A Father's Advice If a sportsman true you'd be Listen carefully to me ... Never, never let your gun Pointed be at anyone. That it may unloaded be Matters not the least to me. When a hedge or fence you cross Though of time it cause a loss From your gun the cartridge take For the greater safety's sake. If twixt you and neighboring gun­ Bird shall fly or beast may run Let this maxim ere be thine "Follow not across the line." Stops and beaters oft unseen Lurk behind some leafy screen. Calm and steady always be "Never shoot where you can't see." You may kill or you may miss But atall times think of this: "All the pheasants ever bred Won't repay for one man dead." Written by Mark Beaufoy of Coombe House, Shaftsbury, Dorset, England, in 1902, on pre­ senting his eldest son, Henry Mark, with his first gun. Reproduced here by permission of the au­ thor's granddaughter, Mrs. P. M. Guild. STURM~ RUGER & Company~ Ine~ 2 Lacey Place Southport, Connecticut 06490 IT.S.A. 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JANUARYIFEBRUARY 1982 AMERICAII JAN UARYIFEBRUARY, 1982, Vol. 7, No. 32 FEATURES FLYING WITH HANDGUNS, Walter Leonetti ........... 18 Each Airline Handles Guns Differently REMINGTON 7MM BR, Philip Briggs ......... 30 Just How Good is this Cartridge? THE GAMMON PISTOL, Rick Miller .33 COVER: An experiment in winning. The Gammon. A .45 Designed to Win Matches pistol from Devel. Photo by Neil Nissing. COLT NEW ARMY, Walter Rickell .... .36 D. A. Revolvers are Nothing New HANK WILLIAMS, JR, Michael Bane .38 STAFF This CW Star is a Gun Nut GEORGE E. VON ROSEN Publisher JEROME RAKUSAN Editorial Director CUSTOM GUN OF THE MONTH ..................... 40 DAVE EPPERSON Editor SYDNEY BARKER Art Director CHARTER ARMS EXPLORER, Larry Sterret 42 HENRY MICHELE Art Assistant Test Report on New Semi-auto .22 JOE ROSS Art Assistant TOM HOLLANDER Circulation Director MAG·NA.PORT'S NEW SPECIAL EDITIONS, J. D. Jones .44 Africa's Big Game Animals TRIAL BY FIRE,'John P. 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Match proven design assures positive control of safety without having to shift or • Magazine Chute pro· reposition grip. Browning High Power: $19.95 . Colt $16.95 vldes the fastest possible reloading under combat or ... Extended Combat Slide Release. Now the same technology as match conditions. No fitting applied to the Enforcer parts provides for one hand control necessary. Includes 2 base during reloading leaving the left hand free to insert a fresh pads. $9.95 . magazine. Browning High Power: $19.50 Colt: $17.50 MAIL TO: M·S Safari Arms AH-1 ,..-------------P.O. Box 23370 • Phoenix, AZ 85063 Make. I Please enter my order for: Quantity: Quantl~~)(g{~~~ng Dealer Inquiries Invited 0 Fixed Rear Sight Set Sta,nles< Blue (e) Colt Total' o Standard $14.95 I o With front sight ready for insert $19.95 ... $ __ 24 HOUR TOLL FREE ORDER DESK 0 Ambidextrous Combat Slide Release Set $29.95 ------$-­ Master Charge o Ambidextrous Combat Safety Set Visa I 0 Browning $39.95 0 S&W $39.95 C.O.D. 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