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L COLT CLmWm.: BACK? AFIELD-FIRST 'V MODEL ' ENFIELD #2 MK 1 W /HAMMER. SINGLE AND DOUBLE Designed and ordered by the very first British Commando units organized by Churchill. To our great surprise we received a few cases of this rarest of rare modern . They are in excellent condition, bores perfect. A regular $75 collector's &shooters value. "This gun also issued to R.A.F. pilots and so marked." The unique commando breaktop design with rugged stirrup lock allows them to be reloaded with one hand at a dead run! Amazingly accurate. Shoots American made .38 S & W arnm. avail. everywhere. Marked with British Crown and Broad Arrow ordnance marks. Fine home protection . Beautifully finished with handsome contour grips. 10-day money-back guarantee. For C.O.D. send $5 deposit. California resid. order only through your local dealer. Others send check, cash or money order direct to us.

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n Model 6 shot bolt action 7.62 MM Moisin , appr. 30" barrel. Mechanically perfect. Outside: good. Bore: fair. Ballistics: 2820 FPS with in bullet. An excellent hunting . Hinged floor plate. The Russians won the International Meet n Venezuela (1954) withthismode! riflemadefortheczar by Remington & Westinghouse. Theseguns wereconfiscated from Communist revolutionaries and placed on the free world market. They are of the type used by Red Chinese in Korea. The sale of these guns in no way aids any country behind the iron curtain. A once-in-a-lifetime collector's item. Includes iron scabbar This is the lowest price we haveever seen which would allow a man to equip himself for big game hunting. For C.O.D. HAND FORGED IN TOLEDl send$5deposit. RUSSIAN RIFLE AMMUNITION FREE. 20roundsfull jacketed ammo included witheach rifle purchase. SPAIN--making center Additional cartridges: $7.50 per 100 rds. This ammo is for the Russian Moisin 7.62 MM, and also for the Moisin Nagant the known world from the tin as made durina WW I bv Reminoton and Westinahouse. of Roman conquest. The! were made for tl Bourbon kings of Spain in tl late nineteenth century by tl last of the world's swordmakir artisans whose ancient secre died with them. Made by tl same Casa de Espadas (house 6-SHOT MAGAZINE swordmahers) that product 30/06 U. S. ENFIELD RIFLES for Coctez, Pizzar Christopher Columbus, and tl Cid, these have lain in forgotten armory while fo generations of modern warfa have passed them by. Roy Spanish crown is engravc on each blade. This fit Toledo steel blade may 1 bent nearly double. This is the famous 30106 America ifle. We now have received shipment massive weapon, over thn and guarantee VERY GOOD BORES. This is a proven hunting weapon as is, with all desirable Enfield quali- feet long, these are us< ties. Popular .30-06 cartridge available everywhere. Barrel: 26". Protected sights, blade front, peep rear, calibrated to but in good condition. Har 1600 yds. Magazine holds 6 cartridges. No more of these guns in this condition are available. It is an excellent buy for on den wall or abo' hunters and a unaiueaddition to every collection. For C.O.D. send SlOdeposit. All shipments F.O.B. Pasadena. fireplace. This is a charti to acquire an authent antique that has c irreplaceable value. M guarantee theirauthentici (check with your museum to-day money-ba; guarantee. Sorry No C.O.D. U. S. ARMY

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$23.50 Postpaid Includes official gleaming chrome steel sheath. May Also Be Purchased By Civilian Collectors. The sabre is again authorized for dress uniform of U.S. Army Commissioned Officers. These are brand new, hand- made and hand-forged dress sabres. Few people know that in-between wars Solingen supplied most Of the official swords and sabres for the U.S (and many othercountries). We have received a small shiphent which we believe were made for our European occupation forces. This weapon is appr, 35" overall, lavishly enaraved both sides andalong ;oncaveedge;E;gry;g;cludesl;!!ers UiS.+andn;e;;of;;; Un;!ed ~;;~~;~;~;~~~~gn~~~~~llyo;;;~~~g;~~i~~

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.30 chambering See you this month at the 0 Q D I TI E S : =-em, new, set of lead and finish reamer, w/pilots, depth stop nuts. the set $9.50 ppd. NRA CONVENTION .22 cal. Sav. 1903, 06 pump mags. $2.85, U. S. Carbine para-trooper canvas carrying & jumping Booth No. 50 case, $3.95, superior milled .22/45 conv. unit Colt ejectors, $1.93, 22/45 mags., early type. well U S CARBINE STOCKS made, $4.95, S&W Quills, new, RUBS., Amer., .44 mdls. $1.50. Colt .22 Lightning rifle extractors, $2.25, Stevens Vis. dr. firing pins, $1.25, Savage 22 Hornet 23D mags, $1.50, Colt Lightning pistol hand, $2.00, Old style silver blade front site- (Win. 73. 76, 86, 92, Colt Rifles), $1.25.

SPRINGFIELD - ENFIELD BARREL COUNTERBORE ARBINE REAR SIGHTS puts fed cone at end of barrel. saves adjustable for windage & hours of lathe time-with solid .3fl elevation, fits all U. S. Car- cal. pilot, $6.95, with spring loaded bines, slides into receiver dovetail-2 minutes in- floating ~ilot, $9.95. stall, as issued. $1.85 ppd. Facing a damage suit, pastry cook 30.06 Chambering reamers Jean Duchemin of Le Havre, France, YOUR brand new, set of necker. throate r and rougher, explained he was near-sighted and that owNCUSTOM ($45.00 value), only $5.95. from your old.. . .. is why he grabbed his rifle and shot a .45 traveling circus's giraffe. He said it PISTOL BARRELS looked to him like a rabbit. Brand new straight lengths 3/ x 8" for extra long and/or fsncy barrels. ~upptiedchambered for 45 auto or unchamhered, state which . . . $3.95 000

Q Three Onaway, Mich., hunters were fined $50 because a deer refused to stay SHOTGUN BARREL BLI For converting to au doubles, pumps, etc. Ne dead. The charge: shooting game out 30" or 28" 20 and 41 at breech, 'full-choke. of season. A conservation officer ar- add S3.00 for chamhel - rested the trio when the deer, which SIGHT INEXPENSIVE! RAMPS MARLIN BARRELS * SPORTING & turned out to be only wounded, poked TARGET Machined to REAR SIGHT his head from the trunk of their car. It most rifle barrels, 1.550 to 6801, in white, no glare ramp For Maus surface. Stand. Dovetail, can he Springfield, Japs 000 nounted with screw or soldered. FOR MODEL 1893-36 41so flat base for act. barrels. & Enfield (with itate type wanted. SPECIAL: 6QU: "ears" removed). Q Mason Bailey of Roanoke, Va., found a,, $5.40 doz., $38.50 per 100. Fast coin slot adjustment for windage and elevation. himself playing a leading role, unhap- Comoletely milled. no cheap stampinsrs. .FU~- nished with mounting pily, in one of the strangest hunting sews & TWO sight discs lone fine, one medium) A stories of the season. Coming over a

PRICE (while supply lasts) rise in the woods, he spotted a buck, PP~. kGra. ;;;Y~: $3.95 yanked his 30-30 rifle up, sighted and . . . ~295DD2 Of - began to squeeze the trigger. There was 1C (ALSO FITS MANY BENMA'UINE LEATHER CARRY- 5-a s issued to honor guards a bang-and he found the rifle had urchaae makes this low kb?< Y i ie~.22'%ag%ng been blasted from his hands! Glancing withi atiove but web canvas, a.s w. sot. off to his right, Bailey saw another .30 CAL. BARREL-24" BRAND NEW! hunter about 30 feet away, lowering his CHAMBERED FOR 30-06 U. S. CARBINE gun. Both that gentleman and the deer MAGAZINES promptly disappeared into the woods. Finest 4130 steel 4-groove, 1 1/16" at shoulder, ys" on threads, i-turn in 10 standard rifiing. A E2;nEe:h&trf2:?i:%:::: good heavy-tapered turned barrel at less than ;:$, ;:$, ,yFyg;E,s.wgl ;:;,$:; production cost!' only $4.95 plus ssc postage. will not fit receivers with over 1 1/16" thread. pouch new, $1.25, SPE- CIAL case and two clips, NEW! 22 CALIBER RIFLE BARREL Q A Sunday School teacher at Raleigh, :;&,? :;&,? 5i;zg:g ppt szg ', fn brings mw. bottom flush with housing. givinz neat appearance . . .$2.4s N. C., began Bible class with the query: en. 30-SHOT Carbine Magazines, new, as issued. $4.95 ppd. "What was the lesson last week?" On GARAND RIFLE one occasion, one of her young Tar- CONVERSION KIT heel pupils volunteered: "I know-it reduces to 5 shots, only way to make Garand fully legal for bunting in "Five Shot" states, (easily installed & removed). Set. complete with special SUPER BUY 95c was about the fellow who traded his follower & 2 five shot clips, $3.95. Extra 3 shot Ramp sights as shown, ridg clips, 956 ea. Standard 8 shot clips, $2.00 per make it no glare-in white, dozen. Note design that permits u bird rifle for a mess of partridges." rifle by turning end of barn assurin- smooth appearance. Also makes "fine pistol sight. ~acnasp-extraspecial$9.00 perdoz. S6S.00 per 100

22CAL. (ad. ,415) Q In Salem, N. Y., a fly annoyed Her- . INNER 6 OUTER MAGAZINETUBES 193/+" easy conversion to most any tubular .22 bert Dillon so much that he grabbed by simply sawing to length. New, set~~1.00ppd. Dozen sets, $7.93. a revolver and swatted the insect. The gun went off, wounding Dillon in the GARANDBARRELS-Brand new, $14.95 PP~.I I- thigh. The fly escaped. Used, v. g throughout ...... $9 95 each. - F~~~~~ F~~~~I~44.40 . . . takes second, lo o~~~,beoutn~s;

13 Raymond Durgin returned to his %!&etZinFo$% ,WE HAVE OVER 15,000,000 GUN PARTS^ home at Yarmouth, Me., after a 240- solder or braze in your own shop 5 in long in in .,~k60, ,mutfini.,i~ii~.~. parti far mnd.m o~~~I.I. end fordan suns. white, complete-12. 16 or 20 ga. _'_...._ $4.95 PPD. or free quotation, tend broken part ar rough ike~chwith full information. WANTED: GUN PARTS mile deer-hunting trip on which he all kinds new or used emmemia~s SATISFACTION ALWAYS GUARANTEED! ALSO WANT didn't even see a deer. The next morn- U. S. or foreign, send JUNK RIFLES' ' rough list or do as many ing he was awakened early-by a shot :A'&~h:?~,"=J,~d~ffe;~ SHOTGUNS not o.k. ceived-If ship- . breaking ment returned pfepaid im- for into parts. that killed a 200-pound buck just out- mediately. WEST HURLEY 3, NEW YORK side his yard. ' LETTERS TO THE EDITOR The only at the price with massive adjustable front and rear sights. Greater ac- Comments On Our First Year clearly hum their cviuiiient~that they usec curacy adds to shooting guns and knew something about them. St pleasure. Additional features of this quality About a year ago, I purchased the first far so good. More recently however the issue of your publication. Today, I have handgun are - fully feature seems to be devoted to those per checkered Tenite grip the complete set of GUNSMagazine published sons in the entertainment world who, nc with thumb rest, wide, thus far. I want to compliment you on the matter what their other virtues are, know comfortable hammer fine job you have done in bringing such an very, very little about guns and show it in spur, improved center- NEW interesting and informative magazine to the the interview. pin catch, and exclu- MODEL 57 American shooting public. Of the many sive Iver Johnson You know, this is sort of an insult to shooting publications on the news stands Flash Control . Only '29.95 your readers-mostly shooters who pretty today, only GUNS offers complete and thor- well know their subject. ough coverage of all types of gun stories. I especially enjoy your writings on military Please don't misunderstand, I have the IVER JOHNSON'S ARMS & CYCLEWORKS weapons, and, if possible, I would like to greatest respect for these people that have ?38 RIVER STREET . FITCH8URG, MASS. read an article on the weapons used by been interviewed-they are a success in a American armed forces, the Garand M-l field that undoubtedly requires extra hard rifle, the M-2 carbine, the B.A.R., and the work and ability and technical know-how. M-3 . But that doesn't indicate hat they know anything about firearms. Just now I would HEAVY-DUTY Don K. Wittig peg this feature as press agent's dream, Frostburg, Maryland cr-LT and I wouldn't doubt that some of those gentlemen use it to get their people in the In my possession are eight numbers of public eye-after all, that's their job. GUNS,from April to November, and I'm able to declare that I never enjoyed myself so Enough of all this. My letter probably ~ .-. just proves how verbose you get after 44 res 3W'wide and 41" long, including much reading a magazine of this class. buckle, rivets, snaps, overlay months overseas. The truth is that a pro- strips and lacing plus complete W. Kemsley of Detroit, Michigan, in his easy instructions for cawing letter to the editor is right in favoring fessional soldier who flys most Saturdays and finishing. Holsterfill M 81 P during pistol shoots, is on maneuvers dur- .45 revolver. Specify right or variety of articles. This is precisely the left hand holsters. fact that made GUNSone of the best maga- ing hunting season and never quite has the FOR FREE LEATHERCRAFT CATALOG cash to shift from being a casual to a serious Tan* Leather Co. /Since 19191 zines for shooters and hunters. Everybody -0.Box 791- VE For* WorÈh Tei has preferences, me too. But I also read with collector, is the best sort of customer for great interest subjects that may concern only GUNSMagazine. other sportsmen, and by the way, I learn No real gripes. 1 like my job and your a lot too. magazine. I thank you in my name and in the name Bryce Poe I1 of several friends of mine, who are alw Oslo, Norway friends of GUNS, for your magazine. John Stanoie 1 dislike the column featuring Hollywood Buenos Aires, Argentina movie actors. Who in Hades wants to read the blatherings of these people who very obviously know nothing whatever about the Norm My Favorite Gun subject of firearms. Jock Mahoney may be Thomps EXCLUS I am an officer in the U.S. Air Force at an excellent TV actor but what is a "lighter, present on duty with the North Atlantic smoother crown action?" And if you are Treaty Headquarters here in Oslo, Norway. going to show Gail Davis in the prone po- I am also a subscriber to your fine magazine. sition why can't she assume the proper one. Like most people who take time to write Why does the fact that Ted Williams is "letters to the editor," I have a small gripe an excellent baseball player make him an about GUNScontent. This is in a sense silly authority on guns. Maybe he does like to since, as a collector, hunter and competition hunt, and so what. For the record, Williams Designed For Adventure pistol shooter, I have long felt a need for a must have been mistaken when he says that magazine of your type and I enjoy it thor- his first shotgun was a Winchester double in oughly. .410 gauge. Winchester has never made a What then is the trouble? With me it is ,410 gauge double. your feature "My Favorite Gun-hich, The balance of this issue is nut too bad being toward the front of the issue, starts and some of it is quite interesting but a few me off with a bad taste in my mouth just statements like the ones mentioned cast doubt about fifty per cent of the time. At the be- on the accuracy of any other statements in ginning I enjoyed this feature, and the in- the book in addition to insulting one's in- dividuals interviewed were, for the most part, telligence. ~aturing hand- NF~Thompson people who know and love guns. The few Judson S. Darrow QDept. 131 1 N. W. 21st members of the entertainment world showed Woodbury, Conn. ,,#,"mn"* DADTI nun a ADBAAU \RE YOU A MAY WEAPONS EXPERT? 1956 Then You Owe It To Yourself Vol. 2 To Read ... No. 5-17 HE FADCO NEW BOOK MAGAZINE 'Cartridges for Collectors, Volume I" (Centerfire) 176 $7.50 by Postpaid (7 'ages FRED A. DATIG Insured IN THIS ISSUE.. (Author of "The ") %ereis the first in a series of reference books in cartridge identification compiled for gun nthusiasts in general. YOU DO NOT HAVE shooting ... FO BE A CARTRIDGE COLLECTOR TO SNJOY AND LEARN FROM THIS VER- WILL COLT COME BACK?...... William B. Edwards 10 iATILE BOOK! Written in such a manner is to enlighten the uninitiated and delight the TAMING A WILDCAT CARTRIDGE. .. . .Phil Sharpe 14 idvanced. By FRED A. DATIG, an expert n the field of small arms well known for his MOST DEADLY BULLET...... Kent Bellah 19 ropular book, "THE LUGER PISTOL". contains 300 cartridges with measurements, ballistics, history and weapons for which they workshop ... are intended. Presented in a compact manner :asily understood by novice and expert alike. HOW TO BLOCK THAT RIFLE KICK.. . . J. F. Mutter 16 Included are ACTUAL SIZE ILLUSTRA- r1ONS of some of the world's most famous military and sporting cartridges of the past 75 rears! THESE 300 ARE NOT TO BE collector ... FOUND IN ANY CONTEMPORARY VOL- UME ON THE SUBJECT! THE GUNS OF ANNIE OAKLEY. . .James Cranbrook 22 A special section entitled "Notes of General Interest" gives a history of cartridges, tips on :artridge collecting and many other interest- military ... ing and illuminating facts concerning the sub- ject. 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AFTER DECADE OF BUNGLING, ONCE BIGGEST ARMS MAKER REORGANIZES UNDER FINANCIAL WIZARD AND MAY AGAIN TAKE LEAD IN HANDGUN FIELD

By WILLIAM 6. EDWARDS

OR ALMOST a century the name of the venerable firm as the prime maker wallowing in financial and managerial FColt was to the gun business what of handguns in the U.S., and even troubles in 1945. Dividends which had Sears Roebuck was to mail order. Colt stole their thunder by coining the slo- made Colt and his successors rich was the weapon most Americans spoke gan of "The thoroughbred of the hand- dropped to a dollar a share, then less, of when they mentioned a handgun. gun world" for the S & W. Clearly it then nothing. On nearly $17,000,000

Then after World War 11, Colt started should have been Colt's slogan. ' worth of business, Colt's made less slipping. Smith & Wesson by-passed The once-prosperous Colt firm began than a quarter million profit to split up among more than 360,000 shares of Cok's new owner L. D. Silberstein (tight) confers with Colt officials Chester stock. The demand for a change at Bland, Burton Bartlett and Ernest Stroheim after stockholders voted Colt's became too loud to ignore. The to sell firm founded by Sam Colt (above) to great Penn-Texas Corp. reorganization took place last Novem- ber at a stockholders meeting and Colt's is now trying to make a come- back. Will Colt's be able to re-establish itself as the premier gunmaking com- pany in America? I frankly think it can. I attended the stockholders meeting that reorganized the Colt firearms com- pany. My entree was a proxy for 25 shares and I planned to vote against the proposed merger of the Colt com- pany with a new giant of finance, the snowballing Penn-Texas Corporation. I could not be there when Colt's was incorporated for $1,000,000 exactly a century before the 1955 meeting at Hartford, Conn. But if I could not be there at the birth of Colt's, I wanted to attend at the death. Instead I wit- nessed what may be Colt's rebirth. I watched management admit that it had laid an egg, but it may be that the egg contains a phoenix. And the man who is going to hatch the phoenix is a business wizard named Leopold Diaz Silberstein. Short, barely five feet in height, smiling, bland-faced. L. D. Silberstein is described by his associates in Penn- 1830's and built into Walker 1847 pro- Modern Colts presented to former President Truman are totype revolver is still made today. beautifully made but have the design of 1889 revolver.

Texas as something of an enigma. Al- way of material properties. Colt's is on their minds and talents to producing most bookish in manner Silberstein the way to being torn down and re- modem firearms. has managed to pyramid some fortu- built, and the funds for rebuilding will The crippling element of the Colt nate pre-war investments in Cities Serv- come from Silberstein's Penn-Texas. revolver line is the basic frame de- ice and railroad bonds into a multi- The reasons for the decline, which sign. The deficiencies of this are rec- million dollar holding company which caused a firm once valued during the ognized by any shooter who fires a controls dozens of sound business, pro- Civil War at over five millions in gold powerful cartridge in a small frame duction, and storage properties. Styled to be sold for little more than that six gun. Thousands of police officers and as a "doctor of sick companies," Sil- months ago, are many. nlain clothesmen know that the little berstein did not get much of a bargain One of the biggest reasons for Colt's round butt guns which they must carry when he bought Colt's. The plant is decline is the antiquating of the firm's concealed are completely uncontrol- outmoded, the products are obsolete, line of hardware. Any revamping of lable when one of them lets loose with and management inept and disinter- Colt's will have to start with its guns. a High Speed .38 Special. There is a ested. No bargain . . . or did he? At The entire Colt line from top to bottom whole industry geared to making spe- the meeting one Colt stockholder put needs not revision but scrapping. With cial grips so you can hang onto the the question: "What will become of the the one exception of the Single Action guns.u Colt name and the firearms business? Army which Colt's is continuing to Metallurgy progress would allow a Will the name continue?" produce as a collector's item, there is Magnum caliber pocket revolver to be Silberstein spoke up then. The only not one gun in the Colt line which can made, but the Colt frame as it is today thing he said during the meeting was: compare favorably either with some of would not allow it. The hand is too "The Colt name is what we are buy- the present competition, or with what low and the barrel whips up and back. ing." Certainly he got little else in the Colt's could really do if they would put A difference of half an inch between Current "latest news" of Colt gun production is reviv- al of historic Peacemaker made unchanged since 1873.

the line of support and the line of recoil would change the bounce and make it more pleasant in all frame sizes as a shooting iron. But modern manufacturing methods do not seem to have room for variations. The lockwork of the Colt was old when the dodo was young. While the frame dates from 1889 when Colt's then- radical "New Navy Double Action" was introduced, the lock mechanism dates from 20 years before. The New Navy had Colt's own idea of a revolver lockwork. It had a miserably heavy trigger pull. In desperation Colt intro- duced their heavy frame New Service in 1898 with an improved lock. Copied right from the Belgian Chamelot- Delvigne lockwork in a thousand cheap European pinfire revolvers, the Colt adaptation was pretty good and showed much engineering skill. New Colt owner is L. D. Silberstein whose Penn- But they could not cure the one defect of the design, in- Texas company can aid Colt to rebuild and expand. New board chairman at Colt's is retired Gen. C. T. Colt's wants to give museum to state of Connecticut in Lanham with good contacts, abilities to help Colt's. preparing for clean sweep of old things in plant renewal. Newest Woodsman match pistol is still considered incomplete by shooters who often add special sights and custom grips.

