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JULY/AUGUST 1986 Vol. 11, No. 59

FEATURES Cover: A stunning photograph of Smith 's new MASTER TIPS, Jon Winokur...... 23 Mickey Fowler explains the finger-forward grip. 645 auto. Photo by lchiro Nagata. SMITH AND WESSON 645, Jeff Cooper ...... 26 A critical look at the new .45 auto from Smith. PACHMAYR'S DOMINATOR, J.D. Jones ...... 32 A radical revision of a Gov't Model for hunting. CUSTOM HANDGUNS IN AFRICA, Cameron Hopkins ...... 34 NATIONAL ADV. OFFICE: 591 Camino Sit back and enjoy an armchair safari. de lo Reino, Suite 200, Son Diego, CA 92108 (619) 297-8520 CUSTOM GUN GIVEAWAY, ...... 40 You can win a Bowen custom Super Blackhawk! WEST COAST REPS. : Media Soles Asso­ ciates, 23232 Peralto Drive (Suite 218), La­ THE AYOOB FILES, Massad Ayoob ...... 43 guna Hills, CA 92653 (714) 859-4448 Do better guns win fights? Maybe, maybe not. REFINED RUGERS, Dave Arnold...... 44 Two classy conversions of Ruger's rimfire auto.

CROSSFIRE, Cameron Hopkins and Charles E. Petty ...... 46 ·GEORGE E. von ROSEN, Publisher Are magnums better? Consider two views. JEROME RAKUSAN, Editorial Director AMT' SAUTOSCALE, Dan Cotterman ...... 48 CAMERON HOPKINS, Editor An electric powder measure and scale in one! SYD BARKER, Art Director JOHN HART, Graphic Design WHAT'S NEW FROM REMINGTON ...... 51 TOM HOLLANDER, Circulation Director New factory ammo and a new XP-100! BOB COLLINS, Advertising Soles Manager ROSS SEYFRIED, AFRICAN HUNTER, John Toppenberg ...... 59 The 1981 IPSC champion is now a professional hunter. AMERICAN HANDGUNNER (ISSN 0145-4250) is pub­ lished bi-monthly by Publishers Development Corp .. 591 Camino de la Reina, San Diego, CA 92108. Second class postage paid at San Diego, CA 92108, and at additional mailing offices. Subscriptions: One year (6 issues) $14.75. Single monthly copies $2.50 (in Canada $3.50). Change of Address: Four weeks' notice re­ quired on all changes. Send old address as well as new. Contributors submitting manuscripts, photo­ graphs or drawings do so at their own risk. Material cannot be returned unless accompanied by sufficient postage. Payment will be made at rates current at time of publication and will cover reproduction in any or all AMERICAN HANDGUNNER Magazine editions. Ad­ vertising rates furnished on request. Reproduction or use of any portion of thi s magazine in any manner. with­ out written prmission, is prohibited. All rights reserved. COLUMNS Title to this publication passes to subscriber only on delivery to his address. SUBSCRIPTION PROBLEMS: For immediate action write to Tara Hietpas, 591 Camino de la Reina, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92108 or call PISTOLSMITHING, John Lawson ...... 6 (619) 297-8524. Ask for Tara Hietpas. COP TALK, Massad Ayoob ...... 9 . HANDGUN LEATHER, Al Pickles ...... 14 .- INSIGHTS INTO IPSC, Cameron Hopkins ...... 16 @.- SIWETAS, Bert Stringfellow ...... 18 - HANDLOADING, Dan Cotterman ...... 21 THE GUILD SPEAKS, George Wessinger ...... 22 HANDGUN HUNTING, J.D. Jones ...... 24 INDUSTRY INSIDER, Jerry Rakuson...... 78 e 4 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER • JULY/AUGUST 1986 NO COMPROMISES '85 IPSC NATIONALS Here's what a few of the competitors have to say about their PACT Timers; 1st Place: R. Leatham"/ never go to the range without it and neither should you. " 2nd Place: B. Enos " ... measurably improved my basic shooting skills. "

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Not only.is it an PACT CHRONO-MOD [optional) - $49 PACT SKY SCREENS $15. EACH $25./PAIR excellent training tool, it's also extremely #~]f15 :356 . 2 FF ..:· useful for running matches. I think it's an ex­ ·-· (compatible with Oehler chronographs) cellent value for the money." ... Mike Plaxco Pl~IR FCTF.: 171.2 Shipping & Insurance - $5 UPS Ground, $1 O UPS Air. 4% charge for Visa or MasterCard. WHAT DOES THE CHAMPIONSHIP TIMER DO? Texas residents add 5% sales tax . In addition to providing you wrth an instant or By having the $49 CHRONO-MODTM installed in delayed start signal [the length of delay is adjustable]. your Timer, you enable it to double as the best por­ NOTE:This $329 price includes the Timer the MKll Championship Timer records the time of table chronograph on the market. When you fire . with belt clip , battery charger and manual. each shot fired , " par times " and up to two " stop " your Timer will display the shot number and veloci­ The CHRONO-MOD can be purchased with plates. When you fire , the sound of your pistol trig­ ty of the last shot fired, as well as your current your Timer or it can be installed at a later gers the unit which will simultaneously display the average velocity. When you finish your string , push date. number of the last shot fired , the time since your " review ", the Timer will display high velocity, low BROCHURE AVAILABLE covering the previous shot or " par time ", if you are using one, velocity and their corresponding shot numbers. Push PACT product line . $1 .00 refundable with and your total time. " review " again and the Timer will display the ex­ first purchase . treme variation and average deviation . In addition One year limited warranty . EASY TO USE each shot may be reviewed individually. 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Here is an example of what the Timer a new sky screen body and will not be higher than [214] 641-0049 will display: $15. for a brand new sky screen . 1-800-PACT INC PACT, MKll Championship Timer and CHRONO-MOD are Trademarks of Practical Applied Computer Technology , Inc . increased capacity in the loaded case. Like anything in the realm of science and PIST01SMITHING mechanics, there is a law of diminishing returns that applies to short, handy, very con­ cealable handguns. The light, short bullets JOHN G. LAWSON necessary to bring them up to full ballistic potential have to give up something in the category of accuracy to reach peak perfor­ COLT OFFICER'S ACP BENEFITS FROM mance. Short range accuracy is acceptable with all of the above bullets; it is long range PISTOLSMITHING, SPECIAL HANDLOADS target accuracy that suffers. We aren't dealing with a target weapon, however. We are look­ ing for a load that will get us out of a potential he idea of a short, light compact pistol of inquiry were either ignored or responded to write-off in a lethal encounter. The little 150 Tmajor caliber has always appealed to with form letters. grain bullet moving out of the stubby ACP's detectives, undercover officers and busi­ When the Colt factory first marketed the barrel at magnum velocity will serve nicely. nessmen who carry a weapon .day and night Officer's ACP, I saw a passing bandwagon There are some definite stirrings of nostal­ under a broad spectrum of dress codes and that I had to climb aboard. All of the old gia as I look at my little Officer's ACP. I weather circumstances. By the mid-1960s, desires for a short, stubby pistol of major remember the after-midnight sessions with nearly every gunsmith who numbered these caliber were at last being catered to with a Narcs and Detectives and long hours at the categories of concealed carriers among his properly engineered factory weapon. At last, bench and milling machine. It was some of customers, had tried his hand at sawing and a very concealable pistol in .45 ACP. I these early experiments that prompted the chopping the Government model or the admired the sleek, functional lines and mar­ Hartford factory to finally produce the little Commander into a more concealable veled at the original engineering thoughts .45. Witness their advertisement showing a package. that had produced a reduced size Com­ hacksawed slide and frame. So, the sun The problems that developed with the mander that was reliable, hard hitting and finally sets on an era of pistolsmithing in genre of "chopped and channeled" pistols, ... uh, oh! Back up there. What about the which I played my bit part, then exited stage mostly related to reliability of function, grad­ hard hitting aspect? left. But, every time I pick up the Officer's ually made this kind of alteration a lost cause. A simple penetration test in soft pine ACP and admire the tiny, powerful package, The shortened recoil spring plugs, spring brought back the old doubts and fears. The for me, it's yesterday ~ guides and springs themselves were the cause Officer's ACP produced roughly one-fourth once more. ~ for most concern. In these alterations, the the penetration with some popular loads and Kim Ahrend s Custom Grips (Officer's grips) 'radically shortened recoil spring almost one-third with 0thers. Since everything else 915 First Ave. S.E. always packed in full recoil, taking the full about the pistol.. that I felt needed some Clarion , IA 50525 rearward blow of the slide. The result was improvement was standard procedure with (515) 532 ·3449 short spring life overall, after a predictable the larger Colts, I set to work on some cycle of permanent compression, or spring improved loads. Northeast Industrial , Inc. (bul let molds) Bullet Mold Division shortening, due to the incessant pounding. I had already exchanged the factory wood P.O. Bo x 249 The reduced spring tension resulted in grips for a set of Kim Ahrends' custom Canyon City, OR 97820 failures to feed reliably, first with semi-wad­ cocobolo checkered Officer's ACP grips with (503) 575·2513 cutter shapes, then even bobbling hardball a different radius through the width, resulting rounds. I can remember my thoughts of those in (for me) a more secure and better fitting Brownel ls, Inc. (Wolff springs) days vividly, as I cut a half dozen extra grip using the short factory issue trigger, and Route 2, Bo x 1 Montezuma, IA 50171 springs for my cutoff GM: If Wolff would cut away to allow more rapid access to the only make a proper recoil spring for the magazine catch button. The factory dual shortened slide model, failure to function , recoil spring had disappeared into a bottom the only thing standing in the way of reliabil­ drawer, replaced by a Wolff single coil TEDDY: GUNS FOR ME, ity for this useful and increasingly popular designed especially for the snubby slabside NONE FOR YOU! conversion. Wishful thinking. Letters of weapon. A trigger job, with a takeup and overtravel screw added to the factory trigger A man entering a Senate office building and the usual list of plugging and tinkering was arrested for carrying two submachine common to all Colt pistol reliability jobs - guns, a pistol, and 146 rounds of ammunition. ramp polishing, barrel throating, extractor He explained he was acting as a bodyguard polishing, magazine catch polishing and for Mr. Gun Control himself, Senator some general detail work resulted in what is, Edward Kennedy. He was released when for me at least, the ideal packing pistol for all Kennedy confirmed his story. In a public seasons. statement, Kennedy added that he is still per­ With one glaring exception, that is: The sonally opposed to guns.* hardly-better-than-.380 ballistics syndrome. Some work at the drawing board and a *Quoted verbatim from the National Review, long letter to NEI, the bullet mold manufac­ February 14, 1986. ld5::1 turer in Oregon, resulted in a 180 grain .454" In this election year, the American Ha1ul­ JOHN SWC mold, a 150 grain .451" and a 138 grain gunner urges you to register to vote, and then SP ILBORG HS .451" SWC mold that is the basis of my VOTE! Together we can oust the gun grab­ "Pam Covnp .45" current handloading experiments. bers from Washington through the demo­ The stubby 150 grain SWC seems the best cratic process. A "report card" on how your choice for a fast load with excellent ballistics. Congressmen and Senators voted on gun PO BOX40529 SANTA BARBARA Loading data is non-existent for these light control issues is available on request from the CA 93103- 1529 pills, but any careful and methodical hand­ NRA's Institute for Legislative Action, Gov­ USA loader can work up a really hot street load ernmental Affairs Division, 1600 Rhode that remains within the normal pressure Island Ave. NW, Washington DC, 20036. SI 00 FOR PICTURE AND INFO range, due to the bullet design that allows

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Defense Fund, established by the National Rifle S Association. They fight the legal maneuverings of ship in the Foundation. Satisfaction is guaran­ It has served longer and fought more battles than teed, or return within one month for a full refund. any other firearm in American military history. those who would take away our constitutional right to keep and bear arms. Thi~ is a ~a~e opportunity .to acquire a Lyn ton Now, to honor the retirement of the .45 from McKenzie ongmal, show a piece of history, tell military service, The American Historical Foun­ This NRA-established Fund has wholeheart­ edly officially endorsed this buckle- the first the world about your interests, contribute to a dation, in conjunction with the NRA-established good cause, add to your collection, and own a Firearms Civil Rights Legal Defense Fund, is time it has ever lent its support to a commemo­ rative. buckle you can wear with pride-all at the same proud to announce the .45 Automatic Commemo­ time. rative Buckle. The Fund receives a portion of each reserva­ tion fee, and its name and other commemorative Important And Useful Collectible ,------inscriptions appear on the back of each buckle. RESERVATIO This is an important collectible that can be This will add to your pride when you wear it and Sati sfaction guaranteed or Return in 30 days for Full worn daily, as it makes a proud statement about enhance the buckle's value as a collectible. Refund. the owner. It captures the spirit and tradition of Engraved Serial Number To: The American Historical Foundation the "Old Warhorse"- and the patriotism and 1142 West Grace Street, Dept. B55 military valor associated with it. Each buckle is engraved on the reverse with its own limited edition serial number. The buck­ Richmond, Virginia 23220 The historical importance of this milestone Telephone: (804) 353-1812 dictates that this buckle be the finest of its type. les are availabltrindividually or in matched sets of three-each with identical numbers (a good idea 24-hour toll-free reservations: (800) 368-8080. So, we went to a firearms engraver-not a buckle Please send the following .45 Commemorative maker. 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14 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 retention grommet, and snaps are 302 stainless steel, most of which is black finished . Plastic hardware composition is BUEHLER PISTOL MOUNT referred to as "engineering plastic" with func­ tional reliability within a temperature range of minus 60 to plus 200 degrees Fahrenheit. One of the most important feature require­ ments of a general issue military holster is the ability to protect the issue handgun from damage. The new Ml2 flap holster accom­ Introducing a different BUEHLER MOUNT-M83 . In­ plishes this as well as possible, short of total stalls without drilling or tapping . For calibers up envelopment, yet weighs only eight ounces. through .357 Mag . Available in silver or black finish. It has a height of 9.5 inches, width of 4.25 M83 Mounts available for Smith & Wesson , Dan inches, and thickness of 2.25 inches. Even Wesson , Colt and Ruger. the flap is removable should assignment dic­ DEALER INQUIRIES INVITED Send for free catalog 41 H. tate this as a better mode of carry. Maintenance of the Ml2 is much simpler than its Ml916 leather predecessor. Being MAYNARD P. BUEHLER, lnc.-ORINDA, CA 94ss3 nylon , one simply scrubs a dirty Ml2 with mild soap and warm water using a soft bristle brush. After rinsing, the holster is left to dry Summer Fun Sizzles With naturally at room temperature. Actually I should correct that last state­ Beeman/Webley Air Pistols ment about the Ml916 being the predecessor Discover outdoor fun with a of the nylon Ml2. In fact, at unit or in some Tempest or Hurricane! These com­ cases individual option, the Bianchi M-66 pact, rugged and economical Ambidextrous holster was an interim model, pistols are great additions to any camping or fishing trip. Shooters although never "officially" adopted by the can choose any target and shoot U.S. military. As I remember, the M-66 was all day without disturbing anyone being used by quite a few Military Police or anything. Try one today and units and may have been one of the first find out why Beeman and sum­ copcessions to the "one in seven" of us who mer make a perfect combination! are left handed. Although I shoot a handgun Send for Adult Airgun Catalog/ Guide, reg. $2. FREE w1t/1 mention of code right handed , it is because in the old days I HG?. Include $1 for Firearm 1nforma­ was forced to do so at the threat of being t1on . Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. For Beeman/Webley Hurricane - Sarne .::is burned at the stake as an obvious heretic. It is fast . 1st class mail add S 1. Add S3 for Terripcst but with longer harrcl overs eas delivery. Tor 1mprovecl s1ght1ng rad1us and pleasing to note that the military has come out easier ('0Ck1ng Cnmf's with a scope ramp of the dark-ages with regards to left handers If not available at your local dealer, Increase accuracy with a Beeman pistol scope order direct. Suggested Retail $139.50 but I cannot resist mentioning that some police departments still force their lefty Beeman Precision Arms, Inc. officers to don right handed holsters and are, 47-HG7 Paul Dr., San Rafael, Cali f. 94903 U.S.A .. (415) 472-7121 -24 hours, 7 days thereby, setting themselves up for mammoth civil suits. It was, therefore, Bianchi and his M-66 0i Beeman Precision Arms Ambidextrous military holster design that led to his involvement with the military market. The end result being the new Ml2. This writer has been into professional BAER involvement with holsters for the past 40 CUSTOM GUNS years transcending both military and police applications, civilian wear, and many hunts DESIGNER COMP II SYSTEM both mounted and afoot. I have been writing PATENT PENDING about police holsters for six years, and eval­ KART N.M. BARREL -- TAPERED CONE SYSTEM uating all manner of holsters for American FULL LENGTH GUIDE SYSTEM - PERMANENTLY FIXED Handgunner's "Handgun Leather" column WITH OUR UNIQUE SILVER BRAZING TECHNIQUE for about the last four. With that as a back­ GUARANTEED 21/z" - 10 SHOT GROUPS AT 50 YDS. ground for making judgments, I find myself, ALL l.P.S.C. MODIFICATIONS AVAILABLE surprisingly, in total agreement with DOD in the selection of a piece of military equipment. The Ml2 Universal Military Holster Sys­ SEND A tem, as designed and manufactured by BUCK FOR Bianchi International, is the best general pur­ CATALOG pose military holster I have ever seen or in1agined. I would not be in the least bit PISTOLSMITH PROFILE JULY-AUGUST 1985 surprised if progressive thinking NATO P.P.C. AND BIANCHI REVOLVERS armies all switched to the Ml2. As a matter X-RING ACCURACY - DOUGLAS BARRELS of fact it would not surprise me if the BAER CUSTOM REVOLVER PORT SYSTEM Warsaw Pact copied it- --M- FULL LENGTH RIBS - SMOOTH DOUBLE ACTION stitch for stitch. ~ CUSTOM X-P 100's - LONG RANGE CALIBERS

