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CROSS·HAIR

4xHUNTING or $65.00 $7.00

SIGHT TAPEREDPOST Lee Dot extra

6XHUNTING

CROSS·HAIR $75.00 $8.00SIGHT

Lee Dot extra

VARIABLE CROSS·HAIR

POWERHUNTING or $80.00 $8.00

SIGHT TAPERED2V2x-4x POST Lee Dot extra

BALvar 8 VARIABLE HUNTING·POWER VARMINT

TAPERED $99.50 $10.00

2V2X·8x SIGHTCROSS·HAIR

VARIABLE TARGET- $160.00L ~r~~ePX "~'Mtn'T

TAPERED $1~.00

VARIABLE TARGET- $160.00TAPERED $16.00POWER VARM INT MOUNTCROSS·HAIR

6X·24X SIGHT INCLUDED

.;;- BALtur CROSS·HAIR $65.00-~~ 2V2X

HUNTING or $7.00SIGHT TAPERED

POST Lee Dot extra\ - ?

8XVARMINT

CROSS·HAIR $85.00 $9.00SIGHT

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Shipped p repaid in counter di splay box.

Fits a ll 1903 Mod el Sp ringfi e ld s in 30 -0 6.

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$14.95SMASHING POWER ,,-As fut as y o u ca n pull th& tri1lg~r. The brand n e wPla in sma n pi stol u s es inex pe ns ive ••'.5 and ~ower.ful C0 2 (Ca r b o n diox ide) c ha rg e rs. P is to l t?ud t on.2 2 T a rg et pJstol li nes, rug.ge~ meta~ a ll oy I!" e tu e­b lack fin ish. S t and ard ' f Ull 51.:r:ed . pi s t o l w e ight ';

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SO POWERFULT he p isto l can n o t be m ail ed (e x ce p t to licen~edd eale rs ) bu t . w ill be r u s hed Expr.eas (n o t prepa.'d ) .De al ers, ad d 50 ¢: po stag e. Spe Cia l dealer. price.o n lob o f three or more .

FREE EXTRAS: 10 C02 Car­tridge. plus B Tubes of CoppetPlated BB.. A $2.00 Savingl

#.';'~ GARAND ITAKEDOWN& chambe r c tc a n m e t oot a, fits in t rap in b u t t-new-$ 1.00 e n .. 2 - $1. 50 nn d .GARAND HANDGUARDS- se t o f b oth. com p lete wi thm e ta l. b ra n d n ew, $2 . 50.GARAND RIFLE CL IPS- 82 .00 p er d o z.

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WE HAVE OVER 1 7,000 ,0 0 0 G UN PARTS *Modern- Obs o lete-Fo re ign . Fo r f ree qu o-t a t ion s e nd b ro ken pa rt o r rou g h s ke tc h .

FITS ANY M 1903 SPRINGFIElD.Your Spr ingfiel d a nd our .22 Co n-

version un it mcke a te rrific do ub le -duty team.

"I'm e xlremely pro ud of ou r ne w .22 Spring fieldConversio n Unit, which took over 2 ye ars to de .ve/op . 11 offers 1903 Spr ing field owner s do ub leutili ty by provi ding the m with a ma n·siz ed, smooth·wor king .22 reo eater, compara b le to the popularhul almosl exlincl U. S . M-2 Springfield .22."

G eo. R. Num rich, Jr., Presiden l

EACH UNIT con sists of p rectsron g ro und .22 barre l inse rt , fu ll si ze shor t a ct ion .22 bol t, ne w .22~al . tr igg er g ua rd an d maga zi ne . EXTRA ma gazi nes S1.75 ea ch.

F u ll 1 1 / 1 6 " d iame te r . s t r a ight , r ifle d blan k- Ggroov e for s uper a ccuracy . 24" long-Iar~e d ia m ete rmake s ad aptable for m ost rim or ce nte r fire a ctions.1 turn in 14 " o n Iy $ 6 .95 pl us 4 5 e post .

(Cham b e r in g for .22 L.R. an i)' , ad d $ 1 .0 0 )

HEAVY .22 CAL. BARREL BLANKS

12 go. only, 28" mod ified, or 30" full, sta tewhich. $12.60 ppd . (Almost 60% discount!! !!)

NEW BARREL FOR WINCHESTER M12

.30 U. S. Carbine chambering reamers, set of4, brand new : $12 .50 ppd .Springfield Milled followers $1.00 ea .

.30 U. S. Carbine chambering reamers, se t of4, brand new : $12 .50 ppd .~ ~"I';r-'(;"'I~_M:II~,,~ u'._ "~ , S'-~

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B a y o n et &s h e ath - $4.50 .Bay on et a ttach.m en t fo r g u n_$ 1 . 7 5 .SPECIAL ALL 3f or $5 .35 p pd .

NEW U. S. CARBINE BAYONETS

[~. ORDER NOW~, I '<I '\ \ ONlY $34.50 PPD . , ' I

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SAVE UP TO 50 % ON THESE BRAND NEW REDFIELD SCOPE BASESMade by REDFIELD . especia lly for t he 1903A3 & A4 S pr ingfi elds. enm- =: 190 aplete wit h winda ge ad justing screws- Desi gn is qu ick detac ha ble- .r--.. 3A3r ugged, s imp le, durable. SPRINGFIELDBase Only __• • n n u_ . u S3.75 .Set of Ring s \ '14" only) .u • .u u u S3. 10~ . • ;~".., ==M\~ :~:~ 'W:;'a~' ::::::::::::=:::::::::::::::::::=:::::::::::u:m -

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! !rolver s mtm atur e cannons etc. etc. RUled. New,$5 35 plus 50c post & han dli ng

•SUPER TARGET .22 BARRELS

~! $NEW RE MINGTO N MAT CHM AS T ER BARRELS, for u se a sba r re l b la n ks o r on n crn tn zto n gu ns in the 500 s e rt es. 2 6 "lo n g , 13 / 16 " d ia m ete r . ch ambere d fo r .2 2 1. r . , 6 groo veri fl i n g. Each barre l t r u e d, t e s ted and se r ia l n um be r ed byRem ington . T h e pr id e o f ncmtngton -s b arr e l m a kers . E v e ni f yo u d o n ot NO 'V have a gun for r cb a r r ct tmr, you w illin the fu ture-m a y w e s ugges t y ou p ick u p 1 or 2 of the sea t thi s excep ti on a l p r ice b e fo re t hey a re go ne? Hi ghs t re ngth s t eel . s u it ab le- for ce n ter fir e ca nne rs, ti ne fort a rg e t pi stol barre ls . Or igi n a ll y mad e for the 5 13 Ta rgetr ifles S pec ial $ 4 .95 p lus 50 ¢ pos t .(Ha m p &; f r on t s igh t [or a bove $ 1. 25)

S T AN DAR D BRA SS SHOTGUN

iS IGH T S . ra r a e b ead . r eeutar

. 4 x 4 0 threa d. in co nstan t d e­ma nd . usua lly $ 1.00 in s t all edo r SOc c a. Sp ec ia l pa ck et o f10 for o n ly $ 1 .0 0 . OR su pe rs p e c t a t , 1 0 pack e t s (100sigh ts) f or o n ly 8 7 . 5 0 . (Ta pfor a b ove 4x40. 50 e e xtr a )

" F OR MULA 4 4-40 " NOW U S ED IX EVE 'RYU . S . GUS P LA KT AND M ASY ABROAD .NEW HI GH-SPEE D FOR MULA e tv e s e venbe tte r r e sults • . . take s seco n d s to a pply••. be a u t i fie s . p ro t e ct s. Use d co ld . n otbtn ucomplicated. De e p b lu e pe rm a n e n t fin is h .Act ua l ly pe ne t ra tes t h e s tee l. Ue e d b y g u nfa ct ori e s an d g uns m it hs everywher e. Gu zrr­a ntced t o be the b e st co ld bl u e y o u e ve ru sed- o r your m oney ba ck .3 GU N S IZ E 5 2 .0 0 p pd .

INDU STR( Al GU NS M IT H S IZE.t p int 5 7 .50 Dod .

WANTED : GUN PARTSa ll k in d S, n e w o r u sed, mili tary or co m merc ial . U. S .?!_ f<!!:!.ign ,. se !1d !oug~ ~i s~ or do _a s man y d o , sh ip o ff

SATISFACTION ALWAYS GUARANTEED!

.45 AUTO MAGAZINES Imade 19 5 4 ot n ew steel spe c s .•s u pe r io r t o any made pre­vi o u s ly . N e w . in or ta . wrap­pin~s. $ 1 .95 e a. _ 2 for 53 .50.NOTE: W hen 2 a r e order ed .ne w w en cnr rv tna case in.elu d ed FREI! .

I n han d som e ca r ry­i n~ box w zse t r lock ­ing hand le . 10 so lidb r ass r od s (w or th 7 5 Ce n. j, b ri stl e c te nn tnnb rushes. 2 co n tainerss pe c ia l gun g re ase . 1 0s pe c ia l s cr e w d r ivers&: punch. A nt i ques tyle d b ra ss oil C:1n(o ften use d for p r im­ing powder o n p ercu s ­si on & fli n ts) , p a t chca n . All fitted for p is tols . 3 2 Ca l. & up.e x t r a r od s ~ scre w d rive rs to f riends .Wh i le t hey "l a s t - ON LY - $ 2 . 7 5 p lus GOt postage .

38 ITEMS G I SHOOTING KIT

o f finest Am er ica n wurnur. n ro rurne d . sh a pe d nn dttu-ou zn 1 st sand in g , note m ea s u re m e n t s Whi ch per.mit inl etti n g fo r b oth hi gh po w er n n el a rrra l l borerifl(:' ~; b o l t a cti on sh ot g u ns ; or cu t o ff and u se o npu mp s ho tg un s a n d d oubl es . 2 8 112" to n u . 1 a/4" throujrn ,

~I~:;afe~t~el S&~g~~~r~di CTa;ict- iJ~t~:tI:{ciSw~~gre~vesl:$ 1 .0 0.

LOW C05T­HIGH QUALITY

Ama ze y o u r r rt e nd s . a stound y o u r ra r rre t s-c-reeard­le s s if pape r . ca ns . o r game y our "hits " mustimp r o ve w t t h t .hl s s i ~h t---for lIi ·p o w e r f'; an d sm a ttb ore s , o ften us ect on rarrret pi s tol s_ co mp le t e w ithext ra ape rtures Quickly interchangeable. F romd is co n ti n u e d 'r n ruct r tn o o f tarn c s t U.S . r ifle manu­fa c tu rc r_ :\t a i o r l", dt scoun r ! P rice $ 1. 49 ea._(Dea le r !" 8 12.00 pe r etc a . j

SAVE $4 .00 HERE!

~Ye s . unnou ov ab te a s it sounds , sa v e a f u ll54. 0 0 on the se n ew Ly m a n 5 7 s ig h ts-e a chwi th tnt- pet k n.oh s-re g-ular pri ce t h rougho u t t he

..- coun t r y is $8. 50 . Ou r b uy e r s worke d lon g a nda ha rd t o b r in g- yo u thi s spec ia l. Or der 5 7 A

Mo u nt; o n le f t s ide . On ly 5 4 , GO ppd. (De a le rs5 40 .0 0 per do z, )

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- 5 _SHOT. Ma g a zine: Fits flu sh . r e oquired in m o st states for hunt.in g , o u r special p rice o nlyI $2 .4 5 ppd,

4 I S -SHOT MA G: Brand n ew , o n ly~ $1.0 0 e a . 2 fo r $1.7 5 (f r e e USe d~ ca rry ing ca s e g ive n when 2 a re.. o rdered). 3 0 -S HOT MAG : Bran d

n e w , on ly 64.9 5 .

U n tve r-sn t Ra mp Si g h t B ol de r Com p lete w i th Goldbead s i~ht. S im p le so ld e r " s w eat o n " in stall a ti on ­mi lled bar re l r a d iu s spe ci a ll y m ad e to fit most allr ifle s . xrn n ed, no g la re ra mp su r fa ce . ALL MA·CH IN E D fr om t h e so l id. n o casttn rrs o r s ra m p tn z s ,A $ 5 .00 va lue ON LY $ 1 . 7 9 e ac h .2 fo r $3 . 2 ;) S pecia l $ 1 4 .60 pe r d o:r:•

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l~lb a nd sn r tn c . $ 4 .9 5 . Sa me. le ss metal pa r t s .8 3 . 9 5 (Ve ry li ~ht co lo r s to ck s, fin is h sa nded hut nots ta in ed , sa me price s) Ca rbtn e Hn n cn r u a r d s. n e w .8 2;)0 nod Wr it e w an t s f o r ot her ca r b ine parts.

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By Dr. BRUNO THOMAS

DirectorVienna A rms Mu seuni

I T IS DIFFIC L'1' to saywh ich single gun or pistol

of 1400 here in th e ViennaArms ~Iusellm is r eally first inmy favor, as all of th em areimper ial , royal, or princelyin ori gin and of high qual­ity. We are not allowed toshoot nor to possess one ofth is kind . But one spec ial gunhas for me a personal signif­ican ce, as I helped get i tback to 0 111' nati onal armo ry,fro m abroad. I I is one of th emost elabo ra te of a ll ivoryinl aid arm s in existence, sign.ed by th e stockmak er HansP au mgartners (H P ) in Craz,dat ed 1570, and decorated wit hth e arms of Charles of Styria,Ar chduke of Aust.ria . I dis­covered two more such wheel­locks in America- one in theHarding museum, and anot.herowned by a privat e collec tor,MT' R pnur.; .... l. n "'H'U° 'U: .... "'...... .....

By HAROLD LUTIGER

Mu seum Curator

Since I am in close da ilycontac t with the mag­

nificent gun coll ection a t t heGeorge F. Hard ing M useumin Chicago , it is only nat ura lth at I should choose my favor­ite firear m fr om among it selegantly decorated, hi storical ­ly important pieces. The rifledwhecl lock which I am pictu redholding was the combined ef­for t of Georg ~Iaucher, stock­maker, and Micha el Has, whomad e the barrel and lock. Therifle was bu ilt in 1658 forLeopold I, Emperor of theHol y R om a n E m p i r e , a n dbear s his portrait along withth ose of hi s electors on th echeek piece. Th e stock is dec­ora ted with intr icately carvedbas-relief scenes of th e hunt.Th ere is a restrain ed use ofivor y inlay and th e effect isone of good ta ste in an age ofoth erwi se flamboyan t arms.

MYFAVORITE

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GUN

VOL V, 2-50

Fred MclarenART EDITOR

L R. PectorPRODUCTION

ALFRED J. GOERGKENT BELLAH

Art Arkush'EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

. .Elmer Keith 28. . .. Harvey Brandt 36

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, .. C. S. Burton 44.. R. N. Wallis 56

, ... , , ..... , .Dick Miller 586566

. . . . , , . , . , . . . , . ' . , .Elmer Keith

. .. William B. Edwards 14

. . . .. Robert B. McCoy 18. . . . . . . . . . . .. .. Karl Hess 46

Elmer KeithSHOOTING EDITOR

FEBRUARY, 1959

E. B. MannEDITOR

William B. EdwardsTECHNICAL EDITOR

Marvin Ginn Lou Weber K. ElliottADV. SALES MGR. ADVERTISING ADV. PROD.

Editorial Advisory BoardCARO LA MA NDEL STUART MI LLERROY G_ DUNLAP VAL FORGETT

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handguns • ••WHICH GUN IS BEST FOR yOU? .WINNERS OF 1958 GUNS POLICE AWARDS. .

COL. GEORGE M. CHINNROGER MARSH

Sidney BarkerART DIRECTOR

Louis SanCIRCULATION

departments "," •BUILD A CANNON FOR YOUR HOME! " Dorr B. Car penter 42

guns abroad • • •WORLD'S BIGGEST SHOOTING MATCH. . . . . . . .. . .. . Nils Kvale 24SWEDEN'S ROYAL RIFLE . . . . . Nils Kvale 39

hunting •••OUTFOXING FOXES IS EASY WITH GAME CALLS Russe ll Tinsley 21DROP THAT MOOSE!. .Wallace Ward 31

REPRESENTATIVES: NEW YORK, Eugene L. Pollo ck, 60 East 42nd sr., New York 17, N. Y., YUkon6-9280. MIDWEST, Lee Salberg , 8150 N. Cent ral Park Ave. , Skokie, II I., ORchard 5·6967. CALI­FORNIA, The Ren Averi ll Co. , Ren Av erill, 232 N. Lake Ave ., Pasadena. Cali f . RYan 1-9291.GUN S m3~3 7. i n C' i s puli l i shed m o n t.h l y at 8 15 0 'S . cent-at Park A v en ue . Sko k ie. Il l i n o i s. Secondclass8ost.age ~tlid

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home workshop • • •BUILD A CANNON FOR YOUR HOME! " Dorr B. Carpenter 42

IN THIS ISSUE

THE COVERWeste rn saddlemen have al­ways liked the flat fit of alever act ion rifle in a sadd lescabba rd. This fine color shotof a modern cowboy-hunterwith a Savage M99 wa, takenfor us on a big game hunt inthe rugged northern NewMexico mountains by HarveyCap lin of Albuquerq ue, N. M.

TRIGGERTALK

Y ES, we ran a story not long ago onSa vage gu ns an d Savage hi story ; but

wh en Tech Editor Bill Ed wa rd , a southpaw,got hold of one of th e new Sava ge MIlOlef t-hand ed bolt ac tions- well, it was a caseof do th e story or lose a Tech Editor. Soher e ( page 14) is a rep or t by a outhpa w forsouthpaws on America' s fir t mass-prod ucedsouthpaw rifle (made for r ight-hander s too,in case you' re norm al).

Collecto rs, a nd pa rt icul arl y th ose wh o gofor the pr izes with " western" flavor, shouldl ike Bob McCoy's story (pag e 18) of th eguns in th e Buffal o Bill Cody M u eum , Nexttim e you'r e out in the Yellowstone P arkcountry, dro p in and see them.

We've had so man y lett er s fr om read ers insearch of th e tr uth abo ut game calls (dothey do what th ey say they' ll do, or don 'tthey) , th at we decid ed to get th e low-down.If th e pictures sta rt ing on page 21 don' tconvince you, we don 't know what could.

No, th e doub le appearance of " Nils Kvale"in our byline column is neit her erro r noracciden t. K val e is test engineer for or rna,in Swed en, wh ich mak e h im a naturalpro ponent of Swed ish guns. " Swede n's RoyalRifle," page 40, is th e story of Hu sqvarna,mak er s of fine sporters . And Kvale's othe rstory, "World 's Biggest Shooting Match,"paints a growing picture of th e Swiss civilianmarksma nship progr am and th e popularapproval of it in wha t is trul y " the nationof riflemen ." In Switzerland , th e man wh ocan't or doesn 't shoot a rifle well is not only

app roval of it in what is t ru ly " the nati onof riflemen ." In Switzerla nd, the man wh ocan't or doesn't shoot a rifle well is not onlyin tr ouble with th e law (which makes marks­man ship one of th e requ isit es of citizenship ),he is al so a sor t of social out cast.

Th e eagerly awaited report on th e winner sof GUNS third annual Po lice Awards will beth e first item turned to by man y readers ofthis issue ; and well worth read ing it is, too.It will be read , in part, in man y otherpub lications, for newspap er s and otherjournals all over th e country have pick ed upth e stor ies of these " beyond th e call of duty"publ ic servants and th e recognit ion giventh em. Th er e'll be an oth er award thi s year.W hy not get your nomin a tion in early?

To th ose reader s (and they are legion )who think that Elmer Keith wrote " theBible" on hand gu ns (and th ey're r ight: see"S ixguns, by Keith," Stackpole pu bli sher s ) ,the story sta rting on pa ge 28 will be a wel­come new cha pte r. A contr ibutor to our"C ros fire" column thi s month ca lls Keith"A living legend ." Legen d he ma y be, livinghe sure ly is ; and wherever shooters gather,the Keith legen d is one of fact , not th eory.Keith di dn' t ju t read 'e m; he shot 'em !

We don't ofte n use reprints, but if youdo n' t lik e " Sho uld You Own A Gun? " byKarl Hess (pag e 46 ), we'll be sur pr ised anddisappoin ted .. . and for th e seekers after th erar e and unfindabl e, " Gun Of Th e Month"thi s month pictures and describes th e Web er­Adolph mat ch pi st ol, one of th e rar est.

And oh, yes ; in case you've always want eda cannon, see " Build a Cannon F or You rH ome !" by Don Carpenter. This is a home­work shop project to end all hom e- ~workshop pr ojects ! ~

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• Jonesboro, Ark. P ara lyzed, Hosea Gip sonwent hunti ng in his wheelch air. And, sitt ingin the cha ir, bagged his second deer in asma ny years . . . a 160,pQund 17·po int buck.His three companions went home empty­han ded.

* * *• Detroit, Mich . Frank Pattitoni is ah ero o f the East Side once more. Asm all, wh ite -h a ired m an, Mr. P a ttiton i,69, sh o t and killed his seco n d holdupmau in four ye a rs a t his g rocery store.

* * *• Van ceb urg, Ky. P eople are carry ing gu nsin pla in sight here, some wearing revolversin holsters, Old West style. P olice ChiefEa rl Billm an ays he doesn 't kn ow wha t hecan do ab out it. Th e law forb ids concealedweap on but doesn't say anything aboutcarr ying 'em in plain sight.

* * *• Whit ehall , Wis. : A "dead ma n" has be­come a champ shot here. Colonel (tha t' s hisfirst na me, not a rank ) Larson, victim of asevere case of polio, was thought to have.1= _ _1 I I' " I _*" * *• Whi tehall , Wi s. : A "dead man" has be­come a champ shot here. Colonel (t ha t' s hi sfirst name, not a rank ) Lar son, victim of asevere case of polio, was th ought to ha vedied an d his " dea th" was announced over therad io. Determined to ma ke h imself usefu laga in "e ven if I was dead ," Lar son, who 'dnever han d led a gun before, learn ed to shootfrom a wheelc hair. To day, ab le to be onhi s feet again, he holds champ ionship tit lesfor ind oor tri ck and fan cy shoot ing.

* * *• Annapolis, Md.: Alt hough he has hadqu ite fab ulous coaching offers elsewhere, onereason Edd ie Er dela tz Ihas elected to stay onas the Nava l Acad emy's foot ball coac h istha t he lik es the duck hunting in Maryla nd.Both he and his son, Edd ie Jr. , are crackshots.

* * *• Camp Smith, Hawaii: Th ey don' t callLieut. Col. Cool "Frosty" for nothi ng. Shoot­ing as if he had ice water in his veins," F rosty" Cool won the Camp mith In vita­tional Open Skeet Shoot by bla sting 98 birdsin 100 chances.

* * *• An Oregon fores te r ex p ressed thethought, i n p u blic, that if hunters wo u ldsen d him a dit·ty sock , it would be eas ierfor bl oodhounds to hunt d own losthunters. He recei ved two dozen socks , apair of n yl ons, a nd a p air of wo men'sp anties!

* * *• A La Grande, Oregon, h unt er didn't gethis intend ed quarr y- a deer , but he did get :0 ) five coyotes in a pa ck of twelve whenhe wand ered into a cave where th e predators9 . . .... _ .... 1~: ~' : _ ~ . 11) \ _ L l _ _ L l~ ~ u. __L = ~l~ 1. _

SPRINGFIELDM·1903

NEW Sp ringfi eld N i Cke l. Stee l Bo lt $3 .50, same bo l ta l te re d f o r lo w sco pe With pear s ha pe d ha n d le li k e 7 0W tn c ll e st e r . only . . .. . . . , $ 8 .5 0

