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Note From The President
GunTech Program Guide
Tip of the Month
Question of the Month
Jack's Corner
Coming Next Month
The All Important . . .
Bread Crumb Trail
Name That Part Contest!
Snipers
Producer's Cut
Resource Directory
Student Certifications
Video Index
As most of you know, Jacob and I have spent the last two months
traveling across Europe meeting with and filming firearm manufacturers, gunsmiths and
museums that focus on firearms history. It has been a lot of fun and we have seen
really cool things along the way. It has also been frustrating and exhausting at times.
This first leg through Europe has truly been a road trip, traveling though ten different
countries, including: Italy, Greece, Croatia, Austria, Czech Republic, Switzerland,
Germany, France, England, and Ireland. Using just about every type of transportation you
can think of including planes, long and short haul, which tended to be unpleasant
experiences when you consider getting to them and being screened again and again. We
have some stories about that, as well as haggling with counter people over all our video
gear and extra luggage.
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Ships included a cruise ship, river boat, small boat, water taxi and gondola. We used
numerous taxis of all shapes and sizes in the countries where we didn’t have a car or
where they drive on “the wrong side of the road.” We traveled by train, including the Euro
Star under the “Chunnel” from Paris, France to London, England, plus light rail, subway
and Tram.
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We had a couple of rental cars, barely got all our gear in them and drove through a
number of countries to remote factories and villages. I drove over 4,500 kilometers (about
2,812 miles) and clocked over 60+ hours of driving time. Thank the good Lord for GPS!
I am sure we also used other types of transportation I’m forgetting at the moment. The
only thing I know for sure is I didn’t get to rent a scooter and drive around Greece like a
madman. Next time!
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World Tour Report
The great news is we got some special video for you that provides a unique insight into
how these companies manufacture their guns, their history, and more. We’ll provide you
with the ability to “meet,” via video, these marvelous fellow firearm enthusiasts from
around the world. You’ll see these interviews in upcoming issues of GunTech.
A really special moment for me was meeting and having dinner with David Black, an AGI
Master Level Gunsmithing Student who is on active duty with the U.S. Army in Germany.
We had a great evening hanging out together. He also took us to his local U.S. Military
sponsored gun club where we were able to meet some other military and civilian gun
owners, hunters and shooters.
We met some absolutely wonderful gun people all around Europe. I cannot think of a
single incident where we were not only welcomed and respected, but made friends with
whom we will stay in contact. Firearm enthusiasts, shooters, hunters and AGI
supporters are the people you want to be able to get to know and hang out with around
the world.
Traveling this much certainly takes its toll. In fact I am writing this sitting at JFK airport
in New York at 5am, after traveling overnight from Frankfurt, Germany. This was after we
had a cancelled flight due to Hurricane Sandy, then a 2½ hour delay sitting on the plane
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GunTech
Program Guide
What’s In This Month’s Issue?
November is a time for giving thanks for a bountiful harvest.
Most often we think of bounty in terms of quantity, but 40
bushels of low grade coffee beans is nowhere NEAR as
bountiful as 30 bushels of the richest, most flavorful coffee
beans you’ve EVER tasted! Well, the November issue of
GunTech is packed with detailed, in-depth segments that
inform and educate you!
Machine Guns
for the Masses
Gene takes a
look at two of
the most
notable
The German MP40
machine pistol, often erroneously
called a “Schmeisser”
machine gun designs
EVER produced. Both of
these high-quality
reproductions are availThe “Original” assault rifle,
able to EVERYONE from
the German Sturmgewehr StG44
German Sports Guns!
“How can that be!?” you say? Well, you’ll have to watch to find
out. One is a reproduction of the MP40 machine pistol, the
submachine gun used by all branches of the German military
throughout the war, and the second is a faithful reproduction
of the revolutionary, game-changing Sturmgewehr StG44, the
FIRST assault rifle!
Metal checkering file from Brownells
Tool of the Month
This month Jack shows you a simple, high-quality tool that
can help you customize and personalize your guns. It is a
checkering file from Brownell’s. These types of files are not
actually intended for performing the finished checkering or
serrations but they are instrumental to the process. Jack
shows you just how they are used and why you want a good
one.
An ultra-light hunting rifle
from MG Arms, 5 pound
7mm Mag anyone?
Speed costs
money, but weight is free!
Most of you have seen the sign in the
auto speed shop that says: “Speed costs
money. How fast do you want to go?” Well, in the
firearms world there is a similar saying: “Weight is free
but lightness costs money. How light do you want it?”
When it comes to the world of rare and elusive Dall Sheep
and mountain goats you know you are going to be hiking…
and hiking . . . and hiking some more, over some of the most
rugged and steep terrain out there. That means you really
don’t want to be carrying anything you don’t have to! Gene
checks out a company that builds super-light rifles
chambered to deliver a wallop at long range and still be
accurate.
Tips from the Workbench
This month, Ken shows you a selection of custom-made,
special-purpose punches. These are punches that YOU
modify for specific uses, whether that be for punching out a
certain type of pin on many different guns or performing a
specific task on just one gun. This one little segment can have
a significan impact on your gunsmithing. It will provide you
with the knowledge to save money making your own custom
tools, but it will also help you save time and frustration, an
important consideration for all of us.
An Instinct L O/U from Franchi
Jack develops a new affinity for Shotguns
Jack pays a visit to the folks at Franchi to see their latest
offering for shotgunners. They give us the goods on two new
models, each with improvements and special features.
Franchi has a specific mission in the shotgun world that
revolves around giving you high quality at a reasonable price,
and features that really make a difference where the pellets
meet the bird.
Franchi's all new Affinity semi-auto
Congratulations Graduates!
