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. • MINIIIIIMPOC-0,-• 142,07-11,16- 7- I H eS At& f y7 o 4, 7 44, Before the National ■ ,Act of 34, 1; anyone in this coun- . • - 4 '- try could buy a si- lencer-no questions asked. Today they're illegal, but in some parts of the world silently sanctioned silencers still deliv- er . . .

The movie, "Ambush Bay," released in 1966, described USMC counter espionage in WWII. There is no rec- ord of silenced 45 used at that time.

Material, taken from U-2 pilot Gary Powers are on display in Moscow.

A coupe of generation:, ago you could walk into a sporting goods store, pkiisk Silencer is integral to CIA models down 75, and walk out with a silencer for your gun. of High Standard HD military types. Then,', nu could go home andlarget-shoot down in the basement witho.r wat%ing Gary Powers carried this type . up the tu.ls. Or — become an effective game poacher. Or — eliminate your enermes with and impunity Which is why you no longer can walk into a sporting goods I cine, buy a sik-ncer..Since 1934 it has been illegal for the ordinary citizen to • make one, sell one, or use one. Technically, a silencer is a device for reducing the loud noise created by the U.S.COLT-W0OD5MAN.CAL.22 dischar;,tr of a . This noise is caused by the rapid escape of thy gases silencer delays the escape of these gases ,:ightly, WITH sanicat created by the burrurig powder. A thus reducing the .harp report that occurs when they all pop out of the muzzle at once Silent Woodsman was a favorite of 055 Silen,..ers are not now. Gunsmiths have been fooling with them since the turn in WWII. Some recent accounts have the century. Their ,J.it• 'OW Is restricted to military and espionage cworati(.. Green Berets still using this weapon which nOs their narket somewhat. for special missions and operations.

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Cross section of French silencer, futi. icilil . • unique system of springs, Trinn . tripll discs, which cause gases to r lose energy by exerting .

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Military silencers are: (A). 193 Spring- field; (R&D) unknown , 30 cal:; :IC) Woodsman, HD auto pistol: (E) unknown

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H. P. Maxim invented his first silencer The Jarrett silencer doesn't reduce noise. Little is known about this rig. Pistol is in 1908 but it was a failure. This is the but alters the sound to about 22000 • .22 cal. M1934. Unidentified improved, successful model made in 1909. CSTP, which is well beyond human hearing. fencer screws onto custom barrel of glik

• The first sound reducers came into 0 use just after the turn of the century. - 0 when many inventors were producing silencers of all sorts. Most did not work very well, and some blew up the guns sir they were fitted to. • One of the best known pioneers lemorms the field was Hiram_ P. Maxini,' who :•• patented his first silenter in 1808. •- Maxim believed that the gases had to Mysterious "Hand Firing Device MK 11" is be whirled to reduce the noise .kevel, a .45 cal weapon devised in WWII and and his early models were .designed to thought to be used by underground . swirl the gases around in the chamber. of the silencer. • Later, however, he found Viral he needed only to delay the ivies", of the gases to reduce the report. 1-ixi initial model was a crude, inefficient affair and he did not market it. The following year, he introduced an improved model, •and the Maxim 1909 became the first efficient silencer to be marketed in this country. The finest of the Maxim silencers was the model of 1910. It was also the Maxim's 1910 model was his greatest suc- In England, Parker-Hale "sound modifier" most widely distributed in the country. cess. The non-military silencer, though is semi-legal. British forces used it on manufactured and sold by the Maxim impossible to clean, was very popular here. Mossberg in WVVIL Korea and Africa. Silent Firearms Co. of It

26 Several photos supplied through courtesy of ""ci Aberdeen Proving Ground

Green Beret firing M-16 with the sonic noise suppressor. With telescopic sights, rig is a good medium-range weapon,