AMMO SALE . FOB HERE

~~~~~!~.••••••••••••]II~ar u m Mannllehor- 200 g r-, S . P _ 1 !'j.OU- IO O

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H a r t $ 7 .50 ad di t Io na l . u-e ne w .JOO sortc s I' N ac t io n 01' H V A Action (p tot.u re d above) 8 10 .0 0 nddntonat .

RARE CIRCASSIAN WALNUTFinest g u ns t oc k wood. Very dense , yet light in w eight,takes smoot h fin ish sharp ch ec ke ring . Turn ed and in-letted s t ocks from $ 16 .5 0 up to $80 .0 0 for ra re fanc ies. EXTREMELY RARE ORECON MAPLERifl e bl an ks from $ 1 5 .0 0 to $ 7 5. 0 0 . Shot g u n bl anks from FROM VERY OLD BIC CNARLED TREE

$ 10.00 to $4 0.00. No other wood compares with Rare ~Ii~~~~ I~~:e ~~ze~~d;:a~~l1"n~~;n~e~n l ~~r~~stg~~bCircas sian as a g un stock. New shipment recently rec 'd . t o 57;:; .0 0. h OL J{un b lanks . $20.00 LO S 3 5 .00.

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BARRELSBOEHLER BARRELS. proof steel, semi -octa gon, ribb ed.matt ed ent ire leng th . Made by FRANZ S ODIA of Fer­tach, Austr ia . in .22• .25• .270. zmm, and .30 ca liber .Also now availabl e in .243 and .244 cal. Highly accurat e­in the whit e. $45.00. (F itted to your acti on. wit h shearedbead. complete pri ce S60.00.)2. GR. S P RINGF IELD BARRELS $3.00. Case of 10 $25.00NEW SP RINGFI ELD 4·g roove BARRELS $ IO.OONew! Kra g 2·G roove 30· 40 BARRELS 23" or less in <Ih

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work s very well with either the 510 gra insoft point or th e 500 gra in sol id. As Win­ches ter apparently won't sell these bulletsexcept in loaded ammo, one can subs tituteth e Bri tish Kynoch .450 caliber 480 grainbullets and use 68 grai ns 3031, or use th e500 gra in Barn es soft and solids with 66grains 3031. Th is cartridge was performingvery well in AIrica when I was there lastfall , and was fast making a good reputation.For the man who lik es a bolt action it isvery hard to beat for a big African rifle ,

Short Shells in Long ChambersMany people ask me about the advi sab ility

of using short shells in long chambere d shot­guns. The same qu est ion must also be askedof gun dealers and smiths. Aft er man y yearsexperience with both 3" magn um 12-cham­bered guns and also 31f2" -chambered ma gnum10's, I have found that the 2%" shell in themagnum 12 full choke will u uall y throw avery good 65 to 68 per cent mod ified chokepattern . Thi s mak es th e shor ter shells aboutr ight for upland work on a great deal ofgame. Th e one-gun man who has a magnu m12 for du cks and geese can thus get by verynicely on upla nd game by using the standard2%," case load with trap loads for qua il,heavy duck loads in 5s or 6s for pheasantsand shor ter ra nge work, and th e big romancandles in 1% or 1 :Y~ ounce loadi ngs for thelong ran ge water-fowl shooting or late ­season long ran ge pheasants that will nothold to th e dog or lie to th e gun but insiston running ahead and th en jumping at 50to 60 yards away .

In the big Magnum 10 I have used a gre atman y 1% oun ce super 10 loads. Thi s loadshould be increased now to 1% ounces. Mostall super 10 loads thro w a good modifiedpa ttern and many throw a good full chokepattern in thi s gun. I have run 90 per centstrings with Remington Nitro Express 2% "shells with 1% ounces o. 6 shot in thishi!!' !!' lIn. and also shot some bu ckshot suner

.38 S pecialWad Cutter Hand Loads

Charles George, a retired officer fr om th eNewark, N. J. P olice Dept. , is now furn ishingtar get hand load s in .38 Special. Th ese areexcellen t car tridge s, the cases properly resizedand bullets properly seated and crimped, andar e very acc urate in .38 Special revolversfor 15 to 25 yard tar get shooting . I nevercould see a wad cutte r bu llet for any longran ge, but these ar e excelle nt wad cuttersand seem to shoot as well or better tha n

for ' 15 to 25 yi;rd t';;~get sho~ii ~-g. ·' i - n-evercould see a wad cutt er bull et for an y longrange, but th ese are excellent wad cuttersand seem to shoot as well or bett er tha nfactory ammunition. Th ey can be had in yourown or his resized empty .38 Spec ial cases.For prices wr ite George A sociates, 449Washington St., Newark 2, N. J .

Loads for .458 W incheste rMan y inquir ies come in for load s for the

Model 70 cali ber .458 Winchester . I have.f ..... .. ...rI th !l t !I l"'h!l T'CTP o f fltl o -r-ain c o f ~O~ l

Houver HolstersIV1. 1. Houver , mak er of some of the world's

finest full y lin ed cu tom holsters and gunbelts to my design, has now quit the busine sand turned his busine s and pattern s over toClyde Stone of the Salmon Sa ddle Shop,Salmon, Id aho. Sto ne plans to continue th emanufacture by hand of these fine holstersand to give pr ompt service. Holsters comepla in or hand carved, for right or left handor cross draw as desired, for any gun.

Ithaca ,22 Auto

H AVE J UST FINISHED testing a newIthaca .22 auto-loadin g ri fle, th e X-5.

Ithaca Gun Co. has long been known as th emaker of ver y fine shotguns- first, doub leguns and later, their [famous pump s andtrap guns. Now, for the first time in theirhistor y, they are also making rifles and , if Imay jud ge from the sample tested , verygood rifles in tradition with th eir longestablished reputation.

Thi s new Ithaca is a clip -fed seven-shotauto loader , but Ithaca also will soon bringout a much larger capacity clip for thi srifle. Th e action rod is farther forward thanon an y semi-auto rifle I have used and th eoperating handle is close to the rear sight,on right side of rifle, hand y to throw th e firstrou nd into the chamber. On th e left and wellto th e rear of the receiver is a button whi ch,when pressed with action rod pulled back,locks the breech block to rear for in spection,cleaning, etc. Th e ri fle is man-sized , with awell-shaped pistol grip stock th at will fit 90per cent of the shooters .i~~k'; tll~-b-r-e~ch 'b'io;k -~~ -~e~~-fo~ --i-~~~e~ti~~:

cleaning, etc. Th e rifle is man-sized, with awell-shap ed pistol grip stock th at will fit 90per cent of th e shooters .

Trigger pull is good for an auto load er ,and the rifle is a very good-shooting weapo n.Front sight is a rad ical departure. It has aramp with spr ing pl unger to hold th e frontsight pro perly in its length wise dovetail. Thisra mp is very well designed, so tha t anyonecan make and fit a new front sight in a fewminu tes and insert it in th e dovetail fromthe front and th en allow th e spring plungerto fly up and lock it in pla ce. Rear sight is atypical flat-top V not ch with step-ladderelevation.

Safety is well posit ioned on right rear ofreceiver and is posit ive. Th e rifle balanceswell , th e weight being mostl y right betweenthe hand s in th e receiver and action . Rifletakes down very eas ily and ju st one heavyscrew hold s action and stock togeth er. Alltold, a very well designed .22 auto ri fle forgeneral hunting and plinking and one I cangive a clean bill of health .

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Parker-Hale Comet Gun BlueWe have given thi s qui ck cold blu e a fa ir

test and find it does a very good job fortouch -up work or small parts, if d irections ar ecare fully followed . Repeat ed applications willprod uce as dark a blu e as desired. Eit hersmall parts or complete arms ma y be bluedby thi s method and, wh ile not in a class withthe mu ch deep er depth of finish afforded byth e old ru st pr ocess or man y of our best newhot blue processes, it will nevertheless givea very nice finish to most steels. Sold inhandy bot tle comp lete with instructions byFrank Clarke J r., Box 297, Cheye nne, Wy o.

CorrectionI was mi staken regardi ng the mat erial used

in the gr ips for th e Ru ger Bear-Cat revolver.Bill R uger informs me t hese stocks ar eac tually wood impregnat ed wi th ph enolicresin und er trem end ous pr essure. This mak esth eir finish pr acti call y ever-las ting, a nd it isimp er vious to wa ter and oil as well. This newstock mater ia l should be mu ch more wearresista nt than regul ar waln ut or pla st icstock s.

.303 British S.M.L.E.Jungle Carbine

W e have been testing a .303 British JungleCar bin e, as sold by Gold en State Arms Corp.of Pasad ena . This little gun is ma de on th ereg ula r S.M .L.E. patt ern 14 ac tion, with someimprovement s. It has an exce lle nt ba ttl esight, a very lar ge aper tu re peep sight and,

We have been testin g a . jUj tsrtusn j ungi eCar bin e, as sold by Golden Sta te Arms Corp.of P asad ena . This little gun is ma de on thereg ular S.M .L.E. pa tt ern 14 ac tion, with someimprovement s. It has an exce lle nt battl esight, a very large ap er tur e peep sight and ,when the standard is turn ed up , ha s ano therslightly smaller peep sight adjusta ble by th e100 yards, from 200 to 800 ya rds. Sight iswell protected by wings, and the front sightis a narrow bl ade protected by win gs al so.It is a short, handy li ttl e wea pon and, whil eno thing of bea ut y, is a very ru gged andpra ct ica l ar m for th e Jeep , saddle, or otherhar d usage. It is q ui te accurate; we mad efive-shot gro ups around 1%" at 60 yards. Th emuzzle is eq uipped with bayonet lu g and afunnel-shap ed flash hider. The latter can besawed off an d the whole muzzle recrownedto mak e a better looki ng and shor ter weapon.(The flash hider makes an exce lle nt powderfunnel. )

The magazi ne is a detachable cl ip, andholds ten ro unds. W hile the older Pattern 14r ifles usuall y handle round -nose 215 gra inammo perfectly, th ese Ju ngle Carbines willonly han dle th e sharp poi nted Spitzer 174grain bu llet or other Sp itzer- shaped bulletswith very sharp points. The magazine lipscould eas ily be alte red to han dle the blunter215 grain game bullet .

The ba ttle sight is an exce llent huntingsight, and th e front sight could be excha nge dfor a Red field Sourd ou gh of the sa me heightand ma ke a most excelle nt Iittl e gun for th eavera ge boy wa nt ing his first deer rifl e, orfor a nyone wanting a li ght, shor t, handy, an dvery ru gged weapon. It is not only a hell ofa lot bett er figh tin g weapon than our ownpip- squeak-loaded .30 car bine but is also aaame z un if need be. whi ch our li ttl e carbine

for all guns shooting nak ed lead bullet s orshot. It seems to do a ver y good job also ofcleanin g cordite r ifles and other h igh powerr ifles. Th is company also f urn ishes a veryhigh gra de of gun oil for regula r ac tionlubr icat ion and ru st pr event ion. We ha ve ahigh regar d for both prod ucts.

Colts All Blue Frontier ScoutW e ha ve ju st tested th e new all blue-black

Colt Frontier Sco ut. Iden tical in every wa ywith th eir earl ier d ua l tone model , thi s alsoproved a very good and accurate arm; butboth ma in spr ings seeme d heavy and triggerp ull too hard for finest shooting . By hardt wo-hand hold ing, th ey proved very accurate,b ut a lighter tri gger p ull a nd less ma inspr ing ten sion would suit me bett er. I wou ldexpect th e new model to pro ve mor e populartha n th e du al tone job, but I may just bepr ejudiced in favor of blued guns. T hese tw oF rontier scouts are very well mad e littlegu ns, incorporati ng a gr ip of about standardS. A. Army size but a smaller fram e andcyli nder. Excell ent un derstudi es for thefam ous old S. A. Colt , th ey ar e very goodli ttl e gro use and rab bit guns. The all bl uemodel sells for th e same pri ce as th e dualtone : $49.50.

Bore-Kleen.We have used th is powder solvent for

several yea rs, as sold by Protect ive CoatingsInc., Box 3985, Detroit 27, Mich. It is anexce lle nt powder solvent a nd, du e to thefact th at it in corporat es a graphi te ele ment,it work s best of any solvent we have usedin shotguns and revolver s and see ms tolargely el imina te leadi ug in either gun. T hisgraphite seems to im pregnate the bor e aft ersome useage, until lead will not st ick to it.~hnolpT~ r-an 1I~f' it w it h o n t fear for cl ean-

R edfield SharpshooterR eceiver Sight

Th e Redfield Guns ight Co. of Denver,Colo. , who have long mad e a most excellentl ine of iron sigh ts as well as a very reli abletop mount for most hun ting scopes , arc nowout with a new receiver sight. T his la testadd it ion to the fu ll line of Red field r eceiversights is designed for th e recen t mod els of.22 ca liber r ifles of var ious mak es. Mostmodern .22 ca l iber rifl es, in a uto loading,p ump, or bolt action, have a grooved re­ceiver top to ta ke th e ro ll -off mount s forscopes. Th is do veta iling of the reciver topform s an most perfect base for most low cost.22 ca liber hun ting scopes an d th eir clamp-onmoun ts. T he new Redfield Sharp-shoo ter re­ceiver sight a tt aches in the same way, with adovetail to slide on th e top of th e receivera nd a pow erful screw and portion of oneside of the dovetail to clamp same firm ly inplace.

For older r ifles, doveta il bases are fur­ni shed and can be att ached by two screws tothe top of th e r eceiver . Th e new sight t henattaches firml y to th e ba se. On most rifles, afr on t sight a bou t one inc h h igher is need ed,and th e best fr ont sight is th e RedfieldSourdoug h for h untin g use. By the use ofth e spec ial dovetail block base, this sightcan be fitt ed to many r ifles othe r th an th emodern grooved-receiver typ e. It is strong,has both windage and elevation adj ustmen t,with heavy coin locki ng scre ws for eac h. Itwill sell like hotcak es and maple syru p ona cold morn ing.

modern grooved-rece iver typ e. It is strong,has both wind age and elevation adj ustment,with heavy coin lock ing scre ws for eac h. Itwill sell like hotcak es and maple syru p ona cold morn ing.

10 load s that mad e 100 per cent patterns.So if you own a ma g 10, or mag 12 and wan tto use it for ligh ter , shor ter, ra nge work ,go right ah ead . You will find it does migh tygood wor k.

Advice WantedMa ny thank s to your fine magazine. Since

my first purcha se of th e ma gazine some sixmont hs ago, it ha s stirre d my interest in fire­arm s. I' m a devout fan of the fast draw andpractice religiou sly. Until recently I haveAdvice Wanted

Ma ny tha nk s to your fine magazi ne. Sincemy first purcha se of th e ma gazine some sixmont hs ago, it ha s stirre d my interest in fire­arm s. I'm a devout fan of the fas t draw andpractice religiou sly. Until recently I haveused onl y a double action H&R "S idekick."I have just bought an ori ginal 1873 ArmyColt. Can you advise me to any book s orother inform ation to perf ect the art of th esingle action fa st dr aw?

How ab out mor e articles on fast shooting ?I truly regard your mag azin e as "finest inth e firea rms field ."

K eith: A Living Legend?I wish to enter my kudo s for GU N S Maga­

zine. It is far superior to an ything akin to it .Elm er Keith must be a real diamond. I

do not bu y all he writes about " Big Bores,"but I st ill think he is a wonderful, lovable,li ving legend. Regarding th e poem ri bbin gElm er Keith , I bet Elmer got a hell of a goodbelly lau gh. I did .

Th e technica l r eport on th e Kim ball .30Carbine automa tic saved me mon ey. I haveseen a single action .45 Colt r ework ed forth e .30 Carbine cartridge. I t kic ks like anArmy mule. I bet even Elmer would beshaken up . Th e owner can' t shoot it.

R. S. vonLudlowLos Ange les , Calif orn ia

J erry Adams, M.D.Sh elb yvill e, Kentucky

Nick SisleyDr avosburg, P enna.

Solution Fo r Gl ProblemI noti ced in your column "C ross fire ," Oc­

tob er , '58, tha t a PFC J .R.H., USM C, ha s aprob lem about wher e to keep hi s weapon

between 9 to 12 tho usand shells throughthi s gun since I have had it , and I stillwould n' t swap it for any gun I have everseen. It 's a modified choke, standard gradewith a Sim mon s rib .

I now have a nin e year old son who isfast developing into a first rat e shotgunnerand, with th e increase in number of shellsmy fam ily now shoots, I have been handloa ding for the past two year s. My pet gripenow is that the makers of ha ndlo adi ng equip­ment won't keep up with th e new popularityof the 28. Th e best tool I have found for th e28 is th e Thalson, and it is entire ly too slowfor th e amount of shooting we do. Could yousuggest a faster tool and a source of supplyof loadi ng components for thi s gauge?

An exce llent hunting load for th e 28 canbe work ed up using th e Alcan 5 powd er with1 oun ce of 7lh shot. This will hold it s ownwith any 20.

Prai se For T he 28 GaugersHave j ust finished my first issue of your

magazine and have imm edia tely entered mynam e for subscription. One arti cle in par ti c­ular in thi s issue, November, 1958, was veryin te res ting to me: "28 Gau ge For Beginners,"by Frank De Hass, I agree with the authorcomp le tely; but why only for beginn ers?

I ha ve been shooting a Remin gton 11-48 in28 gauge since it came on th e mark et in1952. During this t ime, I spent two and ahalf years in Africa where we had excelle ntGuinea Fowl (a pproximately th e size of alar ge pheasant or du ck ) and I took th ese bird swith ease, holding my own with experiencedsho tgunners using twelves and sixteens. Thiswas usin g th e commercial load s. I have alsoused thi s gun for most all game birds, in­eluding duck s, in. t~e, States. Bein g raised

New Mexico And Gun-Law SanityI am a regul ar read er of your magazine

and think that it is one of the finest gunmagazin es on the newsstand . I read with in­terest your art icle on th e Sull ivan Law inNew York. I feel th at such laws ar e ana·tional disgra ce, that legisla tion should beaimed at the crime it self and not at thefirearm.

I am glad that I live here in New Mexicowhere firearms legislation is practicall y non ­existen t. We have a Sta te Statute which pr o­hibit s carry ing firearms in a sett lement, andthe cities and towns have ord ina nces to th esame effect. Th ere is also a state law whichpro hibits carr ying a sidearm while bow­hunting. We real ize that laws ar e needed pro ­hibiti ng th e carry ing of firearm s in towns inthe int erest of ma inta in ing the peace; how­ever, laws lik e th e Sullivan Law are plainstupid. We have a state sta tute here in NewMexico which authorizes a person to carrya firearm in an automobile for pro tection.The State Game Commission also authorizedthe tak ing of big game with handguns. Th ispert ain s to the .44 Mag num and the .44 S&WSpec ial. (The .44 Special mu st be hand-lVle~rc~ ·wh1ch' ''aiit1~07·rres+AaA·pei''s·on..l to ~~a;rya firearm in an automobile for pro tecti on.The State Game Commission also authorizedthe tak ing of big game with handguns. Thi sperta ins to the .44 Mag num and the .44 S&WSpec ial. (The .44 Special must be hand ­load ed to deliver 1,000 foot pou nd s of en­ergy. ) We have no other legisla tion regulat ­in g the pur cha se and carryin g of handguns.We also have no registra tion of handguns.Some cities have facilities where a person canregister a firearm with th e poli ce in case ofJoss or theft, however, this is on a voluntarybasis only. A person must also be 16 yearsold to purcha se a handgun or ammunitiontherefore.

So, since I love firearms and own severa l,I'm glad I live in New Mexico.

Alge r L. Th omp sonGrant s, New Mexico

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cha sed a few weap ons and some ammu nition.Wh en I came bac k on base, I register ed th emwith th e Provost Marshal. On the way backto my squadron, I noticed that it was toolate to store them in squadron supply. Beingund er the same regulations as J. R.H., I kn ewI could not keep them in my personal are aor in my room , so I simply walked into thesquadron opera tion s and checked th e weap ­ons and ammo with the C.Q. (Cha rge ofQuarters ). Next morning when I pickedth em up from th e I st Sgt., I explained thesitua tion and stored th em in squadron supply.In cid entally, the first Sgt. comm end ed meon my decision. I hope th is little experienceis of some help to J .R.H . and oth ers ha vingsimilar problems.

A/3 cl. Joseph OrsiniBolling A.F.B.

Wa shington, D. C.

Picture JPit h A StoryWe here at Luke Air Forc e Base would

li ke to offer our congratulations on your finemagazine. Th e arti cles ar e tim ely and ofgreat interest to th e memb ers of our r ifle andpistol team s, and oth ers.

However , we have had a heated discussionover the gentleman pictured on th e cover ofthe September , 1958, issue. Some think he iswearing a Marine uniform, but I'm sure thatit is a very old picture of an officer of thecirc a 1940 era .

Ca pt. William J. Demp sey, USAFGlendale, Ar izona

Y ou're right , Capta in . Th e photo dat esabout as you state ; was used becaus e it soperf ectly fitt ed our arti sts' specifications forthat cover layout. Th e officer (Major BobCanfield) was kill ed in action during WorldWar Two. Weare now having our print ofth e pictur e retouched and rephotograph ed inpO I J {;' I..- f.<t>} Jt"'" t:.u U UI UI l-hl r.., ,)P L L- I'Jt l-U_ t- "V ' h~ "VI

that cover layout. Th e officer (Major BobCanfield) was kill ed in action during WorldWar Two. Weare now having our print ofth e pictur e retouched and rephotograph ed inorder to supply copies to Major Canfield'sfam ily .- -Editors.

Mossberg For SquirrelsYou r GUNS magazin es ar e top s on th e read­

ing market and I enjoy each and every issue.Particularly lik e the story on pa ge 28-9 ofth e Decemb er issue ("A merica's No.2 GameTarget ," by Carlos Vin son) . I ha ve a Moss­berg 146B equipped with Lyman peep sights,and one shot is all that is need ed for squir­rels.

Ken Wil sonToronto , Ontario

T'exans Take Not ice !Mr. Ja ck E. Hi ght ower , P . O. Box 1720,

Vern on, Texa s, Secretary-Treasure r of th eTexas District and County Attorn eys' Asso­ciation, recently sent me a li st of 31 pro ­posals for legislati ve changes in the cominglegislat ure which Texas Distr ict and CountyAttorneys' Association would consider endors­ing at th e coming sess ion of th e legislature.

Proposal No. 28 was as follows : " P rovidefor a system of record s to be kept by deal ersin pistols, and set up requirement s of il­legality for th e purcha se of a pi stol."

I immediately wrote Mr. Hi ght ower that Iopposed such legislati on and would like toha ve th e opportunity to app ear before anycommitte e considering the pa ssage of thi stype legislation. However , I feel th at yourread ers should kn ow of this proposal so thatsubscribers in Texas may get in touch withth eir respecti ve district attorneys and urge

them to oppo se such legislati on and , if pos­sible, prevent its being brought before thelegislature.

Wil ey L. Chea thamDistrict At torn ey, 24th District

Cuero, Texa s

Copy for this magazine goes to the printerman y weeks before th e issue can reach thenewsstands and /or subscribers. No dat e wasgiven for the consideration of this proposal,so we don't know whether this publicat ion isin time to do any good or not . How ever, let­ters or calls to your district or county at­torn ey, even if late in this instance, mightweigh against future simi lar legislati on byinforming the gentlemen in qu estion of th ewill of th eir constituents. . . . Anti-gun lawsin Texas ? Sh ades of Sam Houston, and "R e­member th e Alamo!"-Editors.

Arm Us and Make Us Strong!One of our read ers signing him self "Min­

ut e Man " from New Boston, writing in tomy newspaper recen tly, advocates that th eArmy should turn over its obsolete and out­moded r ifles to every person in th e UnitedSta tes, so th at any invader would realize thatth e entire pop ula ce was arm ed and that th eenemy would have to fight for every in ch ofground.

"Minute Man" wr ites: "We could expec tno mercy. Why show any? We tri ed being'good J oes' and we ended up being saps."

"M inute Man" has the right idea. A popu­lace where everyone could shoot, had a rifleand plenty of ammunition , would mak e in ­vasion impo ssible. It is also in th e great tradi­tion of the Founding Fath ers.

One thing th e Communists can 't stand isan arm ed and alert pop ulac e. They take overcountries first by tak ing over stupid or cor­rupt leaders, and then impose the ir will on ac1 -i~::trmp1 nnn ll l :H>p F.VPT V man :.:Ip'cl wOTfl:ln

vne t ling t i e Communists can t stana isan arm ed and alert pop ulac e. They take overcountries first by tak ing over stupid or cor­rupt leaders, and then impose the ir will on adisarmed popu lace. Every man and womanin thi s country and every child over 10 shouldkn ow how to handle a r ifle and how to shoot.

William Loeb, P residentManchester (N.H.) Union Lead er

Sold ie r Says "K eep Y our Guns"I j ust finished reading your Novemb er

issue of GUNS and also your crossfire aboutth e Sullivan Law. I did not read th e articleyou wrot e abou t it and if possibl e I wouldlik e to get a reprint of it. I am in th e army,now stationed in Mainz, Germany. Back inth e Stat es, my father is Chief Dep uty Sheriffof Monroe County, N. Y. and I can remem­ber a lot of people comi ng to Dad , wan tinghim to sign pistol permits for them : all k indsof pictures, finger pr ints, and pap ers piled aninch high . Dad and I togeth er have 25 pistol s,8 rifle s, and 3 or 4 shot gun s. I int end tokeep all of them, law or no law ! Th e daythey take our weapons away is the day theNazis and Communists tak e over!

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Rifles came first , a nd we decid ed to getSorensen' s muzzle brake out of th e way. In ­str uci ions show how th e colle t end is sl ippedover th e ba rr el and held by a sta mped meta lwrench, and then the collet collar tight enedby a small spa nner. I d id this and the brakeflew off th e 725 Remingt on .30-06 on the sec­ond shot, went abo ut te n yards. S ince on evir tue of this device is its abili ty to be ap­pl ied to any rifle, I relrieved th e gadg et,slugged it back onto th e muzzl e, and ti ght­ened it st il l furl her. This t ime it stayed for atleast se veral shot. - I wasn 't going to wastethose nice Kl eanhore Pointed Ex pa nd ingshells ju st to pr ove t he bra ke, a nd didn 'thave any chea p GI sur pl us to fire. How ever ,the recoil phenomena seemed red uced whenI shot it . Herb Erfurt h (A rmy's New R ifle,Ju ly, 1958, and other stor ies ) tr ied a coupleof shots, and from wher e I stood, it could besee n tha t the So rensen eq ual izer convert edth e mu zzle ri se in to a backward pu sh, moreeasily controlle d. We took off the equal izerand turn ed it 180 0 upside down , to see if itreally altered the ki ck . In thi s positi on, itshould incr ease th e k ick-it di d ! 1uzzler ise, st ill held in th e same relat ive posit ion,was abo ut 10" in recoil. Conclu sion : Soren­sen's eq ual izer does red uce kick but needsca re in atta ch ing- a bigger wr en ch, ma ybe.

Next came a look at the MAR S Mauser s.Exa mining bolt s from the Swed e and theOb erndorf job showed almost identi cal manu ­factur ing finishes-t he only d iffer ence wasth e ben t bolt hand le of th e saddle ca rbine.Actions on both wer e extremely smooth,safet ies work ed e ffortless ly. Coc k on close.

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The for eign rifles wer e p ick ed up from SigShor e, ente rpr ising entre prene ur of a newma jor mai l-ord er gun firm, MA RS Eq uipmentCorp.. 3318-G W. Devon Ave ., Chicago 45, Ill.!\'lARS is a new look to a firm th at has beenin th e gun busin ess off a nd on for fift y yea rs·- Shore, Senior is the well -known a uct ioneerArchie Shore, and has liquidat ed ma ny finegun collect ions, past a nd pr esent. From;\1ARS came the two Swede s- r ifle mad e byCarl Gustav 1915, an d one of the very firstissue Ma users mad e in Ob erndorf for th eSwedes, da ted 1895. T hese nestled down inthe ca r along with a ba tt ery of 725 Rem­ingt on's (o ne with th e Sorensen br ak e ) , a740 with a BAL var 24 scope that I like to

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A new mod el 94 W inch ester carbine# 1871708 and an old saddle model # 316911were used in the tests. They were fitted withRedfield Sourdou gh front and Lyman 66AReceiver peep sights, to ob ta in ma ximumaccuracy. They were then fired at 50 yards,100 yds. , and 200 yds., with 150 and 170grain bullets. Po int of imp act was caref ullyavera ged at these ran ges. Then penetrati ontests in %" spr uce board s, spaced 1,4 " apar t,were run off, also using the ab ove loads.After this, th ey were re-chambered to myimproved version of the .30-30 cartridge,which we shall hereafter refer to as th e .30Express, bein g in app ear ance a red uced scalemodel of that fine cart r idge developed byP .O. Ackley, the .30-40 Impr oved Krag.

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.30-30. N ow available in such old favorit esas th e Model 94 winchester carbin e, th eMod el 336 Marlin rifles, th e .30-30 is alsospringing up in rechamb ered " thirty cali ber"rifles such as Globe Firearms ( Ottawa, Can­ada) converted S wiss straight pull rifl es. Be­cause of th e pop ularit y of this calibe r, wepu blish her ewith as a "guest Gun R ack re­view" newly develop ed .30-30 loading dat e byDave Stout, custom gunsm ith of 1514 W. BigBend R d., Kir kwood 22, Missouri :

Perenn ial favorit e with all hunters, rangingfrom the Yukon to Jack son's Hol e to th eEverglades and from the plains of the Pampasto the fur lands of Sib eria, is th e Winchester

Th e 6.5 mm am mo, spitzer and ro und edlon g bu llet, was br ight , clea n stuff, very pr et­ty, and it shot well. Th e lon g Swede mad e agroup of four shots into 1%" vertical , aboutI" wid e, a t 100 yards. A bonu s with th eserifles ar e the sights for Am erican shoote rs­not th e typical Germ an tap ered post fore­sight and V-notch, but flat-topp ed blade frontwith U-notch rear, much lik e standard U. S.sigh ts. This fami liar sight p icture contributesto th e steady hold of th ese gun s. T he car binewas light and fast. Ki ck was almost non­existen t- you could shoot either gun all daywith no effect. Wi th a little " Tennessee eleva­tion" (r ight angles to Kentucky windage) Imad e cons istent hi ts offhand on th e 10" ironplates J ohnn y Smith ha s at t he Fox Vall eyRifle Club for plinkers. Any Amer ica n sightsfor Ma users will fit th ese Swedish rifl es,such as Redfield 's Model 70 or the 48 Lyman ,though if scope mou nt ing is desired , th e bolthandles will pro bab ly have to be alt ered . Th etwo we shot were pr ett y well worn , but boreswere mirror bri ght. Some of the " selec t"condition rifles are really nice. MARS offersexpress savings on th ese guns from mid-westshipping depot. " Ameri can hunting ammuni­tion," whi ch is to say, ammunition distr ibutedna tiona lly in the U. S. is availab le in severalbullet weights in the Norma brand. Nor maas well as th e spec ialt y bullet makers alsooffer bu llets for reloading, whil e Norma 6.5Ma nnlicher-Schonaue r brass ca n be reform edand tr immed to the 6.5 mm x 55 Swedishchamber. Sam e stuff of cour se fits Nor weg ianKrags, too.

We finished off the day with some shotgunshooting. It will be adm itt ed under pressurethat I popped th e trap with my foot, andcaught the bird considerably shorter tha nif I had been at the 16 yard ri se on a propertrap field . But ten out of ten figures 1.000

eJ:lJ!llli e-d'l'e IJ'n.ral?bWJl,M-\l8WIv,,''ubq~ll oUlwif I had been at the 16 yard ri se on a pr opertrap field . But ten out of ten figures 1.000averag e, so I' m happy! Seriou sly, four of th eshell s, red Wi nch ester s, were reload ed withth e appropriat e Alca n wad s for th e charge,tr ap load of No. 8, but the other six hadwad s which Geor ge P uth of Acme In dustr iesleft with me some months ago- wads fr omcork and fiber board. Th e wad column, read­ing from powder to shot, cons ists of ahard red fiber over-powder wad perforatedin the midd le wit h a %" hol e. Next is adoughn ut of cork, th en a pastebo ard th inwad of the standard "over-powder" kind.and th en a cork filler wad whi ch is solid.The over-powder wad traps gas insid e th edoughnut, whil e th e heavy fiber wad pu shesthe doughnut up along with th e solid wad.Puth, who has develop ed th e exce llent Acmeseries of qual ity " q uantity" reload ers, claimshigher velocity and less kick for th is wad de­velopment, and certainly shot wad s deservesome maj or resear ch. Basic wad design hasnot had any innovati ons since the 1890' sthough new mat eri als have allowed formingwads from more flexib le, bet ter sealingpl asti cs. At th e end of th e day I unlimberedmy favorite Greener ten-gau ge muzzle loadingdoubl e marked on th e Dama scus twist rib

- " Barr eis Absolutely Ind estructible By Gun·powd er." Th e tubes ar e dated 1850. I findwith thi s old smoke pole that to hit claysfur ther away, the secre t is just stuff in morepowder and more shot. The smoke mad e thesunset red, I figur e.

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RIFLES FOR THE SOUTH-

Famous old Savage 99 (aboveJ founded company; may take back seat to deer slaying records of bolt action M I 10. Levergun has strong following but new left-handed bolt rifle will please old Savage shooters, draw new fans of other guns.

Author checks first factory-made U.S. bolt rifle built forleft-handers. Collar forward of action locks barrel intoplace. Combination sear and bolt stop (at leftJ are onright of receiver like regular M I 10. Running shells throughbolt gun without taking it from shoulder was new experiencefor GUt-.!S' Tech Editor Bill Edwards, who is left handed.

PAW MILLIONFIRST MASS·PRODUCED "LEFTY" IN AMERICAN RIFLE

HISTORY, NEW SAVAGE APPEALS TO 1 IN 16 GUNNERS

Popular since days of the '73 areWinchester lever gun s for lefties.

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By WILLIAM B. EDWARDS

Comparison of right and left-handedModel I 10 Savages, reveals few majordifferences in basic actions of the rifles.

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differences in basic actions of the rifles .

NICK BREWER LOOKED UP fr om his dr awin g boardand saw tha t one ma n in every sixteen shooters was

