The Gun Digest – 2004 | |
| Table of Contents | |
| John T. Amber Literary Award | 3 |
| Introduction | 4 |
| Features | |
| The Winchester Model 12 Heavy Duck Gun by Hollis M. Flint | 8 |
| “Bootleg” Pistols by Ken Aiken | 17 |
| Evolution of the Modern High-Performance Muzzleloader by Toby Bridges | 25 |
| Too Many 45s? By Lee Arten | 33 |
| The Backwoods Holster by Bob Campbell | 39 |
| Short Magnums: Pro & Con by John R. Sundra & Terry Wieland | 44 |
| The Truth About the 1903 Palma by Jim Foral | 52 |
| Engraved & Custom Gun Review by Tom Turpin | 65 |
| William Batterman Ruger by John C. Dougan | 72 |
| Guns & the Hunt for Texas Killers Bonnie & Clyde by Jerry Burke | 82 |
| The D. W. King Gunsight Company by David W. Ploeger | 89 |
| Combat Cartridges of the 20th Century by Christopher R. Bartocci | 93 |
| Modernizing the 30-30 – The 30-30 Ackley Improved by David Ward | 102 |
| The Maynard Single-Shot Rifle – 19th Century Practicality at its Best by George J. Layman | 107 |
| The Lost Sport of Dump Rat Shooting by Michael Kluever, illustrated by Boots Reynolds | 113 |
| The Hudson – Krag Handloads by Jim Foral | 116 |
| Random Observations on Privately Owned Firearms in the Communist Block by Clarence E. “Doc” Ellis | 124 |
| Testfire: Weatherbhy Sub-MAO Mark V Rifle & Nosler AccuBond Bullet by Layne Simpson | 129 |
| Thompson/Center 22 Classic by C. Rodney James | 131 |
| Marlin 1895 Cowboy by R. H. Van Denberg, Jr. | 134 |
| Reports From The Field: | |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by John Malloy | 136 |
| Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by John Taffin | 152 |
| Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 164 |
| Website Directory by Holt Bodinson | 172 |
| Shotgun Review by John Haviland | 181 |
| Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 187 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Wayne van Zwoll | 193 |
| Handloading Update by Charles E. Petty | 201 |
| The Guns of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 208 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson | 213 |
| Ammunition Ballistic Charts & Prices | |
| Centerfire Rifle | 221 |
| Centerfire Handgun | 227 |
| Rimfire | 230 |
| Shotshell Reloading Presses | 231 |
| Shooter’s Marketplace | 233 |
| Catalog of Arms and Accessories | |
| GUNDEX | 242 |
| Handguns | |
| Autoloaders | 250 |
| Competition | 274 |
| Double Action Revolvers | 280 |
| Single Action Revolvers | 289 |
| Miscellaneous | 298 |
| Rifles | |
| Centerfire Rifles | |
| Autoloaders | 301 |
| Lever & Slide | 309 |
| Bolt Action | 317 |
| Single Shot | 344 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 356 |
| Rimfire Rifles | |
| Autoloaders | 359 |
| Lever & Slide | 363 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 365 |
| Competition Rifles | |
| Centerfire & Rimfire | 373 |
| Shotguns | |
| Autoloaders | 381 |
| Slide Actions | 391 |
| Over/Unders | 398 |
| Side By Sides | 414 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 420 |
| Military & Police | 425 |
| Blackpowder | |
| Single Shot Pistols | 428 |
| Revolvers | 430 |
| Muskets & Rifles | 433 |
| Shotguns | 445 |
| Airguns | |
| Handguns | 446 |
| Long Guns | 448 |
| Accessories | |
| Metallic Reloading Presses | 452 |
| Shotshell Reloading Presses | 459 |
| Scopes / Hunting, Target & Varmint | 462 |
| Laser Sights | 471 |
| Scope Rings & Bases | 472 |
| Metallic Sights | 476 |
| Spotting Scopes | 482 |
| Chokes & Brakes | 484 |
| Reference | |
| Periodical Publications | 485 |