1725 MINESITE ROAD ALLENTOWN , PA 18103 PHONE 215·3g8-2362 AMER ICAN HANDGUNNER • JULY/AUGUST 1986 15 But wait, surely a good silhouette shooter can trounce an IPSC shooter on the silhouette third, and then cruise on his lead into the INSIGH'FS IN'FO f PSC speed portion? Perhaps. But I don't think so. The silhouette third of the match is not the CAMERON HOPKINS usual course of fire for silhouette. Time limits are drastically chopped, and the targets are not all set at the same range allowing for IPSC SHOOTERS ARE THE BEST, AND adjustment of the elevation setting on the WE'LL PROVE IT AT 6 THE MASTERS' sights. No, the silhouette shooter will be fac­ ing an entirely new challenge, as will the IPSC shooter. And when it comes to new t's hard to be humble when you're perfect in attract the best shooters from silhouette, bull­ frontiers, the IPSC shooter is the best. I every way. Bet you didn't know that Mac seye and IPSC ranks. How about a bullseye shooter dominating Davis is singing about IPSC shooters. Yes, During our discussion, I asked Roy for his in his event and then counting on his lead to IPSC shooters have to struggle with humility prediction of who would win. Roy didn't carry him through the speed event? Again, because we're the best. Like we say in Texas, want to name names, but he said he's positive the bullseye match is not a standard bullseye "It ain't braggin' if it's a fact!" an IPSC shooter will win The Masters. Why, course of fire. The targets are taken from the It's easy to preach to the faithful , but this I asked. Olympic Biathlon event (where the com­ revelation about IPSC shooters, in an IPSC Because IPSC shooters are the best all­ petitor combines alpine skills with shooting shooting column, is not the observation of an around handgunners, Roy explained. 'i\n skills) and these targets are steel plates. No IPSC shooter. Roy Jinks, the Smith and IPSC shooter can slow down, but I don't think "X" ring, no bullseye. Hit the tiny plates at 50 Wesson historian, says IPSC shooters are the a silhouette or bullseye shooter can speed meters (1. 7'' is tiny!). Again, the new chal­ best all-around handgunners. up," Roy said. IPSC shooters are accustomed lenge will intimidate bullseye shooters while Roy and I were chatting about The Mas­ to facing diverse and unexpected shooting IPSC shooters will rise to the occasion. ters, a demanding competition combining the problems. It is not uncommon for an IPSC Indeed, IPSC shooters are the finest all­ three main disciplines of handgunning shooter to tackle precise 50 yard shots and around handgunners in the world. While sports- silhouette, bullseye and "action" then point-shoot 5 yard shots in the same some doubting-Thomas might accuse us of (IPSC). The Masters is a three-handgun course of fire. merely being "spray and pray" maniacs, I match (August 6-9, Barry, Ill.) featuring An added advantage for IPSC shooters is submit that our basic marksmanship skills are three equal parts oflong range shooting (steel the reflexive ability to draw a handgun from a far greater than perhaps meets the eye. Sight plates out to 200 meters), precision shooting holster-very quickly! Roy predicts this will picture and trigger control, we have them ' (.22s, one-handed, Olympic Biathlon steel be a major faetor in leaving the bullseye and both. Granted, we sometimes use a "flash targets) and "action" shooting (Steel Chal­ silhouette shooters behind in a trail of dust sight picture" and sometimes employ a "con­ lenge "hoser" courses). The match should during the speed shooting third of the match. trolled slap" of the trigger, but we have the ability to shift back to first gear and drill the center out of a target at 50 meters. Want proof? Consider the Bianchi Cup. This match was originally designed along the same lines as The Masters-to unite different shooting disciplines - but year after year an IPSC shooter wins. PPC shooters do well, but never win. Bullseye shooters never even do well, let alone win. In fact, the Bianchi Cup has been domi­ nated by IPSC shooters. First came Mickey Fowler (1979 IPSC National Champion), then Brian Enos (member 1983 IPSC Gold Team) and now Rob Leatham (current IPSC World Champion). So bring on your best, silhouette and bulls­ eye, we're ready for you . Come to The Mas­ ters, if you dare. But, please, bring a towel with you - the agony lllllllllflll- of defeat cuts deep. ~ THE MASTERS For further information on how to enter The Masters, write: Roy Jinks, Match Director, Smith and Wesson, P.O. Box 2208, Springfield, MA, 01102-2208 .

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Contender CUSHION GRIP ULTIMATE Rear Sight Farmington Road, P.O. Box 5002, Dept. T AH 7 THOMPSON/CENTER ARMS Rochester, New Hampshire 03867 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER • JULY/AUGUST 1986 17 brass, then using the drill that fits the largest flash hole, drill the remaining flash holes to the same diameter. Use care and drill the SILU ETAS holes perpendicular to the case head. This operation will assure that the lot of brass will BERT STRINGFELLOW have uniform consistent ignition. Now Jet's consider the proven methods of shaping and forming a bottle neck cartridge HOW TO PROPERLY HANDLOAD BOTTLE case. All bottle neck cases, whether rimmed or rimless, should be formed to head-space NECK CASES FOR BETTER ACCURACY on the shoulder of the case. Factory brass is formed to SAAMI specification. These andgun silhouette competition offers bullet manufacturers. Also, many equipment specifications are for the firearm with that H the handgun enthusiast the opportunity firms market "starter" loading kits which are imaginary "standard chamber." Since no two to fire more shots and enjoy his pistols more complete and will produce very satisfactory pistols have exactly the same chamber than any other handgun sport in existence cartridges. dimensions, the cases should be run through today. A review of the NRA and IHMSA The beginning handloader should read one a full length sizing die which has been competition schedules indicate that over or more of the available loading manuals adjusted to place the case shoulder in full 5,000 individual matches are held each year. prior to loading his first round. The time contact when chambered in the pistol and the More than two million rounds are fired each spent with the manual could eliminate a lot of pistol action locked in the firing condition. year in pistol silhouette competition, plus later regrets. (A list of recommended reading Be sure that the cases were well lubricated untold millions of rounds which are fired in may be found at the end of this column.) before running them through the full length load development and practice. I don't plan to reproduce a loading manual, die. The cartridges fired in bigbore handgun but I will endeavor to detail those items and I personally prefer Wild Cat Case Lube, pro­ silhouette competition are handloaded car­ procedures which require particular atten­ duced by B. F. Products of Grand Island, tridges. The competitors handload not only tion if the ultimate in accuracy and perfor­ Nebraska. It has excellent lubricity and for economy, which is a definite advantage, mance is to be achieved. cleans off easily, leaving no discernible but, primarily for the accuracy possible with A properly formed cartridge case is proba­ residue. the handloaded cartridges. Handguns are bly the most important component of a hand Wild cat cases must be formed in the same available today that will shoot one-inch loaded competition cartridge. It is the foun­ manner. However, some wildcat cartridges, groups at 50 yards as they come from the dation for the pistol's performance. Bullets, such as the .30 Herrett, must have an inter­ box. However, that accuracy is only possible powder and primers for the most part are mediate trimming before they can be fitted to , when the cartridges fired are custom loaded repeatable as purchased, but brass must be the pistol's chamber. for the individual pistol. shaped and formed to fit the chamber of a After the cartridge case is formed, use one Only two classifications of cartridges are competition pistol if consistency is to be of the commercial case trimmers and trim the used in silhouette competition. The straight expected. Best results will be achieved if new cases to length and square the case mouth. walled revolver cartridge, which head spaces brass from the same manufacturer and lot are The next two operations I have found to be on the case rim and the bottle-neck cartridge used as the bases of the cartridge cases for critical to consistent cartridge performance. which headspaces on the shoulder of the case. competition. One, use a case neck turning tool (I like the Anyone who is willing to take his tin1e and First inspect the new cases for primer flash tool manufactured by Forester) and turn the follow instructions can produce cartridges of hole concentricity. Any case whose flash hole case necks to a uniform thickness of .011 inch. either variety which will achieve the best is not centered in the primer pocket should be Secondly, deburr the case mouth and use the possible groups in his pistol. discarded. Next check the flash holes for deburring tool to cut a slight bevel on the Excellent loading instruction manuals and diameter. Use number drills for gauges to inside of the case mouth. If these operations data are produced and distributed by all the determine the largest flash hole in the lot of are not performed, one or all of three things ------~ can happen. 1) Copper will be sheared off of the bullet. 2) The case neck may be rolled inside with the bullet or 3) The case shoulder OFFICIALLY APPROVED FOR l.H.M.S.A. COMPETITION. will collapse due to the force required to seat the bullet. In any case, the usefulness of the cartridge is destroyed. CHIMERETM=~=- After the case is completed, wipe all of the Mode/ 454 case lube off of it and seat the primer. Use only primers that are recommended in the manual. If a magnum primer is substituted SHOOTER'S GLOVE for a standard primer the burning rate of the powder will be accelerated and chamber pressures could go up to the danger point. Should standard primers be substituted for magnum primers, powder ignition will be

If you shoot handgun for silhouette, hunting or just erratic, which will adversely affect the car­ for fun, this Cabretta leather glove was made especially for you! tridge's accuracy. There's " just enough" padding for comfort. The glove's scientific Charge the completed case with a moder­ design provides real protection against direct and transferred recoil, dramatically reducing the risk of ulnar or planar nerve stress. ate charge of one of the powders listed in the Try them once and bring up your scores or bring down game like loading manual, seat a bullet and fire the never before! Your satisfaction is unconditionally guaranteed. cartridge in the competitive pistol. The pres­ GUARANTEE: If you are not fully satisfied with the Model 454 Shooter's Glove, simply return within 10 days for a sure caused by firing will form the cartridge complete refund. MasterCharge-Visa accepted (215) 296-3816 case to the chamber of that individual pistol. Avail. in Rt. Hand, Lft. Hand or Pair. Please specify Hand and Hand Size (SM, MD, LG, XL or XX). Include check or money order for $12 (1 Glove) or $20 (Pair), payable to: This operation is called fire forrning. 452 Conestoga Rd., Malvern, PA 19355 The case is now ready to be neck sized and CHIMERE, INC. (Dealer/Rep Inquiries Invited) reloaded for use in competition. The brass in a cartridge case flows forward into the neck Continued 011 page SJ

