Guns Magazine articles from January 2005

Guns Magazine archives from January 2005

Oops! Department.(Crossfires: letters to guns)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... On the cover of the November GUNS Magazine, in the lower left corner right above where it says Auto-Ord 1911, there is a title that says "Lever Thumper Rossi Puma .480 Ruger." That sounds like something I would like to read. Now maybe it's just...

AARP.(Crossfires: letters to guns)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... I just finished reading John Taffin's "Campfire Tales" in the November issue. He brought up a good point but really did not elaborate on it. The AARP is extremely anti-gun and anti-Second Amendment. I have tried to contact them about this in...

CZ 52.(Crossfires: letters to guns)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... I just finished reading the article by Holt Bodinson on the CZ 52 in the November issue and found it to be very informative, except that there was no mention of the accuracy testing done by the factory at the time of manufacture. The most...

Welcome to guns magazines golden 50th anniversary issue.(Editorial)
January 1, 2005... GUNS magazine is celebrating its 50th year and is the oldest commercially published monthly magazine dedicated to guns. This issue kicks off our Golden Jubilee year and we've planned a variety of articles to commemorate the event. But don't...

Take it to the mat: movement and tactics.(Ranging Shots)
January 1, 2005... The use of tactics or strategy while on the battlefield is as old as combat itself. Several key issues exist. One example, communications--or lack thereof--have been instrumental more than once over the history of mankind as the determining...

The best shooting game! BPCR combines all the best elements to satisfy a competitive spirit.(Montana Musings)
January 1, 2005... A couple of years ago I was laying on the gurney in the intensive care unit of a Billings, Mont., hospital where I had been flown after suffering a heart attack. The cardiologist had just explained the procedure they were going to perform on me...

Picking Nits: marching on manufacturers with pitchfork and torch raised.(Rifleman)
January 1, 2005... By nature, I'm a patient fellow. Well, somewhat patient, but there are a few rifle related issues that really get me standing up there on the soap box, so be patient if I sound a bit impatient with some of our manufacturers. Scope Dust...

The expedition M-65 Field Jacket: modernized in water repellent leather and detachable liner.
January 1, 2005... Updated for Versatility and Protection Cooper USA has enhanced our most popular syle, the M65 Leather Field Jacket. The soft yet exceptionally durable goatskin is water repellent to protect in foul weather. The quilted liner in the body and...

Revolver vs. auto: the effect of barrel/cylinder gap and barrel length on velocity.(AMMO)
January 1, 2005... Not long ago somebody asked me how much velocity was lost due to the barrel/cylinder gap on revolvers. Of course there is no pat answer but very often I have seen cases where identical cartridges had a higher velocity when fired from a revolver...

The combat shotgun: the good right arm of law enforcement.(Shotgunner)
January 1, 2005... The foremost virtue of the combat shotgun is decisive stopping power. Nothing is 100 percent and, for all its virtues, the shotgun isn't perfect. It kicks, especially with magnum buckshot or rifled slug loads. The recoil is more than many...

Bill of rights.(United States of America)
January 1, 2005... Amendment I Congress shall make no law respecting, an establishment of religion or prohibiting: the free exercise the of; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to...

Questions & answers.(Guns Staff)
January 1, 2005... Q: Can a Cylinder on a revolver be considered a magazine? I looked the word magazine up in the dictionary and the definition is a holder in or on a gun for cartridges to be fed into the gun chamber automatically. I instruct Arizona Fish and...

1955 a vintage year for handguns: it was a banner year and many handguns introduced then would survive half a century later.(Handguns)
January 1, 2005... People called the decade "the Fabulous '50s." For handgunners, that was certainly true. My friend and fellow GUNS columnist John Taffin dubbed this period "the Golden Age of Handguns." The decade had two true banner years, at its beginning and...

The 'tater head: the AR-15 is perhaps our most versatile rifle.(Up On Ars)
January 1, 2005... I call myself a shooter who writes rather than a gunwriter. For the past 35 years or so I have operated kind of a non-profit guidance counseling center for bullets. Sort of a home for wayward projectiles. My interest (with most any and all...

Les Baer 50th anniversary tribute to guns publisher.(Out Of The Box)
January 1, 2005... It's out 50th year publishing GUNS (have we said that before?) and Les Baer did us a biggie. He made a special 1911 .45 ACP Thunder Ranch edition Expressly for our boss, Tom von Rosen, and engraved his name on the side in gold. It shoots like a...

Magnum research BFR 500: the monster truck of handgun cartridges gets a new platform.(Out Of The Box)
January 1, 2005... It is said that timing is everything. When Smith & Wesson introduced the new .500 S&W Magnum a couple of years ago, it appeared to be a real coup catching most of the industry, or at least me, by surprise. Demand for the new gun outstripped...