| Arms Library | 487 |
| Arms Associations | 519 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | |
| Table of Contents | 521 |
| Product & Service Directory | 522 |
| Manufacturer’s Directory | 538 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 2004
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 2003
The Gun Digest – 2003 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| John T. Amber Literary Award | 3 |
| About Our Covers | 4 |
| Features: | |
| AK47: Path of a Legend by Christopher R. Bartocci | 8 |
| Thanks, Jack McPhee! By Harvey Pennington | 17 |
| Smith & Wesson K-Frame 38 Special Target Revolvers by Hollis M. Flint | 23 |
| Wanted: A 22 Automatic Pistol by Jim Foral | 33 |
| The Brown-Merrill Bolt Action by George J. Layman | 42 |
| The Great 405 Winchester by Dennis W. Confer | 48 |
| Practical Accuracy of 22 LR Ammunition by Mike Thomas | 53 |
| When Grandpa Walked Abroad by Ralph Hurne | 57 |
| Turkey Rifles – Past and Present by Steve Gash | 61 |
| Issue 45s of the Twentieth Century by John L. Marshall | 65 |
| Engraved & Custom Gun Review by Tom Turpin | 75 |
| The 32-20 Revolver by Marshall R. Williams | 82 |
| Upland Scatterguns: Is Less . . . More? By Thomas C. Tabor | 90 |
| Selling the American 303 by Jim Foral | 98 |
| Long-Range Muzzleloading Rifles by Thomas D. Schiffer | 106 |
| My English Sharps . . . An Alex Henry! By Bill Pace | 120 |
| Stress-Free Scope Mounting by Norman E. Johnson | 124 |
| The Germanic Rifle by Danny Arnold | 128 |
| Testfire: | |
| The Merkel 96K Drilling by Bernard H. DiGiacobbe | 133 |
| R & D Gunshop Conversion Cylinder by Butch Winter | 137 |
| One Good Gun: | |
| The Springfield 1903-A3 by Lawrence J. Rivard | 140 |
| Reports From The Field: | |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by John Malloy | 142 |
| Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by John Taffin | 155 |
| The Guns of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 165 |
| Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 169 |
| Website Directory by Holt Bodinson | 175 |
| Shotgun Review by John Haviland | 184 |
| Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 193 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 198 |
| Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett | 205 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson | 214 |
| Centerfire Rifle Cartridges | 221 |
| Centerfire Handgun Cartridges | 227 |
| Rimfire Ammunition | 230 |
| Shotshell Loads | 231 |
| Shooter’s Marketplace | 233 |
| Catalog of Arms and Accessories | |
| GUNDEX | 243 |
| Handguns | |
| Autoloaders | 252-284 |
| Competition | 285-291 |
| Double Action Revolvers | 292-300 |
| Single Action Revolvers | 301-309 |
| Miscellaneous | 310-313 |
| Rifles | |
| Centerfire Rifles | |
| Autoloaders | 314-321 |
| Lever & Slide | 322-328 |
| Bolt Action | 329-353 |
| Single Shot | 354-363 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 364-366 |
| Rimfire Rifles | |
| Autoloaders | 367-370 |
| Lever & Slide | 371-372 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 373-379 |
| Competition Rifles | |
| Centerfire & Rimfire | 380-385 |
| Shotguns | |
| Autoloaders | 386-393 |
| Slide Actions | 394-398 |
| Over/Unders | 399-412 |
| Side By Sides | 413-417 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 418-421 |
| Military & Police | 422-423 |
| Blackpowder | |
| Single Shot Pistols | 424-425 |
| Revolvers | 426-429 |
| Muskets & Rifles | 430-441 |
| Shotguns | 442 |
| Airguns | |
