GUNS Magazine January 1960

.JANUARY 1960 SOc

THE BIG LITTLE.257 CONDOR

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• Memphis, Tenn. The term blizzard, whichnow means a severe weather disturbance,once meant a volley of shooting. DavyCrockett, the famed frontiersman, pennedthis in his diary: "I saw two more birds,very large fellows. I took a blizzard at oneof them and up he tumbled."

* * *• In a Marksman vs. Missile contest conducted in the .Pentagon Concourse, the sharpshooters won. An exhibit prepared by theUSAF Marksmanship Center at LacklandAFB, Texas, :attracted far greater interestthan an adjacent missile exhibit. One reasonmay have been that the marksmanship display offered the personal touch: four topflight marksmen (Lt. Richard J. Gorey,M/Sgt. John L. Johnson, T/Sgt. John L.Keyser, and A/lc Paul H. Stapper) werepresent and eager to answer all kinds of

questions.

* * *• Salt Lake City, Nev. A young man tried tobuy ammunition to go rabbit hunting; wasrefused. Check of city ordinances uncovereda relic law prohibiting the sale of guns orammunition within city limits to anyonewithout a permit. The City Commission askedfor a study of the situation and suggestionsfor revision of the ordinance. Police ChiefW. C. Shousen branded the present law as"completely unworkable."

* * *• Corpus Christi, Tex. A policeman hereshowed that a pistol can come in handy inmore ways than one. Missing every time hefired at a fugitive, the officer in disgust

. threw the gun at him-and knocked him

out cold.

* * *• Elk City, Okla. Raymond McVeigh prob-aolyhas the fattest billfold around and about.Proud of his marksmanship and huntingsuccesses, McVeigh keeps in his wallet hishunting licenses for the last 31 years.

* * *• Butte, Mont. A faded newspaper clippingfrom this area tells a dramatic storyabout the late Clark Griffith, the owner ofthe Washington Senators baseball team. Itseems that on a November day in 1912Griffith, doing a little hunting, was chargedby a wounded buck. "Griffith had brought thebuck down with a shot," the story relates,"and as he attempted to approach it, thewounded and infuriated beast regained itsfeet and started madly toward him." Havingno time for anything else, Griffith, a crackerjack pitcher in his day, "stooped to theground and picked up a stone about thesize of a baseball. He threw one of hisold-time fast ones, hit his quarry right between the eyes, and the buck dropped in

its tracks."

GUNS JANUARY 1960 3

Congressman A. D. Baumhart, Jr.Comm.: Merchant Marine & Fisheries13th Dist., Ohio

I DEEPLY REGRET that the press of duties, both in Washington and back in my Congressional District, makes it impossible for me to devote the necessary time to a consideration of and comment on the Second Amendment to the Constitution.

John Flynt holdingN.R.A replica newKentucky long rifle.

KNOW

Representative Joseph W. Barr.Eleventh District. Indiana

I AM A NEW Congressman, and when we moved into a house in the country inMaryland, my first job was to purchase a gun rack to hold my shotguns and rifles. Ireceived my first rifle at 10 and my first shotgun at 12. I have lived with guns all mylife, but your question on the Second Amendment leaves me just a bit puzzled. Iwould certainly rise up in righteous wrath if anyone were to tell me that I could notkeep my shotguns and rifles but, on the other hand, I would never object to anyregulation on carrying a pistol in built-up areas. Unfortunately, as we all know, thereare always a lot of foolish people monkeying around with guns that make it verydifficult for the rest of us. I have started my nine-year old boy with a single shot boltaction rifle, and he thoroughly understands that he will be punished if he is carelesswith that gun. He has been punished once, and that did it. I only hope that I cantransmit to my son the joy I have had with guns and also the sense of respect for gunsmy father and grandfather beat into me.

Congressman Graham A. BardenComm.: Education and Labor3rd Dist.. North Carolina

I BELIEVE that the wording of the Second Amendment to the Constitution is as soundtoday as when it was written, but in order to give an intelligent answer to your letter,it would require considerable thought and the press of things at this time makes it im·possible to devote the time required to this matter.

Senator Barry GoldwaterArizona

THE SECOND AMENDMENT, which guarantees the right of a free people to the possession of arms, is as important today as ever. We who enjoy the pleasure and the challengeof hunting and marksmanship appreciate also that there must be legislation which,effectively administered, will continue to make possible our enjoyment of this privilegewhile providing protection from those who would abuse it.

Senator George D. AikenComm.: Agriculture & ForestryVermont

I WISH IT WERE possible for me to submit a statement for your magazine. As a matterof fact, I have had several similar requests this year and have had to turn them all downbecause I have a hard time keeping up with even my Legislative work.

Congressman Charles E. BennettArmed Services Committee2nd Dist.. Florida

I DO NOT feel qualified to comment on the Second Amendment of the Constitution.I am sure that other Members of Congress will respond in a way which will serve yourpurpose.

Congressman John J. Flynt, Jr.Comm.: Interstate & Foreign Commerce4th Dist.. Georgia

IT [S OF VITAL importance that the right of the peopleto keep and bear arms shall not be infringed. For Federal,State or local authorities to impose undue restrictions andregulations on legitimate ownership and use of legal firearms constitutes a threat and menace to a free society. Everyeffort should be made to penalize unlawful use of guns; butmass punishment or restrictions imposed upon law abidingcitizens and criminals alike would be used to the benefit ofcriminals and would unduly restrict legitimate ownershipand use of firearms. Incidentally, my two sons and I enjoyGUNS Magazine very much and look forward to receivingevery issue.

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4 GUNS JANUARY 1960

George E. von RosenPublisher

Arthur S. ArkushAss't to the Publisher

JANUARY. 1960Vol. VI, No. 1-61

. Harold E. MacFarland 19..... Clyde Ormond 22

. .. Charles Hebert, Jr. 27

THIS ISSUEIN

competition . . .60th GRAND CROWNS NEW TRAP GREATS. .Jim Nichols 16DRESS RIGHT, SHOOT BETTER. . Bernard P. Friesecke 28

rifles ...THE .257 CONDOR.3 GUNS FOR BIG GAME.THE HOT NEW "22 JGR".

Sydney Barker Art Director

Lew Merrell Ass't Art Director

E. B. Mann Editor

Wm. B. Edwards Technical Editor

Elmer Keith Shooting Editor

Kent Bellah Handloading

Roslyn Wallis Editorial Ass't

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M. Magnusson Classified Adv.

handguns . ..TINY GUN, BIG PERFORMANCE Roger W. DeBaun 20GUN OF THE MONTH. . Colton Samuels 33

special ...TREE FARMS: NEW HOPE FOR HUNTERS........... . .. Bill Clede 24"TRAINFIRE" FOR KIDS ... Allyn H. Tedman 30WHY NOT TRY MEXICO? . . . . . . . . . . . . Russell Tinsley 38

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.. Dick Miller 6

. . Elmer Keith 810121456646565

THE COVER

Clear eyes of Arnold Riegger, one ofthe top men in Trap, gaze overventilated rib of his target M12 ashe shot a new world's record in lastGrand American. Shooter, who grewup on a farm, added to his Grandtotal to set long run of 1434 registered clays, toppling old 1176 recordby Joe Hiestand.

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GUNS JANUARY 1960 5

K ALAMAZOO is a progressive city.People work together in this thriving

city, and they play together. Kalamazoo isone of the nation's leaders in the small shopping system, now intriguing cities all overthe United States, and a plan which calls forcommunity cooperation. Kalamazoo has industry, housing, shopping, education andrecreation. As Deen Malotte, promotion manager of the Kalamazoo Gaze"tte, puts it, "Wetake good care of our youngsters, and of ouradults, too!"

Deen's reference to youngsters came aboutwhen speaking of the recent Gazette shotgunclinic for boys and girls, age 12 to 18, heldat the Stevens Gun Club, on U.S. 12, Eastof Kalamazoo, on a Saturday afternoon. Oneissue of the Gazette contained these wisewords, which every experienced shooterknows ought to be emblazoned across everynewspaper in the land:

"WHAT EVERY PARENT SHOULDKNOW"

"Come the day when the settlers on yourblock have routed the last redskin, whenyour backyard cowboy and his trusty cappistol have freed the neighborhood of thelast rustler, your boy or girl may want a realgun, one that shoots. That desire is normaland healthy, because shooting is part of theAmerican tradition.

"Satisfying it under properly safe and saneconditions need present no great problem toyou as a parent, and will bring both you andyour youngster rich benefits in shared funand skills. Most youth authorities agree onthe value of proper shooting training, undercompetent supervision, to good physical andmental growth.

"For such reasons, the Gazette has madearrangements to sponsor this clinic in theinterests of safety education and shootingfun. May it help relieve your natural concern and introduce your boy or girl to safeshooting fun and a lifetime of enjoyablesport."

The Gazette Youth Shotgun Clinic beganwith a classroom-type session in the use and

care of firearms. Since safety is an endproduct of education, the Gazette clinic wisely gave youngsters, and parents, a beginningdose of education. This session was followedby a skeet shooting demonstration on hostMark Stevens' skeet lay-out. A local Navyunit then entertained the youngsters with aneyebrow-raising demonstration of militaryfirearms, on the club rifle range.

As a prelude to the youngsters' participa.tion in the program by shooting five traptargets each, a squad of Kalamazoo gunnerswho had fared well in state and nationaltournaments showed the way with a roundof trap.

After being told how, and shown how, tobreak flying clay targets, the entire group ofboys and girls (limited to 100, in the interests of efficiency for a first-time program)stepped up to the 16-yard line and fired fiveshots each. To help insure a pleasant introduction to the great game of trap, the trapswere locked in straightaway position.

Circulating among the parents and spectators while the boys and girls were gettingin their licks at the flying clays was a revealing experience. One father, whose smallfor·his-age boy had just broken all five ofthe 16-yard birds, commented that so far ashe knew, the lad had never fired a gun ofany kind. A mother, whose two daughterswere on the firing line, reported that whenher girls wanted to enter the clinic, she washorrified. Now that the girls had won out,she was one of the most enthusiastic boost·ers for the progrl;lm.

Another tiny girl, just over the minimumage of 12, and a tiny-mite for twelve, drewcheers from her whole field when she shattered her third target, and had to hand hergun to the instructor while she jumped upand down in glee. On every hand were heardexpressions of approval for the program, theGazette, and host Mark Stevens.

When the youngsters had finished firing,two squads of adults, who had never beforeshot at trap targets, took the field, spurredon by encouragement from their small

fry, who were now veteran shooters. In theinterest of continued domestic harmony inKalamazoo, the comparative scores of theyoungsters and their parents shall not berevealed. It can only be said that the 12-18age group were offering their services as in·structors in trapshooting.

One male parent who broke all five targetslaughingly queried gun club operator MarkStevens why he (Stevens) had not let himin on the fun to be had from this game.Mark invited him to take part in industrialleague shoots which bring twenty teams ormore to the traps of his club. In addition,several Kalamazoo firms maintain their ownshooting installations.

Presentation of door prizes, a dozen autographed baseballs from the Detroit Tigers,completed a great day in Kalama:·oo. Onehundred boys and girls, and many of theirparents, had enjoyed and shared a memoorable day.

Yes, as the Gazette's Deen Malotte says,echoed by Jack Moss, the'newspaper's popular outdoor editor, "Kalamazoo takes goodcare of its youngsters, and its adults." GUNSreaders, and fellow trap and skeet shooters,does the thought occur to you about nowthat there are lots of gun clubs in the UnitedStates, a lot of progressive newspapers orother sponsoring organizations, and thatthere are millions of parents and youngsterswho would love trap and skeet if they wereintroduced to the games via a clinic such asthe one just described? It should. This isthe sort of shooting promotion that workswonders not only in swelling the ranks ofshooting sports participants but in insulatingthe public against the anti-gun propagandathat seeps from time to time into our press--against the fear of guns that is born ofignorance.

All who know the shooting sports arefor them. Let's see to it that more ~people know them. ~

Photos by Kalamazoo GAZETTE

GUNS columnist, shooting promotorDick Miller (left, above) assisted atKalamazoo "clinic" for 100 kids.

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appropriated the gun and also fined him$175 for "concealed weapons." He askedme what to do. I told him to phone TheNational Rifle Association and get themon the ball. I don't know yet how he cameout, but it's getting pretty bad when anhonest citizen can't have a weapon for hisown defense in his home or car.

Our constitution plainly guarantees theright to own and bear arms, despite theinterpretations of some courts. The NationalPeace Officers Association of America wenton record in the "Law Enforcement Digest,"(and in GUNS) to the effect that they didnot favor restricting the ownership of handguns by private citizens, or the curtailmentof such ownership by registration. Regis·tration of firearms is the first step towarda Police State and also to the ultimateconfiscation of all personal weapons.

Crime is mounting in this country, andI blame it largely on the crack-pot lawsthat have been instigated in many statesprohibiting the carrying of a personalweapon by John Q. Citizen. In this littlecommunity in which I live, we have not hadan armed robbery in over 20 years. Maybethat is because, if you shook down everycitizen on the streets of Salmon, Idaho, youwould come up with as fine a collection ofhandguns as is to be found anywhere! We inthe police department like it that way, andhabitual criminals usually give us a wideberth. If anything does start, we havegood citizen help.

Dr. George Gallup would have the pressbelieve that the concensus of opinion inAmerica is for stricter control of all firearms, and particularly sixguns and pistols.As usual for Dr. Gallup, he could not befarther from the truth. However, it is hightime we got up off our seats and let ourlegislators know what we want.

Right now, a national law is badly neededspecifically permitting any law abidingAmerican citizen to carry a handgun inhis car for personal protection when heis traveling in or through any state orpossession of this country. Having been inlaw enforcement to some extent the greaterpart of my life, I know how well the lawsprotect the criminal; we can send him upfor robbery or murder or other crimes ofviolence, and the Parole Boards can bedepended on to turn him loose in sixmonths to three years, regardless of theenormity or extent of his crimes. It's hightime the law-abiding citizen had the support of the police and the courts, and wasallowed to carry arms for his personal protection. In imposing penalties, emphasisshould be placed on the crime, not on theweapon used.

Anti-Gun LegislationI am entitled to be called an American.

George Washington and his staff had dinner with an ancestor of mine, one BillKeith, before fording the Delaware. Mygrandmother, Druzilla Ann Cummings before her marriage, was a direct decendantof Bill Clark of the Lewis & Clark Expe·dition. My mother, a Merrifield before hermarriage, (a cousin of W. A. Merrifield,Theodore Roosevelt's ranch forman formany years), was a descendant of oneBenjamin Merrill, who started the first revolution against the British down in theCarolinas. His small army was crushed bythe regular British troops sent against him,and he was captured, tried, and hung.(Nathan Hale was made a martyr for alot less four years later.) As an American,I have a right to be heard in any matterof American "public opinion;" and as aman who has worked with peace officersand as a peace officer all my life, believeI am qualified to express an opinion onlaws and law enforcement.

Our great country is now infested witha very small minority of people (Communistpaid people, in my opinion) who wouldlike to see us disarmed and who have beenand will continue to exert all the pressurepossible toward that' end. They have enlisted the help of a fine group of nit-witsand sob-sisters, who, while well meaning,have no idea of the consequences of theanti.gun measures they put before our stateand national legislators.

The most law abiding of all communitiesare those where every man is armed andhas instant access to his guns. Switzerland,as a nation, is a monument to peace, wentthrough two great world wars as a neutral,at least partly because she was so wellarmed and so well trained in the use ofweapons that nobody wanted to tackle her.In both wars, Germany would have likedto annex Switzerland but knew the costwould be out of proportion to the gain.

I do not believe in any kind of policestate or in police control of firearms.Wherever such laws have been adopted,they have also been abused. A friend ofmine drove to California and was involvedin a minor traffic accident. The police investigated and found a loaded .38 SpecialWebley under the front seat of his car.He is and has long been an N.R.A. Member,yet both car and sixgun were appropriatedby the police and he came home on a bus.

Only a week ago, another man phonedme from some town in Oregon. He alsohad been involved in some traffic accident,and the police found his .357 Magnum S& W locked in his suitcase in the car. They

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History plainly shows that an armed cltIzenry is the best possible preventative ofcrime, whether by an individual, or by anaggressor nation. National emergencies nowoccur very quickly, and no nation has timeto train soldiers after the conflict starts.The only safe preventative is to have allable bodied men and women trained in theuse of firearms. This can only be accomplished during the peace-time years. Nowis the time for all good citizens to writetheir Senators and Representatives, bothNational and State, insisting that they putan end once and for all to these discriminatory anti-gun laws. Very few have ever beenintroduced that did not defeat the very purpose for which they were intended. Let'sbe Americans, not push-overs for every criminal, individual or nation, that comes along.

Left-Hand Weatherby Mark VsFor years, custom gun smiths have

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After having tested two of these actions,one in _300 Weatherby and one in .300H & H, I have a very high regard for them.They work as slick as a National MatchSpringfield, and are far better finished inevery respect. Some statisticians claim thatII per cent of our shooters are south paws.I cannot vouch for this, but I rememberthe 1940 National Match .30 caliber teamI served on had two lefties, and they weretwo of the best riflemen we had in rapidfire work. They were very clever in slippingthat left hand up and over the action forreloading in rapid fire; but I still feel theywould have been even finer rapid fire shotswith a proper left·hand action that wasnatural for them and with bolt properlyplaced.

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ROSSFIRE

JANUARY 1961)GUNS

To date, of the many letters received, Mr.Burden is the lone objector. Responses included requests for permission to reprint infive newspapers and for reading on two TVprograms.-Editor.

Richard FergusonState College, Penna.

••• and Some Don'tThe sheer childishness of such "pro·gun"

articles as "This Very Day A Rock May KillYou" is equalled only by your lack of judgment in printing them.

While it is obviously impossible to "abolishall rocks" and other natural weapons, andpatently impractical to '.'abolish automobiles,"the experience of numerous other countriesindicates that it is all too possible to bansporting firearms. Comparisons of guns torocks and cars are therefore not only stupidbut also highly misleading to those concernedwith the problem of restrictive legislation.

Incidentally, the implication in the articlethat lawmakers who wish to abolish civilianfirearms are all corrupt nepotists can hardlybe of help in the attempt to change their position on this issue.

William Burden Jr.Washington 7, D. C.

Salute to Col. BusbeyRecently I read the two articles on "First

Reader for Shotgunners" in the May andJune numbers of GUNS written by ColonelGeorge Busbey. They were very instructiveas well as being interestingly written. Foronce some one has come forth with an honest, practical, sensible, and easily understoodmethod of shotgun shooting. After reading

"Give Me Your Guns!"Anybody can see that the Sullivan Law

hasn't done New York a damned bit of good.Any sane person knows that sporting gunsaren't criminal weapons. So why registerthem? (Criminals wouldn't register theirarms even if there were a law requiring it.)I'll tell you why: so some communist gooncan come pounding on your door some dayand demand that you give up the one meansof protecting liberty the common man has.I guess the communists don't like to picturethemselves enslaving a nation full of determined riflemen! It's so much easier the goodold Czechoslovakia way, where they have allthe guns, confiscated from the people "toavoid crime waves."

Boys, it's time to start some sound actiondesigned to stop once and for all these nonsensical and dangerous anti-gun laws. Workon your representatives. Show them how fallacious and dangerous these laws are. Afterall, he wants your vote!

Some Like SatireI got a terrific charge out of your bit of

satire "This Very Day A Rock May Kill You."I too was shocked by the article in "Me·

Call's." So shocked I sat down and wrote theEditor a letter. Now I should like the opportunity to suggest to about 40,000 of your read·ers that they do the same. Perhaps they toowill receive a letter like the one I got:

"Dear Mr. de Laubenfels:"Though we never have any legal obliga

tion to cancel a subscription, on the rareoccasions that we get a request for cancellation we comply with it immediately;but I am going to make an exception inyour case, because of the rudenes of yourletter. I will not have your subscriptioncancelled."

Needless to say my letter was not rude orabusive, nor do I recommend that anyone writesuch a letter. Incidently, if McCall's refusesto cancel your subscription, all you have to dois write "refused" across it and hand it backto the postman. McCall's will then be obliged to pay return postage.

Should they loose a substantial part of theirsubscribers, perhaps they will be ready soonto publish an article entitled: "This Very DayA Gun May Save Our Form Of Government."

P. M. deLaubenfelsCorrallis, Oregon

Gary ShermanVictorville, Calif.

Fast Draw vs. "Mavericks"Thanks for a remarkably sane and lucid

answer to Mr. Shirley's anti-fast-draw letter.It couldn't have been more to the point.

