ALL GUN PARTS IN THIS AD ARE SOLD 'M A IL ORDER ONLY' 'tl MINIMUM ORDER $2.00 'tl PRE- WAR QUALITY 1& 'STREBCO GUARANTEED GUN PARTS I SHOTGUNS .,- I m por ta n t : All sh otgu n b ar r els m us t b e fitted bY a co m pet en t gunsm it h. T h ey a r e NOT in t er cha ng eable• NOT R IO T GUNS OR S O CA LLED" ca r b in e"f9s hot guns. Parts for Rg,ming,toa Parts for WINCH£.JT£Jt R£,mingtoa AUTOMATIC M. 11 and " Sportsma n" Auto ... aJ MODEL 11 -12 GAUGE V.G. ~M.97 PUMPGUN-12 GA. ONLY Butt S tocks $ 4 .95 12 GAUGE ONLY Bre e c h Bo lt . Li st prtce $ 9 .4 5 . OU R PRICE 53.9 5 Sc a r . Li s t p r i ce 8 1. 2.3 . OU R P RI CE $1.00 H a m m e r comple t e . t .tst p r ic e 8 :1. :\a. nell pnlCE _ _ !=i. l . q S Ca rri e r, s t r i p ped. Li s t 8 9 . 4 5 . OU R P RICE 54.95 Ma g a zi ne T u b e s . Li s t 8 1 1 .2;). O U R PRICE $2.95 (S t r ip pe d -Speci (y "Soli d " 01· " Take d Iw n " f r ame ). IMPROVED CYL. ONLY 26" BBL. -- F i r i n g P in s. List price 8 1.80. ou n P RI CE '51. 0 0 Mo s t p o p u lar auto loadi n g s hotJ..:'un e ve r hu l lt . H amm e rle ss Tri ~ gcr G u a rd s . t.tst. p r-ir-e $ 2. i5. nun PI U CE _ _$ 1 . 5 0 T r ig g ers . Li s t p ri ce 81.75. oun PRICE $ 1 .0 0 and balanced pe r re ct.ly (o r f a s t s hoot i ng and u u tro r m tv Bn t-re l c hambe r Ring- , Li st $ 1.75. OU R PH I CE _ _$ 1. 00 e xce ll e n t s h oo ting q u aut tes . U n exce t tc d depe ndabi l ity. jl,l a ::;-azine Folt o w o r s , t.t s t .'>5 c . OU R P HiCE _ ,.5 2. 9 5 Doz . Soli d breech. c ross b o lt s afe ty , Ame r ica n wal nut p is t ol , Ac ti o n S li de (S vr i plle d ) Li s t $7 .8 5 . OU RP RI CE $ 3 .95 g r ip s to c k and (o r e -e nd. We i J..:' h t abou t 8 I b s , P ro ' Va l' ~1AfE~I~~hl}:~g:~i; ~1~*~ \~.~~*-r~~ ~o~ ~: :: :: : :: : :: Q u a li t y at pre w a r prt ces-ca ncr sold u nd e r o u r "QUAL I TY" - :ii:gg g u a r a n t e e w it h o ut do u b le talk! ~rg~to~~r i~i. ei c.I ~ ~ . ~~ ~I~ ~ ~ ~~1 ~1::_e.:' ~~ : : : : : : : : i 2 : ~ ~ Adju sting :r,le eve loc k p e r d o z. 52.00 Be a u ti f u l line d . zippere d gurtcase , NEW COM MERCIAL. f o r this s hotgu n - Only $7.9 5. Parts for ITHACA GRADE 1 $69.95
Fancy figured w a lnut s tocks & forends . trn n re m t sh ed by c hec kerin g. S portsm a n eng'r.llv ing r ece ive rs; very good o u tstd e , e xco n eut insi de. A ll gun s have b r and n ew stocks f o r ends and ba rrc ts,
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Pa rts fo r J?...l?fllil!.g1Q.Jt Ac ti o n rod s . com pl ete w it h c h eckered w ood. e ach $ 3 .95 Acotiro npersf Ided oz . h a nd le (w ood on ty ), e ach $ 1. 0 0- $ 6 .00 WI NCHESTER MODEL 12 B u t t p lates . new. pe r d oz e n o n l y 5 2 .9 5 B re e c h b loc k. s t r i pp e d . each 8 2 .00 -01' p e r d ozen $ 1 5 .0 0 Carrier s c r e w . pe r d o ze n o nl y 5 1 .0 0 SLIDE ACTION 12 GA. ONLY ~ T RlP P F.D R E CE JV E R ~ . Bl u e d. each 5 9 .9 5 ~: PUMPGUN Ac ti o n s li d e loc k . eac h .50-or p e r d o ze n $ 5 .00 12 Gauge Only Parts for SAVAGE B U TT STO CKS: NEW-TIlC'l"C' s to(' k~ a re n en utt ru ttv flnl sh ed. pa l' m.ururacun-o d tIn l l pa cl i:l ~ed h y H comin :!to n i n the 0 1"12" innl shi p p i ng car-tons . P toas o st a te w h eth er (I I" not t h e s tud , you ro q u tro h a s on e -b u rr I n ch cu t o u t f or t h e t l' i ~ ~ ~c r tr unrd. Or, w h othor YI IU have the se r te s 19 :11 , A $125.00 Value at Only $59.95 :\ 4 o r :16 . LI S T P HICE s t tn s. OU R PRI CE $ 5 .3 7. S li d e . O pcrn ti ng (w ithout w o od ). Li st S5. GO. ""MODEL 720-745 AUTO T h e p erfe ct r epe ate r . e q u ip ped with Cu tts Co mpe n s a t or. O l ' lt I' HI CE 53. 0 0 S a v a g e barre ls ca n a ls o b e fi tted (E x t r n Cu t t s Tub e s . eac h $ :3.2 5 ).K n o wn (or it s e ros e. B lI l< hi n l ~. hbl. ust S 1.R5. o cn P IlICE 5 1. 0 0 t o Re m . 11 & S po r tsm an fo:X1I'l\('WI': DU n P HIC E 5 1. 0 0 ba ro -s boo ung q u a lities a nd fine b a lance . The e a s e with w hi ch t h e MO DEL 12 can be loa d e d c o n t r ib u t e s t o Us n "rn ' l t.o c k A 8 S ' ~' : L ts t : S:l _ : ~O. o un p n lCE 5 2 .00 Cm-rtcr A ;;;s ' y : U !':t: 8 ;;.50. nUll PH IC E 52.00 (12 GAUGE ONL Yl r e co rd b reaking po p u larity_G_shots QU IC K! Ca n h e Ctu-u-ktzc !"tn p !('( t o r Ca rl r i d ~e S t.np r-ijrht , Eac h _ _ 51 .00 p l u g ged t o a -sho e r epeate r b y u s at n o e xtra c harge. Hu m m e l': Li s t: S2 . 5:i. O U H p nlCE 5 1 .00 BARROUIl:EL SPRI: 2C6E" imp. cv t . ----o n ty . F a cto ry li s t 8 4 0 .00.514 .95 B re e ch Bl n c k suetc: Li s t : 8:).::;0. OU RP R I CE 52 .0 0 O RT WO F OR --- - 5 24. 9 5 Beaut lruf lined, zippered gw ncnse, N E W CO l\I MERCIAL. SlideAcu o u hDa na dler Lockwood'stripP<'d . I.l s t: 8 1 .8;). OU R PRI CE _515 1 ..000 0 AL SO we h n ve a row 28" w it h ve nt. Po tv fu r tn ts s hotgu n -Qn ly $ 7 .9 5. \ \' 0 can " u p p ly a ll p nr t <; (or n u s Zlln hut wi ll n eed t o Bra n dC h~~~: ~ U¥ ::.I~ ~~ C k\; li s t -$ ri. oo~ -ou n -pitI CE 5 ~ ; : ~ ~ n now ("':::1('[ m octc t 1'1I1<'c nHIIlY vartnttons e x ts t , EX O ~ . Ma lns p rjng s cacti .2 5 : p e r d oz. 52.0 0 ponE Smoo t h Wal nut I1n is h u n m arr ed h v c hecke r ill::!. mnnuract uren h y S a \' :'IZC A rm « Co ni. r~~~·~::·I;~ II· s ~l~' ;~ 1 ~11 L .:- :~ ~ I~ _. ~~~ ~:t~ ~~oai ~ :gg CU:lI 'anteeli n e w. Li s t S IO .OO . oun PIlICE $3,49 BEST BUYS IN NEW & USED -ierr - - _-.:-.:-.:-.:- _ O ~iE FO R F. :-.'n ~ u ro uch b loc k s t r ip pe d 3.9 5 O H . . . IH1Z F:-" A T $24.95 t vou s a ve about 8r. "1n ) F i ~ ~ ~~. ~ fn I~..E . ~ 1 .00 ~A!'t ~ (-~~:I-'·l-'·.,..;' ~I~~-C~!"I-"-p-I'""c'::c"-o~r c~M(i;_;_·~i,~ ~r;lrt .--E~Ch::si:o o p in s . Li st 8 I :.:J il . _ Q..U...It c a ...... ' ,• . ..• A .WI. .• BARR EL S : 2 0" i m p. cvt. o n ly . F a c t o ry li s t 840.00. p lug g ed t o a - s h o t r epe ate r by us at n o extra c har g e. II a IIIm e I' : Li s t : 82.5!i. nU H p n l CE $ 1 .0 0 D U n P R ICE ---- 5 14.95 Breech Bl oc k ~ li de : Li s t : 8::; .50. OU R PRICE $2.0 0 O R TWO F On --- - $ 24. 9 5 g eaut tru t unc d , zipp e r ed gun casc, NEW COMMERC IA L, SActtonlh.le hDana dr l eLock w oodS lripP<'d. LI s t : $ 1. 8;). OU RP R I CE_ 5 1 ..000 0 AL SO w e h nvu a fe w 2 8" w ith ve n t. Pol v ro r tnts s hotgu n -On ly $ 7. 0 5. we can !'O u p p ly a ll p nt-t e ( Ill' t h ts a un h ut wi ll need t o B ra n dChn~~: ~ u;! ::.I~~h c kts l is t -s ri.oo ~ -ou n- PRI CE5 ~ ;: ~ ~ tcn ow ",,:1(,[ m oele l 1'111<'e mnuv vnrtntt ons e x is t. l\Tain 8prin~s c nc n .2 5 : per d oz. FOREE :-"O:-:. Smoot h Wal nut finish u n m a r re d hv 52.00 e hecke rinz. mnnura cturect b y S nv ajre Ai-m s Corp. 3 . S0 BEST BUYS IN NEW & USED r~~~;~·I~ ~' rs ~ ); ;i2 h L - ::~ ~~ _. ~~~ ~r_g~ai CU:l.ra nte e d n e w . Li s t SIO.OO. OUR PR ICE 5 3 .4 9 B r-ee c h b lo-ckiarstripped- i :':_- _ _ 1 .00 on .. . OX E n OZ EX F OR F. X I) ~ AT $24.95 3 .9 5 (YOII s a ve nn o u t S ;'ie-t,,) I"irinz pi n s . Li s t 8 I .:l il .OU R PRICE $ 1 .0 0 e a . Br~~ h - Bfo~k ~ -St r lp-p~(j ~ 1.l i t - S1- ~i.nn: O-UR IJI ~~'~ ~ ~~;5d ~ : : S lide. (Ipe r:lti n g (o r ac tion s t td c ). Li st 8 .L OO. STREBCO GUNSMITHS SPECIALS o u n P HI CF: ------5 1 .9 5 ea. HANDGUNS M is cellatleO u s Iv e r J o h n s o n P isto l P a r ts.De llI o ( a I. ( l (' ! d ll ~ nJ o('k . Lfst. 84 .o n . OU R P R IC E $ 1.95 ea. Il fC'ti m c ( 01' CUll ~m i th s. !iO p ie ce l"l- only $5.95 . Ue t:line r. ?\ 1<1 ~ lI zi t1e S p r ing. LI s t 35C ca . nun H&R CAL • •38 Sand W-Not .38 Special 12 ~C' w p:l ir s ,,( ~ l ' i p~ Wi\hlH't ~(' t'e \\'s o r !'H ICE 2 5 c C,'1, o r - 52.00 per do ze n e~c ul< · heo ns . T HA T ' S AB OUT 2 :i c p el' pn ir-$ 2 .9 5 E ~t rn ct (jl'. Li s t 7 i) C. O u r P ri ce 3 7c e :'l. o r _ _$2.95 dozen ?\1;Ij.:'azlnc ca p .I.is t n ;-.c e a . oun P R I CE 5 0 c ca . De ve lo p e d dur i n g t h e l a s t wal' 2 0 ~ F: \V l"e vo l v~ I ' h a m lll el 's Utll' c hnice. C.lse fly H and R(0 1" a s pecia l h :lrd e n e d in co lo r s . 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The Browning Magnum provides th at extra long range per formance you so often need .. . and combines this maximum fire power with a f ast, sure, automatic action. 5-shot capacity, reducible to 3-shot when required . Shoots all 12 ga uge 3 inch Magnum load s and, when lighter load s are adequate, gives equal pattern efficiency with 2% inch Magnum and H igh Velocity loads. 32 inch barrel for accurate distance shooting ; a tight full choke for dense pattern at long yardage. Recoil pad and bu ilt-in reco il absorber a fford comfortable shoo ting with the heaviest 3 inch loads.
$140 0 0 Vent rib model ' 160··
$140 0 0 Vent rib model ' 160··
New BROWNING Li g h1:we i g h1: 20 gauge Au1:oma1:ic-5
Now a Lightweight 20 gauge .. . in response to the insistent demand of so man y. And it possesses th e same fine features and shooting qualities of the Brown ing Sweet 16 an d Light weight 12. Weighs only 6111 pounds. 5-shot capaci ty, reduci ble to 3-shot when required. Shoots all 2% inch load s including 2% inch Magnums. 26 and 28 inch barrel len gth s. Full , modified, improved cylinde r and skeet ch okes. And, as with a ll Brownings, made to give troublefree servicefor a lifetime.
It costs no more to enjoy incomparable $1 4475' performance and timeless endurance. Vent rib model ' 164"
YOUR BROWNING OEALER mGu NS .,..;.. ,,.; WRITE for "GUNS BY BROWNI NG," a 28-page ca ta log showin g all Browning guns in color, _ " _ c-c- ~J- plus special chapters on shoot inz - practica l inform at ion for !!U n enthusiasts. sizes All By JOEL McCREA Welcome ! Jllotion Picture Actor have been a rancher as well as an actor for oIver twenty-five years ; in fact, I became an actor to accumulate enough cash so I could buy a ranch. So natura lly on my ran ch in Ventura, Calif orn ia, I ha ve a lot of use for guns, and have quite a collection that my boys and I use. j\,[y favorite is hard to name, but I guess that actuall y I' d pick the .30-30 Winchester carbine. I do a lot of riding ar ound the ra nch and for an all-aro und gun you can't beat thi s one. It's light enough to carry easily in a saddle scabbard and not so big that when you have to hit a rattl er at close range you feel as if you've blasted him with a piece of ar tillery. This Winchester is a very effective, potent weapo n. I' ve killed deer, bear and coyotes with it and its never let me down. For an all-'round gun, I'll take th e .30·30 any day.
For the By VASSILI BORISSOV Russian Rifle Champion first time oviet shooters use one of two single shot rifles for the In ternational thr ee S position course of fire. Th e "Zenith" rifle is for the 300 meter shooting. 7.62mm caliber, a cartridge based on our older Mosin .30 militar y cartridge. ever.. . but loaded to match standards, Th e big rifle avera ges between 1268mm and 1286mm long, 50-51" . Distance between sights is 845-390mm, 33-35" depending on how the rear sight is set-forward 0 1' to the rear. This permits the shooter to 7·shot, clip magazine au. positio n his sights so they suit him the best. The weight is about 7.4 kilos, tomatics that shoot all say 16.2 pounds. The smallbore rifle for 50 meter competition is the "Strela," th ree popula r types of 22 chambered .22 Long Rifle caliber ammunition (5.6mm) . It is a little Short, Long and Long Rifle. shorter in the barrel, 1250 Illustrated: MODE L 350K, mm to 1270mm long ; dis new, 7 -s hot, all·22, clip ta nce between sights 825mm automatic. to 850mm according to 13115 bar rel length. Both rifles have interchangeable aper Also new, 22 cal. automatic carbines -MODELS 352 ture front sights and micro and 352K, with same fea· meter adjustable rear sights. ture, same pr ice. My favorite of several rifles I use is my Mark 12, an S3 ~L 9 5 WES T 0 ' ROCIliI[ S earlier version of the Str ela. Exclusive with It, like other Ru ssian sports weapons, was made at th e Tul a factory. I have used it more than my other guns partly because in winter it is not possible for Moscow shooters to use th e outdoor Convenience-economy-quick change of ammo. ra nges, and so I shoot small Equip ped with new . magic," all-22 clip mag azine th at loads Shorts. Longs or Long Rifles. bore indo ors. Send fo r FREE catalog . 0 .1', MOSS)lERr; & SO NS, INg. THE COVER Among the world's best standa rd c o ve r ~, guns are the autoloading Franchi, l !RPRISED? Like our r- th is made in Italy and sold here by S IS the same old GUi'iS, the F 1I1est I n Stoeger Arms in New York. But Th c Firearms F ield ," By shooters, F or among the world's finest guns shooters-s-and collectors, experime nters, and are the two pictured here on anybody who wants to be well informed in royal purple: t he Crown Grad e the world of guns. But the pr ettier pa ckaging 20 gao eng raved with a realistic is nice, isn 't it ?And we hop e to give a lot game scene, and the lavishly dec of covers eq ually fine, from now on. Check th e orated Diamond Grad e Franchi. r ep ort on Franchi a utomatic shotg uns, our NOVEMBER,1958 VOL. IV, 11 -47 cover guns, in " Cun Ra ck." I n our new tr ap-a nd-skeet department. IN THIS ISSUE PULL!, Dick Miller tell s of the first rat e perfo rma nce by J oan Ma sset at the skee t shooting nationals. Joan took th e lad ies' 20 guns americana ga uge world cha mpionship- not bad for a SAVAGE: THE RIFLE THAT IS 60 YEARS YOUNG . . . . . Frank DeHaas 14 gal who's only been shooting two yea rs! GUN GIANT OF THE GOLDEN WEST John W. Breathed, Jr. 28 Husband Bob, an all-around gun fan , is pr etty pr oud . shooting ... "G uns in th e News" departs fr om th e PISTOLS AT MANY PACES R. J. Siegle r 18 norm al by giving cre d it wher e cred it is du e - -a small lau rel for th e Hon. Bob Sik es. His GIVE YOUR RIFLE A REST ...... •• ...... Colonel Townsend Whelen 20 ap peal for bett er smallarms for our forces TESTING THE .22 AUTOS...... David O. Moreto n 22 should not. go unh eeded. Of unu sual int.er est, we t.hink, is t.he lead collector . .. off st. ory of t.he Savage 99. A tru ly grea t rifle, GUN COLLECTING ON A BUDGET Tom Bernard 24 few spor t. smen kn ow the fact s behind th e gun. th e story of the man who mad e it. Rifle shotgunning ... smith Frank DeHaas gives you the full 28 GAUGE FOR BEGINNERS Frank DeHaas 27 picture, incl uding the spread of fabulous ca rtridg cs for which thi s fine gun has been made. gun of the month ... Another "great" th is month is th e story REMINGTON AUTOMATIC PISTOL. Donald Simmons 30 by Colonel Townsend Wh elen on page 20. We usc th e term gre at. not in flatter y, hu t. departments ... m a(f~: ' ,,.,. .... 1...... ~ ...... : ..... l.. : ~ . :~ .... ~ l:;" _ ...... ~_ .. "4..". r- .. V~ I"tt"_&'JJ.I,,_ Another "great" thi s month is th e story REMINGTON AUTOMATIC PISTOL...... • ...... Donald Simmons 30 by Colonel Town send Wh elen on pa ge 20. We usc the term grea t. not in flatter y, hu t. departments ... mer ely to place a man in his tim es. F rom MY FAVORITE GUN . 4 the years before World War I when he was TRIGGER TALK " ...... 5 a junior lieutenant sweltering in t.he Canal GUNS IN THE NEWS. . . 6 Zone, to today, the Colonel's writings have ELMER KEITH SAYS. . Elmer Keith 8 had a profou nd effec t on the arms Am er ican GUN RACK ...... 10 CROSSFIRE . . .. 12 h unters and shoote rs use. Hi s ever-enq uiring PULL! Dick Miller 31 mind , open to fa cts not fancy, now br ings SHOPPING WITH GUNS 56 yuu a provoca tive report of his recent ex HANDLOADING BENCH , ' " 62 pericnces at the shooting ben ch . THE GUN MARKET 64 Pi stol shoote rs will relish Pi stols at Ma ny P aces, pa ge 18. Resume of one man 's work George E. von Rosen Art Arkush with hand guns up to 600 yards, we pr ed ict PUBLISHER E. B. Mann EDITORIAL DIRECTOR it will get some gun fan s it ching to tr y out EDITOR for distan ce. How far ca n y Olt use a hand William B. Edwards Elmer Keith Sidney Barker TECHNICAL EDITOR SHOOTING EDITOR Fred McLaren gun with accuracy? ART DIRECTOR ART EDITOR Also for pistoleer s is Gun Collecting on a Budget. Th is rundown of collec ta ble Smith Louis San Marvin Ginn Lou Webber L R. Pector CI RCULATION ADVERTISING SALES ADYERTISING PRODUCTION & Wessons may mak e you get the ur ge- and in what other lin e ca n you still find century Editorial Advisory Board old pistols in fine shape at such low pri ces '? COL. GEORGE .... CHINN CAROLA MANDEL STUART MILLER ALFRED J . GOERG ROGER MARSH ROY G. DUNLAP VAL FORGETI KENT BEllAH Much has bee n said recently of imp ort ed surplus ri fles. We felt it was tim e to explore some of the facts in this business, in terms of what it mean s to th e U.S. sportsma n. In Gun Giant of the Golden West you'll read how chea p center fire rifles ar e ca using a "re volution" in Am erican shooting habits. REPRESENTAT IYES : NEW YORK, Eugene L. Pollock. 60 East 42nd St.• New York 16. N. Y., MUrray Hill 5-6760. MIDWEST Lee Salberg, 8150 N. Central Park Ave., Skokie. III., ORchard 5-6967. Buying a .22 ri fle ? Try th e autoloaders, CALIFORNIA , The Ren' Averill Co ., Ren Averill, 232 N. Lake St., Pasadena, Cal if. RY an 1-9291. says Dave More ton on page 22. An experienc GUNS magazine Is publlsb.ed monthly at 8 1 50 N . Central Park Ave n ue Skokie. Ill inois. second clus rna'" pr l v tl ~e8 authorized a t Skokie. Illinois. SUB SCR I PT ION : One ?:Je ar. $5.00. s in f le copy 50e. CH ANGE or ed scientific rifleman, Moret on (director of ~?b~tt~~~ f:~:u:~rpk::. nt~~~~r~ ~~a:)l~ c~a3Ie:o ::n8,eYrdo~d~l~t . attat:r:ala8ca~e,,~i ~NJ~~Ou~ a police ma gazin e testi ng laboratory) gives less eccompnnted b y 8U~ lent postage, PAYME~T wlll be made a t r a tes c u rre n t a t time o f aceeptanee and w lll cover re produ ction In an y or all GUNS marraatne ed itions. ADVERTISING RATES furnished on requeee, you th e in sid e story of autoload ing .22 rifles. You will notice in this issue that our stories are mor e ter se, shorter, in sharper focus, giving you more gun lore and th e best in gun-writing, by a ny sta ndard. Sub- ~ scribe to GUNS today : $5. ~ In our May, 1958, issue we published a story titled "Red Guns In The Desert," by GUNS Technical Editor William B. Edwards. The following remarks by Representative Robert Sikes (outspoken friend of the shoot ing sports in the U.S. House of Representa tives), as quoted in the Chicago Daily Trib une, bear out GUNS editors' estimate of the importance of the story . Washington, Aug. 18-Rep. Robert L. F. Sikes (D., Fln.) told the House Monday t hat the United States has " lost face" in th e mid-east beca use Arab t roops ca rry better rifles t ha n Amer ican soldiers and ma rines. " In t heir various arms deals with t he sovi ets," Sikes sa id, " t he Egyptians, Syrians a nd more lately the Yemen ites, have acquired the new lightweight infa nt ry weapons family us ing the new light cartridge, with which t he Kremlin has re-ar med the soviet arm y. Th ese WORLD'S new soviet rifles, tommy guns, an d mach ine guns increase th e firepower of Red and Arab STRONGEST ACTION soldiers, yet reduce th e burden they must carry in combat. First major advance in bolt-action " The Israelis have introduced th e- very design ...exclusive with Weatherby same kind of lightweight rifle system which our a rmy has wanted for over 10 years. Th ey Supreme in safety.. .with an ac tion so revolutionary in des ign a nd co nstructio n that it can sa fely with have a light semi-automatic rifle for the stand pr essures never before possible in any rifle. infantryman, like the M-15 model our army "' TU ~$" rgl1 '; · . ~ "fJi:I; l \;r.,l 1f c: ,,", 'r (l'" «ti!at iOi!t uf ~ '" i~ .. p~ro£~[in%. i!!",~,nll,,,~~ .k ~~,,~qL!.~!I .tit! .e s _ . t.~i.~ our a rmy has wanted for over 10 years. They S up reme in salety .. .with an ac tion so revolutionary in des ign a nd co nstructio n that it can sa fely with have a light semi-automatic rifle for the s tand pr essures never before possible in any rifle. infantryman, like the M-15 model our army is procuring in only token quantities this New velvety smo othness in bolt opera tion .. . new d esign gives modern, strea mlined appea ra nce. year; and they have a heavy barreled rifle as WHY NEW WEATHERBY BOLT-ACTION a light machine gun , like the new model Availabl e in 257, 270 , 7m m, 300, 375, 378, 460 IS WORLD'S STRONGEST which our army desires," We atherby Magnums and all standa rd ca libers. Bolt face is recessed to enclose cartridge case Sikes said Israeli weapons a re of th e Bel S till pri ced from only $250. See yo ur nearest dealer head. Breech end of barrel is also recessed o r write for FREE LITERATURE. to receive that part of bolt which houses gian design which the Pentagon developed case head. The result is complete enclosure and tested for some years . They fire th e new STILL MORE NEW FEATURES of cartridge case head within bolt and barrel , lightw eight .308 cartridge, developed by army NEW! A total of nine locking lugs. both of which are in turn confined within ordnance and Winchester arms for North an extremely strong receiver ring. NEW! Adjustable, crisp, precision trigger mechanism. Atlantic treaty organization troops. NEW! Singl e unit tri gger a ssembly w ith side thumb " In contrast," Sikes said, "our arm y Gl's sa fe ty. NEW! Enclosed cocking piece to protect against possible and the marines carry the M-1 Garand rifle, flow back of gases. adopted by the army in 1936. The hea vy ma chine gun is designated mode l 1917, but only SEND FOR "TOMORROW'S RIFLE TODAY" because it was adopted that year. Actually it The all-new 10th editio n. 140 pages of valuable information and gun lore. Pro was readied by John Browning in 1901, on fusely illustrated. 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PECAR BINOCULARS " What, too, was the effect when our troops landed in Lebanon and the mid-easterners could see with their own eyes that America failed to furnish its men with rifles as modern as t he soviets , Czechs, and Israelis have and Germany's finest and most compl et e line of rifle scopes can sell? "T hese people of undeveloped a reas may 10 outstanding models, including the variables 3X to 7X not know much abo ut modern weapons such as guided missiles and nuclear warheads," a nd 4X to lOX. Choice of leading custom gunsmiths in Sikes said, " but th ey do know rifles. Among The new Pecar blnoeulars are Arabs in particular the rifle is the ma rk of a Europe and America . Price $37.50 to $100 .00. Available Quality glass at competi ti ve pr ices. 10 models to cover every man. If, then, these people can see for th em possibl. n•• d. Pr tee $69.50 to t hru your loca l dealer & gunsmith. 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Italian S hotguns arul. Rifles chec ke r ing on the f" rend .T he pistol !!rip T o test Ita lia n g uns, of course I had to ha s Ilat. checke r ing but th e for end ha s a start out ri g ht- wi th a p izza pie fo r lunch. full patt ern of 20-to-the-inch d iam ond s, clea nly done, very pr ett y and practical. ,Driving out \0 publisher Ceorge vonRosen 's "Tamarac Fa rm ," where C IINS Magazine's T he ac tion is long recoil. T he standard 12 range te t faciliti es are, I had load ed th e ga uge weighs a bout 614 pounds, all with du r car with five item s- on e of th e chea p im alum in um fr am e a nd trigger gro up. ( T he ported It alian war-surplus car bines, three a ll-steel 12 ga o wild fowler "Superang e 'la g 8 7~.) handsom e Bere tta scatt er guns, a nd a re num" weig hs a bout Li gh t wei ght g uns markably lig ht Fran chi li ghtweight 20 auto will continue to pr ovide controvers y for g un matic. experts a nd shooters for the next century, as T he Italian car bine was of the Ma nnlic her it has fo r th e last . M y own expe r ience in Carc ano T erni Mo del 1891/ 38, ca liber 7.35 shooting th is g un is that it has very 1ittle rnrn., a g un whi ch some newspaper column ists ki ck , a nd th e doub le-shuffle character istic of ha d said was " unsa fe." Since thi s was news long recoil shotg uns is mu ch minim izcd by to me, and since a vast number of mill ions th c ligh tn ess of the moving and non -moving of th is basic model had been mad e for the pa rts. By compa rison with a 20 ga uge CZ Duce's armed forces in 6.5mm and 7.35mm a utoloader of Champions like Joe Hiestand de pend on the constant performance "J rr I nrift"lArc. ThA :aim n" r.r I Champions like Joe Hiestand de pend on the constant performance of CCI primers. The aim of CCI is to continue to produce the finest quality primers for Ameri can shooters. Rely on CCI PRIMERS American Made ~ Large and Small Rifle , 8.75 per M Large and Small Pistol, 8.75 per M Shotshell Caps, 8.75 per M Shotshell, 15.75 per M ca.sca.de ca.rtridge. inc. LEWISTON . IDAHO Xlcriden, Conn.. is still alive and does some stoek work, T his ge ntleman wa s head of Good Old Tim S ullivan custom stoc king for man y ye ars at P ark ers. Thanks a lot for the article by Roger Ri ley H e is in h is eighties. in th e June issue of Gu '5. From my previ Leon E. In gr ah am ous lett er s, you will kn ow tha t I am not W estern Sp ortsman entirely in agreement with him. I n ma ny in Greel ey, Colo. sta nces. he is ab solutely wrong. Rigby Rifles and W hy is it that so ma ny persons wa nt to " How Far Is Far?" do away with th e S ull ivan La w instead of Th ank you for I he copies of your ma gazine. A~ UP-TO-DATE di rectin g th eir e fforts to gell ing th e things I was most impressed with the strides you the S ull ivan Law provides? Sub divisio n 8, in Ameri ca have made with GUNS, th ough Section 1897, says it. is the duty of the police This is the only-o-f-ils-kind Gun Encyclopedia I am not convinced that the ideal form of which , sinc e 1951, has been serv ing those whose commissioner to issue a license upon appli sport is to kill your ga me from a very lon g vo ca tion or avocation includ es Firearms • • . cation by a householder, messen ger of any di stance wit h a high powered rifle. I, myself , C ollectors, Dealers , Gu nsmiths , Librari es . Man u banking insti tution, s t. ore kee per or mer cha nt. much prefer t he stalk to the ShOI, and L facturers , etc., thr oughout the world, or e find ing th e Firearms Direct ory mor e and mor e va lua ble . Her e is something t. o reall y write ab out.! Let's kn ow that some others do too, alt hough it give th e peop le what. t.he law wan t th em to is not neces ary to go as far as some peopl e Police Icboectortes from Scotland to hav e and wh ich it is t.he d uty of th e issuing Sing apo re use the Firearms Directory! wh o ha ve retu rn ed to the bow and arrow. authorities to give. However. we gunsm iths must follo w th e Since its inception, The Firearms Direct ory has Sgt. Bill Brefka grown ea ch yeor by means of additions a nd popular tr end and I am planning to produ ce revisions, to the exte nt that it now weighs mo re .Y. St.at e Trooper s a _275 (or 7mm) with a mu ch higher muzzl e than sev en pou nds! Albany, N_Y. velocity. I pr efer the 140 gra in bullet a nd am expe r imenting with that as well as with PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED Duty or not, Sergeant, try and get that erma's 160 gra in boat-tailed bullet I THOUSANDS OF ILLUSTRATIONS ! license in N ew Y ork City, If th e law "wants" am also working on a hea vier calibre rifl e, The uniq ue maintenance service, consisting of householders to have guns, why have th e about .350, for wh ich I think we should have additiona l new materia l and revisions, solves the lauir-s-Ed irors. a bullet wei ght of 225 to 275 grains, Ou r "obsolete book" problem - The FIR EARMS present .350 th rows a 225 grain bullet at a DIRECTORY IS ALWAYS UPTO DATE, AND muzz le velocitv of 2600. and it is a nro ven TO ",',( "U'~Trf " VJ'~tf , " f\:CUS ,'lfHrfu'j';J \ 0•T lcl;M.'s'l/t ,l::('l;JcnrP8.f¥.' I/f s,ne taW wums am a iso worKing on a neavier ca u nre nne, The uniqu e maintenance ser vice, consisting of householders to have guns, why have the ab out .350, for which I th ink we should have additional new ma terial and re visions, solves th e law?