Pre-war Woodsman was fitted shooter with target barrel and grips. herent in its working; the machinations of the rebound lever. On its movements the entire timing cycle of the Colt-fire, trigger return, unlock, rotate-all depend. The relationship of the lever with the other parts may be changed by a sharp rap on the butt. Factory assemblers have a favorite trick of hitting the butt with a rawhide mallet to "re-time" a gun without having to strip it entirely down. The rebound lever is the main cause of trouble in properly. Along with other leading revolvers, new Colts used Colts-surely better double action designs have been have been known to shave lead on the firing line. worked out since 1870. What will Colt's new management do to remedy these Strangely, the method of rotating the cylinder has re- lacks? That is not entirely clear, and understandably so, mained unchanged since Sam Colt's day. It is mechanically since Penn-Texas is not anxious to let its competitors know poor. When the gun is cocked fast, internal parts are what is in the wind. However, the one comment that Sil- stressed. When it is cocked slowly, if the cylinder rotating berstein has made gives some hint. pawl is a little short, the chamber may not move into line. L.D. made the statement to the press, but refused to If the pawl is too long, the chamber will throw by or batter elaborate on what he said. "We plan first to increase the the stop bolt. In either event, the jamming effect of the company's business," he said. "We will use foreign compa- Colt pawl which holds the cylinder tightly is not as good nies to bring in new developments on a license basis. The as Colt salesmen claim it to be. If there is any inaccuracy products will be Colt's products, manufactured in Colt's in fitting the cylinder bolt, the chambers will not line up factory, using new ideas and sys- (Continued on page 48)

Old Colt factory may soon be rebuilt on land near Pratt & Whitney, noted machine tool subsidiary of Penn-Texas. TAMING

Powerful 7 x 61 Sharpe & Hart experi- mental cartridge was developed from

LATEST HIGH-POWER 7MM. ALL-AROUND LOAD IS PRODUCT OF EXHAUSTIVE SEVEN-YEAR RESEARCH THAT ^ BEGAN WITH FINDING OF EARLY FRENCH RIFLE DURING WAR YEARS

By PHIL SHARPE

@CALLED wildcat cartridges have been developed by the s thousands in the last 75 years. Most of the develop- ment is by a chap who dreams up something this afternoon, pinds a reamer tomorrow morning, chambers or recham- bers a barrel in the afternoon, fires a couple of shots the next morning, and blossoms with announcement of the "world's best" the next morning. But in truth the wild- catters have done more to develop ammunition in the last 75 years than the ammunition companies. However, they have done it through stimulation, not achievement. Some 35 years of serving the public in correspondence, hundreds of visits to arms and ammunition plants through- out the world, and thousands of conferences with the top gun bugs of the country told me that you do not develop a cartridge overnight. What was to become the 7 x 61 Sharpe & Hart cartridge demonstrated this to me pretty well. Back in 1945 in France, I picked up a hand-made ex- perimental pilot model of a semi-automatic rifle. En- graved "M.A.S. 1907. No. 4," it was toolroom-made at Recessed bolt face of Schultz & Larsen supports case head, Saint Etihnne, France. Two days of research at the famous giving complete safety with potent long range loads. French arsenal failed to shed any light on this. Even a 14 S & L rifle simplicity is shown in interlocking of firing pin with bolt which has four lugs on rear. Floorplate is hinged.

Recoil of action in hand-inletted stock is taken up by Ballistic scientist Phil Sharpe weighed over 10,000 ctiarg- conventional shoulder and also at circular rear cut. es to 1/10 grain in exhaustive research on 7 x 61 load.

couple of years after the war, researching through every found that brass could be formed from 300 H&H cases available bit of literature, I turned up but one clue: during with the belt trimmed off in a lathe. Here trouble began. 1907, France experimented with a special 7mm cartridge. It was almost impossible to find any 300 H&H brass of There was no data as to designer or cartridge. sufficient concentricity to permit uniform belt removal in a The rifle became a collection piece, but several chamber lathe. So the barrel was counterbored to accept the belt. casts indicated that the unknown designer was a third of a This was the birth of the 7x61 Sharpe & Hart cartridge. century ahead of his time. He had a good cartridge design The cartridge was born, but a long way from "on its but he was licked from the start with the powders available feet." We needed a little tool-making help. So in came in 1907. So ft had to die a natural death. Ditchburn of Gettysburg, Pa., my private gunsmith, I decided that the new baby I called the 7mm MAS was toolmaker and fix-all, and we made it a threesome. If 1 worthy of development, and right there Dick Hart entered want a pineapple carved and finished to look like a pump- the picture. kin, Bob can do it. Several times a year Dick flew from the Richard F. Hart lives in Oakland, Calif., which is about West Coast to my Maryland laboratories to work on the as far away as two friends can get from each other. It cartridge. That was the time that Bob's wife became a probably explains why we are lifelong friends. Dick got widow. Bob circulated between the lab and his shop. He interested in the work. I was long in wisdom but short on ground new reamers, rechambered, made new sizing dies. cash, so Dick stepped in. He is short in both wisdom and And we made progress. We did it the hard way. cash. We both raided piggy banks, and that started the Then my very old friend, Amund Enger, president of 66 greatest private research program of the century." Norma Projektilefabrik of Oslo, Norway, and Amotfors, Not trusting the flimsy design of the experimental rifle, Sweden, entered the picture. Enger, a Norwegian educated I had a bull gun made to exact chamber dimenmione. I in America, can fit into any bunch (Continued on page 46) 15 MUZZLE BRAKES OF GOOD DESIGN GO LONG WAY IN C U R B I N G RUGGED RECOIL OF M 0 D E R N HIGH-POWER

SPORTING RIFLES

By J. F. MUTTER

Rifle brakes to reduce recoil emit gas as bullet leaves gun muzzle. The in- built and attached Streamline brake (top two) leave rifle appearance un- changed. The short Herter, round ported Kickmaster, and slotted vent Sha-Cul and Johnson (top to bottom) can be easily attached by any gunsmith.

Brakes such as in-built Streamline being used by hunter in sighting-in are useful on fast-bullet hunting rifles. 16 Weatherby Mauser in heavy cali ber has Tohnson brake to cut kick. 1

HEN YOUR PET flattens its Missouri ears and of a 12 gauge magnum shotgun. It is not as severe and w lets go with a haymaker kick, what can you do about less sharp than a sporting weight .375 Weatherby. There it? Most practical way to cut down kick on the hind end is almost complete absence of muzzle jump which had of a gun nowadays is to hang a muzzle brake on the front been very annoying before in the 32" barrel. Blast was end. still severe but the report was no longer a roar, just a Rifle-braking devices, on which patents were issued as "whoosh!" Although my customer has shot it while not early as , range from many quaint ideas to wearing ear plugs, and reports no discomfort, it is always the most modern designs taking advantage of present un- wise to protect your ears when shooting the big bores. derstanding of gas engineering. Oddly, one of the earliest The rifle is zeroed in at 1,000 yards and it will do minute brakes and one of the most recent both share the common of angle accuracy or 10 inches at that range. Proof of pattern of having been built into the barrel. Some wild- this accuracy was given by the results of a recent big eyed experimenter before the Civil War cut a Whitney game hunt in British Columbia, Montana and Wyoming, revolver barrel full of holes to relieve the gas pressure and where bagged game included bison, big horn, elk, deer reduce bore friction on the bullet. He got a patent, but and antelope. All six of the animals brought down were probably didn't make any models. The Streamline brake, one-shot kills, excepting one of the prong horns. Ranges which was designed in the past couple of years to reduce were from 1,000 yards up to 1,400 yards, as measured recoil, is also built into the barrel. by a surveyor's transit. Such phenomenal shooting could The growth of popularity of the modern high velocity only be done because the muzzle brake in combination rifle with its sharp and punishing rocket recoil made with good stock design made the .50 caliber practical the muzzle brake become more important as a shooter's in a shoulder weapon by reducing the recoil. Some people accessory. The Johnson muzzle brake was the first com- think the army is overlooking something here in a long- mercial offering to meet the growing demand for kick range sniper gun. relief. Closely resembling the Tokarev Russian military Just what is a muzzle brake? What does it do-and brake, the Johnson is sold as an attachment. By recoil on what guns and is it of benefit? reduction it made possible the design of the "featherlight" A muzzle brake is a chamber, with gas escape ports, sporter. either attached to the end of your barrel or built right Other brakes followed as the idea caught on-Herter's, into it. It uses the same kinetic force of the powder gases Christy's, the Sha-Cul, the Kickmaster, and perhaps a few that has pushed your bullet up through the bore to coun- others of local distribution. Rifle brakes with slight changes teract kick of the gun. When the bullet leaves, it keeps are adaptable in principle to handguns. The Hi-Standard your gun from becoming a rocket engine pointed at your "Stabalizer" barrel was the first factory-fitted brake. Not a shoulder. brake in the true sense of the word, its upward porting, A good brake is useful with high power rifles and many however, does counteract muzzle jump. The , Wal- handguns, but to a varying degree. That degree depends ther and Star Olympic pistols also have brakes. almost entirely 'on the velocity of your caliber and load. Sporting muzzle brakes are fitted today to every caliber Efficiency of a brake follows the velocity pattern, irrespec- from .22 up to .50 . One of my customers, a tive of bore size or bullet weight. It is influenced somewhat Kansas City, Mo., man, ordered a Streamline put into his by barrel length and by the burning characteristics of the favorite rifle, a 32" barreled .50 firing the regular machine powder used. gun cartridge and fitted to a Mauser anti- rifle action. Percentagewise, the fast calibers can be reduced most The stock for this weapon is an Olympic type, and he fires in kick, the intermediate ones moderately well and the it from a tripod. The whole gun weigh 30 pounds. Sight- slow ones least. In a rifle caliber of much below 2,000 ing is a 12X Unertl scope. feet per second velocity, a brake is of practically no help, With the Streamline brake, the gun can now be shot except that it will control muzzle jump. from the shoulder, the recoil being- about equal to that On handguns, because of their relatively higher jet kick. fee 17 Recoil brakes have important military use on light fully-automatic rifles to help con- trol muzzle jump in rapid fire bursts.

Various systems of porting have been tried in test brakes on Army's T-47 to get maximum kick reduction.

and because muzzle jump there is even more objectionable. a brake is of advantage on all ~owerfulcenter fire calibers. An anti-jump barrel like High-Standard's "Stabalizer" in .22 caliber indicates brakes may have value even on rim fires. Rocket kick is responsible for that bounce of your muzzle that momentarily blots out the sight of a disintegrat- ing magpipe, hawk or crow. This lost sight of the target irks the varmint shooter no end, and a good brake on the In-built Streamline, protected by U.S. patents, has care- fleet .25s and .22s is a revelation. Recoil in these guns fully planned port area in relation to powder gas devel- is not hefty enough to justify a brake, but it is sharp, oped by specific caliber for nullifying kick. and the muzzle jump is pronounced, especially with light- weight guns. With an efficient brake, a .220 Swift is toned down to practically a .22 rim fire, with muzzle jump almost eliminated. To understand the principle of braking, we have to take a closer look at the mechanics of recoil, and the main factors that make up the total momentum. Newton, in his third law of motion, stated that reaction is always equal to and opposite to action. Translated to gun lingo, that means when you shoot a .300 magnum with a 180 grain slug at 3,000 f.p.s. velocity, the gun will shoot you with an equal force. Luckily the reaction is not with the same

I velocity as the bullet, for that would be curtains for you. i The only reason the gun doesn't come back at you with the same speed is because of the difference in weight be- Muzzle of .50 machine gun caliber barrel fitted to Mauser tween &' ""' in clOç breech anti.tank rifle mechanism shows a few of the lame number P~~J~~~~~~~Y' of ports necessary to handle tremendous volume of gas ll"! tunis prope1led less than the developed by 240 grain powder charge. Streamline brake A nine pound rifle with the above load would be kicked built into barrel reduced kick, enabled ~owerfulsniping back with a velocity of roughly 8% feet per second; a 6% rifle to be fired comfortably with kick like shotgun. pound rifle nearly 12. Keep that (Continued on page 60) New Jugular X-press 114 grain hollow point has cavity in Regular .357 round (left) is loaded with lead bullet. nose for expansion. Heavier 127 grain bullet (right) is solid. resembles Jugular load (right) with brass gas check. DEADLY

Jugular bullets fired into soft earth show much greater Lead core and brass cup are swaged together to make expansion than Super-X bullet (right) shot as control. Jugular, which blows up on penetrating 5/32" steel.

FOR FIRST TIME SINCE INVENTION OF GUNPOWDER, HANDGUN BULLET CAN BE LOADED TO START AT 2,000 FEET A SECOND AND GIVE ACCURACY

By KENT BELLAH

VEN A HOLLYWOOD press agetit wuiild have a rough E time finding words to describe the most sensational bullet ever developed for the 3.57 Magnum revolver-the Harvey Jugular X-press. The 114 grain hollow point and 127 grain solid are the greatest news to handgunners since the Magnum finest ap- peared on the American scene. For the first time since the invention of gunpowder, a soft lead .357 bullet can be loaded to start at more than 2,000 feet per second and * give exceptional accuracy with safe pressure and moderate New Smith & Wesson .357 Combat recoil. Magnum will handle powerful Jugular This ~henomenalspeed delivers more than half a ton loads but is no larger than police .38. of muzzle energy, fully a third more than the famous .44/40 Winchester rifle that has stopped America's largest game and toughest men. But that isn't all. The bullet design and material actually gives about twice as much killing power as paper ballistics indi- stoppers, the metal-penetrating ,357's. tion makers start loading this type of cate, because energy figures do not The principle of loading for short bullet commercially. The advanced consider the explosive effect of a soft range with man stoppers and loading design is the creation of Jim Harvey lead core at this velocity. The hollow for longer range with bullets having of the Lakeville Arms Co., Lakeville, point and semi-wadcutter shape also high penetration is good. But the new Conn. cause extra destruction of tissue. Harvey Jugular X-press loads mean you The half jackets permit undreamed Never before has man packed such can combine shock and penetration in of velocity, without stripping or slug- poker in one bullet: more than three one and the same bullet. You can have ging. About .017" thick, the jackets tons of energy in one cylinder makes a cylinder full of dynamite that will add to accuracy. Harvey claims the the biggest of the big bores, the .45 work for close-in fighting, or reach way semi-boattail tip on the base gives bet- Colt, a mere pip squeak. These hot- out and stop a getaway car. ter accuracy than a conventional flat shot bombshells will blow ten feet of For hunting in either handgun or or cupped base. I'll buy his views

' guts out of a varmint whether he walks rifle, the jacketed base of the Jugular without argument, because the little on four legs or two. X-press bullet avoids stripping in the bullets perform like a circus pony. This handgun load will have an im- riflings at high velocities, yet retains They are faster. more accurat; and mediate appeal to the police officer, who all the mushroom advantage of the soft more deadly than any I have ever fired is accustomed to carrying a .38 for lead core. Because it is a handload in a revolver.

economy in target shooting as well as bullet, lead hardnesses can be regulated In one old Magnum0 test barrel. the service. High speed equals penetration to get maximum penetration, but pure accuracy was amazing.- The old chewed- as well as good knock-down power un- lead is usually the best for all-around up bore seemed to take a new lease on der varying conditions. One local cycle work. life after digesting many thousands of officer I know carries a short barreled Accuracy tests on the Jugular X- experimental loads of every kind, most- S & W Magnum in bright nickel plate. press are excellent. A ten-shot group ly overloads, including tracers, zinc He loads the first chambers with rela- gave a maximum spread of only 2 alloy and jacketed pills. Even maxi- tively low-powered mid range wadcut- inches at 50 yards, with the 114 grain mum loads with Jugular bullets have Lers with a heavy bullet, and increases hollow point starting at 2,025 feet per such mild recoil that you may think the loads until the last couple of cham- second. I'll bet cash money it's only they are underloaded until you see the bers carry the fast-jacketed automobile a matter of time until major ammuni- effect on animals. The carnage will

Author Bellah who hunts running jackrabbits with his C. S. McCall of Saint Jo, Texas, finds that soft lead Jugular .357 Smith and Jugular X-press loads shows good stance. bullet will blow up such game as prairie dog varmints. 20 convince the most skeptical that high jacketed bullets driven ahead of high speed combined with soft lead is su- pressure in handguns. Low pressure perior to any hard and heavy slug that charges do not burn clean in short lacks explosive shocking power. Sam barrels. Colt made all men equal in combat, but Working up to maximum loads, our Harvey made some superior! interesting tests indicate the explosive Jugular bullets are available to re- effect of the 114 grain hollow point loaders from the maker or dealers. acts more like loads from a hot-shot Two types of swaging dies are sup- varmint rifle. plied to those who want to make their When the .357 Magnum was devel- own bullets. The Harvey Bolt Action oned in 1935. it was the ultimate in dies will make bullets that fully equal killing power. H an dl o a d e r s were Harvey bolt action die makes the most to the factory product in every way, warned to never attempt to improve or uniform bullets, fits loading press. and at a very considerable saving. even equal the ballistics. It was, and -- w# --A- - They are used in standard loading tools. is, tricky to equal the original Win- Pure lead wire is best for the cores, chester factory loads with heavy, naked but cast lead slugs can be used if de- lead alloy bullets and available can- sired. Some scrap or salvage lead is ister powders. Most high speed cast not soft enough to give maximum kill- bullets have flat bases that increase ing power, but scrap lead pipe and loading density. Factory loads would cable sheathing is entirely satisfactory. sometimes lead a bore due to high It should not be alloyed with tin or pressure and velocity. Amunition stored other metals. Number 2400 rifle pow- at high temperature might show a con- der burns with high efficiency with siderable gain (Continued on page 45)

Even in short .357 Magnum, 1 Tusular bullet has remarka- bly powerful explosive effect.

Police like Kenilworth. 111. officer Ed Eggert, who captured bank robbers, Harvey die set assembles around core will use Jugular as all-around load. and gas check which are then swaged. I Pearl-handled Stevens pistol was shot by Annie Oakley in exhibitions, displayed on table with many of medals she won.

GUNS USED BY CRACK GIRL SHOT WERE OF MANY TYPES

BUT IN HER HANDS THEY HAD ONE THING IN COMMON: ALL WERE ACCURATE

By JAMES CRANBROOK

Gold-plated Winchester was used by Annie in 90's and featured in tricks such as reflection aiming. Trap-grade L. C. Smith double gun had pictures of Annie on lock plates and her signature in gold. Occasion for the specially-finished gun is not known. Case hardened lock (below) shows Annie as girl while portrait of mature woman graces left side. Gold inlay is bordered with fine scrolls with signature.

OST PEOPLE think that Annie Oakley become the great- M est female marksman who ever squinted down a sight because she was a product of the wild and wooly west and just oozed with frontier and backwoods tradition. The undramatic truth is that Annie, at the age of 14, started out on her fabulous career because she was hungry. Once Phoebe Annie Moses had convinced herself and her amazed fellow residents of tiny Dark County, Ohio; that she could turn bullets into bread, she never again suffered the pangs of an empty stomach. She was just 14 when she began to stock Cincinnati hotels with game shot through the head. The hotel owners liked to buy her birds, because their guests at dinner "didn't have to spit out bird shot." The story of Annie Oakley since then has become a part of the American legend but the story of her guns is often clouded in uncertainty and lack of actual records. One thing though is certain: the long Kentucky rifle Annie's father, Jacob Moses, had brought to Ohio 20 years before Annie started shooting it, was her constant companion and most certain bread-winner. Annie's guns did not remain together in any collection. Toward the end of her life she gave many of them to her friends. Some of the guns were handsome, specially made for her by grateful gun companies. Her exhibitions did much to publicize shooting sport among women. Others were ones she had built to order for her show with Buffalo Bill. According to her niece, Mrs. Ruth Blakeley of photo taken of Annie M99 Greenville, Annie had in her gun trunk three rifles just when she was 39, with her alike.These were probably the Stevens sporting rifles of favorite L. C. Smith shotgun, 1872-75, tip down barrel style with a wooden fore stock. shows her ever-youthful ap- Plain open sights were fitted, and about the only con- pearance during entire career. cession to fancy trimmings Annie al- ated with Annie. The first and prob- lowed was the pistol grip which was ably the type she fired in her first checkered on each rifle. As a shooting match against Frank Butler was the star of 18, Annie also like Stevens Parker Brothers hammer gun. She used pistols. During her early years she a damascus-barreled 16-gauge but con- started out by shooting a spur-guard sidered that for beginners the 20-gauge Gould model single shot in .22 caliber was best. "Some of my best scores in with a ten-inch barrel. At first the gun the field and at traps were made with was a plain, blued barrel and nickel a 20-bore," she remarked. She under- plated frame pistol with regular wood- stood the importance of being a little en grips. As success and money came undergunned and making up for the her way, she decorated things a little. gun's deficiency by your own skill, The Stevens acquired pearl handles and rather than relying on the gun to do full silver plating. To pair with it for all the work. rapid fire work, she obtained a Smith As she became famous, the L. C. & Wesson American Model No. 3 in .44 company of Fulton, N. Y.. caliber. This was also pearl handled built a special trap gun for her. A and bright plated. The location of photo of her with this gun was copy- these two guns is not known, althoi~~hrighted in 1899. Built before the days until recently Orvill Patterson of De- when every gun for target work had troit, nephew of Annie, owned "a pearl to have a raised, ventilated rib to be handled pistol of hers." worth a tinker's damn, this side-by-side Three types of shotgun are associ- hammerless double with twin portraits

Annie's battery about 1885 with Wild West Show included Stevens pistol and rifle, Parker double and Spencer pump shotguns. Whereabouts is unknown.

Old-style Parker shotgun of this type was used by Annie in the 1880's. As young "old lady" of 50, Annie had lost some of Wild West glamour but none of her remarkable skill as she toured amusement parks giving shooting exhibitions. Hitting wood blocks thrown by husband Frank Butler was routine. of Annie on the side locks knocked Retirement was impossible for so alive a person as Annie. At the age of more than its share of soaring pigeons 65, she was pistol and shotgun coach at Pinehurst's Carolina Hotel. or yellow and blue clay birds from the air. It is in the collection of William Locke of Cincinnati today. One of the most important guns Annie ever used was her deluxe grade Spencer repeating shotgun. There were many shooters at exhibitions who could blast two targets and, by picking up another gun quickly, hit two more, all thrown simultaneously. With the Spen- cer pump gun, Annie set a new record of six glass "birds" thrown simultan- eously. She could shuck six hulls out of that slide gun before the last bird fell, and get them all in the air. The Spencer gun she used was invented by Christopher Spencer, inventor of the famous Civil War seven-shooting rifle -"that damnyankee rifle you can load on Sunday and shoot all week," as the Confederates called it. Spencer established his shotgun fac- tory in Windsor, Connecticut, in 1885, and Annie used his gun to good effect. It was the first pump shotgun com- mercially produced, but even her good efforts as an unpaid "demonstrator" did not bring the world to the doors of the Spencer sales room. The factory failed and was taken over by Francis Bannerman, a New York munitions dealer who (Continued on page 42) Only U. S. Army burp gun is M3 in .45 caliber which has been issued as lend-lease to many Allied nations and used as a front line weapon.

