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.45 AUTO MAGAZINES
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By HAROLD LUTIGER
Mu seum Curator
S
ince I am in close da ily
contac t with the mag nificent gun coll ection a t t he
Geor ge F. H ard ing M useu m
in Chicago , it is only nat ura l
th at I should choose my favorite firear m fr om among it s
elegantly decorated, hi st orical ly important pieces. T he rifled
whecl lock which I am pictu red
holdin g was the combined effor t of Georg ~Iaucher, stockmaker, and Micha el H as, wh o
mad e the barrel and lock. T he
rifle was bu ilt in 1658 for
Leopold I, Emperor of the
Hol y R om a n E m p i r e , a n d
bear s hi s portrait along with
th ose of hi s ele ctors on th e
cheek piece. Th e stoc k is decora ted with intr icately ca rved
bas-relief scenes of th e h unt.
Th ere is a r estrain ed u se of
ivor y inlay and th e effect is
on e of good ta ste in an ag e of
oth erwi se flamboyan t arms.
MY
FAVORITE
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FAVORITE
GUN
By Dr. BRUNO THOMAS
Director
Vienn a A rm s Mu seuni
T IS DI FFIC L'1' to say
wh ich single g un or pistol
of 1400 h ere in th e Vienna
Arm s ~I u sell m is r eally first in
my favor, as all of th em are
imper ial , royal, or prin cely
in ori gin and of h igh quality. We are not allowed to
shoot nor to po ssess one of
th is kind . But one spec ial gun
h as for me a p ersonal significan ce, as I h elped ge t it
back to 0 111' nati on al armo ry,
fro m abroad. I I is one of th e
most elabo ra te of a ll ivory
inl aid arm s in existence, sign.
ed by th e stock mak er H ans
P au mgartners (H P ) in Craz,
dat ed 1570, and decorat ed wit h
th e ar ms of Charles of Styria,
Ar chduke of A ust.ria. I di scovered two more such wheellock s in America- one in the
Harding museum, and anot.her
owned by a privat e collec tor,
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TRIGGER
TALK
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ES, we r a n a story not lon g ago on
Sa vage gu ns an d Savage hi stor y ; but
wh en T ech Ed itor Bill Ed wa rd , a south pa w,
got hold of one of th e new Sava ge MIlO
lef t-hand ed bolt ac tions- well, it was a cas e
of do th e stor y or lose a T ech Editor. So
her e ( page 14) is a rep or t by a out hpa w for
sout hpa ws on Amer ica' s fir t mass-prod uced
south pa w r ifle (made for r ight-ha nder s too,
in case you' re norm al).
Collecto rs, a nd pa rt icul arl y th ose wh o go
for t he pr izes wit h " western" flavor, should
l ike Bob McCoy's stor y ( pag e 18 ) of th e
g uns in th e Buffal o Bill Cod y M u eum , Nex t
tim e you'r e out in the Yell owston e P ark
co untry, dro p in a nd see them.
We've had so man y lett er s fr om r ead er s in
sea r ch of th e tr uth abo ut ga me calls (do
they do what th ey sa y t hey' ll do, or don 't
they) , th at we decid ed to get th e low-down.
If th e pictures sta rting on page 21 don' t
convince you, we d on 't know what could.
No, th e doub le a ppeara nce of " Nils K vale"
in our byline column is neit her erro r nor
acciden t. K val e is test e ngineer for
or rna,
in Swed en, wh ich mak e h im a natural
pro ponent of Swed ish g uns. " Swede n's Royal
R ifle," page 40, is th e story of Hu sqvarna,
mak er s of fine sporters . And Kvale's othe r
story, " World's Biggest Shooting Ma tch,"
paints a gr owing pi cture of th e Swiss civilian
ma rksma nship progr am a nd th e po pula r
a pproval of it in wha t is trul y " the na tion
of riflemen ." In Switzerland , th e man wh o
ca n't or doesn 't shoot a rifle well is not only
a pp roval of it in what is t ru ly " the nati on
of riflem en ." In Switzerla nd, the man wh o
ca n't or doesn't shoo t a rifle well is not only
in tr ouble with th e law ( which makes mar ksman ship one of th e requ isit es of citizens hip ),
he is al so a sor t of social out cast.
Th e eagerly awaited report on th e winner s
of G UNS thi rd a nnual Po lice Awar ds will b e
th e first item turned to by man y readers of
this issu e ; and well worth read in g it is, too.
It will be read , in part, in man y other
pub lication s, for newspap er s and ot her
journ als all over th e co untry have pick ed up
th e stor ies of these " beyond th e call of duty"
publ ic ser vants a nd th e r ecognit ion given
th em. Th er e'll be an oth er a ward thi s year.
W hy not ge t your nomin a tion in early?
To th ose reader s (and t hey are legion )
who think tha t Elmer Keith wrote " the
Bible" on ha nd gu ns (a nd th ey're r ight: see
"S ixguns, by Keith," Stac kpole pu bli sher s ) ,
the story sta rting on pa ge 28 will be a welcome new cha pte r. A contr ibutor to our
"C ro s fire" col um n thi s mon th ca ll s Keith
"A li vin g legend ." Legen d he ma y be, living
he sure ly is ; and wher ever shooters gat her,
the Keith legen d is one of fact , not th eor y.
Keith di dn' t ju t rea d 'e m; he shot 'e m !
We d on't ofte n use reprints, but if yo u
do n' t lik e " Sho uld You Own A Gun? " by
Karl Hess ( pag e 46 ), we'll be sur pr ised and
di sappoin ted .. . and for th e see kers after th e
r ar e a nd unfind abl e, " Gun Of Th e Month"
thi s month pictures a nd describes th e Web erAd olph mat ch pi st ol, one of th e rar est.
And oh, yes ; in case yo u've always wa nt ed
a ca n non, see " Build a Cannon F or You r
H ome !" by Don Car penter. T his is a h omework shop project to e nd all hom e- ~
workshop pr ojects !
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THE COVER
Weste rn saddlemen have always liked the flat fit of a
lever act ion rifle in a sadd le
scabba rd. This fine color shot
of a modern cowboy-hunter
with a Savage M99 wa, take n
for us on a big game hunt in
the rugge d nort hern New
Mexico mountains by Harvey
Cap lin of Albuquerq ue, N. M.
FEBRUARY, 1959
VOL V, 2-50
IN THIS ISSUE
guns americana • • •
RIFLES FOR THE SOUTHPAW MILLION ...
. .. William B. Edwards 14
GUNS OF THE WILD WEST SHOW .
. . . .. Robert B. McCoy 18
SHOULD YOU OWN A GUN? . .
.... .. .. ..
. .. .. Karl Hess 46
hunting •••
OUTFOXING FOXES IS EASY WITH GAME CALLS
DROP THAT MOOSE!.
Russe ll Tinsley 21
.Wallace Ward 31
guns abroad • • •
WORLD'S BIGGEST SHOOTING MATCH. . . . . . . .. . .. .
SWEDEN'S ROYAL RIFLE . . . .
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Nils Kval e
Nils Kvale
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WHICH GUN IS BEST FOR yOU?
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WINNERS OF 1958 GUNS POLICE AWARDS. .
. . Elmer Keith 28
. . .. Harvey Brandt 36
home workshop • • •
BUILD A CANNON FOR YOUR HOME!
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Dorr B. Carpenter 42
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Dorr B. Car penter 42
departments "," •
BUILD A CANNON FOR YOUR HOME!
departments • • •
MY FAVORITE GUN .
TRIGGER TALK . .
GUNS IN THE NEWS.
ELMER KEITH SAYS .
. . . . , , . , . , . . . , . ' . , . Elmer Keith
CROSSFIRE
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GUN RACK
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GUN OF THE MONTH .
, .. C. S. Burton
SHOPPING WITH GUNS .
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PULL!
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THE GUN MARKET .
PARTING SHOTS.. , . ,
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George E. von Rosen
Sidney Barker
Louis San
C IRCULATION
EDITORIAL DIRECTOR
EDITOR
William B. Edwards
Elmer Keith
TECHNICAL EDITOR
SHOOTING EDITOR
A RT DIRECTOR
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E. B. Mann
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ART EDITOR
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GUN S m3~3 7. i n C' i s puli l i sh ed m o n t.h l y at 8 15 0 'S . cent-at P ark A v en u e . Sko k i e. Il l i n o i s.
Second class8ost.age
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will cover re pr od ucti on In
any
or a lI GUNS m agazi n e ed tt tc ne. ADVERT I SI NG RATES furni sh ed on reques t .
RARE CIRCASSIAN WALNUT
Fin e st g u ns t oc k wood. Very dense , yet
take s s m o o t h fin ish sharp ch ec ke ri ng .
letted s t ocks from $ 1 6 .5 0 up to $8 0 .0 0
Rifl e bl an ks from $ 1 5 .0 0 to $ 7 5. 0 0 . Shot
light in w e ight,
Turn ed and infor ra re fanc ies.
g u n bl anks from
$ 10.0 0 to $4 0.00. No other wood compares with Rare
Circas sian a s a g un stock. New shipm ent recently rec 'd .
EXTREMELY RARE ORECON MAPLE
FROM VERY OLD BIC CNARLED TREE
~Ii~~~~ I~~:e ~~ze~~d;:a~~l1"n~~;n~e~n l ~~r~~s tg~~b
h OL J{un b lank s . $20.0 0 LO S 3 5 . 00 .
t o 57;:; . 0 0.
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F R EE T O GU NSM I THS : B i g 4- l:olor ehar t showi ng F l ai g' s vari ed PREMIUM GUN ST OC K BLANK S i n nat ur al col or .
BEA UTIF ULLY GRAIN ED FREN CH WALN UT-
Fren ch ri fle blan ks. $20. 00 t o $40.0 0. Turn ed a nd in lett ed for most ri fles $5. 00 mor e.
xxxx $25. 00 ; super Bur ls up to $35.00.
CU Rl Y MA~l E R I F l E BlA N KS : 57.00 to 530.00.
Turned a nd inletted for most rifl es. 58.00 to 535. 00.
FINE ST PENNA . BLAC K WALNUT
BLANK S & ST OC KS :
Rifle blank s. all gra des . $4.00 t o $20 . 00. Wal nut shot gun
b.lan ks. $ 1.50 to $15.00. Wa lnut inlett ed stock for most
$11~~~b t~ta$r:.O~. S;i~oO ;pe~Xna,grbaudr's ~~~tt~ar:8b~~is :~~'I~
a ble NOW : xxx gr ade S I7. 50-$20 .00.
• Jonesboro, Ark. P ara lyzed, H osea Gip son
went hunti ng in hi s wh eelch air. And, sitt ing
in the cha ir, ba gged his second deer in as
ma ny years . . . a 160,pQund 17·po int buck.
His three companions went home emptyhan ded.
PRECISION-CHAMBERED BARRELED ACTIONS
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STANDARD OR SERIES 400
FN ACTION OR HVA ACTION BARRELED TO
FINEST DOUGLAS ULTRA-RIFLED CHROME MOLY BARREL.
V CHECK THESE OUTSTANDING FEATURES:
• D etroit, M ich . Frank Pattitoni is a
h ero o f the East Side on ce more. A
sm a ll, wh ite -h a ired m an , Mr. P a ttiton i,
69, sh o t and killed his se co n d holdup
mau in four ye a rs a t his g r ocery store.
1. N e w s t a ndar d f ' N M a user- A c ti on.
Ch ro m e M oly barrel . w ith p atented smoot h h ard 6 Gr .
3 . Each u nn preci s i o n ch ambe r ed t o mirr o r fi n ish wi th p ro per h ea d sp aee .
4. Each uni t t est -nred w ith sa m p le nred c as e i n cl u d ed r or- y our tus n cc u c n .
~ : ~~~Il;te\~ ~~~et\fi~~ ~~o~~~ t~~,is~l.he l·w i se w e will sh ip recommended l en gth an d twist.
7 . C h-?!c e o f I !ght-welght o r spot-ter- w ei gh t . m edi um he avy. or hea v y w e i g h t b arrel s.
6\\';~ :t~~n~~~u~~'b~';:' ~' i M~~~~ ·I· i fted .
CALIBERS :
220 S W I F T - 2 2· 2 5 0
~:~ r:~:.~:::R'!.-~TtiM
2 70 _ W I N ._3 00 S A V .
2 80 REM .-308 WIN .
3350·~h~ I ~hne 'f ~'06w IN .
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• Van ceb urg, K y. P eople are carry ing gu ns
in pl a in sight her e, some wearing revolver s
in holst er s, Old West style. P oli ce Ch ief
Ea rl Billm an ays he doesn't kn ow wha t he
can do ab out it. Th e law forb ids concealed
weap on but doesn't say any thing a bout
carr ying 'em in pl ain sight.
h efv~] C$Eii~ .6~~· \!;.~~lt~~~~~~:~ft!fol~~~~~hh}~~~:~ IR~i :o~:7~:?I~ : ~~otd uW&J1~a~:r75$ ~~~· .~~~
A l so th e 7 x61 S h a r pe "
W l.'a t h cl ·lJ.y • . 300 W~:lth el·lJy $ 8 7 . 0 0 . F o r n r e rnt um m-a d e b as-ro t $ 3.00 add itio nal .
F or
u-e ne w . JOO sort c s I' N ac t i o n 01' H V A A ction (p to t.u re d a bove) 8 10 .0 0 nddnt onat .
H a r t $ 7 .50 ad di t I o na l .
F.N . BARRELED ACTION . SPECIA~ : . rccw ! .:N . I m p OI·t ed l i~h t\\"cigoht b arret cd ac tions. b lued. w i th rnrrm.
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ca libcl' . 2 2 0 S w i f t • •2 4 4 R (' nu n goto n •. 2 .10· 3 0 0 u . . 2 .,
N OW
SAKO L-57 ACTION
Hu h cl 't s a n d 7 ro m. A l so . 2 70.
A V A I LA B L E:
The
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ENFIELD M1917
.3 0 - 0 6 PARTS
~ cw .5 G I~y~r..!.:<:.I ~.. .;. :~:...: _~ ~ ~.:<}9.. ~ .
ACE DOUBLE-SET
TRIGGER . • . .•.•••. 5 10 . 0 0
F i tted to y ou r M a u se r or F .N.
Act io n $ 6 . 00 more .
ENFIELD M1917
. 3 0 - 0 6 PARTS
N ew
Iigh l -wc iK h t
SA K O
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A ct ion .
u a rr-e te d
to
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g ra d c b arr- e! S3.00 ad d i t i o n a l . SA KO 1.- 5 7
narrencd A ct i o n w i th 22 '" M i cr o · Grooved b arr-e! in can ce r _308 o r
w lnches t er-. b lued . comntcto • . . . . _ . . . • . . .•• •• • . . . . ••• •• • . .• • . $ 7 9 .0 0 .
L I ~ ~ltw e ! R" ht
ACE DOUBLE·SET
TR IGGER . _ . . . •• . • _$ 1 0 . 00
T R IGG ER
SHOE
$ 2 . 50
F or m ost
r ifles . shot R"uns and
bands:un s •
new
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Rg;~~a~ 5<j1l·R~1~Cl_~~1.ol~58alsr:;~ . • i n30~' I ~bae~·.~ , a~a ·2:fg8 a-1 ~. ~~{ ~f.~O 2(~~nJ)1~V~" Ji~I~ ~
w.c l 2"ht .01-
& DOUGLAS BARREL
ACE
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5 G I' . B at-ro t s
. . . _$ 1 5 .0 0
12.00
)jO L T :; comp tctc. N E W. .
6 .5 0
O ui cr E nn c td M odc t 1 0 17 p a rts
i n s toc k .
Oth er ~un P' Il"l.S i ll s t oc tt , w rt te
YOU!' n eed s.
Ex ce ll ent G 0 1'. Ba ITc l s .
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AMMO SALE . FOB HERE
• W hit eh all , Wi s. : A " de ad ma n" has become a champ shot her e. Colonel (tha t' s hi s
first na me, not a rank ) Larson , victim of a
severe case of polio, was thoug ht to have
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AMMO SALE . FOB HERE
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L ots any cc m b tn a uon 500 01' m ore r
o-s,
1 !'j.OU- IO O
l e ss
NEW Sp ringfi eld N i Cke l. Stee l B o lt $3 .50 , sa me bo l t
a l te re d f o r lo w sco p e With p ear s h a pe d h a n d l e li k e 7 0
W tn c ll e st e r . only
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. .. . . . , $ 8 . 5 0
BARRELS
BOEHLER BARRELS. proof steel, semi -octa gon, ribb ed.
matt ed ent ire leng th . Made by FRANZ S ODIA of Fertach, Austr ia . in .22• .25• .270. zmm, and .30 ca liber.
Also now availabl e in .243 and .244 cal. Hig hly accurat ein the whit e. $45.00. (F itted to your acti on. wit h sheared
bead . complete pri ce S60.00.)
2. GR. S P RI NGF I ELD BARRELS $3.00. Case of 10 $25.00
NEW SP RI NGFI ELD 4·g roove BARRELS
$ IO.OO
New ! Kra g 2·G roove 30· 40 BARRELS 23" or less in
ie.'lf~~ . &~I~k4~~~ er~~~hR~a~~d ·23~n lr. n~I. 5· ~~ily
cham-
bered , thr eaded. blued, $20.00.
New! MAUSE R '98-30· 06 2-GR . BARRELS 23" or less
in length . Fully chambered & thr eaded. Only $ 15.00.
Not e : Any of the above Barr els exper tly fitt ed t o your
Act ion-headspaced a nd test-fl red- S2.50 ad diti onal.
SPRINGFIELD
M·1903
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MILLED TRICCER CUARDS-Made for FI ~ig's
by Sako and featur ing Sako 's smooth-working
h in ged floor plate. Will fit any M -1903 Springf ield . Dressed tang , blued . These will e n h a n c e any
f ine spo rter .. . . . . . . .. . . .. .... . .• ... . $ 1 5 .0 0
( De a le r inquiries invited )
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• Camp Sm ith, Hawa ii: Th ey do n' t call
Lieut. Col. Cool "Fro sty" for nothi ng. S hooting a s if he h ad ice water in hi s veins,
" F rosty" Cool won the Camp mith In vitational Open Sk eet Shoot by bla sting 98 birds
in 100 chances.
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Ma de by a na t ianolly known barrel-maker of h igh est repute , we now offer th e patented " b ut t on rifl ed "
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~ smoot h , ha rd , swe dged , six g roov e ch rom e mo ly barre l of ab solutely t o p quali ty , comp le t ely t h rea ded ~
~ p reci sion cha mb e red and cro wn e d a t a mon ey -sa ving price.
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You can now hav e your favori t e caliber in ~
your choic e of w ei ght a t a mod er ate price . NOW also for th e 54-70 Win. in cl u d in g 25-06, ~
22-250 a n d other cal ib ers.
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• Immed ia t ely availabl e f or t he FN Mou ser , Spri ngfi eld , Enfi eld and 722 Re mington Action .
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• Choice of LIGHTWEIGHT 22 " , SPO RTER WE IGHT 24" ond MEDIUM-HEAVY WEIGHT 26 " .
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• Ch oic e of Cal ibe rs : 220 Swift, 22 -250, 243 W in ., 244 Rem .. 250 Snv., 257 -R , 270 W in .• 7mm , 300 ~
SAV., 308 WIN ., .30- 06, .25 -0 6 an d th e new 280 REM. 222 al so ava iloble f or th e 722 Rem . onl y. ~
ACE BARRELS-F .O .B . MILLVALE, PA .
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Ace " Button-Rifle d" Barre ls, Eac h
$24 .00
ACE BARRELS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR
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If y our ac u on i s se n t to us , w o cnnrrre $ 5. 0 0
t o fit, ncad sna cc and te ~l.fl l'e , I ll<:l \1d i nl! n n ncnt n rr .
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F. N. Ac e Barrel e d Action s (W h it e ), Ea.. $67. S0
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~l ausc l'S i n C'.!l ibc: I'S: 2 20 Sw i f t. 22 ·2 ;W. 24:3 Wi n ..
244 Rem .. . 2 .)0 Sn v .• 2 5 7 R ob er-t a, 7MM . 300 S3 \' .
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~ DEALER inquiries invited and GUNSMITHS be sure t o ask for our sp ecial desc riptive lit erature on thi , ~
~ tim e and money savi ng trem endous valu e ite m. RETURN PRIVILEGE IF NOT COMPLETELY SATISFIED . ~
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• Annapolis, Md .: Alt ho ugh he ha s had
qu ite fab ulous coac hing offers elsewhere , one
reason Edd ie Er dela tz Ihas elect ed to stay on
as th e Nava l Acad emy's foot ball coac h is
th a t he lik es th e d uck hunting in Maryla nd.
Both he and h is son, Edd ie Jr. , are crack
sho ts.
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• Whi teh all , Wi s. : A " de ad man" has become a champ shot her e. Colonel (t ha t' s hi s
first nam e, not a rank ) Lar son , victim of a
severe case of polio, was th ou ght to ha ve
died an d h is " dea th" was an no unced over th e
rad io. Det ermin ed to ma ke h imself usefu l
aga in "e ven if I was dead ," Lar son, who 'd
never han d led a gun before, learn ed to shoot
from a wheelc hair. To da y, ab le t o be on
hi s feet ag ain, he holds cha mp ionship tit les
for ind oor tri ck a nd fan cy shoot ing.
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• An Ore gon fores te r ex p r essed the
thought, i n p u b lic, that if hunters wo u ld
se n d him a dit·t y sock , it would b e eas ier
f or bl oodhounds t o hunt d own lost
hunters. He r ecei ved tw o dozen socks , a
pair o f n yl ons , a n d a p air of wo men's
p antie s!
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• A La Grande, Or egon, h unt er didn't get
his intend ed quarr y- a deer , b ut he did get :
0 ) five coyotes in a pa ck of twel ve when
he wand er ed into a cave wher e th e pred at ors
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Ithaca ,22 Auto
AVE J UST FINISHED testing a new
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Ithaca Gun Co. ha s long been kn own as th e
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guns and later, their [famous p ump s and
trap guns. Now, for the first tim e in their
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may jud ge from the sample tested , very
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established reputation.
Thi s new Ithaca is a clip -fed seven-shot
auto load er , but Ith aca also will soon brin g
out a much larger capacity clip for thi s
rifle. Th e action rod is farth er forward than
on an y semi-auto rifl e I ha ve used and th e
oper ating handle is close to t he rear sigh t,
on right side of rifle, hand y to throw th e first
rou nd into the chamber. On th e left and well
to th e rear of the r eceiver is a button whi ch,
when pressed with action r od pull ed back,
locks the breech block to rear for in spection,
clean ing, etc. Th e ri fle is man-sized , with a
well-shap ed pistol grip stock th at will fit 90
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cleaning, etc. Th e rifle is man-sized, with a
well-shap ed pistol grip stock th at will fit 90
per cent of th e shooters .
Trigger pull is good for an auto load er ,
and the rifle is a very good-shooting weapo n.
Front sight is a rad ical departure. It ha s a
ramp with spr ing pl ung er to hold th e front
sigh t pro perly in its length wise dovetail. This
ra mp is very well designed, so t ha t anyone
can make and fit a new front sight in a few
minu tes and in sert it in th e dovetail from
the front and th en allow th e spring plunger
to fly up and lock it in pla ce. Rear sight is a
typical flat-top V not ch with step-ladder
elevation.
Saf ety is well posit ioned on right r ear of
receiver and is posit ive. Th e rifle balances
well, th e weight being mostl y right between
the hand s in th e receiver and a ction . Rifle
tak es down very eas ily and ju st one heavy
screw hold s action and stock t ogeth er. All
told, a very well designed .22 auto ri fle for
general hunting and plinking and one I can
give a clean bill of health .
Houver Holsters
IV1. 1. Houver , mak er of some of the worl d's
finest full y lin ed cu tom holster s and gun
belts to my design, has now quit the busin e s
and turned his busine s and patt ern s over to
Clyde Stone of t he Salmon Sa ddle Shop,
Salmon, Id ah o. Sto ne plans to continue th e
manufacture by han d of these fine h olster s
and to give pr ompt service. Holster s come
pla in or h and carved, for right or left h and
or cross draw as desired, for any gun.
Loads for .458 W inch este r
Man y inquir ies come in for load s for th e
Model 70 cali ber .458 Winchester. I h ave
work s very well with eith er the 510 gra in
soft point or th e 500 gr a in sol id. As Winches ter apparently won't sell these bullets
except in load ed ammo, one can subs titute
th e Bri tish Kynoch .450 caliber 480 grain
bullets and use 68 grai ns 3031, or use th e
500 gra in Barn es soft and solids with 66
grains 3031. Th is cartridge wa s perform ing
very well in AIrica when I was there last
fall , and was fast making a good reputation.
For the man who lik es a bolt action it is
very h ard to beat for a big African rifle ,
.38 S pe cial
Wad Cutter Hand Loads
Charles George, a retired officer fr om th e
Newark, N. J. P olice Dept. , is now f urn ish ing
tar get ha nd load s in .38 Special. Th ese ar e
excelle n t car tridge s, the cases properl y resized
and bull ets properly seated and crimped, and
ar e very acc urate in .38 Sp ecial r evolvers
for 15 to 25 yard tar get shooting . I never
could see a wad cutte r bu llet for any long
ran ge, but these ar e excelle nt wad cutters
and seem to shoot as well or better tha n
for ' 15 to 25 yi;rd t';;~get sho~ii ~-g. ·' i - n-ever
could see a wad cutt er bull et for an y long
ran ge, but th ese are excellent wad cutt ers
and seem to shoot as well or bett er tha n
fact ory ammunition. Th ey can be had in your
own or his r esized empty .38 Spec ial cases.
For pri ces wr ite George A sociates, 449
Wa shington St., Newark 2, N. J .
Short Shells in Long Chambers
Ma ny people ask me about the advi sab ility
of using short shells in long chambere d shotguns. The same qu est ion mu st also be asked
of gun dealers and smiths. Aft er man y yea rs
experience with both 3" magn um 12-chamber ed guns and also 31f2 " -chambered ma gnum
10's, I ha ve found that the 2%" shell in the
magnum 12 full choke will u uall y throw a
very good 65 to 68 per cent mod ified choke
pattern . Thi s mak es th e shor ter shells ab out
r ight for upland work on a gr eat deal of
game. Th e one-gun man who has a magnu m
12 for du cks and geese can thu s get by very
nicely on upla nd game by using the standard
2%," case load with tr ap loads for qua il,
heavy duck loads in 5s or 6s for ph easants
and shor ter ra nge work, and th e big r oman
candles in 1% or 1 :Y~ ounce loadi ngs for the
long ran ge water-fowl shooting or late season long ran ge ph easants that will not
hold to th e dog or lie to th e gun but insist
on runnin g ahead a nd th en jumpin g at 50
to 60 yards away .
In the big Magnum 10 I have used a gre at
man y 1% oun ce super 10 load s. Thi s load
should be in creased now to 1% ounces. Most
all super 10 loads thro w a good modified
pa tt ern and ma ny th row a good f ull choke
pattern in thi s gun. I have run 90 per cent
strings with Remington Nitr o Express 2% "
shells with 1% ounces
o. 6 shot in this
10 load s that mad e 100 per cent patterns.
So if you ow n a ma g 10, or mag 12 a nd wa n t
to use it for ligh ter , shor te r, ra nge work ,
go ri ght ah ead . You will find it do es mi gh ty
goo d wor k.
R edfield Sharpshooter
R eceiver Sight
Th e R edfield Guns igh t Co. of Den ver,
Colo. , who have l ong mad e a m ost excell ent
l in e of iron sigh ts as well as a very r eli a ble
top mount for most hun ting scopes , ar c now
out with a new r eceiver sigh t. T his la test
add ition to the fu ll lin e of Red field r ecei ver
sights is d esign ed for th e r ecen t mod els of
.22 ca li ber r ifles of var iou s mak es. Most
mod ern .22 ca l iber rifl es, in a uto lo ad ing,
p ump, or bolt ac tion, ha ve a grooved receiver top to ta ke th e ro ll -off m ou nt s for
scopes. Th is do veta iling of the r eciver top
form s an most perfect base for most low cost
.22 ca liber hun ting scopes an d th eir cl amp-on
moun ts. T he new Redfield Sha r p-shoo te r r eceiver sig ht a tt ach es in the same wa y, wit h a
dovetail to slide on th e top of th e r eceiver
a nd a pow erful scr ew and portion of one
side of the dovetail to clam p same firm ly in
place.
F or old er r ifles, dov eta il ba ses are furni shed and can be a tt ached by two screws to
t he top of th e r ecei ver . Th e new sigh t t he n
a ttaches firml y to th e ba se. On m ost rifl es, a
fr on t sigh t a bou t one inc h h igher is need ed,
and th e best fr ont sigh t is th e Redfield
So ur doug h for h untin g use. By t he use of
th e spec ial dovetail block ba se, this sigh t
ca n be fitt ed to many r ifles othe r th an th e
mo dern gro oved-receiver typ e. It is str ong,
h as both windage a nd eleva tion adj ustm en t,
with heavy co in l ocki ng scre ws for eac h. It
will sell like hot cak es and maple syru p on
a cold morn ing.
modern gro oved-r ece iver typ e. It is str ong,
h as both wind age a nd eleva tion adj ustm en t,
with heavy co in l ock in g scre ws for eac h. It
will sell like hot cak es and maple syru p on
a cold morn in g.
Colts A ll Blue Frontier Scout
W e ha ve ju st tested th e new all blue-black
Colt Frontier Sco ut. I den tical in every wa y
with th eir ea rl ier d ua l ton e mod el, thi s also
proved a very good a nd acc urate arm; but
bo th ma in spr ings seeme d heavy a nd trigger
p ull too hard for finest shooting . By hard
t wo-hand hold ing, th ey proved very accurate,
b ut a lighter tri gger p ull a nd less ma in
spr ing ten sion wou ld suit me bett er. I wou ld
expect th e new mo del to pro ve mor e popular
tha n th e du al to ne job, but I may j ust be
pr ejudiced in fa vor of bl ued gun s. T hese tw o
F ro n tier scouts ar e ver y well m ad e little
gu ns, in cor pora ti ng a gr ip of about sta nd ar d
S. A. Ar my size but a small er fram e a nd
cyli nder. Excell ent un derst udi es for t he
fam ou s old S. A. Colt , th ey ar e very good
li ttl e gro use and r ab bit guns. T he all bl ue
mod el sells for th e sa me pri ce as th e dual
ton e : $49.50.
Bore-Kleen.
We have used th is powder solvent for
sever al yea rs, as sold by Pro tective Coatings
Inc., Box 3985, Detroit 27, Mich. It is an
exce lle nt powd er solvent a nd, du e to the
fact th at it in corpor at es a gr aphi te ele me nt,
it work s best of any solvent we have u sed
in shotguns a nd revolver s a nd see ms to
la rgel y el im ina te leadi ug in eithe r g un. T his
gra phite see ms to im pregnate t he bor e aft er
some useage, until lead will not st ick to it.
for all guns shooting nak ed lead b ull et s or
shot. It seems to do a ver y goo d j ob also of
clea nin g cor d ite r ifles a nd other h igh power
r ifles. Th is company also f urn ishes a very
hig h gra de of gun oil for r egula r ac tion
lubr icat ion a nd ru st pr event ion. We ha ve a
hi gh regar d for both pr od ucts.
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I was mi staken rega rdi ng the mat erial used
in the gr ips for th e Ru ger Bea r-Cat r evolver.
Bill R uger infor ms m e t hese stoc ks ar e
ac t ually wood impregnat ed wi th ph enoli c
r esi n u nd er trem end ou s pr essure. This mak es
th eir finish pr acti call y eve r-las ting, a nd it is
imp er viou s to wa ter and oil as well. This new
stock mater ia l should be mu ch more wear
r esista nt than r egul ar waln ut or pla st ic
sto ck s.
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C ompl ete w i t h vcrv
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with pr-opc t- U .S . 'rreas m-y authortzm ton t o th e buyor-.
We ha ve given thi s qui ck cold blu e a fa ir
test a nd find it do es a very good j ob for
touch -up wor k or small parts, if d irections ar e
care fully foll owed . Repeat ed a p plica tions will
pr od uce as dark a blu e as d esir ed. Eit her
small parts or complete arms ma y be bl ued
by t hi s method a nd, wh ile not in a cl ass with
the mu ch deep er depth of finish afforded by
th e old ru st pr ocess or man y of ou r best n ew
hot bl ue processes, it will neverthel ess give
a very nice finish to m ost steels. Sold in
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Ri fte $3 .9 5
.303 British S.M.L.E.
Jungle Carbine
W e ha ve been testin g a .303 British Ju ngle
Ca r bin e, as sold by Gold en Sta te Ar ms Cor p.
of Pasad e na . T his littl e gu n is ma de on th e
reg ula r S.M .L.E. pa tt ern 14 ac tion, with some
improvement s. It has a n exce lle nt ba ttl e
sight, a very lar ge a per tu re peep sigh t and,
We ha ve been testin g a . jUj tsrtu sn j ungi e
Ca r bin e, as sold by Gold en Sta te Ar ms Corp.
of P asad e na . T his littl e gu n is ma de on t he
reg ular S.M .L.E. pa tt ern 14 ac tion, with some
improvement s. It has a n exce lle nt battl e
sight, a very large ap er t ur e peep sigh t and ,
when the sta nd a rd is turn ed up , ha s ano ther
slightly small er peep sig ht ad j usta ble by th e
100 yar ds, from 200 to 800 ya rds. Sight is
well protected by wings, and t he front sigh t
is a narr ow bl ad e pr otected by win gs al so.
It is a sho rt, handy li ttl e wea pon and, whil e
no thing of bea ut y, is a very ru gged a nd
pra ctica l ar m for th e J eep , sad dle, or ot her
har d usa ge. It is q ui te acc urate; we m ad e
five-shot gro ups around 1%" at 60 ya r ds. Th e
m uzzle is eq uippe d with bayon et lu g and a
fun nel-shap ed flash hider. The latter ca n be
sawed off an d the who le muzzle r ecr owned
to m ak e a better l ooki ng and sho r te r wea pon.
(T he flash hi d er makes a n exce lle nt powder
funn el. )
T he magazi ne is a d et achable cl ip, and
holds ten ro unds. W hi le t he older Pattern 14
r ifles usuall y handl e r ound -nose 215 gra in
am mo perf ectly, th ese Ju ngle Ca rbines will
only han dle th e shar p poi nted Spitzer 174
gr ain bu ll et or other Sp itzer- shaped bullets
wit h very sharp points. The magazine lips
could eas ily be alte r ed to han dl e t he blunter
215 gr ain game bullet .