This new and fast-growing gun sport ispolicing itself. Practically 950/0 of the newclubs forming are strictly shooting blanks andwax. The Colt factory is sponsoring clubsthrough the dealers--and again, only blanksand wax are used. The comparatively few liveammo'clubs use bullet deflectors on their holsters, steel plates between shooters, and otherstrict safety precautions.

The occasional "maverick" who shoots himself in the leg will always be with us. Thesame man will cut off a toe while choppingwood, will electrocute himself fooling withelectrical wiring, will drive his car into a tree!But in this new, huge shooting fraternity, thegreat majority, at least 95%, are careful shooters and sportsmen who have found a gun gamethey can enjoy minus the formality of targetcompetition.

And a very important point, as you mentioned in your answer to Mr. Shirley, is thatwe have a swiftly growing number of votersagainst anti-gun legislation! I would like tosee each and every fast-draw enthusiast signedup with the N.R.A. to strengthen our line ofdefense against bad gun laws.

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aware of this increasing usurpation of ourConstitutional rights, something might bedone in an organized manner to alleviate thissituation in the various states.

Robert L. SchlumpfTullahoma, Tenn.

ing in thousands of Southern Californiaclosets. Of course, you can always pack upyour gun and drive several hundred milesout to the desert. Shooting in local foothillsis much too dangerous. You might hit a"No Shooting" sign-or something.

Luther W. H. EinungChula Vista, California

Constitutional Rights

After reading the "Crossfire" column ofyour February 1959 issue, I would like totake this opportunity to congratulate theState of New Mexico for its gun law sanity.I have recently moved to Tennessee fromTexas. Both states have quite rigid handgunlaws, which will become prohibitively absurdif proposed bills pass their forthcoming legislatures. This line of thinking seems to bespreading over this nation of ours like theplague.

Pressure groups of self-righteous people aretaking our Constitutional right to bear armsaway from us, and we are doing very little tostop them. Persons owning handguns, as doI, are the first to suffer from any anti·gunlegislation. The criminal is still able to obtain a handgun for his purposes regardlessof the law. The manufacturer and dealer infirearms also suffers as a result of this legislative stupidity.

I would also like to congratulate your finemagazine for reprinting the article by Mr.Karl Hess. If more sportsmen were made

Amen!

As a new subscriber I would like to saythat I was very happy to see the many interesting and informative articles in your finemagazine. I was especially pleased to see the"Know Your Lawmakers" section. It givesthe gun owner an advance opportunity tosee just where his Congressmen stand in regard to the Second Amendment and all future firearms regulations.

I also read with interest a letter in your"Crossfire" section from C.H.P. of Reading,Pennsylvania regarding the infamous SenateBill 412. This would have made Pennsylvania a police state so far as the gun-ownerwas concerntld.' I· am ·happy to· know thatthis bill was turned down in the Committeeof Law and Order.

Politicians must learn that criminals do notregister their guns nor obtain permits tocarry them. Only the law-abiding gun ownersuffers from such legislation.

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Shooters' Problem

We here in Southern California have areal problem: where to shoot our rifles,pistols, shotguns. Local land owners areagainst all shootingcand sprinkle "No Shooting'" signs to prove,their point. Almost allcities and counties frown on any gunfire. Noareas have been set aside as hunting reserves.

Sure, you can plink at targets at the localpolice range, or at skeet and trap clubranges, if you like target shooting; butshooting out in the country with nothingaround for miles except hills and wild game

is taboo.Meanwhile, thousands of firearms lie rust-

the article, I feel that I can go to a sportinggoods store, buy a gun without having itcustom made to fit, buy a box of shells without consulting Dunn and Bradstreet or someother agency to find out what size shot touse, and head for the field with the expectation of coming back with some birds for thetable. At any rate, I am going to try it.

John C. SmithBurlingame, California

It Happened In Haiti

I am sending you a clipping about Haitito show what is being done in some countries: "Port Au Prince, Haiti, April 13.(UPI) -"The Army has ordered all civilianresidents to turn in their firearms-an actiontraditionally taken in times of tension."It can be done, even here in the U.S- Twoyears ago, the Treasury Department made aruling that all firearms dealers must keep arecord of every gun sale. These records canbe taken up by Treasury agents in a fewhours. An emergency can be declared andthese guns 'can be confiscated,

Some. people .say we have the Constitution,but--'-the goyernmeJU. took all the gold in theThirties, and tile spare tires from our automobiles during' W W II. Why Rot our guns?

Wayne L. MaxwellFt. Collins, Colorado

Buckshot and Books

Add to the discussion on shotguns: theMarine Corps used them in Korea, and buckshot is very deadly in ambuscades and nightattacks. Reason: Wider impact area.

I suggest three books to people who are inearnest about riflemen in civil defense:"Guerrilla Warfare," by Mao Tze Tung;"Communist Guerrilla Warfare," by DixonHeilbrunn; "The Seven Pillars of Wisdom,"by Colonel Lawrence. In these books youwill find the aim of guerrilla warfare, andhow the use of it can help win a war.

Cpo Ernest A. NortonJacksonville, N. C.

to shoot through some brush. In the secondplace, it is most likely that your only targetwill be the south end of a northbound beast_Under these conditions, a high-velocity,spitzer bullet is just about the worst medicine imaginable, since of all types its performance is the most unpredictable in heavybrush. The only guaranteed prediction is thatyou cannot predict. Both velocity and spitzerpoints mitigate against reliable bullet performance in brush and, therefore, one wouldbe wise to choose a relatively large-bore riflethrowing a round-nosed bullet at not over2400 ft. secs. and preferably a bit less.

In Africa, one finds just about every condition conceivable, as well as every size ofgame from dik-dik to elephant. The moreexperienced white hunters are quite willing,even anxious, to see you use a flat shooting,high-velocity weapon on much of the plainsgame, since well placed shots on that typeof game are almost always instantly fatal andsince it is easier to make well placed shotswith that kind of rifle over long and unknown ranges. When, however, the shootingis done in heavy bush, when the bigger species such as eland, roan, sable, greater kuduand zebra are involved or, m(}st particularly, if the game is of the dangerous variety,then the white hunters deplore the use ofsmall-bore, high-velocity rifles and havebeen largely responsible for the current lawsin British East Africa prohibiting their useon dangerous game. There is far too great anelement of chance. A light, fast bullet maynot get through the brush; if it does, it maybe deflected to a non-vital area; and it maynot penetrate through heavy bone and muscleeven if it does strike the proper region. Thisis altogether too many "ifs" even for nondangerous game. For elephant, rhino, buffalo, and lion, such a rifle is, in my opinion,unthinkable.

Two extremely experienced hunters havedeveloped tables of killing power. They maynot give all the answers, but they are verygood yardsticks. Elmer Keith uses a systembased upon what he calls "pounds-feet."John Taylor, if I am not mistaken, calls his"K-O Values." Both systems are based uponbullet weight and velocity, with the accent onbullet weight. Both of these men are experts, with lifetimes of experience in thefield, and their comments should not betaken lightly_ These tables may be found inKeith's excellent "Rifles for Large Game"and in Taylor's "African Rifles and Cartridges."

For some time I have been concerned withanother factor which neither Keith norTaylor include in their tables, although bothauthors make abundant mention of it elsewhere in their books. This is the question ofsectional density, the formula for which isW/d 2 wbere W is the weight of the bullet in


By R. F. CHATFIELD-TAYLOR

NOTES ON KILLING POWER

AT LEAST SINCE 1912, when the Savage.t\. Arms Corp. came out with CharlesNewton's revolutionary .22 High Power,there has been a more or less continuousargument regarding the relative merits ofhigh-velocity, small bore bullets and comparatively slow bullets of greater weight andcalibre. Men of unquestioned integrity andexperience have advocated projectiles of bothtypes; and many a camp fire has been keptburning far into the night by sportsmen whohave felt violently on the subject, one wayor the other. Having killed my share ofgame in the United States, Canada, Mexico,and Africa, I am of the sincere opinion thatboth factions are right-and that both factions can be wrong, depending upon conditions.

It might be well to consider just what it isthat kills an animal. Insofar as firearms areconcerned, the thing which kills game is abullet which destroys certain vital organsupon which the life of the animal depends.Placement of the shot is by far the mostimportant factor involved. This factor is controlled entirely by the ability of the hunter,and there is no substitute for it. There canbe no great argument about this amongthinking sportsmen. The arguments arise inconnection with the best equipment withwhich to achieve this objective; and this isgoverned by many varying conditions.

In my experience, I have always foundthat a high-velocity bullet which actuallyreaches a vital area kills far more rapidlythan a slow one regardless of calibre orweight. I am, therefore, a high-velocity advocate under conditions where it is reasonable to assume that such a bullet can andwill reach such an area. Unfortunately, thereare many circumstances wherein such an assumption would be a monumental error leading to total misses, wounded game and, quiteconceivably, to actual danger to the hunter.

It seems to me that, among other thingswhich must be considered, there are thequestions of the size of the animal, the probable range at which the average shot will beLaken, the characteristics of the terrain, andthe potential ability of the animal to inflictdamage on the hunter. If, for example, thedesired trophy is a soft-skinned animalweighing 500 pounds or less, found customarily in open country where long rangeshots are the rule, then a man is justified inchoosing a very accurate, 'scope sighted rifleof very high velocity. Such a rifle, becauseof its accuracy, flatness of trajectory, andefficiency of sighting arrangements will materially contribute to a hunter's ability topIace his bullet in a vital area.

If, on the other hand, your game is something on the order of elk as to size, and ifyou will be hunting in thick timber, such achoice would hardly be a happy one. In thefirst place, it is probable that you will have

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This one outstanding feature has sacked upplenty of game and varmints for lads whoused it to their advantage.

We Handloading Benchniks need a riflefor plinking cast bullets in volume, likehandgunners. Little saddle guns do the jobso well we can exce.ed the accuracy and/orvelocity of factory fodder. Some riffemenlook on the guns as crums from the uppercrust of gun society, and on cast pills witheven more contempt. If you like to let theair out of myths and deflate the ego of yourHi-V shooting companions, take this tip.

Popular .30-30 will yield more funand much more shooting with reloads.

Get a good Model 336 or 94, not a beat-upclunker. Cast bullets generally require aslicker bore than jacketed pills. If the boreis chewed-up, or the lands slightly dull, you'llnever obtain the ultimate in accuracy. Glassit with a good scope. Buehler's mount holdspositive zero on Marlin 336s. Williams makesa good one, and Weaver has a new PivotMount, that I haven't used on this gun, plustheir Detachable Top Mount that I prefer.Marlin's new top·mount scope rig is real fine.Best deal for a '94 is Weaver's Side Mount,installed on the off side so the stock servesas a cheek rest. A 4X glass is okay for test·ing your gun and ammo, and can be usedfor hunting. A 2.5X or 3X handles faster onrunning game at close range.

With a new rifle, burn up several boxes offactory fodder, carefully shooting for groupsin strings of three to five shots. When yourbarrel heats up, your groups will widen, sodon't be in a hurry. This initial shootingwill slick up your new bore. Save all targetsto compare with your cast or jacketed loadslater. Reload your hulls, all the same LotNumber and make, with jacketed bullets,fiddling around with charges until you exceed factory accuracy. Always assemble precision ammo. Trim cases to 2.02", or 2.03"max, watching for hulls with non·uniformneck thickness after trimming and beforedeburring. These are discards. I'm partialto CCI primers with any charge. If not available, substitute WoW with light charges, orRemington or W·W for full charges. Useonly Round Nose or Flat Nose canneluredbullets in tubular magazines. Sharp pointsmight fire all the rounds in the magazinefrom recoil. This would be nasty and messy.and we'd lose one valued GUNS reader!

The 150·grain pills for .30-30s, such asmade by Sierra, Hornady and Speer, and the150 and l70·grain flat nose made by Norma,


Scope mount best for levers like '94 isWeaver's side type, (shown on M92).

A saddle carbine is a real fun gun, too.Winchester evidently doesn't know this fact,as they never advertise it. Handy as twopockets in a shirt, they are fine short rangeplinkers. Cheap and easy to reload, the costis hardly more than rim fire ammo. You canshuck lead out faster than you can feedcoins to a one-armed bandit in Las Vegas.

They do have an attractive Western lookand flavor, The best appeal of a Winchester94 or Marlin 336 is the fact these short,light, fast·firing guns handle like a dream.

T HE .30 WINCHESTER Center Fire,. generally called .30-30 by shooters, andthutty-thutty by gun writers, is a hell of acartridge. The double meaning statementmeans it's mighty good for those who loveit, and beneath the dignity of those whodetest it. Handloaders look on it with contempt. What other .30s have, it lacks a lotof, except trajectory, which is the most inthis age of flat·shooting hot-shots. The hullhas been around long enough to have diedtwice from old age.

Despite these unkind remarks, the .30-30cartridge has probably bagged more deerthan any other in this century. You'll dowell to add one saddle gun to your shootingbattery. All of us need one good .30-30 anda set of high quality loading dies, plus casting equipment. Why blow some hard-earnedbucks to own a senile weapon of the past?That's a good question that deserves a goodanswer. I especially recommend it, if yourun in Hi·V gun society like I do.

I've owned dozens of .30 WCF's, and norifle sells better on the used gun market. A.30-30 in the corner is like money in thebank. Right now I'm down to one beat-up,open sighted Model 94. Sighted·in with fac·tory fodder, groups were a bit over 4" at100 yards. A decent glass and Flaig's Acetrigger shoe would have screwed 'em down.On the way home a coyote started a fastget·away from about 85 yards. A 150 grainSuper·X pill intercepted his flight like aSidewinder missile on a journey of deathand destruction. My flabbergasted companion loudly exclaimed, "Why you killed him !",like the feat was impossible.

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Mike, Kevin Onka copped father-son crown 395 x 400 andyoungster also took coveted Clay Target Championship.

At Vandalia tourney Dick and Helen Urban won thehusband-wife cup: Helen's 199 made her Hi-Lady.

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D OWN THE PAOhio, during

trapshooting tourneshade. He strolledexhibit booths. Occfriends. But mostin that crowd ofalong the walk or tohim.

His name? Arnolton town, Castle Rand follow its histoof all time. There a 'would strike "one o'

GUNS JANUARY 1960

CROWNS NEW TRAP CREA.TS

Top trap champ Arnold Riegger is praised by competitorsas having great natural reflexes; set new run record.

Grand American Champ Clyde Baily accepts congrats ofHarold Lippold whom he nosed out in close final shootoff.

THIS IS WHERE AMATEURS SHOOT FOR

CASH, PROS SHOOT FOR MEDALS, AND

AN "UNKOWN" INVARIABLY WINS

TRAPSHOOTING'S BIGGEST JACKPOT

at the 60th Grand, Riegger, who had stayed away from thesport and its biggest tournament for a couple of years, puthis personal stamp of approval on the claims of his friends.

During the Grand itself he broke 1422 straight 16 yardtargets to set a new world's record run. This 1422 figureincluded registered and non.registered targets. (Registeredare those in regular events of a shoot sanctioned by theAmateur Trapshooting Association. Non-registered arethose fired at in a shoot-off or in non-registered competition.)

When he left the Grand he still had intact a run of 1020registered targets. He headed West and in two more shootsset a new registered world's record of 1434, before missingin a club even in Los Angeles. Previous records of 1404overall, and 1179 registered, were both set by another"great" of trapshooting, Joe Hiestand of Hillsboro, Ohio,more than twenty years ago in 1938.

But who is this quiet man from Castle Rock, who is sodevastating with a shotgun? Riegger would pass unnoticedin a crowd. He's 39, stands 5' 5%", and weighs 180pounds. He talks slowly and low, and dresses in the con·servative olive drab clothes that you often see nowadayson a man of the farm. And why not? Riegger came fromfarm stock, although today his whole life is devoted to trapshooting.

But when you talk to Riegger and look into his eyes, youstart to get the feel and the key as to why this man is agreat shooter.

His eyes are a steely blue. They never waver. Of hisshooting he says, "It just comes natural."

D. Lee Braun of San Mateo, Cal., a professional for "agun company" and long-time member of Riegger's GrandAmerican squad, says "He has the greatest natural reflexesI have ever seen. Just watch him shoot handicap. He doesit with the same motion as singles."

Bud Decot, who handles shooting glasses for trapshooters and has examined Riegger's eyes many times, explains,"He has unusual distance perception."

For Riegger, trapshooting does provide a living, but itis also a matter of sport and pride. For instance, one ofthe events for which he tied was the champion of cham.pions race for state champions only. For the event andshoot offs the match cost him $42.50 and all he could win


Mile-long trap line has seen singles and doubles gradually fade from gunners racks and pump or autoloaders take prominence even for only one shot.

While Riegger was the outstanding figure of the 60thGrand American tournament, he wasn't the only one tocontribute to trapshoot lore during its course. There was,for instance, Kevin Onka, a slim 16-year.old youngsterfrom Sugar Creek, Mo. Onka took one title away fromRiegger in a shootoff as he became the youngest gunner inhistory to win the Clay Target Championship of America.This is the top title among the 16-yard events.

Onka, along with four other top trapshots, includingRiegger tied for the Clay Target top place with 200 straight.Darkness stopped the shooting on the first day when Riegger broke the record, getting his 1,420 straight bird.

It was at the start of the next day's shootoff that Riegger"slipped over the top" of his 1,423 target, to end the string.But while Riegger was missing on that day, young Onkawasn't. The youth, who has been shooting for only twoyears and hopes some day to be with his father in thegrocery business, took the top crown. With the candor of

youth, he had said, before the shoot-off had ever started,"I want to find out how good that Riegger is."

The answer Onka got was not an accurate one, which heknew. But still, he had the ability to break them all, asfate took care of the stars he was competing against. Hisvictory means he's a young man with a shotgun that mustbe reckoned with on the trapline for years to come.

When the shooting in the 60th Grand finally ended, thefinal list of champions contained one big surprise. Thewinner of the overall title for the 1,000 targets of the tournament was John Kurth of Columbus, Wis. Kurth is a big,hulking fellow, who long has been a good trapshooter. Hedidn't win an event at the 60th Grand. He didn't even getin a shootoff. But when the shooting was done he hadbroken 972 of 1,000 targets-best of the entire field.

The 60th Grand American will not be remembered asan outstanding tournament for women, but the headlinesthat were to be gleaned by the fair sex went to two triedand true performers. Mrs. Helen Urban of Mentor, 0.,took the women's overall for the second straight year witha 938 of 1,000.

The women's all-round crown went to Mrs. Iva Pembridge Jarvis of Phillipsburg, Kan., with a 374 of 400.The all-round title is based on 200 birds in the Clay Targetchampionship, 100 in the Grand (Continued on page 47)

JANUARY 1960GUNS

Sporting centennial beard, Dick Krohnof Harvard. JlI., was one Grand winner.

was a trophy. It should hardly need saying that Rieggerhas plenty of trophies; he has been shooting for a long time.

But, says Riegger, "I expect I have about 400 trophies athome. But I'm tied with this man, (in this case Dan Orlichof Reno, Nev.) , and we have to keep shooting for the honorof winning and to see which man is best."

Riegger is also unassuming about his ability and fame.In the middle of his record-breaking string he stopped oneday at the press house on the ATA grounds. He was talking with Jimmy Robinson. the Boswell of all trapshooters,and the man who annually selects the All-American teams.

Suddenly he broke off the strain of the conversation toask Robinson, "I guess I'll make your team this year, won't

I, Jimmy?"Now Robinson is not known as a slow man in the retort

department, but this made him halt for a few seconds before with a grin he replied, "Well, I don't know Arnold.You better get out there and break some more targets."

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Trap fans from all over world convergeon Grand, stroll by colorful firing line.

Long range with remaining energy of .257 Condor wasproved by tvlacFarland in long shots at plains antelope.

The varmint-flat,moose-strong

.257CONDORTHEY SAID YOU COULD

NOT GET FLAT TRAJEC

TORY WITH A HEAVY BALL

AT MEDIUM VELOCITY

BUT HE DID IT

W HEN A COMPETENT ENGINEER decides to design a wildcatcartridge, some old ideas are given some new twists. The usual

wildcatter reshapes an existing case, uses existing components, and thegunsmith chambers an existing barrel. Sometimes the loads are actuallychronographed; and, rarely pressure tests are made. Sensational figuresare arrived at, the new cartridge is given a fanciful name, and the proudoriginator is in business with a new wildcat.

The story .on the .257 Condor is quite different. In 1946, Dr. RamonSomavia conceived the idea that a projectile of unusually high sectionaldensity would exhibit unusual ballistic characteristics, and he set out toprove it. Now, fifty barrels and many years later the .257 Condor is areality and no longer a wildcat. The name is copyrighted, patents havebeen applied for on the design; and the cartridges, the cases, and thespecial bullets are readily available to the shooter or the handloader here,from Norma-Precision, Inc., South Lansing, New York.

