The Gun Digest – 1997
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| Table of Contents |
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| Features |
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| A Half-Breed Colt by Howard McCord |
5 |
| The Anatomy of a Scope by Bob Bell |
9 |
| How the Brits Culled the Rooks by Jack Bartlett |
17 |
| Shotgun History: Streamlining the Autoloader by Don Zutz |
20 |
| The Browning Automatic Rifle: The Gun That Changed the Infantry by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. |
24 |
| There Are No Non-Lethal Bullets: Very Few Pay Attention to the “P” Factor by Marshall R. Williams |
30 |
| Leather Quick, Leather Deadly by Jerry Burke |
33 |
| Shooting a Newton by John Haviland |
39 |
| A Mauser '98 Will Make a . . . 416 Rigby Two-Shooter by Ray Ordorica |
42 |
| The Gun – an Excerpt From a Book by Charles Fergus |
50 |
| Romance of the Mannlicher-Schoenauer by Sam Fadala |
56 |
| Cartridges for the Mannlicher-Schoenauer by Don L. Henry |
62 |
| Game Field Distances by Col. Charles Askins |
65 |
| Not Always Walnut by David A. Webb |
68 |
| The Long Shooters of Pewee Valley by Jim Foral |
76 |
| The Rebore Still Works by Norman E. Johnson |
91 |
| A Maynard Talks by Michael Petrov |
97 |
| When a Rifle Blows by Bob Bell |
106 |
| Shooting the 28 by Marshall R. Williams |
116 |
| Tenite and the Early Synthetics in the Long Arms Industry by Larry S. Sterett |
124 |
| Beretta's 626: a Classic Collectible-To-Be by Nikitas Kypridemos |
134 |
| Custom Guns |
145 |
| Shooting the Hall Breechloader by Dennis Bruns |
161 |
| Art of the Engraver |
167 |
| Here's What Happened to the 16-Gauge by Marshall R. Williams |
174 |
| Taking the Shot by Francis E. Sell |
176 |
| Seven Selected Turkeys of the 20th Century . . . And Why They Were by Jim Thompson |
179 |
| The Guns of Jamestown by Edward R. Crews |
187 |
| Realism in Air Power by J. I. Galan |
193 |
| The CZ-75 and Its Early Clones by Jim Thompson |
207 |
| Departments |
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| Expert Reports '97 Rifle Review by Lane Simpson |
72 |
| Shotgun Review by Don Zutz |
88 |
| Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson |
103 |
| Handguns Today: Autoloaders by John Malloy |
108 |
| Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett |
118 |
| Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell |
129 |
| The Guns of Europe: Pre-WWII Pocket Pistols by Raymond Caranta |
140 |
| Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett |
170 |
| Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson |
213 |
| Ballistic Tables |
219 |
| One Good Gun |
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| Sometimes It Takes Three Chipmunks by Pat DePasquale |
150 |
| Many Good Rifles and One Good Scope by Kenneth Bolin |
152 |
| A Second-Choice M29 by Rob Lucas |
154 |
| A Special Colt SAA by Bob Arganbright |
157 |
| The Surprising Bronco by Lee Arten |
158 |
| My Browning Auto 22 Squirrel Gun by Kenneth Bolin |
160 |
| Testfire |
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| The New CZ-75B by Holt Bodison |
198 |
| Mitchell's M9109 Riot Gun by M. T. Lumley |
200 |
| Beretta's Cougar by J. B. Wood |
201 |
| Norinco's Nine by M. T. Lumley |
202 |
| Ruger's Workhorse: The 45 P90DC by C. E. Harris |
204 |
| Sidebar: A Decocker Primer by James P. Cowgill |
206 |
| Shooter's Marketplace |
225 |
| Catalog |
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| GUNDEX |
253 |
| Handguns |
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| Semi-Automatics |
263 |
| Competition |
293 |
| Double-Action Revolvers |
302 |
| Single-Action Revolvers |
311 |
| Miscellaneous |
316 |
| Rifles – Centerfire |
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| Semi-Automatics |
321 |
| Lever & Slide Actions |
326 |
| Bolt Actions |
331 |
| Single Shots |
347 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles |
352 |
| Rifles – Rimfire |
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| Semi-Automatics |
354 |
| Lever & Slide Actions |
357 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots |
358 |
| Competition Centerfires & Rimfires |
363 |
| Shotguns |
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| Semi-Automatics |
370 |
| Slide Actions |
375 |
| Over/Unders |
379 |
| Side-by-Sides |
390 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shots |
394 |
| Military & Police |
398 |
| Blackpowder Guns |
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| Single Shot Pistols |
401 |
| Revolvers |
403 |
| Muskets & Rifles |
408 |
| Shotguns |
424 |
| Airguns |
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| Handguns |
426 |
| Long Guns |
433 |
| Warranty Service Center Directory |
445 |
| Metallic Sights |
457 |
| Chokes & Brakes |
460 |
| Scopes & Mounts |
461 |
| Scope Mounts |
471 |
| Spotting Scopes |
475 |
| Periodical Publications |
477 |
| Arms Library |
479 |
| Arms Associations |
499 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade |
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| Product Directory |
502 |
| Manufacturers' Directory |
517 |
