Every one is precision cut-rifled and The iompetition's hand lapped for maximum accuracy. That same Bofors steel goes into Eifle is almost as good. the action. No weak castings or stampings. Every part is machined Only it iosts moEe. from block steel for lasting strength You co uld never buy a rifle this good and perfect fit. You get silky-smooth at th is price before. It's our new action for the life of the gun. Ithaca LSA-55. From super-accurate Select your pull with the LSA's barrel to rich Monte Carlo stock, it's adjustable single-stage trigger. It's loaded with features you 'd have to cracker-crisp, unchanging. For added lay out up to $40 more to get convenience, there's a detachable elsewhere. box magazine for full or single loads. Ge nuine Bofors ordnance-q ual ity It's a straight-line system, so no stee l goes into our LSA barrel. jam-ups surprise you. There's another plus feature in the LSA's rear sight. It's adjustable for elevation and windage. It's also removable. Receiver has built-in mounting bases- a scope goes on in minutes. You get instant action with our top-mounted safety right at your thumb. And extra safety with our recessed bolt face that shields cartridge heads. The LSA-55 is ava ilable in the $199.95 Deluxe model shown here and the $159.95 Standard model. Choose from .243W, .308W, 22-250 or 6mm Rem. calibers. Both come with hand-checkered walnut stock and fore-end, sure-grip palm swell and quick-detachable sling swivels. Our Deluxe model features a rollover cheekpiece and Rosewood tipped fore-end and pistol grip. Your nearby lthacagun dealer is the man to see. Handle the rifle that puts features where others put their prices. Ithaca Gun Company, Inc., Ithaca, New York 14850. In Guns Illustrated 1970, you'll find a treasure-trove of valuable infor mation on firearms of all kinds-rifles, shotguns, handguns of every description, new and used, both U.S. made and foreign. 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FIREARMS ARCHEOLOGY I am sure that if the NRA would Digging under the Colt plant ...... • . .•..•. •• ...... 25 double the amount of space available, WHAT SHOULD A RIFLE WEIGH? they would get twice the number of Rifle he ft is important to good shooting ... .• ...... Col. Charles Askins 26 exhibitors, and that would really be TURKEY SHOOT a show. Looking at the· gun law situa Tips on having fun with a scattergun ... • .. • ...... Clarence Massey 28 tion from Washington, I personally THE S.l.G. AMT RIFLE got the feeling tha t, at least on the Newest import in the military/ sporter field ...... Ma j. George C. Nonte 30 F ederal level, the pressures on the GUNS AT THE NRA SHOW gun owner will be much less under A visit to each of the exhibits ...... • ...... •.. .. Guns Staff 33 the new administration. MAYNARD: EXPERTS CHOICE • • • Color feature on a classic single shot ...... •. .. .•...... 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GUNS • JULY 1969 5 HANDLOADING BENCH
By MAJ . GEO. C. NONTE
HERE WAS a time when not too speed things up, make certain it is set T many people concerned themselves for the lowest temperature possible with cleaning fired cases before re - not over 225 - 230 degrees F . loading. Tha t is, other than to wipe off At this point, though, you can add dirt and grit so dies would not be anoth er fi llip that saves time and ef marred. Today, though, every h and fort later. After rinsing, simply dunk loader I know seems to think that his cases in soapy (not detergent) water, cases must be shiny and new- like in shake off the excess, and air dry. The appearance. In fact, I know som e who very slight soap film left serves as an Ea ch RCBS Die is meticulously spend more time and effort to make e 'cellent resizing lubricant and isn't Precisioneered and hand-fin ished - one at a time - {o match the their reloads look pretty than they do n early as m essy as gr eases or oils and exacti ng standa rd s of the fi n est gun s. RCBS Dies a re never c hrom e in assembly. This r eminds me of the w ipes off easily. Pure soap is best plated. RCBS Seater Dies have fellow who spends all his free time plain Tincture of Green Soap from bu i lt-in crirnpers for fast. p recisio n seat ing, minimum lead shavi ng. waxing his car even though the en the pharmacy or soap fl akes. Standard 7/s" -14 t hread. gine will barely run. Excessive mechanical or chemical OVER 500 CALIBERS TO CHOOSE FROM First, let it be understood that shiny cleaning to brighten cases w ill cartridges won't shoot a bit better weaken them and r educe their dimen than those completely brown from fin sions in critical areas. Buffing in par gerprints and other stains. Th e pri ticular can make the brass danger m ary reason for having cases clean ously thin. If you mitst h ave bright, before reloading is to save wear and shiny cases, I've not yet found any tear on the dies. Grit and corrosion thing safer and more effici ent than clinging to the brass will scratch the tumbling in ground walnut hulls. surface of most r esizing dies, except Annealing has been m entioned the so- called "carbide" (cemented more than once in these pages, but we Tungsten Carbide) insert type. Fur still get quite a few questions about it. ther, resizing gritty cases will cause I'll wager that more cases are spoiled the grit to be imbedded in the brass than improved by annealing attem.pts. where it cannot be r emoved, thus, Actually, it is very seldom required RCBS 2 DIE SET causing more die damage with each except wh eh cases h ave been re For bottleneck type rifle and pisto l subsequent r esizing. Cases can be formed to a degree that "work hard ca ses only. Includes Full Leng t h p rfectly m echanically clean and still ening" has been produced. Most fac Sizer Die with Expander-Dec apping assembly and Sea ter $ be black as the Ace of Spades. tory - produced cases, be they acquired Die with buil t- in cri mper. 1350 All that need be done to cases to originally as loaded ammunition or in put them in top-notch reloading con n ew, unprimed form, will never need dition is to r emove grit, dirt, and cor annealing through their en tire useful rosion from both the inside and out life, so long as they r em ain in their side. This is best accomplished by original caliber. R ep eated firing and washing. in hot, soapy water. W e ac r esizing does produce som e hardening complish this by first decapping (to of the n eck and, if accompanied by speed up drying as well as for a significant neck thickening, m ight cleaner wash job), and then tossing eventually cau se n eck splits to de them into a w ire basket that will fit velop. If neck splits are encountered, inside one of mama's larger stew pans. then, and only then, that particular lot Soapy water is h eated to a vigorous of brass should be annealed. For straig ht-wall type rifle and boil and the cases are submerged in it By far the best method of a1meeling pistol ca ses only. In cl udes Sizer and agitated by stiring or shaking to available to the average handloader is Die, Expander Die with Expander Decapping assemb ly, and Seater h elp loosen dirt. A few minutes of this the lead m elting pot. The worst is the D i_e wi th bui lt- in $ crimper. and they are rinsed quickly under the h and- held torch. It is possible to 1350 hottest tap water available. This isn't apply heat uniformly and consistently WRITE FOR FREE C ATALOG Buy from your gun dealer and be sure! so much to get the soap off as it is to with the latter, and this normally re flush loosened mateifal from inside sults in the brass becoming too hot. It cases and primer pockets. Cases can gets "burnt" or becomes so soft that then be tumbled in a large fuzzy even resizing damages it. By immers towel to remove free water, and then ing brass in molten lead, we know it air dried. If you mitst use an oven to cannot become any hottei· than the 6 GUNS JULY 1969 lead, and we can control the time the game. Driven by either 64 grains of heat is applied. Most lead bullet alloys H4831 or 65.5 grains of H450, it devel will melt at temperatures around or oped 3100 fps in that original rifle VERSATILITY below 600 degrees F. That is actually and the combination could be relied .. . WEAVER V7 a bit more than is really needed for upon to place its first three shots from case annealing, but not enough to a cold, fouled barrel (the combination cause harm. that counts in hunting) within 1 to Brilliant With the lead just hot enough to be 11/z inches at 100 yards. At 300 yards, target images ... fluid and flow easily, dip the mouth that same bullet still steps out at ap all lenses ground, and shoulder of the case in light oil proximately 2400 fps, making this a polished, and (SAE #10 engine oil is good). Then, fine long- range load. While I never coated by Weaver. immerse the neck and shoulder only shot it on paper that far out, it once in the lead for five to six seconds. killed an antelope for me at 640 meas Draw the case out quickly and give it iired yards. Even at that range, the Exclus ive triple a flip of the wrist to throw off all lead bullet expanded to about .35 caliber weatherp roofing clinging inside. Then drop it into cold and penetrated roughly 24 inches of for reliable water. Cases should be decapped be animal. Admittedly, the shot was a performance in fore annealing and washed well after. lucky one, and I did have the advan any weather. If your particular lead alloy persists tage of plenty of time to make it, as in sticking to the case in spite of the well as dust spurts of previous misses from which to conect. In any event, oil, try melted beeswax or paraffin in Dependable stead. T here are commercial heat that is our standard .264 big game load, and it's not likely to change micrometer click treat solutions that can be used for adjustments are annealing in the same manner, but having produced at least a dozen clean, one- shot kills. fast and easy to they are difficult to obtain in small use, give precision quantities. Several 100-grain bullets have given excellent accuracy in the .264, accuracy. Broken decapping pins are often caused simply by not keeping the ex as well as explosive results on var mints. However, the Speer 120- grain pander rod (decapping stem) or the Spitzer retains velocity better without pin tight. Both the bushing through Steel tube is lig ht, sacrificing accuracy or explosive ex which the rod passes, and the lock nut strong, hand-po lished pansion when driven at just under on the rod must be screwed down .finished in durable 3400 fps by 66 grains of H4831 in that tightly, or the pin can wander around gun-blue. same rifle. Consequently, that became enough to strike the inside of the case the standard varmint load as far as head and be bent or broken. This is this scribe is concerned. Assuming particularly true of the small diame basic accuracy equal, it's easier to 100% made-in ter rods used in .22 caliber dies. Keep make long- range kills with this load Amenca qua lity- all things tight and you won't have to than the lighter bullets, especially the parts designed. stop in the middle of a job to change stubby 77 - and 87 - grain weights made, assembled pins or straighten a bent rod. Pins which produce much more impressive by Weaver. will occasionally be bent or broken, initial velocities. No matter how fast no matter what precautions you take they start out, those skimpy projec -so you'd best keep a few spares on tiles are moving slower at 300 yards hand. Focus is sharp than the 120- grain mentioned above. and clear at every • • • And, beyond that, they slow to a walk power setting .. . When the .264 Winchester Magnum very rapidly. This doesn't mean the Z.5x to 7x. cartridge was first introduced in 1958, .264 is without versatility. If you want it was hailed as the "hottest of the other bullet weights, here are some hot" and very shortly received wide loads that have performed well for us acclaim from people who had used it within their limitations. ~he light, co~pact Weaver V7 is excep to shoot everything from ground squir tionally versatile. Designed for big . game rels on up through our heaviest game. hunting and year-round varmint shooting. Of course, it wasn't the perfect car No larger or heav ier than most fix ed Bullet Powder Vel. tridge, for none ever is. Nonetheless, I 4-power mode ls. See the V7 ... just 77 gr. Norma 72 gr. H4931 3850 $62.50 at your dea ler. developed a considerable fondness for 85 gr. Siena 72 gr. H450 3800 the new round in fairly short order 87 gr. Speer 58.5 gl'. H380 3700 quite possibly because my first Win 100 gr. Hornady 64.5 gr. IMR4350 3575 chester M-70 chambered for it was superbly accurate with almost any 129 gr. Hornady 67 gr. H4831 3250 full-charge handload as well as w ith 125 gr. Nosier 67 gr. H4831 3250 Choice of four fine reticle at no extra factory loads. 140 gr. Sierra 67 gr. H450 3200 charge: Crosshair. Post and Crosshair 160 gr. Horn. RN 72 gr. H870 2875 I began handloading the .264 as Range-Finder. Dual X. ' soon as the first box of factory car tridges had been fired to produce the cases. Most of the 6.5mm bullets All of the above loads have pro WEAVE*COPES. available were tried at one time or duced very good hunting accuracy out another, but the 140- grain Nosier to 300 yards in sever al different rifles. FOR FREE CATALOG WRITE: Partition bullet was eventually se All produce pressmes in the 50 - 55,000 W.R. WEAVER COMPANY lected as a standard after viewing its psi range and should be approached DEPT. 43 / El PASO. TEXAS 79915 superb accuracy and performance on from below. Cutting the charge two 1 9ti ~ W. R. Weaver Cc
GUN S • JULY 1969 7 grains w ill result in less throat ero case condition and safety are given sion, and the consequent velocity loss detailed coverage_ Excellent art work, will not be noticeable in performance in the form of both color drawings on game. CCI Magnum primers were and black and white photographs, il u sed along with factor y W-W .264 lustrate th e important points to be cases. All bullets except the 160-grain made. Chapter V is devoted to pow seated to th e base of the case neck. ders, and is the most extensive to be These loads should be cut considera fo und in the book Seven important bly if u sed in reformed cases. rules to be followed in selecting and Above was m entioned the fact that u sing powders ar e cited. Nearly 40 himting loads were tested from a cold, powders available to the r eloader ar fouled barrel. By that, I m ean that the described in detail, and most of them rifle was fired a few times before the are pictured in magnified photograph tests, and th en allowed to cool to air of granules which make the physical JON -E • BUEHLER • BIRCHWOOD -CASEY • HOPKINS & ALLEN • tempera ture. A single shot was then differences quite apparent. CRO SMA • STRAIGHTAWAY • CHARLES DAL Y • DREMEL • EVEREAOY • FIREARMS INTERNATIONAL • FITZ • FAULKS • fired, and the barrel allowed to cool F ollowing the extensive discussion FEDERAL INST. • FEDERAL CARTRIDGE • GARC IA SPORTING ARMS again for 15 minutes. Subsequent of components, the individual step • GUN DIGEST co_ • GRACE METAL PRODUCTS • HI GH STA NDARD • HOR ADY MFG. • JAY SCOTT INC. • JET-AER • JUOO SW IVELS shots were fired in the same m anner and oper ations involved in reloading • KINF OLK • GED. LAWRE NCE CO. • LEE SONIC • LEUPOLD until the desired group had been pro metallic cartridges are covered in se STEVENS . LYMAN GUNSIGHT co_. LA DISTRIBU TORS . MARLIN FIREARMS CO. • MARBLE ARMS CD. • BORESCDPE • MICHAELS duced. The performance of a rifle or quence. Again, extremely good col OF OREGON • NORMA • MORGAN PAD • OLT • PACH MAYR • PU MA KNI ES • RED FIELD • RE MING TO N COMPO NEN TS • load under these conditions is often ored drawings are u tilized to empha REDHEAD • BLACK SHEEP • SCOTCH GAME CALLS • SHER IDAN quite different than when a string of size and clarify th e operations. • TRIUS • TIMNEY • WEATHERBY SCOPES • WESTERN CUTLER Y • HOPPE • GE E LOX • BOB ALLEN • LECTRA SOX • THERMOS • five or ten rounds is fired in only a Testing and inspection of completed METAL MATCH • JUSTRITE • BURGESS • DAISY • BE NJAM IN • N.R.C. • MEC • FLAMBEAU • LEE CUSTOM ENGINEERING • few minutes. Since in hunting one al r eloads comes in for a fair sh are of RED DING HUNTER • BAIR • SPEER • PACI FIC • FRANCHI • most always fires that all important atten tion, and there is a separate STEYR -MA UCHER • LLAMA • BRENNEKE • ZEP HER • BERNAR DE LLI • WEATHER SHIELD • STO RM KING • ALCAN fi rst round from a cold banel, it is es chap ter on r educed loads in rifle cali • CH ALLENGER sential that your hunting handloads bers. Because of the different tech INQUIRIES ON YOUR LETTERHEAD be tested under the same conditions. niques u sed and problems encoun SEND CERTIFIED COPY OF FEDERAL FIREARMS LICENSE Ther e is a decided tendency to shoot tered in loading for pistols and r evol much too rapidly. Most shooters of my vers, a separate chapter is devoted to acquaintance will assemble 10 or 20 this subject. rounds each of several loads, drive to DISTRI13U-TORS Beginning on page 89 with the .17 G-79 WHOLESALE DIVISION the range, and the n burn up perhaps Ackley Bee, we find n early 200 pages 40 INDUSTRIAL PL, NEW ROCHELLE, N.Y. 10805 50 rounds or more in the first hour. of loading data for all the popular Thus, the barrel is in a different commercial and wildcat calibers. In state of equilibrium as it h eats for dicative of the extensive coverage each load, and the comparison be contained therein is the fact that 6 LEARN GUN REPAIR tween them is not entirely valid. To different .17 caliber w il dcats are in at home quickly, correctly. adequately compare two loads, they cluded. In the data section, Pacific has 10¢ brings book, full facts. m ust be fired with the barrel in iden not attempted to supply hundreds of APPROVED FOR VETERANS. tical conditions of temperature, clean loads for the many differ ent calibers. MODERN GUN REPAIR SCHOOL liness, stress, etc_ Unless these condi Rather, 5 to 10 moderate and an equal tions are m et, the tests won 't really 225-ZZ Ea st Fairmount number of so- called "maximum" loads ill••• Milwaukee, Wi s. 53217 tell you which load is best. a re listed for each readily - available - ~ - Now in Our 22nd Year • • • bullet ·weight in each calibe r_ Even F or over a year we have b een ex this relatively r estricted procedure pecting to receive completed copies of results in some 60 loads being shown this newest P acific R eloading Manual. for-for example-the .300 Savage. It is the second of a series of two, the The lower encl of the scale is probably first on the subject of shotshell r e r epresented by the .32 - 20 Winchester, loading having been introduced some for which only 12 different loads ar e time ago_ shown_ This manual takes a very logical In any event, more than adequate approach to educating and condition data for ever y caliber will be found in ing the reader before handing him a this m anual_ Data for pistol and r e m ass of comprehensive loading data_ volver cartridges is contained in a Beginning with Chapter I, some ver y separat section and is fully as plenti cogent reasons-including the all-im ful as for rifles. portant economic ones-are given for Section III of this manual, compris r eloading_ Following this, the con-i ing 11 pages, consists primarily of the pleted cartridge is discussed in detail 1969 P acific R eloading Tool and Ac as are the individual components sep cessory Catalog_ arately. Of particular importance are Today, we find a lot of r eloading the detailed instructions given for in manuals on the market, and all of
Quality at Lo wer Prices specting fired cases before attempting them have a good deal to teach the Precision reloading tools to reload them. Many casual hand handloader-be he neophyte or of and dies - distribute d by: loaders assume tha t any fired case many years experience_ We think this Fa ll Sales Co. still in one piece may be safely latest offering by Pacific is a good one P.O. Box 833 Paradise, Calif. 95969 r eused. Nothing could be farther from and that it will be well D ealer Inquiries Invited the truth, and the salient factors of r eceived by handloaders. 8 GUNS JULY 1969 Collector's Item! 1908 SEARS, ROEBUCK CATALOGUE A Treasured Replica from the Archives of History
Sears 1908 catalogue reflects early Americana, more vividly, more realistically than any history book can do. It not only stirs up fond memories, laughter and perhaps a few tears . .. but brings to light the desires of America and the technological advances that made our country so great. Open its pages and experience a fantastic journey to the past that you' ll want your children • . • and their children to share! A n archeologist or anthropologist can lea rn as much about a people from studying what th ey used in t heir dai ly life as he can from almost any other source. In Sears 1908 catalog we have a practica ll y complete, ill ustrated gu ide to the A merican of the early 1900's when he has just completed the tam ing of the cou ntry's wildern ess and when the United States was fi nally bec oming rec og nized as a world power. Sears is a uniquely A merican institution, and since the late 1880's, its catalog has probably been t he most accurate single reflection of th e tastes and desires of ou r people. Indee d, its va lu e to collectors of A mericana has become so high in recent yea rs th at a co py in good condition ca n command a price higher than almost any item described therein! T hose with spec ialized interests of all kinds-historians, writers, sportsm en, resea rchers, hobbyists, students, teachers , artisans, musicians, or just plain people with a desi re to step briefly back into the past- all w il l find materi al for hour upo n hour of fascinating enjoy ment between its beautifu l fu ll color covers . This perfect reproduction of the 1908 Sears "Great Price Maker" Catalog has laminated covers in full color and 736 giant pages packed with over twenty thousand items of merchandise, all clearly illustrated, accurately described and priced the remarkably low 1908 way. Weighs 3 lbs. 6 ozs.
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German .22 Cal. Rifle Flobert T arget and a ? Could you give me any information Enclosed are photographs of two on where I could buy the bolt for my pistols I have been unable to identify. German .22 caliber military rifle? Herman Schenk Oregon, Missouri
Locating a bolt for your gun will be largely a matter of chance; yoii might, Speer however, write: Ber Un Suhler W affenfabrik .. ____ ... c/ o VE B SIMPSON Suhl, East Germany
Tell them your need, and describe ~ '.J 10 l 1 1 PRIMER POWERED yoiir gim carefully-incliiding all de tails, numbers and proof marks. If they do locate a bolt for you, all yoii HANDGUN AMMO will then have to arrange is a way to liberate it from East Germ.any. They might be able to tell yoii of a W est German dealer that coiild ship it to you. Unless you have considerable senti Target-38 mental attachment for the gim, it might be better to fo1·get it.- S.B. that's right a plastic bullet and I would appreciate anything you can cartridge case th at shoals as acc urate tell me about their age, origin, and as rea l ammunition. Shoot them 01·er value. and ove r agai n. No powder or r eloading tool s required. Safe to shoo t in an y M. R. Freund room of you r home. Easy to make Rockville, Md. bullet trap stops bullet for r euse. Com Case Hardening plete instructions in each box . 38 Cali· I am trying to find out just h ow Your first pistol of .22 rim fire wli ber , 50 bullcls $1.50, 50 cases Sl.50; 44 Ca liber , 50 bullets Sl.75, 50 cases color case hardening 'is accomplished. ber looks to be of French maniifac $1.75 ; 45 Ca liber i\CP , 50 bullets 1for Also, where might I have this done? ture cmd called Flobert target pistol use in metal ca se only > s l.75. Any help would be appreciated. mcmiifactured in the late 1880's. Its MAILABLE Edward J . Miller valiie to the collector if in fine condi Target 38's are exempt from the Bayport, N. Y. tion woiild range somewhere between 1968 Fi rearms Conrrnl Bi ll $65 to $90. Y oiir second perciission I can't tell you exactly how the pistol from its picture looks to be a For a free 5 shot sa mple se nd 25c (po st "color case hardening" is accom composite of many things. Its ignition age and handlingl . Des ignate th e cali ber you wish. For e;:ic h additional plished, but I understand it is a system is percussion with ci dog- lock sa mple se nd 25e. Spee r Sample Se r vice, touchy and quite technical procedure and looks to be one of the toiirist type P .O. Box 89G , Lew iston , Idaho 83.501. which requires know- how, eqiiiprnent fireanns sold in Eiirope fo1· fair ly and experience. large swns to would be collectors. Its SPEE-rated The Alamo H eat Treating Co., B ox vciliie considering its condition and 10502, Houston, Texas; or L . D. Ma amassing of parts to make tip the gun chamer, 313 Sherman, Coiier d' A lene, itself is slight though the dog- lock Idaho, can do this for you. Contact system in itself is not often viewed. FAMOUS AROUND THE WORLD t hem.-W.S . Valiie approximately $75.~R. M. 10 GUNS JULY 1969 Ammunition Storage Nambn Animo Please advise me on the best way to I am writing to ask a good question. store ammunition; both metallic and How do you reload the bullets for a SUPER SCOPE shotgun. How long will properly Smm (31 Cal.) J ap. Nambu pistol and •• • WEAVER V9 tored ammunition r emain service how do you get the components for able? them. I am at a loss at this, for most John E. Roeger Nambu ammo costs $8.50 per 50. Precise Range Seymour, Indiana Bruce Kitagawa Fo cus, instantly Kamuela, H awaii adjustable from Small arms ammunition req1tires no 50 feet to 1000 special attention fo1· long-term stor Fact01·y - manufactured cases in yards, for more age other than insuring that it is not 8mm Nambii caliber are not available. accuracy at exposed to extremely high tempera George Spence, Steele, Missouri, pro long range. tw ·es or 1t1ius1wlly high humidity. A duces such cases by reworking .41 cool, dry basement is best, with the Long Colt cases. The empty cases Strong steel tube ammo rnised off the floor to prevent themselves etre relatively expensive, is hand-pol ished direct contact with moistitre seeping but are good for many reloadings etnd and gun-blued from, the earth, thiis keep the per- shot cost down. just like a fine MetnLLic ammo sto1·ed in this fash When writing Mr. Spence, be sure to custom rif le. ion will maintctin its efficiency for at specify cases farmed from .41 Long least 15 years, often mitch longer. Colt brass- otherwise yoii might be Paper shotsheLLs deteriornte more supplied with another type which is Micrometer cl ick rapidly as wax evaporates from the somewhat less desirable becniise of paper case body ctnd, in my opinion, adjustments relatively short reloetding Life, thoiigh for hunting sco pe shou ld be 1tsed within five years. entirely safe. G.N. strength plus target Incidentally, Spence will not be scope accuracy. able to ship to you directly cts cm indi Model 12 Chamber vidual. It will be necessary for yoii to supply him with the name and cld I own a Winchester Model 12 3" A fast half· turn of dress of a dealer to whom the ship the eyepiece covers Macr num. I have been using this gun nient can be made, Cllong with Cl certi the full power on trap and have been using 2%" fied copy of that dealer's Federal range, 3x to 9x. shells. Some of th e fellows I shoot Firearms Dealer's License.-G.N. with tell m e I will ruin the barrel by u sing the shorter shells. Please Three-way straighten me out on this. weatherproofing C. M. Leach for dependable Toledo, Ohio all-weather Rolling Block Conversion shooting. The ttse of 2%" length 12 - gcmge shotshells in Cl gun chani berecl for the I have noticed different companies advertising Remington Rolling Blocks Finest optics .. , 3" Magnum wilL not harm it in cmy lenses ground, way.-G.N. in .43 Egyptian. They are advertised in NRA poor condition, missing butts polished, and and various other parts. Would one of hard -coated by Johnson Pistol these actions be suitable and safe to Weaver for Can you give me any information use in the Numrich Arms "Bu ffalo extra bright, · about the pistol in the photograph Gun" conversions to .45- 70? sharp images. that is enclosed. There are two of David Nottingham Mt. Hope, W. Va. The big, bright 3x to 9x Weaver V9 is T he .43 Egyptian rolling block ac versatile, accurate, and dependable. Use it tions have been normally considered year-round. in dense woods or wide open adeqiwte for the .45- 7Q re barreling. spaces .. . for big game, small game. var Some qitestion arises however w hen mints. and targets. You'll see why we call it they are listed in poor condition. Super Scope. Just $69.50 at your dealer. Sometimes they "really mean it." I woiild contact them, and ask that them that turned up in my great un they select a suitable one for yoii. The cle' estate. What is their origin, his Potomac Arms Company shoiild also EBEOE8EB tory and worth? be able to give yoii some additional Ava ilab le with Crosshair. Post and Cross Richard Gallagher advice on this. hair, Range-Finder, or Dual X reticles ... all Little Silver, N. J. At one time I was quite ct "hard at no extra charge. head" on cill sorts of conversions. This is a U.S. Percussion Pistol However as time goes on, I must con Model of 1842 made by lrn N. Johnson fess that many of these conversions WEAVE$COPES. 1mder contretct of March 28, 1851 for are far from practical, considering the ten tlwitsand pistols at $6.75. Cm-rent expense involved. In too many cases FOR FREE CATALOG WRITE: valite of this fine coLLectors item in yoii still end iip with an old action W.R. WEAVER COMPANY excellent condition woiild be today that no one can really give yoii a DEPT. 43 / EL PA SO, TEXAS 79 915 $195.-R.M. 100% ok on-W.S. 0 1968 'I. R. ~to.e r Co. GUNS JULY 1969 11 OUR MAN IN WA~llN~lllN
In place of our regular "Our Man in Wash ington " column , we wish to present the fol lowing speech made by Congressman Bob rout. The a doption of licen s ing a nd reg Sikes ( 0-Fla. ) at the National Rifle Asso i s tra tion requirement s would have been ciation Convention, March 30, 1969. a rout for t he Const itutiona l right s of l a w-a biding citizens to own a wea pon . I am addressing a n orga niza tion which You were very close to winning a draw, l ast yea r was s ubjected to one of the but the force s a rra yed against legiti mo st prolonged, vicious , a nd intens e ma te owners hip of wea pons were strong indictment s by the press a nd by some enough to pass a nebulously writ ten e lec t ed officia ls tha t I have ever s een. a nti-ma il order bill a ffecting we a pons These were the a ntigun elements who wa nt a nd a mmunition. The new bill conta ins t o t a ke f irearms a way from l aw-a biding lengthy revisions of the Na tiona l Fire Ame r ican c itizens . There was column a rms Act which defied interpreta tion in .·after column of bile a nd pre judice, a nd the short time t he bill was a vail abl e cartoon after ca rtoon depicting t hi s before Congress for the ir perusal. Th i s organi zation a nd its members as little beartrap l a ngua ge opens t he door to a ll more than gangster s , and t he pa ges of t he types of problems a nd complica tions bot h Congressional Re cord dutifully echoed in polici e s a nd in enforcement of the t his hat e-chant . Appa r ently the Nation law. a l Ri fle Associat i on a nd its memb er s are Had t he l anguage of t he Hou se- and on a l l t hat is really wrong with t he United Ca pitol Hill t he House more nearl y States-and possibly a bi g segment of speaks wi th the v oice of the people the world-if these s t a t eme nt s are to be been f ollowed, t here would have been a bel ieved . Strangel y enough, I do not re very diff erent l aw on the statute books call any campaign f rom these sources today. I r ecall to your mind the fact against crime, or c or r uption , or against that safeguards were writ ten into those destructive rulings by t he United States bills by the House of Representatives . Supreme Court wh i ch have r iddl ed the Days of careful effort went into the de Constitution, or even against the Com bate in the House to insure amendments munists who are agitating r i ots on the which would protect the rights of the campuses and in the streets and who are people in their lawful ownership of at the bottom of our t roubl es through weapons for legitimate purposes. But in out the world. the final product , after Senate modifi It is to the everl ast ing cr edit of cation and after the ministrations of a the National Rifle Association that you stacked Conference Committee, most of stuck by your beliefs and that y ou fought the work of the House towards safeguards the issue fairly and in the open, and was lost . There were other instances because of your help a nd your warnings where legal rights which had been pro to the American people it was possi tected by House amendments were contin bl e despite the greatest propaganda and ued in form but made subject to defini pressure movement in many year s , t o kill tion and regulation by Federal author t he efforts to requi re Feder a l licens ities. ing and firearms r egi s tra tion in our In other wo r ds , the Secret ary of t he c ountry. Treasury and hi s agents were gi ven au I am not goi ng to sa7 you won a v i c thor i ty to set aside , r ewrite , or add tory. You we r e a ble to prevent a maj or provisions to the l aw whi ch the Congress defea t, whi ch could ha ve turned into a adopted , and ( Continued nex t page)
12 GUNS JULY 1969 today an ti-mail or der bills are b eing u sed as a vehicle with which to back fi r earms owners and users into some SCOPE SCOOP semblance of r egistration a nd licens ing; this despite the fact that regis ... the most advanced sighting system ever! tration and licensing provisions were decisively defeated. L ast year wh en the anti-gun bills w re b efor e Congr ess, there were a number of u s who warned that the enactment of any of th e pending bills would result in growing bureaucr acy, e cala ting costs, and h arassment for th people. We warned also of red ta pe Real ist Cf11';1PUTER ™ Auto/ Range scopes au and records - k eepin g which could speedily b ecome a m onstrosity . The tomati cal ly compute distance to target .. .. cam ink was scarcely dry on the a nti- mail an elevation co rrection and permit a dead cen order bills which wer e passed before ter hold to 500 .yards. Available in 3/9X and th ese predictions began to m aterialize 1 1 in to actuality. 1 h /4 h X and 4X and 6X models. 100% Ameri Also, as som e of u s h ad anticipated, c an made . .. all guaranteed for life. th e departments of government al r eady are exceeding the letter of the law by r equir ing dealer s a nd pur Your Realist Riffescope dealer is where you'li find it. chasers to follow procedures which, in Look into it soon, or write for effect, add n ew teeth to the laws and complete information. ex pand their provisions. Dealers and purchaser s throughout the nation are protesting the amount of paper w or k and r ecords-keeping now being r equired. Many dealers have found it difficult to get adequa te Preci sion Sighting products since 1900· inform a tion on what is expected of th em , but tha t does not alter the bur den which has been placed with them. Som ewher e, somehow, sometime, Congr ess must r ecognize the danger which exists when new bureaucra tic procedures are imposed upon the pub lic. Congress should take action now to correct the damage which has been done in the present instan ce. And this is particularly needed in ammunition sales. T he amount of r ecords- keeping a nd regula tion r equired in ammuni tion sales defi es all the rules of logic a nd sur passes any legitima te need. A number of bills have been introduced to r estrict this by deleting shotgun hells, rifle ammunition, and .22- cali ber rimfir e ammunition, and I am one of th e sponsors. Oth er bills have been introduced, including bills for r epeal of last year's bills. I applaud this interest in r epeal, e ven though I feel it w ill be more r eal istic to seek the r evision or elimina tion of the more objectionable features of the anti- gun laws which w ere en acted last year. There are possibilities for r evision, but little prospect tha t r epeal can be accomplished. T here is in this Congr ess the same committee organization and leadership that con fronted u s in the last Congress. T he leadership in the House is the same. The leadership in the Senate is even more libe ral th an a year ago. The new Administration presumably is bound by its platform not to seek further re- GUNS JULY 1969 13 pressive gun legislation, but it h as not FREE CATALOG expressed an interest in repeal of any sections of the present law. Thus while ther e may be a chance to clarify "Quick-Draw" Holsters the present law and take out some of the w orst features, there is, in my opinion, no chance for r epeal. I hope : MADE I I ~~:T~~T ~: • Eliminates contamination due to am wrong, but do not think tliis is dirty patches. the time to waste our efforts on a SINCE 1897 ~ • Eliminates loss of effectiveness due to evaporation of solvent. cause which is lost even before we • Special extension tube permits start. The place to work is for clarifi pin point application S. D. MYRES SADDLE CO. • No waste-no bottle to break- cation and modification rather than P. o. •ox "" no contents to spill. $1-39 pp outright r epeal. El PASO, TEXAS ZIP CODE 79988 ~ ~ I do not want to leave the impres-· sion that we h ave no new anti- c:r un law problem s in the cunent Congress. A number of the noisier anti-gun cru saders on Capitol Hill already are de manding stricter controls, including licensing and r egistration, and bills have been introduced for this purpose. But it was Administration pressure w hich did the damage last year. As suming there will be no pressure for the en actment of su ch legislation from the other end of P ennsylvania Avenue and th at the Congr ess w ill be left to work its own will on these questions, there is little likelihood that the anti gun agitators, in or out of Congress, can stimulate sufficient support to pass more restrictive measures. It is essential, however, that this or ganization and all organizations which seek to pr eser ve sanity in legislation affecting weapons m aintain the same close contact w ith m ember s of the House and Senate tha t you main 3. 4. tained last year. Despite the campaign of vilification which was directed to WEATHERBY DOES! ward you and toward other sports Only Weatherby Imperial Scopes 2. The new integral Neoprene eye offer you these advanced design fea piece that eliminates scope cuts. m en's groups, y ou made your mark tures . .. in addition to an unmatched 3. Binocular-type focusing wi th durinc:r the session and subsequent to combi na t ion of luminosity, sharp finger-tip ease. Eliminates rotation of it. The last election produced some definition a:i d wide field of view! the ocu lar piece. upsets in which a nti-gun partisans Four Exclusive Weat herby Feat ures: 4. "Dual-Dial" windage and elevation were defeated through the efforts of 1. The new open dot reticule centers adjustments under one convenie nt sportsmen to bring the facts to the your target wi th split-second accur airtight cap. acy bu t does not cover any part of it. See America' s f inest sco pes voters. The vvord is out that it w a Al so avai labla are cross hair, tape red (2% X. 4X. 6X, 2X to 7X, or 2%X to not the rank and file of the p eople post and cross hair, and lee dot lOX va ri ables) - all guaranteed for who wanted anti-gun laws, and al reticules. life- at your Weatherby dealer. ready there h ave been some converts TA KE A BIG LOOK AT THE to the cause of saner legislation. Some of last year's zealous proponents of ALL-NEW WEATHERBY .22 SCOPE l · a nti- gun legislation now are p iously asserting their belief in the rights of law- abiding citizens to own and use 1; };:.; i Qil\jj nliii weapons. P ossibly we should forgive and for get. A late convert theoretic Big is ri ght ! Ad vanced design 'l's .. at only $29. 50, the Mark XXll scope ally h as the sam e right to salvation as tube dia meter allows for greater fie ld also carries a lifeti me guara ntee. an early one. I think that remains to of view a nd lum inosity. The only .22 scope with preci se V2 minute click Write fo r fre e 8-page illust rated be seen. It depends upon how strongly type windage & el e vatio n adjust fo lde r or send $2 fo r the new 15th th ey help to undo their former sins. ments an d exc lu s ive o ne -uni t editi on of "Tom orrow' s Rif les Today" W e don't n eed "weathervane" fri ends. integral dovetail mounts. Loo k no fur to Weatherby, In c. , 2781 E. Firestone ther for the fin est .22 scope. Priced Blvd ., South Gate, Californi a 90280. But in all of this I hope that you and your organization, and all of the or ganizations of similar interests, will not forget those who carried the battle when there were so many who were ?f;J~ trying to take your weapons away from you.
