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GUNS Magazine January 1958 JANUARY 1958 FINEST IN THE FIREARMS FIELD .u' HUNTING SHOOTING FOR SPORT IN THE USSR ILONG TOMS. FOR TURKEYS A WORLD'S, '- i ZANIEST SHOOTING MATCHT ...>. a . "dA AMERICA'S GREATEST SHOOTER'S BARGAINS 1 - - - - , - 100 rdi. of orihal ammo! Length S3'/.". Weight 9% Ibs. Cal.: 6.Smm atill influence EXTRA AMMO: Garribaldi's Greasy &,~s&~~ Growlers at only $5.50 per 100. first dot you - -- .-.-.-~ -~ - - ORIGINAL WINCHESTER MODEL 73's ORIGINAL U.S. Ml903 SPRINGFIELDS ' INCREDIBLE AMMO BARGAINS- A $29.40 UP Caliber 44-40 Minimum order 100 rounds All prius rounds. AM ammo must ba* ¥hi RR^PREà COLLECT . Uà original ammo intended in all - CAL. -30-06. ONLY Sl9.9S 6.SMM ITALIAN IN CLIPS . .$S.SO 1 Superb condition oil nal 6 5mm Italian ball loads for all thou imported &en. picked In original 6 rd. clips ready to use ID ¥I those Italian 8 5 nun rifle# and CM- b-dgp~zi.rp ever ouem 'for them ma uicent Ie t~twteraat up to ~12.o8"per C. - MANNLICHER MOUNTAIN CARBINES . .-- ORADE Ill~asdescribed abovÑ60 an Inch. or, total. S29.40 ORADI 11-bttfr Urn mdà Ill-Tot an Inch. or, tofh s34.30 ~ayonff:A few extremely rare oriyintl Winchester 73 lonit an IT -neu at only 82.95 ~ch. on t frà wildly. ~uyi8uyi Buy! RARE MODEL 98 ARGENTINE MAUSERS CALIBER .30 (7.65mm) a ONLY $29.95 RARE M93 SPANISH LONG RANGE MAUSERS! 8MM GERMAN MAUSER ISSUE. .$5.00 CAL. 7MM MAUSERÑONL $19.95 Beautiful ori nal German isBueÑl orliFinxl 15rd %:A. %:A. %e %ET~~~EZP~Z~SZFZAD$ than our give-a price for these entire ids. The Pride of the ~aatWehrmacht~~ou~ be vmud. tool - 2. Original U.S. rag Long ~ifl* 9MM F.N. STEYR AMMO $10.00 - ONLY $19.95 and UPÑCAL 30-401 Tbia amazing end makes pouible this. .most . .&attorime offer of the century. Pxbrique National's superb mob- leu powder ammo puked In orlmnal boxee. 38 SUPER AUTOMATIC . .$6.00 PANCHO VILLA SPECIAL!!! L~veit to Ye Old Hunter to brim thia world beating CAL. 7MM REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCKS b-In to American shootwÑno ¥hoo tho- duaty EA%%d %FZat%.%-;2 :?'?s&bE"&.zE Older todurl SUPPLY SINKING FAST! .43 (11~~)REMINGTON . .$6.00 Who el" but Ye Old Hunter would have found this treasure? Ori~Inal Remington UMC loads In orWnal boxes~375 srt. load bul et makern mn>eiti te hunting round for those shootable .43 -"Sam.- rolllne blocks. First time available In 29 yesrs. .4420 WINCHESTER BY U.M.C.. $5.00 are original UMC 217 ar. lack Powder loads that z;;m%gi%12 2' G'If'T*YH:A %! 3tSZ permltfl thia unprecedented low bannin price. .4S ACP (US. Commercial) . .$4.75 FAMED ORIGINAL BERDAN II RIFLES ullilmg;; Lysh~nel enomnous undermound mvvl~ ONLY $13.95 t2ctsceTi238~yy&g~oin&;L-Y 1z- .4S-70 GOVERNMENT ISSUE . .$6.00 Ye Old Hunter now re-offem the famous sell-out of last winter-flnest super caliber round ever male In !$;?&%~65~!=~p2~ b=.a~&eo?+%2~$ FAMED .43 ORIGINAL REM. ROLLING BLOCKS original 1-e .45& round& Black powder. Ammunition. 100 Rounds 7mm MAUSER $1.50 HUNTERS LODGE 200 S. Union St. Alexandria 7 Va Ca ^^^^m Buyers1 Now Ye Old Cimadim Hunter has establiihed the Dominion's greatest aim center at P.O. Box 628, Peterboro, Ontario. Add 20% to above price8 Ye Old Hunter iZIwtrates all weapons by actual photooraphs so you can see how then REALLY look! ~luedfinish, Deluxe-nickeland color finishes extra ALL SENTINELS shoot .22 shorts. tones 1 THE HIGH STANDARD (MANUFACTURING CORPORATION 'Hi iN, C ~ . 