You may remember that back in October we had to leave out
the segment where we congratulate students who have
recently completed AGI’s professional courses and received
their certificates. This was necessary to make room for all
those product reviews. Well, this month we congratulate the
graduates from last month and this month in two separate
segments. Way to go guys and gals!
Redring shotgun sight
Buy, Attach, Point,
Shoot and Smile!
This describes the process employed in what Jack and Keith
like to refer to as “Zen and the Art of Shotgun Shooting.” Jack
asked Keith to run this now so you have a chance to add
these VERY effective reflex sights to your Christmas list.
We covered the idea of using reflex-style, red-dot sights on
shotguns a few issues back. We talked about how they can
improve your accuracy AND hit-ratio, but one of the two
sights Jack shows you in this review is designed
specifically for shotguns.
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EOTech 512 Tactical Holographic weapon sight with
65 minute circle reticle
This time around we not only show
the product, we go through the
quick and easy mounting procedure and . .
. we take the guns out to the range and field-test them on
camera. The results are pretty astounding. If you have shied
away from shotguns because you “couldn’t get the hang of it”
or failed to introduce shotgun shooting to a friend or loved
one because they are right handed but left eye dominant (or
vice versa), these sights can totally change the picture for
you! We also report on how your fellow GCA members fared
when they got to shoot the same guns this summer at
GunStock.
Explosive Entry "Fang Face" Enhanced
Penetration Round from Extreme Shock
Treating Extreme Shock
Ammunition that is . . . Extreme Shock Ammunition.
Gene pays a visit to the folks at Extreme Shock to
check out their full complement of frangible ammunition. Not
only do they make frangible rounds in all the popular
cartridges, they make it affordable. But, since this is video and
we are picky, we show you how those rounds actually
perform! They give us a detailed look at the terminal effect of
each type of frangible round they manufacture, through the
magic of ballistic gelatin.
The All American
AK-47 Rifle by Century Arms
Firearm Evaluation
American Reunion isn’t
just the name of latest sequel in the “American Pie” movie
series. It is also what we are calling the synergy of forces that
produced an All American AK-47 rifle! You heard me right, an
AK-47 rifle made completely in America. But, “Is it
affordable?” you ask. The answer is a resounding “YES!” The
folks at Century Arms have done it again. Sounds too good to
be true so we let Bob and Ken dive into a thorough bench
evaluation and then off to the range we went to put it through
its paces. This evaluation features Gene showing you some of
the tactics employed when working with an AK.
The Werndl Rifle
Disassembly/Reassembly Course
This month’s Disassembly/Reassembly Course is on the
amazing Werndl rifle. This unique design is from the transition
period between percussion style actions and modern breechloading cartridge guns. It contains some notable features you
probably haven’t seen before. After Ken guides you through
the complete disassembly and reassembly of this gun you will
have learned yet another way of accomplishing the same
tasks of: loading, lock-up and ignition.
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That’s what we are all about here at GunTech, giving you new
knowledge and expertise that helps you Build, Buy, Shoot &
Smith. To that end we are already working on the December
“Christmas Issue” of GunTech. So while you enjoy your
Thanksgiving meal with friends and family we will be
preparing to return next month . . . in GunTech! ◆
A Note from the President Continued . . .
at the gate with a mechanical problem. This got us into the
USA too late for our connection, which left after they literally
had us run from terminal to terminal with our gear saying they
would hold the plane for us. When we got there we found the
plane had left two minutes before. Oh joy.
After traveling for more than 24 hours continuously (so far),
we hope to be able to get on a 7am flight that will get into San
Francisco six hours later. Then we drive to Napa which is
another hour plus. On top of that Jacob has been sick for the
last couple of days which is always fun when you are
traveling! Hopefully, God willing and the creek don’t rise, we
will soon be home.
I am really looking forward to seeing the final edited video of
these interviews in GunTech. It was Jacob’s and my first time
working together in the field without Keith helping to direct
the filming. So, some parts of the final product might be a bit
rough, but I think you are going to enjoy the content.
Personally, I learned a lot on this trip about the firearms
industry and its history, and I have been in his business for
over 30 years. Therefore, I am sure there will be many new
nuggets of information for you. Trust me, you will know far
more than all your shooting buddies. Of course you already
do, because you watch GunTech each month!
After being gone for two months, we are only home for three
days before we go to the Information Marketing Association
national meeting for 5 days in Nashville. Then we are home
until just after Thanksgiving when we go to Central America
for three days. After that we will be working on all the end of
the year projects we still have open and the Christmas sale.
Immediately after New Years, we have to get ourselves ready
for the SHOT Show, the biggest firearms industry trade show
of the year. While we are there we will get you good intel on
new firearms, improvements and accessories coming down
the pike.
In February we will start off again on the second leg of the
Gun and Gunsmiths World Tour. Thanks again for supporting
us as we meet the challenges to bring this knowledge home
for you, our loyal Silver Level GCA members.
Good Shooting, Gene Kelly
President, AGI and the Gun Club of America
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Tip of the Month
"Perfect Every Time"
Scope Mounting
By Darrell Holland
AGI Senior Instructor/Master Gunsmith
Machinist/Inventor/Hunter/Long Range Shooting School
Proprietor/All-Around Type “A” Person
Rifle cant is a common problem for many shooters,
especially those of you who have a “natural” cant when
holding the rifle. More often than not the rifle scope is
mounted by eye, once the proper eye relief is found. “She
looks pretty good to me” is the extent of the leveling process
and the screws are tightened.
The more sophisticated types purchase the ”level level level”
gadgets and attempt to level the ejection port and top of the
scope turret. While good in theory, it is not always a precise
way to mount your scope and guarantee the reticle is
perpendicular to the bore.