T he ba ttle sight is a n exce ll ent huntin g
sight, and th e front sig ht could be exc ha nge d
for a Red field Sourd ou gh of t he sa me h ei ght
a nd ma ke a most excelle n t Iittl e gun for th e
avera ge boy wa nt ing his first d eer rifl e, or
for a nyone wantin g a li ght, sho r t, handy, an d
very ru g ged weapo n. It is not only a hell of
a lot bett er figh tin g weapon than o ur own
pip- sq ueak-loaded .30 car bine b ut is also a
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BARRELED-ACTIONS
Co m p lete. w ithou t bolt, a ll m i lled parts
A few w i t h some sta m p e d parts, b ut also
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Comp lete. w ithou t b olt, a ll m i lled pa rts
A few w i t h s o m e s ta m p e d parts, b ut also
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r e -barren ng
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I am a regul ar r ead er of your magazin e
and think that it is one of th e finest gun
magazin es on the newsstand . I read with interest your art icl e on th e Sull ivan Law in
New York . I feel th at such law s ar e ana·
tional di sgra ce, that legisla tion should be
aimed at th e crime it self and not at the
firearm.
I am glad that I live h ere in New Mexi co
wher e firea rm s legislation is practi call y non existen t. We have a Sta te Statute whi ch pr ohibit s carry ing firearms in a sett lemen t, and
the cities and towns have ord ina nces to th e
same effect. Th ere is also a state law which
pro hibits carr ying a sidearm while bowhunting. We real ize th at laws ar e need ed pro h ibiti ng th e carry ing of firearm s in towns in
th e int er est of ma inta in ing the peace; however, laws lik e th e Sulli van Law are pl ain
stupid. We hav e a state sta t ute here in New
Mexico which authorizes a per son to carry
a firearm in an automob ile for pro tecti on.
T he State Gam e Commission also authorized
the tak in g of bi g game with hand guns. Th is
pert ain s to th e .44 Mag num and th e .44 S&W
Spec ial. (Th e .44 Spec ial mu st be hand lVle~rc~ ·w h1ch' ''aiit1~07·rres+AaA·pei''s·on..l to ~~a;ry
a firearm in an automob ile for pro tecti on.
T he State Game Commission also auth orized
the tak in g of bi g game with hand guns. Thi s
perta ins to the .44 Mag num and th e .44 S&W
Spec ial. ( The .44 Spec ial mu st be hand load ed to deliver 1,000 foot pou nd s of energy. ) We have no other legisla tion regu lat in g the pur cha se an d carryin g of ha ndguns.
We al so ha ve no r egistra tion of handguns.
Some cities have facilities where a p erson can
register a firearm with th e poli ce in case of
Joss or th eft, however, this is on a voluntary
basis only. A per son must also be 16 years
old to purcha se a hand gun or ammunition
the re fore.
So, since I love firearms and own severa l,
I'm glad I live in New Mexico.
Alge r L. Th omp son
Grant s, New Mexico
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Have j ust finished my first issue of your
magazine and ha ve imm edia tely ente re d my
nam e for subscription. One arti cle in par ti cular in thi s issue, November, 1958, was very
in te res ting to me: "28 Gau ge F or Beginners,"
by Frank De Hass, I agree with the author
comp le tely; but wh y only for beginn er s ?
I ha ve been shooting a Remin gton 11-48 in
28 ga uge since it came on th e mark et in
1952. During thi s t ime, I spent two and a
half years in Africa where we had exce lle nt
Gui nea Fowl (a pproximately th e size of a
lar ge pheasant or du ck ) and I took th ese bird s
with ease, holding my own with experience d
sho tg unners using twelves and sixteens. This
was usin g th e commerc ial load s. I have also
used thi s gun for most all ga me birds, ineluding duck s, in. t~e, States. Bein g r aised
betw een 9 to 12 tho usand shells throu gh
thi s gun since I hav e h ad it , and I still
would n' t swap it for any gun I hav e ever
seen. It 's a modified choke, standard grade
with a Sim mon s rib .
I now have a nin e year old son who is
fast developing into a first rat e shotg unne r
and, with th e increase in number of shells
my fam ily now shoots, I have been hand
loa ding for the past two year s. My pet gripe
now is that the makers of ha ndlo adi ng eq uipment won't keep up with th e new popularity
of the 28. Th e best tool I have found for th e
28 is th e Th alson, and it is entire ly too slow
for th e amo unt of shooting we do. Could you
suggest a fa ster tool and a source of supply
of loadi ng components for thi s gauge?
An exce llent hunting load for th e 28 can
be work ed up using th e Alcan 5 powd er with
1 oun ce of 7lh shot. This will hold it s own
with any 20.
J erry Adam s, M.D.
Sh elb yvill e, Kentuck y
Advice Wanted
Ma ny thank s to your fine magazi ne. Since
my first purcha se of th e ma gazine some six
mont hs ago, it ha s stirre d my inter est in firearm s. I' m a devout fan of th e fast draw and
practice religiou sly. Un til recen tly I hav e
Advice Wanted
Ma ny tha nk s to your fine ma gazi ne. Since
my first purcha se of th e ma gazin e some six
mont hs ago, it ha s stirre d my inter est in firearm s. I'm a devout fan of th e fas t draw and
practice religiou sly. Un til recen tly I hav e
used onl y a double action H&R "S idek ick."
I have just bo ught a n ori ginal 1873 Army
Colt. Can you advise me to any book s or
othe r inform ation to perf ect the art of th e
single acti on fa st dr aw?
How ab out mor e articles on fa st shooting ?
I truly regard your mag azin e as "fin est in
th e firea rms field ."
Nick Sisley
Dr avosburg, P enna.
K eith: A Living L egend?
I wish to ente r my kudo s for GU N S Mag azine. It is far superior to an ythin g akin to it .
Elm er Keith mu st be a real di amond. I
do not bu y all h e writes about " Big Bores,"
but I st ill think he is a wonderful, lovabl e,
li ving legend. Regardin g th e poe m ri bbin g
Elm er K eith , I bet Elme r got a hell of a good
belly lau gh. I did .
Th e technica l r ep ort on th e Kim ball .30
Carbine automa tic save d me mon ey. I have
seen a single acti on .45 Colt r ework ed for
th e .30 Carbin e ca rtridge. I t kic ks like an
Army mule. I bet even Elmer would be
shaken up . Th e owner ca n' t shoot it.
R. S. vonLudlow
Los Ange les , Calif orn ia
S olution Fo r Gl Pro blem
I noti ced in your column "C ross fire ," Octob er , '58, tha t a PFC J .R.H ., USM C, ha s a
prob lem about wher e t o k eep hi s weapon
cha sed a few weap ons and some ammu n ition.
Wh en I came bac k on base, I reg ister ed th em
with th e Provost Ma rshal. On th e way back
to my squadron, I noti ced that it was too
late to store th em in sq uadron supply . Being
und er the same regulation s as J. R.H., I kn ew
I could not keep them in my per sonal are a
or in my room , so I simply walk ed int o the
squadr on op era tion s and checked th e weap on s and ammo with th e C.Q. (Cha rge of
Quarter s ). Next mornin g when I pick ed
th em up fr om th e I st Sgt., I explained th e
situa tion and stored th em in sq uadron supply.
In cid entall y, th e first Sgt. comm end ed me
on my decision. I hop e th is little experience
is of some help to J .R.H . and oth er s ha ving
similar probl ems.
A/3 cl. Jo seph Or sini
Bolling A.F.B.
Wa shin gt on, D. C.
We here at Luke Air Fo rc e Base would
li ke to offer our cong ratulations on your fine
magazine. Th e arti cles ar e tim ely and of
grea t inter est to th e memb er s of our r ifle and
pistol team s, and oth ers.
How ever , we have had a heated di scussion
over th e gentl eman pi ctured on th e cover of
the September , 1958, issue. Some think he is
wearing a Marine uniform , but I'm sure that
it is a very old pi cture of an officer of th e
circ a 1940 era .
Ca pt. William J. Demp sey, USAF
Glendal e, Ar izona
Y ou'r e right , Capta in . Th e photo dat es
about as you state ; was used becaus e it so
perf ectly fitt ed our arti st s' specifications for
that cover layout. Th e officer (Major Bob
Canfield) was k ill ed in action d uring W orld
War T wo. W eare now having our print of
th e pi ctur e retou ch ed and rephotograph ed in
J {;' I..- f.<t>}
Jt"'" t:.u
U UI
UI l-hl r..,
,) P L L- I 'Jt l-U_ t- "V ' h~
Copy for this magazine goes to the printer
man y weeks before th e issue can reach th e
newsstands and /or subscrib ers. No dat e was
given for th e consid eration of this proposal,
so we don't know whether this publicat ion is
in time to do any good or not . How ever, letters or calls to your district or county attorn ey, even if lat e in this instance, mi ght
weigh against futu re simi lar legisl ati on by
informing the gentlemen in qu estion of th e
will of th eir constituents. . . . Anti-gun laws
in T exas ? Sh ad es of Sam Houston, and " R em ember th e A lamo! "-Editors.
Ar m Us and Make Us Strong!
Picture JP it h A Sto ry
pO I
th em to oppo se such legislati on and , if possible, prevent its being brought before the
legislature.
Wil ey L. Chea tham
District At torn ey, 24th District
Cuero, Texa s
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that cover layout. Th e officer (Major Bob
Canfield) was k ill ed in action d uring W orld
War T wo. W eare now having our print of
th e pi ctur e retou ch ed and rephotograph ed in
order to supply copies to Major Canfield's
fam ily .- -Edit ors.
Mossberg For Squirrels
You r G UN S ma gazin es ar e top s on th e readin g market and I enjoy eac h and every iss ue.
Particularly lik e th e story on pa ge 28-9 of
th e Decemb er issue ("A merica's No.2 Game
Target ," by Carl os Vin son) . I ha ve a Mossber g 146B equipped with L yman peep sights,
and one shot is all that is need ed for sq uirrels.
K en Wil son
Toronto , Ontario
T'exans Take Not ice !
Mr. Ja ck E. Hi ght ower , P . O. Box 1720,
Vern on, T exa s, Secretary -T re asure r of th e
T exas District and County Att orn eys' Association, recently sent me a li st of 31 pro posal s for legislati ve cha nges in th e coming
legislat ur e which Texas Distr ict and County
Attorneys' Association would con side r endorsing at th e coming sess ion of th e legislature.
Proposal No. 28 was as follow s : " P rovide
for a system of record s to be k ept by deal er s
in pistols, and se t up requirement s of illegality for th e purcha se of a pi stol."
I immed iately wrote Mr. Hi ght ower that I
opposed such legislati on and would like to
ha ve th e opportunity to app ear before any
committe e considering the pa ssage of thi s
type legislation. H owever , I feel th at your
r ead er s should kn ow of this proposal so that
subscribers in Te xa s may get in touch with
th eir respecti ve di strict attorneys and urge
On e of our read er s signing him self "Minut e Man " from New Boston, writing in to
my newspaper recen tly, advocates that th e
Army should turn over its obsolete and outmod ed r ifles to every per son in th e United
Sta tes, so th at any invader would realize that
th e entire pop ula ce was arm ed and that th e
enemy would have to fight for every in ch of
ground.
"Min ute Man" wr ites: " We could expec t
no mercy. Why show any? We tri ed being
' good J oes' and we ended up being sap s."
"M in ute Man" has the ri ght id ea. A popula ce wher e everyone could shoot, had a rifle
and pl enty of ammunition , would mak e in vasion impo ssible. It is also in th e great tradition of the Founding F ath er s.
On e thing th e Communist s can 't stand is
an arm ed and alert pop ulac e. T hey take over
countries first by tak ing over stupid or corrupt leaders, an d then impose the ir will on a
c1 -i~::trmp1
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vne t ling t i e Communist s can t stana is
an arm ed and alert pop ulac e. T hey take over
countries first by tak ing over stupid or corrupt leaders, an d then impose the ir will on a
di sarmed popu lac e. Ever y man and woman
in thi s country and every child over 10 should
kn ow how to hand le a r ifle and how to shoot.
William Loeb, P resident
Manchester (N.H.) U nion Lead er
Sold ie r Says "K eep Y o u r Guns"
I j ust finished reading your Novemb er
issue of GUN S and also your crossfire about
th e Sullivan Law. I did not read th e article
you wrot e abou t it and if possibl e I would
lik e to get a reprint of it. I am in th e army,
now stationed in Mainz, Germany. Back in
th e Stat es, my father is Chi ef Dep uty Sheriff
of Monroe County, N. Y. and I can remember a lot of people comi ng to Dad , wan ting
him to sign pistol permits for them : all k inds
of pictures, finger pr ints, and pap er s piled an
in ch hi gh . Dad and I togeth er have 25 pistol s,
8 rifle s, and 3 or 4 shot gun s. I int end to
keep all of th em, law or no law ! Th e day
th ey take our weapons away is th e da y the
Nazis and Communist s tak e over!
PFC Jo hn Linn ey
Mainz, Germany
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1643 Larim e r St. , Denver 2 , Colo.
T he for eign rifles wer e p ick ed up fr om Sig
Shor e, ente r pr ising entre pre ne ur of a new
ma jor mai l-ord er g un firm , MA RS Eq uipment
Cor p.. 3318-G W. Devon Ave ., Chica go 45, Ill.
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·- Shore, Senior is the well -kn own a uct ion eer
Ar c hie Shore, a nd has liq uidat ed ma ny fine
gun collections, pa st a nd pr esent. From
;\ 1AR S ca me the two Swede s- r ifle mad e by
Carl Gustav 1915, an d one of t he ve ry first
issue Ma users mad e in Ob erndorf for th e
Swede s, da ted 1895. T hese nestled d own in
t he ca r along with a ba tt er y of 725 R em ingt on's (o ne with th e Sorense n br ak e ) , a
740 with a BAL var 24 scope tha t I like to
Sorensen muzzle brake on .30-06 Remington was inverted to st ud y recoil.
use j ust to restor e m y co nfidence in my
shooting ab ilit y-with the scope, yo u ca n't
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use j ust to rest or e my confide nce in my
shooting a bility-wi th th e scope , yo u ca n't
miss!
R ifles ca me first, a nd we decid ed to get
Sorensen' s m uzzle brake out of th e way. In str uci ion s sho w how th e colle t e nd is sl ip ped
over th e ba rr el and held by a sta mped meta l
wr e nch, and t hen the coll et co llar ti ght ened
by a smal l spa nner. I d id t his and the bra ke
flew off th e 725 Re min gt on .30-06 on t he second shot, went abo ut te n ya r ds. S inc e on e
vir tue of t his device is it s abili ty to be appl ied to a ny r ifle, I relrieved th e gadg et,
slugged it ba ck onto th e muzzl e, and ti ghte ned it stil l furl her. Thi s time it sta yed for a t
least se veral shot. - I wasn 't go ing to wa ste
those nice Kl eanhore Pointed Ex pa nd ing
shells ju st to pr ove t he bra ke, a nd didn 't
have a ny chea p GI sur pl us to fire. How ever ,
the recoil ph enomena see med red uced when
I shot it. H erb Erfurt h (A r my's New R ifle,
Ju ly, 1958, and ot her stor ies ) tr ied a couple
of shots, and from wher e I stood, it co uld be
see n tha t the So rensen eq ual izer convert ed
th e mu zzle ri se in to a ba ckward pu sh, more
easily controlle d. W e took off the eq ual izer
a nd t urn ed it 180 u pside down , to see if it
reall y alt ered the ki ck . In thi s positi on, it
sho uld in cr ease th e k ick -it di d ! 1u zzle
r ise, still held in th e sa me relat ive posit ion,
was a bo ut 10" in reco il. Co nclu sion : Sorensen's eq ual izer does red uce kick but needs
ca re in a tta ch ing- a bigger wr en ch, ma ybe.
Next ca me a look at the MAR S Mauser s.
Exa mining bolt s fr om the Swed e and the
Ob ernd orf job showed almost identi cal ma nu fact ur in g finishes-t he on ly d iffer ence wa s
th e ben t bolt h and le of th e sadd le ca rbine.
Actions on both wer e ext re mely smooth,
safeties work ed e ffortless ly. Coc k o n close.
0
Th e 6.5 mm am mo, spitzer and ro und ed
lon g bu llet, was br ight , clea n stuff, very pr etty, and it shot well. Th e lon g Swede mad e a
group of four shots into 1%" vertical , about
I" wid e, a t 100 yards. A bonu s with th ese
rifles ar e th e sights for Am eri can shoote rsnot th e typi cal Germ an tap er ed post for esight and V-notch, but flat-topp ed blade front
with U-notch rear, much lik e sta ndard U. S.
sigh ts. This fami liar sight p icture contributes
to th e steady hold of th ese gun s. T he car bine
was li ght a nd fast. Ki ck was almost nonexisten t- you could shoot either gun all day
with no effect. Wi th a little " Tennessee elevation" (r ight ang les to K entu ck y winda ge ) I
mad e cons istent hi ts offhand on th e 10" iron
plates J ohnn y Smith ha s at t he Fox Vall ey
Rifle Cl ub for plinkers. Any Amer ica n sights
for Ma users will fit th ese Swed ish rifl es,
such as Redfield 's Model 70 or th e 48 Lym an ,
th ou gh if scope mou nt ing is desir ed , th e bolt
handles will pro bab ly have to be alt ered . Th e
two we sho t wer e pr ett y well worn , but bores
wer e m irror bri ght. Some of the " selec t"
condition rifles are r eally ni ce. MARS offers
express savings on th ese guns from mid-west
shipping depot. " Ameri can hunti ng ammunition," whi ch is to say, ammunition distrib uted
na tiona lly in th e U. S. is availab le in several
bullet weights in the Norma brand. Nor ma
as well as th e spec ialt y bullet maker s also
offer bu llet s for reloadin g, whil e Norma 6.5
Ma nnlicher-Schonaue r br ass ca n be r eform ed
and tr immed to the 6.5 mm x 55 Swedish
cha mber. Sam e stuff of cour se fits Nor weg ian
K rags, too.
We finish ed off th e day with some shotg un
shooting. It will be adm itt ed under pressur e
that I popped th e trap with my foot, and
ca ught th e bird conside ra bly shorter tha n
if I had been at th e 16 yar d ri se on a proper
trap field . But ten out of ten figures 1.000
.30-30. N ow available in such old favorit es
as th e Mo del 94 winchester carbin e, th e
Mod el 336 Ma rlin rifles, th e .30-30 is also
springing up in rechamb ered " thirty cali ber"
rifles such as Globe Fir earms ( Ottawa , Canada) conve rted S wiss straigh t pull rifl es. B ecause of th e pop ularit y of this calibe r, we
pu blish her ewith as a " guest Gun R ack review" newly develop ed .30-30 loading dat e by
Dave Stout, custom gunsm ith of 1514 W . B ig
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Lever-a ct ion enthusias ts have long voiced
th e desir e for a more po tent caliber than
those which th e ligh t .30-30 class of r ifle are
now cha mbere d for, and now her e it is, tri ed ,
proven. Her e ar e th e fac ts:
A new mod el 94 W inch est er car bine
# 1871708 and an old saddle model # 316911
were used in the tests. T hey wer e fitted with
Redfield Sourdou gh front and Lym an 66A
Receiver peep sights, to ob ta in ma ximum
accuracy. T hey wer e then fired at 50 yar ds,
100 yds., and 200 yds., with 150 and 170
grain bullets. Po int of imp act was caref ully
avera ged at these ran ges. T hen pen etrati on
test s in %" spr uce board s, spaced 1,4 " apar t,
wer e run off, al so using the ab ove loads.
After this, th ey wer e re-chamber ed to my
imp roved ver sion of the .30-30 cartridge,
which we shall her eafter refer to as th e .30
Express, bein g in app ear an ce a red uced scale
model of that fine cart ridge developed by
P .O. Ackley, the .30-40 Impr oved Krag.
Fo llowing ar e the r esult s of th e foregoing
test s in compa r ison :
Trajectory Tests at 100 Yd. :
150 gr. fa ctor y. . . . . . . .. . .. . . 4"
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trap field . But ten out of ten figures 1.000
ave rag e, so I' m happy! Seriou sly, four of th e
sh ell s, red Wi nch ester s, wer e reload ed with
th e appropriat e Alca n wad s for th e charge,
tr ap load of No. 8, but the other six had
wad s whi ch Geor ge P uth of Acme In dustr ies
left with me some months ago- wads fr om
cork and fiber board. Th e wad col umn, readin g fr om powder to shot, cons ists of a
hard r ed fiber over-powde r wad perforated
in th e midd le wit h a %" hol e. Next is a
dou ghn ut of cork, th en a pastebo ard th in
wad of th e sta ndard "ov er-powder " ki nd.
a nd th en a cork filler wad whi ch is solid.
T he over-powder wad traps gas in sid e th e
do ug hnut, whil e th e heavy fiber wad pu shes
th e doughnu t up along with th e solid wad.
Puth, who has develop ed th e exce lle nt Acme
series of qual ity " q uantity" reload er s, claims
high er veloc ity and less ki ck for th is wad development, and certainly shot wad s d eserve
some maj or resear ch. Basic wad design has
not had any in novati on s since the 1890' s
though new mat eri als have allo wed formin g
wads from mor e flexib le, bet ter sealing
pl asti cs. At th e end of th e day I unlimber ed
my favorite Gr een er ten -gau ge muzzl e loadin g
doubl e marked on th e Dama scus twist rib
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powd er. " Th e tubes ar e dat ed 1850. I find
with thi s old smoke pole th at to hit cla ys
f ur the r away, th e secre t is j ust stuff in more
powder and more shot. The smoke mad e th e
su nset red, I figur e.
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270-150 gr .
7MM-175 gr.
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30-180 gr.
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Famous old Savage 99 (aboveJ founded company; may take back seat to deer slaying records of bolt action M I 10. Lever
gun has strong following but new left-handed bolt rifle will please old Savage shooters, draw new fans of other guns.
Author checks first factory-made U.S. bolt rifle built for
left-handers. Collar forward of action locks barrel int o
place. Combination sear and bolt stop (at leftJ are on
right of receiver like regular M I 10. Running shells through
bolt gun without taking it from shoulder was new experience
for GUt-.!S' Tech Editor Bill Edwards, who is left handed .
PAW MILLION
FIRST MASS·PRODUCED "LEFTY" IN AMERICAN RIFLE
H ISTO RY, NEW SAVAGE APPEALS TO 1 IN 16 GUNNERS
Popular since days of the '73 are
Winchester lever gun s for lefties.
Comparison of right and left-handed
Model I 10 Savages, reveals few major
differences in basic actions of the rifles.
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By WILLIAM B. EDWARDS
N
ICK BRE WER LOOKED UP fr om his dr awin g board
and saw tha t one ma n in every sixteen sho oters was
shoo ting the wr ong rifle.
Nic holas L. Brewer , Savage Arms Corp . designer , wasn' t
thinking in term s of hunting-he was thinking in terms of
ma king guns. Brewer knew that at least a million of the
sixteen mill ion hunter s is left-hand ed ; knew that among gun
people a sur prisingly high pe rcentage check out as southpaws . To Brewer 's knowledge th e only left-hand ed guns
available were imported actions mad e years ago, or American gunsmith specialties at fabul ous pri ces. Brewer died
recentl y, and never saw his brain child. But the crowni ng
achievem ent of the career of thi s remarkable man , un sung
outsi de of the Sav age factor y (he pion eered the Model 340
bolt action bi g game rifle, the .22 Savage aut oload er-mor e
tha n a million copies mad e-and the popular Model 15 and
M15 Boys Rifle) is the new Savage Model UO bolt action
rifle. And newest of the MUO lin e, which includes standard
an d Monte Carlo stocked guns in .30-06, .270, .243, and
.308 calibe rs all at the same price, is America's first factoryma de left-h anded bolt action bi g gam e rifle, rifle for a
milli on hunters.
Befor e Brewer dr eamed up hi s rifle action which could
be manu factured easily with only slight alterations as either
a regular ri ght-h and er or a genuine special-for-southpaws,
the southpaw shoo ter was pr ett y much left with rifles which
suited him some but not perfectly. Lever acti ons had been
the rifles for most left-handed hunters , and the Savage M99
was perhaps the most truly left-handed of the lever guns
because the loading port was right on top of the gun , easy
for a left-h ander to charge. Both Savage and custom gunsmi ths made top tang safeties for the M99, since th e trigger
guard safety could not be worked easil y by lefties.
P ump shotguns proved that man y left-handed shooters
were missing out in the rifle line. Ithaca's M37 scattergun
had a str ong following amon g the off-hand br eed, and the
rever sible safeti es of Remington and Win chester pumps
was a concession to the ir needs. Both Marlin and Winchester lever action rifles also were much approved by
southpaws. But all, even the newest Winchester Mod el 88,
tho ugh they could be work ed easily and fast from the
shoulder shooting either right or left, were a little awkward
in having the loading port on just one side. Closest to a
symme trical rifle ar e thos e like the newest Mod el 88 with
its detachable box magazine. Th e detachable magazine,
such as is also a feature of the Remington 740 -760 series,
is easy to load right or left, but always something interfer ed with the left -hand er's enjoyment of shooting: either
the cocking lever was on the wrong side or , last but not
least, the ejected cases popped across his nose instead of
leaving the oth er side of the gun.
Gunsmiths had bent their talents exclusively to modifying
bolt actions . Da le Guise and Ervin Barber worked up excellent, smooth alterations of Remington's M721-722, while
Balanced feel of Savage leve r rifle made it popular with
shooters of all sizes and shapes , including left -handers.
shooters of all si;~s - ~~ d shapes , including 'left-handers.
W e st e rn sadd le men , like cover cowboy, like the way the
Savage Model 99 fit s and lies flat in a saddle scabbard.
Roy Wea therby ma rketed exce llent rifles made on the
limited p roduction Mathie u act ion . The Ma thie u is a bea utifully-made mec hanism, much li ke a streamlined Springfield
re vers ed ; bu t it is expens ive.
Shooters a re increasingly fami liar with the ri ght- handed
Mod el 110 action . It 's simple con struction , the tubul ar r eceiver, bo lt baffle or cam shield , and un iqu e combination
bolt stop and trigger-sear release, offer design advantages
for production and service not found in oth er designs. The
first new bo lt action r ifle which is not " a Ma use r," th e
MllO LH differs from its r ig ht-handed broth er by about
seven parts. T he receiver is set up to h ave the shell loading
and ejec tio n ar ea slan ted to th e left in stead of r ig ht , and
the ejector is of cour se relocated . The stock is a true lefty,
some of th e first rifles coming th rou gh being the latest ,
mos t refined style of MllO Mo nte Ca rlo . The bolt bod y is
altered, th ou gh most of its ma n ufact ur ing is th e sam e, right
or left. The bo lt handle, simi lar to th e right-hand version ,
is laid out to cock on opening left-h an ded. The rear baffle
or cam pla te is sh ape d for LH ope ration, and the ex tractor
is slightly modified . The magazine, with a right-hand follower shape, seems to work excellently wit h th e left-hand
recei ver cut.
Savage Arms is ser io usly con sid er ing makin g the Model
llO barreled action s availab le to gunsm iths and ri flemakers.
No factor y can profitab ly put the ho urs of care into a good
piece of wood that a fine stoc k deser ves. But any factor y
can ma ke its usual profit fr om the meta l work and turn the
ba sic guts-the important pa rts tha t bear the fa ctor y's name
- over to a custom r iflesmith to sto ck up as a custom gun .
Th ou gh the regular gra in of mi ne-run waln ut whi ch a fa ctor y will use on its gun s is good enough for serv ice, and
some times a really fine pi ece of wood will be offered on a
factory rifle, nothing beats the personalization of " your own
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some times a really fine pi ece of wood will be offered on a
factory rifle, nothing beats the personalization of " your own
chos en stock blan k worked up to your requirements by your
own stoc k ma ker. " The Model 110, r ight- or left -ha nd ed,
will sta nd comparison with an y when so fitted up, and if
Savage tu rn s loose th e M llOLH in the bi g recei ver len gth ,
here 's one order ! ( Note: A lett er received from W . J. O'Conno r, Savage Sales Manager, just befo re we go to press,
says, "We will make available in January M 110 barrelled
actio ns, left-hand and right-hand, com pletely finish ed except
for sights and sight slots, in .30-06, .270, .308, and .243
calibe rs." Tech Editor Edwa rds, the re's your rifle-Ed.)
Tha t barrel attachment, not at all incidentall y, will
greatly simplify th e problems of fitti ng a n ew barrel. The
pri nciple of the thi ng is on e long used-the grooved colla r
for ward of the re ceiver ring on the M IlO, as on th e M340,
is simp ly a lock nut. Th e p ro ced ure is to fini sh -ch amber
your barrel, with thread s for the receive r but no sig ht cuts.
Th en scr ew in the ba rrel with a " go" headspace ga uge,
using any bo lt, no select ion need ed . When the barrel is
sn ug, tu rn down the locki ng collar aga ins t th e recei ver ,
solidly secur ing th e barrel. Only ru b is, a special wrench
mu st be made to fit the spline groov es on the collar; but
that is an easy ga dge t for a guns mith to tu rn up .
We took a few guns ou t shoo ting the other da y-Madsen
9mm pop-gun , Ca rl Gusta ve m /45, a selection of au tomatic rifles, and a fina le wit h the Sa vage 110 LH . Th e hi gh
spot of the da y was un qu estion ably the Sa vage! I've fired
ma ny automatics, b ut th is was the fir st tim e I h ad used a
rifle wh ich I felt was really made for me. T ha t in-line safety
of the 110 is as fas t as a sho tgu n saf ety, stays in the same
positio n right- or left-hand ed. Like so many naturally sou thpaw rifleme n, I am fa irly proficien t at reaching ove r and
Lever actio n Marl in Model 336 has ,following among southpaw riflemen
b ut loadi ng and e jection all on one side ma rk it as right-handed g un.
Box magazine of Model 88 Winchester permits easy loading rig ht or
left handed but rifle is not truly symmetrical for lefty sportsman.
As left-ha nd er, I e njoy shooting gas-operated Model 740 Rem ington
with central box magazine bu t operati ng ha ndl e o n right is aw kwa rd .
cranking a ri ght-hand bolt , so at first it was actua lly awkward to work the Sa vage as she sho uld be worked. But
thi s feeling disappeared aft er a few min utes, and I felt as if
I could equa l the firepow er of a who le machin e gun com pany with th at Sa vage, so rapidl y could I flick the bolt
after getting used to its " unna tural" convenience. Ri ghthanded shoo ters ha ve been accustomed to bolt handles placed
for fast mani pulation , but it is a revelati on to a left -hander
to ru n five sho ts rapid fire through a bolt action rifle alm ost
befo re the mu zzle rise has subs ided fr om the kick of the
first sho t. May be I'm exagge ra ting a tr ifle in my enthusiasm, but did yo u ever ask a thirsty ma n how a cup of water
tastes ?
Test rifle was one of the first made up, in .243, and con siderably mo re accurate th an it had an y ri ght to be. With
ir on sights (now that I got my glasses) I could mak e thr eefour-five shot gro ups fr om rest at 100 yards measurin g
fr om I" to 1 ~" , ma yb e a trifle less sometim es. I threw one
out to a four-shot 21j2" group once, but that was my fault,
not the gun's . Th e gun locks up snug and the minimum
cha mbering design is credited by the fa ctor y for contributin g to th e hi gh accuracy of these "l ock nut" ba rrels.
I didn't even bother to check the weight on our shipping
scales-it feels " right," and that's the weight it oug ht to be.
If Sa vage puts this barreled action, or even the action
alon e, on the ma rket for gunsmiths, th ey may not only
for ce a revoluti on in the dom estic gun companies' ways
of doin g bu sin ess, but earn a littl e kale, to boo t. For
exam ple, a small but int ensely enthusias tic coterie of .22
gunners enj oy using the custom-built left-hand bolt action ,
as made by the late Gunmaker Morgan, Roy Dun lap, and
others. But these ar e not as easy to obtain as fa ctory
mod els. Th e Savage UO action could be shortened and the
firing pin s designed off-center for rimfire, opening up a
whole new field for guns for left-handers. Me, I want one
of the first ones !
Stock fini sh and proportion ar e steadily improving in
the MUO line. I'v e had three of them now , ab out two-thr ee
month s ap art in pr odu cti on, and the fini sh and style are
" maturing" as th ey gain experience. Sligh t differences in
finish are noted : believe an earl ier model was better fin ished on the barrel, but acti ons ar e well poli shed, stampings are not burred up, and bolt s work very smoothly. Open
sights on the MC stock ar e too low fo r the high comb, but
it took about ten min utes with a block plan e and sandpaper
to correct that, plus a wipe-off with Herter 's Liege Finish to
blend to the original Savage stock finish . I now ha ve a rifle
with a buttplate high wher e I want it, and the comb still low
eno ugh so I can use the iron sights. With its fast left-handed
action, this will be my "totin'" ri fle for my deer trip -if
editors ever get time to go hun ting, which seems doubtful.
Its bro ther, a .243 r igh t-hander, I shipped to my fri end
Karnopp, at his ranch in Colorado . It has alread y "spoken
three times in ange r, and got three deer. " Price on th e
MUO LH is not yet released. It will be somew ha t hi gher
than the $109.95 ticket on the rig ht-hand models. But left
handers will no t boggle at the tariff on the first big
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Former ranch home of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, this low log building now houses
the Buffalo Bill Museum, one of the West's most famous collections of guns and relics.
Former ranch home of William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody, this low log building now houses
the Buffalo Bill Museum , one of the West's most famous collections of guns and relics.
DUNS of the IILD IBST SIDI
BUFFALO BILL CODY'S RANCH HOME NOW HOUSES
GUNS. CURIOS CONNECTED WITH CODY. CODY'S FRIENDS. AND THE CODY ERA
By ROBERT B. McCOY
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HE SHOOTER-TOURIST finds by the U.S. hi ghway leading int o Yellow stone Park a rambling log lod ge whi ch houses one of th e mos t u nusual
collections of guns ever di spla yed . Walking into th e Cod y Mu seum is like walkin g into a moment of the pa st. Th e place smells of old hi stor y and new varn ish.
With sanded floor s and shiny display cases, completely rebuilt as a m od ern
mu seum , the log struc ture was origina lly Colonel William F. Cod y's ran ch home.
Tod ay it shelter s man y guns, Wild West Show relics, and photos of " Buffalo
Bill" and th e man y people associated with him. P erhaps most fam ou s of th ese
was An nie Oakley, " Missie," first and for emost of the gre at women shoo ters .
Her guns are preser ved her e alon g with Cod y's.