- Editors_ a b ullet weight of 225 to 275 grains. Our "o bsolete book" problem - The FIR EARMS pr esent .350 throws a 225 grai n bull et at a DIRE CTORY IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE, AND THE MAINTENANCE SERVICE KEEPS ITTHAT Those Parker Doubles muzz le velocity of 2600 , and it is a proven WAY; there is nothing else like it in the Firearms I hav e a P arker 20 ga uge doubl e barrel kill er . But something faster see ms to he field. shotg un. Tha nks 10 your ar ticle in GUNS need ed for k ills at ab out 500 yards ran ge, Ma gazine, I know that I have a fine gun. which see ms to be nearer the Am er ican id eal THE FIREARMS DIRECTORY IS DIVIDED .. _I have fo und no rea son to cha nge the INTO SIXTEEN SEPARATE SECTIONS: T his gun is as new as th e day it was bought , and I in tend to keep it tha t way. Not bein g .416, but if anybody wants a .458 we are SOOKS O"J IDENTIFICATION perfectly prepared to make them lip, and PUBLICATIONS LABORATORIES 100 fam iliar with shotguns, I asked differ ent CLUBS o"d RANGES LEGAL h unters the va lue of this P ar ker an d all th ey 1 am expe r imenting with a m uzzle br ak e or CODES o"J M ANUFACTUR ERS and could t.ell me is tha t it was a good gun. So recoil redu cer, which should ha ve a definite PRO OF MARKS IMPORTERS appeal to those who ar e not r egular shots DEALERS PATENT S th ank s to you, Mr. Copela nd, for the wo n FIREARMS, PISTOLS derf ul article on t. he P arker. Th e serial lik e th e W hit e lIunters, bu t onl y shoo t an MIS CEllANEOUS RIFLES occasional round of heavy calibre a mmuni GLO SSARY SHO TGUN S number is 237272 on my gun and it wa s GUNSMITHS tECHNICAL NOTES boug ht betw een 1942 and 1945. tion when they go on a lari. Appropriate material, contained in th e Orlando Nudo Vern on H arriss above cla ssifications, is cont inua lly added Mowessen, Pa. J uhn Ri gb y & Co., Lond on to - lor exa m ple, the "PISTOL ATLAS" [pp. 34-35, FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION, J. S. Ha tcher) long unavaila ble, will be at We received man y fine lett ers compliment May we add in self defense that by no YOUR ha nd as a Firearms Director y owne r ing Mr. Fred Copeland on his Parker article, means all Am ericans believe in extra-long • • . Also, e a ch potent in th e Firearms and some calli ng attention to a scrambled range shooting at game targets either! Th is field is extr a cted with illustrations and in.. caption. To correct the caption : th e gun GUNS editor doesn't ; and GUNS has con c1uded in the annual supplement •• • A nd , sistently advised, " Get close, where you know of course, our world famou s Isom etric shown on page 33, next to bottom, was not Dra wings - of which we now ha ve sixty. a VB.E_ grade but a BB_E_ Th e VB .E. you can malte a clean-killing hit- or don't sev en - all to be inclu d ed in the Firea rms grade is an almost plain quality gu n, while shoot!" En glish readers (like many A meri Director y! These range fro m th e C ollier th e one we pictured was fan cy. Gremlins cans) have been misled by gun-writers who Flintlock Revolver and Patt erson C olt boast of shots which are impractical (and th rough th e mod ern automatics - Truly a sneaked into the original Parker photograph wealth of material nowher e else a va ilabl e. catalog lent to us by Mr. Alvis of R emi ngton unsportsmanlike) for most hunters-s-Editors. Arms (w ho took over Park er Broth ers), and EACH F/0 COMES TO YOU IN A SPECIALLY scrambled the caption. So far as current val Here's One To Try DESIGNED, CUSTOM BUILT, TENGWALL BINOER ! ues go, GUNS cannot apprai se guns sight un T her e is a very defin ite conneetion betw een seen. Generally, modem Park ers lik e Mr. two art icles in diff erent issues of your very Examine it '1'tee at you r local Library, N ude' s, above, command higher prices than fine magazine. In my dogea red issue of J lily, or order your own copy now • •• older Damascus barrel types or early front 1957 (Buck sh ot Is Fo r Bu ck s) , Henr y PRICE- Including RevisionService for lifters, since they are sold primarily for shoot Schaefer reports hi s success with a 10-ball Current Year ing to connoisseurs who know fine gun s. 000 Haelig buck sh ot load. In the alm ost as UNITED STATES: $22.50 FOREIGN: $25_00 Editors. dogeared (my wife now read s it )Aug ust, 1958, issu e (Patch es for Pattern ),Calvin SHELLEY BRAVERMAN I read your ar ticle on Parker guns and Dimm answer s a qu est ion that ha s both ered ATHENS 12 , NEW YORK I hounh t von mi rrht he in terest ed in knowinz me for manv veal'S: nam elv. wh v mv arand- reach out about twice as far as my modern over and under. Wish I ha d th is informa tion many years ago. How about teaming up a lO-ball 000 load and using Mr. Dimm's patches? Shou ld even the odd s for the boys who hunt wolves and coyotes, as well as add to the number of clean deer kill s in those states which permit only shotguns. If and when someone checks thi s out and you re port the results, I' ll read ab out it in my favorite magazine. Mike Isham Far mington, New Mexico W rong Powder I goofed in the September GUNS by quoting Dick Speer, president of Cascade Cartridge, In c., as saying a .30-06 riAe still had hunting accuracy aft er firing more tha n 60,000 rounds loaded with C.C.I. prim ers, 150 grain bul lets, and charge 01 50 grains 4198 powder. Th e powd er uscd in the laboratory test was 50 gra ins 4895. Th e labora tory charge listed was cert ainly not a recommended load. Handloaders will immediately note that it is way out of line with any loading data and entirely too heavy. Your postman will have some heavy loads of letters from read ers who caught the err or. Many may doubt the 60,000 ro und bar rel life also, but this figure was correc t. While li ke many American shooters, the Preston Fosters of TV the excelle nt C.C.I. primers set a new world 's and movie fa me, are thorough outdoor folks and do a bench rest record, they may have et some whale of a lot of hunting and shooting. They go for the kind of record for long barr el life, perfect feel and balance, fa ster, easier action they get Kent Bellah with their Ithacas. Saint Jo, Texas like the Fosters, if you are particular, you too , want a top quality gun for target shooting or trips af ield. Ithaca Gan g B usters Featherlight Repeaters are light in weight; mad e of safe In reference to the article of Roger Riley solid steel by ac e American g un craftsmen; they a re on the New York gun law, it would be trouble-free , dependable under al l conditions, easy to appropriate, while the excellent book. "Last clean and ma inta in; with ultra- fast , exclus ive bottom eiec- -Saint J o~ Texas li ke the Fosters, if you are particular, you too, want a top quality gu n for target shooting or trips a field. Ithaca Gang Busters Fea therlig ht Rep eaters a re light in we ight ; mad e of safe In reference to the article of Roger Riley solid steel by ac e Amer ican gun cra ftsme n; they a re on the New York gun law, it would be trouble-free, dependable under al l conditions, easy to appropriate, while the excellent book. "Last clean and ma inta in; with ultra -fast, exclus ive bottom ejec Of Th e Great Outlaws," by Homer Croy, is tion, tha t puts the empties at your feet wher e they belong, still on the book stands, to bring to the protects your face and a rms and the man beside you-no attention of inAuential legislato rs the signif loading gate to catch your thumb, and an action that icance of the Northfield ra id on the careers always stays clean and dry. of the Younger Brothers, and the redoubt able Fra nk and Jesse James. In that small, Ithaca gun s take the 2% magnum loads as well a s back-woodsey town there was a 1! un on every lightest loa ds; have beautiful, solid walnut stocks; man and a r iA e in every store ; an armed fam ous Ithaca Raybar front sight; left-ha nde d safety if citizenry. Th e result of an attack by a lar ge you order it and many othe r features. and well orga n ized gang of bandits was: no money stolen, two ban dits dead , all bandit s An Ithaca Featherl ight Repeater is a sound invest wounded, prison for the Youngers, the James ment in ma ny years of hunting and shooting pleasure. brothers forced int o semi-re tire ment. One Since 1880 Ithaca has developed a reputation, small-town group of armed citizens broke up among hunters and shooters who know, of be ing tops the most famous outlaw gang America has in quality AND shooting performance . •. this extra ever seen. value g ives you the most gun for your money when Charles S. Johnson you buy an Ithaca. Arl ington, Va. SEND FOR THIS BOOKLET- "Dave Fisher's book Lucky O kies of easy-to-bu ild Gun Cabinets & Reeks". Build Bein g a regular reader of your absorb ing your own fro m choice of six designs. Complete, magazine I have seen the article regard ing simple instructions with mate ria ls list. By special the Sullivan law in New Yor k. It has a rra ngement with the author you can have this occurred to me that the ant i-Sull ivan law $1. booklet for only sac coin (no stamps). advocates, may their tribe increase, will have Model 37R shown here-America's best .... some powerfu l help from the toy manu shotgun buy -only ~ facturers when the New York police begin $115.95 to declar e that permi ts are needed for young *Preston Foster and his wife Sheila are starred in sters to wear their low-slung cap and water the TV "Wa terfront" Series. pistols. I know thi s idea is facetio us but it seems to me that it could almost happen - in New York! Here in Oklahoma we gun bugs are SAl/ACE: THE RIFLE THAT IS 60 YEARS YOUNC Savage calibers were .22 Imp, .25-35, .303 Savage, .30-30, .32-40, .38-55 , .250-3000, .300 Sav.,.243, .308, .358-last five current. Engraved M99 was given by F.D.R. to Shah of Persia, has U.S. and RIFLE LAUNCHED IN royal arms inlaid on action side. GAS-LIGHT ERA, TODAY REMAINS MODERN, UNCHANGED THROUGH SIXTY YEARS OF SUCCESS By FRANK DE HAAS A RTH UR SAVAGE WROTE a letter to a customer in 1903. "We sent you one fi of our catalogs," he said, "and you still haven't bought a rifle. What is wrong?" Though the letter was a little agg ressive for the man agin g director of what has become one of America's largest arms firms , the tone was under standable. Arthur W.Savage had designed what he believed to be a perfect sporting rifle, and he couldn' t see how an yone could fail to recognize it as such. This rifle is the world renowned Savage Model 99, a high power lever action repeater. Its success began with the Savage-designed .303 cartridge, has since become popular around the world . The new company was firm ly estab lished by 1914, making only sporting guns. Besides the original .303 Savage caliber, thr ee others were designed especially for the Model 99 ; the .22 Hi-Power , .300 Savage, and .250/ 3000. Each boosted its prestige and popularity among riflemen a little ABOUT THE INVENTOR The found er of Savage Arms, Arthur W illiam Savage : b. Kingston , Ja ma ica, May 13, 1857. Schools in Baltimo re, Md., and in England. Tra veled East and Wes t Indies, Egypt, Australia. Returned to U.S. 1886 as manager Utica (N.Y.) Belt Line RR. In 1890, sta rted work on rifle; test models to U.S. in 1891 -94. Left fir m in 1906, moved t-o West Coas t as orange gro wer. Ope ra ted Savage Ti re Co.; was presid ent of Wa ter Company in Cal iforn ia. In Wor ld Wa r I organi zed Savag e Muni tions Co., San Diego, Ca l., to ma ke .45 pistols. Wor ked with British Ministry of Muni tio ns. Died Sept. 22, 1938. Savage lines blend with Redfield "Bear Cub" scope in Stith mount. Author prefers scope on M99, took big bull elk (right) with one shot from his .300 Savage. \ .••_ ...... J higher. Today two of these old-line calibers, .300 and naturalized citizen (he was born 1857 in Kingston, .250/ 3000, are still going strong, and it is also chambered Jamaica, B.W.I. ), he turned to the Ame rican sportsman for for three of the very lat est, most modern big game calibers, a market, and the fundamental excellence of his rifle the .243, .308 and .358 series. Has the Savage 99 reached became widely known. The snowball of success began . The its pin nacle of development ? Probably not. Even though sporting model .303 Savage caliber was a smashing success, it bea rs a model date a half century old, in most respects having a decided edge in power over competitive .30 that date could be changed to "Model 1958." 0 other calibers in lever action rifles. The Model 95 in .303 Savage rifle has so well stood the test of time, no other is so fr eshly caliber was the start of the gun that is so well known today. "modern" in style, in design, in functioning as the Savage The standard rifle was supplied with either roun d, half 99, yesterday and today. round -octagon, and full octagon barrels, weighing abo ut When keen-minded inventor Arthur Savage bac k in the 711z po unds. Expe rts disagr ee abo ut how man y were ma de : 1890's dreamed up his novel lever-action spool magazine one source states 5000 in the first few years, while anot her hammerless rep eater , he hardly imagined that around thi s says it was not until 1898 that any quantity were made. All one single model would be built a vast arms industry, and Model 95 rifles, both sporting and military, were believed that almost 65 years later an identical rifle would be shoot made for Arthur Savage's company by Marlin Firea rms in ing the world 's most modern high power sporting car New Haven. The model was discontinued in 1899 when tridg es. In 1891 Savage submitted two handmade rifles to min or changes were ma de in the mecha nism, and the first the .S. Ordn ance Department test boa rd. The Savage was of the true Model 99s came int o being. The year marked a rejected, but the in vent or continued to impr ove th e gun, compa ny reorgani zati on with new capital, new tools, and a for his basic idea was sound, a square-section br eech block new factory erected at the firm's home town of Utica, N.Y., that camm ed up in the final closing motion of the lever, to home of Savages until 1945. lock solidly aga inst the rear of the receiver. The Savage What has made that ori gina l design still so " up to date?" Repeating Ar ms Company began in 1894 to make and First, it was bui lt at the start of the smok eless powder era, mark et his rifles, in sporting and long 30" barrel full stock used new "smokeless steel." The Savage action had man y military mode ls. In 1895 he submi tted the improved rifle "firsts" : it was the first solid br eeched, hamm erless, rotary to the New York State Board for possible ati onal Guard spool ma gazin e, and completely enclosed action mad e. It down onto the spoo l, until five are in place. l;pon closing the action, the top cartridge is cham bered. In the receiver side an opening shows a number on the magazine spool indicating the numb er of shells left. The rifle can be fired single shot, magazine in reser ve, or at any time the ma gazin e can be fired empty ju st by opening the bolt full y.- The hammerless rifle is smoo th in outline . The safety is behind the trigger and , when "on," locks the trigger and locks the lever closed. A sliding shotgun safety on top is offered as a special feature by Savage, for left -handed shoote rs. The striker can be easily let down on a live cartridge so the riAe can be carr ied safely, by holding the trigger as the finger lever is closed. Thi s leaves the striker down, but not resting far enough forward to tou ch the pr imer. To shoot, the finger lever can be slapped open about halfway, then snapped shut, cocking the striker. The br eech block has a camming action opening and closing to aid extraction. Another feature of Savage's rifles is a cocking indicator. Arthur Savage's first had a hole in the br eech block showing the firing pin positi on. In the 95 model and up till ab out 1909 in the Model 99, a littl e squa re lever on the bolt stuck up. It could be seen and felt. Then came the pin indi cator, located on the rear of the receiver, as it is on the 99s made toda y. To get the full accuracy of such cartridges as the .22 Hi-Power, .250/ 3000 and .300 Savage, a scope sight was needed. Because it is hammerless, with cartridges ejected to the side, the Model 99 became the most pop ular scope· sighted hunting rifle in America. Sharp pointed bullets can be used in the rotary Model 99 magazine, and the result was a long range varmint and small game outfit, more accurate th an any other lever action. The magazin e design is also, as Savage sellers have discovered, a maga zine "you cannot drop." All shots under 2" at 100 yards testifies to high accuracy potential of .250·3000 Model 99. Gun shot acc urately in spite of being take-do wn. There is only one basic Model 99 action, but it could have been other wise. His very first models were military rifles. Until about 1908 Savage listed a military riAe, long 30" barrel, full forestock with bands, military sights, and with an gular or sword bayonet. But his attempts to peddl e them met with littl e success. In a futil e effort to drum up sales he stated in Original M95 Savages in Winch est er the 1399 catalog that he was pr epared to manufac ture the Model 99 Savage collection are 26" sporter, 30" full Military to handle any military cartridge. These at the time included stock military Savage offered u .S. Army. .30/40, .303 British, 7.9 Mauser , the 7mm, and others, all longer than the Savage sporting calibers. Had the Jamaica riflemaker been successful in getting military contracts, we might be the heir s to a longer Savage 99 Flat-sided Savage receiver takes engraving well. M99K had ornate scroll pattern with game scene in vignette. Favorite with javelina. wild boar hunters, in the South West and in Tennessee. is the Savage .250-3000 or .300. Square cocking indicator on M95 bolt differs from later M99 pin. Trigger holds firing pin to rear as bolt is closed. Haas says this could be improved to give a more "crisp" pull. bolt action ri fles for the long .30-06 and .270 shells. Failure there is no reason why the Savage rifle with fairly heavy of the mili tary rifle may have been a disappoin tment to Mr. 26" barrel should not have been as accurate as an y single Savage-may even have been a disapp ointment to ord shot of the same barrel length , weight and calibe r. But the nan cemen, who would have found the Savage mechanism carbines with short, slim barrels, and a short sighting an easy one to adapt to gas-opera ted automa tic principle radiu s, were no record setters on the range. Then in 1901 decad es bef ore such weapons became common. But it was came the featherweight model, slimm ing the barrel down to the sporting version which has mad e the Savage name make the rifle weigh barely six pounds. The average hun ter remembered and the company pr osper. did n't give a whoop abo ut accuracy so long as it was suit. The first Model 99 sporting rifles had 26" round, half able for big game shooting, so these carbines and feath er' octagon or full octagon barrels. These established the weights became extremely pop ular. No one who ever Ray Vigue's long range shooting showed grouping ability of custom barrel Colt to hold close on 100 yard smallbore target. Lyman 30X-scoped .22 OMT was rest-fired. Officers Models in .22 (top) and .357 were fitted with special 10" barrels at Colt factory. Heavy .357 has Weaver K-IO in split mounts. DOWN·EASTER TWO.GUN MAN USES CUSTOM COLTS WITH VARMINT SCOPES MOUNTED FOR LONG RANGE SHOOTING HE SP ORT who bet his fancy pocket watch that Some of the dat a painstakin gly acquired in the early T Ray Vigue couldn' t hit said watch at 315 feet with a years was lost when high water flooded his camp in north .22 pis tol, lost. He called it quits after thr ee hits and stated ern Maine. So back he went, not to the slide rul e ("I' d ( what Vigue would be the first to deny ) that this was an rather burn powder than push a pencil" ) , but to the fieid. example of th e ulti mate in handgun marksmanship. The experiments began when Vigue found that little in Vigue considers himself an experimenter and researcher form ation was published on long ran ge hand gunning. Gun " of the old school." He's been using handgun s for 30 years. and ammo manufacturers told him balli stics research was Five years ago he began testin g the long ran ge potential of invariabl y restricted to 100 yards or less. So Vigue, a the sidearm. In these five years he has fired 75,000 roun ds m osl_~ §t ,- .~ ~f~-~.J? Q.!<.~!1 o ~ tp ~g....ba,i.fi, ~ J\. {; rl<~L,W · fHl .. v - - -- - .1- . sb8.Pu ,1-6, .. Vigue considers himself an experimenter and researcher formation was published on long ran ge hand gunning . Gun "of the old schoo l." He's been using hand guns for 30 years. and ammo manufacturers told him ballistics resear ch was Fi ve years ago he began testin g the long range potential of invari ably restricted to 100 yards or less. So Vigue, a the sidearm. In these five years he has fired 75,000 rounds modest, soft-spoken chap of 42, then had a SA Colt .44-40 of .22 rirnfire and 10,000 roun ds of .38 Special and .357 fitted with a Weaver (and later a Lyman ) scope of low Magn um, using a variety of hand guns equipped with scope power. sights. Results were interesting, but muzzle blast, heavy recoil, He doesn't feel he's finished the job yet. and the high traj ectory of the heavy bullet led him to the .22. He had a Colt Officer's Model with a six-inch barrel fitted with a 6X Weaver by a Bangor, Me., gunsmith. Thi s worked out very well, but at ranges in excess of 200 ya rds it was evident that a revolver with a longer barrel equipped with a more powerful scope was called for. Vigue drifted to .22 aut omatics for a while, but eventually settled on a matched pa ir of custom-made revolvers by Colt, in .22 and .357. Designed to his specifications (Colt told him it was the first order of the type hon ored in 35 years) they ar e twin beauties, enou gh to sweat the palms of an y hand gunn er oglin g them. Built on the OMT frame, the barrels are 10· inch. The .22's riflin g is somewhat tighter in spira l than the standard, and a bit und ersize in the bore. The .357 has standard rifling and a snug bore. Both bores ar e chrome plated. Front sights are mounted higher than conventional to allow unrestricted sighting when the arm is used without scope. This is essential, as the scope mounts remain attached to the top of the .22 barrel. Each sight is fitted with a small gold bead recessed into the blad e. The sights are removable from the barrels by loosenin g two attachin g screws. Thi s permits split-ring mounts to be slipped onto the .357 barrel. Rear sights ar e standard adj ustable. After tr ying various scope magnificati ons, Vigue settled To countless thou sands of shooters, Col. Townsend Whelen (abovel is "The Dean of Riflemen." This story proves t hat he is still seeking truth, even in contradiction to accepted t heory. By COL. TOWNSEND WHELEN OR AT LEAST 75 YEARS, the standard and prescribed positions for firin g F the rifle in target practice, competitions, and military training ha ve been prone, sitting, kneeling, and standing. It has not been permissib le to rest the rifle on any steadying obj ect in any way, and the rifle must be fired free from any support other than the hands, arms, and shou lder. Of course, considerable pra ctice is necessary in these posi tions to hold the rifle steadily enoug h so that the bullseye will be struck cons istentl y. Th us considerable intelligent training and practice is necessary before an yone can shoot the rifle well. Riflemen are made, not born. Becau se it introdu ced an element not available to shooters and compe titors everywhere, it was thought that restin g the rifle on any firm subs tance to stea dy GIVE YOUR DEAN OF AMERICAN RIFLE AUTHORITIES > ' SAYS IT "JUST AIN'T SO" THAT A HARD REST WRECKS RIFLE ACCURACY it was unfair. Also it was though; that if the rifle was rested it would not shoot to its normal zero or sighting as deter mined in the legal positions; in fact, that it would shoot very wild. All mark sman ship man uals stated that the rifle should never be rested on any hard object, and all experi enced hu nters have known that if a rest were used to be Bench rest shoo ting, instituted about twelve years ago, sure of a very long shot, it should be on some soft object together with the modern telescope sight, introduced a such as a folded shooting coat or gloves. method of shooting which pr actically elimina ted all human I believed all this myself. In fact, many years ago I erro rs. Any peculiarities of rifle and ammunition stood conducted a nu mber of experiments which showed that out clearly, divorced fr om any lack of skill in shooting. restin g the forearm or the barrel on any firm or fairly firm We old shooters began to use the bench in an effort to object caused the rifle to shoot high fr om its normal zero find out why our bullets did not all shoot int o one hole, found in sitting, kneeling, and stand ing positions, while and to discover those thin gs that would improve accura cy shoo ting from the prone position with a tight gunsling and reliability. At first we thought it was quite necessar y caused it to shoot low. I published these findi ngs on pages that the rifle be rested at exact spots on the forear m and 57 and 258 of my book, "Small Arms Design and Ballistics, under edge of butt-stock, on soft sandbags; but later we Vol. II ," T. G. Samworth, P ublisher. But these experiments found that restin g on quite firm objects made no differ were conducted by me in 1913 and earlier, with rilles in ence, and in fact was slightly steadier. Thi s caused consid which the forearm was screwed to the barrel or bound erable doubts in our mind s as to the tru th of the old belief to the barrel by a ba nd, a method of assemb ly which has th at resting the rifle caused it to shoot high and wild. As no w been obsolete for a num ber of years. Later (August, a class, we old shooters are "from Mi souri;" we ha ve to 1919), Captain Wallace of the Infantry School of An TI S be shown. And bench rest shoo ting was a method by and I showed by experimental firing that this did not which we could be shown beyond any reason for doubt. apply to the .30-06 Springfield Model 1903 Military rifle, In our Regular Army also, considerable doubt was being which shot pretty consistently to the same zero no ma tter expressed about this belief that restin g the rifle causes it how held or rested. The barrel of this rifle is fr ee floating to shoot wide and wild. Apparently, restin g did not hav e l.oI ';~ ~ r , ~ Q. .f':"..r::..",~ "'-, ~ _ ro. "" .J l _ ~ - -l c . ~ - :&. ..,l ) "-Jv vv"' · V.I. 1 .l.,L.I..I.11.:1 J.J c:: ;,uO\...-rr, I1.U U JJ CJJ\,;Il l C~C "" :' JHjVU ll b ~ w a s ' a II1e LIIUU -o y and I showed by experimental firin g that this did not which we could be shown beyond an y reason for doubt. appl y to the .30-06 Springfield Model 1903 Military rifle, In our Regular Army also, considerable doubt was being which shot pr etty consistently to the same zero no matter expressed about this belief that restin g the rifle causes it how held or rested. The barrel of this rifle i free floating to shoot wide and wild. Apparently, restin g did not have within its forearm and handguard, or supposed to be so. this effect on the service rifle (see ab ove) . If the rifle would shoot consistently and to its established zero when rested, it was only common ense that soldiers should be encour aged to rest it when possible .3o'il in order to assure sur e hits on the "Pr0ttQ. <1-. S. enemy, pa rticularly in the excitement of warfare. These thought s and facts have now resulted in a complete re (iJ + ,.,,;,- vision in military marksmanship tr ain ing, and in the introducti on of a new system at present called "Trai nfire." .-. All preliminary marksman ship in ht ~ struction is now conducted on a 25 .' meter range, shooting at a black pas ter I NCl-/fS 8.5 centimeters square affi xed to an E-type silhouette. The firer aims at the Testing 5 rifles from 5 shooting positions, Wh elen found "hard rest" group s bottom of the paster, and carefully (4th from left above) only 112-"h" high, not enough to spoil hunting accuracy. adjusts his (Continued on page 32) RIFLE A REST OR THE LAST FEW MONTHS I have made life F miserable for our local red squirrel population, testin g typical .22 aut oloading rifles for GUNS. How accur ate were they ? My assignment I first thought , was not a happ y one. Being a bolt action rifle nut, I could not quite see what in Heaven's name so many rifle bu yers saw in these ammunition burne rs. But now, after putting well oyer 5,000 rounds of assort ed brands through these pop guns, I have come to know them and their attractions a little better. Guns tested were: Winchester M77, clip and tube re peaters ; Remin gton's M552; Brownin g Grade I .22 aut o ; the J. C. Higgin s M29, sold by Sears, mad e by Hi Shell shield on Rem .552 kee ps hot brass Standard; Mossberg's M151K ; Savage's 6K ; and Marlins from face, may kick them back into gun. in M98 with tub e (stock) magazine and 39-C with clip. Tradewind s, Inc., sent the French Gevarm. The Beretta (Italy), is imported by J. 1. Galef, was also tested. The newest Ithaca X-5, and the H & RLynx could not be included as they were not on the market at the time tests By DAVID o. MORETON were conducted. Control guns were 40-X Remin gton and TESTING THE .22 AUTOS M52C group (center) compared with Marlin groups with EZXS (far left), Super Speed (up left ), Super-X (low I_ I~ I VI L _ u L, _ L~ I __ -I ~ ~ 1. M52C group (center) compared with Marlin groups with EZXS (far left ), Super Speed (up left) , Super-X (low left), Kleanbore (right) and Monark. Rifles tested were shot from padded rest. Over 5000 shots checked ac curacy of guns thoroughly. Mossberg and others were fired with scopes. Eleven au toloaders got full test in woo ds hunti ng for red sq uirrels. 5,000 ROUNDS THROUGH ASSORTMENT OF .22 AUTOLOADING RIFLES CONVINCES WRITER OF THEIR PRACTICAL PLINKING AND SMALL-GAM E ACCURACY MS2C Win chester mat ch rifles, sighted with Lyman 20X con tinues till clip or magazine tube is empty. Supertargetspot or Unertl lOX. The Winchester M77 is a solid frame gun, no t takedown ; All eleven rifles tested are semi-automatic, straight blow 8-shot clip fitted at front of trigger guard, or tub e back ; that is, they fire only one shot with each pull of magazine holding I S Long Rifle rounds beneath barrel. the tr igger, and the force of the powder gas shoves the Its sleek, streamlined app earance is uniform with that of cartridge case and breech block to the rear , compressing the Model 88 big -bore hun ting rifle. M77 has ro tary a br eech block return spring. The empty case is ejected, thumb safety, waln ut pistol grip stock, 22" rou nd tapered the spring throws the breech forward, str ipping a fres h barrel, bead front sight, open rea r. Receiver grooved for cartridge from clip or tube magazine into the chamber. Weave r Tip-Off scope moun t. Weight abo ut Slh pounds, Then the gun is read y to fire again, simpl y by pulling par for the cours e. Round bolt handle is on the left side the tri gger. One gun, the Gevarm, fires from an open bolt of the action. like a BAR: pr essing the trigger releases the bolt from a Browning's autoload er, newcomer to U.S. ma rket under rear position: the cartridge fires as it chambers. The cycle that brand, is identical to pr e-war (Continued on page 47) GUN f£:OLLECTING By TOM BERNARD ON A BUDGET OUSAY YOU DON'T BELIEVE Y that gun collecting can be inex COLLECTING SMITH & WESSONS BRINGS A pensive? Perh aps you have been look "RICH MAN'S HOBBY" WITHIN AVERAGE MEANS ing the wrong way. A nice collection of guns, one that you will be pr oud to show your fri ends, can be had even by us who are in th e lower income brack ets. All it tak es is some careful plan ning and the right selection of guns. First, you must decide how much money you have to spend, and then decide how you can best spend it to get the most good guns. Next, you must Hundred dollar-or-Iess Smiths include en decide where to spend it. This is very graved tip-up .32 sold for $40 recently, imp ortant because, sad though it is to and rare ladysmith .22, a tiny copy of relate, there are people in thi s world M & P, often sold in $70 to $100 range. who will take a beginning gun collector to the cleaners. Talk to as man,y gun collectors as you can. Find a reputable dealer. Read as man y books as you can about gun collecting, and follow the magazin e ads closely. Fr om thi s you will get a good idea of current market prices and you won't find your self tagged as a "fish." We both know people, the writer included, who have reall y gotten stuck with some " 0 CluJ 1'i'r..1002iNlf' 'd!.d-~D,,'8.'Y':' 1plPr m lt h ml~ you will get a good idea of curr ent market prices and you won't find your self tagged as a "fish." We both know people, the writer included, who have reall y gotten stuck with some " 0 co ll ecti0 n -w0 uId-be-complete-without this-gun-in-any -condition" clunkers. Make your plans carefully and know what you are going to do before you start spending . The selection of which guns to col lect will be your next prob lem. So often, a person will ju st ramble around, buying any old gun he finds, without an y definite goal in mind. Now, we said we wanted an inexpensive collec tion. Well, rambling ar ound is one way to not be inexpensive. Even if you do buy only cheap guns, you will soo n find that you have quite a sum in them, in tr avel expenses. It's up to you whether you can or can't afford it. What we are lookin g for ar e guns th at do not require a fortune to buy, and will offer a good selection of guns that will be more valuable in the future. Among the guns that would best fit thi s category are Smith & Wesson pistols. In the photograph on page 24, No.3 .44 and .450 S&Ws were worldbeaters eleven guns are pictured. Th ese repre for blackpowder target game. Model (top) sent only a small num ber of the many has thumb rest safety . ivory handle aun low cost Smith & W """on n i"t"!,, ~ v~ i J. the fluted cylinder and round butt. The .32 caliber variety of " tip-up" pictured is the Modell%. As a rul e, you will find these cost a littl e less than the Model 1. The Model }l/z Old Model , corresponds in looks with the Model 1 second issue except for its larger size and difference in cylinder stop. Thi s .32 has its cylinder stop at the bottom rather than on top. These were first mad e in 1365 and there were 25,224 mad e. Th e Model IVz Ne w Model is, except for size, like the Model 1 third issue. Th ese came out in 1369. Th ere is no record of how man y were mad e, but the number was high. Th e third gun of the Model 11/ 2 series is not a " tip. up" (page 24 ) , but is the first .32 caliber to fire a center fire bullet. Th e gun is a top-break model that came out ar ound 1377. Th e pr oper nam e for this gun is the Model 11/ 2 Single Action. It was pro duced until 1892 and there were 97,540 mad e. In looking for some of these " tip-ups," you may run acro ss some seeming imitati ons of the Smith's with MA DE FOR SM ITH & WES SON stamped on the barrel. What you have found may be some of the guns that were infringements on the Smith & Wesson patents . Smith & Wesson sued several companies for patent infringements and took over and sold their guns. It might be a good idea for you to pick up one of these for the collection also. However. don 't First U.S. metallic cartridge revolver was little g ~ n u i ne S & W (2nd issue) .22; most variati ons sell for $25. be surprised if the price is higher than for a Smith.Recent evidence indicates S & W actually contracted for some of these pistols fr om their competitors in the early days to fill their own orders, sion revolvers, " Kentucky" rifles, duelin g pistols, and many according to John Parsons' "S mith & Wesson Revolvers." other collecto r catego ries, that is cheap. Yet all of these are As to what you shou ld look for next in the low priced prized collectors items. Th ey are all antiqu es, and all ar e field, you have an open market. If you would still like to fairly plentiful. Most important, they ar e constantly arow stay on the spur trigger models, you might go after the .38 510 n r evuivers, l'- eIIlU (;KY Hile s, uuellllg piSLUIS , ClIIU'DICIIl Y ...... , 0 ,.. .., ..., ..., "-'" • .0. ,.. , ..:::u ,? • .I.