The Gun Digest – 1981 | |
| Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| Walnut: Nonpareil For Gunstocks by Stuart Williams | 6 |
| The Afghan and His SMLE by Jack Lott | 12 |
| My Triumphs In Gun Collecting by John T. Amber | 18 |
| Frontier Firepower: 1836-1872 by Rick Hacker | 26 |
| Shoot Your Own Convertible 45 by C. E. Harris | 36 |
| Steel Shot 1980 by Wallace Labisky | 41 |
| Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 44 |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by Ralph C. Glaze | 54 |
| How Wide Are Shotgun Patterns? By Nick Sisley | 59 |
| The Truth About Bird Guns by Dave Duffey | 62 |
| The Savage Pocket Automatic Pistol Model 1907 by Donald M. Simmons | 68 |
| The Cylindrical Bullet Kills Better by Robert K. Sherwood | 86 |
| Handloading To Date by Dean A. Grennell | 90 |
| The Remarkable Guns of M. K. Jurek by Jerry Evans | 94 |
| Firearms In Apache Tribal Use by D. C. Cole | 98 |
| Cop-Proof by Colin Greenwood | 106 |
| The Greatest of All Webley Collectors by R. Bretnor | 109 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 116 |
| Shotguns Slugs At Long Range by Joe Krieger | 126 |
| Two-Gun Hunter Matches by Tom Turpin | 134 |
| Walther's P5 Pistol by James P. Cowgill | 138 |
| Blackpowder by Edward M. Yard | 142 |
| 7mm-08 Remington: Gun and Cartridge by Layne Simpson | 152 |
| Accurcy In 22-Caliber Target Pistols by Kenneth L. Walters | 158 |
| Remington's XP-100 Silhouette Pistol by Hal Swiggett | 167 |
| The First Short Magnum: The 425 Westley Richards Magnum by Jack Lott | 170 |
| The Hunter In The 20th Century by Roger Barlow | 178 |
| Trends In The World Of Air Guns by J. I. Galan | 184 |
| Kimber Model 82 by Robert A. Painter | 192 |
| The 32-20 Never Said Die! By Robert S. L. Anderson | 195 |
| The Buffalo and The Chapuis, by Ken Warner | 200 |
| Long Guns In Review by Larry S. Sterett | 204 |
| Especially Good Books | 210 |
| Recall: How The Firearms Industry Responds by Jim Crossman | 212 |
| Custom Guns | 218 |
| Winchester's Model 70 XTR by Frank Marshall Jr. | 222 |
| The Sinistral Problem Solved by John T. Amber | 224 |
| Sporting Arms of the World by Larry S. Sterett | 227 |
| Spanish Doubles In Classic Style by John T. Amber | 233 |
| Art of the Engraver | 236 |
| FIE's Combo 20 ga./30-30 by C. E. Harris | 240 |
| Testfire: Winchester's Model 94 Big Bore Carbine; Franchi's Model 530 Autoloading 12 Gauge Trap Gun by Larry S. Sterett | 242 |
| Bolt Action Brush Guns For Deer by Frank B. Petrini | 246 |
| Custom Knives Today | 250 |
| Shooter's Showcase | 253 |
| American Bulleted Cartridges by Ken Waters | 258 |
| Departments | |
| Ammunition Tables | 265 |
| Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 269 |
| Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 298 |
| Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 337 |
| Black Powder Guns | 365 |
| Air Guns | 384 |
| Chokes and Brakes | 398 |
| Metallic Sights | 399 |
| Scopes and Mounts | 402 |
| Arms Association in America and Abroad | 409 |
| Periodical Publications | 411 |
| Shooting Publications | 412 |
| Arms Library | 413 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | 431 |
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