WHILE CHATTERING SPRAY GUNS INVENTED BY GERMANS HAVE MANY ADVANTAGES OVER RIFLE, THEY STILL HAVE DRAWBACKS WHEN USED AS KEY MILITARY WEAPON

Called "grease gun," cheap M3 is now in production at By WILLIAM C. L. THOMPSON I Ithaca Gun Co. for Army.

N THE velvet darkness across the -Egypt border, the I b-r-r-r-p of gunfire stabs a beam of tracer bullets across the sands. From the tangled jungle of Maylaya, Communist guerillas blast away at British outposts with chattering staccato volleys. Across the arid, desolate hills of North Africa, every night is punctuated with brilliant bursts of 9 mm. fire by Arab nationalists. These are the sounds of battle in the year 1956. Wher- ever men war with guns these days, no longer does the whining single shot of the rifle signal conflict. Today it is the sustained spray of burp guns that has become the new sound of war. In the hands of the infantryman, the burp gun symbolizes the most important revolution in military tactics since the invention of the breech loader. Many generals are openly predicting that this relatively new weapon will inevitably replace the rifle as the basic weapon of war. Communists made full use of burp guns in . Latest Israel gun for its growing army is copy of Czech Here U. S. General Parks holds captured Russian guns. machine pistol which is very compact and cheap to make.

British 9mm Sterling is to replace . New gun has rollers in magazine follower which improve feeding. Bay- onet fitting is concession to War Office requirements but stock can be folded, gun fired as pistol in one hand.

Certainly to take and hold ground, there is no better Actually it was the Germans who originated the burp weapon. In the sanguinary Near East border fighting where gun. The first such weapon was probably the Bergmann hit-and-run raids are regular events, the burp gun is basic. muskete issued in limited numbers by the Germans in 1918 The Israel Model 1950 gun which is used by many troops as a trench and mopping-up gun. The name of the burp is a cleverly designed automatic firing arm in 9 mm. caliber gun came from its sound of fast firing that sounded like a of Czech origin. The major parts are square in cross belch. section to simplify its manufacture. The sliding blowback Since the Bergmann design, little advance has taken place bolt partly shrouds the barrel breech, allowing the bolt to in the field of burp guns. Variously called "maschinen be heavy but not bulky. The clip magazine is in the pistol pistole," moschetto, or submachine carbine, as well as sub- handle of the folding stocked gun. It is cheap, light, portable machine gun, the innumerable types used by Russia, Fin- and fires many shots very quickly. land, Britain, America, Germany and other nations have It is ironical that Jews fighting to maintain a national several things in common. They are light weight, 6 to 8 state of their own are employing a weapon which reached pounds, fire fully automatically, use pistol ammunition, and its most advanced, development under the Nazis who tried are cheap to manufacture. The Schmeisser MP4.0 cost the to eliminate the Jews from the earth. Of the submachine German government about $9 during World War 11. The types of burp guns, the best model is still the Schmeisser welded and tubular of the Battle of Britain cost less. MP40, widely used by the Germans in World War XI. Even today in our present inflation, the reliable and un- Best type of to be issued by Nazis was Ger- Noted arms writer and expert Phil Sharpe demonstrated man MP43/1 sometimes used for tank defense. Same idea captured MP43/1 with go0 barrel to U. S. Ordnance in was used later by U. S. fitted to M3 burp gun (below.) France. On table is 30' barrel with Zeiss prism sight.

lovely M3 "grease gun" costs less than $20 to manufacture.

The tactical a~~reciation.a of these arms in the U.S. con- stantly fluctuates. Sometimes we want them and sometimes we don't. In 1948 Loren Cook, an Army sergeant, devel- oped a supposed improvement in submachine guns firing the .45 pistol bullet. After some research the project was terminated mainly because there was "no demand" for additional or improved submachine guns. But recently a contract was let to procure 32,500 M3A1 submachine guns. While there has been no war in the meantime to demand the production of so many units, the fact remains that the burp gun is an important weapon. It is there when you want it. When you jerk the trigger, it gives out an encouraging

blast of sound and .jumps - around. You have the feeling that things are going on. When contact with the enemy is made, you feel confident that of the volley of shots from your burp gun, one or two will hit the target. There is much merit to the doctrine of mass fire. The Finns cut the Russians to pieces with the simple, never- failing Suomi pistol-caliber guns. But then the Russians learned not to move en masse. They also learned to issue volley-fire weapons in quantity. When the tank and then paratroops began to dominate the mobile activity of World War 11, the burp gun came into its own. As a tank soldier's weapon,' it proved nearly ideal. For paratroop use its light weight and large maga- zine made it invaluable. Far more compact than a rifle and smaller than even the Ml carbine, Thompsons and M3's Sudaev M1943 burp guns issued to Moscow garrison paratroops in 1949 are copied from German Schmeisser guns.

German experiments of 1939 on Walther automatic rifles was slowed by Nazi tactical emphasis on more firepower.

Haenel-Schmeisser machine pistol MI938 was developed to deliver Volley principle was retained in Walther MKb 42 which rapid fire bursts without aiming. had large magazine and fired full auto but accurately.

were popular with our fighters-that is until they got into "Sturmgewehr." The "storm" or assault rifle was one of combat against the German burp guns. Somehow, when the important new weapons to emerge from the conflict in the ran out of gas or a trfead got blasted off, and the the hands of . fight in a local sector was reduced to man against man, the It, too, was a burp gun but with a difference. Instead of .45 caliber guns didn't stack up so hot. The truth was that being a limited range, low-powered gun, the "Sturmgewehr" the Schmeissers in the hands of Afrika Corps tankmen out- introduced something which the German ammo makers ranged our .45 caliber guns. Many Allied soldiers equipped had been holding secret for years, the intermediate rifle with U.S. .45 guns ditched them in favor of 9mm machine cartridges. Midway in size between the full 57mm to 62mm pistols. cartridges of the German rifle load or the U.S. .30 M2, the Meanwhile, the German Heeres Waffen Amt. (ordnance special 7.9 kurz patrone was a radical development in am- office) pulled a fast one on the western powers. To counter munition design. our Garand rifles, the Germans developed one of their own. Its development goes back to 1934, when the Versailles which in essence was a burp gun. Treaty was finally junked by Germany. Their army field This was not the well-known rifle, which was services command became interested in adopting a high brought back to the US. by many GIs. The gun which power, mid-range infantry cartridge. World War I Ger- Germany put into the front lines was based on pre-1939 man research had shown that their standard 7.9 x 57mm research, yet was the most modern type of infantry arm cartridge which was similar to the U.S. .30 and the other designed. Hitler named it well when he called it the full-power rifle cartridges used by other countries, was not One use of burp gun use is as police and riot control weapon. Beretta MI8 130 senii-auto 9mm carbine has burp gun lines but persuader.

Astra fully-automatic pistol was made in Spain for police riot control.

Sterling gun fires after mud bath demonstrating value of burp gun for all conditions of bad weather in combat. Cheapness of most burp guns is typified by excellent low-cost Australian Owen which has quick barrel change and is made of simple tube parts for mass production.

ideally suited to combat. The need was per second. The Polte short load with for lighter rifles and ammo. The earli- a 33mm case burning 24.6 grains of est loads in this development series regular service type powder was finally were put up by Gustave Genschow and standardized in late 1940 or early 1941. its related company, the Rheinische The bullet was 125 grains weight, Westfalische Sprengstoff Ag at Nurn- and velocity about 2250 f.p.s. Official burg. Previously they had worked on German records indicate an astonish- short-case high power sporting cart- ing thing: that this new "7.9mm In- ridges which might have military uses. fanterie Kurz-Patrone" would replace First was an 8mm load with a case the normal 7.9mm or 8mm "long" car- 46mm long developed by RWS in 1934. tridge of the rifle, and also substitute for the 9mm Parabellum pistol car- tridge used in submachine guns. The writing was on the wall. Since 1938 the Germans had been planning a weapon that would combine the features of both the standard rifle and the submachine gun. This was to become the "assault Then GECO received a war office con- rifle," the most highly developed form tract to work on experimental case of burp gun. lengths from 37mm to 46mm using 140 On April 18, 1938, a contract was to 150 grain bullets in 8mm. The Polte placed with C. G. Haenel in for works in Madgeburg came into the de- the development of a weapon firing the velopment picture in 1938, and tried 7.9mm Kurz load. The basic need was out a series of 30 to 35mm cases with for a rifle accurate to 800 meters, and 100 and 130 grain bullets. These were adapted for full and semi-automatic all bottleneck, rifle-type cartridges on fire. To distinguish the arm from the the basic 8x57 head diameter, using submachine gun, the project weapon spitzer bullets. Velocities were a little was designated "Maschinenkarabiner," less than usual, about 2200-2400 feet machine car- (Continued on page 56) HUNTS IN SPAIN Superposed double Browning rebuilt to 16 gauge was used by author during his hunting drives with Spanish grandees.

WING SHOOTING IS TRULY A ROYAL SPORT ON PRIVATE ESTATES, WHERE UNLIMITED BAGS AS HIGH AS 2500 BIRDS ARE TAKEN AND EVERY HUNTER HAS A 'SECRETARIO'

By COLONEL CHARLES ASKINS

HE SHOOTING BOXES stretched like a line of skirmishers despite these protestations it has been my observation he Tfrom the higher reaches of the valley to its bottom a always brings down his fair share. Luna is one of the full three-quarter mile below. The posts were arranged first guns of Spain. That morning certainly I was bracketed just under the crest of the ridge, situated to deny the part- where I'd have to turn in top performance. ridge view of them until the game came booming over the The crowd was so distinguished the very air seemed rise. Then it would be too late. slightly befogged with a royal bluish haze. There was On my right, some 60 yards above stood the Duke de besides Luna and Pefiarnada still a third duke, Algeciras, Luna; downhill waited the Duke de Peiiaranda, nephew of aide to the pretender, Don Juan. And if this was not Former King Alfonso XIII. Pefiaranda is a big game enough there was a whole bevy of marquises. And there hunter who laments that the wily chukar is not his sport; were quite as many counts: Taboada, who is also a Spanish

Although doubles are preferred by Spaniards, "secretarios" Over half-a-hundred chukars or Spanish grouse and four hold U.S.-made automatics and pumps with Cutts Comps. rabbits were downed in one drive on private preserve. grandee, and Pozo-Rubio, Grijalba and If this seems a bit on the plush side, Montealegre. let me assure you it is. And finally there was old Askins, just The "secretario," besides making life a duke from Texas. more comfortable for you, will if he is Now bird shooting in Spain isn't worth his salt sally forth when the drive quite as simply done as out on the is finished (there are six drives during Kansas prairies. To begin with the the day) and gather up not only all game isn't hunted; it is beaten. This your downed birds but a number of requires some three-score-and-ten peas- those belonging to your neighbors as ants to do the driving. And if this well. He is a very valuable and impor- wasn't a considerable requirement on tant accessory, this institution known the personnel side, every shooter must as the "secretario." have a "secretario." This worthy is gun He can be sporting too. When the bearer and handy man and tags along game commences to wing over, at first , to tote your spare fowling piece, sev- by the dozens, later by the score and ' eral hundred cartridges, coat, sweater, finally phalanx upon phalanx, it is his whisky, shooting stool and whatever job to keep your spare double charged else fancy dictates. and pass it up to you from his crouched 1

Leading gunmaker Agustin Aranza- bal's AYA doubles are used in shoots.

Acknowledged best wingshot in Spain Massive, solid construction of AYA superposed is necessary as guns used.in is Count of Teba, pigeon champion. fast Spanish shooting get plenty of action, need to be rugged for hot firing.

Purdey 12 was used by Duke de Algiciras, who was high gun in Spanish shoot observed by "Duke Askins" of Texas. Algi- ciras shot over 200 chukars during single day's hunting. I", <. " : . d

At noon beaters who flush the birds pause for their meal of The "secretarios," or gun bearers, congregate off to side cheap red wine, dark bread, cheese and boiled chick-peas. at the noon break, do not associate with "inferior" beaters. position. Often being an untrained it,campesino," unaccustomed to han- dling firearms, he will manage to load the gun. But in passing il along to you during the excitement of the flight, he may inadvertently get his finger on the trigger and if the hurtling one-and-one- quarter ounces of No. 7s do not neatly part your hair, you can count yourself exceedingly fortunate. The etiquette of the occasion de- mands that you turn casually and inform him in a gentlemanly roar clearly audible from one end of the firing line to the other that he is a stupid ass and does he want to kill you? Directly after the second drive of the morning, my "secretario," an intelli- I

a conde (count) ?" . I It appeared an innocent question and Largest Spanish partridge is "orogallo" Master of the hunt counts one of six while most Spanish sportsmen do not which fell to Askins' AYA over-under. drives totalling 500 to 1,000 birds a day. deign to chat with their gun bearer. I always did, as much towpractice the language as for any other reason. I looked at my man searchingly, replied:

"I amthe ~ukeof ~sleta." The rest of that day and all the next he addressed me very respectfully as "mi Duke." It should be explained in passing that Ysleta, for which I had just created a dukedom, is a tiny little Mexican pueblo about a dozen miles down the Rio Grande from my native El Paso, Texas. My poor "secretario" after a careful analysis of the situation might come to the conclusion that he was saddled with some bccorriente" (common) Ameri- cane, who had no title and what was With special 16-gauge Browning, Asians more than filled his bag with the probably (Continued on page 52) great blue Spanish pigeon, the lordly, lightning-fast big winged "torcaz." 33 1 COMBAT GRIPS On Target or In The Holster They're A Natural Made from a 1 Imported,- By STUART MILLER Rosewood A GRIP gives you fficient handling Paper Cartridges of 1860 The bullet weighed only 267 grains, r both combat light by those standards, but was $12.6' ing. Proper design of palm swell,mid- EFORE AND DURING the Civil War, backed by a potent 62 grain powder ppd: die finae su~oort, B agents from both North and South and back sfrap ophing load. Both rifle and cartridge were the makes pointing your gun combed Europe for military supplies, result of much experiment and made a as natural as pointing your finger. chiefly small arms. Their purchases very accurate combination. The bullet T Available forS & W K, Combat, Sq. supplied some fairly useable weapons, is not seated directly on the powder, futtM&P Magnum Colt O.M.. O.P,, NewSwvice many of which were issued to home but by means of a projection on the YOUR SATISFACTION GUARANTEED Send for Free Literature Dealers Invited guards. While this released better ram rod. was pushed down so as to weapons for battle use, it also kept BOX 457-MAIN leave a space between the powder and I CUSTOM CRAFT CO. PASADENA. Wr. arms from Europe out of the hands of ball. On this page are some examples - - the opposition. of paper cartridges of the mid-19th Because of the abundance and varie- century when rifles were first intro- PISTOL. REVOLVE QICI c PQAPTICF Paper rifle cartridges are (left to right) thi e Swiss Federal ^1 carbine load, S. "Minney." 1 "DETROIT" BULLET TRAP Here's just what you need for developing bet- ter marksmanship with your pistol, revolver 01 rifle. With a "Detroit" Bullet Trap you can practice shooting whenever you feel like it. Tested and proved by top-ranking pistol and revolver shooters. Models to stop all pistol, re- volver and .22 calibre rim-fire rifle bullets. AIsc "Super" model to stop 300 magnum cartridges u to 3000 ft. oer second velocity. Four models $9.45 to $42.50.' Send for literature. DETROIT BULLET TRAP CO. 26000 Capitol Detroit 28, Mich.

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-OFFICIAL OF BRITAIN FOR 70 YEARS, WEBLEY WAS HIT HARD BY 1920 FIREARMS BAN BUT TS PISTOLS STILL ARE CHOICE ITEMS FOR BOTH SHOOTERS AND COLLECTORS

By MAJOR WILLIAM C. DOWELL

UST OVER a century ago, English gunmaker arms on the second-hand market. The col- J Philip Webley and his sons hammered lector needs to know details which distin- out the last part and finished up the last screw guish the rare items from the common ones. and the original was born. The modern gunmaking firm of Webley & Since that day in 1853 dozens of Webley Scott is to impressive structure occupying a models and hundreds of thousands of the city block in Birmingham, England. All revolvers have been used by the armed forces about it are signs of the gunmaker's trade, of England on every front of the British Em- for the city of Birmingham is one vast ar- pire. From the first "longspur" Webley cap- senal. Across Weaman Street down a dark and-ball through the Webley-inspired Corn- alley gleams the gilt name of "," all mando revolvers of World War I1 and the that remains of a once-powerful revolver- modern 1955 model .22 Mark IV Target Re- making rival. Around St. Mary's Square on volver, the Webley has earned the reputation Whittall Street are a dozen gun shops includ- of being the "Colt of England." ing the firm of Parker-Hale, gun equipment Webley has made official sidearms for makers. Reigning over all is the block of British and Commonwealth forces during the buildings which houses the Webley works. past 70 years. The many patterns are import- Today the principal business of Webley ant to the shooter and collector. To the is making air pistols and sporting shotguns shooter, a knowledge of the many special as well as limited arms production for the calibers of Webley comes in handy, because army and navy. The Webley company has of the release of government stocks of these suffered severely from the Firearms Act of

First cartridge Webley is cased with percussion tools and with extra cartridge cylinder. Latest .22 target revolver is built on the sturdy break-open system which has been made world-famous by Webley.

1920 which outlawed rifles and pistols for civilians in the British Isles. While this law did little to affect the actions of criminals, it damaged one of our principle British indus- tries. Equally, it left England in a totally undefended state in 1940 when after the evacuation from Dunkirk, we had less than a full division of fighting men properly equipped. This state of unpreparedness was caused directly by the Home Office when the anti- laws were passed. Webley still continues producing the Model 1955 Mark IV .22 Target revolver and their own model of government revolver, called the Pistol No. 2, in .380 caliber. During World War I1 great quantities of Webley revolvers were supplied to the government, of a square-butt model slightly scaled down from the old -455Mark VI. Air guns made by Webley are quite popular, the best being a very powerful spring-powered .177 single shot pistol. While many automatics have been made in the past by the Webley company, today this production has halted completely. A tally would include the old MARS of 1900 and the .455 Navy automatics of which one model was fitted with a detachable shoulderstock. The .455, in true navy fashion, looked like a boat rudder. Later pistols in .25, .32 and .380 and 9mm Parabellum were made, includ-

Webley-Green .45 revolver from Boer War days is among leading target types Webleys hold their own in timed fire match at Bisley. used today, with Parker-Hale -22 insert. ing the hammerless Webley "Metropolitan Police" auto- matic adopted by the London and South African police. These guns went the way of others in the national disarming of 1920. A single shot target Webley in .22 has been made, but has a relatively small sale. The extremely limited modern market for Webley con- sists of holders of firearms certificates. These few people in England are all that keeps Webley making pistols at its Birmingham plant. Webley has always been on that site. The company was established by Philip Webley, son of Thomas Webley who in the early 1800's was employed in the white button trade in the Midland manufacturing town. Predecessor to Web- ley's shop was the factory if William Davis, whose brass foundry turned out bullet moulds and gunmaker's tools.

bolsters to new gun barrels, which would be used by

other gunmakers in completed guns. Probably times converted flintlock guns to percussion. Philip Webley learned his business the hard way. He had been apprenticed to a gun lock filer, Benjamin Watson, for seven years at the age of 14. Philip did not get rich at the magnificent pay of five shillings a week with annual raises of a shilling a week. His hours were long, from six o'clock in the morning to seven in the evening during sum-

After setting up his own business, Philip married the daughter of William Davis, and the Davis brass works and Webley shop amalgamated. Philip, as the senior, gave his Webley-Kaufmann of 1880 had name to the company. Later two sons of Philip, Thomas improved lock work with easily and Henry, joined the firm which was registered as "P. removed sideplate for repair. Webley & Sons." Thomas supervised the gun and rifle de- partment, and Henry the revolver department. In addition to firearms Webley & Sons also made ship's leg irons, hand- cuffs, cutlasses, boarding pikes and tomahawks. The bullet moulds and tools of the Davis firm were continued in pro- duction. The year 1853 marked the introduction of Webley's first revolver. This was a cap-and-ball revolver, the "longspur" model. A good-looking gun, the Webley equalled in finish and shooting qualities many of their established corn- Copies of early Smith & Wesson tip-up revo,vem were made by webley petitors. rh- fire .22 and .30 calibers about 1865. Striving to set up "factory system" production, Webley still had not received the financial support of government patronage. This so far had been reserved for the equipping of most British regular forces with the London-made re- volvers of Robert Adams. It was not until 1883, after the peaceful reign of Queen Victoria had bit deeply into the pockets of British gun- makers and folded up Adams, Deane, Tranter and others, that Webley got into their stride. Possibly it had been the firm's willingness to make other items, bullet moulds and gunmakers' tools for their competitors to use, that in

To compete with the Colt DA Frontier, Webley made similar side ejecting gun with bird head butt.