shoo ting the wrong rifle.Nicholas L. Brewer , Savage Arms Corp . designer , wasn' t

thinking in term s of hunting-he was thinking in terms ofmaking guns. Brewer knew that at least a million of thesixteen mill ion hunter s is left-hand ed ; knew that among gunpeople a surprisingly high percentage check out as south­paws . To Brewer 's knowledge the only left-hand ed gunsavailable were imported actions mad e years ago, or Ameri­can gunsmith specialties at fabul ous pri ces. Brewer diedrecently, and never saw his brain child. But the crowningachievement of the career of thi s remarkable man , unsungoutsi de of the Savage factory (he pion eered the Model 340bolt action big game rifle, the .22 Savage aut oloader-morethan a million copies mad e-and the popular Model 15 andM15 Boys Rifle) is the new Savage Model UO bolt actionrifle. And newest of the MUO line, which includes standardand Monte Carlo stocked guns in .30-06, .270, .243, and.308 calibers all at the same price, is America's first factory­ma de left-handed bolt action big game rifle, rifle for amilli on hunters.

Before Brewer dreamed up his rifle action which couldbe manu factured easily with only slight alterations as eithera regular ri ght-h and er or a genuine special-for-southpaws,the southpaw shooter was pr etty much left with rifles whichsuited him some but not perfectly. Lever acti ons had been

the rifles for most left-handed hunters , and the Savage M99was perhaps the most truly left-handed of the lever gunsbecause the loading port was right on top of the gun , easyfor a left-hander to charge. Both Savage and custom gun­smiths made top tang safeties for the M99, since the triggerguard safety could not be worked easil y by lefties.

Pump shotguns proved that man y left-handed shooterswere missing out in the rifle line. Ithaca's M37 scattergunhad a str ong following amon g the off-hand br eed, and thereversible safeties of Remington and Win chester pumpswas a concession to their needs. Both Marlin and Win­chester lever action rifles also were much approved bysouthpaws. But all, even the newest Winchester Model 88,tho ugh they could be work ed easily and fast from theshoulder shooting either right or left , were a little awkwardin having the loading port on just one side. Closest to asymmetrical rifle are thos e like the newest Mod el 88 withits detachable box magazine. The detachable magazine,such as is also a feature of the Remington 740-760 series,is easy to load right or left, but always something inter­fered with the left -hand er 's enjoyment of shooting: eitherthe cocking lever was on the wrong side or , last but notleast, the ejected cases popped across his nose instead ofleaving the other side of the gun.

Gunsmiths had bent their talents exclusively to modifyingbolt actions . Dale Guise and Ervin Barber worked up excel­lent, smooth alterations of Remington's M721-722, while

Balanced feel of Savage leve r rifle made it popular withshooters of all sizes and shapes , including left -handers.

shooters of all s i;~s - ~~ d shapes , including 'left-handers.

W est e rn saddle men , like cover cowboy, like the way theSavage Model 99 fits and lies flat in a saddle scabbard.

Roy Wea therby ma rketed excellent rifles made on thelimited production Mathie u act ion . The Mathie u is a bea uti­fully-made mec hanism, much like a streamlined Springfieldrevers ed ; bu t it is expens ive.

Shooters a re increasingly fami liar with the right- handedModel 110 action . It 's simple con struction , the tubul ar re­ceiver, bolt baffle or cam shield , and un iqu e combinationbolt stop and trigger-sear release, offer design advantagesfor production and service not found in oth er designs. Thefirst new bolt action r ifle which is not " a Ma use r," th eMllO LH differs from its r ight-handed broth er by aboutseven parts. The receiver is set up to have the shell loadingand ejec tion ar ea slan ted to the left instead of r ight , andthe ejector is of cour se relocated . The stock is a true lefty,some of the first rifles coming through being the latest ,most refined style of MllO Monte Carlo . The bolt body isaltered, though most of its ma nufact ur ing is the sam e, rightor left. The bolt handle, simi lar to th e right-hand version ,is laid out to cock on opening left-h an ded. The rear baffleor cam plate is shaped for LH ope ration, and the ex tractoris slightly modified . The magazine, with a right-hand fol­lower shape, seems to work excellently with the left-handreceiver cut.

Savage Arms is ser iously con sid er ing making the ModelllO barreled action s availab le to gunsmiths and ri flemakers.No factory can profitab ly put the ho urs of care into a goodpiece of wood that a fine stock deser ves. But any factor ycan ma ke its usual profit fr om the meta l work and turn theba sic guts-the important pa rts tha t bear the factory's name- over to a custom riflesmith to stock up as a custom gun .Th ough the regular gra in of mi ne-run walnut which a fac­tor y will use on its guns is good enough for serv ice, andsome times a really fine pi ece of wood will be offered on afactory rifle, nothing beats the personalization of " your own

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tor y will use on its guns is good enough for serv ice, andsome times a really fine pi ece of wood will be offered on afactory rifle, nothing beats the personalization of " your ownchosen stock blan k worked up to your requirements by yourown stock ma ker. " The Model 110, r ight- or left -hand ed,will sta nd comparison with an y when so fitted up, and ifSavage tu rn s loose th e MllOLH in the big receiver length ,here 's one order ! ( Note: A letter received from W. J. O'­Conno r, Savage Sales Manager, just befo re we go to press,says, "We will make available in January M110 barrelledactions, left-hand and right-hand, completely finish ed exceptfor sights and sight slots, in .30-06, .270, .308, and .243calibers." Tech Editor Edwa rds, there's your rifle-Ed.)

Tha t barrel attachment, not at all incidentally, willgreatly simplify the problems of fitti ng a new barrel. Thepri nciple of the thing is one long used-the grooved colla rfor ward of the receiver ring on the MIlO, as on th e M340,is simp ly a lock nut. Th e pro cedure is to fini sh -chamberyour barrel, with thread s for the receive r but no sight cuts.Th en screw in the ba rrel with a " go" headspace gauge,using any bolt, no select ion needed. When the barrel issn ug, tu rn down the locki ng collar aga ins t th e receiver ,solidly secur ing the barrel. Only ru b is, a special wrenchmust be made to fit the spline groov es on the collar; butthat is an easy gadge t for a gunsmith to tu rn up .

We took a few guns ou t shoo ting the other da y-Madsen9mm pop-gun , Carl Gustave m/45, a selection of au to­matic rifles, and a fina le with the Sa vage 110 LH . Th e hi ghspot of the da y was un qu estionably the Sa vage! I've firedma ny automatics, but th is was the fir st tim e I had used arifle which I felt was really made for me. Tha t in-line safetyof the 110 is as fas t as a shotgun saf ety, stays in the samepositio n right- or left-hand ed. Like so many naturally sou th­paw riflemen, I am fa irly proficien t at reaching ove r and

Lever actio n Marl in Model 336 has ,following among southpaw riflemenbut loading and e jection all on one side mark it as right-handed g un.

Box magazine of Model 88 Winchester permits easy loading rig ht orleft handed but rifle is not truly symmetrical for lefty sportsman.

As left-ha nd er, I e njoy shooting gas-operated Model 740 Rem ingtonwith central box magazine bu t operati ng ha ndle on right is aw kwa rd .

cranking a ri ght-hand bolt , so at first i t was actually awk­ward to work the Savage as she should be worked. Butthi s feeling disappeared aft er a few min utes, and I felt as ifI could equal the firepower of a whole machin e gun com­pany with that Sa vage, so rapidly could I flick the boltafter getting used to its " unna tural" convenience. Right­handed shoo ters have been accustomed to bolt handles placedfor fast mani pulation, but it is a revelati on to a left -handerto ru n five shots rapid fire through a bolt action rifle alm ostbefore the muzzle rise has subs ided fr om the kick of thefirst shot. May be I'm exagge ra ting a tr ifle in my enthusi­asm, but did you ever ask a thirsty ma n how a cup of watertastes ?

Test rifle was one of the first made up, in .243, and con ­siderably more accurate than it had an y ri ght to be. Withir on sights (now that I got my glasses) I could mak e thr ee­four-five shot groups fr om rest at 100 yards measurin gfr om I" to 1~", maybe a trifle less sometim es. I threw oneout to a four-shot 21j2" group once, but that was my fault,not the gun's . Th e gun locks up snug and the minimumchambering design is credited by the factor y for con­tributing to the high accuracy of these "l ock nut" ba rrels.I didn't even bother to check the weight on our shippingscales-it feels " right," and that's the weight it ought to be.

If Sa vage puts this barreled action, or even the actionalone, on the ma rket for gunsmiths, they may not onlyfor ce a revoluti on in the dom estic gun companies' waysof doing business, but earn a littl e kale, to boo t. Forexam ple, a small but int ensely enthusias tic coterie of .22

gunners enjoy using the custom-built left-hand bolt action ,as made by the late Gunmaker Morgan, Roy Dunlap, andothers. But these ar e not as easy to obtain as factorymodels. Th e Savage UO action could be shortened and thefiring pin s designed off-center for rimfire, opening up awhole new field for guns for left-handers. Me, I want oneof the first ones !

Stock finish and proportion ar e steadily improving inthe MUO line. I'v e had three of them now, ab out two-thr eemonth s apart in pr odu ction, and the finish and style are"maturing" as they gain experience. Sligh t differences infinish are noted : believe an earl ier model was better fin­ished on the barrel, but actions ar e well poli shed, stamp­ings are not burred up, and bolt s work very smoothly. Opensights on the MC stock ar e too low for the high comb, butit took about ten min utes with a block plan e and sandpaperto correct that, plus a wipe-off with Herter 's Liege Finish toblend to the original Savage stock finish . I now have a riflewith a buttplate high where I want it, and the comb still lowenough so I can use the iron sights. With its fast left-handedaction, this will be my "totin'" ri fle for my deer trip-ifeditors ever get time to go hun ting, which seems doubtful.

Its bro ther, a .243 righ t-hander, I shipped to my fri endKarnopp, at his ranch in Colorado. It has already "spokenthree times in ange r, and got three deer. " Price on theMUOLH is not yet released. It will be somew hat higherthan the $109.95 ticket on the rig ht-hand models. But lefthanders will not boggle at the tariff on the first big ~

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Former ranch home of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, this low log building now housesthe Buffalo Bill Museum, one of the West's most famous collections of guns and relics.

Former ranch home of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, this low log building now housesthe Buffalo Bill Museum, one of the West's most famous collections of guns and relics.

DUNS of the IILD IBST SIDIBUFFALO BILL CODY'S RANCH HOME NOW HOUSES

GUNS. CURIOS CONNECTED WITH CODY. CODY'S FRIENDS. AND THE CODY ERA

By ROBERT B. McCOY T HE SHOOTER-TOURIST finds by the U.S. highway leading into Yellow ­stone Park a rambling log lod ge whi ch houses one of the mos t unusual

collections of guns ever di spla yed . Walking into th e Cody Museum is like walk­ing into a moment of the past. Th e place smells of old histor y and new varn ish.With sanded floor s and shiny display cases, completely rebuilt as a modernmu seum , the log struc ture was origina lly Colonel William F. Cody's ran ch home.Today it shelter s man y guns, Wild West Show relics, and photos of " BuffaloBill" and the man y people associated with him. P erhaps most famous of thesewas An nie Oakley, "Missie," first and foremost of the great women shoo ters .Her guns are preser ved here alon g with Cody's.

Th e mu seum lab els in the well-arranged glass show cases ar e extremely int er­esting, especially to the gun collector. They present an obj ect lesson in historicaldocumentation . Th ere ar e rifles obviously made years after the time they arestated to ha ve been used . Yet they ar e not fak es, for other equa lly obvious.... O<:ll:O Anc.o n n t h o n t h"" h a n rl c.on. "JTlO A + th ". tT ll C' ·'UTh ~ r» I, "'" 11£> ....l1 e-, -.f

say, Annie Oakley, are presented with littl e or no documentation. Butreference to factory records discloses defini te reason to believe they areexac tly as represented, even though no " proof" exists. More than any thingelse, thi s array of imp ortant Western Americana drives home to thethoughtful gun collector, the man who regards weap ons lore as the pathto a grea ter un derstanding of people and events, the impor tan ce of ade­qua te docum entation to support the mut e testimony of the weapons' allegedhistorical association. .

Most or all of the arms and relics displayed here ar e gifts or loans fr om;;~ople who professed to own some ar tifact related to Cody and the WildWest Show. Where guns are concerned, there is a definite inducement toboost values and achieve personal p restige by being owner of a rifle " usedby Co!' W. F . Cody-Buffalo Bill." Since Cody in his fort y years of thelimelight personally fired pr obab ly hundreds of different guns, and mayhave shot during one perf ormance a carbine which next time was used byone of his tame Indians, claim s to being " Buffalo Bill guns" ar e met withskep tical looks amon g gun collectors. Yet inaccura te showcase labels neednot deny the main fact that man y of the guns and other cur ios displayedwere long and closely associated with Cody. Sometimes the &.o,ns themselvesspeak the case.

Consider the handsome gold plated and engraved Model 1873 .44-40Winchester rifle which bears the tag "This exceptionally fine Win chesterwas used by Col. Cody for public perf ormances over a span of 40 years."Coupl ed with the egregious labelling of fine scroll and animal engravingas "etching," the gun crank may be excused a skeptical chuckle when henotices the seria l number : 494,993 . Guns numbe red in this range weremad e in 1895. Cody died in 1917-so what price the " used 40 years"

Colt Army, Model 1894 (Top), and theCody-Siegmund-Wainwright Winches­ter (below) are among Museum's exhibits.

Featuring buffalo hunting scene, this Winchester Model 1873, with fancy wood stocks, agold plated rece iver, and elaborate engraving, was made for Buffalo Bill Cody about 1895.

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Ca rded as having been "used by Buffalo Bill in1870-1885," serial numbers place date of manu­facture of these fine ivory-gr ipped Colts about1883; but Cody owned many guns and these, likeother re lics, doubtless have Cody associations.

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Ownership of Annie Oakley guns above IWinchester M92 and fine Francotteshotgun) is backed as probable by checking serial numbers with factories.

Unusual are two guns pr eserved ina case devoted to Annie Oakley relics.Neither bea rs Annie's name. But bothhave the mere declaration of their con­nection with this fam ous lad y of shoot­ing backed up by the manufacturer .First is a Win chester Model 92, nicelyengraved and of extra quality. Says his­torian Tom Hall at Winchester, "Model1892, ser ial number 301,670 , is reocorded as a rifle with half octago nalbarrel 22 inches long, .44 caliber,plain trigger, eng rav ed $10.00. fancyi ovz, ser ia i number j Ul ,O / U, IS reocorde d as a rifl e with half octagonalbarrel 22 inches long, .44 caliber,plain trigger, engraved $10.00, fancychecked, shotgun butt with rubber(hard rubber- Ed .) butt p late, rea rsight 31j2 inches from fram e. ShippedOctober 28, 1905. No mention ofAnnie Oakley." But Annie must havebought at least one or two guns atretail from stores , and there is noreason why this gun should have beenspecially itemized for her , even thoughthe request for a rear sight in a pa r.ticular position strongly sugg ests ashooter concerne d with aiming ac­curacy. The engraving, to alter orenhance which is so dear a tr ick tothe fake r's heart, is exactly of thegrade the factory states it to be, andthe half-octago n, the buttpla te, andother details conform.

The fine Francotte shotgun also hasstrong circumstantial evidence to sup­por t its claim to fa me. "We foun d themanufac turi ng book containing thegun No. 27,134," replied the firm ofAuguste Francotte & Co. in Liege,Belgium, to my enquiry . "This gunwas made in March, 1895, for MMVon Lengerke & Detmold who wereour agents at tha t time. MM Aber­crombie & Fitch ar e the successo rs ofVon Lengerke (Continued on page 64 )

that Cody made a number of purchasesin 1895, and this was among them.Quite clearly engrave d on the receiveris a po rtrait of Buffalo Bill, ru nning abison. Although th is gun is not grace dwith the distinction of a name, like otheralleged Cody rifles marked " Billy," theengrav ing, date of manufacture, andassociation list it as genuine.

label? But the gun offers its ownmute testimony of Cody assoc ia tion.Close physical exam ination reveals un­questi onab ly original factor y engrav ­ing. Cody visi ted Winchester in 1895,and other elabora te Winchester gunsassoc iated with Cody are in the samegenera l seria l nu mber range, in variouscalibers. Histor ically, it would app ear

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Calling turkeys, quail , ducks , geese. and certain other game has been accepted huntingpractice down through the years. Now game calls draw new kinds of game, like coon above.

EVERYBODY'S ASKING, "DO GAME CALLS WORK?"

HERE'S A FIRSTHAND REPORT THAT MAY ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS

By RUSSELL TINSLEY

W E WALKED QUIETLY thr ough the Texas woods, the Burnham br oth ers andI, until we came to a grass-carpeted clearing about 200 yards square, rimmed by

myrtl e brush."This is a good spot," Win ston Burnham whispered.He motioned for his br other Murry and me to hid e in a clump of weeds off to the

right. Then he crouched beside a scrub oak , his camouflage suit blending neatly withthe green foliage. Inserting a piece of plastic between his lips, he cupp ed his hand sabo ut it and blew sharply.

" K aa-waa-ee! . . . kaa-waa-ee! ... kaa-waa-ee! . .. kaa-ioaa-eei"It was a weird, pierc ing noise that sent shivers racing up and down my spi ne. The

cry star ted as a low, thr oaty moan, gained volume rapidly to a high-pitched squall,then diminished to a series of short, terr or -stricken squeals again. Win ston wouldsound a long blast, ' then pau se to look and listen.

Beside me, Murry was kneeling silently, a Remin gton .222 pump-action repeater rest­ing acr oss his leg. I was armed with a pair of cameras. Normally, a long-reachin gweap on such as the .222 would have been unn ecessary ; Win ston can enti ce foxes towithin clubbing range. But today a gusty breeze put us at a disad vantage. We couldn' t

predict th e ever-changing wind, and any fox that whiffeda scen t of us wouldn't stick around for long.

But Murry figured that if we could lure a fox into sightto the far side of th e clearing for an instant, th e .222would do the rest .

Shortly a red -coat ed doe came bounding into the open,snor ting belligerentl y. Th ere's something ab out the rabbit­in-distress cry th at app eal s even to curious deer. Shestopped ab out a hundred yards awa y, her ears poisedalertl y. Th en the wind shifted and she got our scent.Spinning as if on a greased swivel, she sca mpered fran tical ­ly back into the brush.

Winston continued to call. We wai ted impatient ly. Fiveminutes pa ssed. We scanned the surrounding countrys ideintently, pivoting our heads slowly and delib erately, carefulthat no abrupt mo vements should betray our whereabouts .

Suddenl y Murry elbowed me lightly. Ther e was a hi ntof movement on the distant frin ge of the clearing. Winstondropp ed the volume of his call, coax ing the cr itte r with amuffled cry that was barely audible. Momentarily it slinkedinto the open , its bush y red tail twitching.

Murry stea died the rifl e across his knee and touchedoff a shot. Th e fox leaped high , ran a few feet and pausedagain. Evidently Murry had shot low.

Th e fox looked about, not sure what was happening.Murry exha led, held steady and squeezed the trigger again.Alm ost simulta neo us with the muzz le blast the fox kickedover as if po le-axed. The expanding 50-grain bullet haddon e its job, clean ly and well.

"That blasted wind threw me off the first time," Murrycomplained as we walked to re trieve the downed an ima l.

We returned to the jeep station wagon parked on anearby road and headed for another locat ion on theBurnham's ranch near Marble Falls, in central Texas. Aswe bo unce d along, I qu estioned the brothers abo ut thisrelatively new fad of calling wild animals.

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nearby road and headed for another locat ion on theBurnham's ranch near Marble Falls, in central Texas. Aswe bo unce d along, I qu estioned the brothers abo ut thisrelatively new fad of calling wild animals.

Yo(~ry' coyot_e comes " wit hin' spittin' distance"

"Game ca lling isn't a so-ca lled fad th at will soon loseits app eal ," said Murry. " It will continue to ga in popularity.Fur prices have decreased to the point where commercialtr apping no lon ger is profitab le. Actually, game callingis the only spo rting method of controlling predat ors."

The br others' father, Martin Burnham, was a pioneerin calling game. Wh en he was onl y 10 years old, he chaseda jackrabbit into a fence. It got trapped by the barb-wire.Th e rabbit sta r ted squealling. Almost instantly three wolvesra ced out of the brus h, ignoring the young boy, to pounceupon the helpless animal.

Later Martin got to th inking about wha t had happened.Why not, he reason ed, imitate that cry of a rabbit introuble to lure pr edator s within gunshot range. He startedexperimenting with var ious ways of calling . Soon he per­fected the imitation by drawing wind through compressedlips, controlling the volume with the palm of his hand. Hestruck it ri ch. Fo xes and wolves and coyo tes went mad.

Today, the brothers call game with fundamentally th esame system, but they ha ve developed a plastic ca ll whichputs wild-an imal calling within the realm of any hunter'sability. Actually, calling predators is mu ch easier thanit app ears.

Th e single basic mistake of mos t novice ca llers is toattempt to ca ll game in areas where ther e are few or nopredators. A successful ca ller kn ows his country, selectingstrategic locations where he has the best chance of coaxinggame.

" Many hunters who believe their efforts to be un­successfu l ar e ju st fa iling to keep their eyes open," Win­ston explained. " They ca ll the game okay, but never see it."

Comm erc ia l calls are pa ckaged with instru ction sheetsth at explain explicitly how they are to be used effectively.When selecting a spot to do yo ur calling, always rememberto note the directi on of the wind, no matter how slight it

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th at exp lain explicitly how they are to be used effectively.When selecting a spot to do your calling, always rememberto note the direction of the wind, no matter how slight itmay be. Always hide where the wind is blowing into your

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face or hits you at a tan gent , never to your back. Situa teyo urself nex t to a bu sh or tree where your silhouette is broken.

Parking th e jeep on a small kn oll, we headed across a br ushycow pa sture. This time Wins ton carried a .22·caliber pump,while Murry lugged the .222.

Win ston said, " We usua lly use the .22 rifle with long-r ifleammunition , since the shots ar e at close r ange and we canplace the bu llet in vital ar eas with consistency ."

Game calling is a perfect companion sport for ha ndgunenthusiasts. Man y animals, foxes especially, can be lur ed closewhere pistol or revol ver shots are deadly and consistent.

Our next hiding spot was on a brushy ridge overlooking asmall draw that qu arter ed to the left. We crouched beneathsome ced.ar growth and Winston went to work.

P resently a bef udd led jackrabbit hopped up the ridge, itssentinel ears flapp ing. It stopped a few yard s awa y, cur ious asto what was causing the sq uea lling . Then Winsto n suddenlystood up and the rabbit lik e to have torn itself in ha lf as itscrambled off the ridge.

In a few minutes I spied an animal sidling beh ind a clum pof thorny cat sclaw brush . I nudged Murry. He rai sed the ri fleto half mast and tensed. A fox trotted in to view , followed by asecond. Th e forerunner circled wari ly, barking furio usly. Itwas moving in and out of sig ht among th e weeds and brush,and didn't offer mu ch of its target. Its companion showed foronly a moment, then disappeared back int o the woods. Probablyit scented us.

Winston toned down his call, inveigling the fox close r. Wh ena fox starts coming in , you wan t to bring the volume down low.A ha rsh call often will scare one off.

A moment pa ssed. Then the cr itter tr otted int o the open,loped a few feet and stopped, its head cocked cur iously. Win­ston an chored it with a perfectly placed slug beh ind the ea r.

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stan an chored it with a perfectly placed slug beh ind the ea r.We called a few more minutes from this ident ical spo t. As

often as not, sever al foxes can be bagged from the 'same loca­tion. But no more came to us here , so (Continued on page 45)

Murry Burnham lugs in a kill of foxes, p rovingeffectiveness of call even on wariest of game.

Wearing camouflage suit, hunter (against stump at left) calls fox (circled, right), which keepscoming closer, even though it seems to see hunter. Even deer come to investigate rabbit noises.

Shooters paraded in historical costumes carrying old Millbank­Amsler muskets. Historical displays were very colorful events.

ROUNDS OF MILITARY AMMUNITION IN THREE·WEEKS·LONG COMPETITION

60,000 SWISS CIVILIANS MEET EVERY FIFTH YEAR TO FIRE MORE THAN 4,000,000

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How WOULD YOU LIKE to have a couple of th ousandbullets from high power r ifles come whinin g a few

feet abo ve your head whil e driving through a bea utifulsunny landscape on the ma in road to a nearby cit y? AGerm an tourist had this startling experience last July, ashe br ought his car to a screec hing stop before what maybe the world 's most startling road sign- a red and whitetriangle with a bla ck shoo ter in kn eeling position,- andth e stark words: " Bewa re of bullets! "

Th e tourist stepped out of hi s car , listeni ng to the stormof bull ets coming from the firin g points 150 meter s to hisleft and landing in the hill behind a lin e of 300 rifle tar gets150 meter s to his ri ght. His fir st thought was, " This isdangerous ! It must be illegal! " So he called the police. Th epolice came, tri ed in vain to explain that this shoo ting wasconside red perf ectly no rmal, and fina lly, with smiling Swisspolit eness, called the ran ge officer. Wh en th e Swiss armycolonel who was in charge of the firing arrived, he toldthe tourist, " There is no danger on the road , sir; only Swissare shooting here! "

Th is happened, or so the story goes, on the four lane,concrete road which leads into the picturesque town ofBienne in western Switzerland, home of world-famousOmega watches. Wha t was goi ng on was nothing less than

Winners wait t urn at cash desk for payoff. Shootersmay buy ammo, prizes. or spend money for train fare.

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Cars, motorcycles, tires, works ofart are among the prizes offered atshooting match which attracts 60,000civilians from all over Switzerland.

the biggest shoo t in the world : the Eid genossischesSchiitzenfes t which takes place every fifth yea r, where60,000 Swiss civilian shooters meet to fire more than fourmillion rounds of high-power military ri fle amm unitionduring a day-in day-out contes t which lasts three weeks.

You do not have to stand on your brake pedal upon see·ing the road sign with the kneelin g shoo ter. The Biennera nge may be the biggest range in Switzerland wherethey shoo t across a main road, but it is far fr om the onlyone. Cars and buses, bicyclists, old couples out for a walk,and young Swiss wives pushing baby carr iages along und erthe shower of bullets, pr ove that these people are sure ofth eir ammo. And if you want to take a closer look at whatis going on, tu rn left and drive up the concrete road forabo ut 200 yards, behind the special troll ey bus arrangedfor the Schiitzenfes t, and be as surp rised as I was when

th e guard at the parking lot waves your purse away andsays with a smile, " Parking is free for people fr om foreigncountries, sir !"

The administra tion cente r of the Schiitzenfest surroundsa large squa re, with a beau tiful lawn and thousand s offlower s, and seven flagpoles, at the foot of which stand lar gesigns with the words, "We want to remain free" in severallan gua ges. At one end of the squa re behind an other lineof flagpoles, stan ds a gian t festival hall, seat ing 5,000people for meals. Men fr om the Bienne fire briga de keepthe insid e temperature comfortable by pourin g tons ofwater in a glitte r ing spray over its enormous canvas roof.Around the other sides of the squa re are little restaurant s,a beer tent of impressive dimensions, and spacious pro­visions for repor ters, complete with teleprinter s. Her e tooare offices of the special poli ce force, the range officers, and

th e management committee. The match , huge though it is,is run with the watchlike precision which has madeSwitzerland famous the world over.

Her e on the square also, and most impressive to th evis itor fr om abroa d, is th e exhibition of prizes: sho wcaseaf ter showcase, with items rangin g all the wa y fr om carsand mo to rcycles down to th e tiniest go ld watches. Th ewho le scene buzzes with gayety and life. Thou sands of me n,women, and children fr om all parts of the country havega thered to com pe te for the prizes and, fir st of all , to en joyth ese days and evenings of fellowship with fellow shooters.Shooting is mor e th an a hobb y to the Swiss; it is a soc ialin sti tution . Sch iitzenfes t means " fes tiva l of sho oters," and afest ival it is : a time of reunion and celeb ra tion.

At seve n in the morning, a canno n sho t is fir ed , and fr omthat very seco nd until noon, th ousands after thousan ds ofsho ts echo fr om the sides of the valley, one of which formsthe six hundred feet high backstop . At noon, when thehands of the gia n t clock in the middle of the 300-metertargets show twelve, what appears to be dead silence comesdow n over th e eno rmous ran ge. The shooting ceases; it islunch time. I t was lunch tim e when I first came to th eSchii tzenfest, People wer e walking and sitting around onth e big sq uare, d iscuss ing their sco res, di scussing wind andlight condi tions-but un like mat ches elsewhere, nobody isd iscu ssin g guns, nob ody is di scussin g ammunition . Ther eis no use disc uss ing th em . In Switzerland, you shoot theord nan ce r ifle, the gun yo u learn to shoot in the arm y, andth e gun they give you to take home when you have ser ved

your dut y, along with six ty rounds of ammo and yo urun iform and the rest of yo ur militar y gear. It is the gunwhich you have to brin g to the ran ge once a year, and withwhich yo u th en have to shoo t a certain sco re on the target.If yo u fail , yo u ma y tr y again. If you still fail , yo u willhave to check in with the army for a special trainingcourse in th e fall , until yo u can hit. And thi s is bad ; badnot only becau se of the wage yo u will loose by ha vin g tostay away fr om your work, but because of the little smileson your pa ls' faces an d th e exp ression in the eyes of thegirls of your home town when yo u head fo r the rail waysta tion, your rifl e on your back, to go to th e lag course ."There goes Ja ck, the guy who can' t shoot."

Yes, you shoo t the arm y rifl e ; and since yo u may notchange or alter it in an y wa y, ther e is not much abo ut itto dis cuss. Everybody knows it is one of th e m ost accuratehi gh power rifl es in the world, and nob od y eve r for gets hisduty of keeping it in perfect cond ition. Ammunition?Government ma de. Ther e is an ammunition m on op oly inSwitzerla nd; nob od y but govern me n t pl ants make any.The target round is the military round, th e same stuff thatgoes into machine guns too.

It is all precision stuff. No talking abo ut so and so manygrains of this or that, no spec ial sea ting depth of bullets.The army rifl e is th e army rifl e, ammo is ammo . If youdon't hit, it' s the ground connec tion which is wr on g, notth e equipme nt.

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Fantasti c 300-meter range ac ross valley is cut by main highway from Biel to Soloth urn, home of cannon. Little Swissindustri al town of 51,800 citizens played host to 60,000 visiting shooters. Range has mess hall, "bierhelle ," pa rking.

Highway caution sign- is most unusual in world. There arescoring pits , but some targets run in on fast trolleys.

Officers in full dress and wives in national costumestroll at lunch time. All Swiss men must shoot.