Feeding the milsurps: shoot more and pay less with surplus ammo.(Surplus Locker)
January 1, 2005... One of the fun aspects of collecting and shooting surplus arms is the never ending search for good, cheap ammo--with an emphasis on cheap. The challenge is that good, cheap, surplus ammo comes and goes. Sometimes it's gone forever. Seen...

Those original great Westerns! Who better to wring out the revolvers gracing the cover of issue no. 1 of guns magazine than one of our first readers?(Great Scott!)
January 1, 2005... 1955, that wonderful year! Ike was in the White House and it was a time of prosperity as the Greatest Generation was working at raising families. Sandwiched in between World War II/Korea and Vietnam, it was a time of peace and growth, and yes,...

A commanding configuration: this scandium/aluminum framed S&W 1911 is a light, touch, durable and reliable Commander-sized pistol.
January 1, 2005... Way back in 1950 Colt introduced the Lightweight Commander and began new era for both the 1911 type and handguns in general. By using a strong aluminum alloy for the frame and reducing the barrel length to [4.sup.1][??] they shaved about 13...

The Winchester Model 1873: then & now; it might not be the strongest lever action rifle ever made, but 700,000 customers can't be wrong.
January 1, 2005... Winchester ,liked to bill the Model 1873 as "gun that won the West." Of course that's nonsense. The Sharps Model 1874 single shot made the "West safe for Winchesters! Regardless, the Model 1873 is one of the more significant firearms in...

Hunting hazards: here's how to avoid the worst of troubles.
January 1, 2005... The storm struck with relentless fury and only the slightest hint of warning. Several elk hunters would never see their wives, children, friends and parents again, succumbing to the elements as they failed to find their way back to lifesaving...

Guns 50th police: it's been a helluva ride the last half century, with an almost complete and diametric reversal of the traditional paradigm.
January 1, 2005... In 1955, the year GUNS magazine was born, the police handgun situation in the United States had been static for decades. The revolver ruled, with only a handful of small town cops and felony squad detectives carrying semiautomatics, usually the...

On guard: our gun rights have been eroding since the turn of the last century. Is the pendulum finally turning?(Rights Watch)
January 1, 2005... Fifty years ago, when GUNS was born, we had already capitulated to decades of federal gun controls. But a 1919 excise tax, a 1927 concealable firearms mailing ban, the National Firearms Act of 1934, requiring registration and taxing of machine...

Outgunned!: true stories of citizens who stood up to outlaws-won.(Guns Books In Brief)
January 1, 2005... Outgunned! is a thoroughly enjoyable and easy read that chronicles the civilian use of firearms to thwart crimes during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In addition to a few of the more common and well-known tales such as the James gang...

Fortress Alcatraz: Guardian of the Golden Gate.
January 1, 2005... The U.S. Army originally designed the famous prison of Alcatraz as a fort to protect the Bay of San Francisco, California after the state was taken from Mexico in 1848. Alcatraz was ideally situated to defend the bay but building the fort...

Kahles-scoped rifle recovered after 27 years on the Alps.(Guns News)
January 1, 2005... A hunting rifle set down in September of 1977 near the Austrian Alps peak of Kometeralpe by a chamois hunter who went to field dress his animal was subsequently lost has been recovered. The Mannlicher Luxus 6.5x57mm rifle was topped with a...

Prosecution works.(Guns News)
January 1, 2005... In an article headlined "Ban on Assault Weapons Didn't Reduce Violence," The Washington Times analyzed government figures to determine why the crime rate is dropping. "According to recent surveys by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS),...

Munchausen, German, subtitled, 1943, directed by Josef von Baky.(Guns DVDs in Brief)
January 1, 2005... DVD, Kino Video, 2004, $29.98, (212) 629-6880, www.kino.com. Rating: **** 1/2 bullets This epic tale of the adventures of Baron M[??]nchausen was Germany's answer to The Wizard of Oz. Of note to historians, M[??]nchausen was filmed...

Walt Disney Treasures: On the Front Lines.
January 1, 2005... 2 DVD Set, Walt Disney Video, 2004, $34.98, http://disneyvideos.disney.go.com. Rating: ***** The first DVD contains many of Disney's WWII propaganda shorts including Der Fuehrer's Face done to the Spike Jones song, and Chicken Little...

Gun show memories.(Crossfire: letter to guns)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... I enjoyed John Taffin's article on the gun show loophole in your September issue. I want to let John and your readers know, that first gun show he mentioned attending at the Swiss Club in Canton Ohio, 1956, was one of the first shows put on by...

Knife with Taurus 24/7.(Crossfire: letter to guns)(Letter to the Editor)
January 1, 2005... I really like the black knife you have on pages 48 and 48 of the November 2004 issue right below the Taurus PT 24/7. Where can I get one? N. Morris Aaron, Ohio The knife was made by the colorful Texas knifemaker Warren Thomas. He uses...

