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Show Firearms Still Needed On Most U. S. Farms Rifle Is Still Effective . Way to Control Varmints Even though marauding Indians and bad men have disappeared, farmers and ranchers still need their guns almost as much as ever. Where the rifle was once needed to preserve life, the rifle and shotgun today help preserve the livelihood of those who live on the land. To many, firearms are still necessary agricultural or ranching "tools". For pest and varmint control, firearms are often far more effective effec-tive than traps and less dangerous than poison, and in many cases are I - Jv3, To many, firearms are still necessary agricultural or ranching ranch-ing tools. They are effective in the extermination of pests and varmints. the only means to destroy certain birds and animals that damage crops, stored grains and produce and kill poultry. The farm boy with a .21 caliber rifle is probably the world's champion cham-pion pest exterminator. For rats, sparrows, rabbits, squirrels, gophers, goph-ers, moles and crows and other small pests that can be shot at close range, he uses .22 short cartridges which are adequate and economical, but long rifle cartridges are much better for longer ranges and far more effective. One of the best low-priced beginner's begin-ner's 22 that's come out in years is a single-shot bolt action with "an automatic safety that never forgets." for-gets." This Model 47 is so designed that as the bolt is opened to permit loading, it sets the safety which must be moved manually before the rifle can be fired. |