The Gun Digest – 1997 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| A Half-Breed Colt by Howard McCord | 5 |
| The Anatomy of a Scope by Bob Bell | 9 |
| How the Brits Culled the Rooks by Jack Bartlett | 17 |
| Shotgun History: Streamlining the Autoloader by Don Zutz | 20 |
| The Browning Automatic Rifle: The Gun That Changed the Infantry by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 24 |
| There Are No Non-Lethal Bullets: Very Few Pay Attention to the “P” Factor by Marshall R. Williams | 30 |
| Leather Quick, Leather Deadly by Jerry Burke | 33 |
| Shooting a Newton by John Haviland | 39 |
| A Mauser '98 Will Make a . . . 416 Rigby Two-Shooter by Ray Ordorica | 42 |
| The Gun – an Excerpt From a Book by Charles Fergus | 50 |
| Romance of the Mannlicher-Schoenauer by Sam Fadala | 56 |
| Cartridges for the Mannlicher-Schoenauer by Don L. Henry | 62 |
| Game Field Distances by Col. Charles Askins | 65 |
| Not Always Walnut by David A. Webb | 68 |
| The Long Shooters of Pewee Valley by Jim Foral | 76 |
| The Rebore Still Works by Norman E. Johnson | 91 |
| A Maynard Talks by Michael Petrov | 97 |
| When a Rifle Blows by Bob Bell | 106 |
| Shooting the 28 by Marshall R. Williams | 116 |
| Tenite and the Early Synthetics in the Long Arms Industry by Larry S. Sterett | 124 |
| Beretta's 626: a Classic Collectible-To-Be by Nikitas Kypridemos | 134 |
| Custom Guns | 145 |
| Shooting the Hall Breechloader by Dennis Bruns | 161 |
| Art of the Engraver | 167 |
| Here's What Happened to the 16-Gauge by Marshall R. Williams | 174 |
| Taking the Shot by Francis E. Sell | 176 |
| Seven Selected Turkeys of the 20th Century . . . And Why They Were by Jim Thompson | 179 |
| The Guns of Jamestown by Edward R. Crews | 187 |
| Realism in Air Power by J. I. Galan | 193 |
| The CZ-75 and Its Early Clones by Jim Thompson | 207 |
| Departments | |
| Expert Reports '97 Rifle Review by Lane Simpson | 72 |
| Shotgun Review by Don Zutz | 88 |
| Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 103 |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by John Malloy | 108 |
| Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 118 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 129 |
| The Guns of Europe: Pre-WWII Pocket Pistols by Raymond Caranta | 140 |
| Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett | 170 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson | 213 |
| Ballistic Tables | 219 |
| One Good Gun | |
| Sometimes It Takes Three Chipmunks by Pat DePasquale | 150 |
| Many Good Rifles and One Good Scope by Kenneth Bolin | 152 |
| A Second-Choice M29 by Rob Lucas | 154 |
| A Special Colt SAA by Bob Arganbright | 157 |
| The Surprising Bronco by Lee Arten | 158 |
| My Browning Auto 22 Squirrel Gun by Kenneth Bolin | 160 |
| Testfire | |
| The New CZ-75B by Holt Bodison | 198 |
| Mitchell's M9109 Riot Gun by M. T. Lumley | 200 |
| Beretta's Cougar by J. B. Wood | 201 |
| Norinco's Nine by M. T. Lumley | 202 |
| Ruger's Workhorse: The 45 P90DC by C. E. Harris | 204 |
| Sidebar: A Decocker Primer by James P. Cowgill | 206 |
| Shooter's Marketplace | 225 |
| Catalog | |
| GUNDEX | 253 |
| Handguns | |
| Semi-Automatics | 263 |
| Competition | 293 |
| Double-Action Revolvers | 302 |
| Single-Action Revolvers | 311 |
| Miscellaneous | 316 |
| Rifles – Centerfire | |
| Semi-Automatics | 321 |
| Lever & Slide Actions | 326 |
| Bolt Actions | 331 |
| Single Shots | 347 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 352 |
| Rifles – Rimfire | |
| Semi-Automatics | 354 |
| Lever & Slide Actions | 357 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 358 |
