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FOKEST AND STREAM. 



TNov. 0, 1895, 



The Fountains Won the Cup. 



The Fountain Gun Club, of Brooklyn, N. Y., put a team of five men 

 In the field on Tuesday and Wednesday, 03t. 29 and 30, that was able 

 to defeat two similar teams from the Eoierald Gun Club and a team 

 each from the North Side Gun Club, Parkway Eod aad Gun Club, Hell 

 Gate Gun Club, New York German Gun Club, Coney Island Rod and 

 Guc Club and the Idle Hour Gun Club The occasion of the meeting 

 of the above teams was a contest for a cup presented by the proprietor 

 of Dexter Park, ti. I., for competition among the clubs that hold their 

 monthly shoots at his grounds 



The winning tpani was composed of Louis Duryea, C. Furgue9on, 

 Jr., Dr. Wynn, W. Lair and A. Eddy. This team sounds as if it was a 

 representative team of the New Utrecht Gun Club, of Long Island, 

 but all the members of the team were members of the Fountain Guu 

 Club before they joined the New Utrecht Gun Club. As a matter of 

 fact, there are so many clubs on Long Island with meetings only once 

 a month that it does not satisfy the majority of shooters to belong to 

 one club only, and in consequence they become members of other 

 clubs. The result is that on the date above named shooters who be- 

 longed to several gun clubs found themselves fighting for the cup 

 against two or three teams of their fellow members in another organ- 

 ization. 



The weather was very favorable and the birds were a good lot. Jor- 

 dan L. Mott's patent traps, with his automatic pulling apparatus, had 

 been placed in position on Monday, Oct. 28. The sudden but quiet 

 disappearance of the trap when pulled disconcerted many of the 

 shooters, who had been accustomed to the King's patent traps so 

 generally used. With the Mott trap in use and with a fast lot of birds 

 it is dollars to doughnuts that no man can kill much over 90 per cent, 

 right along. On the first day of the match the birds seemed far bet- 

 ter than on the second ; aking them all through thev were a good lot, 

 but they ran unevenly, first a lot of hot ones aud then several slow 

 ones -just the birds to fool anybody. In speaking about the Mott 

 trap) to Billy Mills, the trapper, he said: 'You can say from me that 

 they are the best traps I ever put birds into M 



Eight clubs were represented, the Emerald3 entering two teams, 

 making nine teams in all. The manner of shooting Lhe match was as 

 follows: A man was selected from each team, thus making a squad of 

 nine men; this squad shot out its 20 birds per man, and was then fol- 

 lowed by a simi'ar squad. At the close of the day throe men on each 

 team had shot out their scores, the results for the day's shooting 

 showing the Fountains to be two birds to the good, with the Emerald 

 No. 1 and the North Sides a tie for second place, and the Emerald No. 

 2 in third hole, one bird behind. The scores for the 60 birds shot at 

 were: Fountain 52, Emerald No. 1 and North Side 50, Emerald No 2 

 49, Parkway 43. Hell Gate 40, New York German 35, Coney Island 39, 

 and Id'e Hour 25. This left affairs in a decidedly interesting condition 

 for the opeaing on Wednesday morning. The Fountains had Dr. 

 Wynn and A Eddy to help them out, while the Emeralds had Sehorte- 

 meier and Puister to shoot for their No. 1 team, and Dr. Hudson and 

 W. Levans to help out the second team The North Siies relied on 

 Chris. Meyer and Harry Heyer to do the trick for them. As it stood, 

 it looked like a good race. 



Thanks to the steady work of Wynn and Eddy, the Fountains landed 

 in first place by the smallest possible margin— one bird; Schortemeier 

 and Phister having killed 37 out of their 40 to the Fountain represent- 

 atives' 36. Dr. Hudson was clearly out of form— a fact that may be 

 attributed to his gun having broken down, compelling hum to use a 

 strange weapon. 



