GUNS.

King Country Chronicle, Volume VIII, Issue 694, 15 August 1914, Page 6

GUNS.

What dolls are to girl, guns are to boys, and the old 3aying, "Men are but children of a larger growth," is well exemplified by the fact that the cult of the gun knows no age—helplesß infancy and tottering senility alone excluded. From the day when the boy first fires bis cap pistol until as n grey-haiied old veteran he tramps all duy in pursuit of game - rthe gun will in recounting tne red«r days of his life associate very m.. y of them with his shot gun or rifle. The Hhot g'Jn is, like most things, modern, the product of evolutionary changes. As it is to-day, whether of the hammer type or of the hammerle3§, whether a cheap sjiooting-iron or' a single selective trigger-gun by one of the best makers the shot-gun is in principlo—-though possibly not in wontmansbip— better than its forbears. Workmanship, material, weight, fit and general suitability, have all to bo considered when purchasing a gun. Any old iron will not suit a good shot, and still less will it suit a poor shot, who needs all the help that a good gun and good cartridges can give him. Guns tested for pattern and penetration co3t a lot of money and are out of the reach on most people. It is therefore advisable to purchase a gun from a dealer who holds a good representative stock and who understands hts busi. ness. A gun means more gams and lean waste of cartridges. It soon pays for itself. Such a representative stock is carried by A E. Robinson, who ig the direct wholesale representative of one of the best English makers and whoae combined stocks at To Kuiti and Otorohanga are very large. To those requiring a cheap gun, A. E. Robinson can offer—without recommendation other than that given by other firms who'sell the same guns at higher prices—foreign double-bar-relled guns from £3, or American single barrelled guns from £1 3 ss. Ah an alternative, he can show you a double-barrelled Englißh gun by u famous maker at £5 9s Gd. Hiß double-barrelled hammeiless guns with Anson pattern locks range from £B, and the value offered in high class English hammerlasa guns, with Scott bite, fro.u thirteen guineas, is some twenty-five per cent, better than town prices. Indeed, all Robinson's gun values are quite exceptional and the stock carried ensures satisfaction to all comers.*