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Pride of British troops throughout Empire today. Big game hunters from Canadian wilderness to African Congo claim the powerful .303 caliber SMLE is best for all big game. Fastest bolt action in world. All milled parts. Long range sights. 10-shot mag. 25" bbl. .303. GUARANTEED VERY GOOD CONDITION. Complete with sling and 20 rds. mil. ammo. FREE. Addit. Mil. Ammo. $7.50 per 100 rds. SOFTNOSE SPORTING AMMO. made hv Rem. 81 Win., sold everywhere. Bayonet: $1.95. $10 deposit for C.O.D.

COLLECTORS ATTENTION! GENUINE STANDARD TWO OF THE FIRST-80 YRS. OLD! MODEL 98 MAUSER ; ,, $ã.5 DEN SPECIALS! I I I I NCH MI874 GRAS I French military rifle using metallic cartridge. Designed just three years h of Emperor Louis Napoleon. Evolved directly from Cassepot Needle Fire. I It Action Single Shot. Serviceable cond. I I I I I GUARANTEED VERY GOOD CONDITION. : The world's most famous rifle action. Made in Germany and Europe. Early I box machine with cut-off. Fires 10.4 MM Italian cartridge. Serviceable. 53" long. Should be in every military collection. Sorry, No C.O.D.'s. Calif. resid. add 4% dates, no stampings. All precision milled ! state tax. $9.95 1 parts. Each $25.00 . Barreled Mauser 98 Action-barreled with new Buhmiller barrel to 22-250, 220 Swift, CARRIERS 99# Ea. 250-3000, 257R, 257R Imp., .270, 7MM, 300 Sav., 308, 30-06, 30-06 Imp., 35 Rem., Bright red molded plastic. Shells removed 35 Whelen and 35 Whelen Imp., in the easily. Snug fitting cover for 100% shell nroteetion. white. less sights. Each $55.00 Pistol Shell Case-Holds box Iif 50 pist - cartridges in calibers up to aiid includi W7 HAinmim Aim :An01 fni. V ="-;". -3, .>dl ~.8C%,n8"m#,, rnC.3" ,"CC%, ,", "rn,,,,,,,. L.c.,,- CLOSE OUT! hers un to and includina 222 Reminntnn.

Rifle Shell Case-Holds box of 20 rifle cartridges in calibers up to and including V. G. USED ,375 Magnum. Auto itics Save up to on these famous European makes IDEAL FUK Bib GAME TheRussians won the International meet Venezula (1954) with this Model MM (Ni~~s~rt-Nagant).6-shot, bolt action, 7.62 MM. Mechanically perfect. Bore: fair, Excellent hunting cartridge. Hinged floor plate. These guns confiscated from Communist revolutionaries. Type used by R _ .linese in Korea. Their sale in no way aids any iron curta'n country. POWERFUL: 2820 F.P.S. w/150 gr. ammo. .32 ACP. Czech Army pistol, Hardhitting weapon for all big game. FREE AMMO: 20 rds. with each gun. ADDIT. AMMO.: Military, 100 rds., $7.50. Softnose s~ortingload, 20 rds. $2.95. TO ORDER Send check, cash, $5 dep. for C.O.D. accuracy. MODEL MN: M 0. ------TO ORDER RIFLES, AMMO. 6 EDGED WEAPONS Send check cash ENFIELD COMMANDO REVOLVER or M.0. All arms and ammo shipped F.O.B. Pasadena. Edged *-Ã weapons are postpaid. Calif, resid. add 4% state tax. ASTRA .380 GAL. A*- m-9------Â¥-9--9----m---m Made to German Army specs during WW 11. ?-Shot. Fires 380 Colt ' 3 AMMUNITION BARGAINS NEW SHIPMENT 0 SUPPLY ammo LIMITED. 9 MM LUGER AMMO...... $5.50 per 100 rds. VERY GOOD . $29.95 RUSSIAN RIFLE 7.62 MM Softnose hunting ammo., 150 gr. for deer, bear and N. Amer. big game, 20 rds. $2.95 . 8 MM MAUSER AMM. $5.50 per 100. Attention Mauser Owners: This is the original German ammo designed for your gun. Use it for maximum accuracy and velocity. This 8 MM (7.92) full jacketed Mauser ammunition mfrd. in Germany to strict Military bv the (lermans. specifications. (Purchased commercially would cost you $20 per 0 i.1 Our bulk price: $73.50 per case of 1500. All am- GOOD ...... munition shipped Railway Express, F.O.B. Pasadena, Calif. Can- t aptorders under 100 rds. 45 LONQ COLT AMMUNITION, Commercial, brand new, Lead bullets. brass cases. American primed. Can be reloaded. $8.50 per 100 rds. FN Model. The one and on! oricinal pistol. SPRINGFIELD 03 front firing pins, new, ppd...... 3 for $1.00 FN SPRINGFIELD 03 firing pin rods with cocking piece, used, ppd. 80c each. NOTE: All ammunition must be shipped RR Express F.O.B. Pasa- a Ordering in large quantities tends to defray shipping costs,

Imported by us direct from Damascus, Syria. Hand- ] forged and hand polished steel blade, curved in tradi- Please sign following statement in accordance with Federal Fire- tional ~rabstyle, his is a dress or court.type I r Act: I am not an alien, and never been convicted of a dagger in the fashion of the scimitar. 91/2" over- 1 crime of violence nor am I now under indictment nor am - I. Substantial and serviceable. Blade edged both 1 fugitive from justice. sides and engraved "Syriaw. Engraved in patterns or2000 Years old. Damascene steel has been fi P-38Magazines ..... $2.95 ppd. ea. famous since Roman times. Cast brass hilt and sheath 1 Signature ...... ------"------m----- Age ...... Occupation ...... I (No guns or ammunition sold to minors.) Purchasers residi--2.s '-.a. Mass., Mich., Mo., N. Y., J., Car., R. I., Chicago, Omaha, \..-+. GOLDEN STATE ARMS CORPORATION : N. N. @ ) @) New Orleans must enclose permit with order. Obtain from your 189 .Armory Bide., 1165 East Colorado St., Pasadena 1, Calif. I I local police chief. Calif. Resid. order only thru local dealer. The NEW Twentyweight Double Automatic Shotguns Newest of the new-a 6 pound 12 eauee automatic shotgun, weighing less than most 20 gauge models. Possesses every advantage of a 20 auge in weight, balance and handling qualities . . . yet with the hit-ability possible only with the larger, denser pattern of a 12. Designed specifically for field hunting. Special steel 26%-inch barrel with new ventilated rib or plain matted barrel. Strikingly handsome Dragon Black receiver with exquisite hand engraving in Gold. The NEW Lightning Superposed Shotguns For the many shooters who want the lightning speed of an ultra light weight over- under Superposed. Weighs only 7 pounds in 12 gauge, 6 pounds in 20 gauge. Identical to the regular Superposed except in weight-the same superb balance; the same meticulous craftsmanship and matchless beauty. Grades I through V. Ventilated rib models onlv. With extra sets of barrels on soecial order.

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OR ITS ANNUAL wildfowl hunting F issue, GUNSpresents a stellar line- up of experienced men in the field of shotgunning to recount how the smoothbores and birds go together like ham and eggs in these Autumn days when the crisp snap is returning to Northern woods. Searching for the most elusive of wildfowl, GUNSindexes the choicest of feathered quarry for the true sports- man. Despite the turkey's traditional , association with November, we present Johnny Mock's important story on the hunting of our most noble game bird because it isn't the barnyard gobbler of which he writes, but the great winged monarch of the Pennsylvania forests, the wild turkey. Ben Franklin felt the turkey should have been our Crosshair national emblem, and in the Keystone at. Range reticules are State hunters pay it the respect due a cost. 1 difficult and exciting game bird. Both shotguns and rifles are used, and MODELS K2.5 and K3 2y2 and 3 power Johnny Mock, outdoor editor of the $37.50 Pittsburgh Press, tells you what and why. Out in the high passes of Oregon MODEL the band-tail pigeon reigns supreme as 6 power a fast, tricky, and highly edible game $48.50 bird. Francis Sell, with a list of books on hunting to his creditÑ6'Advance Hunting," "The American Deer Hunt- VARIABLE POWER er," "Small Game Huntingm-gives 3 and 5 power you his adventures and advice on shooting these fast birds. MODELSK8 and K10 One of the most unusualgame birds YOUR SHOOTING CAN BE ONLY 8 and 10 power $59.50 is the rail, found in the Texas rice AS GOOD AS YOUR VISION fields, and Dev Klapp describes how to The fine optics of Model K Weaver- CHECK THESE IMPORTANT catch this tricky customer. Finally Scopes give you a clear, sharp and MODEL K FEATURES there's the most common of wildfowl magnified target. You'll see better, Large Precision Lenses-for a sharp, that hunters will go after-the duck- clear and magnified image. aim more easily and shoot more and Carlos Vinson discusses what is Micrometer Click Adjustments - accurately, resulting in more clean the best gun to join in all the shooting. guaranteed accurate and depend- On the mechanical side of the wild- kills and less wounded game. For able. fowl season, H. Welles Steane takes accurate, dependable scope sight- Hermetically Sealed Lenses - air- tight, moistureproof. apart shotgun chokes and tells how ing-equip your rifle with a Weaver- Lightweight Steel Tube- for and why they make for better shooting. Scope. strength and permanent finish. Steane is president of Poly-Choke, 01956 W. R. Weaver Co. Seal-Lock Turret-adjustments fully pioneer makers of adjustable chokes, protected and sealed. and knows his product thoroughly. Next month GUNS turns to the sub- FOR l Please send folders on Weaver-Scopes and Mounts ject of four-legged bags in its annual NAME game hunting issue. Francis Sell will 1 FREE l ADDRESS return to these pages in a critical and ' ILLUSTRATED CITY ZONE-STATE significant essay on the proper use of FOLDERS W. R. WEAVER CO. iron sights. Without sights, a rifle is DEPT. 43 EL PASO, TEXAS just a club, and with the wrong- iron sights, incorrect peep and blades, a MAD6 IN U. S. A. BY AMERICAN CRAFTSMEN rifle can still be useless. 4 A gun you'll be prod +- -wnee d The distinguished A double barrel 1 Precision built in Spain Incomparable in fit and finish Unexcelled in strength and reliability . Barrels of demi- MODEL 100 bloc or "chopper lug"construction-each barrel blank forged from a single billet with the half- lug integral and the two finally and permanently'joined.

Now you can know the pride of owning a fine double barrel shotgun-and at a realistic price! Consider the convenience of owning a superbly balanced double gun-two guns in one: the instantaneous choice of two chokes.. .two well aimed shots without confusion or double effort. . .fast, easy loading.. . the complete safety of full visual inspection when the gun is open. Then consider the DOUBLE BARREL DAKIN. The guns you see here, advertised in the United States for the first time, were personally selected for manufacture under their own name by Richard Y. Dakin, mechanical engineer, and Roger B. Dakin, who with over 60 years of shooting experience between them, can well be said to know their guns. Gaspar Arizaga and Union Armera S. L., the NEVER BEFORE two firms who make these guns specially for the American market, were SUCH A GUN AT SUCH A PRICE! chosen for the perfection of their work only after a number of trips to Spain 7 by Richard Dakin, and a full year of analysis of Spanish guns and their DAMN MODEL 100 superb low priced rjouble especially made for us by Gaspar Arizaga of Eibar Spain. 12 and 20 gauge makers. It is their belief that you can't get a better double barrel shotgun with Anson & Deeley type box lock, triple bolts, double triggers, than the Oakin no matter what price you are prepared to pay. Every DAKIN automatic safety. The double radius extractor (without automatic ejectors) will appeal to the handloader and to the duck shooter who is built in Eibar, Spain, one of the great gunmaking centers of the world. dislikes having shells ejected out of his blind to glitter in the sun. Here acknowledged masters of the craft are still practicing their art in the Matchless Pvrenees walnut stock, beavertail forend with fine hand checkering. Beautiful English scroll and rosette engrav- old painstaking tradition, making weapons of superb balance, speed of re- ing. See catalog for complete specifications. $108.50 loading, "self-pointing" qualities.. . and sheer beauty. The fit of metal to DAKIN MODEL 150 A luxurygun by any standard except price. metal and wood to metal is nothing short of perfection. Every gun in the Made by Union Armera S. L. Features include demi-bloc barrels of finest DAKIN line-from standard field model to ultra luxury model-is the top steel selective automatic electors, double radius extractors and Anson & CJieley type box lock assuring absolute maximum of dependability value in its class today. Each is fully proofed, with individual certificate and performance. ~inestPyrenees walnut stock and beavertail forend supplied by the Spanish government for modern loads, including the new finely checkere Engraving of frame and trigger guard carefully and tastefully executed in scroll and rosette design. See standard length "Magnum." Registry-warranty certificates are issued with all catalog for complete specifications. $1 62.50 OAKIN guns. Workmanship and parts are guaranteed for a year. Service and DAKIN MODEL 215 This is the zenith of the gunsmith's art.. .the parts are always available through the DAKIN Service Department,-even though pride of Union Armera S. L We doubt that it could be produced in the United States for 10 times the price. Genuine H & H type side locks with you are not likely to need them during your lifetime-or your son's lifetime. double safety sear hand demountable lock plates for ready inspection. cleaning and lubrication of working parts, selective automatic ejectors COMPARE THE DOUBLE BARREL DAKIN with any other double barrel gun- with double radius extractors. Engraving of finest quality on frame, side plates and trigger guard,. Framefinish is "temple blanco," resembling even with those selling for two and three times the DAKIN price. Compare a matte finish on fine silver. Triggers and lock parts are heavily gold for fit and finish.. . balance.. . accuracy. . .safety. . . dependability .. . plated to resist rust. Special1 selected figured Pyrenees walnut stock and forend, finely and carefully checkered. An elaborately finished gun precision hand craftsmanship in every mechanical detail. Note the beauty of with decoration executed in good taste. See catalog for design; the good taste of the handsome engraving. You'll want to buy a DAKIN! specifications and optional barrel lengths and chokes. $275.00 r------q Established Dealer Inquiries Invited I THE DAKIN GUN COMPANY I 9 Sutler Street, Dept. 42 San Francisco 4, California I SHOOTERS-SEND COUPON TODAY! , I Please rush your fully illustrated catalog of DOUBLE 1 BARREL DAKINS to: h I 1.I Name ...... I I GUN COMPANY ; Address I1 9 SUTTER STREET , City &State...... ^f. - SAN FRANCISCO 4, CALIFORNIA bmrn-,------J 0 B B I N G : SAKO barreled-actions, rifles (sporter and Mann- DEALERS: Authorized Installation licher type), and Sako .222 actions. Lyman; 1 Weaver; Unertl; leupold; Pacific; BM; Redding; FLAIG'S Redfield; Pachmayr; Williams; Marble; Echo; MILLVALE, PA. Buehler; Jaeger; Sierra; Hornady; Boyt; Tri-Pak; - . - 6 miles North of Pittsburgh King; C&H; Wilson; RCBS; G&H; Mershon; ACE FITTED FAST SERVICE Products; Husqvarna action, Stith Scopes, Hop- *&BabcOck BlVd. a pe's, Argus, McKinzie, Forster, Lin-Speed, Birch- ~hompsonRun Rd. Near Super  FEDERAL PRIMERS & AMMUNITION wood and FERLACH GUNS. Norma and Thal- ¥A , Highway son. Sheridan, Hi-Score Smiley, Wilsonite, Koll-  SPEER PRIMERS, BULLETS morgen, Judd, Douglas, Colt, Alcan, Acme, , Polychoke, Schultz & Larsen, Speer components.  NOSLER PARTITION BULLETS Federal Primers & Cartridges. Nosier Bullets. PRECISION-CHAMBERED BARRELED ACTIONS with bolt forged for low scope safety, with finely engraved trigger guard, floor plate and receiver regularly $74.50, SPECIAL CALIBERS: PRICE both No. 1 & No. 3 ...... $59.50 This is your chance to save $15.00. 220 Swift; 22-250; 257R; 270; 7MM; 308 Win.; 30-06. Also 250 Sav., 300 Sav., 243 Win., 244 Rem. ENGRAVED F.N. STRIPPED RECEIVERS- NEW ~.-Ñ.--.Ñ.-Ñ.-Ñ.ÑÑ--Ñ.-..-Ñ.-. Latest F. N. Mauser Action - (or HVA Action, $10.00 additional) ENGRAVED F.N. FLOOR PLATES .ÑÑ..$ 7.50 Best grade Ackley Chrome Moly Barrel, or Douglas Chrome Moly Ultra-Rifled Barrel; -ENGRAVED F.N. TRIGGER GUARD. STRIPPED ..Ñ.--_..-...Ñ..Ñ...----$1 1.00 with the smooth, hard, swedged rifling in most calibers, including 243 Win. and 244 Rem. F. N. Complete bolts, with low scone safety...... $22.00 Each unit precision chambered to mirror finish with proper headspace. F. N. Stripped receivers, tapped for scone .... $14.00 Each unit test-fired with sample fired case included for your inspection. Complete F.N. Trigger-Sear Combinations-New.-$ 1.80 Length and rifle twist as wanted-otherwise we will ship recommended length and twist. ENFIELD PARTS-NEW Choice of sporter Medium Heavy, or Heavy weight barrels. Barrels have finkaround finish. Enfield Stripped Receivers ...... $1 2.00 Price $67.50 porter weight.% Ibs. $72.50 Medium Heavy Weight (appr. .700 at muzzle) ...... 7 Ibs. Heavy weight $77.50. Enfield New 5 Gr. Barrels ...... 15.00 ($7.50 additional for the Douglas Premium Grade Barrel). ($12.50 additional for NEW ENGRAVED FN ACTION) Now available-F. N. Mag. Action on ,300, ,375. H&H Boehler semi-oct. ribbed 26" barrel, sheard head fitted in ramp, $110: Enfield Excellent 5 Gr. Barrels ...... 12.00 New Boehler Spring Steel Extractors~forMauser 98 (F.N.) and 1917 Enfield ...... Each $2.00 FLAIGS FINEST STOCKS & BLANKS (Specialized STOCK FITTING & FINISHING)

pecks, slight checks~SOO/~ off list.4 FINEST PENNA. BLACK WALNUT BLANKS & STOCKS: Rifle blonks, all grades, $4.00 to $20.00. Walnut shot- ONE WEEK gun blonks, $1.00 to $15.00. Walnut inletted stack SERVICE for most rifles; standard $5.00; xx grade (butt) $7.00; We "'letYour others $10.00 to $12.00. Also Penna. burls and rare $5'00 each' <-Or m0res4'00 each' burls available NOW: xxx grade $17.50-$20.00, Rare Quilted Maple xxxx $25.00; super Burls up to $35.00. Rifle stock blanks, Fancy $20.00; Full Fancy OREGON MYRTLE BLANKS & STOCKS: Rifle blanks, $25.00; Super $30.00. (Turned & inletted for $5.00 to $7.00. Inletted stocks for all rifles, $7.00 to most rifles, $5.00 more). $12.00. Some Seconds, All Grodes, 50% off. STOCK SPECIAL: ~F~~~~.w~?$!s~$~ks;i~~re~\~~~~ ACME RELOADING TOOLS Rare ' Birds Eye Maple-dense wood, highly 21/~"thickness. $12.00 to $35.00 for fancy select: Mannlicher size blanks from $15.00 to $40.00. Turned 12 go. Model 200-ovailable at once . . . . .$89.95 figured blanks: Fancy $25.00. Turned & inletted & inletted *porter type for most action-barrels, $5.00

$30.00. ~~A few~. snner..r.. fnnru T.-.--.UH On more. I I ENFIELD ISSUE STOCKS, (less hand-guards and metal oarts), WALNUT BRAND NEW. with recoil pad and cross ALL ALCAN SHOTGUN COM- bolt. each $2.25. Dozen lots $18.00. Case of 61 f.0.b. Millvale. PONENTS CHILLED SHOT PRIMERS I WADS POWDER RATED TOPS BY ACTUAL OPTICAL SPECIFICATIONS. IMMEDIATE DE- LIVERY ON ALL MODELS, WITH LEE OR TOMMY DOT $12.00 MORE. 2% X 70. Price $49.00 6 X 42. Price $64.00 Idfor fast dependable off-hand shooting, including timber and First choice of those who want running shots. Its 51, field at extra magnification for both big 100 yards is un-matched. Same game and varmint shooting. You superb optics and light gathering get it in this 6-power AJACK with power as found in AJACK 4X, 221/2' field at 100 yards. 6X and 71/zX Scopes. 2i/zX, 4X, or 6X. With windag-$6.00 more. Price $96.00 4 X 90. Price $57.00 " 50' (With Double Adjustment $63.00) 19 ft. field at 100 yards. Fully The Perfect hunting scope for all- weather proof steel tube, 261/zmm. around hunting conditions. 33' Takes Redfield or Lcupotd top ACKED BY 40 YEARS OF OPTICAL EXPERIENCE fieldits superior at 100 luminosity yards Notedand light for sidemount; mount. ~aeger Eye-reliefor Griffin 31/2". & Poai-owe gathering4x90 scope. qualities. THE ONLY tive windage, elevation and eye- Available in Medium x or fine x - All with Leather Dust Cap relief adjustment. AMMUNITION

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tion - $6.00 more. Millmile, Pa. \ istol men turned out to watch Harry Reeves get a free trip to Perry and a big ilver bowl for winning the regional championship aggregate with 2600 and 104

ficer's heels close throughout the match and scored first with 193-5 in the 2 slow-fire match over Harry's 187-4 for third . . . Bobby F. Taylor kept ire .45 match with a 194-4 to glean another winning mark for his championship ecord and a pair of sterling tablespoons. . . . Royal Drewer of St. Louis

a hot bangfest to start the show . . . Cliett, 1955 Hat

husky chem engineer king of Ohio's handgunners. . . . George Tulk, range above Middlebranch. Tulk became champ on a tech- Bill Sparks of Lorain with 2492, Tulk was decreed winner

7. The Kessler travelling trophy is Tulle's for a year. . . . Walt King of e McKinley club broke into the medal class, winning two as first expert wit1 3 in the .22 class and first expert hanging on to the back end of a bouncy .45 kick makes ten points and a world of dif Fort Benning, Georgia. - * during the important 1956 rain at this famous Georgi old records were smashed in 11 rifle and three pistol events. l . . Benner fired 2603 in the .22, .38 and .45 aggy. &t. Dave Miller, whose name is coming to the front more and more in Army shooting* scored pretty far behind with 2573. Colonel Bill Hancock f*inished third with 2570. . . . Teams did well con- sidering the weather. The 6th Army Gold squad, 2/3rds of which were new shoot- ers, nabbed the All-Army Rifle Team Championships with 1404 and 99 V's. First --A team was runner-up withetwo mope bulls but only 1402 points. The mRedsw took third scoring 1399-98V. a . . Individual marksmen did them- s proud, and Captain John as bur^ and C.W.O. Coats Brown both bettered the - ld record in the National Match course toward Distinguished Rifleman. Both hot 243, Brown in rsl lace with 23 uV-fivesn and Asbury just edged out for econd with 19 V's 11-Army Rifle & Pist Team for Perry.

bul--3ye duri~." the 18th a inguished visitors present included Neil Cocking who handled the Mid-Win r matches in Florida. Neil placed in the money in several matches. . . Three engineers from Fort '~elvoirshowed up to represent the Army and Phil ~tirsci~ D. gvertson and J. Celmer were all listed in the winneks column. l . . Charley Whipple of Somerset, Pa., ran into hard lucka A three-time runner-up in the Rationals% Charle+y was going strong in Tusco match until he developed gun troutle and lost too many points in the last event. . . Bob Moore of Wash. - ton, Pa., won the Grand Aggy with 3191 and 249'3. . ~oore's teemmate Ka Johnson from Washington, Pa., rubbed off some of the luck and shot 3291 and 232's for second in the grand. . -a Munhall's topnot-oh'shooter Ted Charlton took home tihe Rutledge trophy in the 50-yard any sight match with a near perfect 400-39 X's, and scored again in the 50 meter any sight with a *possibleu 3 .

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.,;iddIefiel.d,Jonn. TI*" big bore individual state championships b~oughtOL" some changes in Director @ Civilian mksmanship rules. Firer's choiae of po- sitionfin known distance rifle marksmanship is no longer okay, and the squatting position, that torment of the rookie without limber leg muscles, is eliminated as a prescribed position in training. Hasty sling is okay for standing, loop in other positions, but no cuffs. l l . All competitors on the Middlefielc3 range will-be asked td pul other shooters.