3 Kill That Kick with a MERSHON DELUXE "WHITE. LINE" ~ecoilAbsorber World's Finest. .. Instead of "mushy" cushioning or abrupt "bottoming" the DELUXE offers gradually increasing By ALLAN ERDMAN resistance to recoil. Designed for max- imum effectiveness on all caliber rifles OUTHFUL Allan Erdman, of Russia, favors this Tula Mark 13 rifle in 7.62 mm and all gauge shotguns. For quality, Y because it brought him world fame at last year's Olympic shooting matches in function, performance and value it Melbourne, Australia. Nicknamed "the shooting machine," because of his cool- has no equal. Used and preferred by ness and accuracy, Erdman appeared to have the bigbore event won when teammate shooters the world over. Borissov, with 20 shots still to fire when Erdman finished, scored 19 bulls consecutively, most of them in the X-ring, to beat Erdman for the title. Satisfaction guaranteed. See your dealer or gunsmith. Write for literature on Menhon guaranteed shooting accessories for rifles, pistols and revolvers. MERSHON CO., INC. 51 1 E. Broadway, Glendale 5, California Exclusive Manufacturers of "White Lime" Products, by Supreme Court Decision FAVORITE GUN PACIFIC.. l FINEST RELOADING TOOLS ON THE MARKET! By JOHN BEAUMONT MERICAN pistol marksman PACIFIC DIES John Beaumont, from Ho- Perfect concentricity A of sheu bod? shoul- nolulu, T.H., has represented der and neck for ab- the U.S.A. at international solute precision. Any shooting events and uses his fa- die not testing 100% for dimensions. tol- vorite, a High Standard "Olym- erances, and specifl- pic" 22 auto pistol. He owns cations is rejected. Set of dies complete several High Standards but the for one calibre, one he used in the 1956 Olym- $13.50. pics was in standard "factory" Pacific Super Tool Complete With Dies, Shell condition except for a trigger Holder, Primer Arm .............. .$54.95 set a bit forward, and a thumb Pacific Big "C" Tool Complete For One Caliber ........................ .$75.4S rest grip widened with plastic. Pacific Powder Scale ..............$10.95 Sw Your Dealer or Send For Free Catalog! PACIFIC RELOADING TOOLS PACIFIC GUN SIGHT COMPANY 2903 El Comino Real, Polo Alto, California TALK THE COVER I We've seen riflemen who could put 40 shots through one hole, buns 1 ing matches, but the San Antonio pistolmen (and women) who "triathlon" may set the pace for new, uni- were members of the elite FINEST IN THE FIREARMS FIELD fied competitions all over the nation. The "2600 Club," shotgunners who vaunted titles of the oldtimers who claimed could break 100 straight-but to be "World's Best All-Around Shot" may here's a champion who shoots I once again be dusted off for the new crop all three guns. And a type of marksmen in Texas who are proving of match worthy of imitation. proficient with handgun, rifle, and smooth- JANUARY, 1958 VOL. IV, NO. 1-37 bore all in one competition. Best point of all is that the pistol hot-shot finds tough aggregate competition from the shotgun IN THIS ISSUE champ, who in turn finds he has a close challenge from some target rifleman. The "triathlon" is adding new zest to southwest- shooting ... em matches. WANTED:'A 3-GUN CHAMPION. ........................ .Hal Swiggett 12 With Sputnik sputtering around the world, SHOOTING FOR SPORT IN THE USSR .......................Jeff Carter 16 and emphasis on peacetime developments of WORLD'S ZANIEST SHOOTING MATCH.. ................ .Fred H. Baer 30 the Soviet Union in the press, "Shooting for Sport in the USSR" takes on timely sig- rifles ... nificance. The stories behind some of the 40 BULLETS THROUGH ONE HOLE. ................. .Earl M. Saunders 25 I'M SPEAKING OF THE GUN I LOVE.. ..............Harrison F. Martin 33 newest Russian sporting firearms develop- ments will interest every shooter. So also shotguns USSR version of gun legislation and ... will the LONG TOMS FOR TOM TURKEYS. Carlos Vinson 22 regulation. ........................ From Sweden comes a short article which handguns is about as typically "American gun-nut" in ... WE TESTED THE "POCKET" AUTOS.. .......................Len Frastad 19 theme as it could be-a run-down of prac- THE MYSTERY OF THE KM COLT.. ..................William B. Edwards 36 tical accuracy and reliability of the more common pocket automatic pistols. Gun-bug adventure ... Lemart Frastad acquired a sampling of DEATH WEARS HORNS ON MARAJO.. .Walt Wiggins 28 Walthers, Ortgies, Berettas, and other small .................. automatics in .32 caliber and spent a day gun of the month ... on the range seeing how they performed. THE DAN'L BOONE RIFLE. .Warren Lehman 40 His "control" guns for accuracy were a 9 mm ............................. Luger, much-liked in Scandanavia for target shooting, and a S & W K-38. His findings departments ... wiIl interest anyone who owns a "souvenir MY FAVORITE GUN .................................................. TRIGGER TALK ....................................................... pistol" or likes the pocket autos. GUNS IN THE NEWS.. ................................................ Smallbore rifle shooting is analyzed by CROSSFIRE .......................................................... long-time competitive rifleman Earl Saunders ELMER KEITH SAYS.. ................................................. who manages to analyze the attraction the ARMS LIBRARY ..................................................... sport has for enthusiasts, without killing SHOPPING WITH GUNS.. ............................................ that enthusiasm. And with enthusiasm bub- bling over, Harrison Martin pens paeans of George E. von Rosen Art Arkush PUBLISHER E. B. Mann EDITORIAL DIRECTOR praise for the battle-worthy and famous Lee- EDITOR Enfield rifle, which as war-surplus vended by a dozen importers is becoming a common William B. Edwards Elmer Keith and increasingly popular rifle for sportsmen sfi~R~~~&rT~HNICAL EDITOR SHOOTING EDITOR FrtfTgklen in the US. Coming up in future issues will be some Louis Satz Marvin Ginn L. Pector Carlos Thut unusual stuff. Tech editor Bill Edwards just CIRCULATION ADVERTISING SALES ADVERTISING PRODUCTION got back from a five-weeks jaunt about Europe, visiting all the arms factories and Editorial Advisory Board COL. GEORGE M. CHINN CAROLA MANDEL STUART MILLER ALFRED J. GOER6 museums. Gold-encrusted Boutet duellers, he ROGER MARSH ROY G. DUNLAP VAL FORGET1 KENT BELLAH says, just don't interest him anymore, and he wouldn't walk across the room to look at the newest Russian automatics-he has a couple! The story of this trip, certainly the most unusual guided (or mis-guided) tour in the travel business, is coming up in an early issue.
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