Now is a good time to add a scope level to prevent canting in
the field. With the rifle in the fixture, insert the collimator and
align the grid with the reticle. View the grid thru the scope
and dial in 30 minutes of elevation to make sure the reticle is
tracking parallel to the collimator. If everything is working
correctly you may remove the rifle from the fixture. That’s all
there is to it.
Don’t trust your scope mounting to the kid behind the
counter at Walmart. This fixture will pay for itself in no time at
all. For more information contact Holland’s Shooter Supply at
541-439-5155.
Being competent and efficient in simple gunsmithing
techniques will save you money and time.
Until next time, respectfully,
Darrell Holland
Holland’s Shooter Supply
Editor’s note: A complete review of
Darrell’s ingenious fixture will be
reviewed and demonstrated in an
upcoming edition of GunTech
Years ago I developed a unique fixture to “SOLVE” those
pesky scope mounting issues. Numerous customers watched
me mount their scope using this fixture and encouraged me
to offer it to the public. This fixture is very simple to use and
a perfect job can be had even by the mechanically challenged. Forget about fumbling with the vise, twisting and
torqueing the rifle to level the scope base. We’ve all been
through that frustrating procedure.
Mount the rifle in the fixture and tighten the clamp, set the
magnetic level on the base and make sure it is 90 degrees to
the base. Use the adjustment screw to bring the base into
“EXACT” level, remove the level and attach the scope rings.
Note: You can lap scope rings prior to this step. Be sure and
clean all abrasive material from the rings, hot soapy water
works best with water soluble lapping compound.
With the rifle held
securely in the fixture,
one simply turns the
adjustment screw (upper
right hand corner) until
the scope base is
absolutely level. We are
now ready to mount our
rings and align our scope
reticle with the plumb
bob we have hung
across the room. Tighten
ring caps uniformly.
Hang the plumb bob across the room (supplied with the
fixture) and set the rifle scope in the ring saddles. Attach the
ring caps and loosely snug the screws to gently hold the
scope in place. Rotate the scope until the reticle aligns itself
with the plumb bob. Tighten the screws.
Holland’s Scope Mounting fixture complete with all the bells and whistles.
Magnetic level, plumb bob, grip cloth, nylon spacer block and forend shim.
Everything you need to do a perfect job for yourself and friends.
Question of the Month
Jack,
I can’t find anyone, including AGI, who has any information on
the disassembly/reassembly of the ParaCarry C6 .45 LDA.
Why is that?
George C
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Dear George,
We do not have a D/R on the Para Ord LDA (Light Double
Action) 1911 derivative guns. The reassembly of the LDA fire
control mechanism is such a giant pain (and requires
“special” tools, apparently made out of “Unobtanium”), that
we recommend the guns be returned to the Para Ord factory
for service under warranty. Even Bob the Great won’t work on
them.
Jack
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Jack’s
Corner
by Jack Landis
AGI Technical Services Manager,
GCA Connection and
GunTech Editor
A recent event served to bring home to me an oft heard
saying from my Dad, to whit; “Anything you don’t practice
you’ll stink at.” Yep, my Old Man was pure poetry in action
when it came to expressing his thoughts. The object lesson
for me was shooting in a GSSF (Glock Shooting Sports
Foundation) match last Saturday.
Mz. Lenée, Hot Brass editor and my personal fount of advice
and guidance, was in Tucson, Arizona two weeks before for a
WOMA (Women’s Outdoor Media Association) meeting and
one of the board members is the honcho of GSSF matches
staged around the country. Seems they were going to have a
match in Tucson that weekend and she invited the other
board members to attend. Never let it be said the Fair Lenée
would ever turn down a chance to shoot with OPG/OPA
(other people’s guns & other people’s ammo).
To prep herself for the match she asked AGI’s very own
Cowboy/Action Pistol guru Joe Alesia, AKA Lefty Longridge,
for a little help in improving her speed shooting skills. Joe
graciously agreed to help so we went up to his Deadwood
Boys range in Piru, CA a few days before her departure.
In just a couple of hours of his intense tutelage her speed and
accuracy improved dramatically. It also helped that he let her
shoot his Glock since we don’t own one and she, obviously,
would be shooting one at the Glock match. Thanks again Joe.
In any event, she went, she shot, and although she didn’t
conquer in her first centerfire match, she had a terrific time.
Turns out that GSSF was going to stage a match the
following weekend at the Piru ranges and did I want to shoot
with her. Duh! While we would be paying for the match fees
and the ammo, we’d still be borrowing a Glock.
OK, so blah, blah, long lead in, etc., etc., and what does all of
this have to do with my “object lesson”? Well, first let me give
you some more background. No, really, please try to stay
awake and hear me out. Just as most car mechanics
probably spend way more time working on cars than driving
cars, thus is it so with many gunsmiths.
I spend WAAAY more time working on guns, thinking about
working on guns, answering questions about working on
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guns and writing about working on guns than I do actually
shooting guns. Also, the vast majority of my shooting involves
accuracy testing and long range vermin blasting. Nice
sloooow, steady squeezes of the trigger, generally while
looking through a high power scope that lets you see immediately if you’re doing something off kilter with the trigger.
Other than a few times a year when we test handguns for
GunTech, none of this involves speed shooting,
no plate racks, no
knock-downs, and
no NRA tombstone silhouettes.
NRA silhouettes
in particular, buff
color and with no
visible scoring
rings, make it
really difficult to
see bullet holes at
20 -25 yards and
correct point of
aim as you’re
smoking along.
OK, so now I’m
getting to the
point of this story.
OK, let’s see, alright!, one in the center . . .
one at 7 o’clock in the C ring . . . the rest
Not wanting to
at 7 & 8 o’clock in the B & C rings . . . %$*^&!
embarrass myself
any more than necessary, I pasted on my most winsome smile
and asked Joe for a little coaching as well. In spite of that,
he’s a nice man and a good friend and he agreed.
