Guns Magazine articles from September 2005

Guns Magazine archives from September 2005

Oh, so polite English?(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... Two years ago, I had an experience similar to Mr. Petty's by being tossed out of a gun store in Doncaster, England (150 miles north of London). There was one gun store in town, open one day a week. My wife was going into town to shop, so I...

Impolite.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... I've often wondered, and thought I'd finally ask, why does American Handgunner politely say "If I win, please ship my gun through:" whereas GUNS just says "If I win, ship my gun through:"? I know, you must think I don't have enough to do...

Check first.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the Editor)
September 1, 2005... I just finished Charles E. Petty's column about .45 ACP ammo "Good choices abound." I agree with him, having used the ammo he mentions. However, there is something your readers should be aware of before purchasing any of it. Check with the...

The .40 Smith & Wesson: this round came along at the right time in the right place.(AMMO)
September 1, 2005... New cartridges are the lifeblood of gunwriters like me. After awhile we run out of things to talk about otherwise. Of course it is really hard to say that anything is truly new in a technology that has been mature for a century or so, but when...

Speed draw: don't have unrealistic expectations for speed of drawing and firing a hidden handgun.(HANDGUNS)
September 1, 2005... One of the most common questions we get is, "How fast should I be able to draw and fire my concealed carry handgun?" The answer usually has to be, "It depends." The most common rule of thumb is starting with hands clear of a gun carried in...

The .30-06: so many hunting and target rounds. Who needs 'em?(MONTANA MUSINGS)
September 1, 2005... Next year will see a mass of .30-06 articles in the firearms and hunting press because the cartridge will be 100 years old then. I'm going to get a jump on everyone else and get my licks in now. Here's my opinion in the most essential terms....

Stairways: a most dangerous place.(RANGING SHOTS[TM])
September 1, 2005... Tactically speaking, a stairway is really nothing more than a hallway that goes up or down. It can have corners, so to speak, that are vertical or horizontal with regards to overhangs and possibly corners at the top of the stairway. Remember...

Chambers: that all-important point where everything starts.(UP ON ARs)
September 1, 2005... So I don't leave anything out, I'm going to start this off pretending nobody knows nothin'. A rifle chamber is a hole cut in the breech end of a barrel so a round of ammunition will fit. It's a lathe operation. A "chamber reamer" is the tool...

Franchi and Stoeger get Benelli's inertia drive.(SHOTGUNNER)
September 1, 2005... There are some real pluses to being a gunmaking dynasty. Beretta now owns, among other companies, Benelli, Franchi and Stoeger and has taken the remarkable step of spreading Benelli's inertia drive technology across the other brand lines. ...

Gone but not forgotten: Winchester's 9422 lever action.(RIFLEMAN)
September 1, 2005... I bought my first deer license at age 12, in 1961. Dad's old Remington-Lee was too heavy, so I worked up my courage, walked over to the neighboring farm and asked to borrow a rifle. It was a 1950s-era Winchester 94.30-30 and to my naive eyes...

Surplus ammo shootout: filling in the empty slots with new components.(SURPLUS LOCKER)
September 1, 2005... Fresh, new surplus ammo and components are now in abundance thanks to the work of Graf & Sons and Hornady. Just in time, too, as quality military surplus fodder is getting increasingly scarce. Graf & Sons have not only worked with Hornady to...

Steyr GB.(QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
September 1, 2005... Q: I bought a new Steyr Model GB in 1987 and it recently threw the extractor, pin and spring. I have tried to get one through Gun South, the importer, without success. I also tried the current Steyr distributor, who tells me they only stock...

8mm ammo.(QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
September 1, 2005... Q: I have a Yugoslavian M48 8mm rifle I will be using to hunt elk this fall here in Colorado. Can you recommend the best round to use? I am assuming a 200-grain bullet will be preferable, but have been unable to find a factory that makes what I...

Reloading the M1 Garand.(QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
September 1, 2005... Q: I recently acquired an M1 Garand, intending to reload my own .30-06 ammunition. However, the M1 manuals that I have obtained all say "Don't reload--bad idea." One of the reasons given was that commercial primers are too sensitive for M1 use....

.38 Magnum?(QUESTIONS & ANSWERS)
September 1, 2005... Q: I have a S&W Model 10-6 heavy barreled .38 Special. I would like to load it a little hotter, but not to insane levels. I prefer the .38 over the .357 Mag when I am outdoors and really like the Model 10. John Taffin mentioned in his article...

Elite Target Systems: TAC II turning targets.(OUT OF THE BOX[TM])
September 1, 2005... Practically any good shooting school you might attend employs a turning target system at some point during their curriculum. Turners induce shooting stress by limiting the amount of time the target faces you and, if done right, not knowing when...

Remington 11-87 Sportsman: when enough is enough.(OUT OF THE BOX[TM])
September 1, 2005... Sporting auto shotguns have escalated in price in the last decade as companies meet the wider performance window many hunters demand. Dedicated waterfowlers are shooting 3 1/2" autos to launch enough steel shot for far away ducks and geese....

