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Beretta Shotguns Have Always Been Par- Ticularly Appealing On The Cover: Accuracy International AWP By Barry Dueck Photo by Ichiro Nagata MAY 2002 Vol. 48, Number 05-569 40 FEATURES Workingman's Defensive Folders 20 BY R.K. CAMPBELL A sharp edge in the pocket beats a custom 1911 in the safe. Flying With Firearms Today 27 BY DAN PETERSON Yes, the atmosphere has changed, but the author says you can still travel with your guns. Through The Looking Glass 30 BY HOLT BODINSON This valuable shooter's tool will change the way you look at your firearms. 40 Sentimental Favorites 34 BY JOHN TAFFIN A good knife can be more than a mere working tool. The Philadelphia Pistol Reborn 20 36 BY BILL BALL Gunsmith Jack Brooks recreates the gentleman's pistol. Accuracy International's AWP 40 BY BARRY DUECK Start from a clean sheet to design a superior precision rifle, and this is what you get. Cutting Edge Cowboy 46 BY PAT COVERT A close look at the custom blades of Rob Simonich. Ed Brown's Ozark 702 49 BY DAVE ANDERSON A built-to-order rifle for those who demand the finest. DEPARTMENTS Beretta's Onyx And Whitewing 8Crossfire Letters to GUNS 52 BY DAVE ANDERSON Don't you deserve a superb quality and affordable over/under? 10 Rifleman Dave Anderson Remington Model Eight 36 BY TIMOTHY CASE This rifle was sleek and exciting when 14 Quartermaster Jim Gardner 56 introduced nine decades ago — it still is. 18 Handloader Charles E. Petty Rock River Arms Tactical Carbine 60 BY CHARLES E. PETTY A slick M4-type carbine from a 26 Shotgunner Holt Bodinson company known for quality. 66 Handguns Massad Ayoob Daisy's 717 Air Pistol 64 BY J.I. GALAN A bargain trainer that performs way out of 76 New Products relation to its cost. The Hunter's Guide To Ballistics 78 Guns Classifieds 67 BY DAVID FORTIER Book review. 80 Advertiser Index Gun Of The Month 82 Campfire Tales John Taffin NEW DEPARTMENT 68 Win a beautiful Model 945 from the S&W Performance Center. 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Reps.: Buchmayr Associates Sig Buchmayr 137 Rowayton Ave. #410 Rowayton, Conn. 06853 [203] 855-8834 MAGAZINE PRINTING SERVICES: Quebecor World FILM PRODUCTION: Web-Tech, Inc. GENERAL COUNSEL: Steele N. Gillaspey PRODUCED IN THE U.S.A. WARNING: Firearms are dangerous and if used improperly may cause serious injury or death. Due to the inherent variables in the reloading of ammunition, be sure to verify any published loads with manufacturer’s data. Products mentioned or advertised may not be legal in all states or jurisdictions. Obey all firearms laws. Always consult a professional gunsmith when modifying any firearm. Be a safe shooter! 6 MAY 2002 GUNS MAGAZINE LETTERS TO GUNS LETTER OF THE MONTH Three Decades With The .25-20 WCF I Want My "MTG" It is wonderful for someone to notice I noticed the article in your March issue such an underestimated cartridge as the .25- regarding Gary Reeder Custom Guns. I 20. I have for 32 years enjoyed an octagonal found this particular article to be interesting, barreled Marlin model 1894 lever rifle to but more importantly, I’m glad that “Meet take jack rabbits, javelina, other numerous The Gunsmith” seems to be developing into varmints, and small game (where legal). a semi-regular feature. Cast bullets had to replace the 86 grain GUNS sister publication American lead bullet factory loads and I have had the Handgunner has always been very good use of one box of 60 grain hollow points about showcasing the efforts of America’s (factory loads). premier custom pistolsmiths, which is one As my grandfather’s farmhand the rifle reason that I have read it regularly since I served to defend cattle from coyotes and saw the first issue appear on my local news- feral coydogs in N.E. Texas years ago, and stand in the late ’70s. currently alternates with my .22 Hornet and Please continue to run these features and .22 WMR on ranch duty in NW Louisiana. be certain to give us a look at those gun- I wish some gun makers, (Marlin, smiths that do custom long gun work as Winchester, N.E.F. or others) would at least well. I may not be able to afford some of offer the .25-20 as a custom caliber, so that these beautiful works of art, but I enjoy see- my daughter and grandson could enjoy a ing them none the less. future of using this pleasant, accurate and Jonathan Carter mild cartridge for plinking, livestock protec- Atlanta, Ga. tion, and hunting. Carnie R. Burcham GUNS MAGAZINE MARCH 2002 Via e-mail Teach A Man To Fish... Good Job, But... Jacob Gottfredson’s article in the March Remembering Bruce Nelson issue of GUNS is the type of article that I Your March issue was the best I’ve seen like to see. It did not tell me to buy a “brand in some time. You addressed a wide range of I read, with great interest, “Today’s x” spotting scope, but instead it gave me the subjects, from sporting to military, and I Concealment Holsters — Better Than Ever” necessary information to do my own shop- noticed some contributions from authors by Massad Ayoob in the February 2002 issue ping and to make an intelligent decision. whose work I’ve enjoyed in other publica- of GUNS. Of particular interest, the paragraph Quality sporting equipment seems to be tions. Let me also say that although I do pertaining to Bruce Nelson’s Summer Special. more expensive than ever, and you do us a enjoy handguns and semiauto rifles, it was a Nelson and I were hired on the same day, good service by telling us not only which pleasant change of pace to see a more sport- August 1, 1969, at the Fillmore Police particular piece of gear is a good choice but ing oriented firearm featured on the cover. Department in Ventura County, Calif. also why. I must take you to task though for the Shortly thereafter, Nelson began producing I’m a working man, and I don’t mind caption in Massad Ayoob’s column on some fine gun leather. The FPD had just spending good money on my shooting and page 64. The pistols shown appear to be begun using the .45 Colt pistol, thus becom- hunting gear. But I need to make the right model P90s, not P97s, as you incorrectly ing the second department in California to choice the first time, because I sure can’t labeled them. do so, following El Monte’s lead. afford to buy the same thing twice. Harper Stuart I still have and use one of the seven orig- On a similar topic, how about some do- Bozeman, Mont. inal Summer Special’s, as well as a muzzle it-yourself type articles? forward duty holster, a crossdraw, thumb Jonathan Schmidt Yes, the caption is incorrect. The fault break, off-duty holster and a magazine Via e-mail however is mine, not Ayoob’s. I do apologize pouch — all stamped with Nelson’s logo — for the error. -Editor CLL: Combat Leather Limited. Fine gun leather and a lasting legacy to Bruce Nelson. Gary E. Mills Winnemucca, Nev. GUNS MAGAZINE™ welcomes letters to the editor for “Crossfire.” Send your letters to: CROSSFIRE, GUNS Magazine, 591 Camino de la Reina, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92108.
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