The Gun Digest – 1993 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
A Modest Proposal by Ken Warner | 6 |
A Fotgotten Rifle by John Wallace | 8 |
About the 22 Short by C. E. Harris | 16 |
Again the Trebuchet by Wilfrid Ward | 20 |
More Than An Ace Up His Sleeve . . . By Stanley C. Crist | 26 |
The 30 Carbine by David L. Ward | 28 |
The Gallinaceous Grade IV by Rob Lucas | 33 |
Collecting Hopkins and Allen Guns by Donald R. France | 36 |
Modern Silenced 22s by Al Paulson | 46 |
How Good Are Factory Rifles? By Sam Fadala | 60 |
Blackpowder and Lead Bullets: Where the Sharps Shines by Dennis Bruns | 65 |
Blowback Nines by John Malloy | 70 |
Arms and the Man by C. Rodney James | 90 |
The Small Arms Master Plan by Stanley C. Crist | 102 |
The Plight of the French Rifleman by Patrick Constantin | 116 |
Terry MacFarlane's Souvenir of World War II by Ken Warner | 122 |
Hunting the Old Ones by Dwain Bland | 129 |
The Quiet Rifle by C. Rodney James | 138 |
Custom Guns | 150 |
Art of the Engraver | 151 |
Collecting Holsters by Bob Arganbright | 164 |
Choke Explained (Once Again) by Don Zutz | 174 |
Colt's 455 Model 1911: The First Variation by John Malloy | 182 |
Traditional Affordable Air Guns by J. I. Galan | 190 |
A Double Gun Odyssey by Allan H. Pressley | 193 |
Under My Thumb by Lee H. Arten | 208 |
Departments | |
Expert Reports '93 | |
Shotgun Review by Don Zutz | 56 |
The Guns of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 86 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 111 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 124 |
Handloading Update by Dean A. Grennell | 134 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 146 |
Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 153 |
Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 161 |
Utility Guns by Larry S Sterett | 178 |
Testfire: | |
Grendel's P-30 ww WMR Pistol by J. I. Galan | 198 |
Tar-Hunt's Benchrest Shotgun by Larry S. Sterett | 199 |
Interarm's Mini-Mauser in 7.62×39 by C. E. Harris | 200 |
Ruger's High-Tech 7.62×39 Bolt Gun by Nick Croyle | 202 |
ATIS PM2 Polic Pump by Larry S. Sterett | 203 |
Daisy's Power Line 44 by Ladd Fanta | 205 |
Shooting China's New Gang of Four by C. E. Harris | 206 |
One Good Gun | |
A S&W 1917 Surviving in Nicaragua by Carlos Schmidt | 209 |
A Special Single-Action Colt by Dick Love | 212 |
My “Fake” Double Rifle by Clayton T. Williams | 213 |
Ammunition, Ballistics & Components by Edward A. Matunas | 214 |
Ballistic Tables '93 | 220 |
Shooter's Marketplace | 225 |
Catalog | |
GUNDEX | 266 |
Handguns | |
Autoloaders | 273 |
Competition | 300 |
Double-Action Revolvers | 309 |
Single-Action Revolvers | 318 |
Miscellaneous | 323 |
Rifles – Centerfire | |
Autoloaders | 327 |
Lever & Slide Action | 332 |
Bolt Actions | 337 |
Single Shots | 353 |
Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 357 |
Rifles – Rimfire | |
Autoloaders | 360 |
Lever & Slide Action | 364 |
Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 365 |
Competition Centerfires & Rimfires | 370 |
Shotguns | |
Autoloaders | 378 |
Slide Actions | 382 |
Over/Unders | 386 |
Side-by-Sides | 395 |
Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 400 |
Military & Polico | 403 |
Blackpowder Guns | |
Single Shot Pistols | 405 |
Revolvers | 409 |
Muskets & Rifles | 412 |
Shotguns | 424 |
Air Guns | |
Handguns | 425 |
Long Guns | 430 |
Paint Ball | 443 |
Warranty Service Center Directory | 445 |
Metallic Sights | 457 |
Chokes and Brakes | 460 |
Scopes and Mounts | 461 |
Spotting Scopes | 473 |
Periodical Publications | 475 |
Arms Library | 477 |
Arms Associations | 495 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | |
Product Directory | 498 |
Manuacturer's Directory | 512 |
Gun Digest Editors
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1993
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1992
The Gun Digest – 1992 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
The Guns of the Philippine Wars by William Weir | 6 |
The U.S.-Made Browning That Almost Was by William G. Fohrman | 14 |
Colt Clones by Jim Thompson | 21 |
Thompsons That Never Saw Battle by John Malloy | 26 |
Testfire: Desert Eagle: A Big 44 by Ken Warner | 33 |
T/C's Hunter: Out-of-the-Box Ready by Charlie Smith | 34 |
USAS-12: Serious Stuff by Larry S. Sterett | 36 |
Cults by John Barsness | 38 |
Shotgun Review by Don Zutz | 45 |
Kangaroo Rifles – Then and Now by Ross Simpson | 50 |
Silent Arms in Modern War by Wilfrid Ward | 57 |
Shot Show '91 . . . As seen through British eyes by Wilfrid Ward | 65 |
The Oldest Guns in the World by Gad Rausing | 71 |
The Remarkable Career of James M. Triggs by Ken Warner | 74 |
Twice As Many Shots by Dwain Bland | 82 |
Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 90 |
Pellets at 1000 fps by J. I. Galan | 97 |
The 1500-Yard Antelope Shot of Yore by Jim Foral | 100 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 110 |
Marvelous Discovery . . . A Colt Sam Colt Probably Handled by Raymond Caranta | 120 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 122 |
Old Liver Eatin' Probably Didn't by Doc Carlson | 129 |
Utility Guns by Larry S. Sterett | 134 |
My Air Rifle Makes Big Hunts Bigger by R. J. Robel | 140 |
The Guns of Europea by Raymond Caranta | 144 |
Getting the Best From Your 22 Rimfire by C. E. Harris | 148 |
Why Ed Harris Shoots So Fast by Nick Croyle | 158 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 161 |
Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 170 |
Custom Guns | 176 |
Art of the Engraver | 178 |
Shooting the Soviet AK-74 by Raymond Caranta | 180 |
The Gentleman's Companion Rifle by Ron MacDonald | 182 |
Ed Harris Tries and Buys a Rook Rifle by C. E. Harris | 184 |
The 22 of Your Dreams . . . Hides inside a Rook Rifle by Ron Mac Donald | 187 |
Shotshells That Shoot Rubber Balls by Ken Warner | 193 |
One Good Gun | |
My Marlin Model 1893 by Sidney Du Broff | 194 |
My Stepchild Sixteen by John E. Ross | 196 |
A Good Gun I Don't Want by Lee Arten | 198 |
Those 26 1/2-Inch Guns by Ken Warner | 200 |
Handloading Update by Dean Grennell | 202 |
My Ultimate Squirrel Rifle by James Wheeler | 209 |
Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Ed Matunas | 212 |
10mm's Make a Long Line by Larry S. Sterett | 216 |
Ammunition Tables | 221 |
Shooter's Marketplace | 225 |
Departments | |