M9 Noise Suppressor attached to modified version of M16A. Unit is used in Vietnam,

was stamped from sheet metal, could poses. General Pershing's Mexico from a sheet stamping, and avail- not be disassembled for cleaning, and expedition included several sharpshoot- able as a factory-installed accessory on was advertised by one sporting goods ers who had been issued silencer-fitted Hopkins and Allen . Most of these company for $3.50. Springfields. rifles were sold to various shooting gal- Maxim's 1912 model was designed Another early inventor was Robert leries around the country. although with a military market in mind, and A. Moore of the Moore Silencer Co. in some found their way into private several styles of that model were tested Chicago. in 1942, his second model homes. by Ordnance with the M1903 Spring- silencer was tested by the U.S. Ord- Ownership or the use of silencers field. The report of the weapon was nance Dept., and in 1914, the Army became a serious felony under pro- silenced, but the of the bought 100 of them. visions of the 1934 National Firearms was not. General Julian S. Hatch- During World War I, selected army Act. It is possible, however, to own a er, who tested the Maxims with the were issued silencer-equipped working silencer by getting the permis- Springfields at that time, said the report 1903 Springfields. They were used sion of local, state, and national was cut off, but that the passing of the successfully, and the sniper was not authorities, and by paying a $200 tax bullet sounded like someone tearing a given away by the report of his weapon. which registers the silencer with the sheet. The morale problem created by the ATFD. " fired from those Spring- "whispering death," as one German England and France also prohibit fields would 'crack' as they passed close officer termed the silenced snipers, was silencers, as do most nations, but both to a solid thing like a tree," General considerable. countries allow a specially modified Hatcher noted. "I fired one of the In those early years, silencers were sound to be used by special silenced guns down an old, straight legal, but private sales did not exactly permission under certain legal circum- road on post, and the bullet cracked soar. The better Maxim, Moore. and stances. However, the major market for each time it passed a telephone pole. England's Parker-Hale silencers cost silencers was the military. The whole thing sounded like a burst no more than $5, and could be bought Britain's late Lt. Gen. Noel Mason- of rapid fire." through the mail or from sporting MacFarlane had a silencer.as an. essen- Although the 1912 model was not goods, general, and hardware stores. tial ingredient to a 1938 plot to'assa- sold to the government in great quanti- - Another popular silencer was the sinate Adolf, Hitler. Serving as a military ties. several were used for special pur- Hopkins and Allen "Noiseless," made attache in Berlin at the time, the General

ALIC41.57 1970 Silencer built into does not seem This silenced Ml carbine was produced for to reduce supersonic to subson- OSS operations. Though not a classified ic speed. Contradictory; but effective. weapon, few details are available on il.

