GUNS Magazine October 1966

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GUNS • OCTOBER 1966 3

TRIGGER TALK

I T WOULD APPEAR that all of our pa t efforts to combat anti-gun laws have been

negated by one man who, sitt ing in a tower with wha t newspapers called "a dead ly ar-ena] ,., ha again brought angu ished cries of

"more gun laws" from almost every new medium. However, there a re a growi ng number

of legislators who are opposed to the mo t restrict ive of these laws. As Carl Wolff points out in his Washington column, there is only the slightes t chance-even with the current hue and cry-for the Dodd bill to move out of committee.

One of the most gra tifying tatemcnts to come out of the recent incident was made by Governor John B. Connally of Texas. He is reported to have stated to new papers that he thought a national gun registration bill currently before congress would not help against such crimes. At the same time, he ca ll ed for new and stiffer laws dealing with cr iminals. Gov. Connally was injured by the bullets of the sniper who assas inated President Kennedy, and still has not joined t11e ranks of those who are clamoring for antigun laws.

• • • But we still have other problems, and these

are the local laws which could accumulate into an over-all anti-gun movement. We hope that E. B. Mann is correc t in hi thoughts that the federal gun legislators will become paper tigers, and tha t the same determination which o far thwarted any national antigun laws will carry over to city, state, and county legislation_

• • • I recently went into a gun shop, and saw

several of our color photos and drawings framed on the wall. This reminded me that we had omehow failed to give recognition to the excellent photography of a S&W cofield revolver by Dr. R. L. Moore which appeared in the August issue- We have several other fin e color shots from Dr. Moore which are being considered for future is ues.

This reminds me that we are always looking for color photographs for our cover and inside gallery. If you have color transparencie of your favorite gu n (21,/i x2 1/i or larger), we will be pleased to review them for possible publication.

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THE COVER

The Colt Single Action " herifT's Model" was one of the earlier "limited edition" guns to be made. Although they have long ince been sold out, th ey arouse intere t where ever they are shown . The gun _hown on the cover is a low serial number specimen owned by George Virgine , who took the photograph. The

small selection of badges, all authentic, arc also from Virgines' private collec tion_

OCTOBER, 1966 Vol. XII , No . 10-142

George E. van Rosen Publ isher

Arthur S. Arkush Ass't to the Publisher

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collector ••• DOUBLE RIFLE BY WINCHESTER? ..... .........• ... . Kingsley P. KMnopp

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Crossfire Shopping with Guns ............ . ..... 70

Shooters Club of America ........ .. .. . 12 The Gun Market ........... .......... 76

Hand loading Bench . . ....... Dave Wolfe 16 Questions and Answers ............... 77

Our Man in Washington ...... Carl Wolff 18 Index of Advertisers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

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A custom 22sporter well worth

$8750 The wonderful 22 sporters of yesteryear are still remembered fondly by many sportsmen. Well, here's a brand new one that outshines even the fondest memories. The sporter we're talking about is the Savage/ Anschutz 141. It's made for Savage by Anschutz of West Germany-world famous for their smallbore target rifles. Matte r of fact , the 141 has a target rifle action. That's why the trigge r is adjustable three ways; why its barrel is precisely rifled and then lapped for pinpoint accuracy. Its fine Frenc h walnut stock features a cheek-piece. There's a smart rosewood fore-end tip, and skip-line hand checkering on the pistol grip and fore-end . See the Savage/ Anschutz 141 in 22 long rifle at $87.50; in 22 magnum (with 4-shot clip) at $92.50. It's at your sporting arms dealer now.

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Weatherby Scope News At one time or another, it is bound to

catch up with all of us who hunt-maybe the scope was not mounted right, or you suddenly became a stock crawler, or you were shooting downhill-you get that scope cut that you thou ght you'd never get. Roy Weatherby has now the answer for that one shooting problem- he has put a eoprene ring on the ocul ar lens housing o[ the Imperial scope , and althou gh he won't guarantee that this will prevent you from getting bash ed, it certainly will r educe your chances of being bloodied.

Thi Neoprene ring is not something that is slipped over the ocular lens housing, but it is an integral part of the scope, thus cannot be lost in the field. eoprene is tough tuff, is r esistant to heat and humidity, to cold and abrasion by dust. As a matter of fact, it is so tough that Roy can offer a li fe time guarantee with it.

In order to see how good this eoprene ring really is, I put the 2x-7x Variable Weatherby s~ op e first in the freezer, not only to che«k it for fogging, but also to see if I could crack the eoprene ring. This tes t having proved negati ve on both co unts, I then dunked the scope in hot water, and again the scope and the ring took it. This is a nice touch that makes a fine scope just that much better.

Nosler's .22 Bullets The new Nosier Zipedo bullet promises to

become the choice varmint bullet in .22 caliber. The Zipedo is a 55 gr. SP bullet

that has a solid base that is part and parcel

of the jacket. The jacket 'valls thicken until they merge with the base, while the walls

taper toward the bullet tip for reliable expansion. The inner lead core is soft for max

imum shocking effect, and p erhaps the most

By R. A. STEINDLER

noteworthy feature on the Zipedo bullets

are the ridges around the base of the bullet. These rid ge are " smeared" into a rearward position when the bullet starts its travel in

the barrel, and this, according to John OS·

]er, improves the gas seal between bull et and barrel and thus gives maximum velocity.

Since the varmint season had not opened

when I tested these bullets, my tes ts were

limited to accuracy and velocity tes ts in addition to expan ion tes ts in my bullet recovery box. In my Model 70 IIB in .225

Winches ter, I found tha t 31.3 gr. of 4064 gave me the best accuracy, and fi ve shot groups measured just slightly under 0.9 inch. This is almost identical to the accuracy I get eon istently from this gun with Winches ter factory ammo. The average MV

for 10 shots was 3197 fps_ For my tightl y bored .222 R emington rifle, I found that the 55 gr. Zipedo bullet gave me the bes t

accuracy velocity with 19.0 gr. of Relod er o. 7, and velocity was just a shade lower

with the Zipedo bullets. With the 55 gr. bullet that I u ually load, my average MV is 2985 fp , while the Nosier bullet gave me a 10 shot instrumental velocity of 2963 fps.

Boosting the powder charge did lead to somewhat hi gher velocities, but accuracy suffered. I have had this experience a number of times with this tightly chambered gun

and chances are that a slightly enlarged chamber- that is, enlarged to standard size - would probably give somewhat better

r esults-

Expansion tests in finely sifted and mois· tened sand showed that the Zipedo bullets expanded extremely well. In most of the

recovery tests, only the base of the bullet was recovered and mushrooming was most sati factory. I unfortunately do not have a bench rest rifle in any of the .22 caliber ,

but understand from several shooters who have used the Zipedo bullets in their bench

rilles, tlrnt accuracy is out landing. The bullet is made from gilding-metal wire. Spe-

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GUNS • OCTOBER 1966

"When you can get the safety literally right under your thumb like this one,

you've got a great feature." "The action's good and solid with the rotary bolt and

six locking lugs."

"l like the magazine design •.. doesn't chew

up the shells."

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The all new Model 800 is available in .308 cal. and .243 cal. It's another rugged, dependable rifle from Mossberg, where less than one gun in a thousand is ever returned for factory repair. With the new 800, you truly receive "more gun for the money," and it is 100% designed and manufactured by Mossberg in Connecticut.

Try it! You'll find out why this is M b the rifle for you. Priced at $97.95 o~s e (except in Canada). Write for free ca ta- ~ rq log to 0. F. Mossberg & Sons, Inc., ® for accuracy Dept. A, North Haven, Connecticut.

"I like the fact that the floor plate opens to take out the shells. You

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"The grouping is tight because the trigger pull is

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ROSSFIRE

16 Gauge Magnum I am a U. S. Marine stationed in Viet am. We have been getting GUNS Magazine

here lately. And not long ago I took out a

subscription to it. In your lay is ue I wa reading the tory

by B. R. Hughe on "Why not a 16 gauge

Iagnum ?" ow I would like to ask the same question. Ever ince I've been big enough to carry a gun and hunt I've used a

16 gauge. My father u es one and my brother doe too. As a matter of fact, we wouldn't change. In Arkansas where we live it is the a ll-around shotgun. We have shot 2% inch

1agnum and if we could find a three inch Magnum in 16 gauge we would buy it.

My brother has a double barrel 16, a bolt action, and also a single shot that belongs

to our father. I am sure he is like me in that if a 16 gauge Magnum were made he would buy it. o I ask again "Why not a 16 gauge Magnum?"

I enjoy reading the articles in GuNs Mag

azine very much.

Casull .454 Magnum

Louis P. Aycock Viet ' am

I read with interest Mr. Baker's comments on the .454 Magnum in the Cro sfire Dept. of the February, 1966, issue of GuNs J\Iaga

zine. Just as he felt impelled to write to the

editor concerning my .45<t Magnum story

and Mr. Casull's big game revolvers, I now feel impelled to write.

Mr. Cas~ll' conversions of Ruger Super

Blacklrnwk revolvers to his new caliber do not seem ridiculou to me. Tht>y al o do not seem to excite scorn in the hearts of hun

dreds of readers who wrote letters displaying great interest in obtaining his handgun .

I bought one of his conversions my elf, developed many loads for it, shot the gun extensively, officially demonstrated it to a pe

cial group of military personnel and various

police departments. one of the individuals nor groups who

witnessed .454 demonstrations found the gun "ridiculous." The official military group for

whom one demonstration wa conducted, stated that the performance delivered by a . 454 Magnum was '·amazing." All military

observers fired the big weapon at least five times. One of them scored consistant hits

on a 55 gallon oil drum at a range of 350 yards. We fired cast, wheelweight bullets at various targets during thi demonstration and proved the .454 projectiles capable of

repeatedly punching through %ths inch steel I-beams!

You may write and ask for a copy of the military demon tration report on this arm

by addressing a reque t letter to: The Commanding Officer, U. S. aval Operations

upport Group, U. S. Naval Amphibiou

Base, Coronado, California. For the purpose of reference, this demonstration wa conducted on 24 ovember, 1965, and wa unclassified at that time.

Mr. Baker also claims the .454 fagnum

cartridge loading practices are "completely unreliable" and "unsafe." Ile refer to "mix

ing" powders. If he will please reread the .454 Magnum report with special attention

to the first paragraph in the second col on page 64, he will note that it spcci fly states: "The powder charge con ists of a

triplex load of #2400 and nique. The e powders are densely packed. . . ." A few

line further, specific mention is made : "Clo e packing insures that the various

powder layers will never shift position .. . . " That, Mr. Baker, is layering. The powder are not mixed!

As originally written, my story contained

exact tabled information on the amounts of each kind of propellant powders used in .451

cartr idge cases, the position they occupy, and the correct proportioning of them. The e

tables conta ined warnings about use of these loadings in guns not specifically designed for them. The Editor of GUNS decided to delete my loading tables, thus they were not publi ·he<l.

He personally wrote me, kindly explaining

he was deleting the tables because he was afraid that "In spite of any warnings, some

nut will be ure to try one of the e cartridges in his old A with disastrous result ." Thus Gu 'S Magazine didn't merely

omit the warnings, but took the safe t tep of all, by refusing to make the exact data

on those cartridges available! Also the story makes crystal clear that the loadings are used only in pecially strenthened revolvers. At no point in the article is the reader a ked to experimen t with these 60,000 pound cham

ber pressure loads-the article i a report, not a reloading recommendation .

William E. Calder I mperial Beach, Calif.

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(Continued from page 6)

cially tooled presses cut off and bump the

wire into exac t and proper sized lugs, and

these are then run through a multip le sta

tion pres to form perfect cups. The cups

are then trimmed to accurate and exact

length, the formed lead inserted, and the

ogive is fo rmed. Once these steps have been

completed, the Zipedo bullet is fed into the

automa tic grooving machine to give the

bullet the r idges at the base.

Incidentally, production of the .338 and the .375 osier bullet has been curtailed

for the time being a nd it will be ome time

before production of these bullets is re

sumed.

H erter' s .22 Perfect Thi .22 ca liber emiautomatic rifle holds

12 rounds of .22 LR ammo, either regular

or the high speed load . The well propor

tioned stock is nicely finished although it

lack checkering, and the finish appear to

be an excellent oil fini h. Bluing of the

metal parts i very good, and the overall

appearance of the gun is excellent. In te t ing thi gun I fired over 300 rounds

of various makes and lots of .22 LR ammo,

and did not have a single failure to feed or

extract. The safety was positive, and al

though the action does not stay open when

the last shot i fired, it is possible to lock

the bolt in the open position by pu hing the bolt handle button in. The trigger pull

was a plea ant surpri e since it broke at 4

pounds and there was only the slightest

trigger creep. As i customary on current

models of rimfire rifles, the receiver is grooved for cope mounting and in my ac·

curacy testing I usPrl not only the fully

adju table factory sights, but also a Red

field scope. Accuracy on my indoor range

wa very good, with 10 shot group averag·

ing slightly over 0.5 inch at 25 yard . This

is a well finished rifle that is designed pri· mari ly for the adult and the price o{ 31.49

is most rea onable. Available from Herter"'' Inc., Dept. G, Wa eca, Minn.

W caver S copes Bill Weaver who made the use of a scope

on rifles possible for many shooter when scopes were till something to be marve led

at, now offers several new scope . The new "V" erie i now available a a V7 and a

V9, one offering variable power from 2'hX to

7X, the other from 3X to 9X. Both of these

copes have pas ed my test on the range

and in my gun room with flying colors.

There wa no fogging or leaking, the reticle

remained centered, and optics and power

change are excellent. The V9 model ha a

range focus provi ion that permit focu s

setting from a few feet to 1,000 yard , and l

found this fea ture especially helpful when I

turned the power of the V9 scope to 9X. The

focu setting is e pecially helpful when the

scope i u eel to gla s a target at the longer

range , beyond say 300 or it:OO yards. The

use of the range foc us overcomes para ll ax


GUNS OCTOBER 1966

The

RUGER,.-·Magnnnt_ Carbine

EASY UNLOADING: Button releases cartridges from tubular magazine individually, without working through action. Four-shot magazine (plus 1 round in chamber) neatly located in forearm.

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THE FACT IS, any number of rifles might take a deer for you. Just one, how

ever, manages to round up so many solutions to. the problems of hunting deer in brush country. The ideal brush-country deer rifle is lightning fast ... to handle, to fire.

Lightweight, perfectly balanced, semi-automatic, easy to load and unload. The ideal heavy-cover deer rifle is short, compact, but certain in stopping power, with moderate recoil. This, of course, is the Ruger .44 Magnum Carbine . . . long on modern design and specialized for superior performance.

In its own class-for brush country deer.


POWER: The .44 magnum cartridge drives a 240-grain bullet through a 7-inch pine. Muzzle energy comparable to the 30-30 cartridge, but far greater stopping power. And this autoloading carbine gives you five shots, as fast as you can squeeze them off.

Write for literature on these and other Ruger® firearms.

DEPENDABILITY: Receiver made from a solid block of hot-rolled electric furnace steel. Other parts of the finest materials available. Gasoperated , auto-loading mechanism is smooth and completely reliable.

THREE STOCKS: Available with Standard (shown above), Sporter, or fu ll -length International stock styles. All three handsomely shaped from genuine American walnut. Beautiful, hand-rubbed oil finishes.

COMPANION FIREARMS: (1) A companion handgun ,

the Ruger Super Blackhawk Revolver, firing the same .44

magnum ammunition. (2) A same-size .22 rimfire companion carbine, the

Ruger 10/ 22. No other high-powered sporting rifle has such compatible companions.

STURM, RUGER & Company, Jue. Southport, Connecticut, U.S.A.

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Newg f tom f he ... SHOOTERS CLUB OF AMERICA Dedicated to the Constitutional R ight of Every Citizen t.'J Keep and B ear Arms

Anti- gun agitators play one of their favorite propaganda games with the Second Amendment.

They suggest that the Second Amendment is from such an early era in American history that it is no longer valid. They also present lengthy legalistic sounding dissertations presuming to prove that the words of the Amendment do not mean what they say.

Though it has become fashionable in anti-gun circles to arbi trarily repudiate your Constitutional Guarantee, the tide of history has actually produced startling ( though little publicized), affirmations which guard against any abridgement. Within recent years, Congress has actually voted on the clear-cut issue of whether or not the individual American citizen has the right to own and bear arms.

In 1941, shortly after Pear 1 Harbor, and at a time when another famous anti-gun buff (anti-gun as far as his enemies were concerned) , Herr Hitler was stalking the world, the War Department requested and Congress passed the Property Seizure Act. Realizing that the original draft of the bill was subject to various interpretations, Congress amended it so as to prevent the registration or requisition of privately-owned guns. The Report of the House Committee on Military Affairs said:

" ... provides in substance that nothing contained in the bill shall be construed to authorize the President to requisition or require the registration of firearms possessed by an individual for his personal protection or sport . . . nor is there any desire or intention on the part of the Congress or the President to impair or infringe the right of the people under Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States ... although the Congress deems it expedient to grant certain extraordinary powers to the Executive in furtherance of the common defense during critical times, there is no disposition on the part of this Government to depart from the concepts and principles of personal rights and liberties expressed in our Constitution."

If this is not enough to silence the rabid antigun advocate, who might claim that even 1941 is too far in the past to be considered seriously, you

should know that in 1963 Congress once again affirmed your right to firearms.

Public Law 88-186, amending the Arms Control and Disarmament Act, was passed by Congress in 1963 to increase the authorization for appropriations and to modify the personnel security procedures for contractor employees. Section 33 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act now contains the following provision with respect to the individual's right to keep and bear arms.

"Nothing contained in the Act shall be construed to authorize any policy or acti on by a Government Agency which would interfere with, restrict or prohibit the acquisition, possession, or use of firearms by an individual for the lawful purpose of personal defense, sport, education or training."

It must be obvious and apparent, even to the most avid anti-gun propagandist, that as recently as 1963 the Congress of the United States continued to regard the right of the citizen to keep and bear arms as a matter of major importance and concern . Since, during the ensuing few years, the best laid plans and anti-gun attacks have failed to move the Congress into anti-gun actions, it becomes quite clear that only a small minority of radical agitators are concerned with the thought of removing firearms from your possession.

Though these people are in a minority, they do make a considerable amount of noise. The true danger lies in allowing such a minority to spread its poison out to the general public. Through sheer volume of noise, it might be possible for an antigun minority to convince a large segment of the general public that its cause was just.