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I have my seating die set to seat the the san1e as 452AA. For example, I fired R to the present generation of hand­ bullet (H&G 68) with just a small portion of several two to two-and-a-half inch groups loaders as RCBS ofOmark Industries, Sport­ the cutting shoulder forward of the case from a machine rest using 231 and H&G 68 ing Equipment Division, has set up a toll-free mouth . Now, with the variation in case cast bullets in a Browning BDA .45. It is telephone number: 1-800-533-5000. It's a length, some get seated farther forward, but possible in heavy loads that the unburned customer-service line, and its establishment never deeper. I watch to see that doesn't powder problem will not be present, in which is to be hailed as a gesture in good conscience happen. Some of the case mouths aren't case 452AA should give excellent results." by the famed Good 01' Boys. square, but I really don't give a hoot. Powder Back in the July/August 1982 printing of The Oroville crew also have come out with is thrown from a Pacific measure and I do my this column, when we began talking about die sets that include taper-crimp seaters in loading on a Pacific Pro-7. 452AA in the .45 auto, the charge weight was .32 S&W Long/.32 H&R Magnum, .38 Spe­ "Using this 'rag-tag' ammo, my Heinie 5.6 grains. This was used with H&G 68s cast cial/.357 Magnum, 9mm Luger, and .45 Series B comp gun would, from a Lee rest, from linotype metal for an average weight of Auto. Significantly, all of the foregoing cal­ shoot 3/4 -inch groups at 25 yards all day long. 189 grains. Velocity averaged 992 fps, felt­ ibers are available with carbide-insert resiz­ It would do so, reliably, with no malfunctions recoil seemed comparatively light, and there ing dies. A three-die carbide set, with taper­ whatsoever. They feed and eject just were no complaints about unburned powder crimp die and appropriate seating stems, lists beautifully. residue. As Mr. Teasley suggests, heavier for $59, except for the 9mm set, which is "Number of shots from the case? Hell, I (then 4.6-grain) charges of 452AA in the .45 priced at $71. Taper-crimp dies can be pur­ don't even bother to count those. Some of my shoot quite well. chased separately for $18 each. brass is fired until I can hardly read the Going strictly for hi-vel punch in .32 Mag­ , "The taper-crimp seater die produces a headstamp. I cbeck each case before I put it num loads for the four-inch Charter Arms smooth tapered crimp that allows perfect into the press, and anything with a small Police Bulldog, I've been loading 5.5 grains functioning of reloaded ammunition in semi­ crack, no matter how small, is discarded. As of 452AA behind 50-grain J&J Custom Bul­ automatic pistols," writes Jay Postman, cus­ for crimping, I screw the taper crimp die all let (P.O. Box 2029A, El Cajon, CA 92021) tomer service technician for RCBS. His rec­ the way down and run the case the whole way jacketed open points. The load gives an aver­ ommendation ties in quite neatly with into it - not just the mouth. age velocity of 1315 fps. The little soldered­ Omark-Speer's endorsement of taper-crimp­ "To make a long story short, I don't think a core JOP bullets also have been loaded aliead ing for autoloaders, per the several Speer lot of this sorting cases according to make, of 7 .0 grains of Hodgdon's HP-38. This is a reloading manuals. But, as noted in our etc. is what it's cracked up to be. I think the maximum charge that results in an average March/ April issue, Jim Weller, a regular con­ majority of it is in the way your gun is set up. 1610 fps from the CA, and about 1660 from tributor in these pages, said he had used a If it's done properly, it will shoot, regardless." the longer-barreled H&R and Ruger .32 slight roll crimp in reloading for the .45 auto Weller does, however, go on to say he Magnum revolvers. Kinetic energy hovers and that "using a Ransom rest at 30 yards, sublimates his "slipshod" approach to feeding around 300 foot pounds, which is impressive group sizes tightened by 50 percent." Then he his .45 by making sure each powder charge is for a small-bore, light-recoil revolver. said he went back to taper crimping and weighed. Heard it all about the Law Enforcement continued to enjoy accurate shooting. Which brings us to an interesting point. Standard Laboratory's gelatin-block evalua­ Here's why, "for the sake of expediency," Powder measures, no matter how accurately tions of handgun bullets? Nay, laddie, nay! Weller went back to taper-crimping: "I did they're contrived, dispense charges by vol­ Not till you've listened to reader Jim it," he explains, "because of the varying ume. But charge weight, not volume, is what Glacken's criticism. He says he'd like to see length in .45 rounds. To set the roll crimp on we're trying to control. Volume density clothing, especially heavy winter cloiliing, one case meant that anything longer would be (therefore, weight) can vary according to brought into consideration. "In places like crimped way too tight, while a shorter case several factors including the size, shape, and New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia," he wouldn't be crimped at all. For those wanting density of powder granules, the settling of writes, "it's not uncommon to hear of .22, to try a roll crimp, I recommend crin1ping powder within the hopper, the way the handle .32, and .38 standard-velocity bullets that only enough so that the case mouth shows a on the measure is operated, and so on. The have been stopped completely by heavy very thin bright ring around it." solution, if you're concerned about consis­ winter clothing .... Cloth is non­ Now, let's linger for a moment in Weller's tency, is to throw slightly underweight homogeneous, so its resistance varies with reloading room and see what happens. As he charges into the powder pan of a scale, then weave; and some commercial fabrics will suggests, we may "raise some eyebrows, twirl in the last few granules with a trickier. surprise you. (Next time your wife throws especially among ilie 'five-shot, one-hole' Arcadia Machine & Tool, Inc. has combined out stockings or pantyhose. try ripping 'em!) crowd." He describes his method: "When I all these functions in the Auto-scale. (See Test It's also point and caliber-sensitive." return from a shooting session, all my brass Report beginning on page 48 . ) We realize, of course, that the L.E.S.L. is in a bank money bag where I throw it as I Reader D. M. Teasley, of the Harris experiments are founded on consistency of pick it up. From there it gets dumped into a County, Texas, Constable's Department, says the test medium, ordnance gelatin. But have Lyman Turbo 1200 cleaner. When I get 200 to he experimented with 452AA in his .45 auto the experimenters wasted their tin1e pumping 300 rounds in the cleaner, I turn it on and let it long ago. "I did not like the then-230 slugs into a naked Computer Man? run until the cases are clean. They go out of Winchester powder, Bullseye, or 700-X for Your comments on this or any subject there into a coffee can until it's time to reload. different reasons. I got excellent machine-rest involving handloading or shooting are I don't bother sorting cases. It's a waste of groups with 452AA at 50 yards. welcome. The address is Rt. 1, Box 7, Llano, time. Military brass goes right in with "The loads I used for target shooting," he CA 93544. SASE 111111111!111- Federal or Winchester or Hornady, all continues, "ranged from 4.1 to 4.6 grains for reply. ~ AMERICAN HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 21 be present to win. The American Pistolsmith Guild stands for quality and honesty of workmanship in THE GUILD SPEAKS the pistolsmithing trade, and the members are GEORGE WESSINGER dedicated to this end. With this goal in mind the Guild continues to move toward the future. The Guild is pleased to have the new members elected this year and is proud to FOUR GUILD MEMBERS COLLABORATE include their names among the best pistolsmiths in TO CREATE SPECIAL CUSTOM PISTOL the country. NEW GUILD MEMBERS *One of the many stringent requirements for mem­ he 1986 annual meeting of the American Ruger Redhawk .44 magnum furnished by bership in the American Pistolsmiths Guild is a TPistolsmiths Guild, held in Houston dur­ J. D. Jones of SSK Industries. A custom promise to offer customers an unco11ditio11a/ guaran­ ing the SHOT Show, drew members from machined shroud with a barrel insert will be tee on custom work. Selecting a member of the across the country as the Guild inducted 12 fitted by Lou Ciamillo of Maryland Gun Guild for a custom project is your assurance of new members, the largest group in the Works. Lou will also furnish a set of custom quality. A list of all Guild members and their spe­ Guild's history. sling swivels. Bill Wilson of Wilson's Gun cialties is available for a SASE from: APG, Rt. I, Box 40, Wessinger Road, Chapin, SC 29036. The Guild elected new officers for the Shop will do a super smooth action job on the APG Member Address year. Lou Ciamillo remains in office for a Custom Redhawk and will install his custom Nolan Jackson 444 Ellis second term as President. Vice President Al scope mount. Bill will also plate the big Wichila, KS 67211 Marvel and Secretary George Wessinger revolver with Metaloy hard chrome finish . were also elected to new terms. Ron Power of Power Custom will provide a Ken Kelly 41302 Executive Dr. One new associate member, Tom Stewart fine Mark V Action Sight. Mt. Clemons, Ml 48045 of St. Louis, was elected. Tom's photographs Upon completion, the Custom Ruger will have graced the pages of American Handgun­ feature the hand engraved signature of each Michael L. Rose 34 E. Breezy Hill Rd. ner in the past. of the four pistolsmiths. Additional features Stafford, VA 22554 The Guild continues to find ways to recog­ will include a set of handmade exotic wood Tom Kilhoffer 416 E. Sagnamon nize outstanding pistolsmithing and major stocks by Guy Hogue and a one-time-only Rantoul , IL 61866 contributions to the shooting industry in gen­ leather sling handmade by Bob Arganbright. eral, the pistolsmithing profession in specific, This will truly be a fine example of a custom Charles Wilson Marine Corps Marksmanship Unit and the American Pistolsmiths Guild. This revolver designed primarily for big game Weapons Training Battalion recognition will be made this year to the hunting and will .be an excellent addition to Quanlico , VA 22134 Outstanding Pistolsmith in the country and any gun collection. will be presented at the annual Outstanding This custom Ruger Redhawk will be Frank J. Paris 1394 7 Minock Dr. American Handgunner's award banquet. raffled off by the American Pistolsmiths Redford, MI 48239 This banquet will be held in conjunction with Guild. The proceeds will be used to benefit Randy Brimrose 47 Paul the NRA National Convention in New the Outstanding American Pistolsmith and San Rafael, CA 94903 Orleans, LA in April 1986. the Outstanding American Handgunner The American Pistolsmiths Guild has awards. Tickets will be on sale by members Fred Wardell Box 4132 commissioned four of its most outstanding of the Guild at most major IPSC, PPC, and New River Stage 1 members to build a custom handgun. This Action Shooting matches. The winner will be New River, AZ 85029 superb custom handgun will be designed pri­ announced at the IPSC National Matches in marily as a hunting gun and will feature a Dallas on July 19, 1986. The winner need not Steve Nastoff 1057 Laverne Ave. Youngstown, OH 44511

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I find that wrapping my left index finger around the front of the trigger guard helps control recoil better than the "low" grip (in which the index finger is placed underneath the trigger guard).

Place the left index finger as high as possible Hove someone watch you to mol~e sure your under the trigger guard, with the point of index finger isn't bouncing off the trigger guard contact at about the center of the first joint. when you fire. If it is, you're not getting the Mol~e sure the finger pulls straight bocl\ not to benefit of this technique. one side or the other.

Use of the finger-forward grip doesn't mol~e or breol~ you - there's fine shooting done both ways. In fact, I thinl~ the low grip is more MICKEY FOWLm, Combat Master; 1979 IPSC U.S. consistent and easier to acquire when firing a Champion; 1980, '81 and '82 8ianchi Cup quicl~ shot from the holster. 13ut for me, the Champion; 1983 World Speed Shooting Champion; finger-forward grip feels more comfortable co-founder of International Shootists, Inc. ; co-author and provides more control over the pistol. of Life Without Fear.

' Jon W1no l< ur 1985 I've never seen one and never saw a hunter who could show me a scar as a result of a hog HANDGUN HUNTING charge. Even if they were charged-and thousands of "charges" are reported J. D.JONES annually - and no one gets hurt, the charges could hardly be considered dangerous. Obviously some guides and preserve HUNTING WILD HOGS ON PRESERVES IS owners get cut up and can show scars. Most are inflicted while transporting or catching GOOD SPORT, BUT HARDLY DANGEROUS hogs. Hell, squirrels and rabbits bite if you try to catch them too. o doubt about it, preserve hunting has a seen hunters knocked down by hogs trying to The guy that hypes Russian boar, N lousy reputation with a lot of people escape a pack of dogs. I've walked up on purebreed Russians, is a con artist. I've who have been burned by unscrupulous them asleep and scared them awake by hol­ hunted them in Europe and have yet to hear operators. But, there are a lot of honest pre­ lering, kicking them and firing shots while anyone over there call them anything but serve owners who give a good hunt for the standing beside them. I've stumbled over European wild boar. Most boar hunted on money. A large problem is separating the them in deep leaves when they were asleep. preserves in the US are wild hogs that are good guys from the bad. I can't do it for you, When hunting with Joe Meeks at Tellico trapped in Florida, Oklahoma or Texas and but I may be able to give you a couple tips on Junction, the order of the day when the dogs transported to the preserve under strict laws what to look out for and a few places to go corner a non-trophy hog is to first catch the governing the transportation of such animals. that I've hunted personally. hog, then the dogs, turn the hog loose while There are quite a variety of places from one Preserve hunting is hunting on private the dogs are leashed, and start over again. end of the country to the other where hogs land for both native and non-native (exotic) I've never, repeat, NEVER seen a hog can be hunted in their true wild state. Be game. Herds are confined within fenced pas­ charge. wary of guys claiming pure Russians. tures, some big, some small, and preserve That doesn't mean it doesn't or can't hap­ I would guess the average boar I've seen owners manage their herds to produce trophy pen. It simply means your chance of being on weighs about 150-200 pounds. Hardly the quality heads through careful breeding pro­ the receiving end of a hog that is truly size animal to be bulletproof or evoke fear in grams and control of the habitat. Because charging is fairly small, unless you do some­ man or dog. Unless the man or dog is a real private preserves are exempt from game laws thing really stupid. Even if he does charge, chicken in the first place. The 357 Mag is a governing hunting seasons (at least for the don't kid yourself that you are the target of a bit light for hogs although a guy that knows exotics), they offer the hunter the chance to charge of a dangerous animal. Sure, you can what he is doing will readily take a hog with a hunt during the off-season. get bitten or slashed, but I'd bet you have a hot loaded 357 with heavy bullets. The light­ Most preserves offer boar hunting, so let's better chance <>f being hurt in a farmer's hog weights will sometimes only penetrate a few talk about that. First, what are you looking pen than on a hunt. inches. If you get real lucky you might run for? A life or death confrontation with a wild I do know of a lot of hunters who are into a real monster at around 400 pounds. I Russian boar just waiting to attack you? If so, unable to tell a charge from a blind, panick­ shot one this.size and would guess he proba­ don't ever go boar hunting. ing run. A charge is a short run at the victim bly spent a lot more time in the feedlot than Most of the boar hunting stories I've heard and then the animal uses its tusks to work on the wild to achieve that size although some in are pure BS. I would estimate I've either the victim. A blind rush that goes past the the wild have an easy time making a living, killed or been in on the taking of several hunter is not a charge. A blind rush away and get big. The larger calibers heavily hundred boar. I've teased them by darting at from dogs or other humans that knocks a loaded are more than a match for any hog . them and backing up quickly trying to get hunter down and the animal keeps going is I really enjoy hog hunting particularly them to charge. I've seen dog-hog fights go still a dash to escape. The rush that knocks with dogs although I'm just about over the hill through a lot of commotion and several dogs the hunter down, and the animal stays to for very much of it. It's usually physically slashed, but none really seriously hurt. I've attack the victim is a charge. demanding and at this point Telico Junction Hunting Preserve (Joe Meeks, Hog Hollow Road, Dept. 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At last! The long awaited Model 645 is here, a double-action .45 ACP semi-auto pistol.

t was nearly 25 years ago that the first, top­ and the fore-center of the backstrap). The I secret prototype of a big-caliber Smith & reach of the 645 matches that of the 1911 Wesson auto pistol was knocking about the exactly, if the 1911 uses a long trigger and the factory in Springfield. Those of us who were Smith is cocked. The reach to the trigger in privileged to handle it were sworn to secrecy. its forward position is, of course, much But now that it has been released on the longer, and will doubtless pose difficulties for market our fearful oaths would seem no small hands. Men with average or large longer to apply. hands will find no trouble with any of these Essentially, the 645 is a grown-up M-39. weapons, but most women, and men with Anyone who is familiar with the latter pistol small hands, will find the 645 awkward. will need no instructions in the management The second impression of the new pistol is of the larger weapon. The fact that it takes a one of "scratchiness" - a profusion of sharp full-size, fight-stopping cartridge renders it corners and abrasion points. It is indeed immediately superior to any auto that the strange that gunmakers, in general, do not Smith & Wesson factory has produced up to seem to realize that a pistol is a hand-tool, and now. That it inherits both the good and bad should be as round and smooth on the operat­ features of its lesser parent will please some, ing end as, for example, a hand saw. Not only but not others. do sharp edges abrade the hands, but they The first impression of the 645 is one of form a distinct hazard to clothing when the bulk. It is a big gun. This is disappointing in pistol is worn under a coat. On the 645 both view of the current, and very sensible, trend front- and backstraps are checkered quite While Col. Cooper scoffs at the toward reduction in the size of the heavy-duty sharply, as is the forward surface of the trig­ "grown-up Model 39," he approves auto pistols. The 645 is very slightly larger of the bore size in manstopping .45 ger guard, which is hooked in accordance caliber. A real fight stopper! than the 1911 Colt, in all dimensions except with the "trend of the times." The designers reach (the term used to describe the fore-and­ have seen fit to round the outside corners of aft distance between the center of the trigger the rear sight, which is a good feature; but AMERICAN HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 27 there are more things on the piece to tear hands and clothing than the rear sight. The front edge of the magazine floorplate, for example, is bound to draw blood after about six quick reloads. The top of the curve of the backstrap is very curiously designed, being on the one hand too broad, and on the other too short. It extends out a useless quarter-inch on either side of the hammer, but does not come back quite far enough to prevent hammer bite. Neither does it protect the hammer against forcing if the weapon is dropped. Custom­ izers will start out at once by shortening the hammer about an eighth of an inch, and reworking the spade beneath. The recoil-spring guide-rod projects for­ ward of the barrel, as with the Beretta 92, thus rendering it impossible to press-check the piece correctly. (I have never known what that guide-rod is supposed to do, as John Browning did not think it necessary, and his designs work just fine.) Model 645 features a full length recoil spring guide rod, hooked and checkered trigger guard, red insert front sight. It's made of stainless steel.

The magazine disconnector of the M-39 has been retained. This device prevents ham­ mer-fall unless a magazine is in place. Its intention is to obviate accidental discharge, but it renders the pistol inoperative during reloading, and also if a magazine is lost in action. I have never known of a man to be killed because of this feature, but then I have never known of a cop to be killed by a "cop­ killer" bullet either. It is one of those things which probably will not happen, but might, and it should be de-activated by the user at once. Trigger action on the test gun was poor. Release of the cocked hammer occurred after a somewhat gritty five-pounds' pres­ sure. The uncocked trigger action called for between sixteen and eighteen pounds- and was uneven in application. In this passion for double-action auto-pistols, designers never seem to understand that a pistol is designed to be shot. The only good trigger-cocking stroke that I know of is found on the Czech 7 5 and in its descendant, the Bren X. At that, the double-action pull on the 645 is notably supe­ rior to that of the Beretta 92S - if it matters. As we have remarked upon occasion, dou­ ble-action in a self-loader is a solution in search of a problem. The 645, along with its ancestor the M-39,

Col. Cooper tested the 645 at his famed Gunsite Ranch. Note he still carries a Colt cocked and locked in a Yaqui slide holster.

