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 |
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