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FOREST AND STREAM 
[Dec. 3, 1910. 
maker. It is also apparent that the breech-ends of barrels 
to fit the same stock must be of the same thickness; if 
one pair were thicker than the other, the striker would 
be above or below the cap, and, in the same way, if the 
barrels were not the same distanee across the strikers 
would not be central for both pairs. 
As, usually, each action is specially constructed to suit 
the barrels, and the gun built up in proportion toi their 
size, no new pair of barrels can be made to fit, even 
approximately, unless the particular breech action, and 
preferably, the whole gun. is furnished to the gun-maker. 
Rifle barrels are sometimes fitted to the stock of a 
small-bore shotgun, the weapon being used alternately 
as gun and rifle. The .450 or .500 “black powder” caliber 
is suitable for changing with a pair of 10-bore barrels, 
but if the action is made expressly for rifle barrels the 
gun will be somewhat clumsy as a shotgun; if it is made 
as a shotgun, it cannot be expected to stand the hard 
wear of a double Express rifle so well as a weapon pur¬ 
posely constructed throughout for use with the heavier 
charges and greater strains. Any larger size shot barrel than 
16 is unsuitable; the distance the strikers must be apart 
to allow of 12-gauge cartridges being used necessitates the 
rifle barrels being unduly large at the breech and exceed¬ 
ingly clumsy at the muzzle. 
Another error sometimes made is in specifying the bar¬ 
rels of shotguns to be of a certain thickness at the breech 
and taper gradually to the muzzle, so that, a straight-edge 
being placed to the side, it shall bear evenly from breech 
to muzzle. No guns are so constructed. Any 12-gauge 
barrels with the heavy breech ends now commonly used 
would, if taper, weigh about 151bs., and the gun would 
balance nearly 12in. from the breech. The barrels are 
swamped—a curve instead of a taper—the thickness of 
their metal being proportionate to the strain exerted by 
the explosion at the various points in their length.— 
From the ninth edition of “The Gun and Its Develop¬ 
ment,” by W. W. Greener. 
Ossining Gun Club. 
Ossining, N. Y., Nov. 25. —Weather conditions were 
ideal for trapshooting at the Ossining Gun Club grounds 
Thanksgiving Day, and twenty-two shooters turned out 
and made the best of it. The traps worked fine, and 
members Hubbell, Boyle, Kirby, Bedell and Capt. Bland- 
ford saw that everything was run off on time. There 
were several practice events, but the main event was 
a 100-bird handicap prize event for ten valuable prizes. 
Following are the scores: 
Handicap prize event, 100 targets, strings of 25 each: 
Targets: 
25 25 25 25 
ITdcp. Total. 
E Brewerton . 
. 19 20 19 20 
18 
97 
P Wood . 
. 24 22 22 16 
10 
94 
W Ilainley . 
. 19 18 18 19 
18 
92 
T Simonson . 
. 20 21 21 22 
8 
92 
I T Washburn. 
. 20 20 24 17 
10 
91 
\V J Tuttle. 
. 15 21 17 18 
20 
91 
t T Blandford. 
. 22 23 16 21 
8 
90 
D Brandreth . 
. 20 20 21 21 
S 
90 
W S Smith. 
. 19 21 18 18 
12 
89 
S A Kipp. 
. 15 18 15 16 
24 
88 
A Bedell . 
. 21 20 23 18 
6 
88 
L M Petry. 
. 20 16 18 22 
12 
88 
T F Hahn. 
. 16 16 16 15 
24 
87 
C Dietrich . 
. 13 20 17 19 
IS 
87 
Col F Brandreth. 
. 20 21 16 17 
10 
84 
W Sellers . 
. 19 15 11 18 
18 
81 
A Dalton . 
. 13 17 20 20 
10 
80 
E Ward . 
. 1221 15 19 
8 
75 
E Pratt . 
. 9 12 15 11 
25 
72 
D McAndelers . 
. 5 12 15 18 
18 
68 
G Eldridge . 
. 8 8 6 11 
30 
63 
W Melville . 
. 4 1 5 9 
30 
48 
J. T. Hyland, 
Sec’y. 
Northern Kentucky Gun Club. 
On No. 23 the club held a live-bird shoot. The affair 
was an impromptu one, and the attendance was limited. 