28 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER · JULY/AUGUST 1986 along with its ancestor the P-38, and its easily accomplished, but it may draw criti­ ancestor the Walter PP of 1935 , features non­ cism from departmental chiefs who do not selective double-action. This means that the understand the proper use of a sidearm. Sev­ pistol has no proper Condition One, which is eral departments which are now using the the preferred mode for carrying a self-load­ M-39 and M-59 have gone to this arrange­ ing pistol. One either carries a non-selector ment, and while it is not as handy as a prop­ of this type in Condition Zero (cocked and erly designed thumb-safety, it still can be unlocked), which makes most people ner­ learned. vous, or in Condition Two (hammer all the This hammer-dropping device high up on way down on a loaded chamber). From Con­ the slide, which seems to have become a fad dition Two the pistol may be fired by the in recent decades, was not a good piece of trigger-cocking mode, which is particularly engineering when it was introduced 50 years clumsy in this action, or alternatively, it may ago, and it has not improved with age. Now be thumb-cocked with the left hand as the on both the 645 and the Beretta 92S it is sights are aligned. placed on both sides of the slide, making it As many users of the M-39 series have particularly easy to operate inadvertently found, the hammer-dropping feature of the when the slide is racked. It appears that some cross-bolt in the slide may be disconnected, designers have become so preoccupied with permitting the weapon to be carried fully­ what they deem to be "safety" in the mecha­ cocked but with the firing mechanism inter­ nism that they have succeeded in making the rupted until the hammer-dropper is thrust weapon increasingly unsafe for the user, forward on the draw. This modification is should he happen to find himself in a situation

Stripped into its component parts, the 645 comes apart in the same fashion as its parent, the Model 39159.

AMERICAN HANDGUNNER • JULY/AUGUST 1986 29 Model

By AH Staff

ired by Tommy Campbell's prototype the eight-round magazine. The magazine S.45, Supergun, the Model 745 is vir­ well is flared and bevelled for quick tually identical to that legendary pistol. insertion of fresh magazines. A wide back where he needs a firearm to save his life. I The 745 has a ball-end barrel and fixed strap tang and rounded hammer spur think we may all agree that safety with fi re­ barrel bushing for tight out-of-the-box serve to prevent hammer bite. arms lies between the ears, rather than accuracy plus superb balance and weight All these "custom" alterations are stan­ between the hands, and that no deadly for minimal recoil. A ribbed, non-glare dard on a Model 745! weapon can be made safe by means of black slide. An oversize magazine release Smith and Wesson fondly remarks that gadgetry. button. Extended and enlarged manual their pistol comes complete with two On the good side, the 645 comes equipped safety allowing quick access and Condi­ magazines each holding one more round with very good sights, including a red ramp tion One carry. Yes, these features make (total of eight) than the other .45. Gee, front, which I personally rather like but is not the 745 a worthy competition pistol. But what could that be? to everyone's taste. The weapon is of stainless there's more. Now there's the good news; here's the steel, which will be a big advantage in hot, A black ramp front sight and square bad news. This Model 745 is a limited salty, humid climates. And in the testing we notch, high visibility rear sight (drift edition pistol in commemoration of conducted it proved its reliability. We had no adjustable for windage) gives you a sight IPSC's Tenth Anniversary this year. The malfunctions. Above all, the 645 is a major­ picture of excellent definition. The sight slide bears the official IPSC logo with the caliber sidearm, which renders it essentially radius is 7 1/2 inches. The ejection port is inscription "10th Anniversary 1976-1986." and decisively superior to any small-caliber lowered for positive ejection of spent The numbers of the limited edition have substitute. The purpose of a sidearm is to cases. The trigger is serrated and blued yet to be announced, but reliable sources stop fights, and the 45 ACP cartridge is much with an adjustable trigger stop. The ham­ indicate there will be only 5,000 made. If more likely to do that than the 9mm para­ mer notch is precisely ground and pol­ you want a chance to own a competition bellum. Thus while the 645 may have a ished for a smooth, crisp pull. pistol "out of the box" that is also a collec­ number of significant faults, it is still much to The checkered walnut stocks com­ tor's item, contact your nearest authorized be preferred over the M-39, the M-59, the bined with cross-hatch checkering of the Smith and Wesson dealer. P-9, the P-7, or, most particularly, the Beretta front strap, back strap and trigger guard Then you too can own 92S. The sad thing is that Smith & Wesson lend purchase to the weapon. A throated a Supergun! did not see fit to re-design the pistol com- barrel ramp aids in reliable feeding from pletely, rather than simply to ~ enlarge its bore size. ~

30 AMERI CAN HANDGUNNER • JULY/AUGUST 1986 Homady bullets can help you score better in silhouette or any shooting competition. We give you a wider selection-more than two dozen bullets­ each one carefully manufactured to help you hit right where you're holding. And we give you a wider range of designs-so you can tailor loads for We're what maximum effectiveness in all shooting disciplines. For unlimited long-range reloading is rifle and pistol silhouette use, we recommend loading our InterLock bullets. all about. This exclusive InterLock feature locks jacket and core together to retain more weight on impact ... and to produce the extra striking energy that can make o:r:n..a.dy sure a target goes down. If you want to score better, try a box of Hornady Hornady Manufacturing Co., Dept. AG2076 bullets. See your dealer or write for a copy of our latest Shooter's Guide. Box 1848, Grand Island, NE 68802-1848 Byl.D. Jones With scope and .308 chambering, Dominator is a great hunting pistol. he Pachmayr Dominmor is simply a bolt­ The Dominator's bolt face is unique. chamber and close the bolt. Obviously it Taction conversion of Browning's 1911 Instead of an extractor set into the three lug won't work, but many years of habit are hard Government Model. bolt, the bolt face is made like a shellholder. to break. It's also necessary to take your eye The Dominmor conversion will fit almost The cartridge must be placed in the slot off of the target to load unless you have a lot all, if not all, of these frames with no modifi­ before the bolt is closed and removed from better coordination than I have. The bolt face cation to the frame. The Series 80 Colts the slot instead of being automatically slot is just hard to find without looking. It is require a trigger mechanism, due to the firing ejected. Short of a steel rod and hammer, this difficult to operate with gloves on. pin block, to operate properly with the is the most positive extraction system The Dominator at this writing is available Dominmor. Aluminum frames are a question devised. in 223, 7/08, 308 and 44 Magnum. Other mark. Pachmayr has checked most of the Quality of the unit leaves nothing to be calibers are being furnished by IHMSA and steel frames by various manufacturers and desired in strength or workmanship. This is a SSK. Pachmayr will add calibers later. found them satisfactory for Dominator high quality unit with the strength of a bolt The test unit is a 308 and was installed on a conversion. action rifle. Randall (now out of business) frame by . In short, the unit is very well thought out Operation of the Dominator is simple but a Pachmayr. Trigger pull was about four foot and executed. It has what it needs, with the bit cumbersome. 1) Cock the hammer. 2) pounds which is about as light as one should exception of the automatic safety-that's all. Open the bolt. 3) Insert cartridge into the bolt be if the frame is to be used as an auto pistol No extra useless parts. The basic unit consists face. 4) Close the bolt. 5) Move the automatic again. Four pound pistol triggers leave a lot of a receiver, bolt assembly, barrel, attach­ safety lever to the OFF position. 6) Shoot. 7) to be desired in the kind of precision pistol ment assembly and is available without sight­ Do it again, only this time remove the fired shooting the Dominmor is capable of. ing provision, with iron sights or witlt scope case from the bolt by picking it off, shaking Scoped with a 2X Leupold the Dominator mount. it, or rotating it and hoping gravity will do it. weighs in at slightly greater than 4.5 pounds. The entire unit is quickly and easily affixed Tbe operation of the unit is definitely This is adequate weight for a 308, and in an to a 1911 frame, although Pachmayr recom­ easier with the iron sighted unit. I haven't XP with a well fitting stock is pleasant to mends installation by a gunsmith. If you are seen tlie iron sights but have used the scoped shoot will full charge loads. familiar with working on guns, I wouldn't test unit without the scope rpounted. The The 1911 grip is just plain poor at handling hesitate to recommend that you give it a try scoped gun is more awkward to use. I found much recoil. The Auto-Mags and other sin­ yourself. If you have any doubt about your myself with a lot of TIC and XP experience gle shot pistols with the "45" grip have proven ability-get a gunsmith to install the unit. behind me and on several occasions this every time it's been tried. The Dominmor Some fitting is required. attempted to simply drop a round in the - no exception. The test gun arrived a couple 32 · AMERICAN HANDGUNNER • JULY/AUGUST 1986 days before I was leaving for Africa but I just had to shoot it and dumped a 150 grain Federal load into the bullet trap before put­ ting the scope on the gun. It just plain hurt in three places. The bottom of my wrist, the heel of the hand where the end of the grip dug in, and the web area of my hand. The addi­ tional weight of the scope tames it consider­ ably, but I believe many individuals will find the gun uncomfortable in any caliber, partic­ ularly iron sighted models. At this time I have a fair amount of experi­ ence with the Dominator. I've had it on a few frames and had some input from various HHI members who have the unit. With one excep­ tion al1 have reported good accuracy. My personal best in the accuracy department was seven straight 22 turkey targets at 200 meters. All targets were hit on the right side with a composite group of not over 2.25 inches. Ammo was 180 grain Federal factory. Next best was with Remington's Accelerator sabot ammunition. Although the point of impact was too far removed from ordinary ammunition to use without re-sighting in, the Dominator turned in several 100 yard groups of under one inch. No velocity recorded due to low temperatures (I test fired in winter). It appears this combination will be a very useful varmint combination. Gunsmiths need not apply. Dominator conversion is easy to install. This bolt-action unit snaps on a 1911 frame to give you rifle power in a handgun.

Recoil with the Accelerator ammo was strange - just a powder puff push accom­ panied by a somewhat strange sounding report. Or maybe it just sounds strange because it feels strange. None of the various ammunitions by Federal, Remington or Winchester shot poorly, in fact most rifle shooters would be damn happy to get the same results out of their rifles. No handloads were tried although the only reason for that was my time sched­ ule. Too busy to load. Frankly, the Dominator was impressive enough that I bought the test unit. I simply haven't seen any mechanical problems with it. I have my doubts about any four screw mount using standard 6-48 gunscrews stay­ ing on any 308 over the long haul. At this point only one problem of a mechanical nature has occurred. Many "custom" or old 19lls have weak hammer falJs. I've encountered a couple that misfire occasionalJy with commercial ammunition and a lot with some military. Replacing the spring takes care of that problem. A Jot of erroneous information regarding rifle bullets at pistol velocities has been pub­ lished. In the 308 the most frangible bullets I know of are the 150 and 165 grain Nosier Ballistic tips. In fact I would consider them too frangible for a lot of jobs. The 150 and 165 Nosier Partition bullets have a very fragile front end and will give expansion on game at 300 yards from the Dominator. They also get to long range with a lot more punch than llOs or 125s. Continued on page 55

33 By Cameron Hopkins

Buff Busterl Mickey Fowler designed this Ruger lledhawk custom conversion specifically for hunting African game. Note the compensator to reduce recoil with the hot loads used for hunting.

I speak of Afnca and golden joy ; the joy of wandering through Ion Ly lands th joy of hunting the mighty and tell"ble lords o the Kildeme s, the cunning, the wary,·and the gnm. TeddyRoo evelt It..hartoum 1011 h 15, 1910

1,550 fps-this load is over max, and cannot I hunted with a rifle, firmly convinced that be listed. only an expert handgunner should venture Cape buffalo! This sinister black demon of into the ring for 15 rounds with a heavyweight the bush weighs about a ton, 1800 to 2000 like N'yaJi (the Shangaan native word for pounds, and carries a helmet of thick horn Cape buffalo). I toted afield a Sako .375 across his massive head. Most professional Holland and Holland Magnum with Hornady hunters in Africa, and sportsmen as well, 300 grain solids and 285 grain Cor Bon softs. consider the Cape buffalo to be the most I never got a shot at a decent buff; Mickey dangerous game of the Dark Continent. and Bill, both armed with handguns, did. (Is From the Big Five of Africa-those five no-­ there a message there?) nonsense animals having the ability and But I also carried a sidearm, a wise prac­ inclination to either stomp, gore, rip, claw or tice when hunting with a rifle. A handgun bite you into little pieces - the Cape buffalo comes in handy (no pun intended) for a vari­ stands supreme. (The Big Five are Cape buf­ ety of reasons, so I packed a Colt Gold Cup falo, elephant, Jeopard, lion and rhino.) More .45 ACP loaded with 185 grain Winchester hunters, as opposed to natives or tourists, are Silvertips. killed by buff every year than by any other Although the safari-veteran Sako saw cause. (Incidentally, crocodiles are the big­ most of the action, my Thompson Center gest killers of natives, followed closely by Contender also got in a few licks. SSK Indus­ hippo; more tourists meet their maker under tries customized a Contender into a Hand­ elephant foot or tusk-"Stand a little closer, cannon chambered in .375 JDJ. I used the honey, so I can get a better picture.") same bullet as in the .375 H&H, a steel And that was precisely why Mickey, Bill jacketed Hornady 300 grain solid at 1,880 Wilson of Accu-Comp fame, and I were fps. I also used Cor Bon's superlative 285 hunting Cape buffalo. In the words of Jeff grain soft, a special bullet designed for hand­ Cooper, "Danger-not variety-is the spice gun velocities with a thinner jacket than the of life." rifle version. The Handcannon sported a Bill hunted with a .44 Magnum Smith and Leupold 4x EER scope in T'SOB (Tough Son Wesson Model 29, six-inch, wi.th a Leupold O'Bitch) mounts. The 14-inch barrel featured 2x scope and Pachmayr Gripper stocks. His SSK's Arrestor muzzle brake which tames Mickey's custom holster from Ted load was a 300 grain Terminator FMJ solid at the recoil of this awesome caliber to a moder­ Blocker swivels on belt for ease of 1,300 fps. His 29 boasted a smooth action job ate level. Pachmayr Gripper stocks also movement In the thick bush. from Wilson's Gun Shop. helped soak up recoil. 36 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 .~· . ' '• ~ ' ~ ~. ,...... - This huge Cape buffalo bull dropped to a single 305 gr. 44 Magnum bullet. But then things got interesting-note the slash in the buff's neck where the .44 Magnum bullet bounced off the skin when Mickey approached to pay the "insurance" shot. Tough buff!