GUNS JULY 1969 More importantly, I hope you will not forget that tho e wh o want a dis ~ armed America are still \Nith us. They till h ave access to the newspaper col A~djusta ble shoulde r st rap ro unded unde r umns and cartoons. Many of them still armpit for co mfort. hold positions of povver. I state categorically there will b e no new a nti-gun legislation during the present Congr ess if your organization and its m embers will maintain the same constant vigilance it displayed in recent years. But ther e is always dan Acclaim ed by c hampion shooters and recom m e nded by Ea r S pe ci alis ts as t he best prot ect ion ger. If you relax, th e anti- gun forces . . . a s h oulder h olst er built for actio n, comfort, snug f it . Hugs your b od y l ike a ta ilo red shirt. against h a rmfu l n oise. Lee Sonic EAR -VALVS let y o u h ea r everyth ing normally wh ile th ey el imi w ill smell it in th e air and they will B eautifu lly m ade of uno iled g lazed sa ddle leath er ... lig htweight, yet r ugged. Padded spring nate the harmful e ffects of gun blast noise. A use ever y tactic in the rule book to preci sio n e ng ineered, pa t en t ed mechanical hea r. st ee l c la mp h o lds gun sec urely . As lllust . $16.45 i ng prot ector. NOT EA R PLUGS. On ly $3 .95 a pr. slip new anti- gun laws into the stat Made for all handguns e xcept .25 caliber automatic with m on ey back guarnntee. ORDER T ODAY o r ute books. They can do this by amend WRITE FOR FREE 20 PAGE COLOR CATALOG write for FREE M ed ic a l Proo f an d literatu re. ment, without h ea rin gs, and even Complete I ine of lea ther s h oot ing good s for SIGMA ENG I NEERING CO MPANY, Dept. G-7 without prior warning. Don't forget s po rts m en a nd g un buffs. Include your zip code. 1 1 3 2 0 Bur ba n k Bl vd . , N o. tt oily w ood. Cal i f. 9 160 1 what h appen ed last year wh en each '~'·i:Wl!f-::rei1;c.;z inciden t of national moment which in llA ( · f ({( )r Dept. G-7 volved the misuse of firearms was LO-SWING Scope Mount seized upon to whip up hysteria. It can happen again. Yes, we now have anti-gun laws on Non-Toxic SURFACE HARDENER the statute books a nd th e bureaucrats for guns, tools and parts ~ ar e h appily taking full advantage of KASENIT COMPOUNDS this s ituation. But cr im e h asn't Safe . fa st and easy to use stopped. It hasn't even cl e creas e d. Kase nlt Comp oun d penetr ates dee p to elim inate soft spot s Quite the contrary. Cr ime in America and warp ing . Kase nlt is abso lut ely SAFE-non-toxic , non is at its high est level. Crime in the ex pl os ive. At your loc al indu stri al UNEQUALED IN HUNTING VERSALTILITY city of Washington is worse than in distributor or write us for fr ee SEND FOR FREE LITERATURE Bookl et R. any other important capital in the KASEN IT COMPANY• 52 King St ., Mahwa h, N. J. PACHMAYR GUN WORKS, INC. world. Washington families ar e fright 1220 SOUTH GRANO AVENUE• LO S AN G£LES, CAllf 90015 DEPT. G-7 ened half to death. They have to live behind barred windows and chained • 0 doors. All this ·in civilized, enlight ened, modern, progressive Washing Finest hunting companion ever . .• ton. State gun laws haven't h elped either. In 1966 New J ersey placed sev ere statewide restrictions on firearms of ·an k inds a nd this law was h eld out It has to be a to be a model for curbing c rime throughout the nation. Since then , "-'. homicides have increased 26 % in New ~:>'--. J ersey; crimes of all types h ave risen , and N ew J ersey now has a higher overall crime rate than 39 other states including some with very few gun controls. Two states with the least r e strictive gun laws, Minnesota and Wis consin, have less homicide than any of the states with strong controls. In other words, criminals are going to obtain guns regardless of the law. It is the law- abiding citizen w ho is p enalized by anti- gun laws. It is time for the American p eople to rise up in their ind i g nat i on and demand that blame be placed where blame belongs. It is time to start cleaning up crime; to give the police the power to do so; to stop weak- kneed judges from free ing criminals at the slightest pretext; to tighten bail requirements, and to ti see that criminals get pw1ish ed rather than petted. R estr ictive court rulings and administrative proced ures under BUCK KNIVES which police now must work cause them to be h arassed more FAMOUS FOR HOLDING AN EDGE than the criminals. GUNS JULY 19 69 15 POINT BLANK By COL. CHARLES ASKINS
Savings never before possible for the ISTOL MATCH shooting is chang grees, the customary stance of the serious hunter P ing. While we have been whang target shooter, but faces the m a rk and shooter who ing away at the old bullseye target, squar ely. requires that e uphemistically called the Standard The rules permit only h eavy caliber extra margin of American, an ever growing group has h andguns. Nothing smaller than the DEPENDABILITY now disowned the old rag in favor of .38 Spl. is permissible and it must be & ACCURACY! a mark that r esembles a man. These shot with full charge service loads. shooters contend the handgun is a de The .357 Magnum is popular, but the fensive arm and not a precision in better choice is the .45 s r vice pi tol. strnment and ought to be shot like it This is due to the greater r eliability of 2.5x .$37.50 was intended. the pistol, plus the fact that it ca n be 4x ... $44.50 For the past half-century we've r eloaded much quicker. The new 6x .. . $47.50 been drumming away at 50 yards at a practice requires tha t the marksman 3x-9x . $64.50 bullseye which is 8" in diameter and reload during the shooting interval. has some smaller rings inside. We do The r evolver is a slow one to r eload; the 50- yard stint very slowly, pain the auto pistol can be rechar ged very stakingly and cautiously. After this fast. stage is out of the way the range is The shooting clan who have fash shortened to only half the yardage ioned this new shooting gam e are not and then the tempo of the firing picks to be confused with the quick draw up. There is some shooting called sharks. Th ese gentry fire only blanks. timed fire and some additional shots They are intent on only one thing and which are clicked off in a final stage that is to rock the sixshooter out of r eferred to as rapid fire. It is all very the leather and trigger off a blank as There's more ... ducky and everyone has a lot of fun fast as possible. mount is BUILT-IN and the winner is given the title of The practical shooters do make a - fits all factory tapped champion. draw but only as a part of the equa rifles - there's nothing more to As a sports contest this kind of tion. What they are seeking is to place buy! Provides windage and elevation thing is fine, but it falls a long way killing shots after the gun is free of for boresighting adjustment. it's rug short of teaching anyone practical the scabbard. While time is a factor in ged ly strong ... stays put - won't pistol pointing. The pistol is a defen the new ga me it is not the critical one. shift. A mounting principle proved sive weapon and to get the most out The goal is to hit. In some matches on thousands of high powered rifles of it the targets should be in the the rules are sufficiently fl exible as to in t he last two years. shape of an enemy and not a round permit the marksman to drop on one Sliding mount legs allow you to shining bullseye. The range should be knee and even to get down in the position scope farther forward for short and the speed of firing should be prone position. safe, full eye relief \ rat- tat-tat. It is time w e took a long hard look ... lock solidly against "4( a t some of this practical tw o-handed, recoil. Stronger scope A n ew course of fire h as been de veloped to do that very thing. The face- the- target, silhouette- firing and tube - "beefed up" ...... _0 1 did a big job of r efurbishing our with integral mount venerable bull has been junked and ADDED either the - Colt silhouette or the turn-of- the- century courses of fire. ing rail and side ribs. STRENGTH Olympic silhouette targets are used. • • • Bushnel l offers the greatest range The pistol is drawn from the holster J ust like the movie dolls, some of riflescopes available - priced and shots ar e fired in bursts. Instead shooting irons have glamor and others from $29.50. See your Bushnell of extending the gun in the right hand just do not seem to catch on. Some Dealer or write for the brand new after the time honored fashion of the gain the popularity pinnacles and 1969 BUSHNELL CATALOG. tar get m arksman this n ew game per stick ther e year after year. Others mits it to be h eld in both fi sts. It enjoy a life span like the 3- toed newt. m akes a lot of sense. The piece is The g w1 s m ak er s h ave platoons of raised to eye level- none of the Billy eggh eads sitting around dreaming up @Bushnell the Kid stuff-the muscles of the n ew models and new loads to stuff in hands and arms are tensed, and the 'em. As P arker Ackley, the w ell G25 Bushnell Bldg., Pasadena, CA91107 triangle formed between the extended known barrelmaker complained the Offices in: Tokyo; Vancouver, B.C.; arms and the body mak s for a steady other day, "Ther e isn't much r oom for Sydney, N.S.W.; and Dealers the World Over shooting position. The gunner does a new caliber anymore. The big out not turn away fron: the target 90 de- fits have filled all the gaps." It is true. 16 GUNS JULY 1969 Now the standard calibers are being sory sight has ever gotten past th e FOR THOSE G. I. CASES split in half. exp erim ental stage it has not been se LACHMILLER SWAGES Since WW -II we've seen more new riously tried. The idea that the glass and-tube arrangement is too flimsy PRIMER POCKET SWAGE ordnance and more activity in the de FOR 30 CARBINE - 9mm-223 REM. sign of n ew cartridges than occurred for combat may be true, but the Ma during all the first half of the century. rines are regularly usin g a scope with Some of these n ew models and their their sniper teams. loads look okay and should be around Sort of the answer to the bum for a long time. Then there are some marksman's prayer, the optical gizmo that are dogs. The design boys have seems to suck the target up closer and laid an egg. You cannot go full time at make it look like it is easier to hit. It )· I • the business of dreaming up new guns really isn't any softer touch but it and different cartridges and not make looks like it is: That is worth a lot. a boo boo once in a while. The scope makes a good shot out of the ordinary one and a r eal gee whiz Fits all standard presses having 13/ 16" rams Some 5-6 years ago an epidemic of like Lachmiller, Lyman, RCBS , etc. $6.95 high speed twenty - two cartridges hit expert out of the fair-to-middling performer. PRIMER POCKET SWAGE FOR the scene, m ost of them for pistols. 30-06 308 Win. 45 ACP I t is a joy for the fellow who is n ear This swaging unit forms the primer There was the .22 Rimfire Magnum, pocket to the correct size and re· the .22 Rem J et, the .221 Fireball, and sighted, or the one who is far sighted, moves the crimp. and it is a boon to the old timer who The collar on the bottom of the a fourth, the .256 Magnum (not a swage touches the base of the body twenty- two, of course, but in the cannot see iron sights anymore. It which holds the case, this automat works just as favorably for the gun ically controls the depth of the same category) . This foursome had swaging. some going- hell-for-leather veloci ner with glasses as the one w ithout, Swages 1000 cases per hour. ties. These ranged from 2000 fps MV and while it enlarges, brightens, and Fits all 'la" x 14 thread tools. illuminates the target it also points SEE YOUR DEALER for th e .22 RF Magnum to 2800 fps for DEALERS SEE YOUR JOBBER the .256. The gun writers lauded all out all the wobbles and reveals all the Free Catalog On Complete line 01 trigger jerks. It adds to the useable loading Tools four of the n ew rounds and predicted LACHMILLER ENGINEERING CO . ,_., great things for them. Today the shooting time at the b eginning of the GLENDALE, CALIF. 91201 ...._ quartet is as moribund as the Califor day, m aking it possible to see and hit nia grizzly. gam e befor e it can be fired on with iron sights. In the deep dusk of the Most of these lemons ar e under evening it prolongs good shooting standably persona non grata w ith the time by at least 30 minutes. Along Amer ican sportsman. Every once in a w ith this it discloses the takeable tro while, however, he sh ows a shy r eluc phy from the runty junior m ember tance to accept some perfectly sound with horns too small to be legal. We ld, braze. solder or cu t most anyth ing ade of eta l. No exp eri shooting irons. Two of these are the ence needed . Follow simp le inst ructions. Uses st a dard l s" ro ds Scopes now come in a bewildering to we ld iron , stee l, brass, bronz e, aluminum. ot er eta ls. 3 we lding Winchester Model 88 lever action and heats . .. not just on e as with other low pric ed od els. New HEAVY array of types and models, and the DUTY ci rcuit gives higher heat ... 4 t imes t e eat nee dej to the Winch ester Model 100, a selfload melt toughest iron. Mo re welding power t an ev er befor e. Co es buyer can get them so that h e has a compl ete with we lder's mask , $2 .00 pa ck of rods , flux, carbons, ing r ifle . This country has b een nur automatic ar c striker, etc. NOTHING ELSE TO BUY. Approved for power range, or m agnification, from homes, garages , shops , factor ies. 10 day MONE.Y BACK trial. Guaran tured on th e lever action rifle, and the te ed against burnouts. Send $2 .00 and pay $16.95 plus s all C.0. 0. 3X to 9X. This is supposed to have when deliverej. or send $18.95 cash , ck ., M.O. for postpa id s ip ent. Model 88 is a brilliant example of the quite a few advantages; for example WEL-DEX MFG. CO.,oe,t. w.104. Bu 10776. Houston , Tom 11011 most modernized lever gun. The Mod the shooter turns the power down to el 100 is also a fin e sleek handsome its lower margins when h e stalks the and thoroughly modern gun. Yet w ily buck in the depths of the swamp n either has r each ed its full sales po (He needs a big field of view there tential. and plenty of illumina tion) , then , for • • • woodchucks in the spring, h e cranks up the magnification to 9 diameters. Reflection on th e gains made in Scopes ar e humane b ecause they sporting fi rearms of late years con account for more clean kills, less vinces me that it h asn't been the wounding and crippling. The accurate em ergence of the selfloaders, nor the rifle is made the m ore precise by the ascendency of the m agnum caliber s, addition of the optics and the r un nor yet the impr ovement in accu racy of- the-mill shooting iron is improved that are as great as the evolvement of for the fact that about all the accu that simple shooting accessory, the racy it can produce is deliver ed by glass sight. the use of the scope sight. The scope sight is a sort of wonder Scopes now have changeable r eti gadget. It has been coming along since cles, you can have crosshairs or a post the turn of the century but it really on Bushnell scopes at the flip of a got off in high gear after World War switch. Another one projects a spot of II. Since then it has grown so popular light and eliminates the conventional you seldom see a bigbore huntsman crosswire reticle altogether. This afield who does not sport one. ought to be just the huckleberry for Scopes have made such gains the shooting tigers at night. English government tried to sell us a The level of m arksmanship of the brand new service r ifle directly after American shooting m an has been the war, and it was equipped with the boosted by the development of this optical g€egaw. The current M-16 has ingeniou s length of pipe with ~ a scope and mount but if the acces- the glass tucked away inside. ~ GUNS JULY 1969 17 By JAMES D. MASON
Test firing a .45 with the Group Gripper, in a ma chine rest, at Navy's SATU armory in San Diego, Cal.
18 GUNS • JULY 1969 After installation of Group Gripper, tension from the Without Group Gripper, the barrel is loose allowing the flat spring in the m'odifled spring guide lifts the link breech end to shift significantly both horizontally and at the special notch, causing the barrel to self-center. vertically; the biggest reason for inaccuracy in autos.
MOST .k nowlecl~eab l e. hooters agree that the .45 Auto· ing of fa ctory tolerances. The device, called the " Group mat1 c Colt Pistol is a rugged, dependable handgun. Gripper," is an invention of gun sm ith Dan Dw yer from It is also common knowledge that, for several reasons, GI San Di ego, California. He holds U. S. Paten t No. 3,241,4-J.9 and commercial models of these pistols leave much to be for this device. By simply installing the modified recoil desired in th e way of accuracy. While accuracy jobs correct sprin g guide and special barrel link from the Group defi ciencies of ACP's, there is a new device available that Gripper kit, group sizes of non-target .4-5's can be reduced signifi cantl y increases grouping capabilities of these hand from ] 0 percent to 50 percent, depending on tJ1 e individual gun s without expensive alterations. The "how" and " why" handgun. of this in vention makes a rather fascinating story. An explanation of how this gadge t works is best ap No rmal expected dispersion for groups shot with a GI proached by first analyzing the anatomy of th e .45. These Model is 5 mils using regular service ammunition. (A mil pistol s are not accurate simply because th e barrel moves to is a measure of angle that spreads or subtends l" in a different position each time the gun is rired. There are 1000".) This means that GI .4Ss can, on the average, shoot three principal places where positional errors of this kind fi ve consecutive rounds into a 5" circle at 25 ya rds, or can occur: 1. Barrel shroud; 2. Barrel legs; 3. Barrel into a 10" ci rcle at 50 yards from a machine res t. Some bushing. service pistol s perform better than this, some do worse. The shroud is the "tongue" that projects from the rear Adel to this an average human error with th e .45 of 15 of the breech on th e top-side of the barrel. It "fi ts" in th e mils, and most shooters are lucky to hit a washtub con vertical slot machined above the breech fa ce at th e rear of sisten tl y at 25 yards. the ejection port. The shroud's fun ction is to position the With this kind of performance, it is no wonder that barrel laterally. However, most .45's have from .006" to many ~ erv .i cemen and law enforcement officers disparage .010" lateral play in the shroud when the slide is in ballery. th e th ought of putting forth the effort to master the .45 Each .001" of play at this end of the barrel equal s approxi· ACP. Commercial model Colts shoot noti ceabl y better mately 14 mil movement on impact at the target. Add the than GI versions, but they are still not match pistols. This normal horizontal movement of the slide on the frame, plus rather slopp y performance is clue, for th e most part, to the normal ammunition dispersion, and human error, and it is wide tolerances engineered into th e maj or movi ng parts of not hard to see why shooters find it diffi cult to hit the the .4.5. "bull," much less the bull's eye with the .45. There is a very good reason for the rather loose machin· The legs project clown (Continued on page 62) ing tolerances in garden variety GI and commercial ACP's. On e secret of reliable functi on in g in th e service autopistol is th at dirt and acc umulated residue ca nnot bind operation of it parts. Clearances are such that .45's can literally di gest ca ked-on mud and grit without malfunctioning. The .4,S can be made to shoot quite accurately by over hauling and custom fitting functional parts. Ho1rever, such handgun become vulnerable to stoppages under service or fie ld conditions. Now there is a device that can significantly improve ac· Group Gripper parts on the right in both ph.otographs, curacy of the .45 autopistol while not requiring the tighten- reveal the differences between original and new ones. GUNS JULY 1969 19 By MASON WIL LI AMS
E . ENTEEN ali ber rines a re n ot new. l sm m y fir t I uilt rines for cu Lomer and- of course- Winslo1 r111 s S one back around 194:8. W h n } rank Hemstecl vi ited has custom-made th ese rifle , but Ha rring ton and Ri cha rd me in ] 959 h e brought o ne of his pet .17 rifl es a nd we shot son are th e rirst Lo o fT er such a rine in q ua ntity Lo th e it q ui te a bit on m range". In th ose days, this caliber ' as A 111 erican public. W ha t is it a nd h o w good is it. ? Ji tera lly unknown Lo th e publi . Si nee th at time Frank Thi superb! crafted and desig ned little r ifl e Lops th e lfornsl d h a worked with th e little .17 until he h as be sca les a l fi ve and one ha lf pound . The lwenly inch ba rrel come one 0£ th e autboritic and his bullets are in great has been given an e) e-ca lching Laper a nd h as been fitted to demand. a Finni h Sako action th a t is gla s mooth . I utton in th e A ncl o wh en H arringto n and Ri ch ardson called me to front of th e trigger rr uard o p e n ~ th e magazine noor pla te. say th at th ey we re shi ppi ng one of th eir new ri nes to me T he trigger is full adjustab le b ut mine h as a clean. c ri p J did not real! believe th a t a Lran gcr wa s a rri ving; rath er pull th at I do n ot 11 an t Lo Louch. The stock is Ameri can an old bul not fullv appreciated fri end. As far a I kn ow, walnut finished oil in 11h at appea r Lo be a h ard. sc ratch ·11 a rringlon a nd Richardson are th e rirst. la rrr e. commercia l resista nt lacquer that sho ul d be impervious to ha rd u e. manufa cturers lo tu rn o ut a prod ucti on model of a .17 rine. The forencl tip a nd th e p istol gr.ip are both capped in beau There ha c been quite a few uslom g un smiths th at have tifu ll y grained conlraslin g wood. The stock carries hand 20 GUN S JU LY 1969 e • 0
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Top target shows what additional two grains of powder will do to tighten group. Note that these loads are maximum; approach with care.