Miami, Florida. The Coral Gables Police 'Pistol Club schuetzenf est saw a turnout ~f nearly 50 pistoleers with their sights set on the Black Memorial Trophy which Lhe winnner can keep for his very own for 30 days until the next monthly match vhen some other sharp-syed sharpshooter will win it away from him . . . Black winner placing first in the centerfire grandaggregate with 1432wasmarksman . Grand aggy with 1686 in the open class was Ken Cowan who rough the 14 matches with wvin Irvine a close second, scoring 167 . . Expert winners taking home the gold and silver trophies fwfirst and Elmo Prescott, 1636* and Ed M. Murray, 1621 . Don Olive and teamed up t win tk two-man team match with 548 x 600. By H. Jay Erfurth SPORT-KtNa 9 9 9 #8*7S Armax -22 Shotgun Chamber Top vali~ein a -22 L. R. autobadii \ pistol. Choice of AliMteel for shootem NE OF the most successful inserts who want steadying weight for target shooting; new Lightweight 1 0 for the shotgun, converting it to a forged-alloy-frame model (weighs I0 . rifle, is the Armax chamber. Devised full ounces less!)is ideal pack-along gun for buntem, trappers, camperS and fishu~~a by Henry Mohaupt, inventor of the FLITU-KlNa . - Wrn7S. shape-charge bazooka warhead, it is U$es low cost -2'2 shorts. Minimum d. made by Armax at Fort Worth, Texas. A good kid gun, an&cxccllcnt for the indoor raga Looking like a blued steel shotgun DURA*MATIC .. 9 .-7.50 Accuracy and performance wmbine with shell with two rubber holding rings, durability and beauty in this Hi-Standard quality -22 L R. the Armax chamber handles the -22 autoloader. For shooters who want the most for least cod rimfire. No extractor is fitted, but the SENTINEL .- 9 9 o .-4SS Guns Fagazine calk it "the fir!t new rewiver in fiity yeam." highly-polished -22 chamber allows . Sensat~onal%shot sw'ng-out-cyllnder revolver nqw fired cases to be picked out by hand, ayailable blued ($?4.95) or with eo~sionmisung deluxe n~ckelfinash and d~arnond-chdkred~vory-tone grips (only while thc steel insert remains in the $5 extra). For those who prefer a revolver-the Sentinel K fi. shotgun. Dry firing is definitely taboo. Other Hi-Standards up to $74.55. See them at your The shotgun's pin will dent the -22 dealers, or write for full color catalog No. 13. chamber edge, even with a fired shell THE HIGH STANDARD MANUFACTURlH6 CORP. HAMDI I, CONNECT14

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-22 fired from shotgun inserted, and make extraction difficult. The Armax chamber is not capable of rifle accuracy, but it fires close to the center of the shot pattern and can be replated by a little testing to hit with considerable precision at shotgun ranges. As a .22 short practice chamber, it is excellent. Even though the bullet passes along close to the FACTORY wall of the bore, the velocity makes it FREE TO YOU ONLY! impossible to shift the gun and deflect ade in our own factory-sold direct the bullet inside the tube. 52-pagel you, only.. .never through dealers.. . Making almost no noise at all, the Catalog ver under,any other brand name - Armax chamber with -22 shorts can Before you 1 ur assurance of the best. be used indoors for practice. Outdoors buy any sleep- ORDER WITHOUT RISK! ing bag get the - it can be employed with all the fast- scientific data on insulations. Compare with any other. You'll agree BAUER Bags are far better quality - motion demanded in regular shotgun Read how to choose the bag for your particular needs. How to far better value-or we will refand in shooting, bringing the gun to your iudge quality, etc. f.ul1, including shipping costs both ways. WE GUARANTEE. shoulder and snapping it off. This way GET THE FACTS! Write today. errors in holding can be revealed to J the shooter and (continued on page 42) about shotgun choke devices I (straight from the originator) Let's face it. There are many adjust- sator with individual Comp Tubes. able chokes on the market. They're We tested the Lyman Adjustable Q Hip Sysko of Bridgewater, Mass., O.K. They do a job - of sorts. But Compensator extensively. It's guar- brought home a big black bear and the truth is that none of them, in- anteed as good as any on the market, two does from a hunting trip. Quite a cluding Lyman's, provides the full but it just can't equal the original bag for a man who only has one arm. range of exact patterns for all popu- time-tested Cutts Compensator with lar game, as does the Cutts Compen- sure-pattern tubes. Each Comp tube is precision-built like a smooth new barrel for the par- Q Few hunters can claim to have ticular game you're after. Perfect bagged a pheasant with as much patterns save ammunition and get aplomb as Douglas Strickland of Al- clean kills. Greatest recoil reduction bion, N. Y. As Strickland raised his of any choke device. Serious shotgun shotgun to fire at the bird, it flew shooters can't afford to use anything against a telephone wire and landed at but the best-that's why they choose the hunter's feet. Cutts Compensator. Make your shotgun with Compen- sator the equal of several expensive fl Magician George Grimmond has custom-bored shotguns by leaving been demonstrating a most unusual your "single" with your sporting trick in London-catching a bullet in goods dealer, or get full information his teeth. The stunt involves placing by writing for FREE CUTTS COM- Tubes illustrate' a marked bullet in a revolver which am for 12 gauge PENSATOR BOOKLET! is then fired point-blank at Grimmond. Spreader, rnodifie~ and full choke tuba Cuffs Compensator, with Comp Tube .... $16.25 Immediately he is seen with a bullet available for 16. Cuffs Compensator, with Adj. Tube ...... $22.75 with the same markings between his 20, 28 and A10 m gauge. teeth. The trick has been branded a hoax by many but six magicians have been killed while attempting it.

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August issue, please don't say "most gun owners," say "perhaps some gun owners," Hollywood Shooters or better yet say "I." I don't want to be In reading your magazine of the August included in his opinions. issue, I find it the same as all previous I enjoy your "My Favorite Gun" column issues . . . very good. No other magazine and enjoy the movie stars' opinions on guns. compares with it and has so much informa- I love guns well enough to listen to anyone's tion on guns and shooting. opinions on them. I don't have to agree, but The article on Joe Benner is very good and I'll listen. I enjoyed the article in February the other feature stories are also. But in about Roy Rogers' gun, who quite evidently reading Crossfire, I find that a West Frazier knows a lot about guns. 7x35 MAGNESIUM of Lafayette, Indiana, has the wrong opinion You people put out a topnotch gun maga- 578' WIDE FIELD! of movie stars and stars on TV and radio. zine a don't let any amateur change it. The lightest wide Field 7x36 ever! 24% OUNCES because it is made of MAGNE I have been with several of these pro- SIUM . , . the newest, lightest, stronges fessional gunmen and am considered one R. A. Inabinette metal!- -.-. .--AND.-, the---. WIDEST .- fleld--~~~ 7x36 WI have ever been able to offerÑOrdinar myself. For instance, I love guns and I am Glendora, California 7x36's have only a 376' field: Usual Precisioi United owtical craftsmanshiw thruout. A su considered an above average shot. I can I enjoy GUNS magazine because it is dedi- perb value at the regular price of $69.60 bu to SPORTS AFIELD readers priced for thi, twirl guns and do most anything else with cated to firearms. I can't understand why a INTRODUCTORY S309! them, but to do this you must know your lot of the readers are against the movie stars Sale. onlv ...... "J7" guns and love your work. INSIST ON UNITED "Seal of Quality" having their say in this fine magazine. Movie On a recent tour with Hugh O'Brien of stars are human, they have their likes and the "Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp," I dislikes the same as you or I. tested him myself, both in speed and ac- If they enjoy firearms and shooting like curacy, over WXYZ-TV in Detroit. O'Brian you or I, what's wrong with letting them and I drew guns at the drop of a coin and have their say in this magazine. That's what although I do this for a living and am con- it's published for. Gary Cooper, Robert Ryan sidered the fastest in the world, I found Mr. or Audie Murphy most likely can cut a might O'Brian to be the fastest I've been up against mean tune on a Frontier Colt. Audie prac- since I first started. tically cut his teeth on a gun, not because As for accuracy, I had O'Brian do some he wanted to, but because he had to. So target shooting at the Lincoln Park Police don't blackball anybody before you know the Pistol Range in Michigan. I can shoot a 90 facts about them. Two binoculars for the price of one! A bril- double action anytime with my 4" Marshal David Sage liant-viewing 7x50 Binocular that changes in seconds time into a super-powered 12x60 Colt. So passing the guns and ammo to Hugh, Boston, Mass. by simply inserting the other pair of screw- I asked him to fire 10 shots slow fire at 25 in eye pieces! It's that simple. No other adjustment required. yards double action. He did this and his - - REGULARLY $59.95 . : . . . score was a terrifying 92 x 100 with a 4" I've just finished reading your July issue, One binocular that gives you the needed power for both regular and long distance Colt .38 revolver . . . and with a broken which, as usual, I enjoyed very much. 1 viewing yet costing less than you normally right ring finger in a splint. Ask Mr. Frazier nav for iiist one duality binocular! 7" high. have a bone to pick, however. I am not a to try to shoot like that . . . Just once! handloader, and my knowledge on the sub- Joe Bodrie ject is probably quite sketchy, but G. E. New Haven, .Conn. Valentine's method of decapping shells with a nail, "How To Jazz Up The 30-30," seems My "Crossfire" is in defense of Hollywood to be a rather dangerous one. Unless the stars, baseball players and anyone else who nail were smaller than the flash hole, which, 16x50 "doesn't know a damn thing about guns" in your picture, it obviously wasn't, the de- Regularly soldat$b9.W because they are stars. capping would necessitate forcing the nail NOW $2499 In my opinion anyone can become an through the hole, thereby enlarging it. Such - authority on guns by going to the public an enlarged flash hole would, naturally, sub- Brand New, sealed in Waterproofed library, and reading books, going to gun ject the primer to higher than normal pres- Plastic Bags just as they came from stores and checking the old guns and the sures during firing. This extra pressure, with the factory BUT I we will not self new, and going to the range or into the field hot hand loads, especially in an old lever them as Brand New because the cases L-w.; and shooting them. Also, by taking such fine gun which is likely to have excess head rub marks occurring en-route to us. We do Guarantee the binoculars to be A-1 mechan- periodicals as GUNS, which is No. 1 in my space, could easily rupture the primer and put ically and optically! Large front lens (2" across!) assures greater illumination and book. the shooter in a rather uncomfortable posi- brighter, sharper images. Weighs 27 02.. Who am I, or anyone else, to think that tion. stand 7" high! ORDER NOW while 126 pair last! just because a person is not a gunsmith or I may be all wet, but it seems to me OTHER BARGAIN BUYSÑ(Conditio Above) gun dealer that he knows nothing about guns. that Valentine has carried the quest for ease 8x30 Ind. 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The Noblest Game Bird

Glossy bronze and black wild turkey is king of America's game birds and is slimmer and smarter than barnyard kind.

By JOHNNY MOCK

ARGEST and most noble of all American game birds is ten short years in spite of its being a game bird. L the wild turkey. No feathered game is more sought for And yet bagging this kingsize pheasant is no easy task. and none is more highly prized as a trophy among the Primarily it takes smart hunting and the right firearm. nation's army of gunners fortunate enough to hunt it. which may be either a shotgun or rifle. Among Pennsyl- At one time just about the turn of the century, the wild vania's growing army of wild turkey hunters there are two turkey was close to extinction in the U. S. but it has made schools of thought. One believes stubbornly the scattergun a phenomenal comeback in recent years. Now once again is the only weapon to use. The others insist that the rifle wild turkey hunting has become a prime sport with the is just the arm to pick a gobbler out of an old oak tree. flock growing despite the increasing number of birds taken However, both groups get along quite amiably and as the each year. record indicates, both succeed in putting meat on the table. Consider the figures on the wild turkey in Pennsylvania, There is a basic reason for this armed peace. Keystone for instance. The bag in 1945 was only 1716. Official tally State gunners are made up principally of two separate of turkeys taken last year: 17,994, or ten times as much in species of hunters., The first group includes the big game I 16 WILD TURKEY, MAKING COMEBACK AFTER NEAR EXTINCTION, IS NOW HIGHLY-PRIZED TROPHY HUNTED WITH EITHER SHOTGUN OR RIFLE IN PENNSYLVANIA FORESTS

Cedar box call emits sound like wild turkey which lures elusive birds within reach of hunters' shotguns in woods.

FlaigYsturkey gun combines features of shot- gun and rifle into one fast-handling weapon.

V-shaped scratchings and feathers are always found along turkey trails indicating birds may be feeding nearby.

hunter who is the rifleman. The others are the so-called rabbit hunters, the common term applied to the small game hunter, who stays with his favorite, the shotgun. Under the right conditions, either gun will serve its purpose and bag the wild turkey. The rifleman does the "hunting," the shotgunner is a "stalker." The hunter gets a kick out of dropping a wild turkey at 150 or more yards with a scope-sighted rifle. The stalker gets his greatest thrill out of being able to draw this wise old bird within range of his scattergun and then let him have it. Roger Latham, one of the country's most out- standing authorities on wild turkey and their hunting, has gummed up the shotgun-rifle differences thusly : often used by more expert scattergun hunters for turkeys. Bu~the-410 is un- questionably too light a load and the Savage combo was dropped from the line. Today Savage still makes a similar .22/.410 combination, but the .22 rimfire is too light for turkeys, too. However, the European combination gun exactly fills the bill. There are three-barrel guns, LLdrill- ," and four barrel guns, the "vier- but the most practical is the er. They come in all com- of gauges and calibers by Austrian .and German makers. Hein- rich Krieghoff in Suhl, and the gun- Aakers of Ferlach, Austria, build "tur- key guns." While there are no turkeys in Ger-

~mericanturkey hunting. Thus the combination guns have evolved abroad ci which prove so well suited to hunting "One of the greatest problems in using a rifle saccesk- the wild turkey in Pennsylvania. fully on wild turkeys is getting a good shot. The Barned Recognizing the growing popularity of wild turkey hunt- things so often won't hold still and when they do stop, it is ing on this side of the Atlantic, the Ferlach gunmakers have likely to be behind a tree or some other cover. +t close turned out a lightweight, racy, finely-engraved over/under. range, a turkey can so easily be spooked wheft tjie hunter Weighing only 6% pounds, the Ferlach "turkey gun" has is trying to line up his sights. A shotgun can bq *own to 24" barrels, with the upper either 12 or 16 gauge, and the the shoulder and fired almost instantly. This hardly gives lower bored-for a series of calibers: .22 Hornet, .22 Rem- the bird a chance to duck behind a tree or bush;, ', . ington, 257 Roberts, 7- and .30/06. "Therefore, it is usually'necessary for In turkey-hunting and calibers, the standard is his rifle shouldered and be prepared to k the 12 for the shotguml- with preference for full-choke in ger as soon as an open &ot is presen the barrel. Under certain conditions the 16 or 20 gauge it is almost impossible to get even a h will prove adequate. Even the 28 and the little .410 have waving, dodging target in thick cover." made their kills, but when it comes to giving an account of One of the chief objections to the rifle has been that in itself, the 12-gauge will come out in the lead. the hands of the ordinary hunter it can go from.ane ex- For the shot size, No. 4, 5 and 6 are recommended. treme to another. By that I mean it can either blow the Heavier or lighter pellets lack the killing possibilities. The turkey into a worthless mass of flesh, feathery and blood, or heavy are not good because of the thin pattern, the light it can nick the bird, merely crippling. Most hunters using shot lack the shocking power. A wild turkey is a large bird, rifles have them mounted with scopes. Needless !to say, able to absorb punishment and usually is some distance when light conditions are poor and thick brush ist in the from the shooter. way, it is almost impossible to get the bird in thesight. The rimfires are taboo in the rifle calibers, unless put When it comes to shotguns, practically ' al1,of ,fh(^ ,things into the head, neck or backbone or through some of die said against the rifle are in favor of the scpttergun. There vital organs. Few gunners are able to reliaKtfip* their is no need to aim: just point it in the right .idbegti,+ and shot, particularly under most of the conditktns'ie~atkntered fire. Dense cover, poor light, or birds on the' ~ipg'~drenqt 7 :-. so troublesome as when using the rifle. The. one drawback with the scattergun is its limited range., But for the beginner who, unless he is an exfrpely good woodsman, will not get within smoothbore rangte.pf a wily wild turkey, a rifle is the right weapon. the^ &i&q acquires experience in hunting the turkey and can suo~~fullylure Others in this class s the bird to a closer approach, he can use the shgt ad. The and .270 Winchester choice is pretty much left that way, unless the I, pter is fortunate enough to be the owner of any of the shotgun-

- - Raig's Austrian-made rifle-shot combination guns have become popular among eastern wild turkey hunters. Scope sight's light- gathering power has value in dark woods.

Wild gobbler may weigh less than tame birds but hunting is more re- warding way to get Thanksgiving dinner. This bird weighed 10 pounds.

Thousands of Model 1897 12-gauge Winchester guns have been used by eiicccssful duck hunters over the years.

Perennial favorite among hunters year after year is Browning's autoloader 12, which carries five shots in magazine.

Browning's Double Auto 12 offers two quick shots, demands skill for water- fowl shooting when birds boom past.

Experienced hunter finds short length of 12-gauge double handy while hidden in Porta blind in shooting preserve.

get shots at ducks within decent range. 1 lost at least six cripples, and that I never did like. Shooting light quail loads, I had never noticed the recoil of the little 16. but with the heavy duck loads the jar and kick raised a big blue knot on my shooting shoulder. From that time on for ducks I have carried a duck gun instead of a quail gun. Going after ducks is not a job for any "all around" gun. In my estimation, the average duck hunter who uses anything less than a 12 gauge with a 28 inch modified barrel is about as bad as the deer hunter who tries to bag his buck with a .22 Hornet or a .218 Bee. In other words, he is undergunned. And the kind of am- munition used can spell the difference between success and failure, too.

 A lot depends, of course, on where and under what con- 21 ditions one hunts ducks. But regardless of conditions I am still a 12 gauge fan all the way for all kinds of duck

I have shot a lot of ducks along creeks and rivers during my time, and in most cases this was what is known as "jump shooting." Occasionally mal- lards are the targets in this type of shooting, but far more often ducks jumped along the streams are teal. Now and then a flock of wood ducks, occasionally a flock of ringnecks, may appear, but primarily it is a blue- winged teal shooting proposition along creeks. Hunting smaller rivers I walk slow- ly along the banks just outside the heavy stream bank brush, and by do- ing this quite often get within 20 or 25 yards of a flock of teal before they flush. Considerable walking is a part of this type of duck shooting, and this is where gun weight counts most for 1 the hunters. For "walking" duck shooting I use a 12 gauge Marlin over-under with 28" modified and full choke barrels. This gun weighs just about 7% pounds, single trigger, and in it I use the regu- la^ Super X or High Velocity loads 22 Bag of pintails crowns days' shooting as hunters using Fast firing autoloader., .lave definite advantage in duck 12-gauge guns scull across the marsh retrieving ducks. shooting, brought down bag of mallards in a few minutes. that I use for cottontail and squirrel With the same gun I later tried the are what you need when you have to shooting. These are No. 6 chilled shot new short magnum loads on teal, which compete with the ack-ack type of loads, and at close to medium range are about the same size and body "hunter" along a gun-crowded flyway. I find them entirely sufficient for small structure as a wood duck. The teal The big share of duck shooting is ducks like teal in the 12 gauge charge. that I downed at 58 long steps was done in the public shooting areas. The longest shot I ever tried with a struck by only two No. 6 shot in the Such areas are usually crowded, and similar combination was at a flock of body. Yet, the teal was killed. The two the thoughtless sky busters will see to wood ducks along a creek near my shot penetrated deep into his vitals. it that a big percentage of the shooting home in central Tennessee. With a The difference in kick between mag- is very much of the long range variety, friend I was hunting both sides of the num and high velocity loads was very by starting up a barrage and scaring creek. It was understood, of course, noticeable. The 12 gauge pump ducks off from the decoys. that we take shots only at ducks that weighed a little less than 8 pounds, and A lot of hunters will say: "I am just swung out on our respective sides of had no recoil pad on it. Although the not going to bang away at the high the creek. One wood duck could be killing power was very pleasingly in- flyers this season regardless of what legally included in the bag that season, creased, with the magnum loads there the sky busters do." Maybe not, let's and a flock of five flushed quite a way was too much recoil and jar to suit me. hope not, but don't depend on it: not ahead of us and swung out wide on mv Later I tried some magnum loads, even as far as you, personally, are side. At the time I was shooting a 12 No. 4 shot, in a heavier 12 gauge mag- concerned. gauge pump with 28" modified barrel, num pump with 30" full choke barrel. Put practically any one of -us in a using Peters High Velocity (not mag- This pump had a soft rubber recoil pad blind in a public shooting area where num) loads with No. 6 chilled shot. I on the butt, and the recoil and jar was there are plenty of ducks to shoot at, swung on the lead woodie, fired away, not objectionable. Weighing 8 pounds,. and if the sky busters continue to pre- and down he came. 10 ounces, thie heavy pump handled vent us from getting more than an It was 53 long steps from where the the magnum loads beautifully. I occasional decent shot in range we will shot was fired to where I picked up the knocked a pintail drake cold at 62 start getting jittery and blaze away at duck, and I later discovered that three yards with this combination. He was the high flyers along with the rest. shot in the neck of the duck were what examined very critically after we In the public duck shooting areas. turned the trick. Three additional shot plucked him. Six No. 4 shot had struck one normally has to compete with the which hit he body had not penetrated the pintail, and each of the six had sky busters unless they are able to do deep enough to make a kill without the penetrated deep enough to have a kill- their shooting in restricted territory. shot in the neck. ing effect. And penetration and power And for this (Continued on page 57) FHE _- I SHOTGUN OF CARBINE WILLI-i

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Model 50 shotsun ' 1 slip chamber. Easy kick allowsquick recovery in fast uplandshooting, makesgun comfortable for novice sportsmen to use.

By WILLIAM B. EDWARDS

T IS IMPOSSIBLE to make an automatic shotgun with a made David Marshall Williams famous as a character as I fixed barrel. For more than 50 years gunmakers stub- well as gun maker. Played by Jimmy Stewart, Williams . bornly insisted that it could not be done, that it was con- was shown firing the actual model gun built by Marsh trary to the whole principle of recoil-operation. And ten when' he was in North Carolina's Caledonia prison camp million autoloading shotguns were made by Browning, ill the 1920's. Remington, Savage, Stevens, Winchester and a dozen for- When Williams first tackled the job of stopping barrel eign factories based on moving-barrel designs. All have movement in a recoiling barrel gun; he took-the toughest one defect in common: the moving barrel increases the model he could find to convert. It was the Remington kick. Gun designers said it was impossible to reduce the Model 8 sporting rifle, a design in which the barrel kicks kick. since barrel movement was a functional part of the all the way to the rear during firing. But that long-recoil recoil-operation system, the most successful automatic prin- Remington, which was the same as the long-recoil shotguns, ciple for shotguns for half a century. But Carbine Williams was altered successfully by Williams to a fixed-barrel de- tied down the barrel in a recoil-operated design, and the sign. It is identical in principle to the Model 50. soft-kicking, hard-shooting Winchester Model 50 is its name. The. Model 50 design is a study in delicate balance, Movie-goers saw the beginnings of the Model 50, the forces counteracting themselves to ~roducelight recoil. impossible shotgun, in the film, "Carbine Williams," which Unlike most recoil operated shotguns, only the chamber Three rifles made by Williams while serving time for manslaughter are the basis of his current arms designing. Top gun has slip chamber like Model 50, was made on Rernington Model 8 rifle breech. Middle gun is chambered for .30- 06, has forward moving barrel with collet at muzzle to center it. Blow-forward idea is currently being studied by Williams. Bottom gun is .22 with extremely heavy breech block which is actuated by floating chamber in barrel.