GUNDEX | 250 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 257 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 309 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 360 |
Blackpowder Guns | 390 |
Air Guns | 411 |
Paint Ball Guns | 430 |
Metallic Sights | 432 |
Chokes and Brakes | 435 |
Scopes and Mounts | 436 |
Spotting Scopes | 449 |
Periodical Publications | 451 |
Arms Library | 453 |
Arms Associations | 472 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | |
Product Directory | 475 |
Manufacturer's Directory | 488 |
Manufacturer's Warranty Service Center Directory | 502 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1991
The Gun Digest – 1991 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
The Perfected Boxlock by Nikitas Kypridemos | 6 |
Straight-Pull Rifles: A Brief Overview by Finn Nielsen | 14 |
The 44-Caliber Charter by M. L. McPherson | 21 |
A Classic Calls Home by Peyton Autry | 28 |
The First Magnum by Keith R. Schmidt | 33 |
The Weapons of the Mail Coach by Wilfrid Ward | 38 |
The Finallly Proper Pronghorn by Donald Hamilton | 48 |
The Mini-Thirty . . . Another 30-Caliber Success by John V. Miller, Jr. | 54 |
Kalthoff's Flintlocks . . . The Repeaters of 1657 by Gad Rausing | 62 |
NSSF: 30 Years on the Line by Steve Lightfoot | 65 |
Those Plastic Remingtons by Donald M. Simmons | 68 |
What's a Pinfire? By F. W. Hulbert | 78 |
One Good Gun: For Mine, It's an Old 45 Carbine by Frank Marshall, Jr. | 83 |
My 25 Years With a Winchester 52 by G. Rodney James | 85 |
My Model 12: Good, But Not Fancy by Lee H. Arten | 88 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 90 |
Shooting the Smoothbore Rifle by Sam Fadala | 97 |
The Loser's Gun by Bob Arganbright | 102 |
Custom Guns | 104 |
Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 110 |
Gun Finishes For the 21st Century by Holt Bodinson | 118 |
On the Air-Power Front by J. I. Galan | 124 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 129 |
Too Good Too Soon by John Haviland | 137 |
Holstering the Hard-to-Holster by Bob Arganbright | 141 |
The Making of a Goose Dinner by Francis E. Sell | 146 |
Signs of Pressure by Jim Peck | 150 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 153 |
Special Purpose Shotshells | 160 |
Make a Mule Minié: If That's What it Takes to Get a Replica to Shoot by Robert K. Sherwood | 161 |
Security Guns by Clay Harvey | 165 |
It Is What You Use That Counts by Don Zutz | 169 |
Shotgun Review by Larry S. Sterett | 173 |
The Ergonomic 71 by Karl Bosselmann | 179 |
The Art of the Engraver | 184 |
The Guns of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 188 |
Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 193 |
Testfire: | |
Armsport's Trilling by Larry S. Sterett | 199 |
T/C's Scout by Hal Swiggett | 202 |
Hämmerli 280 by Raymond Caranta | 205 |
A Tough Simmons Scope by Hal Swiggett | 207 |
Iiandloading Update by Dean A. Grennell | 209 |
Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Edward A. Matunas | 214 |
Last-Minute ABC News | 219 |
Ammunition Tables | 221 |
Shooter's Marketplace | 225 |
Departments | |
GUNDEX | 249 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 257 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 309 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 362 |
Blackpowder Guns | 394 |
Air Guns | 412 |
Paint Ball Guns | 430 |
Metallic Sights | 433 |
Chokes and Brakes | 437 |
Scopes and Mounts | 438 |
Spotting Scopes | 450 |
Periodical Publications | 452 |
Arms Library | 454 |
Arms Associations | 473 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 475 |
Production Directory | 476 |
Manufacturer's Directory | 486 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1990
The Gun Digest – 1990 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
The Guns Of Royland Southgate by Rick Hacker | 6 |
The Mateba Affair . . . By Raymond Caranta | 12 |
The Big Bang by Bob Bell | 17 |
The Iron Mistress by Dave Cumberland | 26 |
A Trusty Pair for Africa by Peter Barrett | 28 |
The Truth About Derringers by Holt Bodinson | 33 |
Antelope Autumn by Donald Hamilton | 38 |
The Englishman And The Revolver by Wilfrid Ward | 43 |
Would A Soft Bed Suit Your Favorite Rifle? By Doc Carlson | 52 |
Custom Guns | 54 |
My Old Man Was A Pistol by Charles Askins Jr. | 58 |
The Guns Of Sporting Clays by Don Zutz | 65 |
Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 71 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 78 |
The Newest Walther by Donald M. Simmons | 87 |
The Ring Around Your Pattern by Don Zutz | 92 |
The Ultimate Assault Rifle by Eric R. Strahl | 97 |
The School Of Shotguns by R. J. Robel | 100 |
Engraving: A Simple Guide by Brett Irby | 104 |
The Art Of The Engraver | 110 |
The Collectible Winchester 42 by William S. Snyder | 114 |
Colt's 1909 Military Revolver by John Malloy | 122 |
The Myth Of The Perfect Whitetail Rifle by John V. Miller Jr. | 129 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns And Others by Hal Swiggett | 135 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 142 |
Security Guns by Clay Harvey | 147 |
Ultimate Coincidence by Wilfrid Ward | 150 |
Elmer Keith's Ball And Shotgun by Howard E. French | 154 |
Experiences With A Hornet by Paul A. Matthews | 161 |
Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 166 |
The Guns of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 170 |
Shotgun Review by Larry S. Sterett | 176 |
Shoot Better With Multi-Dots by Earl E. Etter, Sr. | 182 |
Shoot A Rifleman's Mixed Bag In Mongolia by Clarence E. Ellis | 185 |
The Takedown Rifle by Sam Fadala | 193 |
Testfire: | |
The Knight MK-85 Muzzleloader by Doc Carlson | 197 |
The Contender Carbine by Hal Swiggett | 199 |
Mossberg's Big Pump Gun by Larry Sterett | 201 |
Hatfield's Uplander Breechloader by Sam Fadala | 203 |
The 9mm Pit Bull by Hal Swiggett | 204 |
The M19-A BB-Submachine Gun by Eric R. Strahl | 206 |
Crosman Model 357-8 GT by Ladd Fanta | 207 |
Feather Industries' 180 Rifle by Larry Sterett | 209 |
One Good Gun: My Gorgeous Swede by Sidney Du Broff | 211 |
Handloading Update by Dean A. Grennell | 212 |
Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Edward A. Matunas | 217 |
One Good Gun: Second Chance Colt by Charlie Smith | 225 |
Ammunition Tables | 228 |
Shooter's Marketplace | 232 |
Departments | |
GUNDEX | 249 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 257 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 305 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 360 |
Blackpowder Guns | 391 |