ordnance gun, it jumps into the " free" class, howeverslight the altera tion may be. Th ey will check your gunwhen you arrive, and test the tri gger pull. Found OK, thegun will be ma rked with a red label ar ound the forestock,and you' re ready for the ran "e .wnen you arr i ve, anu It:~l Ult: llu1515t: l pUll . J.' U U llU Vi"-, U l t:

gun will be marked with a red label ar ound the forestock,and you' re ready for the range.

But it's still lunch time. Some four thousand people arefinishi ng their meal in the ma in ha ll, and there is stillplenty of space. Let' s walk over to have a look at the pr izeexhib ition. On the way , you stop, looking into a pair of gay,gli ttering eyes,-a young girl in her na tional costume. Twohands want to fasten the Sch iitzenfest emblem on yourshirt. You rea ch for your coin,-can' t res ist. And whyshould you ? The emblem is a little jewel. Precision made,finished in brass and silver, it is a nice souvenir.

The prizes are mos t unu sual. Many ar e silver : a twelveinch silver sombrero, donated by the Swiss Club of Mexico;table silver, silver watches, silver cocktail shakers . Somear e wood : a carved armcha ir , with the elabo ra te insc ription"Train your eye and your hand for your country ;" fr omUruguay, a handca rved ar twor k in dark wood , nea rly threefeet long, pictu ri ng a team of six bulls pullin g a coveredwagon, unbelievably ri ch in deta il : garden benches, madefr om branches formed by natur e into fantas tic figur es ;butter churns which will serve for man y years to come onthe mountain farms, or make nice decorations in a cityhome . There ar e prizes mad e fr om steel. The biggest oneis a car ; but there are lathes, dr ill presses, hand tools,refr igerators, elec tric kit chen ranges, bicycles, motor­cycles, hunting kni ves. And there ar e guns : rifles, fr eerifles, smallbo re ri fles, huntin g ri fles, and air r ifles,ordance pistols, and target pistols. There are pr izes mad efrom gold : jewelry, and hundreds of watches of all stylesand types. Th ere are clocks ranging fr om the cuckoo typefor your hun ting cab in to the 400-day wonders placedins ide air tight glass containers. The Swiss Ri fle Club ofJ ohann esburg, South Africa, donated a na tive shield and

spears. There are lamps, sewing machin es, bed linen, casesof wine, and enormous Swiss cattle bells with embro ide redcollars. Th ere are paintings, sculptures, and many wonder ­ful examples of art handwork . Miss Emilie Hegi donateda tab lecloth which must have taken hundreds of hour s tocottars. 1 nere are pamtmgs, scutptures, and many wonder -ful examples of art handwor k. Miss Emilie Hegi donateda tab lecloth which must have taken hundreds of hours tocomplete. In richly embro idered letters it says, " Respecteverybody's country , but love your own."

A cannon shot echoes through the valley, drowning outthe sound of clocks striking one-a typical example ofSwiss prec ision. And neith er could the echo of the canno nsho t be heard , for it was dr owned in a couple of hundr edri fl e shots. The lun ch hour was over, and the shoo t was onaga in.

The enormous "line of three hun dr ed tar gets was up,signals in firin g position, and littl e clouds of du st wereslowly dr ifting along behind targets in the hot Jul y sun­shine. When they shoo t at the Schiitzenfest, they reallyshoot. Wherever you are in the ar ea, you have to shout to beheard. After a few hour s, you do not pay any attention tothe shoo ting ; you only stop to listen when it suddenlyceases in the evening. And all the time, new shoote rs arecoming in- 60,OOO of them, by car, by bicycle, by thetr olley bus from the town, along the road marked withhun dreds of Swiss f1ags,-the red Aag with the whi te cross,which became world famous also in reverse as a red cro sson whi te, as the sign of the int ern ati onal Red Crossorganiza tion.

Checkin g in at the main desk, the shoo ter receives hisshoot ing book, an in genious eleven-colour affair which hasbeen pr epar ed for him and which will guide him for shoo t­ing times, ranges, and tar gets, through the entire contest.With it in hand, you walk up to the range at the time thecard says, check in at the range desk, buy your ticket forthe string you will be firing, and walk over to the ammobooth to buy the necesary cartridges. You buy the cart­r idges in boxes of ten, at a sub- (Continued on page 59 )

Big .45-70 sixgun (right) rolls up and back inrecoil, but Keith called kick "not excessive; infact , less jolting than that of the .44 Magnum."

recoil, but Keith c~lI~d ' kick "n~t excessive; infact , less jolting than that of the .44 Magnum."

WHICH GONBy ELMER KEITH

Shown in recoil at left, revolver above was made by R. G.WiI~on and Wm. Howe, weighs 6 Ibs. 2 ozs., pitches a 405grain bullet at an estimated velocity of 1600 ft. per sec.

Centering this group of some of Keith'shandguns is one of few known cased ColtDragoons in new condition, complete withaccessories. Two guns on lid of case are alater Dragoon and an 1848 Pocket Model.

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TO FIT YOU. TO DO WHAT YOU WANT DONE THE WAY

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Berns-Martin "break-front " holst er pe rmits even6 11l" ba rrel S&W to be wor n hig h, d ra wn fast.

Fancy Colt Single Action, leftgun of pair by Gun Reblue Co.

Cased High Standard Sentinel .22comes in co lors as well as blued.

S{NeE WORLD WAR II , the pop ularity of handgu nshooting in thi s cou ntry has mu ltiplied. Veterans, par­

tic ularly of the P acific campa igns of World War II and ofthe later Kor ean "police ac tion," learned the hard waythat a sixg un or auto pi stol is a mighty handy thing tohave along , in close comba t. Many of tho se men will no tbe ca ug ht again without a goo d han dgun. And sportshooting with handgun s, which once meant only targetshooting or plinking, now includes hunting.

People ge nerally are now beginning to rea lize what someof us ha ve kn own for man y yea rs, that a handgun that isbig enough for th e job-like the big .44 Ma gnums andguns handling the Mag num .44 loads by Remington-canbe, in the hands of a goo d sho oter, darned effective game­getters_

As a result of th is in cr ease of handgu n int er est, manu­facturer s are back-orde red on most models-and guneditors are snowed under with inquiries about the variousguns, their effectiveness, and how to shoot them.

The qu estion most often asked ab out handgun s is, Isuppose, "Which one is best? " Th e same qu estion is ofte nphrased, "Which gun sho uld I bu y? " but th e mean in g isthe same . An d the onl y answer an honest man can give

to either form of the quest ion is, " It depend s on whatyou want."

That ma y sound like a smar t-aleck answer , but it isn 't.There are literally scores of diff er ent ha nd gun s, each builtto fit a specific need. Ther e may be two diff er ent opinionsab ou t whether a particular gun actua lly does fit that need-one opinion being the manufacturer 's, the other bein gthe shooter's-but the intent ion is there. Shooter s' needs(wh ich , fre ely translat ed , me ans shooter s' like s and di s­likes ) are so varied that it is impossible for a maker tosuit us all, even for what ma y seem to be th e same kindof usage ; which is one of the reaso ns the re are so manymakes and mod els of guns.

The most obvious fir st decision a man must make inselecting a handgun is-should it be a revolver or an auto­loader. I'm a revolver man myself, but there are certainlyplaces wher e th e only cho ice is an autoloader. The com­petitive shooter , particu larly if he (or she) is to competein the .22 or .45 calibe r matches, must choo se the auto loaderin or der to eliminate cock ing time (the reby in creasingaiming tim e ) if he is to compe te on an equal footing withother shooter s. This is a question th e shooter, or would -beshooter, must answer for himself ; and he can answer it if

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Colt SA .45 engraved and stocked by J . R. Rohner. Keithlikes grips engraved on outer side, to better fill hand.

he will study hi s own wa nts and ask ques tions based onth ose wants.

The revolver ques tion breaks down into two pa r ts :"Which is best-the single or do uble action?" Ag ain, itdepends on what you want. For a first sho t, draw and hit,the sin gle action (maybe with a somewha t altered hammersp ur ) is as fast as any gun ma de . Fitted with proper sightsand properly ad justed tr igger pull, it can be a very accur­ate target gun. But for rapid firing, whet her on targets orin combat, eit her a double act ion revolver or an autopisto l is faster. Modern double act ion revolvers are mychoice for rapid aimed fire or fast hip shoo ting. Th eypo in t well, and they are re liable, no t subjec t to mis firesor ma lfunctions . Up to six sho ts, a dou ble acti on revolverfires j ust as fast or faster than any automatic. Of course,if you're expecting to need a greater number of shots thansix, as in a battle , the automatic is faster because of it sU.l 11.1<11.1UJ.l \."",J V1J~ . u p t V ;:I1A ;:IUV l. ;:' , a U VUJJU; Cl'-'LIVU lC;VVlVC; l

fire s j ust as fast or fas ter than any automatic. Of course,if you're expecting to need a greater number of sho ts thansix, as in a ba tt le, the automatic is faster because of it sclip loading-provided, of course, th at you have a supplyof ready-filled clips for it.

The revolver has one advantage which is worth con­sidering by anyone thinking of a han dgu n as a defenseweapon. A revolver is less dependent on pe rfect ammuni­tion than is the automatic. A cartridge th at fail s to fire ca nbe instantly by-passed by the shooter of a do uble actionrevolver, simply by p ulling the tri gger again and bringin ga second cartridge un der the hammer. A similar cartr idgefa ilure in an automatic will cause the gun to jam. Car tr idge

Smith & Wesson .22 automatic is fine example of accuratehandguns required by today's high-scoring target masters.

failure are ra re today, but the revolver user has this added).psurance in case such a fa ilu re does occur.

But there are ma ny choices to ma ke beyond the type ofactio n, in selecting a handgun. In every case, the rightchoice depends on wha t you wan t the gun to do, what youwant to do with it , how you want to do it, and wha t kindof a person you ar e.

You think the kin d of pe rson you are ca n' t affect thekind of handgun you sho uld buy? Keep reading and you' llsee tha t your age, size, the kind of job you do, your methodof travel, and the locale in which yo u live, all these, andother , factors as well, can or sho uld affect your ha ndguncho ice.

Let' s look fir st at barr el length. For the compe titiveshoo ter, long barrels will usually pay dividends. Theygive longer sig ht radius , usua lly res ulting in mo re acc ura teaim. Th ey give bett er muzzle weight, usu ally res ult ing in a

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shoo ter, long barrels will usually pay dividend s. Theygive longer sig ht radius, usua lly res ulting in mo re acc urateaim. They give bett er muzzle weight, usu ally res ult ing in asteadier hold. A shorter barrel may be just as accurate,in itself , as a long one, but the longer barrel is easier toaim and hold accuratel y . . . unless yo u happen to begett ing along in yea rs so that your eyes have lost some ofthe ir abi lity to adapt to d ifferent di stances (in whic h case,a shorter barrel may make it eas ier for you to see bo thfr ont and rear sights clea rly) - or unless your handsare too sma ll to hold the bigger, more mu zzle-heavy gunsteady. If ther e's an y do ub t in your mind on either ofthese points, bett er tr y guns (Continued on page 49)

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USED TO STOP AND DROP THESE THREE-QUARTER-TON TROPHIES

DBOP rBJlr MOOSE!

Still liked in Canada for heavygame a re old fa vor ites like theWi n. M'07, .35 1 ca liber (above).

A CANADIAN REPORTS ON GUNS AND LOADS

A Quebec Indian, guide sounds mating call of cow moose on birchbark horn assquere-sterned freighter canoe, motor idle now, dr ifts silently near shore.

By WALLACE WARD

QUEBEC PROVINCE'S lordly bull moose, monarchs of the northwoods, weighin for the annual autumn hunting fray at something like three-quarters of a

ton , and are therefore not to be taken lightly, ba llistically or otherwi se. A goodbull stands six feet five inches at the shoulder, is something like nin e feet in lengthfr om his aquiline nose to his br oad ru mp, and swings his seven-foot spread ofant lers, weighin g about 60 pound s, as high as ten feet off the gro und . Most of his1,500 pound s' is carr ied well forward, ar ound the massive, well-muscled shoulders.

Inflame th is pr imitive male with the plaintive, gru nting mating call of thelan gor ous cow moose in season, and you have created a northwoods ju ggernaut.What the psychologists fr om their arm cha irs call, in a masterpiece of understate­ment , the sex driv e, will pr opel a bull moose through a stand of young tamarackwith the abandon of a pup ploughing through a tu lip bed.

At S1. Michel des Saints, a quaint Quebec villa ge in the wood ed LaurentianMoun tains some 100 miles north of Montreal, an ' aspiring moose hunter just intown from Pennsylvania was dir ected to Jean -Baptiste Tranchemontagne with therecommendation that he was the best guide in the area.

Jean -Baptiste got up fr om his game of checkers and looked the sport over care-

Gu ides call, hope t heir " sp orts"can shoot, insist they use gun spowerful enough to get job done .

Lever action for fast handling, slim and sleek for easy carry, pack ing theneeded punch , W in. M8S caliber .358 is new entry in class of guns for moose.

full y. He ma de it quite plain he was doin g the choosing.not the sportsman .

" Wha t you shoo t?" he asked abruptly." I have a .30 -06 in the ca r trunk."l ean-Bapt iste nodd ed his approv al."You shoo t that carabin pretty good ?" he asked with

ea rnes tness.The hunter flushed. " Good enough," he sna pped, "but

if you lead me to a moose and I shoo t and miss, well Iguess that 's my funer al. " Then, with a slow gr in, he added ," If 1 miss a clea r shot, then tha t mea ns mo re mo ney to youfor another day of guid ing , maybe seve ra l da ys."

T he guide showed a twinkle in his fa ded blue eyes. Heshoo k his head . " No , M's ieu, it is not that simple."

He scra tched a match on a ga llery post of the gene ralstore and relit hi s worn br ia r with the load of pungentF rench-Canadian tobacco, then jabb ed his pipes tem at hi sches t.

" lean-Bap tis te Tranchemontagne," he said , "is the bestdamn moose caller in the who le damn mountains. Wh en Imake the call of the cow moose hun gr y for love , and anymoose hear that, well, M'sieu , he is go ing to paw thegr ound, he is going to break the tre es. He is going to com ethrough the wood s lik e a runaway bulldozer."

He paused dramaticall y, gave his sho ulders a Gallic

shrug, and fini shed : " . .. And if you don't shoo t and stophim . .. well, l ean-Baptiste is going to get kissed by amoo se! "

Quebec mo ose hunters , as well as the French-speakin gguides, put a heavy accent on accuracy rather th an, withincer tain br oad limitations, on calibre. " Dropping powe r,"actually, is mo re important than stopping power. A cha rg ­ing mo ose is a pr ob lem that does not ofte n prese nt itself, forthe in stinct of self pr eser vati on is stro ng enoug h in a mooseto ur ge hi m to waste no tim e in gett ing away fr om sightand sound of the hu nter and his " fire stick." A bull mooseat close qu arter s, however , is a fearsom e sight, with most ofthe weigh t conce ntrated in th e forequarters, and a shaggyVan Dyke wav ing under the lon g snout which is sur ­mounted with a five or six foot spread of ra ck or " pa nache"as the French guides call it.

Th e prehi storic mein of the Quebec bull moose, acc or d­ing to some linguistic authorities, prompted early Fre nchcolonists of Qu ebec to call him " l'orignal," mea ning "theoriginal one." Another scho ol, howe ver , takes a lessimaginative stand. Some of Quebec's ea rly settlers camefr om the ru gged Basqu e country of France down in th efoo thills of the P yr ene es, wher e the Basque word for deeris " orignac," which they applied to this overgrown Qu ebe canimal with the general conformation of the deer. In the

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Scope in swing-out mount fits gun for occasional shots atlong range, makes iron sights available for close-in work.

Favorite loads for Canadian moose hunters include (I.to r.] .303 British, 180 gr. ; .303 Savage, 190 grains; .30­06 Springfield, 180 gr.; .303 British, 215 grains; .30-06Springfield, 220 gr.; .300 Savage, 180 grains; and.308 Winchester, 180 gra ins. Winchester .351 and new.358 are also recommended for stopping big bulls.

passage of time, "orignac" become corr upted to "orignal."Th e whi tetailed Virgi nia deer came to Quebec "much latertha n the Basque pion eers . Deer were impo rted to Quebecfrom Virgin ia some thing more than a century ago , andnow ri val Quebec moose in pop ulari ty with the north woodshun ters . But the moose was there first, and so, whetherfrom his looks or his history , the term " l'orignal" is afitting one.

The practica l reasons for the import ance of " droppingpower" in the moose hunter-fir earm combination are lessconcerned with self defense than what is going to tak eplace after the kill. Moose like swamp country or thebo rders of lonely nor thwoods lakes, and there they ar eshot. If a hunter wounds a moose but doesn't dr op him inhis t rac ks or within a few pa ces, then he is faced withgoing int o a swamp after three-qu arters of a ton of hurtand very angry animal. The same pr oposition holds tru efor a muffed shot at a moose feeding along the shore of alake. A wounded animal will bound fr om the water int o thedense cover of the brush, and huntin g him down in heavywoods can be an anx ious ma tter.

Armament for moose hun tin g in Quebec can be a per­plexing choice. Th e question of selection han gs largely onwhere you find your moose target. Encounter him deepin the woods or in the oozy going of a swamp thi ck with

underbrush, and you will need iron sights to line upwithout warning and get off a heavy bullet that is not goingto be deflected easily by tr ee br anches or the twigs ofund erbrush. On the other hand , if the signs indicate thatyou and your guide will find your moose feeding on theunderwater plant life along the shallow water at the edgeof a nor thwoo ds lake, then you may be confron ted with amedium to long range shot, where a goo d scope will lineyou up easily and you can squeeze off a light er , high­muzzle-velocity pro jectile and achieve perfect results . Inthi s edge -of-the-lake type of hunting, you ma y have toshoo t fr om the bow of a canoe , steadying your elbows onthe gunnels while the guide does his best to hold the

~lrJ1&eh8fRffnF~tJ?J1 I<YfSj C>ln8&,UsWUJylWg st'btJ.9n&lbJ~¥s tOOthe gunnels whi le the guide does his best to hold theslender cra ft motionless ; or you may be stat ioned by theguide amid the trees on a point thrusting out into thelake. In that case, you ma y get a prone shot, or a kneelingshot using a fallen tr ee tru nk for a bench rest, or a sittingshot, or you may even stand up and steady yourself againsta tr ee.

Sometimes, if the bulls are responding to the mating callof the cow moose as rend ered by your guide, you canpr ett y well set up your shoo ting locati on and pick a clearfield of fire. But the direction fr om which your tar get willbr eak out int o the clear for a shot is hard to control unlessyou can locate yourself so that you have your back to anopen lake, where you know that he has to come fr om thebush on the shore, either fr om stra ight ahead or fr om theleft or right.

Dr oppi ng a moose calls for a clean heart shot or a well­directed and explosive shot ri ght in the engine room insidethe rib cage. A head shot, of course, will stop your moosebut comp letely ruin your ru mpu s-room conversa tion piecebecause of the explosive effect when the bull et hits theheavy bone. Th e bull moose is heavy in the bone all over,and it will therefore take plen ty of foo t-pounds energy tobr eak the spinal column with a neck shot or a highshould er shot.

Quebec bush Indians and far mer colonists have killedmoose for generations with the .30-30, using 170 gra in orlighter bullets, but they hunt meat , not tr ophies. Th ey alsocut loose at practically pointblank range, often after atour of stalking far beyond the wind and woodscra ft ofthe city-folks type of hunter. Moose ha ve also been killedwith the littl e Savage .25-3000, and there have been report sof kills with as little lead as (Cont inued on page 53)

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.303 BRITISH SOFT POINT • . $14.75Unh e l ie\'a bl e . e(ll·th · sh a k i n~. b ut t n .C'. Inle. t ru e .Im po r te d s pOI·Unr;:- .3 0 3 Br i tis h s o ft · po int ammu n i.t ion n o w av ailab le a t Ih e u n he m'd o f p r ice o f $ 14 .7 5pe r 10 0. Ne \-e r· has l1nv o n e rla l'ed o ffe r' new h un tillga m mo ::rt 15c pel' 1'0 u n<l. b u t Ye Old Hu n te r . hei n~n il h ...·a l·t . spar ed no eXllen$iC to clo~e a de:'ll :111 o therh unle los can ca$ih in o n. D.·a$iS (,1\se . with nUll -(·OI"1"o­sive ber da n Iw im e l' and 150 Gr . expnnd ing bu ll e tmake t h is the nmmuni tion buy o f th e centu loy.Perhaps Lon g e ,·! . ° ° - .

.30-06 U.S. COMMERCiAL .. • . •..• $6.00Sen sa ti onal low price on t h e se St1~rbly Intnet de li e-ht­f u ll y m e ll ow ed W in ch este r 1 5 0 GR F'P B u ll e t s. P e r ­fe ctl y fla wl e s s ly prese n 'ed bras s cnses. 2 0 r d. Co m ·m ercl a l or igina l b ox e s . Man Ufa ctured in ro a rillJ! 20'sDnd Jo yo u s 3 0 's to d e lilth t the e xpens ive 50' s Withth eir u nlJe lf e vubi c economy and d isco lo t-e d h u e s: Now !! !

.30-06 U.S. COMMERCiAL . . •••.•• $6.00S e n sa ti o n a l low price o n t h e se St1~rbly In t a ct d e l le-ht­fu ll y me ll owed Wi n ch e s ter 1 50 GR I"P Bu ll ets. Pe r ­f e ctl y fla wl e ssl y pre se rv ed bras s ca se s . 2 0 rd . Com -si{i;lY' br.;ss" c.~se!..:· No- r ':;ioiiler i;e£.~- to"i";qui~·e·;"ihi's ls'-o;;h a n d wi t h a n eager-beave r crew r e ady to r u s h it off .

.30 CALIBER M1 CARBINE • . • .• . $5.00'r c Old Hunt er le ft n o stone um.urnod to br in g- yo u t hi sir ton rnnu r ta t e date a mm un it ion . Manu tuc t ured in th emi d 40 ' s. i t Hter-all y spa r-kl es a s you li ft the lid on t h e s e

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7.65MM 1.30) 8ELGIAN MAUSER $5.50The co ucctoi-s' au d s hoow-ra' find o f the ye a r at low estnrtce ov er o ncre cn T h e rnro s t an d most crcs trub te o fcon rompornrv M au ser round s uvannb te at la s t! Pm-mer-l ysold up to $ 1 pCI· round . 80 s t oc-k u p now wh il e s u p p lyla s ts at th is amaz in g- Iw !c'e . c ontc m p ornrv p r oduction !1~4 GI·. u oa t - taued u ufte ts , wna t- a- rrt vo -n wav. Toda y!

7.62MM RUSSIAN RIFLE.. • • ••••• $7.50Choice lo t of Ca pturod Commun is t cert rtdgee p ic ked u pnear a n eeed Spu tnik re rua tns in Ca li fo rni a by Ye OldNun te r-c-tbe c rea res t J!lube e' t rrt te r o f d e ", a n . 1 :'10 Gr .F P is s ue loa d s . Order now ! Don ·t pu t It o ff a no th er d ay !

9MM LUGER IPARABELLUM) •• . . $5.00At las t! You r favorite nlsto l ca r t r idste a t a n a bso lute lyu nh e :ll°d· o f bargain price. Fine ol'ig ina l assorted Is suelo., d s from t h e w o rld' s most fa mous factor ies to s li det h r o u !orh those n o· longer-cx pem:; I\'c·to·shoot 9mm Lug-e rs .B r ow n ing s . Ra d om s . Ma use rs . or w hat-ha ve -y o u . NOW!!!

7.35 MM ITALIAN IN CLiPS . • • • •• $6.00~ 1 ~~~~ tc1tI~I~t~{~~~n fo~~~et I~~~~~ ~~~ra~~I?eJ~ &~~f!~~11t he c li ps a lo ne fo r mor-e th an w e se ll t he a mmo lo ad edIn th e m . 12 A·:.rr . o r i:.rin:t l Issue ba ll ro und ... th e fi rosto f t h e n e w 's h o r t ca r u-tdaee' and s ti B am ona th e finest..

7MM MAUSER IWIN. CTG. CO .) . $2.50~gr::,~oui~ °2lf i ~0~~ ~~~~~es~l~~h 7~~dco;;~~~~~~dex~?:~c rac ke d neck to e n a nre t Of)I· I...es hu ll et p ul jirr a nd e ffo r t ­le s s salvag e . Ord er t his "Pu ll in Ammo " se nsati on toda y !

6.5MM ITALIAN IN CLiPS . .• • • ... $5.50iN~h~s;Pi'~g:;:!~:d o~'lN~~: 1 ta;k~m i~t~~f~\n~fl h 1~3.d~l fg~read y t o use In a ll thos e I ta li an 6 .5 mm r ifle s an d ca r­h ine s. Cneaoee t. pr ice e ver- o ffered for th e se maentacent:rP lleal" i lll! em-u-Id ees. c omcc ne n ts al on e wo r th double l

.43 111MM) REMINGTON ......• •$6.00Who e ls e b u t Ye OIr1 H u n t e r wou ld h a ve fou n d th ist r e a sure? Or ig inal Remi n g to n U ?o.IC load s in o ri g in a l[b nx e s-37 5 g r . loa d h u l1et m a ke s su p e rb tn r g-et o rh u n ti n g r ou n d fo r t h o se sh oot ah le .4:1 Hemin g1.o n­r oll in g b lock s . Appe ar s m a r;:-n iHcent-sho ot ab iIl ty un -, _e-ua r a n te ed . Wo r th tw ice th is price fo r c ompon e n ts a lone !

6.5MM SWEDISH MAUSER• • •• .• . $7.50He re it comes! The fines t 6 . .-.mm r ifle cartrrusre e ve rucvcroncd an d produced by t he ever-tov tn ' Swedes tos.tanrta rds u nsu r passed anywhere on the ea r th. A re a lSwoed to hy a ny stannnrds at a G IVEA \VAY ba~alnprice. 16 8 gra tn bu ll e t and s uperb brns s cases a s su re1"C loa dl n g w it h p r oper co mpone n ts for veers to come!

6.5MM JAPANESE ISSUE. •••• ••• •$7.50~~!; i lr~~~lc TJ~~a;~~~~ ar~l~e Ol~ltrd O~~.I~ : ~~ o~ll.~,~ I~ R":lIbr;.(g~~:~~h:lI~' k n-om U,e m v stert ous Truk nava l ha ~e a s pa r t of ah tl~e i n itia l o rfen ta t p u rcnnse b y Ye Old Hunte r , a b lac kbe lt h o ld e r in ammo ba rgn tn s , 13 8 RT. 10'1" . Bra ss eases't !

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8MM FRENCH LEBEL RIFLE•• . . . $5.50Har est o f the r are arc t h es e t ru e 8 m m Le l>eJ ,·o u lld s.N ic ke l p lated 19 8 ~r . b Oo'lt· ta iled bu ll et assu rt.'s fa n ta s ti cl on~ ra nl!e a ('e u ra('v in t h o se 8 m m FI 'elw h "i fle s nnd ca r ­h in e s ('h a m hered fo r thl !; cart l · id~e . Ord er n ow for y o u rIIf e 's req u ire m en ts a~ at t h is p "ice th is :tm m o ~ive-awayj ust CAN~OT l a5 t . F ::lm Ollg F I'e ndl Fi rst! A tre asu r e !

CALIBER .303 BRITISH . . . . . . . . • . $7.50HERE IT IS ! Le av e it to Ye Old H un ter to brin~ g-Jea m -

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.44-40 WiNCHESTER • • ••• • • • • • •$5.00Ve lY l'81'e Ol' ig-in a l 2 I j GI·. B la ck P owd el ' lomls inIr ig in a l boxes . F u nc ti o ns in a ll m od e l·n f.:' uns as well

us t ho se c ho ice o ld Co l ts ,md \Vin c he s lel ·s . Any rou ndthat fa il s to fir e Is a U'e aSUI'e of re lo.,d in J: co m ­po ne n ts. H u g e new s hi pmen t ~rm its th is unpre ('e ­Ic n t cd barg-ain. A rare oppor tu n ity for Ammo F a n a ti cs !

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CAL.8MM MAUSER • • • ONLY $69.50Manuracturoo a t the uura-modern P. N. P lant in Be lg ium for~plinn e xpor-t. thi s suo. ro-cctso . smoom-unndumr semi-automaticcombines Ole m o st 1ll0<!CI"11 n roduot lo n mothods w it h ure requn-ements,fo r rtgorous n-ont Ii nc us su un f urn-tionirur , VERY (;O On co u d f t tontn r o ue n o u t , l yp il'a l F . N . qll a l iLy. :111 m Il Ied P:WlS . 2 31 h " 4 -1-:"", h hl..

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CAL. 11MM MAUSER • •• ONLY $9.95 !The F IN D Of the cto'ntury-t he BU Y o f the c e ntury . Comple te in e ve rydetail and fully fu rwU o na l d o w n to t he clouds of d us t which rise intothe ai r w it h ev {"roy s tr'o ke o f the bolt . W h e n it s pc;'lks . t hel ·e is t h un derin the hil ls . The l'e is n o t C'l lin~ w h a t ~lIl( l i tlo n you m :ly altai n f r om

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CAL. 8MM MAUSER ••• ONLY $17.95!They sa id it co u ld n' t be d on e . bu t le a ve It to Yo Old Huntero toloca te th is h l th el 'to hidd e n c m' h e o f I!c n tl ine Vii Mn use l·s . a ll wit hb o lt s t h o uf.:'htfu ll y r·em m -ed . Ze lind o f ze ce n t lll'y fOr yo u of fOl·e ­s ll{h t , w h o cn re fu ll y s ta chcd away a U8 Ma wH.!r· ho l l. F . N. Mn tls C'!'

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SWEDISH MASTERPIECE MATCH MAUSERS.-'"1!! .. ALi " ; i ...." CAL. 6.5MM Swedish Mauser~ ONLY $22.50Wi th ou t doub t th e fine s t M'll ls (.'r b u il t a l'e t he se never -befo re ­aV.l!- ilable Swed is h m a g-nil k e n t lllal';le .·piece ma tl.:h · Ma use l·s! Supel-b lyfinis h ed m e tal an d WOOdWUl'k ;lIld modcnl h lg-h· ve loc lt y 6 .5 M1\1car tlold~e and 2 9 " bm Te l m ;'lke t hem the hes t r ifl e b u y eve ro p hu'('don¥ th e U .S. maloket: _An u nusua l r ifle m an ' s t l·ea t. o n ly $22. 50 .6 . .) MM Imll nmmllll ltl{ln on ly $7.:JU I)CI' 100 I·OIllld s . OI1:ler nuw!

Cal. 8MM Mauser Only $19.88 !Fastes t Solt Action in the World !

Another b:'lrg'ain f l'om Os tmD r·k ! Ye Old Hu nter ta lk ed th e r e ­lIuhle Au s l .oia ns Ollt of t h e s e beau ti fu l li l{h t we ig-h t 5 s h o t

, 24 " bb J. police carh in es_a r are lot av a il a b le in stamlm'd 8M M (8 x 5 7 )Mnlls e l· en ti be r - s p o r'li ng' llmmo a vnilahle e v e r'yw h ("r'c In U . S . orGcr m an GI Ammo s t ra ig h t fr o m Ye Old H u n t er for o n ly $ 7 .50 p e r C.Ma.zazine m odified for use Wi U10Ut c li p loa di ng. Rea lly La I!o , tl g-htand clean . and on ly $1 9 .8 81 Ach Du L ie ber. W hat a m a s te rp ie ce l

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HERE IT IS ! L eave it to Y e Old H un t er to b r ing gleam ing perf ect fre sho stock .3 0 3 Bri t i sh ball 170 gr. m agn ificent issue lo ad s to you at on l y::E $ 7. 5 0 p e r IOO! Stock u p n ow t o shoot t h o se sensatio n al ba rgai n Roy a l::E Enfie l d , for almost nothing! W hy P."lY more e ls ewhere! Sh i p p ed Soon es t .

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HERE IT IS! Leiwe i t to Y e Old H u n t e r to b r in g gl eami ng p erfect f r esho st oc k .3 0 3 Br itis h ball 170 g r. m agni fi cent i ssu e l oa d s t o y o u a t o n l y~ $7.50 per IOO ! Stoc k up n ow to shoot t ho se sen sati o n a l ba r g a in Roy a l~ En fi e l d , f o r a l m os t nothing! W hy pay more elsewher e! Sh ipped Soone st.

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R ARE ST OF A L L RNFIEI, D S a re the e h i therto -unknownex p e r imen tal N o. 1 Mk. V's. P rod uced in t he ear ly 30s , t h eycombine fla w less bea uty a n d magn ific e nt m anu fa cture t od e li g ht e verv E nfie ld a nd fin e rifl e lover. Pre vi o u sty a $10{)"Paterson" am ong E n fie ld s. n ow w h ile li m i t ed su p p ly la s t s$1" .9 :;. A s hoo t er's drea m, with the a ccurate r e cei v er SighL

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BRI'l'AI N' S nJ'-; S'I ': H e r latest and fin est E n fie ld Serv ic e r i fle , t h e'IIlS_ - No.4 , in c orp ora t in g a ll Improvements a n d c h a nge s o f 50 y ea rsof serv ice r equ irem en t s. Ma.n u t a.c tu r-e d as late a s 19ii5l S tilbs tan da r d in e n ti re B r it is h Co m monwea lth a n d m an y o t h e r n a­ti on s .' Proud ly in se r v ic e f ro m B u c k i n gh a m P a la c e t o Kual a .Lumpur!! A v ail a bl e n ow fro m Ye O ld H un t er a t on ly $IG.!Ir; w ithb e ech stoc k. (Add $1.00 fo r s e lected En gli sh w a lnut sto ck ifavailab le . ) Or igina l N o. 4 ba y o n e t o n ly $1.00 w h e n o r de r ed w i t hr ifl e-worth easy tw ic e the pric e, but y ours t oday at o n ly $15.9~

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Yo u ca n pa y UP TO THREE TIMES as much f o rt he se IDENTICAL WEAPONS e lsew he r e, so orderTODAY an d sa ve. seve. save . • . T h e j unk ' s beenw holesaled e lsewhere •• • t h e BEST is n o w avai l .ab le . as u s ual , ONLY THROUGH YE OLD HUNTE.R .

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" T h e JUli e Yo u CHIlI", t A O'o r ,l NO 'I' to n U)·..• WITHO UT DOUB T t h e m os ts hatte r in g ri fle op por t u n i t y e ve r t o befall A m erican s hoo te rs. An e xcl us ived e al w ith Englan d p e rm its Ye O ld Hunte r t o o ffe r t h es e s u per b 10 s h o t boltac t io n En fie ld r e p ea ti n g rifl es a t fa r les s t han the pri c e o f e ve n a .22 A m ericans p o rte r. T h e y a ll t a k e stan dar d U.S. s por t in g .303 A m m o ava il abl e eve r y ­wher e. M os t m od el s with ;:; -gr . bar r e ls ! Nev e r before s uch m agn ifi c en t g un sa t s uc h ba r g a in pr ic es . Get the G r eates t A m erica n G u n B a rga in f r om Y e O ldHun ter ! Trul y y ou w ill n e " e r a gain h a" e s uc h a n u n b eli e va bl e o p p o r t u n i t y .

d eu l {v it ha l£ ngla;/~P;~ ;~~ ii;: yCe' OldcH~71Lt';1; t~n~f.f~~U;th;~~O ~~p;rb~iO ~h'oltbloVltac tion Enfi e ld r e p ea tin g rifl e s a t fa r le s s t han the price of e ve n a .22 A m ericans po rte r. T h e y al l tak e standa rd U.S. s p o r t in g .303 Amm o a vai la b le eve r y ­wh e r e. Mos t m ode ls w ith ;:; -gr. barre ls ! Neve r before s uch m agni ficent g u nsat s uch barg-ai n pric e s . G e t th e G r ea t es t American G u n Barga in f ro rn Y e OldH unter! r.r r u ly yo u will n e ve r a g a in ha ve s uc h a n un b eli eva bl e o p p o r t u n it y .

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Bakersfield, Cal., Lieutenant Seaman has trainad thousands of young shooters in his classesconducted during spare time. Four thousand young hunters with no accidents got him award.

Philly detective (left) got .357regular, others Combat Magnums.

Courage under fire earnedaward for McCallion.

Deerfield Comm. Petesch, flanked byLt. Hall and Chief Petersen, commend­ed his associates for help in get­ting shcotinn program started. Above,runner-up Sgt. Carlile of Evansville, Ind.,does tricks to promote gun interest.

THESE are the WINNERSof 1958 Guns POLICE AWARDS

DISTINGUISHING POLICE OFFICERS

