Guns Magazine articles from March 2007

Guns Magazine archives from March 2007

Belgian warning.(CsROSSFIRE LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... I write you from the other side of the Atlantic. It's always a pleasure for me to receive GUNS Magazine monthly and I enjoy the articles by John Taffin, Mike Venturino and John Connor. Of course, the hunting and shooting sports are a lot...

No giving zone.(CROSSFIRE LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the editor)
March 1, 2007... Blood is a renewable resource so I donate blood. That somehow qualified me for the cash donation list for a new mobile blood bank or for blood research each year. The hospital where I had my hip replaced honored me by placing me on their cash...

After action: now's the time to fix what's broke.(RIFLEMAN)
March 1, 2007... Season end is the time to evaluate equipment. The harvest is still fresh in your memory, you know what worked, what didn't work, what needs repair. The temptation is to clean the equipment and store it away. This is a mistake. If major repairs...

Looking back the last 25 years: it's easy to see how far personal self-defense equipment has advanced.(HANDGUNS)
March 1, 2007... Last October 2006, the 25th anniversary reunion of my school, Lethal Force Institute, was held in Florida. It was a reminder of how far progress has taken us in the last quarter century. That first LFI course in October 1981 was held at...

The RCBS grand: shotshell loading was never faster.(HANDLOADER)
March 1, 2007... To trapshooters the word "grand" means something entirely different from the dictionary's splendid. It is an annual event where thousands of trapshooters come together to see who's best. It is trap's equivalent of Camp Perry. They call it, "The...

Pachmayr: one of the original makers of fine, custom 1911s.(RANGING SHOTS)
March 1, 2007... As a young cop I always dreamed after a pistol made by Pachmayr's of Los Angeles, California. In the '70s the name Pachmayr was without reservation synonymous for excellence rating far above the regular street gun of the time. Yet, with a...

The last gun: so you always say.(MONTANA MUSINGS)
March 1, 2007... "This is my last gun. This is all I need. I won't be buying any more guns. There's nothing else out there I'm even interested in." How often have you heard those words spoken, or even said them yourselves? I have said them myself--many...

Polly wants a ... Gram Crak-R? Polywad, polyball, Polyshok--shotshell innovation.(SHOTGUNNER)
March 1, 2007... Chasing doves with a 28-gauge is my favorite autumn hunt. There is something magical about the quiet before the dawn, a spectacular sunrise, and that first glimpse of the dipping, ducking and diving flights of the incoming doves. And there was...

The Ljungman AG-42: a most peculiar rifle.(SURPLUS LOCKER)
March 1, 2007... By any measure, Sweden's Ljungman AG-42 is a most peculiar gun. I often think the designer purposely made its operation so obscure and counterintuitive the enemy would not be able to work the rifle if they captured one or would lose a finger...

Magazines: the gun kind.(UP on ARs)
March 1, 2007... The magazine is a part of the rifle and it's a moving part. The magazine feeds the daggone thing its rounds, so it can fire its bullets. That's how important the magazine is. I used to have a harsh outlook on magazine function. The first...

NEI bullet molds: make lead pouring easy.(OUT of the BOX[TM])
March 1, 2007... I started casting bullets as a teenager 50 years ago using a single-cavity mold, a dipper and a cast-iron pot on my mom's gas kitchen range. When I married and moved out on my own I found our electric range would not put out enough heat to melt...

Clean scene.(QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
March 1, 2007... Q: A group of us were discussing the cleaning of quality .22 rimfire rifles barrels. We could not arrive at a consensus as to whether or not they should even be cleaned. Could you please shed some light on the subject of whether or not to clean...

Luger woes.(QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
March 1, 2007... Q: I have a Luger pistol and can't for the life of me figure out how to take it apart. There is a little lever forward of the trigger on the left side I believe is for takedown, but it won't move. Should I gently pry it down with a brass...

The 1905 Colt .45 ACP: this dead end begat a legend.
March 1, 2007... The US Military's search for a .45 semiauto handgun was won by bold, decisive leadership at Colt as much as by John Browning's design. Before the Army decided to up-power back to a 45-caliber handgun, Colt rolled the dice and brought out the...

X-fitted for survival: these two S&W revolvers are the ultimate big-bore snubbies.(Cover story)
March 1, 2007... The chill morning air gives you a bit of the shivers, but the walk to the stream a quarter mile away will warm you up. Fly rod and daypack in hand, you start blundering through the thick brush towards the sound of the murmuring water. Soon, you...

Ruger's super scout: John Taffin: 7mm-08 Frontier Model 77.
March 1, 2007... If it is possible to love an inanimate object such as a rifle, I am definitely in love. This Model 77 Mk II Frontier is everything I had been looking for in a lightweight, compact, easy-to-carry 7-08mm bolt-action rifle and more. But my love...

Rip Van Venturino wakes up; ahhh! Varminting anew with fresh ideas.
March 1, 2007... I am finally awake! After 25 years away from varmint shooting I am back. For a quarter century I paid virtually no attention to developments in sub-25-caliber rifles, nor bullets, nor scopes, nor anything to do with hitting property-destroying...

The Taurus 1911: there is nothing like a true bargain with extras.
March 1, 2007... Quite simply put, this is the best $617 1911 pistol I have seen in years. In fact, I'm not sure I've ever seen a mass-produced 1911 with as much to offer at anywhere close to the price. Retail for the standard blue pistol is $617 but once the...