\. " V .. " .:;la other collector categories, that is cheap. Yet all of these are As to what you shou ld look for next in the low priced prized collectors items. Th ey are all antiqu es, and all ar e field, you have an open market. If you would still like to fairly plentiful. Most important, they ar e constantly grow stay on the spur trigger models, you might go after the .38 ing in value. caliber variety. Th ese are top-break models and are similar Ever since Horace Smith and Daniel B. Wesson put their to the Model 1% Sin gle Action. Th e proper nam e for these first bored-thr ough cylinde r .22 caliber Model No. 1 on the is the Model 2 (see cut). Th ere were 24.633 mad e of the market in 1357, the Smith & Wesson people have been Mode l 2 first issue, beginning in 1876. Thi s gun has a long making some of the finest pistols mon ey could bu y. Their barrel strap which gives it a rather ugly app ear ance. Col. quality and workmanship have been so superior tha t, even lectors ha ve dubbed this one the " Baby Russian." The to day, most of the Smith's you find are still in perfect ModeJ 2 second issue came out in the 1880 's, and there working order. As you prog ress in your gun collection, were 33,522 of them mad e. (Continued 011 page 54 ) you will find out how important this will be to you. Among the more desir able and least expensive g uns that you will want to begin with are the small " tip-ups." These guns, oddly enough, are also the oldest gun s that Smith & Wesson made. Th e nam e comes fr om the way the barrel tip s up to allow the cylinder to be removed for loading. Th ey come in t hree varieties of .22 and .32 calibers. Th e .22's are properl y nam ed Model 1. The Modell, first issue was the first modern -cartridge g un that Smith & Wesson mad e. (Before this, they made the fam ous Volcanic pistols ) Thi s gun was first produced in 1357, is easily distin gui shed fr om the second issu e because of its round fra me. Th e second issue came out in 1360 and , together, there were 126,430 of them made. The third issue came o ut in 1363, and there were 123.528 of these made. T his third issue is distinguished fro m the second by Many Smiths have importa nt historic association like Colorad o territ ory gov ernor McCook's .44 sold for only $ 135. Checking shot proves 28 gives killing pa ttern 10 yards far ther than 0410. 28 GAUGE FOR BEGINNERS OFTEN IGNORED, THE 28 HAS EDGE OVER POPULAR .410 AS FIRST GUN FOR YOUNG HUNTER Wads in 28 (center shell) produce better ballistics than jammed-up column in 04 \0, equals 20. Single 28 is . good beginners' gun but author's son (left) likes '11-48 Remington for game. By FRANK DE HAAS By FRANK DE HAAS HE 28 GAUGE IS TH ESHOTGUN seldom spoken of. But T after almost dying out, there is a new surge of popularity for this in-between size. From 10 gauge down to .22 Shot, the 20 gauge and the .410 fan s mak e the loudest noises. With new magnums, shooters tout the 20 as a pr oven game gun. The .410 fan s, or faddists as some label them, are different: feats they claim to accomplish with thi s pea-shooter rival the power of the biggest goose guns. But the 23 gau ge enthusiast will just smile quietly. He has undoubtedly tri ed all three and knows that the 28 is a close step behind the 20 in practical power, and several huge strides ahead of the .410. Like man y shotgun expe rts, he has found the 28 ga uge has a wider use than ju st firin g the 28 skeet program or in the hands of the skilled wing shot. The 28 is the small est shotgun that can be successfully used on game. Its value is not limited to the skilled wing sho t only ; one of the best uses is to put the 28 in the hands of the beginner field shooter instead of the .410 . The .410 traditional "first gun ," lacks killin g punch and ran ge for most game, with the possible exception of the cotton tail rabbit. Most youngs ters start their hunting career with an older shooter, and usually these oldsters will have a gun much more potent than the .410 . Their success gives the young GOLDEN STATE ARMS HAS GROWN BIG BY SUPPLYING SHOOTERS WITH GUNS FROM ABROAD; GUNS THAT WHET THE BUYERS TASTE FOR BETTER SPORTERS GUN GIANT OF THE By JOHN W . BREATHED, Jr. o MOSTSHOOTE RS, th e expres T sion " things will be okay when my ship comes in" is ju st a saying, but to Al Gettler, Bob Brenn er, and Walter "Andy" Anderson of Golden State Arms Co., the phrase has realit y. ·'We are finally getting in our Israel govern ment surplus rifles via London," breath es Brenn er with genuine relief. ~ 1W!1Jtlw S l-"qn~, GOLDEN WEST Gun OF By DONALD SIMMONS "',oc f6;-;;;, ·· ~Ft 2. B REECH BLOCK LOCkE:D THE OLD • THE NEW • THE UNUSUAL ~-7~it-g . 3 . BR £.e:CH B LOCk U HLOCKEO B..lo. 4 e . lfa C M 6 tO CK 8 0TH f lue To Mov e To F"u..," Fhcon. Fb.'TION HE RDH IGTO :\151 T a utomat ic pistol was made fr om 1918 to 1934, design ed by J. D. Ped er sen . l In ique hesi tation blowback design was p ion eered on exper ime ntal .45 pi stol but pr odu ced onlyin .32 and .380 pock et size, Sep aration of slide a nd br eech hlock in recoi l cycle all owed use of ligh ter recoil sp ring. mak ing p istol eas ier to cock.Appro xima tely 65,000 of .45 pistol but pr od uced only in .32 an d .380 pock et size. Se p aration of slide a nd br eech hlock in recoil cycle allowed use of lighter recoil sp ring. mak in g pi stol easier to coc k. A pp roxirnately 65,000 of both ca libers were mad e. I have one of th e first thousand and one of t he last . Differences in marks and slide groo ves di stin guish the tw o. Early slide mark is, in two li nes, THE REMINGT ONARMS NIO ' MET ALLIC CA HTRIDGE CO.INC.jIlEMINGTON ILION WK S ILION. N.Y. USA PEDEIlSENS P AT ENT S PE NDING. On trigger guard right side, an a nchor. F rame, left side, PA followed by ser ial. Gr ip s, bot h sides, in thr ee lines, H E MI N G T O ~/ U M C / T Il A D E ~lAIl K . Magazin e bolt om, U and on left side , 32 or 380 Cal. On e gun in # 7,000 ser ies also ha s an ch or on bottom of gri p safe ty. Slide g roo ve s se pa rate Marks on la te 1'151 are. on slide two models; c utaway show s lines : R E ~ IlX GT OX AIlMS CO ~'l P AN Y , rxc, tw o-piece bo lt details. ILIO N, N.Y. U.S.A. PEDE RSEN PATENTS/ PAT'D. MAR. 9, 20, AUG . 3, 20, OCT. 12, 20. J U.'E 14, 20, OTHERS PENDING. Frame at trigger guard righ t side ha s 8·p oint circ ular star and on frame a bove trigger guard, in Iwo lines, Rn JlNGTo N/TRADE MA IlK. Frame, left side on guard, LN. and on fram e above trigger guard, P A followed by serial. Grips are marked as first model. Ma gazine bott om, no mark and on left side, calibe r. T he barrel, at ejection port, REMINGTON POCKET AUTO is marked 32 CA L./7.65 MM or 380 CA L./ 9 MM. The old model slide ha s n ine ma IN TWO MODELS STILL IS chined grasping grooves, th e lat er mod el has 15 sawtooth grooves. Internall y, the old mod el extractor is lon ger , dovetai led C ARRIED AS DEFENSE PISTOL. in to po sition, h as defini te spring action. New model extrac tor is short, held by cylindrical section and the slide _ and not to any lack of interest. Funny how a profe ssional job in the shooting business can cut int o a man's own shooting ; but that's how it is, and I like it. Dick is midwestern representative for shooting promotion under the aegis of Sports- man's Service Bureau.s-Editor). Anyway, the Grand was bigger and better than ever, in spite of depression fears and blue-note prophecies. And GUNS was not without repr esentation. Ed itor Bev Man n, Tech Editor Bill Edw ard s, and Ad-man Lee Salberg were on hand early in the week, to renew acqu aintances and line up stories for future issues. By the time the big events came up on the shooting schedule, a record numb er of scatte rg unners pit ched a record numb er of pellets out toward the airport T CAN'T HAPPEN her e-but it did! The Th e Massets' int erest in guns and shooting from trapshootin g's favorite firing line, to I t. heory Iha t. new shooters or shooters began with the collecting fever. Mrs. Masset crown a new champion. witho ut hot shooting records can't win in had fa hioned an int erestin g collec tion of Becau se he didn't pla y the optionals, Grand t.h e Skeet [ational s was sma hed lik e a gun oddities before switching .from th e Winner Tom Eri cco, who ente rs Nor thwest station eight in-comer, in the 1958 NSSA collec ting game to handgun shooting, alon g ern U. this fall on a scholarship, will enjoy skeet tournament. wit.h hubb y Bob. Next came Chri stma s and fewer aft er-cla ss malts than he might have Joan Masser, 3758 West Cornelia . Chi cago, the skeet gun, followed by skeet on New had if he had "s hot the work s." He played dropped in on the 1958 Nationals, with Year's Day at Lincoln Park, on Chicago's it stra ight, and took home $2,500.00. But husband Bob, 10 see the big-name skeet Out er Drive. Mrs. Masser credit.s both her that ain 't hay, and how can a man guess, gunners perform. It was 20 gauge day at husband and Lin coln Park manager Jim when he lays down his fee money, that the the big event in skee t, and Joan didn 't ex War eham with coaching her to the Ladies winn er' s lightning might strike him ? pect 10 win any medal s. Her 82 per cent titl e in the short space of two seasons. C. R. Crawford, last year's Grand Ameri average for 1958 in the 20 gauge division She wa introduced to trap on a day when can winn er, brok e a very respectable 93 from didn 't raise any eyebrows. the thermometer hovered around two degrees the 24 yard lin e in this year 's race for ex Besides she had record ed only 700 regis below zero. Thi s introduction leaves her Grand Winn ers. tered targ ets for t.he year, and only 300 prior cold on the game of trap, but she feels that Word of the death on August 3rd of B. F. to ih e lllinoi Sta t. e Shoot. In ju st three a fling at Irap on a hot, sunny day might Cheek, winn er of the 1936 Grand American skee t. events before the Nationals had she add another shooting interest. Who knows Handicap and fath er of ATA past president fired the three-gun small gun event (20 maybe a combination of a warm winter day Herschel Cheek, was a sobering note at this gauge, small gauge, and sub-small ga uge). and a round of trap might solve Bob Masser's year' s meet. "B.F." was well known to thou Chri tmas gift list probl em for another year. What happ ened at the Nationals i history, sands of trapshooters, a familiar figure ~ and may encoura ge more " unknown" skeet The Massets make up a potential hu sband at the annual Vandalia conclave. ~ shooters to enter the national tourna ments. and wife combination for ann exin g future Mrs. Masset br oke 96x100 of th e 20 gau ge skeet ti tles. Bob cracked 99 clays in the I Illinois State Shoot, good for a runner-up IrIJh1 / spot in Class B, and is Lin coln Park's Class "R roha ...... n h u " i "l°h ! t:lo nL a Tl tlorfo::o ,..t ....p n h ' T u in \V1!!~~l~~J~v(f ;'- . . L(UVU- Chri trna s gift list probl em for another year. What happ ened at the Nationals i history, sands"of tr'~apsh" ooters, a familiar figure ~ and may encourag e more " unknown" skeet Th e Massets make up a potential hu sba nd at the annual Vandalia conclave. ~ shooters to enter the nati onal tournaments, and wife combination for ann exin g future Mrs. Masset br oke 96x100 of th e 20 gauge skeet ti tles. Bob cracked 99 clays in the Illinois State Shoot, good for a runner-up spot in Class B, and is Lin coln Park's Class IrIJh1 y B champ by virtue of a perf ect century in MlfJ'llEY th e club shoot. tIJ tile CHIPS AN D MISSES : Feminine trap E'IlTH"TElllTE shooters have given men tr ong competit ion during the 1958 season. In at least two instances, the distaff target dusters were too deadly for the men. Iva P embri dge Jarvis, th e Kansa schoolmarm, bested C. E. Barn har t in a shoot-off, to win the Kansas 16 yard titl e. Iva found only one unruly target in t.h e 200 bird event. Edna Stark, the veteran lady gunner from Hoosierlan d's capitol city, showed the way to a classy group of Midwest trapshoot ers at Herschel Cheek's Clinton Gun Club in June, PIl'DUCES THE when she broke 492x500 in a 16-yard mar at hon contest. To demonstrate that th is W'lllD'S IINEST was no fluke, she followed the 500 tar get 16 yard marath on with a 96 in a 100 target handicap race. Whil e grinding out the victory in the long 16-yard program, Mrs. Stark put Photo by Bill Trinka us J r., III. News Phot os together one straight run of 196 tar gets. The Hoosier State Shoot in July was th e Mrs. Joan Masset, recent winner of scene of one of the summer's hott est shooting Pick up your Anderol Gun Ladies' W orld 20 ga uge Champion ship. duels, when oldtim er Frank Mitsch of Crown Lubri-Kit today. Satisfaction guaranteed. If not available at target.s, and was amazed 10 learn that she was Point, Ind iana, and young Johnn y Stern your dea ler's, send $1.50 for tied with Jeani e hields, host. club Pont.iac's berger of Dayton, Ohio, locked horn s. Both 'ea ch postpaid kit . (A plastic Mitsch and ternberger ground out 498 of lady champion, for the coveted t itle. Joan tube of o!l and one of grease.) had seen Jean ie shoot. and felt that. a shoot the Hoosier classic's 500 16 yard targets. Send $1.00 for Man ua l on Cleaning and Preserv a tion of Fir earm s. off would be a hopeless anticlimax. When the Youth won out when Sternberger bested shootoff was completed, she was dumb Mitsch in a shoot-off for th e Rock Jenkins founded to learn that she had won, 23 to 22. Memorial Tr ophy. Mitsch fashion ed a Joan lIas et suspects that husband Bob straight run of 487 targ ets while putting "1\11", <" ",,.. t nrl 1 "' . : 1.."rlA 1.."' 1 ...,. togeth er his 498x500. GIVE YOUR RIFLE A REST (Continued from page 21) PARKER DISTRIBUTORS, Dept. 466 3516 WHITE PLAINS ROAD, N. Y. 67, N. Y. sight unt il his shot group is moved to the 3. A .308 W,C.F. rifle with F.N . Ma user center of the top of the paster, The resulting action, a No.4 med ium heavy Douglas Ultra These price s shall app ly only to Remin gton Guns. in those states that have no operat ive fa ir tr ade statute or zero is his "250 meter battle sight zero," rifled barrel for the .308 cartridge, 26 inches which is ineffective as against non-signers.*These which is used for all subsequent field firing. with 12 inch twist, Barrel free floatin g in prices on Remin gt on Guns app ly in t he following states: MI SSOURI. NE B RAS KA . T EXAS.UTAH, VIR· The firing point of this 25 meter ra nge is the forearm of its sport ing stock. Weight of GINIA . V ERMONT, WA SHIN GTON , D.C.. AR · KAN SAS.COLO RA DO, FL ORI DA , GEOR GIA,I N. ar ranged with foxholes, trenche s, stumps, ri fle 91f2 pound s. 8X Lyman Junior Target DIANA, KANSA S. L OUISI ANA , MI CHI GAN , NEW MEXICO, OREGON, SOUT H CA ROL I NA. WEST tr ees, sandbagged parapets, and oth er ob spot Scope. Load , 150 grain Sierra spitzer V I RGI N I A. jec ts on which the soldier rests his rifle to bullet and 46 grains of Ball-C powd er. REMINGTON 740 ADL be absolut ely certa in of his aim and steadi M uzzle velocity ab out 2,800 I.p. s, ness of positio n in establishing thi s zero, 4. A .243 Win chester Model 70 "Varmint" WOODMASTER and also to enco urage him to rely on such rifle, 26 inch medium weight stainless steel rests to mak e sur e hit s. Win ch ester barrel, Winchester sporting stock, DELUXE MODEL About a year ago, I determ ined that 1 action bedd ed in Hart er's glass and forearm FIRST A ND O NLY Light W e i g ht AUTO· L O ADING Big Ga m e Rifle a x c tu s tv e would myself endeavor to find out th e tr uth free float ing. Sight : 6X Unertl Condor scope " P OW E R- MA T l e AC T ION " • 2 44 REMI N GT O N, 30-06. 308 WIN. $11995 R etail-$149.95 ... • •. ... Y OUR PRIC E abo ut thi s matter of resting the rifle, par in Unertl tar get (not de horned ) moun ts. ticularly with relat ion to modern hunting Load: 85 gra in Sierra spitzer bullet, 36 ~· ~~ ~ d~r d~~ m:ra':J~ . ab ov e b ut $1 0750 R etai l -$134.50 .•...... YOU RP RICE and varmint ri fles. I had five very fine and grain s BaIl· C powder, muzzle velocity ap REMINGTON 725 ADL RIFLE dep endable rifles wit h which to experiment. proximately 3,200 f.p.s. Accordingly I laid out a pro gram of tests. 5. A .270 W,C.F . caliber F.N . Mau ser rifle, ~ '"';. ;::!.sT ~:~1TI 0 N ,.'".REM. I would fire each of th ese rifles at 100 yards with standard F.N. Barrel, with fine sporting . ::-' . ' INGTON ' s F a m o u s l i n e o f bolt in series of five-shot groups, alwa ys with the stock by W. 1. Humphrey, barrel fittin g ac ti o ns . a ll c ustom fea-$ l tu re ~. 30-06, 280, 270 Cal . 0775 same adjustment of th e telescope sight, and R e ta.I- $1 3 4 . 9 5 .. . .•. . . • YOU R PRICE snugly in the forear m, sling swivel attached • R EM IN GTON 721 , at th e same point of aim, each rifle to be to forearm only. 4XBear Cub scope with 30-06, 270 Cal. R e tai l - $ 9S. 2 S .. •••• • .Y OUR PR ICE fired in th e following positions and manner wide flat -top post reticul e. Load, 150 grain • R EM I NGT ON 721 , 300 .H &HM a gnu m . of rest ing or not restin g : Sierra soft point boat ta il bullet and 57 R e tal l - S l 0 7 . 1 S .... •• ••• Y OUR PRICE • RE MI NGTON 722-257 Bench R est: Th e rifle rested in the norm al gra ins of 4831 powder. Mu zzle velocity 3,000. Robert s . 308 W IN . Re tai l- $ 8 9 .7S .....•.. • . YO UR P RICE bench test mann er, forea rm rested midway With all these rifles, th e action was excep between it s tip and the receiver on a sand tionally well bedde d in th e stock, and the REMINGTON SPORTSMAN bag pla ced on a Beecher pedestal , and th e gunsling was attac hed to the for earm only, ADL 58 lower edge of the butt- stock likewise rested th e barrel bein g either fr ee float ing or ju st ·r<:" . ~ ~"", iii AA,,* on an oth er sandbag pla ced on th e ben ch. a snug fit in its forearm . « * R EMIN GTON ' S NEWEST a n d most a d v a n c e d AUTOLOADIN GS HOTG UN Hard Forearm : Rifle rested th e same as The results of this shooting of all five w i t h excl usive " POWER · MATI C AC T ION ." Pe r f e c tly b a l ance d at 7 Ibs 1 2· " bench rest" ab ove, except th at the forearm ri fles were the same, and were clearly shown 16-20 G aug e s , 3 s h o t capaci t y, . $1 09 Retall-$136.45 . .• .. .•. . Y O UR PRICE was rested on a solid wood block pla ced in when th e tar gets were arranged with the ~a:d~.~dN;~~:un lf2~::'205 Gas~;:. a uto- $9835 th e tro ugh of the pedestal. point of aim on the same lin e. The various R e tal l - $ 1 2 2 .9 5 •• •• • •.. . Y OUR PR ICE Offhand: To approxim ate th e standing mann er s of holding, resting, and aiming REMINGTON 870 ADL position . Of course it would be imp ra cti cal th ese five rifles had no practi cal effect on WINGMASTER to do all the shooting necessary to establish th e location of the center of impact, except -. ~,...--<::@ii * .56iJi' ,.. ~~ a positive standing position zero, and to only when the nak ed barrel was rested on ~r * P UMP SHOTGUN w i t h E X CLUSI VE record such firing, so a position was adopted a soliJ wood block, like resting it on a log. 'fIII"""""- INTERCHA NG EABLE BARRE LS and EXCLUSIVE " VAR I .WEIG HTP R IN- in which th e rifle was held in th e same posi- In th at case, the rifles shot from one-half OJ JJ 'IolHI'l. c.. .I. V "'Pl-'J. VA.lJHUL..... \.1.1\... .::JU l. u u. .l u Et rn a u n en e V i U VllU.1lC, ~ C: ;:'LJ U c, dUU A DDR ESS ••••• • •• • •• •• • • ••.• ...... • . .• . 3,500 f.p.s. Th e barrel was entirely free leaves the muzzle while th e barrel is in its floating within the forearm of its sporting down j ump. Thi s down jump is so extremely , _ i 1 .1__ ~ .. L 11 __!. _ i ance that th e forearm pr esen ts to it have little influence in its tota lity . I think this applies only when the forearm and the front sling wivel are not attached to th e barrel in any way. However, if th e nak ed barrel be rested on a firm obj ect, the resista nce to the down jump is very much great er, and it shows up in a slight ly hig her center of impact. All of this mayor may not apply to low velocity rifles such as those firing the .22 Long Rifle cart ridg e. Wi th these. the barrel time is much longer. W ith th ese, th ere Experience is one thing-to use seems to be a little evide nce that un equal experienceintelligentlyisprog- gunsling ten sion and th e mann er in which "" , ress. NORMA has consistently the recoil is tak en on the shoulder has some aver - pioneered the research and de effect. I hope to investi gate th is more f ully velopment not only their this coming summer, when I will be doing a 0* ~ ' own products, but the better- lot of small bor e shooting. ~ ~': Th e method s of resti ng the forearm and • ment of ammunition standards shooting with the gunsling may have some 60 yea rs .. .. throughout the entire world. slight influ ence on the center of impact, but NORMA's high standards of hard ly enough to be of any importance to manufacture are reflected, for the hunter. An examina tion of our test example, in the acceptance of targets shows th at some of th e groups ar e NORMAammunition for Olym ju t a trifle high, bu t never more than half an inch. Th is may have been due to ballistic pic matches. th e hu man element, some of th e rifles being NORMA products-loaded fired with low power scopes where there ammunition, un primed' cases may be a very slight error of aim . Or it and precision bullets - are all may be due to th e manner in which th e designed with the HAND various shots arran ged themselves in th e progress LOADER in mind. group. Or it ma y be d ue to the influence of the particul ar ma nn er of rest ing the forearm. So I do not believe that all th is offers an y Writ e Dept . GM-ll for deta iled excuse for the compe titive bench rest shooter, in/ormation on all NORMA produc ts . where th e ize of the five or ten shot group i of so mu ch imp ort an ce. neglect ing to rest u his ri fle very unifor mly [or eac h shot. norma precision, SOUTH l..ANSING. NEW YORK But certainly it shows that the sportsman DIVISION Of GENERAL SPORTING GOODS CORP. should tak e th e tim e and make the effort to zero (sight in) his ri fle precisely, shooting from a steady rest. And. in hu ntin g, he hould employ such a rest whenever it is read ily availab le. He will thu s avoid man y rti " {mi 'Ve7:V' 'U'I~ 1l 0'1' l(~ lytlW r 'i'a'Cr f'SI?ue Af h;o But certainly it shows that the sportsman should tak e th e time and make th e effort to zero (sight in ) his riAe precisely. shooting from a steady rest. nd. in hunting, he should employ such a rest when ever it is readi ly availa ble.He will thu s avoid man y ... .MORE FUN disappointment s, and the percentage of his game kilJed humanely with a single shot will increase. fdd YOUR GUNS! Pl ease note the size of the groups shown in the selec ted photographs here shown. OVER A QUARTER-MILLION These are not selec ted gro ups. Each test SPOItTSMEN INVITE YOU TO was fired straight through, all at one time on the same day. TO attempt was mad e to get small, selected groups. Each of th e riAes and loads is capa ble. on occasions, of A Year's Subscription to firing mu ch smaller groups. 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THE ROYAL ENFIELD "THE FINEST RIFLE IN THE WORLD" A. ~I~k~~)~~ ~~pc~~:C n~ r F~~~ D ~. a~Vk t~~~~ :~~ ~~~Od in the e a rt v 308, they comb ine fla w le s s b eauty a nd marr n i ficent m anufa c ture to d c! i ght e ve r -y Enfield and fine THIS UNBELIEVABLE ri fle love r . P reviou sl y a. $ ~ OO " Pa;tel"SOn". a l~1 0 n.g E n,fields, now Wh 1j4' li m ited supply lasts. 5 19.9 5. A s hooter-s dreamt ENFIELD OPPORTUNITY B. T. ~ ~ r:~g ~ e: TC~ ~l P :i ~Tll~l~ i1 Al~)~ ~ t~~ K~I~eaw~ ::~ t hese ~ beau ti fully mach ined tr-ue orurtnat MI' . [ I[ S.l\1.L .E. r ifles. 'r h e famed s land·by even tod ny , o f ~O\· · CALIBER .303 e rn mcnt s a ll over t he w ortd . 10 rd . nuurnatnc and . ~l 0 3 c fl~ 'I : ~~hc~'t~i>e r~"Sl~ ~ ~e ~~[ I:) HERE IT IS ! Leave it to Ye Old Hunt er to br ing glea ming perfect fresh I ~ stock .303 Brit ish ball 170 gr. mag nificent Issue loads to you at only $7.50 I t :IE per 100! Stock UP now to shoot those sensational barga in Royal Enflelds for J $19.95 $14.95 * C almost nothing ! Why pay more elsewhere! Sh ipped Soonest. Order NOW l I * $15.95 $24.95 SAVAGE: THE RIFLE THAT IS 60 YEARS YOUNG (Continued from. pag e 17) man aging director in 1906, moved west and and the RS, pro ba bly the very best hunting grew oranges. Durin g his la st years with th e rifles Savage ever mad e, cam e out about this firm, Savage embarked on the pistol road. time. Th ey were the first 99 rifles with out Though the Savage-Searles .45 automa tic the Schnabel forearm. In 1938 Savage had was a contender for Governm ent approval, eight versions of th e 99, 'but models were th e Colt won out in 1905-1911. Later Savage drop ped right and left with war produ ction made a highly successful pocket pistol in dema nd ing the firm's attention, and only the two versions, and the 1906 catalog had two model EG in .250/ 3000 and .300 Savag e was blank pages which bore a notice to th e offered, and few of th ese to be had. customer that he would see something new Currentl y Savage is making four models, there in the next catalog. Arthur Savage the EG, R, RS and F. Th e RS is again the lat er organized th e Savage Mu nitio ns Co. in dandy of the lot, stocked espec ially for use San Diego to make .45 Colt automat ics dur with scope sights. Th e model F is the ing World War I, but only slides were turned feat herw eight 99, mor e accurate with its out and there in minute quan tity. Back in screwed-in barr el, not takedown. Today's Ut ica, .32 and .380 pocket automatics were li ne-up incl udes cali bers of .243, .250/ 3000, mad e, an d a half-dozen .25 pistols escaped .308, .300 Savage , and .358. But the Savage fr om the factory model room to delight col story is onl y half-compl ete, unl ess it incl udes lectors toda y. Long before Savage's death th e famous Savage calibers espec ially de in 1938, th e factory had stopped making signed for the rifle, plu s the standard ca r hand guns. The rifle was th eir strong point. tridges it was chambered for. I n 1907 the biggest step was the tak edown The original 95 and later 99 began th eir Model 99. It was popu lar- a great fad in caree r chambere d for a round christened past years, hand y to pack in a suitcase- but " .303 Savage." Shorter than the Bri tish mili add ed nothin g to th e accurac y. Th e qui ck tary .303, it may have been Savage's attemp t takedown had the barr el fixed by an inter to trade on the British cartridg e's acceptance ru pted thread: twist 90° with for earm re among Can adian shooters. Th e .303 Savage moved, and out it came. Th e slower ta ke was an instant success with backwoodsmen, down was a full th read barrel, had to be hunters and trappers. It was a good kill er, completely unscrewed. A forearm socket ORDER WITHOUT RISK-cOMPARE ! accurate an d hard-hitting. Almost identical Yo u'll agree ours is fa r be tter Quality and value, sli pped over a stud on the barrel, and was to the .30-30, it had a slightly heavier bu llet, or return for full refun d. includi ng shi ppi ng costs. used as a wrench to break the barrel loose. had the edge over the .30-30 in power. PROVENI BAUER Down products are the The slow takedown was the more accurate, Th ough never used in any oth er mak e of choice of major expeditions and sportsmen. They and th e barrel remained tighter in the re ar e the Original and Genuine-made excl usively rifle, the .303 Savage had become so well in our own factory u nder U. S. Patents and sold ceiver for much longer. Th e qui ck takedown established th at it was not until 1940 -Savage direct. only . .. never th rough d ealers. eventually shot loose.The habit of carrying disconti nued it in simplifying th eir line. Th e full-l en gth rifles in cases and the inh erent cartridge is still in th e stores. ina ccura cy of such tak edown systems ca used Th e .30-30 was drafted into th e Savage Savage to discontin ue it in the early 1940s. line-up because to man y hunt er s it was " the" Novel feat ure of th e takedown models was cartridge. Savage began chambering for it an extra .410 shot barrel that mad e the rifle ~.,." lO{)l r1; ~ ,...... n";n .. .o..-l 3 ,- ..... 1..... ""'-""" ..";11,,, +h o. 'Q:(\Q full-len gth rifles in cases and the inh erent cartridge is still in th e stores. ina ccura cy of such tak edown systems ca used Th e .30-30 was drafted into th e Savage Savage to discontin ue it in the early 1940s. line-up because to man y hunt er s it was " the" Novel feat ure of th e takedown models was cartridge. Savage began chambering for it an extra .410 shot barrel that mad e the rifle in 1901, discont inu ed it along with th e .303. into a single shotg un. Th e cartridges would Whil e many experts claim th e .30-30 isn't a not feed into th e standard ri fle magazine military cartridge , Savage mad e it so. From spool. 1901 to 1907 some of th e long-barr eled mili The 1907 line-up was chock full of dif tary 99s were sold to various state guard and ferent kinds of the same rifle, the 99. Th e militia forces. W hil e never used by th e U.S. first pistol grip and the first delux e models Army or Na vy, the .30-30 in a limited sense appeared. Top 99 was the Monar ch, fancy was a militar y caliber. Feathe r.light, y et du rable . You w ill li k e the ir carved wood, all-over engraving, smoothed Alon g with the .30-30, th e .25-35 also ap superb st y l i ng and wond er f ul flexibility. innards, and a pri ce tag of $250, prob ably 9 in ch JET well ing ton , $ 16 .9 5. 7 i nc h strop and bu ckle peared in the Savage 99 and was popular jod hpur , $ 17 .9 5 . Fine BLACK or BROWN calfskin , the fan ciest rifle ever turn ed out by Savage. for deer and varmint shooting. In th e ea rly f u l ly lined , leat her sa le s, rubber heel s. M en ' s sizes On down the line each mod el was a little less 6· 12, ABCOE, f rom sto ck. Oth er sizes 5· 16 , AAA-EEEE, days Savage also chambered for the .32-40 made to order, 53.00 more. ORDER NOW. Enclose engrave d, wood a little less fancy, pri ce a and .38-55, two pop ular target cartridges. check or moneyorde r. WRITE FOR FREE CATALOC. little smaller, until the plain basic Savage TODD'S, Oep 't l1GU , 209 S. Sta te St ., Chica ~ Th e .38-55 was a big-game cartridge of lat e 99, workhorse of the lot, then at only $20. black-powder days. This model pr obab ly kill ed more game th an Th e Savage r ifle became lin ked to th e all tile rest of the fan cy ones put together. fat es of an immortal of ar ms and cartridge y the mid -twenties th e models were design, Charles Newton of Buffal o. Th ough kn own as A, B, C, D, E, F, an d G, th e their connection was short, Newton sired JBast being the fan ciest. The 22" and 24" bar two cartridges long rememb ered- the .22 rels wer e favorites, but 26" was still sold. By Hi -Power an d the .250/ 3000 Savage. In 1911 the mid -thirties th e 26" barrels were gone. Savage ann oun ced th e Model 99 in .22 Hi The Savage 99K was introdu ced then, a fan cy Power. Newton got th e cre dit, b ut th e final Close Range model, tak edown only, for pr esent at ion pur design was not his cart ridge at all. His fox CaU $2 . poses. Two of Savage's best models, th e R (Con.tinued on page 38) SPECIAL OFFER: Both Fox Ca lls Plus $2 Instruction Record (78 or 45 rpm) ONlY $5 ~ ------Pistol Shooters Su refir e u nb reakable BURNHAM cat ts teaturen In A ug. '56 TR UE " T he CRIT TERS C o me W hen C ALLED " B ur nham ~ N ew! 92 page f u ll y illustrated THE 11 ca ta log devoted exclusively to c al! s lur ed up 121 Fo x, J3 Racco o n s. 156 C oyo tes, 11 Bo b cat . p is to l shooter s. C lark, Sh oc key 42 D eer, and h undreds 01 Hawks and Ean tes o n their d ry ru n. ~ c u s t o m rrun s , Ru ger. Hi -S ta n d a r d . T ho u sa nd s o f these cal ls In u se everywhere L eiter s tell u s of It PATENTED c o m PJ r.