GUNS Magazine May 1965

VACATIONS For GUN BUFFS GUNS AT THE WORLD'S FAIR

COMPETITION • HUNTING

MAY 1965 SOc

Found in the best of circles

What do expert handloaders say about Remington components? Ask the benchrester who consistently shoots sub-minute-of-angle groups. Or the varmint shooter who gets his chucks at 300 yards. Or the big-game hunter who invariably makes his first shot count. Chances are, these handloaders are using Remington components. And for good reasons: Handloadersopenly prefer Remington brass. They say it's stronger, more workable, capable of more reloads. (And Remington case design is su-

perb . Witness the amazing popularity of the 222 Remington for bench-rest and varmint shooting, the ?mm Remington Mag. for big-game hunting.) Remington primers have long been the overwhelming favorite-at both the National Varmint & Sporter Championships and the National Bench Rest Championships. And it's no secret that Remington bullet design and construction are unsurpassed for both fine accuracy and game-stopping power. They ' re available to handloaders in over one hundred different combinations of type,

weight and caliber. (Including many with the original and famous "CoreLokt' 'construction for peak expansion and controlled penetration.) Want to stay in the best of circles? Then join the ever-widening circle of shooters who do their handloading with Remington.

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GUNS • MAY 1965

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KNOW YOUR LAWMAKERS

Congressman Paul G. Rogers 6th District, Florida

Whe n a Member of Congre ss is sworn in to his office, h e swears to uphold and d e fen d th e Constitution of th e Unite d States. It is my feelin g that any chang es in this fi e ld would n e ce ssarily have to b e in th e form of a Constitutional Amendm e nt . Whil e this right is guarantee d , this guarantee sho uld by no m e ans turn into a shield for misuse of arms or inadequate reg u lat io ns wh e re re gulation is n e cessary. I fee l it is th e duty of eve ry Am er ican to use wise ly the privil e g e we possess, th e privil ege to bear arms.

Congressman Bob Sikes 1st District, Florida

There is continuing ag itation for th e enactment of fir e arms le gislation to restrict th e Constitutional rights of th e American citizen to own and use firearms. A number of such bills hav e bee n propose d. It is ve ry important that Congress consider carefully any proposals which are advanced to change the tim e -honore d right of U. S. citizens to own firearms.

I confe ss conce rn about th e easy acce ss to weapons of criminals and juven iles who shou ld not have such access and some re strictive action may be n e cessary. But b e fore we take such action, le t us b e sure that it does n't accomplish more harm than good. Th e foct is, th e re gistration of guns or restrictions on ownership· will not discourag e th e criminal. More lik e ly, it will only discourage ownership of fir e arms for th e prote ction of re sponsibl e citizens . W e don't want to burn the barn to g e t rid of th e rats. Th e re fore, all bills propose d must be care fully examin e d and none passed in an atmosph e re of emotionally inspired haste.

Congressman John Bell Williams 3rd District, Mississippi

In order for Am e ricans to attain full enjoyment of life and property, it is necessary, in my judgment, to preserve the letter and spirit of the Se cond Amendment to the United States Constitution . Congress, th erefore, must not infr inge th e right of citize ns to posse ss and use firearms for a lawful purpose and in a lawful manner.

Congressman Lionel Van Deerlin 31th District, California

I am in compl e te accord with the principl e s es tablished by the Second Amendment to the Constitution. I do, howe ver, feel that there should perhaps be a st ricter control over the sale of guns to minors and to persons with criminal records. In furtherance of this control, it might be ne cessary to re gister firearms with State or local authorities . I do not feel that such registration would negate the right of any law abiding adult to keep or bear arms as provid e d for by the Se cond Amendm e nt. Such registration might have con-· siderable effect in keep ing fire arms from being bought on the spur of the moment by p ersons contem plating suicide or murderous assault.

R eaders Note : All Congressmen may be add ressed at " House Office Iluildin g," a nd

all Senators at "Senate Office Building," both a t " Washington 25, D.C.'" Address

all Governors at: State Cap ital, name of capita l city, name of Sta te.

GUNS • MAY 196S

E. B. Mann .... . Editor in Chief

R. A. Steindler ..... . Managing Editor

J erome Rakusan . .... Associate Editor

Ke nt Bell ah ... .. ... .. . Handloading

Dick Miller . .. . . . .. . .. . . ..... . Trap

Graham Burn side.

Paul T. Haberly ..

Shelley Braverma n.

. Antiq ue Arms

. . Staff Gun smith

. Mode rn A rms

Sydney Barker ......... . Art Director

Lew Merrell .. ... . .. Ass '+ Art Director

Lee Salberg . . .. . . Adve rti sing Director

Ru dy J. Bl omseth . .. Adve rti sing Sales

Sa nfo rd Herzog . Prod uction Manager

Kay Elliott .. . .. Ass '+ Production Mgr.

Alan M. Deyoe, Jr . .. . C irculation Mg r.

M. Gross . . Ass '+ Ci rcu lation Mg r.

Sally Loges . ..... .. Subscription Mgr.

Don Mc Evoy ..... Promot ion Manage r

Editorial Adviso ry Board Lt. Col. Lyma n P. Davison . .......... Mi lita ry

Ca rola Mandel, Al Schuley .... . ...... . Skeet

Harry Reeves .... . .. . . . . . Pistol Compet ition

Jim Dee . . . . ..... . . . . . . . .. .. Junior Hun ters

Dee Woolem, George Vi rgines ...... Fast Draw

Bil l Toney, Frank J. Schirll ......... . .. Police

THE COVER

As the New York World's Fair opens once again this year , thou sand s of vis itors to the New England Stat es Exhibit will become acquainted with the "Romance of Firea rms" as they vie w the hi storical and technological displays of gun development. Maureen Fol ey, Offi cial Guide, examines one of the display pan e ls. Photo by Frank Eck and Sid Burn s.

GUNS • MAY 1965

G eorge E. von Rosen Pu blishe r

Arthur S. Arkush Ass'+ to the Pu blis he r

IN THIS ISSUE

special .•.

MAY, 1965 Vol. XI, No. 5- 125

THE GUNS FROM GARDONE. ______ ______ _____ __ .. William B. Ed wards lb

vacation section ..• TAKE A GUN BUFF'S VACATION ....... .. . .. . . . . . . . . . Jerom e Ra kusan I 9 GUNS AT THE WORLD'S FAIR . ......... . . . .. .. .. .. ......... Al Fryda 22 HAWAIIAN BOAR HUNT. .... . .... .... ..... . .. . . . . . .. Jo seph Richa rd 24 TRY PRESERVES FOR EXOT IC GAME .... . . . .. . . .. . . .. . Byron Da lrymp le 26 THE USMC MUSEUM ... . . . ....... .. . . .. .. . . .. . Col. Robert H. Ra nki n 29 FAST DRAW FOR FUN AND FORTUNE .. .. .. .. . . . . . .... G eorge Virg ines 30 VACATIONS IN GUN-LAND ........... . . . . . . . . • . . ... . J ames J. Cu ll a n 32

hunting ... COLLEGE PROFESSOR WINS HUNTING OSCAR . .. . ......... E. B. Mann 34 GIVE ME A ONE-GUN MAN .. . .......... . ....... . . .... Bert Popo wski 3b

departments ... KNOW YOUR LAWMAKERS.. . .. ... .. .. ....... . .. .. .... . ... . . . .... 4 CROSSFIRE .. . . . . . .. ... .... ... .. . . . ........ .. ....... .. ......... . b HAND LOADI NG BENCH . .. . . . . .. . . .... . ......... . . .. .. . Kent Bella h 8 SHOOTERS CLUB OF AMERICA. .... . . ... .. .. . .. .... . . ... . . . . 10 GUN RACK . . ............. . .. . .... . . ..... . ... . .. . . . ... . . .. . . . . . . 12 AN INSIDE LOOK . . .. . ... . .. ...... . ...... . .... .. . Shelley Br a verman 14 PULL! .................. . .. . .... ........ ............. . . Dick Mill er 38 SHOPPING WITH GUNS. ..... .. .. ... .. . . .. .. ... .. ... . .... . . . ... 52 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS . . . .. .. . . ... . .. . .. ..... . . Panel of Experts 59 THE GUN MARKET . .. ... . .... . .. .. . . .... .. ... . ....... . ........... b4 ARMS LIBRARY .. . .... .. ... ...... . . - .. . .. . .. . ... .. ............... b5 INDEX OF ADVERTISERS . . _ - - ____ .. - - - . . - - - - - - - - . - - - - - - - _____ . __ . . bb

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EDITORI A L OFFI CES : R. A . St eind le r , Jerome Raku san 8150 N . Central Park, Skokie , 111. , ORchard 5-5602. E. B. Mann , 1020 Park land Pl. , S. E. , A l buquerque B710B , N . M. , Kent Bel lah, SI. Jo, Texas.

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Sure to prove popular-the new 225 W inchester is at its varmint-bl asting best when loade d with Ho rnady 22 caliber bull ets. Try th ese tested loads. Send for complete loading data for the 225 W incheste r.

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45 GRAIN HORNET ( .224")

Muzzl e Velocity 4064 Powd er

3400 fps 3500 fps 3600 fps 3700 fps 3800 fps 3900 fps

31 .4 grs. 32.0 g r s . 32.6 grs. 33.1 grs . 33.7 grs . 34.3 grs.

4895 Powder

31.6 grs. 32.2 g r s. 32.8 grs. 33.4 grs. 34.0 grs. 34.6 grs.

50 GRAIN S / 0 SPIRE POINT

Muzzle Velocity 4064 Powder 48l5 Powder

3300 fps 30.6 g r s. 30.9 grs. 3400 fps 31.4 grs. 31 .7 grs. 3500 fps 32.2 g rs . 32.4 grs . 3600 fps 33.0 g rs . 33.2 grs. 3700 fps 33.7 grs. 34.0 grs. 3800 fps 34.5 grs . 34.8 grs.


Muzzle Velocity 4064 Powder 4895 Powde'I

3200 fps 29.6 g rs . 30.0 grs. 3300 fps 30.4 grs . 30.8 grs. 3400 fps 31.3 grs. 31 .7 grs . 3500 fps 32.1 grs. 32.5 grs. 3600 fps 32.9 g r s. 33. 4 grs. 3700 fps 33.7 grs . 34 .2 grs.


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- . \ 3000 f ps 29.0 grs . 28.8 g r s. . 1 3100 f p s 29 .7 grs. 29.6 g rs .

'. ',·· 3200 fp s 30.4 grs. 30.5 grs. 3300 fp s 31.1 grs. 31 .3 g rs . 3400 fps 31 .8 gr s . 32.2 g rs. 3500 f p s 33.0 g r s .

Bullets for handloading

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ROSSFIRE

Uninfonned M r. Gallup In a rece nl news paper a rti c le. Geo rge Ga l

lup a nd h is fa mous po ll ta ted that " If a n atio na l re fe re nd um were h eld a t thi s lime on a law to req uire a po li ce per m it be fo r e a person co uld bu y a g un, such a proposal wo ul d pass wilh Oyin g colors." H e goes o n to say th a t "73 per ce nt of Am er ica ns sa y I hey fa vo r s uch leg isla lio n, 23 per cent a re o pposed , with 4 per cc n l ex press ing no opiniun."

No t sa ti s fi ed with r e po rtin g these " opinions" Mr. Gallup s lates, as fac t, the fo ll owin g : " S uc h a law wo uld c ul down th e a mo un t o f cr ime in the nation. " I wuuld like to sec hi s proo f of thi s s ta tem e nt o f ' ·fa c t," o r is 1hi s. too a m er e s tate ment o f his own fee lings ? H e goes on to sa y : "V ictim$ o f fi rearms in the U .S . no w n um ber mor e th a n 17,000 a nnu all y." This is an impos in g fi g ure, however, Mr. Gallup does 11 01 oay wh a t pe r· ce ntage o f thi s number we re cr iminals fe ll ed by poli ce men 's bull e ts. No r does he say wh a t pe rcentage o f thi s number were law e nforceme nt o ffi ce rs wh o, eith er acc id ent a ll y o r purpose ly s ho t themsel ves. Nu r does .'llr. Gall up say tha t 2,000 o f th ese a r e a cc id en ta l dea lhs ca used b y th e ca relessness o f the gun h a nd ler (d ocs he beli eve th a t beca use a man h as a permit fo r a g un he will be m ore ca re ful '?) . li e imp li es th a l thi s nu m be r is la rge, ye t he docs no t compar e it with a n y ulhe r fi g ures, o r is he afra id to co mpa re it wit h the number of au to mo bi le d ea ths in the U.S. ( some 4-0 ,800 in 1962 ) ?

Th e most ridi c ulous p a rt o f the e ntire article was that " .. . th e Gallup po ll put this ques ti on to a r e present a ti ve $a mpling of l.689 perso ns a cross th e na tion: 'W o ul d yo u fa vor or op pose a law whi ch wo uld requ ire a per so n to o bta in a po li ce permit be fore he or sh e co uld bu y a gun ' ? " Accordin g to th e arti cle, 73 pe r cen t o f the peo pl e a nswer ed " Yes." I r ea d 1hi s to mea n tl 1a t 73 per cent wo ul d eith e r o p pose or fa \'Or th e law. b ut d id no t ex pl a in whi ch s tand lh ey wo ul d lake. W ith 1his t ype o f qu es t ion ing. I co uld ge t mo re th a n 73 pe r ce n t of the peop le 10 "oppo ~e o r fa vor " a l aw ba nni ng eve rythin g or a n ) thin g .

Crossfire

Frankli n llu ghes K a nsa:5 C it y. Ka n::as

As a g un owner, s tar lin g co ll ec to r, s pare· l im e s port :; ma n , me m be r o f Shoo lers Club o f A meri ca , and o ne of yo ur s ubsc r ibe rs, I wo uld li ke lo co ng ra tul a te Guxs on the work th a t is bein g do ne to offset a nti -gun p ropa ga nda a nd leg isla ti on.

As we g un -bu gs h a ve been told be fo re, we mu s t do our pa rl on the loca l level. Enclosed

is a n a nti -gun edil o ri a l from lh c " T a m pa Tribnne.'' The "Tribune" is unc o f 1he th r t'c mos l influe n l ia l news pape rs in Flor ida . The litl c of th e ed i111ri a l. " J\lurdc r By Mail Order ," d cno les the se ntime nt conl a ined there in.

I as k that yo u, if poss ible, send to the T a mpa T r ibun e, T a mpa , Fl orid a, some of th e exccll enl pro-g un informa tion a nd mater ial w hic h yu u may have ava ilabl e a nd all o thers in th e s ta te o f Florida a nd cloewhere, who wish to maint a in o ur ri ght to bea r a rms. to wril e 10 them al so express ing o ur po int ol view.

Crow Hn11t er

J erry A. DcVan e La ke la nd. Fl a.

I was p lca s< ·d to fin all y find a magaz ine that has ~ liown ~0 1ne inte res t in crow huntin g a nd ca llin g. Your a rt ic le in the Dl'ccmbcr issue ca ll ed " Ca ws Jn Hi -Fi " wa s bo th inl c res lin g a nd informati ve. l\I y onl y regr et is that there are n ot more m agazines tha t cover thi s exc itin g s port. K eep up th e good work a nti I can promise yo u a t lea st on e loyal subscriber.

J im Blickinsto fT

A 1nericm1 S ports1nan l mu :; t cu mp li111 e n1 ABC T elevis ion for

the ir " A me ri ca n Spor ts man " se ri es (S un ., J a n. 31) . lt was a rea l trea t fo r th use wa tching 1he program in co lor a s m yse lf. 11 :; !towed lhe Am eri ca n peo ple tha t hunling is indeed a s port. l\l a n y peo ple 1hin k it 's c ruel to ki ll these he lp less a ni mals but th e program showed th at we hunl e rs don' t en joy seein g the a nima ls d ea d but lhe object is to ou t-sma rt th e animal. I h ave a gr ea t love for a nima ls a nd n ever wo uld 1hink of e ve n shoo1i11 g a ra bbi t u n lil l di sco\' e red 1ha t the an ima l has a cha nce aga ins t the g un . if it d idn ' t th ere wo uld be no po int in hu nl ing as a spor t.

I obj ec t to peopl e who I ha ve seen shoot an a n iin a l s t.a ndin g still or a ··si tti ng d uck ." U nder 1h ese condi t ions wha t is th e p urpose of th e kill unl ess yo u p lan on ea ting the mea 1'? I woul d li ke to s ha r e th ese tho ug h! a nd o pinio n; w ilh o thers to sec how t hey feel a bo ut it. J'm s ure th ese though ts ca me lo man y as 1h c y we re wa tching R ober t S ta ck in Afr ica .

l\lany fa mous s la rs ar e hu nte rs a nd col lec lo rs of g un s. 15 yea r o ld s ta rs s uc h as J on Provos t ( " Ti mm y" La :;$ ie t-v I to R obe rt Slack plus duzC' ns more. O nce a ga in I 1h a nk ABC fo r s how ing Am eri ca " The Ameri can S p ort sma n."

Marv Sil ve rs Broo kl yn, N . Y.

GUNS • MAY 1965

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NEW! MARLIN LEVER ACTION Famed Ficcan»s l ntcrnnti~.?,.~ ~~~J; ~A~~.~~ti;CH~~~~,~.~ 30/30 CAL HIGH POWER CARBINE ~l~,~~~r~~.~ '." f,'.,~,,r°~~,'i,';'~~c,\ '';~~~·;~c~:" ~~~ . ,;'[" ~'~'1~'Ym~~~~~~~.

O r ig inn l fac t o r y pac k e d . U:mds •rnlC! \\' alnut pi :-; t o l firi ng pins : check e r e d Fre n c h Wa l nut s tock s ; bcwvc1·t:li l

~~1~ Pi insetorikg1~~i'~ ~'~~-:!?~' -gJi1. raitrifi'~~t~11~a~~)1!~~ sr1 Pi·o~:~:~~ ~ ~1~·cc.1~1.' :fR'!!" ~1!:! 1 m~::C~~~~: ~~1 1 r ie1·1~,1~1~! ~ Y s h e l ls . $)0999 ~:~~~2i·~·e :~v;1~:~i'1~s : o;~,1~· rg;(.~ 1!~~tl r~~:·t ~i·~~~~~ : S6679 ~2 · 2255 · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · · -· ._._._._. - - -c2 3. 2203. c a..tHnc u nly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . MATA DOR DOUBLE BARREL 10 GA. MAGNUM C23-2209 . Wi t h 4X J " CH Scop e , mliJ . • .. . .. . . . $85 . 7 9 Shoots~ ~ !:'! " 1-1. V. or 3 1 .," Magn um s h e ll s . a :!" fu ll ehokcd C23-22 l l . \\' ilh 3-!JX l " var iab le Scope, mtd • . .. $ 9 7 . 79 b a rre ls. lJuu bl c tri gl-:'C r.- Auto e j e cto r s . 4 9 " ovc1·a \I . ! ) 1 :.?

- Cas~Cre dit ! g;s2 _ 3;1;1~c ~~a-L~u:c_s_ '. '~. ~l~~v_c: ...... . . .. ... $12 J, J 8

a y e a r g uarantee! Forged r ece i ve r·. l ~ l t 1NI h:irre l, :icti•m :ind t r iggcr-hn u s in g a ssemb l y. Sl• le c t \\' :il n u t

~~.~~ ~v . 11~~: ... ,~~Y!~~l~\' ! 5 -lh. trigge r pull. C r oss lm lt s771a C23- 859. Carhinc o n l y . . . .......... . . .. . . C 23- 2 220 . W it h 3 - DX l" C H vari a bl e scope , m ld. $ 1 14 . 78

Hand Ch eckeTed P isto l Gri p and Forend --~.---- ..........

KLEIN'S FN400 SERIES BOLT ACTION HIGH POWER RIFLE

M on t e Cnrl o \ Va l n u t s t o c k w i t h c h eekp iecc . W i lliams "Gulde" s ight. H inged fl oor plate . H ood ed 1·amp fro nt s i g ht. A d justahl e Sak o tri gger wi t h th u mb sarC' t V . :'"1 - ~ l10 t. :! «I " harr e l. ·14 1/2 " o v e 1·a JJ. Wt. 7 I :.:! l b s. FN l\iause r -100 a c t ion . G u;i. r n nte c d r o r I yenr by Firc;i.rms I n1crn ati ona l.

~ 11 • •• 2 ~J 1 6~1 ~) r 0 300 \~~~ :-.}~~:n;m'. S t?i~~n~h~~~~~ s99aa C23- 2213 . H ill e o nly . .. ..... . ..... . C 2 3 · 22 1 4 . Wi t h 4X 1 " s c o p e , m o un t e d .. ... ... s122 . ee C23-22 1 S. Wit h 21;2 -SX , I " C H v :1r. scop e . . . $ 1 2 6. ee C23 -22 1 6 . Wi t h 3 -HX , I " C H vnriahl e scope . .. . $ 1 3 4 .ee

Cash or Credit!

Klein's Custom SPORTERIZED

SPRINGFIELD 30/06. ALL NEW CUSTOM FEATURES! 'l' h c l\l o d c l 1903 Spr·ing fi e hJ i s a b n l t n ct i11n r illl• uf c x cc l lC'nt d esign :tn d :ic:cu r ;i.cy . Cu s t o 1n r c a turcs i nclulie : l\l •>nte C:1r l o A m e ri can \V ;i. lnu t. s t o ck; entire ba1Tc l and ncti o n r·c h lucd and p o li sh ed; h ood ed r ;i.mp fro n t s i g ht wi th go ld

:~; ~:.~1 ~ .. ~~~'~ic :;~~· t~ r~"~ .. ~ u\\o~ir ~o~?i~C<~ib~~~rt;~n o\~!~f.r~;~~~ e l <.•1 1. A cli o n drill ed :rn<I h o l t l1nnd lc modi fi ed f o l' ~C"O J H', ~~.1~ r.1 1r.i gc~-. 1 ~l\A070f.. a~~ ~h~i1·. wt . s Ihs . 4 1 v.1" $6995 C23 - 3 221. Rifl e , w itho u t s li ng o r scop e ... . .. . C2 3- 3222 . H ifle , w ith l" 2 1/2 -S X Cll s c o p e, in s t :1Jlcd . re;1dy t o sh oot . • ..•.. . . . .• . . • • • , . . . • . . • . . . . $99.9 S

C23 - 3 223 :---l)c l u xe Sporter w itho u t sco pe, with l " s l i ni.; :1111 1 I G l ine h a nd check er ing o n the pi s t o l g-r i p :in cl f o r · end . . . . ..... . $79.9S C23-3224 . D e l u xe S p o rter Rifl e aho v c with Ta sc o I " :i 1 2 · 8 X. :1:! mm C M v;i.riah l e sc o p e , i n s t.n ll cd. . . ... $ 109 .9S

All wit h hi g h num b<.• r nick e l l ' C'<.' C'i\'e r~ . m i ll Pd w o r kin g part s . !\l ad e i n (: ov't arsena l s . 5 -Rhot ma g":lzinc

~; : {/d~~a~~~r;;J:~ r 81.)0~~P 1 1;~~1~~·n 1~ 1 :(/~0<r,·c1~~l(1~~T~11;: $3978 C24- 17e9. H i fle o nl y .... ............... . . f..'26 -1 000 . 120 rds . 80 / 06 ammo .. . . .. .. $ 7. 2q

NRA GOOD Cas h or Cr edi t !

NnA Good Co n d i ti on . .S p o1 t.cr i ...:l•d s t ock bala n ces \\C ll. Jll'rm its f a s t h a111 l l 1n g". Hl•:i r

s:ght adJ us t:1h l c . Blade fro n t s i g ht. Brass h uu pl a t e. I 0- s hot

~·~0Wv1:: :~/~s~1 i~~~li1;:: ,~'. 1 i; n~~1v~vi1111Y, -~~.\~,Z~ut·;_~:·:;;~: S2J 78 C20· 1 2S3 ........ .. ... . . .. . .... . . . . . .. . C23 -3 21 3. With :1{i ' ' 3 X -7X 20mm Vn l'iab l c scnpt •. I n· ... t a llt•d , r ead y to i.:; h oot ........... . .. ....... . . $33. 7 8 E20· 1 3 3 9 .. 303 British l\li l. Amm o , 100 rd s . ... .. . $ 7 . SO

U. S. MODEL 1917 30/06 ENFIELD All NRA Gnrn l o r B c tle r . Mil1Wl'Y r i llc, n ::; h o t , t.op

l oadin i:: , overa ll 46.3" , p eep r ear s i ):!'h t . b l :ule fron t s i g hl.

~1' :::11~;;~~~.s:~~Y:fe11 ·1~: :~~~ ~ lown b o l t . Am erican Wn l - s291a C20-3 3 . Hifle b y l ':dcl y s t onc ..•...• . . . . . ... . C20· 34- M1917. llifl c mnde by R eming t o n o r Win -c h este r . . . $34. 9 S

PORTABLE INFLATABLE RUBBER BOATS N ow ge t t o ot h erw i s e un re n c lrnhlc h ot f i shing sp o t s w i t h en se. H UJ! g ed infl:llnhh! b on t s f o l d com p actly t o fit into ca r trunk . I n fl a t e 11 u ick l y an d c;i. s i l y n t y o ur favorite fi sh · i n g- h o l e o r f o r f a1n iJ y w:11cr ~ port. T o u g h rubhcrizcd cn n· vas . •r..vo sep;i.r;i. t e ai r c o mpart-1nen t s for snrc t y . Mn s scats , o arl ock s , h n n dy tow and 1-."lmne l r o p e . Y e llow c o l or. I m p o rted. t o p qua l ity, dcJ>e rulahl e . E4S·33 7 . 2-mnn bo;i.t. 8 'x4 '8 '' . Wt. E4S-339 . 4 -man b on t . 1 0 ' 7 " x5 '5". Wt. 3 5 l b s ..•. 541. 7 9 E4S- 3 4l . 6-man h o.1 t.. 3 s c a t s . 1 2'6" x 6 ' . \ \ ' t. 4 1 Jb s . $Sl . 79 E4S- 33e . :.? -man boa t w i t h m o t or m o unt . • . • • • . •• $3S.99 £45-340. 4-man b o a t w i th m oto r m o u nt •••• • •.. • $44 . e8 £45-342 . 6 - man b on t w ith m o tor m o un t • • •. .•.•. $58.96 1145· 478. J-lenvy duty pump and 2 a l uminu m t.1k1..'Cl o wn oars . . . .. . .•. • •• • •• • ••• ••••••• •.. .. ••..••. $5 .98 Boat8 inflated Jo•e approx. one f oot 011e r o U. Ship ped Ex· prc.s.s Collect.

GUNS MAY 1965

E20-73, 1 0 Ga. 31/2" she ll.s. State :tt 2 or 4 .. 25 for $7 .20

Cash or Cre dit

U. S. M-1 GARAND SEMI-AUTO RIFLE

F nmo u s Worl d W a r II Garand. 30 / 06 en ! .. sem i-auto m:1ti c , 8 sh o t r i ll e. As Issued. Ori g inn l cl i ck t y p e ;i. p e r :t ture s i g h t adju s t s from J OO t o 1 200 yd s . 2 4" b a l'rcl. G:t s o p e rated ;11 ~; t~0fjQi · :iZ~:;:1 11 42" . Wt.. 9 1/2 lbs . H andles $7999 C24- 2 2S4 . In N.ll..A. F n ir Conditio n . . .. . •• •• C24- 3214 . I n N.R . A. Very G ood Cond i ti o n . . . • • • • . $ee .99 l:.'26 -1 000 . 30 / 0 6 ammo. 1 20 rds .. ,, •• . •• ••• ••. $7 .20

NEW! TASCO VARIABLE POWER SCOPES 3X t o 9X- 40 mm ! Brand n ew ! First <1ua l ity! Mad e by T a sco ! \Vith a t wist o r t h e w ri s t y ou c :1n have any p ower y uu wunt fru m 3 t o !). Fie ld o r v i e w 1 4 ft. to :JO ft. t.:r;ossh air reti c u l e . l\,1ll gnes i u m fl u o r i d e h :1 r d c o a t ed l enses . w 1ndage and elevatio n c l ick s t o p s , pa r a llax co rTe <; t l'd . N i t r o · gen fi lled f o r f og proofin g . Larg e C) 'e piece and o h j<'cli Vl '.

i~·7 ~ ~~:·s.C~\~· ~ i~~ . ~ ~~s .. C:\ ~)~ " .~v.c:· ·~l.I . ~ ~ ': · .. I.''. 529'' t'.:27 - 1 786. V AR I ABLE P OWE R SCO P E 21/2 X t o ex . T n s c o qu:tlit y f ca lur·e s sa m e as :1bov e. C r ossh n ir ret i c u l e . . 52 1. 99 B2 7 - 1 799 . T asco E x p e rt. :l.5X. Jo~ i c ld o r vie w ;i.t 100 y d R. ;3 7 ft. l/ 4 minut e c l i c k s t o p s . Opti-ccnte r ed c r o si:; h :l ir 1;g~c.l~~4s . T~;c~» D~e r~ ia·y~ ~: 4.\: : c;.~ss·h·ni,: ;.ct·i~1{ 1 (. : ~ ~ ~ : ~~

W eav e r ' ' K 4 ' ' S co p e s-pc r·f cc t f or sh oot · ing w h e r e the m :1 rk i s sm a ll :m d t h e

r ;i. n ge i s l o n g . H ard co;itc d l en ses ror hl' i l li ;i.nt w ide fi e ld a nd n eed l e sh ;i. r p d efi ni tion. Pro t ect e d wi n d age

~:11~·~ .c ll<;y ::~lil~~\nYi~~~ t~!.i.ck adjus t m e nt s ro r :1ccu · s271s C20- S49 . C r u s shair r ct. i c u l c . Fie ld or v i ew :1 1 ' . C20· SSO. K4 · PX . Post :md C z·ossh a ir H c ticu l e . .. • . $28 . 75 C20· SS1 . K4 - D o t . D ot H c ti c u l e . .. . . . . .. ........ $36 .2S C20- 5S2 . KG- X . C rnsshair n e t. Fie ld o f v i ew 2 0' . . $ 3 0 .9 S C 2 0 - 1 1 1 2 . WEAV E R " V -8" VAR I ABL E 21h X t o e x, with a tu rn of t h e C'y e pi ecc . Cl'OSRh a ir ret icu l e. S t :llc m :1kc :111d moi l t•I o f your rifl e ... ... ...... .... . . .. . . . .. . $S l. 9 S C20- SS 7 . WEAVER " K3 " 3X SCOPE w it h 37 ' fi e ld o r \ ' i (•w . 1 1~ c li c k :uljus tmen t .. ...... . .. . ...... .. $ 2 3.9 S WEAV E R TOP MOU N TS- St:1tc scnpc d i ame te r , make and fll (Klc l o f ri ll e w h C' n o rd e r i n g to p mounts. C 2 7 - l 030 . \\' eavl'r P i v ()t :\1ount .. . . C20- 1 03 1 . W t>avc r T o p D e t nch;i.b l e. C 2 7 - 14e3. T asc o Top M o unt.

. . . $9. 7 0 . ..... . . $ 7 . 9 5

. . . $ 4 . ee

TASCO VARIABLE ZOOM SCOPE C27 - 2247

.2 2 Scope 2oom s~ from-3X to- 7 X . CJ'Os~h air l'('tic-u l c . 1-To u n t s rn st n n <I c n sy on .2 2 r i fl e s w it h dov<.•ta i l g rooves. :1 .1" h ody. 20m m ohj C'c li \'C . Full y coated 0 11ti cs . Cl'i ~ P . f' l par itn ages al a ll p ow(• 1·s . B 2 7 - 178e . 4 J'ower- 1 !'1mm. !) l en s o pt icn l i.:;y s tC> m . C o m -p l l' I C' w it h m o un t . . . .. . . . .. ............ $ 5. 99

K lei n 's l o w p r ice. 8 4 7 -301.

l.ightwe iJ~ht! Only !) ozs . C o mpnC' t! .Just 10" long. Jlere ' s n

Gc(.~~~ ;.:U0U:~~~ f..~ ~~::;: iit1cn1

1 ;t(::;r ' J ~·~~~,~gi>oJ~~f<\l;~,~,;~~\~~~ higl w s t q u al i t y H clement glass l ens ~y:-.tem . r u ll 10 times m:1 g ni fiC":1 ti on . V i e w n ~ccne 1 ; ,o ft. wi d e nt I O I H) y:1 rll s . Scrl'W type f ocu s i R fa st. s i mple t o adjus t . \ \ ' <.•:1th<.•!' · st•:1l ed.

LEE LOADERS

80,000 Cand lepow e r!

Won 't r u s t o r c o rrode. \Vat.erproof . D ent pro o f. l 0-3 I I H" l o n g . Gia n t 4 1f.z" hi g h pol i s h re '£:ii~o:_. Takes 6 s td. bat· $688 C40- 57. F J;i. i.:;hllg h t only. C40-54. Wi th 6 ba t.teries. $7. 77

14 TRANSISTOR AM-FM-SW CONVERTIBLE RAD 10

K lf'!in's L o w P r ice-

C90 - 5 1 .

N e w p ower, sen s i tive pcrfo rmnnce in F l\l-f1 ing c ar·e a r e c<.•pti o n o n a l l b ands-excl us ive d es i i.,'Tl bring !-:. in JunJ! 1ange in t ern n ti on:1 I sh o r t-wave hrm 1dc a sl s . Powerful 5 " h1 -l i s p e aker . .Sep a r :t t e l one cont r o l. T e l e scoping l• M ;i.n t t nna ex t e nds to at " . Built- in r e r r ite A l\l / S\V ;i.nllnn:1. A l't fo r ilriftl esi.:; t u n i ng. S l ide- r u l e d i a l. 1 11 t r:lll !-i i~tm ... . fi tl i • d ('o;; , 2 lhe rmislor s . ,\uto matic g ain contro l. Disn ll l C':ll inJ: h;1n-

~J~~k i.:;E~1\e~n:;11a s :;nhe~~n~at/~,\~i~·R i~~ ~~ :·~;S~1~: j a c k . s49•s C 9 0 -S 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...... . B 9 0 - S2 . A U TO o r BOAT BRACKET ror safe . (':l!oiy mou n t in ::: in y o ur c:ir o r bo:1t. A ll stN:> I. \\ it h l o ck :1 1111 kl' Y ... . se. 79

10-TRANSISTOR WALKIE-TALKIE P errcc t for fh,hing, h iki ng. h u n t ing . ran ching. 0 11 t1h)o r· \\ 0 1k . An y o n e c :111 USC i t. N o li C('ll ~ t.' r·eq ui1l'd. 2-w ;i.y c tm1mun icati o n u p to G mi l es . U se p owe r fu l 2 1/4 " d yn:1m 1c l o ud spe a k e r o r priv ;i. l c carp h onc . Pu i-; h to t a lk swit ch c•Hl \ ' l' r \ <.; f n..,t fro m tran :-.mitter t o r <'CC' i v (' r . Pu..,h · p u ll f u ll t one ;i.mlio ;i.rnp l ili l ' r . C. r·y ... -ta l cont ro l led tran!<n l ilh' r an d l\. · cc i vc1· c ircu its . N o h .(' l 11nit (r C'lllS inte r fer e n ce. 10 1 ran~1~t01 s , l th<'r· mis t or , I tl u;i. J diode. 4 9 " :m tt. n n n t e l escop es out o r M J..;h t w hC'n not in u se. S ize 7"x2 5 H " X 1 ~. " " . \\ <> 11:h" 1 6 o z. Run s o n 8 Pt.'nliitht h:1tt <> r· i cs inc l m l ed . C n m p l('I(' with I C'a t h('r cn sc, r cn1ovahl e chnnnel 7 (' 1 ~· ., .

t n l s . c :1rph o ne and s399s ~•glg:~·7e3 . . ... . . ench

SAVE $10 .0 0 2 fo r $69 .90

MICRO-FLAME GAS WELDING TORCH \ U !-ie S uxyg<.•n a1ul hutan e to \ \e l tl, hr:1zc, cut o r M i lder 1n o s t n1e tal s . l'n 11 luvCl'S ove r 5.00 0 ° F. !' in- p o in t ac<·u ratc nd jus tnh l e lln m c wil h 3 U p ..... :-;t•l f ·

f,~:?1\:111~~~(.) cylinde r s s179s C 9 0 - 77 . 'Torch :ind cy l i ntkrs

C 9 0 - 7e. Set or 3 oxyg-en and 3 hutnne c y li n d c 1.s . . . $2 . 9 e

FREE! B ig ~~~IN~~El~I;~ ~~~1~J5ot C~P~~\~O~ckl c , I golf. c a mping nnd gun b a rgain s. F R EE w i th every o rde r, or send 2S e i n coi n s o r st amps f or you r CO P Y!

