The Gun Digest – 1962 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| Spencer's Great 7-Shooter by Norman B. Wiltsey | 4 |
| New and Hot Little 22s by Edward M. Yard | 14 |
| Dead Center! by Pete Kuhlhoff | 17 |
| Good Old Guns by Henry Stebbins | 21 |
| Cold Comfort by Col. Townsend Whelen | 25 |
| Bear Hunting With Hounds by Carlos Vinson | 29 |
| Newest Safari Country by Tom McNally | 32 |
| New Loads Make News! by Robert Hutton | 37 |
| U.S. Rifles and Shotguns by John Amber | 40 |
| U.S. Handguns 1961-1962 by Kent Bellah | 51 |
| Knock Down Nothing by Warren Page | 57 |
| Foreign Arms 1961-1962 by John Amber | 60 |
| Military Rifles by Frank Barnes | 66 |
| All-Round Gun by Pierre Pulling | 74 |
| How to be a Handgunner by Gil Hebard | 78 |
| Testfire! A Field Survey by Kenneth Waters | 85 |
| English Shotguns by John du Mont | 91 |
| Fast Draw vs. Quick Draw by Charles M. Heard | 95 |
| Don't Blow Your Head Off! by G. R. Hunter | 100 |
| Rocky Mountain Bighorn by Jim Ryan | 102 |
| Kitchen Table Handloads by Don Martin | 105 |
| Proof Marks in Great Britain by A. Baron Engelhardt | 109 |
| Submarine Guns Today by Larry S. Sterett | 114 |
| The Truth About Twist by John Maynard | 123 |
| Hollow Point Homily by Crawford Hollidge | 127 |
| Brand Names on Firearms, a GUN DIGEST Feature | 131 |
| Stick to Your Guns by Pete Brown | 134 |
| Handgun Bullet Swaging by Kent Bellah | 137 |
| New Cases From Old, by George C. Nonte | 140 |
| Short Shorts by Jim Horton | 146 |
| 357 – Most Practical Handgun by Robert V. Thompson | 147 |
| Milton Farrow and His Rifles by Richard H. Chamberlain | 152 |
| Civil War Gun Catalog, a GUN DIGEST Bonus | 161 |
| Kentucky Rifles by Robert Held | 193 |
| Plastic Shotshells by Jim Horton | 200 |
| Moose! by Bradford Angier | 202 |
| Are Wildcats Dead? by P. O. Ackley | 206 |
| Hunting the Sea Otter by Jack McPhee | 213 |
| Teen Hunters Club by Dick Miller | 217 |
| Variable Power Scopes by Bob Bell | 218 |
| Rifle and Shotgun Care by Bob Tremaine | 225 |
| American Bulleted Cartridges by Kenneth Waters | 227 |
| Artistry in Metal, a gun engraving sampler | 234 |
| Custom Rifles, the gunsmith's art | 238 |
| Exploded Drawings, a GUN DIGEST Feature | 318 |
| Departments | |
| U.S. Rifles – models and prices | 242 |
| U.S. Handguns – models and prices | 262 |
| U.S. Shotguns – models and prices | 276 |
| Chokes & Brakes, with prices | 290 |
| Pellet Guns – models and prices | 293 |
| Foreign Arms in America | 298 |
| Ammunition Tables | 325 |
| Scopes & Mounts, with prices | 332 |
| Metallic Sights, with prices | 341 |
| Reloading Tools, with prices | 345 |
| Arms Associations | 359 |
| Contributors | 360 |
| The Arms Library | 361 |
| Periodical List | 370 |
| Shooter's Showcase | 371 |
| Glossary for Gunners | 376 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | 378 |
| Index | 384 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1962
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Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1961
The Gun Digest – 1961 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| On the Range with the Williams | 98 |
| Handloading the Magnum by Don Martin | 99 |
| Days of the Springfield by Townsend Whelen | 103 |
| Hunting Scope Test by Bob Bell | 110 |
| Kill Deer! by Allyn H. Tedmon | 117 |
| Mars Auto Pistols by Larry S. Sterett | 121 |
| World's Most Powerful Rifle by Jac Weller | 130 |
| Testfire! A Field Survey by Ken Waters | 135 |
| Selecting the Custom Stock by Nate Bishop | 139 |
| Proof in Post War Germany by A. Baron Engelhardt | 144 |
| Talking Turkey by Don Shiner | 147 |
| The Minié Rifle by E. F. Donnelly | 152 |
| Gun Digest Rifle Guide by Bob Wallack | 158 |
| Home Swaged Bullets by Mason Williams | 164 |
| The Ideal Gauge by Jim Horton | 169 |
| American Bulleted Cartridges by Kenneth L. Waters | 173 |
| Artistry in Metal, a gun engraving sampler | 180 |
| Exploded Drawings, a GUN DIGEST Feature | 257 |
| 1893-95 Mauser Catalog, a GUN DIGEST Bonus | 321 |
| Metallic Sights, with prices | 280 |
| Reloading Tools, with prices | 284 |
| Arms Associations | 296 |
| Contributors | 297 |
| The Arms Library | 298 |
| Periodical List | 306 |
| Shooter's Showcase | 307 |
| Glossary For Gunners | 312 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | 314 |
| Index | 320 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1960
The Gun Digest – 1960 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| Miniature Guns by Fred Thacker and James M. Triggs | 3 |
| Too Many Cripples by Bob Hagel | 8 |
| Charges are the Bunk by Warren Page | 10 |
| Counter Chronograph by Edw. M. Yard | 15 |
| U.S. Firearms 1959-60 Center- and Rimfire Rifles | 20 |
| Shotguns by Bob Wallack | 27 |
