The Gun Digest – 2012 | |
Table of Contents | |
John T. Amber Literary Award | 3 |
Introduction | 4 |
Italy's Double Barrel Bargains | 8 |
Guns for the Great North | 18 |
Smith & Wesson: American Pioneer | 22 |
The Kautzky Dynasty | 31 |
Me & My Dad & Gun Digest | 34 |
Custom & Engraved Guns | 38 |
PCSACs: Pistol-Cartridge Semi-Auto Carbines | 49 |
HK: A History of Innovation | 57 |
My 33 Years with the .338 Magnum | 71 |
The Express Bullet in America | 75 |
In Search of the Perfect Upland Autoloader | 82 |
Addicted to Military Iron | 87 |
In the Service of the Crown | 97 |
America's Forgotten Big Game Rifle | 101 |
Protecting Your Collection Investment | 108 |
The Garin Surestrike System | 110 |
Fit for a Lady | 119 |
The French Service Revolver Model of 1892 | 124 |
Bolt-Action Baloney | 128 |
A Big Bad Ball Gun | 136 |
My Pistolas of the Contra War | 141 |
Warthog Rifles and Cartridges | 147 |
That Custom Touch | 153 |
A Labor of Love of a Love of Labor? | 161 |
The Winchester Model 1887 Lever-Action Shotgun | 167 |
The Husqvarna and the Zebra | 173 |
A Mysterious Stranger from Canada | 175 |
The Beretta S680 Series Over/Under | 179 |
What's Up Down Under | 186 |
Cape Buffalo Really Are Tough | 195 |
Reports from the Field: | |
New Rifles | 201 |
New Shotguns | 210 |
New Semi-Automatic Pistols | 222 |
Revolvers (And a Few Others) | 245 |
New Gunsmithing Products | 257 |
The Feminine Perspective | 262 |
Airguns | 267 |
Ammunition, Ballistics and Components | 273 |
Blackpowder Update | 286 |
Handloading | 295 |
New Optics | 305 |
One Good Gun: | |
A Century Old Hammer Gun | 321 |
Remington Model 11-48 28 Gauge | 324 |
Grandpa's Guns | 328 |
Bob's 270 | 332 |
The Rhino Revolver | 337 |
Cooper Firearms Model 54 | 342 |
Space Gun! | 348 |
Leupold FX-11 | 352 |
The I.O. Inc. AK-47 and .380 Pocket Pistol | 358 |
The CzechPoint vz. 61 Skorpion | 365 |
Ballistics Tables: | |
Average Centerfire Rifle Cartridge Ballistics & Prices | 368 |
Centerfire Handgun Cartridge Ballistics & Prices | 375 |
Rimfire Ammunition Ballistics & Prices | 378 |
Shotshell Loads & Prices | 379 |
Handguns: | |
Autoloading | 382 |
Competition | 412 |
Double-Action Revolvers | 416 |
Single-Action Revolvers | 424 |
Miscellaneous | 430 |
Rifles: | |
Centerfire – Autoloaders | 432 |
Centerfire – Levers & Slides | 442 |
Centerfire – Bolt-Actions | 447 |
Centerfire – Single Shots | 462 |
Drillings, Combination Guns, Double Rifles | 468 |
Rimfire – Autoloaders | 470 |
Rimfire – Lever & Slide Actions | 472 |
Rimfire – Bolt-Actions & Single Shots | 473 |
Competition – Centerfires & Rimfires | 477 |
Shotguns: | |
Autoloaders | 480 |
Slide & Lever Actions | 488 |
Over/Unders | 493 |
Side-by-Sides | 501 |
Bolt Actions & Single Shots | 504 |
Military & Police | 506 |
Blackpowder: | |
Single Shot Pistols – Flint & Percussion | 508 |
Revolvers | 509 |
Muskets & Rifles | 511 |
Shotgunss | 519 |
Smokeless Muzzleloaders | 519 |
Airguns: | |
Handguns | 520 |
Long Guns | 522 |
References | 527 |
Directory of the Arms Trade | |
Manufacturer's Directory | 536 |
Gun Digest Annual TOC: 2012
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