effect permitted them to weather the bad times. At any rate, the years soon after saw a considerable expansion of P. Webley & Sons. In 1887 they took over the firm of Tipping & Lawdon in Birmingham. The Tipping & Lawdon company had the English rights to make the Sharps four- barreled pistol, but multi-barreled gave way to revolvers at last. Between 1897 and 1906 further absorption of failing or competing gun companies took place. First W. & C. Scott and Son, an old firm established in 1835, was bought up. Makers of high grade shotguns, many of the Scott work- men sought continuing employment in the growing Webley plant. Richard Ellis & Son was also bought up, and the company name, which may be found on some guns or in case lid labels, was changed to (Continued on page 40) THE COLT OF ENGLAND loading gate is like the Colt DA gate stud, while the birdhead butt and checkering pat- tern follows the Colt style. With a 5%" bar- (Continued from page 39) rel, this six-shot Army Express was built for hard service as a military revolver for the colonies. "Webley & Scott Revolver & Arms Co., like the Smith, it is .30 caliber, six shot. With the development of the Webley Ltd." In 1906 a last name change was made. In the 1865-70 period, Webley made pin hinged frame line, which eventually became to the simple phrase "Webley & Scott, Ltd." fire models in 7, 9 and 12mm calibers with known as the strongest hinged frame rc- which it bears today. By this time Webley various barrel lengths. Two pepperbox re- volver ever made, Webley approached their had at last established itself firmly as pistol volvers, one with six chambers and one with modern designs. The first modern model maker to the government. eight, were produced. A 9mm revolver with a was marketed in 1876 and based on a patent Webley has produced many guns, upwards six inch barrel was made as a 12-shooter. of Charles Pryse. Made in .32, .38 and .45 of 60 different models of which I have been Webley's first solid frame revolver made calibers, six shots, and will1 3%", 4" and 4%" able to collect. Possibly the main aim of the for center fire cartridges appeared about barrels, the special features of the Webley- Webley collector is to own an 1853 Webley 1866. It was a 4" barrel weapon chambered Pryse were (1) a rebounding lock, the first longspur model revolver. This first Webley for the short .577 Boxer cartridge developed in England to be incorporated in a revolver, was made in 48,52,60,62 and 120 gauge, and by Colonel E. M. Boxer. Colonel Boxer was and (2) the double transverse bolts which chambered for 5 or 6 shots. Claimed by the a British officer and superintendent securely latched barrel strap to frame. These makers to be as fast to shoot as the single of the Royal Laboratory at Woolwich Ar- bolts were operated by twin spring finger action Colt but faster to load while equally senal near London. This .577 was a forrnid- grips on either side of the breech, which as accurate and reliable, each Longspur was able arm of greater than any were pressed between thumb and forefinger handmade by craftsmen and could not com- other revolver made up to this time. These in opening the gun. A simultaneous extrac- pete in price with the mass-produced London .577 revolvers were popular among officers in tor-ejector which also served as the ratchet Colt. an age of small wars against fanatical sav- was used. The Webley-Pryse was a favorite The longspur Webley was almost at once ages. of Field Marshal Earl Roberts and was car- superseded by the double action Webley- ried by him in the British-Afghan War of Bentley. Similar in barrel profile and frame The year 1867 was very important in the 1879. shape, the Webley-Bentley was made in the Webley story. That year saw the introduction Designer Michael Kaufmann developed the same calibers. Like the last models of long- ofa Webley revolver destined for world fame next Webley of 1880. Webley-Kaufmann re- spur Webleys, the Webley-Bentley had the over a very long period. Adopted by the volvers had a thumb-latch breech lock of the Royal Irish Constabulary, that force of Brit- common side-barrel loading lever instead of stirrup type, one step closer to the perfected the earlier lever pivoted on the frame. This ish police which ruled a restless Eire, this Webleys. A birdhead model, the Kaufmann model was open frame like its predecessor. revolver became known as the R.I.C. Model. is distinguished from the Pryse by a remov- Some had a knife-bayonet attached for The R.I.C. was adopted by the governments able left-frame sideplate, through which the close-in fighting. of Australia and South Africa, and later by lockwork is assembled. The long trigger gave London's Metropolitan Police. Variations oc- the Kaufmann a good double action pull, but The next model was the wedge-frame cur in the frame length as this seems to de- Webley 1857, a solid frame gun. The barrel the model was actually short lived, being sup- pend on the cylinder length-this last in planted by the Webley-Green Model of 1892, has a top strap which runs to the standing many cases is made only as long as the breech at the hammer tip. A Colt-type wedge and a whole series of developing "Marks" in particular cartridge for which it is cham- military revolvers beginning with the Mark I fastens this barrel onto a fixed cylinder pin. bered. Barrels were 2%" and 4%" lengths Some of these wedge-frame guns have small of 1886. and great accuracy was claimed for the During the years 1876-1887 the British back-flash shields on the standing breech to R.I.C. Henry Webley, Philip's son, demon- the rear of the cones; others are made with Government carried out extensive trials with strated before a number of police students a revolver of their own design, the Enfield the breech sides perfectly flat. They are both a Webley R.I.C. with which he placed 5 double and single action, like a modem re- .4,76 caliber self-extracting revolver. This . shots into a 2%" x 1%'' group at 25 yards. is a monster among firearms, not large, but volver. Some guns have a loading lever Calibers were .425, .442, .450, and .455 and hinged below the barrel like the Colt, but this hideous. To extract and load, the hinged some of the guns would handle the .44 Win- was not continued in later models. frame is broken at the barrel joint, but then chester and .45 Colt cartridges as well, al- the cylinder moves straight forward, instead The 1859 Webley is their first true solid though there were slight differences in rim of flipping up like a common top break. frame, with the barrel screwed into the frame. thickness. In 1883 the New Model R.I.C. was Chambered for the .476 which was the British It is possible the frame was a forging, but brought out, and on this model the "flying equivalent of the .45 Colt, this Enfield re- malleable cast iron would seem more likely a bullet" Webley trade mark was stamped. volver was issued to such units as the Royal material. The side-barrel loading lever works In 1878 the "British Bulldog" was an- Canadian Mounted Police but they were through a slot in the rammer. This gun was nounced, a stubby, cheap pocket weapon glad to get rid of them in 1898 in exchange made in 52, 54, 80, 90 and 120 gauge sizes chambered for some pretty powerful cart- for the big revolvers. Al- and used a combustible envelope cartridge ridges. Rugged, dependable, the Bulldog together, the Enfield .476 was a bad show. and a bullet having a conical shape with one sold at a modest price in 5 and 6 shot models, In 1889 the government decided that the grease groove and a reduced base. and achieved a world-wide reputation for Enfield wasn't the answer to their prayers The last percussion Webley-or their first dependability. Calibers offered were the and extended their tests to include the Web- cartridge revolver, if you prefer,-was in- whole range from .320 to .455, which must leys and also the Smith & Wesson Double Ac- troduced about 1865. Often found cased with have been pretty hard to handle as the butt tion Frontier of 1881. Usually made only in an extra cartridge cylinder, this pistol had was the small, easily concealed "bird head" .44 caliber, an unknown number of these both loading lever and ejector rod, and a shape. Widely copied all over the world, this were obtained and tested in .455 caliber, in . loading gate on the frame right side. A plate gun was made in France, Belgium, Germany, competition with the British Webley of 1882. is fitted to these frames like the frame plate Spain, and in America by the Forehand & Eventually, in leisurely British fashion, the of converted Remingtons. Percussion cylin- Wadsworth Company. It was one of these lat- Webley was adopted by the Army in 1890, ders could be instantly changed with the ter revolvers which Leon Czolgosz used in and in 1893 by the Royal Navy. From then cartridge cylinders, and the gun loaded like assassinating President McKinley. up to World War I the Webley revolver de- an ordinary cap-and-ball. Contemporary with the Bulldog, and also veloped through the round butt Marks I, 11, Webley's next revolver is of interest to with the round-butt Colt Double Action rod- 111, IV, and V to the square butt, long bar- American collectors. It is a duplicate of the ejecting Frontier revolver of 1878 which it reled .455 Mark VI. (&"st model second issue Smith & Wesson tip- closely resembled, was the Webley "Army Ex- Most of these six guns were .455, although \ip '42RF revolver. Made first in 1865, the press." This used the solid frame styling of they were made in all calibers from .22 only 'tiling to distinguish it from the Smith the Bulldog with an ejector rod housing through .476. A sleeve-adaptor converting the is [he Ion curved handle, which is of check- fixed by two screws on the frame. Showing -455's to .22 for practice was marketed by ered wool. Instead of being 33. and 7-shot direct Colt imitation, the round stud on the the Morris Tube Co., and later by Parker- 40 Hale, Ltd. The 230 Morris cartridge was also used in an adaptor. Among the government Webleys, Marks I through VI differ mainly in barrel length, - method of cylinder locking device, shape of .nn vmu ¥^- butt and hammer. Fundamentally the action and frame are the same. With a slight hump or "prawl" to the grip, the Mark I Webley of 1886 with a 4" barrel was slightly restyled in 1889 and called "Mark 11," with a larger hammer and a smooth-back grip. This Mark II replaced the Government in the services, although the Navy in 1893 was armed with Mark V revolvers. Between the Mark I1 and the Mark 111 1 TOE 5 because you share with came the large-caliber Webley Green target us the advantages of our un- revolver. The cylinder holding screw was challenged skill in. ¥bickthe omitted in this model and a stirrup type piece ' best of Europe's wond%kful used which hooked over the gas collar on the gun buys. front of the cylinder. A separate blocking piece fixed by the hinge screw served to hold the stirrup catch in place. By pivoting this block, the stirrup could be dropped down and the cylinder removed for cleaning or re- placement. The top latch was in its final form, a strong stirrup passing over the barrel strap and held by a long screw to the frame. This thumb-operated barrel latch meant the Webley could be opened with one hand, and gave rise to the popular idea that "the Web- ley is the only revolver that can be loaded on the run." The Webley-Green had the Kaufmann lockwork, and a full-fitting square butt handle with a pronounced hump at the hand web. These revolvers are still used for serious target work in England. Webley's Mark I11 of 1897 was a small- FOR INSTANCE. CAN YOU framed pocket and police revolver in .38 BEAT THIS RICHLY HAND caliber. It used the same cylinder fastening device as the Webley-Green, which could be ENGRAVED and chrome plated moved easily by the user to remove the Astra model 202 .25 caliber pistol at cylinder. $40.00? The plain blue model 200 Visible differences between the next two pistol is only $29.90! Webleys, Mark IV and Mark V, are slight. The Mark IV was the model supplied in 1899 to British and colonial troops during the South African war. A four-inch barreled .455 six-shooter, it was only superseded in 1914 by the Mark V which had an increased diam- eter cylinder for more powerful nitro powder loads. Both Marks were made in 4" and 6" barrel lengths, and the cylinder catch lock was fixed by two screws, so that the cylinder could be dismounted only with the use of a screwdriver. The start of the World War I saw the last ANOTHER TYPICAL and most famous of the Mark Webleys, the is the Star Model F .22 L. R Mark VI. The butt was made flat with a has many exclusive hump at the back, and barrel length standard- ized at 6". First made in 1915, more than $41.15. The superbly 300,000 of these revolvers were produced for chrome plated model F-CE .22 L. R. pistol the government. For trench warfare a Je- with presentation case is only $55.25. tachable bayonet was designed to fit the Mark VI, recalling the stagecoaching days of 1853 when the Webley-Bentley was also All other F. I. guns are equally attractive buys WRITE sometimes fitted with a bayonet. FOR OUR FREE CATALOGUE showing: FN Deluxe Mauser, The illustrious history of Webley as the Sako Short-Action, Sako Hi Power Rifles; Star & Astra Colt of England seemed at an end when the Pistols; F. I., Aya, Janssen and Valmet Shotguns. Also F. N. firearms ban of 1920 was passed. But Webley and Sako Actions and Barreled Actions for amateur and has survived with limited production. How- professional aunsmiths. A ever, at the close of a century of business, the oldest surviving revolver maker in the empire seemed doomed to extinction. Once their products helped pacify many a colonial FIREARMS INTERNATIONAL area and contributed much to the majesty of CORPORATION Britain; that record is written in a hundred A interesting models of revolvers for the col- WASHINGTON 22, D. C. lector. @ THE GUNS OF ANNIE OAKLEY ANTIQUE GUNS (Continued from page 25) closed down the plant entirely about 1903. Lead, press the triggerÑUDead called the These Colt replicas are about actual Annie became famous as a "western girl," scorer. Through 24 alternating shots came size of the original guns. yet she was never west of the Mississippi his monotonous call as each shooter fired at until later years in life. Her shooting skill the flying glass ball. Then, on his 25th shot, was not the natural result of coming from Butler tensed up . . . "Miss!" It was Annie's some magical part of the country. Instead, turn next-a perfect shot. she became a good shot because she had to All her life she remembered that day and earn a living shooting. The breadwinner of the view from Shooter's Hill at the gun club. a large family, Annie daily hunted for quail, Frank Butler considered that if he couldn't partridge, rabbits and squirrels. beat her, he ought to join her. A year later Although cartridge breechloaders were they were married. Two years later she was common enough in the 1870's, Annie had to his partner on the shooting stage. Almost learn to shoot the single shot muzzle loader to the end of her life, she never left that - with its cumbersome routine of loading. She stage. A suburb of Cincinnati, "Oakley," learned that there was no such thing as "a furnished her a name she liked better than miss" when it was hunting time for. her. "Moses" or "Mozee", and as Annie Oakley . Charlie Katzenberger sent her dressed birds she was known the world over: the prettiest on ice to Cincinnati, and Frenchy LaMotte, expert shooter of them all. 44 Cd. 1MO who ran the general store in nearby Green- With the Buffalo Bill show, Annie toured ville, bought the carefully-scraped furs from Europe. She was the toast of the audiences, the animals she had killed. These were prime and also of many would-be suitors. Frank The Guns That Won The West hides, with no bullet holes through the sides Butler had unobtrusively kept in the back- to mar their quality. Annie consistently shot ground as his dashing, pretty, vivacious wife Peterson, Walker . . . :...... $6.95 each them in the head. captivated the crowd with her lightness of Wells Forgo, Army, Navy, When she was 16 Annie was sent to Cin- manner and her incredible shooting. A Frontier ...... $5.95 each cinnati to live with her older sister. There Welshman who had seen the show dozens of for the first time she saw rifle ranges and Authentic reproductions of the rarest and times finally mustered up courage enough most popular Colt hand guns ever made, shooting clubs. She was entranced by the to send his photo around to her tent with look and feel like the real guns. Made of fact that people didn't shoot just in order an offer of marriage. Annie set the picture up strong metal, like real blue finish, walnut to make a living; they did it because it was and then paced off thirty steps. She swung color grips. fun, too. And in that world of shooting fun, around, cocked her Smith & Wesson .44, and as high a premium was placed on skill as Order now. Send check or money order direct to: put six bullets between the eyes of the sub- when you had to shoot to live. Annietried ject. Then she wrote "Respectfully declined" VALLEY GUN SHOP her skill at a public gallery: she hit all the across the picture and mailed it back to pipes, rang all the bells. One of her bi- 7784 Foothill Blvd. Dept. G Tulungo, Callt. Wales. ographers, Walter Havighurst, notes: "The Send for free brochure Another young man came even closer to "The Guns That Won the West." first shot drew a bong! from the bullseye. death at Annie's hands. This was the Crown Charlie looked up from his paper. She Prince of Germany, who later became Kaiser pumped a new shell in. Then she fired fast. Wilhelm 11. Annie had left Bill Cody's show Thetarget sounded like an alarm gong, and temporarily to tour Germany. In Berlin on BARRELS when she put the gun down the metal still the wide expanse of the Charlottenburg Race rang with vibration." Course, Annie put on her show. Under the BARRELS The description is highly romantic. More eyes of the stolid Prussian nobility, she felt likely the target sounded with a regular the coolness of their welcome. Frank tried BARRELS cadence as she reloaded. No pump repeating to ease her stage frightÑ6'They'r just like gallery rifles were in existence in 1876. those Cincinnati Germans, crazy about shoot- BARRELS Probably the rifle she shot at Charlie Stuttle- ing." She warmed up on glass birds with a berg's gallery was a Stevens Model 1872 double gun, and there was a patter of polite BARRELS sporting rifle. This had a tip-open action applause, as if to say "We can see that at like the Stevens single shot pistols, and was any good shooting club." BARRELS a hammer gun, not a repeater. Caliber most Then she went to the target line. She threw likely was .22 Short. Stuttleberg was pop- six balls into the air, turned, picked up the BARRELS eyed when this plain, shy little girl from the Spencer from the table, and with a staccato country knocked the spots out of his targets. of shots as rapidly as a machine gun, she "You don't look like a marksman, but I'll a For the finest- fired. When the last ball had vanished, she bet you can outshoot Frank Butler!" he told stood, with the gun smoking and her breath specify JAA barrels her enthusiastically. coming fast. The gallery broke into spon- Butler was a young shooting star and had taneous applause. been appearing at the Coliseum in Cincin- From the SLIM-20 The rest of the show was easier, the crowd To the BULL nati. Through the manager of the hotel where Annie's "shot through the head quail" unfrozen. She split bullets on knife edge. Choice of calibres were shipped, a match with Butler was ar- Better, she used the burnished blade of a including the 6 mm. ranged at the Fairmount shooting club, one large Bowie knife as a mirror and aimed of many German-origin schiitzenverein in the over her shoulder. At the end of the show 0 4 or 6 groove city. This time a shotgun was her weapon. she shot a coin from Frank's fingers, and the Butler was astonished to see Annie-she was audience went wild with elation and ap- Finished barrels or more than astonished to see Frank. Appar- plause. barrel blanks ently it was love at first sight. But there was Then Prince Wilhelm came from the stands hardly time to get acquainted. Money had and across the grass to the petite shooter. Send for list GA been bet on the outcome of the shoot. Annie curtsied. Wilhelm picked up the lever Butler won the toss and took his stand. rifle and examined it, holding it in the crook JOHNSON AUTOMATICS "Pull," and the glass ball sailed up from of his withered, paralyzed arm. He men- the concealed springboard. He dusted- it. tioned a trick he had seen her do in London ASSOCIATES Then it was Annie's turn. The glass ball and asked her to repeat it. As Annie gasped INCORPORATED glinted up-it didn't look much like a quail, at his nonchalant confidence in her, he put HOPE VALLEY, RHODE ISLAND but quail were lots faster and somehow, sud- a lighted cigarette in his mouth and stood denly, everything seemed natural to her. straight. Annie paced away, turned, brought production. Economical, MIGHTY MIDGET

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wor 1. $24.95 ve a few of the Webley Revolvers. $12.50 EUROPEAN COLLEC- the gun to her shoulder, and fired. The cig- slarred in the film version of Annie's life, When show business dwindled and the arete ash was cut off close to the future "Annie, Get Your Gun." The studio, not years crept on, Annie went south to mike a Kaiser's lips. Later, when the story was told content with giving her a real Police Positive living. At the swanky resort Carolina Hotel during the World War, many expressed re- .32 revolver such as Annie used in later life, at Pinehurst, N. C., from 1915 to 1922, Annie gret that she had not, just that one time, gagged a pair of them up with side rod and Frank were part of the staff. While her missed. ejectors off of the old Lightning Colt which husband took charge of the skeet range, A ~rizedrifle which she probably got after was obsolete during most of Annie's later Annie gave exhibitions and shooting lessons. her return to the Buffalo Bill show was her shooting career. Just what a side rod ejector It was a relaxing change from a lifetime of .32/20 Model 92 lever-action repeater. With was doing on a swing-out cylinder gun was trouping, this leisurely pace at a southern a gold-plated receiver, half-round barrel, and not explained, but the movie folks had a hotel. There she met and shot with such extra fancy wood in the stock, the light little fine time. And it was all good, clean fun. notables as John Philip Sousa, Booth Tark- rifle was featured in some of Annie's more That, too, was a keynote of Annie's life- ington, and John D. Rockefeller. Sousa was spectacular acts. She would balance it over she enjoyed every minute of it. an excellent trapshooter, but he never out- her shoulder and then aim it using a hand Annie never became a "professional" shoot- shot the aging Annie Oaldey. mirror. At fifty feet she could split a playing er, in that she shot for any particular com- In the twilight of years, Annie could look card on edge. pany. She showed an impartiality for all back to some remarkable achievements. As a Oddly, yet perhaps not so odd, this rifle makers' products. When Parker Bros. of feature of her act. she would balance on the has become enmeshed in the legends of false- Meriden, Conn., was taken over by Reming- back of a running horse and with her lever hood which have already been woven around ton, she kept up good relations with the new action Winchester break thrown glass balls. the brilliant sharpshooter and her guns. It firm. Some of the workmen who had built At a charity circus in Nutley, N. J., which is claimed that this rifle, now in the collec- her favorite Parker guns went to work for Harper's Weekly covered, she "kept up a con- tion of Mrs. Spencer Olin of Alton, Illinois, Remington and so she used their guns, too. tinual shower of broken glass." was the one "used to shoot the ashes off the For quick work, at wooden blocks or other Then there was the time she broke 100 Kaiser's cigarette." This of course is impos- . small aerial targets she used a slide-action birds straight in six minutes and 32 seconds. sible as the teat occurred in 1887, and the Remington Model 12 in .22 caliber. She liked Loading her guns herself, this gave her less Winchester was not even built until five or nice wood in stocks; otherwise her guns than four seconds a shot. Besides the thou- more years later. were regular, with the common open sights sands of shows where her shooting had no Another curious tribute to the Wild West, which so many target shooters disdain. Using direct competition, she had shot in 31 matches as some people imagine it, was in the equip- these sight, Annie could hit what she aimed and tournaments, winning 25 prizes. In April, ment which Betty Hutton used when she at-it was that simple. 1884, she attempted to beat the 1,000 ball - I record at thrown glass targets using a .22 rifle. If this gun was her Stevens break-open, "GUN STOCKS OF DISTINCTION" it must have been smoking in the hinge when ULTRA PRECISION SHAPED AND INLETTED she was done. The best record then of 979 was made by Dr. Ruth, but Annie broke 943. The next year in February she set out on a marathon of 5,000 balls in one day, using Stocks of fine Claro Walnut, with deep carving as illus- three 16-gauge guns and loading them her- trated, inletting and shaping 90% complete. Tips and self. The balls were thrown from three traps caps of contrasting hardwood with veneer spacers, stream- at 15 yards rise. Out of 5,000 shot at, she lined cheek piece. broke 4,772. On the second thousand she missed 16, setting a high 1,000 ball record of 984. Sitting Bull when he met her with the Wild Far the best in rifle stacks! West Show in 1885 named her "Wan-tan- Write for free catalog. yeya Ci-sci-la," or Little Sure Shot. Buffalo Bill just called her "Missie." He was only Dealers! Dealers! Write in today for "NEW" discounts. speaking in a gentle, courteous manner but 203-G SHORE DRIVE the name stuck-"Missie"-she couldn't miss! ANTHONY GUYMON, INC. BREMERTON, WASHINGTON - @