| Handgun Review by Kent Bellah | 30 |
| Kodiak Bear by Charles Askins | 36 |
| Proof in Modern France by A., Baron Engelhardt | 40 |
| There's Danger in Damascus by J. W. Houlden | 43 |
| The Dove by Nash Buckingham | 46 |
| Ultimate Deer Rifle by Edmund Waters | 52 |
| Special Shotgun Stock? by John Maynard | 57 |
| Handguns for Hunting by Don L. Johnson | 61 |
| Arms – and the Women by Ruth C. Douglas | 65 |
| Shotgun Fallacies by Francis E. Sell | 69 |
| Cook's Confederate Armory by Charles J. Hrockman, Jr. | 74 |
| Everybody's Target by Frank Stout | 80 |
| . . . Cartridges, a miscellany by Charles H. Yust | 84 |
| Ferlach, USA by Stuart D. Gross | 90 |
| Are Shooters Regimented? by Henry M. Stebbins | 93 |
| One Boy's Gun by William R. Barbour | 99 |
| Ideal Military Rifle by Jac Weller | 100 |
| Shotgun Seminar by George W. Busbey | 107 |
| Astra Automatics – Series 900 by Larry S. Sterett | 116 |
| Sixgun Miscellany by Elmer Keith | 120 |
| World's Handiest Gun by Frank de Haas | 125 |
| Cut-Rate Varminter by Mack Stirman | 131 |
| Precision Cast Bullets by Kent Bellah | 134 |
| British Cartridges by Kenneth L. Waters | 140 |
| Jaguar Jungle by Tom McNally | 145 |
| Days of the Krag by Townsend Whelen | 150 |
| Texas Brag Goose Hunt by Erwin A. Bauer | 157 |
| War Surplus Weapons by Bob Wallack and Bob Brenner | 161 |
| Wilhelm Brenneke by H. Jung and L. P. Davison | 166 |
| Machine Gun Mix-Up by Melvin M. Johnson, Jr. | 173 |
| Hunter Safety, a picture story | 178 |
| Shooting-Hunting Schools by Dick Miller | 181 |
| American Bulleted Cartridges by Kenneth L. Waters | 183 |
| Power for Engravers by John Murphy | 190 |
| Artistry in Metal, a gun engraving sampler | 192 |
| Exploded Drawings by James M. Triggs | 262 |
| Departments | |
| Custom Guns | 196 |
| U.S. Rifles – models and prices | 200 |
| U.S. Handguns – models and prices | 216 |
| U.S. Shotguns – models and prices | 228 |
| Chokes and Brakes, with prices | 239 |
| Pellet Guns – models and prices | 242 |
| Foreign Arms in America | 247 |
| Ammunition Tables, with prices | 270 |
| Scopes & Mounts, with prices | 277 |
| Metallic Sights, with prices | 285 |
| Reloading Tools, with prices | 289 |
| Arms Associations | 298 |
| Contributors | 299 |
| The Arms Library | 300 |
| Shooter's Showcase | 307 |
| Glossary For Gunners | 313 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | 315 |
| Index | 320 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1959
The Gun Digest – 1959 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| The Free Pistol by Bill Toney | 3 |
| Bullet Bustup by Warren Page | 9 |
| U.S. Firearms 1958-59 by Bob Wallack | |
| Bigbore Rifles | 15 |
| Smallbore Rifles | 20 |
| Pistols & Revolvers | 23 |
| Shotguns | 27 |
| The 338 in Africa by Col. Charles Askins | 30 |
| Trajectory Nomograph by Robert V. Thompson | 36 |
| Handguns For Hunting by Elmer Keith | 40 |
| The Ones That Shoot Back by Jack O'Connor | 46 |
| Breechloaders in the Revolution by Jac Weller | 53 |
| Practical Pressures by John Maynard | 59 |
| European Break-Open Guns by Dr. Otis P. Gray | 65 |
| Old Betsy by Warren Page | 72 |
| Forerunners of the First Winchester – Pt. 3 by Thomas E. Hall | 77 |
| Ed McGivern – Fastest, Fanciest Sixgunner by Chad Wallin | 80 |
| Snapshooting and Snapshooting Rifles by Francis E. Sell | 88 |
| 10 Commandments for Handloaders by Robert V. Thompson | 93 |
| Shikar in Asia by Jack O'Connor | 96 |
| This Long Range Shotgunning by Col. George W. Busbey | 104 |
| Thar's Guns in Them Sierras by Robert Tyler Shaw | 110 |
| New Barrels From Old by Pierre Pulling | 112 |
| The Rifled Slug on Deer by Erwin A. Bauer | 118 |
| Varmint Rifles by Clyde Ormond | 122 |
| The Indian Fusil by Charles E. Hanson, Jr. | 126 |
| Hunting the Great Gaur by Col. Charles Askins | 129 |
| Deutsche Drillinge by Warren Siipe | 136 |
| Early Loading Tools by Richard H. Chamberlain | 141 |
| Orphan Cartridges by Henry M. Stebbins | 146 |
| Shotgun Handloads by Edmund Waters | 151 |
| Sharps Rifle Company Catalog, 1878 a great rarity's first reproduction | 155 |
| Proof in Austria-Hungary by A. Baron Engelhardt | 163 |
| Most Deadly Handgun Loads by Kent Bellah | 170 |
| Black Powder Miscellany by Charles H. Yust | 175 |
| Nation of Riflemen? by Col. Townsend Whelen | 180 |
| Hollywood Gunmen by Charley MacDonald Heard | 186 |
| American Bulleted Cartridges by Kenneth L. Waters | 195 |
| Artistry In Metal a gun engraving sampler | 201 |
| Exploded Drawings by James M. Triggs | 268 |
| Glossary For Gunners common and obscure terms defined | 314 |
| Dale W. Goens-Stockmaker and engraver, guns by a versatile craftsman | 321 |
| Departments | |
| Custom Guns | 205 |
| U.S. Rifles – models and prices | 209 |