Meanwhile, Mickey continued his stalk broadside buff. Lung shot-you don't try to ess took off like someone had applied a cattle for Cape buffalo as he wiped the sweat from bust through a buff's massive shoulder bone prod to her tender parts. Miss? No way, not his brow. The trickles of blood from thorn with any handgun. from Combat Master Bill Wilson. scratches continued drooling down his arms. At the shot the buff collapsed to its knees, Investigation revealed a hard lung hit. The hunt began at dawn when Mickey and regained its feet and lunged forward five She's not going far. (Lung blood is easily professional hunter Danie Erasmus stumbled yards before dropping. Dead. Well, the bull distinguished from other blood due to its on where a herd of buff had bedded down the looked dead. But Mickey knew that all buff bright red color-freshly oxygenated-and previous night. The grass was too tall to are alive and dangerous even if they're dead, frothy bubbles.) follow the usual spoor (hoof prints), so they just as all guns are always loaded even if Bill, naturally anxious to find his lion, stalked by following trails of ever freshening they're unloaded. He approached to five wanted to follow-up the lion immediately. buffalo dung. yards to administer a coup de grace in the But his PH, Andries du Plessis, insisted that Four and a half hours later- thankfully the neck. they should wait 15 or 20 minutes to allow the wind was right, in their faces-Mickey Get this-the 305 grain slug bounced off fatal wound to take its toll. One should never glimpsed the rear guard of the herd in the the buff's skin! I say again, at the sharp down­ be in a hurry to sort out a wounded lion. dense bush ahead. It took another excruciat­ ward angle of the shot, fired at the prostrate Finally the professional said it was time. ing hour and a half to slither on his belly amid buff, the bullet ricocheted off the skin merely Hearts thumped and adrenalin gushed at the the thorns the last 100 yards necessary to get cutting a welt six inches long in the thick hide thrilling prospect of trailing a wounded lion into decent shooting position. In Africa, you (see accompanying photo). Buff tough? into the thick bush. Inside a matted tangle of may spot your quarry-a tail wagging, an ear Mickey Fowler, one; Cape buffalo, zero. thorns, brush, shrubs and long grass, vis­ flicking - from further than 100 yards, but Now, let's see what Bill's up to. ibility was three to five yards. Maybe a whole you won't get a shot in the heavy bush. Get Bill was busy with lion. After four ten yards in clear spots. The entangling mass closer. tiresome and frustrating attempts at lion, of thorn bush was a dull grayish-tannish­ Mickey finally, agonizingly, got within almost 50 hours of stoic hunting, Bill finally tawny color. It was, well, lion-colored. range at 55 paces. Still prone from crawling, got lucky. The endless hours of waiting in the Sorting out a wounded lion in thick bush - Mickey tuned his ears to pick up the faintest blind paid off. Sort of. now that is stimulating. ''Bloody good dan­ whispering of his PH (professional hunter) A positively huge lioness dropped by for a gerous sport," as the old British ivory hunters advising which bull to take. The chosen bull bite of dinner: roast wildebeest today, dear. might have said. And they would be right in milled around with some cows, as bulls are Bill had already thumbed back the hammer of their use of the term "sport." Hunting is prone to do, for what seemed like forever. his 29 so as not to alert the lion with the hunting when you pick on someone your own Finally the bull separated from the herd. metallic noise of sear engaging hammer size who can hit back. Have no doubt, lions Carefully Mickey began to ease the ham­ notch. He levelled the sights behind the can hit back! mer back, double-action, while keeping the shoulder of the feeding lioness, aiming for the And this lion behaved in characteristic crosshairs just behind the shoulder of the lungs, and squeezed off. At the shot the lion- fashion-dart into the thickest, nastiest,

AMERICAN·HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 37 Here's a lighter version of Ruger Buff Buster with slimmer barrel.~ •••~ loads use 305 gr. lead bullet at a whopping 1,.600 fps.

heaviest cover and wait. Wait in ambush for ruined for any trophy purposes, Bill was behind the shoulder, taking both lungs and savage revenge on that reeking, hairless ape consoled when Andries gave him a skin of lodging just under the two-inch thick skin on who just poked a hole in you. similar size from his skinning room. the off-side-a four-foot journey.) The wonderful thing about following-up a But non-dangerous game fell cleanly to Bill's jacketed 300 grain Terminators also wounded lion is that the beast is predictable­ Bill's Model 29. Bill and Mickey both tagged fared well. Recovered bullets displayed little the lion will charge. A charging lion is excellent zebra stallions with their .44 Mag­ deformation in soft tissue, but, again, slight astonishingly quick. He can easily cover 30 nums. Mickey's ran a bit, about a mile, with a warping after hitting bone. feet in a single bound. The lion comes at you solid lung shot. The bullet clipped the bottom However, I noticed in the wounds a lack of low to the ground, sometimes snarling but of the heart as well, but the stallion didn't hydrostatic shock from these handgun bul­ usually not. The charge is normally preceded slow down. He piled up eventually. One can­ lets. This fits with the conventional wisdom by a savage roar which is enough to cause you not underestimate the tenacity of African that shock comes only with impact velocities to call for a change of trousers. If successful, plains game. After all, zebra, antelope and in excess of2,000 fps. Wound channels were the lion is merciful. You'll die almost instantly other prey animals are on a predator's menu small, about bore size, with little surrounding as the massive jaws close around your chest every moment of life. Youtl get tough too if tissue damage. None of the bullets showed sinking long, dagger-teeth to the hilt. The last something was constantly trying to eat you. any expansion whatsoever, but this was sound you'll hear is your rib cage splintering. Both took wildebeest-a notoriously expected as the bullets were "solids," not Knowing what danger awaited him, Bill strong antelope weighing some 500 intended to expand. ventured into the thick stuff. He stalked care­ pounds-and impala and warthog, the ugliest Penetration was excellent, so good that fully and slowly, eyes probing the dark critter in Africa. many bullets exited thereby taking with them recesses of the tangled, knotted thorns. We took pains to conduct complete field the chance to study their performance. Sev­ Perhaps the wait was too long. Perhaps autopsies to see how the bullets performed. eral times we found bullets just under the skin Bill was overly cautious-if that's possible in Mickey's 305 grain lead .44 slugs recovered on the far side, indicating full penetration following-up a wounded lion. Bill was from various animals showed a remarkably without exiting. Some argue that this is the shocked to discover the lion no more than 125 consistent pattern. The bullets showed no ideal situation because a bullet's energy is yards away hidden in a thick clump of thorns. deformation unless they impacted bone, in transfered completely. No exit, no lost The lion died waiting to launch its last attack. which case the bullets lost their nose profile energy. I disagree. An exit hole tends to bleed Maybe it wasn't such a bad idea to wait so as they distorted on impact. Penetration was more than an entrance hole, making tracking long. seemingly unaffected with the· bullets con­ easier. Also, two holes bleed quicker than Or perhaps it was. Sadly, the delay allowed tinuing to plow through bone and muscle. one hole, leading to a faster death. time for scavaging hyenas and jackals to Curiously, the bullet recovered from the buf­ While Mickey and Bill were hunting devour most of the lion. A pack of hyenas falo bull could be reloaded-it was that per­ plains game, the diverse antelope family. I eats like a vast garbage disposal. The skin fect. (This bullet penetrated the chest cavity Co11ti11ued 011 page 50

38 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 South Africa, A Handgun Hunter's Paradise The Republic of South Africa offers the handgun hunter unequaled opportunities to hunt a wide variety of game while at the same time allowing for sight-seeing excursions in a gorgeous part of Africa. The breathtaking beauty of the Cape must be seen to be appreciated. South Africa boasts a thoroughly mod­ ern infrastructure of highways and air flights expediting travel to the untamed bush country. English is spoken univer­ sally in South Africa, a convenience not readily found in other parts of Africa. Do not be misled by the current hys­ teria in the media about the "unrest" and "turmoil" allegedly taking place. As gun owners and proud supporters of the Sec­ ond Amendment, we realize that the media is liberal, and the current cause celebre for liberals is "Hate South Africa." There is no need for concern about the political situation. I know; I've been Bill Wilson and fine zebra stallion taken with one of there; I've lived there; I've seen for Bill's Magnum Hunter custom Model 29s. myself. Having dispelled the ugly rumor of unrest, let's look at the hunting. Before you hunt, you have to get there, and South African Airways offers an affordable round-trip airfare from New York to Johannesburg. The Super Springbok Saver fare is available to hunters. I know of no other airline offering special dis­ counts to hunters (in fact, most airlines come unglued when you announce you're carrying guns-not SAA). Most hunting areas in South Africa permit hunting dangerous game (the Big Five) with handguns. Not so in many other African nations. The Safari Club lnternational's world record leopard and rhino were both taken in South Africa, testimony to the quality of hunting there. Intelligent game management is the secret. The authorities maintain rigorous codes for licensing professional hunters, your insurance of well-qualified guides. The game is managed to produce trophy heads while maintaining an excellent gene pool in the herds. South African game management is the model many other countries try to copy. Mickey, Bill and I hunted with two different outfitters, and we recommend then both heartily. If you won't settle for second-best on your African safari, write these first-class guides for further information: Dr. Rocco Gioia Casketts Safaris P.O. Box 693 Hoedspruit 1380 Republic of South Africa Mr. Deon Goosen Zwikwarni Safaris 284 Watkins Ave. Author took this warthog with Contender from SSK in Queenswood, Pretoria 0186 .375 JDJ. Scope is 4X Leupold EER in T'SOB mount. Republic of South Africa

AMER ICAN HANDGUNNER • JULY/AUGUST 1986 39 Bowen Classic Arms renders a Ruger into a sophisticated showpiece complete with custom barrel in .44 Magnum

owen Classic Arms is pleased to present B to the readers of American Handgunner a chance to win this gorgeous Ruger Super Blackhawk revolver and custom holster. Ruger revolvers have a well deserved rep­ utation for design and durability, but lack the flavor and finish of the venerable Colt Single Action Army. This custom Ruger combines the best of both worlds by imparting an ele­ gant demeanor to the rugged Ruger. Hours of tedious handwork went into the creation of the custom Ruger from Bowen Classic Arms. Meticulous attention to detail is the trademark of Hamilton Bowen, the master gunmaker of Bowen Classic Arms. Such dedication to excellence explains why Hamilton Bowen is one of a handful of members in the prestigious American Pistolsmith Guild. The following features are tastefully incor­ porated into this stunning Ruger conversion:

• custom Douglas barrel, 7'h inches, with a tapered octagon configuration and 11° forcing cone. • stainless steel ejector rod housing fitted to barrel and receiver and blued to match. • Color-case hardened receiver. • Presentation-grade black micarta grips in the standard pattern fitted with Redhawk medallions. • Trigger and action hand-honed, adjust­ ble trigger over-travel stop. • Custom high-ride, cross draw holster from Thad Rybka Custom Leather Equipment. Features wet molding for secure fit and comfort. Hamilton Bowen and Bowen Classic Arms are commited to providing first-quality design and execution to each and every indi­ vidual commision. Each job from the facility is tested and carefully hand inspected for exacting tolerances before delivery to the client. An informative and well-illustrated brochure is available for $3. Inquiries are welcome and should be directed to:

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40 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 TO ENTER CONTEST: Use a postcard, follow sample; include name, address, HOM-J/A, local dealer name and address. Mail before July 1, 1986. Send to AMERICAN HANDGUNNER, Box 16025, San Diego, CA 92116.

Which do you prefer: (Circle One) REVOLVER/AUTOMATIC.

Other single-action services available from Bowen Classic Arms include caliber conversions in .22 Hornet, .25-20 WCF, .30-20 BCA and others. Hand-finished fire­ arms are available cased as presentation­ grade singles or matched pairs. Bowen Classic Arms also has an extensive Dealer roster of other services for both double­ action revolvers and Ruger .22 autos. The Address Ruger Redhawk is a specialty of Bowen Clas­ sic Arms and conversions are offered with City State Zip action work, round-butt configuration, .45 Long Colt chambering, Dan Wesson style Contest void where taxed or prohibited by law. No purchase necessary. Winner must comply with all federal and local interchangeable barrels and a powerful laws. Employees and a.gents of Publisher's Development custom chambering in .50 caliber. Corp. not eligible. PHOTO BY ROGER ANDREWS

AMERICAN HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 41

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DO BETTER GUNS WIN? i FIVE CASES llf POIRT i Situation: You have a Lesson: Tactics, awareness superior weapon. Does that and preparedness determine mean you win a gunfight? gunfight victors.

At Lethal Force Institute, I warn all my students about what I call and moves forward, he is struck in the forehead with a 158-grain ./-\."Magic Sword Excalibur Complex," the erroneous belief that Winchester .38 Special serni-wadcutter from the businessman's your survival in a gunfight is guaranteed if you carry a certain type Colt Detective Special. The junkie falls instantly to the ground, and of weapon. Most often seen among .45 auto fans, the affliction is will never regain consciousness. The citizen survived because his also known to occi.lf frequently among aficionadoes of .357 Mag­ remote control weapon delivered its strike a moment before his nums, large bore revolvers, and 9mm autoloaders with large maga­ assailant could deliver a lethal blow with his contact weapon. zine capacities. CASE C. Four armed robbery suspects are pulled over in their The casefiles are replete with men whose greater skill won out car at night. Between them are a Browning Hi-Power, two Smith & over their opponents' greater firepower. Only recently, a Metro­ Wesson .38 Special revolvers, and a Walther PPK/s .380, all four Dade police officer used his .38 service revolver to instantly kill an loaded with conventional round-nose bullets. They apparently attacker armed with a .45 caliber submachine gun; no one else was believe they have the one or two officers in the police car outgun­ injured. In the Jan/Feb '86 issue, we saw Ken Kaas, whose 9mm ned, and come boiling out of the car, fully armed. S&W auto beat the autoloading, slug-fed shotgun of his would-be Only now do they realize that they have been pulled over, not by murderer. And then there is Sgt. Les Davis, who pitted his model the local traffic cop, but by a special armed robbery squad that has 39 against a slug-loaded 12-bore pump gun with equal success. been following them. My student, armed with a mini-Uzi 9mm Still, all other things being equal, the better gun gives you an submachine gun, is already near their car, and his three brother edge. When you look at the following incidents, culled from cases officers have already taken felony-stop flanking positions armed I've been involved in recently as either expert witness or the man with another mini-Uzi, a Remington 870 12-gauge pump, and a who trained the shooter, bear in mind the list of priorities all Lethal SPAS-12 combat auto shotgun, the latter two loaded with 00 buck­ Force Institute students get on the first morning. shot and rifled slugs. The shootout lasts for ten seconds, during Mental Awareness and Preparedness is number one, a close which time my student empties his mini-Uzi from a "speed crouch" second is Tactics, and third comes Skill With the Safety Equipment position, reloads, and empties it again, shooting all four as support (which includes, but is not limited to, your firearm) . Only after all fire pours into the fugitives' vehicle from three angles. All four of those have been achieved do we consider the fourth priority of suspects are killed on the scene; one officer sustains a minor flesh surviving a violent encounter, Proper Selection of Equipment. wound in the firefight. Now, on to the files. Awareness was the key factor here. The robbery gang thought CASE A. A police sergeant is forced to shoot a suspect who is they were going to jump a couple ofunsuspecting puppies, and did attempting to murder the patrolman. The officer fires all 8 shots in not realize that four attack-trained Dobermans were already mov­ his Colt Gold Cup .45 service auto, inflicting eight gunshot ing in on them with guns levelled, ready to shoot at the first sign of wounds. The suspect falls and dies before he can fire his Llama .32 armed resistance. Tactics in terms of movement, cover, and auto pistol. This was not a .45 beating a .32. It was a trained man deployment favored the officers. Caught in a hailstorm of police striking swiftly and decisively as a last resort. The gunman was so return fire, the pistoleros in the car were unable to effectively shoot, intent on slaying the patrolman we're not sure he ever thought he while the officers were cool, trained, and prepared-and fired with wouldn't prevail until the first of the sergeant's Remington 185-grain deadly accuracy. The massive firepower the officers employed was hollowpoints slammed into him. not the deciding factor, but rather, was a reflection of their CASE B. A junkie, with a long criminal history of particularly awareness and preparedness, their professional approach to the vicious assaults, attacks a businessman armed with a gun he's situation in terms of tactical dominance, and their skill at arms. licensed to carry and makes the statement repeatedly, "Motherf--­ Without those things, they would have been taken by surprise with er, I'll kill you!" As he raises his 24" Monadnock police-style baton their heavy weapons racked and their issue Browning P-35 9mm's Continued on page 62 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 Ruger's rim.fire pistol is already a classic, by Dave Arnold but with custom touches the Mark II Accurate, reliable and, above all, reasona- adds grace and beauty to its pedigree. 1"'\.bly priced, the Ruger .22 auto pistol is a pretty good pistol as it comes out of the box. When worked over by a good pistolsmith, its potential as a target gun is appreciably increased and, for this reason, it is often the subject of customizing. Hot rodding the Ruger .22 auto is a spe­ cialty of Tom Volquartsen of Tom's Gun Blu­ ing Shop who has been in the gun business for the past 15 years. In his well-equipped shop he produces no less than five different custom Rugers. He also creates heavy barrel PPC revolvers and offers other gunsmith services such as bluing, parkerizing as well as nickel and gold plating. All of his "Hot Rodded" Rugers have Douglas or Obermeyer match barrels, Bo­ Mar or Millett fully adjustable rear sights, tuned actions and checkered wooden grips incorporating thumb rests. Pachmayr rubber stocks can be had as an option and all models have jeweled bolts and can be had in a choice of blue, nickel or stainless finishes. American Handgunner received two mod­ els for evaluation-a Match Ten-X and a Custom V-6 . The former has a 6 V2 inch Douglas, 1-14 twist airgauge match barrel turned down so that its external diameter is the same as that of the receiver. To add more weight and reduce muzzle jump, a full length underlug, similar to that of the Colt Python, fits on the underside of the barrel. The gun Refined uger&