The incipient anti-gun illusion can be dispelled through the use of the information provided here, and in other S.C.A. publications . Use these facts in your letters to elected officials, in conversations with uncommitted friends and neighbors, and in heated debate with your local anti - gun bigot . Permission to quote from any and all S. C. A. material is freely granted. If you are not already an S . C.A. member, now is the time for action. Join today!

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(Co ntinued /rorn page 12)

probl ems at the longer ranges and there is a cons idera bl e improvement in image sharp·

nes . I believe that the V9 is, th ank to the ran ge foc us adju stment, a rea lly good buy for the shoo ter who is interested in topp ing one of hi s rill es with a good va riable power

sco pe. In the Weaver K series of scopes. the

newes t members are the KB and the KIO scopes. These two copes were especially

des igned fo r the varmin ters, the bench res t and target hoo ters, and I ha,·e fou nd the KIO cope excellent in my gun testing work. The K series i of the fi xed power va riety,

and the two new models have the new range focus arran gement which I liked o well on

the two va ria ble power scopes. The KIO cope did ve ry well in my tests and I have

used the sco pe on several test rifl e , includ· ing two wildca t magnum rill es. Although I did not need the high degree of magnification of the KlO scope on these guns, I

was interested to see how the scope would tand up under the heavy r ecoil of these

guns. I found that recoil did not a ffect the KIO scope in the slightes t and I am now equipping a couple of my varmint rill e with

W eaver blocks so that I can change the KIO cope from rifle to rifl e as the need arises.

The windage and eleva tion adju stment have 1/i " cli cks, and over-all quality of these

scopes is excellent.

Enforcer Combat Grips Th ese fin e combat grips, although de

• ignC'd for police use, will appeal to every handgun hunter. Over the yea rs, I have used and seen a great many fac tory made comba t grips, and a good many custom stocks. These grips are perhaps the bes t fa ctory grips that I have ever u ed, and I like them so well that I'll get some for

everal of my other guns. Offered by the Caray ales Co., Dept. G,

1394 15th Street, Palisade, N.J., 07024, the

Enforcer Combat grips are made for Colt and S&W guns, both the small and the la rge fram e guns.

The e grip are hand carved from selec ted pieces of wood--cither walnut or rosewood. F ini h and inl etting are excell ent and de·

spite heavy use ( the grips I used aw service during the hottest part of the year when perspira tion usuall y a ffects wood fini shes), the Enforcer Grips look as good as new. If yo u h ave had trouble handling a snubby

because of the small grips, then by all means try these Enforcer Grips.


GUNS OCTOBER 1966

16

By DA VE WOLFE Editor and Publisher of

The HANDLOADER Magazine

J U T WHAT the heck is wrong with the .22 Hi-Power cartridge. a reader of this

column asked recently. '"My Pappy killed

hundreds (more like thousands) of "cht1cks

with his Savage Model 99 here in the hill of Tennessee. The gun has been passed on to

me, and I want to reload for it. Some help, please."

This man also a keel if he could have the

gun rechambered for the .219 Zipper or .225 \Vinchester. "T only have about 50 empty

cases in Hi-Power caliber-seems I'd be much

better off if gun were chambered to a popular cartridge."

Yes, he would eliminate several problems if his Iodel 99 were chambered for another

cartridge, but this isn't a easy as it sound . Biggest obstacle i the bastard bore diameter

-.228 as compared to .224 for the Zipper or

.225 Win. The barrel would have to bf' either relined or replaced. not an inexpensive job

in either case. Ts the gun worth the bother? Indeed, it' difficult to advise a person with problems of thio type-rnch thing as condi

tion of the gun and the sentimental value enter the picture.

The .22 Savage Hi-Power, obsolete for

many years a' far as U. S. factory production is concerned. can be reloaded quite succe -

fully. And it is not a bad cartridge. Its modern-day replacement> are more efficient, but

the old avage round is still good for medium to small game. and all varmints. To the beot

of this writer's knowledge, the only commercial rifle chambered for the cartridge was the

Savage 99. Of course, many custom rifles were

made for it, and T used to own a Winchester Hi-Wall in this cal iber (regrettably I sold the gun for a 1)) buck profit before ever firing it).

De~igned by Charles ewton before the turn of th e century. the .22 Hi-Power was actually ahead of its time. It stirred up many

arguments in the early day. of "high ve locity" in its original factory loading with a 70 grain

bullet having muzzle veloci ties around 2,800

fps. First jacketted bullets would often break

up on contact a t the e speed , and for this rea on the cartridge got off to a rather bad start.

According to my C.I.L. catalog, the .22 Hi

Power is st ill being offered in the "Dominion" brand. Thus, cases are available. It is a

simple matter, however. to form brass from the .25-35-involving only necking down these

cases. It's also fairly easy to ~orm them from

.32 Special or .30-30 brass. Bullets in .228" diameter are made by Sisk

Bullet Co., Box 398, Iowa Park, Texas 76367;

Buford Distributing Corp. (Barnes bullets),

900 Exchange Bank Bldg., Dallas, Texas

75235, and by the Hi-Precision Co., Box 121, Orange City, Iowa 51041. And there may be

other makers that I am not aware of. For starting loads with 70 gra in bullets, try

26 grain of 3031 or 28.5 grains of 4320-both

should give muzzle velocitie in the neighborhood of 2,800 fps. A slower but perhap

more efficient load is 25 grain of 4895 for a

i\l of about 2575, again with 70 grain bullet.

* * * Among the fir t to experiment with load

for the new 6.5mm Remington fagnum are

Dave Andrews, chief ballistician for peer bullet , and Larry Koller, who needs no in

troduction to the thousands of gun fans who have read his book and magazine article .

The ept.-Oct. issue of The HA DLOADER Iagazine carries articles hy both men on rf'

sults of their tests, and is "mu f' reading for anyone who plans to purcha,e a Remington

600 Iagnum Carbine in this caliber. The l\Iagnum Carbine lode! 600 was in

troduced last year in .350 Rem. Mag. It is approximately a pound heavier than the stand

ard 600, weighing about 611:! pounds. Thi•

writer ha. both Magnums and readily admits that the .350 is a heck of a kicker--e pc-cially

off the bench. The 6.5 is a lot more pleasant to shoot and, although I've only put three

boxe of factory 120 grain round through it. accuracy could be better. Average five shot groups, using a Redfield 2x7 scope, ran slight

ly over 11 <, inches at 100 yard .

Iy cohorts Koller and Andrews report that handloads cu t group sizes in half; they al o

found that the more they shot the new gun,

the better performance become. Kollcr's best load was 55 grains of Hodgdon's o. 4831 powder with 120 grain Speer bullet. In five

shot groups, he aid that four would cut one ragged hole, the fifth shot usually widening

tht> group to about an inch, not bad at all for a light i·ifle with 18% inch barrel. Muzzle

velocity checked out at 2,580 fp .

When Koller upped powder charges to get

maximum velocities, he encoun tered signs of high pressure, and "accuracy went down the

drain." Powders for these hot loads were Reloder o. 11 and 21, o. 4064, and Ball C.

Dave Andrews' te t were more extensive,

for the result are destined for use in the new

peer Reloading Manual. He found that av

erage muzzle velocity for 30 shots of the factory round was 2,913 fps. Remington claims

3,030 fps from 20 inch barrel. (Cont inned on page 43)

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DEATH OF THE "DODD BILL"-BUT • • • We can all observe a brief moment of silence. The

'Dodd Bill," s. 1592, is dead. Dead also are all the other so-called "half-Dodd-bills," those measures which would to a lesser degree curtail the remaining firearms freedom.

They died, as all bills do, with the conclusion of Congress . Each Congress lasts 2 years. This, the 89th, saw more effort spent upon gun control than any previous session. The effort still fell short of enacting laws.

We can, however, take no joy from the death of these measures . Like a Phoenix, the mythical bird fabled as a ble to rise from its own ashes, the anti-gun drive will return when, in January, 1967, the 90th Congress gets underway.

Already the rumors are starting to circulate; the number one rumor is the drive will disassociate its elf v:i th Sen. Thomas Dodd ( D. , Conn. ) • There are a number of reasons: (1) too much public resentment has built up against the "Dodd gun bill," (2) the Dodd-Klein affair has lowered the Senator's value, (3) there is a lack of good faith or even respect between Sen. Dodd and those opposed to the measure.

The public resentlllent is self - explanatory-gun owners have proved their point . Denial of legal access does not mean denial of access . Thus, only the law&hiding would suffer.

The Dodd-Klein affair has shaken Congress down to its roots . Dodd supporters claim he has done nothing that other federal lawmakers haven't done. And, there ha s, in the past few years, been a number of other scandals . The public is getting a tainted picture of Washington .

Lawmakers are reluctant to discuss a fellow member of the Congress . But, those this reporter knows well have noted the implications of the Dodd affair in offthe-record discussions. To a man, they have agreed Dodd has cost them votes . One veteran lawmaker noted he was receiving mail asking if he, too, was a part of the Dodd-Klein clique.

You even have to watch how you answer a letter like that, he suggested . If a flat denial is made and the letter falls into hands of the home-state newspapers, there will still be an association of names. Voters will read, " ••• denies knowing Klein." Some will say

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where there is smoke there is fire. As the lawmaker puts it, "You can't win."

The affair runs deep into the minds of the Congress. A House Ethics Committee, like that doing the investigations of Dodd in the Senate, has been proposed. This was one of the recommendations made by the Joint Committee on the Reorganization of the Congress back on ~Jly 21, 1966. The Senate Committee was set up after the Bobby Baker affair .

The lack of good faith between Sen. Dodd and those opposed to the gun legislation goes back to the assassination of President Kennedy. Previous to this foul act, Dodd and members of the gun-making community had met and agreed upon some rather simple amendments to the firearms laws designed to keep concealable weapons out of the hands of juvenile delinquents. Concentrated· on were the interstate sales of the cheap imported .22 caliber revolvers and so-called "starter pistols."

A large representation of the domestic gun manufacturers met behind closed doors with Dodd' s Subcommi ttee on Juvenile Delinquency and agreed upon a bill. Following the assassination , without informing the parties to the original agreement, Dodd introduced legislation aimed at broader controls of all firearms.

Later still, Dodd again introduced even more restrictive measures. Parties to the original agreement felt they had been twice double-crossed. Then, during the gun bill hearings before the same Juvenile Delinquency Subcommittee, the proceedings reeked with cheap showmanship and high-handed treatment.

OPPOSING CONGRESSMEN Congressmen appearing in opposition to the measure

were insulted by the Chairman's failure to call them to the witness chair before calling outside witnesses. There is a time-honored tradition in Congress: It is that fellow lawmakers come first ; Dodd breached this tradition.

Some other witnesses wishing to appear in opposition to the bill were rejected altogether . During this same time victims of nationally-publicized crimes were being brought into the proceedings. Then there was the arsenal of weapons conveniently placed in front of the TV cameras.

The inside story on these weapons is that they were not fresh from being misused in crime, but had been in the Subcommittee's possession for years. They had already been confiscated because their owners had violated existing laws. For all practical purposes they were stage props, nothing more.

For all the above reasons and more, the anti-gun people within the law enforcement divisions of the President's Administration are starting to look around for new approaches to legislating against the gun. One of the most obvious ways would be to make proposed firearms law part of an omnibus crime . ~ package. We shall see come January. ~

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The M2's straight line design reduced muzzle climb.

THE HYDE MODEL 35 was the

second of a series of weapons de·

signed by George J. Hyde in the mid-1930's and early 1940's. The first wa

the Model 33 which wa almo t identi

cal to the Model 35. Both models were

made in very limited numbers and fired from the open-bolt position. The

barrels were finned for cooling, fitted

with a compen ator, and mounted with

a forepi tol grip.

The Model 35 was subjected to tests

at Aberdeen Proving Ground between early October and late ovember,

1939, for possible adoption by the United tates. ection of the report

covering the Hyde submachine gun's

performance state: "The retracting handle was exposed,

and its movement with each shot was approximately half an inch toward the

operator's eye. Although there was little danger of injury, the feature wa

objectionable becau e it pre ented a

mental hazard. Muzzle flash, bright

yellow in color, wa pronounced." After each of the four du t and mud

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tests to which it was subjected, the

Hyde Model 35 functioned normally, except for a failure to feed caused by

dirt blocking a weak magazine spring.

The Hyde Model 35 was judged to

be far superior to the Thompson under

adverse conditions of mud and dust. Its

functioning components were less com·

plicated; it cooled more rapidly after

full-automatic fire, handled more eas

ily, and had a lighter recoil.

On the other hand, the design of the

trigger group was not satisfactory. The visible rearward motion of the exposed

retracting handle, located at the rear

of the receiver cap, was objectionable.

The magazine springs were weak; the

flanges on the bolt face could be

cracked or broken by falling on an empty chamber; the forward grip was

inadequately supported. It was recommended at Aberdeen

Proving Ground that a service test of

the gun as it existed was not warranted.

The Hyde Model 35 was phased out,

since the designer had already moved on to advanced designs for future tests.

GUNS OCTOBER 1966

T HE UD MODEL '42 is a blow-back-operated weapon firing from

the open-bolt position. This weapon

was originally designated "Model UD

of 1941." However, since production

started in 1942 the designation was

changed to UD Model 1942 and the weapons were marked "UD M. 42."

It was designed in the years immedi

ately preceding World War II by Carl G. Swebilius, founder of High Stand

ard, with the patent, filed October 15, 1940, assigned to High Standard. The gun was manufactured in limited quan

tities (with total figures being slightly

over 15,000) by the Marlin Firearms

Company in New Haven, Connecticut,

for the United Defense Supply Corpo

ration, a United States Government

corporation. No formal records are available as to the destination of the

guns, but some are believed to have

been used by the Office of Strategic

Services ( OSS), and shipped to Europe

and the Far East. The majority of

these weapons produced at Marlin

were made up to fulfill an order from

•••

The Hyde has standard bottom feed clip while the Hill's magazine is set along the gun's axis with the cartridges across it.

the Netherlands Purchasing Commis

sion, and it is reported some were sent

to the Dutch West Indies.

All known production weapons were

produced in 9 mm Parabellum, but

some early "tool room" samples were produced in caliber .45 ACP. Also,

while production guns were produced

with a sporting rifle buttstock and a

vertical foregrip, a few samples were

made with only a pistol grip in the

rear, and with the normal vertical fore

grip. The caliber .45 weapons were appar

ently made as one of the (somewhat

late) contenders for the submachine

gun intended to replace the Thompson in the United States Military. Accord

ing to military records, this model was

first informally submitted by High

Standard Manufacturing Company to

Aberdeen Proving Ground in late Au

gust, 1940. This gun (caliber .45) weighed 8.75 pounds empty, and was

33.1 inches overall.

On the basis of good test results, a

second model with recommended modi-

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Though production models of the UD M'42 w e re mode in 9 mm Pa rabellu m, some test guns fired .45 ACP.

The Ingram Model 6 , this one in m ilitary style, ach ieved some commercial and military success.

fication was submitted in ovember,

1941, for formal testing.

The recommended improvement

that were incorporated included a re

duced rate of fire and a larger ( 40-

round) magazine of the double 20-

round, back-to-back style u ed with the

later M '42 model.

Thi weapon proved to be reliable

and accurate, and was ea ily controlled

in te t . In addition, it performed ex

cellently in the mud and du t te t . re

quiring only wiping of the chamber to

get back in operation after the mud

immersion.

By thi period, however, the M2 sub-

machine gun had been designated a

"sub titute tandard," and the simpli

fied model of the Thomp on were be

coming available, so upon a "no re

quirement" report from the Infantry

Board, the Cavalry Board, and the Ar

mored Force Board, the caliber .45 D

tests were halted. It i reported that

only six weapons in caliber .45 ACP

were submitted to various testing

boards, and it i doubted if many over

this number were produced in the

heavy caliber.

The D M. '42 ha ome unique and

intere ting de ign features which are

incorporated in both the early caliber

.45 ACP prototype models and the lat

er production 9 mm Parabellum mod

els. The bolt-retracting handle is made

in the form of a longitud inal slide on

the right side of the receiver. It is not

connected directly to the bolt; con e

quently, after retracting the bolt, the

retracting handle can and should be

moved to it forward position. It then

remains stationary throughout further

fir ing cycles.

The weapon fires from the open-bolt

Prototype Specifications I 1GRAM U.S. ~f-2 UD ~I'42 HYDE MODEL6 !ODEL 35

Cartridge 9 mm, .45 ACP, .45 ACP 9mm .4.5 ACP .38 Super Auto.

Type of Action Blow back Blowback • Blow back Blow back

Cyclic Rate 600 RPM 500 Rnr 700 RPJ\ ! 725 RPJ\f

Length with Bayonet 37"

Length w/o Bayonet 30" 32.l" 32.2" 35"

Barrel Length 9" 12.1" 11" 11.25"

Weight, empty 7.25 lbs. 9.25 lbs. 9.12 lbs. 9.5 lbs

Weight, loaded 9 lbs. 11.15 lbs. 10 lbs 10.5 lbs

Type of Feed Two-position feed; Same Same Same sheet metal box magazine

J\fagazine Capacity 30 rounds 20 or 30 rounds 20 rounds 20 rounds

Weight of Loaded 1.75 lbs. 1.9 lbs. lib. lib Magazine

Rifling Twist Direction RII RH RH RII Approx. Muzzle

Velocity 920 fps 960 fps 1312 fps 920 fps

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position and features a reduced di

ameter bolt. The firing pin within the

bolt-head i surrounded by a piral

pring which holds it back in the face

of the bolt. The rear end of the firing

pin rest against a triangular hammer.

This hammer is pivoted in the bolt im

mediately behind the cylindrical por

tion of the bolt, and extends downward

and lightly ahead of the forward face

of the body of the bolt. As the bolt

closes, the hammer is brought into con

tact with a bridge of the receiver,

pivoting against the firing pin, and

striking it into the cartridge primer to

fire the weapon. The UD M. '42 is also provided with

a bolt top which holds the bolt open

after the la t hot ha been fired . This

consists of a spring-loaded lug which i

forced up into the path of the bolt by

the magazine follower. The standard 20-round magazine for

the M. '42 (9 mm Parabellum caliber)

is an almost exact scaledown of the

caliber .45 ACP 20-round Thompson

magazine. These staggered-column,

two-po ition feed, 9 mm magazines

were al o issued brazed together back

to back to provide a "40 round" maga

zine. A no means was provid d to

protect the exposed lips on the inverted

{inactive) magazine, this wa of doubt

ful value in combat conditions.

The UD M. '42 wa rather expensive

to manufacture since it was made en

tirely of machined steel, as no stamped parts were incorporated in its de ign.

