952 
FOREST AND STREAM 
[Dec. io, igio. 
A W ORD TO THE WISE! 
I-J N I M H — —T WMI !■■■! I 1- IJIIIWU 
The Hunting Season is again with us, and the sportsmen seeking the most reliable and 
effective ammunition must inevitably choose PETERS FACTORY LOADS — the kind 
that have surpassed all amateur trap-shooting records. 
Do not be deceived nor accept a substitute. PETERS SHELLS will kill deader, further 
and oftener than any others. You do not have to take our word for it—just try them. 
If you are already a user of PETERS, you do not need this advice—the chances are 
1000 to 1 you will continue to do so. 
Remember the first requisite— PETERS SHELLS. They will operate and shoot per¬ 
fectly in any standard make of gun. 
THE PETERS CARTRIDGE COMPANY. CINCINNATI. OHIO 
New Yerk: 98 Chambers St. T. H. KELLER, Manager New Orleans: 321 Magazine St P. R. LITZKK, Manager 
San Francises: 668-612 Haward Street. J. S. FRENCH. Manager 
insert this from the chamber or breech end and pass 
forward, using a wooden rod for the purpose, such as a 
good cleaning rod with the brush removed, until the 
obstruction caused by the dent is reached. If the bar¬ 
rels be lightly hammered with a very small hammer, 
and the pressure on the inside maintained by forcing 
the plug past the bruise, the dent may be raised. It 
may be necessary to use various size plugs, or to beat 
out the leaden one' and repeat the operation until the 
barrel is as near normal as possible. The barrel should 
be warmed during the process by applying a hot iron 
to the outside of the bruised part. Great care will have 
to be taken not to get the plug jammed in the barrel. 
If a taper lead plug can be obtained, the process will 
be greatly simplified, and a slightly taper iron or brass 
plug is much better than a soft lead one. If the barrel 
is bulged, a similar plug should be made, and great 
care will have to be taken to hammer the bruise down 
to the plug with a light hammer. If a hard metal plug 
can be obtained near the required size, it may be packed 
with paper until of the required diameter. The plug 
must be slightly longer than the bruise or dent. 
Another frequent accident in wild countries is the 
breaking of the gun stock. This may be securely spliced 
in the following manner: First glue the stock as well 
as possible, then glue round the fracture several pieces 
of thin leather or canvas, and while warm tightly bind 
with waxed thread or a fine lace; when the whole is 
dry it will be almost as sound as before. Should the 
break be “short,” it will be necessary to glue thin pieces 
of cane on either side of the stock. The wood should 
be warmed before gluing, to enhance the chances of 
perfect success. 
Repairs to breech-actions require great care and ex¬ 
perience in effecting, and always when practicable the 
gun should be sent to the maker, as he has more in¬ 
terest in properly repairing it than any one else. To 
tighten a breech-action, the usual way is to fit a new 
hinge pin slightly larger than the old one, or by 
filing from the flats beneath the barrels and hammering 
up the bites on the lump, which process brings the 
breech-ends of barrels nearer to the face of the stand¬ 
ing breech. When the cartridge bursts at the rim at the 
upper edge of the case, it is a sure sign that the gun 
requires to be tightened up. — From the ninth edition of 
“The Gun and Its Development,” by W. W. Greener. 
Buffalo Audubon Gun Club. 
Buffalo, N. Y.. Dec. 4.—Herewith are the scores of 
the Audubon Club, made at their grounds at their 
semi-monthly shoot, held Dec. 3. Byron V. Covert, a 
Lockport member of the Audubons, did some very ex¬ 
cellent shooting yesterday afternoon, making the very 
good run of 52 straight, and also incidentally winning a 
point on the Reid trophy by breaking 19 out of 20 
from the 20yd. mark. Covert was closely followed in 
his good work by W. 11. Smith, who had two straight 
scores to his credit and also two very nice runs of 25 
and 24 each. C. C. Lambert won Class A badge with 
18 out of 20; Will Imhoff won Class B with 17, and 
Jack Reid once again walked off with Class C, with the 
fine score of 19. 
Talcott H. Clarke, who did some remarkable shooting 
with the 74th Regiment last summer, is again in town 
and is expected to do as well with his shotgun as he 
did with the rifle. His score of 19 shows that he hasn't 
forgotten to hold on to them. 
President Ed Cox will call a meeting this week, when 
plans for a New Year’s Day shoot, open to all shooters, 
will be discussed. Scores: 
Targets: 
20 
20 
20 
20 
Shot 
at. 
Broke. 
R V Covert. 
.... 19 
14 
20 
20 
so 
73 
W H Smith. 
.... 20 
17 
20 
15 
80 
72 
1 L Tilcott. 
.... 18 
16 
18 
16 
80 
68 
C C Lambert. 
.... 19 
18. 
14 
16 
80 
67 
Jack Reid . 
.... 14 
19 
17 
17 
80 
67 
W Imhoff . 
.... 18 
17 
16 
16 
80 
66 
C S Sidway. 
.... 15 
16 
17 
18 
80 
66 
R Sid way . 
.... 18 
14 
15 
16 
80 
63 
T H Clarke. 
.... 13 
14 
15 
19 
80 
61 
H Mesinsrer . 
.... 16 
16 
15 
13 
80 
60 
S Freeman . 
15 
16 
14 
80 
60 
Ed Reinecke . 
.... 15 
15 
16 
16 
80 
62 
C Rogers . 
.... 16 
14 
14 
13 
80 
57 
S V Spaulding. 
.... 13 
13 
11 
17 
80 
54 
Dr W H Wootton. 
.... 19 
15 
17 
60 
51 
A1 Suckow . 
.... 16 
17 
40 
33 
Edward Reinecke, Sec’y. 
