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 |