We started with a quick review of the fundamentals of stance,
grip, breathing, presentation and pay attention to where your
shots land on each shot. Cool, no problems.
Sight, squeeze, BOOM . . . BOOM. Again, Cool, nice tight
groups, right in the center. I try to speed up and find a rhythm,
shots start going down to the 7-8 o’clock area. Some are just
off the 8" steel target, but all would have been winners in a
gun fight.
Joe always puts some dummies in each magazine to catch
the dummy shooting from the magazine in any flinch that
might be sneaking into the operation. Nope, not flinching
actually, but the muzzle IS moving slightly down and to the
left on most shots. Crud! What’s going on here? I’ve been
teaching people to shoot for 50 years and been pretty
successful, but I’ve never taught speed.
Finally I figure it out, I’m tightening my grip on the shots after
the first one as I pull the trigger. Tightening my fingers on my
shooting hand is causing that slight 7 o’clock drift. I’m not
able to correct the problem in the short time we have to work
on it. With the match first thing the next day I’m probably not
going to be able to cure the problem before I shoot it, but I
can correct for it as I shoot. I’m also not going to be able to
make a conversion to an isosceles stance from my
comfortable Weaver, that’s something else for future days.
The point is that neither Mz. Lenée or I had done ANY speed
shooting since April when we shot the Ruger Rimfire match,
our first speed matches ever. What was that? No practice, we
stunk! In the course of my normal shooting I have better than
a half century of experience and time to think about what I’m
doing. I may not shoot for six months but I still can do what I
need to do.
Not so with the speed discipline, no practice, no speed, or,
plenty of speed but no accuracy. Wow! What a cold shower
and head shrinker. Joe just smiled and allowed as how I might
just want to consider dragging my backside out to the range
once or twice a month to try to up my game a little. You can
count on my attempt to get out there anyway.
So, how did the match go? Well, the six 8" plates at 11 yards
went OK, all but one run in the low 7 second range, even
though I missed the #5 plate every time and had to come
back for it. Not great by any means, but in the upper half of
the scores so I was satisfied for an initial outing.
The next course involved four of the buff paper tombstones
and two knock-down steel targets. Time was OK,
knock-downs were OK, but I was drifting out of the A ring
which incurs time penalties. Last stage was five tombstones
at distances between five and twenty five yards. Again, speed
was fine, but with a
one second penalty
for a C hit and a
three second penalty
for D hits, my score
was unsettling. Still
in the quickest half,
but I’m supposed to
be able to shoot,
At 11 yards away, the plates weren’t
don'tcha know.
THAT difficult.
Well, there it is. I’m sufficiently chastised and embarrassed
enough to REALLY try to make some practice time available.
I even noticed a little item that may help me overcome that
lemon squeeze problem, I’m trying to get hold of one for eval
in an upcoming GunTech.
‘Til next month, break some new ground ‘smithing and
shooting, and introduce someone new to each,
Jack Landis
(800)797-0867 x 104
(818)833-9030 Fax
[email protected] ◆
Coming Next Month
Next month is right around the corner and I don’t think I have
to remind anyone what THAT means?! Yep, Christmas! Of
course each and every month you open GunTech and get
surprises just like on Christmas morning. Look at what we’ve
got cooking for the December 2012 Issue of GunTech!
FNH-USA's new
Ballista Tactical rifle, modular & multi caliber
Gene Shuey is back with another “Tip from the Workbench,”
this month it’s all about abrasive paper. If ANYONE knows
about the care and feeding of abrasive paper, it’s Gene Shuey!
New Ithaca Phoenix O/U Shotgun
Jack checks out the new Ballista battle rifle from F. N.,
Fred Zeglin takes a close look at the new Ithaca Phoenix
shotgun and Gene Kelly finds out all the gory details of the
“Stress Vest” (one device I doubt you really WANT to try out!).
Of course Jack does product reviews and picks his “Tool of
the Month.”
The Ruger American Rifle
Our firearms evaluation for December is on the
new Ruger American, bolt-action rifle. Bob and Ken give
it their usual in-depth going-over and then we test it for
accuracy. After that, we let 30 of your fellow GCA members
shoot it at GunStock and they give you the straight dope.
Jack performs that .22 conversion unit “shoot-out” where he
checks out .22 conversion units for your 1911 style pistol. He
shows you the features and construction up-close, then it’s
off to the range to see how they perform with a variety of .22
ammo.
We wrap things
up with the
Disassembly/
Reassembly
Course. This
month we have a
first! Ken will
perform the
Ken Brooks with the Ruger American Rifle
complete disassembly
and reassembly of Ruger's new bolt action American Rifle.
Thanks to the timing of GunStock coinciding with our usual
production schedule, we were able to bring you BOTH the
evaluation and the Disassembly/Reassembly Course in the
same issue!
Next month Christmas will be better than ever, considering all
the cool stuff we wrapped up in the December issue . . .
of GunTech! ◆
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The All Important . . .
Breadcrumb Trail!
By Darrell Holland
AGI Senior Instructor, Master Riflesmith,
Long Range Shooter and Hunter
In our formative years while perched atop our parent's or
grandparent's lap, we listened to the story of Hansel and
Gretel and how they attempted to find their way home via the
breadcrumb trail. We’ve all used a similar method to find our
way back to camp or where we parked in that mega parking
lot late at night.
Okay, would you be willing to shoot an egg off your child’s
head at 100 yards after I twisted and turned your windage and
elevation knobs multiple revolutions? Didn’t think so!!!!
Here however is a method that is foolproof and in William Tell
fashion, provides you with the confidence to make the shot
each and every time, allowing your gene pool to continue.