lived in a hotel room overlooking Hitler's stoppages under field conditions. reviewing stand for .state parades. The Mechanically, it is a noisy gun, and distance was just over 100 yards. unsuited for a silencer. "All that's needed is a crack shot and The OSS then contracted with Hi- a rapid fire rifle with a telescopic sight Standard to produce 1,000 M3 sub- and silencer," the General told British machine guns fitted with the silencer brass during a visit home. developed in 1942 by Bell Laboratories. The plan might have averted a These weapons were used in OSS major war, or it might have started operations, primarily in Europe. Al- Moore model was tested by U.S. Army Ord- it a year sooner. In any case, British though little is known of their exact nance. but not widely used in the service. officials turned down the plan, call- use, one verified report is that some of ing it "unsportsmanlike." Spying and the pioneer airborne and commando war, however, are not very sporting glider units to hit France on the morning in the barrel to let the gases escape propositions. of June 6, 1944 were carrying these slowly, thus reducing the speed of the Americans also found the secret guns. supersonic bullet to relatively noiseless, business somewhat distasteful. For al- This silencer was made of a perfor- subsonic levels. though the spy business began ated portion of the barrel, incorporating In addition, the system of the more than 5.000 years ago with the screen packing and screen washers. standard carbine is inoperative in the Egyptians, Uncle Sam didn't turn secret It was described as being moderately silencer model because of the shortened agent until the early days of World effective, as well as cheap and easy to barrel. These obvious design con- War II, when the Office of Strategic build. tradictions are technically of great Services (OSS) was formed. Others in the OSS preferred the interest in view of apparently efficient Designed for covert raids and sab- lighter, more dependable, and more performance. otage missions, the OSS was the muscle accurate British . This fine weapon, A shroud of secrecy has smothered branch of our military intelligence designated the Sten MKIIS, had been information about another silenced systems during the war. Silencers were used successfully by British Commando weapon from WWII. Designated es. standard equipment in the OSS. units as well as some regular troops Hand Firing Device, Mark I, it is a bolt One of the first weapons designed prior tc testing by the OSS. , repeating pistol in .45 ACP. for the OSS was a special version of The i,ienced model had a shorter and was manufactured late in WWII the MI Al Thompson submachine recoil spring, as well as a by the U.S. Naval Gun Factory. Few were made, and no record of their lighter r, ,it than the standard Sten It uses the same clip as the M191 use or performance is available. The SAKI!. .45 automatic and a modified Mouser Thompson is not a good combat gun, A canvas insulating cover was laced action. The silencer is within the bare/ being heavy and quite susceptible to around the barrel, just ahead of the This prevented serious burns housing. This weapon is still Oassified on the hand of the man firing the and little is known about it. weapon The OSS choice for a silenced hand- The MKIIS was fired only as a semi- gun was the Colt Woodsman. They aiso automatic weapon because full auto- used an automatic pistol similar to the matic fire burned out the silencer after Hi-Standard HD Military model. which a clip or two reportedly is now being made for the The OSS also had a standard .30 CIA. In the Woodsman. howevto the caliber M1 carbine fitted with a silencer, silencer is offset in design, like the old although little is known about its use Maxim silencers, allowing the original or success. According to one report, gunsights to be used without any the silenced carbine gives off only a adjustment. muffled "pill" when fired. This is With the end of the hot war and the beginning of the cold one, the OSS Marine fires an M-16. Barrel minus flash despite using the standard carbine kept their silencers and secret ways guard is inserted into noise suppressor. round without having any holes drilled

28 The British also use this silencer-equipped version of the Sten MK VI in Vietnam.

U.S. Marine engineers in Vietnam try out Sten guns equipped with silencers. This weap- on has found considerable use by both the British and U.S. forces at various times. ■ • 1

Prior to the M3, OSS units had access to a Thompson with silencer.

Pictured is the Sten MK IIS. The canvas wrapped around the barrel just back of the si- lencer is to provide protection and prevent serious bums to the hand of the shooter.

a quiet "plick." The primary noise heard OSS used silencer-equipped M3 in WWII. to become the ultra quiet CIA. Breaches Copies are being used by enemy in Vietnam of cover seldom made the public press was that created by the functioning of until the U-2 incident, the gun. —The CIA's faMous U-2 spy pilot. . This WWII silencer has four rows of Capt. Gary Powers, carried a Hi- 11 holes drilled into the minimum thick- Standard HD military model, fitted with ness barrel. This permits the gases to a silencer similar to the one Bell ,bleed off slowly, which lowers the developed for the OSS in World War II. speed of the bullet, creating a subsonic The gun 'was carried in a special round. This allows the use of a standard shoulder holster. . .22 Long Rifle, HP cartridge, which is The' two silenced 22 semiautomatic normally a supersonic bullet. proved to be • highly' effective, Bronze screening is wrapped around the barrel, then a long. tubular housing, accurate, and nearly silent. An observer Chinese submachine gun with silencer is standing four feet away from a gun from a page .of the original field manual. being fired was barely able to discern (Continued bn Page 56)

