Guns Magazine articles from July 2007

Guns Magazine archives from July 2007

Found the best.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2007... It is official, I will not be renewing my Guns & Ammo subscription, but I will be renewing my GUNS mag for years to come. When the former comes, I'm done with it in about 15 minutes. When GUNS comes, I know I'm gonna read the whole thing, some...

Nominations please.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2007... In his May article Jeff John states the Kimber Model 84 might be the next rifleman's rifle like they called the Winchester Model 70. Have you looked at the new Ruger 77 Hawkeye? It is a real nice-looking rifle, looks better than the old...

Rights watch.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2007... Many thanks to David Codrea for publicizing our problems with the mayor and his friends here in Jackson, Mississippi. Gangs, guns and drugs continue to be a problem here, but the mayor is not worried so long as he can get television exposure....

Sling thing.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2007... Clint Smith, as always, wrote a nice article in "The Defensive Rifle" in April's issue. In the picture of Clint holding the rifle and in the picture of the two housewives holding rifles, Clint and one woman are holding the sling between the...

Legends.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2007... I had to write and let you know how much I enjoyed the article Peter Tamaras wrote on his lunch at the 1961 NRA convention. The reminiscence was so powerful I felt like I had been there with him. At least I wish I had been. It had been a while...

Paris Theodore.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2007... I am a retired Detective Captain, serving 31 years in the NYPD. Around 1971 I was assigned to the legendary Stake Out Unit. A fellow member, Bill Allard, told me about this secret establishment in a commercial high rise on the west side of...

More legends.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2007... The article on Jack O'Connor by Pete Tomaras, while nostalgic, didn't really portray O'Connor's God-like self image. He was, no question, an excellent writer, but perhaps the most opinionated I've ever read! He was even worse than John...

Rip-off warning.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2007... I received an invoice from "Quality Collection Services, 522 N 14th St No. 323, Ponca City, OK 74601." My records indicate my subscription to your magazine expires in August of this year and also indicate I renewed my subscription for two more...

A gun for a gun: the Liberator pistol was "new thinking" back then.(RANGING SHOTS[TM])
July 1, 2007... Historically, one of the lead elements to the bulldogging of a civilian population in warfare is the disarmament of the private sector. Unarmed people find it very hard to defend themselves against anything--including their own...

Ready for an air shotgun? It's surprisingly powerful and versatile.(SHOTGUNNER)
July 1, 2007... Why do I occasionally wax so eloquent about air-guns? They simply offer the best opportunity I know of to keep your shooting proficiency up to hunting and target-shooting standards. And without noise or recoil, the whole family can enjoy the...

Triggers: squeeze 'em.(RIFLEMAN)
July 1, 2007... I've been lucky with triggers. The first rifle I ever shot was Dad's Savage 1914 slide action .22. Its barrel was marked ".22 S, L, & LR." I remember being baffled by what this meant when I was five or six, and feeling very stupid when Dad...

New and improved, old and proven: our handgun editor applauds Smith & Wesson's latest update for 2007.(HANDGUNS)
July 1, 2007... Some years at the SHOT Show, you see bold new concepts constituting "great leaps forward." Some years, you just see evolution instead of revolution. The 2007 SHOT Show was so for the most part. Smith & Wesson's updated product line was a...

Handy stuff: tools keep getting better.(HANDLOADER)
July 1, 2007... Handloading, as a hobby, always seems to lead us to want more stuff. You know the things making the job easier or maybe just more fun, so I thought this month we might look at a few new products making the job even more fun. ********** ...

The .308 Winchester: often, you need little more.(MONTANA MUSINGS)
July 1, 2007... In my humble opinion, American hunters would be far better served if more used rifles in .308 Winchester caliber than any .300 Magnum. Here's a little tale to illustrate my point. A few years ago I was talking deer hunting with a Texan, who...

Archiving your AR-15: long term and short term storage considerations.(UP on ARS)
July 1, 2007... I did a bit a while back on the cleaning and care of the competition or frequent-use AR-15. For a rifle fired a good number of rounds and then rested only until the next outing, which might be as soon as the next day, week, month or so, it was...

Century's Golani Sporter: the Israeli-designed AK hybrid is a solid performer.(SURPLUS LOCKER[TM])
July 1, 2007... If it looks like a Galil and functions like a Galil, is it a Galil? Nope, it's a Golani Sporter, named after Israel's Golani Brigade instrumental in selecting the Galil after conducting extensive field-testing with it. After a long absence from...

Cooper Phoenix .223: a nifty, racy varminter.(OUT OF THE BOX[TM])
July 1, 2007... If ever one could characterize a gun company as traditional Cooper Arms would surely qualify. They have built an enviable reputation crafting guns with great stocks of real walnut and easily disposed of the myth one must have a synthetic stock...

