The Gun Digest – 1996 | |
| Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| Olympics 1996 by Gary L. Anderson | 5 |
| Fitz by Glen B. Ruh | 12 |
| Switzerland's Feldschiessen by Stephen P. Halbrook | 20 |
| The Guns of Williamsburg by Edward R. Crews | 27 |
| 50 Years of Gun Digest by Gary M. Brown | 33 |
| Look What They Can Do To Your Shotgun Barrels! By Don Zutz | 81 |
| After 50 Years, Still On Duty by Bob Bell | 88 |
| Schuetzen's Back For Sure by Dennis Bruns | 92 |
| In Search of Muzzle-Loading Excellence by Robert M. Kearns | 97 |
| Charles Newton's Leverbolt by Bruce M. Jennings, Jr. | 102 |
| World War II's Snipers and Sniper Rifles by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 106 |
| P.O. Ackley's Wildcats by Rob Lucas | 113 |
| It's a 775 Rigby by Jim Dickson | 136 |
| The Whelen Models: Winchester's Ultimate Lever Guns by Gary M. Brown | 140 |
| The Guns of Summer by Pat DePasquale | 145 |
| Best Guns Are Made To Shoot by R. J. Robel | 150 |
| Collecting Gun Digest by Skip Criner | 160 |
| AFTME Is 25 by C. Rodney James | 162 |
| Krieghoff's Pre-War Autoloading Rifle by Don Zutz | 166 |
| The Big Little Mannlicher-Schoenauer by Don Henry | 170 |
| The In-Line Muzzleloader In History by Doc Carlson | 177 |
| The Fabulous Martini by Ferdinand Hediger | 182 |
| Custom Guns | 221 |
| Art of the Engraver | 225 |
| Thomas Horsley's Classic by David Baker | 229 |
| The Leather Guns of the 17th Century by Gad Rausing | 234 |
| Shooting the French 35s by John Malloy | 245 |
| Departments | |
| Expert Reports '96 | |
| The Guns of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 133 |
| Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 156 |
| Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 206 |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by J. B. Wood | 209 |
| Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 213 |
| Shotgun Review by Don Zutz | 218 |
| Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett | 241 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 251 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson | 254 |
| Ballistics Tables '96 | 260 |
| One Good Gun | |
| My Little 284 Mauser by Bob Bell | 126 |
| My First Model 70 by Mike Thomas | 128 |
| My Diadmondback Is a Jewel by John Haviland | 129 |
| The Cadet and Me by John Malloy | 131 |
| Testfire | |
| American Arms' Escort by J. B. Wood | 194 |
| Daisy's Pair of Fun Guns: PowerLine 400 & 2001 by J. I. Galan | 196 |
| AMT's DAO 45 by M. L. McPherson | 199 |
| B-Square's Mounts by Paul Scarlata | 200 |
| Kahr's K9 by J. B. Wood | 202 |
| Intratec's CAT-9 by J. I. Galan | 204 |
| Shooter's Marketplace | 266 |
| Catalog | |
| GUNDEX | 302 |
| Handguns | |
| Autoloaders | 311 |
| Competition | 341 |
| Double-Action Revolvers | 351 |
| Single-Action Revolvers | 362 |
| Miscellaneous | 367 |
| Rifles – Centerfire | |
| Autoloaders | 371 |
| Lever & Slide Action | 377 |
| Bolt Actions | 381 |
| Single Shots | 398 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 403 |
| Rifles – Rimfire | |
| Autoloaders | 405 |
| Lever & Slide Action | 408 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 409 |
| Competition Centerfires & Rimfires | 415 |
| Shotguns | |
| Autoloaders | 422 |
| Slide Actions | 427 |
| Over/Unders | 432 |
| Side-by-Sides | 443 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 447 |
| Military & Police | |
| Blackpowder Guns | 452 |
| Single Shot Pistols | 454 |
| Revolvers | 457 |
| Muskets & Rifles | 461 |
| Shotguns | 476 |
| Air Guns | |
| Handguns | 478 |
| Long Guns | 485 |
| Warranty Service Center Directory | 497 |
| Metallic Sights | 509 |
| Chokes & Brakes | 512 |
| Scopes & Mounts | 513 |
| Scope Mounts | 523 |
| Spotting Scopes | 527 |
| Periodical Publications | 529 |
| Arms Library | 531 |
| Arms Associations | 550 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | |
| Product Directory | 553 |
| Manufacturer's Directory | 570 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1996
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