Model 50 skeet gun designed by Wil- IN MODEL 50, FAMED GUN DESIGNER liams and stocked by Len Mews of Ap- pleton, Wis., is favorite of scattergun- MADE AUTOMATIC SHOTGUN WITH ner who likes reliability but light kick. FIXED BARREL DESPITE 50 YEARS OF CLAIMS THAT IT COULD NOT BE DONE

recoils in the Model 50. In substance, the chamber is the basic barrel, but it ends a short distance ahead of the forc- ing cone of the bore and a fixed barrel projects beyond that. Behind, it ends in a normal barrel extension which the bolt tips and locks into. So far, all is ordinary. But a light slip chamber alone would accelerate at a tremendously great speed, and parts would break in automatic firing. Williams figured it out a little differently. The slip chamber inside the fixed outer barrel slams back a fraction of an inch. The bolt remains locked to it. But the movement acting through a stock strut accelerates an inertia weight in the stock. As that weight moves back, it pulls the bolt out of engagement with the chamber exten- sion. Then the bolt works automatically, extracting the spent case and loading the fresh round from a conventional Williams, who regularly wears two .45 Colts day and night, shotgun tube magazine. The result is significantly less kick, uses big milling machine given to him by Remington. 25 Model 50 smoothbore design by Williams has sliding chamber (17) with bolt (16) locked inside chamber extension (11). Barrel is rigid in frame. Inertia of slide (15) and rod (4) in recoil carries these parts to rear, unlocking bolt. due to the time over which the functioning is distributed, unfailingly. But finally his hand-made model was changed and the light mass of the moving parts. into the factory-built gun, and it still had all the reliability How did Carbine Williams achieve the impossible? 1 that Williams put into it. drove to Fayetteville, North Carolina, where Williams lives, As we left his shop for the day and drove back to town, to see for myself how this modern-day genius thinks and we talked about guns, and I tried to understand this sur- operates. He first came into the public eye when Reader's prising, mercurial man who may be the nation's No. 1 gun Digest published a "Most Unforgettable Character" story designer. He said softly with a gleeful grin on his freckled about him. In his shop he is indeed that. As I looked over face: "Hey, did yuh heah? They're going to build a Williams' guns in the little machine shop he built on his monument to me downtown, me, Carbine Williams." His farm, I asked him what was the most difficult job he ever eyes took on a far-away look for an instant. "I left this tackled. town in irons, and now they're goin' to build me a monu- He picked up a partly-assembled Model 50 and said, ment," he mused softly, as if to himself. "This shotgun, boy. Ain't nothing seem to come right on This man is a living legend in his own lifetime. But this gun.'' I later learned what he meant. Marsh Williams doesn't look like a hero. He's all red hair It seems that when Williams first started applying his and fire. He thinks he is tough as nails, but I never met modified Remington idea to a shotgun with a fixed barrel, a man with a more generous nature, nor one more beloved his first design was successful. He chopped out the parts. by his thousands of real friends. Yet this wild-eyed Irish- assembled it, and slipped in several shells. The gun worked Scotch-Welsh mixture of emotion and temperament was fine. According to one engineer who worked with him at once standing before the dock of justice on trial for his life. Winchester, this was the first actual incident he had ever The charge: murder. "I swapped a burn job for thirty heard of where an inventor's automatic model fired without years, boy, and it ain't easy to do that," said Williams, trouble the first time it was assembled. holding me with a serious gaze. But then the shotgun had to be engineered for produc- At 18 Williams was just a North Carolina farmer's son, lion. Shapes that Marsh had made by filing a piece of stock but he was a little wild and ran a still. This is a respectable to size had to be redesigned for machine manufacture. And business in the southern hills, and Marsh made good whis- then the production men temporarily killed it with their key. Then in a raid on his still one deputy picked up a fiddling around. When they got stuck and it would not bullet. The court could not prove Williams killed the man, work, back it came to Williams. He had to fuss with the but they knew whose still it was. Williams pleaded guilty inertia weights in the butt for a long time to make it work to second degree murder and got 30 years at hard labor. It taught him a lesson at least, and he hasn't done a drop of stin work since then. He has been pretty busy working on guns. Williams' gun-designing career started in prison. There the camp superintendent, Captain H. T. Peoples, recognized Marsh was an unusual person. He allowed Williams to draw up gun designs and later to build models from scrap iron in the camp blacksmith shop. Finally Marsh converted one of the old Remington rifles used by the guards at the camp. Peoples arranged for the Floating chamber using weak .22's to work automatic gun representative of the Winchester company to see Marsh is mechanical principle which made Williams famous. test his gun. (Continued on page 46) WILL YOU MAN THIS FALL? NEW CROP OF HUNTERS WITH HIGH-POWERED RIFLES HAVE TURNED HAPPY HUNTING SEASON INTO TRAGIC TIME OF DESTRUCTION AND DEATH

By HARRY BOTSFORD

ITWAS the opening day of buck season in Pennsyl- wandering in the woods, blood streaming from a bullet vania and along the highway near a place called wound in his arm. He was lost. He said that he had Poverty Hill a graphic drama was being enacted. started across a deer crossing when he was shot. He In the snow were three dead does. The verdict: had yelled, and the man who had mistaken him for a "Shot by mistake, left to die." deer stood up, saw what he had done and ran away. The next exhibit was a frightened boy of 17 I found The wound was not nearly as severe as the boy believed Teaching hunting safety rules to youngsters can avoid fatalities such as is likely with young hunter pointing his 16-gauge pump Remington at his father. Stumble in brush can involuntarily squeeze trigger. Walking abreast in field is advisable.

it to be. I led him to the highway. A game warden guarding the dead does, helped me to bind up the wound just as a state police car slithered through the snow, skidded to a stop, took the youngster aboard and headed for the nearest hospital. The game warden swore long and lustily, and I joined him. Another hunter appeared, hysterical with anger, car- rying a rifle with a busted firing mechanism. We didn't have a chance to ask him what was the trouble. He told us. "I killed me a buck!" he said, his voice shrill and shaking. "A nice buck, gents. I gutted the critter and just as I fin- ished the job three guys came up and claimed the buck was theirs. I reached for my gun, but one of them grabbed it, smashed the firing mechanism. Then they roughed me up considerable. They walked off with my buck, laughing fit to kill. Ain't a man got any rights at all any more these days?" There was another exhibit, too-it was a farmer who Getting into habit of protecting trigger from being hit complained that a hunter had killed one of his cows that by 'twigs and accidentally firing is good safety measure. morning. It had been his idea the state game commission 1. 28 Basic safety act of opening and unloading gun while going through fence is often neglected by thoughtless hunters.

Carrying guns disassembled in car prevents any chance of Cleaning rifle at end ot day is wise gun care and also accidental discharge and is mandatory law in some areas. avoids putting arm away in dangerous loaded condition.

would pay for it, an entirely specious theory. companions asked bitterly. "People don't know how to A rolling volley of shots started about a mile away, trav- handle guns, they have no respect for the safety of others, eled in our direction. One bullet whistled over our heads. no regard for property rights. I saw a group of Pittsburgh "Duck!" yelled the game warden and we hit the snow as hunters huddling around a big fire on a farm today. They the shooting started in a new direction. The game warden had torn down a perfectly good rail fence for fuel, and brushed the snow from his clothes, grinned wryly. "I gotta they were passing a bottle around. I'll bet within an hour, wife and kids," he said. "These crazy hunters start shooting they were blazing away at anything that moved in the at a deer, the high-powered rifles carry and you never know woods, without regard as to whether it was a buck, doe, when you will stop one. Too many hunters in the woods, man, or a strayed cow." too damned many !" We talked, tried to diagnose the maniacal frenzy that That night in camp, four of us soberly discussed what seemed so evident. All of us were past middle age and we we had seen and heard that day. One of the group had had been hunting since our youth. We had learned to hunt bagged a nice plump buck with a good rack of horns. The and handle a gun from fathers who were also hunters. Our buck had been cleaned and proudly hung to a limb of a fathers were pretty stem about it, too. I was taught to tree close to the small cabin. Two of us had been through carry a gun with the barrel pointing down. I was taught some narrow escapes. We planned to return home the next never to carry a cocked gun, but to carry it with a thumb morning to escape the hazards of the "If-it-moves, shoot- on the safety. My father showed me and trained me to push at-it" philosophy of the horde of new hunters who infest the safety off as I raised my gun to fire, something that the woods in increasing numbers each year. soon became automatic. By example, he showed me that "What's the matter with today's hunters?" one of my when I came to a barbed wire (Continued on page 50)

Acme tool with plastic powder and shot tubes has coil springs controlling wad pressure in reloading and is very fast in operation. Thalson tool (in rear) employs different leverage to press wads in and does not have any tension indicator.

By HARVEY BRANDT

LUEBILLS CAME IN with a soft whicker of wings, twist- most manufacturers consider .72Yr as the usual standard. B ing and turning in the half gale, to drop to my decoys Obviously, when a shooter buys over-the-counter am- in the shelter of the river willows. It was short, 35-yard munition, he cannot hope to get the most out of his gun, shooting, a place where a gunner could use a nice uniform except accidentally on very rare occasions. Handloading spread of 7 or 795 size shot in his more open barrel and a and careful fitting of the best shot size and weight, matched good tight pattern of 70 per cent of 6's in his full choked with the best powder charge, will usually give you as much tube when the birds flared. And I had both in the handloads as 15 per cent better patterns. I was shooting, economical and precise. Over the years I Those bluebills, for instance, coming in to my decoys have found that loading my own shells for many different took a fairly open pattern. For this shooting I needed an types of bird hunting is the only way to assure good pat- entirely different loading than one I would use pass shoot- terns in my various guns and at the same time keep within ing on the coastal dunes, where the ducks come over a full my shooting budget. 50 yards high. And, while there is the same requirement Handloading shotgun shells brings out the full pattern for the maximum killing potential, this is met by an entirely potential of a gun. That means carefully testing handloads, different load. Over the decoys, I was using 1 ounce of 7y2 fitting the exact load combination to the peculiarities of size shot, and getting very uniform patterns. In pass shooting the gun since no two shotgun barrels are alike. A 12 bore 1 used this same 20-gauge with 1% ounce of number 5's in gun may run from .717" to .740" diameter, even though the full choke barrel, and 1% ounce of 6's in the modified 31 Primers are seated in de-capped shell Ideal measure set to right load puts Over-powder and filler wads are next, by plug which pushes case on new cap. powder in shell by cranking handle. pushed down while shell is in bushing.

barrel. With this combination I got 75 per cent patterns with interchangeable case dies to reload rifle ammunition. with my full choked tube and 5's, while the modified threw Excellent ammunition can be made with less expensive a good, even 65 per cent-still good patterns but with equipment, too. Just recently I tested the Acme Press, which extra range. sells from $70 to $90. This press is comparatively inex- Those two loads, like the 1 ounce, 7% shot, represented pensive, yet it turns out very good reloads. It, too, has both several hours of experimenting, getting the best combina- a ~owderand shot measure integral with the press. They tion for this specific gunning situation. are designed to throw fixed charges and to that extent are It is the same story for my upland game shooting after less flexible than the more expensive turret tools. The bandtail pigeons. I place versatility far 'ahead of the other Acme Press which I have been using throws 2035 grains of important aspects of handloading. But there are other fac- Hercules Red Dot ~owder,and 23 grains of Du Pont PB. tors. Handloading shotgun shells is a fascinating hobby The shot measure throws lv8 ounce of 7% shot. and the savings are tremendous. The versatility of adjustable charge cylinders for both The Alcan Company of Alton, Illinois, lists comparative the shot and powder is certainly missed in this reloading cost figures on handloaded shot shells which are revealing. press, although charge cylinders for various loads can be Components sufficient to reload a 12 gauge, 3 dram, 1% bought as extras. ounce trap load cost $1.10 a box. Components for a 12 The Thalson ia an excellent, inexpensive reloading tool gauge, 3% dram, 1% ounce hunting load cost $1.46 a box. priced at $20. I have used this tool for the past two years, A magnum 12 gauge load, using 414 drams of powder, and if the time spent reloading is of no consequence, it is 1% ounces of shot, costs $1.76 a box. By contrast, a box to be highly recommended. The same thing can also be of magnum 12's straight from the factory runs .about $4.00. said of the Lyman Ideal Straightline Tools at $30. Both If a gunner does much off-season shooting, these savings these tools require separate means of weighing shot and pyramid over the summer months. Empty shells can be powder charges. But in many ways this is an advantage in picked up around your skeet club. Ready primed shells reloading. can be bought for as little as $2.85 a hundred. Empties may A good adjustable powder measure, such as the Lyman be loaded for practice shooting three or four times. But Ideal 55, is a must in any event. So is a good shot measure for field shooting, and especially in magazine arms, they which is capable of fine adjustment. The fact that they must should not be used more than two times. The crimped end be set up separate at the reloading bench is no handicap. of the paper becomes soft, and when the shell is slammed One of the best separate measures I have used is the into the chamber of a pump or automatic, there is danger Brian Shot Measure. It overcomes the objection to the dip- that the top wad and shot may be thrown up into the barrel. per type shot measure which throws different weight This would act as an obstruction. While I have never known charges from one adjustment, depending on the size of this to happen, it is possible. Empties are so inexpensive the shot measured. With the charge cylinders used in the that they should be carefully examined and the defectives Brian Shot Measure, more exact charges are possible, giv- culled out at each reloading. ing more uniform patterns. These charge cylinders come Your shotshell reloading outfit can be just about as in various weights of shots from 1 ounce to a full 1% elaborate as you care to have it. There are several shotgun magnum loading of 3 and 4 shot size. Best method is to reloading presses priced in the neighborhood of $200-and test various load combinations until you arrive at one best excellent values they are in every respect. These turret loading for a specific type of shooting. Then get a cylinder presses have several advantages. Most of them measure the for this shot charge. exact force used in seating wads. They have shot and Another advantage of this versatile, inexpensive shot powder measure attachments, and are very speedy in opera- measure is that the charge chamber can be almost any tion. Some, like the Hollywood Press, can also be used bottle screwed into the top casting for a shot hopper. Thus, Support bushing prevents shell bulge Separate shot measure like Brian is Crimping head folds end of shell tube as wads are seated in Thalson tool. accessory needed with some shell tools. into creased, flat end without a wad.

one can have several different size shot in as many different bottles, and can shift from one to another during reloading. Another method is to cut the bottom out of a bottle to be used for a charge chamber, and then pour your various size shot into this as vou use the different shot sizes. A charge cylinderfor powder may also be used with this measure. But as different ones must be used for each specific powder and load, an adjustable powder measure is superior. All in all, however, this Brian Shot Measure is an essential, basic piece of shotshell reloading equipment. Shotshell reloading technique is much like rifle reload- ing. You must familiarize yourself with the characteristics of several different type powders. The Lyman Handbook, Belding and Mull, and Alcan Company catalogues are all required reading. These two handbooks, and the catalogue, carefully outline the best loading techniques, as well as list a variety of tested loads with modem, available powders. A rifleman, reloading for his pet deer rifle, would not think of using a fast burning powder designed for mid- range velocities and light cast bullets, if he wanted maxi- mum velocities with a heavy (Continued on page 55)

Mistakes in reloading may produce a bulged case which was not loaded in support bushing (left) or too much crimp because shell is short on wads. Third shell at tight is loaded and crimped just right for best pattern in author Brandt's Marlin 0/U (right).

HARD TO FLUSH OUT OF RICE FIELDS, KING RAIL ARE JOCKEYED INTO NARROW STRIP OF GRAIN BY REAPERS AND THEN SHOOTING BEGINS

By DEV KLAPP

F TOO MUCH.HUNTING PRESSURE has posted your favorite I farmland, or you've lost your shooting lease to some fellow better heeled than you, don't wrap your shotgun around a tree and give up hunting in disgust. Just hold onto yourself until October, then grab your gun and head for the Texas rice fields. Follow the reapers as they go around and around and you'll find that shooting rail will heat your gun barrel egg-frying hot. The trip won't cost you much-and there's nothing to lease. All you need is a Texas hunting license and a spark in your eye. I learned about rail shooting-which I'd been overlook- ing all these years-entirely by accident. Mostly I'm a deer and quail man. But a close friend, I?. W. "Kodak" Schmidt, his pretty frau, and Dr. Ed Futch introduced me to the sport at Alta Loma, where farmer Ivey Bouillion was cut- ting rice. Bouillion took us out to the field and showed us his reapers lined up ready for work. As we approached, the big machines roared to life, then began their lumbering progress. Evenly spaced, they slowly worked from the field's outer edge toward the center. This took some time and the sun was well up when Bouillion motioned to us to take our stands in the cut-over stubble. Now only a nar- row strip of rice was left standing and we were ready for action. The three of us had hardly settled ourselves when the reapers started on this uncut strip. They headed toward the south end of the field where Mrs. Schmidt and I faced each other, shotguns at the ready. Ed was farther north, while "Kodak" angled around to find the best light for his pic- tures. "Get set," Bouillion called. I pulled my foot out of deep black mud with a plop like a busted gum bubble and felt around for good footing. Gripping my Winchester pump I waited, keyed to a high pitch. Black rail shot in Texas rice fields is unusual bird the Hard to flush, the king rail sneak through the standing size of a small chicken. Bird flies much like the quail. rice stalks to avoid the reapers, rather than expose them- selves by flight. In this way they unwittingly allow them- I stood in a constant rain of spent shot. Placed as we selves to be jockeyed into one narrow strip of grain as the were, facing each other, this was to be expected. Some of reapers close in, until the entire rail population of a field these shot stung like sand flies as they peppered my face is concentrated in one small area. and hands. I wasn't uneasy, though, for we had carefully And then, swaying and snorting, their reels gathering in prepared for such a situation when we took our stations. the rice stalks, our reapers lumbered nearer. Finally, de- There was plenty of space between opposing shooters. prived of cover, the rail took to the air like quail-except The action happened in about 90 seconds. One minute that their flight was on soundless wings. and a half of fast and furious shooting heated our gun There were dozens of them. Some flew low, some flew barrels and made our hearts pound and thump. high. They scattered in every direction at once. Now and The nearer the reapers came, the more confused became then one skimmed past us at waist level. A few played the shooting. We couldn't take time to retrieve our kills, smart and refused to flush. These, as a rule, got away. One but shot till the air was filled with flying birds and shot ran by me on long, twinkling legs. I nudged it into flight and noise and excitement. with a boot toe, then brought it down ahout 20 feet from Finally, by common consent, we concentrated on the my gun barrel. trickier shots. We passed up (Continued on page 61) WHY A

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I How muzzle choke attachments such as ventilated Poly-Choke relieve high velocity gas, diverting it from behind slower wad and shot is seen in high speed shot. Choke avoids hazard of blown patterns while reducing gun kick in shooting. I KNOWING BASIC PRINCIPLES OF SHOTGUN CHOKE AND WHY IT PRODUCES I TIGHTER PATTERN ENABLES HUNTER TO BAG MORE GAME IN THE FIELD

By H. WELLES STEANE CHOKE CHOKES

N EDITOR of an outdoor magazine A rececntly asked several shotgun owners on his staff the makes and gauges they used. Each readily an- swered. ~utwhen he inquired, "What choke," invariably the reply was: "I told you 12 gauge (or 16 gauge) ." The ignorance about chokes in his own staff amazed the editor. This At 10 inches lack of knowledge is even more stag- from muzzle, the gering on a national scale. Although shot charge is somewhere between 16 and 20 million g y n- hunting licenses are issued through- stricted by out the country now, there is still a ld of powder gas. high percentage of shotgun owners who cannot tell vou what degree" of choke their gun carries! This de- ficiency extends to trap and skeet shooters too. While manv scattergunners take the phenomeion of &e choke for granted, it is surprising how few really understand the basic principles of the choke and its effect on shoot- ing, let alone its history. The story goes, for instance, that a man named Fred Kimble produced the first work- able "choked" shotgun barrel, at least in this country, during the A killing pattern 1860's. Actually, there is evidence with shot column that in 1730 a Prague gunsmith no longer touch- named Stanislaus Paczelt made a bar- ed by the wads rel with a very thin internal liner of begins to form steel brazed into the muzzle. In 1827, about four feet Jeremiah Smith of Smithfield, Rhode from gun muzzle. Island, worked on the idea of shot- gun "choke," and in 1872 R. M. Faburn patented the recess or jug choke. No one really knows what prompted the idea of choking a shotgun barrel, but it has been compared, and reason- ably so, to the principle of constrict- ing the stream of water from a hose bv means of the nozzle. For that is what shotgun choke &a constriction of the bore diameter of the barrel at the muzzle end. Whether the con- striction is provided by a permanent, solid choke built into the barrel when What will be a it is manufactured, or by a choking perfect pattern is device which is attached to the muzzle shown ten feet and can be adjusted for various de- from muzzle as grees of constriction, is a matter of wads and flatted pellets drop away the shotgun owner's choice. from shot string. The tighter the constriction, or Attachable chokes like Poly-Choke have collet-type sleeve inside which is regulated by turning knurled ring.

Ventilated models of choke attachments use slotted front tubes to relieve gas pressure and tend to reduce recoil.

Variable "Deluxe" with target-type ramp bead sights offers many advantages for skeet and field shooting.

Standard "Deluxe" Poly-Choke is fitted with target sight Importance of choke selection for hunting is graphically but uses adjusting ring without vented compensator tube. shown in open (top) and full choke-pattern diagrams. x, choke, the tighter the group of shot will Simply set up a sheet of paper at least 40" square, pace gun.., , and thefarther itwilltravel. So. , .iust as the nozzle of off 20, 30, or 40 yards, depending on the range you want a hose is tightened to direct a narrow, far-reaching stream to check, aim your gun at the paper and let go. Then tie of water across the garden, and opened to get a wide, a piece of string 15 inches long to a pencil and draw a short spray of water for the flower bed-in the same way, 30-inch circle around the largest concentration of shot a full choke is used for long distance shooting and a more holes. The number of holes in the circle, figured as a open choke for close range. percentage of the total number of shot in the load used, This may seem basic to most wingshooters, but it is is the pattern. shocking how many scattergunners fail to fully understand The point is to find out what a gun does with the shot these principles. loads normally used. A generally accepted guide to ideal While the principle of shotgun choke is very simple, pattern percentages for a 12-gauge gun at 40 yards, using the various effects of different types of choke, with different a No. 7%-1% oz. load, is as follows: guns and different shot loads, shot at varying ranges and Choke Pattern types of game, is another story. But it is a story that any Full 67-75% shotgun owner worth his salt must understand, at least Modified 55-65% with respect to his own gun, because the only way to Improved Cylinder 45-55% know a gun thoroughly and use it effectively is to pattern Cylinder Bore 35-45% it. This is not a difficult job, and it can be fun as well The Poly-Choke Company uses this standard in its Wing- as enlightening. It is a form of target shooting which checks shooter's Handbook, "How to Make Every Shot Count." the accuracy of a gun and choke, rather than the accuracy It is a basic instruction manual which provides a great of a shooter's aim. deal of factual information of use (Continued on page 69)

Fitting attachment such as Master Choke may restore shotgun with blown-off muzzle to years more of useful service despite short barrel. Choke also makes possible use of short barrel for special purpose such as on boat or in police car. Erratic, speedy bandtail pigeon which 1 moves slowly or in dazzling bursts of speed will tax expert wing shot's abil- ity with very difficult overhead shots.

WEST COAST COUSIN OF EXTINCT PASSENGER PIGEON IS ONE OF MOST SPORTING SHOTGUN TARGETS IN U.S.