Tipi knife works: the blades of B. J. Snow.(OUT OF THE BOX[TM])
July 1, 2007... Well known to attendees at the big blade shows, Bill Snow is celebrating his 50th year as a custom bladesmith. A quite- spoken veteran of the elite Army Marksmanship Unit, Bill directs most of his energies toward producing high-quality knives...

Fix or no?(QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
July 1, 2007... Q: I have a 1906 Winchester in poor condition. It's all there except for the rear sight. Someone has carved (hacked) on the stock and the forearm is cracked. I've been told it is worth around $200 in this shape. I've also been told for about...

Tackdriving savage: these are them "good ol' days.".
July 1, 2007... I've always found it irritating when old timers tell me how tough things used to be and how good we have it today. I remember when I was 13 or 14 Dad bought me a hockey stick with the wrong lie (it was a 5 and I wanted a 6 or maybe vice versa)....

The 3 Cs of Sig's [C.sup.3]: big enough to work, small enough to conceal.(Cover story)
July 1, 2007... The nomenclature [C.sup.3] in the Sigarm's name GSR [C.sup.3] equates to "Compact Concealed Carry" and Sig's GSR 1911 pistol fits the billing pretty much right on the money. For the 1911 haters, there is no joy in Mudville, as this pistol...

Cimarron cartridge conversions: replicas of our first cartridge guns are better than the originals.
July 1, 2007... One of the great passions of my life, handguns, go back more than 500 years. Even though the idea of the cartridge is nearly 200-years old, powder, ball and cap were state-of-the-art for most of the 19th century. A Frenchman patented the idea...

Caplock revolvers: now in the third millennium.
July 1, 2007... A distinct minority in the shooting sports arena, the percussion revolver enthusiasts find their ranks constantly replenished from the cowboy action shooting game and the interest sparked by realistic Western-theme movies, There has never been...

Death from afar: World War II sniper rifles in Europe.
July 1, 2007... During World War II the armies of four great powers and their assorted satellite allies fought their way across Europe. Those were the Soviet Union, Germany, the United States and the British Commonwealth. Serving as very small cogs in every...

Grabbers all?(RIGHTS WATCH: VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
July 1, 2007... "Senator Barack Obama." the San Francisco Chronicle tells us, is "showing strength as a leading attraction in the 2008 Democratic presidential parade." Presenting himself as an attraction at fundraisers for powerful senators like Barbara Boxer...

Publishing giant Robert E. Petersen passes on at 80.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
July 1, 2007... Robert E. Petersen, founder of Hot Rod, Motor Trend and Guns & Ammo, passed away last March 23 from neuroendocrine cancer. He was 80. Robert E. Petersen, entrepreneur, automobile enthusiast and avid sportsman, single-handedly created the...

Mayor resigns from coalition.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
July 1, 2007... When the owner of NSSF-member retailer and range Tripoli s Triggers noticed his mayor, Mary Wolf of Williamsport, Penn., was a member of New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition, Frank Tripoli wasted no time...

USS New Orleans.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
July 1, 2007... Pre-Commissioning Unit New Orleans (LPD 18) moved down the Mississippi River toward her namesake city and was commissioned in a ceremony last March 10, 2007. Throughout that week, sailors and marines provided New Orleans residents and visitors...

California's Tejon Ranch bans lead Ammo.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
July 1, 2007... A California ranch and popular hunting area, Tejon Ranch, has banned the use of lead ammunition because of concerns it has over whether the state's condor population is harmed by ingesting lead from ammunition. "We are disappointed by Tejon...

Toys for Tots a success.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
July 1, 2007... The results of the 59th annual US Marine Corps Reserve Toys for Tots Campaign, conducted during October, November and December 2006, have been tabulated. The results are: US Marines distributed 19.2 million new toys to 7.6 million needy...

Dakota to sell assets.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
July 1, 2007... Dakota Arms has won court approval to sell its assets to Technology Funding Group LLC, a company controlled by the gun maker's chief executive, reports Dow Jones Newswires. Technology Funding, an investment firm controlled by CEO Charles...

Hidden cache.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
July 1, 2007... Two Garryowen troops assigned to Ghost Battalion, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, netted one of the largest weapons caches in the Ninewa Province last February. Located in a walled-off compound, the cache was discovered by...

Safe deer season.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
July 1, 2007... For the first time since records began in 1973, Alabama reports there were no fatal firearms- or treestand-related incidents this past deer season. Nine non-fatal firearms incidents have been reported since the opening of dove season in...