The Somavia Ranch near Hollister, Calif., is one reason for the Condordesign. Deer are numerous on those rolling grassy hills, but the choicerones always seem to be five hundred yards out, with little cover fromwhich to stalk them. Hence, the first requisite was a cartridge whichwould show a flat trajectory. Second, since Dr. Somavia does considerablehunting in Alaska, and Canada, the cartridge must be certain on heavygame animals. Flat trajectory must be achieved without the excessivelyhigh velocity which blows up 8-bullet on the hide or the first large boneencountered. Deep penetration was wanted. Muzzle velocity is impressiveon paper, but velocity which counts is that delivered to the animal a fewhundred yards out.

Hunters have noticed that the 7x57 Mauser 175 grain bullet, and fhe6.5 mm. Mannlicher·SchoenaueF l€JO-g-rain bullet exhibited kil-ling qualities out of all proportion to their size or paper ballistics. They also showeda lot of remaining velocity, compared to modest (Continued on page 42)

GUNS JANUARY 1960

By HAROLD E. MACFARLAND

In high country new rifle got workout.took mulie successfully with big bullet.

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By ROGER W. DeBAUN

OUT OF THE HARD HITTING AIRWEIGHTS

ARE ALL IT TAKES TO GET COMBAT ACCURACY

JANUARY 1960

BIG

GUNS

A NEW SHOOTING GRIP. AND PRACTICE.

A. LTHOUGH CHAMBERED for the potent .38 Special cartridge,fithe Smith & Wesson Chiefs Special Airweight revolver weighsonly 12% ounces, half as much as the average police gun of thatcaliber, has a barrel only 2 inches long, a sight radius of only 31j2inches, and a diminutive stock that will accommodate only twofingers of a man's hand. How effective can this small gun be incombat shooting?

To the multitude of shooters conditioned for years to the idea thataccuracy in handgun shooting requires plenty of weight, 6 inches ofbarrel, custom fitted stocks, and big adjustable Patridge sights, thelittle Chief may seem to be just an amusing toy. How would it bepossible to control the recoil and jump of this almost weightless gun?

TINY GUN GIVES

DeBaun's hand around butt: second fingerjoint is past guard; thumb locks it firmly.

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What happens to the shooter's hand? Is there any accuracy

or power possible from that stub of a barrel? All of these

questions were in my own mind when I began a try-out of

the weapon a year and a half ago.

The first thing I learned was that, for my large hand,

the generally accepted correct hold for a big target re

volver was not suitable for the Chief. With each shot, the

second joint of my middle finger was taking a beating from

the rear of the trigger guard. Repeated trials over a period

of days indicated that the hold recommended by some

double-action advocates was the one giving me best results

in any kind of shooting with the midget weapon. It carried

my fingers around the stock far enough to bring the second

joint of the middle finger past the trigger guard. Such a

hold lets the stock settle firmly in the palm of the hand.

The thumb rests snugly against the side of the frame and

points downward toward the tip of the trigger finger. In

this position it provides firm support and avoids any

chance of recoil injury from safety latch and cylinder, at

the same time providing trigger finger control in slow fire

double action.

Slow-fire 30' targets prove Chiefs accuracywith 2.5 grain Bullseye hand loads, 148 grainwadcutters. In crouch, gun is held hard.

Three important advantages accrue from this hold. Great

leverage in double action is gained by having the second

joint of the trigger finger resting on the trigger. The gun

is so well embraced by the hand that the two seem almost

a unit. A very tight grip without strain or tremor and

almost without conscious effort is achieved, and this elimi

nates all slipping and twisting of the gun within the hand.

The sum of these factors was that recoil no longer seemed

severe and the bruising of my knuckle was ended.

Having found that the gun was (Continued on page 62)

PERFORMANCE

Snub .38 can deliver good hits atgood range: silhouette is 40 yardsoff. Fingers wrapped tightly aboutstock (above) aid DA control. Tenyard targets were easy for 2" gun.


THERE'S A "PERFECT" GUN FOR EVERY

TARGET, BUT AMERICAN HUNTERS CAN GET BY WITH

GUN FO BGGAMEBy CLYDE ORMOND

EVERY HUNTER with one rifle pines for the day when

he'll be able to own a battery-one for each class of

game he expects to hunt. Similarly, the man who owns adozen fine rifles longs for "just one more"; and many such

a man finds that, with many rifles he gets to shoot each one

less, and remembers the added skill, through practice, of theone-rifle hunter.

Nevertheless, the goal of every shooter is a battery of

ideal rifles and cartridges. And a sensible battery is necessary if one is to take full advantage of North American

hunting. The one-rifle hunter should, must, compromise-

must choose the nearest thing possible to that mythical "allaround rifle."

The big trouble with any compromise is that it is ideal

in no single department. The compromise rifle is like the"average" man: there's no such thing. The fine old '06 is

a wee bit too small for brown bear, grizzlies, and elk; it'sa bit more than is needed for average deer; it's a trifle too

slow for the longest-range shooting at sheep; and it's toomuch for chucks and other varmints. But despite all this,

the .30·06, variously loaded, is a good all-around cartridge.The hunter who starts with a two-gun battery generally

straddles the '06, going lighter in one direction

and heavier in the other. He may wind up witha .257 Roberts and a .300 H&H Magnum-afine two-gun battery. But in this combinationas well, there are certain conditions whereneither will quite fill the bill.

After 30 years of big-game hunting and 121head of American big-game, I've reached theconclusion that there are currently three riflecartridge combinations which together willmake a nearly ideal rifle battery. By that Imean that at least one of this group will fit the

Paul. Glidden McNeel, Wyoming guides, lookover mulie taken by author's .243. Kill illustrates overlap of cartridges. Above, .243in Hornady and factory bullets; 7mm S & H120. 160 grain; .338 WRACo. 200 and 250 gr.


Alaskan outfitter DeHart poses behind author's caribou.shot with 160 gr. Norma load in 7 x 61 Sharpe & Hart.

hunter's needs adequately under every foreseeable huntingcondition. Before listing them, let's see just what any such

battery must do:First, the ideal battery should cover all North American

game from brown and grizzly bear down to pint-sizeddeer, antelope, and the larger varmints like bobcats andyodel-dogs. In addition, it should include all the majorpests like chucks, crows, jack-rabbits, and even magpies.

To do this, all cartridges chosen must be superlativelyaccurate. Accuracy here means that with proper loading,good bedding of the stock, and adequate sights, the cartridges should approach that ideal of minute-of-anglegroups. This is especially true of those cartridges meant

Alaskan moose fell to .338 Magnum in Model 70 Alaskanwhich is tailor-made for bigger North American game.

for the smaller species, since accuracy in the hunting field

should vary, if at all, in proportion to the size of the gamehunted. In other words, a 2·inch capability in the cartridge meant for bull elk is more "accurate" in game shoot

ing than a I-inch capability in the crow cartridge.Next, all cartridges of any ideal battery should be of

relatively recent development, and should have good public

acceptance. In short, they should be good enough andpopular enough to be around a long time. It would be fool

ish indeed for a hunter to save his shekels to buy an"ideal" rifle whose cartridges proved to be but a flash inthe pan. For similar reasons, both the rifle and the cartridge chosen should have factory- (Continued on page 53)

Sharpe & Hart in 7mm is recommended as themiddle rifle in all-around battery of three.

GUNS JANUARY 1960

Above. Winchester's .338 Alaskan comes withMonte Carlo comb. kick pad, takes all glasssights and mounts. At left, smallest bore ofthree gun battery is .243, shown in Savage 99.

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Makin9 hunters responsible for fire lookout cut Illinois tree farm annual fire loss.

By IILl CLEOEShQOtin6 Promotion Divisio1l, F incMmr·'eseern

THE FOREST STRETCHED BELOW as far as the eye could see.Acr.o88 it cut the highway, seen through a carpet of green tree-tops.

Not a crossroad nor a building marred the perfect lawn of trees. Atintervals along the road, white diamond-shaped signs were hung on thefence. In their round green.ball centers was printed the words, TREE

FARM.

They could just as well have said, "Game Farm," for the woodproducts industries are telling the world about the wildlife that lives inthese managed forests. The significance of the wildlife is summed up inthe title of a booklet by Arthur Carhart, "Trees and Game-TwinCrops." Says Carhart, "Wise management of timber and of game isdirected at the production and harvest of each as a crop--indeed, theyare twin crops."

Hunters are learning how this works. Around the 1,500 acre TreeFarm of Mike Drumstra, of West Frankfort, Ill., the shotgun's roar is afamiliar sound. There, within an area which Drumstra transformed into

Private timber lands running to millions of acres are now open in all parts of the nation for hunters. Someareas charge small camping. grounds' use fees but most are free. Tree farm plan calls timber. game twin crops.


AT SIGN OF GOOD HUNTING. TREE

FARMS OFFER SPORTSMEN

MILLIONS OF ACRES OF WOODS.

BEAR. TURKEYS AND DEER

Paper firms' trees shelter turkeys with all the wildness-and tastiness-that marks the noble bird.

Tree farms like Olin Forests in Louisiana include lakesfor waterfowl hunting (left) but most are wooded stands(above) like deer-crowded Ponderosa Pine woods in Oregon.

a recreation paradise only a few years ago, sportsmen from

a wide area enj oy good hunting, fishing and the pursuit

of a good life out-of-doors.

Drumstra's Tree Farm, on which he grows timber as a

crop, is an example of the many Tree Farm properties

providing recreational values for American outdoorsmen

today, while growing timber for tomorrow's needs. But so

far this story is little-known among sportsmen. Too few of

us realize that well-managed hunting territory may be just

around the corner, conveniently located near large cities.

Of forest land acres in the U.S. today, % are classified

"commercial." Commercial timberlands are those which are

intended to produce timber in commercial quantity for sale

and manufacture. It does not refer to the ownership status.

Of the 648,000,000 acres of American forests, over half (or

358,250,000 acres) are privately owned. A Tree Farm can

be as small as 3 acres (average of the smaller ones is 79)

owned by an individual. By contrast, corporate-owned

Olin Forest exceeds 500,000 acres in Arkansas and Louisi

ana. Four and a half million companies and individuals

own timberland properties. And this timberland can be

your hunting paradise.

Tree farmers are vitally concerned \vith the wildlife in

their woods. Wild game, you might say, has rights by birth

to its forest home. The woods provide food and shelter for

wildlife and the health of both trees and game is dependent

one on the other. One of the classic examples is pointed out

in Carhart's booklet, "The Case of the Kaibab Deer." The

deer population "exploded" shortly after World War I on

the Kaibab Plateau north of Arizona's Grand Canyon. The

Kaibab is naturally isolated by the canyon on the south,

and by desert on the other three sides. The deer were, and

are, dependent on what the plateau has to offer. Deer


browse was abundant. The area was difficult to reach, soboth deer and timber were left to their own resources

without outside intervention.Between 1918 and 1924, the deer herds grew from an

estimated 20,000 head to over 100,000. However, experts

estimated the food supply was capable of supporting only

about 32,000 deer.More than three times the natural number of deer fed

on the tender browse, so it was soon eaten out. Thousands

of deer starved and thousands of young trees were strippedof their life-giving foliage. Arguments raged-should thesurplus deer be harvested? Several highly qualified observers believe the Kaibab deer population hit bottom withless than 5,000 surviving.

Nature maintains a balance between wildlife and its food

supply-the forest. When deer populations outgrow thefood supply, as they did on the Kaibab range, starvationdrasticany cuts the numbers. If they didn't die, too many

deer stripping young trees of edible bark could kill theforest itself.

A 1948 survey in Wisconsin determined that the over

abundant deer population there was destroying young treesat a rate one hundred times that season's loss by forestfires. So the deer population is reduced by Nature to preserve the forest. This is one of the fundamental concepts ofconservation.

While the primary purpose of a Tree Farm is to growtimber as a crop for use in the manufacture of more than

5,000 items Americans use every day, the n1Y.ltiple use ofthese timber holdings benefits both sportsman and forester.Planned harvests of the surplus big game helps to maintain

Nature's balance and prevent useless wildlife waste by

starvation. Keeping this balance helps, too, in giving the

forest an opportunity to rejuvenate itself and replace thetrees harvested for their wood. Studies have shown thatharvesting the surplus deer eases the eruption and collapse

pattern demonstrated by the Kaibab deer, and it saves theforest from the rampage of hungry mouths seeking out theyoung and tender shoots of new forest growth.

Conservationists know that a healthy deer herd can morethan double its size in just one season-so planned harvest

ing is vital. And planned harvesting, of its "twin crops," isvital to the Tree Farm concept.

The Tree Farm Program, though still in its infancy, is anationwide movement begun by the wood-using industries.

Its purpose is to bring many smaller forest properties undergood timberland management. Most of the larger holdings

are accredited Tree Farms and thousands of the smallerones are enrolling in this tree-growing movement.

The interest which started this project is, naturally, abusiness one-to assure a high level of production, yetguarantee a future wood supply. To become a Tree Farm

in this National system, a forest property must be privatelyowned, tax-paying and dedicated to growing repeated cropsof timber. It must be managed in accordance with good

forest management practices including protection againstfire, insects, disease and destructive grazing. The accredited

tree farmer must necessarily give consideration to other inherent values of the woods as watershed protection, wildlife

and recreation areas. Increased wood production is foremost, but wildlife production is also increased by good for

est management. Information on the Tree Farm System is

available from American Forest Products Industries, 1816 NStreet N.W., Washington 6, D.C. (Continued on page 52)

Pete Mondino of III. gun club calls ducksat Drumstra tree farm. Club members helpreduce fire hazard. Above, Weyerheuser timberman marks a company cabin for hunters' use.


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the baby bottleneck cartridge is a centerfire, having about the same body diameter as a .32 auto case and- the same overall length as a .22 Long Rifle. But ina rifle, its 4-grain capacity case, deliberately overloaded when five grains werejammed in with a punch, slammed a 40 grain jacketed bullet through a Hollywood chronograph tape at 2505 feet per second. Nearest competitors in thespeed race are the .22 LR Hi-Speed 40-grain pill at 1335-65 fps, the .22 Winchester Rim Fire at 1450, now obsoleted by the .22 Winchester Magnum Rimfireat 2000 fps.

The .22 JGR also has a very significant merit: with rechambering and minorclip and bolt face changes, it will fit and function safely in almost any goodgrade bolt action rifle adapted for the .22 Long Rifle. In handguns, heavyframe swing outs such as the K-22 or Officers Models can be altered to use therimmed versions of the JGR, while the rimless version (Continued on page 50)


Key to better shooting can be proper fitting jacket. Pads help hold elbows in prone,but also can aid keeping sitting position. Gloves should protect hand from tight sling.

By BERNARD P. FRIESECKE

Realistic shooting garb for women won't be "smart" butcan always be neat. Yellow glasses, corrected if need be,enhance sighting_ Walking shoes aid kneeling, standing.


WEARING CORRECT SHOOTING GARB

CAN BE MAJOR FACTOR IN SHOOTING

SKILL FOR TARGET RIFLEMAN. WOMAN

I J YEARS OF SHOOTING in both small bore and high

power rifle matches, I have found that one of the lead

ing factors in poor or inconsistant scores is the wearing

of improper clothing while shooting. In no other sport in

the United States can one find a greater conglomeration of

wearing apparel than in shooting. You need only go to a

single rifle match of any size to confirm this. A competitive

shooter should realize he is essentially an athlete, and heshould dress like one.

This entire subject of shooter's clothing, or uniform if

you like, has been seriously neglected in the past few years.

There are many references on hunting apparel, but few or

none on the competitive rifle shooter's clothing. Many

shooters, as most of us know, spend large sums of money

and time on the best rifles, scopes, and accessories. But

little or no thought, time, or expense is spent on shooting

apparel. The shooters we often see at a rifle match wearing

an old shooting jacket over regular everyday street clothes

are as ill-prepared to do their best as a player who shows upat a football game with an old worn jersey and shoulder

Author wears best garb. Sweatshirt underjacket, stiff shoes aid accurate shooting.

pads over his street clothes. Of course,'a shooter doesn't

engage in the rough personal contact of the football player.

But his dress is as important to his shooting as is the foot.

ball player's uniform for protection.

Now, what makes for a good shooting uniform? Being

comfortable is necessary for good scores, but few shooters

agree on how to be comfortable. The following uniform is

one which I have used successfully for many years, and it

is used by many service rifle teams. Most of the items inthe uniform, with the exception (Continued on page 55)

GUNS JANUARY 1960

Winner George Stidworthy of recent Refield Gun Sight Co. matches in Denver was aided by goodjacket, eye-shading cap, as well as sights, ammo, rifle. Tryon jackets to determine good fit.

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Spotting shots for prone rifleman reveals cut-down M75 Winchester can do agood job, almost like bigger M52. Rest gives young shooter confidence quickly.

KIDS FROM TOTS UP GAIN SELF RELIANCE. GOOD GUN HABITS. AND

PRACTICAL FIELD-SHOOTING SKILL FROM THIS FUN-TARGET COURSE

By ALLYN H. TEDMON

"JUNIOR TRAINFIRE" originated years ago when mywife and I set out to teach our boys the type of

rifle training we hoped would guard them from gun

"accidents" and at the same time satisfy the gun hunger

that exists, sometimes undiscovered but there, in every

American boy and girl. Our program was an unqualified

success, for our kids and for others; and when I saw

"Trainfire I," the best rifle training program the Army

has yet produced, being fired at Fort Carson, Colorado,

I asked the Army for permission to call our plan "Junior

Trainfire." I got permission. It fits; the two programs

teach the same basic principals of rifle marksmanship.

The child (or the G.!.) who masters either "Junior Train

fire" or Trainfire I is not only "safe," he (or she) is

ready for those vital, unexpected shots that pop up in the

hunting field or in combat.

Our eldest son received his first rifle when he was

about 51j2 years old: a Stevens Maynard Jr..22 .with a

Lyman tang sight. At about the same age, the second boy

acquired a Stevens Little Scout, altered to fit, with an

Backing up Junior may be needed with first graderuntil he develops skill in handling gun. Drop ofstock adapts little rifle to small bodies, big heads.


aperture rear sight. These two little rifles, now training

grandsons, have devoured' carton after carton of .22 Short

and Long Rifle ammunition, being fired mostly at tin cans

and similar objects, not at formal bullseye targets. When

our little granddaughter reached the ripe age of 51!z, she

started firing Junior Trainfire with a second Stevens No.

141j2 Little Scout, stock cut to fit and painted bright redin deference to feminine taste, with a Lynlan aperture

tang sight and a nifty carrying sling. She loved the gun,loved the shooting, and came to be a pretty formidable

opponent in any shooting situation.

Junior Trainfire has proved fascinating to the sub

teenagers who have tried it; and, although some of the

prone-with-sling target punchers may scoff, it turns out

good riflemen, even by paper-target standards. Try itand see.

The program is designed to be fired outdoors, in thefields, under existing local conditions. Details can be ad-

Less than seven years old, Junior Trainfire "riflegirl"centered 89 first shot; exploded nearly !00 juice cans.

justed to fit such conditions, or, if outdoor shooting is out,

much of the program can be fired indoors when a suitable

place is available. Some of the program's big appeal to thesubteeners will be lost by moving it indoors, but half a

loaf is better than none. Remember, the objective is toproduce safe, confident, competent riflemen, not one or

two target champions. For the little guys and gals, the

shooting must be fun; the firing periods should not be

long or demanding, except as to the inexorable firearms

safety rules. Make the shooting a game, a privilege, nevera chore.

A place to shoot from, with a good backstop, is the

first requirement. You need at least 50 feet in the clear,

to start. Usually, permission to use an isolated spot on

some farm can be obtained if the owner is properly approached and the privilege is not abused.

Of next importance is some sort of a bench rest from

which the kids can shoot. All firing, for some time, must

be done from this rest; this is the basic secret for success.A beginner, regardless of age, can be taught more from a

GUNS JANUARY 1960

Junior guns tried include (top) Stevens 14112 LittleScout with sharply dropped stock; Maynard Juniorwith cartridge strip which was author's first attemptat remodeling for little guys, had too-straight stock;Remington 514, popular current model for kids.

Stevens Little Scout which once was "Daddy's" favoriteat tender age is back on job teaching 8-year old son.

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Short 1Ilh" stock is just right for 14-year old girl, ifdrop is right, but barrel shown is too long for steady hold.

rest in one hour than can be taught as well from anyother position in a lot more time.

The bench rest may be any steady table or bench withtop approximately 18 by 24 inches. An old ironing-board,with legs cut off to proper height is fine. The shooter sitsclose up, with the top of the rest at his waistline; andleans a bit forward, resting on both elbows, left handsupported by a sandbag or blanket roll. (Don't sprawl.)Sandbags can be made about 6 by 8 inches, of tightlywoven canvas, loosely filled with fine sand. Use two. Formore height, use 8"-long pieces cut from an 8" board.If bench rest is impossible, use the prone position withsandbag rest. It's not as good, but will do.

