Telegram-herald., 1888-03-31
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That ) hegfnning rigot ~ hasnes was TIE
reDly ssfhe sprin.sfssIa rife : the one with
~hich oar o~n troops are arulso- Ii has ths
t;.,e.l kss.~.h block. with the upward and
f,r1.ar.a ecttsx. In j, a xood gaa, and las
s,s.as a..a.l ser.ice. bot il IL q little out of
szse It's ro<,a for so wards but not foot
f.rtber Ne has. tried 70 shoot is st 1000
xar.ls. LA our oaly hope With il ~ that dis
fanee i ss-rStchins,s or accidental scores"
.styhas i shisfs
sfhst i /. g.sn we have all heard a great
aaal shoot-rhs Martini Henry rife, with
which ths English array is provided IL has
t.-.r, r,ss.i IN more countries than any otner
So e.cep. uoss; bl, she Remington In
one resnecfs Il Is lust the opposite Of tho
n,,,ar.sae army gun II has the hinged
lreseh hioek. openlnz backward and down
yard instead Of forward and upward This
4. ~, sxretssss e,,n Tbs barrels are well
,,.aa a,d the British manufacturers have
ths knack Of growing il very effectively.
~ !. tbe spn shot in international matches.
A,,,.ar;.,.n rifla,usn should have great respect
far this aua. for il is the one with which our
n.t,o,sl teams have been twice defeated it
q = handy s-ar.-iE - 'gunny' gun II feels
ssLa : v,n 10 the hand. A man would trust
49, .-,,,, .lr,ost anywhere il he had plenty of
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ssHera i a Sharus rifie--isn't that q little
an. of date tooFp
s.rhsra ara no more OF them made now,
sxeer,f one once in a while by hand This Is
49,. - ~ ,yea,.m that was sent from the
sast "a border settlers in Kansas and Nc
hrsst. alony with Bibles. during the trcub-
Ion, times inst before the war. This indi-
.;1.,al ,rn . continued Capt. Day, patting
,ha h,tf afPastionately. ssis a very fine long
~.r.-s s.h.r,s- -E,orehartlt. 1t is a gun with a
h;s,or~ having won many prizes at long
80. not however. in NV hands. 1t is
,,ssd bv u,arkxrusn when they lie down or
do,,hl. and twist their bodies into almost
.verv s;oars known in the consultations Of
/ the heavens It's action is excellent, having
a square. falling breach block, containing
I ,hs ha7r,ner and lock. IL strikes the primer
in the nrolongation of the bore, thus causing
| the least possible disturbance Of the piece in
sr;nwr
.sWhst can Won saw about this Remingtonln
| .sThat i the e,,u formerly known among
national s,ardsp.sn as the gas pipe There
hava bs..n more ,y,ps OF this kind made for
| and psad bv armies. raiding parties, flibus-
! - a,r.3;tious ins,rres,tions- etc. than
90 .nv ether arm, ever invented. Il has q
rolIin~ hlock falling backward and down.
,x.r5 lesving a free way through the bar
81 g., ics,,s.t,o,, and clearin~ Its simplic-
;tv itseH and has an excellent action. The
bsrral however is too light for long range
or heavy WORK but it has killed many a
man in rnanv a climen
..Tbis other gun. 1 believe said the re-
norter ssvou referred 70 as being remarka-
I bla eun with a remarkable record. Il it not
an ordinary Winchester repeating rifle!n
..Rather am extraordinary one. This par
| ticnlar orn has bean fired more than 40 900
/ times by Or. Carver and is still in fair order,
showing only a little weakness of the MAIN
snrinr. The Winchester is the leading sport
/ ING gnn of the world. and more game has
been killed by it than with all other guns put
| together.
.ssBut this brings us into Che domain of
| MAGAZINE guns. There are three pronounced
| leading tvpes. with some twenty five or
thirty variatiors of which have knowledge,
and there are doubtless a great many more
individual notifications of these types. For
nur,oses of convenience have selected the
| Winchester. the Lee and the Spencer as typi-
fying the three great classes
.sTbe well known Winchester has a fixed
! tnbular magazine. with lever action. The
Hotchkiss is bolt gun, with a tubular mag
azins in the butt instead of i'm the stock. as
il the case with the Winchester and many
others There" said Capt Day, after eject
ing A number of shells over his shoulder
from both guns, ''you can see bow compli-
Gated ara the motions necessary in using
these s.,ns
ssThe Lee u1aarazine stands alone Of its kind.
although there are many notifications of IL
Il is detached magazine, with cartridges
superimposcd one upon the other like the
fnrer, on the hand The great and i,nport-.
ant feature Of this gun is the detachabilitv of
the magazine. Asa military man. have no
hesitation in saving that it is lust as import
ant for troor.s TO be armed with a detachable
MAGAZINE for cartridges as it is for them to
be supulied with fixed bavonets. When an
order to .fix bayonetsr has been given and
obeyed. am officer knows that his men are
nre-aresd To make a chargs AZ the word of
command WIZ should not similar security
be felt when waiting to repel an attack
| After the command FIX magazinesp an officer
nav RELY upon all his men having their
magazines full and in position. Nothing
! eoaId give him greater confidence in a crisis,
| This fs the best system for troors of which
have anv koowledre The Lee. however.
hasa feature in common with many other
s-r,ns which. personally. do not like-it il a
bolt action. A preiueice is n heavy load for
snv man 10 carry through this world but
INV uhole ekperience has tenderea To increase