® KieIIis Sporting Goods

KLEIN'S-Dept. 696 227 W. Washington St. Chicago, Illinois 60606

O U H 8 0 T ll YEAH! Mai l T od a y - I m med iate Df'!livc ry

D fu~ ~- H u~Ycss~o:: ~:r~ i ~ec nsdpec~ji~ :0 ~;;_.o n$c{. ~Od~~;t~ a g e and handling on a n y s ize o rd e r ... .. , A mmo shipped E xpress . C hnrg es C o tl<>ct . ( Illinois customer s ad <l 4 D/0 Sale.s Tax.)

0 C 0 . D . Cu s t ome r s- E nc l ose lOO,'c, C . 0 . 0 . d e posi t .

D ~:~~B'p~~~1~~t K~!~ ~.·r~d~RE:01u~ c~~~~M ~~1r ~~ s hi pped n t once.

D ~:~i r~:.E ~~T t~us~!~M~:usr: o~d°er .0~~snh ~~b,:e~~ m ore down payment, and sf'! nd name and addrt'ss o f your E m ploye r a nd nam e s and add resse s of 2 o r m o re fi r ms with whom you h a v e (o r hnve h ad ) cr<>d• t n c counts . A l so your age, occupat ion, numbe r o f df>p('nden t s , d a t e pres e nt j o b b e g a n and p r esen t salar y . l n for· m a t i o n w i ll b e k e p t confid en t ia l .

GUN & AMMO PURC H AS ERS: P lease s 19n t his s t a t e m e nt wi th ord e r . I am 21 o r ove r 1 not an a lien. h a v e n o t b een c o nvic t ed o f a c n me . n o t u nde r i ndictme n t , not a f u gi tive o r dru g ad d i ct.

S IGNATURE

RU S H ITEM NOS . - --------- - - -

ENCLOSED i s S---- D C h eck D M oney Orde r

NAME--------- - - - -----

ADDRESS---------------~

CITY & S~T~A~T~E:;:;::::::;::::;:;::::=~==:::;:~~--- II KLEI N ' S Ce rtifi e s Y o u 1000/o

L... Sa ti sfaction o r Y our M one y Back ! __ _.

7

8

RCBS 2 DIE SET For bottle -neck type rifle cases. Includes full len gth sizer die and seater die .

and pistol

$1350 Some calibers slightly higher

P.

RCBS 3 DIE SET For straight-wall type rifle cases. Includes sizer die, expanding- decapping die and seater die.

and pistol

$1350 SLIG HTLY HIGHER IN CANADA

By KENT BELLAH

T WO I NEXPENSIVE buL accura te chro n-ographs a re made by In d ustri a l Tim ers

& Con trol s, (ITC), 10552 Cochran . Ri vers ide, Calif. We have checked th ei r $129 Model 24·0 and $99.75 Model 245, connect ed to register r eadin gs simultaneo usly with a much hi gher priced instrument. Read in gs were practica ll y id entical, wit h no more var iation th an when two hi ghe r pri ced iastrum en ts were checked simult a 1H.:cn1,d y.

Both ITC instrument s measure abou t 7" x 8" x 3", weigh 4·'h lbs., are full y transistor· ized, and complete with a 6 vo lt lan tern ha rtery and fl ashli ght battery. They come with 50 feet of wire and an operation manual, plus sampl e sc reens. The muzzle "screen" is a th in alumi num conduc tin g wire. The gun muzzle is placed within a bout a n inch of the wire so a bull e t never (or seldom) misses. Brea ki ng the wire slart s th e instrum ent co unting the tim e of th e bull et's Ai gh t from 0 to 10 milli ,eco nds. Cou ntin g slops when th e second screen is broken. You read th e time on the i llu minated pa nel.

The second screen is a 2" x 4" piece of paper with a cond uctin g zigzag merallic printed line. A hit breaks the lin e and stops the co unlin g. Screens a re pl aced al 5 ft. fo r ve locity near or und er 1000 fps, and JO or 20 ft. for hi gher velocit y. Screens at $4.50 per JOO can ofr en be used for 2 shots. A chart conve rts t ime of Ai ghl to feet per second. A " test" of l 0 ro unds (sometimes 20) gives a good indica tion of th e velocity average.

Yo u ge l two l " wooden stakes to drive in th e ground , a nd tu bing to slip over th em, with screen clamps. Thi s permits setti ng· up anywhere. For correct rea d in gs measure screen spa cings exactl y with a steel tape. We fou nd a good method is three lengths of 2" x 4" lu mber conn ec ted with loose pin hinges fo r quick di sassembly for easy ca rryin g. Each length is 7 ft. long. Attach stakes in exac t pos itions. A good id ea is a l" x 4" board a t the muzzle end. with a V notch in the top to ac t as a muzzle rest in line wi th the screen~. Clam p or bolt the r ig to benches or saw horses, with the opera tor sitting on a stool or box. Replace

· screens after each shot and always check for per fect connections.

ITC has a new a nd desirabl e 115 volt 60 cycle power suppl y at $34.50. It fits the battery space and insures constant, uni form power. Mr. Bruce P ontius, of ITC, tells me they are work in g on new electronic screens, that may be ava ilable soon. These

should greatly simplify and speed operation of th eir fin e chro nogra ph,;.

Th ese instruments use a lOOKC crystal controlled osci llat or, ad justed to plus or minus 0.005 per cent. with a crys tal to lerance of plus or minus O.Ol per cent. Model 245 has 3 co lum ns of 4 lights each. Li ghts in each column arc numbered 8, 4, 2, 1. You add th e li ght ed numbers in each column for a r ead in g in milli5econds. Model 240 has 10 lights numbered from 0 to 9 fo r a decimal r ead-out, th a t I prefer.

You ca n soon lea rn to use a chronogra ph. Most buyers are handl oaders who work up th eir loa ds, or check factory ammo for velocity. Speer's #6 Manu al li sts actual velocity of all popul ar cartrid ges. S & W li sted .22 J et ammo at 2460 fp s. wh il e Speer had a lot that wen t only 1931 fps. We had a lot that went onl y 1806 fps.

• • • S peer has a very fin e new 170 gr. Fla t

Point .. 30-30 bull et. Their lab ave rap:ed under %" for fourteen 5 shot 100 yard groups in a .308 Win. hea vy barrel. Th at's proof it holds th e accuracy of th e gun to a hi gh degree. We shot aroun d 211:! " with an M9:i Win., which is n•a l good in these riAe5. Our loads were abo ut tops, 33.0 gr. 4064 and CCI 200 primers for near 2250 fps. Expansion in fin e. moi st sa nd a t 150 a nd 200 yards is excell ent. You get a bit bet ter ba lli stics in a .308 Win . with 7.0 gr. more powder. These bull ets were designed for fast. clean kill s at fair ly Lo-V.

I' ve seen man y head of bi g game shot wi th Speer bull ets and ma ny recovered bull ets. All perfo rmed perfec tly for the load a nd range, expandin g well without blowup on game. Even recovered varmint bu ll ets th at bl ew varmint s a part had th e j ackets turned wron g sid e out, r uptured at every riO in g mark, with lead smea rs fused to the jacket fra gmen ts. I've seen so me oth er varmint bull ets th at shed th e jacket clean as a bana na peel. I believe this excell ent performan ce is due to Speer's Doubleswaged, Hot-core process. At least they are far more effic ient than our own swaged types.

With a decent hit, bull et performa nce is far more important than weight , caliber or velocity, within rnason. Very few cha ps go undergunned for deer. The few who use " inadeq uate" riAes ca n generally make clean kill s with good bull ets we ll placed at close range. For exa mple, mod erate .357 or hot .38 handgun loads are certainly inadequate by rifl e standards. Yet with good

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h11llet s we ll placed at c)o,e ran:;c th ey make c lean kill s . They are m ore potent wit hin th e ir accura te range, or yours. th a n .30·06 foad s at rifl e range with hull e rs that arc nut well mad e or we ll pla ced.

·11 111 e g uys will titter if you hunt cl ose range dC'er with a .300 W eath e rb y or \\' ine hes ter i\la gnum. Ye t th ese powl'rful rifl es are inadequate with poorl y placed hit s or CI bull ets. Plenty of va rmint shoot ing. or eve n practice on tin cans, will make you a be tter hunt er 1lwn a dozen of th e finest 1a:;nu111 rifl es that yo u seldom fir e. I \'aluc

a good bull e t placed well far more than 111\'re ri fi e power.

• • • RCBS will soon have th e ne w "calcs I menti11n1·d in my April. 196-J: co lumn . in a nt' W dl'~i g n at und er $20. A prototype lwd fin e acuira1·y. It zerured perfectly JOO tjlll C:5 wli t.: n we weighed a 50.2 grain weight. Bl•,L f cat ure:; include a s peedy mcc han ical ~lamper , el jminatin g inaccuracy due ll) oil seepa ge on the beam. A Lwo pourin g lip pan is conveniently located on th e righ t hand "id c with th e pointer. IL doesn ' t jiggle th e bea m or rid er wei ghts when r emorcd or rC'pla rcd.

Capa city is 300 grains, or 600 with an t•xtra W<'i ghL s to red on the fram e. The n1il'rnm rtcr rid er wc i~ht. plain stef' I on a protol\ pe. will he st ainl ess s teel. Dal an cc

]o,.k nul > arc ti :;htly loc ked on th e beams. l f lorm •ncd the scale must be scnl Lo R C BS for r eca libration.

llCJ3 S ha a rH'W improved Wide-Ring T -C ( Tun g,; ten Carb id e) Pistol S izer. Due to impnl\ ed manufacturing techniqu e it will he lowe r priced, about Sl 9.50. The new wide T·C inse rt has a perfected tape r that doesn' t •· 11L a sharp rin g near th e case head. so •·omrnon with T-C dies . Vi s ibl e riu gs look had and )! rea lly weake n ca>' CS . so me tim es g i' in g head ~cpa ration $ so ca~f' bod ies J o d~e in th e bore, or be tween chambers and bore -hn·cch. ca usi ng no end o f troubl e. I r ccon11nc nd these di es. Try one with dry, 11nlulwd. dirt y ca>'cs. Note how th ey poli sh cases, and lrow smooth and easy they " ·ork.

• • • The J\Icrwin Co., Box 411G . lI urs t. T exas,

sell , a S5.95 R evo lve r Shot Cartrid ge Loadi n g Di e we ha ve long needed. Tilt' c l1·,·c r. pat c ntt'd di e. for .38-.357, .4 ·1 Sp l. -J\lag11um , and .45 Colt, turn:; a mos t efli cie nl ro ll nimp to hold shot until pre•s Lrre builds up for hi gh e ffi cie ncy. It 's by far the bes t we have eve r '"'ed. with ins truc tio11 s and data. Or use data l"ve listed in thi s rol-1111111. J\Ierwin se ll s 500 over shot and 500 nilro wads for S2.65 in a n y ca liber.

Shot loads, c hea p and eai'y to make. are lots of fun. They arc sa fe in settl ed areas for small a nimal s al close ran ge, or plinking. Practi ce on tin cans tossed in th e a ir and you can soon switch lo bulkt loads, to amaze your fri ends and yoursc l f. You'll

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soo n be a d eadly accurat e hand:;unn er or runnin g ga me and varmints. All it take' to c lobber running jacks and coyo tes i s pl e ntv of pra cti ce. You may not place hi gh in compctit i\'e targe t shoo tin g. but yo u'll be a fin e practi cal hand g unnc r.

I tnr s l some firm hri11 )!s out ·'compa nion" sho tguns for r evol\'er shot load,. Thcv would be good li gh t :;tms fo r hack yard sir oo t in g. rxc1' pt in c iti es. to Ct>ntrol rat; and other pc:<ts . £,·en skunk' in th e poultry house ! A .357. for exampl e. takes .35 pe r ce nt more >'hot than th e 9 mm rirnfirc that hnlds about 85 grains . Tt would be be tt e r for clay pi:;co ns or tin cans tossC' U in the air. and loads would be incxpe ns iY e. P e rh aps 5tneJ.!cr"s imported 9 mm Ze phyr "Claylrirder'· co uld be co n,·erl cd to a .357. Th eir ca talog li s ts shoot in g prnrcdurc:; for minia t 11rc skee t and trap, and traps and targe ts.

• • • S pread Lh c good n c" -s that J\Iouel 70

ba rreled act ions are availabl e. S tandards a l $ 115.25 and other" hi ghe r. for chaps who want a c 11 s t11m s toc k. as man y do . Dea le rs have the 75 cent "' Win chc,; tr r-Wcs tcrn Ammunition Handbook·· you ·ll e njoy. W e agree with th eir s ta teme nt that brn>s shows s i:;ns of a:;e al JO to 15 " ra rs. Old brass gels brittl e. Tr ages 11111 ch fa,t e r w ith r c load in :;. 11 ma y fa il a t normal 10.000 psi and up r ifl p presHrre. o r .'J0.000 ps i an d u p for :.\Ta~n11m hand;!un ~. and ruin a ~un . I r ecommend di~ca rdin ~ rt'loading hra ~s after 10 yea rs even if it looks OK and seems to f11n..iion well. An ext'e ptio n are pis tol cases for loads in the up lo 15.000 p si rnn ge, th at las ts much longP r.

A ll ca•e" for n ·loading should be carcfu ll v ins pec ted . J" ,·e found defcc ti\'C new ca>'es. although the y pa><;;ed fa r be tt er fa ctory in>'pcc tion than mo~ t handl oa de rs :;i vc it. T tap case mo u th' on th e be nch be fore irnwrtin :; a case neck l11be hru >' h: nccas iona lly debri s is expell ed. Gremlins. those imag inary littl e me n. inse rt ed it wh il e yo11 were not look in g. l'\'c found p ieces of bra $~ in ne w ca$CS.

Jn load in J! prcr i, ion ammo I partly sca t a bull et. r elease pr<''"'"·e and turn th e case nnc-half t11rn before fully >eatin)!. Thi s a ids s trai:;htcr scati11 J! . at· l eas t in th eory. \fost rifl e seat er plu :;s sea l m ost bull e ts w ith o11L a vi s ibl e mar k. If yours doesn' t. r e turn it with a sampl e b11ll c t to th e di emak cr. All good firm s " ·ill 11ppl y a pe rfec t plu g without charge. For hand J.! un ;; s pec ify a ny standard b11ll c t. For non-, tandard bull ets sC' nd 3 sam pl es for th e ri:;h t p lug. F or mos t sem i-wadcuttcrs nr wadcutte rs you r an use a SWC pluJ! fo r bo th types . Round nose pl11:;s d e fo rm SWC noses, and vary the sea ling d cplh. for a large r veloc it y sp read than con s id erable charge variat ions. ~t·a tin:; to a 11niform d epth is important. Vari a t ion is often du e Lo accum ulat ed bull et lube in tl1 e. die, and some ti mes a sloppy "ca ter plug.

• • • & W has been tes tin g .357 snub-nose

:; 11n s. Long ago I r eques ted th e m to make a li :;hL .357 hidco 11t. i\los l chaps will use .38 Special a mmo. B11t h em•y .357 i·ccoil isn ' t important for Lir e purpose the g uns will be used. There i s a hi g ad vant age in a hid eout that will fire hot .357 se rvice ammo and all .38 °loads. I trust we soon have thi s gu n.

Charles Daly fi res a challenge at side by side purists

Pound for pound, dollar for dollar, match our side by side ... the "500" with Raised Rib . Here 's a field classic in design , profi le, and performance . Barrel is all nickel chromium alloy steel (not merely chrome plated). For fast , fool-proof firing, the reliable double trigger. Plus : detail engraving, richly blued metal masterfully mated to select American Walnut stock. In 20 and 12 gauge, regular and Magnum. Choice of plain or ventilated rib models with added regal touches . Customcrafted shotguns with a lifetime guarantee. From $135. to $169. (See our unique over and unders, too; starting at $279 .00)

Write for catalog to: Charles Daly, 88 Chambers St., New York City. Phone 212-BA 7·6121. In Canada, P. 0. Box 205, Peterboro, Ontario.

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"FOR VARMINT •• • OR GAME SPEER BULLET ACCURACY IS SUPERB''

•• • say s Jame s Olt P. S. OLT COMPANY

WORLD' S LARGEST GAME AND BIRD CALL MAKERS

"I personally use Speer bullets ea;clusively in my 25 / 06 because they are tre11iendously flat shooting bullets. So accurate, in fact, they consistently shoot 5-shot groups under two inches at 300 yards. I know of no better combination for fox and coyote calling or varmint shooting at long ranges, especially w hen the wind is blowing."

Th ere a rc 14 deadly Speer varmint bull ets fo1· 8 popular rifl e calibe rs . Each painstakingly des ig ned and tested to gi,·c you minute-of-a ng le accurac.v, f lat tr a jccto1·y a nd I NST ,\ '.\fT IMPACT BLOW-UP 1

Choose from a n y or these a ll- t ime farnril cs' 22 CALIBER: 52 gra in hallo\\' point, 45, 50, 55 gra in spitzc r - 6MM: 75 gra in ho ll ow po int, 80 gra in s pitzcr - 25 CALIBER : 60 grain OS, 87, 100 g rain spitzcr -6.5MM: 87 grain s pi tzcr- 270 CALIBER: 100 grain Spi tzer a nd 100 gra in hollow point - 7MM: 130 gra in spitzer- 30 CALIBER: llO gra in OS, 130 grain spitzer - 8MM: 123 grain OS.

Available at Reloading Dealers Everywhere

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SENATOR DODD ATTACKS SHO,OTERS THROUGH FIREARMS MANUFACTURERS~ Senator Thomas J. Dodd, sponsor of the Senate Bill 14 f or domestic control of firearms, dropped a bomb on the gun legis -lation front February 18; a bill to curtail commercial imports! Though it appears (on the surface only), that this bill is aimed primarily at manufacturers and importers, it is actually an amendment to the Federal Firearms Act. As such, it would have a prof ound effect on all hunters and shooters. The main provisions of the bill are as follows:

1. Any person desiring to impor t a fi r earm into the U.S. shal l obt a in a license from the Secretary of the Treasury .

2 . No license shall be issued unless it has been established that the firearm is to be imported for a lawful purpose, and is adequately identified; so records of its disposition may be maintained .

3 . Firearms may be imported for the following purposes: as a sample for a manufacturer or dealer; for scientific or research use; for use in connection with competition or training.

4. A firearm may also be imported i f it is particularly desi gned for target shooting or sporting purposes, and is so unique that a comparable firearm cannot be obtained in the U.S.

It is probable that this bill is born of a "divide and conquer" strategy. The Senator has been unable to break the s ol id opposition of individual gun sportsmen and firearms manufacturers to his domestic control bill. This new bill could well be an attempt to break the manufacturers, with their powerful support , away fr om the domestic issue. We must not all ow this strategy to succeed . The firearms manufacturers have long supported the individual's struggle for the right to own and enjoy firearms. Now it is time for us to rally to the support of the manufacturers and importers who have made it possible f or us to enjoy our sports! Write t o your Congress men today, registering your opposition to proposed bill S. ll80, designed to eliminate the importation of firearms!

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205POWDER Makes Magnums M o ve! ••. ultra-slow-burning for ultra-high velocities

NEW Norma 205 is the first powder to be formula t ed expressly for the handloader aiming for top velocities with magnum loads.

Exceptionally slow-bu r ning, highenergy properties generate the highest MV's and lowest breech pressures and temperatures ever achieved with large r cases by a sing le powder.

The same properties reduce gu n strain and barrel erosion to a mini· mum: a direct resu It of Norma's ultra-modern tubu-1 a r g rain nitrocellulose const ruction.

The 205 powder i s especially adaptable to the many large-volume, necked-down w i Ide at cartridges ..• as well as to such standards as .243 and .270 Win., and many others.

Other clean-burning Norma powders cover the enti re range of fast- to slowburning for li ght bullets or large bores to large case s and / or heavy bullets. LOOK FOR N ORMA Powders in the red caniste rs. LOOK TO NORMA for leadership in the world's most advanced l ine of: Precision Bullets • Unprimed Virgin Brass Cases • Smokeless Powders • Loaded Ammunition Want more handloading info? Send 25c for you r copy of the n ew "G UN BUG 's GUIDE," Dept. GM-5.

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Healthways CO::! Pistol Alth ou gh its outward appearan ce hasn't

l hanged , the c urre nt J\lodcl 9-101 Plainsman R epeat in g BB Pi s1ol, made b y I lea It hwa ys. Box 61061G, Los A ngl'les, Calif. , has und crf!O nc so n1 e s ig nifi canl improveme nts. The mos t important of th ese chan ges has bl'c n in the co~ cartr id ge sea l and re ta inin g plu g. Th e ne w systC' m bleed s ofT a prec ise amount of th e compressed gas fro m th e cart rid ge, a nd de live rs it dirC'ctl y int o th C' chamber. Prcv iou s]y. the gas was rc]t'a sed into a rcsf'rrnir. wh ere it was nwtcrcd intn the chamber. \\l ith the new srtc m. th e first pull of th e tri ;rgcr pun ctures the sf' al, and th e pistol is rC' ady for firing .

W e compa red thi s new mod el with one th a t we ha ve had fo r more t l1 a n se ,·cn vcars. and fr,und that we got almo"t tw ice a s man y shots from each co~ cylinder from th e new model , t'ven thou gh we had r ecen ll y r epla ced the "O" rin gs on our old er ~1111.

The accuracy of our n f' W tes t gun '\ras

more than sati s fa ctor y. and wf' had no troubl e gc llin ;r one inc h groups at 25 fee t. Th e three pos it ion powe r sell in go wnrked pc rf ec tl y : ilw low scning g iving ad equate veloc it y for indoor shoo tin ~ . and a vera gin g more than 90 shnl s per cvlindcr. Th e high se ttin g ga ve e nou gh powe r for th e BB to de nt a pe nn y at l 5 fef' L and we got alm ost 50 shots per cylin der.

\Vith it s pos iti ve sakty, 100 shot magazine, a nd fas t firin g. th e H call hways Plainsman is ideal for famil y shnolin;r f1111. indoors or 011tdoor". and th e low Sl5.95 price d ocs not rf'v f' al th e tru e qu alitv nf 1hi " pistol. nor the amount of e njoyme nt it will give.

Nonna News Jus t got word that Norma Precis ion , South

Lans ing, N.Y., now has T echni ca l In fo rmation Bulle tin #14 ofT the presses . This li sts a great many load s for the N orma powd er s a nd is invaluable wh en yo u start us ing th C'sc powd er s. If you ha ve not used any of the N orma powder befo re, you missed a good bet.

• • • Nosier bullets have long been fav ored by

big game hunter s, and Norma Precis ion, of South Lans in g, N.Y. , r ecentl y r eac hed an agreement with J ohn Nosler. J ohn furni shes bulle ts, Norma load s th em in some of the most popular calibers. W e r ece ived a batch of ammo loaded with Nosier bulle ts and put

them throu gh acc uracy tes ts-we did n ot condu ct expa nsion tes ts simply beca use we, l ik e most other handload cr s and hunters know what I hcy 'll d o.

Accuracy of t he N orma-Nosier ammo i s excell e nt, and in some cases was equal to 0 11r ca refully d eve lo ped ha ndloads for our own huntin g rifl es. Th e amm uni tion is loaded wit h N orma powd er s and Nu rm a primers, and brass is r e loadable. Yo ur Norma deal er now has the Noslcr load ed s tufT, and he has ad eq uate amoun ts of it. First loadin gs were in short suppl v beca use of 1he demand made h v shooters who wa nted th e use of Nosier bullets but whn are not handload cr s .

A N o rma spokesman also informed us th at th e compan y will shortl y int rod uce .22·250 and 6.5 Carcano amm o. and more popula r cali b<'rs arc in the hopper for 1965.

Model 700 Custom Lat e l as t year, R e min g ton announced tha t

the J\Iod cl 700 wo uld be ava il a bl e in a c ustom vers ion. Th ese g uns a rc lit erally built to th e shoot er's s pecifi ca ti on in J\Iike Wa lker 's c ustom shop at R emi ngt on' s Ilion plant , and th e tes t g un that " ·a s put throu gh the wr in ge r in uur les t l ab , came throu gh the tes t;; and criti ca l examinations by dozen s of shoot e r:; w ith fl yin g co lors. The ac tion is the s tandard J\rocl c l 700 action , and cal iber s are those now a va il able in th e s tandard 700. The barrel is beautifully blued, does not have a ny sig ht s, lhe bolt is eng in e turned. The e ntire a c tion is hand-h oned , tri :;gcr pull was a crisp 3V~ lbs., and the s tock is comparable to

the fines t c us tom s tock that will se t yo u back almost twice as muc h mon ey. Sk ip line checkering is standard, but aga in yo u can te ll your dealer exactly what yo u want, and R e mington will follow your ins tru ctions to a T , but of course for some of the ex tras you may have to spend a few ex tra dollars.

Compared to our own custom .30-06, the Remington g un shot ri ght alongs ide of i t

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wh e n iL ca me to accuracy tes t and thi s is t he fir s l t im e that one parti c ul a r ha nd load per fo rm ed eve n be tler in th e test g un than in our own c u torn rifl e. Ask your s port ing goods shop o r g; un!' rnith for mo re parti c u lars and 1hcn s tart sa\' in g yo ur dou g h- thi s custom rifl e by R e mi ng to n is a honey.

W ind Meter J\Jo ,. t a cc urnl' y shootin g; o n an o utd oor

r a nge is d e pend ent o n th e " ·ea th cr , and more -peci fica lly, on the pr c ,ailin g; w ind. De ter · minin g wind d irec ti on is of co urse no tro ub le, b ut win d ve locit y is so methin g cJ,;e. A sk three men how fas t. th e breezes blow a nd you . II ge t three diffe re nt a nd di ve rge n t a n-.; wc rs. I n ll'stin g \\ ind \ Clucit y w e ha\'C bl't.:11 u:-: in g a ::- in gularl y simpl e in:! tru mcn t th a t has

provid ed us with a h igh degree of acc ura cy a t a bargai n price. Th e Wind J\Ic-t c r. mad e Jo y th e F. W. Dwyer J\If g;. Co .. Box 373C . M ic hi gan C ity , Ind iana . 4-6360. r e tail:; for on ly $4.95, is easy Lo use a nd i; rugged cno tq:d1 for everyda y n.tn ~e 11 !'('. Th f> .;a mc company al o produces some more elaborate win d ve locity measurin g in :5 lr11nH·nt:-:. and a new type o f ins trum ent is in the oAin g whi c h i, be in g s pec iall y d es ig ned fo r targe t shoot· er, . W e"ll kee p yo u posted on that o ne wh en th e tim e co mes.

Loads for .350 Rem. ilfag. A lth ou gh had weathe r has ha mpe red ex

tens ive load tes tin g; for th e R e min g to n .\lod e! 6()() .\l agnurn. we ha ve been puttin g; a few ha ndloacb throu gh o ur te;; t g un . L-in g CCI 200 p ri mers and S peer·s 250 g r. bull et " ·ith 52 .5 g r. o f 3031. ou r c hronogra ph in d ica tes I hat. vc loc it ies o f thi s load a p p roach th n,;e Ji;; tcd by Remin g ton. Two ten shot ,- irin g l'arne to w ithin 35 fp s of tl1 e fac tor y da ta whi ch a re li ~ t c d as 24 10 fps. With th e 200 g r.

1o rrna bul le t and a c ha rge o f .58.S f! r. :3031, ve lociti es were 2650-27Qll fps. ju :o l s li g ht ly belo w th e fa cto ry ve locities. W e sho uld ha ve mcire d a ta shortl y, includin g o rn e for oth er h ull e t we ig hts.

Stocks by Royal Arms Ro ya l A rms. In c.. De pt. G. 10064 B ert

Acos ta ~tree !. Sa ntee, Cal. , 92071. ha ve ,;o mc d a nd y stoc k" wh ic h sho uld be o f int er est to th e do- it- yo urse lf s tuc ker a nd to cnmrn crc ial ,; tuck rn a ken•. \i1e had bee n hoardin g a i\lauser 98 act ion until our >' iaff g unsm ith , l'a ul I labe rl y, had a c ha nce to put a .2,13 Du ug; las ba rre l on it. The s tock from R oya l

A rms fitt ed beautifull y a nd littl e work was 1weded to fini sh her off. Th is s tock was Cal iforn ia walnu t wi th a n excep tio nall y nice fi g-1m-. A nothe r new stock is the full y inl e tted , " ·mi-fini shed on e that R oya l is now offering for th e ne w J\lodcl 70. W e checked th e s tuc k

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wit h three differ en t barreled ac ti ons, a nd yo u had to look awful l y cl ose to see tha t th e stock was mac hin e inl ett ed rather tha n by ha nd. Brand-n ew al so a re the shotg un s tocks w h ic h . a t the prese nt. a re mad e o nly fo r th e J\Iodcl 12 a nd the J\fod el 870. The butt-s tock re tail ,, fo r Sll.50. the fore-e nd for S8. Th ere i; p lent y o f wood left o n th e s tocks so th a t yuu ca n shape th l' m or have the m sha ped to your pa r1i cu la 1· d c,o ire; a nd id eas. o t ever y !' hoo te r like; fa nl' y ; toc ks. but if yo u do . tak e a loo k a t th e n t· 11· on· rla y,o b~· th e sa me compa ny. Th c~c art .. mac hine ea r r in g~ of ::;o mc of the mos t popu la r lii g ga me a nilll a ls. and they can ei ther be rcce,;sed int o th e s tock so tha t I hey a ppea r to he ca r ved . o r th ey ca n he fas te ned 10 th e s tock with e poxy g lu e. Yo u ca n leave th e thin wood bo rd e r. or yo u ca n rnl it away. th e hlll cr ge ttin g our vo le . Th e o,·l' rl ays re ta il for $9 each. a nd if R oya l in s tall s one on yo ur s tock. th ere is a cha rge o f $.3.50-an d tl1i s i" a good inve,; lme n t s in ce th is is prett y d e li ca te work. Ove rla ys a r e al so ara il ablc in e bo ny woo d, and th is wi ll cos t you a n ex t ra bu ck.

A1n1no Carrier This is a bout the s illlplc,; t ammo ca rri er fo r

.38 Spl. and .357 i\lag; nulll rounds that we ha ve e ver seen, a nd bes t o f a ll , it docs th e Iri c k for combat shoo tin g;. E ,sen ti all y. FlipI 1 is a s pec iall y c ut p iece o f leath er tha t, whe n f11 lded over , ma kes a sma ll po uch that fa s ten s

on th e belt w ith a loop th a t is part o f th e pou c h. Sna p o pen the fas te ne r. a nd t he round s w ill ,: li p r ight int o yo m hand . If yo u can·1 fi nd Flip- II in yo ur s tore ye l. w rit e lo :\nn a. I nc .. De pl. C. , 30 Jli g; h S tree t, llarl· fu rd, Co nn ., 06101.

Price CorrPction W e rc pcir tl' d S kac he t- th e tool tha t cut s

lik e a knife and ha ndl es lik e a small axas $6.98 pos t pa id . Thi s was in correct s ince th e p ri ce is 6.98 plu s 25 ce nt s pos tage and handl ing cas t of the R oc kies, a nd pos tagf' wes t o f th <' R ock ie; is 50 cen ts. If yo u m issed out and did not ge t you r S kac hct, yo u ca n still gl' t yo urs. \V e have used ou rs s in ce our las t r e port on some bi g ga me. liked it so well th a t. we got a co up le o f ext ra ones for our hunting puddi es. O rd er vo11rs fro m kache t, In c. , Box 302G, S prin gfield , y a .

.Winchester Shotguns \';tc re ported on th e M od el 1200 and th e

J\fod el 1400 in thi s co lum n so me time ago. Both o f th ese g uns a rc now a va il ab le in 20 ga uge in fi eld grade, as well as in trap and skee t ver sions. Th e target gun s have floa tin g; ve ntil a ted r ibs, co me w ith s tandard and Mon te Carlo s toc ks, an d are now in th e sto res.

No mystery about th.at formula: It's DAISY'S .177 caliber hotshot! The perfect plinker, with plenty of zip: Fires inexpensive B ·Bs semiautomatica lly at a n average velocity of 400 feet per second! Gets its constant full power from standard or gian t Jett® co~ cy linders (no "O" ring to leak ) .. . more than 150 sho s from t he large size. Adjustable sights for consistant ta rget accuracy. Idea l for indoor shootin g, cam ping trips, fishing weekends. About $1 .50.

[~~~!s§Y. For more informa tio n, sec your loca l dealer or write DAISY MANUFACTURI NG co~IPANY , C02 Divisio n , Box Gfi5- W, Rogers, Ark. 72756.

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Minneapolis, Minn. 55404

AT THE MAUSER 98

By SHELLEY BRAVERMAN

AL THOUGH DEVELOPED earlier, the adoption by Germany of this world

famous action in 1898 gave it the designation it still retains ••• the 98 !

The "caliber" was modified about 1904. When introduced, the gun was chambered for the Model 88 cartridge (bullet diameter .318 ; groove diameter .320). Circa 1904 the spiher bullet was adopted (diameter .323) and the groove diameter of the rifle was increased to .325; both barrels have the same land diameter (.311). With the introduction of the new bullet, barrels were "freebored" for 23 mm. The 98s barreled before 1905 should be checked as modern am1110 might cause dangerous pressure peaks. · Early barrels chambered for the new cartridge were stamped with an S over the chamber.

The following changes have appeared through the years: barrels have become shorter, bolt handles bent, slight improvements introduced, maga:i:ine follower altered to hold-bo·lt-open over empty magazine and, during the later

part of WW II, manufacturing shortcuts such as stamped trigger-guards, stamped magaxine followers, and the elimination of the guide rib on the bolt.

Cartridge failure haxard is minimixed by the design that supports most of the case head; rupture of the left side of the case head directs gas and debris along the left bolt raceway, passing two large vents in the bolt. In addition, the "thumb-cut" in the receiver acts to relieve pressure, all before the gas gets to the large flange on the bolt sleeve.

To Dismount: 1) Cock weapon and place safety-lever in the up position; 2 ) Open bolt stop on left side of receiver and withdraw bolt; 3 ) Unscrew firing mechanism by pressing bolt sleeve locking pin and turning sleeve to left ; 4) Rest firing mechanism on wooden surface and press sleeve down until cocking piece can be given a quarter turn and removed. Magaxine floor plate may be released by pushing in the maga :i:ine catch with a bullet nose and easing plate rearward.

GUNS • MAY 1965

PRICE VALUES OF THE YEAR~ SPECIAL!

.30-06 MAUSER RIFLES SPECIAL!

7.65 Cal. PERUVIAN MAUSER Model 1909 Out of Pe ru come these b eau t ifu l F. N . Ma use r Rifl es of w o r ld re now ne d Mouse r 1924 d esig n , ( Im proved '98 ) . Ori g ina lly fa br ica ted in .30-06 ca l. for th e Gov ' t . Ma rk e d wi th Great Seal of that Republ ic. NRA Good to V.G . Cond. S29.95, Sl O ext ra for Se lect. Barrel leng th 23"; Overall le ngt h 43"; Weight aop ro x. 8'h lb s. Or iginal bayone t onl y S2.95.