For ammunition, the .22 Short in standard velocity is

plenty accurate and less expensive. For indoors, the .22c.B. Cap is less noisy but does not have the zip and costsabout the same as the .22 Short. In some stores, theammunition may be had at a little less cost bought bythe carton; ten boxes. You'll need numerous boxes ofammo; charge it to life insurance and education. You willalso need a supply of tin cans. If your kitchen discards arenot enough, there is an unlimited supply in every towndump.

As to rifles, the only models available that are at allsuitable as-is, are the Winchester Model 67 Boy's rifle,and the Stevens Model 15 Boy's rifle. The stocks on theseshould be cut off I1f2 to 2 inches for a fit for the average7 to 9 year oIds.• The rest of the "Boys Rifles" are fullsize guns that must (and can) be cut down, both stockand barrel. You must fit the rifle to the child, not thechild to the rifle. Pete Brown's chart on stock length, oncepublished in "The American Rifleman," recommended a

lOYz" stock for 20 inch arm (measured from arm pit tofinger tip), an 11%" stock for a 22 inch arm, a 12" stockfor a 24 inch arm, and so on. Anyway, cut the stock tofit, and when the arms grow longer, use 8th-inch aluminumplates under the butt plate for extra length.

One other thing about stocks, and this is important: theyoungter's rifle needs a lot of drop. Three inches or moreis not too much. The stock must fit the short arms andcomparatively large head. Our little granddaughter usedher Stevens Little Scout, with 8%," stock and 314" dropuntil she was past eight years old.

Many trigger pulls as issued will run around 8 Ibs. Agood gunsmith can usually reduce this pull to around 4Ibs., where it should be. Don't handicap the little shooterwith a too-heavy trigger. If it's heavy for you, think howit feels to his small fingers.

The most satisfactory off-the-counter rifles for thispractice are the self-cocking bolt actions, box magazine orsingle shot but single shot preferred, wjth stock and barrelcut to fit. While the hand-cocked models are not necessarilysafer, they shoot as well and are less expensive. Tie awhang-leather loop to the bolthead to insure a safe gripfor small or slippery fingers. Tube magazine and selfloading models are not suitable for this type of training.

Good sights are a must. A less expensive rifle withgood sights is a far better bet than the reverse. Mostof the available bolt action models can be had with rearaperture sights at a slight increase in cost. For rifleslacking an aperture rear sight, the 22 Sharpshooter modelby Redfield is a good bet and very easily fitted to groovedreceivers. The front sight should be post or blade, withor without a bead. Sight the rifle in to hit at the top ofthe front sight at 50 feet. A .22 rifle sighted in at 50 feetwill be good out to about 45 (Continued on page 48)

Remington 517 cut to fit12 year old girl made hertop shooter in her area.Rifle was fit for rest orprone shooting, at bulltargets or (right) cans.


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EARLY COLT SHOWS AMERICAN ENGRAVING STYLE THAT

SOME COLT COLLECTORS have em·phasized the "Wolff engraved" revolvers

to the point of mania, pointing to the dug'shead scratched on the hammer or incorporated in the barrel motif as if this impartedsome especial virtue to the item. Unseeing,or perhaps incapable of really seeing theengraving-seeing its quality, how the scrollsare turned, how the background is filledthey express this virtue in terms of vastly

enhanced prices.Refreshing, then, to the serious Colt stu

dent is this example of non-wolf head engraving on an early Pocket Model "1849"pistol numbered 17,536 and probably madeabout 1850-51. The engraving is in some waysdifferent from that style later commonlyseen on Colt percussion revolvers and oftencalled "Wolff." Most important distinctionis a detail we have not noticed on many otherColt engraved revolvers: a fine line background. The' spaces between scrolls aregrooved with tiny parallel lines instead ofthe common "fish roe" circles which laterdegenerated into a design about as decorativeas center punching with a nail set. Instead,the lines of this pistol's engraving background run horizontally on the right side,and vertically on the left side. The stylesuggests that Sam's guns may carry engraving of a variety of "schools," if one had thepatience or the money to compare a wideselection of them. (Continued on page 61)

DIFFERS FROM USUAL PRESENTATION FINISH

By COLTON SAMUELS

No dog head motif and technique ofwork proves ubiquitous "Wolff" didnot engrave this unusual 1849 Colt.


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Magazine-No Clip RequiredI''',

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$27 95! eThe fine German made Mauser M9l-Beautifully sporterized at the most reasonable price EVER.The rifle that has EVERYTHING - including quality features NOT found on high priced sporters.Originally manufactured by the famous German arms makers Ludwig Loewe & Co., Berlin andD.W.M. (Deutsche Waffen- and Munitionsfabriken), Berlin, during the great arms period whenTHE EMPHASIS WAS ON CRAFTSMANSHIP and now beautifully sporterized at the lowest priceimaginable. One of the finest machined Mausers of all time and with all milled parts. The M9lis stocked with only select European walnut, oil finished and superbly fitted. (Only obtainable todayon a custom basis,) A Sporter you can truly be proud to own-the finest of the fine-yours todayand only $27.95 ... the greatest quality buy ever! DON'T DELAY-BE AMONG THE VERY FIRST.

(Add $5.00 if we carefully select a stock with outstanding grain beauty.)

Think of it! l\Intell Grade Royal Enfield No. 48 with all precise sniperfeatures, but without scopes, and only $19.95! Never such a precision rifle

bargain before, and never again-Order Now while small supply stili on hand. Cal. 303 andin Good to Very Good condition throughout. Add $4.00 for special selected specimen. Don'tconfuse Old Hunter Enfield sniper and match rifles with those being offered elsewhere-Hisas always, are the best!! Orighutl b">'onet onl>' $1.00 witI. rifle. The customest of them all:

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ONLY $16951rr Bargain in All Rifledom!Model 1911 used by the world known Swiss marksmen with such effectivenessthat no country dared violate its effective range. Super designed with the rapid(almost semi-automatic) straight pull bolt and also chambered for the SUPER ACCURATE 7.5 Swiss cartridge, available from several U.S. Dealers NOW. This is therifle that could not wait for ammunition shipments (coming along shortly) ... butwho wants to do more than initially just "eye" this exquisite attraction. Think ofit-no immediate ammo problems-no ammo. A must for any collection.... Ordernow, before huge supply has been picked over. All in good or better condition.

!) The bargain you can't afford to be without.

CANADIAN BUYERS:Write direct to our Canadian Distributor.P. O. Box 628. Peterboro, Ontario, Add200/0 to above prices when ordering.

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Canada gunsmith Hall confers over Enfield conversionwith friend and customerMartin, in Ontario gunshop.

From

ENFIELD to SPORTER By LESS HALL

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Scoped converted Enfield has new muzzle brake, open barrel sight and streamlined actionwith ears knocked off. Below, military bands are scrapped; guard tang straightened out.

36 GUNS • JANUARY 1960

CONVERTING .30·06 ENFIELD INTO SLICK

.300 H & H SPORTER MAKES GOOD HOME.WORKSHOP PROJECT

FOR METAL·WORKING HOBBYISTS

T HE BIG BARREL, long rugged ac

tion, and the low-cost availability of

the "P-17" make many do-it-yourselfers

cast an appreciative eye over these com

mon military rifles. What we in Canada

call the P -17, to distinguish it from the

.303-calibered Pattern 1914 service rifle,

is the "American Enfield," Model 1917

U.S. service rifle. Made by Winchester,

Remington, and the Remington-operated

Eddystone, Pa., factory in War One, these

rifles are attractive to the home mechanic

with some of the basic metal working

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rifles. The only cautio\! in selecting a

P-17 for .300 conversion is that you buy

a good rifle to start with. Many during

War Two were rebarreled by High Stand

ard or Johnson Automatics, so barrels

marked H-S or JA near the muzzle are

especially good for this conversion.After you have received your rifle, the

first thing to do is remove the military

stock from the action. Before you remove

it, take note if it is closely fitted. You can

use this old stock to take measurements

for your new one.Next, remove the bolt and strip it down

American Enfield is club as-is, canform basis of finest sporting rifles.

Simple chopping of stock, sanding,adapts rifle for woods' use but ifHi Standard or Johnson-barreled canbe worked over into .300 H&H Mag.

to the bare bolt. Remove bolt plug and

firing pin, and the extractor. The bare

bolt will have to be set up in your milling

attachment on your lathe and the bolt

face recess enlarged to accept the larger

head on the .300 Magnum case. An end

mill approximately 18 to 20 thousands

larger than the head of the case, set up in

your chuck, will do this nicely. Make

sure that you have it properly centered,

and do not cut in deeper than the original

face. Remember, this is merely enlarging

the recess, not deepening it.The open corners of the lips may have

to be rounded out with a fine file, and do

not do this until you are sure it is neces

sary, depending on how the cartridges

feed up from the magazine.

The next step is making the reamer to

rechamber your barrel. You can buy one

if you wish but they are expensive to

budget out on a one-rifle job. And any

way, you'll get a much greater kick out

of making it yourself.

Unless you have a grinding attachment

for your lathe, to finish-grind after hard

ening, don't make it out of high speed

steel. This steel will warp on heat treating.

The best steel I have found for reamers

is the brand known as "Keewatin." With

this you can cut your reamer to exactly

the size you want, and it will warp an

absolute minimum from heat treating.

Make your reamer not more than two

thousands larger than the largest case

you find. You will find they vary con

siderably, both in diameter and length.

Buy two or (Continued on page 44)

Fancy change-over uses newstock, short pipe and brake,action, magazine modified.


Mexican jungles swarm with wildpigs, both collared peccary andwhite-lipped javelina (left). A native guide (above) packs onethrough typical mountain jungle.

WhyNot Tty JleJdeo?THERE'S FABULOUS HUNTING SOUTH OF THE BORDER IF YOU

CAN GET PAST THE BARRIERS, AND HERE ARE SOME WAYS AROUND THEM

By RUSSELL TINSLEY

Javelina roam in large bands, arehunted with dogs or by trackers. Aherd may number 25 or more animals.

T HE VAST, MOUNTAINOUS, jungle country south of

Mexico City still is an untamed wilderness, unexploited

for big-game hunting. It probably will remain that way

for many years to come. Today, little is known in the

United States about Mexican hunting, and at times it is

rather difficult to separate fact from fiction. The Mexican

Government gives out little information on hunting in

the country; in fact, the government actually doesn't knowmuch abo1.!t hunting, nor does it attempt to exploit touristhunting trade.

Yet in this wild region there is a wide variety of game

animals to appeal to the American hunter. The most-sought

prize is that dangerous and elusive cat, the jaguar.

But jaguar hunting, at its best, is still a long-shot gamble.

It might require weeks even to see one, much longer to

get a shot. Jaguars are few and far between. Marshal "Tex"


Dangerous, elusive, the jaguar is usually hunted withdogs, can be tolled in atnight with gourd game-callslike one guide uses (below).

when hunting jaguars. The more intrepid native guideshunt the big cats at night, with calls made from gourds.They also will answer a dying-rabbit predator call.

Deer hunting, Mexican style, is similar to deer huntingin the States. They are killed in drives, off stands, or bystill-hunting through the jungle growths.

Other game possibilities run the gamut from topnotchbird shooting for royal jungle pheasant and chacalaca,to big-game hunting for alligator and giant Baird's tapir,to plinking for iguana lizards and marta (otter). The largelizards are particularly plentiful, and often they steal intoMexican villages to steal chickens. They offer grand shooting sport for the .22 enthusiast.

The royal jungle pheasant grows as large as an Americanwild turkey. Mostly they are stalked and shot from trees,since they seldom fly. The chacalaca resembles the grousein a way, only it is smaller. It is a wing-shooter's delight,reacting much like the grouse in flight.

The particular game the hunter seeks depends on theparticular area where he hunts, naturally. Southern Mexicois a vast, wild area and hunting varies with each individaulregion. Hunting seasons are (Continued on page 4.0)

Big lizards steal chickens, makefast-moving targets for plinkers.

Purvis, former outfitter in Mexico, says there are· manyclaims of jaguars being sighted, but when hunters go afterthe phantom cats they usually are chasing an unfoundedrumor. "A hunter's only reasonably fair chance of gettinga jaguar is by hunting with good, trained cat hounds,"Purvis explained. "Of course, the hunter may get one byother means, such as hunting with a native guide, butthe chances are so slim that the odds are not even worthmentioning." But it is the challenge of the elusive catwhich, more than anything else, lures American huntersSouth of the Border, and this is not as it should be, sincethere is fabulous hunting of other game which shoulddelight the hunter even if he should fail to get a chanceat a jaguar.

One of the better possibilities in javelina. There is anastronomical population of these wild pigs in the junglecovered mountains, both collared peccary (javelina) " thespecie found in Texas and Arizona, and the white-lippedjavelina which ranges primarily in South and CentralAmerica.

There are various smaller cats which are easier to huntand kill and are more plentiful than the jaguar. One is theoceloue, a cat similar to the jaguar but smaller, and thejaguroarondi, another minature replica of the jaguar.

Deer are plentiful in most areas. There are three majorspecies-red brocker deer, whitetail deer, and coues deer.The red brockcr deer is a tiny animal with a maximumheight of 29 inches. It scampers through the jungle muchlike a jackrabbit and offers a sporting target for the hunter.The whitetail is the same deer which ranges throughoutthe United States. The coues is a dwarf whitetail, an aver.age buck weighing 75-85 pounds.

The javelinas roam in large, wandering bands. Somenatives hunt them with dogs, but the majority of Mexicanstrack them down. They search until they discover freshsign, then remain on the trail until they sight the nomadherd, which often numbers as many as 25 or more animals.

Cats are usually hunted with dogs, and frequently oneof the smaller varieties of wildcats is treed and killed


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particularuse them

tion-wary Mexicans ban thesecartridges and the weapons thatfrom entering the country.

The best all-purpose weapon for thisjuugle hunting is a 12-gauge shotgun. In thedense vegetation, most shots will be purelya matter of reflex, offhand, with little timefor deliberate aiming. Purvis said he recommended only two weapons for the prospective Mexican hunter-the 12-gauge shotgunand a .30·30 carbine. He said the .30·30 isgood because it is a lightweight and fasthandling rifle. It is ample for most all of thewild game found in southern Mexico.

Any big·game hunting rifle is acceptable.Of all the game lhe hunter will encounterin the jungle, the jaguar' is toughest to kill.It is a good idea to have a native guide backing you with the shotgun loaded with buckshot. A wounded jaguar is a vindictiveanimal, and in the dense jungle the onlyroule to escape might be in the directionof the hunter. A scattergun comes in handyin such circumstances.

A non-resident hunter is limited to 100rounds of ammunition for every gun he takesinto the country. For the shotgun, Purvisrecommends a variety of ammunition, ranging from No. 7% shot down to the solidrifled ball. Buckshot and the solid ball areused in big·game hunting, the other sizesfor various bird shooting.

All guns should be well protected against(Continued on page 42)

any of the elusive animals, so we concen·trated on javelina and found them plentiful.The photographs accompanying this articlewere taken near Villa Hermosa, in the stateof Chiapas, which borders on Guatemala.

To enter Mexico you need a gun permit, ahunting license, and a tourist pass. All areavailable at Mexican customs except thehunting license, which must be obtained inthe particular state where you decide tohunt. Before a person can obtain a gunpermil, he must show five copies of a letterfrom the sheriff of his county of residence,stating that the man entering Mexico is ofgood character and that he plans to enterMexico only for hunting purposes. You musthave also five passport·size photographs. Toget a tourist pass, a person must show proofof U.S. citizenship (military service card,voting registration, or other of similar officialnature). Also, you will 'need proof that youhave been vaccinated for smallpox withinthe past three years. If not, you will bevaccinated by the American Health Serviceupon re·entering the United States.

The foreign hunter is limited to a maximum of four weapons. This includes anyweapon except 7mm and .45 calibers. Theseare the government calibers and the revolu-

WHY NOT TRY MEXICO?(Continned from page 39)

dictated by weather. The rainy season comesduring our American winter.

Paradoxically, some of the best huntingbeckons during the rains. Travel is the foremost problem, since the grounds becomesoft and vehicles can't navigate. During thistime of year, hunters travel along the riversin boats. Otherwise, hunting is good throughout the year.

There is nothing easy about arranging aMexican jungle safari. That is why so fewAmerican hunters have taken advantage ofthis game bonanza. For one, there is thelanguage barrier. Unless the nonresidenthunter has an interpreter, it is difficult tocommunicate with the natives. Another draw·back is the shortage of guides. There are noestablished outfitters in Mexico, and fewnatives are qualified. Still a third majorbarrier is the problem of finding a place tohunt. Contrary to popular belief, Mexico isnot a country of government land, where aman hunts where he pleases. It mostly isprivately owned, and there is the problemof gaining permission to hunt. But for theman willing to wade through this seeeminglyendless tangle of red tape, the end result isa rare hunt in a wild and beautiful country.

Just as there are three barriers, there arethree possible routes around them:

The best, solution to all the .problemswould be naturally, to hunt with a professional outfitter. But there are no established, advertised outfitters, and only a fewAmerican outfitter-guides know enough aboutMexican hunting to make such an arrangement worthwhile. Try, if you can, to crosstrails with a man who has had experience injVrexican hunting. He is your best chanceof a successful hunt, since he will be ableto advise you directly and specifically regarding locales, legal or other pitfalls, andhelp available.

Another possibility would be to makearrangements through some friend who reosides in Mexico, allowing him to handle alldetails from that end. If you have such afriend or know someone who has anacquaintance in Mexico, then this offers agood route of planning. A "native" canaccomplish more in a day than a foreignercould in two weeks.

The third choice, and probably the mostlogical from the average American hunter'sviewpoint, is to handle all details yourself.There are several ways you can go about this.One is to drift into southern Mexico, locatean area to hunt, and then try to makearrangements for guides and supplies. Another is to visit an area one year, scoutingand planning, with the thought of returningto hunt sometime in the future. This is byfar the best route. It gives you a chance tolook over the situation and plan your gear,guns, and timetable accordingly. For instance, weather and conditions vary withdifferent areas. It would be hard to planan extended junket into a region withoutfiI'st being familar with the game availableand the weather conditions. With this lattermethod, you can seek out a reliable guideand have him working on plans for the

future hunt.That's what we did when we planned our

hunt, and it worked out wonderfully. Wewere after jaguar, of course, but didn't find

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it was nose-diving beyond 300 yards.With no practical way of reducing bore

friction or centrifugal force, it seemed to methat the only way out lay in reducing theheat transfer which was melting .bullet cores.Copper jackets transmit heat rapidly, so Isuggested the use of steel jackets. Atkinson& Marquart in Prescott, Arizona, madeswaging dies and a supply of steel jacketedbullets using Shelby tubing. These bulletsproved the theory, stopping disintegration,maintaining good trajectory, and giving sensational results on game. But best Shelbytubing available proved to be far from uni-

form in hardness, so accuracy suffered, andthe bare steel bullets were a bit rough onbores. One barrel washed out completelywith 207 rounds.

We tried to get a bullet maker to furnishbullets jacketed with Trio-Metal, like theGovernment .30 M-2 Alternate bullet or theNorma match bullet. These steel jacketshave a layer of Gilding Metal on either side,the inner layer protecting the drawingpunches while the outer protects the bore.No bullet makers in this country were foundwilling to tackle the problem.

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forget the elusive cat and concentrate onother jungle game.

The amount of game you are permitted tobring back into the United States dependson the particular state laws where you reside,plus existing federal laws. You can bringhome the amount of game allowed underyour state statutes.

Despite belief to the contrary, a hunt inMexico is not a shoestring affair. Purvissays the least a foreign hunter could scrapeby on would be ten to twenty dollars a day.In many instances, the expense will behigher.

Although little is known about Mexicanhunting and arrangements for a successfulhunt are hard to come by, still it remainsthat this is one of the few remaining areasleft in orth America where hunting has notbeen commercially exploited. The man whotackles the difficult task of arranging aMexican jungle safari himself will findcountless obstacles in his path. At times hewill wonder if it is worth it. But after thehunt he no longer will wonder. He willknow that it has been one of the highlightsof his hunting career-strange and differenthunting in a strange and different ~kind of country. ~

inital velocity. After a number of experiments with a .30 caliber, the decision wasmade to go to a .25 caliber with a 160 grainbullet.

