Guns Magazine articles from November 2005

Guns Magazine archives from November 2005

Desert Eagle.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... I read the article that John Taffin wrote for the August GUNS and had some additions, if the old sixgunner doesn't mind. The Desert Eagle pistol comes in three generations, Mark I, Mark VII and Mark XIX. Telling these apart can be hard, but is...

Sneaky brass hounds.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... In your September Crossfire column, Gerald from Van Nuys complained that several ranges would not allow Wolf or Blazer ammo. Sales & recycling of the scrounged "brass" is a big clandestine personal business for many range employees who are...

Triple trouble.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the Editor)
November 1, 2005... It was very nice to read the full version of John Sheehan's lion hunt on the Web site. More please. Mike Morgan San Jose, Calif.

Enhancing the draw, Part II: presentation: this is the easiest part of the draw, but not as simple as it may seem.(HANDGUNS)
November 1, 2005... Last month we addressed the first step of drawing a handgun. Getting the hand onto .the concealed handgun, releasing any securing devices, and making ready to rip it out of the holster is the tough part. It's a complex psychomotor skill, a...

The gas system: when more isn't better.(Up On ARs)
November 1, 2005... All gas-operated semiautomatic rifles have port pressure as an issue, or let's say it's an issue in designing the basic operating system. Port pressure is not the same as chamber pressure. Port pressure reflects on the amount of burning...

The Quigley rifle: now, for the rest of the story.(MONTANA MUSINGS)
November 1, 2005... Some of the most errant nonsense pertaining to firearms I've ever read has been found on various Internet "chatrooms." There's one item, however, I can give you the straight scoop on. That is the rifle used by Tom Selleck in the 1990 movie...

Browning's BLR: a better lever rifle.(RIFLEMAN)
November 1, 2005... In the early 1960s, it seemed every adult male in the little Saskatchewan farming community in which I grew up did at least some hunting. There were maybe a dozen real enthusiasts who always got their deer, even went on hunting trips after...

Tactics: the last word: don't be too Gung-Ho.(RANGING SHOTS)
November 1, 2005... Over the last six months, I have tried to logically cover most of the structural issues in the application of tactics. It is easy to see that many of these issues are not black and white in application, but in fact a smoky grey based on...

The Metro gun: putting the "long" in "long tom.".(SHOTGUNNER)
November 1, 2005... Have you ever dreamed of hunting ducks or doves without giving away the location of your honey hole to a dozen other hungry hunters? Or shooting game and varmints quietly in a legal suburban setting? Or teaching new shooters to break clays...

Reduced recoil ammo: when just enough is just enough.(AMMO)
November 1, 2005... Where is it written that we must punish ourselves to be a successful hunter? Actually it isn't, but if you look at the choices many make, you'd think so. I don't think there is anything hard enough to kill east of the Mississippi to justify the...

Spain's Destroyer: a teensy-weensy Mauser.(SURPLUS LOCKER)
November 1, 2005... One of the most appealing and, yes, intriguing carbines ever to enter the milsurp stream is Spain's little "Destroyer." Looking a bit hike a scaled down Model 93 Spanish Mauser, it is the only surplus bolt-action carbine I know of specifically...

The woods loafer's gun: Winchester's darling .25-35 WCF is back.(OUT OF THE BOX[TM])
November 1, 2005... Introduced in the Model 94 Winchester in 1895 together with the .30-30 and discontinued in 1952, Winchester's mild-mannered .25-35 is back in the Model 94 line. It's about time, for it's a pleasant little cartridge, easy to shoot, easy on the...

The social 870's newest best buddy: the LaserMax LMS-1202 tactical light & laser sight.(OUT of the BOX[TM])
November 1, 2005... If you've been waiting for a dedicated, "purpose-built" light and laser unit for the Remington 870 12 gauge, send a thank you note to LaserMax. Their new LMS-1202 combo is light, tough, effective and very user friendly. The 13.4-ounce...

MAS scope.(QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
November 1, 2005... Q: In the August 2005 issue Holt Bodinson had an excellent feature on the MAS 49/56. I am interested in finding the right scope and scope mount for my own rifle. Can you help me? Marvin A. Rogers Jr. via e-mail A: Unfortunately,...

