The Gun Digest – 2008 | |
| Table of Contents | |
| John T. Amber Literary Award | 3 |
| Introduction | 4 |
| Features | |
| Fifty Years In Boy Scout Shooting by John Malloy | 8 |
| 22 Dreamin': Kids, Rimfire Rifles, & The Wild West by Jesse L. Wolf Hardin | 22 |
| Rimfires From CZ USA Performance, Looks and Value by James & Kathleen House | 26 |
| Seventy Years of the Model 70 by Wayne Van Zwoll | 31 |
| Robert L. Hillberg: Profile of a Firearms Designer by Don Findley | 42 |
| Walter Hudson – Krag Specialist by Jim Foral | 48 |
| Fill Your Hand! . . . The Best of the Biggest Revolvers by Wayne Van Zwoll | 58 |
| A Veteran's Story by the Veteran, with George Creed | 66 |
| The Art of Engraved & Custom Guns by Tom Turpin | 70 |
| Restored to Life by Terry Wieland | 78 |
| You, Me and the CMP by Charles W. Karwan | 87 |
| The Remington Model 700 Limited Edition Classic, Production History & Cartridge Chronology by Steve Gash | 97 |
| Are Your Guns Insured? By Larry Sterett | 112 |
| Winchester 22 Caliber: Rifles Post World War I to 1963 Period by Hollis M. Flint | 114 |
| Testfire | |
| Charter Arms “Undercoverette” in 32 H&R Magnum by Dave Workman | 125 |
| Switzerland's Impressive Karabiner 31 by Holt Bodinson | 129 |
| Czechoslovakia's Revolutionary Roller-Locker by Holt Bodinson | 133 |
| Olympic Arms' Journeyman by Dave Workman | 136 |
| One Good Gun | |
| Ol' No. 7 by Steve Gash | 141 |
| “Pa Was A Pump Gun Man” by Gerald Peterson | 143 |
| Reports From The Field: | |
| Autoloaders: Handguns Today by John Malloy | 145 |
| Six-guns & Others: Handguns Today by John Taffin | 159 |
| Rifles Today: Rifle Review by Layne Simpson | 172 |
| Rifles Today: Single-Shot Rifle Review by John Campbell | 181 |
| Rifles Today: Shotgun Review by John Haviland | 190 |
| Today's Muzzleloading: Blackpowder Review by Doc Carlson | 196 |
| The Optics Field in 2007 by Wayne Van Zwoll | 202 |
| Handloading Update by Larry Sterett | 216 |
| The Guns of Europe: One Century of the 25 ACP by Raymond Caranta | 224 |
| Amunition, Ballistics & Components by Holt Bodinson | 230 |
| Ammunition, Ballistic Charts & Prices Centerfire Rifle, Centerfire Handgun, Rimfire & Shotshell | 237 |
| Catalog of Arms and Accessories | |
| GUNDEX | 249 |
| Handguns | |
| Autoloaders, Service & Sport | 259 |
| Competition | 285 |
| Double Action Revolvers, Service & Sport | 289 |
| Single Action Revolvers | 297 |
| Miscellaneous | 305 |
| Centerfire Rifles | |
| Autoloaders | 307 |
| Lever & Slide | 319 |
| Bolt Action | 325 |
| Single Shot | 346 |
| Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 358 |
| Rimfire Rifles | |
| Autoloaders | 361 |
| Lever & Slide-Action | 364 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shot | 366 |
| Competition Rifles | |
| Centerfire & Rimfire | 373 |
| Shotguns | |
| Autoloaders | 380 |
| Slide & Lever Actions | 390 |
| Over/Unders | 395 |
| Side-by-Side | 409 |
| Bolt Actions & Single Shot | 415 |
| Military & Police | 419 |
| Blackpowder | |
| Pistols: Single Shot, Flint & Percussion | 421 |
| Revolvers | 423 |
| Muskets & Rifles | 426 |
| Shotguns | 437 |
| Airguns | |
| Handguns | 438 |
| Long Guns | 440 |
| Accessories | |
| Metallic Cartridge Presses | 444 |
| Shotshell Reloading Presses | 450 |
| Scopes / Hunting, Target & Varmint | 453 |
| Laser Sights | 466 |
| Scope Rings & Bases | 468 |
| Metallic Sights | 472 |
| Spotting Scopes | 480 |
| Chokes & Brakes | 482 |
| Reference | |
| Website Directory | 483 |
| Periodical Publications | 490 |
| Arms Library | 492 |
| Arms Associations | 526 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | |
| Table of Contents | 529 |
| Product & Service Directory | 530 |
| Manufacturer's Directory | 546 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 2008
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