This weapon wa extremely well-made

and was one of the fine t submachine

gun to come out of World War II, de-

pite the fact that it wa produced in

uch limited numbers.

THE M2 submachine gun was de

veloped by the In land Divi ion of

General Motors Corporation.

Introduced in 1942, thi weapon was

identified as the Hyde-Inland 1. It

was ubmitted to Aberdeen Proving

Ground and (Continued on page 66)

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A DOUBLE RIFLE BY WINCHESTER?

Except for its sight, the gun at left appears to be Winchester's M21. The "405 WCF" and "Custom Built" stamps reveal the arm's true nature.

By KINGSLEY P. KARNOPP

0 NE OF THE RAREST of Winchester guns is not a lever action rifle, but an action type more common to Europe, a double barrel, side-by

side rifle. The rifle pictured here-the only one of its kind-was manufactured by

Winchester in 1935, using a Model 21 Winchester shotgun frame. It was custom built for an official of the company at his request. The twin bores are chambered for the .405 WCF cartridge.

The fact that only one was built is probably due to the old bugaboo of all double rifles-the difficulty of getting both barrels to shoot the same with one set of sights. This accounts for the high cost of the famous British doubles, as the manufacture entails targetting, unsoldering the tubes, adjusting, resoldering, and targetting again-perhaps dozens of times before the two barrels print at the same point.

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By E. B. MA NN

··' ... •.1.-•:r .1 ,••

"):Fighting federal anti-guh f~ws is fine,

but how about those on the state and lo - c~I level?

THE TIME MAY COME soon-has come, in some places

-when we who believe in the Sixth Freedom, the right

to keep and bear arms, will remember Senator Tom Dodd

as a "paper tiger," a misguided bumbler, more feared

than fearsome. We may find in our hearts some tolerance

for Dodd as we compare him with other tigers in our own

back yards, waiting to pounce on us from the political

jungles of state legislative assemblies.

ew Jersey shooters know about those state-size tigers;

know that they can be more dangerous even than the better

publicized ones in the Washington, D. C., jungles. Follow

ing is the opening paragraph of a lengthy news release

from ational Shooting Sports Foundation, Inc., under a

June 1 dateline:

"The ew Jersey gun bill passed the State Senate last night by a vote of 16 to 12, with one abstention.

The vote was strictly along party lines-Republicans

opposed, Democrats for. The bill was previously

passed by the State Assembly on May 16. Since Gov

ernor Hughes backed the bill, there is little doubt that

he will sign it into law."

You think Senator Dodd's Senate Bill 1592 tiger was

viciou ? Take a look at the New Jersey tiger:

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a. "Firearms" restricted by this bill include "any pistol,

revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun, automatic and semi

automatic rifle, or other firearm as the term is commonly

used, or any gun, device, or instrument from which may

be fired or ejected any solid projectile, ball, slug, pellet,

missile, or bullet, or any gas, vapor, or other noxious

thing, by means of a cartridge or shell or by the action of

an explosive or the igniting of flammable or explosive

substances, or otherwise."

If they left anything out, it wasn't for lack of trying!

ot only are air, gas, and spring toys covered-restriction

against emission of "any noxious thing" could make it a

felony even to belch in New Jersey!

b. Manufacturers and wholesale dealers in "firearms and

other dangerous instruments" must register with the Super

intendent of State Police and pay fees of $50; and all retail

dealers in "firearms or dangerous instruments" must be

licensed. But-the Superintendent of State Police may

refuse to register any applicant who, in his opinion, may

present "a danger to the public health, safety, or welfare."

We wonder if "other dangerous instruments" includes

automobiles? Kitchen knives? Baseball bats? Golf clubs?

We wonder, too, when "the American Way" gave one man

the power to say, as a matter of his own opinion, that

other men were not fit to do business in a state?

c. Permits to purchase are required, of course. Indi

vidual permits must be obtained for the purchase of each

handgun; rifles and shotguns can be purchased only by

possessors of "valid firearms purchase identification cards."

The Chief of Police of the municipality where the appli

cant resides (or the Superintendent where the municipality

has no Chief of Police) "shall be the only authority for

the issuance of a handgun purchase permit or a firearm

purchaser identification card." Application for either

permit "shall contain the name, residence, place of busi·

ness, age, date of birth, occupation, sex, and physical de

scription" of the applicant-plus, among other things,

fingerprints, which "shall be compared with any finger

print records in the municipality and county, and in the

State Bureau of Identification, and in the Federal Bureau

of Investigation"!

After all of which it would seem to be within the power

of the Chief of Police or Superintendent to refuse the

permit if he happened not to like the looks, race, creed,

social status, or political affiliation of the applicant!

Since when, we wonder, has it become consistent with

"the American way" to require citizens to "provf1 inno

cence" before any suspicion of wrongdoing exjsts against

them?

But New Jersey is by no means alone in its possession

of real or potential "tigers" in the area of firearms legisla

tion. The fact is that, in most of our states, legislative pro

visions relating to the purchase, possession, and use of

firearms are hopelessly confused. Contradictory regula

tions and opposite interpretations within the same state

often make it impossible for the citizen to know whether

he is within the law or not. Unless he is a truly dedicated

firearms "addict," he is inclined to forego gun ownership-

even at the risk of personal danger through lack of de-

fense against criminal attack-rather than risk unw1Urn g

violation of laws he does not know or understand.

Brief and basic but thoroughly documented and valuable

to all believers in "The Sixth Freedom" is a chapter or

article titled "Firearms Regulations," by Jam es . Brown

III, published in Western Reserve Law Review, Volume 17,

umber 2, December 1965 (Copyright 1965 by The P ress

of Western Reserve University.) Here, in a quick study of

federal, state, and municipal firearms legislation, its suc

cess and failure. the following potent facts are stated:

1. Despite a 50 % increase in the number of hunters

and shooters since 1950, the number of hunting and

shooting accidents has decreased 13 % .''

2. "From 1940 to 1960, the percentage of homicides

involving firearms decreased 25. 7%, while the per

centage of suicides involving firearms decreased 9 %

over the same period.'' ... "But what happens if fire

arms are severely restricted, as they are in New York

City? In that city, in the year 1963, the homicide rate

rose 8.1 % . However, only about 25 % of these homi

cides involved firearms, compared with the national

average of 54% . Thus the effect seems to be that while

firearms restriction has little effect on the overall num

ber of homicides, it does result in a higher-than-usual

number of homicides involving knives, blunt instru

ments, and physical force ... The Federal Bureau of

Investigation reported that, in 1961, firearms were

used in only 12.7% of the reported cases of aggravated

assault, with cutting or stabbing instruments account

ing for 44% and blunt objects accounting for 24 % .

It would seem that the importance of firearms in the

most prevalent types of crime has recently been much

overrated."

3. "The most important question to be considered in

any proposed regulation of firearms is whether it will

effectively control the criminal misuse of firearms; if

it will not, there is no justification for the burden it

places on the law-abiding citizen who wishes to own

firearms for sport or defense. In considering such

regulations it is important to remember that it should

be for the legislature to determine who shall have

the right to possess firearms and for what purposes.

It is undesirable for the final decision to be left to

the licensing official-whether he be the chief of

police, sheriff, or town constable-with the only legis

lative guideline consisting of some vague clause, such

as 'for any suitable purpose' or 'any good cause.' "

" ... there are equally persuasive reasons for sup

porting the opposite (pro-gun) point of view .••

Hunting and target shooting are popular recreations,

and are much safer than is popularly believed. (Ac

cording to Travelers Insurance Company, hunting

was 16th on its list of dangerous sports, below foot

ball, winter sports, swimming, golf, etc.)

"There are also economic benefits derived from

hunting. In 1964, American hunters spent more than

1.5 billion dollars, and most of this went into sections

of the country where commerce is most needed, such

·as the distressed backwoods (Continued on page 62)

PORTLAND . • MINNEAPOLIS . . TEXAS . . NEW JERSEY . . ALABAMA . . SAN DIEGO

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Marlin's Model 62, currently offered only in .30 Carbine,

was on effective small game and varmint gun in .256 Mag.

By HARRY 0. DEAN

.256 MAGNUM

THE ORPHAN CARrRIDGE WHEN TWO MAJOR FIREARM

COMPA JES drop a cartridge, it

is not likely that anyone else will want

to gamble on a two time lo er. As

things tand at the present time, there is little likelihood of ultimate success

for the Winchester .256 Magnum. oth

ing hort of a major promotional cam

paign could arou e enough consumer

interest in this caliber to make worth

while the production of any new arms

chambered for this caliber.

uch a promotional campaign would

have to start by working on the manu

facturers, since at this time no manu

facturer chambers in .256 Winchester

Magnum. There were two who did. A

recent letter from E. P. Nolan at

Sturm, Ruger and Co. advised your

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writer that due to decreased demand,

the Hawkeye model was being discon

tinued for 1966. Thi excellent hand

gun is now, relegated to a standby sta

tus, awaiting the next interesting car

tridge that happens along.

Marlin had reached the ame con·

clu ion when slackening orders for the

Model 62 Levermatic in .256 caliber

cau ed a re-evaluation study. As a

consequence, the 1966 Model 62 Lev

ermatic was announced for the .30 M-1

arbine cartridge, with no mention of

the .256 Winchester Magnum. Barely

five years old, the caliber has died a

death I feel i premature.

The advent of the .256 Winchester

Magnum in April of 1961 held partic

ular interest for me. I had designed a

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)

wildcat cartridge around 1940 which

was very similar. At that time there

was a great upsurge of wildcat cartridges, and I was running test o~ half

a dozen or so of my own. The best by

far, and also my smallest, was a .25-20

repeater cartridge with its shoulder

blown out and moved forward as on

the Kilbourn Hornet. The factory 60

grain bullet which went 2200 fps in the

.25-20 was clocked at over 3000 fps in

my .255. The 87 grain .25-20 at 1400

fps was upped to 2400 fps. Besides

this the round was highly accurate.

Because of the similarity of the new

Winchester development to my own

wildcat cartridge, I was very happy to

see it appear. From my own experi

ence, I knew that it was going to be an

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Sturm, Ruger' s strong, hefty Blackhawk single shot was the only pistol chambered for the .256 Magnum.

efficient cartridge. The .255 Dean and

the .256 Winchester cartridges were al

most identical in physical appearance,

in powder capacity, and finally, in

their ballistic characteristics. I had

used the exi ting .25-20 cartridge and

expanded the propellant capacity. The

Winchester designers had created a

near parallel by necking the .357 Mag

num brass down to .25 caliber. I had

to abandon the .255 Dean because it

had proved to be too powerful for the

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majority of the then existing .25-20

rifles. Therefore I wasn't too surprised

when the .256 Magnum ran into simi

lar problems: Too hot to handle!

When the .256 Magnum was intro

duced, it had a cousin-of sorts. The

.22 Jet was unveiled by Remington at

the same time as the Winchester .256

announcement. Both were ha ed on

the .357 brass; both were bad actors

from the moment they came on stage,

bad actors indeed!

Smith and Wesson was to chamber

for the .22 Jet and Colt was to adopt

the .256 Magnum. Both pistolmakers

ran into difficulties. The odd long ta

per of the .22 Jet allowed the fired

case to move back and kiss the breech

face so passionately that cylinder ro

ta tion was hindered on some S&W

guns. ot a fault of the handgun, but

it was rather a lack of sidewall reten

tion by the funnel shaped .22 Jet on

the cylinder.

Meanwhile Colt ran into pressure

troubles. They wanted to chamber the

.256 round without any major design

change or beefing up . Bulged cham

bers and curly back traps were soon

in evidence. The hot potato was quick

ly dropped. In the Smith and Wesson

camp the Jet got off the ground but

never flew very high.

In the matter of creating a pistol for

the .256 Magnum round, it remained

for Bill Ruger and his crew to come up

with an answer. To properly contain

the snappy speedster, a new breeching

concept was created. Yet the concept Ruger came up with was not entirely

new for it smacked of the Snider

breechblock whose crisp "snick" sound

The author prepares to chamber a .255 Dean round for a test s hot.

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W inchester's .256 Winchester Magnum test gun (top) is almost identi ca l wi t h the author's .255 Dean wildcat. Both are on Savage 219 actio ns.

was woven into Kipling's Ballad of East and West : "And thrice he heard

a breechbolt snick, tho nary a man

" was seen .

The forward thinking Ruger group

created their Hawkeye handgun in a

single shot design which placed the

peppy pill in a chamber in the barrel,

rather than in a cylinder, with its

"jump" and side flash . They obtur

ated (sealed) the breech by rocking

the massive breech block on its longi

tudinal axis to close behind the power

ful .256 Magnum pistol round. The

cartridge had to be contained, and contain it they did!

256 \ M.~G

60 SP

~.'.I t

Meanwhile back at the drawing

board, there was another crack gun de-

igner fingering the .256 Winchester

Magnum and thinking "rifle." His

name is Tom Robinson and he is the

chief engineer for the Marlin Firearms

Co. I knew his thoughts at the time

because I was on Marlin's test range

with him on a warm afternoon in 1962

as he and other engineers were put

ting the finishing touches on the .22

Magnum magazine for the model 980

Marlin bolt repeater.

Tom had just shown me an experimental "Levermatic" rifle that he had

made up in .22 Jet caliber, and I men-

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Exper imental .256 Win. Mag . ammunition tested included soft point early vers ion at left and later style, now standard, with open point bullets.

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t ioned at the time that I favored the

.256 Maggie over the Jet. He remarked

that they just "might" try it out when

the test action was further developed.

The end result was a one and only,

like the Ruger "Hawkeye." As the

Hawkeye became the only .256 pistol,

so did the odel 62 Levermatic be

come the only .256 rifle. These two

"only " had one thing in common:

They were both excellently designed

arms, beautifully engineered by rep

utable makers, and capable of bring

ing out the full potential of a highly

desirable little cartridge.

Shortly after the announcement of

the .256 Winchester Magnum, and

with the early intimations that it was

to become available in a sixgun, I de

cided to stick my neck out a little. I

hoped that I would not be exhibiting

"more nerve than noodle," but some

times its hard to keep your mouth shut.

The Winche ter laboratory techni

cians needed a rifle to test their new

born .256 Winchester Magnum "pis

tol" cartridge. They wanted to run ac

curacy tests and also to determine the

ballistic characteristics of the new cartridge in a rifle. This would include ac

curacy, drop, mid-range trajectories, and velocities at the muzzle, as well as

retained speed at various ranges. To

do all this they chose a simple, but

strong, single shot rifle action. They

chose the Model 219 single shot rifle

made by Savage Arms Company.

o doubt many readers will express

considerable wonderment at why a

large outfit like Winchester would use

the product of another gunmaker for

testing. It simply made good sense.

The Savage rifle could he made up in

.256 Winchester caliber at minimum

expense. Io costly or time con uming

action al terations were involved. It

was merely a matter of fitting the rifle

with a .25 caliber barrel and chamber

ing it for the .256 Winchester Mag

num. In fact, the Savage M-219 was

formerly produced in .25-20 Winches

ter caliber and there was a degree of

similarity between the two cartridges, as I have said .

As far as the cooperation among the

companies was concerned, it is not at

all unusual for the members of the fire

arms £rater- {Continued on page 46)

GUNS OCTOBER 1966

The NEW F IELD TEST

6.5 Remington Magnum By R. A. STEINDLER

This group is typical of the ones produced by the author usi ng factory cartridges in the Remington 6.5 mm . Magnum.

I THE DECEMBER, 1965, issue of GUNS Magazine, I

noted that Remington was working on a 6.5 mm car

tridge which in essence was nothing more than the .350 Magnum case necked down to 6.5 mm. At the annual gun

editors meeting two weeks after that issue of GUNS made

its appearance, Remington did introduce the Model 600 in

the 6.5 Remington Magnum caliber. It took a few months

before test guns became available, but the wait was made worthwhile : It's a fine gun.

The unfired 6.5 factory case is 2.260 inches long,, while

the fired ca es measure between 2.264 and 2.269 inches.

The capacity of the Remington case is 74.0 grains of Ball C with the case being filled up· to the mouth. The 6.5 mm

Remington Magnum-this, by the way, is the official des

ignation of the new cartridge-is loaded with the new 120

gr. Core-Lokt soft point bullet. The powder charge from

10 factory rounds averages 53.4 grains of a powder that

strongly resembles 4350. The rifle is the same as the Model 600 in .350 Magnum

that shooters have come to know and like so well. Sling

and QD swivels, recoil pad, free floating barrel with a 1

in 9 twist, laminated stock, and the ventilated rib complete

the picture. The gun, like the other Model 600's, is drilled

and tapped for scope mounting, and the finish is Du Pont's

RKW finish that stands up extremely well. The magazine

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holds three rounds, and with the one cartridge in the

chamber, the gun holds four rounds.

While the technical details are interesting, the question

of the greatest interest to the majority of shooters is what

will the gun/cartridge combination do? A part of the

testing was done on my rifle range, while the first tests

were done at the range of John Amber, editor of "Gun

Digest," on a very windy day. His first five shot group

at 100 yards measured 1.1875 inches. On Amber's range

I managed to fire a four shot group that measured 1.250

inches, with one shot, the {Continued on page 64)

Re mington 6.5 MM Ballist ics

. Range, yds Velocity Energy Drop Mid-Range Troj.

0 100 200 3030 2750 2480 2450 2010 1640

2.0 8.6 0.5 2 .3

300 2230 1330 21.0

5.7

400 2000 1076 40.0 11.5

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ROMAI CAlllE GUI S PART 2

PISTOLS AS WELL AS LONG GUNS WERE

MADE IN SEVERAL MULTI-SHOT DESIGNS

By JAMES E. SERVEN

R IGHT IN THE MID T of all this trend toward making con-

trolled 2-sho t single barrel pi tols, George Kesling of Leb

anon, Ohio, got in the act with another Roman Candle gun

an odd looking weapon which had enough novelty to win for

it Letters Patent 15,041 dated June 3, 1856. Kesling's gun was designed with two locks. A back-action

lock was placed at some distance forward from the breech and mounted in the right side of the wood forestock; a bar action

lock was mounted in the normal position near the breech. One trigger operated whichever lock might be cocked. The forward

lock set off a Roman Candle chain of ten or eleven charges,

while the rear lock could be employed to detonate a single

The U. S. Gove rnment purcha sed l ,000 of the Lind say twoshot, s ingle ba rrel rifles fo r use dur ing the Civil War. Be low it are shown the usual Confederate and Un ion arms.