Th e mu seum lab els in the well-arranged glass show cases ar e extre mely int eresting, espec ially to the gun collector. They present an obj ect lesson in hi storical
documentation . Th er e ar e rifles obviously made years after th e ti me th ey are
stated to ha ve been used . Ye t th ey ar e not fak es, for other equa lly obvio us
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reference to factory records discloses defini te reason to believe th ey are
exac tly as represented, even th ough no " proo f" exists. More than any thing
else, thi s array of imp ortant Western America na dri ves home to the
thoughtful gun collector, the man who regards weap ons lore as th e path
to a grea ter un derstanding of peop le and events, the impor tan ce of adeq ua te docum entation to suppo rt the mut e testi mony of the weapons' alleged
historical association.
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Mos t or a ll of the ar ms and relics displayed her e ar e gifts or loans fr om
;; ~ople who professed to own some ar tifact related to Cody and the Wild
West Show. Where guns are co ncern ed, there is a definite inducement to
boost values and achi eve personal p restige by being owne r of a rifle " used
by Co!' W. F . Cody-Buffalo Bill." Since Cody in his fort y yea rs of the
limelight persona lly fired pr ob ab ly hundreds of differ ent guns, and may
ha ve shot durin g one perf orm an ce a carbine which next tim e was used by
one of his tame Indians, claim s to being " Buffalo Bill guns" ar e met with
skep tical looks amon g gun collectors. Yet in accura te showcase labels need
not den y the main fact that man y of the guns a nd other cur ios displa yed
were long and closely associated with Cody. Sometimes the &.o,ns themselves
speak the case.
Consider the handsome gold plat ed and eng raved Model 1873 .44-40
Winchester rifle which bears the tag " This exceptiona lly fine Win chester
was used by Col. Cod y for publi c perf orman ces over a span of 40 years."
Coupl ed with the egregious labelling of fine scroll and animal engraving
as " etching," the gun crank ma y be excused a skeptical chuckle when he
noti ces the seria l number : 494,993 . Gun s n umbe red in this range were
mad e in 1895 . Cody di ed in 1917-so what price the " used 40 years"
Colt Army, Model 1894 (Top), and the
Cody-Siegmund-Wainwright Winchester (below) are among Museum's exhibits.
Featuring buffalo hunting scene, this Winchester Model 1873, with fancy wood stocks, a
gold plated rece iver, and elaborate engraving, was made for Buffalo Bill Cody about 1895.
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Ca rded as having been "used by Buffalo Bill in
1870-1885 ," serial numbers place date of manufacture of these fine ivory-gr ip ped Colts abou t
1883; but Cody owned many guns and these, like
other re lics, doubtless have Cody associations.
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mute testimony of Cody assoc ia tion.
Close physical exam ination reveals unquesti onab ly original factor y eng rav in g. Cody visited Winchester in 1895,
and other elabora te Winchester guns
assoc iated with Cody are in th e same
genera l seria l nu mber range, in various
calibers. Histor ically, it would app ear
that Cody made a numb er of purchases
in 1895 , and this was among them.
Quite clea rl y eng rave d on the receiver
is a po rtrait of Buffalo Bill, ru nning a
bison. Althoug h th is gun is not grace d
with the distinction of a name, like other
alleged Cody rifles marked " Billy," the
eng rav ing, date of manufactur e, and
association list it as genuine.
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Ownership of Annie Oakley guns above IWinchester M92 and fine Francotte
shotg un) is backed as probable by checking serial numbers with factories.
Unusua l are two guns pr eser ved in
a case devoted to Annie Oakley relics.
Neither bea rs Annie's name. But both
have the mer e declaration of their connec tion with this fam ous lad y of shooting ba cked up by the manufacturer .
First is a Win chester Model 92, nicely
engraved and of extra qua lity. Says historian Tom Ha ll at Winc hester, "Model
1892, serial number 301,670 , is reo
corded as a rifle with half octago nal
barrel 22 inches long, .44 caliber,
plain trigger, eng rav ed $10.00. fa ncy
i ovz, ser ia i num ber j Ul ,O / U, IS reo
corde d as a rifl e with half octagon al
barrel 22 inches long, .44 caliber,
plain trigger, engraved $10.00, fa ncy
checked, shotg un butt with rub ber
(hard rubber- Ed . ) butt p late, rea r
sight 31j2 inches from fram e. Shipped
October 28, 1905. No mention of
Annie Oakley." But Annie must have
bough t at least one or two guns at
retail from stores , and th er e is no
reason why this gun sho uld have bee n
specially itemized for her , even th ough
the requ est for a rear sight in a pa r.
ticul ar position strongly sugg ests a
shooter conce rne d with aiming accuracy. The engraving, to alter or
enhance which is so dea r a tr ick to
the fake r's heart, is exactly of the
grade the fa ctor y stat es it to be, and
the half-octago n, th e buttpla te, and
other details conform.
Th e fine Francotte sho tgun also h as
strong circumstantial evidence to suppor t its claim to fa me. " We foun d th e
manufac turi ng book containing the
gun No. 27,134," replied the firm of
Auguste Francott e & Co. in Liege,
Belgiu m, to my enquiry . "This gun
was made in Marc h, 1895, for MM
Von Lenger ke & Detmold who were
our agents at th a t time. MM Abercrombie & Fitch ar e the successo rs of
Von Lengerk e (Continued on page 64 )
Calling turkeys, quail, ducks , geese. and certain other game has been accepted hunting
practice down through the years. Now game calls draw new kinds of game, like coon above.
EVERYBODY'S ASKING, "DO GAME CALLS WORK?"
HERE'S A FIRSTHAND REPORT THAT MAY ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS
By RUSSELL TINSLEY
E WALKED QUIETLY thr ough th e Texas woods, the Burnham br oth ers and
I, until we came to a grass-carpeted clearing about 200 yards square, rimmed by
myrtl e brush.
" This is a good spot," Win ston Burnham whispered.
He moti oned for his br oth er Murry and me to hid e in a clump of weeds off to th e
right. Then he crouched beside a scru b oak , his camouflage suit blending neatly with
the green folia ge. In serting a piece of plastic between his lips, he cupp ed hi s hand s
abo ut it an d blew shar ply.
" K aa-waa-ee! . . . kaa-waa-ee! ... kaa-waa-ee! . .. kaa-ioaa-ee i"
It was a weird, pierc ing noise that sent shivers r acin g up and down my spi ne. The
cr y star ted as a low, thr oat y moan, gained volume rapidly to a hi gh-pitched squall,
then diminished to a series of sho rt, terr or -stricken squeals again. Win ston would
sound a long blast, ' th en pau se to look and listen.
Besid e me, Murry was kneelin g silently, a Remin gton .222 pump-action repeat er resting acr oss his leg. I was armed with a pair of cam eras. Normally, a lon g-reachin g
weap on such as the .222 would have been unn ecessary ; Win ston can enti ce foxes to
within clubbing ran ge. But today a gusty breeze put us at a disad vantage. We couldn' t
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a scen t of us wouldn't stick aro und for long.
But Murry figured that if we could lure a fox into sight
to th e far side of th e clearing for an instant, th e .222
would do the rest .
Sh ortly a red -coat ed doe came bounding into the open,
snor ting belliger entl y. Th er e's something ab out the rabbitin-distress cry th at app eal s even to curio us deer. She
stopped ab out a hund red ya r ds awa y, her ears poised
alertl y. Th en th e wind shifted and she go t our scent.
Spinnin g as if on a greased swivel, she sca mpe re d fran tical ly back into th e brush.
Winst on contin ued to call. We wai ted impatient ly. Five
minutes pa ssed. We scann ed the surro unding countrys ide
intently, pivoting our heads slowly and delib erately, care ful
that no abrupt mo vements should betray our wher eabouts .
Suddenl y Murry elbowed me lightly. Ther e was a hi nt
of movement on the di stant frin ge of th e clearing. Winston
dropp ed th e vol um e of his call, coax ing the cr itte r with a
muffled cry that was barely audible. Momentarily it slinked
into th e open , its b ush y red tail twitching.
Murry stea died the rifl e across his knee and touched
off a sho t. Th e fox leap ed high , ran a few feet and paused
again . Evid ently Murry had shot low.
Th e fo x looked abo ut, not sure what was happeni ng.
Murry exha led, held steady and sq ueezed the trigger again.
Alm ost simulta neo us with the muzz le blast the fox kicked
over as if po le-axed. T he expanding 50-grain b ullet had
don e its job, clean ly and well.
"That blasted wind threw me off the first time," Murry
complained as we walked to re trieve the downed an ima l.
We returned to the jeep station wagon parked on a
nearby road and headed for another locat ion on th e
Burnham's ranch near Marble Falls, in centr al Texas. As
we bo unce d along, I qu estioned th e b rothers abo ut this
wild animals.
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Burnham's ranch near Marble Falls, in central Texas. As
we bo unce d along, I qu estioned th e brothers abo ut this
relatively new fad of calling wild animals.
"Game ca lling isn't a so-ca lled fa d th at will soon lose
its app eal ," said Murry. " It will continue to ga in popularity.
F ur prices have decr eased to th e point where commercial
tr apping no lon ger is profitab le. Actua lly, game calling
is the onl y spo rting method of contr olling pred at ors."
The br oth er s' fath er, Martin Burnham, was a pioneer
in calling game. Wh en he was onl y 10 years old, he chased
a jackr abbit into a fen ce. It got trapped by the barb-wir e.
Th e rabbit sta r ted squealling. Almost inst antly three wolves
ra ced out of the b rus h, ignorin g the yo ung boy, to pou nce
upon th e helpless animal.
Later Martin got to th inking about wha t had happened.
Why not, he reason ed, imitate that cry of a rabbit in
tr ouble to lure pr edator s within gunsho t range. He started
experimenting with var ious ways of calling . Soon he perfected the imitation b y drawing wind through compressed
lips, contr olling th e volume with the palm of hi s hand. He
struck it ri ch. Fo xes and wolves and coyo tes went mad.
Today, the brothers call game with fund amentally th e
same sys tem, but they ha ve developed a plastic ca ll which
p uts wi ld-an imal calling withi n the realm of any hunter's
ability. Actually, calling predators is mu ch easier than
it app ears.
Th e single ba sic mi stake of mos t novice ca llers is to
attempt to ca ll game in areas where th er e are few or no
predators. A successf ul ca ller kn ows his co un try, selecting
strategic locations where he has th e best chance of coax ing
game.
" Many h unters who be lieve th eir efforts to be unsuccessfu l ar e ju st fa iling to keep their eyes open," Winston exp lained. " They ca ll the game okay, b ut never see it."
Comm erc ia l calls are pa ckaged with instru ction sheets
th at explain exp licitly how they are to be used effectively.
When selecting a spot to do yo ur calling, always remember
to note the directi on of the wind, no matter how slight it
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When selecting a spot to do your calling, always remember
to note the direction of the wind, no matter how slight it
may be. Always hide where the wind is blowing into your
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Burnhern holds scope-siqhred .222 pump ready for adion as he
face or hits you at a tan gent , never to yo ur back. Situa te
yo urself nex t to a bu sh or tree where yo ur silhouette is broken.
Parking th e jeep on a small kn oll, we head ed across a br ushy
cow pa sture. This time W ins ton carried a .22·caliber p ump,
while M urry lugged the .222.
Win ston said, " We usua lly use the .22 rifle with long-r ifle
amm unition , since the shots ar e at clos e r ange and we can
place the bu llet in vital ar eas with con sistency ."
Game callin g is a perfect companion sport for ha ndgun
enthus iasts. Man y anima ls, foxes espec ially, ca n be lur ed close
where pi stol or revol ver shots are deadly and consistent.
Our next hidin g spot was on a br ushy ridge overlooking a
small draw that qu arter ed to the left. We cr ouched beneath
some ced.ar gr owth and W inston went to work.
P re sently a bef udd led j ackrabbit hopped up the ridge, its
sentinel ears flapp ing. It stopped a few ya rd s awa y, cur ious as
to what was causing the sq uea lling . Then Wi nsto n suddenly
stood up and th e rabbit lik e to have torn itself in ha lf as it
scr ambled off th e ridge.
In a few minutes I spied an animal sidling beh ind a clum p
of thorny cat sclaw brush . I n udged Murry. He r ai sed the ri fle
to half mast and tensed. A fox tr otted in to view , foll owed by a
second. Th e forerunner circled wari ly, barking furio usly. It
was movin g in and out of sig ht among th e weeds and brush,
and didn't offer mu ch of its target. Its companion showed for
on ly a moment, then di sappeared back int o the woods. Proba bly
it scented us.
Win ston toned d own his call, inve igling th e fox close r. Wh en
a fox starts coming in , you wan t to bring th e volume down low.
A ha rsh call often will scare one off.
A moment pa ssed. Then the cr itter tr ott ed int o th e open,
loped a few feet and stopped, its head cocked cur io usly. Winston an chored it with a perfectly placed slug beh ind the ea r.
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We called a few more min utes from this id ent ical spo t. As
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Murry Burnham lugs in a kill of foxes, p roving
effectiveness of call even on wariest of game.
Wearing camouflage suit, hunter (against stump at left) calls fox (circled, right), which keeps
coming closer, even though it seems to see hunter. Even deer come to investigate rabbit noises.
Shooters paraded in historical costumes carrying old MillbankAmsler muskets. Historical displays were very colorful events.
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WO ULD YOU LIKE to have a couple of th ou sand
bullets from high power r ifles com e whinin g a few
feet abo ve your head whil e driving through a bea utiful
sunny landscape on the ma in road to a nearby cit y? A
Germ an tourist had this startling expe rience last July, as
he br ou ght hi s car to a screec hing stop before what may
be th e world 's most startling r oad sign- a red and white
triangle with a bla ck shoo ter in kn eeling position ,- and
th e stark words: " Bewa re of bullets! "
Th e tourist stepped ou t of hi s car , listeni ng to the storm
of bull ets coming from the firin g points 150 meter s to hi s
left and landing in the hill behind a lin e of 300 rifle tar gets
150 meter s to hi s ri ght. His fir st th ou ght was, " This is
dangerou s ! It mu st be illegal! " So he called th e police. Th e
police came, tri ed in vain to explain that this shoo ting was
conside red perf ectly no rma l, and fina lly, with smiling Swiss
polit ene ss, called the ran ge officer. Wh en th e Swiss army
colonel who was in charge of th e firing arrived , he told
th e tourist, " The re is no danger on th e r oad , sir; only Swiss
are shooting here! "
Th is happene d, or so th e story goes, on the fo ur lane,
concrete road which leads into the pi cturesq ue town of
Bien ne in western Switzerland, home of world-famous
Omega watches. Wha t was goi ng on was nothing less than
GUNS
FEB RUARY 19S9
Cars, motorcycles, tires, works of
art are among the prizes offered at
shooting match which attracts 60,000
civilians from all over Switzerland.
the biggest shoo t in th e worl d : th e Eid genossisches
Sch iitzenfes t which tak es place every fifth yea r, where
60,000 Swiss civilian shooters meet to fire more th an four
million rounds of hi gh -power milita ry ri fle amm unition
during a day-in day-out contes t which lasts three weeks.
You do not have to stand on your brake pedal upon see·
ing the road sig n with the kneelin g shoo ter. Th e Bienne
ra nge may be the biggest range in Switzerland where
they shoo t across a ma in road, but it is far fr om the only
one. Cars and buses, bicyclists, old couples out for a walk,
and young Swiss wives pushing baby ca rr iages along und er
th e shower of bullets, pr ove that these people are sure of
th eir ammo. And if you want to take a closer look at wha t
is going on , tu rn left and d rive up th e concrete road for
abo ut 200 yards, behind the special troll ey bu s arranged
for the Schiitzenfes t, and be as surp rised as I was when
th e gua rd at the parking lot waves your purse away and
says with a smile, " Parking is fr ee for people fr om fo reign
countries, sir !"
The administra tion cente r of th e Schiitzenf est surrounds
a large squa re, with a beau tiful lawn and th ousand s of
flower s, and seven flagpoles, at the foot of which sta nd lar ge
signs with the words, "We want to remain fr ee" in several
lan gua ges. At one end of the squa re behind an oth er line
of flagpoles, stan ds a gian t festival hall, seat ing 5,000
people for mea ls. Men fr om th e Bienne fire briga de keep
th e insid e temp erature comforta ble by pourin g tons of
wat er in a glitte ring spray over its enormo us canvas roof.
Around the other sides of the squa re are little restaurant s,
a beer tent of impressive dim ensions, and spacious provisions for repor ters, compl ete with teleprinter s. Her e too
are offices of the special poli ce for ce, th e range office rs, and
th e management committee. The match , huge though it is,
is run with the wat chlike precision which has made
Switzerland famous the world over.
Her e on th e square al so, and m ost impressive to th e
vis itor fr om abr oa d, is th e exhibition of prizes: sho wcase
af ter showcase, with items rangin g all th e wa y fr om ca rs
and mo to rcycles down to th e tiniest go ld wa tches. Th e
who le scene buzzes with gayety and lif e. Thou sands of me n,
women , and ch ild ren fr om all parts of th e country have
ga thered to com pe te for th e p rizes and, fir st of all , to en joy
th ese days and eve nings of fellowship with fell ow shoo ters.
Shooting is m or e th an a h obb y to th e Swiss; it is a soc ial
in sti tution . Sch iitzenfes t mea ns " fes tiva l of sho oters," and a
fest i val it is : a time of reunion and celeb ra tion.
At seve n in th e m orning, a canno n sho t is fir ed , and fr om
that very seco nd until noon, th ousands after t hou san ds of
sho ts echo fr om th e side s of th e valley, one of which forms
the six hundred feet high back stop . At noon, when the
hands of th e gia n t clock in th e middle of the 300-meter
targets show twelve, wha t appe ars to be dead silen ce com es
dow n over th e eno rmous r an ge. The shooting cease s; it is
lu nch time. I t was lunch tim e when I first came to th e
Sc hii tzenfest, People wer e walking and sitting around on
th e b ig sq uare, d isc uss ing th eir sco res, di scussing wind and
light condi tio ns-but un lik e mat ch es elsewher e, nobody is
d iscu ssin g guns, n ob od y is di scussin g ammuni tion . T her e
is n o use disc uss ing th em . In Switzerl and, yo u shoo t the
ord nan ce r ifle, th e g un yo u learn to shoot in th e a rm y, and
th e gun th ey give yo u to tak e home whe n yo u ha ve ser ved
yo ur d ut y, alon g with six ty r ounds of ammo and yo ur
un iform and th e rest of yo ur militar y ge a r. It is t he gun
which yo u ha ve to brin g to the ran ge once a year, and with
which yo u th en have to shoo t a certain sco re on the target.
If yo u fail , yo u ma y tr y again . If yo u still fail, yo u will
have to chec k in with th e a rmy for a special training
course in th e fall , until yo u ca n hit. And thi s is bad ; bad
n ot on ly becau se of th e wage yo u will loose by ha vin g to
stay away fr om yo u r work, but because of th e little sm iles
on yo ur pa ls' faces an d th e exp ression in th e eyes of the
girls of yo ur hom e town when yo u head fo r the r ail way
sta tion , yo ur rifl e on yo ur back , to go to th e lag co urse .
" T he re goes Ja ck , th e guy who can' t shoot."
Yes, yo u shoo t the arm y rifl e ; and since yo u m ay n ot
change or alter it in an y wa y, th er e is not much abo ut it
to dis cu ss. Eve ry bo dy knows it is one of th e m ost accurat e
hi gh power rifl es in th e wo rl d, and nob od y eve r for gets his
duty of keeping it in perfect co nd itio n. Am munition?
Government ma de. Ther e is an amm unitio n m on op oly in
Switzerla nd; n ob od y but govern me n t pl ants make any.
The target rou nd is th e m ilita ry r ound, th e same stuff tha t
goes into machine guns too.
It is all precision stuff. No talking abo ut so and so many
gr ains of this or that, no spec ial sea ting de pth of bullets.
The a rm y rifl e is th e arm y rifl e, am mo is ammo . If yo u
don't hit, it' s the ground connec tion which is wr on g, n ot
th e eq uipme nt.
Of cours e, th er e are gunbugs around ; those who also
shoot the fr ee rifle or fr ee pi stol. On ce yo u change th e
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Fantasti c 300-meter ra nge ac ross valley is cut by main highway from Biel to Soloth urn, home of cannon. Little Swiss
industri al t own of 51,800 citizens played host to 60,000 visiting shoo ters. Range has mess hall, "bierhelle ," pa rking.
Highway caution sign- is most unusual in world. There are
scoring pits , but some targets run in on fast trolleys.
Officers in full dress and wives in national costume
stroll at lunch time. All Swiss men must shoot.
ordnance gun, it jumps into the " free" class, however
slig ht the altera tion may be. Th ey will check your gun
when you arrive, an d test the tri gger pull. Found OK, the
g un will be ma rked with a red label ar ound the forestock,
a nd you' re ready for the r an "e .
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gun will be marked with a red label ar ound the forestock,
a nd you' re read y for the ran ge.
But it's still lunch tim e. Some four th ousand people are
fini shi ng their meal in the ma in ha ll, and there is still
plenty of space. Let' s walk over to have a look at the pr ize
exhib itio n. On the way , you stop , looking into a pair of gay,
glittering eyes, -a young girl in her na tional costume. Two
han ds want to fasten the Sch iitzenfest emblem on your
shirt. You rea ch for your coin,-can' t res ist. And why
sho uld you ? The emblem is a little jewel. Precision made,
finished in brass and silver, it is a nice souvenir.
T he prizes are mos t unu sual. Many ar e silver : a twelve
inch silver sombrero, dona ted by the Swiss Club of Mexico;
table silver, silver watches, silver cocktail sha kers . Some
ar e wood : a ca rved armcha ir, with the elabo ra te insc ription
"Train your eye and your hand for your country ;" fr om
Uruguay, a handca rved ar twor k in dark wood , nea rly three
feet long, pictu ri ng a team of six bulls pullin g a covered
wagon, unbelievably ri ch in deta il : garden benches, ma de
fr om branches formed by natur e into fa ntas tic figur es ;
butter churns which will serve for man y years to come on
the mountain farms, or ma ke nice decorations in a city
home . There ar e prizes mad e fr om steel. The biggest one
is a car ; but there are lathes, dr ill presses, hand tools,
refr igerators, elec tric kit chen ran ges, bicycles, mo torcycles, hunting kni ves. And th ere ar e guns : rifles, fr ee
rifles, smallbo re ri fles, huntin g ri fles, and air rifles,
orda nce pistols, and target pistols. Ther e ar e pr izes mad e
from gold : jewelr y, and hundreds of watches of all styles
and types. Th er e are clocks ran ging fr om the cuckoo type
for your hun tin g cab in to the 400-day wonders placed
ins ide air tight glass containers. The Swiss Ri fle Club of
J ohann esburg, South Africa, donated a na tive shi eld an d
spears. There a re lamps, sewing machin es, bed linen, cases
of wine, and eno rmous Swiss cattle bells with emb ro ide red
collars. Th er e ar e pa intings, sculp tures, and many wond er ful examp les of art handwork . Miss Emilie Hegi don ated
a tab lecloth which must ha ve tak en hundreds of hour s to
cottars. 1 ner e are pamtmgs, scutptu res, and ma ny wond er ful examples of art hand wor k. Miss Emilie Hegi donated
a tab lecloth which must ha ve taken hundreds of hour s t o
complete. In ri chly embro idered letters it says, " Respec t
everybody's country , but love your own ."
A canno n shot echoes through the valley, drownin g out
the sound of clocks striking one-a typical exam ple of
Swiss prec ision. And neith er could the echo of the canno n
sho t be heard , for it was dr owned in a couple of hu ndr ed
ri fl e sho ts. The lun ch hour was over, and the shoo t was on
aga in.
T he enormous "line of th ree hun dr ed tar gets was up,
sig nals in firin g position, and littl e cloud s of du st were
slowly dr ifting along behind targets in the hot Jul y sunshine. When they shoo t at the Schiitzenfest, they really
shoot. Wherever you are in the ar ea, you have to sh out to be
heard. After a few hour s, you do not pay an y attention to
the shoo ting ; you only stop to listen when it suddenly
ceases in the evening. And all the time, new shoote rs are
coming in- 60,OOO of them, by car, by bicycle, by the
tr olley bus fr om the town, along the r oad marked with
hun dreds of Swiss f1ags,-the red Aag with the whi te cros s,
which became world famous also in reverse as a red cro ss
on whi te, as the sign of the int ern ati onal Red Cr oss
organiza tion.
Checkin g in at the ma in desk, the shoo ter receives hi s
shoot ing book, an in geni ous eleven-colour affair which ha s
been pr epar ed for him and which will guide him for shoo ting times, ranges, and tar gets, through the entire contest.
With it in hand, you walk up to the ran ge at the time th e
card says, check in at the range desk, buy your ti cket for
the string you will be firing, and walk over to the ammo
booth to buy the necesary cartridges. You buy the ca rtridges in boxes of ten, at a sub- (Conti nued on page 59 )
WHICH GON
By ELMER KEITH
Big .45-70 sixgun (right) rolls up and back in
recoil, but Keith called kick "not excessive; in
fact, less jolting than that of the .44 Magnum."
recoil, but Keith c~lI~d ' kick "n~t excessive; in
fact, less jolting than that of the .44 Magnum."
Shown in recoil at left, revolver above was made by R. G.
WiI~on and Wm. Howe, weighs 6 Ibs. 2 ozs., pitches a 405
grain bullet at an estimated velocity of 1600 ft. per sec.
Centering this group of some of Keith's
handguns is one of few known cased Colt
Dragoons in new condition , complete with
accessories. Two guns on lid of case are a
later Dragoon and an 1848 Pocket Model.
IS BEST F(JR 1(JOl
PICK YOUR HANDGUN AS YOU WOULD PICK A SUITTO FIT YOU. TO DO WHAT YOU WANT DONE THE WAY
YOU WANT TO DO IT. AND TO PLEASE YOUR TASTE
Berns-Martin "b re a k-fr ont " holst er pe rmits even
6 11l" ba rrel S&W t o be wor n hig h, d ra wn fast.
S{NeE
Fancy Colt Single Action, left
gun of pair by Gun Reblue Co.
WORLD W AR II , the pop ularity of handgu n
shooting in thi s cou ntry has mu ltiplied. Veterans, partic ularly of the P acifi c campa igns of W orld War II and of
th e later K or ean " p olice ac tio n," learned th e hard way
that a sixg un or auto pi st ol is a mighty h andy thing to
have along , in close com ba t. Many of tho se men will no t
be ca ug ht again without a goo d han dgun. And sp ort
shooting with hand gun s, which on ce meant only target
shooting or plinking, now includes h unting.
P eopl e ge ner ally are now beginning to rea lize what some
of us ha ve kn own for man y yea rs, that a hand gun that is
big en oug h for th e j ob-like th e big .44 Ma gnums and
guns handling the Mag num .44 loads by Remington-can
be, in the hands of a goo d sho oter, darn ed effective gamegetters_
As a r esult of th is in cr ease of handgu n int er est, manufa cturer s are back-orde re d on mo st models-and gun
editors are snowed under with inquiries about the vario us
guns, their effective ness, and how to sh oot them.
The qu estion mo st oft en asked ab out handgun s is, I
suppose, "Which one is best? " Th e same qu estion is ofte n
phr ased, "Which gun sho uld I bu y? " but th e mean in g is
the same . An d th e onl y answer an honest man can give
Cased High Standard Sentinel .22
comes in co lors as well as blued.
to either form of the q uest ion is, " It depend s on what
you want."
That ma y so und like a smar t-aleck answer , but it isn 't.
There are liter ally scores of diff er ent ha nd gun s, each built
to fit a specific need. Ther e may be two diff er ent opinio ns
ab ou t whether a particular gun actua lly does fit that need
-one op inion being the manufacturer 's, the other bein g
the sh ooter's-b ut the i ntent ion is there. Shooter s' needs
(wh ich , fre ely tran slat ed , me an s shooter s' like s and di slikes ) are so varied that it is imp ossible for a maker to
suit us all, even for what ma y seem to be th e same kind
of usage ; whi ch is one of the reaso ns the re are so many
makes and mod els of guns.
The most obvious fir st decisio n a man must make in
selecting a hand gun is-should it be a revolver or an autoloader. I'm a revolver man myself, but there are certainly
places wh er e th e only cho ice is an autoloader. The competitive shoote r , particu larly if he (or she) is to compete
in the .22 or .45 calibe r matches, must choo se the auto loader
in or der to elim inate cock ing time (t he reby in cr easin g
aiming tim e ) if he is to compe te on an equal fo oting with
other shooter s. T his is a q uestion th e shooter, or would -be
shooter, must an swer for himself ; and he can answer it if
on
Colt SA .45 engraved and stocked by J . R. Rohner. Keith
likes grips engraved on outer side, to better fill hand.
Smith & Wesson .22 automatic is fine example of accurate
handguns required by today's high-scoring target masters.
he will stud y hi s own wa nts and ask ques tio ns based on
th ose wants.
The revolver ques tion b reaks d own into two pa r ts :
"Which is best-the single or do ub le action?" Ag ain, it
depends on what yo u want. For a first sho t, dra w and hit,
the sin gle ac tion (maybe with a somewha t altered h ammer
sp ur ) is as fast as any gun ma de . Fitted with p roper sig hts
and properly ad j usted tr igger p ull, it ca n be a very accurate target gun. But for rapid firing, whet her on targets or
in combat, eit her a double act ion revolver or an auto
p isto l is faster. Modern double act ion revolvers are my
choice for rapid aimed fire or fast hi p shoo ting. Th ey
po in t well, and they are re liable, no t s ubjec t to mis fire s
or ma lf unctions . Up to six sho ts, a dou ble acti on revolver
fires j ust as fast or faster th an any automatic. Of course,
if you're expecting to need a greater number of shots than
six, as in a battle , the automatic is faster because of it s
failu re are ra re today, b ut the revo lver user h as this ad ded
).psur ance in case such a fa ilu re does occ ur.
But there are ma ny choices to ma ke beyond th e type of
actio n, in selecting a handgun. In every case, the right
choice depends on wha t you wan t th e gun to do, what you
want to do with it , h ow yo u wa nt to do it, and wha t ki nd
of a person yo u ar e.
You thin k th e kin d of pe rs on you are ca n' t affect th e
kind of handgun yo u sho uld buy? Keep reading and yo u' ll
see tha t your age, size, the kind of j ob you do, your method
of travel, and th e locale in which yo u live, all these, and
other , factor s as well, can or sho uld affect yo ur ha ndg un
cho ice.
Let' s look fir st at barr el len gth. For th e compe titive
shoo te r, lon g barrels will usually pay dividend s. They
give lon ger sig ht radius , us ua lly res ulting in mo re acc ura te
aim. Th ey give bett er m uzzle weig ht, usu ally res ult ing in a
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clip loading-provided, of course, th at yo u h ave a supply
of ready-filled clips for it.
The revolver has one advantage wh ich is worth co nsidering by anyone thin king of a h an dgu n as a defen se
weapon. A revolver is less dependent on pe rfect ammunition than is the a utomatic. A cartridge th at fail s to fire ca n
be instantly by-passed by the shooter of a do uble ac tion
revolver, simply by p ulling the tri gger again and bringin g
a second cartridge un der the hammer. A sim ilar cartr idge
fa ilure in an automatic will ca use the gun to j am. Car tr idge
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give lon ger sig ht radius, us ua lly res ulting in mo re acc urate
ai m. T hey give bett er m uzzle weig ht, usu ally res ult ing in a
steadier h old. A shorter barrel may be j ust as accurate,
in itself , as a lon g one, but the lon ger barrel is eas ier to
aim and h old accuratel y . . . unless yo u h appen to be
gett ing along in yea rs so th at your eyes h ave lost so me of
the ir abi lity to adapt to d iffere nt di st ances (in whic h case,
a shorter b arrel may make it eas ier fo r you to see bo th
fr ont and rear sig hts clea rly) - or unless your hands
are too sma ll to h old the bigger, more mu zzle-heavy gun
steady. If ther e's an y do ub t in yo ur mi nd on either of
th ese points, bett er tr y guns
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USED TO STOP AND DROP THESE THREE-QUARTER-TON TROPHIES
A Quebec Indian, guide sounds mating call of cow moose on birchbark horn a s
squere-sterned freighter canoe, motor idle now, dr ifts silently near shore.
DBOP
rBJlr MOOSE!
By WALLACE WARD
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Still liked in Canada for heavy
game a re old fa vor ites like the
Wi n. M'07, .3 5 1 ca liber (above).
UEBEC PROVINCE'S lordly bull moose, monarchs of the n ort hwoods, weigh
in for th e annual autumn hunting fray at something like three-quarters of a
ton , and are therefore not to be tak en lightly, ba llisticall y or otherwi se. A good
bull stands six feet five inches at the shoulder, is something like nin e feet in length
fr om his aquilin e nose to his br oad ru mp, and swings his seven-foo t spread of
ant lers, weighin g ab out 60 pound s, as high as ten feet off the gro und . Most of his
1,500 pound s' is carr ied well forward, ar ound the massive, well-muscled shoulders.
Inflame th is pr imitive ma le with the plai ntive, gru nting mating call of th e
lan gor ous cow moose in season, and you ha ve cre ated a northwoods ju ggernaut.
What th e psychologists fr om their arm cha irs call, in a masterpiece of understatement , the sex driv e, will pr opel a bull moose through a stand of young tamarack
with the abandon of a pup ploughing through a tu lip bed.
At S1. Michel des Saints, a quaint Quebec villa ge in the wood ed Laurentian
Moun tains some 100 miles no r th of Mon treal, an ' aspiring moo se hunter ju st in
town from P enn sylvania was dir ected to Jean -Baptiste Tranchemonta gne with the
recommendation that he was the best guide in the ar ea .
Jean -Baptiste got up fr om his game of checkers and looked th e spo r t over care-
Gu ides call, hope t heir " sp orts"
can shoot, insist they use gun s
powe rful enough to get job done .
Lever action for fast handling, slim and sleek for easy carry, pack ing the
need ed p unch , W in. M8S caliber .358 is new entry in class of guns for moose.
full y. He ma de it quite plain he wa s doin g the ch oosing.
not th e sportsman .
" Wha t you shoo t?" he asked abruptly.
" I have a .30 -06 in the ca r trunk."
l ean-Bapt iste n odd ed hi s approv al.
"You shoo t th at carabin pretty go od ? " he ask ed with
ea rnes tness.
The hunter flush ed. " Goo d en oug h," he sna pped, "but
if you lead me to a moose and I shoo t and mi ss, well I
guess th at 's my fu ner al. " Then, with a slow gr in, he added ,
" If 1 miss a clea r shot, then tha t mea ns mo re mo ney to you
for a nother day of guid ing , maybe seve ra l da ys."