| Competition Centerfires & Rimfires | 363 |
| Shotguns | |
| Semi-Automatics | 370 |
| Slide Actions | 375 |
| Over/Unders | 379 |
| Side-by-Sides | 390 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 394 |
| Military & Police | 398 |
| Blackpowder Guns | |
| Single Shot Pistols | 401 |
| Revolvers | 403 |
| Muskets & Rifles | 408 |
| Shotguns | 424 |
| Airguns | |
| Handguns | 426 |
| Long Guns | 433 |
| Warranty Service Center Directory | 445 |
| Metallic Sights | 457 |
| Chokes & Brakes | 460 |
| Scopes & Mounts | 461 |
| Scope Mounts | 471 |
| Spotting Scopes | 475 |
| Periodical Publications | 477 |
| Arms Library | 479 |
| Arms Associations | 499 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | |
| Product Directory | 502 |
| Manufacturers' Directory | 517 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1997
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1996
The Gun Digest – 1996 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| Olympics 1996 by Gary L. Anderson | 5 |
| Fitz by Glen B. Ruh | 12 |
| Switzerland's Feldschiessen by Stephen P. Halbrook | 20 |
| The Guns of Williamsburg by Edward R. Crews | 27 |
| 50 Years of Gun Digest by Gary M. Brown | 33 |
| Look What They Can Do To Your Shotgun Barrels! By Don Zutz | 81 |
| After 50 Years, Still On Duty by Bob Bell | 88 |
| Schuetzen's Back For Sure by Dennis Bruns | 92 |
| In Search of Muzzle-Loading Excellence by Robert M. Kearns | 97 |
| Charles Newton's Leverbolt by Bruce M. Jennings, Jr. | 102 |
| World War II's Snipers and Sniper Rifles by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 106 |
| P.O. Ackley's Wildcats by Rob Lucas | 113 |
| It's a 775 Rigby by Jim Dickson | 136 |
| The Whelen Models: Winchester's Ultimate Lever Guns by Gary M. Brown | 140 |
| The Guns of Summer by Pat DePasquale | 145 |
| Best Guns Are Made To Shoot by R. J. Robel | 150 |
| Collecting Gun Digest by Skip Criner | 160 |
| AFTME Is 25 by C. Rodney James | 162 |
| Krieghoff's Pre-War Autoloading Rifle by Don Zutz | 166 |
| The Big Little Mannlicher-Schoenauer by Don Henry | 170 |
| The In-Line Muzzleloader In History by Doc Carlson | 177 |
| The Fabulous Martini by Ferdinand Hediger | 182 |
| Custom Guns | 221 |
| Art of the Engraver | 225 |
| Thomas Horsley's Classic by David Baker | 229 |
| The Leather Guns of the 17th Century by Gad Rausing | 234 |
| Shooting the French 35s by John Malloy | 245 |
| Departments | |
| Expert Reports '96 | |
| The Guns of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 133 |
| Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 156 |
| Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 206 |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 209 |
| Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 213 |
| Shotgun Review by Don Zutz | 218 |
| Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett | 241 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 251 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson | 254 |
| Ballistics Tables '96 | 260 |
| One Good Gun | |
| My Little 284 Mauser by Bob Bell | 126 |
| My First Model 70 by Mike Thomas | 128 |
| My Diadmondback Is a Jewel by John Haviland | 129 |
| The Cadet and Me by John Malloy | 131 |
| Testfire | |
| American Arms' Escort by J. B. Wood | 194 |
| Daisy's Pair of Fun Guns: PowerLine 400 & 2001 by J. I. Galan | 196 |
| AMT's DAO 45 by M. L. McPherson | 199 |
| B-Square's Mounts by Paul Scarlata | 200 |
| Kahr's K9 by J. B. Wood | 202 |
| Intratec's CAT-9 by J. I. Galan | 204 |
| Shooter's Marketplace | 266 |
