GUNS Magazine July 1969
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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. You'll quickly see that all of this vast array of gun world products are. covered in depth-minutely detailed, comprehensive descriptions are clearly given in every instance. A full and complete schedule of prices is included for your guidance in selecting that particular, personal sport ing firearm that you've been thinking about. If you've been debating the choice of a shotgun, a rifle, or a handgun, then this is your book. You'll discover the happy combination of model. and price that suits your pocketbook; the gun that will get the game this time. Only You'll find in the pages of this book a wealth of modem, $295 desirable and popular firearms and accessories, most of which are readily obtainable in stores. at your local store or order by mall. Guns Illustrated 1970 contains hundreds and hundreds of photosraphs and thousands and thouHnds of words to stv• Four More Gun Books By GUN DIGEST You'll Want! you a clear words-and-pictures description with detlllled specifications In 224 bis pases. Here for t he fi rst time ever, gathered in one volume , is all t he information every g un fancier , every g un colle ctor, every hunter, s h ooter, law e n f or cement agency and g un b uff wants and needs to kn ow about all available firea r ms and acces sories. It's t he indispen sable volume for everyone who wants t o keep up to date on what's new in g uns for 1970. Everything is here in one volume, a librar y full of information t hat will s ave you hou rs a nd days of xesearch a nd r ead ing when you wa nt to know what's c urrent now in t he va st world of firea r ms. This fabulous line-up of American gun and accessory manu· f act urers and importers only begins to suggest the wealth of m aterial GUNS ILLUSTRATED 1970 contains for your •Air Rifle Hq. •American Import• Arma lite • Barber• Bausch & Lomb• Benjamin• Browning • Buehler • Bushnell • Centennial • Century • Charter Arms • Colt • Crosman • Daisy • Daly • Dixie • Europa • Federal • Flnlandla • Firearms Inter national • Galef • Garcla-Beretta • H & R • Hammerli • Hawes-National • Health ways • Herters • High Standard • Hopkins & Allen • Husqvarna • lnterarms • Delu xe 23rd Edition 4th An niversary Edition Intercontinental • Ithaca • Iver Johnson • Jason Empire • Krelghoff • L & A Dis tributors • Leupold • Marlin • Mossberg • Navy Arms • Noble • P. I. 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Mason Willia ms 20 • • • SAGA OF THE COLT SIX-SHOOTER On page 33, we cover just about Excerpt from a brand new book ...........• .. •.. •..• . Georg e E. Virgines 22 everyone exhibiting at the NRA Show. 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 .. ... ... .•. .. .•....... Warren Shepard 36 I've got to say a word about the COLT SINGLE ACTION article "Reflections of a Reformed Two-page full color print, ready for framing ..... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. .. .•. .. .. 40 Gun Nut," on page 42. I can't remem REFLECTIONS OF GUN NUT ber the last time I was able to read A tongue-in-cheek account of random thoughts ....... .. .. .. Nameer Jawdat 42 an article about ·guns and get not one, FREE GUN DRAWING but quite a few chuckles out of it. Your chance to win a Colt "Stagecoach" .22 rifle .. ... .•. .. .. .. .. .... ... 44 Please don't take it seriously; it's all FACTORS FOR ONE-SHOT KILLS for fun. Two considerations for better game harvest ..... .. •. .•. .... .. Les Bowman 46 • • • It r eally makes my blood boil when r ead h eadlines such as: "Gun En DEPARTMENTS thusiast Caught with 1,000 Subma chine Guns." Dammit, he is a criminal, Handloading Bench .