The Gun Digest – 1999 | |
Table of Contents | |
Contents | |
Another Modest Proposal by Ken Warner | 6 |
History | |
Cowboy Shooting NOW by Jerry Burke | 8 |
Cowboy Shooting THEN by Jerry Burke | 18 |
The Elfego Baca Story by Art Reid | 20 |
James Paris Lee by John Wallace | 24 |
The Chambers Swivel Gun by Konrad R. Schreier, Jr. | 32 |
Russian “Sporters” by Jim Foral | 33 |
The Dickson Guns by Geoffrey Boothroyd | 44 |
Germany's ULTRA Pistols by Gene Gangarosa, Jr. | 51 |
Ah . . . There Was an Autoloader by Don Zutz | 60 |
Analysis and Opinion | |
My 30 T/C Years by William Hovey Smith | 65 |
The Wonderful Winchester 67 by John Malloy | 72 |
The Winchester 67 Family Tree by John Malloy | 75 |
U.S. World War II Combat Riot Shotguns by Konrad F. Schreier, Jr. | 82 |
A Shotgun Mystery Unravels – The Truth About . . . The Savage Cross-Bolt by Larry Sterett | 88 |
My Hi-Power Isn't by B. R. Hughes | 93 |
The Variety in Airgun Projectiles by J. I. Galan | 97 |
The Last Mannlicher by Paul S. Scarlata | 102 |
What Happened to the 8MM Magnum? By B. R. Hughes | 106 |
Tropical Pistolas by Carlos Schmidt | 108 |
The Interior Ballistics of Muzzle Loaders by Marshall R. Williams | 113 |
Martial Rimfire Handguns by Gene Gangarosa, Jr. | 116 |
How To Shoot a Boat Anchor by Jon Love | 122 |
Christian Ducros – The Temperament of An Artist by Raymond Caranta | 125 |
A New Look at the Webley Mark IV .38 by Gene Gangarosa, Jr. | 129 |
The Other British 38s by Gene Gangarosa, Jr. | 132 |
In Search of The Survival Rifle by Sam Fadala | 134 |
The Ljungmann AG42B by Charles W. Karwan | 138 |
Are 22 Pocket Pistols Practical? By Warren Peters | 146 |
The Last Man Standing by H. Lea Lawrence | 150 |
Reports From The Field | |
One Good Gun: A Swede Makes Good in Holland by Paul Leoff | 152 |
One Good Gun: Swamp Child by Ruger by Mike Lyle | 155 |
Testfire: Stealth Shadow by John Malloy | 157 |
Testfire: Phoenix's HP 22 by C. Rodney James | 159 |
Custom Gun Review: Art of the Engraver | 161 |
Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 165 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 171 |
Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 178 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 181 |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by John Malloy | 187 |
Shotgun Review by Don Zutz | 197 |
The Guns of Europe: The Modern European Revolver by Raymond Caranta | 200 |
Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett | 207 |
Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson | 212 |
Shooter's Marketplace | 225 |
GUNDEX | 243 |
Autoloading Handguns | 257-284 |
Competition Handguns | 285-292 |
Double-Action Revolvers | 292-303 |
Single-Action Revolvers | 303-310 |
Miscellaneous Handguns | 310-314 |
Centerfire Rifles – Autoloaders | 315-318 |
Centerfire Rifles – Lever & Slide | 318-324 |
Centerfire Rifles – Bolt Action | 324-342 |
Centerfire Rifles – Single Shot | 342-348 |
Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 348-350 |
Rimfire Rifles – Autoloaders | 351-354 |
Rimfire Rifles – Lever & Slide | 354-355 |
Rimfire Rifles – Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 356-360 |
Competition Rifles – Centerfire & Rimfire | 361-367 |
Shotguns – Autoloaders | 367-372 |
Shotguns – Slide Actions | 372-376 |
Shotguns – Over/Unders | 377-389 |
Shotguns – Side by Sides | 389-393 |
Shotguns – Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 393-397 |
Shotguns – Military & Police | 397-399 |
Blackpowder Single Shot Pistols | 400-401 |
Blackpowder Revolvers | 402-405 |
Blackpowder Muskets & Rifles | 406-419 |
Blackpowder Shotguns | 419-420 |
Airguns – Handguns | 420-426 |
Airguns – Long Guns | 426-436 |
Warranty Service Center Directory | 437 |
Metallic Sights | 452 |
Chokes & Brakes | 455 |
Scopes & Mounts | 456 |
Scope Mounts | 466 |
Spotting Scopes | 470 |
Periodical Publications | 472 |
Arms Library | 475 |
Arms Associations | 496 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | |
Product Directory | 500 |
Manufacturers Directory | 517 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 1999
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