The Gun Digest – 2007 | |
Table of Contents | |
John T. Amber Literary Award | 3 |
Introduction | 4 |
Features | |
Six Decades of Automatic Pistols by John Malloy | 8 |
Military Rolling Blocks of the Rarest Kind by George J. Layman | 23 |
The AuVer System: 21st Century Combat Revolver by J. M. Ramos | 34 |
The Winchester Telescopic Sights of 1909 by Clarence M. Anderson | 40 |
Make Mine Mannlicher by Ron Terrell | 50 |
A Tale of Three Outdoorsmen by Tom Osborne | 58 |
The Genesis of the Lyman #48 Sight by Jim Foral | 66 |
An Americanized 450 3 1/4-inch Blackpowder Express by Harvey T. Pennington | 74 |
The Art of Engraved & Custom Guns by Tom Turpin | 88 |
Winchester's Last Rimfire? By James E. House | 98 |
Accessories For Your AR-15 by Patrick Sweeney | 105 |
Dean Grennell's 45 Super by Layne Simpson | 110 |
The Howe-Whelen Bolt-Sleeve Peep Sight by Scott Key Shelton, Jr. | 115 |
Testfire: | |
Browning A-Bolt Mountain Ti & Winchester XP3 Bullet by Layne Simpson | 120 |
CZ Model 527 American 204 Ruger by Steve Gash | 123 |
Remington 105 CTI by Layne Simpson | 130 |
One Good Gun: | |
The Well-Traveled Ithaca by Dave Cournoyer | 133 |
Reports From The Field: | |
Autoloaders: Handguns Today by John Malloy | 135 |
Six-guns & Others: Handguns Today by John Taffin | 147 |
Rifles Today: Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 160 |
Rifles Today: Single-Shot Rifle Review by John Campbell | 169 |
Shotguns Today: Shotgun Review by John Haviland | 182 |
Today's Muzzleloading: Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 187 |
2006 Optics For Shooters by Wayne Van Zwoll | 193 |
Handloading Update by Larry Sterett | 205 |
The Guns of Europe: 2007 Wondernines by Raymond Caranta | 214 |
Ammunition, Ballistics & Components by Holt Bodinson | 222 |
Ammunition, Ballistic Charts & Prices Centerfire Rifle, Centerfire Handgun, Rimfire & Shotshell | 229 |
Shooter's Marketplace | 241 |
Catalog of Arms and Accessories | |
GUNDEX | 249 |
Handguns | |
Autoloaders, Service & Sport | 259 |
Competition | 286 |
Double Action Revolvers, Service & Sport | 290 |
Single Action Revolvers | 299 |
Miscellaneous | 307 |
Centerfire Rifles | |
Autoloaders | 310 |
Lever & Slide | 321 |
Bolt Action | 327 |
Single Shot | 351 |
Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 363 |
Rimfire Rifles | |
Autoloaders | 366 |
Lever & Slide-Action | 369 |
Bolt Actions & Single Shot | 371 |
Competition Rifles | |
Centerfire & Rimfire | 378 |
Shotguns | |
Autoloaders | 385 |
Slide & Lever Actions | 394 |
Over/Unders | 399 |
Side-by-Side | 413 |
Bolt Actions & Single Shot | 419 |
Military & Police | 423 |
Blackpowder | |
Pistols: Single Shot, Flint & Percussion | 425 |
Revolvers | 427 |
Muskets & Rifles | 430 |
Shotguns | 440 |
Airguns | |
Handguns | 441 |
Long Guns | 444 |
Accessories | |
Metallic Cartridges Presses | 447 |
Shotshell Reloading Presses | 453 |
Scopes / Hunting, Target & Varmint | 456 |
Laser Sights | 467 |
Scope Rings & Bases | 469 |
Metallic Sights | 473 |
Spotting Scopes | 479 |
Chokes & Brakes | 481 |
Reference | |
Website Directory | 482 |
Periodical Publications | 490 |
Arms Library | 492 |
Arms Associations | 530 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | |
Table of Contents | 532 |
Product & Service Directory | 533 |
Manufacturer's Directory | 548 |
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