BRITISH JUNGLE CARBINE NEVER ISSUED - NEW

10-shot bolt action , fl as h hider, 18-inch ba rre l. Weight 7 1/4 lbs. Guns Excel le n t to New. Th ese a re t he last of the s ur p lu s Ju ng le Ca rbi nes . No add it ional su pp lies a va ilabl e.

REVOLUTIONARY WAR 1776 FLINT HORSE PISTOL CAL •• 69

~;r c;11~1"::?~,~~~:~n11ri':;~:,u~ ;~,';!~·~r '}finl:J.i,~·kr~n!~:~:; GR 111 Tower ;:i._ i'- ... Ut•d durin~ thl' rC'ig'.n of <: 1..•org(.' 11 OHHI (; (.•n r gc> 11 1. Rr il I i :m t bul'nlslwd R l t'C' I

hanC' I :111(1 h)(' k , ;..::t•1n1inc> \\a tnut f1ni1'o;hL'd s2 gss "''••(·k , i;:;11lid hl':l<.;S hutt ('HP :1n<1 nlount i n;..:' .... tiH"•·L' :1rl' vi..,11;1 l ly a ''knnek out''. \ \'(' !'l'l l t ht i-c smoo t h LHH'C' Cnl . . un p isto l s fnr fl1'1'•11':ll!l1' ....

Large ring a ct io n wit h specia l short bolt throw . Gu ns were made by Mause r We rke, O berndorf. f eatures in cl ud e special me di um le ngt h action, high clip g ui de to simplify te lesco pe $ 2 4 9 5 mo un t ing . Easi ly converted to o th e r calibe rs. Se lect grade, • $5 more.

SPECIAL! 7.65 Mauser

PERUVIAN 1891 CAVALRY CARBINE

BE RETTA MODEL

1934 .32 Cal.

Rare Per uvian co ntract based on the 189 1 Argentive prototype . Me cha nically iden t ica l to th e Arg e nt ine-t ype, eq uipped w ith turned dow n bolt handle a nd 18" barre l. Se le ct Mode ls only $5 ex t ra.

.32 Cal. BROWNING

P•>Wt•rfu l hn nd p is t o l for police or pt•ri-.un:t l ui:.c'. O ouh l t' snft' ty e:ll ch .

Mode l 1 9 22 . J.:irg-c nulo pis tol usi•ll :1s i\ l art i:11 nnd P n l ict' we;1pun IJt•t':lllSL' of h i).{h dt•:rrL~t' o f r C' l inlJ i l ity , :it·c u r:1t·y, Qu:1l ity, depend alJi l il y J...''ll :lr-

s111nll , l't1mpact , gem of J• r odtu•tion & finish. l1 :1s pc111u l:11· l'X l l'rna l hn n1n11._•r . F irst convPnit•11l , a:! , (•on <..tr u c·tt•ll With 1naxi1nurn :ll1P11linn .. 2 5 Cal. W e b l ey, jus t li k e t he la r9e ~,~1.~~ : ~ ~~r~1 ~: 11\1:~~rn: : :~·:·1~ $24. 9 S

... 11•c.• J. B erc tta M ode l 193 4 .

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s19.9s French MAB Model D

i~~1 (~:,1.1;11~~~11~:~ 1~~trs~~r:~ l•m11J1111•t1 \\1th in1 11n>\'t'd po ... t \\ar (1t1alit y. Uses ... 1:1nd;111I .:J:! au to s h l' ll -. . M•lih•I C .:12 C:1 l. ,\u to ... amt• as !llodl'I D hu t

:·~:;'~i!;: s22.9S . 380 Cal. . S26. 9 5

B er c tta M od e l 948 . .22 C a l. L . R ., S26 .95

B e r e tta M ode l 4 18 .

Limi 1t'll n umber uf c n g-rm·<'1l-likt' Ot'W-HC'l't'lla .2 5 Cn l. :inf! .32 C:1l. avnil:ib l c. Pl'i ccd u n u s u:i ll y l ow : 11 $3•1.05 f o r . 25 Cal. :ind S:JU .95 for .32 Cn l.

. 2 5 Ca l . , S 1 9.95

Condition of Pistols Very Good. Some Pistols in Excellent Quality at $3.00 More. All Pistols Shipped REA Express. No CO D's

I AMMO I SPECIALS ~

. 3 0 -0 G La t e issue non -corr , A me r ican •53. · 54 $5. 95 pe r 1 0 0

(';\..,l' lu l un abu\L' 111 "t:tu•d tin .... ..... h-1 1·ui-. ~ 1 9 . :::i::i ,\nH.' r k:111 T ra<'L' I' .... S3.95 p e r 100 ; S 29 .95 pe r 1000 F. N . H la n k s ...... .. .. 52 .95 p e r 100 ; $ 19 .95 p e r 1 000 Arg-e11t in c Trnccr . ... S4 .95 pe r 1 00 ; $ 3 9.95 pe r 1 000

. 30-06 l 'l'rfc<·l fur c ln'l'k ing 1 ·1 1 k~ Wi t hout d:1ngcr - D um1ny

prac t ice sllL' ll S-p k g . o f 20 , $ 1 .50 ; 1 00 r ds ., S3 .9 5 . l\l :i i lah l l'. :u ld O!-it:..:.

9 MM L u9c r lt a l ian .... $ 2 .95 per 100 ; St•;1u .'d cases , :!000 rd:-; . p1._•r 1·a-.;e. . .. $ 3 9. 95 ('an:i.d inn hn"\t'I' 11r inH•t l non · l·11 r r .... . .. . $3 . 9 5 per 100 : c a ,,,cs o f 384 0 rds . per cnsc • • •• • , •• • • •• • $ 129 . 0 0

.3 0 3 .:103 Brill~h :\lil i tary $5 .50 pe r 1 00 ; C'!'li::C' lot GOO rds. in n•u:--ab le nH.•t:il IJo:lo.... . ............... 5 28 . 95

7 . 6 5 7 .05 non-co1T. FN 5 7 hall ... •••.. $ 6 . 95 pe r 1 00:

. •. .. . .. . . , , .• , .•• • • • •• •••• • $ 50 pe r 1 000 7 .G5 non-corr. FN Soft 1'01nt hunt ill ~~ ltia11,., .... $9. 9 5 p e r 1 00 ; $ 44 p e r 500

MARS EQUIPMENT CORP. 3318 WEST DEVON AVE., CHICAGO 45, ILLINOIS

MODERN BLACK POWDER SHOOTERS $5995 ALL PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS ONLY each

FERRY FLINTLOCK PISTOL Mode l 1805 - Dated 1807. Ma de for the Army at Harpe rs Fe rr y Armor y. Firs t U.S. Pi st ol to b e mfg . ot a Na t iona l Armor y . U.S. Arm y Po lice a do p ted it a s thei r ins ign ia . Fl int lock is 16" lo ng, hos round s tee l ba rre l 10" long. Hos rif led bore in .54 Ca l., va rn is he d w ood , bra ss moun t ings. Cose ha rdeneC lock pl a te. Marked wi th sprea d ea g le , U.S. & " Ha rpers Fe rry 1807" .

Vi rgini a p is tol is patt e rne d afte r the Harpe rs Fe rr y w ith sl ig ht changes a s a sw iv el ramrod w h ich p rove d s t ron ge r, g rips & bra ss buttca p are s lightly s hort e r. Pist o l has rifle d bore in .54 cal. , va rni shed w ood , b ra ss moun ti ngs . lockp late is case ha rd e ned , marked w ith " Virg ini a " & " Richmond 1812".

G uns shipped Ex p . Unl ess Postage is w ith Order.

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NEW MODEL ARMY 1860 Colt New Model Army .44 Ca p and

Ba ll Revolve r. Compl e te ly p roofed for b e tte r & sa fe r shoot ing. 8" b a rre l, w a lnut g rips , blue

fini sh, rou nd cy linde r. Now s pecial fin e ly e ng rav ed cylinde r at no ex tra cha rge .

CENTENNIAL ARMS SPECIALS

J.a r g-<' Pi :<;to l Po w d er Fla,.,k fo r . :lG ;ind l:i r:.:-C'r C"a l. r(•vo l ve r s. ?\lad e in copper just li k (' th e o ri g-ina l.

59 ,95

Sm a l I "l<.:a:.:- l r- ' ' for . :J I~ small er.

Pis t o l 1'~ I ask

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. 44 C'n l. I r on Bu i l (' l Mo u I d , SPC'Ci:llly fll :l dC' for Cen l ('nnial ll: ('\>O)V(' l'S or .44 cnl. $9 . 9 5'

.22 cal. SHARPS DERRINGER

4 h:irrc> l wea p on uf the tyne or ig- i natc_•d hY (' . s11m·11s n1111'f' lh:tll llll't'l' quartC'l'S uf a lt_'ll· lUQ' :lg'tl . 1\ll ll ll\ ' tj11:JILtl ll' • prt>t lt::('li•m 11f :i famous m11lti IJ<1 r 1·L•lt•d wc:1pon .

.36 cal. BRASS NAVY

S p e ci a l F in d !

1\ line l'C'Jll'•Wurtion o f !l fa· 1111111 .. n1111h•I .:.Hi c:it. N a v y , h• ;i .. .., fr:m1t'd, J,C'rcuss io n r e V•lht'r. ~ I .h i t~ in J taly ,

fully puwfru. s39ss

B ran d N e w n e v e r u sed C iv il W a r l ock plates On(' from ~t.1rr c.11 l1111C' , one fron1 :\la .. ._ .\rm" Co . with :i. ~l ay1rnrd 'lnpe Prinlf'r, V t• ry li mitl'd :-.upp l y . $ :!8.!'jO a pair . Unu .... C'd with :1 11 original C':lf'C' harflc>n1ngint:ict, cx1>orted to En;.:-lam.I.

A va st ly improved version of the Zo uave rep lica rif le previo usly offered. Rifl e d, 33 inch barre l. The M 1863 wa s, in its o riginal form, a co mposite of th e best fea tures of th e rifles of th e t ime . The ba rre l a nd lock ar e like !hose of the

U.S. Rifl e, Ml851. The ra mrod a nd ba nds are from the Ml8 63 Musket, 2nd Typ e a nd lhe patch box, butt plate, gua rd, stock a nd stock tip a re from the M 1855 rifl e . Lock plate is mar ked with a n e a g le . Lock, lock pl a te and ham mer a re ca se- ha rde ned in mott led co lors . Blu e- black bar rel. Tr igger, b ond spr ings, a nd a ll s<1.,ws a re bl ued . Butt p la te and other fill ing s in bra ss . Sights: front bl a de, rea r-3-notch typ e graduated in 100, 200 and 300 ya rds in crements . (REPLICA - NOT O RIGIN AL)

CENTENNIAL ARMS CORP. 3318 West Devon Ave .. Chicnnn 45_ lllinnic

rare ~a iotion o the 1934 Beretto . (right).: an ~mm SCU~T. Below: The new ~odel 1951 Beretto, which is imported as the "Brigadier" by .Galef.

THE GUNS FROM GARDONE ARE SIGNED

A FEW i\IILES up the Trompia River valley from the modern lla li an ci t) of Bresc ia s tands th e co mmunity

of Cardone. This is. and has !)('e n sin ce 1680, the home of the gun fac tory of Pi etro Berctta.

This man- whate\·cr he may have been through the agcs-i the dom inating figure in thi s co mmunity. Without titles or orders, he makes the di gnity of labor assu me the honor of nob ility. The hotel is named Beretla ; the thea tre- once ringing with opera , now modernized for mo\·ics-is named Beretta; the mountain lodge where a rmsmcn relax, ca rri es th e same name. It is sma ll wonder tha t the man who heads thi s g iant modern factory is thought of as the King of Cardone.

But the world is slow in bestowing its crowns, its titles. No t unti l recentl y, more than 280 years after the first

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Pietro Bcrclta put hi s file to metal as a journeyman gunmakcr , ca n the name be sa id to have as umed a permamcnt p lace in the lexico ns of weapo nry. The 11·o rd has en tered the language as a c-0 111111 0 11 noun ; fut ure dic ti onaries will li st it as "synonym fo r automa ti c pis tol. " Thi s is the crown the e " Kings of Card one" wear ; acceptance throughou t the worl cf as premier gun makers, for peace or war.

'-Bcrettas" haYe been ca rri ed since the orig in al Pietro was hand-crafting horseme n's pisto ls in ancien t clays. In the Armory of the Doge· Palace in Venice, stan ds a r ow of all-steel wheelock p istols. Of Brescian form, they may have been shaped by the origina l P. Berctta while still an app renti ce at some now-unrernemberecl armorer's shop in the va lley of the Trompia. Trade ties were strong between Bresc ia, arms-making center , and Milan , arms-vending

GUNS • M AY 1965

By WM. B. EDWARDS

metropoli s. Th e Du ch y of M il a n. be ing und er th e do m ination of th e S pa ni sh Ha ps burgs. as was th e Bishopric of Liege (now Be lg ium I in th e Span ish J\ e th erl a nds. th e la tes t in arms desig ns fl o wed fr om Liege a nd nea r by Maaslri cht. through th e ga y cap ita l of Madrid , and ha ck lo Ita ly. lhPre to mou ld th e des tini es o f lh f' yo un g man who 1rns lo beC'omc founder of '· Itah-· ~ First Fa hri cant of A rms," th e P. Beretta W ea pon s Fac to n. Wi th the Hep ublic o f Ve ni ce ex le ndin µ- he r co mme rce lo Ca tha y. it i not loo fa r fe tched to s uppo e th a t th e flintl ock ma1 have a ri se n in [urope in so me shop like th a t o f Be relta's.

By 1 NlO. af te r th e P eace of Westp hali a (16l8 ), l'O llllll e rce floll'ecJ from ca p it al lo cap ital , a nd th e g un s miths o f Bresc ia pros per ed . Thi s year marks th e fo un din g o f th e H o use of Pietro Berelta ; s ince that da te. th e c hroni c l e~ of Cardone reveal that a Pietro Be retta has been co nstant!) at th e helm of thi s a ncie nt and hi s to ri cal- but bustlingl y modern -arm amen ts firm . ·

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Author test foes the Beretta BM-59 assault rifle on the range of Gardone. Note similarity to M-1.

But no t all th e g un s we re mart ial. Cilu iano Boss i. in 1616. created wha t is today recognized as th e oldest exa mpl e of ove r-und e r sho tg un. Do ubtlessfr. Bere tla tri ed hi s ha nd al thi s style. H e made s ing le shot pi stols of so lid \\'Orkman ship. ca fl' erl a nd deco ra ted. th e barre l in c ised on top 11·i1h hi s full name. A s pecim en is presn1·pd at the ex te ns i1·e fa cto rv muse um. It has a he ll hoo k, is fitt ed 1rith th e o uts ide ma ins pring l oC' k kn o\\'n as " miqu elct,. o r Spanish lock. and ma y ha1·e hecn C'ar ri ed by som e ge nt le man-me rchant mariner of \ e nil'e in vo 1 ages abo ut th e Adri a ti c. S ho rt. riA cd ca rbin es fo r boa r huntin g were made. a nd lo ng fo wling p ieces. whi ch threw th e ir charges of squa re cho pped shot at th e clu cks sitting o n the placid wale r of Lake Ca rda. fr o m which Cardone get its na me. B y the ear ly 1700s. barrels were be ing made fr om a skelp twi s ted a ro und a mandrel. Ho rseh oe nails we re espec ia ll y desired. the th eo ry be in g that th ey we re improve by being hammered against th e cobbleston es as th e h orse trotted al ong.

Patented Monobloc shotgun construction, shown here with one barrel in place.

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BERETTA For centuries past, Berelta firearms remained static in

design: a few sporling arms, military muskets and , later, rines. On converted flintl ock arms and the percussion muskets o f Lh e 18-J.Os' a di stinctive Brescian hammer form was fi tlecl . The back edge of the hammer sweeps forward to bl end with the head in an unbroken, graceful curve. This shape can be seen on S wiss Cadet muskets of Lh e Ita li an cantons : on Gariba ld i muskets used by Yankee troop in the ea rl y clays of 1362. and on pistol s, some of which bear the mark of Lh e ages, P. Be relta. Cardone.

In Ul80 , modern design came to Brescia. The large stucco factory . powered by waler wheels in a num e of the Trompia. was re-equipped with automa ti c machinery. With thi s equipment Pi etro Be retla built interchangea bl e rincs for the emerg ing Italian nation under the House of Savoy. Soon, the tin y Vettcr li bo lt action sin gle shot Alpine ca r-

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Top: Beretta Silver Snipe, imported by Galef. Cutaway view of the .25 automatic pistol shows interior parts.

A Beretta official points out features of the Model 95 l pistol on a special cutaway model.

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bines and the Model 1871 riAes began to stack up in the arsena ls of Lombard y. Probabl y Beretta , in the handi craft stages, had transfo rmed a few p ercussion Garibaldi muskets to breech loader by the sys tem of 1868. The lock mortise was filled with wood; the barrel cut open in front of the cone sea t, and a sliding breech bolt with self-contained firin g pin fitted. The bolt handl e locked at its root in front of the bolster for the cone. But now, after 1880, the stamp of PB appea red on military rin cs beside the "Crown over TA" of the Torre Ann unziato armory, and the T of Torin o's weapons factory.

As machin ery improvements took place all over the world. they 1rere brought to the Beretta shops. H yclroeleclri c power 1ras phased in to re place direct acting belts and shafti ng for runnin g the mounting number of modern machines. Arm i P. Bcretta now was under th e direc tion

of the last Pietro Berctta, the grand old man of Cardone wh o, in 1%6, was fe ted by hi s empl oyees to honor his 60 yea rs of active servi ce in the company. Under hi s directi on, Beretta took g reat strides fonrarcl: in the early 1900s, m oved from the s ing le sh ot age into the automatic 1reapons era . His son. Pier Ci usseppe, now heads the business, with his brother Pier Carlo .

With the comin g of World War I , the gleam in g i\1annlicher rincs of ofTic ia l Ita li an Army pattern. which poured from the machi nes of Berctta, suppl emen ted production from the nearby S tate Factory of Arms: Cardone. l.J ltimatcl y, Anni P . Bcretta was to surpass the importance of thi s maj or government works, which was closed clown 111

the 1950s. Italy's servi ce revoh ·er had been a double ac ti on 11 mm

made in Brescia . But it was to Bcretta th at the Italian military men came for modern weapo ns. In 1915. the first paten ts were iss11 cd on a new line of automatic pistols.

First in produ cti on was a medium sized strai ght blowback handgu n chambered for the po 11·erfu l 9 mm Clisenti ca rtrid ge. To handle thi ~ strong ca rtridge. Pi etro Bere tta set the style for future Bcrelta automat ic pistols. Of thi s first Beretta automatic. the British automatic pi sto l expert R. K. Wilson (Tex!booh oj Automalic Pistols, Samworth, 19-U) wrote:

" The outstanding feat ure of the Berctta 9 mm blowback pistol is its ex treme simplic ity of construction . In thi s is surpasses all other hca1·y cal ibre pistols, with the possib le exception of the .45 Savage. Not only h as it surpri singlv few working parts, but the design elimina tes alm ost all co mplicated processes of milling and machining. It is essentially a mass production arm , with interchangeable parts requ irin g but little fitting . . . " The heavy slide is so lid at the (Co ntinu ed on page 47)

GUNS • MAY 1965

Good vormint hunting is available in almost every state- all year around .

By JEROME RAKUSAN

A SUMMER VACATJO for th e hunte r and hi s fa111i ly nred not mea n that he should forsakr hi~ J!uns. T h ro ugh

out th e s ummer , th er e is so me hunting in jus t about n r 1y slate of th e uni on. And. if ) o u a re for tun a te enough lo be headin g fo r th e we~ tern part of th e counlrv. YOU are really in luck for some fin e summe r hunting is found th ere'.

Almost ever y tale o ffe rs so me t\·pe of shooting. for almost every slate ha s so me spec ies of varmint. Th r c rafty c row can be found eve rywhere. and he o ffers so me o f the bes t ofT- srason shotg unnin g you can i111ag ine. For th e rifleman. th e re are alwa1s groundhogs o r 1rnoclc hu ek. pra iri e dogs. and o th e r varm ints. Va rmints ~ u e h a~ chu cks anrl do gs a rr pl en tiful. and th e hunte r "ho is gunning for th e m is usua ll y welco med b) fa rm e rs and la11d01rne rs. Those lnrn tr rs 11 li o do not ha ve a rifl e spec ifi ca ll y s uit ed fo r rn r rninl hunt-

Guns Vacation Guide

GUNS • MAY 1965

The New Yotk Wotld'i Fait

The Faifdtaw Circuit

Huntina In Hawaii

Exotic Game In You/' Backgatd

Gel You/' Shootina Awatd Hete

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A ll spectators, g un bugs or not, enjoy the pa ge nt ry a nd compet ition at a w e ll -o rganize d black pow der shoot.

GUN BUFF'S VACATION

Shotg u n compe t itions are held throughout the summer, a nd spectators a re cordially welcomed at all of them .

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ing can use their fa\'(Jrite big game rifle in their ques t for these sma ll targets. Hunters se ldom get enou gh practice, and hunting varmints is a good wa y to keep yo ur shoo tin g eye and yo ur tri gger fin ge r in practice.

Jn add ition to th ese va rm ints, there is also bigger ga me that ca n be hunted all year around. Black bear ca n be hunted in m ost areas of Alaska. Idaho. Minnesota. Orego n, U tah. and Washington. Wolfs or coyotes are hunted Year 'ro und in Alaska. Arizona. Arkansas. California. Colorado, Io1rn . Kansas. :Mich igan. "'. finn e:-o ta. i\Iissouri. i\Jontana.

1chraska . Nevada. '\cw Mexico. \ o rth Dakota. Oklahoma, ta h. and Wisconsin. The sma ll e r ca ts. li ke bobcat. lrnx. or

1rildcat are fair game all 1·ca r around in Alabama. Arizona. Arka nsas. California. Co lorado. Fl orida. KentuckL i\faine. Minnesota. :\lonlana. \Jehraska. ' fovada . Ne w Ha mpshi re, New Mexico, i\o rth Carolina. i\'orth Dakota , Ok lahoma, Texas. U tah. \'\T isconsin. and Wyo min g.

If yo u like yo ur ca ts bigger. Arizona, Californ ia, Colorado. Montana. Nevada. l'\ew Mex ico. Texas, and \Vyorning ofle..r mountain lion or co ugar hunting. And, if you like to h unt so methin g out of the ord inary, try for armadi llo in F lorida or walrus in A laska.

These are just so me exa m pies of the variety of game avai lab le to the hu nter during the vacation months. Reme mber, th ough. th at most of these states r equire the nonres ident to p urchase a hu nting license. and that in some of these sta tes, there may be a reas where huntin g is not a llowed. Why no t write to the conserva tion departmen t in

GUNS • MAY 1965

W hatever your gun inte re st, modern p istol shooti ng or an t iqu e gun s, you ' ll f ind the m w herever you g o .

the tate you are going to v1s1t, and get full details on open seaso ns, license fees, and open areas. \'\Then you get to yo ur area. stop in at a loca l gun shop and ex plain to the proprietor tha t you are an out of town vi itor , and would I ike to get a few shots at local game. You'll find that mos t of them will be glad to give a fe ll ow shooter as much informati on and help as p o sible. In most cases, you ' II often be surprised at what lengths he will go to ee that you get some good shoo tin g. This ma y be just the excuse he needed to close up hi s shop for just a few h ours and get in some shoo ting or hunting himse lf.

The other opportuniti es for the off- eason hunters, those offered by the game preserve through out the country, are cove red in detail in the article by Byro n Da lr ymple on page 26 of thi s issue.

J t doesn' t matter if yo u arc taking the family to the mounta ins. to the seasho re. or to vis it relat ives. if yo u look hard eno ugh. yo u' ll find hunting opportuniti es galore in just about every co rne r of our country. and if the wife and kids will leave just a litt le space in the trunk of the car , pack in one or more of your guns and a supply of ammuniti on.

If the idea of taking guns along on yo ur fami ly vaca tion doesn't appea l to yo u, there are still some interesting and in formati ve things for the hunter to do when traveling. Drop a card or letter to the co nservat ion department of the slate you ' Jl be visiting, a king for the location of game sanctuaries, breeding grounds, or (Co ntinued on page 50)

GUNS • MAY 1965

Re creat ion s of C i v i I W r;ir skirmishes are a w onde rfu l cho ice fo r a un iq ue vacation for you a nd you r famil y.

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CONTEMPORARY GUNS

COLT Matc11 Targ':! t Python .357 Magnum Srn;J le Ac tion Army .45 Col t eer .22 Cal iber

MARLIN Model 99 DL .22 Caliber Model 336 .30 -30 Cal iber Medel 62 .256 Caliber

SMITH & WESSON r.iodel 52 .38 Targ2t Automati c Model 41 .22 Automatic Mede l 19 Combat Magnum MoJel 10 .38 Mi l i tary & Poli ce Model 29 .44 Magnum

WINCHESTER rflodel 1200 12 Gauge Shotgun Model 70 Feathe1·we ight Mode l 250 .22 Caliber

HI GH STANDARD 12 Gauge Riot & B: ush Gu n 12 Gauge Fl ite-l<i ng Tra p Gun Se1t inel 9 Shot .22 Cal iber Supermati c 20 Gauge Shotgun

The firearms exhibit at the World's Fair represents not only the development of guns, but also serves to introduce them to the many non-shooters who will come to the Fair.

ANTIQUE GUNS

WINCHESTER Mode l 1873 Medel 1903 Mode l 52 Target Mode l 1894 Model 88

MARLIN Doubl e Act ion Model 1881 1891 .32 Cal iber 1893 .30 -30 16 Gauge L. C. Smith 20 Gauge 12 Gauge Model 43 Golden Presentation

COLT Dragoon Navy Engraved Army .45 Celt Peacemaker

SMITH & WESSON Model 1 Rim -Fi re .36 Volcanic S. A. Scho ne ld Model :;::3 Single Action .22 Perfected Single Shot .38 Mi l itary & Pol ice M 22 Ladysmith .38 Mi litary & Pol ice Army .45 .357 Magnum

HIGH STANDARD Ol ymp ic El ec t r ic 1960 Olymp ic M-103 Trophy 8" Barrel

GUNS • MAY 1965

WORLD'S FAIR

GUNS AT THE WORlO'S FAIR

By AL FRYDA

GOTHAM. AS WE NEW YORKERS like to call our Lo wn. has long been a favorite vaca ti on spot. No w

th at th e World 's Fair re-opens its doors, th e influx of \ is ito rs wil l doubl e a nd trebl e. and hotel and m ote l accommodati ons near the Fair gr~ unds will , once again, be a l a premium. lf yo u a re headed east. by all m eans do swin g ove r to cw York City and th e Wo rl d 's Fair. Yo u sec, th e re is one of th e most uniqu e fir earms di splays there that has ever been exhibited pub li cly, it has been o ne of th e major attracti ons o f th e Fair- antl no t only for the man y vi siting g un bufT's !

Spo nso red by Marlin. Winchester-Western. Hi gh Stand ard, Colt Firearms Di vision, and Smith & Wesson , the exhi bit i ~ ap tl y named "The Homan ce of Firearms." Loca ted in th e Court of Industr y and Comme rce at th e l ew England Sta tes Exhibition , th e di sp lay is h oused in a hexago nal (hexago na l for th e six New England S ta tes), barn-red and white, clapboa rd buildin g. Craftsmanship is th e basis of th e exhibit. wh ich is d ivided into three main areas. A g un stock pan el. mod ern guns sh own in a g lass enclosed island cabin et, and an tiqu e guns. plu s co lor transpnrencir!' of sh oo tin g scenes and s lide presentati ons .

Last year, 2.8 mil li on people streamed through th e New Eng la nd d is pla y- in cide ntall y thi s is th e onl y regionill U.S . di spla y a t th e entire fair- and th e fir earms exhibit drew the heav iest cr owds. Inter es tin g ly en ough , ser vicemen 11h o li ve with a rms dav in and da y ou t. wer e th e most interes ted gr ou p of vis itors with pe!"haps one exceptionuntold th ousa nds of kid s.

Whenever wo rd goes out th a t a yo un gster has been lost or has stra yed fr om th e gro up. th e security crew at the "'Homance o f Firea rms., di splay ca n usuall y send wo rd hack th at th ere is no need to wo rry-th e yo un gster is s till sta nding in front of th e g un di spla y. co mplete ly fa sc inated nnd ob li vious of ever ythin g. Maureen Foley who was th e o fll cia l guid e for th e di spla y las t year, to ld me an amusin g irwidc nt. A g roup from a parochi a l schoo l went th rough , a nd Ma ureen was g ivin g the ki ds a lec ture a nd then stood ready to answer qu es tion s. As is the h ab it with kid s, one o f th em came up with a r ea l d ill y. and i\Iaui·een was s lightl y slumped . On e o f th e nuns with th e gro up smoo thl y p icked up th e questi on and explained the_ guns, th ei r histor y, their fun cti on. and numero us other po ints th e kid s th en r;:,ised. H ow did a nun lea rn so mu ch about fi rearms? lt was simple- th e Sister gr ew up on a farm. learned to hand le fir ea rms at a yo un g age, and her father had been empl oyed by Colt's for some 2S years !

Th e gun s a re locked in pi I fe r-proof cases, but th er e was some troubl e when the Fai r ope ned its doors last year.

GUNS • MAY 1965

This uniq ue display of gun stocks is one of the features of the firearms e xhibi t.

The m ost striking d ispla y th at iltt racts shooters is the outside wall wh ere a c ur ved pane l shows h o w a piece of wood is made int o a g un stock. Th efts of wo od wer e so hea\) in th e earl y cla ys of th e Fair, Lh a t stocks had to be holt!'d down- ever ybody wa nted a so uve nir fr om the 'Vo1IJ's f a ir and fr om th e ''H.o man ce o f Firea rms !"

The rive firearms CO lllpanies h ave, in th e ·'Roma nce of Firea rms." done a uniqu e p ub li c rela ti ons joh fo r all sh oo te rs a nd gun owners. Mi lli ons of people, not normall y c:1. posed to the lure and lo re of g uns, see here 11 ha t ro le r1rea r ms ha\·e pli!)ed a nd th e co lo rful spec ia l e\· Il ls \\ith the costumed Coloni al drum and b ug le corps an d the m usket-a rmed \·ol untce rs. dr aw hu ge c rowds to the xhibit. The New England firearms di sp lay is of co u rs e fi ll) a ir conditi oned, and the spec ial li ghtin g efTect giYes the gu11s ::i g lamo r that cannot be put into words readily . I aw ] t a dozen tim e;; last yea r a nd I'll be back ~ again thi s ) ear ... wi ll 1 meel ) ou th ere? ~

•• awa11an

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oat Uhf Replica Remington Zouave rifle, with We aver Kl scope mounted, downed this boar with single shot.

GUNS • MAY 1965

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PACIFIC

OAHU r::::;:;. QOLULU 'Qc:::;

0 OCEAN

BOAR HUNTING IN

HUNTING

OUR NEWEST STATE WITH A

MUZZLE-LOADING RIFLE

By JOSEPH RICHARD

HA WAil- the so und alone creates images of pa lm trees, of the hu la danced b y beautifu l

maidens. the lua us. I had been thi s route before, a nd thi s, trip to Hawaii would be different. To be sure, I'd swim at Waik iki , I'd enj oy one or more luaus, but I was goin g huntin g. More specificall y, I was go ing to hunt th ose wi ld H awaiian pigs, and I was go ing to use a black powder rifle that I had equipped with a scope.

The Hawaii an Game Department representati ve told me that their fi e ld bio logist, Lyman 1ichols, Jr. , was making a fi eld stud y of the pigs on the bi g island of H awaii. Someone call ed him and in fo rmed him of my plans. S ince Lyman (N ick ) Nichols had to shoo t pigs to co ll ect sample . I was given p er mi sion to go along a nd do the ~h oo tin g for him. This was more th an I had expected. hut I fo und it but an ex tens ion of the ma ny courtes ies I rece ived and that began with m y associati on with the Hawaii an Accommodations, In c., of 280 Lewers St. , H onolulu, who reg ulate travel for patrons and who aided me in mv trip preparati ons.

" ick" as lichols likes to be ca lled , was a lean six foo ter , dee pl y tanned fr om outd oor living, and a man of man y tal ents. He is an expert shot and is very well informed on guns an d ammunition. He was, at one time, a noted outd oor write r, and he couldn ' t do too m uch for me. Recentl y, Nick was appointed as head of the game department on the big is land of Hawaii .

When Nick saw m y riAe he couldn ' t wait to try it. The gun. a ·avy Arms Remin gton Zouave. shoots a .58 ca liber Minie ball. I had read somewhere that a scope co uld be placed on thi s riAe, so I copied the idea and had a Weaver Kl cope in st~ll ed on i t. Thi s helped quite a bit, for iron sights are too fuzz y fo r me for accura te shoo ting.

One problem th at had bo thered me \\;as my black powder suppl y. To ca rry black powder on a jet, I was told , was the sa me as carrying a bomb aboard. But if I had loaded ammuniti on to bring along. i t wou ld be O.K. I was probably the first man to take 12 gauge black powder (Co ntinued on page 46)

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After spen d ing a co ld night in this camp in the slope of Mau na Kea, Nichols appreciated warmth of the campfire .

Pre-measu re d load of 65 grains of bla ck pow d e r is poured into the Zouave, followed by the .58 caliber Min ie bal l.

The first t ime Nick Nichols fire d t he Rem ington rep lica, he bagged thi s p ig, which is typ ical of those o n Ha w a ii.

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EXOTIC GAME

IN THE U.S.

" '" LU

By BYRON DALRYMPLE

A SHORT TLVIE AGO, a fri end of m ine left for India to have the hunt of a lifetime. I heard from him midwa y

throu gh the hunt. He was elated because he had downed a fine sarnbar, which is the bi g, rou gh prize deer of I nd ia, and he had al o collected a blackbu ck antelope with 18% inch h orns. This sp iral -homed beauty is one of the world's fin est trophi es, poss ibl y the best head when compared to body size of an y of the horn ed game.

An other fri end ' '"ent lo eastern Europe recently to kill a troph y mouOon, the only wil d sheep of Europe, ori ginal ly found onl y on Corsica and Sa rdinia. And. I heard fr om still another acquaintance. a gc nll f' ma n stationed in Japan. He had climbed a big , wild m ountain hunting Sika deer , a dark, handsome an ima l with slend er and beautifully formed ivory-colored an tler s, and a magnificent troph y.

Some years ago l mi ght ha ve hecn envious of them. Today I am not. To be sure, it would he nice to see these foreign co untri es, but I cannot afford th ose tr ip s, and as far as the game itself is concern ed, I simply can't be envi ous. You sec, withi n a short d istance o f whe re I li ve. in so uth-('entral T exas, I can hunt everything that they hunted. In fa ct, I've cl one so.

On th e wa ll of Ill ) ofli ce. for instance, as I write thi s, a s tunning blackbuck head looks across at me. Its horn length is exactl y the same as the one my fri end bagged in India. Behind me is a m ouO on head that will vi e with a ny moufl on r am ava il abl e on the Europea n contin en t. i\I y sa mbar weighed over 700 pounds before field dressing, and a Sika l kill ed a couple of seasons back is a da nd y eight pointer , wh ich is m ax imum , and " ·ith an outs ide measurement to com pa re ,·e ry favo rabl y with 11"ha t one will find in l\ lala ysia and Japa n.

HAVE YOU TRIED YOUR HAND AT BIG

GAME PRESERVE HUNTING?

