Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-02-20
Novelty Events in Trapshooting.

Mr.. Club Secretary, haven't you often
noticed around O'Clock in the afternoon
that the shooting slows down and the
shooters have a sort of hungry anu I'm
satisfied look? Here's the reason-your
trapshooter would rather shoot than eat
and he only stops when the cash isn't
there for more shells and targets.
You can keep him interested for the
rest of the afternoon with a noveity
event without denting his remaining roii
to any great extent.
There are a number OF different nov
elty events, some of which you are al
ready familiar with. Drop me nne IN
care Of this paper. Give general idea
and a list of the events you already
know, and l may be able to seno you
some new ones.
a rod into my rife barrel. I've tried
every scheme i can think Of, but can't
get it out. When l forced it in l in
tended to clean it.
Answer-A cloth patch on the END OF
a cleaning rod which is really jammed
tight into the barrel is a very difficult
thing to remove. would suggest that
you fasten the rifle in wooden Wise
a carpenters wise, for instance-fasten
firmly the end Of the cleaning ROD Wh1cn
sticks out to a piece of iron bar or old
pipe, and heave no until you either pull
the end Of the rod off or get 1t out. Your
rod Is probably solid one with an eye
in the end-that is, not jofnted rod
II 1t breaks, the chances are very good
that the break will occur at or near
the eye If it does, the next procedure
is to take a piece of red hot iron wire
and burn out the rag as much as pos
sible. You will probably find that the
rod will come out easy enough II you
get the rife in a wise where 1t is held
properly, and something fastened to the
rod on which you can get good grip.
Subscriber-What is the difference In
shooting qualities between a 12-gauge
full choke barrel thirty inches long and
that Of the same make OF gun with q
twenty eight-inch barrel
Answer-As l may have stated be1ore
in this column, the length Of shotgun
barrel mas practically nothing to do with
its shooting qualities
A. L. CT would like to have some
information about the new Springfield
rifle How can ! obtain one. and what
will it cost? VIII it be necessary for
me to join a rife club in order to get
one?
Answer-Join a rife club affiliated
with the National Rife Association. and
the club secretary can secure you one
from the government. The cost Is now
around $3.50.
j. NJ. K. jr.-I am the owner OF a
new army. .41-caliber. six-inch barrel.
Now. could you possibly give me the
| ballistics OF this guns cartridge?
Answer-The muzzle velocity is ap-
proximately 7G5 feet per second, muzzle
energy is 221 feet pounds.
shoot the 1876 grain black powder
! cartridge IN this Al. Is this the best
| cartridge for IT?
| Answer have 10 use at all for black
lvyAy t1<Yac IN
| that matter in any kind OF firearm.
| What Is the effect Of this cartridge On
game as compared with the above men
| toned cartridges?
1920 and possibly the .sS special. but
| 1t is not as powerful as the 3S-40 or AS
automatic government model
r, S.-Thls fall I purchased q new
double gun. right barrel modified. left
at forty yards, thirty-inch circle, three
drains of smokeless powder. one ounce
| No. soft shot and put ninety-fve shot
| in circle with right barrel and fifty-five
shot In circle with left barrel, is this
| good shooting?
| Answer--You have evidently made a
mistake in writing your letter There
are 223 pellets on an average In a one
| full choke barrel should put at least
tl56 shot in the thirty-inch circle at
| forty yards: modified choke 1874 shot.
| The cylinder bore barrel should put
cighty-nine pellets into the circle. Are
| you sure that your distance was correct
| and the size of your circle correct. also
everything is just as stated in your
letter, would take the matter up with
the manufacturers. 1t Is not fair to
Judge a gun, how y on less than a
| Why does modified barrel put more
] shot in circle than full choke?