The Gun Digest – 2002 | |
Table of Contents | |
John T. Amber Literary Award | 3 |
About Our Covers | 4 |
Features | |
The H & R Defender by John Malloy | 8 |
Most Needed Revolver Wildcat? By Rocky Raab | 18 |
The Mature 22 Winchester Magnum Rimfire by C. R. James | 24 |
The Water-Proof Rifle by Ken Aiken | 28 |
My 45 Auto . . . Isn't by Bob Campbell | 33 |
The Model 1910 Ross: “The Best Rifle in the World” by Jim Foral | 38 |
The Family Colt by Steve Hurst | 50 |
The Evolution of Remington Autoloading Shotguns by R. H. Van Denburg, Jr. | 56 |
Remington's Number Three Hepburn by George J. Layman | 66 |
Tubular Magazines . . . ARE Safe by R. W. Ballou | 72 |
Super-Fine Farquharson by Scott Key | 76 |
19th Century Horse Pistols Enter the 21st Century by Jim Thompson | 78 |
Old Eli & Old Sam: My Life's Companions by R. C. House | 85 |
Warhorses by Carlos Schmidt | 89 |
Art of the Engraver & Custom Gunmaker by Tom Turpin | 97 |
The Mysterious Makarov by Jerry Burke | 105 |
The AR15/M16: The Rifle That Was Never Supposed To Be by Christopher R. Bartocci | 117 |
Charles Newton and His Big Game 22 Rifle by Hollis M. Flint | 128 |
Homemade “Express” Bullets for the 40/65 Winchester by Harvey T. Pennington | 136 |
One Good Gun: | |
The Overstreet Winchester by Charles W. Overstreet | 140 |
Old Ugly by Bob Bell | 142 |
Testfire: | |
The Year of the Short Magnums by Holt Bodinson | 144 |
Reports From The Field: | |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by John Malloy | 146 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by Hal Swiggett | 161 |
The Guns of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 165 |
Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 169 |
Website Directory by Holt Bodinson | 176 |
Shotgun Review by John Haviland | 185 |
Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 193 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 199 |
Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett | 206 |
Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson | 210 |
Ammunition Ballistic Charts & Prices | |
Centerfire Rifle Cartridges | 217 |
Centerfire Handgun Cartridges | 223 |
Rimfire Ammunition | 226 |
Shotshell Loads | 227 |
Shooter's Marketplace | 229 |
Catalog of Arms and Accessories | |
GUNDEX | 243 |
Handguns | |
Autoloaders | 256-288 |
Competition | 289-294 |
Double Action Revolvers | 295-304 |
Single Action Revolvers | 305-313 |
Miscellaneous | 314-317 |
Rifles | |
Centerfire Rifles | |
Autoloaders | 318-323 |
Lever & Slide | 324-330 |
Bolt Action | 331-352 |
Single Shot | 353-361 |
Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 362-364 |
Rimfire Rifles | |
Autoloaders | 365-368 |
Lever & Slide | 369-370 |
Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 371-376 |
Competition Rifles | |
Centerfire & Rimfire | 377-382 |
Shotguns | |
Autoloaders | 383-389 |
Slide Actions | 390-394 |
Over/Unders | 395-407 |
Side By Sides | 408-412 |
Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 413-416 |
Military & Police | 417-418 |
Blackpowder | |
Single Shot Pistols | 419-420 |
Revolvers | 421-424 |
Muskets & Rifles | 425-439 |
Shotguns | 440 |
Airguns | |
Handguns | 441-443 |
Long Guns | 444-448 |
Accessories | |
Metallic Reloading Presses | 449 |
Shotshell Reloading Presses | 458 |
Scopes / Hunting, Target & Varmint | 461 |
Laser Sights | 471 |
Scope Rings & Bases | 472 |
Metallic Sights | 476 |
Spotting Scopes | 480 |
Chokes & Brakes | 482 |
Reference | |
Periodical Publications | 483 |
Arms Library | 485 |
Arms Associations | 519 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | |
Table of Contents | 521 |
Product & Service Directory | 522 |
Manufacturer's Directory | 538 |