September, 1919 
FOREST AND STREAM 
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The Winchester pattern, seo pellets out 
of a possible 4tt. or 74% of the shot 
charge, evenly distributed ; no birds get 
through. 
How big a bag will you bring back? 
T he difference between a bulg- 
ing bag and a lean one is often 
a question of gun and shells 
and not of shooting skill. 
Make sure you have the right 
game-getting combination — shells that 
kill when the aim is true, and a gun 
that enables the shell to make its best 
pattern. 
Good shell patterns are either 
allowed or prevented by the character 
of the gun barrel — the chamber, bore 
and choke. 
Faulty chamber ing even more than 
faulty choking tends to mash and 
“ball” the shot, making pellets fall 
short or fly wild. 
And if a gun is faulty in its most 
vital part, the chamber, the chances 
are that the bore is also carelessly 
made. 
From chamber to choke, the barrels 
of the famous Winchester Repeaters 
are bored to make the shell throw its 
highest pattern. They are free from 
shot- jamming defects. They let the 
shell do its full work. 
“Line” test the barrel 
Point a Winchester barrel toward the 
light and look through the bore. It 
looks like a highly polished mirror. Not 
a false shadow throughout the bore. 
Sight through the bore at a horizontal 
black line on the window. ‘This line 
will throw a "V” shadow in the bore. 
The “Line” test 
Perfect bore of Winchester IrreirularltU»s rerealed In 
barrel r e v e a led under inferior shotgun barrel un- 
" Line " lest, der “ lAiie " test. 
Tilt the barrel till the point of the “V” 
touches the muzzle. The perfect “V” 
shows absence of irregularities. 
This is the “Line” test of a perfect 
bore. No faulty barrel can pass this test 
— the “V” will be distorted. 
This mark on a. Winchester barrel 
means that the gun has passed the “Win- 
chester Provisional and Definitive Proof” 
test, having been fired many times 
for smooth action and accuracy, and 
strength-tested by firing 25 to 40 per 
cent excess loads. This stamp stands for 
Winchester’s guarantee of quality, with 
50 years of the best gunmaking reputa- 
tion behind it. 
Your dealer lOill show you 
Winchester guns and ammunition 
Before you take to the woods this fall, pet your 
dealer to show you a Winchester repeater — Model 
97 for hammer action, Model 12 for hammerless. 
Put one to vour shoulder, try its balance, see 
how beautifully it handles. Your sportsman's in- 
stinct will tell vou it’s the best weapon you could 
choose. Leading hardware and sporting goods 
dealers in every community carry Winchester 
arms ami ammunition. They will be glad to 
assist you in selecting the gun best suited to your 
needs. Upon request, we will mail you, free of 
charge, the complete catalog of Winchester guns 
and loaded shell.^^, 
WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. 
Dept. 8006, New Haven, Conn,, IT. S. A. 
8MP0RTANT NOTICE 
Tlie chamber, bore an.i rauccle choke of all 
Winchester Shotguns are reamed to mi'Tometer 
measurements for the particiTa- Win hes er Shells 
they are meant to shoot. You will get the high- 
est and most uniform patti'r' re nits by shott- 
ing Winchesier shells in Win Ivsen runs. The 
two are made for each other. 
MODEL 12 Hammcrless take-down repeating shotaun. Made in 12 gauge, weight 
about 7 A lo gauge, weight about 6 lbs,j in 20 gauge, weight about 6 lbs — move 
t'opiilar with women and new shooters, because of its lightness 'and very slight recoil'. 
i^fODF.L Q7. Take down repeating shotgun. Made in J2 gauge, weight 
about lbs.: m 16 gauge, weight about 7^ lbs. The favorite unth shoot- 
ers who prefer a slide forearms repeating shotgun with a hammer. 
TVINCHESTER 
World Standard Guns and Ammunition 