When the first squad of nine had fired at their 20 birds on the morn- 

 ing of the second day, it was found that the Fountains had gained 1 

 on the Emerald No. 1, 3 on the North Side, and 4 on the Emerald No 

 2; Wynn killed 19, Phister IS, Heyer 16 and Lavans 15 The other clubs 

 were not in it at this stage of the game, as the scares given below will 

 tell. The leading teams were represented in the last squad as follows- 

 Fountain. Eddy; Emerald No. 1, Schortemeier; North Side, C. Meyer: 

 Emerald No 2, Dr. Hudson; Parkway, H. Bramwell. When Schorty 

 lost his 4 th bi-d dead out of bounds, placing the Fountains 4 in the 

 lead, it looked any odds on them; but by good, steady, uphill work 

 Schorty actually forced Eddy to kill his last bird to win. 



The high scores were made by Gus Greiff, Schortemeier and Wynn 

 with 19 each. Phister, Fessenden, Justus von Lengerke and W Lair 

 each killed 18 birds. Greiff was the only one to kill 19 on the first day, 

 and his work was unquestionably the best of the whole shoot, and was 

 a good advertisement of the killing properties of Schultze powder in a 

 Francotte gun. Lair made some excellent kil.s on very fast birds in a 

 poor light, his work at that stage of the shoot doing a good deal to 

 win the cup for his team. Schortemeier and Fessenden made the 

 longest runs, each man killing his last 16 birds straight. Wellbrook, 

 of the New York Germans, missed 3 out of his first 5, and then ran his 

 last 15 straight. Greiff is credited with a run of 14 straight, while Lair 

 and Wynn had runs of 13 and 12 respectively. 



It should be said that all shooters stood at the same mark, with the 

 exception of eight who shot 10-gauge guns— Wellbrook, Moore, 

 Hughes, Jennings, Botty, Boemmermann, Eifers and Kroninga. These 

 eight stood at 30yds., ail the rest at 28. The sjores in detail, showing 

 the flight of each bird, are as follows: 



Trap score type— Copyright, /s«, by Forest and, Stream Publishing Ci. 

 "Fountain Gun Club. 

 mm \7S7l7l $\^>Tr>\7^>l\77S 



W Wynn ...121 2 221012222121212 2—19 



. 7* / 7\\7\\\t7S\777S\\t 

 W Lair 2 2112112211 2 3.20122 1—18 



T „, ' S7 4- 7 \->->\ \"V 4- S<~>7 Si-M S7 

 L T Duryea 1122.11113211202202 1—17 



4- 7 7 -> <r7 7 7 7 ^ 7 ^ T «- kH" </7 7 

 A Eddy 12 S 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 8 • 1 11 1 1—17 



V?t-7>H->>'7-i S x77 l7~+< >7l-*7 



C Furgues jn, Jr 2 22222.222020222222 2-17-88 



Emerald Gun Club No 1. 

 \ ^ 7 \ t TW \ T \ ^ T W 7 <- \ / 7 

 Gus Greiff 2 2221221111212.2122 2—19 



. 7\<-777777->777^{\1 T-» 



L H Schortemeisr .1 2 2 . 1 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 2 2 2-19 



7 7 -» 4- \ \S-f\ 7 7 7 -> «?7 S 4- 7 7 ->7 

 R Phi iter 2 222222202222202222 2-18 



\/-+";/^.^^//\///*-^ ^7 S7 



F W Place. ., 1 2221222.1120022101 2—16 



C W Fioyd 2 02 2 120.22222.22220 2—15-87 



North Side Gun Club. 

 l*s.7l\S77^Sl77->^>1</7 S\ 

 J H Jennings 2 21 1221 2. 1 U221 1 21 1 1 0-17 



— >->s\s^-+ r< — h/i/^ 



M Meyer 2 22222220210.2*22222 2—17 



Chas Meyer 01 1222022 1 1221 1 122 2—17 



\7S.\7S^\^7 17 /->->/ 

 H Heyer 2 2 2022.022222220222 2—16 



J N Meyer 22212202.0022222122 2-16-83 



Emerald Gun Club. 



777 i l77\-^l-+7 1777 17 *rx 

 H P Fessenden 220222222222222222 2—18 



77 4-~V / wT-^-v *7 7 7 vTi- S 

 John H Moore 021212.222221102110 1—16 



777l7l7ST^7l<-\77 S~\7 7 

 M Herrington 2 221000121111002212 2—15 



7 ^ 7 7 ? 7 7 4- -* 7 I T S7 S7 7 \ 7 \ 

 W Levans 2 2022202222222120.0 2-15 



-> m!7 ^77 ^7 7 7 4- / i \^Ti 

 Dr Hudson 1 02200120122022.221 2-14-78 



Parkway Rod and Gun Club. 