Air Guns | 410 |
Metallic Sights | 429 |
Chokes and Brakes | 433 |
Scopes and Mounts | 434 |
Spotting Scopes | 444 |
Periodical Publications | 446 |
Arms Library | 448 |
Arms Associations | 467 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 469 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1989
The Gun Digest – 1989 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
Why Big Scopes Make The Difference by Bob Bell | 6 |
The Easy Whitetail by Donald Hamilton | 12 |
Dahlgren Guns and Ericsson Ships by Gad Rausing | 17 |
Free Pistols For Collectors? By Wilfrid Ward | 22 |
On The Block Again by R. L. Wilson | 33 |
I Sold All My Lovely Wood by David E. Petzal | 40 |
40 Years in Production by Duncan Long | 44 |
Early Rivals of the Model 1911 45 Automatic by John Malloy | 54 |
Make Your Muzzleloader Work For You by Sam Fadala | 65 |
Double Rifles Had Galmour by Howard E. French | 70 |
Custom Guns | 78 |
Art Art Of The Engraver | 82 |
Security Guns by Clay Harvey | 86 |
Small Game Centerfires by Holt Bodinson | 92 |
My Grandaddy's Shotgun by Charles E. Petty | 97 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns And Others by Hal Swiggett | 100 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 108 |
Repli-Guns: Blasts From The Past by Rick Hacker | 113 |
The Guns Of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 118 |
Of Power And Placement by H. V. Stent | 124 |
The Academic Smith by Frank C. Barnes | 129 |
My Mountain Magnum by Pete Nelson | 133 |
My Big Little Magnum by Paul A. Matthews | 136 |
Shooting And Hitting by Roger Barlow | 140 |
Some Truth About The Western Plains by John Barsness | 142 |
One Good Gun Section | |
Any Animal, Any Weather, Almost Anywhere: The 35 Whalen by Norm Nelson | 147 |
Two Good 22s by Richard Bass | 150 |
A Joy To My Eyes by Sam Fadala | 152 |
Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 154 |
Blackpowder Could Have Been White Or Yellow . . . Or Pink! By Edward M. Yard | 161 |
Budget Scout Rifles by Jim Thompson | 165 |
Shotgun Review by Larry S. Sterett | 170 |
Handloading Update by Dean A. Grennell | 178 |
Scopes And Mounts by Bob Bell | 185 |
Larry Smith's Little Guns by David Phillips | 193 |
Black Powder Review by Doc Carlson | 198 |
The Man Who Sculptures Airguns by David Wayland | 203 |
Testfire: | |
An Airgun Fit Fot An Editor by J. I. Galan | 206 |
Taurus 92 And 99 Stay The Course by Jim Thompson | 208 |
Browning's Heavy Buck Mark Varmint by Hal Swiggett | 210 |
Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Edward A. Matunas | 211 |
Ammunition Tables | 223 |
Shooter's Marketplace | 226 |
Departments | |
GUNDEX | 242 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 250 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 293 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 345 |
Black Powder Guns | 375 |
Air Guns | 393 |
Chokes and Brakes | 417 |
Metallic Sights | 418 |
Scopes and Mounts | 421 |
Spotting Scopes | 431 |
Periodical Publications | 433 |
Arms Library | 435 |
Arms Association | 453 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 455 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1988
The Gun Digest – 1988 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
Newton's First Rifle by Wilf E. Pyle | 6 |
My 50 Years With The Colt Woodsman by Art Bevan | 14 |
Military Shotguns of World War II by Eric H. Archer | 20 |
My High-Tech Brush Guns by Pete Weizenegger | 33 |
The Lever And Why It Lasted by Robert K. Sherwood | 39 |
Psyching Your Shooting by Clarence E. Ellis | 44 |
A Big-Bore Bull Pup Is An Everything Rifle by H. W. Sakschek | 52 |
Sport In The U.K. Can Be Bought Or Earned by Colin Greenwood | 60 |
A Second Look At The Glock 17 by Donald M. Simmons | 65 |
Theories Of Fast . . . By Bob Arganbright | 69 |
Rifles And Cartridges For Fox by Norman E. Johnson | 76 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns And Others by Hal Swiggett | 84 |
Guns And Pistols Of Kurdistan And The Caucacus by Major Noel Corry | 92 |
Heavy 20-Gauge Loads? By Edward A. Matunas | 97 |
Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 104 |
Winchester Pump 22s by William S. Snyder | 110 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 116 |
Revolution In Britain by Sidney Du Broff | 122 |
Coming To Terms With A Muzzle-Loading Deer Rifle by Francis E. Sell | 126 |
A Split-Personality Pump by William A. Rucker | 129 |
The Colt Model M Pocket Automatic Pistols by John W. Brunner | 133 |
Classic Shots by Howard E. French | 142 |
Black Powder Review by Rick Hacker | 148 |
Getting Hooked On Air-Soft Guns by J. I. Galan | 150 |
The Assault On Palmisano by David D. Brennan | 154 |
Handloading Update by Dean A. Grennell | 161 |
The 375 On Deer by Paul A. Matthews | 168 |
Testfire: | |
Air-Soft Sub-Gun by J. I. Galan | 170 |
Ultra-Light 338 Magnum by Bob Bell | 171 |
Deluxe American Fowler by Doc Carlson | 173 |
Ruger Mini-Thirty by C. E. Harris | 176 |
The Golden Gun . . . By Ladd Fanta | 178 |
Shotgun Review by Larry S. Sterett | 180 |
Life Begins At 35 . . . By Clay Harvey | 187 |
Scopes And Mounts by Bob Bell | 193 |
Reb Or Yank? Which Shot Machineguns First? By Ashley Halsey, Jr. | 200 |
The Art Of The Engraver | 206 |
The Shows Of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 208 |
Black Powder Through The Centuries by Gad Rausing | 209 |
Custom Guns | 216 |
A Little Gun Company Who Can – SAKO by Layne Simpson | 218 |
Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Edward A. Matunas | 222 |
Ammunition Tables | 236 |
Shooter's Marketplace | 239 |
Departments | |
The Complete Compact Catalog | 249 |
GUNDEX | 250 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 258 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 298 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 347 |
Black Powder Guns | 376 |
Air Guns | 396 |
Chokes and Brakes | 418 |
Metallic Sights | 419 |
Scopes And Mounts | 422 |
Periodical Publications | 433 |
Arms Library | 435 |
Arms Associations | 453 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 455 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1987
The Gun Digest – 1987 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
The Essence of the Dueller by Wilfrid Ward | 6 |
The Ramdom . . . Toughtest 9mm ever by Jim Thompson | 17 |
Cal. 50 Super Snipers by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 22 |
Solving the Problem of the Western Rifle by John Barsness | 28 |
