The Gun Digest – 2012
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Table of Contents |
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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: |
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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: |
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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: |
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Average Centerfire Rifle Cartridge Ballistics & Prices |
368 |
Centerfire Handgun Cartridge Ballistics & Prices |
375 |
Rimfire Ammunition Ballistics & Prices |
378 |
Shotshell Loads & Prices |
379 |
Handguns: |
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Autoloading |
382 |
Competition |
412 |
Double-Action Revolvers |
416 |
Single-Action Revolvers |
424 |
Miscellaneous |
430 |
Rifles: |
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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: |
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Autoloaders |
480 |
Slide & Lever Actions |
488 |
Over/Unders |
493 |
Side-by-Sides |
501 |
Bolt Actions & Single Shots |
504 |
Military & Police |
506 |
Blackpowder: |
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Single Shot Pistols – Flint & Percussion |
508 |
Revolvers |
509 |
Muskets & Rifles |
511 |
Shotgunss |
519 |
Smokeless Muzzleloaders |
519 |
Airguns: |
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Handguns |
520 |
Long Guns |
522 |
References |
527 |
Directory of the Arms Trade |
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Manufacturer's Directory |
536 |