The Gun Digest – 2003 | |
Table of Contents | |
John T. Amber Literary Award | 3 |
About Our Covers | 4 |
Features: | |
AK47: Path of a Legend by Christopher R. Bartocci | 8 |
Thanks, Jack McPhee! By Harvey Pennington | 17 |
Smith & Wesson K-Frame 38 Special Target Revolvers by Hollis M. Flint | 23 |
Wanted: A 22 Automatic Pistol by Jim Foral | 33 |
The Brown-Merrill Bolt Action by George J. Layman | 42 |
The Great 405 Winchester by Dennis W. Confer | 48 |
Practical Accuracy of 22 LR Ammunition by Mike Thomas | 53 |
When Grandpa Walked Abroad by Ralph Hurne | 57 |
Turkey Rifles – Past and Present by Steve Gash | 61 |
Issue 45s of the Twentieth Century by John L. Marshall | 65 |
Engraved & Custom Gun Review by Tom Turpin | 75 |
The 32-20 Revolver by Marshall R. Williams | 82 |
Upland Scatterguns: Is Less . . . More? By Thomas C. Tabor | 90 |
Selling the American 303 by Jim Foral | 98 |
Long-Range Muzzleloading Rifles by Thomas D. Schiffer | 106 |
My English Sharps . . . An Alex Henry! By Bill Pace | 120 |
Stress-Free Scope Mounting by Norman E. Johnson | 124 |
The Germanic Rifle by Danny Arnold | 128 |
Testfire: | |
The Merkel 96K Drilling by Bernard H. DiGiacobbe | 133 |
R & D Gunshop Conversion Cylinder by Butch Winter | 137 |
One Good Gun: | |
The Springfield 1903-A3 by Lawrence J. Rivard | 140 |
Reports From The Field: | |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by John Malloy | 142 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by John Taffin | 155 |
The Guns of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 165 |
Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 169 |
Website Directory by Holt Bodinson | 175 |
Shotgun Review by John Haviland | 184 |
Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 193 |
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell | 198 |
Handloading Update by Larry S. Sterett | 205 |
Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson | 214 |
Centerfire Rifle Cartridges | 221 |
Centerfire Handgun Cartridges | 227 |
Rimfire Ammunition | 230 |
Shotshell Loads | 231 |
Shooter's Marketplace | 233 |
Catalog of Arms and Accessories | |
GUNDEX | 243 |
Handguns | |
Autoloaders | 252-284 |
Competition | 285-291 |
Double Action Revolvers | 292-300 |
Single Action Revolvers | 301-309 |
Miscellaneous | 310-313 |
Rifles | |
Centerfire Rifles | |
Autoloaders | 314-321 |
Lever & Slide | 322-328 |
Bolt Action | 329-353 |
Single Shot | 354-363 |
Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 364-366 |
Rimfire Rifles | |
Autoloaders | 367-370 |
Lever & Slide | 371-372 |
Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 373-379 |
Competition Rifles | |
Centerfire & Rimfire | 380-385 |
Shotguns | |
Autoloaders | 386-393 |
Slide Actions | 394-398 |
Over/Unders | 399-412 |
Side By Sides | 413-417 |
Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 418-421 |
Military & Police | 422-423 |
Blackpowder | |
Single Shot Pistols | 424-425 |
Revolvers | 426-429 |
Muskets & Rifles | 430-441 |
Shotguns | 442 |
Airguns | |
Handguns | 443-445 |
Long Guns | 446-450 |
Accessories | |
Metallic Reloading Presses | 451 |
Shotshell Reloading Presses | 458 |
Scopes / Hunting, Target & Varmint | 461 |
Laser Sights | 470 |
Scope Rings & Bases | 471 |
Metallic Sights | 475 |
Spotting Scopes | 481 |
Chokes & Brakes | 483 |
Reference | |
Periodical Publications | 484 |
Arms Library | 486 |
Arms Associations | 520 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | |
Table of Contents | 522 |
Product & Service Directory | 523 |
Manufacturer's Directory | 538 |