checkering. The smooth sliding safety has been placed on th e right side of th e receiver directl y behind Lh e bolt han dle and operate silentl y. The Lop of th e rece.iver is matted and machined Lo take scope mount bases. There are no provi ions made for iron sights. The bolt release on Lh e left icl e of th e receiver rotates to all ow the bolt to be re moved. In tl1 e top front part of the trigger guard is the ffo or plate release, which, when pressed, drops the maga zine fl oor plate to clump the cartridges. P olishing and blueing of all metal parts is tops a is the fit of all metal to wood. The bolt head has been rece sed to completely enclose the head of the cartridge case giv ing the shoo ter maximum protec ti on. It is difficult to examine Lh e bore of the rifle because of it small size Left to Right: .23 gr. Baker; 25 gr. Baker; .17 / 223 but mine appears to (Continued on pa.ge 74j case loaded; .222 Remington; .222 cal. 53 g_r. Sierra. GUNS JULY 1969 21 EXCERPT From SAGA OF THE COLT SIX-SHOOTER by George Virgines © 1969 by George E. Virgines. Published by Frederi ck Fel l, Inc., 386 Park Avenue South, New York, \ N. Y. 10016. ot
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George E. Virgines
Introduction-By E. B. Mann
She may not look sexy to you , but the Colt Single Action condensed history of the Colt Single Action from 1873 to revolver has had more lovers than Cleopatra, may well have 1940, including types and variations. It would have to be occupied more pages of fact and fiction than any man or than condensed ; how else could one expect to put in less than 100 any other piece of machinery in the entire history of mankind! pages what has filled thousands of pages in other volumes 7 The fact is that the man who, in recent years, plans to write But for anyone short of the detail-seeking student, the story a book on the Colt Single Action must first seek diligently is here, even including identifying marks and characteristi6' (and almost hopelessly) for a new "slant," an angle of ap of value to the collector. proach not already covered. Part Ill carries the history on through Postwar Devel op George Virgines, author of this book, is certainly a lover ments, 1940-1965, including copies by other makers, the of the Colt Single Action; and the new "slant" for this book is Frontier Scout, and the Colt Commemorative series. revealed in the second line of its title. In Part II of this There is also a chapter (excepted here with permission of Saga, under the heading "Historic Colts," Virgines offers the author and publisher) Fast Draw and Gun Tricks-includ capsuled biographies of famous men who have loved and used ing "how to" tips. This is a subject on which Virgines is the Colt Single Action-from Bat Masterson, the James Boys, peculiarly well qualified to write, since he has been an active the Younger Brothers, Billy the l 22 GUNS • JULY 1969 THE COLT SAGA would not be responsible for tJie creati on of more The history of Fast Draw ha not complete without a discussion of than five hundred new Fa t-Draw clubs. b:!en an easy on e. Some years ago it Fa t Draw, the sport at least partly re- It is hoped that Colt's new SA produc got more than its share of adverse pub ponsible for the return to production tion for Fast Draw and target-shooting licity becau e a few unenli ghtened an d of the Colt SA. In a recent interview, will guard older, historic models from uninstructed perso ns attempted lo prac Freel A. Roff , Jr., pa t president of the being misused. ti ce it with guns loaded wilh ball Co lt Company, estimated that a third One of the first impulses of a new ammunition. Just as one would expect of Co lt' sin gle·action production goes A owner seems to be to try to imitate from untrained per on fencing with to Fast Draw enthusiasts. Thi is quite his favorite 'Western idol, either one naked blades, th ere were accidents. underslanclal le : th e Fa t-Draw boys of the old-time gunfighters such a Today, fortunately, Lh e much publi co n icl er Lh e 43;.l.-inch barrel Colt " the Wvalt Earp, Bat Ma terson, and Billy cized bullet-in-the-l eg is a thing of the fa stest lo clear leather." Some Fast th e Kiel , or their modern counterparts past. Responsible club all over th e Draw buff do use the 51/2-inch barrel on television. Thi impulse is natural, country are teaching men, women, and just as adeptl y, while most target I ut it ca n al o be dangerous. While the children to practi ce Fast Draw with sho ter prefer either Lh e 51/z- or 7% interest inspired by television "West ammunition that won't hurt them : Lh ey in ch barrel. erns" ha ent thousands of people to u e either blank or wa x bull ets that Colt's wa a bit slow to recognized th e nearest shop to buy gun and sting but cannot wound be oncl kin Lh e potential of this sport, but wh en hol ter rigs, it has given th em no more bli sters. And a few skin blisters are th e did realize how bi g a thin g it Lhan th e sketchi est, and oflen mi lead crood reminders of Lh e precauti on rea ll y wa s, th ey got out their old tool ing, clu es as to how Fast Draw is whi ch instructors are ah ays dril lin g ancl resumed single-action producti on. actually accompli heel. This chapter is inlo Fast-Draw praclilioners. It can 't in cc th en, production ha increased therefore dedi cated to any reader wh o happen in properl y dir cted practice, four Lim es ove r. By upplying infor i responsibly inte.re tecl in Fast Draw. and certainly not in compelilion. mation and rules for etting up Fast H he's going to try the spo rt, he should Wheth er Lhe su pporler of older Draw clul and by conducting Fa t kn ow Lh e "how-to" of it in order to h oo tin O' sport like Fast Draw or n t Draw competitions, Colt's has al so been eliminate any accident. -and some quite ou tspokenly do not COLT SA with the -rn inch barrel length was also 50 known as the Civilian :\fodel. This model Colt was popular with the gunfighter and the standard gun in the sport of Fast Draw. GUNS JULY 1969 23 SAGA O F THE COLT SIX-SHOOTERS Fast Draw is a high ly kill ed sport that requires excell ent mental and physical coordination and fa t reOexes. Given these, which one either has, de velops, or hasn' t got, the next four basic fundamentals are gun, technique, holster and ammunition. Judging by the guns I have seen in competition, m os t Fast-Draw shooter seem to prefer the Colt SA in .45 cal iber. The m o t fa vo red barrel length are tlo/-1 and 5V2 in ches . With th e Co lt .L15's uperb balance, well- haped grips, and large hammer spur that makes for easy thumb action on cocking, it i ea y to understand wh y it was the fa vo rite of gunfi ahter of old and i the favorite of gun slingers of toda y. This is not lo say that copies of the sin gle-acti on r evo lver are not also used and favored by many shooters; it' just that Colts seem to dominate the fi eld. To succeed in Fast Draw, there are certain fundamental steps in drawing a gun that must first be ma tered. Once lh e ~ e step a re learned, one' kill at th e sport becomes a matter of constant practi ce and developing hi own spe cialized technique. There are two basic methods of Fast Draw. In th e first. th e gun is cocked in the holster. This is accomplished by first extendin o- th e hand about fi ve or six inches fon ard from the initial \ . point of contact with the gun, which in ' thi s case ' ill be the hammer. The hand i brought back sharply and th e hammer i cocked by striking it back ~' with th e outstretched thuml before th e la t three fin gers even touch th e grip to make the draw. For ab olute safety th e trigger fin ger should be extend ed ...... ROY ROC alongside th e trigger guard until the ·- gun is alma t on targe t. A montage of "movie Western heroes" menti o ned in the boo k. Once vou're in position, the dra\ itself is a imple three-step sequ ence : (1) thumb drives hammer back ; (2) like it- th e port is very definitely medal and trophies, or simply for self fin ger c l o ~ e on grip. yanking gun clear here to stay. Th is is altes ted Lo by th e salisfacti on. \\That' bad- or danger of h olster and pointing it; (3) fin ger phenomenal growlh of iLs clul and ou - about that? closes on trigger to fir e th e hot. Con bv Lh e number, size and magnificence These arguments are n ot meant to centrate carefully on thi equence; of ils "championship" Lournaments. inspire th e reader to take up Fast start your practice in slow motion and And. as a sp ort, whi ch by definition is Draw, but rather to clarify the port increase your speed on.ly as the fi o, an athleti c way of having fun , Fas t for him. As for th e "how-to" of it, of m ovement i perfected. Draw co mpare favorabl y with other millions of words have been p rinted on The second me th od of Fa t Draw i. older and, so far, more widely accepted th e techniques of oth er sports, but called "fanning." In fanning, th e gun sports. Like lh e golfe r, bowler, or practically nothing has appeared in is dra wn with th e right hand, and th e tenni s player, th e Fast-Draw prac print about the techniques of Fast tri o-ger i depressed a it's dra wn. The lilioner is playin g a game-a game in Draw. Fortunately, th e in crea e of left hand i extended across th e front which he matches his speed o:f h and , Fast-Draw clubs throughout the co un of th e body about waist high. with th e his manual dexterity, and hi acc uracy try has enabled th ousands to obtain hand open, palm upward, ju t forward aga in st that of other player . And like the needed ba ic instruction ; but if of th e hol ter. As the gun is drawn other types of sportsmen, he plays h is there is no club near you, here are a forward toward th e left hand, th e edge game for many reasons : for fun, for few tips that may help. of th e left (Conti11ued on page 56) 24 GUNS JULY 1969 For a brief moment the light of day shone again on a room where history was made by workmen of Colt's Firearms. Top: The fi rst fi nd was this b ri ck hearth. Right: Bullet moulds, grips, and a crucible were found in the hardening a nd tempering shop. OR KM EN recently excavating a machining area six-cavity bullet mou lds dating from the Civi I Wa r Wat Colt's Firearms factory in Hartford, Connec Period. The mou lds, as well as charred bricks and ticut, had a surprise when they unearthed two rooms timbers found with them, lead officials to be li eve bel ieved to have been buried since the last century. that this room was buried after fire destroyed most The excavation, part of a routine job to sink cement of the original Colt factory in February, 1864. footings below the present floor level, yielded mem Unearthed in the second room were a grip from a orabilia of interest to Colt's col lectors and historians Co lt Sisley Single Action produced from 1896 to 1912 alike. Some of the items, wh ich include percussion and a pair of grips for Colt's New Army Double Ac bullet moulds, pistol grips, bottles, coins, a crucible tion Model 1894. An 1898 penny and bottles which .for small frame forgings, and a raised furnace, are have been traced to the same time period were reputedly more than one hundred years old. found nearby. Because all these articles date from A floor plan of the factory, as Colonel Colt himself the late 19th century, it is thought that the roo m in knew it, indicates that the excavated area was part which they were discovered was buried about 1900. of the original Hardening and Tempering Depart After Colt's amateur archeologists at the scene ment. The presence of brick hearths and ch imneys had collected as many mementos as they co uld find, surrounded by charcoal substantiates this conclu the excavated area was sealed off and covered with sion. Also uncovered in what is believed to be the ·a cement floor. But for a brief time, an era that ~ older of the two rooms was a quantity of two- and belonged to Sam Colt lived again in Hartford. .,,_ GUNS • JULY 1969 25 ACTION = 2.5 lbs. STOCK= 2.5 lbs. ' ;;:: ~ BARREL= 2.5 lbs. /~ / 7.5 lbs~ By CHARLES ASKINS 26 GUNS • JULY 1969 The author's guns from top to bottom: Weathe rby .240 Magnum, Re m ington Mode l 600 in 6 .5 mm, Weatherby .340 Magnum, a nd Weathe rby .460 Magnum. MY FAVORITE while hunler in Kenya, 'like Ifo_ey, afLer WW-II was that it was too weighty. With sling. oil er, u es a .470 double expre that weigh 11 pound . com bin a Li on Looi, and loaded 1 ith 8 r ounds it hefted lOV2 In t ad of carrying it, he Lurn Lh e rifle over to th e Lra cker pound . The number selected Lo r ep lace it, th e M-14, on ly "ho walks in front. The gun is over Lh e tracker 's shoulder. shaved a dinky 16 ounces off thi total. Now we have 1J1 e muzzle to th e front, stock lo th e rear. All His ey has to do M-16 11 hich has a weight of 7 Jb . The 1903 pringfi eld is to reach out and pluck th e rifle off the native's shoulder, weighed 8.6 pound with out sling and oiler and unloaded. it is always in firin g positi on. A :fell ow can pack an ll·lb. The fo rerunner, the old Krag, was about th e same, it hit rifle a long Lime when h e has a gun bearer! Sir Samuel 8.08 pounds. The German Model 98 Mauser in Lh e carbine Baker , greaL Engli sh huntsman and expl orer of Lh e last ver ion is essen Lially the same, 8.2 lb. The Rus ian AK-4 7 cenLury, had a rifle that weighed 18 pound . It was a 4, bore a sault rifle, n ow in heavy use in Vietnam, is heavier. It and threw a slug of lead that weighed 14 pound. Sir goes Lo a full 10 pounds. The average Vieln ame e onl y Samuel was a giant, and he'd have to be to tote around weighs 110 so Lhi s is quiLe a load. an 18 pounder. The high powered hunting rifle with tu rning bolt, san Buffalo hunLers in the early We t used single shot rifles sighLs and sling, today will weigh 714, pounds. A check on 1hat weighed as much as 16 pounds. The e rifles were not Len popular models b y our bigo-es t makers, all of '06 or carried any great distances. The huntsman situated him .308 ca libers, indicates this is an average. The hun Lin g self al ong ide a herd of game, set th e long barrel in a scope, its mount, a %" sling and 5 cartridges increa e Lhi s pair o:f cross-stick and got on with the sh ooting. A rifle weight to 9 pounds. l s this an ideal wei TO 11 l«Dt.t By CLARENCE MASSEY p a1t of our American shoo Lin g herita rre ha alwa been for both contestant and sp eta Lor was created. th e old fa shi oned '" T urkey hooL. " The local turkey A the elusive wild turkey became harder Lo bag fo r a shoot held h mall sportsman's rr roup and o-un cl ubs a L trad iti onal Thankso-ivin g d inner, hunters often turned th eir lracL man) sem i- no vice sh oo ters th at seldom shoot in prowe with a gun Lo these local shoo ting co nle ls. Food , competiti on during the year. Bringin g hom e th e Thank - an alwa ys ' elcome item in an y cttl er's home, was often g ivin rr turke cr obbler i a proud trad iti on of th e American given as a prize at tb e sh ooting matches. Slab of baco n hunter. dating back to the cla y of th e Pilgrims and their chickens, veni on or lo a l farm produce were off ered a crude muzzle loadin g muskets. prizes for sharpshooting frontiersmen. Earl eLLl er Ji ved a rough and toil-filled life. W hen The traditi on of small local shooting matches durin rr th e opp r lunily came for a holi da) , th e responded with harvest time festi vi ties and just before th e annual Thank - enlhu iasm. They were lonely a nd welco med th e chance to g ivin g holiday, graduall y evolved into "Turkey hoots"' ee and visit with their neighl ors. Such get-togethers a domesticated turkeys l ecame avail able as prizes. Thi ~ usua l I ca ll ed for a pot luck dinner, followed by foo traces, good old A meri can sh ootin g cu tom i still wilh us. R iA e wrc tling matches and i nevitably, a shootin g contest. The and clay target shooting range continue th e popular SJ ort fronti er men were proud of th eir ability to p ut a riA e ball by holding annual "1 urkey Shoots" each fall. Even th ou gh in the ce nter of a makeshift target, o r Lo hit a hand thrown sh oo ters want to bring h ome a turkey for their T hanks object in Lhc air. Impromptu shoo ting matches developed. giving d inner, th e shoots are alwa y cons id ered to be " fun " Bets were made or prizes offered and a fascinating game sh oo ts. Prizes are secondary to the fri end] y kidcl[ng. wi se- 28 GUNS JULY 1969 Hot competition is combined with fun to make Turkey Shoots grow more popular. A squad of shooters in a " Buddy Shoot" where partners serve as back-up men to fire a seco nd shot. crack and general heckling th at goes on a 111 ong the con to Lh e 27 yard line-or so metimes even farther. te Lanl. Turkey hoo ters can get away with ca tcalls, jokes, As s t a t ~d above, this type of shoo t i based upon shoot· elc., th at would draw loud and vociferous complaints in a ing ability and is usuall setlled around th e 25 yard line, ser iou shooting match. althouirh I have seen ome hoot-of-f s decided as fa r back Sin ce Lh e shoots are "fun " shoot , th e club management as 40 yard . Usually a tie i settl ed I y a shoo t-off of per usuall y will s ·hed ule " lu ck" event in which a novice has haps three or four shots. However, I did see one hoot-o fT as o-oo d a chance to win as Lh e killed shooter. This fact, that lasted fo r 23 consecutive hots ! It hould be explained com bined with th e age old tradition of bringing home the however th a t th ese shooter were li111ited by Lh e ph y ical Than ksgiving turkey, a ttracts all kinds of casual shooter di 111e nsions of the range to a ma ·imum of 25 yards and Lo a turkey shoo t. both conte tants were good trapshots. As wi ll be explain ed Alth ough turkey shoot are held on both trap and rine later, a shoot-off of this duration i expensive fo r th e ho t ranges, th e trap seem to provide 111 ore opportunity for club -and should be avoided wh enever po sible. int res tin g and novel shoots. The u ual turkey shoo t con Anoth er type of turkey shoo t co ntes t is conducted in Lh e test. based upon skill on th e trap fi eld, is conducted as sa111 e manner as th e above example, except th at th e con fo ll ows. · testants start their shooting at th e 25 yard line. 1 eed les The contes t i limited to fi ve hooters. Each shooter is to say, th ere are not as many hooters in volved in a Li allowed fi ve shots, one fo r each trapshooting post. In wh en th e original five shots a re fired from th e 25 yard line. oth er words, the event is held like a normal trapshooting Anoth er variation of the turkey hoot contes t Lh at is ery event except that the shoo ter- chanae posts after each shot. p opular on th e trap range is termed a " buddy shoo t. " In After Lh e fi ve hots have been fired by each shoo ter, Lh e this co ntest, each man choo e a p artner, either by choice high score and all ti e- must hoot-ofI :for the prize. or by drawing names from a hat. The shoo t is usually con ince Lh e first fi ve hot are usually r1red at 16 yards, ducted from th e 25 yard li ne. If a hooter houl d miss a the shoo t- off i conducted on a "miss and out" basis at Larget, his partner is allowed to shoot at the same Larget longer yardage. ometimes th e referee designates th e before it hits th e ground. If he succeed- in breaking th e ya rd age for the shoo t- off and ometime it i a matter of target, it is scored as a hit just as th ough it had been hit "fo ll ow th e leader." The fir t man Lo shoot may choose by th e fir t shot of his partner. However, and this is IJ1e to back up one or tw o yards, or he may march right back source of much fun and heckling, ( Co11tin~ie d on page 54 J GU NS JULY 1969 I The SIG-ATM with upper hand guard and scope. Top scores are being shot with the S.l.G. in Swiss competition. ATM 30 GUNS JULY 1969 THOUGH Switzerland's mm ual Schmi.dt-Rubin straight- selecti ve-fire capability and various other military charac pull rifle had served its oldiers and marksmen well for teristi cs the ATM doesn't. nearly three-qu arters of a century, th e honeymoon had to Externall y, the ATM is of more or less standard "Assault end some time. So, in the years immediately following Rifle" confi guration with straight-line separate buttstock, WWII, Swiss engineers at S.I.G. (Schweizerische lndustrie separate pistol-type handgrip, detachable large-capacity box Gesellschaft) Neuhausen labored indu triously to produce magazine ahead of the trigger, perforated metal barrel a native self-loading military rifle capable of holding its jacket (handguarcl), and small wood fore-end. It is cham own with those being developed elsewhere. The goal was bered for the 7.62mm NATO (.308 Winchester) cartridge to produce an arm that wouldn't only meet Switzerland's like the 510-4 (the StuG 57 uses a special short 7.5mm rim somewhat unique needs, but would also be versatile enough less round ) and breaks apart easily for cleaning. to appeal to other Nations. Whi le considered a classic ex The ATM's most unusual fea ture is its locking system ample of neutrality, the Swiss have alwa ys prospered in which derives from the 194.S German Mauser "Gerat 06" the international arms trade-in men, as well as equipment, (StG ew 45) and greatly resembles the current Spanish ha ving for many generation furnished superb mercenary C.E.T.M.E. and German G-3 . Vertical hardened steel rol troops for a sorted European wars. lers are set in recesses in the sides of the bolt head. When The end result of th at S.l.G. development is now avail th e bolt is fully forward in its battery position, a protrusion able in this co untry as the ATM military/ sporting rifle on . the separate bolt body intrudes between the roll ers, imported by Gold Rush Gun Shop, 1567 California St., forcing them outward into corresponding recesses in th e San Francisco, Cal. It is developed from , but not identical receiver. This locks the bolt head securely to th e receiver, to, th e current Swiss StuG 57 (1957) service rifle and its supporting the force of the cartridge discharge. The non military 7.62mrn export version, 510-4. Those rifles have recoiling barrel is screwed solidly to the receiver. The profiles of the bolt body tongue and of the receiver roller recesse are such that sufficient force applied to th e bolt head face will, over a period of time, cause (first) the bolt body to be forced rearward against its prings and (second ) free the rollers to be cammed back into th e head by the rear surfaces of the receiver recesses. This leaves (third) the bolt head and body free to move rearward urider the thrust of the cartridge case. During the first movement of the bolt body, the head is still locked securely By Maj. George C. Nonte to the receiver by the rollers though it moves back very slightly as the body is accelerated rearward. And, the chamber pressure drops markedly as the bullet moves clown GUNS JULY 1969 31 The SIG-ATM Rifle Hunting European Boar with the ATM using standard sights. Ignition is obtained in the ATM by a conventional swing ing hammer which strike a horizon tal pivoted arm. This in turn, strikes the butt of the spring-retracted firing pin to drive it forward into the primer. A compound captive recoil spring Tides in the butt-stock and is compressed by rearward bolt travel to provide power for closing, feeding, and lockin o- the breech. Our one valid (we think) criticism of the sample gun is that if one i not entirely attentive to --···r.rl!!fli .ta.a·· ;,.;_illl·'. -i"s... - detail, it is pos ible to assemble the buttstock to the receiver '4\} '· ~ j 'i with the recoil spring guide wedged between bolt and re ceiver, rather than in its proper seat at the rear of the bolt body. Hardly of importance in a portino- arm, but some thing that could cause trouble in military fi eld er vice. Disassembly for care and cl eaning is simple-only fi eld stripping is nece sar y. Beo-in with hammer cocked and bolt forward and locked. Press upward on the serrated latch behind the pistol grip, and then rotate the bu ttstock 90 degrees clockwise and draw it off the recei er, taking the recoil spring with it. Draw the cocking handle rearward until it can be tipped up and out at the di mounting notch at the rear of its slot in the receiver. The bolt wi ll now lide Top: ATM w inte r trigge r detail with fold down lever. out of the open rear of the receiver. Pre sing ou t the pin Above: Hunting scope and mount, optional accessories. at the upper rear of the trigo-er h o"using group will allow it to be pivoted downward and drawn free of the receiver. th e bore. As the rollers retract, bolt velocity in creases and Di sassembly of th e bolt is not normally required, but ma chamber pressure chops to a level th at permits free extrac be accomplished by pressing out th e transver e pin passing tion without danger of case rupture. through the bolt head j ust rearward of the lock rollers. To ease extraction, th e chamber walls are engraved with Body and head separate easily th en, and the remaining longitudinal nutes, semi-circular in cross-section, deepest dismou nting procedures become learly evident. at the neck, and fading out completely a short distance Our ample gun was the first ATM produced, Serial forward of the case head. Upon firing, gas enters the flutes N umber 5670. Careful examination disclosed that exten from the front a soon as the bullet clears th e case mouth. sive re-design had been accompli heel to eliminate the elec This gas fl ows back between case and chamber. In this tive fi re feature of the StuG 57. Both receiver an d trigger fa shion, it forms a cushion th at reduces normal case ad he h ousing unit have been con structed so that assembly of sion to chamber walls. Thi permits the case to move tuG 57 selecti ve fire parts is either not possible, or will rea rward relatively freely, oTea tly reducing extraction ef produce only emi-automatic frre, even if one has acces to fort. Fluted chambers have been proven a necessary ad th e corresponding parts of the StuG 57. T he availabili t junct to the use of hesitation-lock breech y tern with of those parts i highly unlikely, inasmuch a they are sold hi gh-i ntensity cartridges. only to foreign governments who have purchased the basic This system req uires careful balancing of weights of military riO e. recoiling part and precise de ign of cam surfaces specifi Initial fun ction firin g produced no malfunctions with cally for each cartridge and is, in that respect, less easily either Swecli h, .S., or A ustrian 7.62mm NATO ammuni adapted to different calibers. On th e other hand, it has tio~. One lot of Remington 150-grain porting .308 Win decided advantages of simplicity and eliminating th e need chester ammunition wa also fired without incident. Earlier for either a gas cylinder/ piston system or recoilin g barrel roller-lock designs we have fired showed con iclerable sen others require to provide p ower for unlocking and initial siti vity to variations in ammunition and particularly to bolt acceleration. cartridge case hardness. \\ Te saw (Continue on page 73) 32 GUNS JU LY 1969 LONG 1rith all of th e p ositive aspects of the NRA Show, there WASHINGTON D.C. A are several things that are negative ; first that it is not on ce again as large, so that th ose wh o attend would see more exhibitors ; secondl y, that it cannot be held in at least four or five of the larirer cities throughout the co untry so th at many thousands more hoo ters. hunters, and collectors could attend. Held in Washington, D.C, March 29-April 2, the show was well attend ed. although the NHA Banquet and other social affairs were can cell ed in deference to th e memorial services for President Dwight D. Eisenh ower. wh o was a shooting sportsman, even while Pres ident of th e ni tecl States . The Exhibit hall at Lh e heraton-Park Hotel was filled with more than 120 exhibits. whi ch co uld be broken clown into three categories : commercial, co ll ectors, and ser vice. Jn tJ1 e ser vice category, th e Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, Navy, and Army Reser ves di splayed the lates t in military and mark manship firearms, and offered th e public the opportunity to ee such things as th e family of M-16 weapons and speciali zed target Tifl es and handgun used by the military mark manship groups. The 18 exhibit in the coll ector categor y were all outstanding this year, and we hope to have coverage of these exhibit coming up soon. To m y n on- collector eye, two of th e better exhibits were th ose by the Lon.g I land ntique Gun Collector's Assn. and the Oh io Gun Collector's A sn. Lona Island had a working replica full size- of an old time gunsmith shop, actu all y workin o- to demon trate meth ods of barrel and stock-making in the era of th e muzzle loading rifle. The Ohi o Gun Collector's exhibit had famous gun s of famou people. with guns owned or used by Annie Oaklev, Bill y The Kiel , U.S. President Franklin Pierce, etc. In th e commercial category there were nearly 100 exhibitors. I'll tr Lo li st th em all , and comment on the newer items shown . Abercrombie & Fitch of Iew York, had G NS Magazine's Antique "rms Ed itor manning their exhibit. Bob Mandel, who i now in charge of A&F's antique arms department , brought a hand ome di splay and a ni ce election of collector's firearms. A lean, Inc. had just about all of their reloading components on di splay, and th eir men were busy explaining the Alcan concept of "Matched Components," whi ch covers primers, wads, shot, powd er, and bullet . (Seminary Rd., Aton, Ill. 62002) J. G. Anschutz GbmH, had a display in conjunction with Savage By GUNS STAFF Arm . naturally. Whi le I had ex pected a lot of interest in the Model 250 Match air rifle, I was surpri eel at the number of people wh o bad a chance to see, some for the first time, the complete line GUNS JULY 1969 33 NRA SHOW of Anschutz mallbore target rifl es and porting i-ifles, hut I wa not u rprised at their high regard for these quality arms. Bair Machine Co. had a den foll of reloading tools to show, from th e "Black Bair" C-t ype metallic press up to th eir "P olar Bair" shotshell l ader. This was th e seco nd time th at Bair had e hil ited at the IRA Show, and it was e ident that recognition of their quality too l is grOI ing with every yea r. (Box 4407, Linco ln , Ieb. 68504) Bausch & Lomb. F or th ose shoo ters wh o wanted B&L qualit in a scope, but did nol want external mount adjusl menl , eein o- Lb e new lin of B&L Troph y copes proved a revelati on. Dil yo u kn ow, too, th at B&L offer a fin e hea r ing proleclor fo r hoo tin g, called " Quiet Ear," along with their alread y well-kn own binocula rs, spotting scope and shooting glas es? (Rochester, N.Y. 14602 ) Birchwood Casey Co. The newe L idea from Birch· Browning A.ruts had a doul le barrel showin g, with wood Ca e i a combinati on of a proven ru t preventative th eir gun , and particularl y the ne1 autoloading rifles, get with a new co nve nient applicator. Called th e " Sheath Take ting a lot of attention. Along with the gun , though in Along ," the e dis po able o- un wipers are i rnpregnated with anoth er booth , was th e new line of Bro " nin g sp rlsmen's the well-known heath material which di places moisture. apparel, showing th e latest in hunting clothes an] boots. remo e fin gerprint acid , and protects against ru t. (7900 (Box 500, Morgan, · Lah 84050 ) Fuller Rd., Eden Prairie, 1inn. 55343) J. M. Bucheimer, in addition to their wide line of Bisonite Co. which off ers their beclclin g kits, gun blue, holster , bells. and oth er leather sho ling acce ~ ories. now tock finish, and silver Lock inlay material, have a brand have a line of sheepskin clothin g that i worth lookin rr into. new bore cleaner thal ha been prove n in the laboratory (Box 280, Frederick, Md . 