you 

 in any way. 



Thanking you for publishing so fine a mag- 

 azine, I remain, ever a subscriber, 



Frank J. Clarke, Arden, Ont. 



You can procure Three in One gun oil from 

 T. W. Bo>d, sporting goods dealer, Notre 

 Dame street, Montreal. 



If you will write to Mr. Gus. Habich, 121 

 West Washington street, Indianapolis, Ind., 

 he will send you particulars of a prepara- 

 tion that he puts up for gun-bluing. If you 

 succeed in restoring the bluing in your re- 

 peater, you will, however, be more successful 

 than most amateurs. I consider it a profes- 

 sional's job. 



Lead bullets should not stick in a resizer 

 if they are the proper size for such resizer to 

 reduce. If you have permitted a steel resizer 

 to become rusty inside, you are likely to have 

 trouble. It should always be cleaned after 

 using, and well greased before putting awav 



There is no way of preventing old shot- 

 gun shells from buckling — it is a sign that 

 they are worn out. The Eley shells sold in 

 Canada are usually of a very poor quality, 

 being culls, that were rejected for the home 

 market. 



The standard load for a repeating shotgun, 

 12 gauge, is 3 drachms of black powder and 

 i l /g ounce shot. If you use smokeless, you 

 should use the equivalent of this load. 

 Smokeless powders vary in strength from 

 year to year, as new issues are put on the 

 market, but, according to the latest values, 

 3 drs. of black powder are equal to 24 grs. 

 Ballistite, t>3 g r s. Rifleite, 36 grs. New 

 Schultze, or 24 grs. L. R. Infallible and 37 

 grs. Du Pont, Hazard, or Alarm. 



Your repeater will handle either the 2%- 

 inch shell or the 2^-inch shell. 



Send me in all the information you can 

 about your part of Ontario, and I can as- 

 sure you it will be very welcome, and Rec- 

 reation will be pleased to publish it. — Editor. 



WILL DO NO HARM. 



Editor Recreation. 



Would like your idea of the Elterich Patent 

 rifle Bullet Shells. In using them will they 

 harm a full-choked shotgun in any way, and 

 what sights would you place on your gun? 

 William Garner, Bremer, la. 



The Elterich Patent Rifle Shells may be 

 used safely in any gun that is properly bored. 

 The best sight for use for your shell would 

 be either the Lyman or Marble rear sights. — 

 Editor. 



MADE BY ADAMS. 



Editor Recreation: 



I enclose sketch of a revolver that is in my 

 possession. Can you give me any informa- 

 tion concerning its make, rarity, and value? 



This arm was picked up on a Southern 

 battlefield during the Civil War. It has no 

 name or mark upon it besides the number 

 "39o/' inside the lock plate, which is on the 

 left-hand side. It has seven deep grooves, 

 and is of very peculiar mechanism. The 

 trigger guard forms a lever for the rammer, 

 which works as shown in my sketch. 



The gun is n 7 /s inches long and weighs 

 1 pound 9 ounces. It is of about 32 caliber, 

 five-shot, and was originally of a brown fin- 

 ish. The walnut stock is in good condition. 

 The cylinder is engraved with hounds chas- 

 ing deer; deer lying down; trees and part- 

 ridges. 



Any information you can give me will be 

 welcome. I have, myself, failed to find any 

 one who saw or heard of a similar arm. 



Frank Shaw, Ironton, Ohio. 



The revolver in question is one of those 

 made during the time of the Civil War by an 

 English gunmaker named Adams. A number 

 of these revolvers were sent to the Southern 

 states by blockade-runners, and became the 

 property of officers in the Confederate Army. 

 Your pistol is a very fine example of these 

 scarce and historic pistols. 



It is impossible to place a value upon such 

 a weapon. If sold at forced sale, it would 

 merely bring, in all probability, the price of 

 so much old junk, while to a connoisseur, or 

 for a national museum, it might be worth 

 considerably more than a brand-new revolver. 



Francis Bannerman, 579 Broadway, is the 

 only exclusive dealer in second-hand firearms 

 in this city. — Editor. 



TRY A SCHUTZEN. 



Editor Recreation : 



Will you kindly tell me what is, in your 



estimation, the best 22-caliber rifle and sights 



for target practice on a 75-foot range? 



Thanking you in advance for your kind favor, 



R. C. Rodman, Lyons, Iowa. 



There is no such thing as a "best 22-caliber 

 rifle," if by that you mean the make. Any of 

 the large makers, Remington, Stevens, Win- 

 chester, make a rifle that will shoot just 

 where you hold it. 



If you intend to shoot at 75-foot gallery 

 range, I recommend you to choose a rifle ac- 

 cording to the following specifications. 



Barrel, Octagon, 30-inch; caliber, 22 short; 

 sights, Aperture; stock, Schutzen; trigger, 

 Schutzen; weight, about 12 pounds; palm, 

 rest. 



Such a rifle will be absolutely accurate at 

 75 feet, and the make may be safely left to 

 your individual preference. — Editor. 