By FRANCIS SELL

E FLIES like a snipe but has the speed of a frightened H canvas back. Quite often he acts for all the world like a ruffed grouse. And he is about the size of a greenwing teal. Add all those characteristics up and you have a West Coast bandtail pigeon, probably one of the most sporting shotgun targets on the North American continent. The bandtail, like the passenger pigeon, migrates-coming north in the spring and turning south with the first frosts in autumn. From September on through late October, de- pending on whether you hunt him in Washington, Oregon or California, he is the upland game bird you dream about -the most unpredictable in the field today. If the problem of selecting just the right shotgun for ducks is complicated, then selecting just the right scatter- gun for bandtail pigeon is almost impossible. Take a high- flying gamebird as big as a greenwing teal that behaves erratically like a snipe, and there are not too many shotguns suitable for such shooting, nor too many gunners who will turn in a good field performance on such game. A light shotgun is indicated-one with which you can get on that twisting, turning target with dispatch. But the only sticker is, you have also a game bird which Light repeater, such as 20-gauge Remington "Wingmaster," is adequate when bandtails are flushed suddenly from their habitual feeding areas.

comes over the upland hill passes like a duck, flying out there where you must roll him at 40 to 50 yards quite often. And always there is that West Coast trade wind whipping across those autumn hills, playing hob with your lead, as well as speeding your twisting target on its way. What might look like a nice setup for a 12 gauge mag- num, throwing 1% ounce of shot, just isn't. Pass shooting is only part of band- tail pigeon gunning. Sometimes they act like ruffed coming out of the heavy cover at 25 to 35 yards, turn- ing and twisting, as they skim through the intervening trees and brush. Band- tail pigeon often imitate those ruffed grouse tactics, down to the last pro- voking turn. They wilLcome up out of the West Coast huckleberry brush and elder berry thickets, and ,catch you with that heavy 12 gauge not even at your shoulder. East of my cabin there are acres of black huckleberry and in autumn, when these ridges are loaded with fruit, they are the delight of many blue grouse, ruffed grouse and bandtail pigeon. I developed a technique of taking band- tail here which I thought was fool- proof. I also had the right shotgun for the task-not too light-not too heavy, and with reasonable ability to reach out there for the occasional long shot I worked along those huckleberry Plenty of bandtails can be found in the huckleberry bhh in Oregon. Au- ridges, very (Continued on page 58) thor Sell likes two-shot speed of a double gun for bandtail pigeon shooting.

Recommended for bandtails by author Sell is a light 20-gauge double such as Marlin Model 90 over/under gun. 40 m C^.-mi...- -3 QUIPS QUOTES & QUER

By STUART MILLER The Littlest And The Longest

HE LITTLE 9mm Winchester rim Why they gsed the "W headstamp Tfire shotgun shells were similar to for this set' of cartridges, instead of the 9mm Flobert shot cartridges that the usual "H" is still a mystery. Paul had long been popular in Europe. Foster, the Winchester factory expert A few years ago many Europeans, who has been most helpful with infor- through necessity and taste, hunted mation on these shells, says that no song birds,*sparrows, thrushes, finches one around the plant has a positive for food. For such "big game" as answer. The theory that sounds best these, the smaller the shot load, and to me is that these were made pri- the cheaper the cartridge, the better marily for export and it was decided they sold. At this time, too, there was that "W" would be easier to associate a big demand for bright birds and with "Winchester" than the usual "H" plumage to decorate milady's hats. A headstamp they had always used on heavy shot charge would tear up the rim fires. feathers and be very bad for business. Until recently, I thought that this NEW Mar-Proof "TUF-COAT" Finish NEW Self-Aligning Optics NEW Brighter. . . Wider Field NEW Micro-Accurate Long 10-gauge shell on its side was special load by Winchester for spotting Adjustments charge in aerial practice bombs. Tiny shells are 9mm for smoothbores. Standard 10-gauge shell case (right) for shotguns shows difference in size.

So Winchester decided that they would was the only time that Winchester used get in on this market, and made the "W" on rim fires, but now 1 am not Model 36 shotgun. so sure. I now have a specimen of an Introduced early in 1920, the M36 early made .41 short rim fire with a was a tiny bolt action gun with an raised W mark. Although it was not 18" barrel. Though a well-made gun, in the original box, it was presumably it lacked one thing in particular for of Winchester manufacture, and if they most shooters: killing power. As one marked .41's, they may have marked Also the New disgruntled customer remarked, "This other calibers the same way. Bear Cub 2%X thing is only good for small birds, or The 9mm Ball cartridge made to use $4500 big flies!" Despite this fault, large in the smooth bored M36 had three different types of loading. The first of The New Bear quantities were exported to Central Cub 6X and South America where they were these used no gun powder at all, the , $7950 effective on the brilliant colored trop- second was loaded with 3 to 3% grains ; ical birds. The gun was known around of FG black powder, while the thirip the factory as the "Milliner's Special." type used smokeless powder. All we* 4 The gun did not prove popular for sale loaded with a single #00 buckshok . in this country and was finally discon- which weighs around 55 grains. tinued. The type with no powder has an Because of the many foreign guns interesting background. For a propel- 347 King Street, Northampton, Mass. using 9mm shot ammunition, the ling charge it used a double dose of the shells enjoyed a much longer period priming compound, as did some of the of production than did the guns. I have earlier Flobert ball cartridges, and .22 a box of the 9mm ball amunition that BB Caps. The 9 mm ball caps exported i Name i was packaged for export. The label is to France were of this type. The printed in four different languages to French government had a monopoly on cover as many markets as possible. manufacturing (Continued on page 45) See Your Sporting Goods Dealer GUN RACK MINIATURE REPLICAS OF (Continued from page 9)

FAMOUS SWORDS and SABERS he can correct his trouble without coaching. the choke was opened up. All in all, the gun There are some lengthy instructions for is good value and a handsome addition to proper use of the Armax chamber, but they the H & R line. Unique letter openers are simple and often obvious. The chamber for Den or Office. A comes in a leather pocket case, price $7.50. Simmons Single Trap must for collec- In some brief tin-can plinking with the Armax in a 16-gauge J. C. Higgins Model 10. Ernie Simmons, the shotgun man in Kan- I was surprised at the close impact of the sas City with a lot of good ideas, has solved bullet to my point of aim. The non-existent a minor shotgun shortage by importing a recoil made me tend to keep my gun prop- man Crafts- single trap 12-gauge. It is one of the best- erly cheeked, too, correcting a slight ten- looking single traps we have handled, and dency I had to strain my head away while that includes all makes and models. This aiming. It seems to be a practical and effec- smoke pole specially built fqr Simmons by tive device. his Belgian gunmaker, Cordy of Liege, is a New H & R Pump Shotgun first-rate piece of finishing and workmanship brass with nick- throughout. A hammerless model in classic For many years Harrington & Richardson single trap styling, the fitting of wood to eled blade and offered a good line of guns but they have metal in this relatively inexpensive gun is sheath. 914" over- been weak on repeating shotguns. Now the actually superb. The inletting is exceeding- all. Send for free bro- handsome but inexpensive Model 400 in 12 ly tight and close all along the action body or 16 gauge fills that niche. Our sample gun and tang straps. The action was sparsely chure showing other with a stock of standard dimensions swung but competently engraved by a skilled ar- authentic miniatures of easily and handled like a high-grade weapon. tisan. The wood on the sample examined, U.S. and German Mili- The space between barrel and magazine tube while not gaudy, was a simple piece of tary swords, plus full size fighting knives $3.95 etc., from PP~. garrington Si; Rich- ardson's new Model straight-grained French walnut, close and WILSHIRE GUN HOUSE 401 pump shotgun. fine, with a good checkering pattern over grip and forend. 12203 Wilshire Blvd. 10s Angeles 25. Calif. Basically, the Simmons trap lists for seems to rive it a lightness which Is unex...... $292.50, less than any other single trap in pected. The-- gun weighs in at 7 pounds 7 the U.S. It is a heavy gun, about 8% pounds A ounces with the H &RVariable choke at- with a 32" barrel and ventilated rib. But tached. the distribution of weight is such that the Both push-button safety and slide release gun handles like a 6-pounder, and still has are standard, on the die-cast aluminum trig- heft enough to take up the slap of long ger guard and housing, and convenient to stints of firing at the traps. While 100 shots use. The wood is clean, straight walnut, run through it quickly showed up my out-of- oiled. Barrel is 28" for 2%" shells. Maga- condition side muscles, there was no soreness zine tube holds 5 shells and a 3-shell plug or bruises from kick. The soft Simmons comes with the gun. Base price is $68.5(1 recoil pad may have had something to do and with the choke $10 extra. with it, but the accidentally-perfectly-di- The finishing of the metal was quite good mensioned stock on the gun I handled com- for a weapon in this grade. The action was bined easy pointing and, easy shooting. Sim- a little stiff but smoothed up with handling. mons will make stock dimensions to order The choke is H & R's standard device which on this gun, and offers a choice of butt pads. LEARN GH^~~ITHINGis the collet-type which changes by turning Great opportunitiesÑOperat YOUR OWN SHOP! the knurled sleeve. The nine individual de- Learn easily with Country's most complete ele- Browning's Lightning Superposed mentary and advanced course. Approved for grees of choke did not check out exactly Korean Vets; low tuition. Write. right on patterning, but the range was fun- "Lighter than lightweight" is the Brown- PENNA. GUNSMITH SCHOOL damentally okay. I had no trouble-well, not IOWG Western Ave. Pittsburgh 33, Penna. ing Arms Co.'s description of their newest I I more than usual-busting birds at skeet when superposed double shotguns, the Lightning models. They have shaved almost a pound off the famous "Rocky rugged" over-unders in both 20 and 12 gauges. The new models kills oi extreme ranges, with are just like the basic Browning double nloure 10 go., 3'/2" Magnum but reducing the weight has been made possible by using special steels which permit saving metal with no loss in safety. Every Browning gun is proof-tested in the Liege government-supervised testing laboratory for strength and safety. Shooters who prefer ultra lightweight guns will find the new over-under.a pleasure in the field. The weight has been reduced to about six pounds in the 20-gauge and seven pounds in the 12, but the same balance and handling qualities which have made the over-under a favorite among many gunners is carefully retained, and the Lightning will have a special appeal to the upland hunter. All five grades of finish, from the lightly engraved Grade I through the deeply carved game-scene Grade V with gold trigger and IMPROVE SCORING specially selected stock wood, will be offered PROTECT HEARING in the Lightning models. Barrels will be FuNCMING! 26%" or 28" all with ventilated ribs. Any WITH combination of chokes desired can be GUUSGoes on Your ordered: full, improved modified, modified, LEE SONIC EAR-VALV Newsstand the First of improved cylinder, skeet and cylinder boring. The only mechanical hearing p~otectorJOT- The base prices of Browning's new Light- AN EAR PLUG. Hear conversation without re- Every Month- ning models are: Grade I, $275; Grade 11, moving from ears. PRESCRIBED BY EAR SPE- $360; Grade 111, $410; Grade IV, $535; CIALISTS. Acclaimed by top shooters. Tiny, Don't Miss an Issue' Grade V, $630. But Val Browning has comfortable, durable. $3.95 pair. Money back guarantee. Free literature. cooked up a special offer which will appeal to the clay bird shooters, especially. The Light- SIGMA ENGINEERING COMPANY ning superposed may be ordered with extra 1 1491 Vine ' HçllvwÈ 28, Calif. sets of barrels, say one Standard barrel set - and one Lightning set for the same receiver. And if you now own a Standard super- 1 posed Browning, the Browning Arms CO., 1706 Washington Avenue, St. Louis 3, Mo., will fit a set of the lightweight barrels to it-two guns in one. Meanwhile production will continue on the Standard superposed ^ United RIFLESCOPES guns, the 3" Magnum, and special trap, field and skeet models. 9 POWER Lost you as low as $19.9' 10-Gauge Magnum Double Ad Mats, Counter Displays, Counter Catalogs, One of the bigaest pieces of gunmaking to Colorful, eye-catching W i n d ow ever come into my hands rolled from the box the other day. A mammoth among big-bores, FRE E ! ~;;;;,~~li~yOns!.... I the 10 gauge magnum double gun built by all UNITED Dealers. Ugarteburu in Eibar, Spain, is a big value in more ways than one. The Spanish guns I suffered a bad reputation in the 1920's when -- DEALERS! loose proof laws allowed pot-metal handguns Make More Selling Top Quality Brand e UNITED RIFLESCOPES. UNI-SCOPES pro- to be shipped over here. But Spanish shot- ng-fast sighting with hair splitting accuracy. Double adjustment (Internal windage and elevation with click guns from the cheapest single barrel of break stopsi. Have a 1" not a W tube making it adaptable for all standard open hammer style to the most exquisite mounts. Will withstand &uzh usage and give bright, sharp, clear images. Hand- somely blued. Made in Japan. Carries famous UNITED 'Seal of Quality'. Hard fowling piece for a grandee of old Spain COATED thru-out!

now have to pass strict government proof PROOF!. --- - ~ Received the 2 scopes and am well pleased both with appearance and perf0nIIance. Have 6 more sold. Either tests which ensure safety and solid work- ship and bill me or hold and notify and I will send check." B ...... Gun Shop, Indianapolis, Ind. manship. CvH---...... Field @ 4x 7x 9x The Clark 10-gauge Magnum is certainly Model Length , Pupil Weight KM yds. ~ist$34.95 Lists49.50 List $54.50 Wholesale Wholesale Wholesale solid. It doesn't "tip the scales," it turned 4x3 1 I1%'' ; 4.j;u 8% "Â 33' 7x31.5 11%~ # oz. IS' $1 9.95 $24.75 $27.25 them upside down, with more than 11 pounds 9x41) 12%" 4.6mm IIoz. 15%' 0 Add 250 each postage, insurance. of metal slowing down the prodigious kick of the huge 10-gauge Magnum shotshell. And ORDER TODAY! ...on your letterhead or in- dicate Resale or Federal Fire- arms License number. UNITED BLDG., 9043 S. Western Ave., Dept. ARF-923, Chicago, 20

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DEALERS ARE INVITED TO WRITE FOR INFORMATION See Your Dealer W & W Manufacturing Co. 707 Main St.. Grandview 1, Mo. or Gunsmith - REDFIELD GUNSIGHT CO. 3317 Gilpin St. Denver, Colorado CARTRIDGES (Continued from page 41) manufacturing gun powder, and would not lowed the bombardier to check his accuracy. allow any cartridges loaded with powder to The navy used a similar shell with a pyro- be imported. Since these had no powder technic charge that would function on the they could get through without trouble. water. The 9mm short shot cartridge is the rarest. The bombs themselves were of sturdy con- In Winchester's Catalogue #82 this is listed struction and could be re-used by merely as the "9mm Short Shot," and under the inserting another blank and firing pin European designation of "9mm Single mechanism. They were especially useful in Charge Shot Cartridge." The 9mm long practicing low altitude bombardment and shot cartridge was also called the "Double dive bombing. Charge Shot Cartridge." This short shot The shells were of two types. The first cartridge used a load of 8 grains of #3 was of the usual shotgun shell construction American black powder and 40 grains of #9 with a brass base and a red paper case. It shot. Later it was also loaded with smoke- was headstamped "Winchester No. 10 Nu- less powder. The cartridge was not popular black. Made in USA." The other had an and became obsolete before 1928. aluminum case of similar dimensions, but without any headstamp. The 9mm long shot cartridges were the most powerful and the most popular of the These shells are usually found in an un- set. The last huge lot of these were loaded fired empty primed condition, but sometimes for export shortly after the second World a loaded round turns up. While these may War. This size used 10% grains #4 Amer- look like some sort of a flare cartridge, they contain a huge load of black powder and ican black powder. Later they loaded with smokeless too~and80 grains of #9 shot. under no circumstances should they be fired from a shotgun, much less in a flare pistol. There was one other type cartridge in the I heard of a character who tried it. He set, but which was never available on the was lucky, for while they were not able to open market. This was the high pressure find much of the flare pistol, they were able test cartridge, used for testing the guns to save the thumb and one finger on his during manufacture. This was identified by right hand. @ having the copper portion of the cartridge tinned. The 9mm long shot cartridges by Winches- AMONG THE WORLD'S BEST ter were made with blue, green, red, and GUNMAKERS sort of orangecolored paper cases, the short shot in blue. Of these the blue case seems HOLLAND AND HOLLAND LTDI to be the earliest and the scarcest. There WESTLEY RICHARDS & COu LTDt GSMAGAZINE has long been argument as to whether these I SO Cehtral Pork Ave., Dept. G-10 colors have any relation to the loads. London, England ~okie,Illinois I lease send me the next issue of GUNS Magazine PER of charge and enter my name as a trial sub. sectioned a specimen of red, the green, and Represented by .riber for the next 12 issues. After examining this the orange cases (there were no extras of REC COPY it is understood that I have tha privilege MURTA APPLETON CO. cancelling my Bubscription any time within 30 the blue ones) and found that the shot size Lys without further obligation. Otherwise you may Quality Guns Since 1889 I me for $5 (a saving of $1 over the regular and weight was all the same but that each fwstand price). had a different type of smokeless powder. MURTA APPLETON COB HIE...... I DDRESS ...... 1 Remington-UMC put out quantities of the SANSOM AT 12TH, PHILA., PA. TY...... ZONE. ....STATE...... ,I 9mm ball ammunition for export, bearing Ñ--ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ their traditional "U" headstamp. but I have never heard of them, or any other American company, making the shot cartridges. SPORTSMAN From the littlest Winchester, it is quite a COMPASS jump to Winchester's longest when compared with one of the traditional length 10 gauge SCO ILH DUCK CALL empty primed cases which were so popular Call ducks like a Professional! No blowing. Simply shake in the late 1800's. or depress to produce authentic tones. Rugged neoprene diaphragm. Hand-finished hardwood sounding throat. $7.50 One of the most colorful cartridges to come out of this last war was this six-inch ING RED BEACON cased 10 gauge empty primed shotgun shell. After the war many of these were sold as army surplus, and were cut down to tradi- tional length and used in shotguns. As they appear in collections, they are often thought to be for small punt guns, experimental shot- beam. 800 foot beam of brilliant gun shells, or flare cartridges. It is not often that their true purpose is realized. These cartridges were intended for use in aircraft practice bombs. These were small bombs, with cast iron fins, weighing about three pounds. The blank was inserted in the cavity that extended through the entire bomb, with the base of the shell toward the nose. A moveable firing pin assembly was then inserted and the bomb was ready for action. When the bomb struck the ground, the firing pin was forced back setting off the cartridge with its huge charge of black powder. The resulting cloud of smoke al- IMPOSSIBLE SHOTGUN The (Continued from page 26) SHOOTING-EST GUN The demonstration was a feature in the YOU'LL EVER OWN! movie M-G-M made about Marsh. Moviego- ers saw Marsh's original gun model fired in the film. Then "Williams" (Jimmy Stew- ITHACA art) handed the weapon to the Winchester man, who thoughtfully turned it over in his FEATHERLIGHT REPEATER hands, studying it. Then he looked up from the sawed-off Remington and pointedly asked, featuring the amazing new "Very interesting-and you could do this on ---Ithaca Raybar front sight other guns, too?" Marsh's answer eventually was the Model 50 Winchester. You've got to hold it in your hands to know Because of his arms work, and a legal why this is the only gun for you. From the tip doubt that he had actually fired the shot of its barrel to the end of its stock, it's crafted which killed the revenue officer, Marsh re- for shooting pleasure! ceived a pardon and was released from prison. Beautiful finished walnut stock and forend, Williams' first move toward the position fast, smooth action; exclusive, safe, bottom- he now holds in the industry took place ejection . . . all the fine features you want in when he was released in 1930. In Washing- your gun! ton, D. C., he offered the fixed-barrel rifle to Plus Ithaca's new Raybar front sight that pin- the Army ordnance department. As a mili- tary rifle, under the adverse conditions of points your target under any weather conditions. dirt and neglect, it did not seem reliable at Its scientific light-gathering principle gives you a the time to warrant more study. On that glowing red dot . . . in dawn, dusk, rain or fog. score ordnance turned him down. But they took a long look at another application of a See your Ithaca Dealer today . . .you'll be similar principle which Williams had cooked on your way to real shooting enjoyment! up. This was a .22 automatic pistol on the .4'5 Colt auto frame, with a simulated kick You'll find a model to suit you at a price that equal to the big .45. Instead of reducing will fit your pocketbook from $89.95 up. kick, Marsh had multiplied it through a float- . . . ing chamber that worked the .22 with the ------energy of a .45. Ordnance thought this was End25c for booklet on shootid a good idea, and the first of Marsh's "impos- 1 Tips and Featherlight Information 1 sible" guns was born, the training .22 caliber -- machine gun. Springfield and Rock Island Armory had ITHACA GUN CO., Inc. studied the problem of an inexpensive .22 machine gun for training GIs. Their deci- Dept. 53, Ithaca, N. Y. sion was that design would take at least two years and cost more than $50,000. Since the Since 1880 - "Great Guns" whole idea was to save money on ammo, the project was shelved. Then in walked Wil- liams. A complete "unknown," fresh out of prison, ~illiam; went to the ordnance department cold. But he came out hot, with a contract in his pocket to make one gun, and a Brown- ing -30 machine gun was shipped to his I Everything in G home workshop. gunsmiths Ordnance expected Williams to take a few GUNS AND GUN PARTS months to complete his first alteration to .22. shooters In a fortnight the Carolina boy was back 1 POWDER SCALES AND MEASURES with a water-cooled Browning on his shoul- der and several yards of miniature web ma- law officers SCOPES CHOKES CASES KITS chine gun belting holding .22 cartridges . . draped around his neck. The officers were astonished. Sarcastically one of them asked hobbyists RELOADING EQUIPMENT "What took you so long?" They were dumb- C & H - Pacific - Lachmiller - Ideal founded when Williams patiently apologized hunters PLUS for taking two weeks to do the job. He had completed the mechanical work in a whirl- wind of machining and filing in a few days. Large Selection of Popular Outdoor Items "I took most of the two weeks sitting up sewing these damn bitty little belts," he WRITE FOR CATALOG TODAY! complained. He left the ordnance office that day with a contract to build five more guns. Dealers: Advise Federal Firearms Number Later Williams and the Army came to terms and many more standard .30 Brownings were changed to .22 at Springfield Armory, with Williams collecting a royalty. 3 WHOLESALE CORP. Three more major gun developments in- tervened before Williams designed the Model 5 1 1 East Broadway, Glendale 5, Calif. 50. First was the Colt .22 automatic with the kick of a -45. Williams has the distinction of having this design pirated abroad. The tracts the bolt and works the gun. drew up the short stroke piston on a dirty French "Unique" automatic pistol is made This business of inertia is what makes piece of shirt cardboard in the Caledonia in one model with a floating chamber, al- Marsh tick. He never heard of Isaac New- prison farm, and the U.S. Army paid a though the version imported into the U.S. ton, but he can be rated just as smart. lump sum for the patent rights. The exact and sold by Sears Roebuck cannot be built "Inertia is the property of a body in motion figure is a secret, but Marsh is the man with the chamber because of Williams* to remain in motion, and a body at rest to his friends say once had a million dollars patents. remain at rest, unless acted on by an ex- in cold cash. A variation of the floating chamber prin- ternal force," was. Newton's description. Marsh hit it rich in 1941 when he went ciple is also used in the Model 550 Reming- Williams does not know the big words, but to work for Winchester on the carbine, but ton 32, autoloading rifle, the only autoloader he has an intuitive concept of this phenome- he was shy and his shyness turned into a which will fire shorts, longs and long rifles non, basis of all automatic gun systems interchangeably. It accomplishes this because which use a moving bolt. Because the inertia CUSTOM MADE the chamber is short. The long rifle cartridge of any gun part is proportional to its mass, (which possesses enough power to blow the the relationship between mass, force, spring HOLSTERS bolt back automatically) extends ahead of tensions and automatic timing are highly the floating chamber and does not use it to critical in a firearm. Williams comprehends BUY DIRECT-SAVE 50% multiply force. But the stubby shorts just this with a sixth sense that defies explana- Guaranteed to fit. Expert come to the edge of the chamber. The gases, tion. From this sixth sense came the Win- workmanship. Best mate- expanding onto the front of the chamber, chester carbine adopted by the U.S. Army rials. Latest designs. throw it sharply back with tremendous ac- and built to a total of 8,000,000 during FREE FOLDER celeration. This energy is transferred to the World War 11. It used the "short-stroke heavier bolt, and the bolt inertia is what re- piston" to open the bolt. Williams first 1 Box 7292-D, El Paso, Texas ONLY $3.85 1