21701 ) and the fi eld. (2250 1ili tary Rd., Buffalo, N.Y. 14217) Buck Knives have a way of drawing altenlion even V. H. Blackington & Co. bowed th eir extensi e line with out a Aa sh y booth. The line of hunting and fi shing of booting award which are so ld exclu sive! to authorized knives looked like jewels in the di play. and drew crowd " shootina clubs and offi cial . (100 Cornmonwealth Ave., of admirer . (6588 Federal, an Diego, Cal. 9211L1) Attleboro Fall , Mass. 02763) D. P. Bushnell featured their new ·'Bore-sighter," an Bonanza Sports, Inc. Iewes t in the reloading line is optical collimator with some brand new featu res, and. of the Bonanza 68, an " O" type frame reloader with th e sepa course, the expanded line of fin e rirlescopes in three grade : rate primin cr sy tem of Lh e popular Bonanza Co-Ax pre s. th e ScopeChief IV, th Cu stom-M. and the co mpelilively (412 Western Ave., F aribault, Minn. 55021 ) priced Banner. In the binocular line. Bushnell ha the new Brownell's, Inc. Bob Brownell's operation is indispen "Insta-Focus" feature that must be seen to be appreciated. sable to th e professional gun smith. If yo u are a serious gun (2828 E. Foothill Blvd., Pasadena, Cal. 91107) tinkerer, hi 150 page catalog is a mu st, and it's on ly a Carpenter Insurance Service offers pecia li zed insur- buck and a half. (Rt. 2, Box 1, Montezuma, Iowa 50171) ance coverage for RA member gun own ers, 'shooting 34 GUNS JULY 1969 KRIEGHOFF KRIEGHOF a I 1!!!%' engraved model and the specially designed hol Lers for this c a ..c:: 321 ~ ~ handsome little handgun. (265 Asylum, Brid ()"eport, Conn. ,,I 06610) s:v Colt's Ffrearms had several new items of intere t, not , i th e least of 11 hich is a brand new Trooper Mark III in .357 ,- lVIa gnum. These are being manufactured in a brand new .. Colt plant. and feature a newl y designed action with re - bounding firin g pin in the frame and coil springs through out. There is a new "Golden Spike" Comrnemoralive on the "K" Frontier Sco ut model, handsomely boxed in a simulated mahogany case. (150 Huyshope, Hartford, Conn. 06102) Art Cook Supply Corp. Art, as you may know, oper ates the fine " hoot-0-Rama" range , and featured in his clubs, etc. (930-C Woodward Bldg., Wash._ D.C. 20005) di spla y the Oxford "Li ghtning" gun sight ; it projects a Cascade Cartridge, Inc. has taken th eir famous line of small pip of light right onto the target, and is combined CCI primers and pul them up in a brand n w, handy con with a 3 ' scope attachment. (1015 Belvidere Rd., Wauke tainer, called the "Quick-Pick Pack," it readily identifies gan. Ill. 60085 ) th e primer type to prevent mix-ups on the loading bench. Daisy Mfg. Co. In addition to the Daisy / FWB Model (Box 856, Lewiston, Idaho 83501) 150 air rifle and 1odel 65 ai r pistol, the hits of the Daisy Caswell Equipment Co. With a smile on his face, hooth were the "Bill Cody" commemorative air rifle and Ted Busch told ever yo ne that "After 40 years of testing, the showing of th e remarkable Daisy V/ L ca eless amm o th e Caswell Target Carriers are ready for wide spread dis rifl e. whi ch is now ready for the market, and should he at tribution." These products have served well for th at many your dealer soon. (Box 220, Rogers, Ark. 72756) years, I ut were never really promoted. Now, with Ted Dallas Cap & Emblem Co. had . in th eir displa y, wh at Bu sch at th e reins, yo u'll he hearing a lot about them. At every shooter dreams of: enough embroidered patches and the exhibit wa a brand new bullet trap (actually, one of emblem to fill up a dozen or more shootin g coals. (2924 three diflerent types) with man y interestincr innovations. Main St., Dallas, Tex. 75226) (1215 econd Ave. North, Minn .. Minn. 554.05) Charles Daly, Inc. Every shotgun shooter had th eir Century Arms, Inc. In spite of th e curtailment of eyes opened at this display, not only because of th e exten importation of surplus arms, Century sti ll has a good selec sive line of fine shotguns to be seen, but al so because of a tion (whi ch yo u will have to order through yo ur local sensati onal new development. This i the "Selexor," a dealer ) . Shown for the first time wa the new Squib man patented ejection system that permits (at th e fli ck of a .22 autoloading rifle featured in a past issue of GUNS. (3 switch) selection of a manual ejector or automatic ejector. Federal St., t. Albans, Vt. 05478) lt is an opti onal item, hut one that will I e seen on ~ good Charte1· Arms Corp. This di play, of co urse, featured many of the Daly guns. (90 Chambers St., N.Y., N.Y. the " ndercover" revol er. New features hown were the 10007) (Continued on page 66) GUNS JULY 1969 35 II II Long overlooked, the Maynard is both a fine shooter and collector's item. By WARREN SHEPARD J MAGINE, IF YOU CA r, the shooter ap- peal of a y tern s rifle, taking in stantl intercbangeable, superbly accurat barrels covering a full range of calibers from .22RF to a big bore, long range ca rtrid o-e, proved capable of making possible at 1,000 yards. Stocked in beautiful fancy crotch or branch walnut, with immaculate checkering and superb inletting, th e basic rifle retailed for $56.00, including adjustable target sights. Additional barrel co t hooters $8.00 to $12.00 each. Impossible, you ay. The l\ilassachu etts Arm Company offered such a stems ri fi e from 1882 to about 1898- the Maynard, Model 1882. Strangely, the '82 Maynard ·was never very popular wi th th e general shooting pub lic. Sin gle shot rifle of that day, the Sharps, Remin gton rolli ng block, Winche ter hi wall, Marlin Ballard and Stevens Model 44, held way wi th average target men. Even today, these mod els cla im th e atten tion of collectors and firearm stud ents. The '82 fayna rd, however, was " tb e gun" most favored by top target expert throughout America during the decade be fore 1895, wh en Harry Pope app ared on the scene and made all oth er target rifle obsolete. Pope' uperbly ac urate barrel beat all previous core and established ome records which have never been beaten, probably co ntributing to th e demise of the Maynard rifle. Left : Shooting the .40/ 70 Maynard . Right: Th e Mode l '82 Maynard No. 16, calibe r .32- 30. Note interchangeable .64 shot ·barre l. 36 GUN S JULY 1969 MAYNARD: Expert's Choice What better proof of the accuracy of the '82 Maynard can be offered than the following state ments by one of America's all time great rifle men. The late Major Ned Roberts states that: "June 17, 1887, I visited the noted Walnut Hill Range near Boston, where I saw such noted rifl emen as Major C. W. Hinman, W. M. Farrow, 0. M. Jewell, E. F. Richardson, G. H. Wentworth, J. B. Fellows . .. and other expert shots taking part in the Spring Meeting of the Massachusetts Rifle Associa tion. I checked up 25 shooters and found that 13 were using Maynard, 10 Ballard, one Remington and one Farrow." Maj or Roberts further states: "I had unlimited use of a fin e No. 16 May nard in 32-40 calibre, and I shot it a crreat deal at 100 and 200 yards, both off hand and with rest. My records show that this was the most accurate factory rifle I ever used." Quite a statement, written by an acknowledged Maynard 1882 No. 16 rifle, .40-70 caliber. Note National rifle expert, who extensively shot and the rim of the case exposed in the gaping breech. tested nearly every model of American rifle from muzzle loaders in the 1870's to modern, center fire, bolt action target rifles. Maynard 1882, Number 16, with .32-30 rifle and Another early expert, Mr. A. C. Gould of ew .64 caliber shot barrels. The Ideal tools are York City (1850 to 1903 ), author of several for reloading the .32-30 paper patched bullet shooting books and gun editor of "The Rifle" and "Forest and Stream" stated simply : " ... so high an opinion have I of this gun that I have disposed of all my other rifles, retaining only my Maynard." The Massachusetts Arms Company of Chico pee Falls, was sole mak~r of the Maynard gun for about forty years. Established possibly around 1840, the Company was incorporated in ~/ 1850 and was an early manufacturer of percus sion revolvers under patents pending to Edwin Wesson. Daniel B. Wesson (younger brother) was, for a while, part owner of the Company. In August, 1851, the Colt Patent Firearms Com pany, forced cessation of manufacture of these revolvers due to patent infringements. Daniel Wesson then left the · Company and eventually teamed up with Horace Smith to form, first the Volcanic Repeating Arms Company, and ulti mately Smith and Wesson. The Maynard breech loader action was in vented by a Washington, D. C., dental surgeon, Edward Maynard about 1845. The basic patent on an underlever, tip up, breech loaders, U. S. Patent No. 8,126 was granted to Maynard in 1851. In 1857, Dr. Maynard obtained a Govern ment contract for 400 Maynard carbines; these guns were delivered and presumably made by the Massachusetts Arms Company, thouah they are stamped "Maynard Arms Company." Addi tional patents were granted Dr. Maynard as fol- lows : #26,364 in 1859, #48,966 in 1865 and #138,928 percussion action, but using a special thick head, center in 1873, all for various improvements on the original basic fire cartridge. Many of the '73 Maynards are merely con design. Further Government contracts during the Civil versions of surplus Civil War carbines. War resulted in delivery of 20,202 Maynard percussion In 1876, the Lamb Knitting Machine Manufacturing carbines, all manufactured by Massachusetts Arms Com Company took over ownership and operation of the Com pany. In 1873, the Company brought out a full line of pany, though retaining its old identity. The 1882 Maynard Maynard sporting and target rifles, based on the old CW sporting rifle line was (Continued ori page 64) 39 GREAT FRIEND of mine, an intellec tual with a seven A caliber ogive to his head, once said to me, "The trouble with you gun nuts is not that you like guns. It's that you are all nuts." · Reflections At the time, his wife was engaged in mopping up raw linseed oil- wh ere I had spilt it on a priceless Persian rug -instead of serving drinks to the oth er guests, and I dis missed his remark as a vulgar reference to my habit of finishing gun stocks at hi's, and other people's parties. Are we? I wonder. Consider the small-arm in its varieti es. You would· think that an embarrassment of choice would greet the aspiring own er. Yes, but. Every time yo u run into a real gun nut he has some wild unstandard fe ature he wants to incor porate in his next gun. It can be a functi on of cartridge Reformed design, like more velocity or less pressure or more ac curacy. It can be a functi on of basic gun design, like a lock or acti on or a sighting device. Or it can be simply decorative, like the kind of engraving he wants on the beast. Wh atever it is, nothing else will do. This is all the ·. Gun Nut! more strange since th e range of firearms available is so great, depending as it does to a large degree on their geographical ori gin. An English shotgun is not remotely like an American one, and th e Am erican handgun is as different from the Italian as chalk from cheese. By NAMEER JA WDAT "At the time, his wife was busy mopping up linseed oil where I had spilt it on his priceless Persian rug . .." 42 Why this disparity? I think the answer is to be found riAe of recent years is one whose design is diametrically as much in the social backgrounds of the arms manufactur opposed to the modern trend. I speak of course of the ing countries as in the terrain and the available game. Ruger No. 1, which is an elegant throwback to the days of Consider the areas of excellence among the major produc the old falling-block single shot that the lone rider laid ing countries. I will stick my neck out and make the fol across the pommel of his saddle on the way West. lowing categorical generalizations : In the same way, the handgun, if not born, was at least The Americans make the best handguns and riAes; domesticated in America. It was never a status symbol The English make the best doubles; given to an officer to demonstrate his social superiority, The Germans have designed the best rifle bolt actions ; but a functional tool the homesteader or cowboy kept con Swiss arms represent the triumph of workmanship over stantly at his side for unwarranted situations. For this design; reason, the American handgun-particularly the revolver The Belgians are excellent at manufacturing the inven -developed into the first choice of anyone who had to tions of others; depend on one for his life, and gradually into the first With the exception of the bayonet, which is not an ad choice of anyone who wanted any handgun. To find a vance but a confession of failure, the French have con tributed little to small-arms design. ~ Let's look at the record: I think there can be no doubt that the American rifle today is the most advanced riAe in the world. In prac ti cality, price, and performance there is nothing to beat the ordinary mass-produced rifle made by any of the famous American gunmakers. Having stated a truism I will go on to commit a heresy : Some of the custom guns now being turned out on order in the States far surpass anything made elsewhere in the world in worlcmanship. It is true that there is a great deal of unnecessary ornamen tation on some of the custom guns, especially those of cer tain well-known West-Coast makers, but surely the whole point of a made-to-order gun is that it should embody your own tastes and requirements, so that if it has a roll over Monte Carlo with diamond-shaped plastic inlays in three colors, basket-weave checkering and so forth, you have no on e to blame but yourself. A random rifle through the notebook of your memory will give you the names of half a dozen gunsmiths whose work takes pride of place in any collection of fine guns, and stockmakers who are fit heirs to the tradition of Alvin Linden. There is no need " ... you have been bitten blind by mosquitoes to mention any by name; everyone has hi s own list. The and Siegfried has been gored in the rump ..." way. the wood is inletted to the metal, and the way both wood and metal glow with an internal light, is something revolver for your requirements today, you have to go to that can only be the result of a labor of love, by someone America. From the little Ruger Bearcat which is "Every whose art is bred in the bone. And the finish of the man-His-Own-Doc-Holliday-At-Rim-Fire-Prices," to the mechanism of the riAe . is a joy in itself. Where but in Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum, there is a production gun America can you find Mauser-actioned rifles with n·iggers to suit any taste, requirement, or just plain whim. that snap clear and crisp as a glass rod breaking? I am Some years ago, when I had reason to believe that going not talking of shotguns, whose triggers are relatively easy around without an equalizer might lead to symptoms of to make properly; but there are first-quality European ill health, I developed the habit of carrying a two-inch Mausers that would set you back the price of a car, yet Smith M&P .38 Special. Depend on it, there is nothing in have triggers that creep like wounded toads. the world that can. convince an aggressive man of the The pre-eminence of the American riAe is not accidental, justice of your viewpoint faster than showing him the viewed in the light of American history. The Americans riAing in a gun barrel from a distance of about 18 inches. are a nation of riAemen, and the rifle takes an important If the demonstration is accompanied by the snick of a big role in the consciousness of the individual and of the bright hammer being thumbed back to full cock, the result nation as a whole. The Amercan rifle was developed, from is instantaneous. Incidentally, paper ballistics have nothing the beginning, to be carried by the individual himself in to do with it. The speed of his conversion by the elegance many kinds of terrain and all conditions-there was no gun of your logic is directly proportional to the size of the bearer when the East was colonized, there was no gun hole in the barrel. bearer when the West was opened, there is no gun bearer For reasons too painful to go into even now, I had to now when you go on a hunt in America. Oh, sure, if you destroy the gun eventually, and I have not owned any start staggering around on the mountainside because the handgun since. If and when I do, it will have to be an only exercise you get all year is moving your portable TV American one. Most likely a .45 Commander or a specially set, your guide will give you a hand with the Magnum. But made .45 Smith with a three inch barrel and a round he is doing you a favor; he is not expected to carry your butt. What other gun would do to ride the river with? hardware. It is not accidental that the most interesting What would you choose? A (Continued on page 58) 43 GUN OF THE MONTH NATIONAL SHOOTING EVENTS June 13-15 The Great Eastern Skeet ·championships Lordship Gun Club, Stratford, Conn. Contact: C. C. Blair, COLT FIREA RMS Remington Arms Co., Bridgeport, Conn. June 21-22 Invitational Muzzle Loaders Festival Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Mich. Contact: D. Buffen barger, Greenfield Village, Dearborn, Michigan. July 4-7 U. S. Jaycees International BB Gun Championships NOTHING TO BUY, O verland Park, Kansas. Contact: John Benjamin, P. 0 . Box 7, Tulsa, Oklahoma. NO ENTRY FEE! Simply clip the coupon b e low, attach to a August 2-25 post-co rd and moi l to GUNS Magazine. You NRA National Championships wi ll the n be e li g ible fo r the " Gun of the Mo nth"- the Colt Stagecoac h .22. The Stage Match Ranges, Camp Perry, Ohio. Contact: National coach is a W este rn ty pe sadd le carbine w ith Rifle Assoc., 1600 Rhode Island Ave., N. W., Washing saddle ring and leathe r tho ng. Au the ntic " Old West" e ng ravir19 e mbe lli shes the re ceiver and ton, D. C. reca ll s the g lo ry and danger o f a by-gone e ra. With stock and fo re nd of Ameri can black wal nut , W este rn sty le ope n re ar sight, romp type August 2-9 front sight and a 13 sho t tubular magazine National Skeet Shooting World Championships this mod e rn auto-loading .22 is perfe ctly suited Rochester-Brooks Gun Club, Rush, New York. Contact: for small ga me hunting a nd plinking. For additional informa tion o n th e comple te line Geo. W. White, Executive Director, NSSA, 212 Linwood o f Colt firearms write: Colt' s Firearms Division/ Building, 2608 Inwood Rd. , Dallas, Texas. 150 Huyshop e Av./Hartford, Ct . 06 102 August 15-23 Sponsored by Grand American Trap Shooting Championships GUNS MAGAZINE and A. T. A. Trap Grounds, Vandalia, Ohio: Contact: Hugh L. McKinley, ATA Manager, P. 0. Box 246, Vandalia, COLT F IRE ARMS Ohio. All y ou do to e nte r is fil l in the information on the coupon b e low and a ttach it to a post· cord-or si mply put the information re quested August 26-Sept. l on o plain postcard and return it to GUNS National Fall Shoot (National Muzzle Loading Rifle Assoc.) Magazine. DO NOT MAIL ANY EN TR Y IN AN ENVE LOPE. Walter Cline Range, State Road 62 , Friendship, Indiana. Your name w ill be e ntered for the drawi ng to be he ld July 10th. Th e w ;nne r of the Colt Contact: Ma xine Moss, NMLRA, P. 0. Box 15, Friend Stagecoa ch .22 will be notified by moi l a nd an· ship, Indiana. nounced in the September 1969 issue of G UNS Magazine. To e nte r it is not necessary to use the co upo n below. A plain postca rd conveying September 16-18 the info rmat ion requested wi ll b e acce pted. National Police Combat Matches (NRA) Mississippi Law Enforcement Academy, Jackson, Miss. Contact: National Rifle Association, 1600 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington, D. C. October 11 Annual Industrial Skeet Championships GUNS Magazine Winchester Gun Club, New Haven, Conn. Contact: Na 8150 N. Central Park / Skokie / 111. / 60076 tional Industrial Recreation Association, 20 N. Wacker Name ______Dr., Chicago, Illinois. Address,______October 6-13 City _____State ___ _ lip ____ NRA International Shooting Championships Maricopa County, Black Canyon Ranges, Phoenix, Ari zona. Contact: National Rifle Association, 1600 Rhode Island Ave., NW, Washington, D. C. · GUN S JU LY 1969 45 f:ACTORt f:OR ONE--tHOT Kill~ O T HUNTERS feel th a t th e best kind of a vaca ti on M is a we ll planned hunting trip where they are sure to "bri ng home the bacon." either in th e fo rm of a ver y beautiful trophy or in some real good ea lin' meat. Qui te a few oI these oplim.i Li e hunters fa il to do enough p rac ticin g for th e m1m ber one fa ctor in a successful hunt, and ') l2 not enough proper plannin cr for the nu mber two factor. ~(u~a.,,,, Numl er 1 factor is th e proper p lacemen t of th e bull et, a nd thi- takes practi c . It doesn' t make much difference wh at ca li ber yo u're using or wheth er th e cartr idge .is J By LES BOWMAN standard or magn um, if th e bullet isn'l put in the right p lace, th e results are either a complete miss or just a woun ded head of game th at most po sibly gets away. The 80 to 90 grain bullets are o{ tronger structure and Number 2 factor is explained in two wo rds-bull et fu nc these l consid er to be predator load . They do not always tion. This factor is co ntroll ed principall y bv th e structure bloll' up on impact bu t th ey are too li gh tl y structu red for of th e bullet. If th e bullet is not properl y structured fo r th e general high velocity loading necessary for use on the kind of game it is to be used on even a propery placed game animals of deer and antelope ize. Althouo-h they bull et al magnum velocitie ca n fail to kill. Caliber onl y, may kill quite well at times, Loo often th ey hit bone and has very little to do with good one shot kills. I low up. with out suffi cient penetrati on for consistent one Whether th e hu nter chooses factory loaded ammunition shot kill s. Starting with th e 95 grain Nosier and including or handloads, bullets are available fo r nea rl y every caliber a ll th e 100 and 105 grain bull ets, load ings with any of on the market, and for m any diff erent uses. th ese are excellent fo r deer and antelope hunting. There are three basic bull et weights in th e centerfire Anoth er instance of thi s weigh t Lo bullet truclure, is cartrido-e lines, from th e ma ll es l calil ers on up. In a few fo un d in the p opular .30 cali bers. These inclu de uch cart case th ere are more th an three. These basic weights are ridges as the .300 Savage, th e .308 Win chester, the .30-06 structured differen tl y. The parti cul ar purpose for 1 hi ch and Lhe various .30 ca li ber magnum . They all take a a bull et weight is intended governs th e structure of th at bull et of .308 diameter, but weight can va ry from a low of bullet. The smalles t producti on ca li ber size that can be 100 grains to a high of 220 grain-. Usuall y the va rmint legall y used in Wvo ming is th e 6rn rn . T hi s takes in the .243 weight bullets take in the 100 to 140 grain weight . The Winchester. th e .24-1 and 6mm Remington an d the new .2-10 ] 50 o-rain .30 cali ber is mostl y structured fo r and intended Wea th erby Magnum. Lo be used on deer or antelope size game. The 165 and 180 In my opinion, th e e are some of th e best cali bers ever grain weights are structured and shaped fo r game in the put on th e market fo r open range deer and antelope hunt elk or larger class and fo r long rancre shoo tin g. The 200 ing, but Lh e right bullet structure must definitely be selected and 220 grain hunting b ullets are stru ctured fo r the for thi type of hunting. Bullets made especiall y fo r heaviest type of nortJ1 America n big game, such as moose varmints and predators are aLo made for th ese excell ent and th e big bear. They are th e best fo r shooting in heavy rifles. but these are far too li ghtly structured fo r game I ru sh co untry, in the round nose shape. animal . This difference in th e structure of th e various bullet All bullets for these calibers can be ratJ1er loosely we ight show how foolish it is for a prospective hunter to divid ed into three cla se . They are all .243 ca liber but walk into a store and just ask fo r a box of .30-06 ammuni they ary in weight from 60 g rains to 105 grains. The ti on. It can certainly be askin g for trouble if one is not 60 to 75 grain b ull ets are ve ry frangible and bl ow up if jJecifi c about "'hat he plans on usin g it for. tl1 ey hit twi gs or heavy grass. These are excell ent choices A properl y structured game bullet starts its ex pansion on for varmints, e pecially in built up, populated areas or impact. It retains its mass weight for deep penetrati on but wh ere cattle and stock run free, and ricochets can be expands progressively as it is driven deeper. A well ex dangerous. panded .30 caliber bullet is often three Li me its original 46 GUNS JULY 1969 diameter wh en it has stopped. This expansion, plus the fr-- l1io·h velocity of the bullet, cau es a great deal of tissue .14 0GRAlh ¥ W INCHESTU MAGNUM 264 (ORI .. f No. 2641 WIN.MAGN UM 1'1 2& 4! 