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 |
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