. When Good 
Sportsmen 
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BAKER GUN owners. 
Generation after generation 
for more than 50 years, have - 
been shooting BAKER Guns 
—they have stood every test 
of strain and never shoot 
loose! 
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a REAL BAKER, that fits 
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BAKER GUN CO. 
253 Church St., New York, N. Y. 

Are being used for 
HUNTING, FISHING 
AND BY 
| ALL SPORTSMEN 
$3.60 
per pair 
JOIDA MANUFACTURING COMPANY 
49 E. HOUSTON ST. 
Dept. F., New York City 
WILBUR SHOTGUN PEEP SIGHT, 
deadly addition to the modern shotgun. Makes good 
shots of poor ones. Fast enough for snap shooting, 
ducks, or at traps. Automatically shows how to 
lead correctly—No more guess work. Made of blued 
steel, clamps rigidly on breech of gun barrels. 12, 
16, 20 28 gauges. Double guns only. Postpaid, $2.50 
including booklet. ‘‘Wing Shooting Made LEasy.’’ 
Booklet alone sent on receipt of ten cents. Teaches 
the art of wing shooting. 
WILBUR GUN SIGHT 
116 West 39th St., P.O. Box185, Times Square, New York 
y FRONTIER SPECIAL 





// FAMOUS SIDE SWING 
j BRAND new blue steel, G-shot, famous 
Frontier Special, swing-out hand-ejec- 
tor revolver with 5-inch barrel. Imported 
from Spain, the equal of any $35 modei, 
and specially priced forlimited time to add 
new customers. 
LOW PRICE SPECIAL in 32, 32-20, 
or 38 cal., OUR No. 35 $13.45 
EXTRA SPECIAL, our No. 260, latest 1924 
model of tool steel,—32 cal.—6 shci— 
$14.95. 32-20 or 38 cal.—6 shot— 
$15.45. 
J 20-SHOT “PANTHER” 
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Above guns all shoot any standard American cartridge. 
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Money back promptly if not satisfied. 
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approximately 25-foot seconds to the 
velocity of the bullet without adding 
practically anything at all to the breech 
pressure, strain on the bullet jacket, 
recoil or report. In fact, the added 
length of barrel and added weight 
ahead reduces the report, recoil, and 
flinching, and adds to the accuracy of 
holding and therefore the grouping; 
gives better wind-bucking qualities to 
the bullet, adds accuracy and ease to 
the sighting with metallic sights, and 
if the barrel is properly tapered adds 
considerably to the balance and ap- 
pearance of the weapon. 
The only defect is that a longer bar- 
rel is a trifle more trouble to clean, 
both because it is longer and because it 
will metal foul more toward the muz- 
zie. Metal fouling, however, is no 
Icnger very troublesome, with most 
types of match ammunition. 
Free rifle shooting at 300 meters or 
at 200 or 300 yards is a sport that is 
available to those who live in many lo- 
calities where a military rifle range of 
600 to 1,000 yards cannot be secured or 
cannot be maintained. It is far easier 
to obtain a plot of ground that is 350 
yards long and suitable for use as a 
high power rifle range than one of 
twice or three times that length. In 
fact, half a dozen or a dozen such sites 
are available in the East to every long > 
range site, and this is a factor that 
should not be overlooked by those who 
are up against it for a military range, 
who are not satisfied with nothing but 
small-bore shooting, and who are look- 
ing for some kind of high-power rifle 
shooting. The free rifle range is the 
answer. Such a place can be secured 
close to cities, in most places where the 
country is hilly, and without going 
twenty or thirty miles away from 
town. 
Free rifle international matches are 
now an annual event. Free rifle 
matches at the National Matches are 
now, and undoubtedly will continue to 
be, an annual event. We have a large 
number of men who like to shoot off- 
hand, and who can shoot well offhand 
with a little practice but who do not 
and never did care especially for prone 
shooting. The free rifle game is par- 
ticularly adapted to these men. 
Any sporting rifle will do to begin 
with, including the .22’s, until a real 
free rifle is obtained. The only neces- 
sary change is to use a military instead 
of a free rifle target, so that the scores 
will not run too low. 
Another advantage of free rifle shoot- 
ing is that there are less than fifty 
really expert free rifle shots in the 
United States. It is, therefore, much 
easier to gain individual recognition as 
a good free rifle shot than as a good 
rifle shot in other branches of the sport 
because there are several hundred ac- 
knowledged experts among small-bore 
It will identify you, 
riflemen and several thousand experts 
among the military riflemen. 
The free rifle shot who is good now 
gets in on the ground floor and makes 
his reputation while the making is 
good. 

LIFE ON A HOMESTEAD 
(Continued from page 11) 
since. After getting so I could stand 
again I soon had a fire going and sup- 
per cooking. After supper I gathered 
wood and birch bark for the night. 
Since that experience with the wolves 
I never fail to have birch bark on hand 
when camping so as to be able to start 
a quick fire if necessary. I have 
learned by experience that nearly all 
wild animals are afraid of fire. The 
next morning, at sun up, I was on my 
way home again. That night I reached 
my cabin tired, footsore and lame, but 
glad to be home. After a day’s rest I 
went to work to finish my cabin. In 
about a week I had a roof of split 
shakes on and a floor of small poles 
and the cracks plastered with mud, so 
I had quite a cozy home. ThenI started 
for Tower for more supplies. I also 
bought a small sheet iron heater and a 
few panes of glass for windows. I 
broke the glass on the way back, so I 
got along with a hole in the wall for 
a window that winter. When within 
about one mile of home I came across 
a fresh moose track, but it being nearly 
night I didn’t attempt to follow the 
track. Next morning, bright and early, 
I was on the old fellow’s track. I 
wanted that moose for my winter’s sup- 
ply of meat. I followed his trail very 
carefully and quietly. There was about 
two inches of snow, so it was quite 
easy to follow his track. About nine 
A. M. I found the place where he had 
bedded down the night before, and it 
was still warm. I knew the old fellow 
couldn’t be very far ahead of me. About 
two P. M. I came in sight of him on the 
edge of a balsam thicket. He was 
standing with his hindquarters toward 
me. I waited for him to change his 
position so I could get a better shot at 
him as I wanted to make a sure shot. 
A wounded moose will go a long ways, 
and I wanted that moose and wanted 
him real bad, so I had to be careful. 
At last he turned his head a little and 
I let go. He made one bound and was 
out of sight in the thicket. He was 
bleeding so badly I had no trouble in 
following him, although he led me 
through swamp and over hills and 
rocks. About four P. M. I came in 
sight of the old fellow standing at the 
foot of a hill with his head hanging 
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