. The complete American and Canadian sportsman's encyclopedia of valuable instruction. Camping; Fishing; Hunting. u. About the Rifle r'&^f') In these days the selection of a good rifle for the use of either Tyro or Sportsman is an easy matter, the most important desideratum being the selec- tion of the most fitting^ caUber, and the cartridge best suited for its purpose on the game you seek. I have probably received in my time many bush- els of letters requesting information as to the desi all round rifle, as well as for facts concerning it, hence the following suggestions for the guidance
. The complete American and Canadian sportsman's encyclopedia of valuable instruction. Camping; Fishing; Hunting. u. About the Rifle r'&^f') In these days the selection of a good rifle for the use of either Tyro or Sportsman is an easy matter, the most important desideratum being the selec- tion of the most fitting^ caUber, and the cartridge best suited for its purpose on the game you seek. I have probably received in my time many bush- els of letters requesting information as to the desi all round rifle, as well as for facts concerning it, hence the following suggestions for the guidance of my readers may not come amiss. Such a thing as an all round rifle cannot in the nature of tilings be made. We have not yet pro- duced a rifle that will kill anything from a hiiAn- ming bird to aft elephant, but taking the meaning in an intelligent sense, as applying to the rifles to- day, we can pretty near approach it. If the reader is about to purchase or select a ri- fle, in these days of high explosive Nitro(smoke- less ) powders, etc., let him pin his faith to those of less caliber and weight than was necessary ti few years ago. But if he be equipped with any of those I mention in the course of my remarks, don't change—stick to it, for you have one that you- can honestly swear by iox a. long Xime to come. Per- haps the most effective weapon of to-day for large game hunting I believe (and this belief is based on experience and observation covering many years of hunting, using many different kinds and grades of rifles) is that the Winchester 3$ caliber 5 shot repeating rifle, model 1895, using the 35 Winches- ter cartridge and soft is the most pow- erful game-killer in existence to-day. Some idea of its tremendous stopping power (the all important in large game huntmg) can best be reali?ed when it is known that the striking en- ergy of its bullet (see illustration) at 200 yards, is greater than the muzzle^.energy of that well known arid universally respecte
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