ALL OVER NATION FOR UNUSUAL SERVICES IS THIRD YEAR AWARD BY

GUNS MAGAZINE OF PRESENTATION PISTOLS WHICH WAS SPLIT THREE WAYS.

By WILLIAM B. EDWARDS

Ru nner-up Vekich stressed shooting safety. Below,Ca rlile and Chief Gash inspect big range preview.

AT A MEETING befo re a hu ndred of his fellow-citizens,1"\.. a man was given a gun . The place: Deerfi eld, Ill ., asmall town. Th e man : Commissioner of Police MauriceP etesch ; by da ytime vocation, a member of th e adv ertisingstaff of a nearby Chicago newspaper. The gun: a CombatMagnum revolver. The reason: GUNS Magazine's Third.r e iescn ; uy UCly Ull1t:': VU\.;UUUJ.l, a. lUC111UC;1 V .1 LU C; aUV C;lU;:'.1115

staff of a nearby Chicago newspaper. The gun: a CombatMagnum revolver. The reason: GUNS Magazine's ThirdAnnual Police Award.

Commission er Petesch , and Lt. Morris G. Seaman of theBakersfield, Calif ., police, and Dete ctive Laurence Mc­Callion of the P hiladelphia police, also recipi ents of GUNSMagazine revolvers, all believed they were being honoredby the Award. Th ey were; but GUNS Magazine was i tselfhonored by bringing public atten tion on the work of thesethr ee men. Representative of the highest standards ofprof essional law enfo rcem ent , Petesch, Seaman, and Mc­Call ion each expressed thr ee aspects of police work withguns. Eac h performed a different service. Ea ch, by perform­ing a socially useful ser vice with gun s, brought respectand credit to his profession.

Comm issi oner Petesch was nomin ated by a Chi cagoshoo ter who knew of his hopes and accomplishmen ts inr aisin g the stan da rd of police marksman ship proficiencyin the Deerfield departmen t. By exa mple, th e fact thatnearly all of the Deerfi eld department " qua lified" withth eir ser vice revolvers within a short tim e af ter Peteschassumed the com missionership a couple of years ago , ha ssimilarl y inspir ed the police of other north Chicago suburbs.

Petesch, a reader of GUNS Ma gazine and sor t of a "gunnut" him self, found our Police Issue of Aug us t, 1956, use­ful in presenting his app eal to the village trustees forfunds to complete th e police range. Built with heavy armorba ckstop and four firing points, the range repr esents acombined ideal of Petesch and Deerfield police chief David1. Peters en. Th e chief, himself a booster of pol ice efficiencywhethe r with weapons or in crime detection, and Peteschwork together in improving the cha racter of th e depart­ment. Pe tesch, in coopera tion with members of the LakeCounty Sheri ff's Department, is develop ing an out door

police fir ing ran ge in a near-b y clay pit. Junior instruction,hunter safe ty pr ogr ams, and adult shoo ting clubs are allto become a part of the pr ogram. In accepting the S & WMag num fr om a represent ati ve of GUNS Maga zine at themonthly village meetin g, Petesch spoke warmly of thecooperation between members of his dep ar tment and otherelemen ts of the village government which had help ed bringabout the ran ge and shoo ting prog ram.Wl,~ lo rn'f"Y'l Yn~ c c; l"\ n iCt... P ,:::r.t &ro c r-h .,.. ,:::r.nr~c,:::r.ntc: t nn T'\t"\l ,('\&lo

elemen ts of the village govern ment which had help ed bringabout the range and shoo ting program.

While Commissioner Petesch repr esents top policeauthority in a firearms pr ogram, Lt. Morris Seaman of theBaker sfield police department typifies the thou sands ofactive policemen who ar e engaged in aiding young peopleto learn to shoot. Th e ju venil e officer has seldom had suchan "attractive" recr eational tool as these programs placeat hi s di sposal to encourage fri end ly relations betweenyouth and police. (More " typical" than unu sual , just forexam ple, is the Evanston, Ill. police young people's rifleprog ram . Fifty teenage boys and girls enrolled, taxingrange capacity, and at least an equal number are on thewai ting list. )

At Bakersfield, Lt. Seaman, in the words of his chiefHorace Grayson, " has always disp layed a keen interest inth e tr aining of young peop le in being good citizens. In thepas t five yea rs, Lt. Seaman has been in cha rge of a 'HunterSafety Trainin g Progr am' for boys and girls. Cali forniasta te law requires that persons under the age of 16 yea rsmust first complete a course in firear ms safety before theyare eligible to purchase a sta te hunting license and Sea­man 's junior training course has provided the instructionnecessary. During th ose five yea rs pas t Seaman kept acheck on each of the over 4,000 boys and girls who wentthrough his course. Not one ha s been involved in anaccident with firear ms."

Seaman was nomin ated for the GUNS distin ction by A.R. Th ody, a lieutenant in the Bakersfield police reserves.Th e pr esentati on to Lieutenant Seaman last November 26of the GUNS award revolver , a Smith & Wesson .357 CombatMagnum with target tri gger and hammer, was done byChief Gra yson at the Bakersfield Police Auditorium withall the city officials pr esent at the ceremony . In accepting

Honorable mention to Sheriff ofCaddo Parish, La., Howell Flournoy,for active juvenil e shoo t ing club.

the award. Seaman credited his associates, especially inthe police reserves. "Although I realize a great man y officersin the country ar e engaged in similar commendable workin th;" h plrl nf ;nn;nr hrp"rm" irrstru r-tion . T fppl m vthe police reser ves. "Although I realize a grea t man y officersin the country ar e engaged in similar commendable workin thi s field of junior firearms instruction, I feel mynomin ati on and selection is due chiefly to the efforts ex­pend ed by Reser ve Lieutenants McCracken and Th ody. Itis tru e that I ha ve expended man y thousands ofh~urs of my own time working with young shooters ,"5eaman sta ted, " However, I beli eve many other officersha ve qualified in thi s respect, and I deeply appreciate theefforts put in by our Police Reser ve Lieutenants."

Petesch star ted a training pr ogra m ; Seaman instructedthousand s of shoo ters . In Philadelphi a, a man faced death ,and lived . Detective Lawrence McCallion, on May 8, 1958,at about 3 PM, was in squad car 521 with detecti ves JamesBarretta and Ir ving Glazer when the police radio crackled," Hold-up in pr ogress at Marvine and Oregon Avenues."Two men had stolen a Bell Teleph one Co. coin-box collectiontru ck. Car 521 gave chase . Th e hold-up men abandonedthe tru ck and fled on foot, the three detectives in pu rsuit.Th e Philadelphia P olice official journal Badge & Keydescribed the incident:

" Detective McCalli on ran east on Daley Street to head offthe thu gs .. . Th e number one suspect, John Orsin o . .. inan effor t to evade his pursuers, turned west on Daley St.This action by Orsin o br ought him face to fa ce withMcCallion. Orsino dr ew a Germ an P-38 aut omati c fr omhis waist band and blazed away at McCallion ; one of theshots struck the detective in the left hand. By this tim e,McCalli on's service revolver was bla stin g back as he re­turned the fire of Orsino. Th e bandit ran into a house onDaley Street and emerged in an alley. Detective McCallionagain outwitted Orsino by enter ing an alley that led tothe alley Orsino was in. At the inters ection of th ese twoalleys, the already wounded (Continued on page 54 )

269 YEARS OF HISTORY BACKSWEDEN'S ROYAL R'fLE:

Examining Ernest Hemingway's HVA rifle before shipment are USA sales head Tunebo, armsdesigner Claesson (with gun), Husqvarna president Oberg, and chief sales manager Bergenstrahle.

FROM FLINTLOC KS TO MODERN SPORTING

RIFLES. HUSQVARNA KEEPS PACE WITH PROGRESS By NILS KVALE

E AR LY IN OCTOBER, 1689, a travel-stained courier clattered up the cobbled courtyard ofSto ckholm Castle and wheeled his weary horse to a stop. In his valise he carried a report

to the reigning Swedish King, Charles Xl , from Count Erik Dahlberg, Governor of the 215­miles-distant town of ]onkoping. "I have pleasure in informing Your Majesty," it said , "thatthe arm s factory founded with your royal approval at Husqvarna is now in operation. We canproduce musket barrels at the rate of 240 a week." So begins the story of Husqvarna Vapen­fabriks A.B., one of the world's great gun dynasties. Th e quote is from one of the company'sbrochures.

This news was of rea l import ance to King Cha rles XI of Sweden. With his country strug­gling for supremacy in Europe, 240 rifle barrels a week could loom large indeed in the nation'sfuture. But what no one then could possibly foresee was that this new company would, itself,loom large in Sweden's economic as well as military future down through the next threecenturies. For this company, born 127 long years before Eliphalet Remington produced thefirst specimen of yet ano ther great line of firearms, has continued in active production to thi s

Sighting-in rifle over 100 mete rs, inspector checks HVArifle for close groups using No rma ammunition be fore OK.

Streamlined action has low bolt, stronger locking lug ,side safet y, and hinged floorplate fo r safest unload ing.

day , and gives pr omise of continuing to do so through stillother centuries to come.

"Hus" is the Swedish word for "house." Centuries ago ,it also mea nt " fort ress ." " Qvarn" (now spelled " kvarn" )mea ns "mill" in Swedish; so Hu sqvarn a means " Fo rtressMill," in honor of a fortress which stood near the plant'ssite. The company na me today retains the old spelling, andthe tr ademark includes the Swedish royal crown, symbolicof the original works supplying arms to His Maj esty theKin g.

The plant site was carefully chosen, at the foot ofpictures que hills where unlimited water power was avail ­abl e fr om the tumbling falls of the Husqvarna River , andnear the lake beds and black ore mountains of Taberg, thesources of high-grade ir on. Still another factor in the choiceof the site was the skilled labor which was available inthis district. Rug ged water wheels provided the power forthe barrel-drilling machin es of 269 years ago, as well asfor a powder mill which was already in operation.

Gradually, down thr ough the years, a village grew uparound the factory, consisting first of one-story log cabinspainted the traditional red of the Swedish farm country,with typical white window fr ames and corne rs. In eachcabin lived a locksmith's family, with pa 's workshop inthe back yard where he worked fr om dawn to dusk pr oduc­ing sidelocks for the military muskets, using the Hu sqvarnaba rre ls. Sons grew up at the fath er 's anvil and vise, and sowas found ed the pr oud tr adition of Husqvarna craftsman­ship. Ju st as naturally, the original barrel-drilling worksgrew into a complete arms factory. Alongside the cabins ofthe locksmiths, other cabins were built for stockmakers,and within a few years, Husqvarna village began placingfinished servi ce arms in the hands of Swedish soldi ers.

Servi ce arm s continued to be produced after the factorypassed into priva te hands in 1757. The servi ce gun of thosedays was still, of cour se, the smooth-bore flintlock. It wasnot unti l the 1830's the the process of cutting grooves inthe barrels was started, ju stifying the designation of " rifle."

In the ea rly 1840 's, convers ion of the flin tlock muskets to percussion locks was started in theScandinavian armies, and by the late 40's, th e ba rrels becam e rifled and conica l bullets cameinto use. Th ese were forced down over a tapered pos t screwe d into the breech plug . Threegood raps with the rod made them fill the r ifling.

In 1867, Husqvarn a becam e a joint-stock company, and in th at same year the Scandi­nav ia n ar mi es adopted the fa mo us Remington-Rider ro llin g block rifle, thereby ending themuzzle-loading era . 10hn Rid er 's cleve r breech design in trodu ced the metalli c cartr idge inSweden's army, a cop per-cased 12 .17 m rn ri mfire type, and Hu sqvarna soon foun d itselfturning out the new rifles. Th e first 3000, and up to 1873 a fur ther 2000, of th e new rifleswere deliver ed to the army of neighb oring Norway. But, developm ent never ends, and asthe era of sma ll calibers for mi litar y use approached, the big-bore Remi ngtons were alte redto a lighter rifle, kn own as the Mod el 89, in a mm caliber, using the cartridge which col­lectors will rememb er as the 8 mm Danish Krag. Again, it was Husq varna who did the job .

No t only military firearms wer e pro duced. Shooting clubs had been in existence sincethe 1890 's, and sho tguns and rifles played a major pa r t in obtaining food for countlessthousands of Swedish families. As thei r products becam e kn own also outside of the Swedishborder s, the firm started expo rting thei r civilia n firea rm s around the turn of the century ,espec ia lly to the countr ies ar ound the Baltic sea. Po land, at th at time, was a big-gam ehu nter s' Eldo rado, and Husqvarna r ifles .also went to Denmark and Northern Cermany.Northwards , they were found in Norway, an d in the hands of hunters on Iceland, Spitz.bergen, and all the way up to Greenland.

While the rollin g-block acti on in a wide variety of styles, and also various single-sho tbolt acti ons, had been utilized for hu nti ng rifles, the necessity of a (Continued on page 60 )

Foreign-made rifle has strongfollowing among U.S. shoot­ers because new-design ac ­tion is in an American-styledlU,k . nl"i'I~inn +n LJ<\ ~hnn+_HVA master aunmakers a re reveredCraftsmanshio of HVA shota uns is due

Cannoneer Carpenter touches off home- made two-pounder in great guns shooting 'match heldjust after finish of article telling how he made cannon. Projectile is concrete-filled tin can.

Cannoneer Carpenter touches off home- made two-pounder in great guns shooting match heldjust after finish of article telling how he made cannon. Projectile is concrete-filled tin can.

Gun pattern was turned from two planks toseparate when placed in two-piece mould.Pouring gun (above) took 400 pounds of metal.Bore was made from steel tube laid in mould.

BUILD A CANNON

Smith in Yankee uniform totes revolving Colt used by37th III. Regiment in 1860. Cannoneers have own club.

­, Owners of Carpenter-made guns are "Colonel" Smithand Bill McLaughlin who came from Arkansas to shoot.

NOT JUST THE GUN YOU'D CHOOSE FOR HOME DEFENSE.

A SELF-MADE CIVIL WAR TYPE CANNON DOES MAKE A

By DORR B. CARPENTER

By DORR B. CARPENTER

NICE FRONT YARD DECORATION-IF YOU HAVE A YARD

NICE FRONT YARD DECORATION-IF YOU HAVE A YARD

M OST SHOOTERS ARE CO TE NT with rifles, pistols,shotguns. But I must confess, I've always wanted a

cannon, a real piece of ar tillery, to shoot.The original idea came many years ago when I was in

high schoo l. At that ti me, as a shop project, we made asmall cannon on a minia ture naval carriage. The gun shotvery well, and was used for hours of enjoyment, shoo tingat small toy boats and sticks on the lake.

More than ten years later my hobb y was still guns, andit seemed natural tha t a cannon should be purchased toroun d out my collection. Thi s pr oved to be more of atask than I bargain ed for .

A number of years passed , and I was still without acannon. Ever y time I saw any kind of muzzle-loadingcanno n for sale, the advertisement was answered by mai l,wire, or teleph one ; and the gun was always sold . Thisgot very disco uraging, being unable to purchase a gunin this manner.

ow my Aunt Alice, in Connecticut , has a cannon. Thepr oblem was how to get it away fro m her . Again, I was

foiled. She loves her cannon, and would not think ofparting with it . After numerous visits to her home overa period of years, the subject bein g brought up casuallyeach time, the pr oblem appeared finall y to be solved . AuntAlice, without even being pushed, sta ted th at if I wan tedthe gun so much, she would give it to me-as a wedd ingpr esent. Well, there we were again, bac k where we star tedwith no cannon. With no girl in prospect, the cannon wasnot mine at any fore seeab le time in the future. Afterthi nking abo ut thi s for a time, another problem arose inmy mind; what sweet young thing would want to marrya guy who was gett ing a cannon for a wedding present ?

Time dragged on, without my fondest hope coming intobeing (the arrival of my cannon, of course! ) . A fellowcollector, Colone l H. Brooks Smith, and I had man y ideason how to get our hands on a gun, but they have alwa ysfailed. In spite of thi s, we encouraged each other to thepoint that we knew some day we would be able to swap ,steal, trade, or build our way into the ownership of acannon. (Continued on page 51 )

FOR YOUR HOME!

THE OLD •

OF

THE NEW • THE UNUSUAL

By C. S. BURTO N

Cased Weber pistol was fitted up by Fred Adolph. Recessed box (abovel has.22 LRshells but gun also came chambered for .22 Newton hi-power (be ow).

SWISS GUNMAKER. AMERICAN CARTRIDGE DESIGNER. AND GER-

MAN DEALER TEAMED UP TO PRODUCE LIMITED ISSUE HANDGUN

I N T HE DAYS when pistol makers werealso artists, rig ht befor e World War I ,

th e famous Fred Adolph of Genoa , NewYork, the even more famous Charles Newton ,rifleman of Buffalo , and th e completely un­known Casimir Weber of Switz erland team edup to produce an Ameri can enigma in pi stol s.Known as th e Adolph-Web er pi stol, mysample was eviden tly pr esent ed as a pri zeA ... . ..., ~.... ~ .... .... .. . ~~ .... .. '-' , .;1~ . ...... L .... J' 'v b .. .. .. .t'~ ...... 'V 1J "" I ..

known Casimir Weber of Switz erland team edup to produce an Ameri can enigma in pi stol s.Known as th e Adolph-Web er pi stol, mysample was eviden tly pr esent ed as a pri zetrophy at the Camp P erry, Ohi o matches in1913. From 1913 to 1915, the W eber match.22 single shot pistol enjoyed bri ef popu larity,but with the U.S. entry into the war evenSwiss imports were restricted. Some gnns werechambered for a special .22 hi gh veloc itycartridge. According to th e White & Munhallbook, Center/ire Am erican & British Pistol& Revolver Cartridges, the cartridge th eyde signate as .22 Adolph Long Ran ge Pi stolwas design ed by Charles Newton about 1913or 1914. "He took the .28-30-120 St even s riflecartridge , cut it off and neck ed it down toaccommodate the th en-new .22 Sava ge Hi ghPow er bull et 17 grains of DuPont Light-ning (powder) muzzle veloci ty of 2000feet per second." Thi s gun , li sted in th ecatalog of F. Grasset , Paris, 1914, was kn own

as the Model V. " pour fort e cartou che a haute puissan ce genre 22 HP," for strong cartr idge of hi gh power ofth e type .22 lIP. Th e gun listed for $34, fran cs equiva lent, was available with single or doubl e set tri ggers,and could be had in .22 caliber Long Rifle or the spec ial .22 cen ter fire. Th e barrel tip s down , is relea sed bypu shing th e button like a Stevens pistol. Th e Gra sset ca talog shows the sight on th e standing br eech im­mediately forward of the hammer. The special tear drop hamm er on my gun ma y indi cat e Adolph obt ain edWeber pistols in semi-finished state and completed th em to the custom er s' spec ifications. Th e gun was boostedby noted pistolman A. L. A. I-limmelwright in Pistol & Revolver Shooting (Outing Pub. Co., N.Y., 1915 ) as"c onforming to th e ru les and regulations of th e U.S. R evolver Association." It is possibl e my gun was a U.S.R.A. priz e pistol, but unfortunately th e record s of thi s venerable Ameri can shoot ing association were lost.

My gun is neatly plu sh-cased, with cleaning tool s and space for four pa cket s of .22s. Th e 10" barrel withsights, fixed front and adju stable rear, give a 10" overall sight radius. The Fren ch model with sigh t onbr eech would excee d this, be bann ed accord ing to th e rul es for sigh t rad ius in some match es. The hand­some stocks ar e checkered ebony and show style similar ities to the pistol Himmelwr ight pictures. Finish isblu e with fine scroll engraving and gold inlay. Tr igger guard is specia lly elongated : the Himmelwright andGra sset pictures show a rounded guard and , in Himmelwright's book, a spur for tr igger finger when triggeris set. Und er the left grip on my pistol is a bow and arrow trade mar k and a Swiss cross. In the top and bot­tom sections of the bow are stamped th e initial s Wand Z, possibly for Weber in Zur ich , since he is listed(Himmelwright) as working there. Serial under side of barrel is MM 305. We ber also made single .~

shot ma tch pistols on the Martini system, Mod el VI. ~

(Continue d from pag e 23)

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A ny co untry. however, th at is inh a bi tedby pr edators is good for ga me calling . Th ebr oth ers have ca lle d the foxes on their ran chnumeruu s times. Fact is, they practicallykn ow eac h one individ ually on sight.

" T hese tal es ab ou t the slyness and wari nessof th e fox ar e exagg era ted," said Murry. "Afox is stupid when he is answer ing a call .All he can th ink ab out is that qui ck , fr eemeal. At tim es, one will come in fa st an dhe mean s bu siness."

He told of the tim e wh en hi s father wascro uche d in a ravine, call ing, when a foxcame over th e top an d clam ped down on hi swri st. On anoth er occasion, whcn a fox wasspooked by M urry's whir r in g movie camera,it r aced up W in ston 's humped back a ndleaped off hi s shoulder. Thi s par ticul ardram a was cap tured on th e movie film.

"You never saw a per son come un gl ued asfast in your lif e as did Wi nston when thatfox scrambled over hi s back ," M urry re­membered , la ughing.

"T ha t ra sca l still probab ly has a rin gin gin his ears," Winston add ed "I let out awhoop that would have p ut an Ind ian toshame ."

We made live or six more stops and a ddedanot her pair of foxes to our bag. In thisparticular area of Texas, ther e is no li mitnor closed seaso n on pr edators.

" We lik e to stage th ese hunt s per iodi caltyon th e ranch to keep our fox popu lation inbalance," said Winsto n. "T hey multipl ypr ett y fa st. Wh en not usin g guns, we call th ecr itte rs up and do our shooting withcameras."

Upon returning home I took th e call thebrother s gave me and went out in th e hack­ya rd to nra cuce. I blew a lone, ni er cinzcr itt ers up and do our shooting withcameras."

Upon returning home I took the call th ebrother s gave me and went out in the back­yard to practice. I blew a long, p ier cingbla st. F or a first a tt emp t, I had amazingsuccess. Ga me ca me runn ing from all direc­tions- the fam ily dog, three ca ts, and my22· month-old son. ~

No doub t abo ut it-the call works! ~

we ga ve up shor tly and returned to the jeep.Wh en ca lling it is best not to spe nd tuo

mu ch tim e at one spot. If an y ga me is goingto come. it comes in a hurry. Ten minutes isample. On e requisit e to call ing success is tokeep moving until you chance upon a pr odu c­tive locati on .

Th e best tim e for call ing pr edators is atn ight. Meat-hungr y animals pr owl after darkin sea rc h of feo d. Wear a hea dl arnp , andkeep th e beam hi gh, so th at th e ground isbar el y illum inated by th e outer frin ge. Thisis eno ugh to reflect th e eyes of approachinggame. ( It is wise to read up on your sta tegam e laws before attem pt ing th is noctu rn alc all ing . N ight-t ime hunti ng is pro hib ited insome areas.)

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the way it is kept-by men with the arms toprotect their prize.

Tod ay it is the same. Wh en, some tim e ago,the enslave d East Germ an s bri efly riotedagainst the Red overl ord s, they thr ew a fewbr icks, mad e some cla ssic pictures of defi­an ce, and th en lapsed back int o an unarm edslavery. In Hungar y it was different. Therewere guns there. If th ere had been more,there might even ha ve been, at th e end of thefighting, freedom. Th er e was th e urge tofreedom-there weren't enough guns.

Is it imaginable, for another insta nce, thatth e Ru ssian peop le would forever submit tothe central tyrann y of the world if th ere werearm s easily and commonly ava ilable?

Th e question of fr eedom, th erefor e, whenstripped to it s steel cent er, is ju st thi s: Whoha s th e guns? Th ere is nothing exclusiveabout the idea of freedom. Presumably itcan ar ise anywhere, an ytime. But it runsinto the grim qu est ion: Who ha s the guns?If everyone has them, then a ball ot becomesnot only possibl e but inevit abl e. If only afew have them, a dictatorship becomes ast emnt i n o- ~l n rl c c ln pvn r ghl ".

If everyone has them, th en a ball ot becomesnot only possibl e but inevit abl e. If only afew have them, a dictatorshi p becomes astempting and as inexorable.

Latin America present s a fam iliar and fullexample. It s poli tical paths have been chosenand ar e still bein g chosen solely on th e basisof the balance of ordnance. It is only bri eflycomfort ing to kn ow that sometimes high­mind ed men have the guns. It can as easilybe oth erw ise. Put another way, thi s is th eequa tion th at the fiery polit ics of th e south­ern hemisph ere pr esent s; that the freedom ofthe republ ics there is directly proporti onal toth e disper sal of th e arm s in th e nation. Th emore gene ra l that dispersal and ownersh ip,the mor e general th e fr eedom. Th e more reostricted tha t owners hip, th e more restri ctedthe freedom.

B llt what of America, a nati on in whichlaws have been substituted for th e

power of arm s ? Is there any place in sucha nati on for th e genera l ownership of arms?Should you, in shor t, own a gun?

For man y different reasons, th ere is an in­creasing tend enc y to answer th at qu estionwith a legalisti c " no" in thi s count ry. Eachyear as man y as 300 laws affectin g th e own­ership an d use of guns go in to legislati vehopp ers. Each year the number of tho se lawsthat would restri ct ownership of guns in­creases . Many of those restrictive laws con­cern registration of firearms. It is with suchlaws, th at would list the ownership of allfirearms, tha t a consideration of th e questionof whether you should own a gun may begin.

First of all , why is firearms registr ationsought ? Th e most pu blicl y stated reason isthat it perm its th e poli ce to trace firearm sused in cr imes. One tou ch of logic and th at

SHOULD YOU OWN A GUN?

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W HEN int ellectu als meet to effuse overthe " batt le for men's minds," they

often speak of the grea t " thinkers" whobro ught th e " idea" of freedom to our owncountry. The Ameri can Revolu tion becomes,in their reconstru ction of it, a solemn pro ­cess ion of lofty-browed men smiting th e Bri t­ish and their mercenar ies with ligh tn ing bolt sof phi losophy. To be sure , it was the " idea"of freedom that inflamed th e colonies aga insta foreign rul er. But it was th e long r ifle,lovingly bored at P enn sylvan ia forges, andskillf ully carr ied into the central woodland s,that brought freedom to America. It was thesame rifle, improved with a percussion lock ,th at created our southern bord er , at theAlamo and at San J acinto. And , if the Eman ­cipation Proclam at ion was written with a pen,it was sealed with a Spencer carbine.

And so the intellec tual effusions are clearlywrong. Freedom is never thought into exist­ence. It is fought int o existence. And that is

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al ," there are th ese illuminatin g look s a t gunlaw s as seen through Red glasses :

"To pr ep ar e for an assump tion of power ,th e Part y carries on prop ag an da in favo rof in crea sin gly radi cal tr an siti on slog ans­for worker s' con trol of in du stry, for th ese izure of big landed pr op er ties, for di s­a rming th e bourgeoisie, and arming th eproletariat , • ."To tak e over the farm s, the P art y mu st

" prepare the necessa ry force for the d is­arming of every single man of thi s cla ss."

I n Th e Los Ange les Ex am iner for Septem­ber 16, 1943, th er e was thi s pract ica l

b luep r int regar din g a rms and men :"C ommun ist Par ty in spired dem an ds

tha t a ll persons in Los Angeles be required10 register a ll firearms they possess was th esubject of a pu bli c hea rin g yesterda y be­fore th e pub Iie safe ty committ ee of the CityCo uncil. J an e Wil son , cha irman of thelegislativ e committ ee of th e CommunistParty, led a sma ll gro up favor ing adoptionof a n ordinance to req uire registr ati on."

Primarily affect ed by firearms legislation inthi s country are some 14.000,000 per son s whouse guns in hunting. But, added to th em , aremillion s of non-hunt er s who keep gons forhome protect ion , for target shoot ing. as col­lect ors, or ju st " to ha ve one aro und. "

Th e second art icle of th e Bill of Ri ght sgives 10 eac h of them the ri ght to " have onea ro und ." It says th at " a well regu lat ed militi abe ing necessar y to the sec ur ity of a freeState , th e ri ght of th e people 10 keep a ndbear a rms shall not be infringed. "

In th e vaga r ies of our se para te judicialsystems that right has been abridged , and

r eason cru mbles . Guns used in cr imes are,by definit ion, owne d by cr iminals, The pro­fessional cr iminal. law or no law , would no tlise a firearm reg is tered to himself. He wouldlise a stolen weapo n or one purchasedthro ug h a non- regist er ed source.

W hat, th en , co uld be th e fun dam ent alr eason s for reg iste ring firearms. T her e aretwo : it ten ds to g ive some centra l a uthor ity.usua ll y th e pol ice. th e power not only to keeptab s on who has a g un bu t on who may beg iven per miss ion to have a gun. Secon d ly, itm ak es it poss ible for a centra l aut ho r ity tose ize th ose guns.

W here ver a gover nme nt req uir es the r eg is­tr a tio n of firearms it has, willingl y or not,set the stage for th e ea sy usurpat ion of powerby a cen tra l polit ical force.

You think it can' t ha pp en in a free lan d ?In Czec hoslovakia. coinc ide nt with th e Nazi

invas ion of that co untry, all th e nati on ' s ar msr egistration li st s wer e se ized by th e F ifthCollimn a nd a progr am of public di sarrn a­rnent was ca rr ied out. Wh en th c Communistsr epea ted th e rap e of th e country, th e se izureof privat e arms was ag ain a primary step.

In Hun gar y, ju st bef or e th e R ed puppetgovern me nt assum ed full and final ca ntrol,p ublic an d pri vat e shoot ing clubs wer e d is­band ed by police decr ee. All small arms weretak en in to pol ice cus tody,

Wh en th e partition of P alestine finall y was10 be en forced on th e Arab populat ion of tha ts tr ife-torn land. a gu n law was put into ae­t ion, d isa rming the native populat ion andmaking ea sily possib le th e subseq uen t th ru st ­ing of hundreds of tho usand s of th em intor ef ugee camps wh er e th ey st ill remain .

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Great Britai n pr ovides a nother sign ificantcommentary . Th er e has been , since 1921, analmost total restriction on gu n ownersh ipthere-rifles or pistols or even shotg uns.(Britain's intern ati onal pistol team s oftcnhave gone into competition with or dinaryservice guns and ammunition and one of thenati on 's top shots , Colonel Oswald Watts,several ti mes winner of the British NationalPi stol Cham pionship, has recently foun d itimp ossibl e even to get th e 50 pra ctice roundsa yea r a llowed him by th e govern ment!)

Th e results of the British restrictions havebeen str iking. For one thing, cr imes of vio­lence have soare d upw ard ever since thc lawwas passed. Recently, the London Dail y Mir­ror put it this way: "The shadow of the gun­man lies acro ss Britain for the plain reasonthat any cr iminal or any fool can eas ily gcta gun." Who can' t get a gun ? Th e honest,law-ab idin g citizen- the victim of the crime.

Bri tain 's restrictive policies al so have hadeffects in another ar ea-defen se.

At the beginn ing of th e Second WorldWar, Britain was so str ipped of small ar msth at it had to ruluert ise in Ameri ca for stocksof guns with which to protect its homes a ndshores . It s va unted Home Gua rd , a roman ticnoti on to many Amer ica ns, has bccn pro­nounced by compe tent author it ies as a mer eshadow defen se beca use the men of Gr eatBri tain simply have no t had a ny firearm stra in ing for so long. The Army itself experi­enced grave difficult ies in tr ai ning men towl.om the pr imary weapo ns of war - sma llarms- were al ien.uruarn srmpiy nave no t nan a ny nrea rmstraining for so long. Th e Army itself experi­enced grave di ffi culties in tr aining men towl.om the primar y weapons of war- smallan n s- wer e al ien.

In thi s country, al tho ugh the situa t. ion ismuch bett er it is not perf ect. In th e SecondWorld War a dangerou sly small perc enta geof the men tak en in to th e arm ed forcesshowed competent fam ilia r ity with firearm s- and thi s in a land that was once called " anation of r iflemen." Today, def ense a uthori­ties are so mindful of th e need to have acivilia n popula tion ver sed in firearm s use thata spee ial all-service board for th e pro mo­tion of civilia n marksmanship expend s hu n­dr eds of th ousand s of doll ar s a year in giv­in g free supplies to shooting clubs whosememb ers will qu ali fy wit h service arms.

Yet , even as t ha t happens, pr essure groupscontin ue to grind away at th e ri gh t to ownand bea r arms. Moth er s' gro up s, of course,ob ject that junior is un saf e in th e presenceof firearms. Su ch moth er s, faced with the realstatist ics of gun usage in thi s country, mightsuddenly realiz e that th ey, th e moth er s, arepr eparing the way for tr agedi es for th eirchildren. It is un familiarity with firearm s thatleads to accidenta l deaths by gunsho t. Inevery single state wher e th ere are widespreadpr ograms of firearm s fami liarization . primar i­ly for hunting but al so for target sports, th enumber of firearms accid ents has [allen. Th euse of guns for recr eation, therefore, can beand is bein g mad e safe not by laws butby ed uca tion !

Th us, on th e three poin ts of def ense, rec­r eation and pr otect ion, there is no evide nce atall to support restri ctive gun owner ship laws-quit e the contrary.

