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OR T ARGET SHOOTING my favorite is th e th e BSA Martini .22 match rifle,
beca use I ca n hit with it. At Camp P erry last summer I won th e Dewar Course
Iron Sight event and th e 50·yard An y Sight mat ch, placed second in th e 50 met er
Any Sight and wound up sixth in th e An y Sig ht Aggr egat e. I lik e thi s BSA rifle
beca use it is short couple d so I do not hav e to ge t out of positi on betw een shots.
I can spot, load, and fire for r ecord without losing my original hold and I find
the dropping lever gun a con veni ent typ e to load. For consist ent accuracy over the
year s, th e Martini system has some advantages in wear ing better than bolt ac tions .
It hold s headspace bett er, since th er e ar e fewer surf aces to wear in th e Martini,
than in a bolt r ifle. We hav e found in tuning these rifl es for match work that it
is best to hav e the forearm bedd ed snugly for about six inc hes from the receiver
and then , if a bedd ing system is fitted, to r elieve the stock from about an in ch
forward of the stock -barrel screw, up to th e bedder at the for end. That way we
can ad ju st the bedd er and improve the grouping of the barrel. A stock prop erly
bedd ed thi s way, we have prov ed, will not change impact from cold to hot barrel,
thail in
bolt r ifle. We hav e found in tuning these rifl es for match work that it
is best to hav e the forearm bedd ed snugly for about six inc hes from the receiver
and then , if a bedd ing system is fitted, to r elieve the stock from about an in ch
forward of th e stock -barrel screw, up to th e bedder at the for end. That way we
can ad ju st the bedd er and improve the grouping of the barrel. A stock prop erly
bedd ed thi s way, we have prov ed, will not change impact from cold to hot barrel,
duri ng shooting.
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42 Deer . a nd hundred s o f Ha wk s a nd Eagl es on th eir dry run .
Th o u sands 01 th es e cal ls In use e very ..... her e L etters tell u s of
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Dealer Inqui ries Invited
HORTLY after I fou ght
George Chuvalo, th e Can adian heavyweight champion, my
father and I went hunting in
th e Northwest's Blewett Pass
ar ea. Out of th e brush popped
a deer about Chuvalo's same
weight-nearly 200 pounds. My
Hu sqvarna .30-06 li ghtwei ght
rifle weighs only 6V2 pounds.
But it did th e job. I onl y wish
I had th e hefty punch of thi s
Husqvarna lighty. It's definit ely
T
H E Amer ican Revolu tion was a popular
revolution. It differ ed from more recent
types in that th er e was no mass defection
of government troops, no pal ace coup by
military junta. The peopl e formed their own
mil itia, took th eir own gun s to war. Th e
revolution in Cuba (r ecogn ized by the U.S.
the instant it succeeded ) was such a strugg le.
F ew of the military went over to Castro until
the la st minute. Yet he got gun s, and good
ones . Fr om where? From the U.S., mostly,
ju st as we in our turn had earlier got guns
from France, from the Marquis de LaFayett e.
The ease with which Castro got guns should
serve as a signal to the emb er s of neo-Iascism
elsewhere. Th e story " Where Castro Gets His
Gun s" is history written today.
We herald another revoluti on, a revoluti on
in gun makin g, with " Rifles For Th e Spa ce
Age !" Remin gton's use of structura l nylon
makes many thin gs possibl e: let your imaginati on have free rein , and check your
forecasts with th e futur e.
Mar ch mean s whistle pigs and crows culling the lat e harvest grain or th e new seedings. And thi s mean s rifles for varmints. Take
noti ce of " Get An Owl Decoy." Your big-eyed
partner and your high velocity r ifle can
team up to mak e you Th e Farmer 's Friend
wherever you go. Good "spade work " for
lat er fall huntin g, too, by gett ing yourself
known as a safe shooter and good sport.
Ser geant York once made the head lin es
with his skill and coolness as a rifle shot.
Ti cker tap e parad es on Broadw ay, medals
Serge ant York once made the head lin es
with his skill and coolness as a rifle shot.
T icker ta pe pa rad es on Broadway , medal s
and hon ors from the Alli ed power s, all wer e
his. Toda y he sits al one in Tenn essee, but
th e capabilities of qu ick decision and
accurate shooting, which in him reached
momentary perf ection , remain as examples
to guide the combat rifleman tod ay. Read
" The Rifleman Wh o Stunned Th e World,"
the story of Sgt. York.
Latin matt ers plus shotguns hold att enti on
in "Thrown Bird s Make Tough Targets." Th e
Mex ican sport, a var iation on l ive bird
shooting, in a sense pit s shoote r aga inst another man , expert in his class, th e columbiare
or pigeon th rower.
Our emphas is on Latin Ameri can affairs
thi s issue will be continued in future issues
as stories appear on our neighb or nati ons.
Th e P an American Games will feature shooting mat ches held in Chicago and north shore
Waukegan , Ill . GUNS Magazine has been "on
top" of the stories developin g her e and will
bring them to you as th ey br eak.
Gun club officers will find in " No Hunting
Signs Can Come Down" a handbook for
local operati ons in makin g hunting more accessible in their area . Read it-and ac t.
For th e reloadin g technician, facts on one
of the light est a nd one of the heaviest
center-fires spans the field. Read Kent
Bella h' s column on th e startl ing new KayChuk .22 CF revolver load s ; then turn to
page 23 for dope on how to tame the .375
Mag num rifle. Also for the reloader, some
notes of caution from our Gun Rack report
thi s month . Be cautious and skeptical of
what you may hear on pro of load s- ~
th ey are not firecrackers for kid s.
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MARCH 1959
THE COVER
Pictured on the cover are rifles
from th e past and for the
f ut ur e. Rem ington 's nylon
sporter is t he start of a new
tradition. The Sharps are echoes
of an old one. The middle gun
is a Sharp s M1877 Creedmoor
match rifle, Rigby flat barrel;
the bottom, a pilot model 1875.
MARCH, 1959
VOL. V, 3-51
IN THIS ISSUE
guns americana • • •
THE RIFLEMAN WHO STUNNED THE WORLD.... Edward Loring Tuttl e 14
THE BIG SHARPS: KING OF THE BUFFALO KILLERS ... . . Elmer Keit h 24
WHERE CASTRO GETS HIS GUNS .
. . . . . .William B. Edward s 39
shotguns .••
THROWN BIRDS MAKE TOUGH TARGETS
GET AN OWL DECOy
Dan Klepper
William Schuma"ker
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rifles • • •
RIFLES FOR THE SPACE AGE!.
William B. Edwards 20
LOAD YOUR .375 MAGNUM FOR ALL-AROUND USE .. Bill McCandlas s 23
handguns •••
POLICE QUICK DRAW CAN IMPROVE YOUR CHANCES .T. O. Bancroft
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hunting •••
" NO HUNTING" SIGNS CAN COM E DOWN . . . " . . . . .. .. Ken Louton 40
home workshop • • •
YOU CAN MAKE THESE GRIPS YOURSELF
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YOU CAN MAKE THESE GRIPS YOURSELF
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MY FAVORITE GUN
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• In the Moscow, Id aho, justi ce cour t a
poa cher ha d a strange story to tell the jury
abo ut a deer foun d in hi s possession. He
ha d, he said, see n th e deer and bent over
to exa mine it. Th e dee r came ali ve, and the
pair rolled some 100 yards. Th e Sta te Conservation Officer pointed out, however, th at
par t of th e "ro ll ing" was uphill accord ing
10 the tracks. T he man was fined $90.
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• I n eas te r n Idaho a deer hun ter, on
h orseb a ck, f o u n d h is trail blocked by a
moose. T h e h orse sh ied , throwing t h e
r id er . T he m oo se attacked the man. T h e
m an b roke his rifle s tock over t h e
m oose ' s a n tl e rs. T h e moose t u r n e d on
the h or se , a nd th e two battled u ntil th e
m oose 's a ntler s got e n ta n gle d in a rope
on the sa d d le . The moose t o o k off,
leading th e h orse . Sever a l days passed
b ef o r e th e h or se wa s fou nd- f re e of
h is f r iend ly com p a n ion .
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• F airf ax, Va. A " dee r of parts" , mad e up
of left -over pieces of metal scra p, is mak ing
Fa irfa x Rod And Gun Clu b hunters the top
gu ns in this area. Th is deer dashes acro ss a
his fr-iendly co m pa n io n .
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. F airf ax, Va. A " deer of parts" , mad e up
of left -over piece s of metal scra p, is ma k ing
Fa irfax Rod And Gun Club h unt er s the top
guns in this area. Thi s deer da shes acro ss a
25-foot field in 4 seconds and is so coopera tive it will come ri ght back 10 get shot at
some more. Behi nd the scenes, ca bles crea k
an d wheels whirl , but the rifleman sees only
one thin g-the moving deer. This pr acti ce
is, by all acco unts, ma king might y sha r p
hu nters out of th ese me n.
l1tTrtffs STOCKS
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• St. Lo uis, Mo. Har old Pi ppin found a new
use for h is rifle. W hen h is car' s exhaust
pip e was sma shed a fter an acc id ent a nd
he couldn' t get the car sta rte d, Mr. Pippin,
on a hu nt ing tr ip at the tim e, simply took
dead aim and shot the pip e free.
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wit h th e .30·0 6, use selec te d M-l boattail s of 173 gra in weight with 58 grai ns 4350
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barrels. Thi s is my old mat ch .30-06 load. It
woul d sta y in th e Bull eye when other National Ma tch loads were ki cked out in th e
four rin g at 600 and 1000 ya rd s by cross
wind s. W hen th e good ser vice boa ttails ca nnot be obta ined , mo t r ifles will d o almost as
well wit h Remingt on, Western, or ma , Sierra
180 gra in mat ch boa tt ails a nd 57 gra ins
4350. This is a top load , so work up to it
ca refull y.
F or th e .300 Magn um bull g un. my 1000
yar d load was 65 gra ins 4350 a nd any fine
180 gra in mat ch boattail , Sierra, Nor ma,
R emin gt on, or Western. 1£ good uniform
wei ght cases are used an d th e powder charg e
eithe r weighed or measured in one of th e
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a b le for . 4 5 Colt ,
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T:he Qoerg Hol.te r i s the only s h o u l d e r holster deSIg n ed for the hu n t e r , or the active man
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eit her w eighed or measured III one ot w e
lar ge drum measures lik e th e Sa eco, Hollywood, R.C-B.S. or oth er s of thi s t ype, you
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A ll t h e la t e s t nrod ucts and l a te s t
nrtces. Hun dt-eds of s cor-e i mp r ov i ng it ems fo r co mpe titive pi s t o l
s hoote rs . Ar ti c le s by McMill a n .
Joyn er , Tone y . Clark . S hoc key
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F or th e littl e 7 mm Ma user, th e best lon g
ran ge deer load I ha ve found was 50 gra ins
4350 a nd th e 160 grain Sierr a Boattail. Thi s
load is su per bly ac cura te a nd gives ju st over
2800 feet velocit y. It expa nds on deer out
to fa irly lon g ra nge. Don Hopkin s used 1000
of th ese, mostl y in Afri ca, a nd l iked t he loa d
very mu ch. F or a ny game lar ger t ha n deer ,
I wo uld pr efer the 175 grain bullet, prefera bly of Nosler ma ke, ba cked by 47 grains
4·350 for 2600 feet.
Ch eap .375 Magnum Load
Fo r a chea p medium power pr actice load
for the .375 Magn um, use 47 grains 4895
powd er and th e Jdeal gas che ck bull et No.
375449, cast of pure type metal a nd fitt ed
with th e gas chec k. T hi s load is usu all y good
for one in ch gr oups at 100 ya rds, makes a
good tu r key ma tch loa d, and is also very
useful for a lot of th e smalle r ga me shooting,
as well as practice. It is also a n excell ent
200 yar d load.
H eavy .45-70 Load
Fo r the .45-70 for all big game hun tin g in
the ti mb er, a n excelle nt hea vy load is 54
gr ains 3031 Du pont or 4895 behi nd th e 405
gra in soft point or th e Barnes flat po int 400
grain bull et. Thi s work ed very well on elk
deer a nd bear for me, a nd was first work ed
ever y success for timber shoot ing. It gives
a bo ut 1850 feet velocit y with only 30,000
pound s pr essure, and is safe in all mod el '85
W inchester sing le shot act ions or th e good
Mod el 1886 Win ch ester action s, but should
never be fired in a ny old tr a pdoor Spr ingfield s or other wea k actions.
In cid entall y, th e Mo del '86 W inchester in
th e old er cas e-ha rde ned ver sion is good to
38,000 pound pressur e, a nd t he lat er blued
steel ac tion , ser ial n um ber over 124,000, is
good to 42,000 pound s pressur e, same as t he
later Mod el 71 ac tion. Th ese are a bo ut th e
smoothest, fa st est , big lever acti on s ever
pr odu ced a nd it is to be regr ett ed t ha t Winchester has stop ped th eir manufacture.
R ead or Blade Front Sights
Many h unter s pr efer t he r ound gold or
ivory bea d fr on t sigh t for use with e ither
open rear sights or wi th th e L yman type
ap erture r ear sight. Tru e, th e round bea d
shows up beautifully throu gh an y recei ver
sight a nd a lso look s well in t he wid e a nzle
En gl ish V express sights ; but all bea d fr~nt
sig hts a re ve ry fr agil e beca use they ar e under cut so mu ch to form the r oun d bead .
open rear sights or wi th th e L yman type
ap erture r ear sight. Tru e, th e round bea d
shows up beautifully throu gh an y recei ver
sight a nd a lso look s well in t he wid e a nzle
En gl ish V express sights ; but all bea d fr~nt
sig hts a re ve ry fr agil e beca use they ar e under cut so mu ch to form the r oun d bead .
In th e Ca ll type, which is a round gold
bead set int o th e fac e of a sq ua re bla de, th ey
a re st urd y ; but thi s Call typ e is th e only
bead fron t sight t hat will sta nd har d bl ows
a nd not be bent or br ok en . Bea d fron t sights
show up won der full y well on ga me but do
not hold eleva tions nearly as well as do blad e
type fla t topp ed front sights. An yone ca n
pr ove thi s to his own sa tisfaction by gr oup
shooting with th e two types.
My own preference in fr on t sights for
either pi stol or rifle is a fla t top ped So urdou gh -typ e fr ont sig h t with gold in sert, as
furni sh ed by R ed field . T h is sight has a slope
to cat ch th e li ght in early mornin g or la te
even ing or in hea vy dense timber or bu sh ,
and has prov e n th e best huntin g fr ont sight
I ha ve ever used. It ca n be smoked black
with a ma tch for tar get use, or ru bbed clea n
so the gold will show for ga me shooting ; a nd
it will hold ele va t ions far bett er t han any
round bea d type I ha ve ever tri ed. Th e blad e
is heavy a nd sturd y, a nd it takes a hard blow
to put it out of commission .
Leu pold Quick-Change Mo u n t
A low-mountin g rifle scope mount whi ch
per mit s quick cha nge from scope to a per t ur e
sight or factor y ir on sight ha s been int rodu ced by Leupold & St evens In struments,
In c., P or tland 13, Or egon . Built into the base
Streaml ined, qui ck-change levers on th e
scope rin g assemblies of the two-piece Detache-Mount per mit the scope to be removed
from the rifle without use of scre wdriver,
coin, knife blade, or oth er tool s. When th e
scope is removed, the shooter can use either
the ad justab le "pee p" sight built int o the
rear base of the mount, or the ori ginal fa ctory iron sight on th e rifle. Th e scope with
ring assembl ies attached can be repla ced on
the dovetail bases in positive alignment without alte ring original "zero" of th e scope
sight .
Th e qu ick-change levers can be install ed
on either the ri ght or left side of th e action
as desired by the shooter. Levers can be
adj usted so they lock in twelve different
positi ons to hold th e scope securely. Th ey
cannot become detac hed acc ide ntally from
the rin g asse mbl ies.
Leup old Detacho-Mounts are available with
either I " or 26 mm scope rin gs for mounting
most hu nting scopes. Th e low-rn oun t ing dovetail bases are indi vidually machin ed to fit
prope rly on all popula r hun ti ng rifles. Complete Leu pold Detacho-Mount s with instruct ions for mount ing are pri ced at $11.75.
Other Leu pold pro ducts for shooters include
the pop ular Leu pold Adjusto-Mount with
buil t-in windage and elevation ad justments,
and th e Leupold line of hun ting and varmint
scopes .
The 13th "Gun Digest"
RARE CIRCASSIAN WALNUT
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Good A rticle B ut W atc h That Pipe
Bein g a re loader myself , I was slightly appa lled to see an illustration in the article
on Shotshell Reloading wher eb y th e load er ,
pro bably the author, was inten t on loadin g
a shell with a pip e in his mou th. Wh eth er or
not it was li t is of no conse quence , as th e
cardinal rule of safety when r eloading ammo
is not to have any li ve flame in the same
room . I tru st that th is picture does not di spla y th e writer's tru e loading t echnique.
Julian D. Fink
New York , N. Y.
Good A rticle- Period
Congr atulat ions on your ar ticle on shotshell reloading. F irst article I ever rea d on
th e subject wher e the author rea lly kn ows
what he is talkin g ab out . F eel I am a
veteran on reloadin g, as I h ave load ed 96
cases in last five years with excelle nt result s.
Own the VE U M reloader mad e in Milwaukee,
Wi sconsin , and ca n use wad s or corn meal f01"
filler. Resizes br ass to base and ha s automati c pr essure release for any pressur e.
Of cour se th ere is something n ew in thi s
\:.t,looca.djH ; d!?,u ~j&sf"J1~e~l,H'I?'.(,,[,f'JIl ;V~!Jsu.m:
Own th e VE UM re loade r made in Milwaukee,
Wisconsin , and ca n use wad s or cornme al for
fill er. Resizes br ass to base and has automati c pr essur e release for an y pressur e.
Of cours e th ere is somet hing n ew in thi s
reloadin g business every day. F or your in [ormation, most relo ad in g primer s ha ve silverpla ted cap s except Carlsbad Ammo. of California , and Cascad e. Th eirs ar e copper colored caps. So you see, you can 't win in
th is busin ess, but it's lots of fun.
J ohn J . Rein ert
Wauwat osa, Wi sconsin
S anta Cla u s Plea se Note
You man y have seen an ad for a toy
" pelle t-firing .45 Cal. Au tomatic." Since I
have yet to come of age for a p ermit in New
York , I decided to obtain one to practi ce
with. I n rep ly to my or der I received a card
which read in part, " Because ew York Sta te
Law pro hibits th e sale of toy pistols to m inors
under 16 yea rs of age, we mu st ask you to
.. ." P erh ap s some gun bug of Ne w York
should gather a list of all officials in Ne w
York with sons of th e cowboy age .
I thi nk I have found another argument
aga inst some an ti-arms legislati on. In reference to th e tax ati on of the Un ited Sta tes
Ban k in Baltimore by the State of Ma ryla nd,
Chief Ju sti ce J ohn Ma rshall decla red "T he
power to tax involves th e power to destroy,"
a nd rul ed no state had th e ri ght to control
or hinder operations of a nati onal in stitution
locat ed within its territory . Could thi s not
be applied to civil r igh ts ?
Finall y, we must cong ra tulate th e British
0 11 Cyp ru s for bein g as "li beral" as to issue
arms to her citizens th ere.
Gun Of The Mo nth
I have enjoye d every cop y of C u xs I have
ever gotte n but your curre n t issue has been
th e best. Th ere was not one article that I
was not interested in , all of th em mad e
wond erf ul readin g.
My favor it e is Gun of th e Month and I
would like to see it every month. I keep
th em ; th ey make a very i nt er esting "sc rap
book."
R onald 1. Cunnin g
Mansfield , Ohi o
S ingle S h ot P istols
The Fren ch reader who calls for a new
single shot pi stol may be a yoice a lone in the
wild erness. A good acc urate si ngle would not
be shar p enoug h for th e only course suited to
it, the free pistol cour se, withou t a lot of
work . It is al so not suited for A merican three
stage courses . Th e la st US pi stol of this
class, th e Tompkins, sank withou t much tr ace
some years ago. A lot of th e de ma nd for
singles is by coll ectors n ot in terest ed in
shooting. If th ere were mor e people shooting
the internati onal course, a good single shot
might go over well. Th e Tompk ins came out
cla ss, th e T~mpkil;s~ ~a nk witl;out mt;ch t'race
some year s ag o. A lot of th e dem a nd for
singles is by collec tors not inter est ed in
shooting. If there were more people shooting
th e in ternational course, a good single shot
mi ght go over well. Th e Tompkins ca me out
at a poor tim e, wh ich offset it s good p oin ts.
But it mi ght be possib le to mak e up a
single on a heavy fram e and work it up for
a tr app er s' spec ial, and also as an und erstudy for th e costly free pist ol. Th e US RA
pistol had a fr ame form ed to fit five di fferent
basic grips, and co uld suit man y pu rpo ses.
Also, thi s modern job could be se t up for a
single shot C&B, and ha ve ome market .
Th ere is a single sh ot mad e by an In di an a
sho p of thi s general type. It is solid frame,
ca p & ball only.
Th at article about Hal vor son should go
up with th e one ab out Mar golin, a s a re mind er tha t peopl e who have th e most to
compla in of usually don ' t.
J ohn P . Conlon
ewark , Ohi o
A Note From Down Under
Ma ny th an ks for your lett er re the A RID.
ln repl y to your query as to who will be
making th e F
ri Ae in Au stra lia, it will
be ma nufac tur ed by th e L ithgow conce rn,
who ha ve been turni ng out a fa ir qu ality
lin e of .22 calibre sporre rs for th e commercial mark et for some years. I don ' t kn ow
whet her th ey are a purel y pri vat e conce rn,
making th e F N under contrac t, or whet he r
th ey ar e Governm ent pon sored. As a tar get
shooter, I have had some expe rience with
Lithgo w barrels, used as replacemen t ba rr els
in the .303 Lee-En fiel d riAe. Th e qu ality of
Our lar ge-bore tar get shooting here, as in
England, is in two classes : SRa, and SRb.
In SRa shooting, the rifle must be used as
issued, without th e use of the shooting sling.
SRb allows th e fitting of a heavier ha rre l,
windgauge rear sight, and use of a sling.
Shooting as done by the civilian rifle clubs
is all SRb, and those who use the SMLE as
t he basis of their target rifle always fit a
heavy harrel, as the issue barrel is very lig ht
and is almost always shot out by the time
we get it. The only heavy barr els availab le
here are those made by Lithgow, and th ey
have proved perfectly satisfactory. I use a
P 14 myself, being a firm believer in th e
Mauser action, and th e one-piece stock. I
used the original barrel for two seasons,
until I was lu cky enough to win some prize
money at the Canter bury Championships last
year, and got a new barr el made by B.S.A.
The Nato car tridge will be manufa ctu red
here by the Colonial Ammu nit ion Company
in Wellingto n. They have mad e .303 cartrid ges for years, also shotgun ammo. Th eir
.303 ammunition is head stamp ed C.A.C. and
the date. (Year only.)
Since writi ng to you before, have pick ed
up a 7.7 Jap Ari saka, and after lookin g a
bit deeper th an the r ough sur face finish, was
impr essed. Definitely not the heap of junk
that some writ er s would have one believe.
Have you found a bolt in a military rifle
tha t can be taken apart quicker or easier ?
Also preferred the hin ged magazine floorplat e wit h the catch in th e guard to this
business of poki ng bulle ts into little holes
when you want to strip the magazine. Leave
off th e rattly bolt cover, and the odd aircra ft
sight, and you have a pretty good ser viceable
military weapon. It can't be too bad; look
at th e damage the J aps did with it. Arisaka,
with wart ime ammo, turned out groups com-
vival," and "Where Are Tomorr ow's Minute
Men ?" really interested me. It 's easy to see
what Mr. Soule means, and I agree with him
completely.
It might interest your read ers to know that
here in my area most people th ink Civil
Defense and even a small amount of pre par edn ess is a waste of t ime. One fellow told
me I was crazy for even th inking about it.
I find tryi ng to expla in anything to most of
them is useless. I wish th ere were some way
to wake the m up.
My arsenal conta ins th e latest and hest
military rifles and pistols I could obtain, as
well as sporting rifles, shotguns, and older
milita ry types th at could be used if necessary. I would lik e to add submachine guns,
but red tape and high costs pr ohibit. Th e law
should be changed. I tr y to keep at least
100 round s of ammo for each caliber . However , 500 would be better.
I think the questions of Civil Defense and
survival are very real and deserve serious
thought. I'd appreciate hearin g other id eas
and comments from you and your readers.
Roger L. Koob
Je sup, Iowa
~I/lfit~l~n'tf ;yJ6tI"R~yendl ~¥erty;~O~dT Je'TVrc~aJ)re
.r"t ed 1\• .l\oYt, Jr., r'res,
Colt' s P atent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
military weapon. It can' t be too bad; look
at th e damage the J aps did with it. Arisaka,
with wartime ammo, turned out groups comparable with most mili tary rifles I have fired.
Too many gun writers ' (not you) are inclined to sneer at the weapons of oth er countrie s, and lull people into a fal se sense of
security. I love fine gunsmith ing, all milled
parts, and nice walnut stocks as much as th e
next man, hut th e day of the military rifle
built on th ose line s is gone. In fact, it went
in 1914, but not everybody realized it. The
big things t oday ar e Mass Production, and
Exp enda bility. Look at th e weapons turned
out by the Germans in th e closing stag es of
the war. They were cr ude, and rough, hut
they were killi ng weapons, and they worked .
GUNS, and your article in particular, have
tau ght me more about th e weapo ns of th e
world, not ju st those of the Western Powers,
than anything else. So long as GUNS is available here , I will rem ain a sub scriber.
Ian M. Barker
New Zealand
Question For Californians
In your J anu ary, 1959, issue there is a
letter to the editor from California stating
that it is a viola tion of the law to practice
shooting in the counties of California adja cen t to th e coast. If you will be so kind
as to check this and let me know if th is is
tru e I will deeply appreciate it.
Rober t W. Keene
Tuckahoe, N. Y.
Civil De fense Useless?
Congra tula tions on a fine job. Keep up
the good work . As an ex-Gl and milit ary
weapons collecto r. the art icles "22's For Sur -
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Excusable Prejud ice
Pl ease excuse my delay in wntmg you
concerni ng th e excellent article on th e "Return of the Colt Rifle" in thi s month's issue
of GUNS Magazine. While I am adm itt edly
prejudiced, it was a tremendou sly int eresting
and factu al piece.
Seriously, I was tr emendously pleased with
the ar ticle and apprec iate th e nice thi ngs you
said about me and my company.
Fred A. Roff, r-, Pres.
Colt's P atent Fire Arms Mfg. Co.
Price Correction
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Price Correction
Many th ank s for Keith's excelle nt art icle
on our Schultz & Larsen rifle and 7 x 61
Sha rpe & Hart car tridge. It is most comprehensive. However, the pri ce of $145 as
quo ted was in effect when Elmer got th e ri fle,
hut is now $160. We took increases at the
factory, plus 5% increase on ocean fr eight.
When we eliminated jobbing on Nov. I, 1957,
we cut th e pri ce from $166.32 to $145, but
have had to advance again. Our ad vertisement in GUNS gives th e current pri ce.
Phil Sharpe
Sharp e & Hart
Emmit sbur g, Md.
Will Do, S oon
I would lik e to see more art icles like
" Which Bullets Are Best," "The 17 J avelina ,"
and "T he Comeback of th e Colt Rifle," in
the December, 1958, issue. I am a novice in
the arms field , and the charts and info. in
"W hich Bull ets Are Best" taught me a lot of
things I didn 't know.
Troy L. Hall
Denton, Texas
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By KENT BELLAH
T
HE WORLD'S highest velocity revolver ,
the Harv ey .224 Kay-Chuk , will give you
a real Bang! and an exh ilarating experience.