| U.S. Handguns – models and prices | 225 |
| U.S. Shotguns – models and prices | 236 |
| Choke Devices, with prices | 247 |
| Pellet Guns – models and prices | 250 |
| Foreign Arms in America | 254 |
| Ammunition Tables, with prices | 274 |
| Scopes & mounts, with prices | 281 |
| Metallic Sights, with prices | 288 |
| Reloading Tools, with prices | 292 |
| Arms Associations | 301 |
| Contributors | 303 |
| The Arms Library | 304 |
| Shooters Showcase | 311 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | 316 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1958
The Gun Digest – 1958 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| Hunting in Europe by John T. Amber | 3 |
| American Handguns 1957-58 by Bob Wallack | 9 |
| Shooting the Handgun by Paul Weston | 14 |
| Gatling Gun by Harvey Brandt | 20 |
| You Can't Be Over-Gunned by John Gay | 30 |
| I'm Sick of Magnums by Francis E. Sell | 31 |
| Handloading is Great by Warren Page | 38 |
| Colt Walker-Dragoon Holsters by B. R. Lewis | 43 |
| The Sheep Rifle by Jack O'Connor | 46 |
| Common Sense Case Capacity by John Maynard | 50 |
| Handicapped Hunters by Ernie Lind | 54 |
| Freund & Bro. – Part Two by John Barsotti | 55 |
| Black Brant of Baja by Ormal I. Sprungman | 65 |
| Junior's 22 by Henry M. Stebbins | 68 |
| The 44 Magnum by Elmer Keith | 74 |
| Address Colt. Colt London by Howard L. Blackmore | 79 |
| Colt London Catalog of 1896 a 16-page full scale facsimile | 85 |
| The Shotgun Story 1957-58 by Bob Wallack | 101 |
| The Story of AR-10 by Wm. B. Edwards | 106 |
| Nuggets of History by Paul A. Matthews | 112 |
| Pheasants For Free by Joe Mears | 116 |
| Forerunners of the First Winchester – Part Two by Thomas E. Hall | 120 |
| This Gun Collecting Game by John T. Amber | 128 |
| Go Fer Gophers by Robert V. Thompson | 133 |
| English Elephant Guns | 136 |
| The Ideal Shotgun by George W. Busbey | 141 |
| Italian Proof Marks by A. Baron Engelhardt | 145 |
| Deer Hunter's Ballistics by Don Martin | 148 |
| U.S. Rifle Review 1957-58 by Bob Wallack | 152 |
| A Code For Muzzle Loaders by Kenneth L. Waters | 158 |
| Gun Engraving by E. C. Prudhomme | 161 |
| Kornbrath, Master Engraver – 22 photo specimens | 166 |
| Clay Bird Scatterguns by Warren Page | 170 |
| Shooting Fun For Everyone by Earl B. Holdren | 174 |
| Rocky Mountain Goats by Jim Rearden | 177 |
| Shooter's Choice by Kenneth L. Waters | 181 |
| Zündnadelgewehr by Fred H. Baer | 187 |
| Old Gus by Frank Sheldon | 193 |
| Case and Cartridge Gauges by Robert V. Thompson | 197 |
| Carving a Gunstock by Hal Hartley | 199 |
| Exploded Drawings by James M. Triggs | 263 |
| Special Bullet Sizing Dies by E. J. Krava | 300 |
| Stocks by Lenard Brownell, his masterwork pictured | 321 |
| Departments | |
| Custom Guns | 205 |
| U.S. Rifles – model and prices | 209 |
| U.S. Handguns – models and prices | 225 |
| U.S. Shotguns – models and prices | 236 |
| Choke Devices, with prices | 247 |
| Pellet Guns – models and prices | 250 |
| Foreign Arms in America | 253 |
| Ballistic Tables, with prices | 273 |
| Scopes & Mounts, with prices | 280 |
| Metallic sights, with prices | 287 |
| Reloading Tools, with prices | 291 |
| Arms Associations | 301 |
| National Rifle Association | 301 |
| Contributors | 302 |
| The Arms Library | 303 |
| Shooters Showcase | 313 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | 316 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1957
The Gun Digest 11th Edition – 1957 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| The Emperor's Pistol by Stephen V. Grancsay | 2 |
| Right on the Button by Warren Page | 6 |
| A Man's Sixgun by Col. Charles Askins | 11 |
| Freund & Bro. by John Borsotti | 15 |
| Rifle Round-Up 1956-57 by Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 23 |
| Gun Proof in Spain by A., Baron Engelhardt | 29 |
| Sultan of the Swamp by Gerald R. Hunter | 33 |
| Lost Causes by F. W. Foster Gleason | 36 |
| The Sportsman's Handgun by Don Martin | 36 |
| A Collector's Bonanza by Maj. R. O. Ackerman | 49 |
| African Safari by Jack O'Connor | 52 |
| Guns and Gear on the Trail by Col. Townsend Whelen | 58 |
| Rebel Revolver by William A. Albaugh, III | 62 |
| Love That Gun – but not to death by Henry Stebbins | 70 |
| Caveat Emptor by John S. du Mont | 75 |
| Goal to Go by Warren Page | 79 |
| Japanese Long Guns 1539-1905 by Charles H. Yust | 84 |
| Magnumitis by Col. George W. Busbey | 92 |
| The Gettysburg Sharps by Paul A. Matthews | 96 |
| Sharps Ammunition by Graham Burnside | 100 |
| Operation Testfire by Col. Charles Askins | 106 |
| The 458 Winchester in Africa by Richard C. Heck | 113 |
| Hatcher on Handguns 1956-57 by Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 118 |
