The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
133b 
The Winchester Pattern. S20 pellets out of a 
possible 131, or 71% of the shot charge, evenly 
distributed; no birds get through 
How big a bag will you bring back? 
T HEdifterencebetween 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 char¬ 
acter of the gun barrel—the cham¬ 
ber, bore and choke. 
Faulty chambering even more 
than faulty choking tends to mash 
and ‘‘ball” the shot, making pellets 
fall short or fly wide. 
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 mir¬ 
ror. 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. Tilt the barrel 
till the point of the “V” touches 
The “Line” test 
Perfect bore of Win- Irregularities revealed 
Chester barrel revealed in inferior shotgun bar- 
under "Line" test. rel under “ Line ” test. 
the muzzle. The perfect “V” shows 
absence of irregularities. 
This is the “Line” test of a per¬ 
fect bore. No faulty barrel can 
pass this test—the “V” will be 
distorted. 
What 
means 
This mark on a Winchester barrel 
means that the gun has passed the 
“Winchester 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 gun¬ 
making reputation behind it. 
Your dealer will show you 
Winchester Guns and Ammunition 
Before you take to the woods this 
Fall, get your dealer to show you a Win- 
cnester Repeater—Model 97 for ham¬ 
mer action; Model 12 for hammerless. 
Put one to your shoulder, try its bal¬ 
ance, see how beautifully it handles. 
Your sportsman’s instinct will tell you 
it’s the best weapon you could choose. 
Leading hardware and sporting goods 
dealers in every community carry \\ in- 
chester Arms and Ammunition. They 
will be glad to assist you in selecting 
the gun best suited to your needs. 
Upon request, we will mail you, free ot 
charge, the complete catalog of Win¬ 
chester guns and loaded shells. 
WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO. 
Dept. 171, New Haven Conn., U. S. A. 
Important Notice 
The chamber, bore and muzzle choke 
of all Winchester Shotguns are reamed to 
micrometer measurements for the partic¬ 
ular Winchester Shells they are meant to 
shoot. You will get the highest and most 
uniform pattern results by shooting Win¬ 
chester shells in Winchester guns. The 
two are made for each other. 
Model IS. Hammerless take-down repeating shotgun. Made in 12 gauge, iceightabout 
7% lb3.; in 16 gauge, weight about 6 lbs.; in SO gauge, weight about 6 lbs.—more 
popular with women and new shooters, because of its lightness and tery slight recoil. 
Model 97. Take-down repeating shotgun. Made in IS gauge, weight about 7% 
lbs.; in 16 gauge, weight about 7% lbs. The favorite with shooters who prefer a 
slide forearm repeating shotgun with a hammer. 
WINCHESTER 
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