Recently added articles from Guns Magazine:
No zebra zone.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Shame on the "broad" who shot the zebra (poacher!) Duh! Maybe I'll go shoot a horse down the valley! Same thing right? Hunt to harvest and feed your family. So how were those ZeeBurgers on the grill?--like cat food? I have 8 months left on this trial then going to NRA and the American ...
Not so offensive.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009; ... I understand that some of my colleagues in the GUNS community might be concerned with the image conveyed by the ad showing Mr. Venturino in Hawaiian shirt with wide grin, weapons, and helmet. However, the "anti" crowd would be seriously torqued by the material on any random page of the ...
M1 carbine lore.(CROSSFIRE: LETTERS TO GUNS)(Letter to the editor)
Jul 01, 2009; ... I carried the M1 carbine when I was in the Navy (1959-1962) and it is a great little gun. I liked it so much I purchased a few (Winchester, Quality Hardware and a shooter). If you're going to purchase one, do your homework. I recommend you purchase two books, U.S. M1 Carbine Wartime ...
Big guns: taming the beasts.(UP on ARs)
Jul 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Once there was one. Then another. And now they're all over the daggone place. I'm talking about what I think are best called "big-chassis" rifles, the AR-10, SR-25 platform guns. They have become, without a doubt, more popular than ever and, as suggested, ...
The happiest place on Earth: my shooting house.(MONTANA MUSINGS)
Jul 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Of late a few readers have written asking about my shooting house seen in a few issues. Despite often being in a less than tidy state, it is one of my favorite places on this Earth to be, and along with my property here in Montana, is one of my many dreams ...
Lots of rifle rounds: with accuracy.(HANDLOADING)
Jul 01, 2009; ... This is the time of year when many shooters load a lot of rifle ammunition, in preparation for lots of shooting over the summer. While some of these shooters aren't all that interested in top accuracy, others are. Progressive presses can crank out a lot of ammo, but often they're not as ...
Grip adapters: a less-expensive alternative to custom revolver stocks.(HANDGUNS)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Circa 1932, Smith & Wesson introduced the grip adapter to fill the area between the back of a revolver's triggerguard, and the front strap of a double-action revolver. Designed for use with the "service" stocks, serious shooters instantly recognized its advantage. General George S. Patton ...
Other eyes: practice shooting from the other eye as well as the other hand.(RANGING SHOTS)
Jul 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In a recent article, one of our writers addressed the use of the eyes in regards to shooting with both eyes open and he advised we all should. An interested reader then inquired as to whether or not he should shoot off the weak shoulder with his strong eye ...
Space gun Redux: return of the Whitney Wolverine.(RIMFIRES)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Opening your mailbox in March, 1958, you would have been greeted with the cover of GUNS magazine illustrating the most futuristic looking handgun on the market, the Whitney Wolverine. The Wolverine appeared to many of us to be across between the exotic Luger and our cherished Flash Gordon ...
Optic oddballs: some were good ideas, others weren't.(RIFLEMAN)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Riflescopes have been around for a long time, even used during the Civil War. Scope popularity really took off during the economic boom following WWII. Scopes have improved in many ways over the years. There have been a few ideas along the way, which for various reasons never caught on. ...
The McNelly sharps: Cimarron's Model 1859.50-70 Texas Rangers classic.(SURPLUS LOCKER[TM])
Jul 01, 2009; ... Imagine yourself as the Chief of Ordnance at the end of the Civil War. You know the muzzleloader is obsolete. The Federal Cavalry has proved that already while employing 19 different breech-loading arms, including advanced repeaters like the Henry and Spencer. Yet, the cartridges fired by ...
Cast it: don't slug it.(OUT of the BOX[TM])
Jul 01, 2009; ... Determining bore measurements by ramming a lead slug down the tube may be a classic method, but I'll bet there have been quite a few bores damaged by such a routine. Taking a casting of either the bore or chamber is both easier and safer. Old gunsmithing books often refer to ...
Blackhorn 209 powder: a smokeless substitute for black powder.(OUT of the BOX[TM])
Jul 01, 2009; ... Holt Bodinson wrote about the new smokeless substitute for muzzleloaders awhile back and I recently tested it in a few cartridge guns. The benefit of the powder is within limitations--it is loaded almost bulk-for-bulk with FFg black powder. In cartridge arms the new powder requires magnum ...
Lyman 48 receiver sight.(Q AND A)
Jul 01, 2009; ... Q: I've got a Winchester Model 70, made in 1946. As is the case with yours (January 2008 Medley), there's two tapped and threaded holes in the front-top of the receiver and two additional ones on the rear left side of the receiver. Lyman recommends using a newer 57WJS sight, but there's ...
An enduring cartridge: the historical 9x19mm.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Modern gram pistols I could give a flip about. But, in the last 18 months I've bought six guns chambered for 9mm Luger. All are historical ones. A great many people think of the 9mm Luger as being a modern phenomenon. It is not. The cartridge is over 100-years old. We Americans love to ...
Everyman's game (and every woman's): USPSA Production Division.
Jul 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Only a small percentage of shooting enthusiasts ever try competitive shooting. Should you try it? Competition is fun, it can teach several valuable shooting lessons, and it doesn't have to be expensive. I've been a life member of the United States ...
An American first: the birth of the sporterized military rifle.
Jul 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A new era was born at the close of the American Civil War. For the first time in history, the American gunsmith, long accustomed to building rifles from scratch using few store-bought parts, was presented with a huge cornucopia of widely different arms ...
Victory at last! Ruger's .44 Special Flattop.
Jul 01, 2009; ... Diamond Dot and I have reached the time of our lives when we no longer exchange gifts for any special holidays including Christmas. We have kids and grandkids to take care of and we can get just about anything we want anytime. However, I did get a very special Christmas present this past ...
Quarter bore heaven: reloading the accurate .25s.
Jul 01, 2009; ... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Bigger rifle cartridges tend to be less accurate than smaller rifle cartridges. This tendency was first publicized by the late Warren Page, long-time shooting columnist at Field & Stream magazine. Page published an article in the 1968 Gun Digest called ...
Holder shows hand too soon.(RIGHTS WATCH)
Jul 01, 2009; ... "Obama to seek new assault weapons ban," declared the ABC News headline. The source of this ominous information was Attorney General Eric Holder. "As President Obama indicated during the campaign, there are just a few gun-related changes that we would like to make, ...