Th e wild cat develop ed by Lak evill e Arms,
Lak eville, Connecticut, twists a little missile
toward outer space at more th an twice th e
speed of sound. What it does on th e terminal
end shouldn't happ en to a dog. A pipsqueek
Smith & Wesson K-22 rim fire is conver ted
to center fire and cham bered for a slightly
short-nec ked K-H orn et. Horn et cases ar e
tr imm ed only .050" and ar e formed in one
firin g.
par ed to a mere 80 F.P. with .22 L.R . mat ch
ammo in a 6" barrel. Thi s excelle nt, har dhitting Hi·V load still lef t something to be
desir ed for the ult imate in varmint destr uction, alt hough bullets penetrate deep and expand well.
With cooper ation from Sisk Bulle t Co.,
Iowa P ar k, Texas, I designed th e first jacket.
ed .22 pill for hand gun s, the Sisk 37 gra in
Revolver Bull et. It has th e basic Jugular
design th at permits higher velocity with
deadl y acc uracy, and th e most sh ock ing
power in big bores. Th e new number ha s a
soft lead core and flat nose, with a hollow
point exte nding below th e short, .320" jacket.
It re tains th e fine accuracy of the rifl e number, with much fa ster blowup, and mu ch
higher velocity with up t o 2.5 grains more
powd er. Not yet chronogra phe d, it should
register as much as 2,500 fp s, with M.E. a
whooping 514 F.P .
I' ve had fine accuracy with from 8.5 to 12
grains 2400. My favorite load is 11 grains,
whi ch has " adequate" blowup. Blasting No.
303 cans of bean s, bullets ente r the can,
explode th e can and conte nt s be/o re penetrating! We never did find an exit hol e. Some
", .U VVPJ.U E;
Kay-Chuk round is fire-formed (top)
with shoulder from .22 Hornet (bottom).
.30 CALIBER, 180 gra in Matchking. ·
A fully ja cke te d b ulle t with exceptional accuracy made especially for
championsh ip competition sho oting .
A Kay-Chuk is th e easiest and chea pest reo
loading hand gun for pr ecision shooting, and
the least temp er ament al. Alm ost with out reo
coil, there is no rock ' n roll to spoil your aim .
Groups are ti ght er th an th e Sunda y shoes a
country gal wear s on Sat urd ay night . It chills
your kill faster than a blu e whistl er norther
in Texas. It does twice th e damage on varmints as fact ory .357 Magnu ms. Th e rifle-like
crack is as loud as a .357, while the rifle-like
traject ory eliminates hold -over at any norm al
ha ndg un ra nge. Sta ndard rifle bull ets pun ch
holes in %" steel plat es that shed fa ctory
.357 M.P. loads. K·Horn et rifles are dan dy
.30 CALIBER, .30 8 Diameter, 110
gro in Hol low Po int . The lightest
successful .30 Caliber bu llet mode .
Phenomenol accuracy and k i lling power ot vormint ranges.
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Kay-Chuk penetrates with big hole
in steel plate only dented by .357.
compa n ion guns with Kay-Chuk ammo, with
much of their deadl y accura cy carr ied out in
th e short tub e.
Wh en first developed, the h ighest velocity
V"&" ""1'
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I' ve had fine accuracy with from 8.5 to 12
gr ains 2400. My favorite load is 11 grains,
whi ch has " adequate" blowup. Blasti ng No.
303 cans of bean s, bullets enter the can,
explode th e can and conte nt s be/ ore penetrating! We never did find an exit hole. Some
New jackete d Sisk (I) and Lyman cast
bullets Bellah made for KC.
# 225107
beans were blown 25 ste ps. Cans explo ded
as if they were hi t with a .222 rifle. Fired in
moist sand, the lar gest bullet fra gment was 8
gra ins of lead fused to part of the jacket.
Oth er fr agments were from small to mere
lead smears , ind ica ti ng viole nt d isint egration.
Top loads with 35 gr. rifl e pills penetra te
th e cans, swell th e sea ms, and mak e a 2"
exit hole. Expansion in moist sand is good,
with some 12 gra ins of lead she d and th e
jacket ruptured comple tely.
Un ique is also a good powd er ; maybe th e
best in short 4" tubes. Either bullet shoots
well wit h 6 grains, sta rt ing at over 2,000
Ips, wit h pr essur e below 25,000 psi. Th e 40
grain Sierr a and Speer bullets with th at
char ge star t at 1,950 Ip s in the same pressure
ra nge. Heavier bull ets are not recomm ended.
Blast a fox or similar varmint br oad side
with a factor y .357 and you'll have a caliber-
side, and bl ows th e vital organs out . Such
interior explosion expe nds all shocking power
in the boil er work s wher e it counts, making
it unn ecessar y to pin-p oint your hit in a vital
spot.
Texas exhibition shooter Highwa y P atrolman D. L. Cooper help ed make long r ange
accuracy tests with th e new bullet. With a
two-arm rest he consiste ntly plinked t in cans
at 150 yards, and larger cans at 300. Some
pap er grou ps at 100 yards were under 3
inches. Sighted in at 25 yards, you are on
aim at 100, and only 3" low at 150 yards.
Th e extre mely flat tr aj ectory an d accuracy
make varmints a ci nch at your maxim um
hittin g ra nge. Even if you are not a very
good pistol shoot er, your accuracy ra nge will
be greatly extended with t he easy-to-Ioad
Kay-Chuk.
Loadin g is fast and easy. Use Remington
cases for hot loads, as th ey h old more powder. Cut top cha rg es 15 per cent in WoW
hulls. Hornet cases are trimmed .050" before
forming. Rifle pri mers will in crease pressure,
with little veloci ty in cr ease. I highly recommend C.C.!. pistol primers, as they ha ve excelle nt igni tion and uniformity for light or
heavy load s, and ar e quite sensitive. Fe dera l
or Remin gton can be substituted safely, if
necessar y. Seat bull ets out to nearly cylinder
length . Fo rmed and unformed cas es ba ve
pra ctically th e sa me center of impact , pro of
the cartridge isn't temp erament al.
With Lyman's cooper ation, I designed a
Kay-Chu k mould, Lyma n's No. 225107, for
38 gr. solid or 34 gr . H.P. gas chec k pill s.
The H.P . h as excelle nt cast bullet ac curacy
wit h an alloy of 3.25% tin and 3.500/0 a nti-
Weems is rig ht. Th er e is a th rill in h andgun hunting you can 't get with a ri fle or
shotgun. Tho se who call var mints love it .
Anoth er advantage with a Ka y-Chuk , bull ets
blowup on impact. This r edu ces ri cochets
and mak es it safer in sett led ar eas. Lak eville Arms will do th e conver sion work on
your K-22 at ab out $40., or a new conversion
is available. I recommend a 6" barrel, but a
4" is han dy and good. T hey will also supply
th e new Sisk Revolver Bullets, Horn et case s
ready trimmed and the new mould s.
The versatile Ka y-Ch uk is a fun gun that
gets th e lead out toward t he wild blu e
yonder for game, ta rgets or varmints. Neither
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won't bit e th e han d th at feeds it, even if you
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cyli nder roll ing . Bein g so eas y to shoot, it' s
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dr iving a jeep and somebody stole it , wou ld
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abo ut %, tu rn for jack et ed number s, tha t
should be seate d out to nearl y cylinder
len gth . Ma ximum load s have not yet been
esta blishe d, bu t a good one is 8 grains 2400
for 1,823 Ips. Fired in moist sand, it exp an ds
to abo ut .32 cal ib er with the nose shedd ing .
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R.F. ammo . Small bu llets requ ire careful
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bores. All bull ets mentioned are good for
squirrel size game with 3.5 grs. Bullseye, at
ab out 1,500 Ips, dependin g on the bullet.
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Wa yne Weems, of Fort Wort h, Texas, who
mak es th e Weems Wild Call and the new
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nat e positi on of havi ng to spe nd man y hours
Hornady who li kes to prove his bullets in the fi eld. Th is big gOO-lb. Kodiak bear
test in g hundreds of d iffer ent call "vo ices," as
was dropped in one shot at 200 yards by a 30 cal. 220 gr. Hornady Bullet ahead
part of his work. He h as been call h unt ing
of 76 grains 4831 fired from a 300 W eath erby ... on e of many one-shot trophies
for over 25 years and can bri ng varmints
stopped by t he paralyzing shoc k of a Hornady slug on fi eld-test hunts.
on the run int o easy hand gun ran ge, like
All over the wor ld hunters rely on the remarkabl e accuracy, su re penetrat ion ,
ch icke ns in a farmy ard. He discarded his
and dependable, instant mushrooming of Hornady Bullets. Confidence in your
varm int r ifles long ago, and now uses thc
load adds to your hunting pl easur e-send card fo r compl ete Horn ady list.
h and gu n. Weems says, " Even a novice can
bag all the varmints he wants with a good
call and the Kay-Chuk. P reda tors ar e plentiBullets In all
ful in every sta te, althou gh they ar e seldom
popular caliberssee n unt il calle d. Th ey mak e fine targets a t
225 to 455
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THE RIFLEMAN WHO
STUNNED THE WORLD
... Colonel s. L. A. Marshall reported, from his observation of
infantry in World War II, that never more than one man
in four fires his rifle in combat. Why? General Merritt Edson,
USMC, said it was because they lacked skill with the rifle
and therefore lacked confidence . . . This is the story of a man
who did have skill with his weapons, and the guts to use them.
By EDWARD LORIN G TUTTLE
By EDWARD LORING TUTTLE
T
York got Medal of Honor,
Fre nch cross , many honors.
HE GREATEST THIl G accomplished by any private soldier of all th e
armies of Europe," said Marshal Foch, was th e deed for whi ch Sergeant
Alvin Collum York of the American Expediti onary F orces was acclaim ed th e
out standing her o of her oes of World War I. Fo r th e capture, single-ha nded, of
an almost incredible number of German soldiers, and for th e neutralizing of
ma ny critically placed machin e gun nests which would other wise have taken a
bloody toll of American lives-might even have halted a ma jo r advanceGeneral " Black Jack" Pershin g hims elf na med York " the outstanding civilian
soldier of the war. " For his act of individu al heroism on Octob er 8, 1918, Alvin
York was awarded the Congr essional Medal of Honor, th e Fr ench Legion of
Honor , the Croix de Guerre with pal m, the Meda ille Militaire, th e It alian Wa r
Cross, and other high Allied deco ra tions.
York did it all simp ly by knowing and putting into practice the correct use
of the rifle and the pist ol in war.
Wh o was Alvin York? He was a conscien tious objec tor fr om th e hills of
Tennessee. And he was the foremost single rifleman of World War I. If th ese
facts seem conflicting , perh aps thi s stor y will bring th em into focus.
Th e story begins at 3 A.M. on October 8, 1918, when th e regiment al command er of the 328th Infantry, 82nd Division, called in the company comm an ders
of his 2nd Battali on. He ordered th em to atta ck, from Hill 223, th e Ger man
forces which wer e entrenched facing them on a steep wooded hill across a 500
yard open valley. Th e att ack would move out at 6 A.M.
Capt ain F. C. B. Danforth Ir ., CO of G Company, deployed his outfit in two
assault waves : two plat oons in fr ont , two in th e rear for support. Sgt. Harry M.
Parsons commanded th e left support plat oon, an d one of his corpo ra ls was
Alvin York , a 31 yea r old far mer fr om th e Tennessee mountains.
At 6 A.M., " zero hour ," Co. G moved forward down the slope of Hill 223 int o
th e deadl v [o Man 's Land of that ov en valley. Machin e gun fir e pour ed on
When Company G advanced from Hill 223, Jerry machine guns pinned them
down. The rifle line ducked for cover, then advanced from shell hole to shell hole.
to shellhole. Casualties moun ted.
Sgt . Parson's pla toon was cut off from the rest of G
Company by a ridg e and by the wall of criss-crossing fire
between him an d the other elements. Heavy fire on Parson's own platoon made it obvious that a charge would be
no thing less than sui cida l ; one careless sweep of fire fr om
anyone of th e ma chine guns facing them could wipe them
out. P arsons' nex t mo ve displayed th e initiative that sometimes ena bles th e Ame rica n fight ing man to whip th e more
perfect military robots pro duced by other armies. Heavy
brush slanted down a slope at P arsons' left , and he order ed
17 men-Sgt. Ea rly , three corpora ls (including York) , and
13 privates-to swing left into that brush and try to work
in behind th e German guns.
Ea rly led his 17-man task forc e about half a mil e
through thick und erb rus h, going it blind, expecting at
every step to hit heavy resistan ce. The first Germans th ey
saw were two stre tcher bea re rs , who turned and ra n. Th e
Ame ricans fired . One German stopped, submitte d to capture . Th e other kept going. Ea rly kn ew the man had to be
stopped before he gave the alarm, and led his men in
hot pursuit.
Th ey chased th e fugitive stra ight into the headquarters
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of a German ma chine gun regim ent , where between 80 and
100 Germ ans, including three officers, wer e at their breakfast. Th e Ameri can s charge d, firin g. T wo or three Ger mans
fell ; 15 or 20 others threw up their hands. Early said,
" Cease fire. Th ey're going to surrender."
Th e or der may have been a little pre mature. One Ger man
kept on firin g, and a corp oral named York sho t him. One
shot, one pin wheel hit.
Th at might ha ve made th e " capture" stick ha d it not
been for the several well-mann ed ma chin e gun s, so far un·
noticed, on th e hill to their right. Th ese guns swung and
opened fire. Th e range was from only 20 up to 60 yards.
Six Americans fell dead, three wounded. Of the eight left ,
York was one.
Th e eight Americans took what cover they could. Early
was one of the wounded ; told Corporal Cutting to take
over. But Cutting was also wounded. Corpor al York was
the next man in line. He took command.
York was shooting back at the German ma chinegunners
from his prone position. As he put it later, every time a
German head appeared over th e gun emplacements, York
"just tech ed him off." It was, he said, mu ch like th e
shooting mat ches ba ck in Tennessee ; about the same di s15
"Over the top." American doughboys rise from trenches and cross No Man's Land at
dawn to attack German machine guns 500 ya rds away. Sgt . York ended day as a live hero .
tance (60 ya rds) , but " the targets wer e bi gger. I couldn't
ver y well miss at that distance. And I didn't ."
Even so, the German ma chin e guns to ok turns sprayin g
the American position-not even York could keep th em all
~ery- weIll ~fs;:an ha\na is~nie. -A~d j''T'chan 't~ ".. L-1_' +
Even so, the German ma chin e guns took turns sprayin g
the American position-not even York could keep th em all
down all the time-but, York said, " They couldn't seem
to hit me."
After a few minutes, York stood up. Th e pr one posit ion
hampered him , he thought. He could hi t an y target he'd
seen so far fr om a standing position, and he'd ha ve a wider
sweep of fire, could move faster. By now, he had fired
several 5-round clips. His rifle was hot, and he was runnin g out of amm unition.
A German officer and five men charged out of a trench
25 yards distant, at a time when York had only two or
three rounds in his rifle. He pulled his .45 automatic. He
dropped th e man furthest fr om him ; th en th e man next
furthest-and so on, from last to first. Six sho ts; six German casualties, all dead. " Tha t's th e way we shoo t turkeys
ba ck home," York explained later. "If you shoot th e ones
in the rear, the ones in front don't kn ow what's happenin'
and th ey keep on comin' and you get them all." He got
them all.
York said that after that charge he " knew he had 'em
licked." Th ey couldn't hit him , and he could hit th em. As
long, that is, as his amm unition held out . He began shouting to th e Germans to surrend er. " I didn't want to kill any
more than I had to ," he expla ined. " I' d tech off a couple,
then yell again ." So far, he had, he thought, killed more
than twent y.
A Germ an major amon g the headquarters unit "captured" earlier, called out, "What are you, English?"
York said, "No. American."
The ma jor said , "Go od God ! . . . Look, if you'll stop
shooting, I' ll mak e them surre nder."
York said, "Do that. And mak e it good ; you're a real
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Test Springfield allowed soldier to sight in t rench;
but York stood up to shoot . Men targets were bigger.
York's home in Tennessee was hill farmer's shanty, but
young rifleman learned to shoot to kill to fill pot.
good target. If they start shooting again, you go first."
Th e major blew a whistle and th e guns ceased firing. At
th e maj or 's command, gunners came pouring out of the
trenches, hands skyward. One of those hands, however ,
concealed a hand-grenade. It came hurtling at York's head,
mi ssed, wounded a German prisoner. York shot the man
who threw it. Nobody else moved. Nobody wanted any
more of York's shooting.
Th e pri son er s numbered about 100 now, and they were
well behind th e German lin es. York ordered his remaining
men to lin e th e prisoners up and start them moving. The
German major asked York how many Americans he commanded. York sa id, " Plenty. Tell your people to make a
column of twos." Th e maj or obeyed him. York stood close
to th e major, his Colt pointed. When the column was
for med, York told th e maj or, "Start hikin'. " The major
ask ed a natural question: " Which way? "
Yo rk didn't know. Th ey had follow ed a deviou s course
through th e brush, and th e fight hadn't left York mu ch
sense of directi on. He asked the major whi ch way to the
Am erican lin es. Th e maj or made a suggestion. York fig.
ured th e major was lyin g ; ordere d th e column off in th e
opposit e directi on . . . York was right ; th e major had
lied. Wh o could blame him ?
But this course, th ough right, led through German frontline positions. As th ey .appr oached th ese po sitions, still
ot her m achine guns swung to fac e th em. York ordered the
major to blo w hi s whistle. " Make 'e m surrender ," he said,
"or I'll shoot you first , and after you, th em." Th e major
blew his whi stle, shouted the order. He made it emphatic;
he knew only too well that York wasn't bluffing. Th e Ger.
mans ahead of them surrendered. One didn't , and York
" teched him off" with one shot. "Hated to do it ," he said
later, " but it looked like I had to."
York and the thin remnant of Sergeant Parsons' 17-man
task force marched 132 German prisoners back to th e
American Battalion Headquarters. Nobody th er e wanted
to take charge of that many prisoners, so York and hi s
squad marched them further to the rear, offering them to
one unit commander aft er another. He finall y delivered
them to th e 82nd Division Headquarters. Brigadier Ceneral Lindsay said , " Well, Corporal, I hear you've captured
the whol e German army." York said no , only 132 of th em,
and would th e general please take them off hi s hands ; he
was tired of them.
Officiall y, York killed "not less than 25" Germans that
da y ; captured 132 Germans including four officers ; too k
" about 35" ma chine guns. How many Germans he actually
faced in d oing thi s, nobody knows. It is a further matte r
of r ecord that, just aft er York's engagement, Captain Dan.
forth and one company runner encountered 44 Germans
not far from where York had taken his prisoners-and th e
Germans surrend er ed. It can be surmised that what th ey
had seen that morning of Ameri- (Continued on page 48 )
Alvin York, still boosting the rifle over scatter guns, came into Iime~
light in 1940's with release of Hollywood's life story motion picture.
Bird-thrower Manauta (back to camera) plucks
tail feathers to give thrown bird crazy flight.
TRAINED LIKE A BASEBALL PITCHER TO THROW
LIVE BIRDS AT ANGLES CALCULATED TO DEFEAT
THE GUNNER, THE MEXICAN COLOMBA'RE KEEPS
SCORES LOW IN SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER SHOOTS
THf GUNNfR, THf MfXI(;AN (;OLOMBA'RE KffPS
SCORES LOW IN SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER SHOOTS
Top gun Tiffaine of Puebla talks
birds with companion at Laredo.
Thrower Jose Manauta shows how pigeon's wings
are folded back between fingers for toss that
is calculated to help bird escape the guns.
Tough game takes two quick shots, so often
automatics (below) or over-unders are in
use by skilled wing shots (rt.) who fire over
head of throwe r in scoring on the bird.
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EXICAN SHOOTERS pr efer their sport the hard
way. Rifle marksmen use only open sights to cut
down on, and hit , live, moving lambs at 500 meters. Pistol
enthusias ts fire a wa y at 150 meters, using silhouettes of
plucked chickens as ta rgets. And Mexican shotgunners
scorn the cla y pi geon, principa l target of gringo gun ners.
South of the border , the scattergun target is a live pig eonnot released fr om a cage but thr own int o headl ong flight
by a " thrower" who uses every tri ck (and there are many)
to fool the shoo ter.
The bird thr ower , tr ain ed in the pr ofession, tucks the
pigeon 's wing s betw een his fingers , spin s around like a
top and hurls the bird into the air. Th e gunner, standing
any where within 20 meters of the thrower, has two shots
with which to bring the high-fl ying bird to earth within
a specified dist an ce.
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Live pigeon shoo ting has been a sport in certain ar eas
of Mexico for several years, but only within the past few
months has it moved close to th e border of Texas . Two
pi geon shoots hav e been held on the bord er within the past
year. Both were staged in Nuevo Laredo, a boomin g border
city ju st acr oss the muddy Ri o Grande from Laredo , Te xas.
The first contest, called the First Int ernational Live Pi geon
Shoo t, was held last October. Luist TifIai ne of Puebla,
south of Mexico Cit y, won the contest. Th e second in ter na tional mat ch was held in February. Both of the contests
were promoted by the Nuevo Laredo Gun Club.
Only 78 gunn ers were permitted to enter. The line-up
was limited for two reasons: 1. The shoot was a one-day
affai r. 2. Each throw requ ires a terrific amo unt of ener gy,
and the stamina of even the best bird th rower is limited.
Thrower fo r these contests was 45 -year-old Jose Manauta,
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Nylon for sweaters is usual, but nylon
in rifles means revolution in arms
making plus low-cost production of
accurate .22 crow shooting plinkers.
FOR THE
By WILLIAM B. EDWARDS
SPJ.\CE J.\GE!
AN ER A IN GUNMAKI NG ha s ju st ended. I saw pr oof of its ending in Decemf i ber at th e Remington Bridgeport factory. In th eir office, decorated with
hi storic Remin gton firearms, I first saw the new .22 " Nylon 66" rifle-the ri fle
with stock and actio n made fr om one piece of nylon.
How sha rp an impact thi s radical new aut oload er will ha ve on th e industry
depend s on how qui ckly th e era ends in other factories. Sometimes an age ends
slowly: the Roman Empire took 500 years to decline. Sometimes th e end comes
swiftly: nylon replaced silk in stockings almost overn ight. Now, nylon replaces
wood and steel in guns. How rapidly the cha nge comes will depend on how you
an d shooters genera lly react to the new materials. But one thing is certa in: since
Remington released the Nylon 66, th e gun game will never be the same.
Though some concessions have been mad e to tr adition in styling, th e new
rifle' s butt stock, forearm, and rece iver are ma de all in one piece from Du Po nt
"Nylon 66." Th is rifle for the Space Age has th ree ma in parts made of con ventional metal : the steel barrel, the steel breechblock, and the spring-loaded
striker block or hammer. Th e sear group is of sheet metal and springs, but the
trigger (a nd of course th e trigger guard) ar e formed of nylon.
In manufacture, the stock shells are mould ed in separ ate halves, th e lin e of
joining bein g ri ght down the middle all aro und. No solvents will dissolve th is
material. As th e shells come from the moulds, th eir j oining surfaces are swabbed
Dramatically-styled new Remington .22
combines traditional with advanced
materials never before used in, guns.
LIGHT. STURDY
RESISTING WEAR OR
CORROSION. CAPABLE OF FINE
ACCURACY. REMINGTON NYLON 66
RIFLE MARKS A NEW AGE IN FIREARMS
ge t he r and
clamped to set fo r
one hour. After ward, th e
surface is polished to give it
a smoo th luster , a tool runs a set
of fine lin es aro und th e j oin t, and the forend tip and pis tol gri p an d butt caps ar e acidwelded on . The chec ker ing of grip and for end is perfect, which is natural eno ug h, if you remember that the
stock-receiver comes fr om th e mo ulds perfectly duplicating
th e pa ttern.
Eac h stoc k is made so acc ur ately that it is actually a
gauge in whic h to tes t th e conventionally-machined steel
parts. If th e bo lt or barrel lock don't fit, chec k th e tooling.
Some thing is wrong there, for th e stoc ks ar e pe rfec t fr om
the mo ulds. Since th e or igina l is perfect, the duplicat e is
perfect. No hi gher quality than that can be achi eved in an y
process of ma nufac ture.
To di sassembl e th e Nylon 66, two coin-slot screws ar e removed fr om th e side of th e steel shee t-metal br eech cove r,
pJvchj"J.h/;'nJ.i.u e.Q,afL :r hp "n vpr pytpnrk fnr w"rtl "hrnlltl_
To disassemble th e Nylon 66, two coin-slot screws ar e removed fr om th e side of th e steel shee t-metal br eech cove r,
whic h is th en lifted off. Th e cove r extends forward, shr oud ing th e barrel breech, and th e rear sight is ri veted to it.
Th e sight is designed for low-cost fabrication from spring
shee t steel; ha s windage and elevation adjustment s.
The stock tak ed own screw relea ses th e barrel which, with
its sintere d p owder-metal fr ont sight, can be pulled from the
Factory test included 75,000 shots with
no stops; plus 25,000 shots in dry gun.
front. Then th e cocking handle (n ylon ) is jerked out of th e
bolt-a spr ing plu g hold s it in by a detent, and canno t wea r
loose-and the steel bolt slides forward, di sclosin g a complex of coil springs gro uped one within an oth er. Nex t, th e
hammer striker is carefully released and slid forw ard, and
tak ed own is complete. Actually, only th e barrel needs to be
removed for cleaning ; and, with the br eech cover remo ved,
th e gr easy foulin g which develops fro m lon g use of .22s
can be wiped away. Th e barrel can of course be clean ed
from the br eech . No other Ame rican .22 autoloa ding rifle
can be field stripped to clean fr om th e breech, and no othe r
rifle ever made has an easier barrel tak ed own th an this
new Nylon 66 Remington.
Accur acy and point of impact ar e not affected by reo
moving and rein stalling th e barrel. Below th e stock is a
coin-slot takedown screw. Releasin g th e screw relie ves pressure on a stirrup-shaped blo ck of steel, which is allowe d to
move up and down in a vertical mortise in th e for ear m.
Th e stirrup locks into a cut on th e cylindr ical barrel. When
th e tak edown scr ew is tight, th e barrel is for ced down ont o
F,Q!irL l~'>. .cl U1(l,Qn at br eech .and.xnuzale.. ..,-jV.UHL<I_.fixm
Th e stirrup locks into a cut on th e cylindric al barrel. When
th e tak edown scr ew is tight, th e barrel is for ced down ont o
solid pads of nylon at breech and muzzl e, giving a firm
bedding with " bench-rest" accuracy. Test gr oups fir ed fr om
this new rifle , using 4X scope and shooting 10 shots at 75
feet, wer e all consider ably under 1". Representative gr oups
averaged .49" for 75 feet , or 1.88" at 100 yards-a very
resp ectable figure for a rifle weighing only four pounds.
Impact and flexural strength of nylon-receiver rifle is proved by
drastic smash-up tests. Gun was not smashed up in these tests.
Choked with sawd ust which would have gummed firea rm
made of usua l materials , self-lubricating nylon gun fired OK .
Breech cove r is concession to t radition; also holds rea r
sight which is clic k adjustable fo r windage , elevation.
Breech cove r is concession to tr ad it ion; also holds rea r
sigh t which is click adjustable fo r windage , elevation .
Safety is in ce nt er, easy for right or left handed riflema n. Below, magazine tube pulls out fo r loading 14 shots.
Nylon 66's light weight is not achieved at any sacrifice of
"gunniness." We discussed gunny qualities and traditional
styling at length in pondering how shooters would accept
the new rifle. Concessions to traditional design were obvious
in several points. The sheet metal action cover, for example,
is shaped for e and aft to resemble the Remington steel receivers of yester year. It's purpose is almost exclusively
stylistic , though it does have a top rib creased for tip-off
mount, plus thickness enough to permit drilling and tapping
for receiver sights. But the stark front edge and rear lin e
are direct carryovers from earlier design. When Remington
makes a receiver from a solid forging, square corn ers are
needed for base lines in the production set-up. If a flat base
is made, as on one end of the receiv er, then all the other cuts
are measured by machines from that base line. But the
nylon stock and sheet metal cover have no relation to th is
now-antique method of gun manufacture. The square shape
is as outmoded as the horse in this motor car world.