T he guide showed a twinkle in h is fa ded blue eyes. He
shoo k hi s head . " No , M's ieu, it is not th at simple."
He scra tche d a mat ch on a ga lle ry post of the gene r al
sto re and r elit hi s worn br ia r with the load of pun gent
F re nch -Canadian tobacco, then ja bb ed his pipes tem at hi s
ches t.
" lean -Bap tis te Tranchemont agn e," he said , "is th e best
d amn moose caller in th e who le damn mountains. Wh en I
make th e call of the cow moose hun gr y for love , and any
moose hear that, well, M'sieu , he is go ing to paw the
gr ound, he is going to brea k th e tre es. He is going to com e
through the wood s lik e a runaway bulldozer."
He p aused dramaticall y, gave his sho ulders a Gallic
shrug, and fini shed : " . .. And if you don't shoo t and sto p
him . .. well, l ean-Baptiste is going to get kissed by a
moo se! "
Qu ebec mo ose hunters , as well as the French-speakin g
guides, put a hea vy accent on accuracy rather th an, within
cer tain br oad limitation s, on calib re. " Dropping powe r,"
actually, is mo re important th an stopping p ower. A cha rg ing mo ose is a pr ob lem that does not ofte n p rese nt itself, fo r
the in stin ct of self pr eser vati on is stro ng eno ug h in a moose
to ur ge hi m to waste n o tim e in gett ing away fr om sig ht
and sound of th e hu nt er and h is " fire stick." A bull moose
at close qu arter s, h owever , is a fearsom e sig ht, with m ost of
the weigh t conce ntrated in th e for equarters, and a shaggy
Van Dyke wav ing under the lon g sno u t which is sur mounted with a five or six foot sp read of ra ck or " pa nache"
as th e French guides call it.
Th e prehi storic mein of th e Qu ebec bull moose, acc or ding to some linguistic authorities, p rompted early F re nch
colonists of Qu ebec to call hi m " l'orignal," mea ning "the
orig inal one." Another scho ol, howe ver , takes a less
imaginative stand. Some of Qu ebec's ea rly settlers came
fr om th e ru gged Ba squ e country of France down in th e
foo thills of the P yr ene es, wher e the Basque wo rd for deer
is " orignac," which they applied to this overgrown Qu ebe c
animal with the general conformation of th e deer. In the
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Scope in swing-out mount fits gun for occasional shots at
long range, makes iron sights available for close-in work.
und erbrush, and you will nee d ir on sights to line up
without warnin g and get off a hea vy bull et that is not going
to be deflected easily by tr ee br anches or the t wigs of
und erbrush. On the other hand , if the signs indica te that
you and your guide will find your mo ose feeding on the
underwater plant life along the shallow wa ter at the edge
of a no r thwoo ds lake, then you may be confron ted with a
medium to long ran ge shot, where a goo d scope will line
you up easily and you can squeeze off a light er , hi ghm uzzle-velocity pro jectile and achieve perfect results . In
thi s edge -of-the-lake type of hunting, you ma y have to
shoo t fr om the bow of a canoe , stea dying your elbows on
the gunn els while the guide does his best to hold the
Favorite loads for Canadian moose hunters include (I.
to r.] .303 British, 180 gr. ; .303 Savage, 190 grains; .3006 Springfield, 180 gr.; .303 British, 215 grains; .30-06
Springfield, 220 gr.; .300 Savage, 180 grains; and
.308 Winchester, 180 gra ins. Winchester .351 and new
.358 are also recommended for stopping big bulls.
passage of time, "o rignac" become corr up ted to "orignal."
Th e whi tetailed Virgi nia deer came to Quebec "m uch later
tha n the Basque pion eers . Deer were impo r ted to Quebec
from Virgin ia some thi ng more than a century ago , and
now ri val Queb ec moo se in pop ula ri ty with the north woods
hun ters . But the moos e was there first, and so, whether
from hi s looks or his history , th e term " l'orignal" is a
fitting one.
The practica l reasons for the imp ort an ce of " dropping
powe r" in the moose hunter-fir earm combination are less
conce rned with self defense than what is going to tak e
place after the kill. Moose lik e swamp country or th e
bo rders of lonely no r thwoo ds lakes, and ther e th ey ar e
shot. If a hunter wounds a moose but doesn't dr op him in
his t rac ks or within a few pa ces, then he is faced with
going int o a swamp after three-qu arters of a ton of hurt
and very angry animal. The same pr oposition holds tru e
for a muffed sho t at a moose feeding along the sho re of a
lake. A wounded animal will bound fr om the water int o the
dense cove r of th e brush, and hu ntin g him down in heavy
woods can be an anx ious ma tter.
Armament for moose hun tin g in Quebec can be a perplexing cho ice. Th e qu estion of selection han gs largely on
where you find your moose target. Encounter him deep
in the woods or in the oozy going of a swamp thi ck with
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the gunn els whi le the guide does his best to hold the
slen der cra ft motionless ; or you ma y be stat ioned by the
guide amid the trees on a poi nt thrusti ng out int o the
lake. In that case, you ma y get a prone shot, or a kneeling
sho t usin g a fallen tr ee tru nk for a bench rest, or a sitting
sho t, or you ma y even stand up and steady yo urself ag ainst
a tr ee.
Sometimes, if the bulls are respondin g to the ma ting call
of the cow moose as rend er ed by your guide, you can
pr ett y well set up your shoo ting locati on and pick a clear
field of fire. But the direction fr om whi ch your t ar get will
br eak out int o the clear for a shot is hard to control unl ess
you can locate yourself so that you have your back to an
open lake, wher e you kn ow that he ha s to come fr om the
bush on the shore, either fr om stra ight ahead or fr om the
left or ri ght.
Dr oppi ng a moose calls for a clean heart sho t or a welldirected and explosive shot ri ght in the eng ine room inside
the rib cage. A head sho t, of course, will stop your mo ose
but comp letely ruin your ru mpu s-room conve rsa tion piece
becau se of the explosive effect when the bull et hits the
hea vy bone. Th e bull moose is heavy in the bone all over,
and it will ther efore take plen ty of foo t-po un ds energy to
br eak th e spina l column with a neck shot or a hi gh
should er sho t.
Quebec bush Indi ans and far mer colonists have killed
moose for generations with the .30-30, usin g 170 gra in or
light er bullets, but they hunt meat , n ot tr ophies. Th ey also
cut loose at practically pointblank range, often after a
tour of stalking far beyond the wind and woodscra ft of
the city-folks type of hunter. Moose ha ve also been kill ed
with the littl e Sa vage .25-3000, and ther e have been report s
of kills with as little lead as
(Cont inued on page 53 )
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le a ve It t o Yo O ld Hunter o to
I!c n tl ine Vii Mn u s e l·s . a ll wit h
o f ze ce n t lll'y fOr yo u of fOl·e U8 Ma w H.!r· ho l l. F . N. Mn tls C'!'
~~C:ia~;i.~e~l nlla~~~S c~~~~~o:;~~~~cr ~lfe n11W~ar~eal·~~~~~n~Y~.t.,'l~~~il~er:
stocks . t ri g f.:'e r ~ u a rds . 1l111J:w zi n e R. e tc . n n md n e w Ma u Re r m i lit;lry
li ve· leath er s llnl{s $ 1 . 9 5 . Val ue compou nded . On ly $1 7 .9 5 t od a y I
ORIGINAL MAUSER .MODEL 71/84 "BIG 11"
Leave it to Ye O ld H u n t er t o r e t u r n tr ill mph nnt w it h
t h i s gre a t e s t l arg e r ifle cn rtr i d ~e b a rgain In Am eric a
t od a y . B ea u t if u l or ig in a l Comme rci al U . S. Kr nr;:- 2 20
g r . FP load s at fa r l c .'ols th n n e \·('n re l Ofullll ~ com pone n t s co~ t s . S u p p ly n o t i n e xh a ll s lahle . ~o h e t t er order
n ow -t o b e s u re ! Ma nufa c t ured by W in ch e s t e r . E t c .
8MM GERMAN MAUSER ISSUE. $7.50
Be au t if u l . e le:111 . 8 i\t M Ba ll nmmu n i Lio n. a ll bnlSS ca s es
a nd boxer (r e lo n d :lh le) lyp{' p rime ros. True 0 .32 3 b ull ets
nlo ne w ort h pra('tic:lll y t h is l{i...e · away pri ce fo r t he s e
co m p le te M .C . cnro t " id~e" , O n t er to<lay a lld s hoot y our
fa vo rite Mau s e r a t t h is s hoo tnble pr h-e , for slOC'ks o f t h is
select a mmo ('ann o l la st f or e v er' . D on ' t de lay . ol'(1el ' to day .
8MM FRENCH LEBEL RIFLE•• . . . $5.50
CAL. 11MM MAUSER • •• ONLY $9.95 !
The F I N D Of the cto'n tu ry-t he BU Y o f t he c e ntury . Comp le te in e ve ry
detail and fully f u rwU o na l d o w n t o t he clouds of d us t whi c h rise i nto
the ai r w it h ev {"roy s tr'o ke o f the b olt . W h e n it s pc;'lks . t hel ·e is t h un der
i n the hil ls . Th e l'e is n o t C'l lin ~ w h a t ~lIl( l i tlo n you m :ly altai n f r om
i~~k .hoNRsA R~f-!~t Irj Ot~~~~ :rti ~:~<} n 1~~ 1 )~~rS i\~:~ (t~I~· I '$\~. ~~P,~c''d:;I~ll~~ e~~\~
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CAL. 6.5MM Swedish Mauser
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th e fine s t M'll ls (.' r b u il t a l'e t he s e never -be fo re aV.l!- ilable Swed is h m a g-nil k e n t lllal';le .·piece ma tl.:h · Ma u se l·s! Supe l-b ly
finis h ed m e tal an d WOOdWUl'k ;lIld modc nl h lg-h· ve loc lt y 6 .5 M1\1
ca r tlold ~e and 2 9 " bm Te l m ;'lke t hem t he hes t r ifl e b u y eve ro p hu'('d
on¥ th e U .S. maloket: _A n u nusua l r ifle m an ' s t l·ea t. o n ly $2 2. 50 .
6 . .) MM Im ll nmmllll ltl{ln on ly $7.:JU I)CI' 100 I·OIllld s . OI1:ler nuw!
Ha r e st o f t he r are a rc t h es e t ru e 8 m m Le l>eJ ,·o u lld s.
N ic ke l p lated 1 9 8 ~r . b Oo'lt· ta iled bu ll et assu rt.'s fa n ta s ti c
l on ~ ra nl!e a ('e u ra('v in t h o se 8 m m FI 'el w h "i fle s nnd ca r h in e s ('h a m hered fo r thl !; ca r t l · i d ~e . Ord e r n ow for y o u r
IIf e 's req u ire m en ts a~ at t h is p "ice th is :tm m o ~ive -a wa y
j ust CAN~OT l a5 t . F ::lm Ollg F I'e ndl Fi rst! A tre asu r e !
HERE IT IS ! Le av e it t o Ye Old H un t er to
brin ~
CANADIAN BUYERS :
Pe t e r bo r o , O n ta r io .
Add
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ORIGINAL U.S. KRAG "LONG TOM" RIFLES
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CAL••30-40 ••• ONLY $16.95!
A t l a st! The smooth est a n d m os t lo \' ed U . S. bo lt a c ti o n ever made
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~~W~ ~n~~f:ie o~;~h:~ ig;l l~' a~~af.:'wo~~-~~ ~;~g~l{a:o;~~', ~ a~eaJ'tO~';i'd
f ort un ate ly . wi thou t upper h a nd
~ua rd s
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g-Jea m -
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nl m os t n oth in g! All bra s s fu ll y reloadahle cases ! T h is
s p a l' k l l n~ am m u n i tion on h an d f or immed ia t e d cIivel'Y.
.303 BRITISH SOFT POINT • . $14.75
U nh e l ie\'a bl e . e(ll·t h · sh a k i n ~. b ut t n .C'. Inle. t ru e .
I m po r t e d s pOI·Unr;:- . 3 0 3 Br i tis h s o ft · po int ammu n i.
t ion n o w av ailab le a t Ih e u n he m'd o f p r ice o f $ 14 .7 5
pe r 10 0. Ne \-e r· has l1nv o n e rla l'ed o ffe r' new h un tillg
a m mo ::rt 15c pel' 1'0 u n<l. b u t Ye Ol d H u n te r . he i n~
n il h ...·a l·t . spar ed no eX llen $iC t o c l o ~ e a de:'ll :111 o ther
h u nle los can ca$ih i n o n. D.·a$iS (,1\se. with nUll -(·OI"1"osive ber da n Iw i m e l' and 150 Gr . e xpnnd ing bu ll e t
make t h is the nmmuni tion buy o f th e centu loy.
Perhaps Lon g e ,·!
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9MM LUGER IPARABELLUM) •• . . $5.00
Cal. 8MM Mauser Only $19.88 !
Fastes t Solt Action in the World !
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Yo u ca n 't b u y pri m e h a m b u t1tcr a t th is pri ce. Co ndi tion o f a ll
r ifl es Is " Gu n c r an k specia l", m ean tn g t hat t h e ou tli n e is cl c a rly
vi sible t h r ou l{h t he r u s t a nd you can see l ig h t, Lhrough the bore .
L i ttle of t ha t o ld e lbow m-ease w ill clean th is fa ntastic bargain to NR A
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sh ip p ed pre · oded. Ac ti on a lo ne wo rth t h is g iveaway pr ice . A gu n
c r a nk 's d n :mm . Ad o rn t his h is toric a l l'elic w it h nn orll{i na l b a y on e t .
o n ly S 1. 0 0 0 w h e n orode l'ed with th is rifte . Su pply not in e x h a w il ib le .
CALIBER .303 BRITISH . . . . . . . . • . $7.50
AUSTRIAN MANNLlCHER POLICE CAR8INES!
An other b:'lrg'ain f l'om Os tmD r·k ! Ye Old Hu nter ta lk ed t h e r e lIuhle Au s l .oia n s Ollt of t h e s e bea u ti f u l li l{h t w e ig-h t 5 s h o t
, 24 " bb J. police carh in e s_a r are lot av a il a b le in stamlm'd 8M M (8 x 5 7 )
Mnlls e l· en ti b e r - s p o r'li ng' llmmo a vnilahle e v e r'y w h ("r'c In U . S . or
G cr m a n G I Ammo s t ra ig h t fr o m Ye Old H u n t er f or o n ly $ 7 .5 0 p e r C.
Ma.zazine m odified f or u se Wi U10Ut c li p l oa di ng. Rea lly La I!o , tl g-ht
and clean . and on ly $1 9 .8 81 Ac h Du L ie ber. W h at a m a s t e rp ie ce l
You ca n ' t b u y p rime h a m b u rger- a t th is p r ice. Condition o f a ll
r ifle s Is " G u n c ra n k speci a l". mean t ng t h a t the ou tl in c is cl early
v isi bl e thro ug-h t he r u st and yo u ca n see li l{h t thro ug h t h e bo r e .
L it tl e o f t h a t o ld e lbow rr rensc will c le a n l h is f a ntas t ic bar-g'al n to N R A
~~;:ndi ti~~.. &.~~klid p";:~~'(1~~:~q ~~~~':. i ~e ~~I~~~ nOfa~a r~~N:n ~ k~Jk~
h ~I~\~~eaur. "'ii ce '~~.:f~~
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At l as t! You r favorite nlsto l ca r t r idst e a t a n a b s o l ute ly
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l o., d s from t h e w o rld' s most fa mous factor ies to s li de
t h r o u !orh t hose n o· l onger-cx pem:; I\'c·to·shoot 9mm Lug-e rs .
B r ow n ing s . Ra d om s . Ma u s e rs . or w h at-ha ve -y o u . NOW!!!
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Who e ls e b u t Ye O Ir1 H u n t e r wou ld h a ve f ou n d th i s
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b nx e s-37 5 g r . l oa d h u l1et m a ke s s u p e r b tn r g-et o r
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e-ua r a n t e ed . Wo r th tw ice t h is price fo r c ompon e n t s a lone !
.44-40 WiNCHESTER • • ••• • • • • • •$5.00
Ve lY l'81'e Ol' ig-in a l 2 I j G I·. B la ck P owd el ' lomls in
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that fa il s
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fiVtr~ll~11 ~Sl~~ fg61~;~~?:t a\!lld·e~'a7,e,;~~·a~il~ll.~~~;:i:I :h ~rC'~'~~<1 s t~~~ t~na;~~~h
th e le ust Iw e le n t io us of th e N itA co n d iti o n J(T ad es ! O l·lg i n a l 7 .62l\1M
(.30 ) Sllo l't inf.:' l\mmo nv a ila ilic cv c l·ywh e re s o I!e t y ou l·s e lf a s lIl)e r b
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s ix·shot
re p e a ti n l{ GAHR IBALD I'S
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OLD HUN TER P UBL ICATIO NS : s e nd 25 c fOr sto,'y of Am e ri ca 's
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r ifle- t he Al'ma li te AH- 1 0 - a w Olold filost fl·om Ye Old Hu n te r' s
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N E W. " Ye Ol d H unter " Ho u nd t h e Wol"1d F ly e r·.
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CAL ••303
No.1 Mk. V ••• $19.95!
V
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UNBELIEVABLE
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CALIBER .303
ROYAL ENf'ELDS
ONLY $14.95 UP!
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R ARE ST OF A L L RNFIE I, D S a re th e e h i th erto -unkn own
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comb i ne fla w less bea uty a n d magn i fic e nt m anu f a ct ure t o
d e li g ht e ve rv E nfie ld a n d fin e rifl e l ov er. Pre vi o u st y a $10{)
"Pate rso n" am ong E n fie ld s. n ow w h i le li m i t ed su p p ly l a s t s
$ 1 " .9 :;. A s hoo t er's drea m, with th e a ccurat e r e c ei v er Sigh L
THE RIFLE DEVELOPED FOR SUPER ACCURACY!
CAL••303
'I'HE P R I DE OF 'I' U E BRI'I'ISH AltlllY in a ll w a r s fr om 1900s
Bo e r c a m p a ig n until 1 ~ ;:; 0 in K ore a a re t h ese b ea utifu lly
m a ch in ed tru e o r ig i nal 1\Ik . III S .M.L.E. ri fle s . Th e f am e d
sta nd- by e ve n t od ay of g,o v e r n me n t s a ll o v e r t h e w o rl d -. 10
rd. m a g a z in e a n d .30 3 ca l i b e r a m mo a ss u re p erp etu a l e ruo v m e nt. O n ly $14.1):; in p e rfec t o p e r a ti n g co n d i t io n . ( A d d $1. 00
f or se le c ted w a ln ut s toc k i f a vai la b le ) . O r ig in a l l o n g kn ife
bl a d e bayo n e t o n ly $1.4:>. Ye O ld Hu n t er h a s t h e b e st f o r l e s s.
CAL • •303
No.1 Mk. III •••• $14.95!
THE RIFLE THAT SAVED THE BRITISH ARMY!
BRI'l'AI N' S nJ'-; S'I': H e r late st an d fin e st E n fie l d S erv ic e r i fle , t h e'
N o.4 , in c orp ora t i n g a ll Impr ov em ents a n d c h a nge s o f 50 y e a rs
of serv ice r equ irem en t s. M a.n u t a.c tu r-e d as lat e a s 19ii5l S tilb
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Lumpur!! A v ail a bl e n ow fr o m Ye O ld H un t er a t on ly $IG.!Ir; w ith
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No.4 Service Rifle ••• $15.95!
availa b l e . ) O r ig ina l N o . 4 b a y o n e t o n ly $1.00 w h e n o r de r e d w i t h
THE RIFLE THAT WON FAME ON THE AFRICAN DESERT! r ifl e-wort h easy tw ic e th e pri c e, but y o ur s t oday at o n ly $15 .9~
IIlS_ -
'l'H I~ lI L 'I' I IU A' I'E I N ENFII,:LDS !l Y e s , y ou m ay h a v e seen th e s e
li s t e d a t o v e r $80 but IIOW Ye O ld H u nte r br in g s t he f am ed .303
Jl ' N GLE C AHB I N E En field N O. 5 t o y o u a t a p r ic e ANY O N E c a n
affo rd- -o n ly $ :=4." :; : Y e s, it's tru e , a m az i ng co n d i tio n Ju n gl e Car b in e in Ca l. .303 r e a d y f o r i n s t an t u s e as a n id e al If gh t w e ight
sp o r-t e r (7 lb s . ) , k i t g un , big b o r e p l i n k e r, o r valu a bl e co l le c t o r
ite m . S p ec iall y d evel op ed i n \VW Il a s a f e a th e r w e ig h t h ard h it ti n g co m ba t car b i ne f o r Dr it ish J u n gI e A rm ies of A sia a n d Afri c a.
CAL ••303
No.5 Jungle Carbine •••• $24.951
THE RIFLE DESIGNED FOR JUNGLE IN-FIGHTING!
ALL ENFIELDS ARE IN FINE SERVICEABLE CONDITlON l l
" T h e JUli e Yo u C H IlI", t A O'o r ,l NO 'I' to n U)·..• WITHO UT DOUB T t h e m o s t
s hatte r i n g ri fle o p po r t u n i t y e ve r t o b efa ll A m eri c an s hoo te rs. An e xcl us ive
d e al w ith Eng lan d p e rm its Ye O ld Hunte r t o o ffe r t h e s e s u pe r b 10 s h o t bolt
ac t io n En fie ld r e p ea ti n g rifl es a t fa r le s s t han th e pri c e o f e ve n a .22 A m eri can
s p o rt e r. T h e y a ll t a k e stan da r d U.S. s po r t i n g . 303 A m m o ava il abl e eve r y whe r e. M o s t m od el s with ;:; -gr . ba r r e ls ! Nev e r b ef ore s uc h m ag n ifi c en t g un s
a t s uc h ba r g a in pr ic e s . G et th e G r e at es t A m eric a n G u n B a rga in f r om Y e O ld
Hun t er ! Tr ul y y ou w ill n e " e r a ga i n h a" e s uc h a n u n b eli e va bl e o p p o r t u n i t y .
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d eu l {v it ha l£ n gla;/~P; ~ ; ~~ ii;: yCe' Ol dcH~71Lt';1; t~n~f.f~~U;th ;~~O ~ ~p;r b~i O ~h'olt bloVlt
ac tio n Enfi e ld r e p e a tin g rifl e s a t fa r le s s t han the price of e ve n a .22 A m eri c an
s po rte r. T h e y al l tak e stand a rd U.S. s p o r t in g . 303 Am m o a vai la b le e ve r y wh e r e. M o s t m o de ls w it h ;:; -gr. barre ls ! Neve r b ef ore s uch m agni fic ent g u ns
at s uc h barg-ai n pri c e s . G e t th e G r ea t es t Am eri c an G u n Barga i n f ro rn Y e Old
H unt er! r.r r u ly yo u will n e ve r a g a i n h a v e s uc h a n un b eli eva bl e o p p o r t u n it y .
o stock
::E $ 7. 5 0
HERE IT IS !
L eiwe i t
to
Y e Old H u n t e r
to b r i n g gl ea mi ng
p erfect f r esh
s t oc k . 3 0 3 B r iti s h ball 170 g r. m agni fi c ent i ssu e l oa d s t o y o u a t o n l y
~ $7.50 p er IOO ! Stoc k up n ow to shoot t h o se s en sati o n a l b a r g a in R oy a l
~ En fi e l d , f o r a l m os t nothing!
W hy p ay more elsewhe r e!
S h ipped Soone st.
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HERE IT IS ! L eave it to Y e Old H un t e r to b r ing gl eam ing p erf ect fr e s h
. 3 0 3 Bri t i sh ball 170 gr. m a gn ificent issue lo a d s to you at on l y
p e r IOO! S toc k u p n ow t o shoot t h o se sensati o n al b a rg ai n R o y a l
E nfie l d , fo r almost nothin g! W hy P."lY more e ls ewhere!
S h i p p ed Soo n e s t .
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Bakersfield, Cal., Lieutenant Seaman has trainad thousands of young shooters in his classes
conducted during spare time. Four thousand young hunters with no accidents got him award.
Philly detective (left) got .357
regular, others Combat Magnums.
Courage under fire earned
award for McCallion.
Deerfield Comm. Petesch, flanked by
Lt. Hall and Chief Petersen, commended his associates for help in getting shcotinn program started. Above,
runner-up Sgt. Carlile of Evansville, Ind.,
does tricks to promote gun interest.
THESE are the WINNERS
of 1958 Guns POLICE AWARDS
DISTINGUISHING POLICE OFFICERS
ALL OVER NATION FOR UNUSUAL SERVICES IS THIRD YEAR AWARD BY
GUNS MAGAZINE OF PRESENTATION PISTOLS WHICH WAS SPLIT THREE WAYS.
By WILLIAM B. EDWARDS
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A MEETI NG befo re a hu ndred of h is fellow-citizens,
a man was given a gun . T he place: Deerfi eld, Ill ., a
small town. Th e man : Commissi on er of P olice Maurice
P etesch ; by da ytime vocation, a member of th e adv ertising
staff of a nearby Chi cago new spaper. T he gun: a Combat
Magnum revolver. The reason: GUNS Magazine's Third
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Ca rlile and Chief Gash inspect big range preview.
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staff of a nearby Chicago newspaper. T he gun: a Combat
Magnum revolver. The reason: GUNS Magazine's Third
Annual P olice Award.
Commission er P etesch , and Lt. Morris G. Seaman of the
Baker sfield, Calif ., police, and Dete ctive Laurence McCallion of th e P hiladelphia police, also re cipi ents of GUNS
Magazine revolvers, all believed they were being honored
by the Award. Th ey were; but GUNS Magazine was itself
honored by bringing public atten tion on th e work of these
thr ee men . Representative of the high est standards of
p rof essional law enfo rcem ent , P etesch, Seaman, and McCall ion each expressed thr ee aspects of police work with
gun s. Eac h performed a different service. Ea ch , b y performin g a socially useful ser vice with gun s, brought respect
and credit to hi s profession.
Comm issi oner Petesch was nomin ated by a Chi cago
shoo ter wh o knew of hi s hopes and accomplishmen ts in
r aisin g th e stan da rd of police marksm an ship proficiency
in the Deerfield departmen t. By exa mple, th e fa ct that
nearly all of the Deerfi eld department " qua lified" with
th eir ser vice revolvers within a short tim e af ter P etesch
assum ed th e com missione rship a couple of years ago , ha s
simila rl y in spir ed the police of other north Chi cago subur bs.
P etesch , a reader of GUNS Ma gazine and sor t of a "gun
nut" him self, found our Police Issue of Aug us t, 19 56, useful in presenting hi s app eal to th e vill age trustees for
funds to complete th e police range. Built with hea vy armor
ba ckstop and four firing points, th e range r epr esents a
combine d ideal of Pe tesch and Deerfield police chief David
1. Peters en. Th e chief, h imself a booster of pol ice efficiency
whethe r with weapons or in crime detection, and Petesch
work togeth er in improving the cha racter of th e department. Pe tesc h, in coopera tion with members of th e Lake
County Sheri ff's Departme nt, is develop ing an out door
H onorable mention t o Sheriff of
Cadd o Parish, La., Howell Flournoy,
for a ctive juvenil e shoo t ing club.
police fir ing ran ge in a near-b y cla y pit. Junior instructi on,
hunter safe ty pr ogr ams, and adult shoo ting clubs are all
to become a part of the pr ogr am. In accepting the S & W
Mag num fr om a represent ati ve of GUNS Maga zine at the
mo nthly village meetin g, P etesch spoke warmly of th e
cooperation be tween members of his dep ar tment and other
elemen ts of the village gove rnment which had help ed bring
about the ran ge and shoo ting prog ram.
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elemen ts of the village gove rn ment which had help ed bring
about the range and shoo ting program.
While Commissioner P etesch repr esents top police
autho rity in a firearms pr ogram, Lt. Morris Seaman of th e
Baker sfield police department typifies th e thou sands of
active policemen wh o ar e engaged in aidin g young people
to learn to sho ot. Th e ju venil e officer ha s seldom had such
an "a ttrac tive" recr eational tool as these programs pla ce
at hi s di sposal to enco urage fri end ly relations between
yo uth and police. (More " typ ical" than unu sual , ju st for
exam ple, is the Evan ston , Ill. police yo ung people's rifle
prog ram . Fifty teenage boys and girls enrolled, taxin g
ran ge capacity, and at least an equal number are on th e
wai ting list. )
At Bakersfield, Lt. Seaman, in th e words of his chief
H or ace Grayson, " has always disp layed a keen inter est in
th e tr aining of young peop le in being good citizens. In th e
pas t five yea rs, Lt. Seaman has bee n in cha rge of a 'Hunter
Safety Trai nin g Progr am' for boys and girls. Cali fornia
sta te law requires that perso ns under the age of 16 yea rs
m ust first complete a course in firear ms safety befor e th ey
are eligi ble to purchase a sta te hunting license and Sea man 's junior training course has prov ided the instructi on
necessary. During th ose five yea rs pas t Seaman kept a
check on each of the over 4,000 boys and girls who went
through his course. Not one ha s been in volved in an
accident with firear ms."
Sea man was nomin at ed for th e GUNS distin ction by A.
R. Th ody, a lieut enant in th e Bakersfield police reser ves.
Th e pr esent ati on to Lieut enant Seaman last November 26
of the GUNS award revolver , a Smith & Wesson .357 Combat
Ma gnum with target tri gger and hammer, was done by
Chi ef Gra yson at the Bakersfield Police Auditorium with
all th e city officials pr esent at th e ceremony . In accepting
the award. Seaman credited hi s associates, espec ially in
the police reser ves. "Althoug h I realiz e a gre at man y officers
in the country ar e engaged in sim ilar commenda ble work
in th;" h plrl nf ;nn;nr hrp"rm" irrstru r-tion . T fppl m v
the police reser ves. "Althoug h I realiz e a grea t man y officers
in the country ar e engage d in similar commenda ble work
in thi s field of juni or firearms instructi on , I feel my
nomin ati on and selecti on is due chiefly to th e efforts expend ed by Reser ve Lieut enants McCracken and Th ody. It
is tru e that I ha ve expended man y thousands of
h~urs of m y own tim e working with young shooters ,"
5eaman sta ted, " However, I beli eve many other officers
ha ve qualified in thi s respect, and I deeply appreciate th e
efforts put in by our Police Reser ve Lieut enants."
P etesch star ted a training pr ogra m ; Seaman instructed
th ousand s of shoo ters . In Philadelphi a, a man fa ced death ,
and lived . Detecti ve La wrence McCa llion, on May 8, 1958,
at about 3 PM, was in squa d ca r 521 with detecti ves James
Barrett a and Ir ving Glazer when the police radio crackled,
" Hold-up in pr ogr ess at Marvine and Oregon Avenues."
Two men had stolen a Bell Teleph one Co. coin-box collection
tru ck. Car 521 gave chase . Th e hold-up men aban doned
the tru ck and fled on foot, the three detecti ves in pu rsuit.
Th e Philadelphia P olice official j ournal Badge & Key
described th e incid ent:
" Detective McCalli on ran east on Daley Street t o head off
the thu gs .. . Th e number one suspect, John Or sin o . .. in
an effor t to evade hi s pursuers, turned west on Dal ey St.
This acti on by Or sin o br ought him face to fa ce with
McCallion. Or sino dr ew a Germ an P-38 aut omati c fr om
his waist band and blazed away at McCallion ; one of th e
sho ts struck th e detective in th e left hand. By this tim e,
McCalli on's service revolver was bla stin g ba ck as he returned th e fire of Orsino. Th e bandit ran into a house on
Daley Street and emerged in an alley. Detectiv e McCallion
again outw itted Orsino by entering an alley that led to
the alley Orsino was in. At the inters ecti on of th ese two
alleys, the already wounded
(Continued on page 54 )
269 YEARS OF HISTORY BACK
SWEDEN'S ROYAL R'fLE:
Examining Ernest Hemingway's HVA rifle before shipment are USA sales head Tunebo, arms
de signer Claesson (with gun), Husqvarna president Oberg, and chief sales manager Bergenstrahle.
FROM FLINT LOC KS TO MODERN SPORTING
RIFLES. H USQVARNA KEEPS PACE WITH PROGRESS
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By NILS KVALE
A R LY IN OCTOBER, 1689, a travel-stained courier clattered up the cobbled courtyard of
Sto ckholm Castle and wheeled his weary horse to a stop. In his valise he carried a report
to the reigning Swedish King, Charles Xl , from Count Erik Dahlberg, Governor of the 215miles-distant town of ]onkoping. "I have pleasure in informing Your Majesty," it said , "that
the arm s factory founded with your royal approval at Husqvarna is now in operation. We can
produce musket barrels at the rate of 240 a we ek." So begins the story of H usqvarna Vapenfabriks A.B., one of the world's great gun dynasties. Th e quote is from one of the company's
brochures.
This news was of rea l import ance to King Cha rles XI of Sweden. With his country struggling for supremacy in Europe, 240 rifle barrels a week could loom large indeed in the nation's
future. But what no one then could possibly foresee was that this new company would, itself,
loom large in Sweden's economic as well as military future down thr ough the next three
centu ries. For this company, born 127 long years before Eliphalet Remington produced the
first specimen of yet ano ther great line of firearms, has continued in active production to thi s
Sighting-in rifle over 100 mete rs, inspector checks HVA
rifle for close groups using No rma ammunition be fore OK.
Streamlined action has low bolt, stronge r locking lug ,
side safet y, and hinged floorplate fo r safest unload ing.
day , and gives pr omi se of continuing to do so through still
other centuries to come.
"Hus" is the Swedish word for " house." Centuries ago ,
it also mea nt " fort ress ." " Qva rn" (now spelled " kva rn" )
mea ns "mill" in Swedish; so Hu sqvarn a mean s " Fo rtress
Mill," in hon or of a fortress which stood near the plant's
site. Th e company na me today retains the old spelling, and
the tr ademark includes the Swedish royal cro wn, symb olic
of the original work s supplying arms to His Maj esty th e
Kin g.
Th e plant site was carefully chose n, at the foot of
pictures que hills where unlimited water power was availabl e fr om the tumblin g falls of the Hu sqvarna River , and
near the lak e beds and bla ck ore mountains of Taberg, the
sources of high-grade ir on. Still another factor in the choice
of the site was the skilled labor which was available in
thi s district. Rug ged water wheels provided the power for
th e barrel-drilling machin es of 269 years ago, as well as
for a powder mill which was already in operation.