\~ s{O ~ u -:'~ $~oSn for Hammert t. Co lt. 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Grad e I $39.95, Original as issued in excellent mechanical and a b le f or th e Colt 1860 Army, Colt 1851 N a vy an d Grad e II $35.00, Grad e III $29.50. shaa t in g canditian $36.50. ~~:tili~9 pA:Ck:t :'~j~ls.s ~ ~n.•r.e~~ ~v,e ~ ~ ·$9.20 P .P. (Continned from page 36 ) cal, just a shortened 30.06, to fit th e 99 original design had more body length, lar ger action. It was loaded initially to almo st diameter at the shoulder and less body ta per. identi cal ballistics, and th e success of this Such a cartridge would have mor e powder, powerful combination dispelled any doubts " with more velocity. But Savage had the about the stre ngth of the Sava ge action- it right s to the ro und and took th e easy way handl ed this powerful new shell easily. Th e out, neckin g th e .25-35 to hold the 70-grain .30-06 grad ually was boosted in velocity and " THE HAT YOU HAVE bullet. The caliber was pretty pot ent even now the military round leads th e Sava ge .300 ~~~~~ so-intended for a varmint and small game by 100 yard s- in other word s, the .30-06 is Idlade HAT load, the range of kill s included at least one as powerful at 300 yards as the .300 Savage World-famous "white hunter" hat in premium grade tan beaver fur felt. Smart and dashing. Wide elephant. Someone named it "the Imp." is at 200. brim gives protection from sun, dust, wind, rain. In North America it took antelope, deer, A fine hat for hunting, fishing, camping and a1J outdoors. " ' bear, caribou and even moose, and all the After peac e came, Savag e soon announced Send f or FREE W{genuine leopard band.$l7.95plld. while arms experts kept hollering the Imp l"\.. the Model 99 could be boug ht cham 72- page Catalog I wun bucksk in band . . .. .$14.95 plld. was inadequate for anything but varm int s! f eatur ing Give regula r Satisfaction bered for the th en-new .308 Winchester car re~~g~a~heirts hat size. guaranteed. The Savage .22 Hi-Power was the only com tr idge, almost ident ical with the .300 but not and jac kets . mercial .22 cent erfire from 1911 until 1931 interc ha ngeab le. Winchester had design ed a boots. outdoor clotblng and when the .22 Hornet ap peared. Savage whole new lever act ion rifle for th is cartridge, eQuipment. dropped the caliber along with th e .303 and but Savage alr eady had a suitable action. .30-30. Right on the heels of the .308 came news Of the four original Savage calibers the of anoth er new caliber on the same case, th e most widely used from 1912 to dat e is th e mig hty .243 Winchester. Savage lost rio time .250-3000. In th is, the second of Newton's in barr elling for it, actually beating its in loads for the 99, the bullet weight was novators in getting rifles to dealers cham changed from the designer's recommended bered for the new caliber. T he .243 is an 100 grains moving at 2700 or 2800 feet per ultra-flat shooting long range varm int car second to an 87 grain bullet topping 3000 Ip s. tridge. It is the .308 necked down for a Th e .250-3000 with 87 grain bullet is a .243" bullet weigh ing 80 or 100 grains. J ust wond erf ul varm int caliber ; with the 100 as the .308 will likely replace th e .300 Savage, grain load that came later, mighty good for so the .243 will crowd out th e .250-3000, be deer. In the Savage 99, especially in the cause it is far superior in all respects. Even RS model solid fram e and regular weight , bett er news for bear and deer hunters was Remarkably accurate the .250-3000 has been acclaim ed by experts Savage 's rel ease of the Model 99 in .358 Adequately powerful as the most accurate lever action repeating Winchester, th e th ird based on th e .308 case. 7 cartridges rifle-cartridge combination ever developed. It is similar to the old .35 Remington, but Unusual safety featu res Mainstay of the line since its introduction loaded to the top pressure bracket, deliver in 1920 ha s been the .300 Savage load . For ing the 200 gra in slug at 2530 Ips and th e BROWNING a lever action it was a ph enomenal car heavier 250 grain bru sh cutter at 2250 fps. tridge. With their .303 and .30-30 bucking Savage had previously lacked a big-caliber .25 Au'toma'tic the war-hero .30-06, Savage had to come up slug and the welcome addition of th e .358 SEE YOUR BROWNING DEALER with something more powerf ul to mai nta in completes the present Savage quintet. or Write for Catalog its place in the esteem of hunters. Thus Th ese five cali bers might seem to cover Browning Arms Co. Dept. 5R St. Louis 3, Mo. came the .300 Savag e. It was nothing rad i- the field, but they do not. Onl y th e thr ee ~ ~-" ~ ~ . ~~ ~~.rr....'ft" ~u ~ u {!;-"tl·I.&~ ~ ~,,~ ~ ------...... - 1 """1: '''-0 u ...... "' ...... , e!"vJ'ft'J,..!!!" ,J'f!'" "''fv . SCHJ;DULED FOR THE FIRST TWO WEEKS IN MAY FOR AS LITTLE AS $280.* VI~IT GUN MANUFACTURERS PLUS MANY IMPORTANT HIGHLIGHTS IN THE ARMS FIELD ON THIS NOW FAMOUS TOUR. You'll visit arms museums, shops and gun col lectors, in England, France, Belgium and Ger many. Buy rare guns at low prices. We will SPECIAL visit arms factories and research museums of famous gun works, i.e.: Enfield (England), TOUR TO RUSSIA Fabrique Nationale (Belgium), German Walther Last two weeks of May we will tour Russian gun plants. plant plus many others. Arrangements are now being made to visit c.z. factory and Brno THESE TOURS ARE PERSONALLY CONDUCTED in Czechoslovakia. The Polish arms companies and museums, the State BY GUNS MAGAZINE TECHNICAL EDITOR, History Museum in Moscow and in Le'ningrad and the Soviet arms factory WILLIAM B. EDWARDS. at Tula . ' PRICES OF AIRFARE NOT INCLUDED ITINERARY AND PRICES WRITE OR PHONE: ~ ERNEST G. PROSSNITZ • SPECIAL TOURS &~ TRAVEL bearing the Winchester birthmark can he considered outstanding, and two of them re place the long-popular .300 Savage and .250 3000. These will not last long. There is room for two or three new cartridges in th is line up and they might j ust as well bear th e Savage name or t rud r- mark . Savage Jacks an all-around varmint cali ber, of which the .22 is the master. First .22 which comes to mind is the .22-250 Var minter, based on the .250-3000 case. A wild cat of merit, it has no commercial "hom e." I have reliarreled late model 99s to thi s cartridge, and produced a very fast shooting, accurate varmint rille. Th e .219 Improved Zipper is even better suired to this action, for it can be loaded to push the 50 grain bullet at 3600 or 3700 fp" withont extrac tion troubles. Or perhaps the .22 Hi-Power should he revived, case blown out, shooting the .226" spitzer bullet of 60 or 70 grains at about 3200 Ips, This cartridge would show the most amazing lialli tics per bullet weight of any varmint cartridge today! It would be more like Newlon intended it to be, and a good name for it would be the ".228 New ton Savage." Next. the gap between .243 and .308 could drop 'ern be plug ged with a .270. A decade or so ago Bliss Titus. gunsmith of Heber City, Idaho, wanted a .270 on his favorite r ille, the Savage 99. li e workr-d up a short .270, in their tracks! a .300 Savage sq uvr-zed dllwn. and many of his customers "wear hy it. I I has a velocity THE REMARKABLE ."",.,. 11 It has what it takes for of 2800 Ips with the 130 grain bullet and every type of hun ting. Yet , wha t does it take to own? Far less 3000 fps with the 100 grain varmint pills and can , with top loading, give the 150 grai n than yo u' d expect ! bullet about 2600 Ips, Thi s is very close to th e factory ~ o a d standard .270 Winchester. Savage has loaked at th is caliber, may one TO P VALUE INA P UMPGUN You could pay much more and day reconsider, for the .270-300 Titu s has not find a smoothe r, faster , more reliable action .. . nor a better earned a record for accuracy, flat shooting, lookin g, ni cer-handling gun th an th e featherw eight Steven s 77. good killing abilit y and mild reco il. This streamlined beauty weigh s only about 6% pounds- com es And there is room Ior anoth er cartridge in 12, 16 and 20 gauge. . 1....., 1' . , _ nr "' ~ - da y reconsider, for the .270-300 Titu s has not find a smoothe r, faster, more reliable act ion . .. nor a better earned a record for accuracy, flat shooting, looking, ni cer-handling gun th an th e featherw eight Steven s 77. good killing ability and mild reco il. This strea mlined beauty weighs only about 6% pounds-comes And there is room fill' another cartridge in 12, 16 and 20 gauge. in the 99, a really big bore- say a .375 or even a .400 in a straight semi-rimmed case. With modern powders a 300 grain bulle t 77SC WITH SAVAGE ADJUSTABLE CHOKE The 77SC with could be pushed along at 2000 Ips, and the Sa vage Super -Cho ke is an all-purpose gun and an exceptional Model 99 action could t.ake it. buy. Instant click adjustment to an y chok e for an y type of hun t What. does the fut ure have in store for the Model 99?Almost identi cal to the ing. Cuts recoil up to 35% without loss of velocity. original action, it could be even better. It has stood the test of time, but the present action is not good enough, if it is to keep NOW - A MAGNUM PUMP GUN AT A POPULAR PRICE Th e pace with competitors.New calibers will do 17M- a brand new magnum, 12 gauge pump gun-will bag high . a lot, but some redesign and improvement s flying water fowl ... or drop upland game at extreme ranges. in the action will do more. .Chambered for 3" magnum and regular 2%" she lls. It can really Great.er length is not needed because the throw the lead ! Models 17SC and 17M (bot h equipped with trend t.oday is to short.e n the cartridge. But rubber recoil pads). $79.50 worthwhile changes could be 'made in the tri gger, and safety. Th e present trigger and sear of Arthur Savage's are strong, reliabl e, SEE THESEST E VE NS 77 PUMP GU NS -AT YOUR DEALER'S NOW but modern shooters demand crisp, short tr igger pulls and there is plenty of room in the act ion for such a mechan ism, including There are Savage, Steven s and Fox shotguns and rifles for every the top tang safety which is so popular. shooter and every kin d of shooting. Writeforf ree rifle or shotgun Another improvement could be lightweight, catalog. Savage Arms, Chicopee Falls62, Mass. using light metal s. Savage has always made their guns light by trimm ing down the barrels, at the expense of accuracy. Would it not be better 10 leave the barrel alone and trim weight from the action by use of modern light met.al alloys? After a half century of world wide use, the saga of the Savage 99 is still only half SAVAG E .. ST EVENS . FO X F IREA R MS told. No one knows what the future has in s t. ore for t.his ageless rifle. Perhaps, like Roy Chapman Andrews who explore d th e vast Gobi Desert with a Savage years ago, some . modern space man may take a Savage .,.. ~ U G Il T I.)· l~f (:II": H C A ~ A DA along on the first trip to the moon. ~ ALL PIUC ES SUBJECT TO C II A;';C t: ••• I N THE 28 GAUGE FOR BEGINNERS 30 MGMOUNTS (Continued from pag e 27) Excellent to new-complete with Ju nior may be proud as a peaco ck with hi s on the 28 gau ge when they chambere d th eir cradle-2 packed to box . .. $37.50 new .410, and happ y with it for a year or Mod el 11-48 shotg un for it in 1952. Ma ny so, but novelty will wear off and he' ll expect of the old sq uare-breech Remi ngt on and 60mm Mortar Mounts and bases. something better. If he is at all interested Browning fan s went for thi s new strea mlined Excellent to new. Each .... $11.50 in hunting, wh y not start him with a 28 a uto-loader, a nd as the automatic shotg un bore gun rig ht away? He won 't be so hand i ha s alwa ys been a favorite for huntin g, now 50 BMG Spade Grips-new.. $5 .00 capped with the li mitation s of the .410 and the autoload er fan can match his bigbore his en th usiasm for hunting won't be de All Prices F .O.B. Sumter, S. C. with a smaller 28 gauge. Though thi s Rem stroyed by bein g und er -gunned . in gton is mad e in .410 as well as all other Th e litt le 28 bor e also makes a swell pop ular gauges, th e 28 is th e answer to Charles 'V. L eavell, Sumter, S. C. family shotgun for year round informal any need for a sporting sho tgun smaller skeet and trap, bottle bu sting and for pick than 20. ing oil feather ed varmints like crows, mag Remin gt on's autoloader was a late-comer MARKSMAN air pistol pies and starl ings. It is truly a versatile in the small bor e field, but Wi nchester ha s small bor e, yet one that speaks with au tho rity. been fa irly b usy with 28 ga uge g uns for $6~~~ . Shell s for 28 and .410 have th e same years . Th e pump Mod el 12 which comes in amount of shot, but th ere the similarity standard ga uges was sup plied first in 28 weight and f eel ends. Th e 28 has more powd er , a mod ern ga uge in the fall of 1937. Th e skee t shooters of a Teal .45 gas seal over-p owd er wad , two th ick filler kept th e 28 ali ve th e la st few decad es. The Powerfu l,Accurate and Guaranteed wad s, and a short column of shot-j ust li ke Mod el 12 from the first was supplied in a SHOOTS ALL 3' "Gift Boxed Complete its bigger brothers, 20, 16 and 12, and th e spec ial 28 ga uge Skee t gra de, a nd it wa s with BB's, Darts, Pellets and Targets. way a shotshell oug ht to be loaded. But the only 28 ga uge shotg un available for .177 Cal. All Metal Construction. how does the 28 rate for today's shooting ? the sport asid e from doubles, The Model 12 MARKSMAN PELLETS Even th e li gh test 20 gauge load of 'Vs ha s had a somewhat erratic produ ction For All Make s of Ai r Pisto ls and Rifles. ounce of shot has a slight edge over th e career, first appearing in field gra de with Both .22 & .177 Cal. in tin s of 500 & 200. See Your Dealer For 28' s %. oun ce of shot in killing power, since choice of chokes and barr el len gth s, as well Il~MARKSMAN l OS ANGELES 25. velociti es are equal. How ever , if th e 28 is as the Sk eet style. Later it was listed only ~PRODU CTS CA l l f O R N I A boosted by hand load ing to 'Vs or even a f ull in the Skeet gra de with skee t choke.Still ou nce-and there is no reason why thi s could later, th is past year, it is ag ain ava ila ble not be don e with factory load s- it compare s in differ ent chokes and barrel len gths m mor e favor ably with the widely-ac cepted 20 the Super F ield gra de. Th e Mod el 12 Super YOUR INNOCENT ga uge shooting th e same charge. But chec k Field is a very neat shotgun with a r aised th e 28 against the .410. Anyone who has ever matted rib and extension slide handle, PROTECTOR shot gam e with both ga uges will agr ee the featurin g quality wood and neat checke ring. THE HIDE ·A·WAY DAGGER 28 is far superior to the smalle r bor e even No doubt the sale of 28 ga uge ammunition A rn i n ia.t ure v ers io n of the s w o rd though bot h thr ow the same shot charge . has been on the ri se, so Winchester p ut t he cane. T'h is can be left ca s ua lly Many shooters have spent much time th eo Model 12 in thi s ga uge back int o l imit ed ly ing about th e hou s e w it h only f e w kn o wi n g' t h at w i t h i n it's ri zing and experimenting to find out wh y prod uction, as a gun suitab le for game ric h go l d e n l ea ther w rapp i n gs thi s is so. Wh et her the %. oun ce of shot shooting. Th e Model 21 double Winchester li es a dea d ly 18" s tee t da g-g- er ; e x ten d i ng- !in in t o t h e h andl e squeezed out the smalle r .410" barrel is mor e also was mad e in 28 ga uge, and m ight be a nrl 26 " o ve r a ll le ng t h. $3.a:; deformed or spews them out helter-skel ter furn ished again if th e inter est inc re ases. 1r.: -~P - J.1.11 n V~ ~ l~ r ~ n~\lYffd,J f",f:c.0'; I .Y [U il J1 Y "!iu uUltaS'lIilve speru 1I 1l1CJ.l u th e uu::!u l h u u e r ' .1 ~ llf dll"b ga uge ba ck lllLO Jnn u eu lyi ng about th e hou s e w it h only f e w kn o wi n g' t h at w i t h i n it's riz ing and experimenting to find out wh y prod uction, as a gun suitabl e for game ric h go l d en l ea ther w rapp i n gs thi s is so. Wh et her the %. oun ce of shot shooting. Th e Model 21 double Winchester li es a dea d ly 18" s teet da g-g- er ; e x ten d i ng- !in in t o t h e h andl e squeezed out the smalle r .410" barrel is mor e also was mad e in 28 ga uge, and m ight be a nrl 26 " ov e r a ll le ng t h. $3.a:; deformed or spews them out helter-skelter furnished again if th e inter est incr eases. P.P. 0 1' C.O.D. pl us s hipp ing. from th e smalle r choke mor e so than the And their Mod el 37 sing le barrel shotg un B& J LEATHER COMPANY same amount of sho t movin g out of th e ha s been on and off in their catalog li stings P.O. Box 990. BROWNSVILLE 18, TEXAS lar ger 28 gauge (.550") bore is not fully in 28 ga uge. known. Bu t most .410 shotguns have a The field tod ay li sts th e Steve ns Model 94, pattern at 30 yards t hat is goin g to pot Savage Model 220 hammerless, and I vel' fast-if it holds up even that far -while the Johnson Champion single barrel g uns in 28 28 is still gro up ed evenly. ga uge . Win chester and Remingt on share EBEBEB@@ Th ou gh the 28 ga uge hasn't the pop ularity hon ors, with the Mod el 12 pump Super of the 12 or 16, fortunately we ha ve as man y F ield or Skeet gra de. on special order, and Wri te tor Free Literature differ ent shotguns chambere d for thi s small the Model 11-48 in all gra des, plain to extra " W orld' s Fines t" For 011 Rifl e Scopes bore as in any oth er standard size. Remingto n fan cy, a nd Skeet gr ade. Import ed guns in- P . O. Box 9 2 3 PREMIER RETICLES Silver Spring . Md . began the big pu sh behind the recent cr ush (C ont inue d on page 42 ) I I Match Shooter s Throughout The Country I $ G um Acclaim The Smart Appearance , Econom y : 16.45 16 " kit and Sturdy De sign o f Reiv er Kits I $ Gum l 17.45 18" kit • Do-II-Yourself assembly from I I p recision pre-cut panels of select I grade plywood. I • All parts and quality hardware I I supplied. I • Maximum protection for handguns -Match ing ma hogany I • •• space for ammo, accessories I and mounting of scope. tool bo x • •• p rov id es I compact storage o f a ll ,I • New po siti ve locking gun ra ck, s ho o t in g a cc e s sorie s I adjusts for any siz e gun. and to ols for use in I NOW-kits avoilable in choice of woaos I Mahogany •Sel ect grade gum for easy finishing the field and work I shop. I $18 .50 15 " kit to any effect. ORDER BY MAil I • Luxu rious, d eep grained Philippine Postoge paid anywhere in the U. S. A. Ma ho g a ny .$19.50 I mahogany. (Specify wood, size, gun or tool kit) 15" kit I JULES REIVER ~y:g'J905 Dept. GM ·4104 Market Street· Wilmington 99, Delaware BUILDS THE BEST IN SINGLE ACTIONS, There is no single action revolver made, nor has a gun of this.kind ever been made, which can compare with the RUGER Single-Six. We mean this on the basis of durability, reliahility, accuracy, and accurate fitting of component parts. Materi~ls throughout are the best for the purpose that can he obtained. The finish is neat and uniform, as only the most exper-ienced polishers can make it. The lines of the gun are handsome -its halance superb. Grips, sights, trigger, every detail, in fact, which contr-ibutes to real performance has been designed by and for experts. Although it conforms to tradition in appearance, the Single-Six :is no Retail Jist pri ce m ere reproduction of an older gun, nor is it an antique collectors sub $63.25 stitute for the real thing. It was not built for keeping in a bureau drawer. The idea behind the RUGER Single-Six is that it should be carried and Uses .22 short, long or used by practical shooters who will fire many thousands of rounds a long rifle ammunition. year' and who judge guns by performance and by sensible design. Write lor literature on the entire line 0/ RUGER firearms. All prices subject to change without notice. manufactured entirely in the United States of "'-merica by (Continued from page 40 ) velocities as th e larger bores, four # 6 ------, clude Stoeger' s Zeph yr uplander double, th e shot from a 28 will kill a mallard just as Continental Supr a de Lux and Royal Crown dead at 40 yards as the same four pellets (a doub le C/ U) , the Beretta doubl e, alm ost from a 12 bore ; the difference is th at to get all of the En glish doubles and over-undel's, enough shot int o a 40·yard duck with th e many of the Spa nish and Belgian doubles 28, the gun must shoot a tigh ter pa ttern and come in 28 bor e, and Simmons Gun Co. of it must be aimed accura tely. Thus th e choice DEWATS Ka nsas City, Mo., supplies 28 gauge barrels of a choke is more or less settled if we are DEACTIVATED WAR TROPHIES for the Brownin g over/ under, both 12 and to use th e 28 ga uge for serious game WORLD'S BEST DEWAT BUY 20 gauge fr ame sizes. shoot ing. ':'FRENCH CHAUCHAT 8MM MACHINE RIFLE I noticed, when testing an d shooting the As small a patt ern as possible mean s full S i ng- Ie sh o t 0 1' f ull automatic - U sed i n twoWorM w o rst t b y French & U .S . i n W WI, a n d French & ncununs at star-t o f \'I;WH. A t this p r i ce i t .sh ould h e 28 and .410, th e louder report , greater recoil, choke, for in small bores th e tightest choke in c v erv r ifle 0 1' ou t omnt.r c w ea pons co llect io n . Com p l e t c " :ith croscon t 2 0 rd. mag. , B ipod. s tocks. n n ~1 of th e 28 using shotguns of the same weight , will always prove the best killer. Th ere are flash h tder-, etc. Good . only .. . $ 19.9;) vcrv good $2 9 .0 0 single barrels in this case. Now, if the 28 not many shot pellets in a %, ounce load and Fa i l' .. " ,." . " .. , ,. . , $ 14 , 0 ;) A CCESSO RY KIT: Con si stin g of 2 e x t r a m ag s & they should be bunched as closely as ca rry!ng ca se , t o o l se t. sp ec ial a i r c ra f t s igh ts. p l u s has more recoil than the .410 with the same o ther e x t r a s . Ki t with g u n $3.7 5. W i t h o u t gun $9.95 . A $15.00 V al u e. %, ounce of shot, only one conclusion can possible.However, on doubles and over/ ':' GERMAN MACHINE PISTOL 44 ( M P4 4 l be drawn- tha t th e 28 impart s more velocity und ers th e best choice is probabl y modified 7 . 9 2 m m S. V er sa t il e se r nt - and f u ll-a u tomati c weapon o f WW ll - Dubbe d by Hillcl'. "ST UR MGE WE H H 4 4" to its load. Checking th e ball isti c tabl es, we and full borin gs. On single shots, pump s or rstorrn R i fl c. 1 94 4 ). A c tasx tc e x a m p le o f t he u se of smrnn tn u s i n ru-m s m n nurac t u re . c omptc to w ith v ery see this is tr ue, and we also find th at in automat ics, full choke is likely th e best 1':1I 'C 3 0 r d . mag". . . . .• . .•. . • . , $49. 9 G Super-X loading the 28 gauge steps its pellets choice th ough unusual shooting conditions ':'CARL GUSTAF 6 .5 CAL. AUTOMATIC RIFLE B .A . R . T y p e . conun ctc w i th ver-y I'(\I'C mag . Good along a lit tle faster th an th e 20 ga uge might warr ant a modi fied choke. I kn ow of cond i tion , . • ...... • . . . . . •...... $49.95 A lmost i d e n tical t o U . S . nrowutu e Autom atic R ifle of WWI & ll. v ery rro od c o n d i ti on (l3e a u ti f u l) . • . $ 5 9 .00 standard shells, with more velocity an d more one shooter who has used a Remington ( I ll u s trat ed ab o ve ) pellet energy , hence "kill ing power" for clean Model 11·48 in 28 ga uge bored modified for U.S. THOMPSON Ml-Al .4 5 CAL . SUB MACHINE CUN kill s. years on pheasants with excelle nt results. The l a t es t m octct o f the wld c tv kno w n T h o m p son man uraccurcd f or t he U . s . Army. Co m p lete w ith 2 0 r d . Surprisingly, the li ttl e 28 gauge stacks up The 28 gauge is tr uly a vetera n old timer, 1J0x m a A'. v crv g-ood . $ 7 5 .0 0 ahead of th e mu ch more popu lar 20 gauge as old as most of th e other favorite loads M-3 SUB MACHINE GUN U.S. ( GREASE GU N ) in everything but number of pellets- the of today, It began as a muzzle load er, but W / 1\-Ia Jr. (L i ke n ew) ...... •.• ..• •. •..• .• . $49 .9 5 • 'rtic se i t ems are n vat tub te In fully active c o n d it i o n 28 has only %, ounce factory load compar ed even as a br eechload er it ne ver caught the w i t h p r-ope r- U .S . 'r'reas u r v au uiorrzauon to tne buyer . with the standard 20's one ounce. At the pop ular fan cy of shooters in all these years, THOMPSON 1928 Cr M l SMG PARTS S toc k s . co m p let e w ith s lide . • •• • •• •• • •• • .. . $9.95 muzzle, 28 gauge velocity is 1295 Ips over th e at least not to th e degree which mark ed th e ~m~t~t~E~I~:,~,::~o:l' ~ :::::::::::::::::::::.: !:gg 20's 1220 Ips avera ge. Th e .410 stumbles ever-lasting popularity of th e 12, 16 an d 20 Moat other Pnrt s and Accc ss o rt cs-; along 10 per cent slower-1135 fps at th e and, recentl y, the .410. Yet it has managed No recetvc rs. t.o r ret s o r ve r-t . pisto l g-r ips. D EW ATSS H IPPED RR EXPR ESS C OLLECT gun. Th e same schedule hold s out to 60 to entice some shooters eac h year since th e yards, where the .410 has pooped out at first factory loaded shell was pu t up, so INCOMPLETE RIFLE SALE rSu ro t y ou m i g-h t ca t ! t h e m junk- but you'll marve l 540 fps, the 20 is rolling 560 fp s, and the 28 there have alway s been some guns and shells a t the sc r-ap p rtccs COl' each ttom. j Sh i p p ed E x p , Co llect• ga uge Super-X clocks at 575 fp s. The reflec available. .Jlffff g p . tion in pellet energy of th ese hi gher velocities One of th e thi ngs which held th e 28 gauge proves the case : four #7%'s at 20 yar ds back was the sho tshell itself. When it started REMI NGT O N RO LLI NC BLOCKS-.5 8 CAL . C OIl \' CI te d rroiu . GM Ca l. U . S . Musket. A c tion s co m from the 28 figure 9.2 in pellet energy (2.3 life years ago it was mad e in 2%" length p lete les s li l'ing- pill. Mos t uarrets w il l c teau up . L e ss hutt stock and possuuv ouror rutnor p su-t.s . (Yes . some cach) whil e the .410 shot figures a puny 6.7. with % ounce of shot, and guns then made nust. ! ) . Can 't l o se w ith this i t e m a t this pric e. As is . ..• •. .••• •.... • .••...... •. $ 4 . 9 5 Th e pap er figur es back up what many shot were chambered for thi s load. Then in the . ~.~=~=====j~ gun exper ts say is tru e-that the 28 is 15 late 1920's the 28 bore had a slight upsurge _ nn.. _ tn€ -2l:d\ gltie -'J: ~ri'n · p ell ~~ "energy \~ . j iil£ yeiiki go TIW~S- iiC~ f2~ ' - l e fi g£li COIl \' CI ted n-om . GM Ca l....U . S . Muske t . A ctions com li'oli'i- diade pl e t e les s li l"ing- pi ll . M o s t uarrets w il l cr ean up . L e ss hu t t s tock an d possuuv ot her rutnor- parts . (Yes . some cach) while the .410 shot figures a puny 6.7. with % ounce of shot, and guns th en mad e nust.! ) . Can 't l o se w ith th i s item at this p r ic e . As i s .• •. .•••• ... . •. •• . . •. $ 4 . 9 5 Th e pap er figures back up what many shot were chambered for thi s load. Then in the ~-=- ~ ;'" L'> gun exper ts say is tru e-that the 28 is 15 late 1920's the 28 bore had a slight upsurge = yar ds more effective than the .410. in popularity and the load was boosted to 30-40 KRAC BARRELED ACTIONS Most shotgunners experienced wit h a ounce, the case stretched to 2% " . It was \ V i Lh bolls . s i de plate s . Illa g-a z i n e b o x . e tc. r' arts al on e % w UI'Lh S l~ . OO . Well u sed b u t a rrooc r b u y at. thi s pr-t c o ...... ,• ••$7 .05 variety of gauges agree that the 28 is th e dubb ed the "Magnum 28" an d th e better IT ALIAN 6 .5 VETTERLI R IFLE smallest gauge tha t can be recommended doubles chambered for it were called the C o mple te except fOI' missing- rumo r p a r t o r p art s, 8 3.95 for game shooting. Hardly anyone will rec same. It was not long before no more of the .4 3 Cal . REM ING TO N RO LLING BLOCK 1 RIFLES I ommend the .410, except maybe for cotton 2 h " shells were on th e market and then A f ew m i nor- parts missing. GoOd f or decorator. Ca r bine $5.95 n ine 83.95 tails, and some pretty experienced outdoors the owners of the older 28 shotguns with men incl uding Elmer Keith clai m they can the short cha mbers had to have them bored see no bonafide excuse for the .410 at all. out, quit using th e gun, or force in the 7M M REMINGTON P erh aps the most loyal booster th e little 28 longer shells, which many of them did with ROLLING BLOCKS M i ss i n g m in or non- function a l part gauge ever had was the lat e Ma jor Charles increases in pr essure and a few lost barrels. o r pa rts. o therwise co mple te, C ar bine • • •• • • . . • , $ 8. 2 5; R i fl e ...... $ 5 .2 5 Askin s, Senior, who was fifty years ago the Then about 1947 the ammo mak ers standard W HI T N EY ROLLI NG BLOCKS foremost shotgun au thority. In the old Arneri ized the shell and decided thenceforth to M a d e a t W h i t n e y v i l l e A r m o r y . can Field magazine a half century past mak e the 28 gauge 2%," long with %, ounce R u s t y ~t~wr e~~ r r:ll,~ i · .'2·S· 'Ca'l : ' AUTO' 'B'L'ANK . $ 9 .9 5 PISTOLS " . , . $ 1 7 . 5 0 Eac h Askins discussed the merits and differences of shot, one load only, with Nos. 4, 6, 7% Bl a n k ammo .$1 50 p e r b o x of the existing 12, 16, 20 and 28 gauge loads. and 9 shot, the last being marketed as a 1903 SP RINGFIELD RI FLE PAR TS His test 28 gau ge was a Pa rk er dou ble wit h skeet load. It is now the simples t loadi ng of B o l t s , N e w _ Sp r i n g f i el d N . S . ... . • •. .. .. $ 2.9 5 30" full choke barrels, using handloads. the entire shotgun cart ridge lin e and com Bolts . N e w _A3 _Co n tract Mfr . .1 .9 5 B o x o f 4 . .. • •• • . . . . . 3 . 9 5 With this gun he shot man y pattern s to pletely adeq uat e for all needs with in its F r o nt s ig h t c overs, N e w ,...... 2S Per d oz en ..•• .• • . . . 1.25 compare with the other three gauges. Al range. N e w . 0 3 A 3 4 -g r o o v e B a r r el s . ... ' '.' .. . .. 7 .5 0 N e w 03A3 . 2 -g r oo v e W 1Fr o nt SI t e b and 3 .9 5 though he di d adm it th e perf orman ce of his Wh ile the .410 is still aro und, it has lost 0 3A3 S pringfield Bol t s (s tri p p ed ) Parker was exceptional, the 28 bore was mu ch of the appeal it used to have. Now for So ld by t h e cas e o f 90 B olts . ..••• • •. 39. 95 even then a 35-to-40 yard killer, and Askins the first time many shooters want to shoot N EW T -64 B u ll e t proo f v es t a n d ap r o n w i t h ca r r y i n g pouc h . . . S I 0.5 0 bag ged all sorts of game at ranges up to and own a 28 ga uge gun, alon g with th eir U n u se d U . S . Ga s M a sk s ,. $ 2 . 2 5 ea ch J u n k & Pa r t s GR AB BAG- IS t b s . o r m ore . , .. $ 5 , 00 45 yards. heavier 12 bores. Th ey want a shotgun that Ca se o f 1 2 n e w T h o m p son MIAI bu tt s toc ks Since the 28 is a small bore, it is generally is effective on mo t upland game, some thing AM( ~ ~SNr;nTeltg~ 'COLLECTORS:" A s so'r i ~ e ~~ ' ~~ ~e; c:i~~ f er e nt ca r t r i dg es , m a ny scarce & r a r e ., ,. $ 4.25 considered only good for shooting rabbits, that is smaller than a 20, but much more Se nd sel f-ad d resse d. s t am p ed en v e lo p e f or m ore c o m bobwhit es, doves, woodcock and the like. deadly than the .410. pl ete I i s t o f parts & ac c e sso r i e s . For th ese it is a good ga uge, provided the Th e little 28 bore deserves mor e attent ion s p c c ta r A m mo O frcr: 7 . 02MM Shor-t rcr GCI·· m a n 1\'1.1' . 44 "STURMG EW EHR 44 ". vcrv gun is cho ked right and in skille d hands, from serious shotgunners, and as new r-are .