But styling can be tri cky. When I suggested making the
cover front edge in a curve, I unwittingly stepped backward
into tradition . In a display case outside of the very office
wher e we were talking, rest ed a Remington rifle-a backaction per cussion lock, dated about 1850. At the front of the
lock was a clipped-moon silver inlay of the exact shape
which my suggested "more advanced" design would have
cr eated.
Inevitably, even with this most radical of manufacturing
pro cesses, Remington has let traces of traditional design
linger on. And in the next few years, the battle of tradition
versus novelty will continue. This battle has been fought
before. "Experts" once decried progress in the form of the
percussion cap. "I do not hold with the patent arms, and
Inevitably, even with this most radical of manufacturing
processes, Remington has let traces of traditional design
linger on. And in the next few years, the battle of tradition
versus novelty will continue. This battle has been fought
before. "Experts" once decried progress in the form of the
percussion cap. "I do not hold with the patent arms, and
the rejection of flint and steel," quoth Col. George Bomford
of the U. S. Ordnance Corps back in the 1840's, when Remington was showing the Army how to drill cap-lock rifle
barrels from rolled steel. But the Army and the industry
learned, and Remington steel barrels and the gun-technology developed from their manufacture helped bring on
the machine revolution in U. S. factories.
Resis tance to tradition dies hard. One of the leaders in
machine manufacturing met hods was Sam Colt. In Hartford, the venerable Charter Oak, in which the royal colonial
charter of Connecticut was hidden from a despotic new
governor, symbolized the heritage and quiet country-town
traditionalism of the state's capital. Colt's smelly factory
was not esteemed and home-town-boy-makes-good merely
rubbed the city fathers the wrong way. But Colt went even
further, twisting the knife, so to speak. When the Charter
Oak toppled in a storm, Colt had pistol grips made of the
wood , combining the old and the new, which he presented
to friends. The blending of the traditional with the new
in the 1850s created what we, of a later generation, are
pleased to consider " traditional."
The American of the 1850s looked upon the traditional
firearm as one lovingly crafted of curly wood and hammered iron. Then came the machine revolution. Loving
hands became translated to lovingly-tended machines. Witness the gun enthusiast of the 1950s as he examines a fine
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FOR ALL-AROUND USE
Aut hor bought .375 Winchester M70 as challenge to self but finds big
cart rid ge has wide prac tic al versatility with many handload combinations.
By BILL McCANDLASS
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Four loa ds g roup ed closely. From
I. to r. they a re : Ideal #3 75449
a nd 44 g rs. # 3031; same bullet
and 47 .5 grs. # 4895; lowe r 1..2 10
gr. H & G spire point plus 32 grs.
of # 4 198. Low rt. , 250 gr. H & G
plus 45 grs. # 4895. Below, Hensley
& G ibbs 2 10 ; H & G 250 ; Ide al
#375449; and two H & G loaded
rounds compared with Speer 235
grain jacket soft-point game bullet.
R , SURE , I needed another rifle
like I needed another hole in the
head. But if all gun nuts weighed the
acquisition of a new shoo ting iron on
th e basis of sheer need, there would be
lots of empty space on gun racks now
bul gin g with blued steel and polished
walnut.
The cartridge and its poss ibilities
always fascin ated me. Th e British had
long claim ed it to be th e best allar ound cartridge in the world, and I
felt if the y, with their well-known conserv atism, were willing to stand behind
such a statement, then it surely must
be something . But 1 just happen to be
a man who has to tr y things out for
him self, so- I ordered a .375 Magnum
in the Model 70 Win chester.
While waitin g for my ri fle to put in
an app earance, 1 withst ood all manner
of wise crac ks from the local shooting
fraternity, including the moss covered
one, "You' ll hav e to jack that cannon
up and put wheels und er it." However,
being pr etty well inu red to the well
known Bron x cheer, I was content to
grin and let the boys have their fun.
When the rifle arrived, I wiped off
the factory (Continued on page 54)
One of country's foremost .Sharps fans is Maurice Clark of LA who describes
den corner shown above as mementos of "forty years of chasing rainbows."
THE BIG SHARPS:
KJ:NG
OF THE
BUFFALO
KJ:LLERS
Clark is one of few men living who has
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SMASHING POWER BUT FOR LONG RANGE ACCURACY
By ELMER KEITH
F
EW RIFLES ha ve ever captured th e fa ncy and th e imagination of
shooters and writers alike as did the Sharps. First made for Christian
Sharps by A. S. Nippes of Philadelphia more than a decad e befo re the Civil
War, the Sharps was one of the most practical and most effective br eechload ers of its tim e. A .44 caliber per cussion piece, usin g paper or linen
ca rtridges which contained powder and bull et, the Sharps loaded and fired
more rapidly th an any mu zzle load er , and some had cap ma gazin es on th e
side of th e rifle whi ch further speeded up the loadin g-and -firin g process.
Closin g th e lever of th e slanting bre ech acti on aft er the cartr idge was
insert ed she ared off th e end of the cartridge, exposing the powder to th e
flame of the per cussion cap. The gun could be fired as fast as a man could
open th e br eech, load , close, and cock the big side hammer. Th ey became
very popul ar as spo r ting ar ms.
With the advent of th e Civil War, Col. Hiram Berdan raised a regiment
of sharpshoo ters , accepting only men of proven abi lity with the rifle.
Berden armed his regim ent with the new br eech loading .52 caliber Sharps
rifles, with triangle ba yonets. Th e effectiveness of Berdan's Sharpshooters
and the Sh arp s rifles was well demonstrated at the battle of Gettysburg,
where a sma ll contingent of Berdan's Sharpshooters laid down such a
terribly deadl y fire that th ey prevented Lee's tr oops from occup yin g several
key positions. This is credited as a direct contribution to the Union victory .
At th e close of the Civil War, with th e coming of metallic cartridges
incorporating th e primer as well as the powder and bullet, the existing
Sh arps .52 caliber percussion arms were conver ted in great quantity to
cartridge arms. Conversions to metallic .52-70 Rim Fire, and later to .50-70
Sharps .52 ; aliber- per cussion arms ~ere -c onver ted in great quantity to
cartridge arms. Conversions to metallic .52-70 Rim Fire, and lat er to .50-70
Rare M 1877 Sharps rifle in .45-2 6/ I0" caliber was named
"Creedmoor" after the famous target range on Long Isla nd.
Sup erb examples of Sha rps guns include top Borchardt by Kellogg Bros.,
second ma d e by factory and finest quality; rifle with patch box is fines.t
Sharps octagon rifle .44- 105-520 was built in Hartford shop for
great buffalo hunt; has full length scope for long range shooting.
First model Sharps rifle was made by A. S. Nippes of Phil.
ad elphia; has automatic cap magazine which primed breech.
Borchardt action finished and beautifully engraved by gunmaker Schoyen of Denver is .38-55 calibe r. Below, Sharps in
Philadelphia made few rifles on actions of cap lock pistols.
Center fire (1% " case), included both th e short
carbine with lanyard ring on the left side for cavalry
use, and also the long, ro und-barrel, full-stocked
weapo ns fitted with tan g peep and globe front sights
for sniper use. These became very pop ular amon g
the Indi an fighting troops on the fron tier , and were
also used very effectively on th e buffalo.
In company with Harold Cr oft, I visited the
original Sharps factor y on the outskirts of P hilad elphi a ; a sma ll stone buildin g on the bank of a small
cre ek, where th e first Sharps rifles were produced
long before th e Civil War. Later, the factory was
moved to Hartford , Conn ., and still later to Bridgeport, Conn. Much later still, aft er the Sha rp s Rifle
Co. had failed, Meacham, a firm in S1. Louis, Mo.,
gathered up and marketed still more Sha rps ri fles,
and rifle pa rts .
With the bui ldin g of the Un ion Pacific ra ilroad
and the demand for buffalo hides, the Sharps Rifle
Co. prospered and th e Sha rps long range rifle became
qua .l.Jnon
of th
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and the demand for buffalo hides, th e Sharps Rifle
Co. prospered and th e Sha rps long range rifle became
the sine qua non of th e buffalo hun ter . It was the
most accura te as well as th e most powerful long range
rifle pr odu ced in America at th e time . As th e hi de
hun ting and th e decimation of the great herds pr ogres sed, the buffalo hunt ers demanded and got ever
more powerful rifles fr om th e Sha rps Company. The
.45-70-420 (2.1" case), th e .45-90-500 (2.4" -2.6" ),
th e .45-100-550 (2% "), and finally the .45-120-550
in the 31;4" case, were produced and used. The existing .50·70-473 did not have eno ugh ra nge, so the
.50·90-473 (2lh" case) was pr odu ced, and finally
the " Big Fi fty," th e .50-170-700 in 31;4" case made
its appea ra nce. The big 31;4" load s in both ,45 an d
.50 caliber app ear ed in the final days of the Sha rp s
Compa ny, were probably made by others who acqui red ownership of th e Sharp s equipment and part s ;
but the na me " Big Fi fty" caught on and was app lied
to rifles not of the model so named, even to rifles not
.50 caliber.
The .40 calibers sta rted also with shor t cartridges
fro m th e .40·50-270 (1 11/16" bottleneck an d 1%"
stra ight ) and ran on to th e .40-70-330 (21;4" BN,
2lh" Str .), and th e 40·90-370 (2%" BN, 31;4" Str. ).
Th ere was even a .40·45 Str aight 1% " case, as well
as the .40·50 Bottle Neck. The bottle neck cases were
brought out first, and then the stra ight cases.
In addition to the .40s, .45s, and .50 calibers, th ere
wer e various .44 calibers . Th e early Sharps was a
.44 percussion rifle, as stated earlier . Later, the
Sharps Co. at Bridgeport made a lot of the .44·77-470
(metallic cartridge) rifles. These were widely used
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Inscr ibe d Borcha rdt gun in Clark collection cornmemorat es famou s frontiersmen and Ind ian battle.
Author has owned many Sharps rifles and todar.
p reserves four representative target types on his wal .
saw carr ied th e very blunt -nosed 470 gr ain patched bullets.
Most of the earl y Hartford Sharps I ha ve seen were either
.44-77·470 or th e lon ger 2%" case carrying 90 to 105 grs.
of powd er and a 520 grain patched bullet in the bottle
Mo~t
of the ~arl; H~rtfo~d Sha~ps 'I ha ve s~en were either
.44 -77·470 or th e lon ger 2%" case carrying 90 to 105 grs.
of powder and a 520 grain patched bullet in the bottle
neck case-the old Creedmoor load.
I used an 11 p ound, 30" full octagon barrel, set trigger,
side hammer Sh arps for a great deal of my early big game
hunting ; used it for every thing from taking the heads off
cottontails and grouse and big white Montana jack rabbits,
to elk and deer. Th at old .44-77-470 accounted for a lot
of game ! I also borrowed Liver -Eatin ' J ohn son's old
.44-77-740 Sharps fr om its owner, Dr . Gillam of Townsend,
Montana, and used it one wint er.
Th e 2%" b ottle neck .44-90-to-105-520 was a much
better long range car trid ge. I had a fine 34" light fulloctagon barrel Creedm oor tha t was superbly accurate. I
used that rifle for considerable elk and deer shooting, and
also for coyo te shooting as well.
Sharps rifles were used and also mad e up in such a wide
variety of styles and pattern s as well as calibers that almost
an ything can be found am ong a collection of them . I had
several with "J . P. Lower, Denver," stamped on them . He
was Sha rps' distributor . Many of the parts that I purchas ed
from Chauncey Thomas were so stamped also. The finest
of all Sharps were long, slim Creedmoors ju st under 10
pounds in weight and with 30" to 34" barrels in full
octagon, half octa gon and full round. I once owned a 32"
.45-120-550 3~" with the '74 action and my .44-105·520
Creedmoor was on the Model '74 action . I also owned an
old Model '77 chambered for the .45-120-550 Straight
shell. I still hav e a new-condition 34." round barrel Model
1877 for the 314" .45-120-550 load. These were and still
are grand old rifles and , if perfect bullets are cast, swaged
and patched, and if they were properly loaded, they will
make even mod ern mat ch rifles go some to beat them. As
late as 1900, the Wimbledon Cup match was won with a
perfect 20 shot score at 1000 yards with a Sharps Creedmoor .45-120-550 rifle against all manner of Krags and
other sporting calibers of th e tim e.
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other sporting calibers of th e tim e.
I grew up in Montana and , a long time ago, I bou ght an
18 p ound 30" full octagon rifle th at had been owned and
used throughout th e buffalo hid e hunting da ys by Hank
Wat ers. Th e bor e of that fine heavy Sharps is still perfect
to thi s da y, and one wint er it won me 34 tu rk eys in
Montana turkey shoots, against the best men in the Helena
Rifle Club and others arm ed with the latest mod ern rifles.
I shot it again st ever ything fr om Springfields down, and
never felt th e least handicapp ed at 200 yards. It mad e
man y groups at 100 yards that were ju st one bi g hole, and
at 200 yards mad e some under two inches. It accounted
for many coyotes, too.
The last time I used thi s old 18 pound Hank Wat en
Sharps was at a turkey mat ch at Challis, Idaho. Th e old
Sharps was fired in six mat ches at 100 yards, nearest sho1
to center taking the turkey. It won five turkeys and a 15
pound ham. We shot it with peep vernier rear and blade
fro nt sights against man y scope sighted rifles, including twc
bench rifles. Thi s rifle is chambered so perfectly that nc
resizin g of cases is necessary and the fired case tak es the
next patched bullet perf ectly, fri ction-tight when reloaded.
It has five wide, heavy, and very deep grooves, which all
the authorities say were never made for pa tched bullets;
but I ha ve not seen the Sh arps with shallow flat grooves
that would outshoot it.
At one tim e I owned over 30 Sha rps rifles, but they
were so heavy to move aro und I finally swapped off most
of them, even incl uding my .44 caliber engraved percussion
slant breech Model 1852. Today I have but four: a Model
1877 Creedmoor .45·120-550 3~" in new condition, and
three hea vy buffalo rifles. One is (Continued on page 61)
FOR TOPS IN CROW SHOOTING
GET AN OWL DECOY
HORNED OWL, WOUNDED CROWS, SHOTGUN AND
SHELL-AND YOU'RE SET FOR A CROW-SHOOT
By WILLIAM SCHUMAKER
EEMINGLY OBLIVIO US t o th e steady gunfire we po ure d at
th em, over 100 maddened crows circled our live great horn ed
owl decoy, a stone's thr ow from the hi stor ic site of the Hudson Bay
Company's early da y Fo r t Colville. Dive-bombing, grow ling, cawing,
ruffling th eir feather s with fury, th e crows heckled th e owl, while
fr om caref ully built blinds, head nets over our fa ces, dull colored old
clothing and drab gloves, we worked th em over with sho tguns , using
23 gra ins of Red Dot p owder behind 1:l,4 oz. of 7lh shot. After a
volley of shoo ting they would retreat t o the tall pines severa l hu nd red
ya rds away, still cawing. But they came bac k, aga in and aga in. With
a low cauir-r-r-r, caui-r-r-r, imitating th e sound of a wounded crow on
an Olt's M-9 call, we got th em back up t o five times, ta king a t oll
eac h ru n. Of course, as anyo ne who has shot crows kn ows, we missed
plent y of the swirling, divin g, bla ck rascals, too. But it was great
shoo ting. We would stop calling th e ins tant the crows spotte d th e
owlUlJWl sta r t sho oti na, Th P,h1 p,an nr oblems were ro uz hlv the same a.s
an 'it s lVl-Y call, we got t em back up t o nve ti m es, takm g a t ol l
eac h ru n. Of course, as anyo ne who has shot crows kn ows, we missed
plent y of the swirling, diving, bla ck rascals, too. But it was great
shoo ting. We would stop calling th e ins tant the crows spotte d th e
owl, and start shooting . Th e lead problems were ro ug hly th e same as
pass shoo ting at ducks, excep t that crows weave and turn, seldom
flyin g straight.
Th ose unpredictable turns kept us on our toes. My Model 97
Win chester 12-gau ge is equipped with a large aperture peep sight
and a Sheard gold bead on front. Th e peep is adjustable and zeroed
so th e pattern is evenly distributed aro und th e aiming po in t at 35
yards. It's a rifleman 's set-up, and it helps eliminate guesswork fr om
cramped positions in blind sho oting.
It had to end, of course . Th e crows wised up , finall y, and stayed
out of range. Occasionall y, they would send a lon e scout to feel out
th e situation . If the scout got excited and buzzed th e owl, cawing,
pa rt of his pals would come ba ck. If we held fire for a while,
eventually th e enti re flock would retu rn . But now the slig htest move.
ment in th e blind would bring a fr anti c warn ing caw, and th e flock
would skim back to th e lin e of safety 100 t o 300 yar ds away. They
sensed now tha t th er e was some thi ng more dan ger ous here even than
a horn ed owl, and once th ey were convi nced of th at, getting them
back was impossible.
" Try the varm inte r," whispered Wayne Siege l, my hu nting bu ddy
on this and many other crow safa ris. We had learn ed that whispers
d o not carry far , but even a low voice ton e is audible across hundreds
of yards.
Pi ckin g up my 26" heavy-barreled .243 R.C. with its 8X Bus hne ll
scope, I took a rest, lined up th e crosshairs on a fine black target, and
squeezed the Da yton-T raister speed lock tr igge r. The crow exploded
into a cloud of fea thers un der th e impact of th e 75-grain Speer
h ollow point bull et in fr ont of 48 gr ains of 483 l.
I slipped the empty case in my pocket and reloaded , but that ended
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Hunter wears dark gloves, hides in
shade of brush, because sharp-eyed
crows can spot flash of white skin.
Crow-eating ·owl is partner in varmint shoot. Birds swarm to torment
him but owl gets the last laugh.
Crow-eating ·owl is partner in varmint shoot. Birds swarm to torment
him but owl gets the last laugh.
Schumaker uses M97 pump fitted with big peep sight and Sheard gold bead
for fast shooting when crows are not wary of decoy. Big-eyed owl looks bored
but was surprised when author (below) blew up crow with .243 Rock Chucker,
FURNISHING GUNS TO REVOLUTIONISTS
IS AN ANCIENT AMERICAN BUSINESS.
HONORABLE OR NOT DEPENDING ON
YOUR POINT OF VIEW. NOT ALL
CASTRO GUNS COME FROM THE
STATES . . . BUT SOME DO
By WILLIAM B. EDWARDS
FN Mauser sporter and cigar are Castro's
"trademarks." Here he traces attacking
route taken by his fighters (right below.)
WHERE CASTRO
WHERE CASTRO
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Castro uses favorite FN sporter with great skill. The scope
sight is probably a Weaver K6 in Buehler top mounts.
Rebels in Provisional Army, called the "Movement of July
26," descend from hills to raid army; carry Johnson LMGs.
Home-made "Sten" guns
are seized by US agents in
California, while Castro
jubilant in victory and men
have FN's, J ohnsons, Mis.
GETS HIS GUNS
GtT5 HI5 GUN5
P UTTERI NG SOUT H of the Uni ted Sta tes like a fu se
on a powder-keg which threatened to blow up th e
Monroe Doctrine, was the Revo lution in Cub a. Led by
yo ung , bearded Fi del Castro , who has spent his fortune on
guns, Castro kept going in spi te of late Presiden te Ful gencio
Batista 's effor ts to dislodge him. How the revolt has kept
going in spi te of the opposition of the modern Cuban ar my
is a story whi ch has com e near to embarrassing th e United
States gove rn ment.
With Fidel's installing of Sr. Man uel Urrutia Lleo as
rebel presid ent, and their app eal to the world for recognition of their belligeren t sta tus under in ternational law, th e
Cuban fr eedom fight might have become an oth er Kor ea.
Attempts to in volve Comm un ist ar ms an d Comm unis t influence in the revolutionary movement-which Castr o's
fo rces blame on Batista---e ould ha ve meant U.S. int ervention . But the revolt remain ed local. A few U.S . citizens have
been ind icted for shipping guns to Cub a, as ha ve citizens
of a dozen other Western Hemisphere nations who sympathized in cash and a rms with Castro. And regardless of
the merits or demerits of armed in surrecti on against th e
internationally-recogniz ed Ha van a gove rn ment, Castro's
hi deaway army in the "Big Mountains,"--the Sierra Maestr a of Cuba's eastern Oriente provin ce-furnished a good
lesson on how to surv ive despite the operations of a
stronger milita ry force.
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Arrayed against Castro were th e arms of Bati sta's 30,000
soldiers. Th ey used U.S. standa rd guns : M1 rifles an d
Spring fields caliber .30 ; Thompson subs and .45 pis tols;
and of course light and heavy Br ownin gs in .30 and .50
calibers. Mor tars in 60m m and 81mm sizes ar e also used.
As a mem ber of the western hemisph er e defense orga n.
izati ons, Bati sta had in the past received arms on credit
fr om the U. S. Cuba has no munition s factori es. But since
Ma rch, 1958, Bati sta no longer could bu y on credit.
ewspaper read ers may have n oticed during March 1958
a squib about 1,000 Garand rifles being held up in ew
York, expo r t licenses refu sed by our Sta te Department .
Th ey were consigned to the recognized Bati sta government .
Why the Sta te Depar tment refused to let th em out is a
secret locked in Munitions Contro l Division files. But with
these arms stopped, Batist a turned to other comme rcial
sources for arms. I ha ve seen an order given a lar ge U.S.
munitions ' broker , said to be of guns for Bati sta , which
requires 1,500 M1 rifles, many other arms, and quantities
of ammunition for a "sho oting war ," all in U.S. standard
calibers. While " State Department export license is assured" on this order, it is not known that Batista had any
success in getting th em. More recently, an ord er for .45
automatics "for Ha vana Police" was stopped by State Department. Meanwhile, shipments of arms continued going
to Castro.
C a st ro lookout keens eve o ~
C astr o lookout keeps eye on road leading
t o Sie rra Maestra hideaway; has FN Mauser.
Th e Cuban rebel arms agents are no t suckers , an d th ere
were no fabulo us profits to be made in smuggling arms to
the rebels. But occasionally incompe tent "gun runners" do
get into the act. In Miami some months ago, two men were
arrested in a mo tel with hand grenades which th ey were
loading with black pow der and homemade fuses. According
to Florida gun cra nks' scuttlebutt-Miami is filled with
Cuban agen ts-the two erstw hile gun ru nners had driven
to the Everglades to test th eir fuses. Th e grenade fuse
assemblies were reprimed with sho tgun caps , and fused
with lengths of dynamite fuse. The grenade bodies were
filled with bla ck powder and the fuse assem blies screwed in.
But such gadgets are more dangerous to the grena dier
than to his enemy . Flash-by of th e prim er cap past the
dynamite fuse often set off th e gr enades as quickly as th ey
ar e thrown. Ordnance gr enade fuses are varnished and
sealed against such flash-by, and loose sporting black
powder is not th e correct filler for hand grenades. Meanwhile, in Cuba, revolutionary fighters died beca use th ey did
not have grenades. These were the young men of the Havana-area Directorio, the students' revolutionary moveme nt.
Censorship in Havana gradually reduced the Cuban
"crisis" of last spring from fr ont to back pages, but the
Directorio attack on th e P residen tial Pa lace ma de th e
headlines. Sever al tru cks load ed with members of th e Directori o crashed the gates, submachine guns sputtering .
But Batista was not in residence, and the atta ck failed fr om
lack of fir epower. Rebe llion , like good government, cannot
succeed unless it is organized. The palace attac k was not
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orga nized. Since th at time, when he suspend ed the promised Novem ber fr ee elections, Bati sta had taken to riding
aro und in a heavi ly armored truck. Meanw hile, th e Directorio set out to get grenades. The seizure of th e bombs in
the Miami motel by F.B.I. agents delayed th eir supply. But
according to reports of the kind of grenades being mad e, it
was pr obabl y a good thing for th em that th ey never got
there !
When I discussed some of the newspap er F.B. I. cla ims
to cap turi ng "50 per cent of the guns shipped to Castr o,"
with a fri end in Centra l Intelligence, I asked him if th is
really meant th at "Uncle Sam lets half of the guns go
through." His reply jolted me a little. Wi thout an y argument, he said, " That would be one way to state it. " Some
corrobora tion for th is idea occurred with the confiscation
in Aug ust, 1957, of a quantity of It alian Carcano 7.35mm
rifles at the home of Gil DeGibaj a in Miami. An American
citizen of Cub an descent , DeGiba ja was cha rg ed with
violat ing th e Neutral ity Act, since the arms and ammo
were believed bound for Cuba. Later, Miam i newspaper
columnists pretending to be in th e know, publ ished that
the Cuba ns "no longe r were interested" in buy ing Italian
rifles . But th e fact is tha t Castro's representa tives have
repeatedly and publicly stated th at wha t they want are U.S.
standard caliber arms which can be easily supp lied with
amm unition captured from th e Batista tr oops. And while th e
It alia n guns caught the atten tion of Miami's federal age nts,
dollars to doughnuts a bi g shipment of .30-06 and .45
calibe r weapons were allowed to slip th rough.
American sporters are popula r with C uban rebel buyers
who find M740 Remington .30-06 as effective as G arand s.
Th e newspapers ha ve often in the course of the revoluti on made mention of
something or oth er that would lead the read er to assum e the Communists were
behind Castr o. Th e time Bati sta him self ran for office on th e Cuban Communist
P arty ti cket is for gotten. Last summer a New York newspaper columnist decla re d " Czech Guns Used By Cuban Rebels! Czech machin e guns are in use by
Castro . .." The fa ct is, that Czech rifl es ar e very popular in Cuba. Th ese same
Czech rifles have been available in the U.S. as ordinary commercial imp ort s, but
were halted ba ck in 1950 when we put the fre eze on doing bu sin ess with
Czech oslovaki a. Mean while, Castro 's agents go to Mexico for arms. Th e Czech
spo rters are popular for huntin g. Th er e, where a secret rebel trainin g camp
operates, sporting rifles of the Cz 47 patt ern , a neat ly-styled mo dified Mauser in
.30-06 caliber, are issued to revoluti onary recruits. A cargo of th ese rifles plus
boo ts, clothing, radi os, and other gear so needed by the mountain fight ers, was
seized by Havana gove rn ment officers in April, 1958, fr om th e yacht El Corojo.
But none of the new-type she 50 Czech military rifles are in use by Castro. This
was deni ed in Chicago as recently as December , 1958, by President Urr utia on
his way to Ori ente Province to assume hi s office. Th e claims of Soviet-influence
guns in th e Cas tro rebellion were str ictly " red herri ngs," was th e sum of his
statements. He was right: th e Ru ssian and Czech guns take special cartridges
which are very good, but not standard any where in the west. After th e first
ammunition ran out , th ey could not ha ve been used . To discredit the revolution,
Bati sta arranged with th e Domin ican Republic to receive five cargo plan e loads
of arms. Th e rebels heard of the move and put on a surprise party when th e
planes lan ded, so th e newspapers carried th e story, "B ati sta Gets Dominican
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Bati sta arranged with th e Domin ican Republic to receive five cargo plan e loads
of arms. Th e rebels heard of the move and put on a surprise party when th e
planes lan ded, so th e newspapers carried th e story, "B ati sta Gets Dominican
Guns ." But as usual th e papers had only half the story. For the arms were
Czech military rifles, whi ch th e Dominicans had bought to send to Batista, and
whi ch he intend ed to "plant" on dead re volutionaries (Continued on page 58)
Surplus Colt .45 automatics from England bounced through US on way to Cuba
but were seized bv dictator Batista's trooDS before aetti no into rphpls' h"'ntk
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rd . m a uaz t n e a n d .303 ca. l i b e r a 1111110 a s sur e p e rp etu al e n ro y m e n t . O n ly $ J4. U:> i n p e rt ec t o pe ra t i ng co nd it i o n . ( A dd $l.00
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bl ad e b ay on et o n ly $1.4:>. Y e O ld Hun ter h a s th e b es t fo r l e s s .
