The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-06-11


able substitute for shooting practice.
r. .. H.. Rochester. y. y.
viii YOU kindly advise me as to the
following points.
Il l.. Witch Is the best make OF auto
| matte revolver for household pur-
poses? I might not fire 1t for ten
years. but in buying want to get the
best there Is.
3 And. I would recommend an auto
matte pistol OF not legs thai as cali
b"t ~ any good standard make. II
you keep It IN good condition II viii
be always ready and can be depended
on even II YOU do not use It for ten
years.
2. VIII ordinary cartridges keep
indefinitely and be sure fire. | have
some ten ar fifteen years old and
haven't fred one OF them.
Ans. The Keeping qualities of me-
tallic cartridges Is rather a problem.
only q short while ago | nred "A re-
volver which had been loaded with
.32 rim lire cartridges for over
twelty five years. Five out OF the
sever cartridges went on, There II 70
danger in shooting old ammunition,
II any thing goes wrong they will lose
power or misirc. II YOU wish TO b,
absolutely sure of your ammunition
IL is a very good plan to change tho
cartridges about ~ a. month. |
recommend this because YOU VIII get
best results by cleaning your u this
often aud also because sometimes the
'oll from the revolver will work in
around the copper primer and u
misnres. This applies equally to all
makes Of ammunition.
&C.. \. W. Waterbury. VI
/, some time ago you gave the ad-
dress Of the Uni vi States Revolver
association and | cut Il out intending
NO write for "A membership applica-
uion. hut } misplaced Il. Will YOU
please give IL again?
I The address Of the secretary of the
United States Revolver association Is
4. Il. Crabtrce. Yalesyille. Cunn,
~. Il. h.. Huntington. Ark.
ID !. Where can we get regular mil
itary rifles for our Home Defense
league We would Hike the same
rifles used by the United tSatcs IT
possible.
Ans. You viii have great difficult,
IN getting any satisfactory military
rifles for your Home Defense league.
The United states military rife
known as the Springfield - unObtain-
able.
. Can the Manual Of Arms bo
properly taught with any other than
the regulation riieF
, Ans. The Manual Of Arms can be
properly taught with any Of the
wooden or duuImy muskets sold, with
the exception of those sections refer
ring 10 the use of the baYunct and
~ Inspection and loading of the
guS. An other sections can be gone
through very nicely, a satisfactory
scheme IL to outht your Home De-
Tense lcagc with cheap dummy drill
muskets ana hen purchase % cal
ibcr rifles for your rifle range as mem
toned In the article this week.
-. NJ. X. %Stanhope. y. j
4 l.. Does the wind have very much
effect Oh the charge OF shot from "A
shotgun
Ans. \ strong side wind will throw
Il shot charge on slightly hut not
enough to cause q miss IL YOU nave
pointed straight and made due allow.
ance for the speed and the direction
ui the target
Il g. Which is the best, a dOuele bar
rel gun with box locks or side plate
locks
Ans. For practical results there Is
no difference between a double gun
! with box locks aud side plate locks.
Side plate locks can be gotten at
easier to clean and repair ont on the
other hand the box lock has fewer