The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-01-20
STOLEN FROM A SHOOTERS
DAIRY.

STOLEN FROM a siioOTER's
DAIRY.
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January ist.
Weli-i9i5 n here. I did a lot OF
shooting last year. In fact. 7 guess
most Of my spare time was spent that
Way, some people might say that Il
time wasted. bat ! donht think ~
seems to me ! got more nut of my
leisure time thar a lot OF folks do.
Certainly ! must have received a
great deal of benefit from hours OF
wandering through the fields and
woods with my gun as companion.
Aside from the keen pleasure ! take
In shooting. close contact with nature
and the great outdoors has given me
a broader outlook on life and a kind
lier feeling toward my fellow men.
1 always try % he a sportsman in
the true sense Of the word but | am
oniy human n maybe 1 didn't quite
live up Ia my ideals as well as I would
have liked to. Right now in my dairy
l am going 60 write down "A set ~
n my New Years resolution
will be To live up TO them.
/. obey the game laws and endeav-
or to see that other hunters d.
not transgress.
=. Give my companion In the
hunting field an equal chance
at the game.
>. Never point a firearm in any di-
rection where Il could do harm
II Il went off accidentally.
4. Treat all firearms as though
they are loaded.
e.. Never borrow a rifle on shotgun
II I can help IL. and II ! do
treat II with the m carr
and return IL perfectly cleaned.
8. BE SURF that the premium on
h accident policy Is paid before
do any reloading
:. Practice as much as possible.
5. Never go to bed with one NJ my
firearms uncleancd.
?. Never make excuses for "a poor
shot.
10. Keep my temper
IL | a live u, to these rules. I
viii have n clear conscience. and |
ought 20 he entitled To a years mem
bership in the brotherhood Of true
|sportsmcn.
l.. NJ. Stockton. California,
/. Please tell me why an automatic
shotgun shoots as hard as a pump
gun or a double barrel gun. that is IL
Il does. which ! am Inclined to doubt
Ans. shotguns that load themselves
shoot Just as hard as other guns Of
the same a simply because the
shell il locked INTO the chamber un-
iii after the recoll has stopped. II II
Il fNNfa NhuF che hmVgaI aud hVganh hlDHE
recoil locked together and you may
think hat there is a loss of energy on
this account As a matter OF fact the
barrel and hreech block have recoiled
only about ~one-quarter ofan inch dur
ing the time the shot charge Is travel
ling down the barrel. The rest Of the
motion Is due to the momentum Of
the moving parts Just az "a door will
close when o kick 1t although your
foot may be in contact with Il only
for a fraction u a second. You must
remember also that In other types of
guns. there il some recoil-againsl
the shouldcr-before the shot leaves
the barrel.
.. What Is the advantage Of a rib
ON "A shotgun barrel Can YOU really
do much better work with 81
Ans. This II a matter which Is open
To discussion some authorities say
that a rib is necessary TO get best re-
suits. and others-equally goOd-saS
Il makes no difference. Nv persona.
lopiniou Is that It doesn't make any
particular difference whether yot
have a rib or not SO long rs YOU are
thoroughly used 10 your gun.
3. What h the best load 10 ust
for trapshooting'
Ans. The most popular load IL 3 oI
~ drums Of hulk smokeless powdc.
or the equivalent OF dense. aud "a
LOUNGES Of No. ~ chilled shot
lG. II. =. Keene, New Hampshire.
T. h schuetzen rife shooting or
the increase In this country" ! say no
bat my njend does not agree with me
Ans. You are right. This style u'
shooting Is on the decrease. II is g.
parently being replaced by small-hor'
shooting as conducted hy the Nationa
Rifle Association.
. How much should u good rin'
for schuetzen rife shooting cost
Ans Anything you wan To- pu'
from about thirty dollars up-mosti'
up.
3. what are the advantages ~ m,
telescope sight?
Ans a telescope sight enables yot
to see the object shot az and the sigh
In focus at the same time. When yot
HOOK through "a telescope sight all SOC
Ihave 60 do h 10 get the cross hairs
whore YOU want h bullet 10 strike.
T. Is Il advisable % get Il very higl
priced telescope
Ans This depends on what yoJ
want tG 30 with II. For the fine,
target work II Is Advisable 90 get tho
best telescope YOU can afford F1l
game shooting under conditions Whcr,
1.-THE scope viii receive rough treat
inent, It Is best o 20 invest too mucl
money.
ID. W. HartwiCk. New York.
I. can you tell me Il tho hollow
point bullet .22 cartridges are goo,
for game shooting?
\ n They certainly are. You car
, make "a very interesting test Of thci
killing qualities by shooting itno bar
OF fresh laundry soap. Take n reRula.