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S MANY of our "Gun of the A Month" winners will tell you, it takes time to get all of the paperwork CONTENTS done so that we can deliver the guns to the winner. That is why we are somewhat behind in announcing the FEATURES names of the monthly winners. Well, we got caught up a little, and we are SAFARI 1970 pleased to announce the following What the big game hunter can expect this year ...... •.. .. Be rt Klineburger 18 lucky GUNS readers. COLLIER REVOLVERS Author she d s new light on these rare guns ...... • .. ...•..... Harry C. Kn ode 20 Howard Theriot, Jr., of Harvey, SKEET SHOOTING WITH D. LEE BRAUN La., is the happy winner of the Colt Authoritative instruction from an old ma ster ...... E. B. Mann 22 Stagecoach .22 rifle, our contest gun "THE WILD BUNCH" in the July issue. Guns Movie Review ...... • ...... • • 24 DREAM GUNS OF 1970 Robert W. Hunt, of Hobart, Indiana, Author tells w hat he would like to see this year ...... •...... Gene Lovitz 26 walked away with the Navy Arms '66 GUNS AND THE LAW rifle offered in our August issue. New shotgun diverte r is tested ...... •... Col. Rex Applegate 28 Vernon Battles, of South Haven, HOW ABOUT A RIMMED .30-06? A new approach to an old proble m ....••.•.•...... D. A. Stawarz 30 Michigan should be out in· the woods THE GOOD OLD .30-30 already with his brand new Browning A look at one of our best and oldest ...... ••...... Col. Charles Askins 32 Auto rifle which was offered in our THE UZI SUBMACHINE GUN September issue. Story of the jewel of Israel ...... •...•.• ...... Maj. George C. Nonte 34 THE NEW BROWNING HI-POWER Congratulations to these three lucky Cover story ...... •. .•...... Gene Lovitz 37 winners, and we hope that you can b e PAPO AMARELO the next lucky reader-keep trying! The ' 73 Winchester in Brazil ...... Dwane J . Sykes 38 THE MAB ·)\· * * Full color print for framing ...... Gene Lovitz 40 All of the legislative news is not THE CAMPO-GIRO bad. The "registration" and record A forgotten pistol with a rich history ...... J. B. Wood 42 REMINGTON 700 BDL keeping required wi~h the purchase of Test report on Re mington's latest...... • B. R. Hughes 46 rifle and shotgun ammunition has been FREE GUN DRAWING repealed by the Senate. However, in W in a Savage Model 99 rifle ...... • ...... 77 order to get the amendment through, the sponsor was pressured into delet ing rim-fire ammo from his bill. This is just one more instance of how DEPARTMENTS ridiculous some of our lawmakers can be. Shooters Club of America ...... • . . . 5 Point Blank ...... • Col. Charles Askins 16 Crossfire ...... 6 Pull! ...... Dick Miller 48 * * Our Man In Washington ...... 8 Shopping With Guns ...... 60 Getting back to our monthly con Handloading Bench ...... George Nonte 10 Index of Advertisers . . . • . . . . . • ...... 74 tests, we h ave a couple of real b eau Questions & Answers ...... 14 The Gun Market ...... • ...... 75 ties coming up in a couple of months. One will give you your money back on your latest gun purchase; no Jerome Rakusan . ....•...... Editor Les Bowman ...... •..•...... Hunting Harold A. Murtz ...... Associate Editor Don Mc Evoy ...... Sales Manager matter how much you spend. The E. B. Mann ...... Contributing Editor Jon Kaufman ...... •... . Promotion Manager other is an all-expense paid hunt for Col. Charles Askins ...... Shooting Editor Mike Lacy ...... Production Mgr. big gam e, These are both the most Maj . Ceorge C. Nonte ...•...... Handloading Sydn ey Barker ...... Art Dire ctor exciting contests we have yet run, and Dick Miller ...... •. . .. ·...... Trap Anton Majeri, Jr. . .. . •. , ... . . Ass't Art Director Robert Mandei ...... •...... Antique Arms Andrew Molchan .. , ...... Advertising Sales I'm sure that you'll want to keep Wm. Schumaker ...... , .. • ...... Gun smithing Ronald Penn ...... Advertisin g Sales reading GUNS so that you will have a Shell ey Braverman ...... Modern Arms Leonard Diamond ...... Advertising Sales chance at these big ones. Col . Rex Applegate ...... •...... Police M. Gross ...... Ass't Circulation Mgr. Maj . George C. Nonte ...... • ...... Military Sally Loges ...... Subscription Mgr. * -x- There is a little contest being run by the editor on page 26 of this issue.
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Dediccited to the Constitiitioncil Right of Every Citizen to K eep and B ear Anns
?\! AN PHOTECTS FA.\llLY F HO.\I RIOTERS that environment or other intangibles are the cause of their \V lTH HI S CUi'\. troubles and then turn around and av the rising cri me rate T hi s headli ne carried on the fron t p age of a major citv news can be reversed by disarming law-abiding citizens is an cx- paper recentl v told the story of \\'hat is becoming a vanishing rcise in anti-logic. Ameri can tradition. Big-city administra ti on and the federal \ Ve must be constantly aware of the continuin g threats to our government are doin g eve1Ything in th eir p ower to disarm the constitutional right to keep and bear firearms. \ Ve must stay p ri va te citizen and leave the law-abiding citizen an easy vic alert to all attempts to curtail our shooting acti viti es bv ins idi ti m of the cri min al. ous methods such as a mmuniti on records. Legitim ate shoot Present trends in legislation and court-room procedure indi ing sp ortsmen have alwavs p racti ced self- regulation and have ca te th at the arm ed citi zen is soon to be a thing of the past. p roved themseh'.es to be good citizens " ·ho are wil li ng to T he second amend ment to the constitution guarantees the make sacrifices fo r the good of the countrv. \ Ve arc at this right to keep and bear arms. The arm ed citizen has not only ti me, however, bein g asked to make a sacrifi ce of basic con- been able to protect hi s O\\'ll pro pertv and fa mil v, but a na tion titutional ri ghts with no chance of am-t hing of value to be of skill ed shooters learning to handle and respect firearms has gained . kept the U . . A. a strong " ·oriel power and has helped the U.S. and the ,,·orld cl efea t the enemies of freedom in every in The newspapers, T-V and other ma s media characteri ze fir e . tanee. arms owners as a group of selfi sh individuals ,,·ho are fig hting THE SHOOTERS CL ·13 OF A.\IERICA believes a return without reason to retain a usele p ri,·il egc. The' have to the concepts that made our countr great is necessary if smeared the reputati on of shooting portsmen and contend the · .S. is to contin ue as a world power. And of even more that onl . the resistance of th is group to fe deral regulation has immedia te concern is the need of law-abiding ci ti zens to he kept th e cri me rate soaring. T he contentions of mass medi a all owed th e ri ght to keep and be;u a rms to discourage the flv in the fa ce of fa cts. Even with their distorti ons the st;1ti s lawlessness that permeates our current societv. \ Ve must once tics prove that the crime rate is still at its hi ghes t le,·cl in th ose agai n teach ALL people the importance of law and ord er if areas where g un controls are strong t. we arc to make our streets a safe place to walk at ni ghts and T he un favo rable publicity given to shooti ng sportsmen must our citi e. a safe place to li ve. be countered by a pres ntation of true info rmation. T he Legisla tors and judges who respect the ri ghts of cri minals SHOOTE H.S CL UB 01~ A.\IE HLC:\. compil es and distributes whil e a ll o" ing th e in nocent citi zc 11 to be phvs icall. abused facts, fi gures and information presenting an accurate picture ca n no t be to lerated . It is of utmos t im po rtance that the true of fi rearms role in crime. \ \'e make this informati on availa bl e story is told regarding the damagin g effects recent legislati on to ba lance an intentiona l] ,· misleading ,·iew of legitimate fi re an d court ru li ngs ha,·c h;1d on peoples' respect fo r law and arm s owners. H elp the S.C.A. fi ght publi c opinion a nd legisla order. T he cu rren t trend seems to penali ze law-abiding citi tion des igned to curtail our ri g ht to ke p and bear arms. Use z ns and reward criminals. The S.C.A. is pl edged to fi ghting th e attached pos tage- Free envelope to en ter ,·o ur mem bershi p legislati on and legislators who seek to disarm the legitimate in the SHOOTEHS CL U B OF A.\!E HJ CA. 1f ,·ou rnlu c vou r firearms owner and shooti ng sportsman ,,·hi le acting as apolo constitutional ri ghts, do yo ur part to p rotect them-JOI;\! gists fo r crimi nals. To excuse the acti ons of cri min als and say THE S. C.A. TODAY! SUPPORT YOUR RIGHT TO OWN AND USE FIREARMS!
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GUNS JANUARY 1970 5 WE BUILD 'EM CROSSFIRE
Froni A Man W ho Knows sidearms issued to U.S. troops. It was .... I am a medic in an 18 man r econ written by Mr. J ae Weller. On page platoon and I carry a 1911 Model .45 58 ther e is a photograph of an officer c ') auto and an M-16. I may make as holding a n S&W Model 15 "Combat many as 5 chopper insertions a week Masterpiece". Beneath this is the a nd the r est of the time I am making caption: "Revolvers in .38 Special so you can mounted sweeps in a jeep. I would cali ber; issued to USAF and Marine like to point out that as far as the fly ers, but not to the ground pe r G.I. holster is conce rned, it may not sonnel." put them be a fast draw holster but it does If this caption is correct, then, what offer my pistol the one thing I am is that little hunk of steel and wood looking for, and that is protection. I I've been carrying for over the past 3 need protection against wading years? It so happens that it is the together th rough waist deep muddy swamp · sam e r evolver show n in your photo and finding my holste r full of leeches of the officer , and I must say it is just and mud; protection against ha rd as good as a n M- 16 out to 100 yds., if abuse, like jumping out of a chopper the user does his part. I have used it at 10 feet, landing on my right side, in milita ry competition and am very getting up and running out of the LZ pleased w ith it, both single and dou and not having to worry about m y ble action. pistol or even if it is still there. Your caption is wrong when it In regards to the .45 Auto, I would makes the stateme nt that it is not is like to point out the following: 1) A sued to ground personnel of USAF. pistol is almost a useless commodity I grant you it is not issued to any to a G.I. in the fi eld; 2) Speed and one, but my job has often been nick a<.:c uracy a1·e all well and good but named "Air F orce Infantry", and not I would put more of an emphasis on w ithout cause. I will be carrying one dependability. I've never yet ta lked a few hours from now. to or seen a G.I who needed to get Mr. Weller says he can fire 2 shot his .45 out in less than 6 seconds. ac urately from a 2" .38 in 2 seconds. I've only heard of one G.I. ever hav I can only state tha t one of my in MINI-GROUP ing to use his .45, and h was a structors taught me to draw the Model The Standard Velocity 22 Long tunnel ra t. 15 from a strapped holster, fire 2 shots Rifle Ammunition from Omark In all the rounds I've fired in the accurately, get it back into the holster, CCI that performs with match fie ld, I've drawn the conclusion that and snap the strap in 5 seconds. This accuracy. Try a box the nex t fire power is more importa nt than li ttle gem delivers considerably more time you're on the range and accuracy. Besides, ha lf the time you see for yourself! energy than a 2" bbl. .38. can't see what you are shooting at! Sgt. William R. Behl ing SEE YOUR LOCAL OMARK-CCI You can say what you like about DEALER FOR FREE BROCHUR E Clark AB Security Police or write the venerable old pistol, but when it Republic of the Philippines OMARK CCI, INC. comes time for me to choose a pistol Box 856, Lewiston, Idaho 83501 for these conditions, I'll stake my life on the .45-1 know it won't let me down. PFC Brad Mandel APO San Francisco We tove It! Your wonderful magazine cannot be "Arul Now A Word From ..." praised enough in my opin,ion. Your Sporting Equipment Division I have just read an article in your last two issu es in succession (August Aug. issue of GUNS concerning the and September) startled m e no end 6 GUNS JANUARY 1970 with their articles on the Spencer and but simply because it is eye- catching, Springfield trap door carbines. without distracting visual concentra EXPEDITION I have the Spencer and Springfi eld tion on the target. FREE ':\ as well as a Sharps and m y friends Successful wing shooting by this QUALITY catalog \1 know my collection as the "3-S" col method entails that the shooter shoot CLOTHING AND lection. Unlike others w ho keep their at his bird, and relies on his eyes to ~\ CAMPING GEAR treasures behind locked glass doors instruct his hands to give the gun the -~ ·-·~ Whatever outdoor pleasures you pursue, allowing nobody to touch, I display necessary 'overthrow' to place the shot you'll find the proper eq uipment in the them in the open with the philosophy charge where it will be "on target". big ALASKA Sleeping Bag Co. mail of letting them be useful in the h ouse To harp on 'lead' in shotgun shooting order catalog. Comfort-engineered cloth ing for hunting, fi shing, camping, loaf as well as decorative. I can always is I believe fundamentally to mislead, ing, skiing, boating, fl ying, backpacking, wipe off fi ngerprints-and anyway, and encourage people to shoot at in exploring. you can't take them with you. determinate points in space ahead of 160 PAGES-MORE THAN 1,500 ITEMS Maynard L. Guilford the target, which they usually hit in Sunnyvale, California stead of the bird. ALASK~ SLEEPING BAO COMPANY Also this m ethod requires tha t a Dept. M-1 701 N.VV . Dawson Way shooter shoots with a gun which fits Beaverton, Oregon 97005 him properly. But if he h as such a America•s Largest Supplier of Outdoor Equipment g un and masters the method, h e can British Shot{!un Sighting and should forget all about for esights, LEARN CRIMINAL I have r ead Charles Askins's ::irticle, middle sights, or any other sights on INVESTIGATION 'THE SHOTGUN SIGHT', in your his shotgun. In fact if he thinks his Prepare at home for an exciting job. good September issu e w ith great interest. pay. secority! We teach you at home in shooting is falling below par, h e might spare time. Learn Finger Printing, t~ irc Wing shooting techniques taught and urms Identification, Criminal Investiga well pa use to conside r whether this tion, Police Photography. Low cC?s_t: m~:;:y practised in Br itain appear entirely might not be because h e is try ing to terms. Over 800 Bureaus or Ident1hcat1on ~.ur~~yli':k ~'t8~i~~~ ! ~i:~~~ rs~:~~n~~~~ different from those in America. sight his gun instead of his ta rget! plen.se. CA r·n_.r,.tt·n()ndrncr Srh()()/ $ •"1·e 1916) . INSTITUTE OF APPLIED SCIENCE, 1020 Sunnys ide Ave., The crux of the difference seems to Roderick F. Willett De pt. 26 1 C. Chic;1g<. 11 1. G06·10 centre on the question of 'sighting'. Sussex , England In conformity with normal practice in ro~~~~ .~~ ,: ~~ .~~~~0~>1~ <~!,. golf, tennis, or any game where the h o•11tzc:rs 1. 1 ~c. '-'S 12-p
By CARL WOLFF
At this writing, the Sena te of the Art s ; a me a sure conveying to the city of United Sta tes ha s jus t passed a n amend Cheyenne certa in property a lrea dy do ment to exempt some sporting- type ammuni na ted to it by the United Sta te s ; a me a tion from the regi s tra tion provis ion of sure procla iming a "Da y of Brea d" and the 1968 Gun Control Act . No longer will "Ha rvest Festiva l ; " a me asure a ppointing s portsmen be required to regi s ter their Sena tors Kennedy and Young , of Ohio , to na me s wh en buying center fire rifle am the North Atla ntic Assembly in lieu of munition a nd shotgun shells . Senators Byrd of We s t Virg inia a nd Mc The origina l bill , as introduced by Intyre; a ppr oved a nomina tion of a Fed Sena tor Wa lla ce F . Bennett (R. - Uta h }, era l Ma ritime Commissioner and a member and co- s pons ored by 45 other s ena tors , of the Civil Ae r ona utics Bo a rd ; etc . a l s o exempted . 22 ca liber a mmunition. Sen. Bennett , in the f a ce of the demo While pending before the Sena te , Bennett cra tic lea ders hip ' s refusal to cons ider was forced to elimina te . 22 rimfire am a bill of na tiona l importa nce beca u s e of munition. the a mmunition amendment , told hi s fel "It is either eliminate the . 22 ammuni low l a wmakers , 11 It ca nnot be s tressed too tion or f a ce no bill a t a ll this yea r," he much tha t the very Treasury Depa rtment s a id in a letter to the other co- sponsors. officia ls cha rged with a dmini s tering t he Not only was it necessa ry to move the leg ammunit i on regi stra tion s ection of the i s l a tion before the f a ll hunting s ea son bill ha ve testified tha t the pres ent s ec was too f a r underway, but the bill it was tion i s unworka ble a nd completely in a tta ched to, the House- pa ssed Interest effective as a l a w-enforcement tool . In Equa liza tion Tax (I . E. T. ) was urgently s hdrt, it i s a ha r assment to the leg iti needed to protect the America n ba l ance of ma te sports men a nd a f a rce as a deterrent pa yment or gold re s erves . In s hort, the to the crimina l . 11 The point i s tha t s ome I.E. T. bill needed to pas s Congress be lawmakers ha ve put their anti- gun emo ca u s e the original l a w, which ha d a time tions a hea d of the good of the Na tion . limit, expired September 30th. Sen. Bennett has ma de it clea r he i s not If Sena tor Bennett ha d not chosen this giving up on exempting • 22 ca liber a mmu cours e, untold billions could ha ve left nition from the 1968 Gun Control Act . He this country, driving America n interes t told hi s fellow l a wma kers , 11 I s till be r a te s even higher, cos ting u s much of our lieve the ineffective regi s tra tion pro a lready depleted gold re s e r ves, and se cedure s hould a l s o be removed from .22 rious ly a ffecting our position in the ca liber a mmo and to thi s end I pla n to world ma rket offer a nother amendment to a nother Hou s e The Democra tic leaders hip , Sena tor passed t ax bill when one comes a long. " Mike Ma ns field (D .-Mont. ) a nd Edward Ken However, the shooting s ports men had nedy (D. -Ma ss . ), would not bring up the better ma ke their feelings known to the me asure for a Sena te vote, t aking t he po l a wma kers or the exemption will ha ve no s ition tha t the Sena te was too bus y to more s uccess tha n it did thi s time . Un cons ider the me a sure . Me a nw hile , it ha d less their minds a re changed, s ports men time t o consider such importa nt things will continue to g o through the procedure as a uthorizing a dditiona l funds for the of regi s tering ea ch time they buy a box John F . Kennedy Center for the Performing of . 22 a mmunition.
