Navy Arms’ Sharps Creedmore 10 Handguns Massad Ayoob 60 by DICK WILLIAMS Listen Carefully and You’Ll Hear the Bison Thundering Across the Prarie
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On The Cover: Uberti’s Winchester 1873 Photo by Ichiro Nagata 40 JULY 2002 Vol. 48, Number 07-571 Working cowboy Allen Gansberger took a shine to the Uberti ’73 FEATURES Loading The Dash Cartridges 20 BY CHARLES E. PETTY Doc Petty’s prescription for fun is a quartet of obsolete cartridges. “To John Taffin” 26 A wonderful reader letter too good to keep to ourselves. Hodgdon’s Triple Seven 28 BY SAM FADALA ”Mr. Black Powder” tells us of a superior BP substitute. Two New Single-Shots 32 BY HOLT BODINSON Stunningly beautiful rifles from Lone Star and Ballard LLC. Made In America 36 BY DAVID FORTIER Meet Mikhail Kalashnikov and have a look at the finest AKs made in the U.S.A. Uberti’s Winchester ’73 40 BY CASE COLOR Replica Winchesters from across the pond are a cowboy favorite. Cimarron’s Richards-Mason 40 49 BY JOHN TAFFIN “Pure sixgunnin’ pleasure,” says Taffin. Rimfire That Wouldn’t Die 56 BY C. RODNEY JAMES New ammunition from CCI DEPARTMENTS revitalizes the .22 WRF 8Crossfire Letters to GUNS Navy Arms’ Sharps Creedmore 10 Handguns Massad Ayoob 60 BY DICK WILLIAMS Listen carefully and you’ll hear the bison thundering across the prarie. 14 Quartermaster Jim Gardner Gun Of The Month 18 Handloader Charles E. Petty 68 You can win a Navy Arms Sharps No. 2 Creedmore! 55 Rifleman Dave Anderson Classic Attire 70 BY JIM GARDNER A few words about “a very good thing.” 64 Shotgunner Holt Bodinson 75 New Products 78 Guns Classifieds 80 Advertiser Index 36 82 Campfire Tales John Taffin 10 GUNS Magazine (ISSN 1044-6257) is published monthly by Publishers’ Development Corporation, 591 Camino de la Reina, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92108. Periodicals Postage Paid at San Diego, CA and at additional mailing offices. SUBSCRIPTIONS: One year (12) issues $19.95. Single monthly copies, $3.95. CHANGE OF ADDRESS: Four weeks notice required on all changes. Send old address as well as new. 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Due to the inherent variables in the reloading of ammunition, be sure to verify any published loads with manufacturer’s data. Products mentioned or advertised may not be legal in all states or jurisdictions. Obey all firearms laws. Always consult a professional gunsmith when modifying any firearm. Be a safe shooter! 6 JULY 2002 GUNS MAGAZINE LETTERS TO GUNS LETTER OF THE MONTH Cutting Criticism tuning her up and maybe refinishing her. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I have been subscribing to GUNS Thanks for a great article about a great Magazine for many years for one reason old gun. Dad would have been delighted to only — as the title implies, guns! If I wanted read this one. to read about knives, I would subscribe to a Tom Taylor knife magazine. Please don’t waste my Ontario, Calif. money by writing about knives when I have paid for GUNS. It’s About Time ’Nuff said. Ron Stinson Yesterday, I finally got around to reading Via e-mail my January issue and to my surprise there was an article which addressed the frustra- Taking Your Work Home tions I have been feeling about your magazine — the lack of real gun articles! I have seri- I am a physician and am trained in the ously contemplated canceling my subscrip- use of endoscopy to diagnose and treat my tion. It seems that the only weapons you fea- patients. I was thrilled to read about the ture in the magazine any more are the assault application of this technology to my other or assault-like weapons. I really enjoy reload- love, shooting. The article was wonderfully ing and in the last couple of issues you have written and I appreciated the endoscopic pic- returned to covering that topic. Thank you! tures. Thanks for your quality magazine. Maybe you could return GUNS to the old Keep up the good work! format and start a new magazine called GUNS MAGAZINE MAY 2002 Dr. Ian Fawks, D.O. Assault Weapon or something along those Salisbury, Miss. lines. Thank you and keep up the good work. John and Pam Gardiner Philadelphia Pistols Hard To Argue With Success Via e-mail I really enjoyed the article “Return Of Regarding Timothy Case’ story in the Never An Expert The Philadelphia Pistol” by Bill Ball. The June issue about the pleasure he found in details about the lock design were intrigu- using a vintage Remington Model Eight: Thanks for your focus on reloading in the ing, since I had read that just before the Here’s my story. I traded an ’03 April issue. I’ve been reloading for 30 years Colts took over the better single-shot pis- Springfield “sporter” to my father for his and at first glance I wondered if there would tols really improved. Was the purpose of Remington Model 8 just before I graduated really be anything of interest in these arti- the roller on the frizzen spring to increase from high school in 1960. Dad had pur- cles. How wrong I was! lock speed? chased (or traded for — I’m not sure which) I enjoyed Taffin’s candid tale of his early I always thought a great article would be the gun in 1943 from a man named Arch handloading experiences, and especially to compare the accuracy of a well made pis- Simms in Baker, Idaho. This old .35 appreciated the articles by Petty and tol like this and a Colt, perhaps an 1848 autoloader had seen some use, but was in Bodinson. I’ve always had good success Dragoon Colt or maybe a ’51 Navy. I always great shape. I don’t know much of its history with my rifle loads, but had never bothered had the feeling the flintlock had a much before Dad got a hold of it, but he took a to consider neck turning. The 30 percent slower lock time than the Colt cap and ball deer every year but one from 1943 to 1960. improvement in group sizes that Petty revolver. Even substituting a cap lock for the He also took four elk (two Olympic and two described has motivated me to give this a try. flint lock on the single shot doesn’t seem to Rocky Mountain), a moose, and a black Also, learning exactly what “match primers” make a huge difference, but further testing bear. After I swapped for it, I took six mule are was really interesting. I had never con- would be interesting. deer and an elk before moving up to more sidered using them in loads for my hunting Don Johnson “modern” guns. rifles, but now will. Seattle, Wash. The point is this: your article stirred up a Some of the younger shooters at my club bunch of old sentiments and I believe it’s have occasionally referred to me as an time to take “Old Meat-In-The-Pot” out of “expert.” I suppose that I was rather proud retirement and see what she’ll do. I’d like to that they might think of me that way, but find a ’smith who would do a good job of reading this issue has reminded me that no matter what your level of experience, there GUNS MAGAZINE™ welcomes letters to the editor for “Crossfire.” Send your letters to: is always more to learn.