Once the rifle is “zeroed” and the windage/elevation knobs
slipped to '0', simply turn both dials “clockwise” counting the
revolutions and minutes until they bottom out. Using a label
maker or metal marking pen, write that number on the top of
the knob. See the photo below. Do the same with the
windage knob.
Finding the car or our way back to camp can take minutes to
hours. Unless complicated by failing light or wild animals, the
adventure can be rather uneventful, time being the only
boring factor to contend with.
There is however another breadcrumb trail, one not told in
Fairy Tales and often kept secret from our peers. It can be as
important, if not more so, than finding our car or our way
back to camp. It all depends on how we are hardwired and
how serious we take our sport. The long range shooter who
has never experienced a full rotational error either hasn’t shot
much, or is telling a “big windy.”
When this calamity strikes, shooters go through all sorts of
contortions to correct this grievous error. Usually a trip to the
range or an impromptu 100 yard target is set up and half a
box of shells later, the rifle’s zero is confirmed. A sigh of relief
is uttered usually accented with a few adult adjectives and a
vow to never miss-dial again. We’ve all been there if we are
honest with ourselves.
I know a few of you have pushed your chair away and shouted “Not me!!! Why, I count those little hash marks on the turret and never lose my way.” While good in theory, it doesn’t
seem to work 100 % of the time! Your viewing angle of the
turret, the thread pitch and/or number of minutes of angle per
revolution can distort the view.
Let’s listen in on a familiar conversation:
Virgil, she looks sorta like three and a half hash marks to me,
are you sure it’s 4 tick marks? Well now, wait just a minute, if
I scrunch my head down real close to the stock I can get four
hash marks, but I gotta really bury my face down hard on the
comb.
Sound familiar??? You bet it does, I’ve heard about every
version of the above scenario while teaching students at our
long range shooting school. Yeah but those are newbies,
anybody worth his salt can tell three and a half hash marks
from four.
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By applying an adhesive sticker or using a metal marking pen
(I prefer yellow or white) to our windage elevation knob as shown
we can always find our way home. The elevation knob requires
3 revolutions and 2 minutes of angle to find my initial zero.
The windage knob requires 2 revolutions and 8 minutes to zero.
This simple method allows the shooter to find his or her way home
should they get lost in a sea of dialing.
Using the above method you will NEVER encounter a full
revolution error. Anytime you are in doubt, simply turn the
dial “clockwise” until it stops and reverse the revolutions/
minutes to your initial zero.
This breadcrumb trail is easy to remember and foolproof, even
at night. Simply remember the total number of minutes and
multiply by four if you are using .250" clicks. Feel the click
and start counting . . .
Home alone and lonely? Grab the rifle ( a man’s second best
friend) turn out the lights, bottom things out and count those
clicks. When you’ve reached the “magic number” turn on the
lights and check your progress.
Gain confidence and say goodbye to being lost at the dials!
Until next time, remember: KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!
Darrell Holland,
Holland’s Shooters Supply ◆
Congratulations to the 15 of you who took the time to email me an answer to this month’s
question. Since the God of the AGI/GCA check book either didn’t notice or applauded my
decision (as unlikely as my Boss here at home applauding ANYTHING I do, after all I am
just “the guy”) to pass out $20 AGI credits as if they were confetti, I’m doing it again?
Thank goodness the command council doesn’t read my stuff. All respondents got the fact
right that it was a trigger, but an unbelievable 80% (that’s 12 out of 15 for those
of you who went to the same schools as my kids) of our players nailed the exact part
description. It is a Spec-Tech adjustable trigger for the Ruger 77 MK II/77 Hawkeye/77-22.
We said we’d take the first, last before publication, fifth and twelfth correct responses for
the first three prizes and Honorable Mention. This month’s winners are shown below.
Since we seem to have been more successful, as far as
participation goes, we’re going to stick with a winner. We
are going to pay off based on the “function” of the part and
the gun it belongs to, by that I mean is it a Colt, S&W, AK,
etc. hammer, trigger, discomfrabulator, etc.
Hint #1: the gun is one of the proto-typical “Black Guns." We’ll
give an additional $20 credit to those who know who makes it. Hint #2: If no one gets
it right, someone in the AGI “family” is going to have his/her nose severely out of joint.
We’ll once again take first, last before publication, fifth, and twelfth correct
answers for the first three prizes and Honorable Mention. Don’t waste time,
leap to your computer to give us your answer.
You can call me with the answer ONLY if:
1. You do not have a computer/email access.
2. You call (800) 797-0867, ext. 104
between 0800 - 1700 PST Mon - Fri.
3. If you get my voicemail, you leave your name, phone number,
and guess. The voicemail time stamps, so be CLEAR with the info.
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of the Month's Winner . . .
Nobody caught the really dim slip of the tongue I made in last month’s issue,
so I guess Gene’s wallet, and my job are safe for another month.
I noticed another one in this month’s DVD. Good luck in your search!
By “Dumb Statement” we mean a real, unnoticed and
uncorrected erroneous statement, i.e. saying hammer instead
of striker, Colt instead of Smith & Wesson.
Look and listen hard this month!
*$50 limit
S n i p e r s
Part 1 of 2
Contributed by Robert Dunn,
AGI/GCA Video Producer, AGI Pro Course Graduate, GCA
Charter Member, and a Certified Law Enforcement Armorer
Remington Modular Sniper Rifle, available in .308 Winchester (AKA 7.62 Nato), .300 Winchester Magnum, and for those dedicated to serious long range mayhem, the .338 Lapua Magnum
It is said that hunters make good snipers, and while that may
be true, deer and elk rarely shoot back. There is much more
that goes into a sniper’s training than just making the kill
shot.
The sniper is a self-motivated person who ranks top in their
class; they are the best of the best in their units. Duties of the
sniper require expertise in reconnaissance/observation, fieldcraft, camouflage/concealment, infiltration and exfiltration,
calling in fire support, and the ability to take out key hard and
soft targets (both mechanical and organic).