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From time to time, we've r ead re tle can be done to speed up marks intended to discourage the use standard- weight bullets without ex of aluminum-alloy frame autoloaders ceeding safe pressures. That leaves us with h andloaded ammunition. One three alternatives: drive h eavier bul writer has made the flat statement lets slower; lighter bullets faster; or that the alloy-frame S&W M39 and use bullets which transfer more of The first the Colt Commander are not suita ble their energy to the target than does for "heavy" handloads. I can't be cer the standard full-jacket. The Norma tain just what this gentleman calls bullet already m entioned is an excel handb.ook "heavy" handloads. Both the 9mm lent solution. Another is the use of a to cover every phase of shotshell reloading Here is the first Lyman reloading handbook devoted exclusively to shotshell reloading. It 's BIG - and it covers every aspect of shotshell reloading by the pioneer in the reloading field . It 's AUTHORITATIVE- lists more than 1,000 scientifical ly range-tested shotshell lo ads. It 's COMPREHENSIVE - has more inform ation than any other shotshell manual. P arabellum and .38 Colt Super car standard-weight semi-wadcutter pro tridges ar e factory-loaded to pres jectile which because of its shape, It 's EASY TO USE - the pages are color-coded, fing er tabbed and cross sures in the 30-35,000 psi range. Ex possesses far less penetration than referenced in textbook form. ceeding that level by any significant conventional hard-ball. Third, by margin is asking for trouble in any using a lightweight semi-wadcutter at The REFERENCE SECTION is a book in itself. You will find the most up-to-date self-loader light enough to be handled increased velocity, we add greater pressure information , and separate chap with one hand regardless of whether hydraulic shock effect and also in ters on 4-color case identification, on wads, it be steel or aluminum. Some of the crease tissue damage caused by bullet on patterns, on powder and on primers. velocities claimed indicate that pres fragments and other secondary mis Everything is here, and easy to under sures in the 40 -50,000 psi bracket siles. Did I not have good expanding stand with simple, straightforward expla would be required to produce them. I bullets available in this caliber, I nations and pictures. This book is a must for every shotgun shooter, as well as for do not wish to shoot such pressures in would select the 180-190-grain semi every shotshell reloader. any one-hand auto, no matter what it wadcutter bullet which provided the It's only $3.00 per copy. Get it at your is made of. most reliable feeding in my particular gun dealer's, or write to the Lyman Gun If you handload intelligently, you'll gun. Then, I would cast it of a very Sight Corp. Middlefield, Conn. 06455. not exceed factory-load pressures by hard alloy for ease of feeding, and any significant margin. And, if you drive it at the high est velocity obtain follow that rule, you need not fear al able at safe pressures. That means 7.5 loy - frame Autos. grains of Unique, producing 1,000 fps • • 0 or perhaps just a wee bit more. The ~Y--11--ian Getting back to the .45 Auto-we've hard bullet won't expand measurably, for the finest in scopes had a number of requests for defense but its sharp shoulder will cut rather •metallic sights • bullet casting loads. This gun doesn't lend itself well than pierce, and will also .throw off to "magnumizing," being designed for •chokes •reloading equipment secondary missiles of bone and tissue. pressures in the 15,000 psi range. Lit- The blunt shape will reduce penetra-
10 GUNS JANUARY 1970 tion because of its increased r esist bullet deeper into the case. An out ance and transfer maximum energy to standing example of this is the unu the target. If you doubt all this, try sually deep cannelure to be found in such a load by comparing its perform Norma Hollow-point .45ACP ammu ance against military hard ball in nition. In trying to duplicate that load modeling clay or any other r easonable (with the excellent Norma bullet) in resistant m edium. other cases, I had feeding problems aplenty. One lot of nickeled .45 brass simply wouldn't hold those smooth, uncannelured bullets tight enough, even when r esized undersize. HE INCREASING AV AILABIL First, I dug out the old SAS bul T ITY and popularity of jacketed, let-canneluring tool and rolled a expanding handgun bullets has posed knurled groove around some of the a few problems for the handloader. bullets. The case was then crimped in The first was, of course, a lack of the groove. But, the amount of crimp tested loading data in som e of the less required was so grea t that I didn't popular calibers. For example, the of really care for the idea. And, forming fering of good soft-point 9mm bullets the groove distorted the bullet visibly. prompted most of us to try them in Looking at those deeply-grooved .38 Super, .380ACP, most of the for Norma cases caused m e to check to eign 9mm calibers; and, to a lesser see if the tool would cannelure cases degree, in various .38 r evolver car as well as bullets. It won 't do too well tridges. The loading data problem has if plain empty cases are used ; but been rather well solved with the after loading and sea ting the bullets. manufacturers m aking dope available, th e job is a snap. Just set the tool stop and by the publication of several so when the base of the case is against magazine articles on the subject. I it, the knurled wheel that forms the might point out, though, that some of groove falls about 1,( ," below the base the top loads published appear as if of the seated bullet. A few turns of they would develop pressures beyond the hand crank forms a perfect the capabilities of the aver age auto cannelure that will hold the bullet in loader. place under anything less than a When such bullets first became heavy h a mmer blow. That ){;1" clear available, we encountered problems, ance is taken up by the radius at the especially in 9mm P arabellum caliber, edge of the cannelure. in keeping the bulle.ts properly posi H aving disc o v e red this, we tioned in the case during functioning promptly ran 50 loaded rounds through the various gun designs. through the cannelurer (how's that Some lots of b rass had neck walls too for a n ew noun) , measuring case thin to hold the bullet tight enough length both before and after the oper v.r hen processed through standa rd ation. Concern that the case might loading dies. In extrem e cases, the shorten or elongate proved unfounded bullet could be moved w ith the fin -at least, for all practical purposes. gers after seating; in lesser instances, We found that a very few cases would the bullet was driven back into th "grow" .002-.003", while as many case by the impact of striking and more might shr ink that much. The riding up the feed ramp. This not only rest, though, stayed virtually the caused variations in chamber pressure sam e length. Those cannelured loads and velocity, but sometimes caused were then fired in my pet Colt Com complete failmes to feed. This prob mander with nary a hitch. Without lem is by no means new to those who cannelures, those same loads in that have handloaded semi-wadcutter bul lot of brass had given that gun fits. lets in the .45 Autoloader. Since I had a few thousand of those Bullet makers h ave attempted to thin cases, this problem solution was help the handloader out in this re most welcome. spect by adding crimping cannel ures The same procedure was promptly in such bullets. That's fine for the guy applied to several other calibers, no who loads for the caliber for w hich tably the 9mm Largo and 9mm P ara the cannelure is positioned, and for bellum (with uncannelured Speer use in cases which permit the use of a 125-grain Soft points) and the heavy crimp. Som e calibers, though, .380ACP (with 90 grain Super Vel like the .45 ACP. 9mm Largo, 9mm Hollow points). In every instance, it Steyr, .380ACP, etc., don't ta ke kindly worked fully as well as with the .45. to a heavy crimp because it fo uls up No more problems with shoved-back headspacing of the loaded round. bullets. F actories solve this problem by R eloading such cases presents none placing a cannelure in the case, lo of the problems you might expect. cated so the base of the seated bullet Firing does not entirely remove the rests on it. This prevents feeding cannelure though it is r educed in stresses and impacts from shoving the depth. At least, pressures acceptable GUNS JANUARY 1970 11 in any of my handguns won't flatten it grain jacketed .45 Hollow P oint, it completely. Resizing doesn't harm it, seems appropriate to carry on a bit but care must be exercised in ex about that bullet. It is the only facto panding necks. Adjust the expander ry-produced expanding bullet pres rod or ball so that it barely or not ently available for the .45 Auto. We quite touches the upper edge of the have d riven it as fast as 950 fps (5" cannelure. In many die sets, that a uto barrel) with 7.6 grains of keeps the decapping pin from com Unique. However, this load is, in my pletely ejecting the fired primer. Use opinion, too hot for the Gove rnment __...,.. a longer pin or grind relief on the ex Model pistol. Though no pressure pander . Or, you might just decap as a tests have been conducted, I did split ~~.. \ separate operation to avoid die altera one barrel a number of years ago with tions. So long as proper attention is this same powder charge behind the '"' ~ ~s.~0' given to expanding necks, cases once military 230-grain bullet. The gun s"'- """\,,.\... (!' V ' .. \..t \ \-J\ • .J cannelured in the aforementioned held up for several hundred round manner seem to have as long a reload before letting go, but I'm still con life as plain ones. Take care, though, vinced the load is unsafe in the stand when seating bullets. Shove the bullet ard or lightweight .45 Auto. On the in just a hair too deep and it will other hand, over 1,000 rounds of the bump hard against the cannelure, col same load produced no evidence la psing the case at that point. whatever of troubles in a S&W M1917 It may be that you'll want to canne r evolve r that had digested thousands lure cases before loading. No problem, of assorted oth er rounds. What I'm just make up a mandrel that slips getting at is tha t 7.5 grains of Unique snugly into the mouth of the resized should be okay in solid-frame r evol case. Reduce it in diameter at the vers (no top-breaks, please) , but is a point where the upper edge of the "no- no" in the Auto. For a steady diet cairnelure must fall, then carry that in the Auto, use 7.0 grains of Unique, r eduction rearward. Make that end of producing a bit over 850 fps in the the mandrel so that when it is shoved sta ndard 5" barrel. into bottom on the case web, the With the 7.0/ Unique load, I've got These are the primers that ignite shoulder fa lls at the upper edge of the ten good expansion w ith the Norma the powder that drive the bullet that cannelure. Adjust the stop on the HP; shooting into blocks of modeling Super Vel makes. These are the canneluring tool to match, and you' re clay at a range of 10 feet. Recovered components that make the gun in business. Properly made, this man bullets always exceeded lfl" in diame experts call Super Vel "the ultimate drel will limit the depth of the canne ter, and som etimes open ed up to as handgun ammunition." These are lure-not a ba d idea for the heavy much as %". Don't let anyone tell you the components that have downed handed. that a fl attish, half-ounce of metal %" game big and small, won shooting Forming the cannelures isn't nearly across won't terribly inconvenience matches and written testimonials as time consuming as all this drivel any man or beast as it plows through from the experts. These are the might lead you to believe. Working on his innards. If I were to carry a .45 components that produce match loaded cartridges, I find I can do a Auto for serious social intercourse, I quality and accuracy with every box of 50 .45's in 10 to 15 minutes. would use this bullet and load, with load. These are the components Takes about twice as long when using cases deeply cannelured to insure used in the acclaimed Super Vel empties with the mandrel because of pe rfect feeding. I'd use it in a Colt factory loaded ammunition. These the time r equired to insert and Commande r fi tted with adjustable are the high velocity loads and remove it. sights to allow precise zeroing, and I components that are available to Incidentally, back a generation or wouldn't feel a bit less well armed you. so, Lyman made what it called the th an the fellow packing a .44 Magnum Revolutionary design, superior "Ideal Case Indentor." This was a with full charge loads. I would have quality and expansion, ultra-high pliers-like tool with a fluted guide more rounds available, could get them velocity, Jacketed Soft or Hollow ove1· which you slipped the case to off faster and more accurately, and I Point ... these are the features bump against an adjustable stop. could r eload immeasurably faster which belong to Super Vel. Closing the handles then forced a then the wheel-gun man. If you've a Primers-non-corrosive; conical punch into th e case wall, rais good Colt New Service in .45 Long non-mecuric; non-errosive; small ing a fair-size dimple inside the neck. Colt, try 10.0 grains of Unique and the and large pistol sizes ... designed Three or four such dimples served to Norma projectile. It will surprise you. for maximum uniformity of ignition. prev n t bullets from being shoved In short, this Norma bullet does a SuperVel ... yourassurance rearward in the case by stout follower fin e job in either the Auto or heavy to make a mark in handgunning. springs in tubular magazines. If you frame revolver. It's the only current run across one of these handy little ly- available, factmy-produced .45 tools, it will work just as well as w hat bullet I consider suitable for police Super Vel Cartridge Corp. we've already described. Use as many work. If you happen to be too lazy or too busy to load your own, don't feel P.O.Box40 dimples as necessary to hold the bul left out. Norma offers the same bullet ....,...... 71 let solidly-I p1· fer 6 . in 9mm, 8 or more in .45. factory-loaded in deeply- can- ~ nelw-ed cases at over 850 fps. ~ • • •
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GUNS JANUARY 1970 R eloading S urplus Ammo T he Destroyer was mncle by Isidro I have a few rounds of surplus G . I. Gaztanaga, Eibar, Spain before World am mo of the non-corrosive nature. I War II. There were at least two v ciri w ish to reload these by p ulling the G. ations; one fwd the safety and slide I. bullets and r eplacing them with catch over the trigger while cmother commercially available bullets. H ow had this part cit the extreme rear of much should I decrease the powder the frame. Spanish pistols hav e never charge? Would th is be advisable? been very acceptable to the United J. T . J enkinson, J L S tates market and I know of no Lee H all, Va. soiirce for parts for these giins.- S.B . It is n ot practical to pull btillets from military .30- 06 'or 7.62mni am .22 Enfieltl Conversion m1inition cmd replace them with I have a L ee Enfield .22 (SMLE) heavier btillets. T o do so will invari and have two questions abou t it. Can 3rd Ptg. ably 7Jroduce an mipredictable in 26· Pa ge Booklet on this r ifle fire a .22 Magnum, and if it crease in chamber pressure which how t o skin head s, can't, wh ere in Canada can I get it f ield dress, ca re for might well be dangero1is. T his is triie hides, troph ies. Valuab le chambered for the m agnum? tips, diagrams, illustra simply because one can never be cer D. J . McCann tions. 50c tain of the particular powder used in Timmins, Ontario GA M E TR AI LS 5th Ptg. ci given lot of military ammunition to 52 Illustrated pp. $1.00 Chambering regiilar .22 long rifle 1035 Broadway DP-2 produce standard performance. In ad barrels to .22 Rim Fire Magniim cali JONAS BROS ., INC . Denver, Colo. 80203 dition, the substitiition of one make or ber is an issue that has come 1ip mcmy type biillet for another, even of the times. Since its introdiiction I have scime weight, ccm sometimes procliice queried practically "every" maniifa.c 7Jressiire increa.ses tip to 10,000 psi. tiirer on the advisability of siich con Adding to this the additional pressiire versions. T he answers have been increase that can normally be ex 100% "No". pected fro -:n a heavier biillet can cer The main reason is the difference in tainly procliice a clangeroiis condition. bore dmmeters, namely .222" a.gainst If yo1i have loaded military ammii .224" for the magniim. T his in m ost nition yoii wish to salvage, piill the cases creates more breech pressnre bullets, clmnp the powder cincl fliish it than average .22 long rifle actions are THE clown the john, then reload the u .s.
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The bulle ts wer e spitzcr pointed, the upset the bases on each segment of APACHE Semi-Auto second lug fitted into a hollow base my sectionalized waclcutter and thus, "THE RELIABLE ONE" of the first. After the two we re free of very probably, gotten an every - time the muzzle they eparatccl. This sepa separation. ration was achieved by the design of I talked over my problem w ith the bullet ba e. Thi was cut on the George Turner, an engineering amigo, Model 45 Cal. bias, that i it had a clubbed off side a hooter a nd a n .inveterate experi w hich upset the round ballistically m enter. George, after a month or so, a nd thus the two projectile were sep arated. Accuracy, as you may suspect, was nothing extra. Because the av rag pistol handler isn't much hake a a marksman it seemed to m e w needed a handgun Model 45 Ca l. A 11 . car tridge that would contain two bul "PROVEN IN ACTION" lets. Or mayb three. Thus his Be a proud owner. Fires from a cl osed bolt. chance of hitting would be markedly Reliable chambering and firi ng . Ea sy tr igger. improved. If the slug , once free of Bac k sig ht adjustable. Activ e1 tor kn ob on left the bore, could be made to arrange o ut s id e. Cl assifi ed as a semi-auto rifl e by U.S . themselves in a pattern omewhat like Treas. De pt. Pu sh button safety. 30 rd. maga a shotgun then a gr eater striking area zine where acceptable. would be r ealized and rrors in aim and hold would be minimized. In See your favorite Dealer, NOW! looking over variou · pistol bullets Dealer inquiry we/come. w ith the .idea of loading several into Three bullet pattern at 21 feet. SALESMEN INQUIRIES WELCOME one casing the waclcutter appeared to be the best. sent me 100 loaded cartridge tha APACHE ARMS CO. I took the .38 waclcutter which really worked! Turner had developed Suite 108 Dept. G weighs 148 grains and cut it in two a .38 bull t which came in three and r eloaded it in the original car 225 W. University Dr. pieces. Th bullet had a hollow ba c ll"icl ge. When it wa fired the r ear and into thi base he had fitted a Tempe, Arizona 85281 portion of the ectionaliz cl slug sim bulle t which had a two-step harp ply jammed into the forward portion shoulcl er. When fired, the slug - there and the two traveled clown to the tar wer 3 in each load- came apart get as one. I then put a thin wad be ever y hot. Each segment weighed 62 tween the two egments and fired grains. The 3 bullet , when loaded in again. Thi was no better. Even at the .38 cartridge, weighed 186 grain . distances out to 50 yards there was no This is considerably more than the separation of the two pieces. I cut the 148 gr ains of the ordinary wadcuttcr Don't miss tl1i s fa scinating bullet into 3 segments; and then into target load. Turner had r eclu c cl hi fully illustrated Sales Cata log No. 33. Fill in coupon (please print>, egm ents that vari ed a to weight, this powder charge somewhat to hold mai l en tire ad . in the hopes that the lighter sections down pressures. This, as a consc 7 ROBERT ABELS , Inc. ~ ~ ~ y 0E;k ~ V~ : \~ri 2 ~ c x l would separate from the heavier. It q uenc . did not give the poly-load Send me your Catalog 1 o. 33 with backgro unds, illus did not help. much "oomph." But performance wa tralions of old gun s, daggers, sword s, armor . I en clo se $1 to cover handling an d postage. I tried wadding of various mate a joy to behold. The 3 bullets would NAM E •.• .• . r ials. These included plastic, copper , separate and go down to the target aluminum and brass. I coated my like a shotgun pattern. The 3 seg ADD RESS .. ..•..•...... •• cardboard wads with graphite but re ments could be expected to stay on CITY ...... STATE . . . . ZIP. sults were quite spotty. Sometimes the Colt ilhouette out to 25 yard but ·------16 GUNS JANUARY 1970 beyond that dispersion was too great. ured from the shoulder to th e face of Actually the multi-load looked best the breechblock. In other words the around 50- 60 feet. At th is distance the casing had to abut the shoulder at its bullets would be about five to six front end and also contact the face of CIVILIAN inches apart and invariably formed a the breech at its head. Measurements triangle. howed that the .38 casing varied as Tested on water-filled 1- gallon much as .013" in length, minimum to MODEL cans, the combined hits of the three maximum. When a short casing was fired it was driven forward by the OF fi r ing pin and ignition was poor. When a long casing was loaded it would not permit the barrel to seat WORLD completely and a fl yer would r esult. So the rimless wadcutters were partly a boon and partly a curse. Smart gun FAMOUS n ers got so they would run through I~· several boxes of shells and by meas urement select those that were within CHEMICAL loaded .38 Special (left) shown useable limits. w it h two and th ree bullet loads. The .45 ACP suffers from the same bullets would knock the tin spinning. problem. It headspaces on the length The evidence was much more impres of the shell. The mouth of the case is sive with the segmented loadina than not crimped but is left square and this with a single ball load. Fired a t a flat mouth abuts a shoulder in the Works larac cardboard box, fi lled with excel- chamber. The head of the cartridge lik~ m-, the carton was knocked spinning. a mu t com e up flush with the breech of <·n n P enetration on Ys" pine board was of the pistol. This is all fine and good not at all impressive. Tested on rab hair provided all the cartridge ca ings run - pr!ly bits, armadillos, and other pest gam e the same length. They do not. The .45 it look d good. Aim could be a bit on hell is supposed to have a length of the sketchy side and yet the critter .898- inch plus or minus .004". Varia 4 1 ~' ' I~o n g would b hit if within the ran e of the tions r ange from .894" to as much as 3 slug. .903". One batch of war-time brass Cscd by thous:rnds of policr drpar mrn s shniff's offirl'>', govcrnmcn c • mploy< · e~ , As a cl f nsive proposition the mul was found to go from .892" to .905". ti-load needs more development. The pri"o 11 gu : 1 rd~ :t11d other law rnfor<«•mc• n This is .013" , which is a whale of a lot! agrnr i<•s. Eq•ryhody has h('a rd about it on round has to be gi".en more wallop. A When a short cartridge, ·ay a round radio and T \ " rP:td abo ut i in ll('\\·~p:qw r ~ heavier charge of powder and a and ... now YOL. ean ha,·(· his which has a casing that m ea ures only m :1 p; :tz i11 r~ "·itch to a 2-bullet loa d instead of $a mc protection fo r yourscli and your lon•d .892" i fired, the mouth of lhe case lhc 3. The 62 grains in each of the 3 on es. does not contact the boulde r in the cgments is too ligh t to be very lethal. Truly Safe Personal Protection chamber. It lie in lhe chamber, However if a 200- grain two- eam ent Beware of Dangerous Im itations against the breechblock but is ort of bullet wa developed then the punch No r ed pepper. oleu m capsicum "uch a s flo ating at lhe front end. When the could be materially increased and hit issued by post oflke for me on dogs that firing pin strikes lhi short round it pos ibilities would still be twice as can cause blindness in humans. "PRO drives the whole cartridge forward TECTO F1" co ntains a highJ.,· r fin ed a nd good as w iU1 the conventional single until the mouth of the case abuts the purified form of CN (tear ga s ) l hat slug. r enders a~s ailan t hclple"s-y eL eff tl: chamber shoulder. Ignition is poor wear off completely in 15-30 mi nu te . • • • because it is so pongy. The firing pin NOT an "eye irritant" wzder F ederal In an attempt to get better per does not strike solidly because of the H a a vd o11s .'> 11 bsta11cJ onflammable and non -tox ir . rim was machined off. There was in On the other hand when a long ALL C LAll\1 S BSTA>JTJATED BY its place an extractor groove. This l r\DEPENDENT. GOVER?\:\lE::\T round is loaded. say a round with a RECOGNI ZED TESTI:\G LABOHA dodge wa accomplished so that the casing that m easures .905", the action TORTE . Complete 1; ati~fa cL i o n or your ,,·adcutt r would work up out of the is cramped in clo ing. The barrel must money r efu nded. magazine and feed with more r eliabil ri e on the closing moveme nt of the X o t intended for f: nlc whe re prohibia ·d by law. ity. licle and the Jugs on the top of the l~l~DU -;EST-M;RKCT~G COM-;A"NY-• The rimless wadcutter cartridges barrel must lift into the recesses cut I 216 South Hoyne Ave nue I fed ver y well indeed. The experiment for them in the top of the slide. With Chicago, Illinois 60612 I was a uccess from that standpoint. the long round in the chamber the I Pl ca:-c !:- t' rH.1 O 1 "Protrrtor" u n it for ~a . ~t .j I 0 ;j "Protedor" u ni ..., for .. 10.00 But when the AMTU had Remington barrel cannot completely settle into I (:-i h in pi ng thargr:-. p n.'p ::t id) I turn off the rim they had to head- the locking r ecesses. When the gun I :-; e nd C'hc<'k or :\I .0. with o rder I pace on a houlder in the forward fires the barrel is tipped downward a I :\:1 rne I end of the chamber , just like th .45 trifle at the r ear. A wide hit results. I Addre" I ACP. H eadspace then depended on And all clue to the length of C i t y ~t;r (e 7. ip __ I the length of the casing. I t was meas- the casing. I_l -, 1 ;i~e.::~ ~ (~ l~c ~o !~!r~ 1 ~> ~ ~ x___ I GUNS JAN UARY 1970 17 WCTII RAPID changes taking place all over th e world , it's not surprising th a t each year m a ny cha nges also take place in th hunting world. In ome place, hunting is actu aJl on th e decrease while, a t th e same time, other new areas are opening up and place eld om or never hunted b y forei o-n hunter are n ow being made a a il able. Government ~AFA/tl restricti ons are curtailing hunting of ome animals in ome places while government cooperati on is actuall y helping some new areas to open up. F or example, t:h e Alaska De partment of Fi h and Game h a limited ach registered guid e to th e Laking of fou r Brown and / or Gri zz ly Bears each year. Thi co ntrol, a m st of us agree. i good. Other countries, such as A fghanista n. are bein g opened for th e 1970 first time Lo nonresident hunters; thi with th e foll coopera ti on of th e Afghan Go vernment. orne parl of frica require lonrrer safaris to take cer tain animal uch as th e li on. rhinocero , elc .. an d in India, Hunting trends throughout wh ere some government: offi cial do not reaU understand the world a re what hunting i all about, th e re i actu all y a m ove to close India to all hunting. F ortunately. m o t government realize changing . Here's a n the value of vi siting hunters and are try in g to m ake th em welcome : realizing that th ey wifl , in m o t ca es. crop old up-to-the-minute report male animals whi le bringin g needed inco me to the country and reall not harming th e game herds. I o. it i fo rtun ate th at most of th e governments do reali ze th e va lue of their wild life and intelligent game programs a re protec ting By BERT KLIN EB URGE R the animals fo r the hunter as well a the ight eer , who Co-owner of Jonas Bros. of Seattle Lra el far and pends hi money in these f reign lands.