Remembering John by tribute to John T. Amber | 33 |
The Glaser Safety Slug Story by Hal Swiggett | 38 |
The Machine Gun Comes of Age by M. L. Brown | 44 |
Our First Gun Law by Stephen P. Halbrook | 52 |
The Care & Feeding of Pistol Magazines by Donald M. Simmons | 56 |
Making Mr. Sharps' Rifles Today by Bill Bigelow | 65 |
In Defense of the Magnificent BB by Edward A. Matunas | 72 |
Black Powder Reivew by Rick Hacker | 82 |
The Gunmakers of Austria by Stuart M. Williams | 86 |
The Nylon Revolution by Bob Arganbright | 97 |
Early Days of the Pistol by Fielding Greaves | 102 |
P.P.C.'s Lug Recess Insert by Ed Matunas | 108 |
Handloading Update by Dean A. Grennell | 110 |
Revolvers for the 45 ACP by John Malloy | 117 |
Shotgun Review by Larry S. Sterett | 129 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 136 |
What's A Gun Without A Ghost? By Roger Barlow | 1471 |
Airgun Update by J. I. Galan | 144 |
Custom Guns | 150 |
Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 154 |
The World's Best-Kept Gun Secret by John A. Masters | 161 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 166 |
The Evolution of the Rib by Don Zutz | 175 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 182 |
The Art of the Engraver | 193 |
Hunting Help . . . Is not always what it should be by Sidney Du Broff | 196 |
Slinging the Hunting Rifle by Clarence E. Ellis | 202 |
The Shows of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 206 |
One Good Gun Selection Granny's Colt Is It For Me by Charlie Smith | 208 |
Brownings T-Bolt I Like by G. N. Ted Dentay | 211 |
Testfire: | |
Ruger's First-Born In The New Family by Hal Swiggett | 212 |
The First All-Plastic Pistol by R. A. Lesmeister | 215 |
Special Report | |
Sam Colt Was Left-Handed by Hal Swiggett | 216 |
Filling in Remington's Scorecard by Ken Warenr | 218 |
The NRA Front . . . Not exactly quiet by Ken Warner | 220 |
The Return of the Broomhandles by Ken Warner | 222 |
Holland & Holland Celebrates Everything by Ken Warner | 224 |
Wafer-Float That Rifle's Barrel by Joe Larimore | 226 |
The Significance of Gertrude Hurlbutt by Ken Warner | 228 |
Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Edward A. Matunas | 229 |
Ammunition Tables | 238 |
Shooter's Marketplace | 241 |
Departments | |
The Complete Compact Catalog | 251 |
GUNDEX | 252 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 260 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 302 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 351 |
Black Powder Guns | 381 |
Air Guns | 402 |
Chokes and Brakes | 420 |
Metallic Sights | 421 |
Scopes and Mounts | 424 |
Periodical Publications | 434 |
Arms Library | 436 |
Arms Associations | 453 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 455 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1986
The Gun Digest – 1986 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
The M16A2: New World Standard For Infantry Rifles by C. E. Harris | 6 |
The Eight Dangerous Myths of Self-Defense by Massad Ayoob | 14 |
Baker Bores ‘Em Big by Don Zutz | 18 |
Up The Sprout With John And Ken by Roger Barlow | 23 |
The Legendary French 75 by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 26 |
The Model 94 and the 30-30 by Sam Fadala | 33 |
A First Featherweight by E. B. Martin | 40 |
Last Chance Buffalo by Spence Dupree | 42 |
Twenty Years of Gunleather by Bob Arganbright | 47 |
GUN DIGEST Discussion No. 3: I Won't Hunt With Single Shot Rifles by E. A. Matunas | 52 |
I Do Hunt With Single Shot Rifles by Layne Simpson | 52 |
Guns We Never Should Have Sold by David Petzal | 58 |
Get A Good Ready by Sam Fadala | 61 |
Remembering Clyde by Dick Eades | 65 |
Early Pump Guns by John Malloy | 68 |
Pump Guns In The Real World by Peter Nelson | 80 |
The Truth About The Cavalry by G. N. “Ted” Dentay | 85 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 90 |
The Ansley H. Fox Gun by Don Hardin | 97 |
The Springfield 1903 Rifles: Excerpts by William S. Brophy | 101 |
The Nazis' Gustloff Pistol by Dr. Bruno Brukner | 106 |
Sing A Song Of Bullets by Reginald Bretnor | 112 |
Picking Your Go-Along Gun by Don L. Johnson | 118 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 123 |
Rigby's by Jerry Evans | 129 |
The Cautious Converter by Russ Gaertner | 135 |
Shotgun Review by Ralph T. Walker | 140 |
Killing Hogs by Ken Warner | 144 |
Extra-Quick Black Powder Guns by J. W. “Doc” Carlson | 146 |
The Man Who Builds Punt Guns by David J. Baker | 152 |
Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 155 |
Black Powder Review by Rick Hacker | 161 |
Big News In Airguns by J. I. Galan | 164 |
The Extraordinary Glock by Raymond Caranta | 168 |
All-Out Autoloader by Ken Warner | 172 |
Are You Ready For The Big 10? By Francis E. Sell | 174 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 178 |
The Dragons of Bruton Street by James W. Williams | 184 |
The Guns of '85 | 186 |
Handloading Update by Dean A. Grennell | 188 |
Auxiliary Cartridges and Other Such Stuff by Elmer Kurrus | 193 |
One Good Gun Section | |
A Good Gun Is A Good Gun by Bob Bell | 200 |
S&W Trail Masterpiece by Terry Murbach | 203 |
Life With My Ultra-Featherweights by Clarence E. Ellis | 204 |
The .30 What? By Roy F. Dunlap | 208 |
A New Sniper Round by Larry S. Sterett | 209 |
The Burgess of Conyers by Ken Warner | 211 |
Norway's Chamber Loader by Nils Kvale | 212 |
Testfire: | |
Custom Gun Guild's One-Piece Rifle | 216 |
Wolf Ears and a 30-30 Derringer | 218 |
Pennsylvania's Slug Barrel Shoots Well | 219 |
Walker Chokes and the APS | 220 |
Ultra Light's Model 20 Really Is Ultra Light | 221 |
The Art of The Engraver | 222 |
A Really Unique Model 70 | 225 |
Custom Guns | 226 |
The Shows of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 230 |
Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Edward A. Matunas | 232 |
Ammunition Tables | 241 |
Shooter's Marketplace | 245 |
Departments | |
The Complete Compact Catalog | 251 |
GUNDEX | 252 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 261 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 304 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 353 |
Black Powder Guns | 384 |
Air Guns | 405 |
Chokes and Brakes | 423 |
Metallic Sights | 424 |
Scopes and Mounts | 427 |
Periodical Publications | 437 |
Arms Library | 439 |
Arms Associations | 455 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 457 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1985