The birds were a very good-lot, and during the early part 
of the afternoon were aided by a strong wind, which 
made the shooting hard. The entrance in each event was 
the price of the birds. A sterling silver olive spoon was 
given as a trophy to the winner in the first event, and 
a sterling silver olive fork to the winner of the second. 
''Rifle *Range and Gallery. 
Rifle Shooting in Colleges and 
Universities. 
Intercollegiate League for 1911. 
Events: 1 2 Events: 1 2 
Targets: 20 10 Targets: 20 10 
Dameron . 19 9 Payne . 16 8 
Walker .. 16 8 Luverne . 16 9 
Shoot-off of tie in second event, miss-and-out: 
Dameron . 10 Luverne . 9 
The money-back tournament scheduled for Nov. 27 was 
not a success owing to the very bad weather conditions. 
A heavy rain fell nearly all the morning, and the balance 
of the day was showery, the thick clouds and mist mak¬ 
ing it extremely difficult to see the targets, and the fre¬ 
quent showers driving the men to the club house for 
shelter. Only two out-of-town shooters- were present—• 
C. C. Williamson, of Muncie, Ind., and J. V. Dea, of 
Maysville, Ky. The local men are, many of them still 
away quail hunting, and those who are in the city did 
not turn out as they should have done with better 
weather conditions. A program of five 20-target events, 
sliding handicap, 16 to 20yds., entrance $2, was sub¬ 
stituted for the advertised program, and eight men took 
part in the sport. All started at 16yds., and in the 
second event stood on the mark corresponding to their 
score in the first event, a score of 17 placing the maker 
on the 17yd. mark for the second event; 18, on the 18yd. 
mark, and so oh. The race for the trophy was an even 
one through the first four events, Irwin, Woodbury and 
Payne being tied on 69 out of 80. At the close of the 
second event Irwin and Woodbury were in the lead with 
36 each, and Payne was 2 targets behind with 34. The 
close of the third event .found Woodbury and Irwin still 
tied and Payne one target behind them. In the last lap 
Payne forged ahead and won the trophy with a score of 
88, 2 targets ahead of Irwin, who was in second place. 
Five 20-target events, sliding handicap, 16 to 20yds., 
entrance $2; sterling silver plate for trophy: 
Total. 
Payne . 15 19 17 18 19 88 
Irwin . 19 17 16 17 17 86 
Dameron . 19 17 15 16 16 83 
Woodbury. 19 17 16 17 14 83 
Dea . 15 16 19 13 18 81 
Williamson . 18 16 19 12 16 81 
Luverne .. 15 15 16 18 15 79 
Taggart . 13 13 9 11 .. 46 
Columbus Gun Club. 
Columbus, O. — Webster was high man at the shoot 
of the Columbus Gun Club on Wednesday. Taylor was 
second; Coburn and Le Noir third; Fisher fourth. A 
nice little shoot it was. Several visitors were present. 
That quartet from Asheville is O.K. 
Our next shoot will be held Saturday, Dec. 31, 1910. ' 
Shot at. 
Broke 
Shot at. Broke 
T R Taylor.... 
.. 150 
141 
C Coburn .. 
. 150 
140 
R T Mowry... 
.. 150 
132 
F Le Noir 
.150 
140 
1 Hedges .... 
.. 150 
128 
F Hall .... 
.150 
129 
H Conard ... 
.. 150 
118 
IT E Smith 
.105 
95 
C Ward . 
.. 150 
121 
B Wing .... 
. 150 
1.34 
Wm Webster . 
.. 150 
143 
T A Van Fossen 105 
97 
T Cromley ... 
.. 150 
130 
C Lacey ... 
. 50 
42 
C Hedges .... 
.. 150 
134 
O Shilling . 
.75 
65 
L Fisher .... 
.. 150 
136 
The Forest 
AND 
Stream 
may be obtained from 
any 
newsdealer on 
order. Ask 
your dealer to supply 
you 
regularly. 
In spite of the efforts of the National Board for the 
Promotion of Rifle Practice, a board created by an act 
of Congress for the purpose of promoting rifle shooting 
among the citizens of the United States, and the National 
Rifle Association of America, to promote and foster rifle 
practice among the colleges and universities, very little 
progress has been made toward making rifle shooting 
one of the recognized sports of our educational institu¬ 
tions. 