' ' -\ ~\ Wars and up ri sin gs have slopped hunting in many a reas Tedd y R oosevelt or a millionaire Lo take a safari. TorJ a ,. that could have a thri ving hunting business a nd ignorance many adventurous average working people are Ira\ ·· lin'! and m isunderstand ings in go \r e rn~ent ha,'e ca u s~d oth er Lo the " Dark Continenl" a nd enjoying th e great thrills o f areas to be closed to huntin o-. None of u a re too surprised the Africa n bush. with its teeming herd of game. , afa ri s at the rapid ha nge in the world today. of ever y type and even ' p ri ce a re ava il able and, I. tra, cl The big game hunte r. h owever. is willing to fi ght for i so easy Lh at a nyone ''ho reall y wan ls t o go c rlainh can and pay for Lh e thing that he Lhinks are ri ght. and deep have this drea m hunting Lrip . Africa. h o11· ,. r . i ~ nol down he's the g reatesl conserva tionist of a ll. He wi ll without its problems. a nd te rror isl upri ing and war continue to act a a good-will ambas ador as he travels have Closed man y great· hun tin g areas. ngola, for exam around the wo rld and he wi ll j oin group whose purpo es p le, for all practical purposes. is clo eel to hunling h' the are conservati on. On the other ha nd, h e won't deny that nonresident. Communist-training terro ri sts have in\'aded he is a hun ler a nd he cl e \\ ant to stalk and track a nd the m aj o r hunting a reas and either cha eel out or destro, cd hoot an ima ls. o(Le n under difTicull and trying conditions. th e sa fa ri outfits in these areas. Kiongozi hunting safa ri s. as he travels around th e wo rl d . A terrific example o f thi for example. were com pletelv de troyed. s veral people i Came Conservation Interna ti onal. or ganized b,· Harrv were killed and what was le ft was burned. All this took Ten nison and th e sport s men c lubs of T exas. Their second place in 1968. ngola. a g reat hunting country. till r e conference was held in , an Antonio in i\ Iav of 1969 and mains Clo. ed. The ame thing hold s true for the Congo O\'e r 700 peopl e fro m O\'er 50 lands came to discuss worl d a nd ma nv West A fri can countrie whi ch hav p raclica ll y h unling problems a nd the visit o rs included man out no hunting busines. standing pro fessional huntPrS fr om around the 11 o rld. More T chad also has been closed. temporaril v \\ h ope. bv ~ afa ri clubs and o rgan ization such as Came Coin a re internal po li tical tro uble. not acluall y in the hunting ar ea becoming active and. a ltho u!!h th 0 ;:e a re po rt hunters and but near Abl'che. makin ~ il impos,, ible for afaris to go pr o fessional hunte rs. their main purpose is to conser ve Lh e through this danger· area to reach the fa scinalinµ. hun li ng a nima ls of the wo rld for future hunting. areas o f th e Southern Sahara Desert . H ere. larg herd, of Let's take a look at th e variou;: maj or hunting areas. Lhe mag nificent S imilar O n x, the Addax. Barbar) hcep A J<~ IUCA: T hi s huge conlinenl. with m o re differ ent specie and manv Gazell es a re fo un d in good numbers. \ la ny of 0 ame than a ny other on earth. remain of majo r interest hunler . 11 ho a l read~ , have tropl1" r oom an imah rom a ll to big gam hunter . Io longer doe one ha e to be a. over the wo rl d, are ve n a nx ious t vi it thi,, intriµ:uinµ: a rea to ta ke these rarP tronhie;:. On Lh e othPr ha nd . just south of the Tchad in Centra l Africa n R epubli (formed, Utra n in"r e le1Jhan t h . unlin c~ can h found in the sa me tre ne ral a rea . I L', an un- poil ecl land with verv littl poaching and th e natives a re very friend] and the !!OVP rnment· welcomes ouL idp vis ito r;:'. The government i seri ouJy considering establishing veral game park and trving to attract the sight- eer and photogr apher to thi country. G reat ca re h ould b e taken in ch oosing rour outfitter as there h ave been plenlv of di;:a ppointed meri cans find in~ out Lh at thev've booked with a man that doesn't speak E ngli sh. S uda n, a la nd of intrigue ancl a GUNS JANUARY 1970 p lace that (Continued on page 68) 19 NE · · FAeTs eN , . . eeIJIJIER " REVBIJVERS 20 GUNS • JANUARY 1970 J\f 0 TALL c ll ec to rs "ho get b yond the Colt and\\ in- 1810. A h e could not create suffi cient interest to enable che- Ler felish recognize Lh e b au ll· of line. workman him to get financia l help in the lJnitecl States he Look hi ship a nd mechani cal ingenuit f Lh e Co lli er revolvers a nd model to London in 1811. located at 45 Strand. a nd in longarms. New da ta ha recent] been brought to light Hll8 wa g ranted a Royal Patent #74. by the Briti_h Patent relatil'e to th pistols. but fo r tho_e 11 ho a re noL too fa miliar Offi ce. wi th the Co lli er it might be well to give a little background It is b elieved that about 60 Oi ntlock rernh·ers and 21 informa ti on. flintlock long guns were fabricated in England. Collier E li sha H a) den Collier (J 807-] 863 in the arm ind us returned Lo Bo ton in 185 2 and establi shed a gunJ10p at try ) ciel·e loped a practical nint-lock re o lver wi th a revolv 88 Elliott Street where he wa ac Li ve u ntil hi dea th in ing crlin cle r and firi ng th rough a _in gle barrel : Lh e cylinde r 1863. being r 1 oh-eel b y ha nd. The revolver a such was not a The lap e of time between the time h e made his r, r, t ne11r idea a th e ~ r had been made 11 ith a rli er firing mecha model in 1810 until he got into producti on (pos. ihly nism than th e Oinll ock, b ut hi had advanced ideas th at ] 810) 11·as th e death knell for Colli er's pistol . His arms wil l be d scribed la Ler. He made hi origina l models in were so fa r in advance of an y previous arms of th e same Boston 11here he had a gunshop a nd compleL cl them about ty pe tha t Lh e1 mig ht have exer isecl a pro foun d eflect upon the hi tor y of firearms in tead of enj oying such a limited measure o f success th at actu a ll v fell Lo their lot due lo th eir comin g into production wh en the Ointlock 1rns rapidly be coming obsolete. The pi Lois were made in two gr ip lvpes, tJie earl y pi$IOL h aving a Oat sided rounded or bulbous grip. The hammer 1rns changed from a center boxlock type to an ouUcle cock. the cylinder went from round to Outed and the barrel from ro und to octagon. a nd wilh longer ba rrels on the late r model . On the later models th e square back trig·ger guard 1ras co upled with the Oat-butt grip. In the original patent. in which Collier's n ame was co uplrd with an American named Coo li dge. they embodied a system by which th e cylinder 1rns rotated by means of a co il spring a nd an escapement acti on which was set in moti on bY the act of cocking the lock. This was apparently tried on only two o r three long g un ~ and th en th ey adopted the hand rota tee cylinder a ho 11 n on Serial ='l Pi ~ t o l. As in a ll revolve r tvpe arms. Oint loc k. (Continued on page 64) Colli~r pistols, top to bottom: Serial # 1 with smooth cylinder. A typical later model with fluted cylinder. An original percussion model with "Collier Patent" on lockplate with crown. Right side of pistol fourd in By HARRY C. KNODE England, serial # 7 . The cock has since been located. GUNS JANUARY 1970 21 BOOK REVIEW !iKEET ( !iffBEITIN~ WITH B. bEE BRAllN . . D Lee Braun" is a Remington "Skeet Shooting With · bl. h d by Rutledge Books, ' L.b1 Book pu is e Sportsmen s rary ' or by mail from 1 Inc. Sold by Remington-P~t:r:/e~oe~~'. 06430. ($1.95). Skeet Book, Box 206, Fair e ' this book. I doubt th at any shooter, called it '·shootin g around the clock." novice or master, can read Lhis book Jn 1923. deciding that Laqrels caught w ithout acquiring new knowledge of late. at th e extreme edge of the c ircle, LEE BRA UN has been called " Lh e the sport, new understanding of what were pas in g: through well-aimed but D • world's greatest skeet _hooler" happens, wh y it happens, and how to distance- thinned patterns. th ev redu ced a nd " the world's greatest _keel Leach- make it happen, between the time a the circle to one of 20-rnrd radiu s. r" so ma ny Lim es that to do it again shooter calls " Pull! " and the scorer T hen Fate intervened in 1h Q g ui se woul d be like gilding a go ld en lily. says "Dead! " on a skeet range. Some of chicken h ou es sprouting: up on a T here are th ose wh o might questi on th e of what should happen comes even be nei,., hbor·s property faci ng the stations uperl ati ves; b ut not even his pr ofes fo re that word "Pull! " i spoken: 7 to 11. That put an end lo "sh oo lin ~ ~ i on a l co mpetitors would dimini s h sta nce, pos iti on of feet. po iti on of gun, aroun d th e clock," but t he three addict Lee's greatn e . a nd Lh e reco rds he h as mental a ttitude. even positi on of fin ger 11 ere not Lo be deni ed whal had be set speak fo r th emselves. Thelma A n on trigger. Lee tells it all, then illus come th eir favorite practi ce-pastime. guish sav . " Tn one vear. Lee made me trates it wi th p ictures. ]n addition, By placin g: a second trap at station 6, th e Women's World keet Champion. " many readers, like me, will read here they retained a ll the angle shot needed ]imrnv Robinso n (of "Sports A fi eld") a 1·s. " He has to be th e o- reatest in m y hook." A nd Ja ·k H orner says, " I doubt • if anyone befo re or since has hel ped so ma ny become A ll-A merican ." These are voices not Lo be ignored, a nd they are a few of many. One of Lee's shooting feats. not reall v th a t surprisin g to th ose who know him- a mere 200 x 200 to win ·tJi';; a Professional Clav Target Iorth • Ameri can Championship- landed Lee in Riplev's " Believe It Or ot. " Lee Braun fo ll owers are m ore urpri ed wh en he misses tha n wh en he hit . It doesn't happen often. Equaling hi s amazing shooting skills i Braun's abi lit) to impart th em to oth ers. Thal thi s amazed his publishers is Or;g;nal fi eld was a clock design and had _trap at Station 12 throwing e1·ident in a sort of "footnote" append targets toward 6. :Modern field with trap at each efld gives same effect. ed Lo thi book. Referring to a 16 mm sound-and-co lor film produced a a com· for th e first time how keel was in for in-the-fi eld practi ce-slraightawavs. pani on piece to the book, th e publi her vented. The book opens with a chapter cro_sing shot fr om left a nd ri ght- a nd , sa ys : " In th e cour e of editing thi s film , tilled, " How It All Began," by Robert from th e central post. incomers. Larry Mad ison Jr., th e producer's son, Campbell. But there 11 as one thing lacking still : became interested in skeet, th ough he " It started," Campbell says, " around the traps co uld not reproduce the fi eld had done little shootin g. W hile p utting 1915 at the Glen Rock Kennels at A nd problem of a bird fl yin g ac ross fift een th e film to,.,eth er, station by station, he over, i\1assachusetts," wh en rh e owner or more feet above the ground. Bill began lo try hi s hand on the skeet fi eld. of the kennels, Charle E. Davies, his Fo ter solved this b) building an ele He did well on the station he h ad son Henry, a nd Henry's friend Bill va ted . Lru clure fifteen feet hi gh in alreach- edited. having seen and hea rd Foster. laid out a pra Li ce fi eld on whi ch to house the left- end Lra p. This Lee talk about how to shoot th em. But 11·hi ch th ey mi ght improve their alread _, wa the I irth of Lh e skeet la) oul we he did poorly on Lh e stations he had expert fi eld shootin g. "The design ... kn ow t:oda I'. not come Lo. When he wa finished consisted of a circle ' ith a 25-yard The name of the game came later 11ith the editing. h o11ever. and had radius that had 12 po iti ons marked on when. in a nation-wide conte l, .lrs. hea rd Lee on a ll eight stati ons. he went th e circumfe rence, like the numbers on Gertrude Hurlbutt of Da1·ton, Monla na, oul a nd b roke hi s first 25 straight! " the face of a clock. The trap was staked won $100 fo r her sugge Li on, "skeet," (That film. incidentally, 1 ill provide clown at 12 o'clock and positioned so it an old S a 11din avian word meaning " to entertainment as well as inva lua ble in wou ld throw toward 6. Starting at the shoot. " structi on fo r any group interested in 12 o'clock positi on, each shooter fired T he game caught on rapidly. Within skeet. To order a print, write Mod rn t1 o shots from each of the ] 2 ta ti ons. a yea r, 11. l\L. Jackso n. Jr.. of Ga rner, Talkin o- Pietu re Service, Inc., 1212 Then he wa lked to the center of the North Carolina, became the fir t man Avenue of th e . mericas, Ie1 York, circle with the single shell left over ever to break 25 targets straight. The KY. 10036 1 from his ori ginal box of 25, and shot first national championship 1rn ' on That gift for teaching is apparent in this close-range incoming target. " They by the Raleigh keel Club, Raleigh, North Carolin a. The foll o11·ing yea r, Opposite page: These are just a few of the illustrations from the book Remington A rms Compan) set up an showing not only the correct stance for different positions on the skeet experimental fi eld that began it growth range, but it also tells and shows how and where to point the gun, how into Remington's present fine facility, to position the body as well as giving a short history of the skeet sport. Lordship. T hat (Contin ued 0 11 page 50) "THE WILD BUNCH" WAS PRODUCED BY PHIL FELDMAN FOR WARNER BROS.-SEVEN ARTS. THIS IS a motion picture for the stout of heart. The violence portrayed gun, and the eve r-present Colt Single Action and Wincheste r '94 carbine. may be too real for most people, yet those who have known real violence But the star of the show was the Browning .30 water-cooled machine say that the slow-motion effects. and the liberal amounts of bloodshed gun. It is said that during the filming of " The Wild Bunch" some 90,000 are a dishonest portrayal of violence. Whatever your own personal feel rounds of ammunition ( blank ) were used in the final battle scene alone in gs, this is a motion picture for those who are students of firearms. more than was used in the entire Mexican Revolution of 1913. Se t in 1914, on the Texas- Mexico border, "The Wild Bunch" offers a If you are the kind of gun enthusiast who goes to the movies to sec close look at a wide variety of weapons; from the 1911 Colt .45 to the how many technical mistakes you can spot, you 'll have a ball with this '03 Springfield (with an ·o3A3 thrown in to show that even the best one ; not that you ' II find too many boo-boos, but your eyes will have a . efforts at authentication somehow go wrong) , the ·97 Winchester shot - hard time identifying all of the types and models used. 24 GUNS JANUARY 1970 GUNS JANUARY 1970 By GENE LOVITZ GUNS MAGAZINE'S GIGANTIC "DREAM GUN" GIVEAWAY In this article, the author tells of some of the ideas--dreams if you will--that he would like to see come true in the coming year. How about you? I'm sure that we all have some brainstorm that we would like to see become reality. Let us hear from you, and we will publish a couple of dozen of the best ideas in a future issue. If yours is published, we'll give you a handsome tie clasp (Choice of Browning .22 pistol or Weatherby Rifle). No letters can be returned, and none will be acknowledged. Let's get those thinking caps on and fill the gunmakers' ·heads with bright ideas. Address letters to: Editor, Guns Magazine, 8150 N. Central Park, Skokie, Ill. 60076. J 1 THE OMING YEAI, I woul d like t see so meone co rnp etiti e shootin g range. tool up for a large military/ portin RIOT GUN PATTERN CONTROL IFLED barrels became gen erally charge of small pellets together l onger s riou military attention. In 1962, R availa ble during the period of and for much greater distances. It teps wer taken at the Frankford the Mexican War (1846-1848). P rior b came po sible to kill various typ s arsenal to improve shotgun perform o that time there was little distinc- 0£ small game at ranges that were ance. The 12 gauge, XM257 shot shell tion among militar y shoulder arms previously considered out of reach. wa developed and experimentation between those that fired a single ball Prior to ch oking, cylinder bores on was initiated on a spreader type choke or thos de ig ned to fire numbers of hotguns resulted in only 35- 40 per device. With th exception of 11e mili small p elle ts. Gun barrels were ent of the pellets of a given load im tar y requirement for a harder pellet, smooth, cylinder bore and utilizind p acting a 30 inch circle at 40 yards. the present U. S. Army XM257 round black powder propella nts accommo Choking by various degr ee enabled i almost exactly similar to a commer dated, q ually well, both type of delivery of up to 75 per cent in the cially produced buckshot load, used by spherical ammunition. Gradually, as a me circle at the same range, but 1 ' nforcement. T he shot is con propellan and ignition sy tems im once a barrel was given a definite tained in a polyethylene capsule and proved the hotgun began to take on a mount of choke it could only deliver i cu hioned in ranulated plastic a more p cialized form and more a s ingle pattern. Any variation desired particles. The · packaging of the sho w ing sh ooting evol ved. by the hunter had to be built into bar column pr oduces pattern unifonnity Howev r, it wa not until the 1870' r l of extra weapons, or a·double gun. and consistency by reducing ball de that a r olutionary improvement in Seventy years then passed until th e formation and pell et dispersion in catter gun took place. Fred K imble. cl "Velopment of the Cutts Compensa flight. A higher terminal velocity i a re ident of Illinois, accidentally in tor enabled a ny sh ooter with a single achieved and barrel wear i Jnll11- vented ho un chokind. H e discov barrel gun to produce varying C:egrees mized. The u nchoked 20" barrel of a er ed that by constricting the barrel, at 0£ choke, by screwin g onto the muzzle, riot gun using XM257 type ammuni the m u zzle, it was possible to hold the tubes with various degre s of choke. tion, will keep all 27 pellets of # 4 The Cutts was followed .by the Poly buck in a 40 inch circle at forty- three Choke, a single adjustabl device, yard and 25 will con istently impact fa tened to the muzzle, that when in a 30 inch circle at 40 yard . T his i loo en ed or tightened enabled a wide th e type of performance standard range of chok es and deliverable pat around wh ich mili tary shot shell pro terns. In th e 1930's the shot hell also curement is based, and i the hotgun became much improved. The fold round best indicated for Vi t Nam crimp eliminated the pattern disrupt combat. Ther , the use of the shotgun ing, closure disc of the rolled crimp i being expanded due to condition shell. where close targets of opportunity ap During World War II, the shotgun pear, w ithout warning, under heavy was not consider ed as a first line fo liage and poor visibility conditions. weapon and ilid not r eceive much at However, lhi is not necessarily the t ntion in improvement. of ither th type of a round that i best suited for arm or its a mmunition. It was not u n many police r iot control situations. til nature of the close quarter co1nbat Although the incidence of "flyers" in Th e Pol ice Mode l Fou r A&W dive rter. that began to evolve in Viet Nam that flicting injury to innocent p ersonnel Other mode ls to be ava ila ble soon. this weapon began to be the object of has been r educed, the tight · pattern 28 GUNS JANUARY 1970 the h orizontal spr ead, so the m ilitary purpose "vould b e b etter served. In conjunction w ith this d evelopment it was desired that recoil, a nd m uzzle fl ash could also be r educed w ithou t too much d ecrease in velocity . The r eten tion of th e ability to use r ifl e slugs w ith such a device w as also con sider ed of pa ramount impor tance. The By Directorate of Secur ity P olice, USAF, COL. REX APPLEGATE carried th e ball on this program fo r ben efit of its ow n an d other associated m ilitary agencies. A long period of testing and development took place. The first m uzzle devices incr eased re coil, patter ned poorly, split in use, blew off, and d id not r educe muzzle fl ash. D uring this period all earlier know n patents and m ethods of achiev ing pattern con trol w er e ressurrectecl a n d ch eck ed ou t. F inally. it wa di - cover ed that a cl uck b i11 type device installed on the m u zzle w i h notch e or grooves in it seem ed to be the path way towar d achieving th e desired re achieved i n tirely too lethal for cal sh ot patter n , instead of the normal sults. many law enforcement purposes. circu lar one. This was because m ili The firm of K explore, Inc., of H ous Alter improving the shotgun rou nd, tary use of th e r iot gun also involves ton, Texas, a concern specializing in he ar my program was th en pointed guard duty, prisoner handling and riot k inetic r esearch (stu dy of moY ing ow a rel combining the qu ality per actions in ar eas wher e high p opulation bodies) was given a development con for mance of the XM257 type shell density make th e use of the high tract. A s a r esult, A& W E ngineer ing ~·ith a rn ans of stable pattern con trol velocity r ifl e impractical. It was d e Inc., an associate firm, has introduced in order to achi v . for r iot and pris termin ed to attempt to contr ol t h e and is n ow marketing a device that oner control, a long, horizontal ellipti - height of the p attern in proportion to (Continued on page 58 ) These six targets were spaced across the 8 ' target butt. Aiming point was at waist level between the two center fi gures. 25 of # 4 buck (27 pellets) registered d isabling hits. Only two would have been h it without di ~ erter. GUNS • JANUARY 1970 29 How About a Rimmed .30-061 By D. A. STAWARZ JT I TfORTUNATE th a t most modern carlricl ges are vi le. a slrong, and dependable r.irn or h ould er. Of Lh e rirnle s. The mode rnizing of many old firearms. espec vario u Lypes of snap rings available, Lh osc Lhat 11ere ia ll y in gle hot rifl es. has been h andicapped because their inlencl cd for a groo eel hafl arc be t suited for insLallati on xlracLors were origin all y desig ned fo r a rimmed cartridge on cart.rid ge cases. The ca nn elure or extractor groov n ca c and do nol read il y co nve rl to rirnlcs . The usual olu rimless canridge case wi ll r adily accepl a snap ring of ti on is Lo use t.h e rimmed cases ava il able. AlL11 ough they th e pr per size. The end re ull i best described by th e exlracl 11 ell. modern bal li s li c ~ are nol easil achieved 11 iLh pholograph. Lh c-c ca es. in cc rimmed ver ion of popular cartridges The phoLogr aph sho w thr est) lcs of snap rings in ~ L a ll e "e-ring" appears over proportioned, but it is also useful. in ce many cartridge sl1are the same hea d size as th e .30-06, th e snap rings shown could be installed on .24.3, .2.J-J or 6mm Rem., .250 Savage, .257 Roberts, .270, .280, .2H-J. 7mm l\ Jauser. .300 Sa\'age.. 308 . 3mm Mauser, and .3.'i3 Winches ter. The .222, .223, and their .1 7 caliber 11 il dcats will accept th e snap rings shown installed on th e .222 magnum cartridges. A ll of the ca rtridges li sted have a boltleneck st\'le of case. The install ati on of a snap ring rim on a straight rimless case or a belted magnum case is aLo possible. Although th e .224 Magnum cartridge fill ed with the very large "e-ring" might appear to be ou trageous, it is an xtrerneh- useful combination. The rifl e shown in 1h e pholograph is an example. The single hot \'armint r ifl e uses a .223 Remington ca rtridge fitted 11·ith an "e-ring" o f the same size sho 11 n on th e .222 magnum. The rifle is built from a large m ilitar v Martini-Henry ac ti on ori gin all y de signed fo r th e British militar v cali be r of .577 x .450. This conyersion is uniquely successful because th e .223 car lridge with th e "e-ring" style rim matches th e rim diameter of th e .577 x .450. This means th e very efiecLi,·e original Hu.llllPACJ: extractor is retained. The res ult is an acti on almost a , CONTROu.ll ce ntury old th at "-ill fl a 11 lessly extract and eject a modern SY BHOULlllR rimless ca rtridge. com·ersion such as this requires no special tools or techniq ues. Standard chambering rea mers will work and slandard headspace gages J1ould be used. The barrel or ext ra clor will require some fittin g to accommodate th e SNAP RING snap ring rim. Only after achieving th e proper headspace should th e gun be modifi ed to acci;_pt !h e snap ring. Because it should ha ve no affect on th e headspace, the snap ring is fi ll.ed last. Three basic types of rimless cartridges with snap ring rims installed are shown chambered in a gun originally The effi cient extracti on and ejec ti on of a rimless car designed for a rimmed shell. Headspace control shown. trid ge are the onl y functi ons intend ed fo r a snap ring. \-Xlhen converting a gun origin all y designed for a rimmed stalled can still be safely fired in th e converted gun. shell. th e headspace of the rimless cartridge should be Alth ough effi cient extracti on and ejection are critical controlled b 1· th e cart.rid ge case. not by 1h e snap ring rim. fa ctors, th e success of a conversion is usuall y rated by 'ho1rn in !h e drawings are th e three basic styles of rimless th e modern ballistics achieved from an old weapon. Many cartridge cases. Each SL\ le has a unique rn elh od of limiting obstacles wi ll be encountered 1d1 en trying to achieve hea cl spa re. The drawings show that headspace is not a modern ballistics from obsolete rimmed cartrido·es. These fun cti on of !he map ring rim. Alth ough th e case will not obsta cles can be avoided by using a modern r~11 l ess car be extracled. a r imless cartridge 11 ithout a snap ring in- tridge with snap rings. The bal- (Continued on page 63) GUNS JANUARY 1970 31 THAT GOOD OLD .30-30 1912, Bwana Cotter took a .32 agr eed, " ] ut my g un b etter." H er I I ecia l rifle to East Afri ca and wa an ol l ifocl el 94, carbine in .30-" O. hunlcd with it for three m onlhs. H e Lena hot a m o se ever)' three week hoL a ll the " Big 5" with th i g un. lL on Lh c a · erage th year around. om - wa the only rifle he h ad. a nd Lhi s " a time he shot Lh ese with a .22 r i fl e. his ftrst o iree inlo the A frican bush. p inkin o- them through the lu ngs a nd If Lh e r ifl e, a twin to the .30-30. wa fo li o" in « until th ey lay d own. l\lo re inacleq uate, he never said o "hen he o ften he took them with the batter d r e Lu rncd to the liLtle Okla homa LOI\ n old .30-30. from whence h e had com e. The ve r lt i aid Lhat ten trainloacl s of deer ne L year Colter ga ther ed up hi s fam h a1e b en ki ll ed with the 30-30. Ri rr ht i ly, a wife a nd nine k ids, a nd wilh a ft. er thi s tatem ent someone a lw a th trusl old .32 Spl.