N N \ \ ? / 1 /> / / 7 7 > 7 / ?■ 



J Bennett .2212122122220.2202 2-16 



„„ „ ii7i1ii\77\>77f—^S7^7 



H Bookman 1 1102120110111 11022 2-16 



\7 7 s * \/7 \ S \7 7 7~X S\ *V 

 A Botty 22120201011102 2 2 212 0—15 



t \/ \-* 1 7 7 7 -*i-7 *-\7 \ 

 H Bramwell. 022 222.21201001211 1—14 



7j* 77 7-*7 7 Ss7-><r-Ti\7-> 

 E Helgans. 22.000201 1202222202 0—12—73 



Hell Gate Gun Club. 

 \77—*7—* s *7 ^ *S*—7 Si-x'\S^y7 7 

 Col J Voas 20 22 21 1 2 1 222220 1 2 1 • 2—17 



yT77-*7\>!"W7S77 ^T^^-7^^ 

 P Woelfel 2210200011221211221 2-16 



„— „ 77X1777^77^^ — >\4-N/ l /" , l 

 H W Voss 11120101221121 02 1 2 0-15 



S JHelj 1.0200202012222221 1 .-13 



7->S\777S\77Si,\7iS7*'777 

 W Regan 02000220 1220120120. 2—11—72 



New York German Gun Club. 



777WSS7SS7 S\77\\SW 

 J Wellbrook 2 001021222122222221 2-17 



_ ^ . ~\SS-*l\?77lSS777S<ST7->-^ 

 B Koenig 1 1.11.2121 1 1220022 2—15 



l77\\7~X\^S7*-77'**'\7->7 

 A Schraitt 2 111220212022002212 0—15 



f s<-l- J >77 77\ 1 7 >T <77 \ 



J Schlicht 2012002120101 1 2002 2—12 



« / 7<-l777*?tT777T777\77 

 C F Lenons 1 011.0.020002000100 0— 6—65 



Coney Iuand Rod .'and Gun Club. 



17 SI sS\7\-> l *77 y7<r-S7 S^r> 

 3 von Lengerke 1121111131001111111 1—18 



W7 l7\7 7SS\<-*\7777\7 

 J C Voorhees 1 1001 2111 01.01021 1 1—13 



,„„ . J t-**-Si/S^.SS>->77t7 y **-\7l«' 

 W Hughes 1 02001.100012011210 1—11 



7 \7 T \7 ->7 7 1 7~X \ i 7 vT S7 N I 

 Dr Little 002001022000001121 1—9 



i 7 1 7 1 7 S7->7 i 1 7 <7 S 7 ^ 4. 7 4- 

 FIbert ,,0 0201011001001010002- 8—59 



Idle Hour Gun Club. 

 S7 77-*SS7\l'S*rS-i7 S7S77 

 H Boemmermann 2 101112000020211020 0—11 



„„„ <\->\7Sl7l&S^SiSiS77^>Wx' 

 F Eifers 120120001102000220 2—10 



? 77 77 7 7<^<r-SS \77 \7 vT7 7 

 G Helmsta It 1 000200111 110001011 0—10 



7 77 7 7^77 7-^7 7-^77 -T\7 7 7 

 JKroninger 2 202200002002122010 0—10 



\S 77 7 7-^77^77777 7 7 S S\ 



WSandford 2 0001.0000200000022 0— 5-46 



Edward Banks. 



Championship of Kentucky. 



Louisvillb, Ky., Oct. 25.— Oil the grounds of the Kentucky Gun 

 Club at Louisville, Ky., on Ocs. 23, the match for the championship 

 of the State was shot, resulting in a victory for W, W. Watson, who 

 has been shooting so well for the past year or so. 



The conditions of the match were 25 pigeons, $25 entrance, Ameri- 

 can Association rules, 28yds. rise, the club presenting the winner with 

 a handsome silver cup valued at $150. 



There were but eleven entries, which would indicate that few men 

 in Kentucky aspire to championship honors. Should a handicap 

 event be pulled off during the winter many a man would enter who 

 hardly feels equal to snme of the Louisville talent. There is no gain- 

 saying that the Kentucky Gun Club traps many more pigeons 

 during the year than any oiher dozen clubs i a the same State, and 

 being fully eq ipped and prepared for all such shooting it is only 

 natural that its membership should contain the names of some excel- 

 lent shots. 