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411/(111Cipt.-_,U 1119 LJerdltil AUTHENTIC irir ZODUCTICNS (Continued From Page 29) Chinese & lapageSo Self Defense Replicas If all this etei.wwwww packed with bronze screen washers, 41:7-1=1 own is fitted to the assembly. The whole lalleilegi heaven easiness doesn't thing is then fitted to the Hi-Standard Paige Cise brie rigatiag RI;o Pr tect* Reds military automatic. $4.115 $3.59 sell you The late 50s and early 60s were. periods of research and development Immo nzina) ----- for silenced weapons_ Chime CI Northern Clause a Parker. Britain's tiny 9mm Prototype gun is OreopFs Figlitieg Hestia' Stick Stiek Dragon Tail3 an ideal choice for quiet operation. $0.e $5.55 $11.11 First developed after the Korean war, Hale1200 These are FINE-Stained. Plastic Laminated Wood, it had a barrel of about 8" and an overall made in traditional patterns as sate legal DE- FENSIVE Protectors and/or strengthening Devices. length of just 14". It was tested with Useless to Assailants without Instructions. . . a mauser... fitted silencers, and several were tree $1.95 book given with each stick Cesium- Mad, Re tire actually Alike. As Den-Deocire,ens they • Rollover Monte Carlo cheek- brought to this country for study and are a compliment to any wall and plaouir - are • piece • Handcrafted skip available. $1.00 Catalogue of Oriental (Got rid Self trial by our espionage forces. It was free with a', pur- checkering on Ouotone Custom Defense Arts Available lisp and chase from this ad. walnut stock • Rosewood fore- described unofficially as an excellent end tip and grip cap • Wand- assassination weapon when fitted with ORIENT EAST-IMPORTS ., 110P10101. WEST-ARM III. 50647 hammer grip • Ultra high gloss a silencer. 15TT West tyndele, Mike's. stock finish • Ventilated A unique innovation in silencer de- rubber recoil pad • Incom• parable Mariner action • Finest sign occurred in 1956, when William blue lustre on metal parts Jarrett perfected his Jarrett Noise Re- HERTER'S GRAND PRIX WADS • Adjustable single stage ducer, a silencer with .obvious advan- trigger mechanism • lam. gold plated trigger • Three- tage to military and espionage markets. $415 way silent safety : Locks Basically, the Jarrett Noise Reducer, Per 1000 trigger. sear and bolt • which he had been working on since Hinged floor plate magazine • Cold forged barrel 0 Ad- the very early 1950s, differed from the justable rear sight, bead front traditional silencers which attempt to sight 0 Receiver drilled and muffle or silence the escaping gases. tapped for U.S. scope mounts WHY RELOADERS PREFER HERTER'S The Jarrett device converts these mir- • Canridge capacity 5 • 10% tighter patterns with (Magnum 4) • Calibers sounds into high frequency waves which ede shotcup one piece wad. .22/ 250 — .243 — 6 mm are beyond the human range of hearing, • 15 yards more range. Rom. -- /70 — .30/06 - which is usually around 21,000 cps. • Denser patterns. .308 - 7 mm Rem. Meg.