Refinish collector's item?(QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
November 1, 2005... Q: I recently purchased a S&W Model 29.44 Magnum. From what I can tell by the serial number, it looks like my .44 was built in the first year of production (1955). The blue finish is beginning to flake off in some spots, and is definitely in...

Webley ammo.(QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
November 1, 2005... Q: I have several early English revolvers made by Trantor, Wilkinson, Hills Patent, Webley Marks 1 & 2, Webley No. 5, Bulldogs and one pre-1900 Colt SAA in 450B. Fiocchi makes ammo for the .455 Mark II and a ".450 Corto" which I call .450 Colt....

Cartridge ID.(QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)(Interview)
November 1, 2005... Q: Back in the early "60s, my dad acquired a nice Sharps Borchardt in .45-70. With it came an old box of Winchester Repeating Arms black powder cartridges. (A few years later, Dad sold the rifle for $90, but I don't want to talk about it!)...

The high road for the high-wall: John Browning's first design for Winchester is lovingly recreated.
November 1, 2005... Sometime in 1883, a Winchester salesman named Andrew McAusland bought a well-used single-shot rifle with the inscription, "Browning Brothers, Ogden, Utah" stamped on the barrel. The action intrigued him. It was simple, compact, strong and...

Dual-purpose hi-power: convertible fun with a 9mm and a .22 LR.
November 1, 2005... Even among today's excellent polymer wonder-nines, the old Hi-Power still has a certain chasm. Being all steel, it sits solidly in the hand. and many shooters like the fact that it is not double-action. Its reliability is well established and...

Saluting the colonel: there's something comforting about 14+1 rounds of .45 ACP.(Cover Story)
November 1, 2005... Para-Ordnance changed the world of 1911s with the debut of the 14-shot, high-capacity, single-action 1911 .45 ACP, giving shooters the ability to carry a pistol charged with the equivalent of two conventional magazines in the gun. The first...

Target lite: the Beretta 87 Target is a sleek, flat, smooth to run and sweet to shoot, elegant little .22 pistol.
November 1, 2005... Many handgunners feel the need to fill a niche occupied from 1915 through 1977 by the magnificent Colt Woodsman .22 pistol. There was nary a gun expert with a bad word to say about it. Askins, Keith, Cooper, Grennell, Lachuk, et al raved about...

10 great gun controversies: dispelling some of those strange myths told by the campfire.
November 1, 2005... Shooting is like a trail in the Rockies, winding here and there from open meadows to black timber forests. No two vistas are exactly alike. That's why we never tire of our sport, because there is always something new to learn, sometimes...

Setting the standard: Winchester's Model 1892 perfected the pistol-caliber lever action.
November 1, 2005... My first article upon signing up with GUNS was a piece on my all time favorite Winchester lever gun--the Model 1873. Now I'm going to tell you why the Model 1892 Winchester was better. Am I contradicting myself? No way. There's a big difference...

Are you connected?(RIGHTS WATCH)
November 1, 2005... My dog-eared copy of The Federalist Papers, Hamilton, Madison and Jay's brilliant essays promoting the Constitution, features a wonderful illustration on its cover: A man in a tri-corner hat is reading a newspaper aloud to an engaged group of...

Coalition docs mend boy's cleft palate: hall of unsung heroes.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... An Army surgeon and an Army nurse were able to help restore the palate and lips of a three-year-old Afghani child. Khan Mohammad was born with a severe cleft palate. With his lip and gums split in the middle up to his nostrils and teeth...

Defending firearms retailers.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... NSSF is speaking out on behalf of a firearms retailer, who also happens to be a Baltimore County policeman, in response to a new department rule that bars officers from outside work involving sale of firearms. A department spokesman said, "We...

Oregon forms sportsmen's caucus.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... Oregon became the 24th state to form a legislative sportsmen's caucus when nearly two-dozen lawmakers dedicated to defending the rights of sportsmen and conservation stepped up for the state's 935,000 hunters and anglers last Friday....

Cannoneers indirect fire tactic.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEW)
November 1, 2005... It'll be a different artillery mission next time in Iraq. Instead of a "move-and-shoot" approach to indirect firepower in support of an advancing fighting force, the big guns will be targeting insurgents in fixed firing positions. With the...