- it '1 as a M ar speaks up to c la.im. "Yes, and 20 car lin- relu rnecl Lo Africa "·her e h e Ii 1ed loads h ave b een wounded a nd got until he died a yery o ld m a n. H e a1 ay." T here i truth in b oth sta te even lually la id aside the .32 S pl. bul ments. I have - hot not less tha n t11·cn ty n ol unlil he h ad demonstraled 11 ha L it deer w ith th .30-30 a nd Jost a fe1c 11 ould do. Loo. I t p rfor m well on antelope. b ut The .30-30 is the spitting image hot o er 200 yards, in m y experi r eplica of Lh e .32 Spl. Both saw the ence, wer e h azardous. Not th a t th e li ghL a t pract ically the same Li m e. lf 170-gr. bullet wou ld n ot kill Lhe pron" ou took either Lo A frica these da) , horn in deci ive fashi o n but the Lhe professiona l hunters wou ld la ugh chances of hitti~ g 11·er e prett ketchy. at ou. s a matter of facl iJ yo u ven One seaso n I packed a .32 pecia l. a ture a fi eld with either r ifl e thee cla y sadd le gun. with 20-inch barr 1 a nd ou a re apt to be derided- or so I open sig hLs. Iever h ave I mi ~ eel o read in the shooting j ournal . But a man y coyotes a- I did with tha t I unt) loL o f people don' t seem to ha ve got carbine ! ten th wo rd . Wi nchester and ~\l a rlin T he .30-30 ' as developed b y neck simpl ca nn ot make enough .30 -.'\ 0's to ing cl o1 n the .32-40 ca e a nd th en m eel the demand. and there are m ore bl o win o- out the b cl y. The W in he ter of th e ca rtridges sold ca h sea on company developed the cartridge and th a n a ny other two caliber.. made the first riA e fo r it. This was If th er e is a roman tic r in e in Lh e h as been a prime ch oice of P ennsyl the 1894 m odel which was in ve nted b) a nn al of th e h ootin g game in thi va ni a deer sta lkers. 1fa ine bea r hunters J ohn Bro 11 ning and sold to the 1\'ew counlr it is the gra nd old .30-30. Tt i a nd Catskill whitetail huntsman for a H aven firm . The 1894. was first cham the m o t fam ous of a ll o ur long a rm ha lf-century. The .30-30 is found th e ber ed for Lh e .32-40 a nd th e .38-:J.') a nd a nd i toriecl in fable a nd onrr . lt i length and breadth of the Ca nadia n was a nn ounced in the \'\linch e ter cata the fav rite of that tracliLi onal \. est hunting co untry and our own A la kan log o f I v . 1894. B the foll owing erner. th e co wboy, and Lh e T exas leuts use it on evel') thing from Bar l eb ruar y th e compa ny h ad 11 humped R a nger o ulcln ' t h a ve ever ta med the r en Ground caribou to th e g iant brown up not onl y the .30-30 h ut a l o the Rio Gra nd e country without it. T outed bear. .25-35 and the e wer e announced in a th rifle of the we tern outdoor - One time I ho wecl a r~ I ndian girl th e 1895 catalog. ma n, the trapper , the woodsman, the tra pper a new .358 ifa g num 1 had. The .30-.iO was the fir t cartridge truth i the re are p robab ly just as I explained to h e r how it wo ul d kill a for mokeless powd er. I t also m a rkecl a ma ny .30-30's east of th e Mis i ippi moose because of a ll the thump in the Lrend in the evolu tion of meri can as you' ll find on the western sid . I t big mag nu 111 cartridge. " Y up ," she p orting cartridge. It r epresent- the 32 GUNS JANUARY 1970 By CHARLES ASKINS ~ 'j Above left: a Mexican border rider's rig with the .30-30 slung on saddle strings for lack of a saddle scabbard. Above right: a fancy West Texas hunting car with the indubitable pair of .30-30's handy to the reach. A lso note the car rugs are of steer hide hair and the single action revolver tucked up to the left of the steering wheel. , 11·ing a 11 a from th e older big bor, 2·1-in ch r ound barrel. a sholgu n t1 pe black powder, heav bu ll eted car· b utt. ha lf-magazin e. and could he had tridge . With th e .30-: 0 a a begin in eith er a oli cl frame o r takcclo 11 n. I ning th sportsmen co mmenced to use got one m th e ta ke-apart calc!!ory. I th o e ca libers a nd those cartridges 1 a a kid a l th e time a nd that riOe which fired ma Il er a ncl li ghter b ul wa a real eye-opener! Every clay it let a t g reater velocitie . \Vi th th e "oulcl hoot in a differen·t pla e. If introducti on of the new load \Vin you to re it cl o wn lo gfrc it a cleanin g che- ter a lso offered a new rifle barrel. you had to ig ht in a ll OYer agai n wh en Thi wa s of ni ckel steel. T here we re it wa rea sembled. T had a L1 man two riO e for the ne11 load, one with tang peep ight on it a nd. of course, 26-inch round ni ckel steel barrel and th e front ight was out in its usual th e oth er a carbine with 20-inch r ound place. a nd 1d1 en th e gun 11 a dis nickel steel tu! e. U p until 1908 th ose mounted th e sights we1:e ne1·er in gunners who had a lot of fa ith in tube plum b when it was put back to!!e ther leng th coul d get-on specia l order again. De pile its procli vill· fo r shoot - ba rrels u p to 36 inches. T here 11 ere ing groups in different p laces I man octagon. half-o tagon a nd r oun d barrel aged to kill seven deer 11 ilh th e gun model ; also a takecl o1rn acti on in th e a nd literal!)' hundreds of running rifl e a ltho th e ca rbine 1 a ne1·er of jackrabbits. fe red except a a olicl fram e. T he Model 55 was continued in th e The Model 94. was made in both line until 1932 when it gave way Lo rifl e a nd carbi ne type until 1924 11 hen ) et a nother th irly-t hirty. This 11 as the th e riO e was l iscontinued. T he car i\rocle l 64.. It wa made in oth er cali b in e continues to thi da a nd mo re ber . the old .32 Spl. one of them, and than t11 o m illi on have been old. In another 1 as th e .219 Zipper. The 64 1924. \. in cheste r came along with th e had a 24.-inch ba rrel, shotgun b utt. Left: the standard .30-30. Right: Model 55 which wa a modernized p i ~ t o l g rip and a half-magazine. nlike the .30-30 Ackley Improved round, version of th e .30-30 riOe. It had a th e forerun- (Continued on page 54) that can give better performance. GUNS JANUARY 1970 33 By MAJ . GEORGE C. NONTE HE i one of the fe w military ee wide ervice. ot often does a really superb design T arm thaL can generally be produced satisfa ctorily on emanate from th ese source and achieve wide succe . relati el un ophisticated pr d ucLion machinery. Set up Running co nlrar to th at ta tement is the Israeli. '· · ZI" a laLhe, milling machine, drill p ress, and a p un ch pre 9mm MG currently in use in many parts of the We tern and ou can make every corn po n nL of a n SMC except it '\ ori el . Foll owing the form ation of th e Stale of Israel, magazine. Magazine are critical in both design and fab. th a t" co untry fo und itself wiLh a con foun ding hodgepodge rication, and require fa ir l ophi ticated rn eLal tamping, of WWII ' eapon oll ected from ever imaginable source. folding, and joinin" eq uipment. All th e ame, hundred T he submachine gun had become quite important in th e of uch " Uns can be turned ouL quickly in a 20-fo ot quare " hock a nd Mob ility" tactics which defea ted the A rab hop. l n a coup le of place I've been, I've een perfec tly Armie . The Israeli Army determined almost from the erviceable MC's turned ouL on noLhin g more th an a moment of its bi rth to tandardize ba i wea pons at the laLb e and drill pre , the ma"azin e problem being olved earlie t po ible ela te. Imme li ately following th e cease imply h using those already available from var ious .fire in th e late 19 10' , Maj or Uziel Gal and other Israeli ource . Ordnance techn icians began developm ent of this gun. In pite of the inherent implicit_ of th e basic subma Major Gal, whom I met d uring one of his visits to th i chine gun , probably no oth er type of arm has bee n ubj ect Co untry d uring Lh e late 1950' , readily recognized the to o m uch experimentation and revision. Because of it hortcoming oI the many ~·vn and earlier de igns with implicity and the va t quantilie in which it is prod uced which Israeli forces had been armed. If one may j ud o-e by and sold, even th e smalle t coun tries have their native the re ult, he set about to prod uce a gun that liminated design and amateur and pro fe sional de-igners work the bad fea ture he had seen, and combined the good one . continuous! at producing better ones. Usually, such guns By 1951, th e de ign and testing were complete, and p ro are produced only in relatively mall quantities and never duction began in th aL year on newly-purch ased machi nery. 34 GUNS JANUARY 1970 This was the first domestic quantity production of a native stock models have not heen produced :for many ears. I raeli weapon design. Light reco il and minimal muzzle climb are m ade po sible Since that time, the ZI has become tJ1e standard sub in spite of th e gun's light 7.7 lb. weight. bv th r lativ ly machine gun of \\lest Germany a nd th e Neth erlands. In low ra te of fi re. and by th e fact that th e center of gnn ity addition, it has been widely old in varying quantities of th e telescopin g·h·pe bolt is above and ah ad of the throughout tJ1e \Ves tern World. It has, reportedly. even breech face. Since thi s gun fires from an op n holt. th been purchased by various agencies of the U. S. Govern forward momentum of the bolt mass exerts f rward and ment. In addition, li censed, ma s prod ucti on of th e UZI downward clampi ng force. The low 600 round-p r-minute bega n at Fabrique I ationale in Belgium in th e early 1950's. rate of fire permits relati vely accurate bur L c ntrol ancl News photographs show this gun in th e hands of troops reduces ammunition consump ti on . In aclcliti n, itE s mi throughout Africa and in some South American and Asian automati c fire capability permits maximum accuracy of countries. single shots and contributes to good fire di ciplin nd \Vherever it has seen action, the UZI appears to have lessened amm unition consumpti on. been ery well accepted b y tJ1e people who count- U1 e Safety is all-important in any military w apon t at troops who do th e shooting. One eminent auth ority on is placed. often on short notice, in th e hand of p orly military small arms seems to sum up tJ1e va ri ous r eactions trai ned people wi th little basic firearms kno"'ledg . Many very well when he says, " .. . a submachine gun which, oth er submachine g·un are notorious for th ir pro nsil\ in design and function, leaves little to be desired." toward accidental firin g when subj ected to sh ock or ' iol nt What makes th e UZI o good and so wid ely accepted? mo1·ement. The ZI contains a very effectiv grip saf ) The gun Major Gal built ha many things goin g for it. In "·hich m ust he depre sed by th e firing hand h for th this writer ' opini on, based upon admitted ly limited firing, trigger mav he pulled for firing: it al so prel'enl r tra ctin~ but upon much discussion with people who have used it th e bolt to cock the piece unless full y depres cl . Jn addi more extensively, I consider its compactn ess: minimal re ti on, th ere is a three-position manual safely hov th le 't coil and muzzle climb ; low rate of fire; simplicity of de grip- th e forward position permitting full -aulon ic fire : sign ; and superb reliability to be its most outstanding th e middle. ~ e rni- a ut o mati c fire; and the r ar pos1 10n characteri ti cs. "safe," locking ho th trigger and sear. The l\rn saf y s~ ~ Let's look at some of these char acteristi c . In compact tern s a re independent o f each other, and either will functicn ness, it's 17Yi" overall length (with retractable metal stock if th e oth er i inoperative. folded ) is beaten only b y ili e Czechoslovakian M62 which In regard lo handling and manipulation, t ZI is fire th e diminutive and far less effecti ve 7.65mm (.32ACP) not entirelv arnbidextrou , but comes closer Lo it than anY ·artridge. There are, Lo be sure, many ear ly ·· Zl's in use oth er \\' estern World weapon in its class. Th chargin~ wi th non.folding wood hull stock , and th e_ are not nearly hand le is cen lrall v loca ted in th e top of th rec i' er as compact with their 25V;>" length . Ho 11 ever, the wood- cover and may he r eached with eq ual eas \~it h ith r +~ ·~= t.--..... 11 ~- GUNS JANUARY 1970 Israeli tank troops in the desert forming -up with the wooden-stocked ve rsion of the Uzi during Six Day War. hand. The grip afet , of cour e, will fu nction automatic ally, r egar Hes which h and i used for firing. The maga zine catch i on the lower left of the hand grip, b ut may be mani p ul ated with the thumb o:f either hand with equal ease. T he manua l afet / selector is po itioned p rimarily for r ight-hand use; however, when acti on is imminent, th e left-hand u er ca n im ply disengage th e ma nu al safety in the mo t con ve nient manner and till have th th or oughl y r eliable gri p sa f ty to protect hi m from accidental d ischarge in th e event he shoul d tumble or fall or the weapon hould he truck. . T here are oth er le -obvious feature which make thi gun much more desirabl e th an, for e a mpl e, th e U . . l\13 Series and its contemporari es. Both front and r ea r ights are fu 11 protected b y sheet metal guards. T he e o- ua rds a re shaped so th at th ey not onl y protect th e sights from damage, but are th mselve fa r le likely to snao- on clothing or vegetation th an naked ights. In add ition, th e rear ight i of the d ual- range type con ta ining ni p·u p aper ture for hoth 100 and 200 meters. Reasonabl y acc urate fi re can he deli vered semi-automaticall y at the latter range. Mo t oth er submachine guns have long magazines whi ch protrude at side, top, or (Continued on page 52) Above: folding stock version showing stock fully extended. Right: earlier wood stocked model is no longer produced but still sees extensive use. Note the grip safety, location of the ejection port and the good sight protection given. 36 GUNS JANUARY 1970 BROWNING COVER STORY M-1965 The famous Browning 9mm Parabellum, commonly known as the Hi-Power underwent some basic design changes in 1935, changes dictated by the high cost of production. NEW There had been modifications and face liftings before, but these were concerned with non-functioning parts. The most obvious change was the removal of the inside extractor, and elimination of the critical slide tunnel which housed it. In its place is a new outside extractor (part 5618). In turn, this meant that the former sear pivot lever ( 5627 ) could be dispensed with and a simple Sear Pivot Pin (5626) used in its place. In addition, the cutout indented oval (per manent locking cam ) on the right side of the frame above the trigger, was changed in shape for better indexing with the cam projection on the barrel. Both of the Brownings shown in this photo are the new " 1965" models; the one holstered was nick le plated. The blued gun is a short run variant with tangent sight. The hand carved holster was made by S. D. Myres Saddle Co.; Silver grips by Central Sales Gun Shop, 2874 N. Milwaukee Ave., Chicago, Ill. Gene Lovitz HEN MY WIFE, Patsy, presented me with my third The name papo amarelo derives from the brass cartridge Wson while we were living in Brazil, she introduced me carrier at the throat of the receiver protrusion. This yellow· to my first papo amarelo , "yellow goiter"-the famous goiter is about as important a feature to Brazilian gun users Winchester '73. Following a special custom in our family, as is coffee, especially to the caipiras of the interior. And a new·born baby brings a hit-winning present to its broth· I mean present-day gun users, not collectors. Given the ers. On this occasion the presents were toy rifles for his choice they'd have no other. Whereas neighborhood chil two older brothers and, to my surprise, one for Dad also. dren's banter in the United States inevitably works around Patsy had located the papo amarelo at a local service sta to "My Dad is tougher than your Dad," in Brazil a typical ti on in Vicosa, and though we knew nothing about gun clincher often is "Well, my Dad has a papa amarelo." collecting at the time, she vaguely recalled the rifle from In general I think this attitude stems from the Latin's an old movie, "The Gun That Won the West." So she cultural emphasis on heritage, reputation and "th~ good bought it. name." The Winchester '73 repeating rifle was quite an 38 How the Winchester '73 came to be known as "Yellow Goiter" by the natives of Brazil By DWANE J. SYKES innovation when it took on its famous reputation almost a I could have obtained others but I had the representa hundred years ago. That exclusively "good name" has tive sample that I desired to put over the fireplace. I didn't never diminished in Brazil despite the modern arms innova kn olv and wasn't interested in their commercial value as tions since. Like grandpa said, "There's nothing like a antiques. As other Brazilian arms go, these Winchester '73 papa amarelo." prices were fa irly high because of their popularity fo r cur These rifles definitely are not considered as antique. rent use. The most I ever paid was $40.00. They have no While working in Brazil as a range management specialist antique value, as such to the natives. I frequently encountered the papa amarelo in use in the I don't know when or how so many Winchesters got into bush in my own state of Minas Gerias and in the arid Ari Brazil. Direct sales to South American governments were zona-like northeastern regions of Pernambuco and Sergipe common. Also, many confederate families had immigrated and in the wild-west states of Goias and Mato Grosso. Some to Brazil in the years after the War between the States. guns are in good condition, but most are pitted and worn. But Brazil was-and still is-mostly a frontier co untry of When I once asked a grizzled old prospector about buy cowboys and prospectors. Most all the Winchester Model ing his Winchester he abruptly declined, indicating, " I 1873's I encountered were the carbine length and of .44 wouldn't dare be without my trusty papa amarelo, the only caliber with saddle rings. These would have been as fully thing of value I own in this world." utile to Brazilian gauchos as to their early day counterparts My first Winchester '73 was a .44 caliber with a 20 inch when they tamed the American West. barrel. It has a saddle ring with leather thong attached. At any rate, it is still a popular gun, today. This popu Sights are fix ed buckhorns. The serial number is 412708B. larity is strikingly expressed in a front page article in "O Like my later ones, it was in good working order, though Globo," a principal Rio de Janeiro newspaper, dated Feb with barely detectable rifling. I used it on occasion to hunt ruary 14, 1966, and titled Massacre no Paraleo On ze, paca, a piglet sized rodent. . "Massacre on the Eleventh Parallel." Discussing the atroc My second Winchester was bought from a farmer m ities currently being committed upon the primitive Indians Pedro da Anta, a small hamlet near home. When he handed in the wild depths of northern Mato Grosso jungles, the it to me it was loaded with 10 of the famous .44-40 car article describes how the seringeiros, rubber enterprisers, tridges in the tubular magazine and one in the chamber. hire professional gunslingers to kill and terrorize the In Five were stored in the butt receptacle. The shells were of dians so the rubber extraction activities co uld be pursued recent Brazilian manufacture. This rifle has the forearm without petty harassment from native tribes . The going tip rather than a muzzle ring. price was $30.00 for each Indian killed. I know this info r The third Model 1873, I received in trade for a J. C. mati on to be valid because I, too, spent time in that region. Higgins bolt action shotgun. A carbine with saddle ring Th ~ report emphasized how the seringeiros use the most and adjustable military-type sights incremented to 900 efficient means to pursue their systematic massacres, includ yards, it was well preserved, having been manufactured ing air drops of munitions to waiting jungle parties which somewhat later than the others. Serial number is 546191B. were using " . . . machine-guns, revolvers, ~ Inscribed on the yellow cartridge carrier is "44 Cal." and pa.po amarelo rifles." ~ 39 O riginally developed as a Competition Model of the MAB PA-15 Pistol for consideration by military service target shooting teams, this is a specially modified gun in limited production, which has been widely adopted by French Army Unit Teams for competitive shooting. It features a long slide and barrel, an Americail-made Micro rear sight, and a trigger mechanism equipped with an adjustable stop. The specially redesigned and adjusted searing mechanism, target type finish, and serrated external surfaces all combine to make this one of the few premier European arms which combines a large-bore centerfire cartridge with the mechanical and physical features needed for competition shooting. Photo by Gene Lovitz; MAB pistol courtesy Centennial Arms Corp., Importers, 3318 W. Devon, Chicago, Ill. MAB pistols are also distributed by Gold Rush Gun Shop, 2211 Clement, San Francisco, Cal. ON Venancio Lopez de Caballos y Aquirre-a name cipal change was the addition of an ingenious recoil buffer, D almost forgotten in the history of firearms design. to cushion the rear impact of the slide. Since the pistol did Automatic pistol collectors will perhaps recognize this not employ a locking system, this was a thoughtful addition. Spanish nobleman if I add his title: The Count of Campo Such attention to detail is apparent throughout the design. Giro. In 1904 Don Venancio completed the design of a For a pistol which had its origin so near the turn of the self.loading pistol which was to evolve into the first auto century, the Campo-Giro is remarkable in many ways. matic adopted by the Spanish military forces. The design The spring types used are an interesting mixture of both was modified in 1910, and tested three years later by the early and modern automatic design. The sear and hammer ordnance commission, which was very favorably im springs are the older blade or leaf type, while the others pressed with the pistol's "rapidity of fire, easy loading, are helical coil or round wire type, shaped according to and accuracy." Little is known of these two early models, function. The extractor should also be considered a blade other than a report that they utilized a fully locked recoil type, as it is its own spring. However, it is not keyed in operated firing system. Even the caliber and cartridge of as are most of this type, but retained by an extension on the Model 1904 are a mystery. I have heard that the cali its tail, and by the breechlock placement inside the slide. ber was 9 mm, but the cartridge is uncertain. It is unlikely Another small point of good design is the leading surface that it could have been the 9 mm Largo of the later pistols, of the extractor beak, which is concave, to match the car as this round was not developed until around 1909. It could tridge head curve. Also, the extractor tail retains the firing . have been 9 mm Parabellum or 9 mm Browning long, de pin during disassembly. veloped in 1902 and 1903 respectively. I have also heard The recoil buffer mentioned above consists of an L of an experimental Model 1904 in 7.65 mm, but this, too, shaped block powered by a small but heavy spring mounted is unconfirmed. in the barrel base. As the slide reaches near full rear po Although the Ordnance Commission was pleased with sition during recoil, the lower edge of its front bridge the test lot of one thousand pistols early in 1913, the Count encounters the short arm of the buffer block, compressing and his manufacturer, Esperanza y Unceta, were not entire its spring. This effectively cushions rear impact, makes the ly satisfied, and further modifications were made. The prin- gun more pleasant to shoot, and prevents peening (}f slide 42 and frame. Two years later, in 1915, the pistol underwent its final The disconnector system is interesting, and almost infal changes. The result was designated the Model 1913/ 16, as lible. A plate-like part lying above the trigger, it has twin adopted in the latter year as Military Standard. The 1913/ proj ecting arms extending upward to function against the 16 is almost identical with the preceding model, with the slide, and would continue to work even if one arm were following changes: Frame thickness was considerably in broken. Design of the hold-open device, which keeps the creased , making the pistol heavier, a weight more appro slide open when the pistol is empty, is less satisfying. Its priate to the power of its cartridge. The magazine catch twin arms, running back on each side of the magazine was moved to the lower edge of the left grip, being pushed well, are also its return springs. Its forward crosspiece upward to release. The safety was slightly changed exter bears against the rear of the barrel base in the frame, and nall y, and would no longer fun ction with the hammer its outer edges are undercut to catch notches in the under cocked. Instead it slightly lifted the hammer from the si de of the slide when the part is pushed upward by the rear bolt face and locked the slide closed. While most