| A Shotgun is a Paintbrush by John Maynard | 124 |
| The World is Ours on Guns | 129 |
| Zero by Robert V. Thompson | 136 |
| Forerunners of the First Winchester by Thomas E. Hall | 140 |
| The Shooters Needs by Kenneth L. Waters | 147 |
| Gun Engraving – Part Two by Edw. C. Prudhomme | 155 |
| Pellet Guns by Art Cook | 159 |
| The Luger Pistol by Fred A. Datig | 162 |
| Streamlined Scatterguns by Col. Charles Askins | 170 |
| What Price Magnification? by John Maynard | 177 |
| Custom Checkering by John T. Amber | 181 |
| Shotgun Choking by Elmer Keith | 222 |
| Exploded Drawings by Shelley Braverman | 238 |
| K. Stegall – Stockmaker | 289 |
| Departments | |
| Custom Guns | 182 |
| U.S. Rifles – models and prices | 186 |
| U.S. Handguns – models and prices | 202 |
| U.S. Shotguns – models and prices | 212 |
| Choke Devices, with prices | 223 |
| Pellet Guns – models and prices | 225 |
| Foreign Arms in America | 228 |
| Ballistic Tables, with prices | 248 |
| Scopes & mounts, with prices | 254 |
| Metallic Sights, with prices | 260 |
| Reloading Tools, with prices | 264 |
| American Arms Associations | 271 |
| National Rifle Association | 271 |
| Contributors | 272 |
| Gun Book Reviews | 273 |
| Shooters Showcase | 278 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | 284 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1956
The Gun Digest 10th Anniversary Edition – 1956 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| Manana Land Mallards, Joe Mears | 2 |
| Lucky Bwana, Herb Klein | 6 |
| Gunfighters in Texas, Charles Askins | 11 |
| A Pair of Sixes, Warren Page | 18 |
| Battle of the Automatics, John T. Amber | 22 |
| Crack Rifle Maker, Jack O'Connor | 25 |
| The First Winchester, John Parsons | 29 |
| Hand Cannon to Flintlock, Tage Lasson | 33 |
| High-Velocity Cartridges, Dick Simmons | 41 |
| Inset Checkering, Gerald R. Hunter | 46 |
| A Boy and His Gun, Gerald R. Hunter | 50 |
| Gun Engraving, Edw. C. Prudhomme | 52 |
| Special Delivery Deer, Frank Floss | 58 |
| Trajectory Sighting In, A. W. Kabernagel | 61 |
| I'm Ready For Them Now, Warren Sipe | 66 |
| Hunting The High Alps, Harold Glassen | 68 |
| The N. M. L. R. A., R. O. Ackerman | 74 |
| I Choose a Rifle, Paul Mathews | 78 |
| Gunning For Greys, Don Shiner | 84 |
| Rifles For Wilderness Lovers, Townsend Whelen | 88 |
| Union Metallic Cartridge Co.-1871 | 93 |
| Ad Topperwein, Charles Askins | 97 |
| The Rifle in Suburbia, Henry Stebbins | 101 |
| Waterfowl Shooting, O. I. Sprungman | 105 |
| Browning's First Rifle, Lou Ostendorp | 109 |
| Wildcats Are Tough, Joe Van Wormer | 116 |
| The Double Rifle, Peyton Autry | 119 |
| Proof in Germany, A. Engelhardt | 126 |
| Mauser-Loewe Catalog, 1891 | 135 |
| The Potent 35 Whelen, Hal Stephens | 150 |
| Magnum Shotshells, Warren Page | 152 |
| American Rifles, 1955-1956, J. S. Hatcher | 158 |
| Custom Guns, John T. Amber | 180 |
| Handguns in America, 1955-1956, J. S. Hatcher | 188 |
| Kitchen-Sink Handloads, Jerald Teesdale | 203 |
| What's New in Shotguns Today?, J. S. Hatcher | 207 |
| Exploded Drawings, Shelley Braverman | 231 |
| Departments | |
| American Rifles, models and prices | 165 |
| Custom Guns | 183 |
| American Handguns, models and prices | 194 |
| American Shotguns, models and prices | 211 |
| Choke Devices, with prices | 221 |
| Foreign Arms in America | 222 |
| Ballistic Tables, with prices | 255 |
| Foreign Cartridges, with prices | 259 |
| Scopes & Mounts, with prices | 261 |
| Metallic Sights, with prices | 267 |
| Reloading Tools, with prices | 273 |
| Arms Associations | 277 |
| Contributors | 278 |
| Gun Book Reviews | 279 |
| Directory | 285 |
| Miscellany | |
| Catlin & Remington Pictures | 149 |
| Shotgun Powders | 156 |
| Old Colt Pictures | 164 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1955
The Gun Digest 9th edition – 1955 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Special Articles | |
| Gun Engraving, Roy F. Dunlap | 2 |
| Montana Artist and Engraver | 8 |
| Gun Engraving (pictures) | 9 |
| Kynoch Ammunition Catalog of 1884 (facsimile) | 14 |
| Blunder Busts! – Walter F. Roper | 52 |
| New Wine – Old Bottles – Henry M. Stebbins | 102 |
| How To Shoot Guns – With a Camera, That Is – Maj. R. O. Ackerman | 108 |
| Fast Oil Finishing, Keith Stegall | 154 |
| The Story of European Proof Marks – Part II, Proof during the 19th Century: Chapter II, Proof in France; Chapter III, Prof in Belgium – A., Baron Englehardt | 155 |
| Collector's Section | |
| The Volunteer Rifles, Cleves H. Howell, Jr. | 42 |
| Cornel Klett, Hofbüchsenmacher, Stephen V. Grancsay | 47 |
| Winchester Single Shots, Lou Ostendorp | 81 |
| Mountain Men – Mountain Rifles: Part II, John Barsotti | 84 |
| Rifle Section | |