-- Jarrett applied for a patent in Jan., • No blown patterns. .300 Win. Mag. — .305 • Easier and faster reloading. Norma Mag. 1956. and it was granted three years • Low direct factory prices. later. then assigned to the U.S. Army. Single column 12, 16 and 20 ga. fry oil However, the government didn't exact- loads, will fit all shorshell cases. ly jump at the idea, although it tested Send 11.00 for huge 660 page r.a wog well and seemed like a "sound" idea. refunded on first $10 00 order should Then, the cold war turned into the Address Dept. 3P2 undeclared war in Vietnam. Since the WASECA, MINN. 56093 OSS didn't exist anymore, its likely HERTER'S INC. successors, the CIA and the army's elite Green Berets teamed up. REPELS TICKS, Green Beret teams are attached for CHIGGERS & duty with the CIA in Vietnam, usually BITING FLIES in highly specialized Study and Ob- smi !ow TICKS AWAY servation Group operations. Some of G96 Easy to use aerosol spray. Made especially for hunters, fisher- these teams have been spotted with men. campers and picknickers. their own equipment by other soldiers. II oz. can 1.00 "I know a couple of these people, and they're tough . . Once I saw them loading into an unmarked, white chop- per with several silencer-equipped L2A3 1200P Presentation Withal Sterlings (a British submachine gun)," De-luxe French walnbt stock. superb scroll- a former ordnance officer told me. engraved action/steel trigger guard/magazine floor ict•fiar Euro.. Paterson. N. plate. Detachable 1' sling swivels. Same cals, as Another British weapon, a silencer- Super (except .22/ 250). 8209.95 (retail). equipoed model of the Sten MKVI, is Magnums $219.95. 1200V Varmint Model also used by our people in Vietnam Designed for top accuracy. Free-floating 4 lb. Essentially, the MKVI is a modification target quality barrel epoxy•resin bedded action. of the Sten MKV, which was the post- Redfield target bases supplied. Overall weight: FAULK'S 91 lbs. Cals. .22/ 250; 6 mm Rem: .243 Price WWII British submachine gun until the (retail). $174.95 Sterling became standard in 1953. The Championship Calls MKVI has a shorter barrel than the PARKER-HALE DUCK CALLS GOOSE CALLS MKV, and is, of course, silenced. Champion 10.00 Deluxe S4.95 'tLIETO Volute 4.25 tipsier 3.75 Hand Crafted in England Like its ancestor, the MKIIS. the Squirrel Call 1.50 Can. Howker T.95 2.95 MKVI is fired semiautomatically. Unlike Predator Call 2.95 Craw Call 3.5D Roil Call 2.50 Kash Call Send for color folder/name of nearest dealer to the MKIIS, this newer version features 5.15 Deer Call 3.51 exclusive U.S. Distributors. Elk Call a wooden pistol grip forward of the HAND TUNED FOR PERFECT TONE JRAH 1111(1111T1111111 DIY. ST 616.1Ith St.. magazine, eliminating the need for the FAULK'S Charles. la.70fiC11 DEPT. 64 P.O. BOX 1107, DENVER, COLORADO 00201 /Ate canvas hand protector. 56 One of the more practical and ef- DEALERS! fective designs for a silencer was that of Charles Kennedy in 1910. "I am now a BELDING & MULL Another good one was developed by OFFERS YOU A COMPLETE the Parker Co. of London during the JOBBERS SERVICE late 20s. Hornady fan" Shotgun silencers have been tested ON RELOADING TOOLS and have seen some field service by our AND COMPONENTS military, domestically and in Asia. I was able to learn that the weapon is a *BULLETS: All cak,ers and weights. Atso empty cartridge !ones, primers and per- competent device• using a Stevens 77E cussion caps of popular makes. shotgun and a specially designed silenc- * POWDERS: Al' popular types and makes. er. No technical details or performance' * TOOLS & E0.;:PMENT: All leading lines data are available. of reloadi,,, •aats, molds and powder In Southeast Asia Special Forces men scales. Also scopes, moun!s, sights, etc. have been seen with silenced M1911A1 Ask °boo our prepaid shipping plan. .45 automatics. General Catalog $1.00. Free folder. "Silencers are a tremendous help in FFL 1:25-3431 night patrol work." a Green Beret offi- BELDING and MULL cer told me. "Sentries can be killed with 15866 N FOURTH ST., PHILIPSBURG, PA, a knife, garrote. or karate, but that SATISFACTORY SERVICE SINCE 1915 means you somehow have to surprise him. A silenced, small caliber weapon WORLD'S BEST BEEF GERKIE can do the job from a greatef distance. GEV PANTRY. Corti awl Milli SW Sakti frost Certainly we use them!" "1 find through U.S.S.R. elites lost, Not surprisingly, the other side uses paved hen WIS PIC experimentation that Slid I ONO er missy silencers too. Since the mainland .der. ea' risers, Nit. your bullet is definitely U West Mack Hid. Chinese have stolen just about every Nem other military firearms design from the a bettei• ." British, the Russians, or us. it isn't too So stated Mr. Steve Mento of surprising that they have copied the design of the OSS M3 greasegun Fremont, , after his LEATHER with silencer for their Vietnamese allies. standard .308 rifle and the FuHrlissd. of The weapon is an exact copy of the Hornady 168 gr. Boat Tail Colors old M3A2 greasegun, except that this Match bullet. captured the May one is in 9mm Parabellum, It's known 1969 Iron Hunter Rifle Match as the Model 37 submachine gun, and of the California Rifle & Pistol a couple dozen have been captured in Association. 74.95111111P Vietnam. It is reportedly used by North 1102. Mr. Mento continued ..."I get Vietnamese regulars in night attacks, a tremendous 'kick' out of tak- HAND MADE .. HAND TOOLED and tests have shown it is effective in Carry your Rifle in one of the finest reducing about 75 per cent of the gun's ing home the 'gold' using the Gun Cases available anywhere. operational noise so the firing and Hornady bullet. It lends itself These unusually beautiful cases are mechanical sounds are inaudible at well to 200 yd. & 300 meter • made for us by some of +he most distances much beyond 300 meters. shooting. I think this is largely highly skilled leather craftsmen in The Chicom M37 has an effective due to its shape." the world. range of about 53 yards. and the Our superior quality cases are hand- silencer consists of two tubes fitted made of the finest leather, elegantly over the barrel, which contains four lines of 13 5mm holes each. The gun is tooled both front and back. The durability of this leather, and rein- recoil operated, firing from an open .308 168 gr. BT Actual Size forced construction assures you a bolt. The silencer contains not only a roll lifetime of use. Fits all barrel El 5 shots metal screen, but also a piece of wool I100 yds. lengths. of soaked in oil. The system of oil and air R Red. Intl. We import these ourselves enabling Iron Sights ( us to offer them at the low price of ▪ Rem..308 Act,. $59.95 ppd,, while our supply lasts. HISTORIC KNIFE OF THE OURKHA & Triggers If not completely satisfied within 30 III 41 gr. 4895 days with this handsome case we • Hornady .308 will refund your money. BT Match

