The Gun Digest – 1964 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
Handloads for the 256 Magnum, E. M. Yard & C. H. Helbig | 4 |
Snider 557 Cartridges, Charles Yust | 10 |
Shooting the Snider, Larry Sterett | 14 |
In Defense of Chinks, John Madson | 17 |
Gas Guns, Bob Bell | 21 |
The 9.3x72R, Warren Sipe | 26 |
Remington's Big Seven, Bob Hagel | 28 |
Complete Shooting Center, Bob Zwirz | 32 |
Survival Weapons, Bob Bell | 33 |
Guns of Lewis & Clark, William R. Barbour | 38 |
Rattle Up Your Buck, Tom Hayes | 46 |
The 7mm Rolling Block, Walter E. Hill | 49 |
Mystery Misses, Bob Hagel | 53 |
Safety – to Begin With, Helen Kitchen Branson | 56 |
Antique Arms Restoration, Paul Matthews | 57 |
Wanted! Gun Designers, B. Fritz Samuels | 62 |
Ithaca Scatterguns, Wallace Labisky | 65 |
Snapshooting Means Venison, Bob Kindley | 73 |
Black Powder Pistols, William A. Carver | 77 |
Confederate Powder Works, Warren Sipe | 84 |
First Big Game Rifle, Clyde Ormond | 89 |
The Forgotten Gun, Louis Steinwedel | 93 |
The 7mm Magnum in Africa, Sam B. Saxton | 97 |
Powder to Burn, Dean Grennell | 101 |
Half-Minute Rifle, Warren Page | 107 |
Military Handguns for Sport, F. C. Barnes Bonus | 112 |
Forty-Rod Gun, Lucian Cary | 124 |
Japanese Gunsmith, Major J. H. Woolnough | 129 |
Pointblank Practice, Ken Warner | 132 |
Silencers, Larry S. Sterett | 135 |
Most Versatile Gun, Larry Mueller | 139 |
Gas Loss in Revolvers, Edward M. Yard | 143 |
Peabody Sporting Rifles, Cleves Howell | 146 |
Open, Peep, Scope Sights, William Schumaker | 154 |
All-Round Shotgun R.I.P., Charles Howe | 158 |
Remington XP-100, Les Bowman | 161 |
The 5.7 Johnson Spitfire, J. Rakusan | 166 |
Hall Accoutrements, R. T. Huntington | 167 |
Redfield / Browning Scopes, Bob Bell | 170 |
Black Powder Replica Arms, John Lachuk | 172 |
Shooting – People – Space, Henry Stebbins | 179 |
Handloads for Hunting, Jim Ryan | 182 |
Homemade Pistol Rest, Bob Reynolds | 184 |
Testfire! A Field Survey, Kenneth L. Waters | 185 |
Let's Talk Recoil, Tom Moseley | 191 |
The Modern Sporting Pistol, Jeff Cooper | 192 |
Exploded Drawings, James Triggs | 200 |
U.S. Handguns, 1963-64, Gil Hebard | 204 |
U.S. Rifles & Shotguns, 1963-64, John T. Amber | 220 |
Foreign Guns, 1963-64, John T. Amber | 251 |
Custom Handguns, Makes and Models | 277 |
Custom Guns, The Gunsmith's Art | 278 |
Artistry in Metal, a gun engraving Sampler | 282 |
American Bulleted Cartridges, Kenneth L. Waters | 298 |
Sears Catalog of 1908, a Collector's Bonus | 353 |
Departments | |
U.S. Handguns | 210 |
U.S. Rifles | 232 |
U.S. Shotguns | 242 |
Foreign Arms in America | 257 |
Pellet Guns | 269 |
Chokes & Brakes | 274 |
Reloading Tools & Bullets | 285 |
Ammunition Tables | 307 |
Scopes & Mounts | 314 |
Metallic Sights | 323 |
The Arms Library | 327 |
Periodical List | 336 |
Shooter's Showcase | 337 |
Arms Associations | 342 |
Glossary for Gunners | 343 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 345 |
Index | 352 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1964
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1963
The Gun Digest – 1963 | |
 Table of Contents | |
Features | |
The Shotgun – A full history, James E. Serven | 4 |
U.S. Handguns, 1962-1963, Pete Kuhlhoff | 13 |