| Big Game Bullets, Elmer Keith | 58 |
| The Search for Accuracy, Warren Page | 62 |
| American Rifles Today, Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 66 |
| Big Game Rifles: models and prices | 77 |
| Small Bore Rifles: models and prices | 89 |
| Bullet Art, Ernie Lind | 101 |
| Handgun Section | |
| American Handguns Today, Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 114 |
| Sculptured Smith & Wessons | 118 |
| Pistols and Revolvers: models and prices | 120 |
| Pistols and Presidents, Maj. R. O. Ackerman | 128 |
| Shotgun Section | |
| This Year's Shotgun Progress, Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 133 |
| A New Autoloader, Warren Page | 136 |
| Shotguns: models and prices | 138 |
| Why Not an Over Under? Warren Page | 149 |
| How To Hunt Quail, Don Harger | 152 |
| Foreign Firearms | |
| Foreign Arms in America: models and prices | 170 |
| The Continental Shotgun, Lt. Col. Charles Askins | 179 |
| Cartridges | |
| Table of Comparative Ballistics, Pistol and Revolver Cartridges – Warren Sperbeck | 194 |
| Ballistics Tables, with prices | 191 |
| Foreign Cartridges, with prices | 196 |
| Sights – Telescope and Metallic | |
| Telescope Sights and Mounts, with prices | 198 |
| Spotting Scopes, with prices | 203 |
| Metallic Sight Chart, with prices | 204 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Highly Furnished Arms – a page from an 1897 Winchester catalog of engraving | 7 |
| Practice Necessary for Good Shooting | 57 |
| 10 Commandments of Safety | 83 |
| Pistol Cartridge Data | 83 |
| Visible Recoil | 113 |
| National Rifle Association | 190 |
| Reloading Tools, with prices | 210 |
| Cleaning and Care of Firearms | 214 |
| Contributors | 215 |
| Arms Association in America | 215 |
| Gun Book Reviews | 216 |
| Directory | 221 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1954
The Gun Digest 8th edition – 1954 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Collectors Section | |
| Collecting Old Winchesters, Bill Depperman | 2 |
| Colt Display Board | 8 |
| Firearms vs. Armor, Stephen V. Grancsay | 9 |
| Tokyo Treasure, John T. Amber | 12 |
| Bullard Firearms Catlog, circa 1887 | 16 |
| Rifle Section | |
| Bears I Have Known, Warren Page | 31 |
| Winchester Model 70 Stocks | 34 |
| The Rifle in the Field, Jack O'Connor | 35 |
| Used Guns, Henry M. Stebbins | 43 |
| Big Game Rifles, models and prices | 47 |
| Rifles of American Make, Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 57 |
| The Big 450 Rifle, H. E. MacFarland | 61 |
| Big Bore Bullet Trajectory Data | 63 |
| Records of North American Big Game | 64 |
| Small Bore Rifle, models and prices | 66 |
| Shotgun Section | |
| Retrievers for Your Hunting Pleasure, Leonard S. Florsheim, Jr. | 78 |
| Shotguns of American Make, Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 82 |
| Shotguns, models and prices | 85 |
| Choke Devices, models and prices | 95 |
| Safe Shotgun Shooting – Tap Good-enough and Dick Shaughnessy | 96 |
| Choke Patterns | 100 |
| Handgun Section | |
| Pistols and Revolvers of American Make, Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 105 |
| Six Gun '53 Style, Warren Page | 108 |
| Pistols and Revolvers, models and prices | 109 |
| Match Pistol Shooting, Lt. Col. Charles Askins | 117 |
| Raw Steel to Smith & Wesson | 123 |
| Foreign Firearms | |
| Foreign Arms, models and prices | 134 |
| Spain, the Shooting Man's Mecca, Lt. Col. Charles Askins | 142 |
| The Ten Commandments of Safety | 146 |
| Special Articles | |
| The Criminal Investigation Laboratory, Col. Calvin Goddard | 147 |
| Mountain Men and Mountain Rifles, John Barsotti | 153 |
| Outwitting a Mountain Sheep, Howard Hill | 157 |
| The Story of European Proof Marks – Part II, Development of Proof in Great Britain – A. Baron Engelhardt | 160 |
| Cartridges | |
| What's New with Winchester? – Warren Page | 184 |
| Remington Shot Shells, with prices | 185 |
| Table of Comparative Ballistics, Pistol and Revolver Cartridges – Warren Sperbeck | 185 |
| Ballistic Tables, with prices | 187 |
| Foreign Cartridges, with prices | 191 |
| Sights – Telescope and Metallic | |
| The Scoop on Scopes, Warren Page | 193 |
| Telescope Sights and Mounts, with prices | 195 |
| Spotting Scopes, with prices | 200 |
| Metallic Sight Chart, with prices | 201 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Obsolete Metallic Cartridge Arms, Lou Ostendorp | 207 |
| Reloading Tools, with prices | 211 |
| Cleaning and Care of Firearms | 215 |
| The National Rifle Association, Paul B. Cardinal | 215 |
| The Powder Flask Book | 216 |
| Gun Book Reviews | 217 |
| Manufacturers' Directory | 221 |
| Contributors | 224 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1953