Gradually, down thr ough the years, a village grew up
a round the factory, consisting first of one-story log cabins
painted the traditional red of the Swedish farm country,
with typical whit e window fr ames and corne rs. In each
cabin lived a locksmith's famil y, with pa 's workshop in
the back yard where he worked fr om dawn to du sk pr odu cing sidelocks for the military muskets, usin g the Hu sqvarna
ba rre ls. Sons gre w up at the fath er's anvil and vise, and so
was found ed the pr oud tr aditi on of Husqvarna craftsmanship. Ju st as naturally, the original barrel-drillin g works
grew int o a complete arms factory. Alongside th e cabins of
the locksmiths, oth er cabins wer e built for stockmakers,
and within a few years, Hu sqvarna village began placing
finished servi ce arms in the hands of Swedish soldi ers.
Servi ce arm s continued to be produced after the factory
passed into priva te hands in 1757. The servi ce gun of th ose
da ys was still, of cour se, the smooth-bore flintlock. It was
not unti l the 1830's the the process of cutting grooves in
the barrels was started, ju stifying the designation of " rifle."
In the ea rly 1840 's, conve rs io n of th e flin tlock muskets to percu ssion locks was started in th e
Scandinavian armies, and by the late 40's, th e ba rrels becam e rifled and conica l bullets came
into use. Th ese were for ced down over a tap ered pos t screwe d into th e breech plug . Three
good raps with the rod m ad e them fill the r ifling.
In 1867, H usqva rn a becam e a j oint-stock company, and in th at same year the Scandinav ia n ar mi es adop ted the fa mo us Remingto n-Rider ro llin g block rifle, th er eb y ending the
muzzle-loading era . 10hn Rid er 's cleve r b reech design in tr odu ced the metalli c cartr idge in
Sweden's army, a cop pe r -cased 12 .17 m rn ri mfire type, an d Hu sq varna soon foun d itself
turning out the ne w rifles. Th e first 3000, and up to 1873 a fur ther 2000, of th e ne w rifles
were deliver ed to the arm y of neighb orin g Norway . But, developm ent never ends, an d as
th e era of sma ll calibe rs for mi litar y use approached , the bi g-bor e Remi ngtons were alte re d
to a lighter rifle, kn own as the Mod el 89, in a mm caliber, using the cartrid ge which collectors will rem emb er as the 8 mm Dani sh Krag. Again, it was H usq varna who did the j ob .
No t only military firearms wer e pro duced. Shooting club s had been in existence since
the 1890 's, and sho tguns and rifles played a maj or pa r t in obtaining food for countless
th ousands of Swe dish families. As th ei r prod ucts becam e kn own also outside of th e Swed ish
bor der s, the firm started expo rting th ei r civilia n firea rm s ar ound the turn of th e century ,
espec ia lly to th e countr ies ar ound the Baltic sea. Po land, at th at time, was a big-gam e
hu nter s' Eldo rado, and H usq varna r ifles .also went to Denmark and Northern Cerman y.
Northwards , they were fou nd in N orway, an d in th e hands of hunters on Iceland, Spitz.
bergen, and all th e wa y up to Gr eenland.
Wh ile th e rollin g-block acti on in a wide variety of styles, and also various single-sho t
bolt acti ons, had been utilized for hu nti ng rifles, the necessity of a (Continued on page 60 )
Foreign-made rifle has strong
following among U.S. shooters because new-design ac tion is in an American-style
Cannoneer Carpenter touches off home- made two-pounder in great guns shooting 'mat ch held
just after finish of article telling how he made cannon. Projectile is concrete-filled tin can.
Cannoneer Carpenter touches off home- made two-pounder in great guns shooting match held
just after finish of article telling how he made cannon. Projectile is concrete-filled tin can.
Gun pattern was turned from two planks to
separate when placed in two-piece mould.
Pouring gun (above) took 400 pounds of metal.
Bore was made from steel tube laid in mould.
BUILD A CANNON
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Owners of Carpenter-made guns are "Colonel" Smith
and Bill McLaughlin who came from Arkansas to shoot.
Smith in Yankee uniform totes revolving Colt used by
37th III. Regiment in 1860. Cannoneers have own club.
NOT JUST THE GUN YOU'D CHOOSE FOR HOME DEFENSE.
A SELF-MADE CIVIL WAR TYPE CANNON DOES MAKE A
By DORR B. CARPENTER
NICE FRONT YARD DECORATION-IF YOU HAVE A YARD
By DORR B. CARPENTER
NICE FRONT YARD DECORATION-IF YOU HAVE A YARD
M
OST SHOOTERS ARE CO TE NT with rifles, pistols,
shotg uns. But I must confess, I've always wanted a
cannon , a real piece of ar tillery, to shoot.
Th e original idea came many years ago when I was in
hi gh schoo l. At that ti me, as a shop project, we made a
small cannon on a minia tur e na val carriage. The gun sho t
very well, and was used for hours of enj oyment, shoo ting
at small toy boats and sticks on th e lake.
More than ten yea rs lat er my hobb y was still guns, and
it seemed natural tha t a cannon sho uld be purc hased to
roun d out my collection. Thi s pr oved to be more of a
task than I bargain ed for .
A number of years passed , and I was still witho ut a
ca nnon. Ever y tim e I saw an y kind of muzzle-loading
ca nno n for sa le, the advertisement was an swered by mai l,
wire, or teleph one ; and the gun was alwa ys sold . This
got very disco uraging, being unabl e to purchase a gun
in this manner.
ow my Aunt Alice, in Conn ecticut , has a cannon. The
pr oblem was how to get it away fro m her . Again, I was
foiled. She loves her ca nnon, and would not think of
parting with it . Aft er numerous visits to her home over
a period of years, the subject bein g brought up casually
each time, th e pr oblem appeared finall y to be solved . Aunt
Alice, witho ut even being pushed, sta ted th at if I wan ted
the gun so much, she would give it to me-as a wedd ing
pr esent. Well, ther e we were again, bac k where we star ted
with no cannon. With no gi rl in prospect, the cannon was
not mine at any fore seeab le time in the future. Af ter
thi nk ing abo ut thi s for a time, another problem arose in
my mind; what sweet young thing would want to marry
a guy who was gett ing a cannon for a wedding present ?
Time dragged on, without my fonde st hope coming into
being (the arrival of my cannon, of course! ) . A fellow
collector, Colone l H. Br ooks Smith, and I had man y ideas
on how to get our hands on a gun, but th ey have alwa ys
failed. In spite of thi s, we enco uraged each other to the
point th at we knew some da y we wou ld be able to swap ,
steal, trade, or build our way into the ownership of a
cannon.
(Continued on page 51 )
FOR YOUR HOME!
By C. S. BURTO N
OF
THE OLD
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THE NEW
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THE UNUSUAL
SWISS GUNMAKER. AMERICAN CARTRIDGE DESIGNER. AND GERMAN DEALER TEAMED UP TO PRODUCE LIMITED ISSUE HANDGUN
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N T HE DAYS wh en pistol maker s wer e
als o artists, rig ht befor e World War I ,
th e famous Fred Adolph of Genoa , New
York, th e even more famou s Charles Newton ,
rifleman of Buffalo , and th e completely unknown Casimir Web er of Switz erland team ed
up to produce an Ameri can enigma in pi stol s.
Known as th e Adolph-Web er pi stol, my
sample was eviden tly pr esent ed as a pri ze
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known Casimir Web er of Switz erland team ed
up to produce an Ameri can enigma in pi stol s.
Known as th e Adolph-Web er pi stol, my
sample was eviden tly pr esent ed as a pri ze
trophy at the Camp P erry, Ohi o match es in
1913. From 1913 to 1915, th e W eb er mat ch
.22 single shot pistol enj oyed bri ef popu larity,
but with th e U.S. entry into th e war even
Swi ss imports wer e restri ct ed. Some gnns were
chamber ed for a special .22 hi gh veloc ity
cartrid ge. According to th e White & Munhall
book, Center/ire Am erican & British Pistol
& R evolver Cartridges, th e cartridge th ey
de signate as .22 Adolph Long Ran ge Pi stol
was design ed by Charles Newton about 1913
or 1914. "He took th e .28-30-120 St even s rifle
cartridge , cut it off and neck ed it down to
accommodate the th en -new .22 Sava ge Hi gh
Cased Weber pistol was fitted up by Fred Adolph. Recessed box (abovel has
Pow er bull et
17 grains of DuPont Li ght.22 LR shells but gun also came chambered for .22 Newton hi-power (be ow).
ning (powder)
muz zle veloci ty of 2000
feet per second." Thi s gun , li sted in th e
catalog of F. Grasset , Paris, 1914, was kn own
as th e Mod el V. " po ur fort e cartou che a haut e p uissan ce genre 22 HP," for strong cartr idge of hi gh pow er of
th e type .22 lIP. Th e gun list ed for $34, fran cs eq uiva lent, was available with single or doubl e set tri gger s,
and could be had in .22 caliber Lon g Rifle or the spec ial .22 cen ter fire. Th e barrel tip s down , is relea sed by
pu shing th e button like a Stev ens pistol. Th e Gra sset ca talog shows the sight on th e standing br eech immediately forward of the hammer. T he special tear drop hamm er on my gun ma y indi cat e Adolph obt ain ed
Weber pistols in semi-finished state and com pl eted th em to the custom er s' spec ifications. Th e gun was boosted
by noted pistolman A. L. A. I-limmelwright in Pistol & Revolver Shooting (Outing Pub. Co., N.Y., 1915 ) as
"c onformin g to th e ru le s and regulations of th e U.S. R evolver Association." It is possibl e my gun was a U.S.
R.A. priz e pistol, but unfort unately th e record s of thi s ven erable Ameri can shoot ing association were lost.
My gun is neatly plu sh-cased, with cleaning tool s and space for four pa cket s of .22s. Th e 10" barrel with
sights, fixed front and adju stable rea r, give a 10" overall sight radi us. The Fren ch model with sigh t on
br eech would excee d this, be bann ed accord ing to th e rul es for sigh t rad iu s in some mat ch es. The handsome stocks ar e checkered ebony and show style similar ities to the pistol Himm elwr ight pictures. Finish is
blu e with fine scroll engraving and gold inlay. Tr igger guard is specia lly elongated : the H immelwright and
Gra sset pictures show a rounded guard and , in Himm elwri ght's book , a sp ur for tr igger finger when trigger
is set. Und er th e left grip on my pistol is a bow and arrow trade mar k and a Swiss cross. In the top and bottom sections of the bow are stamped th e initial s Wand Z, possibly for Weber in Zur ich , since he is list ed
(Himm elwright) a s wor king there. Serial under side of barrel is MM 305. We ber also made single .~
shot ma tch pistol s on the Martini system, Mod el VI.
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OUTFOXING FOXES WI TH GAME CALLS
( Con tin ue d from pag e 23)
we ga ve up shor tly and return ed to the jeep.
Wh en ca lling it is best not to spe nd tu o
mu ch tim e a t on e spot. If an y ga me is go ing
to come. it comes in a hurry. T en minutes is
ampl e. On e r equisit e to call ing success is to
keep movin g until you cha nce upon a pr odu cti ve locati on .
Th e best tim e for call ing pr edators is at
n ight. M eat-hungr y animal s pr owl after dark
in sea rc h of feo d. Wea r a hea dl arnp , a nd
k eep th e beam hi gh , so th at th e ground is
b ar el y illum inat ed by th e oute r frin ge. Thi s
is eno ug h to reflec t th e eyes of approaching
ga me. ( It is wise to r ead up on yo ur sta te
gam e laws before attem pt ing th is noctu rn al
c all ing . N igh t-time h unti ng is pro hib ited in
some areas.)
Fox es, coyotes , a nd hawk s come most
r eadi ly 10 the cry of a ra b bit in d istress. Bobca ts a nd ot her ca ts ar e mor e war y. One of
t he bro th ers ' lat est inn ovat ions is a call th at
is dea th on ra ccoon s. Th ey had li tt le success
call ing 'c oons un til they cha nced to see a
r ing ta il stalk ing a cr ip ple d sea gull. T hey
work cd on t he twitt ering cry of a wo unded
g ull un til t hey im itat ed it in a pla stic ca ll.
" We anc hor ed on e ni ght in a boat out in
Cra nit e Shoals Lak e, nea r our home, and had
'co ons swimm ing a h un dr ed feet of wa ter
to ge t to th e source of the cry ing," Murry
t old me. " I d on 't kn ow why, but t hat ca ll
drives those cr itt ers franti c."
A not her co mpar a tively new add ition to th e
brot her s' line of ga me calls is one for d eer.
" It wi ll revolut ionize deer huntin g," Winston
predi ct ed matter-of-Iact ly.
Th e br oth er s lind th eir best h untin g in
r em ot e ar ea s of Mexi co wher e wild ga me
ab ound s. On e movie they mad e in ~ I ex ico
la st spr ing sho ws six lean and hungry co yotes
pr ed ict ed matter-of-fact ly.
Th e br oth er s lind th ei r best h unt ing in
r em ote a rea s of Mex ico wher e wi ld game
ab ound s. On e movie th ey mad e in Mexi co
la st s pr ing shows six lea n a nd h un gr y coy otes
r acin g in with aba nd on, ob l ivio us of any
d a nger , to get at th e sour ce of the sq ueall ing.
Also in ~ I ex i co , they got a mou nta in li on to
an swer t heir call s, bnt it d id n't stick aro und
lo ng e nough for a shot.
A ny co untry. however, th at is inh a bi ted
by pr edat or s is good for ga me calling . Th e
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kn ow eac h on e ind ivid uall y on sigh t.
" T hese tal es ab ou t the slyness and wari ness
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th e way it is kept -by men with th e ar ms to
protect their prize.
Tod ay it is the same. Wh en, some tim e ago,
th e enslave d Ea st Germ an s bri efly ri oted
a ga inst the Red overl ord s, th ey thr ew a few
br icks, mad e some cla ssic pi ctures of defian ce, a nd th en la psed back int o an unarm ed
slavery . In Hun gar y it was different. T her e
were guns th er e. If th ere had been more,
there migh t even ha ve been, at th e en d of th e
fightin g, freedom. Th er e was th e urge to
freedom-there wer en't enough guns.
Is it imagi nable, for another in sta nce, that
th e Ru ssian peop le would forever submit to
the ce ntral tyrann y of the world if th ere were
arm s easily and commonly ava ilab le?
Th e q uestion of fr eed om, th er efor e, when
strippe d to it s ste el cent er, is ju st thi s: Who
ha s th e guns? Th er e is nothin g exclusive
about the idea of fr eedom. Presumably it
can ar ise anywhere, an ytime. But it runs
into the grim qu est ion: Wh o ha s th e guns?
If everyone ha s them, then a ball ot becomes
not only possibl e but inevit abl e. If only a
few have them, a di ctatorship becomes as
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If everyone ha s them, th en a ball ot becomes
not only possibl e but inevit abl e. If only a
few have th em, a dictatorshi p becomes as
tempting and as in exorable.
Latin Ame rica present s a fam iliar and full
exa mple. It s poli tical paths have been chosen
and ar e still bein g chosen solely on th e ba sis
of th e balance of ordnance. It is only bri efly
com fort ing to kn ow that some times h ighmind ed men h ave th e guns. It can as easily
be oth erw ise. Put anoth er way, thi s is th e
equa tion th at the fier y polit ics of th e southern hem isph er e pr esent s; that th e fr eedom of
the republ ics there is directly proporti onal to
th e di sper sal of th e arm s in th e nation. Th e
more gene ra l that disper sal and owner sh ip,
the mor e gener al th e fr eed om. Th e more reo
stricted tha t owners hip, th e more restri cted
the fr eed om.
B
llt what of America, a nati on in wh ich
laws have been substituted for th e
power of arm s ? Is th er e a ny place in such
a nati on for th e gene ra l ownership of arms?
Sho uld you, in shor t, own a gun?
For man y differ ent reason s, th er e is an incre asing tend enc y to answer th at qu estion
with a legalisti c " no" in thi s count ry. Each
year as man y as 300 law s affectin g th e ownershi p an d use of guns go in to legislati ve
hopp er s. Each year th e number of tho se laws
that would restri ct owners h ip of guns in cre ases . Many of those restrictive laws concern regi stration of firearms. It is with such
laws, th at wou ld list the owne rship of all
firearms, tha t a consider ation of th e question
of whet her you sho uld own a gun may begin.
First of all , why is firearms registr ation
sought ? Th e most pu blicl y stated reason is
that it perm its th e poli ce to trace firearm s
u sed in cr imes. On e tou ch of logic and th at
r ea son cru m bles . Guns used in cr imes are,
by definit io n, owne d by cr imina ls, The professional cr iminal. law or no law , would no t
lise a firearm r eg is tered to him self. H e wou ld
lise a stolen weapo n or on e purch ased
thro ug h a non- re gist er ed source.
W hat, th en , co uld be th e fun d am ent al
r eason s for reg iste ring firearms. T her e are
two : it ten ds to g ive some ce ntra l a uthor ity.
us ua ll y th e pol ice. th e pow er not only to keep
t ab s on who ha s a g un bu t on who ma y be
g iven per miss ion to ha ve a gun. Secon d ly, it
m ak es it poss ible for a centra l a ut ho r ity to
se ize th ose gu ns.
W here ve r a gover nme nt r eq uir es t he r eg istr a tio n of firearms it ha s, w illingl y or n ot,
set th e sta ge for th e ea sy usurpat ion of p ower
by a cen tra l polit ical force.
You think it can' t ha pp en in a fr ee l an d ?
In Czec hos lova k ia. coinc ide nt w ith th e Nazi
i nvas ion of th at co untry, all th e nati on ' s ar ms
r egistration li st s wer e se ized b y th e F ifth
Collimn a nd a progr am o f public di sarrn arnent wa s ca rr ied out. Wh en th c Co mm un ists
r e pea ted th e r ap e of th e coun tr y, th e se izure
of privat e arms wa s ag a in a primary ste p.
In Hun gar y, ju st bef or e th e R ed puppet
g ove rn me nt assum ed full and final ca ntro l,
p u blic an d pri vat e shoot ing clubs wer e d isb and ed by p olice decr ee. All small arms were
t ak en in to pol ice c us tody,
Wh en th e partition of P al estin e finall y wa s
10 be en forced on th e Ar a b populat ion of tha t
s tr ife-torn land. a g u n law was put int o aet io n, d isa rming the nati ve popul at ion a nd
m a k ing ea s ily possib le th e su bseq ue n t th ru st ing of hund reds o f t ho usa nd s of th em into
r ef ugee ca mps wh er e th ey st ill remain .
It is a lwa ys so, In a n e xp os it ion of " T heses
a nd S ta t utes of th e Co mmun ist In ternati on -
al ," there are th ese illumin atin g look s a t gun
law s a s se en throu gh R ed gla sses :
" To pr ep ar e for an a ssump tion of power ,
th e Part y carries on prop ag an da in favo r
of in crea sin gly r adi cal tr an siti on slog a nsfor worker s' con trol of in du stry, for th e
se izure of bi g land ed pr op er ties, for di sa rming th e bourgeoisie, and a rming th e
prolet ariat , • ."
T o tak e over t he farm s, the P art y mu st
" prepa re th e necessa ry force for the d isar m ing of eve ry s ingle man of thi s cla ss."
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n Th e Los Ange les Ex am iner for September 16, 1943, th er e was thi s pract ica l
b luep r int regar din g a rms a nd men :
"C omm un ist Par ty in spired dem an ds
tha t a ll persons in Los A ngeles be required
10 r egister a ll firearm s they possess was th e
s u bject of a pu bli c hea rin g yesterda y before th e pub Iie sa fe ty committ ee of th e City
Co uncil. J an e Wil son , cha irma n of th e
legisl ativ e co mmitt ee of th e Comm unist
Party, led a sma ll gro up fa vor ing a do ption
of a n ordinan ce to req uir e registr ati on."
Prima rily affect ed by firearm s legislation in
thi s country are some 14.000,000 per son s who
use g uns in huntin g. But, a dded to th em , are
million s of non-hunt er s who keep g ons for
hom e protect ion , for target shoot ing. a s collect or s, or ju st " to ha ve one aro und. "
Th e secon d art icle o f th e B ill of Ri ght s
gives 10 eac h of them th e ri ght to " have one
a ro und ." It says th at " a well r egu lat ed militi a
be ing necessar y to the sec u r ity of a fr ee
S tate , th e ri ght of th e people 10 keep a nd
bear a rms sha ll not be infringed. "
In th e va ga r ies of our se pa ra te judicial
systems that ri ght h as been abridged , and
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contin ue and in cr ease.
T oday , in 31 of our 48 states ther e ar e
some positi ve restri cti on s on th e free owne rship of firearms, parti cul arl y pist ols. Seven teen sta tes, rath er th an restri ct owner ship ,
rel y on a pr ohib ition agai nst unauthori zed
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less ca rry a pistol and, in recen t sess ions of
the legislature in th at state. th ere has been
pr essu re for a la w that woul d even require a
licen se to bu y ammun ition. Mean time, of
co urs e, th e ra te of crimina l ownership of
g uns contin ues unabated in New York an d
cr ime flouri sh es.
Th e Nat ional Con ference of Commissioners
on Unifor m Sta te Law s has mad e th is comment on state g un laws:
" . . . mor e ob jection abl e is the wrong empha sis in most pi stol legi slation. It is
aim ed at reg ulatin g p ist ols in th e hand s of
law -abidi ng citizens rather than at punishing seve rely criminals who usc pistol s. Of
course, no leg islation can prevent ga ngsters
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mak e it to th e int er est of criminals not to
use pi st ols, and can se nd to pri son for
long peri ods those ca ught doin g so."
R esp onsible shoo ting cl ub s and gun groups
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Rifle Association, with its 300.000 memb ers,
have never obj ected to laws th at do place an
emphas is on pu nishin g crimina l use of firear ms. But th ey have fou gh t and continue to
figh t law s tha t restri ct th e honest ownership
of firea rm s.
Th e Natio nal Rifle Association wh ich. inemphas is on punishin g cr iminal use of firea rms. But th ey have fough t and contin ue to
figh t laws th at restrict the honest ownership
of firearm s.
Th e National Rifle Associa tion whi ch , incide ntall y, is th e olde st maj or sport ing organization in th e lan d, has put i t thi s way in
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NRA ha s a prim ar y int er est in see ing th at
our loyal and law -abid ing citizens have th e
ri ght to ha ve and bear ar ms for th eir personal protection, for recr eation , and for th e
national defen se."
Taking th ose matter s-protecti on, r ecr eati on, national defen se- th ere ar e th ese points
to be con sid er ed. Doesn't the own er ship of
guns stimulate crime ? New York's sad example, with th e tou ghest gun law s and th e
most no tori ous crime rate, is a good an swer.
P eaceful Ver mont, by contras t, ha s ju st a bout
th e least restricti ve g un-la w sit uation of any
sta te. It simply has no law conce rn ing guns,
exce pt th at they not be used in crimes .
Great Britai n pr ovides a nother sign ificant
commentary . Th er e has been , since 1921, an
almost total restriction on gu n ownersh ip
th ere-rifles or pi stols or even shotg uns.
( Britain's int ern ati onal pistol team s oftcn
ha ve gone into compe tition with or dinary
service guns and ammunition and one of th e
nati on 's top shots, Colon el Oswal d Watts,
several ti mes winner of th e British Nationa l
Pi stol Cham p ionship, has recentl y foun d it
imp ossibl e eve n to get th e 50 pra ctice rounds
a yea r a llowed him by th e govern ment!)
Th e results of th e British restriction s have
been str iking. For one thin g, cr imes of violen ce have soare d upw ard ever since th c law
was passed . Recently, the London Dail y M irror put it this way: " T he shadow of th e gunman lies acro ss Britain for the plain reason
th at any cr iminal or any fool can eas ily gct
a g un." W ho can' t get a gu n ? Th e h onest,
law-ab idin g citizen- the victim of th e crime.
Bri tain 's restri ctiv e policies al so have had
effects in another ar ea-d efen se.
At th e beginn ing of th e Second W orld
War, Britain was so stripped of small ar ms
th at it had to rul uert ise in Am eri ca for stocks
of g uns with whi ch to protect its homes a nd
shores . It s va unte d Home Gua rd , a roman tic
noti on to many Amer ica ns, has bccn prono unced by compe tent author ities as a mer e
shadow defen se beca use th e men of Gr eat
Bri tain simply have no t had a ny firearm s
tra in ing for so long. T he Army itself expe rienced grave difficult ies in tr ai ning men to
wl.om the pr imar y weapo ns of war - sma ll
ar ms- were al ien.
urua rn srmpiy nav e no t na n a ny nr ea rms
trainin g for so long. Th e Ar my itself experienced grave diffi culties in tr ainin g men to
wl.om the primar y weap on s of wa r- sma ll
an n s- wer e al ien.
In thi s co untry, al tho ugh the situat.ion is
mu ch bett er it is not perf ect. In th e Seco nd
World War a dangerou sly small perc enta ge
of th e men tak en in to th e arm ed for ces
showed competent fam ilia r ity with firearm s
- and thi s in a land that was onc e calle d " a
nation of r iflemen ." Today, def en se a ut horities are so mindful of th e need to have a
civilia n popula tion ver sed in firearm s use that
a spee ial all-ser vice board for th e pro motion of civilia n mark smanship expend s hu ndr ed s of th ousand s of doll ar s a year in givin g free supplies to shooting cl ub s whose
memb ers will qu ali fy wit h ser vice ar ms.
Yet , even a s t ha t happ en s, pr essure gro ups
contin ue to grind away at th e ri gh t to own
and bea r ar ms. Moth er s' gro up s, of course,
ob ject that junior is un saf e in th e presence
of firearms. Su ch moth er s, faced with th e real
statistics of g un usage in thi s country, mi ght
sudde nly realiz e th at th ey, th e moth er s, are
pr ep arin g th e way for tr agedi es for th eir
children. It is un familiarity with firearm s th at
lea ds to accidenta l deaths by g unsho t. In
ever y single state wh er e th ere are widespr ea d
pr ogram s of firearm s fami liarization . primar ily for huntin g but al so for target sports, th e
number of firearm s accid ents has [all en. Th e
use of guns for recr eation, therefore, ca n be
and is bein g mad e safe not by law s but
by ed uca tion !
Th us, on th e three poin ts of def en se, recr eation and pr otect ion, there is no evide nce at
all to suppor t restri ctiv e gun own er ship laws
-quit e the contrary.
( Continue d on page 66)
WH ICH GUN IS BEST FOR YOU?
• By Elmer Keith
(C on tinued from pag e 30 )
by sadd le hor se, a ny len gth barrel is O.K.
of var ious weights, var iou s barrel len gth s, to
see which one suits yo u best. ( Re mem ber
li e ca n pack a 7%" as eas ily as a shor ter
that the cxt ra mu zzle weight is an adva nta ge,
gun. (See how size and job afIect th e
a nd tha t practice will develop your ha nd and
cho ice?)
a n n mu scl es so th at wha t see ms too h ea vy
Let 's look next at sights . Ma ny people
now ma y he ju st r ight lat er. But your eyes
ha ve th eir own id eas as to proper sigh ts,
a re not lik ely to cha nge for the bett er ; th e
and youngsters usuall y pr efer "fin e" sights
o nly th ing th at will cha nge th em is corr ective
with narrow bead s, or blade front sight s, on
lenses. )
acc ount of their sha r p eyes and ver y fast
Correc t sight alignme nt is a hsol utely t he
accommoda tion. Exp eri en ce h as tau ght me,
most impor tan t part 01 pi"tal shoot ing . T he
howeve r, t ha t nothin g is gained by very
two sights m ust be see n, and held, in pr oper
narrow " fine" sig hts, an d mu ch ca n be lost
r e lation to eac h ot her. regardl ess of how
in th e d im li ght of earl y morning or lat e
m uc h th ey swing up a nd do wn or left a nd
e vening, throu gh th eir use. F or most men ,
r ig ht on th e ta rget. If you ca n' t see th e
a front sight 'f ,."in width is best, with a
sights clearl y even on a short barrel, or if
rear sight not ch wid e enough to allow a
you wan t to gai n th e adv a ntage of a l on ger
str ip of li ght to be seen on eac h side of th e
bar rel than your eyes warrant, th e on ly
front sight to mak e cer ta in it is center ed .
a nswer is- gla sses. Dr. William Mit ch ell ha s
Round bead s will not hold ele va tions as well
h el ped me with h is Mitchell Optical Comas flat-topped blad es, and th e best rear sight
pa n y shoot ing g lasse s, co rrected to foc us on
al so is th e form that ap pea rs flat on top. This
the sig hts with th e g un held at a r m's len gth .
typ e of sight, kn own as th e Patridge design,
Wi th th ese len ses, I can see both front and
will shoot mor e accurately on a sixg un th an
r ea r sights clea rl y, in sha rp outl ine . Th e
any oth er form I have tri ed. It also will
ta r get goes nut of focu s, but that (whether
" shoot away from th e li gh t" less th an any
you heli eve it or not ) is of small impor ta nce.
oth er form.
Try it and see . 1£ you trul y hold the sights
I bel ieve that all sixg uns should be fitt ed
with accurate. full y ad ju stab le sights that
in proper al ig nme nt, the bullet scores even
on a blurred ta r get.
can be set for an y given load, if th e g uns
Fo r ga me shooting in the wood s a nd hill s,
are to be used for aimed fire. Many years
t he guns with th e lon ger barrels give your
ag o, we design ed a lon g range front sight
b ulle t mor e velocit y and mor e str iking power,
for th e King Gunsight Co. It wa s al so
in additi on to th e lon ger sight radiu s that
su pplied by Smith & Wesson, to ord er , for
h elp s you place your shots. Speed in ge tting
a tim e. It comprised a sta nda rd Patrid get he gun clear is no t ofte n imp ortant in th is
type blad e fro nt , on th e face of whi ch wer e
kind of usc, so th e lo ng barrel is no hinfitted three gold cross bar s allowi ng one to
d rance on th a t score. Most ga me shooting
hold up La an y one of th e three levels, for
ca n be do ne usi ng bot h han ds for steady
lon ger or shor ter ranges. It work ed so well
h ol di ng and acc ura te aim , an d ver y often
that th e Gun Reblu e Co. of Biltmore, North
hord 'up to' "ah/ one '01 "the three - levels; '- for
ct'i-a nce "(In" t1fli t "scor e. - l\'t ost - ga'me 'sif06fIn g
ca n be do ne usin g bot h han ds for steady
lon ger or shor ter ranges. It worked so well
h ol di ng and accura te aim , a nd very oft en
that th e Gun Reblu e Co. of Biltmore, North
the shoote r ca n use a rest, br acin g hi s a rms
Caro l ina, still furni sh it to order for th eir
aga in st or over a tr ee or log or ro ck for
customers.
a dded ste ad iuess . That first shot is th e one
Smit h & W esson also furn ish the Call
th at 's imp ortant in ga me shooting. a nd th e
gold bead : a round gold bead inset in th e
fa ce of a sq uare bla de front sight. This is
lo ng barrel will help you mak e i t. Th e o nly
fa ult I ca n imagin e aga inst a lon g barrel for
a very good sight. King Cunsighi, (l ater
t his use wo uld be in th e case of th e short
Ricky G unsig ht Co.) also furni sh this sight
ma n wh o mi gh t find th e lon g g un un comwith go ld or red in sert. P er son all y, I like
Genuine
f or ta hle to carr y. (Again, th e size of th e
th e rou nd in sert less th an a sq uare in sert of
shooter as well as th e size of t he gun is a
gold .
IVORY. STAG. PEARL
f ac tor.) My persona l choice for a h and gu n
My fri end , G. B. McGowa n of Sm ith &
••• Now at special
for ga me shooting is one wi th a 6% or 71j~
Wesson , design ed a no ther exeell ent sight,
sa vi ng s !
in ch ba rr el.
pr ob a bl y th e best ever pr odu ced for th e
pea ce officer : his re d-to pp ed r amp post front
On the other han d, for th e peace offi cer,
se r vice ma n, or any man wearing a gu n that
sight. T his red ramp as now furn ished by
h e may need in the twinklin g of a n eye to
Sm it h & Wesson , in conj unc tion with a
sa ve hi s li fe, t he short barrel g un co mes in to
whi te-outlin ed P atri dge r ear , mak es on e of
it s own. Even her e, wit h th e sin gle exce ption
the finest combina tions ima gina ble for th e
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se e no need for a bar re l len gth of less than
4 inche s. F or double ac tion guns which a r c
worn in a holster on the wai st he lt , th e
4" barr el is j ust r ight for small or med ium
sized men , and , ta ll men ca n ca rr y a 5"
barrel j nst as eas ily and draw it j ust as
q uick ly, Tn a single action, th e 4:x1" barr el
is the hest close range comha t wea pon,
wher e q uick dr aw may enter int o th e pict ur e.
F or th e man wish in g a gun for bot h q uick
draw defense work a nd also lon g ra ng e or
Outperforms All Others in Safety, Speed, Accuracy
ga me k ill ing, the 4% " to 5" or 5% " is
pro ba bly the best compr omise. Th e police
to
officer riding ar oun d in a car wants a gun
th at won't pok e th e ca r cush ion and pu sh
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W hen it com es to tr igger p ull s, I may b e
stic k ing my neck ou t, but I do n ot b el ieve
in ultra-lig ht tri gger s on a ny sixg un. Th er e
ma y come a tim e whcn th e fing er s ar e n umb
a nd a too-sen si tive tr igg er coul d ca use you to
shoot be for e yo u ar e r eady. I believe all sixg un s should hav e at lea st a 3 po und pu ll for
ge ne ral use, and lo ng h ea vy barrel g uns lik e
the n ew Sm ith & W esson .44 Magnum can
well ha ve 3 to 4 po und p ull s. B ig str ong men
wi th lon g powerfu l finger s ma y well p ref er
a 4 pound p ull , whil e -l ad s with sho r t fing ers
like my own may prefer a 3 pound p ull.
Trigger p ull s un d er 3 po und s, while all r ig ht
on the ta rg et range for some slow-fire work,
ar e apt to get yo u in troubl e in t im ed or
rapid fir e work, or in game or defense sh oot ing. I pr ef er a clea n S to 3 111 po un ds on my
single a ct ion g uns, an d on do uble actio n
g un s I prefer aro und 10 poun ds of pull .
