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Show Effect of Choke To the beginner and confirmed wing-shot alike, the subject of shotgun shot-gun boring is .always a fascinating one. Unending are the arguments concerning the respective merits and effect of one bore over another. anoth-er. Except for patterning his gun, the average shotgunner is never able to see what happens' as a result of various bores; and, except ex-cept for photos such as those here, he is never able to see just what happens when a shot charge leaves the muzzle of various-bored barrels. bar-rels. Thanks to the Winchester arms company, here is presented visually visual-ly "what happens" when shot fS'M'Msp s lllllililF g & . ilvs 'y;: " s V .in ipifsi ii i si m This series of photos (taken nine feet from the muzzle) show how degrees of choke affect af-fect shotgun patterns. In the top photo, is shown the shot charge from a cylinder-bore barrel. Note how the shot spreads. Center, a modified, or half-choke bore, reduces the spread of shot. In bottom photo, a full-choke barrel restricts the shot Into smaller, more concentrated concen-trated column. charges leave the barrels of the three most popular chokes in use by American scatter-gun enthusiasts. enthusi-asts. Despite the diversity of opinion, it is rather well-established that the ideal boring for the upland gunner gun-ner is improved cylinder, if he is using a single-barreled gun, and improved cylinder and modified choke if he is carrying a double. The hunter who goes for ducks, geese and doves will be better armed with the heavier gauges and closer-choked guns, although there is a wealth of contradictory matter on this subject. AAA True . . . ifs a small thing, sportsmanship, sports-manship, but any man who isn't a good sport in a competition involving a fish versus a piece of bait surely is a doubtful risk in the bigger gamble of human relationships. AAA Why Mix 'Em Up? If you own a farm fish pond, you may have the idea that you should raise various species of fish together to-gether in the same pond. Considerable Consider-able scientific research shows that this is not true. It is now known that the greatest production in any body of water, principally small ponds or lakes, can be attained only by having the fewest species of fish present. The largemouth bass and blue-gill blue-gill make an ideal combination for such waters. The necessity of combining com-bining a fish like the largemouth with the bluegill is that the latter feeds on small microscopic organisms, organ-isms, while the largemouth in its advanced fingerling sizes and adult forms feeds on the bluegills. This cycle of feeding creates the best fish production in a pond. So why mix 'em up? For it really is not advisable to do so. Factors of food and space, plus the idiosyncracies of each individual species of fish as to how it reproduces repro-duces and lives is important to consider when trying to mix species. AAA Camouflaged Leaders Camouflaged nylon monofilament leaders, tippets, coils and spinning lines are now available. They are dyed the color of the rainbow by a special process. The colors are in the order in which they appear in the spectrum, and this feature, according ac-cording to the manufacturers, aids in making them virtually invisible. The leaders offered come in either level or tapered forms in a wide range of test weights. Spinning lines are made in multi-test sizes. AAA |