The fightin' .50 GI.: for those who only use a .45 because a 50 isn't available.
September 1, 2005... An old preacher friend of mine used to drive around Texas with his Bible, naturally, and also a .45 Model 1911. Someone who did not understand Bibles and guns are not mutually exclusive asked, "Why in the world do you carry that .45?" The wise...

The WSM goes big bore: it's not a .388 and that's good!(Cover Story)
September 1, 2005... In 2000, with the new introduction of the new and radical .300 WSM Winchester Ammunition asked a number of us what other calibers we thought should be based on their new, short-magnum case. My response was a .270 and a .338. Both were classic,...

Through the looking glass: 50 years of guns and scopes.
September 1, 2005... The first look I ever took through a riflescope was a huge disappointment because I had such high hopes. I've been nearsighted since I can remember. Even after I got glasses at age seven I still found it hard to align the iron sights on Dad's...

WWII bolt actions: the majority of World War II was fought with turnbolt designs like these. Here's how they perform.
September 1, 2005... World War II was the last major conflict where most infantry troops carried bolt-action rifles. The vast bulk of soldiers from Britain, Germany, the Soviet Union and Japan fought with turnbolt rifles of one sort or another. Even though most...

Triple trouble with a double: bolt action or double rifle for dangerous game? The choice soon becomes obvious.
September 1, 2005... (Editor's note: In this excerpt from John's "Matetsi Lion Hunt," he has just killed a lioness trying to protect her wounded mate. He is now faced with tracking the not-so-badly-wounded male protected by a second lioness.) The client's...

The name game Pt III rifles.
September 1, 2005... The first thing we'll talk about here also applies to automatic pistols. Which is correct: clip or magazine? Early on, the definition was a little hazy. In the year before the US Model 1911 pistol was first issued, Ordnance text made reference...

You can win a free Benelli Cordoba 12 gauge.
September 1, 2005... Yessiree, as our thoughts go to hunting birds, what Better way to open the season than with a new 28"-barreled Benelli Cordoba 12-gauge 3" shotgun. The gun comes with five long Crio chokes to cover any bird or clay pigeon situation. The Benelli...

California dreamin'.(VIEWS)
September 1, 2005... Two "assault weapon" bans weren't enough for the Golden State. The "Roberti-Roos" ban on specified models and the 1994 federal ban just didn't satisfy anti-armed citizen zealot (and elite CCW permit holder) Don Perata The assemblyman (now...

U.S. Guns of World War II.
September 1, 2005... U.S. Guns of World War II Paul J. Davies, 2004 Thomas Publications U.S. Guns of World War II is one of the more comprehensive overviews of the small arms employed by the United States in that war. One of the book's key attributes is...

Aimpoint gets US Military contract.(NEWS)
September 1, 2005... Aimpoint, well-known maker of red dot sights, has gotten another contract with the U.S. Military to supply approximately 100,000 rifle sights. Currently, some 300,000 Aimpoint sights are already in use by U.S. Forces. The new order is for...

New Jersey on seize-o-matic.(NEWS)
September 1, 2005... A legislator wants the state to seize the homes or cars of persons where illegal firearms are found, regardless of whether the owner knows they're there. World Net Daily reports a summary of the bill, A3998 by Assemblyman Louis Manzo, D, Jersey...

The Black Arrow.
September 1, 2005... The Black Arrow Vin Suprynowicz, 2005 We hear the Second Amendment is the ultimate guarantor of liberty, but how many of us take those abstract words and comprehend their ultimate consequences? If the time comes when Americans must again...

Handgun season added in Delaware.(NEWS)
September 1, 2005... When Governor Ruth Ann Minner signs legislation just approved, Delaware handgunners will have six days beginning on the first Saturday in January to take deer in some parts of the state with a .357 Magnum or more powerful cartridge fired...

Condi rice, freedom up close and personal.(NEWS)
September 1, 2005... The Bush Administration's Secretary of State talked candidly awhile back to CNN's Larry King about her appreciation for America's Second Amendment freedom and the fight of people to own guns. She told how her own father, a minister, and his...

Court finds n "right of the people".(NEWS)
September 1, 2005... The Second U.S. Court of Appeals has led unanimously against a Virginia an who argued New York state's refusal to allow him lawful carry of a firearm is unconstitutional. The court finds that issues of residency by David Bach, a commissioned...

Making a difference in Michigan.(NEWS)
September 1, 2005... Two Detroit men, a suspected drug-trafficker who pleaded guilty to weapons possession charges and another man on probation living in a house with narcotics and a firearm, are the latest to be sentenced in federal court for their gun-related...

Publicity for ranges and gun stores.(NEWS)
September 1, 2005... The National Rifle Association is opening Second Amendment Activist centers at shooting ranges and sporting goods stores willing to distribute legislative and election-oriented materials to customers in exchange for referring politically...

Success story.(NEWS)
September 1, 2005... Wildlife Management Institute reports Federal Aid in Sport Fish and Wildlife Restorations Programs, paid from Pittman-Robertson funds to state wildlife agencies in 2005 will exceed $530 million, according to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service....