For str a igh t t a rget work a nd com pe titive
shoo t ing, t h um b-res t finger- fitting gr ips a re
fine and may add po in ts to th e score so
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gua rd , to bri n g th e weight of t he g un on
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Target gr ips j ust t he ti ck et for th eir l on gfingered hand s, bu t me n with smalle r h a nd s
are bet te r off with a more nor ma l sized set
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hav e long fing er s and a l arge hand, th e
ch an ces a re th e big S & W or Co lt tar get
gr ip s on doub le a ctio n g uns w ill fit you
be st. If your h an d s are sma lle r, you may
prefer the S & W Ma gna or t he Standard
Colt gr ip. I p r efer a sl ightly t h inner grip of
the Magna S & W typ e on my S & W double
ac tion g u ns. F or mater ials I pref er i vor y
fir st , with th e ou ter gr ip carved ro ugh to
fill the holl ow of th e hand . N ext to ivory, I
prefer checke re d ro sewood. My ha nd s are
st ill to ug h a nd h ar d, and the che cke r ing do es
not bothe r me; bu t m any m en prefer un checkered gr ips bec au se the ch eck erin g hurts
th eir h and s. Good, har d , de n se, se as oned ,
figured wa ln ut or ro sew ood, ebony or
Macassar eb ony , greasewo od , or m esqu ite
all ma ke excelle nt gr ips , as does th e Gon caia
Alves wood f urn ished on t he n ew W esson
.44 Magn um revol ver s.
Ma in sp r in g te nsio n shoul d always b e
hea vy enough to g ive a good , sure, d eep
in deD!il.lio nvjuu j ~P "mi1Jtj''oI ';vbpt vth p};('voi.~ u no
all ma ke exc elle nt gr ips , as doe s th e Gon caia
Alves woo d furnished on t he n ew W esson
.44 Magn um revol ver s.
Ma in sp r in g te nsion shoul d always b e
hea vy eno ug h t o g ive a good, sure , d eep
ind ent ation in the pr im er; bu t th ere is no
need of excess ive ham mer blow. Many
shoote rs will ba ck out th e t en sion sc re w on
th e m ain spr in g in S & W r evo lver s to
ligh ten th e dou bl e ac tio n pu ll. T h is is O.K.
if n ot ca rried too far, b ut the ma in spr ing
ten sion should never b e ligh tened b eyond
the poi n t wh er e certa in uni form ig n itio n
occurs. T h er e is no n eed for a hamm er t o
fall li k e a ton of brick , a s I hav e see n on
some earl y Colt Single A ction s, but it m ust
hav e sufficien t dr ive to alw ay s i nd ent th e
pri mer full y for ce r ta in ig nitio n, clse a ccura cy will s uffer an d there may be h a-ngfir es a nd m isfires. Lock t ime in cr ea ses a s
ma in sp rin g te n sion d ecr ea ses, so do not
over do it.
If th e ma in spr in g ten sion of d ou bl e acti on
gun s is mu ch re du ced , t hen t he tri gger r eturn
spr ing mu st also be r edu ced a corr espon ding
amo un t, to k eep th e g un pro perl y tuned . I
ha ve see n some tr igg er ret ur n sp r ings re d uced too m uc h , an d t he se we could ti e
them u p in fa st dou ble a ct ion shooting . F or
very fast d oubl e act ion shooting, wh ere you
m ust have ce r tain igniti on , it is bcst to
leave main spring a n d trig ger r eturn spri ng
at abo ut factory ten sion, else you may get
a mi sfir e a nd a slug stick in th e barrel d ue
to improper ig niti on of t he powder and incomple te comb ust ion . If th is happen s, your
next slug will put a r ing bulg e in th e barrel.
Ha mmer th row s sh ould not b e h ea vy enough
to j ar th e sigh ts off th e target , but th ey
pr imer is not properly ind ent ed, and indent ed uni forml y fro m shot to shot. Ha rd
Governm ent .45 au to primers ar e th e har dest
to kick off and requ ire the great est ma inspring ten sion as a rul e.
Still another pha se of th e " what gun
should I bu y" qu est ion is, of course, "What
mak e ? " Aga in, th e only an swer is, "W hi ch
d o you like ?" Th er e ar e d iffer en ces, certa inly, betw een th e d iffere nt sta ndard mak es;
d ifferences of design , of "feel," finish, and so
on. But you can be sure that, in an y of th e
standard American mak es, you will get value
for ih e pr ice you pay. If you b uy non-standa rd mak es, includin g for eign impor ts, th en
rhe burd en is on you to p ick a good one,
becau se some ar e good and oth ers ar e not.
Th e same burd en rest s on th e buy er of a
sec ond-hand gun. Her e too you may get a
g reat bar gain, or you may ge t hook ed. It' s
up ta you to kn ow enoug h to protect your self as a buy er. But when you buy standard
A mer ica n guns, new, you get fu ll dollar
valu e.
" W hat ca liber" is still an oth er qu estion
t hat has to be an swer ed th e same way: "For
wh at use ?" F or learner s, th e only choice is
t he .22, simply becau se its li ght recoil mak es
it eas iest to shoot, and becau se its amm uni -
tion is comparatively cheap; and th e learn er
need s to burn a lot of am munition. Fo r
game shoot ing, or for self defense, buy only
a caliber heavy enoug h to prov ide sur e stopp ing power. Don't hire a boy to do a ma n 's
job . For my money, not h ing less than .38
Specia l fits into th is catego ry-and I much
prefer loads con siderably heavier than tha t,
such as the .357 and .44 Mag nums and the
.44 and .45 cal iber hand loads that give "magnum " power.
As is th e case with most Am eri can product s, ther e's a gun for every man, for every
pu rse, for every use. Do a litt le t hink ing
along these li nes, and if necessary ask a few
qu estion s of experienced shooters, a nd you
can come pr etty clo se to deciding for your self
what handgu n is th e one for you. Shooting
experience ma y ca use you to alt er you r specificat ion a li ttle (or a lot) ; but a gun is li ke
a diamond in one respect - it alw ays ha s
valu e. Even the gun you hav e "o utg rown"
will give you a ma jor part of your mon ey
bac k in trade or re-sal e; and the shooting
fun and shooting exp eri en ce you will have
had from it will mor e than mak e up th e d iffer en ce. And if a handgun saves your lif e
sometime, as th ey've saved mi ne,
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scale, but after scaling it down to a twop ound gun (2% " bore ) it was ju st what
wa s want ed. Sca le drawin gs were mad e with
th e help of Francis Bann erm an's catalog, i n
whi ch all th e har dwa re and pari s are n am ed
and clearly shown.
W ith th e dra wings don e, I went to a union
pattern mak er , J ohn W illiams, in Waukega n,
TIl. H e turn ed out a supe r b barrel pattern.
' T his patt ern was very hard to make, because th e lath e ha d to hol d work 40 in ch es
long and was a pr obl em to turn becau se th e
wood. a fter turnin g, had to come ap art in
two eq ual hal ves, necessar y in makin g th e
mold.
T here are man y more things to b uild ing a
cannon th an ju st th e barrel, bu t th e pr oblem s
are mostl y her e. Th e most imp ort ant and
hard est to solve wa s th e bore-how to cast
it. If a sand core wer e cast into th e gun,
it would not be stra ight or smooth. Afte r
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Now ther e was an idea! Build a can non.
But how, wher e, and with what? My br ot her ,
B en , had given me a bu ild-it-yourself cannon
mo del for Christm as, and ther e was a good
set of plan s in th e kit. (M arine Model Co.,
Tnc., H alesit e, N. Y .) Thi s solved part of
th e pr oblem of th e design . I dr ew up a rou gh
plan of th e barrel , and went to talk to th e
f oun dryman abou t cost and mat eri al s.
In (f.:· ~11 alesite:,~ "N."· 1. r· lWK solvec{""pah iH
th e pr oblem of th e design . I dr ew up a rou gh
plan of th e barrel , and went to talk to th e
f oun dryman abou t cost and mat eri al s.
Th e recept ion we got was not wholl y as
expected. Th ese peopl e d id n ot th ink . we
wer e out of our minds, th ey kn ew it. But in
an y case, th ey list en ed. Also, th ey were intri gu ed with th e idea, and wanted to cas t it
on a time-and-m at er ials basis. This was not
ac cepta ble to me, and th ey wer e finall y
pinn ed down to a pri ce of 70c a pound for
bron ze or 50c a pou nd for stee l.
Now we wen t to work on a pattern. Th e
model supplied th e first barrel design but
thi s pr oved unsa tisfactory ; too heavy and too
costly. Ft. Sheridan, Illino is, is only one mil e
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speak ing with a ma ch inist, discouragem ent
se t in . On e aft er ano ther, th ey told me it
would cost about $400 to bor e th e first gun.
T his was rid iculo us. It had to be don e some
other way. Well , th e light came, and thi s
is how it was done: A steel tube was weld ed
sh ut at one end and cut two inches shorter
than the bor e was to be mad e ; 33 in ch es
long and 2% -inch insid e diam et er. This tube
inlowlt Was d~rie : "}f steel hi6~ vil'-s ~erd'ed
sh ut at one end and cut two inches shorter
than the bor e was to be mad e ; 33 in ch es
long and 2% -inch insid e diam et er. This tube
was cas t into the gun, set back two inch es
from th e muzzle, so that th e casual observer
saw only bronz e. This mad e the gun better
in man y ways, stro nger, cheape r, fewer op erations in man ufact ur e, and th e tube insured
a perf ect bor e.
Th e carr iage ha s two mai n parts, the trail
and wheels. Wheels had to "be wood with
steel tires. W her e to get t hem was easier
th an we expec ted. Mont gomery Ward &
Company list, in their farm catalogue, wago ns
with wood wheels. I got th e address of th e
manufact urer : Huntingburg Wa gon Works,
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T he kind of mat erials to be u sed was discussed quite fr equ ent ly. Would it be better
to use steel for the barrel, and save mon ey,
or would th e bronze be enoug h better lookin g
to warrant it s extra cost? Th e wood for th e
carriage was no problem. Oak was no t availab le, and al so too expensive, so a very good
quality fir was used. T he fir wou ld not be
sa tisfac tory for a gun to be actually used in
battle, but it was mor e than strong enough
to be used for th e firin g of th e occasional
salute. Also, fir will not rot as fa st wh en
left in the gre a t outdoors to weath er.
Th e long-looked-forward-to day finally arri ved. Th e p att ern was r eady and th e foundry had tim e to hum or us. Colon el Smith
and I arrived in overalls to kib itz and photogra ph th e pro ceedin gs.
T he cas ting was much mor e complex than
I had imagined . First, th e pattern was separated into two hal ves, eac h half identical to
th e oth er. Th en two boxes 50 in ches long,
24 in ch es wide, and 10 in ch es deep , were
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filled with a spec ial type of sand. Ea ch half
of the patt ern was pressed into th e sand until flush- one ha lf of the pattern in each box
of sand. Th ese halves th en had to be harden ed
so that th e shape would not be destroy ed when
the molten bronze was poured in . T his wa s
done aft er the pattern was removed from th e
sa nd, leaving a perf ect negativ e pr int of half
the gun. T he ac tual pro cess of hardening
th e mold was don e with a bl owtor ch . Wh en
both halves of th e mold were corre ct, grooves
wer e added for th e bronz e to be pour ed into
th e void. Th en the stee l-bore tub e was laid
in plac e and supported in one half of th e
mold box. Th is was don e j ust right and the
bore was ab solutely straight.
T he two hal ves of the mold wer e then put
one on top of th e other. T hese had to lin e up
perf ectly the first time, or th e sand would
cr umble. With the pa rt s tog eth er, we were
th en re ady to pour th e cas ting.
My est imat e of th e weight of th e gun was
175 pound s. Th e foundrymen, j ust to make
sure , melt ed fou r hu ndred pou nd s of bro nze.
That was a very good pr ecaution. As it
turned out, th e rough cas ting weigh ed 370
pounds.
Two men controlle d each of the two cru cibles of molt en bronze. T hese wer e to be
poured simu ltan eously into th e mold at each
end. The smoke, flame and color wa s mor e
tha n was expec ted. Th e gun was poured in
about: five minutes.
It was almost tim e to go home, b ut a p icture was tak en of th e smiling group aft er th e
cast ing was finished. As you will not e, Colonel Sm ith is the only one rolli ng dow n hi s
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a b le and e ffect ive as T. R . re po rts.
H ea v y s teel bl a d e . bone handle . L ocks t n
T . R. Mo s cow. Id aho r ep orts "Wo lf freed hims elf fr om one o f m y t r ap s just a s I wa s a ppro a ch in g-. a n d atta ck ed m e . My g u n was lo st i n the
snow and o nl y your flne Stile t to knife sa ve d
m e fr om p os sible serious injury ."
too hot to tou ch. Two day s later , we went to
pick it up and bring it home in triumph.
Th e officia l weight, after the po ur ing spouts
and tru ni ons were cu t, wa s 245 pounds. It
was beautiful!
Building the carriage was next. T he wheels
had been ord er ed, and every thing was in
read iness, but I had to go into th e Army fo r
two weeks' train ing. It was hard to leave my
darl ing, but th e orders were quite definit e.
Th e weeks pa ssed qui ckl y, and in my mind
I solved many of the probl ems that we expected in how to do th is or that job. Wh en
wor k was resumed, t he whe els had not yet
come, but ther e wer e oth er jobs to do first.
First thin gs first , so off to th e lumber yard
I went. It was easy to selec t th e wood, and
it was se nt over to a local mill shop to be
plan ed. It was a good da y for me, a s the
shop was not bu sy and couJd do th e job at
onc e. One hour later, and six dollars poor er,
I left th e mill with th e tr ail cut and plan ed,
th e chee k pi eces and ax le wood shaped.
Now, I am not a bla cksm ith , but we do
hav e an anv il and an acet ylen e torch . With out th ese items, th e carriage co uld not have
been built. It was impo ssible t o bend th e
steel strap around th e wood a nd work it to
an exac t shape witho ut th e heat. Th e wood
parts were bound in steel and bolt ed in
place in th e same manner a s th e ori ginal
gun, tak ing a few small liberties in design.
Wh en the car ri age was finished, the wheels
had not yet arrived . I calle d th e manufacturer, gain ing no satisfac tion. In th e meantime, a firin g device had to be mad e. It was
tho ught best tha t thi s should be mad e to
exp lod e a regular mu sket cap , through th e
use of a long cord. We machin ed a pi voting
hamm er mechan ism that thread ed into th e
to uch hole. T he gun could also be fired using
a match , wick or punk, on primin g powd er
or an ordinary claw hammer striking th e cap.
Th e wheel s arrived- forty in ch es in di ameter, and weighing 100 po und s with th e
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hamm er mechan ism that thread ed into th e
to uch hole. T he gun could also be fired using
a match , wick or punk, on primin g powd er
or an ordinary claw hammer striking th e cap.
Th e wheel s arrived- forty in ch es in di ameter, and weighing 100 po und s with th e
axl e. Th e word got aro und fa st , and all da y
people kept dropp ing in. T hey wer e alway s
drafted into helping in on e wa y or another.
By th e end of th e day , th e gun was complete.
It was finished first by staining a dark
color, and th en varni shed. It will b e a few
year s wea th er ing befor e it really looks lik e
an antiqu e. And for those of you who do
not lik e fake " an tiq ues," th e gun is marked
" D. B. Carpent er Ca nnon Work s, Mfg., August, 1957," stamped deep into th e bronze at
a point where it cannot be gro und out.
Sh e was r eady, she wa s b eautiful, but
wher e to fire her? U p unt il thi s tim e we
hav e fired only bla nks, or an occasional
apple or ten nis ball . A bi g ban g, lot s of
smoke ( gr eat spo r t!), ch eer s, a nd i ncre d ulous look s are the re sult. Big th ing s ar e
pla nned.
One th ing th at ha s bee n irritating at
tim es, and j ust the oppo site at oth er t imes,
is the attitude of people towa rd me a nd my
cannon. Let me tell you abo ut thi s. I find
it ha rd to see why any red-blooded Am er ican
youth or adult wou ld not find a ca nnon of
thi s typ e a most fascinatin g toy. Th er e ar e
two schools of thoug ht. Some th ink th e gun
is a waste of time , money, and effort. Th en
th ere are others, like me, who j ust can't wait
to fire it , who th ink it the most ma rvelo us of
marve lou s play th ings !
Well, th at is about it, except th at we ar e
DROP THAT MOOSE!
(Cont inued from page 33)
a .22 H ipow er in the han ds of a woods dweller.
Gen era l moose fodd er in Que bec, however,
r uns to some thing far more substantial, such
as th e .30-06 Sp ringfield , .300 Savag e, .35
Rem ington , a few of the heavy-slu g Wi n·
ches te rs, and th e ubiq uitou s .303 British.
Th e .303 Bri tish is by circ umstance pr etty
much the balli sti cal vin tlu. pays, at least as
far as Canadian hunting is concerned. For
abo ut a centur y aft er the British won Quebec
in 1759, units of the Br itish ar my mixed with
Canadia n militia constituted Canada's defense forces, and as Ca nada grad ually developed a military force of its own, wh ich
fou ght in th e 1914 war as well as the 1939
one, its weap ons were geared to the Br itish
patterns and calibres. In fact the NATO
sta nda rd ization of arm s pro gram has not yet
caug ht up to most Ca nad ian regimen tal
arrn ou ries, wher e the .303 Brit ish still rul es.
Th e saturation of Cana dian gun rack s with
con vert ed Lee-Enfield rifles in .303 is lik ely
to continue for some years as th e Bri tish and
Canadian armi es un load th eir issue .303's as
surpl us goods. Th e use of th e .303 as a
sport ing calibre was given tr emend ous
imp etu s shor tly aft er the 1914 war. An
ar senal in Quebec city had designed and
produ ced th e Ross rifle in .303 for use of
th e Canadian army overseas. Comb at troops
c ursed or pra ised the Ross ri fle in the field.
Arm y ma teria l oft en provid ed .303 shells in
the wrong or long size cases which jammed
actions at critical moment s ; but for delib era te slow fire wit h the proper cases, th e
Ross performed miracles of accuracy.
It s latter qua liti es endeared the ri fle to
hunters aft er th e war , and Can ad ian ammun ition manufact urer s ca me up wit h quite an
array of bull et s and lo ads in the calibre ,
Ro~spiifoi-;:r;ea ;n'iiacl~s' o'f a£cli'i ac/ . .
It s latter qual ities endeared the ri fle to
hunter s after th e war, and Canadian ammun ition manufact urer s came up wit h quite an
array of bull et s and loa ds in the calibre,
and gunsmi th s have since produ ced some
Ro ss wild cat s, including a .280.
Wi th Ross and Lee-Enfield s so plentif ul
for Quebe c woodsmen, British gunma ker s
neverth eless contributed some han dsome
sport ing arm s, such as th e BSA, in .303, and
they ar e st ill sell ing well to those who want
someth ing bett er tha n a rou ghly stocked
forme r Lee-Enfi eld piece .
Canadian Indu stri es Lim ited has vir tually
a monopoly on th e manufacture of sporting
ammunition in Canada fr om its Mon treal
headquarter s, and is quit e content to produ ce
a fine assortment of .303 ammunition.
T he line-up for th e .303 calibre includes a
Kling-Kor soft -point and a metal-cased hardpoi nt. both in 190 gra ins, for th e .303 Sava ge,
and four bull ets for th e .303 British. Th ese
offer a pointed soft-point l ightweight at 150
grains, Kling-Kor soft-points in either 180 or
215 gra ins, and a copper-point expand ing
bullet in 180 gra ins. T he hea vyweight 215
grains m uster s 2180 feet per second muzzle
velocity and 2270 pou nd s, well over a ton,
of mu zzle energ y. T he 150 grain point ed
soft-point produ ces 2720 Ip s muzzle velocity
and maint ain s it fairly well at 200 ya rds,
wher e it is tra veling 2170 Ip s. Th e 180 grain
Kl ing-Kor soft-point and th e copper-point
expand ing in the same weigh t share id enti cal
ini tial mu zzle velocit ies at 2540 fps. A
hu ndr ed yards out , th e Klin g-Kor slows to
2180 Ip s an d is goin g 1880 Ip s at 200 yards.
Th e coppe r bullet stays well up at 2320 at
100 yards and 2110 at 200 yards.
The Montreal firm mak es a wide vari ety
ing six offerings in .30-06 ranging from a 110
grai n b ullet to a 220, as well as ammu n ition
in new ca libres lik e .308 Win chester , and
the old reliabl es like .351 Winchester selfloadi ng. .38-40 and .38-55 Winc hester, th e
.44·40 Winc hester, and the whopp ing 385
grain pr oject ile for th e .43 Ma user.
All th a t stuff keep s Queb ec tables well
supplied with moose mea t and sends some
ha ndsome trophies back over the bord er
in th e proud possession of I I.S. hunter s.
Queb ec' s moose kill this year has yet to
be tab ulated fr om the shipping ta gs that
come with the hunting licenses. bu t in th e
11-day season of 1957, ther e were 1.167 bull
moose killed in Quebec P ro vince, fall ing to
the guns of 7,466 li censed moose hu nters.
Th e 1956 kill was 1,755, and th e 1955 total
was 1.075.
Food for tho ught ; Quebec Governm ent
statistics show that fr om 80 10 90 per cent
of moose hunters who plann ed their tr ip
through l icensed out filter s gal th e ir moose,
whil e only from 10 to 12 per cent of th ose
who d id their own mastermindin g of t heir
safar is man aged to kill a moose.
Best Queb ec moose hu nting is along the
Lauren tian Shield which has pr odu ced so
many mineral ri che s for the Frenc h-speaking
Province. In 1957, th e bigg est moose tall ies
were provid ed by Lav iolette County with 140
kills, Rob erva l wit h 138, and Abi tibi with
134. Laviolette and Ro ber val coun ties ar e in
the Lac St. Jea n region at th e headwaters of
the Sa guenay River and west of it, and
Abitib i is the northern mining reg ion some
300 mile s nor th of Montreal and the St.
Lawren ce Ri ver.
Th ere ar e moose k illed , too, south of th e
St. Lawren ce in the Gaspe penin sula and in
the Ea stern Town ships near La c Megantic
on the Ma ine-New Ha mpshire bord er ar ea.
Prov inci al pa rk s such as Laurent ide, Gaspe ,
Ver endrye, Mont Tremblan t, Orford, ar e all
game pr eserves and ta boo to h un ter s, but the
rema ind er of Queb ec's tremen dous terr itory
of 597.000 square miles is open country for
moose hunte rs dur ing th e ten-da y ~
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det ect ive and Orsino aga in ca me fa ce to
face. Both men witho ut a moment's h esitation started blazing away at eac h other in a
br ief but dead ly du el-and then it was over.
Or sino lay as if dead ; McCallion limped
ou t of the alley aft er suffer ing anot her
woun d, thi s one in th e th igh.
" Detec tive McCall ion kn ew at th e very
first exchan ge of sho ts that thi s man would
not hesit at e to ki ll. Detectiv e McCa llion ran
into th e face of dan ger with but one thoug ht
in mind , ful filment of duty. " Iro nically , when
Orsin o had been in vest iga ted, it was fo und
th at he was th e son of a poli ce officer.
Th e nomination of Detect ive McCa llion for
GUNS' award cam e fr om Edward L. Cau m
of Ph ilad elph ia. In nominat ing Detect ive
McCa llion , Caum wrot e: " Mc Callion's unselfish deed spea ks for it self . . . I n spite
of hi s own injuri es, whic h would have ca used
most men to give up, he shot h is assaila nt."
To Det ect ive Mc Call ion, goes GUNS' awa rd
revolver, selec te d by him: a br ight nickl e
3)0" sta ndard .357 Sm ith & Wesson Magnum.
Said McC all ion, "I want a ma gnum- I guess
I need one !"
To t he many read er s whose nominations
did not receive th e final award status, let me
say, th e job of jud ging was difficult. In one
sense, P et esch, Seam an , and McCallion were
electe d beca use th ey wer e doi n g so excelle ntly exac tly " what they wer e being pa id
to do." But to th eir ro utin e ac tivity, th ey
add ed th at per sonal sac rifice-some at th e
cost of tim e and effort, one almo st at cost
of hi s lif e-which di sti ng uished them a s
examples of th e best in Amer ica n law
enforcem ent.
or RII&nWit!.'Q,{)h\prtdlly~'t']ilL4mil}~lr Ifwe-ik 1~
examples of th e best in Amer ica n law
enforcem ent.
Runn er s-up sho wed conside ra ble mer it. As
a result of "s n iping" at th e form erly infer ior
pist ol abi lit y of the New York polic e, fu nd s
ha ve been made ava ilab le to instruction boss
Capt. Wm . P. McC arthy to put into practice
some re marka ble training routines. These
ca use d th e Captain to be nominat ed by T ed
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Wa sielewsk i of th e Bronx. Wa sielewski' s
nomin ation decla red: " Mc Carthy ha s succeeded in doing th e impossibl e, gettin g the
depa rtm ent an outdoor range insid e th e city
lim its and financial support to train policemen in combat fir ing . .. P reviou s a dministra tor s fail ed to tak e th e ri sks and lac ked the
foresight to adopt th e com bat tech niqu e,
double actio n firing , for th e policemen in
New York. Our crowd ed city , on many
occa sion s, pr event s long dista nc e firing and
th is new for m of tra in ing at close distances,
witho ut sighting, bett er pre pared our men to
combat th e criminal whenever a gu n engagemen t requ ir ed a split second to save hi s life
. . ." A German film tr aining aid is also in
use. Wa sielewski 's nom ination cr edited GUNS
with aiding Cap tain McCarthy to imp rove
N.Y. P.D . shooting systems. "[The GUNS
Magazin e Aug ust 1955] nat ionwid e survey of
firearm s program s conducted by var ious
Poli ce depa rt ment s indi cat ed that t he New
York City Po lice ha d one of the poore st
firearms train ing pro grams in the country
. . . As a result of Captain McCarthy's work ,
all men , particularly the re crui ts nowadays,
are bett er tr ain ed, more ad equately prepar ed th an in 1955 . .."
Honorable mention also goes to M/Sgt.
J ohn D. Vek ich, chi ef clerk of th e post MP 's
at Presidio , San F rancisco, Californ ia, Sgt.
Vek ich has been hon ored by receiving other
di stinct ions, such as the N RA I nstructor
Training Award in Octob er, 1957. A lead er
in youth rifle in struction, Sgt. Vekic h ha s
given his time, mostly off-du ty, unr eserved ly
to aidin g young people in learn in g how to
shoot, with safety. He feels tha t "if you give
young people something to do, th ey stay out
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shoot, with safety. He feels th at "if you give
young people somet hing to do, th ey stay out
of trouble." Among th e p hysical accomplishment s of Sgt. Veki ch in t erm s of th e shooting program , is " the bes t indoor range thi s
side of the Mississipp i," the n ewly remod eled Presid io Gun Club Range dedicated
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lounge, an ar mory and loa ding room , mod ern
rest room s, and an in ter com. The ba ck stop is
'is" deck armor tak en from a battleship
and donated to th e range by local Navy
officer s. Vek ich's nominati on wa s mad e by
the R & P Clu b pre sid ent , Captain J ohn F.
Kallam. Recently Sergeant and Mr s. Veki ch
were cited by Colonel Cha rle s G. Rau ,
commanding Presid io, for th eir unsel fish
wor k. Th eir will ing ness to act as in str uctor s
and keep records needed for the Presidio
Junior Rifler s, according to th e official
certificate, "contribute d substantially to th e
mor ale and welfare of the Presidio and San
Francisco com munities over an exte nded
period of time and r eflect great cr edit on
Ma ster Serg ea nt and Mr s. Veki ch and th e
mil itary service."
F ro m Stra tford, Ct., cam e word of another
expo nent of firearms instructi on for kid s.
Nominated by T homa s F irrantello of Stratford , city p olice Ser geant J oseph R. Car ten
easily was agreed upon by th e ju dges for an
hono ura ble ment ion. Work ing with th e Pol ice
At hlet ic Lea gue, Sgt. Carten 's work goes as
far back as 1951 when, for in stan ce, th e
Stratford News took notice of hi s ri fle shooting coach ing with an important editorial
column. Comm ent ing on th e wild west
" trigger happy" effect of television fea ture s,
the editor noted : "T he cur iosity of the boy
doesn't allow him to neglect hi s weapon,
and it is thi s whi ch catc hes hi s int er est and
emotions .. . he wants to know how a gun
fires .. . he want s to fire it. T hi s desire is
a na tural one, b ut it ca n be a dangerou s one.
This edi torial is being written at th e sugges tion of a reader who ha s boys, and who feel s
that she need worry no lon ger .. . Sh e told
us we oug ht to 'say somethin g ni ce' a bout
the rifle club which is now in op eration
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us we ought to 'say somethin g ni ce' a bout
th e rifle club whi ch is now in op eration
und er th e direction of Po lice Sgt. J oseph
Car ten. She said a lot of parent s felt th e
sam e way. She said th at t he cl ub an swer s a
real need, for th e cur iosity and desir es of th e
boys with rega rd to gun s are surfe ite d in a
sa fe and intelli gen t manner. We h eartily
agree with the la dy and her eby crystalli ze
the good word s and praise which we hav e
hear d." According to F irrant ello in nominating Sgt. Car ten, " through thi s man 's efforts
alone, the P .A.L. J r. R ifle Club is back ed by
the entire community. As proof of thi s, wher e
else do car dealer s take new car s off th e
showroom floor and let yo u drive them to
the Na tio nal Ri fle Mat ches at Camp P erry,
Oh io, or wher e else do ind ividual s, civic
clubs and bu sinessm en chip in and in a
matter of a few short weeks rais e enough
money to take six or seven young ster s to the
National Matc he s?" Car ten has al so or ganized j unior and adult cl ubs in oth er Connecticut commun ities and actively opposed
anti-gun legislation.
Nominated by Rob ert Dyment of New
York, whose searchin g article on police
train ing acro ss th e nati on app ear ed recently
in GUNS, is Sheriff J . How ell Flournoy,
Cad do Parish, Shreveport, Loui siana. "Teaching re spect for la w enforce ment to our you ng
people is not altogether the r espo nsibi lit y of
the paren ts," says Sheriff F lournoy, "It's a
duty and respo nsibility of th e law officer
hi mself." To do thi s, Sh eriff Flournoy ha s
set into op eration a junior shooting program
which is a model in its ar ea.
"I first rea lized th e dire need for some
type of firearms tra ini ng outlet for our
youth when the Department started receiving
an inc reasing nu mber of complaints from
shooter, God frey fell down ba ckw ard , pulling
hi s gun an d firin g as he did so. His shot hit
Alex ander, ending the di sturbance. Other
th an a bump on th e head . Godfrey was un injured. Hi s scores at th e ran ge have since
im proved. " By th e grace of God, I'm ali ve,"
excla imed God fr ey moments after the shooting. " H it the ground and make th e smallest
target possib le" God frey had been told
d uring trai ning. " I thr ew myself ba ckward.
:Vl y head h it the sidewalk. I wa s dazed.
Th e gun was in my hand. I pull ed it from
the holster as I fell. T her e wer e shots- one,
two- could have been more. Th en I a imed
and fired . It happen ed fast," Godfrey told
Ca pt. Step hen McGowa n who reach ed hi m
as he fell. Nom ina ted by fello w officer Gary
Kru ger of the Akron dep artment , Godfrey
is to be comme nded for hi s qui ck th inking
a nd cor rect end ing to a shooting scrapeput th e criminal in th e hosp ital to face th e
courts : th e right of lif e or dea th is n ot th e
policema n' s to decid e.
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" I'm goin ' back t o little 01' New York, bo! Where only cops have guns!"
lo cal farm ers as well as people l iving in
Shrevep ort, conce rn ing boys shooting .22
r ifles ar ound th eir hom es and livestock." the
S her iff comments. "Giv e them a decent pl ace
to shoot, and th ese comp laints would SLOP ,"
wa s hi s an swer to th e prob lem. Mor e compl et e details on She riff Flournoy's pro gram
wi ll appea r in a future GUNS issue.
Creditin g one of th e outstanding officers
in hi s department, Chief Charl es M. Gash of
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Creditin g one of th e out stand ing officer s
i n hi s department, Chief Charles M. Gash of
Evansville, I ndiana, nomin ated Sgt. E ugene
C. Carl ile. Alt hou gh Ch ief Gash is equally
w ort hy of honor, for ma ki ng Carli le's activiti es possib le, th e Evansville Serg eant ha s
c erta inly comp iled an un usua l r ecord for a
po licema n. Carlile is a "gun nut's gun nu t,"
a real firearms ent h usiast who has applied
the current qu ick draw craze to fit h imself
and h is fellow officer s to bett er handl e a
s hooting scra pe, and ha s also glea ned a lot of
favorab le pub licity for th e department. H is
adro it leather slapping and eq ua lly adroit
handlin g of th e newspaper p ubli city an gle
.has mad e Carlile and th e Evan sville Po lice
D epartment known favo rab ly all over th e
s tate. On open house occa sion s it is Carlil e
wh o speaks with th e visitors, tou rs th e poli ce
a rse na l and explains th e T hompson subs and
th e Department's anti-bandit pride, a fine
C olt Mon itor au tomatic rifle. A good speake r
and lecturer , Car lile's " appearance s" r an ge
from instruct ion talk s to oth er member s of
the Department , to public appearances b efore service clubs like th e local cha pter of
Optimist s. Carl ile put s th e Evan svill e P olice
into th e pap ers in a fri end ly, h uman l ight.
'S uch acti vit ies, Carli le oft en doffi ng hi s
po lice blues in favor of flashy cowboy garb
g ua ra nteed to spook a bron c, have mad e
Evansville residents view th eir Po lice as a
city department wort hy of respect an d honor.
Carlile' s promot ion al ac tivities may ma ke
po ssible the build ing of a "dr eam ran ge"
w hich would be the envy of every other
Department. Invo lving an obstacl e surprise
target course, with a " Hogan 's All ey" and
t en outdoor covere d firin g poi nt s for r egul ar
p istol and rifle pra ct ice, Car lile' s ra nge would
cost only $5,000 to b uil d.
Ma ny ot her nomi nations were received in
th is Thir d Annual Gu 'S Awa rd pro gram. All
deserv ed commendation. Amon g th e more
out st and ing examples of prof essiona lism with
guns-whe ther it be shooting to kill or shooting for fun and safety- was th e apprehension
of a beserk trouble-mak er , J ames A.
Alexand er of Cleveland, by officer Carl Codfr ey out side th e Akron, Ohio, "P alace Bar &
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Alexa nd er of Cleveland, by officer Carl Codfrey out side th e Akron , Ohio, " P alace Bar &
Gr ill." Alexander ha d sta rted shooting,
flubbing an att empted holdup, and th en
walked outside. Th ere he met God frey on
th e ru n to see wha t th e trou ble was Calmly
Alexa nder said "T her e's a holdu p going on
inside," the n poked a gun in Offi cer Cod frey's ribs. By r eflex fr om training, alt houg h
he was not rat ed as a very exper t p istol
Oth er uses of guns by police deserved mor e
than pa ssin g noti ce. Som e are r eserv ed for
future feat ur e stories-the Ban croft qu ick
draw and speed shooting trainin g co ur se,
the sponsorsh ip of an adva nce d firearm s
pr ogram by Comm. Anna M. Kr oss of the
N.Y. Department of Correction th e police
pistol shoot in Ber gen County, N.J., wh ich
ha s the highest per-capita in come in the
U.S. and once had th e high est house brea kin g and burglary rate un til the local n ewspap er and the pol ice team ed up to promo te
bett er ma rksma nshi p. T hese and oth er s will
be fea tured in GUNS du ring th e com ing year.