| Handguns | 443-445 |
| Long Guns | 446-450 |
| Accessories | |
| Metallic Reloading Presses | 451 |
| Shotshell Reloading Presses | 458 |
| Scopes / Hunting, Target & Varmint | 461 |
| Laser Sights | 470 |
| Scope Rings & Bases | 471 |
| Metallic Sights | 475 |
| Spotting Scopes | 481 |
| Chokes & Brakes | 483 |
| Reference | |
| Periodical Publications | 484 |
| Arms Library | 486 |
| Arms Associations | 520 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | |
| Table of Contents | 522 |
| Product & Service Directory | 523 |
| Manufacturer’s Directory | 538 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 2002
The Gun Digest – 2002 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| John T. Amber Literary Award | 3 |
| About Our Covers | 4 |
| Features | |
| The H & R Defender by John Malloy | 8 |
| Most Needed Revolver Wildcat? By Rocky Raab | 18 |
| The Mature 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire by C. R. James | 24 |
| The Water-Proof Rifle by Ken Aiken | 28 |
| My 45 Auto . . . Isn’t by Bob Campbell | 33 |
| The Model 1910 Ross: “The Best Rifle in the World” by Jim Foral | 38 |
| The Family Colt by Steve Hurst | 50 |
| The Evolution of Remington Autoloading Shotguns by R. H. Van Denburg, Jr. | 56 |
| Remington’s Number Three Hepburn by George J. Layman | 66 |
| Tubular Magazines . . . ARE Safe by R. W. Ballou | 72 |
| Super-Fine Farquharson by Scott Key | 76 |
| 19th Century Horse Pistols Enter the 21st Century by Jim Thompson | 78 |
| Old Eli & Old Sam: My Life’s Companions by R. C. House | 85 |
| Warhorses by Carlos Schmidt | 89 |
| Art of the Engraver & Custom Gunmaker by Tom Turpin | 97 |
| The Mysterious Makarov by Jerry Burke | 105 |
| The AR15/M16: The Rifle That Was Never Supposed To Be by Christopher R. Bartocci | 117 |
| Charles Newton and His Big Game 22 Rifle by Hollis M. Flint | 128 |
| Homemade “Express” Bullets for the 40/65 Winchester by Harvey T. Pennington | 136 |
| One Good Gun: | |
| The Overstreet Winchester by Charles W. Overstreet | 140 |
| Old Ugly by Bob Bell | 142 |
| Testfire: | |
| The Year of the Short Magnums by Holt Bodinson | 144 |
| Reports From The Field: | |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by John Malloy | 146 |
| Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 161 |
| The Guns of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 165 |
| Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 169 |
| Website Directory by Holt Bodinson | 176 |
| Shotgun Review by John Haviland | 185 |
| Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 193 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 199 |
| Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett | 206 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson | 210 |
| Ammunition Ballistic Charts & Prices | |
| Centerfire Rifle Cartridges | 217 |
| Centerfire Handgun Cartridges | 223 |
| Rimfire Ammunition | 226 |
| Shotshell Loads | 227 |
| Shooter’s Marketplace | 229 |
| Catalog of Arms and Accessories | |
| GUNDEX | 243 |
| Handguns | |
| Autoloaders | 256-288 |
| Competition | 289-294 |
| Double Action Revolvers | 295-304 |
| Single Action Revolvers | 305-313 |
| Miscellaneous | 314-317 |
| Rifles | |
| Centerfire Rifles | |
| Autoloaders | 318-323 |
| Lever & Slide | 324-330 |
| Bolt Action | 331-352 |
| Single Shot | 353-361 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 362-364 |
| Rimfire Rifles | |
| Autoloaders | 365-368 |
| Lever & Slide | 369-370 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 371-376 |