The Gun Digest 7th edition – 1953 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Special Articles | |
| The Story of European Proof Marks – Part 1, Historical Notes on the Development of Proof in Europe – A. Baron Engelhardt | 2 |
| Remington Catalog, 1876 | 13 |
| UMC Cartridge Board, 1888 | 20 |
| Crazy Calibers – F. Wesson, America's First “Wildcatter” – James J. Grant | 22 |
| The U.S. and British Automatic Rifles, John A. Harper, Jr. | 29 |
| European Firearms in the George F. Harding Museum in Chicago, Stephen V. Grancsay | 32 |
| Fun with New and Old Guns, Peyton Autry | 38 |
| Belted or Blasted? – Warren Page | 44 |
| Rifle Section | |
| Rifles of American Make, Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 48 |
| Slide, 30-06, Slide – Warren Page | 52 |
| Big Game Rifles, models and prices | 53 |
| Let's Look at Weatherby's “New Look” – Robert T. Smith | 62 |
| What is a “Custom” Rifle? – Peyton Autry | 66 |
| Small Bore Rifles, models and prices | 70 |
| My Single-Shot Rifles, Col. Townsend Whelen | 82 |
| Whitetail in Three States, Warren Page | 86 |
| Shotgun Section | |
| Gun Games for the Game Shot, Jack O'Connor | 90 |
| When You Hit ‘Em, They Break – Bill Depperman | 94 |
| Shotguns of American Make, Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 96 |
| Shotguns, models and prices | 98 |
| Choke Devices, models and prices | 108 |
| Shot Shell Chart, with prices | 109 |
| Handgun Section | |
| Paterson and Walker Colts, John S. du Mont | 110 |
| Handguns and Hits, Paul B. Weston | 116 |
| My Favorite Gun – the Super-Accurate Single Shot Pistol – Walter F. Roper | 122 |
| Pistols and Revolvers of American Make, Maj. Gen. J.S. Hatcher | 131 |
| Pistols and Revolvers, models and prices | 134 |
| Foreign Firearms | |
| Original Oberndorf Mauser Sporters, M/Sgt. Ludwig Olson | 142 |
| Exploded Drawings of Mauser 98, Mauser HSe, Arisaka, and Nambu | 148 |
| Spanish Sporting Firearms Today, Lt. Col. Charles Askins | 152 |
| Foreign Arms, models and prices | 157 |
| Handloading Section | |
| The 222 Remington, Edson W. Hall | 164 |
| Reloading Tools, with prices | 167 |
| Why Not Load Your Own? – An NRA Picture Story | 170 |
| Cartridges | |
| Ballistics Tables, with prices | 174 |
| Foreign Cartridges, with prices | 178 |
| Halger and Hits Rifles, Phil Sharpe | 180 |
| Cartridge Design, Henry M. Stebbins | 183 |
| Ammunition Guide | 187 |
| Sights – Telescope and Metallic | |
| Rifle Sights in Proving Ground and Hunting Field, Col. Townsend Whelen | 195 |
| Telescope Sights | 199 |
| Scope Chart, with prices | 200 |
| Scope Mounts, with prices | 202 |
| Spotting Scopes, with prices | 204 |
| Metallic Sight Chart, with prices | 205 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Obsolete Metallic Cartridge Arms, Lou Ostendorp | 211 |
| Gun Book Reviews | 218 |
| Manufacturers' Directory | 222 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1952
The Gun Digest 6th edition – 1952 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Rifle Section | |
| Tips on Big Game Shooting, Jack O'Connor | 2 |
| Rifles and Shotguns of American Make, Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 6 |
| Big Game Rifles, models and prices | 11 |
| Notes on the Hunting Rifle, Col. Townsend Whelen | 19 |
| Weather or Not | 23 |
| Small Bore Rifles, models and prices | 24 |
| Bench Rest Shooting: What Is It, and Why, Col. Townsend Whelen | 36 |
| Its History, Raymond M. Biehler | 37 |
| Collecting Single Shot Rifles, James J. Grant | 39 |
| The Hauck Falling-Block Action, Col. Townsend Whelen | 42 |
| Whitney Arms Catalog, 1878 | 43 |
| Shotgun Section | |
| The Swing to the Single Barrel, Warren Page | 55 |
| Toepperwein Retires | 59 |
| Ancestors of the Clay Pigeon, Bill Depperman | 60 |
| ABC's for Sportsmen | 62 |
| Shotguns, models and prices | 63 |
| Cleaning, Carrying, and Storing Your Guns, Elmer Keith | 73 |
| Shotgun Choke and Pattern, Jack O'Connor | 75 |
| Choke Devices, models and prices | 79 |
| Shot Shell Chart, with prices | 80 |
| Handgun Section | |
| Handguns Today, Charles Askins | 81 |
| America's First Cartridge Revolver, Herschel C. Logan | 84 |
| “Exploded” Drawings of Walther, Mauser, Luger, Colt Handguns | 87 |
| Turning the Single Action Colts, Laurence J. Hathaway | 91 |
| Pistols and Revolvers, models and prices | 94 |
| Shooting the Muzzle Loaders, John Barsotti | 102 |
| Sixguns, Elmer Keith | 107 |
| Cartridge Colts, a Catalog Page, 1897 | 111 |
| Foreign Firearms | |
| The Weapons of Soviet Russia, Roger Marsh | 112 |
| British Double and Single Rifles, Elmer Keith | 120 |
| Some Notes on Mauser and Mannlicher Rifles, James E. Fitzgerald | 126 |
| Foreign Arms, models and prices | 128 |
| Special Articles | |