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collec tor or j ust plain " likes gun s," ar e all
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themselves "in th e socially useful u se of
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RW S 4MM SALOON RIFLE is spec ially designed for in door winter season shooting.
Both acc urate and safe. Type of sport
popul ar in Germany, thu s rifle named
"Z immerstutzen" or 'saloon' Rifle. The
shooters kn own as 'Schu etzen' use an alt er ed
rifle of th e same weight as th e Target Rifle
in use here on th e outdoor ran ge. Th e ind oor
ran ge is about 15 yards, th e penetration is in
a dr y pin ewood board not more than a bout
0.5 in ch for th e separate load ed lead ball ,
an d not more than 0.6 in ch for th e regul ar
4 mrn saloon cartridge. P ermits clean ind oor
shootin g, as fam ous RW S Sinoxid primer
mixture does not prod uce tox ic fum es, ar e
non-er osive, non-corro sive a nd mer cur y-free.
Id eal a mmunition for ind oor use. Ad ditional
inf ormation may be obta ined from Stoeger
Ar ms Cor p., 45-18 Court Sq uare, Long Island
City 1, New York.
BUSC ADERO CARTRIDGE BELT AND
HOL STER SET. Sets ar e carefully custom
made to order from top quality saddle
leather. P att ern ed afte r famous fast draw
gun slinge rs of 1870s an d 1880s, set is not
museum piece but workin g equipment for
the ha nd gun enthusiast. Completely leather
lin ed, it has rawhide ti e down straps for
fa st draw shooting. Belt is three inches wide
thro ugh body and five in ches wid e at holster
belt loop. Cont our cut for waist lin e, it ha s
removable bu ckle. In choice of colors :
natural saddle tan , dyed brown or black at
no extra cost. Super b saddle leat her set
ava ilabl e plain or han d carved. Holsters are
lined wit h a soft suede to protect gun finish.
Priced pla in at $21.00, ha nd carved $25.00,
double holster ava ilabl e at $10.00 extra,
pri ces postpaid . California r esid ents add 4%
sales tax. Ord er from D. J. (Don ) R unge,
Dept. G-2, P. O. Box 325, San Rafael, Calif.
LIFETIME CROSM AN PORT ABLE
SHOOTING KIT features bu ilt-in ta rget
back stop. Th e comple te an swer to the P ellgun Shooter's need s. Reinforced tar get backstop affords top accuracy marksman shi p in
and ar ound the hom e. Easy to tran sport
everywhe re • • . weekend trip s, vacati ons,
bu sin ess tri ps, huntin g trips, and camping
outings. Comp lete kit includes a Crosman
Seri es 150 P ellgun Pi stol, factor y-tested to
gro up shots within % inch es at 25 feet; 250
rounds of S uper P ell powderl ess ammunition ; supply of official marksman shi p targcts ;
built- in rein forced tar get backstop ; all conven iently packed in li fcti me all-steel ca rry ing
case han d omely finished in ru sset bronze.
Availa ble for . 24.95 at sporting goods stores
everywhere, or from Crosman Ar ms Co., In c.,
Fairport, N. Y.
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K ARRIER K ENN ELS . A new type of portabl e dog kenn el, mad e of ligh t-wei ght aircraft a luminum, now avail abl e by dir ect mail
to dog owners fr om Spo rting Dog Eq uip ment
Co., in P ortl an d, Ore. Karri er Kenn els ar e
ava ilabl e in sizes to fit all station wagons.
An exclus ive tested design by an experienced
dog owner who kn ows th e r equirements of
dog handl er s a nd tr ain er s. Kenn els made of
superl ight special a ircraft alumin um a lloy,
machin e ri veted over a ri gid in terlocking
structure to provide maximum sec urity and
durability. Kenn els ha ve doub le hin ged doors
with gr ill wind ows and twin wind ow-type
locks, imp ossibl e to jar or shake loose.
Rubber guards on both sides pr otect the
int eri or of station wagons a nd pr event rattlin g. Kenn els can be clean ed in jiffy. Ju st
hose out and dr y. A dra inage hole in bott om
lets refu se wash away and th e all-alumin um
construction will not ru st or corrode. Karrier
Kennels ar e 39" long by 22 )12" hi gh, and
ap pr oximately 19)12" wid e. Weigh only 20
lb s, and are pr iced at $47.50 ea ch, or ar e
availab le in pairs. Sh ipp ed express collect
from Sporting Dog Equ ipment Co., 2115
N.W. Overt on, P ortl and 10, Oregon.
The Cyclone can be custom-fitte d to any
plain or ribbed-barrel pump or autoloading
single barrel shotgun. It will sell for 16.95completely installed. A pr odu ct of Hartford
Gun Choke Co., Inc ., Box 239, Hartford 1,
Conn.
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tical. Bulk y sports ja cket s and hunting
clot hes ca n fill regular closet s, whil e short,
lightw eigh t clothin g fits neatl y int o th e closet
ches t, Aerated. K eeps cloth es fr esh, fr ee
fr om moth s. 33" x 20" x 39" hi gh. Construc ted of finely cra fte d knotty pin e. In
satin-smoot h honeytone or lovely mapl e finish. Priced at $39.95. Availab le in complete
k it for easy home assembly ; pr ecision cut,
drill ed, sanded, etc. S imple instru ction s.
Doors all assembled. Ki t priced at 24.95.
Shipping charg es collect. From Yield Hou se,
or th Conway, New Hampshire.
SHERID AN KNOCKABO UT tipping barrel
sin gle shot pistol mad e by Sherida n P roduct s,
I nc., Racin e, Wis. is strong selle r at SI 7.95.
Fill s real need am ong hunter s for a ru gged,
yet rea sonably priced .22 hand gun. Sleek,
strea mlined style with exposed hamm er kn ob
for easy cock ing . Sherida n al so mak es a good
line of powerf ul a nd accurate p neumatic
r ifles pr iced at und er $25, and portab le indoor bu llet tr ap s in cluding one stro ng enough
for .22 shooting, which hold s sta ndard lO-bull
small bore tar get s m easuring 12" x 10)/,".
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by outdoors men. Now available in individual
packets, hand y to pack and use. Each 2 oz.
packet mak es four golde n-brown, light fluffy
pancakes by j ust add ing milk or wat er.
P ack ets are wat er -proof an d tak e up little
space in kna psack. At pr esent, sold only by
ma il. A 24-pa k tray may be purcha sed by
se nding $1.75 to Camper s P ak , Box 6166,
Dep t. AJ -l , Chicago 77, Ill.
CLOSET CHEST. A deli ghtful, n ew conce pt in clothes storage is th is low (chest of
drawer size) lou ver ed closet. Hold s up t o
50 ga rme nts. Scal ed low to ma tch other
household furni tu re. Att rac tive and prac-
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COFFEEQUICK brews ta ste -tempting, r egular coffee an ywher e to satisfy outdoorsmen.
Ma kes three full cups of coffiee - or hot
wat er for tea and in stant drinks. Warm s
L.VJ< J< t,t,\!UlcK hrews ta st e-temptin g; re g.
ular coffee an ywh er e to satisfy outdoorsmen.
Ma kes three full cups of coffi ee - or hot
wa ter for tea and in stant drink s. Warms
soup and bottles. Op erates on 12 volt DC
fr om th e genera tor with no load on batt ery.
Ada pter plu gs into ciga re tte lighter on DC
unit. Alt ern ate cover and cord avail abl e for
regul ar 110 AC operation. Coffeequi ck is
12" high overall, ma de of anodized aluminum
with doubl e wall s to keep drink hot for
ab out an hour. Cover is stainless steel. Compl et e. rea dy-to-use. th e Coffeequick is priced
at ju st $14.95. retail , for either DC or AC
use ; $4.00 more for both. Dashboard rece ptacle $1.00. A pr odu ct of Coffeequick,
Dept. 218, Box 643, Ithaca, New York.
NEW CYCLONE is a light-weight , low-price,
delux e choke for single-barr el shotguns. The
Cyclone is pr ecision -built, usin g only th e
finest steel. and al uminu m all oys. Ju st a few
of it s outsta nd ing features ar e in st antaneou s
selec tive adju stm en t, redu ced recoil for
shooting comfort, improved gun balance,
stead ier swing, and strea m-line d design. A
comple te ran ge of settings gives perf ect adj ustm ent for th e proper killing pattern for
any shotgun ran ge, an y load, or an y kind of
game. Only on e model, incorp orating a ventilat ed sle eve, is availabl e in 12, 16 a nd 20
gauge sizes. Th e 12 gauge size weigh s only
4% oun ces, and th e 16 and 20 ga uge proporti onately less. All parts ar e interchangeable.
ROYAL 900 is the small, cordless all transistor portabl e radio mod el of Zenith Radio
Corp. It operates economically and for long
hour s on self-contained flashli ght batt eri es,
is perf ect for stationary use in ca bins, an d
as a " move ab out" recei ver for th e active
hunter a nd sportsma n. A rich, full tone
even at hi gh volume levels, and outsta nd ing
power ma ke thi s th e sportsma n' s id eal travelin g companion. Th e one-piece moul ded cabinet is sma rtly styled with a finished back
and ri bboned grill e. A pull-up ca rr y han dle
adds conven ience plu s to a demand pro duct.
Sugg ested ret ail pri ce of th e Royal 900 is
$69.95 less batteri es. Th e receiver wei ghs 3
pound s 3% oun ces, comple te with batteri es.
It is littl e mor e than 4 in ch es hi gh , 7 in ches
long and 3 in ch es deep. Manufactured by
Zen ith Radi o Corp oration, 6001 W. Di ckens.
Chi cago 39, Ill.
long and 3 in ch es deep. Manufact ur ed by
Zen ith Ra di o Corporati on, 6001 W. Dickens.
Chi cago 39, Ill.
ANDEROL LUBRI·KIT now makes available to sports men syn thetic lubricants with
spe cial properties develop ed for jet -a ge
military weapons syste ms. Lubri-Kit is a
packa ge conta ining two pol yeth ylen e tubes
filled with oil and grease manufact ured by
the Lehi gh Chemi cal Company of Chesterto wn, Ma ryland. Th e spec ial properties built
in to th ese lubricants ma ke th em es pec iall y
valua ble to the sportsman who wants th e
finest pro tection for hi s sporting equipment.
Th ey will no t evapo ra te or gum, op erate successfully over a temp erature ran ge fr om 50"
below fr eezing to 300 0 above. Th e synthe tic
lubricants in th e And erol Lubri-Kit pr event
ru st and corrosion, and loosen any ru st that
might alr eady be form ed on an exp osed ar ea.
The Lu bri-Kit features tw o tubes : one, a
synthetic gun oil ; th e other a top qu ality
gun gre ase.
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planni ng a Calumet ar ea in vitational trap.
shoot for Sunday befor e Labor Day, along the
lin es of the Armco In vitational Industr ial
sh oot held an nua lly at Middletown, Ohi o.
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N CL B OW N ER SHIP ma kes for
stra nge bedfellows. A gla nce at Trap
& Field's 1958 Gu n Cl ub Dir ect or y shows
that clay-targe t cl ub s are opera ted by such
d iver e gro up s as ind ividu al s, sports men's
associa tion , reta il firms, service and vet eran's
org an iza tion , muni cipalities, and airport
authorit ies, to name a fe w.
Conserva tion cl ubs are pro minent in the
list of gun club operators. Both local conse rvati on cl ubs and cha pters of the nat ional Izaa k
Walton Leagu e are listed a gun club
op era tor s. Ma r hall F ield 's F ielda le Gun is
a p ri me exa mple of ownersh ip by a ret ail
concern . Two na tional vet era n's assoc ia tions,
th e America n Legion and Veterans of
F oreign Wars, pr ovid e recr eation for their
memb ership and ot her shooters wi th g un
cl ubs. Th e E lks, Eagles, and Moose, of the
fratern al cl ubs add to member recr eation
with gun cl ub s. Local Li ons club s, of the
ser vice cl ubs, ren der community ser vice by
opera t ion of shooting facil ities.
Mu nicipa lities give community r ecr eat ion
a welcome boost wh en they pr ovide gun
cl ub s with taxp ayin g shoote r's moni es. AirWJ lIl
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opera tion of hooti ng facilities.
Mu nicipa lit ies give community recr ea tion
a welcome boost when th ey pro vide gun
cl ubs with taxpayin g shooter's moni es. Airport a uthor iti es put flying tar get s in the air
alo ng with flyin g air craft. Airport s are
naturals for gun cl ubs in man y locali ties.
Land required for an a irpo rt is often ideal
for gun club operations.
It 's to th e cre d it of th e cla y target sports
that hoo tin g facilities ar e prov ided by such
a wid e area of int erests.
G NS rea der s may bel ong to one or mor e
of th e orga nizations na med, wh o do not
opera te gun cl ubs in th eir own cities. As
club memb er s, you ma y poin t out to your
officers or your fell ow offi cer s th at your club
has an opportuni ty to jo in with it 's sister
clubs in offer ing the g un club for m of
in terest and recr ea tion to memb ers.
If more cl ubs are formed , it will be
possi ble to cond uct na tional championship
events. A Li on s, E lks, Ea gles, 'l oose, Legion ,
VFW, or Izaak Walton Leagu e n ational
tournam ent should att ract cons idera ble in terest, and stre n gthe n th e parti cip ati ng cl ub s.
" P ull" will be pleased to repor t any such
national tour na ment.
R and o m Shots
It has been anno unced t hat Int ern ati onal
T ra pshooting will be in clud ed in th e 1959
P an- Ameri can Games, to be held in Chicazo
Aug ust 27 to September 7. Internation~1
Sk eet had been previously sched uled for the
Pa n-Am Game s. Ya nk sca ttergunne rs welcome th e incl usion of th e cl ay tar get ga mes
in International port s events suc h as th e
P an -Am Gam es and pa rent Olympi c Gam es.
A few mor e points in th e clay tar get shooting ga mes of the last Olympi cs would h ave
tipped th e scale in favor of the United
States for an un official victory. Chief han di ca p to better perform an ce by clay t ar get
tea ms repr esen tin g th e
nited Sta te s has
been th e lack of pra cti ce facilities, esp ec ially
in tra p events.
Internation al trap re q uires a lay-out with
fifteen tr aps to each field. Ta rgets emerge
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nited Sta te s has
been th e lack of pr acti ce fa cilities, especially
in tr ap events.
Internati onal tr ap req uire s a lay-out with
fifteen tr ap s to eac h field. T ar get s emerge
from pit s flush with gro und level, rath er th an
from houses ab ove th e gro und. R egul ati on
int ernational trap tar get s fly from e ighty
to nin ety ya rds. A shooter is allo wed two
shots at th e target. (T his rul e would appea l
to a lot of shooters competing under ATA
rul es. How man y of you would lik e a seco nd
shot at th ose mis ed target s ? )
It is expected th at pr acti ce facilities will
be avail abl e well in advance of the P an- Am
Gam es, at Chicago's Lin coln P ark Gun Club,
on th e Outer Drive al ong Lak e Michigan.
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In Whitin g, Ind ian a, th e Whiting Gun
Club's an nual meetin g was held in November
at T iebel' s Restuar ant, US 41 and
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T he oil city cl ub threw 135,000 tar gets in
1958, for a success ful shooting sea on. An
add ition to cl ubho use facilities was a uthorized at th e annual meetin g. Club official s are
Trap a nd skee t received a boost on NBC's
Mo ni tor Radio coa st-to-coast week -end radio
feature. J ohn Amb er, editor of The Gun
Digest , described tr ap and skeet shooting
wh en int er viewed by J ohn ny Er p of BC's
sports sta ff. Sce ne of the in terview was
Fi eldale Gun Club, Ma rshall F ie ld's shotg un
extra vanganza Nort hwest of Chicago. Your
" P ull" col umn ist got in on th e act with
comments regarding junior shooting. Mrs.
Bill J ohnson, of Waukeska, Wi scon sin , represent ed th e ladies in an intervi ew with
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JIlin ois tra pshooters mourn th e death of
Jul es Greine r, popular pr esident of the
Illinois State T rap shooti n g As ociat ion, an d
prime mover in the orthb roo k Gun Clu b.
Jul es was a tru e fri end of th e shooting sport s.
Hi s loss will be felt to th e shooting ga me
ever ywhere. Our sympathy goes to th e family.
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Turkey shoots are big busine ss, finan ciall y
as well a for t he promotion of community
int er est in shooting . T he recen t a nnual
tu r key shoot staged by th e M un ster, In dian a,
L ions Cl ub dr ew 3,000 shooters , wh o fired
10,624 shots for 567 turkeys. T he Club
realized a profit of $4,100.00 - used the
mon ey for the ir Littl e Leagu e, Ca nce r Re search, a nd Nee dy Fa milies cha rities.
Turkey shoots with rifles or pistols are
fa miliar enough, and man y types of mat ches
can be set up. Bu t one of th e most popu lar
of turkey shoot events is th e shotgun mat ch .
From a di tance of a bout 30 to 40 ya rds, eac h
shooter fires one shot at hi s tar get. Th e tar get
is simply a piece of tar get paper with a cross
drawn or st a m nerl in th e ce nte r. Over all
can be set up . But one of th e most pop ular
of turkey shoot events is th e shotgun match.
F rom a di tance of abo ut 30 to 40 yards, each
shooter fires one shot at hi s targ et. T he target
is simply a piece of target paper with a cross
drawn or stamped in th e center. Over all
size doesn 't matter , since th e winnin g score is
th e pellet nearest th e j unct ion of th e cross.
Th e othe r pellet s ju st go al on g for th e rid e.
In thi s event every one should shoot the
same shell load and use shotg uns with the
same choke. Some sponsors furni sh a single
gun for everyo ne on th e squad to use.
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H igh Over all ti tle at th e Na tional Skee t
Shoot held at Waterf ord, Michi gan , was won
by Ken Sed lecky of Baldwin, Michi gan.
Sc ore: 540x550.
National all-gauge champion is Air For ce
}I / Sgt. Harold Myers of Westover AFB
Massach usett s. Myers bro ke a perfect 250~
250 to tie J ohn Dalton of Chevy Cha se,
Maryl and ; then sco red a clea n 75x75 to
bea t Dalton by one bir d in the shoot-off.
T op lady is Jud y Alle n of Oakl and, California, scor ing 247x250.
And Ed Brown of Birmingham, Ala barna , took th e Junior cro wn with
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• Chicago . Six tim es in two years robbers
looted the liquor store owne d and operated
by Mrs. Gladys Yesh. Mrs. Ye sh ob ta ined
a gu n permit, purch ased a .32 revolver , got
the poli ce to teach her to shoot it. Lat e last
June, a man entere d Mrs. Yesh's store , asked
for a bottl e of whi skey, th en drew a gun.
Mrs. Yesh pr otested and h e kn ocked he r
down. She dr ew her revolver fr om un der
her working smock, fired six shots, fo ur of
WORLD 'S BIGGEST SHOOTING MATCH
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s idized pri ce of 15 " Rappen" per round. An
avera ge work sh op mechanic will earn 380 to
400 Rappen per hour, so he will be able to
bu y a bout 25 rounds of ammunition for one
hour's wage. Th e ordinary pri ce for ammunition, not subsid ized, will be ab out 23 Rappen
per rou nd , whi ch still is not expe nsive.
Th e car tr idge cases are inten ded for one
shot, and are alwa ys scrapped a fter being
fired. Reloadin g is not for bid den , bu t is
very li ttl e done. Th e govern me nt fa ctories
also turn out th e sa me cartr idge with softpointed bull et s for hunting, and only few
rifles in other caliber s are used by Swiss
hun ter s. Techni call y. th ere is no doub t that
thi s excell ent cartrid ge, mad e and di stribut cd as th e stand ard of th e country bot h
for military, target , and hu ntin g pu rpo ses, is
an excelle nt solution to the ammo problem.
Th e cartridge case is 2.18" long, slightl y
larger in d iam et er tha n t he .30-06, neck ed to
7.5 mm caliber. It is loaded with a po int ed
full-ja ck et ed boattail bu ll et weighi ng 174.4
grains, 1.37" in lengt h, miking .302" in
d iam et er, cannel ured and seated with a
firm cr imp. Th e load is 47.1 grains of a
tubular powder whi ch looks lik e 4320. It
has a muzzle velocity of ab out 2590 feet p er
second. Th e primer n on-mer curic, no n-corrosive. In other word s, it is quite a cartridge ,
up to mod ern US standar ds f or qu ality, ma ybe better.
Th e Swiss shooter, however, doesn't ha ve
to worry ab out thi s data ; he worri es ab out
hi s perf orm an ce. As h e lies down for th e
pro ne shots. the cars on th e road di sappear
behin d a low conc re te wall. painted in a
pl easant dull green, along th e top of whi ch
th e tar get s are bar el y visibl e, Th e targets
are d ivided in gro ups. marked off with
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pr on e shots, th e cars on th e road di sappear
behin d a low concrete wall. painted i n a
pl easant dull gre en, alo ng th e top of whi ch
th e tar get are barel y visibl e. Th e tar get s
ar e di vided in groups. marked off with
colored shields at th e end of each gro up, and
indiv iduall y n umbered. It's easy to find on e's
own a nd to keep the eye on it. Behind h im
sits one of th e h un dreds of teena ge g irls
who do the office work on the range. She
wear s bi g, artille ry typ e ear pr otector s, and
mark s t he shooter's score on a card a s h is
shots are marked . Th e tar get is th e internation al 300-me ter fr ee r ifle target. with a
[our inch 10, a nd 2-inch rin g separa tion. Not
a n easy tar get , but a rifle in sta ndard cond ition is expec ted to keep 10 sho ts wit hin th e
four inch circle. Barrel lif e is about 15,000
round s. du e to a spec ial barr el steel. Th ese
boys shoot so much th at frequ en t ba rr el
cha nges by govern ment arse nals woul d eat
up more th an th e extra costs in makin g
ba rr els fr om expensive steels. Besides, th e
b ull ets used- soft steel jacket s with rolled-on
coating, the " trio-metal" j ack et s fr equ ently
used by E urop ean factori es- ar e not hard
on barr els.
Our shooter tak es a r est , a beer, maybe
a meal , before it is tim e fo r hi s n ext str ing.
This is on a d iffere nt ran ge, a littl e f urther
dow n th e 500 yar d line of targets. H ere th e
concre te wall perm its kn eelin g and standing
positi ons without seeing th e cars on th e
roa d. Th e shooting pr ogram is enormous.
Th er e are str ings of two sh ots, of three of
five. of 30. On e shooter showed me 460
record ed shots on th e slips of hi score b ook,
- and he still had not finished . Not all of
th em shoot th at much. of course. It takes
money. a nd tim e. But . if you have a keen
Through a tunnel und er th e ro ad you can
reach th e 100-meter ran ge. Here t he military
shoot ta kes pla ce; rapid fire strings again st
man target s with th e mil itary rifle. Big
clo uds of du st drift along the back stop, and
the noise und er th e covere d firing point s is
terrifi c. A pu sh on a button, an d th e tar gets
tip backw ards and come flying in on wires
for scor ing. As th ey halt at th e firin g point,
th ey tip to upright positi on , all au toma ti c.
An other score car d goes int o th e sealed box,
and th e shooter walk s back to th e main
ran ge. Her e is th e fr ee r ifle shoot. And th e
free pi sto l, at fifty met ers. Th er e is a peculiar
sile nce a t th ese firing points. Sig ns tell spec tators not to ta lk or other wise di sturb th e
hoot er s. Th e fr ee pi stol cartridge, th e .22
long rifle, canno t ma ke its voice heard among
the big bore s.
Th er e are Lu ger s at wor k her e too-as
ordna nce weapons, or in t he big bo re fre e
pistol ma tch. The modern and excellent
Neuha usen pi stol is commo n too, in bot h 9
mm and .30 Lu ger caliber. Some of th e old er
shooters shoot the Ordnan ce r evolver , model
of 1882, wit h th e character istic "paff!" and
th e smoke of th e bla ck -powd er cartridg e.
Th ey get a few add iti onal po int s on their
score to offset t he bi gger gro ups of the
an cient gun.
Sho oters of all ages compete. Veterans are
th ose born in 1898 and earl ier; Juniors are
th ose born in 1938 or later. Th ey. too, get
a few points added to th eir scores. Th e in terest in shooting is enor mous am ong the
youngsters . They work on th e r an ge, sell
ammunition, help wherever th ey ar e needed .
Th ey star t shootin g early on th e home ran ges,
and compe te as " Lungsch iit zen" (Younghooter s) 17-18-19 yea r old, before th ey are
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ammun itio n, help wh erever th ey are need ed.
Th ey start shoo ting early on th e home ran ges,
and compete as "J ungs chii tz en " ( Youngshooters ) 17-18-19 year s old, befor e th ey are
drafted in to th e mil itary forces for from 11
to 17 weeks of training. Then they return
with their own rifle.
Th e shooting cl ubs of Switzerland have
about 450,000 me mb er s, and 360,000 are required to shoot the qualifying score each year.
Th e country has about 3,400 rifle ran ges. Th e
ran ges th em selves ar e built b y the town s or
countr y comm unities to which t hey belong,
according to m ilit ar y specifications. Th e
S chwe izerischer S cliia zenoerein, the NRA of
witzerland, dates ba ck to 1905, and enjoys
yearly govern me nt grants to keep up it s
ac tivities. This, and th e S chiesspflicht , th e
duty to shoot, keep s th e gia nt organ ization
ver y much ali ve, and makes th e Schiitzenfest the in cr edible event it is.
By th e tim e of th e next Schiitzenf est , new
guns will ha ve entered th e pictur e: th e
Sturmge wehr, or storm tr ooper's rifl e. De-
signed by Direk tor Amsler of th e Government rifle factory and his assist ants, this r emarkable weapo n is now in ma ss produ ction,
and will be given to recruits. By 1962, 200,000
of th e new rifles will be in service. Th e
Schmidt-Rubin rifle and car bine is no lon ger
mad e. Most interesting is th e fa ct that th e
new gun will shoot th e same 7.5 mm car tridge
as th e pr esent arm y rifle. Th e target s will remain th e am e, an d th e civil ian shooting will
continue at 300 meter s. In other word s, th e
Sturmgewehr has to be a precision rifle.
Ha ving all th e ad vantages of a m odern
military design , th e new rifl e will r emain
un chan ged in th e hands of th e civilia n
shooters, excep t for th e 20-shot ma gazin e
whi ch will be r epla ced by a short typ e for
six rounds. Th e barrel is shor ter than that
of the Schm idt-Rub in car bine, and so is the
sigh t r adiu s ; but th e Sturmgewehr ha s a
very well-de sig ned, pre cision -mad e locki ng
syste m wit h steel rollers, some what r esem bling the Germa n MG-42, wh ich will aid in
sending th e bu llet s wher e th ey ar e ai med .
Th e St urmgewehr has made its appearance
on the civilian ran ges, and is received with
keen inter est.
At seven in the evening, th e shootin g cea ses
and a strange silence descend s on th e valley,
bro ke n only by th e h umming of a light
plane eng ine, and music from a ba nd inside
the festiva l hall. It 's tim e now for one of the
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Th ere will be dancer s, artist s, singers, and
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seen thi s landscap e for hundred s of years.
Wh en I had to leave, on th e third da y, the
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magazine sporter became more an d more
ap parent, and in 1927 th e pro du ction of hi ghpower hu nt in g rifles on the Swedish ar my
Ma user action of 1896 was starte d. Th e
cla ssic cartridge hot h in Swe den an d Norway
was th e 6.5 x 55, used in both coun tries for
mili tar y purposes ; but, for politi cal rea sons,
th e author ities wer e not overly enthusiastic
ab out letting every Tom, Dick and Harry own
a firearm shooting th e official army cartridge.
Gu nb ugs, how ever , hav e alway s been inventive. Th is tim e, th ey took th e army cart ridge,
cut off one milli meter of the neck, and
cha mbered the h un ting rifle correspondingly.
T he ar my ca rtr idg e wouldn't go in , an d the
aut ho rit ies were happy. In th e 6.5 x 54, as
th e new ca rt ridge was nam ed, th e hunt er h ad
th e sa me balli stics, so he was happ y, too. T he
desir e for a lar ger caliber was simply tak en
ca re of by neckin g up the 6.5 to the type
kno wn as 8 mm re-bored Ma user . Still alive,
thi s old r elic isn't too far from th e 7.62
NA T O round for looks.
During the thirt ies, H usqvarna continued
making single -shot, bolt ac tion rifles, and, a
fact kn own by only very few hunter s and
collectors out sid e of Swede n t oday , some of
th em were turne d out in th e American
calibers .30·30, .45-70, and even .45·90. Th ere
are still some of these old .30·30s in use,
alt houg h th ey are now bein g replaced by
more modern r ep eat er types in .30-06 and
simila r calibers.
Up to 1936, th e Swedish arm y Mauser
action had been used for I-lusqvarna hunting
rifles. In 1937, th e well -known F N Ma user
ac tion came into use, and I-lusqvarna rifles
were built on thi s action up to 1941, at
wh ich tim e th e pr e-war stock of these actions
wa s used un Belzium. fhe home countrv of
rIl1es. in i'J 3T, t1le weI ~kn own 1' l'lj Ma user
ac tion came into use, and I-lusqvarna rifles
were built on thi s action up to 1941, at
wh ich tim e th e pr e-war stock of these actions
was used up . Belgium , the home country of
the F N acti on , was occ upied by the Germans,
and th e FN plant was no lon ger available
for civilian purch ases. I-lusqvarna, how ever,
had no intention of stopp ing deli verie s to
their hunting custo mers. Food was scar ce
durin g the war , even though Sweden remained neutral , and hunting was mor e important th an ever . So they turned out an
impr oved vers ion of th e mili tary ac tion,
known as th e " rein force d army type," and
con tinue d production with th is up to 1946.
Lik e so many oth er large armsmake rs,
Hu sqvarn a ha s been calle d upon every tim e
war cloud s ga the re d over Europe, an d it is
very lik ely th at th eir work , in addition to
that of Swedis h militar y arse nals, h as been
of th e greates t importance in keeping the
country outside th e two gre at wars, espec ially
th e last one. when Swede n remain ed a neutral
island am ids t occupied count ries , and thousands of refu gees saved th eir li ves by cr ossing Swed en 's border s.
Between the war s, it had become mor e
and more apparen t tha t th e
was a coming weap on in European armies,
and th e Swedes, not wanting to lag behind '
in th e development, pr ocu red a n umber of
Finnish Suom i SMG's and named them
Model 37, for th e yea r of adoption. T his gun
fired th e 9 mm Long Brownin g cart r idge, th e
same as th e Swedish army pistol , th e Brow ning Model 03 (in th e Swedish army designa ted 07) . Unlike th e Finnish drum magazine,
th e Swedish gun had a unique double-row
staggered magazin e with a ca pac ity of 50
rounds. With th e war alre ady begun , n o
submac hine gun was availa ble in th e open
market , and Swede n bought wha t they could
get in semi-finished parts and drawings from
Fi nla n d, int ending to star t a pr oduction of
th eir own. A small sh ipment of Tomm y-Gun s
bar ely mad e a Swedi sh harbour before the
bl izzard of war cut the overseas supply lin es.
It was soon clear to the Swedi sh mili tary
experts tha t th e 9 mm Long Br ownin g cartridge was too much of a soft y for the comparativel y hea vy and well -shootin g SMG, and
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work was sta rte d to convert the existing guns
int o 9 mm Lu ger cali ber. This mod el wa s
calle d th e 37/39, and Hu sq varna turned out
la rge number s of thi s type durin g the war .
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calle d th e 37/39, and Hu sq varna turned out
la rge number s of thi s type durin g the war .
In addi tion, th ey took over th e e ntire pro du ction of th e pist ol Model 07, and th e
Model 40, th e Finnish Lahti, in 9 mm L uger
caliber . Th ese arm s can be recogni zed by
th e well kn own crowned H moulded int o
th eir h ard-rubber grips. In add ition, th ey
wer e cranking out Ma use r service ri fles
Model 96 and th e new improved M38 with
shortened barrel and ben t-down bolt handle.
Even th ough thi s imp ort ant produ cti on
stre tched the factory's capacity to th e limit,
they managed to keep th e making of civilian
arms going. Th e calibers wer e th e Europea n
6.5 x 55, 9.3 x 57, and 9.3 x 62 mm .
In 1947, FN had again been able to tak e
up th eir civilian produ cti on , and Husqva rna
aga in turned to usin g th e FN ac tion to satisfy
the grea t demand for hunting rifles a fter th e
scarcity that had been un avoidable in war
years. FN ac tions were boug ht in th e white,
the n finished up and blu ed at Husqvarna.
This ac tion was in use up to 1953.
F or obvious reason s, a big ar ms fact ory
lik e I-lusq varna is keenl y inter ested in buildin g th eir guns on acti ons of th eir own design
and manufacture. No mat ter h ow well-designe d and reli abl e th e F N acti on was, customers are always interest ed in something
new , and any man ufacturer lik es to be able
to rely on him self , what ever mi ght happen to
imp ort from forei gn countries. So, in th e
ea rly fifti es, Hu sqvarn a ea rnes tly beg an
thinking of building something rea lly new in
th e way of a bolt acti on , and sta rte d ou t to
find th e man for the job. They had lu ck,
and within a short whil e the chie f design er
of arms was at work. Th ey gave hi m a staff
of th e best and most experience d p eopl e
from th e old ar msmaking d ivision, a nd toge ther th ey beg an lining u p wha t th e new
design should be li ke, wor king f ro m th e
cu sto mer in ward s, and fr om th ei r drawin g
boa rds a nd armsmaking ex pe rience outwards.
The c hief des ig ne r of ar ms was M r. Eric
Clae sso n, who was born in Bofors and grew
up in thi s home town of t he worl d fa mo us
a nt i-air cra ft ca n non. Cla esson ca me to wor k
in the Bofors dr awin g office and lat er on th e
test-firing ra nges, whi ch str etch for mi les a nd
miles outside the town . Wi th t he beginnin g
of th e war , he turned in to acti ve duty as an
ord na nce officer, gradua ting from the m ilitar y
Eng in eer H igh Sc hool an d th e Hig h Schoo l
of th e Ar till ery, a nd serving as a n or dn an ce
teach er at t he War Academy. In ad dition,
he spent three ye ars as a Gove rn me nt In spector at the ma in ar my arse na l. Wi th the
Bofors backgr ound and ten years of active
ser vice as an ord na nce officer on top of h is
civil ia n ed uca tion , Clae sson wa s still a yo ung
fell ow when h e and his team star ted t he d esign wor k on the new ac tion bac k i n 1950.