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At know-how is even more important. "listed" 1450 f.p.s. The listed figure is about 1200 f.p.s. as developed with 8 grains The objective of the American pure propaganda, no doubt published as a of Unique, the hollow points will often key- Ordnance Association is to develop ordnance skill for the national de- sales pitch for a cartridge that is so good hole. Unlike conventional bullets, these seem fense, and to report to members the it can stand on its record and doesn't need to shoot better as velocity is increased and progress being made. By joining the a sales pitch. Present Western fodder loaded they give maximum accuracy at near maxi- A.O.A. you support this vital work with their ball powder starts the standard mum pressure. Cases must be tightly while you learn about new weapons. 158 grain slug at 1,350 f.p.s. Remington's crimped just over the jacket on the lead. ll bullet leaves the muzzle at close to 1200 As a bone-breaking big game load, the WHAT YOU GET AS A MEMBER: Â ORDNANCE magazine (bi-monthly). f.p.s. with 504 foot pounds of energy, that 127 grain solid point is superior and gives Authoritative articles covering the deeper penetration and equal accuracy. The design, production, and maintenance exceeds any other factory revolver cartridge. of armament. maximum charge, (and it is maximum) is So the Magnum isn't exactly a boy's gun THE COMMON DEFENSE monthly with the mildest factory load. 19.5 grains of 2400 that gives 1951 f.p.s. ordnance newsletter. - Our first test load for the 114 grain Jug- velocity and 1071 foot-pounds of energy. Â INDUSTRIAL PREPAREDNESS- a bi- monthly report on the activities of ular was 17 grains of 2400 powder. Pressure This is a fine load for either a rifle or re- A.O.A. Technical Committees and was low, so we increased the charge to 18.2 volver, but if you find any sign of primers Divisions [available on request). grains to start it on a journey of death and flowing into the firing pin hole, it can be Membership in a local A.O.A. Post. destruction at 1800 f.p.s. Accuracy and expan- reduced to an even 19 grains and still be Privilege of wearing A.O.A. insignia. sion improved greatly with pressure still low, No. 1 on the Hit Parade. Other benefits-attendance at national yet it delivered 819 foot pounds of energy The H. P. White Laboratory of Be1 Air, meetings, embossed membership card, at the muzzle! Fired into soft dirt for ex- Md., tested several Jugular loads to obtain rdnance Book Service, plant visits. Â Members also have the satisfat- pansion tests with the hot Super-X factory pressure and velocity data. Tests were ten tion of actively supporting a most load as a "control," the factory bullet ex- shots from Super-X cases, No. 1% Western vital phase of our national secu- panded to .58 caliber while the Jugular op- primers and bullet diameters sized to .3565". rity-scientific and industrial pre* ened up to .71 caliber. Loads were fired in a .357 Magnum Smith & In the second loading, 19 grains of pow- Wesson pressure barrel with a .346" bore Membership only $4 a year der caused the Jugular to shed 30 grains and .356" groove. All charges of 24'00 powder or $10 for three years . of lead from the violently expanded nose, were from Lot No. 144. None of the loads while the body expanded to .60 caliber and have given trouble or indicated high pressure continued to penetrate the soil. This load in my guns. ;' will penetrate a 5/32" steel plate like it was One word of warning: the heaviest listed paper. It sheds the jacket and leaves a thin loads are in the pressure range of high- i ring of lead in the huge punched-out hole. power rifles and charges should be carefully American Ordnance Association 'I This is a good load with fine accuracy, yet weighed. They should not be used in any 1 707 Mills Building, Washington 6, 0. C. i below maximum pressure. gun not designed for such pressures, or one I apply for membership in the Association and A charge of 20.2 grains of 2400 is maxi- that is not in good mechanical condition. An enclose annual dues ($4 for one-year, or $10 for 1 mum, and will explode the bullet core and undersize bore can raise pressure and if you three-years) which entitle me to all publications and 1 , membership privileges. I ccrt~jy that I am a 1 jacket when fired against a % inch steel have any doubt about the bore diameter it citizen of the United States of America. plate. Penetration is not complete but the should be slugged and miked. If you have a bullet will practically disintegrate, both core yen to increase the charges, you are on your own. There will be no improvement and the ' I have shot small varmints with this load. gun may shake loose. Those loads can get 1 Address...--...-.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.- -.--.-.-. : , Tissue destruction is terrific and entirely truly hotter than a pistol. The 2400 charges I i , too great for eating game as it doesn't leave are already lightly compressed and a small 1 City, Zone, State.-----.-.-.--.--.-.-. I anything left to eat. Recoil is moderate. increase can cause more trouble than keep- I I Muzzle energy is 1013 foot pounds. ing a mistress. @ TAMING A WILDCAT CARTRIDGE The thousands of tests meant a lot of pa- per work. Individual chronograph sheets (Continued from page 15) had to be tabulated and analyzed. Finally we were satisfied that the cartridge was fully of gunbugs in this country. Annually he us three years to get just what we want. developed. turned up for a bull session which lasted But research never ends, particularly when At this point the famous Danish rifle- three days to over a week. He became in- gunbugs get serious. We had a very prom- maker and former competitive match shooter, terested in the dream baby. We told him that ising cartridge. Now to get the most out Neils Larsen, of the firm of Schultz & Lar- the reformed brass from 300 H&H cases was of it. What rifling twist should we use? sen entered the picture. For almost 50 years, not what we wanted. We hooked him. He The original French barrel had a twist of Schultz & Larsen had been making match said he would make what we wanted. one turn in 8% inches. We duplicated that barrels and match rifles. Larsen was de. With Enger and Norma helping us, we in the bull gun. We had. also tried a 10- signing something entirely new in a sporting really got to work. The case was redesigned inch twist. More years, more test guns, dif- rifle action, the M54J. Through association inside and out to meet our ideas of maxi- ferent twists. We added 12" 14" 16" 18" with Norma, for whom he builds test equip. mum efficiency from one powder-DuPont and even a 20" twist. The latter would only ment, he became interested in the 7x61 IMR 4350. Norma made a small batch of stabilize the bullets of 120 grains at the Sharpe & Hart cartridge. cases. We fired and chronographed. We highest velocity. Two pilot rifles were made. One came changed the shape of the shoulder. We We tried bullets weighing 110, 120, 130, to me and the other Larsen took on a special changed internal case dimensions. We 139, 140, 145, 150, 152, 154, 156, 160, 175, hunting trip in a government preserve under loaded and fired by the hundreds. It took 180, 190, 200 and 210 grains. In the seven special permit. Both were chambered for years of development we shot more than the 7x61 Sharpe & Hart cartridge. He 10,000 precision hand loads and consumed dropped a near record stag, one shot, at @:;$ @:;$ DEER over 100 pounds of 4350 ~owder. Loads 325 yards. He was satisfied. We recommend- were tested for velocity, pressure and ac- ed minor changes in his experimental action, curacy. and then came the long, slow process of Most wildcat cartridges are not tested tooling up. Meanwhile, we standardized the, for pressure because of the cost. The cartridge case and chamber dimensions, and proper equipment is very expensive . and permitted gunsmiths here to build custom few have it. We used the Modern-Bond rifles. How many have been made will never Universal velocity and pressure gauge. The be known, but about 100,000 cartridge cases NOW AVAILABLE! n~- , receiver assembly of this unit costs about are in the field. $1,250. A pressure barrel costs about 5200, To the end of 1955, approximately 600 and has a life of only 300 to 500 rounds. Schultz & Larsen M54J sporting rifles have It is this initial and heavy maintenance cost been sold in the United States. Many times that makes it impractical for the wildcat that number of custom rifles have been ~ENDCHECKOBM.0. REVOLVER boys to learn what they are getting for made. The 7x61 S&H has taken every type CHICAGO GUN EXCHANGE pressure. But we had those facilities in my of North American game except Kodiak-no laboratory. reoorts either wav on them. Norma factorv- loaded 7x61 ammunition is sold through Europe and Scandanavia. The cartridge is no longer a wildcat-it is tamed. After 50 years, the French 7mm MAS has been molded into a fully-developed standard cartridge. Why is loaded ammunition not available in the United States? The answer is easy. 43 DIFFERENT BULLETS -Accepted Everywhere for Depend- Due to the vast number of makes of bullets, able Performance. Many popular types: spitzer soft point, weights, shapes, and designs possible we feel round nose, flat nose cannelured for game, varmint or target. that the cartridge belongs to the handloader. Tops for accuracy.. flat trajectory. .and reliable expansion. It is a precision number, developed for long range hunting, and only precision handloads Tops' with sportsmen all over the world. can do justice to it. Its development cost the designers more than $10,000 plus count- less thousands of man-hours of labor. For the past three years that this cartridge *' FIRST EDITION -.. AND ALREADY IT'S TOPS' - Contains he has been in the field, reports of excellent EXACTING information every hadloader has asked for.. an long-range kills have been coming in, with invaluable reference book .. fully illustrated handloading most kinds of big game on the North Amer- HANDLOADERS 1 instructions . .over 1650 actualchronographed loads .. ican Continent falling to it. In Africa it covers 37 different cartridges .. ballistic tables and load- has taken about everything that is legal for i small caliber. Under African law, danger- ing data yours for just $2.00. .. ous game such as lion, rhino, elephant and a few others, may not be shot at with any rifle of caliber less than .375. On a recent African trip one of our friends 3FORPERFECTGUN CARE-SPEERPATCHES ARETOPS'. reported in his diary that he had to hide .. his limited ammunition supply to keep his NEW special siliioil treated prevents rust and bore . . wife from burning it up in the sport of corrosion .. lubricates for smooth operation .. protects ex- shooting baboons out of trees at 200 to 300 tetior gun surfaces .. effective at all temperatures and will yards. Baboons, he noted, are considered not evaporate. Rifle sizes: .22 - 270 and 270 - .35 Cal., vermin in Africa. Just a final note: Letters come in ask- ing when we plan to develop a 6.5mm, an 8mm and a 3.5 caliber version of the 7x61 Sharpe & Hart. AT YOUR DEALERS 1 $PF 1 PRODUCTS COMPANY What? And go through all of that work OR WRITE DIRECT.. I . . . . LEWISTON, IDAHO again? @ AN ANALYSIS OF THE NEW SHULTZ AND LARSEN RIFLE

HE S. & L. rifle made at Otterup, Den- Stock seems a little deep through the with smaller three-shot groups being made T mark, embodies some new features. magazine, and is of yellowish birch or other with cold barrel. The light barrel heats up Clip-loading fans will find the absence of soft wood with attractive grain. Using a quickly. By firing five shots rapidly on a guides and three-shot magazine a little dif- wood softer than walnut means the rifle freezing cold day, I was able to get heat ferent. For a practical rifle this means less can be very light in weight for its barrel haze in front of the scope view. Sample weight by omitting the usual metal elements length as the stock is light. Strength is as- fired was fitted with 6X Bushnell Space- of the five-shot magazine. For a long time sured by the double thickness of wood over master in Buehler top mounts. In addition to the Krag was considered the only rifle you the magazine hole. French walnut is, how- usual scope mounts, side of receiver is drilled could load with your fingers frozen stiff, ever, their customary stock wood. for Lyman or Redfield micrometer sights. but the S & L takes over that title now. Trigger pull is remarkably crisp. Pres- The light barrel M54J is not a rapid fire By rolling the gun (bolt closed) over on its sure on the trigger edges its tip out of rifle, but it wasn't designed for that in the side and pressing the floorplate release, engagement with the sear block. The block first place. As a sporting rifle for getting the floorplate and cartridge lifter swings out is then cammed instantly down by pressure off several shots with good accuracy and of the way. Three .30-06 or similar-sized of the firing pin sear. Lock time is very no jams, the S & L rates high. Schultz & cartridges can be dropped in. Then the floor- rapid and firing pin fall is only about 96". Larsen through the Sharpe & Hart Asso- plate is swung shut and you are ready to go. The safety is a positive one which flips fore- ciates supplies the M54J rifle in .30-06, .270, Bolt design has four lugs at the rear in- and-aft on the bolt sleeve and works smoother and 7x61 S & H. A bolt action target design stead of two at the front as is usual. Several than most. is also offered, the M54J action alone, benefits are gained by this placement. For Smoothness characterizes the action of the which weighs 4% pounds, and permits a high intensity loads, the bolt head is much bolt, too. Since the bolt body is a cylinder, better balance and action-barrel weight ra- stronger since there is no possibility of frac- it fits to close tolerances in the receiver. If tio. Massive M54 receiver is suitable for turing a locking lug. The four rear lugs the bolt and receiver are entirely dry, slight bench rest work, and is also fitted to the give a contact area equal to or greater than cramping can be created by pulling the bolt S & L Olympic free rifle for offhand work. usual two-lug designs, but the load on each handle sideways but it is impossible under A similar Olympic rifle is their No. 47, in bolt is proportionately less. Rear lugs are normal conditions with slight lubrication. .22 L.R. caliber. -W.B.E. @ not thought of as being very accurate designs, Combined with the short bolt lift (four ,- from the fancied springing of the action lugs instead of two which means one-half as BIRD DOG TRAINING body in firing. This cannot happen in the much movement to unlock) the cylindrical Want shooting dogs for training right now. S & L, Receiver is cylindrical, with minimum bolt makes the S & L an unusually fast Training all year in the field under natural dimension cuts for cartridge feeding and action. conditions on wild quail. Have your dog . trained right by a man with over 35 yeas know shell ejection. Less metal has been cut from Shooting a light-weight barreled S & L how as credit. Rates $25.00 per month with the S & L action than from any other sport- in .30-06 indicated good accuracy for a board. Wire or write. ing rifle design of today, and stiffness is sporting rifle. several100 yard groups were IDLEWILD ACRES assured for practical hunting purposes. made which came to about 2%" diameter Route #1 Iron City, Tenn. New! Fitz Gold Bond Ten-0-Grips UNBREAKABLE! NON-SLIP! PERFECT FIT! DEEP Precision Molded of High-Impact "Duramite" SHARP CHECK- The FIRST and ONLY Hand-Gun Grip ERING! Unconditionally Guaranteed in Writing! ', Gold Bond packed with every grip is your Warranty against breakage from any cause whatsoever. Best grips you've ever used or your money back at once!

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He had lifted the why Colt's had not got a recently-tendered Bushnell Riflescopes am the best value on the market Veeder-Root counting machine companv out contract to make over 30,000 M3A1 .45 ma- today. Optically and me- of a slun~p.Maybe, thouslit the stockliolders, chine guns. Bland flatly denied there was chanically I believe them superior to any comparable he could do the same for Coil's? He did such a contract, arguing that "Colts is the scopes now avoilable.Hunt- not. Capping I~iswork there as president prime supplier to the Army of these guns ers want light weight, large field of view, and adjust- with the formal discontinuance of the Single and we would know." meits that stay put. SCOPE Action model which kept Colt's out of profit- I had no more to say-then. Later, I CHIEFS fill the bill. ing on the lucrative post-war gun boom, learned that Itliaca was making the guns. Anthony's career was summed up to me by The letter of explanation I got from Colt's Author "Gunsmithing" a leading Colt stockholder. Tie said simply read: "We thought you were talking about 800 Pase Practical Guide ''Cost's ruined Anthony." There was some- the M3 .SO caliber submachine gun which we 4x $49" thing about the historic old firm that did make." Incredible as it may seem, Colt's top not respond to ordinary management reforms. executive did not know the difference be- After Anthony came Ben Connors. He tween the heavy Browning and the M3 Write for FREE BOOKLET.Tells was a plastics man, had made Colt Plastics grease gun. why World Fpmous Hunters say Bushnells Division well known in the industry, making But all this was changed in November of are far better! Seethem at Leading Dealers. everything from phony gem stones to Wil- 1955, and the effects will soon be felt liams shaving cream caps. When it came tliroughont the industry. Colt's has been to guns, he stumbled. The plastic grips and ab-orbed by Penn-Texas and signs are that ushnell unsightly sandblasted Dual Tone blue was at least one or two men in the new setup - JL^ SCOPES continued on Colt guns to save on costs. will know quite a bit about guns, Silberstein Dept. GA25 Bushnell Bldg., Pasadena 1, Calif. -I These efforts to cheapen a premier gun lost for one, and General Lanham for another. FREE! MAIL TODAY 1 Colt's prestige and money. Colt's finally In General Lanham's military background realized this and now their guns are polished has been die need to think, to philosophize, NAME 1 all over. But plastic grips still continue, and to examine facts and results and draw in- ADDRESS 1 Colt's still meet sales resistance. Smith & ferences and conclusions. Lanham's teach- Wesson know the appeal of genuine walnut ing of military history at Fort Benning, in grips, and their guns all have checkered the 30's and his association with the Infantry handles which cater to the gun buyer's wishes. Journal in an editorial capacity have given NEW J. Dewey "THUMBSLIDE" When Connors retired, Chester Bland was him a broader foundation for management of TANG SAFETIES FOR ALL NEW called in to be president. Bland is short, Colt's business affairs than might at first be CURVED RECEIVER REMINGTON rotund, genial, and aptly described as "a imagined. As a young lieutenant, Lanham SHOTGUNS s RIFLES ball of fire." He reminds one a little of the was one of several research and editorial Mod. 760 Slide action rifle*. Mod. 7 870 Wingmaster Shotguns, Mod. ll/io an- now n,to late Mayor LaGuardia, bristling with con- assistants to Major Richard Tindall who Sportsman auto Shotguns, New Rem. 22 cal. Model 572. Prim comnletelv Installed at our olant 1a 118.75 which In- trolled energy. Unfortunately, he knew little wrote "Infantry in Battle" in 1934. But it clude* return postage. about guns. This is not the best thing for was Lanham who revised the book to suit WRITE FOR FOLDER the president of a gun company. An exam- 1939 when the Nazis unleashed war on Eu- J. DEWEY GUN CO. ple of Bland's deficiency in gun knowledge rope. East Hampton Connecticut

RIFLE, PISTOL AND SHOTSHEU COMPONENTS CARRIED IN STOCK FREE LITERATURE - DISCOUNTS TO DEALERS - ABOVE PRICES PREPAID 6116 HOLLYWOOD BLVD. HoL1ywooD GUN SHOP HOLLYWOOD 28, CALIF. I How well he understood the role of infan- try in battle was reflected by his command of the 22nd Infantry when Colonel Lanham GUN DEALERS GUNSMITHS led his regiment in a charge through the Sieg- fried Line in the first penetration of that sup- SPORTING GOODS DEALERS posedly impregnable line of fortifications, in I the autumn of 1944'. The Croix de Guerre with palm and the Legion of Honor were but two of the decorations several grateful governments have bestowed on him. His E.T.O. ribbon has five battle stars. More recently, the general has been close to the present Republican administration. In 1952 Lanham made history when he read Eisenhower's re pared statement to the press saying that Ike would not seek the GOP nomination for President but would accept a "clear cut call to political duty." As much as Lanliarn knows about arms and their uses. he also knows the battlefields of Washing- ton. In this he shares honors with Sam MAC Colt, who was the first to really understand that there are many ways to skin a cat-or ride a "Colt" to success. One of Lanham's first chores will be in Display GUNS Maga- zine in the eye-catch- the design end of the business, however, ing rack shown at right. rather than in management. For instance, Builds big traffic to the Colt line of automatics needs some basic your gun department, reworking. One of the top items in the keeps customers com- Colt line, the Woodsman, suffers from a ing back every month prime deficiency which is objectionable to - and it's profitable many shooters. This is the separate slide tool that whips back and forth, moving the rear sight. The moving slide sets up vibrations in counter-recoil that may mean the all- important difference in rapid fire scores. The Gun Sight Co. has designed a non- moving Colt Woodsman slide with an inter- nal bolt. Colt would do well to pick up some of that market by fixing things so the Woods- man is up to the minute and meets the de- mands of shooters without buying additional gadgets. The present superlative polish and blue on this gun does not change the fact that it is basically of 1915 vintage. SELLING GUNS MAGAZINE IN YOUR STORE HELPS YOU INCREASE SALES VOLUME! The venerable .45 Colt automatic lias come in for its share of pros and cons since it GUNS Magazine-brings hunters, shooters and gun fans into your store 12 was adopted in 1911. Today, the biggest times a year! "con" is that it was adopted in 1911, and Suggests Purchases of the very guns, ammunition and hunting equipment you reflected the thinking and design of the have on display. period. Browning improved the gun in 1923, Profitable-GUNS Magazine sells fast at 50c a copy. You pay only 32c, make a pattern which was eventually marketed as a whopping big 56% profit on every copy. the High Power in 1935. Colt's had a chance FREE RACK-Order five or more copies of the next issue of GUNS Magazine to make that gun, but they were content to today. You get the attractive black and gold display rack FREE. Send no stick to the already obsolete .45. money. We'll bill you. To be sure, be first in your town. Capitalize on this new traffic-building, goods-moving opportunity. There are three important trends in auto- matic pistols today. One is the production of fine-appearing, well-engineered, modern weapons at low cost. This is especially BIG RACK FREE when you order five or more copies true of the .22 field. Colt's has no such 1 gun. Their closest, the Challenger, is not I I a truly competitive low-cost gun. NO-RISK PLAN 8150 N. Central Park Ave. I GUNS MAGAZINE Skokie, Illinois The second trend is the .38 Special match You pay nothing in advance. 1 I I I automatic for rapid fire accurate target You can adjust your order OK! I want to display the SALES-MAKING GUNS Magazine I I any time. Thus, you're as- in my store every month. I shooting. A dozen offer conver- sured a sell-out every is- sions of the Colt Super .38 automatic. Over 0 Enter my standing order for------copies I sue of GUNS Magazine. a month. I understand I'll be billed at 32c a copy. I a year ago Colt's real production genius, vice-president John McNally, bought samples of the converted Super -38's and stripped GUNS them down to study the conversions. Not MAGAZINE is one of the 12 TI- one was suitably engineered for production TAN PUBLICATIONS. and no two were alike: each gunsmith had Published by the 17- year-experienced Pub- solved the feeding and functioning problems lishers' Development in his own way. So Colt's engineers drew up their own gun. There has been much talk, but no green light. Yet a satisfactory SIERRA emm BULLETS .38 Special auto pistol would do much to overcome traditional police dislike of the POR THE NEW .244 REMINGTON automatic. Third is a trend Colt's has not followed AND .a43 WINCHESTER because of money worries. Indications are that more pocket automatics are being sold now than ever before, even with restrictive firearms legislation. But Colt's has no pocket automatic line. The Walthers, Sauer and 100 GRAIN Mauser war-surplus pistols in double action SPITZER The 100 grain Spitzer 6mm bullet is have pretty much swept the field. Where is 100 GRAIN the name of Colt? The home-owner. the gas- made with a heavy double taper station attendant, the gun-crank pistol toter is SEMI -POINTED jacket for deep penetration and Has a heavier, hunting type reliable expansion on game. forgetting the name of Colt's because he jacket of double taper The Spitzer shape gives best possible doesn't want to buy a premier target wea- construction for deer and performance at long range. pon or an overly-large woodsman's plinker. similar size game. The semi- Recommended for a 10-twist barrel. I asked a Colt field representative, "When pointed nose shortens the will Colt make a double action military or bullet so that this heavy- pockpt automatic " The answer was brief weight can b* used in a and to the point: "Never!" 12 inch twist barrel. B5 GRAIN Colt has had a chance to make a lot of SPITZER This bullet it constructed with guns, but has turned them down. In the a jacket strong enough to stand Colt Museum, which used to be a storehouse 75 GRAIN the high velocities and yet of brains but is now relegated to the in- expand readily on varmints. active status of a curious junk pile, are HOLLOW- POINT two 9-shot revolvers. One is the Police Posi- The 75 grain 6mm H.P. is tive type. The other is built on the Official designed for varmint shooting at high velocity. Also for Police frame. Too bad these guns were never precision bench rest shooting. produced since today Harrington & Richard- The locket is thin enough for son sells more revolvers than either Smith reliable exoansion on varmints. & Wesson or Colt, more than 100,000 yearly of their 9-shot plinking guns. Colt's could have had some of that market, but instead somebody's brain child died a-borning. With Silberstein holding the reins, may- IERRA BU'ZLETS be things will be different. He seems to 600 W. Whittier Blvd. Whittier, California surround himself with competent men. Gen- FOR TAROfT OR OAMS TRUE TO THEIR AIM eral Lanham is a case in point. Unlike most .. . generals who had their know-how poured into them in school, at West Point, at the Army War College, and at the Command & General Staff School, Lanham absorbed his a little differently. He in fact taught at Fort Benning. He knows the ways of armies and of army men, and has unusual aptitudes for a chairman of the board of an arms company. Most critical in Colt's decline has been the failure of the Defense Department to renew their contracts. As an historic maker of guns for the United States, Colt's was geared economically to government business in their schedule. At one time the Colt firm was considered equal in importance and big- ger than Springfield Armory. But times have changed and Colt's counts for nothing with the government. General Lanham with a reputation as a fighting general combined with a record as a thinking general is well suited to push the Colt spring offensive in the Pentagon. If open design competitions to get the best arms for the least money are again per- mitted, General Lanhain is well prepared. The work force of mechanics, of machinists and assemblers at Colt's is second to none in the world. In the blue-domed Hartford landmark are still plenty of fresh ideas, and engineering talent to equal the occasion. All they need is the go-ahead. If Silberstein and Lanham will look about them in New England, they will find that design and inventive ability exist to put THE ORIGKNAl. SIGHTT-EX Colt's ahead once again. Will Colt's new ^^GunSight Speci~lists*~ managers start from a clean slate and build P. 0. Box i-4 Paoli, Pennsylvania the new Colt works according to the changing I times? I think they will. @ TEXAS DUKE IN SPAIN SPECIAL NEW GET-ACQUAINTED (Continued from page 33)