Conservation group works to prevent catastrophic wildfires.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEW)
November 1, 2005... Wildfires are preventable with the use of cooler-burning prescribed fires. Since Jan. 1, 2005, state and federal employees monitored nearly 35,000 wildfires, which burned more than 3 million acres across North America. Some fires destroyed...

Lead targeted.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... A Connecticut federal court ruled it would allow six homeowners to press their hazardous waste case against the Metacon Gun Club in Simsbury under the Clean Water Act and the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA). The homeowners, who...

More sporting opportunities on refuges.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... The U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service announced on Tuesday plans to open six refuges to hunting and fishing and further expand opportunities for sportsmen at seven more. Hunters and anglers in Alabama, California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts,...

NRA pulling out of Columbus.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... Citing the City Council's vote to ban semiautomatic firearms, Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre announced the NRA was pulling its 2007 convention out of Columbus, costing the city an estimated $20 million in business. According to an NRA...

Enemies foreign and dosmetic: Mathew Bracken, 2003, Steel Cutter Publishing.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... "A stadium massacre leads to the banning of all semi-automatic rifles," the teaser on the jacket reads. "But who really fired the fatal shots, and why?" The answer, we learn, involves nothing less than a modern day Reichstag fire,...

Project Childsafe wins award.(VIEWS, NEWS AMD REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin recently presented NSSF's Project ChildSafe with the city s highest honor, the Phoenix Award, for significant contributions to the citizens of Atlanta. Franklin commended NSSF "for your unwavering dedication to...

Kansas police may trade, seized firearms.(VIEWS, NEWS AMD REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... AS of July 1, Kansas law enforcement agencies are no longer required to destroy confiscated firearms, says a new law. Now they may be traded or sold as long as they're not needed as evidence and the original owners are no longer legally...

Congress encourages self-protection.(VIEWS, NEWS AMD REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... Wielding its budgetary power over the District of Columbia, the U.S. House of Representatives has prohibited Washington D.C., from spending funds to enforce a 29-year-old gun control law requiring firearms kept at home be unloaded and...

Point blank, USA, 1967, John Boorman: www.warnervideo.com.(VIEWS, NEWS AMD REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... Rating: *** Point Blank is a gutsy, earthy film noir starring Lee Marvin, Angie Dickenson, Keenan Wynn and Carroll O'Connor. Marvin is a revenge-seeking crook looking for his take of a heist taken from him by his partner, who shoots him...

Soldier presented silver star: hall of heroes.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... A 1st Brigade Combat Team Soldier from the 4th Infantry Division was awarded the Silver Star for his actions during Operation Iraqi Freedom at a ceremony last May 5. Sgt. Joshua Szott, a native of Sacramento, Calif., was awarded the Army's...

Docs Save Child: hall of unsung heroes.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... Medical staff at Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq, recently saved the life of a local 3-month-old child who was suffering from a severe infection. The child's father brought him to a forward operating base, where it was arranged for the baby to be...

Wildlife and conservation education.(VIEWS, NEWS AND REVIEWS)
November 1, 2005... More state wildlife agencies than ever are using a tool called the "outdoor expo" to increase public awareness of the value of hunting and fishing to wildlife conservation according to the Weatherby Foundation Int. For the seventh consecutive...

Make it fit.(QUARTERMASTER)
November 1, 2005... Recently, I needed to wrangle the Lyman 48S sight on my '03A1, but the adjustment screws were too dinky for anything in my Brownells Magna-Tip Super set of bits. Brownells makes the Magna-Tip Thin Bit set for the extra thin-slot screws...

Cynergy shotgun.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... Adds Small Gauges Browning's Cynergy shotgun line has added 20-and 28-gauge versions. The Cynergy's exclusive low profile Monolock hinge technology features a pivot on significantly more surface area to reduce wear. Rectangular locking...

Armadillo protectant.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... From Blue Wonder Armadillo polymer protectant is the latest addition to Blue Wonder Gun Care Products' family of firearm maintenance accessories. Armadillo applies easily to any metal or wood surface to form a protective "shell" against...