The Gun Digest – 1985 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
Guns and Gunfire on TV Tube and Movie Screen by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 6 |
Getting a Grand Slam on Turkeys by Dwain Bland | 12 |
The Miquelet Lock by Major Noel Corry | 20 |
Bear Rifles by Ray Ordorica | 28 |
What One Box of Ammunition Can Tell You by David Leestma | 34 |
The Funny Guns and Gear of the Western East Draw Game by Bob Arganbright | 39 |
The Extraordinary P.O. Ackley by Lester Womack | 46 |
Ye Olde Gunsmithing Tools by M. L. Brown | 52 |
The Story of a Rifle by Ken Waters | 61 |
Fred Adolph's Gem by R. P. Stepien | 64 |
Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 66 |
Black Powder Review by Rick Hacker | 72 |
The Gun That Followed the Famous Webley .455 by Wilfrid Ward | 76 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 86 |
How To Love A 22 by Sam Fadala | 94 |
You Can Shoot 90% On Wild Birds . . . Sometimes by Stuart Williams | 102 |
Thirty Million Handguns by L. R. Wallack | 107 |
Big Guns and Small Game by Joseph S. Krieger | 113 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 116 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 123 |
An Unmatched Pair by Ken Warner | 129 |
Managing The Muzzle-Loading Shotgun by Toby Bridges | 132 |
The Modified Airgun by J. I. Galan | 137 |
Aerial Targets: Safe Again by Dave Reynolds | 142 |
Handloading Update by Dean A. Grennell | 146 |
The Mountain Rifle Question by Ken Warner | 156 |
The New Takedown by Ken Warner | 160 |
Great Guns and Accessories in full color | 161 |
Little-Known 22 Pistols of the Post-War Era by Charles E. Petty | 169 |
Middle Ground Deer Rifles by Francis E. Sell | 176 |
The Unhappy Hunting Ground by Sidney Du Broff | 181 |
Shotgun Review by Ralph T. Walker | 188 |
Some Selected Shotguns by Ken Warner | 193 |
John M. Browning: The Man And His Patents by D. A. Tomlinson | 195 |
Another Brownings's Rifle by Robert K. Sherwood | 206 |
The UnColts: U.S.-Made Pistols of 1911 Pattern by J. B. Wood | 211 |
Make Mike a Sidehammer Rifle by Jack Lott | 216 |
Testfire: Kleinguenther K22 Rimfire | 222 |
Testfire: Dixie's Trade Gun | 223 |
Testfire: Legal Pistol Stock | 224 |
Testfire: Powder-Powered Pellet Rifles | 225 |
Testfire: Kimber's 223: The Model 84 | 226 |
The Shows of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 228 |
Art of the Engraver | 230 |
E. C. Prudhomme's Engraving Project by Sid Latham | 232 |
Custom Guns | 234 |
Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Edward A. Matunas | 237 |
Ammunition Tables | 248 |
Shooter's Marketplace | 252 |
Departments | |
The Complete Compact Catalog | 263 |
GUNDEX | 264 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 273 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 316 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 366 |
Black Powder Guns | 397 |
Air Guns | 418 |
Chokes and Brakes | 436 |
Metallic Sights | 437 |
Scopes and Mounts | 440 |
Periodical Publications | 449 |
Arms Library | 451 |
Arms Associations | 465 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 467 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1984
The Gun Digest – 1984 | |
Table of Contents | |
Features | |
Rating Handgun Power by Edward A. Matunas | 6 |
After We Won The War by Roy Dunlap | 15 |
The Colt Sharps Story by Les Bowman | 18 |
There is a 101st Gentleman! By Roger Barlow | 28 |
The Assault Rifle Syndrome by Ken Warner | 31 |
Who Needs An Assault Rifle? By Edward A. Matunas | 32 |
You Don't Need A Bass Boat Either by Ken Warner | 37 |
The Scout Rifle Idea by Jeff Cooper | 40 |
The Assault Rifle and Survival Shopper | 44 |
The Cultural Heritage of Hunting by Stuart M. Williams | 47 |
The French MR-73 by Raymond Caranta | 50 |
Gun Collecting's Heyday by R. C. House | 56 |
Handling Mini-Revolvers by Dave Reynolds | 64 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 68 |
The Mobile Muzzle Loader by Rick Hacker | 76 |
American Air Power Today by J. I. Galan | 83 |
How High Can You Go? By Claud S. Hamilton | 88 |
Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 92 |
Horses Help The Mountain Rifleman by Melvin P. Espy | 98 |
Murata Type 22 by Charles S. Small | 104 |
Secrets Of Black Powder Patches by Sama Fadala | 110 |
A Good Rough Rifle by Ray Ordorica | 114 |
How To Collect Sporting Books by James Handcock | 118 |
Benelli's B76 by Donald M. Simmons | 123 |
Great Guns and Accessories in full color | 129 |
Pre-Winchesters by James E. Serven | 137 |
Shoot Better Offhand With A Curved Rifle Buttplate by Francis E. Sell | 144 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 148 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 154 |
Shotgun Review by Ralph T. Walker | 161 |
Hunting In Georgia And England by Sidney Du Broff | 166 |
Black Powder Review by Rick Hacker | 170 |
The Peep Sight by Marshall R. Williams | 174 |
One Good Gun Section: The 45-70 In The Brush by Frank Marshall, Jr. | 178 |
Remington 513-S by Kenneth Bolin | 181 |
Winchester 63 by Art Bevan | 184 |
Ruger's Little Beauty by Robert K. Sherwood | 187 |
Are Long Barrels Obsolete? By John Malloy | 190 |
The Bolt Action Stopper Stock by Jack Lott | 193 |
The Sporting Martini by John McCadden | 202 |
Handloading Update by Dean A. Grennell | 208 |
The Invisible Sport by Edward Baxter | 216 |
Testfire: M6 22/110 Survival Gun | 226 |
Testfire: Benelli B-76 | 227 |
Testfire: Thompson/Center Rifle Model 83 | 228 |
Testfire: Model 94 Angle-Eject for Scopes | 229 |
Testfire: Alpha I Is Fun | 229 |
Testfire: Remington Model Seven | 230 |
Testfire: Rottweil 72 | 231 |
Custom Guns | 232 |
Art of the Engraver | 235 |
Shooter's Showcase | 238 |
The Shows of Europe: IWA '83 / Hunfishow '83 by Raymond Caranta | 240 |
Mini-Lathe Gunsmithing by John E. Traister | 242 |
Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Edward A. Matunas | 244 |
Ammunition Tables | 254 |
Departments | |
The Complete Compact Catalog | 258 |
GUNDEX | 260 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 268 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 310 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 357 |
Black Powder Guns | 386 |
Air Guns | 406 |
Chokes and Brakes | 423 |
Metallic Sights | 424 |
Scopes and Mounts | 427 |
Periodical Publications | 434 |
Arms Library | 436 |
Arms Associations | 449 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 451 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1983