264 WINCHESTER MAGNUM 100 GR PTO. BULLET '~~ 264 Wl/CHfST[R l • MAGNUM 1~0 GR son PT ~ l=>OWE.Fl-PC>l N T At left, the 100 gr. factory, 120 gr. Speer, and 120 gr. Sierra, too light for b ig game. On the right, the 160 gr. Hornady, the 125 g r. Nosier, and 120 gr. Rem., for b ig game use. GUNS JULY 1969 47 means that you w ill win some money in each round that you break 25, 24, or 23 targets (provided that optional purses are played to three places, also that some shooter breaks a 25 in the given round. If no straights are bro PULL! ken, the money is paid to the highest three scores in ach round). If you have elected to play the 25 optionals, By DICK MILLER your shooting costs for this hundred targets now b ecomes twenty dollars, plus four boxes of shells, and you can share in the purse, plus receiving ad ditional money for each separate twenty five targ t round in which you b reak one of the three h ighest scor es. Below the information regarding 25 optionals, you discover that you can PRI1 G HAS SPRUNG, and sum h ere would be to regard this tourna "play the fiftys" for two dollars each. S mer is sunning mo t of North ment as experience or seasoning, and This means that each fifty target seg America. Which means, among oth er to enter for targets only. ment of the total hundred targets is a thing , that 1969's trapshooting activi L et's set up a different set of cir separate contest. Shooters who break ties have shifted into hi !'" h gear all cumstances. L et's a sume that you the high three scores in each fifty (ii aero the continent. Proliferating trap have been shooting well in practice, three places are paid- you may fi nd tournaments also mean that thousands and in informal shoots, coming up that only two places are paid in some of new and/ or first time competitors w ith some twenty-five or even fifty instances) share in the optional purse w ill be faced with some decisions that straights, leading to scor es in the ni division. What this u ually means is are often puzzling to them, and w hich neties for the hundred. The combina that to win on the fiftys, you must veteran shooters h ave long since tion of good targets in a registered break 50, 49, or 48 targets to share in sol vecl. p ·ogram, the stimulation of more the money. If you have elected to One of th e decisions which bugs competition, and other factors could shoot the targets, play the purse, and new shooters most often is the matter just augur well for you today, and to play both the 25 and 50 optionals, of shooting fees. Few brand n ew justify entering the purse. you r shooting costs have now reached shooters are inclined to enter all the It should also be pointed out h ere twenty-four dollars for this one hun purses, optionals, etc. associated with that not all tournaments offer a choice clTecl targets, and you shar e in every big time or registered programs. between target e ntry and purse entry. possible way to win, under the condi Thousands of new shooters thi month Some tournaments require as a mini tions of this program. The program I will face for the first time decisions as m um entry that you enter the purse, have just u sed as an example is the to whether to shoot for targets only, leaving only the optionals as choices. most common. for targets plus purse, a nd for pait or In this event, you h ave no choice but You may find fur ther variations in all of the optionals. to "play the purse". "Optionals" are some shoots. The club may, for exam There are no hard and fast rules to just what the word implies. Optionals ple, offer optionals on the middle fifty. guide these decisions, but ther e are are divisions of the shooter's entry This simply means that you have a some common- sense approaches that fees that may be participated in at the chance to win from your scor es in the take ome of the m ystery away for shooter's option. They are n ever man second and third round of the hun the newcomer. datory , and you n eed not feel that just dred, as well as from the first fifty , Some tournaments allow any becau se you are a gu est of the club and from the last fifty. If the fee is shooter to enter for a target fee only. and plan to shoot the program that $2.00 for the middle fifty, your shoot If the shoot is registered, this means ycu are obliged to play the optionals ing cost is two dollars more, and you th at the scores from that shoot ar e r e (i.e. enter the optional purses). have on e more chance to win. The corded with the Amate ur Trapshoot H er e is an example of the choices progr am may further state that shoot ing Association in Vandali a, Ohio, and which you migh t be required to make ers can enter the Ford Purse. This b ecome a permanent part of th e for your first big tournament. When entry fee may be mandatory, or it shooters record, for the purpose of you look at the program, you see that may be optional. If it is mandatory, of de termining 16 yard and doubles you may shoot the targets only for course, you have no choice except to classes, along w ith assigned handicap $6 .00 per hundred. This means that enter. If there is a fee, you choose yardage. H owever, if the shooter is your shooting cost for 100 targets will whether or not to enter. Stated sim enter cl for targets only, he r eceives be six dolla rs plus the cost of four ply, the Ford Purse means that you no trophies, no portion of the purse, boxes of shells. If you score high will be rewarded for the best long and no division of optional purses enough to win, you will receive noth run, beginning with each separate e en if h e should get hot and ·win the ing but the pleasure of winning. The round of 25 targets. As an example, if shoot. program further states that you may you break fifty straight targets, and When should you enter for targets enter the purse and be eligible for are not tied, you win the first Ford only? Let's say that this is your very trophies for an additional ten dollars. Purse (for a run starting on the first first big tournament or r egistered In this case, your shooting costs for round). Shooters tied at the end of tournament. L et's further assume that 100 targets w ill be $16.00, and if you in your informal shooting to this elate win, you w ill receive ·a trophy and fifty are in a shoot- off clming the next you have shot only good scores, noth your share of the purse money. Look round. If two shooters break fifty, ing outstanding, holding along in the ing on clown the program, you r ead then one shooter breaks 24 in the next low twenties or even below 20x25 that you may enter the twenty-five round, while th e other breaks 23, the rounds. Your most logical decision optionals for $1.00 for each 25. This 24 shooter wins, alon e, unless there is 48 GUNS JULY 1969 no opportunity to extend the shootoff, you in deciding. If your total hundred as for last fifty runs. If you fall on scores have been unsatisfactory, but I your face in the first 25, recover and you have consistently been having • shoot fifty straight, then collapse some hot rounds, interspersed with again in the last 25 , you can still come poor ones, you could justify playing out smelling like a rose. the 25's. If you have a patter n of The Ford Purse can produce some shooting well for 50 targets, then fall strange monetary pay - offs, as some of ing off the pace, or if you u sually my friends are fond of r emindino- m e. start slow in the first 50, but n early They accuse m of shooting the most always find the r ange in the last fifty, profitable scor e of 89x100 in Grand y ou can offset your chances toward a history. In 1954 I fired a h orrible and total score by playing the fi ftys. If humilia ting sixteen on the fi rst trap in your shooting pattern is consistent T hursday's Preliminar y H andicap. I and you normally score around 20- r ecover ed to a twenty-three on the 21- 22-23, the optionals are really not second trap, then broke the last fi fty, for you. You must have hot streaks to followed by a 24 in the first event on profit from optionals. F r iday in the big one. The miser able Ther e is another decision you might 89 brought me $25 from the purse, but need to m ake. You could decide that the 50 straight, back cl up by a 24x25 you will play the optionals in only earned $1,521, which, as my friends THE NEW AND UNIQUE SELF-IDENTIFYING one event of the program, that is, on ar e fond of r eminding m e, provided a PRIMER PACK, "THE QUICK-PICK PAK." A 16- yard or h andicap, but not both. In generous award for my score of 89 . SAFETY FEATURE WHICH ALLOWS QUICK this case, my feeling is that the most SELECTION OF PRIMERS TO PREVENT Now, for some m or e infor mation to logical choice is handicap. Gener ally MIXING OF TYPES ON YOUR LOADING help you with your entry choices. speaking, the r eward from handicap How do the optionals p ay the shooter ? BENCH. ANOTHER CONVENIENCE FOR optionals is much gr eater than from THE HANDLOADER ••• FROM CCI. Using the ex ample I h av quoted, w e Hi-yard (or doubles). You as a n ew assume that that in your first big shoot, shooter h ave a much better chance to S EE YOUR LOCAL CCI DEALER OR WRITE there ar e 100 en tries (shooters ). Fifty FOR FREE BROCHURE w in optional purses in handicap than OMARK-CC/ Inc. of them decided to play the 25 options. you do at 16 yards, or doubles. There P.O. Box856 The purse division for this option is is one glaring exception to the forego LEWISTON, IDAHO 83501 Sporting Equipmen t~ stated as 50 - 30 - 20. There is then $50 ing advice. If the program further Division .. • at stake in each round of 25. For easy sta tes that purse and optional payoffs u . 9lr1/H~!f calculation, we say tha t two shooters will be made by Lewis Class, none of break 25 straight in one r ound. They the foregoing applies. In the case of will split the first place purse, and L ewis Class divisions, your chance is earn $12.50 each. Three shooters score as good as anyone else's. You have Build Your Own 24 in that round. They will divide only to decide here if you want to risk GUN CABINET $15.00 equally, r eceiving $5.00 each. the money. In L ewis Class, for exam T n shooters recor d scores of 23, It's EASY! With ple, first place goes to high score, but Gunberth@ Plans & Kits which will m ean tha t they split 20 % second place could go to an 89, and A ll details o n })!ans, K its and of the total, or one dollar each. Using ] la rdwarc for 35 -Models arc th ird place to an 82. l ist ed in :\'E \V , SO P AG E . .. the sam e formula, we go on to the Ther e is one other exception to all "Handbook"-Catalog, fifty optionals. Two shooters break 50 • .. illus t ra ted in Color! ~i\l so the foregoing advice to new shooters. con t ains tips on best d esign. str aights, which earn them $25.00 S end NOW l Only $2.00 ppd., If you are shooting .in the Grand r fundahle fi rst $10. 00 order . each . Each of three contestants who American, it seems to me that since ( For A ir 1\J:i.i l , :i.dd 6Sc cx t 1·a) broke 49 will get $10.00 each. The ten you have taken the time and money Coladonato Bros. Dept. G-79, Hazelton, Pa. shooters ·w ith scores of 48 collect two to shoot the Grand, you should back dollars each. your play all the w ay, especially in Th se pur e divisions on each 25 or H andicap events. Even the winner of YOU 'D each 50 are true even if you miss all the Grand American Handica p h as SWEAR IT'S the rem aining shots. Each 25 , and been known to enter the purse only, each 50 is a epar a te contest. When in which case he r eceived $1,500, but should you play th e optionals? This is lost out on several thousand dollars your decision, and yours alone, but worth of optionals. This h ere are some considerations to assist should not happen to you. Is the Traditional "CLASSIC" your Preference? I :;;:.--- · -~, FIELD 26-Page Booklet on FAJEN'S Have It! ... For how to skin heads, field dress, ca re for hides trophies. Valuable tips, ' diagrams, illustra· . .. And Single Shots !ions. soc Distributed on West Coast by GUNSTOCK SALES , INC . GAME TRAILS 5th Ptg. 5705 Telegraph Ave ., Oakland, Calif. 94501! 52 Illustrated pp . $1.00 1035 Broadway DP-2 RE IN HART FAJEN INC. Box 338 G, Warsaw, Missouri 65355 JONAS BROS., INC. Denver, Colo ." 80203 GUNS JULY 1969 49 WHAT WEIGHT RIFLE? ( Con1i1wed f ram page 27) If you will take the average sport .640", a breech of 1.220" and may b e ing rifl e apart and w eigh the chief h ad up to 26 inch es. Or you can go to components, the action, stock and bar the bullgun w hich will weigh 41/2 rel, you will find that each weighs pounds w ith a muzzle ar ound .830", a about the same; that is 21/2 pounds. I breech of approximately 1.225", with a have just weighed seven discarded tube of any length up to 28 inches. stocks, four of them R emington, two What are the advantages of the Winchester and one Savage Model 110, h eavier barrel ? Other things being the average is 2 lbs. 9 oz. On five bar equal, th e h eavier barrel is more ac rels, all of them 24 inches and in cali curate. It is stiffer which is conducive bers like '06, .308 and 7mm (with fac to precision. It heats up much more SPECIAL OFFER tory contours and a muzzle diameter slowly and this tends to maintain a of .550" and a breech of 1.115") , the sameness of zero. The metal in the average weight is 2 lbs. 7 oz. An old tube gives it more stability and ther e Model 70 action, complete w ith trig is less whip and vibration. If the stock ger assembly and m agazine weighs 2 tends to warp this has less adverse SAVE40~o lb. 10 oz. An 1917 Enfield goes heav effect on the more w eighty tube. ier, 3 lb. 2 oz., an original '03 Spring When fired (and regar dless of posi fi eld action weighs 2 lbs. 7 oz. A Sav tion), the rifle with the h eavy front The BOOK of RIFLES age Model 110 action weighs 2 lb. 5 oz. end holds more steady. It is axiomatic and And a new R emington Model 700 ac that a muzzle- heavy feeling gives the The BOOK of PISTOLS tion weighs 2 lb. 6% ounces. rifle a better balance. Finally, the add The unvarying part of the equation ed weight out in front dampens recoil. & REVOLVERS is the action. It cannot be altered. But There are also disadvantages in the the barrel and the stock can be eith er heavy barrel. For foot hunting, and beefed up or whittled down depend especially in the mountains where a ing on which direction the user wish es lot of h ard climbing is in the cards, the to go. I had a Model 88 rifle in .243 added pounds is a r eal burden. On caliber. It weighed, as it came from horseback the added heft is a furth er the factory, 71/4 lb. I had Reinhart load on the h orse. If the h eavy barrel F a jen build a Mannlich er type stock has been made that way by adding for this little gun , and I then attached something beyond 24 inches to its a L eupold scope in L eupold mounts. length it is a r eal nuisance in the The rifle wh en loaded then went 8% brush. But more than anything else, pounds. Again, I sent a R emington the huntsman indicates an intense dis M700 in 7mm Magnum caliber to Roy like for that additional weight! al Arms for a new stock. The barreled This has popularized the carbine. action weighed 5 lb. 2 ozs. The Royal The bounty model has had its follow Arms stock makers attached a Cali ing since the .30- 3·0 carbine came BY W. H. B. SMITH fornia Claro walnut stock, a h andsome along three-quarters of a century ago. BOTH OF THESE RENOWNED CLASSICS BY THE "MASTER OF FIREARMS" CAN BE number with a Monte Carlo comb and These days the government M-1 car YOURS T UNPRECEDENTED SAVIN GS. a full and generou s forestock, an inch bine is highly popular. One of the TECHNICAL ACCURACY. CLEAR ORGAN 1- ZA TI ON. UNIQUE DRAWINGS. COMPLETE and-a-half longer than ordinary. This prime r easons is its lack of weight and O PERATIONAL INFORMATION . DETAILED rifle, with Buehler bridge type mount length. Remington, with its Model 600 AMMUNITION DATA AND TH OROUGH HANDLING OF ACTIONS FOR BO TH MOD and Zeiss 4X hunting scope, weighs (now 660) car bine in a m iscellany of ERN AND ANT IQUE FIREARMS ARE THE HALLMARKS FOR THE PRESENTATION 91/2 pounds. The stock weighed 3 lbs. calibers and with short barrel and OF BOTH THESE COMPREHENSIVE VOL · 4 oz. which shows that h ere is the lack of heft is another indication of UMES . YOU "LL HAVE NEARLY FIFTEEN HUNDRED PAGES OF INDISPENSIBk E IN place to add w eight if that is what you the desire of a considerable class of FORMATION AT YOUR EJ NGERTIPS. want. shooter to sacrifice whatever must be . ORDER TODAY! $27.45 VALUE given up to r etain easy maneuver NOW ONLY $19 .95 Another is in the barrel. While fac ability and a lack of poundage. GUNS SUBSCRIBERS PAY ONLY $t6 .00. tory tubes run to only tw o weights, the standard tube and the bullgun, it Carbines are invariably short- range. DON'T DELAY! ORDER YOUR COPY TODAY! is different with a custom-made pipe. The lack of barrel length reduces . BOOK DEPT. GUNS MAGAZINE These can be had in any length and velocities with a consequent increase 9150 CENTRAL PARK/ SKOKIE, ILL. 60076 D Send sets of Book of Rifles - Book virtually any w eight. While the stand in bullet drop, a chopped off effective of Pistols. ard dimension barrel from a custom range, and a lack of punch at the tar D I am a GUNS subscriber and have enclosed gunsmith will go, like its factory coun get. The carbine, if it h as iron sights, $16.00 in full payment for each set ordered. terpart, at approximately 2% pounds, suffers because of a lack of sighting D I om not a GUNS subscriber and have en closed $19.9S in full payment for each set you can possess a slightly heavier one radius; and if it has a scope sight the ordered. G-7 that will run 3 lb. 2 oz. -and w ill m eas lack of gun weight plus the shortness Name ure .600" at the muzzle and 1.200" at and the lightness of the muzzle end the breech. It will have a length of 22 contribute to an unsteady hold. The or 24 inches, or it can be longer if you short r ifle, wh ether it is fired prone, desire. There is a third barrel that sitting or offhand and wh ether on a State ------Zip ---- weighs 3112 pounds, with a muzzle of standing target or one that is mov- 50 GUNS JULY 1969 ing, simply does not hold as quietly and as surely as the heavier arm. NRA MEMBERSHIP Department: Where the caliber is considerable, as E n11·r m v s uhsc riplion to THE AMERICA in the new Remington .350 Magnum HI l•' l.EMAN, 1' 11roll ""' as an N RA 1(•mbc r and carbine, the recoil is sharp and violen t. ~ ~tul :n1 y three 1uark ~ 111an ~ hip :rnannals . :;: This tends to encourage flinching and Name------it definitely slows up th e gunner who m ust slam in a follower shot. The rise Address------~ of the muzzle, around 25 degrees, City, State------Zip---- comes with the 33 pounds of back D $6.00 enclosed 1039-G 0 Bill Me ward punch. TOP NRA SHOOTERS' * Co nfir111in g; applicali on and clela il s wi ll also be scnl. These are all liabilities; factors that 3 MANUALS hurt the performance of the gun and Rlfle ~ Pistol NATIONA L RIFLE .ASSOCIATION t he shooter , and they all attach di Shotgun 1600 H.h ode Island Ave nu e • Wa:.;hi ngton , D. C. 20036 rectly to gun weight. Through a se ------:::- ---- lection of a rifle that weighs in th e six to seven pound limit with a barrel that This is your is not more than 20 inches, the marks invitation to man has added two strikes to his total JOIN THE NRA before he ever steps up to bat. And • Huntc1·s, target shooter s, pli11k e1·s ... join all for what purpose? Simply because one million sporl men who n ow enj oy NRA pro he wants a highly maneuverable gun grams for ri fl e, pi Loi and shotgun. and one that is a featherweight to carry. • As an NRA member , you can earn a national rating with th e handgun, rifle or shotgun of your Directly after World War II, the Gartman Arms Co. began to build choice ... win shooting awards on yo ur own home ultra ligh tweight rifles. These guns range, or in state, regional and national tourna· weighed 6% pounds and were in such ments .. . get expert advice on any subject per calibers as the .30-06, .270, 7x57, .257 taining to firearms. You can enhance your enj oy and 8mm. The 6% lb. heft included ment of gun mithing, reloading and gun collecting scope and mount. These rifles were hobbie·-and take an effective part in the fight for notable for a waspy bar rel of 19 or 20 sane gun laws. inches, a stock like a Daisy air r ifle, • The American Rifleman, America' most and a skeletonized action, w ith all th e popul ar magazine fo r hunters and shooters, co mes metal removed that could be ma chined away. These were really feath to you each month as another important member erweigh ts. Last year I had a similar shi p benefit. Every issue i packed with tim ely r ifle briefly; a .308 made up on a Sako arti cle on such subject as hunting, hand-load ing, action that had been built up the same gunsmithing, the evalu ation of new gun and shoot way. It was the product of a north in rr equipment, etc. western clot11ing outfitter who had • For just $ 6.00 a year, member hip in th e built a couple of dozen custom r ifles NRA bring yo u all of the above benefits-and yearly and then peddled them as a more-inc1udi11g the right to bu low cost gun sort of sideline to his clothing busi ness. This rifle was a kissin' kin of the and personal accident in urai1ce. :OeLails explain original Gartman. It had a feathery ing all benefit will be ent with your member hi p barrel of 21 inches, a stock that had ca rel. been whittled down to the irreducible • As a special bonus for joining NOW, yo u minimum, some a um in u m sco pe 1 receive free the three outstandinrr rifle, pistol and mounts and a tiny .22 cal. scope in a shotgun marksmanship manual pictured above .. %" tube. If you fired this gun 5 shots in normal time it vvould not group. Use the handy order form. The barrel was simply so ligh t it would not hold a zero. This number weighed 61/2 pounds. The Gartman r ifle has long since disappeared, and our n or thwestern outfitter has not h ad made up any _.1111,M._ more of the ultra ligh tweights. The Ideal gift. Records kill for proud hunter. only asset such arms have is that they Beautifully embossed. are feathery on the trail. They are Caribou Elk Turkey Mule Deer faulty on the score of accuracy, fail • Cougar Deer Coyote Brown Bear 'Ar~~~~ Bear Skunk Grizzly Sear to maintain a constant zero, overheat Moose Joval ino Mountain Sheep badly if fired any number of shots, and t. ~ Wolf Antelope Mountain Goat ." fi' GOLD s4.2S ea., Black T. Dee• w hale h ell out of the shooter because '0l 'W,, sterling S2 .50 of the lack of poundage. There is a ca. inc . tox. at stor es or ord er point beyond which the hunting rifle dir ect. No . c.o.d's. simply cannot be reduced on the score of both weight and barrel length. Both Dept. 2-507A - 1222 Main Ave. these rifles had hit that irreducible Son Antonio, Texas 78212 GUNS JULY 1969 51 mm1mum in component w eigh t. average weigh t of 71/ 4 pound is, I I like a hunting rifle for big game think, a n indication th at our design tha t weighs 8% to 9 pounds; this is ers have about hit the h appy ideal. To th e complete rifle w ith scope and this h eft m ust be added the scope, m ount in place and a 23" or 24" bar mount, a nd cartridges, and these run rel. If you break down a r ifle lik e this th e weight up a bit over a pound. You you will find that th e barreled action then h ave a m ost ex cellent weight in goes 5 pounds, the stock 3, and th e th e sporting arm. scop e- mount comb o about 18 ounces. A popular all- year game is varmint Such a rifle will perform w ell. It h as sh ooting. It knows n o season and the a tube that is sufficiently stiff to pro game is u nder n o li m itations as to bag vide good hun ting accuracy, th e stock am ounts. The bigger gunmakers all has enough wood in it to pr ovide a now offer special varmin t rifl es. Th e good comfortable fit, and th e over-all R emington 700 Varmin t Special is w eigh t of the gun is such that recoil ch amber ed for five of our hottest cali HISTORIC KNIFE OF THE GURKHA is n ot a problem. As for th e balance bers. The r ifle has a 24" bullgu n bar and h andling qu alities, th ese ar e ex rel and w eigh 9 pounds w ithout cellent. The rifle will h old steady in sights. Winch ester likewise has a sim an y sh ooting position and on standing ilar rifle, th e Model 70 Varmint. It is game or on those critters that are run chamber ed for th e .225 and the .243 n ing. There is no mu zzle-light feeling, cartridges and also h as a 24" h eavy A r are o p p o rtu n i t y f o r col l c c t o r s GURKHA KUKR l - Gc nui n c - J u st r cociv c d fro m Nc p n t and wh en aim is tak en the r ifle settles barrel. The weight is 9% pounds. - a s • S nct u a l ly used b y w ar r ior Gu r k h a s i r\ bloo d y ;~,, ~~ · :O! 'i'~S i~ ~ a~t~~~ 0 ~ o~~~~ ~ b!~~~6a~'J 0 a~;~ a l ~ t r~1~ 1 v~:~ cl own and th e hold is a good one. More lately Mos berg h as barreled its h.1 1HJ 1n g , SS. 4 0 . A dd packing and p ost:i.uc, $ 2 each ; $ 2 .90 f or a p:u r . As for w eight on the tr ail, this is a excellent Model 800 rifle with a big A PRACTICAL AND REL I ABLE KN IF E F' C R HUNTERS & OUTOOORSMEN matter of the physical fitness of the w eighty tu be. This barrel is 24 inches { N o t m erely rep l icas i m i t at io n o f m ass p r oducti on a s a r e a t p r esen t b ei n g so l d i n U . S . M a r k e t . ) hu n tsm an . It has never seemed to m e and th e gu n, without sights, weighs !;-or 0 1hc r nationa l kn ives, s lillctos, sword s a nd Arl w :wc g irt.s . nsk f o r our new catalog. Send 40 cents L>y that th e 8% or 9 lb. r ifle is heavy. A 91/2 pounds. Enth usiastic varmint gun- c hed< o r c;; t;.1mp ~ to {'Over Airmai l posrnge. Price pnyablc with o rt lcr s . Can be rcm ltlccl by mon ey order, c h c<'k o r 1\ mcrk:m Exp1css J.J. O. Model 70 in .308 Norm a Magnum w ith Dealers i n q uiries i n vited 23" barrel weighs SIM pounds w ith ORIENTAL ART S CO RP. :JD Su b lrnsh H.o::i d Dchr :u.Jun (Tndl:i) Zeiss scoDP. in a Bu ehler mount. An oth er Model 70 , this one a .338, r e stocked by F ajen, with 24" b arrel and BETTER GRIP-BETTER SHOOTING L ym an 3X in Redfi eld Junior mount, WITH FAMOUS 'J~ GRIPS tips th e scales at 9 lb. 7 oz. A R em :Most durnbJ o griJ) '> ma.de. J'recii·.don ington M700 in .300 Win. Mag. caliber fitt e d ro r h i ng .,;s tee l n n cl Jock ci lllHO· mount goes 9 pounds. m:i t ic:1l ly In opened po~ i ti on . The r:1zor sJwrp 3 1.h" b l ade num calibers in our better hunting is of flnc ~ l Solln1t<' n i;t C'c l. Al w nys sharp, ready f o r use i n t he t:rcnt o utdoor s . OvC' r ::1 1l l cngtl1 8 ", s ize closed 4 ". rrun Th ese ar e favorite rifl es of mine. I mt:' l!ll hnndlcs. A prc <· i s i on m ndc Gc r mnn i-;portsk n lfc, arms h as c o n tribu te d to a more $ 1 .V B, Order several. Srttls faction :~ urtr a ntccd. Send c hec k hunt with them from K otzebue to rn· money order. weigh ty rifl e. The m agnum cartridge N o c .o . o . - Free 1969 Knife c a ta l og LE N COMPANY, Box KP 101 , Brook lyn, N. Y. 11 214 Botswana, from Sonora to Madhya ou tperforms its standard counterpart. P radesh. The w eight is as n early ideal But in achieving this better perfor as I can get it. Most of th ese r ifles mance th e shoot r must expect greater have b een custom stock ed, several r ecoil. In the case of the old '06 and have been custom barreled. This usu the .300 magnum this is doubled. In TH E MUSE M OF ally added som e weight for the cus other calibers it r uns from 30 p er cen t HI STOR ICAL ARM S tom - turned stock is usually of more to 50 per cent m ore kick. To overcome dense w ood and this incr eases the er vi n ~ collectors for 20 years, offers this p unishment it is essential that the the mos t hard to find and desirable poundage. Barrels are kept close to t- m agnum rifl e be m ore heavily built. factory standard and do not add to It should weigh at least a pound and ANT IQUE FIR EA RMS the weight. I like tubes of 23" or 24" . better l 1/2 pounds more than U1 e EDGED WEAPONS Twenty - two inches is too short and stan dard caliber . Th e manufacturer s anything over 24 is unwieldly and h ave r ealized this, and so should you and related items from the U.S. slow. This provides, in the 23" or 24", a nd all over the World fo r sale if you make up a custom magnum. in its exciting, thick, 216 page a pipe that w ill weigh 2% pounds. I L es Bowman, one of our leadin g calalog-refcrence book. Over 1000 i1 ems, all photo-illustrated, have no objection to a barrel that w ill guide- ou tfitters for m any years, con f ully descri bed and priced 10 go 3 pounds but beyond this weigh t sell. This valuable book will be stantly complains because his clients sem lo yo u immed ialely via first the barrel gets in the varmint rifle flin ch from the r ecoil of the magnum cl ass mail upon receipt of $2. class and has no proper place on a big You don't want to miss it. r ifles they car t into his camp. Greater gam e rifle. weight in th ese same r ifles w ould TH E M US !: ~ M OF lllSTORI CAL ARMS That the run of mill hunting rifle, dampen a lot of tha t punishment and 1038 Alton Road, Oepl N, Miami Beach, Fla. 33139 wh ether from B r o w nin g, Savage, permit them to ~ norldaresidentsadd8ctax. 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See your dealer o r gunsmith Variables : 1x -4x; 2x-7x; 3x-9x; 4x-12x. or write fo r FREE 32-page full-colo r catalo g. 5800 EAST JEWELL AVE., DENVER, COLO. 80222 GUNS JULY 1969 53 TURKEY SHOOT! SAVE (Continued from page 29) if the first man should break his tar typing paper will do) with a cross get and his partner hoots also, the drawn upon it in p ncil. The shooter target is scored as lost! Oftentimes a with a shot hole nearest the intersect tiny chip is knocked from a target and ing lines of the cross w ins the turkey. the waiting partner, being anxious In this contest, the man with the tight and ready to shoot, may not see the est bored shotgun has a theoretical small fragment or he may be too slightly better chance of winning eager and fire even though the target since his gun should deliver more is already broken by his partner. In pellets near the center of the pattern. any event, if he fires at a target after A good, finely marked straight edged it has been broken by his partner, the ruler is a helpful accessory to deter target is scored as "lost!" It's an in mine the winner. teresting shooting game for the par The holding of a turkey shoot calls ticipants and also for th e spectators. for some careful planning by the host There are endless variations to the club or sportsman's group. A turkey clay target shooting games for the shoot can be a source of a nice chunk turkey shooters. I have seen some of cash for the club's treasury, or it events h eld when each contestant had can be a dismal flop. So much depends to sit on a bench and fire their shots upon how the coming shoot is adver with vour from that position. Other shoots are tised and how well the events are or held as a "walk - up" shoot. Each con ganized. Since the primary reason for testant walks separately towards the the club to h old the shoot is to make • SUBSCRIPTION traphouse and the target is thrown at money, the events must be calculated anytime between h is starting point so there are not too many targets used • GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS and the traphouse. It is surprisin g in shoot- offs. All targets, of course, how often an experienced shooter w ill are a n ecessary exp nse of the shoot ·RENEWAL be standing along side or on the trap and are p aid for by the host club. The house and still m iss his target. entry fees must be low enough so that Usually he w ill fire too quickly, for a shooter will enter in n umerous getting that at such sh ort ran ge his events. L ast, and this is quite impor shot pattern h as virtually no spread. tant, the shoot must be fast moving. Still another interesting method of Something must be going on all the conducting a turkey shoot contest is time. Trapshooters in particular, are through the use of a few targets an impatient group and once they sign painted a bright red or orange color. up for an event, tl1ey want to shoot. These targets are used sparingly and Needless waiting around for a chance no one knows when a colored target to sh oot will cause many shooters to will be thrown. A shooter drawing a go elsewh ere for their turkey shoot colored target is given an additional ing. small prize if he breaks it. Of course Becau se of the fact that many nov the appearance of the brightly colored ice shooters will be attracted to a tur target startles the sh ooter and puts an key shoot, a rigid enforcement of SI is the ONLY maga zi ne devoted exclusively to immediate pressure upon him to try safety rules must be insisted upon. re porting of the firearm s trade. You get details harder to break it. It is this "extra ef Some casual shooters tend to becom month-after-month on how to make more profits fort" that is often the undoing of the excited at these shoots and may be f rom your bu siness. Whether you are an experi shooter. The "guffaws" that follow the careless with their gun handling. An enced firea rm s retailer or an enterprising amateur look ing to convert your knowle dge of firearms flubbing of such an opportunity are official of the shoot must be constantly into a profitable sidel ine, SHOOTING INDUSTRY is well worth the little extra effort re on the lookout for potential safety ind ispensible . Start your ow n personal copy of quired to paint a few clay targets. hazards and never allow any contest SHOOTING INDUSTRY coming to you monthly There are several varieties of ant or spectator to engage in an un and save $2. 