Calculation indicated a rifling pitch of 6lhinches would stabilize the bullet, but testingdetermined that better accuracy and velocitywere achieved with a 7 inch pitch. Veryshort cases developed more pressure than alonger one of the same capacity. Efficiencyincreased as shoulder angles approached 30degrees; but with the angle sharpened excessively it was found that combustion wasincreasingly more difficult to control, with

the powder charge being very critical, developing sudden presure peaks. Hence, theshoulder angle was cut back and given asemi-venturi shape. The belted Magnum casewas cut to .30-'06 length so it would functionin a standard action, and was shaped to hold64 grains of average IMR powder to theshoulder.

Once off the beaten track, the experimen·ter encounters many difficulties. With the required rapid-pitch rifling, at an effectivevelocity, the bullets disintegrated in the air.In the long bearing surface bullets, coreswere melting through excessive bore friction.Centrifugal force from spin then explodedthem. Tested was a two-diameter bullet, withlittle improvement; then solid copper bullets.Made to original dimensions, they weightedonly 145 grains. Disintegration stopped, butthe light bullet lost velocity so rapidly that

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moisture. Waterproof plastic bags are good.Removable scope sights are advised, sincemoisture condenses on the lens, makingshooting difficult. Open and peep sightsgenerally work best in the jungle. Bring agenerous supply of gun oil and slick theweapons down after each day's hunting.

Probably the ideal Mexican safari arsenalwould be a big·game rifle, a 12·gauge shot·gun, and a .22 rimfire rifle. The rifle wouldbe for general hunting, the shotgun formiscellaneous work and wing shooting, andthe .22 for shooting iguana lizards andperched pheasants. The fourth weapon, ifyou wanted to carry one, might be a spareshotgun. It isn't necessary, however.

"If I were limited to one single weapon,"added Purvis, "I most certainly would choosethe shotgun. It will handle everything foundin this part of Mexico."

The hunter planning on trying for jaguarin Mexico shouldn't plan on anything extra.When you hunt jaguar, you hunt nothingelse. It is a long and drawn-out affair, oftenfilled with disappointment. Purvis recommends that the hunter allot a certain portionof his time to hunting jaguars. If by thatdeadline he hasn't connected, he should

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Chronograph results at 20 feet indicateaccurate loads using various powders run amean of approximately 2900 f.p.s. with the160 grain Norma bullet. With 54.5 grainsIMR #4350 and Winchester #120 primers,five shots bracketed 2902-2945 f.p.s. with anaverage velocity of 2918 f.p.s. Using IMR#4831,57 grains, and Federal #210 primers,five shots averaged out 2919 f.p.s. with avelocity spread of 27 f.p.s. Using Remington#9Y2 primers and 64 grains Machine Gunpowder, velocity averaged 2844 f.p.s. andwith the same load and Federal #215, theaverage velocity was a little hotter, 2893 f.p.s.A top load of 60 grains IMR #4350 backingthe 120 grain Norma bullet using Federal210s yielded an average velocity of 3394 f.p.s.with a low of 3375 and a high for five shotsof 3436 f.p.s.

The .257 Condor is a rifle for use on theheaviest American game, particularly at thelonger ranges. It isn't primarily a varmintrifle, altho it shows high velocity with a 120grain bullet, while retaining good accuracy.With eithel' bullet, recoil is light, about 15foot pounds with the heaviest loading andthe 160 grain bullet in a seven pound rifle.

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chamber reamers for making more barrelsand a pr!lssure gun barrel were shipped toSweden. Norma finally solved the problemin drawing the long 160 grain steel bulletcups; then speedily filled the contract.

Swedish powders proved useable, and pres·sure and velocity tests showed that theAmerican powders best adapted to the newcartridge are IMR #4350, LVlR #4831,H·570, and Machine Gun powder.

Erosion being still a problem, tests weremade on barrel steels by George Hageman,well known California Bench Rest Shooter.Groups were fired within time limits, so thatthe barrels would heat up, approximatingactual use. It was found that the usual SAE#4140 Chrome·Molybdenum barrel wouldwash out with 300 shots. Timken barrelsteel then was tried. With a normal cartridgesuch as the .30·'06, this has given much thesame useful life as SAE #4140 steel; whileunder conditions of high erosion, it was firedwith 1000 cartridges of .257 Condor caliber.Then an additional 25 cartridges were firedon a target, to give a minute·of.angle group.This barrel was then cut for inspection, reovealing an advance of the forcing cone or"Ieed" plus considerable heat·checking, butno major gas wash·out in the rifling throat.Beyond 5" from the chamber, the rifling wasin good condition.

Maintaining a land diameter of .250",various groove depths were tried. At .256",pressure ran high wIllie velocity dropped.The .257" groove diameter proved useable;but a groove diameter of .258" showed avelocity gain of approximately 200 feet persecond at the same pressure, with no loss ofaccuracy. At .259" groove diameter, pressuredropped more but g ~ o u p s started to enlarge.

Rifles were then made up for testing ongame. One was taken to Alaska and theYukon, where nine caribou were shot. Withdeer numerous on the Somavia Ranch, visiting friends tried the Condor on them duringthe Califorina open season.

The wild burro, tough and lethargic, isdifficult to convince that he is dead. He isunprotected in Arizona, so we tested the newrifle on this noblest varmint of them all. Witha hit in other than a very vital spot, not eventhe .357 Magnum would give a quick kill.Feeling that hits directly on vital spots withany sizeable caliber would quickly drop ananimal, we concentrated on making poor hits.Some few deer were hit thru the chest area,but a majority of all the game was deliberately paunch-shot or struck thru the hips. Tothe dismay of the guide, some of the caribou

. were paunched. Regardless of the location ofany solid hit, or the size of the animal, thereaction was almost invariably the same. Itwould stop, appear dazed for an interval offifteen or twenty seconds, back up a few

steps, and then collapse.We attribute this unusual reaction to the

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FROM ENFIELD TO SPORTER(Continned from page 37)

three boxes of shells of different makes andmake your reamer from the largest shell yOllcan find out of 4,0 or 60 specimens. You willbe surprised to find that none of the makersseem to agree on just what are the properdimensions. Some of them vary quite a bit ontotal length, so watch that point. Make yourreamer either five or seven fluted, never aneven number, since an even number of fluteshas a tendency to cut your chamber Ollt ofround. Incidentally, don't try the heat treating yourself unless you have the proper facililies. All gun bugs should "have a friend whoWOl"ks" in one of the larger plants, and whoknows what he is doing, but don't fOl"get totell him what steel you have used. If youare friendless, your telephone book will putyou in touch with "heat treating" finns or alocal steel yard will advise you.

After you have made your reamer, set yourbarrel lip in the lathe. Again, yOIl have twochoices_ You can either' remove the barrelfrom the receiver, or leave it on. I've done itboth ways, but if you leave the receiver on,you will have to thread the head end of thereamer to take an extension. AbOllt %"diameter is right for the extension, andsufficiently long to clear the tang. Make'1,re everything is absolutely centered before inserting the reamer in the barrel. Setyour lathe at a slow speed and use a goodcutting oil, lots of it, running the reamer ina short distance. Then back it out and remove the cuttings before inserting it again.Cont.inue with this until the belt on the ream·cr has entered abollt three-quarter of itslength in the barrel. From here on it is muchsafer to finish the chambering by hand sinceyour head spacing is rather critical. Removethe barrel from the lathe and clean it out.Screw on the receiver if you had removedit, and drop iu the shell you used for a reamer pattern. Then insert the stripped bolt andnote how nearly it closes; that is, with thebolt handle right down. It shouldn't closeyet, so remove the barrel and continue withthe reamer, holding the barrel in the viseand don't forget the oil.

At this point yOIl are very near to complete chambering, so go carefully until thebolt will just go down to its completelyclosed position. Then put the barrel back inthe lathe and give the chamber its finalpolishing. Use very fine emery cloth woundon a small steel rod with a saw cut down itslength for abollt 1 y~ inches. This cut issimply a means of holding the emery clothfrom slipping off the rod. Just insert thestrip of cloth in the cut and wind it aroundthe rod, leaving about "4" extending beyond

the end of the rod.While you are working on the barrel, it

iE a good time to remove the old militaryfront sight, and to cut your barrel to whatever length you desire. I suggest cutting itnot shorter than 24" unless you intend installing a muzzle brake. Then cut it to about22%", since the length of the brake willincrease the total length about 2%", dependin g on the make. These brakes serve auseful purpose by clltting down recoil and

muzzle blast.Nnw make a ramp for your front sight,

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curved, before you start on the finished Blak" is good. Put this in your tank, add ast.ock. If you want to dress up your st.ock, gallon and a half of water and light. youryou can add a bakelit.e fore-end tip, either the stove. (Wit.h Blu.Blak, follow the direct.ions.)square t.ype or slanted. These can be pur- An ordinary candy thermometer will givechased from any glm supply house. Make you the correct temperature. Snap the clipsure you get a white insert for both tips and over the edge of the tank with the businessgrip cap, as it adds to the appearance. The end in the solution. While you are waitingslant.ed type give a more racy appearance, for the solution to come up to 280°, run abut are more difficult to fit closely. short length of stove pipe wire through your

For finishing the stock, you have several barrel, allowing enough to hang onto at bothchoices. In general, oil finishes have a ten· ends. Also put a wire on the floor plat.e anddency to darken down over the years, so if trigger guard at both ends, and all otheryour wood has a fairly decent. figure I metal parts that you have polished.would suggest a plastic varnish. I have used When your temperature shows 280°, putt.his with success over quite a number of all the part.s in the solution. Don't splashyears. It is sold under the trade name of it on your clothes, and wear a pair of rub·Almatex and if you don't like the high polish ber gloves-t.his stuff is potent. Leave theit leaves it can be rubbed down with fine parts in about. ten minutes, wat.ching the tern-steel wool or powdered pumice. (In the USA, perature. Don't let. it get much over 285°a DuPont lacquer will work welL) since temperature cont.rol is half the battle.

Next. step is reblueing the met.al parts of Now take the pieces out, and immerse inyour gun. Most. home workshops have a small cold water. Take a look at them, you'll noticehuffing head, so get a couple of buffing some places that haven't blued. That is be-wheels made from sisal, the same stuff that cause there was a bit of oil or other foulingis used in making rope, and go at. it, using at that spot. Go over all the pieces with thebuffing compound. I use what. is known as SS finest steel wool you can buy, giving them75 or 100, which indicates the grit. The sisal a good rub down. Put them back in againbuff will do the job much faster than a cot- and leave for about five minutes. By thiston wheel. You can finish off with the cotton time you should have a deep, even blue overwheel if you wish, which will give a higher everything. If not, repeat the process except1ustre. after the last immersion wash the pieces

Now make a tank 5" x 5" x 36" or 38" down with a cloth, not steel wool, and pour

long. If you are only going to do this one boiling water over all the pieces to kill whatgun, don't go to any great expense. It can be remains of the bluing salts. Now soak every-made from galvanized sheeting. Have the thing 'with a good light oil, and take a look

corners brazed. Don't solder them, as the at your handiwork. If you have done yourpolishing well you should have a good finish.

blueing solution will eat out the solder inRemember, the higher the polish the better

no time, and you wj}] have an awful mess will be your finish job.

on your hands. Bear in mind all of the foregoing is writ.I use a three burner Coleman stove for ten on the basis of a "do it yourself" man.

supplying the heat, which must be operated Much more could be written in detail. But

at about 280-285 degrees. if you, like most of us, like to find outBuy 15 pounds of blueing solution. There for yourself, go to it. You'll have a ..wonder-

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worry about that soft soldering. If properlydone, the sight will stay put. Stipple thesloping ramp by using a prick punch and alight hammer, putting a multitude of tinyholes in the surface. This is a most effectiveway of breaking up light reflection.

Now lets take a look at those two big earson the receiver, that protect the rear sight.Pretty awful, aren't they? Well, we haven'ta surface grinder, so we'll cut them off witha hack saw using the high·speed type ofblade-you won't get very far with the cheapblade for these receivers are plenty hard.After you have cut them off, round off thecorners with a good file. If you plan onmounting a scope on your rifle leave thetop perfectly flat and exactly the same heightas the forward receiver ring. If you don'twant a scope, you can mount an aperturesight on the right hand side. I have foundthe Lyman 57 S.M.E. close to the propershape on the base. Slight alteration may benecessary.

Some scope makers do not recommendmounting scopes on receivers which haveoblong holes milled in the top of the rearreceiver ring. This seems to me completelyridiculous, since these holes can be readilyplugged with a properly haped steel plug,lightly driven and with 2%" holes drilledhorizontally through the receiver and plug.Then drive two slightly tapered pins throughthese holes. Then file the whole surface downsmooth, and you'll have a plug that the devilhimself won't loosen. In addition, the smallhole already drilled and tapped in the top,that held the original sight spring in place, isexactly centered. It is also the proper size(6 x 48) for the screws used in scope basemounting.

Now let's have a look at the floor plateand trigger guard. The forward end shouldbe straightened out if you don't want an un·sightly dip in your new stock. Cut that dipoff with a hack saw just in front of the floorplate and file the edge to a slight V, likewisethe short piece of 1,4" x I" steel that youhave selected for the extension.

The V on the ends of the pieces are therefor your garage man to have a small troughfor the weld bead. Fill it up on both sideswith weld. Overall length should be aboutthe same as original. Position the hole inthe welded-on piece for the forward guardscrew, and drill, using the old size as aguide. Then file to shape.

Shaping a stock is a project in itself. Youcan practically write your own ticket in thatrespect. I would suggest that a semi-inlettedand rough-turned blank of a good grade bepurchased, since the .300 Magnum has somerecoil: The cheaper grades are fairly opengrain, and do not possess the strength of themore dense blanks. Use an old coal oil lamp,with the chimney off, to blacken your actionand barrel. With your stock in the vise, setthe receiver and barrel in the 1'Ough inlettingand note where it touches; then cut a smallamount of wood away at these points, put itback in and try again. Some stocks I'equirevery little finishing to get a good fit, so goslow. For finishing the inletting, it is sur·prising what one can do with an absoluteminimum of wood working tools. Use careand go slow, it will payoff. A good qualityrecoil pad should be installed, if you arerecoil conscious. As I said before, the .300Magnum has a bit of recoil. If you decideto checker the grip and forearm, do a bitof practicing on odd pieces of wood, flat and


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Your rifle may never give you minute ofangle groups, but the cartridge handles avery large variety of powders. Just taketime to find a good charge. If you do notget groups that exceed factory accuracy withone powder and three charges, in one grainsteps, change powders and try again. Don'tget powder.happy with rifles made for 40,000psi pressure, and especially with fast burn·ing propellants. Save your targets made withyour selected loads to compare with castpills.

Gas checked ca·st pills give better accuracyand velocity, generally with a hard alloy. Atunder 1500 fps or so, the gas check can beomitted for economy plinking. With scrapmetal and salvage powders, such as sold byHodgdon, the cost is nearly nothing, but theyteach gun handling. You may never shucklead out as fast as Lucas McCain, "The Rifle·man" TV series fast gun; but you'll learn toshuck lead out faster than many people cancount the shots, with good enough accuracyto bust running jackrabbits. What more doyou want?

Did you ever watch a gal use 10 fingersto make a typewriter chatter like a Tommygun? A rank novice can't peck out a pagein 3 hours, using one slow but sure finger.The same thing applies to gun handling. Allyou need to master it is practice, and a gunis easier and a whale of a lot more fun thana typewriter. Lads who bust running jackswill amaze their friends, and they won't haveany difficulty turning deer heels over head.

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Rifles for the .30 Remington, the rimlessequivalent of the .30-30, will take identicalloads. The Remington number is almost asforgotten as Bridey Murphy, whoever shewas. Their Model 8 autoloader might havebeen as popular as the '94s except it balanced like a grubbing hoe. Their bolt actionswere not too popular, because the .30-30clan-are not bolt action fans.

Winchester's ancient creation has a past.It also has a future, and will be around along. long time. You'll hear many tales ofboth lousy and superb .30-30 performance,many that are as false as falsies. Severalnovice hunters told me they bagged deer upto 500 yards. That nice round figure wasprobably created in their imagination, thatwas over stimulated by the thrill of a kill.One honest old-timer boasting about makingthe longest deer kill of his life; said, "Thecritter was nearly 75 steps away. I took thelong shot because I needed meat and couldn'tget closer." His open sighted '94 served himwell because he got close cnough to putslugs where they were effective. He wasn'ta good shooter, but was a good hunter whoknew his limitations and felt that goofinga shot was a crime.

The handy-dandy carbines are as much athome in a car or pickup as on a saddle. Withloads in their pressure range they are as safeas strong bolt actions. Let's hope Marlinand Winchestcr wake up to the fact thattheir good carbines are good for plinking,as well as the deer hunting they keep yapping about. After all, guns do what you cancan make 'em do, no more and ~

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press when the time is right. Usually aftertwo or three such shots, the idea of press·hal d-and press again will be understood.Meantime, "all hold the box of Shorts, andyou do the loading. Go slow but sure onthese large cans.

Three hits with five shots qualifies forStage II.STAGE II. Targets, No. 2Vz tomato cans.water filled, at 20 feet.

(The surprise starts here; even the .22Short will make these cans spout when hit.The .22 Long Rifle cartridge produces afiner geyser.) To start, set up 3 or 5 cansat 20 feet. Watch sighting and tI'iggersqueeze. Shoot until Dan'l or Diana canbust 3 out of 5 or better; then move thecans to 25 feet. When 3 out of 5 hits arescored here, move cans to 30 feet. Whenthe youngster can consistently get his 3 outof 5 or better at 30 feet, he is ready forStage TIL (All this shooting must be fromthe bench rest regardless what the TV herodoes. Stick to it!)STAGE III. Targets, condensed milk cans,water filled.

Start at 25 feet for the 7 year old guysand gals. Those with good coordination willgallop through these early stages; but thelittle jaspers who have little or no innate coordination will profit most, as rifle shootingis unbeatable for developing mental andphysical coordination.

As soon as the child can make 4 hits outof 5 shots consistently, move the cans out to30 feet. When he can do it at 30 feet, movecans to 35. When he qualifies at 35, 3 hitsor betler out of 5 shots repeatedly, he isready for Stage IV.

The time it takes to get this far dependson how keen you and the kids have been.Weather or other activities may have causedyou to cut down on the shooting-but don't •give it up. It's important, believe me. Andsmacking cans that explode and leap highin the air is fun. Kids love it.STAGE IV. Targets, small juice cans, waterfilled, at 30 feet.

ReI'e, trigger squeeze and sighting is putto test. See firing is still from the benchrest. These little cans go "high, wide, andhandsome" when hit especially with LongRifle cartridges. Start with 3 to 5 cans, andfire at them in rotation. Keep check onIrigger squeeze and sight picture. With 3au t of 5 hits or better, move the cans out to35 feet. When they qualify at 35 feet, moveto 40. then to 45. and even to 50 feet for theteenagers. Qualifying on these small cansat 40 or 45 feet opens the door for Stage V.STAGE V. Targets, No. 2% tomato, condensed milk, or small juice cans. Object:Handling rifle safely and efficiently in thefield.

Phase 1: Standing. Three No. 2Vz tomatocans, water filled.

Actually, the child has, up to now, beenusing the standing or offhand hold froma sitting, bench rest position. He will nowstart firing without the rest, standing. flaton ground, heels about 6" apart, head up,back straight, left elbow down under rifle,with the rifle across the palm of the lefthand, fingers closed loosely, right elbowabout shoulder height. Set cans zig-zagged at30-35-40 feet, with hill or similar amplebackstop. Fire slowly. Repeat until 3 hitsout of 3 shots is easy; then reset cans at35-40-45 feet and repeat until 4 hits out of5 shots is easy. Follow standing practice

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yards or a bit over. For Junior Trainfire, usethe largest aperture the sight provides.

To initiate the littles ones, kneel, or sit onthe ground, and take the little guy "in yourlap," holding the rifle with his (or her) lefthand in yours. Your job is to point themuzzle so that the bullet surely hits that oldbucket 12 or 15 feet distant. After the boyor girl punctures that bucket a few times,introduce him or her to the bench rest. Havea pad of some sort for the elbows. After asketchy naming of Ihe parts of the rifle andexplanation of safe handling, you're set forthe first go-round.STAGE I. Targets, half-gallon juice cans at20 feet.

Before firing starts, explain the deep secretof Ihe aperture rear sight. The secret is thatyou pay no attention to the peephole itself;just look through it and hold the front sighton the target. The eye, if let alone, will doall the centering needed. This in itself isa fascinating mystery to most young shooters.

If no bullet holes appear, move the canin closer. Start with one can; then, whenthe shots start to score, set several in a row,10 be hit in rotation_ Patience does it; don'tkeep at it too long at one time. Kids tireeasily, and lose interest. At the first signof fidgets, send them off to other games.