| A Wheellock Sporting Rifle in the George F. Harding Museum in Chicago, Stephen V. Crancsay | 134 |
| How to Shoot the M1 | 139 |
| It Ain't So, Mac – Warren Page | 145 |
| Gun Engraving, Bruce Grant | 150 |
| I Hunted Illegal Deer, Phil Sharpe | 154 |
| The Izaak Walton League Is Fighting for You, Robert O. Beatty | 158 |
| The National Rifle Association, Paul B. Cardinal | 160 |
| Chronographs and Their Use, with prices | 161 |
| Handloading Section | |
| Reloading Tools, with prices | 163 |
| Tools for Making Jacketed Bullets, with prices | 166 |
| Casting Lead Alloy Bullets, Col. Townsend Whelen | 169 |
| Cartridges | |
| Winchester's “Forgotten” Cartridges, 1866-1900 – Paul Foster | 172 |
| Are Ballistics Necessary? – Phil Sharpe | 178 |
| Ammunition Guide, Maurice H. Decker | 182 |
| Foreign Cartridges, with prices | 194 |
| Ballistic Tables, with prices | 196 |
| Sights – Telescope and Metallic | |
| The Telescope Sight for Bench Rest Shooting, Gene Hudgins | 200 |
| Telescope Sights – A Review | 202 |
| Scope Chart, with prices | 206 |
| Scope Mounts, with prices | 208 |
| Spotting Scopes, with prices | 210 |
| Metallic Sight Chart, with prices | 211 |
| Miscellaneous | |
| Gun Book Reviews | 217 |
| Contributors | 220 |
| Manufacturer's Directory | 222 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1951
The Gun Digest 1951 Table of Contents | |
| Rifle Section | |
| Rifles and Shotguns of American Make, Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 2 |
| Choosing the Big Game Rifle, Jack O'Connor | 7 |
| High Velocity vs. Heavy Bullets: Killing Power – Roy E. Weatherby | 12 |
| Pumpkin Rolling, Elmer Keith | 13 |
| The Story of Winchester, Harold F. Williamson | 18 |
| Big Game Rifles, models and prices | 23 |
| Custom Rifle Conversions – Charles T. Haven | 32 |
| Gilt Edge Rifles and Ammunition, Col. Townsend Whelen | 39 |
| The National Rifle Association, Paul B. Cardinal | 44 |
| The Rifle, Vol. I, No. 1 | 47 |
| Woodchuck Rifles and Cartridges, C. S. Landis | 53 |
| Small Bore Rifles, models and prices | 57 |
| Black Powder Rifles in Pennsylvania, E. Stanley Smith | 70 |
| Single Shot Rifles | 78 |
| Shotgun Section | |
| The Upland Game Gun, Bill Ryan | 83 |
| Choosing the Trap and Skeet Gun, Jimmy Robinson | 86 |
| Skeet, the Yearlong Shooting Game, Charles Askins | 90 |
| Ducks Unlimited, Wendell A. Teague | 91 |
| Duck Guns, Loads and Chokes, H. M. Salisbury | 93 |
| The Story of the Shotgun Choke, A. G. Ormsbee | 98 |
| Models and prices | 99 |
| Shotguns, models and prices | 101 |
| Handgun Section | |
| Handguns Today, Charles Askins | 112 |
| The Peacemaker and Its Rivals, John E. Parsons | 117 |
| Pistols and Revolvers, models and prices | 121 |
| The Secrets of Double Action Shooting, Bob Nichols | 128 |
| Foreign Firearms | |
| Military Small Arms | 131 |
| Foreign Guns: GI Souvenirs, Phil Sharpe | 136 |
| Foreign Sporting Arms, Charles T. Haven | 140 |
| Recent Importations | 143 |
| Foreign Arms in America, with prices | 144 |
| Special Articles | |
| The Arms Collector and His Field, Ray Riling | 149 |
| Outfitting for the Rockies, Jack O'Connor | 152 |
| A Gunbug's Paradise, Phil Sharpe | 158 |
| Chronographs and Their Use | 162 |
| Gun Care, Repair and Bluing, Maurice H. Decker | 164 |
| * The Story of Winchester | 18 |
| * Black Powder Rifles in Pennsylvania | 70 |
| * Single Shot Rifles | 78 |
| * The Peacemaker and Its Rivals | 117 |
| * Bullet Making | 172 |
| * Modern Gunpowders | 181 |
| * Loading the Charcoal Burners | 186 |
| * Maynard Cartridges | 188 |
| Handloading Section | |
| The Art of Handloading Ammunition, Phil Sharpe | 168 |
| Bullet Making, Sam Clark, Jr. | 172 |
| Bullet Making Tools, with prices | 175 |
| Reloading Tools, with prices | 177 |
| Modern Gunpowders, Maj. Gen. J. S. Hatcher | 181 |
| Loading the Charcoal Burners, E. M. Farris | 186 |
| Cartridges | |
| Maynard Cartridges | 188 |
| Ammunition Guide, Maurice H. Decker | 190 |
| Ballistic Tables, with prices | 202 |
| Foreign Cartridges, with prices | 204 |
| Sights – Telescope and Metallic | |
| Telescope Sights, A Review | 206 |
| Scope Chart, with prices | 210 |
| Scope Mounts, with prices | 212 |
| Spotting Scopes, with prices | 214 |
| Metallic Sight Chart, with prices | 215 |
| Sighting in the Rifle | 221 |
| Manufacturers' Directory | 223 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1949
The Gun Digest 4th Annual (1949) Edition | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Rifle Roundup, by Dick Simmons | 4 |
| High Power Rifles, Illustrated | 12 |
| From Military To Sporter by Charles T. Haven | 20 |
| Competitive Rifle and Pistol Shooting, by J. A. Harper | 27 |
| 22 Caliber Rifles, Illustrated | 29 |
| How To Shoot A Target Rifle, by C. M. Palmer, Jr. | 43 |