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No.4 Service Rifle
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'I'H "; l.;L'[' lilIATE I N E N Fl Jo:LD S! ! Y es , y ou m ay h a v e se e n t h e s e
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J l iN GL E C ARlJJ N E Enfi e ld No . " t o you at a pr ice A NY O:-iE ca n
a ffo n l - 'Oll ly $~-" H :i ! Y e s, it' s t ru e , a m a.z i n g cond ition Ju n g l e Ca r bin e i n C a l. , 30 3 r e a d y fur in s t ant u s e a s an i d ea l li gh t w e iuh t
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item. Sp e ci al ly d e ve Io p e rl i n \VW I1 a s a f eathe rwe ig ht h ar d h i t t i ng C O in b at ca r b i ne f u r Br iti sh J un g le Arm i e s o f A s i a a nd Afr ic a ,
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cun n in g old ey es b li n ke d in s qui n t y d isbelief w he n he te r n-n ed of h is unbe li ev a bl e e x c lus ive good f ort u n e i n Oo~
ta ini n~ a t a s tmr te stroke t he P IC K of t he w orld' s m-eateet pis to ls a t a p r ice w hic h I>e",:~ i~s_':?E~!.o ~..? ~"!? !!~ ~ .".
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By RAY RILING
OF
THE OLD
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THE UNUSUAL
EXPERT ENGRAVING IN CLASSIC
GERMAN PATTERN SETS O FF
CLASSIC COLT FRONTIER.
F
AVORITE of the arms decorators is the
old Single Action revolver. Rar ely are
they so well done as is this fine example of
modern Ger man engraving, by th e celebra ted
ar tist August Heyrn. This engraver, of th e
firm F. W. Heym in Munnerstadt, Bavaria, is
one of th e Continen t's leadin g decorators of
arms.
Th e revolver is finished in th e curr ent
mode popul ar with Eur opean arms makers, a
two-color effect. The hammer, tri gger guard,
cylinder and ejector rod housing are in a
brillia nt cha rcoal-bone blue. Th e frame,
h -;arr t:>ol
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Th e revolver is finished in th e curr ent
mode popular with Eur opean arms makers, a
two-color effect. The hammer, trigger guard,
cylinder and eje ctor rod housing are in a
brillia nt cha rcoal-bone blue. Th e frame,
barrel and backstr ap ar e acid-gray finish,
prot ected by a dull la cqu er. Thi s combination
of two tones is regularl y seen on th e finer
Euro pean arm s. Th e backstrap is engraved
and inlaid with a gold pr esentation inscription, citing Heym's gift of the gun to me.
The loadin g gate shows a mount ain goat
head in gold and on the opposite shoulder
to balance it is an Ind ian warrior, also
in gold. Th e ivory grip s ar e th e work of
Alvin Whit e of Attleboro, Mass. Th e flying
Ameri can eagle design is exquisitely carved
in very hi gh relief, th e bird seems to be
flying out of the ivory grip pa nel.
I think thi s additional work by an American craftsman is a fittin g complement to the
artistry of th e renowned Germ an engraver.
A study of th e engraving design r eveals
some of th e ar tist's imaginative int erpretation
of th e flowery but formal ara besque. The
dominant motif is the popular acant hus leaf,
a Medit erra nean-area plant which since the
Cor inthian columns of class ic times ha s been
a major decorati ve design. On th e barr el
th e acanthus is repeated in a single row,
t he steel sculpture d to give depth t o th e
leaves or petal s which turn and curl as if
they were real. Th e floral arab esqu e motif
of th e fra me and cylinder, prin cip ally a
vine-like pattern , dates from the Fr ench 1'0cocco period of th e 16th century, and is a
popular design in fine arm s decoration.
Th e classical but imaginatively done engra ving, showing first quality skill with
graver and
chisel,
and th e cla ssical
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Arms instructor Bancroft and instr ument maker Melvin
Loper built ti mer using paper re el tape t o record
quick draw sp eed . Fast gun rig for police is Jordan
holster or "Bord er Patrol" type made by S. D. Myres Co.
By T. O . BANCROFT
I nstructor, Mon roe (L a.) PD
POLICE QUICK DBJlW
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Can Improve Your Cbanees
TRAINING COURSE DEVELOPING CONFIDENCE
IN OWN GUN SKILL PROVES POLICE LIFE SAVER IN SCRAP WITH ARMED CRIMINAL
P
OLI CE OFFICERS CARR Y HANDGU S for defense.
Ideall y, the officer sho uld be ins tructed in how to use
his gun quickly and effectivel y, at shor t ran ges. Thi s instruction is more imp ortant th an any other, for it ma y save
his life or the lives of others . Recent attention focused on
the quick d raw leath er -slap ping techniqu es of th e old west
and not-so-old-west her os ha s caused ma ny peace office rs to
try to become pro ficient in this skill of fast shoo ting . In
Monro e, Loui sian a, quick draw gained immedia te popularity locall y and was soo n sta te-wide . Th e lar ge Loui siana
Peace Officers' Assoc ia tion and the Municipal P eace Officers'
Association both placed qui ck draw contests in th eir annual
conventi on pr ograms. Police officers soon found that the
method of scoring made qui ck dr aw int er estin g competition.
All shoo ting events have some definite meth od of scoring.
One designed for qui ck draw hip shooting dat es ba ck to
1Q4Jt
Th; ~
lTI pth "r! " f
~ ""r;n <Y ;n"]l1r!pr!
th p t;lTIP t" r!r" w
and fire a pr escribed number of sho ts in the event, and it
pr eser ved the fundament al factor s of drawin g qui ckly,
shoo ting accurately with speed. Accuracy was alloted 60
per cent significance in the score, an d speed 40 per cent of
the possibl e score. Dependin g on the scores , shoo ters are
graded as Master (93 % of th e hi gh est possibl e score) ,
Exper t (88 to 92.99 ), and Tyr o (87 .99 and und er ). All
scores sho t by each qui ck draw shoo ter in Louisiana for
the past ten years ar e recorded, an d today th e state boasts
17 Mast ers, 24 Expert qui ck dra w men, and S3 Tyr os.
Comp etitions include th ose at the annual conventions, and
inter-city mat ches. Man y department s require quick draw
practice along with reg ular " qualification" shooting.
Many dividend s hav e occurred to repa y all the effor t
extended by individual office rs and department chiefs. One
of th e most outstanding practical pr oofs of thi s form of
~h""t;n <Y
"r.r l1r rp(l
w hen
Lt.
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r.~",,~n()va_
Ir.,
Lope r holds paper timing t a pe with pen
tr a cing which hits peaks whe n gu n shot
picked up by mike boosts cur re nt flow.
Forgery Squad, New Orleans PD , arrested a susp ected forger. Lt. Cassanova is on the department's qui ck
draw team.
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Forgery Squad, New Orleans PD , arrested a susp ected forger. Lt. Cassanova is on the department's quick
draw team.
Officer Cassano va was trapped and
held at gun point by the suspected
for ger, aft er entering to ser ve a warrant. His dela y in returning to the
squad car caused Cassa nov a' s brother
officer to investigate, and th e disturbance diverted the suspect' s att ention.
Cassano va dropped the suspect, who
had no tim e to fir e even though his
gun was dr awn and leveled at CassaBan croft-recom me nded d raw has officer bring ha nd do wn onto gun butt,
nova. Th e quick-draw of Officer Cassaev oidin q "leather slap ping" and more certain for non-fumble drawing.
nova pro ba bly saved his life- certai nly
save him fr om injur y.
To be able to defend yourself under
Fa cin g target, back to target, walkin g right to left, left to
conditions of such deadly emergency, you must know three
right and forward are a part of the instructi on course for
very important facts : 1) that your gun is in perfect
trainees. Rookies ar e required to become familiar with
mechanical condition; 2) that you will not fumble the
th eir weap ons with eye level slow fire practice befo re atdr aw, an d 3) tha t you will not miss your opponent. An
tempting quick draw. It is important, too, that accuracy
adequate qui ck-draw police course can and will enable the
be required of the trainee before he is permitted to
officer to meet danger, confident that he will score high on
accelerate.
all thr ee counts . In such a course, shooting events are
No claim is made of know ledge of qui ck draw not previbased on actual incid ents which ha ve occurred in the line
ously known; that type of hip shooting is as old as the sixof dut y. A ma ximum distance of 21 feet is allowed from
gun. However, certain correct movements of " han d to
contestant to target. No gun s under .38 caliber ar e used,
nor ar e impr oper holsters and belts permitted. Only the
gun" and "gun at target" are fundamental for a positive
" on duty" gun , holster, and belt may be used in quickdraw and should be given emphasis in instruction. " No
draw shooting contests; otherwise the officer would not
fumble" and the "accuracy with speed" depends on the
receive the full benefit of the program.
individ ual and his physical re-action to mental impulse;
than the other twent y-one.
The doubl e-acti on revolver in perf ect mechani cal condition has become the mos t popular side arm over the past
seventeen yea rs. Several good reasons ha ve substa ntiated
its selectio n as wise and practical for peace office rs . First,
and most imp ort ant, is the fa ct th at the first sho t can be
fired in less ti me fr om th e doubl e-acti on revolver th an the
auto-loa ding pistol. Thi s can be demonstrated by having
the same officer dr aw and fir e each type of gun.
Second ly, th e revolver can fire bu llets of maximum
shocking power, wher eas the auto-loading pistol , abov e .38
caliber, uses meta l case bullets as a means to properly
operate. Th ese lack the explo sive impact of the soft lead
bullet. Since it is the objec tive of th e peace officer to defend
himself, hi s point of most int er est is to put hi s opponent
out of commission the instant hi s gun fire s. In this writer's
opinion, th e best defensive car tridges ha ve lead bullets of
250 or 255 grains for .45 calib er and 200 grains for .38
Special revolvers.
Stress is pla ced on th e "positi ve draw." Th e gun hand
must be placed hi gh on th e gun stock when draw is made
fr om holster. This is accomplished without error by bringing ha nd down ont o stock rather than withdrawing the gun
body movement. Wher e training and practice can eliminate
unn ecessary mental impul se to co-ord inate th e body, the
time saved may save th e peace officer.
This method of scori ng is elas tic, bein g so designed. In
1940, a time credit of 5 was allowed for dra win g and fir ing
5 sho ts in 2% seconds. Today, for th e same tim e credit of
5, a con testant must draw and fire 5 sho ts in 1.6 seconds .
We have eight peace officers in Louisian a who can perform
thi s event in 1.5 seconds and plac e every shot in th e insid e
vita l ar ea of the life -size silhouette at 15 feet from target.
Ten-second stop watc hes wer e the best devices for timing
con testan ts in qui ck draw but it was found that th ese
timing watch es included the hu man error of th e tim ekeeper and wer e inaccurate, as elaborate studies indicated,
from 1/10 to 2/ 10 of one second on the correct time of any
con testant in any event where two or more sh ots wer e fired.
To eliminate thi s timing err or, work began on elect rical
and mechanical devices in September, 1952 .
The need for improving the timing method by bui lding an electronic computer soon became both a pr oblem
and a challenge becau se, to th e kn owledge of th e writer,
no such machine had ever been ( Continued on page 62)
Solid hold is taught by Bancroft who favors revolver for police work. Ranges are short but most speed use of handg un
will be at short distances. Tripod (center) holds flag which tips up to signal shooter. Speed, accu rac y is possible .
on th e initial up motion of the hand. Wi th the correct high
placement of the gun hand, accuracy is assured. Drawing
the gun on the up motion often prohibits accuracy due to
misplacement of th e hand on th e stock in such a manner
that it fail s to properl y ab sorb recoil. Th e gun arm from
shoulder to elbow should rest lightl y against the side of the
body in a ver tical position, with th e for earm horizontal,
wris t held ri gid or locked, and th e bones of th e forearm
and the line of fir e forming th e same lin e. If th e wris t is
bent , grouping th e fired shots in a close pattern will be
difficult in fast shooting.
Po sition of the gun arm with respect to the body sho uld
never change after once established. High or low, right or '
left shots are controlled by the posi tion of the front foot or
body pivot. One hundred eighty degree s firing range is
instantlv availahle without mo vinz the feet .
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By KEN LOUTON
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N SOME of the den sely populat ed ar eas of our
country (and in creasin gly in many no t-so-denselypop ula ted ar eas ) , a permit to hu nt is little more than
legal permission to hunt a place to hunt. Upland game
hunters especially know only too well that Walt
Disney's " Vanishing Prairies" hav e vanished indeed,
and "No Huntin g" sig ns in growing profu sion ar e
confr onting gunners whose only sin is not even one of
associa tion but of being associated with the perhaps
one-in -a-hundred hunter whose bad manners and huntin g ignorance ha ve turned landowner opinion against
hu nters in general.
Something can be done about this . In spec ific ar eas,
of whi ch northern Illinois is one, something is being
done about it . And the story of wha t is being don e,
and how it is being accomplished, is important to all
hunters int erested in the retention of hu nting privileges
for themse lves and future hun ters.
done abo ut It. And the sto ry ot wha t IS bem g don e,
and how it is being accomplished, is important to all
hu nter s int erested in the retention of hunting privileges
for thems elves and futu re hu nters.
Guns' publisher von Rosen closes gate left open by careless hunter. Bad manners on farms hurts all sportsmen.
SHOW OWNERS HOW TO BAR THE
RECKLESS. BAD-MANNERED FEW.
AND "POSTED" LANDS OPEN LIKE
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Area near Flanagan, III., · was turned into farmer-hunter land co-op by game
officer Jack Calhoun. Plan offered hunting closer to cities, should be statewide.
W oodstock, Illi nois, offers a typical setting . Fifty miles
from Chicago, and with a pretty de nse population of its
own, the land around Woodstock is valuab le, hunter s (or
would-b e hunters) are many, and " No Hunting" signs
ar e as common as " B Girls" on Mad ison Street. No
wonder. Owners of the nea t, well fenced far ms in th e area
wer e tired to dea th of being over -run ann ua lly by men
with guns who invaded their fields witho ut permission,
tramped down cro ps and fences, fired too often without
proper regard for stock, roa ds, buildi ngs, or human bein gs
- other hunters, or the landowners and their helper s.
The town of Woo dstoc k (population 10,000 ) ha s a
chapter of the Illinois Federation of Sportsmen's Club s.
Most of the club memb er s ar e residents and, living as they
do in fine ph easant territory, they per sonally had littl e
tr oub le find in g places to kno ck down their quotas of ri ngnecks in season. P lenty of men so situated would have
relaxed in smug complacency to let less for tunate would-be
hunters solve their own problems. But th e men of Woodstock took the unselfish-and fa r-sighted-view. Th ey
knew that hu nt ing pre ssure was in creasing, would continue
to increase ; tha t the situation could result only in fewer
trouble generally. Action now would benefit all conce rned.
Th e Illinois Department of Conser vati on policy ha s been
that the Department should not enter actively into th e
arrangements whereb y designated ar eas were offered for
public use during th e upland game season. The Wood stock
Sportsmen's Club felt that the Department could do more
for th e hunter s by re versing th at policy. A committee was
formed with the foll owin g objectives:
I -To obtain a finan cial statement of the Department
acti viti es related to hunting.
2- To learn in detail th e effor ts of th e Conserv ation
Departments on behalf of the hunter.
3- To determine th e rental value of land for hunting
pu rp oses.
4--To in vesti gat e successful progr ams for public hunting ;
an d, if the findings warrantS- To present the facts to the Illi nois Fe deration of
Sp ort smen's Clubs for th e org an ization 's po werf ul
support in pressin g th e State of Illi nois Department
of Conserv ation to tak e appropriate action .
In vesti gatin g point 1, the committee found that a
finan cial statement would be of no great valu e, because
Point 2 was more produ cti ve. Much of the current game
budge t in Illinoi s ha s been spent for developin g nest areas
and, indirectly, some hunting of du cks and geese near
Cairo. Such activities are not to be underesti mat ed ; but
improving the plight of migratory bir ds is of littl e relief
or in terest to an upland game hunter in the State's northern
zone. Thi s type of d uck and goose hu nti ng is also hi ghly
commercia l. I would say th at you pay for yo ur sport in
th e Cairo section when you purc hase a Duck Stamp, rent
a blind, and spend a moderate sum on food and lodging.
Certainly such development should not req uire nor thern
license money and most of the " Pittman-Robe r tson" money
-the tax money collected by the fede ral gove rn ment on
sales of hun ting equipment and allocated to the states for
specified uses.
Most developments req uiring the purchase of land for
huntin g are carried on in southern Illinois- on the logical
basis tha t land val ues there are so much lower th an near
Chica go. This is true, of course, but it does no t produce
hun ting faci lities where they are most needed, which is
near the congested areas.
The State also raises pheas ants and releases them where
Opening up "natural land" to hunting by co-op
plan would offer shooting benefits to more people.
needed. This is a commendable serv ice, but it has a
sardon ic twist when the birds stru t where yo u , are for bidden to follow. In add iti on, the Department offers several
controlled areas where hunters shoo t two bir ds for a
. nominal fee ($2.00). To hu nt on these areas, you submit
yo ur name and th at of your partner for a drawing. A first
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. nomi nal fee ($2.00) . To hu nt on these areas, you submit
yo ur name and th at of your partner for a drawing. A first
and secon d cho ice of da te are given, and if lucky you are
assured of one day's hun ting. Oft en these areas are not
full y utili zed, probably beca use of th e complica tions involved to obtai n a permit, and possibl y beca use sportsmen
do not like the regimentat ion. As an aftertho ught, being
sports, hunte rs mig ht like to gam ble on the drawing of a
nu mber, but no t for the na tive privilege of hunting.
In the comm ittee's opin ion , the mo ney devo ted to the
pr oj ects outlined above could be spent bett er in opening up
mu ch mo re land , witho ut the artificial flavor th ereby sat isfying far mo re shooters per dollar.
Th e comm ittee's findings un der Po in t 3 were pleasantly
surprising. A question naire was han ded to a number of
land owners to learn the main objections to hu nters and to
get opinions as to wha t the actual cash re nta l per acre
sho uld be. Th e prin cip al objections were cons istent : trespassin g, lack of care in crossing fences, lack of common
sense aro und stock, an d safety in the vicinity of buildings.
Hunters tha t appeared open ing day withou t having made
previous arrangeme nts came in for a sha re of cri tic ism, as
did those who did not both er to say " tha nks."
Th e estimated rent al value fluctuated fr om no cha rge
(they did not consider the conce iva ble rent al as sufficient
to ma ke the income a factor ) to ab out $1.00 per acre .
(The sugges ted $1 per acre would cover th e entire season,
payable by the man aging authority, which could then
charge hunters , or not cha rge them, as it might wish.
Actually, without releasing birds, on a 200 ac re far m it
would be unu sual to har vest mor e than 20 pheasants for
th e seaso n, plu s perhaps a little additional small game:
so such a DIan would be
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By pr escribing liber al doses of trap and
skeet shooting for th e ailments which plague
mod ern man , I' m not at tempting to move in
on th e pill -pedd li ng and head-shrinking professio ns . A clu e to th e esteem held for th e
cla y target spor ts by th e medical professi on
is foun d in t he number of doctors who parti cipa te in th e shooting ga mes. Look at any
ent r y list for tr ap and skee t events , and no te
for you rself th e number of names followed
by " M .D." or pr eceded by " Dr."
A few yea rs ago, I inv ited a fr iend to enjoy an a ftern oon of skeet a t t he W esthaven
Gun Club , in Evan svill e, I ndi an a. Af ter int ro d uci ng my fri end to t he shooters, I as ke d
ent r y li st tor tr ap ana SKeet events, ana no te
for you rself th e number of names followed
by " M. D." or pr eced ed by " Dr."
A few yea rs ago, I in vited a fri end to en joy an aft ern oon of skeet a t t he W esthaven
Gun Club, in Evan svill e, I ndi ana. Af ter int ro d ucin g my fri e nd to t he shooters, I as ke d
th e usual qu esti on " We ll , wh at do you think
of the club ?" Hi s an swer wa s unexpected,
bu t to th e point.
He said, " Th is is a beautiful gun clu b,
an d th e memb er s most cord ial, but I wonder what would happen if someo ne would
yell ' Is th er e a doc tor in th e hou se' ?" It
had n' t occ urred to me unt il th en th at all but
t wo or three of th e Sunday aft ernoon crowd
of skeet fan s were either doctors or dentist s.
My fri ends in th e med ical profession tell
me th at some of th e most an ticipated activiti es
at regional an d sta te medical conventions
held at th e F am ou s Fren ch Li ck hotel are
th e skee t and tra p contests.
Th e same sat ur ation of do ctor-shoo ters is
foun d in the national and state trap and
skeet tourn amen ts, as well as a t local gun
cl u bs all over th e United States. I will a nti ci pa te the com ment by some readers tha t
the high perce ntage of medical men who ar e
shoote rs is d ue to the ir above-average incomes . In com e is perh ap s a cont ributi ng factor , bu t not an es sential one . Oth er professions, wher e incom es rank wi th th at of the
doctor, are no t so well represe nte d on the
t rap a nd skeet field . The real reason is that
do ctors, to a greater degree than layme n,
re cogn ize that what Am erican citizen s to day
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M ASHING a clay target into smoke can
be good for you. Th e hobby of trap or
skeet shooting ca n add years to your lif e.
P opping a way at fa st-moving clay pigeon s
co uld save you money t hat mi ght ot herwise
be spe nt on pills and tr anq uili zers. A round
of tr ap or skeet a t your favorite gun club
will cost you less th an th e sa me amount of
ti me on th e psychi atrist 's couch ; and it's a
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th em , seek out th at "great, good, plac e," that
pl ace for re laxing a nd rej uvenation wh ere
ten sions ca n be forg otten. For many of us
that place is th e gun club, a nd the gun spor ts
beat a ny medi cin e.
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me di cal pay ments on th e lon g-for m 1040 ;
but th en , th e Intern al Revenu e Ser vice see ms
unreasonable ab ou t a lot of deduct ion s.)
The ho bbies of trap and skeet are ab out
to assume still mor e importance, wh en we
conside r a recent AP news di spa tch. AP
q uotes a noted ph ysicist as saying th at the
20-hour work-week is clo ser than most of us
th ink. A 20-hour week mu st be re garded as
"progr ess" in the a nnals of man, but it is
not without it' s own peculi ar pro ble ms. Now,
a hobby is optional. We concede the value
of a hobby is better adjusting to the strains
of every -day l iving. But in a 20·h our workweek , a hob by may well be com e a necessity
r ather than an optio n.
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of every-day l iving. But in a 20·h our work week, a hob by may well becom e a necessity
r ather than an optio n.
If I ask th e question , "What will your
h obby be, whe n you need work only 20 ho ur s
to make a living ?" most of you will have a
ready a nswer. But wh en th e twe nt y-hour
week becomes rea lity, will you be so con fide nt? Look a bout you at men you k now
who have retired at the compulso ry age 65,
and note how many of th em hav e failed to
anticipate " the golden years " by acquir ing
a hob by in ad va nce.
The t ime to act is no w. Your presen t life
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slac k.
This is a gre at year to join th e shoot ing
ga mes. 1959 marks t he 60th yea r of t he
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int o every locality. In terna tional Trap is to
be a gold medal event in t he 1959 P anAm eri can sh ootin g games, to be held in
Au gust at cent ra lly loca ted Chica go, Illinois.
The national tournam ent of skeet will be held
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That, to the shooter of today, is " tra ditio n"
in guns .
But what, in the light of the use of nylon
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unl ess some equally drasti c revolution in
pr ocesses of manu facturin g occur, it will be
her e the day after tomorrow. With the introdu ction of the Nylon 66 sporter , a new tr aditi on in gun s is born .
The new tra dition is not an overn ight cre ation. Twent y years "ago, Du Pont chemists
began to synthes ize fr om th e basic ingr ed ients
of coal, air, and wa ter, a new substance,
nylon resin. In many applica tions it r eplaced
tradit iona l mat eria ls. In gears, it wears longer
th an steel and brass. In conveyor belt s, it is
cheaper and longer-lived than rub ber an d
cha in design s. In th e shee res t hosiery, it repl aced silk. Nylon-cord tir es took the boun ce
out of high ways, and nylon silk pa rac hu tes
save d the li ves of count less airme n. Nylon
was wait ing when Rem ington decided to start
a new tr adition also, in the world of guns.
About four year s ago, the concept ar ose
at Ili on to constru ct a rifle havin g stock and
receiver all in one piece. Light metals were
considered , as well as the "plastics ind ustr y."
Elimination of jo ints between stock and reo
ceiver nat ur all y could give higher accura cy
in the final pr oduct. Small bore rifles, especiall y auto loading types, were not noted for
accur acy as they came from the box. Remington liked the chatte r-gun ammo -burni ng
prope rt ies of the .22 autoload er, bu t want ed
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commonly achieved in earl ier guns. But th e
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accuracy as th ey came fro m the box. Hemington liked the chatter-gun ammo -burni ng
proper ties of the .22 autoloader, but wante d
to combine thi s with a degree of accuracy not
commonly achieved in earl ier guns. But the
notion of mak ing the receiver int egr al with
th e oth er part s posed some sti ff problems.
The mater ial to be selected had to be as
practical as steel in it s use as a receiver ;
as li ght as wood and stron ger.
T welve qu ali ties were set up , to be
achieved before the design er s could agree on
a mater ial prop osed for this rad ical rifle. Th e
mater ial 1) must tak e any sha pe desired,
and 2) must have hi gh tensile, impact, and
flex ural streng th. It must have 3) h igh
abrasion resistance, 4 ) great resistan ce to
heat distorti on, and 5) resistan ce to ternperature cha nges, from extre me cold to extreme heat. Since they wer e treadin g in the
path of organic chem icals, some of whic h are
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hig hly flammab le, th e new material 6) must
be self-exting uishing, If a flame is touched to
it, Nylon 66 will burn; but if th e flame is
removed, it will not continue to burn, unlik e a traditional wood-stock gu n. Also, 7)
th e materi al had to be pr oof against solvents,
mild acids, alk alis, fun gus, rat s, and insects.
8) It must ha ve an eas ily repaired finish,
and 9) be light in weight. 10) It must be
perm an ent as to colors . It mu st be 11) in ert
with metals, unlik e sappy woods whi ch may
corr ode steels; and 12) it must be selflubricating a nd dim ensionally stable.
AIter careful r esearch amo ng many pr oducts, structural Nylon 66, a "form of " Zytel,"
was selected as the only k nown mat eri al having th ese pr operti es.
In resear ch lead ing up to the finished gun,
the abil ity to for m Nylon 66 in to any shape
proved outst.and in g. So far, "tradi tional" is
the line and styli ng of th e new ri fle. Whether
Reming ton in the next few years will develop
more advanced for ms of styling r emains to
be seen. But there is no question that Remingt on will develop and market a whole
series of firearms using Nylon 66 to mor e or
less exte nt.
Nylon 66 was tested for strength by such
gross abuse as dropping stocked rill es fr om th e
fourth floor, and by rolling cars over th em.
Some wer e broken, bu t th e abuse they stood
was far heavier than any wood-stock ed gun
would take. I flexed a stock over my kn ee
enough to have broken a wood stock. Th e
Nylon 66 stock was un chan ged .
To test resistan ce to abras ion, one rill e
has been fired 75,000 tim es, showing no
wear on nylon sur faces, I examined thi s
rille, noted a burn ishing on the bolt and
slide tr acks. Th e steel had worn a little ; th e
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ha s been fired 75,000 tim es, showing no
wear on nylon surf aces. I examined th is
rille, noted a bu rnishin g on th e bolt and
slide tracks. Th e steel had worn a li ttle ; the
nylon had not. Six othe r test guns were shot
25,000 times each, dr y, witho ut lu bri cation,
and no nylon wear occurred.
