Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1956

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The Gun Digest 10th Anniversary Edition – 1956

 Table of Contents
Features
Manana Land Mallards, Joe Mears2
Lucky Bwana, Herb Klein6
Gunfighters in Texas, Charles Askins11
A Pair of Sixes, Warren Page18
Battle of the Automatics, John T. Amber22
Crack Rifle Maker, Jack O'Connor25
The First Winchester, John Parsons29
Hand Cannon to Flintlock, Tage Lasson33
High-Velocity Cartridges, Dick Simmons41
Inset Checkering, Gerald R. Hunter46
A Boy and His Gun, Gerald R. Hunter50
Gun Engraving, Edw. C. Prudhomme52
Special Delivery Deer, Frank Floss58
Trajectory Sighting In, A. W. Kabernagel61
I'm Ready For Them Now, Warren Sipe66
Hunting The High Alps, Harold Glassen68
The N. M. L. R. A., R. O. Ackerman74
I Choose a Rifle, Paul Mathews78
Gunning For Greys, Don Shiner84
Rifles For Wilderness Lovers, Townsend Whelen88
Union Metallic Cartridge Co.-187193
Ad Topperwein, Charles Askins97
The Rifle in Suburbia, Henry Stebbins101
Waterfowl Shooting, O. I. Sprungman105
Browning's First Rifle, Lou Ostendorp109
Wildcats Are Tough, Joe Van Wormer116
The Double Rifle, Peyton Autry119
Proof in Germany, A. Engelhardt126
Mauser-Loewe Catalog, 1891135
The Potent 35 Whelen, Hal Stephens150
Magnum Shotshells, Warren Page152
American Rifles, 1955-1956, J. S. Hatcher158
Custom Guns, John T. Amber180
Handguns in America, 1955-1956, J. S. Hatcher188
Kitchen-Sink Handloads, Jerald Teesdale203
What's New in Shotguns Today?, J. S. Hatcher207
Exploded Drawings, Shelley Braverman231
Departments
American Rifles, models and prices165
Custom Guns183
American Handguns, models and prices194
American Shotguns, models and prices211
Choke Devices, with prices221
Foreign Arms in America222
Ballistic Tables, with prices255
Foreign Cartridges, with prices259
Scopes & Mounts, with prices261
Metallic Sights, with prices267
Reloading Tools, with prices273
Arms Associations277
Contributors278
Gun Book Reviews279
Directory285
Miscellany
Catlin & Remington Pictures149
Shotgun Powders156
Old Colt Pictures164

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