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there ha s been no success ful attempt to gen ­era lly diminish tho se abridgements-theycontinue and incr ease.

Today , in 31 of our 48 states ther e ar esome positi ve restri cti ons on the free owner­ship of firearms, particul arl y pistols. Seven­teen sta tes, rather than restri ct owner ship ,rely on a pr ohib ition agai nst unauthori zed"co ncealment" of weapons, Th ey do not qu es­tion the ri ght to own, only to illi citly concealthe weap on. In ew York sta te, with th ehighest crime rate of a ny sta te, ther e is,significantly perh ap s, the most restricti ve gunlaw. It requ ir es a license to even own, mu chless ca rry a pistol and, in recen t sess ions ofthe legislature in that state. there has beenpressu re for a la w that woul d even require alicen se to bu y ammun ition. Mean time, ofcours e, th e ra te of criminal ownership ofguns continues unabated in New York andcr ime flouri shes.

Th e Nat ional Conference of Commissionerson Unifor m Sta te Laws has mad e th is com­ment on state g un laws:

" . . . mor e ob jectionabl e is the wrong em­pha sis in most pistol legi slation. It isaim ed at reg ulating p istols in th e hand s oflaw -abidi ng citizens rather than at punish­ing severely criminals who usc pistol s. Ofcourse, no leg islation can prevent ga ngstersand oth er dan gerou s cr iminals from secur­in g and usin g pistols, but legislation canmake it to th e int er est of criminals not touse pistols, and can send to pri son forlong peri ods those ca ught doin g so."Responsible shoo ting cl ubs and gun groups

such as the venerable a nd respected Na tiona lRifle Association, with its 300.000 memb ers,have never obj ected to laws th at do place anemphasis on pu nishin g criminal use of fire­ar ms. But th ey have fough t and continue tofigh t law s tha t restri ct th e honest ownershipof firea rms.

Th e National Rifle Association which. in­emphasis on punishing cr iminal use of fire­a rms. But they have fough t and continue tofigh t laws that restrict the honest ownershipof firearm s.

Th e National Rifle Associa tion whi ch , in­cidentally, is th e olde st maj or sport ing or­ganization in the lan d, has put i t thi s way inan official policy statement :

"The NRA has as much in ter est in pro­tecting our cit izenry again st armed assaultas do th e poli ce themselves. Th e NRA ha sas grea t an interest in prcvent in g gun acci­dents as any paren t. On the other hand, th eNRA has a primar y int er est in seeing thatour loyal and law-abid ing citizens have th eri ght to ha ve and bear ar ms for th eir per­sonal protection, for recr eation, and for th enational defense."Taking those matter s-protecti on, r ecr ea­

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of var ious weights, var ious barrel len gth s, to by saddle hor se, any len gth barrel is O.K.see which one suits you best. (Re member li e ca n pack a 7%" as eas ily as a shor terthat the cxtra muzzle weight is an adva nta ge, gun. (See how size and job afIect th ea nd tha t practice will develop your ha nd and cho ice?)a n n mu scl es so th at what seems too hea vy Let 's look next at sights . Many peoplenow may he ju st r ight lat er. But your eyes ha ve th eir own ideas as to proper sigh ts,a re not lik ely to change for the bett er ; th e and youngsters usually pr efer "fin e" sightsonly th ing th at will cha nge th em is corr ect ive with narrow bead s, or blade front sight s, onlenses. ) acc ount of their sharp eyes and very fast

Correc t sight alignment is ahsolutely the accommoda tion. Exp eri en ce has tau ght me,most impor tan t part 01 pi"tal shoot ing . The however, tha t nothin g is gained by verytwo sights must be see n, and held, in pr oper narrow " fine" sights, an d mu ch can be lostr e lat ion to eac h other. regardl ess of how in th e d im light of earl y morning or lat em uc h th ey swing up and down or left and evening, through th eir use. For most men ,r ight on th e ta rget. If you ca n' t see th e a front sight 'f,."in width is best, with asights clearl y even on a short barrel , or if rear sight notch wid e enough to allow ayou wan t to gai n th e advantage of a longer str ip of light to be seen on eac h side of th ebar rel than your eyes warrant, th e only front sight to mak e cer ta in it is center ed .a nswer is- gla sses. Dr. William Mit ch ell ha s Round bead s will not hold elevations as wellhel ped me with h is Mitchell Optical Com- as flat-topped blad es, and th e best rear sightpa ny shoot ing glasse s, co rrected to focus on al so is th e form that ap pears flat on top. Thisthe sights with th e gun held at arm's len gth . typ e of sight, kn own as th e Patridge design,Wi th th ese len ses, I can see both front and will shoot mor e accurately on a sixgun th anr ea r sights clea rl y, in sharp outl ine . Th e any oth er form I have tri ed. It also willta rget goes nut of focu s, but that (whether " shoot away from th e ligh t" less th an anyyou heli eve it or not ) is of small impor tance. oth er form.Try it and see . 1£ you truly hold the sights I bel ieve that all sixguns should be fitt edin proper al ignment, the bullet scores even with accurate. full y ad ju stab le sights thaton a blurred target. can be set for an y given load, if th e guns

Fo r game shooting in the wood s and hill s, are to be used for aimed fire. Many yearsthe guns with th e lon ger barrels give your ag o, we design ed a lon g range front sightb ulle t more velocit y and more str iking power, for th e King Gunsight Co. It was al soin addition to th e lon ger sight radiu s that supplied by Smith & Wesson, to ord er , forhelp s you place your shots. Speed in gett ing a tim e. It comprised a standard Patridge-t he gun clear is no t often imp ortant in th is type blad e fro nt , on th e face of whi ch wer ekind of usc, so th e lo ng barrel is no hin- fitted three gold cross bar s allowi ng one tod rance on th at score. Most ga me shooting hold up La an y one of th e three levels, forcan be done using both hands for steady lon ger or shor ter ranges. It work ed so wellholding and accura te aim, an d very often that th e Gun Reblue Co. of Biltmore, Northct'i-a nce "(In" t1fli t "score. - l\'t ost - ga'me 'sif06fIn g hord 'up to' "ah/ one '01 "the three - levels; '-forcan be done usin g both han ds for steady lon ger or shor ter ranges. It worked so wellholding and accurate aim , and very oft en that th e Gun Reblue Co. of Biltmore, Norththe shooter can use a rest , br acin g hi s arms Carol ina, still furni sh it to order for th eiraga inst or over a tr ee or log or rock for customers.added stead iuess . That first shot is th e one Smith & Wesson also furn ish the Callth at 's important in game shooting. a nd th e gold bead : a round gold bead inset in th elo ng barrel will help you mak e i t. Th e only face of a square bla de front sight. This isfault I can imagin e aga inst a long barrel for a very good sight. King Cunsighi, (l atert his use would be in th e case of th e short Ricky Gunsight Co.) also furnish this sightma n wh o migh t find th e long gun un com- with gold or red in sert. P er sonall y, I likefor ta hle to carr y. (Again, th e size of th e th e rou nd in sert less th an a sq uare insert ofshooter as well as th e size of the gun is a gold .fac tor.) My persona l choice for a handgu n My fri end , G. B. McGowa n of Sm ith &for game shooting is one wi th a 6% or 71j~ Wesson , designed another exeellent sight,in ch ba rr el. pr obably th e best ever pr odu ced for th e

On the other han d, for th e peace offi cer, peace officer : his re d-topp ed ramp post frontse rviceman, or any man wearing a gun that sight. T his red ramp as now furn ished byhe may need in the twinklin g of an eye to Sm ith & Wesson , in conj unc tion with asa ve hi s li fe, the short barrel gun comes in to whi te-outlined P atridge r ear , mak es one ofit s own. Even her e, with th e single exce ption the finest combinations ima gina ble for th eof a gun which is to he carr ied in a pock et. I l-i~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~;:;;;;;:;;;;;:;;;;;:;;;;;:;;;;;:;;;;;:;;;;;:;;;;;:;;;;;:;;;;;:;;;;;:;;;;;:;;;;;:;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;~see no need for a bar rel len gth of less than4 inches. F or double ac tion guns which arcworn in a holster on the wai st he lt , th e4" barr el is j ust r ight for small or med iumsized men , and, ta ll men ca n carr y a 5"barrel j nst as eas ily and draw it j ust asq uick ly, Tn a single action, th e 4:x1" barr elis the hest close range comhat wea pon,wher e q uick dr aw may enter int o th e pict ur e.F or th e man wish ing a gun for bot h quickdraw defense work a nd also long ra ng e orga me k ill ing, the 4%" to 5" or 5% " ispro ba bly the best compromise. Th e policeofficer riding ar oun d in a car wants a gunth at won't pok e th e ca r cush ion and pu shhi s belt up out of pl ace. F or him , th e 4"to 5" barrel is best, dep ending on th e sizeof th e man and how far abov e hi s sea t hi sbelt is worn. For th e man traveling largely

Target gr ips just the ti cket for th eir long­fingered hands, bu t me n with smalle r handsare bet te r off with a more nor ma l sized setof stocks tha t perf ectl y fit their ha nds with­out bein g bu lky and un wieldy. T humb r est sar e O.K . on gu ns of l igh t reco il, but on gun sof heavy r eco il like the .45 Colt and .44Magn um , one is bett er off wit h th e thumbcurle d downward tow ard th e tr igg er finger.

Dou ble action shooting r equ ires a goodh ump at th e top of the gr ip for most men , ifth e gun is to be shot fast , t o keep t he gunfro m cl imbing in the hand dur ing recoil.Single act ion gr ip s probably ab sorb recoilwit h least jar to th e hand of an y t ype, asthey simply ro ll or t urn up in r ecoil, th uscus hioning th c jar. No other sixg un gr ip soperf ectly cushions recoi l as that of th e oldsingle action pattern, whet her it be a Colt,R uger, Gr eat W est ern, or wha t-ha ve-you .

Select a grip that fits yo ur ha nd. If youhav e long finger s and a large hand, th echances a re th e big S & W or Colt targetgr ip s on doub le action guns will fit youbest. If your han ds are sma lle r, you mayprefer the S & W Ma gna or the StandardColt gr ip. I p refer a sl ightly th inner grip ofthe Magna S & W type on my S & W doubleac tion guns. F or mater ials I pref er ivoryfirst , with the ou ter gr ip carved ro ugh tofill the holl ow of the hand. Next to ivory, Iprefer checke re d ro sewood. My ha nd s arest ill to ug h and har d, and the che cke r ing doesnot bothe r me; bu t m any m en prefer un ­checkered gr ips becau se the ch eckerin g hurtsth eir hand s. Good, hard , de nse, seasoned ,figured wa ln ut or ro sew ood, ebony orMacassar eb ony , greasewood , or mesqu iteall ma ke excelle nt gr ips , as does th e Gon caiaAlves wood furn ished on the new Wesson.44 Magnum revolver s.

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all ma ke excelle nt gr ips , as doe s th e Gon caiaAlves wood furnished on the new Wesson.44 Magnum revolver s.

Ma in spr ing te nsion should always beheavy eno ug h to g ive a good, sure , deepind ent ation in the pr im er; bu t th ere is noneed of excess ive hammer blow. Manyshoote rs will back out th e ten sion sc re w onthe main spr ing in S & W revolver s toligh ten the dou ble ac tio n pu ll. T his is O.K.if not ca rried too far, but the ma in spr ingtension should never be ligh tened beyondthe poin t wh er e certa in uni form ig n itio noccurs. T here is no need for a hammer tofall li ke a ton of brick, as I hav e see n onsome earl y Colt Single Actions, but it m usthav e sufficien t dr ive to always ind ent th epri mer full y for ce r ta in ig nition, clse ac­curacy will suffer an d there may be ha-ng­fires and m isfires. Lock t ime in cr eases asma in sprin g tension decr ea ses, so do notover do it.

If the main spr ing ten sion of dou ble acti onguns is mu ch redu ced , then the tri gger returnspr ing mu st also be redu ced a correspondingamo un t, to keep th e gun properl y tuned . Ihave see n some tr igg er ret ur n spr ings re ­d uced too m uch, and these we could ti ethem up in fast dou ble act ion shooting . Forvery fast double act ion shooting, wh ere youm ust have ce r tain ignition , it is bcst toleave main spring and trig ger return spri ngat abo ut factory ten sion, else you may geta mi sfir e and a slug stick in the barrel d ueto improper ignition of the powder and in­comple te combust ion . If th is happen s, yournext slug will put a r ing bulg e in th e barrel.Ha mmer th row s should not be heavy enoughto jar the sigh ts off th e target , but they

h unter or peac e officer. It will show up wellin any shooting ligh t, or agai nst any ty pe orcolor of backgrou nd or game. It comes inthe po p ula r on e-eighth inch widt h. The ramptyp e fron t sight will not ca tch on clothes orholster in quick draw work, which is im­portant to the man who wears a gun forprot ect ion p ur poses. T he ramp-type fronts ight can also be made up by Gu n R ehlueCo. with th e Keit h-design th ree gold bars,whi ch is eve n bet IeI' fo r lon g range workwh er e on e wishes to hold up mo re frontsig ht and ha ve defin ite a im ing po ints.

W hen it com es to tr igger pull s, I may bestic k ing my neck ou t, but I do not bel ievein ultra-light tri ggers on a ny sixg un. Th er ema y come a tim e whcn th e fing ers ar e n umband a too-sensi tive tr igg er could ca use you toshoot befor e yo u ar e ready. I believe all six­guns should hav e at least a 3 po und pu ll forge ne ral use, and long hea vy barrel guns lik ethe new Sm ith & Wesson .44 Magnum canwell have 3 to 4 po und p ull s. Big strong menwi th lon g powerfu l finger s ma y well pref era 4 pound p ull , whil e -lads with shor t fing erslike my own may prefer a 3 pound p ull.Trigger pull s under 3 po unds, while all r ighton the ta rg et range for some slow-fire work,ar e apt to get yo u in trouble in t imed orrapid fire work, or in game or defense shoot­ing. I pref er a clea n S to 3111 po unds on mysingle act ion guns, and on do uble actionguns I prefer aro und 10 pounds of pull .

For stra igh t ta rget work and com pe titiveshoo t ing, thum b-res t finger- fitting gr ips a refine and may add po in ts to th e score solong as th ey permi t fas t cocking in rapidand tim ed fire. They can be ha d to fit anysize or shape han d fro m Herr it t's of T winFalls, Id ah o, or fr om Gun R eblu e Co., LewSanderson, or many other custom makers .T hey ca n be had wit h thumb re st s. fing ergrooves, a nd a fill er behind t he trigg erguard , to bri ng th e weight of the gun on

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For all qnick draw work or general holst erwear. the gr ips should fit th e han d butsho uld have th umb rests or fing er gro oves,nor should they be too lar gc and b ulky.Some men with abnormall y large hands willfind th e big Smith & Wesson and Colt

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BUILD A CANNON FOR YOUR HOME(Continued from page 43)

Now ther e was an idea! Build a cannon. speaking with a ma ch inist, discouragementBut how, where, and with what? My brother , se t in . One aft er ano ther, th ey told me itB en , had given me a bu ild-it-yourself cannon would cost about $400 to bore the first gun.mo del for Christm as, and ther e was a good This was rid iculo us. It had to be don e someset of plan s in the kit. (M arine Model Co., other way. Well , the light came, and thi sTnc., Halesit e, N. Y .) Thi s solved part of is how it was done: A steel tube was weld edthe pr oblem of th e design . I dr ew up a rou gh shut at one end and cut two inches shorterplan of th e barrel , and went to talk to th e than the bor e was to be mad e ; 33 inchesfoun dryman abou t cost and materi als. long and 2% -inch insid e diam eter. This tubeIn (f.:· ~11 alesit e:,~ "N." · 1. r· lWK solvec{""pah iH inlowlt Was d~rie : "}f steel hi6~ vil'-s ~erd'edthe pr oblem of th e design . I dr ew up a rou gh shut at one end and cut two inches shorterplan of th e barrel , and went to talk to th e than the bor e was to be mad e ; 33 inchesfoun dryman abou t cost and materi als. long and 2% -inch insid e diam eter. This tube

Th e recept ion we got was not wholl y as was cast into the gun, set back two inchesexpected. Th ese people d id not th ink . we from the muzzle, so that the casual observerwer e out of our minds, th ey kn ew it. But in saw only bronz e. This mad e the gun betteran y case, th ey listened. Also, th ey were in- in man y ways, stronger, cheaper, fewer oper-tri gued with th e idea, and wanted to cast it ations in man ufact ure, and th e tube insuredon a time-and-m at er ials basis. This was not a perf ect bor e.ac ceptable to me, and they were finally Th e carr iage ha s two mai n parts, the trailpinned down to a pri ce of 70c a pound for and wheels. Wheels had to "be wood withbron ze or 50c a pound for stee l. steel tires. Wher e to get t hem was easier

Now we wen t to work on a pattern. Th e th an we expec ted. Mont gomery Ward &model supplied th e first barrel design but Company list, in their farm catalogue, wago nsthi s pr oved unsa tisfactory ; too heavy and too with wood wheels. I got the address of th ecostly. Ft. Sheridan, Illinois, is only one mile manufact urer : Huntingburg Wagon Works,

f rom my home, and I paid th e fort a visit. r~H=u:n:ti:n:g:b~I~lr~g:,~I~n~d~i~an~a~':-_-"i!~~~~"'!!!i~ii~~~ii~ii~~~~ii~~~~~~iTh ey have on th e parad e gro und a Civil Wareight pound field piece. Thi s gun is obvi­ously too big an d too hea vy to copy in fullscale, but after scaling it down to a two­pound gun (2% " bore ) it was ju st whatwa s wanted. Scale drawings were mad e withth e help of Francis Bann erm an's catalog, inwhi ch all th e hardwa re and pari s are namedand clearly shown.

W ith th e dra wings don e, I went to a unionpattern mak er , J ohn Williams, in Waukega n,TIl. He turned out a superb barrel pattern.

'T his patt ern was very hard to make, be­cause the lath e ha d to hold work 40 in cheslong and was a pr obl em to turn becau se th ewood. after turnin g, had to come ap art intwo eq ual halves, necessar y in making th emold.

There are man y more things to build ing acannon th an ju st the barrel, but th e pr oblemsare mostly her e. Th e most imp ort ant andhard est to solve was th e bore-how to castit. If a sand core were cast into th e gun,it would not be stra ight or smooth. Afte r

too hot to tou ch. Two days later , we went topick it up and bring it home in triumph.Th e officia l weight, after the po ur ing spoutsand tru nions were cut, was 245 pounds. Itwas beautiful!

Building the carriage was next. The wheelshad been ord ered, and every thing was inread iness, but I had to go into the Army fortwo weeks' train ing. It was hard to leave mydarl ing, but the orders were quite definit e.Th e weeks passed qui ckl y, and in my mindI solved many of the problems that we ex­pected in how to do th is or that job. Wh enwork was resumed, the whe els had not yetcome, but there were oth er jobs to do first.First thin gs first , so off to the lumber yardI went. It was easy to selec t th e wood, andit was sent over to a local mill shop to beplan ed. It was a good da y for me, as theshop was not busy and couJd do th e job atonce. One hour later, and six dollars poor er,I left th e mill with th e tr ail cut and plan ed,the chee k pieces and ax le wood shaped.

Now, I am not a blacksm ith , but we dohave an anv il and an acetylene torch . With ­out these items, th e carriage could not havebeen built. It was impo ssible to bend th esteel strap around the wood and work it toan exac t shape witho ut the heat. Th e woodparts were bound in steel and bolt ed inplace in the same manner as th e originalgun, tak ing a few small l iberties in design.

Wh en the car ri age was finished, the wheelshad not yet arrived . I called th e manufac­turer, gain ing no satisfac tion. In th e mean­time, a firing device had to be mad e. It wastho ught best tha t thi s should be mad e toexp lod e a regular musket cap , through th euse of a long cord. We machin ed a pivotinghamm er mechan ism that thread ed into th etouch hole. The gun could also be fired usinga match, wick or punk, on priming powderor an ordinary claw hammer striking th e cap.

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use of a lon g cord. We machin ed a pivotinghamm er mechanism that thread ed into th etouch hole. The gun could also be fired usinga match, wick or punk, on priming powderor an ordinary claw hammer striking th e cap.

Th e wheels arrived- forty in ch es in diam­eter, and weighing 100 pound s with th eaxl e. Th e word got aro und fast , and all da ypeople kept dropp ing in. T hey were alwaysdrafted into helping in one wa y or another.By th e end of th e day , th e gun was complete.

It was finished first by staining a darkcolor, and th en varni shed. It will be a fewyear s wea ther ing befor e it really looks likean antique. And for those of you who donot lik e fake "an tiques," th e gun is marked"D. B. Carpent er Ca nnon Works, Mfg., Au­gust, 1957," stamped deep into th e bronze ata point where it cannot be ground out.

She was ready, she was beautiful, butwhere to fire her? Up unt il thi s tim e wehave fired only bla nks, or an occasionalapple or tennis ball . A big ban g, lot s ofsmoke (great spor t!), cheers, and i ncre du­lous looks are the re sult. Big th ing s ar eplanned.

One th ing th at has been irritating attim es, and j ust the oppo site at oth er t imes,is the attitude of people towa rd me and mycannon. Let me tell you abo ut thi s. I findit ha rd to see why any red-blooded Amer icanyouth or adult would not find a cannon ofthi s typ e a most fascinatin g toy. Th ere ar etwo schools of thoug ht. Some th ink th e gunis a waste of time , money, and effort. Th enth ere are others, like me, who j ust can't waitto fire it , who th ink it the most ma rvelo us ofmarve lou s play th ings !

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filled with a spec ial type of sand. Ea ch halfof the pattern was pressed into th e sand un­til flush- one ha lf of the pattern in each boxof sand. Th ese halves then had to be harden edso that the shape would not be destroy ed whenthe molten bronze was poured in. This wasdone aft er the pattern was removed from th esa nd, leaving a perf ect negativ e pr int of halfthe gun. The actual pro cess of hardeningth e mold was don e with a blowtor ch . Wh enboth halves of the mold were corre ct, grooveswere added for th e bronz e to be pour ed intoth e void. Th en the stee l-bore tube was laidin place and supported in one half of th emold box. Th is was don e j ust right and thebore was ab solutely straight.

The two hal ves of the mold were then putone on top of the other. These had to lin e upperf ectly the first time, or th e sand wouldcr umble. With the pa rt s tog eth er, we wereth en re ady to pour the cas ting.

My est imat e of the weight of th e gun was175 pound s. Th e foundrymen, j ust to makesure , melt ed four hu ndred pou nd s of bro nze.That was a very good pr ecaution. As itturned out, th e rough cas ting weigh ed 370pounds.

Two men controlle d each of the two cru ci­bles of molt en bronze. These were to bepoured simu ltaneously into the mold at eachend. The smoke, flame and color was mor etha n was expec ted. Th e gun was poured inabout: five minutes.

It was almost time to go home, b ut a pic­ture was tak en of th e smiling group aft er th ecast ing was finished. As you will not e, Colo­nel Smith is the only one rolli ng down hi sslee ves. He was also the only one who didno work . (I took th e pictur es.) T his is notqu ite true, as he is officially vice pr esid ent inchar ge of enco urage ment, and vice presidentsshouldn' t get th eir hands dirty.

Twenty hours later, the cannon was still

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The kind of mat erials to be used was dis­cussed quite frequ ent ly. Would it be betterto use steel for the barrel, and save money,or would the bronze be enough better lookin gto warrant it s extra cost? Th e wood for th ecarriage was no problem. Oak was no t avail­ab le, and also too expensive, so a very goodquality fir was used. The fir would not besa tisfactory for a gun to be actually used inbattle, but it was mor e than strong enoughto be used for th e firin g of th e occasionalsalute. Also, fir will not rot as fa st whenleft in the grea t outdoors to weath er.

Th e long-looked-forward-to day finally ar­ri ved. Th e patt ern was ready and th e foun­dry had tim e to hum or us. Colon el Smithand I arrived in overalls to kib itz and photo­gra ph the pro ceedings.

The cas ting was much mor e complex thanI had imagined . First, th e pattern was sep­arated into two hal ves, eac h half identical toth e oth er. Th en two boxes 50 inches long,24 in ches wide, and 10 inches deep , were

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DROP THAT MOOSE!(Cont inued from page 33)

a .22 Hipower in the han ds of a woods dweller.Genera l moose fodd er in Que bec, however,

r uns to something far more substantial, suchas th e .30-06 Sp ringfield , .300 Savag e, .35Remington , a few of the heavy-slug Win·ches te rs, and the ubiquitou s .303 British.

Th e .303 Bri tish is by circumstance prettymuch the balli sti cal vin tlu. pays, at least asfar as Canadian hunting is concerned. Forabo ut a centur y aft er the Brit ish won Quebecin 1759, units of the Br it ish ar my mixed withCanadian militia constituted Canada's de­fense forces, and as Ca nada gradually de­veloped a mili tary force of its own, whichfought in the 1914 war as well as the 1939one, i ts weap ons were geared to the Br itishpatterns and calibres. In fact the NATOstanda rd ization of arm s pro gram has not yetcaught up to most Ca nad ian regimentalarrnouries, where the .303 Brit ish still rul es.

Th e saturation of Canadian gun rack s withcon vert ed Lee-Enfield rifles in .303 is lik elyto continue for some years as th e Bri tish andCanadian armi es un load their issue .303's assurplus goods. Th e use of the .303 as asport ing calibre was given tr emend ousimp etu s shor tly aft er the 1914 war. Anar senal in Quebec city had designed andprodu ced the Ross rifle in .303 for use ofthe Canadian army overseas. Combat troopscursed or pra ised the Ross ri fle in the field.Arm y materia l oft en provid ed .303 shells inthe wrong or long size cases which jammedactions at critical moment s ; but for de­lib era te slow fire with the proper cases, theRoss performed miracles of accuracy.

It s latter qua liti es endeared the ri fle tohunters aft er the war , and Canad ian ammuni­tion manufact urers came up with quite anarray of bull ets and loads in the calibre ,

Ro~spiifoi-;:r;ea ;n'iiacl~s' o'f a£cli'i ac/ . .It s latter qual ities endeared the ri fle to

hunter s after the war, and Canadian ammuni­tion manufact urers came up with quite anarray of bull ets and loa ds in the calibre,and gunsmith s have since produced someRoss wild cat s, including a .280.

Wi th Ross and Lee-Enfield s so plentifulfor Quebec woodsmen, British gunmaker snevertheless contributed some handsomesport ing arm s, such as the BSA, in .303, andthey ar e st ill sell ing well to those who wantsomething bett er than a rou ghly stockedforme r Lee-Enfield piece .

Canadian Indu stri es Limited has vir tuallya monopoly on the manufacture of sportingammunition in Canada fr om its Montrealheadquarters, and is quit e content to produ cea fine assortment of .303 ammunition.

The line-up for the .303 calibre includes aKling-Kor soft -point and a metal-cased hard­point. both in 190 gra ins, for th e .303 Sava ge,and four bull ets for the .303 British. Th eseoffer a pointed soft-point l ightweight at 150grains, Kling-Kor soft-points in either 180 or215 gra ins, and a copper-point expand ingbullet in 180 gra ins. T he heavyweight 215grains musters 2180 feet per second muzzlevelocity and 2270 pound s, well over a ton,of mu zzle energy. The 150 grain pointedsoft-point produces 2720 Ips muzzle velocityand maint ain s it fairly well at 200 yards,where it is tra veling 2170 Ips. Th e 180 grainKl ing-Kor soft-point and th e copper-pointexpand ing in the same weigh t share identi calini tial muzzle velocit ies at 2540 fps. Ahu ndr ed yards out , the Klin g-Kor slows to2180 Ips an d is goin g 1880 Ips at 200 yards.Th e coppe r bullet stays well up at 2320 at100 yards and 2110 at 200 yards.

The Montreal firm mak es a wide vari ety

ing six offerings in .30-06 ranging from a 110grai n bullet to a 220, as well as ammunitionin new ca libres lik e .308 Winchester , andthe old reliabl es like .351 Winchester self­loading. .38-40 and .38-55 Winchester, the.44·40 Winc hester, and the whopp ing 385grain pr oject ile for the .43 Ma user.

All tha t stuff keep s Quebec tables wellsupplied with moose mea t and sends somehandsome trophies back over the bord erin the proud possession of I I.S. hunters.

Quebec' s moose kill this year has yet tobe tab ulated from the shipping tags thatcome with the hunting licenses. but in th e11-day season of 1957, there were 1.167 bullmoose killed in Quebec Province, fall ing tothe guns of 7,466 li censed moose hu nters.Th e 1956 kill was 1,755, and th e 1955 totalwas 1.075.

Food for thought ; Quebec Governm entstatistics show that fr om 80 10 90 per centof moose hunters who plann ed their tr ipthrough l icensed outfilter s gal the ir moose,whil e only from 10 to 12 per cent of th osewho d id their own mastermindin g of theirsafar is man aged to kill a moose.

Best Quebec moose hu nting is along the

Laurentian Shield which has produ ced somany mineral ri ches for the Frenc h-speakingProvince. In 1957, the biggest moose tall ieswere provid ed by Laviolette County with 140kills, Roberva l with 138, and Abi tibi with134. Laviolette and Rober val coun ties ar e inthe Lac St. Jean region at the headwaters ofthe Saguenay River and west of it, andAbitib i is the northern mining region some300 miles nor th of Montreal and the St.Lawrence Ri ver.

Th ere ar e moose killed , too, south of th eSt. Lawrence in the Gaspe penin sula and inthe Eastern Town ships near La c Meganticon the Maine-New Ha mpshire bord er ar ea.Prov inci al pa rks such as Laurent ide, Gaspe ,Verendrye, Mont Tremblan t, Orford, ar e allgame pr eserves and taboo to hunters, but therema inder of Quebec's tremendous terr itoryof 597.000 square miles is open country formoose hunte rs dur ing the ten-da y~season at thc end of eac h October. ~

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F rom Stratford, Ct., cam e word of anotherexpo nent of firearms instructi on for kid s.Nominated by Thoma s F irrantello of Strat­ford , city police Sergeant J oseph R. Car teneasily was agreed upon by the ju dges for anhono ura ble ment ion. Working with th e Pol iceAthlet ic League, Sgt. Carten 's work goes asfar back as 1951 when, for in stan ce, th eStratford News took notice of his ri fle shoot­ing coach ing with an important editorialcolumn. Comment ing on th e wild west" trigger happy" effect of television fea ture s,the editor noted : "T he cur iosity of the boydoesn't allow him to neglect his weapon,and it is thi s which catches his int erest andemotions .. . he wants to know how a gunfires .. . he wants to fire it. This desire isa na tural one, but it can be a dangerous one.This edi torial is being written at th e sugges ­tion of a reader who has boys, and who feelsthat she need worry no longer .. . She toldus we ought to 'say something ni ce' aboutthe rifle club which is now in operationunder th e direction of Po lice Sgt. J osephr~_..~~ CL. ~ _ _ :..J ... 1 _ .. _ r. _._--- -- L - .l . 1 __ .L

us we ought to 'say something ni ce' aboutthe rifle club which is now in operationund er th e direction of Po lice Sgt. J osephCar ten. She said a lot of parent s felt th esam e way. She said th at t he club an swers areal need, for th e cur iosity and desir es of theboys with rega rd to guns are surfe ited in asafe and intelli gent manner. We heartilyagree with the la dy and her eby crystalli zethe good word s and praise which we hav ehear d." According to F irrant ello in nominat­ing Sgt. Car ten, " through thi s man 's effortsalone, the P.A.L. J r. R ifle Club is backed bythe entire community. As proof of thi s, whereelse do car dealers take new car s off th eshowroom floor and let you drive them tothe Na tional Ri fle Mat ches at Camp P erry,Ohio, or where else do ind ividual s, civicclubs and bu sinessmen chip in and in amatter of a few short weeks rais e enoughmoney to take six or seven young sters to theNational Matc hes?" Car ten has also organ­ized j unior and adult clubs in oth er Con­necticut communities and actively opposedanti-gun legislation.

Nominated by Rob ert Dyment of NewYork, whose searching article on policetrain ing across th e nation app ear ed recentlyin GUNS, is Sheriff J . Howell Flournoy,Cad do Parish, Shreveport, Loui siana. "Teach­ing re spect for la w enforcement to our youngpeople is not altogether the responsibi lit y ofthe parents," says Sheriff F lournoy, "It's aduty and responsibility of th e law officerhimself." To do thi s, Sh eriff Flournoy hasset into operation a junior shooting programwhich is a model in its ar ea.

"I first rea lized th e dire need for sometype of firearms tra ining outlet for ouryouth when the Department star ted receivingan inc reasing nu mber of complaints from

