The NNell-known Ideal range rifle is made for .22 SilOM .22 long rifle, .25 Stevens and .32 long rim fire cartridges; .25-20 Stevens, .25-2t, and .38-55 center fire cartridges. Standard length of barrel for rim fire cartridg-es, 26 inches; for center fire, 28 inches. Weight (with the standard No. 2 barrel), 26 inches, is 7i pounds. With the No. 3 barrel, t to ti pounds heavier; with the No. barrel, pound lighter.
The Ideal Schuetzen special rifle, shown in Figure 3, is desig,ned to meet all the requirements of riflemen who want the best. No expense has been spared to attain this end. The best points of the most approved models have been adopted, making this the most complete rifle ever made for the style of shooting in vogue among German riflemen. Every rifle is carefully tested from a machine rest, and a 31-inch group of io shots made at 200 yards, using the .32-4o or .38-55 cartridges. The barrel is half-octagon ; double set triggers, lever of special design. The muzzle sight is a hood attached to a fixed base, with interchangeable discs. The wind-gauge movement is secured on the Vernier by a sliding bar with screw attachment. Made for the .32-4o and .38-55 cartridges, with extra barrels to order for the .25-2o and .25-21 center fire cartridges and the .22 short, .22 long rifle and .25 Stevens rim fire cartridges.
The Vernier Hunters' Pet rifle is shown in Figure 4. It has a half-octagon barrel, Beach combination front sight, open rear sight and Vernier peep sight; detachable skeleton stock. With these sights we have a rifle which can be changed instantly from a hunting to a target rifle, and vice versa. It is made in three calibers for the following cartridges: .22 long rifle rim fire, .25 rim fire and .32 long rim fire. With an i8-inch barrel, the weight is 5.1. pounds.* The Vernier New Model Pocket rifle, shown in Figure 5, has a half-octagon barrel, Beach combination front sight, open rear sight and Vemier peep sight. With the open rear sight on the barrel, combined with the Beach and Vernier sights, we have a rifle which can be changed instantly from a hunting to. a target 1, rifle, and vice versa. In three calibers for the following cartridges: .22 long *Not now manufactured.
rim fire, .25 lint fire and .32 long rim fire. The weight varies from 2 tO pounds, according; to the leng-th of barrel.
The Stevens Favorite rifle, Figure 6, is a strong and thoroug,bly-made arm, perfect in symmetry, safe, accurate and portable. For this rifle the standard leng-th of barrel is 22 inches; it is octagon to forward end of fore-end, and round the rest of its length. The stock is finely modelled and has a shotgun butt. The weig,rht of the rifle complete is 41 pounds. The action has a strong, case hardened frame and solid breech-block. When the lever is down, an unobstructed view of the inside of the barrel may be had, and the barrel can be easily cleaned from the breech, without taking the rifle apart. This is a g-reat advantage, as ,
the only way to clean a small bore perfectly is to insert the rod at one end and draw the cloth through the barrel. It is made to take down. To one stock and frame may be fitted barrels of three different calibers, viz., .22, .25 or .32-caliber rifled barrels, and also .22 and .32-caliber shot barrels. One breech-block answers 1 for both the .22 and .25, but for the .32 rifle or shot cartridge an extra breech-block and lever are necessary. This rifle cannot be supplied to use center fire cart ridges. It is made for the .22 long rifle, .25 Stevens and .32 long, rim fire only.11 The short, long, and conical can be used with g,00c1 results in rifles chambered for the .22 long rifle cartridges. B. B. caps and shot cartridg-es should never be used in .22 caliber rifled barrels. The .32 short rim fire cartridges can be used satis factorily in rifles chambered for the .32 long; rifle. The Favorite with a 2o-inch barrel is a most convenient rifle for bicyclists.
Thc Stevens wind-gauge vernier sight, shown in Figure 7, presents a neater appearance than the ordinary mid-range vernier, for the thurnb-screw at the top 1 has been done away. with, and the leaf otherri ise shortened. The elevation is secured by the rotating knurled thimble in the center of the leaf, under the eye cup. Windage is obtained by means of the thumb-screw on the right side of eye-cup. The eye-cup is first loosened, when, with the thumb-screw, a side motion of one-eighth of an inch either way is obtained. By having the wind gauge on the vernier, a lower base on the muzzle sight is possible, thus permit ting the vernier to be shortened. Then, too, the danger of adjusting a muzzle wind-gauge on a loaded rifle is obviated. This sight has the combination eye-cup, which permits several changes in size of aperture. The sight is made with extreme accuracy, and is finely finished. The eye-cup shown in Figure 8 has apertures of six different sizes, any of which can be placed upon the center in the most perfect manner and quickly, thus enabling the rifleman to select a size exactly fitting the eye for any kind of light, and also to match up with the front open hunting sight, the shaded bead or aperture for fine target work. As all men wbo shoot do not require the same aperture in the eye-cup, even under the same weather conditions, it has been found difficult and even impossible to furnish a standard size to fit all eyes, one wishing a larger and one a smaller aperture, and the writer knows several shooters who use three or four different eye pieces for the different conditions of light. This, however, is inconvenient in changing, and one is liable to lose or leave at home the one he most needs at the range for some particular match. By using the combination eye-cup these difficulties are overcocne, and I most heartily recommend it to all who desire to do fine work with the rifle.