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Fire from standing, kneeling, or sitting, atcans hung from three limbs or overhead wireat 45 and 50 feet, as cans swing in windor are swung by strings by protectedoperator.

Fire at condensed milk size cans, offhand,floated in fairly fast-flowing water. Here theshooter must reload safely and quickly toget a second shot before the can sinks.Watch trigger squeeze.

Fire at old buckets and large (2 or 3gallon) cans rolled down a rather steepincline, shooting from 40 to 45 feet, or at ahoop 15 to 18 inches in diameter with paperstretched across opening, from 50 to 60 feet.

The Wildcat Hunt. A good spot for thisis a medium-size gulch 9r ravine with bushesand smaller trees on the slopes. A clump ofnot-too thick bushes, or an area well·grownwith weeds is very satisfactory.

While the candidate covers his eyes, 6 or8 various sized cans are hidden at intervalson either side of an imaginary center line.Put cans 'on the ground or in the bushes andor on low tree limbs. Be sure of a safe back·ground.

Issue one cartridge for each can hidden.On command, shooter loads and walksbriskly into the bushes, looking for targets.As he nears the first can, you yell; "Lookout!" Shooter fire as quickly as he spots can,then immediatly reloads. As he nears eachcan, the same excited voice warns of dangeror game. Then, as he approaches the lastcan, you yell, "Wildcat!" Count the hits,and make it a competition. By daubing thebullet holes with paint, the cans can beused several times. The little guys neverget enough of this sort of game. You canthink up many other such rifle games thatmay be better fitted to your immediatesituation.

Even indoors, a surprise-fire plan of sortscan be worked out. For instance: using thelongest range available, (50 feet if possible)rig several 5" x 7" wood blocks on screw-eyehinges attached to a 2 x 6 plank for a base.Use strings to raise the blocks, rubber bandsto yank them down. On these blocks, pasteneutral color squares, triangles (not circles),figures of squirrels, crows etc., all with nodefinite aiming point. Alternate the threefiring positions. Fire on appearance of targetand before the block falls. For single shotrifles, use a loading block fastened to theri_fle just ahead of closed bolt handle. Varioussized figures simulate shorter and longerdistances.

Training as prescribed in 'Army's "Trainfire I" and in "Junior Trainfire" developsability to handle a rifle fast and with confidence. You'll have no firearms accidentsamong youngsters who have this training.And with this background, they are all themore likely to go for regular target shooting.See to it. that, when they finish Junior Trainfire, they as least try splendid NRA Juniorindoor and out.door programs. Who knowsyou may have a future National ~Champion in your household! ~

with 12 or 15 shots at small juice cans fromthe bench as a refresher for trigger squeezeand sight picture, aiming carefully.

Phase 2: Standing. Five No. 2:l1z tomatocans, water filled.

Scatter cans approximately 25-30-35-40-45feet from the firing line. Shooter starts from10 feet back of firing line. Give him 5cartridges-in magazine or carried. On Command, he loads and closes bolt. On "Ad·vance," he walks to firing line and fires oneshot at each can, opens bolt, and walks tostarting line. Repeat until he can bust 3cans or better out of 5 shots with confidence.

Phase 3: Kneeling. Five condensed milkcans, water filled, scattered approximately 3035-40-45-35 feet from firing line.

To kneel, half-face to right, drop to rightknee with right foot extended back, instepon ground. Sit on heel. (Or right foot turnedwith outside on ground; sit on inside offoot.) Left knee points at target, with leftelbow resting on inside of knee an inch ortwo above elbow joint; left shin about perpendicular. Before any actual firing, practicedropping to kneeling from standing withopen rifle.

Ready on the starting line, bolt open,Billy is issued 5 cartridges which he placesin magazine or holds as in Phase 2. Oncommand "Load," he closes bolt; at "Ad·vance," he walks briskly to the firing line,drops to kneeling, and starts firing. Repeatthis until he can bust 3 cans or better outof 5 shots kneeling.

Alternate with standing practice as givenin Phase 2, using tomato size cans. Do thisfor the simple reason that it takes at leastfour times as much practice for standingas for kneeling, and six times as much forstanding as for sitting.

Phase 4: Sitting. Five water·filled smalljuice cans placed approximately 30-35-35-4045 feet from the firing line, well scattered.

Sitting is the most useful of the fourfiring positions. Half·face to the right andsit down, breaking the fall with the righthand, rifle in left. Feet extended, 12 or 15inches apart, knees up high enough so elbowsand forearms rest inside the knees just belowthe knee joint. With rifle in hands as forstanding, muzzle should point at target easilywithout too much twisting of body and arms.Pivot the child on his seat until the gunpoints right. Practice this with open riflebefore firing.

Fire first strings slttmg on the firing line,issuing 5 cartridges for each string. As soonas child can make 3 hits or better out of 5shots consistantly, have him walk from thestarting line as in Phase 3, sit down, andfire five, as with kneeling.

When Davey and Annie can change posi.tions safely and quickly, start all firing runsat the starting line, with 5 cartridges, and,on "Advance," jog to the firing line, drop tositting, and fire the string. When they canbust 4 cans out of 5 shots fired, they will beshooting far, far better than the average"natural born American rifleman!" Don'tforget to hold a refresher session now andthen, off the bench rest and from standing.Davey and Annie are now riflemen in theirown right, and all set for Stage VI.STAGE VI. For more realistic firing thatwill develop self confidence and safe, smoothhandling of the rifle in all positions, try these-provided you can pick a place where amplebackstops guarantee against danger from

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The modern shoulder degree and caseshape has everything to do with its amazingperformance. John told me that the lastchange in case dimensions, to remove alltaper from the case and leave a straight wall,proved to be the answer to his search.

The standard load wj]] punch a 5/16"round hole through a 3/16" steel girder thatis known to be harder th:'.n cold rolled steel.

In another test, we hammered a 40 grainjacketed bullet into the barral slightly aheadof the chamber, and fed a loaded round inbehind. We did this several times and theri fle fired normally without damage to itselfor the cartridge case.

There was no test we could dream up thatwould enable us to blow anything apart oreven weaken it. The last thing we couldthink of was to cut the bolt locking surfaceoff completely and hold the bolt in placewith one finger while firing. 'This appeareda bit risky and we expected it would createa mild sensation. Therefore, we fired a trialshot holding a weight at the back of the bolt.The weight remained in place so the fingerwas tried. The finger and bolt popped backonly about lhth of an inch; otherwise theshot went off as if fired from an unalteredrifle.

Safety tests complete, we began velocitychecks by cutting a rifle barrel up intochunks, starting at 22" and cutting back.The results were as follows with a 40 grainbullet and standard loads:

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greater sectional density and ballistic coefficient than the same weight bullet at .224" or.2245" diameter. That may cut no ice at themuzzle but really shows up at 150 yards,in sustained velocity and decreased trajectory. Further, due to its better sectionaldensity, a .223 bullet can be started offfaster without possibility of tumbling as itslonger bearing surface stabilizes more easily.

John had been questioning gun enthusiasts for a long time to establish that therewas a place for such a cartridge, and theriming was right for introduction. It becameobvious that the new caliber should be a.22, since there are more .22 ritles and handguns than all other calibers combined, andthe world can produce so much for so littlein a .22. Meanwhile, thousands of wildcatters were busy outdoing and outclassing eachother shooting little bullets out of hugecases, forgetting about the happy commer-

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For handguns, the .22 JGR has speedsuperiority over anything possible in a rimfire or a much longer centerfire, partly because the JGR is very short. The bullet isso near the back of the chamber when itstarts accelerating, it gains nearly full speedin the first few inches of the barrel. Thepowder chamber is % as big in diameter asit is long (.28" diameter, .38" long) and theresult speaks for itself in terms of completecombustion. You just don't get 305 footpound energy in a 6" revolver or 400 footpounds in a 22" rifle barrel with 3.4 grainsof powder in any other cartridge, new orold. And as a centerfire, it will take pressures that a rimfire can't hold. Brass mustbe thin and soft in rimfire cases to crush

cial area down below and the "gaping hole"in energy from 149 ft. Ibs. of the lowly .22LR to 1140 ft. Ibs. of the extremely efficientnew .222 Remington. The .22 JGR wasCanada's development to fill the gap.

After firing, the .22 JGR barrel looks asthough it has been cleaned with a new patch,the direct result of complete powder burning. You can easily check this by placing asheet of regular kitchen aluminum tin-foilover a pad on a block of wood, and firinginto it at about 24 to 30 inches .from themuzzle. This produces a very nice print forcounting the unburned particles of powderand ascertaining its burn-waste ratio. The.22 JGR burns all but 10 to 20 particles outof over 5000, in a 22" rifle barrel or a 4"handgun.

In ballistics, the .22 JGR is breathingright down the neck of the old Hornet, yetachieves this with %rd the powder and lizthe engine room.

The report is only liz that of the mostpowerful rimfire .22's in a 6" barrel, as allthe powder burns right in the chamber whereit should.

As an added bonus this cartridge gets veryfriendly with manufacturers of .22 caliberrifles and handguns for three more reasons.It is the same as the .22 long rifle in length,rim size and bore diameter. It follows tha tsimple conversions can be made to your .22rifles and revolvers. Some clip magazines require no alteration at all.

We were fortunate that R. B. Sisk designed a new 40 grain of soft point jacketedand a 37 grain hollow point jacketed bulletin time for use in the .22 JGR. They fit thiscartridge to a T, mushrooming nicely downto 1500 fps and below, gliding through thebarrel without raising pressures because oftheir very thin jackets, and keeping accuracy high by their fairly stubby design.

The brand new Lyman mould # 225107 in34 grain hollow points and 38 grain solidare just the ticket for the .22 JGR if you arecasting your own.

The turret reloading press we were usingis a new one designed by John Gower and,because of the demand for the .22 JGR, isnow in production in the JGR Gunsport factory in Toronto. It is a very simple benchmodel. It has only one adjustment, for seat·ing the bullet to 1" overall length; the adjusting screw having a dime slot as well asthe "wear take .up" tension screws.

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DeWeese Lumber Company has never postedtheir lands against hunting, picnicking, fishing or any other form of legitimate recrea·tion. The Champion Paper and Fiber Company's streams and lakes are open to freeuse by the public, provided that State gamelaws are strictly adhered to.

Rayonier Incorporated has done a greatdeal of work in providing recreational facilities on its managed woodlands in Florida,Georgia and Washington. Rayonier pJ'ovideshunters with maps of the area during thehunting season.

It has always been the policy of PotlatchForests, Inc. to make available to the general public the recreational facilities offeredby their timberlands. They do make an ex·ception of some private roads that areclosed occasionally during the spring break·up and fall rainy season to prevent excessive damage to the roads. Urania LumberCompany has never restricted any of its130,000 acres of forest lands and L. N.Dantzler Lumber Company has always allowed both hunting and fishing on itsproperty.

For Pacific Northwest hunters, Weyerhaeuser Company is a leader in this publicrecreational use of company timber holdings.Kramer A. Adams, recreation specialist forthe company, says that Weyerhaeuser hasbuilt 25 free public parks in. western Oregonand Washington, permits free public hunting on about 90 percent of its tree farm landand allow free public fishing, camping andother recreational activities when fire hazardconditions permit. This company has constructed fish holding ponds in cooperationwith state fisheries and has, generally, co·operated with state agencies and youth organizations in providing outdoor recreationalopportunities.

There are thousands of others. ArmstrongForest Company has over 100,000 acres ofwoodlands open to public hunting, fishing,trapping and other recreational uses. TheNorthwest Paper Company stated in a paidadvertisement, "Contrary to the belief gen·erally held by sportsmen and advocates ofpublic forest land ownership, virtually allprivate industrial forest lands in Minnesotahave always been open to the public. TheNorthwest Paper Company welcomes hunt·ers, berry pickers, fishermen, picnickers andother forest users." And they close withthe universal request, "we ask only thatvisitors be careful with fire and help keepour forests green and clean."

"Welcome Sportsmen" and "Hunting Permitted" signs are going up all across thecountry, because considerate hunters arean asset to the timber grower. Drumstra'swest Illinois farm has been safe from firefor the past three years, since he openedthe land to hunting and briefed visitors witha few words on fire safety, although hiscounty of Franklin has the worst record ofburned acreage in the state. It's no easyjob to patrol acres of woods, and hunterscan spot fires and give the alarm. Unfortunately, the reverse is also true. Of 455companies reporting in a recent survey, 207cited troubles with recreation-seekers causingfires. Other complaints were garbage litter(bury it), shooting at signs (which no realgun bug will ever do), broken gates andlocks, road damage, thievery, trespassing,

TREE FARMS: NEW HOPE FOR HUNTERS(Continzled from page 26)

The Tree Farm Program in theory benefitsthe sportsman, but it's natural to ask, "Whatabout 'No Trespass' signs?" Happily, thetheory is proved by the practice. A recentsurvey by American Forest Products Indus·tries helped answer the question. "More than90 percent of the commercial timberlandsowned by forest ind ustries is now open to thepublic for recreation," says James C. McClellan, chief forester for AFPI, sponsor ofthe American Tree Farm System.

"This does not mean," adds McClellan,"that all of every certified Tree Farm can beopened to the public. There are silviculturaland fire hazard factors plus road maintenanceproblems that must be taken into account bythe landowner."

But "Posted" lands are the exception tothe rule. The survey showed that only 5.8percent of the total area was closed to hunt·ing. Add 1.9 percent in game refuges andthat still leaves 92.3 percent of timberlandsopen to hunting in season. (Of the total, 96.3percent is also open to fishing, giving anglersnearly 56,000 miles of lakes and streams inwhich to wet a fly.)

Some timber companies have constructedpublic parks with picnic tables, boat launch·ing ramps, lavatories, overnight camping andother facilities. In a few places, a smallservice charge may be made. Some areas reoquire permits for the major activities. Someemploy professional recreational planners toachieve the greatest value for the publicgood. Some even post "Hunters Welcome"signs but others, for legal reasons, do notadvertise: It would pay the sportsman tocheck with the owner of a Tree Farm to seejust what requirements he may impose. Butit's a nine out of ten chance that he willwelcome the outdoorsman onto his land.

R. F. Bower, of Hammermill Paper Company's Woodlands Department, says, "All ofHammermill's timberland holdings in Pennsylvania and New York State are open tothe public for all legal recreational uses,including hunting and fishing."

About 108,000 acres of A. J. Hodges Industries' timberland is open to public hunt·ing. Charles H. Jeter, vice·president, adds,"Our park and garden area is also open tothe public on a fee basis of $1.50 for adults;children under twelve free. There is nohunting or fishing allowed in this area asthe wildlife is on public exhibition, So tospeak. The gardens are particularly exten·sive ..."

The Edgewood Land and Logging Company has opened 62,000 acres in Calcasieuand Beauregard Parishes, Louisiana, to hunt·ing, and fishing is invited in their stocked,artificial lakes. This company also has anextensive game restocking program usingseveral upland bird species.

"With the exception of a few artificialponds, all lakes and streams on the landsof the Coosa River Newsprint Company areopen to the public for fishing . . ." saysH. A. Dickson. And permission to hunt isgranted under a permit system. "... fishingand other forms of outdoor recreation arepermitted on all of the lakes and streamsof Scott Paper Company lands," and Scottalso leases family campsites. The SimpsonLogging Company has long maintained apolicy of welcoming sportsmen· to hunt andfish on .its lands and in its waters. The A.

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3 GUNS FOR BIG GAME(Continued from page 23)

produced ammunition, and factory·maderifles.

Another factor in the ideal rifle batteryshould be this; At least one of the cart·ridges chosen, in some combination of loadings, should produce at least semi-formal tar·get accuracy. It should adequately take careof those increasing opportunities wherein thelay shooter will want to take on the localturkey-shoots and informal matches wherematch rifles are barred.

Another qualification, of growing importance as more and more husbands andwives, fathers and sons, learn to enjoy hunt·ing together, is that one of the rifles chosenshould be one with which the hunter canteach his son, daughter, or wife, one withwhich the wife or youngster can hunt successfully without having to pack too much"'eight or suffer too much recoil. Think carefully in making this solution; "family-style"hunting can add new facets to your huntingpleasure.

Last but by no means least in importance,all rifles of a good battery should be of"open end" potentialities. By that I meanthat the smaller cartridge of the groupshould be able to take on, in a pinch or under an unexpected field opportunity, thespecies of game meant for the next largercartridge-rifle. And similarly, the largestrifle-cartridge ,of the group should be sensibleto use, if the occasion demanded, on the nextsmaller group-species. In short, all cart·ridges should reasonably overlap.

A final characteristic, not entirely necessary but mighty useful, is that all cartridgeshave similar velocities, so that the huntercan sight in at the same range, learn to holdover the same amount at intermediate ranges,retain the identical sight-picture, and learnbut one set of field trajectories and rangeestimation.

This, you will agree, adds up to a whopping order. But it can be done, and here aremy candidates for the current, "ideal" threegun battery;

First is the Winchester .243.

At first glance, choosing the .243 for oursmallest pests and varmints may seem likea hummingbird-cannon combination. Butunder actual field ranges at which today'scrows, chucks, coyotes, and bobcats are

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3,000 fs, with a weight of nearly 170 grains,that would be my idea of the perfect gamecartridge."

Today, we have it in at least four 7 mmMagnums, two of which are commerciallymade. Bullets are available in weights from120 grains to 175 grains. But in my experience, the best bullet for this caliber is the160-grain, which travels roughly 3100 fs in"all these cartridges. The 160-grain bullet maybe stepped up somewhat beyond that velocity,but in doing so, the shooter pays too dearlyin recoil, barrel-life, and reduced accuracy.

This second candidate for the three-riflebattery is an almost ideal cartridge for thosespecies of big-game which habitually mustbe taken at extreme ranges and in countrydevoid of stalking cover. Briefly, it is abeautiful outfit for shooting at trophy ramsacross great canyons and crags; at goats farup distant cliffs; for big, wily, buck antelope which stay at the upper periphery oftheir flat-country range and study the movements of the hunters with' their keen "8power e y e ~ ; " for trophy caribou over longranges of flat muskeg; and for the trophybuck deer of the West. Instances of wherethis caliber shines are-my Dall Ram lastyear in Alaska, at well over 300 yards acrossa great uncrossable chasm; my "wife's Barren Ground Caribou, which we stalked allday over muskeg; or my last year's ll-pointmuley buck, across a deep canyon in Wyoming, in the snow, at a full 300 yards.

On the "lighter" side, the 7 mm Magnumwill account for deer in heavier brush thanthe .243 will take. It is too much for antelope, except that it will reach out wherelesser cartridges will fail, and put the bulletwhere it counts.

For medium big-game like caribou, sheep,goats, black bear, it is about ideal whenusing the 160-grain bullets.

And for the really big ones, it overlapsthe third and more powerful cartridge verywell. I watched my partner, John Phillips,bust the biggest grizzly bear that came fromAlaska's Slana River district in 1957 withhis 7 mnt Weatherby Magnum. One heartshot, and bruin was dead almost as he hitthe earth. Again, John took his 24-point bullmoose with the same outfit, nearly as well.

The 7 mm Magnum is not the cartridgewith which to do a lot of informal shooting,or target shooting, despite the fact that thecartridge is very accurate. It is, as anycartridge must be to do what it does, overbore-capacity. It may wear out a barrel in4-5,000 rounds; I don't know. But that'smore than ample life in this caliber for anyhunter. Briefly, the 7 mm Magnum is therifle for which one buys or cooks up anideal game load, sights it in precisely eachfall, and shoots mainly at game, taking thoselong-range trophies which other caliberswon't.

Of the four available cartridges, my ownpreference is for the 7 x 61 Sharpe & Hart,in the Shultz & Larsen rifle, using either theNorma factory 160-grain boat-tail loads orthe NosIer 160-grain Partitioned bullets,loaded to just over 3100 fs velocity.

I'm partial to the S&H because it's very accurate, pleasant to shoot, has good barrellife in the" Shultz & Larsen rifle, has an exceptionally strong action (4-lugs, in the samerifle), and factory ammunition is easily obtainable. Those hunters who own a Weatherby 7 mm Magnum have an equal cartridge.So do those who have a wildcat 7 mm Mag-

But this is primarily a game battery, andfor the smaller species of big game the .243has proven to be excellent when used atreasonable ranges. By that I mean ranges to250 yards, using 100-grain bullets meant forgame.

The first mule deer buck I ever killedwith the .243 was a fair example of the outfit's performance. This cagey beast, having15 points and 35%-inch spread, was beddeddown in snow at 175 yards. A single jump inany direction would have put him out ofsight into thick aspens. So I busted him "onthe set," hitting him with a 100-grain bulletat the point of the shoulder as he quarteredtowards us. His head simply tipped overand he was completely paralyzed. He madeno struggle whatever, his hoofs not evendisturbing the .snow. He was dead as amackerel when we reached him.