Buy a gun for America.(Crossfire: letter to guns)
January 1, 2005... Your "Buy a gun" idea is rather innovative and sure to set the teeth of the anti-Second Amendment folks on edge. Good! However--and this is not to be viewed as a carping--they preach to the choir. Realizing that this idea would present certain...

Frontier safes.(Quartermaster)
January 1, 2005... There are a few things to think about when picking a safe. One is that it be made well enough to be safe from the common tools in your garage. Second, bolt it down. No matter how heavy it is, if you moved it in, criminal filth can carry it out...

JR'S Hearing Muff Sweats.(Quartermaster)
January 1, 2005... Every once in a while a product comes along and makes life just a little more enjoyable. Wearing some form of hearing protection is pretty much mandatory in the shooting sports. Earplugs don't give the best protection, but are often much more...

Predator shooting rest.(New Products December 2004)
January 1, 2005... From MTM MTM Molded Products introduces the new Predator Shooting Rest. The lightweight Predator is fully adjustable and accommodates both rifles and handguns. Attached by a central telescoping joint, the Predator's butt stock support not...

Hunting software.(New Products December 2004)
January 1, 2005... From Intromark, Inc. Intromark has designed a clever new computer software, Trophy Tines Scouting Report, to assist in the compiling of important data. The program logs maps, trophy details, hunting journal entries and other information on...

Sportsman Series Bipod.(New Products December 2004)
January 1, 2005... From B-Square B-Square introduces the new Sportsman Series Bipod for hunters and target shooters. The clamping plates conform to the contour of the rifle, affording a secure grip without marking or marring the stock. The legs fold and...

Coffin Gun Case.(New Products December 2004)
January 1, 2005... From Cosecore Casecore's Model LF-160B Coffin Gun Case offers a unique and stylish way to transport handguns. The Coffin Gun Case features heavy-duty plywood construction, a black scratch-resistant PVC exterior, red velvet diamond tucked...

Ultimate Hunter.(New Products December 2004)
January 1, 2005... From Cold Steel The Ultimate Hunter from Cold Steel is designed for field dressing and skinning game animals quickly and efficiently. The Ultimate Hunter features a 3.5" drop point AUS 8A stainless steel blade, 5" long Thermoron synthetic...

Basic Reloaders Manual.(New Products December 2004)
January 1, 2005... From Hodgdon Powder Hodgdon Powder has published a new addition of the Basic Reloaders Manual. The 86-page reference guide features data on 66 rifles, including the .223 NS .243 WSSM, 30 handguns and hundreds of recipes for 10-gauge...

New frame colors.(New Products December 2004)
January 1, 2005... From Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch is now offering its five most popular model handguns in three new frame colors: desert tan, green and gray. The new frame colors are available in the USP 40, USP 40 compact, USP 45 Tactical and the Mark...

Stellite 6K Slimline.(New Products December 2004)
January 1, 2005... From Tichbourne Knives Canadian Master knife maker George Tichbourne has created the new Stellite 6K Slimline utility knife for hunters and outdoor enthusiasts. The Stellite Slimline features a four-inch drop point blade with rich luster...

New Stealth .45 ACP.(New Products December 2004)
January 1, 2005... From Para-Ordnance Para-Ordnance welcomes the new Stealth .45 ACP semi-automatic pistol to its popular Para Carry line of compact double-action handguns. The all-black Stealth features a non-reflective, highly durable Para Kote finish with...

"Short Revolution" folder.(New Products December 2004)
January 1, 2005... From Buck Knives Buck Knives introduces the Short Revolution, a com pact version of the popular Revolution-XT utility folder for hunters, backpackers, campers and climbers. Features include a 2.5" 420HC stainless steel blade and an...

New "Hearing Pill".(New Products December 2004)
January 1, 2005... For Shooters American Biohealth has formulated a new non-prescription medication to effectively prevent and restore hearing loss. The Hearing Pill's active ingredient has been approved by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration as a safe and...

New Custom rifle.(New Products December 2004)
January 1, 2005... From Nosler Custom Nosier Custom has produced a limited edition of just 500 bolt-action hunting rifles chambered for the high performance .300 WSM cartridge. Key features include a custom action proprietary trigger with three-position...

About this gunwritin' thing.(Odd Angry Shot)
January 1, 2005... Yeah, okay, I admit it; I had you GUNS readers all wrong. You're not the tea-an'-scones engraved-over/under types I thought you were. Or, if you are, there's some Wild Willies and Roadhouse Lilies lurkin' under those upscale pheasant-huntin'...

Me 'n' TR: have you ever wanted to meet your hero? Maybe you can.(Campfire Tales)
January 1, 2005... I really didn't want to meet him, but mean old Mrs. Fisher insisted. That first meeting wasn't all that exciting either. He was such a small sickly little kid with a high-pitched squeaky voice I didn't want to be bothered with him. But you just...