| Competition Rifles | |
| Centerfire & Rimfire | 377-382 |
| Shotguns | |
| Autoloaders | 383-389 |
| Slide Actions | 390-394 |
| Over/Unders | 395-407 |
| Side By Sides | 408-412 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 413-416 |
| Military & Police | 417-418 |
| Blackpowder | |
| Single Shot Pistols | 419-420 |
| Revolvers | 421-424 |
| Muskets & Rifles | 425-439 |
| Shotguns | 440 |
| Airguns | |
| Handguns | 441-443 |
| Long Guns | 444-448 |
| Accessories | |
| Metallic Reloading Presses | 449 |
| Shotshell Reloading Presses | 458 |
| Scopes / Hunting, Target & Varmint | 461 |
| Laser Sights | 471 |
| Scope Rings & Bases | 472 |
| Metallic Sights | 476 |
| Spotting Scopes | 480 |
| Chokes & Brakes | 482 |
| Reference | |
| Periodical Publications | 483 |
| Arms Library | 485 |
| Arms Associations | 519 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | |
| Table of Contents | 521 |
| Product & Service Directory | 522 |
| Manufacturer’s Directory | 538 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 2001
The Gun Digest – 2001 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| John T. Amber Literary Award | 3 |
| About Our Covers | 4 |
| Features | |
| Birth of the Modern Firearm by Ken Aiken | 8 |
| The 6mm Benchrest – Dogger’s Dream by Dave Ward | 21 |
| Modern Maturity . . . Muzzleloading Enters a New Generation by Toby Bridges | 27 |
| Ahead of Its Time: The J. C. Higgins Model 20 by Larry Sterett | 33 |
| The Saga of Bo Whoop by H. Lea Lawrence | 36 |
| The Lemon Meringue Stock by Nikitas Kypridemos | 39 |
| Putting Your Best Shot First by Michael J. Bilski | 44 |
| Cutaway Collection of the Century by Gordon Bruce | 47 |
| The Sedgley Colt Single Action Revolver by David W. Ploeger | 59 |
| Testfire: | |
| The Lone Eagle by M. T. Lumly | 61 |
| Brown Model 702 Rifle by Holt Bodinson | 63 |
| The Art of the Engraver & Custom Guns by Tom Turpin | 65 |
| John Barlow: The Ideal Man by Jim Floral | 72 |
| Brush-Bucking Bullets . . That Didn’t by Rob Lucas | 81 |
| Tropical Carabinas by Carlos Schmidt | 89 |
| Life with Lil’ Lightning by Norm Nelson | 95 |
| One Good Gun: | |
| Sometimes Second Place Wins by Roderick T. Halvorsen | 98 |
| A Small Problem by Danny Arnold | 101 |
| The AR-7 Explorer: A Survival Tale by W. E. Sprague | 103 |
| Reports From The Field: | |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by John Malloy | 109 |
| Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 124 |
| The Guns of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 134 |
| Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 140 |
| Website Directory by Holt Bodinson | 149 |
| Shotgun Review by Bill Hanus | 158 |
| Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 167 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 173 |
| Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett | 183 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson | 191 |
| Ammunition Ballistic Charts & Prices | |
| Centerfire Rifle Cartridges | 200 |
| Centerfire Handgun Cartridges | 206 |
| Rimfire Ammunition | 209 |
| Shotshell Loads | 210 |
| Shooter’s Marketplace | 212 |
| Catalog of Arms and Accessories | |
| GUNDEX | 222 |
| Handguns | |
| Autoloaders | 238-271 |
| Competition | 272-277 |
| Double Action Revolvers | 278-286 |
| Single Action Revolvers | 287-296 |
| Miscellaneous | 297-300 |
| Rifles | |
| Centerfire Rifles | |
| Autoloaders | 301-305 |
| Lever & Slide | 306-313 |
| Bolt Action | 314-335 |