00 under the terms of this special offer. Don't delay, sub sc ribe today! Detac h and mail "luck" events at most clay target tur safe practice. the handy order form below. It requires no postage' key shoots. One common m ethod to Since a h oliday mood often prevails hold a "luck" event is for each entry at a turkey sh oot, the host club mem ------Enter my subscription to SHOOTING INDUSTRY at to sign his name in any one of about bers should be on the lookout for any the special reduced rate : G-7 ten 2" circles drawn upon a 40" piece contestant that may have been imbib 1 year $5.00-save $2.00 . 2 years $9.00-save $5.00 3 years $13.00-save $8.00 of white paper. Then one shot is fired ing too freely of the perennial "holi by a non-entrant from 40 yards at the day water." I once h ad the unpleasant NAM.______~ center of the paper. The entrant with task of refunding a shooter's entry fee ADDRESS ______the most shot holes in the circle with and telling him that he could not his n am e on it wins the turkey_ enter the competition because h e ob CITY _ ____STAT...__ __ZIP __ Another novel way to conduct a viously was carrying more of a "load" Payment enclosed, _ _ _ _ _ Bill me ___ _ "luck" event is for each entrant to fire than he could safely handle. Even one shot from 40 yards at a small though this is rare, it does happen and THE SHOOTING INDUSTRY 8150 CENTRAL PARK SKOKIE, ILLINOIS sheet of paper (an 81h"xll" sheet of it is better to offend one· potential 54 GUNS JULY 1969 shooter than to allow the safety r ules to be violated and be responsible for a tragic accident. Pr izes at a successful turkey sh oot must be carefully selected. Some years ago, most prizes were live tur keys. It was a real earthly, pleasura ble feeling to bring hmne a live tur key gobbler for a festive Thanksgiv ing ciinner . B ecau e of the extra work involved and probl ms of caring for live birds, they ar e seldom used as prizes now. Usually the tu rkeys are nicely dressed, packaged and frozen. I guess this is mor e practical and easier for everyone concerned, but somehow part of the excitem ent of taking h om e a live Tha nksgiving gobbler to be awed over by the children is gone. Some clubs offer oth er pr izes such as canned h ams, smoked h ams, steaks, liquors or grocery orders. Whatever is offered as prizes, the quality must be good. Nothing will deter sh ooters from a ttending the nex t turkey shoot a fast as w ill a prize tha t. is of poor quality. Raise the entry fees if you must, but keep the quality of your prizes high. The key to m aking money fo r the sportsma n's club, or w hatever group is holding the shoot, is to k eep th e entry fe s at a r easonable level and to keep the shoot moving along at a good clip. It is a good idea to h ave one or two club members r oving about the clu b grounds taking entries for even ts besides the entry ta ker at the club booth or office . As m entioned SIDE-BY-SIDE earlier, the shoot- offs m ust be m ade difficult enough so they do not last over four or fiv shots because each target u sed in a hoot- off comes out of the club's pr ofit on the sh oot. Standard trap loads are u sually used at turkey shoots. This is a stipu lation tha t should be included on the posters and ads per taining to the shoot. Because of the long yardages SHOTGUNS used to determine winners in the shoot- offs, some "sharpies" will use special h andloads w hen they find TO FULFILL EVERY SHOOTING NEED themselves in a "sudden death " shoot- off at long yardages. The added The AYA "SIDELOCK" (illustrated) velocity gained by a heavier powder charge is a distinct advantage to th e Th e only true "Sidelock" shoigun on the U.S. ma rket. Fea tures single selective trigger, shooter unaccustomed to shooting at selective automatic ejectors, ventilated rib, etc. All the desirable features you expect to extreme long yardages. F or this rea find in a top-quality shotgun-$300.00. son, all shooters should be limited to standard trap loads. The AYA "YEOMAN" The AYA••410 ~ ~ An attempt should also b e made to Designed for the shoote r wha de· segregate the shooters according to Proportioned fo r th e .410-3" shell with sires a fine double without frills their r espee ti ve shootin g abilities. stra ig ht ha nd ch ecke red English style This is h ard to do. Some gun clubs at $125.00. stock and fl eld fo rend- $150.00. tempt to divide shooters into novice Sold through dealers only• Write for folder or send 25¢ for new F.I. catalog groups, ordinary trapshooters and ex pert trapshooters. This does not usually work out too well. H ow can you classify a shooter that shoots lik e an expert one day and like a rank tyro on the nex t day? Or , his shooting skill may vary a great deal from one GUNS JULY 1969 55 event to another on the same day. The shoot must b e advertised from Some shoots employ a non- winner several weeks to a month or more in class in which any shooter that has advance. not won a turkey is able to compete Be sure to have plenty of h Ip at until he has won a turkey. After his the range to insure smooth operation first win, he must compete against of each event. Although turkey shoots !VOL. other winners. This is one way to are held at other times than just b e SILENCERS 1. USI segregate the shooters that does not fore Thanksgiving, such as East r , ever before such a boolL dct;i il lng tllc history, dc work a hardship upon anyone and al Christmas, or even New Year, don't vclomnmll, design :rn d u se of firearm silencer s from :mtlqucs lo OSS and C JJ\ Super -Spy wcnpon s. anOok anyway, will show up for the shoot. at your shoots! i.. for every AR- 15 owner or M- 16 user. J..._'l rgc format. over a hundn:! THOMPSON SUBMACHINE GUNS THOMPSON SUBMACH I NE GUNS U1c r ichest collection COLT SIX-SHOOTER of nr:1<0 ll<':il ;i n d i CC'lmie:l l T ommy i.:rtm lnfornrntlon e ver romplled under one cover! Ove r 200 Jlr ofuscly ll instr:.llcd p a ~efi . Every t h ing from us e to compl ete ovcrh:rnl :i. nd r ebui lding, onlY $ 4 . ( Continued from page 24) SUBMACHINE GUNS palm strikes the hammer to cock th just below the w aistline so that th e SUBMACHINE GUNS .45 1\1 3 :md M3A l . T h e f amous irr't'a«cguns or wwn and Korea . covered In J 50 pages gun. (In the case of left-handed thumb is v n with the hammer when of illustrated detail ; use, m a i ntenance to complete rcb u ildin ~ $3. shooters, there are left-hand holsters the arm i held naturally by the ide. available, and the same technique can This holster of thi rig is tied to the GERMAN INFANTRY WEAPONS be applied in reverse.) Contrary to leg with a leather thong. Made by GERMAN INFANTRY WEAPONS re~n t decla ss lf\ cat.lon of l ntelligcncc docum ents permits re lease or the book the old-fashioned practice of fanning Andy Anderson of Hollywood, this r ig ;\'OU 've been waiting f or , 2 03 well ll lus trntcd paj;!'CS . a. a single action till the chamber is has served m e well for a number of empty, only one shot is fired at a years. I have given it a real workout .30 CARBINES time in Fast Draw . in Fast- Draw competitions and ex . 30 CARBINES 1\11. M l .Al. M2 and 1\13. the sHrn clard reference work on the US .30 urblne f:unlly. Us e. oolke :rn tom:it.lc conversion. to al l d crnlls of com The latest variation in fanning is hibitions and doubt that I would ever plete rebuilding, 221 p rofuse ly l llu Stl':l. LCages, Includes s c tlon on .308 C'Onve rslons, 3. some fabulous scores and times. In Ojala's, Andy Anderson went out on All Book!'! Postpaid. sa·usracLion Cuar:inteNI or Money Dack . Write ror fl'cc new c:ii :ilog f books on wc;ip. this draw, one proceeds as in ordinary his own and developed the second on~. mllllarla, military and pol ice science. fanning, with the exception that the ty pe of Fast-Draw holster, the o drawing hand turns inward in order called "walk-and- draw." It features Normount Armament, Box 211 GNS to twist the gun sideways and level. a forward slant, and is worn high er Forest Grove, Or. 97116, USA "Up-Twist Fanning" takes a great up around the waist than the Ojala deal of practice. You must first learn model. It is this "walk-and-dr aw" to shoot level, then at targets. In "Up holster that led to the Fast-Draw HIMALAYAN WALNUT Twist Fanning," as in all other draws, technique of drawing and "fanning" First time offered in the U. S. A. " Gray" vari· you do not direct the gun with your off the shot. The Las Vegas "shoot otion of Juglans Regia found only in India. Strictly for those who desire fine wood with drawing hand; rather, you turn your out" type of competition, a favorite con servative beauty. A carvers and checkerer's delight. Wood brochure 25c body left or right for shooting direc w ith specta tors, h as also influenced tion and correction. Aim is all a the development of this technique. Paulsen Gunstocks & Shooters Supply Ch inook, Mont. 59523 matter of body movement. The last basic and in many ways the The combination of holster and belt most important fundamental of Fast is called a "rig." Fast-Draw holsters Draw is ammunition. I must empha are especially designed for the sport size that there are two-and only two DIGITAL CHRONOGRAPH (not for defense or combat use), and -kinds of ammunition permissible in M easure velocity with h ighest accu are all built around · special metal the sport of Fast Draw. The first i racy. Prove n by expe rts i n lab a nd fi eld t est s. Free tes t d::ita and foundations which, by permitting the blanks (.22 caliber or larger), whose 0 reports. $89.95 plus 2 .00 sh ipp in u . cylinder to revolve freely in the cases are loaded only with primers; holster, in turn permit the gun to be the second is wax "bullets" with drawn out without drag. In some primer but, like blanks, no powder. holsters, the metal extends all the way By using wax instead of ball ammu to the belt slot so that, according to nition, Fast Draw r etains the accuracy WARNING MEDAL the user's preference, the holster can factor while eliminating accidents. be bent to angle the gun butt either Ball ammunition should never-I re outward or inward. peat, never-be used in any form of It was A.J.·vo Ojala who first added Fast Draw practice or competition. steel to holsters to stiffen them and In the early days of Fast Draw, thus introduced the Fast- Draw helster blanks were used far more than they as it is used today. Since then, spe are now. Draw-times were all that Beautiful proof finish N ickel - Si lver, 1-5/ 16" dia. Guaranteed to please and prepaid in U .S. A. cialized rigs have changed as often as mattered then, and times can be ex SI Each-20 for $12-100 fo r $42.5 0 9 the P aris styles. The type of rig that tremely fast with blanks because ac A. A. JOHNSON • H ous t o~~"Te'.~~ :70 1 9 I use is contoured around the h ips curacy (hence, aiming time) is not 56 GUN S JULY 1969 a factor. Blanks are still used now ing, worthwhile sport. in what they call L as V egas-style Gun tricks were developed in the "Shoot-out" contests where eagle Old West and are one of the best eyed judges make sure th at the gun is methods of developing and proving pointed level before the shot is fired. manual dexterity. Today, thanks to HOUSE Most shooters, h owever , find F ast the exposure given gun tricks by Draw far more interesting when ac Western television shows, Fast Draw, curacy of aim is part of the contest, and the fancy gun exhibitions of such and wax ammunition rn.akes accuracy men as Dee Woolem, Rod Red wing, OF possible withou t danger to shooters or Arva Ojala, and "The Roving Gun spectators. The only "bullet" u sed is slingers" (George Virgines, Chuck a wax wafer, cut (often by using the Monell, and Vince Vaccarino), the cartridge case itself as a cutter) from public's interest in fancy gun handling SWORDS a quarter or half-inch thick sheet of is on the increase. ordinary wax-the kitchen paraffin To improve their gun dexterity, type obtainable at any grocer y store Fast-Draw enthusiasts spend many America's newest and finest dealer will do. Both commercial wax bullets vigorous hours practicing such gun in edged weapons and firearms. Full ready - cut to various calibers and spins as the forward and backward color catalogue of swords, wood wax- loaded factory ammunition can s p in s , the interrupted spin, the plaques and guns. We have over also be purchased. In all instan ces, forward and reverse pinwheel into the 1800 assorted fine quality swords; ha n cl -loaded or commer cial, the holster, the front pinwheel, the but circa 1650 to 1900 - English, French, primer is th e only propellant; no terfly spin, the cross draw, twist draw, German, Spanish, Russian, etc. Send powder is used. At ranges of fifteen and lazy draw, the road agent spin $1.00. Join America's fast growing and border shift, the over - the-shoul sword collectors. der spin, both left and r ight. All these spins can be done with one or two guns. HOUSE OF SWORDS T wo of the more popular tricks are 823 Walnut St. the r oad agent spin, sometimes called Kansas City, Missouri the "Curly Bill" spin, and the Border Shift. The "Cur ly Bill" spin derives 64106 from the practice of Western gunmen fee t, these pellets strike with suffic and has many variations. In one, the (816} 842-9068 ient force both to actuate the timer trigger finger is hooked into the (816} CL 4-8744 target which records the shooter's trigger guard and the gun is presented speed and to mark the target itself to butt forward but upside down. The prove the hit. spin is started by pivoting the gun Ammunition for F ast Draw is then butt upward around the axis of the BRANO NEW! US Army the cheapest (and safest) of all am fin ger so that the butt comes around CAMPAIGN HATS munition used in a ny shooting sport. and back into the palm. With the F ine OD w ool f elt. In scoring, it places accuracy on a trigger held back, the hammer is par with speed, which is all that even thum b-cocked and permitted to slip LE ATH E R $1 the heaviest- bulleted loads can do, forward, thus firing the shot. The trick CHIN ST R AP COLO R ED and it does this without jeopardy to can be done ver y quickly in any of HAT CO RO $1 life or limb. Rem ember that Fast Draw its variations and ther e are as m any of Denver's Greatest Surplus Store! THE OUTLET STORE oept.H .---.. is a sport; it is no more a combat train them as there are gun stories-or OEALERS in g course than bowling is instruction story tellers. 1800 Stout St . . Denver 2. Colo. INQ U IR C in throwing hand grenades. Practice The Border Shift is practiced in dry- fi ring (snapping the gun w ith no several variations, u sing one or two ammunition at all) until you have the guns. The simple Border Shift in F ast-Draw technique perfected. Then , volves nothing more than tossing the "~Ci//, " f.i'inf'J I i n !flr;7/,l,v and only then, should you prooTess gun from one hand to the other in a to shooting wax bullets or blanks. And level positi01:i. . With two guns, it be CONE I ROL (Conlinu.ed from page 43) British Webley, which fires a pip necessarily more than that. In peace squeak and w eighs two and a half time, in priva te life, no gentleman pounds? (Nothing can so clearly il carried a pistol, and there was no in lustrate my point as putting two guns centive to develop a r eally good one. together, both of them chambered for As for the rifle, the Mannlicher is the same cartridge-the Smith & Wes among the best, and the Mauser quite son Model of 1917 and the Webley, possibly the best, of all r epeating rifle both chambered for the preposterous actions. Practically every 'new' bolt .455 Eley. Beauty is a matter of taste, action put out today is a development but the S&W is arguably the most of the 70-year- old Mauser 98. But beautiful handgun ever made; the whereas the acti on itself is, to my Webley is- what?) Or would you mind, r ela tively faultless, the com choose the Webley-Fosberry Auto ple ted German sporting rifle leaves matic Revolver, which must h ave much to be desired. (I am not speak been designed by James Bond. (You ing, of course, of rifl es m ade in Eu will r ecall that Commander Bond got rope for the American market, with his double 0 rating for shooting a stocks and other features based on J apanese spy in the m outh at three American practice.) The r eason for hundred ya.rds with a scoped cmd si that is to be fo und in the use of the lenced 30 130 through a glass window rifle. The American is a ri fl eman. The pane. I don't know why they only German is a himter. Even to acquire gave him a double 0 rating for the a hunting license he mu t pass hours feat; I would have given him a mort of very, very serious instruction. H e gage on the Crown J ewels.) Or would must be able to identify animals by you choose, if your life depended on their spoor, by their noises; he must it, a French pistol? Or a Belgian one ? know about th eir habits and their The modern Belgian-made Browning habitat; h e must pass a ser ies of Hi-power is a brilliantly-designed gruelling examinations, both oral and (by a great American) , excellently written, before he can go out and do made, thirteen-shot auto, but if you some primer popping. And when h e are going into a situation where you does a-hunting go, he does not simply envisage firing thirteen consecutive grab his gun and go out. H e has to shots in anger, perhaps you need a shoot on a reser vation, either his own submachine gun. Anything you can't or on invitation, and he is usually ac do with, at most, five shots, you are companied by a 'J aeger ' or huntsman, not going to do with thirteen. Would who will take him wh er e h e should you choose a German pistol? The go, will decide for him whether the Germans-and whenever I mention sighted roebuck (or wha tever) is the the Germans in this article I include right one; and th en, and only then, the Austrians-have some ver y good allow him to sh oot. The rifle is almost pistols but all of them are lacking in invariably scop e sighted ; but since the some vital way. The small Mausers, range is usually almost point-blank Sauers, Walthers, etc., are excellently there is n eed for only one shot, and designed but underpowered. The the mount is very high with a tunnel Mauser 'broomhandle' is an illbal which is u sed for the prior location of anced, clumsy weapon, out of all pro the target in the often weak light of portion to its admittedly powerful the forests. This is acceptable practice cartridge. The Luger is a good-look under the circumstances, since the re ing, easy-pointing gun, a little muz coil from one offhand shot would not zle-light for some people's taste, but I be unbearable; but it is obviously out Sierra Bullets are famous for am not sure what exactly it is good of the question to u se this sort of rifle consistent accuracy, maximum penetration and dependable for. Trigger and sights are hopeless and mount for a string of shots, prone, expansion . Choose from for target; the mechanism is too fin from a high-power rifle. 55 precision-made bullets, in icky for the muck and mud of com There is another kind of Continen all popular calibers , at your bat, and the pistol itself is too big for tal gun, for which a certain amount of favorite gun dealer or sporting an undercover weapon. drum-beating is going on at the mo goods store. Again the reason for the relative ment, that conforms to the foregoing inadequacy of European sidearms in functional analysis only if it is consid Federal Firearms License 95-8004 actual practice-as opposed to con ered a gamek eeper's gun. Gentle ception- is to be found in the social Reader, have you ever seen a Vier f[SIEllllA® role of the weapons under considera ling? This is a four- barrel gun made tion. The pistol, whether Enfield or almost exclusively in and for the Al BULLETS broomhandle, was given to the officer pine area. The barrels may be some 10532 S. Painter Ave. , Santa Fe Springs, Calif. 90670 to brandish while leading his troops. thing like a pair of 24 gaµ ge smooth It had to be and was efficient, but not bores; one .22 Short; and one 58 GUNS JULY 1969 7.69x45R. It has a three- way safety, a soul-shaking experience. Even if you four- way selector, a double set trig have been shooting all your life, that ger, two sets of sights, and a partr idge first time the bird explodes from the on a pear tree. It has a fancy carved brush under your feet and you whip buttstock sharp enough to shave with. the gun to your shoulder and point it It weighs 9 pounds, 6 ounces. It has and pull the trigger, and realize that one of those non-standard m ounts for one glorious moment the gun was that are not inter - changeable with completely weightless and pointed it anything else, and if you los th e self with the effortless accuracy ·of scope the gunsmith will ask for the your own right ar m, is enough to jus deposit of your mother -in-law before tify all you have ever thought about &MISC. GUN PARTS h e embarks on making a n ew one. guns and hunting. This is what shoot The .22 is zeroed at 21 paces, the 7.69 ing is aboiit. Anyone who is not New, hard-to-find imported hits a mite high at 1.5 furlongs and immediately, deeply and permanently and domestic magazines the smoothbor s cross at 36 m eters. affected by the experience is probably and gun parts. Over 250 You obtain permission to shoot on the happier designing shoes for women. illustrations of pistols and estate of Graf Landem ann von Unter Unfor tuna tely, the combination of gun parts. Send today for see zu U eberluft, ·which is a .220 Swift artistic and meticulous workma nship this valuable catalog. ricochet away from Vienna. You ar e with the best ma terials cannot be accompanied by Siegried, the J aeger purchased for a song. A Boss w ill cost TRIPLE KMFG. co.~~ P. 0. Box 20312 Dept. B. l' and h er editary calculating gun bear er . you a couple of years' wait and some San Diego, Calif. 92120 a He don't calculate much but boy h e thing like three to four thousand dol gunbears good. You flush a Hungarian lars, if you can afford it. I can't. partridge and by the time that Sie English double rifles are also a p ar Free land REGAL Free lo rid Oly. gried has handed you the gun and you ame ter . A good h eavy- caliber Holland Bl POD $23.75 have fig ured out which safety to un- or Purdey is some thing that gives you Bipod RSB -12 $26.75 Freeland AA T Zoom the confidence to go out and bite ti or Std . Tr ipod $20.75 ger s on the ear, but I have reserva (Me ntio n scope, plea se) tions a bout English bolt actions Standa rd Benchrest (again, I'm not talking about those Stand $23.50 " SUPREME " made for the U.S. market) . There is BENCHR EST STAN D an air of delicacy about them, almost $33.00 De l uxe Cuff of fragility, not a good thing in a rifle. ALL ANGLE & Hook $6.25 There is no n eed to look far to find TRIPOD $20.75 the r easons for this disparity in the Fore-End Stop, Specify gun; from •. . , .. .. $ 5.75 development of the various British FREELAND Tube Rea r Site .. ..• .•.. .•...... 46.50 arms. Speaking in generalities, and FREELAND " AR " Shooting Mat ...... •. .. 31 .00 " Foam Padded Shooting Glove ...... 5.85 not such vague ones either , the Eng " DE WAR Cartridge Block ...... • . . . 3.35 lishman had three kinds of shooting 11 Mid-Ce ntury Cuff Comb...... • . . • . . . 10.00 open to him in the p ast. There w as " OLYMPIC Alum. Butt Plate ... , . . • . . . 15.50 the shooting of driven game, prefer a " Mr. Cairo" Pa lm Rest. STD ...... 21 .50 FREELAND " 61 " Butt Plate Comb ...... 47 .50 bly the lightning- swift grouse; and " SUP ER IOR Front Sight ...... fro rn 16.00 the gun evolved for this was light, " AF-55 Canvas Rifl e Case ...... 22.00 lock and which selector to select, and perfectly balanced, and pointed n atu " KNEE LIN G ROLL . . , • • ...... 6.00 rally and very quickly. These h ap " OL YMP IC Pa lm Rest ...... •. .. .. 16.50 estima ted the range in yards and con lO X * 202 or # 209 Rifl e Coat ...... 26.00 verted it into m eters and the lead to pened to be r equirements that fitted Saturn Ranger Scope ...... 54.50 feet, and thrown the gun to your themselves to the shooting of feath KLC Sling with Sewn Keeper 11,4" ...... 4.45 shoulder-wait a minute while I catch ered game in a majority of the uses of FREELAND Sling Kee per ...... 1.50 the shotgun, and the English shotgun GEHMANN DIOPTER ...... , ... .. 26.00 my breath-the partridge season is 19" Kit Stool w / pockets ...... •... . , . . .. . 12.00 clo ed, you have been bitten blind by ther efore became the criterion by Mark Tim e Pi stol Time r ...... • . . . . • . . . . . 8.50 mosquitoes, and Siegfried has been which all shotguns were judged. B&L Shooting g lasses ...... 25.00 gored in the rump by an African oryx The second kind of shooting was Lyman 310 Tool, give caliber ...... 16.50 that has escaped from a traveling cir big- game shooting in the colonies, in Standard Rifle or Pi stol die set ...... 13.50 cus. Africa and India. For this the double Prices Subject lo Cl1ang e Without Notice ALL GUNS-SIGHTS-GUN CASES-SCOPES-MOUNTS The conclusion is inescapable. If rifle was developed, giving the perfect RE L OAD I N G S UPPLIES you w ant to shoot fur, decide what balance and handling of the English W rite For Pamph l et. S end $1 F or Gene r a l Ca t a l o9 u e size of gam e you ar e after and carry a shotgun, and the necessary r eliability FREELAND'S Scope Stands, Inc. 3737 14th Ave., Rock Island, 111. 61201 suitable rifle. If you want to shoot of two barrels for dangerous situ feathers, carry a shotgun. And for me ations. In the heavier calibers the na there is only one kind of shotgun to tive gun bearer carried the double i u se. It is difficult to believe that the while out of the range of predictably THE r,,. ; ;; race r esponsible for the profil of the immediate danger, but it was never so U .S . •:tnd C a nadian Pa t . Webley .455 is also responsible for the h eavy that the hunter could not, him Co mp l et e j o b as s h ow n for Pendleton M os t !J UllS $35 & $40 profiles of the Purdey side-by-side self, carry it for any required length and the Boss over - and- u nder (they of time. On the other hand, in what Anti-recoil Gun Barrel The de .. kicke r de luxe that is precision call it under-and-over, possibly be passes for a 'medium' caliber in Af machine d into your rifle barrel, avoiding unsightly hang-ons. Controlled escape for cause they drive on the left side of rica, such as the .375 H;&H Magnum, highest kine tic braking, minimum blast ef the road.) If you are a gun nut-and the better gunmakers can make up fect and practically no jump. All but pre vents iet thrust (secondary r ecoil). Guar do not be fooled by my title, gun nuts doubles today in weights that a few anteed workmanship. Folde r. Dealer dis do not reform-the first time you years ago would have been considered counts. PENDLETON GUNSHOP 12,:'.?;.~~ .~;d~io~~~~:. throw a Boss to your shoulder is a surprising in repeaters; the limiting ~------~----- GUNS • JULY 1969 59 factor being not the strength of the the other side of the ditch· you have Ammo Special - 30-06 Ball Ammunition - Non action but the shooter's sensitivity to just crossed?" Corrosive Extremely late issue - 1962 Manufac Moral: If yoii have sarcastic ture; $10 pe r 100 rd s.; $43 per case of 720 rd s. recoil. The third kind of shooting open to friends, fire magnums in the privacy the British hunter was deer shooting of your own library, with the blinds S end 25c ( N o s t amps) t o D ept. G·l or ou,.- l ist ing o f Sur• plus Ammo ;:ind Muzzle L oaders . Counter S a l es on Satur· in Scotland. Now this is probably the drawn. days Only (most Saturdays) from 11 A.M . to 4 P .M. Atte ntion D eal e rs: S end f o r our confidentia l Wholesale most formal and stylized shooting in So it is difficult being a gun nut. P r ice L i s t . the world. The cased gun is carried by You never know who to trust. Even IMPERIAL ARMS CORP. the accompanying "ghillie," who is re the fact that a man makes his living in the trade does not mean that h e has 3318 W. Devon Ave. Lin co lnwood , Ill. 60645 sponsible, like the German Jaeger, for FFL No. 36-6361 finding the herd, locating a suitable the celestial fire in his soul. For ex head, leading the stalk until he is sat ample, I was in Austria, where the PISTOL CARTRIDGE DIES isfied that the range and, in general, hunting tradition is deeply engrained. wunn the conditions are satisfactory, and You might think that concomitant USERS REPORT OVER 1,000 ,000 GUARAHTEED FOR 200,000 with the love of hunting there must lONG LIFE • NO SCRATCHING • NO GAUING only then uncasing the rifle and giv MANUFACTURED BY ing the hunter permission to shoot his exist everywhere an equal love and ~ 'Dee & ~- (!.o. stag. At this point, woe to the hunter understanding of guns, especially CtMCNHO CARSIDt CARBOLOY CTRAOE M••KI who does not make a one- shot kilL since there is a flourishing fii-earms P. 0. BOX 226 e COVINA, CALIF. The unwritten law says that a industry in Steyr, in F erlach, in wounded stag must be followed and Vienna. Brother, how wrong can you killed, even at the cost of spooking get? every other stag in the district and During the Second World War, the ruining the whole shoot for the sea Germans made a Mauser carbine for son. The entire emphasis of the rifle, the P ersian Army, at the Brno Arse BARREL INLETTING RASP therefor e, is on accuracy and killing nal in Czechoslovakia. It is a beauti T he ra ~p with :\ co:wsc and a fine cut. Since I 037, \\hen I Don't miss this fasci nating full y illustrated Sales Cata log No . 