| Selecting the Proper Shotguns For Trap and Skeet, by Jimmy Robinson | 49 |
| Shotguns and Loads For Upland Shooting, by John Alden Knight | 53 |
| The Right Gun For Duck Shooting, by H. M. Salisbury | 57 |
| Making Your Decoys Pay Off | 62 |
| Shotguns, Illustrated | 64 |
| Trap and Skeet Guns, Illustrated | 77 |
| Handgun Facts, by Major Charles Askins, Jr. | 80 |
| Revolvers and Pistols, Illustrated | 85 |
| Military Small Arms, Illustrated | 94 |
| Take Care Of Your Guns, by Maurice Decker | 100 |
| Accessories For Rifle, Shotgun and Handgun | 104 |
| Scope and Mount Review, by Claude Parmelee | 110 |
| Metallic Sight Charts | 122 |
| Sighting in the Deer Rifle | 127 |
| European Military Cartridges | 129 |
| Ammunition Guide, by Maurice Decker | 131 |
| Ballistric Tables | 144 |
| Rifle Sighting Tables | 145 |
| How Hunters Can Shoot More Accurately | 146 |
| Shotgun Velocity, Pattern and Shot Charts | 147 |
| Reloading Ammunition, by Earl Naramore | 148 |
| Discontinued Models, by Charles Edward Chapel | 151 |
| Index to Manufacturers | 162 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1947
1947 Gun Digest Table of Contents | |
| C.I. Rifles for the Ex-G.I., by Dan Martin | |
| Section I – Big Game | 4 |
| Section II – Varmint | 8 |
| High Power Rifles, Illustrated | 9 |
| Military Small Arms of World War II | 15 |
| Military Small Arms, Illustrated | 23 |
| From Military To Sporter, by Charles T. Haven | 33 |
| Foreign Sporting Arms, by Charles T. Haven | 40 |
| Competitive Rifle and Pistol Shooting, by J. A. Harper | 47 |
| How To Shoot a Target Rifle, by C. M. Palmer, Jr. | 49 |
| 22 Caliber Rifles, Illustrated | 55 |
| Shooting The Muzzle-Loading Cap Lock Rifle, by Major Ned H. Roberts | 69 |
| Shotguns and Loads For Upland Shooting, by John Alden Knight | 74 |
| Shotguns, Illustrated | 78 |
| Duck Guns, Chokes and Loads, by H. M. Salisbury | 93 |
| Trap and Skeet Shooting, by Fred Etchen | 98 |
| Guns For Trap and Skeet, Illustrated | 102 |
| Fun With A Handgun, by Walter Roper | 108 |
| Revolvers and Pistols, Illustrated | 111 |
| The Ammunition Guide, by Maurice H. Decker | 119 |
| Ballistric Tables For Rifle and Handgun | 132 |
| Rifle Sighting Tables | 133 |
| Shotgun Velocity, Pattern and Shot Charts | 134 |
| Reloading Ammunition, by Earl Naramore | 136 |
| Scopes and Mounts, by Claude Parmelee | 139 |
| Metallic Sights | 149 |
| Discontinued Models, by Charles Edward Chapel | 155 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1945
1945 Gun Digest Table of Contents | |
| Our Small Arms and Their Makers | 4 |
| The Proper Big Game Rifle | 15 |
| High Power Rifles | 19 |
| Military Small Arms of World War II | 23 |
| Small Game and Varmint Hunting | 41 |
| Selecting and Shooting a Target Rifle | 45 |
| .22 Caliber Rifles | 55 |
| Shooting the Muzzle-Loading Cap Lock Rifle | 70 |
| Upland Guns and Loads | 74 |
| Shotguns For Field and Waterfowl Shooting | 78 |
| The Best Gun For Ducks | 93 |
| Flyways of North America | 97 |
| Shotguns – Trap and Skeet | 98 |
| Trap and Skeet Shooting | 104 |
| Shotgun Velocity, Pattern and Shot Charts | 108 |
| Choosing a Handgun and Learning To Shoot It | 109 |
| Pistols and Revolvers | 115 |
| Ballistic Tables For Rifle and Revolver Ammunition | 128 |
| Rifle Sighting Tables | 135 |
| Sighting A Hunting Rifle | 137 |
| Sights, Scopes, Mounts, Binoculars, Special Chokes | 138 |
| Guns Will Last A Lifetime | 153 |
| New Tips On Decoying | 155 |
| Listing of Discontinued Rifles, Shotguns, Handguns | 158 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1944
1944 Gun Digest Table of Contents | |
| The Gun Digest 1944 First Annual Edition | |
| Our Small Arms and Their Makers | 4 |
| Choosing The Big Game Rifle | 15 |
| High Power Rifles | 19 |
| Field Repairs For The Big Game Hunter | 23 |
| Small Game and Varmint Hunting | 26 |
| .22 Caliber Rifles | 30 |
| Selecting and Shooting a Target Rifle | 45 |
| Military Small Arms of World War II | 55 |
| Military Cartridge Development | 59 |
| Upland Guns and Loads | 62 |
| How To Call and Hunt Quail Without a Dog | 66 |
| The Fowling Piece | 68 |
| Tips on Decoying | 72 |
| Flyways of North America | 77 |
| Shotguns For Field and Waterfowl Shooting | 78 |
| Trap and Skeet Shooting | 94 |
| Shotguns – Trap and Skeet | 98 |
| Guns Will Last a Lifetime | 104 |
| Dressing and Preparing Game For The Table | 106 |
| Choosing A Handgun and Learning To Shoot It | 109 |
| Pistols and Revolvers | 115 |
| Ballistic Tables For Rifle and Revolver Ammunition | 128 |
| Rifle Sighting Tables | 135 |
| Sights, Scopes, Mounts, Binoculars, Special Chokes | 138 |
| Gun Questions and Answers | 156 |
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