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,nci to a is almost useless. that there is a clear case ti cooling is, according to U.S.M.C. gases easily and noisily escape from the normal construction sources,-very effective. • tie open areas between the . gunt, so as to rid them Some Green Beret teams 'and CIA and the barrel'. • trouble, and the conseqt ration personnel operating in Vietnam are Next time you see your favorite . It would n also using a domestic, silencer-fitted movie or television spy screwing a present any difficulties. submachine gun similar to the one being deadly looking silencer onto his The tWo barrels, I sugg Id may be shipped anywhere used by the. Viet Cong. But, little is revolver, start hissing, because the rigidly assembled at the known about that weapon. technical director's trying to put one only. At the muzzle, th DUring WWII, the German military, . over on youl 41v. joined by a sliding dovetai after taking over the arms works in that they would be free ti apply Lasts Prague, began issuing some Czech Pendently of one anott Model 27 semiautomatic pistols with there should be no cot silencers, This . pistol was them. This would avoid a chambered for the 7.65mm round. It dency arising from inters is claimed that this gun was extremely Barrel Warping the barrels. effective as well as being nearly silent, (Continued From. Page 33) An incidental point is The Red Chinese have also produced in which there are marks it plenty of time to cool off in between. mass around the circurr an extremely efficient silenced pistol The MPI was 1" below the aiming mark. –VC Assassin Gun," this issue). barrel's cross-section, sr .44 cal. BRASS NAVY (see . I next fired nine shots rapidly at The U.S. M4 Noise Suppressor hooks barrel gun with a heavy random from the same barrel. Then, ribless one with a barrel , Replica of percussion re- onto a modified M1 6A to reduce muzzle while it was still hot, another careful volver. Made in Italy. blast. This combination has had limited thickness, will warp ur group at the-aiming mark. until it becomes therma field use, primarily as a harassment The MPI had gone up 4", equivalent weapon. The M4 device does nothing • So, pump guns and to 7" at 35 yards. not above suspicion in t lease accompany order with to reduce the speed of the bullet, so But it should be noted that the ex- postage. M.O. or Certified acquaintance says that it is technically not a full-fledged posed part of the barrel was not really 4 immediately. All other silencer. score with the first tht d 2 wks. Open for sates on hot, only nicely warm, after the _rapid his selfloader, but never The levels of silencer efficiency de- fire. (most Saturday() from 10 pend on several factors. If the muzzle or fifth. M. Listings 3 price sheets I am sure that with full trap loads in velocity of the bullet is subsonid and the • This may be the real 1.00 to corer cost of mail- a 12 ga. I should have got a hotter breech of the firearm is tightly closed, barrel and a more conspicuous result - the noise or tie eeport rs almost com- probably testifying my calculation pletely eliminated by using a silencer. of 12 - . However, a high velocity projectile will It should be noted that. for a given ay move freely in interstate create a cracking noise anyway, creat- temperature rise, 30" barrels would Russians I mars of ago and there are ing its own sonic boom after leaving the warp more than 26" barrels, and give (Continued From muzzle. a correspondingly greater deviation. Throw away the Hollywood image of of the Fort Ross canno the silencer as a handy, little gadget to Conclusion vessel at sea. clip on the end of the gun, especially In 1839 the Czar, the economic failure, a revolver. Silencers are big, long, and Two points emerge sufficiently clearly Lincolnwood, IR. 60645 heavy. The better models, the ones the . from all this. The first is that the practice ordered the fort aband pros use, are built right 'on the end of of always firing both barrels from an of its furnishings were 11111111■1111111111NINI to Captain John Sutter specially designed guns. over-and-under is undoubtedly justified Sutter wanted the Obviously, the larger the caliber, the in competitive shooting. The second is longer and bulkier the silencer. A 38 caliber auto, for example, would require a silencer at least 11" long and 2- in BARRELS $21.95 diameter. • Z4" & 26" AWES, An acquaintance who used to be in the semi-military service, once showed -RIFLED CHOICE of CHAMPIONS-IF me the silencer he had been issued for "Nothin, 1., ly barrois for goove button- a particular task. It was made to fit a GUN-H[ 5r moat no-1,u- .32 foreign auto and was 8" long and The pric rIngtleld, 1517 about 2" thick. Roge ,30-06 end 35 • In addition to bulk, silencers create Pistol b Mn., 358 Nat- mechanical problems too. For example, "Here is the country's first COM- member i. 12 oz.): Heavy a heavy silencer used on a heavy. recoil- PLETE line of archery cases made operated gun like the .45 or P-38, exclusively for the archer, de- tired Case fur- signed and tested by an archer." 020. creates enough weight to interfere with 1 the barrel recoil, causing the weapon Jim Roan, P.A.A. 1968 ACTIONS to malfunction. International Indoor Archery ,ilia for bem4•1 Action, Bette In terms of optimum efficiency, even "GUN-HO Gun Cases can really take a beating. Action, $55.00 semiautomatic or fully automatic weap- gun and Action, $75.00 ons are not totally silent. In addition to They're he duty built—custalon your STAR Barreled scope against knocks and jolts of traveling—anti the muffled report, the mechanical .dditIonal assure safe gun arrival, always" 555.00 noise produced by the moving parts Peter D. Allan, Master Marksman, A ditional can create quite a racket. Distinguished Medal Winner,both Pistol and Rifle $23.00 F Urtlt The ideal weapon for a silencer SPORT CASES AND EQUIPMENT MFRS. Dealer and ran satureay 55101 is a manually-operated, locked-breech, 71U E,,st Tenrh Street / St. Paul, Minnesota invited. Cato single shot or repeater. It can be either rifle or . However, a silencer AUGUST 1970