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GUNS OCTO BER 196<

Joh n Lindsay's tw o -shot, si ngle barre l p istols included the Second Model pocket p istol , his First Model pocket pistol, and the very large and quite rare Lindsay mi litary p istol.

charge (protected by a solid lead ball and perhaps wadding)

theoretically a shot in reserve. Kesling stated: "I am aware

that a series of charges have been used in firearms in which

balls were perforated and furnished with a fuse, for the pur·

pose of igniting the rear charges by the di charge of the one

in advance of it by means of said fuse; but no provision has

been made for the escape of the air in driving the balls home,

while the ball and patching mu t be air-tight to prevent the fire

from driving past the ball. I do not, therefore, claim such a

firearm; but what I do claim is the constructing of a gun or

firearms, as herein described, for firing a succession of shots,

thus forming a new article of ·manufacture superior, for prac

tical purposes, to any now in use."

Aside from the feature of keeping one shot in reserve, Kes

ling's major claim of novelty relates to his providing a series

of vents along the side of the barrel so that the balls and patch

ing might be rammed home tight, without any air pockets.

Roman Candle pyrotechnics of uncontrolled multi-shot firing

apparently had their last champion in Mr. Kesling, and by

1860 this form of gun, tried many times with little success,

passed into the limbo shared by longbows and chastity belts .

The idea of multiple shots from one barrel was not yet dead,

however, and activity in this field was due for a sharp revival

before the final swan song. Two of (Continued on page 58)

GUNS O CTOBER 1966

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HERE ARE SOME THINGS TO MULL OVER

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By CLARENCE MASSEY

TE OR FIFTEEN years ago trap ranges were thinly

cattered aero our country. mall gun club through

out the land struggled to get enough income from their

trap range to pay for the upkeep. Even the large cities

had few facilities to offer the shotgun shooter.

Recently trap hooting has taken an up urge in our affiu

ent society. In spite of the rising co t of shotguns, am

munition, and targets, trapshooters have increa ed by

thousands. It i a fascinating hooting game. Major trap

tournaments, with their lure of substantial prize of money,

automobiles etc., have taken on the aspects of big time

profe ional golf tournaments and ometimes stir hopes

of big money jackpots in the ordinary novice shooter.

Consider the typical ca e of a new shooter we shall call

Jerry and his experience in regi tered meets.

Jerry had joined a local sportsman's dub to find new

friend to go with him on hunting and fishing trips. After

a few months he became intere ted in trap hooting and

found that after he had learned the fundamentals of shot

gun handling, he became quite proficient at breaking the

clay target . Let's look in as Jerry competes in one of his

first competitive shoots.

"Lo t ! " called the scorekeeper as he made a nice round

circle on the score heet before him.

"Well, now you did it," thought Jerry to him elf as he

fumbled for another shell. "I could ju t as well have

broken that target as miss it." Jerry automatically smashed

the next target and hurried to get another shell into his

gun before his turn came again .

"Change!" called the scorer. The quad quickly changed

posts. Jerry knew he had mis ed only one target and mu t

be nearly through with the 100 targets. He concentrated

so hard upon being ready to shoot when his turn came,

that he never gave a seriou thought to his own score.

. Finally, he broke a target and reached into his pocket

for another shell only to find it empty. He glanced up at

the other shooters in his squad; they were turning away

from their shooting posts.

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Jerry was a little startled ' hen he heard someone ex

claim, "Boy! That 1rns some shooting! Congratulations!"

"99 out of 100 ! " exclaimed one of the spectator as he

strode up to the little crowd. "Why, you won thi shoot

ea ily. I just came from the scoreboard and nobody is

close to you."

When Jerry entered the clubhouse he found he had won

sudden fame as a trapshooter. As the lasl squads fini hed

shooting, the club president presented him with a beautiful

gold and onyx electric clock-lhe first shooting trophy

Jerry had won-and he was anxious to show it to his wife.

When Jerry pulled into the driveway of his home. he

walked up lo the <loon ay carefully holding his shiny gold

trophy behind his back.

" Hi, honey," came the cheery greeting from his wife as

he pecked him on the cheek. "What are you hiding be

hind your back?"

"Just call me 'Champ'," he exclaimed as he held up the

gliltering lrophy for her to admire.

"You mean you won that?" asked hi wife. "Why,

lhat' wonderful. How did you win it? What was the mat

ter with the rest of the hooter ?"

"What do you mean. what wa the malter with the ryst

of the shooters?" he laughed. "Wl1y. there wasn_'t any

thing the matter with them. I just broke 99 clay targets

out of 100, that's all. I think I'm going to like this game.

I've only been shooting a few months and I've already won

a registered hoot. I never thought it would be so easy to

break those targets."

The next "eekend Jerry and several of his fellow club

members were sitting on a bench ' atching a few shooters

practicing on the traps.

"Jerry, why don't you go to thal big shoot next month?"

asked his friend Walt. "There's a lot of cash up there to

be won, and if you can shoot a score like you shot last

week, you could really clean up."

"Well, I don't know much about those big registered

shoots," replied Jerry. "I wouldn't even know how to enter

GUNS OCTOBER 1966

for the money prizes. It's tough enough shooting here."

"It's simple," said Walt. "I'll show you how it works."

Taking a twig, he began to draw figure in the dirt and

explained the rather inlricate system of prize money divi

sion at a large trapshoot.

"Golly," exclaimed Jerry. "A fellow could hardly lose

wilh all those possibilities of winning."

Walt smiled and said, "Well. I wouldn't say that, but if

you can shoot another 99 up there, you won't have to

worry about not winning some pretty good sized chunks

of cash."

"I'll have to think about it," Jerry replied. As he drove

home that evening, Jerry began to plan for his first trip

lo a major trapshooting tournament. His wife, Dot,

cou ldn ' t frown on his shooting expenses if he came home

with a thousand dollars or more. The thought intrigued

Jerry as he visualized coming home from a trapsh oot and

peeling off a couple hundred dollar bills for his wife to

spend as she pleased. She would like that and he would

enjoy going to the shoots . "Afler all." he though t to him-

elf. "Professional golfers make a living at their game. A

really good trapshooter might be able to do the same

thing if he worked hard at it."

The day before the big shoot, Jerry left work early,

hurried home, ate a hasty dinner, and started on the long

drive to the distant gun club. He stopped along the road

side several times for short cat naps and finally arrived at

the gun club about 8 o'clock in the morning.

Jerry pushed open the door of the club and was greeted

wilh a kaleidoscope of sound. There was much laughing

and back pounding as old friends greeted each other.

Breakfast was being served in the spacious dining room

and anticipation of the big shoot hung over the crowcled

room like a golden veil, casting it's Pollyannic spell over

the shooters.

Vividly colored club emblems on the shooter's jackets

advertised their home town gun clubs and Jerry noted with

surprise, that some of the (Continued on page 52)

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IF YOU WANT TO INSURE THE SUCCESS OF THAT

ONCE-IN-A-LIFETIME HUNTING TRIP, YOU SHOULD • ••

By C. GEORGE CHARLES

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A $250 Winchester M 70 makes a fine first line rifle but o $40 FN Mouser con save a hunt. Any one of these military cartridges is most adequate for North American game.

•


so YOU'RE A 0 E GU MA ? Got a nice little old

.30-30 or .30-06 that's never let you down? Or has it?

Don't need a spare rifle, you say; never had the old smoke

pole let you down? Say, what about the time you were

climbing down out of that tree stand in Texas and the

ling slipped ofl your shoulder and the cope got a hell of

a knock against that big limb? Sure, it didn't knock it off

much, but that nice white tail was hit in the flank in lead

of the shoulder where you aimed. Remember, too. the time Ted hit hi bear in the foot first shot and couldn't ' figure

out what happened?

Yes, today's rifles and sights are remarkably sturdy

almost a full century of development in centerfire, breech

loading magazine rifles has produced nearly fail proof

mechanisms. Telescopic sights, after nearly as much devel

opment, are also extremely reliable.

Even so, innumerable mishaps can befall the hunter and

his gun in the field. Some malfunctions creep slowly up on a fellow and perfidious fate causes them to blossom forth

right in the middle of a costly hunt-as an example, I had

a 7 mm Magnum rifle that performed beautifully all sum

mer. Then it suddenly began giving 50 per cent misfires as

we prepared for an elk foray. A multiple combination of

a nelv lot of cases, minimum firing pin protrusion and

slightly weak mainspring, all coupled with a 70-degree


The rea d ily available 8 mm Mauser makes an excellent spare rifle with just a little w o rk. Convers ion from raw military co nsists of stripp ing off t he excess w ood and metal parts shown below-sig hts ca n be left intact.

change in temperature, made that riJle useless, right at the

beginning of a hunt. Fortunately a spare rifle in .264

Mag. was on hand, scoped and zeroed, along with its favorite ammunition. Without the spare, I'd have been

reduced to waiting until another of the party scored.

Another time, a friend's rifle unaccountably began throw

ing wild shots in the middle of a hunt, so badly that he

was under a definite psychological disadvantage. Again, my spare rifle was pressed into service. Without it, I doubt

seriously that he'd have gotten that second Colorado muley.

Malfunctions in the field are more frequent than most

realize. Often they are due simply to poor gun care. Usually the hunter screams long and loud about the am

munition he's using, but gives little thought to the rifle.

Much of the time he prefers not to mention his malfunc

tions, especially if he manages by luck or skill to follow

through and get his game. He doesn't care to admit pub

licly that his equipment failed or that he failed his equipment, a worse crime for a sportsman.

So, regardless of how long and faithfully a big game rifle ha served you, it can let you down the next time out.

The longer you've used the gun, the greater the possibility

it may do so-and sure as hell it will happen when you're

a thousand miles from home and nearly as far from the

nearest gunsmith. The regular (Continued on page 74)

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Colt Sesquicentennial Custom Deluxe Model

&olfeclillf

&ommf!Hlomtive By R. A. STEINDLER

A EW BREED of gun collector has been born . His

interest in firearms is not with the old, but with

the new; the new guns, fresh from the manufacturers,

which are of limited production, and usually commem

orate ome historical even t.

Col. am Colt was no slouch at promoting his prod

ucts, and special presentation guns for important peo

ple were his stock in trade. Back in 1961, someone

at the Colt factory suggested that the company steal

a page from the Colonel's book and offer a special

model celebrating the Colonel's birth date. This sound

ed like a good idea. but the 150th anniversary of this

date would not be coming up until 1964--in the mean

time, why not offer special commemorative guns?

Colt management announced their plan to its sales

staff in 1961, and Bob Cherry, of Cherry's Sporting

Goods, Gene eo. Illinois, was the first private sponsor

to order 50 of these commemora ti ve gun . The issue

was to consist of a single, boxed, .22 caliber gold-plated

derringer, suitably marked to commemorate the 125th

anniversary of the founding of Geneseo. Before the

first gun arrived, the entire order of 50 had been sold

at the sugge ted retail price of 27.95, and Cherry or

dered another run of 50 guns. When this was com

pleted, it was discovered that there were 54 guns in the

lot, and thus the first commemorative issue of Colt

guns numbered 104 in all. Today that little derringer

sells for 250-if you are lucky enough to locate one.

The Colt company spon ored the Kansas Statehood

Centennial .22 cout, of which 6201 were produced.

The gun retailed for $75 and today collectors of Colt

commemoratives are willing to pay as much as $195

for a cased Kansas issue gun. With this issue a new

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numbering system was initiated. The Geneseo der

ringer numbers ran from 87,150 to 87,254, but the

Kansa couts started with # 1 and the letter "G"

denoting gold, and the production run ended with

gun 6201G.

As oon as the first few commemoratives had been

released-the number of guns produced for each com

memorative series is always limited- there was a ud

den demand for these gun . A lot of people wanted


This Co lt Sheriff's Model is one of 600 made in 196 1. It's the o nly model which was not cased. V

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Colt's Civil War Centennial Model was 1's size .22 caliber replica of 1860 Army.

> The Arizona Territorial Centennial SAA was issued in .45 with a 5 % inch barrel.

> All of the Montana Territory Centennial Colts were made with 7V2 inch barrels in .45 caliber. The cases have Montana's Centennial Medallion inlaid in the lid.

Colt made 150 .45 Wyatt Earp Buntline Specials with 15 inch barrels in 1965. V


Sponsored by the Billings Hardware Co., this special issue Remington Model 600 celebrates Montana's 75 yea rs of statehood and its territoria I centen n ia I. Sesquicentennial seal is borne by 1966 Remingtons.

Commemorative Guns

Bob Cherry, w orld' s foremost dealer in commemo rat ive s, holds a Winchester '66.

Canadian Centennial guns bear this seal.

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The Winchester Ce ntenn ial '66 is offered in both r ifl e and ca rb ine.

one or more of the highly decorative and decorated

guns, and not all of the new collectors were gun buffs.

When Colt's received an order from Jaqua's Sporting

Goods of Findlay, Ohio, for 150 cased .22 Scouts for

the Sesquicentennial, a special run of 10 cased pairs,

one .22 LR and one .22 RFM, was also made up. The

ingle Scout sold for 89.50, and the one cased gun

that is now available carries a price tacr of 295. The

ca ed pair is so rare that it is impo sible to find and

not even Bob Cherry gives a price in his regularly

i sued Ii t of commemorative Colts.

The desire to have a special gun and one that has

been limited in production is widespread. Colt com

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population, and not all (Continued on page 49)

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Carbines are handy, but do they have real power? That's what I asked Carl. Then he lent me his new Remington Model 600.

My big buck is being mounted now.

Don't make the mistake I almost made. Don't class the Remington Model 600 with other carbines.

I found the 600 is a carbine in a class by itself.

Try to find another woods gun that weighs just 6 well-balanced pounds. Yet packs the punch of such modern, high-velocity loads as the 308, 6mm Rem. and 243. Plus the brush-bucking 35 Rem. Plus the flat-shooting 222 Rem. for varmints.

Try to find another deer rifle that

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HANDLOADING BENCH


Three bullet weights were used in the peer

tests-all Speer bullet , of course. Best load for the 87 grain spitzer was 59.0 grains of l!-450 with CCI 250 primer. This wa a mild

load at 3,064 l\1V, but 100 yard accuracy was

'% inch average. Top velocities, but with poorer accuracy, were 3,350 with the light

.263 diameter bullet.

Andrew 'best load for the 120-grain pitzer was 55.0 grains of 4350 powder, again using the CCI magnum primer. With a muzzle ve

locity of 2,984. accuracy was 1 1!.i inches. Bullets in hea\'i er weight mu t be seated

deeply in the case. for an overall length of 2.790 inches. According to Dave, the base of

the 140 gra in Speer spitzer extended below

the ca e shoulder, but he encountered no problem in pressure or performance.

Top accuracy load for the 140 grain bullet

wa 57.0 gra ins of 4831 powder, CCI 250 primer, at average ~IV of 2,821 fp . Five

shot. 100 yard groups ran l Vi inches. Please bear in mind that these loads may

not be the be. I in your particular gun, and

it is always wise to start a few grains under listed load and work up gradually.

Acceptance of this new cartridge is some

what questionable, for the .270 i better balli,t ically (3,140 IV with 130 gra in bull et)

and better designed for the more numerous

standard length action . From a personal viewpoint, I like the 600 and 600 Magnum guns-they are light for carrying afield, and

I much prefer a bolt action Lo a lever carbine.

* * * A handloader up in Evansville, Wis., John

Anderson, recently experienced an unpleasant

accident at his loading bench and pos ibly it

is a lesson for all of us. John ha been reloading for more than 15 year without a

mi hap, and this writer is convinced he does not take unnecessa ry chances.

On thi particular evening John was depriming live G.I .. 30-06 cases. He had ex

tended the decapping rod a far out of tlie

sizing die a possible, and wa catching the primer in his left hand. One primer sud

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one place to go, and that was down through the shell holder to my hand."

The primer entered one of the fin gers near the tip, tlien slid down past the second joint.

He said the pain was terrific, and it took a

doctor nearly 20 minute Lo dig it out. Let this be an object lesson. Live primers

should be handled with caution, even though

accidents of this nature happen only once in a decade. When depriming live cases, catch

primers in a box and keep hands

from under the shell holder.

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A LMO T EVERY TRAPSHOOTER at some time in his Ill' her career has trou

ble breaking targets consistently from one

certain po t or shooting station. The beginner rarely escapes this shooting bug-a-boo,

but the panic station is not limited to the neophyte. Experienced shooters have been known to develop a fixation directed toward one po t, even after years of hooting.

For me, it was post five. I like to remember the trophy and Ford Purse I won in handicap events at the Grand American, and

these memories mercifully tend to overshadow the recollection of the year ju t prior to the year of the 98 and trophy, or next year's Ford

Purse. That year I broke an 82 in the Grand merican Handicap. If you spoke to me that

year, and I didn't return your greeting, or mumbled something uncivil, now you know why. I broke every target on posts one

through four, and broke only two of the twenty targets from post five. I was reduced lo a pathetic, shaking, tragic figure of a

hooter by just the thought of post five. I had the same experience with skeet, which will be the subject of another column (without warning, I should add) _

Licking post five was relatively simple,

once I found the reason for missing targets from that post. Other panic post are equally

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easy to solve, if you can detect the reason for missing. Not long ago, a trapshooter confided

Lo me that he hated post one. He said that after ruining his score on post one, he could grind up the rest of the targets. My heart

(and advice) went out to him, and the next time I saw him, he said the gimmick I had suggested had worked (thank goodnes ) _ So,

if you bleed with my friend and me, read on. I'll take the trap field post by post, and re

port what has worked for me, and for shooters I have known, in licking each post.

To keep it simple, all of the instructions offered are for a right-hand shooter, or one who shoots from the right shoulder. If you are a southpaw, simply reverse the directions as Lo feet position.

If post one is your Waterloo, chances are that the extreme left-angle target is the one that reduces you Lo a quivering hulk. If this

is your problem, chances are that you will find you are lining up with both feet pointed

toward the trap house. When you are lined up in this position, you will discover that you

are pushing the gun after that screaming left angle. Trouble is, you can't push a gun as fast as you can swing it. More often than

not, you shoot behind the left angle target, because you never did catch up with it

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spot where that left angle would fly. Your right foot is still pointed at the traphouse. You will now swing the gun, easier and faster (and break the fastest, most extreme, left

angle easily) . Your swing i also smooth and level, when your feet are positioned a mentioned. oL only do you push the gun after the target from the old position, but when

you come Lo the end of the push, chances are that the muzzle will dip, and you not only shoot behind the target, but below it. When your feet are in the recommended position,

you should not have any problem with the other target from post one, most of which will be straightaways or minor angles.

