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FOREST AND STREAM 
February, 1918 
NEAF APGAR 
high gun at dozens of 
biggest Eastern 
shoots since he 
bought an 
ITHACA 
which improved 
hisshootingabout 
5 % — Any man 
can shoot an 
ITHACA better. 
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Double hammer¬ 
less guns, $29.00 
up; single barrel 
trap guns, $85.00 
up. 
Address Box 25 
ITHACA GUN 
COMPANY 
Ithaca, N.Y. 
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ROBERT H. ROCKWELL 
2504 Clarendon Road, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
W HEN I was a very small boy my 
father purchased a long-barreled, 
single-shot Remington rifle and gave me 
the weapon with this sound advice: “Son, 
this is a good rifle and will remain a good 
rifle as long as you take care of it. It will 
shoot straighter than you will ever be able 
to hold,, and a .22 has sufficient power to 
kill any of the small game you will meet in 
this part of the country. I bought you a 
single-shot for several reasons; it is safer 
than a repeater, conserves ammunition, is 
much easier to clean, is less liable to get 
out of order, and most of all it will teach 
you to place your first ball with such care 
and precision there will be no need of a 
second. That, son, is what constitutes a 
good rifleman, do the job with the first 
shot. Never fire until the right instant 
and then make a clean hit. 
“Take the gun, boy, and use it well, and 
remember that you can learn just as much 
with this .22 as you can with the most 
powerful rifle made.” 
I quote dad, word for word, because 
this bit of shooting gospel is engraved 
upon my memory, and all that the subse¬ 
quent years have taught me is that my 
parent was absolutely right; the .22 is the 
ideal gun for the man or boy who wants 
to learn the game and become a rifleman 
of the sort to redeem our lost reputation 
as “a nation of marksman.” So when you 
meet a chap who. despises the small bore 
just place him where he belongs; he is 
either windbag or ignoramus, and does 
not merit serious attention. 
PIERCE IN BAD 
I HAVE read Bro. Pierce’s article on the 
Army Automatic in the December issue, 
and just for that I desire to smite him on 
the jaw with one almighty wollop, some¬ 
thing I have not the slightest intention of 
doing, for you see he might have that .45 
of his within reach, and that would mean 
slow music and. flowers for the writer. It 
is not what Bro. Pierce said that raised 
my ire; his is the sin of omission. He 
mentions a certain wonderful device that 
enables a man to adopt the Colt .45 Service 
Pistol to the .22 rim-fire long-rifle cart¬ 
ridge, shows that said device works per¬ 
fectly, and then blandly fails to tell us how 
the contraption came into existence and 
where “we uns” can duplicate it. 
Does Bro. Pierce realize that there are 
pistol bugs all over the face of this broad 
land that would hock their very souls to 
possess this thing he holds so lightly? 
Does Bro. Pierce remember that practice 
with service ammunition lames the wrist 
and consumes the bank roll? 
Does Bro. Pierce appreciate that this de¬ 
vice would enable us to train certain young 
officers with a cartridge that is obtainable, 
economical and pleasant to fire, and that 
without said device, said young officers will 
go to France with only the most superficial 
knowledge of their sidearm? 
Does Bro. Pierce know that target work 
with the new army pistol has become as 
extinct as the dodo, except among mill¬ 
ionaires and folks like himself who can 
“connect” with Uncle Sam’s ammunition 
box? 
Does Bro. Pierce display that fine fra¬ 
ternal spirit usually found among the great 
race of shooters? 
NO! Bro. Pierce is a very thoughtless 
and selfish individual who refuses to share 
his secret with anyone. And un ss he tells 
us more about this .22 caliber attachment 
for the army .45, and gives us full particu¬ 
lars as to the cost and the place to buy one, 
he need never write again for Forest and 
Stream, or any other religious journal. 
Until he makes proper amends, we propose 
to suspend him from the lodge for conduct 
unbecoming a gun bug and a gentleman. 
AN ANSWER IN 
APOLOGY 
I THE said Bro. Pierce, to the above 
> charge of selfishness and thoughtless¬ 
ness plead—Not Guilty. 
Had I the ability and courage to voice 
my opinions on the sacred lore of gun- 
bugiveness, as well as does our friend Capt. 
Tinney, I would perhaps have for a target 
more columns of Forest and Stream; but 
I, lacking in these points, must keep inside 
the ten ring of the subject and of necessity 
omit some details. 
My pack is packed in anticipation of an 
early trip “over there” and in this pack is 
packed the .22 Cal. Attachment for the .45 
Auto Pistol. The reason for this is that 
certain stories of how the bedrooms of the 
trenches are greatly favored by rats have 
convinced me that a .22—45 gun would be 
better insurance on a night’s rest when 
with me, then it could possibly be if put on 
exhibition for the benefit of other members 
of the order of gun bugs—which is more 
self-preservation than selfishness. 
To prove my unselfishness, and for the 
privilege of “sitting in” with those of 
Forest and Stream readers who are inter¬ 
ested I will give as complete detailed in¬ 
formation as the circumstances of warfare 
will permit to all who address me care 373 
Washington Ave., Kingston, N. Y., allow¬ 
ing sufficient time for the forwarding and 
reply—and remembering the price of in¬ 
dividual maintainance of Postal Systems. 
It is well to remember that the manu¬ 
facturing facilities of our gun-makers are 
all utilized in doing their bit towards low¬ 
ering the curtain on the argument in 
Europe, and any man who howls unusually 
