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: 1963
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