Another shooter I know stm had some trouble with post one, even after proper leftfoot positioning. In his case, he had started

shooting by positioning his gun muzzle over the preci e center of the traphouse for every post. When you do this, you are handicapping

yourself an extra three or four yards on every angle shot. In other words, you have to move the gun several yards more than your fellow shooters, most of whom hold the gun about

three feet to the left of the left corner of the house on post one. The object of all shooting is to get the muzzle on the target in the shortest practicable lime, therefore takin«

picks on the most difficult target from pos~ one by starting from a point closer to where you break the target makes sense. Either or

both of these gimmicks for post one can make that post your meat.

The mechanics for shooting post two are

exactly the same as for post one, except for degree. Most shooter keep the left foot

pointed to the left of the house, hut not quite so much as on post one. The usual gun muz

zle position is right on the left corner of the traphouse, still for the reason of being in posi tion to clobber a fast left angle.

Shooters who <lo have trouble with post two usually find that they are straightening

out little lazy quarter-angles. Jn other words, they shoot straight at a slight angle target

and by so doing shoot behind it. The be t advice here i to keep swinging, and to make

sure that you go past, and in fron t, of the target. It goes without saying that you will miss targets from any post, from any posi

tion, and shot by any method, if you stop swinging. The target never stops moving until it hits the ground ( and it's not sporting

to shoot them on the ground).

Many shooters will be amused, or even

amazed, to learn that some of the finest shots in the game have at one time or another had

trouble with good old automatic post three. Maybe that's one of the problems with post

three. It looks too easy. It is easy, if you don't miss it. I believe it was Herb Parsons whom I first heard say that targets are not hard to hit, they are just easy to mis _

It is on post three that you can first be confronted with the so-called "pancake" or "rain-barrel" effect of a shot-shell pattern,

just as it looks when you pattern the gun on

a distant wall, or Chic Sale. So far as I am concerned, all that the pattern on the wall proves is that most of the pellets in the shot

charge eventually got there, and that they seem to be distributed over a circular area.

ForLUnately for your scores and mine, when

the first pellets that made that nice round circle got to the wall, there were other little pellets busily humming along as much as

thirty feet behind the first ones. This longi-

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tudinal mass of pellets is what breaks the

res t of our targets, thank goodness. So, if you miss a shot from post three, you either

shot above, below, or to one side of the target, and ju t poss ibly, shot too fast. The

temptation to blaze away at a post three target as soon as yo u can see the white of it's eye is overpowering, I know, but don't. Sit

the target right on your muzzle, and pull the trigger. It's easy--to hit or miss.

And one more little caution for post three-don't bold your muzzle too high above

the house. It's easier for a target to get lost under your gun barrel on pos t three than on any other post. It's a rather ha ltering ex

per ience to be looking for a target, then to find that it's well on it' way, and that your gun barrel ha been hiding it from sight.

Most shooters hold on all po ts an average three fee t above the traphouse on a normal day, adjusting the hold a little lower with a

stiff wind at the back, or raising the hold a mite with the wind in the face, the reason being that a wind on your back causes lower targets, and an incoming wind holds the target

higher than usual.

I once observed a shooter breaking targets

ra ther well, considering the handicap that he had elf-imposed. He held his muzzle at the

base of the traphouse for every shot, which meant that he had to swing the muzzle at

least five yards farther than any other shooter to break a targe t. And, brother, that is doing it the hard way. In this game, my philosophy

calls for the easy way; the easier, the better. Post four is a repeat of po t two, except

with right angles most likely to cau e gray

hairs. To conquer post four, hold on the right corner of the house, and point those

fee t in the direction of post five rather than at the house. Here you must be able to swing

Lo yo ur right in a hurry, so po ition yourself to do it easily. If you let your feet turn in toward the house, you are back to pushing at targets instead of swinging at them, just as

yo u would be with the wrong foot position on post one, except that the angles have gone portside.

Now, with the grievous memory of a by

gone fi asco on post five (shudder) dim in a corner of my mind, and for tified with the comforting knowledge that I licked the monkey on my back (who lived on post five) ,

here is how you too can clobber right·angle screamers.

Position yourself just as you did on post four, only more o. Get that muzzle three

feet to the right of the right corner of the house, and aim your feet practically at the next field on your right. Some shooters may

sarcastically observe that you look as if you are getting ready for a fast exit. from the field, but don' t let them bother you. T ake their money gracefully when by this method

you put yourself in a position to break the

meanest target post fi ve can throw.

After all, there is nothing in the rule book

that says you must take a position that makes breaking a target or targets difficult. If there is an easier way, try that one. The

ones I have de cribed work, and are basically sound.

Of co ur e, next time out you may faithfully follow every suggestion I have made, and get

soundly beaten by some unlet tered scoundrel

who breaks all the rules. In that case, ~

try his way. He may have something. l.m G UNS OCTOBE R 1966

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chester 1agnum placed me in a unique position to judge it. Be,ides, it was my neck!

The .256 was first announced at the N.R.A.

Annual meeting in St. Louis in April of 1961. o gun was forthcoming and you can't shoot rumors.

With crossed fingers, I popped a letter to Winchester' Jim RikhofI in late July, hop

ing to see what was stirring. Jim evidently found something of intere;,t in the comments

because part of his reply mentioned that he

had sent the letter on to John Dear in New Haven.

I had expressed concern about extraction. saying, in part: "Successful pistol cases of bouldered design are few in number and

seem to operate only when the shoulder i:; gentle and there is considerable taper of the

sidewall s. Of tJ1e few shouldered handgun cases the 7.63mm Mauser and the 7.65mm

Luger are cases in point. Both are assisted in clearing the chamber by residual pressure (in automatics) from within. This 'assist,' non-existant in cylinder guns, may contrib

ute to the success of these shouldered case ." Regarding sixguns: "When the shoulder

expands in firing, the inclined ring of metal remains expanded and does not allow the partial springback common to straight wall cases. Thi inclined 'washer' of metal holds

the adjacent sidewalls against the chamber. Of course this is no problem with the cammed extraction of rifles but expecting a half dozen fired cases to pop out with a tap

of the push-rod in a sixgun might result in a few surprises."

Meanwhile John Dear sent along a sample of the new round, together with some ballistic sheets. He stated, in effect, that as I guessed, there were problems to be re

solved before the pistol manufacturers could put a .256 sixgun on the market and that they were awaiting a solution before distributing that ammunition. Here, I felt was a terrific cartridge that had to mark time for want of a gun. The time was autumn of 1961. The .256 Winchester Magnum was being calJed an "orphan."

With the sample .256 round in hand, I looked over my array of rifles. Like most

I favor bolt actions. I selected one of a pair of Hornets, both on the avage Model 340 action. Just right in size : Now, how to feed it? I pulled the box magazine out of a

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fodel 23 Savage boltgun in .25·20 caliber. A bit of tudy and caliper measuring gave the answer. Here it was! The Savage short action Model 340 was the ONE ex isting boltgun that conld be modified as a production . 256 Magnum rifle with a minimum of engi

neering! Yup, you guessed it; off went the letter !

I wrote to C. L. DuBuisson of Savage Arms and outlined my suggestions in considerable deta il. Charles conferred the plans to Chief Engineer, Ed Stark. They said that though the idea was technically fea able, they felt that it was not economically ound to consider tooling up in view of the limited acceptance of the cartridge. It was a damper but I could see the point. Who wants to adopt an orphan? The Ru ger "Hawkeye" and the Marlin M·62 "Levermatic" had appeared and it still remained to be seen how they would go over: Pretty good so far, es

pec ially the Levermatic. The boys at Savage softened the blow by

stating that they had made up the pair of Model 219 Single Shot test rifles for Winchester and would I like to try one? Wow, wo uld I ? I answered so fast that I almo t

left my right hand in the envelope when I mail ed it!

The Model 219 break·action single arrived in due time, and Charlie had talked Ed Stark into "springing loose" with a box of the early tyle soft point ammo. A quick leller to Winchester resulted in another box of Lest ammo of the slightly later style of hollow point cartridges that have become standard. They simply decided to use the regu lar 60 grain .25-20 open point bullet in

the stepped up .256 Magnum. Off to the range we went with the Savage

model 219, and not one, but two! Yes, I in· eluded my own ".255 Dean" rifle so I could compare the two. They were identical, exC<'pl that my l\1 ·219 had the standard barrel contours while the .256 Maggie h ad a somewhat heavier breech. I used the same type or 8x scope on each gu n. Trigger pulls weren't Loo bad and both rifle would shoot into an inch and a half at 100 yards if I did my part. A bit of wind made for 2 inch

groups a the general rule because these little 60 grain bullets can be given an easy lateral movement.

The two Model 219 rifles shot like twins! The identical bullet weights and parallel ballistics of the look-alike cartridges gave equal results, a I expected they would.

The only way I could tell the guns apart,

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crater of metal into the space between the firing pin and it hole. A closer fit would

have prevented this. A similar trouble was experienced on my .255 but a smaller pin in a close fitting bushing had been fitted by P . 0. Ackley for the early experiments. Thi

solved the trouble. As my test shooting continued the wind

abated somewhat and I moved back to 200 yard . Throughout the day the sun had been behind me and it made target visibility as near perfect as anyone could ask for. The bullet holes were easy to resolve through the 20-x spotting scope. As firin g continued at 200 yards, it was soon evident that my re· ults were running a close parallel to those

obtained by Winchester with this same rifle. Just knowing that I was using one of the same rifles that they had used seemed to add a bit of spice to th e shooting. Because I only had two boxes of the experimental

ammo and only two types at that, I confined most of the groups Lo five shots. At both one hundred and two hundred yard , I fin· ished off with a ten shot group.

As one might expect, the horizontal measurements exceeded the vertical and I had the wind to thank for that. This is not a complaint, mind you, because the breeze merely added a zesty freshness to a most beauti[ul

sunny day. At 200 yards, with the wind down some·

what, the test rifles were both printing those stubby little 60 grain bullets into 3% to 3% inches. The smallest 100 yard group meas· ured one inch for five shots and the smallest at 200 yards was the 10 shot final which stayed in 3% inche . That proved it, the

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.256 Winchester Magnum could shoot! I packed up my gear and headed for home.

Five rounds of the experimental test ammo rattled around in each box. Yes, I saved a few. This was because the special ammo was

of two different test lots and the plain boxes bore data to that effect. Thi s was before th e regular fancy colored factory ammo boxes were released. I had a unique souvenir of the test. I shipped the rifl e back to Ed Stark with my sincere th anks to both himself and Charlie.

In acknowl edging r eceipt of the gun, Ed

noted that the Winchester people reported an extreme spread of three inches at 200 yards. This coin cided with my firing, if you ubtract the wind deviation .

The earlier type of soft point bullet was tested in the 26 inch barrels of the pair of Savage tes t guns by l\fert R obin son, Chief Ballistic Engineer of Winchester. He had recorded a muzzle velocity of 2864 feet per second with this experimental lot of ammo, pretty hot peppers for such a small cartrid g:e.

And therein lies the whole case for the .256 cartridge: Power in a small package!

It is the only modern example of a much needed breed of ;:mall game and varminl

round. Typical of this category would he 1he .25-20, .32-20, .22 Hornet, and the .218 Bee. The latler two are still in evidence but the first pair. the famed " twenty twins" as

the la te E. C. Crossman used Io call them, are fast fading from the scene. Ammo is available, but th ere are no guns being man· ufactured for them. True, the .22 Hornet

and .218 Bee were more modern replace· mcnts but here too. new guns are lacking.

There i a crying need for this smaller type of cartrid ge for use in more ;:e ttl ed ter· rain and where muzzle blast and excessive power are frowned upon by the landowner. Yes, the .222 Remington iE a good repl acement, but th ere are a goodly number of .25 caliber fans who just mig:ht en joy choosing the .256 Winchester Magnum.

The light touch of recoil lets you know that you are delivering enough punch for moderate ranges. The impact of the 60 grain, quarter-inch open point bullet has excellent anchorin g qualities on small game . The whipcrack report has all the ;:harp

sound of authority without being objectionable in more se ttled areas. Accuracy is cet .. tainly sufficien t. In short, the .256 Winches· ter is a desirable little cartridge with a lot on the hall as a varmint load. Top all that

off with the reloading economy of the small capacity shell, and you end up with a lot of shooting fun at moderate coEt .

I am still convinced that tlie .256 is more in its elemen t when used in a rifle. If this is correct, the loss of the fin e shooting Mar· lin Model 62 Levermatic wa~ certainly the most crushing blow to the .256 cartrid ge.

I have heard a few pis tol shooters say that lhe .256 was a bit on the hlasty side, but rifl e users have had nothing hut praise for th<- peppy pes t plunker. Those who would

still like to try a .256 Magnum will find tha t some dealers still have a few in stock.

Even Winches ter has no gun in the works at this writing for their li11le .25 caliber baby. It looks like the .256 Winchester Mag· num cartridge is out in the cold for good.

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GUNS OCTOBER 1966

COLLECTING COMMEMORATIVES

(Continued /rorn page 38)

of the commemorative collectors are shooter

or hunters. When the trend of collec ting

the c pecial Co lts became known, many an·

tiquc gun collector began to look down their

noses a t the e " upstar t" gun , feeling that

th e high prices of the commemoratives and

the relatively recen t production runs did not

qua li fy them as "collec tor's items." A few

of the dyed- in- the-wool collec tors are bitter

and even vitupera ti ve about the coll ectors of

modern Colts. Typical of thi breed is the

gun collector who had a table next to Bob

herry a t the ahara gun show in Las Vegas.

One glance at Bob's display and the man

lodged a complaint about modern "junk"

gun , and even refused to talk to Bob during

the entire show! Up until a few months ago, th ere were only

two complete Co lt commemorative gun col·

lections in the country-not even the Colt

museum in Hartford ha each and every

specimen; now there are six such collections.

Bob Cherry not only has a complete collec·

Li on, but also hundreds of duplica te th at enabl e him to reta in the titl e of "World's

Larges t Commemorative Gun Dealer." The

other fi ve coll ections are owned by: Wallace Beinfeld of Woodland Hills, Cal.; David

Brown, the noted Colt coll ector, of Albu· querque, . M. ; G. Estorge, J r. of Lafay.

ette, La.; Ray A. Shapero of Detroit, Mich. ;

and S. . Henninger of Hopkin ville, K y.

Better than 80 per cent of the gun in these

fi ve collection were acquired through Bob

Cherry, and he beli eves that the trend to col·

lect commemorative gun will continue to

grow and that guns will continue to increase in value. In order to reta in their value,

commemorative should no t be fired and

should remain in pri tine condition. There

is relatively little horse-trading in commemo·

ra tives, and a yet, there have been no re· port of counterfeit guns making their ap·

pearance. The latest official figures indicate that

there are 76 commemorative gun models now

-70 of them are Colt, three are Winche tcrs,

and th ere are one each of Remington, 1arlin,

and Ithaca.

In 1966 we will probabl y see the introduc·

tion of at leas t one, if not two new ones

from Colt.

In early 1965, some coll ectors were con·

cerned about the large quantiti es of the vari·

ous issues and, in order to pro tect the col· lector, Colt management initia ted a new

commemorative policy. Although i ue can

still be privately pon ored, a Colt Com·

memorative Committee must pass unani

mously on the merit of the proposed i sue.

Only events of national or international s ig·

nificance will be honored with commemora

tive guns and this very effectively prevents

a flooding of the market with commemora·

ti ve-event guns which are of only limited in·

tere t.

Working in conjunction with Val F orge tt

of avy Arms, Bob Cherry will offer, later

thi year, the Model 66 Lever action replica

of the original Winchester 1866. Commemo·

rating the "Winning of the West," the gun

will fea ture a solid brass receiver and each

gun will be cased. The e are .22 RF rifles and a total of only 500 will be produced in

each eries. There will be eight models, each

of them named after a Western figure. You

can choose from the following: Kit Car on, Jim Bridger , John Fremont, George Custer,

Sitting Bull, Geronimo, Crazy Horse, Chief

Jo eph. Kit Car on gun with serial #1-10 will

have select American walnut stocks, fully

engraved, complete coverage in high relief

in the fashion of C. F. Ulrich. This will be

a " best grade" gun and will reta il for

1,000.00. eri al #11- 25 will have Arneri· can walnut tock, fancy grade, complete cov·

erage, but engraving will not be as high as

on the above group and there will not be as many figures. Price: 500.00. All other guns

will have French walnut tock, fin ely fini hed,

but lacking tl1e engraving. Retail price is

se t at 150.00. What determines the value of a Colt com·

rnemorative gun? Those models which were

produced in a very limited number, such as

the Geneseo derringer, command higher pric·

e than those where the number of guns runs

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GERMAN MADE CHILEAN MAUSER RIFLES

into the thousands, such as the Colt's 125th

Anniversary, of which 7390 were produced.

The original .45 SAA 7% inch barrel gun

retailed for 150, and the value is now up to

225. However, a cased pair with consecu

tive serial 1'1Umbers, of which only a few

were made, carries a price tag of 495. A complete list of commemoratives, including

dates and number of guns produced, origi

nal cost and current prices, can be obtained

from Bob Cherry, Cherry Sporting Goods,

1041 s_ Oakwood Ave., Geneseo, Illinois

61254, but please send a stamped self-ad

dressed envelope with your request.

As mentioned before, there are other com

memorative, or special issue guns, beside 1J10se made by Colt. With 1966 being the

150th anniversary of Remington Arms Co.,

they have offered some of their flat side re

ceiver guns with a special stamping: "Rem-

Bob Kain , a top notch gun engraver, has

conceived the idea for a series of Winchester

guns (Models 94, 70, 100, 52, 1200 and

1400) to commemorate all of the 50 states.

Each state will be commemorated on 10 guns

which will have the finest of engraving and

stock carving. The guns will sell for 500

each, in a rigid case. Here is an opportunity

for the commemorative collector to get a

really unique gun of a commemorative series

-if you have enough bucks, why not one

for each state?

The hottest selling commemorative gun at

the moment is the Winchester 66. This gun,

available in rifle or carbine style, is a special

version of the Model 94, with gold plated

action, octagon bane!, and appropriately en

graved barrel which reads "A Century of

Leadership 1866-1966."

In 1960, Marlin offered a presentation

fhc most popular and sought after Mauser mad1...'-fincst precision action (l\198 large ring) ever manufactured. DHSO markings on receiver. all milled parts. Light-

weight, originally is sued to police details. Perfect for all-around shooting. ONLY $ 2 9.50. Special selection $5.00 additional.

The American 50 series includes Winchester 94's, 1 OO's, and ?O's.