Stocks wer e heated to plu s 252 0 F, with
no warping. They were chille d down to minu s
40 0 , and the rifles performed satisfac tor ily.
In cold tests, an unu sual p henom enon was
noticed about stocks mad e from nylon . Whi le
the steel br eech cover becam e frosted with
ice that chipped off, the stock surfaces at
th e same nomin al temp er at ur e wer e iced
wit h a slush tha t wip ed off. Cold stocks could
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MEXICAN BIRD SHOOT
(Continued fro m pa ge 19 )
Ma nau ta is a mem ber of th e I ntern a tional
P igeon Th row er s Association and is the only
official bird th r ower in Mexico a t present.
H e has been th r owi ng pigeon s for 12 yean'.
Th ere ar e two grades of pi geon thr owers :
pajareros and colom baires . Manauta is a
colornbaire, wh ich is the hig her gra de.
Colombaires are pr o ud of their abi lit ies.
E ach yea r colombaires of th e in ternation al
a ssociat ion ga ther in S pa in for a contest.
E ach throw s 100 b ird s. Th e colom ba ire wi th
t he least nu m ber of k ill s is t he winn er.
Ma na uta, by necessi ty, is a n at hlete. Unl ess a shoote r ha s th ree co nsec utive or four
no n-consec utive mi sses, he is e nt itle d to 10
b ird s. Ma na uta , th er e fore, t hr ew ap prox imatel y 800 adult p igeon s bet ween 10 a .rn.
a nd 5 p.m. the da y of t he shoot. He rej ected
a ll young bird s becau se the y wou ld be easie r
t o hit. T his wou ld be eq uivale nt, at lea st in
number of throws, to a pitch er going all th e
wa y in a half -dozen major leag ue ba seba ll
ga mes in one da y.
Bef or e he throws th e pichon, Mana uta
p l ucks a few tai l feather s from t he bird to
g ive it erratic fligh t. H e th en ca lJs lis to and
aw aits the shooter's comma nd of pajaro or
pull. At th e command, Mana uta spins his
e ntire hod y and heaves th e bird, He ma y
throw it in an y dir ecti on, eve n straig ht a t
t he g unne r.
Both th e bi rd thrower and t he shooter
s ta nd wit hin a 20-met er sq ua re . T he shoote r
ha s a 3 by 20 met er r ecta ngle in wh ich to
s tan d, and t he thrower ha s an adjo ining
a re a the sa me size. At the corner of t he
s q ua re ar e post s four met er s in height . A
wire is str ung fr om post to po st, and the bird
mu st he th e hei gh t of th e wir e before t he
a re a the sa me size. At the corner of th e
s q uare ar e post s four met er s in height. A
wire is str ung fr om post to po st, and th e bird
mu st be th e height of th e wir e before th e
contestant may shoot.
In experienced shoote rs, anxious to ge t on
the bird, oft en blast awa y before t he p igeon
a ttains t he height of the wire. Man auta is
adept at "hitting th e d irt:' Altho ug h many
mi sses hav e been close on es, he h as never
b een hit.
On e hu ndr ed met er s from each po st is a
line encirc ling the sq ua re. T he shooter has
two shots on eac h bird, and the pig eon m ust
f all with in t ha t circ le if it is to be counte d
a hi t. Experie nced shoote rs use bot h shots,
e ven if th e first kills the bird. T he second
sho t is in surance.
If a hird is hit b ut ma nages to lea ve t he
circ le, eit her by flying or wa lk ing, it is a
m iss. If a bird lea ves the cir cle flying a nd
then re turns, it is a mi ss. If a bird la nds
in a tree or on a wir e or building i nside
the circle, it is a mi ss ... unl ess t he p igeon
fa lls to t he gro und bef or e th e next contests-at fir es hi s first shot. If t he pi geon lands
on th e ground wit h in t he circl e, th e bird is
r etrieved by red -shirred cadd ies a nd brou ght
to th e judges for inspection . If th e bi rd is
bleed ing , th e pig eon is cons ide red a hi t.
T he caddies, yo ung boys hir ed by t he
clu b, sta nd on the circle. Ea ch h as a r ed
flag and a white flag. The cad dies wat ch
th e bird s to determ ine wheth er th ey fly or
lan d in the circl e or out. A wa ve of the red
flag sig nals a hit ; th e white flag a mi ss.
A cont esta nt is not supposed to shoot at
a bird if it flies und er the wire or toward
th e ga lle r y, wh ich is sit ua ted behin d him .
If he ge ts off hi s first shot, onl y to ha ve t he
bird tu rn towa r d th e galle r y so t hat he
cannot take hi s sec ond shot, the shoote r
ge ts a no ther pigeo n. In thi s ca se, when h is
seco nd bird is th r own, th e contes ta nt m ust
fire his first shot into th e air a nd th e sec ond
at th e pig eon .
Manauta, li ke a baseb all pitc he r, is afte r
strikeouts . The mor e misses he cha lk s up ,
th e bett er bird thrower he is conside re d. In
order to obtain misses, Mana uta st ud ies eac h
shoote r's style for the first two o r three
birds. Wh e n he finds a weakn ess, he feed s
th e g unner b ird s he ca nnot hi t.
To det erm in e j ust how successful this
met hod is, one need s only to look a t th e
record. Aft er four conse c utive pi geon s, only
11 of th e 78 contes ta nts had a perf ect score.
Only 18 had kill ed thr ee out of four. Aft er
five consec utive pig eon s, only seven shooters
had a str ing of hi ts.
T he cou nt dropped to four on the sixth
ro und. These four gunners held th eir own
throug h the seven th, b ut one dr opp ed out
on th e eighth and another on t he n int h.
On ly two of t he 78 had perfect scores after
the final r ound -. TheX were T iffai ne, .the .d ethroug h the seven th, b ut one dropped out
on th e eigh th and another on th e n int h.
On ly two of t he 78 had perf ect scores after
the fina l r ound . T hey were T iffaine, the d ef end in g champion, and Lt. Col. 1. O. Cosner
(R e t.) of San Anto nio, T exas, a bird hu nt er
and skee t shooter.
Cosner was shoo ting a Model 11 Hem in gto n Automatic eq uipped wit h a ra ised r ib,
Cutts Compensator, and mod ified choke. He
used 7% shots, high velo city , for his first
shots, a nd high velocity 6s for hi s sec ond
shots.
I n th e sudde n-de a th shoot-off, bot h Cosner
a nd Tiffaine killed their eleventh bird , h ut
Tiffaine missed on the twe lft h. Cosne r hi t,
a nd was crowned the new champion .
T he shoot drew contes tants from all sections of Texas a nd Mexico , Some were ske et
a nd trap cham pion s. A few wer e in ternatio nal pigeon shooters. Ot hers were ju st
bird hu nters.
One of the most expe rienced shoote rs wa s
67-year-old Dr . Victo ria no Mateo de Aco sta ,
a throat spec ialis t from Mex ico City. T he
doctor' s den is decorated with mor e t han
350 first-pla ce trophi es won in Europe and
l\Iexi co. Dr. Aco sta , a native of Seville,
Sp ain , is proficient wit h ri fle, pi stol, and
shotg un. In 1930, he won the la st pigeon
shooting t rophy pr ese nted by K ing Alfonso
XIII of Spa in. In 1951, he won the Mexican
Na tiona l P isto l Championship. He h as ca pt ur ed two cha mpions hips wit h a rifl e in live
la mb shooting .
Dr. Aco st a on ly hit 8 out of 10 b ird s
d ur ing th e N uevo La redo cont est. But th e
two mi sses didn't bot her him . " Anybody ca n
win a pigeon shoot," he ex plain ed prior to
t he match, "b eca use eac h pigeon is a different con test. An d the pi geon, not the ot her
shooter, is th e e nemy."
In guns, t he doc tor pref ers side -by -side
do ub les. The piec es he brough t with him to
the shoot inclu ded a $2,000 P ur dy and an
AyA , two fine exam ples of for eign imports.
Ano ther cont esta nt wa s 30-year-old Edward
T ill , a farm er from Bisho p, T exas. Till
suffers fr om mu scular d ystrophy. H e ha s
had it since birth, but he still manages to
h unt by ta king sho r t, care ful ste ps . He ha s
ne ver shot trap or skee t. All of h is shooting
is don e " aro und the farm ," at birds an d
small gam e.
The sho tg un T ill u sed wa s a n old 12ga uge It haca pump wit h a full choked , 30in ch barrel and a crac ked stock. But Till
kn ew how to use it. H e mi ssed only one
bird out of h is first 10, and managed to get
into the shoot-off. Nine co nt estants had
killed 9 out of 10 birds and were competing
for the la st eight pla ces. T ill pl aced t hird,
behin d T ifla ine. He k illed a tot al of 20 out
of 21 bird s, th e last 15 consec utively. H e
used his second sh ot on ly on ce.
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can ri fle shooting in fluenced th at surrender .
The rest of t he battalion distin guished
itself , too. In all, it took 300 pri soners;
kill ed 200; captured four 77's, a tr enc h mortar battery, signal outfi t, and 123 ma chine
guns.
No one can defin itely say ju st how great a
part Serg eant York's fight played in th e
tot al pi cture. But when a hole is pun ched in
an enemy lin e and a large numb er of prisoners ar e taken, word spreads. Men lose
some of their spirit and the fear of enc irclement becomes wide spr ead . However lar ge,
or small, York's part may hav e been in th e
overa ll pict ur e of that Octob er day, he wrot e
a pa ge in America n hi stor y that will never
be forg ott en.
What q ualities mad e Sergeant York show
what he was? Why did he have those quali ti es ? Is it possible t o train these int o men?
Th e an swer to th e first of th ose qu est ions
is thr ee-fold . York h ad valor , shooting skill ,
and jud gmen t.
Val or is sustained cour age . Yor k sh owed
it by per sisting aga ins t heavy odds and great
danger for as lon g as th e situation requ ired.
Wh er e did he get such valor? In the early
part of th e war , York was a conscientious
objecto r. He said that he could di e for hi s
co un try, but that he could not brin g him self
to kill for it. His reli gion forb ad e kill in g,
and his own experie nce showed th e futility
of figh tin g. After h is father 's death, York
went "hog -wild," as the say ing goes. He
drank and swore and gambled and fou ght
and shot off his pistol s alm ost at other men
several tim es. His moth er's patien ce and
love finall y won him to more reason ab le behavior, and he later join ed hi s local ch urc h.
One of th e t ene ts of r har nh urch is : " T h ou
dra nk and swore and gambled and fou ght
and shot off his pistol s almo st at other men
several tim es. Hi s moth er 's patien ce and
love finall y won him to more reason ab le behavior, and he later join ed hi s local ch urc h.
One of th e tenets of that churc h is : " T hou
shalt not kill- even in war."
But Yor k' s culture gave him , also, another
set of values. His family lived in r ura l
Tenn essee. And th e hi story of his fam ily
was a series of war s. Th e Civil War took
both of hi s gra ndfather s. York came from a
long lin e of fighting riflemen. In hi s autobiography, he wrot e : "What's history with
larn ed people is still a matter of story-telli ng
with us, and . .. these peop le ar e not merely
cha ra cter s in boo ks to us . . . th ey wer e . .•
as m uch a part of our lives as these mountains her e and th e log ca bins and the
muzzl e-load ers th ey used, whi ch we still
have .
"Not more tha n 900 mountai n sharpshooter s whipped and sh ot to pieces F erguson and
hi s 2,600 trained men at Ki ng' s Mountain. • ••
These same old guns [mu zzle loa ding r ifles]
. .. mad e it possible for th e 6,000 men und er
Andrew Ja ckson down th er e at New Orleans
to stop 10,000 Br iti sh soldiers who once fought
under Wellington and mu ssed up Napo leon."
York had heard these stories aga in and again
in his youth. He had heard about Tenn essee
ri flemen- Da niel Boone, Davy Crockett, an d
many ot her s-from his father, h is fri ends,
oth er adults. These stories were hi s hi story
lessons, and his heritage.
York's battalion commande r, Major Ed.
ward Buxton J r., t ook over th e role of storyteller in York's life a fte r h e en tere d the
army. York re spected Major Buxton, saying,
"He was a most wonderful ma n at h andling
youth; he once told th em: " Eve ry war al ways pro du ces its out stand in g hero. He
[Major Buxton] d idn't kn ow where tha t hero
was in the Am eri can Army, but th ere wa s
jes as good a cha nce of hi m being in our
ba tta lio n as anyw her e else. And aft er we
hear d hi m spea k lik e th a t we all kin der made
up our mind s to be bett er sold iers a nd ma ybe
try and be that out stand ing on e." . . . And
so York mad e his pea ce with God a nd went
to war; and having becom e a sold ier, aimed
to be a good one.
T he second q ua lit y-c-shoot ing sk ill-s-was
still another par t of York 's heri tage. He
cou ld shoot bot h ri lle a nd pi stol exp ert ly.
York " «rowed up with r illes." H is fath er was
well k nown for his rille marksma nsh ip
around Cl inton, T enn essee. York learned to
shoot by imitati ng hi s fat her. R illes and
r ille shooting-c-both in shooting match es an d
in hun tin g- were signs of manh ood in t he
Tennessee mou ntai ns, a nd York got boththe ri lle a nd the skill at a n ea rly age. Yor k
and his fat her-and everyone else who shot
in th e Tenn essee mat ches-paid a dim e to
shoot a t a turkey's head at 60 pa ces. Or he
paid a hal f dollar or dollar to shoot at t he
ce nte r of a cross on a board to t ry to win
par t of a stee r. If he did not win , he lost
mon e y. Th a t hu rt the " me n-fol ks" of a family of 11 child ren in t hat poor par t of Ten nessee. If he won , he got meat for that
famil y. But th er e was mor e besides. T he
winn er s of th ose matches were her oes. A
tr uly gre a t shooter was a man kn own to all
men. A poor shooter was also know n by
all-a nd lau ghed at.
H uru ina ca rrie d the sa me practical an d
social reward s and penalt ies. If a ma n could
hunt well , he could sup ply food for his fam ily. Family and fr iend s r espected him for
his skill. If a man could not h unt well , he
got less mea t- a nd less re spect.
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H uni ina ca rrie d the sa me pra cti cal and
social reward s and pena lt ies. If a man could
hunt well , he could sup ply food for his fam ily. Family and fr iend s r espected h im for
hi s skill. If a man could not h unt well , he
got less mea t- a nd less respect.
In the target mat ches an d in hu nting, the
rewards we nt to the man who cou ld hi t a
small mark with one bull e t. Only hits coun ted. Yor k-c-like h is fat her and many otherslearned to hit, and hit cons istently.
Th e t hird fa ct or wa s- j udgment, York also
show ed sound judgme nt t hro ug ho ut the fighting on Oct. 8th, 1918. Ju dgment is mo re
t ha n in telli gen ce. It is th e a bil ity to mak e
a wise cho ice a nd carry out one's deci sion.
York d id th a t, not ju st on ce but se veral
times. He out-th ought as well as out -shot
th e German machine gunners, th e German
major, and the second line of machin e gunners. J ud z rnen t req uire s intellig ence , guts,
and a drive to ca rry out one' s dec ision s.
York h ad the m all; used all of th em.
But the York sto ry is more than merely
a saga of heroi c ac tio n. Th er e is a le sso n
in it. If yo u will permit me to dr aw a moral,
tha t lesson is th is:
Shootin g skill g ives a ma n co nfide nce in
battle. York had t hat confide nce . Sheer
br aver y, eve n mixed with good j udgme?t. is
ofte n wast ed by me n who lac k th e skill to
mak e brav ery effec tive. York had t he skill ,
th e courag e to use it , and the j ud gment to
use it effectively. But th e skill came first.
Wit ho ut it, York might ha ve been ju st as
heroic, bu t very dead.
Th e lesson is ju st as tru e now as it was
th en . Sk ill with gun s wo n't make e very
sold ier a Yor k-size hero , b ut it will ma ke
CROW SHOOT WITH OWL
(Continued fr om pag e 29 )
over num erou s blinds on d iffer ent lIocks of
crows several mil es apart gives them time to
forg et. We got excelle nt result s aga in a few
week s la ter.
It a ll bega n mont hs befor e, one evening
while we were stal king cr ows in the br ushy
Colv ille riv er ar ea. It was ge tt ing dark. We
heard an owl hoot. " Le t's slip up on h im,"
said Wayne. " No," I sa id, " I' ll call hi m in ."
He was per ha ps half a mile fro m us. I
"av e the call at int erva ls, a nd listen ed. Soo n
he was an swer ing from barely half th e di stan ce. I calle d again , a nd wai ted . W it hin
seconds he was within 50 yard s of us, an swering eagerly. We finally locat ed him , in a tr ee
riah t in front of us. It was too dar k to see
t h~ crosshairs in my scope, but I put him in
the cen ter of the ent ir e scope field as best 1
could, and fired.
" Yuh missed ' irn,' came from my pa r tner.
Quickly, I hooted agai n. Much to our surpr ise he came clo ser and l it again, hooti ng
and look ing for something that ju st wasn 't
ther e. T his ti me when t he r ille crac ked , he
ca me lIutt erin g to th e gro und .
T hat evening, I was ca rrying a .20 cal iber
r ille on a Sako action , Dougl as barr el, my
own stock an d blu e, loaded with 23 grai ns
of 4895 behind a 45 gra in hollow point bu llet
giving a muzzle velocity of about 3500 feet
per second. It is an excelle nt rille , su per bly
acc ura te, virt ually no recoil, flat, deadly, and
possibly safer tha n the heavi er 6 mm bull ets
in far m ar eas.
" You winged him ," said Way ne, an d pick ed
up a c lub to deliver th e mer cy blow. " Stop !"
I yelled. " He'll mak e th e finest crow decoy
you ever saw." And he did ju st that.
We had a touch y job ge tt ing a safe grip
on a maddened, snapp ing, cla wing grea t
ill rarrn ar eas.
" You winged him ," said Wa yne , an d pick ed
up a club to deliver th e mer cy blow. " Stop !"
I yelled. " He 'll mak e th e finest crow decoy
you ever saw." And he did ju st that.
We had a touch y job ge tt ing a safe grip
on a maddened , snapp ing, claw ing grea t
horn ed owl. Hi s big eyes were a blaze. Holdin s him down with a stick, I got t he end of
his sood wins in one hand a nd contro lled hi s
c1a:s wit h tl~e stick. Event ually , we got h im
hom e a nd examined th e bull et damage. His
wi ng was sha tt ered a t the ma in joint.
We a pp lied antiseptic a nd ban daged th e
broken wing dail y, a nd nightl y he pecked th e
bandage off. But he see med non e th e worse
for th e shooting, sna pping hi s bea k, hissin g,
a nd ma kin g pa sses a t us wi th his claw s.
Wh en t he wound had dr ied up, a veteri nar ian amputated t he sha tte red wi ng, re-ba ndazed it, and gave hi m a shot of peni cill in.
" Hooter," as wc ca lled him, kept hi s h igh
moral e. T he wou nd healed, and we had th e
crow decoy of a lifet ime!
Can an owl see in th e daytime? You be t
he can! Hoot er could bo th hear and see
crows before either of us. Hi s alert ness
would warn us, I 'd ca ll, a nd in a ma tt er of
mi n utes, crows wo uld come swooping in,
screa ming at Hoo ter.
On one such hu nt , one sassy crow sat in
a small fir tr ee, growl ing, cawi ng abov e all
the others. "Shoot him," whi sp er ed my partner. " Not him, I said. " He 's our best caller." I put the crow call in my pocket, lett ing
a bett er call er ta ke over . Soon eve ry crow
wit hin mil es was in th e ar ea . Hoot er wo uld
tu rn his head from north to south, from east
to west, as if it wer e on a ba ll bearing
swivel, keepi ng h is eyes on th e torm entors
as the y zoomed with in a few feet of h im.
Fi na lly I eased my .243 R .C. into posit ion
a nd blew up th e lead heckl er. A puff of
fea ther s filled the ai r abo ut 50 feet fro m
where th e owl sa t. H is eyes wer e on t he
crow a t th e blow-up in stan t.
Maybe owls ha ve expressionless faces, bu t
th is on e had th e most sur pr ised look on h is
map , as if to say, " Now where th e H-OO did
you go to ?" On e tu ft of feath ers ca me
lIoatin g with in a few yar ds of h im and he
kept his eyes glued on t his, comple tely
baffled at his enemy's st ra nge cha nge of
form . W he n the fea thered tuft ca me to li ght
in the ara ss he sta red a t it, horn s rai sed,
leaning forw~ru, swiveli ng his head tim e and
again to look at th e tree wher e th e crow
had bee n, th en ba ck to the feath er s on th e
gro und. T hen, as if to say, "I'll get what's
left ," he hopped off his perc h an d wo bb led
in a n owly str ide for the tuft of f ea ther s,
only to be tr ipped by th e too short str ing on
his leg.
(Cont inue d on following pag e)
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in a n owly str ide for the t uft of f ea ther s,
only to be tr ipped by the too short str ing on
his leg.
(Continued on following pag e)
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We kept him on a luxury men u of cr ows
th a t summer. He'd ea t at ni ght. Morning
showed bla ck feather s all over th e gar age
where we kept him and a big bloody smile
on his fa ce.
On e tim e, after we h ad shotg unned th e
cr ows r epeat ed ly, we got a br ok en -winged
cr ipple . Nothing completes t he owl decoy
set-up better than a cr ippled , sq uaw king
cr ow. We tied h im to a tr ee, but he kept
mum. He was patri oti c ; r efu sed to give hi s
br ethern any bum dop e. Hoot er kept e yeing
the sile nt patrioti c crow ; finall y decid ed it
was abo ut time for his d inn er , a nd went int o
action. Th e help less crow, spott ing th e hu ge
horn ed owl bea ring down on hi m, let out a
burst of ca wing that stirre d up crows for
mil es! It all ende d a br uptly when the owl
tripped on his tet her and fell. After a mouthy
owl d isc ussion wit h him self , he hopped back
onto his pole and star ted pr eening hi s
feath er s. Sh ortly a fte r th is, two cro ws actuall y kno ck ed Hoot er off hi s per ch . Th e reo
suit ing victory screams were al most deaf en in g. An d wh at shooting th ey br ou ght us!
We had Hoo ter on a per ch in th e yard on e
day when our pet tom ca t chance d by. Th e
ca t eyed him , tai l switching, eyes agleam he
in ched closer. Appar ently T om was e nvisioning a fine meal of something like ph ea sant.
Hooter ruff ed up his feather s to twi ce hi s
normal size, hissin g and sna pping hi s beak
like mad. The ca t got th e sur prise of his lif e
when Hoot er mad e the first str ike, ' lunging
forward, but landing a bit sho rt and gett ing
only a claw full of ca t hair. Th e ca t du g up
th e yard gett ing out of th er e, and he gav e
th e owl a wid e berth th er eafter .
A year later our owl, Hooter di ed . W e
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torward, but a ndmg a bit sho rt ana gett mg
only a claw full of ca t ha ir. Th e ca t du g up
th e yard gett ing ou t of th er e, and he ga ve
th e owl a wid e berth th er eafter .
A year later our owl, Hooter di ed . W e
missed him , a nd not only as a decoy, eithe r.
A " Wa nted- One Live Horned Owl" ad in
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ea t boi led eggs, meat scra ps and some dog
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he held in th e hand without dan ger of losing
a str ip of hide stuck to frozen wood or meta l.
Since th e tri gger itself is also form ed of
nylon , as well as th e tr igger guard, thi s
" warm to the to uch" charac ter istic follows
through for pract ical shooting.
The " plas tic" stock was exposed to all th e
kn own gun solvents : gasoline, alcohol, ben zine, car bon tet , acetone, mild acid s, and
alka lis. It remained un affected in ma ter ial or
finish. Stro ng car bolic acid, if allowed to
"s et" a few minutes, can be used for "g l uing"
Nylo n 66. Oth erwi se, nothin g touches it. Of
cours e it is p ossibl e to scar th e surf ace. But
since th e colors go all th e way through, there
is no probl em in mat ching finish. Just r ub it
down wit h a fine grit car r ubb ing compound.
Stock Gla ze, mad e by Burn ishine P roducts,
Skok ie, III. , is a rubbing compound adapte d
to the shooter 's needs.
Fin ally , not only is Nylon 66 un affected hy
most thing s itself, it does not affect an ythin g
else. Steel pa r ts in contact with it did no t
reveal th e least trace of th e corr osive effect
common in wood stocked guns where the
wood may be improperl y dried or a little
acid.
T he last proper ties, self -lubrication an d
dimensiona l stability, were perhap s th e most
important of all. Oil s in aut oloading mechanisms cause tr oubl e at high or low temperat ures. T hough special oils such as Andero l
have been develop ed for low-temper ature operation of traditional guns, designin g a firearm without need for oilin g is a step forward. W ith .22 cartridges, the oil in an old style gun often contributes t o the fouli n g and
cakin g of ca r bon residu e. T hi s is less ap paren t in Nylon 66. And as experience
tfJ.(1u uH U 1- l l c.fU .l[J UUi:U
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arm without need for oiling is a step forward. W ith .22 cartridges, the oil in an oldstyle gun often contributes t o the foul in g and
cakin g of ca r bon residu e. This is less apparen t in Nylon 66. And as expe rience
thr ou gh the indu stries using Nylon 66 ha s
shown, million s of un it s can be mad e f rom
the same d ie wit hout ch ange in dimen sion .
Ea ch stock is a gauge. If th e steel par ts don't
fit, go see your mach ine shop for eman, not
your stock moul der.
What the Nylon 66 mea ns to gunmaking,
is only dimly foreseen. Import an t is one
truth : if men carry guns on th e moon, they
will be Nylon 66 ri fles, or similar. Suits to
protect men may exist to shield th e moo n's
" sunsh ine" of above the boilin g point , hut
Nylon 66 stocks are n ot affected by such h eat.
Absence of lubri cat ion means th e guns re main clean, th ough th e surface of the moon
is believed to be du sty. But with no air to
hold it, the du st will settle . And with no
oil to hold it, th e du st will fall off Nylon 66.
Th e low mass of such rifles, which on earth
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weigh but four pounds, is also imp ortant.
Mass mea ns in er tia-inerti a to be over come by
valuab le rocket thrust in th e long climb Upward. A gun with light mass will be a hi ghly
val uable accessory when Ma n walks in Spac e.
But more immedi at e tha n the effect on Man
in the Space Age will be the use of synthetic
mat eri als in arms fabricat ion right now. Nylon p istol fram es, mad e like clam shells to
surr ound the basic mechanism of spring s an d
barrel, may be foreca sts for tomorro w. Chemicall y inert and imp er vious to man y solvents
and volatile substances, Nylon 66 could be
used for a liquid-fueled firearm .
T radition will come to mean man y things,
some new to guns and .shooting, T he f un of
usin g firearms for sport will be sprea d out
over a mu ch wider segment of th e popul ati on
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today ar e experiencing an in crease in leisuretime act ivity, with th e emphasis on activi ty.
Toda y, nylon t ires carry the fam ily a thousand mil es on a weeken d to pa rk or mounta in s. Tomor row nylon will mean firearm s so
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be a skee ter or enjoy shooting in one or an othe r of it s ma ny forms. All th is will stem
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Some gun enthusiasts will, with j ust ice an d
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Ca rtri dg es in ser ted in xtershon
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Mershon Deluxe HandCJun Cases
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This pr ess is massive and heavy, int ended
for heavy work. It will swage any caliber
rifle or pistol bull et. either plain or jacketed.
For bull et swaging, two tie rod s are furni shed
that connect the turret with the base, one on
either side of the large slide bearing, making
it a very stiff unit with ampl e power. We
swaged 180 grain .30 calib er bull ets with
one stroke of the lever and, with several
peopl e operating the machin e, th e finished
bull ets showed less than two tenths of a
grain variation in weight.