$M.50 PCI' 1 00 rct s , and used within its ra nge and pattern limita shooters use it on ga me, the good word will All H e m s s h i pped r .o .t.. A le x nnd r-i n , vu. I nc lude uosuuro w h cn oruertnz p arts . tions. If tightly choked and using #7% spread. Th en perhap s the 28 shell will appear Dealer inquiries invited. shot, the maximum range for sure kills is in a much-needed short ma gnum one-oun ce from 35 to 40 yard s. But why limit the 28 to load. Wh ile it will never outshine the .410 POTOMAC ARMS small game ? Since the larger game bird s in sheer populari ty, it will surpass it in che P. O. Box 550, 329 S. Union St. have a greater area exposed to pattern, at game field s.Among shooters who kn ow, Alexandria 2, Virginia the same ran ge they will receive more shot the 28 gauge is the smallest sporting ... nellets, Send ing its shot out at the same shotgun. ~ GUN GIANT OF THE WEST NEW SHIPMENT JUST ARRIVED-ALL GRADES (Continued from page 28) by th e old New York firm of Bannerman: " Govern ment war ministers apply for low pri ces" is th e idea. "When we arr ived at the war ehou ses in Ir eland to pick up these gun s, we found them RARE CIRCASSIAN WALNUT Finest gunstock wood. Very dense, yet light in weight, Larg e over -s ize ro ugh in charg e of an old armorer sergeant-major shaped HORN PI STOL GRIPS. who had put the best part of thirty years' takes smooth f inish sha rp checkering. Turned and in Y2" th i ckness. $1.00. Genuine Horn letted stocks from $16.50 up to $80.00 for rare fancies. Pi stol Gri p Caps wi th Enqraved Scre w. $1. 00. service into tend ing the guns, keeping th em Larg e over -siz ed hor n with layer ivory un Rifle blanks from $15.00 to $ 7 5.0 0. Shot gun blanks from der neat h; flar ed t ype, finis hed wit h engraved ready for use. He reall y was in love with st-rew, $2.50. Hor n forea r m bla nks $ 1.20. $10.00 to $40.00. No other wood compares with Rare u ver -size blank s, s ufficient for 2 $2.00 those guns and he had teal's in his eyes as Circassian as a gun stock. we slung th em on tr ucks to tak e th em away . Don't let anybody kid you- there 's real sentiment in th e munitions business!" BEAUTIFULL YGRAINED FRENCH WALNUT FINEST PENNA. BLACK WALNUT Fr ench r ifle blank s, $20.00 t o $40.00. Tu r ned an d tn BLANKS & STOCKS: Brenn er has put a few of th e smaller letted for most r ifles $5. 00 more. Rifle blanks, a ll grad es, $4.00 to 520.00.Wal nut shotg un xxxx $25.00; super Burls up to $35.00. bla nks, $1.50 t o $ 15.00. Wal nut i nletted stoc k for most artillery pieces on the la wn near Gold en rifles; standard $6.00; xx grade ( butt) $8.00 ; ot hers CURLY MAPLE RIFLE BLANKS: $7.00 to $30.00. $ 10. 00 to $ 12.00. Also Penn a . burl s a nd rare burl s avail. State' s big P asad ena retail showrooms and Turned and inletted for most rifles, $8.00 to $35. 00. able NOW: xxx grade $ 17.50-$20.00 . warehou se, but the reall y interesting part of their business is in small arm s. "Our catalog PRECISION-CHAMBERED BARRELED ACTIONS shows th ousands of guns for sale, with de scriptions and pri ces," he says. Unfortu nately, I chec ked on one item in particular a nd was disappointed to find it sold, but that, as most gun collectors learn sooner or STANDARD OR SERIES 400 later, is th e penalty for ord ering late. The FN ACTION OR HVA ACTION BARRELED TO regular Golden Sta te stock includes semi FINEST DOUGLAS ULTRA-RIFLED CHROME MOLY BARREL, standard items lik e Mau ser rifles of a dozen y' CHECK THESE OUTSTANDING FEATURES : 1. X e w s tnnuam FN Mause r Action . d ifferent vari eti es and calib ers, Fren ch Leb els, .s \ \ . ;J J{ ~itn t; ~~ tR~~~~ f' ~ ' i M ~ ~~;~ - I'i f1 Cd . CALIBERS: Ctn-om e Mol y ba rre l . w it h pa ten ted smoo th hard 6 Gr . Mannlicher-Berthiers, automatic rifles and 3 . Ench unit pl' ec i ~i on cnambored to ~JrrOl ' fin i.sh w ith prope r bea d spa cc. 220 SWI FT-22-250 ~. 243 WIN.-244 REM . Each unit te s t-ru-ed wi t.h sam ple fir-ed CilSC incl ud e d ror your in s pe ctio n. a mmunition, It ali an riAes of several ki nd s, 2 5 0 SAV.-257R-7MM 6: ~~~~I~\~ tr;.. STANDARD BRASS SHOTGUN N EW TRIPODS SIGHTS . la rst e b ead. reenter DEALERS, IDEAL GIFTS 4x40 thre ad, in constant de . for U.S.. 30-.50Cal. MachineGuns- ,,>.'-"=,.,../ m and . u s u a ll y 1 1 .00 In st alled , Note 80 THREADED 10,BN,), andSiotte.l""pot,h o r SOt ca. xeeetnt pa cket of IDEAL FOR EFFECTIVE ] 0 fo r o n l y S 1.00. O R super i s n e c t a r , t o p a cket!' ( 100 PISTOL CLEANING RODS DISPLAY of " Dewa ts" s ie-h ts) for o n ly $7.50. (T a p Dandy " glve ·aways" which arc npproct at c d and re fo r above 4x40. SOt e x t r a ) m em b e red . Rugged, m ade to G ov-t s p ec !".Box of 4 0 n ew Each new, co m p lete with rods o n ly $2.7 5 (a dd fo r ;:; lb s. pos t .) c ra d te a n d fin e w indage :m.,=o"y/ mand • usu a l ly !i 1.0 0 i n st alled , Note 8a THREADED10,e N ,), andSlotted""pot,h o r 50e e a. ~ pec l a l ca cuet ot IDEAL FOR EFFECTIVE 10 (or o n ly $ 1.00. OR s u pe r i s c e c t a t , 1 0 na cke r e ( 1 0 0 PISTOL CLEANING RODS DISPLAY of "D ewats" s i 2'hts ) fo r only $ 7.50. (Tap Dandy " g i v e ·a w ny s " w hi ch are anproc tu tec a n d r eo fo r above 4 x 4 0 . SOc e xtra) mem b e r ed . Ruggcd, made to Gov't Sp ec s . Bo x o f 40 n e w "-:a ch new, co m p let e with rods only $2.7 5 (a dd for 3 lb s. post.) crad re and fin e win dage and e le va ti on a djustme nts . O ften u sed a s portnhle and CHECKERED STEEL ~ f u lly a d j u stab le h ench ror BREECH OIL targ-et w o r k , (or tc rc s copcs TARGET & THONG SET, a nd sp c u. tng scopes, Cnn BUTT PLATES h e adltpted t o m u s t. all li~ht an d heavy m ncntnc gu n s , For Springfield and Garand rifles , fits in bUll, xtocre t 1 017At , y our s fo r only Gov't co st-shipping wetgnt, Now you ca n throwaway chea p p lastic a n d bre akable ca se d, approxtmnter v 7 5 Ib s . On ly $:3 8 .70 r .o.b. hnt-d r ubb e r p lales & i n s t all this m a chin e ch eckered made of plated brass. Excell ent • •. . $1.00 ppd. (L i m i t.ed s u p p ly-sh i p ped r ail fr eight or tr-u ck) s tc o t p late . :'il/~" x 1 5/s " , 31/s " between h o le ce n tor s-; with ecrow sc. s i .oo p pd, ~ ~ ,... -"" ~----..;...~-~~-- - -- u.s . C AR B I NE STOCKS t)l a nd new . co m o to t o \\ Il h new rc co u plate . b u l l ora te. s c r e w s , ( Iunt STOCK BLANKS han d "' p l l llj.! . $ 4 ~ I j . ~ a me . te s s m e ta l u:u , "'. Am :JZe y our f ri end". asto u n d y o ur ta rrre t s-c-reuard $ 3 . 95. ( Ve ry i1:::ht co lo r s t oc ks . tJlH"-h s a n d ed b u t. n ut le ss it pape r, cans , o r game y nu r "hits" must o r fin e st Amer ican w ar nue, p r eturn etl , s h a p ed and stained. same price s ) Ca rbjne Hanomrards , n e w . i m prove wnn this l'iifrht-for m-po we rs Illlci ~mn t1 throu~h 1 st sanding. n ote mea sll rement s which per . l 5:!.5 0 ppd. W r it e w a n t s for ot her ca r b ine part • . b ores, of ten lI Sed o n t:l r~e t pi ~( ol ~ coml)l ete with mit Inl eUi n~ for b oth h iQh po wer and s m a ll bore ext ra apertures QuickI,}' illl er chan gcable. From r i n(' !':; b o l t action shotguns; or cut off and u se on d is(."()n t in u ed Ta ~e t r ifl e o f la r ::;:- e s t U.S. rifle m a nu· pump s ho tg u ns and d ouble s . 28 V~" J o n ~ . 1 3'4" thl"o tl ~h . HEAVY .22 CAL. BARREl BLANKS fa cture r - at a 700/0 disco unt! Price $ 1.4 9 ea. 2 1/,;1" d epth. S pecia l price $ 2 .3 5 plus 35e d e l. {De a le r s $12.00 per doz.) ~pccia l S teel Ch ec ke red Tar get B u tt·pl a t.e w /sc re w 1< , $1 .0 0 . F ull 1 1 J 1 6" diam e tl"r . s t ra ig h t . r l8 E.'d h lan k- G g roov e for s u pe r a cc ura cy . 24" l ong- I ar~e di a m eter U. S . CA RBINE M AGAZIN ES 9MM - . 3 5 7 - 3 8 CAL. BARREL BLANKS makes a d a plab le f ur m (lsl r im o r c(>lIlp r li r e a cllOu s. 1 turn in 1 4 " o n l y $6.95 plus 4 5e po st. 5·SHOT Ma g a zi ne: Fits flush, reo Strai ght le n"gth s--2 0 " 10 n g- 6 groove, la rge .9 4 0 out. (C h a m b e r in g for . 2 :! L.n. on ly , add $ 1.00) qulred In m ost s tate s fo r h u n t· s ide d i3.meler- uscd on p islo ls---oftc n fitted to o ld ' 112 Wl n ch e l'iter for u se a s .3 5 7 magnum !rifl e s. $ 6 .75 In g . o u r s pecia l price o nly p pd . (10"Je n gths $3.9 5 p pd .) • $ 2 .45 ppd. 38 ITEMS GI SHOOTING KIT I n han d som e ca r ry· I S ·SHOT M AG: Brand n ew. on ly i n ~ h o x w I se l f loc k $ 1.00 c a. 2 for $ 1. 75 (f r e e u sed i n g; hand lc. 10 soli d ca rrying case g i ven w hen 2 are brass l'ods (w u r t h 7 r,t' e a. ), b r is tle c1enni n J:" _ _ or d e r e d), 30·SHOT MAG: Brand S AVAG I[ 1 903·06 ·09 . 12 .22 MAG · n e w , only $4.95. ma~a z ln es . ~~~~"\~SgU; ~~~~~~~l~ I O ;....-~: : A ~ f/..·:..-:''Q.... ( AZ INES. Rare unavall · d l'i\.(' n.~ ' ~. \.,\ able f or y ea rs . o n ly $ 2 .85 ppd. s p ecia l screw ""'.....tft1 &, pU llrh. An t IQll t.· / _ ~ y s t y le d bra ss 011 ca n ~cp. / ~ Q ~ (o ften used for p rim· ,L. :A ln g powd er n n 1:H' I'CllS' sl on & ni IlL..). p :lI r h ~.p.oIIIIII~f;:~=:=~~~==-=~==,~==--=~"",~ ca n . A ll fit t ed ( III' I)istol s .:::.! COI l. & u p. G i""C o r sell .4S AUTO MAGAZINES extra rods & lj C I' (' W IIr " '(' r,.. t tl fr i(·luls . hcad s ig h t . 8 lm l)le so ld e r " swe a t o n " i n stnJlation mnde 1 9 5 4 o ( new s teet SOCClli. • While the y la s t - O NL Y - $ 2 .7 5 p lu s 6 0(: postage. m illed b arr el r a d iUs s pec ia ll y made t o ti L lll OSL .all s uper io r to any m ad e p re· r ifle s . " tat te d , no g la re r amp sll r f.ace. ALL MA . vl ou s ly. ~ew . in or i 2. wrap· I. • CHI NED from the soli d, n o cas tl D~s o r s t.a m p in :-:, s . ping f.'. . $ 1 .9 5 ea.-2 f" r 5 3 . 5 0 . A $ 5. 00 v alue ONLY $ 1 .79 each. NOTE : Wh e n :2 are ordcr ed . " G. I. STEEL RIFLE BRACKET I 2 (o r $3.2.:> Special $ 14.6 0 pe r dox. new w eh ca r ry i n 2 case i n · " Easil y m ounted lo wall, ca r t runk. Je ep etc. Ho lds r lfl ~ elud ed FREE. r~~~e s p~c,.~~~I~i~(T :: I' ae\~:;~ g C:m :'t~la: ' h~l~ :~'t1;;~~in a~l~~ padlocking r ifl e In s t.ee l case e a sy. ONLY S l .tt 5 pill"; 1.lfiSTImT GUN BLUE . , 9 0~ post & hund ling. " FORMULA 4 4·4 0 " NOW U SED TN EVERY WANTED : GUN PARTS U.S. GUN P LANT AND MA SY AB ROAD. u ~ed, SATISFACTION ALWAYS GUARANTEED! ~ l\' (ll> a ll k in d s , n(>w o r m ilitary or cOill m e rc lnl , U. S. NE W HIGH.SPE ED FO RMULA e ve n o r fOl'ci gn, send r ou g h li s t or do a s mllny d o, s h ip o ff ~e.tt~r b~: ~W~~s : prote ~~ ~.e su ::do~grd. t~ o~~r~~ for o ffe r-ch ec k ai l'mailed day received_If n ot o .k . s h i p · SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF comp l ica ted.De ep b lue pe rmanent fini sh. m ent r e t u r n e d prepaid. Also Wa n t • • •J u nK ri fles. Actua ll y penetra t e s the s tee l. U "c l1 hy g u n pl Sl Ols & s hot guns fo r break ing In to p a rls. THOMPSON .UBMACHINE GUNS & ACCESSORIES f actories and g uns m it h s everywhere. Gua'r. anle ed t o be the best co ld b lu e y ou e ver u seu_o r you r money b ac k . (Continued fr om page 44) like 8mm lauser, 8mm Lebel and .303 Brit ish, because we sell a lot of th ese in factory hunting loads along with the surplus military fodd er."According to Anderson, one of the U.S. factorie may again produce the .455 Eley revolver cartridge, made until 1946 for Colts, Smith & WessQ ns, and Wcb ley .455 British-caliber revolvers, and there has been some talk of the It alian 7.35mm cartridge being made as a standard American load to safe, accur at e specifications. "Those Italian Car cano carbines are one of our biggest selle rs," th e arms imp ort ers declare. Th ey pri ce them low for three reasons, they say. First, "we believe in buy ing low and selling low- gives the shooter a little more for his money." Secondly, they find them to be "terrific 'in-between rifles'," Enjoy these a d va n tages in in the words of Walt er Anderson. "We mean top quality econ om y priced by that, these rifle which sell from say 10 m .e. c. SPEEDERS. to 20 ar e between the .22 rifles and the big m.e .c. SPEEDER 300 Stan d a rd m o d e l w i t h FLIPTYPE ME ASU R E for bore rifles, and help get the small bore shoot 1 2- g a,u g e P r i m e r T y p e easies t char ging and chan g ers interested in the lar ger calibers. Th e low T oo ls , co m p le te ly as s ernble d a nd r ea d y to in g of loa d. Accu rate loa d in g cost foreign or old surplus U.S. military lo a d - o n ly .. . . of 410 to h ea vi est 1 0- gauge guns brid ge the gap in pr ice and in terest 95 $49 Ma gnum. Shatter-proof, a ir between these two fields," says A nderson. m.e.c. SPEEDER 300F tight, transparent con t a iner s. Sa me as a bove a n d w it h Th e third reason, Andy admits, is th at " they E lec t r ic S h ell F o n n e r . " QUICK CHANGE " harden aren't worth any more !" 95 e d ch a r g ing bars . Air Tight $54 N e o p h rene seals pre v ent Anderso n told me that , consider ing pri ces m.e.c. SPEEDER 300 FC Stnnda.i-d with E lec tric She ll leaka g e of pow der and s hear of military rifles in fine shape, there have Fonner a nd 12 -gauge com in g of s h ot. Primer never been a few collectors who have been "hard b in a tion Cap a nd Primer T o o l s, Complete P'ri rn er a nd touches m etal once seati ng hit by our import. Wh en we uncork a new Ca p Seati ng A s s embli es in op eration has taken pla ce. lot of arms, such as these fine mil itary rifles c h ut ed w it h n e w, i m nrov ed A n vi I Ce n t e ri ng T o o l for b o th m .e.c. SPEEDERT OOLS are of exotic pattern , like the Czech-made 'Camel 209 a n d 57 type Cap . .. FOOLPROOF-EFFICIENT Corps' carb ines or the SHE Model 1950 90 $63 1 00 0 % SAFE-and a r e d e automatic ri fles in the new short cartridge li vered COM P LE T E Y as caliber, there are bound to be changes in semble d . A t y ou r dealer or w rite. the gun collectors prices,"Anderson acknowl-. edges. " But the benefit of making a larger MAYVILLE ENGINEERING CO. supply of odd old ar ms available to more Box 267 Mayville 9. Wis. people offsets any disad vantages. Wc've found that supply creates it s own demand ePo~r:, ? g~I ~.. e,,~. ~ll ~JS~ ~ ~~ , l ~~ dJl ,tJ1~J t ~10l d~u }~ ~ p supply of odd old ar m ava ila ble to more people offsets an y disad vantages. We've found that supply creates it s own demand amo ng gun enthusia t , and that holds tru e for hunt ers, target or ran ge ri flemen, pistol enthusiasts and collectors of all kin ds," claim the Golden State men. Write for Illustrated Brochure with all And they ar e out to supply that demand. information on s tocks and how to order! One principal part of the GS develop ment was the acquisition of the big Martin B. Retti ng collec tion. These guns ar e spread across the far end of the gun store, where the display quickens the pul e of the hard bitten collector. Th ere's the fa int odor of • Law Enforcement oil-rubbed waln ut, old leat her and perhaps • Target Shooters just a hint of moth balls. This is the • Hunters "A ntique Section," the recen tly acq uired • Field Shooters Martin Retting collec tion, probably the Stocks ca r v e d for all la rgest commercial collection in the country popular American guns, today. Brouse a minute in this collector's individually custom fit mecca and you will see such eye-glazers as ted. a Springfield '03 with complete P edersen Device, a Pa terson Colt with serial n umber "1," a complete Sam ura i suit of arm our, a l1trrtfh STOCKS couple of "clean" Sharps carbines, several Colt avys, mat ched and cased du eller s by Autellet, Henr y Allport, and Gastinn e Renett e, a Civil War Congressional l cdal of Honor, a Per sian helmet from th e days of Ghengis Kh an, and a beautiful gold in laid example of the Austri an air gun that Easy to Read Plans & Ready.Cut Kits struc k fear in apoleon's heart, made by NO W AY AILAULl': ! Complete plans and kit s for t hese a nd 20 other han dsome Ounbert h - models. Contriner of Vienna . Quick Answers on How to Select If, after read ing thi s descri ption of what the Gun Cabinet Best for YOU! is going on up there on the hill in Pasadena , wntcn type of gun cabinet is best for )'0 11,? Should you in stall light s ? Sh ould it be " solid" lu mber ? you gain the impression that here is a };:< actl}' what do ro u need J You 'll have clear-cut .a nswers in the New a nd Ex clusive • • • Valhalla for gun n uts, you are exactly ri ght. "Handbook"-CATALOG onGunberths* Th e night watchma n swears he heard the rnves ro u complet e details on all P la na, K its ghost of old Paul Ma user wand ering among a nd Ha rd wa re ... a big and beautifully ill us trated "Ha nd boo kv -Ca taf og. F in ished ca bine ts the racks one quiet night, mu tter ing softly in R2l1i ft"p rpnt st vl es a nd fin ish es a lso a vai ta ble. to himself. "Ach, it is zo goodt to zee mein TESTING THE .22 AUTOS HUNTING (Continued from page 23) Rem ington (Browning-designed) mod el. It windage and elevation. Receiver grooved for SHIRT is the onl y one of the group which feat ures moun t. Mossber g wer e among the first a real tak e-down. Barrel and receiver gro ups mak ers to groove their rifle receiver's for top can be separated eas ily for storage or carry- Tip-Off style mount s. ing, as in a suitcase . Tube magazine for 11 Savage Model 6K had tube magazine und er Lon g Rifles is in the stock ; guard ha s cross- barrel, 22 Shorts or 15 LR's. Bolt can be bolt safety. Loading port is on t he stock, Jocked forward by pushing handle to the left, right side. Magazin e follow er has a good and using as a single shot bolt action. After feature: spring stop lat ch pr event s shooter {iring, handle is pulled to right, bolt is freed, from withdrawin g the magazine tub e too far pu shed to rear, and gun load ed either singly when pu llin g it out for reloading. French or from magazine. The 6K will function as waln ut stock, finely gra ined, pistol grip with an automatic only with .22 Long R ifle am - semi-beavertail forearm, piano finish and munition ; bolt action design is to fire in- checkered. Adj ustable open rear sight with expens ive Shorts. Mont e Carlo stock with blade front , mounted on tap er ed round 1914" pistol grip and chee kpiece. Open bead fr ont barrel. Th ere is no " bolt handle" : the breech - sight, leaf rear adj usted {or elevation by block has ' a grooved lug which can be felt stepped wed ge. Receiver grooved as others. JACKET PROTECTION below th e receiver, can be eas ily pu shed ba ck Compa nion piece to the Remington big- with shirt sleeve freedom for opera ting. Smooth -sid ed receiver, ejection bore M740 an d M760, and th eir shotguns, N o other sh irt like itl Full-cut & extra lon g. is their 10del 552. According to Remin gton's Special fini sh 20-0%. pure v ir gin wool sh ed s advertising, this autoload er will funct ion per rain & wind. Jacket protection with sport fectly with a clip hold ing assorted Shorts, shirt comfort 85 freedom. M any t im es warmer and longer-wearing than ot h er wool sh irts. Longs, Long Rifles. T ube (under harrel ) Distinctive pepper gray d ia gonal we av e in all capacity is 15 LR 's, 17 Long s, 20 Shor ts, men's sizes. Give regular shirt size. Sat isfac ti on gua ra nteed or m oney refunded. more or less, assorted. Cross bolt safety d is $13.50 connects both ham mer and tri gger. Bolt postpaid handle left side, forward of th e receiver. FREE Send for Big NEW CATALOG Ej ected case deflector is fitted at rear of America 's most distinctive sports or travel ejec tion port right side of receiver. Open clothing & equipment for men, w om en . Hand sights, receiver grooved for scope mount. m ade leather shirts, jackets, boots in f u ll range of styles 85sizes, Western wear, h u nting From Marlin came two guns, Mod. 98 with & leisure clothes. WRITE TODAY t ubular stock magazine (15 LR's) and Mod. 89-C with long 12-shot clip. Both have 22" round barrels, Micro-Gr oove rifling. Jillad. 98 Beretta did not take top mount but ha s chee kpiece Monte Carlo stock, peep rear breech removes for cleaning from rear. sight ad justable for windage an d elevation. Front sight is a hooded ramp bead . Bolt from below.L ightly engraved receiver handle is a cur ved steel stamping on the (Grades J[ and I II have more engraving ) is right side of the action. Receiver is grooved ~Y -0!I mount. Wcight a sc~~ t for mount. The Mod. 89-C is the same but is Beretta did not take top mount but ha s eheekpiece Monte Carlo stock, peep rear breech removes for cleaning from rear. sight ad j ust.able for winda ge and elevation. A Must Front sight is a hooded ramp bead . Bolt from below. L ightly engraved receiver han dle is a cur ved steel st.amping on the for (Grades J[ and I II have more engraving) is right side of the action . Receiver is grooved Every grooved for Ti p-Off mount. Weight a sca nt for mount. The Mod. 89-C is th e same but is Hunter 4 lbs, 12 ozs. clip-loaded and ha s an open rear sight. Hi-Standard's "J. C. Higgin s :\129" mad e Stock is standard pistol grip wit hout cheek LEE for Sea rs Roebu ck mail-order sales is a solid piece. fram e rifle, t.ube magazine under barrel hold Pi etro Beretta's .22 rifle tested is th e model LOADER ing 17 Long Ri fles. Th e 2 3 lj~ " barrel is held called Silver Gyrfalc on, imp orted by J. L. Gale£. There are several Berettas var ying FOR SHOTGUN SHELLS in a pr ecision cast. all oy recei ver groov ed for L ee L oa d er is a co m p le te set mount. Bolt handle is cast of same light mainly in weight, finish, and stock. T est gun c onsis ti n g of p ow der & s hot m e asu r e s, d ecnp per, c a ppe r , a n d alloy, p laced on the ri gh t, grooved to fit. the weig hed 5% pounds, has schnabel foretip. instr u c ti on s p l us e xcl usive T r i- finger. Walnut Slack of t.est rifle had pistol Italian-made rifle feat ures 4-seeond ta ke p le Action Cha ru - be l'. Get this o u t- grip- some ar e listed as without pi stol grip. down and th ree moving parts. Wit.h th e bolt S 5 at und In g t oot a t 9Complete t h l s ~ o ,\; p rr c e . F ront sight is mounted on a ramp, ha s con retr acted and locked into the br eech housing, 9 Send fa r It tO fl ay ! t.rast ing metal face for clearer sighting, Rear depressing a t.humb latch at the rear will 6026 N. 6th, Milwaukee 17 , Wis . is familiar " Rocky Mountain" with stepped allow the whole assemb ly including springs wedge elevation. to be li fted off instantly, like Bergman n, Th e Mossber g M151K feat ures a Monte Lanchester, or PPSH submachine guns. This Carl o raised stock with chee k piece. Tube allow s the barrel to be clea ned from the rear, magazine in stoc k holds 15 .22 LR 's, loading unlik e other au toloa ders with solid receiver port on stock ri gh t side. Sa fety is a fu nct ion backs.Bolt handle is flat , lifts up much like of the bolt kn ob, on ri ght side : the kn ob holt act.ion, and bolt can be locked forward pu shed in locks bolt par tiall y to th e rear. (handle down ) as a bolt action repeater, lik e Blade fr ont sight ; open re ar adj ustable for Savage 6K. Sights are blade front and flip-up GUNS OF DISTINCTION • • • Fine example of good stocks. Custom ca rv ed and basket weave checke ri ng. Rite building, specializing in beautiful wood. Any caliber. Barrel work. bolt jeweling. Custom carving at its best. Hi·luster blueing. nothing better. Perfectly inletted rite st ocks. for HYA, Springfield, Enfield. Mod 70. F.N.. 98, Sako. Ireyex. Schultz & Larson, leaf rear . Clip loaded, 5-shot. All firin g was at 50 yards.Accuracy was Tradewind s, Inc., supplied a Gevarm err atic, and not restricted to any one gun. (French-made) .22 autoloader with an in As a gro up they perf ormed with what at terestin g action. Th e gun has no extractor best is called " hunting accuracy," and th en or firing pin .F iring is by a rid ge across the only at ranges not exceeding th eir sights' bolt face, which creases th e back of th e case capabilities for clear aiming. I. estimate this as the bolt throws forward on pressin g the ran ge at not more than 50 yards or meters. tri gger. Thi s crea tes double ignition at two For good accuracy one needs bett er sights, ONLY ONE MODEL ! points on the rim , supposedly sure-fire even ir on or scope, than are currently available with poor .22 ammunition. (Mu ch European for weap ons of this type. ONLY ONE CALIBER! .22 RF ammunition is of inferior quality with In lieu of the poor factory sights and weak ignition.)According to the manufac their var iati ons in sight picture, th e Weaver ONE LOW PRICE ! turer, the doubl e igniti on result s in in creased B-4 economy-priced scope ($9.75) was used. muzzle velocity. Th e Gevarm clip hold s 8 This gave each rifle an equal chance in rounds. Th e round tap ered barrel ha s a sighting. Th e Beretta receiver with demount SCHULTZ & LARSEN globe-type fr ont sight with interchan geabl e able top is not grooved for Tip-Off mount. insert s and tan gent mil itary-style rear sight. Th e possessor 0 '1' purchaser of one of th ese Extra inserts store in a pistol-grip trap . autoloa ders should consider also gett ing a MODEL 60 Weav er scope, the B-4 or the B-6. laim s of manufacturers as to bett er per Surprisingly enough th e maj ority of tar e form ance because of some feature wer e gets, regardless of which r ifle fired th em, SPORTING RIFLE tested. With the Gevarm , the claim was looked very much alike. T ypical groups from increased mu zzle velocity du e to dou ble ig th e Mossberg M151K showed three of 10· Chambered only for the nition. To verify this, tests were made to shots and four of 5-shots with most having measur e instr umental velocity. Our Holly a tend ency toward vertical patt ern. Two X ~~~ ~ ~T HART \ 7 61 D3E wood-Owen chronograph record ed maximum exceptions occurr ed : one lO-shot gro up fired velocity with one lot of amm unition at 1370 was lar ge but not str ung out. One 5-shot feet per second ; min imum was 1280 fps; group showed three tightly togeth er, one out average was 1325 Ips, with double igni tion W RI T E TODAY FOR at 3 o'cl ock, the other out at 11 o'cl ock. One NEW P RICE LIST firing bar. To doub le chec k thi s, I sent th e 10-shot group was fired with Win chester Gevarm to my fr iend Burt Mu nhall at th e Pass Up Th is Opportunity Sup er Speed from a cold gun.As th e rifle H. P . White Laboratory in Bel Air, Md., heated up th e second shot gro ups dr opp ed nationally kn own balli sti cs research institute. down and started to string out vertically. Th e Ask your deale r Th eir electric P ott er Counter Chro nogra ph - if he can 't supply aiming point was one bull on a 50-yard is accurate to .00001 second. Aft er testing the WE WILLI multiple target ; the point of imp act was one doubl e ignition velocities, Burt machin ed off bull lower. Similar variat ions between point one side of th e double ignition bar , convert of aim and point of imp act occurr ed with THESHARPE &HART ASSOCIATES, INC. ing the breech face to single ignition as with each rifle ; some improved when heat ed up, a conventional firing pin . He verified my othe rs did not. EMMITSBURC 3 , MD . double ignition figures first, th en ran his own From the test firin g the Marlin Micro tests, th en return ed th e Gevann to me for Groove Mod. 89-C showed to a mark ed my cross check on the single pin ignition. degree that it was more accurate than all of In all cases th e average figur es obtained by the oth er .22 au toloa ding rifles under test. PachlDa r ...... o> ~...... ~ : . I.... : ...... 1 () .& ...... ,...... {' t h .... ,,"" .... hj. ...: ...... -l .... VA...... u ...... t" " ...... V A. .. u .. p ....v .. v v v ... .. A. v ..... " ...... THESHARPE &HART ASSOCIATES, INC. ing the breech face to single ignition as with each rifle ; some improved when heat ed up, a conventional firing pin . He verified my othe rs did not. double ignition figures first, th en ran his own From the test firin g the Marlin Micro tests, th en return ed th e Gevann to me for Groove Mod. 89-C showed to a mark ed my cross check on the single pin ignition. degree that it was more accurate than all of In all cases th e average figur es obtained by the oth er .22 au toloa ding rifles under test. me were within 10 Ips of th ose obt ained at T his accura cy was not confined to anyone the H.P. White Lab oratory. grade of ammunition, though Super-X gave Th e H. P. White report, summed up , th e best group. Each rifle may perf orm its showed th at with Western Super-X .22, best with one particular brand or lot. (Catalog No. K 1226R, Lot No. ACH 52) instrum ental velocity at 20 feet with double Th e 89-C was then compared in accura cy firing pin averaged (50 shots ) 1333 fps ; with the Winchester M52C, using EZXS Lot with single firing pin, th e average was 1341 # 55KC P acker 3a. T he M52C's 10-sho t 50 Ips, Using Western Super-Mat ch M k, III yard group, all X' s, can be covered with a If you li ke to sh oot dim e an d change to spare. Th e Marl in 10 a nd h a ve fine han d I Catalog No. SM 22LR, Lot No. 55HC) , guns. t he n you ' ll ce r double ignition 50-round average was 1061 shot EZXS gro up took a half-dollar to cover. t a in ly want t o h av e Four groups were th en fired usin g Remin g on e o f th ese deluxe fps ; with single ignition th e avera ge was Pacb m a yr Gu n Cases. ton Kleanbore, Federal Mona rk, W RACo R acks hold s 4 Or 5 , 1057 Ips, 1unhall' s report concl uded, "There gun s w ith space for Super Speed, and Western Super-X. Th e s ho oti n g a cces so r ies is no significant gain in velocity which can an d spot ling scop e. be attr ibuted to the ignition of the cartridge Kleanbore group and Mona rk group would Keeps gun s al wa ys read y fo r th at spur -of- th e-m oment require a silver dollar to cover them and, t rip to YOUI' fa .... ort t e ra nge. Cases ca n be locked as pr imin g on both sides by mean s of the ba r a p reca ution a ry sa fety mea su re. o r rugg ed ltnh t . in the Klea nbore group, a round or two we igh t co ns t ruction s. beautif ull y fin ish ed in sim ul a ted type firing pin as ad ver tised." a lliga to r ou t s ide . flock li n ed in si d e. Availabl e with Or would sort of peek out at the edg es.T he withou t bac k door. See your deal er Or write f or com In ap pra ising the significance of thi s p lete inform ation . report , it is well for the American shooter Super Speed group can ju st about be cov F R EE !- Send fo r beau t iful ill ustrat ed cat al og or ered with a half dollar ; th e Super-X group-e Pach ma vr Gun Accessories. 10 rea lize that possible velocity increases PA~H MAYR GUN W ORKS, IN,C., Dept. G-II wh ich miglit have occurr ed in testing abroad except for one lone shot out at 5 o'clock 1220 South Grand Aven ue, los Ang eles 15, Colifornia with erra tic European .22's sho uld not be --can be covere d with a qu arter. confused with what a given arm will ac tually Afte r all accura cy firing was done, targets do in this country with th e ammunition you were measured. Averag e group size for eleven bu y at the store. rifles tested was 2.25". Maximum gro up was Accuracy tests took most time in evalu 6.50"; min imum was 1.25" . On severa l oc ating these eleven interesting rifles, A dozen casions one or two rifles grouped int o .75" or more tar gets were used with each rifle, (Continue d on page 50) Hunte r s a lways ba g t he li mit w ith O rta C n ll s ( or' Duc tc, :Jhe marlle!ouj WONDE RSIGHT! Coose, C r-ow , De ev, F'ox -Cov Th e long ran g e s ig h t w it h click -mic ro me te r w indage f or ote, Coon, Quai l. Pheasan t S & ,"I a nd Colt He\·ol\'ers . Atta ch ed in a jiffy-nea t. co m a n d Squirre l, $ 1.95 t o $5.50; pa ct- s t urdy. heat t reat e d-c--wh i te g raduat io ns . No g uns m it h a lso c ~ ll i ~R i ~ ~ t ~ · ~' f ti ;>. ~... j..t: ~~ - 1/ ing fo r S & ' V- dril ling & tapp ing req uir ed f or Colt REGe $12ge95 COLT MODEL "57" ::;~ :e~~: HIGH POWER RIFLE! .222 MARLIN VARMINT KING! BRAND NEW Certified $139.95 VALUE! SAVE $51.07! 95 .30/06 or .243 BRAND NEW! F. N. Mauser Action! HAND·FITT ED STOCK ol lenui neA MER. ICAN WAL NUT. MONTE CARLO COMB. 89HAND·CHECKERED PI STOL GRIP AN D SAKO·MAUSER ACTIONI FOREAR M: sli ng swivels, a nd superbly finished cheek. piece for t he ulti mate in modern stock design. 