Bland Ballard, who did such fine shooting in the East, and lately at 

 Louisville, is only one of half a dozsn men who shoot pigeons about 

 as well as any one, and although he scored but 2J in the championship 

 event yet alt admired his clean work and easy style of shooting. With 

 him there i.i no effort; indeed, he appears to be carelessly indifferent 

 as to the result, although s ach is far from being the case. 



AV. W. Watson, who won the cup, has been shooting in grand form 

 for about a year and may fairly be ranked as one of the leading shots 

 in the South. He has killed 117 out of 120 pigeons and made some 

 good runs on targets, so to classify him as above is well inside the 

 limits, 



Sam Hutchings is one of the very best pigeon shots in all the South, 

 and only a very trifling scale removed from the very best in America. 

 No one kills his bird cleaner nor does it in better style than he. 



On the 24 th targets were shot by those who were indifferent to the 

 weather, for although not at all a bad day, yet to stand about scantily 

 clad shooting targets in a raw wind is anything but agreeable. 



J. D. Gay made the highest average, closely followed by Hutchings 

 and H. J. Lyons. 



A curious coincidence in the champion event is that Watson, Hutch- 

 ings and Du Bray, who tied for first, all shot Parker pigeon guns, U. 

 M. C. Co. Trap Smokele s shells, and E. C. powder. 



Norvin T. Harris eclipsed all his previous efforts by killing 24 and 

 scoring 23. Considering the limited amount of shooting at the trap 

 this gentleman has had, his score is remarkable and deserving of 

 special mention. Harry J. Lyons, who won last year on 23 kills, 

 reached the same number this year, but was unfortunate to have a 

 bird fall dead out of bounds which would have placed him in the 24 

 hole. J. D. Gay actually killed his 25, two falling dead out. Allen shot 

 right along until close to the homestretch, when by some hook or 

 crook he came to grief, and so it goes in pigeon shooting. 



Ballaid lllln211,'112101112111001-22 



Gay , 111212lin2:>mil.2211.22-23 



Hutchings 1183022222823 222222212222 -24 



Du Bray 2122<!a22i:2^2212222220221— 24 



Allen 2112222212122121122120120—23 



M^ans 222^222.2222222022202222—20 



Lyons 2222222222322222222202.33— 23 



V\at ;on , 122l2212221222l212221121.-24 



S.ui ser 2^22122102201120.21120—20 



Faucett 1«12222.1122222220202111— 21 



Harris 210122122122221222.121222-23 



Shoot off at 5 birds: 



Hutchings 22222 02221 22012 



Du Bray 21220 



Watson 21111 21120 11221 



Dr. Alexi-nder acted as referee, and Mr. Goodloc as scorer. 



The Kent ucky Gun Club will have many interesting events shot on 

 its grounds this winter. A more pleasant or more comfortable place 

 for such events could not be found. Gaucho. 



A Team Race at Mountville. 



MouNTViLLE, Pa., Oct. 21.— The return match between Tell and 

 Pennypacker on the one side, and Kready and Hershey on the other, 

 was shot off on the Mountville Gun Club's grounds to-day. The first 

 match was won by Kready and Hershey, but to-day's went to Tell and 

 his running mate, so the score now stands one each. The matches 

 are for $100 a side, 15 live birds per man, 30yds. rise, 50yds. boundary. 

 The score in the second race was as follows: 



Trap score type— Copyright /sac, by Forest ani Stream Publishing Co. 



T77 71<r-r>7->^t^7l 

 Tell 1 1111120112012 1-13 



7 \ / <- 1 ? 7 T <- T 7 7 t T S> 

 Pennypacker 1 2112210121120 2-13—26 



^17^71^77^7 

 Hershey « 1 2031012201112 1—12 



7-7 7^77^17^7^7 



K eady 1 0100012122120 1—10—22 



Tell. 



Rochester Rod and Gun Club. 



