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 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 2005
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