| Single Shot | 336-344 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 345-347 |
| Rimfire Rifles | |
| Autoloaders | 348-351 |
| Lever & Slide | 352-353 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 354-358 |
| Competition Rifles | |
| Centerfire & Rimfire | 359-364 |
| Shotguns | |
| Autoloaders | 365-371 |
| Slide Actions | 372-376 |
| Over/Unders | 377-389 |
| Side By Sides | 390-394 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 395-398 |
| Military & Police | 399-400 |
| Blackpowder | |
| Single Shot Pistols | 401-402 |
| Revolvers | 403-406 |
| Muskets & Rifles | 407-422 |
| Shotguns | 423 |
| Airguns | |
| Handguns | 424-426 |
| Long Guns | 427-431 |
| Accessories | |
| Metallic Reloading Presses | 432 |
| Shotshell Reloading Presses | 441 |
| Scopes / Hunting, Target & Varmint | 445 |
| Laser Sights | 455 |
| Scope Rings & Bases | 456 |
| Metallic Sights | 460 |
| Spotting Scopes | 464 |
| Chokes & Brakes | 466 |
| Reference | |
| Periodical Publications | 467 |
| Arms Library | 469 |
| Arms Associations | 499 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | |
| Table of Contents | 501 |
| Product & Service Directory | 502 |
| Manufacturers Directory | 519 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 2000
The Gun Digest – 2000 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| John T. Amber Literary Award | 3 |
| About Our Covers | 4 |
| Just Another Millennium by Ken Warner | 8 |
| Shooting Sideways by John Malloy | 16 |
| Set Guns and Mantraps in Old Blighty by Mike Crow | 23 |
| The Three Sixty Express by Colin Greenwood | 28 |
| Pitfalls for Collectors . . . By Gary M. Brown | 33 |
| The Straight Grip Stalking Rifle by Ken Ide | 38 |
| Trail Guns For Company by Ted Stephens | 43 |
| Winchester’s 69 by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 46 |
| The Hat Trick by Jack Collins | 54 |
| It’s A Fine Medium Bore! By Roderick T. Halvorsen | 55 |
| Quality Reproductions by Ken Ramage | 62 |
| Five Guns I’ll Never Sell by Harold A. Murtz | 67 |
| Sighting In Single-Actions by Todd G. Lofgren | 71 |
| The British Sporting Gun by Geoffrey Boothroyd | 76 |
| Buhmiller’s Big Boomers by Bob Bell | 82 |
| The 10mm That Won the West by Glen Ruh | 91 |
| One Good Gun – The Mystery Krag by T. S. Wickens | 97 |
| One Good Gun – The Webley Mark IV .38 by Edward R. Crews | 99 |
| One Good Gun – The Remington 742 in 308 Winchester by Dan Barton | 101 |
| Muzzle Loading Rifles are Easy by Doc Carlson | 102 |
| Children of the 7.62x54R by Janne Pohojoispda | 106 |
| Russia’s PSM Pistol and Its Ammo by Larry S. Sterett | 110 |
| Testfire: The Republic Arms Patriot Pistol by John Malloy | 112 |
| Testfire: S&W’s Centennial 5, 6, & 7-Shooters! By Jerry Burke | 114 |
| Testfire: The Umarex-Beretta 92FS by J. I. Galan | 115 |
| Reports From The Field | |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by John Malloy | 117 |
| Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 132 |
| The Guns of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 142 |
| Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 148 |
| Website Directory by Holt Bodinson | 156 |
| Shotgun Review by Bill Hanus | 164 |
| Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 172 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 178 |
| Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett | 188 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson | 196 |
| Shooter’s Marketplace | 211 |
| Catalog of Arms and Accessories | |
| GUNDEX | 222 |
| Handguns | |
| Autoloading Handguns | 236-268 |
