A stringing shot that let four birds get by 
A lmost every hunt- 
er has had his sliarc 
-of “unaccountables” 
> — those unbelievable 
misses where aim was 
true but bird got by. 
Real bona-fide “unac- 
countables” are due to 
faulty, patchy patterns or 
bad stringing. The insert 
shows how a bad stringing 
shot can miss four big birds flying 
in close formation. 
Bad stringing and patchy pat- 
terns always go together. They 
lose more birds than an}' other 
gun faults. 
Where weak, stringy patterns 
persist regardless of the high 
quality of shell used, the trouble 
can be traced to defects in the 
gun barrel, the chamber, bore and 
choke. 
Faulty chambering even more 
than faulty choking tends to mash 
and “ball” the shot, making the 
pellets fall short or fly wild. And 
The aim is just ahead of the leading bird. Only 10% of the 
chargi* there merl the bird irhen it flies into the pattern. 
20% or 30% of (he charge crus.^es the bird's line of flight after 
i* has got by. The two center birds arc flying too high for the 
bulk of this shot, and get hv through the holes in the thin pat- 
tern. Only a sprinkling of shot falls around the near bird. 
if a gun is faulty in its' most vital 
part, the chamber, the chances 
are that the bore is also careless- 
ly made. 
From chamber to choke, the barrels 
of the famous Winchester Repeaters are 
bored to make the shell throw its high- 
est 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. Xot 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. Tilt 
the barrel till the point of the “V” 
touches the muzzle. The per- 
fect “V” shows absence of ir- 
regularities. This is the “Line’' 
test of a perfect bore. No 
faulty barrel can pass this test 
— the “V” will be distorted. 
What 0 meant 
This mark on a Winchester 
barrel means that the gun has 
passed the “Winchester Pro- 
visional and Definitive Proof” 
test, having been fired many 
times for smooth action and 
accuracy, and strength-tested by firing 
25% to 40% excess loads. 
Your dealer will show you Winchester 
guns and ammunition 
Before you take to the woods this 
fall, get your dealer to show you a 
Winchester Repeater — Model 97 for 
hammer action, ilodel 12 for hammer- 
less. Your sportsman’s instinct will tell 
you it’s the best weapon you could 
choose. Leading hardware and sport- 
ing-goods dealers in every community 
carry AVinchester arms and ammuni- 
tion. 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, a complete catalog on 
Winchester Guns and Loaded Shells. 
Winchester Repeating Arms Co. 
Dept. 80C3 New Haven, Conn,| U. S* A 
MODEL Ji. Hatnmerless take-tioum repeating shotgun. Made in 12 gauge, weight 
about 7 \i lbs.; :n l6 gatiae. weight about 6 lbs.; in 20 gauge, weight about 6 lbs.— more 
popular with women and new shooters, beeau.w of Us lightness and very slight reeoil 
MODEL p 7 . Tahe-down repeating shotgun. Made in 72 gauge, weight 
about 754 lbs.; in i6 gauge, weight about TVi lbs. The favorite with shoot* 
ers who -prefer a slide forearm repeating shotgun with a hammer. 
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