The Gun Digest – 2006 | |
Table of Contents | |
John T. Amber Literary Award | 3 |
Introduction | 4 |
Features | |
Magnificent Maverick: The 400 Brown Whelen by William V. Woodward | 10 |
For Targets and Game: Modify A Ruger No. 1 to 32-40 by Harvey T. Pennington | 18 |
The Automatic Question by Jim Foral | 32 |
Unsheathing An American Legend: The Bowie Knife by Norm Flayderman | 44 |
Putting Bullets Through Their Paces: Premium Bullet Performance by Tom Turpin & Terry Wieland | 62 |
The Art of Engraved & Custom Guns by Tom Turpin | 74 |
The Good Old Days: 60 Years of Six-Guns by John Taffin | 84 |
Ammunitions, Ballistics & Components: A 60-Year Overview by Holt Bodinson | 106 |
Testfire | |
Nosler's New 300 WSM Rifle by Layne Simpson | 118 |
Remington's Model 700 Classic in 8mm Mauser by Robert H. Van Denburg, Jr. | 122 |
Volquartsen Fusion Switch-Barrel Rifle by Layne Simpson | 126 |
Reports From The Field: | |
Six-guns & Others: Handguns Today by John Taffin | 130 |
Autoloaders: Handguns Today by John Malloy | 146 |
Rifles Today: Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 162 |
Rifles Today: Shotgun Review by John Haviland | 174 |
Rifles Today: Single-Shot Rifle Review by John Campbell | 182 |
Today's Muzzleloading: Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 190 |
Today's Optics: Rifleman's Glass by Wayne Van Zwoll | 198 |
Handloading Update by Larry Sterett | 212 |
The Guns of Europe: The Walther P-22 by Raymond Caranta | 220 |
Ammunition, Ballistics & Components by Holt Bodinson | 224 |
Ammunition, Ballistic Charts & Prices Centerfire Rifle, Centerfire Handgun, Rimfire & Shotshell | 231 |
Shooter's Marketplace | 243 |
Catalog of Arms and Accessories | |
GUNDEX | 249 |
Handguns | |
Autoloaders, Service & Sport | 259 |
Competition | 281 |
Double Action Revolvers, Service & Sport | 287 |
Single Action Revolvers | 297 |
Miscellaneous | 305 |
Centerfire Rifles | |
Autoloaders | 308 |
Lever & Slide | 316 |
Bolt Action | 323 |
Single Shot | 347 |
Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 358 |
Rimfire Rifles | |
Autoloaders | 361 |
Lever & Slide | 364 |
Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 366 |
Competition Rifles | |
Centerfire & Rimfire | 373 |
Shotguns | |
Autoloaders | 380 |
Slide Actions | 389 |
Over/Unders | 396 |
Side By Sides | 410 |
Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 416 |
Military & Police | 421 |
Blackpowder | |
Pistols: Single Shot, Flint & Percussion | 423 |
Revolvers | 425 |
Muskets & Rifles | 428 |
Shotguns | 440 |
Airguns | |
Handguns | 441 |
Long Guns | 444 |
Accessories | |
Metallic Reloading Presses | 449 |
Shotshell Reloading Presses | 455 |
Scopes / Hunting, Target & Varmint | 458 |
Laser Sights | 468 |
Scope Rings & Bases | 469 |
Metallic Sights | 473 |
Spotting Scopes | 479 |
Chokes & Brakes | 481 |
Reference | |
Website Directory | 482 |
Periodical Publications | 490 |
Arms Library | 492 |
Arms Associations | 522 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | |
Table of Contents | 524 |
Product & Service Directory | 525 |
Manufacturer's Directory | 540 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 2006
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