Indianapolis Gun Club. 
Indianapolis, Ind., Nov. 26. — This being the open 
season for game, with its alluring hopes of big bags, 
but yielding mostly broken hopes and sore heels, ac¬ 
counts for the small attendance at the gun club. Lewis, 
shooting from 16yd. mark, was high gun in the contest 
for the Comstock trophy with 45 out of 50. In practice 
Parry led with 98 out of 105, and was the only one to 
break 20 straight. 
Practice: 
Shot at. Broke Shot at. Broke 
Hymer .... 
.105 
91 
Neighbors . 
.... CO 
47 
Moller .... 
. 105 
91 
Parry . 
.... 105 
9S 
Lewis . 
. 60 
50 
Britton . 
.... 85 
72 
Dixon . 
. 105 
86 
Lewis, Jr. . 
.... 20 
14 
Comstock 
trophy. No. 2, 
50 targets: 
Yards. 
T'l. 
\ r ards. 
T’l. 
Parry . 
. 20 
40 
Neighbors .. 
.... 16 
26 
Hymer . 
. 19 
40 
Dixon . 
.... IS 
39 
. 19 
39 
.... 18 
41 
Lewis . 
. 16 
45 
Dec. 3.—Freezing' temperature, snow and wind, com¬ 
bined to make the day uncomfortable for the few who 
attended the weekly' meeting of the gun club, and 
served to keep down the scores. Lewis scored his second 
win in the contest for the Comstock trophy with 39 out 
of 50 from the 16yd. mark. Moller was best in practice: 
Practice: 
Shot at. Broke Shot at. Broke 
Miller . 85 70 Britton . 60 52 
Lewis . 85 68 Neighbors . 60 30 
Parry . 85 68 Dixon . 40 33 
Comstock trophy. No. 2, 50 targets: 
Yds. 
T’l. 
Y’ds. 
T’l. 
Parry . 
. 20 
36 
Dixon . 
... 18 
34 
Moller . 
. 19 
32 
Lewis . 
... 16 
39 
Britton _ 
. 18 
37 
Neighbors ... 
... 16 
30 
Manhasset Bay Y. C. 
Port Washington, L. I., Dec. 4. —The regular weekly 
shoot of the Manhasset Bay Yacht Club was held to¬ 
day. Conditions were very fair, and some very good 
scores were made: 
Ten birds, scratch: 
H L Iloyt,’Jr.... 
9 
I 
O Rourke.... 
5 
8 
II 
Clark . 
4 
t W Alker. 
7 
A 
Gould . 
4 
C M Meyer. 
7 
Geo Bowles _ 
2 
E A Sierck. 
4 
Fifteen birds, scratch 
C M Meyer. 
14 
Geo Bowles ... 
10 
T W Alker. 
13 
T 
E Meyer.. 
9 
II L Hoyt, Tr... 
13 
I 
O'Rourke. 
7 
E A Sierck. 
11 
H 
Clark .. 
3 
Twenty-five birds, handicap, 
sweepstakes: 
IT. 
T. 
H. 
T. 
T O’Rourke . 
.. 6 
25 
H 
F Clark. 
9 
22 
T YV Alker. 
.. 3 
24 
F. 
A Sierck. 
2 
19 
H L Hoyt, Tr. 
.. 0 
24 
T 
E Meyer. 
.... 2 
19 
C M Meyer. 
2 
24 
G 
Bowles . 
.... 7 
24 
Clark monthly cup: 
I O’Rourke . 
.. 6 
25 
C 
M Meyer. 
.... 2 
22 
H T. Hovt, Tr.... 
.. 0 
24 
G 
Bowles . 
.... 7 
21 
T E Meyer. 
23 
H 
F Clark. 
.... 2 
20 
J W Alker. 
o 
22 
E 
A Sierck. 
2 
18 
Yearly cup: 
T W Alker . 
.. 3 
25 
T 
< I’Rourke .... 
.... 6 
22 
H F Clark . 
.. 2 
24 
E 
A Sierck. 
.... 2 
22 
T1 L Hovt, Tr. 
.. 0 
23 
J 
E Meyer. 
2 
21 
C M Meyer. 
.. 2 
23 
Geo Bowles .... 
.... 7 
25 
One hundred birds, scratch 
IT L Hoyt, Tr.... 
93 
J 
E Meyer. 
74 
C M Meyer. 
87 
E 
A Sierck. 
71 
T W Alker. 
82 
H 
F Clark. 
67 
I O’Rourke . 
78 
Geo Bowles .... 
61 
Atlantic City Gun Club. 
Atlantic City, N. J., Dec. 2. — The week-end shoot of 
the Atlantic City Gun Club was quite well attended, 
and considering the strong and cold wind the scores 
were quite creditable. 
Dr. Watson won the special event after shooting off a 
tie with Sheppard. The first shoot-off resulted in a tie 
on 19 each, and on the next time up, the Doctor won 
out by 4 targets. 
Powers rather expected to take the trophy home, but 
the stiff wind had its effect. 
Cook , did not shoot quite up to his mark; he has been 
field shooting for the last month, which accounts for 
him being out of form. 
Events: 
Targets: 
Cook _ 
Watson .. 
Powers .. 
Algar .... 
H Cook .. 
Sheppard 
Adams ... 
12345078 9 10 
25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 H. T'l 
15 22 18 21 19 1 9 22 18 19 19 2—42 
21 18 16 23 19 19 20 .. 23 19 2—44 
20 20 19 20 22 . 20 22 1—43 
16 19 15 22 . 15 22 3^40 
14 17 19 19. 19 19 5—43 
21 21 19. 21 21 2—44 
16 15. 16 15 5—36 