Left: Mouflon ram, taken at the Burnham Broth ers preserve in Marble Falls, Texas. Above: Axis deer, native of India .

GUNS • MAY 1965

The blackbuck antelope, native to India, is available with trophy-size horns in many U.S. preserves.

GUNS • MAY 1965

EXOTIC GAME

Sambor deer (left) and mouflon (above) are two worthwhile trophies, and hunting them is lots harder than you think.

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Exotic deer species, such as Sambor (above) and Axis (below) can now be hunted successfully most of the year.

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EXOTIC GAME These, and others I've killed . were U.S. born and rea red.

The hunts fo r these anim als here in the U.S., I can a fford. They are no more expensive than hunts fo r elk, or moose . and far less expensive than rn osl sheep and goat hunts. In add iti on, they are on the basis of no game, no pay. Thi s is ha rd to beat, and it is something an y hun ter in th e U.S. can do today.

In fa ct, the b ig boom in imp orting and ra ising fo reign bigga rne animals is one of the most interes tin g pheno men a on the U.S. hu nti ng scene these cl ays. And it is poss ibl e th at. as game herds in Afri ca, In dia, and elsC' 11 here are decim atecl .- the introduced species in the U.S. will furni sh the onl y good hunti ng ava il ab le an ywhere on earth fo r so me of them .

I reca ll the first I ever hea rd a bout the ra ising of exo tic big game and ofiering it for hunting in the U.S. About a decade ago, when I was li ving in Michi ga n, I saw an ad in a magaz ine fo r p reser ve hu nting near the vi ll age of Hunt. T exas, for several species of imported big game. Th is was on the old Edel ie Ri cken bac ker Ranch. The game there had been introduced by a fo rmer ow ner of the ranch. I was quite exc ited by the idea at th at Lime. but had no s li ghtes t noti on that I would , in clue course, be hunting on the very extensive Eddi e Rickenbacker Ranch.

T he next thin g l heard a bout hunting exo ti c bi g-game was th at it was like ' ·shootin g ca ttl e in a barnya rd." 1 was no t convinced, because the people I talked to adm itted they had never had the experi ence but just "sup posed' . it would be. I decided to hunt a t the Rickenbacker Ranch ll'hen I moved to T exas, and after it had changed han ds again . In a very ro ugh piece of country enco mpassing slightl y less than ] ,000 acres under a deer -proof fen ce. it took me an a ,·crage of two afternoons a week for two months. be fore I kill ed m y sa mbar! And I had to keep on tr ying several weeks after that befo re I bagged the big S ika !

T oday the raising of exo tic game on large prese rves, with huntin g offered for a set fee, usually on a no-game-no-pay basis, has spread until it is available in a num ber of places in the U.S. A hunter in the east can fin d such a preserve in New Jersey. In Tennessee, Arkansas, Illin ois are other exa mples, where one can hunt fo r fore ign deer or wild boa r. with shots guaranteed. 1 understand that other exo ti c big game preser ves a re being set up in Californi a and in Florida . There are some in New Mexico that offer hunting on an on-againoff-again basis, whenever they have enough matu re animals to make it possible.

\Vhere I live, there are numerous preserves that offer everything from mouAon to Axis, Sika , blackbuck, and aoudad. And it is also rumored that several ranches, as soon as they feel they have enough mature stock, will offer huntin g fo r nilghai. Within a short distance of my home, I have photographed eland and oryx. The owners of these animals hope the herds will increase sufTi cientl y so that they may offer hunters a chance at them.

Th is is no fla sh-in-the-pan fad. Th ese animals are here to stay, a11cl some have been h ere for man y animal ge nerations. One of the mos t interes tin g slants on this hunting, and the reason it has such great appeal , is that so far there a re no s ta te seasons set on any of these animals. Bird shooting preserves have state seasons set, because the same birds are a lso common in the wild. But to date, except for an occasional foreign big-game animal tha t has escaped, these animals are wholly privately owned, and therefore states have no j urisdiction. Thus, interested hunters can (Continued on page 40)

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f()Jv 1iw ~17 ~of A~ {J)_ f11{J ()1<J ~ Vijr171fw Red Beach Two, Tarawa ; one of the exciting dioramas at the USMC Muse um.

OJ0U1JIB ~o m~OJU1J0 U1JOJIBrnOJU1J

The fi ne display of Ma x im and Hotch kiss mach ine g un system s and va rious different ·mode ls of t he milita ry a rms d e riv e d and adapte d fro m the ba s ic invent ions.

0 NE OF THE MOST important coll ec ti ons of automatic firearms in thi s co untr y is on permanent di splay in

the Marine Corps Mu seum at Quanti co. Virginia. The Weapons Ha ll is the foca l point of thi s parti cular

coll ection, where the gun enthu sias t can fo ll ow. the development of automatic arms. from the first fumblin g attempts to so lve the automatic firin g problems, to the latest automatic rifl es and submarin e guns. T he. arms in thi s collecti on are not res tri cted Lo th ose used by the Marine Corps. In fa ct, thi s is the on ly place in the Un ited States where a utomatic arms of a ll the services, America n and fo reign, a re sys tematically coll ected and made available for stud y.

Among the man y arms of his toric interest are a Billinghurst-Req ua Battery Gun, Ager " Coffee Mill ," the French No rdenfelt machine gun, Hotchkiss revolving cannon,

GUNS • MAY 1965

By COL. ROBERT H. RANKIN USMC

several exa mples of Dr. Gatling's fa mous guns. and an exhibit of the arms developments of Hiram Maxim.

A lso of special interest is a di spla y showin g the development of the fam ous Lewis light machine gun . This di splay includes the rare prototype machine gun designed an d patented by Samuel 1eal McClea n, from which the Lewis was deve loped. Another di splay shows the developmen t of H otchki ss machine guns.

1o automati c weapons collection would be complete without a Browning exhibit, and an excellent one will be found here. It includes the prototype of the first fully automati c weapon ever used by the U. S. Government, the Browning Model 1895, Mark 1. This so-called "Potato Di gger ," made by Colt, was bought in quantity by the Navy just prior to our entry into (Co ntinued on page 54)

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FOR FUN AND FORTUNE

; I Authoc'• Colt ond 1961 tcophy,

30 GUNS • MAY 1965

By GEORGE VIRGINES

I S FAST DRAW a real gun sport or is it a fad? It may have started as a fad with a few of the pioneers of fast draw, but it has become a sport of na

tiona I proportions. If you don't believe me, can you mention any other gun sports where a single shooting event offers as much as $5,000 in prize money and trophies for participating in a competitive meet and where every member of the family can enjoy a vacation at the same ti me?

If you are headed into the mid-west around the middle of May, stop in Maumee, Ohio. This small town , located a few miles southwest of Toledo, will be the site of the 1965 Summer Sports Safari. May 15 and 16 will be the days of the fast draw competition, and the evening of the.16th will see the crowning of a new Great Lakes Open World Fast Draw Champion. The winner will also walk off with a trophy and a cash prize. The total value of prizes and trophies is $5,000!

In June, two fast draw events will be held in Missouri . Clarksville wi ll be the site of the Mid-Continent Championship shoot-out, and the Missouri State Championship is slated to be held in St. Louis. Dates have not been fixed at press time, but you can write to Bill Ihrig, Editor, "The Sagebrush Sentinel," 1846 Ferguson, Pagedale, Mo. Bill will be glad to fur-nish detailed information , dates, prizes, as wel I as other shoot-out schedules. Each of the two Missouri events have prizes worth $500 for the various winners.

The gala event of the Fast Draw year will be held July 3-5. Las Vegas once again will ring with the sound of gun fire, the click of timers, the cheers and the groans of the gallery and the competitors. The 1965 National Championship Fast Draw event will be hotly contested by the fastest guns in the U.S. and some of (Continued on page 49)

This sequence of photos shows what occurs in less than 1/ 5 of a second.

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FAST ORA

3-1

IN

By JAM ES J. CULLAN

S pecta to rs at Camp Perry wa tch ne w cha m pions emerge fro m the hun d re d s o f pistol shoote rs .

SPECTATORS AS WELL

AS COMPETITORS HAVE FUN AT THE

NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS

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T HERE'S i\OTHING NEW, of co urse, about shooting vaca ti ons. ay shoo ting vacation lo most people, and

they'll say "Hunting"-and hunting is a form of physical and spiritual revival that has been a habit with millions of Americans since the Pilgrims landed. But a vacation in gun-land need not have an ything to do with hunting. It can have to do , rather, with shoo ting at any one of various kinds of inanimate targets. with any one of va rious kinds of guns; or it need not include shoo ting at all, but merely looking. The true gun-fancier can feas t his eye and feed his soul and forget hi s troubles by merely looking in wide-eyed wonder at the gun treasures that await him if he directs his vacation to Lhe right places.

There are various widely diverse schoo ls of thought about vaca ti ons. There are those, men and women. who insist th at the tru e vacation must include not only change of cene but also an equally complete separa tion from ever yda y companions-meaning, to put it bluntly, the atother-times-belovcd members of the family. And there are those, men and women, who say that " the only way we ca n have a real fun-va ca tion is to ha ve it together." If you think this article is go ing to attempt to solve that problem, you're crazy ! You can have yo ur gun vacation in proud aloneness, or in rich togetherness, as you like it.

If yo ur brand of target shooting is done through rifl ed barrels, rifle or pisto l, then you should consider a vacation al Camp Perry. This mi li tary estab lishment in Ohio, on the shore of Lake Erie, has been the scene of the annual national rifl e and pistol champi onship matches for so long now that the very name "P erry" has much the same meaning to the addicts of the paper-punching pastimes as "The

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i\fasters" h as in golf, or as " Forest Hill s" has in tenn is. The great names of all time in shooting are as common along that long. long firing li ne as al ibis a re on an y fi ring line, and it is an un energetic visitor indeed who can' t shake at least one hand that holds a national record.

The 1965 Na ti ona l Ma tches at Camp P erry are cal enda red for the month of J uly 29 to August 29, beg inning with the Pi stol, Ri fl e, and Ins tructor-Ju nior Firing Schools co nducted by the U. S. Army larksrnanship Tra ining U nit, and ending with the National Troph y Matches (pistol and h igh-power rifle), incl ud ing th e P ershing Troph y In terna tiona l Team Match between · 10 man rifl e teams fr om Grea t Britai n, Canada, and the United States. Write the Nationa l Ri fl e Association, 1600 Rhode Island Avenue, Washington , D. C., 200:36, for entry requirements and other detailed information .

A Camp P err y vaca tion is one that can be enjoyed by the who le fam il y, as well as by the lon ers (provided that yo u can find a p lace to s ta y) . As the NRA p uts it, " Whil e the Reservat ion itsel f has ample and improved housing faci li ties for competito rs, competitors' famili es must compete fo r hou sin g with th e man y vacationers who \1isi t the a rea beaches and recreationa l faci l iti es d uring the summer season. The Port Clinton, Ohi o, Chamber of Commerce H ousing Bureau has been most successful in assisting co mpeti tors lo locate off-post fa ci lities." I n thi s automotive age, it is quite possib le to set up yo ur vacation headquarters even further afield than P ort Clin ton , as man y of the Camp P err y visitors do.

On the Rese rvation i t elf are ea tin g fa cil iti es (not fancy, but adequa te), a p layground (Co11ti11ued on page 42)

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Th e e xcite ment of the Grand American at Vandalia is felt not only by competitors, but also by spectators.

Any skeet shoot, big or small , regional or nat ional, could prove to be an interesting vacat ion stop-over.

Left to right : Ken Niles, winner Dr. Frank C. Hibben, U.S. astronaut Wally Schirra, and host Roy Weatherby.

Hibben's first elephant, taken near the Tana River, in Kenya . The r ifle he used was a .470 Rigby double .

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This brush rhino, taken in Northern Kenya, is a good specimen with a 29" front horn .

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All of the h, Boone & Cro

MAY 1965

By E. B. MANN

!ads on this wall of Hibben's trophy room are in : kett . Hibben 's rifle is a Weatherby .270 Magnum.

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MEET FRANK C. HIBBEN, BIG GAME HUNTER

AND WINNER OF THE WEATHERBY AWARD

I N THAT HIGHLY SELECT gro up o f men (and " ·omen) who count their hunting adventures hv co ntinents a nd by Rowlan d

Ward and Boone & Crockett trophi es. the winne r of the annual Wea therb y Big Game Troph y Awa rd is truh ' ·the hunter of the year. " Th is is the " Osca r" of the safa ri-shikar hunters' 11·orlcl.

The winner o f that a wa rd fo r L96-J. is Dr. Frank C. Hibben. Professor of An thropology at the U niversity of Ne w Mexico. author of numero us books and dozens o f magazine arti c les on hunting (several of the latter fo r G UNS l. wildlife co nservationist. big ga me hunte r sin ce the age of 12, holder of mo re tha n tw o sco re reco rdclass t rophies (18 Rowland Ward li stings for African. Asian . and European game: 24. Boo ne & Crockett listin gs for American game)Hibben is a schola r, gentl eman. sportsman. a nd a never-give- up hunter read y and ab le to walk the legs off any hunting companion ove r the roughest terrain on an y continent.

Two pieces of adv ice were given me about Hibben by veteran hunters when I first came to New Mexico. " Don' t ever tr v to keep up with him in the mountain s unless you've go t fou r- whee l-dri ve legs; and don ' t ever give him fir st shot if yo u want the troplw. He won ' t mi ss!" I kn ow now th at thi s is a wor ld -wide reputa tion. Hibben is not a big man . but he is tireless; a nd he is a remarkable rifl eman who shoo ts best unde r pressure.

I first met Frank Hibben immediatel y fo llowing the sh owing of one of hi s film s of a gun-a nd-ca mera hunt in A laska . Hibben wa the narrator , and one of the sequences in the film showed a big brown bear sow with two near-steer-size cubs feed in g a long a g rassy slope. Even with due allowan ces for long-ra nge lenses. those bears were very close to the camera! Hibben 's narrative went somewhat a follows :

" My wife, Brownie, was working the camera, and the bears kept feed ing towa rd us. Then the mother bear got close enough either to scent us or to hear the camera. I d idn ' t think she looked ve ry fri end ly when she swung aro un d to face us, and when she took a few steps towa rd us, ] wasn' t ve rv happy about it. We hadn ' t been lookin g fo r bear that mornin g. and the rifl e I had was a ve ry light one. But bears have ve ry tin y. one-track brains, and an old hunter had told me that if yo u would shoot close past a bea r's ea r. the crack of the bullet in pass ing mig ht di stract the bear's attention. Anywa y, I fired a shot-see how she jerked her head to one sideand it worked. As you see. she looked puzzled , then turned a nd led her cubs off up the slope. Brownie kept right on working the ca mera ; I was the onl y one who was scared."

Knowin g the Hibbens as I now do, I am perfec tl y sure tha t Brownie would " keep ri g ht on workin g the camera" in the face of a stampede of Cape bu ff a lo if Frank stood beside her ll'it h a rifle. She beli eves, on the bas is of wo rld-wide expe rience, that her man ll'ith a rifle can and wi ll slop any an im al that wa lks or cha rges.

He has cl one litera ll y that almost eve rywhere in the world where thin gs that wa lk or charge are hunted. He shot his first g ri zz ly in Idah o at the age of lS. Hunting fo r spo rt. for science, and as a co llec tor for animal groups for the Cleve land Museum of Natural Hi stor y, he kill ed and exam ined 29 bears. black and grizzl y, before writ ing his book, " Hunting America n Bears."

He spent one year hunting mountain lions with the famo us " last of the Mo unta in Men" Ben Lill y, and with Goswi ck, Colco rd, and the Lee bro thers, among man y others. Having killed and studi ed S4 lions and two jaguars, he wrote the book, " Hunting Ame rican Lions."

Hibben has hunted all of No rth America, (Continued on page 56)

I/VE NE A fJNE-IUN NAN.I ONE SHOTGUN, IN THE HANDS OF A MAN WHO KNOWS HOW TO FEED

l'T, CAN BE USED ON MANY DIFFERENT KINDS OF GAME

That the shotgun can be effective on deer is wel l known. How effective it is depends on many factors, including how well the shooter knows his particular shotgun, where it shoots, and its effective range.

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By BERT POPOWSKI

TH E COCK PHEASANT Oush ed scar cely five y ards ah ead of m e, and had ba re ly se ttled in to fo ll Ai ght,

11 lw n a shotgun spoke a l my le ft a nd dow n he went. not ove r I 5 ) ards fr om th e muzzle . I wanted lo say so methin g th en, but a half-hour la ter I was s till keeping my m outh shut, th o ugh it was beco rn ing more difficult by the minute. ~Vl y ho t had fi ve cock rin gnecks h an ging from hi s be lt: I had none. In fa ct. th e fir st _hell I'd chamber ed was s till reposing ther e in virg in inn ocence, patien tl y awaiting th e fa ] I of th e firin g pin.

At th e end of the fi e ld I fina ll y got my chan ce. iVh fa rm er h ost was stradd lin g a barbed -wire fence wh en a cock stood on hi s ta il lo c lea r that same obstruc ti on. l hastil y shot m ost o f .its head off at th e meage r ran ge of m <!y be 10 yards. hurr ying f or fear m y farmer host woul d make it s ix in a row.

"Th a t's th e wa y lo do it! " he app lauded. " hoo t 'cm c lose wh er e yo u do n·t s po il a nv m ea t !" I b linked at th a t b it o f ra nk h eresy a nd remembered th at, despi te the fas t short-ran ge shots he.cl used. I h ad seen 110 evidence of muti la ted game.

S uch was my intro du cti on to J ack Gr aha m's gunnin g m eth ods. We were both us in g 20 ga uge sh otguns so . oJ necess ity, we co uldn·t da1rd le over our sho ts. But not one

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The Itha ca Deerslaye r (top), designed especially for shooting s lugs. Below: Browning 5-shot automat ic, the " Buck Special." Note the rifle-type s ights.

of hi s birds had been 20 yards a im~· when he pasted it. At such insign ifican t ranges the shot charges should have peeled off subs tantial plumage. An hou r and four pheasants la ter, while we were chewing our way through thick sandwiches of farm-grown beef, I got the answer.

Examining the bird s, I took special note of those Jack had shot but, except for a co u pie of busted wings, I couldn ' t detect any damagin g hits by dense shot patterns. If anything, my birds showed more shot damage than his. Yet, with one exception, hi s average shooting range was about half of mine.

"Why do yo u shoot yo ur birds at such close ranges?" I asked. "And what do you mean by saying that's the way to avoid meat spoilage?"

"Stands to reason," he said. "A close-up bird. isn' t at full flying speed, so it's almost like pot-shooting except that he's in the air. At hort range, the time between tri gger-pull and shot-hit is much shorter. So yo u don' t have to lead nearly as much."

"But what about that meat spoil age?" I persisted. "Well, if yo u shoot for near-misses there' ll be enough

" flyers" on the edge of yo ur pattern to kill. The main part of the shot pattern is wasted, of course, but it is anywa y, no matter at what range. So I try to edge 'em with

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the pattern , where even barrel-damaged fl yers have plen ty of velocity to drive in fo r clean kills."

A few clays later I t ried that device and fo und that he was ri ght; the shots were eas ier and they did produce stone-dead birds. During the next few hunts I missed some close-up shots because I had vision of mangling pheasants if I hit them with the full shot charge and flin ched away from crowding the targets too closely. On longer shots I stayed with standard lead, since the patterns had then opened up enough to avoid mea t damage.

J ack had also uncovered another advantage. If I got into birds which flu shed simultaneou ly I could commence knocking them over at short range and con tinue as long as any were in range. So , I frequently scored doubles, an~ occasionally triples, out of such simultaneous fl ock flushes. In extreme cases I even grassed a few four-ply kills, a fea t tha t' quite impossible if a hunter waits for birds to reach 35 yards or more in range befo re he beg ins shooting.

In practical applica ti on this amounts to plain overleading birds which, if there's to be a lead error, is a fault in the right directi on. The vitals are located chiefly in the forward and upper parts of birds' bodies, hence these portions have to be struck to {Continued on page 44)

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BY DICK MILLER

T HIS Y!,;AR'S NSSA wo rld championsh ip skeet tou rnamen t will have a So uth ern

.acce nt. Fores t City Gun Clu b, in Savanna h, Cemgia, will host the bi g one, to be hel d

alurda y, Ju ly 31, throu gh Saturda y, August 7 . Unlike the A ma teur T rapshooting Asoc ia tion·s Gra nd Ameri can, which has been

held at Vandali a, Ohio, for more than 50 years, the Lop tourn amen t of skee t has been held in almos t every sec tion of the

nit.eel S ta tes, and even acros our northern boi·der in Montreal , Ca nada, wh ere it may be he ld aga in in 1967.

One school of thought in skeet circle ho lds that the game mi ght pro per in g rea ter degree i f the na tional tourn ament, as in the case of trap, would be co ndu cted in a perma nent loca tion. A t one Lime there was consid erab le int eres t in seulin g on Ind ia na pol is, beca use of th a t city and sta tc·s cent ral loca tion. whi ch woulrl he sim il ar geographicall y to the Va ndal ia, Ohio. si te o f the Gra nd Ameri ca n. St. Loui s was al so consid ered for t he same reason, and th ere ccms to he some validit y in thi · thinking.

ll old ing the na tionals in di fferent a reas lends to offer a chance for bap ti sm in national compc t1t1on to ma ny shoo ters who might not ma ke th e ann ual tr ip to a central loca tion. It can also be sa id with some degree of fa irness and acc uracy th a t: a consistent winner in the skee t na tio nal$ co ul d lay claim to more shoo ting versa ti lity 1han his or her co unterpar t in the Grand American.

The Grand American docs offer a shoo ter t he chance to shoot yea r a ft er year. and in the case of many of today's shooters, a l ifeti me, over the same, thoroughl y fa mil iar surroun d in gs, which is in it self a t least a "light advantage for the serious tourn a-

menl shoo ter. T he Gra nd Ame rican ann ual ly brings p rc

tou rn a menl specul a tion as to how well the Far West contingent will fa re, when shoo tino- in th e denser air a nd a t the lower altitudes of Va nda lia. Al l of the ex treme West shoo ters have a t t im es ex per ienced d iffi cul ti es at the Grand and had to change or modify shooting hab its to accommoda te cl ima cti c changes.

In the gam e of skee t, consistent national winn ers have shot in a wide cross-sec tion of clima te$ and altitudes, and on unfamili ar fi elds.

Even th e rul es of the game of skeet have und er gone some 8igni fica nt changes wit hin the ca ree rs of so me of our bri ght es t skee t stars. hooters who admit. th e sa me num ber of bir thdays as this writ er began th eir skeet ca reers when th e gun bull had to be visibl e below th e elbow of the shooter, a nd tar gets came at any int erval up to three second s. Ma ny of today's yo ung a nd brightes t li ght s in the ga me havf' ncvn call ed fo r a ta rget except with the gnn butt fi rmly pl aced aga inst th e shoul der. and have never bee n th row n a target th a l d id not appear ins ta ntl y on co mmand.

Skeet t ies. un I il a few year s ago, were always b roken by mara th on shoo t-offs, a . r t.em still w;cd in th e Gra nd Ameri can. Today's skeet shoo ter mu st be prepared to J efe nd his score by surviving a cont est of doubl es from all s tat ions, which has th e effect of eli mina ti ng shoo ters quickly.

The only signi fi ca nt change in trap rules i n th e last ha lf -century has been the ad di ng of two more yards to the once-classic maxim um 25 ya rd ha ndi cap d istan ce.

Every host clu b fo r th e N SA to urnament tries to throw r egul a tion targets. a nd

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11·ic to d upl icate, as near as possible, com· petiti vc co ndi tions. No two gun clubs arc alike when it comes to ligh ting. wind, backgro und, cli mate, a ir den oi ty, and a host of other small factors, all of which play a part in tournament scor es, especially when shot under the added a nd admit ted pressure of a natio nal to urnament.

It was interes ti ng 10 rea d in a r ecent issue of the SSA maga1ine that a proposal had been made to the directors th at the game r ever t to I he low gun posit ion of former years, and to timed targe ts. The direc tors wise ly point ed out that th e growin g popula rity of skee t under Interna tional rul es offered those shooters who lik e the lnw gun position a nd ti med targets a cha nce for competition . T he <ame direc tor 's mee ting also heard a proposal tha t shoot-offs be speeded by mov ing the target crossin g po in t seven yards out from the present point. I have shot skee t targets with the traps se t at thi s point, and personall y feel that. even this system has one of the wcakne f'CS of the doubl es - from - all - stations me thod .

As I see i t, either the doubles method, or moving the cross ing poin t any distance, wheth er it be th ree yard s or seven yards has the effect of deciding a cham pionship even t by wh at is in 1·eali1y an ent i rely new a nd d ifferent shooting game. The hooter's tim ing, gun hold, swing. and in the case of wider targe ts, even gun choke. is or should be changed, which makes the shoo t-off a separa te event, req uiring skill s that were not a facto r i n reaching th e shoo t-o ff. It can be sa id i n criti cism of the ma ra thon shoo t-o ff under regulation 1 ul cs tha t a fter a cer tain poin t, th e cont es t brco me,; more of a tes t o f durab il ity than a demo nstrat ion of shootin g a bility, and some changes might he i n order. •

On th e other hand, nothing is q uite so thril lin g to spec ta tors, many of whom are not competit or . as th e pre~sure-packcd shoo t-off. An d, based on the premise th at any shoo ting game needs all th e favorab le p ublic ity i t ca n mu~t er. nothing abou t a shoot in g tourna ment ma kes quit e as good map;az inc a nd newspaper copy, or prov id es a vehicle fo r super ior TV and rad io coverage as does the shoot-off.

We m i!!ht st imula te interest jn the game_ g ive s pc~ t a tors th eir money's wor th , and insure good copy for the publ ic jn formatio n medi a by i nvoking such dev ices as doubles, wider angles, or even anoth er method , sud den dea th (used in other sports ) onl y a fter the shoo t-offs under regul ation rul es had gone a specified distance, such as five or ten ex tra rounds.

Before a ny of these methods are cont emplat ed, there js always the possibil ity of speedin g up shoot-off proced ures by shoot management. T h is can be done by using more fi elds, by having fi elds r ea dy as soon as the last regular squad has finished, and by hav ing competit ors who are certain to be in shoot-offs squadded and r eady.

All tournamen t shooters know tliat there is such a fa ctor as momentum, and that this factor can literally evaporate during a long wait. A shooter who has been as good as the bes t d ur in g most of tJ1e day can lose h is drive, timing, and his mental a ttitude wh ile wait in g too lon g to decide . the championship.

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TRY PRESERV ES FOR EXOTIC GAME

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book hun ls for them duri ng olT sea ons, depend ent only on the rul es of the preserve, and tl1 e times of year when the animals are in trophy condition.

For example, the blackbuck, which has true horns that arc n ever shed , is in " trophy" shape the year 'round . The only drawback is that th e ma ture bucks. whi ch become black and white (turnin g from tan and white) al a bo ut four yea rs o f age, shed their wini er coal in the ea rly spr ing and come in brown aga in. Dur in« I he summ er they slowly become darker , un 1il by fall 1hey are black once more. Some hunters may prefe r to hoo! only a black one. I can ass ure any doub tful hunt er that the "'spr ing-brow n" ones are just as handsome. I collec ted one i n May everal seasons ago and had the hide made into a rug . It is bea utiful. Some preserves. howeve r. like 10 cease hunting du ring a few months of the year, when th e an imals are rai s in g their yo un g.

The mo uflon i s a no1her example of an an imal 1ha1 car ri es its ho rns pc rman e n1 ly, but during a ce rl a in per iod of spring. th e an ima ls hed and beco me shaggy. The same ap plies to ao ud ad . However, !his period doe not l ast long, and many of !he preserves a llow hunting for mouflon during mos! of the year. Axi s deer, which shed the ir an tlers, ha ve been found, in lhe so uthwes t al

l eas t, to be ra ther erra ti c abou l growing a nd shedding. Some bucks on a ranch near me have we ll rubbed antl ers (Febrna ry ), oth ers have dro pped 1hei1·s, a few are in velvet. Thu s, th ere is a good chance of ge llin g a good Axis dee r al almos t any time. Wild boar ca n o f co urse be hunt ed at any season.

C e lling a rescrvalion to hunt at many of 1h ese preserve is not alway - easy. The tremcndou popu lar ily has oul slripped fac iliti e,o . Th e fam ed YO Ranch o f lounta in I Jome, T exas. probab ly the be I known prese rve, offe ring hunlin g o! thi s kind, has a tou gh l ime kee ping eno ug h ma l 11 re animal s o n hand to sat is fy !he ir demand . At th e YO. you can hu nt mouflo n, blackbuck, Axis and S ika dee r. and event ua lly o!her s pec ies.

Th e re a rc severa l reasons for the tremc ndou,; popu lar ity o f lhe exo ti c ga me preservc,o . One is eco r111mi c. Th e re are ma ny sporl ,; mcn who Wlluld love to p111 a b lackb11 ck head on 1hc ir wall , but they sim ply cannot a fford to go to Jndi a lo do so. The average troph y b lac kbu ck in th e U.S. is ju s t as long of horn as the avera ge tro ph y taken in lndi a. Cos t for a lrunl in lhe .S. is as follow ,; : fo r g uide, tra nsport. a nd sho! s g uarant eed a l rnalure hlackbu ck, from 150 lo $250. Tir e prese rve" I know make no charge uni''"" you kill. Th ere is li1!le chan ce !hat yo u' ll ge l skunked. because yo 11 simply keep tryin g until yo u co nnect. ~\los t place - th e YO is

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one-charge extra for meal s and lodging, bu 1 you do not ha\'e to stay or cat the re, unl c-> you wish lo. You can even camp.

By compari so n, an elk hunt in Wyoming will cos l you, on ihe average, a 10 day mini mum at about 10 per day. Thal·• SWO. 1'111- your $100 l iccn,e. And nobody guaranlce;o you a darn ed thing. On th e blackbu ek hunt. yo u ha ' e first of all no li cense lo IJ11y: you ha ' e no minimum number of day" to pay for ; you are g uaranl ecd an anillla l. o r else you don't pay. l£ that isn"t a g<><1d d t'a l. I don·1 know what is ! 01h cr spec ie;o arc comparable in price-from SlOO lo S:{OO for a h11nl.

i'ic1\\· lo 1ha1 .. cows in the pas ture" bu sine-;o . Eve ry h11nl !' r want s to know if th ese animal• arc rea ll y wild. or is prese rve huntin J! just plain s lau )! hte1 .. ? From ahout seven ) ea r:' of cx peri cuce hunlin)! and photographin g exo ti c big-gam e, I feel that I can a nswer 1hi- one. A blackbuck in a litlle 100 acre fenced pas lurc will permancnil y keep 300 yard , or mo re bc lwce n ii and you! A blackhu ck in a 1000 aC rl' p<l'IUrl' wil l g i,·e yo u a hunt s ix tim es as difficuli a for a white tail cd d c<·r i 11 th e sa me pa,t11rc. ln a pas I u re o f :)000 ac re,; wilh no ft"nc c- I don'1· be li eve you can kill a mature bl ac kl1uck in a week!

.\Iouflon are nol quite that d ifficult, but almosl. They use 1h c ir noses like deer. and 1l1ey arc tou gh to hunl. and th ey are wild. Sika dee r docs are about like whit etail s or m11lt· deer. Bui lit e ma ture bu cks are wild '"' l1awk ,; and I don·1 beli eve that in a p;Hurc of 1000 or more acres. you' ll kill one l1 alf a• easily a• you ca n kill a native dee r. ~ambar a rC' next In imp<»•sib le. Axi" dee r

are abo ut as wi ld as nat ive deer on any pasture.

A couple of years ago I wrote a s tory about a hun t for a blackbuck. I went to the YO. C har lie Schre iner knew where there we re severa l good bu cks, in a 600 acre pasture. Thi s part ic11lar acreage is almost flat, is covered by a gond g rowth of sc rub live oak. I spent three diffe re nt F ebruary days in th at pas ture. Now a hlack buck is cons idered c>'pcc iall y adaptabl e to thi s p rese rve hunting beca use, thoug:h th ey can jump fences eas il y enou gh, tl1 cy ,cldom do. Thu s, the fence arou nd this area was s impl y ordi nary ran ch fence, no t a spec ial seven-foot " deer-proo f" job.

W e knew that al leas t forty blackbu ck were in these 600 acres, and that at leas t three were bi g ma ture bu cks. But I hu nted three da ys . I k ill ed my buck on ihe third day during a hi gh, biller wind that gave m e an advantage. and ihe shot was offe red al a bo ul 200 ya rd s. The bu ck starling lo run as I sho i. Durin g th at three da ys, we knew posilive ly that th ese anlclopc were ri ght the re all the t ime. W e saw scads of whit etail deer. which. mind you. could run and jump 011t with no e ffort at a ll. T could ha ve kill ed at leas t a dozen whit e tail bu cks during th e hunl. Thal should se ttl e the qu cslion as to whc1he r th e animals arc wild or not. There is, in fact, no r eason on large p reserves for them to be an ything hut wild. Th ey live exactly like the nat ive game, exactly as the ir ancestors lived in l ndia and Afr ica. e tc.

Of all the animal s tri ed so far. th e horned ones, th e blacklrnck, the mouflon, and the

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ao 11d ad appear to be especiall y aclaptah lc. s impl y becau e they stay on the prnpc rt y best. They aren't inclin ed to jump fences. The dcer-Sika, Axis and Sambar arc. like any deer , jumpers. They arc extremely ,·aluablc prope rty and no o\\·ne r I ikes to ;ce th em escape. It takes hu ge acreages lo keep them. Fallo w dee r are offered by a few preserves. hut beca use of a long hi,. 1ory as a park dee r, it is inclined to become tam e.

And su il may very like ly come to pass that yo u will be hunting bi g ga me an imals you never drrnmcd you"d hunl. not in far away places but ri g l1t in your own ba ckya rd. Th e opporlunily is he n• and co,15 are not prohibit ive. Is thi s trend. as ~omc perennial g ripers co ntinue to claim. a had 1hing"? What co uld poss ibl y be bad about it "I 11 is hring:ing to man y hunt ers in mode5 t c ircu m s t a n cl'~

a chan ce to co llec t lrophi e;o th ey could nc,cr hope to co llect otherw ise. Ii i g i,·ing numerous p c r~o n s bi g ga ml' hunting during off. seaso ns a lmost any tim e of yea r. lt is makin g ou r U.S. huntin g a ll th e more varied and int e rcs lin g. Ind eed. the boo m in cxo li c hi gg:ame is de finitel y he re to :;lay ... and r vc n111 lalked tn a hunt er yet who's tri ed it and who was anything less ~ than hi ghly enthused! ~

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fo r the kid s, and a beach fo r unning or ""immin g in blu e Lake Eri c wal ers. The re arc a lso wo nd erful fa ciliti es al P erry for looking, as we ll a for hootin g : an ex te ns ive '"Comm e rc ial R ow" of booths manned by manufacture rs' re ps di s playing endl ess vari e ti es of g nns and s hootin g equipme nt.

Th e mall Arm" Firing School is, in it se lf, a majo r and tre me ndou sly valuab le allraction . .lnniors ca n obtain here th e ver y be t in rn fe t y and marks man ship in truc tion. and the In lru c tor-J unior School provid es adults a d1a ncc 10 obtain Jns tru c to r Cert ifi cat e · or to bru h up their qualifi ca tion :; for lnstru c-tor c rtifi ca tcs already earned.

P rr y ha s the add ed advanla"e of its month-I on" prog ram. Yon ca n go fo r th e entire prog ram, or you can pi c k yonr tim either on the basi of what yo u want 10 do ur sec, o r within the limita ti o ns of the tim e you arc abl e to lake off from your work. An y day, any week, at P e rr y i · an unforgc t tabl e experi e nce.