| Competition Handguns | 269-275 |
| Double Action Revolvers | 276-287 |
| Single Action Revolvers | 288-298 |
| Miscellaneous Handguns | 299-302 |
| Rifles | |
| Centerfire Rifles – Autoloaders | 303-307 |
| Centerfire Rifles – Lever & Slide | 308-316 |
| Centerfire Rifles – Bolt Action | 317-341 |
| Centerfire Rifles – Single Shot | 342-349 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 350-352 |
| Rimfire Rifles – Autoloaders | 353-355 |
| Rimfire Rifles – Lever & Slide | 356-357 |
| Rimfire Rifles – Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 358-363 |
| Competition Rifles – Centerfire & Rimfire | 364-370 |
| Shotguns | |
| Shotguns – Autoloaders | 371-377 |
| Shotguns – Slide Actions | 378-382 |
| Shotguns – Over/Unders | 383-395 |
| Shotguns – Side By Sides | 396-400 |
| Shotguns – Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 401-403 |
| Shotguns – Military & Police | 404-405 |
| Blackpowder | |
| Blackpowder Single Shot Pistols | 406-407 |
| Blackpowder Revolvers | 408-411 |
| Blackpowder Muskets & Rifles | 412-428 |
| Blackpowder Shotguns | 429 |
| Airguns | |
| Airguns – Handguns | 430-432 |
| Airguns – Long Guns | 433-437 |
| Accessories | |
| Metallic Reloading Presses | 438 |
| Shotshell Reloading Presses | 447 |
| Scopes & Mounts | 451 |
| Laser Sights | 461 |
| Scope Rings & Bases | 462 |
| Spotting Scopes | 466 |
| Chokes & Brakes | 468 |
| Metallic Sights | 469 |
| References | |
| Arms Library | 473 |
| Arms Associations | 501 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | |
| Table of Contents | 503 |
| Product Directory | 504 |
| Manufacturers Directory | 521 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1999
The Gun Digest – 1999 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Contents | |
| Another Modest Proposal by Ken Warner | 6 |
| History | |
| Cowboy Shooting NOW by Jerry Burke | 8 |
| Cowboy Shooting THEN by Jerry Burke | 18 |
| The Elfego Baca Story by Art Reid | 20 |
| James Paris Lee by John Wallace | 24 |
| The Chambers Swivel Gun by Konrad R. Schreier, Jr. | 32 |
| Russian “Sporters” by Jim Foral | 33 |
| The Dickson Guns by Geoffrey Boothroyd | 44 |
| Germany’s ULTRA Pistols by Gene Gangarosa, Jr. | 51 |
| Ah . . . There Was an Autoloader by Don Zutz | 60 |
| Analysis and Opinion | |
| My 30 T/C Years by William Hovey Smith | 65 |
| The Wonderful Winchester 67 by John Malloy | 72 |
| The Winchester 67 Family Tree by John Malloy | 75 |
| U.S. World War II Combat Riot Shotguns by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 82 |
| A Shotgun Mystery Unravels – The Truth About . . . The Savage Cross-Bolt by Larry Sterett | 88 |
| My Hi-Power Isn’t by B. R. Hughes | 93 |
| The Variety in Airgun Projectiles by J. I. Galan | 97 |
| The Last Mannlicher by Paul S. Scarlata | 102 |
| What Happened to the 8MM Magnum? By B. R. Hughes | 106 |
| Tropical Pistolas by Carlos Schmidt | 108 |
| The Interior Ballistics of Muzzle Loaders by Marshall R. Williams | 113 |
| Martial Rimfire Handguns by Gene Gangarosa, Jr. | 116 |
| How To Shoot a Boat Anchor by Jon Love | 122 |
| Christian Ducros – The Temperament of An Artist by Raymond Caranta | 125 |
| A New Look at the Webley Mark IV .38 by Gene Gangarosa, Jr. | 129 |
| The Other British 38s by Gene Gangarosa, Jr. | 132 |
| In Search of The Survival Rifle by Sam Fadala | 134 |
| The Ljungmann AG42B by Charles W. Karwan | 138 |
| Are 22 Pocket Pistols Practical? By Warren Peters | 146 |
| The Last Man Standing by H. Lea Lawrence | 150 |