22" MICRO·GROOVE RIFLING-MONTE CARLO STOCK CH ROME.MOLYBDENU MST E EL BA RREL WITH 12·G ROOVED RATCHET RI FLING : F.N. MAUS E R ~~:tY~~ ::,~ ~~;2 t 'l:e:r~ ~~~sn fl8:nb;: h~iw:r:~~ ;~~::i. 5·SHOT BOLTACTIO N; SAK O ADJU STABLE TRIG. Once in a Lifetime Scoop! GER MECHAN ISM l or erisp, elea n pulls; Lyman mi. woodchuck and varmint shooting for much less than th e price of an ordi nary varmint rifle. Only a very cromet er receiver sight: receiver dr illed for scope mount special purchase of th e latest 1958 model dlreet from the manufactu rer makes th is terrific value possi ble--only a lim. insta llati on; annular front sight with serrated. ribbe d it ed quanti ty is available! ramp with removable blade. 42" overall. 7lJ2 Ibs. SP ECIF ICATI ONS : Bolt Aetl on 3·Shol Clip Malazine .222 Caliber Repeating Rifle. Sako· Mauser aeli on. 24" Slain . less Sleel Feal her Weight Bar rel, Full Pisl ol Gri p wilh DeLuxe Grip Cap. Bishop desi l ned floest Wa inul Monl e COLT " 57" • • • TWO GREAT CALIBERS Carlo Stock wit h Cheekpiece. Expertly hand-checkered. Ramp front siaht. Detach- IN EITHER MODEL-.30/06 OR .2 4 3 able Hood. Two positi on quick adjustabl e Receiver Peep Si ght givi ng 100 and 200 STA NDARDM ODE L-as i llus trat ed. except w ithout yard zero impacts. Receiver has integral bases for low scope mounting . Overall length BELOW WHOLESALE! $~~c;.~~n ~ve rSv~h::~ . ~~at~h:~~r~:c:; $89 42" : Weight about 6lJ4 pounds dependin g on density of walnut. $88 88 cal ib e r . P ay On l y $ 9 .00 D ow n . B al. 95 Certified $139.95 Value. Full Price at Klein's .• •... . I on ce $3.71 pe r week f or 2 4 w eees . H OWO NLY AT K LE IN'5-Full Pr ice ~~~y~; : ~ ~~.7'~~ . Dmnca~ygl~ ~h~:e: ~oTb :Z:n ~e ~~sPa1J'if: tt::l~h::ttt i ~018 3~y:.a l a:~: 88 DE LUXEM O DEL-exact ly as illus t r at ed with en eek er $1 1 .95 l OT fi n est Red H ead G Il,n ~a s e . F i nest Slin g $ 1.50; Ex tra C Up $3.9:5; 222 1n g . s l i n g sw ive ls, a nd M onte Ca r lo s t oc k w ith c h eek Ctg s . (V elocity ."1200 f t . p eT second.') 2 0 t 07' $2 .8 0. piece . $149.95 ever y w he r e . 5 t at e S88 choice of ca l i be r . Pa,fJ Onl!l $ 11. 00 Save on Lyman Scope for Your .2 2 2 D OWlI , Balance $4.58 pe T w eek lOT $10995 24 weeks ! Lyman 195 8 M odel $49.50 A ll I L y m an 1 9 58 Mode l $ 5 9 .50 All ONLY $ 8.8 8 DOWN, A m er ica n 4X Sco pe an d Sa ko Sl ide - American 6X Scope a nd Sako Sl ide. NOW O NLY AT K LE IN'5-Full P r ice ~: i r :J)~ · 75Ce~tWi ~ ~S c;:5 .~J ll i~al~ :: ~~i T :dl) ~ .7 ~ e :-: rfiuendts ~n:5 . ~~lIi ~~ I::: $ 3.6 7 PER WEEK A I ~~r:;:r" 4 ~:';ee: ic:~o p:~9p~~s V alue 1958 LYMAN ~~ : . ~ ~ I ~ • • -:v~t.h • . ~ ~~ I. i ~ ~;~~ . o. n.I ~ ••~ ~t ~ . • ~ ~ ~l .i~ FOR 24 WEEKS Lyman T , u ·Loc k $9.75 Mounts . $49.95 $59.95 SCOPE Certified $ 5 9 .2 5 V alue . O nly $4495 wi th D e Lux e o r Standard Co lt . Pay $4 .50 Do w n, Ba l O1'Jce $1 . 8 5 peT w eek / 07' on l y SAVEl WINCHESTER MODEL 12-12 GA. CHOICE OF CHOKES AND BARREL LENGTHS! A Lifetime of Depe ndable Shoatlngl Pay O n ly $2.5 0 Dow n Only a terrific special purchase of flne eon .303 B r i t i sh Caliber JUNGLE CA RBINE Ro yal $104.95 E nfield NO. 5 d ev elo pe d sp ec i f ically for roug h u sag e and b it diti on U. S. Gov't surplus Model 12' s makes 1er fi ghting in j ungles of Bu r m a , Bo r n eo a n d M a lay a . Stre a m l ined t his offer possible! Riot length barrels have been re.. VALUE! Jun gle flas h hider . l i ght a n d co m pa c t s porte r t ype st o c k . B u i lt - i n placed wit h top qualitY,individually fitt ed brand new Tubber r eco il p ad . 1 0 - shot bo lt actio n r ep eat e r . 1 8 " BTl . , 71/4 Ibs. full sport ing leng lh barrels. The Model 12 is fa med for natu ral poinl. SAVE TO $55.00 ! ing quali ti es-all parts machined from proof steel-no protrud ing ~:~E g;~dJ~~n:~tli;~ : •• • •• •• • •• •• •• •••• • •• •• • •• • • $24.95 on receiver-triple safety . Take-down. Six-shot. pump acti on. S shell -:o~3 l ~~ i:~dK Rli : ~~. ~~ :{2 ; r ~:r.r~ I: .~? ~ ~~t. ~~ ~~t~ ~ plug included free. • •• $14.95 These flne Win chester Mode' 12 pump l uns have had li ttle or no use. All Model 12', ;:o~3 4~n~i:':KR:~ e ' F~~ " P~i~': ~~' . ~ ~ . ~ ~ ~t. ~~~ ~~t.e ~ •• •• • $15.95 have 25 adjust ments to take up for wear, and are guarant eed never to shoot loose! State choice of bar rel length and choke: 26" Improved Cylinder. 28" Modifled. SO" S49~~ Fo7' spe ci al selection by M ilton Klein , ad d $5.00 per rifle . or •3 0 3 T a7'get Ammo. $ 1 .50 p e7' 100; Soft ' lOse am m o. $2.9 5 tOT 2 0 . 32" F ull Choke• W i nch est er Mod el 12, Co m pl et e with n ew W i nc h est e r Model 12. Complete w ith ne w $50.00 Values! MARTINI MARKSMAN I ONLY 10% DOWN ~:~~ e~ofi~~~ D CONDITION . •. $49.95 :;;~~L~~~~ CON D I T I O N .• • • $64.95 RIFLES W i nc hest e r Mod el 12, Comp l et e w ith new Winc hest eT Mode l 1 2 , Co mpl et e w ith new Balance in 24 wks :~~~I ~~~~ CONDITION • • • • $59.95 ~~ ~e~:~~:'EW CONDITION • • $69.95 VIKING "SUPREME" THERMAL UNDERWEAR SUIT 0 YOU'LL BE WARM AT 30 BELOW! Compare with :r.t~:ryT~:i r~ R~~dE t~:u sle!rs.we:~dt~i:u~iP:avS: i :h:s p~rc~er;e:~ ue~~~~ $39.95 Suits! j ac ket by w ea r i n g the p r actic al jack et as an o u t er garm ent! T h e $ N y lo n K nit ba n d all aro u n d w a i st seals o u t co ld. Full z i p pe r . ACTION DE SIG NED FOR M EN WHO H UNT , IC EF ISH, WOR K O RP L AY OUTDOORS ! Cut f or eas y nat u r a l m ovements w i t ho ut bu lk. F eather - JI88 light a-ee. s u it w e i g h s und e r 30 oz s . 1000/0 w asha b le-fast d r y i n g . V'k'n- WILL OUTWEAR ORDINARY THERMAL S UITS M ANY TIMES! W e are .. 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C lo sely woven Nylon o uter sh ell Jacket·and Trou sers an~ i ~~~~nr :; ~~~e rl fr~:u':{'o~~· ~~fl~e~ n ::1 P>;:~~n:' i:~iifl i::~TO~o~~~r.:~~, ~. mlldew ..p roof. Hylon knIt collar, cu Hs . STATE SUIT SIZE: Small (34-36), M ed ium (38-40). Large (4 2 . ...i . Extra u Tge (46-"8). All b ea utiful m asculine b rown co lo r . SCOOP! KRAG·JORGENSEN RIFLES BONUS! $3.95 VALUE MATCHING BOOTIES •• • •• • • •• •• • • un derw~a r $1 Carbine 6.5 X 55 Col. T h ese wonder ful w arm. as -toast Boot i es are yours for o nly $1.49 wit h eitheT 49 ~~~\ o ~iZ::~a~at;'i ~ . (6-7). M edium (8 -9). La r g e ( 1 0 ..11). Extra Large ( 1 2 - 1 3). Boo t ies Proo T h i s is t h e famed 1910 m od ification o f t h e 189 4 MOd el . Kra;g-Jorg en sen N o rweg i an Service R i f le . S harp s hoo t i n g ~andl navla n lii h av e prized this bolt action rifl e f or ge ne r at io ns • • • It w as the fav orit e arm of the No rweg ian r esi stanc e forc es w hos e Certified d eadly ai m k ep t the i n vad e r s on t he r u n in W o rld W ar II. Ex pe r i. $18 .0 0 Doz. V alue e~c ed A.m e ( i can s ho ote rs treas u r e t his rifle because o f the ex t r ao r - :~~a~~ :'l ~~t-:o::~~:~~~fit~~ tt~5 n;~lli~r~c~~~~~tit:o: mr::~: SPECIAL PURCHASE! 1 und eTStand my m onetf wUI be Tetunded in tun '1 I Am SMITH {, WESSON n ot 1000/0 8oti.tled otter 3 0 no v. FTe . TTial . Name Age _ .38 SPECIAL $3995 AddresLs _ REVOLVERS ONLY AT City, State Phone' _ Limi t ed S u p ply ! K L E.IN'S C REDIT CUSTOMERS: If y ou d o n ot a l r ead y h av e a KLEIN 'S w e r e s u ccessf ul Iliurc h asers o f a f ew hun d r ed won C RE DIT ACCOUNT at Kle in's p l eas e se n d names an d ad d erfu l Smith &. W esso n .3 8 Sp ec ia l M ilita ry and Po l ice dresses of two bu s i ness references with w hom you h av e R evolver s••" barre l s , sa nd blast Park er ized f i nish, plain had c r ed i t d ealings a nd t h e name a n d addr es s o f your M il it a r y Walnut G r i ps . These g u ns ar e i n n early n ew co n dition. e m p loyer to g et he r w ith d a t e y ou st a r t ed employment. :,:14:1·g~e:Z~T:leg;:~~e l~~;l~Gb,![p':!i.l.t:3 f~~ i 1tjm~:' ~~. ogatgr o Add to Account 0 New Account !t ~. .. o Re·open Account 0 Ship. C.O.D. Send 20% Dep. 0 . JUST OFF THE PRESSI Phu Ve'll Small Service &: D eU v e11l C1lal' g. on Cl'edit OTdeT8. :. \t ~ 1959-13th ANNUAL ;~~IE ln~/O:n:+~""d,. c~:c~l~r~~r,.'\:~ ~~~:~! n .!.~~~ n:~ ~ (Con tin ued from page 48) tr igger guards, not dan gerou s, but dirty . for eight or nine rounds, t hen tossed one or Eac h weap on occasionally fail ed to eject, WAR SURPLUS two out making the group larger. usin g low velocity ammunition. Th e Marl in 89-C ran first ; the Winchester Trigger pull s on all rifles were poor. The WINCHESTER MODEL 12 CAR 77 (clip ) second in accuracy. Both gave topi c is a sore point to shooters used to BINE SHOTGUN, 12 Ga., 20" Bbl. their best performances with different grades smooth, clean, crisp, cree pless and backl ash Par keri zed and wit h Govt. coat ing, a lso bayon et attachment - $37.95; wit h uo vt. coat ing removed-$39.95: Sa me tYIJe and makes of amm unition. P erhaps bot h less ta rget triggers. Such trigger s cost mor e. exce pt bl ue finish -$41.95 coated ; $44.95 coat ing removed. rifles would perform more accurat ely if they But it would seem to me that th e buyer of Conditio n V.G . + . Wi n. Model 97 Car bi ne with ham mer , sa me tYIJe as a bove. a ll blued -$37. 50 wit h coat ing. All had better bedd ing and improved trigger a .22 autoload ing rifle in the $50 plu s bracket V.G . + Express collect. pulls. It is believed tha t all of the rifles could expect to get a fairly decent trigger A $ 250.00 VALUE-ONLY $ 17.50 ! tested would show marked improvements in pull for the money. Least offensive were th e REMINCTON SPRINCFIELD 30-06 BARRELS close shooting if "accurized." Hi ggins M29, Rem ington 552, Winch ester $17.50 not for I, or 5 - but for 10 barrels! These are Everyone of th e rifles perf ormed most 77-C, and the Browning, with none capable bra nd new, manuf actured by Remington Arms Co. for th e U. S. Govt. 2 groove at $25.00 eac h. They are pack ed satisfactorily with high velocity ammunition, of taking any prizes. Trigger pull is oft en a in or ig ina l cases of 10 barre ls, with oiled IJ311er and cosmoli ne for nrotectt on. All first Quality . Can be cnn Super-X, Super Speed, 0 1· Hi-Speed. Th ere critical factor in the shooter's ability to do verted to fit ma ny ot her rifles. Express collect. seems to be a market trend to " high velocity" well with any particula r rifle. A gun with Bar rels for 720 Savage Aut o. 12 Ga., 26" Imp. smallbore ammo ; it may be th e manufactu r less accuracy and a good tr igger ma y out B a~ ~ ~i s ~~ ~ ;~~o.n~ ~o ~t~~d ~~ I.I It. M~ Gn.l · ·p ·l ·a·i n ·· ·i ·o· y~ ·,; :: :: $ : ~ : ~ ~ ers anticipate this demand by adjusting their shoot more accura te but coarser-trigger rifle. Barr els for 30/06 Sp ringfield 4 Groove 9.85 Bar rels for Ma user 98.30 / 06 Ca l.. 2 Gr. $9. 95 ; 4 Gr. 14.95 weapons for mor e reliabl e functioning with In my opinion the Am eri can-designed and Barrels for Krag Sur. 30 / 40 ca t.. 2 Gr. $9.95; 4 Gr. 14.95 these gra des of ammunition. pr oduced rifles were decidedly better point Walnut Sto cks for Model 1897 Wi n. 12 Ga. $5.95 I») US u. With some weapons, notably Remington ing and handling in th e field . The Gevarm Wa lnut St ocks for Rem. 3 1 P umu 12 Ga. $4.95 ulus IJ· Wa lnut Stocks Rem. Auto. I I A. 12 Ga. $4.95 plus p. 552, Higgin s M29, and Winchester M77, lacked a butt plate (the wood is finished Ha nd guar d for 3 1 Rem $.95 - Wln.- Model 97 $1.95 some malf unctions were encountered, but no smooth), which caused th e stock to take a test gun was entirely free fr om malf unctions. beating in th e gun ra ck and in th e field. ~Uftft..IU IIEliUe Remin gton claims the shooter can mix Th e "petiteness" of these guns both ered me, .nvvI.ni ....'.lliV Shorts, Longs, and Lon g R ifles indiscrimi as it did some shooters polled. Oth er shooters nately in th e M552 au toload er and fire th em lik ed the diminutive styling, called the 303 BRIT ISH MI LITARY $7.50 without troub le. This claim did not prove Browning "c ute." P er 100 car tr idg es.T he finest mad e in Europe ; 165 grain Mar k VII Caillier -coated pointed bull et. tru e for us. Frequ en t jam s in ejection and The Mossberg was afflicted wi th too much feeding res ulted.An assortm ent of 12 car Iorend, which gave it a clu msy feeling. 8MM.MA USER MI LITA RY $7.50 trid ges, regular and hi gh speed, all lengths, "What's the kn ob (schnabel) for ?" asked Per 100 cartr id ges. Mili tary top -qual fty Brl ti sh iss ue 154 Gr . c onner Jacket Metal Point. wit h Amer ican ty ue was loaded into the M552. Th e resulting 50 one ran ge visitor. Frankly, I don't kn ow. prim ers . limited Quantity British ~roof Loads 154 Gr. for use onl y in good gr ad e Mauser pfles. $9.0 0 per 100. yard targe t ga ve an averag e maximum spre ad Recent wor d suggests that Mossberg , after cuus for Model 98 Mau ser s. 6 for ~1.00 . of 5lh"-6" by 3" stretching from 11 o'cl ock years of sticking to their schnabel styling, I 30/40 KRAG 30 U.S.A. $7.50 to 5 o'cl ock. are exploring reactions to a straight forend, Per 100 cart ridges . With 220 gr ain cnuner -uoate d jack et After several h undred shots the J. C. In spite of th e faults menti oned, the ri fles bull et , round nose. Re mington Kleanbore, Ilon.-corro slve. Sav e your good I 30-06 SPRINGFI ELD $7.50 Per 100 ca rtr idges. M2 with 150 Grain Mili tary bullet . lat e issue uon -ecr rusive. All factory load ed• .can be used in MI Gar and or any mak e 30-06 ca l. f l!1e. Clip s. 5 shot. per dozen $1.20 ; 8 shot Garand cli ps $2.00 per dozen. Ext ractors $ 1.50. New slings $1.95. 45-70 GOVERNMENT $9.50 Per 100 eaet r tuaes . Made by U.M.C. with 500 Gr. lead bull et a nd smokeless powder . Packed 20 to t he box. Li mited Quantity not in boxes $7.50 . Also s peeia l lot ass orte d makes, loose. t arnished & dir ty brass cases, for reloadi ng. (Sold as is.) $4.95 ner 100. 30 CAL. Ml CARB INE $5.95 P er 100 ca rtr idges . Fa ctory load ed with 112 gra in Meta l jacket bu llet. Limited qu anti ty lat e issue non. corrcs tve ~~~~z in~ lsg 5~ .I ~ :h"ot W~ 5NO ~~ :~~t ~~0 65 .$ 6 ~~; ' t ~ur~~~~ heavy ca nvas zruuer Cover $2.4 5. Legal barr el exte nsion $3.75. St ocks with meta l fittings $4.75. Free li st . FASTEST EASIEST 30 CAL. CARBINE BARRELS $8.25 Br a nd new. in ecs meu ne. wit h fron t sight.P iston a nd • PERFECT RELOAD EVERY TIME nut , al so front band and swivel ; very scarce. $8.25 IJ· P· • 12 second reload with regular primers "EXTRA SPECIAL" Per 100 • 18 second reload using caps only* 22 Savag e High Power 70 Gr. S. P. Ktean bore $12.00 25 St evens Short R. F. Non-Corrosi ve 60 Gr.Lead 3.00 25/25 Win. or Marlin 117 Gr . Non -Ocr. S.P 10.00 4 simple steps does it all. 250/3000 Savage HI-Power 87 Gr. S. P. . 13. 50 8 m. m.Mauser imp ort 239 Gr. Soft Nose... .. 15.00 eEach operation completed 8.2 x 50 Rim for Model 95 Steyr S. P 22.00 25 /20 Win. Repeater 86 Gr. Sav. or Rem. S.P 6.00 on a positive stop.> 303 Savage Model 99- Mush. or S. P. 180 Gr , 9.00 7.92 m.m . Kurz (S hort ) German M.G. M.P 18. 00 45 Automati c G.1. 230 Gr. M.P. Non -Corr osiv e... 6.00 (j) She ll c ase is compl et ely sized , f ull 6.5 m.m. x 53 Ri m Steyr Hembru g G. t. 7.50 leng th including rim and au toma tically 6. 5 m. m. x 53 Rim Steyr Hembruq S. P 20.00 45 Long Colt for N.S . or S. A. Lead . 10.00 S:, decapped. 45 Colt Auto. Rim for 1917 Models Lead. 9.00 ~ Shell case is prim ed and charge d 8 m.m. Fre nch Lebel Rifl es M. P.G.1. 7.50 with 6.5 m.m . x 55 Swedi sh Maus er or Nor. Krag G. I. . 7.50 powd er. 303 Br iti sh 130 - 180 or 2 15 Gr. S. P. Nor ma. . 2 1.00 7.35 m.m. It alian Imported G.I. Bu llet .... . 7.50 Shell case is wadde d with built-in wad 7.35 m.m . It ali an I mport ed Soft Nose 20. 00 gu ide und er con stan t ad justable pressure 32 Long Rim tir e lead Win .Sta ynless ...... 4. 00 7.5 m.m. Fr ench M.A .S. 1936 M.L .E. lm p. G. I.. . 12.00 and shot is cha rged. 7.5 m. m. French M.A .S. 1936 M.L.E. 10111. S. P 20.00 Shell cri mp is sta rted a nd finished an d 4 1 S hort Rim fire Rem. Derringer Klea nbor e 10.00 e shell case is resized in fina l step. 9MM. LUG ER PA RABELLUM $7.50 P er 100 cartrid ges. Also for use in P38 Walther, P35 ~ Browni ng. Radom. Colt , etc .Manufactu red by West er n Ctg e. Co. ; 115 grain ecnn er -ccated bullet, nen-ec r rustve . Per 100 . .$7.50-Per 500 ..$30. 0o-Per 1000 . .$57.00 WJ:(~U~N Write for New. f ree Illustrated Brochure. 2324 "0" St. ~ Lincoln 8 , Nebr. *O ptional Equipment-$4.95 • '!hUS2.iS.I.P!R!I.J.f.iIRSSS."i1S. Eac h hun t cach dav covvrc d three to five action type, but flattened out witho ut the mile- of ru gged wooded mount ains, Th e only kno b. It is id eal, easy to opera te a nd com ------real headach e encountered was th e Gevarm's fortably designed. Th e Bro wni ng had th e TOP GUI BARGAIIS open bolt wh ich colle cted twigs, pin e needles, best tube magazin e arrangement, allow ing th e WINCHESTER MODEL 97 when pushing through bru sh. If I fell and shooter to withdraw it and lock it in th e CARBINE REPEATING SHOT~UN dropp ed th e g un in lose sand, pine need les, " loading" position wi th no chance of pulling or dirt , it beca me a bsolutely necessary to the t ube too far out and havi ng to r einsert 12 strip the gun and clean it. But each of th e _ii, it. Th is ca n happen with other guns wh en Gauge ...... , ..'- Trench and Riot Gun rifles acco unt ed for a t least several sq uirr els . ther e are two or three squirrels up a tree Th e Hemingl on 1'1'1552 wo uld be my per and you find you have ju st r un out of ammo With Bayonet Attach ment and Sling Sw ive ls Pop u l ar 12 g auge-Visi b le H a m m er -5-sh ot re· sonal choice, next the Wi nch ester 77·C, as and ar e in a hu rry. pea t e r-2 0 " b bl. E x cel . t o pe rfect. N ew $37. 5 0 ; 2 fo r $67.50; 5 f or $ 1 5 7 .5 0. For $ 5 .0 0 ex t r a , y o u most comfort a ble, smoothes t hand lin g in the Aside from runnin g out of ammunition at can hav e a sp ecia l ly se le ct ed gun w h i ch is SO NEW that it i s in the same o rigi na l Co sm oline wh ich woods, Both rifl es are " unde rstudy" guns for W inch e st er u sed when they s h i pped it t o t he U.S. the wrong mo ment , t he next trou ble wi th Gov ernme nt. Th ese guns h av e NEVER bee n f ired lar ger cal ibers or ga uges, hel ping to keep the a utoloa de rs was jamming. This occurred excep t i n f act ory t esti ng . F itted wit h $ 2 1 . 2 5 va l ue genuin e C utts Co m pen hu nting skill up to par at red uced cost. But when ever a case fa iled to ej ect. Often th e sa to r-adds 61/2 " t o bb l. $ 5 4.50 . In l a r g er lots ad d o n l y $14.50 f or eac h compen sa tor order ed . a num ber of visitors over th e test per iod spent case and the next in line would be expressed different choices. One time th e come wed ged into th e actio n by t he spring REVOLVER SPECIALS Brown ing was final ly chosen ; at ot her times load ed bolt , fr eezing the act ion. the Sa vage ,or the Marl in "cored first. In concluding the tests, it becam e evide nt POWERFUL In loading, I he best mak es were those wit h that an y purcha ser might sa fely assume his .38 S. & W. CALIBER clips. T ubu lar magazines ca used batteri ng rifle would give th e average accuracy per of bullets, shaving a nd grooves in the lead , for mance arrived at dur ing the firin g.With as revealed hy rep ea ted loadi ngs and un the pr oper ammo , groups of approximat ely Briti sh W ebl ey Rev ol v ers .45 5 ca libe r. The F a m ou s 14 :'~~: 9~:ed o~o rt ~~ai ~ r~ ~i::.t;,otE ';'d":- i ~<>O m J:t~ s~ h:e~7~r~ ~~ I load ings. Best accuracy obtained. it should 2 " at 50 yards may be expected. Th e actions a n d barre ls r eflect t h e ca r e and po l ish of Officer Cad et tra i n ing . 4" bbl. $ 1 4. 5 0. 2 f o r he not ed , was with the clip-Ied a utoload er s, gene ralization does not eliminate th e pos $ 2 5.0 0. 6 " bbl. $ 16.5 0. 2 f or $ 3 0 .0 0 . Al t ered t o 89·C, s hoot 4 5 ACP $ 2 .0 0 add itional. (V. G . t e E x cel .) Ma rl in Win , ]\'177·C, Ber etta, Cevarm, sihility of gell ing a rifle wh ich will shoot FREE NEW HOLSTER WITH EACH HANDGUN . To load th e g un it was necessary to work closer gro ups, nor one that will not perform the bolt knobs hack and fort h. W ith th e as well. It is possible to get some degree RIFLE SPECIALS exception of th e Beret ta bolt hand le, th ese of accuracy with the .22 autoloa ders, but not 3 0-3 0 Winche ster ca l i be r Swi ss s ccrto r, 12.sh ot knobs ar c who lly inad eq ua te, bei ng too small (N .R.A. E x cel.) $ 2 7.5 0 . 2 f or $50.00. on a par wit h target grade wea pons, natur 3 0 -0 6 U.S. En fiel d (M fg. b y W i n ch e ster, Re m i ngto n . Edd y ston e) . a -s ue t. Only $ 3 2.5 0. 2 f o r $ 5 7. 5 0. or of poor design. In man y instances it was ally. H unt ing accuracy is possible, but on ly (V.G . t o E x cel.) easier to empty a tube ma gaz ine by firing a af ter careful selection of the most accura te N orwegian K r ag 6 .5, 5-sh ot r ifles $ 16. 5 0 . 2 f o r $30. 0 0 ; Barrell ed actio ns $9.95. 2 for $ 16.00. hurst at th e backstop or a tin can. (This is grade and bra nd of amm unit ion for th e ( V . G . t o E x cel.). 6 .5 ammo $ 7. 5 0 per 1 00. a wonderful wa y for a youngster to b ur n up particular rifle. P opul ar tho ugh th ey are, it WHEN O RDERING REVOLVERS e nc l ose s ig ne d st ate m e n t : '" a m n ot an a l i e n, hav e n ev er b een ammuuition a nd un load his r ifle in the in seems that .22 au tomatics as pr esen tly manu co n v ic t ed of a c r i m e of v i o lence, a m not under teresrs of sa fety.) T he Brownin g under factur ed will give only mediocre accuracy. ind ictment or a fu g itive. I am 21 o r over". receiver holt was rough on the thum b, the But even so, it would be fool ish to deny tha t, serrations too "ha rp for com fort. Th is sho uld even wit h th eir man y shortcomings, for what be check ed if buying one. Th e Ber etta 's they wer e int en ded, pl inking and small ~ handle was most like th e conve ntional bolt shooting, the .22 auto s can do t he j ob. I ~ serrations too "ha rp for com fort. This should be checked if bu ying one. Th e Ber etta 's handle was most li ke je .'1 1 NEW 1959 50th EDITION STOCKMAKER CHISELS I "SHOOTER' THAT SAVE TIME & MONEY BIBLE" ~ Wor/d/s Greatest Comple te se t of 1H CH IS I'; I.S, GOt'G P.S Gun Book & P AIl't'tNG 'l'OO I,S. P erfect 'Co r e ve rv need in Sha.p i n g' & I n letting- Hill e & stillonly S h otgun Sto cks, Forg ed & Hnrd en e d $2 b y sld lled c raf t s ru e n to hold k een ed ge & g i ve life -tim e s e rvice. F in e s t FEATURES: q uality W est Ge rman Stee l. Save W or k , i n c rea se p r oduction & profits, • Finest Imported Rifles Set as illustrated. Only $29.50. & Shotguns SEND 25c TODAY FOR 48 PACE CATALOC • Finest Imported Handguns FRANK MITTERMEIER ~~;~i;~; • Domestic Rifles, Shotguns 3577 E. York 65 , N. Y. &Handguns • Scopes, Sights & Mounts • Imported & Domestic Ammunition • Reloading Tools &Components , Ne ve r be t o r e has an • Trap & Skeet Equipment achromatic t e l e • scop e sold (or any where near this am azing • Gun Parts At your sporting goods dealer low p ri ce ! You ge t d earer s ha rper p ictures a t a ll pow er s • Hunting & Shooting Books or sent postpaid for $2 because of t he super co mpound Achr o Len s. No col or , no f uzz . Vari- • Gunsmith's Tools ~Tft.ft.g able eyep}e~.e_~d!~~~~!e _i_~.. ~.~~_~5 L~r . ~ ~__ • FREE CATALOG PISTOLS AT MANY PACES Jl Qui(k-Draw" Holsters i Conunued from page 19) tested ten scopes and a dozen guns before arriving at these combinations. The Target • CUSTOM MADE spot is attached to the .22 with a pai r of bridge mounts screwed to the barrel. Weaver • THE BEST plit rings hold the K-lO on the Magnum. SINCE 1897 Th e weights of both guns ar e about what would be expected and Vigue ha s given up any offhand plinking. Th e .22 with its scope S. D. MYRES SADDLE CO. and six round s in the cylinder tip s the cale at 4 pounds, 11 ounces. Less scope it is still P. O. BOX 150S 3 pounds, 4 ounces.The .357 with scope and EL PASO. nXAS ammo is four pounds, 2 ounces ; less scope it is 3 pounds, 4 oun ces. The AUTOMATIC POWDER He used to try a two-hand hold, but with 50 little success at long ra nges. Most of the Price 17 MEASURER shooting done is with the .22 ma inly because T h e A utomati c of the heavy muzzle blast of the center fire. P owder measurer Toda y, most of hi te ting is done using an was deve toped tor the handloader who improvi ed L-shaped rest. Gr ips on both li kes to sec every guns, by the way, are standard tar get models. c ha r ge actu ally wei nhed on a scnte. Th e pull is a sweet, crisp 21,4 pounds for the It th rows th e now dcr charue dtrccrtr onto the scale pan and automat Mag num and 2% pound s for the .22. lcally stops when the des ired charge Is reached. Vigue is a travelin g man whose work takes The unit is made to be used ill conjunctio n with the handloadc r's own scale and can easily be adapte d to him into the remote wildern ess areas of any scale. Cha nging charges is done merely bY setti ng th e powder scale to the desired weight . \Vrite for Ma ine and the entire northeast, a well as more comntete det ails. Order tbru your dealer or direct from the tactorr. Canada. He's an off-h ighway sales represent clo~~9B a~ i,gJ'::;:n ative for a tru ck manufacturer and deals in PACIFIC GUN SHOP heavy equipment for loggers and miner .So he's no stranger to the woods, and alt hough he denies he is a hunter, he has taken abo ut all legal species of Ma ine game with the handgun. A lot of his game shots ar e a surprise to both him and the qua rr y as they meet on th e remote tote road of Main e's ru gged tall timb er. In that way he mana ges to get his one-to-a-customer deer every year without actually "hunting" for it. In add ition, he has shot many crows, porcupines, and chucks with the .22 and scope, some at 200 yards. llif\ .I1l'.~ I. lmw ,fI~nq.JlIu IJ i~ o I I I I I Th e R oss Rifl e Medel 1910 Cal. .303 saw serviee with Canad ian trOUIHi in IW O Wor ld War s. I F eatur es st ra iA' ht pu ll bolt action which ma kes it almost a raruv in th ls da r and age, U uques t fonably a Webley I t errific long range sport ing and target ri fle. \Vt. 8 Ibs.• G oz, , length 5:!". Good cond it ion. Onl y $1:i.95. MA RK VI I Revolver Ca l• •45. • •. $14.95 I I f~l i fs i ~xt~~~ r :l~\~st a~~'~~~~l lte~d~:~~cdc ~~~ ~ f~ }lil~r ~1~~W~ ~~ ~f~~: I 30-06 SPRINGFIELDS $29.95 ll< ~ ublc P tre eit her as a slngle or e-uon. xn ees : O\'craU I Whi te they last , Seaport Trader s is o f fe r i n ~ .\"OU one or the bi :,{ JWSl hargnlu s You' ll find ~~j ~ t~.J 1 ~ ;(L J)t. r r j L?;lc rW l$: j ~ J5 . l bS . GOOD CO :\ ]) I T I O ~ ' I this season. Famous t . ~ . Sprlngfietd ' 03 Cal. at II r i d ir-ulnus low urtcc. A r-kn owl ed ....cd to be one of the most accurate nuliturv r ifles eve r Illude. :'Ifak l' exce llent dee r rill es and Slloot I pop ular ,30-06 ammo. Good cond itio n inside and out , Onl y $ ::W , !.i~ . I I Webley I COMBAT REVOLVER I 7MM BELGIUM FN MAUSER RIFLE..$19.95 I Shoot s standard 7mm am mo. ) [ade in B el giu m wit h Ia mcu s )fau::cr small rin ~ action wntch mak es it finc for h untt rur or spor t ing usc. Il-shot bolt action. smoot h but fast. B ores clea n. Cal. .45 ACP • • •..•.$12.95 • I Bas Ionz range ealibrat ed s ights. Only $19.95 . This fine Il-shet .45 ACr jt evotver can be fired ei ~hc r I as a s ing le or doub le act.inn. :\Ja lle fam ous hy B ritish I 3·~tl~~~. Fri~~3S ' Si~I~~~ ~ : l~~· e~~~a~CI}~:II~ l(~ IA . :i5 brl~~; ii CJ~lj I Only 12.03 Deluxe Chrome NEW Plated .22 Cal. Famous Vest DOUBLE Make DERRINGER ... . . $24.95 Pocket .22 .. . ..$12.95 Imported f rom Europe, IL i s an e x act (' o p y o f rarncus n c m Inmon D errl n:,tc l· p OI>ular i n t he l n t e 18 0 0 ' s . vntunnto BELGIUM PISTOL $19.95 Sensational new '59 )lodel 6- shot German col lectors item. Fine "ol d \\' 01'111" J:"lI n crnrts mnns ntn h a ~ revolver is excelle nt for ta rge t , plinking or defense. T igh t. been emp toyed t o et vc yo u a ~ U l lC I'i()J· h :lIu l j:tun & ~ t i ll Sorry. we can ' t divu lge th e nam e of thi s famous -make in acr-urate and well-made uteee. F fres popular 'w tnch. , retai n all th e roa ruros of t h e o l'i~ i n : l l Den' lnJ,::"cl·. A ec umt c . Shoots . 2 2 snorr. IOIlJ,t or tone I'i ll\,' ammo. Hil-hly e-tu-orne thi s ad vert.lsemen t du e to th e sens at ional LO \V pH.r(: E. Rem.. w estern . P eter s ,22 short ammo. F eatures side gale p l a te d with ccntraaumr checkered hlack m-tns . O n ly $24.05. Terrifi c B argain, Aval labt e in Ca ts. .25 nickel. .32..380 loadtng. screw- In eje cto r rod . stee! ritle d ba rre l with or ,22 Long Ri fle Blue, Gift boxed on ly $HL95 whil e hlade recut s ight. Choice of either blued or nickel-plat ed th ey last . finish. B lued ) [odel. $12.95,H andsome l'\i ckcl -Illa lcd ~f o d el. $ 14 . 9 ~ , A REAL New 9-shot I ....,!J!I]• •• & • •22 TARGET PISTOL .... . $21.95 WOLF KILLER! Fires standard & hi gh vetocttr shorts. longs & I~ , R . amm o. Excell ent for t arg et. plinkin~ or home nr otoet ton. Specs: q cnuine il.llJ)Orted I tali an stncuos are depend abl e. etyee u-s bot revnlrer. doubl e & sln x le acti on . solid fr ame, safely u vc. Her e s wha t T. H. of .\ lm; L'Ow. t daho had to rel ate rr l. (rece ssed head space) . Choice of 4" bbl. or 2" bb l. about th is life-saving kni fe : " Wolf freed him self from one 0111 )' $:H.!),) of III)' traps just as 1 was 31>J) ro'1I'hing and attacked me, ) Iy gun was lust in (he snow and only your finc knife saved me Irum poss ible serio us inj ury ". H eavy steel b lade. bone handle. P os lt.lve loc'k and ope II position. Choose ; S :'IIA LL 1/2X. ( 5 -~!J6" open ) $5, 50, IU:m;J.Alt (7· 1/l6") $5,05, ~I A )I Your Choice 2 4X or 6X Scope MOTH (II") $7. 50 or COLOSSA L (13 \4" ) $8.95. .38 COLT $9.95 (Mount FREEl n. u ~~ed , dm-nu! o , de pcnd:lh l c ... a n d p c r-fm-ms p CI'fc clly on A ~Y 1'.iOe. Exten d s S hoo l i l)~ t in\(.' u-cnu dawn t o ' uns tc, Revolver ..$32.50 D ISLOI·tlOll -fl"cc. ('ohJI' c UI'I·c c l e SP ORTE R MODEL W IT H F . N . ACTION PERSONALIZE YOUR RIFLE ••• with a HARRIS Crafted CUSTOM MADE GUN STOCK• • H a n a work as s ures go od f i n is h, p e rfec t fi t an d top pe r f o rma n ce. * A II f i nished s tocks e q u i p p e d w ' t h b u tt pla te g ri p & f o r e a rm h an d _ch ec kered . * S t oc k s may be p u r c hased at an y s t ag e of p r Od uc t ion, w h ic h pe rm i ts y o u r own i nlettlng , fin is h in g , c hecker i ng, e tc . DEALE R The Holst wit h a Lo'k-No More Tying Off STOCKS FOR M OST HIGH POWE R ED B OLT A CTION S-ALL TYPES O F WOODS MADE UP AS INQUIRIES CAPACITY 750 POUNDS YOU WANT THEM-AT LOWEST COST. INVITED Weighs 12 ounces. 5· 1 rat io. 10 HARRIS GUN STOCKS, INC ., Box B, Richfield Springs, New York foot spa n. Synth ane Pull eys. $1 Brass Bearin gs. Steel Bolts. 95 Steel Hooks. Nylon Line. A Quali ty Produet. Dealers Want ed. postpa id 7 x61 Sharpe & Hart Norma Factory Ammunition HUNTERS MFG. co., Pratt, Kan. '- Yes, we ha ve it available fo r im m edia t e sh ipment from ou r m ain w a r ehouse in Emmitsburg, Md., and at Oa k land . Velocity of 3100 w ith 1 60-gr.B TSP bullet. A lso unprimed cases. Sc h u ltz & L arsen sporting r ifles M6 0 this caliber targe t p ist ol. T he othe r t wo arc now obso1e1e : bore g u ns, a nd th e re a re q uite a f ew of the .35 A uto ma tic (see c ut ) a nd t he .32 th e m. T he first big g un t hat Sm ith & W esson A uto matic. T here wer e 8,350 o f t he .35 A uto made was the Mo d el 3, .44 calibe r S ing le ma rie mad e between 1913 an d 1921. T hi s g un Action A mer ica n. T here ar e no r ecord s avail wa s never ver y popu lar beca use of t he odd a ble on this g u n, b ut it wa s prob ably fir st cali1)('1', so it was d iscont inued . It is a n ice ma de around 1870. It is q ui te la rge, wi th a n p iece to ha ve in you r co llec tion, a nd must of 8" ba rrel. Yo u w ill p roba bly find this on e t hem can s till be had for fif ty doll ar, or I,·ss . tou gh 10 locat e. T he .32 Au toma tic is a d iffer ent mail er. A no ther .44 ca liber g u n m ad e by S & W T hese were m ad e betw ee n 1924 a nd 1937. was th e Mo d el 3 S ingle Ac tion Ru ssian. This T her e arc no r ecords of th e nu mb er m ad e, was a g un mad e to fill an or der fo r t he I b ut the popular conse ns us is I ha t it wa s less R ussia n Go vern ment be lween 1870 and 1875. t han 1.000. Coll ecto rs ha ve started g ra bb ing T here we re 215.704 of th ese m ad e, but th ese. an d t he price has r isen to over S100 aro und 200.000 we re se nt to R ussia, making MARK II TRIGGER MECHANISM in most areas. it a h a rd gun to find her e. SPEED- SAFETY - ACCURACY l n co ns ide r ing g u ns in the hi gher price l n 1879. t he M od e l 3 S ing le A ction N ew b racket wh ic h yo u ma y want to get in th e Model ca me on th e market ( page 25) . This fut ure, your firs t 1I1/ 1.