The fact that there is very little of the spectacular to 
this game, and that rifle matches do not attract spectators, 
the presence of which undoubtedly encourage competi¬ 
tors in all branches of athletics, may be the reason why 
rifle shooting does not appeal to the average student; 
and again, there is the expense for rifles and ammunition, 
and what is more important, the absence of ranges 
whereon to practice. 
The work in the colleges was begun in 1905 by the 
endowment by the National Rifle Association of America 
of a handsome bronze trophy to represent the inter¬ 
collegiate outdoor rifle shooting championship of the 
colleges and universities. 
This trophy has been competed for annually, with the 
exception of the year 1907, but never has there been 
more than five teams competing. The match has always 
been held at some Eastern range, either Sea Girt, N. }.„ 
Wakefield, Mass., or the District of Columbia. 
The first year the trophy was won by Princeton Uni¬ 
versity, who has never since entered a team. In 1906 
George Washington University, of the District of Colum¬ 
bia was the winner; in 1908 and 1909 this university was 
again victorious, making three straight wins. This year 
a new competitor entered the arena in a team from the 
Massachusetts Agricultural College, who were the win¬ 
ners. Yale has never entered a team in these outdoor 
contests, and Harvard only twice. Columbia University 
has competed each year but once, as has also the Uni¬ 
versity of Pennsylvania. 
It is quite a difficult proposition for the colleges to 
organize a team at-the end of the college year, when the 
outdoor match is shot, as it is at a time when baseball 
and rowing are the center of interest. As the college 
athletic bodies do not appropriate any funds for rifle 
team expenses, the cost of attending the competitions 
must come out of the pockets of the individual members 
of the team. 
Gallery work is a much simpler proposition from every 
standpoint. The ammunition is cheap, and there is sel¬ 
dom any difficulty in getting a place whereon to shoot, 
and the work is all carried on at the home range. 
'The indoor work was begun in 1908, when the Forest, 
Fish and Game Society of America donated a trophy for 
the college teams to compete for. The first match was 
held in 1908 in New York city, and teams competed from 
Yale. Harvard, Columbia, Cornell and George Washing¬ 
ton University, with Columbia the victor. The following 
year the conditions were .changed so that the trophy 
could be competed for on home ranges. The Pacific 
Coast by the victory of the State College of Washington. 
This year the trophy was brought back to the East by a 
victory of the Massachusetts Agricultural College. There 
were twenty-two college and university teams in the 
competition, and scores were unusually high. 
It is noticeable, with the exception of the Columbia 
University, that nearly all of the leading teams were 
from colleges having a military department. Neither 
Harvard or Princeton took part in the competition, and 
Yale was twelfth on the list. 
One of the features of this indoor shooting is the 
intercollegiate league, which was instituted with a great 
deal of success last winter. The conditions of the shoot¬ 
ing in the league are the same as the championship 
match, and those colleges entering teams in the league 
are at considerable advantage over those who do not, as 
it gives them several months of preliminary practice be¬ 
fore the championship event is shot off. 
This league shoot has brought about a discussion as to 
the fairness of having military and non-military colleges 
shooting on the same basis, and the captain of the 
Columbia University Rifle Club (Mr. J. A. Baker, Jr.) 
has presented to the National Rifle Association a trophy 
to go to the team making the best record in the League 
matches from those representing colleges and universities 
not having military departments, so that the intelcollegi- 
ate league for 1911 will have two trophies to compete 
for, in addition to silver medals to the members of the 
winning team and bronze medals, to the members of 
the second team. 
Circular letters have been sent to all of the colleges 
and universities of the country by the National Rifle 
Association, with a view of organizing the intercollegiate 
jeague for the coming winter. Entries close on Dec. 1, 
and on that date the league schedule will be arranged on 
the basis of the number of entries in. 
Colleges that wish to enter the league series may do 
so by addressing Lieut. Albert S. Jones, Secretary Na¬ 
tional Rifle Association of America, Hibbs Building, 
Washington, D. C. 
Providence (R. I.) Revolver Club. 