Banning "assault" knives.(NEWS)
September 1, 2005... They outlawed real firearms, then even air guns and toys that look like guns. But the crime rate keeps rising in Great Britain. Now, doctors in the UK are calling for an outright ban on the ownership of kitchen utensils, because knives are the...

End of an era.(NEWS)
September 1, 2005... Florida's popular Palm Beach Trap & Skeet Club, which dates to 1911, closed over the weekend. The Palm Beach Post reports the club's 100 acres were sold to a developer planning to build 202 single-family homes on the site. The site was the...

Your help needed.(NEWS)
September 1, 2005... Col. John Folsome, who runs the Wounded Warrior Hospital Fund (www.woundedwarriorhospitalfund.or g), and is currently serving in Iraq, received the following request for help from Senior Master Sergeant Elizabeth Christiansen. Senior Master...

Catch a dream.(NEWS)
September 1, 2005... NSSF recently helped sponsors raise $110,000 for an organization that provides hunting experiences for kids with medical conditions making it difficult for them to get outdoors. Read about it at www.nssf.org.

Bushnell Yardage Pro Laser Rangefinder.(QUARTERMASTER)
September 1, 2005... Have you ever missed a shot at a trophy animal because you guessed the range incorrectly? Boy, I sure have. In fact, I once missed a really nice whitetail three times in a row while he stood munching soybeans, totally unaware of my presence. My...

Caldwell Insta-View targets.(QUARTERMASTER)
September 1, 2005... Do you have trouble seeing exactly where your bullets hit on traditional paper targets? I sometimes do, although for the most part my problem is actually hitting the target in the first place. Anyways, if you happen to be one of those optically...

Blue Book of Gun Values.(NEW PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2005... 26 Edition Steve Fjestad has authored the 26th edition of the Blue Book of Gun Values, a nearly 2,000-page, one million-word volume pricing over 275,000 firearms. The guide has a revised, digital color, 64-page Photo Percentage Grading...

Landmark binoculars.(NEW PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2005... From Burris Burris offers its line of affordable Landmark and Landmark II binoculars in four powers: II series in 8x42mm, 10x42mm and standard series in 8x-32mm and 10x32mm. The Landmark line features BaK4 prisms, multi-coated lenses,...

Grand Raptor II .45 ACP.(NEW PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2005... From Kimber Kimber's Custom Shop offers the new Grand Raptor II .45 ACP full-size Model 1911-style pistol with 5" match grade stainless steel barrel. The Grand Raptor II features an adjustable night sight, black aluminum match grade...

Nite-Tac .45ACP pistol.(NEW PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2005... From Para-Ordance Para-Ordnance has created a new Nite-Tac version of its popular LDA High Capacity Model .45 ACP pistol. The Nite-Tac illuminates the target with its powerful mini light. Key features include choice of 14+1 or 10-round...

New Black Ice LED lights.(NEW PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2005... From Browning Browning has expanded its line of Black Ice series flashlights to include the new Hyper-Bright LED models to meet the needs of hunters and outdoor sports enthusiasts. The one, three and five watt bulbs are unbreakable and...

New 8.5x50 Peregrine.(NEW PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2005... From Steiner The new more powerful 8.5x50 Peregrine binoculars from Steiner of Germany features a significantly larger pupil exit and delivers a brighter image. Ideal for bird hunters, the 8.5x50 weighs only 30 ounces and may be...

Ironman Bowie.(NEW PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2005... From Tichbourne Knives Master Canadian knife maker, George Tichbourne's latest creation is the handsome and rugged "Ironman" Bowie knife. Crafted from mirror polished 440C grade stainless steel, the 8.5" blade is complemented by a Sambar...

Imperial lubricants.(NEW PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2005... From Redding Reloading The Imperial lubricant line includes Sizing Die Wax, Dry Neck Lube and the latest addition, Action Wax. Specifically formulated to reduce friction, the Action Wax is ideal for use on pistol hammers and sears,...

New shotgun saddle mounts.(NEW PRODUCTS)
September 1, 2005... From B-Square B-Square now offers a saddle mount for the Model 2000 Stoeger shotgun. Carefully contoured to provide a nearly perfect factory fit, the Stoeger 2000 saddle mount is easy to install and requires no gunsmithing. It is designed...

Columbia river knife & tool: a mini-sword for the samurai in you.(SPOTLIGHT)
September 1, 2005... When someone first told me about the Hissatsu, my first response was "bless you." Then when I learned it was an actual tactical knife from Columbia River Knife & Tool, I just had to get my paws on it. To my surprise, when I opened the box, it...

Tap dancin' through the mine field.(ODDANGRY SHOT)
September 1, 2005... Yeah, I've done that, including once when myself and some pals wound up waltzing into a mine field laid for a war two decades before, and it was not --repeat, not--fun. Still. that was easier and in some ways less scary than traveling across...

Am I missing something?(CAMPFIRE TALES[TM])
September 1, 2005... Over the past four years, I have spoken about Jack Pender, a true Southerner and dear friend, who has now gone Home. Over the years, we shot, hunted, dined and shared stories together. Jack was an architectural designer and responsible for...