AMERICAN HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 can also be had with a similar style 5 1h pull of around two pounds. The triggers on the target. The triggers, which both broke barrel. themselves have two Allen screws fitted; one crisply at just over 2 lbs, also help. The Match Ten-X is finished in satin nickel sets into the front of the trigger guard to take When doing some one-handed target except for the sights which are blue. All blue up play in the trigger, while the other is in the shooting, recoil and muzzle lift was notice­ versions are also available. The front sight is trigger itself for adjustment to reduce ably absent, thanks to the heavy barrels with a square topped blade, undercut at the rear to overtravel. their underlugs. Rugers have always had reduce light reflection. The rear sight is a Bo­ Apparently a lot of work goes into honing good grips and the built in thumb rest of the Mar, fully adjustable for both windage and the various parts of the action to obtain a 10-X enhanced them even more. Even greater elevation and set low on top of the receiver. smooth, crisp and light trigger pull. While support was provided by the glove-fitting A set of nicely carved and checkered this is usually all that is needed, sometimes a stocks of the Custom V-6 and helped off-set wooden stocks are fitted to the frame, the left particular gun needs some of the components the muzzle heaviness caused by the heavy one incorporating a thumb rest. A gold and springs (other than the mainspring) barrel. Actually, the combination of the grips plated trigger and a jeweled bolt blend in with replaced or slightly modified. Apart from and the heavy barrels made it seem as though the satin silver finish making the Match Ten­ this, the basic action is unaltered and take the pistols just hung in the air with rock X a handsome pistol. down for normal cleaning and maintenance is steady sights. This, of course, is just what The Custom V-6, which is built around the the same as for a stock Ruger. target shooters want, and I was able to shoot Ruger stainless auto, is even more elaborate. On the range, both guns gave impressive some pretty good scores with both pistols. Its receiver is the same as the Ten-X, but its performances. The ammunition used in the Both pistols weigh over three pounds barrel and stocks are quite different. The test consisted of Eley Pistol Match, which precludes them from being used in the former has also been made from a Douglas Winchester Target standard velocity and International Standard Pistol match. How­ air-gauge 1-14 twist barrel, but has a tapered, Super-X high velocity, Remington Target and ever, they are suitable for NRA target shoot­ ventilated rib on the top and an underlug like Viper Hyper velocity and PMC Zapper high ing as well as silhouette work. In addition to the Ten-X. The front sight is also similar velocity. Accuracy evaluation was done from their impressive performance,the work­ while the rear is a fully adjustable Bo-Mar. To a bench rest at 25 yards and both pistols shot manship and finish of both guns is excellent. cater for the attachment of optical sights, the tight patterns that grouped within the ten-ring Even more impressive was the price, for the top of the receiver is grooved. of a NRA Pistol Target. Match Ten-X is priced at just under $400 The grips are of the type that is now com­ Best accuracy in both pistols was achieved while the Custom V-6 retails at $599.50. monplace on many target pistols, being with Eley Pistol Match with the best groups Both prices include the cost ofthe basic gun. carved to fit the contours of the hand and measuring between 112 and 3/4 inches. The Further information on both pistols and other incorporating a thumb rest on the left side excellent sights ·arid trigger actions all helped products can be obtained from Tom's Gun and a platform on the bottom to give support in shooting these groups. The sights are well Bluing Shop, Dept. AH, Rt #1 , Box 271 Car- to the heel of the hand. The trigger and action defined and the fully adjustable Bo-Mar rear roll, Iowa, 51401, ~ of both guns are worked over to give a crisp sights helped in getting the groups centered (712) 792-4238. ~

---.:.~-"4-' ...... "- ll41t~ee_l!1. -~ •·~:..J.,ifrlK.lii A Debate Forum Featuring Experts PRO ARE CON By Cameron Hopkins By Charles E. Petty From the stunning MAGNUMS Magnums have made muzzle blast to the BETTER? jerking, flinching, satisfying thump of blithering idiots out of recoil, you appreciate some potentially every ounce of force. good shooters.

'\"'l Toven into the fabric of the American here's a disease epidemic in the country VV consciousness is the notion of''Bigger is T that I call Magnum Mania. Every club Better." Americans roar down vast six-lane has at least one victim whose presence at the highways in huge Cadillacs while our Euro­ range is announced by an awesome roar and pean counterparts putter down narrow roads blinding flash. AU that's missing is a mush­ in shoe-boxes. Americans proudly point to room shaped cloud. such manifestations of ''Bigger is Better" as Gun and ammunition manufacturers are the B-1 bomber, William "The Refrigerator" quick to recognize the potential of this mar­ Perry and the Empire State Building. ket and take steps to satisfy the demand. In And we see American handgunners dis­ the last few years weve seen several new playing a similar affinity for ''Bigger is Better" in their love for entries: the .357 Maximum .. 32 H&R Magnum, 9mm and .45 magnums. While we can question the relative merits of a Cadillac Winchester Magnums. and a VW, we cannot but accept that bigger is better in magnum When I hear of a new cartridge coming on the market I am handgun calibers. Anything a .44 Special can do, a .44 Magnum always curious. I want to know the whys and wherefores. What can do better. does it do, what is the useful purpose? I am especially skeptical Before proving how and why magnums are better, let's consider when the cartridge comes with "magnum" designation. this captivating word-magnum. The term derives from the Latin For an awful lot of people "magnum" means a big bottle of "magnus" meaning great. "Magnum" was first applied to rifle champagne for New Year's Eve, or a TV private eye. But for many cartridges during the transition from black powder to nitro shooters it means more boom for their buck. For some of those it powders. In this early context, magnum referred to any cartridge means jerked triggers, flinches, missed targets, disappointment producing in excess of 2,500 fps such as the .375 Holland and and, perhaps, pain. Holland Magnum. Pistol cartridges first saw the designation "mag­ The magnum pistol cartridge was born in this country when 1/8 11 num" in 1935 with the introduction of the .357 Magnum, a more was added to the .38 Special cartridge and the .357 Magnum was powerful version of the .38 Special. This heralded a new definition created. It was instantly taken to the bosom of a sizeable portion of of magnum. the shooting public while others were understandably confused Magnum became ''lengthened." The .357 Magnum differs from over how a .38 could be enlarged and become a smaller number: a .38 Special by a longer case (0.1 inches). Along came a length­ . 357. It was elevated to the level of mythical power by Dick Tracy ened .44 Special case in 1955 dubbed the .44 Magnum. Fans of the and fabled far and wide for its alleged ability to disable an auto­ .44 Magnum realized the Latin suffix implied sheer, unmitigated mobile with a single shot. With precedent well set, it was only a power. Completing the evolution of "magnum" was the introduc­ matter of time before someone did the same thing for the .44 tion of the .41 Magnum in 1964. The .41 Magnum had no stubby Special. parent cartridge-the designation of magnum merely indicated· Where would Dirty Harry be without the .44 Magnum? But power and energy. And with the .41 Magnum, assisted by the .44 theres a little known, or willfully forgotten, bit of trivia here. In Magnum, came today's connotation of the term "magnum" - Big­ Magnum Force Inspector Callahan made the statement, "I shoot ger is Better. .44 Specials in it." Could it be that Dirty Harry's message was lost Magnums are bigger, and magnums are better. Ballistically to his fans? I have a weird feeling that admitting that you shot .44 better. The ballistics of any magnum pistol cartridge are superior in Specials in your magnum blaster would, for some people, be worse every way to any Special ancestor. Greater velocity, more energy, than owning up to your wife that you have a social disease. flatter trajectory. We need not debate the ballistic merits of Mag­ "Magnum mania" has spawned a clique of reloaders who are nums over Specials-there can be no argument concerning forging new frontiers of power, sometimes beyond the limits of undisputed facts. Magnums are ballistically better. prudence or good sense. This frightens me, and has changed my Better for what? You name it. Hunting-magnums can propel attitude about magnum cartridges in general, and the .44 Magnum heavier bullets at higher velocities which translates into clean kills in particular - from neutral ambivalence to antipathy. I doubt that a and venison on the table. Silhouette-magnums dominate in the day goes by that the editorial offices of the many gun magazines do revolver and production classes of IHMSA. (Not satisfied with not receive a letter from a reader who wishes to know how to get mere "magnums," the silhouette fraternity now favors the .357 more velocity out of a given cartridge. Usually he's already loading Maximum over the . 357 Magnum.) Self-defense- see hunting. For to the maximum charges published in the manuals and wants more. self-defense uses, again, magnums offer greater stopping power by The publishers of loading data include a relatively generous safety Co11ti1111ed 011page65 Co11ti11ued 011 page 68 46 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER • JULY/AUGUST 1986 EXCLUSIVE LIFETIME REPAIR POLICY

Taurus will repair your Taurus handgun free of charga for the llfetlme of the weapon. No other handgun manufacturer makes this offer! See your dealer and ask to - the top-value Taurus line. J'ESJ' REPORJ' Start button and watching the thing work can inside, is slow-feed. The Autoscale whirrs, turn a routine reloading session into fascinat­ just audibly, as the two tubes rotate. Then, ing entertainment. when the charge you've selected comes up to But the Autoscale's pricetag is a bit within a grain or so, the fast-feed tube stops weighty for mere entertfilnment, and this is a turning, but the slow-feed tube continues to test to determine whether you're going to get turn, for a few seconds, until the beam hits your money's worth if you decide to buy one. zero. So, I worked with the Autoscale and checked This staged shutting-off of the feed tubes its operation six ways from Sunday. Here's occurs because, as the beam rises toward how it went. zero, a small copper baffle-plate on the Instructions are simple and clearly writ­ beam's pointer end interrupts two separate ten. You set the scale beam in place, with the light beams. As the plate interrupts the lower knife edges at rest in agate V-blocks. Then it's beam, the fast-feed tube shuts off; then, as the necessary to level the scale, so the beam is second (upper) beam is broken, the slow­ zeroed. This is done by adjusting two legs at feed tube shuts off. The powder charge is the left end of the body. Next, you insert the metered, and the process will not begin again plastic powder-hopper tube. (This is a big until the Start button is pushed. hopper: it's almost a foot long, and it's over Charges of flake, stick, and ball-type 1.7 inches in diameter. It'll hold a lot of powders were dispensed in order to deter­ AMT powder.) Finally-and, here, you're only mine approximate metering times. Generally minutes removed from having ripped into the speaking, the heavier the individual granule box -you plug the minijack end of the nine­ the faster the beam rises. For example, a AUTOSCALE volt transformer wire into the back of the charge of22 grains of2400 meters in about 14 body and plug the transformer into the AC seconds, which is the time required to meter By Dan Cotterman outlet on your bench. 5 grains of Unique. If you're loading, say, 55 f now and then things get a little dull You're ready to begin metering powder. grains of a coarser powder such as 4831, it'll I around your reloading bench, if you just Funnel the propellant of your choice into the take about 26 seconds for each charge to can't seem to get hyped up over stuffing brass hopper, set the beam weights, and press the trickle into the pan. And 17 grains of slim­ any more, then get a load of what Harry Start button. Watch what happens! There are stick 4198, a common charge behind a 45- Sanford and the guys at Arcadia Machine & two powder-trickier tubes above the powder grain bullet in the .221 Fireball, will keep the Tool have come up with. It's a powder mea­ pan, which is sus\Jended from the beam at the Autoscale's tubes whirring for about 17 sec­ sure and scale combined, called the Auto­ right extreme of the Autoscale. The rear tube onds. With ball-type powder you'll wait scale, and, believe it or not, just touching the is fast-feed; the front tube, which is threaded Continued on page 57

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48 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 Please send me: D 1 Survival Knife @ $29.95 plus $4.00 for shipping and handling. D 2 Survival Knives @ $57.95 plus $4.00 for shipping and handling. Specify: D Black handle with black sheath and black coated blade . D Camouflage handle with green sheath and black coated blade. Florida residents add 5% tax. Orders out of USA $8.00 shipping and handling. Charge my D MasterCard D Visa D American Express D Check enclosed D Money Order Credit Card Number: II I I I I I I I Expiration Oate : ._I _.l__.___.__.__._.....__..__._I _.I

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was with Dr. Rocco Gioia trying my uniniti­

