The Gun Digest – 2005 | |
Table of Contents | |
John T. Amber Literary Award | 3 |
Introduction | 4 |
Features | |
Lever vs. Volt by Jim Foral | 8 |
Just Enough Gun – A Swede in Africa by Bill Woodward | 23 |
Guns of the Real Indiana Jones by Roderick S. Carman | 28 |
Cast Bullet Hunting Loads for Deer & Bear by Harvey L. Pennington | 34 |
The Hangers-On by Ralph Hurne | 43 |
Smokeless Muzzleloader Velocities – Without the Smokeless by Toby Bridges | 46 |
The Engineering of Balance by Harold Davidson | 52 |
Why the Hornady Rimfire Magnum? By C. Rodney James | 59 |
Aperture Sights for Aging Eyes by Fred Stutzenberger | 62 |
Hunting Asiatic Buffalo in Australia by Layne Simpson | 66 |
Ballard Single-Shot Rifle . . . An Old Favorite Rides On by George L. Layman | 72 |
English Blackpowder Express Rifles by Thomas D. Schiffer | 79 |
Ahead of Its Time: The Cummins “Duplex” Riflescope by Clarence Anderson | 86 |
Dealing with Inaccurate Rifles by Wilf MacGlaise | 91 |
Restoration of a Fraser Express Rifle by Joel Black | 94 |
Engraved & Custom Gun Review by Tom Turpin | 97 |
Eibar Revisited by Terry Wieland | 105 |
The Lost Guns of Nepal by John Walter | 113 |
Testfire: | |
Remington 504 22LR Rifle by Layne Simpson | 128 |
Ruger's No. 1 in 405 Winchester by Larry Sterett | 131 |
The Pardner Pump by H. Lea Lawrence | 133 |
One Good Gun: | |
Old Never-Miss by Eric L. Matherne | 135 |
Reports From The Field: | |
Handguns Today: Autoloaders by John Malloy | 136 |
Handguns Today: Sixguns and Others by John Taffin | 152 |
Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 164 |
Website Directory by Holt Bodinson | 172 |
Shotgun Review by John Haviland | 181 |
Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 187 |
Scopes and Mounts by Wayne van Zwoll | 193 |
Handloading Update by Charles E. Petty | 201 |
The Guns of Europe by Raymond Caranta | 208 |
Ammunition, Ballistics and Components by Holt Bodinson | 213 |
Ammunition Ballistic Charts & Prices | |
Centerfire Rifle | 219 |
Centerfire Handgun | 225 |
Rimfire | 228 |
Shotshell | 229 |
Catalog of Arms and Accessories | |
Shooter's Marketplace | 231 |
GUNDEX | 238 |
Handguns | |
Autoloaders | 248 |
Competition | 272 |
Double Action Revolvers | 278 |
Single Action Revolvers | 287 |
Miscellaneous | 296 |
Rifles | |
Centerfire Rifles | |
Autoloaders | 299 |
Lever & Slide | 307 |
Bolt Action | 315 |
Single Shot | 340 |
Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 351 |
Rimfire Rifles | |
Autoloaders | 354 |
Lever & Slide | 358 |
Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 360 |
Competition Rifles | |
Centerfire & Rimfire | 367 |
Shotguns | |
Autoloaders | 375 |
Slide Actions | 385 |
Over/Unders | 395 |
Side By Sides | 408 |
Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 414 |
Military & Police | 419 |
Blackpowder | |
Single Shot Pistols | 422 |
Revolvers | 424 |
Muskets & Rifles | 427 |
Shotguns | 439 |
Airguns | |
Handguns | 440 |
Long Guns | 443 |
Accessories | |
Metallic Reloading Presses | 448 |
Shotshell Reloading Presses | 455 |
Scopes / Hunting, Target & Varmint | 458 |
Laser Sights | 469 |
Scope Rings & Bases | 470 |
Metallic Sights | 474 |
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 |