| Reports From The Field | |
| One Good Gun: A Swede Makes Good in Holland by Paul Leoff | 152 |
| One Good Gun: Swamp Child by Ruger by Mike Lyle | 155 |
| Testfire: Stealth Shadow by John Malloy | 157 |
| Testfire: Phoenix’s HP 22 by C. Rodney James | 159 |
| Custom Gun Review: Art of the Engraver | 161 |
| Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 165 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 171 |
| Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 178 |
| Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 181 |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by John Malloy | 187 |
| Shotgun Review by Don Zutz | 197 |
| The Guns of Europe: The Modern European Revolver by Raymond Caranta | 200 |
| Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett | 207 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson | 212 |
| Shooter’s Marketplace | 225 |
| GUNDEX | 243 |
| Autoloading Handguns | 257-284 |
| Competition Handguns | 285-292 |
| Double-Action Revolvers | 292-303 |
| Single-Action Revolvers | 303-310 |
| Miscellaneous Handguns | 310-314 |
| Centerfire Rifles – Autoloaders | 315-318 |
| Centerfire Rifles – Lever & Slide | 318-324 |
| Centerfire Rifles – Bolt Action | 324-342 |
| Centerfire Rifles – Single Shot | 342-348 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 348-350 |
| Rimfire Rifles – Autoloaders | 351-354 |
| Rimfire Rifles – Lever & Slide | 354-355 |
| Rimfire Rifles – Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 356-360 |
| Competition Rifles – Centerfire & Rimfire | 361-367 |
| Shotguns – Autoloaders | 367-372 |
| Shotguns – Slide Actions | 372-376 |
| Shotguns – Over/Unders | 377-389 |
| Shotguns – Side by Sides | 389-393 |
| Shotguns – Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 393-397 |
| Shotguns – Military & Police | 397-399 |
| Blackpowder Single Shot Pistols | 400-401 |
| Blackpowder Revolvers | 402-405 |
| Blackpowder Muskets & Rifles | 406-419 |
| Blackpowder Shotguns | 419-420 |
| Airguns – Handguns | 420-426 |
| Airguns – Long Guns | 426-436 |
| Warranty Service Center Directory | 437 |
| Metallic Sights | 452 |
| Chokes & Brakes | 455 |
| Scopes & Mounts | 456 |
| Scope Mounts | 466 |
| Spotting Scopes | 470 |
| Periodical Publications | 472 |
| Arms Library | 475 |
| Arms Associations | 496 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | |
| Product Directory | 500 |
| Manufacturers Directory | 517 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1998
The Gun Digest – 1998 | |
| Â Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| Winchester’s Anonymous Single Shot: The Low Wall by John Campbell | 5 |
| About the 35 Whelen by John Haviland | 12 |
| A Gun Writer and His Mail by Frank de Haas | 16 |
| UMC Thomas: A Recognition by Jim Foral | 20 |
| Spanish Military Pistols of the Twentieth Century by Gene Gangarosa, Jr. | 33 |
| Savage’s Model 12 Lookalikes by Don Zutz | 40 |
| The 8-Bore Today by Larry S. Sterett | 44 |
| Set Triggers by J. Terry Riebling | 54 |
| The Mystique of Killing Power by Sam Fadala | 58 |
| Mauser’s WWI Antitank Rifle by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 65 |
| No Second Shot by Gary Pallas | 69 |
| The Most Important Shot Ever Fired by Bob Bell | 72 |
| Careful! The Old Man’s Got a Pistol by Howard McCord | 74 |
| The Armory Hornets by Mark K. Benenson | 82 |
| Holsters of the 20th Century by Bob Arganbright | 92 |
| American Rifle Games: 1840-1900 by Russell S. Gilmore | 109 |
| The Winchester Model 52 by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 120 |