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Steadily growing in popularity, as evidenced by Over 70% more bolt locking surface, assuring extra strong and more and more shooters buying the safe action-proof-tested at 80,000 Ibs. new SCHULTZ & LARSEN SPORT- French walnut Monte Carlo stock, designed for scope use-no re- ER, chambered for the amazingly ef- coil on cheek or jaw. ficient 7mm (7 x 61) S & H cartridge. Crisp, clean trigger pull-adjustable from 3 to 6 pounds. 3-Cartridge single column magazine-easy to load singly or as Ask your dealer about the safe but 4-shot repeater. sensational 7 x 61 Sharpe & Hart caliber SCHULTZ & LARSEN M-54J All these unique EXTRA features at no appreciable EXTRA cost1 SPORTER. Norma factory-loaded am- munition available. If your dealer can't accommodate you, please write The Sharpe & Hart Associates, Inc. our nearest office for particulars on EMMITSBURG 1, MD. 4435-G Piedmont Ave., Oakland 11, Calif. both rifle and ammunition. other with checkered ivory grips in his pocket, are always loaded and on him con- stantly. He had them that night in the Waterbury tavern. Both Marsh and Sefried were feeling pretty good. "I asked the bartender feller if anybody lived upstairsMarsh confided to me, "and he said, 'Nobody at all.' So I just pulled my .45 when somebody dared me to, and pumped five or six shots at the ceiling right quick. I slid the other .45 down the bar to Harry. He caught it, just as slick as a snake lashing out, and he put a few shots up there, too. Why, do you know, that bartender made me get up there and auto- graph them bullet holes. Later on he painted his ceiling and he put a little frame around those shots . . ." Marsh played while he was in New Haven, but he worked, too. Finally he sold his big city house and moved back to his 4,000- acre farm outside of Fayetteville. There in the old frame workshop which he built as a boy, on a milling machine Remington shipped to him in a crate nearly as big as the shop, he is now working on new designs. With the drowsy hum of insects in the hot July afternoon breaking the stillness, Williams showed me around his workshop. He handed me the Ml Carbine marked with the ball-pen autographs of General Mark Clark and War Secretary Henry L. Stimson, his prized "collector's item." From an old trunk he unwrapped Serial-number 2 Colt Service Ace automatic, the second gun made commercially with his designs in it. Racked about the 20-foot square cabin were rifles and shotguns, machine guns and pistols. All were loaded. From the window Marsh let me shoot his latest modification of the .22 machine gun. The tiny belt zipped through the receiver as the little gun sputtered. He put it on "slow fire" and it ran at 1,000 rounds a minute. Then he changed the buffer and for truly accurate shooting. since it'sa Colt, the auto- stepped up the rate of fire to 2,000. As the matic action is velvet smooth . . . and it's SAFE! bolt jammed on a soft lead bullet, Marsh apologized while he cleared the gun. "We fired this little gun for 5,000 shots TARGET MODEL SPORT MODEL at Aberdeen a couple of years ago. They 6 in. BARREL 41/2 in. BARREL said it was the first gun they ever tested which ran through without a jam or a mis- AMMUNITION: The accurate, inexpensive .22 long Rifle cartridge fire of any kind. We used the copper-jack- (regular or hi-velocity) eted .22 military bullets. These soft lead bullets just bent when the feed jerks them % I COn "JAM-FREE" MAGAZINE . . . across the bolt, they have to move so fast to fire 2,000 times. That way they don't . . . fastest, easiest loading maga- go into the chamber right and it hangs up. zine ever produced for any auto- matic. Grasp the studs that extend But with the metal bullets it works fine," on both sides of the magazine and he explained. depress the follower all the way. Today Williams says he is doing work Drop in as many rounds (up to 10) as you wish and release the fol- for both Winchester and Remington. And lower. Rounds can't tumble or jam both Winchester and Remington disclaim . . . eliminates slow, one-at-a-time knowledge of any such work. A lone-wolf loading. Another plus for shooters by Colt a Company ON THE sort of mechanic, Marsh probably has some- . . . thing up his sleeve that will be as astonish- ing when he springs it as his other designs OLTRevolvers and Automatic Pistols have been. Meanwhile, he has several Model 50's FAMOUS IN THE PAST. . . FIRST IN THE FUTURE and is making little changes, checking new ideas, making a good gun even better. And COLT'S PATENT FIRE ARMS MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. today the Model 50 automatic in 12 and 150 Huyshope Avenue, Hartford 15, Connecticut 20 gauge, in skeet and field models, is Distinguished Member of the rivalling the old reliable Model 12 pump PENN-TEXAS CORPORATION Family of as a "wheel horse" of the Winchester line. Progressive Companies It has the curious distinction of being the only recoil-operated autoloader with a fixed RM AD8006 barrel. It was impossible, they said, to make such a gun. Q WILL YOU KILL A MAN REVISION (Continued from page 29) SERVICE FOR CURRENT fence, I should push the gun under the wire, then climb over the fence, pick up the gun- still a safe procedure. My father never permitted a loaded gun in the house. It was standard routine for us to stop and remove shells from our guns the minute we entered our backyard. In later years, when we used a car to find our hunting WITH THIS. COMPLETE grounds, guns were unloaded before we got EDITION OF in the car to return home, or to find new \ hunting grounds. I was taught the habits of game, slowly [ FIREARMS and patiently, and by experience. I got so I could spot an old rail fence that angled across a field of wild grass, briers and dwarf Dl RECTORY pines, and I knew it would be good cover for by SHELLEY BRAVERMAN grouse. One of us would work each side of \ the fence, walking slowly, guns at the alert, watching the old Irish setter deliberately ranging first one side of the fence and then UP-TO-DATE the other. Each of us shot only at the grouse flushed on our side of the fence. I was taught that after their nocturnal This is the only-of-its-kind Gun Encyclopedia which, since 1951, has been serving those whose feeding, woodcock would leave the swampy vocation or avocation includes Firearms .Collectors, Dealers, Gunsmiths, Libraries, Manufacturers, land where they had fed, find a brier-covered etc., throughout the world, are finding the Fireorms Directory more and more valuable. hill nearby, snuggle down in the dry cover, Police Laboratories from Scotland to Singapore use the firearms Directory! rest, possibly sleep, during the warmness of Since its inception, The Firearms Directory has grown each year by means of additions and the day. revisions, to the extent that it now weighs more than six (61 pounds? All of us agreed that we had been taught PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED -THOUSANDS OF ILLUSTRATIONS! a decent respect for the property of others, The unique maintenance service, consisting of additional new material and revisions, solves the never to leave a gate open that had been "obsolete book" problem-The FIREARMS DIRECTORY IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE, AND THE MAINTE- closed, never to fire at game routed near farm NANCE SERVICE KEEPS IT THAT WAY; there is nothing else like it in the Firearms field. buildings, to share our kill with the farmer THE FIREARMS DIRECTORY IS DIVIDED INTO SIXTEEN SEPARATE SECTIONS: & on whose land it had been shot. "If a man knows all of these thingshoe of my friends said, "he is confident in the woods, sure of himself, and his nerves are not jumpy, his trigger finger not itchy. These Appropriate material, contained in the above classifications, is continually added to- , for example, the "PISTOL ATLAS" (pp. 34-35, FIREARMS IDENTIFICATION, J. S. Hatcher) guys today were not raised right! Are they long unovailoble, will be at YOUR hand as a Firearms Directory owner.. .Also, each self-taught, or are they orphans?" patent in the Firearms field is extracted with illustrations and and included in the annual Mostly, we decided that they lacked what supplement And, of course, our world famous Isometric Drawings-of which we now we had enjoyed: fathers who were good have sixty-seven-all to be included in the Firearms Directory! These range from the Collier Flintlock Revolver and Patterson Colt through the modern automatics-Truly a sportsmen, good parents. Many of the boys wealth of material nowhere else available. and men in the field, we were agreed, were from some metropolitan area. Their fathers EACH F/D COMES TO YOU IN A SPECIALLY DESIGNED. CUSTOM BUILT, TENGWALL BINDER! were undoubtedly non-hunters. But, we also Examine if ftC^ at your local Library, or order your own copy now. i. agreed, that some of the most cautious hunters we had known were born and raised PRICE-Including Revision Service for Current Year- in the city and obeyed every safety measure. UNITED STATES: $20.00 FOREIGN: $22.00 Maybe this passion to shoot at something glimpsed through a screen of bushes is sheer recklessness; possibly it is engendered by a competitive spirit that has generated a con- suming hunger for game. I don't know. But I do know it should be stopped, a license re- voked for five years, severe penalties invoked, the gun confiscated by law enforcement of- ficers. Ask any sane, careful sportsman and he will agree that only severe penalties and Judge Roy Bean Colt Six Shooter education will curb a tragic practice that has destroyed human lives, wounded and (Law West of the Pecos) crippled thousands of innocent people, re- sulted in the slaughter of out-of-season game Pictures for framing are now available of the most beautiful and a substantial quota of domestic animals. Car owners know that penalties await them and historical Colt six shooter in America. in violations of the motor code. Why not hunters? "My father cured me of shooting before I PICTURE SIZE PRICE $1.00 POSTAGE PREPAID. was sure," a man said. "We were out one 8 x 10 SEND CASH OR MONEY ORDER. day and I kicked out a bird, sort of queer looking. It fluttered up toward the limb of a tree 50 feet away. I pulled up and knocked LESTER R. PERRY the bird silly. It proved to be a stray bantam rooster. My father didn't say much, but his I 661 NORTH FIRST ST. SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA face was white, and there was a sort of a lethal gleam in his eyes. "He led me to the nearest farm. found the owner, a friend of long standing. I " 'You own a bantam rooster?' " he asked. He had lost one a week or so ago, guessed a fox must have got him, or he strayed, the man admitted. " 'My boy just shot your rooster,' dad said. 'Thought it was a grouse. How much you figure that bird was worth?' "The man named a price, and it was reasonable. My father paid without question. That night when we got home, cleaned our guns and hung them up, father said quietly that I was not to use the gun for two weeks. He also told me that the price of the rooster would come out of my allowance. He was firm; his word was law, and it taught me a lesson I have never forgotten. I suffered acutely during those two weeks when I was not permitted to hunt." Are today's hunters observing game laws to the letter? They are not! The number of violators increase each year. Onlv a small percentage of them are arrested and con- victed. Hunters increase in numbers and game departments of most states are ad- THE NEW FISCHER SAFETY mittedly grossly under-staffed. For F.N. & 98 Mauser Action Rifjes A few years ago I started an ambitious (Pat. Pend.) project. I wanted to prove that we have In addition to improving the appearance and handling of your Mauser become a nation of poor sports, that viola- i Rifle, The New Fischer Safety offers you the following features and tions had increased amazingly. I wrote to the conveniences and can be matched by no other safety in the world. appropriate departments in over 20 states and 1. The Rifle may be loaded and unloaded or closed on a live cart- ridge in absolute safety by positive locking the cocking piece. enclosed a form for the head of the depart- 2. Operates on two moving parts (cam principle) most power- ment to fill out, asking for a frank expression ful easiest and quietest. 3. Shortest travel, fastest let off. of his opinion on how this trend could be 4. Selective bolt lock which automatically unlocks when in curbed. I thought it would be a good story, firing position. 5. Requires no stock altering or disfiguring, if adequately documented but I wanted un- works with any make of trigger and will not interfere with impeachable evidence to support my theory. any existing equipment. 6. Allows bolt to be disassembled without tools The story was never written. Months or the usual effort. 7. Has third stage position which offers double safety in transporting in saddle scabbard, brush, etc. by folding back elapsed before I received replies to some of against action where it is guarded against being snared on brush or the letters I had written. Probably a half- other objects. 8. Approved by the technical staff of the N. R. A. 9. Un- dozen complete replies did come in, cer- conditional Guaranteed for Life. 10. 100% satisfaction guaranteed with tainly not enough to enable me to form a solid premise for my case. Yet, those from The combined features offers you the greatest safety in the world. whom I did hear, were unanimous that vio- lations had increased alarmingly. Some were Complete Installation For Target Shooters-Installed $ (Send Complete Action) Available Without the Bolt Lock of the opinion that the hunter who fires at $1/ any moving object was usually a war vet- I[send complefe action) 48-hour service. Dealers and Gunsmiths write for special insfallation eran, a man to whom the value of life meant ,nnd mice- .- - schedule.- -.------2522 CHICAGO DRIVE, S. W. but little. I do not agree with this theory, brand it as spurious. MODERN GUN SHOP sum urns,, mw.

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51 Many stated, with what I believe is some At camp, when the deer was dressed and truth, that the introduction of big game in hung, it was discovered that it had been shot certain eastern states, had brought a new type twice, once when it was killed, again when of hunter into the field, a type of hunter new it was being transported to camp. A little to the woods, laws of safety, and proper con- difference in the aim, and my friend would duct. Others felt that many of the big game have been the victim! hunters were some species of juvenile delin- I suspect one of the best cures for this quents. mass murder in the woods would be more Few of them offered a remedy for the stringent regulations in the procurement of ailments, aside from a plea for more war- hunting licenses. About all that is required dens, sharper penalties. There must be better today is the money to pay the fee. It's a fast answers. Today, I suspect violations are still deal. Too fast! Every applicant should be on the upswing. examined as to his background, his physical Wear it for Will you kill a man next Fall? It's not a reactions, and mental capacity, his knowledge huntinw .. . Reverse pleasant thing to contemplate. You won't, if of the game laws. Before a car driver is it for you observe the rules that should govern a licensed, he is given driving tests, his eye- casual man with a gun. sight must be corrected if faulty, he must wear. If your eyes are not good, don't try to get have a firm grasp of motor vehicle laws-yet a license, or else unwittingly, you will be a a car is no less a deadly weapon than a gun. menace in the woods. Last year, a friend Tests might weed out the poor risks. bagged his deer about a mile from camp, Such an examination, many claim, would gutted it, swung it over his shoulder and slow up the orderly issuance of hunting tags. started back to camp. Fifty yards away, a It would, beyond doubt, but if it can save Inside or Out. the Alaska ''htvcisit" offers more in style, comfort and versatility I Wear the red rifle roared. My friend dropped to the lives, isn't it worthwhile? Offhand, I do not side out for hunting ...the clean, smart-looking, ground. A man tore out of the bushes, ran know if any state has set up such a system. brown nylon for casual wear. Extra heavy lining toward him shouting, brandishing a rifle, a If they have, I'd like to match their ex- ...big roomy pockets, accessible from either side ..snug fitting, ribbed wool half-wristlets to stop wild look on his face. My friend rose to his perience with violations in states where it's sleeve drafts. 100% down-filled to assure maxi- feet, his own gun at the alert. simply a matter of laying down the money mum warmth. To order, send height, weight and "You trying to shoot me?" he inquired. and getting the tag which contains a mini- chest measurements. Hunter Red on one side, reverses to Autumn Brown. The man dropped his rifle, stood, wringing mum of information, usually identification his hands. angles only. "All I saw was the deer," he admitted. I once asked a dozen hunters, met at ran- "Let me see your license," my friend de- dom, what sport magazines they read. I RUSH further information on the above and FREE catalog in 1 manded. He copied down the essential infor- found only four who read any sport maga- Down lnsuloted Garment3 for men, women ond chnldren. I I mation. "Says here your vision is normal," zines. This is not a plea for the perusal of I Nome 1 I he charged. sport magazines, but where else can embryo [' Address- I The flustered man admitted that he had hunters learn the things a good sportsman 1 City Lone-StoIe I lied, that his vision was poor. "You gonna should know to protect his own life and the .ÑÑÑÑÑÑÑ----~---turn me in?" he nervously inquired. lives of others? "You're damned right I am!" my friend I cannot think that a really sane and nor- answered. He did, too. mal man would be indifferent if he caused

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This varies with the many different powder types, ranging all the way from a scant 10 pounds pressure for some fast burning powders used in trap loads, to as much as 90 pounds pressure applied to some of the progressive powders used in magnum duck loads. Data sheets on this phase of shot-shell handloading may be ob- Good hunters know SfER tained from most suppliers, and are also He knows that if his favorite rifle is loaded witn available in the new Alcan Company cata- logue. SIERRABULLETS, he is sure to get his game. In making up a long range, maximum Don't forget ...sight in before that hunting trip. load for duck shooting using, for example, AL-7 powder, the wad column must be given a pressure of 88 to 90 pounds. If only 4'0 pounds pressure were applied, combustion IERRA BULLETS Wh~ttier,California would not be as uniform. Muzzle flash would 600 West Whittier Blvd. occur, indicating unburned powder. Patterns FOR TARGET OR GAME... 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These guns are chambered for the just such shooting as this, and it workec Volume I" and 3-inch magnum loads. beautifully. Where sky busters kept tht The 3-inch magnum duck loads shot out ducks flying high, however, a 12 gauge mag "The Luger Pistol" of magnum guns designed to handle them num pump (30" full choke barrel) and Here are two fascinating, readable (12 gauge guns with 30" full choke barrels) inch magnum loads with No. 4 shot combina books want Written have an amazing effective duck killing range. tion proved considerably better and mort you'U to own. by Fred Datig, of The effective duck killing range is in- effective. This latter combination wodc one the world's foremost authorities on weapons, creased over regular 12 gauge-26'' barrel reach out and bring down ducks that th~ both books are profusely illustrated high velocity guns by at least twenty yards. auto-loader and 2% inch magnum load com with charts and photographs. This I have put to rigid tests, and I have bination would only dust or wound. found it to be true. There is no doubt about it, a wider us( In areas where one has to compete with of magnum guns and loads for duck shoot the sky busters (or contend with them, ing would cut down greatly on crippled birds Cartridges foi should we say,) think of just how many Like many other hunters, I cau sit in a blinc Collectors, Vol- more ducks this will put in the bag for the and wait until I can see the whites of tht ume I, lists, de- number of shots fired, and how many less d,uck's eyes before I start shooting, but hov scribes and fl- cripples left to die miserable deaths later. often does one get a chance to do this i~ lustrates unusu- The 2% inch magnum shells in standard the public duck shooting areas today? T~I al cartridges most of which auto-loading 12 gauge guns increase the average duck hunter knows the answer t~ are not listed in effective duck killing range over the lighter that one. any other book. combinations, safely, from 12 to 15 yards. Most of the public hunting area shootin1 Also contains a Most 12 gauge auto-loaders have sufficient will be at long range if the hunter is to ge section on many weight (with recoil pads) to handle the 2% very much shooting, It definitely pays to us, of the most pop- inch magnum loads without too much recoil a gun and load combination that will reacl ular military and jam. In some models there are no ad- up and bring down the high flyers, withou and sportin~ justments to make when changing from leaving cripples in the marshes. Cl rounds of the world today. 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much as I hunted deer in this same territory, If you have never felt frustration, try Made of flnest Solingen listen for evidence of bandtail pigeon feed- taking bandtail pigeon with a heavy shotgun steel. Holds edze shm ing. When I eased into a section where they when they are coming at you across those enough to shave with. Finest huntinz fishing were feeding, I got into a gunning position West Coast hills at express train speeh and all 'round' sportini aid made. Includes 2=/4'' comparatively free from brush and tossed a closing the range each time you miss. Many blade, la/*'' blade, screw driver, Phillips screw stick into the feeding area. The bandtails gunners will say there is no such thing as an driver, reamer - punch - would tower to clear the high alder and awl blade can opener, ideal bandtail pigeon gun. Press them a bit bottle oveker, and scis- second growth flr, giving me a chance for further and they will aIso say there is no soml three quick shots. On some red letter occa- F-121.... ~...... : .... 3.75 such thing as a good pigeon shot, either. sions, I managed to down three birds out of And in many ways they are right on both the flock. MOS

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A whole new con- compensated for its shortcomings as a pass cept in design and engineering was employed in gun. Fact is, I took my limit with less shells order to make the tool you requested. Look at than A1 Lyman did that day. these not-to-be-co~iedfeature% Next day, back on my own home grounds in the huckleberry brush, it was no contest between my 20 and Al's 12 gauge magnum. 1. ~ullysizes shot shell cases, correcting WL~ We eased along through the huckleberry and diameter and rim thickness to conform exactly el(1erI)erry brush, flushing single, doubles and small flocks of bandtails. Three times I got to factory dimensions. doubles, while A1 cursed and sweated out just four pigeons during the forenoon hunt. 1 2. Removes old primer automatically. It was ruffed grouse shooting, with a few added touches particular to bandtail pigeon ~ alone. In some of the more open glades, they 3. Reforms damaged shells to feed properly in all came out of the huckleberry bushes like , automatic shotgum snipe out of the Canary Grass along Ore- ' gon's fabulous Coquille River. 4. To assure perfectly uniform ballistics, tool seats If you think the proper selection of a the primers by pressure from inside the shell. shotgun for pigeon shooting is controversial, try asking a gathering of rabid West Coast bandtail gunners about proper shot sizes. 5. Seats entire wad column in one operation. I 'rhere are those who use and swear by num- Wad punch is graduated in pounds of wad A ber 4 shot for pigeon shooting. At the other end of the scale, there are bandtail pigeon pressure applied. gunners who use nothing but size 8. The best compromise, of course, is found between 6. One stroke of the press returns a perfect these two extremes. Those gunners who use folded crimp to a once fired shell. size 4 shot and 12 gauge magnums confine themselves strictly to pass shooting. Gunners Dies Available In All Popular Gauges. using size 8 shot hunt the heavier cover$ using a fairly open bored ruffed grouse gun GH Shot Shell Reloading Tool, including one set of dies...... , . . .$69.90 for close range shooting. But where a gunner Shot Shell Dies...... $3O.W plans on covering the entire field, from See your sporting &s dealer or your local gun- heavy brush-covered huckleberry ridges and ~~11th.For further kfortnation write direct. acorh flats to occasional pass shooting, the selection of shot sizes must be well rounded. As I see it, size 4 shot is out for a target the size of a bandtail pigeon, unless you are throwing at least 1% ounces to give a' sufficiently dense pattern. And 1 would ques- tion anv shot size smaller than 7%. too. ~andiailsare hard to kill, mu& more so than ruffed grouse or hve. And, unless they are killed very dead, they are very likely to escape in the heavy cover to suffer and die. Mu 11 Hunting Pigeon dogs, well trained retrievers, are few and far between. So it is up to the gunner Accessories to grass his birds thoroughly, or lose many of them. J$12.50 N~W- One Neoprene 1 think 1 have used every shot size which might be considered even remotely suitable For Mauser, Springfield, - Piece Cheekpiece for bandtail pigeon shooting. And over the and Enfield. Also speed- years my shot sizes, like my selection of a Right Hand Mauser :; ..Q* ,: ,< . $3.95 lock kit for dl three. proper gauge, have narrowed down. I can- safety '$'- wght & left hand not, in the nature of this shooting, expect to $1 5.00 ~085;~a to fit any low cover all possible gunning situations with Gx ~t -& ,.-.< my 20 gauge. By the same token, I cannot .$?& ; comb stock. expect to cover all gunning sit~~ationsto hest advantage with the shot size I use. But day DAYTON TRAISTER CO. DEALERS AND in and day out, all through the autumn 7912 S. E. WWEU BLVD. JOBBERS INQUIRIES pigeon gunning, I find that 7% and 6 size PORTLAND 6, OREGO INVITED 7x- shot are my most versatile loadings. ' . The 20 gauge is one factor in sticking to these two-shoi sizes, of course. With a 12 gauge, one could up the size to 5's for pass shooting, but not above that. The killing qualities of both 7% and size 6 are ex- cellent. For the shorter, heavy cover shooting, when those bandtails are acting like ruffed grouse, there is no shot size I have ever used which was as consistent as 7% in any EELAND CAR- B.S.A. .222 Short Action Field Rifle, with tht gauge. My 20 gauge modified barrel handles NDOW SUPPORT high comb, which has now completely proven this size to perfection, too, another factor to TH ALL ANGLE its ability in accuracy. Com- be considered. A shot size of 7 would also SCOPE-HOLDING plete with Factory Sights be a good selection for this heavy cover gun- HEAD, ... $147.00 ning, if the pattern board showed that your complete Parker-Hale Mounts for above gun was partial to this size. gun No. 6 shot is my choice for the more open ...... $1 5.00 shooting. And, on occasion, I use it in my Stith Mounts for above gun second barrel, with its full choked pattern, FREELAND CAR-WINDOW even in the heavy brush. For, quite often, SUPPORT, only .$7.50 ...... $20.00 ...... you have gunning situations in heavy cover, with the range extended well out toward the 40 yard mark. A close pattern is easier to get through the brush under the circum- stances. For such shooting is usually out and out snapshooting, with the gunner trying to intercept his game through a narrow avenue B.S.A. 7MM and 257R Medium Action rifle with of the forest, a hole in the otherwise dense FREELAND POPULAR BENCH continental stock, is a very fine rifle;complete canopy of trees through which his bird is REST STAND, with with factory sights. Same escaping. 3 sand bags...... $!20.00 mounts as above applicable.. $151.50 Recently I have experimented with special handloads, bandtail pigeon shooting in mind. B.S.A. -22 Caliber Martini Target Rifle, either Of those tested two have shown distinct in the light or heavy weight rifle, and made for promise on the pattern board. They are both either right hand or left hand 20 gauge loads, using 7% and 6 shot, but shooters, with sights...... $1 51.00 loaded to a full 1% ounce, instead of my former 1 ounce loading. These loads sweeten the pattern considerably in the 20 gauge, FREELAND 3-Point Electronic Bedder...... $15.00 while still staying within the light weight Freeland Sling Keeper $1.25 Gun wiper...... SO of this handy, versatile gun, The recoil de- MELAND AIL ANGLE TRIPOD, COLT 357 Magnum...... $89.50 veloped by these handloads is very mild-no mention scope ...... $14.95 more noticeable than when using the 1 ounce SMITH AND WESSONHIGHWAY PATROLMAN~5.00 loadings. I haven't yet had a chance to use HIGH STANDARD 22 Cal Sport Kiig...... $43.75 them on bandtails, but in trap shooting they RUGER SINGLE SIX, Light or Reg. Wt...... $63.25 have given some exciting results. PACHMAYR PISTOL KITS,. 4 gun model...... $%SO This load is as follows: shot charge, either LYMAN ALL AMERICAN 4% Scope...... $49.50 7% or size 6, 1% ounce, 27 grains of Al-7 UNERTL 20x54 Spotting Sdope...... $64.00 powder, Remington primers and shells. Data for this load was taken from the Alan Com- Complete outfitter to the shooter, relaader and hunter. pany handbook, 1955 edition. The 1956 lists FREELAND FREELAND Send $1.00 fer Catalogue, which is refunded on order of these same loadings with 32 grains of Al-8. a Sdss Type Rwular Palm Rest Palm Rest $39 or me. slower burning powder than Al-7. $1 8.50 $12.50 Whdwale to wablished dealers Both these loadings should be ideal, but as A1 Lyman says, "NO matter what gun or load you are using, there will come a time when you wish you had something else." All FREELAND'S SCOPE STANDS 1 I know is that it is the greatest shooting 1 have ever had, and it trains you to a fine AL FREELAND point for duck, snipe and coot shooting later 3737 Fourteenth Avenue Rock Island, Illinois 1 in the season. Last winter, after spending considerable of the autumn season shooting bandtails, I took five snipe without a miss on a blustery, rainswept swamp. 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Yet its recoil is so moderate that women enjoy shooting this 7MM. 23 years in our present shop 40 years experienw in rifle building Bolts p@llalwd and Jmhd &niw &I 6KGTTGaliriI~~. 205-G WEST ISLAY STREET ~nurGdbolt handla (lor low WOPO) ------am R OY G R A DL E SANTA BARBARA, CAL~ORN~A ANTHONY GUYMON INC. ma swm D~IW ~raud~,Wwhln#tm REAPING RAIL BEHIND THE REAPER (Continued from page 35)