worse, little standing socially. When these facts became known, he would most surely I FREE OFFER be held up to derision by his more fortunate companions, each of whom had a member of the nobility to serve. His relief upon learning that he was but- tling for no less than a Texas duke eased his perturbation. To show his satisfaction he scuttled out after the very next "ojeo" (drive) and not only retrieved all my birds but got four clearly the property of the MAGAZINE Duke de Pefiaranda and seven dropped by Luna. Fausto Saavedra, Marquis de Viana, and our host for the two day bird-taking owns T ISSUE estates throughout Spain and this one, "Las F THE NEW INFORMATIVE Romanones," was one of the top spots. Han- dily, it was a bare 20 kilometers from Ma- GUNS MAGAZINE SENT YOU FREE! drid and could be reached in 30 or 40 min- utes from my quarters. The marquis is a sailor, a full captain in the Spanish Navy, awaiting promotion to admiral, and during the Spanish civil war, a blood-letting now past some 20 years, elected to support Franco. The Nationalists, as Franco's forces were called, were a bit shy on naval craft so Viana cranked up one day and hied him over to pay Mussolini a visit (this was back in 1936, remember). After a brief conversation with I1 Duce he bought a destroyer from his own pocket and presented it to General Franco. "She was a sorry craft," he laughed in re- counting the episode. Be that as it may, he annually organized one of the finest shoots in Spain. During the gunning extravaganza of which I write we bagged the first day a total of 542 part- ridge; on the second, 782. High gun was the Duke de Algeciras with upwards of 200 now or ever for chukar fallen to his brace of deadly Purdey 12s. The game is the red-legged partridge. I dubbed him cliukar-actually he is not. But so close is the relationship, only an expert can differentiate between them. He is called "perdiz" by the Spanish, a word meaning partridge and since it is the only one of its kind on the Iberian peninsula the sobriquet serves very well. Dr. Gardiner Bump, one of the long-hairs of the U. S. Fish and Wildlife crew, set me right on that score. Doc stopped off for a few days in Madrid en route to Turkey where he has been busy every year trapping the Turkish version of the chukar for trans- planting in selected areas of the United States. The chukar, very properly speaking, comes from much farther east than the Span- ish bird, Bump explained. The Spaniard is the red-legged partridge peculiar to the Mediterranean and is found on the African NEXT ISSUE FREE! GUNS MAGAZINE 1 8150 N. Central Pk. Ave. Dept. G-5, Skokie, Ill. side as well as on the Continent. I recol- GUNS Magazine brings you the whole lected I had shot him in during the wide and wonderful world of hunting Please send me the next Issue of GUNS Magazine FREE of charge and shooting. Every issue contains and enter my name as a trial subscriber for the next 12 issues. slugfest of 1939-45. superb illustrations of special shoot- After examining this FREE COPY it is understood that I have the privilege of cancelling my subscription any time within 30 days Doc Bump had never shot driven game so ing techniques, gun care and handling without further obligation. Otherwise you may bill me for $5 (a I invited him to Quintanilla, a lodge owned ...and you get the next issue FREE! saving of $1 over the regular newsstand price.) Just mail this coupon today. by that prince of Spaniards, Don Publio Vazquez. Don Publio, a handsome bachelor NAME ...... and sportsman, had built a comfortable GUNS many-roomed chalet on his vast acres solely MAGAZINE is a Titan Publica- ADDRESS ...... for the enjoyment of his shooting guests. At tion. It's published by the 17- year-experienced Publishers' De- Quintanilla, I found, there was always a cook velopment Corporation. CITY ..... ZONE STATE.. in attendance, a handy man to look after your needs, and the "finca," a farm of more New! CUNBERTH* BRACKETS than 20,000 acres, could provide a hundred beaters any time. JUST WHAT YOU WANTED! The first day the shooting was especially For Displaying Your Guns . . . heart-tingling. I recollect we killed upwards of 300 birds and my worthy game-man got In Cabinets, on Walls or Panels his baptism of fire on beaten partridge. He These NEW s~eciallydesi~ned Gunberth Brackets are made had a venerable old Parker shotgun, a 12 of rubber covered steel and are easy to use, screw-in Woe. non-ejector. During one drive I glanced over to see him wrenching at the miserable emp- ! ties attempting to claw them out of the I chambers before the flight was done. Every- one uses two double shotguns-not one- and ejectors are a muqt. While you are drag- ging down a brace of targets with the first gun, the "secretario" is busily charging the second weapon. Swapping empty gun for loaded is a sort of legerdemain which shooter FREE 1 and loader achieve in the space of a heart- CATALOG HM3 beat. Bump suffered along with his vener- FOR HANDGUNS: Iliti full line of Gun bablht8, Plant, Kite and An- able shotgun. 3 pr. $1.65 ppd. cesaorlea. It alto oontalnt a At the end of the first day's gunning the 1 dozen pair...... $5.50 ppd. check lltt of all Important maestro of the hunt took tally. Bump had FOR RIFLESor SHOTGUNS: auestlons on the fact8 you 3 pr. $1.95 ppd. shouldBUY or knowBUILD BEFORE your oabinet. YOU accounted for precisely eight birds. 1 dozen pair...... $6.50 ppd. Don't Guoa8l Be Sum1 Write The day following our luck held hand- for YOUM TODAY1 NO 0bllga- tion whatever. somely although the total bag was not quite so high. As I remember that weekend we came away with about 500 partridge. High The Sportsman's Club of America has awarded its gun had accounted for almost a hundred- special 1955 citation to the there were a dozen of us shooting-but in- Gunberth line as outstand- ing and the best in Gun teresting amigo Bump had again scored ex- Cabinets. actly 8 perdiz. I smiled to myself. Doc, not a bad wingshot, must have seen to it that he deliberately missed many. Our good fish and wildlife minion did not intend to let it BUILD IT YOURSELF! ever be said that either at home or abroad PISTOL-BERTH* MODEL NO. HM-14DD-12-k- had he ever exceeded a reasonable bag. Overall Dimensions: 50" w, 26" h, 4" d Easy to follow working plans are now available And that brings me to a comment on the to you. Plans for Pistol-Berth with twin doors business of Spanish game bags. are complete for the 12 gun size illustrated and DETAILED WORKING PLANS FOR: also include details with complete bills of mate- The perdiz belongs to the landowner and rial for 20 and 28 gun "sizes. The plans for the PISTOL-BERTH with Twin Doors not to the state. If the "haciendado" wants single door model are complete for 6, 10 and 14 Complete for 12, 20 and 28 gun sizes $2.95 ppd gun sizes. The extra space in the larger sizes is to kill all his game in a single shoot, he is gained by adding to the heights only, the widths PISTOL-BERTH with Single Door perfectly at liberty to do so. He has nur- and depths remain the same. Complete for 6, 10 and 14 gun sizes. .$1.95 ppd. tured the partridge through a twelvethmonth, New! EXCLUSIVE "HANDBOOK" has waged no-quarter war against vermin Just published1 This NEW "Handbook" is a and predators by payment of bounties, has comprehensive study of all types of Gun Cabinets. It selects the type best for you. Then tells you, hired full time armed guards to patrol his shows you HOW TO BUILD and FINISH your acres and ward off poachers, and after all uid Selecting Tho Ty own Gun Cabinet. Details on Kits, Plans and this the state looks upon his partridge as Hardware for 22 different models are all listed in NEW HANDBOOK. (Finished cabinets aho little different than his chicken, pigs and available.) Yea, it even contains scaled patterns and drawings for you to work from. Don't buy goats. He can shoot them as he sees fit and or build your cabinet until you consult this au- if he wants to invite a dozen good amigos thoritative Handbook . . . giving you the com- to aid and abet that is perfectly ducky. plete details on what to buy or how to build for the very finest in Gun Cabinets. Send for roan Partridge are sold in all the markets in NOW1 Only $1.00 ppd. *Copyright Spain. Dealers' Inquiries Invited Bags as high as 2500 from a two-day "cacerfa" are not at all uncommon. COLADONATO BROS., Dept. GI 21, Hazelton, Pa.

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The flunsmi~~and manufacturers. $1.29 pel m. 1 the Pyrenees. This club, I found, was as lesser of the birds is the '"tortula," a dove )mmon as an old shoe. It had a member- bearing a striking resemblance to our own. lip of precisely six members and so rigid Then there is an intermediate flyer, the ere the rules no others might even petition 'choloma," twice the size of the dove and I join. Outsiders shot at Echalar only by truely a pigeon. Finally there is the piece de ivitation of one of the half-dozen club mem- resistance of the Pyrenees gunner, the lordly ers. 'torcaz." ,This is a great blue pigeon, with EdC~~~,P~~N~i~~L\~~O~b~~m~~i~o~~l~~ The shooting grounds were some 35 miles a wing spread of 14 inches and all the speed Given heavy blue black plate Hard durabfe From $1.01 nf a gerfalcon. for 4 ox. to $1i00 per gal. as* 'putaa* br kit. ortheast of San Sebastian, in the very tops Refer all orders to jobbers. the towering Pyrenees. Our game, as I He flies, as do the others, only when the California. Alley Supply Co., Lafayette. Calif.. Box 244. wind is under his sternsheets, which means New England States, Monadnock Sport Shop. Milford. ti. E as to find, sometimes was killed in Spain Popular discounts on all products to the trad* ut fell in France since we were astride the it must come out of the northwest. Nothing Ixceptional proposition for JOBBERS. Writel order. Gunning of the "paloma," Spanish else will bring him down. This makes the BLEVINS GUN SHOP A%fI'W^, ~le,is an entrancing business as I was to shooting a bit sporting for the sportsmen arn. It is not at all the staid business of must motor out from San Sebastian, an in- ing in wait around a waterhole on the volved journey which necessitates a daily esert, as I'd long been accustomed. dispensation from the "guardia fronteriza" In the very tops of the mountains are series (border guard) to travel thus closely to the natural passes. Here the Basques hack border. The hunters may find on arrival that The demand for these world famous hondmada at long alleyways in the timber, first mak- not a single band will pass that day, the knives has become so great that at present I'm several months behind in deliveries. However, I ig sure that below the pass are extending wind having switched to the northeast. But refuse to lessen their quality by mass production dges. At the near end of the passage, nets when the wind is right thousands of pigeon Your patience will not go unrewarded. Send 20< for descriptions, prices and instructivi re stretched, looking much like the nets will wing over on their march to the souther- manual 504 for fighti knife booklet. sed by the fisherman on the coast far below. most provinces of Spain and to not-so-distant W. D. RANDALL, JR.,~?OX 1988-G, Orlando, FIG ach snare is approximately 60 feet in length Africa. It is then that the shooting attains y 40 feet in height. Beside each is a clev- the heights! rly concealed blind and within this blind Considerable strategy is involved in the Great opportunities-Operate YOUR OWN SHOP! n operator crouches his hand on a trigger- netting of the wily migrants. A full mile Learn easily with Country's most complete ele- ig device. When a flight of pigeon hits the below the nets, on either wall of the canyon, mentary and advanced course. Approved for Korean Vets: low tuition. Write. et, he trips the mechanism and the mesh wooden towers are constructed. These tow- PENNA. GUNSMITH SCHOOL ills like a plummet entrapping the hapless ers are fully one hundred feet in height and 1000G Western Ave. Pittsburgh 33, Penna. iigrants. It sounds simple. Actually it is perched thereon are keen-eyed young Basques I uite complex with many intangibles not especially trained for their jobs. The tower 'adily apparent to the uninitiated. observer scans the skies over France, always SOLID RIFLE GASES There are three varieties of pigeon that watching toward the northwest and when he PROTECTS SCOPE - ASSURES ACCURACY Write for FREE Folder lake fall migrations, a flight that invariably spots an oncoming "banda" of pigeon, he CASSELL CASES, Box 168, Grand Rapids, Mich. tootles shrilly on his horn. Immediately ev- eryone at the nets takes cover. I Fast Service J 0 B B E R S Watching the flight, which may include TO GUNSMITHS 6 DEALERS as many as two hundred birds, the uniniti- Most Complete in East Rifles *Shotguns @Pistols*Revolvers *Scopes *Mounts *Sights ated will see to his dismay that the flight Gun Accessories *Reload Tools *Components is going to wing above the pass by fully a Weather *Sport~ng Goods *Fishing *Archery Tackle thousand feet. No use to be concerned about A R~ N 1 S 22s-233 E. 3rd " Lewirtown, Pa. this band-but wait, what gives? - SWIVELS As the pigeons draw near the two towers, Available in 2 tvaes the men stationed on the platforms suddenly QUICK DETACHABLE havingstud on1 per- manently attached to gunstock, allowing commence to hurl a series of wooden discs quick removal of swivel with sling. each painted a vivid white into the canyon FRANCOTTE REGULAR SWIVELS with the complete swivel below. These saucer-like objects, brilliant permanently attached to the stock. Both types come in pain and are available in against the background of pines, arch out 1" and 1%'' widths. widely and fall for hundreds of feet into the PRICES Detachable Swivels per pair.$2.50 Regular Swivels per pair. .. . .SO defile below. .416 RIGBY barreled actions. 26" bar- SEND 250 FOR OOMPLETE 48 PAGE OATALOG The flight leaders upon seeing this immed- rel. Magnum Action, receiver is 9-3/16" FRANK MITTERMEIER iately conclude that another band has been long. Hinged floorplate with quick re- (Established 20 years) attacked by hawks and evasive action is in 3577 E. Tremont Ave. New York 65, N. Y. lease lever in the guard bow, only order. All in an instant the flock hits the $150.00. deck. Swooping from an altitude which would have seen them clear the nets by a Special Francotte trigger guards for thousand feet, the torcaz seemingly fold their Mod. 98 and FN Mauser actions with €l Bros. English Fresh pack $6.00 par M. wings and like many arrow? hurtle ground- hinged floorplate and release lever in Minimum 500 $3.00. ward-just in time to crash into the nets! Express, not mailabh guard bow as shown on the above action Were it not for the strategy of the flash- .SO-06 and .300 Magnum length $24.95 ED HOWE ing discs, curving and arching into the abyss, Coopers Mills, 10 Molne scarce a pigeon would be snared, much less Regular Francotte light weight Sporter = .mmm-----wmmmmmm-mmmmmmmmm shot. 24" barreled actions, low bolt and safety, The guns are stationed not at the nets but Weight of barrel and action app. 4% THE behind and below them. Long custom (pi- lbs. supplied in 6.5 x .270, .270 Win., 7 geon have been trapped at Echalar for more x 57, .306 and .30-06 $59.50. than 600 recorded years) dictates very strin- Flue French Walnut sporter blanks 36" gent shooting rules. You must not fire before MUZZLE the band strikes the net or spill above it. long from $15.00 up. BRAKE However, if a flight becomes wary and flies Tiny but POTENTI Cueton-fitted to took above the mesh you can fire. Singles escap- FRANK CLARK, Jr. and kctuallv be. mrt of wm rifh barn). ^.k ing from the strands are fair game, but never, IMPORTER never must you toss a charge of into Box 297 Cheyenne, Wyo. the net itself! Dun Rufino and 1 arrived at Echalar just as the sun was dissipating the night's shad- ows. We hustled into the blinds. Gunfire drummed in from the right. "The president of France is shooting over there today," a Basque, busy with the crates that would later hold the netted birds, nodded casually in the direction of France. I settled back. Whether I killed a single pigeon or not, this was an exhilarating ex- perience. Here I was perched among the highest peaks of the Pyrenees, a glorious view AN UNLOCKE GUN CASE AN unfolded below me. At my elbow was an A CURIOUS SMALL BO. agreeable companion, and the hustle of those MAY RESULT IN AN AC- who were preparing the nets lent a tense CIDENT THAT COULD HAVE expectancy to the scene which set my blood BEEN AV01DED.KOWlN ZIPPER TYPE GUN-TECTORS FEATURE A a-tingle. LOCKING RING AS SHOWN. Minutes passed and time dragged into a Kolpin GUN-TECTORS combine half-hour. Finally 45 minutes had come and beautiful craftsmanship, One ap gone. Suddenly the silence was sharply peirance and faithful service at a price that brings complete pro- broken by the trilling of the bugle. Instantly tection for Ore amis, within tho there was a frantic scurrying in every direc- reach of every gun owner. ion. "La bocina,.' Don Rufiiio was all smiles, All have famous VPI rust inhibitor. 1 The "ALGONQUINw $5.50 All haw ninforc*d tip* with "Estas preparado?" I nodded eagerly. .... hinging loop. NO. IS Deep brown Shy-hid Vinyl leather. Two-tone My view extended to the top of the net on Dilnond gun doth with thick water repellent Anrio*>iiMfitloscopa the flanks to lie sky-scraping conifers. If -cu~hioningwith wmpfouad handle und fdl Umttx: 40". 44", W,W, 5Q". I was to shoul, 1 must take my game during lueth Ti-. s2". I SSt Tk MANY OTHER STYLES AT TOUR FAVORITE SPORTING GOODS DEALER OR WRITE TO that exceedingly brief interval from the net5 1 to my post. I was going to have to be fast, 1 KOLPIN BROS. CO. INC.. DEPT. G. BERLIN. WISCONSIN 1 damned fast. The bugle was mute. We waited tensely lor a full three minutes and not a single fly- ing critter put in an appearance. Finally BARREL it spoke again with a long continuous note. BLANKS 'Carramba! The birds have turned aside. ER 1 We may relax," my companion was obviously All popular calibers in stock, including the popular 6mm or 240 cal. .30 cal. and smaller are contoured, ready to polish-ready for immediate shipment. disappointed. But we had not long to ponder our lack J. R. BUHMILLER Rifle Bcirrel Maker ~~i~;;,l~~nt,,na of targets. The bugle made its music as I before, and again there was a great activity to get under cover. With a swooshing, metallic-sounding roar, fully 200 torcaz crashed into our net. It fell as though made of steel. There was a wild flapping of wings. Showers of feathers almost submerged the net, and there was a yammer of shots from guns to either side. All in the space of a heartbeat, great blue America's Most Important Collection targets were hurtling over and around the fallen mesh, targets that sped outward as I have purchased in its entirety the American sword collection of the though pursued by all the hounds of hell. late Philip Medicus of New York City. This collection is without a doubt 1 snapped two shots at a booming mark with the most unusual ever to be assembled. Here is a golden opportunity no visible return. "How far are we shoot- to increase or begin your collection with items rarely offered for' sale. ing at the palomas, Don Rufino?" I inquired. It includes hundreds of swords from every period of American history "From the very top of the net to this blind such as French and Indian War and Revolutionary War types, eagle- is forty-two meters for I have measured it heads, Naval cutlasses, Starr and Rose contracts pieces, Ames officer and with a line," answered my friend, "and from contract types, presentation pieces and many of the much sought after the tops of the trees is at least 55 meters." Confederate swords. Wow! This beat pass shooting on mal- lards. The next "banda" to swerve above My huge MONTHLY lists have been enlarged to bring this offering the nets saw me ready. I am sure I was to you. Special printed tags will be attached to each sword with a full leading the forward pigeon by not less than description and warranty that it was once part of the Philip Medicus a dozen feet. The load was heavy American collection. -Spanish shotshells are a bit erratic-and when that great torcaz came windmilling Don't forget-my lists are issued MONTHLY-a unique service in the down as dead as Steve Brodie I knew I had antique arms field. Each issue is jam-packed with a great variety of the zero! collectable items such as U.S. martial arms, Confederate arms, freaks It was a memorable day. We stayed until and curiosa, carved horns and flasks and foreign items, antique uniforms the chill of the high dusk made the game and associated military items. Hundreds of new and different items no longer worth the candle. Passing the each month, honestly described and in stock at the time you receive blinds where the Basque netters had been your copy. Subscription price is only $1.00 (stamps acceptable) per so busily engaged through the long hours year, refunded with your first purchase. All lists sent via First Class of the morning and longer still of the eve- Mail. WRITE NOW! ning, I inquired: "What was the take, today, amigo?" "We have counted a hundred and twelve NORM FLAYDERMAN dozen birds, Senor." Then with a sly grin, he added, "But small thanks to the guns, AT WALLINGFORD HALL, KENNEBUNK, MAINE most of them have fallen to our snares." @ r CARTRIDGE BOXES 1 CAN BURP GUNS REPLACE RIFLES? (Continued from page 30) bine; MKb. There was a technical as well January of 1941 to produce 200 test weapons as a tactical difference. The rifle should re- for trials. place regular rifles, sub-machine guns, and It is thought that both Walther and Haenel possibly the light machine gun of the squad. contracts specified only the particular car- Two models of selective-fire rifles to be made tridge, the full and semi-automatic selective on simple tooling were designed. fire, and the manufacturing conditions of Designer of the Haenel weapon was Hugo cheap, stamped production. Walther and Schmeisser, who also designed the Schmeisser Haenel then evolved weapons which use the MP38 and MP40 submachine guns. Both same operating system (gas) and have the these weapons utilized cheap stampings and same appearance, weight, and barrel length. GUNS! Catalog 25c were genuine mass production arms. Schmeis- The Walther uses the Haenel magazine. The Antique or Modern Gun Expertly appraised ser evolved a satisfactory gas operated tip- Schmeisser gun was designated MKb 42 (H) We Buy - Sell - Trade New or ping bolt machine carbine. for Haenel; the other was the MKb 42 (W) Used Guns - Gun Parts Up to 1941 Haenel was the only firm en- for Walther. BARLOW'S GUN SHOP gaged in machine carbine development. 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Hand-made EAGLE and accuracy. Shoots Cal. pel- grip with genuine horn inserts. These knives are imported by us and are made one .I77 BB,s, at a time far in the Mexican interior. 121^"overall. Perfect for hunting and camping. lets, darts. Guaranteed. Rush check or You can't find this knife in any collection outside of a museum. Check, cash or M.O. (no COD). money order. No C.O.D. please. California residents add 3% state tax. CERPA ,315G E. Commerce, Son Antonio, Texas MANUFACTURERS IMPORT CO., Dept. FV 409 I. 12th St., Los Angeles 15, Calif. - of Haenel and Walther designs and the new cartridge. .-. .-. Hugo Schmeisser's MP43 was in full pro- Fine HAND DETAILED CARVING and STIFLING of acorn and leaf design-Tips duction by January 1944 and the Army had :!; and Caps of CONTRASTING HARDWOOD.-Completely ;< received more than 14,000. Several types were % SHAPED and SANDED outside-Requires final sanding- made for different tactical uses. One of the *¥ Made of finest grade walnut . . . $32.50 f oddest, yet at the same time most useful modifications expressed the MP43's role as a submachine gun. It was fitted with a curved -. barrel extension to shoot around corners. à Our stocks are PRECISION INLETTED maintaining One type had a slight curve and a peri- very close tolerance-REQUIRES MINIMUM FINAL scopic sight and was intended for house-to- à INLETTING-When properly fitted, NO GAPS OR 6 SPACES SHOWING AROUND ACTION OR BARREL. Plain Coastocks-olso avail- house street fighting, keeping the shooter able. We guarantee all Coastocks to be the finest custom production stocks on from having to expose himself to enemy fire. 6 the market-In price~quolityand workmanship. The other type had a 90 degree extension *: DEALERS INQUIRIES INVITED - Write for FREE BROCHURE. and was fitted in a ball mount for tank 5878 low& venue protection. :! COAST CARVING SHOP ios~~~e~çi,c~~i~~mi In early fighting, Panzer warfare suffered È:xxxxx:*:*xxx:*xxxx:*:*xx:*xxxxxxxxxx:*:*xxxxxxxxxxxxxxsxxxx: the fate of the turtle-well armored, he can't scratch where it itches. When enemy sappers hopped onto a tank's blind spot and started Announcing the Amazing New stuffing through the ports, things were pretty hot for the tank crew. The ACME SHOTSHELL LOADER MP43 mounted in a tank swivel fitting was the answer; it could spray the side of the DE-CAPS RECAPS SIZES tank and knock off guerillas. and reforms Brass to the Rim American armor was bothered in the same way. At first we tried exploding TNT along LOADS and CRIMPS the tank hull to knock off the enemy, but this often cracked the tank shell and gave a All Makes and Any Condition hell of a headache to any tankers. Fitting the M3 submachine gun with a similar curved 100 SHELLS PER HOUR barrel was the cure. The German ordnance colonel who dreamed up the curved barrel complete only $69 for the MP43 is said to have taken periodic rests in a mental hospital. Probably while ACME INDUSTRIES there he looked over back files of U.S. pa- "The Hit of the '55 tients and saw the device originally patented Grand" 625 W. Lawrence Appleton, Wisconsin in the 1880's for use with the .45/70 Spring- field rifle! The years since V-Day have seen further development in the realm of short cartridge "intermediates." Although U.S. Ordnance seems to have done little worthy of acclaim, others are at work. An assault weapon now in limited issue is the Spanish machine carbine of 1950-51, which is based on the Mauser experimental Write Us for NEW 1956 Literature "Sturmgewehr" 1945 of 7.9 Kurz caliber. on new Rifle Target Scopes and Hunting Scope Attachment