The turret carr ies 12 holes of 1%" diam eter for the very large size reloading dies, of
large calib er. Bushings ar e furnished to
adapt regular standard %" die s to th e big
tool. Th e 1%" holes will acce pt th e largest
loading dies and Corcoran even showed us a
set of .577-3" dies for the great English
ele phant cartridge. Th e three adapters can
be used with the %" dies or powder or shot
mea sure s.
Thi s big machine is designed to handle all
the work of a custom reload er or gun club .
Th e tool ha s a full 5" stroke, amply long for
handling an y length case even to 31;2 " magnum ten bore shotshells or 31;2" .475-2 Jeffery
elephant cartridges. It can be used for any
reloading job , from the .22 Horn et to th e
.600 Cordite in metallics, and any size revolver load s, as well as any size shot shells.
Weighing a full 50 pound s stripped. the
tool with two handl es and the various bu shings sells at $237.50. Bearing surfaces ar e
hard coated to a 80 Rockwell C hardness,
and all outsid e surfaces are black crinkle
finish.
Also demon strated by Corcoran was his
regular shotshell reload er. It produced most
perf ect shotshells with a minimum expenditur e of time and effort, and load ed the overfinish.
Also demon strated by Corcoran was his
regular shotshell reload er. It produced most
perf ect shotshells with a minimum expenditur e of time and effort, and load ed the overpowder wad to a minimum variation of .1 of
a pound. Th e over -powder wad is load ed in
the sizing die so ther e can be no give or
expansion of the shotshell case. Th en the
heavy special filler wad, lubricat ed to eliminat e leadin g, is seated without pr essure and
thu s cus hions th e shot charge during in itial
combustion. Paper fired cases stand up to
six to eight loadings in thi s tool, and it
produces a perf ect folded crimp.
.
Thi s tool will also load th e .50 caliber
machine gun cartridge, as well as all th e
long En glish Cordite express cartridges. Both
shot and powd er measures of microm eter adju stment design fit in the top turret, as well
as the over powder wad pressur e gauge,
which is position ed betw een the powder and
shot measur es. Thi s tool also handles all
pistol and rifle as well as shot gun di es. In
both 12 and 10 bore. the shotshell di es can
be chan ged to handle either standard 2%"
12 bore or 3" magnum; and in th e 10 bore,
standard 2%" or the long 31;2" magnum ten.
Thi s is a ver y fast precision tool that will
produce ammunition ju st as fine as most
factory load s. Thi s tool stripped sells for
$99.95. Compl ete with all dies and measur es
for one gauge, the cost is $249.25. Th e special shot measure does not injure or jam the
shot when a charge is thrown.
Also demon strated was th e Hollywood
Senior Reloadin g tool selling stripped for
$57.50. Thi s is a very fine, massive, pr ecision
tool for handling one set of di es at a tim e
anything from the big 11;2" di es to th e % "
dies with an adapter. It does all manner of
bull et swaging and handles all met alli cs. It
also handles the lead wir e-cutl er attachm ent
for bull et making. Extrusion holes in the
bull et dies allow excess lead to extr ude and
thu s give very uniform bull et weight s in
either revolver and pistol bull ets or ja cketed
rifle bull ets. Holl ywood furni shes di es for all
popular rifle and pistol calib er s for bullet
swaging and also for loading.
Both powder and shot measures of Hollywood design have microm et er scre w adjustment s so that the operator can qui ckly
change them to any desir ed load and lock
them in position .
AOLI' Vowuet"" arkc 'slru. 'ln~rlfi1 ""1J'J.l ~Hutly>
wood design have microm et er scre w adjustment s so that the operator can qui ckly
change them to any desir ed load and lock
them in position .
A most remarkable powder scale, th e
Ohau s, with a 1110 grain capacity and a
one-tenth grain sensitivity, was also demonstrated. Thi s is the finest powder scale we
have ever examined. Price is $35.
Th e Hollywood Gun sho p furni shes all
components desir ed for reloadin g of an y rifle,
pistol or shotgun cartridge, as well as bull et
jackets, lead wire for bull et swag ing in either
soft lead for jacketed rifle bull ets or one-toten tin-and- lead mixture for revolver and
pistol bull ets, cases, prim er s wad s-in fact ,
everything needed.
With the presen t very high cost of factory
ammunition, man y shooters are turnin g to
reloading, and fine pr ecision re loading tool s,
while expensive at the outset. will also very
soon pay for themselves. Tr ap-skeet, as well
as rifle a nd pistol clubs will find ju st th e
tools they need, as well as all components
needed. in the Hollywood lists.
Nosler Bullets
Th e well known partition ja cket NosIer
bull et, pr oven finest of all big game bull ets
for all h igh velocit y rifles. is soon to be mad e
in .333, .358, and .375 caliber. Th ese calibers
will comple te the NosIer lin e and will be a
zrea t boon to all user s of high veloci ty rifl es.
Th e front sect ion of th e bullet expa n ds at
all game ran ges, bein g a soft nose, whil e th e
rear half of the bullet, bein g completely enclosed at the front , passes on through or
int o the game to the maximum possibl e
penetration. It has been the best and most
consis ten t p erf ?rm er o ~ all game bul- ~
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grea se, hit ched on an Alas kan 'scope, and
hied me out to th e ran ge with a couple of
boxes of fa ctory amm o. Also, I must confess,
with some small misgivin gs. F or, while most
of th e sound aut horities I'd r ead agreed that
the bi g fellow spoke with undisputed a ut hority, th ey also said th e recoil was nothing to
worry a seas oned shooting man. On th e other
hand , th ere were those who spoke in hoa rse
whi sper s of th e bi g fellow' s come-bac k, and
exhibite d every evidence of cha tte ring teeth
and cold sweat at the mer e thou ght of sta nding up to it. Th er e was but one way to find
out for sure . So, I cross ed my finger s, consig ned my affairs to th e ben evolent Red
Gods, and cu t loose a 300 grain, factory load.
I was sur prised, pl easantly. I found tha t
whil e th e big brute was certa inly not a
ch ild's pl aything, it wasn't an ythin g to terrorize a grown ma n. So I went ahea d and
funn eled out th e best part of two boxes of
ammo, in 270 and 300 grain bull et weight s.
I shot off-han d, kn eelin g, sitting, and finally,
from th e ben ch rest.
I found that, as usual , the truth of th e
thing la y half-wa y between th e extremes of
opinion. I kn ew I'd been shooting a gun, all
right, particul arl y off th e bench rest. On
the other hand, I' ve tak en worse beat ing s
from skinny-gripped, razor-stock ed, sawed-off,
feather weight shooting contraptions in much
feebler calib ers that are supposed to be th e
eat's whi sker s in th ese effete da ys when a
man is looked at askance if he packs around
a hunting rifle th at weigh s bett er than seven
and a half or eight pounds.
Out of all th e roar and rumpus I found
somet hing else tha t filled me with joy, pure
and unalloyed. Th e big gun was beautifully
man IS iooxeu at askance It ne packs around
a hunting rifle th at weigh s bett er than seven
and a half or eight pounds.
Out of all th e roar and rumpus I found
somet hing else tha t filled me with joy, pure
and unalloyed. Th e big gun was beautifully
accura te. Topped with an Ala skan 'scope, it
was no great trouble, shooting from th e
bench, to stay in or about a minute and a
half of angle at 100 yards.
Wanting to find out if I'd mer ely been
lu cky or if th e rifle really had it, I invited
a shooting fr iend to try his luck. Like myself, he'd never snuggled up to a .375 before,
yet he sa t down at th e ben ch, tried one dr y
to get th e feel of th e trigger , and th en
pro ceeded to turn in two success ive five shot,
inch and a half , center to center groups, on e
with th e 270 gr ain , the other with the 300
grain factory loadings. Wh en he finished th e
second string he turned to me and said;
"This big wallop er will do better than that.
I wasn't holding too well."
This, mind you, out of a sta nda rd hunting
rifle, fr esh from th e fac tory grease, just a s
it came, with out an y tinkering or fixing of
any kind. And handlin g a power house
factory cartridge primarily designed to perman entl y flatt en all sorts of bi g, mean, fourfoote d critte rs with felonious design s on th e
hunter 's hid e. Not a specially work ed out
combination of rifle and cartridge for supe racc ura te varmint shooting- just everything
sta ndard. With power-great gobs of powerand stilI with that lovely, inh er ent a ccuracy
quo tient.
Of course I didn't get th e rifle with the
idea of shooting full power , jacketed load s
all the tim e. For one thing, seeing two-bits
or better go up in smoke every time I pulled
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little sense in spreading bett er than two tons
of en ergy across country every tim e I pulled
the trigger. For anyone who likes to shoot,
and does shoot as much as I do-unless he
be rotten with th e well known filthy lu crereloading is a virtua l mu st; and I mean reo
loading in its most economic vein, which
mean s sub-loads with cas t bullets. To thi s
sor t of shooting fun, it was my th ought th at
the .375, with its lar ge bore, genero us b ullet
wei ght and a one in twelve rifling twist,
should work well .
F rom th e firs t, I had , at th e back of my
mind, an idea and th eory I wanted to try
out. Year s ago I owned and hunted with a
.35 Winch ester, out of th e old Model 1895
rifle. Thi s car tridge pu shed a 250 gra in roun d
nosed, soft-point bull et in th e ne ighborhood
of 2200 feet per second, a nd to this day I
re call the combination of rifle and cart ridge
with a great deal of affection. For it was a
completely honest and depend abl e two-some,
killing what it hit , ri ght where it hit it , a nd
with a very minimum of mea t spoilage. My
th eory was th at , by usin g a gas chec ked cas t
bull et in the .375, I could come up with a
load close to th e old .35 Winchester.
I star ted out with the standard Id eal .375
gas check bull et , # 375449, weight around
260 gra ins, dep end in g on b ull et mixture.
Th e Id eal handbook gave a load for this
bullet of 42 grains of #3031 powder, for a
velocity of 2000 fee t. I tried this, and it
worked well ; but it was obvious th at more
powder could be used , wit h equally good,
perhap s bett er , results. So I sta rted going
up. With 44 gra ins of # 3031 I got a five
shot gr oup at 100 ya rds that went .1% inch,
center to cen ter. With th e same weigh t of
# 4895 an d the same bu llet I got a group of
1% inches. I went as hi gh as 47.5 gr ains
with eithe r powder and found th e bi g fellow
stilI pounding them right down th e groove,
with no sign of fu sing; or leading.
center to cen ter. With th e same weigh t of
# 4895 an d the same bu llet I got a group of
1% inches. I went as hi gh as 47.5 gr ains
with eithe r powder and found th e bi g fellow
stilI pounding them right down th e groove,
with no sign of fu sing or leading.
So here I had what I'd set out to find : a
load in the 2000 to 2200 foot-second velocity
cla ss, driving with fine accuracy a cast, homebrewed bullet of sufficient bor e size and heft
to tak e care of such game as deer, very
handily. That it wilI do thi s, I alr ead y have
some evide nce, three deer so far h aving
dropped to th e authority of the loa d with
immediate, clean , one shot kill s. Of these
in stances, one is particularl y ju stified in be ing related in some detail, for it was a very
satisfying example.
Th e bu ck was at a slig htly lower level,
facin g the gun and di stant somewhe re between 125 and 150 yar ds. It was coming
along a trail at a trot, but th e lay of the
country was such th at it was obvious th e deer
might leave the tr ail and jump int o h eavy
cover at an y moment. So th e shot was taken
without waiting for th e bu ck to get any
closer. As it happened, just as th e shot was
let off, th e quarry did start t o swing aside.
Th e bullet struck just back of the peak
of th e left shoulder, driving back and down
and through, coming out between th e hams.
Th e deer was lit er ally pi cked up and driven
ba ck ward and pil ed up in a heap , without
a wiggle. Th ere was virt uall y no spoilage of
meat. Th e big, blunt, solid bullet ploughed
a good wound channel stra ight through , with.
out blood-shorting. A similar hit by one of
the ultra-velocity smalle r cali ber rifles, so
much in vogue th ese da ys, most certai nly
would have mad e a horrific mess of things.
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moder at ely expe ns ive. Iron icall y, a nd fur ther
evide nce of th e imp ort a nce of contro l, farmer s
will occa siona ll y permit a small grou p of
r espon sible spor tsme n free use of their la nd
in retu rn for posting a nd poli cin g. )
Po in t 4 wa s also enlightening. In vestiga tin g successful existing hunting programs un expec tedly she d cons ider a ble li ght on val ues.
The committe e selec ted P enn syl van ia' s progra m, beca use co nd itions were so compa ra ble
to tho se in Illi noi s. Th ere, u pl an d ga me
hunti ng in populated a re as was a t th e " 0
H untin g" stage when th e Dep artment went
to wor k. The pr ogram ha s been in effect
pr ogressi vel y since 1936. The addition in
1946 of their " Day· Ol d P hea sant Chick Progra m" ha s don e wond er s for the bird popula tion. Ad d pl enty of game (wild rear ed
a nd curren tly r eleased ) to over a million
ac res of la nd all in the vicinit y of P ennsylvania's large cities, and the sportsman find s
conge nial, pl easant hunting. He ne ed only
bu y a li cen se for $3.15 and pro ceed to the
nearest clearly id entified h unting ar ea.
Th e de ta ils of thi s program have bee n in
pr int man y tim es and th ey ar e very th or ou gh,
eve n do wn to signs for parking a nd rest ricted areas.
W hat wa s th e key to success of th e P ennsylva nia program? The an swer is- control.
Cer ta inly there were sincere, in du st r iou s co nserva t ion ists sell in g th e idea to t he lan d
own ers and far mers ; and , beli eve it or not,
permission for land use was ob ta ined by th e
P enn syl vania State Game Comm ission wit hout one ce nt of cas h being paid . Th e prime
fa ctor was control: the farmers wa nted on ly
to be ass ure d t hey would no t be overrun by
irresponsib le, nitwiued nimrod s.
• S nm p. ca sh is na ir! fnr sta n d in z c rnus as
P enn syl van ia State Game Commission without one ce nt of cash being pa id. Th e pr ime
fa ctor was control : the farmer s wa nted on ly
to be ass ure d th ey wo uld not be overru n by
irr esponsi ble, ni twiUed nimrods.
Some ca sh is paid for stand ing crops as
gam e food (at th e going rate) , a nd t he
Ga me Comm ission 's principal (but not only)
ser vice is supplyi ng a n officer for supe rvision
of each 1000 acres. T he entire expe nses a re
bo rn e by li cen se fee s a nd Pittman -Rob er tson
mon ey. T her e is no cha rge to th e spor tsma n
when he goes to hu nt .
O ur committee t he n heard of a n Illinois
sta te b iolog ist by th e na me of J ack Calhoun,
who took a bol d ste p for ward in conservation.
ON POPULAR DEMAND
Turns out he had id ea s of h is own, one of
whi ch wa s to try a hunting contro l plan on
an Illinois test ar ea. To mak e th e test plen ty
d ifficult, Jack chose an ar ea ro und F la nag an,
ju st 85 mile s southwe st of Chicago. This wa s
excellent ph easant country a nd must have
had a "No H unting" sign for eac h bird. Being just off Rte. 66, accessib ilit y wa s ea sy
and poaching and trespa ssing we re common.
Fa rm s wer e neat , pr osper ou s an d well fe nced.
J ack sold every far mer on 24 sq uare mil es
of la nd on th e id ea of remov in g the "No
H unting" signs. Th eir No. 1 co nsid era tio n?
Control. He promi sed th at thi s would be
handled by a chec k-in an d check-out sta tion
wh er e a rea sonable number of spor tsme n
would be briefed as to the bound ari es of th e
are a, and then permitted to proceed for th e
nominal fee of $1.00.
This venture wa s stric tly non-profit. The
inc ome paid for in surance an d nominal expen ses. The surplus at th e end of th e sea son
supplied a chili supper for participatin g
farmers, as well as furnishin g th e community
with lim ited fund s for some need ed eq uipment.
An interesting sid elight wa s th e harv esting
of 67 cocks per section th e first year, with
what is apparently a norm of 45-50 bein g
reached after the second or third yea r. Hunting seeme d not to r edu ce th e popul ati on
bey ond this figur e.
Jack Calhoun ' s job at Flanagan wa s completed at t he end of five years of ope n-sea so n
h unting. The cost to th e Sta te of Illinois
Con ser vation Dept. had been fundamenta lly
one biologist's time. Th e area would ha ve
had some expense under normal condi tions,
withou t th e exp erimen t.
The Department called th e experi men t suc cessful- a nd a ba ndone d th e proj ect! " We
showed 'e m how; let 'em do it them selves."
This ma vseem to some to be a li ttl e re rninhad some expense under normal conditio ns,
without th e exp eriment .
T he Department calle d th e ex perime nt suc cessful-and abandone d th e pr oj ect ! " We
showed 'em how; let 'em do it th em selves."
This may seem to some to be a little re mi nisce nt of Marie Antoin ette's " let 'em eat
cake ." Anyway, this fine pr oj ect, aft er fu rni shin g natural and pr odu ctiv e huntin g to
countless hunters for five years, wa s turned
over to th e community for contin uance.
Without official blessin g a nd compete nt
full time guidan ce durin g the season, t he
organizat ion did not end ur e f or lon g. Thi s
imp lies no criticism of th ose left in cha rge ;
it was just the old story of as king th em to
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do a thankless job for whi ch they had nei ther
th e training no r th e in spired interest.
P ennsylvania's progr am, and Fl anagan
( along with others), convince d th e W oodstock Sportsm ens' Club 's committee th at Ill inoi s co uld and should offer upl and game
hunters in th e Northern Zone more t ha n the
opport unity to buy a li cen se-th ey should
al so supply a majority of th em with the legal
opport un ity to use it.
Keep in mind-neither the Pennsylvania
nor Flanagan farmers received any cash for
permi ttin g spo r tsme n to use their land . They
wer e sa tisfied to have re sponsible spo r tsmen
hunt the ir land with only indirect ben efits in
return-the pri ncipa l ben efit be in g contro l whi ch , in P ennsyl vani a' s case, became self contro l a fter a territory was esta blishe d.
In cid entall y, once a mod er at e portion of a
co nge sted are a ob ta ins some rel ief from th e
pr essure of number s, th e surround ing land
becom es less over-r un and re sistance di ssipa tes . In a se nse, t he sit uation brin gs abo ut
a fa vor abl e chain reaction.
The next move, Point 5, was to invite eve ry
Spo rtsmen s' Club in th e Illinois F ed eration
Northern Zon e to a meeting and inform th em
of wha t our hard workin g committee h ad
learned . A bout 75 individuals wer e presen t
representing various clubs, and a few clu bs
unable to a tte nd ac k no wledge d th eir wholehearted support . The committee's findin gs
wer e di scu ssed , a nd minutes of t he meeting
were sent to every cl ub. Mu ch of th e information in th ose minutes h as been in cl ud ed in
th is ar ticle .
As a resul t of this gat hering , a resolu ti on
wa s forwar ded to t he Illinoi s Co nservation
Department , r ecommending th e adop tion of
a progr am simila r to P ennsylvan ia's (or the
Fl anagan ex pe rim en t), in clu din g P enn sylvania's " Day -Old Chick Program."
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The job is not over yet. All par ti cipat in g
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On e thing sur e : for some time to come,
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for the newspaper s to write ab out . Sin ce th e
reb els kn ew of th e plan , it was foiled . Not
only d id Batista fail in pr oving Communist
int er ven tion - Ca stro 's peopl e ha ve steadily
refu sed such aid - but he wound up with
five loads of gun s he couldn't get ammo for!
Ca stro's for ces are well supplied with machine guns. Many of th ese are types used in
vari ous other Sou th American republics.
Best of the se is unquestionably th e " F ucile
Ametralle dora Colt ," or th e Colt Monitor,
commerc ial ver sion of th e popular Brownin g
Automa tic Rifle (B AR .) . During th e 1930's,
Colt sold man y of th ese guns to Latin Ame rica. From Latin America, offere d by persons
sympathetic with L a R evolu cion, th ey are
coming into Cub a. Most of th ese are .30·06
caliber. A few guns, such as th e Danishmade Madsen light ma chine guns in 7mm
caliber as used in South Am eri ca, t ake other
calibers . But all guns in use tak e eith er U.S.
ammunition, or car tridges eas ily found in
Cu ba.
In the pl easant, grassy uplands of eas tern
Cuba which Castro controls and whi ch he is
even now trying to rul e un til all of Cub a is
consolidated again , a variety of rifles are in
use. Ads in U.S. journa ls help supply th ese
guns. Active in th e trade are people in
Miami, for example, who inser t notices
" Wanted : Springfield s, M l Garand s, Ca r bines,
Top pri ces paid." But th e " top prices" are
not showing any hu ge profit s : th e Cuba n
agents pay little mor e than th e going pri ce
for arm s. Garand rifles they buy for from
$50 to $100. Oft en th e same g un will brin g
more on th e U.S. shooter's and collector's
market th an th e Cub an buyer will offer. R ecently, with th e D.C.M. price incr ea se in
Gar and rifles to over $160 automaticall y inlor arm s. t;arand ritl es th ey bu y for fr om
$50 to $100. Oft en the same g un will bring
more on th e U.S. shooter's and collector's
market th an th e Cuban buyer will offer. R ecently, with th e D.C.M. price incr ease in
Gar and rifles to over $160 automaticall y increas ing the val ue of Garands in shooters'
hands to over $100, th e Cuban bu yer s ha ve
turned to commerc ial sporters for their mili tary need s.
Th e .30-06 Remington Model 740 autoloading rifle ha s turned up in the Cuban hill s, as
well as man y other spor ting gun s commonly
found in th e U.S. market. Th e FN Mauser
is Castr o's fa vori te per sonal rifle, wh ile
J ohn son semi-automa tic spor ters, with scope
sights, are mu ch lik ed in Cuba . Along with
Spri ngfield and Enfield rifles, in .30·06 caliber , th e Remington bolt acti on 721 and
Win ch ester Model 70 share honor s in the
hand s of Castro's band. A tribute to th e
strength of th e Remingt on Mod el 721 action
is a special carbine whi ch one of Ca stro's
headquarter s g uard ha s made to fire grenades.
Th e barrel is chopped to about 15 inches,
and gre nades mad e fr om hand-smithed ir on
canisters are fired fr om it with rifle accura cy, from th e shoulde r.
In Cuba, Castro ha s few ord nance men.
Some are Americans, but few are exp er t.
Since submach ine guns were difficul t to obtain in th e q uantity needed , Castro's U.S.
agent s arranged for some to be manufactured in the U.S. Last May Lynwo od, Calif.,
poli ce raided a residential are a garage, found
it contained a home hobby ma chine shop
turn ing out Stenotype SMGs. El even g uns,
six ty barrels and hundred s of parts of submachine guns "which authorities beli eve may
have been destined for FideI Castr o" were
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and since import ed some shar p Ya nkee tool
mak ers and a few lat hes with ga soli ne ge nerator, is not kn own. But it wou ld be a logica l
next step. For F idel Castro a nd hi s bro th er
Raul ha ve been learn ing revolution the slow,
leisurely " ma na na" way. Th ey have mad e
mistak es. and th ey have pa id for them in
money and blood.
But they have learn ed. At one ti me Cu bans
li ving in the U.S. wer e so naive a s to conside r converting .30-40 Kr ag rifles to .30-06.
T hey gave that idea up, and turn ed to
Gar and s in q ua ntity. But th ese pr oved difficult to get so th e commerc ial spot ters came
next. .'Ilea nwhil e, Castro ha s improved hi s
stature in int erna tiona l polit ics. Recently he
pr otested th e re lease to Batista of a ircra ft
popul ar sovereignty in Cuba as any single
factor . For only in th e U.S. where such commodi ties as modern spor ting rifles (f or bidden
in, say, En gland ) and th at curious offspr ing
of law, the Dewat machine gu n, exist side by
side, could revoluti onar y patri ots tu rn for
arms with no strings attached. T he ab sence
of " strings" has th rou ghout th e Revolution
characterized Uncle Sam's att itude. Surp risingly, Bati sta , overt hr own in the 11th hour
and fleein g th e coun try , laid blam e for his
defea t (with his army regime nts joyfull y surrend erin g fort s and cities to Castro) to th e
rebel leader 's " be tte r weap ons." Ex-presitlente Ful gen cio's par ting decla ration is th at
Castro's motely arra y of Dewat s, chopped off
Yan kee sporters, Lat in .America n sur pl us machine guns by mak ers most people never
hea rd of, constitute " bette r weapo ns" th an
hi s. A nd Batista 's modern army, now lar gely
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Newspa per accounts decl ar ed th a t Bati sta
had obta ined " jet plan es fr om Brita in." Actu ally, these wer e Vam pire n ight figh ters,
sur pl us from the Canadia n a irf orce a year
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Accord ing to a leadi ng aircra ft bro ker
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Mexi co City mer chant. From th ere th ey were
flown to Ba tista . Castro prot e ted a bout the
gaso line deal : he ha s four Vampi re j ets in
the h ills himself , which are as u ele ss without fuel as if they had no wing.
Sudd en ly, as GUNS Ma gazin e goes to
p ress , th e R evolut ion becom es an accomplish ed tact , Castro is ente ring Ha van a, and
the U.S . h as recognized his go ve rnmen t.
T he success of F idel Castr o's ar ms over th e
super ior eq uipment of Batist a' s U.S.-equipped
forces attest to the poten tial for victory in herent in th e popula rly suppor ted change of
govern ment. Free elections- which Batista
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would do so- are th e key to peaceju l change s
in ce ntral ad ministra tion. But when a aove r n rne n t becomes destru ct ive of what our own
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in the club have ta gged th e .375, is staying
with me, and bein g shot-plenty ! The cartridge is about the easiest to r eload t hat I
know of, and I' ve work ed wit h most of them.
Th e bra ss is of the best, and seems to last
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gets, taking on an ever smoother mirr or
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mixture I'm partial to, could, I'm sure, be
driven at even higher velocity and still hold
to practical hunting acc uracy . However, I
was never one to seek a possible extreme in
velocity, when what I'd alr eady achieved was
sufficient for th e job .
It has, these days, become somewhat th e
fashion to th ink and talk only in t erms of
downin g animals at extre me ran ges- eith er
in fac t or fancy , and generally the latterand theref ore tr ying to squeeze the last atom
of velocity out of a cartridge, often at pressures to mak e your hair stand on end. Here
I must go along with th at wise old veteran,
Elmer Keith, whose 'wisdom in such things
is the result of a great deal of first hand,
practical experience. Elmer has long stated
th at velocity up to a point is desirabl e, but
beyond that point bullet weight is more
import ant. For ma ss is a constant, while
velocity is a variable, beginning to diminish
the moment th e bull et leaves th e muzzle.
In thinking ba ck over close to 40 years of
hunting deer in th e western country, where
these long, lon g shots may come up more
often tha n in th e more wooded east and
north , for example, I ha ve found that for
every kill mad e at what might be calle d truly
long ran ge, a vastly grea ter number were
downed at ra nges not excee ding 150 yards,
and with most of th ese within 100 yard s.
Th erefore, I feel in no way handicapped
going into the hill s with th e .375 and my
cast-bullet, horne-br ewed, gas-check loadin g.
Thi s Id eal bull et is not th e only one th e
.375 handles well. Th e Hensley & Gibb s spire
point bull et # 506, in weight 210 grains,
ahead of fr om 32 to 35 grains of # 4198
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point bull et # 506, in weight 210 grains,
ahead of fr om 32 to 35 grains of # 4198
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(Continu. ed from pag e 27)
th e old 18 pound .45·100·550 formerly own ed
by Han k Wat er s; one is a 16 pound .45·120
that was al so used through the hide hunting
day s ; and th e ot her is a 17 pound .40·90
bottle neck. The three buffalo gu ns are all
on th e '69 ac tion, wh ile the '77 mod el is, of
course, on th e gra ce ful small hammer action
of that model, with single trigger. Th e three
heavy rifles all have double se t trigger s and
vernier sights.