cinches, each trying to outdo the others. And the fun started then, before we had Then, suddenly, the shooting was finished, the bird. the rice was cut and the rail all gone. we "Watch out! He's a-gittin' it!'' one of the gathered our dead birds and argued over reaping men shouted as he leaped from his claims and counter&ims. But actually machine and took out after a dark bulky Protect valuabW ngequipment in the*% there was plenty for all. We averaged six "It's a eoon!" Mrs. Schmidt shrieked. and at home with La~re^,-~ rail each-funny-looking birds with long custom-styled saddle leaf legs and long bills, and feathers speckled we stood and watched the man lunging shooting accessories.. .fav like mallard hens. through the black and mucky goo, splashing ites with four generations of the stuff all over himself as he wallowed in , sportsmen. The bag limit is 25 rail, and as our kill pursuit of the ringtail. We laid bets on No. 8. RIFLE SCABBARD fell far short of this amount we decided to what would happen if the man did catch the For rifle with telescope sight. shoot another field. fast-running varmint. He caught it, but ah'' carrying strap. Rich ma- The next field was disappointing. Only when he did the old coon proved himself a hogany oil finish. Send trac- one rail flushed. But we had fun of a dif- handful. Finally subdued, the coon was held ing of rifle with the scope ferent sort that time. When a lone rail rose up for our inspection, then turned loose. We mounted. $16.00 it flew at a tangent from Mrs. Schmidt. The all watched it head for cover like a turpen- No. 18. SHELL CARRIER Ilostpaid lady accounted for it with her second shot. Holds four boxes of shotgun shells tined cat. and their original containers. In- side weather protection flaps. Rich mahogany finish with reinforced I * NEW IMPROVED LIGHT WEIGHT TEXAN SCOPES I carrying handle. Specify gauge of shell. Basket weave., $16.00 .- .. . - .-. vostpaid FREE CATALOG Over 100 custom-made holster styles, cartridge HUNTING 1 belts, slides, rifle , slings, knife sheaths r Proof Shock Proof Fog Proof and holster belts. ------' SEE SCDP6 WITH MTERNAl PLEASE SEND FOLDER ON TEXAN SCOPES WINDAGE AND 1 1 ELEVATION ADJUSTMENTS @ N& SCOPES WITH FIXED RETICLE 2';; ADDRESS (For VM with odfuitment in mount) 6~ $58 SO I ZONE-STATE. 2'iX $29 SO I CITY 4X $3850 2'iX CHUCK (34" Mix) $1995 ' TEXAN SCOPES 6X 148 50 4X CHUCK ('4' mix) ST1 SO 21 14 SOUTH BROADWAY TYLER, TEXAS -----..- ---

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61 Except for one bird, our bag was as short of the limit as before. We could have gone on to other fields, for reapers were working about us on all sides, but we were satisfied. The hunt had been different from any we ordering instructions. had ever experienced, and there was plenty of meat. "Mighty good eating, these rail," Boi~illion ,,7 remarked as we sorted the birds beside the car. "They taste like tender teal!' We spread u out the black marsh birds, about the size of HERRETT'S small chickens, and counted them. Rail are a spirited bird when they are QELD MODELS OR flushed, but there is nothing special about the guns tor shooting them. Any good shot- gun loaded with No. 7's or 7Ws will do TROOPER well, but since short ranges and fast-flying are the rule, an open-bored gun is best. I STOCKS used a pump Model 12 and Doc Futch carried an old Savage autoloader which he had whacked off and fitted with an adjustable Custom fitted to the exact needs of your choke. He twisted. that choke out to im- hands, these stocks are made for either proved cylinder and did some fast doubles Colt's or Smith & Wesson Revolvers and are shooting when the birds flushed from the cut designed especially for heavy loads for field. officers or field shooting. Herrett's exclusive There are hundreds of rice fields in Soutli- design gives the needed re-distribution of re- . east Texas and dozens of them around Aha coil for comfortable shooting of heavy cali- Loma and Eagle Lake. So, if you're unhapp! bers. Made with or without thumbrest and dissatisfied with the way you're being pushed around by the hunting pressure of overcrowded fields and diminishing birds. or if you're just hankering for a dab of sure enough gun fun, spend a few days in Texas among the king rail at harvest time. @ 1 DETECTIVE MOST AMAZING1 SERIES STOCKS

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Neveibefore used in a commercial bluer. ,ce~~in all respects. $1.25 per 4 oz. kit. fps. Over 1000 fp. Energy. ALSO for 38 Canals hot Pr' Special at lower velocities. READY FOR X2 C~~~P~~~IN:~OL~ION,:orsma1lsteel,brass IMMEDIATE DELIVERY. Loading tables =ivesheavy blue black plate. Hard. durable. From $1.00 furnished. for 4 oz. to ~~S.OOper gal. 25c postage Per kit. All bullets packed 100 to box. ~eferall orders to jobbers Write for free descriptive price list. N~li~;;l~Ad~~;~e~;g;;a~;;c~~;;;~;L~~jl~;~.New! Barrel Bands for 12-gauge ~~~~~k.s~~~dCO., winston-salern, N.C. AS jobber. Shotguns, 1" or 1 '/4" Bows $2.00. popular discounts on all products to the trade Exceotional proposition for JOBBERS.Write 83 E. PARK ST., BLEVINS GUN SHOP p^T~.PHIL JUDD 64 lha. WALTHER PP .SBAO^! WEHRMACHT & LUFTWAFFE FAVORITE! The PP Model means Polizei Pistole, originally designed for police use as a holster pistol. 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This gun is perfectly balanced gia, Germany, ranked high as prize souve tnd weighted, giving a quick and accurate hot with complete safety to the user. nirs of World War 11. IATEST automatic; INSIDE AUTOMATIC GLEVATOR SAFETY blocks hammer and * * nly releases at the very last moment of During our accuracy and function testin; he trigger pull. Double Action-optional of the 5 pistols (50 rounds each), then m first shot-safe and ready as a revolver. Nalther .32 and .380 pistols are also equip- was not one malfunction in any of th~ bed with a 'signal pin*, which protrudes pistols tested. Accuracy of all guns wa rom back of slide, to signal-even in the excellent. lark-when a cartridge is in the chamber. !hus, you can even feel when gun is loaded! * * WALlHtK MAKK 11 IMPKUVEMENTS LUMINOUS SIGHTS WITH AMERICAN STANDARD Quality of machine work on our sample S UARE NOTCH ON ALL MODELS STREAM- L%ED QUICK DRAW RxtAR SIGHT ON ALL pistols is excellent and all are beautifully PP MOOELS DEEP. 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Per 1500 rd. case...... $75.00 U.S. Oovt. All-Proof Gun Envelope*. CAL. .30-06 BARRELS...... Only $3.95 You may have seen these advertised at tremendous CAL. 7mm MAUSER, per 100 rds...... $3.00 a) Rifle Size, 2 for $1.00 postpaid prices elsewhere, but now buy them at prices that Pllnker and reloader speelal buy of the -Mag- b) Pistol Size, 3 for $1.00 postpaid ps.Yg*? z%ew& y;"h~m&mp&yb~ao&v;i nlficiently manufactured ammo In 'as is* condition. Military Full Patch Bullet, famoua makes DWM. fit receivers with under 1-1/16" thread.-A give-away SFM others you will be amazed. All DWM fur- All Mag. and Gun Envelopes sent ppd. I at our price. nlabed on five-shot clips at no extra charge. CAL. 27mm FLARE PISTOLS.. ...Only $5.95 All Guns and Ammo sent FOB Arlington 9. Va. (WALTHER Model). Priceless War Hello at the 1939- CAL. .303 BRITISH, per 100 rds...... $4.00 45 Period. In Perfect operating condition. No Per- Commercial Export Ammo hall type full patch Send 3c stamp for any letters requiring a reply. nit 1*011111rad D&B& faniKfirm A raw haivflln. bullets. Manufactured aa' beautiful 'brass eases but too late to end the Boer War. American Prim- Send 10c stamps or coin for FREE Surprise cata- ers. etc. Per cafe 1000 rds...... $40.00 log, Ed. GRN-15. CAL. .50, per 100 rds...... $29.95 Send 25c stamps or coin for amazing booklet of HUNTERS LODGE At last a suwly of .50 caliber ammo for gun-bugs, fabulous values and story of America's most etc. at lowest price ever offered. Per case 140 famed Arms Merchant. P. 0. BOX 9229 ARLINGTON 9, VA. Ms...... $41.93 most the New England and Middle Atlantic states, Pennsylvania's wild turkeys were once practically extinct. But fortunately, a few birds were found here and there in the remote and isolated sections Save on ammunition with of the south-central mountains. 70% In days gone by the wild turkey habitat appeared to be confined to the southern part of the state, probably due to the more ideal 'food and shelter to be found in that section. But Mother Nature has a way of making changes, particularly when a new and fa- vorable environment comes into the picture. That's exactly what happened. Some 50 years ago the lumber interests 1 the tool that reloads cleared the northern mountain sides of tim- ber. During the intervening years a second growth took over, which has since developed them into food-bearing trees~oaks,beech, wild cherry, all perfect forage for the wild tur- Shotgun shells key. Each passing year made this new forest growth more ideal habitat for the king of Rifle cartridges the game birds. Around 1940 the wild tur- keys began appearing in scattered flocks. It Pistol cartridges seemed that the wild turkey had found a new Revolver cartridges home for itself. With game refuges scattered throughout Also swages bullets and re-forms metallic cartridge cases its adopted environment, it discovered shel- ter and safety. Local sportsmen became in- Hove better-than-factory ammuni- tion for os little os 30% of the cost of store bought shells . . . and Cartridge 1 with amazingly little work. Every I I New L....J PAK carrier feature of the Lochmiller combino- 1 tion reloading tool is a result of A requests from experienced relooders. Strictly precision throughout, the lochmiller operotes simply and smoothly with on easy downward motion. A screwdriver and one minute's time converts from shotshell dies to rifle or pistol dies. You'll like the speedy, precise operation of the separate priming tool, and appreciate the built-in catcher for old primers, too.

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Our illustrated catalog and lists for the current year mailed upon receipt of 25c coin. Same-day * PRODUCTION MADE RIFLE BARREL5 mervlce 1 All #hipmenti By 6, k, Do~~gias,W.M. rtçgpa+. ~~~d.j 1UL Tmm~~~~~~ madà prepaid. 1 WORLD'S FINEST OFFER YOU. . . . . I - Highest quality. Low Cost. v- long Life. Finest inside finish. Straightest sporten. Record holding Bench Resten. 0 Best discounts (To gunsmiths). 0 Excellent delivery. 0 All calibers from .22 to .450. 0 Barrel fitting service (retail only). Chrome-moly steel. Stainless steel. DEALERS: Write on your letterhead for our prepaid 9 wholesale catalog. Ask for free data on all services. 1 Route 3, Box 435 ROBERT S. FRIELICH 611 Broadway Go Ro DOUGLAS, Uie Member Ç R. A. Charleston, West Vo. NEW YORK 12 N. Y. terested, putting on winter feeding cam- paigns to carry them through their most try- ing period. The wild turkey was on its way hack. Meanwhile, the Pennsylvania game com- mission had taken an interest in restoring the wild turkey as a game bird. In the early days of its attempt to bring hack this highly-prized quarry, it was compelled to purchase stock from private game farms. Probably more of a domestic turkey than a truly wild bird. those introduced almost immediately headed for the nearest barnyard where their kind led an easygoing and well- protected existence. Discouraged with its initial attempt, but determined to continue its efforts, the com- (No pumping!) light, corn- mission acquired a 1000-acre tract in the pact, accurate. .22 or L? .I77 caliber. south-central part of the state where it be- gan its wild turkey operation in 1930. GAS-POWERED At the time Orrii Smith, who practically nursed the turkey back into existence, was one of the commission's game protectors. While on duty he often came across the birds during their spring mating season. He would watch how the wild gobblers would at- tract iheir mates and also learned that when a hen refused to heed the calling, curiosity Here's a shorter, lightweight carbine-ty rifle that gives you about 40 effortless, fuE finally drove him to seek his ladylove. impact shots with a single COa gas cartridge. That gave Orrie ihe idea of establishing Perfect for women and children, too; meets propagating areas in the state game refuges, the experienced shooter's demand for a low placing wing-clipped hens in open wire en- cost indoor-outdoor gun. closed pens into which the gobblers could fly No pumping; powered by Crosman CO; Powerlets- and leave at will. up to 40 shots at 450 f;p/s average muzzle velocity. The idea paid off and, by selective breed- Precision-rifled 18"barrel. 6 lands and grooves. ing, the domestic blood was gradually re- Every gun factory tested to group shots laced with that of a wild strain. The first lets you closer at 25'. settings were gathered and hatched in in- Easy fingertip cocking. cubators. The next clutch was left for the 1. Shoot RIGHT lien to brood. Eventually a bird developed Positive pushtype cross-lock safety.. .shows red --- 2. Shoot MORE OFTEN on "off" position. game range, carrying distance averages 3. Shoot IN MORE PLACES Small 100'; only 300'. ..ideal for safer shooting in limited areas. *Safer, accurate "power-without- Smooth, easy bolt action. RELOADERS! powder" shooting-full impact at e All blued steel; sport-style hardwood stock B & M OFFERS YOU A , short range, but carrying distance averages only 300 ft.-fits per- Choice of standard calibers. ,177 (Model 187) for tighter target groups, higher COMPLETE SERVICE fectly today's "limited area" shoot- velocity, and lowest-costshooting -- ing conditions. .22 (Model 180) for ta et shootin , and for eater Tools 6 Equipment shocking power for plsing, smalfgame anGests 1  Weight, 4 Ibs.; lenfeth, 34". 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Show8 !¥à Coastocks are PRECISION INLETTED MAIN- y..Â¥ 2 TAINING very close tolerance-R EQU IRES y. ;¥à MINIMUM FINAL INLETTINGÑWhe proper- Y. 3 ly fitted, NO GAPS OR SPACES SHOWING AROUND ACTION OR BARREL. !:; ATTENTION DEALERS: BIGGEST DISCOUNTS EVER OFFERED 8 5878 Towne Avenue COASTCARVING SHOP ~s~n~e~es~,~a~~f~rn~o y. ,:$ .**.**..**.**.*.A.*..**..**.A*..**A*.A*.AAAA**AAdAA***d*A*AAAA***.A*A.*A*AAAA...... 67 - with the characteristics of a wild turkey. who would bag a bronze beauty, has made it - In 1945 the original plant was discon- possible for the birds to sustain themselves TURRET MODEL inued. It was replaced by another in a in what has been an ever-increasing number. ~orth-centralcounty which has an annual At times, as many as 75 or more birds will opacity of 5,000 birds, as compared with the appear at the winter feeders maintained dur- Shot Shell Loader .,500 produced at the original site. ing periods of deep snows. During .the years of 1937 and 1938, Roger The wild turkey population today is such l 12-16-20 Gauge Jatham, chief of the division of research of that the Pennsylvania game commission has l Dies interchangeable he Pennsylvania Game Commission, con- added another week of hunting for the com- in either model lucted a survey of the wild turkey range, ing season, making it five weeks, the most mmp~ete $7150 hen almost restricted to the south-central liberal in the history of the sport, a far cry )ortion of the state. Latham estimated the from 20 years ago when the shooting period erritory to be about two million acres, in was 20 days, and with 27 of the "turkey !8 of the 67 counties. Today, the wild turkey counties" closed to any hunting of the birds. s found in all but a few of the counties, with Whether this extended season will con- 1 range that has increased to 13 million tinue into the future is a question only the icres. Within that area there are well over days to come can answer. One thing is cer- 00 forest game refuges. tain, more and more hunters will take to the The wild turkey in its new-found environ- woods in quest of this prize and the more sent is largely inaccessible on much of the often they do so, the more experience they ange in the north-central region. That, com- will gain in learning what makes a wild lined with the inexperience of most of those turkey wild. 63 1 STANOARL Finest Another FITZ Bullseye! Target Grip Shot Shell GOLD BOND TEN-0-GRIP Loader Ever-- .. Unbreakable! Non-Slip! Perfect Fit! D Loads 3 in. Developed nagnum Precision Molded of High-impact "DURAMITE" for the Complete caliber FOR FULL change $13.50 1 BIG .45! Ill DETAILS

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do scattergunners, and yet, despite the many publications of this kind which are distrib- uted free by arms manufacturers, there is still a lack of understanding of the basic princi- ples of shotgun chokes. Single-Base Split-Band There are, of course, two fundamental classifications of choke-the solid or inbuilt choke which is a permanent part- of the WIN. 88 Mount inside bore of the shotgun barrel, and GRIPS LIKE A "BEAR TRAP" the variable or adjustable choke which is affixed to the muzzle of the shotgun. Solid choke has changed very little since the days NOW! Completely revised for the when Fred Kimble developed it for practical first time . . . the indispensable book use. All shotguns, of whatever gauge, are m gun price*. manufactured with a choice of barrels con- taining different degrees of choke. There are generally four chokes from which to PUTS SCOPE WHERE YOU choose: The Gun Collector's . NEED IT TO SEE BEST. .. Barrel Marking Degree of Choke FAR FORWARD Cylinder Bore-a completely open bore, con- Hand Book of Values I taining no choke Improved Cylinder-containing a minimum BY CHARLES EDWARD CHAPEL. This new OR... edition of the bible for gun collectors degree of choke is fully up-to-date. All prices have Modified-containing a medium degree of been re-valued after consultation with BECAUSE choke leading gun dealers and other experts. BANDS FIT ANYWHERE Full-containing a maximum degree of choke The book describes in complete detail almost 3,000 antique and semi-modern ALONG ONE-PIECE BASE. The hunter who shoots nothing but ducks firearms, and enables the collector to identify and a raise each of them Split Bands In All Sizes. %". w, l", readily. WITH 48 FULL-PAGE 26mm. Mount $15.00 (1" 6 26mm PLATES ILLUSTRATING NEARLY HIGH, $1.00 extra) 1 .no0 ARMS FROM LEADING US. stores. BOX 2427 COWARD-McCANN 210 Madison Ave. New York 16

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Sam* tatlow* hov a "mariw'a touch"' with gun* for wind rwistonce and friction in your rwl, you mid out-perform o chompion ...... yd ~d~y~~ do looks and even a champion could do better with tt (torts with effective lubrication. Lubrication MOLYKOTE. wtth MOLYKOTE is o tru revolutionary development. MOLYKOTE obviously con do nothing It'. called the "~aster'sTouch" because one penny's about wind resistance . . . but it certainly con and doe* metht worth Is often more effective on uns and fishing about friction! In fact octual scientific measurements show th3 reels than on expensive overhaul. he active ingred- MOLYKOTE reduced friction to less than that of sliding on melt- lent in this amazing lubricant is the purest molybde- Ing ice. num disulfide powder ovailobie. By molecular at- Buy a tube and spot It the working ports of your equip- traction It bonds an coating on mat. You'll be amazed! Purified molybdenum disulfide gives you urfoces. the smoothest working equipment you ever imagined. The trl ger pull in your gun be- Truly . it's a "Master's Touch" comes smooth and even . . . adit wiii . . ttoy that wa within a fraction of an ounce regardless of weather . . from 120' to 40" below. . Send $1 .00 now The "Master's Touch" applies to

THE ALPHA MOLYKOTE CORP. 63 HARVARO AV8. 4 STAM?OROa CONN. ::. > might buy a full choke gun, while the skee~ shooter would buy an open or improved cylinder. The man who wanted a variety NEW 20x SP rim SCOPEI of shooting would require more than one 14 inchem I-. A pr me. A I * .... gun, or at least a gun with several barrels, enameled finish. Pine Imported coated optics. Fmpigskin ease and strap. Guaranteed. poktpald each with a different choke hore. NWPrecision Optics A Million Thrills Even for the hunter who uses only one 33 Models $9.95 to $135 Guaranteed Savings or two shotguns, it is a must to pattern his Alk for Cooler's Nam gun with various shot loads if he wants to achieve the most effective results. The way choke is built into the bore of the barrel varies with the manufacturere~some use ept. G30,43 E. Oreen. pandena, Calll a long, gradual constriction while others FILL OUT! Mall TODAY! use a sharp angle of constriction in a pro- portionately shorter space. Such factors as NAME______this have a direct bearing on the manner in which the gun performs. Only the hunter himself can determine, by patterning, at what ranges and with what load8 his gun I 1 1 1 FACTORY INSTALLATION 1