We set you up, teach you how HUNTERS - 1 to reload & interest others. We carv: RCBS, CH ~~~h~ill~~,pa- Cific presses; rifle and shotgun dies: Reddina" scales & oowder tion), 5-fold HAMMER I hair- sw " * trigger (adjustable within frac- measures; Wilson, Forster trim- tions of an ounce), 11 1/1" pT&IA l4;Yt si&~t-~d~;ai~ds;~~~h~I~ I ers; Vickerman bullet seater; outline of your hand with the order. ! Pachmayr, Buehler & Kesslering I mounts; Pachmayr recoil pads I I and Power-Pac's; Hodgdon, Du- I Pont, Hercules powders; Speer, I Hornady, Sierra, Nosier bullets; ; W..~.*h&"h.< e^A..af w":*a ,.A ndent: I 3207 148th Street Southeast LATHROP'S New Gun Shop. Eastgate, Bellevue, Washington While superficially the weapon sables much merit. Used in Finland in the light other assault rifles, about as much as the SAKO bolt action sporter, the 7 x 33 has not WORDS, DAGGERS, PISTOLS, Walther and Haenel resemble each other, become too popular. It is to some extent used RIFLES, CAP & BALLS and D there are some important differences in the for hunting the larger game birds, and small locking mechanism. The bolt blowback is de- Scandanavian deer. Either the 7mm or the For sd> hi OW 204 pqa Caldog-Reftrenc.Book. 7.62 x 33 Finnish have had some field test Over 1500 lurd-to-find Iii layed by two steel balls which are forced use in the Lahti AL 44 machine carbine, the PHOTO-ILLUSTRATED outward from recesses in the bolt and engage Complfiy d~iribdaid prkd. holes cut in the frame, as the bolt closes and recent Finnish light rifle. Mb, RomingtiHis, Derringers, Mils, Moos, chambers the cartridge. In the Spanish gun, Some engineer at Lahti must have had a Blunderbusses, flasks, and many .other items. designated the C.E.T.M.E., the ball locks bad dream would be the first impression Send $1. for this valuablebook. (Itefumled with first punhnse) are cammed into the bolt recesses as the pres- received on studying this novel weapon's sure of the explosion forces the bolt back. functioning. But then the utter simplicity of thà Museum of 3fistoricalJmis The initials of the weapon come from the the design is seen. The barrel is fixed, non- Dept. N 1038 A1TON ROAD, MIAMI MACH, FIA. organization which developed it for Spanish recoiling, and there is no gas piston. The military use, the Centro Estudios de Technico gun has a locked breech. Unlocking is ac- de Materiales Especiales of the National In- complished on firing. The pin protrudes Give Your Guns and Gear the Care They Deserve 1 dustrial Institute in Madrid. Early work with enough in to the primer to rupture it and a this weapon was done using the 7.9 Mauser controlled evacuation of gas into the action SAVE 90% OR MORE 1 occurs. 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It only fact remains that the gun functions well and, safe sure and easy to use Also highly recom- mended for all fine equipment including typewriters, weighed 100 grains, and was hollow at both apparently, safely. Finland's work with light adding machines. electric fans and razors. ends with a core in the middle. With this rifles dates from World War I1 when German Uae It once and you'll never be without It. Send influence there was strong. Now free Finland only $1.00 cash for Formula M-88 . . . a lifetime unstable bullet, that would have considerable supply at your flueertipa. is within the Russian orbit, although far from Local druggist can supply ¥Impl insredienta. wounding power as it tipped on contact, a velociy of 2700 f.p.s. was achieved. The being a "satellite" country. 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HOW TO BLOCK THAT RIFLE KICK

GERMAN ARMY KNIFE (Continued from page 18) -- 1 Made of finest Solingen steel. Holds edge sharp - enough to shave with. Finest hunting, fishing, inmind before you instruct your gunsmith only to what you get from bullet accelera- and all 'round sporting aid made. Includes 2%'' to pare and shave off that last excess ounce tion, and is -always the most punishing part blade, 1%" blade, screw driver. Phillips screw from your grizzly slayer. of the total momentum, its control is a most driver, reamer - punch - If you want a graphic demonstration of important point in designing a brake. awl blade, can opener, bottle opener, and scis- how powerful kick is, set the point of a This brings up the question: how efficient service bullet against a wooden block. Then are muzzle brakes today? f-121 ...... 3.75 hold the butt of your 8% pound Springfield If you take as gospel the claims made for against the base of the bullet and fire the two now sold, muzzle brakes are about the gun. A 180 grain full load will drive that most efficient mechanical gadget there is. bullet over half an inch into yellow fir, still One that we'll call brake "A" is advertised deeper into soft pine. A .300 H. & H. will to give 40 to 60 per cent reductions, with pound it in a full % inch; and a .375 mag- no qualifications. The distributor of brake and bottle opener, saw num or Weatherby will drive it in and split "B," not to be outdone, claims 50 to 80 per and fish scaler, awl, screw driver, file, cork- the wood. cent better than any other brake-period. screw, sailmakers needle, and scissors. High car- Oh, yes; you meet fellows who say the Brake "B," in a witnessed test here last bon steel blades. 4-5/7" lone-bone handle -corn- punch from a gun doesn't bother them a bit, fall, was compared with the Streamline on nlete in leather holster. and that only women and boys need a pad two .270 Weatherby magnums of about equal or brake. So why should they hang a bulky weight and barrel length, using identical gimmick on the end of a barrel, or have it loads. The score, after four rounds for each drilled or milled full of holes? But ask on the kickmeter, was an even 2 to 1 in Binocular type focusing. Pris- these strongmen whether they can also ab- favor of the wee Streamline. matic lens sys- sorb a kick in the pants. Ask them whether Yet, even in my cockiest moments, I could they would then stick out their chests and never bring myself to claim more than 40 to brag they can take it, and claim anybody 42 per cent actual reductions for the Stream- who couldn't just wasn't much of a man. line, with the most favorable calibers-for cover screws on over Recoil in high power rifles is definitely that was all the durned kickmeter would objective lens. Features show, and only about half of that with the 11Va" tripod and adjustable mount. Weighs only unpleasant, and never a help to good shoot- 1Vz Ibs. including tripod. Complete with leather ing. To the bench-rester, kick along with slow-pokes of massive bullet profile. carryine case. mount and trinod. muzzle jump is an unmitigated evil. It in- Remington Arms in their very illuminating terferes with complete relaxation so neces- breakdown table of recoil factors for a wide sary for concentration on sighting and range of sporting calibers and loads give the squeeze. Worst of all to him, is that larger contributions of gas acceleration and rocket bores, which shoot bullets of superior wind- recoil with the 180 grain .30-06 factory load bucking ability at longer ranges and inher- as 27.5 per cent. The remaining kick of ently just as accurate as the high-speed .22, 72.5 per cent is due to bullet acceleration. are practically ruled out because of stepped- Since no existing commercial brake-or, up difficulty of control. Even to the casual for that matter, any brake you or I would target shooter and hunter, recoil i? always a care to have on a gun-can more than slight- handicap, whether he recognizes it as such ly retard bullet acceleration kick, it becomes or not. evident that any claims of appreciably above Ballisticians, with their knack for making 25 per cent reductions for that load are just simple things look complicated, tell us there so much hokum. However, because braking are three kinds or classes of kick. The first potential, percentagewise, follows the velocity one, slowish but hefty, is from bullet accelera- curve, a considerably higher reduction is tion. It begins the moment the bullet starts possible for the same load in the .300 H. & H. moving forward and ends when further ac- This has a combined gas acceleration and celeration of the missile ceases, a little out rocket kick of 33.5 per cent in the Remington SHOT MEASURE tabulation. The 150 gr. .30-06 load has 37.0 Sturdy Aluminum and Steel Conrtruo from the muzzle. It makes np more than tlon. An insert sleeve for each shot size half the total momentum and sometimes as per cent, just a little more. User a pint bottle for shot or Powde honiiar. (Powder sleeves also available. high as nearly 80 per cent in the heavy-slug, But run-of-the-mill guns, that do not always ~e'lure to state shot aize & load weigh $%S;$;ra;;~ev;; (;!%& ~Bder moderate velocity loads. Short of stopping have the ideal bores and chambers on which the bullet, which is the last thing we want the Remington figures are based, may vary MACHINE YOUR OWN. Kit contains ' castings steel rod for Column & Handle to do, there is nothing we can do about it. considerably from gun to gun, sometimes as- stock for 4 sleeves all necessary nuts 8crews. pins, and drawing with Complete in So we just set the gun butt firmly to our much as 15 to 20 per cent. One Springfield ntructlons. POSTPAID IN U.S.A shoulder and roll with it. I had, with a tight and very uneven bore, -95 N. T. BRIAN . OGDEN. UTAHST The next one, from gas acceleration, also had the normal kick of a .300 H. & H. starts from the ground floor and will impart Marked difference in kick is often met in its full momentum before braking can set guns of the same make and caliber. in. In contribution to total kick, it has a Brakes can be built and have been ex- 1 New Book for Frontier Owners relatively low place-from 6.5 per cent for perimentally by this writer and by others "HOME GUNSMITHING the .35 Remington 200 gr. load to 22 per before him, that will not only stop gas and the COLT SINGLE ACTION cent for the .220 Swift 48 gr. load. In bullet acceleration kick, but will actually FRONTIER REVOLVER" pull the gun forward. Such brakes, looking bv Loren W. Smith braking, this high pressure gas column, which A do-it yourself instruction expands forward at a terrific clip, is the one much like a megaphone, catch the full blaat text book on the operation, and only component of recoil that we can of the gas many inches out from the muzzle g$:iriro::;r. r;:zkb2; 2: use to counteract rearward travel of the gun. where it has reached its highest velocity and Ei& t;Ft ,":;,=p~:w"d~;$ action revolver. The third one, that hits you where it has spread out in a wide cone. The slight Illustrated with Numerous hurts, is "rocket kick" from liberated and gas escape out through the bullet exit then Sketches and Photographs expanding gases at the muzzle. Like that figures little compared to the large internal from bullet acceleration, rocket kick cannot brake head against which the terrific coned be used in braking. But it can be all but blast spends itself. GUNROOM PUBLISHING COMPANY prevented by a correctly designed brake. In a practical size brake, this gas funnel I -Post Office Box 101 Kenmore 17, New York Since rocket kick is second in magnitude does not occur early enough to do much good r REVISION 1 in a larger diameter brake bore, even if thai bore is short enough to prevent escape aheac SERVICE of the bullet. Bore length is less critica than some other brake details. FOR CURRENT Bullet and gas acceleration kick has a1 ready been fully imparted before braking can begin. The third phase, rocket recoil YEAR must be prevented if possible before it hap pens. Our brake, then, has to be plannec to get the highest positive braking attainabli within the weight and size limits of a prac ticable brake. It must forestall rocket kid WITH THIS COMPLETE by not allowing high pressure gases to ge EDITION OF around and out through the brake exit aheac of the bullet. Insufficient porting whici leaves more than residual pressures in thi FIREARMS bore after the bullet has cleared the exi would be bad as the pressure would increasi DlRECTORY I rocket kick. Brake bore length, the distance betweel by SHELLEY BRAVFRMAN barrel muzzle and brake exit, has to bi L limited to where accelerating gases will no beat the bullet out through the exit. If the' did, the gain in recoil reducing forward im pact against the head of the brake from in creased gas velocity would be offset b mounting rocket kick. This is the only-of-its-kind Gun Encyclopedia which, since 195 1, has been serving those whose vocation or avocation includes Firearms .Collectors, Dealers, Gunsmiths, Libraries, Manufacturers, This explains why a relatively small braki etc., throughout the world, are finding the Firearms Directory more and more valuable. bore with correct dimensions and gas escapl Police Laboratories from Scotland to use the Firearms Directory! can be more effiicent than a wrongly de Since its inception, The Firearms Directory has grown each year by means of additions and signed brake of more bulk and length. It i revisions, to the extent that it now weighs more than six (6)pounds! the impact of high velocity gases agains PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED THOUSANDS OF ILLUSTRATIONS! the head of the brake bore and not thi - The unique mointenonce service, consisting of additional new material and revisions, solves the rapid "bleeding off" of gas as some peopl "obsolete book" problem-The FIREARMS DIRECTORY IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE, AND THE MAINTE- think that constitutes the principle of effec NANCE SERVICE KEEPS IT THAT WAY; there is nothing else like it in the Firearms field. tive braking. THE FIREARMS DIRECTORY IS DIVIDED INTO SIXTEEN SEPARATE SECTIONS: A common fault of over-the-counter brakes BOOKS end PUBLICATIONS GLOSSARY MENIS CLUBS and RANGES GUNSMITHS flSlOLS CODES end PROOF MARKS lOFNrIFtCArION RIFLES DEALERS LABORATORIES SHOTGUNS ÈREARMS MISCELLANEOUS LEGAL TECHNICAL NOTES MANUFAC~URERS~ld IMronrEns Appropriate material, contained in the above classifications, is continually added to- for example, the "PISTOL ATLAS" (pp. 34-35, FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION, J. S. Hatcher) RELOADERS! 11 long unavailable, will be at YOUR hand as a Firearms Directory owner. . .Also, each patent in the Fireorms field is extracted with illustrations and and included in the annual B & M OFFERS YOU A supplement And, of course, our world famous Isometric Drowings-of which we now COMPLETE SERVICE have sixty-seven-all to be included in the Firearms Directory! 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SEND FOR CATALOG-CASH OR CREDI' 227 W. Washington St. btLDIbll~and MULL Dept. G-5, Chicago 6, Ill. 102 N. FOURTH ST., PHILIPSBURG, PA. KLEIN'S Box 54 Clipper Gap, California I ~mwm~mmmm~mmmmwmmmmI 61 which have to be made with such sloppy exits on three different calibers, this brake showed split-second time it takes the bullet to pass that even your plumber can do a bang-up job barely half the reductions registered by two from the muzzle out through the brake exit. of fitting them, is that they let too much fast other brakes that were on the market before More escape than that would only in- gas escape around and ahead of the bullet. the Streamline was developed. crease noise and turbulence without further One brake has not enough space between In the Streamline's dispersional system braking gain. Less would leave more than baffle tube and outer case for free gas circu- of porting by small, quickly dissipating jets, residual pressures in the bore and thus not lation. With such brakes, efficiency will de- aggregate escape area was carefully carrel- only decrease braking efficiency but increase crease with shortened barrels because of in- ated to bore size and load, with some plus rocket kick. creased rocket kick. compromise for smaller bores for the sake 1 have been asked whether there is any Rocket kick is the shortcoming of one of standardizing. This was done to give con- velocity loss with a muzzle brake. Probably commercial brake. In my comparative tests tinned bombardment from gas flow for the there is none. There could even be a slight gain, since the bullet, in passing through the brake bore and out through the exit, is no CLEAR SIGHT SCOPE CAPS longer slowed by friction but is still pushed The world's finest protector, optic flat glass, (NOT Lucite), Neoprene bodies. Many thousand hard by the rushing gases. pleased users. $2.95 pr. Filter $4.95 ea. Send for FREE Catalog on these and on the world's In a properly fitted brake, the bullet, of largest stock of quality POINTER pistol stocks. Also genuine Pearl, Ivory and Stag. Complete course, will not touch anywhere once it leaves stock late serial numbers Great Wesern Single Action Guns. Box 360, SOUTHWEST CUTLERY the rifled bore. & MFG. CO., Montebello, California. What reductions can you expect from mod- ern brakes on guns that are usually turned Dealers Only Wholesale Only in for braking? If we leave out of this one or two poor performers, you can look for somewhere around 20 to a little over 40 per cent, depending somewhat on caliber, load and efficiency of the brake. A good average would probably be about 30 per cent or a little above, by a ballistic pendulum test. If this sounds discouraging, after those 1 CHARLES DALY rosy figures of 40, 60 and, inferentially, 100 SHIPS PREPAID per cent and more, perk up, for there is a 1 silver lining. For one thing, a pendulum or other mechanical kick indicator is not quite SHOTGUNS and RIFLES a true yardstick of even actual reductions. 1 Bullet and gas acceleration recoil always comes before braking sets in. They will PISTOLS*SCOPES* RELOADING TOOLS therefore he registered on such devices ac- cording to the weight inertia of these. On FISHING TACKLE OUTBOAR MOTORS my very light recoil carriage, the kick re- corded from a .300 magnum was still nearly half of the unbraked normal even with the NEW! NEW! big megaphone de-kicker that made you tighten your grip on the gun so it wouldn't be pulled from your hands when you shot it from the shoulder. PADRE & HIJO What you feel of kick from a braked gun, AUTOMATIC and what the pendulum shows it to be, are not one and the same thing. Punishment to you is reduced by easily half again of that, so that where the actual reduction was 20 to 40 per cent it becomes 30 to 60 per cent insofar as you feel it. Some think it is more than that, up to nearly double. But even if we stay with pendulum reductions, we get