MODEL 71/84 MAUSERS

Fhst Qf the Mauser repeating rifles, a collector's gun and an excellent shoot.er. 8-shot magazin<!, procluC"ed at the ramous Ger-man arsenals und used In the Boxer Rebellion

and both World Wars . ONLY $19.50. Callher t tMM (.43) commercial ammunition cun·enUy mrg. $4.90 ctn. 20.

ington Arms Co., Inc., 1816-1966, 150th An

niversary." While these may not be called

true commemoratives, they are available in

limited quantities, and will undoubtedly

grow in value in years to come. In 1964, the

state of Montana celebrated its 100 year cen· tennial, and Billings Hardware Co. sponsored

a special i sue of the Remington Model 600

carbine for the occasion. The stock of this

commemorative rifle carried an "Official Cen

tennial Silver Dollar" inset into the right

side, and the barrel was engraved: "Montana

Territorial Centennial, 1864-1964-75th An

niversary of Statehood." Only 3,000 of these

special Model 600's were made, and they

have long been sold.

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This exclusive series of Winchester guns commemorates the role guns have played in the evolution of our

country. Collector's value is assured because only ten guns (01 thru 10) are being created for each state. Each hand-stoned Winchester barrelled action is specially blued and fitted with a Fancy Grade handcheckered, burled-walnut stock. An original design for each state is handcarved into the stock and hand-engraved into the receiver by Bob Kain, whom Art Smith of the N.Y. Herald Tribune calls "one of the finest decorators of firearms in the land." Each gun fully authenticated and finest workmanship guaranteed. Individua l guns being completed in order se_quence, at $500 each in rigid case. For glossy photos and full details, write~

AMERICAN 50, Newfane, Vt,

grade Model 39-A in rifle and carbine. Only

500 of each were made, and they featured

chrome plating on all metal parts and fine

matched walnut stock and fore-end_ These

limited edition rifles sold for 100 when first

offered, but their value is increasing.

As a part of Canada's Centennial celebra

tion "Expo '67," Peterborough Guns, Ltd.

is offering a matched set of guns; a Ruger

10-22 and a Remington 742 in .308. The guns

will be offered as matched sets (with identi

cal serial numbers and priced at 319 for the

set) or as singles (742 at 199.50 and 10-22

at 99.50). Each gun will have a silver Cen

tennial Gun medallion inset in the stock and the recC'iver will carry special engraving. The

Centennial begins in 1967, but Peterborough has permission to sell these guns now (see classified ad).

There are enough special events coming

up in future years to assure a steady supply

of commemorative guns. If you are a bit

wary of the high prices and scarcity of an

tique firearms, why not try collecting the

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GUNS OCTOBER 1966

COMMEMORATIVE GUNS

1961 ISSUES Total CHERRY'S # Production

Original Current Price Price

C l Geneseo •. II!. 125th Anniversary Derringer ............................................ 104 C 2 Colt Sheriff s Model - Blue & Case-hard .............................................. 500

27 .50 250.00 Now in Stock 129.95 295.00. Out of Stock

C 3 Colt Sheriff's Model - Nickel. . ............. ....... .... ............... .. ........ ........ in above C 4 Colt 125th Anniversary Model SAA ....................................................... 7390 C 5 Colt Kansas Statehood Scout.. .............................................................. 6201

139.95 325.00 Out of Stock 150.00 250.00 Now in Stock·

75.00 195.00 Now in Stock C 6 Colt Pony Express Centennial Scout ............. ...... ... .. ...... .... ........... ....... .. I 000 80.00 325.00 Now in Stock C 7 Colt Civil War Centennial Pistol ................. .......... ......................... .. ... . 50000 32.50 35 .00 Out of Stock C 8 Marl in 90th Anniversary 39-A Rifle & Carbine ........ .. ........ ..... ............... . 1000 100.00 295.00 Out of Stock

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shooters had traveled thousands of miles to

come to this shoot. As he elbowed his way through the happy crowd, he felt slightly

stunned to see so many shooters in one place.

Somehow, Jerry hadn't realized that a trap

shoot could be such a huge affair.

He sat down at an empty table and a

waitress soon took his order for breakfast_

Knowing trapshooters, the waitre s served his

coffee immediately. While Jerry drank his

first cup of coffee, another trapshooter sat

down at the table and asked if he might

join Jerry for breakfast. Feeling a little

lonesome, Jerry eagerly accepted his com

panionship.

After a leisurely chat with his new friend,

Jerry finished his coffee and walked outside

to look over the grounds of the gun club_

The crisp clear air felt good as he breathed

deeply and felt the warm sunshine promise a

pleasant day. As he neared the corner of

the clubhouse he saw a gunsmith laying out

an array of fancy trap guns on a cloth cov

ered table. This man apparently specialized

in shotgun stocks and as he laid out samples

of his work, he offered one to Jerry.

"Hold it up to your shoulder," said the gunsmith. "How do you like the feel of the

roll-over cheek piece on that stock? Isn't it

a beauty?"

"It sure is," exclaimed Jerry as he fondled

the shiny new stock. "I've never een a gun

stock as nicely finished as this one."

"Thanks," replied the gunsmith. "I put

a lot of time into each one of them and I'm proud of my work."

"You have a right to be proud," said

Jerry as he noted the $300.00 price tag. "But

they are a little too expensive for me."

"Well, you win this shoot and then you

can afford to buy two or three of them,"

laughed the gunsmith.

"I'm thinking about that," replied Jerry

as he walked back towards his car.

Jerry picked up his shotgun and a box of

shells from the car and went over to the

practice trap. When he finished firing the

practice round he thought to himself, "These

targets are just like any others. I broke 24

out of 25 and just got a little careless on that

one target."

Feeling confident, J erry put hi gun away

and went into the clubhouse to ign up for

the hoot. He felt a few nervous qualms as

he wrote out a check for nearly 200 as his

entry fee for the two days of shooting. He

knew that if he wanted to reap a handsome

profit, he had to enter all the options and

optional purses, but it still seemed like a

pretty stiff entry fee. Mingling with the

crowd J erry saw many emblem on the

shooter's jackets proudly proclaiming long

runs of 200 or 300 targets, and he saw one

rather old looking brassard that announced

a run of 457 target .

"Gee!" thought Jerry. "My new brassard

of 75 straight doesn"t look like much up

here. Of course most of these long run

were on 16 yard targets," he told himself.

ot at 21 yards as his high score had been. Then just as he was about to go out the door

he saw a tall middle aged man sporting a

special emblem claiming "100 straight at 22

yards." uddenly Jerry felt a little worried.

There were so many good shots up here.

Then he thought, "Well, he was a good shot

too_ Just wait until his squad, the 64th,

came up. They would see some real shooting!',

Jerry walked up and down the long line of traps waiting for his squad to be called up_

It was quite a sight to see so many shooter

in action at one time_ He smiled to himself

when he saw some of the exaggera ted shoot

ing pos1t10n of a few of the trapshooters. One fellow was crouched so low that he

seemed to be sitting on an invisible stool.

Another shooter leaned o far fo rward that

it looked as though he wa trying to shorten

his yardage handicap. Still another snapped

his gun to his shoulder so hard tlrnt it shook

his whole body. Then he would slowly wave

the muzzle around in the air for a moment

before calling for his t arget.

The individual calls for the target were

as varied as the exaggerated shooting posi

tions. Some shooters called "Pull!" in a


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low whisper while the shooter next to him

migh t call with a gusty baritone bellow that

could he heard hack at the clubhouse. Still another shooter used a small tin whistle in

stead of calling "Pull! " One fellow called

a soft "Ah !", while one of his companions

snorted like a wild bull when he called for

his target. They were all breaking targets

consistently though and as J erry watched

he realized they were all good shots in spite

of their peculiar ways of shooting.

As the day wore on, J erry grew more im

patient waiting his turn to shoot. At his

home range, he seldom had to wait over a

half hour to shoot. He stopped in front of

the large scoreboard and gazed at some of

the total scores on the board. "Holy Smoke!"

he said to himself. "There's two 97s and a 98

up there already. And look at those 25

straights !" Feeling a li ttle shaken, Jerry

walked back down the line of traps. "Squad sixty fou r up on trap number

three," boomed a voice over the loud speaker.

As Jerry filled the pockets of his shooting

jacket with a box of trap loads, he felt a moment of apprehension. A hundred targets

looked like a long way to go, and he began

to wish it was all over. Ile walked over to

the gun rack filled with fine shotguns and

picked out his field grade Model 12. He

checked the safety, and couldn't help but

feel that it was a rather plain looking gun

compared to tl1e flossy models that were

alongside his.

The scorekeeper called ofI the names, and

each man took his position. The squad lead

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the race was on. Almost before Jerry real

ized i t he had fired at and broken his first

three targets. The rapid rhythm of the shoot

ers was so fast that Jerry began to worry

about being able to keep up with the squad.

The squad had started their third post

and Jerry was beginning to relax just a little.

Suddenly he drew a fast right angling target.

Jerry was late starting his swing and knew

as he slapped the trigger that he had failed

to catch up with the fast moving target.

"Lost!" called the scorekeeper. Jerry wa

stunned a he stared at the sky where the

target had been. He paused and wondered

why he had pulled the trigger when he

knew he was not on the target. Then he was aware tliat the rapid rhythm of his

squad's firing had stopped. They were wait·

ing for him to shoot. Feeling a little flus

tered becau e he had held up the squad,

Jerry quickly mounted his gun and called

for the target. As he broke it he wondered

how the entire squad had shot so fast after

he had lost his target. He had broken the rhythm of his squad and suddenly felt like

an amateur at the game. Then the score

keeper called "Lost!" again and Jerry was

startled to see that he had missed an easy

straight away target. "What is the matter

with me?" he thought. "Two targets on one

post! This would have to stop." He tried to

position his gun a little more carefully and

take just a little more care before he slapped

that trigger. For awhile things seemed to go

better. It wasn't until his last post that he

dropped another target. As the round ended,

Jerry walked discontently over to look at the

scores. "Three targets lost on the fir t trap.

I couldn't possibly win this shoot." thought

Jerry. "Well, maybe I can straighten things

out on the next three traps and win enough

to pay for my entry fees."

By the time Jerry walked up to his fourth

trap, he had given up all hope of shooting

any kind of a good score. He had already

lost nine targets and was a very shaken

trapshooter. He couldn't understand how he

could mis so many targets. He finished the

last trap and walked up to the large score

board to find he had fired a poor 87. "Maybe

I can do better tomorrow," Jerry thought as

he dejectedly put his gun away in the car.

It was a bright sunny morning as Jerry

drove out to the trap range for the final day

of the big shoot. He hadn't slept very well

the nigh t before, but after a hearty break·

fast amid the congenial crowd in the club's

dining area, he began to feel a Ji ttle more

like his old confident self. As he chatted

with the other trapshooters, he found each

of them had some kind of a semi-logical

reason for shooting poor scores the previous

day. Jerry realized his score had been just

about average.

It was nearly noon when Jerry's squad

was called and the wind was beginning to

blow. "Just my luck," thought Jerry as he

watched the wind blown targets.

Jerry got off to a good start and only

dropped one target on the first two traps.

Along about the middle of the third trap

Jerry noticed that he had only chipped a

small piece from one of his targets. "Look

out !" he cautioned himself as he tried to be

a little more careful with his next few shots.

"Lost! " called the scorekeeper. Jerry felt

( Continued on page 56)

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his tomach turn flip flops as he saw the untouched target ail into the ground_ Two

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Jerry pondered again and again. "Why had

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he hot so poorly?" Ile knew he had be

come a little nervous at the tart of the event but he had shot well during the first

two traps and couldn't fathom the reason for his sudden collapse on the third trap_

It was about six weeks before Jerry went

to the local trap range again. To his surprise, he found he hot very well, breaking 49 out of 50 in practice handicap. Some of his old confidence began to come back.

The next Sunday one of the small local clubs put on a registered shoot_ It was not considered a money shoot and Jerry cleciclecl

to attend just to see what he could do. He was pleased to find he broke 97 out of 100 and tied for high gun. Several weeks later he entered another small shoot and scored a 96_ Jerry was quite pleased as the handi

cap committee congratulated him and gave him an aclclecl yard on his handicap card at

each shoot.

He bowed the results of his last several matches to his friend, Charlie, and said: "I do all right at the small shoots, guess I'm

just not a money shooter."

"Well," replied Charlie, "you can count

the shooters on the fingers of one hand that can really show a profit with their trapshooting." Then he continued, "That's why most of the men that are consistent follow

ers of the big shoots are quite wealthy. It doesn't hurt them to spend five or six hundred dollars at one shoot."

"There's no doubt about it," said Jerry_ "I shoot much better when I don't have the

weight of my hard earned money hanging over my head. I suppo e the wealthy man doesn't worry any more about it than I would shooting for a fif ty cent cigar_"

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i,pecialized in revolvers and Lindsay restricted himself to pistols and a rifled musket.

There was more than a sympathetic interest in each other's ded ication to a multi-shot

principle between Walch and Lindsay, and while two eparate identi ties were maintained

there is good evidence that the J. P. Lindsay Manufacturing Company made both the

Lindsay "Young America" double derringer pistols and the Walch double-charged revolv

ing cylinder pistol at Naugatuck, Conn., facilities.

John Walch was gran ted hi patent for

revolvers on February 8, 1859. In general outline. Walch's fir t model revolver resembled the Colt fodel 1851 avy pistol and

several other avy type caplock revolving cylinder pistol s then on the marke t. It was

.36 caliber. Instead of the usual si..< chambers with six nipples, a single hammer and

single trigger, the Walch had an extra long and heavy six-chambered cylinder in which

twelve nipples were arranged; and there were two hammer and two triggers. Each

chamber of the cylinder was double charged. When I first saw one of these pistols a num

ber of years ago, I thought the homemade wine my collector-host had served me was

making me see double! It was double effectiveness that Walch

claimed, advertising that one of his pistols was equal Lo a pair of any others. The great difTerence in Walch arms over those of his

predecessors was that he had employed the idea of superposed charges to a cylinder rather than a barrel. In his patent applica

tion he disclaimed any novelty in the prin

ciple of superposed loads, but stated, "I am not aware of any previous instance in which

revolving chambers have been fitted with two ranges of nipples connecting to the forward

and rear part of each breech, in combination with double hammers acted upon by

one trigger, thereby giving in a revolving firearm twice as many shots as there are

chambers or breeches, and that without ma-

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terially increasing the size of the parts or adding to the complexity of the same."

Walch also assured his public that his arms were perfectly secure and the forward

charge in all instances would be the fi rst

exploded. Actually his 12-shot .36 caliber revolvers had a double trigger but the mech

anism wa o arranged that when both hammers were cocked the hammer striking the

nipple Lo the forward load would invariably fall fir t. Of cour e the jar of the firs t shot might cause a jerk of the trigger linger and

et ofI the second charge to echo the first, but

this BOOM-BOOM possibility was not mentioned by Mr. Walch. The Walch 12-shot

pistol was not entirely uniqu e, for Lepage of Paris produced a six-barrel caplock pepper

box pistol designed to shoot superposed charges in each barrel-a total of twelve

shots. It is not known whether Walch or Lepage were influenced by the other or

whether th ey arrived at the same general idea independently.

The 12-shot, iron-frame Walch pistols evidently did not evoke very much enthusiasm

for they are rarely found and only a few could have been made. A .31 caliber bronzeframe pocket model having a live-chambered

cylinder (providing ten shots), was produced in larger quantity and was apparently a

greater success. This revolver was made without a trigger guard and with a single

stud trigger. A light squeeze on the trigger

released the right hamm er, detonating the forward charge; a firmer ~quecze permillcd the left ham mer to fall and lire the rear

charge of the same chamber. The cylinder was turned to the next firing position by

cocking the hammers. It should perhaps be

noted that the u e of a single trigger to operate two hammers as early as 1859 tells

us tlrnt the single trigger featured in many

modern double-barrel shotguns is not a new

idea by any stretch of the imagination.

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(Continued fro m page 58) Lindsay patent was granted October 9, 1860. It actually claimed novelty in very little and the specifications were very brief. The Lindsay claim involved only one improvement in the lock mechanism whereby the use of a detent in combination with the hammer and trigger provided enough novelty for the issuance of letters patent. But Lindsay had a fl air for publicity and for a time his pistols caught the public eye. The first models had a sort of hump-back grip, were of .40 caliber and barrels varied in length from 41/2" to 4%". The frames were of bronze, the bar· rels blued. These early models are quite scarce and valuable.

The second model of Lindsay's pocket weapon was advertised as " Lindsay's YOU G AMERICA Double Derringer." Its single 4" barrel shot two balls (40 to the pound ) and the pistol weighed just 9 ounces. Lindsay literature claimed the pistol would throw a ball 250 yards. These little pistols were beautifully engraved on their bronze fram es, usually with a stand of flags, a shield, an eagle, and a lion. They were put up in nice little boxes in which were directions for loading.

Two types of bullets were recommended ; one was conical with a deep groove a t the rear, the other was shaped like an elongated ball with one or two grooves around the middle. Instructions for managing this pistol permit one to sense some of the problems involved:

1. Always cock both hammers at the same time.

2. To let the hammers down from full cock, hold the trigger hard back, until right hand hammer is down.

3. The groove in the ball should always be filled with common t allow.

To give assurance to the shooter, it was claimed that both charges might be fi red by the left hand hammer if desired, with perfect safety. I doubt many chose to try it.

Lindsay had ideas for promoting his twofor-one system far beyond the little pocket derringers. Even in those days, the U. S. Government was the number one spender. Lindsay went down to Washington and pre-ented his plan for making 2-shot military

rifles for the Federal Army, then locked in tragic fratricidal conflict with Confederate forces. It was perhaps an opportune time for Lindsay; effective weapons were very much a matter of government concern.

On December 17, 1863 Lindsay signed a contract to supply 1000 2-shot rifled mu kets, of .58 caliber and with stock and hardware much like the standard Model 1861 U. S. rifled muskets. The price was 25 each, including appendages.

It is claimed that the 1000 Lindsay r ifles were sub-contracted by Cyrus Manville of New Haven. However that may be, Lindsay advised General Ramsey on August 10, 1864 that the rifles were ready for inspection by

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Not only did Lindsay offer his guns but he volunteered his services as well, suggesting : "If compatible with the interests of the

ervice, I shall be pleased to accompany these arms to the field of service, and give such instruction as to their use as may be deemed advisable by the Officer in Command."