What the Na t ional Mat c he>< a t Perry arc to th e rifl em e n and pisto lm en, the Grand Amer ica n is lo the traps hoo t ing s ho tg unne r. ll e ld Au g ust 20-28 at Vandalia, Ohio, th e Grand Ameri can Traps hoo ting Cha mpion ship land un chall en ged a th e g rea test trap,hootin g even! s taged o n thi s plan e! in any g ive n yea r- g reates t in number of s hoo te rs, g reates t in number of targe ts throw n and number of s hotshell s expend ed ( om c-

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thin g over 2.000,000), g rcalcEL in prcqige. ;; rea les t in po s~ i b l e pri ze winnin gs ( m1He 1han ."20,000 worth o f sil verware . and well upward o f $10,000 in ca sh ) , and g rC'al es l in Ion o f lead sho t pe ll e ts min ed a t not in· fr equ e nt int e rval s from the dirt in front. of I he trap houses. This las t is not h yperbol e; they actually do it ; and th e lead r ecove red makes it a profi table operation. From dayli ght lo dark during '·Grand W eek," the rapid drnmbeal of th e g un is ince:;sa nt , and unacc usto med airplane pilot s landing al the ve ry nearby airport take cva ' ivc action, certain that they arc Je llin g down in1 0 the middl e of a major ba11l e, The firin g line i :;o long tha t trac lor-clrawn trail e r are provided to ca rry s hoo t rs lo the more di s tant firing posit ions.

"Gran d \Veek " at Va ndal ia offers a fa sc inating vacation for shooters and s pec tators alike; for thi s i a s pec tator s port - you can :;ce the targets mi ssed or broken- and the thousands of watcher in the g rands tand or be hind th e fence ca n keep th e ir own score:; and pic k th e pot e nti a l winn ers. A nd her e, a · at P e rry, a " Comme rcial Row '" o f man uf ac turc rs' exhibits offers hour - o f s ightsee in g pl easure.

Trap h oo ting i one sport in which th e profc sional s shoo! for m edal while 1he amateurs hoo l fo r money, and 1h e final event of "Grand W eck," the Grand American Handi ca p, offe rs th e bigges t ca sh jackpot

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Ill the hoo ting sport s. You don ' t ha ve to be a big-nam e gun ne r to wi n ii. ei th er. In faC'I. ii i:' almo ·1 invariably won by a n " unknown"' wh o had a ··hot' · day . shoo ti ng b e li er th a n he had ever hot before.

Th .. word ··handi cap .. is t he key lo that phe nom enon, l landicap ping in trap mea ns pullin g lh e lop g un :; (o n the basis of pa,;I reco rds ) at g rea ter di stances from the !raps - a s mu ch a s 27 ya rd o back . whe reas lh c lesser li ghts s hoot from 16, 17, or 18 yarcb. On! y once has the event been won hy a s hoo te r " big"' enough to be handi ca ppl'd bac k as far as th 25 yard line, a nd I hat was in 1933.

The winn in g scor es are not nccc~sa ril y as high as ) O U 111i g h1 ex pect, e ither. This i, a 100 large! e ' e n! , a nd on ly s ix lim es in ')8 mee tin go ha; it required a perfec t score of JOO to win ii. It wa :; won once with a 91. a nd 39 times wilh sco res of 98 or lcs . T he re i th e sto ry of th e !ruc k dri ver who hea rd th e s hooting, stopped , pull ed a n a nc iC' nl doubl e 0111 of hi s tru c k, and walked awa y wi th the bi g j ackpot. The re arc many wom en on th e fir in " line al. Vandalia, and a teena ger is oft e n ·' th e man to bea t" in an y g iven event. Ver y oft e n, several m e mber s of a family will be in the competiti on.

\'\lh e thcr a s a s hoo ter o r spectator. writ e th e Ama te ur Traps hoo lc rs As:;oc ialion. Vandalia. Ohio. fo r d etail ed information regarding schedul e o f even ts, proced ures for e ntry, pla ces to s tay.

For member s of that o th er clay- targe t busting fra1 crni1 y, th e s kee t shoo te rs. the top c hoice fo r that s hootin g vaca tion is th e Na tional S kee t Champions hip, held thi s yea r Ju ly 31 thro ugh Augus t 7 a l the Fores t Cit y Gun Club. about seven mi les ou ts ide of Sava nnal1. Georg ia. The c lub was c hosen as th e s il e o f t he Na tiona l:; a ft e r an ins pect inn IC'a m had looked ii ove r las t Sep te mber. Al though th ere are onl y five fi elds a t the prc,;ent , by th e time th e Nationals r oll aro und. ther e will be 21 skeet la yo ut . With 597 ac res o f la nd , th e F o rc,; t C it y Gun C lub ha ' am pl e roo m for th ese a nd any a dditional fi e ld,.; 1h a1 mi ght be needed. Da ve Be nnett . p res id ent of the club, to ld us that , in additi on to th e ne w field s. th e club house i$ hcjng e nlarged , pa rkin g fa c iliti es arc be in g improved . a nd the 4,7 acre lake o n th e club"s prope rty will he ava il a ble fo r co mpe tit o rs and th e ir famili es . ll otel and m o le! a ccommodation a re pl e ntiful and tran portal ion will Ill' avail a ble between the club and downtown avannah. Writ e to the National kcct

hootinf! A ssoc ia tion , 3409 Oak Lawn Avenu e, Dallas, T exas, 75219, for furth er inforn1ation.

Th ese a re only I hree of the big"cst event t.o be co n>icle rcd for a s hoo ting vacat ion; there ar e hundred of oth er s. In each of the four s hoot in g ca tego ri es m entioned (ri fl e. pis to l, trap , skee t) there are counti es s maller compe titions-r egional and late-from whic h yo u ca n choose one or more that. will fi1 your lim e. you r budget, and your cho ice of locale for a vaca tion. Inquiries to the appropr iate one of the three adclre se g iven above will br ing you comple te information regarding dates and locations.

But a vacat ion in gun-land need not invo lve sh oo ting at all, or even a shooting event ; it may be based rather on the selection of a n y one of the countless opportuni ti es for looking- looking al guns, n ew or

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old , in pri vate coll ec tions, in mu se um s. o r in th e co untl ess co ll ec tors' shows that are held th e yea r around, a l one place or anothe r, throu glt oul the co untry.

Sched ul ed for Ma rch 27-31 at the Sheraton- Park J lotcl in Washin g ton, D. C.. the 9 11lt Na tional Rifl e A"5ocia tion i\ lec tings and Exhibits are a Lr iple-rea turc eve nt, combinin g th e offic ia l an nua l meet in gs or th e A,;soc iation with mag nificent co mm e rc ial di splays by most of the arm s-and-equipment mak er s, plu s one of th e fin est and large,;! ~ h ow in gs o f collector arms. Lcad in ~ amate ur a nd p rorcs• ional co ll ec tors from i\ l a ine 10 T exas, rrom Florida to Alaska, brin g hen· th eir fi nest pieces, for ,; al e o r trade or me rely for ex hibit. Only in two o r t hree o f th e bigge r and be tter muse u ms wo ul d you be able to sec in s uc h a short tim e as man y or as wide a var iety o[ fin e co ll cctn r pi ece,;; a nd at no museum wou ld you find "o man y ' ·ex pert s" read y a nd eager to talk abnul th em. (Write N RA , address above, for dat es and arran gements.)

lf thc;c events arc at the wrong tirne for you . or too far frorn you, loo k ft~rtl1 c r. A s in th e case o f shoo tin g events, the re 's ho un d 10 be a g un show so mc wl1erc nea r you al a Lime th a t will s ui t your schedule. Worth y of spec ial mention because of meri t and loca tion arc th e two co llec tor shows h eld an-

nu all y at the Sah ara H otel in La <: V egas. :\evada . If yo u Lire of looking al th e gun•. aok th e Las Vegas Clt a ml1c r o[ Commerce lor any to uri st) abo ut the en tertainme nt potential s o[ Las Vegas. You can swim , pla y golf. gambl e, and see th e fin es t enterta in ers in th e " ·o riel , at you r pl easure; Ji ving qu a rters range from 111od co t Lo ul tra, at prices prnhabl y lower th an yo u think.

E ver y s tale has i ts Co ll ec to rs Assoc ia ti on, it · l{ifl c & Pis tol Assoc ia t ion, it' 'l'parak assoc iatio ns o f trap and skee t c lub:; . and c,·c ry s lat e has its own co ll ec tor sho \\'s. it s ow n shootin g c hampion, lti ps. Abo\'e tlt c:;c a rc reg ional even ts, including several s lates . A ny o f tlt e;c can be a vacat ion foca l point.

And we ha ven't even mcnti onl'd Lit e ard e nt a>>t1c iaL ions of be nch res t shoo te rs. or th e , Ji noters of muzzle loader; . For in formation a bo ut th ese, write the Na tional Ben c h R e,;t Shoo ters A ssoc iat ion Inc., 607 W. Lin c S tree t, i\Iincrva, Ohio. 4'1657. and th e Nat ion a l i\luzz lc Loading Rifl e As>'oc ia I ion, !fox 21 l, Shelbyvil le, Indiana. 46 176.

For furth er information about collec tor slimr» wr ite the N ational Rifl e A,;s .. ,· iatinn (ad dress a bove), or th e American Society of Arms Col lec tor s Inc., 2920 E. Hi ghla nd J\ \ l' n11 c. Cin c innati 12. Ohio.

W e have, in fact. to uc hed onl y a few of Lh e hiµ:h s pot s of th e vas t pot e ntial hidd en in n11r "vacati on in g un-l and"' titl e. For ~omr .

a gun vaca tion n1i ghl be a day, or a WC(•k. or a month in th e m o untain s (o r at t li e shore. or at A unl Sa111an 1lt a'sl plinkin g al impromptu ta rge ts with a .22 rifl e. ~ Annrn y you do i t, it's fun . • • ~

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in sure clean kill s . Undcr·lcad in g bird s is a far commoner fa ult than th e reve rse.

For a goud many yea rs th e rea ft er I he wed to Jac k's tea ching. i\ l y re flex es we re the n fas t and accurate, and l fe ll ed scores of pheasan ts, and so me ot her upland s pec ies and wate rfowl , at abnormally shor t ran ges. l would crowd that near-mi"" formula occa s ionally and hamburge r a bird. but that was preferabl e to waitin g ou t a shot a nd the n los in g it as an ed ged lon g-sho t crippl e.

The re's a lo t Lo be said f.,r th e on e g un hunt er- whi ch I was in th lh'C da ys- thl' g uy who knows Old Be tsy ins id e out and can perform as toni shin g feats o f ma rks111an,d1ip with th e old ga l in his ha nds. I le know:; the kind o f fodd er she likes and pampe r:; her to that deg ree. ln return, she requires on ly that th e imposs ibl e is not a"ked o f he r. Within reaso nabl e limit s s uc h a man / g un co mbination is hard Lo beat o n a wid e vari e ty of game.

or rece nt years, var iou s fir ea rm:' manufac· turer s have express ly ca te red lo hunt e r of one ·g un pe rs uas ion. parti c ular ly in th e shotg un fi e ld. Ith aca firs t bro ught out it s Dcer,; Ja ye r, a rifl e-oig ht ed ,dwt g 11n exp ress ly d es igned to g ive dee r hunt er ,; mo re co ntrol of their s lugs and more meat in th (' pot. But the Deers layer wa f' n·t just a ~up(' ri o r slu g shoot e r. It al so did a fine al l-a round job on upland game wit h sta nd ard , J1 ot,;h e ll load· ings. Finally, w ith th e adve nt of plast ic

sho tshells-now produced by all lhree of th e major ammuniti1rn manufac turers-the Deer,o layc r rapidly li cea me the g un for th e hunt er who co uld afford o nly o ne hunting firearm b11 t want ed to use it on a wide varie ly of gam e. from quail and cloves to whit etail .

Becati sc th e Dec rs laycr was expressl y desig ned lo handle s lu g:; it was bored to closer tole ran ces to minimize powder-gas leakage a nd thu s CXL' rt fu ll power and impart the g reat c:; t poss ibl e ve lll c ily to rifl ed s lugs. \\'he rea - mos t quantit y-p rndu eed sho tg un s a re abo ut .720" in intnior barre l diameter, the Dcers la yc r mcao ut-es .700". Thi s ti ght e r barrel a lso ca rri es ove r into supe rior pe rforman ce with shot loads, accounting for its as toni shin g ly fin e performan ce on s mall e r game, from q uail to turkeys . Th is is es pec ially tru e with p las ti c :; ho tshc ll s which provid e pru tec ti on to th e shot charges durin g their furinu s rush thro ugh the bar rel.

Th e 12 ga uge rifl ed s lu g leaves th e muzzle a l some 1.600 fps, produ cin g nea r ly 2,500 ft. l ibs. o f e ne rgy. At JOO yard s th ese fi gu res ha ,·e dec lin ed to und er 1,000 fps o f ,-eloc ity a nd 900 ft. l ibs. of e nergy. That' a mpl e fo r dee r. tho ugh fe w ,d1 otgun hunte rs take ohnt s a l that ext end ed range. M os t o f the m try to s talk c lose e nough to provide 75 yard "ho ts . whe re ho th ve loc it y a nd ene rgy top the 1,000 le ve l.

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live ness on d eer. Howe' er , since a great many dee r arc annuall y tak en by proj ce1i lc:; of far less rob us t s tr ikin g power, th is is based more on th e decline in accuracy al. longe r ran ges and not so much on th e ac tu al impac t force of 1·ifl ed slugs. H owever , throu gho ut I heir c ff ec t ive range. the placeme nt o f _l ug hit s is more crit ical as ve loci ty and power begin to fad e ; that i , at 75 ya rds a nd be yond.

The velocity of the 16 gauge slu g, whi ch l eaves the muzzl e at 1,600 fps, is l.l 75 al 50 yard s, but drops to 920 fps at 75 yards. This l a tte r yardage is thu s cons id e red maxi · mal e ffec t ive yardage for dee r fo r th e 16, prov ided accuracy is ad equal e in the shot.gun in qu c~ I inn. In cumpari$o n. I he 20 gau ge slug. sla rt.in g at the sa me n1uzzlc vc· luc it y. is traveling at 1.130 fps at 25 yards a nd should be confin ed to 50 ya rd sho ts a t d ee r. Th e 28 gau ge is rated at 900 fps at 25 ya rds a nd. acc ura cy permitting, shouldn ' t he uoed bc )ond 50 ya rd ;; . The .410, shoutin g a ~dug th a t we ighs o nl y a fif th of an o un ce, i•n ·1 Cln1 :; id e rcd effec ti ve for deer at an y ra nge. Thi s is un d e rstanda ble wh en it is lea rned tltal 28 ga uge ;du gs we ig h '}'- o f an o un ce. 20's we ig h % o unce. and the 16 fir es ~ o unc p s lu gs. The 12 ga uge fires a slu g that we ig hs a fu ll ou nce.

Follnwin " th e fin e accep ta nce of th e Ith· aca Dccrs la ye r, most of th e o ther firearm ma nufac ture rs go t into the act. Marlin brou g ht o ut its bolt-ac tion, clip-fed Swamp Cun, R emin g ton provi ded a n int er chan geabl e >' lu µ: barre l for it s Brnshmas ter , and Savage, Brownin g, Noble, lli gh Standa rd. i\fosshe rg a nd Winch es ter now offer spec ial s lu g g un> a nd / or ba ITels.

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J\Ioi' t slug barrel s are fitt ed with ri fl e sight s Inn ~om e ,,.ers equ ip them with low-power scopes for deer huntin g to permit more accura lt· a im. Even wh en u>' in g th em for b ird s, a one-power scope is som etimes valuabl e for eyes that are pm' l th eir peak.

Of co ur;e, th e own er of a slu g-ba rreled shut gun ncccln ·t slay with th e cylind er or impro ved-cylind er choke of such ba rrels. li e ca n in stall Pol y-Choke or oth er s imil a r dc,·ire lo imprci ve the patt ernin g fo r longer shots on small game. Althou gh the sl u:r will not damage a ti ght-chok ed barrel. a choke clcvice sho ul d be opened to cyl inder to avoid deformi ng th e slug.

.\la ny beg innin g hunters don't reall y know what choke docs to th e shot charge. But if yu u ta lk to a one-gun man he can tell yo u almost exac tly how effec ti ve a cer ta in choke i;; at an y given ran ge. Basica lly. choke determines the ran ge a l which a ce rtain load. contain ing a cert a in s ize and we ight of shot is regu lar ly effec t ive. J\I uch beyo nd th a t range. if th e choke remains th e sa me, th a t l11ad is a mere crippl er. l lencc. for lon ger shot •. a c l1an gc 0f load ur choke. or both , is not onl y alh·i, ab le lrnt highl y essenti al.

Tl1i , ba >' ic lc""on i" one so me 110\ ice shnlg unn crs find diffi cul t to a ppreciat e fu lh·. Th ey find a fin e qua il load and it doc"n ·1

occ ur 10 th em to change for such toughe r a nd wari er ga me as ph easa nt ~ o r ' r at c rfnwl.

lt is unqu es tionabl y tru e tl1at a ce rt a in s hnt gun will pattern better with one size of ~ hot as a noth er. Thi s is a fa ctor that 11 1<·

o ne-gun ma n chee ks out ca refull y so he i;; u>' in g th e mos t e ffi c ient load s for ga me of the moment; from 7~G to 9 for qua il. dove>". grou:o:e and crows, th e int e r media te and cvcr popular No. 6 fo r ph easants a nd cl ucks over tk coys, and No. 2 fur tl1 e bi gges t of gel'"' ' and. mayhc. turkeys. On dee r. wh ere bu ck. hot is legal, he w ill proha bl y cl \() osc betwel'n th e 9 to 12 pell e ts of 0 to 00 hu ckshot, o r u ~c tl1 c o ne oun ce 12 gau ge rifl ed slu g.

In cases of doubt bet ween choosi ng one of two con;cr uli vc sizes of shot I've foun d th at it's nc,·er a mi sta ke to take th e sma ll er 1m e : >" im ply for the sa ke of th e more num ero u>' pell e ts it co nt a ins a nd th e denser pa ll crn th ey provide. Th ere's rarely a sign ifi cant difference in the co mpa rati ve qu alit·y o f th e two pa lt e rili' . but often a sub, ta nlial !!ain in the knock-down smack of th e sma ll e; shot s ize.

On e rca>'on the one-gun ma n is so dca cll v on ga me is tha t he ca re fu lly pa ll crns th e loads he intend s to use in hi s one shotgun. \'i .hcn he find s one th at th rows a dense a nd uni fo rm pa ll crn. he sti cks " ·ith it. Wh en he chan ges loads, even if onl y in shot size. he makes it a point to pa ttern th a t also . Tln1 s. li e is never a t a loss in bein g a id e to predi ct th e performa nce of any of th e loads w ith whi ch his gun perform s exceptionall y \\·e ll. It's a grea t comfort to him , a nd should be to yo u, to know tha t if he docs his pa r t on a ny g ive n shot hi s ga me goes d ow n.

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HAWAI IAN BOAR HUNT (Co111i11ned jro111 page 25)

~hot s h ell s to H awai i for th e purpose o f brea kin g th em down and sal vag in g th e powd e r for use in Lh e muzzleloader.

I was s ta yin g at th e hot el in .Honokaa and N ic k p ickl'd me up in hi s J eep ear ly one mornin g. \Ve we re a -long way from Slauna !-.: ea mountain . On th e nor th s lo pe of l\1a una 1'.ca is the p ubli c huntin g gro und wi1h headquarters at Pohakul oa. From th ere a hi ghway runs easl and wes t, a nd ta k in g !he wcslc rn road, we dro ve unlil we ca me to a large c ind er pil e bc lween th e moun tain and 1h c hi ghway. Up 1h e p ile of c ind ers we rode until we were ju s t be low the top and th en parked the J eep. From the back sca t N ick pull ed a multip le powe red s pollinp: sco pe and proccl'ded to g lass th e weste rn slope of 1'Ja11na Kea mo unt a in.

' ·Th e p ig" should be no t over half-wa y up !he slo pe o f th e ti mbe red ai·ea. l can ' t see any r ight now. bul if yo u wa nt a sheep , 1he rc's a band a l timberlin e." N ick sa id.

"Shee p ? \Vi th a mu zzleloade r ? Nol o n yo ur life. I'll lry !he b rushier co un try a nd closer shots." I ex claimed.

For pe rhaps te n minut es we look turn s glass ing t he p ig area. b u! co uldn ' t s pol an ythin g that resembled a pi g.

"G uess we'll have to flu sh them out," N ick said as he bega n to put hi s s poil ing scope away.

\Ve drove over mil es and mil es o f du s ty road s that had bee n bu ll dozed uver the l ava fl ows o f many ages a nd !ha t was in va rious s tages o f d eco mposition. R oad s soo n gave way to rut s, and be fore lung we were in virg:in co untry.

Th e " 1 imbcr" on l\1£auna K ea grows no l arge r than an ave rage-size apple lrce and is of th e same gene ral shape. This is the ma mani tree, a Jeg ume that a ids in e nr ichin g th e so il. Grass grows in th e shade o f t he,.;e trees and pil(s grazed on it, jus t like ca ll le. U n li ke ca ttl e, w hen the grass has been eat e n, th ey s la rt for th e mots, a nd we could see where thi s had ta ke n place not loo long ago-perhaps the previo us evenin g.

W e were now in the p ig country wh ere iek had lo collec t some blood and ot her

samples for l a boralory analys is. With th e j eep parked in th e shade of a tree, I bega n my load in g opera1ion. I had re moved th e powd e r from each shotsh ell and poured it int o co in e1welnpes. Eac h pac kage con tai ned 65 g ra ins of FFg black powde r, and th e hol low- based Min ie ball had been lubr ica ted

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As N ick ra ised !he gun. he a•ked : " Wh ere docs she hit at 50 yards?" The p igs had s to pped th e ir fa st walk an d were li s tenin g.

' 'Four in ches hi gh!" Kawhnom! And Nick sit.le-st epped th e

w hil e c luud fo r a look-<ee a l his larg:cl. A black object was laying at th e base of an 11l d root. N ick 's pig wa< of med ium s ize. and weighed about 42 po1111cls. I le tn11k hi, fi eld kil a nd began his te•ts. As I aided him . l as ked: "A re a ll 1he pi.,:' like this o ne. or a rc th ere some hnars with the large Lu sk, a nd s lopin g sho ulder like 1he old lime \rilcl pig:;;.?"

" If we'r e lu ck y," N ick toltl me. "We'll find a boa r th a t w ill r esemble the pig-the Ru ss ian boa r- I he g rancladdy of a ll pigs. II is tusks w ill be quit e lon g. Iii" bod y will slope from th e shoulde r to his 1·car qua rt e rs. o,·er hi s ribs w ill be an armor plate o f thi ck hid e and th er e will even be some wool mixed with I he ha ir."

That af1nnoon we saw about 20 p igs. N one of the m fitt ed Nick's dl'scr iption. a nd J wo uld have 10 wail for tomor row. \Ve we re to camp o ut for the night so tha L we co ul d beg in o ur hunt al daybreak .

That ni ght th ere was fros t on the ground a nd I ca n't r emembe r a colder night. Thi s was F e bruary, and it came as a shock tn have frost o n a tropical island. A t d aybrea k we were wel l loca ted with a beaut iful pan nra 111i c view of the nearby Parker ran ch. On th is ranch large 111ainwatcr ca!ch basins a rc spotted across the land for the ranch stock. \Ve wo uld wat ch for the p igs goin g to wal e r, cva lua 1ing eac h pig w ith th e gl as!'e;.

1 want ed a good spcci111cn. an d the n I saw him. H e was a lon e r and walking swiftl y downhi ll. Occas ionall y he wo uld s top to nose so me thin g or grab a mou thful of grass. lie fitt ed Nick's desc ri ption, a nd N ick con· firm ed my es timat e.

" That s him. Let 's go !" 1ick whis pered. W e run and j umped ove r the rn ugh grou nd

in o rd er to ca tch up with my trophy. Th en. breathl ess ly, I was about 75 ya rd" from him an d puffi ng like an old stea m en g ine. Dropping to !he sitt in g position. ] held rn y brea th a nd too k a im. H e wa s going away from n1 c hu l in a s t raight line. One -ho t was all I could ge t and i t had betll.> r be good.

It was. The shot hit him in 1he r ear and lod ged in the front sho ulder. Wild squeals pi e rced th e cold air for a second and the n ceased . Be fore m e wa" a R uss ian boar, th Pgrandadcly of all p igs. Believe m e, !he sun of Waikiki felt wonderf ul after !he co ld of th e Hawaiian mountains.

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THE GUNS FROM GARDONE (Contin ued jrom page 18)

front hut cut mrny on top b e tween breech and muzzle. Th e r eco il spring lies under the barre l; at its r ear e nd. !he s pring gu id e perform s a double scn ·ice . It not on ly g uides the r eco il s pring, it al so holds I he safe ty "on" or "off." l\laking; purl s do several jobs is the concept whi ch. pion ee red by P ie lro Berctt:a of 191.5. shapes !h e de,1iny of g un s made by Pier Gu is,oe ppc Bcrclla in th e 1960s. E co nom y, s trc nglh. and th e simpli c it y Lo make. r epair, and maintain mark 1h e He rc lla d es igns.

Pocket pi;.10!, in .25 and .32 calibe r followed th e inili a l -u cce•" of 1h e bi g 9 mm . And. in 1918. Pi etro Be rella crealcd an innovat ion in arms d c~ i gn at leas t as ea rly as 1\ic G erman in,·entflr Bl'q;ma nn. and a

year hdorc 1h c Thnm1H•n ;!ttn was mad f' . As a 2 1 s ho t as•ault ca rbin e in 9 mm calibe r , th e firs t llcrclla burp gun wa' s ucce,..,o full y tes ted in th e attlumn of 1918 b y a \Veapons Cornm is, ion of th e ·Italian _\Jini s try o f War. \Vi1lt the adve nt 11f p.-acc. 1he Ber e tta ca rbine 1re-11t i1110 " rno1ltha lk" I1 was firs t mass produced a d cva< k la te r. for lit e Arge nline police, as th e \lod e! 1918 / .10. Th e l!ttn is mad e w ilh ilw fini,h of an ex pe nsive s porlin g arm, and I h0 u ;,! h of blowliack d es ign , fir es accurately from a c losed hnll.

Th e cffecl of tl1i,o ear ly r·ntry into auto -111a1ic weapon~ (' n~i1u·(· ring was to give Bcrella maj o r athanlal!<'' in furlhcr d cs i1I11in 1I . Th e a rmi eo nf J1 a ly in lit e Lib ya n ca mpai g n were eq uipped wilh th c "Moschc1t o," a s !h e 19:)8 n·r,ion was called. Full

a ul omali c fire "°''' a ll a in l'd h v pulling the r ea r tri gµ:c r: t\I(' fron t triµµ<'r fired ~cmi

a ul omatii-all y. Barrcl ,o e ncln,oe d in a ir jac kC't s were al fir;;! lri cd . Jn 1919. ja ckc ls were o b,n ll'i cd . Thf' prcsc nl rnodcl of 1hi s famou s se ri es is th e No. ~ Aulomalic Carb in e, in 9 mm l'a ral1cllum ca lil1er.

On e of Bc re lt a ·s grcalest co ntribution s to nrm:-: dc:;:; ip:n wa:-: th e in\·ention of th e pal c nl ed "monnbloc .. ;d1 ot g un co ns lru c lion . S ince J oe M a nion· , day. w he n th e m od e rn form o f th e s lu>112un ar<'>'<' in th e l81h cenlury. sholgun 11ilw• had hc<'n join ed by mcc- hani ca l fixin¥ . hi ~h-h Pa l lirazin µ. a nd unsat i ~ fa c l•1ry uni<1n ~ h~ ·lwrc n ba1Te ls in makin g s ure th ey we re paralil'l fo r s lrail!ht shoolin g .. B c re lta's co ncepl "·a s s impli c it y it se lf: a breech sec linn into whic h hoth harrcl s arc filled as luhcs. In -e rl\'d while !he breech pi ece i s al hi;!h heat. th e compress ion a s it coo ls sc ls up s trcs-c:- in tlw ch amber a r ea 1rh ich te nd lo n ·s i,q ih c t·xpansion o f th e explos io n. Ordnan ecmcn ca ll it "a ul o fre ttagc ." and it is a :--Iron¥ point in ca nnon co nstruc lion. B cr c ll a was first to use it in s ho t guns. a nd wa" alJl c to employ n ea rl y fini shed shr1tg un tubes in th e process. Th e fa c t th at they required very li11l c furlhcr m a nufaclurin g mean! they 1rnuld be free of s lrC'sscs imposed hy s uch work . and wo uld last lo nger, and , Jto o 1 t rn er.

At the Bc rella plant today, age-old skill s josllc e lbows wilh lit e la lc" t m achi1ws. T o a•sure ih c shoo ter thal 1he gun harrl'l s were st ra i;,!h l, Dr. Re rC'lta al o ne tim e i1we• ted !t ea' ily in modern eleclro ni c machin c rv to d ciermin c 1h c ; trai gh ln css o f barre ls. ( saw thi s machinery al C a rd o ne in 1957. s lurcd

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b ehind a wall. And, I saw th e b arrel m en stra igli!cn in g by eye and press, u s ing the daylight strea min g; in thro ugh th e wind<n,·s a s th ey had done fo r a hundred years . "A n apprc nli ce can straighten a barrel sa ti s fa ctor il y wilh 1hc new machines," Dr. Pier Gu isseppe told me, "bu t a mas ter can s lrai ghten a barrel perfectly the ol d way. W e prefe r th e o ld way."

T he proof was in 1h e shoo ting: we went pas t th e .;1iry asse mlJ J, lin e, w he re "S il ver S nipe" shol~un :-: wcrC' be ing put togethe r, inlo !h e s hooting ga ll e ry. At lit e far end . 40 m eter s awa y. s loud a square iron pla 1e da ubed wilh clay water. On ii , our g uid e marked a c irc le w i1lt hi s finge r. From the shot ;,!un res ! we fired for patlcrn. "All He rella , J101guns arc tested for paltern." I was iuld ... Th e mark on the barrel a s Lo d e l!rcc of c hoke mean' !hat w ith th e ammunition r ecomme nd ed. th e gun will shoot that pal lern." Be rc lla said .

Th e Be rc lla ·'Silver S nipe" sh olgun is so call cd fro m il s fro s ly whit e sa tin-chrom ed hrccc l1. low- lvin g in !h e hands, and low in th e br<'ec lt de, ign. it is a hil!hl y refin ed mod el of th e ·'<ovrapposlc" - s upe rposed - iS"LIL'd from Cardon e first in 1935. \\l i1h s in gle in ertia tri gger, and ni ckel s te el act.jun,

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chromed for b ea ut y as well a s corros ion r cs js tuncc, thi s elcf!a nt g un is a fit companion for a ny shoal e r in !he game field s nr at s kee t. Italian Ol ympic s hooter s and world c li ampjons at the pi geo n rin g~ ha ve . w ith a clc;.ire to use th e bes t. nut ju st nalinnal pride. fir ed som e of tl1 cir best sco res w ilh Bcr clia ·s sh o t g un~.

.I n th e pas t 13 years. th e l iai son between Bc relta and J. L. Galcf of New Y o rk , has n·,,11l1ed in new mod els of tri ed a nd !rue pe rformance. As sa les agent for Bcr e tta 's s port· ing ;,!Ulb. Galcf and hi s so n. the late B<'nnc l I Ga lc f. co mhined spo rl • mcn·s e nthu s iasm for Lop grade good~, with sal e~ knnw-h()w and di s 1rii1Ulion based on !h e elder Galcf's 50 years in th e gu n I rad c.

Bcrc lta has plinkinl! pi s tols based o n th e ir old 9 mm. but fa ce-lifted and strea mlin ed. Th e c ha n;,!C>' a rc fun c tion al, hul th ey do not d l' ny ill<' principle of s im plicity. of making o ne par! do I wo jobs. The 950 seri es, known

l1 crc as ".Tc tfirc," and " l\Iinx" arc ideal ladies p is lols. Prac li cal for h a ndbag or purse . th e ir d es ig n makes th e m easy to wo rk. Wom e n often find pu llin g: back an a u tomat ic pi s10! s lide unco mfortable, as they lack the pads of fl esh on their finger tips whi ch make ii ea sy for men lo pull th e sl ides. Wi1h \Iinx or .l e tf1re, 1h e barrel is hin ged at 1h e front. flip s up at r ear whe n th e lai ch is turned. This ex poses th e chamber fo r s ingl e load in g. Simp ly hy press ing; th e barrel back down unti l it catches. 1he pi slol is ready to fir e wh e n lit e ro un ded cx lc rnal hammer is thumhed ba ck. Use of li ght m e lal s gave r ise to th e l 1a l ian express ion that the new Bcrclla s w e re legge ra come 111111 piuma- light a s a feath er. Galcf's team clecid ccl to make a play on words th e ir th e me song:. Now. P uma. Cou gar, Pan1lt c r a re the Ame ri can names of mode rn Bere lla pis1ol s. \Vith 1lt e ir sl ee k s tylin g th ey seem Lo have th e late nt. g race and co ntrolled power expressed by the names of 1h e !!rea l cat s.

Wi1h the ~lodcl 951 pistol, Bcretta rnenle red the mili lary handgu n race. T he ir pi ~ l ol output l1ad bee n prod ig ious : over two milli o n a utomati c pis tol s made by 1956. Al-

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the Roma ni an word for ·'short." and th e parkcri zed .\l odcl 19 15-6 made for Lhc America n,o, and sold in U.S. Forces Rod & Gun Cl11hs as far away as J apan. Bu i th e pat ent of 1951 ( the e11rrl'nl 13 ri gad il' r l was a departure; th e fir<! Herctta lnckcd-brccch arm for th e f11ll-pow(' r 9 m111 [>arabell um suhlll JC'hi ne gun load. Rang(' slwoling w ith on e of these, revea led group in g ab ilit y fully equal to tha t of three other currcnl new 9 mm "crvi cc pistols 1 fired at the sam e time. Tl1 c lockin g df's ign has a ha rrC' l-slidl' lnck lik e th e Walth er. As Bcretta ,·iewcd ii. the

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wear whit e collars, Li e nea tly kno 1t r d, black shoes shined.

When the l\Il Garand was approved fo 1· NATO in 19S2, Berc lla go l the okay to protluce it. Th ey bought a lot of Am eri ca n \V \VH machinery. produc t of an cnorm<• U>ex pen'e of Yankee ca pital in .refinin g the manufact ure ... This ma chiner y wa i' nol we'll su it ed Ln mod ern me thods of mas' prndu rt ion." Dr. Bcrett a confid ently inform ed me. ··so we had to 5C rap it and de~ i µ; n our own.'~ Tn 1957, Gara nd manufac 111re had sati ,fied. th e nl' eds of th e Italian govc rnn1C' nt and Berett a was shippin g to oth er ATO nations. i\ 1 that lim e. modifica tion of th e Gara nd as a ca rbin e was be ing worked 0111 in sccrcl. thro ugh cooperation wi th NATO ordnance • ta ff. At la!'t perfccted in 19S9. th e 13n!'lla B.\1-59 full -calibe r as,;a ult rifl e wa!' announ ced h11llc1in '"a few NA TO nation s. \\'i1h d<·ta chab le box magazin e and short ened propnrtion:;, th e Hi\1 -59 ha;: th e characlcri >t ics or lit e newPi' I Anwri ra n l\l-1 4. at a thi rd the cn,; t. I fired a BJ\1-.59 on the 13erctta ran!!e al Cardone'. found it easy to sho .. t and capab le of some degree of con trol in full aut o h11rfts. To stud y th e dynamic fun ction" of the g11n in 1; \t oo tin g. Bcrctta engineers buiJ ,r a spccial shootin g rest. spring balanced. ,,[ which th ey are ve ry proud. Though strong: and (' \q!an l shotguns are the ir pride. thrir joy i:; tn tes t 0111 a competit ive aut omati c rifle on 1hi;: machine. Th e Il?l'l-59. equi pped w i I h th e Bcrett a Tri-Compensator. se t. Lies d .. wn tn make I he nPa te;: I gro up nf all !

l'i1cork nn othe r au toma ti c weapons i• also in prngrc ·:<s. In 19.58. proto type ca rbines i11 .'lO C 11·hin c ca liber wen• made. te!' ted favora bl y by th e Egypt ians. But large scale ord ers d id nnt ma teria li ze. th e free laborers of Berctta bein g beat nut in the pr ice compcti -1i,,n hy thl' free Czech and Russ ia n guns from the East. •old to Egypt hy 1h e R C'd;;.