The Gun Digest – 1983 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
Six Working Guns by Robert K. Sherwood | 6 |
How Choke Works by Arvid B. Pedersen | 12 |
Make That Big Trip Now by Stuart Williams | 18 |
The Holes In Stopping Power Theory by Leon Day | 24 |
Crumpler! By Jeff Cooper | 29 |
GUN DIGEST Discussion No. 2: The Shape of Stocks by Norm Nelson | 34 |
GUN DIGEST Discussion No. 2: The Shape of Stocks by Dave Petzal | 35 |
Elko Arms Double Rifle by John T. Amber | 40 |
Troublesome Cartridges by Edward A. Matunas | 46 |
Computers Look At Accuracy For You by David Leestma | 54 |
Black Powder Review by Rick Hacker | 60 |
The Maligned .410 Bore by Marshall R. Williams | 67 |
Early 22 Auto Pistols by Charles E. Petty | 72 |
Sixty Million Guns by L. R. Wallack | 80 |
How It Was In The Medium Good Old Days by Roy Dunlap | 89 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 94 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 103 |
Long Guns In Review by Layne Simpson | 116 |
Delightful Doubles by Don Zutz | 126 |
Great Guns and Accessories in full color | 129 |
The Pneumo-Nimrod At Work by J. I. Galan | 153 |
Handloading To Date by Dean A. Grennell | 159 |
A New Slice of Zeiss by Harold A. Murtz | 164 |
The Ultimate Turkey-Shoot Pistol by Ashley Halsey, Jr. | 168 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 174 |
Great Arc of the Wild Sheep Guides by James L. Carkhuff | 183 |
Small Game Takes A Small Bore by Toby Bridges | 190 |
Murata Types 13 and 18 by Charles S. Small | 196 |
The One That Never Was by Tom Turpin | 200 |
The Sauer 38H Story by Donald M. Simmons | 204 |
Sporting Arms of the World by Larry S. Sterett | 216 |
One Magnum That Works by Norman Rowcliff | 222 |
Is An Ounce Of Shot Enough? By Dave Duffey | 227 |
Especially Good Books | 232 |
Testfire: Three Short Shotguns | 236 |
FIE's Super Titan II | 238 |
Short 1100 Magnum | 239 |
The Beeman/Webley Vulcan | 240 |
Mayflower Drawtube Scope | 241 |
Sanftl Schuetzen Rifle | 242 |
Rossi's 62 SAC | 243 |
Interdynamics KG-9 | 244 |
Lenard M. Brownell (1922-1982) | 245 |
The Hunter Specials by Lowell Manley | 246 |
Custom Guns | 248 |
Custom Revolvers: A Special Look by Ken Warner | 250 |
Seminars 1981: Remington | 252 |
Seminars 1981: Winchester | 253 |
Seminars 1981: Colt's New Mark V | 254 |
Seminars 1981: Sturm, Ruger, Inc. | 256 |
Art of the Engraver | 258 |
The Shows of Europe: IWA '82 / Hunfishow '82 by Raymond Caranta | 260 |
World Hunting Exposition by Sidney Du Broff | 262 |
O.K. Corral Commemorative Gun by Don Shumar | 263 |
Shooter's Showcase | 264 |
Ammunition, Ballistics, and Components by Edward A. Matunas | 266 |
Ammunition Tables | 275 |
Departments | |
The Complete Compact Catalog | 279 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 280 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 317 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 362 |
Black Powder Guns | 392 |
Air Guns | 411 |
Chokes and Brakes | 427 |
Metallic Sights | 428 |
Scopes and Mounts | 431 |
Arms Associations | 438 |
Arms Library | 440 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 453 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1982
The Gun Digest – 1982 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
Remington's 721-722: The Story of a Success by Stuart Otteson | 6 |
Long Rifles With Smooth Bores by Ashley Halsey, Jr. | 14 |
Advices To Young Collectors by John T. Amber | 19 |
Ballistic Coefficients For Selected 22 Long Rifle Cartridges by W. Wayne Blackwell and M. H. Kitano | 22 |
A Fresh Look At The Old Standards by Layne Simpson | 27 |
The Bren Ten: Intended To Be Better by Jeff Cooper | 33 |
Carmichael On Rifles by Jim Carmichael | 36 |
Colt Shotguns by Don Hardin | 40 |
H-K: One Good Idea . . . Leads To Many Others by Ken Warner | 44 |
As Authentic As A Hawken by Rick Hacker | 47 |
Shooting Silenced Rifles by Raymond Caranta | 54 |
Try A Single by Ken Warner | 57 |
My Ideal Plinker by Ed Park | 61 |
The Case For Paper Cartridges by Bill Bennington | 64 |
Swivel Guns Of Southeast Asia by John W. Sanders | 68 |
Modern Cartridge Failure And Success by Bob Hagel | 76 |
Shotgun Choke – Its History and Mystery by Wallace Labisky | 82 |
Elk Rifles: No Simple Formula by Pete Nelson | 90 |
Heavier Artillery by John Brindle | 97 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 100 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 106 |
One Man's Fancy by Robert Keffer | 114 |
Whitetails: North America's Real Challenge by Dan L. Flores | 116 |
Airgun Accessories: A Review by J. I. Galan | 122 |
Boots In The Uplands by Dave Duffey | 129 |
Guns For The Twenty Percent by James T. Fender | 134 |
The $4000 Spike by Bob Bell | 137 |
GUN DIGEST Discussion No. 1 | 140 |
Sporting Arms of the World by Larry S. Sterett | 146 |
I Hunt Timber: I Vote Variable by Norm Nelson | 152 |
Handloading To Date by Dean A. Grennell | 156 |
Pyrodex: Five Years Down The Road by John Bivins | 160 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 166 |
Hunt the Waterholes by Charles J. Farmer | 174 |
Single-Action Safety by Donald M. Simmons | 179 |
Long Guns In Review by Larry S. Sterett | 184 |
Henry Harrington: A Cutler Who Made Guns by James E. Serven | 193 |
Shooting the M1911's Spanish Cousins by Wm. Hovey Smith | 198 |
Target and Short Range Shooting Devices by Paul Klatt | 204 |
How Accurate Is Your Handgun? By Claud Hamilton | 210 |
To Smith Or Not To Smith? By Richard Allen | 213 |
20th Century Powder Horns by Rick Jamison | 218 |
Raising Kids With Guns by Bill Davidson | 222 |
Testfire: S&W Model 586 Distinguished Combat Model by Hal Swiggett | 225 |
Marlin Model 1894 – 357 Magnum by Larry Sterett | 227 |
Winchester's 101 Winchoke by Ken Warner | 228 |
Remington Model Six 30-06 Pump Action Rifle by Larry Sterett | 230 |
Armsport 12 Gauge Unsingle Trap by Larry Sterett | 232 |
The Benjamin Model 347 by J. I. Galan | 234 |
Four New 22 Mini-Matics by J. B. Woods | 236 |
The Shows of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 240 |
Custom Guns | 243 |
Art of the Engraver | 248 |
Shooter's Showcase | 253 |
Steel Shot 1981 by Wallace Labisky | 257 |
American Bulleted Cartridges by Ken Waters | 259 |
Ammunition Tables | 265 |
Departments | |
The Complete Compact Catalog | 269 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 270 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 301 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 340 |