Lindsay had not run out of ideas. Having interes ted the government in a rifle contract, why not a contract for a 2-shot martial pis· tol ? Today one of the big Lindsay 2-shot military pistols is a very rare and costly collector's item. It had a brass frame, blue steel 81,4" barrel of .45 bore. A single trigger operated the two hammers. Possibly the trigger-hammer mechanism was the most reliable feature of this pi tol. The channel leading to the forward charge was frequently blocked with fo uling after a number of shots. And if the arm was not very carefully loaded the flash from the forward charge would leak past the ball of the second charge and "sw·o·o·s-h" out went the two charges and the shooter had a numb hand-or worse. The government turned Lindsay down on his big military pistol, having at the time very reliable Colt and Remington six-shooters.

The development of metallic cartridges and their accompanying repeating arms lowered the boom on guns of the superposed charges sys tem (all of which because of their unreliable nature I have loosely classified as Roman Candle firearms). Thus, with Mr. Lind ay ended the repeated efforts of gunmakers throughout almost 400 years to find a fool-proof ystem of controlling multiple charge in one barrel or cylinder.

An incident I shall now relate is perhap indicative of the fate of most men who invested their time, energies, or their fi nances in ventures involving firearms of the Roman Candle type: A number of years ago I was invited to purchase the fin e firearms collection of a banker in Pennsylvania. We soon came to terms and after the negotiations were completed the banker went to a drawer and brought forth one of the big Lind ay 2-shot military pistols. aturally I was curious a to why my friend had sold all his other weapons, many much finer than the Lindsay pistol, but had withheld this one. In answer to my inquiry, he smiled and drew from the

pistol's muzzle a rolled piece of paper. The paper explained that this Lindsay pistol was the only and en tire retu rn an ancestor had received for his investment of $2500 in the

J. P. Lindsay Manufacturing Company. With a wry grin my hanker friend said. "This pistol is such a good reminder not to

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The new Federal offering is doing as well in my gun as other factory ammo, and in two different sessions at the range, the Federal ammo did as well an<l even a shade better than my handloads. The largest three i,,hot group I fired with the 150 gr. bullet measured 2.25 inches, the smallest one went exactly one inch. The 180 gr. load gave me as the widest spread 2.5 inches, and a the mallesl spread I got a three shot group that measured exactly 13/16th of one inch.

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cases. Expansion of the .32 caliber bullets I tested wa better than 73 per cent, yet weight loss was minimal, less than 12 per cent. It appears to me that the secret of

the DD bullets lies in the reces ed base of the bullet which, when it begins its travel down the length of the barrel, acts as gas seal, thus making the bullet fit the barrel of the gun.

In shooting the c builets in a wclJ battered gun, I was surprised at the accuracy that I was able to get with the sugges ted load of 2.0 gr. of Bull eye. In weighing ten buJlets, I found that the average bullet weighed 72.5 grains, with a low of 71.7 gr. and a high of 73.1 grains. I selected the bullets of greatest weight variations for my tests and was not able to detect any major difference in group· ing.

GUNS OCTOB ER 1966

The DD bullets are also offered in .45 caliber for the ACP and special loading in tructions are offered. I n case you have forgotten, this company originated the uro·

hok revolver bullets and also bullets for the .444 Marlin. Write to Shooting As· sociates for f urthcr information.

Ly man Mould Guide & S hotshell Tool

Sick and tired of hanging on to the mould

while you are using your electric furnace?

If you are, then you are not alone. but help

is available. The Lyman Mould Guide is a

handy item that someone should have

thought of a long time ago, and I highly

recommend it. The Mould Guide makes it

possible to rest the mould under the pouring pout of the pol. Filling a four cavity mold

with the help of the Mould Guide is a cinch, even after casting for four or five hours.

The new shotshell loader by Lyman is a

fine piece of precision machinery. Called the

Easy shotshell loader, it is designed for that

shooter who loads only a few boxes in the

course of the week. Operation is smooth and

simple, and the shell produced cannot be

readily told from the factory loads. The

rrimp starter is an optional item, hut I

could wish that it could he a standard item,

not only on this but also on all other tools.

The Easy sho tsheJI loader is available in all

gauges and case lengths--if your dealer does

not have it, write to the Lyman Gun Sight

Corp., Dept. G, Middlefield, Conn.

Norma Primers For some time now I have been running

tests on the newest product in the ever expanding orma line-the Supedlash primers. Available in the usual four izes, the pistol primers have rounded edges o that they can be readily differentiated from the rifle primers. The rifle primers are of the flat base design. Su perflash primers are manufactured by the dry rather than wet process. The priming compound is protected by a thin lacquer coating and orma claims that the dry process makes the primers more resistant to the ravages of moisture under

extreme humidity. Another Norma claim is that the Super

fiash primers are so designed that they will ignite large charges of powder easily, thu making the use of a magnum primer not essential. In actual tests u ing large loads of 4831 and 5010 in a .340 Weatherby rifle, I found that the orma primers did fire

the loads as well as two brands of magnum primers, but this could hardly be considered as a valid tesL In other tests, I found that the orma primers, for some reason or another, showed less signs of pressure than normal large rifle primers did in a stiff load for a magnum caliber rifle, and in three different instances, loads which gave poor groups, gave good to excellent groups with

orma primers. These tests would indicate that the orma primers do the job they are designed for, and that some highly critical loads might even be improved when the

powder charge is ignited by the ~ ~

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TIGER IN YOUR YARD?


areas. In addition, almo t all of the

funds collected from the sale 0£ hunting

licenses are spent on conservation and

public recreation programs." (Plu , as

Mr. Brown did not mention, other mil

lions derived from the Pitman-Robertson

11% tax on all guns and ammunition,

which is also ear-marked for con ervaLion.)

"Also, the need for firearms for de

fense is still a basic reality in this coun

try. Unfortunately, our society ha not

yet reached the stage where it is no

longer necessary for the average citizen to defend himself, his famjly, or his

property. The finest police force in the

world cannot protect everyone, every

where. In many metropolitan areas, it

is frankly admitted that police protection

is inadequate, and firearms for defense

still remain a legitimate need of law

abiding citizen .

"It is also true that a citizenry which

is at least familiar with firearms is a

valuable as et to national defense."

Not mentioned by fr. Brown, and per

haps not available to him at the time his

paper was written, is the report prepared

for the Department of the Army by the re

spected research organiza tion, Arthur D.

Little, Inc. This report is the result of an

intensive study requested because of Army's

desire to defend itself against reckless at

tacks by legislators and certain news media

against Army's ational Board for the Pro

motion of Rifle Practice and against the a

tional Rifle Association's participation in the

BPRP program.

In line with t1ie current practice of certain

anti-gun groups never to let facts hamper

their propaganda, charges were made (a)

that marksmanship training is militarily

worthless in this age of nuclear warfare;

( b) that funds expended for civilian marks

manship training did not accomplish their

purpose ; and (c) that guns and ammunition

issued for training had fallen into the hands

of "armed group who would supplant law

ful authority." The Little report provides

documented evidence that none 0£ the e

charges is true. It stale categorically

(a) That, in pile of recent technological

developments,' the rifleman is almost certain

to be employed in any shooting war.

(b) That a survey of 12,880 Army train·

ces showed significantly better marksmanship

score for those who had had civilian marks

manship training. Trainees who had been

members of clubs affiliated with .Army's Civil

ian Marksmanship program had 68.6% qual

ifications as Experts, while the total sample

qualified only 15.4%.

[@113 PISTOL CARTRIDGE DIES USllS llEPOllT OVll 1,000 .000 GUWHrUD fOl 200,000

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P. 0 . IOX 226 e COVINA, CALIF.

{c) Previous gun club members were

found to be more likely to enlist, more likely

to choose a combat outfit, and more confident

of their ability to use their rifles in combat.

(d) Among 34 distinguished combat com

manders interviewed, there was practically

unanimous agreement that a combat unit

with better marksmen would not only be

more effective but would uffer fewer ca -

ualitie .

(e) Clubs affiliated with the Army Civilian Mark man hip program (i.e., RA

club ) were investigated, with the interview

ers purpos.ely choosing clubs located in areas

subject to racial unrest and high crime rates.

The report states, "We were unable to un

cover a single incident where a club or it

members have been convicted 0£ u ing fire

arms, ammunition, and/or government prop

erty improperly, or where issued arms have

been used in crimes of violence."

The Little report makes the following rec·

ommendation: "Tho e aspects of the Depart·

ment of Civilian farksman ship program

which relate to the stimulation of broader

interest and participation in rifle shooting

among the youth of our country should be

empha ized more and pursued even more ef

fectively." And, one would hope, financed more adequately!

Brown carries his study of firearms legi · lation al o to the municipal level-and some

of the most vicious of all the firearms legis

lative tigers lurk in t1ie smokey caverns of

city politics. Brown concludes, on the ha is

of results recorded in cities having stringent

firearms ordinances :

"Any attempt by a city to regulate the

sale of firearms is worthl es•, because pur

chases will be made out•ide the ci ty

limits. Occasionally, ci ties attempt to

regulate t11e actual possession of fire

arms. It is argued that this is best con

trolled by firearms registration, which

will thus inform the police of the loca

tion of all firearms, and narrow their list

of possible u peels when a cri me is

committed with a firearm. However, fire

arm regulation will normally not have

any noticeable effecl on the criminal use

of firearm . The imple rea•on i• that

criminals will not register their weapon .

Most criminals will then operate with

stolen firearms, just as they do with

automobiles."

ew York City, with 55 years of stubborn

enforcement of its ullivan Law, bears wit

ness with its crime records of the exact

truth of Brown's conclusion. Philadelphia,

with the ink hardly dry on its own crushingly

restrictive firearms ordinance, finds it crime

rate unaffected, its firearms dealers bankrupt,

and tourists by-passing the city lest they be

penalized for pos ession of guns carried in

their cars for sport use or for protection.

A tiger i a tiger is a tiger, whether it live

in Washington, or in your state capi tol , or in

your city hall. They're expensive cats to

feed; and they threaten not just one ~ but all of the Six Freedoms! Lm

GUNS OCTOBER 1966

Pick your load and hit the roadto good hunting. Use standard shells or mighty 3" Magnums in 12 or 20 gauge SuperSingle ••• 2%" or 3" shells in the .410. There's even a 11ew rifled-slug barrel in 12 and 20 gauges. And special You th Models in 20 and .410 gauge, with shorter barrel and anti-recoil pad.

That means there's a SuperSingle for just about everybody and his son. Or wife. Or daughter.

The lever-action M-66 is the allpurpose single. The experienced gunner making the big stretch foi•

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ITHACA'S Model 66 SuperSingle® is for the birds!

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For younger or lighter shooters, the 20 and .410 are perfect for upland and varmint hunting. Both come in Standard or Youth models.

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LLAMA

second in the string, being called just a

moment after I pulled the trigger. Wind

velocity was such that further tests had to

be postponed, since gust of wind up to 25

mph are not exactly conducive to accurate

testing.

More complete tests to determine the in·

herent accuracy of the 6.5 Remington Mag

num rifle and ammo were qui te outstanding.

Continuing with five shot str in ~s al 100 yards, I fired five group with the smallest

group measuring 1.125 inches and the larg

est again measuring 1.250 inches. This is

excellent accuracy for a short barreled, light

weight rifle and should satisfy the most

ardent accuracy buff.

The recoil of the new Remington offering

is minimal, though in Amber's shooting

house, the noise was a sharp crack, neces·

sita ting some fo rm of ear protection. On

my outdoor range, the noi e level was not at

all unpleasant, though prolonged shooting without protection could affect one's hearing.

At the press conference last November, a

Remington spokesman stressed that the com

pany would, at least fo r the present, load

only the 120 grain Core-Lokt bullet. He also

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Star Model B magazines, $2.95.

Walther p 38 magazines, $5.95 ,

U.S •. 45 auto magazines, $2. 50 .

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.38 SUPER AUTO

French SMM Lebel cl ips, $1 .50.

M-2 carbine stocks complete, $3. SO .

OMM Luger barre ls , 4" brand new, $8 .95 .

7 .65MM L uger barrels, 4o/4" used, very good, $5.95.

$44.95 The L lama has an inter. naLional reputation for being one or the most. carefully manufactured 1>lstol s In the wor ld. Workman

COLT .45 AUTO

$59.95 I dentica l to the U.S. 1911 .45 auto ex cept for slide

weight is of course no problem for the hand·

loader, but for the fellow who does not load

his own ammo, the limited bullet weight

range imposes some limitations on his use

of the 6.5 Magnum. There is no question

that a second bullet weight in the fa ctory

loadings would give the new gun/cartridge

combination still grea ter versatili ty in the

game fields. The 120 gr. bullet load should

prove more than adequate for all medium

game such as black bear, deer, an telope,

and goa ts as well as sheep. With the heavier

bull ets, the new caliber should do well on

caribou, elk, and moose, providing the shoot

er can place his hots properly.

This year is Remington' 150th birthday

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given the American hunter a superbly ac·

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or should know, and the excellent design

of the cartridge should make this new cali

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and shooters. Remington engineers have

given a lot of time and thought and effort

lo this new caliber and the performance of

the 6.5 Remington Magnum proves it. Con

gratulations are in order, not only fo r the company's esquicentennial anniversary, but

also for the fine job. This 6.5 Remington

1agnum will be one of my ~

favorite hunting rifles. ~

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PISTOL: 7 .65MM Ma n n 1 t ch er, $4 / 100 -$30 / 1000 9MM Luger, n on-corr., 1$5 / 100 -$39/ 1000 9MM Stcyr auto. $ 4 / 100-$35/ 1000 . 4 5 Auto. non - corr. , $6/ 100 -$47 .50/ 1000

RIFLE: 7MM Mauser, $5 / 100-$40/ 1000 7 .65MM Argentine Mauser, $6/ 100-$47 . 50/ 1000

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1903 Springfield m I 1 1 e d trigger guard and floor plate, $4.95 .

M·l Garand barrels, new 4 groove, $13.95.

New l 003 Springfie ld bayonet with scabbard, $2.95.

shiJ> and quality are second to none! These pli::tols arc nearly identical to the U.8. Col t .38 and .45 aulos and are also noted for surety and rugged reliabi li ty. The Llama .38 Super auto weighs 38 lh oz . , has a 5 inch barrel and a 9 shot clip. Condition ts very g"Ood plus every pistol ts In perfect mechanical condition-fully guaran teed. The .38 Super cartridge Is manufactu red by Remington, \Vinchester, Pe te r s, and \Vestern and is commonly avail able from any sporting goods store. It Is the most powerful au tomatic pis to l cartridge on the market. Extra mags. $3.95.

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GERMAN military Gewehr-3 semi·auto assault ri fle manufactu red by Heckler & Koch at Obcrndorf am Neckar contractors to the West German Bund eswehr. The fin.est and most a d vanced semiauto ever offered for sale in the U.S. A. Ruggedly reliable in a ll climates a n d Ideally su ited to the 7 .62MM NATO (.308 Winchester) cartridge. T h e original German G-3 is the best available for sportsman and target shoot· er alike: the G-3 ls an officially recognized NATO weapon and can l' e used in registered .30 caliber matches. ACCEPT NO CHEAP' IMITATIONS , settle for nothing but the best! The original German Obcmdorf G-3 semi· auto rifte. Lenbrth 40"-W eight 8 lbs.-magazlne capacity 20 rds. Accessories: Magazine 20 shot-$9.95; BIJ>Od and forearm assembly-$24.95; Magazine loader-$3.95: 7 .62MM NATO (.308) military ammo non-cor· rosive U.S. manuracture-38.50/ 100.

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ORIGINAL HOLSTER SET As issued with the Portuguese Luger pis• tols. This i s the com• plete or I g i n a 1 set shipped by the Ger• mans. Holster, $5.95

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tested in April, 1942. Many of the objectionable characteristic of the first model of the Hyde Model 35 cries had been elimi· nated. The action had been completely en· closed; there were no external moving parts to disturb the operator or to catch in his

clothing. Barrel fins had been removed, and the stock extended to enclose the barrel and protect the operator's hand.

The Hyde-Inland 1 fired 6,080 round in the endurance tests. Twenty malfunctions occurred, fifteen of which were failures of the bolt to remain open after the last round was fired. On three occasions, the bolt re· mained open but clo ed when the magazine was withdrawn. The other malfunctions were one light firing-pin blow and one failure to

feed. The result of the mud and du t tests in

dicated some uperiority over the Thompson.

The conclusions reached were that the Hyde· Inland 1 was superior in accuracy to the Ml and Ml928Al in full -automatic fire from a machine re t, but that it wa poor in comparison with the control weapons in offhand semi-automatic fire. In offhand full-auto

matic fire, it was superior to the control weapons or to any submachine gun submit

ted. ervice tests appeared warranted, but the

designer wished to make certain minor modi-

fications and then to resubmit the arm. Five guns, here identified a the Hyde-In

land 2, were submitted by the maker and

te ted in June, 1942. They embodied minor modifications of the Hyde-Inland 1 and were

fired only to test functioning. A total of 2,-640 rounds was fired, and only two series malfunctions were recorded. ·

A recommendation was made that the magazine well be deepened to accommodate satisfactorily the optional 30-round Thompon magazine, and that a heavier operating

spring be u ed. In full-automatic fire, the gun jarred notice

ably, indicating that the bolt was striking the

buffer and lacked energy in the closing stroke.

Subject to these improvements being made, the Hyde-Inland gun was recommended for standardization as the M2 submachine gun. but Ordnance Committee action classified the weapon as uh titute tandard in late April. 1942. In view of the vast requirements for

submachine gun , at that time. conversion of existing facilities to the manufacture of the new weapon was not considered advi abl e and an attempt was made to produce the M2 by awarding the contracl to firm not then

engaged in war work. It is reported that le than 400 Model M2 submachine gun~ were produced.

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THE MODEL 6 was de igned by Gordon

B. Ingram, and was manufactured by the

Police Ordn ance Company (P.O.C. ) , located

in Lo Angeles, California. The wea pon was

the only submachine gun developed in the

postwar period which even partially reached

qu antity production in the nited tales.

Th e P olice Ordnance Company wa organ

ized in April, 1949, by John Cook, Thomas

Bright, J ack P ercell, and Gordon In gram, all

World War II veterans with considerabl e

fi eld experience on which to base their ideas

o[ an up-to-dale submachine gun. Gordon

Tngram, the designer and chief engineer of

the firm , worked on this wca pon for L wo

years before the fir t public appearance of

the fod el 6 was made in 1949 at the California P olice Chief's convention in Sacra

mento, wh ere it was demonstrated. The fod el 6 achieved somewhat-l imited

initial commercial success, since several po

lice agencies purchased the weapon in the

early ] 950"s. The Cuban avy of th e Batis ta

regime purchased some Model 6 submachine

guns in cali ber .45 ACP. as did the U. S. Constabulary in Puerto R ico and the P eruvian Army. (The ;\lode! 6 was al o produced in Peru .)