Turnin g to modernizing thei r 9 mm scri c;;, Berelta nnw offers th e new l\ll2, designed 10 fire se mi-automatically or. at the touch of a bull nn . burst fire. A nea t package. thi s specia l 9 mm automati c carbine has a wood ;;1 .. ck. nr a fully folding ~ kelton stock. on orde r. and maf!azine capacity up to 40 ro und s. \Vcighi ng 6 1 ~ poun ds. with stock fold ed. thi" po w1··r-package if a bout the length and heft o f a \Va lker Colt - 16" ove r-a ll.

\V .. rkin l! with Cal ef. th e llerett a of today is ab le to mee t the nl'cds of U.S. sport smen wi th modern co ncepts ba>ed on th e proved des il! nS whi ch have mad e the Bcrell a name fa mili ar to every Amer ica n shooter. The S il ve r Snipe ha ;; und ergone var ious chanl!CS whic h have in creasrd th eir acCC'p tance: th ey a re no w chambered for 'l" mal!n 11 111 shell s in hnth 12 and 20 ga uge. extra fitt ed barrels arC' ava il able. and th e outward appearance' of lite Sil \'e r Sni pe is q11il e different from the sa me model sold in Europe.

Wit h th e recogni ti on of the des ires of 1J1 e A meri can sport sman for presenta tion grade arms. Galef has add ed 1he finely enl!t«tved morll'l s nf Reretta shotguns for 196.S.

New ideas and new innovation s are be in g d<'vl'lopcd by Berett a with each new day. but wlwth f' r a profit is mad e from Lh e new products these ideas wi ll foster is not as important to Dr. Herell a as is t.h c 1·eputation of out standin g advan ces in arms design. It is the repu ta tion of the new product s that interests the man who has inheri ted lh e legendar y robes of the "Kin gs of Cardone."

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FAST DRAW FOR FUN AND FORTUNE (Continued from page 31)

linpdul compct itnr ; co me' all th e way from <..:a nad a. Las \' cgas i• .. ne of the choice vacation spot s in th e countrv. an d th e $ 1..000 p ri ze. aga in in form of mo ney and tro phi es , promi:-:cs so me cxt' itin g mome nt ~ w he n m e n and wo men face th e electroni c timers. l\ lorc th c111 un e cas11 a l spec tato r who cons id ered fa>t draw as dress-up ga me for adults saw th e 'rorl <i"s fa stes t gun ; in ac ti on, th en sta yed long cn11u gh to beco me a devotee of tli i,; cxc ilin µ: ~ port.

Th e :\ l id -A meri can Fast Draw Co nt e;'! will be held in Chi cago on .T11l y 11. Th e Chi cago a rea abo 11nd s w ith g un c l u b s, s hootin g rangc.5 . a nd a s trun g 5egm cnt of th e fa s t draw addi cts ti,·c in and around th e c ity. At th e prese nt , indi cat ion• are th a t we will have a 1-ccord turn-out of expert gun han dl ers. Jn add ition to the actual cnn l('S I, 1herc"JI be so me ex lii h ition shoo tin g tli at ha ::; bro 11 g: ht accla im even from th e most criti ca l- th e fas t draw bo ys th cmsch·c; !

Oak Lawn. a suburb of Chi cag11 , will sec a lot of fast draw acti ,·ity in Sep tember. Dal es have not been fi xed yet. but a ll endan cc i" bound to be hean·-thc win ner 'rill be cr"'n1 rd Tllin oi; Sta le Champ ion.

Jn October. aga in th e dat e has not yet hccn determin ed. St. Louis will once more he h11 s t. to th e fa st draw crowd s. Th e :\lidWes tcrn Fast Draw Assoc iation will selec t a champ ion- and thi s co nl c>"t. like th e Las \ "cgas eve nt - will br hotl y cont rs ted.

Tn111b~ t on c . A ri zona. w ill aga in b f' bus ti ng at th e scam s d11r in,,: October. 1-lclldorado Dav" will sec a glitt er in g a rray of th e fas tes t ~ un:--l in gc rs . and co nt c~ tant..: a re keep in g: th e ir fing:cn~ c rossed for g:ood wea th e r. A weslC' rn n1ca li on at th a t. t ime ca n eas il y be co mb ined with ;.1 huntin g tri p . and once you have ~Ct' n the co untry 0111 th ere in it s fa ll fo liage. yo u'll \\ant to C-Olllt' hack aµ- ain a nd aga in. Fun at th e I lr lldn rad o i>' prac ti call y guaran teed . and 'rho knows-nex t · year you mi ght have th e fa-I draw b11 g bad enou gh to be a compet it nr 1

Fas t draw C\'enls are not li mited to th e 1-nill'd States. Beli c'e it or not, th ere arc a n11111h cr of faH draw cl ui » in th e Unit ed l(inf!don1. and l'SJWCialh· in E np;land. where cl uh.- co111pe lc on hca ,·y sc hedul e,; and som e of the mcmhrr• ha,c. throu gh st11d )'. become trn c expe rt, (>n tl1 c old " ·esL Fas t draw. 'i ncc i I:; i nee pt ion " ·hen it was a perso nal inle re'<l of a fl'w. and a fad for wr• tern cl111hin g lo man y whn jo ined the rank:; for th e sa ke of so mr thing to do. has co me a long ""'"."· Th e rn 11d crn fa, I draw enthu siast is n11 t onl y an cx pnt gun hand ler. but he al so i- a sa fe oil('. Safet y i,; th e key th eme for all cl11h; an d club members. and sa fe ty rul es arc ,1ri ctl y enforced. Th e amazin g growth of fas t draw is th e story of ha rd work by a few indi vidu a ls; its fou nders had nothing to follo w, nu blueprint lo work from ; orga nizalions and cl ubs had to be for med , and from th e ra nk" of the nwmbcrs tl1 e "·orkcrs had to he cull ed. th e dre,s-up elud es with th e fad and th e unsa fe gun handl ers h ad to be eliminated.

\r li y do fast draw clubs frown on the maveri ck, th e lone wolf fas t d raw enthu sias t? Fast draw clubs and their members have been accused of snobbery, of wantin g to mo-

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nopoli zc th e fi eld. Why ? Tn all meets. in club scss iom'. and in just plain bul l sess ions, we who have been in fa st draw for yea rs. keep com in g back lo two thin gs : Gun safety and ,,: un skill. Th e untrained shooter may or may not be a safe shoot er. He ca nnot lea rn except by seein g. by bein g tau ght in perso n. Let one man ha ve an acc id ent- and it need not be fa tal - a nd guns in genera l and fa st draw in par ti cula r· get. a bad press. Gun safety and gun speed ca n be maste red by almost anyo ne. P roo f of thi s can be found in th e club rosters. where member's ages are li sted from 6 yea rs lo 96 yea rs. But co mbining speed a nd safe ty is a matt.er th at mu ,; t be ta ught. and thi s is the job of th e cluh and its members. Practi cl' wit h li ve ammunition is stri ctl y verboten . Wax bull ets of one kind or anoth er are now used exclus ivel y, and for sound effec ts i n walk and dra w eve nt s, the 5-in-l bl anks are popu la r. \Vax bull e ts, now accep ted by law enforcement depar tment s. b' co mpetiti ve pi , tol , hoot e rs, c111d by just plain .Toe's wh o enjoy a Jilli e practice sess ion in th eir basement, had th eir origin in fa st draw.

Author (left), and Chuck Monell.

If you still think we a rc a bunch of dress-up cowbo ys, come to one of our co mpetitions. Th ey arc co lorf11 l event s, and don' t fo rg:ct th a t ou r wcslt"rn clothin g he lps us to re-create the pas I. And have you ever looked at ta rg<.:l ~ hoo t e rs a nd the ir !:' l1ootin g garb ?

Fa>l draw has gro wn. is on its way 11 p. If yo u ha ve never seen a c lub in a c tion , co me an d join th l' fun. Even if yo u don' t ge t th e fa st draw bug, yo u' ll ha ve lo admire the men and women who enjoy a gun sport th at. by many. was not adm itt ed to be a sport unt il our num bc1:s and safety r ecords ~ mad e th em change t heir mind s. - l.iim

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pro tec ted w ildl ife a reas. T h ese o fTc r 1hc hunt e r a w on d <' rful oppor t uni t y fo r a c looc lon k al ga me bi r ds a nd a ni ma ls in th e ir nat ive s u r roundin gs, a nd a ch a nce lo p hotogra ph some s pec ies o f :_!a mc 1li a t he mi ght nth c rw i"e never sec . By v i$ilin g th ese p laces. 1h e h u nl e r w ill ge l a r e new ed a pp rec ia ti o n o f I he wo rk Lh a J is goin g o n in th e fie ld of gam e conse rva J io n. a nd a c ha nce lo fi nd o ut wha t pro bl ems o lher ;; lal cs ha ve in 1Jii, fi e ld . Eve ry t ime I' ve vis it ed an 0111-0£ s ta le ga me wa rd e n. r ve learn ed a good d ea l a ho ul w ild . life. hunlin g pros pec ls. a nd a Jot o f gen era l liuntin f!' know led ge.

Wh en ii com e, to 1hi ngs to do d uri ng a ,um mer vara lio n in 1hc U.S. , lh c g un col k c lor has a di ~ t i n r t a d va nt age ove r hunt er s o r "hoo le rs. Th ere is solll e kind of g un co l· !ee l io n to be see n in eve ry s tat e. Som e arc ~ma ll , to be $Ure, b ul FOme a re la r ge e no ugh J.u wa rra nl a s la y o f t wo or mor e da r . C un co ll ce l io ns wo rth view ing may be di vided int o lwo cJa,ses ; 1hooe in muse um s. an d th ose in Jhe s hop,; of a nti q ue a rms dea le r s.

I l n lhc ca :<c o f lhe a n t iq ue dea le rs, le i me

s ta rt by say in g Jha t i1's good po li c y lo s lo p la t as m a ny a n1iq11 e s ho ps as poss ibl e. Who

!kno ws, bac k in a d11 s t y corn er may be Jhe Co il Pa lc r•o n o r thal Walke r yuu have be t·n

!look ing fo r! C hance" of thi s h appe n ing a re

1sl im . J a g ree. bul wo u ld n ' t yo u s pe nd seve ra l da ys ki c k in ir yo urse lf if yo u hea rd t ha t j 11 s t suc h a co ll ec ln r's pr ize wa s £0 11 11d in a shop

· th a l yo u had p assed by o n yo ur vaca ti o n tr ip ?

The co ll ec lo r pl a nnin g a Jr ip 0 111 o f town , sho uld check with Jh c a ntiq ue ann $ dea le rs jn 1hc area h e is pla nnin g Jo vis il well a head o f lime. So me dea le rs have regul a r ho urs o n r c:r ul a r da ys. o the rs a re ope n o nl y by ap po inl · m e nl. If yo u ' re vi s it ing Jh e Eas t Coas l. loo k in a l Ho be r t Abe ls. 860 L exi ng to n Ave .. l t' W

Y ork . . Y. ; o rm Fl ayd crm a n. in N e w l\'li J. ford . Con n .; M use u m of l l is to ri ca l A rms. J 0.38 A lt o n Rd .. Mi a mi Beac h, Fla.; Eri c Va ul e. 61 5 M o ri o n S t.. S to ughton, l\l ass. ; o r Croz if'r 's Cun roo m. Ho mer , N .Y. If yo u are I ra ve lin g wes t. yo u.11 wa nt lo see th e o ffe rings o f S he rm Jon es. 716 S . Main S 1.. Sa nta A na . Ca li f. ; o r Ma rt in B. H r·llin g. 11026 W a sh ing· to n, C u lve r C il y. Ca l if. Thro ug ho uJ th e r es l of th e co un t ry lh cre are many r ep ut a bl e d ea le rs whose di s p lays o f fir earms wo uld do c1·edi1 to a muse um.

Ail ho ugh Jh e rc a re m useums jn eve ry s ta te, !h er e are seve ral th a l a r c o ut.s tanding, and i f

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yo u are an yw here in lhc a n ' a . a 'i- it lo o ne or mo re o f th em would be w•·ll wo rlh an y e ffo r t. T her e ar e two o n t .; ta nding firea rm~ co llec t io ns in W a shin gton . D .C. ; the N R A ~l11 se u111 at 1230 61h ~ I.. N .\V. , an d the

m ithso nian l ns1i1ut ion . T hcr a r c ove r 600 p ieces a l the N H A nn1°e um, a nd mo re 1han 3.500 a l the S m il hsonian . omt• o f ih c mo't hca 11t i ful fir ea rm s in 1hc wo rl d a rc lo lw ,cc n a l 1h c l\ lc lrop11lit an .\ l u- r u111 o f Ar i i n 'lrw Yo rk C it y, w he re o rna lc Europea n a nd

ca r Eas te rn arm" a r e d i•pl ayed. A ls11 o n 1he cas t coas t a rc lhe W ad •worlh An thc nc 11 m in ll a r tfo rd. Co nn .. wl1 cre the p ri va le c11ll f'c .. l io n o f Sa m Co lt i" o n d i-pl ay : lh c W in chcs lcr l\ I 11 sc m in Ne" I lavt' n. w he re so me 5 ,000 fir ea rm s a r e avail a ble for ins pec li on ; Jh e Con ncc li c ul S lal e Li bra r y in Har t ford , w hi c h houses th e Coil Compa n y coll ect ion; the W es t Po inl l\ l uFcurn al t he U.S . 1\ lil i1 ary Aca de m y, W est .Poiu J. New Yo rk. w il h ils fin e co ll r c ti o n o f mili taq arms : and 1he .\l a r ine Co rps _\1 11 , e um a t Q uan li co Va .. w hi ch is cover ed in de 1a il on page 29.

~\lov i n g wes tward . we find the fa med N un · nc ma chcr Cull cc 1io n a t th e Mil wau kee Public l\J use um i n l\l il wa u kee, a nd the Rosebus h Coll ec t io n a t the S 1a 1e Hi-t f)r ical Soc ic ly in J\!ad ison . Wiscon s in. ln C hi ca go, the C hi ca go II is to ri ra 1 Socie ty ha, a fin e r oll ccJ io n o f "nm e 400 g u ns an d nol cworth y arc th e ea rl y 'por ti ng a r ms. Jn T1•xa o. there is th e T exas l\J emo r ial l\l use u m in A11-iin. and the 1\Ic tzgcr Cu n Co ll ec ti on a l T cx a" A&M U n ive rs i ly, Co ll ege S 1a 1 io n. Tn ilw <mall I own o f C la re· mo re, Okla homa. 1h e .\ Ja , on I lot el ho11FC$ lh c .J. l\I. Da vi$ Coll ec ti on. T h i, i• !'aid to be 1hc la rgest g un co ll ec 1i on in 1he wo rld . if no l the best ca lalogucd . ] Je re som e 25.000 g um; li ne 1h e wa ll s a nd ce ili nl,[ 0

• Al the Co lo ra do S la le Hi s to r ical l\luse um in Denve r. yo u· ll fi nd a he ll e r than average coll ec tion of rifl es a nd hand g uns .

R e no , Neva d a. is b est known as a ga mblin g ce nt e r , but l'm bell in g 1ha1 th e g un co] . lee t io n a t l [a rold·, Cl ub i 0 o ne o f th e fi nest in the na ti on. F inall y, o n ihc wes t coas t. proba bly the bes l coll cc lio n of fir earms can be seen a t Disn ey land . in Anahe im. Ca lifo rn ia . T her e is ah-o a small collec ti on of p; uns co nnccled w ith the ea rl y wes t a t the Well s F a rgo Ba nk in San F ranc i,co .

In a d d ition to 1he a ntiq ue arms d eale rs a nd the m use um s. th e re i< )e l ano ther r cc rr · a l io n al a ve nue open lo coll re l o rs. A lmn$1 eve ry la l c has o ne or more a r ms coll ector s

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assoc ia tions, and i f yo u're lu ck y en•rngh to be a ro un d when they hold 1he ir shows, yo u can see some reall y fin e fi rea rms. At the sa me t ime, yo u'll have a chance lo mee t the ra nk and fi le of Ameri ca 's a r ms co ll ec to rs.

If yo u·re in Nevada, a nd spec ificall y Las \'egas, on Se pte mber 17, 18, or 19. slop in a t th e Sahara I lot cl for their ant iqu e gun show - it's outs tandin g. Th e b ig show in J\l isso uri is the Ba gnell Dam Gun Show. held at Lake Oza rk, Ju ne 10 th ro ugh th e 13 th. Th e New Yo rk show, held by the Long Isla nd Gun Col lec tor 's Assoc., is schedu led fnr Se ptember 11·12. Shreve port. La .. will host the Ark.LaT ex show Apri l 24·25; Co lumbu s will be th e sce ne o f th e bi g show put on by the Ohio gun co ll ectors Ju ly 10·11 ; the Ol d For t co]. lec tors will hold th eir show i\'Iay 1·2 a t F ort Smith , Ark.; New York S tate Arms Coll ec tors Assoc. show will be he ld in Schenec tad y J ul y 31-Aug. 1 ; a nd Tul sa. Okla .. will be th e s ite for the G un Report Show J une 18-1 9.20. There a re l it e rall y hundreds of show- like thi s throu gho ut th e yea r. and in eve ry pa rt o f th e co untry. No ma tt e r where you ma~ be. th e loca l gun dea le r will pro ba bl y be able to te ll yo u if such a show is be ing held in the ,·ic in ity.

This summer, try black bear.

T he b ig th ree in the wo rl d of fi rea rms co mpe t iti on- the Camp P err y r ifl e a nd pio'tol ma tches, t ra p shootin g a t Vand ali a. and th e i\a t ion a l Skeet ~l a t c hes-a rc co,·c re<l in de· ta il on pa ge 32. ll owevcr, th ese are not the onl y competiti ve shoo tin g CVt'nt s that take pla ce <luring the su mm er months.

Severa l hun dred t ra p a nd skee t clubs th m ughnut th e coun t ry ho ld reg is tered mee ts. So me may be s im pl y c lub mee ts, o thers may dete rmin e the reg ional or slate champions ; a ll of them a re fi ll ed with anxious mome nt s a" -hoo ters vie for p ri ze money. work on the ir l1a nd ica ps a nd a\'erage>' . E ven as a spec tator , you ·ll find th a t the exc itcm en t of fi nal score ta liul a tion. the inev ita bl e shoo t·offs. and th e award ing o f trophic~ will ma ke a visi t to one of these ma tche, we ll worth wh ile. I n add ition. yo u wi ll be min g ling with some of th e na ti on's lop shoo te r>' . e;< pec ia ll y in li ig; mnncy tournam ent s, and pe rh aps ra n p ick up a shoo ti ng t ip or two that will make you a better shooter. ThP da te;; of reg istpred mee ts in th e area yo u·ll be vis it ing can be o b ta in ed from the Na ti ona l S kee t Shoo ti n!! Assoc., 3 109 Oak Lawn Ave.. Dal las . Te~xas, and fro m the Ama teur Trapshoo ting Assoc., 3516 N . Co llege Ave .. Indian a pol is, In d.

G UN S MAY 1965

Not str ictly com pel1t 1on, but a lot of {un for sh otgunn ers, is the Nat ional Crow Shoot a nd Crow Ca ll in g con test, he ld the thi rd weekend in J une, at the Fra nk fort W ild li fe Ga me F a rm in Fra nkfo rt, Ky. L as t yea r , some 65 shooters all.end ed , a nd a good time was had b y all. If you'd l ike more deta il s, drop a note to Bo b R oss, 318 Orego n St., Cinc innat i, Ohio.

P is tol shoo ter s who want to see so meth ing a bi t d iff e ren t ca n a tt end the Na tional Police P i s t o 1 Champ ionships on J une 16-26, a t Bloomin gton, In d iana, or the R egional P ol ice Combat Ma tch es whi ch will be held i n Pasad ena, Ca li f.. on Apr il 24·25. Loca l a nd reg ional p istol ma tches a re held eve ry nwnth, and yo ur chan ces fo r fi ndin g one or more in the vicin ity of yo ur vacat ion a rc exce llent.

In add ition to the man y smallbo re, hi gh power , and inte rn ational m a t ch es held th rou gho ut the co untry, there a rc a few off beat events th at can add th at l ittle extra att rac tion to your vaca ti on tri p.

l\ l a ny regional mat ches are held by the Na t iona l Bench R es t Shoo ters Associa t ion. li ut th e bi g mee ts a rc th e Nat ionals. which will be held a t Wa pwall open, Pa .. Au g. 28·31. J\ l,-11. th e Nat ional Var mint a nd Spo rte r ]\[a tcht·,; whi ch will be h eld at J ohn s town , N . Y., from Sept. 3·5. F or preci s ion ;'11ooting a t it s fi nes t, you 'll have to go a long way to bea t the bench re,- ters, a nd ;; hoo te rs who a rc in teres ted in see ing j ust how fa r a r ifl ema n ca n go to achi eve the utmost in accuracy will find the answer a t e ith er of tl 1cse two ma tches.

For th e black powder shooters the re are ma ny , hno ts held where the muzzle load er is kin g. Th e granddad dy of them all is the i\a ti onal l\ l uzzle - Load ing Cha m pion shi ps, he ld in September at F ri end ,- hi p, Ind iana . H ere you ' ll see riOcs, pis tols. <Jnd e\'cn m uzz le-load in g sho tgun s. T he rifl es w il l run from K en t uckys to heavy bench res t· gun s, a nd from ant iq ue fli nt locks to modern repli ca pe rcu,;s ions. T he A n n 11 a I M uzzle-Loa ders F es t iv a l. he ld a t the I len ry Ford J\luscum in Dt"a rborn . l\! ich. , in mid-Ju ne, br ings toge th e r b lack powd er shoo te rs from a ll over the count ry. Mos t of tl1ern are a tti red in per iod co;o t.u mcs to add to the Oavor of th e events. T his compl ex of hi stori cal Ame ricana is a wonderf ul vacat ion s pot for the enti re fam ily. T he G reenfi eld Vill age is a replica of a n ea rly American town, and th e ll enry Fo rd J\J u,c um is a poin t of in te res t for m il lions of vis itors.

Th e even ts li sted here are but a sa mpli ng o f th ings tha t can be added to the vacat ion pl a ns of fa mi lies with gun in te res ts : th e re are many more, and th ey are usuall y we ll advert ised. T he shoo t ing club, gun co llec tors a ;<soc ia tion, or loca l gun shop u,; ua ll y ha,. info rma tion on even ts tak ing place in eve ry sta le. Ta k ing a summer vaca ti on with th e fa mily does not mea n fo rge tt ing yo ur gun int eres ts. Try co mb inin g yo ur hobb y or sport with the a<rnua l fam il y outing, a nd yo u·ll be p leasa ntl y surpri sed ~ a t th e results. ~

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C llA~!OJS G UN WTPER co mes in glass jar, and is impregnal cd with R11 s tprnfc ni l ro, olvent. Th e wiper lea ves a film of Ru i' lprufc on the surf;:ce Iha! will prevent ru st in m os t a ny clim a te. Pri ced a l S: l.25 per jar a l most ir 11n shnps. Dr lail s from: Ru slpr11fc L abora lnri es . Dcpl. G-5. S parl a . Wi srn no'in.

N EW RECOTL PAD cbign by l\T cr•hon Co .. Dept. G-5, 1230 S. Grand A, e .. Los A ngeles . Calif., ha s a new web slruc t11re which is sa id to control !he a bsorplion ral e in prnpn rlio n to recoil shock. This di slrilrnl cs th e rrcnil shock over a s l ighl ly ·longe r I ime pniod hy delaying !h r compress ion ral c of !he pad. This nf'w dP£ ign is ava il able- on ~fc r :d1on Dl'l11xe, R egular, or "W hile Linc" pad s.

EX TRA PROTECTION agains t reco il or li«a vy packs is provided by "Zubic." a pol yurc lh a ne foam sho11ld er covering. Th e ex tra s lrcngil1 clot h covering makes 1hc Z11bi e complete ly wa shab le. Fils men, wom en, or children. Priced al $3.00 poslpaid , from F. M. Zubial e Co., Dept. G-5, 14-26 S ta nn age

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ful in !raining yo 11ng dogs. Y 011 can ins tandy tell when dog is moving, when he's on point, and wh ere he is. For compl e le informalion. write : Trak iVfi crowave Corp., Depl. G-5, Box 15556, Tampa, Florida.

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Q l llCK E 1ERGY is ava ilabl e in conveniL"nl N 11-V ener gy food bars !hat can be slorcd wil ho11t r cfri ge ra li on, a nd kept hand y in pockC't , shoo! ing box, or kna psack. Ea eh bar pn"·id cs more th an 2/ 3 o f !he adult dail y rcquiremenl of vilamins and min eral s, and co nlain s about 200 cal ori es. N u-V bars arc a bo 111 I he s ize of a c igare tte pack, and laslc J;k r fr11it fl avo red ca ndy. Ava il able a l yo ur lnca l food. or spec ia.ll y shop, or wri tr Comidex Cn rp .. Dept. G-5, N ew Canaan, Conn., for (1.-l a il s.

CmlTORTABLE, LJGTITWEIGllT coat fur ca,;11al or fi eld wea r i made of 1ig h1J y wove n l00 7o collon poplin. Two breast pockels and I wo large bellows pockets close wi l h b11L· lo ncd flaps. Ava il ab le in s izes 36 1hro11 gh 46 in dry grass co lor. Priced at $12.95 poslpaid from Alaska lee ping Bag Co., Dept. G-5, 33 1· N .W. lllh Ave., Porll a nd , Ore~on.

N fQ UE P IGEO 1 JIOLDER provides 1hc best mclh nd for !raining bird dogs. Hold s li ve pi geons, unharm ed, a nd releases a t a ny lime. Opening vi bra I ion s larl s pi geo ns fl yin g. Pri ced at onl y . ·8.45 poslpa id, from Gander j\founlain , Inc., Dept. G-5, Wilmot, Wisc.

F l ELD SU NG carri Ps )01ir gun rn front or fl ·ady pos iti o n ~ and rclic,cs arms uI tire::: llme ho ld ing. It fi1 s all rifles and sholgun s, and r equires no d rillin g or allach mcnl s of any kind . The Fi eld Sling clips on or o ff g11n in seconds, and rema in s on 1he gun when firin g. Priced a t S3 .95 pnslpaid from : Field Prnd nc ls Co., Dept. G-5, Box 217, C irard, Ohio.

S PORTI 1G GLASSES des igned for sh oot· in g, l111nlin g. boa1ing. and al l ould oor sporl s a rc offered by nil cd Binocular Co., Dl'pl. G-5, 904 3 S. W estern , Ch icago, Ill. Th ey fca l 11 re sha ll erproof lenses in amber , g ree n or clea r, adjuslablc temples a nd i1ni vcr;a] bridge, and swept ba ck lenses for cnmpl eli' i•rn ll'c li on. Priced al S3.00 pos lpa id with 30 day~ guarant ee of sa ti sfa ction .

BfG F ULL COLOR CA T ALOG nnw arniJ. a bl e fro m Kolpin Bro•., lnc., De pt. G-5. Berlin. \Vi se. Incl11 ded among the man y lea lhe r good s products i s the new T-13 "A pache" belt quj ver for archers. i\Iad c of wat .. rp roof vin yl lca1her c11e, wi th green camouflage color, the T-1 3 li sts for onl y $2.4 9.

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CROS;\1AN AR~fS CO., Fairpor t. N.Y. , h as recentl y int rodu ced a new pellet rifl e \rith the size and feel of a real fir earm. Known a s the i\1odcl 99. this .22 CO, r epea ter features a walnut fin ished fontc Carlo slnck. lever a ction cock in g and load in g. and a t1·n shot self feedin g mal!azi nc. P ri ced at 8:29.95. the rifl e mea sures 40" over-all, and weighs a little over 5 1,~ Jin .

JNFLATABLE J\: A Y:\ K is pcrfl'cl for fi , hcrrnan or d11 ck hunte rs. Infla tes in four minUll"S t.o e leven foot length th a t will hold I wo ad ults a nd g:car. Defl ates into hand y two sq uare foot ba g: th a t packs C'as il y into car trunk. The "Kaul i- port S urfrid er" com e~

co mple te with ca rrying bag. two inflatable sea ls wi th back rests. foot p ump, and maintenan ce kit. Pri rPd a l SJSO FOB N.Y. From Kavak Corp. of Am t' rica, Dept. G-5. 133 W. 1J.51h St. , New York, N .Y.

* • i\E\V S TTOTG l1N RTB SIGHT ena bl es the shrooler to pick up his ta rget eas ier and fa-l e r. Tiu· s i:..d11 is ea'y lo install, and comes with an a11xiliary "\7"' s ight for use with slu gs. Prod uced by Anro, Inc., Dept. G-5, Box 683, Cbeland 7. Ohio, the s ig:hl sells fur S9.95. J\ free fo lder on the s ight will he cnt on reques t.

GUN TOTE AND WALL R ACK ca n he used in the fi eld, to d is tr ibute th e gu n we ight at wais t le,cl, thus red ucing fati gue; or it can be allached to any wall for con ,·cni ent s torage of rifl e or shotgun. Th e special hold er is plastic coa ted to protect th e fini sh of the fin es t gun. Pri ced at $4.95 from Balwill Associates. Dept. G-5, 1821 University Ave., St. Paul. Minn.

GUNS • MAY 1965

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REPRODUCING contours can be diffi cult. bul 11 0 1 when yo u have the ncw 1\lag:n<' li c Contour Gau ge marketed by P enn Industri es. Dept. G-5, Box 8904, Philadelphi a, Pa. A multitud e of s teel rod , held in place by magnelic actio n, co nform quickly to irregu lar profiles, lock ins ta ntl y in pla ce, and ca n eH·n measure th e profil e on the direct readi ng sca les. Priced al 13.95 thi s new ga uge will be an inva luabl e aid lo cra fl smcn, hobbyii' IS, wood workers, etc.

COLDEN STATE ARMS, 386 W. Green ~ tree t , Dept. G-5, P asadena , Calif. is im port ing the new Centuri on acti ons and har re led action s. They feature the proved 1\lauscr de· s ign with lig htwe ight trigger g uard and hinged floo rpla tc; cri sp sin gle s tage tri gger pull; low bolt handle a nd sa fely; bright poli slwd fini sh, in the whi te. Th ese ac t ions arc fill ed wi th new Cen turion 6-µ:roo v<". 2~-" barrels in .243, .257 Roberts, 6mm R em., .270, 7 mm Mauser. .280 R C' rn .. ..':108 Win .. or .. 10-06 caliber, and sell for , 69.95 . The ac l ions alone arc pri ced at -19.95 each.

FREE FACT BOOK gives de ta il s of exc iting home-stud y program that prepare>' men ages 17 ·a nd up for outdoor ca reers in wild li fe con servation; as game wardens. for~st ra ngers, e tc. ew conserva tion bills passed recently will undoubted ly increase the demand fo r a ll types of con servation workns. For yo ur free booklet writ e : North American Conservat ion, 941 ll igh land Avenu e, Dep t. G-5, Los Angeles, Calif.

TIIE PE GUI is a small, versat ile am phibious vehicle that is at home on shore or in wat er. Powered by a 9 ')(~ h.p. engine, it has a la nd speed of 40 mph. and ca n u·a, cl 4 mph in the wa ter. The re inforced fiberg lass body is unsinkable, is equipped with a tow bar attachment for towin g a trailer. Tlw P enguin measures 75" in length , 48" wid e, and weighs 320 lhs. Pr ices slart at Sll95 ; from P enguin lnl crn a ti onal, Box 2006, Dept. G-5, Van Nuys, Cal if.

PERSO 1ALIZE your favorite rifl e, sholgun , o r hand gun, w i1 h plast ic grip ca ps and inili a l sf"l s from Cun 1\lonogram Sales, Df" pl. G-5, 2030 W. 681h S t., Los An g:c les. Calif. .\l ad .. to fit all makes a nd models of guns, th r g rip ca ps, complclc with two ini lia ls, Sl'l I for $5.00 in chrome or 5.50 in go ld. Di amond or shield stock inlays arc also ava ilable.

ENGRAVE YOU R NAME on any me tal. plasti c, wood , e tc., with thi s new electri c engraver by Drcmel 1\lfg. Co., Dept. G-5, Hac ine, Wisco nsin. T he high speed rec iprocat ing motor produces 7,200 strokes per minute to engrave identifi cation on any mater ial permanentl y. Stroke is ad justable, a nd solid carbid e engravin g point is included. Pri ce is on ly $14.95. Di amond point is ava ilable as option.

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Supplementing the a ut omatic wea pons collect ion is a resear ch library of more I ban 55.000 techni cal docum ents. Th ese in clud e such hard to loca te i1 cms as orig ina l des ign spec ifi ca ti ons, pal cnt data, and proto type lest result s. Thi s l ib rary provid es one of the mos t 'aluable sources of information ava ila ble to arms wTiters and technic ians, and it s re ft: rence facility becomes in c reas ingly valuabl e each yC'a r as th e museum secures and makes avai lable tt-chni cal inform at ion on a utomali c weapon s o f the world as th ey are developed .

In asmuch as th e riAc ha s always been a n important pa rt of th e i\1arine's life, it is only log ica l that much all cntion has been p: iven in th e mu se um to th e development o f should er arm s. A spec imen of every mu ske t and rifl e ever tes ted or used by the Marine Corps, toge th er w ith it s bayonet and a mmun il ion, is on di splay. Thi s collcc li on is augment ed by a completely int egra ted di splay of all the vari ous pi stols a nd revolvers used by the Corps. It is poss ibl e to follow the comple te developm ent. of martial arms in thi s co unl ry, beg innin g with th e T ower and Charkyville mu ske ts and th e Norlh flintlock hoa rd in g pi s tols lo th e modern M-14 rifle a nd th e Colt .'15 a ul oma t.i c pi stol.

In addit ion to the fir earms di splay, other mu se um ex hibit s g rap hicall y poinl up the

milita ry h e rit age of th e Corps. Althoup:h th e re are pe rso nal 1·cli cs of fa mous L ea th ernecks exh ibit ed. they arc used to brealhe li fe into other di splays. F or ins ta nce, there is a n exce ll ent collec tion of edged wea pons used by th e Corps, arranged to show their chron olop: ieal development. Included is the sword wo rn by Marine F irst LiC'u tcnant Pre'· lcy N . O'Ba nn on, who, under the over-all command of Willi am Eatnn, a form er U. S. A rm y offi ce r, led a force o f seven i\ l a rin es . pl us Cn: t·k mnccna ri cs an<l Tripolit ans. tP cap111re Dern e, Tripo li, and raise the Am cri · ca n nag for I he first time over a fortress in th (' Old \\/oriel.

Th e fir st pos itive step to collect , presen e. a nd di spla y ill'ms co nnected wi th the his lory o f the Corps was nol made un til a round 19"10 w hen a mi•cellan cous collec tion of gun s, uni fo rm s, eq uipage, and trophi C's was se t out in a n open spa ce on the second noor of Little l !all. a building housing the post exchange, thl'a le r. a nd libra ry al Q11an 1ico. This socalled museum , hampered by serious spa ce limit at ions, was assembled fo r di splay with-011t mu ch attention as to pla n or purpose.