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, - -T^Ñiia^.-vTy-"ng - * . . - - is most effective. I have seen 12-gauge , guns marked modified and even improved R INSTANT ACTION cylinder which shot a pattern of over ,.. 65% or 70% with No. 7% or comparable -. .- S".. nt, i loads, and 80% with a No. 6 load! While solid choke has been built into s'i shotgun barrels for almost a century, the adjustable choke was developed only about SCOPE MOUNT &:.""- -: 25 years ago. Here there is much more variety than in the field of solid choke. . ' the world's fastest detachable mount Some choke attachments consist of an adapter which is fastened to the muzzle end of the barrel. Onto the adapter is screwed a variety of tubes. The advantages of this type of choke attachment are that you can use one gun and still have a variety of degrees of choke for different kinds of shooting. In 1920 E. Field White, who was already known for many inventions in the automotive and other fields, patented the first com- pletely self-contained, adjustable shotgun choke, which worked on the principle of a chuck, and could be adjusted for any of nine degrees of choke by simply turning a knurled sleeve to the proper setting. White called his product the Poly-Choke (from the Greek word "poly," meaning "many"), and set up a company to manufacture it in the Connecticut River Valley where some of the world's biggest arms makers instantly positions gunscope and just as quickly -lifts have been established since colonial days. The Poly-Choke was immediately success- off! A simple press of the plunger removes or replaces ful, and has grown over the years and paved No struggling with screw-drivers no groping the way for a variety of other adjustable - chokes. for coins - no clamping. screws to tighten. The manufacture and installation of most Kruzell's exclusive V-design plus the positive seating adjustable chokes is not as simple as it appears to the user. Since it must be made of the precision-milled V surfaces assure a guaranteed accuracy! Fits most every rifle and comes in three mountings; Hi-Top, Lo-Top and Side Mount Locations. Genuine Tooled Leather Weight, 5% oz. - overall length 3'/z1'. HOLSTERS If your dealer cannot supply------you, order direct. I KRUZELL DISTRIBUTING CO. 211 Sams Building 1 Bay City, Michigan ¥l 56 1 Please send literature . 1 Please send Kruzell Scope Mount to fit I .. . . rifle. 1 Choice of 3 interchangeable brackets I' Hi-T0P 0 Lo-T0P side-M0unt 0 I Enclosed is $14.95 Check lo-Top, Hi-Top and Side-Mount 1 r") ^"y [""I 1 1 NAME I -fit all bases. Guaranteed accuracy! ADDRESS I [ CITY-- STATE J FOR DUCKS & GEESE AT LONG RANGE Holsters for all model guns. 10Go. MAGNUM-, Made of best saddle leather, flower carved, at $5-45 the low price of. . . - SPECIFY MAKE, CALIBER AND ¥m BEST 10 Go. MAGNUM We've ever ottere BARREL LENGTH 32" SOLID Chopper Lump barrels, full choke and Nitro Proved. Double purdey bolt and greener cross-bolt locking system. Engraved action. French Walnut stocks. Finest Craftsmanship by Ugarteburu of Eibar. Wt. app. 1 1 Ibs. Limited supply only available during 1956. ONLY $1 89.50. ...$ rice subject to change without notice. (Discounts to Dealers) FLINTROP At[s < .+ 4034 W. Notional Avo. EV. 3-2626 ;. .. @ FRANK CLARK, JR. MILWAUKEE 15, WISCONSIN Box 297 (Life NRA) Cheyenne, Wyo. tor installation on all makes and gauges The NEW SIMMONS DELUXE of shotguns, with many varying features, it must be adaptableyet it must be so VENTILATED RIB SEE ARMS TRADE YEARBOOK 195 precise that it produces the accuracy de- FOR CLASSIFIED LISTINGS - OVER 6,000 POSITIVELY STOPS DISTORTION OF COLLECTORS, DEALERS, GUNSMITH manded of it on each individual gun. For JOBBERS, MANUFACTURERS, IMPORTER instance, the Poly-Choke is manufactured From HEAT WAVES . . . Lets You ETC. REGULARLY $2.50. NOW ONLY $ in a variety of diameter sizes for each POINT FASTER . . . SHOOT BETTER PAUL WAHL. BOX 6. BOGOTA. N., shotgun gauge size, and can be installed  only by a franchised installer who has ib supports are HOLLOW! That means lightness for easier special tools and training. handling.. .complete diffusion of heat 1 MULTI-TARGET HOLDER To understand the reason for this, it is waves. No shimmer in your /*- U. 8. Patent No. 2,722.420 necessary to understand what determines line of sight. TEN target frames in ONE SHOOTERS bi es the "gauge" of a shotgun. The early arms FOR ALL GAUGES- BOON since NOAH'Stime. TOPS too for JUNIOR: air rifle or archery set. MONEY BACK GUARAN makers used a somewhat arbitrary standard ON ALL GUNS dO- TEE. Postwid ...... S1O.O1 ' for their various bore diameters. They set write TODAY for free brochure their standard by the number of lead balls 1 T. H. ADAMSON Bx"%equalling a pound, each of which measured the same in diameter as the bore of the shotgun barrel. Thus, if there were twelve balls to a pound, each of which just fit i the barrel's bore diameter, it was a 12- u~r~nuun oimmuriS FOR: We whole heartedly believe that we manu. gauge gun. Custom fittine 0 One week service faetura the Knelt Product6 of their kind In the This standard has been followed since world, we are continually striving to Imurove their Duality, glve them to you at a very nominal the early days, the only difficulty being that cost a0 that YOU can afford to buv thnm. maka it is not an exact measurement. Bore di- I us a living pay, and ~tiifybath

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PWS~~ (No C.O.D.'s please) IGoerg Holster For the active man who wants the best. The Packaged one set to a box most comfortable and scientifically designed with real horseshoe nails holster ever offered the hand-gunner. Many Send orders to: for mounting. new features. Unconditionally guaranteed. I $1 5.50, ~ost~oid.Dealers inauire. SAN ANGEL0 DIE CASTING & MFG. CO. GOERG ENTERPRISES Box 9844 "Inventions Perfected and Manufactured" San Angela, Texas 3009 S. Laurel Port Angeles, Wash. * yards and over to woodcock at 20 yards a Notches ore Old-Fashioned under. However, the additional in-betwe settings are provided to take care of va BARRELS ations in the shot load being used. For example, suppose a full choke setti BARRELS gave a good 76-78% pattern at 40 yar with a No. 7% load. Switched to a No. BARRELS Magnum load at the same choke settir the pattern would probably be too ca BARRELS centrated to hit anything. There would be , overchoked condition, producing a "blow BARRELS pattern, with the shot hopelessly scatters In order to get the same 76-78% patte BARRELS with the Magnum load as with 7G's, t he The Ideal Gift for choke would have to be opened up a settiias the Hunter in Your Family BARRELS or two to obtain less constriction. Unsightly notches on your gunstock tell There's a parallel with the hose aga in on1 part of the story. The hunter who is reah proud of his skill uses solid gold or For the finest - here. If the water faucet is turned on hillf silver "STUDS" that show the head and way and the nozzle adjusted as tightly as name of the actual game killed. "STUDS" specify SAA barrels possible (comparable to a heavier shot lea( are beautifully embossed game heads that 1) are permanent, easy to use and enrich the the stream of water would be too tight or appearance of your gunstock. would spray out on all sides (overchoked ). Ask for "STUDS" at your dealer. If he 0 From the SLIM-20 can't supply you, order direct and include The nozzle would have to be loosened a 1)it your dealer's name and address. To the BULL to get back to the desired water stream "STUDS" are available in these 18 POD- ular game head designs in either 10-k Choice of calibres (or pattern). gold at $3.00 each, or Sterling silver One more question frequently asked con- at $1.25 each. Federal Tax Included. including the 6 mm. cerns the method of installing an adjustab ELK DEER BROWN BEAR choke on a shotgun which already has son BEAR WOLF GRIZZLY BEAR 4 or 6 groove MOOSE TURKEY MOUNTAIN GOAT inbuilt choke in the barrel. It is extreme CARIBOU COYOTE MOUNTAIN SHEEP Finished barrels or important for shotgun owners to reali ANTELOPE CAT (Panther) JAVALINA BLACK TAIL DEER barrel blanks that their gun barrels need not be cut c MULE DEER SKUNK (a good gag) in order to install an adjustable choke c Send for list GA the muzzle, except in very rare, speci DEALERS WANTED - Cash in on national advertising that's creating - - cases. Unless the owner desires his gi demand for "STUDS". Thousands sold last season. Write today for barrel shortened, the inbuilt choke is n details. JOHNSON AUTOMATICS removed by cutting it off but by removi~ ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED 1102 N. Main Ave. HOPE VALLEY, RHODE ISLAND Son Antonio 2, Tex.

Sleep In Your Car! 1 'OSTER" SHOOTING ACCESSORIES 1 A mmoleta line 02 all trees ot shootias eaulpment The Sensotienal New Including surplus Aootlne matu that retail at half the rice of other mata on the market. Mall orders ailed cromDtl?. KAR SNOOZER Write far free matwo and cries: CONVERTS ANY CAR INTO A BEDROOM! Outer l~eulrlnlnvltç Dept. S.R. Pays for itself in motd savings! Convenient, ¥to any- where for a nap! Perfect for hunting, fishing, vacation- Llanerch Gun Shop a~pe?:~~~. 2;y;;ugYpg,pgt$gi ;y;;;x s$&;;;$ f$i;y;; compact storage. Rests on tops'of front and back seats. Sturdy hardwood frame-heavy 10 oz. white canvas duck. SEND NO MONEY! 24" X 72". At your dealers or shipped postpaid. Dealer-Jobber inquiries INITIALED MONOGRAMS for Hand Guns SANDERSONPISTOL STOCKS invited. 10 Day Money Back Guar- Easily replace factory medalllemÑS 00 P P help you get the extra points. ASK THE CHAMPIONS1 antee! KAR SNOOZER MFG. CO., Specify colt or s & W-tme iitçritu ~d INDIVIDUALLY SHAPED TO YOUR SPECIFICATIONS. liutruetlona NAME YOUR aUN FOR INFORMATION. Dallas '8. Texas. E. R. FARSHLER, Livennore, California LEW SA NDERSON30?&&1~1!; #j$g!;*

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MILL RUN PRODUCTS COMPANY Cleveland 13, Ohio it from the inside. Poly-Choke uses a special IT'S NEW I IT'S FUN1 IT'S GREAT PRACTICE! reaming process to remove all inbuilt chokes. a/uminum@ so that the bore diameter of the barrel and of the choke to he installed match exactly. HAND If the barrel is not shortened at all, its ^EY TRAP overall length will be increased, by the turos and monthly pay- length of the choke. If the same finished ment plan. length is desired, the barrel will be cut 6 CHAMPIONS AT STUD off just enough so that the installation of the choke brings it back to its original MAR MEAT DANES. REB. length. If the owner desires it shortened, the barrel will be cut and the finished in- stallation made to any length he specified, the FORSTER PRECISION down to the shortest legal barrel lengtli in his state. C'MOSSBERGa SONS, INC. CASE TRIMMER There is one supplementary advantage in 0.64510 St. John St., New Haven 5, Conn, I L- - the installation of an adjustable choke. (>1:H4:ldl44*D:lld44- When, as frequently happens, the muzzle of a gun has become plugged with mud or snow and then fired, the muzzle is very api to he blown off. In the case of single-barrel guns (adjustable chokes cannot be installed Winchester Military 303 British Cartridges, loo-$ 10 4 L on double-barrels, of course), the barrel ic not ruined, because an adjustable choke can will trim cartridge cases e ¥ faster and be installed on the muzzle, rendering the far more accurately, regardless of variation8 gun as good as or better than ever. in head diameter. SEE IT,-TRY IT,-BUY IT! NO OTHER CASE TRIMMER EQUALS 17 Choke has an important bearing on shoot IN QUALITY, PERFORMANCE NOR PRICE1 ing in other regards such as deformed shot. which effect shotgun patterns and thei~ killing power. Any pellets which become deformed (flattened and misshapen, 01 "balled" together with other shot) as they leave the gun barrel can distort ihe pattern. or even more important, the shotstring. These ACCURATE AND RELIABLE pellets perform in many strange ways. FALL HEADSPACE GAUGES lagging behind the rest of the shot group Sheep - Grizzly BULLET PULLERS or flying out to the side. They almost in- Caribou Moose GUARD SCREWS - LOADING DIE BLANKS variably lose their effective penetrating SPRING strength before reaching the target, if they KODIAK BEAR LOWEST FACTORY PRICES ever get that far, because of the wind Small arties of discriminuit~~wailixnsn ure write for free literature resistance developed by their flat surfaces. invitecf to: AIRMAIL. Gunsmith and Dealer Inquiries Invifed. HAL WAUGH, Reg. Guide The reasons for deformed shot may some- times lie in the type of choke (either in- Skagway Alaska 1 FORSTER BROTHERSli 94 Lanark,E. Lanu* IIII~I~ An. built or adjustable) or the way it is in

period FOR THE PROFESSIONAL I More and more professional stock makers are using Decal It does not polish - or lubricate. Its Checkering Patterns, finding this to be the most efficient way I sole function is to CLEAN GUNS by to apply the design to the gunstock. They have also dis- completely removing ALL covered that with Dual Checkering Patterns they can offer gun fouling - including lead- their clients a much larger choice of designs. (Illustrated is ing, metal fouling and rust. one of a new series of patterns designed expressly for the Ask your gun dealer about Custom Stockmaker.l Hoppe's or send 15c for sample. "Gun Cleaning I FOR THE AMATEUR Guide" FREE upon request A number of patterns are also available to meet the needs of the novice. In addition to checkering, some of these designs FRANK A. HOPPE, INC. may also be used with the easier-to-do stippling techniques. However, genuine checkering is not too difficult, and hun- dreds of amateurs have produced professional-looking check- ering jobs with the aid of Decal Checkering Patterns.

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COMBAT GRIPS., . Acme Shot Shell Loader Preferred by Decaps Recaps Sizes Expert Pistolmen Loads Crimps - Precisimn Cawed from IMPORTED ROSEWOOD The COMBAT GRIP gives you ease of han- Reforms to the rim dling for combat and torget shooting . .. makes pointing your gun as natural as Model 100 ( 100 shells per hour) $69.95 pointing your finger. Available for: Model 200 ( 150 shells per hour) $89.95 S&W K, Combat, Sq. Butt Map, Magnum Colt 0. M., 0. P., New Service Complete Nothing Else to BUY At your dealer's or order direct - Send for Free Literature 1 LO& All Makes -~n~ conditio" YOUR SATISFACTION GUARANTEED 1 1 DEALERS: Write today for illustrated infor- mation on the quality line of COMBAT GRIPS. Mdel$OO ' ACME INDUSTRIES CUSTOM CRAFT CO. lllustmted. 625 W. Lawrence St. Appleton, Wisconsin BOX 457 MAIN, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA 1 1 p.---"- a Gavt. Surplus a

competition. Ideal for indoor and outdoor practice to train the eye and hand for larger caliber handguns. Price $29.95, express c01- lect, with 200 pellets from Dor-Len Sales Co., Dept. G-10, 254 E. Paces Ferry Road, NE, Atlanta (5) Georgia.

a fa a Rifle Barrel Cal. 30.06 e Brand New aovt. Surplus 24 inch; Completely e a Finished. Value $25.00 Special ...... postpaid $8-95 :mine slings 69~a web 1va~ .- in. New...... U. S. Army Leather Rifle Sling Used...... $1.00 : 8 -RUBBER 4! simple plunger arrangement which instantly !RECOIL BOOTS detaches the scope and mount for safe. com- 8for shotgun $ fortable carryin; in separate case or picket. :or rifle 3,DOZEfd The scope can be clicked into place again .- in an instant without the use of keys, coins or UBLIC SPORT SHOPS special tools and is easily interchangeable WELLER'S GUN-CLEANING LINE fea- S. 16th St., Phila. 2, Pa. No COD! fLr use with other rifles. ~xclusivev-2esign tures a solvent-cleaner preparation that pre- plus positive seating of precision-milled V vents barrel corrosion and contains a lu- surfaces assures guaranteed accuracy. Choice bricating quality for additional rust pro- :THE MOUNT THAT WILL: of three interchangeable brackets: Hi-Top, tection. Other accessories include: smooth, : ALWAYS ZERO BACK : Lo-Top and Side mount locations that fit all light gun oil, gun and rifle cleaning patches, bases. All scope mounts are mad,e of alumi- shotgun cleaning swabs, spring-tempered num with an anodized finish. Overall length wire brushes, pistol and cleaning rifle rods, is 3%", weight is 5% ounces. Write Kruzell shotgun cleaning rods to fit all .410 to 12 Gunsmithing Works, Dept. G-10, Bay City, gauge guns. Also deluxe gun cleaning kits Mich. for pistols, rifles or shotguns in various gauges and calibers-and a multi-gauge I' ti1""L.b a1 IW ,a,ua. baa> off and back on between shot& $19.15 pap. { shotgun kit. For prices and discounts, write No Wrench needed ta dust. Erwin Weller Co., Dept. G-10, Sioux City, O~emmr sight. Fixed reticule saopea OW. Rigid when locked no bouncing around to damage me. Iowa. Dbcmmt to dealem. For fr%e Wormation writa: GEORGE M. FISCHER :Box 22R Billings, Mont. : o*********o*oooomooo**oooo* : EXPANDING DEMT PLUGS : in 12,16 and 20 Gauge o BSF bbMATCH"AIR PISTOL is imported rrom its famous West German manufacturer. [t is 15%" long with a precision-rifled, blued- 3teel barrel, micrometer rear sight, adjustable : SIMPLIFIES WORK OF REMOVING : :rigger pull and polished walnut stock. A MICRO OPEN SIGHT SET for Spring- DENTS IN SHOTGUN BARRELS 0 ;omplete stock of repair parts is maintained field and Enfield consists of a front sight Iu using an expanding dmt lug yon eliminate : the makh or buying of exmnsive solid ~lugs, n Atlanta, Georgia, and .177 air-gun pellets band with an inside diameter of .60Ot' to .645" several of which am needed for each gauge. ire available everywhere. Very accurate, the These pluos have center diameter of about .OW * in .005" steps, with gold bead blade sight; less than standard diameter of !am% bore and e BSF has been thoroughly tested in match can be expanded to fit any overs~zedbore. e and a rear band in two sizes (Springfield ( Made of Brmse to Prevent jammino G? marring b a of awe. : Price per Dent Plug...... $ 4.25 1 AFRICAN 1 Set of 3 (one of each gauge) .....$12.00 1 OUR SEKRET FOR SALE SEND 25c FOR 48-PAGE CATALOG . 1 RELICS Old "Time Tested" reliable, triple action : FRANK MITTERMEIER (Esf. 1936). Arrowheads from Congo PIGMY people product is now available for the first time. "Gunsmith Supply Headquarters'' I0for $1 .OCbig-game types. Museum Especially developed for the finest gun 3577 E. Tremont Ave., New York 65, N.Y. a qualiv items obtained by archeological Safar~through Congo Cameroons and operation and maintenance-thoroughly Nigeria AFRICA, ar; available 'from (1) Cleans, (2) Lubricates and (3) Preserves I 1 direct trader. Tribal masks of Bamileke, Bamendo Bateke etc. for sale. Photo all surfaces and working parts. 25 Cell Brilliance 66,000 list on rebuest. ~keshorn $20-$50. A Life Time's Supply at your Finger Tips. candle~owerBeacon RARE ARROWHEADS FROM NIGERIAN 1 ANCIENT CACHE-8 for $1.00. Send Formula $1.00 for M-88 R. T. WATERS ALADDIN SPORT CENTER 315 Elks Bldg. Springfield, Ill.

I RmWmSmPRIMER AND BRASS 1 NEW SHOTGUN 6.6 Jau. 6.6 Carcano. 6.5 M. S. Bram. $9.76 REAR SIGHT-Install yourself in one minute. Per 100. Primera. Large Rifle, Small Rifle, Guoronteed Accuracy. Will not snag on brush Small Pidl $2.24 uer 260. Loaded 6.6 Jau. or slip out of place. Fits all models. 6.5 Carcano. 6.6 M. S. $5.00 Per 20. No Send $1 -00-Special Prices for Dealers 0.0.D.'~ BROWN & BROWN MFG. CO. SHELL SHOP Dept. 20 3705 Sunset Blvd. Los Angelea 26, Calif. 721 Rector Ave. Hot Springs, Ark. Enfield) with either a semi-buckhorn or flat- top sporting rear. Finished and blued; comes ready for installation. Complete set retails 7'WiCE as WARM! for $9. Rear band only with standard 96'' dovetail for mounting sporting rear lists for AS ANY OTHER INSULATION $3. For catalog or folders showing this and other sights, write Micro Sight Company, Dept. G-10, 5813 Mission St., San Francisco (12) Calif.

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tooled engraved design, appearance of a more expensively priced case. Extra heavy outer shell of special formulated vinyl has a hand-finished color toning. Unaffected by extremes of cold and heat. Heavily padded, thick fibre pile fabric lining. Full length zipper, leather handle. Available in all lengths for rifles and shotguns; fits guns with low-mount scope only. Retails for approx- imately $20. Full information, discounts sent GALES1 HIJO AUTOMATIC, a pocke upon request. Write Kolpin Bros., Dept. size, 8-shot, 11-ounce automatic pistol, G-10, Berlin, Wisc. made and designed by one of Europe's leal ing manufacturers. Available in -22 and .2 caliber models, it is designed for reliabl protection as well as plinking and targf CATALOG oractice. Convenient to carrv. the Galesi ' ,, H ientific FACTS jo Automatic is easy to fire. Prices rang ABOUT DOWN! from $24.95 to $34.50. For additional detai Illustrates Down and complete specifications including illu 7. qarments for men, . trated pi-ice lists, write Sloan7s Sportin 100%7 women and young- Goods Inc., Dept. G-10, 88 Chambers SI DOWN sters; 18 styles fran New York (7) N. Y. 14.50 to $79.50. NEW MODEL 57 TARGET REVOLVER leeping bags fron . MINUTE MAN GUN BLUE is a col in .22 rimfire calibcr is equipped with front $14.95 to $89.50 chemical composition, one application proce! elevating and rear windage adjustable target ... Dawn comfortef- for bluing guns and articles of iron an sights. The 8-shot Iver Johnson comes in and many useful 6", 4" and 21/2'' barrel lengths and features outdoor items. steel. Approved by the National Sportsmen READ WHAT Institute, Minute Man Gun Blue has bee the smoo~hI-J blue finish, new wide hammer ' OTHERS Sb on the market 34 years. Each Minute Ma spur, screw-adjustable main spring, improved ABOUT Gun Blue kit contains all the equipme~ centerpin catch and scored target trigger. DOWN necessary to d.0 the job-2 oz. bottle of gu Fully-checkered thumb rest grips of durable blue and directions. Requiring no heatinl Tenite are fitted. The "57" handles all .22 Lighter than feathers, warmer 7 instant-action Minute Man Gun Blue retai rimfires including the high velocity loads, than ten sweaters. Nylon for- tified outer fabric. Satin lined. 1 for $1 at all gun shops. For additional i~ and retails for $29.95 from Iver Johnson's Elastic knit wool collar. Sizes formation, write: New Method Mfg. Co Arms & Cycle Works, Dept. G-10, Fitchburg, Down1 36 to 48 in Scarlet, Smoke, A De~t.G-10. Bradford. Pa. Mass. L Dead Grass and Forest Green. Caps 7 $14.50. Add 50c for ship L 1 Expert Rifleman's KAMOUS WALTHER AUTOMATICS 1 Scarlet fobric 7 11 Warldls Safest! Wadd's Finest! 5 Sofety Features! and fur. Dead 1 Badge NEW WALTHER P. P. NEW PRE. Grass, Smoke, ores sty Made In 1916 at WAR qnality. Su erhly balanced. Rack Island Arsenal. Precision rnanuLctured.AFJSO. Green, Marsh Tan or LUTE SAFETY. No accidental fir. 7"$4 Cast US. Govt. $12.50 ing. Ready as a revolver with DOU. Steel Gray with beaver BLE ACTION. OUTSIDE SAFETY SPECIAL md INSIDE AUTOMATIC SAFETY. SIGNAL PIN EX. POSED HAh~MER.Exten~io~fiogerrnag~zi~efor~ncrca~ed 100% ~ccuracy.Home ~mtectmn.sidearms ioc law emforcernen~ $125 DOWN POSTPAID Gold plated aver solid bronze. Raised letters . . . Limited quafitity. Compare with any other. If you do 1 not agree ours is far better quality and far better value, return for full and prompt refund, including shipping costs both ways. NI SAN FRANCISCO, C BEWARE OF IMITATIONS Ours are the original and genuine Down in- sulated garments - made exclusively under U. S. Patents in our own factory. They are sold direct to you only.. .never through deal- ers or middlemen. . . never under any other "-..r assurance of tL- L-* We ~iveYOU handiemt hunting and fishing knife you've ever had1 Ha8 4-INCH LONG highly tern~ered~teel blsd-VERY SHARP1 Attractive handle. We send knife FREE to ac~uainl YOU with our below-wholesale bar~ains.Plesse send 25c for handling. NO LIMIT-but send 25c h~ndlingfor each knife, Order TODAY! HUNTING KNIFE. Dept. K-11, Box 881. St. Louis. MII. I plinking, small game and varmint shooting, protecting the home. The barrel, available in 2", 4" and 6" lengths, contains a rifled high-tensile steel insert. Frame of aircraft quality aluminum has an anodized gun-metal WHY RISK YOUR LIFE finish. Adjustable front sight and a notched BE SAFE WITH OUR GRIP COMPASS1 It's easy to install, replaces your grip cap large enough for all rear sight. Stock equipped with a non-slip mns, can't be lost, bewmes' pari of your gun; no holes to drill, will not ruin stock. Finest cornpaw, jeweled conforming checkered grip. Has single or haring, luminous, waterproof, shwk resistant with m- breakable cap. At your dealer's or postpairl, $2.95. double action with instant automatic ejec- Patent pending. tion. Retails for $29.95 including Federal FRA-MAR COMPANY tax. Cody Mfg. Corp., Dept. G-10, 465 Taylor 3 Jones Ave., Wilmington, Massachusetts St., Springfield, Mass.