All of t hem were fu ll of en th usiasm.
"We h ad lo ng k no wn," Claesson say s, " tha t
the different mi litary actions wer e stro ng ,
r eli able, made fro m good mat er ial s ; but they
we re mad e for th e m ilitar y purpose, a nd d id
in several poin ts not correspon d to what we
co nsi dered the ide al ac tion for h untin g r ifles.
On e th i ng was the military ty pe safety, whi ch
is too hig h for a modern low scope mount.
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in several po ints not correspon d to what we
co nsidered the ide al ac tion for hu nt in g r ifles.
On e th i ng was the mili tary ty pe safety, whi ch
is too hig h for a modern low scope mo unt.
A nd it does some nast y cli cki ng whe n reo
leased. The lon g firi ng pin fall was a no the r
deta il which we wan ted to cha nge. The same
goes for the maga zine bott om , wh er e we
wanted a hinge to pr event its be ing lost in
the woods an d to ea se em ptying t he magazine
with out havin g to ch amber every ro und. The
Swed ish militar y ac tion was de finitely too old
in it s design. It d oes not cock on th e ope ning of the bolt, an d the bolt had only t wo
lockin g lu gs, while we wa nted a t hir d at th e
rear for safety reasons. We also thou ght t hat
th e mo de rn cr aze of str eaml inin g should be
turned loose on th e militar y actio n t o mak e
it more suitable for hu ntin g purposes. That' s
why we moved t he bol t stop to t he in side of
t he rec eive r. We streamlined the whole outside of the ac tion as far as wa s possibl e,
incl ud ing the bolt sleeve an d t he be nt-down
bolt handl e. La st but not lea st, we ha d a
good rea son for making a new actio n in th at
new materia ls, and a bove all , new hea t t reatin g met hod s have been taken in to use since
we mad e th e mi litary ac tion s, ma ki ng it
po ssib le to vas tly increa se the strength of
. th e action ."
Mod estly enough , the chi ef desi gn er did
not ment ion how strong that ac tio n act ua lly
is. Not only were the Norma blu e p ill l oad s
us ed for test ing of t he actions (40 p er ce nt
pressur e over th e normal load) serious efforts
wer e made to see j ust what it would tak e to
bl ow one of t he act ion s a pa rt. T wo bull ets
lo dg ed in th e bo re ahea d of the cartr idge did
not do it. F ir in g in to a bore filled with
No .7 sho t t urned th e gun into a combina tio n
nf r i Rp ~ n rl c:.h n t crn n h nt (1"..1 n o nt h r-r darn-
imm ediatel y ah ead of th e ca r tr idge, a n d th e
barrel was po ur ed half full of molt en lead
fr om th e muzzle. Not hing bro ke.
T he re wa s onl y one more thing to do: pou r
the barrel full of molten lead clear to th e
mu zzle, th en clamp the g un in th e machin e
r est, an d pu ll the remote firin g mechan ism.
We did it. Sure , th e lead rod came some 8
in ches out of t he bor e, a nd th e umpteen
th ou san ds of psi's leak ed out like steam fr om
a locomotive, but- those locki ng lu gs held!
Of cours e, t he good old Swed ish steelmake rs at Fager sta did their part of the j ob,
a nd so d id mod ern hea t-trea tin g meth od s.
But, in th is a uthor's opinion, th er e is on e
design feature of th e I-Iusq va rn a bolt which
is hard to beat when it come s to bui lt-i n
stre ngth. T hey moved th e bolt stop in side
the receiver, and a t th e sa me t ime th ey
moved th e ejector down to 7 o'clo ck so t ha t
the ejector slot (whic h, in th e mili tary ac tion,
ru ns clear th r ou gh t he left locking lu g, th e
upper one when the bolt is clo sed ) is no
lon ger in t he lu g, but bene at h it . T he solid
locki ng lug of th e Husqvarna ac tion does
away with th e cra ck whi ch runs fr om t he
eje ctor slot into th e fir in g pin h ole of the
military M aus er ac tion wh en it is severely
eno ug h overlo ad ed.
And so t he wor k goes on at t he 269-yearold plant at the Hu sq varna fall s. Sure, t hey're
cursing about the hi gh pr ices of t he selecte d
F ren ch walnut they imp or t for th eir stocks ;
but, on th e other side, th ey are l uck y in
being situated in on e of the wor ld' s for emost
countr ies for th e mak in g of hi gh-grade steels.
T ooling u p for th e n ew ac tion took t hree
quarters of a million goo d Swe dish bu ck s in
fixture s, ji gs, di es, a nd drawings, an d t he
super-d uper barrel-hammerin g ma chin e wa sn 't
built for nothing eithe r ; but, in ret urn , it
cra nks out. barrel s a t an w"r"r! ihl"b '~p" r!:
qu ar ter s ot a mi llion goo d Swedish uc ks in
fixtures, ji gs, di es, a nd drawings, an d th e
super-d uper barrel-h amm erin g ma chin e wa sn' t
bu ilt for nothing eithe r ; but, in retu rn , it
cra nks out barr els a t an in cr edible sp eed;
a nd th e gr ooves ar e perf ect ly cut and poli sh ed .
And developm ent never ends. T he dr awi ng
boa r d tea m is cons tantly wor kin g on impr ovem ent s in design and ma n ufa cture, news
of whi ch will come "out wh en th ey are proved
and read y. What will come next , and wh en,
is hard to say. But the H usq varna action
wa s mad e the hard way, with 150 intricat e
m ill in g op erat ion s on th e r ecei ver alone,
wit h machin ed for gings instead of stam pings,
Th er e are 7,000 men on t he Hu sq varna
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170 gr. factory . .. .. . .. .... .. 5"
ISO gr. handload. .. .. . . . ... . 3"
170 gr. handload. . . . . .. . ... . 4"
ISO gr. Express .. . ......... . 1%"
170 gr. Exp re ss .. .. ..... . .. . 2 14 "
Trajecto ry R ise at 200 Yd . :
I SO gr. fa ctory
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170 gr. factory
14"
ISO gr. handl oad. . .. .. . . . . .. 9"
170 gr. ha ndload
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I SO gr. Exp re ss
4"
170 gr. Express ... .... ..... . 6"
Penetration R ise: (at 20 [t.) %" Sp ruce
ISO gr. factor y':'
5"
170 gr. fact ory':'
6% "
I SO gr. han dl oad
6"
170 gr. handl oad . . . . .. .. . . . . 7"
ISO gr. Express.... .... ..... 9"
170 gr. Expre ss
II"
( "'Fa ctory b ullets p ulled and H orn ady
bullets of comparable weight substitute d to
give un iformit y and a tru e compar ison.)
Other pert inent Iacts and figur es ar e
th ese: Pressur e signs with Ex press loads
were less th an wit h one grain less tha n the
maxim um loads in the standard .30-30 as
listed in the Sp eer Handbook. Extra ctio n
was eas ier tha n with two gr ains less than
maxim um load, as is usuall y th e case with
th e improv ed typ e cartridges. Nos. 4320,
4895,3031, and Hi -Vel powders wer e used in
the tests ; Hi-Vel proving to give the hi gh est
velocity with less pressur e tha n the other
thr ee. Express load s u sed are as foll ows, all
being maximu m loads, five shot groups, fired
at 100 yard s:
36 gr. 3031, I SO gr. bullet.
3% "
34.5 gr. 3031, 170 gr. bullet.
3% "
39 gr. 4320, I SO gr. bullet.
2"
38 gr. 4320, 170 gr. bullet.
2%"
37 gr. 4895, I SO gr. bull et.
3"
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34.5 gr. 3031, 170 gr. bullet.
3% "
39 gr. 4320, I SO gr. bullet.
2"
38 gr. 4320, 170 gr. bullet.
2% "
37 gr. 4895, I SO gr. bull et.
3"
34.5 gr. 4895, 170 gr. bullet. . . 2%"
38 gr. Hi-Vel, I SO gr. bull et. .. 2% "
36 gr. Hi-Vel, 170 gr. bulle t. . . 1% "
Best grou ps above were obtained wit h th e
new '94, as the old saddle ca rb ine had a
slightly pe ppe ry bore which beca me fouled
a fter a few roun ds, spread ing the group out.
It should be noted that th e above " maximum"
load s indi cates a load that still extra cts
easily. Actually , loads tested for maximum
pressure s ran 1% to two gra ins above th ese,
with difficult extraction and primer s flatten ed noticeably. It was also noted that accuracy was somewha t better after r e-chamber ing, due to increased velocity, and less
tend ency of over -stabi lization in one- 12"
twist ba rre ls. Case capacity by volum e is
in crea sed by four gra ins (of 4895) . Pressures ran below th e max imum limit, Hi -Vel
developin g around 37,000 pounds per square
inch , and it is common kn owled ge that a
straighte r case tend s to red uce bolt th rust.
With loads two gra ins abo ve those li sted,
many were loaded two and thr ee tim es, and
still going stron g. With loads listed, I have
load ed ma ny as much as eight t imes. I find
th at abo ut every thi rd firing, th e case requires f ull-len gth sizing in a full-l en gth di e
I made up. Oth erwise, neck sizin g and crimping, wit h th e H erter's Un iversal die, pro ved
to be sufficient.
To sum up, ballist ics are similar to tho se
of the .300 Savage, avera ging 2505 fp s with
170 gr. bull et, 2580 wit h ISO gr. b ull et, using
Hi-Vel loads li sted. As will be noted by th e
above figures, th e 170 gr. bullet is th e most
efficient of the two bullet weight s. As there
were still some un bu rn ed pow der grains h itting th e first chronograp h tap e, we may conclu de th at th e rifle-leng th .30-30s would give
some gai n in velocit ies, over the carbine typ e.
Veloci ties obtained usin g powd er s mention ed
other tha n Hi-Vel, r an 100-190 Ip s slower,
and are ther efore not as worthy of consideration.
Fa ctory loads may still be fired in the
reamed out chamber, in pl ace of th e Express
lo ad s, if you're out in th e brush and lose
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Factory loads may still be fired in th e
reamed out chamber, in pl ace of th e Express
lo ad s, if you're out in th e brush and lose
your ammo . In fac t, that is all tha t is necessary to fire-form, unless you prefer to ob tain
empty cases to handload first. No spec ial
corn meal fill er, or hydraulic blowin g-out is
necessary, as with some wildcats. Of the
nearly 200 cases fire-formed, only two ~
were lost in the process.-Dave Stout . ~
ELMER KEITH SAYS
(Con tinued from page 9)
n ever can be on account of its loa d. It is
also an exce llen t peace officers gun for carr yin g in th e police car ; and when load ed with
the reg ular military 174 gra in Spitzer, it is
an excellent short ri fle for the pea ce officer.
T he old Lee Enfield has long been known
as one of th e bes t rapid fire rifle s ever made
for figh ting troops and, with it s te n shot
magazine capacity, you can load it once and
hun t all week. No thi ng of bea uty in any
sense of th e word, thi s J ungle Carbine is
neverth eless a very reliab le stur dy, and accurate wea pon, excelle nt for deer, bla ck bear ,
and similar sized ga me.
Safety is rugged and reli able and on th e
le ft side of th e rear end of th e re ceiver . Bolt
cocks on the clos ing motion. A lot of ri fle
for th e pri ce asked which is ju st under $25.
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MARTINI MARKSMAN
A splendid tow-cost huntin g' r ifle that wi ll impres s
yo u w ith it s a cc urac y ! A po werfu l b u t s uper li g'ht·
we ig-h t w ea pon. Ideal, t oo . for w omen and young-ste rs.
T h e pet-te et big' g a me "starter" rcr a ny b oy. Ha s th e
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Pressures & Velocities of
K eith 44 Ma gnum Handloads
For a couple years now, I have recommended 22 grains Her cules 2400 behind th e Keith
250 gra in Ideal bullet, cast one t o 16 tin
and lead , and sized .429, as a safe an d very
accurate relo ad fo r the 44 Magnum. Dr.
Leonar d Nip pe of T oledo, Ohio, carefully
assembled my re comm end ed loa d b ut with
bullet s cast one to 10 tin and lead and weigh.
ing only 241 gra in s from Lyman Id eal 429421
mould . T hese, he shipped to the H. P . White
Labo ratory at Bel Air , Md., together with
an other batch of loads, with hi s own version
of my bull et design weighing a f ull 250.4
grai ns and incorporating a gas check. T hese
were also loa ded with 22 grains 2400. Remin gton cases wer e used and Remin gt on 21j2
primers.
Her e are the re su lt s as reported by myoId
fri end Burt M unhall to Dr. Nip pe: Kei th 241
grain bullet sized .429 one t o ten ti n and
lead, loaded with 22 grains 2400, average
velocity, 1385 feet ; avera ge pr essure, 33910
P .S.I. With the Ni nne var iation of the Keith
and l oad ed wit h 22 gra ins 2400 in sa me R emin gton cases, bu llet s cas t on e to ten t in a nd
l ead , ave rage of te n shots with eac h load .
ve loc it y 1410 feet; a verage pr ess ure 37,220
P. S.I. Bull et s a lso sized .429" and gro ove
dia me te r of barrel .429 fo r bot h loa ds.
Th ese met ic ulou s lab or al or y chronog raph
tests p rove co nc l uaive ly tha t my load of 22
gra ius 2400 may be sa fely incr eas ed to 23
g ra ins with hard one -to -te n b u llets o f my
d esi gn sized .429" . Th e tests als o show that
the grea ter pr e- su re of Dr. N ippe's var ia tiun
of m y b ulle t wei gh in g 250.4 gra ins boost ed
ve loc it ies f ro m a n averag e of 1385 feel to
l4.10 feet. A softer hu lh-t wo uld also in crease press ures eve n fur th er. I bel ie ve, wit h
e ithe r lo a d . l\1y h ul lci . cas t one to 16 t in a nd
lead , usu all y we ig h, 250 g ra ins fr om mus t
mo ulds . a nd b ull et s fr om Wi sl er W est ern
A r ms Co. as ca st hy G _ E. :\Iurphy usu all y
r un ri ght on the nose at 250 gra ins wei ght.
As th e fa c tori es lik c to ho ld p ress ur es down
to 40,000 pound s for th e 44 :\lagnum, I feel
t hese loa ds of min e wi th 22 g ra ins 2400 a re
a pproac he d. ) On e mou se, a big b ull in
Alas ka . hit behi nd left sho ulde r with K ei th
ha nd load, th rou gh h eart and o ut thro ugh
flesh of r ight sho ulder. Bull hu mped up an d
ran 50 ya rds. then stoo d a few sec onds befor e
going dow n to stay .
I ha ve k illed t hree dee r w ith th e 44 Magnurn car tr idge. one a t 20 ya rds h ead shot
thro ugh brai n fr om 61j," S & W, one at 25
ya rd s (a no ther bra in shu t ) , and o ue at over
600 yards, hit once in r igh t j aw, th en h it
ag ain broadside th ro ugh both lu ngs a nd o ut
as the deer turn ed br oa dside up th e mo un ta in . T his d eer wa s hit first by a rifleman
using a 300 Mag n um. l sho t at such crazy
lo ng ra nge only to he lp slo p a wo unde d a nimal. My first shot wa s low. m y second shot
also luw a t the b ucks h eel s, but th e nex t tw o
sho ts, fir ed wit h a h igher hold , stopped h im .
Eve n a t s uc h extre me ra nge, t he big sixg un
slug, Rem in gt on factory load , cut a 60 calibe r
ho le through the deer.
Bo b Moo dy uf Mood y's R eloa ding Serv ice,
Helen a , Mont., ha s been kill in g his bu ck
for se vera l years wi th a .44 Spec ial Sm ith &
W esson a nd m y hea vy 235 gra in ho llow p ointba ck ed by 18.5 gra ins 2400. Th e .44 Ma gn um loa ds, both fact or y a nd ha nd loa ds, are
far supe r ior in kill in g pow er. I bel ieve it
best for all ha nd load er s to stic k to my
reco m mended load s for th e .44 Ma gnum and
let the fa cto r ies prod lice th e I ull m axim um
power load s, as they ha ve the proper eq uipment to test for bot h p ress ure and veloc ity
and it is best for all hand loader s to stay
on th e sa fe sid e. Incideu tall y, my 250 gra in
bu llets cas t ha rd (on e to 16 to on e to ten t in
and lead ) pen et rat e deep er th an do th e fa ctory bullets of m ilch so fte r meta l w hich u pset a nd expa nd mo re th an m y hard bu ll et s.
..44 Magnum Carbine or Rifle
Ward Ko ozer, Do ugla s. Ar izo na, ca n m ak e
up first class .44 Ma gnum r ifles or ca r b ines
fro m t he Mo del 1892 W in(' hest erin .38-40
anl fe~d) ~~'n clrat e' d e~;)er tl;;111 d o th~ 'fa ctory bullets of m ilch so fte r meta l w hich u pset a nd expa nd mo re th an m y hard bu ll et s.
..44 Magnum Carbine or Rifle
a safe stand ar d for the ha nd load er an d a re
d efin itely more acc ura te t ha n the fac tory
l oa d with a so ft 240 gra in bu lle!.
An int.er e- r ing expe ri ment I ca rr ied a lit was
to pull ten Hemiu g ron load s a nd res ize t he
cas es, then re p lace th e or ig ina l fa ctory po wd er cha rge an d seat a nd cr im p my 250 ~ra i lls
K e ith bul let on th e or ig ina l Hem in gton factor y load . T he onc to 16 or harde r K eith bull et s th at wei g hed ten grains more th an the
fa ctory part- ja cket s lllg ac t ua lly devel oped
muc h less pr ess ur e. I wo uld es tima te press ure s a t 5,000 po und s less th an fae lory, clearl y indi ca tin g t he e ffect of so lt bu llet s on pr ess ures . T he Herniu gto n hu llet s a re soft a nd
wo uld not h old the r ifling wc re it not fo r
their pa r t j acket wh ich co ver, n ot on ly th e
co mp le te bas e ba nd but a lso th e lower lubrica t ing g roove. T h is ja ck et is very th in (a s
i t sho uld be ) . up set s to fill t he cham ber
m o uth n icel y, and is q ui te a ccurat e to extrem e r a n ges ; but the fact r ema in s tha t it
d evel o ps hi gh e-r pr essure, with its soft bullet co nte nt a nd .431" d iam e ter.
I no w h a ve man y reports of b ig game
ki ll in g wit h th e 44 :\l agn ulll. bot h R emin gton
load s an d hand lo.uls with my bull et a nd 22
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Ward Ko ozer, Do ugla s. Ar izo na, ca n m ak e
up first class .44 Ma gnum r ifles or ca r b ines
fro m t he Mo del 1892 W in(' hest erin .38-40
or .44-40 ca liber s on ly. li e p u lls the old barr el, then tak es a -"Iodd 1894· Wi nchester ba r r el or ca r bine barr el a nd re hore s it fr om
.25-35 or .30·30 or .3H-55 to .44 Magnum,
cha m be rs it for th e lall er cartrid ge, t hen fits
it to th e Mode l '92 stoc k an d a ct ion . T he
aCIion is adeq ua ie for th e load an d t his
mak es one of th e han di est littl e lever r ifles
for t his grea t pistol ca r t r idge. W e had K oozer
make one in ca r bine for m wit h f ilII len gth
m agazin e, a n d it ni cel y holds ten ro unds in
th e ma gaz ine a nd shoots very well. Ours was
ma de np fr om a worn .30-30 barrel . Th e bet ter ni ck e l stee l -"f od el 94 barrels. wh en worn
a lit in th ei r ori gin a l ca li bers , ma ke exce lle nt
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patte rns and inst r ucti ons • • •• all fo r onl y
MONEY.JACK GUARANTEE
$ 1 .0 0 ppd .
TANDY LEATHER CO.
BOX 791 ·LG
FORT
(S;. <. 1919)
W O RTH . TE XA S
YOU'll tROW OV£R
YOUR elfAN G-UN WlTii
HOPPE'S N29
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Removes all primer,
powder , lead and
metal fouling .
Guards ag ai nst
moisture and rust. ....._ "
~.!..t'U<;~~nf/;iA'8 ~'i'&
& Detm old , a nd remain our general representatives in th e States . Th e gun No. 27,184
was an Anson of good quality 12 ga uge,
with eje ctor, our number 6, type B, which
corr esponds 10 th e act ual gra de 25. At th at
time, th e sale pri ce as per Abercro mbie &
F it ch' s ca talog was $225. Th e gun mu st be
a 'la dy gun' bu ilt for littl e or no recoil, very
light but strong, an excelle nt shooter," concl ude d th e Fra ncott e lett er, qu otin g fr om
th eir recor ds. VL & D would probabl y not
have both er ed to tell Fran cotte th e nam es
of their custome rs : th e specifications wer e
all th ey need ed to pa s on. Th e "lady gun"
spec strong ly back s thi s gun' s cla im to fam e
today with fa cts.
" BI LLY" is engraved on severa l Winches ters at th e Cody Mu seum. A littl e
str onger verification of all eged Cody association might be want ed , but at least one gun
does have a coincidence of ser ial numbering
whi ch mak es it wort hy of mor e than pa ssin g
notice. A handsome plainly finished Model
1876 octagon rifle in .50-95 caliber, th e nam e
appears in sla nted block lett er s on th e bottom of th e ca rtridg e lifter. Th e gun , accordin g to the ta g, was " used by Buffa lo Bill in
late stage coac h and earl y Wild West Show
da ys." Serial Number 16710 places thi s rifle
in 1881. Sugges ting one of Cody's earl ier
gra nd tours of th e gun fa ct ori es ba ck east
is thi s coinc ide nce of number with th e numbers and date of a pair of hand some Colt
Frontier revolver s with buff alo bon e grips
a nd flash y ni ck el platin g. Sta mped 54057
a nd 54070, th e two revolver s, mad e in 1881,
a nd th e Model 1876 r ifle ma y ha ve been
obtained on one trip east by th e budding
showman. According to Wild We st Show
rin gmaster Frank Ri chardson, in debunking
I' r i t l t'c:'
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th !llt
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STANDARD DISCOUNTS
AURAND'S
I :J il i i fj: I 4: Ii 141 ·1 Ii 1fJ
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This .54 caliber M1836 U.S. pistol
bears monograms IH and WAT on side.
associati on gun. Colter, in 1807, explored
th e country around what is now Cody,
Wyomin g, and some peopl e hav e expressed
th e view th at th e gun might " have been lost
by Colt er or by a memb er of a ver y early
exped ition prior to 1815." Sin ce Colter' s
narrati ve of bi s travels in th at section fail
to menti on loss of such guns , an d since th e
Indian fusil or " Iuke" was usu all y not th e
equipmen t of whit e men (t hey pr eferring
.eb "", ~ . _~"-"'_
obtained on one trip eas t by th e budding
showman. Accordin g to Wild We st Show
rin gma ster Frank Richard son, in debunkin g
critics' claims that Cody used short cartridges, th e wort hy Buffalo Bill was alleged
to use "a .50-calib er W inchest er rifle, shoot:11.....
ing .50-calib er solid head cartridges, conFRANK A. HOPPE, INC.
taini ng no shot, and furni sh ed by th e Union
2313 N. 8TH STREET, PHILA. 33. PENNSYLVANIA
Metal lic Cartridge Compa ny." Richardson
does not comment on th e affect th ese alleged
.50 caliber slug s mu st have had on over heat tent canvas, ce ilings , and surro unding
TO DEAL ERS WITH LETTERH EAD
scenery . Nevertheless, the testimony is
• Hand Guns, Rifles and Shotguns
qu oted , for th e record.
• Reloading Tools and Components
• Scopes, Mounts, Sights, Accessories
Th e claim as to use may have r eferred to
• F.N. & Sako Rifles, Act ions & Bbls.
thi s particu lar rifle, but an exa mina tion of
• Archery, Fishing & Camping Equipment
th e gun shows it is in very fine condition,
All Cash orders postpaidnot ha ving been used mu ch. As shoote rs
$100.00 net orders prepaid.
know who have handl ed case hard ened guns,
229-233 E. Third St.
the receiver s and lever s wear to a silvery
LEWISTOWN, PA.
bright finish qui ckl y, once th e protective
case ha rde ning color la cqu er is worn off.
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T his big '76 does not ha ve th at silver look,
MOde;n~~
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h as been used very little.
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Bombasti c th ough Cod y was, he pr obabl y
303-5 SHOT
$
REPEATING R I F L E S AS
had not th e courage to fire solid ball .50
ISS UED GOOD CONDITIO N
,
caliber slugs ar ound Madison Squ are GarWin chester Military 303 Br iti sh Cartri d ges, 100 - $ 10
T he workin g guns of t he Wild West
Send Cheek or S
15 HANDCUFFS, Special 95 den.
Show see m pr etty unif orml y to have been
Money Order
P e erl ess typ e, light wei ght . br illiantly
fin ish ed .
plainer mod els of '73 in .44-40 caliber . On e
PUBLIC SPORTS SHOPS, 11 S.16thSt., Phila. 2. Pa.
of th ese plain '73 carbines was pr esent ed to
the Cody Mu seum severa l years ago by
Colonel Walter F. Siegmund of th e Win.
chester company. Currently en graved on th e
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side plate with the word s " Winc hes te r used
by Col. W. F . Cody Buffalo Bill Property
Hunti ng - Fish ing - Fighting - Throwing - Skinning of Col. W. F. Siegmund." Serial numb er of
- e nrvi ng - Bowie's in 5 sizes . These World fa mous
229894P plac es thi s car bine as having been
knives, 100% han dcr a fted fr om Swedi sh Tool Steel.
15 models, vari ous lengths - ha ndle combina t ions.
Collector' s pieces today; of legenda ry fa me tomar .. manufactured abou t 1887.
row. Send 25c f or descriptions, pric es and instrucCody , ac cording to mu ch-t old tal es of th e
tive booklet. SOc f or Fight ing knife use manua l.
W . D. RANDALL, Jr., Box 19 88-C Orlando, Fla. Wild We st Show, was in the habit of sendmetal fouling.
Guard s against
moisture a nd rust. . . . ._ "
At all sp or ting goods dealers.
Se nd 25 If for ge nero us tr ial
bottle. "G un C lea ning Guide"
Free on re q ues t.
ing ru nner s ah ead to a town to bu y up all
th e old rifles in th e pawn shops so that when
a di gni tar y called on him , he could pr esent
th e Ma yor, Cit y Coun cilman, etc ., with " his
rifle." This car bine, pr esented some time before World War I , appears to be of th at
category.
Oth er reli cs in a mor e or less good state
of pr eser vati on are che ris hed in the log
lod ge at Cody. Not all ar e Buffal o Bill
associa tion it ems. On e curiou s reli c is a
H udson' s Bay Fu sil , or I ndian tr ad e gun.
All that rem ai ns of th e pi ece is a bi t of
weath er ed bu tt stoc k, ru sty half-round barr el,
and t he chara cter istic lar ge-bow tri gger
gua rd. Fo und along th e Shoshone Ri ver between the town of Cody, and DeMari s
Springs, it is though t to be a J ohn Colt er
to menti on loss of such guns, and since th e
Indian fusil or " fuke" was usu all y not th e
equipment of whit e men (t hey pr eferrin g
Kent uck y or Ameri can sporting rifles, or
U.S. musk et s if govern me nt subsid ized), th e
gre ater probability is that th e gun was
dropped by some I ndian anywh er e in ti me
betw een 1840 and 188a-possibly later.
Distrib ution of the Ind ian trade fu sil s in
that country wa s dep end en t on th e fur trade
or, lat er , possibly by int er-tribal barter between Indians. Th e gun ma y hav e come
fr om far th er north, via Canada, or been a
r eli c of t he Sioux and Cr ow flight acr oss the
bord er. Spec ulation is endless- but th is is
not hist ory , only r oman ce.
And so it goes at th e Cody museum.
Th ou gh thi s collection, speak ing inanim at ely,
ha s had th e ad vantage of supervision by
relatives of th e la te Col. Cod y, th e pi cture
is not complete. M useum profession ali sm
does not end with varn ished floors, neatl y
chinked logs, and clea nly printed di spl ay
card s. Tedi ous and ofte n unrewarding research by scholars who combine a littl e of
th e " ha lf hoss, half .alligator" spirit with the
intensit y of th e bookworm will ultimat ely
reveal th e sec rets of th e mute g uns of
Colonel Cody. Celebrations thi s F ebruary,
1959, commemorating th e birthday of Buffal o
Bill , may include ded icat ion of a new Cody
Mu seum . Sin ce mu ch of th e di splay mat erial
rela tes to th e ar ea, rather than to Bill Cody
and hi s fri end s spec ifically, a new museum
building now pr epar ing may be read y in
tim e to house th is imp ort ant collec tion of
frontier Amer icana. W ith the "face lifting"
of th e old relics may come a face l ifting of
th e di sp lay cards. Bri ef research woul d reveal many interest ing th ings ab out th e ~
guns "o nce property of Colon el Cod y." ~
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uurrrsir
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:.\lau ser ritl es. V er y good-$3 7. 50. E xcellent- $'12.GO. Ocrman G - 43 81l1 m M a user 10 shot se mi - aut omat ic riftes. E xcell en t- $60. 00. Eg yptian 81l11ll Ma user 10 shot semi- automa t .lc rtr les, Ver y good-:i'69. 50. I sr aeli .:\lod.!JS 8111111
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ls lay St ree t. S ant a Bar ba ra, Ca li f.
lt IFLES , 303 BU1TI SH E nticld s , a s i ssued , good cond i tion . $23 . 00. .303 Brit i sh Military Cart r i dg es, $10.0 0
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l ' enna.
~;~~' I E LD 3 75 l\ IAG K U ~ L hean- bbl. Jr. t argetsp ot , VG
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HAXD GU X S- NE\V enl arge d 195D cat a log 5 0c. R ober t
}I'ri eli t'h. 300 Bro ollle S t.. l' ew Yor k ]3. 1\. Y.
M -l ltU'LES $125. N E W M-I Carbin es $100. Slope r, Rim-
PEDO ME T ER BRAND ne w hy Ne w H aven w a tch Co..
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It Jlt'LE SL IN GS, lea t he r , A rmy Su rp lus, P ,4 in ch. B r and
new. $2. 00 each. J' ubli c S por t S hops, 11 S. 16th St ree t;
P hil adelphi a 2, P a.
CONFE D E R ATE OR U. S. buttons. Civil w ar it ems ..
Bayonet s, Cav a lry helm et s. bu ck les. B utton and li st for 25c..
\Vaddell , 1625 Georg i a, Ma ry svi ll e , Mi ch .
C. R . •JU NIOR LOADEB. - $57,50. Orde r No w- 12, 16.2 .
an d 10 gao C. R . S pecialty Oo., 1409 \ Val nu t St ., K ansas
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A rrowhead. Gle nwood, Ar kan sa s.
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Im p. & Xlod.. Mod & Pu ll. 16 g ao .is'' I mp . & Mod. , M od
& .ruu. 20 ga o ill" I mp. & M od., ..)I od & Fu ll. 20- H.e mill gton 41 Au to An gling t r aps , new $150. 00 each . 12 g ao empty
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W ads- 12-1 6 -:W g a o . 13,}- $.83 per ~I-. :W O-$ 1.1 0 per 1\[
- % "-$1.-13 pe r l\I- %" - $1.57 per 1\1. . D eal er s in quiry
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SHOULD YOU OWN A GUN?
(Cont inued from page 48)
Wha t, th en, of th e question with whi ch we
began? Sho uld you own a gun? At th e very
least th er e would seem to be no reason why
you shouldn' t. And, looked at seriously, th ere
may be emphatic reas ons why you should.
Th e rea sons may sound melodra ma tic in a
land of virtual milk and hon ey an d, more
import antl y, a land of laws such as our s. But ,
in a worid balanced on an at omic razor's
edge, nothing reall y is melodr amatic.
Here are the reas ons. First, th ere is the
crime a nd safety ang le. Crime ra tes do not
go down when th e citizenry is disarm ed. Th ey
go up. Firearm s safety, too, is not aided by a
di sarmed citizenry . If ther e are to be guns
a nywhere in th e land th ere also is th e reo
sponsibility of a genera l famili arit y with
them.
Next there is th e angle of nati onal defense.
Na tions such as Switzerla nd and F inl and
have relied for years on an armed and gunwise citizenry as th eir first line of defense.
Finnish mark smen, ordi nary men tr ain ed as
civilians to shoot straight, held off hord es of
Ru ssian s for thr ee month s in 1939. (As a result of tha t r esistan ce, as a matt er of fact,
th e Soviet begau trainin g its civilian s as
marksmen- but not lett ing th em k eep thei r
arms.) Swiss citizens tr aditionally keep rifles
in th eir homes and always are pr epar ed to
mobilize into a defense corps . And Swiss
cit izens have remained fr ee for man y years.
Fin all y, th er e is th e matter of the sort of
freedom for which America sta nds. It is a
freedom of individual men. It is a fr eedom
of indi vidu al responsibility an d indi vidu al
ri ght s. It abh ors th e collect ive, effete "safeties" of old er, tir ed nati on s in which th e
peop le mu st be " pro tected" fro m th emselves.
It is a freed om wh ich, if it ever came to it,
would be fought for on every single America n doorstep. It is the sort of fre edom of
which Win ston Ch nrc hill spoke when he referred to figh tin g on th e beach es and by the
hed gerows. It is precisely th e sor t of freedom
which, havin g been abo lished so far as guns
go in Britain , mad e a sort of mocker y, reall y,
of what Churc hill was saying to a di sarm ed
na tion.
I t is th e sort of fr eedo m wh ich, based u pon
an ideal and an ur ge, was born in gunfire,
preserved in gunfire and whic h is, even today,
mainta in ed by a ready stre ngth of arms.
Upon those read y ar ms, too, rests th e fr eed om
of hu ndr eds of milli ons elsewhere.
So, when th e int ell ectu al s spea k glibly of
th e natu re of American fr eed om-which th ey
often tr an sform into a docile, unprotected
thin g-it mi ght be wise to recall what really
hap pen ed whe n th at freedom was born . It
was not born amid di gnified debat es and
ivory-towered pond erings. Dr. Will iam Gordon ha s re corde d how it began- at Bunker
Hill. Th e coloni sts, he rep ort ed, wer e poorly
ar med, " but," he went on in explain ing th eir
victory, " they are almost all marksmen. "
Th at's how it bega n. Th at 's how it .~
can continue- an d pr evail.
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