The one fault I've found with the .243 ondeer is that its bullets won't buck brush aswell as some. That, for our purpose here, isa minor fault, to be corrected elsewhere inthe battery.

But the .243 offers an additional bonus. Itis, even in a featherweight rifle, one of themost accurate rifles commercially made. Myown Featherweight Model 70 will printgroups all day long well inside an inch,using another pet load consisting of 42grains #4831 behind Hornady's 100-grainspire-point. Joyce Hornady writes me that,with the same bullet and a slightly heftiercharge of the same powder, his own .243,which he'd considered to be "shot out," willgroup regularly far under an inch. Withsuch loads, individually tuned to one's ownrifle, the .243 becomes an effective informaltarget arm, and many a turkey-shoot in theWest is being taken with it.

Lastly, and in the role of a rifle withwhich to teach the beginner, I might saythat one of the best Stone Rams to come outof Canada's Muskwa area last year wastaken by a 90-pound lady, using a .243. Shewas a real "beginner."

Next up in my battery comes a 7 mmMagnum.

Rifle enthusiasts and experimenters havelong held that the 7 mm bullet, in weightsaround 160-grains, is ballistically ideal. Itsvirtues of exceptional sectional density,velocity-potential, coefficient of form, efficiency, and so forth need not be detailed here.

I recall a conversation with two other gunnuts way back in 1942. I was at the timeusing a standard 7 mm Mauser and we werearguing the possible "perfect" cartridge. Oneof the fellows held out for the .300 H&H;the other praised the inherent possibilties ofthe .280 Ross_ I recall saying, "If ever apointed bullet in 7 mm can be fired at over

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shot, the .243 is not too large. With the.243'8 lighter bullets (still having exceptionalsectional·densities, wind-bucking qualities,and sustained velocities), such species maybe regularly taken at ranges where lessercartridges would fall short, and where thesewary creatures ure. 300-yard shots, especially in the West's open country, are common.Bluntly, it's not that one needs a .243 bulletto kill a chuck; it's the fact that a .243 bullet will be there, whereas the shooter can'tmake a lesser bullet arrive there with thesame precision and sufficient "oomph."

My personal experience in the open, broken, windy country of the West is that the.243 is not greatly excessive for pests andvarmints, if the lighter bullets are used.Incidentally, one of my own pet loads forthis purpose is 38 grains of #4895 powder,Winchester # 120 primers, and Hornady's70-grain spire-point bullets.


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Starting from the skin out, the shooter First of all, and I cannot over-emphasize thisshould wear comfortable underclothing with too greatly, try on a shooting jacket beforelots of room for freedom of movement. This buying one. This is a cardinal rule. A shoot-item is of prime importance. Snug or ill· ing jacket of the same size as your suit orfitting clothes will bind and cramp in all overcoat will be too small in most everypositions. For trousers i recommend a com· case. Shooting jackets are heavily reinforcedfortably loose pair of khakis. The heavy and padded. This cuts down the effectiveG. 1. type will fit and wear the best, and size of the jacket by restricting movement,can be obtained at any surplus store if the especially in the arms and across the back.shooter doesn't already have some. Wear a Jackets should be one to two sizes largerG. I. web belt for the trousers as most than the suit coat size. To illustrate thisleather belts will cut into the back and point, in my own case my suit coat size issides, especially in the sitting and kneeling 40 and my shooting jacket size is 44.positions. Those people who find themselves with

Ordinary shirts of all types are not suit· jackets that are too small and also those ofable, because there are no standard makes us who are getting a little larger around theof shirts that I know of which allow enough waist can do as a friend of mine has done:freedom of movement in any shooting posi· have the little woman sew a zipper on thetion. Ordinary shirts are usually too tight edges of the lapel and take off the buttons.across the back and under the arms. The This will give the jacket an extra two inchesmost successful type of shirt in use is the around the waist and chest.common athletic sweat shirt. These heavy A good shooting glove is essential. As withcotton flannel sweat shirts are made with the shooting jacket, try on as many as pos·extra room under the arms and across the sible. There are many excellent shootingback to allow ease of movement in all types gloves on the market to choose from. Iof sports. In addition, they are very com· have found that in small bore shooting wherefortable to wear in both hot and cold the shooter stays in the' prone position forweather. In hot weather the cotton flannel long periods of time the tendency is towardsabsorbs perspiration like a sponge and a very heavily padded glove, whereas higheliminates the common sticky clammy feel· power shooters, especially those that do aing along with the perspiration·soaked shoot· great deal of sustained fire, tend toward aing jacket. I've worn a sweat shirt, shooting thinner, lighter glove. Those shooters whojacket, and cartridge belt in 85 0 -95 0 tern· fire under International Shooters' Unionperatures and felt almost as comfortable as Rules are limited to the rules for the typeI do when wearing my light summer suit. of glove that can be worn.Of course, now that one manufacturer is Those who do a great deal of high powermaking a lightweight summer model shoot· or iron sight small bore shooting should wearing jacket it should make hot weather shoot- (Continued on page 58)

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it. All recovered bullets had mushroomedperfectly, lost none of their weight, and hadpenetrated 23 inches of flesh and bone.

My conclusion is that the .338 Magnumwill come to replace both the great .300H&H and the equally great .375 H&H Magnums, for the biggest of our North Americangame. And I firmly believe that, for the"heavy" spot on the three-rifle battery, thereis no better choice.

For purely game shooting, I'd also settleon but three cartridges for the three namedrifles. I'd choose the lOO-grain for the .243;the 160-grain for the 7 mm Magnum; andthe 200-grain for the .338 Magnum.

As hinted before, one of the greatest values of these three cartridges is that they alltravel from 3,000 to 3,100 fs. In the field,for all practical purposes, they may be sighted for the same range, will have the samepractical trajectory, and may be used, in theexcitement of game-shooting, without anythought of a change in hold.

So--there you have it: one man's choicefor all North American big-game hunting,where the battery must be limited to justthree guns.

With rifles, as with religion and women,every man is entitled to his preference. Andcertainly, in any choice, many a fine numbermust be eliminated. But where the choicemust be restricted to only three, those namedwill, like a Bikini on a blonde, cover ~the subject yet make it interesting. ~

num, if they do their own loading.At this point, .270 and .280 Remington

owners will rebel, will ask with good reason,"Why not include these calibers in this spot,in the three·rifle battery?"

My answer is that, for a different battery,such cartridges may well prove equally de·sirable, or even more so. But for the three·rifle, big·game battery, where each cartridgechosen must overlap well in both directions,I think my choice is better for the secondor middle spot. The 7 mm Magnum, as abig·game cartridge, will do everything the.270 or .280 will; it will also do things thesetwo great cartridges won't.

The third cartridge, meant for the reallybig stuff, is Winchester's new .338 Magnum.I tested this mighty new·comer in Alaska in1958 on grizzly, moose, and caribou andlater on bull elk in Wyoming-giving thenew cartridge its first field-test on game, inits final commercial form. Two cartridgeswere furnished me for this test: the 200grain soft-point, and the 250-grain Silvertip.After the sighting in and paper testing, Isettled on the 200-grain exclusively, using iton all the above species. The rifle was aModel 70 Winchester.

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Now I would like to devote some time tothe girls' shooting uniform. It is a lot harderto properly equip and dress a woman shooterthan a man. Shooting equipment andaccessories have been designed and producedprimarily for men. First and foremost, womenshould have rifles that fit them. There is nota top grade commercial small bore match rifleavailable with stock dimensions for theaverage woman. The three major faults thatoccur in most cases are: 1) The butt stockis t.oo long. 2) The fore·end hand st.op is t.oofar forward. 3) The beavertail fore·ends aret.oo wide. Correction of these faults shouldbp- made where necessary, for it. is essentialthat the equipment. fit before a good uniformis used or t.he uniform will be of no benefit.

The underclothing should be comfortable.If tight. underclothing is a problem, specialathletic underwear should be used such asthe t.ype worn by women tennis players. Acotton flannel sweat.shirt is next for the samereason as given for the men. A comfort.ablyloose pair of slacks should also be worn.Neatness is about all that can be achievedwith this outfit.. Any attempt at glamourshould be forgotten as it is usually laughedat by the serious male shooters.

The t.oughest problem in the woman'suniform is the shooting jacket. There areno commercially available shooting jacketsmade for woman only, so obtaining a comfortable, well fitted jacket can be a difficulttask. The best way to find a jacket is to tryon as many different kinds as possible beforebuying, until you find one which is comfortable without- being ·too loose to afford·support. If a good fit cal1not be· found, sometailoring will have to be done on availablemodels.

The shooting glove is not much of aproblem as several manufacturers make sizessmall enough for any woman's hand. M'lady'shat for shooting should have a visor or widebrim large enough to keep the sun off of therear sight, when iron sights are used, or atleast be wide enough to keep t.he direct sun·light out of the eyepiece when scope shooting. The girls should also use the same advice regarding glasses as outlined for themen.

Although most women don't participate infour position matches, confining their shoot-.ing to prone or offhand small bore, properfootwear should be considered. The loaferis usually worn by women when in casualclothes but this shoe provides no support.,and when shooting in the offhand positiona shift of weight can slide the foot off of thebase of the shoe causing a wild shot or apoor score. Also, many matches and clubs arein fields where one can easily sprain anankle when wearing loafers or sandals. Agood tie walking shoe, I feel, is very im·portant although on first consideration itmay not be apparent.

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The glasses should be ground to your prescription or you will not realize their fullvalue. In my own case, I have 20-20 visionin both eyes, but I have astigmatism whichmakes my sight picture slightly fuzzy andmakes it essential that my glasses be corrected. To illustrate the advantages of yellowlenses, firing at 600 to 1000 yards with anMl on an overcast day wearing either plainglasses or corrected plain glasses, my sightpicture would become so uncertain that Iwould be forced to elevate my rear sightand use the bottom of the target frame foran aiming point. The yellow lenses have sogreatly improved my sight picture underdull conditions that I have never had toresort to the above maneuver since I'vestarted using them.

Last, but not least, glasses are a must foreye protection while shooting, especially forhigh power shooters in the event of a punctured primer. Small bore shooters would dowell to use glasses, also. I know a friendof mine who was forced to stop shootingfor an hour as the result of a pierced primerin his Mod. 52 Winchester which squirtedgas into his eye.

Most of our shooting is done in warm tohot, and usually sunny weather, so somesort of hat is in order. A lightweight golfor baseball cap with a large enough visorto keep the sun off the rear sight whileshooting in the prone position is ideal. Inextremely hot weather a small sponge rubber forehead sweat band is a welcome itemto keep perspiration from running into theeyes. Mine has been worth its weight ingold while shooting during August weather.

Up to now I have discussed items pertaining to both high power and small bore shooters alike. The only item which differs greatlyis the footwear.

High power shooters and four-positionsmall bore shooters will find that well fitted,high top shoes or G.1. combat boots will workthe best of any footwear, especially in thesitting or kneeling position where these bootswill give welcome support. I have seen somefour-position shooters use ski boots withexcellent results. Most people, including my-self, find that high top shoes become uncomfortably warm in hot weather.

Wool gym socks worn under the boots willmake your feet much more comfortable.While these gym socks are heavier, theyallow the feet to "breath" and are thereforemore comfortable to wear than cotton socks.The small bore prone shooter has no problemwith footwear and any ordinary shoe will dofor his purpose.

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for the job, so I shall not dwell on themexcepting to point out that there is nothingsurprising about the reputation the new .458Winchester Magnum is making for itself.Aside from the fact that the .458 solid isjacketed in steel, it has a sectional densityof .340-substantially more than the somewhat larger bored rifles throwing bulletsof similar or less weight.

In the light of those figures, let us consider just what it is that sectional densitymeans, practically speaking. In the firstplace, it is the factor which controls aprojectile's ability to penetrate, other factorsbeing equal. Supposing. for instance, youcould shoot a half dollar at 3000 feet asecond and that it hit its objective flat; itwould hardly have the penetrating qualitiesof a long, slim projectile such as a bullet,driven at similar velocity. Therefore, givenequal velocity and weight, the bullet with thegreater sectional density will have greaterpowers of penetration. This is of no smallimportance if one is trying to drive a bulletinto the boiler-room of a going-away moose.

Secondly, sectional density combined witha factor based upon the configuration of thebullet results in what is known as theballistic coefficient of the bullet; and it isthis ballistic coefficient which determines thebullet's ability to retain velocity and, hence,energy over long ranges. If long range shooting will be required, this is something towhich considerable attention should be given.An examination of the 200 and 300 yardfigures in the ballistic tables will surprisemany people who have concerned themselvesprincipally with muzzle velocities andenergies. Some people may have beensurprised, for example, at the reputationthe little .243 Winchester has made foritself as a long range deer and antelope rifle.The very sound reason for its success is thatat 200 and 300 yards it is not so little. At200 yards the 100 grain .243 still has 1430ft. Ibs. of energy. This, incredible thoughit may seem, is more than the 200 yardenergy of such stout loads as the .300Savage in either 150 or 180 grain loadings,the .30-06 with 110 grain loading, the 8 mmwith 200 grain loading, the 150 grain .348,the 200 grain .35 Remington, and even the175 grain 7 mm. At 300 yards and farther,the superiority of the .243, energy-wise,becomes more and more pronounced. In fact,its 300 yard residual energy of 1190 ft. Ibs.puts it ahead of all .348 W. C. F. loads andeven the 150 grain .270 Winchester. Thatexplains pretty well why the .243 is quite along range proposition and why at least onewell-known African white hunter is completely sold on it for the lighter varieties ofplains game.

Another fascinating example of what ballistic coefficient can mean is the astoundingfact that the 180 grain .300 H & H Matchload has 40 ft. Ibs. more energy at 300 yardsthan the 510 grain .458 Winchester softpoint, although the .458 starts out with 1710ft. Ibs. more than the .300 H. & H.

If, therefore, either penetration, flattrajectories over long ranges, or high residualenergy are matters of importance to a rifleman, then he should not lose sight of thismatter of sectional density.

Let us now see how this combination of

.236

.176 No elk load.

.234 Marginal for

.293 large animals.

.258 Maximum sec

.322 lional density.

.354

.376!

.166

.195

.225

.256 .30-30 W. C. F.

.270

.301

.331

.171

.205

.232

.309

.186

.241

.278

.247

.289

.330! One of Bell'selephant killers.

.181

.241

.129

.188

.216

.258

.223

.278

.308

.335

.114

.157

,246

.257

.273

.284

.310 Another of Bell'selephant guns.

.239

.274

.304

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.32

.22

.348

•375

.257

.35

2.70

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7mm

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8mm

pounds and d is the diameter of the bulletin inches. The use of this factor, togetherwith residual energy at the range at whichthe specific animal will probably be taken,provides an astonishingly accurate evaluation of a rifle's potentialities. Energy is expressed in foot pounds and is arrived atby the following formula: Energy equalsV2 x W where V is velocity and W theweight of the bullet in grains, of whichthere are 7000 to the pound.

Following is a table of slide rule figures ofsectional densities of the more commoncalibres:


sectional density and residual energy maybe applied to practical hunting problems, andlet us consider the criteria on which to basethe selection of a deer rifle. We know,empirically, that the .30-30 class of rifle isquite adequate for deer and similar-sizedanimals at all but very long range. This loadwith the 170 grain bullet has a sectionaldensity of .256 and a residual 200 yardenergy of an even 1000 ft. Ibs. We alsoknow that a .250-300 Savage is an entirelyadequate deer gun, particularly with the 100grain bullet which has a sectional density of.216 and a residual 200 yard energy of 950ft. Ibs. If, therefore, we were to assume thata deer rifle should have a sectional densityof at least .200 and a residual 200 yardenergy of at least 900 ft. Ibs., we would notbe far off, and we would eliminate a lot ofdeer wounders such as the light varmintloads which sometimes kill like lightningbut which often fail to penetrate sufficiently-and also the lower powered loads whichcannot honestly be recommended for theaverage hunter under average conditions.Everybody knows, of course, that deer canbe killed with .44-40's and .38-55's and thelike-killed very dead, indeed. In fact, Ibelieve that up until a very few years agostatistics would show that more deer werekilled with the .44·40 than any other cart·ridge. It is also true that lots of deer havebeen killed with bows and arrows, Kentuckysquirrel rifles, and .22 Long Rifles. I canonly repeat that the average hunter underaverage conditions will probably bring homemore bacon with a rifle conforming to the<!bove recommended requirements.

These minimum requirements give a huntera lot of latitude. If his hunting is to be done

in the open, mountainous country of thewest, he would probably be wise to look forvelocity such as provided by the .250-3000Savage type of rifle, since he will enjoyflatter trajectories and be surer of vital hitsat long ranges. If, on the other hand, hisshooting will be done in brushy countrywhere most of the shots will be at under100 yards, then it seems to me that some·thing on the order of a .35 Remington wouldbe infinitely preferable, since the weight andconfiguration of the .35 bullet will buckbrush better than any light, spitzer bullet.These comments deal, of course, with minimum requirements and are by no means in·tended to rule out rifles of more power.

While there are, of course, argumentsabout deer rifles, they are nothing as com·pared to what one hears when it comes torifles for elk and the larger animals. Oneexpert will say that the old, reliable .30-06is completely unreliable on elk, while anotherreports killing most of his elk with a .270Winchester. As far as I am concerned, theyare both right and, like Voltaire, I shalldefend to the death each man's right to hisopinion. It all depends on conditions and theindividual hunter. If you had spent a life·time guiding deskbound dudes who did notknow an elk's backside from his brisket andprobably could not hit either-and if mostof your guiding had been done in heavytimber--then you would certamly be justi.fied in looking with a JaundICed eye at .270'sand .30-06's, particularly it your hero m·sisted on using the lIghtest rather than theheaviest bullets available. Confronted withthe situation, a guide has every right tocommit mayhem and take to the needle. Healso has every right to recommend rifles

heavier than the two mentioned.On the other hand, a trained rifleman and

seasoned woodsman who points his rifle atthe proper part of the animal, and whohunts in country where he has a reasonablygood chance for a clear shot, will find eitherthe .270 or the .30-06 entirely adequate wi1 hproper loads. Again, it all depends on thehunter and the terrain.

In any case, and based once again onempirical considerations, I believe that forelk and larger animals a bullet should havea sectional density of at least .260 and aresidual 200 yd. energy of at least 1400ft. lbs. In this case, the low limit forsectional density is governed by the 180grain .30 calibre bullet, and the low limiton energy is based on the 200 yardfigure for the factory 7 mm load with the175 grain bullet. These minima apply tohunting in reasonably open country wherea hunter can pick and choose his shots. Ifhe is going to hunt in very heavy timberwhere brush will intervene, where rakingshots may be required, and where it may bequite impossible to pick the proper pointto aim at, then I sincerely believe that biggerand heavier bullets having more sectionaldensity should be used. It seems to me thata bullet should have a sectional density ofat least .275 and should weigh at least 250grains. We know from the records that theold .35 W. C. F. was a good elk rifle. Thenew .358 Winchester throws a bullet of likecalibre and weight at somewhat higher velocity: 250 grains, sectional density .278. Thatwould be my minimum timber rifle for thelarger species and I should prefer the just.in-production .338 Winchester Magnum orthose two great wildcats, the .333 O. K. H.

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those of the arms which support the guns.These have been carefully worked out sothat most of the present day rifles and shotguns will hang parallel if rested by thebarrel and just behind the trigger guard,facing one another. I strongly recommendthat anyone who has an idea of cutting outthis smoke-pole-holder make a full-size pattern of the brackets on cardboard, so thatthey can be traced id.entically onto the wood.Then, if you should happen to own a holecutter or expanding bit which will open upto a 21,4" circle, half the work is done.

Another essential item not shown in thediagrams is narrow felt or foam rubberstrips to be glued on to the brackets wherethe weapon rests on the wood. The hardwooddowel pins which join the arms and uprightsmay be glued in position or left ~free for future disassembly. ~

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the .338 Winchester will be one of theworld's great rifles of all time. 1£ there issuch a thing as an all-round rifle for everything from chipmunks to elephant, this willbe it. It will throw a 200 grain bullet at3000 ft. secs, for the high velocity boys. Its300 grain bullet will have the hiO"hest sectional density of any wildcat or f a c ~ o r y load,domestic or foreign. There has already beendeveloped a handload with a 275 grain bulletdeveloping 2700 ft. secs. velocity at themuzzle and something over 4450 ft. Ibs. ofmuzzle energy. This is more than any loadavailable for the .375 H. & H. Magnum, andthe difference in favor of the .338 becomesmore and more pronounced as the ranO"eincreases, due to the superior ballistic c ~ efficient of the .338 bullet. It will behandled by rifles with bolt throws no longerthan that of an ordinary .30-06. It is myhumble prediction that it will obsolete manypresently famous cartridges.

