Mr. W. T. Hornaday-#3. handy to quickly dispatch cripples, which any gun will make, It is an exceedingly pleasant gm to shoot and is quite efficient as compared with other guns of the same gauge when shot with moderate loads; but it is not the it jis not as destructive terribly destructive weapon it has been representel to be, as a 10 more gauge quired with the a single gun and a It a light handy 12 gauge double is to bag made It cannon, water. legal the gun a punt with the gun with birds is game as with as unfair loads dog, at one is capable ™m of. “and aitematic amen will guna and no the same skill which sportsmen’s gun, and the idea of against it. The the agitation the and attached to so of shot, to be fired from a swivel is loaded with a pound or limit with with of most gum than shoulder gun any other as this bow of a boat is capable of get dog, is re- comparing it is a gun punt at ducks on. the killing more thm shot, The automatic gun cannot be fired more than one shot at a time, consequently I cannot understand the is entirely under the control of the shooter at all times, logic of your assertion, that if it were not more deadly than other guns, it would not be on the market; for I give deadly than guns put been have on market the year every that could you more made were the existing types. < numerous illustrations of incidents where ereat kills hwe been made with all kinds of guns, where in shooting side by side with double guns, the automatic gun frequently has the least bag; where whole coveys have been cleaned out with single guns, that would show conclusively that it is not the gun, but the man that is the game hog. But, I have already in conclusion, that the doing protection, but would merely written much more than I expected, and will only say away with our gun would not give the game the slightest be a movement in the direction of discouraging invention, stopping doing progression, I thank you and the kindly for away your Yours with as courteous most legitimate treatment respectfully, \ / A hae Ged ) v an and enterprise the patience, as ever and was, beg to