Abstract: A rain gauge for collecting and measuring precipitation and capable of measuring the amount of collected precipitation that has evaporated. The rain gauge is also capable of measuring precipitation during an interim period of time without discharging the precipitation already collected. The rain gauge comprises a collection vessel, an evaporation vessel, a collection vessel support, an evaporation vessel support and a support post. Both a non-freezing liquid and a non-evaporating liquid are placed in each of the vessels to help prevent the water contained therein from freezing and evaporating, respectively. A movable scale and marking clips are attached to the collection vessel to enable the measurement of precipitation during an interim period of time. A removable screen can be attached to both the collection vessel and the evaporation vessel and a heater can be attached to the collection vessel to melt frozen precipitation.

Abstract: A choke holder device is provided for attachment to the end of a magazine on a shotgun. The cap which normally closes the end of the shotgun shell magazine is removed, and a first hollow choke storage member is threaded onto or otherwise secured to the magazine to close the magazine. The choke storage member then extends outwardly from the magazine. Additional hollow cylindrical choke storage members are provided for releasable attachement to one another and to the end of the first choke storage member. Each storge member is selected to have a length sufficient to store a removable shotgun choke therein. The number of storage members attached to the magazine and to one another in an end-to-end relationship is selected to correspond with the number of different chokes to be stored. The final storage member is closed on the end with a removable closure cap.