A Mt:lll<' AS P1 i-TOl . "1.} 11 T 11 ~ GnLn ated hand at a bit of handgun hunting with a customized Handcannon. I brought the hand­ gun for occasional use, as I did most of my hunting with a rifle. On my first outing with the Handcannon - the rifle came along for anything serious - I met quick success by taking an impala, a deer-sized antelope, after only three hours of hunting. The impala was in a bachelor herd of 12 animals, and at that range the horns could not be distinguished in the 4x scope. Range was 217 paces, stepped-off later. I fastened my eyebrows onto the cups of my 7x42 Zeiss binoculars, and the excellent optics enabled me to pick the best head from the crowd in the fading light of dusk. I stead­ ied the Contender in a crotch of a tree where a large branch met the trunk that was conceal­ ing me from 24 impala eyes. Taking a deep breath, I let part of the air hiss from my nose, and then held the last bit. Slowly I began to take the creep from the trigger and gently squeeze until the sear released. At the shot the herd spooked except for one straggler, my target, that dropped. I was impressed that this .375 JDJ could take game to that range, over 200yards. I later ambushed a warthog boar with long, scimitar-like tusks sweeping from its ugly gums. Those tusks are fearsome weap­ ons able to filet a man's leg from calf to crotch. I surprised the wild porker by sneak­ ing up from behind a six-foot ant hill . (They have big ants in Africa!) I was using the same load as with the impala: a 285 grain custom bullet from Cor Bon. The Cor Bon bullets exited both impala and warthog, so I cannot speak of the mushrooming characteristics. The exit holes, large and jagged, indicated violent expansion. This handgun hunt was a roaring success for Mickey and Bill, and it was rewarding for me too, what little I did of it. Mickey and Bill together collected several nice trophies including a magnificent kudu bull for Mickey's trophy room. His kudu, a spec­ tacular antelope weighing some 700 pounds with long, spiral horns, dropped to a single .44 bullet. This handgunner's dream hunt was indeed a grand adventure. South Africa in particular offers great opportunities for handgun hunt­ ers because they permit the sport-many African nations prohibit hunting dangerous game with handguns. Africa still conjures up images of vast untamed jungles and bush, images of Stewart Granger, Clark Gable and Teddy Roosevelt. While "progress" has eroded many of the fine hunting lands, there still exists the greatest hunting in the world. The Dark Continent has not yet been entirely corrupted by "civiliza- tion ." A grand adventure awaits 1111!19- the handgun hunter in Africa. ~ so AMERI CAN HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 REMINGTON INTRODUCES .223 TO XP·IOO, OFFERS NEW .38 AND .44 SPECIAL LOADS

emington Arms Company announced at tridge in a factory-produced pistol with an mounts to accommodate the shooter's choice R their 1986 New Products Seminar the established reputation for exceptional of either standard rifle scopes or one of the introduction of a new chambering in the accuracy should bring exciting new levels of extended eye relief pistol scopes. XP-100 for varmint hunters. Dubbed the performance to the growing sport of long­ The Varmint Special will be available in XP-100 Varmint Special, the new bolt action range handgunning. mid-1986 at your Remington authorized handgun chambers the .223 (5 .56 NATO) When it was introduced in 1963 , the dealer. cartridge. XP-100 broke new ground in handgun Another development for the XP fan is the At the same time, Remington discontinued design. It offered for the first time a bolt introduction of the .35 Remington chamber­ the .221 Fireball chambering from the action handgun with the lock-up strength and ing from Remington's Custom Shop. Nicely XP-100. Design of the new Varmint Special rigidity previously found only in centerfire figured wood stocks are also available from is similar to that of the XP-100 Silhouette rifles. The action is similar to Remington's the Custom Shop. (7mm Bench Rest chambering) with a proven 700 in which the cartridge is com­ Other new products of interest to handgun­ medium weight, 141/i inch barrel and Rem­ pletely surrounded by three concentric rings ners are two new factory loadings in .38 ington's special one piece stock of strong, of solid steel. Special and .44 Special. The new .38 load is Du Pont Zytel structured nylon (no, it's not The XP-100 Varmint Special features a a + P 158 grain semi-wadcutter at 890 fps. plastic!). clean barrel without iron sights. But the The .44 Special load features a 200 111111111!19- Availability of a standard, small game car- receiver is drilled and tapped for scope grain semi-wadcutter at 1,035 fps. ~ Set our sights on asco's exclusive World Class mounting system. - Ii~ - ....,_.. •

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AMERICAN HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 55 do much better with a 2 pound pull that just GET THE isn't suitable in the semi-automatic mode. For the best results it is necessary to set up a COMPETITIVE EDGEI frame strictly for Dominator use. This puts it HANDGUN COMPETITION is the in the expensive class. comprehensive sourcebook that Ballistically, a 14 inch 308 is about 12 % covers all aspects of competitive slower than the same load fired in a 22-24 pistol and revolver shooting. Top­ inch rifle. This means the pistol round is· ics include historical develop­ somewhat weaker with a correspondingly ment, shooting instruction and more curved trajectory and delivers slightly selection, care and maintenance less energy. In the field , killing ~ame , ~s of equipment. Also featured is a difference is generally hard to notice. Identi­ review of the rules and techniques cal hits from the 308 rifle or pistol with the governing each of the major same ammunition are going to give essen­ types of competition: civilian, po­ tially the same result. Poor hits will give poor l ice, or military. If you are a results and good hits will give good results. prizewinning shooter, or just want Handloading for the 308 pistol is the same to be, then send for a copy of this as handloading for the rifle. With few excep­ book right away. Only $16.95 plus tions, if any, the same loads that give the best $1.50 postage and handling. performance in a rifle will give the best per­ HAt.iDGUNNER.BCiOKs·:o·~pt.·sa-·HG:7:· formance in the pistol. Never attempt to load 591 Camino de la Reina, #200 "pistol" powders in bottle neck r~e cases. ~ San Diego, CA 92108 my opinion, if you do, you will regret it __ Please send me a copy of sooner or later. Pachrnayr has a small booklet HANDGUN COMPETITION. furnishing handloads for the Dominator Enclosed is $16.95 which gives a reasonable number of loads plus $1.50 postage and handling. ranging from target loads to full charge hand­ Charge my credit card __ Visa / MC loads. I believe it is $5.00 from Pachrnayr, __ MasterCard Number ____ 1220 S. Grand Ave., Dept. AH, Los Angeles, Exp. Date Initials ___ CA, 90015 (A/C 213 748-7271). NAME ______Although it's not at all unusual to find a ADDRESS ______couple hundred feet per second difference from one barreho another, or from one lot of CITY _____ STATE - ZIP -- powder to another in the same barrel, you California residents add 6% sales tax. should be able to expect up to 2900 fps/llO Allow 4-6 weeks for delivery. grain, 2800 fps/130 grain, 2500 fps/150 DUNK-KIT FORT KNOX THE FAST, EASY WAY TO SECURITY PRODUCTS THE STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE! 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Phone 817 /274-1282 Hercules Incorporated, Marketing Send $2 for more Information on Dt.nk-l(lt ond a complete catalog ot custom honOgun modifications and port$. Division, Wilmington, DE 19899. CYLINDER & SLIDE SHOP, INC. P.O. Box 937 KNIFE & GUN "•' fR HERCULES Fremont, NE 68025 I Ph.: (402) 721 -4277 FINISHING SUPPLIES 56 AMERI CAN HANDGUNNER • JU LY/AU GUST 1986 grain, 2400 fps/165 grain, 2350 fps/180 grain and around 2300 with a 200 grain. REDI-SET TARGETS In the 308, 150-165 grain bullets give the Attention! best overall performance for varmints and Introduces medium game including whitetail and mule deer. Check the tables in the Sierra manual for a good comparison of downrange bal­ the Combat COM:SAT listics with various weight bullets remember­ ing with proper bullet selection, the medium Silhouette SHOOTERS weight bullets give the best game perfor­ A COMPENSATOR FOR mance. As soon as I can get to a little more in IPSC-type and testing and photography, I'll tell you about a YOUR At.rrQ•• BUILT AND simple system you can use yourself to run PROFESSIONALLY F1T simple, accurate bullet tests at any range. PPC Resetting TO YOUR GUN FOR Aside from being a little awkward to use I UNDER$200 can't find anything wrong with the Targets. Dominator. I have no hesitancy in ...... PAT. PEN~NG recommending the Dominator. ~ In the truest tradition of the AUTO SCALE Redi-Set"' Co11ti1111ed from paKr ./8 Company, we offer the only about 18 seconds while the machine trickles complete target out a 20-grain charge. Metering times, gran­ with acting and ule-types, and charge-weight combinations WHAT WILL MY SS COMP DO FOR YOU?? resetting mech­ are infinite. 11 1. Reduce Muzzle Jump Dispensing charges with the Autoscale is anisms. This IPSC 8 2. Lessen Recoil not what you'd call fast , at least not compared unique concept center plate 3. Increase Accuracy 4. Increase Sight Radius to flipping the arm on an ordinary powder allows you to shoot the measure. It is, however, remarkably fast if HOW CAN I DO IT so·INEXPENSIVELY?? head and the head falls you figure how long it takes you to drop a back. Shoot the center My design allows me to machine the SS Comp charge and weigh it on a separate scale. in large numbers leaving only critical areas to The accuracy uf the Autoscale was ver­ plate and the head resets be fit - so I'm spending shop time fitting and finishing on your gun. Each SS COmp is ified with a set of standard weights, ranging automatically. Made of machined entirely from a solid piece of 4140 Co11ti1111ed 011 pa!{e 60 rugged T-1 armor plate. Chrome Moly steel (we use no castings). It is attached with a special high strength silver The head and solder (we have never had an SS Comp come body are off in testing or in the field). We then painstakingly handfit each SS Comp to the gun painted in it goes on. Then we blue the SS Comp and black with a your slide together so they will match. Finally we go to the range and test each gun to assure #1245 center of that it functions reliably. California yellow. This GUARANTEE Challenger target is 26" tall. Available Try the SS Comp - if it doesn't do what we say Many new products it will do, just send your gun back. We'll not for practical pistol only at Redi­ ony give your money back, but will replace your old barrel with a brand new Colt barrel - shooters and law Set"'. Virtually (My design allows you to switch back and forth enforcement. Send no one is faster at will). You can't lose. $1.00 for current Pat. Pend ...... - catalog. PPC lOX than our To try the SS Comp send your gun to us by UPS ~ VISA or MasterCharge Accepted. ring plate targets! along with $195.00 ($4.50 postage & insurance) for a total of $199.50 - or if you have any ti ~ Davis Leather Company Introductory Price I 3930 Valley Blvd. Unit F questions please feel free to call the number .& Walnut, CA 91789 (714) 598-5620 below. 1. PPC $125.00 IPSC $145.00 Remember we also do nearly all other Shipping Information modifications for your handgun (sights, metal CASE·GARD® Shipped via UPS checkering, hard chroming, etc.). For our free brochure send us a request at the address ~"~~ Mag-100 Handgun Target (35 lbs) $15.00 below. ~~~::..... Ammo Box Name Address • by rni:rn City SHOOT IST Mag· 100 was designed State Zip for the handgunner who plans IPSC PPC SUPPLY to spend a lot of time at the range. Each box holds 100 rounds in dust and moisture resistant security. Amount enclosed 6225th Mag-100 is protected by MTM 's 3 year guarantee. Belle Fourche, SD 57717 P-100·3 .38 Special and .357 Mag ~ C.O.D.'s Welcome P· 100-4 45 Auto ..41 Mag and .44 Mag $379 or call your Visa and Mastercharge P-100·9 9mm Luger orders to For complete information see your MTM Dealer, or [605) 892-2822 send $1.00 for our Full Color Catalog. -mMTM Molded Products Company mI I. I P.O. Box 14117 • Dayton , Ohio 45414 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 57 Alittle peace of mind from Beretta. Peace of mind. When you 've got it, you 've This is the kind of dependable firepower police got everything. And Beretta's lightweight, and military personnel specify palm-sized semi-automatic handguns are for protection. pure peace of mind in a sleek, safe, compact These are just package. three of a broad Built for accuracy. Dependability. Safety. line of Beretta Because they're built by Beretta. Backed by handguns that 450 years of experience and craftsmanship. include the And priced for new 92 F your budget. 9mm double When your se­ action semi­ curity is at stake automatic with there's no sub­ a 15 round stitute for the best. Beretta compact hand- , : guns offer "foll exclusive features, like • the open slide design, you only expect to find in magazine selected as the offi­ Beretta's larger cial sidearm of the U.S. military. caliber pistols. For pure peace of mind nothing matches the The Model 21 Double safety and dependability of Beretta. Nothing. Action semi-automatic features For more information call straight blow-back action, external Beretta U .SA or see thumb safety and tip-up barrel. Engraved EL your nearest dealer. version available. The model 950 series is an easy-to-handle 8 ounces available in single action; semi­ automatic .25 ACP and .22 short. And like the Model 21 , the 950 handguns features safe, convenient tip up barrels for direct chamber loading without manually working slide. For a slightly bigger pistol try the feel of the Model 84 .380 auto. Provides double action dependability with a 13 round staggered magazine.

MODEL84 380ACP Beretta U.S.A. ROSS SEYFRIED,

AFRICAN PROFESSIONAL UCCESS HUNTER HASN'T Tempered in the fire of SPOILED competition, the 1981 us. IPSC World Champion We're still available to answer all of now leads safaris into the your reloading questions personally. In fact, when you call, you'll probably heat of darkest Africa. be speaking directly to a member of the Hodgdon family. It's the way we Interview by John Toppenberg >;tarted doing business almost 40 years ago. AH: Ross, very early in your life a profes­ bullets in the 350 grain realm with velocities And through the sional hunter had a profound influence on of 1,500 fps from barrels under seven-inches. years we've con­ you. What was that? Beyond these guns are the single-shots utiliz­ tinued to build a H4198 RS: An African hunter named Bill Hays ing such things as the 45-70 with 500 grain reputation on our - pretty well warped my mind. A pair of (ele­ bullets. These give up the notion of the hand­ knowledge and ex­ pl:i.ant) tusks were over his desk, which in my gun as far as portability and follow-up shots. pertise of powder mind now were at least 140 pounds to the Repeat shots with dangerous game are for hunting, com­ side. His stories of chasing elephants had a especially important. With this in mind, petition or just lasting influence on me. some hunters may want to avoid the big sin­ shootin'.. When AH: What was your first experience with gle-shots - unless they want to compromise you've got a ques- firearms? between rifle and actual handgun hunting. tion and want the right answers, just RS: I started with a .410 at age five or six and With the handgun, the essence of it is not call us at (913) 362-9455. For ballistics graduated up to a Magnum 10 gauge when I what we kill, but how we hunt. The thrill of information call (913) 631-3851. We was 12. getting very close with stalking skills still make it a practice to talk to AH: What age were you when you took up becomes the priority. customer& ~ the rifle? AH: With the specialized needs of the hand­ RS: About 12 when I started to hunt deer and gun hunter, what time ofyear do you recom­ antelope, and 14 when I first hunted elk. mend they go to Zambia? AH: What about the handgun? RS: The hunting conditions reach their peak RS: I started with a 6Y2-inch barrel, Smith, in the July-October period when water is low . 357 Magnum. I shot it for about a month and and game concentrates. I thought I needed a bigger gun so I got a .44 AH: Any recommendations for those of us Magnum, which was terribly destructive to who would like to visit Africa with both hand­ my shooting. It's a wonder I ever learned to gun and rifle ? shoot. RS: I think that's the ideal way to do it. You AH: We understand that you are now divid­ can take the plains game like impala, har­ BDDIDDN PDIDll ing your time between your home in Colo­ tebeest, zebra and warthog with a handgun The favorite of handloaders since 1946. rado and hunting in Africa. What sort of and reserve the heavier stuff for your rifle. NEW!... Hodgdon Collectibles division does that involve? AH: Could tell us if reports ofyour taking a Select the Hodgdon English Ironstone Cof­ RS: Some work and some play. I am working Cape buffalo with a handgun are accurate? fee Cup, the practical Shootin' Cav ur the as a professional hunter in Zambia now in a RS: I did have an opportunity this last season comfortable open collar knit ~hirt Order safari operation. By the nature of the clin1ate to do something that I personally equate with yours today. we hunt June to October. I try to spend most winning the World Championship. (Editor's _ Hodgdon English Ironstone of those months there now. It is something I note: Ross won the IPSC World Champion­ Coffee Cup ($5.95 or 2 for $10) love more than anything. ship in South Africa in 1981.) That was to take _ Red Knit Shirt with AH: What sort of guns do you recommend on a bull Cape buffalo in the thicket with a pocket emblem ($19.95) for the handgunner headed for Africa? true handgun and without use of a back-up D Small D Med. D Lg. D X-Lg. RS: The .44 Magnum is an absolute mini­ rifle. I used a specially made .45 revolver _ Hodgdon Shootin' Cap ($4.95) mum. With that, use the heaviest bullets you customized by John Linebaugh. The tail is on can safely put in it. They should be cast very the wall here as we do this interview. I con­ Name ------­ hard. Forget all about expanding bullets sider it one of the great accomplishments of Address ------­ before you leave home. Penetration with a my life. . City, State, Zip ------­ big diameter hole is what is needed. I have AH: For those interested in a safari with you, Tutal Amt. Remitted------­ been deeply involved with the technology of where should they write? Send check or money order to: Dept. AH07 developing the .45 bore-which beats the .44 RS: Ross Seyfried, Box 38, Hodgdon Collectibles, P.O. Box Zfi3Z, by vast margins. We are now working with Roggen, Colorado, 80652. Mission, KS 66201.

