The Gun Digest -1971 | |
| Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| Guns of the Western History Makers, James E. Serven | 4 |
| Rough Country Antelope, Bob Hagel | 17 |
| Firearms Advertising Envelopes, Robert F. Denny | 23 |
| Garcia Guns, John T. Amber | 30 |
| The National Rifle Club Introduction, notes by J. T. Amber | 33 |
| Detachable Aiming Points, Guy Lautard | 39 |
| The Israeli Army, Dr. Eugene Sockut | 40 |
| New Mannlicher Rifles, Warren Page | 50 |
| Match Air Rifle Test, John T. Amber | 55 |
| This Muzzle-Loading Game, R. O. Ackerman | 58 |
| George Schoyen – Riflemaker, John Dutcher | 65 |
| Big Game in Africa, John T. Amber | 76 |
| The French 1950 Auto Pistol, Raymond Caranta | 84 |
| The Unchoke!, Roger Barlow | 89 |
| The Whitworth Rifle, DeWitt Bailey II | 94 |
| Sporting Arms of the World, the editors | 106 |
| A Champlin Champion, the editor | 109 |
| Jackson Hole Rifle, the editor | 112 |
| New Remingtons, the editor | 117 |
| Practical Pistol Shooting, Jeff Cooper | 129 |
| For Long Distance Gunning, Wallace Labisky | 134 |
| Case Capacity Measurement, Harold O. Davidson | 136 |
| The Air Rifle – Which One?, Ladd Fanta | 138 |
| Herter's SL18 Auto Shotgun, Larry S. Sterett | 147 |
| Handguns 1970, George C. Nonte, Jr. | 149 |
| Letters to Jim Hack, Editor of Shooting & Blasting | 161 |
| Guns and Game Shooting, Derek Partridge | 164 |
| The 38 Special, James R. Olt | 168 |
| Revival of the Sharps, Bob Hagel | 174 |
| Gunstock Checkering Revisted, Ellis Christian Lenz | 179 |
| What Interchangeable 9mms?, George C. Nonte, Jr. | 185 |
| The American's Guns, Peyton Autry | 190 |
| The Double Barreled Gun, Merrill K. Lindsay | 194 |
| The Knife, Ken Warner | 204 |
| Reloading Review, the editors | 215 |
| Key to Color Pages | 221 |
| Guns in Color, A parade of fine arms | 225 |
| The Quiet Gun, Donald Hamilton | 257 |
| The Creation of Precision Rifle Ammunition, Roy. F. Dunlap | 264 |
| Gun Proof in Spain, Lee Kennett | 278 |
| Art of the Engraver, 5 pages of new work | 284 |
| Ye Compleate Exterior Ballistics, Ken Waters | 289 |
| Scopes & Mounts 1970, Bob Bell | 292 |
| Scopes of Yesteryear, John T. Amber | 296 |
| Double Action Shooting, Paul B. Weston | 304 |
| Custom Guns, and their makers | 311 |
| Varmint Rifle Variables, John R. Sundra | 316 |
| Testfire Report 1970, Russ Carpenter | 321 |
| British Military Cartridges, Peter Labbett | 328 |
| Shooter's Showcase, New products – 1970 | 334 |
| ABC – Metallic Cartridges, Ken Waters | 338 |
| Departments | |
| Ammunition Tables | 346 |
| U.S. Handguns | 353 |
| U.S. Rifles | 366 |
| U.S. Shotguns | 389 |
| Foreign Guns in the U.S.A. | 403 |
| Pellet Guns | 426 |
| Chokes & Brakes | 436 |
| Metallic Sights | 438 |
| Scopes & Mounts | 442 |
| Arms Associations | 449 |
| Shooting Publications | 451 |
| Periodical Publications | 452 |
| Arms Library | 453 |
| Glossary for Gunners | 467 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | 469 |
| Index | 480 |
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