U.S. Rifles & Shotguns, John T. Amber | 19 |
Foreign Firearms, 1962-1963, John T. Amber | 30 |
This Magnum Kick, Lou B. Bretton | 36 |
The Shotshell Grows Up! Warren Page | 41 |
John Farquharson's Rifle, L. E. Harthan | 48 |
Testfire! A Field Survey, Kenneth L. Waters | 56 |
17 Caliber Rifles and Cartridges, Atkinson & Marquart | 64 |
Turkey Shoot a la Mexicana, Robert T. Shaw | 65 |
Buffalo! Norman B. Wiltsey | 68 |
High Country Grouse Hunting, William Curtis | 77 |
Magnum Shotgunning, Francis Sell | 80 |
Redfield 3x-9x Variable, Bob Bell | 84 |
Long Shots at Big Game, Bob Hagel | 86 |
Crows in the Snow, Don Shiner | 90 |
Rare Stock Woods, Dick Simmons | 93 |
Caribou! Bradford Angier | 98 |
The 222 on Rehbock, Col. G. O. Ashley | 101 |
Ballistic Bull, John Maynard | 105 |
Gun Calibers for Game Callers, Russell Tinsley | 110 |
Let's Collect Cartridges! Stuart Miller | 113 |
The 256 Magnum Finds a Home! Bob Wallack | 118 |
The Mossberg Story, Pete Brown | 120 |
Magnum Megalomania, Robert Chatfield-Taylor | 125 |
Shooting Steel, Rex Stanley | 129 |
Inventory Your Guns, Larry S. Sterett | 134 |
The 25 Krag Improved, Hal Stephens | 136 |
Kids Want to Shoot, Herb Parsons | 141 |
Cast Bullets on Game, Jack McPhee | 143 |
Rifle Stocking Made Easy, John R. Stacy | 145 |
Good Gun Manners, Bill Clede | 150 |
Sharps 4-Barrel Pistols, Frank M. Sellers | 153 |
The Baby Nambu, Roy D. Strengholt | 158 |
Southern Highland Whitetails, Joe Gaines | 161 |
The Hornet's Big Enough, George Lindsay | 167 |
The Ruger Carbine in Africa, Pete Kuhlhoff | 172 |
FFFg Military Arms and Loads, Frank Barnes | 176 |
The Smith & Wesson 38 Master, Gil Hebard | 184 |
Reloading the S&W 38 Master, Kent Bellah | 189 |
Distance Does It, Carlos Vinson | 190 |
Reloading the 22 Jet, Kent Bellah | 194 |
American Bulleted Cartridges, Kenneth L. Waters | 196 |
Artistry in Metal, a gun engraving sampler | 204 |
Custom Guns, The gunsmith's art | 208 |
Exploded Drawings, a GUN DIGEST Bonus | 353 |
Departments | |
U.S. Rifles | 212 |
U.S. Handguns | 233 |
U.S. Shotguns | 248 |
Chokes & Brakes | 264 |
Pellet Guns | 267 |
Foreign Arms in America | 273 |
Ammunition Tables | 293 |
Scopes & Mounts | 300 |
Metallic Sights | 309 |
Reloading Tools | 313 |
The Arms Library | 327 |
Periodical List | 336 |
Shooter's Showcase | 337 |
Arms Associations | 342 |
Glossary for Gunners | 343 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 345 |
Index | 352 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1962
The Gun Digest – 1962 | |
 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: 1961
The Gun Digest – 1961 | |
 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 | |
 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 | |
 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 | |
 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 | |
 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 | |
 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 | |
 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 | |
 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 | |
 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 | |
 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 | |
 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 |