33. Fill in coupon (pl ease pr in ll, mail en tire ad . ROBERT ABELS Inc U- 157 E. 64 St. (at. Lex.) EDITOR'S NOTE • • New York , N.Y. 10021 Sen d me yo ur Catalo g No. 33 with backgrou nds, illus· tralions of old gun s, da gqers, swords, arm or. I enclose Coming up in next Month's is ue of GUNS : An in Sl lo cover handlin g and postage. depth review of t he GI handgun, and a new proposal NAME ...... •...... for the standard idearm by Jae Weller. Also, test reports on The Beretta shotgun, Bushnell's new bore ADDRESS ...... sighter , and a litt le .22 rifle call ed the Agawam 68. CITY ...... •...... STA TE ...... zrp ...... I GUNS JU LY 1969 ·------61 STOP THIEF! GROUP GRIPPER Twe nty -fou r Hou r Protect ion (Continued from page 19) "SILENT-SENTINEL" E mblems l!I for all entries, c x it_ below the breech end of the barrel; barrel-breech positioning with the the link pivots between th e twin pro slide. GROUP GRIPPER jections. The leg ride up on the slide A look at the ch ematic shows how from Thi s . To This stop pin to h elp raise the barrel into the flat leaf spring located in the locking position with the slide. There modified spring guide provides up can be as much as .020" variation in ward pressure during the locking the vertical positioning of the barrel phase of operation by en gaging the from shot- to-shot because of loose notch on the modifi d link. So simple •• fitting at this point. Combined with is the design that it does not interfere You can change your G I o r Commercia l .45 vertical movement of th e slide r ela in any way with other nor mal func Auto• or Super •.38, and your ability to shoot tive to the frame, the error imparted tions of the pistol. Even if the spring it, to Match Pis tol accuracy in minutes. No too ls needed to install " Group Gripper" link can be astounding in some service were to break, (which is highly un and spring g uide in seconds. PRICE . automatics. likely considering its design and Complete with instructions The third area involving consistent quality) , the pistol would continue to Postpaid function normally. Orde r direct from: positioning of the barrel is the bush Sportsmen's Equipment Co. ing. Obviously, if the muzzle rattles No special tools ar e required to in 915 West Washington St. around it is going to cause dispersion stall the Group Gr ipper. During nor Son Diego, Cal[f. 92103 of groups. However, even a relatively mal cleaning procedures, the regular OR Gil Hebard Guns loose fitting bushing is still quite tight link and spring guide are replaced by Box One compared to the tolerances at the the new parts, then the pistol is r eas Knoxville, Ill . 61448 breech end. This situation, coupled sembled as usual. A gun newly fitted Dealer Inquiries Invited with the fact that the muzzle is near with a Group Gripper must be shot-in est the front sight, decreases r elative for about 25 to 50 rounds, since opti angular dispersion and serves to place mum performance is not achieved less blame on the bushing than the until after barrel and lugs have fully other two positional elem ents. Tight seated. The N e w . • • "CL ASS I C' ' • ness of the slide helps too, but prob I have had three .45's fitted with the other s tyles avnil ab l e • Prices beg in a t $24. 5 0. ably contributes least to improved ac Group Gripper. One R emington Rand \Vri tc f o r furt her information. • Precis ion m:t· c hining o f cus tomers' "ood our s peci;1l ty, curacy. WW II GI model reduced group size PETERSON MACHINE CARVING The breech end, then, is the center by 40 percent after installation of the P.O. Box 1065 GS, Sun Valley, Ca l if. 91352 of focus for improving accuracy of th e Group Gripper. Another .45, a M1911 .45 ACP. The most consistent rela made around 1916, was pretty well TAKE A tionship that can be maintained be fitted to begin with; the Group Grip SAFARI to ALASKA tween barrel and slide in this area is per reduced average group size about N ow b ooking l!J(J!) & 1070 hunts fo r a 11 A.la ska big at the locking lugs and abutments. 25 percent. Improvements in a com ga me. ~ l o dcm hunting lodges. Airplanes & Safari w:i gons fo r you r tr1n1'.J)Ol't ation. Both of these features are machined m ercial model are discussed below. ELDON BRANDT & SON concentric with the bore. Their shapes This data was not really conclusive, Mast er Guide & Outfitters Route C. Box 150. Palmer. Alaska augment precise mating without bind however, since the pistols were tested Tel : Glennallc n 822·3276 ing. by hand holding on a sandbag rest. Most accurizing jobs play on pre The N avy's Small Arms Training Unit MARK II SAFETY cise fitting of the shroud, legs, and (SATU) in San Diego has an armory For Springfield-Mouser 98 & 95 Rifles slide to achieve a more perfect mating to build up and m aintain target and MADE OF HIGH QUALITY STEEL PROPERLY HARDENED AND TEMPERED of moving parts and consistent barrel team weapons for Navy personnel. WITH NON-GLARE BLUED FINISH positioning. Add to this a tight bush SATU was interested in the Group For use with lo w-mounted scopes. ing and a trigger job, and most .45's Gripper and machine r est firing was See Your Duler - Or Order By Mail do a respectable job on the target arranged for thorough evaluation. WALTER H. LODEWICK !~~.~a~/o~:.'~":2~~ range. But, again, closing tolerances A regular, unmodified GI .45, was YOUR HUNTING reduces reliability under service con clamped in the SATU rest; a ten shot COMPANION ditions. Accuracy jobs are expensive group was fired at 50 yards, measuring Be and cannot be relied on by combat 9 inches. Group Gripper was then in $2-50 \\'\! ~~~iii-...... ~Thi sp rer uggeparedd,. imported p ock et· troops or police. stalled and six 10 shot groups were ppd. s ize be:1ut.y opens with a fl ick o f the finger for any But how can the barrel and slide b e fired. Each successive group got small emergency. Lo•'.k S into pos i· tion. Hinde c:i.r.'t. shut when fn u se • .F eatures finger g uar d, made to mate closely without reducing er, demonstrating the eff ect of parts d eluxe s tai n less stee l r ::1zo1·. sharp bJ:ale & easy. g rip e bo ny h ~mc ll c . Simply p re s s butt.on normal tolerances of the service seating. The final group measured six in h~incll e to clo se bl:1de. Onl.v $2.50 ppd. Send cash. c h eck or AL O . MERCHANTEERS INC., D ept. G· 7 , 4535 Huntington Drive So., L os Angel es 90032. pistol? This is the question that has inches- a reduciton of 33 percent, ac been answered with the Group Grip countable to the Group Gripper alone. per. By applying spring tension to the The author's commercial Govern link, the barrel is pushed into full ment Model, a brand- new U11modified contact with the slide uniformly from gun, was clamped in the SATU ma shot- to- shot Spring tension, being a chine rest. This commercial model had variable force, can compensate for al a Group Gripper installed that had not most all random motions of other been shot-in. The first groups fired moving parts to achieve a consistent were wild, but gradually grew smaller. 62 GUNS JULY 1969 The last group was about 4% inches with a nice cluster of four rounds in side three inches. The Group Gripper DON'T PAY S75 MORE was then replaced by the regular fac tory parts and firing continued. Group for all these size immediately opened up to around features 10 inches, more than 200 percent in crease. There is no doubt that the Group Gripper accomplishes its goal. The Styling that costs up to $ 75 device is being considered by the more on other makes has been brilliantly incorporated in to the Parker 4 O rdnance D partment as par t of an Hale Super - a fine English quality rifle w ith on- going r eview for the improvement life.long relia bility. of handgun eff ectiveness. • ROLLO VER MON TE CAR LO CHEEK •VENTILATED RUBBER RECOIL PAO PIECE • FINEST BLUE LUSTRE ON METAL Ordnance D epartment tests in 1965 • HANDCRAFTED SKIP CHECKERING PARTS howed that the Group Gripper, when • ROSEWOOD FORE-ENO TIP AN O GR IP •ADJU STABLE SINGLE STAGE CAP TR IGGER MECHAN ISM intsalled in an unmodified service pis • WUN DHAMMER GRIP • 18 CT. GOLD PLATED TRIGGER tol, was capabl of approximating ac • ULTRA HIGH GL OSS STOCK FINI SH • THREE-WAY. SILENT SA FETY : curacy of the ational Match pistol of LOCK S TR IGGER, SEAR ANO BOLT Bas ic fea tures include duotone Custom line walnut stock. Time tested M auser that year. action. Hinged floor plate magazine. Ca rtridge capacity 5 (magnum 3). Receiver drilled/ tapped for US scope mounts. Cold forged barrel. In cals.. 22/.250 ; .243 ; Gil Hebard, the match pistol shooter 6 mm Rem ; .270; .30/ 06; .308; 7 mm Rem. Mag ; .300 Win Mag ; .308 and accessories dealer, considers a Norm a M ag. precision barrel bushing and slide PARKER - HALE SUPER 1200 $149.95 (RETAIL) THE BIG VALUE MAUSER YOU CAN TR UST Magnums $159.95 tightening u sed in conjunction with NEW! PRESENTATION MODEL 1200P the Group G ripper µs a convenient Offers de luxe French walnut stock, superb sc roll-engraved ac tion/ steel trigger guard/ magazine fl oor plate. Fitted w ith deta chable 1" sling sw ivels. Sam e cals. and inexpensive m eans of tw1ing up a as 1200 Super. A disti nguished rifle at $199.95 (retail). Magnums $209.95. GI .45. H e r epor ts r eduction of group NEW! VARMINT MODEL 1200V size from 61/2 to 4" at 50 yards, wh en Designed for top accuracy. Free floating 4 lb. ta rget quality barrel, glass bedded action. Redfield target bases supplied. Overall w eight : 9-i lbs. Cals . . 22/.250 ; fired by an expert shooter. 6 mm Rem; .243. Pri ce $169.95 (retai l). Many .45 Gold Cup tar get pistols display improved accuracy when the Group Gripp r is installed. Some cu s tom gunsmith ar e using the device as DEPT. 66 P.O. BOX 1107, part of the ir r egular accuracy jobs, ~ H1J J) I TER NATIONAL CO MPANY DENVER, COLORADO 80201 . SUPER since th spring loading of the link tends to reduce wear on the barrel AN NOU NCI NG TREASURE legs by lifting the barrel into battery. THE ALL- NEW WALLY TABOR Full accuracy jobs last much longer SAFARI with Group Gr ipper installed because GU N CASE Designed f or th e SllOrts rna.n by a sportsm a n - it's the m ode rn way t o prot ect and tra n sp o rt your val u critical parts "wear -in" rather than a bl e firearms! Lightweight and durable, thi s fine quality case hold s two s tandard long-arms wi t h wear- out. room t o spare. T h e mar- proof, g rai ned finis h makes the SAFA RI CASE a h "l ndsomc trave l companion. NOW ONLY $59. 9S·--0RDER YOURS TODAY ! There is a current trend among PROTECTO PLASTICS police departments in the U. S. to con 201 Al p ha R oad W i n d Gap , Pa. 18091 sider replacement of the standard .38 revolver with auto pistols. The El Monte, Califo rnia and Philadelphia, DIAMOND-LAPPED BARRELS $21. 9 5 P nnsylvania departme nts a re notable IN THE WHITE 22", 24" & 26" s~~&~J~~J[r{~~l~ ' in having cho en the .45 Government Model as their official sidearm. U e of 6-GROOVE, BUTTON-RIFLED the Group Gr ipper can further en STA R hance the efT ectiveness of these police STAR BARRELS are precision-made by craftsmen who make top-quality barrels for several U. S. manufacturers of fine fi rearms. All Star barrels are 6·groove button pistols without sacrificing reliability. rifled with diamond-lapped bores. They are threaded and c hambered for most popu· lar actions, including F.N., .98 Mauser, Large & Small .Ring Mausers, Springfield, 1917 Some observers of Group G1·ipper Enfield and others. performance have described it as the CALIBERS: 22-250 , 243, 6mm ., 257 Rob., 25-06, 7x57, 270, 284, 30B Win., 30-06. Magnum Calibers: 26 4, 7mm Rem ., 300 Win., and 308 Norma. Other calibers on request. greatest thing since the invention of WEIGHTS: Light!"eigh_t 22" (2 lbs. 10 oz.); Sporterweight 24" (2 lbs. 12 oz.) ; Heavy Sporterwe 1ght 26 ' (4 los. 4 oz.). All weights approximate. the ACP. B e tha t as it may, this is the INSTALLED on your aclion : Fit, head-space and test-fire- sample test-fired case fur· first material improvement in perfor nished, $6.00. Alteration of bo lt-face and rai ls on Magnum ca libe-cs , $10.00. mance for th standard factor y gun STAR BARRELED ACTIONS MAUSER M-98 ACTI ONS; large ring, milled, without r esorting to formal accur izing ( Oali bcrs & u;oiollts sa me as listed. for barrels ) $25.00 M 98 Mauser STAR Barreled Action, 549.00 Premier Grade Barrel, $3.00 Addi tional techniques. For a cost of $9.95, even a F.N . Supreme STAR Barreled Action, 599.00 Magnum Calibers, 510.00 Additional Santa Barbara STAR Ba rreled Action, $79.00 Deluxe Polish ing & Blueing, $15.00 casual shooter will want to look into Sav. 110 (Left hand only) STAR Barreled Ac Supreme Polishing & Blueing, $25. 00 this accessory. tion, $89.00 For more information about Group FAJEN Gripper and associated accuracy ''REBEL" equipment contact: Sportsmen's 100% INLETTED-{;OMPLETELY FINISHED Equipment Co., 915 West Washington STOCK Ready to install on STAR ' 98 Mau se r & Santa Barbara Street, San Diego, California 92103; or (CHECK6REOJ Barreled Act io ns-also Springfield & Enfiel d. $25-95 Gil Hebard Guns, Box One, ~ FL jt25-2844. Dealer & G u nsmith inquiries invited. Arca phone (412) 221·9700 Knoxville, Illinois 61448. Llim FEDERAL FIREARMS CO. INC. Federal. Box 145 .G. Oakdale. Penna. 15071 GUNS JULY 196!i ~m ALL WOOD · GRAIN MAYNARD : EXPERT'S CHOICE ~mm GUN CASES (Continued from page 39) thus brought out under Lamb's man tive Maynard sh ooter should write Unexcelled quality agement and represents th e most suc Mr. Bill Ballard, 1181/2 Clark A venue, and protec tion for your gun cessful of the sporting Maynards. Billings, Montana 59102. Mr. Ballard com bined with the un ique distinctive Around 1898, all of the assets of the is a top craftsm an, does careful work, ness of all wood grai n. Available in com Company, including machinery, in and, as far as this writer knows, is plete range of sizes from 52" Rifl e Case to ventory, name and good will was sold the sourc of tools, brass and a 14" Pistol Case. Send for free catalog. only out to Stevens Arms and Tool Com shooter information on these old JET-AER _&ORPORATION, Paterson , New Jers~ 07524 pany, the shops and power facilities rifles. b eing r etained by Lamb. Unfortu The Maynard gun is one of the best nately, Stevens had a good line of offhand rifl es ever made. The balance, their own r ifles and buried the May weight, shape of wrist and action, and nard, forever. gener al "hang" of U1 gun corn bine The '82 Maynard r ifle was offered to form a very stable and comfortable 5000 in a wide range of models and cali weapon in the off hand po ition-one b ers. Prices ranged from $20.00 for that can be h Id steady on the mark the Number One gallery r ifle to and touched off at just the right mo FIREARMS $56.00 for the Number Sixteen deluxe m ent-without the encumberances of target rifle and $65.00 for th e Creed the off h and sling or palm r est. In more model. Calibers offered in deed, many ofl' hand record were BARGAINS cluded: .22RF, .22CF, .32/ 30, .35/ 30, establish ed witl1 the '82 Maynard as .35/ 40, .38/ 50, .40/ 40, .40/ 60, .40/ 70, the following excerpts sh ow: .44/ 70, .44/ 100 and .45/ 70. Other cali "At the Spring Me ting of the Are you a gun trade r? G un collector? O r a re bers, including several chamberings L awrence Rifl Club, May 30, you ju st plain interested in guns? If you for .50's, were available on special or 1885, Mr. E. F. Richardson, with are, you'll profit from reading the bargain der. Most popular were the .22, the a Mayn ard rifle, made 27 consec flll ed columns of SH OTG UN NEWS, now .32/ 30 and the .40/ 70, and these are utive bull's ye , at a distance of published tw ic e each month. It's the leod the calibers most commonly found 200 yards, off hand. This score is ing publication for the sa le, purchase ond today. the best on record to date." trade of fi rearms and a ccessories of al l Lucky '82 Maynard owners will find "On May 9, 1885, Mr . W. H . Taft, types. SH OTGUN NEWS has aided thou them pleasant and cheap to shoot. of Brattleboro, Vt., made in a sands of g un enthusiasts locate fir ea rms, Bullets for Maynard r ifles should be r egular match, with a Maynard both modern and antique -rifle s, shotguns, cast of pure lead having about 11/2 to rifle, at 200 yards distance, off pistols, revolvers, scopes, mounts .. . a ll ot 2% tin content (ie: 2 ounces tin to 5 hand, 117 out of a possible 120, on money-saving prices. The mone y you save pounds lead). Use a Maynard or the Massachusetts P aper T arget, on th e purchase of any one of th e n1o re than 5,000 listings twice a month more than similar mould which casts bullets that a score which has n ev r been ex pays your subscrip tion cost. You can't af will fit tightly in the mouth of the fire celled." ford to be w it hout this unique publication. formed cartridge case. D on't worry "At the orounds of the Lawrence a bout bore or groove diameter as Rifle Club, J uly 11, 1885, the b est these soft lead bullets will upset to fit r ecord for off hand m arksman Free tri al offer! the bore perfectly; but they must ship at 200 yards in the world was Mone y Back G uarantee. closely fit the mouth of the proper beaten by Mr. E. F. Richardson, As a speci cd introductory offer, we'll send shell. Use blclck pow der only. The who used a Maynard .35 calibre you th e first iss ue of SHOTGU N N EWS free forged steel Maynard '82 breech and rifle, with which 31 consecutive of charge w ith your on e y ec1r subscription. barrels are strong and they will bull's eyes were scored beating That means you g e t 25 big is sues. What's handle reasonable black pow d er the best pr viou s score, that of H. more, if yo u're not completely sa tisfi ed, just charges safely, provided the gun is in G. Bixby of Nashua, N. H., at te ll us. We' ll immediately refund yo ur good condition and the proper brass W alnut Hill in 1882." money in ful l and you can keep •he issues is used. But they were n ever in The Maynard also performed well you already hove. Fair e nough? You bet! tended for smokeless powder of any at bench r est, r acking up ten shot Fi ll in the coupon below and mail it today! kind. Use FFg black powder for cali groups of three- quarters of an inch at SAMPLE COPY • 50c bers of .35 and smaller and F G for 100 yards and two and one- quarter the big bores. inches at 40 r ods (220 yard ) , away THE SHOTGUN NEWS G-7 Many of the '82 Maynard rifles were back in th e 1880's. It took H arry Co lumbus, Nebr. 68601 designed for paper patched bullets. Pope's barrels to beat these scores Yes, send me th e first issue o f SHOTGUN Very shallow r ifling is the tip-off. and many rifles today, nearly 100 NEWS FR EE and sta rt my subscr-iption for one Rifles chambered for the .22CF, .32/ 30, years later , can hardly equal such ac year. $3 encl osed-to b e refun ded if I 'm not co mp letely sat isfi ed. .38/ 50, .40/ 60, .40/ 70 and .44/ 100 gen curacy. It is likely that h alf inch, five erally exhibit this shallow, paper shot groups have been. made with the Nome ...... , ... .• ...... •. , patch rifling. Conoid- cylindrical bul Maynard. Try and beat that with any lets of the correct >veight, patched factory rifle. Address ...... , ...... , ... . , .. , ...... with two wraps of eraseable bond or Collector s will find the '82 May vellum paper, should be shot in such nards an attractive field. While other City & State ... . , . . , ..• .. . . , . • , .. , ...... barrels for best accuracy. For infor American single shot rifles, such as mation and loading tools, th e prospec- the Ballard, R emington, Winchester GUN S JU LY 1969 and Sharps, bring $300 to $800, in the casional hunting trips. Thus many of deluxe grades, the '82 Maynard #15 the Maynards located today are in or # 16 can generally be p icked up excellent condition, with very good for around $200 to $300. I rec ntly shootable bores. This is opposed to purchased of Ed Howe, Coopers Mill, the Sharps and Rem ingtons, which Maine, a cased, deluxe, pistol grip generally knocked around on the Maynard outfit including three bar Frontier, and wound up with rusted rels and ace sories for under $200. and pitted, often unshootable, bores. Plain or common Maynard sporting The Maynard is very pleasant to ACC:EPT THIS models may till be found from shoot, even with fairly heavy black $5.50 AN:NIVEHSAl \Y around $100. T h e Maynards, of powder loads. The .32 or .35 can be cour , are undervalued, as th y are shot all day w ith no damage to the GIF'1~ PHOM GUNS m uch s c arc er than the Ballards, ears or shoulder. Even fifty rounds Sharps or Winchesters, and are po with the .40/ 70 is not bothersome. As tentially ju t as desireable. The joker mentioned earlier, the gun is proved - try and find one for sale. at bench rest and is superb for off Don't wait for a bette r subscription offer, Shooters, too, will find the '82 hand target or game shooting. And for it can't be d evised. Take advantage Maynard worthy of consideration. what could be cheaper to shoot? The of G UNS Magazine's H oliday Offe r now! Due to the tip- up action and open .32 for instance, runs about l1/2 cents Re me m b e r, GU N S has added more breech , the Maynard has n ever lent per shot. pages, more color, more editoria l fea its If to varminter conversion as h ave Find yourself an old Maynard. t ures a nd experts-plus a q ua li ty feature many of the other early American Fondle it with loving care and dis no othe r g un month ly ca n match-full single shots. Fur ther, the Maynard play it on the wall. Or better yet, take 4-color re p roductions of famous weapons rifles w re often in the h ands of ex it out to the range and burn some throug hout t he ma g a zine. GUNS is t he pert riflemen, who took exceptional black powder. You might just be car e of their weapons and used them pleasantly surprised on e fir e arms ma g a zin e in a class by only at the targ t r ange or on oc- at your groups. itse lf. Don.' + miss t his Offe r-subscribe now! l ea d e rs =:i n~::::::::=:::::=::::::::::=:==: creating sh otg un and rifle stoc ks of fun ctio nal desig n. Rem· SEE PAGE 76 OF THIS ISSUE FOR $5.50 1 New ca talog ful l of fac ts and information on ing on Mlloo BONUS DETAILS AND HANDY POSTAGE our co mplete line of sho tgu n and rifl e stoc ks we Can Furnish And FREE ORDER ENVELOPE -FREE from your Dea ler or se nd 25c for Install Edwards Reco il Redu ce r mailing fee to: E. C. BISHOP & SON, INC., POST OFFICE BOX 7, WARSAW , MO. 65355, DEPT J-69K. Right! High velocity handgun ammo that speaks out with" authority. As a matter of fact, Super Vel is about the hottest handgun ammo around. In cal ibers from the .380 and 9mm to the mighty .44mag., our Super Vel 's show their superiority against any challenge. Big game, varmints or match shooting, Super Vel is unsurpassed in knock-down power, de pendability and accuracy. For a relatively new concept in handgun ammunition, we sure have a great following (including some other manufacturers). There must be good reasons why so many hunters and handgun enthusiasts are adopt ing Super Vel. Get a load of Super Vel - see what we mean. Super Vel Cartridge Corp. P.O. Box 40; Shelbyville, Indiana 46176 get a load of Super Vel GUNS • J ULY 1969 65 CENTENNIAL ARMS CORP. GUNS AT THE NRA (Continued from page 35) Dixie Gun Works has a new catalog The Garcia Corp. The fine line of that is a mu t for the antique arms Beretta shotguns was displayed h ere 15 -Shot, Self- loading Acclaimed by one of World's collector and the black powder shoot in all their glory. There are over great gun experts, George er. It's only $1.00, and well worth the unders, autoloaders, and pumps. Just Nonie as "reliable - mild price. (Union City, Tenn. 38261) about something for every shotgrn1- recoil - no feeding problems, E. I. DuPont De Nemours. R eload ner. (329 Alfred A ve., T aneck, N.J. accurate." ers will want the n ew 1968 -1969 07666) $10900 Handloader's Guid to P owders th at Herb Glass. This booth is a Mecca for antique arms collectors, and tl1ose Send 25c (no stamp s) for full ar ticle on MAB & gives loading data for all of th e old our listings of Surplus Ammo & Gun s to Dept. G-1. and new DuPont rifle, pistol, and shot w ho don't come to buy, just stand Op en for reta il sales on Saturdays only (most Satu r days) from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. Atten tion Dea lers: gun powders. (Explosives D ept., Wil around and goggle at the exotic arms Send for our confiden tial Who lesale Price Lis ts. m ington, Del. 19898) shown. (Bullvill , N.Y. 10915) Centennial Arms Corporation Electromation Components Corp. Gutmann Cutlery. I was surprised F. F. L. #36-2716 3318 W. Devon Ave. , Lincolnwood , Ill. 60645 Displaying for the first time, this firm by the number of :,h ooters who are demonstrated their unique sonic interested in kniv s, and thiu booth cleaning equipment. They put in a h ad them all; those for hunting, dec bunch of dirty metallic cases into the oration, and exotic n umbers for col BO-MAR RIBS & SIGHTS solution in their device, tm·ned on the lector s. (3965 Broadway, N.Y ., N.Y. Accuracy Products switch, and out came the cleanest 10032) Cus t o m M nd c Pis tol A cc essori es o f P roven Q u al ity cases you have ever seen. (84 Toledo Harrington & Richardson. Time was P::i tcntcd L ow Pro file Ri h w / Accu r ::icy 'J'uncr Pos i ti ve Adj ustabl e B:.i1 r c l St., Farrningdale, N.Y. 11735) when handguns were the mainstay of P osilloncr Europa Corporation. H al du Pont H & R , but today, their line of fine has taken the basic K r ieghoff over rifles is the envy of the industry. The under, and built a line of over-under "Wildcat" in .17 caliber was a r eal and single banel trap and skeet guns crowd attracter; and the crow cl s that are in a class by th emselves. stayed on to look over the entire H&R There are Europa dealers throughout rifle line. There is a brand n ew catalog LOW PROFILE RIBS - for Colt, Browni n g, Smith & W esson and H i-St;:indard. BO-MA R the country that will be proud to show available for the asking. (320 Park DELUXE SIGHTS - 1 6 v a riou s mode l s. D e aler I nquiry W e lco m e you what many competitive shooters Ave., Worcester , Mass. 01610) Bo-Mer Tool & Mtg. Co., Dept. G, Carthage, Texas 75633 say is "The Gun" for clay -busting. Hercules, Inc. All of the new Her (Box 48 -1367, Miami, Fla. 33148) cules R eloader powders are covered Reinhart Fajen. This booth had in their "Smokeless Powder Guide," en ough beautiful wood on display to available at yom· reloading dealer or make a ny stock-maker drool. But be direct at no charge. yond the aesthetic, there were many High Standard Mfg. Corp. While interesting design innovations to be there are no new additions to the High llrii1I fil'iiW Jlll J ISho!gun,,. .. ~7~ IJ.!W ~ · ... t ,irga ancl s 75 seen , such as the Fajen three point Standard shotgun line, th ere have •Guaranteed no primers"ma de of more Small Riflc •• -.f -. bedding idea as incorporated in the been some internal and external expensive materia ls, better workman- Largc Mel ; A 75 ship, better p erformance. Small PistoL:.T F ajen "Acra" rifle. It's all in the col changes to make them even better Seod $1.00 for huga 600 paga e<1l alog of Primers, Guns, Ammo and ReloadinQ tools et prkes guaranteed far lower than you 11ro now f>'lyiog. BUY DI RECT. Address Dept . 7 L2 orful n ew F ajen catalog at $1.00. shooters than b efore. If you are not (Warsaw, Mo. 65355) aware of the line and the features, Federal Cartridge Corp. See, some get a copy of their catalog or see your body loves .410 shooters a nd r eloaders, local dealer. (910 Market St., Wil and it's Federal. They recently an mington, Del. 19899) nounced new .410 loads and n ew .410 Hodgdon Powder Co. I guess every components (wad/ sleeve combination) handloader knows the Hodgdon pow just for the .410 h ell. (2700 Foshay ders, but did you know of the other Tower, Minn., Minn. 55402) products: the "Ez- Ears" h earing pro Firearms International Corp. Lot of tectors; the new Hodgdon case clean interest h ere in the Bronco .22 and er; and the H odgdon hard shell pistol .410 rifle and shotgun, and also in the case? (7710 W. 50 Hiway, Shawnee R egent revolvers, now available in .32 Mission, K an. 66202) S& W as well as .22 LR. These, and all Hornady Manufacturing Co. This of the Sako and FN rifles are in the "bullets by the millions" company will HOW TO GET OUT OF DEBT FI catalog for 25¢. (515 K erby Hill h ave their new .17 caliber bullet ready AND ENJOY YOUR INCOME ••• Rd., Wash ., D.C. 20022) soon. Right now, you ought to h ave Bills Piling Up? Creditors Pressing You? Freeland's Scope Stands. H ow time the new H ornady H andbook, and their Can 't Make Ends Meet? Afraid Of Ba d Credit? flies; this is the 20th time that the complete list of more than 74 bullets Thi s New Publication, " HOW TO GET OUT OF DEBT AND ENJOY YOUR INCOME," is Freeland outfit has displayed at the for handloaders. (Box 1848, Grand Published By A Leading Acco unta nt.· Price NRA Show. The booth had all of the Island, Neb. 68801) Now Only $2.98 plus 25¢ postage & handling . Complete Satisfaction Or Your Money Refunded fine Freeland shooting accessories and Don Hume Leathergoods. While Immed iately, Send $2.98 plus post.age to: the BSA single shot competition r ifles. Don Hume's line of holsters, belts, and Catalog is $1.00. (3737 14th Ave., leather accessories have wide accept l&jtj,BIMMl!·ift1:tl Rock Island, Ill. 61201 ) ance among law enforcement officers, 66 GUNS JULY 1969 they are gammg many n ew converts fixed power and variable power mod the wait was well worth it. (79 Willow among shooting sportsmen . Manj new els. If you haven't seen the Leupold St., New H aven , Conn. 06502) dealer outlets have opened throughout Duplex reticle, you should visit your Mayville Engineering Co. Specializ the country; check with your local dealer for a first h a nd look. (600 N.W. ing in reloading tools for shotshells, gun shop. (36 9th St. N.E., Miami, Meadow Dr., Beaverton, Ore. 97005) you would expect this company to Okla. 74354) Lion Brothers Co. showed their full h ave the latest innovations and the Hy-Score Arms Corp. H ere is a line line of embroidered emblems which most complete line, and you would not of air guns that run from low cost they make for gun clubs, hunting and be wrong. If you 01.