~ t is th e " L ad y S m ith." g un fir ed t he .44 S & W R ussian cartri dge T his is t he m uc h sought u lte r .22 cal iber an d was q uite pop ular as a target pi stol. Mode l M Hand E jecto r (,,'e cut ). The re T her e wer e 38.796 of these wea pons m ad e. FOR were three issu es o f th is g un. t he first one A lso . th ere we re a few of this in other Sp r i n g fi e ld 1. Exclu sive patented rail E n f i el d com ing out in 1902. T he ser ia l n umb ers on ca libe rs. ing sear block e nsure s 98 M au ser lig ht n ing fast acti on. F N M au se r t his on e ra n fro m 1 to 4.575. T he n, in 1906, A m uch sought a fter b ig g un is th e Mod el Swedish 2.Fixe d trigger sear e n M au ser the , ecolll l iss ue ca me out and th e n um bers A5 ca libe r S ingle Act ion Schofield Model C zec h gageme n t is fa ct ory ad M a u se r a n d n il o ther ra n fr om 4.576 to 13,950. T he th ird issue was Ar my r evolver. T her e were 6,000 of th ese justed for safety. ty p e action s 3. No a ltera ti ons required for id e n t ica l to ca ta log ued as th e .22 P erfected lI an d E je c made for th e U .S. Government fr om 1875. M od el 98 sin gle st age t ypes. Speed M a user lor. It ca me oul in 1911 an d was n umb er ed Origin alJy t hese g uns h a d a 7" b a rrel. Later, locks req uir e s ta n d ard fro m ] 3.951 to 26.154. a bout half wer e r etu rn ed to th e factor y an d ch an ges to bolt on ly. SPEEDLOCKS . . $ 15.00 T hc very s ma ll .22 calibe r frame of this t he barrel s wer e sh orte ne d . These guns wi th SINGLE STAGE . $ 12.50 gun has ca used it to beco me q uit e popula r th e shor t ha rrels were th en sold to W ells Req ue st Des criptive Fold er at p resen t. Alo ng with a r un ni ng p op ula r ity F ar go . a nd t liey were stam pe d WE LLS F ARGO. al way s comes a runnin g p r ice, a nd the la ll er T he g un gets its nam e fr om the specia l DAYTON·TRAISTER CO. is ge ll ing alm ost r id ic u lo us. T h e val ue o f a ba rr el ca tch pat e nted in 1873 b y an army 7028 164th St . S.W. EDMON DS, WASHINGTON gun is us ua lly SC i b y its a ge, the number officer o f th a i n am e. CAL. MILITARY MOD6&. mad e, whe ther it was a firs t type, a nd t he T he g uns t hut I ha ve ment ion ed ar e by n o t • HUSQVARNA cond ition .W e ll, t h is Ii ttle firea rm fa ils to meun s he onl y Sm iths tha t you will wa nt i n 38 mer it bi gb pr ices by a n y of tho e sta ndar ds. vu ur ..u llet-tiou. There are m an y others , I Yet , owm-r- d ema nd an d ge t we ll over $100 me ntion Ii",·" onl y as a g uid e to h elp in for tlu-m. ma king: your pla n-. As you go alon g, yo u T he big brother 10 th e " L a d y S m ith" ma y a l- o "ome across so me mod el s wit h wou ld be t he .32 cal ibe r M od el 1 Hand unusual va ri a t ions. T he S m ith & W esson Ejec tor. This g un is the for erunner o f a ll th e peop le were constuntly loo k in g for impr ove mod ern S m it h & W esson r evol vers. It is the meri ts. Conse q ue n tly. th ere are many in first s wing-out cyl inde r h and ejector that vente r's or experi me n tal models to b e fou n d. th ey ma d e. II ca rne out in 1896, and t her e T h is variation m igh t be a ny th ing fr om an wer e 19.712 of th em ma de. A n un us ual leu- unu s ua l re a r sight 10 a special th umb sa fe ty .1 '-", v nll\ 1 .- U li U eeL n \.,.1J V \' 'l..a . ~, .. . uv ...... " , .- , ...... ! .... o u 6 \1 1'-'-0.., ~v Al v A!)' "I • for tlu-m. ma king: your plan -. As you go along, you Exte r iorsare T he big brother to th e " L a dy S m ith" ma y a l- o "ome across some mod els wit h $1995~ . ~/ · would be t he .32 cal ibe r M odel 1 Hand u nusual va ri a tion-. T he S m ith & W esson Good E jec tor. T hi s g un is th e for eru nner of a ll th e people were constnntly lookin g fo r impr ove Condo Bar rels are N. R.A. Ex mod ern S m it h & W esson r evol vers. It is the merits. Conse q ue n tly. ther e are many in cellent. Shoots .38 Cal . S & W( not .38 Special). first s wing-out cyl inde r h and ejec tor that vente r's or ex peri me n tal models to b e fou n d. U.S . made a mmo sold in a ll gun st ores. Single and dbl. act ion-4Y2'" barrel. Add $2.50 for th ey ma d e. II ca rn e out in 1896, and t her e T h is variation m igh t be a nyth ing fr om an specia lly select ed exte r iors. wer e 19.712 of th e m ma de. A n unusu al fea unu su a l re a r sight 10 a spec ial thumb sa fe ty HUSQVARNA AVAILABLE t ur e a bo ut t hern is th e wr it ing w h ic h is I pa ge 25) . K eep yo ur eyes open for som e of IN 3 CALIBERS betwee n ea ch ul e of th e c yl in der. These t hese " re a lly ra re" spec imens. T hey ca n add If 7•5 .22 CaI. F ;,e s all s ho ,t, guns ca n still be fo und a t around fifty d ol 10 t he va l ue of yo ur co llection, or th ey ca n be 95<.32 Cal . ) $22 9 5 t~~ : ~; fl e lars ; ho w,'",·r. I he pr ice is r ising ra t her used as " t ra il in g horses" to fill in blank $13 vCerYd~tC?od Con v e r s i on w it~t~:w Apex on I Ion B ar r e l i nserte d . r a pid ly. "pots in yo ur asso r tment of sp ecimens ~ 7.5 (.3 2 Cal . ) CHARCOAL BLUE $1715 So far. wi- Itll\ "n 'l sa id mu ch a bo ut the big in the ca te gor y yo n like best . ~ EXCELLENT CONDITION . Enclose usual character statement. 10 Day Money B ack guarantee. Cal. res. order thru your dealer. % down on layaway. F. O.B. Los Angeles. FEDERAL FIREARMS CORPORATION 822-C N. Hollywood Way, Bu rb ank, Cal if. Non-Breakable, Guaranteed For All Am eri can , Many Foreign Gun s Rifle Non-s lip an d precision-Iilied, fRANZIT E GRIPS a re t he most dur ab le mode ! Beautil ul color s: smoot h, Accessories check ered , stoghorn a nd laney ca rved; t ru ly dist inc tive. Long-wear ing, unaffect ed by moist ure, per spiration, most minera l and vegetabte oils. Will not chi p or peel. Lust er, colo r ar c pe rman en t. TRIGGERS Conventiona l or conv e rsion styles. Also torg ct gr ips, F o r Sprtngflcld , E n field , M a user, W in ch es ter with or without thumb rest . Avail abl e for a ll popu 52 , 54 & 70, R emington 37, 40X , 721 & 722, lar gu ns in : Ivory, Pea rl, Onyx, Agatc, Wal nut, a nd SA KO Short M a user. Block an d Staghorn finishes. Low cost, $2.50 to THUMB SAFETIES $8.00- 5ee our complet e catalog! For ou r Spr ingfi eld a nd M auser triggers . Also: Franz ite Grips Are Sold Under Our Guarantee For ~ ~ ! ~ u '-~ ~ em i n g to n ~ro w .n in g ~~ g e r PALM RESTS. ADJUSTABLE BUTT PLATES 11: 1'11: 11: Wri te to day for 28-pag e book. .. .., • .6.n JlIc:.T.6.A.I~ ~n R~.6.IlM ~T npf\ . A..6.RR~1 SHOPPING RO YAL 900 is small, cordless all transistor portable ra dio model of Zenith Radi o Corp. For economical ope ra tion and for long hours on self-contained flashli ght batteries, model perfect for cabins, and as "move about" receiver for the active hun ter. A rich, full f j 1959 SPORTSMAN'S CATALOG. A new SEE-ALL is an all chro me wide an gle 7 cat alog, just off the pr ess, present s the com power Binocular, that weighs only 16 ounces, plete '59 lin e of Parke r's Distributors, 3516 can be carr ied in your pocket, and serves a Whi te Pla ins Road, N. Y. 67, N. Y. Incl uded field of 525 feet at 1000 yards. Actually, this ar e all types of up-to-dat e sports wear, camp amounts to 50% more viewing tha n what you ing and hunting equipment. Weave r, Lyman, see when usin g an ordinary 7 power P ocket and Redfield- " Bear Cub" scopes are also tone even at hi gh volume levels, and out Bino cular. Smoot h, precision factory pr odu c featured at special value prices. standing power mak e thi s an ideal travelin g tion has been start ed and imm ediate deliv companion. Th e one-piece mould ed cabinet eries ar e assur ed at the am azing low intro is smartly styled with a finished back and du ctory pri ce of $29.95, including a genuine ribboned grille. Pull-up carry handle adds leath er carry ing case an d straps. See-All, convenience plu s to a dema nd produ ct. Sug destin ed to become the bin ocular find of the gested retail pri ce is $69.95 less batt eries. deca de, is a produ ct of the United Binocular The receiver weighs 3 pounds 3"h ounces, Co., 9043 S.Western Ave., Chicago 20, Ill. complete with batteri es. It is little more than 4 inches high, 7 inches lon g and 3 inches deep. Ma nufactured by Zenith Radio Corp., 6001 W. Dick ens, Chicag o 39, Ill. r ne Ie c el v er ' ~~lIu s X''i. , '''; ;,; , ,, , ·. ~ , complete with batteri es. It is little more than 4 inches high, 7 inches long and 3 inches deep. Ma nufactured by Zenith Radio Corp., 6001 W. Dick ens, Chicag o 39, Ill. DOVE DE COYS. A pr actical dove hunter desig ned th ese decoys aft er man y trials. Th ey resembl e the mourning dove, pur posely colored a little darker, better to be RACEW AY BOOT is popular with trap and seen again st a dark background. Ex peri skee t shooters, pistolmen, and "dress ier" up ment ati on proved th at by usin g pr ofile or land -bird gun ners. T his new type of men's silhouette decoys properly placed, th e ill u footwear is in trod uced by "Am er ica' s Old est sion of movemen t will brin g th e doves closely Weste rn Bootshop," C. H. Hyer and Sons, into shooting ra nge. This is most import ant Olat he, Kansas. Its special construction for th e hunter as he ma y get his limit in makes it ideal for use when ever lightweight , less tim e without walking so far a field. hut ru gged footwear is required. Styled to F urther informati on about thi s lin e may be support and prot ect the ankle, with excl usive obtained fr om Brooks Dove Decoys, 7735 side -angle zipper to eliminate the discomfort, Kingsley Street, Ho uston 17, Texas. puckers, and wr inkl es ca used by conven tional laces or slide fasteners. Fully lin ed with soft glove leather, in black or tan calf , FOUR CELL, SIX-VOLT TORCH is hi gh $27.50 ; in brown glovetanned leath er, $25.75. fashion styled, marking a new famil y of elec tric torches by Burgess Battery Compa ny MULTI P URPOSE THERMO 1ETE R. A of Freeport, Ill. Th e four cell light weighing good, reliable thermometer is a necessar y only 22 ounce s, was designed by Bur gess to part of every hun ter's camping gear. Model combine famil y flashli ght handiness with No. 2900 is a new, general purp ose instr u utility lan tern power, without conventional ment, one of the most read able thermometers lant ern bulk or weight. It is built for heavy on the market, with indu strial applications, duty act ion ar oun d the home or car, or for as well. Ma de of hea vy metal, with black use on camping trip s.Two mat ching com figures 7/ 16 inches high, on a white back panion light s, a standard two-cell flashli ght, MODEL 70 TRIGGER GUARD RELEASE. ground, Mod el No. 2900 is designed with a and a junior-sized model have been crea ted Th e new Tri gger Guard and built-in floor magnif ying red lens tub e, offering easy read to fit into purse or pocket, and are styled plate release for the G & HWinchester ing at a glance from a di stan ce. Tot al len gth identi call y. Design featur es include an over Model 70 enables th e hunter to re move is 14 inches by 2% inches wide. Th e scale sized lighthead to increase light output ; re cartridges from th e magaz ine at will by a range is minus 50 to plus 120 degr ees Fa hr. ; cesse d lens lik e modern au to headlamps ; and simple flick of the finger. This assembly can weight is 10 ounces. Th e bulb chamber is an all brass, light weight seamless barrel. be self-installed in minutes without th e pro tected aga inst break age, with an eye at Th e lights incorp orate a new type alumi- necessity of any fittin g-finely machined WITH WOOD-N-STREAMBOOTS for the ladies ]/8 inch , 3/ 16 inch , 9/32 inch , and 3/8 in ch. who have take n to hunting and other out Onl y th e Ys inch "Shorty" ramp ha s th e door sports, are bein g introdu ced by th e screw hea d exposed. Any sta ndard front sight Albert 1-1. W ei nb renner Co., M ilwa ukee 1, havin g a % in ch dovetai l ca n be used with W is. The Diana # 500-Ladies Cherokee the "Shorty" ra mp . Ava ilable in hood less Nim rod , 8 inch Boot, Moccasin, leather lin ed mod els on ly at $3.25. Ma nufac tured by vamp, brass eyelets, leather laces, nail -less W ill iams G un Sight Co., 7300 L ap eer Rd., construction, gum rubber co rr uga ted sole Davison, M ich. and heel. INFRARED SN IPERSCOPE T ELESCOPE, a fascin ating wa r-surp lu s item, ap peals to outdoorsmen for such p ur poses as wild l ife study a t ni ght, location of fires a nd smoke screened fires, other resear ch a nd experi mentati on. It co mes co mp lete, read y to use, including P ower P ack , infra red ligh t source. Snipersco pe M-2 will opera te from 6 V a uto batt.er y. It. is pri ced at. $150.00 Lo.b. Bar r ingt on, N. 1. Orders may be sen t direct to t.he manufacturer ,Edmund Scientific Co m pany, Barrington , Ne w J ersey. The No ko mis # 50S-La d ies Cherokee Nimro d, 8 inch huntin g boot with insulated 3 ply protecti on , moccasin vam p, fully leather lin ed , bra ss eye lets, Icather laces, naill ess cons tr uc tion , gum rubber corr ugated sole an d PACKET BLIND ena bles the wild-fowl heel, Boots designed for act ive outdo or hunter to he entirely se lf-su ffi cient in th e women in red or bro wn nimrod leather , light marsh , to mak e a prop er se t and shoot over weig ht, flex ib le-yet extra ru gged. his decoy s comforta bly, also to retrieve th e shot wh en it fall s in deep water. 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Then, after you've looked over your first issue of GUNS, if you 're not completely satisfied, just tell us• ••••••••••••••••••••••••• CUNS MACAZINE • • 81SO Central Park Avenu e • • Skoki e, Illinois, Dept . C- ll • •• I'll take the $4 gift, and gladly, since I risk nothing. Start my personal subscrip- I. tion to GUNS MAGAZINE with the ne xt issue aff the press and send me my • copy of the BLUE BOOK OF USED GUNS VALUES right now! $5 enclosed -• • to be refunded if I'm nat compl et ely sa tisfie d. • I • • ~ E • • ADDRESS • • • GUN RACK (Continu ed from page 10) inexpen sive mech anism whi ch is alm ost as for the first tim e: " Gcc, wish I'd thou ght SEE WILD ANIMALS compact, folded back, as if it wer e tak en of th at. " S ingle ba rr el guns have heen handi down. W h ile th e Compa nion comes in a ll cap pe d always by having only one built-in IN THE DARK without being se en ! bores, the .410 might be especiall y suita ble choke, or by requiring manual adj ustment for pe I. control on th e farm. Th e bigger to change th e choke on so me of the good, USE INFRARED SNIPERSCOPE ga uges up to 12 are chambered for 2%" sta ndard attachab le choke-co mpensa to rs or Thi s is a War surplus Sn iper scope M -2. Contains th e Ia standard magnum shells, up to 30" full brak es. ow the A djus to ma ti c g ives the mous IP25A Imag e T ub e. Gov't. cost ab eut $1200 . Used also choke barrel. F inish is smooth, not hi ghl y sho tg unne r a wide pattern c lose in . a ti gh t for I nrrared photography : in du strial pla nt seeur jty : re polished but a clean metal surf ace. evenly pattern farth er away . with ou t ma nual ad sea rch la b exuer tme nts : suee justrn ent. tr osconv. wildlife study. ln burn ished . Wood is n icel y checke re d, stock str ume nt complete. ready to use. has a se mi-pistol grip. P r ice S39.95. The T he Adj ustoma tic. ma de by th e 1lurt lord Incl udes P ower Pa ck. Infra rr d light source. Wi ll opera te fr om only thing to wat ch with thi s gun is th at, Gu n Cho ke Co., Box 239G, l lart Ior d. 1, 0 .. 6 V auto battery . Ba tt ery or 1 tran sformer a va il a ble. St ock in fold ing do wn the barrel, yo u do not is a businesslike 4 ft " slee ve th at Slicks on No. 85.0 53-EY-$150.00 t .u. b, the end of your single gun. It has knurl ings Sh pg . wt . a pprox. 12 lbs. Bar ca tch your finger bet ween th e forend a nd 1 ri ngto n. N . J. Sav e st ill mor e the cock ing lever. T his is an unlikcl y and some s lots wh ich have a sl ight recoil money ! Buil d your own S ni per scune! We wi ll furnish in s tructi ons - pa rts. includi ng: accident when th e hinge is stiff and new, reducin g cflect, a nd also help work the Power Pa cks . IP 25A image tub es, light units. filt ers . etc. For details-requ est FREE CATALOG " EY." but might occur as the gun ge ts more u e adj list ing sleeve since ga s pressure shoves a nd th e uscr ge ts care less. Wi th th e ba rrel t he slee ve forwa rd to cha nge choke for dia gonal , you ca n fold thi s shotgun int o a th e sec ond hot'. Th e company wi ll at t ach a 4 V4" ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE Mt . Palomar type ! medium sized suitcase for tr avell ing. cho ke- 12 ga., 16 or 20- to your harrel, lap Up to 270 Pow er . " S ilver Snipe" is th e moniker of Beretta's a nd poli sh insid e, and re t urn to you prepa id A fin e Reflector 'r cteseone cum ntete with r ea l Equa tori a l easy-handl ing 12 gao over/ under. Agai n, for $29.95. MOllnt a nd T r i pod and 6 X t F ind er . Alu minu m t ub e. 4Vot" close exarnination showed th e excell ent ma T o use it is easy.T he uhe is se t to th e di a. mirr or . ra ck a nd ui ni un chin ing of th e br eech and barrel par is. By desired choke, on e of I hrec ma in positions focusing eye - niece hold er . 2 eyeui eces and mou nt ed Ba rl ow work ing th e lock off th e back of th e barrels, whi ch a re. as stamped on th e li ght-metal Le ns for 4QX. 90X . 120X a nd 270X . Low cost acc essory eye Ber etta makes the receiver very shallow, choke collet. Cylinder-Improved (C- l ) . Im pi ece available for power un to ~{ odi fi cd - Full 540. ShilJJ)ing wt. ancrnx . 25 a bout 21;.1." from botto m pl at e to top of p roved-Mod ified ({-]\i) , a nd lbs. St ock No. 85.00 6- EY. to pmost barrel. Mo st of thi s dim en sion is (]\1-F ) . T he I uhe is held 10 th e rear by a comp lete . $74 .50 t .o.b , Barrin gt on , N. J. necessa ry barrel s ize. Th e 1,4 " of re cei ver spring surround ing the barrel and retain ed bottom bas the cock ing ba r in it. Oct agon hy a knur led r ing at th e back. Wh en I hc W rit e for FREE CATA LOC " EY" barrel br eech gives a goo d sighting view, shot is fired , gas pressure a fter th e sho t 80 pages-hundred s of illustration s, ch arts, d iagr am s. Bargains ga lore. more of a d irectiona l blur hardl y see n, charge leaves th e gun shifts the t uhc about Man y w ar surplus item s. Lenses , mor e se nsed, to a id your gun pointing as you 1;.1 " 10 th e fron t, lit er all y hlowing it for pri sm s, re t icles, m irrors, mounts. Rifl escopes , spotting scopes, sa tellit e throw it to yo ur shouIder. W eight is only ward. Inside. urr ounding th e spring steel t e lescopes, binoculars, t elescopes , 61h pounds, 12 ga uge 26" ba rrels. Tu bes fingered choke is a coned ri ng. mu ch li ke photographic it ems. 28" also a vaila ble. Stock at com b, 1% " ; at the fr iction ring on an autoload ing Brown heel , 2%" ; p ull, 14". P itch on 28" barrel, ing-t ype shotgun. Th e choke slee ve scre ws 2 1ft " . aga inst thi s coned ring, co m p r e s s i n g~i :t....:!T~h~i :'s~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In han dling th e S ilver Sn ipe, if the action is almost but not quite clo sed , th e locki ng bolts will snap forw ard from th e breech r eady to sli p into th eir barrel recesses. Then , 2il'i also available. Stock at comb, 1% " ; at heel, 2% " ; p ull , 14" . Pitch on 28" barrel, 2 1;.1 " . In han dl ing th e S ilver Snipe, if the acti un is almost but not quite closed, th e lock ing bolt s will snap forw ard fr om th e br eech read y to slip into th eir barrel recesses. Then , if the barrels are agai n op ened , the extra ctor 20 GA. push ed out, and the barrel th en sna ppe d 5 Ibs. 2 oz. down , th e extrac tors will ha ng up on the locking bolts. It is but a moment's hesitation to forest all thi s by working the thumb tup lever in th e usual manner. WORLD'S LIGHTEST Third item is th e new Silver Pi geon pump ac tion rep eater. A novelty from t he E uropen AND FINEST AUTOMATIC mak er s, thi s is Italy's first pump gun an d it is a good one. Man ufacture to close stan SHOTGUNS dards, of course. Checker ing and finish vcry good on th e ri chl y veined Italian walnut WITH CHROME stoc k. I found rhi gun to be very rapid in PLATED BORE action. Bossm an vonRo sen argued the single trigger o/ u was fa stest, and we tri ed two shots from eac h, he with th e o/ u, I with th e pum p. Our witness, state tro oper Mike ~[ c C o r mi ck , thought the o/u was the qu ick er of th e two, but I'm not en tir ely sure seeme d as if two shots got out of the pump pr ett y ra pid ly. Fi ve shot max. of co urse, ta ke A graceful strea mlined beau ty, in com para bly down . In sid e thi s gun is some new design ligh t in weigh t, th e Fra nchi Automatic is fur including a hand-poli shed satin-chro med nished with chro me lined barrels, chrome bolt whi ch has minimum surf ace fricti on. plate d breech block and carrier. rust less a no di zed receiv er . all-weather st ock fini h. gold The bi g, chec kere d for end gives a good grip plated t rigger , a nd a n autom atic cut-off; eac h for fast shooting, too. Gen eral specs, in cl ude STANDARD GRAD E is all exclus ive feature of t he F ranch i line. 12 gaoonly, barrels 26" to 32 " , Full, Modified only $148.00 With hollow-ma tt ed or ventilated ribs a t slight or IC, with weight a bout 6% po und s in the ext ra cost. I n three grades. 28" barrel gun . Stock could be a Iittle NOWl 12GA. MAGNUM May also be had in t he fabulous 12 ga ug e straighter, 1%"x2%"xI4", pitch 21,4". Priced ]'vI AGNU M chambered for t hree -inc h shell. All Wit h pad. only $148.00 parts com pletely in terchangeable. from $89.95, fan cier mod els up to $139.95 and $245. ~ _J ..!__ degr ee of com press ion is so ca lcula ted that, tra ps mad e in Frem on t, Oh io, J set two cla ys in its forward po sition, thi r ing is dragged on th e throwing a rm, with th e choke se t over th e cho ke fingers an d at th e end of to blow from Improved Cy linder to Iodi fied . its motion, it compresses th e choke fingers. T hen J tripped the lever, ca ught th e near The cho ke is mad e with a s light flare on its bird on a stra igh t awa y a nd swung across to external 00, a trifl e like the mu zzle of a m y lef t (a wkward for me, I'm left handed ) Na tiona l Ma tc h .45, and the cho ke sleeve a nd busi ed th e eco nd. After doin g th at comp re sses these fingers to con trict the four tim es with one miss J figured th e choke cho ke. had proved itseif-s-the hirds wer e d iver ging Te n sho ts fired gav e r ea sonable pa ttern at ri ght a ngles, and the fina l bird s wer e cha nge s from sett ing to sell ing.By p ushin g d usted at a bo ut 45 yards. the choke to the fr on t posi tion before firi ng, Patterning tests showed the Ad j ustn ma t ic it can be locked in any desired choke comes rea sonably clo e 10 its fact or y ma rks sett ing. A small scre w on the bott om of th e with 7v" W est ern T rap loads. Ea ch hooter tu be, eas ily pr essed, will r elease th e chok e ge ll ing a n Adj u tom atic should th en pa ttern and the in tern al spring quickl y pla ces it in his gun wit h var ious loads, determine th e th e " firs t shot" sett ing of th e two com bina indi vidu al cha racte ris tics of th e d ju sio ti ons desired. ma tic as fitted to hi gun a nd th en, in th e Of co urse th ere is no way to get a field, choose the Ad j u toma tic erting which Cylinder-Full combina tion of shots, but th er e gives him the needed hot conce ntration. By would be little call for it anyway. T he cho ke usin g th e choke accord in" to instru ctions, elec tions reflect the most commo n double you ca n act uall y get as ma ny as five " do ublc" ONE HAND TURNING AND LOCKING I ba rr el sho tg un combina tions and th e Ad combinations a nd, locked out of a utomatic •.. the first really new ideo in vises! VERSA-VISE j ustomatic unqu est ionably is as " versa ti le" f unct ioning, se ven single pa tterns.A wid e turns a full circle, in standing position or laid as any double when it comes to chok es. pa tt ern on th e closest of t hat qua il covey flat . . . and locks right where you set it when In spite of the forw ard pu ll necessa rily for " dea d bird," a nd a tigh ter shot spread you tighten t he jaws. Nothing else to turn. exerted on th e gun mechani m a th e choke as th e others go do wn the line, will pr oduce Tokes only one hand to turn VERSA-VISE and Ieeve blo ws to the fro nt, thi s doe not ta ke a high er per cent o f kills for hells fired lock it ... ho ld yo ur work with the other! away any energy need ed for operating a n no doubt about th at. The on ly problem per A FULL-SIZE VISE: 8 'h " high ,I I " long , weighs 17 Ibs. a utoloading mech anism. We had th e choke haps is, wha t to do when th ey flare UIJ and Smooth jaws, 3 1/2" x 2 V2", for w ork you d on 't wont to mar fitte d a t Hartford onto our early whi te then fly down yo ur gu n ba rr el. T he a nswer (ope ns to 5 " ), pl us removable se rra ted jaws for hold ing receiver Browning Double Auto ma tic, a nd to that is perh a ps, lu g 'em with th e Adj usto rounds or irreg ular sha pes . Money-boc k guarant ee! 95 it worked fine. It is possible th at it "k icked" mat ic as th ey fly by ! But for norm al field 513 postpa id ('14 " Rocky Mt. Sta tes and West) a trifl e less than usu al with t his choke, b ut shoot ing a nd th o e d ucks th at cha nge gea rs M O RE THAN A VISE ••• A WOR KSHOP TOOL we wouldn't like to swear to th at. at th e first hot Adj usto matic gi es ~ SEE IT- TRY IT- BUY IT! At your local hardware store, W orkin g one of Remi ngton's old han d choke versa tility when it' s need ed . , ~ auta supply, or lumber dealers. If they don't have VERSA-VISE yet, ask them to set it, ar write VERSA- VISE, Dept. 530, Orrville, Ohio ELMER KEITH SAYS NEW "Thumbslide" tang safety (Continu ed [rom page 8) for Remington rifles & obtained fr om th is company, fro m ver y heavy for th e .50 calibe r Br owni ng Govl. ma ch ine shotguns - Mod . 740, saddle leather rifle sca bba rds to li ght weight gun ca rtridges (g un weig hed ju st 25 po u nds), Mod . 760, Mod . 870, water proof slip on co ver for protecti on fill ed with a Wea ver K· V scope th at stood Mod. 11-48 & Mod . 58 tc"" r lt. f aza ins t rain or du st. We have found th eir up to th e recoil with ea e. NEW "Thumbslide" (C ontinu ed [rom page 8) fo r Rem ington rifl es & ob ta ined fr om this compa ny, fr om very hea vy for th e .50 calibe r Br owning Govt. machine sho tguns - Mod. 740, saddle le ather rifl e scabba rds to li ght weight gun ca rtridges (gun weigh ed j u t 25 po unds) , Mod. 760, Mod . 870, Mod . 11-48 & Mod. 58 water proof sli p on cover for p rotection fill ed with a Wea ver K ·V scope that stood Sportsman, W r ite for aga ins t ra in or d ust. We have found th eir up to the recoil wit h ease. fo lder. pr oducts excellent . Ch risty Gun W orks Catalogue New Weaver Catalogue 9· tJJJl.WJlJj §JUl CD. T he Chri ty G un Work , 875 57 th St. , MyoId fr iend Bill Wea ver ha s a new GunsmIths & Barrelmake" Sac ra mento, Cal if., ha s issued their No. 58 Roxbury Connecticut catalogu e in full color depi cting all hi s catalogue. This is a very usefu l book for co pes, mounts, and ret icle s, ma ny mou nted all g unsmith a nd deal ers, cove ring a m yri ad on fine r ifles. The new cata log ue al so con of gun parts a nd acces ories as well as ta ins cha rts sho wing prop er bases a nd machine and hand tools for th e g uns mith mounts for ea ch scope and arm. It al so GET THE CASE WITH and gun cra nk. M ost sights, scopes, mounts, cove rs hi s famous Wea ver cho ke on shot butt plat es a nd pa ds, as well as other guns, and hi s IX shotgun scope, al so useful EXCLUSIVE GUN accessories, a re to be found in thi s big on many bi g bor e rifles for close work. ca talogue. ot only does it list all parts for Weaver scopes hav e come a long. lon g INSURANCE ar ms furnish ed but a lso work done in th e way since the first sco pe he sent me in his Christy plant for customers . Bob Ch risty PROTECTION old gra ssho pper mount many years ago. Hi s once told me that a nything rela tin g to a gun sco pes and mou nt s have shown a ste ady and of a ny kind was h is busin ess, and the plant marked advance wi th th e years, a nd Bill can do about any ki nd of gunsmithing , fro m Wea ver is the man wh o reall y made hunting color case har deni ng to fine engraving, or scopes available to all and has don e more any kind of repair work as de ired. for th e shooters in scope -sighting th eir a rm s th an any other scope maker to da te. I h ave used W ea ver scopes on all North A me rican Super.Accurate .22 game I have hunted , a nd last yea r u ed a Jacket ed B ullets K-4 Weaver sco pe on 23 head of Afri ca n Speer Product s, Lewi ston, Id ah o, ha ve ga me as well . Hi s scopes are all in stro ng produ ced a super-acc ura te 52 gra in holl ow stee l tubing whi ch will take a lot of hard point bullet for use in a bo ut all .22 calibe r knock s, and his la test scopes with centered rifles. We ha ve tested them in a very reticle and latest optics co mpa re very favor accurate Sa ko Ma u er .222 with 24 gra ins ably wit h any on th e market. Low price with 4995, and g ro up went well under one inch a quality product has ever been his a im, at 100 yard . Vernon Spee r gave th em th e to rea ch the grea tes t po ible n umb er of supre me test la st year by pa s ing them out shooters. at th e Na tiona l Bench Rest R ifle Match . He Anyone wish ing a Wea ver sco pe for h is ga ve 72 compet iiors a supply for use in a Name: _ new rifl e should send for the new Weaver five-shot 100 yar d mat ch. It was h eld irn catalogu e. Weaver scopes are goo d, hon estly medi at ely aft er th e compe tition had fini sh ed Ad dress; _ mad e produ cts that will rand th e gaff on two five-sho t 100 yard match es, usin g th eir SPINNING Now pricel REEl '/2 NOT ~ AUTOMATIC, POCKET-SIZE, KORIUM STEEL $9.95 - 99 $7.95 $6.95 5 Com pa re snfnn te wit h th e t ection 01aga ins t prowlers . best for silky. free flow ac Self-ejecting clip. Cl e aning tion . for easy dr ag adjust .. b r u s h included. Wh am ! ment. No an noying back What a n oi se ! Not $ 9 . 9 5 . lash . Ru gged const ruction. not $ 7 . 9 5. n o t $ 6 . 95 but o n l y $ 4. 9 9 - positively a Smart 1958 styling.Full y Famous v et o x brand .22 miracl e b a r g ai n! You must a u tomat ic hail. s moot h c al . German Automatic a t s e e it t o be li ev e It . IO-d ay winding gear s. Positive brake. LOWEST PRICE IN 10 m oney b ack g u ar a ntee . This YEARS! S ame high q uality. cross-wind. ext ra spool ca pac ity. ."",", will b e a s ell-out! I Shippe d 3.44 I. N ew sh i p m e nt r ec ently a r an y w h er e e x ce p t N.Y. State Gear ratio : to Sn a ps a par t r ive d from W. Germany. & Calif.) Or d er now. N o for clea ning. No. 70 . .. . $5.99 Fire s only blanks. No p er COD ' s o n firearms ! mit n e ed ed. Blue c arbon s t e e l. For fun , s po rts. pro- No. 111·5 . .. •• . $4.99 Test TV and Radio Tubes in ADDS, SUBTRACTS AND CALCULATES Minutes with New ".I:R'"E Electronic Detector Check ~ Big • Picture - I Tube Too! L a t e st 1958 improved El ectronic D et ec t or with gen u i ne NEON l amp. D e 1,000 TIMES HIGHER THAN OTHER MACHINES! t e c t s broken f ila m e n ts f as t . W ill t es t an y of 4 0 0 t ubes! Sa v e se r v i ce ca lls. Sa l e. ea s y. foolproof. No t ec hni c al knowled g e n e ed e d . AC a n d DC. Also ch eck fus e s. moto rs, a p p l ia n c e s , c ar & house w i ring . P ay s for itse lf f irst time u s ed ! N o. 124 $ 3.9 8 . D elu x e Mod el with cov er $ 4 .98 . No. 1240 NOT $3.98 SAVE 500/0 ! $3.98 SAVE 500/0 ! FREE Home Trial! Ju st im port ed from West Germany-the fin est suners peed AUTO MATI C Pocket Adding Mach ine in t he world! New, met al Wiza rd Ca lcu lator-the only pocket machine t hat Powerhouse German Telescope! adds & subt racts , not only to one milli on but to ONE BILLION ! Ima gine-while et hers pay $4.98 & $3.98 for N ew 1958 P owerhou se T ele sc ope-b e st ~ ma chin es th at ad d to 999,999. your Wiza rd Ca lcul ator adds ~ f~~d2 2Jiot~~~ s I ~ ~r;~;~ a ( ~~ s t5 f~~~~~~t I• t o 999. 