Rochester, N. Y., Oct. 20.— The only shooting of any interest this 

 week has been a 2-men team race shot thi j afternoon on the grounds 

 of the Rochester Rod and Gun Club. It was the outcome of an asser- 

 tion made recently by Perry that he was of the opinion that he could 

 select a man who, with himself, could outshootany other two members 

 of the club, When the challenge was accepted by E. D. Hicks and 

 Charles Itissinger, Perry selected E. C. Meyer as hi3 side-partner. As 

 the following scores will show, Perry did not have the cinch that he 

 expected: 



Rissinger 1111111111—10 Meyer 0111111111— 9 



Hicks 1111110111— 9-19 Perry 1110111101— 8-17 



The losing team was not satisfied with the above result, but at once 

 issued another challenge, that was accepted as promptly^as it had been 

 offered. The result of this niatcb was an even more decisive victory 

 for Hicks and Risdnger than the first one. Scores: 



Rissinger 1111111111—10 Meyer 1001111110— 7 



Hicks 1111111111-10-20 Perry 1101118111— 8-15 



Die Witt. 



Lynchburg Gun Club. 



Lynchburg, Va., Oct. 29.— Below are the scores made at the regular 

 weekly shoot of the Lynchburg Gun Club this afternoon. A dark 

 afternoon and a high wind worried the shooters not a little. Scores: 

 No 1 No. 2. 



Nelson 0110100111011110111011110-16 1111101111000010111010000-14 



Terry 1110101110101111111101111-20 1110110101111111101011111-20 



Scott 1111111101101101110001101—18 1111100110111110101011111—19 



Dornin 1110mi0lllll01110101lll-20 1111111110111111110011101—21 



Moorman. ..10C0011111111111111011111-20 1111011110110111100110110-18 

 Stearns 1100100111101110100101111 -16 



Christian .. .o.oioiioioioiiooioooooioo-io looiioiioiiiiooooniiiioi— 16 



Miller 1110100101001110011111001—15 



No. 3. No. 4. 



Nelson 1101000101111000010010101-12 0011001100001000111111011-13 



Dornin 1111111110011101111101110-20 101 11111111 lOlOUOOnnil— 20 



Scott 001100)101011100111001011-14 1010011100010110110101001-13 



Moorman. ..0101111011100011011001001—14 1111111011111111111111111—24 



Oleland HlOOOOOOOOOOOlOOOOOOOlOl- 6 0111001101110010000001111-13 



Terry 1101101110101110111110011-18 1010110101011101111101001-16 



Stearns 11 1 0001 11 10001 1 1000100011—13 



Christian 100100101 1 lOliOOOUOlllll— 15 



No. 5. No. 6. 



Nelson 1101110101001101010011111—16 



Terry 101 101 11 101 0011 1001001101— 15 .'.!!!.'''" "" 



Scott 0111011000110011010101001-13 101 1 1 10 J 1 1 1 001 1 00001 oi i ii— 18 



Dornin 1011111101111011111111111-22 111111100111O101011111111-20 



Moorman... .1011010011010100101101001— 13 



Stearns UlllllllOOnOllllOlOlOU-19 loiiioiimiiiiniiiiiiio— 22 



Miller 1011111111011001100010011-16 HlOlOilOlOOlOl 1 11 1 1 001 11—17 



F. M. D. 



Trap at Michigan City. \ 



Michigan City, Miss., Oct. 25.— Trap shooting is nearly over for this 

 Eeason, as the boys are in pursuit of the festive qnail, but when the 

 season opens you will see the Michigan City Gun Club to the front and 

 the familiar word li pull" will be heard quite frequently. The last 

 shoot of the season was a handicap shoot for a medal, handicaps 

 ranging from 50 to 70. The winner unexpectedly turned up in Mr. 

 Brown, of Jackson, Tenn. Charles W. Tway was the favorite, but was 

 away out of form, just recovering from a spell of sickness. The 

 scores were very poor on account of the shooting being very hard 

 Below find scores in detail: 



No. 1, 10 targets: Brewer 6, Hosford 3, Tway 9, Mitchell 8, Brown 6. 

 Prewitte. 



This was a preliminary event for the handicap and the shoot was 

 called on conclusion of this event. The competitors who faced the 

 trap were Hosford, of Jackson; Prewitt, of Grand Junction, Tenn.; 

 Brewer, of Lamar, Miss.; Mitchell, of Grand Junction; Tway, of Mich- 

 igan City, Miss.; and Brown, of Jackson, Tenn. 