- - pretty worthwhile results. Beautifully designed by For instance, if your missus can shoot a one of Europe's leading manufacturers. Weighs .300 Savage or a stubby .30-30 carbine, you 11 ounces. 8 shot. Ex- can hand her your braked .300 H & H without posed firing pin. Hand- &me case-with oil can being apt to get into the doghouse for a and brush. Gwt. proof- week thereafter. If she favors a .257 Roberts, fired. NOW AVAILABLE ALL NEW 1956 a switch to a braked .270 Weatherby, with 22 short or 22 long $27.50 Streamline barrel porting, will give her one- 22 short and 22 long combination $32.50 2 BUCCANEER OUTBOARD MOTORS half pound less kick, with no muzzle jump to 25 chrome $27.50 WRITE FOR LITERATURE speak of; and a .270 Winchester, with brake, 25 chrome engraved $32.50 I m will be just so much duck-soup to her. Dealers only: send for literature, ' nude Fed. fireoris license number. 1 DEALERS: We supply guns on affidavit 1 If 11-year old Bobby has progressed to a 1 Hornet or Bee, you can give him a braked .257 Roberts and take him along deer hunting without worry that he'll get into a flinching 1 WE PREPAY WE PREPAY :CLUBS: Send for Prepaid Ammo List. habit. You yourself can probably do better for those long-off shots at a buck or bighorn ...... where you have plenty of time to think what  - WE PREPAY that bruiser .300 blown-out Magnum will do   to your shoulder and face. CHARLES DALY, INC. Looking at it that way, the score for muzzle : Lyric 2-7586 Dept. G Elmsford, New York brakes isn't half bad. In fact, as mechan-  Exit 8 - New York Thruway ical ratings go, they give a pretty good account of themselves. @ CARTRIDGES magazines offering high prices for really rare cartridges that some collectors wanted badly (Continued from page 34) to complete sets, or to add to their particular speciality. This is an effective method of the nail. To give greater elevation, he cents is often the starting price of the more getting the cartridges needed, but it has aimed over the joint of the thumb. Nothing common cartridges. A dollar seldom buys created the impression, especially among non. like having a rule of thumb. one of much rarity. Prices such as $10, $20, collectors, that any unknown cartridge is Some cartridges had the ball in direct or $35 are cheerfully asked for real rarities. worth one of these attractive prices, until contact with the powder. Others had the . . . How come? proved otherwise. ball separated from the powder by the tying There are a lot of factors that make this One further reason for the increase in string. A third group had a separator within big value jump. First off, as we are reminded price is the great increase in printed matter the paper case between powder and ball. time and again, the dollar doesn't buy as on collectors' cartridges. It is one thing to The Swiss Federal rifle load was for the much as it used to do back in the '30s if have a cigar box of unknown cartridges Chasseurs Carbine. The Danish two-ball car- you had a dollar then. Perhaps the main kicking around the gun room, but when you tridge was the only one of its type used in reason is the enormous jump in popularity see one written up and illustrated in some Europe. The Minie-type bullet was for the of the hobby. The addition of new collectors article, it immediately becomes something Belgian "a tige" carbine with exposed and new capital into the field was bound more. Identification of rarities has its useful grease grooves. The odd point-to-powder to raise prices. points. It brings them out into the open cartridge was one of two sizes adapted for Another reason for these orices are the where they may be available for sale or Bavarian muskets. ads that have appeared in various gun swap. 0 A similar point-to-powder bullet with a much more conical point was for the "cham- bered Austrian carbine with the Console- Was-Den now issues a BULLETIN each 30 Da s Augustin lock." That's a new one on me, 1 FLASH your COPY . . . if not WHY NOT . . . BUL~ET~NSAR~ ER&?.!T~% 1 but if your odd "Germann percussion carbine proves 'to have a separate chamber in the TARGETSÑBenc Rest. Small Bore breech, you might be on the start of a gun RELOADING TOOLSÑPacific Dunbar, Echo, C-H, RCBS, BGM, Star POWDER MEASURESÑRedding BGM, Ideal, Hollywood, RCBS, Pacific collector's discovery. Prussia's revolutionary BULLETSÑSierra Hornadv, Nosier. Sisk, Speer, Jordan. Norma. Pearson. Cast Bullets needle-gun cartridge had a rounded bullet PRIMERSÑFederal Remington Winchester Berdan, Speer (NEW) POWDERSÑD~~O~~ercules. base and nestled in a paste board wad or CASE TRIMMERSÑForster W'ilson, Grigsby, Smiley sabot. Set in the base of the sabot was CASE GAUGESÑWilson Forster, RCBS, Cri by, McKillen 6 Heyer SCALESÑReddin Paciflc Webster the priming. The rifle's long "zundnadel" ACCESSORIESÑBenc Rest Pedestals,Pedestals Sand Bags. Shooting'Glasses. Funnels, Handbooks, Lens Filtets, or firing pin penetrated the paper case, pow- UnnrimadUnprimed- ...... - - facaeCases--- - -, .NORMANIlRMA. - make.maira der charge, and struck the priming. Although GUN SMITH ~UPPLIESÑPLASTISUPPLI CARTRIDGE BOXES each $1.50. the pin eroded, rusted and broke, it was the PHONE AND MAIL-ORDER SERVICE - DEALERS WRITE first really successful breech loader and the WAS-DEN, NORTHAMPTON, PA., Phone: Col. 2-2777 basis for the Mauser rifle. By comparison with these and other oddities was the usual U.S. service cartridge, the .58 Minie ball. Some remarkable bullets were used in these times. Called "musket shells," these explosive bullets were eventually outlawed for war use, but had only limited value any- BY LOADING YOUR OWN SHOTGUN way. The Devigne musket shell had a per- RIFLE & PISTOL SHELLS SAFE & EASY! cussion cap placed on what appears to be a common musket nipple screwed into the nose Thousands of satisfied customers are oroof of simnlicitv.. . of the lead bullet. Doubtless the ramrod had Tool loads shotgun and metallic cartridges. Con- a cavity to accept the cap without exploding. 1 verts from shotshell dies to rifle or pistol dies in This type was popular as it could be trans- 1 one minute, usina- a screwdriver. ported with the gunpowder in it, but un- Price includes both loading tool and p primed until used. Another kind was more 1 and dies. dangerous. It had the cap built in and contained a long needle which set off the Complete shotshell unit-1 ga. $60.00 cap on impact. A French Minie bullet also Complete rifle or pistol-1 cal. non-Automatic primer $48.50 was tried out with a percussion cap on a separate cone. The English Jacobs bullet Rifle or pistol dies-%Ñ1 thread $12.50. contained a copper clyinder of fulminate. "PIP-SQUEAK" POWDER MEASURE Rifle tests were conducted at up to 2400 Ultimate in accuracy. Loads yards during which ammunition wagons were all powders without changing blown up with this bullet. Verging into the parts. Finger tip adjustment. field were some little copper-encased rockets fired from muskets by the soldiers of Baden and Wurtemburg. A careful study For indoor shooting. Shoots in your PRIMER POCKET SWAGE of these may help identify some of those revolver or pistol. Fires .I75 ball. odd bullets picked up on Civil War battle- Propelled by regular pistol primers. Removes crimp from Gov't. .30-'06 fields. Set of 5 complete with priming tool cases. Fits all tools using %x14 thread $9.95 dies. $8.00 The High Cost of Living Shotgun wads, all sizes, fiber and felt. Redding scales, Dembart checkering tools, When I first started collecting cartridges Mashburn triggers, Mershon recoil pads, micro sights. back in the early '30s, one of the big at- All prices F.O.B. Glendale. tractions of the hobby was its comparative Discount to Dealers - Write today for Free Literature cheapness. Two bits would buy most any of the buffalo cartridges, and a cartridge that listed over a dollar really was a rarity! LACHMILLER L...... --mmm.. J CO. Bannerman was selling most of his Civil 6445-G San Fernando Road, Glendale 1, California War cartridges for $3 per hundred. But Citrus 1-591 1 Chapman 5-1726 today things have changed. Twenty-five - The NEW SIMMONS DELUXE VEN- TILATED RIB POSITIVELY STOPS DISTORTION from HEAT WAVES. .. Let's You POINT FASTER . . . SHOOT BETTER! -A shooting to long-range target work. Power - change is accomplished by merely dialing CqueSimmons Deluxe - - Ventilated Rib supports are HOL- the ocular piece to the desired magnification. GAUGES, LOW! That means lightness for No screws, nuts or knurled rings need to be easier handling . . complete loosened. Weatherby's Variable Imperial was diffusion of heat haves. No shim- ENS mer in your line of sight. designed for the man who wishes to have the finest scope. It gives greater field of view and extreme luminosity or light-gather- ing ability for hunting purposes as well as for small animal and target shooting even when using the 10 power setting, reports the manufacturer. DEPEND ON SIMMONS FOR: Custom fitting 8 One week senice Straight sighting plane 8 Anchored at One pint only Strong lightweight ronstruction Not affected by heat, WEAVER PIVOT MOUNT. Scope pivots rebluing or barrel expansion and con* traction 8 All supports silver-soldered to the side instantly for use of iron sights. Top mounting gives wide spacing of the mount rings, rigidity, low scope position, Send for easy installation. Mounts pivot on tapered Sinnnons New Complete . bearings for perfect alignment. Wide spac- Catalog ing with both mount rings bearing solidly Dept. D-15, 504 E. 18th St.. Kansas City 8, Mo. on their bases gives rigid support to the scope. On rifles with factory drilled holes, such as Winchester M70, Remington M721, 722, 760ADL, Savage M99 and some Mauser style rifles, no drilling is necessary. Price complete $12.50. Write W. R. Weaver, Dept. G., El Paso, Texas. NORMA CYLINDRICAL CASES FOR WILDCATTERS. Making its first impor- eign guna. Many styles and 7 colon to chooae tant postwar introduction into the American from, including Fran- wildcat and custom loading market, Norma zite'i famous ataghorn. Made of tough, unbreak- Projektilfabrik, Amotfors, Sweden, has be- able FRANZITE. gun shipment of the Norma Special Cylin- drical brass cases to meet demands of ex- perimenters, custom loaders and wildcatters WRITE 5501 Broadway, throughout the country. Precision made from Dept. CG-5 virgin brass, these Norma Special cases have SPORTS! INC. Chicago 40,111. the case mouth annealed, ready for necking operations into any caliber within the .30-'06 0 BUILD RIFLES or .300 H & H head size specifications. Sold 0 BARRELING WEATHERBY BRINGS OUT NEW in boxes of 20. Prices and literature avail- CUSTOM 0 STOCKING SCOPE-THE IMPERIAL VARIABLE. able on request. For further information First to offer riflemen the full range of 2% JENKINS GUN SHOP ufe%&W'iiMsa contact: Mr. E. H. Sheldon, Pres., Precision to 10 power! Equips the sportsman for all Tool & Gun Co., Dept. G., South Lansing, No More types of shooting-from close-range brush New York. Dull, Dirty, Pitted A STATIONARY REAR SIGHT GUNS. REELS. TOOLS LAST! FOR COLT AUTOMATICS! Amazing ~eithone Gun cloth Clears, Polishes without rubbing-Makes Metal, Wood Shine Scientifically impregnated cloth clears guns, reels rods, tools brass chrome, golf clubs, leather to shin- ing brilliance and at the same time Imparts Invisible Tough Film- P rotec t s Even Against Salt Water, Salt Air Corrosion-Rust Proofs in Storage. Prevents fogging. Builds up beauti- I ful glossy finish and depth of color. For the first time in history KING offers a slide replace- Best of protection and gun is al- ways ready for immediate use or ment for all Colt 22 automatics with smooth bolt action WORKS LIKE periods of storage. Safe. Order leaving the rear sight in a permanent stationary position. today and say goodbye to messy Precision-tooled AUTO-ACTION* eauiooed with KING MAGIC' polishing. . .. serni-rib sight, postage paid ...... $45.00 Now Only $1.0&3 for $24uaranteed State model or gun when ordering. Send $1 for one Keithone Gun Cloth or 3 for $2 Post- paid. Will last for months. Rinses clean without re- RICKY GUNSIGHT CO. moving activator. Money back guarantee. (If C.O.D. 1017 California Drive, Dept. 64, Burlingame, Calif. postage- - extra) Manufacturers of King Gun Sights INVITED Keith Chemical Co. *Pat. Pending Dept. 841-E 2832 Nlazuma Avo., Birmingham, Alabama Something New- Jh

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The new edi This is what you know wear Out your leg tion of the Ideal Handbook #40 is callei . . . no more greasy shirts or by Lyman Gun Sight Corp., Middlefield rusty guns. Conn., the greatest "Reloader's Bible" the- Weighs only 2% ever offered. Radically different from las ounces, has riveted year's edition, brand new features and dc nickel clip for velopments provide authentic reloading in long wear. Fits formation. Whether beginner or exper1 inside trouser band. Made of there's so many helpful facts on reloadin highest quality top packed into 160 pages of the Ideal Hand grade leather. All book, that it's a must for everyone who re sizes, makes and loads ammunition or is seriously interestei models. Send your weapon make, in shooting. a barrel length and The Ideal Handbook is available from Lj caliber with $2.96 THE AMERICAN ORDNANCE ASSO- man dealers, or direct from the factory fo for postage pre- CIATION, founded in 1919, fosters under- $1.00. paid shipment. On standing of the importance of science and COD, you pay postage. Dealer industry to our national defense. Its prin- inquiries invited. cipal aim is to keep available the highly NEW SUPER-SIZE game and animal targei specialized knowledge needed for arming the are now being shipped by NEW TRENT01 nation's manpower by stimulating interest in TARGETS. The latest are deer, bear an Dept. H. the design, production and maintenance of antelope profiles 1% by 2 feet. Comes in 5 our defense weapons. It carries on this pa- different types, in 5 sizes, from the small 6 B & J Leather triotic work through its national and re- square Poker Hand target up to the big one gional conferences; its official journal, ORD- Every year, more hunters, plinkers, club ta: Goods Go. NANCE; its monthly bulletin, THE COM- get shooters and marksmen draw a bead o P.O. Box 990 NEW TRENTON TARGETS. MON DEFENSE: and INDUSTRIAL PRE- Brownsville, Texas CLADALOY BULLET CO. 1 Mod. 1911A1 I - -- Manufacturers of tha po~ularnew machina cut OoPwr clad alloy bullet8 whlah enn b8 driven at HARDHITTING highest velooitlu. Available far hand MM and 1 .45 Autos! 1 rlllm. At your dealer or Tdç dlrwt. Write for W.LI--1 frà Hit and folder. Immtdlate Mivary. BOX 643 NORTH HOLLYWOOD, CALIF. 4 -robs RIFLES ACCESSORIES ' frite for cotatogue WEBLEY * SCOTT Ltd. each WATCH FOR WEAMAN ST.. BIRMINGHAM 4, ENGLAND- -. SELECT NEW Pistols scroll engraved and refinished by a London Gunmaker. A treas- GET A U. S. NAVY ured possession for Collectors and Shooters. We've supplied Colt Mod. 191 1A1 .45s to SNOOPERSCOPE members of the West Point Pistol Team. The Infra-red - Very limited supply. First Come-First device that A Served. Five day return privilege. Two Guns Clips. Buyer pays transportation. Permit if required. (A few scroll engraved .38 ON YOUR LETS YOU SEE and .455 Colt and S & W revolvers from $39.50). IN TOTAL NEWSTAND DARKNESS!! FRANK CLARK, Jr. BRAND $160.90 Life Member NRA NEW Box 297 Cheyenne, Wyo. EVERY MONTH Write for details BARRY ELECTRONICS, 512 Broadway. N.Y. 120. N.Y. AMMUNITICINi Lwk! Here is the real McCoy I SPECIAL l SALE of that hard-to-get ammunition l for , etc. REMINGTON Per Box rn 41 RIMFIRE SHORTS $4" (50 Rds., : M.I. Carbins Per 100 ...... '06 Military hta Issue Per loo ...... ,70 Smakeiess Low Pressure Ideal for bore sighting, checkering, stock Per 100 ...... Remington Rifle Cartridges carving or repairs. Adding the right angle Per 100 ...... Wind-ter Self-Loadin0 adapter, affords even more versatility. Per 100 ...... Wineheater Self-Lc-ading Per 100 ...... Has a11 the features of a vise, plus the fea. Remington silvertip Per loo ...... tures of operating upright or flat, turning in Remiwton Soft Point Per 100 ...... a complete circle in either position and lock- Long R F Cartridges Per 100 ...... ing in the exact place desired by simply short R P Per 100 ...... tightening the jaws (2%" x 4"). Extra base Rim-Fire Short, Per 100 ...... available for using the Versa-Vise in more than one location. Overall dimensions are 10% inches high by 11 inches wide-weight 16 pounds. RUBBER :RECOIL BOOTS NOSLER PARTITION JACKET BUL- Sold on a money-back guarantee-$12.95 l LET. Constructed with two lead cores, cov- (except in eleven Western States where price *for shotgun $ ered by a gilding metal jacket and separated is $13.95). If not available in local store, *or rifle DOZEN l 3 by a wall or partition near the center. Upon send order and payment to The Will-Burt impact the front lead practically disinte- Company, Box G-3, Orrville, Ohio. grates, creating tremendous shock. The front jacket folding back over the rear half ap. vroximately doubles the diameter, yet the bullet has- ample weight and stability to mav penetrate deeply. Used the world over to QUALITY 'N~N60 PUWZR make one-shot kills with great regularity, -- 45 ACHROMATIC I states the manufacturer. Work in small or 1medium cartridge cases including super mag- num. Manufactured by Nosler Partition Bullet Co., Dept. G., 382 Wightman St., Ashland, Oregon.

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of a BLU-BLAK Service gun shop to which you can take or send your gun to be given this superb BLU-BLAK finish. Address H. TOM COLLORD, Director, N-B-B-A, box 3985-G, Detroit, AIich., and receive also, a free copy of "WHAT OTH- ERS SAY" about BLU-BLAK. Cartridges at your FINGERTIPS for FAST RELOADING High Impact Plastic (Guaranteed) If not at your dealer, Price $3.00 ppd. HOLIDAY MFG. CO., Dept. G, .22 CALIBER RUGER AUTOMATIC. Grand lsiond, Nebr. It is said that, for all practical purposes, this Jobbers & Dealers Inquiries Invited is the pistol which revolutionized the post- war hand gun industry in America, combin- YOU-MAKE-'EM GUN KITS ing as it does technical excellence with manu- Full size finished product so authentic !hat it's facturing simplicity. The gun is thoroughly difficult to tell it from the real thing! covered by patents and probably has the largest commercial sales of any automatic liistol in the world, estimates the manu- facturer. The grip, made of black, shock- resistant hard rubber, has a design which SCW .357 Magnum ...... 3.95 Gepaid adds to the natural pointing qualities of this NEW EDDIE BAUER KNIT SLEEVE Kentucky long rifle...... 5.95 Prepaid Ruger. Another outstanding feature of the Thompson Sub-machine gun...... 5.95 Prepaid VEST. A genuine 100% prime Northern 9 mm Luger...... 2.95 Prepaid .22 Ruger is its cylindrical bolt action. goose Down insulation throughout its body Philadelphia Derringer...... 1.95 Prepaid Available with 4%" or 6" barrel. Retails Pepper Box (all plastic)...... 98 Prepaid gives d-season comfort. Keeps in wearer's Bad 10c for CompZete n6w cotalou ol over 80 rncdwq for only $37.50. For more information write body temperature. Keeps out cold. Can be and antique uun k@a. Refftnd on firat order. Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc., Dept. G, All Kita Prepaid (add .25c in Canada worn outside all year 'round. VICKERY MODEL GU2*CEk, lllinolt Southport, Connecticut. Post 0ffk.e BOX 93 Made in the Eddie Bauer factory in Seattle. Washington, which has been designing and FOR ZVERY GUN OWmR! The National manufacturing down insulated clothing and JJ MOVIE CAMERA sleeping bags-for the Alaska market aGd all HAP60 "HUITER sum BLU-BLAK Association, the only rewgnizd From Canada to Africa group of exprt gun refinishers in the world, outdoorsmen for over a quarter century. the Hapco Movie Ca- $5,00 Sleeves and collar are pure worsted wool. mera stock is used by POST- announces the FIVE-YEAR GUARANTEE, natural life photogra- PA10 for the first time in history, given by its co- Outer back is visibly quilted in square de- phers who know the sign. Inner lining is durable, long-wearing value of the gun camera operating member gun shops, on rifles and for fast action movies. shotguns given the BLU-BLAK refinishing nylon. Convert your camera si treatment famous for and long by attaching the Hapco . . . Ideal for all outdoor activities and casual ntera stock. Cast alumi service . . . "More beautiful than any new wear. Can be dry cleaned repeatedly without minted grev. weighs onlv one ' gun" in the opinion of thousands of happy bund, -acXs aca eaiil in small affecting its insulating qualities. Available space. For most and !~MM cameras gun owners. The only finish ever to be from Eddie Bauer, 160 Jacl

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Doiibles storks, restored, Fine individual ideas GUNS & AMMUNITION M95 WINCHESTER, 30-40. $75. WAIATI~ER worked ont for discriminating gun collectors. PP .32, $35. Jap sporter, ,308. $65. Postnaid. Antiques restored. Gun Seblu, Biltmore 15, N. LEGAL GARAND Rifles $110. Carbines M. C. Weist, 102 Potomac, Oak Ridge, Tenn. c. $87.50. Sloper, 907 D Nearmont, Ti~cson, Arizona. F.4MOUS SWISS 7.5 (30 Cal.) Mannli~her PARTS & SPECIALTIES Type Carbines and Schmidt-R~ihin R~fles. Finest lot ever recived. Individuallv selected SELECTION OF 500 Shotguns. Rifles & Pis- SHOTGUN STOCKS and Beavertail Forearms tols, foreign and domestic. Illustrated cata- in Swit%erland. Excellent, no seconds. Car- bines $75, Rifles $50 While they last. Military hand fittcd and finisl~edin American walnut. logue 25$. Davis & Sons, Inc., 400 E. Jeffer- Box locks $14.00 side locks $16.00. Forearms son, Louisville 2, Icentucky. and Spoi.tinz Ammunition pricrs on request. Dealer inquiries invited. Randaii Arms, 911 $10.00 and $12.00. Checkering $3.00 extra. Pico, Fresno 4, California. Blueing rifles and shotguns $10.00 ; Pistols COLT SINGLE Actions $25 to $1000. -411 $7.50. Discount to dealers. Information on re- Parts incliiding frames. 15$ for list. Mail quest. Treloar Gun Shop, 523 Lime St., Orders Only. Grecr Firearms Company, 1002 "WINCHESTER 300 MAGNUM and Swift. Waterioo, Iowa. W. Poplar Street, Griffin, Georgia. Also custom 250-3000 very accurate with components. Feclzer. Targetspot and Weaver scope. I~ollywoodPowder measure. Colt Fron- PATENTS GUNS ! ! 3000 GUNS ! ! Winchesters Colts, tier 45-all like new. Geyge Zimmerman, Lugers, Arms, Armor, Big Bargains ! ! ! Cata- Box 551, Bristol, Tennessee. log 50 cents. Agramonte's, 201 Warburton INVICNTORS: WHEN you are satisfied that Avenue, Yonkers 2R, N. Y. you have invented something of value, wr~te SHOOTERS, SAVE money on shotgun shells. me, without obligation for information. 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