Depending on whom you speak with, the word sniper
conjures many different images and feelings. For the folks on
the muzzle end of the sniper rifle, fear and anger would be
applicable and the ones directing where the sniper’s
projectile will hit might describe a sniper as a force multiplier
or a stealth warrior. I guess it really depends what side of the
rifle scope you are on that determines how you would
describe a sniper. With countersniper tactics getting more
formidable all of the time, even the sniper himself sometimes
becomes the hunted.
The term sniper is derived from a fast moving little bird called
a snipe. The snipe is a master of camouflage while on the
ground and hard to shoot when they are airborne because of
their erratic flight pattern.
During the 1770s, British soldiers serving in India used the
verb “to snipe” to describe the skills a hunter needed to
possess to be able to shoot the quick moving snipe. Though
we may not have referred to our military’s finest marksman as
snipers throughout our nation’s history, our ancestral
warfighters certainly used some of the techniques of the
modern sniper on the battlefield.
During the Revolutionary War, our minutemen shot at key
targets from concealed positions. The best shooters in those
days were referred to as marksmen. Many marksmen made
use of the Jaeger rifle or Pennsylvania long rifle. The
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Pennsylvania long rifles utilized rifled barrels and were far
more accurate than a firearm with a smoothbore barrel. In a
letter to the King of England, General Lord Howe wrote about
the Pennsylvania long rifle and referred to it as “The terrible
gun of the rebels!”
During the American Civil War, a “skirmisher or sharpshooter”
would describe a sniper. The death toll rose significantly in this
war because the soldiers from both sides were good hunters
and skilled frontiersmen. The key “game changer” in the
equipment arena that so dramatically increased the death toll
in the Civil War was the introduction of the Minié ball.
The hollow based Minié could be loaded as rapidly in a rifled
musket as could a ball in a smoothbore. The expanding high
pressure gas from the powder’s combustion forced the hollow skirt to flare out and grip the barrel’s rifling, thus causing
the bullet to spin. This allowed accurate fire to be directed at
advancing troops 300-400 yards away, as opposed to 50
yards with a smoothbore. The Generals, as usual, were
determined to fight the last great war, in this case the
Napoleonic Wars, and thus marched their troops in formation
across hundreds of yards of open ground while being
slaughtered by the accurate rifle fire of their emplaced enemy.
The utilization of breech loading firearms, like the 1859
Sharps carbine/rifle, combined with the use of the percussion
cap that increased the volume of fire capability for each soldier, also increased the death toll. In the Confederate Army,
the British Whitworth and Kerr rifles were the best rifles to be
had and only the best shooters received them.
Probably the most famous marksmen during this period were
Berdan’s Sharpshooters. This regiment of Union sharpshooters, armed with the Sharps rifle, turned the tide in many
battles throughout the Civil War. In the Confederate Army,
individual marksmen and two man teams were attached to
regular infantry units, a tradition that still holds true today.
Sniper techniques used in the Civil War included the use of
special fieldcraft (camouflaging, making hides to shoot from),
telescopic sights, and taking out key targets like Officers,
artillerymen, or enemy snipers. The psychological impact of
seeing the head of the guy next to you explode or the loss of
leadership can be devastating to enemy morale. On one
occasion, Union General John Sedgwick, while under fire
from confederate sharpshooters, told his troops, “They couldn’t hit an elephant from this distance!” The general was
promptly hit in the head and killed by a confederate bullet.
These techniques are still valid on today’s battlefield.
The evolution of the “Modern Sniper” can be traced back to
the Germans during World War I. The German Army had
sporting rifles topped with hunting optics and sent to the
front lines. Later they fitted the Gew 98 rifle with telescopic
sights for sniping purposes. The German snipers were free to
operate independently from the unit and carry out
observation missions and were also able to take out targets
of opportunity.
The German marksmen's sniping efforts were demoralizing to
the British troops in the trenches of No Man’s Land.
Countersniping techniques were slow to evolve on the British
side. The Germans had the best optics technology of the time
and had already stockpiled telescopic sights for use in the
war. By the end of the war, the sniper tactics of America,
Canada and Britain were being put to good use. One thing
learned by all sides during World War I was that the use of
snipers was an effective tool on the battlefield.
During World War II, snipers were utilized by both Allied and
Axis forces. Most snipers during WWII operated in the sniperspotter two-man team configuration. A variety of new tactics
and techniques were employed, as this war was fought in all
types of different terrain and conditions. These included the
extreme heat and jungle conditions of the Pacific, the heat
and sand of the Western Desert of North Africa, to the bitter
cold and snowy winter forests of Europe. There was a lot of
“Close Quarter Urban Combat” in Stalingrad, Russia, and all
of the cities, towns and villages throughout Europe.
The famous Russian sniper, Vasily Zaytsev, used a MosinNagant rifle and a telescopic sight to great effect in the Battle
of Stalingrad. The German sniper primarily used a Karabiner
98k rifle with a scope. The British had allowed their sniper
program to die after World War I. The Brits first used the
Pattern 14 rifles with telescopic sights from WWI, but later
started to use a sniper version of the .303 Rifle No. 4 with
telescopic sights.
The Americans were no better prepared for sniper warfare
than the British. The United States used Springfield 1903A4
rifles mounted with a Weaver scope. The Garand M1C and
M1D rifles were also used as sniper rifles and were topped
with a telescopic sight. The Japanese used the Type 97 rifle
with a telescopic sight for their sniper rifle, which was a variation of the Arisaka Type 38 rifle. The Japanese effectively
used the height of the palm trees for sniping and observation.
The folks from the James River Armory showcasing some of their restorations.