~ o r dangerous game such as elephant,rhmo, and buffalo, I believe that a bulletshould weigh at least 400 grains, have asectional density of at least .300, and amuzzle energy of at least 4000 ft. Ibs. Forlion, I believe that the bullet weight maybe reduced to 300 grains providing the othertwo factors remain. In the first category, theminimum is provided by the .450-.400 NitroExpress and the .404 Jeffery. In the second,the .375 H. & H. Magnum with 300 grainbullets fills the bill, together with some of the.33 and .35 calibre wildcats.

British East Africa now prohibits anythingsmaller than the .375 Magnum on elephant,rhino, buffalo, and lion, and there arerumors that this will be boosted to .400calibre shortly. The white hunters are O"ettinO"justifiably tired of trailing wounded, dange;ous animals through heavy grass or bushanimals which have been peppered with inadequate rifles by inadequate riflemen. Allmodern hunters a'l'e not Karamojo Bells.

All of man's efforts to establish rules andregulations have been confronted with thewell-known exceptions. The above suggestionsare just suggestions and subject to allmanner of exception. The serious riflemanand student of exterior ballistics will haveno need for these comments. Rather, theyare offered as a guide to those who want toshoot and not be bothered with all the whysand wherefores. These formulae are notperfect, but they will, I hope, provide a yardstick through the use of which a hunter cannot go very far wrong. (They will also,no doubt, provide me with a lot of ' ~argumentative correspondence!) ~



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deepest point reached by the nose of thebullets. Distance from muzzle to board was3 feet.

With Remington 158-grain TargetmasterChiefs Special Airweight. 4% in.K38, 6·inch barreL 5 in.

With 146·gr. w'dc't'r, 2.8 gr. BullseyeChiefs Special Airweight. 214 in.K38, 6-inch barrel. 3 in.

As will be noted, there was only a halfinch difference in penetration with 158-grainround nose bullets fired from the 2-inchbarrel as compared with the 6·incher. Thiswas true in spite of the fact that bulletsfrom the short barrel were yawing, as indicated by the slightly oval holes they madein the face board. A few further shots firedat 6 feet showed no signs of yaw, indicatingthat in this distance the spin imparted bythe short barrel was sufficient to stabilizethe bullet. There was no yaw with the wadcutter bullets, at either distance or fromeither gun barrel.

It is interesting to note that with theround nose bullets the 2-inch barrel lost10% in penetration as compared with thelong barrel. This correlates with velocitytest results which show a loss of 93 £.s., or11.8%, for a 2·inch barrel against a 6-inchbarrel. (Maj. Gen. Julian S. Hatcher, November, 1954, American Rifleman.) It shouldbe kept in mind, however, that so far asthe selection of a self·defense weapon isconcerned, the choice is not between 6inches and 2 inches of barrel. It is between4 inches and some lesser length down to 2inches. General Hatcher's tests showed onlya 67 £.s. loss with the 2·inch barrel compared with the 4-inch. On the basis of mypine board results, this would give a 4-inchbarrelled gun only % of an inch penetrationadvantage over the Chiefs Airweight.

Doubts that I had in the beginning abontthe durability of the small mechanism andthe lightweight metal in the frame weregroundless. The firing of 1400 rounds failedto develop any detectable looseness.

Great cantion should be used in firing thisgun in an enclosed area such as a room,basement, or shooting stall. Like all shortbarrelled weapons the report of this one issharp-and it is heavy.

As soon as I worked out the proper handhold for me, recoil was no longer a problem.But then, I was accustomed to many yearsof almost daily firing with handguns andhigh powered rifles. Many persons who arenot regular shooters are very likely to findthe recoil of the Chiefs Special Airweightrather fearsome. The lady of the house here,who sometimes beats me with her ColtsOfficer Model .38 Special, found it so. Isolved the problem by loading up a smallsupply of ammo with 2.3 grs. of Bullseye.This made a mild shooting and surprisinglyaccurate load. The next batch for her Iboosted to 2.5 grains of powder. With theHensley & Gibbs # 50 bullet it made a splendid load right on out to 25 yards. Additionalboosts in power were made in 1/10 grain increments, with 2.8 grains the maximum.

The big performance of the small gunshows that in a self-defense revolver, extreme light weight, very short barrel, andsmallness are no obstacles to effective accuracy, real hitting power, and reliabilitywhen the engineering and workmanship and

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single action, sight-aimed fire, and the performance had obviously been far beyond anyaccuracy requirements of combat. But howabout the gun's effectiveness in shootingwithout use of sights, as in hip-level firing,either single or double action? Would tIresmall stock and the clutching hold I wasusing result in wild shooting awkwardness?

To get an answer, I used the Colt silhouette police practice target. It took me acouple of dozen rounds fired slowly, doubleaction, to get the feel of this gun in hiplevel shooting. After that I was soon ableto make just as high a percentage of effectively placed hits with it as with either myColt Officer's Model or my S&W K38. Inrapid fire there was no tendency at all forthe lightweight midget to climb or twistloose in the hand, thanks to the hold alreadydescribed. The firing rate used was 5 shotsin from 1% to 3 seconds, since this wasconsidered plenty fast enough for combat.

To be of value a self-defense weaponneeds to have stopping power as well asaccuracy. How would the Airweight withits 2-inch barrel measure up? (Actually, thebarrel on my specimen measures only 1.8inches.) For a test I used knot·free, pineboards that were well seasoned. They werelaid on top of each other in a compact bundle and tied together. They were then placedagainst an unyielding support. For comparison with the Airweight, I used my K38with its 6-inch factory barrel. Clearance be·tween cylinder and barrel on these guns is.004 inch. Both barrels mike .356 inchgroove diameter and both have an excellentfactory burnish.

I tried the Remington Targetmaster 158grain round nose factory cartridges and myown aforementioned wadcutter handloads.Here are the penetrations in inches, measused from the face of the first board to the

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capable of being held well enough to permitsome determination of its value, I put together a thousand rounds, using Hensley &Gibbs # 50, 146-grain wadcutter, with 2.8grains of Bullseye. Metal was lead 16, tin 1.In addition, I had on hand a supply ofRemington factory ammunition for somedouble checking and comparisons.

All firing was to be done without handor arm rest, since the main purpose was todiscover what could be expected of the gunas a self-defense weapon under natural conditions. It was not just a question of thegun's inherent, or machine rest accuracy,but a broader one of whether it was possibleto control a gun that seemingly lacks everything that generations of marksmen havedemanded for precision shooting.

Frankly, because of the short sight radiusand the lightness of the gun, I doubted thatit would be possible to hit a 12·inch bullseye consistently at 30 feet. No assumptioncould have been more erroneous. The runtput all of its shots in the black, ten timesout of ten. Even at 50 feet there were nomisses, so I put up a 25·yard slow firepistol target at 25 yards. At this range, whenI did my part, the Airweight still kept all ofits shots in the black, which on this targetis only 5% inches across. Sometimes as manyas seven hits out of ten shots would be ina 3%·inch group.

My next move was to set up cans in asnow bank 40 yards away. They were 3inches wide and 4 inches high and blackened in fire so they'd be visible. To myamazement, the incredible little gun couldmake two and sometimes three hits out offive, with most of the misses very close, asrevealed by holes in the snow bank. Weremy skill greater I believe that 10-shot possibles could have been registered.

So far, all the shooting had been done with


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The cartridge was a Remington case andRemington 2lh primer. Case had been resized and loaded in the R.C.B.S sizeingdie and loading dies. The expabding plugof this set is but .420" in diameter andthe case was reduced so that the bullet washeld friction tight before it was crimped.

I handed the cartridge to Roland Burmeister of Chicago, telling him what ithad been through, and he proceeded tofire it in his S & W .44 Magnum. Resultsperfect. This shows how waterproof a cartridge can be when properly loaded. We havealso shot .30-06 military ammunition ~that had been under water for years....

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and some Remington .300 Magnum in 180grain Core-Iokt, pointed, soft point, shot tosame elevation and group at 115 yards,indicating the ammunition was interchangeable, in this rifle at least, for all huntingpurposes. Cases are hard brass and allfired cases extracted free and easy, indicating normal working pressures. The casestake our large rifle primers and may bereloaded many times.

The new Norma 220 grain boattail reminds me of the fine, tip-of-Iead 220 grain.30 caliber boattail that Western used tofurnish but discontinued in favor of theirSilver-tip. To my notion, and after shootinga lot of it in game and seeing others dolikewise, the old 220 grain Western tip-oflead boattail was one of the finest huntingbullets ever made in .30 caliber.

Norma also furnishes components, bulletsand cases, for all cartridges they manufacture, as well as partly finished cases forthose who wish to shape their own in specialcalibers. J procured some excellent .30-06case blanks from them with which to form400 Whelen cases with the least amount ofwork. Merely neck them down to .40 caliber from the straight-sided blank, and checkfor headspace. Others can obtain these caseblanks for the .333 O.K.H., .35 Whelen,.375 Whelen, and .400 Whelen.

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it should not group better than this unlessthe barrel was improperly bedded or theguard screws loose. So I hopped on theguard screws with my big screw driver, andmanaged over a half turn on the front guardscrew, the most important one. After that,the rifle went to work. Five shots withRemington 180 grain round nose Core-Ioktshowed four of the five well under a silverdollar and the other one out but threefourths of an inch. So the little rifle willshoot. That loose guard screw was the onecause of our trouble, and the rifle groupedvery well with all loads tried after tightening it. I think it would perform even betterif glass bedded to put three to five poundsof presure on the barrel. This rifle has nopressure at all on the tip of forestock, andthe barrel can and does move around inthe big mortise. This is a very fine littlerifle and at a price within the reach of allsouthpaws. Lefties wanting a good boltaction scope-sighted outfit should investigate this Pachmayr Model 110 Savage withhis left hand swing mount and any goodhunting scope. Its short barrel and lightweight make it also a nice rifle for theleft-handed lady hunter.

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It is .30-06 length, and any good strongbolt action with a _358" groove barrelshould be easy to alter to handle the newround_ Groups of 2lh" have ben obtainedat 300 yards with machine rest, and theNorma Co. furnishes a Gunsmiths ServiceSet, composed of a finishing reamer forthe chamber and forcing cone along withfive dummy cartridges for adjusting andtesting the magazine and extractor. ThisGunsmiths kit will be sold along with theammunition to any gunsmith. It is the firsttime we have heard of an ammunition makerfurnishing all cartridge dimensions and aprecision-ground finishing reamer to chamber rifles for the new cartridge.

ponding high front sight for use when thescope is swung up out of the way in bad

weather.We like many things about this rifle and

action. The fine safety is posil ioned justright, right on the top tail of the receiver.The bolt handle, instead of dropping downin a mortise in the stock, fits into a steellined mortise in this rifle. Trigger guardand floor plate boast three guard screws similar to those of the Model 70 Winchesterand Model 721 Remington.

Two things we do not like are, first, thefact that firing pin protrusion is governedby the coin-slotted screw-head on the rearend of the striker. and, second, the separaterotating bolt head and locking lugs-notas strong a construction as a solid one-piecebolt with lugs Qn the bolt shell proper.

The good Lyman scope is perfectly positioned for most shooters, has medium-coarsecross-hairs that can be seen clearly in aboutany game-shooting light. The Pachmayrswing mount is a very sturdy top mount,the base anchored hy two screws on thereceiver and two more on the bridge. Extraction was free and easy with M-2 Service,Commercial hunting loads, and match gradehand loads. Three of us tried the rifle withService M-2 and also with hand loads, andall three secured 4lh" to 5" groups, at100 yards.

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THE FIRESIDE BOOK OF GUNSBy Larry Koller

(Simon & Schuster, New York. 1959. $9.85before Dec. 25, $12.95 after)

When more beautiful books than this areproduced, I hope I get a copy. You don'teven have to read this one to prize it-thesuperb color and black·and·white (but mostly color) illustrations make it a bookman'sgem-but reading won't detract from itsvalue. By way of a description of the editorial content of the book, I cannot improveon the publisher's blurb: "... a 450-yearpanorama of the firearms that made historyin America and of the legacy they bequeathed to the fifteen million hunters andtarget shooters who perpetuate the uniqueAmerican feeling for guns today." The bookis that. It is also a sure-to-be-prized gift forany "arms library," including yours.-EBM

THE BADMEN OF THE WESTBy George Hendricks

(Naylor Co., San Antonio, Texas. 1959. $5.00)Here are all the stories you ever heard

about the Old West and its gunmen, plussome new ones. The trouble, in this review·er's opinion, is that here the truth is indistinguishable from the tales (already toooften told) which have been disproved orhave at least been branded "doubtful." Theflat statement that Billy the Kid shot SheriffBrady "clean through the heart" to win afive·cent bet is hardly consistent with thefact that Brady died from one of manybullets fired by several men shooting fromambush-and this is just one of many suchstatements about many similarly disputableevents. As a reference book of names, places,and tall tales as they were told, this volumehas value. But it should be read to the softbackground music of the old song entitled,"It ain't necessarily SO."-EBM

PHOTO HISTORY OF CIVIL WAR(Dover Pub., N. Y. $6.00)

The Photographic Sketch Book of theCivil War, as wet·plate photog Alex Gardnertitled his lOO-picture two volume issue in1866, was a graphic portrayal of sights andscenes of the war. In spite of the years'

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF MODERN FIREARMS, Parts &Assembly

By Bob Brownell(Bob Brownell, Montezuma, Iowa. 1959.

$17.00 Postpaid)This may well be one of the biggest gun

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Manufactured and finished accord iOg" tothe famous HAMMERLItl'adition! The accurate,!wecision - Ill.udc and well - balancedINDOOR TRAINING PISTOL Withclick·adju!';lable rear-sight and checkered thumb-rest grips. MODEL "R"for round l('ad balls $43.00; MODEL"RD" for l'ound balls and waisted Dealer

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BARRELS.~

made 1954 of new steel specs••superior to any made pre·viollsly. New, in ori2. wrap·pinJ!s. $1.95 ea.-2 for $3.50.NOTE: When 2 are ordered,new web carrying case in.eluded FREE.

Complete with Teceivers; all brand new. The 19 NRAmodels are .22 long rifle; the Model 23 barrels ineither 25/20 or 32/20. SUitable as fine bbl. blanks orfor replacement of barrel & receiver on guns. StateW l ~ ~ e I 6 t ¢ c ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ r . While few lasL $9.60 ea.

Brand new, fast pointing 20" carbine lengths, com.

~ J S ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ g ~ r o g ~ l y ~ i g ~ ~ r ~ ~ ! ' e ~ l f r t v ~ e r s s b ~ e : ; : r l a b l ~ ~$9.60 ea. plus 50¢: post. (Special: .410 interchangeable banrel. as sold years ago; new. will reqUire for.end fitting. only $9.60 ea. plus 50¢ post.).

SAVAGE 19 N.R.A. &23 BARRELS

Save your good one; (also fits LMGs). In 30·06 cal.

P ~ ~ ~ ~ a ~ ~ ~ t t d & n . ~ 1 : a ~ r : o ~ 0 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ n t ; m ; g . ~ n t a : r ~ ~ ; b ~ ~ ~ ~net lug and middle and rear barrel bushmgs. The

~ g ~ ~ ~ o ~ a i ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . ~ ~ q ~ ; e S ~ ~ f f i n ~ r ~ ~ ~ e ~ o ~ ~ ~ ~ t : n b a ~ ~ J 1 ~for less than the reg. price of the two barrel bushingsalone. Use one of our many barrel blanks to make yourJohnson fully interchangeable into another cal. by installing the two barrel bushings. On the Johnson, allyou need do is push a catch to change barrels and calibers. BARREL SPECIAL ... $9.95 plus 60¢ post.

~ g ; r ~ ~ , J $ ~ . ~ s 5 ~ n ~ ~ t S ; t o ~ k ~ t r $ ~ t ~ . r 5 0 ? 3 f O ~ ~ ~ e n ~ r n ! 3 . ~ i r ; ~shot charging cIlps for rotary magazine, $1.00 per doz.Advise wants for other ..!Johnson parts.)

: : : ' R E ~ ~ it·- -; :Uttrauto, 1911 & Al $6.9s

.45 AUTO MAGAZINES

FREE CASE! !

JOHNSON RIFLE

.. .$4.50

SHOTGUN BEADS

DO GET LOST& BROKEN

Here's a packet of 10 largebead (standard 4/40 thread)sights for usual price of Justone, ONLY $1.00 per Packet4/40 SO¢..

SOLE MANUFACTURERS OF THOMPSONSUBMACHINE GUNS & ACCESSORIES

LYMAN 57A REARSIGHTS-SAVE ALMOST 50%-NEW

Quickly installedsight set. Stream·lined front rampwith sight. Rearsight with bothwindage & elevationbuilt in. Both Installed by simplytighteninR' Allen setscrew. Front .560i.d., ;rear .775 Ld.Plenty of wall thickness for reaming to all popu·lar sizes. Blued, ready to install. ONLY $2.95for complete set!

STANDARD DOVETAIL

OPEN REAR SIGHTS

We have some 20,000,000 gun parts in over 27,000sq. ft. of storage space-modern, obsolete, forelgn_advise wants for free quotation.

one folding with windage ad·just., other regular. Both .$1.00

IESLYMAN .17A GLOBE FRONT SIGHTS. Save$1.26 ea. during this special offer. Completewith hox of inserts. Only $2.25 ppd. (Deal·

ers: $20.00 pel' doz.)

New 30/30 ban·els.22" long. While theylast. $9.95 plus 50tpostage.

SAVAGE MODEL 40

STYLE REAR SIGHT-Similar to

early Winchester carbine type. 1 1 i ; = ~ ~ iSweat·on, n'O drilling needed;pre-tinned $1.75 ea.

SMALL CARBINE

LARGE IVORY BEADSHOTGUN FRONT SIGHTS

IMPROVE HITS. SPECIAl!4 BEADS FOR $1.00

Fine "V" notch. m i c r o m e t e r ~Windage & elevation adjust.ments. Sweat·on or screw down,or both. Pre·tinned for easym o u n t i n ~ . Fits all round bar·rels. For shooters who don'tlike peep rear sights, but stillwant fine adjustments. $2.25 ea.

ADJUSTABLE TARGET d~PLATE AND SWIVELS ~ 0 0 0 0 00)

For 1 V4" sling. With mounting screws. ~Complete $1.50 ' - ~ ~ J

SAVE $8.25 in lots of 75

b r o ~ : ~ ; ~ ~ ~ h e s m » v v ~ J l I M Ifor serious cleaning. The extra size makes clean·Ing hores fast & easy. For all standard rods.Long Lasting. 25 brushes $1.75; 75 brushes $3.00.

1917 V--.pz U. S. ENFIELD & P-14 STOCKS-Brand new. 1Iiade in "Vorld lVar I of finewalnut; stripped of metal, only $2.95 ppd.(lVrite wants for other Enfield parts.) Set ofhamlguards, $1.75 extra.

BAUSCH & LOMB

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BIG GAME OR VARMINT ... open country, brush, mountainous terrain ... hunt what you want, where you want, whenyou want with the fabulous BALvar 8. Here's the only multipurpose scope sight of its kind ••. the one scope you can usefor all hunting.

INSTANTANEOUS CHOICE OF POWER-Turn of ring provides exact power you need from 2Yz X to 8X. No limitingclick stops, BALvar 8 is continuously variable with no changein focus, eye distance or point of impact.

NO CHANGE IN RETICLE SIZE WITH CHANGE OF POWER

Patented B&L Tapered Cross-Hair Reticle, Y3 minute atcenter, appears sharp, fine at any power.

YOUR EYE IMMEDIATELY ON TARGET-"Wedge-shape" crosshairs help you instantly center sight on target.

WIDE FIELD-40' at 100 yards at 2Yz X setting. An excellentfield of view for scanning or tracking moving target ..."close in" with desired power and shoot with accuracy.

USE ON ANY RIFLE-One scope is all you need for all yourhunting rifles ... changes from one to another in seconds,locks in perfect zero every time, ready to shoot.

STURDY CONSTRUCTION-No delicate internal parts to jarloose; adjustments are made in the mount. Will not knockout of zero. Guaranteed permanently fog proof.

ECONOMICAL-One investment at less cost than any combination of two hunting sights ... fills the need for severalscopes. $99.50, or just" 10% down on Time Payment Plan.

FREE! "FACTS ABOUT TELESCOPIC SIGHTS"-Be an experton telescopic sights. Send for this most authoritative, 96-pagemanual containing valuable information about scopes and

scope shooting. Write toBausch & Lomb OpticalCo., Rochester 2, N. Y.