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detect ive and Orsino aga in ca me fa ce to Wa sielewski of th e Bronx. Wa sielewski' sface. Both men without a moment's hesita- nomin ation decla red: " McCarthy ha s suc-tion star ted blazing away at eac h other in a ceeded in doing th e impossible, gettin g thebr ief but dead ly du el-and then it was over. depa rtm ent an outdoor range insid e th e cityOrsino lay as if dead ; McCallion limped lim its and financial support to train police-ou t of the alley aft er suffer ing anot her men in combat fir ing . .. P reviou s adminis-woun d, thi s one in th e th igh. tra tor s fail ed to take th e ri sks and lac ked the

" Detec tive McCall ion kn ew at the very foresight to adopt th e com bat tech niqu e,ld double action firing , for th e policemen infirst exchange of shots that thi s man wou

not hesit at e to ki ll. Detectiv e McCa llion ran New York. Our crowd ed city , on manyinto the face of dan ger with but one thoug ht occa sion s, pr event s long distance firing andin mind , ful filment of duty. " Iro nically , when th is new for m of tra in ing at close distances,Orsin o had been invest iga ted, it was fo und witho ut sighting, better pre pared our men toth at he was th e son of a poli ce officer. combat th e criminal whenever a gu n engage­

men t requ ir ed a split second to save his lifeTh e nomination of Detect ive McCa llion for ..." A German film training aid is also in

GUNS' award cam e from Edward L. Cau m use. Wa sielewski 's nom ination credited GUNSof Philad elph ia. In nominat ing Detect ive with aiding Cap tain McCarthy to imp roveMcCallion, Caum wrot e: " McCallion's un- N.Y. P.D . shooting systems. "[The GUNSselfish deed spea ks for it self ... In spite Magazine August 1955] nat ionwid e survey ofof his own injuries, whic h would have caused firearm s program s conducted by var iousmost men to give up, he shot h is assailant." Poli ce depa rt ment s indicat ed that the NewTo Detect ive McCall ion, goes GUNS' awa rd York City Po lice ha d one of the poorestrevolver, selec ted by him: a br ight nickl e firearms train ing pro grams in the country3)0" sta ndard .357 Smith & Wesson Magnum. . . . As a result of Captain McCarthy's work ,Said McC all ion, "I want a ma gnum- I guess all men , particularly the recrui ts nowadays,I need one !" are better tr ain ed, more ad equately pre-

To the many read er s whose nominations pared th an in 1955 . .."did not receive the final award status, let me Honorable mention also goes to M/Sgt.say, the job of judging was difficult. In one J ohn D. Vek ich, chief clerk of th e post MP'ssense, Petesch, Seaman , and McCallion were at Presidio , San Francisco, California, Sgt.elected beca use th ey wer e doing so ex- Vekich has been honored by receiving othercelle ntly exactly "what they were being pa id distinct ions, such as the NRA Instructorto do." But to th eir routin e activity, they Training Award in Octob er, 1957. A lead eradd ed th at personal sac rifice-some at th e in youth rifle instruction, Sgt. Vekic h ha scost of tim e and effort, one almo st at cost given his time, mostly off-du ty, unr eserved lyof his lif e-which disti ng uished them as to aidin g young people in learn in g how toexamples of th e best in Amer ica n law shoot, with safety. He feels tha t "if you giveenforcement. young people something to do, th ey stay out

or RII&nWit!.'Q,{)h\prtdlly~'t']ilL4mil}~lr Ifwe-ik 1~ rJ ~i'lliR1e'~0{l::gonte~gfe Dfnv~iec:lnft?g°Ir~Ji sroexamples of th e best in Amer ica n law shoot, with safety. He feels th at "if you giveenforcement. young people something to do, th ey stay out

Runners-up showed considera ble mer it. As of trouble." Among th e physical accomplish-a result of "s niping" at th e form erly infer ior ment s of Sgt. Veki ch in term s of th e shoot-pistol abi lit y of the New York police, fu nd s ing program , is " the bes t indoor range thi sha ve been made ava ilab le to instruction boss side of the Mississipp i," the newly re-Capt. Wm . P. McCarthy to put into practice modeled Presid io Gun Club Range dedicatedsome re marka ble training routines. These in April, 1958. The 24 pistol-and 13 rifl e-caused th e Captain to be nominated by T ed point range also has a TV and soft drink

shooter, God frey fell down backward , pullinghis gun an d firin g as he did so. His shot hitAlex ander, ending the disturbance. Otherthan a bump on th e head . Godfrey was un ­injured. Hi s scores at th e ran ge have sinceimproved. " By the grace of God, I'm alive,"excla imed Godfrey moments after the shoot­ing. " Hit the ground and make th e smallesttarget possib le" Godfrey had been toldduring trai ning. " I thr ew myself ba ckward.:Vl y head hit the sidewalk. I was dazed.Th e gun was in my hand. I pull ed it fromthe holster as I fell. There were shots- one,two- could have been more. Th en I a imedand fired. It happened fast," Godfrey toldCa pt. Step hen McGowa n who reach ed himas he fell. Nomina ted by fellow officer GaryKru ger of the Akron department , Godfreyis to be commended for his qui ck th inkingand cor rect end ing to a shooting scrape­put the criminal in the hosp ital to face th ecourts : th e right of lif e or dea th is not th epolicema n' s to decid e.

Oth er uses of guns by police deserved morethan passin g noti ce. Some are reserved forfuture feat ure stories-the Ban croft qu ickdraw and speed shooting training course,the sponsorship of an adva nced firearm sprogram by Comm. Anna M. Kr oss of theN.Y. Department of Correction th e policepistol shoot in Bergen County, N.J., wh ichhas the highest per-capita in come in theU.S. and once had the high est house brea k­ing and burglary rate un til the local news­pap er and the pol ice team ed up to promotebetter marksmanshi p. These and others willbe fea tured in GUNS du ring th e com ing year.And durin g that year, GUNS readers ­whether in law enforce ment or shooter orcollec tor or j ust plain " likes guns," ar e allurged to consid er which person in law en­forcement is their choice for the " Po liceman" f ..1.. ..... v ... .... .." ... ~..... _..J C .. : _ _ ~ ,I .. __ : __

collec tor or ju st pla in " likes guns," are allurged to consider which person in law en­forcement is their choice for the " P olicemanof the Yea r" award. Sometime dur ingNovember or Decemb er of 1959, th e Fo urthGUNS Mag azine An nual P olice Award willbe made. T wo or three officers distin gui shin gthemselves "in th e socially useful use ofguns" will be nominated and select ed forthis, the nation's highest honor in the .~

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of a beserk trouble-mak er, J ames A.Alexa nd er of Cleveland, by officer Carl Cod­frey outside the Akron , Ohio, " Palace Bar &Grill." Alexander had sta rted shooting,flubbing an attempted holdup, and th enwalked outside. Th ere he met Godfrey onth e ru n to see wha t the trou ble was CalmlyAlexa nder said "Ther e's a holdu p going oninside," the n poked a gun in Offi cer Cod ­frey's ribs. By reflex fr om training, alt houghhe was not rat ed as a very exper t p istol

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lo cal farm ers as well as people l iving inShreveport, conce rn ing boys shooting .22r ifles around their homes and livestock." theSher iff comments. "Giv e them a decent placeto shoot, and these complaints would SLOP,"

wa s his an swer to th e prob lem. Mor e com­pl ete details on She riff Flournoy's pro gramwi ll appea r in a future GUNS issue.

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w ill appear in a future Gu S issue.Crediting one of th e out stand ing officer s

i n his department, Chief Charles M. Gash ofEvansville, Indiana, nomin ated Sgt. EugeneC. Carl ile. Alt hou gh Ch ief Gash is equallywort hy of honor, for ma king Carli le's activi­ti es possib le, the Evansville Serg eant ha scerta inly compiled an unusua l record for apo licema n. Carlile is a "gun nut's gun nu t,"a real firearms ent husiast who has appliedthe current qu ick draw craze to fit h imselfand h is fellow officers to bett er handle ashooting scra pe, and has also gleaned a lot offavorab le pub licity for the department. Hisadro it leather slapping and equa lly adroithandlin g of the newspaper publi city an gle.has mad e Carlile and th e Evan sville PoliceDepartment known favorab ly all over th es tate. On open house occasions it is Carlil ewh o speaks with th e visitors, tou rs th e poli cea rsena l and explains the Thompson subs andth e Department's anti-bandit pride, a fineColt Mon itor au tomatic rifle. A good speakerand lecturer , Car lile's " appearances" ran gefrom instruct ion talks to oth er members ofthe Department , to public appearances be­fore service clubs like th e local chapter ofOptimists. Carl ile put s the Evan svill e P oliceinto the pap ers in a friend ly, human l ight.'S uch acti vit ies, Carli le oft en doffi ng hispo lice blues in favor of flashy cowboy garbguara nteed to spook a bron c, have mad eEvansville residents view th eir Po lice as acity department wort hy of respect an d honor.Carlile' s promot ional activities may ma kepossible the build ing of a "dr eam range"which would be the envy of every otherDepartment. Invo lving an obstacl e surprisetarget course, with a " Hogan 's All ey" andt en outdoor covered firin g poi nts for regul arp istol and rifle pra ct ice, Car lile' s ra nge would

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NEW ZIPPER SLI PP ER for the spor tsmanthat is both warm/ and comfortable, ismarketed by BrouweF's, 178 W. Wisconsin ,Milwaukee 3, Wis. Lined with lamb's wool,of poli shed brown leather , with rubber heeland leather sole. Id eal for after hunting,sk iing, ska ting, cozy hou se or cabin slipper.An excelle nt gift choice. Sizes 6 to 12, pri cedat $8.95 ; 13 to 15, $9.95.

URETHAI E DECOY DUCKS are light .weight and durabl e. Hu nters lik e th e wayfoamed decoys, tradenamed "C hanti," absorbshot lik e a sponge and float better th an cork.Extremely reali st ic, decoys are finished withrayon flockin g and marin e paint, providin gwater-resistant surface which will not glarein the bri ghtest sunlight. Extra large sizeand high riding features make decoy visibl efor great distances. Ser ies of decoys includ e<t...",\;" ."-""U"9.,, .."all-"lOio .hlI\n\--"rn-' .M- 1ocdll!in the bri ghtest sunlight. Extra large sizeand hi gh riding featu res make decoy visibl efor great distan ces. Series of decoys includedra ke and hen mallards, blacks, red hens andbroad bill s. All are foamed from Rigith ane112 foamin g resin of th e Thiokol ChemicalCorp., Tr enton, N. 1. Offered by the Pl asticsProdu cts Division, Metaseal Corp . of Penn­sylvania, 3117-23 Boudint5t St., P hiladelphia.

BUSC ADERO CARTRIDGE BELT ANDHOL STER SET. Sets ar e carefully custommade to order from top quality saddleleather. Patt ern ed afte r famous fast drawgun slingers of 1870s and 1880s, set is notmuseum piece but workin g equipment forthe ha nd gun enthusiast. Completely leatherlin ed, it has rawhide tie down straps forfast draw shooting. Belt is three inches widethrough body and five inches wide at holsterbelt loop. Contour cut for waist lin e, it ha sremovable buckle. In choice of colors :natural saddle tan , dyed brown or black atno extra cost. Superb saddle leat her setavailabl e plain or hand carved. Holsters arelined with a soft suede to protect gun finish.Priced pla in at $21.00, hand carved $25.00,double holster availabl e at $10.00 extra,pri ces postpaid . California residents add 4%sales tax. Ord er from D. J. (Don ) R unge,Dept. G-2, P. O. Box 325, San Rafael, Calif.

SENTRY, compac t and powerfu l 50mm pris­mat ic telescope, weighs but 24 oz., is ba rely13 inches long. Feat ures full y coated high_ ....~ ..... 1 .. • : ...._ .... _ . : . . I_ : _ L _.. : 11 0 _ . 1__

SENTRY, compac t and powerful 50mm pri s­matic telescope, weighs but 24 oz., is barely13 inches long. Feat ures full y coated highresolution optics whi ch will separate theclosest tar get patt ern s or scenic detail fastand accurately. A built-in tripod boss pro­vidcs easy ada ptation to any standard earn­era tr ipod. Sentry's die-cast aluminum bodyis durabl y finished in neutral beige-brownwith harm onizing tr im. Retails for only$54.50 with 20x eyepiece in clud ed. Acces­sory eyepieces, 12x, 16x, 32x and 48x areavailab le at 15.00 each. Exceptionally pop­ular gift for the serious shooter. or th e manwho wants a light er weight all-pur pose tele­scope. Free illu str ated lit erature may beobtain ed by writing : D. P . Bushnell & Co.,In c., 442 Bushn ell Buil din g, P asadena, Cal if.In Canada, 57~ Fraser s., Vancouver 15,B. C.

AUTO COMPASS. Motorists who are out­doorsmen will ap precia te the ornad. self­illu minated compass that retai ls at 7.50. It 'ssmooth, sophisticated, with smart light andda rk gray case, and sparkling bla ck domedial. Self contained flash cell pr ovidesilluminati on for ni ght readin g when desired.2 :jI~ " high, bracket length 3)12 " . Easy to readwhether mounted above or below wind shield .Tops in looks and perf ormance, a real pace­setter for toda y's automotive market. A pr od­uct of Airguide In strument Co., 2210Wabansia Ave., Chicago 47, Ill.

RW S 4MM SALOON RIFLE is spec ially de­signed for indoor winter season shooting.Both acc urate and safe. Type of sportpopul ar in Germany, thu s rifle named"Zimmerstutzen" or 'saloon' Rifle. Theshooters known as 'Schu etzen' use an alt eredrifle of the same weight as the Target Riflein use here on the outdoor range. Th e ind oorrange is about 15 yards, the penetration is ina dr y pin ewood board not more than about0.5 inch for the separate loaded lead ball ,and not more than 0.6 inch for the regul ar4 mrn saloon cartridge. P ermits clean indoorshooting, as famous RW S Sinoxid primermixture does not prod uce tox ic fumes, ar enon-erosive, non-corro sive and mercury-free.Id eal ammunition for ind oor use. Additionalinf ormation may be obta ined from StoegerArms Cor p., 45-18 Court Square, Long IslandCity 1, New York.

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ANDEROL LUBRI·KIT now makes avail­able to sportsmen synthetic lubricants withspecial properties develop ed for jet -agemilitary weapons systems. Lubri-Kit is apacka ge conta ining two polyeth ylene tubesfilled with oil and grease manufact ured bythe Lehi gh Chemi cal Company of Chester­town, Maryland. Th e spec ial properties builtin to th ese lubricants ma ke th em espec iall yvaluable to the sportsman who wants th efinest pro tection for his sporting equipment.Th ey will no t evapo ra te or gum, operate suc­cessfully over a temp erature range from 50"below fr eezing to 3000 above. Th e syntheticlubricants in th e And erol Lubri-Kit pr eventru st and corrosion, and loosen any ru st thatmight alr eady be form ed on an exp osed ar ea.The Lu bri-Kit features tw o tubes : one, asynthetic gun oil ; th e other a top qu alitygun grease.

long and 3 inches deep. Manufact ured byZen ith Ra dio Corporati on, 6001 W. Dickens.Chi cago 39, Ill.

lROYAL 900 is the small, cordless all tran­sistor portabl e radio model of Zenith RadioCorp. It operates economically and for longhour s on self-contained flashli ght batt eri es,is perf ect for stationary use in cabins, andas a " move ab out" receiver for th e activehunter and sportsma n. A rich, full toneeven at high volume levels, and outsta nd ingpower make thi s th e sportsman's ideal travel­ing companion. Th e one-piece moul ded cabi­net is smartly styled with a finished backand ri bboned grill e. A pull-up carr y han dleadds convenience plu s to a demand product.Suggested retail pri ce of th e Royal 900 is$69.95 less batteries. Th e receiver weighs 3pound s 3% oun ces, comple te with batteri es.It is little mor e than 4 inches high, 7 incheslong and 3 inches deep. Manufactured byZen ith Radi o Corp oration, 6001 W. Dickens.Chicago 39, Ill.

The Cyclone can be custom-fitted to anyplain or ribbed-barrel pump or autoloadingsingle barrel shotgun. It will sell for 16.95­completely installed. A pr odu ct of HartfordGun Choke Co., Inc ., Box 239, Hartford 1,Conn.

COFFEEQUICK brews ta ste -tempting, r eg­ular coffee anywhere to satisfy outdoorsmen.Ma kes three full cups of coffiee - or hotwater for tea and instant drinks. Warm sL.VJ< J< t,t,\!UlcK hrews ta ste-tempting; re g.ular coffee an ywhere to satisfy outdoorsmen.Ma kes three full cups of coffiee - or hotwa ter for tea and instant drinks. Warmssoup and bottles. Op erates on 12 volt DCfrom the genera tor with no load on batt ery.Ada pter plu gs into ciga re tte lighter on DCunit. Alt ern ate cover and cord avail abl e forregul ar 110 AC operation. Coffeequi ck is12" high overall, ma de of anodized aluminumwith doubl e wall s to keep drink hot forab out an hour. Cover is stainless steel. Com­plete. ready-to-use. the Coffeequick is pricedat ju st $14.95. retail , for either DC or ACuse ; $4.00 more for both. Dashboard re­ceptacle $1.00. A pr odu ct of Coffeequick,Dept. 218, Box 643, Ithaca, New York.

NEW CYCLONE is a light-weight , low-price,delux e choke for single-barr el shotguns. TheCyclone is precision -built, usin g only th efinest steel. and aluminu m alloys. Ju st a fewof it s outsta nd ing features ar e instantaneousselec tive adjustm en t, redu ced recoil forshooting comfort, improved gun balance,stead ier swing, and stream-lined design. Acomple te ran ge of settings gives perf ect ad­j ustment for th e proper killing pattern forany shotgun ran ge, any load, or any kind ofgame. Only one model, incorp orating a venti­lated sleeve, is available in 12, 16 and 20gauge sizes. Th e 12 gauge size weighs only4% oun ces, and the 16 and 20 gauge propor­tionately less. All parts ar e interchangeable.

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planning a Calumet ar ea in vitational trap.shoot for Sunday before Labor Day, along thelin es of the Armco In vitational Industr ialshoot held an nually at Middletown, Ohio.

0 0 0Trap a nd skee t received a boost on NBC's

Moni tor Radio coast-to-coast week-end radiofeature. J ohn Amb er, editor of The GunDigest , described tr ap and skeet shootingwhen int er viewed by J ohn ny Er p of BC'ssports sta ff. Scene of the in terview wasFi eldale Gun Club, Ma rshall F ie ld 's shotg unextra vanganza Northwest of Chicago. Your" P ull" columnist got in on the act withcomments regarding junior shooting. Mrs.Bill J ohnson, of Waukeska, Wisconsin , rep­resent ed the ladies in an intervi ew withErp and Amb er .

000JIlin ois tra pshooters mourn the death of

Jul es Greine r, popular pr esident of theIllinois State Trap shooti ng As ociat ion, an dprime mover in the orthb roo k Gun Club.Jules was a tru e fri end of the shooting sport s.His loss will be felt to th e shooting gameeverywhere. Our sympathy goes to the family.

000Turkey shoots are big busine ss, finan ciall y

as well a for t he promotion of communityint er est in shooting. T he recen t a nnualtu rkey shoot staged by the M unster, In dian a,Lions Club dr ew 3,000 shooters , who fired10,624 shots for 567 turkeys. T he Clubrealized a profit of $4,100.00 - used themon ey for the ir Little League, Cancer Re ­search, a nd Nee dy Fa milies cha rities.

Turkey shoots with rifles or pistols arefamiliar enough, and man y types of mat chescan be set up. But one of the most popularof turkey shoot events is the shotgun match.From a di tance of a bout 30 to 40 yards, eachshooter fires one shot at hi s tar get. Th e tar getis simply a piece of tar get paper with a crossdrawn or sta m nerl in th e cente r. Over allcan be set up . But one of th e most popularof turkey shoot events is the shotgun match.F rom a di tance of abo ut 30 to 40 yards, eachshooter fires one shot at hi s target. The targetis simply a piece of target paper with a crossdrawn or stamped in th e center. Over allsize doesn 't matter , since the winning score isthe pellet nearest the j unct ion of the cross.Th e other pellet s ju st go along for th e rid e.In thi s event every one should shoot thesame shell load and use shotg uns with thesame choke. Some sponsors furnish a singlegun for everyo ne on th e squad to use.

0 00High Over all ti tle at th e Na tional Skeet

Shoot held at Waterf ord, Michi gan , was wonby Ken Sed lecky of Baldwin, Michi gan.Score: 540x550.

National all-gauge champion is Air Force}I / Sgt. Harold Myers of Westover AFBMassachusett s. Myers bro ke a perfect 250~250 to tie J ohn Dalton of Chevy Chase,Maryl and ; then scored a clea n 75x75 tobea t Dalton by one bir d in the shoot-off.

Top lady is Judy Alle n of Oakl and, Cali­fornia, scor ing 247x250.

And Ed Brown ofbarna , took the Junior249x250.

• Chicago . Six tim es in two years robberslooted the liquor store owned and operatedby Mrs. Gladys Yesh. Mrs. Yesh ob ta ineda gu n permit, purchased a .32 revolver , gotthe poli ce to teach her to shoot it . Late lastJune, a man entered Mrs. Yesh's store , askedfor a bottl e of whi skey, th en drew a gun.Mrs. Yesh protested and he kn ocked herdown. She dr ew her revolver from un derher working smock, fired six shots , four ofwhich hit. P olice renort on t he hold-up

tournament should att ract cons idera ble in ­terest, and stre ngthen the parti cip ati ng cl ubs." P ull" will be pleased to report any suchnational tour na ment.

R and o m ShotsIt has been announced t hat Int ern ati onal

Tra pshooting will be includ ed in th e 1959P an-Ameri can Games, to be held in ChicazoAug ust 27 to September 7. Internation~1Skeet had been previously sched uled for thePa n-Am Game s. Ya nk sca ttergunners wel­come the incl usion of the clay tar get gamesin International port s events such as th eP an -Am Games and pa rent Olympi c Games.

A few mor e points in the clay tar get shoot­ing games of the last Olympi cs would havetipped th e scale in favor of the UnitedStates for an un official victory. Chief han di ­ca p to better perform an ce by clay tar gettea ms represen tin g the nited Sta tes hasbeen th e lack of practi ce facilities, espec iallyin tra p events.

International trap req uires a lay-out withfifteen tr aps to each field. Ta rgets emergefro m n itC1 fI" C1h urith O'r n n n rl 11" \1",1 Tgth pT th !Jn

team s representing the nited Sta tes hasbeen th e lack of pr acti ce fa cilities, especiallyin tr ap events.

Internati onal tr ap req uires a lay-out withfifteen tr ap s to each field. Tar get s emergefrom pit s flush with gro und level, rather th anfrom houses ab ove the gro und. Regul ati onint ernational trap tar get s fly from eightyto nin ety yards. A shooter is allo wed twoshots at the target. (T his rul e would appea lto a lot of shooters competing under ATArul es. How man y of you would lik e a secondshot at th ose mis ed target s? )

It is expected that practi ce facilities willbe availabl e well in advance of the P an-AmGam es, at Chicago's Lin coln P ark Gun Club,on the Outer Drive along Lak e Michigan.

0 0 0In Whitin g, Ind ian a, the Whiting Gun

Club's annual meeting was held in Novemberat Tiebel' s Restuarant, US 41 and S 30.The oil city cl ub threw 135,000 tar gets in1958, for a success ful shooting sea on. Anadd ition to cl ubho use facilities was a uthor­ized at the annual meeting. Club official s are

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stra nge bedfellows. A gla nce at Trap& Field's 1958 Gu n Club Dir ectory showsthat clay-targe t cl ubs are opera ted by suchd iver e gro up s as ind ividu al s, sportsmen'sassocia tion , reta il firms, service and vet eran'sorgan iza tion , municipalities, and airportauthorit ies, to name a few.

Conserva tion clubs are pro minent in thelist of gun club operators. Both local conserva­ti on cl ubs and cha pters of the nat ional Izaa kWalton League are listed a gun clubopera tor s. Ma r hall F ield 's F ielda le Gun isa p rime exa mple of ownersh ip by a ret ailconcern . Two na tional vetera n's associa tions,th e American Legion and Veterans ofForeign Wars, pr ovide recr eation for theirmemb ership and ot her shooters wi th gunclubs. Th e E lks, Eagles, and Moose, of thefratern al clubs add to member recr eationwith gun cl ubs. Local Lions clubs, of theser vice clubs, render community ser vice byopera t ion of shooting facil ities.

Mu nicipa lit ies give community r ecr eat iona welcome boost when they pr ovide guncl ubs with taxp ayin g shoote r's moni es. Air-WJ lIl b U ll L:J lI J) ;'. L V L:u J. L JV U O t,.;JUUO, O J. lll C;;

service clubs, render community service byopera tion of hooti ng facil ities.

Mu nicipa lit ies give community recr ea tiona welcome boost when they provide guncl ubs with taxpayin g shooter 's moni es. Air­port a uthor iti es put flying tar get s in the airalong with flyin g aircraft. Airport s arenaturals for gun cl ubs in man y locali t ies.Land required for an a irpo rt is often idealfor gun club operations.

It 's to the cred it of the cla y target sportsthat hoo tin g facilit ies ar e prov ided by sucha wid e area of interests.

G NS reader s may belong to one or moreof the orga nizations na med, who do notopera te gun clubs in th eir own cities. Asclub memb er s, you ma y poin t out to yourofficers or your fell ow officer s th at your clubhas an opportuni ty to jo in with it 's sisterclubs in offer ing the gun club for m ofin terest and recr ea tion to members.

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signed by Direk tor Amsler of th e Govern­ment rifle factory and his assistants, this r e­markable weapo n is now in mass production,and will be given to recruits. By 1962, 200,000of th e new rifles will be in service. Th eSchmidt-Rubin rifle and car bine is no longermad e. Most interesting is th e fact that th enew gun will shoot the same 7.5 mm car tridgeas th e present arm y rifle. Th e targets will re­main th e ame, an d the civil ian shooting willcontinue at 300 meters. In other word s, th eSturmgewehr has to be a precision rifle.Ha ving all the ad vantages of a modernmilitary design, th e new rifl e will r emainun chan ged in the hands of th e civilianshooters, excep t for th e 20-shot ma gazin ewhi ch will be repla ced by a short type forsix rounds. Th e barrel is shor ter than thatof the Schm idt-Rub in carbine, and so is thesigh t r adiu s ; but the Sturmgewehr has avery well-de sig ned, pre cision-mad e locki ngsyste m wit h steel rollers, somewhat r esembl­ing the Germa n MG-42, which will aid insending th e bullets where they ar e aimed .Th e St urmgewehr has made its appearanceon the civilian ranges, and is received withkeen inter est.

At seven in the evening, the shooting cea sesand a strange silence descend s on th e valley,bro ken only by th e humming of a lightplane eng ine, and music from a ba nd insidethe festiva l hall. It 's tim e now for one of theking-size hot dogs, or ma ybe another beer ,before the big show star ts at eight o'clock.Th ere will be dancers, artists, singers, andjuggler s of internati onal class, la sting tillmidnight. Outsid e, flowers and flags willshine in floodli ghts, and long str ings ofcolored light bulbs, stretching along theroads and ranges, will li ght tr ees whi ch haveseen thi s landscap e for hundreds of years.

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Wh en I had to leave, on the third day , theshooting was still going on. It was not yetdecided who would be nominated S chiitzen­kiinige, King of Shoo ter s; but that, I almostwould say, did not matt er. Of course, it isth e highest hono ur a shooter can li ve to see,and a great honour to his home town orcommunity too ; but the main th ing to every­body seemed to be th e Schiitz enf est it self:to ha ve been there, to have seen it , to ha vemet fri end s and fired in th e compe ti tion,and to ha ve done one's own hare to makeit th e biggest shoot of them all , wor thy of acountry whi ch is not ju st a nation of ~r iflemen, but THE nation of rifl emen. ~

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Through a tunnel und er the road you canreach the 100-meter ran ge. Here the militaryshoot ta kes place; rapid fire str ings again stman targets with the mil itary rifle. Bigclouds of du st drift along the back stop, andthe noise und er the covered firing point s isterrifi c. A pu sh on a button, and the tar getstip backwards and come flying in on wiresfor scor ing. As th ey halt at the firing point,they tip to upright positi on , all au toma tic.Another score card goes int o the sealed box,and the shooter walk s back to th e mainran ge. Here is the fr ee r ifle shoot. And th efree pisto l, at fifty meters. Th ere is a peculiarsilence a t th ese firing points. Signs tell spec­tators not to ta lk or other wise disturb th ehoot er s. Th e fr ee pistol cartridge, th e .22

long rifle, canno t make its voice heard amongthe big bores.

Th ere are Lugers at work here too-asordna nce weapons, or in the big bore freepistol ma tch. The modern and excellentNeuha usen pi stol is common too, in bot h 9mm and .30 Luger caliber. Some of th e oldershooters shoot the Ordnan ce revolver , modelof 1882, with th e character istic "paff!" andthe smoke of th e bla ck-powder cartridge.Th ey get a few add iti onal point s on theirscore to offset t he bigger gro ups of theancient gun.

Shooters of all ages compete. Veterans arethose born in 1898 and earl ier; Juniors arethose born in 1938 or later. Th ey. too, geta few points added to their scores. Th e in ­terest in shooting is enor mous among theyoungsters . They work on th e ran ge, sellammunition, help wherever they are needed .Th ey star t shootin g early on the home ranges,and compe te as "Lungschiit zen" (Young-

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youngsters. They work on th e range, sellammunition, help wh erever th ey are needed.Th ey star t shoo ting early on the home ranges,and compete as "Jungs chii tz en " ( Young­shooters ) 17-18-19 year s old, befor e th ey aredrafted in to the mil itary forces for from 11to 17 weeks of training. Then they returnwith their own rifle.

Th e shooting clubs of Switzerland haveabout 450,000 members, and 360,000 are re­quired to shoot the qualifying score each year.Th e country has about 3,400 rifle ran ges. Th eran ges themselves ar e built by the town s orcountry communities to which they belong,according to milit ar y specifications. Th eSchwe izerischer S cliia zenoerein, the NRA of

witzerland, dates ba ck to 1905, and enjoysyearly govern ment grants to keep up it sac tivities. This, and th e Schiesspflicht , th eduty to shoot, keep s th e giant organizationver y much ali ve, and makes th e Schiitzen­fest the incredible event it is.

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s idized pri ce of 15 " Rappen" per round. Anavera ge work shop mechanic will earn 380 to400 Rappen per hour, so he will be able tobu y about 25 rounds of ammunition for onehour's wage. Th e ordinary pri ce for ammuni­tion, not subsid ized, will be ab out 23 Rappenper rou nd , whi ch still is not expe nsive.

Th e car tr idge cases are intended for oneshot, and are alwa ys scrapped after beingfired. Reloading is not for bid den , bu t isvery li ttl e done. Th e govern ment factoriesalso turn out th e same cartr idge with soft­pointed bull ets for hunting, and only fewrifles in other caliber s are used by Swisshun ter s. Technicall y. th ere is no doub t thatthi s excell ent cartr idge, mad e and distri­but cd as the standard of th e country bot hfor military, target , and hu ntin g pu rpo ses, isan excelle nt solution to the ammo problem.Th e cartr idge case is 2.18" long, sl ightl ylarger in d iam eter tha n the .30-06, neck ed to7.5 mm caliber. It is loaded with a point edfull-ja cketed boattail bu ll et weighi ng 174.4grains, 1.37" in length, miking .302" ind iameter, cannel ured and seated with afirm cr imp. Th e load is 47.1 grains of atubular powder whi ch looks lik e 4320. Ithas a muzzle velocity of ab out 2590 feet persecond. Th e primer non-mer curic, non-corro­sive. In other word s, it is quite a cartr idge ,up to modern US standards for qu ality, may­be better.

Th e Swiss shooter, however , doesn't ha veto worry ab out thi s data ; he worries ab outhi s perf orm an ce. As he lies down for th eprone shots. the cars on th e road di sappearbehin d a low concre te wall. painted in apleasant dull green, along th e top of whi chthe tar get s are barely visibl e, Th e targetsare d ivided in gro ups. marked off with.. . .j p l ..v'.. J ..t..I. "'\. G .... .... ~ .. . . .. •• J

prone shots, the cars on th e road disappearbehin d a low concrete wall. painted in apleasant dull green, along th e top of whi chthe tar get are barely visibl e. Th e tar getsar e divided in groups. marked off withcolored shields at the end of each gro up, andindividuall y n umbered. It's easy to find one'sown and to keep the eye on it. Behind h imsits one of the hundreds of teena ge g irlswho do the office work on the range. Shewear s big, ar tille ry type ear pr otector s, andmark s t he shooter 's score on a card as h isshots are marked . Th e tar get is the inter­national 300-meter free r ifle target. with a[our inch 10, and 2-inch rin g separa tion. Notan easy tar get , but a rifle in standard cond i­tion is expec ted to keep 10 shots wit hin th efour inch circle. Barrel lif e is about 15,000round s. due to a spec ial barr el steel. Th eseboys shoot so much th at frequ en t ba rr elchanges by govern ment arsenals woul d eatup more than the extra costs in makingba rr els from expensive steels. Besides, thebull ets used- soft steel jackets with rolled-oncoating, the " trio-metal" j ackets frequ entlyused by Europ ean factori es- ar e not hardon barr els.

Our shooter tak es a rest , a beer, maybea meal , before it is tim e for his next str ing.This is on a d iffere nt ran ge, a little f urtherdown the 500 yar d line of targets. Here th econcre te wall perm its kn eelin g and standingpositi ons without seeing th e cars on th eroad. Th e shooting pr ogram is enormous.Th ere are str ings of two shots, of three offive. of 30. On e shooter showed me 460record ed shots on th e slips of hi score book,- and he still had not finished . Not all ofth em shoot th at much. of course. It takesmoney. and tim e. But . if you have a keen