From top to bottom; Springfield 1903A3, Garand, Springfield 1903, M14 rifle
The United States Marine Corps really stepped up its sniper
program during WWII. The Marines were issued Springfield
1903A1 rifles with 8x Unertl scopes. The sniper training for
the Marines consisted of marksmanship, observation, map
reading, photography, camouflage and fieldcraft.
Unfortunately, in the Korean War, past lessons were forgotten,
as is the habit in the western democracies, and the United
States was once again unprepared for the use of snipers on
the battlefield. The American snipers used old Springfield
rifles with telescopic sights and Garand M1C rifles. The
snipers, getting tired of the range limitations of the .30-06
cartridge, began to master firing just one shot from a .50
caliber M2 machinegun mounted with a telescopic sight.
Two-man sniper teams along with four riflemen were
commonly deployed to direct air support missions and
artillery fire, as well as to take out targets of opportunity. The
full potential of the sniper was still far from being realized.
The proving ground for snipers was in Vietnam. Sniping
proved to be very effective against the guerilla warfare used
by the Viet Cong in the Vietnam War. It was during the
Vietnam War that a Sniper Doctrine was formed and sniper
training schools were established, so the art of sniping would
not be put on the shelf and forgotten. Some sniper legends
and hard earned lessons evolved from Southeast Asia.
Carlos Hathcock, "the White Feather," was a sniper in the
Marine Corps who achieved 93 confirmed kills, not to
mention all of his probable kills. Carlos was instrumental in
developing the USMC Sniper Training program. Hathcock
summed his sniping career up by saying, “I like shooting, and
I love hunting, but I never did enjoy killing anybody. It’s my
job, If I don’t get those bastards, then they’re gonna kill a lot
of these kids dressed up like Marines. That’s the way I look at
it.” Carlos experimented with shooting the .50 caliber M2 with
a telescopic sight, but he primarily used the Winchester
Model 70 bolt-action rifle.
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Producer’s
Cut
by Keith Hezmalhalch
AGI/GCA Executive
Video Producer and
New Age Sage
A time to remember . . .
For me, that is what happens in the fall. As I
am pressing on to finish projects before the
cold and rain set in, I find myself alternately
pausing quietly and reflecting on many things. As I write this
there is MUCH to reflect on. The election is only three days
away. By the time you are reading this the outcome will be a
reality rather than simply prognostication or childlike hope.
Nevertheless, at THIS moment on THIS day, I find myself in a
deep reflective state. There is a reason for this. This month’s
“Cut” will cover some enlightenment that came
about while in this reflective state and give
you updates to some ongoing situations.
On Walden Pond . . .
There is both a blessing and a curse to the situation of living
alone AND isolated. The blessing is there is much peace and
quiet with no one there to bother you. In fact, no one can even
bother you from across the street because there IS no street,
and no one shows up at your doorstep unannounced because
it is not convenient to visit. Furthermore, when you are being
quite productive no one can disrupt that productivity.
The curse? Too much of ANYTHING is not a good thing,
including peace, quiet and isolation!
Well . . .
I said there were reasons for my predominately reflective
state, and there are. In general I am always reflective near any
election day when we are electing presidents, congress
persons and governors. However, right now I find myself
shoved deeper into reflection. Why? Because last night I
purchased “The Reagan Diaries” and I began reading it this
morning.
Wow . . .
Yes, wow. It’s that simple. It only took a couple weeks worth
of his daily journal entries for me to be overwhelmed by how
sincere Mr. Reagan’s desire was to serve this country and its
people the very best that he could and how personal he
wanted each and every encounter and relationship to be,
whether it was with the leader of the Soviet Union, a member
of Congress, or a young poster child for the March of Dimes.
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Certainty . . .
I have always maintained the belief that each of us can make
a difference. You know that because I’ve written about it
before. On a personal level I have seen the evidence time and
time again in the lives of people around me. Most of the time
I feel sure that each of us (singularly) can make a difference
in our country as well, but at times I have doubts. After
reading President Reagan’s journal entries my doubts have
lifted. He writes about how time and again he let his sincere
concern, conviction, determination and passion show in an
open vulnerable way to those he encountered. Did it make a
difference? Yes. He wrote about the positive effects.
Hope and Change . . .
Does that slogan sound familiar!? After reading his chronicles
I saw it more clearly. There really is hope that there can be
change for the better. One person really CAN make a
difference. How? When you see the other person or persons
simply as people, people like yourself, you realize that
beneath the issues you have MUCH in common. Common
desires, common needs and often common goals. One of the
ways that President Reagan demonstrated this to be true was
in his relationship with the Speaker of the House, Tip O’Neil.
Although they were from opposite parties and disagreed on
many issues, they were still good friends.
Reagan looked first at the person, not simply what they
believed in. When people see you are doing this they begin to
relax and they are more willing to listen and consider
another point of view. Take Reagan’s relationship with
Gorbachev for instance. They were just two men who wished
to see their countries do well and keep peace with each other.
Reagan focused on the commonalities between them and
look where it led! It is only when we focus on the differences
and ignore the commonalities that we isolate and often
escalate the division that exists.
Do unto your neighbor . . .
This technique works well for introducing a different
viewpoint to those who dislike firearms. The barriers start to
come down when we speak openly about things we have in
common such as our mutual desire to keep our families safe.
You need to let the other person express how they feel about
those things, then when you calmly and sincerely mention
facts or another point of view they are more inclined to listen
because you listened to them and you are BOTH concerned
about the same issue.
Visiting Egypt . . .