Model 1913 Campo-Giro. Note the magazine release under the trig ger guard and the composition grips. Courtesy John R. Carlson. Model 1913-16 Campo-Giro. Note the wooden checkered grips, the safety latch and the magazine release. Some machining is dif ferent on the slide and frame. fofiower of an empty magazine. The top of the hold-open Model 1913 grips were of black composition material, most is concave, and also serves as an auxiliary ramp. This part 1913/16 grips were of wood, close-checkered. is too delicate for its purpose, and is the only really bad Markings of interest to collectors are as follows: point in the entire design. Removal of the holdopen dur· Model 1913: On slide top, to the rear of the ejection ing disassembly should never be attempted. port, in a curved line concave toward the muzzle, "CAMPO On the original 1913 Model, the magazine release was GIRO". Then, in a straight line across, "PAT 34798- located just behind the trigger guard, operated by pressing 54214". Then, another curved line, convex toward the it from left to right. The safety catch, located on the left muzzle, "1904-1 913". Next, toward the rear, the Astra upper rear frame extension, was moved up and toward the crest, a star within an open-topped wreath. Continuing rear to hold the hammer at full cock and lock the slide. toward the rear, a curved line, convex toward the muzzle, This Model was accepted as Military Standard late in 1913, "ESPERANZA", two straight lines, "Y UNCETA", and a and initial production totalled 13,200 pieces, serial num final curved line, concave toward the muzzle "GUERNICA". bers beginning with No. 1. On the left frame flat, above the trigger, "PISTa· AUTa 43 Clockwise from above: Model 1913- 16 magazine release. Barrel show ing recoil buffer and spring in position. Breech block in proper position for re-assembly. Model 1913-16 field stripped. Note the large number of separate parts. Field stripping should not be at tempted by those not familiar with automatic pistols and designs as the Campo-Giro ·is quite difficult even for those few who can do it. - ~ 1 I I I I I I I I l 1\ 1\)\/ I I i\1 I l\IOD J 91 3", and below this Lli c erial second mo cl. With ils top m ounted di sass mbl) slcps : number. The fir t lwo parts o ft.hi - s id e extractor and cen trall y localed ejector, Being sur th e p istol em ply. r e- marking are Spani sh ab brevia ti ons for fired cases were ejeclecl up a nd to the m ove th e magazine arrd cock the ham " Pi tola ut.oma ti ca". The onl y addi rear, but in a n arc wi de enough lo mis m er. ~Tith a tool o f prope r diameler, ti onal marki ng oth e r than proof oc lhe shooter. (They landed about fi ve dep res Lh e firing pin a far a it wi ll cur on th e lower left s ide of th e maga feet behind m e) . go. H olding il in. place a wide-bladed zin , th lra Cres t. The compos ition Recoil was not at all unpleasa nt, in crewclri ve r tip in th e slot at lhe center g rips carr a rectangular oval near force and direction remincl in cr me of th e r icr ht end o·f th e breech block th e top , conlaining a crown above somewhat of th e Model 1912 A ustrian retaining bar. crossing th e rear Lhircl "CAMPO-GIRO" . T o the right below Steyr-Hahn 9 m m pi tol. which uses a of the slide. Push or tap th e ba r out thi oval. th e j n crle r etaining screw. very similar ca rtridge and a semi lo th e left. and remove it. ·Text. move T o th e left below, a small circle on lockecl ystem. ights are n on-adjust th e slide all the 1Vay to th e rear. beyo nd ta i ning th stra Cre t. Ju- t below able, but quite adequate for th e Campo th e holcl open catch point. and give the these, a cen trall v located lar,,.er circle Giro's intended militaq use: Square breech block a quarter-turn to the left. containinrr th e Esperanza y U nceta post front, shallow U-notch rear. The t thi point it would be well to remind m onogram. The r emainde r of th e grip rear ight is fo rmed from an upper ex you tha t the ver y powerful recoil spring :is m olded checkering, except for a nar tens ion of the rern o al le breech b lock, is partially compressed. ~ o keep a t ight row plain b order. and is not a part of lh e s li de. Firin g g rip on th e licl e. and ease it off for Model 1913/ 16: Markings are iden was from 25 ya rds. at th e standard ward. The recoil buffer spring below tical, except for th e left frame flat, target for lhat range. Since neither I th e barrel wi ll likel force th e ha rrel above th e trigger. which r eads " PISTa nor the pistol co uld be considered tar- lugs free of their c~ rr es p o ndin g well s AUTa MOD 1913/ J 6. " in the frame. Proceed slowly. and note The cartridge el ec t e d for the th e posili on of al l part . to make re Campo-G iro pistols was one which at assembl les diffi cult. Once th e slide that time wa quite new; the 9 mm has cleared th e bre?ch block. it may Bergma nn -Ba 'a rd round, developed { r be lifted o:fI th e frame. Barrel, recoil th e 1910 Bergmann pistol. Known in spring a nd recoil buffe r mav be re pa in a th 9 111 111 La rgo (long) , the m oved from th e sli de. The cli sco nn ector carlridae i simil ar in size and a ppear m a v be lifted out of th e trigger group, ance to lh e .38 ACP , but is sli ghll a nd th e entire gr oup tipped up and m or powerful. F acto ry loads produce m oved forward. W hil e doing this. the a nrnzzle veloci ty of 1120 fps, muzzle sear bar must be depressed t·o frrr it energy 352 fp. I do not believe the from t.h e trigo-er link. then th e trigger diameter of th e cas head recess in th e group mav be removed cl o1 nward from breech bl ck 1 ill a ll ow .38 CP or th e frame. Lifting; the extraclor from uper cartridges to chamber properl y its recess in th e b'reech b loc k will free in th e Cami o-G iro. and th is is :fortu th e firin g pin and spring for removal. nate. Cons ideri ng lh e p istol' unlocked iL men li onecl earli er. vou musl lake )' tern and I h lim design of ccrtai n carefrrl note of th e relationship of all internal pa rt . nothing but 9 mm Largo parts durintr clisassemblv. and al so th e fa ctory loa] h ould ever l e fi red m directi on o f movement: necessarv for th e Campo-Ci ro. With it rarity m r em oval. When replacing trigger group mind, perha1 it h ouldn't be fired at in frame. it must be moved up and all. forward be1•oncl th e front lip step, the H owever . lo obtain first-h a nd in sea r bar cl pres Pd to go under the fo rmati on f r t.h i article, I fired a few tri gger link. and the rr roup dra1 n cl own round wilh a Model 1913/ 16. u in g anr back to ~ e at Ll~e rear lip in th e The 9mm Campo-Giro Model 1913- orig in al paniJ1-made 9 mm Largo frame. The di sconn ector i be1ell ecl at 16, markings on top rear of the slide. a111mu11ili on. H re are m y impressions. its leading edge. and musl be repl aced The slide erra li ons are well-placed, at front encl fir t. \\.it.h barrel and recoil th e center ra t. her tha n lhe rear , and are get- grade competitors, th e best group spring pa rtial!_ re-in serted in licl e, deep-c ut for a good g ri p. Gr ip angle i wa not ta rtlingly s mall : About 4.1/ ::i recoil buffer and spring must be p laced a bit lraight. almost a t a right angle inches. There is quite a bil of weight henralh barr l arrcl held in place while lo lhe lide. a fa ult of man y of the older forward, and I find muzz le-heaviness ba rrel i- hooked inlo ils well s in the de igns th a l ne1·er seems to cau e m e m ore distracting than a righl-a rr gle frame. a nd slide st:arlecl back on its lh e aimirw difficulty de cribecl b y g rip. till, I think th e pi Loi d id \\ ell rai ls. A l this point. the r ea sembled many. Th inlerna l m echa ni 111 g ive for a mi litary a utomatic of its age. breech block must be placed on the lop good ear leverage. resulting in a cri sp Takecl own of th e Campo-Ciro fo r rear o f th e frame. on its left side. There lriggcr pull of ab ul fo ur p ounds, with thorough cleaning or repair is irrleresl is a depressi n on th e left side of the no c reep, but quite a bil of over-tra el. in g. lo say th e least. I do not recom breech bl oc k which fil over th e curved With a certain lype of h old, the odd mend lhat th e non-gun smith atternp l safel) housing. an extension of the suspended I. rigger guard will bump th e fi eld- tripping, and eve n th ose gener ejec tor toward lhe rear. H olding th e second fin ger during recoil, but not a ll y famili ar 1rilh intern al m ech a ni ms breech block in this p ositi on, bring the painfully. Thi is probabl the rea on may have some diffi culty. H owever, for slide back until th e block is full y i n lhe magazine relea e 1 as m oved on thi those wh o wish to try it, here are the serted and (Continued on page 54) GUNS JANUARY 1970 4.S The Remington M700 in 350 Remington Magnum By B. R. HUGHES Q VER 40 years ago, Lesli e Simp on, the ma gnum version of the 600 wa n·l an A merican sportsmen who had hand )- it definitely was- and it shot considerable experience hunting in well too! But a lot of gents. your Africa, wrote: ""What I think th e aver Lrul) inclu ded, wanted lo see th e .350 age American comina to hoot in brought out in th e guise of a standard Afri ca should brina is a rifle taking a length ri Oe . . 3:-0 cartridge with a heavy bullet and However, although the carbine ver as high a velocity a po sible compati- ion 0£ th e .359 proved adeq uale for "ONE OF THE FINEST OF THE BIG GAME RIFLES ON THE MARKET TODAY." hie with pressure and weight of rifle." all rorth America n ga me. including I don't kn ow if Mr. Simpso n' opin th e great Polar bear, t.h ere was not an ion had anything to do with Reming indication from Rem in gton th at the ton's decision to introduce its .350 .350 would be made in another gui e. Magnum back in th e spring of 1965, Then. at the Na ti ona l Sporti ng but this relatively new belted big bore Goods Association show in the As tro certainly filled the prescription! Ballis dome in Houston in February, 1969, I tics of th e .350 showed a 200 grain bul 11 as deli ghted to examine a delu xe \'e r let at around 2650 fps and a 250 grain sion of Remington's fin e 700 rine slu g at approximately 2350 fps, these chambered for-you guessed it !- th e fi gures taken from an 181/2" barrel, the .3:10 Magnum! One thing led to an .350 being introduced in · a version of other , th ough, and it \ asn't until last Remington's 600 carbine. summer that I was able to obtain one Right ofl the bat a lot of riflemen of the .350 versions of the 700 BDL were unhappy with this decision by for tes tin g. When it fi nall y did arri ve, the boys from Remington. Not that I wasted no time in unpackin g it. 46 GUNS JANUARY 1970 Impressed checkering, m e tal fini sh, a re hig hli ghts of 700's appea rance . Let m e _ a ~. r ighl off the baL Lh at I costs is a very fair price. it wa t·o i1r tall a tri cl- a ncl-Lrue Weaver am impr c~sed with Remington· new 1y over a ll imp re ion of the physical K J tha t ha een ser vice on over a e 11 Lr . Firsl. l f ta ke a look at: the appearan e of the .350 ma" num 700 dozen ri fl - du ri ng the eighl o r nine r irl it elf. Th BDL version of Lhe 700 is ver y favora ble. Th new BDL 700 yea r tli a l I have owned il. ·· sin g 2.')0 J no Lran NAME ______~ ADDRES S______~ CITY ______Instant Carbine STATE ______ZIP _____ Be t he firs t in your ne ig h *U.S. A. only- f o reign request (ref. onl y) send $2 borhood to own th is k it tha t insta ntly conve rts a Colt 45 Also se nd a FREE Catalog to my friend 1. The kit conslsl.8 of barrel. f ore n rm and sh ou l der stock . You simply slip your hnrrfirearm M) does not have to h(' !'.Ol d to a dealer. ADDRESS' ------~ 3 . I t. is not.. llI<'gal wh<.•n the entire kit IS insl:tllc-d hut If Just the stock alone I~ attached to any p istol t hen It ts CIT Y______1llc~a l. 4, Priro Is Just $ 29 . 95 rClai l. STATE ______ZIP _ ____ Deale rs a nd Jobbers writ e fo r your p rice. We have WALTER H. CRAIG only a thousand a nd t hese wi ll move o ut fast . P. 0 . Box 927, Selma, Al abama 36701 GUNS JAN UARY 1970 SKEET SHOOT I NG SAVE ( Co ntinued from page 23) year also the National Skeet Shooting "However , that high - overall r ecord Associa tion was born. (546 x 550) was ti d thr ee times. And Lee a ttended Southern Methodist fi nally, a ultimately happens to all University, where he made the team record , it was brok n in 1964 by Bill as a rifl e shooter. After graduating, Sesnon Ill of L os Angeles (who) h went to work for R emington Arm r ack cl up an incredible 548 x 550, Company. H e shot his first round of including 100 straight with the .410. keet on July 4, 1934, at the Dallas I take consicl erabl pride in the facl Gun Club under the tutelage of it was Bill who broke this record, be Colonel Joe Speight. H e broke his fi rst cause I had started wor king w ith him 25 straight ten months later , shooting from scratch just a few years back." a n old double- barrele ::l Parker h a m Lee's teaching h a sh aped rn.any of me r gun which had belonged to hi the gr eat sk eet shooters. In fact. it is grandfather. In 1941, L ee set a w orld almost routine that, w hen one of h is record with the h ighest aver age ever own records is broken it is broken by recorded up to tha t time, breaking one of his pupils. And, as L ee says, 1021 ta rgets out of 1025, fo r a n aver "We cannot discus gr eat shooters a nd age of .996. That r ecord stood until leave out the w omen"- uch women, 1957 , when Ed Sherer scored .9975. fo r ins ta nce, as Carola Mandel of Chi The hi ghest average shot in 1968 was cago who, in 1956, shot the high st .9982, by Dan Orlich, Reno, Nevada. average with the 12 gauge gun of any with vour World War II put an end to keet shooter , m an or \\" Oman. Tha t aver age, temporarily. L ee Braun joined the over an entire y ar's sh ooting, at Anny, was transferred to the Air thousands of tar get , was a n incred • SUBSCRIPTION Corps, w as placed in charge of the ible .994 per cent. Mrs. Mandel is till fl exible gunnery range at L ar edo, one of the world gr eats in shotaun Texas, wher e air gunners u sed shot competitions, clay targets or p igeon ; guns to get the feel of flying targets. a nd she was one of Lee's p upil . But skeet survived the w a r, and so But Lee's book i far more than j ust did L ee Braun, muster ed ou t with the a com pilation of records. H ere arc rank of Major. This was 1945, a nd Lee chuckling annecdot s abou t the shot promptly r ejoined R emington Arms. gun greats, himself and others: their In 1947, L ee experienced another s uperstitions, their high moments and thrill which, he says, "equalled the their embarrassments. It is fun r ead thrill of my first 25 straight. It h ap ing, from star t to finish. pened in Syracuse, New York, a t the But it is basically and all-impor 1947 National Skeet Shoot. My old tantly a how-to t xt book. It is the friend F elix Hawkins of Dallas had most meti culous complete text o[ this pr vi ously set a high-overall r ecor d in kind I have ever seen for s hotgun 1940 w ith 544 x 550. In the overall hooting. B ginning with page 64, L ee event you shoot 100 tar gets w ith the tells, hows, and diagrams his exact .410 gauge, 100 with the 28 gau ge, the p rocedure for each bird a t each statio n same with the 20 gauge, and 250 with through a r ound of skeet. Tells you the 12 gauge, making a total of 550 w ith \\·or ds; shows you with photo SI is the ONLY magazi ne devoted exclusively to ta rgets with the four guns. Tha t i graphs; di agrams it w ith drawings. reporting of the firearms trade. You get details what makes this an overall event-it At Station 1. for example, is a pho month-after-mo nth on how to make more profits r quires that you be a top sh ot with tograph showing how to place you r from your bu siness. Whether you are an exper i all of the four guns used in sk eet. fee t and how to hold and pose the gun. enced firearms retailer or an enterprising amateu r looking to convert your knowledge of fi rea rm s "At the 1947 National I was able to b efore calling for the bird; plus, of into a profitable sidel ine , SHOOTIN G INDUSTRY is break R ed H awkins' old record with course, a clearly w orded dissertation indi spensible. Start you r own personal copy of a 546 x 550. This in itself was quite a on how a nd why. F ollowing is a series SHOOTIN G INDUSTRY co ming to you monthly thrill. But how I broke this record of four photos taken over the gun :t- and save $2.00 und er the terms of this specia l offer. Don 't delay, su bscr ibe today! Detach and mail was one of the highlights of my shoot el£, show-the bird in fli ght, how to the handy order form below. It requires no postage! ing career. In the .410 event I had establish your aim, a nd \\"h e re to missed four targets in the first two shoot. Next, a drm\"in g show ing a Enter my subscription to SHOOTING INDUSTRY at rounds, High Four on the second fi eld skeet layout, the fli ght of a target from the------special reduced rate : G-1 being the last one missed. In the third the low house to Station 1, m arking 1 year $5 .00-save $2.00 . 2 years $9.00-save $5.00 3 years $13.00-save $8.00 and fourth rounds I broke 50 straight, point of aim when calling fo r the tar NAM r.______~ giving me 67 straight in the .410 event. get, line of swing. amount of lead, Thereafter I broke 100 straight with and point at which the target should ADDRESS ______the 28, 100 straight with the 20, and be broken. At this station, the shoot 250 straight with the 12, for the rec e r's foot position is the same for both ord run of 546 x 550. addition, the CITY ___ _ _ STAT~E--~ ZIP ___ In ta rgets; but foot position changes from Payment enclosed Bill me ____ long run of 517 targets with four guns station to station, a nd at some stations, THE SHOOTING INDUSTRY 8142 N. LAWNDALE . .. is a record that, as this is written, from shot to shot. In addition. the re SKOKIE, ILLINOIS has yet to be broken. is an entirely separate sheet of dia- 50 GUNS JANUARY 1970 g rams which can be taken from the eral belief that you just pick up a times have people told you, "The shot book and with you to the shooting shotgun and shoot it. In fact, good gu n is one gun you miist shoot with field. shotgun shooter have told m e, "You both eyes open?" T hat's about the F inally, following the data for shoot can't teach shotgun shooting. Ther e's only thin g anybody ever did tell me. ing your skeet targets at each position, no uch thing as a uniform sight p ic So I do. Lee tells me I shouldn't-be you find more words and more pic ture, a ther e i w ith rifles and pistols; cause I'm left- eyed and shoot right tures (some of them taken directly every man 'sees' a different lead. You handed. Lee says, "IE your left eye is over the gun ights, as you would do ju t have to learn with practice." your master eye, and you shoot right in shooting ) r elating those sk et prob Thi isn't true in England. T here, handed, then you cannot keep both lems to identical situations in shoot manufacturer s and dealers maintain eyes open while shooting. In fact, i t ing live bird in the hunting field. chools for shotgun teaching. With the might be best to switch to left-handed Skeet enthusia t have always claim ed gun goes the offer of instruction in hooting." (I have another problem, that the game is directly related to the how to use it. Certainly L ee Braun too, L ee. I wear tri-focal glasses. E v f1 Id sport; Braun's book points up and others, h er e and abroad, have ery bird from the low house, at skeet, that analogy, fi rst, by r eminding us prov d that teaching pays. jumps twice as it crosses those lenses that skeet was invented by field shoot P ersonalities are often odious, but ... But I'll bet L ee has encountered ers, to improv their performance on here they may ser ve to illustrate a that problem too, and has the answer.) bird -and, h r , by showing the re point. I "grew up w ith" rifles and pis There hasn't been time, since read lation hip betw en pecific skeet shots tols, but I am notoriou ly a dub w ith ing Lee's book, for m e to put all this and identical field situations. You may a shotgun. Having read Lee's book, I wisdom to practice; but I will. I won't n ever intend to hoot skee t, but you can say, "No wond r!" Now t hey tell bet that I will thereby become a good could learn enough her e to make L ee's m e that practically everything I do skeet shot, but the book does give m e book your bigge t hunting bargain. with a shotgun is wrong! I place my some hope for improvem ent! It occurs to me after r eading Lee's feet wrong, hold the gun wrong, look One bet I will offer. This book w ill book that the shotgun may be "the down the barrel wTong, try to break make you , too, want to shoot a shot forgotten gun" in America, so far as the target too soon-or too late. Even gun more, more often, and better. teaching is concerned. American boys, the way I place my finger on the trig S till a nother nice thing about the i [ they ar e lucky enough to h ave ger i wrong! (Do you know how your book is-it's available. It is a classic s hooting father , are taught to shoot finger hould be placed on a shotgun in its own right, but unlike some of the rifle; a nd, if their interests turn trigger? Lee tells you how and why.) the class ics, this one is not ancient, to handguns, they are taiight to u se The book explodes some shotgun not out of print, not expensive. ~ them. But it e m to be a fairly "en- myths, too. For example : how m.any For $1.95 what can you lose? l..- "Name the Gamt!,' Universal Has the Gun! Want a full choke, long barrel to reach up front and middle sights, engraved receivers, for geese, or a modified or improved hand-rubbed walnut stocks with checkered cylinder choke in medium length for pheas pistol grip and fore end. SPECIAL! Uni ant or quail? Universal has them all in versal " Duck-Wing;' an automatic shotgun singles, doubles, over and unders, plus coated with Du Pont Teflon-S in Camou lightweight automatics. Features of Uni flage Olive Green (12 ga. 28" or 30" versal shotguns include: ventilated ribs, barrel, full choke only, Price $164.95). Unive rsal .30 Cal. semi popular carbine. Regular automatic carbine-Amer blued finished or coated ica ·s biggest selling. most with Teflon-$. Write for the Universa l catalog on ofles. n1versal sho tg uns. prstols an d FIREARMS CORP. scopes. bases. 3746 East 10th Court, Hialeah. Florida 33013 mounts and rmg s. GUNS JANUARY 1970 51 UZI SUBMACHINE GUN (Continued from page 36) bottom of the receiver in such a man dirt, or water. It does not reciprocate !VOL. ner that they present problems in with the bolt during firing. Guns pro 1. USl SILENCERS moving through h eavy cover and are d uced since the early 1960's contain NC\Cl' b e fore ... ueh a hm1l;:, dc tn il ln ~ the hls101·y, d c v(•l•lpm('tlt, dt:' .., i ~:n n n ct u !,;(' o f fircnnn !sllcnt• t.• 1 ~ f r o m subject to damage from impact. The serrations in the underside of the an11 q l1('" tn o-..:-; :ind ( I A :--u1 121 ·-:-.1n '' cni o n .... . nnd s ilcn eo..•r .... m 1w in u,..e> in \ · l et X <1 m. E\'t.•n flo u l ilC-bnr r cled anrl coml>inntion b n wmct-s ltcncc1·s. o GERMAN INFANTRY WEAPONS GERMAN INF A NTRY WEAPON S l'C!("(_>nt decla ... slfkntl o n o f l n 1 c l ll~cnc(' d rK•tml<'n ts IH?rm l t8 l ease of the hook \ou ·,· c b een w uh ing- f or. 2 0 3 \\Cl! i llu-.trntCd J) il ~c ... $3. .30 CARBINES .30 CARB INES :\1 1. "'.\ 11.\ I. :\ l:.:? and :O. I 3. the ~tn ndnrd r CI C' r C'ncc \\Ol"I.: on t h e L·s .30 Cnrl)illc fnmlty. Ube, pol ke 11u tomntlc C: •lll\Cl'Sion. If> ::Iii Clt'ta!Js of com p le 1c t'<' builcllng-. 2 2 I prof11-,1..• ly illU'>trnted p~,g<'l-1 . $ 3 . GARAND RIFLES GARAND RI FLES :\11 . 1\ll C , :\1 1 1), bnttlc>HC'ld use t o compl1.. l C! n•hulld i n·~ in J 7 3 ('lt·ur lllu ... un· Ion,.,. 100 pw'.e ·. incl uclcs N·t lnn on .ans C"11nYer-.!11ns, 83. ~ ~ 11dI~ 00~ ~';.1 :~ ·~1/,:: 11 f ~ :c~'i:~~~:~:1 ~~: ; ;:10~ 0~f · ~.\~~t'~ ~~ ~~~~,~~ 0111,. mllitnrlrt , mil!Wry ::md 1>olicc science. Normount Armament, Box 211 GNS Forest Grove, Or. 97116, USA WEATHERBY'S "TOMORROW'S RIFLES TODAY" Write for 15th edition . Beautifully illu strated. 152 pages with com plete information on all Weather by Magnums, scopes and .22 automati c. Only $2. Weatherby, Israeli soldier and the ever-present UZI at the Jordan Frontier. Inc ., 2781 E. Firesto ne Blvd., South Gate, Calif. 90280. This design r equires a relatively long provide seats for the fire control rec iver, but permits over half of the m echanism , barrel and barrel retain barrel length to b e housed w ithin the ing nut, butt stock , etc. The barrel is r eceiver, r esulting in an un usually h ld in its seat by a threaded r etainino short overall length. The r ear of the nut that screws on the front of the re barrel actually falls a t the approxi ceiver. Incidentally, a grenade launch mate mid point of the receiver and ing device may be substituted for thi bolt. nut, and fires a grenade capable of The r eceiver consists of a r elatively piercing even to eight inches of tank heavy steel stamping w hi ch comprises armor at close range. Firing g rip 24 POUNDER SPANISH CANNON : w / ove r 7 inc h s o l id b r onze h and -cas t ornat e bn,.,.c f, b rass fitti ngs w ood part s from bC<111ti f ul A sh hardwood . A produc t the main body, and a lighter r eceiver plutes and protective fore- end are o f ou r o wn sh op! I n kit f o r m: l'.! ithc r ( 1 ) FE RDI N cover w hich carries the charging han AND or (r} ISABELLA C <1 n non , $15 . 95 P P D . Finish ed fabricated from h eat resistant plastic. m o d e l 522 .95 ca. PPD . C alif. r e s i d en t s add so/0 ST. dl . This handle is attached to a Sling attachment swivels are r iveted C i vil W <1r & o t her ca nnon e tc. available. Illustra t e d c atalog .2SC spring-loaded slide, and, after cocking to the left side of the receiver and butt Military Miniature Reproductions moves forward independently of the stock. The stamped sheet metal fold bolt to close the slot in the cover for ing butt stock is one of the most dur Box N-1143 Hollywood, Calif. 