Hunting in National Parks?(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
July 1, 2007... Though National Parks have been off-limits to hunters, Colorado continues to call for elk hunting in Rocky Mountain National Park to reduce the population and its habitat destruction. A similar movement is targeting North Dakota's Theodore...

New 20mm round.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
July 1, 2007... Air Force F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots at the 332nd Air Expeditionary Wing began employing a new 20mm cannon round in their M61/A1 Gatling guns for the first time last February. Ground forces east of Baghdad chased insurgents into a building and...

Jeepers, creepers! Where'd you get those peepers?(QUARTERMASTER)
July 1, 2007... The pinhole glasses from AmeriMark were being touted as an eye-strengthening substitute for prescription glasses. What I saw was a pair of glasses with a couple hundred little shooting apertures that just might possibly sharpen up my focus when...

Safe direction: ballistic containment systems.(QUARTERMASTER)
July 1, 2007... An accidental, discharge--the dreaded AD--is one of those events always seeming to come at the worst possible moment in your life: When you're exhausted, under pressure, distracted or even ill. In fact, that's when you're most likely to suffer...

Reminiscing with Bill Jordan: it's easy to fool a fool.(A GUNS MEDLEY)
July 1, 2007... Born in 1911, Bill Jordan lived a long and adventurous life, serving in the Border Patrol for many years before and after WWII. During the war, Jordan was commissioned lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps and served in the Pacific...

Precision Plus Bushing Bump Neck Sizing Die from Forster Products.(NEW PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2007... Forster Product's Precision Plus Bushing Bump Sizing Die is the first reloading die to perform two critical operations simultaneously. The simple, one-step neck reduction/shoulder bump operation ensures both a precisely sized outside case neck...

Fancy grade walnut gunstocks from S&K Gunstocks.(NEW PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2007... For more than 20 years, S&K Gunstocks has been the world's leading supplier of wood gunstocks for some of the industry's most revered rifle, shotgun and air rifle companies. Now, the gunstock maker also is offering its own Ultra Walnut line of...

A 1911 with the best of everything from Nighthawk Custom.(NEW PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2007... The master gunsmiths at Nighthawk Custom have combined the finest components to make their new Nighthawk Custom Talon 5" a complete package of quality, fit and finish. This model features 40 lines-per-inch hand checkering on the rear of the...

The Centennial Rifle of 1876 from A. Uberti.(NEW PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2007... For 2007, 131 years after the first 1876 Rifle was produced by Winchester, Uberti introduces an exact replica of the Winchester "Centennial Rifle." True to the original, Uberti's 1876 Rifle is chambered in the hard-hitting .45-60 caliber. It...

Consumer guided knife sharpening convenience from DMT.(NEW PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2007... The new Diafold Magna-Guide is the next logical step in knife sharpening technology. DMT has integrated their popular Double Sided Diafold sharpener, offering portable, two-stone sharpening at its best, with the Aligner Blade Guide's 7-Angle...

The maratac force multiplier bag from L.A. Police Gear.(NEW PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2007... This bag is so versatile and can be set up so many different ways, it's not only mission specific, but can also act as a personal force multiplier. This bag is capable of carrying needed "bail out" tactical gear, as well as paperwork, Posse...

The BK-1 "wicked" from Mantis Knives.(NEW PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2007... This new boot knife from Mantis will certainly do some damage. Its name hardly does it justice. With its never-before-seen blade design and triple bleeder holes doubling as detents for its sheath, this dagger is like nothing else on the planet....

Gun protection for extreme conditions from Gun Butter.(NEW PRODUCTS)
July 1, 2007... Shooters who compete in extreme weather will truly appreciate Gun Butter. It is designed for consistency in a sport where precision is mandatory. This high-quality oil adheres to metal, retains its integrity even in pouring rain, will not...

Wood Shine: Blue Wonder does it again.(SPOTLIGHT)
July 1, 2007... Blue Wonder produces some of my favorite gun goop--Armadillo--the stuff is serious waterproofing for your firearm. Their other gun-goops aren't so bad either, and their Leather Care is a thing of beauty, well, actually, it makes your leather a...

A bellyful: TUMS won't help.(ODD ANGRY SHOT)
July 1, 2007... Is a "bellyful" a standard unit of measure, like cups, pints, rods or ropanis? Just exactly how much is a "bellyful," anyway? Throughout my life I've heard people complain of "having a bellyful" of something or other, but I don't recall ever...

Never give up never give up never give up.(CAMPFIRE TALES[TM])
July 1, 2007... Envy is one of the original Seven Deadly Sins and I must confess I'm guilty of this, especially when it comes to shooting. Actually not just shooting, but rather seeing the sights. Some folks are just naturally blessed with good eyesight. Elmer...