In 1955, Genera l L em uel C. Sheph erd, 20t h Co mmandant of the Cmps, ordered th e dl'velop mcnt o f an ad equat e inst ilution as an impori ant and perman en t pa rl o! Corps ac· ti vity. The immediat e movin g fo rce in tl1 e de,·elop mcnt of the museum is Li eut enanl

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Colonel John H. Magru d er, III, who was personally selec ted by the Commandant to head up its d eYclopmcnt. W ith hi s excell ent background and int erest in th e milit a ry, in hi st ory. and in art, th e se lect ion proved to be one of th ose rare ins tances wh ere exactly the ri gh t man is selec ted for th e ri ght j ob.

Colonel i\Iagruder roamed thi s coun try a nd c1cn we nt abroad to secu re m a teria ls for dis play. B y donation, b y bart er. all ass isted by per sonal in genuit y, he added need ed items to a vast stor e a lrea d y lodged in warcl1o uscs a t Qu an ti co . .\!a ny va lu ab le exhibits were donated by .\I ar in cs or by th e ir d escendants . Oth er importan t contributi ons 11·cre mad e bY th e genera l publ ic, including mil ita ry co llector;; a nd s tude nt s. Sea rchin g throug h ol d Na1·v esta bli shm e nts and i\I urinc posts unea rt hed ma ny int eres ting and s ignificant items whi ch had beC' n forgo tt en fo r yea rs. ln terestin gly enough, it is of ten far more diffi cu l t to s1·cmc spec imens of mod ern weapon s. uniforms. and eq uipage than it is to ;;ccurc th o~c of ea rlier years.

During 1959 a suita ble building in th e heu rl of th e .\l ar inc base a t Quantico was made availab le . and work wa begun to con-1·c rt it into a mu seum. Aft<·r th e remodelin g had been completed . .\l agruder a nd hi s s taff prepa red th e exhibi ts from ca reful ly selec ted items, us in g the most modern mu se um display tcchniq11l'S. Displays arc well li ght ed and arl' suppknwnt ed by clearl y p rinted and co mprc hcnoi1c legends.

On September 12. 1960, th e museum wa s opl' ned to the p ubli c. and imm ed ia tely bcra nw a high point of int C'n·,:t to i\Iarin cs stat ioned at the hase an d to v isitors.

Th e fir st floor of the mu seu m, in addition lo hous ing the comp lete weapons ex hi b it s. is drvoted to th e hi,tnrv of th e- ac-1i1·iti es of .\l a rincs a shore a nd ~ fl oa t. On th e second fln or are the .\l a rine Av ia ti on R oom, the Reference Libra rv. and m useum offi ces.

Pla ns now cal l. for a n a r till er y park adjacen t to th e mus .. 11m bui ldin g. Th ough a few prized ca rl v sp1·ri 11wn' o f na va l landin g ordnance- a rc on di splay in the W eapons H a ll , there arc manv ~ 1111 s of 'uch s ize a nd weight th a t it is hi ~ h-l v. impract ical to d isplay th em within th e m11 s<'11m bui ld in g.

The Quanti co m use um is but one part of a del"c lop in g .\ larin<' Corps mu seu m sys tem, which incl ud es an e xhibil of wea pon s a nd reli cs in th e Nat iona l .\[u ,:c- 11111 , Washin g ton , D. C.; the l\l a r inc i\Iemori a l l\lu sc11m at Phil adelphi a . P• ·nn"·lrn n ia. and a Rt·cr11it )lu •e um at Pari> bl a nd. North Ca rol ina.

The prc;;e nt exh ib it in th e Na ti onal i\ l useum will he 'u pl'rscded by a co mprchcn si1c dis pl ay in th<' c;;m ith so ni an In st itut ion's new .\f11 ,;c11m of lli-t ory and T echnology, which was f,.rm al ly opened in \Va>- hin f! IOn in 196k Wlwrl'a, thl' Quanti co m use um contains ex hibits relatin~ to the en tire hi stor y of the Corps, the Philadelphi a muse um e mphas izes the birth and ea rl y days o f the Co rps. The m11 ,:<"11m at Parris Tsla nd emphasizC's the role of the en li s ted i\Iarin e.

J[ your parti cula r int erest lies in m ili ta ry firearms, or if yon want to exam ine th e technica l aspccls of automa ti c weapons, you should make it a point to vis it the Quantico and Washin~ton. D. C. ex hibits. A visit to any of the f~ur .\l a rinc muse ums will leave 1·011 with a proud feeling. brought a bout by being surroun ded hy a heritage of over 188 years of ,.cn ·icc liy the un it ed Sta tes _\larines.

GUNS MAY 1965

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.303 ENFIELD # 4 SPORTER

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N·m·-own the famous it •I . :10;J Hc1yal Enfield-s11<1ncr· i zcd in suc.·h ;1 manner as to c·•11upt•tc with 111111· in~ rifle .... selling" for three times the pl'ice ! Very i;ood i:~~;1\1,\W~:;i.v sn~~~-~1~c~·'.1111p1cw1y spu.-te .-izcd, :.anuctl ~i nd

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COLLEGE PROFESSOR WINS HUNTI NG OSCAR (Con1in11 erl from page 35)

M ex ico, and Cen lral Am erica, and he hold s 21 orth A mpri can bi g game reco rd s. inc ludin g se,e ral " fir sts" in th e Boone & C rocke lt li >t ings. H e mad e th e Grand S lam on Aml'rican ,d1ecp no t once but twice. with s ix in th e r ecord boo k. li e is one of th e ve ry few hunt er s who ha ve bagged all spec ies of No rth American p:ame a n imal s, in cluding all bears and ca ts. Already in th e Boone & Crockett rl'cord book with c redit tu JI ibbcn are four co uga r, one bighorn shee p, o ne desert sheep. two Ba rren Ground ca ribouto nam e onl y the top-rankers. Th e forth co min g ed ition of the Boon e & Crockett recnrd book will al so l is t I l ibben ·s jag uar. hi s Canadian mo'""''- a noth e r ca ribo u. a mo untain goa t. an an te lope, a mule dee r. a black bear-and , finally , the ve ry rare mu sk ox that he bag;p:ed o n N 11niva k I s land in th e sprin g of l 961 lo compl e te hi s li s t of all North American ga me a nimal s.

But: No rth and Central America arc only the nea r-ho me scenes of 1-libben's huntin g ex peri ence. Jn Europe, he has hunt ed in Sco t land. Fran ce. Spa in, German y. Yugos lav ia. Greece, and Tu rkey, bagging uc h ga me as Balkan bear, chamoi s, deer, and fJlhers.

In th e Near East h e has hunt ed in Iraq, Syria. Pakis tan , and Iran- in clud ing the Iranian Royal Preserves. H e ha~ bagged red ,heep. urial. ind ibex, leopard, bear, boar,

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and oth er h ip: game species. ]-le has ba gged ti ger, leopard , sloth . bear.

gaur. buffalo. sambur , chee tah, and oth er a nimal s in India.

I le has hunt ed extrn;;i\'ely in Africa. and has co ll ected addax. Cape ela nd. g iant eland. knb, ,rhitc-cared knb. fore"l rhino. swamp ' it11tung:a, forest s itutun ga .. N il e lechwe. a nd many otlwr,. li e spent >t'Ven month s on a ,.,afa ri in l9:J9; and on a three-month sa fa ri in 1960 in .\l.,za mhiqu c. Kenya. a nd Som ali a, lie added >uch special I rophies as th e nya la, wli il e·faced fores t ho p:. numerous ca ts. a dibita;:r. a 5oemme rin g" gazel le, a Spea ke~ µ:azt> lle . e lephant. li on- and finally a hon go. whi ch on ly a ve ry few Am erican sport smen have e,·r r takl'n.

In 1962. in 11echu analand . llibben took an e lephant with 101-po nnd ivory, a r eco rd in that n·p:inn. In the >'ame yea r. in northe rn Kenya. he ad ded an e lephan t and a rh ino to h is c1 ill ec tion. bo th of w hich will go in the n-co rd i<. He has l8 trophic" li sted in the lat es t R ow la nd \·Vard book of i·ecord int ernation al bi µ: ga me trophies. including four fir s ts (leo pa rd , eas tern roan. scimitar-horned oryx. a nd Tora har tehees t ) . two seconds (addax and western kob). two third s (g:e re n11k and fringe-ea red o;yx), and o th ers in th e fir s t te n.

In l 964. 1-1 ibben bagged a 9% -foot polar b ear near S pitzbergen I sland off the coast

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of Nonrny. His next exped ition. barring pnlitical complica tions wi ll he into th e hi gh ll imalayas in . ea rch o f a Marco Polo shee p. Only two Am eri ca ns have ever bagged th is trophy, but if l libben goes, he will ge t o ne. Or d ie ll') in g !

ll ibhcn' :; Ira' c l, have provided ra n· combinations of bu,ine•$ and sport. Fi e ld trips around the world in search of a nthropologi cal wond er · kn·c taken him int o area s from "hid1 he has taken unu sual game trophi es, and vice vcr:;a . \\ ' hil e waiting for th e ar ri val of hi s hunlin !! co mpanion, cx-0/ew .\ lcx ico CovNnor Ton~ Bolack. for a 1959 ,:a fari , 11 ibhen un c0Ye1-ed near Khartoum. in Sudan, a pi ece of sk ull bone wh ich was prurnd to hC' a r emnant of the early ax men of the lo"·cr pal eo lithic pe riod of about 750 .000 B. C. Thi R prize i" now on exh ibit ion at the \'airobi i\lu, C' um in K enya.

Hihhen's third interes t, whi ch al so comhiu c,; ~c i c n ce with sport, is in w il d life co n'<'n'alion and propaga tion. As Chairman of till' State Game Commiss ion of Ne"· M1·xico, Dr. I libbcn ha ,o been an ins tigator and prolllhte r of the importation of fore ign ga me a nimal s int o th e American so uth west. for th e bene fit of future hunt ers . Following a ''wce,;s ful ex pe riment with Barbary shee p, imported from French Afr ica to th e Ca nadi an Ri\(·r anyon of Ne"· .\[cx ico, Il ihbcn has hrc n im•lrum C'n tal in th e impor tat ion so far of r ig ht ibex from Ru$s ia. and e ight gemsbok and e igh t greate r kudu from so uthwes t Africa . If th ese grea t ga me animal s ca n be accl imated and propagated as expected, it

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Hibben has served re pea tedly as consultant w it h Walt Disney in th e produ c tion of w ildlife film s. no tably " Th e Vani shin g Prairie." H e has contr ibut ed many oE hi s own wildli f c film s for com merc ial use and in schools.

The an nual Weathe rb y Bi g Came Trophy Award dinner is a uniqu e soc ial and sports event wh ich draws out s tanding hunting spor tsmen from a ll over th e wor ld . This on e, in the fab ul o us S tardu st ll o tcl in Las Vegas, Nevada, was no exception. The 1961· nom inees for th e to p award inc luded Francois Ed mo ndBla nc of France. Dr. W il l iam A. Fi,-ht' r of Lido Isle, Cali forn ia, W eir i\lcDo na ld of E ugene, Oregon. George Parker of A mado, Arizo na , Dr. W, Brandon i\Tacomber of Al ban y, New York, and Dan iel W. Maddox o f Nashvill e, T en nessee. Prev ious winners arc : H e rb K le in (1956). Ja ck O'Con nor (1957), Warren Page (1958 ), B erry B. Brooks (l9S9) , E lg in Ga tes (1960), J uliu E st rad a (l 961 l, Prince Abdorrcza Pal1 lav i (1962 I, and John B. Laga rde (1963) . i\fa, tcr of ceremonies for the 1964 event was radio and televi sion persona li ty Ken N il es. The awa rd was presf' nt cd by S. Project .\Icre ury as tronaut Wally Sdiirra .

Dr. I li bben was a lso presented. in addition to th e imposing Weathe rby Trophy, the Pres id ent's People- lo-Peo ple Spor ts Comm ittee C itation , "Jn recognition of hi s participat ion in th e sport of internatio nal big game huntin g, the con se rvat ion of wildlife, and hi s

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Dr. Frank Hibben is a man of many gift s, no! th e least of which is his phenomena l eycs igh 1. In th e wood s and mo11nlains, on foot or hors<'back. nol hin !( c~capes him. As a hunt er. he " read~ l' ign" with an almost unca nny case. As an anthropologist, he is l ikely to see. jn pa$$ing. a n arrow po int or poll c ry sha rd so hidden 1ha t oth c• rs might miss it even in carrfu l sea rc h. Tn 1his fi eld 100 he ureads s ig:n" wi th uncanny accuracy. sometimes to th e di sco mfiture of fell ow sc icn lis ts. l li s cla ims as lo the an ti quil y of various anlhropologira l ·' finds., have hrcn la ughed at - until proved tru e by 1horough scientific sl ud y.

l lis sk ill as a rineman has ea rn ed him th e rai sed-eyebrow skcp1 ic ism of so me who have read hi s !' lori es hu t neve r l'ec n him in the firld. Some of hi" lrop l1ics have fall en to shots so remarkable that even 1hose who 'aw 1hc >'hols have 1hough1 " ii must be the l libben luck ." l t is a luck rcs ulli ng from a life tim e o[ <"ffo rt 10 cxcl'L If lli bbcn hoot at what migh l be cbanecy target s for mosl. he docs so wi 1h perfect confidence that the , hot is sure, for him. lmosl inva riably, th at confid ence is justifi ed . Rare eyes ighl. cold 1wrve!". and a l ifetim e o f pra cti ce to achi eve mecha nica l pr rfcc lio n w ith a rinc, combine to put h il' bullc1" " in lhl' X 1·ing."

Bu i hi " redoubtable ab ilil y lo cover rough lcrra in on foot came as near as anyth in g ha ever done to arou>ing lhe green-eyed monster of jea lousy hrlwl'cn Frank Hibben and hi l'W<'CI wife, Brown ie. Let Brown ie tell the :-: to ry :

" Th c first lim e T beca me conscious of my hu>ba nd ',. ex trao rdina ry wa.lkin g ab ility was shnrl ly aflcr our marriage. We Wl' rc rc·turnin g from a field trip wilh his uni ve rs it y studen ts. on whi<-11 we had been mapping archro lug ica l ruin in the Rio Grande vall ey. Fran k seemed upse t abo ut somethin g, and when T askl'd him abo ul it. he a id. 'Why is ii tha 1 yo u alway fo ll ow some oth er man

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when ,,.e'rc 011 1 on a trip likr this? I think rm just ahead of you. and l look back. and yo u.re away off , omewhere, fol lowin g some one else.' "

Brom1i c say , " It took me a while to figure that one out, myself! But then T rea lized 1h a1. lired as T us uall y was. l wa" follnw ing: some one. anyone. who would pick an ca, it-r pal h lhan Frank did. II si mpl y Sl'Clll<'CI ob li , io1 1s In lhc lerrain; he s1ill does. He.II go plunging up or down cli ff,_ inl o and n111 of tl1 e rnrkil'SI arroyos. at a pacl' 1ha1 is si mply ki llin !(. to me. Withou t even rnn~r iotL·· I ) know ing ii. [ wa.:: follow in g an~tHle "·ho wou ld pick an eai' ier way.

·T,·e wa lkt ·d hundreds of mi les bchin (I Frank >' ince !hen . but •eldom be:; id c him. 11 make, me a ngry 1ha1 I ca n't keep up " ·ith him: I mi•s so much! lie RCC'~ rn11 nll1 ·-an i111 al" 1ha1 arc gone bdorc T can reach him: I 're only th ei r traekl', and hear l1id(•sni pl ion!'. But I here's no use t rying 11 >

change him . Tt a ll looh levl'I and easy In

him_ and he s imply doesn't r<"a li ze that hLisn't s lrolling alon g at a pace anyone should be ahlc lo match.

'· Hut a walk wi lh Frank io never dull. I may he too lal c lo sec all that he secs. lnll he shows me so much that I'd neve r ,ec fnr mv"clf- and tell s me , o much 1h a1 T sn mcl imr" wond er if he has •omc telepathi c conlart with nalure and with a nimal<.

'·You ·vc hl'a rd about th l' man who "-c·nt hunting for a mu le no one el"r cou ld find_ When hr hrnught ii hom e. hi> nl'i ghboraskcd him how he fonnd it. l k sa id. ' [ ju"I I hnughl where rd go if T was a mul e. and r Wl'nt 1h ere. and 1here he wal'.' Frank drw-. that. as a hunt er. It may nol bc quit r fa ir lo the animals he hunt s-some ti1~1 cs T think ii isn't. But it has added up to a n int eres1 in g lifl'. for both of 11 s."

1ohod y has even won th e Wea thPrliy Trophy twice. but Frank llihhcn ha" 1lw e nergy. 1hc dr ive. and the " lli bben luck .. thal just mighl make even tlwt a poss ihil i1,-_ I wond er if he'$ ever thought of tryin g fnr a uni corn . Now that is a trophy 1ha1 would mak e lh e Wl'ail1l'rby Award Co mmilt ec :-it up and take not ice ! I think ] ' II just sugµ:c-1 it lo Frank: he just might take ~ a crack at it! ~

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S porterizin g A Garand J have an ~I J Ga rand ; the bore a nd action

both seem to be in good shape, but the s tock is badl y chewed up. The c ri a l number is 563063. I wo uld like to know its approx imate age, as I wa nt to make extensive modifi cat ions on it. I want to shorten the barrel two or th ree inches ; replace the all oy gas cy linder with one of s teel a nd move it about 6" from th r muzz le; insta ll a shor ter operatin g rod. Where can I lrn" a sport !' r stock full y inle ll('d but unfinished on the out s ide so that I can fini sh it to fit me? What type o f ram p front s ight should I get to work wit.h the standard military rear?

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requesting in formation . They inform me only 600 were made of the Model 60, all in the year 1923. (m ine is Ser. No. 272 ) . There are no pa rts available for r epairs and they advised me not to fire modern shells. It is in very nice condition wi th no ru st or scra tches.

Am I the proud owner of a poss ible death t rap without the extra expense of equ ipment to hand load my own shell s ? I there a 12 ga. shell on the marke t safe to use in t.hi s older sho tgun ? Would there be a ny coll ectors va lue to thi shotgun d ue to the low produ ction?

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I f the Marlin Co. advised you not. to fi re th e Model 60 shotgun I would comply with· 0 11 I quest ion.

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Gallager Carbine I have a Galla ger breech-load ing car bine

with th e lock plate mark ed " J\Ia nu fa c1ured by Hichardson & Overma n Philadelphi a," with seri al num ber 22053 a nd " Gall ager 's Pa tent, Jul y 17, 1860." But thi s GalJ ager js not a percuss ion, i t is a rim fi re of abo ut .52 or .54 cali ber. It also has a pa lchbox.

Was th is a converted j ub, a nd was i t done hy I he compa ny?

Th omas R. DcSa in L yons, N ew York

l do not. knaw w hen yau.r Gallager rim/ire rn rbin e was assembled , but I know that m ore than a Jew of them. were. It is reasonable to assum e that such was do ne d u.ring the Civil Ir' ar as I he ones I have seen-and th e on e described in. "United S tates M usk ets, R ifl es, and Carbin es" by Gl11 ck111a11-are made to handle th e . .56-56 Spencer rim/ire cartridgeand that. round was all bu t obsolete by th e end of the Civil War .

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I w ould guess th at your carbine is worth about twice what th e percussion carbin e is worth in th e sam e condition. This is assw ning that r oll have th e known facto ry convers ion.-G.B.

Blank Cartridges I have a guud ma ny blank .30-06 cartr idges

that I wo1 il d like to r e load into hu nt ing am mo. T hey ha ve man y di ffe ren t head stamps. an d some have r ed pa int on the base and pri mer a nd some have green. ll ow do I go a bout reloadin g th ese? F rom what l 've read, I 'l l ju s t d ispose of the powder ; or do you h ave a ny suggcslions.

L loyd L. J\forr irn n J unea u. Alaska

Blanh cases vary greatly in qnality in d ifferent lats. rm d th e sam e lo t. Som e are goo d: others are re jects th at fa iled inspection for ball loads. S om e are from blan ked brass used to adju st machines . All defec ts are internal or in visible. Defects th at are un safe Jar ball loads are en ti rely sat is factory fo r blanks.

W e have found blan k cases with excessive headspace and e:.rtrem ely soft heads_ S ome are drawn of]- center ; thick on one side and da nge rously thin on the other side near th e h ead. or w ith paper thin 1vebs. I don' t kn aw any practical way to sort out defective cases. In your assort ed rounds th ere m ay be ane or many cases that would ·1vreck a rifl e. I u rge rou to nat use them .

A s yau. kn ow_ blank po1vrler is not a propellant. An y type of bullet or bore obstm ction is apt to wreck a ri fl e. Jr's the powder used in fra gm entation hand grenades. B elt er srll or use your amma as blanks. New com mercial cases, or once-fi red Cl or comm ercial cases are a bargain, if !hey are not too aid. I'd use cases no m ore than 10 years aid i f possible.- K.B.

Antique Parts In th e Sept ember iorne of G uNS, the

"Fronti er G unshop" had a wri te up on 1he U .S. Ri ne '.\ lode! 1841. l ha,e a ll arpers F err y Model 1813, and the parts brea kdown on it is very s imilar lo tha l of the 184 1. I ha ve been t rying to p ureh a~e some parls fo r my 1813, a nd have been umucccsofu l to dal e. Can you tell me where I may be able to ge t par ts ?

P . Bawk Avenr l. N.J.

P arts fo r yaur Harpers Fnry Model 18 13 may be a bit hard to find, but I wa11ld sugges t you t r.v : Bab l/arris, Cornwall Bridge, Conn., or Dixie Gun W o1ks, Union Cit y, T enn.- S.ll .

Hembru.g Rifle l would like some in fo rmation on a foreign

111il itary r ifle in my possession . Jt is 38 inche,; ovcr-al L and appears to be about 6.5 mm . On l he barrel is tamped a crown over an "R" a nd the ser ial n umber is 8890.00. On the recei1'e r, the same seri al number is below a crow ned " B". Also, on the received is stamped " HEMBR UG 1917." Various p arts a re also st.amped w ilh crowned lett ers. On the stock js s tam ped "llE~JBHUG 1939" sur-

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round ing a crowned "W." I would appreciate any information on this

arm and whether ammunition i:; availab le for iL

Dan Ru ss Cin cinnati , Ohio

Your Hem brug is most li!.-ely a Net.her/ands mililary carbine and was originally chambered for !heir 6.5 service round.

However, it should be constantly 1.-ept in 111i11d that through the years and various owners, the only proper way to determin e its present caliber is to have a g11ns111it h make and 111 eas11re a cast of its chamber; loo 111a11 y accident s have been recorded by assuming that original chambers have been preserved through the years.-S.B.

S&W Variations Whal is an easy way to tell a S&W .44

ca liber doubl e actio n F irst Model from the Wesson Favorite model? Also, what is the rnluc of each in good condit ion?

Lewis A. Th omp on, Jr. Macon, Georgia

The difference between th e 5&177 .44 double action, First Model and th e 117 esson Fa vorite is weight. In th e Wes son Favorit e, th e frame is lightened by th e extra deep cuts, and barrel and cylinder are reduced in diameter. A comparison will show that 111any minor bits of m etal are removed from the 1/7 esson Fa vorile.

I could not give you an evaluation of the gun without examining the revolvers. 5&117 collectors are not as numerous a.s are Colt or Remington collectors, and for this reason, 5& 117 variant forms do 1101 com111a11d th e in· terest that they 111ight.-G .B.

R echambering Could you please tell me if it is poss ible,

and safe, to rechamber any of th e following rifles lo either .308 Norma, .300 Wincltcsler :\[agnum or .300 ll&H ? l£ the barrels are in good shape, could it be done withonl reharrre lin g? Th e guns arc: Enfield Sniper in .303 British; Enfield P-14 in .303; Enfield No. 4 ervicc rifle in .303; F Bel gium Army :\150 Mau ser in .30-06; Enfield No. 1 l\Iark llI in .303 caliber.

Ern est TclkemcyerCamhridge, Ill.

Of all the actions and rifles yon listed. only the Belgium Army JllSO in .30-06 is suitable for rechambering into the calibers yon mentioned.-P.T.H.

Fire-Forming Cases I am lry ing lo find out the cheapest way to

fire-form a large amount of Maleh .30-06 hrass. The cheapest bullet (jacketed) we ca n get arc 3¢ each. I do not want lo use lead . Someone once told me that it might he done by pulling powder, Crea m of Whea t, and wax togeth er. Can you please send me information on this subject?

Arlhurc Sp itz Canoga Park. Cal if.

117 e have formed cases with Unique powder and cereal filler. Case set back with rimless cases is often inadeq1wte. That is, th e firing

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pin blow and primer detonation drives cases in the chamber to set back th e shoulder, resulting in excessive headspace. I don't consider this safe or satisfactory, and we don't use it.

I f cases are worth forming and worth the cost of primer and powder, pins the work of loadin g and firing, they are certainly worth the extra cost of jacketed bullets with nearly /nil (moderate) charges. 1 don't like to nse cast bullets, but very hard ones of linotype metal are better than filler 111a/ erial. f j you are forming th ousands of rounds commercially yon could save a little by using th em in a precision cham bered old rifle.-K.B.

Palm er Carbine I have a .56-50 Pal mer carhine, and under

tand that there were only 1,001 of these made. I wou ld like lo know the approximate va lu e of th is gun in very good condition.

Donald Beeler Foxhome, Minn.

Th ere were only 1,001 Palmer carbines th at were purchased by the U.S. during the Civil 117 ar period-which should m ean that there were no more than 1,001 of these that were martially marked. This does not m ean that there were only that nwnber manu factu red. Th ere may have been many hnmlreds of ?aimers /,hat were made and not bought by the United States.

In very good condition, th e piece ~ may be worth from 80 to /00 .-c.n. ~

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A'l'T"EXTION-CO l~-1 , EC'J"OHS & S ll OOTl·: HS! \Vi1whf'slt'r mod. !J 7 Tak<'llown Hiot !':)hotgun .. ;, ca l. 12 ga.ugc, V. U. $4!J.!J5 , Jo:xtel.-$5!1.!JS. Belg ian rnod. FN 50 (!JS ) ). la 11scr Short. H iflles . cal. 30-0U, Gooll-::"3!l.!.13 . \'.G.-'.'4 -1. !).), 1-: .\et· l. -~4!J,!J5. Ital ia n mocl. 1!Hl ). l annlichcr-Caicano ltil!C's, cal. G.5. _Execl.-$14.DJ. C1n·k !<'."\ (:JS ) :;o i\ lauscr Short. HiflC' s , ca l. Xm m. Uoo<l-$:;!).!J5. l'o li-,h rn nd . !),.;;: ~lau sf'r Short Hiflf'._ , l'lll. 1-imm , Uood-~2D.!.l5, Y . C.-$34.~15. C'-L'Ch YZ. 2·1 ~ l a.u."ie r Short l{ iflC''i. cal. 8 11 1m , C o0t l- $2!J.!l:1 , V . U.-$34. ~l5. f:prman l\.AH !)81\. i\ l a11 -;cr S llor·t. Hiflcs , ca l. 8mm, V.C.-$2fi.n5 . Ge rman \\"\V I <a;w i\ J:wse r 'Hiflf':->, cnl. 8mm , Fai r-~24 .!l5, C ood-$2!).!)5. t T.S. i\11 C'arbi1w<;. cr11. .30 nPw com-111Ncial 111a rrnf:iel\t1f'- $fi:J.D.J. l J.S. mod . l!l03 8pri n gfif'lr l BiflC'..:, c·al. ::n-nG ll il-(h :'\11111lwr, , C:oofl-:';2!1,!1.i , Y.C:. -$:-rn.!J5, ·i-: xcrl.-$H.!l5. U.S. mod. ]!)03 A3 SprinJ.?fh•lfl H illl'" r :1l. =~0-flH. Y .G.-~42.!)5 U.S. mocl. l !H 7 Jo;n tirlf! Hifl f'..,, f'a l. 3fl-01i , V. <: .- $2!1.!J.i. \\ ' indu•stt·r nr Hf'mi ngton $:: .1,:J.i. l1 dt ish lRf'- l~nfh'l d it l ) IK III l tiflf'. f'HI. .30 :~ . Y .C. - $Hl.D5. Ti riri-; h ' f lf'f'- l~ n fif'ld .tt.t :H I\: l l tiflf', r:11. :-:o:~. V.<: .-$1 ~UJ!i . B ritish 1'14 En fif'lcl Hif\ f', 1•al. :!0:{, V .1: .-:i: l !l. !J.j , \V irlC' ilf'StC'r o r Hf'mirn.!lo n-$22.!15. f'z<'rll 1\: .1\ H !),Q I{ '.\! :111 <.;f'r S hon l tiflr:- w/willlf'r td g~f'r J: Ua rd . cal. ~ 11 1111. l 'Ptff'ct-$21'L!)!i, l' f'11 1via n mofl. 1!10 0 ::\ l a11ser Hiflc'i, ca l. 7.G5. f:ood-5:2•J.!J5 , V .G.-$20.03.

6-1·

Hussian mod. !J l '.\[oisi n Hiflei'i . ca l. 7.(i2, Goo<l-$!1 .03. V.t.:. -$12. 05. H u..;si a n mod. 1 0:~8 )l oi..:i n Carbi nes. ca l. 7.0 2. V.U.-$JD. !)5 . HlL'i'iian mocl. 1!140 T o lrnl'C\' Sf'lll ia11 10111atic Hi lll'S , t·a l. 7.U2, V.G. -$3-l.!J5. Spanish moi l. 5:3 ( :.18) ~Iauscr Short Hilles . C'al. :-l mm. As 1'\cw- $:-: -L!)5. Kpanh:h moi l. l.''W:·: l\l an .'icr H itlcs , c al. 7mm . Uood$14 .!15 . V.G.-$ J!J.05 . l•'rench mod. 1!HG and 1!l07 / 15 . \ Lannlichcr· B t•rthiC'r l {iflt\..; , ca.I. 8 111111, G ood-!ii!J.!l:i . F rr nch mO<t. 18SG l JChe l Hifl f's, cal. Smm. Cood-$14.!15. l'Prsia n mod. !1~/2a )l au--cr C'arb inrs. ral. ~mm. Goo<l-83·1. !J5, V.G.-s:;!).!l5. P ers ian rnod . 52 Mauser Carbi nes , cal. Srnm . V.G.-$34.!JJ , ..-\ s 1'\e\\'-$4!1.~.15 . S\\'iss mod. l !Jll S<·hmill1 - H11hin Hiflcs . ca l. 7. 5 , V.G.-$1:-1.M . E xcrl. -$ 1G.!l5. S\\'i "s rnm1. 1880 8chmi<lt- l1 11bin Hitles . cal. 7.5, V.0.-$ 17.!15. F.xcel. - $]!).!l5. Dom ini can Hf'· n11hlic mo<I. 98 :\ l a11 SC'I' H iflrs. Cfl l. 7mm , 1\ s N f'w-$4D.!J5. D om inica n lt rpu hlie mocl. !),Q Manst'r Short Hif!C's . ral. 7mm . l~xcr J. -$:,; 4_!} .i. Brazi lian mod. I !)08 (!l~) i\ l a11sf'1' Short -It iflf's, ca I. 7mm. C: ood-$2!l. !l5. J<:~.\- p t ian lt rmington n ollinl? H lo<"k H iflcs . ea l. ll rnm. Fair- $14 .D.i. I rnlia n mod. !SD I :\ l annlirher C'arf'ano (';irhirws w / fold· irig ha:rnnf'fs. ca l. G.5. Y .G.- 14.!>:i. l tali:l n mo<l. rn::~ i\fannl ichn-Carrano f'a rhinC's, p;iJ. G.::i. V.0.-$14.!l5. llmwarlan mod. 4:{:\f '.\ l :rnn l irher nin f'c;;, ral. Smm )l:111ser. V .C: .-$2!l.9!>. r.C'rman mml. !J,Q/40 llif!C'S. cal. 8rnm "MalL'\f' I', V . r. .-$2!J.!l5. l~ritish l .rf'-Enfi rld it;') Jun gle> ra l'bin r-.; , ca l. :{03, As Nf'w-$:{4.!l~ . U. 8 . ~11 Garand H iflM. r al. ~0-0(; , T'f'rf'N"t-$7!l.!l!). Rwf'<li sh Army Strf'I llf' lmNs , complf'fc w/ lirwrs ancl chin straps , J<:xcel. $5.!l5. D ralf'r-.; Jnq1 1i rr. Rr nd 2.1r for H('t:1il 1,i..:1. All nricrs Fon N. Y. $1. 50 J>l'C'Pa.ys :iny gu n , 2.!JO wrst or thf' )1i 1.:s i ,...;i ppi. 5 Day ) lon f'y Jfa ck Guarant ee, ir re t11rnf'fl prroaid in >:amf' ro nflilio n a s ..;h iPPNI. Glo be FirC'arms . 39 Front Strret. N.Y .. T.Y. 10004.

GUNS Cr AMMUNITION

\Yl:'\ClrESTEHS , COLTS. T.liGEHS plus ma ny others. Send 10¢ for 18- pagc li st. Chet Fulmer, Ute. 3, D etroit J. :ikes. :\finnesota.

KLEIX 'S BIO All -Sports Bargain Cash or Credit Catalog n flw li' rec. Kl ein's. Dc1>t. G. 227 \\" . W as h i ngton , Chicago 6.

i.;:1;;:'\ .. l'l.C'KY HIFL E:S . Cus tom )Jade. 8cnd se lr add ressed stamped em·eJopc for folde r. ".\la rk Matteson. U anda ll , N. Y.

FH 1•: 1~; ('A'l'A l .Ot;- Sa\·C'!i you monC'y on ltrloacling Ec1uip lll t"nL. Calls . D C'ro:rs. Archer y_ Fi shi n~ 'l'aC'k le . M o lcls. Too ls. Hods, lllan lcs. Finnyspo n s (SS) , T oledo. Ohio. 1:rn1 I.

S l"LE:\'( 'l •: BS: BH' L l·:S ancl l 'i ~to l s. Cou111IC'tc DC'tail s ot ~~::~~!;1,1ct~7i'~if.anli 01>cra t ion $1.00 . . Gun.sea . Box 373.

Rl'IU 'L l "S .\IDIY CAHBT:\ES $ 17. 50. l'i sto ls $12.tiO. H iflC's $10.00. (;a.talog .23c. A rmsco. Hox 4·1- P, Santa l'l'll '- , ( ':1 lif.

U.S. i\ l - I CAH ~~ XD BH' J,];; :::o.or: . l .ikf' :\'('\\' :-:7!1.fiO p . n 11, 1-'rrrwh 1'i -<:a .. D- 1 ~ S hot.gu n. V .G. $55.00. Chil ean i\1 05 7m/m .\! :111~1·1 t'a rhi n C' . Fair $ 15.fl."i. 100"; t:na.ra nlt'i'. 21lc- li'or 1'\p\\' l ,i,tillg'\. f'ontillf'rlla l ;\ l'mS ],.,td., Hox 72-) l a rl\ham. Stat C'n }..; land. ~- Y. 10 :: 10.