Black Powder Guns | 370 |
Air Guns | 388 |
Chokes and Brakes | 402 |
Metallic Sights | 403 |
Scopes and Mounts | 406 |
Arms Associations | 413 |
Periodical Publications | 415 |
Shooting Publications | 416 |
Arms Library | 417 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 432 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1981
The Gun Digest – 1981 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
Walnut: Nonpareil For Gunstocks by Stuart Williams | 6 |
The Afghan and His SMLE by Jack Lott | 12 |
My Triumphs In Gun Collecting by John T. Amber | 18 |
Frontier Firepower: 1836-1872 by Rick Hacker | 26 |
Shoot Your Own Convertible 45 by C. E. Harris | 36 |
Steel Shot 1980 by Wallace Labisky | 41 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 44 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by Ralph C. Glaze | 54 |
How Wide Are Shotgun Patterns? By Nick Sisley | 59 |
The Truth About Bird Guns by Dave Duffey | 62 |
The Savage Pocket Automatic Pistol Model 1907 by Donald M. Simmons | 68 |
The Cylindrical Bullet Kills Better by Robert K. Sherwood | 86 |
Handloading To Date by Dean A. Grennell | 90 |
The Remarkable Guns of M. K. Jurek by Jerry Evans | 94 |
Firearms In Apache Tribal Use by D. C. Cole | 98 |
Cop-Proof by Colin Greenwood | 106 |
The Greatest of All Webley Collectors by R. Bretnor | 109 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 116 |
Shotguns Slugs At Long Range by Joe Krieger | 126 |
Two-Gun Hunter Matches by Tom Turpin | 134 |
Walther's P5 Pistol by James P. Cowgill | 138 |
Blackpowder by Edward M. Yard | 142 |
7mm-08 Remington: Gun and Cartridge by Layne Simpson | 152 |
Accurcy In 22-Caliber Target Pistols by Kenneth L. Walters | 158 |
Remington's XP-100 Silhouette Pistol by Hal Swiggett | 167 |
The First Short Magnum: The 425 Westley Richards Magnum by Jack Lott | 170 |
The Hunter In The 20th Century by Roger Barlow | 178 |
Trends In The World Of Air Guns by J. I. Galan | 184 |
Kimber Model 82 by Robert A. Painter | 192 |
The 32-20 Never Said Die! By Robert S. L. Anderson | 195 |
The Buffalo and The Chapuis, by Ken Warner | 200 |
Long Guns In Review by Larry S. Sterett | 204 |
Especially Good Books | 210 |
Recall: How The Firearms Industry Responds by Jim Crossman | 212 |
Custom Guns | 218 |
Winchester's Model 70 XTR by Frank Marshall Jr. | 222 |
The Sinistral Problem Solved by John T. Amber | 224 |
Sporting Arms of the World by Larry S. Sterett | 227 |
Spanish Doubles In Classic Style by John T. Amber | 233 |
Art of the Engraver | 236 |
FIE's Combo 20 ga./30-30 by C. E. Harris | 240 |
Testfire: Winchester's Model 94 Big Bore Carbine; Franchi's Model 530 Autoloading 12 Gauge Trap Gun by Larry S. Sterett | 242 |
Bolt Action Brush Guns For Deer by Frank B. Petrini | 246 |
Custom Knives Today | 250 |
Shooter's Showcase | 253 |
American Bulleted Cartridges by Ken Waters | 258 |
Departments | |
Ammunition Tables | 265 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 269 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 298 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 337 |
Black Powder Guns | 365 |
Air Guns | 384 |
Chokes and Brakes | 398 |
Metallic Sights | 399 |
Scopes and Mounts | 402 |
Arms Association in America and Abroad | 409 |
Periodical Publications | 411 |
Shooting Publications | 412 |
Arms Library | 413 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 431 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1980
The Gun Digest – 1980 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
Two Introductions | 6 |
The Winchester Model 94, H. V. Stent | 8 |
A Gathering of Sharps, Bill Bennington | 17 |
Africa Now, Jerome Knap | 24 |
Mag-na-port Limited Editions: Instant Collectors Specials, J. D. Jones | 30 |
When 22 Autoloaders Were Young, Henry M. Stebbins | 36 |
Picking a Packer's Piece, Dave McCready | 42 |
The Ross Model 1912 Rifle, Larry S. Sterett | 44 |
Elmer Keith's: “Hell, I Was There” | 46 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others, Hal Swiggett | 51 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders, J. B. Wood | 56 |
Steel Shot 1979, Wallace Labisky | 60 |
30 Years of Good Gun Designs, Ken Warner | 64 |
Supreme Elegance, Made in America, Ken Warner | 81 |
Handloading To Date, Dean A. Grennell | 82 |
Hunfishow '79, John T. Amber | 87 |
I Make a Muzzleloader, Roy F. Dunlap | 91 |
Low Cost Double Rifle, John T. Amber | 95 |
Let The Gun Talk, Lucian Cary | 98 |
Winchester's 20th Seminar, Harold A. Murtz | 115 |
Heym Builds Me a Ruger, John T. Amber | 118 |
Shooting Ruger's Redhawk, Ken Warner | 120 |
A 65-Yard Turkey Gun, H. Lea Lawrence | 122 |
Sheridan's CO2 Model E, Robert E. Fleming | 125 |
Long Guns Today, Larry S. Sterett | 126 |
The Little Tom Pistols of Alois Tomiska, J. B. Wood | 130 |
The 45-70 – Born Again, Rick Hacker | 135 |
The 308 – A Beginner's All-Rounder, Roderick S. Carman | 136 |
Scopes and Mounts Today, Bob Bell | 138 |
Model 1911 Colt: Six Decades of Service, Dennis Riordan | 144 |
Super Single Shot, John T. Amber | 152 |
The 45, Robert Skiles | 156 |
Two Artists Working Together On Guns, John T. Amber | 160 |
The Political Factors, Colin Greenwood | 161 |
A Pair of Big Bore Champs, Alex Schimek | 169 |
Compact Loading Bench, Wm. F. Greif | 172 |
The Key to Success: Plan Early, Plan Well, Buck Taylor | 176 |
The Wonderful World of Gun Collecting, James E. Serven | 180 |
The Right Loads for Ducks, Pete Nelson | 188 |
Barrel Weight vs. Accuracy, Norman E. Johnson | 192 |
Shooting Lead Bullets, Ron Wozny | 196 |
Keep It Clean! Erik Miller | 202 |
Gas Powered Replica Handguns, James C. Barry | 207 |
Fine Gun Steels, Philip R. Lichtman | 212 |
The New Forest Deer Rifle, Norm Nelson | 218 |
Sir Henry Halford's Rifle, John T. Amber | 222 |
Sporting Arms of the World, Larry S. Sterett and the editors | 224 |
Russia's Red Forest, John T. Amber | 228 |
The Round Patched Ball and Why They Used It, Edward M. Yard | 236 |
Careful Sighting-In Pays Off! Hal Swiggett | 238 |
The 22 Revisited, Jack Collins | 240 |
Where Engravers Come From, Thomas G. Turpin | 246 |
Custom Knives Today | 252 |
Shooter's Showcase | 257 |
Custom Guns | 262 |
Art of the Engraver | 268 |
.375: The Classic Medium, J. M. Barker | 273 |
American Bulleted Cartridges, Ken Waters | 276 |
Ammunition Tables | 284 |
Departments | |
About the GUN DIGEST Catalog | 288 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 289 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 318 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 356 |
