

DR. W. G. HUDSON 



the 8-mm. Mauser the comparison is alto- 

 gether in favor of the former, both as regards 

 accuracy and flatness of trajectory. Our 

 marksmen have not had a chance to experi- 

 ment with the new short Springfield. We do 

 not know what the practical result of its enor- 

 mous velocity will be ; but we have a sus- 

 picion that with any powder such as has been 

 used by the United States government here- 

 tofore the breach pressure must be too high 

 for service purposes, and we believe that there 

 will be considerable erosion of the bore. 



Our cousins across the water are facing an 

 almost identical condition of affairs, and their 

 new short rifle, which, by the way, is four 

 inches longer in the barrel than ours, has been 

 very conspicuously absent from the firing 

 squads. Yet, it is quite possible that rifles that 

 are not so well adapted for target shooting as 

 some others may yet beat them in the field. 

 No experienced man denies that the heavy 

 Schutzen rifle, with its palm rest, peculiar 

 stock and hair trigger, is better adapted for 

 high scoring, up to 200 yards, than any other 

 rifle ; but it would be a miserable weapon to 

 take to the forest or mountain, especially the 

 mountain. So with the Military Rifle. A long 

 barrel is an advantage in several respects for 

 range shooting, but a soldier needs a handy 

 weapon — although the human race has been 



hundreds of years in finding this out — and the 

 new rifle is. undoubtedly handier than the old. 



But it is fairly safe to assume that if the 

 military authorities insist upon velocties of 

 2,300 f. s., they will be compelled to gain such 

 velocities by the aid of la~ge pow r der spaces 

 in the cartridges, which will mean a more 

 bulky shell and, possibly, a clumsier breach 

 action. 



The accompanyirg illustrations, taken this 

 year at Sea Girt will interest all readers of 

 Recreation. 



We believe that this is the first time Dr. W. 

 G. Hudson's likeness has ever appeared in a 

 magazine. Dr. Hudson is a rifle and revolver 

 expert of international reputation ; his is a 

 household name wherever American riflemen 

 are found, and it is with particular pleasure 

 that we reproduce his photograph. 



FROM A PRACTICAL MAN. 



Editor Recreation : 



I noticed in the July number of your valua- 

 ble magazne an article on the Colt's revolvers, 

 which stated that they were too heavy for a 

 pocket gun, and if there could be one made 

 for a Smith & Wesson .38 light-frame, swing- 

 out cylinder it would make a fine belt or 

 pocket gun. 



Now I have several revolvers — two .45 



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