In search of the Second Amendment.(RIGHTS WATCH)
March 1, 2007... A growing body of serious research, led by eminent professors, historians, lawyers and Constitutional scholars, is providing overwhelming evidence that "the people" of the Second Amendment refers to you and me. In Search of the Second...

Report confirms ATF abuses.
March 1, 2007... A new 157-page Department of Justice report confirms certain allegations leveled earlier this year at Carl J. Truscott, former director of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF). The report concludes Truscott broke...

More young hunters.
March 1, 2007... So far last fall, over 11,000 new apprentice hunting licenses have been sold in Michigan and Ohio, which recently passed Families A field legislation allowing youths to try hunting under direct supervision of an experienced adult hunter. The...

Car thief gets youths' guns.
March 1, 2007... Two Scholastic Clay Target Program (SCTP) trap teams from Tennessee, on their way to NSSF's recent international-style competition in Colorado Springs, Colorado, were devastated when a thief stole their coach's vehicle containing more than...

Colt denied historic landmark status.
March 1, 2007... A National Park Service advisory committee last week rejected National Landmark status for the historic Colt factory complex in Hartford, Connecticut, a move drawing the ire of Connecticut's governor and its Congressional delegation. According...

Lunching with legends: a reminiscence.(A GUNS MEDLEY)
March 1, 2007... Along with afflictions such as chronic foot-in-mouth disease, I have a proclivity for intruding where I don't belong. Most times, guardians of the glitterati unceremoniously eject me, but on rare occasion my gaucheness results in something...

CLC Custom Grips.(QUARTERMASTER)
March 1, 2007... Cary Chapman is a relative newcomer when it comes to custom stocks, however he offers something special found nowhere else. Currently Chapman only offers stocks for Ruger single actions and they may be ordered fitted to his shop grip frames or...

Lyman Trigger Pull Gauge.(QUARTERMASTER)
March 1, 2007... Two of the many things I learned with the proliferation of the electronic age are the fact I always overestimate distances and underestimate trigger pulls. Rangefinders have taken care of the first situation while several trigger pull gauges...

SigTac Clothing.(QUARTERMASTER)
March 1, 2007... There was triumph in Mom's voice as she said, "We re not buying you special clothes just to go hunting!" Regulations required deer hunters to wear bright clothes. She didn't think it safe for her 12-year-old son to go deer hunting, and she had...

28th Blue Book of Gun Values.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2007... From Blue Book Publications Author and publisher Steve Fjestad has produced the 28th edition of the Blue Book of Gun Values. Expanded to 2.080 pages, the 28th edition features prices for over 325,000 firearms. The popular color Photo...

New Witness polymer.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2007... From European American Armory European American Armory is importing the Tanfoglio polymer-frame version of the double-action Witness semiautomatic pistol from Italy. Key features include four moving parts, fast-cycle tube chambers. The...

S&W replacement parts.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2007... From MidwayUSA MidwayUSA offers a wide variety of factory replacement parts for the Smith & Wesson 1911 series. Among MidwayUSA's full line of aftermarket accessories are mainspring housings, barrel bushings, factory grips and magazines....

New "fun gun".(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2007... From DSA, Inc. The TP-9 modular semiautomatic 9mm pistol is the latest "fun gun" from DSA, Inc. Manufactured by famed Swiss firearms manufacturer Brugger & Thomas, the TP-9 is civilian legal in the USA and accommodates a wide variety of...

New .45 ACP pistol.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2007... From Sabre Defence Sabre Defence Industries of Switzerland has introduced the Sphinx Model 3000, a new .45 ACP semiautomatic pistol designed for law enforcement, military and personal protection. The frame is CNC machined from a stainless...

Updated 450/.400 Nitro.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2007... From Hornady Hornady's new 450/.400 3" Nitro Express ammunition comes loaded with either a 400-grain RN expanding bullet or FMJ-RN solid. The ideal amino for hunting thick-skinned big game like hippo and buffalo the 450/.400 3" Nitro...

New Viridian laser sight.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2007... From Laser Aiming Systems Laser Aiming Systems Corporation's new Viridian SXD green laser sight delivers an extremely bright laser in a sub-compact design. Designed specifically for the popular XD semiauto handgun series from Springfield,...

New long range varmint rifle.(NEW PRODUCTS)
March 1, 2007... From Savage Arms Custom Shop The Savage Arms Custom Shop now offers the Model 12 long-range precision varmint rifle in high performance 5mm/35 SM chambering. Contributing to the efforts are Superior Ammunition with the custom-loaded...

KISS, the Bulletfeeder: for serious reloaders.(SPOTLIGHT)
March 1, 2007... Reloading is a tedious task, which is why I use a progressive press. My Dillon 650 can churn out between 800 and 1,000 rounds per hour (RPH). That's a lot. But wait, most shooters go through nearly that in a week of practice shooting. Great,...

My dream job: guns, mud & high explosives.(ODD ANGRY SHOT)
March 1, 2007... Dudes! I found my dream retirement job! Only two problems with it: First, the guys who currently have it don't wanta give it up, Second, my wife, the Memsaab Helena, thinks they're "cute" and amusing, and she has forbidden the arrangement of...

50 years of memories: Part II sixguns.(CAMPFIRE TALES[TM])
March 1, 2007... Just 50 years ago, I purchased my first sixgun. Just a few weeks earlier my first-ever, personally owned firearm was acquired from John Boyle at Boyle's Gun Shop and now it was time to add a companion. The natural choice for the first rifle was...