999.999-almost ONE THOUSANO TI MES HI GHER ! Our $4 .98 t el e sc op e s h av e o n l y 2 tens es t t • A ll 5 j . Yet you pay only HALF P RI CE-just $ 1.98 complete. '77' Binoculars l en s es anchor ed in st u r d y STEEL ring s. Get FAR MOR E. pay FA R LE SS ! K e ep FREE ev en if Drawtubes h ea vy-duty METAL . Cont oured YOU r eturn the T e l e e yep ie c e. Smo oth . f ast f ocus da y o r HOW IS T HIS V ALUE PO SSI BLE?W e ar e t h e wor ld's scop e for r efund a f t e r n i ght. W e import by B,oAT L O A D 5 direct big g est I m p o r ters of bin o c u la rs . t e l escope s. et c . f rom a fte r 1 0 - day home fro m W. Ge r m an y & se ll d irect t o you! W . Germa n y . W e' v e give n p la nts & f actorie s ab road tria l. Imported f r o m No n eedless distri bution costs o r mid· millions of dollars of b u si n e s s .N o o t h e r m a il order tm W e st G ermany. Hur d lemen'S p rof its t acked o n . Seeing i s b e- port h o use h a s contacts like u s o r b uys like u s. W e i m por t ry . this FREE·GIFT lieving . If y ou don · t think it's t h e g reat - b y B OA TLOA D Sl I Where anoth er fi r m m i g h t order 5.0 0 0 offe r e x p i r e s as soon e st v alue , d ollar f or dollar . r et u r n for r e f und. But k eep t h e as st o c k of b inocu la rs $ 4 .98 Po w erhouse '77 ' Binocular s & you r ot h er g ift FREE. m a c h ine s , w e o rder ed 2 0 0 , 0 0 0 a d d i ng m a ch i n es for 1958 Order n o w . No. 4 0 a lone !) That' s why only T h orese n c an b r i n g you this is d epleted. miracle na u -ertce b a rga i n ! U se m ach i n e t o c h eck bt t ts , p u rch ases; f o r Incom e t ax r etut n s . K e ep score of c a rd ga mes , g o l f, e t c . Ch ec k c h u p------~ dren ' s h o m e wor k in a f l a sh ! Just p r e ss numbers an d see Automatic Electric MAIL COUPON! runn i n g t ota l pop into view lik e c ash r egist e r! A d d m oun tains of fi g u r e s w i t h l i g htning speed ! N o g uess i ng, no doubl e -c h ecking . n o m essy e rasu res, no sta r t i ng a ll over. MONEY BACK GUARANTEEl n o c o st l y hum a n mist ak e s that m ay m e an MONEY OUT OF PAINT SPRAYER Y O UR POCKET! 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Co m e s w ith steel styl us--READY TO USE! -- F amou s Hi.Power Au t o T ak es d eod orants. tee T R Y b e for e y ou BUY! E n j o y 10·day m atic E l e c t r ic P aint quers . disinf ectants , pot hom e u se FREE. You r mon ey r efun d e d Sp r ay er K it at o u r l owest t s n e s , e t c . Mothproof -- o f y ou don 't ag ree t his i s t h e b iggest p r i ce e ve r. N ew model . v al u e of its k ind. Ru sh HALF-PRI CE , N e w p o w erful m o t o r c l othes. s p ra y plants . p u m p. N ew a d j u s ta b le p a i n t c a-r. e t c . Same type -- r':::rt~~ I ~~r ~c:.~~;t ~~~ I~c;~y t ~n~~~~~: M AGIC SWIVEL NOZZLE, for m er l y adv . on TV for i n USA or Ca n ad a . N o . 1 18 s p r ay s UP, DOWN. SIDE· $ 1 9 . 9 5 - now SLASHED WAYS without tilting j ar! t o n ew low · $7.99. HI ST A I NLESS Steel & Bra ss P ower Model so l d o n ly b y o Check, cash or money order enclosed. Send SAVE DOLLARS at p arts .R u stproof! 2 5- o z . m ail , o n l y b y u s. No. 9 5 market. Keep run j ar . Cuts p ai n tin g t ime up prepaid. Deluxe ning total or nur t o 75 0;0 • D o average room ~,,:,- c hases .M achine in l e ss t h a n hour. Pre ss o Send COD Plus Postal Fee s. Executive .• helps you sto p ' We job mo st nationally advertised b rond• • • • SAME DAY SERVICE • • • o GET BETTER ACCURACY , we effect. Until a mould reaches pr oper tempera T members of the Hull Fillers & Cap tu re the first 50 bull ets may vary more in * ' W lt ' U 0'0. FlEE CATALOC * Buster s Association, nl imited, migh t cast a weight tha n th e next couple of th ousand , critical eye at our cast bullets, and th e provided a steady casting ro utine is used, ~ NIEDNER Butt Plate $2.50 moul ds we " throw" them in. T hey cost almost An imp erf ectly blend ed alloy, whi ch is NIEDNER Grip Cap $2.50 ~ nothi ng and , if they shoot as well or better rather common, makes some bull ets have than factory pill s (which they should ) th ey mor e or less tin content. Some bull ets ma y are the big pay-off in han dloading. Ri fle be out of bala nce wit h slag, air pockets, or men use them fr eely, but real dedi cat ed mor e or less tin on one side. T he an swer is handgunn ers are the big consumers. to use an acc urately weighed amount of each Some people, even tar get shooters, thi nk mctal in each batch, th at is kept well stirre d any old slug is "g ood enough" for the short and fluxed, Once in a blue moon you find a tube, and they mak e pill s any self respectin g mould with a sla nted 0 1' out of roun d cavity ~~I~e ~~~~~n~~;~ . JI rifleman would return to th e melting pot, that will never mak e bullets in perf ect bal Mounts to fit any make rifle, Cr ummy slugs may "get by" at short ran ge INCLUDING PElLET RIFLES: ance, but moulds mad e in recent year s are TARGET·HUNTING OR BENCH bUL they ar e a maj or cause of loose groups gene rally fine quali ty. Th e most common REST. When ordering, specify type gun, model brand. Side • with long or short guns. Most designs can troub le is a moul d the user has sprung or mount, Top Mount, split sleeves UJ- SI' nUrd Field 01 Virw adapts to any ~~" mount. be made to shoot fairl y well with proper otherwise abu ed. Fins on bull ets indicat e __ ___ GIVES UNPARALLELED UGHT GATHERING POWER, charges but, unless near perf ect bullets an advanced tage of dam age. Blocks should lets youpin·point your target even under poorlight conditions. leave the muzzle, accuracy will suffer. I'd close perfectly so bullets will have a very .~~ : ~.~ ~;:~ ~~ QUALITY FEATURES : like to let some air out of an often repeated fain t dividin g line. A war ped or spr ung PPUES. I highest luminosity, color corrected . 2 cushioned lenses, fluOfide coa led YOUR statement by "experts" who stress holdin g spr ue cutte r can be detected by holding 3 positiveadjustments, precisezeroing CHOICE cast bullet weight to some ridicul ous figure blocks to the ligh t. Th e fit should be perf ect. , 4 long eye relieWI'>"· 4 ~ ") I Of 5 easy instsllatien POWER such as .1 gra in. It isn't practi cal or neces Metal temp erature hould be uniforin an d [}]6 rugged, durable,DEPENDABLE 2~ ,4, , 6x sary. What is import ant is a uniform all oy as low as possible to insure perfect ca stings. SOtO IDe FOR CATAlOG OOWI INQ UIRIES IHVlT(O ~ GM - II at a uniform tempera ture th at casts bullets Good bullets have been mad e by th e ancient COAST INSTRUMENT.INC. 4BllLonS Buch Blvd. LonS Buch S,C,lif in perfe ct balan ce, fully filled out and with dip pot your great grand pa used in a fire no air pockets. T HAT is absolutely necessar y place or campfire, or that you can usc on for tru e flight. a gas stove,However, it allo ws a tempera sary: Wl;ilt'is ' iillpeirtunt ' j s' ~- ' "J hl'f()I'm"ill t6y a:s- ro ,v"a~ ' p:oS"-i b1~ fo Tn-s'Llr eL per'le'c1 c~5flngs . at a uniform tempera ture that casts bullets Good bullets have been mad e by the ancient in perf ect balan ce, fully filled out and wit h dip po t your grea t grandpa used in a fire no air pockets. THAT is absolut ely necessar y place or campfire, or that you can usc on PON'r GROU~f OVfR for tr ue flight. a gas stove.However , it all ows a tempera Prove it by testin g perf ect bulle ts from th e ture var iation of several hundred degrees. lfAPFOUUP G-UNg Ugf same batch, Fi le a full one gra in of metal A cold alloy makes imperfect, undersized from the nose of half th e test bullets. Use bull ets not fully filled out. If too hot, tin HOPPE'S N29 semi-wadc utte rs with acc ura te ta rget char ges burn s out, and the imp erfect bullets may be Removes all primer, below 1,075 feet per second wit h the nose hard and br ittle. The only sure meth od of powder, le ad a n d filed sq uare. You ca n hardly tell th e differ un iform ity is a thermostat controlle d elec tric , m et al fo u li ng . ence in groups. Most imp ort an t is a p erfect pot, such as the AEC O, that holds tempera .,r. .PI.< Gu ar ds agai n s t base with clean, sharp edges. Next is a com ture wit hin 20 degrees. m oi s ture a nd r us t...... "" pletely filled-out body. At higher velocity, a Controlle d heat gives bullets a uniform At a ll sporting goods dealers. perf ect nose begins to affect accuracy. A specific grav ity, with the exact heat for your Se nd 25 1/' fo r ge nerous tri al combination of factors causes ina ccuracy, casting peed, room temp erature, alloy and bo ttl e. "G un C lea ning Guide " type of bullets. I suggest sell ing at ab out 'Ws:.-_.....----- Free on request. which may inclu de a weight variation, but a tiny weig ht difference alone has little FRANK A. HOPPE, INC. ' :>13 N. 8TH STREET. PHILA. 33, PENNSYLVANIA lNHV GUESS? This gau ge tells y ou at a glance- * Cali b er * Millim eter * Shot Gau ge Cali bers on one side, milli m e t er a n d g a uges on other side. Ma de of solid B rass w ith P lastic ca rry ing ca se , ONLY $1.00 D ea ler Inquiries Invit ed B & G GAUGE CO. 2017 ROSCOE STREET ACE - Hunting & Target CHICAGO, ILLINOIS Accu rate, Consisten tly g ood , E con om ical. Ava ilable in mo st popul ar izes. Lu s t-A POCKET CLEANER Loy a nd Tuft-A -Loy jack ets, Scr u bs pocke ts q u ickly , ctean & Price I,er 1 00 ( 1 IOst,, ~e cxtr,,) bright. F or u s e in a ny m otor 01" .22 4 D fa . ,, 0 Gr. Soft P oint" , , .. ,, $1.95 hand-driven ch uc k . Or ca n be ...... 11 .. n n ...... t..... li" lnp ", t p P l 725 d egrees for gene ra l use, but it sho uld be cha nge d to meet yo ur r equirem ents. Multi-ca vity mou ld s, big b ull et s or hollow points require mor e heat. A stra igh t tin-lead alloy, whic h I prefer f or ha ndg un. uses lower heat t'ia n a ternar y all oy th a t in clu d es a ntimony fIJI' r ifle bullet s. The handgun mix ma y vary fr om 1-30 tin a nd lea d (Lyma n says 1·40 ) for light target lo ads, up to 1-12 ( Lyma n says 1-10 ) for hi gh velocity. One of the b ig c us tom loaders, Geor ge Bu ey of P hiladelphia, used his SAE CO furnace to mak e half a m ill ion buller . u in g five SAVE UP TO % ON FREIGHT ALONE! tons of lead in a th ree-mon th per iod. T he factor y p rice for this ma ny .38 bullets i 20,300. 00. If Ca pt. Bu ey used scra p lead, GET FASTER DELIVERY! cu rren tly a bout .07e per pou nd , hi lead cos t was . 350. T he pot holds a bout 11 pounds of m etal, a nd is c x~e Jle n t to melt down c ra p fo r casting into one pound pi gs o f a lloy . It has sufficient pressure to fiJi out a bullet per (A) fectly and g rea tly re duce iut ernal a ir pock ets a nd def ect '. Bein g botto m draw, dro float s to Ihe lop where it can' t get in bu ll ets to (B) ONLY "MARS" ca use unbalan ce.N o need to skim t he slag gives YOU an ofte n, as with a d ip pot, as it hel ps preven t BUY AT OUR UNCONDITIONAL oxid ation of the met al. You ca n cas t aro und RISK • •• YOU 300 hul lets pe r hou r with a .inglc Cav ill' GUARANTEE BE THE JUDGE! OF SUPERIOR mould, or 1,000 wi th th e four-hole jobs. (C) Return any gun in 5 Days QUALITY M e ta l won't over flow on the mould if yo u Maney Back, No Questions Asked ! touch a block o f beeswa x to the f urnace Fu m o u s. l i ghtwei g h t hunting- ,'HI e. P o p ul ar .:~O:: spo ut ever y co uple o f th ou san d ca sting s. I (A) JUNGLE CARBINE cu l lln-c . t nkes " " II1<1, m l .v m o r-Ir-x n h u n t ln g a 11 1111 o . Spo l'U ng st y le s t oc k . " ' e ig-h s on l y '( l b a. Rubbe r- I'e eoi! p a d u n d fl a sh h ldcr I B"c like to add a one pound p ig of allo y to th e lu rea t rt n cs . ia Ie t .y g u n ru n t c e.t a n d dou b le prove d b y .Hri ti ah p roof h o n sc . )1: l(le to B t-l ti ah urmy sta n d a r d of u c c urucv to s hoot [ o ur s h o ts i nto I '" w irl e. 1 1::'" h i g-h pot a ft er cas ting about 50 bulle ts. You 'll at -10 0 feel. Detachable ten sh o t b ox magaz i ne. $ 10 0 V u l u e . .. (J :" L Y $~4.r, ;., find a half pot of all oy is more sna ppy th an ( J:;xlI ':1 selec t m od e ls. a l m ost xE '" O X L Y $ 29 .9;) . ) F amous Short :\lor!e l a full pot . whi ch is a bit slugg is h in reach (B) SWED IISH MOUNTA 5IN 65. mm CARBINE :1:1/5 0. bu r-rcl j ust 18 ',· in g r-asring te mperature. If ad d ing a cold l o n g .B ores t n s trt e X ltA co n cli Lio n . good t o ve r y good . o u t ai d e (i nc scrvtca ut e s ha po . " Ct·y li l li e use.l fo r o n l y $29.95.( Dxt.rn s e le ct g r a de. n tm o at b ra n d HCW. p ig or two ca use th e SPOilt 10 freeze lip , a w ith li n e b l ue and p o li s h ed v a r n i shed w a l nut s t ock, t u r n e d b olts. O :i\:L Y $ :~ 4. !J a .) shing lc na il d riven th rough a shor t t ick is n e no w ne.t milit a ry ru u t ch (C) SWEDISH MAUSER 6•5 mm RIFLE ty pe or Il n e s t pr-eci s to n ma n - ha nd y to sta rt t he flow. if you don't wan t to u ru cturc by f am o u s rn n k er-a as C a r l O u st..l f 'works. JIU:; q U\' H I' n a , ere. A l l rua c h i n ert . no c hea p s t n m p i n g s, forg e d and muc h l ne d t riggcr g u a r d, rn u g'u z i n e wa it a min ut e. 'p ill a sq uir t of met al to group!; u n d .)olh.iu·d bolt assemb lies, sl icl, a c t i n g , " ' e ig h s 8.8 lb s. Co ndition ln sid o X I{A g-oo d . ouist.to in tine eervi c n b l e con d l t ion . S l igh tly uxed ( bu t n o t in sure a perfect cas t n ex t lime. Big bl ock s " h n tlle field" reucsr. O rtl y $ 22.5 0. ( Ex u-a se lect m o d Is. h u o r fi nish fo r iCo iuinued 0 11 page 65 ) co uectors, O ~ L Y $ ~7 . ;jO . ) ''' e, " ' 0 • .. • .. 1 · .... • ~u· · · c . :-; h;lf}('~ " (' 1")' li ttle used f Oi' o n l y $ 2!UJ5. (Ex tra se l ect g rn d e. u tm osu 1 )1:-:~'i(l -n C w . pi g or two ca use the spo ut to freeze up . a with fin e b lue a nd p ot tsherl v n r-nixh ed w a l n ut st o c k t u r n ed b o lts, ONLY $ : ~ 4 . H:) .) sh ing le nail d rive n th rou gh a hort ti ck i rt ono wn e.t rn ilit n r-y mn t ch (C) SWEDISH MAUSER 6•5 mm RIFLE l ~ 'lJ e or n n es t pr-e ci s io n man- han d y to sta rt th e flow. if you don 't wa nt to uruct. uic b y fam o u s n -u k er-s a s Ca r l C u s t a f 'wor-k s. I f u aq u vnrnn, e t c. All rnu chi n ed , n o c hea p s tn rn p t u g s, fo r g e d a n d w ::ch inel1 t rigge r g u ur -d . rn u g'a zi u e wa it a mi nut e. -p ill a sq uirt of m et al to g ro u p s u nd p ul h .h t·d bo l t n ss em b fl es , slic k a c t l n g , vv ei g h s 8.8 l b a. Co ndit io n :':Isure a perfect cas t nex t tim e. Big bl ock s i u shle X I{A g o od . o u ta t.t e in lin e ee rv l cn bl e co n d ition . S li g h tly use d (bu t not "bu t tle fi e l d " r e li c s ) . U il l y $2 2. 50. (Ex tra se lect m o d e ls . ue t t o r finish for ( Coll ti ll ll ed 011 page 65) c o llec to r s . O N LY $ ~7.50.) MMUNITION BARGAINI Cent er/ire ammo you can AFFORD to shoot! So cheap SCOOP A • it doesn't pay to reload! !J 1l1ll\ I.1I ~ C1 ' ro ndod to w ol'lll rrovcrmuont s tu n d :,u 'd (01' wnnti er. I. Il ::t"CI·. Ur Ow nl llj.{ ru s t ot a . r' owc rrut . "'111'0, lin.' h n l:-;S ea so f OOd e '·. Snre 1'0 1' :\11 !\ nu n "P:l l' al} e llulll" ("Jl :lI 11h c l' l.!u ns :lIHI will lllakl' YUli l' L u g-c'I' f lllH' UOll (.·Xt·l· I! Cll l.!y . Sol low,l ll :Hl cfi li k e som e co m rn c rcta t .Im, no t o r-ausc nun run cr tonr ne I n f Ul"{.·ign ;.:"uI15. h u t rent h o t z o vcrumou t s t;l ll d "" d l oad. ( W c J);ly f1 ' c i ~ h t «n ('HS(, or :1000.) 1 00 rd s ONLY 0.;; x !j ;"', Sw ed is h Mu us or- am m o . M od e l I VOG f or u i os c uno lI u sfl u v: ll·n :.t. C:u'! Gll :;lnf :'11\1.1 o t he r S wp d is h rt no s . J :l( ·ketcd. round 1l0£,;C 1 :-,6 l!1'n i n n uftet. n o w crrur 2 4 0 0 r .n. s . IO.l. 1 w i t h l o w u reer-u PI"{,!,SUI"(' : II I O ~ lt 4 I .OUO I)OUl uls PCI' ~ I . i llt'h . ( W c p,-,y fn'il! h t o n r-nae o f 2 000 . 1 1 0 0 eds .ONLY .30 3 lJ d t is h. Illilital'y G O\' l. !' t:llld :u·d . 1;4 :r n lin 1>o11\1('d j n ck e l !\lark V II n u nor . Late s t s ty le ror- :.111 E n fie ld .Jllllg'l l'C al·h il w!'. J.c e ·I ·;n li c J(l d f1t:s I Si\I J.J::)• . 3 0 a R o ss . L e wtx l.!lI n,o;. l\ll Kle l t HUG W i l lt ·It CSl col' lllil l ~ ' t h l' t· rt n os c n amnore d ror- t l :i s c :lI ib t·c . (; 1(.';111. never-used m ilitat·y unuuo . rwo Im y f t ' c i~ h t on (" '-'~W uf 2 0 I G.) 100 rds . ONLY ON ORDERS OF $J50 OR MORE! FREE DELIVERY Pool orders with Friends .. . or RESEll for Profit ! MARS E9UIPMENT CORPORATION 33~8h~a'g~e45~·II~~~!~C-ll •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• £oDlbat A vaj/able f or: S &W, K, M& P,lI11mllgnum Per BOl , 50 Rd•. Gripfi mod els ( ple llse specify) 44 $7.50 Special, 38- 44. Colt a .M., 20.00 A Natural fo, $13.50 O. P., New Service. 18.00 Holste' 0' Targe' 'pd. 20.00 Wo,1e At your dealer'. - Free Folder 20.00 Precision on Request Carved from 10.00 , .• Imported Rosewood Dellie rs: Se nd for llIus trllted 10.00 Informlltion 8.00 CUSTOM CRAFT CO. BOX 457-Maln PASADENA, CALifORNIA 8.00 10.00 4.00 4.00 4.00 RUBBER RECOIL BOOTS ~ Perfect ba lance. superb accu rac y and "heavy gun" ~ performance. FinestSwedish steel with improvedHVA Mauseraction. : for shotgun $ DOZEN -::_ 3 Sporting slyle European Wa lnul stock with built·in cheek rest. : or rif le 69c ea ch . Write for literature on this and other Husqvarna hi·power rifles. THE GUN MARKET Cl as sified a ds 20c per wor d per inse rt ion including nam e a nd ad d ress .Pay (o n sale Dece m be r I), is O ct o ber /6. Pri nt a d ca re fully a nd ma il to G UNS a b le in a dvance. Min imum ad 10 wo rd s. C lo sing d ate for J a nuary. 1959, issue Magazine . 8150 C entra l Pa r k Blvd .•Sko kie. Illino is. " \VIXC HESTER :MODEL 91 Tr ench and Hi ot Carb ine BINOCU LARS & SCOPES R epeating shotgun wit h bayonet attachment and s li ng swiv WANTED cis. 12 gauge, vis ible hammer , s-sriot . 20" bbl. " as new" m :\"OCULAll. DIPOltTED. li ghtw ei ght. 10x50• .•with E xcell ent to per fect . Now $37.50. 2 for $67.5 0. 5 for OLD H Al'DCUFF S. legirons, thumbfasts , shackles wanted. coate d optics , centraL focus ing, brand new. Valu e $60 . 0~ . $15i .50. F or $5.00 extra . spec ia lly selected in or igina l P att erson Sm ith. 21i'L. 26t1 Shepard Ave., Ea st Ora nge, Sale $2D.50. Complete with leather case and stra ps. Pubhc Winchester Ccsmolln e. Fitt ed wit h popular Cuus Com N. •J. Sp ort S hops. 11 S. 16th St reet. Philade lphia 2. Pa. pensator- add s 6 1h" to bbl. (A S:!1.2') va lue} Xuw $14.5 0 ca. add it iona l. L imited Quantity. Intem ational F ir earms, CIV I L \ VA H. un iform s. Hel lcs. Win chestcr S add le lUng 22 Kingm an. St. Alb ans. Ver mont. " Carbi nes-e-Ffne to mi nt on ly. g um Fo wler , 936 E. E verett COLLECTORS P I" Orange . Ca li f. F A:\[O US B RITISH Comman do R evolvers. .38 Sm it h & H UGE l LLUSTHATED Cat alog Ever y Month Now B igger \Vesson cali ber Enfi el d. a -shot. 5" bbl. only $16.50- 2 i\ AZI. FASCI ST pr eseut.at lon dr ess du agurs , sketch pl ease. and Bett er . Most fub ulous an t tqu e arms se rvice ever ortered. for $ ;~ O . O O . .45 ;') \\'ehl ey 4" h h l. $14.50-2 fnr $2.",. 00. 6" Heilmann. Grantham R 0 1HI. \Vall illgford .Conn. Hundred s ant ique guus. swords. uniform s, flask s. ";Ulilary bbI. $16.50- 2 for $30.0 0. altered to shoot A :j ACI) $2.00 i te tus in eac h Issue. We ll descr-ibed. illustr ated. S tfll only add iti ona l. Excel len t condition. Intern ati onal F irear ms, 22 Kingm an. St. Al bans, v er mont. MISCELLANEOUS ~~ ~I ~\ i~[ln~Jcrc,;~ ~~~ o ft'~r ~:rl( ~n ~~ ~~~~~ ~~ ~l~~-;~u b s cnb e now ! J APAXESE 3 0~ 06· s . EXCELLE :\T- $ HL95. German 8 ~Df GU:\" PA Wf ::; L uger side p lates cuut plete . excellent Quality "ANTIQUE GUx Depot" : 1813 Cavalry Leath er Ca rbi ne Mau sers. Ex eellent- $36.!J5. u.s. 45·10 Spri ng ftelds. $10.00. It'iring p ins for the foll owin g pist.ols- $3.tl5 each. B oots. $3.5 0 P cstuaid : Surin gtlel d 4 5 /7~ Rifles, $21,.:50; V.G.- $:W.95. U.S. 30- 06 S pri ng tlelds. Excell cllt- $44.00. Brownl ug 2 j - 3i ~ ;$ 80 . Mau ser n .s.c , Mau ser 1910 25~ 32 Ui vi l \Var M usket s. an d Cu r blue s : WlOchesters..; h, e':l ~ Ger man G· 43 8 ~ I M semi- auto matic rifl es. E xcell ent-c cal. Walth er l-'38-p pk -2:! cal. Walther model 4. Dr evse. t uckies : I..ouds xror c. New tuusuat cd Catalogue 20c,COlO $5!J.00. Ca talogue 10c. Nort heastern Ff rearms, 145 Br etta. Czeck P :H, J.P. Sauer Dill ami New mode l. Ua dom R efundable. w estchester Trading . G -:N j 8 Ar thur Avenu e. Nassau S treet, New York City. x ew York. Orts:ies 25. H urrtnmon-Ittch ar dson 32. It ct alu g 22. Savage B ronx 5 . N. Y. 32 380. Mab . 25- ~ t ca l. F'rcmmer 32. Many ot her part s DERRI NGE R . A I\' exact conr of or ig inal 41 Jtemlngt on for the above pi sto ls. Se nd for fr ec par ts li sting. S tate Derringer in popul ar 22 ca libe r . doubl e ba rr el, over and wha t vou wan t if not li st ed. J. B. Sport Sh op, 818 "1'\0. und er , 3" bb l. fires shor t. long. long ri fle auununttton. 4t h St., Coeur d'Alene. Jd uho. Wor-ld's finest . du rable, preci sion made. Dul y ~:n ..",o . 2 for $37. 00. ;:) for $90.00. Imm edi ate shipment. I nternat .iun a l GAllAXl) S:\'J P E Il rifl c barrel s. made for the Ml D l .... ir ea rms. 22 Kingman . St. Al bans. v ermont. sui per rifl e . se lecte d by Ordnance for finest accura cy. com plete wit h mount base : wi ll tit an y Garand action, brand ::'\-EW ILL USTRATED Gu n Catalogue ! Conta ins 300 an HAXDLOADERS-CAn:fR ID G.E boxes wit h partitions new arsenal s urp lus . late manufactur e. unu sual buy, only tique and modern guns. edge weapons. odd itie s and ~nt.i Qu e and da ta Labels. pr epaid. 38 spec. 45 aut o. etc. $.1. 55 $!I.1;j each. ;$0/06 Suringfiuld rifl es, mcdlfled 190;$A3 " S" gun parts. Onl y 50c in coin or stamp. Ffreartns U nlfmited, dozen. 30-06- 30-30 , etc . $1.4 0 dozen. I..abet s soc Hun mode t. lik e ne w. $26.0,) . .:!2 xnrtne ne to J\12 complete I I!) Shady A venu e. Pitts bur gh 6. Pa. drcd . J. E . Bridgman . r-.o. Box 2502. K ansas City 42, bolts, new. $!J.;:)O. R e pp er' ts Crooked L ane, King of Mo. Prussi a. I'u . GUXS! GU.KS l Guns ! Guns ! Antique Collection-Ke I'! tu ckys Colts, wtncucsters. S&W. s end 10c for 'I'hl s RIFLES. 303 BHI'!' ISH Enti elds, as issued. good cond t CU S'f O:\l~ ) I A DE holster s. scabbards. uutvcrs. belt s. and month 's li st. Po ny E xp ress S port S hop, 11460 Ventura tfon. $23.00. .303 British Mi ll tary Car tr idges. $] 0. 00 ladies' purses indivi du all y made to your spec ificat ions. B fvd . . Encino 6, Ca lif. per 100.P ublic Sport Shops, 11 S. 16th Street . Phlla Iein eat on market. Work guarantee d .Send cali ber and delphia 2. Pa. make of gun. bar rel lengt h, wai st. and hip mea sur e, color A:\TIQliE COLLE C1.' O B, ~ - dealers. send for copy or fJroe~~w.n b~ ii /:>r i ce s .B~D Th e Ant iou e Tr ader. 18 pa ge uat ional ad vertf sin g news " 30~ 30 \VI NCH E STE1l- CAL IBEH. Swis s Del uxe snorte rs . YO U can all·ord . Il anch, Hout e 1, pap er on An tiques. includ ing guns. :!j c per copy-$2.00 12~ sh o t. ~ et a ehabl e ma ga zi ne. ,LI; .RA. exce llent. Onl y $:H.50 Ill'r year. A ntique Trader . B ox 684-G. Decat ur . Illinois. i~ b~~~'l . $ ,r~r~ ~ ~ n /Rtc rn at i Ollal l'-'ircar ms. :!2 K in g'man , St. C,AR!t YAJ..I... CA :\,VAS non with st raps and handle. la r ge srzo .,4 x 2i moues. for travel er s, ca mpers. ba seball pla yers, XAZ I COLLEC TORS . Ne w list U ni form item s, accoutre etc.Oov't Surplus. br and new. va lue $12.50-SJ)ecial $2.25 men ts. etc. 12 st amps. ~hUH Helm er s. 13503 L akewood. .22 CALIB ll.E !) I STOJ-J built into ballpoint pen comp lete each. I 'ublic Spo rt Shops. 11 So l oth Street , Philadelphia }-'ara mount . C a Ji f o~~r-"II--,i a,--. -, ly assemb led , airm ail cd to yOU from our Iaetory in 2. 1-'a. Europe. $5.95. Hollywood Import . 202j · R Sunuue rdale :\[]LJTARY COLLE CTO ll.S. New illustrated catalogue of Chi cago 25. Illinoi s. • HA ~D S I G;HTlf\'C. Levels. Imnroved new model . many ) [ilit ary Antiques. swords . hel mets . etc. 2[ie coin. Norm uses: for la ;Y ~ n g dram s. ditches. Iououauons. grad ing. con H obson. 2822 6 .1 st Aven ue. Oakla nd 5.Cali f. \VIX. ) [43 2!8B l\'E\V $5!l.50. 6. 5 Stcyr carbine . P eeker . tnur tn g. la:nng out of fences. nrcrs. roads and garde ns. exce llent. $120. 00. K\D .l xrauscr heavy bbl. G&H stock, Il~ul ~ y guaranteed. S:!.50 PUHI)aid. Public Sport Shop s A.\'TIQUE A XD :\[odern GUllS. Also collec tor 's cart ridge s. ~i:;:rl~ ~ ~~er , exe. $110.00. J eff. Tr ader . P ocomoke Cit y. 11 S. 16t h Str eet. ]-'hiJade lph ia i. P a. . • Li st. 25c coin. Jon ea- Erhurdt .C UllS.P .O . B ox: 1114. Sta tio n A. S an x ruteo. Ca li f. HA ND CUF'll'S. RR Ai\'D new. $15.0 0 Val ue. n ickel pla ted SMITH & \ VES SO X. 22 c s t.. brand new, model 41, target l. i g h t we i g h ~ . " A.\"!'JQUE & MODEll.\" A rms. .accessoetee at 'Recession' P eerl ess ty pe. Specia l Sa le $7.95 pai r. Leg automati c. $110.00. Fully eng raved model. $285.00. P ub·lic I rons. Gov t. Surp lus. n ieket pla ted . brand new Va lue prices. Sample li st . 2Gc. Laud Arm s, Cats kill , N. Y. or Sp ort Shops. 11 S. 16th St reet. Phlladel phta 2. P a. ~~:e ~t I ~lli l~:I~\ p ~ fa U~ : pi. ublic :Sport Shops, 11 S. 16t h :\HXIAT URES, G GX li st. Knigh t . Box 294, Seneca Falls. S \Y I_~S A~IMU NI T [ OX , 7.5mm ":\(ilitary $12 .00, Sporting x. Y. er ~,~~s~~ f. Ca~iro~~~~·. R andau Arm s, 911 I"ico A\'cnlle, 3 0 ~ 06 Sl) R l!'\ G l l~ J E L D OR Enfi eld rune S tock. as issued, A.\"!'I QU E FIREA ll:\ IS. Li st t Oc. Large selcctio n. R ea son brand new. $2.9 5 each. A3· 03 Sp r ingfield ritle ba rrels cal ~~ ~ ~ ~ ~ b ~~ n ? n ~ w. 2 4 ~ i n e h . .able. nr ic.es._--N.. l k El lis. Murray, K y. " · I ~· CHE S T ER ~ [/2 1 12 n,.\ ~~ " "'" ,m " ", ' 101" (,,11 i ·. f .. 11 .• Go,,·t. Surallus. comp ieteJy :Stilt ion A. Sail :\[a tl'o. Cali f. HA ND CUF'1!'S. RR Ai\'D new. $15. 00 Val ue. n ickel pla ted SMI TH & \ VESSOX. 22 Cal. . brand new. model 41, target l. i g h t we i g h ~ . "A.\"!'JQ UE & MODEll.\" A rms. Aeeessori es at 'Recession' e n g r an~ d P eerl ess h ·pe. Spe cia l Sa le $7. 95 pair . Leg automati c. $110.00. Fu lly model . $285.0 0. P ub·lic I rons. Gov t. Surp lus. I1ldl:el J)la ted . brand new Va lue prices. Sample li st , ~ G c . Laud Arms, Cats kill . N. Y. or Sport Shops. 11 S. 16th St reet. I)hiladel phia 2. P a. ~~:e ~t I~lli l~(\~\ p ~ fa U~ : pi. llb lic :Sport Shops, 11 S. 16th :\HXIATURES, G GX li st. Klli ~h t . Box 294, Seneca Falls. S \Y I_~S A~IMUNI T IOX , 7.5mm ":\(ilitary $12 .00, Sporti ng er :\". Y. ~,~~s ~~ f. Ca~iro~~~~·. R andau Ar ms, 911 I"ico A\'cnlle, 30 ~0 6 Sl) R l !'\ G l l~ J E L D OR Enfi eld 1l.itle Sto ck. as issued, ~ ran~ new. $2.95 each.A3· 03 S I)r ingfield ri tle barrels. caL A.\"!'I QU E FIREAIt:\l S. Li st lOco Large selcctio n. R ea son 24 ~ i n e h able pr ices. N .H.E llis. Murray, Ky. \~ · L'· CHE S T ER M /2 1. 12 GA . 3" ma gnulll. ;$2" full & full. 30 -06. brand new. Go,,·t. Surallus. comp lete ly ::"e\'er lIsed . $32;:) .00.Stciger wal d F urni tur e c/ o HF ~g~s~ ~~d i IVS.IUi6~~ 3S t~~~ ~ir!h~~·. 0~ .I~ ~~pa id. PUblic :SPOrt GUNS -S\VOR DS - Kni\'cs - Dagger s - Fl ask s. Big li st St cigerwald. 3D j;~ ran c e s St.. Auburn. X . 1'. .. 23e ce in. Ed Howe. Cooper Mills 10. ~!ain e . ~AN 1\' ONS . KAVAL 21 in ches long , one inth bore. Cast N YT..OX ItOPl<;,Cords. Lines. }; very dcscri pt ion for all ENGRAVI NG ~ po rt s llle n and household uses. Mooring . anchor. sail . fish- ~~:;P:'~~ 3blrl'S~: 4 ~et ~ }f~;ri ~~~c, ~~ I01.0 S and pri ce. J ohn ;l'!l:(i C ~r l.~~ e ~ e ~: : ra I ~~~ te~C~~J~ ~~i; ~ ~~g ~ n ZO ~ I~ a ~\~'e .~ t1 ~;~ i l f~~ :r6 ~ I.... J.\'EST QUALITY inlays_ E iRht pa ge folder $1.00. E. C. l\ ew Jer sey. Prudholllme, 305 Wa rd ll idg. . S hre\'epOrt , La. CAS T .30. CAl,. Rifl e Bullet s. $3.00 /1 00. .45- iO. $3. 25. ot hers A\·al lab lc. li'rec list . n . Y. Undl'rwood. J336 Great ~l:llE}<; L Hi ghw ay # 2.S an Franci sco. Calif. B IG sa.le cata log wi ldlife 8mm. , 16mm. movi es. FOR SALE ::! x::! ('ol!Jr s li ~es . .Oth er s ubjects. too ! P roj ectors. cam GUXSI ! ! GUNS ! ! ! 10.000 Gun s ! ! ! Lu ~ er s -:\ Ia us e r s eras . sUlm iles- blg dll~ COUllt s ! Gct. fr ee. cvery three weeks WE STLEY lUCHAH.DS s iu gle tr al) 3-1" full. P oli sh ed - !tar e Arm s- Hunting Gun s -Bi ~ B ar gain Cat ala" r ! I 12a~\~~~ ~~or~1C~: SI;(;~:. ~~ si7.e ba rga in .lis t! B lackhawk 11~ illUs : acti on Ma gn ificently eng ranH.!. , $:$<:!;) .OO: cost $1200.0.0. 50e- Agramonte's, Yonkers 2-[( . Xew York. o' • }"r ussian made Crown liraue Char les Daly sing le tr ao 32" J?!';'.U'!:SCI-1J': _ l"O.,LI.6EI ,H.and,'u!r s:,. $11. :.1 5; H amhurg lJ a t t crn ~ 8;:) % poli shed a c t~o..n bcaut,ifull Y eng ra ved ~ t r a ig h t ~:!~~il?I?~)~t~ n~~~l~ ~t~ ~a ~~~ i~~~ l~a, t~~ gy~o c . R obert gr il)Clrcassian stock. $:!, ,,.OO . Cost :$800.00. 12 llem fi~ i~.~:s . ~~ '. bo·. ,~ ~~ ~~~ $~ ~ ~J ~ l S , ~ t ~~ 'i t Oj a cJc\~'~ ~ t ~~~·t h !/ · ~~~ in" ton Model 10E . two matt cd barr el s. 2li" IC. 32" full, ~nDGET SIX .22 ll.c"ol ver s $14.95 }'.O.B . Outd oor Out : ~ ~ ~",l~ll~~ ;' p~~~I.e RV;:s·;. aCLion and barrel s nn ely ellg ran:u. $83.00. Cli fto n Carr, titt crs.Seneca Ij~ a Jl s . X. Y. Sl>cci a ltic s.Thoma s li'err iek. .Box 12. H.D . \Vyoming, l 'cnua. OV~R 500 SHOTGUXS. rifl es. pi stols. modern forei g- n, 'I'RADE : B ~lA i'\-,? Ilew lIest quality s ide lock ejector douo le B UY SU RPLUS B oa ts : Motors ; Air craft ; Jeep s ; Tractor s ; antIque, buy. sell . tr ade.•1. E . McK er cher . Ashl and , l'."".H. ~ arrcl .E ngli sh r ille. ca libre .;$i 5 1l1(ll{llurn r imm cd, with \Valki e·Talkies; ::;hop Equipmen t: Amphibious Vehi cles ; fin~ st figured woo GET YOUR :& ""hen you buy a telescopic sight o your sc:ope should be rugged o sight clearly in any light o weather won't spoil your fun Excl usive 5-point lens cushioning and Even at dawn or dusk, your game is Enjoy all-wea ther hunting .. . your ru gged tube absorb recoil and shocks brilliantly clear and big, as you sight fog-proof All-American scope is guar of rough handling - year after year throu gh needle-sharp lenses ante ed waterproof •.. . check what you want ... what you get, in All-American scopes! o match power to your hunting o insist on the finest optic:s o look for mechanical perfection Fo r every hunting preference, there's a Bright-Sight 9-element lenses are care Positive adjustments for win dage and power-matched All-American. Choose fully tested, rigidly inspected for con elevation give pr ecise change click by 2Jf, 3, 4, 6, 8 or 10 power sistent opt ical excellence click . . . that stay put ... won't slip o check list proves, here's yoUr be~1 ~(Jop~ buY in ~,ghl. D on't buy any scope without first seeing a Lyman All-American at your dealer's. Write for FREE Products - for - Shooters Catalog describing scopes,metallic sights, 4-power AII·American with Tru-lock® Mount. reloading tools, and choke de Your perfect hunting team. Mount is only $9.75. vices for shotguns. ~~ -.. - .... -- ... ~ ...- ~ - ...... -- - _..... - - . •.• ..'.