FURNESS CHAMBERLESS SHOT- 
MUD “GUNS 
LINE (Continued from page 80) 
(Bermuda Gov’t’s Official Contract Steamers) our five million sportsmen is most of 
BERMUDA ||| the time, and the opportunity to buy 
PI dof E | Sprinct; cur ammunition right on the spot, so 
ayer ternal opringtime to speak, at any place in America. 
(Average Yearly Temperature of 70°) 
It is true that most of the chamber- 
One ee vee ee i ork less guns were designed entirely for 
Sailings Twice Weekly wild-fowl shooting, and the defects of 
From N. Y., Wed. &Sat. ||| the system in the field would not hold 
Landing passengers di- ||| ood in the blind; but it remains that 
ok rectly at Hamilton Dock, 
avoiding delay and in- |||it would be necessary for the hunter 
convenience of transfer 























by tender. Tickets good |||to save his empties for reloading be- 
; on either Steamer, in- ||| cause he would be entirely dependent 
suring unequalled express service via Pa- | 5 
latial Twin-screw Oil-burning Steamers. upon a home-made, specially-loaded or 
S. S. “FORT VICTORIA’”’ and imported ammunition supply. 
S. S. “FORT ST. GEORGE” Most of the chamberless 12-gauge 
Each 14,000 Tons Displacement guns, according to the information 
No Passports Modern Hotels All Sports available, weigher gag r oo tae 
; : 2 ‘ Be over. This is necessary to enable them 
including Golf, Tennis, Sailing, Bath- : 
| ing, Horse Racing, Fishing, Riding, to shoot 10-gauge loads. Having the 
Driving, etc. interior diameter of a 10-bore from 
| ST. GEORGE HOTEL St. Georges, bond. | the shell muzzle to the choke, they must 
Finest Cuisine and Service, Tennis, of necessity have thinner and weaker 
Golf, Magnificent Tiled Swimming Pool ||| barrels than the standard 12’s or else 
they must be fitted with tubes that are 
the full outside size of those of a 10- 
bore. To keep down the weight, these 
guns are usually put out with barrels 
| For illustrated Booklets on Bermuda or 241% to 28 inches long. Consequently 
| St. George Hotel or West Indies write the muzzle blast and report are greater 
FURNESS BERMUDA LINE and more annoying than from a stand- 
34 Whitehall St., Nin ks ard 12. The result cannot help being 
| a Mesedner stages! et as | disturbing to the shooter and much 
more so to his companions. 
77, BLY THING 
i, ROD & LURE. G HOT shell reloading and hand load- 
ing have almost entirely died out 
poe M ki M . | d S li b : 
Free aking Materials and oupplies|in this country. As a result, the 
hen tS * Esnisl Bil Roosevelt, New York | owner of a chamberless gun, if he lived 
Send for FREE s story in the United States, would be in the 
Interesting, illustrated folder “How to get same situation as the Ppsaceeet, of a 
Greater Desk AULT Es oe foeeen .35 Newton or a .450-500 Cordite Ex- 
your desk cleare or action ousands o 
Kleradesks are giving entire Satisfaction, Saves press rifle. He would own a fine 
time locating, distributing or sorting papers. * & 
Takes less space thamatray. Sent FREE trial, shooting weapon that would be of re 
stricted value to him because he would 
leradesk (2233 "eo 
munition for it. 
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teel Sections 309 N. 10th To produce two styles of gun boring 
EAA at one time that are as radically differ- 
ent as the chamberless and our present 
A ea = =a system, would surely result in endless 
mi il confusion and dissatisfaction among 
——"_aill thousands of shooters whose knowl- 
edge of ballistics is rather limited. It 
wnt Lists would necessitate shell dealers carry- 
Will help you increasesales |ing a much larger variety of shells, 
Send for FREB catal how! c 
detauis covering names of your which would mean that they would 
est Prsepachye customers 
rices are given on 
A thonssnanne of Ui erent Mailing Lists, need to tie upa much greater amount 
99 Yo sr veins 5 each of capital in their business. This, of 
course, would make the ammunition 
with 7 
-Gould Co sirens ot. Louis more expensive because the turnover 
would be slower. 
West Indies Cruises 
Delightful cruises to the Gems of the 
Carribbean Sea. Sailings every 14 Days. 
















SPECKLED 
BROOK TROUT [N Great Britain shotgun shooting is 
HARRY W. KOCH restricted to a comparatively small 
371 Fulton St., Brooklyn, N. Y. number of sportsmen, when compared 
For banquet and home dinner table and for to our millions. Most of them are 
7 k t 
apis Foe heels airy well-to-do, and the matter of 
expense of ammunition and guns is not 
as important as it is to us. Thc coun- 
try is small and the wide distribution 
of ammunition and reloading compo- 
nents that is necessary in the United 
States does not represent the same 
problems to them. For that reason a 
type of gun or boring that might in 
time become quite popular and suc- 
cessful in Great Britain in conjunction 
with their present system might not 
work at all over here. 
On the other hand, the chamberless 
shotgun has its possibilities from a bal- 
listic standpoint. It offers a fine field 
for the endeavors of the shotgun ex- 
perimenter who likes to test out every 
combination of powder, shot and wad- 
ding that seems to offer possibilities. 
The absence of a cone and a larger 
barrel diameter in front of the cham- 
ber naturally increased the area avail- 
able for the expansion of the powder 
gases. This, in conjunction with the 
absence of the sudden jamming to- 
gether of the shot and wads, which 
have swelled out into the chamber 
mouth, especially when shells shorter 
than the standard are used, would tend 
to reduce the barrel pressures. The 
net results are that a larger load of 
powder, or shot, or both, can be used 
with allowable pressures. 
If 1% or 1% ounces of shot may be 
used in place of the standard 1% or 
1%, either a greater number of a given 
size shot may be used in a load or a 
size or two larger can be chosen and 
yet an equally close pattern will be 
obtained. Either results in greater kill- 
ing power at any range and especially 
so at the longer ranges where the ve- 
Iccities fall off and the patterns open 
up. 
Very likely the chief value of the 
chamberless system, at least for some 
years to come, will be in the interest 
and enthusiasm in shooting that it will 
create among the experimenters who 
cannot help pursuing the thrill that 
comes to the possessor of something 
different and unusual. 
I own three arms that have special 
boring or chambering. Each possesses 
a certain individuality and value that 
is not felt over the ownership of a 
standard weapon of similar style. It is 
much like the pride of possession felt 
after the purchase of a high - grade 
tailor-made suit. The price alone often 
gives one a remembrance that makes 
it stand out from the common herd. 
Whether the chamberless shotgun is 
advisable depends altogether upon how 
it will be used, where it will be used, 
what it will be used for. Whether it 
will be satisfactory is contingent very 
largely upon whether its owner can se- 
cure ammunition for it that will excel 
our. most excellent, factory - loaded, 
shotgun shells. 
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