The following scores were made by the Newport mem¬ 
bers of the Providence Revolver Club at Almy’s range, 
in Portsmouth, Friday evening, Nov. 18. Brooks wins 
the cup with the fine score of 477. Almy’s 243 was high 
for the single scores for the week. The bullseye match 
was won by Henderson with a close center shot: 
P Brooks . 235 242—477 J Peckham.... 214 234—448 
W Almy . 230 243—473 W Thurston... 229 215—444 
B Norman. 226 235—461 W H Powell.. .224 218—442 
W Henderson. 229 236 — 465 J Easton . 217 210 — 427 
J Biesel . 224 232—456 
Nov. 28.—The Newport members of the Providence 
Revolver Club held an all-day shoot on Thanksgiving 
Day. The event of the day was the 50-shot rifle match 
at 25yds.: Scores: 
P Brook .234 236 234 240 241—1185 
F Coggeshall . 231 232 229 241 235—1178 
W Almy . 234 231 233 232 230—1160 
T Peckham . 229 241 236 232 222—1160 
B Norman . 233 231 226 232 231—1153 
T Biesel . 228 237 235 228 222—1150 
W Henderson . 223 231 229 229 225—1137 
W Thurston . 224 228 230 228 226—1136 
W II Powel . 226 223 224 231 221—1125 
T Easton . 213 220 210 204 214—1060 
F Lutz . 208 198 208 195 197—1027 
A Linch . 204 196 196 195 197— 9S8 
Revolver match, 50 shots, 50yds.: 
W Almy . 79 82 85 83 85— 414 
J Biesel . 72 85 83 79 76— 398 
Philadelphia Rifle Association. 
Philadelphia, Pa., Nov. 19.—The weekly competitions 
■of this Association were shot to-day on the Arlington 
range, Lansdowne avenue and Cedar lane, near Llanerch, 
Pa.: 
Record match, 200yds. rifle: Williamson 217, 214, 197, 
192. 190. 
Honor target, 3 shots, gold medal: Williamson 71. 
Military match: H. A. Dill 44, 44, 44, 42, 41; Dr. David 
41, 39; Dr. Given 41, 39, 39. 
Revolver match, 50yds.: N. Spering 87, 83, 82. 
Nov. 26.—The following scores were made on the 26th 
and Thanksgiving day: 
Record match, 200vds., rifle — Thanksgiving Day: Geo. 
Schnerring 222 215, 212, 205, 204. Nov. 26: Williamson, 
210, 203, 200, 199, 181. 
Honor target, 3 shots: G. Schnerring - 55; Williamson 63. 
Military match: H. A. Dill 46, 44, 43, 4'2; J. Oliver 40, 
38; R. Brinton 35, 35; H. A. Dill 45, 44, 44, 43, 42. 
Manhattan Rifle and Revolver Aasociatian. 
New York, Nov. 26.—The following scores were shot 
at Greenville, N. J., on the Standard American target, at 
50yds. The weather was cloudy and the light uncertain, 
while, to add to the shooter’s “comfort,” a high wind, 
which must have reached the proportions of a gale at 
times, blew straight down the range and made it difficult 
to stand up, to say nothing of holding on the target, 
Pistol, ,22cal.: F. N. Sanborn 90, 84, 76, SO, 83, 84, 86, 
93 92 86 
Target revolver, ,38cal.: Dr. T. L. R. Morgan, 87, 85, 
gg 
Military, .38cal.: T. A. Baker. Tr. (slow fire), 77, 88, SI; 
rapid fire. 36, 23, 36, 30, 30, 20, 31, 26, 29, 27. 
Rifle, 200yds., German ring target: TI. M. Pope, 225, 
222, 221, 209, 227; J. A. Baker, Jr., .32-40 Pope, 183. 
Zettler Rifle Club. 
The following scores were made by members of the 
Zettler Rifle Club, 
G L Amouroux.... 
on Nov. 22: 
. 243 
240 
243 
242 
240—120S 
A 
Beg'erow . 
. 225 
230 
221 
238 
232—1146 
F 
M Bund. 
... 234 
244 
236 
241 
234—1189 
I. 
P Hansen. 
. 234 
240 
238 
238 
238—119S 
T 
IT Keller. 
. 240 
233 
235 
239 
232—1179 
L 
Maurer . 
.. 231 
232 
237 
239 
240—1179 
C 
Oltmann . 
. 233 
245 
23S 
237 
243—1196 
C 
A Schrag. 
. 227 
220 
229 
234 
230—1140 
W 
A Tewes,. 
. 239 
245 
244 
243 
247—121S 
B 
Zettler . 
. 240 
232 
233 
235 
231—1171 
C 
Zettler . 
. 244 
245 
243 
241 
242—1215 
F 
Decking . 
. 231 
235 
233 
232 
240—1171 