$8.00 HI-SPEED $1 0.00 Rougher Finisher .a-06, .3W Sav., .SO8 Wln., 7mm. -270 Win., -257 Roberts, -250-3000 Sav., 220 swlft, 22-250, -222 Rem. $1 0.00 $12.50 Rougher HI-SPEED Finisher 243 Win., 244 Rem. .2l9 Wasp, -22 Hornet, .22K Hornet, 218 Bm, .300 H & H. -30-40 Kraa. -30-06 Ackley Imp.. -35 Whelen. NEW COLORFUL CATALOG by 0. F. GAGES Mossberg & Sons Inc. contains the entire .30-06 8 MM -257 Roberts .SO8 Win. Mossberg line of rifles, shotguns, telescope BRAND NEW - ONLY 1.50 EACH set of three $4.00. one oiem orttnance type. Ground sights, spotting scopes, other equipment. It head and angle. held to .OOl limit, hardened, 58 Rock- gives detailed features and specifications of well. GO-NO-GO and FIELD. FULLY GUARANTEED - ORDER TODAY each model. Also lists the many firearms REDFORD REAMER GO,, BOX 4863-G which are produced today that have grooved Redfo~Station, Detroit 19, Michigan receivers and, can mount the popular 4M4 Mossberg scope. In addition, it contains in- formation on the Covey Hand Trap which throws one, two or three standard clay tar- gets. For free copy write 0. F. Mossberg & Sons Inc., Dept. G-10, New Haven, Conn.

NEW FULL COLOR CATALOG of .22 handguns has been published by Hi-Standard which illustrates and describes in detail the complete line of their .22 caliber pistols and revolvers. According to the manufacturer, thi3 is the first time any hand,gun manufac- SUBSCRIBE TODAY! 1 turer has ever published a catalog in full color. Hi-Standard handguns are priced as low as $34.95. Catalogs are available upon THE LEWIS LEAD REMOVER request. For free copy write: High Standard SATISFACTION GUARANTEED 1 light, perfectly balanced, quick-acting and Manufacturing Corp., Dept. G:lO, Hamden, Conn. 1 -hi-speed jackets

I H Altered by Forolng.... for low 1 SCOP0 ...... $7.50 Polished & Jewelled Preclaion Indexed ...... 6.50 Special-Both for ...... I2:OO Custom Rifle Stocklng and Rebarrel~ng KESS ARMS COMPANY De~t.XI0 1 283 N. Green Bov Ave. Milwmukee -12. Wis. 1

Mod. 760 Slide action rifles. Mod. 746 AUW n-mws, mud. 870 Winomaster Shotguns. Mod. 11/48 and new 11/48 Sportsman auto Shotguns New Rem. 22 cal. Model 572. Prlces completely lnstallch at our plant Is $18.75 which includes return postage. WRITE FOR FOLDER J. DEWEY GUN CO. East Hampton Connecticut 1 REINHART FAJEN, Box 1150, Warsaw. Missouri ture completely revised sight material. Com- plete sight specifications are included to- gether with illustrations to help select the proper sights for any type of gun. Write Marble Arms Corporation, Dept. G-10, Glad- stone> NIich. 11 SWISS ARMY RIFLES ~8911

TORNADO SHOTGUN BORE CLEAN- ER is a device designed and made to elimi- nate the possibility of scoring or scratching a bore. Has no sharp ends or meshes where abrasive particles can lodge. Enters the bar- rel easily and contacts every part of the bore with every stroke. Gun owners who prefer to keep leading out of their shotguns and avoid risking damage to the bore or choke, or dislike soaking and swabbing for several days will like the Tornado. Fits all standard American cleaning rods; comes in every gauge. For additional information including prices, write Boehm-Sheldon Inc., Dept. G-10, CROW HUNTING "PACKAGE" for the Box 128, Antigo, Wisc. ever-growing sport of crow hunting includes: a two-sided 10-inch, 78 RPM record of in- structions and demonstrations, a ten-chapter B B I book covering all phases of "crow hunting" : THE m and a vibrant crow call. All by Toad, the ; NEW PAT E... . . B noted crow hunter. Entire "package" popu- I Comp!ete job as shown now 8 reduced to $20 ! larly priced at $2.75. For ordering ihforma- I tion write Toad Woodward Co., Dept. G-10, I MUZZLE : Lemar, Missouri. ! BRAKE ! i Tiny but POTENT! Custom-fitted to look like, ' I and &tually be, part of your rifle barrel. Write : I for literature. B WISLER'S 1956-57 catalog displays the latest in guns, gun equipment and outdoor : PENDLETON- GUNSHOP ~~~d~~~'r~:; : items for campers, sportsmen, shooters, hunt- bmmmm-m=-mmm-rn--m--m-m--m-* ers and handloaders. All merchandise is hand picked by Russ Wisler-ardent shooter, authority on firearms and handloading meth- SMILE!WITH THCCASE NEW PRESS-FITTRIMMER PILOTS #55 NEW CATALOG for the 1956-57 selling ods, and author of many technical articles. THE LEADER IN DESIGN. PERFORMANCE. season has just been released by the Marble The 144 page catalog contains hundreds of The only ease elmmer made that mms and deb- Arms Corporation. Printed in traditional illustrations, complete specifications and both Inside & outaldm In one operatl-The fast. ea & lowest-priced complete trhmer. ow ~tatlon. black and orange colors, Marble's new cata- prices. All items are fully indexed. An ar9 collet takes all cases-Guaranteed. No other trimmer can compare In meed and mrfomnce. log covers complete line of gun-cleaning kits advance charge of $1.50 per copy is refunded Teat all. with the first order. Send $1.50 to Wisler FRIE FOLDER and accessories, knives, axes and sheaths, gun Sold by Dealers Everywhere sights, gift kits and miscellaneous outing ac- Western Arms Inc., Dept. G-10, 205 Second G. T. SMILEY COMPANY cessories. ,Fully illustrated, its 20 pages fea- St., San Francisco (5) Calif. I58 Kellie Lane Auburn, California

IIPROTECTthe TIPS i FALL REBORE SPECIAL Extended by popular request until Nov. 1st. 11 WITH A Any .25 or 6.5 millimeter to 7 millimeter or 30 and 32 calibre to .35 Whelen $12.50 Rebore,. Rechamber ond Test Fire Parker Cartridge Clip Rebarrellng and Custom Specialists 11 Send gun to: PACIFIC FIREARMS 1517 N. Gardner, Hollywood 46, Calif. Send 25c, refundable, for price lists and brochures

Wonderful World of SOLID RIFLE CASES PROTECTS SCOPE - ASSURES ACCURACY----- W~itefor FREE Fokfer Guns in GUNS Magazine CASSELL CASES, Box 168, Grand Rapids, Mich, '-KANUALL MADEwsKNIVE! 30-06, 8mm8, 270, ' 7mm, Cartridges at your FINGERTIPS for FAST RELOADING High Impact Plastic (Guaranteed) The demo or these world famous handmada knives has wecome so great that at present I'm If not at your dealer, Price $3.00 ppd. several months behind in deliveries. However, I HOLIDAY MFG. CO., Dept. G, refuse to lessen their quality by mass production, Grand Island, Nebr. Your patience will not go unrewarded. Jobbers Dealers Inquiries Invited Send 20@for descriptions, prices and lnstructiva & manual. 50d for fighting knife booklet. W. D. RANDALL, JR., Box 1988-G, Orlando, Fla 7c THE GUN MARKET

Classified ads 15c per word per insertion, including name and address. Payable (on sale November 1) is September 16. Print our ad carefully and mail to: in advance. Minimum ad 10 words. Closing date for the December, 1956 issue GUNS Magazine, 8150 North Central Park ~lvi.,Skokie, Illinois. RIFLES: THE Famous British Current Issue U. S. 30-06 SPRINGFIELDS. VERY good- COLLECTORS.--- .303 Short Lee Enfleld (No. 4 Mark 1) Deluxe $55.00. Perfect-$65.00. Jap 6.5mm rifles. Sporter 10-shot detachable magazine repeater. Very good-$20.00. Jap 257 Roberts. Very TONS RARE Antique Gun Supplies. Illus- ghtweight 24" Barrel. Excellent condition. good-$29.50. Jap 30-06's. Excellent-$22.50. trated catalog 256. Dixie Gun Works, Dept. Do Not Confuse With Obsolete No. 1 Mark I11 German Mod. 98 8mm Mausers. Very good- Q. Union City. Tennessee. 1917 War Model. Free recoil pad and zippered $37.50. Excellent-$42.50. Free list. North - - gun case with sling with each gun. A $110.00 Eastern Firearms, 145 Nassau Street, New OVER 500 ANTIQUE-Modern Guns-Pow- value. Now only $39.50. Send remittance for York. N. Y. der Flasks-Swords-Edged Weapons. Large pmpt delivery. Limited Stock. International Printed List 25c Coin. Cartridges for Col- irearms, 22 Kingman, St. Albans, Vermont. S.PRINGFIELDS, *USERS, Japç etc., at lectors List # 66 25c coin. IEd Howe, Coop-. big bargain prices. Iree Gun List. Al's Gun- ern Mills 11. Maine. ENFIELD RIFLES : Famous 30-06 Enfleld 6- room. 1 Beekman St.. Kew York. N. Y. Shot repeating Service Model $33.00. .303 cal. ANTIQUE ARMS for Collector or Shooter at $24.50. Manufactured by Winchester. Kerning- FRANCOTTE. 12 GAUGE hammerless Damas- Bar ain Pricen. lOc for List. Ladd, catskill, ton and Eddystone. Very good to Excellent. cus, Hamilton, 851 Rural. Williamsport, Penn. N. ~edlersauantitv discounts. Send remittance f. for immediate shipment. Internat6nalffire: GUNS BOUGHT Sold. Traded. List lOc. Pot- $1.00 ALASKA MINERALS $1.00. Ore Ai arms Co., 22 Kingman, St. Albans, Vermont. ras, ~rosstimber~,Missouri. sortment from the Last Frontier. A Swell Gift. 15 different minerals. Send $1.00 to SWISS ARMY Rifles '89 Famous Schmidt- Alaska Northern Lights Ent., P. 0. Box 1101, Rubin Rifles. Hi-power .30 cal. 12-shot re- INDIAN RELICS anchorage, Alaska. peater, fast loading detachable magazine. Ex- cellent condition, while they last $16.50 (2 2 FINE INDIAN War Arrowheads $1.00. of these fine rifles $29.50). Also available as Flint Scalping Knife $1.00. Flint Thunder- GUNS & AMMUNITION finest light weight sporter with 22" barrel bird 2.00. List free. Arrowhead, Box 1249. only $22.50. Ammunition $2.65 box 20 (2 Hot Springs, Arkansas. 30 CALIBER 12-SHOT high-power precision boxes $5.00) Send remittance immediate ship- Swiss Rifle, silk-smooth action, fine accuracy, ment. International Firearms, 22 Kingman, ARROWHEADS ASSORTED : Thirty $5.00 low recoil excellent shooting condition St. Albans, Vermont. hundred $15.00.' Catalog 50c. Tilton Relics; $14.95 ; 48 Military cartridges $5.00 ; ~untine Topeka 25, Kansas. cartridges $3.25 per 20. Free Brochure.****** AMMUNITION: .45 A.C.P. $4.25 PER 100. n catalog S15, Modern & Obsolete 1000 rounds $35.00, 2000 rounds $29.50, !?i!:r Kfles and Shotguns Hard-to-get For- 10,000 rounds $24.50 per 1000. Shipped Duty ENGRAVING eign &'~merican~mmunitidn Loading Tools Free. Immediate shipment. International Fire- Clips Magazines Accessories ' price 256 &far- arms, 1011 Bleury, Montreal, Que. tin B. Retting, &., Culver City (23). Califor- FINE ENGRAVING. Folder. 506 E. C. Prud- nia. homme. 305 Ward Bide., Shreveport, La. RIFLES: FAMOUS .303 Short Lee Enfleld -- (S.M.L.E.) No. 1 Mark 111 British Service ENGRAVING-SCROLLÑgol animals-In- YOUR JAP rifles altered to 30-06 $6.00. Sap Model, ten-shot repeater with detachable dividual designs. Doubles restocked. Gunre- ahells $3.75. Bolts altered for scope $4.50 magazine, only $29.50. Send llemittance for blu, Biltmore 15, N. C. engine turned $4.00. both $8.00. Catalog .05: immediate shipment. International Firearms TP Shop, West Branch 16, Mich. Co.. 22 Kingman, St. Albans, Vermont. CUSTOM GUN Engraving. Free Folder. L. C. AMMUNITION LESS Than Cost. Factory -",Hovt. 321 E. Minnesota St.. 1ndianapol:s. Ind. 25-35 Win. $12.05 Per 100. 33 Win. $14.00 RIFL,ES 303 BRITISH Enflelds, as issued Per 100. 348 $16.50 Per 100 Blanks' 30-06 good cotddition, $27.50 each. 303 British MU^! GUN ENGRAVING. Both Modern and An- ] 7mm 8mm 30-40 44-40 $3.00 Per 100 ~e! tary Cartridges, $7.50 per tiaue. Floyd E. Warren, Rt. S3-Box 87. loads', 39 spec. $32 50 'per 1000 45 Auto Pump action^Rifles. Model 14% Cal 44-40 Cortland, Ohio. $45.00 Per 1,000. Bullets. sized and Lubri- used. 12 shot.-, .enod çmnditi(yn'., $39.5'0 each! cated 38 Spec $16 00 Per 1000 45 Auto 44-40 cartridges $12 00 er hundred Public PARTS & SPECIALTIES $18.00 Per 1.000. No c.o.D.;~Shell Shop, Sport Shops, 11's. 16th Street, ~hiladelphia 3705 Sunset Blvd. LOBAngeles 26, Calif. L, ra. GRIPS-IVORY, pearl, stag, wood. Your de- SAVE UP to %-Buy New Guns. Reloading sign inlaid-gold, platinum, ivory for discrim- tools and components. scopes. shon tools. tirps, inating, Gunreblu, Biltmore 15, N. C. home appliances. Discount list free. Walter Oliver, Box 55, Auburn, Indiana. CALLS DECOYS and Phonograph Records which 'teach the art of calling for duck, CARTRIDGE COLLECTORS-List Ç1 with goose, crow, squirrel and deer. Supplies, eyes, HUNTING RIFLES - Springfield .45-70 heads paint etc. Illustrated catalog lOc. new additions listlne 1000 differpnt 11... S... and.. - - $27.50. .30-06 Springfield High Number foreign Collectors bartridms. Many rarities $57 50 low No $47 50. ~ap6.5 $29.50 Jap Oscar ~uam,'3149 - 39th Ave., South, Min- never before offered. 20#. Martin B. Retting, neapolis, Minn.

7.7 ' $19.50. 8mm ' Danish Krag $34.60 + Inc., Culver City 23, Calif. ~utch~embrue 6.5 $29.50. 8mm ~ustrian Steyr $37 50. Mauser' 8mm $44 50. ~el~ian LEGAL M-I RIFLES $125. M-I carbines $7 85 - ~kuser$29 50- .41 swiss $16.50 GUNSMITHING $87.50. Colt Frontiers', Bisleys $80. lo per: .36-40'Krag excellent $44.50 ; Winchester 1886 907B Nearmont, Tucson, Arizona. .45-70 lever $75 ; Mauser, Springfield, sporters GOLD-SILVER-Nickel Plating. Bright pre- 8mm, 270, .30-06 $60; Remington 760 .270 war bluing. Antiques, Frontiers restored. Gun- ANTIQUE AND Modern Firearms. Send 104 Pump rifle shopworn $95;-write us your reblu, Biltmore 15, N. C. for list. Hawkeye Arms. 3900 S. W. 108 Ave- wants-over 100 000 items on hand-Super nue. Out Box 19-20. Miami 55. Florida. catalog $.50-Ed'~gramonte, 201 Warburton, SHOOTERS: IF you are interested in learn- Yonkers 2K, N. Y. ing Gunsmithing and are willing to spend a SEND lo< FOR lists either shotguns, rifles, few hours in your home shop for handsome handguns, ammunition, or spud 2.5# for all accurate .22 target pistol, send 3 cent stam lists. Frarseth's. Willmar. Minnesota. for complete information. P. 0. Box 368 Terre Haute, Indiana. ALL NEW guns in stock. write your wants. Buy, Sell, Trade. Jeff. Trader, Pocomoke City, Maryland. RELOADING KNOW YOUR Shotgun! Eight 32" x 32" Patterning Targets with instruct~ons. $1.00 CARTRIDGE BOXES with partitions and postnaid. Dealers also solicited. Teerat Pe- data labels, prepaid: 38 spec.-44 spec.-45 signers, Dent. G-56. 3740 Aurora Ave.. Cin- ACP etc. $1.50 dozen. 30-06-30-30 etc. $1.40 cinnati 11, Ohio. dozen. Sample 20c. Labels 50c hundred. J. E. Bridgman, I?. 0. Box 2502, Kansas City 42, Mo. BINOCULARS & TELESCOPES louth N-47. Owosso. Michkan. BINOCULAR SPECIALISTS, all makes re- aired. Authorized Bansch & Lomb. Zeiss- 6ensoldt, and Bushncll dealer. Tele-Optics. 5514 Lawrence, Chicago 30, 111. pistol grip. $60.00. Also Parker-Hale, .22 six BINOCULARS REPAIRED by expert crafts- ahot Adaptors for Enfleld No-2 revolver* HI-NO SPRINGFIELD 30-06 As Issued Ex- man. Hard coating. Eye cups replaced, all $24.00 and WeHey No-1 revolvers $25.00. To cellent Plus $40. A1 Stevens, Granite Falls, makes. We have optics to repair any make. insure proper functioning, revolvers must be Minn. Collimator alignment to finv't snpcificatinn. sent for fitting. For full details on all items contact your dealer or write direct. ~uta'! GUNS ! ! ! GUNS ! ! ! Guns 7 f 1 Winchesters motive Suonlies.- - 1nc;. Newark.,- Ohio. - Colt's Kentuckies. Lueers. ~ntioue-~oderi Gun Bargains. ~ccessories.~rms& Armor. BRAND NEW Colt Official Police .38 Special Big Bargain Catalo 6Oc. Agramonte's, 201 with Staghorn grips and Colt Police Positive Warburton Avenue. Yonkers 2K. N. Y. .38 Special. Each 4" barrel and very highly enuine Colt engraved value $300.00 each JAP 7.7 AMMUNITION. $3.00 per twenty Sacrifice $175.00 each. International me: 30-00 $1.50 per twenty. James B. Sloan, 92 irms, 22 Kingman. St. Albans. Vermont. Ormond Street S.E.. Atlanta 15, Georgia. Avnndale Ave.. San Antonio 10. Texas.  COMPLETE REPAIR Service. Guaranteed. Binoculars, Scopes, ~ecementink,*ardcsating; Ponta, Crosshairs, Rangefinders. or spwial reticule Installed. Refinlshlnx. Blueing. Mod- HOT OFF ern machine shoo. 18 cum in business. Write -- 1 or send instrument "for estimate. Optical Instrument Repair Co., 579 Avondale Ave., San Antonio 10, Texas. -THE PRESS! 1 SCOPES * SCOPES Scopes. 1st Class- Latest Models-Large stock-Post aid Koll- morgen Bear Cub 2W-$36.50, 4g-$46.00 ; L man All-American 2 $39 00 4X- $12 00 - Weaver 60 aeries %F& K3L$29.00 ~42$36.00. KV-$43.60; Unerti 4X ~awk NYLON ROPE Cords Fishing Lines. Fine! $44.50 ; Leupold 4X Pioneer-$50.00 4X made for fishermen 'hunters campers an Mountaineer - $66.50. Mounts - weaver, household use. ~pecialists in' the finest ( Stith Buehler Redfleld, Pachmayr, Leupold. cordage for thousands of uses. Free catalo write for big free price list on scopea, and samples. Beebe Cordage Co., Cranford i mounts, guns, binoculars reloading. We spe- N. J. cialize in prompt service. Our 16th year in business. S. A. Wentllng, Palmyra, Pa. Phone: LEATHER JACKETS Renovated Experti- 86685. Free Circular 11. Berlew Mfg. Co., Freepoi New York. FREE GIANT handbook 1 "How to Bowhux WANTED and Bowfish" 100's Revealing Secrets! All Tells "How to Improve Shooting Accurac: WANTED: REMINGTON hand guns In fine Select best equipment, make your own tackl' condition, also Remington catalogs prior to etc. Illustrated ! Yours Free with 1arc-e Ba 1012. W. E. Florence, 60 Mt. Vernon St., gain Catalog (Save 50% on archery"eGf1 Reading, Mass. ment). Send 25< to cover mailing expens< WANTED: AUTOMATIC Pistols. American refunded on first purchase. Supply Limited and Foreign. Send full description and price. ! Malihu Archery. 1036 South LaBre. James N. Belford. Stutteart. Ark. El%ngeIes 19, California. Dept. 1036-GO1 "THE GUN DIGEST" WANTED: OLD time guns. Single pieces or -1957, 1lth Edition small collections. Describe and price. Cash. FOR SALE Frontier Trading Post, 482 Northwest Hlgh- Edited by John T.Amber way, Des Plaines. Illinois. MINIATURE BRASS BARRELED CANNONS BORED 6 VENTED From $6 to $15 Pair 288 Exciting Pages.. .$2.50, Postpaid "BAD MEN'S GUNS" TIE BARS The all-new 1957 Gun Digest, the accepted lend- TAXIDERMIST 6 TYPES-$2.50 Each, Boxed ing annual authority on guns and accessories, is Send far List Wanted: Nazi Items truly different from all previous 10 editions aa "MODERN TAXIDERMIST Magazine " Green- - well as being distinctly different from every other field Center. 11 N.Y. Devoted Exclu~ivelyto LEN KEL 812 Anderson Av., Palisade, N. J. gun ublication. Famed Editor John T. Amber Taxidermy Methods. Photos. Trial Year's Sub- has definitely "done it again !" scription, $1.00. The 1957 Gun Digest manages to cover both DEALER IN GUNS modern and antique firearms with unusual and FINE DETAILED Sculptor ~axldermy.7 original material which could only have been years experience. A. E. Masters. Master-Taxi- Browning, Weatheriey, Remington, Colt, S & W, selected by Amber, who knows his subject dermist. 1174 Beaver St., Missoula, Mont. Winchester, Ruger, Hi Standard, Savage, Stevens, Johnson, Astra, Whitney. thoroughly. The 1957 Gun Digest will certainly All Ammunition in Stock-Indoor Pistol and fascinate every hunter, target shooter, collector MISCELLANEOUS Rifle Ron e. and trader. ?ISend Catalog Free on Request The 1957-11th Gun Digest contains over 30 original articles by the World's Greatest Gun Ex- ELECTRIC PENCIL : Engraves all Metals BELLS GUN REPAIR & SPORT SHOP pens-plus many rare features like exploded gun $1.50. Beyer Mfg., 10511-Q Springfield, chi: 3313-19 Manheim Rd. Franklin Park, Ill. drawings. ballistic tables. field test data. manu- ¥ag 43. facture; directory, antique and custom guns, plus the most complete modern Gun Catalog ever pub- HAWAIIAN KONA Koffee Generous Trial lished-with all the latest retail orices on each Package, Hawaiian Souvenir "Green Dia- gun, sco e, etc. The whole book is profusely monds" Key Chain Hawaiian Lucky Emblem CLADALOY BULLET CO. Shoulder Patch For Your Shooting Jacket' illustrated. Your Choice One Dollar Postpaid. 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