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141THE FIELD. MISS ANNIE OAKLEY'S GUNS. SIR, - In your issue of July 16 you very kindly published a letter of mine respecting "Shooting with both Eyes Open," which gave certain particulards respecting the 12-bore breechloading hammerless guns for this lady, to be specially designed for her exhibition performances. These guns Miss Oakley has been using lately at the daily performance at the Wild West Show, and, I am pleased to say, with considerable success. These 20-bore guns are a little straighter in the stocks than the 12-bore hammerless I had the honour of building her, and are half pistol-hand, barrels 28in., the right modified choke, and the left rather more choked. They weigh 5lb. 2oz. each. Miss Annie Oakley has used these guns at Mr. Brown's shooting grounds at Nunhead, and also at my private shooting ground, both at stalings and bes blue rock pigeons; and last week a wager was made under the following conditions, viz., to kill thirty-five out of fifty best blue rocks at 25 yards' rise, using both barrels on one of her Charles Lancaster 20-bore B.L. hammerless guns, with 3/4oz. shot only, five traps, Hurlingham rules. The match was shot at my private shooting grounds on the morning of Spet. 30, the birds being supplied by Mr. T. Morgan, of Latimerroad, Notting Hill. I append herewith a score of Miss Annie Oakley's shooting, from which you will see she actually grassed forty-one birds out of the fifty, winning the wager by six birds over the stipulated number. Score: 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1* ......................... 8 out of 10 1* 1 1 1 1 1* 0 1 0 0* ......................... 7 " 10 At the conclusion of the match, Miss Annie Oakley was warmly congratulated on her brilliant shooting by her friends and gentlemen present at the match. 151, New Bond-street, London, W. | 141THE FIELD. MISS ANNIE OAKLEY'S GUNS. SIR, - In your issue of July 16 you very kindly published a letter of mine respecting "Shooting with both Eyes Open," which gave certain particulards respecting the 12-bore breechloading hammerless guns for this lady, to be specially designed for her exhibition performances. These guns Miss Oakley has been using lately at the daily performance at the Wild West Show, and, I am pleased to say, with considerable success. These 20-bore guns are a little straighter in the stocks than the 12-bore hammerless I had the honour of building her, and are half pistol-hand, barrels 28in., the right modified choke, and the left rather more choked. They weigh 5lb. 2oz. each. Miss Annie Oakley has used these guns at Mr. Brown's shooting grounds at Nunhead, and also at my private shooting ground, both at stalings and bes blue rock pigeons; and last week a wager was made under the following conditions, viz., to kill thirty-five out of fifty best blue rocks at 25 yards' rise, using both barrels on one of her Charles Lancaster 20-bore B.L. hammerless guns, with 3/4oz. shot only, five traps, Hurlingham rules. The match was shot at my private shooting grounds on the morning of Spet. 30, the birds being supplied by Mr. T. Morgan, of Latimerroad, Notting Hill. I append herewith a score of Miss Annie Oakley's shooting, from which you will see she actually grassed forty-one birds out of the fifty, winning the wager by six birds over the stipulated number. Score: 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1* ......................... 8 out of 10 1* 1 1 1 1 1* 0 1 0 0* ......................... 7 " 10 At the conclusion of the match, Miss Annie Oakley was warmly congratulated on her brilliant shooting by her friends and gentlemen present at the match. 151, New Bond-street, London, W. |