90028 its passage, preventing entry of sand, able and trouble free yet to be sup- 52 GUNS JANUARY 1970 plied on any submachine gun. It folds Czechoslovakian 9mm s ubm achine easily, occupying a minimum of space, guns utilizing this type bolt were Fine Handmade Boots and yet locks rigidly in the extended pl UZI SPECIFICATIONS Caliber: ...... 9mm P arabellum Operation: .. ._ ...... Blow back T ype of Fire : ...... Selective: full-a uto and semi- auto Cyclic Rate of Fire : ...... 600 RPM Length with B ayonet: ...... 32.30 inche L ength / wood stock: ...... 25.20 inches The Han diest accessory for the hunter or the fisherma n is this heavy duty, combin ation, Length / m etal stock extended: .. 25.20 inches game, sh e ll , tackle or fi sh bog. Bags all around L ength /m etal stock r etracted: ... 17.30 in ches an d made for b e lt or with the shoulder harness for comfort. These w ere mode to sell for 57.98 Barr el L ength: ...... 10.20 inch es but for this issue only or while less than 2,000 Weight Loaded: ...... 8.80 pounds lost I w ill prepay in the 50 states for just Weight Unloaded: ...... 7.70 pounds F eed M echanism: ...... T wo-position- feed, $2,98 Quantity buyers write for stamped, sheet price by the dozen. m etal box m agazine Magazine Capacity: .. ... 25, 32, or 40 rounds Weight of Loaded Magazine : . ... 25 - round, 1.10 pounds WALTER H. CRAIG umber of L a nds and Grooves: .. 4 right twist Box 927 Selma, Alabama 35701 A pproximate Muzzle V elocity: . . 1280FPS Sights (Front): ...... Post (Rear) : ...... Aperture, "L" flip, set for 100 and 200 m eters directly a bove grip safety and r emove g un. His goal was to capitalize upon pistol grip/ fire control assembly. Dis existing valuable characteristics and assembly of the fire control m echan eliminate those undesirable features ism is not recommended except in TWO NEW EXCI T ING CATALOGUES he had experienced in m any WWII EACH YEAR emergency. Normally, the complete guns. Over the years, I've come to be Eac h 84 Pages, Illustrated ISSUED SEM I-A NN UA LLY: unit will be replaced if it becomes lieve that succes i more likely to ONLY S2 .00 YR. defective. Assembly is accomplished be found in the approach taken by For sale in eac h issue: OVER 1500 ANTIQU E MU SK ETS , RI FLE S, pisto ls, swords, as we ll by simply reversing the above pro Major Gal than when one seeks to de as early military equipm ent, western and nautical gear from a ll over the world. ced ure . velop a totally new design. ALL NEW 19 7 0 100 page Several other tele coping- bolt sub R egardless of how you may care to CATALOG OF ARMS BOOKS Nothing Like It Anywnere ! machine gun designs followed the UZI look at it, the success of the UZI sub 800 TITLES AVAILABLE: antique/modern gu ns, wea pons, military equipment, ammo, in development. B eretta, Fran chi, machine gun is a matter of r ecord. It gunsmithing, shoaling. _ vValther, Mauser, and Erma, as well is, as a m atter of fact, the most widely Each reviewed, 25c or free to Antiques Cala· logue Sub scribers. as other firms all attempted to exploit distributed modern m achine Plllllll N . FLA YD ERM AN & CO., INC. th is design principle after its initial g un in the Wes tern World. ~ 4 Squash Hollow, l\!ew Milfo rd, Con n. success in the UZI. Non e h ave yet achieved any significant success. NEW MAGNETIC DAMPENED SCALE YOUR HUNTING However, one must not jump to the COMPANION conclusion that Major Gal originated B o ~~;i•~::.ThiI sp repared.rugged, the telescoping bolt. It appears that ~ Imported po<'kt_•t· size beauty OJl<'llS with y - a flick o f the finger for any Vaclag Rolek, well-known Czechoslo emergency. L ocks Into posi· • 500 Gr . Capacity • Self Al lgning Bearings • H ard t lon. Blade c a1!'t s hut whc·n vakian arms designer, first experi Aluminum Alloy Hc:11ns • H vclr:1uli<' D:'.l.mpe r s • Ad In Ul'ie . F en.lures finger ;.!'U:ird, jus ted Sensitivity. Guaranteed for Aeeuracy Lo l / 1 0 d cluxC" s tainless stee l razor-s haqi l11;1 d e mented with this type bolt during Gr. or !Jcttc1· & ca1-;y .grip ebony h:.1!.cllc. Simply pIT'Ss button WEBSTER SCAL E MFG . COM P ANY In handle to close bl ad e. Only $2.60 ppd. 8 1"ncl C':11-h. P. O . Box 1 88, D ep t . C , S ebring , Fla . 338 7 0 CIH'<"k or 1\LO . MERCHANTEERS INC . . D ep t, G-1 , 4535 WWII. In 1949, the Models 23 and 25 H untington D rive So., L os Ange l es 90032. GUNS JANUARY 1970 53 IMPORTED MUZZLE-LOADERS CAMPO-GIRO PISTOL NEW! PERCUSSION $19 .50 . Flintlock $29.50 . A D O $ 1 .5 0 P ost!lg'C 28 g a . ( Continued .from page 45) K c n tm:ky I ig hlwclght. Govt.. p roof-test ed f o r hlnck powd e r s h ooti ng, r cndy to fire . ''J.tlli tary T ype i\Ju <:ke t s l 2 g a , P e r cu s POWDER sion. 3 7 " B::1rrc l $49 .50. F'llntlock. 50" B arr C'I 554 . SO ''. FLASKS B eauti fully e ngraved companion pieces can be turned back to the right, end not only w ith the cr eation of the n ew t o .vrmr muzzl e loading guns. Small size $7 .so. ::\! c d i u m s ize $8. 50. L.:u-gc $9.50. ing with the rear sight at the top. It's ty pe of pistol no·w declared official, but RARE SIKH not r eally this simple, but perhaps with the continuation of his labors a nd SWORDS these instructions will h elp. er ation of new type of w eapons." ONLY $19.50 EACH-PAIR $35.00 Under no circumstan ces should fur L ike most of the early automatics, Add 7 5 C p e r sw o rd f or prepa id d eUvery . ther disassembly be attempted by the Campo-Giro had several weak- Genu i n e antique swor ds o v e r 100 y ear s o l d . E ach hand-forged, with scabbard. Origina te from the Royal a nyone other than an automatic pistol troo ps of the Mnhar11Jrths. A r are c ollccLOr's item, decorato r ::ind convcr sallon piece. pecialist. Complete disassembly of FULLY FINISHED STOCKS the Campo-Giro requires special tools, SPECIFICATIONS: (Taken from $ gl slave pins, and a lot of patience. 1913/16 Model) Esperanza y U nceta of Gue rnica WEIGHT: 37 ounces EACH $22.75 plu s 51 .25 post age continued manufacture of the pistol Cuo;tom walnut l\fontc Car lo Stock 11r cclscly l n lC'ttcd and LENGTH: 9112 inches i-(>ady f or lmmeclinte filling. H a.nd -chcckcr cd pistol gri1J until 1921. In that year, a re-design amt f orend. Especially suitabl e for scope- m ou n t ed HEIGHT: 53/s inche J'iflc>5.. St :He modrl des ired. F o r Springfi e l d. M ause r vvas attempted which apparently diL1 M o d e ls 9 3 . 95. 98 ; Enfie ld u s P- 14, P- 17. A l so 2 p c. BARREL LENGTH: 6 ~ G inches s t ock for L e e E nfie ld N o. 1 Mark I ll, N o . 4 & N o. 5 not work out, and production ceased. J u ng l e Carbine . MAGAZINE CAPACITY: 8 Rounds No Federal Gun Control Restrictions on However , the same year saw the of CARTRIDGE: 9 mm B er gmann-Bay muzzle loaders, stocks and swords. ficial adoption of the Astra Model 400 Order these direct. Fully guaranteed! ard (9 m / m L arao) (Model 1921) , by the same m anufac FFL D ealers: Write for Uar galn [, lsts o n Surplu~ Military F irear m s :ind Ammo. turer, and it is easy to see the Campo CENTURY ARMS, INC. Dept. G Giro influence in its design. nesses. Like most of them, it also 3 Federal Street, St. Albans, Vermont 05478 I have been unable to obtain actual howed remarkable inventive geniu . factory production fi gures, but the Th Count, unfortunately, pa e d highest numbers I have observed are away soon after delivery of the first TIGERTAIL MAPLE sli ghtly above 12,100. This would place lot of the pistol to the Spa nish MUi Special select Presentation grade 32.50 Dried the Campo-Giro in at least the ta ry. Don Venancio Lopez de Cabal S yrs. or more. Specializing in fancy, exotic "scarce," if not the "rare" category. lo y Aquirre, the Count of Campo and imported woods. Brochure 25c. Dealers In one of its reports on the original Giro-a name to remember. in Centrix bullets and Hollywood Reloading equipment. 1913 Model, the Spanish Ordnance • • • Paulsen Gunstocks & Shooters Supply Commission commented: "The Count The author wishes to acknowledge Chinook, Mont. 59523 of Campo-Giro has done the State and w-ith appreciation the assistance of the Army a gr eat service with his in John R . Carlson of ~ telligence, perserverance and ability, Rockford, Hlinois. ~ LEARN GUN REPAIR at hom e qu ickly, correctly. 10¢ brings book, full fa cts. APPROVED FOR VETER ANS. GOOD OLD .30-30 MODERN GUN REPAIR SCHOOL (Continued /rom page 33) Suite 414 225 E. Fairmount •••••Milwaukee, Wis. 53217 - - ..,_, •Training Gunsmith s Since 1946 ner it was made in solid frame only. ballistics of the .30-30 and the casings This model has only been · dropped in are virtually identical though not in the last few year s. Now all we have terchangeable. The .303 Savage i not FOR POLICEMEN . . . . remaining in the .30-30 is the time to be confused with the .303 Briti h Speed Cock your Colt 45 auto, 38 honored M94 carbine. which is a good deal more powerful. Super including Commander in all At times in the past the Savage The .30 -30 is loaded with a 170- gr calibers. Must be seen to be be Model 99 has been chambered for the bullet as its heaviest while the .303 lieved. Kit $19.95 PP. Test re cartridge and even today the Model Savage uses a 190-gr , this has given print 25¢. 340 bolt action Savage takes the .30- r i e to the story that tl10se added 30. Marlin chambered their original grains weigh t in the slug mak the ALLEN ASSOCIATES Model 1893 rifle for the load and the .303 the better of the two. 7448 Limekiln Model 336, their modernized lever Re mington was not slow to note the Phila. 38, Pa. gun, accepts the .30 - 30 (also the .32 rising popularity of the .30 - 30 and in Spl.) . The now defunct Model 54 Win 1906 cha mber ed tl1 e Model 8 auto chester bolt action was chambered for loading r ifle for a rimless version, COIN SALE! the cartridge, and even before the dubbed the .30 R emington. In 1912 LINCOLN CENTS- 15¢ eac h day of the M54 the Remington rolling the Model 14 pump action rifle wa 1!!0!1 1' 1 11' 17 1) 1:-,1) l SS l !! D I !) !'= 20D l !!:!O :-' :!I I' :!GS :!I.i i' :!7 1) :!~ D :!! II) :W :-; ~ block and the Winchester single s hot likewise chambered for the new J! 1:rn u 30 s 3 1D :~:i D :rns :m s :r;- n :1i :-; rn:h1· :m i-; 11:.! H t:H · 1 :~ 1> i:~ ~ 4i l' 41'!::> had chambers for it. round. The .30 R emington has bal J!l l() S G:! I' G II' !; I~ :):ii' flO I> :-; m, Dt. ~ JEFFER SO N NI CKELS-25¢ eac h At practically the same time that li tics and performance id ntical to rn:~S I ' 3:H' 40 1) IOS \ I D t! H l :.! 1' l:! D 42 !-; 43 P 438 •1ff' J:,ll D 4 1:-; 4,j l' 45 1) 1;.s lll D !HS 17 1J 17~ l ~ I) 18 H 4!1 1) Winchester whumped up the .30 - 30, the .30 -30. It was one of a series which 1!tl!IS 501' 51 1' fi ll) j:,! J) 5:! :-; :'"1:U • 5:! 1) 53:-; 5 11) 54:-) 5$1.' ROOSEVELT 0 IM ES-30¢ eac h Savage was also busy and produced included the .25 Rem., the .32 Rem., 1!116 1' •lfj l) lti :-i 47 1' Ii i) 17S 4~ 1' 480 4 ~ ~ 401' 4!)1) 50P l !t50 D 51 1' 5 11) ;j )~ i1:.! I' .):! I) .'i:.! S .)3 1' :);t i) ;):l s 5 1P 51 1) the .303. It was in 1895. When the and the .35 Remington. All have now J U.HS 5JS 51.i l' GO D fJi l ' 57D 5~ 1 ' jSD 5!H' GO I.' GU' G:! P 48 hr. He r\"lcc- :S ati sf act i on A ssu r ed. Savage lever action riAe got into pro gone by the board except the .35 duction it was chambered for the .303 Re mington. It still hangs on and i MONTEREY COINS, Dept. GN -1 3 11 Home land NW Albuquerqu e. N. M. 87114 cartridge. This number has the same the best of the lot. · GUNS JANUARY 1970 In 1895, Winchester developed the .32 Special. It was made for the Model NEW! ~ "GALLERY MODEL" .22 RIFLE 94, and while it wa desio-ned for smokele powder it could be re loaded with black propellant. Ac cording to Frank Barnes in hi book, "Cartr idges of the World" the .32 would handl the older powder and The Perfect .22 Plinker . $75.00 not foul the bore as badly as the .30 - 30. The .32 Spl. had a twi st of 1-in-16 while th .30 had a faster turn, 1-in- 12, and this quicker twist in th .30- This new Rossi pump-action plinking rifle is a timely re-creation of 30 was n o good with an ythino- but the one of the most dependable .22 rifles ever made . .. th e favorite new smok e! s . Just w hy there was of shooting galleries for nearly five decades. To a lot of sportsmen, any concern for tho e shooters who it was their first gun, universally preferred for its lightweight, wanted to use up their upply of lightning-fast handling and clean lines ... lines which have never black powder is pr tty hard to under gone out of style. stand. Suffice to say the .32 Special was born. The idea th at it i an y mol'e • Made the way the old de The tubular magazine holds potent than the .30 -30 i erroneous. • The only cliff rences between the two pendables were ... all ma 20 short, l 6 long or l 4 long load i s in th e slightly larger bullet chined steel, precision fitted rifle .22 rimfire cartridges diam ter of the .32 slug. on the inside for a slick, interchangeably-and that Winch est r loads a 170-gr. soft smooth action - beautifully short, snappy pump-action po int and a 150- o-r. open point ex finished on the outside to a shucks 'em through without panding eries of bullets ln the two deep, rich blue. a hitch. loadings for the caliber. The better i the 170- gr. with 2220 f et per c Sold through FFl gun d ealers only. Write for free folder or send 25¢ for new F.1 . Catalog. ond muzzle v locity and 1860 ft. lb. of muzzle lam. Remington off r th e same pair of lugs but in addition (and for ome obscure rea on) also has a 160- gr. bullet. Norma-Pr ci ion, Federal and CIL also offer .30 -30 car tridges. Ballistics are the same a for Winche ter and Remington. The 170-gr. load, when sighte l in at 100 yard to hit cl ad on, will hit 8 to 9 Finest hunting companion ever . •• inche low at 200 yard and a full 21/2 feet low at 300 yards. The .30- 30 is sentially a 150- yd. gun. Tow~s nd Whelen, on of our It has to be a Buck gr atest fir arms a uthorities, now cl - cea cl, aid of the .30 -30, "I h av hot a gl'eat many Lyman- sighted Win chester Model 94,55 and 64 r ifles u ing this cartridge for accuracy at 100 yards and I have also een the targets obtained in accepta nce te ts at the cartridg fa tori Some rifles will hoot om makes of ammunition and ome weights of bullets b tt r than oth r . About the b st that can be xpected in 100 yd. accuracy from a True to the tradition of its heritage, a Buck Knife is a master good olid frame lever action rifl , piece . . . the result of three generations of skilled craftsman u ing th make and kind of .30-30 ship. A Buck Kn ife is hand-crafted and finely balanced ... with ammunition that it favors is about a blade of special high-carbon Bu ck steel th at holds an edge 3112 -inch group of 10 hots." better than any other kn ife known. A rugged phenolic han Bob Wallack, w ho i a gunsmith, dle with metal and fiber trim c ompl e tes a knife that is benchrest champion and a writer, guaranteed tor a lifetime. See the complete selec- tested a Marlin Model 336 lever action F tion of Bu ck Knives at you r dealer today. Write for at 100 yard . This was not a standard tree copy of " Knife Know-How"; Bu ck Knives, ~~ rifl but one equipped with a h eavy 6588 Federal Boulevard, San Diego, barrel of 26-inches made up spe California 92114. . ('.j J!~ cially for Wallack by Tom Robin on, w ho is chief design engin eer for the Marlin Company. Wallack, a meticu lous shooter and a h ard holder, hot BUCK KNIVES off a sturdy bench and, of cour e, h ad a lOX cope attached to the rifle. Hi group consistently ran minute of FAMOUS FOR HOLDING AN EDGE GUNS JANUARY 1970 55 angle. Th.is was w.ith standard fac ahead of 37 grains of HiVel # 2 a tory ammunition although he does 2700 fps. And with 34 grain of 419 not say of what manufacture. The h e gets 2700 fps, till using a 150-gr. idea that becau ·e the lever gun has a slug. I have never tried these load , somewhat springy lockup it will not all I have is Parker's word for th m. shoot straight was pretty thoroughly The .30 -30 Ackley Improved can be discounted by these tests. fired in a ny thirty- thirty after some Parker Ackley, one of our ranking chamber alt rations. After the cham barrel makers, in his tome, "Hand ber has b en opened up and the book for Shooters and Reloaders," sh oulder modified, the rifle will till says of th .30 -30, "The .30-30 has a fire th e standard .30 -30 ctg. r putation for being r elatively inac H . V. Stent, a real aficionado of the curate. This is not true because when .30- 30, writing in the current "H and th cartridge is put in a good rifle loader 's Digest" (published by th such as th old Model 54 Winchester Gun Digest Co.) convert d a Model it does a well as a ny other .30 caliber 94 carbine and the Model 64 rifle to cartridge. The reputation come from the Ackley Improv d. His experi the rifl s themselves. Most .30-30 enc s are valuable to the fellow who are of the lever action type or some ha a h ankering to put som e more extremely 10\v quality bolt contrap 00111.p h into his d er gw1. D espite the tion. These rifles are accurate enough for hunting but seldom posses target accuracy." After the takedown Model 55 , I wa quick to get the fir t of the Model 64 r ifle . I have had altogeth r five of the 64s, all in .30-30 per ua ion. I am a southpaw, and the lever gun ha always been a popular one with m e. Of the various .30-30 r ifles, all shot well save the second one I po essed. It was a sort of ringer. With factory OLD STOCK-AID Winchester 170-gr . soft nose ammuni A protective cl eaner & r es tore r for that fine stock. leaves beautiful nition it would not group into be tter hard o il finish. Us e it once & you will never be without. than 5 inches at 100 yards. Of the " TRY IT" others the groups would run about " Th e Stockade" Dept. G 0 as Whelen has said, from 3 to 4 inch , s i.s"'o t·20 ; P:O . Box 332 hdli ng & post age Lisl e, Ill. 60532 from the bench , 10 shots, 100 yards. This order of accuracy limits the rifle to 150 yard shots at deer - size targets. The .30-30 case is only 2.040 inches in length with a taper from head to sh oulder and a long, gently loping shoulder with considerable len gth of n eck. B cause of its widespread pop ..,,. .... ularity you might conclude it was i11tl . 2 target .I ~un t iD g 8i fis hi1 1 aruws. F1s hi1a atuch .. luther qu iver. widely reloaded. It is not. The prin 2 BlltS MI LITARY STORES. D o pt. c }A ,;', L~ - .~~·~~~~2 cipal reason, probably, is that it is The standard .30-30 (left), next IEXCITINC NEW CATALOG 25c ( FREE WITH OR D ER) u s d b y the one-hunt-per- year to a hot .30 Leverpower wildcat. sportsman. This hombre goes out to RIFLES AND PISTOLS kill his annual venison , and then with fact that the Ackley Improved looked FOR SPORT & SAFETY the buck dispatched, stacks his shoot quite modem, a te t with 3031 powder ing iron in the corn er for th rest of and a 190-gr. bullet showed the ncw means SWISS the year. As a result of the lack of form d casing would only hold .9 II SURE interest in r eloading the cartridg grain more powd r. This wa without there has never been much el ev lop tapping or tamping. With th e Speer HOW TO ORDER YOUR SIG Select from ad or fr ee all mental work done on loads for the 180-gr. bullet, Stent found the nev model folder. Send price of r ound. Parker Ackley took an inter e t item wa nted e nc losing copy cartridge vvould only hold .5 grain local deale r license. We pay in the .30-30 and de veloped what he more of 3031. With the standard 170- dealer 5 ~6 commission and gun is shipped to you care of calls his .30-30 Ackley Improved. gr. bullet he got 1.6 grains more pow your dealer, Ackley, a ranJdng experimenter, der. A test 0£ the 150-gr. howed the took th tandard .30-30 case a nd tandard casing would hold 35 grain blew out the body of the case elimi and the Improved 36 grains. nating virtually all the slope from the H loaded 33.5 grain of 3031 b hind h ad to the shoulder of the cas . a 170-gr . bullet and in the Model 94 THE WORLD'S FINEST AUTO H e then set the shoulder forward carbin got muzzle velocities of 2325 ARMS ARE DISTRIBUTED IN USA BY and gave it a good sharp angle. fps. In the 24" tub of th Model 64 It makes a very modern looking car rifle velocities went 2293 fps. on the GOLD RUSH GUN SHOP NO. 1 tridge out of the old timer. Ackley average. H e then fired a 150-gr . bul 2211 CLEMENT, SAN FRANCISCO 94121 claims some markedly improved bal let, using 35 grains of 3031, .and got ORDER THRU DEALER: PRICE LIST FREE listics. He drives a 150-gr. bullet 2500 fps. Ackley recommends 38 56 GUNS JANUARY 1970 grains and h as gotten 2700 fps., h e con version on su ch r ifles as the Model Freeland Sta nds Bi pod (Olympic) writes. Sten t fo und his casing would 94, 55 and 64 in the Winchester vin $24.75 Regal Bipod RSB - 12, hold 36 grains of 3031 w ith ou t tamp tage as well as th e Marlin Model $26.75 ing, he thinks with compres ion t hat 336, costs about for ty dollars. W ade, (A d justa b le on Sh aft) Fr ee la nd AA T Zoom some cases could be m ade to h old 38 as well, turn down and re- forms the or Std. Tripod $22.75 (Me n ti on Scope, grains and th at Ackley's 2700 fps is .303 or .30-40 cases and these h e sells please) altogeth er possible. for $15.50 per hundred. Standard Be nchrest Stand $2 3.50 H e fired the 125 - gr. Siena w ith 37 P ressures, de pite the gr eater pow "SUPR EME " BENCHR EST STA ND grains of 3031 and got 2632 fps.; thi der capacity, stay within safe .30-30 $33.00 o ut of a 20 - inch barrel. In the Model limits; that i something under 40,000 De Luxe Cuff 64 r ifle w ith its 24" tube he sh ot 38 psi. For ty- three grains of 4064 pow A LL ANGLE TRIPOD & Hook $6.25 o-ra in for 2811 fps. average velocity. der will drive the 150-gr. bullet a t WITH SADDLE $ 22.75 Fo re · !End Stop, Specify gun; from ...... $ 5 .75 His experienc s with the Ackley Im 2770 fps from th e Wade Lever P ower FR EELAND Tube Reor Site ...... 50 .00 proved, except for the poor showing cartridge. This compares quite fa FR EE LA ND " AR " Shooting Ma t ...... •.... 31 .00 with the 180- gr. Speer, w ere pleasing vorably to t he 2410 fps w ith the " foam Padded Shoofing Gl ove . . . 5 .85 to h im . standard 150- gr. factory load. And by " DEWA R Cartr ;dge Block ...... • . . . . 3.35 " Mid-Cen tury Cuff Comb. . . . . 10.00 Wh ile the .30 - 30 Ackley Improved comparison t he .300 Savage ·with " OL YMPIC Alum. Butt Plat e . . 15 .SO is a better cartridge than th factory 150-gr. sl ug goes only 2670 fps. F or " Mr. Cai ro " Pa lm Rest. STD 21 .50 tandard, there i still another w ild th e .30,.30 buff the Wade conversion FREE LA ND " 61" Butt Pl a te Comb. 47 .50 cat that appears to be even better. seems to offer th e most! " SUP ERIOR Front Si g ht ...... from 16.00 " AF-55 Canvas Rifl e Cc1 se 22.00 " KN EE LING ROLL 6.00 " O LYM PIC Palm Res t ...... 16.50 lO X # 202 or ;±209 Rifle Coat ...... ••• ... 26 .00 Saturn Ranger Scope ...... 54.50 Kl( Sling with Sewn Keeper l l/4" .. .. . , . . . 4.80 FRE ELA ND Sling Keeper ...... • . .. .. • .. . . . 1.50 GEH M ANN DIOPTER ...... •...... • .. ... 26 .00 19" Kit Stool w/ pockets ...... • . . • . . . . . 12 .00 Ma rk Time Pi stol Tim e r ...... 8.95 B& L Shoot;ng g lasses ...... 25.00 Ly man 31 0 Tool, g ive ca li ber ...... 17.50 St andard Rifle or Pis to l d ie se t...... 13.50 & 14.50 Pric es Subject to Cl1ang e W itho ut Notice A LL GUNS-SIG HTS-CUN CA SES- SCOPES-MOU N T S H ELOAO I NG SUPPLI ES W r ite Fo r Pamph le t. Send $ 1 F o r Ge n e r a l Ca t a l ooun FREELAND'S Scope Stands, Inc. 3737 14th Ave., Rock Island, Ill. 61201 r.3m All WOOD GRAIN ~mm GUN CASES . Un exce ll ed quality and pro tect ion for yo ur gun co mb ined with the uniq ue distinctive ness of al l wood grain . Ava ilabl e in co m plet e ran ge of sizes from 52" Ri fle Case to This is the cartridge developed by Recoil, with the greater capacity a 14" Pi stol Ca se. Se nd for fr ee cata log. F red Wade of Wade's Gun Room , 3151 cartridge, r emains mild. That has al JET·AER JORPORATION, Paterson. New Jerse1 07524 E. McDowell Rd., Phoen ix, Ariz. H e ways b en one of the gr eat assets of take either the .303 British or th e the .30 - 30; its soft recoil. It is a old .30 - 40 K rag case a nd turns down good beginner's gun for the boy who n'[ HAWKS and FALCONS the cartridge rim to .30 - 30 sp cifica is just breaking over from the rimfire , ,~ i1~, for Hunting tions. H e th n shortens the ca ing to the c nter fire, and for the '\Nom an ,/\ \:,z " Larges stock of Hawks and Fa lcons until it come down to the 2.040'' who wants to tag along and sh oot a \\~\\.c ~ i n the U ni t ed St ales f o r hunting. -~ ~\>; · Books and instructions on Hawk and l ength of the .30 - 30. After th at he deer w ith papa. T he recoil is 7. 