The Gun Digest – 1986 | |
| Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| The M16A2: New World Standard For Infantry Rifles by C. E. Harris | 6 |
| The Eight Dangerous Myths of Self-Defense by Massad Ayoob | 14 |
| Baker Bores ‘Em Big by Don Zutz | 18 |
| Up The Sprout With John And Ken by Roger Barlow | 23 |
| The Legendary French 75 by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 26 |
| The Model 94 and the 30-30 by Sam Fadala | 33 |
| A First Featherweight by E. B. Martin | 40 |
| Last Chance Buffalo by Spence Dupree | 42 |
| Twenty Years of Gunleather by Bob Arganbright | 47 |
| GUN DIGEST Discussion No. 3: I Won't Hunt With Single Shot Rifles by E. A. Matunas | 52 |
| I Do Hunt With Single Shot Rifles by Layne Simpson | 52 |
| Guns We Never Should Have Sold by David Petzal | 58 |
| Get A Good Ready by Sam Fadala | 61 |
| Remembering Clyde by Dick Eades | 65 |
| Early Pump Guns by John Malloy | 68 |
| Pump Guns In The Real World by Peter Nelson | 80 |
| The Truth About The Cavalry by G. N. “Ted” Dentay | 85 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 90 |
| The Ansley H. Fox Gun by Don Hardin | 97 |
| The Springfield 1903 Rifles: Excerpts by William S. Brophy | 101 |
| The Nazis' Gustloff Pistol by Dr. Bruno Brukner | 106 |
| Sing A Song Of Bullets by Reginald Bretnor | 112 |
| Picking Your Go-Along Gun by Don L. Johnson | 118 |
| Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 123 |
| Rigby's by Jerry Evans | 129 |
| The Cautious Converter by Russ Gaertner | 135 |
| Shotgun Review by Ralph T. Walker | 140 |
| Killing Hogs by Ken Warner | 144 |
| Extra-Quick Black Powder Guns by J. W. “Doc” Carlson | 146 |
| The Man Who Builds Punt Guns by David J. Baker | 152 |
| Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 155 |
| Black Powder Review by Rick Hacker | 161 |
| Big News In Airguns by J. I. Galan | 164 |
| The Extraordinary Glock by Raymond Caranta | 168 |
| All-Out Autoloader by Ken Warner | 172 |
| Are You Ready For The Big 10? By Francis E. Sell | 174 |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 178 |
| The Dragons of Bruton Street by James W. Williams | 184 |
| The Guns of '85 | 186 |
| Handloading Update by Dean A. Grennell | 188 |
| Auxiliary Cartridges and Other Such Stuff by Elmer Kurrus | 193 |
| One Good Gun Section | |
| A Good Gun Is A Good Gun by Bob Bell | 200 |
| S&W Trail Masterpiece by Terry Murbach | 203 |
| Life With My Ultra-Featherweights by Clarence E. Ellis | 204 |
| The .30 What? By Roy F. Dunlap | 208 |
| A New Sniper Round by Larry S. Sterett | 209 |
| The Burgess of Conyers by Ken Warner | 211 |
| Norway's Chamber Loader by Nils Kvale | 212 |
| Testfire: | |
| Custom Gun Guild's One-Piece Rifle | 216 |
| Wolf Ears and a 30-30 Derringer | 218 |
| Pennsylvania's Slug Barrel Shoots Well | 219 |
| Walker Chokes and the APS | 220 |
| Ultra Light's Model 20 Really Is Ultra Light | 221 |
| The Art of The Engraver | 222 |
| A Really Unique Model 70 | 225 |
| Custom Guns | 226 |
| The Shows of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 230 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Edward A. Matunas | 232 |
| Ammunition Tables | 241 |
| Shooter's Marketplace | 245 |
| Departments | |
| The Complete Compact Catalog | 251 |
| GUNDEX | 252 |
| Handguns – U.S. and Imported | 261 |
| Rifles – U.S. and Imported | 304 |
| Shotguns – U.S. and Imported | 353 |
| Black Powder Guns | 384 |
| Air Guns | 405 |
| Chokes and Brakes | 423 |
| Metallic Sights | 424 |
| Scopes and Mounts | 427 |
| Periodical Publications | 437 |
| Arms Library | 439 |
| Arms Associations | 455 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | 457 |
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