· your club need a plinkers to sophisticated Olympic type fishing organizations, and businesses. reloader that will produce up to 750 rifles. The Hy -Score air pistols have (Owings Mills, Md. 21117) reloads per hour, take a look at the be n a standard of the industry for Lyman Gun Sight Corp. T wo com new 650 h ydraMEC, it's lightweight, many years, and the expanded rifle plete reloading sets which save you portable, and fast. (715 South St., line has kept pace with the growing from $5 to $9 were shown, The Spar Mayville, Wis. 53050) interest in all types of air gun sh oot tan C-type press is featured in one of Mitchell's Shooting Glasses. Long ing. (200 Tillary St., Brooklyn, N.Y. these sets, and the Spar-T turret press popular with sh ooters, the Mitchell 11201) in the other. Ther e is a new L yman glasses are available in a wide variety Interarms Lt'd. S everal new items catalog available for 25¢ showing the of frame styles. Free booklet shows here to gladden the hearts of gun nuts. entire line of reloading equipment, the complete line, and gives tips on Interarms is importing the new origi scopes, and metallic sights. (Middle shooting vision. (Box 539, Waynes nal Mauser Model 2000 rifle that field, Conn. 06455) ville, Mo. 65583) m akes you recall the fine pre - war Marlin Firearms Co. Of all of the 0. F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc. Cele commercial Mauser. This rifle, in .270, fin e guns in the Marlin line, two r e brating their 50th year, Mossberg has .30 - 06, and .308 calibers retails for ceived the most attention from show some exciting n ew gun ideas for 1969 . $139. Brand new, and not yet at your goers. The first is the brand new Take a look at the Mannlich er-stocked dealer , is the Mauser- made P-08, Marlin Model 1894, a recreation of the Model 800 center fire r ifle, or the P arabellum pistol. Those who admire original with solid top r eceiver, side h andsome deluxe Model 500 shotgun. the military Luger will, I think, r eally ejection, and a handsome straight grip (7 Grasso Ave., North H aven, Conn. take to this brand new pistol. (10 stock. This lever action carbine is 06473) Prince St., Alexandria, Va. 22313) chambered for the potent .44 Magnum Norma-Precision. In addition to the Ithaca Gun Co. Brand n ew for 1969 cartridge. The other attention-getter extensive line of airununition, pow is the Ithaca bolt action, center fire at the Marlin booth was the LC Smith ders, and cases, Norma has introduced rifle. A vailable in four popular cali double shotgun. After quite a while, a complete line of primers in two ize ber and two models, it looks like a Marlin has this gun in production, and for p istol and rifle, and one for shot- r eal winner. Also n ew are: three new models in the SKB-Ithaca shotgun line ; a new 20 gau ge Ithaca-SKB auto loader; and a vent rib Model 66 youth single shot shotgun. (123 Lake St., Ithaca, N.Y. 14850) Jet-Aer Corp. I'm sure that all shooters are familia r with the com plete line of gun care produ cts carry ing the G-66 brand label. Have you tried the spray- on stock finish? K eep an eye on your dealer's display, J et Aer keeps coming up w ith new items that you'll want. (100 Sixth Ave., P a terson, N.J. 07524) 21 RealiSI ic ways A l Kelly-Jack Malloy. D ealers in antique arms, the K elly -Malloy team to improve your shooting- accuracy. can always be counted on to bring many fine guns to this show. Their gun shop, in Ridgefield, Conn., has a Realist Riflescopes - a dramatic combination of depend variety to please every collector. ability and value. 21 choices of models, powers and reticle (Ridgebur y Rd., Ridgefield, Conn. combinations - with advanced design features and sighting 06877) innovations. L. A. Distributors. Expanding the line of long guns, which includes the Scopes that compensate for bullet drop ( 5 Clil';lPlJTEP. TM Lames over-under shotgun, Shikar models) . .. zoom lens variables and fixed power models bolt action center fire r ifle, and the for all shooting requirements. American made ... al l popular Ern1a .22 M-22 carbine, LA 100°/o h as added the Premier Grade Voere guaranteed for life. Mauser rifle, using the Mauser K-98 action. New design Erma and Deputy Your Realist Riflescope dealer is where you' ll find it. handguns are just about ready for Look into it soon or write for distribution, and your dealer will have complete information. them soon. ( 4 Centre Market Place, N.Y., N.Y. 10013) Leupold & Stevens. This booth fea Precision Sighting products since 1900 tured a display of the popular "Golden Ring" scopes, which are available in P.O. Box 67, Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin 53051 GUNS JULY 1969 67 sh ells. The Norma "Gunbug's Guide" more, so you had better get to your Shooting Equipment Co. Showing is only $1.00. (1402 Van Ness Ave., dealer for a copy of the 1969 R eming range equipment and services for both So. L ansing, N.Y. 14882 ) ton catalog. (939 Barnum, Bridgeport, indoor and outdoor facilities, with Pacific Gun Sight Co. There i:.. much Conn. 06602 ) h ighly developed bullet traps and the that is new in the Pacific line, and Rocket Chemical Co. This company most sophisticated range control de includes just about everything. There makes a rust and corrosion prevent vices. ( 4616 W. 20th St., Chicago, Ill. are the n ew, improved Verelite shot ti ve called WD-40, and it really 60650) shell wads; the new shotsh ell H and works. They have a h andy new "take Sierra Bullets. Used to win a gold loading Manual; a n ew pocket reload me along" size that you can take to medal in the 1968 Olympics and the er called the "P ak-It" tool. Tak e a the field to be su re your gun is pro 1968 Wimbledon Cup match, Sierra new look, too, at the ntire line of tected at all times. (5390 Napa St., bullets are a top ch oice for competi metallic and shotshell presses. ( 56th Sa n Diego, Cal. 92110) tive target shoot r s. Th re are 55 dif & Colfax, Lincoln, Neb. 68504) Ruhr-American Corp. Shown was ferent sizes and styles to chose from. Penguin Industries. The Hoppe Di a most complete line of reloading tools (10532 S. P ainter Ave., Santa F e vision has some n ew merchandisers and accessories at prices th at stopped Springs, Cal. 90670 ) which will h elp your dealer keep the a lot of show-goers. They have a re Smith & Wesson. Still trying to stock of the famou s H oppe gun care loading booklet th at's free, and a com catch up to the unpreced nted de products in one handy spot, so look p lete catalog that will be sent for 25 ¢. m and for h andguns, S&W has a line for it next time you 're in your favorite (Glenwood, Minn. 56334) of bolt action c nter fire rifles that are gun shop. The P enguin hard shell gun Savage Arms. This progre sive out in good supply, and should b at your cases continue to be "best sellers," fit made big n e·ws last year with their dealer now. (Springfield, Mass. 01101) and are worth looking into. (Box 97 , Model 440 over-tU1der shotgun. This Speer, Inc. Perhaps the hottest P arkersburg, Pa. 19365 ) year, they've added two new 0-U's. item at the Speer booth was the line Plainfield Machine Co. Show ing The Model 444 is a deluxe version of of DWM ammunition, esp cially the their wide line of .30 caliber Carbines the 440 with single trigger and selec n ew reusable cartridge box now fur in military, law enforcement, and tive ejectors-and it is deluxe all the nished with the ammo. Take a look, sporter styles. (Box 281, Dw1ellen , way. But if this is more gun than you too, at the DWM cases, made especial N.J . 08812) want, how abou t an over-under at ly for long loading rifle. (1023 Snake RCBS. Metallic presses th at live up less than $200? Savage has it in their River Ave., L ewiston, Idaho 83501) to the name "precisioneered, ' were new Model 330, with all the looks and Stoeger Arms Corp. With new titles shown by Fred Huntington and staff. ruggedness you would expect in a appearing regularly, the Shooter's There w ill be a new RCBS powder higher pr ice range. (Westfield, Mass. Bible line- up of books is an impres scale at your dealer soon , and it, too, 01085 ) sive one, indeed. There i , for exam will feature top workmanship and Jay Scott. F eatw-ing a complete ple, a new revised edition of the Gun durability. (Box 1919, Oroville, Cal. line of pistol grips to fit just about Trader's Guide. Sto ger is now show 95965) every handgun. J ay Scott's "Ar marc" ing the line of RWS primers, and a Redfield Gun Sight Co. The R ed grips are made of a special polyester new Mannlich r rifle. (55 Ruta Ct . .field crew was k ept busy throughout laminated to a base of impregnated S. Hacken sack, N .J. 07606 ) the show pointing out all of the n ew wood. H e also has some fancy custom Sturm Ruger & Co. The Ruger line design featw-es of the scope line. walnut and zebra wood grips in plain of h andguns and rifl es is impressiv These include a n ew "Super Seal" and checkered styles. (81 Sherman Pl., enough , but when you display them power r ing w ith handy adjustment Garfield, N.J. 07026) in a handsorn.e walnut booth, it makes knob; a new turret design with dou them look even b tter, if possible. The ble "O" ring protection ; and new high newest Ruger is, of course, the Model strength internal components. Since 77 bolt actioi1 r ifle, and you could the NRA Show draws a lot of com h ear nothing but praise from tho e petitive target shooters, the new R ed lucky shooters who h ave already field "3200" target scope was the focal taken it afield. (Southport, Conn. point of the exhibit. (5800 E. J ewell 06490) Ave., D enver , Colo. 80222) Super-Vel Cartridge Co. The ever R.E.I. Engravings. Bob Izenstark expanding line of Super - Vel car h ad a team of three en graver s work tridges now include a new 9mm h ol ing at his booth. You saw a sample low point with a velocity of 1560 fp . of the engraving by RE.I. on our May Also n ew is the .38 Special "Ultra cover, so nothing more n eed be said. match" with its 147 grain hollow ba e (101 Wolpers Rd., Park Forest, Ill. wadcutter bullet. (Box 40, Shelby 60466) ville, Indiana 46176) Remington Arms Co., Inc. Plenty of Tasco Sales. This is probably the most comprehensive line of optical n ew items in the Remington booth, all goods aI"otmd. Name a scope style or of them covered in our April issue. To Sharp Arms Co. Too late to reserve power that you want, and w1doubted r efresh your m emory, ther e is a left a booth at the show, Sharps Arms, in the persons of Art Swanson and P . 0. ly Tasco will h ave it. And don't look h and version of the popular Model 788 Ackley, held their own little show in a only at the scope, take a peek at the center fire rifle; a matched pair of h otel room. This was the first public low prices, too. (1075 N.W. 71st St., Model 1100 autoloading shotguns in showing of the new Sharps single shot Miami, Fla. 33138) 28 a nd .410 gauge; a m edium priced r ifle that looks like a real w inner. 10-X Manufacturing Co. Newest match target r ifle in .22 caliber, called We'll have full coverage on this n ew shooting clothes from 10-X include the Model 540X; 28 and .410 versions single shot in the n ext issu e of GUNS. the custom tailored shooting jacket of the 870 p ump shotgun; and a n ew (5448 Riley L ane, Salt Lake City, made of green corduroy or gray or 40XB bench r est rifl e. There is a lot Utah 84107) dark tan gabardine. There "is also a 68 GUNS • JULY 1969 new carry -all shooting ma t with rifle carrying strap and enough room to @~ Greatest Gun Values at lowest prices ~ carry all your gear to the firing line. Importation of the highly desirable models listed in column I now prohibited- order (100 S.W. 3rd, D es Moines, Iowa while stocks last; sold through FFL Dealers only. Place your order through local dealer. 5 50309) Cao . 30.0 THESE NEW RIFLES ALSO AVAILABLE Thompson/ Center Arms. Great in THROUGH ANY FFL DEALER FN M od el 98 Mauser c.3 1. 30-06 ter est here in the .45 j.410 barrel and l\H i;r. d u r ing 195 0 's. N RA GOOD, o nly $44. 50. ~3 Mau ser M ode l 98 Sh ort ll.ifl ~l~ in the brand n ew .17 caliber wildcat pa1·ts . P ostwar manufac ture. NRA Good $32, 50. 'Bmm Ge rma n G-43 S c mi - A~~S9 . 5~ being developed. The quality and for op c r :,tcd . cl c w c hab l o 1 0-r o und m aguzinc. An accm ·n t e , l' Specifications S. I. G. ATM RIFLE Mechan ism Type: Semi-automatic only, staggered-column box mag GUN azine Cali ber: .308 (7.62 NATO) ENGRAVING Weight: 9 lbs. Approximately Barrel Length : 19%" REVIEW Over- a ll Length: 381/2" B r Magazine Capacity : 5, 10, and/ or 20 E. C. PRUD H.Oil11lfE rounds T h is is the new, enlarged second edi Sights: Standari:l aperature rear ti on of the onl y complete refe rence (peep), military post, front ever published on eng raved guns and Accessories: ScOLle and mounts the classic eng raver's art. Price: $348 for basic rifle; $225 for scope and mounts. Total price for Almost 200 pages of crysta l cl ea r pic scoped rifle is $573. tures illust rating the a rtistry of over Available from: Gold Rush Gun l 0 0 engrave rs. Detailed descri ptions of engraving sty les a nd inlays. Com Sho1ls, Afton, Virginia and San pl ete informati on haw to evaluate en Francisco, Calif. graved guns before you buy o r se ll. This book has enabled several collec tors to make unusual buys of rare guns fired without malfunction. We would because of the ir ability to recognize expect ca e life to be les in fluted valuable engravin g. Basic step by step in structions fo r beg in ning g un engrav chambers, but fired brass can be suc ers plus ill ustrations and techn iq ues cessfully r eloaded sev r al times at for inla ys of precious meta ls. least. F iring for accuracy was limited, but 16 fu ll color, full page illustrations of some of the world's most handsome indicated that the ATM could be ex f irearms. These superb colo r prints pected to consi ten tly prncl uce dis won two of the nation's hig hest print persion of approximately thr e min ing awards and are treasured collec utes of angl , making it competitive to rs' items. in this respect with the average bolt Li b rary-bound wi th full color dust action spor ting rifle and procluction jocket. Less than two thousand copies run ammunition. Th is hooting was available. $ 21.95 shi pped postage clone with the issue iron sight (aper paid. ture) and could undoubtedly b im , -B~k Ikp-;,t-;;;;;t:-GUNS Ma;a ;;-n~ - Gi;:Jj proved upon thrnugh use of a good I 8 150 N. Central Pa rk Avenue I scope. A proper mount is available / ____ J Skokie, I llin ois 60076 I fron1 Gold Rush , so scope installation I Send m y copy o f GUN ENGRAVI NG RE V IEW right a way. I presents no problems. I Check or m on ey order enclosed for $2 1. 95. I To the man who has not become ac I I cu tom ecl to handling the assault rifl e I N ome f configuration w ith its separate, n early I I vertical, pistol grip, straight- line I A ddress I tock, and high sight line, the ATM I I I City Sta t e .. Z ip_. I will at first feel clumsy. However , L------~ GUNS JULY 1969 73 H&R .17 WILDCAT (Continlled from page 21) be smooth with clean, sharp rifling. is not commercially manufactured, The smaller the rifl e bore the more which makes the .17 / 223 strictly a r - difficult it is to produce a good bore. loader's cartridge-but there is no It is much easier to turn out match problem. D ies are available from w inning .45- 70 rifle bores than .30-06 RCBS, B ox 729, Oroville, California or .22 so you can imagine the prob 95965. Bullets may be ordered lems that Harrington and Richardson (throu gh your local dealer) from the have had in the past couple of years following firms: Dan F arley Gun trying to commercially produce fine Shop, P . 0. Box 501, Springfield, Ore .17 bores. gon 97477 ; F rank A. Hempstead, Box I cannot fault this little rifle in any 281, Sunland, California 91040; Horn way. Harrington and Richardson de acly Ma nufacturing Company, Box serve a lot of credi t for giving the 906, Grand I land, Nebraska 68801; American public this quality crafts Lee B aker, P . 0. Box 65786, Los An manship in a pr oduction r ifle. Pro geles, California 90065 ; and, Sharps duction? Yes. Freel F ranz, Sales Vice Arms, 5448 Riley Ln., Salt L ake City, President of H anington and Richar d Utah 84107. son told me that this r ifle is back ed up At this time there appears to be two by hundreds of other commercially bullet "veights available in approxi produced r ifles. This is not a hand m a tely 20 grains and 25 grains. In made or "sample" rifle. other words, a h eavy bullet a nd a light The Ultra W i 1cl cat cartridge is w eight bulJet. You will n eed special known as the .17 / 223 , which m eans ramrods, brushes and powder fun that the r eloader starts w ith the .223 nels for the little .17 / 223 and you can cartridge case that h as becom e famous buy th ese items from : A & M Rifl as the GI 5.56 mm AR-16 r ifle car Company, B ox 1713, P r escott, Arizona tridge. At this time, the ammunition 86301; and Outers L aboratories, Ona- r#lliilta SAVE 203 to 403 STREET WITHOUT JOY THE MARNE-Blond THE ART OF COUNTER Bernard B. Fall W ith 5 mnps plu e ndpa per m nps REVOLUTIONARY WAR n .._pcaw T llE CL1I S IC S TORY (IP 5 DAl'S DUii/NC 117 1/ICll Tl/E N;fTION Tl/ESE FA MOU PIC llTER S MAKE AEll/A l COMllA 1" IN W(IRLD WA R I S I.ID IN TO UNCllA llTED lflA R AND T iii': OtD V lllTUES S lllNE LIKE /Hi Jrll SAGITTARIUS RISING-Cec il Lewis T llE END Of" INNOCENCE! . THE GURKHAS-H. J ames and Deni s Sh eil- Sm a ll 5 DAYS TO WAR- R. Ern es t Du Puy Unfor{!"C'tt:lhle. 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Regular 8-book Price .. .• •...... $26.95 STATE ___ _ _ 948 GUNS Discount Price .. .•...... $ 16.50 CIT Y------ZIP- -,.--- ------· ------GUNS------JULY--- 1969-- laska, Wisconsin 54650. ardson, I cle3n ed the barrel with a The .17 / 223 cartridge is extremely brass brush and Hoppe's and through sensitive to any changes in reloading out the balance of the tests I repeated Davis RANGE components. Please do not attempt to this every ten shots. I list below duplicate any of my loads without first some information that may be of in reducing all powder charges at least terest: FINDER fifteen percent. Use only a standard small r ifle primer . Caliber .17 / 223 cartridges are based on the .223 R em ington case. Using these new, un P owder 100 yard primed R emington .223 cases, I first Charge 5 shot formed them in the RCBS die, then, Bullet ( # 4198) groups without removing the lubricant, I r an 22 grain 16.0 1%", 21/s ", 11/2", them into the RCBS trim die. Only 11/2 " HUNTERS • BOATERS a small amount of the case mouth has (Vel. 3380 fps ) GOLFERS • ASTRONOMERS to be fil ed off and it takes only a mo 22 grain 16.5 3%" ment. Be sure to chamfer out the 22 grain 18.0 31/z" M easures a ny distance from 6 ft. to as mouth of the case after trimming to far a you can see in yards, m iles or 25 grain 16.5 11/z" na utical mi les. F ield tested by GUNS smooth and clean the inside. I was (Vel. 3369 fps) M agazine expert who states: "T he worried about the outside of the case OHDCO is inva lua ble to varmjnt hunt 25 grain 18.0 23/s" e rs. No lo nger wi ll it be necessary to mouth but found that if I ran the hold on that C huck . . . elevation prob trimmed cases through the RCBS siz lem s a re a thing of the past for the d eer a nd e lk hunter. No longer w ill there be ing die that this gave me a clean, a rguments on how far that shot was." smooth case mouth. The next step was I was running short of bullets so I Conceived by Dr. Lnis Al varez. in ven tor of the g round a pproacb system priming and I u sed small rifle, stan decided to m ake a planned series of for la nding a ircraft in thick weather. dard primers. tests and then chronograph the most Made of high impact plastic; weig hs less tha n 5 ozs. H arrington and Richard son list accurate load: Full ins truc tions inclnded . Money back loading data in the pamphlet that guara ntee.. Send $19.50. Add $1.00 for p .p. a nd ha ndling. rurmail $1.50 76 GUNS JULY 1969 THE GUN MARKET Classified ads, 20c per word insertion including name and address. 1969 issue (on sale June 23rd) is May 25th. Print carefully and mail Payable in advance. Minimum ad 10 words. Closing date September to GUNS MAGAZINE,' 8150 North Central Park Blvd., Skokie, Illinois. Sl'O.P I J,OOK 'r\O l:;-URT HJ~R. Centennial A rms might BOOKS have t he items you are looking for. Send 25t (no stamvs ) MISCELLANEOUS to Dept. 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Co. . .66 Eldon Brandt & Son .... 62 15 ~~ '~ - ~~~~~s.11 6 · c~ . · Inc .· · ·· ·· ····· .. . . 16 TOTAL Carbid e Di e & Mf g. Co. .60 PRICE Centenni al Arms Corp .. 66 Century Arms ... 69 $50 R. J. Coffey ...... 51 Coladonato Brothe" .49 DOWN Con etrol Scope Mounts ' '. 57 $25 Davis Instruments Corp. . . . 75 MONTH Di xie Gun Work! . 17 Edwards Recoil Reduce" .69 5 • 10 • 20 • 40 ACRES Rei nh art Fajen '' ' ' ' . ' . ' .' .49 Fall Sales Co...... 8 FOR PEOPLE WHO Federal Firearms Co. .. ". "...... 63 Firearms Intern at ional Corp. . . . 55 LOVE THE LAND ••• Fl ayd erman & Co. Inc. . . .. ' .. 75 . ' . 59 A PIECE OF WILDERNESS Fr ee lands Scop e St•nd• In c. Herters , Inc...... 66 TO PRESERVE FOR Hollman Rifle Barrel Co. " 57 Hoosi er Machine Products Co . .. 77 YOUR OWN FOREVER House of Swords . . 57 In Northern Idaho, Northeastern Washing Don Hume Leathergoods . 61 ton , and We stern Montana-. In the heart .60 of lakes and big game country. All cov I mperia I Arms Corp. Ithaca Gun Co. . .. Cover 2 ered with growing timber. Access, Title insuranc e wi th eac h tra ct. This is select Jana International land with natural beauty, recreational and Jet-Aer Corp. .·.·. Ii, 14, 5i , 52, 64, &· ~~ A. A. Johnson 56 investment value s. We have t racts. of ' ' .49 many types and siz es from which to Jonas Bros. choose , including beautiful Northwest Wa K-C Embl ems .62 terfront property on the Pend Oreille, Kasenit Comp•ny Inc. . 15 Priest and Kettle Rivers ; and property on Kl eins Sporting Goods ... Cover 3 & 9 Pend Oreille Lake . Your inspection wel .... 17 comed. Write us for free list, maps and Lachmiller En gineerin g Co. George Lawrence Co. . . 15 complete information . Write to: Dept. RG Len Company ...... 52 Walter H. Lodow ick . '.' . . 62 Lyman Gun Si ght Corp. . ' ' 55 Lytle Nov elty Company .61 Merchanteers Inc. .. . 62 Midwest Crossbow Co. .. 69 Fr ank Mittermeier ...... 60 Modern Gun Repair School " 8 Th e Museum of Historical Arms . 52 P.O. Box 8146, Spokane, Wash. 99203 S. D. Myres S• ddle Co. ' 14 National Rifle Association .. 51 Normount Armament Co ...... 56 Oehl er Res earch .56 W. A. O' Hara . 75 Batista-Ol ivi eri .66 Omark CCI ...... 49 Orie1Jtal Art•. Corp. . ..•. .. .• . .52 Th e Ou t let Store ' .. 57 Pachmayr Gun Work• Inc. . 15 Par ker Distributors 8 Ern est 0 . Paulsen . 56 Pendelton Gun Shop ...... 59 Peterson Mach ine Carving .62 Protecto Pl astics Inc . . ... 63 A truly Western cowboy boot 1 RCBS , Inc . 7 - tall and distinct ive " V' ' . 13 , & 67 cut top with high ri ding hee l Rea li st Inc. of po lished calf and narr ow Redfie ld Gun Sig ht . Co. . . ' 53 Refor estation Inc. . ' . 78 sharp to es . All Aust in boots 63 are fu lly leath er lined. Arch es Re lc: o Industries wood peg ged and brass nailed . N o . 9 51 - Bl a c k ..... 77 N o . 9 52 - Brown Shooters Specialties N o . 9 53 - T an Shotgun News ... 64 .. 1 2 " - 1 4 " - 1 6 " T o p5 Si err a Bullets ' .. 58 Si gma En gineering Co. " 15 $3650 Smith & Wesson Inc . 5 Speer Inc . . . 10 . ' . 52 IP r it.c for 1' o u r Sports Inc ...... Sportsmen's Equipm ent Co. " 62 ' 69 Free C a t a/. o ~ Super Vel Cartridge Corp. . .. 65 When Ol'd crt n g please g i ve shoe si ze and width , calf of l eg measu r e m ent, f oot tracing w k en w ithou t Triple K. Mfg. Co . .. 59 w eig h t o n f oot. and If instep I s regular, high or very hig h . F' or sizes 1 3 thru 14 o r calf mcas.u r eme!1ts Melv in Tyl er . 77 o ver 161'2 add !Oo/o t o r egular p r i ce. (Ladies: G!Ve your s ize In con cspon d\ng men's s ize only.) 8 5 .00 ~~~~o~ ; ~s~A~~-~ i ~· p~~~~,;~1 · ~~~c r~~~y 6~~t·~u~l':.~ ~~'{:~ - ~6~ VIBRAM SALES CO . . .. 61 c x ch :rngc o r r efund: r eturn boots> u ndamaged and unwon l with in ten clays. Weatherby Inc . . . 14 W. R. Wea ver Co . . 6, 11 ,'4"4tt# ~°"' (3o, Wei- Dex Mfg. Co. 17 P.O . BOX 12 368-G EL PAS O, TE XAS 799 12 Winchester Western . Cover 4 Wolf Speci alty Co . . . 62' 78 GUNS JULY 1969 GUI 1111 llllllll Once-in-a-Lifetime Sale of Hardbound Gun Books, all are Brand New, perfect. Orders will be tilled first come, first served. All books will be shipped postpaid. Enclose check or money order with order, no C.O.D.! Place Order Quickly - or NOT AT ALL! 1. PARKER- 2. ANTIQUE FIREARMS: 3. THE REVOLVER 4. THE GUN COLLECTORS America's Finest Shotgun Their Care, Repair and By Taylerson. Lavishly illus HANDBOOK OF VALUES By P. H. Johnson. Profusely Restoration trated study of revolvers from By Charles Edward Chapel. illustrated. All about Parker By Lister. Illustrated. De· 1865-1888. Histories of Web 1969-1970 values. Complet ely Shotguns from its Civil War ori scribes methods of stripping, leys, Colts, Smith & Wessons, revi!ied new edition-a defini gins to modern models. Regular cleaning and reassembling and many more rare $345 tive work of gun values. A and custom models, $198 firearms, as well as making brands. $7.50 value. must for all collectors. 39B prices. $6.50 value. tools no longer avail· $298 ppd. pages. Just pub- $695 ppd. able .. $4.95 value ..... lished. $10.00 value. ppd. ppd. 5. THE GUN AND ITS 6. EUROPEAN AND 7. ARMS AND ARMOR IN 8. THE PENNSYLVANIA· DEVELOPMENT AMERICAN ARMS COLONIAL AMERICA- KENTUCKY RIFLE By Wm. W. Greener. Over 800 By Claude Blair. Encyclopedia By Kauffman. 293 illustrations. pages. A fine reprint of famed of weapons from 1100 to 1850. 1526· 1783 A colorful account of the his· 9th edition, long out of print Over 600 photos plus many de By H. L. Peterson. Over 300 il lustrations. Authentic and fas tory and gunsmiths who pro and selling for up to $100.00 tailed drawings. Size $695 duced the first American su In the rare book market. A 9" x12". $25.00 value. cinating pictorial insight to very Early American $395 perior rifle. 11 'h " x $395 ppd. Arms. $12.50 value. 81/,". $12.50 value. ~r~s.h l.s~.~. '!. ...~~ .. ~.I. ~~ : $795 ppd. ppd. ppd. 9. THE TREASURY OF 10. THE POWDER FLASK 11. DUCK SHOOTING 12. GREAT WEAPONS THE GUN BOOK By Connett. 200 illustrations. 12 OF WORLD WAR II By H. L. Peterson. A gorgeous By Ray Riiing. Pictures 1600 full color paintings by Burke Over 300 small arms, artillery $15.00 value volume with hun and Hunt. Superb sporting powder flasks and over 50 rare book on the science and art of weapons, planes, ships and dreds of full color photos and firearms with their accessories. 1 tanks that helped to decide the text covering the history of Indispensable for antique gun duck hunting. 11 1." x s595 great and small battles and ul 8'1.". $15.00 value . .. the gun from gunpowder to collectors. Mammoth $995 t imate outcome. ll" x $495 magazine arms. $795 ll" x9" . $40.00 value. ppd. 8'1.". $10.00 value. 1131." x 8'/," ...... ppd. ppd. ppd. 13. THE FLINTLOCK - 14. GUNS AND AMMO 15. ONE HUNDRED 16. FIREARMS CURIOSA Its Origin and Development FOR HUNTING BIG GAME GREAT GUNS By Lewis Winant. Over 300 Hundreds of fine firearms In By Elmer Keith. 179 photos rare weapons illustrated and ~~te~eh"i~lo ~ i ng? alcio A~a;~ugi described. As used by the law 134 full page plates. A study and drawings. On the choos fi rearms . 38~ giant i l·x10V2" of thousands of guns and pis· ing and use of different rifles pages, hu ndreds in full color. ful and lawless. Some mighty tels In all the great collections plus the huntlnf of game all "The mos t beautiful gun book ever published''- Milton Klein, ~~~u.:'.n~s.. ~~r~.... ~~ : ~~ $298 ~!1u~~~~~. e. : .. .~~ .o.'. ~~ $695 ~~r~:.h~. ~~~' .d:. ~ ~ : ~~ $ 95 Publ isher of the GUN DI ppd. .. 4 GEST. $25 .00 ppd. ppd. value . $1 4ss ppd. 17. HANDGUNNERS 18. CONFEDERATE HANDGUNS 19. AIR GUNS AND 20. EUROPEAN ARMS GUIDE By Albaugh, Benet, Simmons. AIR PISTOLS AND ·ARMOUR By Chic Gaylord. The guide· Full account with 113 lllustra· By L. Wesley. Revised and en· By Ashdown. 480 pages, 450 book on modern handguns and tlons of handguns, the men larged edition of the 1955 orig engravings and 42 plates of their use, qulckdraw, combat who made them and even inal, with many Illustrations famous arms and armour of shooting, plus the great gun· means of Identifying fakes. and fascinating new and Im· exceptional Interest to every fighters of the Old $298 history buff and col- s598 West. $7.50 value . .... ~~i'C~'. ~ .. ~ '.~.'~: ..~~~ : ~~ $995 ~~,~=~t ~. ~.~ ~: ~~:~~ $298 teeter. $18.50 value. ppd...... ppd. ppd. ppd. 21. THE ART OF SHOOTING 22. THE MODERN GREATEST OFFER EVER MADE By Charles Edward Chapel, SHOTGUN A comprehensive Illustrated By Burrard. Two volume boxed aulde discusses evervthlng the work Is hailed as the greatest KLEIN'S SPORTING GOODS INC., DEPT. X-286 1un enthuslest needs to know work on the shotgun. Profusely •bout rlfle, pistol and revel· Illustrated and up-to- $598 4540 W. 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THE COLLECTING OF GUNS I Edited by J. E. Serven. Hundreds of photos and drawings. Fascin- ( Because of the extremely low postpaid price, we cannot accept bl h f M h f C.O.D. or Open Account orders. Please send check or money order. •ting ograp Y o guns. uc 1n O on use, co 1lect ing, $595 I (Only a few of each title available at these Incredible prices; there· history, care and repair. 11" x 8\1,", $24.95 value...... I fore only rush orders will be filled). . ______,_! .. ______- J The Theodore Roosevelt Winchester Commemorative gold plate, with T.R.'s signature on upper tang. A T.R. The famous Winchester 94 in a beautiful Theodore medallion imbedded in walnut stock. American Eagle Roosevelt edition. (The rifle features T.R.'s half-magazine and T.R. 's term of office inscribed on receiver. Both rifle design.) Receiver, fore-end cap and upper tang are white and carbine with octagon barrel. 30-30 caliber. $134.95. Winchester-Western, 275 Winchester Avenue, New Haven, Co nn. 06504 . Available in Canada. WINCH£S1'£Jt ® We won't sell a gun we haven't fired ourselves c n s l vc .22 r im fi r e c arl ridge. NRA GOOD $27.50. Bayon ets with sc:1l>lx1 rds FN $3.7 5 l\1-4 3 $2.25 !JS K $3. 50 RH.NO $3.50 M-95 S2 .25 J\1 .!J 3 S2 .25. play of magnum rifles, with many i\MMO : 7mm , S mm, .30 3 Britis h t..'1 1 ~et , $6. 00 I Add 75¢ per ba11 011 ct f or prc1>a:i