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C. H. L., Philadelphia, Pa.: 
I have a .38-40 slide action Remington 
Model 14 1 A■ Is the gun good for coyotes, 
wolves, wildcats, deer, etc., and at what 
range ? 
Ans.—This rifle is very suitable indeed 
for all game up to and including deer, but 
the cartridge has not the velocity or stop¬ 
ping power for bear or larger animals. 
The ihaximum accuracy range of the car¬ 
tridge is approximately 200 yards. 
R. B. J., Detroit, Mich.: 
We are unable without considerable re¬ 
search work to give you answers to all of 
the questions, as they are highly technical 
and scientific in character. We can answer 
questions 2 and 6 offhand and these are 
as follows: 
Q. No. 2.—Can you give a simpler for¬ 
mula for calculating energy than (formula 
not given in question). 
Ans.—A simple formula is as follows: 
WV 1 
_“W” is weight of bullet; “V” is 
2 G 
muzzle velocity and “G” the expression 
for acceleration in velocity due to gravity, 
which in this locality is about 32.2. When 
the weight of the bullet is given in grains 
the results will have to be divided by .007. 
q No. 6.—How high should an embank¬ 
ment be at 1,000 yards that a soldier 68 
inches tall may have a walking zone 20 
wide and be safe from the Springfield 
bullet ? 
Ans.—The question is not clear because 
it is not stated whether the walking zone 
is 20 inches or 20 feet. If it is 20 inches, 
which would be a very small walking space 
indeed, the height of the embankment 
should be about 9 feet. If the walking 
zone is 20 feet even with an embankment 
of considerable height, say 18 or 20 feet, 
there would be danger from ricochets, 
stripped jackets, etc. The usual walking 
space is about 5 feet. 
The angle of departure for the ma: 
mum range of the Springfield rifle is 
degrees. 
L. K. V., Hot Springs, Texas: 
Having had several back fires in shoi 
ing my single shot .22 caliber rifle I wot 
like to know whether it is the fault of t 
rifle or the cartridges. I have been usi 
the Smokeless Short ungreased cartrir 
and the back fire was sufficient to ma 
me rub my eye quite forcibly. 
Ans.—Back fires when shooting with 
.22 Short ungreased cartridge in a sin 
shot rifle mean that considerable gas 1 
passed by the shell and leaked through 
breech mechanism into the face of 
shooter. This is caused by the chamber 
the rifle being badly worn or enlarged 
the extent that the shell’s swelling fr 
the explosion was not sufficient to entit 
cut the gas off. This is more liable 
occur in rifles chambered for longer c 
tridges than that used. There are a ni 
ber of good single shot rifles on the rr 
ket and any responsible dealer will si 
you his complete line. 
T. V., New Jersey: 
What will it cost me to become a m 
ber of the National Rifle Association; 
the U. S. Revolver Association? 
Ans.—Annual membership in the N 
A. costs $2. Life membership $25. Am 
membership in the U. S. R. A. costs 
Address the Secretary of the N. R. A 
Washington, D. C. 
J. S. T„ New Jersey: 
The boys of my troop of Boy Sc, 
are interested in rifle shooting. What i 
we do to get started? 
Ans.—Your scout master is the pr 
person to take up this question with, 
him to call a meeting of the boys for a 
cussion of the subject. 
W. U. U., Indiana: 
Will vou kindly inform me what you 
consider the best all round rifle for deer 
and bear? 
Ans.—This is a much mooted question 
and one of personal opinion in so far as 
it applies to the larger calibers, say from 
.30 up to and including the .405 caliber. 
The .35 caliber seems to meet the demand 
for a good all round game rifle. 
Q —Can a person use one of the large 
caliber rifles (i. e., .401 Winchester, .35 
Remington, 250-3000 Savage) in target 
practice with the same accuracy as with 
the smaller calibers, that is, .25, .22, etc.. 
Ans.—No. _ 
Q_What is the maximum range of the 
Springfield, Ross, 256 Newton? What is 
the angle of departure for the maximum 
range? Is the knowledge of the maximum 
range of any benefit? 
Ans.—The maximum range of the 
Springfield rifle is 4.891 yards. We have 
no figures available on the other two rifles 
mentioned. 
L. McT., Georgia: 
Please tell me, if you can, the dat 
the first International Rifle Match he 
the United States. j 
Ans.—The first International Rifle SI 
ing contest in the United States of vf 
the writer has any record, took plat 
Creedmoor, L. I., on September 13 an. 
1876. It was known as the Cente 
Trophy Match. Teams of eight men 1 
part, representing Scotland, Ireland, U- 
States, Australia and Canada, winnii 
the order named. The contest referr 
is now known as the Palma Match, 
last match held was at Camp Perry, '« 
1913. It was won by the American 1 
J. F. W., Brooklyn, N. Y.: 
Will you kindly inform me through ) 
answer column what is meant by mult 1 ' 
artridge? 
Ans.—Multi ball cartridges of any) 
er consist of three round balls seatec' 
le shell in place of a bullet, the ball 
lg one over the other. These are 
so in the 45-70 Springfield rifle. 