| 38 Snubbie or the 9 by Ralph Mroz | 126 |
| What to Look for in a New Airgun by J. I. Galan | 133 |
| The Mississippi Rifle by Edward R. Crews | 136 |
| Custom Guns | 140 |
| Art of the Engraver | 142 |
| Ruger’s 22 Autos: The First 50 Years by Don Findley | 145 |
| The Other Model 1911 by Gary M. Brown | 158 |
| Coping with an Evil Eye by R.L. Aufdemberge | 174 |
| 22 Hornet: It Made Me a Rifleman by Norm Nelson | 180 |
| Mannlicher’s Model 1895 Straight-Pull Action by Paul S. Scarlata | 196 |
| The Sophisticated STEN by Chuck Taylor | 206 |
| Barrel Treatments for the ’90s by Holt Bodinson | 210 |
| Departments | |
| Expert Reports ’98 | |
| The Guns of Europe: Fifty Years of European Design by Raymond Caranta | 79 |
| Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 129 |
| Scopes & Mounts by Bob Bell | 152 |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by John Malloy | 161 |
| Handguns Today: Sixguns by Hal Swiggett | 170 |
| Shotgun Review by Don Zutz | 193 |
| Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett | 200 |
| Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 212 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson | 217 |
| One Good Gun | |
| Me and the Family Marlin by Holt Bodinson | 97 |
| A Hundred-Dollar Sixgun by Massad Ayoob | 98 |
| A Mossberg 144 on Silhouettes by Ed Hertfelder | 100 |
| Rifle of the Century by Bobbie Johnson | 102 |
| A Pair of Ithacas by Tom Boyle | 104 |
| One Mossberg and 42 Years by Jerry Goldstein | 106 |
| Grandad’s 22 Hornet by Steve Gash | 107 |
| The Family Beretta by Gene Gangarosa, Jr. | 108 |
| Testfire | |
| The BAR: Model 1918A3 by Larry S. Sterett | 182 |
| The 45 ACP Llama Minimax by Gene Gangarosa, Jr. | 184 |
| Ruger’s Multi-Purpose Semi-Auto Carbine by Jerry Burke | 186 |
| Bill Hanus’s Classic 20-Bore by Larry S. Sterett | 188 |
| American Arms’ High-Tech 375 by Larry S. Sterett | 190 |
| Ruger’s Model 96 Levergun by Jerry Burke | 192 |
| Shooter’s Marketplace | 229 |
| Catalog | |
| GUNDEX | 244 |
| Handguns | |
| Autoloaders | 255 |
| Competition | 285 |
| Double-Action Revolvers | 294 |
| Single-Action Revolvers | 305 |
| Miscellaneous | 312 |
| Rifles – Centerfire | |
| Autoloaders | 316 |
| Lever & Slide Actions | 321 |
| Bolt Actions | 326 |
| Single Shots | 343 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 348 |
| Rifles – Rimfire | |
| Autoloaders | 351 |
| Lever & Slide Actions | 354 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 356 |
| Competition Centerfires & Rimfires | 361 |
| Shotguns | |
| Autoloaders | 368 |
| Slide Actions | 373 |
| Over/Unders | 378 |
| Side-by-Sides | 390 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 394 |
| Military & Police | 398 |
| Blackpowder Guns | |
| Single Shot Pistols | 401 |
| Revolvers | 403 |
| Muskets & Rifles | 407 |
| Shotguns | 421 |
| Airguns | |
| Handguns | 423 |
| Long Guns | 429 |
| Warranty Service Center Directory | 441 |
| Metallic Sights | 452 |
| Chokes & Brakes | 455 |
| Scopes & Mounts | 456 |
| Scope Mounts | 466 |
| Spotting Scopes | 470 |
| Periodical Publications | 472 |
| Arms Library | 474 |
| Arms Associations | 495 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | |
| Product Directory | 498 |
| Manufacturers’ Directory | 515 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1997
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: 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 |
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