M. C. Clar k and I are probably the only
men living today who have kill ed buffa lo wit h
the old Sharps rifles. I used my 16 po und
.45·120 in killing my first one. I kn ew many
of th e old buffalo hunters as a boy in Montana, and hunted with th em wh en I wa s a
small kid. As a cla ss, they wer e th e finest
game sho ts thi s coun tr y ever prod uced. Th ey
were riflem en in ever y sense, and perfe ctly
capable of kno ckin g off a buffalo out to 600
ya rds . T heir demand for ever heavier rifles
led to th e Big Fifty. I had one of th ese
great rifl es a lso. It wa s not perf ect in th e
bor e, but shot very well. Th ese wer e in grea t
favor in th e last stages of the buffalo slaug hter , for long range work, All th e buffa lo
hunter need ed was a supply of lead , powd er ,
pa tch paper, and Berdan cap s to keep hi s
lon g hull s reloaded and read y for use. Th e
buffalo runner carried a cleaning rod and
usua lly a canteen or bottl e of wat er so he
could swab the bore wit h a wet patch every
so often, to keep the barrel from getting too
hot and to keep the powd er- fouling fro m
caking in the bor e.
Many times too the old bu ffalo and Creedmoor rifles were used in hot Ind ian figh ts.
P robably th e greates t of th ese wa s th e 'D obe
Wall s fight, Jun e 27th, 1874. Th e little tradin g post in the hear t of the buffa lo country
know n as Adobe Wa lls wa s occupi ed that
t,; a A U I~
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Many ti mes too the old bu ffalo and Creedmoor rifles were used in hot Indian figh ts.
P robably th e grea tes t of th ese wa s th e 'Do be
W all s fight, Jun e 27th, 1874. Th e little tradin g post in th e hear t of the buffa lo country
know n as Adobe Wa lls wa s occupi ed tha t
day by 28 men and one woma n. Mr s. Olds
a nd her hu sband, W ill iam a id s, with some
seven oth er men were livi ng at th e post ; the
rest wer e buff alo hunt er s in for supplies and
ammunit ion. Practicall y all were ar med with
Shar ps buff alo and Cree d moor rifles.
At 2 A.M. , a lou d cracking sound from the
cottonwood rid ge pole in Ha nra han 's saloon
wak en ed Mi ke Welc h and a man nam ed
Shephard. T hey wak ened a numb er of th eir
compan ions to help repa ir the r idge pol e,
wh ich suppor ted th e heavy sod roof. T he
noi se they mad e wak en ed th e res t of th e
ca mp, and thi s incid ent alon e sa ved th e lives
of all in th e littl e post.
Wh en the job was done, it was too lat e
to go back to sleep and Bill y Dixo n had j ust
pi ck ed up hi s rifle to go out a fte r th e horses
when he saw h undreds of Ind ian s on ru nni ng
ponies. He gave th e ala rm, and th e hunter s
pil ed int o three bu ildin gs to defend th emselves, Many had on only th eir und erw ear.
Hanrahan 's Sa loo n held J am es Hanrahan,
W illia m Dixon , Bat Mas terson, Sh eph erd ,
Mike Welch , Hiram Wa tson , Bill y Ogg, J im
Mc K inley, and Berm uda Carl ysle. Meye rs
& Leonard s store held " F re nchy,' Henry
Lease, Mik e McCab e, Keeler , F red Leonard ,
Jim Ca mpbell , Ed Trevor, Frank Brown,
Harry Armitage, Dut ch Henry, and Billy
T yler. Ra th and Wright s store held J ames
Langton, George Eddy, Tom O'K eefe, wu.
li am Old s and his wife, Sam Smith , and
Coma nche , Cheyen ne, and Ki owa tr ibes, sa id
to have num bered bet ween 700 and 1000 warriors, led by Qua na h P arker of th e Cornanc hes, White Shield and Stone Ca lf of th e
Cheyenn es, and Lon e Wolf of the K iowas.
The fight lasted three days. Th e stores held
plen ty of ammo to feed th e bi g r ifles, a nd
th e wh ite men fou ght fr om behind th e thi ck
sod wall s, firin g out through tr an soms and
windo ws.
Th e Shadler br oth ers wer e asleep i n th eir
wa gon out sid e th e post when th e attack
came, and th ey were kill ed and sca lp ed.
Billy Tyler was also shot through the lu ngs
at th e very star t of th e fight as he wa s rnaking his way int o the store. William aids was
cli mbi ng a ladd er to th e roo f when hi s big
Sha r ps a ccidently went off and al most deca pitated him. Tho se four were th e only
whites kill ed at the post . Nobody know s how
ma ny I ndi an warriors went down under the
heavy pap er pat ched lead sl ugs of th e buffalo r ifles, but it was a ma tt er of hi stor y
th at th e steady, acc ura te fire of th ose r ifles
broke th e heart and th e back of th e In dian
attack.
On th e th ird day of th e fight , some 15
warriors rode out on a distant bluff, and th e
hunt er s sugges ted th at Bill Dixon try hi s big
.50 cali ber Sha r ps on th em. Billy set his
sights and, from a re st, fired one careful
shot. On e Indian fell from his hor se, and
the rest rode out of sight. T he distan ce of
thi s shot was lat er carefully measured and
found to be 1538 yards.
Some writers of today belittle th e mark sman ship of th ese old hid e hunters and state
th at th ey could not hit a buff alo at 600 ya rds.
Having hunted and shot with severa l of th em,
I know they could put any buffalo down at
600 yards with a few shots. T he heavy sl ugs
th rew up mud or du st, locating their strike ;
one or two ran gin g shots would te ll tho se
old boys how to make th e next sl ug land .
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1
Having hunted and shot with severa l of th em,
I know th ey could put any bu ffalo down at
600 yards with a few shots. T he heavy sl ugs
th rew up mud or du st, locating their strike ;
one or two ran gin g shots would te ll tho se
old boys how to mak e th e next sl ug land.
As th e West settled up and th e buff alo
were exterm ina ted , most ' of th ose fine old
rifles were left lying aro und for th e kids to
play with an d soon th e stocks were off, and
the breech blocks removed , and many of the
left-over barrels were driven into the ground
as picke t pi ns for saddle horses. Today, fine
Sharps rifles are to be found only in collec tions or in th e hands of g un cra nks. M. C.
Clar k has th e finest collec tion of th em that
[ kno w of, incl udin g ma ny th at belon ged to
famou s bu ffalo h unt ers and fronti er smen .
With fine buffa lo or Creedmo or -type Sharps
rifles bring ing up to $200 each on the buffalo ran ge, and with th eir factory loads selling for tw o-bit s ea ch in a day when 25 cents
was money, it is no wond er th ose old hi de
hu nt er s learned to mak e every shot coun t.
T hey preferred to get a stand on bu ffal o at
around 200 to 300 yards and down wind . Th ey
would the n shoot a cow or bu ll through th e
lu ngs. T he others would smell th e blood and
star t butti ng th e wound ed anima l. T hen th e
hunt er would caref ully pick off the ones on
th e outer ed ge of the herd and would down
a ny ani ma l th at att emp ted to leave. T he
brutes wou ld simply stand and take it, so
long as he did not mak e a bum shot. Thi s
was calle d "a sta nd." Stand hu nters often
used rest sticks and th e heavy ba rr el gu ns,
with set tri ggers on man y of th em. Rest
stic ks could be anything from simply a pair
of st icks crossed and hand-held to form a V
smithed, to stick in th e gro und and be dri ven
down to th e proper height. As many as 100
buffalo have been kill ed from one sta nd. Usually, however, the h unt er kill ed ju st what
his skinners could tak e care of for th e day.
It was the most shameless and useless waste
of grea t ga me ever perp etrated; but don't let
anyone tell you th ose old hid e hunter s could
not shoot.
Th e Sha rps was th e finest lon g ran ge ri fle
of its era, and good ones will still shoot today if properly loaded . Th ey wer e very finely
made rifles, even in pl ain pattern . T he finer
Sharps were oft en simply custo m jobs and
wer e stocked and sighted as meti cul ou sly as
the finest in custom r ifles tod ay.
Geor ge Tu rner showed me th e old house,
still sta nding in Cimarron, New Mexico, from
which an Ind ian warrior wa s killed with a
Sharps Creedmo or rifle in th eir last raid on
that little town. T he rifle wit h wh ich the
shot was mad e is still in Cima rro n.
Turner and I also looked over th e site of
the battle in L incoln, New Mex ico du ri ng
th e Lincoln County Wa r, du ring which a
Mex ica n buffalo hunter shoo ting from i nside
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Sha rp s Creedm oor .45-120-550.
Sur ely the incident s set down here, including th e winnin g of the Wimbledon Cup in
1900, document the acc uracy of th e Sha rps
as a long ra nge rifle. Up unt il t he recent
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Big Fifty .50-170-700 was still our most powerf ul Americ an commercially ma nufactured
rifle and cartridge ; and I have had far bett er
k illing power on elk fro m th e .45-120-550
than from any smalle r mod ern American
ca rt r idge .
T he Sharps Bor chardt ha mmerl ess r ifle
was fir st pr od uced aft er the fine Model '75
expe rimental and the Model '77; b ut while
it had a mu ch bett er action for smokeless
powders lat er on when the anvil pr imer wa s
used , it never attained mu ch pop ula ri ty on
the buffalo ran ge. This was beca use the
Berdan cap pr imers of th e tim e would set
ba ck in the firi ng pin hole, locking up the
Bor chard t acti on. You had to ta ke out the
scre ws and remove the br eech block to clear
a pier ced or blown-bac k prim er. The ne w
ac tion was much stro nger and also safer with
a nvil primers, but practically all the earl ier
S harps loads carried Berd an caps. Then W in·
chester br ought out solid head mod ern primer cases and with these, the Borchard t-act ion
Sharps becam e ver y popu lar and ' is still
wid ely used toda y in vermin and bench rest
rifles. It is an exce llen t action if th e firing
pin hole is bushed for many mod ern high
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Tim es change and so do men and rifles ; but
le t us ever remem ber tha t, from th e Seventies to the turn of the century, we had long
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POLICE QUICK DRAW TRAINING PROGRAM
(Continued from page 39 )
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would include th e time to draw, the number
of shots fired, and still remain free of
hum an err or.
Th e problem appear ed simple ; a pap er
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which the recorded tim e could be read.
A machine was built aiming at register in g
time intervals computed in 1/100 of one
second, if desir ed. Aft er many tr ials and
errors, much in stall ati on and removal of
eq uipment, th e device eventually pr oved an
outsta nding success .
An ad ju stable diaphra gm in stall ed in a
small microphone receives conc ussions from
explosions, and tr ansfer s th e vibra tions to
elec tronic tub es which activate a device that
vibr ates th e pen marking th e surface of th e
pap er tap e. In thi s ma nner, the time required for each cont esta nt to draw and fire
his first shot is record ed graphically or in
add ition to th e ti me interval bet ween each
shot fired. Fro m th e inform at ion record ed
on the ta pe, a shooter could plai nly see h is
shortcomings in either drawing or firing tim e.
The total weight of the mac hine and signal
Hags is 78 14 pound s ; signal flags, 317.1
pou nds, and ma chin e, 40% pound s. It is
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d uplic ate. Wa lk stra ight at tar get s
for firin g last two shots. Add th e
thr ee time part s for tota l time. (T)
T he scoring method in clu des: 1) Record
Tim e (T) ; 2) Record cred it for time (TC) ;
3) Record Hits ( H); 4) Record cr ed it for
hits in vital ar ea (Ih Po int) ( HC ) ; 5)
Record Total score for eac h event (S) . Th ese
ma y be col umn headings acro ss a printed
form recording th e profi ciency of th e contest ant. Th e meth od app lies to all seven
events. Each shot with in the vital inn er area
on P olice Silh ouette Target scores .5 (% )
point ad diti onal in Total Score.
In a typi cal shoot, Monro e police officer
Otw ell , one of our fastest shooters, mad e th e
hi gh est possibl e score on th e first, second
and third events, but lost one point on th e
four th event d ue to T ( time ) and having
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hi gh est possibl e score on the first , seco nd
and th ird events, but lost one point on th e
fourth event d ue to T ( time) and ha ving
one shot out of vital are a but on th e tar get
which gave 2.0 for HC (h it cred its) . He lost
% point in fifth event du e to one shot not in
vital ar ea. One-half point was lost in the sixih
event. I n th e seventh event, two shots wer e
out of vita l ar ea but on ta rget resul tin g in a
loss of one point. His total score was 86.0, or
thr ee point s und er the possibl e score of 89.
As to per centag e, 96.6% pla ces him in th e
Ma st er class. Had he placed all shots fired in
vital area, hi s score would be 2.5 point s more
or 88.5.
For exa mple, officer Otwell perf orm s Event
No.1 sta nd ing at a di stance of 15 feet , facin g
tar get. On flag signa l, he draw s and fires 5
shots in 1.6 seconds, all shots inside vital
area of tar get. His score ca rd for Event No. 1
would read:
E vent No. I-Ot well:
T
TC H HC= S
1.6 Second s 5
5 2.5 12.5
H e has pr odu ced th e highest possibl e score
whi ch shows :
TC (5) is 40% of 12.5
H HC (7 .5) is 60% of 12.5
Th is hold s to the meth od of scoring, placin g
a 20 per cent pr emium on accuracy but also.
re q uiring good tim e.
S hould his tim e (T) be 1.8 seco nds. his
tim e cre dits (TC) would be 4. Each shot
not in vital are a would red uce hit cred its
(HC) % poi nt. Shots off th e tar get cost
the shooter 1% points eac h. T he time cred its
for var ious tim e recor ds in the se ven ma tches
ar e figured in when computing the part icul ar
absol ute score. Th e valu es we use in th e
Loui siana course tim e credits (TC) are:
+
E \ 'ENT No. 1- T
TC
E VEN T No. 2- T
TC
E \ 'E\1T No. 3-T
TC
E \ 'E\1T N o. 4--T
TC
E \'ENT No. 5- T
TC
E \'ENT N o. 6-T
TC
E \'EN T No . 7- T
TC
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2. 1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2 .6
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2. 0
1.5
1.0
.5
.0
2.7
1.7
1.8
1.9
2. 0
2. 1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2. 5
2.0
1.5
1.0
.5
.0
1.8
1.9
2.0
2. 1
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
5.0
~ .5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
.5
.0
2.3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.i
2.8
2. 9
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
.5
.0
2.0
2. 1
2 .2
2 .3
2.~
2.5
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
3.0
5.0
4.5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
.5
.0
1. 7
1.8
1.9
2.0
2. 1
2.2
2. 3
2.4
2.5
2.6
2.7
5.0
4.5
4.0
3. 5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0
.5
.0
3.5
3.6
3. 7
3.8
3.9
4.0
4. 1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
5.0
4. 5
4.0
3.5
3.0
2.5
2.0
1.5
1.0 .
.5
.0
Although the police quick draw course is
fired in dayl ight, it can be shot at ni ght.
F loodlights illum inati ng th e range ca n be
tu rn ed off. Th e offi cers' eyes can be per mitted
to become acc ustomed to th e darkness, or
they can be re quired to shoot whil e still
" blinded" fr om after-effec ts of light. Ac·
curate hi p level shooting in day light hours
gives equal pr oficiency at ni ght, if an outline
of the tar get can be ob serv ed. Oft en a ma n
at night will appear as a darker bla ckness.
Such skill can easily be accomplished by
the averag e peace officer th rough prescribed
pr acti ce with pr oper in stru ction. Thi s will
develop that hi gh degr ee of confide nce in
one' s own ability for defe nse und er th e most
dangero us cond itions. P rac tice can
and does save li ves.
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GUNS Technical Staff
Q
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UES TIO S concern ing pr oof marks and
their meanin gs ar e an everyday part of
til e mail that flows over every gun editor's
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found sound, a " proo f mark" is sta mped on.
A proof load is not int end ed to blow up the
gun ; it is merely to pro ve th at th e piece is
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U ESTI O S concern ing pr oof marks an d
their mean ings ar e an everyday part of
t ile mail tha t flows over every gun editor's
desk. Only rarely does a magazine att empt to
an swer th ese qu eries with an article, becau se
the subje ct of pr oof mar ks (cover ing as it
does th e laws and the gun history 01 ma ny
nati ons over a couple of centuries ) is too
complicated, too heavily laden with intricate
detail, to be tr eat ed ad equa tely in magazine
space. Currently in preparat ion by Th e Gun
Digest Company is a book titl ed " Proo f
Marks Of The World" which may do the job.
But th e recen t pub licat ion of a rt ides in
oth er magazine s regarding pro of marks and
alleged " proof" load s-art icles design ed to
prove tha t all military r ifles, and part icularl y
all imported milit ary rifles, are junk, dead ly
dan ger ous to th e user- ha ve so incr eased our
mail on thi s subjec t that we feel we mu st
mak e a publ ished answer , alb eit thi s an swer
must be in th e most ge nera l of term s.
First , th e load s spec ified in th e art icles in
qu est ion a re not pr oof loads ; they are blowup load s. Some ar e q uesti onable even in th at
ca tegory, since th e qu antity of the powder
specified cannot be load ed into th e stated
case. But there is a vast and dan gerous differ en ce bet ween proof load s and blow-up
load s.
A proof load is a charge heavier (ge nera lly, from 25 to 40 per cent hea vier) th an
th e max imu m standard load int ended for th e
gun. S uch loads are fired once (in most
cases; sometimes two ar e fired ) in new guns
to "prove" th at th e guns are sound. Some
countr ies have la ws stipulating exactly when
a nd how this proving must be done; oth er
countr ies have no such laws. AIter the pr oof
load s are fired and the gun is inspected a nd
found sound, a " proof mark" is sta mped on.
A pro of load is not intend ed to blow up th e
gun; it is merely to pro ve th at th e pi ece is
safe for inten ded pr essur es pl us a stated
sa fety mar gin of structural stre ngth.
A blow-up load do es blow up the gun. You
can blow up any gun, if th at is your in tention. But th e fact tha t you ca n blow it up by
delibera te massive overload ing does not mean
that the gun was unsaf e for any reasonably
sane usage. Publicat ion of factory and m ilitary pro of loads (from 25 to 40 per ce nt
above standa rd max imum pr essures) is considered dangerous and is held as " restricted"
information in the trad e. Publica tion of th e
massive blow-up overl oad s in the articles
ab ove-men tion ed is, we think, sufficiently
dan gerous to deserve a strong warnin g to
handloadin g shooters and gun smi th s : DON'T
US E THEM!
Militar y firearm s of thi s and oth er nation s
ha ve, fr om th e earl iest da ys of gun making,
filtered out of th e military into th e civilia n
markets of thi s and other nations for use as
sporting arm s. Our ational Rifle Association
has for man y yea rs sold countless th ousands
of "o bsolete" Enfield and S prin gfield rifles
for huntin g (and target ) use. To say that all
military rifle are " no good" is to imp each
the integri ty of th e Association whi ch has
don e mor e for hooti ng in this country t ha n
any other age ncy. Beca use they ar e oft en
available at low cost, such r ifles have contri buted conside ra bly to th e growth of shooting as a sport, and parti cu larl y of huntin g, in
th is and other countries. Th ey are not id eal
sporters, as issued. But th ey have kill ed a
world of game for th ou san ds upon th ousan ds
of hunt er s, witho ut alteration ; and they have
provid ed unendin g delight to th e tho usands
up on thou sands of home craftsmen who have
rework ed them int o " things of beauty and a
joy forever."
I recall my own many pleasant hours inlett ing Bishop stocks, using some imported
chisels from my school shop, a nd a wastebasket filled with newspap er gripped between
my feet as a "vise." I won't dwell on th e
recollection: I mu st ha ve looked like a Darra
tribesman as a stockmaker, but it was fun,
even if a little blood did flow. Now, such
neat items as Versa-Vice tak e care of what
were then big pro blems-how to work on the
old rifles at home.
But perhaps th e most striking thin g ab out
military rifles, beca use most obvious, are the
pr oof marks and inspectors' mark s. U.S.
made firearm s bear man y marks : those such
as the int erlaced "W P" in an oval, for Win ·
chester Proof, or the REP in an oval for
Remin gton Ex tra Proof, ind icat e th ese corn mer cial guns have been fired once with a
hi gh-pressure cartridge. These cartridges are
special tinned-case ammunit ion so loaded as
to develop pr essur es 25% to 40% higher than
the maximum sta ndard load. In th e U.S., the
Sporting Arms an d Ammunition Manufacturer s In stitu te, to which association some of
our gun manufacturers belong, have established standard pr oof load s. Th ese loads ar e
not ava ilab le for pu blicat ion, but Remin gton
and Win chester make a mmo " For use only
by gun makers for testing stre ngth of guns."
Th e overl oad , if th e gun stands proof, confirms that no inh er ent weakn esses ha ve escaped the inspectors.
Abroad , govern ment regulati ons govern the
proving of firearms. In England, both overload firing and physical examination are part
of the tests. Th e old SMLE Enfield .303 rifle,
or Rifle No. III , which is composed of a bout
130 pa rts, is subjec ted to 1250 ga uges, most
of which judge the closeness of the work to
one or two thousan dt hs of an inch. Th e barrels, of man gan ese steel, noted for toughness,
load firin g 'and 'p'hysical 'ex~minati~~ are part
of the tests. Th e old SMLE Enfield .303 rifle,
or Rifle No. III , which is composed of a bout
130 pa rts, is subjec ted to 1250 gauges, most
of which judge the closeness of the work to
one or two thousan dt hs of an inch. Th e barrels, of man gan ese steel, noted for toughness,
ar e proved with overloa d cartridge s two
times. Th e first is the proof in the rough
state, in which a cart ridge without an extr actin g rim is used, and a cylindrical bull et
heavier than the pointed bull et. It is also
proved as an asse mbled rifle, with a cartridge
giving 25% greater pressure. Th e man y inspections to which the SMLE is exposed are
reflected by th e dozens of mark s placed on
each part by the indi vidual inspector. Th e
overload tests usuall y employ the lett er " P"
in the symbol for proof, combined with the
Briti sh royal crown.
Some rifles mad e to military standards,
with the high quality control demanded in
the old days by govern ments whose soldiers
tru sted their lives to their guns, ha ve pr oved
un expectedl y strong. A report of an att empt
to blow up one .303 American Enfield , of th e
type mad e by Remin gton, Win chester , or
Remin gton's Edd ystone, P a., factory, from
1914 to 1917 for the British, failed to burst
the gun. A cha rge of 68 grains # 3031
German .30c06 has 63 1/2 mm chamber
and 7.7 mm bore size stamped on barrel.
German .30c06 has 63 1/2 mm chamber
and 7.7 mm bore size stamped on barrel.
powder, more than the cart ridge case will
normall y hold, was report ed fired from one
such Enfield. "Hea d of case blown off, bolt
lugs set back, bolt channels in receiver
distorted," was the terse report. It mu st be
noted that while th e gun was rend er ed unserviceable, the action did not actually fail
or burst und er thi s extre me blow-up test.
Of course any gun can be blown up , and
too much powder, such as small ·case pistol
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powder load ed tight into lar ge rifle cartridges, may even deton at e, go off lik e dynamit e. Nothin g can stand that test. But t he
fun ction of proof load s is to reveal inh erent
weakn esses in guns. Even American gun
mak er s rely on thi s positi ve test-a gu n hearin g the WP proof stamp is safe for all
normal cartridges of its cal iber .
Int ernational conventions have established
sta nda rd pr oof loads. All r eputabl e foreign
gunmaker s, even ar senals of warrin g powers,
subscribe to th ese intern ational rul es of
proof. Th e shooter, when he obta ins a foreign
rifle, should look knowin gly for the foreign
proof mark s. Interestin gly, some U.S. guns
ar e strong enough to stand pr oving twice or
th ree times. As the U.S. ha s no govern ing
auth ori ty or law which makes proo f testin g
mand atory (often .22 revolver s, for example,
are not proof tested) , th e U.S. pr oof mark s
ar e not usuall y recognized by foreign countri es. Briti sh law requires Amer ican fire
arms to undergo proo f before being sold.
No proof load s ar e published for U.S.
arms, but you ca n be reasonably sure th at
mand at~ry '(often .22 revolver s, "for exampl;'
are not proof tested ) , th e U.S. pr oof marks
ar e not usuall y recognized by foreign countri es. British law requires Ameri can fire
ar ms to undergo proof before being sold.
No proof load s are published for U.S.
arms, but you ca n be reasonably sure th at
modern U.S. guns are entirely safe. F oreign
rifles, espec ially milit ar y rifles, mu st conform
to the strictes t govern ment standa rds. Check
for th e proof marks-they are th e user 's
guara ntee to him self that his rifle is safe
with its or iginal standard cartrid ge load . Of
course, all proof mark s are invalid if rebarr eling or barr el slimming or rebori ng has
been ind ulged in by some gunsmith. But th e
empirical rul e that one action for a cartr idge
of given force can be fitted with a bar r el for
a similar power ed ca rtridge is fairly safe.
Th e best bet is to keep facto ry-made rifles
in the calibers in which they ar e issued . Let
the Gun Makers do the rebarrelin g. F or only
they have access to standard pr oof cartridges
to make sure , scientifically, th at what ~
they are doing is safe for you.
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Custom mad e. as th e name imp li es. to your specifica ti ons i n
most cali bers and the famou s 7MM Express. Ba rre ls of
Tim ken Sp ecial rifle bar rel steel in any twi st, length and
weight. 'I'h croughly seasoned stock blanks are hand i.n l~tted
a nd sha ped to in sur e you per fect fit and balan ce. Fl m s~ed
r ill es cr oup - test ed to i nsu re accura cy. ';I'he h}ghest 9ua!Ity
i n every th ing but cost . Hoy C ra dle. Ri flesnuth . 20;) \\ es t
I sl ay Stree t. Sa nta B arbara . Ca lif .
SET
30-06 SPRINGFIELD OR Enll eld Rille Stock . as Issued .
brand new. $2.95 each. A3-0 3 Spr ingfi eld rifie barrels . cal.
30-0 6. brand new. Gov't, Surplus . 24·inch. completely
fini sh ed. Value $25. Specia l $5.00 P ostpaid. Public Sport
Sh ops . 11 S . 16th Street. l 'h ila . 2. Pa.
F LE XIBLE HANDCUFFS. $12.95; H am bur g E ig ht ' "
$7.95; Deu tsche Po ll ze!. $11.95. Cha in t wist ers , $1.50 ;
Claws . $9.95. Leg I rons. $5.00. S teel coll ars . $7.50. Leath er
restr ain ts. Coll ector's speci alties. Thom as F erri ck. Box 12,
Newbur yport , Mass.
CU~.rOMBILT nU'L ES- our sole busine ss sin ce 1932.
Rotary Electric Tool
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H AN DCUFF S. BRAND new. $15.00 Value . nt cke l pl ated.
P eerl ess type. llghtwelgh t . Sp eci al Sa le $7.95 pair. L eg
Ir ons. Gov't, Surplus. n ickel pla ted . brand new. Va lue
$24.50. Sp ecial $5.95. P ublic Sport Shop s, 11 S. 16th
S tr eet , P hil adelphia 2. Pa.
B RI T IS H MK . 5 303 Lee-Enfiel d J ung le car bines. Very
good-$24.95. Exc ellent-$29.95. German Mod. ~ 8 Smm
Ma user ri tles. Very good--$39. ~ 5 . P erf ect-$44. aO. I s ra eli Mod. 98 8mm Mause r n fles. (Cze ch made ) All
mille d parts. Perf ect-$49.50. E gYPti an 8mm Mause r.
10 shot serm- a uto ma ti c ritl es . All mille d par ts. (F.N.
made ) Ve ry g'ood-$69.50. German G-43 8mm M au s~r.
10 shot semi- a utomat ic r ifles. Excell ent- $62.00. Swed~s h
Mod. 96 6.5 mlll Mau ser rifl es. E.x cell ent- $21.50. Swedis h
Kar 38 6.5 mm Ma user ca r btnee. Ex cell ent - $32.50 .
