The Gun Digest – 1995 | |
| Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| S&W's Massive M&P by Gary M. Brown | 5 |
| Walkin' and Eating' and Huntin' by Howard McCord | 8 |
| All Those Other 30-30s by John Malloy | 13 |
| The Joys of the Nostaligc Hunt by Robert J. Robel | 24 |
| Darra Is Still There . . . And Still Makes Guns by Ray Rose | 30 |
| The First Practical British Hammerless by Jack Bartlett | 33 |
| Ashley Haines: An Appreciation by Jim Foral | 38 |
| From Tommy Gun to Grease Gun by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 52 |
| A New Look at the Brush Gun Mystique by Don Zutz | 60 |
| Boutique Cartridges Are Here by Holt Bodinson | 65 |
| Early Auto Pistol Cartridges by John Malloy | 72 |
| Joseph Szecsei's Fabulous Repeating Doubles by Holt Bodinson | 93 |
| A Modern Trail Gun by C. E. Harris | 97 |
| Sitting in Charlie's Chair by Sidney Du Broff | 102 |
| Johnny Reb & His Guns by Edward R. Crews | 114 |
| The 22 Rifles of World War II by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 124 |
| Make Noise to Kill Deer by Francis E. Sell | 129 |
| A $600 Scope on a $200 Rifle? By Rob Lucas | 132 |
| Elmer Keith – The Man and His Brooks by Gene Brown | 138 |
| Poor Man's Deer Rifle by Len McDougall | 144 |
| Shooting the Arisaka Match Rifle by John Malloy | 161 |
| Frontier Justice by Joan Wenner, J.D. | 175 |
| Handguns and the Physically Challenged by W. E. Sprauge | 177 |
| Roving with Kephart by John Ross | 182 |
| Cartridge Cases on the Trail by Sam Fadala | 186 |
| Use a Big Rifle by Ray Ordorica | 193 |
| Custom Guns | 204 |
| Coming to Terms with a 25-20 by Francis Sell | 208 |
| Art of the Engraver | 211 |
| Departments | |
| Expert Reports '95 | |
| Shotgun Review by Don Zutz | 68 |
| Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 82 |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 89 |
| Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 108 |
| Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 120 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 188 |
| Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett | 200 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Edward A. Matunas | 214 |
| Ballistic Tables '95 | 219 |
| One Good Gun | |
| A Workhorse Trapline 22 by Bob Noonan | 147 |
| A Real 28-Gauge by Dick Eades | 150 |
| A Very Good Mosseberg by Larry S. Sterett | 151 |
| A Hard-Working Browning by Ted Stephens | 153 |
| Colt's Conversion Unit by Lee Arten | 154 |
| My Low-Cost Ruger 44 by Tracy A. Sanders | 157 |
| An Un-British Hunting Rifle by Brian Purdy | 158 |
| Testfire | |
| The East Germany Makarov by C. Rodney James | 164 |
| NCP's Mach One Trap Gun by Larry S. Sterett | 166 |
| Ruger's Old Army by C. E. Harris | 168 |
| Bernardelli's P. One by Ken Warner | 171 |
| S&W's Sigma by Ken Warner | 173 |
| The Importance of Being Glock by Ken Warner | 173 |
| Shooter's Marketplace | 225 |
| Catalog | |
| GUNDEX | 262 |
| Handguns | |
| Autoloaders | 271 |
| Competition | 301 |
| Double-Action Revolvers | 308 |
| Single-Action Revolvers | 318 |
| Miscellaneous | 324 |
| Rifles – Centerfire | |
| Autoloaders | 328 |
| Lever & Slide Action | 332 |
| Bolt Actions | 337 |
| Single Shots | 355 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 359 |
| Rifles – Rimfire | |
| Autoloaders | 361 |
| Lever & Slide Action | 366 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 367 |
| Competition Centerfires & Rimfires | 373 |
| Shotguns | |
| Autoloaders | 381 |
| Slide Actions | 385 |
| Over/Unders | 390 |
| Side-by-Sides | 401 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 405 |
| Military & Police | 409 |
| Blackpowder Guns | |
| Single Shot Pistols | 412 |
| Revolvers | 416 |
| Muskets & Rifles | 420 |
| Shotguns | 433 |
| Air Guns | |
| Handguns | 435 |
| Long Guns | 440 |
| Warranty Service Center Directory | 451 |
| Metallic Sights | 463 |
| Chokes & Brakes | 466 |
| Scopes & Mounts | 467 |
| Spotting Scopes | 480 |
| Periodical Publications | 482 |
| Arms Library | 484 |
| Arms Associations | 503 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | |
| Product Directory | 506 |
| Manufacturer's Directory | 521 |
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