| Catalog | |
| GUNDEX | 302 |
| Handguns | |
| Autoloaders | 311 |
| Competition | 341 |
| Double-Action Revolvers | 351 |
| Single-Action Revolvers | 362 |
| Miscellaneous | 367 |
| Rifles – Centerfire | |
| Autoloaders | 371 |
| Lever & Slide Action | 377 |
| Bolt Actions | 381 |
| Single Shots | 398 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 403 |
| Rifles – Rimfire | |
| Autoloaders | 405 |
| Lever & Slide Action | 408 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 409 |
| Competition Centerfires & Rimfires | 415 |
| Shotguns | |
| Autoloaders | 422 |
| Slide Actions | 427 |
| Over/Unders | 432 |
| Side-by-Sides | 443 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 447 |
| Military & Police | |
| Blackpowder Guns | 452 |
| Single Shot Pistols | 454 |
| Revolvers | 457 |
| Muskets & Rifles | 461 |
| Shotguns | 476 |
| Air Guns | |
| Handguns | 478 |
| Long Guns | 485 |
| Warranty Service Center Directory | 497 |
| Metallic Sights | 509 |
| Chokes & Brakes | 512 |
| Scopes & Mounts | 513 |
| Scope Mounts | 523 |
| Spotting Scopes | 527 |
| Periodical Publications | 529 |
| Arms Library | 531 |
| Arms Associations | 550 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | |
| Product Directory | 553 |
| Manufacturer's Directory | 570 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1995
The Gun Digest – 1995 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| S&W's Massive M&P by Gary M. Brown | 5 |
| Walkin' and Eating' and Huntin' by Howard McCord | 8 |
| All Those Other 30-30s by John Malloy | 13 |
| The Joys of the Nostaligc Hunt by Robert J. Robel | 24 |
| Darra Is Still There . . . And Still Makes Guns by Ray Rose | 30 |
| The First Practical British Hammerless by Jack Bartlett | 33 |
| Ashley Haines: An Appreciation by Jim Foral | 38 |
| From Tommy Gun to Grease Gun by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 52 |
| A New Look at the Brush Gun Mystique by Don Zutz | 60 |
| Boutique Cartridges Are Here by Holt Bodinson | 65 |
| Early Auto Pistol Cartridges by John Malloy | 72 |
| Joseph Szecsei's Fabulous Repeating Doubles by Holt Bodinson | 93 |
| A Modern Trail Gun by C. E. Harris | 97 |
| Sitting in Charlie's Chair by Sidney Du Broff | 102 |
| Johnny Reb & His Guns by Edward R. Crews | 114 |
| The 22 Rifles of World War II by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 124 |
| Make Noise to Kill Deer by Francis E. Sell | 129 |
| A $600 Scope on a $200 Rifle? By Rob Lucas | 132 |
| Elmer Keith – The Man and His Brooks by Gene Brown | 138 |
| Poor Man's Deer Rifle by Len McDougall | 144 |
| Shooting the Arisaka Match Rifle by John Malloy | 161 |
| Frontier Justice by Joan Wenner, J.D. | 175 |
| Handguns and the Physically Challenged by W. E. Sprauge | 177 |
| Roving with Kephart by John Ross | 182 |
| Cartridge Cases on the Trail by Sam Fadala | 186 |
| Use a Big Rifle by Ray Ordorica | 193 |
| Custom Guns | 204 |
| Coming to Terms with a 25-20 by Francis Sell | 208 |
| Art of the Engraver | 211 |
| Departments | |
| Expert Reports '95 | |
| Shotgun Review by Don Zutz | 68 |
| Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 82 |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 89 |
| Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 108 |
| Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 120 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 188 |
| Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett | 200 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Edward A. Matunas | 214 |
| Ballistic Tables '95 | 219 |
| One Good Gun | |