Each of us has a tendency to be in de-nial about certain
things in order to avoid facing fears or just because we are
lazy. It is AMAZING how easily people can go into denial
about reality. I mean, it IS the reason our nation is in the mess
it is, right?! Folks CHOOSE to believe things like: “That won’t
REALLY happen” and “someone ELSE will take care of it.” But,
when we take the view that: “That could happen,” then we
can take precautions. When we are young most of us don’t
think we’ll ever be in a car accident. “That won’t happen to
me” we say. The trouble is we really believed it. It took the
hard knocks of life to open our eyes to the fact that we need
to be prepared in case it does!
A slippery slope . . .
One thing is for certain, our nation IS on a slippery slope. But
even if we reach “bottom” (God forbid!) we CAN come back.
Many other nations have survived to come back from horrible
situations. That being said, as long as we are doing our part,
we may indeed halt the slide toward the bottom. At the very
least we are changing minds along the way and planting
seeds in others that will sprout later. So let us encourage each
other and focus on what we all have in common as our
starting point when we want someone to consider a new
point of view.
Battlefield Update . . .
I promised I would keep you up to date on
the “war of the roses.” Since I wrote you last,
the absence of deer sort of ended. A couple of my
prize bucks began appearing with three or four
females every few days under the apple tree,
but I was still seeing fewer deer than I had a
month earlier. That situation only continued for
two weeks. Now we are back to seeing NO deer
at ALL day after day. These updates and notes
will serve as my record to be able to compare next year to see
the parallels if any. I am still hopeful that the “gunslingers”
(cougars) have thinned the herd and the deer are not just
laying low for another assault!
Running Hither and Thither . . .
Gene and Jacob return in just a few days so by the time you
are reading this we will have met and I will know what video
nuggets they brought back! While they have been traveling
Gene was able to keep in touch via email, but the “news from
the front” was pretty limited. Hopefully they had many
successful filming sessions and I can bring them to you in
upcoming issues of GunTech.
Of Pumpkins and Spices . . .
It goes without saying that for
many of us pumpkin pie and
spiced cider are among
our favorite things in the
fall season. Thanksgiving is
fast approaching and I send you my fondest wish that you are
able to spend it in your favorite way with your favorite friends
and loved ones.
I’ll see you next month . . . in GunTech!
◆
Snipers Continued . . .
Chuck Mawhinney holds the Marine Corps record with 103
confirmed kills during his 16 months in country. Chuck used
the M14 rifle and the M40 rifle (basically a Remington Model
700 chambered in .308 Winchester). After the war, Chuck
remained silent for two decades about his sniping career; his
wife didn’t even know what he had been through. A book
mentioned Mawhinney’s record in 1991 and he has been
attending shooting competitions and speaking at sniper
training seminars ever since.
Another name that should
be mentioned when talking
about snipers in the Vietnam
War is Adelbert “Bert”
Waldron, III. Bert had 109
confirmed kills. After serving
12 years in the Navy, he
enlisted in the U.S. Army The author poses with his Warrior Ghillie
Suit and Remington Model 700 rifle
and headed to Vietnam.
Bert qualified as an expert marksman and was sent to sniper
school. Waldron primarily used the M-21 SWS (sniper
weapon system) rifle, which was a semi-automatic version of
the M14. After Vietnam, Bert taught at the U.S. Army
Marksmanship Unit before retiring from the army.
Chris Kyle, a former Seal Team 3 sniper, had 160 confirmed
kills, the most in US military history during his service, which
included four tours in Iraq.
The snipers of the Vietnam era helped to establish an
ongoing tradition of expert training for snipers in the U.S.
Military. Today, snipers are taught marksmanship on a variety
of weapons, as well as fieldcraft, reconnaissance/surveillance
and tactics.
The sending of two-man sniper teams out in the field has
been utilized since the Civil War. The sniper will lead the stalk,
he selects and helps to build the hide, observes and will take
the final shot in an operation. The sniper typically has a
scoped rifle, binoculars, and a handgun. The spotter will
provide defense for the team, help build the hide, observe and
identify targets, operate the radio, estimate wind and range
and will sterilize the hide after exfiltration. The spotter is also
an accomplished sniper and is able to take the shot if the
conditions or the mission warrant it. The spotter will usually
carry a rifle (an M14 or M16A2 with an M203 40mm grenade
launcher), a spotting scope, a laser
range finder and a
handgun.
Watch for Part 2 of
Robert’s article next
month in The GCA
Connection #80. ◆
Could you have found
the sniper without the
red circle?
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Brownells Inc
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MG Arms Incorporated
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4D Reamer Rentals
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Franchi USA
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Boyds' Gunstock Industries, Inc.
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REDRING USA LLC
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Extreme Shock Ammunition
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Huge Stock of Military Gun Parts,
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553 Market Street,
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Firearm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GunTech Volume #
Browning Citori Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Springfield Armory M1-A . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Hi-Point Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Mossberg 500 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Walther P-38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Hi-Point Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Beretta Al 391 Urika Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Savage Model 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
NAA Mini-Revolver / Crickett .22 Training Rifle . . . . . . . . . . 51
Remington 1100/1187 Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Browning BAR Semi-Auto Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Beretta 21 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Ruger LCR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Ruger #1 Single-Shot Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Walther P22 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Winchester Model 77 Rifle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
S&W Double Action Revolver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Sako Model 4 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Walther P99 Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Browning Cynergy Shotgun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Charter Arms .44 Bulldog Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Steyr M9 Pistol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
1907 Winchester Autoloader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 380 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
1905 Ross Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Heckler & Koch P7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Interstate Arms Model 99 '87 Coach Gun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Smith & Wesson Bodyguard 38 Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Ruger LC9 and LCP Pistols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Chiappa .357 Magnum "Rhino" Revolver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Remington 81 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Husqvarna Swedish M-40 "Lahti". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Darrell Holland's PGW .45 Carbine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Benelli B80 Lever Locking Pistol . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Remington 581 Rifle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Colt 1901 DA New Army Revolver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
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