Black Powder Guns | 385 |
Air Guns | 403 |
Chokes and Brakes | 417 |
Metallic Sights | 418 |
Scopes and Mounts Today, Bob Bell | 421 |
Arms Associations in America and Abroad | 428 |
Periodical Publications | 430 |
Shooting Publications | 431 |
Arms Library | 432 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 449 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1979
The Gun Digest -1979 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
The Remington Model 51 by Donald M. Simmons, Jr. | 6 |
The Browning Centennials, by John T. Amber | 20 |
Sporting Arms of the World by Larry S. Sterett and the editors | 25 |
Friedrich Wilhelm Heym – a return to excellence by Tom Turpin | 38 |
Handguns Now! By George C. Nonte, Jr. | 44 |
Crosswind Deflections – a cast bullet anomaly by Kenneth L. Walters | 55 |
Gardone Valtrompia and the proof of Italian firearms by Mario Abbiatico | 60 |
Match Air Pistols by Robert E. Fleming | 63 |
Folding Knives by Sid Latham | 68 |
Alex Henry and his falling block rifles by Wal Winfer | 76 |
Gun Proof in India by Lee Kennett | 84 |
Gun Proof in India – an historical account by A. G. Harrison | 86 |
European Hunting & Shooting Exhibition 1978 by John T. Amber | 91 |
Two Inches of Pleasure and Problems by Peter Barrett | 100 |
NRA Report 1978 by John T. Amber | 103 |
Testfire Report by Larry S. Sterett | 109 |
Let The Gun Talk by Lucian Cary | 114 |
The Gatling Gun by Ernest Lisle Reedstrom | 131 |
Steel Shot Update by Wallace Labisky | 136 |
The Model 77 Ruger Rifle by Daniel Peterson | 140 |
Electronic Night Sight by James D. Mason | 146 |
Bob Emmons – Stockmaker by Ken Waters | 152 |
The Hunting Rifle Stock by Bob Hagel | 154 |
Glow Plug Guns by Robert W. Metze | 160 |
Browning's New Pump Shotgun by Wallace Labisky | 162 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 168 |
Want more ducks? Build a Blind by Paul T. Hennig | 175 |
The 444/308 – another 94 Winchester Wildcat by Myron Rockett | 177 |
The Double Rifle – Its care and feeding by Jack Lott | 181 |
Slug, Mike, Match by Robert Sherwood | 194 |
Diminutive But Deadly by Clair F. Rees | 196 |
The Sleeping Bag by Bob Bell | 199 |
Firearms and the English Language by Edward Damon | 207 |
New Wheels for the Hunter by Roger Barlow | 209 |
Long Gun Report by Larry S. Sterett | 213 |
Blue Magic Shotshells by James Neill | 219 |
Hornady's Frontier Ammo by Jon R. Sundra | 221 |
Steyr-Daimler-Puch/Gamba Austria and Italy join forces | 224 |
New Engraving Tool by Harry Phillips | 226 |
Handloading Report by George C. Nonte, Jr. and the editors | 227 |
Custom Guns and their makers | 234 |
Double Action Auto Test by Kenneth L. Walters | 240 |
Economy Double Guns – and how to buy one by Wm. Hovey Smith | 243 |
Art of the Engraver masters of metalwork | 248 |
Shooter's Showcase new products reviewed | 254 |
American Bulleted Cartridges by Kenneth L. Walters | 258 |
Departments | |
Ammunition Tables | 264 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 268 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 299 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 337 |
Black Powder Guns | 366 |
Air Guns | 383 |
Chokes & Brakes | 397 |
Metallic Sights | 398 |
Scopes & Mounts | 401 |
Arms Library | 408 |
Periodical Publications | 430 |
Shooting Publications | 431 |
Arms Associations in America and Abroad | 432 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 434 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1978
The Gune Digest – 1978 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
Dress for the Deluxe Double by Mario Abbiatico | 6 |
Smaller Wheels for the Hunter by Roger Barlow | 13 |
Lee versus Ransom – A Comparison of Handgun Machine Rests by Kenneth L. Walters | 16 |
All Purpose Defense Gun: Colt 45 Auto or Charter 44 Bulldog? By Richard Allen | 24 |
Make That Hunting Trip Pay! By Tom Brakefield | 29 |
D. B. Wesson's Revolvers and Rivals by Bill Barlow Fors | 32 |
Heat It and Beat It! By Guy L. Aurand | 38 |
Hammers and Fences by Gough Thomas | 42 |
Remington Report 1977 – Winchester News 1977 by Bob Steindler | 48 |
Armi Famars, Gunmakers to the World by John T. Amber | 55 |
The 577 Tranter Revolver by Elmer G. Coffey | 59 |
The Old Man Who Fixes The Guns by Lucian Cary | 62 |
Scope That Air Rifle! By J. I. Galan | 69 |
Matchlocks in Spanish Florida by M. L. Brown | 72 |
Hunting in Europe – 1976 by John T. Amber | 82 |
Sportsmens Blades – from razor to machete by Robert L. Burmeister | 90 |
A Century-Old Razor by Samuel J. Rosenberg | 93 |
The Auto Mag Story. Part Two by Kent Lomont | 95 |
Free-Float That Barrel by Tom Hayes | 105 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 108 |
The Steel Shot Story by Wallace Labisky | 115 |
European Autoloading Pistols by John Robinson | 121 |
A Pair of Aces by John Jobson | 124 |
Gun Proof in Belgium by Lee Kennett | 129 |
Sporting Arms of the World by Larry S. Sterett and the editors | 139 |
Farey International Traps by Roger Barlow | 151 |
Trapshooting's Stock Artists by Clarence Massey | 161 |
European Hunting & Shooting Exhibition 1977 – The AYA Classic Double, Cross-Eyed Purdey Double – Victor Sarasqueta Double Rifle – Foreigners at the NSGA 1977 by John T. Amber | 164 |
Double Bullets! By V. R. Gaertner | 171 |
NSGA '77 – U.S. Rifles and Shotguns by Bob Steindler | 179 |
Peep Show by A. M. Wynne, Jr. | 184 |
The 220 Swift – Saint or Sinner? By John E. Ross | 188 |
Long Gun Report '77 by Larry Sterett | 194 |
Handgun Report by George C. Nonte, Jr. and the editors | 202 |
Money in the Bank by V. P. Kisner | 215 |
Handloading Review by George C. Nonte, Jr. and the editors | 218 |
Tuning & Shooting Ruger's Blackhawk by Guy Lautard | 225 |
Testfire Report by Larry S. Sterett | 230 |
Silhouette Scope Test by John T. Amber and A. M. Wynne | 236 |
Federal's Premium Loads by Clifford R. Dempster | 238 |
Day's Flintlock Double by Ron Wozny | 241 |
Walther's G.S.P. Match Pistol – Cal. 32 S&W Long by John Robinson | 243 |
The Congressional Connection by John A. Mosher | 245 |
Custom Guns and their makers | 246 |
The Wicliffe '76 by Bob Steindler | 251 |
Poor Man's Double by Harold O. Davidson | 254 |
French Military Collection by Raymond Caranta | 257 |
Art of the Engraver masters of metalwork | 258 |
Shooter's Showcase new products reviewed | 263 |
American Bulleted Cartridges by Kenneth L. Waters | 265 |