The Gun Digest – 1980 | |
Table of Contents | |
Features | |
Two Introductions | 6 |
The Winchester Model 94, H. V. Stent | 8 |
A Gathering of Sharps, Bill Bennington | 17 |
Africa Now, Jerome Knap | 24 |
Mag-na-port Limited Editions: Instant Collectors Specials, J. D. Jones | 30 |
When 22 Autoloaders Were Young, Henry M. Stebbins | 36 |
Picking a Packer's Piece, Dave McCready | 42 |
The Ross Model 1912 Rifle, Larry S. Sterett | 44 |
Elmer Keith's: “Hell, I Was There” | 46 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others, Hal Swiggett | 51 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders, J. B. Wood | 56 |
Steel Shot 1979, Wallace Labisky | 60 |
30 Years of Good Gun Designs, Ken Warner | 64 |
Supreme Elegance, Made in America, Ken Warner | 81 |
Handloading To Date, Dean A. Grennell | 82 |
Hunfishow '79, John T. Amber | 87 |
I Make a Muzzleloader, Roy F. Dunlap | 91 |
Low Cost Double Rifle, John T. Amber | 95 |
Let The Gun Talk, Lucian Cary | 98 |
Winchester's 20th Seminar, Harold A. Murtz | 115 |
Heym Builds Me a Ruger, John T. Amber | 118 |
Shooting Ruger's Redhawk, Ken Warner | 120 |
A 65-Yard Turkey Gun, H. Lea Lawrence | 122 |
Sheridan's CO2 Model E, Robert E. Fleming | 125 |
Long Guns Today, Larry S. Sterett | 126 |
The Little Tom Pistols of Alois Tomiska, J. B. Wood | 130 |
The 45-70 – Born Again, Rick Hacker | 135 |
The 308 – A Beginner's All-Rounder, Roderick S. Carman | 136 |
Scopes and Mounts Today, Bob Bell | 138 |
Model 1911 Colt: Six Decades of Service, Dennis Riordan | 144 |
Super Single Shot, John T. Amber | 152 |
The 45, Robert Skiles | 156 |
Two Artists Working Together On Guns, John T. Amber | 160 |
The Political Factors, Colin Greenwood | 161 |
A Pair of Big Bore Champs, Alex Schimek | 169 |
Compact Loading Bench, Wm. F. Greif | 172 |
The Key to Success: Plan Early, Plan Well, Buck Taylor | 176 |
The Wonderful World of Gun Collecting, James E. Serven | 180 |
The Right Loads for Ducks, Pete Nelson | 188 |
Barrel Weight vs. Accuracy, Norman E. Johnson | 192 |
Shooting Lead Bullets, Ron Wozny | 196 |
Keep It Clean! Erik Miller | 202 |
Gas Powered Replica Handguns, James C. Barry | 207 |
Fine Gun Steels, Philip R. Lichtman | 212 |
The New Forest Deer Rifle, Norm Nelson | 218 |
Sir Henry Halford's Rifle, John T. Amber | 222 |
Sporting Arms of the World, Larry S. Sterett and the editors | 224 |
Russia's Red Forest, John T. Amber | 228 |
The Round Patched Ball and Why They Used It, Edward M. Yard | 236 |
Careful Sighting-In Pays Off! Hal Swiggett | 238 |
The 22 Revisited, Jack Collins | 240 |
Where Engravers Come From, Thomas G. Turpin | 246 |
Custom Knives Today | 252 |
Shooter's Showcase | 257 |
Custom Guns | 262 |
Art of the Engraver | 268 |
.375: The Classic Medium, J. M. Barker | 273 |
American Bulleted Cartridges, Ken Waters | 276 |
Ammunition Tables | 284 |
Departments | |
About the GUN DIGEST Catalog | 288 |
Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 289 |
Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 318 |
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 356 |
Black Powder Guns | 385 |
Air Guns | 403 |
Chokes and Brakes | 417 |
Metallic Sights | 418 |
Scopes and Mounts Today, Bob Bell | 421 |
Arms Associations in America and Abroad | 428 |
Periodical Publications | 430 |
Shooting Publications | 431 |
Arms Library | 432 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | 449 |
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