20 ,,P ""l , Falcon hunting. Send $LOO now. for J . our list and complete information. puts a sharply angled s houlder on th e ft. lbs., about 30 % of the 12 gauge j_,. HUNTI NG HAWKS, Box 4487 -207 c artridg and it can then be loaded hotgun with mildest field loads. M iami Lak es, Fl a. 33014 - Tel. 305 624 -4336 with any .30 calib r bullet. The only The .30- 30 has a legitima te place in thing the .30 - 30 u er must be careful the game fi lds. Built in light, handy, a bout is that the bullet selected is and hiO'hly maneuver a ble r ifles, it is a b lunt nosed so that it won't explode splendid killer on such critter s as the next rnund to it in the tubular whitetail deer and black bear . H eld magazine. The Wade .30- 30 I mprnved, t o its best yardage it does a wholly he calls it hi "Lever P ower" car accep table job. Not a magnum, not a tridge, provides a full 20 % m o1·e pow target g un, and n ot boasting any hell der room. for-leath er velocities, it is, for all Wade doe th e n ecessary modifica that, a perfectly satisfactory hunting tions o.n the chamber and action to gun for tmcounted thousands accept his bigger-bodied case. The of America's sportsm en. GUNS JANUARY 1970 57 SHOTGUN DIVERTER WESTERN WEAR FREE CATALOG ( Continu ed from page 29) Cow boy boots- Hats-Ties Trousers- Belts-Buckles Saddles- Saddlery-etc. greatly increases the p erformance of the police riot shotgun and apparently THE SHOT PATTERN meets the original project specifica This device con ist ntly controls the tions. shape of the shot pa t r n regardless of LUSKEYS The A&W Shotgun Diverter was in the shot size. Although the most m od "Texas L eading W estern Stores" ern police loads do largely eliminate Dept. G 101 N . Houston St. troduced to law enforcement at the Fort Worth, Texas 76102 convention of the International Asso p ellet fl yers that can cause casualties ciation of Chiefs of Police held in among innocent by tancl ers, many po Hawaii in October, 19G8. Although lice arsenals are s ill stocked with the device only aroused casual inter shotshell ammunition purchased dur EXPANDING IN 12, 16 and 20-GAUGE est when displayed on the exhibition ing the roll crimp epoch. In congested DENT PLUGS c:l--- · ·_::::- ))II floor, its value and versatility became areas or in crowd-mob co nfron~ations, Sim11li~fi~s work o f removing dents in shotgun b ar rel~. E\Jmln:ue>s the mahing 01· uuyin;,r or expensive it is also especially important for the sol1d p l t.g~, ~cvcra l of "hkh arc needed for each very apparent after fi eld firing dem ~raugc: M~l c f1· •ill 1J1 ·onzc to p1·cvcnt nw.rring o r Jamming of ho.c. Cent('!' clia. ahotil .o~o·• Jess than onstrations were held. Numerous po offi cer to know exactly where h is pat standa1d cll:1. ol c1 ..n-res.,onding bon."! . Can be cx- tern will impact and how much hori ~~~ d~? lJo tit2 :rnfo?'I;r~~"(f) ~01~c •• P5i1c~_ QQ . $5.75 ca. li ce chiefs and officials attended these ~ t ail JSL-~~,f~J.t;. 1 ~ 1 ~\\ : .-.! ~9L~? C~\i~_iltL g~ P:lge demonstrations, held on the range lo zo ntal spread and v rtical rise can be F RANK M ITTERMEIER , IN C . G ro up sho ws that Diverter handl ed slugs well. This limited issu e Colt .45 with minia c ers position to a niper. Night fi ring member be equipped with diverter tur e silver badge set into grips is te ts indicate that only a bout ixty p r m ounted shotguns. Budgets p rmit finest co mmemorative ever produced. cent of the ga · g nerated by the com ting, all riot gun on the force should Delivered in a wa lnut display case bu tion of the 12 gauge powder load is b so equipped. The A&W Diver ter is co mplete with sil·1er dra w er pu lls, em cons umed. The oth er forty pe r cent an xcell nt pecial purpose device bosse d with lh e seal of lh e Stale of rupts out of the muzzle in a mush that has eliminated or rninimiz d m any Texas. A Texas Ra nger Dod g e (by spe room shaped blast that is called und sirable features inher en t in law cial perm iss ion) mode from a !v\exico n muzzl flash. The diverter r esults in enforcement use of the basic police 5 peso silver coin accompanies each consumption of approximately 90 per shoulder weapon. Its adoption should six -shooter. A pictorial history of the c ent of the ga es generated thus caus mak e training familiarization easier , " Ranger Service", a collectors item ing noise a nd flash r eduction. Muzzle greatly eliminate the potential for scri in it self , is included. This book, cov fla h, when the diverter is u ed, has ou wounds or fatalities in fire figh t ered with genuine Texas l onghorn b en compared to that from a 38 special situations, and generally increase po sleer hide " wilh lhe hair still on" :revolver. Comparison m ade be tween lice confidence a nd competence in use contains more lhon 200 photographs, ide by side firings of a diverter of the riot shotgun. many never b e fore published . e quipped weapon and a standard riot The A & W Diverter sells for $28.75 Price: $650 each, $300 deposit g un indicate that th e re is some re and can be installed at the factory for duction in the noise l vel, as well. an additional $5.75. Aside from police distributors, interested law enforce TEXAS RANGERS HISTORICAL ARMS , INC. ment agencies can direct to A & W P. 0. BOX 77, Y. 0. RA NCH RIFLED SLUGS Engineering, Inc., Box 31190, ~ MOUNTAIN HOME, TEXAS 78058 It was with ome trepidation that I Washington, D.C. ~ GUNS JANUARY 1970 59 THE NEW Custom scopes from Bu shne ll incorporate a fully ad justable built-in mount- th e strongest, most versatile ever d e vised. Utilizing the revolutionary " Uni ve rsal Mounting System," Custom-M ~IBI©~~~~® scopes mount e a s il y and securely on any rifl e w ith receiver drilled and topped for 6-48 scre ws, using tough, chrome-moly steel mounting studs. With the built-in ~n~rnr eung Q NEW!! G-96 Gun Stock Finish Kit. Con LY NC H Mode l ML-8 Gome Coller is sold a- ta ins e verything you need to produce a with a mone y-bock guarantee. This ii pro fe ssional gun stock finish. transistorized game caller hos a range Th e kit fe atures the highly re garde d o f one mile, and hos provision for micro -CJ G-96 Polyure thane Plastic Spray-on Gun phone. We ight le ss be teries is 9 lbs. e+ Sto ck Finish, the some type of finish used Eight ohms, 25 watt w ate rproof speaker. by many gun manufacture rs and profes Eighteen differe nt 45rpm records ore sional gunsmiths. It is sc ratch re sistan t, a vailable for varmi nts and game ani - weather re sistant, require s no rubbi ng mals. Far free broch ure on ML-8 El e c- and drie s quickly to a mirror li ke high • lustre or a d e e p rich oil stain fini sh. e Sa moun t come s- the abil ity to position the scope to suit the eye relief requirements of the individual. It mounts easily on th e lo ngest and shortest oction·s. The Cu stom M, which is available in 2.5x, 4x, 6x, and the 3x-9x variable from Bushne ll Optical Corp., Dept. G-1, 2828 E. Foothill Bl vd., Pasadena, Calif., or from better sporting goods d e alers. Ironic Gome Col ler, write direct ta manufacturer; M. L. Ly ne , De pt. GU-1 , BEESLEY MANUFACTURING CO. an Bax 6022, Birmingha m, A labama 35209. nounces it's new foolproof gun trigge r guard called " BEE-SAFE". Each kit includes a spray con of G-66 Mode of tough durabl e p lastics, this Stock Fin ish Stripper, G-66 Wood Seale r trigger guard will fit most all rifles, pis and Filler, G-96 Walnut Stain and G-96 tols and shotguns. · "BEE-SAFE" encloses Spray-on Polyurethane Gun Stock Fi nish to g e the r w ith steel wool and polishing cl o ths. For more information write J et Air Corp., De p t. G-1, l 00 Sixth Ave., Pate rson, N.J. 07524. A HEAVIER WEIGHT Nosie r Zipeda bullet is now a vailable fo r use an small to me dium sized game a nd f o r target shoot ing. Th e new 8.5 groin .243 caliber 1s th e third bullet in th is uniq ue design to be produced for hond laa ders. The unique f eatu re o f the Zipe do is th e whole tri gge r mechanism, is e asy to EVERY OUTDOORSMAN will enjoy this its solid copper al lay base. The integra l put on and take off. See you r dealer or ne w moil-order catalog. It's chock full o f base and jacke t ore forme d so that the write to Beesley Mfg. Co., Dept. G-1, va rmint and game calls-hand and elec le ad core w e ight is e q ua lly d istributed 323 W. Gregson, P.O. Bo x 17075, Solt tron ic- colling tape s, camouflage cl o th ing Lake City, Utah 84117 THE NEW Hunter's Companion featu res a full five inch blade in Pumoste r Hi gh Car bon Steel, th e front port of w hich is sharpe ned top and bottom for e a sy gut ting and skinning. around the bull e t a xis. The base re duces Like with all Puma knives, the finest in-flight imbalance and ensures consist stag is used for the handles. The smooth ently accurate hits. rounded guard in he avy nickel silver The entire line of Nosier bullets is prevents the fingers from slipping. Priced available from mast dealers. Marke ting at $17 .00 at better sporting goods stores and l 0 l othe r handy gun and bow-hunt and soles ore handled by Le upold & or from Gutmann Cutlery Co., Dept. G- l, ing and comping items. Free from Burn Stevens, Inc., Dept. G-1, P.O. Box 25347, 3956 Broadway, New York, N.Y . l 0032 ham Brothers, Dept. 23-C, Marble Falls, Portland, Oregan. Lit e rature is o,v oiloble Texas 78654. an request. 60 GUNS JANUARY 1970 THREE SCOPE FEATURES long awa ite d by pistol buffs ore now offe re d in the new Hondgunne r Scope by the Optics Di vision of Hutson Co rporation. ~TIIT©TIDTID~~@ Designed specifically to overcome the gloss sight proble ms unique to hand guns, the new scope is only 5 14" long, is a high-quality instrument of simple, ~rrVIrTIIT eun_s rugge d construction, w ith standard cross hoir reticle; durable rust-free aluminum tube ; and lightweight adjustable mounts. A NEW ACCESSORY for MEC 600 Jr. shot THE NEWEST- a remarkable gun rock shell re looders is available from May hoiled by collectors of new and antique ville Eng . Co. Calle d th e MEC Pro-Check, arms. Designed in 2 sections- simply in the attachment programs the charge bar, stall it for le ngths of your guns. Tokes 4 operates the wad guide automatically, rifles-any length! One key gives access end checks the bar to prevent occidental to rock and drawer- keeps arms and s pi llage of powder. ammo, knives, gear, e tc., away from curious hands. Hand crafted pine. Finely Th e objective diameter is 'l's", with more than a four-foot field at 50 yards. Th e unit, w ith mounts, sells for $ 59.95, and is sold only through the factory. When orde ring give the make, model and cali b e r of pistol. Th e company fully w ar rants the scope and offe rs a money-bock guarantee if not satisfied . Hutson Corp., Optics Division, De pt. G- 1, P.O . Box 1127, Arlington, Texas 76010. Th e Pro-Check is e asily attached to the 600 Jr. with the bar stop screw. It finishe d in honey pine or maple, antique carries port n umber 751 -E and is price d pine or walnut. 24" W . Bo se 6 V2" D. l 4"H. at $ 2 .00. Complete information is a vail $ 21 .50 Postpaid_ " Doy Off" kit: Assem a bl e from Mayville Engineering, De pt. ble and finish it quickly- e asy instruc G- 1, Mayv ille, Wis. 53050 tions. $ 13.95 Postpaid . Add 75c e ach W e st of Miss. Yi e ld House, De pt. G- l, North Conway, New Hampshire. THE FOLDING HUNTER , a knife with out TO ITS LI NE of quality le othe rworks, s tanding characte ri stics of p e rformance, safety and appe arance, is the late st ad Bianchi Lea ther Products announce s the THIS UNIQUE home burglar alarm is ba t dition to the line of outdoor knives man addition of on a ll new skeet and trap te ry ope rate d but when set off, it makes ufacture d by Gerber Leg e ndary Blades. be lt ri g which includes the b e lt itself, a a s much noise as alarms costing ten Th e Gerbe r Folding Hunte r hos a 11{/' x: carton for one box of shotsh e lls, and a times a s much money. 4" blade, which folds into a compact le ather pouch for e mpties. Th e rugge d It is completely self-contained and con handle only 5 inches long. Th e unique b e lt is of a beautiful top groin le ather be attached to any door or window so w ith a natural o il finish. Be lt hos 2 loops blade shap e is d esigne d for func ti onal which adjust to hold any gouge shotshell use and great strength. Th e point i ~ for instant loadin g . This belt comes in all sizes, S, M, L a nd XL. ~ .... ' ~ ------ The le athe r Shot 'Shell Corton Holder shap e d lo do ordinary comp and hunting snaps on or off your Bianchi b e lt and work, yet stubby e nough for e ffici e nt holds l box of 25 shotshells in th e that it will sound off whe n door or win skinning . " re ady" posi ti on for fa st loading. Simpl y dows ore ope ne d . No wiring or instal The Folding Hunter comes complete draw your shell when re ady to fire. lation is nee d e d . with its own cowhide scabbard wi th b e lt Available in to n finish in e ithe r the plain Thi s "ear blaste r" costs 0nly $ 4 .50 s lot and snap-flop cover. pattern for $6.95 or baske t weave pat e ach, postage pa id , money bock guaran Furthe r information and prices on the te rn at only $ 7 .95 from yo ur d e ale r or tee d and is available from The Watch Folding Hunte r and other Gerbe r outdoor write to Bianchi Le athe r Products, 212 dog Alarm Company, De p t. G-1, 492 Ea st knives may b e obtained from Fronk West Foothil l Bo ul evard, Monrovia, Cali Main Street, Williamsburg, Ohio 45176. Drew, Dept. G- 1, 2899 South Sixth S!reet, fo rn ia 9101 6. De ale r inquiries invite d . Klamath Falls, Ore gon 97 60 l . GUNS JANUARY 1970 61 Who he is. How big he is. How old he is. Where ·To buy anew he lives. And his driver's license number. He has to be able to prove it and put it down on rifle or shotgun four lines of Department of the Treasury Form 4473. And sign it. It takes a couple of a sports:rnan minutes. In a handful of states it takes a little more needs to know time to satisfy local requirements. 5 things. For'the law-abiding sportsman it's not a big hang-up. And then the dealer is happy and state and Federal governments are happy. The sportsman gets his new rifle or shotgun right away because the dealer has everything he needs right in stock. Including the pen. RIMMED '06 (Con tin ued /rorn page 31) HOUSE listics of the rimless cartridge will be ing. An improved ver ion of an obso OF hard to beat and the nap ring will lete cartridge ra rely has ba.lli tics that allow ea y extraction. will exceed those of a mode rn, com SWORDS Fire forming of obsolete rimmed m ercially m ade rimless cartridge of brass to a larger powder volume i the same caliber. The in tallation of a one me thod exten ively used when snap r ing is an easy way to get a good trying to mode rnize a cartridge. performing rimmed cartridge. Sometim th e balli tics of the "im In some old gun it may se m un proved" rimmed cartridge do ap desirable to adapt a mod rn cartridge prna h those of a modern counterpart, becau se the pre ure may be exce - but ther are also disadvantages to sive. A modern rimles eas could still this method. The brass in the neck be used to considerable advantage. To a nd hould r region will become avoid excessive pr ur the rimless Catalogue of over 1000 swords. thinner and could split during fire case would have to be ha ndloaded All are pictured. Priced from forming. The cartridges that do fire down to an acceptable level. If the $29.00 to $150.00. Fine old form without splitting will appear to old and new car tridge a re the sam e blades · all are rated VG · and be servic able, but they might lack caliber, there would be considerable at bargain prices; circa 1700 to the dura bili y r eq uired for hi gh pres- cost savings becaus the r imles brass 1911 · French, German, Russian, m es and r epeated h andloading. would be r elatively cheap and com U.S., English, Spanish, Samurai, When the ca e volume incr ease , the mon. The r eloading dies would be etc. Send $1.00 neck usually become shorter. A hort r eadily availa ble and standard cham neck i a disadvantage because it i bering reamers could be used. If the HOUSE OF SWORDS less able to maintain the proper align new brass is of a diITerent caliber, a 823 Walnut St. ment of th bullet. The short neck change in neck dimen ion for the Kansas City, Missouri also do not hold the bullet a firmly r eame r as well as for the reloading 64106 as a long neck. This fault is de cribed dies would be r equired. This change (816) 842-9068 (816) CL4-8744 Join America's Fastest Growing hobby of collecting swords. SNAKE GUN Remember this gun hos a 3" cham b e r and will fire a 3" 410 gouge sho tgun she ll. It is the on ly one of its kind a t any w here neor my price. Th e N imro d S.A. Snake Gun , sing le sho t 44 caliber boll, 11 lh" rifl e ba rr el , 3" chambe r. Gun is beautifully ma de and r equires no sp ecia l Federa l license or registration . Ju st th e some records that o re kept on al l handguns is a ll tha t is required. Have less than 1000 to sell and th ey wil l no t as low bullet pull and is con ider d would r educe the cost advantage. last long. by b nch re t hooters to adversely Snap rings are read il y available. Ge t your dea ler to order fo r yo u to day sur e . I can not se ll to anyone that does not hold a affect accuracy. A lthough mill supply dealer are th Federal Firearm s dealers license so have your Eve n if a p ractical ca e volum to prime source, some hardware a nd dealer write fo r hi s price, neck length ratio i possible, the cost auto supply tores tock them. A $69.95 RETA IL fac tor should be considered. Rimmed cataJogu from a nap ring manufac WALTER H. CRAIG b ra. s is not as cheap or as r eadily turer i extremely u eful when plan BOX 927, SELMA, ALABAMA - 36701 availabl as r imle . The improv d ning a conver ion. With th dirnen- rimm d cartridge not only r equires ion supplied in the catalogu e, the handloading, but also require special matching of cartridge case to snap CONVERSION KIT------dies and chambering r eamer . The ring is sim plified. Ca talogues r e !!1119'.'\'i~.. -· REPOWER w ith a 6 a r V-8 Eng in e. Heavy Duty quested are u ually upplied free of conv rs ion will be more expen iv AD APTOR S for using and the re ale or repair of the gun charge. T he nap rings hown in the Car, Compact and will be difficult. By comparison, sna p photograph were manufactured by __._ so m e Truck Engi nes .. rings are cheap and durable. Some Waldes K ohinoor , Inc., Long Island _...... ___...., State year & mode l, snap ring a re cheap enough to be City 1, New York. _____L:..11 ___ J eep or Scout. Wa nt fast .n talled on every cartridge or a few Although small bore, la rge frame a ction? Give us FULL INFO RMATION . Send ~ n ap rings can be repeatedly trans ingle sh ot rifles a re an id al combi $25.00 De p. and we will ship corre cl kit , bal. ferred from case to cas . nation, the selection of snap ring is COD. Se nd full amounl for p repaid shipment. A suming that the difficulties of g reat enough that equally practical Wire, phone or write today. De ta il s FREE. MORE THAN 10,000 KITS IN USE modernizing rimmed cases can still be convers ions could pos ibly be per- HOOSIER MACHINE PRODUCTS _co. consider d tolerable, the ballistic formed on repeating rifles ~ 313 G. S.E. 6th St. Phone 276-3442 achi eved w ill often make it unreward- and handg uns. ... Pendleton, Ore. 97801 GUNS JANUARY 1970 63 NEW LIGHT ON COLLIERS (Continued from page 21) percussion or cartridge, there has al and long arms, it could nm as high ways been the problem and th e danger as 300. Collier mad pistol , hotguns, of gas escaping between the cylinder carbines and 5 sho blund rbusses. and the barrel. Collier circumvented It is rather w II stabli hed that this by the m ethod of aligning the Collier was not a gunsmi h himself, chamber with the barrel. This was but his name is link d wi h a gun done by countersinking the mouth of mith by the name of Evans at # 114 Northwest Timbered ACREAGES as low as $950 Total Price 5 • 10 · 20 • 40 . ACRES For people who love the land-A tract of Recreation Land for YOUR Own! In Northern Idaho, Northeastern Washing ton, and Western Montono. In the heart of lakes and big game country. All covered with growing timber. Access, Title insurance wi th each tract. This is "select land with natural beauty, recreational and investment values. We hove tracts of many types and sizes from which to choose, including beau tiful Northwest Waterfront property. Your inspection welcomed. Write us for free list, mops and complete information . Write to: Dept. R. Left side and top view of true percussion Colli er pistol. Serial No. 7, owned by Charles R. Sykes. MAKE MON EY at HOME FULL DR PART TI M E! EXPERTLY D UPL I CATE ::;-iEiiil~"'"-~-.,,. Tu r nings, Ca r vings, El<'. r i g ht on y o u r own l :ithe a <· the chamber which fitted tightly over Warclour Stre t, Soho S ection of curately & rn st. A l l from e>asy to mukc t.emplets or the shap ed breech end of th e barrel. London. It is bought by om that Ol'igln:1Ji.:;. Now availahlc is o ur NF.W o. 4 Lathe E van made tl/e cylind r and barrels sh o wn here duplicating a Pressure was put on the back of the gun st ock in Amer!C":m wal n ut. B ig m o n ey waiting f or cylinder by m eans of a coil spring and only, while oth r er di Evans with duplication w o rk. Literature 25C rcf undal>lc o n Arst o rder. at the moment of firing .the cylinder making the en ire pi c . Regarclle s · TURN-D-CARVE TOOL CD . D ept . GS69 . 3680 Unive r s i ty Ave. was locked in position by a small steel of w ho m ad th m th y made a beau S a n D iego. Calif. 92104. wedge. This gave a flash - proof seal tiful arm. betw een cylinder and barrel. Al o, a Within the pa y ar my friend Mr. fl at steel plate the same sh ape as the Charles R. Syk o P nrith, England ~~~!N1S m~l~~~a~NE!Ne~~c~ end of the cylinder was clipped located and obtain d a tr u percussion tron1c. Used by thousands · a r o u n cl the barrel and fit rather Collier in som ewhat bad condition but of hunters, trainers, vets. . 0 Write for free literature. EjlliG tightly against the front encl of the plainly carrying th name on the lock cylinder. This was supposed to seal off pla te MILLS PATE T LATE-MILLS SENSITRONIX, Dept. T-45 the chambers of th e cylinder prevent & COLLIER (on wo lines). And on Box 10880, Houston, Texas 77018 ._.. " 1 ing multiple firing. Just h ow effective the barrel SS PATE T LATE-MILLS this was is doubtful. & COLLIER. Th cock ha since b een The Collier pi tols were equipped found and you will no e from the h;-~~ w ith a m agazine primer holding a bout pictures that this i an original per " \.._. ~ :;.:::..., cussion as the cylind r is recessed in TH E MUSEUM OF HI STOR ICAL ARM S ten shots. The primer w as actuated Sen·ing colleclOr!, for 20 years, offcrs first by a ratche t, later by a linkage diameter w her h nipples are seated the mo!,l hard to find and desirable which all in all made it quite a pistol to permit th nippl s to pass easily ANT IQ UE FIR EA RM S for those who could afford them. under th e strap ov r th cylinder. You EDGE D WEAPO N The serial # 1 pistol sh own h er e is will also note tha th y have gone and rclat('d items from the U.S. d(· .... tril~d and pri<.:cd lO sl'IL Thb valuable book will Later pistols were 14" overall, five several places. P res ntly little is Ix: M:nt to you immediately via first class mail upon shot, 6112" barrel, #44 bore, cylinder known of "LATE-MILLS" so that the 1tU.'ipt of S2:. You don't \\;mt to miss it. 1 'l's " long. Both pistols were smooth complete story o the Collier pistols Tiii: MU !:U MOF lllSTORI C1\L 1\RM S bore. It is thought th at possibly 200 is still untold and forth r re- ~ 1038 Alton Road, Dept N Miami Beach, Fla. 33139 floudl reside~ts lld4 lk: tu. arms were m ade counting both short search in England is needed. ~ 64 GUNS JANUARY 1970 REMINGTON 700 BD L CENTENNIAL ARMS GORP. ( Continued from pa"e 47) Muzzle Load e rs a re Ex e mpt Under G overnment Regulations and May Move Fr eely in Interstate Commerce For Th ose W ho want TOP QUALITY · The Only ARMY made in Be lgium! scope and factory fodder. Don Lee, ter the performance of the .348 by a my broth r - in-law, then took the 700 goodly marcrin on any count-veloc and turned in a creditable three- shot ity, accuracy, you name it. group that m easured 13/s". Subsequent With my handloads, the .350 will firing with both 200 grain and 250 develop well over 3500 foot pounds of Eng raved Sc ene; 1860 Co lt New Model Army .44 grain factory ammo revealed that m y ener gy from the 24" tube of the 700, Cap and Bo ll Re volve r. Now b e tte r than e ve r; 700 has a light prefer ence for the and sighted in for 200 yards, the big comple te ly proofe d for b e tt e r and safe r shooting. Beautifu l pistol with on 8 inch barre l, wa lnut heavier slug, but in no case did any 250 grain slug w ill be less than 3" g rips, blue finish and round cylinde r. NOW special fine ly e ngraved cylinder at no e xtra five-shot group go over 2", and high at 100 yards. Recoil with the 250 charge. Ha s a special stee l frame, casehardened. three-shot groups running close to l " gr ain load, either factory or handload, Send 25¢ to De p t. G· 1 for fu ll li sting of our Sur p lus Guns and Amrno. were not uncommon. is not at all severe, and I certainly did Open fol" ret ail sa les on Saturdays only (most Satur Switching over to handloads, I tried not find it objectionable to shoot, even days) from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. the 250 grain Hornady bullet in front in sh.irt sleeve . Offhand, I'd say that Centennial Arms Corporation of 55 grain of 4320, which from the the apparent recoil is a bout the same F. F. L. :i:36-2716 3318 W. Devon Ave., Lincol nwood, Il l. 60645 24" tube of th 700, gave a muzzle ve as that incurred when firing a .300 Area Code 312·676·2900 locity of approximately 2550 fps. CCI H&R. Certainly any rifleman who can magnum primers wer e used in all .350 handle a .30-06 will have no trouble handload . Thi load shot a bout as with the .350 in its 700 dress, although S TAT E~IE:-./T OF OW:S-ERSlllP, ~ 1ANAGEME:\" T AND C IH CULAT ION I find little pleasure in shooting the ( Act of October 23. JOB2: Section 4369, TitJc 39, well as did the factory ammo, and to Unite ('nunt;•. l llinol'i GOO i G. 6 . Names :rnd :1 clcl resscs of Publisher. Editor. :::cml Man aging Edi w 1·: lead. H ow ver, accuracy was not that Remington has finally come up l'uhli c:; her: Publis her -.· De\"C' l o11111. .'llt Corporation. S l:JO N . Ccntrnl P :ll'I{ 1\ ve .. Sk ol\ic. Illinois. q uite as good. I also brewed up a with the perfect big game rifle. Not Mannging Editor: :\"one. 7. Owner (If owned by a corporation its name :mcl nd drcss must h e· s tated ancl nJ..::o i rnn1 \..·di:1t \..•l.\· thc.• rc u mh'r t he n;nnes :md nddrc<.s c s of s t ocl1hol cle rs owning o r holcling 1 perTcnt or m orc of total amou nt of Stoel.:. I f not O\\ ncd hy a <'Orporatl o n, the n:nnes and add1<.'1"1->es o f the inclh icluat O\\"ncrs mu.:;t he gi\·cn. If owncd hy a partnership or o t ht.