| A Workhorse Trapline 22 by Bob Noonan | 147 |
| A Real 28-Gauge by Dick Eades | 150 |
| A Very Good Mosseberg by Larry S. Sterett | 151 |
| A Hard-Working Browning by Ted Stephens | 153 |
| Colt's Conversion Unit by Lee Arten | 154 |
| My Low-Cost Ruger 44 by Tracy A. Sanders | 157 |
| An Un-British Hunting Rifle by Brian Purdy | 158 |
| Testfire | |
| The East Germany Makarov by C. Rodney James | 164 |
| NCP's Mach One Trap Gun by Larry S. Sterett | 166 |
| Ruger's Old Army by C. E. Harris | 168 |
| Bernardelli's P. One by Ken Warner | 171 |
| S&W's Sigma by Ken Warner | 173 |
| The Importance of Being Glock by Ken Warner | 173 |
| Shooter's Marketplace | 225 |
| Catalog | |
| GUNDEX | 262 |
| Handguns | |
| Autoloaders | 271 |
| Competition | 301 |
| Double-Action Revolvers | 308 |
| Single-Action Revolvers | 318 |
| Miscellaneous | 324 |
| Rifles – Centerfire | |
| Autoloaders | 328 |
| Lever & Slide Action | 332 |
| Bolt Actions | 337 |
| Single Shots | 355 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 359 |
| Rifles – Rimfire | |
| Autoloaders | 361 |
| Lever & Slide Action | 366 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 367 |
| Competition Centerfires & Rimfires | 373 |
| Shotguns | |
| Autoloaders | 381 |
| Slide Actions | 385 |
| Over/Unders | 390 |
| Side-by-Sides | 401 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 405 |
| Military & Police | 409 |
| Blackpowder Guns | |
| Single Shot Pistols | 412 |
| Revolvers | 416 |
| Muskets & Rifles | 420 |
| Shotguns | 433 |
| Air Guns | |
| Handguns | 435 |
| Long Guns | 440 |
| Warranty Service Center Directory | 451 |
| Metallic Sights | 463 |
| Chokes & Brakes | 466 |
| Scopes & Mounts | 467 |
| Spotting Scopes | 480 |
| Periodical Publications | 482 |
| Arms Library | 484 |
| Arms Associations | 503 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | |
| Product Directory | 506 |
| Manufacturer's Directory | 521 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1994
The Gun Digest – 1994 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| Hunting Ruffed Grouse by Allan H. Pressley | 6 |
| Looking Again at the 22 WMR by C. E. Harris | 10 |
| The Most Important Rifle Ever Made by Jim Thompson | 14 |
| Tricks and Treats for Your 45 by W. E. Sprague | 19 |
| The Stinger Legacy by C. Rodney James | 28 |
| M'zee and the Marmota by Rob Lucas | 33 |
| Shotguns of the Thirties by Don Zutz | 39 |
| Steyr GB: Too Good Too Soon? By Gene Gangarosa, Jr. | 44 |
| The Action That Served Two Armies by Wilfrid Ward | 50 |
| All About Modern Scope Reticles by Jack V. Slack | 60 |
| Getting Down to Earth by Dwain Bland | 76 |
| Bolt-Action Shotguns by John Malloy | 82 |
| The Rubber Band Gun by Clarence E. Ellis | 101 |
| Bringing Back a Classic by Roger Pinckney | 110 |
| Reviving Old Reliable by John Ross | 114 |
| Custom Guns | 118 |
| Art of the Engraver | 120 |
| Gun Users & Non-Users in Great Britain by Sidney Du Broff | 124 |
| Air Guns on Big Game by J. I. Galan | 134 |
| Building an Almost-Serious Rifle by Wilf MacGlais | 143 |
| Ross Rudd's Singular Pistol by John Malloy | 156 |
| Uncle Jack Krag by John Haviland | 161 |
| Pick a 45 for Stopping Power by Ken Warner | 176 |
| Make an Accurate 22 Semi-Auto by C. E. Harris | 180 |
| Bell on Binoculars by Bob Bell | 186 |
| Autoloader Classics by C. Rodney James | 193 |
| The Best British Percussion Wheelguns by Jack Bartlett | 208 |
| Jack Lewis on Guns, Prices (and) Hype by Ken Warner | 214 |
| Departments | |
| Expert Reports '94 | |
| Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 65 |
| Caseless Cartridges Arrive by Ken Warner | 70 |
| Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 94 |
| The Guns of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 97 |
| Shotgun Review by Don Zutz | 106 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 129 |
| Handloading Update by Dean A. Grennell | 139 |
| Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 146 |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 152 |
| Utility Guns by Larry S. Sterett | 177 |
| Testfire | |
| The High-Tech Steyr SPP by J. I. Galan | 164 |
| Shooting the Matchless Matchlock by J. W. Carlson | 166 |
| Calico's 100-Shooter by R. B. Albach | 169 |
| Oldies But Goodies: Sealed Eights by Hal Swiggett | 171 |
| Interarms' 7.6×239 Mini-Mark X as a Scout Rifle by C. E. Harris | 173 |
| One-of-a-Kind 22 Magnum Anschutz by Hal Swiggett | 174 |
| One Good Gun | |
| A Well-Traveled Friend by Sako by Bill Woodward | 198 |
| A Classic Gets to Africa by Roderick S. Carman | 201 |
| A Sweeter Sixteen: Finally by Robert Sherwood | 203 |
| Sako's 375 Carbine by J. Terry Riebling | 206 |
| Just One Ithaca 37 by Bruce D. Woods | 207 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics & Components by Edward A. Matunas | 216 |
| Ballistic Tables '94 | 225 |
| Shooter's Marketplace | 231 |
| Catalog | |
| GUNDEX | 273 |
| Handguns | |
| Autoloaders | 282 |
| Competition | 311 |
| Double-Action Revolvers | 318 |
| Single-Action Revolvers | 327 |
| Miscellaneous | 333 |
| Rifles – Centerfire | |
| Autoloaders | 337 |
| Lever & Slide Action | 342 |
| Bolt Actions | 346 |
| Single Shots | 364 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 368 |
| Rifles – Rimfire | |
| Autoloaders | 371 |
| Lever & Slide Action | 375 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 376 |
| Competition Centerfires & Rimfires | 382 |
| Shotguns of the Thirties by Don Zutz | |
| Autoloaders | 389 |
| Slide Actions | 394 |
| Over/Unders | 399 |
| Side-by-Sides | 409 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 414 |
| Military & Police | 417 |
| Blackpowder Guns | |
| Single Shot Pistols | 420 |
| Revolvers | 424 |
| Muskets & Rifles | 427 |
| Shotguns | 440 |
| Air Guns | |
| Handguns | 442 |
| Long Guns | 448 |
| Warranty Service Center Directory | 460 |
| Metallic Sights | 472 |
| Chokes and Brakes | 475 |
| Scopes and Mounts | 476 |
| Spotting Scopes | 489 |
| Periodical Publications | 491 |
| Arms Library | 493 |
| Arms Associations | 511 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | |
| Production Directory | 514 |
| Manufacturer's Directory | 528 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1993
The Gun Digest – 1993 | |
| Â 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 Annual TOC: 1992
The Gun Digest – 1992 | |
| Â 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 | |
| Â 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 | |
| Â 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 | |
| Â 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 | |
| Â 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 | |
| Â 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 | |
| Â 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 | |
| Â 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 | |
| Â 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 | |
| Â 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 |
MUST READ ARTICLES
Best Concealed Carry Guns In 2025 [Field Tested]
Looking to go armed, but are stuck in the weeds as to what to arm yourself with? Here are 20 excellent concealed carry gun options that will keep you on the defensive.