AMERICAN HANDGUNNER •JULY/AUGUST 1986 59 Co11ti1111ed from page 57 from half a grain to 120 grains. The device is without perceptible error, according to the comparisons I have made, not only with stan­ dard weights, but also by weighing metered charges on two other scales, each of which has been carefully calibrated. AMT's original idea in developing the Autoscale was that it would be a boon to precision-loading rifle charges and heavy pistol loads. It is, however, equally well suited to dispensing light loads. I have, for example, used the Autoscale to meter charges of 1.5 grains of Super Balistite (a superfine shotgun flake-type powder from Italy) to concoct plinking loads for the .25 Auto. Also, if you're setting out to load a box or two of low-charge pistol ammo, it is con­ venient to remove the Autoscale's hopper tube and simply pour powder into the cham­ ber. It'll hold quite a bit and the tube cap will work as a cover. It's possible to weigh as much as 510 grains on the Autoscale, as might be necessary in checking bullet weights, which makes it useful as a simple scale. Adding to the device's versatility is a Slow- Fast adjust­ ment. With it you can control the length of time the slow-feed tube turns. Despite the numerous advantages of using the Autoscale, I was not completely at ease with having to turn the thing upside down in order to empty the powder chamber. It would, in my opinion, be handier (and some­ what neater) to empty powder by removing a TEMPTING Continued 011 page 62 SELECTION by AMT

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64 AMERICAN HANOG UNNER • JULY/AUGUST 1986 encounters, one might get the impression that the deadlier weapon won each time . .45 Auto Beats .32 Auto! But that is a superficial view. In every case, awareness and preparation WE-MEAN BUSINESS kept these people alive in the face of lethal assault. In some cases, superior skill was / TANARMI ~A90 Pistol Suggested Retail $299 . 9 ~ clearly a factor in survival. In each of the survivals, superior weapon­ ry was a factor but, in each of them, that superior weaponry was the ~ _1!l least of the deciding factors. ~ CROSSFIRE PRO Co11ti1111ed from pa[;r ./6 virtue of imparting more foot-pounds of energy into the target. Detractors of magnums claim the extra power of magnums is unnecessary. Overkill, claim the recoil-shy. Such an assertion is semantic and ballistic nonsense. The word "overkill" is not a word, and therefore with­ out meaning. Webster's International Dic­ tio nary (unabridged) does not contain "overkill." Semantic mumbo jumbo bor­ rowed from the anti-nuclear pacifists. In the world of ballistics there is no such thing as "overkill" -shoot a deer with a .44 Magnum (in the right spot) and the deer is dead. Period. Shoot the same deer with a .600 Nitro Express and the deer is dead. Period. There are no degrees of death - you can't be "a little dead" or "very dead." How do magnums shoot? We've seen why magnums are ballistically better, and now we turn to how they are better for the average

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the highest published maximum, Harry the assailant's head is fifty cents down the a major overhaul, after a few years of maxi­ Hardluck with his minimum bore might find drain. Sure, if the .44 happens to connect the mum (or hotter) loads. Almost without himself in the market for a new gun, hand or fight probably will be over, but it is the excep­ exception, moderate loads are more accurate eye. tional shooter who can deliver 100% hits and guns, no matter how well made, don't last The magnum maximizers rationalize their from a big magnum. He carries, deep in his as long when fed steady diets of maximum efforts under the guise of increasing "knock­ subconscious mind, the memory of recoil loads. down power." Rarely, however, will they be and noise and this may be enough to cause a I fear that a lot of shooters have been called upon to stop a charging rhino or fatal flinch. convinced that magnums are every man's best runaway truck with their handgun. They But maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. friend and because of the label alone they are might reasonably have to stop a robber and, The quest after velocity for velocity's sake automatically superior to all others. Well, I all at once, in the reality of a gunfight, find lacks, in my mind, rational justification. Few just don't think so. The places where mag­ themselves heavily overgunned. Blinded by shooters have the sophisticated equipment nums really are best are few. All that power muzzle flash and unable to fire a meaningful found in ballistics laboratories and would be isn't needed to punch a hole in a piece of second shot while under the influence of the hard pressed to prove that their souped-up paper or knock down a bowling pin or, for recoil of the first one, he might as well be handload really is superior. Sure he gets a that matter, incapacitate a human being. Yes, unarmed. bigger blast, but that doesn't prove that the there are places where magnum loads are "Overkill" is a term that came, I suppose, bullet got there any faster, or that it would be needed or at least justifiable, such as long from the nuclear arms race, and refers to the any more effective once it did. He just range pistol competition or silhouette ability of some countries to kill everyone believes they are because he has been condi­ matches where heavy steel targets have to be twice or thrice. There's such a thing as over­ tioned to think that magnums have some sort knocked down, but the shooters who are kill in defense guns too and for that reason I of magical quality. good at that sort of thing are going to be good don't think the magnum guns have much Magnums also introduce their owners, at almost any other form of shooting. They place in normal folk's self-defense plans. The particularly those who are overly ambitious, have developed their skill over a period of exception to this might be the well trained to another fact of life. Most of us are accus­ time and have learned to control the big guns. individual or police officer armed with a tomed to thinking of a gun as a lifetime That's fine, but there is no way that a magnum .357, but the real key to defense shooting lies investment, but magnums create a whole is going to make a good shooter out of a in the ability to, "Do it to them before they do new set of gunsmithing problems. Very mediocre one. Yet magnums have made jerk­ it to you!" rarely does a shooter keep an accurate count ing, flinching, blithering idiots out of some Accurate first shot placement is lifesaving. of the total number of rounds fired through a potentially good shooters who just couldn't A .22 in the right place might well be enough, given gun, but I have recently seen several handle them. whereas a .44 Magnum which whistles over that were ready for the scrap heap, or at least When I began to write this article I called it

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GROSS 9 Pop Bottle Rockets . report - 144-S4.00. 3.600-$75.00 4.00 44 Two Colored Smoke 1.50 15.00 10 Black Cat Bottle Rockets - 144-SS.OO, 3,600-$90.00 5.00 . 45 Cherry Smoke Balls (assorted colors) 1.50 15 00 11 Whistl ing Moon Travelers - 144-$7.95. 2.880-$120.00 7.95 46 Small Tanks 5.50 60 .00 12 Fierce-Tiger Soaring Rocket 6.00 60.00 47 Pull Fireworks - Burglar Alarm 2.50 25.00 13 Clustering Bee Rocket 6.00 60.00 48 Cigarette Loads 2.50 25.00 14 Wild Geese Rocket 600 60.00 49 Auto Foolers (whistle. smoke and bang) 5.00 50.00 15 Butterfly Rocket 6.00 60.00 PKG. DZ PKG 16 Parachute Rocket with Flare 6.00 60 00 50 Red Rat Chasers (144 to pkg .) 7.00 70.00 17 4 oz. Skyrocket w/Stars or Report B.00 80.00 51 Party Snappers (50 to pkg .I .75 7.50 lB 6 oz. Skyrocket w/Stars or Report 9.00 00.00 52 Aircraft Carriers (2 to pkg .) 2.50 25.00 19 8 oz. Skyrocket w/Stars or Report 10.00 10000 53 Champagne Party Poppers (pkg. of 121 1.80 18.00 Night Display Shells EACH DOZ. 54 Wh istling Jacks (24 pcs. to pkg .) 1 00 10.00 20 Saturn Missile Battery - 12 shot 1.50 15 00 55 Rocket Guns (pkg. of 12) 6.00 60.00 21 Saturn Missi le Battery - 25 shot 2.70 30.00 56 Ground Bloom Flower (pkg. of 6) .00 10.80 22 #100 Floral Shell 7.95 70.00 Sparklers and Fountains BDX DZ.BX. 23 #200 Floral Shell 9.95 89 .95 57 Sparklers - 10· (96 pcs. S3.50) 3.50 24 1()().shot Magical Barrage 550 55 .00 58 Sparklers - 14". Morning Glories (144 pcs. Sl0.50) 10.50 25 Frightened Bird 335 35.00 59 Sparklers - 20· (12 to box) 8.00 80.00 26 Soiree 4.00 40.00 60 Black Snakes - 72 snakes $2.00, 288 snakes S6 00 2.00 27 News Transmitter 3.50 35 00 EACH DOZ. 28 Kaleidoscope 3.50 35 00 61 No. 3 Assorted Colors Cone - 7" Fountain .90 9.00 29 Garden-in-Spring 525 52.00 62 Jumbo Carnival Cone 1.75 18.00 30 96 shot Colored Pearl BOO 80.00 Roman Candles DOZ. 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This merchandise sold on the representation of the buyer that the same will be used stnctly in accordance with the laws of the state of destination and is sold upon condition that the seller shall not be hable m any civil action or any accident or JOJ ury occasioned dunng the transportation; handling, Phone ______Name of Magazine ______storage or use of the merchandise and is transported directly out of the State of Missouri by common earner. I, hereby state and promise. as a condition of this sale, that I have comphed with the laws of the State of Destination of this merchandise and have, or will, obtain any necessary permits required by Law and will use or sell these Fireworks listed above in strict compliance with all applicable laws, whether Signature of Purchaser ------City, State or Federal. I also understand as a condition of this sale that I am overe'ahteen years of age. AT TALL PAUL'S WE APPRECIATE YOUR BUSINESS - CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-525-4461 received their guns and want a refund, and that a specific servicing period be established. INDUSTRY INSIDER A spokesman for the district attorney's office announced that the complaint arose JERRY RAKUSAN from consumers that had ordered guns in 1982 and received them without magazines. BREN TEN MUST PAY FINE, SHIP GUNS; For information, contact District Attorney, Orange County Courthouse, Box 10th ANNIVERSARY ISSUE COMING NEXT 808, Santa Ana, CA 92702 (714) 834-3600. More SHOT Show Stuff '\"1 Tell, the effluence hit the turbine in Hun­ The judgement imposes a permanent I missed a couple of things in my last YYtington Beach. According to a press injunction as well as a civil penalty of report on the SHOT Show goodies. A lot of release from the Orange County District $10,000. The injunction states that Dornaus people were impressed with what they saw at Attorney's Office, a consumer fraud case & Dixon must deliver pistols, with function­ the Caspian Arms booth. These folks have against Dornaus & Dixon ended in a fi nal ing magazines, within six weeks of receipt of been making investment cast frames and judgement against the makers of the Bren payment. It also mandates that a fund be parts for gunmakers for years, and now they Ten auto pistol. established for consumers who have not are offering these, and ccmplete .45 autos. They are at 14 N. Main Street, Hardwick, VT 05843 . I spent hours at the show looking for the RELOADERS, REJOICE! booth of United Sporting Arms, to no avail. After the show a call to them gave me this info. They did not have anything ready at introducing show time, so they passed this year. Accord­ ing to Dan Brockway, Jr., they have pur­ chased all of the tooling, etc, of the old AUTOSCALE;M United Sporting Arms of Arizona, and will be producing the Seville single-action revolvers in .375 Magnum and .375 Super The amazing o~e,lectronic Magnum. When? Soon, we hope, these were fine revolvers. The new firm is located in gun powder sc~le " ~ AMT Post Falls, Idaho, so I would suspect that some of the first guns will be sold through the IHMSA to their members. GOODBYE, DRUDGERY! ... Forget that ar uous struggle with Happy Birthday! old-fashioned hand measuring equipment. ow you can enjoy Just between us, I'm getting so excited the high speed precision of AUTOSCALE™, he new, exciting about our September/October 10th Anniver­ gun powder measurer which automatically ispenses loads to sary Issue that I have to keep my legs an accuracy better than ± l/20 grain. crossed. Our 10th Anniversary Limited Edition gun is on track, but since no contracts have been signed as this is written, I don't want to get into details. If there are no glitches, however, it wil l be a real deal, a brand new shooting gun, one that you can afford, yet tastefully decorated. • STATIC FREE. EXTRA LARGE POWDER HOPPER Also in that Sept/Oct issue, we've got a • IMPACT RESISTANT CASE Custom Gun Giveaway that'll knock your socks off. Paul Sokolovski has graciously consented to make up one of his custom made .45 target autos especially for the readers of American Handgunner, and one of our lucky readers wil l win it. That's $3,000 worth of leading edge in auto pistol design, the ulti­ mate in craftsmanship, and a gun that limited few will ever be able to own. Ili like very much for all of the readers of American Handgunner to participate in this anniversary. Let me hear from you-cuss us or praise us; tell me what you like and what you don't; give us some ideas for future issues, or just let off some steam, about The AUTOSCALE'M 1s available at your local hand guns in general, the current state dealer. Call or write AMT for additional of the shooting sports, ...... _ information; a descriptive AUTOSCALE 'M or whatever. ~ brochure and complete AMT product booklet will be mailed free upon request. .41 MAGNUM BULLETS .41 Maanum bullets. 170-275 arain .410 diameter/JHP/JSP/FMJ/SOLID BOND cores For information . wnte : Rlfl/I50N t:f Dept AH-4 "'LL£/ fl 6437 E. Hobart Street ~U• s Mesa , Arizona , 85205 78 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER • JULY/AUGUST 1986 The Pro-Ta ch Chronograph ... just what you'd expect from the makers of Pro Timer II. Pro-Tach Chronograph displays not only actual number, and time between shots is automatically velocities from 75 to 4000 feet/second, but the recorded and may be reviewed in the shot sensing, number of shots and their average velocity. Simply stop plate and par time modes. set the Pro-Tuch on a table or mount it to a tripod ... Simply clip the lightweight Pro Timer II to your then tum it on. The battery operated Pro:rlich (9-volt belt and tum it on. Includes a 9-volt rechargeable battery, not included) has a large LCD display for easy battery which can be replaced with a 9-volt alkaline. reading from firing position. Only $274.95. Add to this a 30-day unconditional return policy, a one-year warranty from electronic failure and an affordable price ... $169.95. Call Toll Free 1-(800)-222-3845. Illinois residents (815)·877·3322. Visa. MasterCard, and COD accepted. Illinois Pro Timer II, the official timer for major matches is residents add 6% sales tax. Add $4.50 fo r reliable and easy to use. The time to each shot, shot S & H. Certified check or money order by mail. IC Competition Electronics, Inc. 753 Candy Lane, Rockford, IL 6111 1 AS CLOSE TO CUSTOM AS YOU CAN GET RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX Now you can have power and inspection) and 4", 6" or S:Ya" bar­ offering a tu I ly adjustable front all-around versatility in one multi­ rels. Blue, nickel or satin stainless sight. Each position adjusts in­ purpose revolver - the Smith dividually wifh a positive &Wesson Model 586/686 .357 " click" for a fast change in Distinguished Combat Mag­ elevation or range without numS!l It's the most durable rear sight adjustment. So (and imitated) .357 Magnum now you can match the p'ower built today. of twavy loads with the speed This sturdy six-shot, de­ of rapid front sight adjust-­ signed to take the heat of ment for maximum accuracy continuous .357 Magnum whether hun-ting, metallic loads, has established itself si Ihouette or target shooting. as the favorite of police marks­ Power. Speed. Custom men and sporting shooters.'. features. Versati I ity ...value . And with eighteen variations to finishes. Smooth combat or ser­ It's all there in one quality hand­ choose from, you're sure to find rated target triggers. Plain or white gun. When you want one gun for just the combination _of finishes, outline micrometer click rear every type of recreational shooting. triggers, sights and barrel lengths sights adjustable for windage you 're looking for :.:._ right out of and elevation. YOU WANT IT the box. And that's not all. Our Model Compare the selection of cus­ 586/686 is now available with TO BE A SMITH. tom features available immediate­ either a red ramp or an adjustable ly without special ordering. four-position front sight on 6" and Carbon orstainlesssteel frames 8%" barrels, making this· the only with removable sideplate (for easy production .357 Magnum revolver Springfield, MA 01102-2208

RR Red Ramp Front Sight Insert AF Adjustable Front Sight RS Plain Rear Sight WO White Outline Rea r Sight Notch TI Target Trigger CT Combat Trigger