The number of entries did not nearly come up to expectations. 

 Score3 with handicaps: 



Hosford (60) 00000011100000110100101001100111110100000001 000100 



1101111101 _26 



Prewitt (65) 101110001 1 10100001 OlOnoiOllOllOll 110110010101 OOOw— 25 



Brewer (65J 0111110011010910100001100110110001000001000110111 



lw _24 



Mitchell (65) 111001 10M00l0lO9ll00lO0lllllOllllllll1llw —29 



Tway (50) 1110011010000001111111101101111111111111111 vr —30 



Brown (70) lOlllOlllOlOllOlllllllllllOlOlllllllllOOOlllOOllOl 



0110010910011111100110 - 47 

 Trap Shot. 



Herron Hill Gun Club. 



Pittsburg, Pa., Oct. 29.— Members of the Herron Hill Gun Club had 

 a good shoot to-day at Brunet's Island. Two handicap shoots were 

 shot off. Proceedings were brought to a close with a miss-and-out. 

 In the first sweep A. H. King, J. O'H. Denny, Cleveland and Jacque 

 were high with 9 each. W. S. King, Thorn, Wall and Dick scored 10 each 

 in the second, five others scoring 9 apiece. John Shaffer and Wall 

 divided up the pot in the miss-and-out, 82 entrance. Entrance money 

 in Nos. 1 and 2 was $5, birds included. Scores: 



No. l: No. 2: No. 3: 



AH King (30) 2201222212-9 2212021111— 9 —0 



FH Denny (28) 2201212322—9 1031122?0(J— 7 — 



Howard (26) 2022020120-6 0112121001— 7 



J O'H Denny (28) 1020222222-8 2220112211— 9 



Robb (26J 1022021020-6 0111021001— 6 ... , 



EShaner(28) 2220222002-7 2222222202- 9 11122110—7 



WS King (28) 2001211112—8 2212211122—10 121110 -5 



McPherson (27) 0100102022 -5 1222210213— 9 —0 



Cleveland (26) 0111221212-9 . n 



Jacque (28) 2222022212—9 1110 —3 



Born (28) 0112021210- 7 2201122201— 8 11211210—7 



Shaffer (28) 0122201012- 7 22122122—8 



Wall (28) 2122112221—10 21112122-8 



Dill (25) 0100100020— 3 20 —1 



Ewing (28) 0222101221- 8 



Wyland (25) 1210021222- 8 



Dick (25) 1222222121—10 1120 



Iron City Gun Club. 



Ironton, O., Oct. 27.— The dates for the holiday tournament, to be 

 given by the Iron City Gun Club, have been changed to Nov. 20 and 21. 

 This will be one of the bast tournaments ever given in southern Ohio. 

 The club has inclosed its gun house and put in a heater, so the shoot- 

 ers are assured of a comfortable place. The following well-known 

 shots have promised to be on hand: Heikes, Young, Dando, Raynian, 

 Bike, Bacon, Timber, Waddell, Hill and quite a lot of others. The 

 programme will consist each day of seven events of 15 bluerocks, and 

 three events of 20 bluerocks, entrance respectively, $1.50 and $2; tar- 

 gets 2 cents, four moneys. We invite all to come and promise them a 

 good time. For information and programme address 



H. E. Norton, 



Box 275, Ironton, O. 



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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Aztec— 1. Is there any relation between the depth of the grooves 

 in a rifle and the temper of the bullet— i. e., do shallow grooves re- 

 quire a soft bullet? 2. In a general way, as the proportionate weight 

 of powder to lead in a rifle cartridge is increased, should the bullet be 

 made harder or softer t Ans. 1. The depth of grooves in rifles is gov- 

 erned by a number of conditions, among which are the charge of pow- 

 der, weight and shape ot bullet, number and width of grooves, angle 

 of rifling and kind of ponder to be used. It is thought that hard bul- 

 lets give best results in shallow grooves, if of proper shape. Soft bul- 

 lets and medium charges it is thought give best results in deep grooves 

 and slow twists. 2. As a rule when the charge of powder is increased 

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 ence the temper of the bullet. 



J. N. B., Needham, Mass.— Will you kindly inform me which Win- 

 chester repeating rifle cartridge of proper caliber to use for moose has 

 the least trajectory f Ans. .45-90, model 1S36. 



