GUNS AND AMMUNITION 



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thirty-two center fire cartridge. Ts one anv 

 more accurate or more powerful than the 

 other? 



Please let me hear from you and oblige, 

 Yours truly, 

 Stuart Johnston, Macon, Ga. 



There are several rim lire ,32's and also 

 several centre fires of the same calibre. In 

 any case, choose a 32-40-165 for power and 

 accuracy. — Editor. 



INDOOR RIFLE LEAGUE. 



Editor Recreation : 



Dear Sir: — Will you kindly give me in- 

 formation about rifle clubs using the .22 cal. 

 only? If there is a National Association, 

 and if there are any set rules governing the 

 same and where can I procure them? 



We are starting an indoor club and want 

 to do it in good shape. Hoping this is not 

 asking too much of you, I remain, 

 Very truly yours , 

 W. S. Lydecker, Baltimore, 



Write to Karl W. Zoeller, corresponding 

 secretary, Indoor .22 Cal. Rifle League, 1710 

 Jane street, Pittsburg, Pa. — Editor. 



Md. 



THE SHOT COUNTS. 



Editor Recreation : 



A and B are shooting at stationary target 

 for bets, best 3 out of 5 shots. A loads his 

 gun, lowers its muzzle, ready to take aim fac- 

 ing the target. The shot goes off. B claims 

 it's a counted shot, and A claims it's an ac- 

 cident, and is entitled to another shot. 



Who is right, A or B? 



Yours truly, 

 C. J. Johanson, Cody, N. Y. 



B is right. — Editor. 



LIKES THE 32-20. 



Editor Recreation : 



I notice in your August issue a letter from 

 A. A. Haines, in British Columbia. He says 

 that the Colt Frontier and Army model re- 

 volver is the most satisfactory belt gun. I 

 wish to say that it is, indeed, as he says, but 

 as for the calibres he mentioned I would like 

 to say, I don't think either of them a very 

 good, accurate load. The most annoying part 

 of their shooting is the recoil. I should pre- 

 fer a 32-20 or a .38 S. & W. Special, as he 

 proposes, for a belt gun. His article states 

 the troubles of the modern belt gun to a "T." 



I wish to say that I would readily purchase 

 such a gun as he proposes. I would likewise 

 like to see it made for the 32-20 W. C. F. 

 cartridge. I would be most pleased to write 

 to Mr. Haines, as I am seeking someone who 

 really understands revolvers perfectly. When 

 he sees this I will most probably be at college. 

 He can write me if he will at Fordham Uni- 

 versity, New York City. I would be most 

 pleased also to communicate with anyone who 

 is a good shot with, and thoroughly under- 



stands modern automatic pistols. Either the 

 Colt, Luger or Mauser. 



The instructions, etc., given in catalogues 

 usually are very incomplete. I would prefer 

 to communicate with someone who lives in 

 New York City, or thereabouts, lias anyone 

 tried the new revolver made by Smith & Wes- 

 son with a square handle, also the new Colt 

 "Marine" model, with round handle and us- 

 ing .38 S. & W. Special ? 



Am always ready to write to any pistol 

 enthusiast if he will reply in decent form. 

 William E. Davies, Jr., Demares, N. J. 



THE SAVAGE .303. 

 Editor Recreation : 



Three years ago I bought a .303 Savage, 

 with 26-in. half octagonal barrel. This rifle 

 has been used upon big game in New Bruns- 

 wick and in Maine. I consider it almost 

 perfection, as its accuracy is good, its recoil 

 hardly noticeable, and its killing powers quite 

 satisfactory. Before using the .303 I used a 

 45-90 black powder rifle. The Savage has 

 less recoil, srenter accuracy, and at least 

 equal killing power. 



H. J. Grant, Piermont, N. J. 



HAVE YOU TRIED THEM? 



Editor Recreation : 



I should like very much to be advised of 

 the comparative merits on big game (such as 

 moose and bear) of the 30-220 Winchester, 

 the .35 Winchester, with 250 grain bullet, and 

 the .405 Winchester cartridge, with 300 grain 

 bullet. 



I am aware that theoretically the .405 is by 

 far the most effective, but every man who 

 has used a variety of rifles knows that theory 

 does not always coincide with practice. 



Possibly there have been discussions of the 

 relative merits of these cartridges — if so, I 

 have missed them, because, unfortunately, I 

 have not been able to get every edition of 

 Recreation. If anything has been published 

 under the head of my inquiry I should like to 

 be advised so that I can look it up in the 

 back numbers of Recreation. 



My own idea is that a .405 with a 400 grain 

 soft nose bullet with plenty of smokeless be- 

 hind it might kick some, and might have to 

 be loaded carefully, with plenty of room in 

 the shell for powder without crowding, but 

 would be a scorcher on big game. 



W. N. A. 



PALM RESTS AND TELESCOPES. 



Editor Recreation : 



I wish to know through the question col- 

 umn of your magazine whether shooting 

 with a palm rest is called off-hand shooting, 

 and would also like to know whether shoot- 

 ing with what is known here as an "old 

 man's" sight is shooting with open sights^ 