>r unin{'orporatNI firm. its name :lll MERCHANTEERS, INC., DEPT. G-1, 4535 Huntington Dr. So., Los Angeles, Calif. 90032 248 27th St., 0 9den , Uta h 84401 66 GUNS JAN UA RY 1970 ome respects, an even hotter caliber Mauser HSc. I hope that 1970 w ill than the .44 Magnum, especially when run smoother for them in the direc handload ar used. tion 0£ full production on both the · //~ Mauser HSc and their new "P ara • • • FOR 60o"" For my own collection (which isn't bellums." llANDMAOl growing v ry fast) , I would like the • • • IRS to grant me permission to brin" The coming year would be a good ORDER BY MAIL an Israeli 9mm revolve r into the time fo r the Iver J ohnson people to PLAINSMAN country . (Contrary to W. H. B . Smith, resume production of their Model 67 A truly Western cowboy boo t - ta ll and di stinctive \\V" this weapon wa never made in I rael, Viking revolve rs. These "H ammer cut op with high riding heel according to an a nswer I r eceived the H amm er" r evolvers still have the of polished calf and narrow sharp toes. All Aust in boots from the Governmen t of I rael. I have most ingeniou afety hammers yet are fully leather lined. Arc hes wood pegged and brass na iled. information, hough not verified, that devised for the revolver design. Pro N o. 9 51 - R inck N o . 952 - B rown these revolver were assembl d from duction priority has been giv en to the N o . 9 53 - T a n parts sold ti e Israelis by a U. S. com lower pr iced "50 Series," but they tell 12" - 14" - lG" T ops pany back in the '50s. ) This weapon me they intend to r esume production 1 6 "' $3650 would hav entimental value for me on the Vikings shortly. II" rite for )' our I ince I wa in the H aganah under New '70 • • • IFr ee C(1talog ground in the '40s. (Revolver only 1970 should bring an announcement. W hC'n ordc rin" plensc gh·c shoe s •z: and width , ca 1r o f leg mca.Surc m cnl, f oot t racing tak e n w itho ut need 45 poin to score en try into the if not the actual ammunition on the \\Ci J.:- ht. o n foot. , and If h1..,tC'! • h. r · c ~'°u l a r , high n r , t.•1·y h igh, F o r s izes 13 t hru 14 or calf m casu r t•lll<'l_llH o ver 1()1 .• add lO o/o to r(':~ul ;;u price. 1L:1clic l->: Give USA.) dealer's shelve , by Remington about )ou1· s i ze- In corr esponding m t.·11·.., !';!Zc only.) $5 .00 deposi t o n C.O.O. orders . Y ou pny po!sta l c hnrges . \\e their n ew line of ammo. And I am not p:ty p nst:igc on prcpnloo ts undamaged Olnd Speaking of my own coll ction, I r £erring to ca el ss cartridges. R m am still looking fo r tha t L uger which ington has a new super-duper com u n wo u;4~ 6Boot (!o, Hit! r own d . Y'know the one, the m ercial cartridge that produces very P. O. BOX 12368-G EL PAS O, TEXAS 799 12 chromed job w ith the ivory carved high velocities and e nergies with grips of dolph and Eva in a compro comparatively low breech pressures. mising p o ition. This is the piece that plays "D ul chla nd Uber Alles" wh n • • • It might be a good idea for some you shov a clip into the grip, and "Lili American gunmake rs to locate fac Marlene., when the clip empties. (It tori s in Puerto Rico or on the India n plays "Tap " when it jams. ) r eserva tions. They would help boost • • • the economies of these areas and a id All kidding aside, I would like to in training the Pu rto Ricans and In ee prototype of the new doiibLe dia n in trade kill they can employ action SIG 9mm and 7.65 semi-auto when competing with the r est of the pi tols tha the Sw iss Indu trial Com population for job . It would also help pa ny in uhausen, Switzerla nd have the American manufacturers compete been worki ng on. Some working with fore ign imports. The aovern model hav been construct cl. SIG, me nt could allow tax breaks to en hovv ver , ha been gu arded about r e courage such activity as it does to leasing information on the new encourage other kinds of indu try. a utos. It s ms as if they want to be But, alas, there would be those who ure th re i a market fo r th m be would scream that the Indians a nd for they make official a nnounce Puerto Ricans were being exploited. ments. These, then, are my suggestions for $495 ~ - PPD. ~ • • • guns and ideas for 1970. Or at least Authent ic Re p !icos © Likewi e I am hopeful of landing betw en now a nd 1984, wh n Big ~~ ru~ldSrzee~ o~ ~/ a H ege "Fir bird" to study. This is Brother will take over and shoot all s ign and Balance. Solid Co s t Alurn i- He- man tro11h iec; the 9mm pi to! similar to the smaller of us gun enthusiasts. num. Fi n ished in for Oen, Run11111 s caliber R u ian Tokar ev. It i being How aboiit you? L et's h ear about Gunmeta l Bl ock. Roo m. Calli n. tc manufactur cl in limited quantity. The yoiir ideas for dream giins, dream START COLLECTING NOW 1 S 7 Army .4 5 Auto - l uger - Colt Cobra Hege J agcl firm informs rn that they cartridges, or dream gactg ets. ee t i e Fast Draw .44 - Mau se r Automatic - l ap Nambu might decid to discontinue it manu opening page of this article for Pllil! LYTLE NOVELTY COMPANY, Dept. G factw·e in favor of their new AP- 66 .-d_e_t_a_i_ls_.__ E_ d_i_to_1_· ______U._ _ __,______~w~ "~i:=t ·i~=;~· 0c°;1i ~ .4 ;b~s~o•~----- model .380 . T his German gunmaker t 11 me that their AP- 66 houlcl be Large detailed line drawings on th American mark et early in of hundreds of pistols, plus 1970. Th y have built the gun with New catalog & descriptive data and esti the new IR law in mind, a nd ther e mat ed values. 72 pages, fo re will hav no difficulty in xport 8V211 x11 "- A must for every ing this weapon to the United Sta tes. reference book gun enthusiast! . Thi semj- auto w ill be in .32 and .380 Pistol magazines & mis calibers. It i a double- action pistol cellaneous gun parts. In made of lightweight metal along the cluded are prices and illus lines of the Walther PP. It sounds trations of magazines and like a gun I would like to own. gun parts, many of which • • • have never been available . In 1969 the Mauser factory en Send only $1 for this valu countered some production delays in able catalog. Full price re the manufacture of their postwar funded with first purchase. GUNS JANUARY 1970 67 SAFARI 70 ( Continued / rom page 19) m any hunters would like to visit, re being taken, including eleph an ts with mains unsafe for the outside visitor tusks above 100 pounds, sable and because of unfriendly natives and k udu. Mo t of the ar as are n ot heavi terrorist acti vities. It is unlikely that ly hunted and many of the large there will be any great a mount of areas won't even be hunted once in a hunting in Sudan in the near future. year. The ts tse flies are often a Ethiopia, ancient land of the Queen pr oblem, h owever, in some of the of Sheba, is little hunted but h olds areas. Right around the equator the one of th e more rare and magnificen t areas can be hunted year- around, al trophies of Africa-the Mountain Ny though late April and May are pretty ala. Only a handful of spor tsmen much closed throu ghout East Africa h ave ever taken this m agnificent because of general rain s. Many of anim al; it must be hunted in th e the areas in orthern Tanzania, made mountain Rain Forest altitudes a bove famous by R ob rt Rourk e and Hem 8,000 feet. On the other hand, Ethi ingway, are still producing some fin e -111111118~1[ opia h as great hw1ting areas teeming and comfortable safaris and ar e till Ideal gift. Records kill for proud hunter. Beautifull y embossed. with game including a good variety recommen ded a xcellen t. Mo t of Carib ou Elk Turkey Mul e De er of Antelope and, for a first safari, a K enya and U ganda, especially the • Coug a r De e r Coyote Brown Be a r hunter would not b e disappointed . northern parts, are be t h un ted b e Ar~ r r~~"\,. Be ar Skunk G rizz ly Bear Moose J ovo li no Mountain Sh eep H ere again , however, care should be tween D ecemb r and late April, a Wolf Ante lope M o untai n G oat taken in choosing your outfitter. this is the dry eason, and, here again, ~ · ~ ~ ?.: ~ n!4s~55~e i. . Bloc kT~ O ee r excellent afaris ca11 be had in com eo. inc . tax. SOMALIA: Jo changes h ere and fortable conditions. Some ar ea have at st ores or order . ~ dirett. No. c. o.d's. ' very little large- scale safaris taking no tsetse fli e at all and others only place. Good hunts are possible but have a few. H re, on a first safari, a R. J . COFFEY , ' • outfitters are few and far between client will get a large variety of aame Dept. 2-507A • 1222 Main Ave. tl ' ~ ' Son Antonio, Texas 78212 and it's a lot ea ier to go elsewhere a nd many hun L return for special and ob tain the same trophies in better animals such as large-maned lion , c tablish ed ar as. elephants, itutun a, c. WILD CORSICA "! A ,{ GUARANTEED HUNTING~ EVERY DAY of the year! EAST AFRICA: East Africa still re Uganda Wildlife, the govemm nt mains an excellent choice for big con trolled exclu ive afari outfit Famous " No Deer· o P<1y " i'.iJ) guarantee gam e huntin g, whether it be on a first hunting in Uganda, also has ome for exci ing e xotic rop ies from fo ur safari or returning to specialize in exclusive concessions in Norther n and continents. Ranch transportation and guid es certain tr ophies. All th e afari areas Western Tanzania that are excellent lurni•hed ; mea ls, lod ging availa b[e. NO SPEC IAL LIC E SES REQUIRED ! Hunt to of K enya, Uganda and Tanzania are hunting dur ing the dry sea on from day-any day-a i' e Y.0 .' completely peaceful and a top selec June through October. Many top a tion of well-Or"anized an d long- es fari ou tfits are available in Ea t tablished hunting outfits is available. Africa but there' also some not o Becau se East Africa lies right on good one so, again, be careful in ~ Y.O. and above and below the equator , ch oo ing your outfit. year- arou nd hunting areas are avail Africa, south of the equator, ha able. All the southern parts of Tan m any other excellent h untin" area , zania, including the Rungw a and including Bot wana, Za mbia, South RANCHTe xa~ Mo untain Ho me, 76056. Box 7 7 Selous Reserves, should be hunted we t Africa and Mozambique. Gener CALL: 5 12 - 654-2076 between July and the 15th of Novem ally speaking, these areas should only ber. There are some excellent trophies be hunted between J une and mid- 68 GUNS JANUARY 1970 November because that is the dry season, making it possible to easily get around. Some short gr ass areas in Mozambique can be hunted, how ever, as early as April but care should be taken in choosing areas when go ing that early. There are several top safari outfits in Botswana and a good vat·iety of game can be taken over a larg area, including some excellent buffalo and lion, sable and kudu, gcmsbok and a good variety of other game. Leopard are ver y scarce, how eve r, and the elephants have small teeth. HORNADY'S Za mbia, an area that a few years ago was unheard of as far as safaris 7mm we1·e concerned, has awakened to a 154 gr. ve ry popular hunting area. T wo sep Spire arate large concessions are now be Point . .. ing hunted and in the Luangwa area some very excellent game is being taken, in cluding some large elephant, excellent greater kudu, larg lions King of the Mountain! (many of them with excellent manes) This remarkable trophy w as taken by Chris Hornadys are as accurate, deadly and Klineburger of Seattle, Wash., and earned him dependable for North American game as and even the occasional rhino. The membership in a small but elite group- they are for Marco Polo in Afghanistan . other areas have smaller elephants but Americans who have successfully hunted one The Hornady line for re loaders includes some really outstanding sable and of the world's ra rest and most majestic animals 75 bullets, from the 17 cal. Varmint kudu and good li ons. Both areas con - the Marco Polo Sheep. Spec ial to a 500 gr. Fu ll Metal Jacketed Klineburger chose Hornadys for hi s Marco Polo 45 cal. bullet for African game. You can tain a good general variety of game hunt because he trusted them . . . even i n trust Hornadys for your mcst important and either can be recommended high Afghanistan at 16,000 feet. shooting needs ... anywhere in the world. ly as a first safari. Mozambique, a greater hunting a1·ca that has been heavily hunted for 75 Bullets for o:r:n.a.dy B-..ill;L~ ·: Hand/oading. Send H HORNADY MANUFACTURING COMPANY ma1~y years, is still producing top safa1·is with well-established outfits for complete brochure Dept. G. Grand Island, Nebraska 68801 and all of the comfods of home. Sable, CUSTOM CARVED kudu and the beautiful nyala are IVORY GRIPS WEAR your GUN in your LAPEL plentiful and many good lions arc t o i;: l1 o w you suppo1·t. Fitted to all t he r li:,:- h t tu h e.ar :inn'-. f'.:=-----: Your f avorite h and g-un. also taken. Leopards are scarce and popular handguns rifle o r s h Ol J!'Un - Col t , S. & \\ .. 111 :;:-h Brochu re 25c Stnn°<1:lrfl. \ Vl f1 ehe ~tl' r . n r"'' nini.:- - J.a r o r elephants with large tusks are also ta('k: g o l r: 51 . 50 pp ~ J_. - .--. difficult to come by although the Ny JERRY M. EVANS Deale r I nquiries Invited . \\ sn~.cfo'- 5078 Harwood Road A. H. POPPER, Dept. GOl alaland Safari area, bordering on the San Jose, Ca 95124 614 T urnpike St. , S t oughton . Mas s . 02072 Kruger Park, has produced several elephants with tusks over 100 pounds. The Limpopo River area, hunted by Nyalaland Safaris, would be our WHAT IN THE WORLD choice in Mozambique. DO YOU WANT TO HUNT? CONTACT THE KLINEBURGERS , THE EXPERTS THAT HAVE BEEN THERE! ASIA: Asia, the sleeping giant as far TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WORLD'S LEADING HUNTER'S BOOKING as hunting i concerned, we hope will SERVICE. someday awaken . In 1967, a g reat HUN T step forward was taken in Afgha ni stan when Jonas Bros. of Seattle Afghanistan - Argen were called upon by the Afghan Gov tina - Austral ia - Braz We represent the top il - Botswana - British ernment to set up a hunting prog ram outfits "Around The Honduras · Central for this country n ver before hunted World" We wi ll put African Republic by outside hunters. Game surveys you in touch wi t h the Chad - Ethiopia - In we re made and equipment was top gu ides in Al aska dia - Iran - Kenya - shipped in from the U.S. and pe r and Ca nada. Mozambique - New sonnel from Seattle were sent over by Zealand - South West Jonas Bros. to train the Afghans. The Africa - Tanzan ia • new hunting progr am even included Uganda - Zambia. the occasional permit to hunt the world's most desired trophy- the Up To Th e Minute Hunting Info. For All The World Marco P olo Sheep. These s heep a re Be Sure of Success on a Properly Arranged Trip fo und in the Wahan Corridor of the Contact Klineburger Bros. narrow fin ger that sticks out touch ing China, Russia and North e rn JONAS BROS. OF SEATTLE WORLDS LEA DING TAXI DERMISTS Pakistan. The hunting prog ram also 1507 12th AVE., SEATTLE, WASH. 98122 includes Markhor , Urial, Ibex, Snow 206 · EA 9- 1600 GUNS JANUARY 1970 69 L eopards, Gazelles and Bears. N ow in its third year, the hunting pro gram is going nicely and outside sportsmen are able to visit formerly forbidden areas often mentioned in r- history and hardly changed since the days of Ghengis Khan, Alexander the FRONTIER Great and Marco Polo. Iran has ver y little in the way of DOUBLE well-organized hunting, although sa faris are possible there. It is recom DERRINGER ~ m ended mostly for the sportsman SOLID METAL NOT A PLASTIC IMITATION willing to ride and climb in the high • EUROPEAN MADE • FIRES POWERFUL 22 CAL. CR IMPED BLAN KS areas and search for the Ibex, the •FIRES TEAR GAS CARTRIDGE sheep that are found there. Some Lo oks and feel s l i ke the or iginal Rem i ngton Derri nger areas can only be hunted by royalty, -The Hide .Out Gun of Wiid Bi ll Hickoc k. Now th i s beauty can be yo urs at this amazing low but other areas are open to outside pri ce . Po sitive reli ab le Eu ro pean Made - it fires two qu i ck shots from its doub le barrel s. Perfect for do g COMPLETE hunting. We hope the future will traini ng, stage use. sporting eve nts. pe rsona l defe nse. WITH bring more established hunting out No bulky cyli nd er , it lays f lat in the pocket ready fo r i nstan t act ion . Purc ha se r must be over 2 1. Jus t send ONE SET OF fits in Iran. $4 .95 plu s 30 cen ts po stage and ha nd li ng. State age RCBS DIES whe n ordering. Not sold in New York City or Cal i INDIA: The land of the oldest civi forn i a. Money ba ck guarantee i f no t satisf ied . lization on earth still offers a surpris WESTBURY SALES CO. , DEPT. DR-22 ingly good variety of animals for the P. 0. BOX 434, WESTBURY, N. Y. 11590 visiting sportsm an , even though they are on the decline. These are topped Build Your Own by the magnificent tiger, one of the GUN CABINET most beautiful trophies on earth, but nnI It 's EASY ! W ith tiger hunting is becoming increasing Gun be rt h@ Plans & Kits ly difficult each year. Tigers ar e be A ll d e tails on P la ns, K its a nd $6450 ]J nrclwa rc fo r J S 1\l odcls a re coming sm arter , the ever - increasing li,, 1cd in \" EW, 80 PAGE . . . REG $69.00 VA LU E population is expanding into the tiger's " Hondbook"- Cotolog, habitat, and the future of tiger hunt •. . ill us t ra ted in Color! A lso con t a ins t ips 011 bes t cl esig n. ing is not bright. The poaching by S end NOW? Only $2.00 ppd., refu nda ble fi r ~ t $10. UO order. the natives is the biggest problem ( For :\ir .\l a il. a ------State____ _ I have enclosed $1 .50. I understand you will pay postage. GUNS • JANUARY 1970 71 in Russia and Mongolia and more and ~COMPLETE m ore American tourists are visiting ~FIREARMS th ese countries. Mongolia is now m:mCARE open and has some excellent hunting COMPLETE GUN TREATMENT areas and the magnificent Giant Big • Cleans-removes a II traces of rus t an d leading. Horn, the Ovis Ammon Ammon and, Lubricates-will not freeze, in th e same areas, the magnificent ;,.iiiioip"°'~5w~oxidize or evaporate. In sures perfec t firing at all Ibex can be found. These hunts are t emperatu res. expensive and it seems about 50 - 50· Protects- leaves an invis as to whether you 'll come back satis ible magnetic film over :i ll metal par ts whi ch wil l pro fied or complaining from a Mongoli an tect agi nst rust and finger- hunt. Mongols are hungry for Amer i marks. 5 oz. can $1.39 pp. can dollars and there is every indica tion the hunting for these animals w ill continue, that's about all the h unting trophies worthwhile that the country has. Russia, on the other hand, has some fine h unting areas and most of these SAFARI OUTFITTERS INC. are not open to hunting for people 8 South Michigan Avenue from the outside. There is talk of Chicago, Illinois 60603 them opening in the future but it Worldwide Specialists in Hunting and Fishing Safaris seems unlikely at this time. When and MONGOLIA-RUSSIA COSTA RICA if it happens, it will be well publi New F rontiers ror new cxllt ic t r ophies. " P a rismina" a nd "'C:1s:1 M a r " - two "King of Kings o£~ a. IJ Shcc1>"- ARGAL.I. g r eat fish in g ca mps o ffering fa n tastic cized and we'll a ll know about it but New World ltccords, 65"' Ar ga li a nd 50" t a f)Jo n spo r t on ligh t tackle. I bex sh ot in 1968 in M.:. n golia. don't start getting your Russian visa MOZAMBIQUE MEXICO yet. Widest sele ction of African trophies More th:1 11 18 s pecies on li ,{ht tackle at thc best ch oice for fi r s t African Safari famous E l T a rpon Trop ica l at Ca rme n . with a ll Jcadinl{ out fitter s out of Be i n For supe r b b illflshi n g, it 's A\•iles Bros. In the "land down under", Australia a n d Lour enco M a rques. De luxe or m oder i n M a za tla n. ;1 tc ra tes. ARGENTINA and New Zealand both offer some BOTSWANA-ANGOLA Trout fls hin.{ a t its g r c:1 t cst-amidst the unique hunting opportunities for the ZAMBIA rn Ds l bea utif ul scen e r y t hat ca n be G reatest con centrations of .-a m e, best im a,IZ'i n ccl. A lso fa ntastic d uck a nd goose visiting sportsman. In northern Aus q uality of t ro11hics. E le pha nt, Hufta lo, s hoot i n J{. U o n , Leop a r d, Kudu, Sa h ie, R oan , tralia, magnificent Asiatic Buffalo a re E la nd, Gcm s bok, S ita tunga, e t c. PARAGUAY The world 's "'real est freshwa ter figh tin g found in good numbers. If you get in KENYA-TANZANIA fi sh-DOH.A D O! UGANDA CANADA with the right outfitter, for a reason Tra ditio n a l sa Cari countries wit h lead It's the P inware Lodge in Labrad or for able price, you're guaranteed one of i n g s:1fa r i o rganizations. Atla ntic salmcm; C lu b Ch :i m beaux in TCHAD-CENTRAL Q uebec for br ook t rout ; Branson"s Loclge, these fine trophies and, while you're N.T .W'., fo r la k e t r ou t. ch a r and AFRICAN REPUBLIC grayli n g. DEH.BY ELAND, BONGO: a lso L ion. taking it, you ca n have some out E leph a nt, Leo p ~t r d a nd o the r gam e. IRELAND standing fishing for Barramuncli a nd ETHIOPIA-SOMALIA B rown t rout on the fl y. Also salm on . SUDAN Excelle nt accommodat !on s. you can sh oot some clucks, geese and Ua. r c va rieties. Mountain Ny:ila, Mrs. SPANISH HONDURAS a few other animals such as Kan Gray's Lcch wc, Nubfan I bex, H u n ter's 1\"cwly con styuct c d R oat a n Lo d ge, o n Ila rleheest, e t c. Hoat;1 n Islan d offers excellent accom garoo, Wild Dog and Wild Boar. Aus IND IA-NEPAL m od a t ion s, m eod s a n d equ ipment for a Tiger Huntin ,{ i n fa m ou s jungles of g reat ''arict y of fi shing a m id st a Car ib tralia is a very worthwhile stopover Cent ra l Ind ia a n d w ith t rained e le phants bean settin g. on that trip around the world. in the Himala.yan foothills and in Nep a l. BRITISH HONDURAS !RAN T wo e xcelle nt camps otte ring Ji r h l P a ra dise for S h eep a nd I bex h u n ter s. t:1ck le fl shing for bon e ft sh, t a r pon, New Zealand, the land that Mother PARAGUAY sn ook, etc. Nov.-Ju ly. Nature forgot to plant a ny big game "Ti,{cr Hill Sa f:t ris"-100% Jagu a r kills ECUADOR in 1968. Safaris of the high est st a nda rd. F inest blll- fi s hlng a n d accomrno dations animals in, is certainly not without NORWAY a t r eason a ble rat es. A lso trout. Ar ctic Safaris b y boa t for Pola r Bea r . its problems, although there are some M ecca fo r the Atla ntic' Salmo n fis h e r~ NICARAGUA m a n ... a 25 lb. salmo n or big ge r . R iver fi shing for la rge tarpon. good big game hunting there. There Write or Call: Write or Call: are no closed seasons and no bag Roman H. Hupalowski, Pres. Jim C. Chapralis, V.P. limits, so there ar no game laws, and Phone-(312) 346-9631 Phone-(312) 346-9633 commercial meat hunters are slaugh tering the animals for the market. Now, they're using helicopters and EDWARDS RECOIL REDUCER ® it's nothing for them to wipe out a whole h erd of the beautiful Hima M oney Back Guarantee When Installed As Sh own And Adjusted In Any Sh ot gun Or Rifle Including Magnums layan Tahr or Chamois. 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TOTAL PRICE INS ALLED-$25 00 Plus Shipp:ng and Insurance cos t .· a few conscientious guides are trying INSTALL YOU RS ELF ALL PRINTS A D INSTRUCT IONS FUR ISH ED Standard-4" or 4\li" For Any Gun $18 .00 to build up a hunting industry here SLE EVED-Made to order for Brownings wi h OVAL CAVITY, and doing a remarkable job. On a Give Depth of Cavity at top, $22.00. 10 to 14 clay hunt, a person can expect INVE TED A D MANUFACTUR ED BY JESSE EDWARDS to tak e Tahr, Chamois, and Red Stag 269 Herbert Stree t • Alton, Illinois 62002 Days - 618 462-3257 or 462 -2897 - Nights and there are other animals to be 72 GUNS JANUARY 1970 hunted also. A person will not be and Alaska, has seen a great incr ease d isappointed with a stopove1· here and in hunting in the last decade and GEBRUDER MERKEL more power to those few cou rageous really top outfitters are available to SPORTING ARMS guides tr ying to build up h un ti ng mak e your hunting enjoyable and Germany's Fines t h o1µ u11 s . o, cr/U ndt·r. S i1lc In· S ic l t• . C omldnal ion for the sportsman . successful. The quality of trophies is S h o 1 ~ 1111 o , 1·r _ Hiflc . Ouuhh· U:;rn·I Hiflc s . U r ill i n g s down in many p l aces ; the m ost ( T h rt!t' B a r r e l ) . noticeable of th ese are the giant SOUTH AMERICA: South America, j\(()l)F:I. a gr eat continent, seem ingly did not Alaska Brown or K odiak Bear, and :IO :i F: receive its share of the big game ani the Dall and Big Horn Sheep. Stone DELUXE mals. A fin e tr ophy is the magnifice nt Sheep seem to be plentiful and of Jaguar a nd, in some areas such as the good quality in most areas whereas Motogrosso area of Brazil, large num the Big Dall Ram is becoming harder ln11111• 1l ialt• d 1· li,' t"r'' 0 11 to get due to heavy h unting pressure s tancl :ird 11101h·I" . . \X ' c be rs of these giant cats, some of them u ff1•r \l 1·rk1•I:-- C u s lom weighi ng close to 400 pounds, can be in many of the areas. Big H orn Sheep Uui lt l o ~ou r s p ccifi. found. There are only a handful of is a sad story and it has been depleted c :1tio 11 s . good profe sional hunters in Brazil dr astically in many of the ar eas, and the government seems to have mainly Alberta. However, there a re no intere t in developing a h unting still a few good outfi tters that are industry. If ou're a ble to tie up producing Big Horn Sheep in A lberta a good hunting outfit, you will have and B ritish Columbia, but the cha nces a magnificent J aguar a nd, possibly, of success are consider ably less than even the occasional deer or wild pig. they were in the past. It seems doubt Send S l .00 for broc hure with p r ices :11111 1lt•l :.1ils . ful that th ey w ill ever improve. D1 ·al1· r s _hup1iri1•:-- irn i t1 ·1I. furni :-- 11 1·1·rlili1-·1I t 'O JI ~ or As for Argentina, the land has a F.F. l.. 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