S l "HJ 'JJPS HEYQT. \"J·: BS ~3.::4. Hifl l'..; :';~.2!l. H11Y W holf'sal f'. Uf'cOmC' A Dt•alrr. Complf'le I nst111ctioris ., 1.00. l\Ia iltr:iclC'. H · 17 1· ".\I. Capitola. (':iliL

FHl~E. ~00-p:iJ:!f' cli..,c·o11nt orirf'<l. iJl11<.;tratt•cl f'alal o~. All lllf'rf'l 1andi..;f' i-: hrand rl('\\', latc>"t mocl<'I~. and :-; hipJ>C<I in factor·y pac·kr<I c:ir·ton <;. lTc>rr's ju st. a. sample or how f.;hootf'r s 811 1>P l,\· Rf'n' i<'f' ra n save :.-011 monf'~'. H an sch an<l J .mnh lhl - Tl' ~t Spotlin.[! St'Of)('- rf'g-. $!).9.i, SJ>f'('ial 1m..:t-1>:1id $ 7,.l'iO. H a u "iC' h a nd T..omh ~fo<l <'l .Q- A variahlr 2''·-~ 110\\"('r c;;copc>, rf'I!'. $!1!l.!')0. <;,;pf'cia l $r:n.!l;'). f'& H nif'Sl'<',L!. 1i1.:t . 1 :~.!iO. '-D<'r ial ~7 .!J.i (SJ>f'rify ral ilwr ) . T,\·ma n R1>ar- T :111 llf'lOa <tin c: Rf't - HPg, ~ 2!l .95 , "i>CC'ial $ 1!l.!'l:i (-.f}f'<'iry calihNL l .yman !"i5 pO\nlf'r mc>a>:11re-rf'I'.!. ~Hl. SJlf'Cia l $10.fi7. ~('!l(J tod ay ror your fl'rr f'ata\011 . ShoOtC'r" S1101>lr Sen·iec, l\ O. llox 4000. D r 1>t. C. T'i tt<.;hu rg'h. P a . 15206.

P IU<; f~ fi'HF.fi: - Hiflf'- Alllmo & Arr. T,i sts. Germa n i\fa usrrs :'<l -!l.Q .Q). Dr Hiflrs. Y . C: . $2fi.!lri. P crs ian ".\ l ause r ·M -!lS ~:\ LU Carh inrs. v .r. . $2!1.!l !) . l~rili 1:. h E nfiC'lds 303 en !. :\TK -3 ~To . 1, v.o .. 14.!l:l. ~wi ss 'Mod(' ) ]!)11 Ri ft('S 7.5 ra l. . F.n. ~14 .;iO . Ttalinn :'11 -!l l Trrni CarhinC'S 6.5mm. r. nocl S!l.fl;') . H us !i inn ".\rol s in ?.r -38 7.fi2 ra l. f' arh inci::. V .G. ~lflJjO, F.nfi clcl-.; 1!117 :rn.nr. ral. H if!C's . V .G. $2!1.fl!'i. " ro han P arts :n·ailahlf' fn r al l IYP<'S or Ti iflf'-.; & ~hot euns. F: outhwcslern Arms Company. D ept. GM . 107 L ogan Street, Hroo l\ lrn . Xrw York .

DO YOU LTVF. in Alaska . H awa i i. K ansas. M i!isOuri. :'lfont ana. ';\Trhraska , 'l'C'xas. Utah . Vrrmo nt. " 1yoming or \\

1a!ih ington . D .C.? lf so. wr i t<> for our special pr ice l ist -.; howin2 clisrount p ri rC's of g uns whid1 wr ofTcr to r es id rnts nf t hr ahm·r ll i:: trd non-fa ir trade f;fatrs. f:i \'e :vour dealers l ir<'me number i r you ha\"e one. TToaglancl U arclware, Iloagland. 11,diana.

E1TllOPEA:\l AND A~TERl CAN Air Arms. Ammunition. :rncl arf'csso ri rs. \Vnrlcl' s Finf'i::t Frer ,.ntn lo~. Air Tiino l' f'afl<p1a11<'rs. 181 Ma rkrt. G ra n tsvi ll e. "'"st Vi rg inia.

NF.\V . TTKEn & Ant iquc Gu m . Wi nf'l1 C'!ilrrs. B row ning O S.:11~ . ~rnd Jong acldrC'ssNl lOt s tamnrcl envelope ror li st . llNll an·s F'.pr,rt ing Goocli::. Fairlmry, Nebr.

GUN EQUIPMENT

S ILENCERS! PI STOL . RIFLE ! Compact. efficient attachment. Actual eoonl ghted plans, plus background informati on-no gypo rnimeo sheets: sat i isrnction or rer und. $1.50 J)OstPa icl . Sen•lee Sales. D ep t. GU. B ox 889. Seatlle. W ashington 98 111.

Sf'Ol'E ~IO l l NTS-fi rorhure rnG will help you ~e l ef't the JHOl)C' r mount for yo ur s1·o pe and riUe \\' rile :Maynard 1foeh ler, Jnc .. Orinda, California.

AI H GUS S l! OOT E lt SI -ElC'CtliC l rnlic:11mg T argl'L Ha t· l<'ry 01wratt•cl , port alJl l'. r1110~t·d unit. c:ua1ante1•1l. $1!1.!15. F ree Jircraturc. Im pact. ~J etal~ . JJo.x J3!J . J' ara111011nt. <.:a liforni a..

GE~ I T:\E ],.\ :\fB S \YOO'L Cmrni1>t' 1 l 'a<l. l! Pavy plastic storagl! pouch. 8at11ra te with 1:1vol'itr r-:i lil'ono ~rease . 1'\on -cl rying . non -rncs,r. B en t -; ;i11 .\ 1llini,:. l ' o~tpaicl $ 1. !N. Snap-!':.hootN l ' rOfhlCls ((:).Box 55 . H: en ... ington Station. B rooklyn, NC'w Y ork 1121 8.

~ I LE~Tl'.: B JX FO IDfA'l'"T Q);, -.amr lhinl-( ot hrr<.; a'k $1..ill for. P oswnicl $ 1. 00. Cunsco, llox 373. Soqne]. Calif.

GUNSMITHING

HEB..-\HllELl :'\G A:'\D CHA :\IBlBRING for O\'Cr 100 im· prorcd. sta ndard and wi ldeat. 1·al'lritl~cs . indud ing la test rartridges .. \l ode l !)2 \\'i nl'hes ter Comersions to 337 ). l ag i111tl 4-1 ).l agnum. D on ) Iott. Gunsmith. Box 347. D ouglas. Ari zo na.

~ ll OOTE H~-C H..-\ F'TS.\11~.:\': H llllrrC' !l t<'<l buildi ng .22 'J'arµ;c1 l' isto l. Campers J' istol. Cun l'ahine1s . or blu ing J!UllS send .:it stamp. Guns. l Jos toflke llnx 3G2-G T erre ll aure . I ndiana iirsos.

r: 1•;.\' EH .\IJ (: ( ','\' S)l lTlll:'\<:- H cpail'inµ;, rrhluing-, romcrs ion w11rk. nart!i matlc. Inquiries imitetl. ]Ja ld Hoek Gun ~ho p. Herry CrrC'k. Calif.

J\l;HO JU.'<(; HEIUHHl, l, J.'<(;. CllA~IB E I U.'<(; lo all ,; fanliard and wiltlc·a t 1·ar1rid:.:e-.;. (:1•nC'1al µ;un'illl ithing. l 'ri <·f's "C'n l on rt•<11u•s1. ll ofl'm;1n (:1111 :-;hop, Blll'klin. !\:ans.

) I Al.~EH !18 IL \lt Hl': l.J': I) . \ 1·ti1111 >;, Popular cal iber:; . rn.~10 . ). Jagnums $:in.50. Prrmi11111s $3 .00 exlra . Hchluing. other co rH'ersions. llob's t :un Shop . East Corinth. ,\l aine.

INDIAN RELICS

2 J :\DL-\:\ \\" :\H Arrowh<'ad,;. ~ealning Kni fe. Fli nt ThundC'rb i rcl. $1.00. Catalog J?tce .Al'rowhead, Glenwood .\ rkan-;a,.;,

I :'\Dl.\JX AH'l' l l •' Af"l'S-81'lli n ~ Lan:l' P 1iva!C' t 'ollrt'tionBprulwo l'k. I 'iJJ<• Tomah a \\'I\'\ , T t ad1 • ~111 ... kt•t ..;, S1orwwo r k. t'IC'. L a rg(' 25 1>a gc iJ111..;t1atPd li..;1 $1.0fl , n·f1111r\ah lr with $ 10 purcha se. \\":1l s ll, 1822 Ncwca.stle , lJ rtroit. i\lichi g-an.

LEATHERCRAFT

Ji' HEE •·no-it-your!ie lr" L e:tthC'rc·raft Catalog. T andy L eat her Cum1>any, B ox i!JIH33, F ort Wort h T exas.

MISCELLANEOUS

C HO SSl30\\" S ror 'l"ari:;-et. ll un ting and Carp -Shooting. l"artory- D irect- Pri ces .. l ay Co. B ox 1355. \Vi chita, Kansas .

NAZI lTE~IS bou ght & so ld . orig . only, l pi ece or co llection: ' 'lis ts 25c '' : Lenke!. 812 Ande rson. PaliBades. X . J .

".\l"AC lll :'\EGU:\ CO.'\' \ "E HSIOX ! Complt•te, ll lustrated in· Slruct ions (from official ordnan<·c ~o ur1 ·cs ) se lert irn () 12) rome rsion. anr ).1- 1 .30 earbine. in minutt.'s wi11!011t tools. l' lus lega l data. wherr rwtei;;sary, narri:: a\·ailablc 1·ommrrC'ia llY. $2.00 l'nd .. sat isf:if'lion or rC'f11ncl. Service ~a l es, D ept OU. B ox SS!l. Scaulc. \\" a sh .. H.Qlll.

'l'ltF.A~l·nE . GOLD . Sih't'r . .Rclic·s. li'ind lhcm with new 1DG5 models. ] ;'rrn information. llar....copr, D ept. 5-D. Hox iL"i . .\'or!h ll oll.nrood. California.

you n C' ll EC'I\ i;:xno1!s1•: :\l"EX'r ~t:imp mallP for ~ 1 . !"in. SC'nrl yours anll your bnnk's name. Hands lt ubbcr Stamp Sen·irC' . 2:~ 10 ). l a)!'nolia . .l a111"-.\'i1l 1~ . \\' i ..... .1'.{!i .t ri.

$12.000 Yl';.\l \"LY. ·i-:asr •:J) ;11 P1i11w 111ailnnk1 hu..;inf' _~ ... F 1f'r D('fail -.;. ;'\ Jailwn .\". H1 221. l ,o-; r.ato1; . f'alif.

l~ r nn:n 'l'BE A~ 1 · n1~. i:rnl<l. -.ihi'r. roin..:. an<"if'nt flrf'arm". X rw tra n <;i<.;tor in ..,trnmf'nt 1l<'fl'C't<.; tll<'lll all. Lo\\' ('<.;f 1>rirr-.; f'\'f'r. F ree rataloi,:. H<'lro·AG. Rox JO:><;:::. ll o11'>to n 18, Tf'xas.

REAL ESTATE

FLOH IDA \\"Nff:n \\"O :\nEnLAND-llmllf'!l ilC'S, Cotfaj'.!('flites. )l"ohil <'s iles. E !it alJJi ;;hrd arf'a . $3!l0 full nric·e. $~.00 month Rwimm inf!. fi shing, hnating. \\' rilr. I. aim \V C' ir . B ox ~Srx. Riker ~prin g-:. Florida :\Dfi-1070 - (F -ll.

f:OYl<; HX).IE:\T J. .1\ :\'D AYAll.:\131.E in 25 ~tale's. ~omc low a,; ~1.00 Arre. ) [ illion,; of A <'rf'!';' " Your Governmrnt T.and Onoortun ities" nlu<: "f"urrrnt T_,i1:.tin:,:-s. " srnd $1.00. J ,ancJ D isposa l. 2230-G H. \Y i,.consin. \Ya-.hin~tort. n . t '. 20007.

FHRE! l\·rw ill11 .,tratrr1 Summrr rarnlog ! '.l'op n1 l 11r~ coa"t to coa-.;t ! F arms , llan <'lH'" · llomf's. H11..:inf'""(''-'· \ Va ff'tfron t, ll t"f'l'f'afin n . ll rlili'lllf'Jlt proprrt iM. lln itl'fl li'arm Ag<' n C'.v , fi12 - ) f f; \Vf':-:t. 47t h kt .. l\:ansa s City, :'lln. G·ll 12. J'Laza 3-4212.

SCHOOLS

UI SSOURT AUCTT0:-1 SCHOOL. Free catalog! 1330-102 L inwood. K ansas C it}'. i\lo. 64109.

TAXIDERM IST

Ji'U H RL'G~-Rl ac li R ear $!JS: B ohr at $50: 7. ebra $ 11 0: CheeLah. \\"olrcrlne . Benga l 'l'i ge r $200; P olar Ilea r $250: .Jaguar. T imber \\'nlf. Puma , Gr izzl .v Bea r . \Ve tan skins. fl ofmann-Taxidc rml s L. 1025 Gates , Brooltlyn, N. Y. 11 22 1.

GUNS MAY 1965

TIOW TO S ll OOT

By La rry Koll er

(Doubleday & Co., In c., New York, N .Y., 1964. 7.50)

A gunsm ilh turn ed gun writer, a targe t shooter and Lop-notch hunte r, Larry Koller has done a fin e job in pull ing toge ther the shoot ing know-how that is o often only found in bits and pieces. This book is wrillcn primarily for the beg inner; Koll er covers in 242 pages Lh e bas ics of what gun for what game. d iscus cs types of act ions, how Lo shoot a rifle, a shotgun, a hand gun, how to score in competiti ve shoots, and also offers omc hunting how-Lo . There is more of co urse, but suffi ce it to say that this book offers a lot more than most of th e beg in ner's texts do and as rnch, it is a good inve · lm l· nl for Lhc beg innin g shootcr.-R.A.S.

THE GREAT ARC OF TllE WI LD ll EEP

By }aml'5 L. C lark

(The University of Oklahoma Press, Norman Okla., 1964. 6.95)

Mr. Clark is a biologist, a scu lp tor of a nimal s, a hunl er, and a fa sc inatin g writ er.

hcep have a lcndcncy Lo rai se blood prl' · su rcs 10 cori, id e rable dcgrel's, and thi s book is ce rl ain to do that lo you- a bad ca5c of sheep fcvl'r i ~ almos t guarant eed. Althnu:,dr thi s is bas ica ll y a scient ific book. l'\'Cry hunt e r who ge l th e sheep fe ve r should read a nd s tud y Lhi book. As a hopeful sheep hunt e r. r have found it interest ing, entertain ing, and educa t ional.- R.A ..

Dl ' CKS. GEESE & SWANS OF NO RTll A:\'lER ICA

By F . IT. Kortright

(Stackpole Co .. llarrisb11 rg, Pa .. 196-t. 7.50) This book won't tell yo u how much to kad

a wind -dri, en goose on a frosty morning; but it will he lp yo u Lo identify that goose bot h bdorc and aft er yo u pull th e tri gg<"r. Expnts have call ed thi s th e bes t, most complet e co llec t ion of facts, fi gures, accurate (and bea ut if11l ) full -color p lates, p lus cas ilyundl'rs tood cit-sc ript ion of North America n wil dfowl eve r a'sembl ed unde r book covers. IL is, in add ition . an inte res ting: and hi ghl y rcadahl e hook. a nd one th at will end tho e afll' r -~ h ooting arguments about those "s trange rs·' that co me wing in g in.- E.B.M.

OLD FORTS OF Tl-I E O CTHWE T

By Herbert :\[. Hart (Sup erior Pub/. Co.,

Seattle. /Tl ash., 1964. I 2.50)

Thi s unique picture-h is to ry book is a companion piece lo the a uth or's work on fo rl s o f th e orthwcs t, published in 1963. This vo lume covers some 60 old fort s in California, Colorado, T exas, Kansas, Oklah oma, ew

GUNS • MAY 1965

Mexico, a nd Arka nsas. It g ives an informal h istory of each, is well illustrated , and includ es guide maps for vis itin g them today. An or ig ina l plat of the layout of each fort is also included .

inte res ted and to direc t him (o r th e specialist ) to the best readily ava ilable so urCl"S for further information." Once thi aim i recognizcJ, this book becomes a price less add ition Lo a ny li brary of firearms litera ture. I have found it immensely va lu able, m yse lf, in direct ing me to specific b its of information in volumes already on my own sheh cs. For most readers, thi book is in itself trul y an "encycloped ia" o[ firearm s infor rnationplu s a bibliography of what books lo bu y. For the spec ia li st, ii is a time-sav ing guide for rcsearch.-E.13.M.

For those who have an opportun ity to travel, this book will direct you to the hi stori cal sites of army pos ts that were al ive with acti vity during th e 1800's. For those of u who are unabl e to j ourney to these s it!'s, th e photograp hs, draw in gs, and excellent word p ic tures will enabl e us to take an armcha ir trip almost as excitin g as tir e r eal lhin g.- J.R.

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THE WOHLD OF T ll E BOBCA T By J oe Van W unner

( ]. B. Lippincoll Co .. Ph iladelphia. Pa., 196'1. ' -t.95)

T o m os t o f us th e bobca t o r wildcat is a preda to r and wh e n m et afield. i t i:' shot. A number of a reas offe r a bo unt y for the bobcat, a nd most fol ks cons id e r k illin g a cat '"good r id dan ce . J oe Va n \Vonner present s us here wi th a s ligh tl y d iff c r l'n l p ictur e. A s writ er a nd wildlife p ho togra pher , the a uthor o ffer s

""'"'~F~~J:RoGE~TE~SVE~~~~~t~s popular .22 Lon g Rifle Ammo with amazi n g accu r acy . A t igh t, well.made p iece

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rod • b lade fr o nt sigh t s • b lu e sat in f inish with handsome checke red wa lnut plast ic g r ips. Fire s

easy. to.get Rem . . Western & Peters .22 L. R. Am mo. . Choice o f 2 1/:7''. 4 " o r 6" b a rre l model s, on l y $14 .95. Genuine

Leather twist e r $ 2.95. L . R. Ammo (50 rd s.) 80¢. 100 r ds. French b a ll am m o $1. Add $1 pos t age & hand l in g. Shipped

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us a eompre 1ensive study of the bobcat, h is habitats, hi s life cycle, his pleasa nt a s well as hi s unpl caoant id es. Vm1 Wormer dot·s not c la im th a t th e ca l is not a predat or, bu t in pi e r lll'l's- and they arc Fu pc rh- an d in ll'XI, he 1<' 11 > the life of the lwbcal. But thi s book a l"n It'll ~ yn 11 aho1 1I hol)('a f l11111ti11µ:. a nd on th l' who le . "Th e \\/,,rid of the Bohl'a t, " n1akes i nlerc~I in g reading fa1c.- H.AS.

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INDEX OF ADVERTISERS

GUNS and AMMUNITION

ROBERT ABELS ... . .. .. .... .. . ... ... .. .. 49 BADGER SHOOTER 'S SUPPLY. . . . . . . . . . . .. 50 CENTE N N IA L ARMS CORP.. . 15 COLT PATENT Fl REARMS MFG CO. . . Cove r 4 DAISY MFG CO......... . .. 13 CHARLES DALY . . . . . . . . . . 9 DIXIE GUN WORKS . . . . . . .. 57 FIREARMS INTERNATIONAL CORP .......... 40 NORM FLA YDERMAN ANTIQUE ARMS ...... 56 GIL HEBARD GUNS . . . . . . . . . .. ....... 38 HE RTER 'S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .... 60 HUNTERS LODGE ... Cover 3 HY -SCOR E ARMS CORP . . . . . 45 KLE IN 'S SPORTING GOODS 7 MARLIN FIREARMS CO. . ... 39 0 F MOSSBERG & SONS, INC. . .. 66 MUSEUM OF HISTORICAL ARMS .... .. .. .50 NUMRICH ARMS . . . . . . . . . . . ... 45, 50 P & S ARMS . . ... ...... . ........ • .... . .. 55 PACIFICIA .. ... ..........•.. . • • .. ... ... 66 PARKER DI STRIBUTORS . . . . . • . . . .. 47 PUBLI C SPORT SHOPS ... .. ... .• ... . .... 58 REMINGTON ARMS CO .. ..... .. •.... Cover 2 SERVICE ARMAMENT CORP. . . . . . . . . . . . 4 SHERIDAN PRODUCTS, INC .... . .. • . .. .... 41 VIC'S FOR GUNS. . . . . . . . . . . • . . .. .. 57 WEATHERBY, INC. ... . .. ........ .. ...... 11 YORKTOWN CUSTOM GUNS, INC .......... 59

HANDLOADING EQUIPMENT

C & H DIE COMPANY ........ .... .. ...... 3 CARBIDE DIE & MFG CO .. ....... ..... ... 66

66

CASCAD E CARTRIDGE ... . ..... ....... ... 42 HORNADY MFG CO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 MAYVILLE ENGINEER ING ... .. ....... . ... 43 M INNESOTA SHOOTERS SUPPLY ........... 14 MIRCO-PRECISION CO ....... ........... 41 M URDOCK LE A D CO ........ . .•. •. .. •... . 45 NORMA-PRECISION . . ...... • . . . ........ . 12 PACIFIC GUN SIGH T CO . ..... . •.... ..... 56 R.C.B.S . . . .. .. . .. .. . . ... . .•.. . . .. .. 8 SPEER, INC. .. . ...• . . •..•. .•........ .. . 10

HOLSTERS , CASES, CABINETS

COLADONATO BROTHERS . .. ........ . .... 56 DON HUME ............ . .. •. . .. •. ...... 50 S. D. MYRES... . ... .. ..... ..... ... . . 58 W HITCO ... .... .... .. ..... . ... . .. ..... 59

SCOPES and SIGHTS

FREELAND'S SCOP E STANDS, INC .. .. •.. ... 46 REDFIELD GUN SIGHT CO ...... . . . ... ... . 44 W.R. WEAVER CO . . ..... . . .. • ... . • •... .. 60 WESTERN OPTICS, INC ... . ... -. . ...... . .. . 59

STOCKS and GRIPS

·E. C. BISHOP & SONS, INC ......... .... . . 61 HERRETTS STOCKS .... . ... . . . • .... .. .... 50 ROBERTS WOOD STOCKS .... . ••• .. .• .. ... 45 SPORTS, INC. ..• ... .. .. .. . .. . .. . .. . .... 51

TOOLS and ACCESSORIES

GEO. BROTHERS . . .. . . .. ........ ... ... . . 66 CORROSION REACTION CONSULTANTS .... 49 DEM-BART CO ............. ..• . .. ....... 57

FEDERAL INSTRUMENT CORP. FRANK A. HOPPE, INC . JET-A ER CORP FRANK MI TTERMEIER CO.

MISCELLANEOUS

... 49 . . . . 47

...... 49 , 61 .. ... ... 45

AM ERIC A N ARMS APPRAISERS ASSOC. .... 59 AMERICAN TROPHY & AWAR D CO. . .... 41 A USTIN BOOT CO . .... . ..... . . . ... 51 C. DA NA CAHOON. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 58 CHADW ICK-TAYLO R OUTFITTERS .... 57 R. F. COFFEY.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 54 CO LORADO SC HOOL TR AD ES ... .. . . . . .... 51 EASTERN EMBLEM MFG CO .. . ... .. ••. .... 47 GUN MONOGRAM SALES. . . . .. ... 46 LEONARD CORP 57 LYTLE NO V ELTY CO .. . ...... 59 MALNARICK OUTF ITTER & GU IDES SC HOOL .. 66 MERSHON CO . ...... 40 MITCHELL SHOOTING GLASS ES ........... 51 MURRAY G -D SCOPE TARGET. . ...... 58 NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOC.. ..... . . ..... .48 NUMRICH ARMS . 46, 49 , 56, 58 PANTHER PUBLICATIONS .... 50 V ERNON PARKS .............. .. .. . . .... 56 PEACOCK PRODUCTS . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . 56 PENDLETON GUN SHOP. . . . .. 46 PUBLIC SPORT SHOPS ....... ... .. . . . . .... 47 RAY RILING . . . . ... .. • . .. ..... .. •• • .... 61 SHOOTING EQUIPMENT, INC .....• • ... .. . 54 SHOTGUN NEWS ... .. . . ....... . . , .... . . 54 SIGMA ENGINEERING CO .. . ..• .. . , . .... . 51 TRAVEL INDUSTRIES •.. , ..•........ •. . ... 46 ARCHIE WALKER .. ..... .............. .. 61

GUNS • MAY 1965

WORLD'S BIGGEST GUNHOUSE-WORLD'S LOWEST PRICES

GENUINE ORIGINAL U.S. CARBINES! CAL •• 30 Ml

ONLY

NRA GOOD $ 5 995~ AT LAST! AT LAST! AT LAST! ORIGINAL U. S . Ml Carbines! The gun that ever y GT

r eluctantly le f t behind and hoped so1neday to own - combat proved from N orth Africa to Korea and known for its dependability and fast handling. All authentic , trusted GI production and NOT re-built

from mix-mashed reject parts of fake "civilian" components. All m anu factured to t h e hi gh est U. S. govern -

FREE WITH EACH CARBINE

EXTRA 15 RD. MAGAZINE m ent speci fications and complete with FREE extra 15 round magazine. IMMEDIATE DELIVERY - n o wait ing list! A ll NRA GOOD and only $59.95 ! Som e NRA VERY GOO D only $10 m ore. The lot everyone t hough t would never return to ou r shores but, t hanks to a friendly northern n eig hbor, h ere t hey are w a iting to delight Am erican m arksmen a nd collectors of authen tic mili tary arms. Order today at this bargain pri ce of only $59.95 . Add it ional 15 rou nd magazin es only $1 eac h .

MM ORIGINAL G33 / 40 MAUSER MOUNTAIN CARBINES!

The t re a sure o r the Icgend:try Ge r man "Arctic" Army ot WWI 1 . The onlv Jightwei t-:"h t (71h l hs.) I SSUE '98 Mauser

ever mad e ! (The PERFECT sporter · ' AS I S"!) Specia l lightweight a ct ion. SPECI AL s ig-hLc; and SPECIAL stock fittin gs f o r A r c tic Mountai n u se. !"RA Good condition ! 8ome selected NRA Very Good specimens on l y $40.95. All In the st..'1.ndard, ever-popu lar 8MM Mause r ca li ber. P le nty nf t he 8MM ammn on ly $4.00 pe r I 00 n1 s .. o r 1>porti n g ammo on ly $ 3.00 J>('r 20 round.c; . The c01 i·b ine y o u' ve wnited f o r - here 01t I nst.

t®' ORIGINAL .30-'06 FN M50 "NATO" MAUSERS!

'©'Cal. .30- ' 06

Original 01uthcntic Belgl01n Army M 50 ' 'NAT O'' M::iu sers in c01 1iber .30·'06, ?-.198 M01users p roduced by

Fabr iq ue Na t ionale during the I 950's for NATO use. All NR<\ GOOD condi tion-The on ly o riginal genuine NATO .30 ·' 06's. ALL wllh ORIGINAL 2 4" barrel - ALL milled parts and ALL matching numbers, even including their select, g enuine wa l nut stock s . R ep le te \ VITH Relglan <'r~st 11nd N OT to Ile confused with any P R E- \VAR S o uth American v:triety wtth RE·ch nmberNI harrels or DE·crested rc>ce i vc:rs. I nsi s t o n an o rl g-lna l.

U. S. ARMY MODEL 1917!

.. NRA GOO D Condition . NRA VERY

GOOD $5.00 more. New web s lings only $1.00. Latest. and last. U. S . bolt actio n .

U . S. Arsenal o rig-inal with four· grooved bal'l'Cls-<md g-enuine o ri g-ina l forg-ed re.

ceivcrs-NO cast ings - NO reject surplus·part s assemb l ies, NRA Very Good Cond iti o n. Low Numbers, S 10.00 LESS. New Web S linl'!s S 1 .OO . Ins ist on a genuine Springfield.

MODEL 98 "ARCTIC" MAUSERS!

SPEC IAL l\198 l\fause r s (Wor ld W ar II type) designed fo r ''Arc tic' ' u s e. Special over

sized tr igger.guard. S tandard SMM ca l iber, 24·inch barre l . m odern turned·do wn bo l t ha n dle-all for o nly $26.95 in NRA GOOD condition. Bargain 8 MM ammo· $4.00 per 100.

WORLD WAR II GERMAN MODEL 98K MAUSERS!

ALL with 2 4 " barre l s. Tul'ned d own ho lt h:mdle. Heady to Sponer ize. Uayonet s on ly $1.95 .

Good Condition . Barg ain 8 MM ammo $4. 00 per 100 .

PERSIAN MAUSER CARBINES!

Genuine M98 Carb in es with turned bolt handle and 18" barrel. N RA Good Condition. A Carbine at its Best!

M43 !M98J MAUSERS!

WWII M98K type ! All the l\14 3 M odel manufac tured in Spain AFTER WWII. ALL Guaranteed

NRA VERY GOOD . ALL with ALL mil l e d parts, AT~L comnlete with orieina l c leaninrr r o d and muzzle cove r.

NRA GOOD ONLY

NRA GOOD ONL Y

$)995!

c High Numbe r s

ONLY

$)995!

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$)495!

* SUPERB PISTOL SPECIALS~

ALL HAND GUN PURCHASES MUST CONFORM TO REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL FIRE· ARMS ACT. STATEMENTS WILL BE FORWARDED FOR SIGNATURE PRIOR TO SHIPMENT ON SALES TO OTHER THAN LICENSED DEALERS. WE REQUIRE ANY CITY OR STATE PERMIT .

~istole ;fflobd 'OS! Cal. 9 MM Pa rabe llum

STAR MODEL B! BRAND NEW!

Cal. 9 MM Pa r abellu m

ONLY

ONLY * $4495! s3995! Des ig-ned by Geor2' Luger-o ff i ci al Jy de s ignated by the

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BRA.SD NEW and complete with NF.W leather holster and

~~\~e~vxi~;i c~~a5~~i~~ t~~ ~~~;t; commercia l STAil de s igns in the readily availab l e, 9 Ml\I Parahcllum (Luger) Ca liber-( ln stock-only S4.00 per 100 r o und s) . Time·tes ted Bro wning des ign, eight · shot magaz ine , Comme r c ial blue finis h . c a se-hardened hammer, genuine chec k ered wa l nut grips.

BROWNING .32

Ca l .. J2 ACP

The l:ne :\lodel 22 in the p o pular .32 ACP calibe 1·. :\l anufacturcd by Fabr- ique Nation · ale. I ma gi ne N R A \ "EHY GOOD CONOJ. T ION on ly 826.f!;iE X C E LL ENT onl y 83.00 more. S u perb . New Ho l .c; ters 83.9!J.

ONLY

$2695!

manufac turer a s "Pistole Para· be ll um Model '08" Guaranteed in SHA GOOD c o ndition . and o n !}' s:19.9G. Some custom commer. cially reblued wi th "like new" grips and NRA GOOD bnrrel s only a low $49.U G- Som (_• anwn i•l·re fin1 s h C> d with like.new g-rips nnd RllAND·Si:W barre ls only S59.9G! COLLECTOH S ?!. Send fu r you r s ?

Ca l. .32 ACP

A p remium pistol of trul) m o dern s tyle and de s i g-n . C l ean post.war lines with pro \'e n con stru c ti o n at a pri c e unbelievably l ow-~RA EX CELLEl"T con dition . Feature s both thumb and extra snfe grip safety . NRA \'ERY GOOU. 522.95. 1"'ew Ho l.c; ter·s 8 3.05.

ONLY

$2495! QUALITY FRENCH SHOTGUNS

WORLD-FAMOUS FRENCH DOUBLE-BARREL SHOTGUNS!

ONLY

$ s 9 9 S' " There's noth ing like a double"

IMPORTED FACTORY PRICE $160.00

THE FINEST S HOTGUN BARGAIN EVER T O Selec t Checkered French Walnut Stock s, REACH THE AMERI CAN MARKET! Superb , 16-gauge-standard 23/ .i" chamber . CUSTOM·CRAFTED double-barrel shotguns In • 27" barrels-modified and full choke . the ever-popular 1 6 ·gauge . A QUAL ITY doub le • ''Airweight . '' Only 61/2 lbs. Is almost Impossible to 'l o cate at ANY price- • S uper.strength box·lock with triple lo cking but here they are1 NRA GOOD o nly $59 .95- system. Extra-se lect VERY GOOD at o nly $ 10.00 mor e. • Easy-o pening "velvet" acti on. Order yours t oday! • Barr e l s ASD receiver forged fro m n ickel·

: ~11.i'~~~;~~;~nt~t~~~}d~~~s~o~~~~rench • ~f1.:~~~e r~be~\~ith brass bead front sight. craft s m en. All officially tested and proofed.

Minimum o rder belo w (except a s n o ted ) 100 roun <l s . All pri c e s below (except a s li sted otherwise) per 100 r o u nds . S llI PPED HAJLWAY F.XPHESS. SH I PPING C HAHGF. S CO LLECT.

FINE COMMERCIAL .22 AMMO .22 Long Rifle (Lapua) Matc h Grade (500 rd s .) -------·-----·--····--··--·--·· $6.SO FINE ISSUE MILITARY RIFLE CARTRIDGES U.5 Dutl'h <M. C.) (with one clip). ...... . __ $6.00 fL!i i\lannli cher ( t-.1. C.) ··- ....... $6.00 71\1:0.I Mau s er (!\L C.) .. . -·---··-·········-· $6.00 7 .35 Italian In C l ips (l\LC.) ....... -.... -... $5.00 7 .62 NATO .308 W in. <M. C.) (non·<-'Or) $12 .00 7 .G2x:J9 Huss ian Short (20 rd s . ) ····--·-·· SS.00 7 . 6 2!\l l\I Huss ian ( l\f. C.) ·--·· ·······-- -····· $6 .00

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FINE PI STO L CARTRIDGES 7 .62 T o knrev (Pi s tol) :\L C . · ···--···-···-·-· $5.00 7 .63 :\fa u ser (Pistol) (l\l.C.) -·-- -····· · ·-· $5 .00 7 .65 l\lannli cher Pistol (M.C.) ···· ··--····$4.00 9:-01!\I L uger Pisto l M. C. (Doxer-Non.cor ) $4.00 BM:\I Steyr Pi s tol (r-.t. C.) ............ $4.00 9?-.l?-.I Drowning Long (M .C.). ·· · ··~ ···-·--- $6.00

SOFT POINT SPORTING CARTRIDGES

i:g ~;~.~i~rsh50~I~rtl~~i~1t'~~o·~·~·~.,-·::::::·::. ~~ :~g 7:\DI :\lause:· :Sofl Point (20 rds .) ---··· $3 .SO 7 .5 Sw iss Soft Poinl (20 rd s .) ---·-·-··· $5.00

~ :~g '~~~~~~~ ~g[~ ~~~~~ '<~i ~·~~·. ~ ···-~~·-~~~-~~·.~~ : ~g~4 civ knrai0J~rr~~Yni2c~ c{~~t> ~::::::.:: .. ;~: ~g 8~\?Kr ~~~~:~r sg~it P~~'i~t<~2or~~L):::::~::· ~::~g 8 X 50R Mannlicher S . P . (20 rds.) -.. -•. . . $4.SO

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!'>'linimum o rd e r $5.00 . ''Money ' s W orth or Money Back'' gual'antee when goods are returned p1·cp~l id two day s after 1·e<·cipt. Sales limited 10 <'Ontinenta l United ~tate s ! Sales price this m onth only . Best Duy from the W orld's Biggest Gunhouse.

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1880 - A horse thief brought to bay

... and Colt was there! •

Somehow you get the feeling that you are "there", too, each time you heft the new Colonel Colt Sesquicentennial Model in your collection. It's a part of history-part of our exciting American heritage. This superlative version of the famed Single Action Army 45

commemorates the 150th anniversary of Colonel Samuel Colt's birthdate. It was designed by the world's finest handgun craftsmen. Ask to see it at your Registered Colt Dealer today. Limited production. Priced from $225.

Documents

GUNS Magazine May 1965