Swed ish Mod. 94 6.5m m Ma user carb i nes. Very good-
~.fgn~~· b~:~ g7u~~~tetri~;e~ ~i~~s iist~xc;~~eenJI;;l::r~s
REVERE
4 0 PC .
NAZI AXD other mi litary collec tors it ems. P rivate . F or
li sting 25c coin. C. B rown fie ld . 10820 Carnegi e, Cle vel and 6. Ohi o.
" AN T I QUE & MODERN Arm s, Accessor ies at 'R ecession'
pri ces. Sa mp le li st . 25c. La dd Arm s. Cat skill, N. Y."
l\HN IA TU RES. GU N li st, Kn ight , Box 294. Seneca Fall s.
N. Y .
GUNS - S\VOR DS - Kni ves - Da gger s F las ks. B ig list
25c cotn. Ed H owe. Cooper Mill s 10. Main e.
FAMOUS
BRASS, ONE-Piece Cleaning Rod with bru sh , OO\,'t Surplu s, for 45 cal. revolver s and auto matic pi stol s. $1. 00 each
postpaid. Brass, jointed r ifle clea ning rod , 30 Cal. and UP.
by Marble. 36 Inch es long. $1.35 Po stpaid. Public Spor t
Shops. 11 S. 16th Street . Phlladelphla 2. Pa,
M.S .A . EAR DEFENDERS lor th e ' hoote r . B rand new,
U. S. Gov' t. Surplus. Va lue $3.00-Whlle Th ey L ast $1.0 0
pair Postpaid. Public Sp ort Shop s, 11 S . 16th Street .
P hilade lphi a 2. Pa.
" THE SH OOTIN G Times" covers all aspect s of shooti ng
i n Gt. B ritain an d I reland. A fr ee copy i s availab le on
application to Th e Manager. 29 Old Bond St reet. L ondon.
\V . 1.
P ED OMETER . BRA.ND new by New H aven Wa tch Co.
Measures the distance you walk . While Th ey L ast $5.95.
Public Sport Shops, 11 S. 16th Stree t , Philadelphia 2. P a.
RIFLE SLINGS. lea ther , Ar my Surplus. I '%, in ch. Brand
new. $2.00 eac h. Publi c Spor t Sh ops. 11 S . 16th S tre et.
Philadel phia 2, P a.
:KAZI MEDALS . or ders . in si gn ia s. books. et c. L ar ge st ock.
Send 10c for new li st. N. Gutterma n. 112 7th St .. H oboken,
K. J.
OYE R 5000 RI F LES, Shot gu ns, H andgun s, Modern , Anti que listed Monthly. Sam ple COpy 25c ( Coi ns ). Sh otgun
News, Columbus, Nebra ska .
R IFLE SCABBARD. West ern Boot s. Clothing. Saddles
~~i: s .cataIOg . Silv er Spur. B ox 1785-B41. F ort 'V or th:
" W I NE~JAK ING. " $1. 00. "STOUT . Be er, Ale Brewin g,"
$1.qo. Hlu st rated. Eaton Books, Box 1242- N, Santa R osa,
Cahforma.
LOADI NG BL OCKS. L ami n ated Formica Top. 50 H ole.
$1.00 P .P. State cal. Dea ler i nqu ir ies in vit ed. Ha nk' s
Sp ort swoods . Bo x 101. G lend ora , Ca lif.
ELECTRI C PENCIL ; En gra ves all Metals, $2.00 . B eyer
10511-Q Sprtn gfleld, Chi cago 43.
Mf ~.
CR OSS B OW S! HUNTI NG Bows ! Factcrv-Direct -Prtces I
J ayCo, B ox 1355. \\'ichi ta. Kans as .
EVERY GUN BOOK IN PRINT
liThe Baker's Dozen Pla.n"
Send 50c for year ' round maili ngs
i ncludina
n ll t.n f_ n r int Iidi """,
Never be fore h as a n
achromatic t e l e·
scope sold for a n y where ne ar thts amazt
low p ri ce! You get clearer
s h a rp e r pi ct ure s at a ll po we rs
because of t he s up er c om pound
Achro Le ns. No col or , n o fuzz . v ertable eyepie ce adju stable tn 22 . 45. or 6 0
p ower . Lower powers excellent for tar get
shooting and w ide a ngle v iewing. H igher powers
for long range a n d Astronomy. Guar anteed to spot
. 2 2 holes In the black a t 200 yds. Guaranteed t o bring
distant ob je cts , people . pl a nets, e tc . 6 0 times clos e r . 5
bakelite sections, t rimmed in g le amin g brass-5 prect st ora
le ns e s . A prec ision Ameri can m ade instrument. unCODd ltionally gua ra n te e d. Carrying ca s e Included . S end oDl~
$6,.98.. Cash , c heck or m o n ey or d e r , We pay p os ta ee.
Criterion Co •• 313 C h urch S t . , H artford, C o n n . , De pt . T S A .38
ANNUAL SALE
ISSUE
SEE DISCOUNT COUPON
.RI OT
These shotgun barrels should cause one at
these prices! ABOUT 82% DISCOUNT-buy
an extra, ideal for slug & brush work, 20"
cyl . bore, all 12 ga., new, blued, Winchester Mdl. 12
$4.95
(T hese can b e converted to ta kc d own Mdl. 97 by ligh t la t he cut)
Winchester Mdl. '97 solid frame • . . . $4 .95
Remington Mdl. 10 . . .. . •.. . .• . .. $4 .95
Stevens Mdl. 520 . .. .. . •. . . . .... . $4.95
DOUBLES USE
DOUBLES UTILITY
INCREASES RE·SALE VALUE
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EACIf UNIT con sists of pr eci sion ground .22 barre l inse rt, full si ze short act ion .22 bolt, new .22
trigger guard and magazine. EXTRA magazines 51.75 each .
~al.
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FITS ANY M1903 SPRINGFIElD.
Your Springfield and our .22 Conversion un it "lake a te rrific doubl e -duty team.
t o cl o s e o u t f e w r e maini n g . New r e cei v ers , {u lly
is hed,
n w h ite , com p le te w ith fitted triA'
ge r
pfin
late
(g uarid)
$ 7 .95
'RR
S ho tgu n ve nt, h an d gua rd
&:. b a y o n e t attac hm e nt,
as used i n t re nc hes WW - l a n d f o xh o le s i n ' VW · 2 .
Fi t s W i n . 1 2 , & '9 7 I t h a ca 37 , S te vens 5 20 &:. 620 ,
R e m . 1 0 &:. 3 1 r io t g uns. New supp ly a llows r e d u ced
pr i c e- O N L Y
w / moun ting
$ 3 .75
I
~LERS~I~
PRICED
GOV'T ISSUE
'0
NOW~
' \ ONLY $34 .50 PPD . , '
J!l minu tes you co nver t yo ur Spr ing field 1903 into 0
smoot h ac tion, man -sized .22 repedter.
~. Bock
30 .06?
Simp ly . Iip ou l barrel line' ond
" " .22 bolt.
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~. Smoot h act ion , the some that'-s .,.,-on m.a tch ofter
c
match- yea r after yeor as the U.S. M·2 Springfield .
~-. " Shor t th ro w " bo lt and or d nance steel 6arre l inse rt,
ijjLco ~_,! rob le 10 5137 .00 " ' Qr. ef ' ,2~~
. """""""""_",,,,,.....t
!$I
REMINGTON Mll
SP ECIALLY
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screws!
"I'm ex'remely proud of our new .22 Springfield
Conversion Unit, which too k over 2 years to de ve/op. It offers 1903 Springfield owners double
utility by providing them with a man -sized, smooth.
working .22 re·peater, .comparable to the popular
'but almost extinct U. "S. M·2 Sp ringfield .22."
Geo. R. Numrich, Jr ., President
NEW 5 " S &W B A R R E L S. e i t h e r comm e r cia l b lue o r
p a r k e ri sed s tat e
Whic h. . 38 S pecia l
o r .3 8 S& W Cal.
Co m p lete w ith la tch ,
pin &, s p r i ng. F its
l\i &P , " K" and
"Comb a t", a ls o .38
Vi cto ry. B u y a spare
a t th i s b a r gai n
price. Limit ed Sup pl y .
REMINGTON MODEL 12
F ir ing pi ns. Our new i mproved desig n __$2. 75 ppd.
SHOTGUN BEADS
DO GET LOST
& BROKEN
H e re ' s a pac k et of 1 0 l arg e
bead (stand a rd 4 / 40 t hread )
s ights f or u su a l pric e o f Ju s t
one, ONLY $ 1 . 0 0 per P a c k e t
NOT $5.00
(B u y 1 0 0 (10 p ackets) & n ext
time a f ri end s hows yo u h Is Pa t ters on
s how hi m you r s hot gu n s ig h t
o rtce fo r t his purpose , 5 7 . 5 0
nU'l'
DO GET LOST
& BROKEN
H e r e ' s a p a ck et o f 1 0 l arge
bea d (s ta n da r d 4 /40 t hread)
s ig h ts f o r u s u a l p ri c e o f Ju s t
o n e , ONLY $ 1 .0 0 per Pac ket
(B uy 1 0 0 (1 0 packets ) &, n ext
ti m e a f ri e nd s hows you h i s P a t t ers o n co l1ectlon,
s how h im y o ur s h o t gun s ig h t coueceton . S pecia l
price f or t h i s purpose, $ 7.50 per 100 s ig h ts) . T a p
5 0t
for above , 4 /4 0 - - - - - - - - -
40
NOT $5.00
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S tan d a r d d ove ta il - Intercha n g e abl e In sert s i ncluded.
F o r H t -po w er o r s m a ll b ore s. From d i s c o n tinued
T a rget r ifl e o f l arg e s t U . S . m aker. At a 70 0/0
di s count! $1.49 e a .
$12 .00 per dozen
16-20 Ga.
prep a;d
In
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F its a ll 1903 Model Springfi elds i n 30 -06 .
Adju sta bl e h e ad spa c e plu g for perpetual
1 st t im e availa b le
serv ice..
i n o ve r 55 y e ars!
• il :e:p~:~v:h:~ac~:;k.~ ith
22 's-pays
for
itself
REMINGTON "MATCHMASTER"
.22 BARRELS
KNOCK OFF 75%! f
F o r e xceptional qualt ty b arrel blanks o r f or use on
R em. ::;00 ser ies r ifl e s . Each t e s ted & ser ia l n u m bered by Re m i n gton c raftsmen. Made f o r 5 13 T a r g e t
model s-6 groove , c h a m bered, 1 3 / 1 6 " di a. FULL
26" LONG! S ui tab l e f or c e nter fi re ca ncers . J u s t
$ 4 . 9 5 p lu s 50 ~ post. (Re m . f r ont s igh t " ramp ,
r e a d y to insta ll o n abo v e , S 1.2 5 )
(t·
F o r exc e ptional qualit y berret blanks o r for use o n
R em. 5 00 s e r ies rifle s. Each tested &, s e r ia l num be r e d by n ern tngtcn c r a f tsm e n . M ade f o r 5 13 T arg e t
m o de ls-6 groove , c ham bered , 1 3 /16 " dia . FULL
26" LONG ! S u i t a b le f o r ce n te r fi r e c a li b e-rs. J u s t
$ 4 . 9 5 plu s SO C p o st. (Rem . fro nt s igh t &, r a mp ,
r e a d y t o in s tall o n a bove, S1.2 5 )
ONLY $7.49
HOODED TARGET FRONT SIGHTS
CLOSE OUT
S h ;pped
c oun t er d is p lay bo x .
HEAVY .22 CAL. BARREL BLANKS
(0
F u ll 1 1 /1 6 " di a m eter, s t r a i g h t , r i fle d b l a nk-8
gro ov e f o r s u per a cc u r ac y. 2 4" l o n g-l a r g e d iameter
m a kes ada p ta b le f or m o st rim or c enter fi r e a ctio ns.
1 t urn In 14"
o n ly $6 .95 plu s 45 ¢ po st.
(C hn mbe r ing f or . 2 2 L. R. o n ly , add $ 1. 0 0)
WINCHESTER M7S BARRELS
$2.95
Brand N ew, 6 7 % D I SCOU N T I Only $ 7. 9 5 p l us .50 p o sta,.• .
•45 TAPERED
BARREL BLANKS
NEW BARREL FOR WINCHESTER M12
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(N o w fun 1 2")
Usab l e f o r B unU in e S . A. 's, muzz le l o aders . NeW'
Se rv ice, 1 917' s , m in i a t u re cannon , cus tom r e volver bb l s . Rifled , n ew, $ 5 . 3 5 plus 50 C pp.
12 go. only, 28" modified, or 30" full , state
which. $12.60 ppd. (Almost 60 "/0 di scount!!!!)
#fi
K'-
Enfield , etc . convert i ble to Jap s,
Mausers , Bolt Act ion shot gun mag az in es etc . New, packet of 10,
SPECIAL ONLY $1.9 5.
ORIGINAL LYMAN
VERY RARE SPARE PARTS
IN LIMITED QUANTITIES
We h a ve h ad. to di sappoi n t m a ny of our cus tomers
on the bel o w p a rts o v e r t he y e ars-we n ow have the
foll o w in g i n small s u p p ly -all n e w.
MAGAZINES
S AVAG E . 3 2 o r
B ra n d new. s t r a ig h t le n g th s , 3/4" x 8 " , f o r extra l o n ~
a nd / o r f a n c y b arrel s . S up p li ed cham bered f or . 4 5
a u t o o r u nc ba m b e r ed , state w h i ch
$ 3 .9 5 • • .o r 2 f or $6.5 0 .
UNIVERSA L MAGAZINE
SP RINGS. usable for Springfield,
. 380
a u t o.
p i s tol
$7 .50
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OR TG IES
r 9SlCO "& -3-4- -(2 s- j);-3 2-i al;:i tiitel : : : ~:~:
. 2 5 o r .3 2 c a t .c-state-;
5 .75
W ALT H ER . ~5 , M od el 8 o r 9 - stat e 5 .75
B R O W NIN G M i1. -1 3 shot, 9mm
6 .50
;-~~:RBr~~:ting -(Wal er plsto l )- :32 -:::::::::: ::~:
FIRING PINS
OR T GIES . 25 or . 3 2 c a l. -s ta t eMA U S ER 1 910-34 (.25 o r . 3 2_s tate)
MA U S ER H S c
1 91 0 & . 1 92 2 Browning . 32
1,00 0 ' s of o t h e r ra re parts-write wantsl
3 .50
2 .50
3 .95
2.25
SATISFACTION ALWAYS GUARANTEED!
WANTED: GUN PARTS
r ear si ght for commerci al
Th ompsons - fits mili ta ry
model s too - bea utifully
m a d e - o ri g i n a I pri ce
$14.00. new-boxed. S ig ht
ladder ofte n in stall ed on
En field i ssue rifl es to give
winda g e whi ch Enfield
sights lack- OKLY $1. 95.
THOMPSON PARTS & SERVICE
FOR ALL MOOELS. SOLE MANUFACTURERS.
NEW GUNS AVAILABLE to qualified purchasers,
(Send Stamped. Addressed Env.
for FREE CATALOG SHEETS)
NEW .45
BARRELS
a u t o , 1911 '" Al
&-
-t f i j i
$6.95
. 4 4 CALIBER BA.RREL BLANKS
(0'
tJ.itt*.~
g ive s e ve n
b e t t e r r e su lt s . . . takes s eco n d s t o a pp ly
. . . be a u tifies. p r ot e c t s. Us ed co ld . n ()t h in~
ANNUAL SALE
ISSUE
f a ct o ri e s and
an teed t o b e
SEE DISCOUNT COUPON
"FOR JI.'IU LA 4 4 · 4 0 " NO W U SED T:-.J' EVE RY
U . S. G U N PL ANT A N D MA:"rY A B R O A D .
N EW
H I G H -S P E E D
com p licated.
Deep
Act u a l l y pe n et r a te s
u sed -o r y o u r
3 G UN S I Z E
1
p in t
FORMULA
b lu e p e r m a n e nt fini s h .
th e s t e ot , Us e d by gu n
g uns m ith s ev e r yw he re . Gu r rrth e h e st co ld b lu e y ou ever
m on ey
ba c k.
$ 2. 0 0
ppd.
IND U ST RI AL G UNSMI T H S I ZE .
$ 7 .50
p pd .
U. S. CARBINE
MAGAZINES
SALE
o
MARLIN BARRELS
SEMI-AUTO
0
ONLY
FRE E Wat er ( & dirt &
$14.95
C02 PISTOL
tobacco) proof rub ber cap
given w/ ea. mag azin e.
SMASHING POWER
:Isai~~£o~ a~s :jc:.tolca~s:sUI\n~~~et:~rvgeejoB.I.~e
W e na v e t h e wo r l d 's on l y s u p p ly of t h e s e 811(1
we are c k s in g o u t t h e f ew r e ma in in g ! A ll N e w .
~ower~ ~~
a nd
ful C0 2 (C arbon di o xi d e) ch arg e r s . P istol l?ullt on
. 2 2 T arg et pistol l in e s, r u g .ged m eta ! a lloy 1!1 blu e ..
bl a ck fini sh. Standard full s ized pi stol w eI ght &.
b lu ed . reactv t o i n s t a ll.
F ·:-f 1 8 9 3 & 36 M dl. M a r l i n s
38 /5 5 2 8 " Fu ll Oct.
$9 .95
38 /5,1 2 6" 1/2 O c t .
~ __ $9 .9 5
38 /f);'} 26 " Fu ll O c t.
~ _ $9 . 9 5
38 /55 20 " C arb t ne
$8,2 5
:12 /40 2 (; " Fu ll O ct.
$9 .95
:12 / 4 0 2 (;" l/2 O ct.
$9 . 9 5
:12 /4 0 2 0" Ca rb ine
$8. 2 5
:12/40 t n" r o u n d
$3 , 50
.:]2 Spec. I ;; " r-ound
$3. 50
F o r Mod e l 94 Marl in
:12/2 0 2 4 " r o und
$9,9 5
2:> /20 1 5 " r ou nd
$3, 50
F 'J r Mo d e l 9 2, 3 2 ca l ib e r
24 ", 26" 0 1' 28" ro un d
$6 . 50
(Arlr l 5 0e r or p ost. & s h ip p ing t o abov e )
FOR ABOVE MODEL
S T R A IG H T GRIP STOC KS
M ARLI NS , n e w
$5 .9 5
g~~~c:~ ~::aei~a~:g~~~nr~:~~~;;t~, ::d:v~~af:e~' ~.hc!~.~
c ylind er ee o tet nee
S Imply. re move d &
ill t arget
r e placed.
5h aped
gr Ip .
QUlckly-
• 5 s hot capac it y- re quired by law for hun ting , fit s
flush wit h guar d-streamlin es ap pea ra nce. Solid
ma chin ed bottom-not " raw" appear i ng overs ized
fold overs tha t some a re se lling
$2. 45
• 15 shot. i n orig i na l wra p, only $I. OOea . or 2 for $1.7 5
• 30 shot, " ba nna na" c lips on ly $4.95 or 2 for $7.9 5!
u
SO POWERFUL
Th e pistol
eannct b e m a il ed (e xcept to licensed
dea le rs ) but will b e ru shed Expr:e u
(n o t prepaId) .
Deal ers, ad d SO ~
p ost a g e . SpeCial d eal ers p r ices
on l o t.s of th re e o r more.
EXCLUSIVE AT NAC
FREE EXTRAS: 10 C02 Cartridges plus B Tubes of Copper
Plated BBs. A $2.00 Saving I
SAVAGE 1 90 3 -0 6 -0 9 -1 2 .2 2 M AGAZINES . R are m ag-a z i nes. un ava n a b le f o r y e a r s . o n ly $2 , 8 5 ppd ,
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GARAND TRIGGER GUARDS
SPRINGFIELD 1903
For replacing
wartime tin "finger skinning"
guards-new-
MILLED T.
& flOOR
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Steel
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SWEAT ON
RIFLE RAMPS
HIGH SPEED MAINSPRINGS
In field or on ra nge, t his ord nance tool may be
needed at any tim e-for bolt di sassembl y, be ca use of poor ext ract ion wit h foul ed cha mber , or for
r ifle takedown. F its convenie nt ly in butt t rapK eep shoot i ng, a good invest ment. As issued , Only
$ 1.00 ea.! ( Good to ca rry with gun-new firi ng
pin-$ 1.25, new ext ra ctor- $ 1.25)
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1 t §?,:;:.
com p le te w ith go l d
No
g la re
b ead s igh t s u r fa ce , a ll rna $ 1. 79 ea . , 2 for
r am p
$~~1.12e~l~ $~~'.~~ ;:;u~oz . o nlY
"" .... ~:.~~,~~:~,ELD
"W&
COLT REAR SIGHT
eas ily dovet ail ed i nt o an y r evolver. set
scre w to lock winda ge. D imen sion
A 25/3 2" or 11 / 16"
$1. 00 ,
$¥~
W OR TH ANYT H ING WHEN NE EDED
Un iv e r s al s ize ,
e a:,y to in s t a l l.
SAVE ALMOST SO% -NEW $4. S0
$1.75
GARAND EMERGENCY TOOL
Co m p le te w it h catch, p in & spr ing, s teel, n o t a lum inu m , s pe c i t y b t u e o r p ar-k e ri ae d __ $ G .2 0 co m p le te.
(Guard al o n e , $:1.1)5, F . P late a lone , $2,2 5, m illed
f'ollower-, $ 1.00 , s p l' in g 5 0 e)
3 BLAD E
e a:,y t o in s t a l l. No g lare r am p s ur face~- a ll -"' ma chilled-a $ 5 .0 0 va l ue
o n l y $ 1 79 ea
2 fo r
$:L2 5 $14 .60 p er d o z .
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S P RINGFIELD 3 BLADE
screwdr l ver s.
as Issued , newuu $1. 50 pp d.
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ABOUT 7¢ EA. ITEM!
In
h a n d s o m e ca rr v in g b ox w /se l f lo c k i ng handle , 10 so li d
b r a s s ro es (wu rt.h 7:;c
ea. ) , b r is t le cleaning
m-u she s. 2 co n t ai ners
s pec ia l gun grea se . 1 0
s pe cla l screw drt vers
&
punch. Ant ique
s ty le d b ra ss o i l c a n
(o fte n u sed f o r pri m i n g powde r on p ercus s io n & fl i nts ) , pa tc h
can . A ll fit ted for pi s t o l s . 3 2 C a l. & up. G iv e o r se ll
e x u-a r ods & screw drive r s to f r iends .
Wh i le they l a s t - O NLY - $2 .75 p lu s 6 0 c p o s tag e .
Ram
K eep shoot ing , a good invest ment. As Issued , Only
$ 1.00 ea. ! (G ood to car ry wit h gun-new fir ing
pin-$ 1.25, new ext rac tor $ 1.25)
~
B a y on et &
s he a t h - $ 4,50 .
Ba y ol1e t a ttac hm e nt f o r gun$ 1. 75 .
S P E C I A L AL L 3
for $5 ,3 5 ppd.
s i hts as
s how n
;~
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c-
:a
GARAND BARRELS-Very good to exe . $9.9S ea .
NEW U. S" CARBINE BAYONETS
38 ITEMS G I SHOOTING KIT
tW'hn
SUPER BUY 95c
:a
r e d u ce s t o 5 s h o ts, only way to
mak e G a r a n d
f u ll y l e~a l . f or
h u n t i n g in m o st s tates , (e as il y
in s t a ll e d & r em o v e d ) . Set , co rn pt et e Wi t h s peci a l f o llow e r &
2 Jive s ho t c li ps , $3,9 5. Extra
5 s h ot clip s, 9S¢ e a. S tandar d
B s h ot c li ps, $2 .0 0 p er d ozen.
E l im ina tes a n n o y i n g two stage
pu ll f ou nd in m i l itary mode ls .
n euuce tn a ccur-a ct e s wit h s u p et-t o r- p ull-c-F't t.s
a ll
'\;)8's ,
S wed ish, 7 M i\'! 'D:3. '95 etc , New, F am ou s F. :\I. make, spe ci a l l o w pri c e S 1.7 ;j f o r se t ,
for y ou r Colt 19 17 , New
Ser v ice o r Offici a l Police
r e v o lv e r s - r e duce s l o ck
ume , scores l e a p , o u r
m a k e , t e sted & app roved
__ _ n_ o n ly $ 1. 75 p pd .
GARAND BARRELS-Verv !load to exe . $9. 9S eo
GARAND RIFLE CONVERSION KIT
M A USE R OW NE R S :
S ING LE STAG E F . N .
T RI ,G GER A ND SE A R
.~
LYMAN 57A REAR
SIGHTS-
r id ges on ra m p m ake i t
n o g lace-in w hite, . 5 2 5
I. D. N o te d es ign tha t p e rmi t s u se on an y r ifle b y
tu rn i n g end o f b a r r el t o . 5 2 5 a s s urin g smoot h
app earanc e,
A l s o m ake s fin e pi s t ol s igh t ,
E a ch 9 5 ~ - Ext ra S p e c ial $9. 0 0 per d o z. $ 6 5. 0 0 p er 100 .
ORIGINAL SPRINGFIELD
HAMMER
ORI GI NAL S PR INGF I E LD PERCU S S ION
mu sket h a mme r s , fit s a ll m o d e l s in c t u d tnz va r iou s c o ntr acto r s except Co lt
-as n e w case harde n ed i n b eauti fu l
co lo rs . SUPER SPECIAL ONLY $ 1 . 7 5 .
22 CAL. ADAPTERS FOR .3 0 3
=::~:': ~,:;,: ,~":::J
22 RF./303 Brit ish-issue
10 adapters
BREECH OIL
& THONG SET,
$1. 00 ea .
$7 .S0
For Springfield, Garand" Enfield & Krag , fits in
butt, nickeled brass, not plastic, as <issued , excellent,
complete
$1.00 ppd.
CARBINE REAR SIGHTS
adj u s t a h le
for
w l nd aze
&
e le vati on , fi l s a ll U. S . Ca rbi n e s.
s li des
i nto
rece tve v
d o v e t ail _ 2 m inu tes t o t n sta l l. as i s s u e d , $ 1 .8 5 pp d .
UNIVERSAL
STOCK BLANKS
o f fi n e st A m eri c an 'wal nu t , preturne d, s hape d and th r ou gh
1 st s a n d l n~ , n o t e rneaa uremen t.s wh ich p ermit i n le t ti n g
r o r b o t h hI gh p ow er an d sma ll b o re r ifles; bo lt act ion
s hotgu ns ; o r c ut o ff a nd use on pum p s h o tgun s and
doubl e s. 281h " l o n g , 1 :3/4 " th ro ugh , 2 1/8" d ept h. S pe c ia l
p r-Ice
$ 2 .35 p lus 35 ~ d e l. S pe cia l Stee l Ch e ckered
T a r g e t Butt-p la le w / screw s, for u s e with a bove , $1.00,
u.s.
CARBINE STOCKS
brand n ew , com p le te with new
reco i l plate. b u t t p la te, s c r e ws , f ron t
$3 ,9 ;; , ( VC~~nl~ g~r~~To r$~t~gkS .S'AI~~ ~~hle:ind~jta~~aJ~~i:
stained , s m n e . prlce a. } Ca rbt ne H a n d g u a rd s . new .
$ 2 .5 0 npd , w rue w a n ts f o r o t h e r c a r b i ne pa rt s .
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WE H AVE OV E R 17 ,000 ,000 GUN PARTS
Mo d ern -Obsol ete- F o r e ign . F o r fr e e q u o t a t ion se n d b ro ken p a rt o r rough ske tch .
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WANTED, GUN PARTS
All kinds, any quantity, new o r used,
military or commercial. TOP PRICES . Ship
off for our offer. If not satisfied will be
returned immediately. PREPAID.
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lMUlMIJ:F&lI~mr £mID1r~
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