was a coming weap on in European armies,and the Swedes, not wanting to lag behind 'in th e development, procured a number ofFinnish Suomi SMG's and named themModel 37, for the year of adoption. This gunfired the 9 mm Long Brownin g cart r idge, th esame as th e Swedish army pistol , th e Brown­ing Model 03 (in th e Swedish army desig­na ted 07) . Unlike the Finnish drum magazine,the Swedish gun had a unique double-rowstaggered magazine with a ca pac ity of 50rounds. With th e war alre ady begun , nosubmachine gun was availa ble in th e openmarket , and Sweden bought wha t they couldget in semi-finished parts and drawings fromFi nland, intending to star t a pr oduction ofth eir own. A small sh ipment of Tommy-Gun sbar ely mad e a Swedish harbour before thebl izzard of war cut the overseas supply lin es.

It was soon clear to the Swedi sh mili taryexperts tha t th e 9 mm Long Browning car­tridge was too much of a softy for the com­paratively heavy and well -shootin g SMG, and

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work was sta r ted to convert the existing gunsint o 9 mm Lu ger cali ber. This model wascalle d th e 37/39, and Hu sqvarna turned outla rge numbers of thi s type during the war .In addi tion, th ey took over th e entire pro ­~n l"'tlnn nf tlu>. nidnl Mn,--l".l fl 7 !:I n ri th ".int o 9 mm Lu ger cali ber. This model wascalle d th e 37/39, and Hu sqvarna turned outla rge numbers of thi s type during the war .In addi tion, th ey took over th e entire pro ­du ction of th e pistol Model 07, and th eModel 40, the Finnish Lahti, in 9 mm Lugercaliber . Th ese arm s can be recogni zed byth e well kn own crowned H moulded int oth eir hard-rubber grips. In add ition, th eywere cranking out Ma user service ri flesModel 96 and th e new improved M38 withshortened barrel and bent-down bolt handle.

Even th ough thi s imp ort ant produ ctionstre tched the factory's capacity to th e limit,they managed to keep th e making of civilianarms going. Th e calibers were th e Europea n6.5 x 55, 9.3 x 57, and 9.3 x 62 mm.

In 1947, FN had again been able to tak eup th eir civilian producti on, and Husqvarnaaga in turned to usin g th e FN ac tion to satisfythe grea t demand for hunting rifles after th escarcity that had been un avoidable in waryears. FN actions were bought in the white,then finished up and blu ed at Husqvarna.This action was in use up to 1953.

For obvious reasons, a big ar ms factorylik e I-lusqvarna is keenl y interested in build­ing their guns on acti ons of th eir own designand manufacture. No mat ter how well-de­signed and reli abl e th e F N acti on was, cus­tomers are always interested in somethingnew, and any man ufacturer lik es to be ableto rely on him self , what ever mi ght happen toimp ort from foreign countries. So, in th eea rly fifti es, Husqvarn a ea rnes tly beganthinking of building something rea lly new inthe way of a bolt acti on, and sta r ted out tofind th e man for the job. They had lu ck,and within a short whil e the chie f designerof arms was at work. Th ey gave hi m a staffof th e best and most experienced people

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magazine sporter became more an d moreapparent, and in 1927 the pro du ction of hi gh­power hu nt ing rifles on the Swedish armyMa user action of 1896 was star ted. Th ecla ssic cartridge hot h in Sweden an d Norwaywas th e 6.5 x 55, used in both countries formili tar y purposes ; but, for politi cal rea sons,th e author it ies were not overly enthusiasticab out letting every Tom, Dick and Harry owna firearm shooting th e official army cartridge.Gu nbugs, however , have alway s been inven­tive. Th is tim e, they took th e army cart ridge,cut off one milli meter of the neck, andcha mbered the hunting rifle correspondingly.The army cartr idge wouldn't go in , an d theauthorit ies were happy. In the 6.5 x 54, asth e new cart ridge was named, th e hunt er hadth e same balli stics, so he was happ y, too. Thedesir e for a lar ger caliber was simply tak encare of by neckin g up the 6.5 to the typekno wn as 8 mm re-bored Mauser . Still alive,thi s old relic isn't too far from th e 7.62NAT O round for looks.

During the thirt ies, Husqvarna continuedmaking single-shot, bolt ac tion rifles, and, afact kn own by only very few hunter s andcollectors out sid e of Sweden today , some ofth em were turne d out in th e Americancalibers .30·30, .45-70, and even .45·90. Th ereare still some of these old .30·30s in use,alt hough th ey are now bein g replaced bymore modern repeater types in .30-06 andsimila r calibers.

Up to 1936, th e Swedish arm y Mauseraction had been used for I-lusqvarna huntingrifles. In 1937, the well -known F N Mauseraction came into use, and I-lusqvarna rifleswere built on thi s action up to 1941, atwhich tim e th e pr e-war stock of these actionswas used un Belzium. fhe home countrv ofrIl1es. in i'J3T, t1le weI ~known 1' l'lj Mauseraction came into use, and I-lusqvarna rifleswere built on thi s action up to 1941, atwhich tim e th e pr e-war stock of these actionswas used up . Belgium , the home country ofthe F N acti on, was occ upied by the Germans,and th e FN plant was no longer availablefor civilian purchases. I-lusqvarna, however,had no intention of stopp ing deliverie s totheir hunting customers. Food was scar cedurin g the war , even though Sweden re­mained neutral , and hunting was more im­portant th an ever . So they turned out animpr oved vers ion of th e mili tary action,known as th e "reinforce d army type," andcontinue d production with th is up to 1946.

Lik e so many oth er large armsmakers,Hu sqvarn a has been called upon every tim ewar cloud s gathered over Europe, an d it isvery lik ely th at th eir work , in addition tothat of Swedis h militar y arse nals, has beenof the greates t importance in keeping thecountry outside th e two great wars, espec iallyth e last one. when Swede n remain ed a neutralisland amidst occupied count ries , and thou­sands of refugees saved th eir li ves by cross­ing Sweden 's borders.

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immediately ah ead of th e car tr idge, and th ebarrel was po ur ed half full of molt en leadfr om th e muzzle. Not hing bro ke.

The re was only one more thing to do: pou rthe barrel full of molten lead clear to th emu zzle, th en clamp the gun in th e machin er est, an d pu ll the remote firin g mechanism.We did it. Sure , th e lead rod came some 8inches out of the bore, and th e umpteenth ousan ds of psi's leak ed out like steam froma locomotive, but-those locki ng lu gs held!

Of cours e, the good old Swed ish steel­make rs at Fager sta did their part of the job,and so d id mod ern heat-treatin g meth ods.But, in th is author's opinion, th er e is onedesign feature of th e I-Iusq varn a bolt whichis hard to beat when it comes to bui lt-i nstre ngth. They moved th e bolt stop in sidethe receiver, and at th e same t ime th eymoved th e ejector down to 7 o'clock so tha tthe ejector slot (which, in th e mili tary ac tion,ru ns clear th r ough the left locking lu g, th eupper one when the bolt is clo sed ) is nolonger in the lu g, but bene at h it . The solidlocki ng lug of th e Husqvarna ac tion doesaway with th e cra ck whi ch runs fr om theeje ctor slot into th e fir ing pin hole of themilitary Mauser ac tion when it is severelyenoug h overlo ad ed.

And so the wor k goes on at the 269-year­old plant at the Hu sqvarna fall s. Sure, t hey'recursing about the hi gh pr ices of the selectedFren ch walnut they imp or t for th eir stocks ;but, on th e other side, th ey are lucky inbeing situated in one of the wor ld's for emostcountr ies for th e mak ing of hi gh-grade steels.Tooling up for th e new ac tion took threequarters of a million good Swedish bu cks infixture s, ji gs, di es, and drawings, an d t hesuper-duper barrel-hammering ma chin e wasn 'tbuilt for nothing eithe r ; but, in ret urn , itcra nks out. barrel s at an w"r"r! ihl"b '~p" r!:qu ar ters ot a million good Swedish uc ks infixtures, ji gs, di es, and drawings, an d th esuper-duper barrel-hammering ma chin e wasn' tbu ilt for nothing eithe r ; but, in retu rn , itcra nks out barr els at an in credible sp eed;and th e grooves ar e perf ect ly cut and polished .

And developm ent never ends. The dr awi ngboard tea m is cons tantly working on im­pr ovem ent s in design and ma nufa cture, newsof whi ch will come "out wh en th ey are provedand read y. What will come next , and wh en,is hard to say. But the Husqvarna actionwas mad e the hard way, with 150 intricat emill in g operat ion s on th e r eceiver alone,wit h machin ed forgings instead of stampings,

Ther e are 7,000 men on the Hu sq varnapayrolls toda y-but tha t in cludes the guyswho turn out one of th e worl d's finest sewingmach ines, th e motorcycl es that win on E uro ­pean racing tr acks year aft er year , and hun­dr ed s of oth er prod uc ts. But it all sta r tedwith gunmaking, an d the gunmaking di vision ,no matter how man y trainload s of otherpro duc ts may leave the hu ge plant each day,is always mentioned with a special pride. Ifyou should ever get yourself a job atH usqvarn a, don 't forget to hold open th edoor for th e old master gunsmiths ; ~they're wort h their weight in gold! ,..

from th e old ar msmaking d ivision, a nd to­gether th ey beg an lining u p wha t th e newdesign should be like, working f rom th ecustomer inward s, and from th ei r drawingboa rds and armsmaking expe rience outwards.

The chief des ig ne r of arms was Mr. EricClae sson, who was born in Bofors and grewup in thi s home town of t he worl d fa mo usant i-air cra ft ca nnon. Cla esson ca me to workin the Bofors dr awing office and lat er on th etest-firing ranges, whi ch str etch for miles andmiles outside the town. Wi th the beginnin gof th e war , he turned in to acti ve duty as anord na nce officer, gradua ting from the militar yEng ineer H igh School an d th e Hig h Schoolof th e Artillery, and serving as an or dnan ceteach er at the War Academy. In ad dit ion,he spent three years as a Govern me nt In ­spector at the ma in army arse na l. Wi th theBofors background and ten years of activeservice as an ord na nce officer on top of h iscivil ian ed uca tion , Clae sson was still a youngfell ow when he and his team star ted the d e­sign wor k on the new ac tion bac k in 1950.All of them were fu ll of en thusiasm.

"We had long known," Claesson say s, " tha tthe different mi litary actions wer e strong ,r eli able, made fro m good mat er ial s ; but they

we re mad e for th e m ilitar y purpose, and didin several poin ts not correspon d to what weconsi dered the ide al ac tion for h untin g r ifles.On e th ing was the military type safety, whi chis too high for a modern low scope mount."' '-' ''-\... 1 ..1 "' ; ..y ' i- ..., , .,1.& ......

in several po ints not correspond to what weconsidered the ide al ac tion for hu nt in g r ifles.On e th ing was the mili tary type safety, whi chis too high for a modern low scope mo unt.A nd it does some nasty clicki ng whe n reoleased. The lon g firing pin fall was ano the rdeta il which we wan ted to cha nge. The samegoes for the magazine bott om, wh er e wewanted a hinge to pr event its be ing lost inthe woods an d to ease emptying the magazinewith out havin g to chamber every round. TheSwedish military ac tion was de finitely too oldin its design. It does not cock on th e ope n­ing of the bolt, and the bolt had only twolocking lu gs, while we wa nted a third at th erear for safety reasons. We also thought thatth e mode rn craze of streamlining should beturned loose on th e militar y actio n t o mak eit more suitable for hu ntin g purposes. That' swhy we moved the bol t stop to the in side ofthe rec eiver. We streamlined the whole out­side of the ac tion as far as wa s possibl e,includ ing the bolt sleeve an d the be nt-downbolt handl e. La st but not least, we ha d agood rea son for making a new actio n in th atnew materia ls, and above all , new heat t reat­in g met hod s have been taken in to use sincewe mad e th e military ac tions, ma ki ng itpossib le to vas tly increase the strength of

. th e action ."Mod estly enough , the chi ef desi gner did

not ment ion how strong that ac tion actua llyis. Not only were the Norma blu e p ill load sus ed for test ing of the actions (40 per centpressur e over th e normal load) serious effortswere made to see just what it would tak e tobl ow one of the act ions apa rt. Two bull etslodg ed in th e bo re ahead of the cartr idge didnot do it. F ir ing in to a bore filled withNo .7 shot turned th e gun into a combina tionnf r i Rp ~ n rl c:.h n t crn n h nt (1"..1 n o nt h r-r darn-

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Pressures & Velocities ofK eith 44 Magnum Handloads

For a couple years now, I have recommend­ed 22 grains Hercules 2400 behind th e Keith250 gra in Ideal bullet, cast one to 16 tinand lead , and sized .429, as a safe an d veryaccurate reload for the 44 Magnum. Dr.Leonard Nip pe of T oledo, Ohio, carefullyassembled my re commend ed load but withbullets cast one to 10 tin and lead and weigh.ing only 241 gra ins from Lyman Id eal 429421mould . These, he shipped to the H. P . WhiteLabo ratory at Bel Air , Md., together withan other batch of loads, with hi s own versionof my bull et design weighing a full 250.4grai ns and incorporating a gas check. Thesewere also loaded with 22 grains 2400. Rem­ington cases were used and Remin gton 21j2primers.

Here are the result s as reported by myoIdfri end Burt Munhall to Dr. Nip pe: Kei th 241grain bullet sized .429 one to ten tin andlead, loaded with 22 grains 2400, averagevelocity, 1385 feet ; avera ge pressure, 33910P.S.I. With the Ninne var iation of the Keith

It should be noted that th e above "maximum"load s indi cates a load that still extra ctseasily. Actually , loads tested for maximumpressure s ran 1% to two gra ins above th ese,with difficult extraction and primers flat­tened noticeably. It was also noted that ac­curacy was somewha t better after r e-cham­ber ing, due to increased velocity, and lesstend ency of over -stabi lization in one- 12"twist ba rre ls. Case capacity by volum e isincrea sed by four gra ins (of 4895) . Pres­sures ran below th e max imum limit, Hi -Veldevelopin g around 37,000 pounds per squareinch , and it is common kn owledge that astraighter case tend s to red uce bolt th rust.With loads two gra ins abo ve those li sted,many were loaded two and thr ee times, andstill going strong. With loads listed, I haveload ed ma ny as much as eight t imes. I findth at abo ut every thi rd firing, th e case re­quires full-len gth sizing in a full-len gth dieI made up. Oth erwise, neck sizing and crimp­ing, wit h th e Herter's Un iversal die, pro vedto be sufficient.

To sum up, ballist ics are similar to tho seof the .300 Savage, avera ging 2505 fp s with170 gr. bull et, 2580 wit h ISO gr. bull et, usingHi-Vel loads li sted. As will be noted by th eabove figures, the 170 gr. bullet is th e mostefficient of the two bullet weight s. As therewere still some un bu rn ed powder grains hit­ting th e first chronograph tape, we may con­clu de th at th e rifle-leng th .30-30s would givesome gai n in velocit ies, over the carbine typ e.Veloci ties obtained usin g powd ers mentionedother tha n Hi-Vel, r an 100-190 Ip s slower,and are therefore not as worthy of consider­ation.

Fa ctory loads may still be fired in thereamed out chamber, in place of th e Expressload s, if you're out in th e brush and loseUfi.U"'~~""n~~Jn,J.s"'"l.t .......+lu-v- 1r ..... .L-JJ... ftv.L+ ';o~nnao~

ation .Factory loads may still be fired in th e

reamed out chamber, in place of the Expressload s, if you're out in th e brush and loseyour ammo . In fac t, that is all tha t is neces­sary to fire-form, unless you prefer to ob tainempty cases to handload first. No spec ialcorn meal fill er, or hydraulic blowin g-out isnecessary, as with some wildcats. Of thenearly 200 cases fire-formed, only two ~were lost in the process.-Dave Stout . ~

never can be on account of its loa d. It isalso an exce llen t peace officers gun for carr y­ing in th e police car ; and when load ed withthe regular mili tary 174 gra in Spitzer, it isan excellent short ri fle for the pea ce officer.

The old Lee Enfield has long been knownas one of th e bes t rapid fire rifle s ever madefor figh ting troops and, with it s ten shotmagazine capacity, you can load it once andhun t all week. No thi ng of bea uty in anysense of th e word, this J ungle Carbine isnevertheless a very reliab le stur dy, and ac­curate wea pon, excellent for deer, bla ck bear ,and similar sized game.

Safety is rugged and reliable and on th ele ft side of th e rear end of th e re ceiver . Boltcocks on the clos ing motion. A lot of ri flefor th e pri ce asked which is ju st under $25.

GUN RACK(Continued from page 13)

310 MARTINI MARKSMAN

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ELMER KEITH SAYS

170 gr. factory . .. .. . .. .... .. 5"ISO gr. handload. .. .. . . . ... . 3"170 gr. handload. . . . . .. . ... . 4"ISO gr. Express .. . ......... . 1%"170 gr. Exp ress .. .. ..... . .. . 214 "

Trajectory R ise at 200 Yd . :ISO gr. factory l I "170 gr. factory 14"ISO gr. handload. . .. .. . . . . .. 9"170 gr. ha ndload Ll "ISO gr. Exp ress 4"170 gr. Express ... .... ..... . 6"

Penetration R ise: (at 20 [t.) %" Sp ruceISO gr. factory':' 5"170 gr. fact ory':' 6% "ISO gr. han dload 6"170 gr. handl oad . . . . .. .. . . . . 7"ISO gr. Express.... .... ..... 9"170 gr. Express I I "

( "'Fa ctory bullets pulled and Horn adybullets of comparable weight substituted togive un iformit y and a tru e compar ison.)

Other pert inent Iacts and figur es areth ese: Pressure signs with Ex press loadswere less th an wit h one grain less than themaxim um loads in the standard .30-30 aslisted in the Speer Handbook. Extractionwas eas ier tha n with two grains less thanmaximum load, as is usuall y th e case withth e improv ed typ e cartridges. Nos. 4320,4895,3031, and Hi-Vel powders were used inthe tests ; Hi-Vel proving to give the hi ghestvelocity with less pressur e than the otherthr ee. Express load s used are as follows, allbeing maximum loads, five shot groups, firedat 100 yard s:

36 gr. 3031, ISO gr. bullet. 3% "34.5 gr. 3031, 170 gr. bullet. 3% "39 gr. 4320, ISO gr. bullet. 2"38 gr. 4320, 170 gr. bullet. 2%"37 gr. 4895, ISO gr. bull et. 3"21 b~'7...~J1A? f::", ,",1.'7Q ... "' '1J ....12.z~.11r t • • • :J 1/~ "

34.5 gr. 3031, 170 gr. bullet. 3% "39 gr. 4320, ISO gr. bullet. 2"38 gr. 4320, 170 gr. bullet. 2% "37 gr. 4895, ISO gr. bullet. 3"34.5 gr. 4895, 170 gr. bullet. . .2%"38 gr. Hi-Vel, ISO gr. bull et. .. 2% "36 gr. Hi-Vel, 170 gr. bulle t. . . 1% "

Best grou ps above were obtained wit h th enew '94, as the old saddle carb ine had aslightly pe ppe ry bore which became fouledafter a few roun ds, spread ing the group out.

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..44 Magnum Carbine or RifleWard Ko ozer, Do uglas. Ar izona, ca n m ak e

up first class .44 Magnum r ifles or ca r b inesfro m the Mo del 1892 W in(' hesterin .38-40

anl fe~d) ~~'n clrat e' d e~;)er tl;;111 d o th~ 'fa c­tory bullets of milch so fte r meta l w hich u p­set and expand more th an m y hard bu ll et s.

a pproac he d. ) On e mouse, a big b ull inAlas ka. hit behi nd left sho ulde r with K ei thhand load, th rou gh heart and out thro ughflesh of r ight sho ulder. Bull hu mped up an dran 50 yards. then stoo d a few sec onds beforegoing dow n to stay .

I ha ve k illed three dee r w ith th e 44 Mag­nurn car tr idge. one a t 20 ya rds head shotthrough brai n fr om 61j," S & W, one at 25yards (a no ther bra in shu t ) , and oue at over600 yards, hit once in r igh t j aw, th en h itag ain broadside th rough both lu ngs and outas the deer turned br oa dside up th e mo un ­ta in . T his deer was hit first by a riflemanusing a 300 Mag n um. l sho t at such crazylong ra nge only to he lp slop a wounde d a ni­mal. My first shot wa s low. my second shotalso luw a t the bucks heel s, but th e nex t tw osho ts, fir ed wit h a h igher hold , stopped h im .Eve n a t such extre me range, the big sixg unslug, Rem ingt on factory load , cut a 60 calibe rho le through the deer.

Bob Moo dy uf Mood y's Reloading Serv ice,Helen a , Mont., ha s been kill ing his bu ckfor se vera l years wi th a .44 Spec ial Smith &Wesson and my heavy 235 gra in hollow point­ba ck ed by 18.5 gra ins 2400. Th e .44 Ma g­n um loads, both fact or y and ha nd loads, arefar supe r ior in kill ing pow er. I bel ieve itbest for all hand loader s to stic k to myrecommended loads for th e .44 Ma gnum andlet the facto r ies prod lice th e I ull maxim umpower loads, as they ha ve the proper eq uip­ment to test for bot h p ressure and veloc ityand it is best for all hand loader s to stayon th e sa fe side. Incideu tall y, my 250 gra inbu llets cas t ha rd (one to 16 to on e to ten t inand lead ) pen et rat e deep er th an do th e fa c­tory bullets of milch so fte r meta l w hich u p­set and expand more th an m y hard bu ll et s.

..44 Magnum Carbine or RifleWard Ko ozer, Do uglas. Ar izona, ca n m ak e

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and loaded wit h 22 gra ins 2400 in same Rem­in gton cases, bu llet s cas t one to ten t in a ndlead , ave rage of ten shots with eac h load.veloc it y 1410 feet; a verage pressure 37,220P. S.I. Bullet s a lso sized .429" and groovediame te r of barrel .429 fo r both loads.

Th ese met iculou s lab oral or y chronog raphtests p rove co ncl uaive ly tha t my load of 22gra ius 2400 may be sa fely incr eas ed to 23g ra ins with hard one -to-te n bu llets o f myd esi gn sized .429" . Th e tests also show thatthe grea ter pr e- su re of Dr. N ippe's var ia tiunof my bulle t weigh in g 250.4 gra ins boost edve loc it ies f rom a n averag e of 1385 feel tol4.10 feet. A softer hu lh-t wo uld also in ­crease press ures eve n fur th er. I bel ieve, withe ithe r load . l\1y h ul lci . cas t one to 16 t in a ndlead , usu all y weigh, 250 g ra ins fr om mus tmo ulds . a nd bullet s fr om Wi sl er W esternA r ms Co. as ca st hy G_ E. :\Iurphy usuall yr un ri ght on the nose at 250 gra ins wei ght.As th e fa c tori es lik c to hold p ressur es downto 40,000 pounds for th e 44 :\lagnum, I feelthese loads of mine wi th 22 g ra ins 2400 a re

a safe standard for the ha nd load er an d a redefin itely more acc ura te than the fac toryload with a so ft 240 gra in bu lle!.

An int.ere- ring expe ri ment I ca rr ied a lit wasto pull ten Hemiu gron load s and res ize t hecas es, then re p lace th e or ig ina l fa ctory po w­der cha rge an d seat and cr im p my 250 ~ra i lls

K eith bul let on th e or ig ina l Hem ington fac­tor y load . T he onc to 16 or harde r K eith bul­let s that weig hed ten grains more th an thefa ctory part- ja cket s lllg ac tua lly developedmuch less pr ess ur e. I wo uld es tima te pres­sure s a t 5,000 po und s less th an fae lory, clear­l y indica tin g the effect of so lt bullet s on pr es­s ures . T he Herniugton hu llet s a re soft a ndwo uld not hold the r ifling wc re it not fo rtheir pa r t j acket wh ich co ver, not on ly th eco mp le te bas e band but a lso th e lower lubri­ca t ing g roove. T h is ja ck et is very th in (a si t should be ) . upset s to fill t he cham berm outh n icel y, and is q ui te accurat e to ex­trem e ranges ; but the fact r emain s tha t itdevelops hi ghe-r pr essure, with its soft bul­let co nte nt a nd .431" d iam e ter.

I no w have man y reports of b ig gameki ll ing with th e 44 :\l agn ulll . bot h Remin gtonloads an d hand lo.uls with my bullet a nd 22............. ; .." " ,)11()() () .. .... L n. ........ t c::,: () ". ~ ...,.-J,.. 1,. ..... 1.

associati on gun. Colter, in 1807, exploredth e country around what is now Cody,Wyomin g, and some peopl e have expressedth e view th at th e gun might " have been lostby Colter or by a memb er of a ver y earlyexped ition prior to 1815." Sin ce Colter' snarrative of bis travels in th at section failto menti on loss of such guns , an d since theIndian fusil or " Iuke" was usu all y not th eequipment of whit e men (t hey pr eferring

This .54 caliber M1836 U.S. pistolbears monograms IH and WAT on side.

to menti on loss of such guns, and since th eIndian fusil or " fuke" was usuall y not th eequipment of whit e men (t hey pr eferringKent uck y or Ameri can sporting rifles, orU.S. muskets if govern ment subsid ized), th egreater probability is that th e gun wasdropped by some I ndian anywhere in ti mebetw een 1840 and 188a-possibly later.Distribution of the Indian trade fusils inthat country was depend ent on the fur tradeor, later , possibly by int er-tribal barter be­tween Indians. Th e gun may have comefr om far ther north, via Canada, or been arelic of t he Sioux and Crow flight across thebord er. Spec ulation is endless- but th is isnot history , only roman ce.

And so it goes at th e Cody museum.Th ough thi s collection, speaking inanimately,ha s had th e ad vantage of supervision byrelatives of th e la te Col. Cody, th e pi ctureis not complete. Museum professionali smdoes not end with varn ished floors, neatl ychinked logs, and clea nly printed displaycard s. Tedious and ofte n unrewarding re­search by scholars who combine a littl e ofth e "ha lf hoss, half .all igator" spirit with theintensity of th e bookworm will ultimat elyreveal th e sec rets of th e mute g uns ofColonel Cody. Celebrations thi s February,1959, commemorating th e birthday of BuffaloBill , may include dedicat ion of a new CodyMuseum. Since much of th e display materialrela tes to th e ar ea, rather than to Bill Codyand his fri end s spec ifically, a new museumbuilding now pr epar ing may be read y intim e to house th is imp ort ant collec tion offrontier Amer icana. With the "face lifting"of th e old relics may come a face l ift ing ofthe display cards. Bri ef research woul d re­veal many interest ing th ings ab out th e ~guns "o nce property of Colon el Cod y." ~

ing ru nners ah ead to a town to bu y up allth e old rifles in th e pawn shops so that whena digni tar y called on him , he could pr esentthe Mayor, Cit y Coun cilman, etc ., with " hisrifle." This car bine, pr esented sometime be­fore World War I , appears to be of thatcategory.

Oth er relics in a more or less good stateof pr eser vati on are cheris hed in the loglodge at Cody. Not all ar e Buffal o Billassocia tion it ems. One curious relic is aHudson' s Bay Fu sil , or Indian tr ad e gun.All that remains of th e piece is a bi t ofweath ered bu tt stock, ru sty half-round barr el,and the chara cter istic large-bow tri ggerguard. Fo und along th e Shoshone Ri ver be­tween the town of Cody, and DeMari sSprings, it is though t to be a J ohn Colt er

GUNS OF THE WILD WEST SHOW(Co ntinued from page 20)

& Detm old , and remain our general repre­sentatives in th e States . Th e gun No. 27,184was an Anson of good quality 12 ga uge,with eje ctor, our number 6, type B, whichcorr esponds 10 th e act ual gra de 25. At th attime, the sale price as per Abercrombie &Fit ch' s ca talog was $225. Th e gun mu st bea 'la dy gun' bu ilt for little or no recoil , verylight but strong, an excelle nt shooter," con­cluded th e Francott e lett er, quoting fromth eir recor ds. VL & D would probably nothave both ered to tell Fran cotte th e nam esof their customers : the specifications wereall they need ed to pa s on. Th e "lady gun"spec strong ly backs thi s gun' s cla im to fam etoday with facts.

" BILLY" is engraved on severa l Win­ches ters at th e Cody Mu seum. A littl estronger verification of all eged Cody associ­ation might be want ed, but at least one gundoes have a coincidence of ser ial numberingwhi ch mak es it wort hy of mor e than pa ssingnotice. A handsome plainly finished Model1876 octagon rifle in .50-95 caliber, th e nam eappears in sla nted block lett er s on th e bot­tom of the cartr idge lifter. Th e gun , accord­ing to the ta g, was " used by Buffa lo Bill inlate stage coach and earl y Wild West Showda ys." Serial Number 16710 places thi s riflein 1881. Sugges ting one of Cody's earl iergra nd tours of th e gun factori es ba ck eastis thi s coinc idence of number with th e num­bers and date of a pair of hand some ColtFrontier revolvers with buffalo bone gripsand flashy nickel plating. Stamped 54057and 54070, th e two revolvers, mad e in 1881,and th e Model 1876 r ifle may ha ve beenobtained on one trip east by the buddingshowman. According to Wild West Showrin gmaster Frank Ri chardson, in debunkingI' r i t l t'c:' ,...l !l1im~ th !llt r ,.,....Iu n C'a~ .eb "", ~. _~"-"'_

obtained on one trip east by th e buddingshowman. According to Wild We st Showrin gma ster Frank Richard son, in debunkingcritics' claims that Cody used short car­tridges, the wort hy Buffalo Bill was allegedto use "a .50-calib er Winchester rifle, shoot­ing .50-calib er solid head cartr idges, con­taini ng no shot, and furnished by the UnionMetal lic Cartridge Company." Richardsondoes not comment on th e affect these alleged.50 caliber slug s mu st have had on over ­heat tent canvas, ceilings , and surro undingscenery . Nevertheless, the testimony isqu oted , for th e record.

Th e claim as to use may have referred tothi s particular rifle, but an exa mination ofthe gun shows it is in very fine condition,not ha ving been used mu ch. As shoote rsknow who have handled case hardened guns,the receiver s and levers wear to a silverybright finish qui ckl y, once th e protectivecase harde ning color la cqu er is worn off.This big '76 does not have that silver look,has been used very little.

Bombasti c th ough Cody was, he probabl yhad not th e courage to fire solid ball .50caliber slugs around Madison Squ are Gar­den. The working guns of the Wild WestShow seem pr etty unif orml y to have beenplainer mod els of '73 in .44-40 caliber . Oneof th ese plain '73 carbines was presented tothe Cody Mu seum severa l years ago byColonel Walter F. Siegmund of th e Win­chester company. Currently engraved on th esideplate with the word s " Winches te r usedby Col. W. F. Cody Buffalo Bill Propertyof Col. W. F. Siegmund." Serial numb er of229894P plac es thi s carbine as having beenmanufactured abou t 1887.

Cody, according to mu ch-told tal es of theWild We st Show, was in the habit of send-

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COLT 1"nO~TIEB.S, Col t and R emi ngton per cussion re ­yol\·ers . ' Yin Lever ac tio ns p lus many othe r 310dern andA nt iq ue Gu ns, 'W i ll T rade, Stam p for li s t, Chet 1.... ulm er(Guns) . Detr oi t L ak es. M innesot a.

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freedom of individual men. It is a freedomof indi vidu al responsibility an d indi vidualright s. It abh ors the collect ive, effete "safe­ties" of old er, tir ed nati ons in which th epeop le mu st be " pro tected" fro m th emselves.It is a freedom wh ich, if it ever came to it,would be fought for on every single Ameri­can doorstep. It is the sort of freedom ofwhich Win ston Chnrc hill spoke when he re­ferred to figh tin g on th e beaches and by thehedgerows. It is precisely th e sor t of freedomwhich, havin g been abo lished so far as gunsgo in Britain , mad e a sort of mockery, really,of what Churchill was saying to a disarmednation.

I t is the sort of fr eedom which, based uponan ideal and an urge, was born in gunfire,preserved in gunfire and which is, even today,mainta ined by a ready strength of arms.Upon those read y ar ms, too, rests the freedomof hu ndr eds of milli ons elsewhere.

So, when th e int ellectu als speak glibly ofthe natu re of American freedom-which th eyoften tr an sform into a docile, unprotectedthing-it might be wise to recall what reallyhap pened when th at freedom was born . Itwas not born amid dignified debat es andivory-towered pond erings. Dr. Will iam Gor­don has recorded how it began- at BunkerHill. Th e colonists, he report ed, were poorlyar med, " but ," he went on in explain ing theirvictory, " they are almost all marksmen. "

Th at's how it bega n. Th at 's how it .~

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PARTING

PARTING

SHOULD YOU OWN A GUN?(Cont inued from page 48)

"Well, first you find an old forked stick. . ..

Wha t, th en, of th e question with which webegan? Should you own a gun? At th e veryleast there would seem to be no reason whyyou shouldn' t. And, looked at seriously, th eremay be emphatic reas ons why you should.Th e rea sons may sound melodra matic in aland of virtual milk and honey an d, moreimport antl y, a land of laws such as our s. But ,in a worid balanced on an atomic razor'sedge, nothing really is melodramatic.

Here are the reas ons. First, there is thecrime and safety ang le. Crime ra tes do notgo down when the citizenry is disarm ed. Theygo up. Firearm s safety, too, is not aided by adisarmed citizenry . If there are to be gunsanywhere in the land there also is the reosponsibility of a genera l famili arit y withthem.

Next there is th e angle of nati onal defense.Na tions such as Switzerla nd and Finlandhave relied for years on an armed and gun­wise citizenry as th eir first l ine of defense.Finnish mark smen, ordinary men tr ain ed ascivilians to shoot straight, held off hordes ofRussian s for thr ee month s in 1939. (As a re­sult of tha t r esistan ce, as a matter of fact,the Soviet begau training its civilian s asmarksmen- but not lett ing them k eep thei rarms.) Swiss citizens tr aditionally keep riflesin their homes and always are prepar ed tomobilize into a defense corps . And Swisscit izens have remained free for many years.

Fin ally, there is the matter of the sort offreedom for which America stands. It is a

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