SEPTEMBER , 1917 
FOREST AND S T R E A M 
425 
C. A. R., Carson, Nevada: 
Do you recommend a shotgun that will 
shoot ninety per cent, in a thirty-inch cir¬ 
cle at forty yards? 
Ans. A shotgun bored so that it would 
shoot 90 per cent, of its charge in a 30- 
inch circle would “ball,” that is, the shot 
would travel in solid lumps. The highest 
percentage practical is 75 to 80 per cent. 
R. O. A., Doniphan, Mo.: 
My right eye is defective. Is there any 
way I can learn to shoot a rifle? 
Ans. You can have a special stock made 
for the rifle with a drop of about three 
and one-half inches and a cast-off of an 
inch and a half. This will permit you to 
hold the rifle at your right shoulder in the 
usual manner and at the same time use 
your left eye for sighting. 
R. J. V., Sandusky, O.: 
In last month’s Forest and Stream there 
was an article on muzzle loading rifles. 
Are these rifles that make such wonderful 
scores like the old fashioned cap and ball 
muzzle loaders? I have always believed 
that muzzle loaders were not as accurate 
as the modern breech loading rifles. 
Ans. The muzzle loading rifles to which 
you refer are very accurate but they are 
not like the old muzzle loaders. The 
modern muzzle loading rifle is made with 
a false muzzle which is rifled and which 
fits in exactly the right position on the 
muzzle of the barrel. In this way the bul¬ 
let is inserted base first into the rifling 
and the powder is placed in the usual brass 
cartridge from the breech. A very fine 
Schuetzen rifle when in the pink of con¬ 
dition, will give groups as small as one 
inch to one and one-half inches at two 
hundred yards. Such a rifle is, of course, 
utterly useless for any other purpose than 
deliberate target shooting. 
W. N., Pittsfield, Mass.: 
How is the velocity of a bullet deter¬ 
mined ? 
Ans. The modern method is by the use 
of an electrical instrument called the 
chronograph. The old method was by 
shooting the bullet into a hanging pen¬ 
dulum and measuring the motion. An¬ 
other method was by shooting the bullet 
through two rapidly rotating discs mounted 
on the same shaft and measuring the an¬ 
gular distance between the shot holes. 
J. M. C., Robinson, Ill.: 
The trigger pull on my rifle is too strong. 
How can I fix it? 
Ans. You can regulate the pull by 
carefully oil-stoning the notch in the 
hammer and the engaging edge of the 
trigger. Go slowly and try it frequently 
so as not to get it too light. 
G. W. K., Lenox, Mass.: 
If you can’t drop a ten cent piece into 
the muzzle of a shotgun, does that prove 
that it’s full choke? 
Ans. Not necessarily. The real test of 
how a shotgun is bored can be determined 
only by gauges or making a sulphur cast. 
Usually a barrel through which a ten cent 
piece will pass freely is open bored,'but 
this is not always the case. The shooting 
qualities of a barrel depend more upon the 
shape of the muzzle than upon the actual 
diameter. 
H. S. Glasgow, Ky.: 
Shooting in the prone position, I have 
a tremble which is due to the beating of 
my heart. Can I overcome it and how? 
Ans. Any strained position affects the 
heart; get in a more comfortable position 
or shoot from a platform or table which 
slopes downward from front to rear. Do 
not have your sling strap too tight as this 
may cause part of the trouble. 
There is an argument on in our club as 
to who is the fastest revolver shot in the 
world and it is agreed that several wagers 
that have been made are to be decided by 
Seneca and Forest and Stream. 
Revolver Crank. 
There are a number of rapid fire revolver 
matches for various championships but as 
all of these are simply accuracy tests it is 
not possible to decide by competition who 
is the fastest shot. 
It may be stated, however, that Mr. 
Eugene Reising, of Hartford, Conn., is re¬ 
corded as the most rapid revolver shot 
known. In various Government tests he 
was selected for the automatic pistol try¬ 
outs and amazed the officials by his quick¬ 
ness in handling and shooting the pistol. 
This is the best information we can give 
you on this subject. 
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