American Handgunner Jan/Feb 1980
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Variety - Quality - Economy Semi-Autos .25..32..380 .......~ Single Action .22..357. .44. .45 Double Action .22..32..38..357 Ask the man for an FIE ... FIREARMS IMPORT & EXPORT CORP. BOX 4866 • HIALEAH LAKES, FLA. 33014 FIE FIE FIE FIE The barrel, sighting rib, and ejector rod housing are a rugged, integral unit, made of heat-treated stainless or chrome molybdenum steels. The spring-loaded firing pin The rear sight provided on is enclosed in the frame. Security-Six models is ad Note: With the trigger re justable for windage and ele leased and transfer-bar with vation. drawn below the firing pin, the hammer nose rests di rectly on the frame and can not contact the firing pin. The transfer-bar ignition sys tem plovides that the ham The cylinder interlock feature ~ mer blow can be transmitted ensures that the hammer can- ~. to the firing pin only when not be cocked when the cyl the trigger is pulled all the inder is open, nor can the way to the rear. This is a positive internal safety fea ture designed to prevent fir Music wire or stainless steel ing if the revolver is dropped !~,~1;'·~:.'~~;' ~:";~.'";:IELD STRIPPED VIEW . coil springs are used through accidentally, or if the ham (t;. out the Ruger double action mer spur receives a sharp revolvers. blow. RUGER Double Aetion Revolvers These are the revolvers created by Ruger engineers who In addition to traditional Ruger quality and dependable started with a fresh sheet of paper and an unlimited performance, the shooter enjoys the advantages of the budget! There is nothing in the design of these Ruger durable stainless steel mechanism parts, even in standard double action revolvers which is there simply because blued models. "it has always been done that way"; nothing which re flects a commitment to outmoded production methods -====-:::..,.,.... or obsolescent factory facilities. Representing a signifi cant improvement in design, these revolvers incorporate creative Ruger engineering, sophisticated manufacturing Ruger Security-Six Revolver in 357 Magnum caliber with rear techniques, and superior materials. sight adjustable for windage and elevation. Choice of 23/4", The Ruger design philosophy of strength, simplicity, 4", or 6" barrel in blued fin and ease of maintenance has been applied throughout ish or stainless steel. the design of these revolvers. Composed of a series of integrated subassemblies, the Ruger double action re volver can be field stripped to its basic components in Ruger Police Service·Six Re seconds, without the use of tools. The entire lock mech volver in 357 Magnum, 38 Spe anism is installed through the bottom of the grip frame cial, and 9 mm parabellum (blued model only) calibers with as a unit, permitting the use of solid frame side-walls fixed sights. Choice of 23/4" or 4" barrel in blued finish or which contribute to the great strength of these revolvers. stainless steel. The complex milled-out frames and delicately fitted side ~ plates of other double action revolvers, and the difficul ~ ties of maintenance and weaknesses inherent in older designs are eliminated entirely. The finest materials are used in Ruger double action Ruger Speed-Six Revolver with revolvers. Music wire or stainless steel coil springs are y .. '\. J compact round butt in 357 Mag .~~ num, 38 Special, and 9 mm used throughout and frames, cranes, cylinders, and barrels parabellum (blued model only) are of heat-treated stainless or chrome molybdenum calibers with fixed sights. Choice of 23/4" or 4" barrel in steels. Most of the small internal parts of all models of blued finish or stainless steel. Ruger double action revolvers are made of stainless steel. RUGER, Security-Six, Service-Six, and Speed-Six are registered U. S. trademarks FOR YOUR COPY OF A FREE ILLUSTRATED CATALOG OF ALL RUGER FIREARMS, WRITE DEPT. AH STURM~ RUGER & Company~ Ine. Southport, Connecticut 06490 U.S.A. ALL RUGE~ FIREARMS ARE DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED IN RUGER FACTORIES IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AMERICAN HANDGUNNER . JANUARYIFEBRUARY 1980 3 JANUARYIFEBRUARY, 1980 Vol. 5 No. 1-20 FEATURES STAFF IPS C 1979 NATIONALS, Seth Nadel 24 GEORGE E. VON ROSEN International Pistol Shooting Confederation's Big One In Park City, Publisher Utah ... What Happened? JEROME RAKUSAN HANDGUNNER INTERVIEW: DAVE WESTERHOUT, Massad Ayoob 27 Editorial Director Author Quizzes World Champion And Comes Away With Knowledge Of The South African Scene MIKE THILL CHARTER ARMS .44 BULLDOG, Seth Nadel 28 Managing Editor Here's An Exhaustive Test By A Competitive Shooter/Lawman Of The KEVIN E. STEELE Concealable Power Package Associate Editor RUGER REDHAWK, James D, Mason. ........ 32 Ruger's Newest Kid On The Block Gets A Frank, Technical Appraisal And SYDNEY BARKER Comparison With The 29 Art Director LOADS FOR THE .223 CONTENDER, Wayne Blackwell 36 FERNANDO M. MARTINEZ With The Big Upswing In Interest In Metallic Silhouette Shooting, Here's What Assistant Art Director To Feed One JOAN HUBERT THE SCORPION STORY, J .. D. Jones ......... .39 MAGGIE LOOS Just How Good Is This Inverted Base Wadcutter And Just What Can You Art Assistants Expect From It? THE 9MM MYTH, Charles J. Vanous 40 STEVE LIPSKY Author Attempts To Uncover Some Very Popuiar Misconceptions And Tell You Advertising Sales Manager Just What It Is GLENNA A. EIDENMILLER ARE TAURUS BULLETS BETTER?, J. D. Jones. .. 44 Advertising Production Director They Fill A Need .. But Just Where Do They Fit In To The Scores Of Bullets Already Around? TOM A. 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Title to this publication passes to subscriber only on delivery to his address. 4 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER . JANUARYIFEBRUARY 1980 dump it. So, the choice depends somewhat on where you shoot, and the conditions you'll encounter. On bolt guns the rear sights are almost always hung on the rear receiver rin"g. If you'll accept the premise that a peep sight on a pistol is just an open sight with a cir 8iluetas cular notch, you'll have to admit that you can't focus on either type of rear sight and PHILIP C. BRIGGS the front sight at once-that's just the way the eye works. Now, consider for a mo ment your ability to focus on two objects SIGHTS FOR SORE EYES that are a fixed distance apart as they are moved farther and farther from your eye. As you move away, the two objects seem oday's unlimited pistols, especially the for a couple-three hundred years. As you to get closer together, and both will even T bolt guns, are good enough to can tell, I've made my choice, but let me tually come into perfect focus. You can shoot possibles anytime. All the shooter give you a few more thoughts to consider. take advantage of this phenomena by has to do is align the sights, hold the proper Besides being able to see the sights, you moving the rear sight to the front receiver sight picture, and squeeze the trigger. And have to be able to position them on the ring, and the front sight to the end of the yet, considering the number of well target. The peep reduces the amount ofthe barrel. That's not enough ofa move to cure equipped shooters trying, there aren't that light reflected from the target that reaches the problem, but it is a step in the right di many straights being shot. your eye, as well as restricting your view of rection. How much it will help you is a Why? Well, I'd guess it's because most the target. If the target is dusty, partially function of your vision. One of our new people can't see the sights well enough to obscured, or contrasts poorly with the AAA shooters had his sights moved up at achieve or maintain proper alignment background, you're in trouble.