Full Dress Hunter.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... From George Tichbourne The stunning Full Dress Hunter from master Canadian knife maker George Tichbourne features a razor sharp 4.75" polished stainless steel blade and awesome presentation grade water buffalo horn handle. The hidden pins...

New gun safes.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... From Heckler & Koch Heckler & Koch is marketing a new line of gun safes, beginning with two models, the HK-23 and the HK-35. Each model features 12-gauge steel construction with a 1" double walled steel composite door and double layers of...

Home-Defense slug.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... From Brenneke USA Brenneke USA introduces its new 12-gauge 2.75" Tactical Home Defense slug with significantly reduced recoil. The new slug delivers excellent knock down power from both smooth bore and rifled barrels. Its controlled...

Huntsman scope.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... From BSA Optics The Huntsman all-purpose scope from BSA Sport Optics performs impressively in a variety of roles. Key features include simple, clean design with non-reflective black matte finish, multi-colored lenses for a bright, clear...

Invisible Tuck-This holster.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... From Oesentis The Model N91 "Tuck-This" padded ballistic nylon holster has a "J" hook mount which conceals the unit completely inside the pants for a true stealth carry. The synthetic Kydex suspender may be adjusted 360 degrees making the...

Snap-Off holster.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... From El Paso Saddlery El Paso Saddlery's Snap-Off Elite thumbreak holster offers handy versatility and maximum comfort and security. The snapping system enables the wearer to quickly attach and detach the holster from any belt measuring...

Valier shotguns.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... From Kimber The new Valier line of 20-gauge side-by-side shotguns from Kimber are lightweight, dependable and designed in the classic English tradition. Feature include fine grade-four Turkish walnut stocks with thin, straight grip and a...

Laserhead hunting bullets.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... From Lozzeroni Arms Lazerhead premium hunting bullets deliver superior performance and unsurpassed reliability. LazerHead is a combined effort between John Lazzeroni, Randy Brooks of Barnes Bullets and Robbie Barrkman of Robar. The...

Low-Light Advantage sights.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... From Meprolight Meprolight, a division of Kimber, offers a comprehensive selection of Low-Light Advantage tritium sights. Meprolight light tubes are sealed with a patented bonded process making them impervious to solvents and oils. The...

Orion hunting knife.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... From MercWorx The Orion hunting knife by MercWorx is a compact workhorse designed to deliver dependable performance in even the most severe field conditions. The Orion features a hand-ground 3.75" stainless steel blade and a non-slip black...

Magnum Ammo Case.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... From MTM Case-Gard The Model R-100 Magnum Ammo Case from MTM Case-Guard securely holds 100 magnum rifle rounds. The case's sturdy lightweight polypropylene construction guarantees against cracking, chipping and warping. The scuff...

Para Kote finishes.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... From Para-Ordnance Para-Ordnance offers a selection of specialty finishes for its line of Model 1911-style compact semiautomatic pistols. Pictured is the Sterling finish with stainless steel construction, a black slide and polished slides....

Instant Backup revolver.(NEW PRODUCTS)
November 1, 2005... From Taurus The Instant Backup (IB) is a miniaturized version of Taurus International's successful Model 85 revolver. The IB comes in two sty es. a five-round 9mm and an eight-round .17 HMR with choice of single or staged double action....

SOG contour: sleek, sexy curves ahead ...(SPOTLIGHT)
November 1, 2005... Yes, I said it. Sexy. And I will say it again. The new SOG Contour knife has sexy curves. These wave-like curves are meant to help the knife fit comfortably in your hand as well as the thumb ridges to help secure a grip. The Contour...

Home, home on the range--Sorta.(ODD ANGRY SHOT)
November 1, 2005... I was on the phone, concluding arrangements to do some prototype rifle testing at yet another range I'd never heard of in a county with way too many consonants in its name. and I just couldn't help it. I was tired and maybe a little cranky. I...

The Croft connection.(CAMPFIRE TALES[TM])
November 1, 2005... Four decades ago, Newton Minow called television the vast wasteland. At that time we had three or four networks; now we have cable and satellite dishes and hundreds of channels to choose from and very little has changed. The vast has just...