In 1952, Gordon Ingram left the Police Ordnance Company and shortly thereafter

the corporation passed out of existence.

hortl y before the disintegra tion of the corporation another submachine gun was in

troduced, designa ted as Model 7. It fired

full -automatic and semi-automatic from the

closed-bolt position. This weapon was iden

tical in outward appearance to the Model 6,

and differed onl y in having the provision to

fi re from th e clooed-bolt position. It is doubt

ful if the Model 7 was ever graduated from

the experimental or prototype tage, though it was de igned primarily to handle the .38

uper Automatic cartridge wh ich the company was promoting for police u e.

The caliber .45 ACP cartridge proved to

be more popul ar. and the great major ity of

Model 6 submachine guns produced by the

Police Ordnance Company were in th is cali

ber. A few weapons were al o made in cali

ber 9 mm Parabellum. Some of the early

production gun were also fi tted with a sepa

rate elec tor lever, and sp ike-type bayonets.

T he patent on the fodel 6 ubmachine gun was applied fo r in 1949, and primarily cov

ered the " progress ive" trigger mechan i m.

T hi mechanism permitted positive semi-au

tomatic fire by squeezing the trigger part

way back, and full -automatic fire by squeez

ing it all the way back. Unlike simil ar sys

tems, such as the Model 1934 Bergmann which fun ctions on close timing and fric tion

alone, this one i positive becau e of the bolt

actuated trip. This feature was used on all

the Ingram-designed submachine guns.

Another feature of the Ingram weapons is

that they required a minimum of equipment

and special tooling to be produced. The receiver, the magazine, and, on later models the barrels, were all fabricated from seamless steel tubing.

The Model 6 fires from the open-bolt po

sition, and features a partially reduced-d i

ameter holthead. A one-piece, sheet-metal

stamping make up the trigger housing, the

fram e, and the magazine hou sing. It ap

peared in two basic models, with either a

vertical foregrip and a fi nned barrel, or with

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a horizontal wood forestock with a standard

barrel. Although the Police Ordnance Company

has long ceased to exist and consequently the

Model 6 and Model 7 submachine guns have

long been out of production in the United

ta les, some design features should not be overlooked for future developments.

THE 9 MM HILL submachine gun wasc

designed by John L. llill of Houston,

Texas. The weapon was first introduced in

l 952, and the patent wa• applied for in ] an

uary, 1953. The complete feed mechanism

of this weapon is unique and of considerable

interest, since it makes use of an entirely

new concept in submachine gun design. Tht>

weapon fire from the open-bolt position, and operates on the straight blowback principle.

The Hill ystem makes possible the supplying of ammunition which can be furnished

by the factory in prepackaged loaded magazines which are intended to be used only

once, and which can be constructed of plastic or other inexpensive materials. This type

of magazine can be merely thrown away after use. The design of the llill , ystem al o

makes it possible to load cartridges one at a time.

The Hill system is diotingui,hed by the

fact that the ammunition is tran ported from the magazine to the chamber by an automatically steered, revolving, aluminum disk

(feed turret) which allows the cartridges lo lie in the magazine in a very favorable lateral position, although the magazine is par

al lel to the longitudinal axis of the barrel and within the rear portion of the weapon' frame. A thin plate separates the magazine

from the bolt. Si nce the magazine presento,

the rounds at a 90-degree angle to the axis of the bore, the un ique turnable-type feed turret (d isk) is pro,ided to rotate the car

tridges through a 90-degree arc into line with the bolt.

After the cartridge is fired, and the gases b low the bolt to the rear, the extractor, lo

cated on the bottom section of the reducedd iameter bolthead, extracts the empty caoe and expels i t downward through the interior

of the ho llow-handled pistol grip of the weapon. When the bolt is forced rearward,

after firi ng, it actuate a spring which is a ttached to the feed turret. The la tter then ro tates to accept a new round from the mag

azine, feeding it into line with the bolt which is returning forward under the force of the

compressed main operating spring. Several favorable features are found in

the Hill feed sys tem. For instance, the Hill is the only submachine gun designed with a horizon tal magazine lying on a longitudinal

ax is with in the gun, allowing the u e of a fo llower-spring strength which does not need

to be capable of raising an entire ammunition column aga inst gravitational force, as is

required in conventional weapons wi th ver

tical magazines. This is also one of the few submach ine

gun design which eliminates conventional,

awkward projecting magazines of both the vertical and horizontal type.

The Hill submachine gun is also capable

of opera tion while wrapped in a blanket,

under clo thing, or in other close cover. At the time of this writing, approximately

eight Hill prototype weapons have llfl!'lll'I been produced. '--

GUNS OCTOBER 1966

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CARRY A SPARE


carrying of a spare gun any time you get

out of sight of the old homestead is only

good sense. On my last trip to Alaska, I

carried two identical scoped rifles and a

spare scope. Sure enough, one of the scopes

iced up one morning, at 35 degrees below.

Only by a stroke of good fortune were we

able to dry it out thoroughly; otherwise, the

spare scope would certainly have been put

to use. Ideally, the spare rifle should be identical

in nearly all respects to your main gun

same weight, type, caliber, and sighting

equipment. More often than not, this isn't

economically feasible, and, frankly, it isn't

really necessary. One fellow I know hunts

with a 400 scoped high velocity rifle. His

spare is at the other end of the economic scale

-a cut-down 98 Mauser with a five buck re·

ceiver sight. It is zeroed at 150 yards and

rides in a beat-up case along with 20 rounds

of hot handloads. I'll wager he hasn't more

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than 35 in the whole outfit, case, ammo,

and all. His main gun has never failed, but

if it does, that old 98 is laying back in camp

and is a sure killer to 200 yards. He'll never

lose meat or trophy due to failure of the

fancy gun. He shoots the spare gun before

every hunt to verify zero and functioning

and there is a spare extractor, sigh t leaf, and

firing mechanism under the butt plate for

added insurance. My friend's spare gun is an example of

the most economical approach-and an en

tirely adequate one. If you, like so many

other hunters, favor a bolt gun, there are

many surplus military rifles available that

will do the job well. The 7 mm, 7.65 mm

and 8 mm Mauser cartridges are all good

ones, second in popularity and effectiveness

only to the venerable .30-06. Both Spring

field '03 and U. S. M-1917 rifles are avail

able for the latter, as are late production

M98's. At least a half-dozen Mauser model

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A beauti fu lly finished, traditional American walnut stock is :;-" complemented by an inset brass percussion cap box, fleur-de-lis· brass trigger guard extension and solid brass crescent-shaped butt plate. The 32" octagonal barrel is finished in a deep luster blue-black emphasized by gold inlay and non reflecting matted top. Exclusive features are a match trigger pull and the choice of sight combinations-a precision target-type peep or open leaf sight. Available in .36 or .45 cal. uniform or gain twist rifling. Weight 8'/2 lbs. $79.50.

Traditional American walnut stock, 32" octagonal barrel with blue-black finish. Ideal rifle for hunting, target shooting or ·"° . plain ol' plinking. Weight approx. 81/2 lbs. Available in .36 or -'.?-" ' .45 caliber. $64.50.

Light, fast little brush buster designed specifically with the hunter in mind. Traditional American walnut stock, 20" oc· tagonal barrel with blue-black finish. Weight approx. 51/z lbs. Available in .36 or .45 ca liber. $64.50.

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are available chambered for the metric car

tridges. The guns above are not expensive, being

offered by various purveyor at 15 to $35

each. That's pretty cheap in urance for suc

cess of a trip for which you may be paying

everal hundred bucks and all of your vaca

tion time. If you're a capable open-sight shooter, any

of these guns will do nicely as i sued. A

better solution, though, is to strip off the

military rear sight and fit a Williams 5-D

receiver sight. Once zeroed, it can be locked

securely and never fail you. Some additional

improvemen t can be achieved in the case of

the 1ausers by filing the barleycorn (trian

gular) front sight to a plain blade.

A pound or so can be saved by stripping

off the military hardware and cutting off the

forend about 10 to 12 inches ahead of the

receiver ring. A set of cheap screw-type

swivels and ,Jing will be essential if you're

accustomed to a sling on your main gun.

At least a couple hundred round should

be fired through the spare gun, refinin g zero

and familiariLing yourself thoroughl y with

its behavior. I'll emphasize that such shoot

ing should be done with the hunting ammo

you'll use afield-not surplus military stuff.

During this you may find the stock too short.

If o, pick up a low priced, lip-on recoil

pad and you 're in business. Cost is only a

buck or so. If the comb is too low, add a

lace·on cheek pad. Of course, if you prefer,

you can glue on a piece of wood and dress

it down lo fit you .

Get or make a durable case for this spare

gun, throw in the rifle plus a box of 20

cartridges, and you're in bu siness. Ever

after, pack it with your duffie. The ri g

won"t add more than 10 lbs. to your outfit

and can easily be worth its weight in gold

ome day. Don't completely forget the spare, though.

A half dozen rounds through it before each hunt will re,lore your familiarity and con

firm its zero.

You may, as time wears on, want to up·

grade your spare rifle. There are many

references and magazine articles which go

into considerable detail on sporlerizing military rifles. No doubt, given enough spare

time and patience, you can make it fully as nice a your main rifle. It doesn't need that

kind of treatmen t, though, Lo do the job for

which it is intended-pull an expensive hunt

out of the fire if your pet rifle ever goeo sour.

You have spare fu ses in the house and a

spare tire on your car-why not a pare rifle on your hunt?

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There you are in shooting position sighting on trophy game •.. your crosshair fades because of poor light. No problem! In a split second you flip up a post with a fingertip touch on a control ring. Bushnell's patented Magnetic Command Post ..• proved most effective reticle for all hunting ... gives you at least 40 minutes more hunting time each day. Bushnell

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Top this one for price! New Banner Riflescope with permanently centered reticles, non -magnifying in the variables, wider field , and many other features. Even at their low cost they are not to b.- confused with low price scopes . The Banner Riflescopes are Bush· nell through and through ... in qua lily, in assured performance, and in service.

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FISHING & HUNTING

SURVIVAL I(NIFE, opens with flashing steel and locks Into position. llugged, reliable, supersharp blade. s• German sportslrnife, $1.98. Ji'ree 1966 Catalog. Len Company, Box KD101, Brooklyn, New York 1121 4.

FOR SALE

STATE PISTOL LAWS. Booklet describing current pistol regulations or all states $1.00. Federal Gun L aws Booklet $1.00. Henry Schlesinger. 415 East 52nd St . . New York !2E. N.Y. CANNON }' USI<_; 3/32" diameter, water proof 25 feet $1.00. 125 feet $4.00 postpaid. Zeller, Box 633 , B ud-1<Jn. Mich.

l<' IHBCHA CK EllS, EXPLODING 1cnu;woRKS. Complete instructions tor home manufacturing $1.00. Mailmart, Box 373-m, SOQuel, Calif. 95073.

l.UGER S. LUGEHS : . . ~'or List Send .20t. J.AJger llanual $1. 0 0. Sh:ittuck, Box 4 71, F'ranklin, Michigan.

GUNS & AMMUNITION

FREE CATALOG-Sal'es you money on Reloading Equip· ment, CaHs, Decoys. Archery, Fishing Tackle, Molds, Tools. Rods, B lanks. Flnnysports (SS>. Toledo, Ohio, 4J614.

WINCllESTEllS, MUSKETS COLTS, Lugers. Derringers, plus many others. \Vill Trade. Send 25¢ for liBt. l<'ulmer's Anti(lue Guns, R te. #3 . Detroit Lakes, lflnnesota 56501.

CllUllCIIILL (GUN~ IAK ERS) LTD., World-famous Gunsmiths. Send $1.00 to 32 Orange Street, London, W. C. 2, En6land for lists or new and reconditioned guns,

C:ASF.S - ONCE ~ ' IRED - Post1>aid - 303B - 30 . 06 - 308 - 30.30 - 32 \V - 300S - 35R - 358 -8mm - 3SS1>cclal - 30Carbine - 45ACP - 223R -(t'ormecl - 7.7Jap - 7.65 - 7mm - 257ll - 244 - 243 - 22.250 - 250S - 222R - 6.5x55) Others. ltifte 6¢ - Pistol - Carbine - Shotshell 2t - Ml· caronl, 65 Taylor, East 1\feadow, r.Y.

HOLSTERS by DON HUME

~!~~~e 't~~i~e:;.-c~~~uf~~o1!~~~ ex~:~d~ tnto belt loop. Welt and plug are hand· stitched With waxed linen thread. For

double-action only ...•. . ..• .• ••.. S10.50 RJver Belt-Heavy skirting. Solid brass buckle, Width 2" only. Give waist size ...... $7.20 Fully lined belt. $2.80 extra; 2" or 21/4 ". Holster and Belt Combination .•• ,,, . $16. 50

CATALOG 35c.Postage Paid. Bona Fide Dealer In-quiries Invited. Okla. Rcsid. Add 20/o.

DO N HUME LEATHERGOO DS Box 35 1 , De pt. G , Miami, Oklahoma 7 4354

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PISTOLS $7.15 0 DERRINGERS $9.65 , Many Others. Buy \Vholesale ! Become Dealer! American, European Sources. ••19 66 Directory. '' $1.00. Continental, Box 26034-GX, l ndlanapolis. Jndiana 46226.

Briti sh Mk.4 303 Lee-}]nfteld r!Hes. Very good-$18.95. 11:xcellent-$ 2 1. 9 5. German 1\Iod. 9 8 mm .Ma user rift es. Very good-$29.95. Excellent-$34.95. U.S. 30-06 Enfield de-luxe sporter rltles. 22 inch bbls. Completely refinished. Very good-$39.95. Excellent-$42.95. Money back guarantee. Dealers inc1uires invited. Send 25 cents for gun catalogue. 11,reedland Arms Co .• 34-03 Broadway, llt . 4 , li'air L<.lwn, New Jersey.

20 BORES; classic 25• birders from 51h lbs. , beavertall magnums to 30" 7 lbs. All chokes Including F / IC. Webley, Francotte, Jtalian, Spanish, $53.95 to $1,000.00. Some VR. S'f, two sets barrels, double trigger O/U. Illustrated listing XX-6 and treatise, 20¢. J.~nglish pads, barrel guards, snapcaps, trunk cases. Al so quality doubles li sting QDL, mixed gauges, with 21 IJlustratlon Centenary Brochure Booklet. $1. 0 0-Chas. Lancaster etc. Listing V8-6, includes 24, 28, 32, 410 bores hammer and hammerless. 1 5¢. Listing :\JD-6, magnum 10, 12, etc. 10¢. Sanderson's, 724 l!A:lgewater St., Portage, Wis. 53901.

('Jo;N'rENNI.-\_L GUN ISSUE (1966 Preview ) commem<r rating Canada's 1967 Centennial. Available in 742 Remington, and 10-22 Ruger. _i.;ach gun with special engraving and silrer Centennial medallion set in stock. 742 Hernington .308 caHber-$199.50; 10-22 Ruger Sporter, hand checkered-$99.50. Also available in matched sets with ''Identica l" serial numbers, specially boxed 11.t $319.00. 'l'hese prices include all duties , taxes, and transportation to address given. A certificate or registration and authenticity, suitable for framing, ls included with eaci1 gun or set. Limited quantities available in Jate Nornmber or December. •ro be sure- ot early guaranteed delivery, send order immccllately (with money order enclosed) to exclusive agent, Peterborough Guns, Box 4 79, Peterborough, Canada.

SHOOTERS SPI•;CJALS ! 7Ml\1 l\Jauser Model 93 Rifles $19.50. 7!\!M Jl""N Mauser Model 98 Rifles $29.50. Carbine model $34.!iO. 7).DC German-made Chilean Mauser Rifles $24.50. 71\DI FN Semi-Automatic rifles with compensator. gas-operated, 10-shot $69.50. 8).JM Brno Mauser ) fodel 98 Short llifles S29.50. !IMM Mauser Model 71184, -shot repeating rifles $19 .50. llM.M commercial ammunition $4.75 carton. 71\ll\1 and 81\IM target ammun ition $5.00 100, 50 0 for $22.50. Stocks limited. F'ederal Arms, 328 Bi scayne Blvd .• Mi ami. Florida.

MACillNa<;GuN CONVl<~RSION ! Complete. Illustrated instructions (from official sources) selective (M2) conversion, any i\f-1 .30 carbine, in minutes without tools. Plus legal data . where necessary, parts available commercially, $2.00 ppd., satisfaction or refund. Service Sales, Dept. GU. Box 889, Seattle. Wash. 9811 1.

SURPLUS All~JY CARBJNES $ 17. 50 . Pistols $12.5 0. Hifies $ I 0.00. Buy Below Wholesale. Cornplete instructions $ 1.00. l\Call trade, Box 171 -El, Capitola, CaJif.

KLEINS' BIG All-Sports Bargain ).[ail-Order Catalog. featuring World's Finest Guns-Cash or Credit-Send 25¢ (or send $1.00 for next eight different issues). Klein's Sporting Goods, Dept, G, 227 \V. Washington Blvd., Ch icago, Iii. 60606.

EUU.OPgAN AIR AU.MS. Pellets, Accessories. Iluge Selection; the finest &\'allable. Free details; Digest 25¢. Air Rifle lleadquarters , Grantsvi lle, West Virginia.

TRmlPSON MIA! SUB-MA('H!Nt;GUN ! Machinist's wnking prints, receiver and trigger housing fn four large 14"'x9"' plates. Complete. clear % scale with specifications, plus special supplf'ment listing commercial sources for remaining parts. Only $2 oostpa ld, sat isfact ion guaranteed. Service Sales, Dept. GU, Box 889, Seattle, Washington 98111.

C'llOSSBOWS. Silent. powerful, accurate. Discount vriced. 11,ree catalog. Armsco, Box 44-El, Santa Cruz, Callr. 95062.

GUN EQUIPMENT

SCOPE MOU~TS-Catalog 2 IG wlll help you select tho proper mount for your scope and your rlfle. I ncludes Low Safetys, Gun Screws Gun Taps, Gun Drills, Loctite. J.Iaynarcl 13,uehler Inc .. Orinda. Calif.

l\IAUSEU IUFLE Parts-Accessories for Shooters-Collectora. List for postpaid envelope. Smlres, Columbus. New JE-rsey 08022.

The famous AIR COMMANDO HAT Used in the Pacific and Mid-East as protection undet the hot sun. Des igned of Battle Green cotton cloth. deep crown and wide 3" full st i tched brim. Can be roughly handled , rolled and still maintain its shape. Distinct ive side flare . embroidered insignia. Now

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LEATHERCRAFT

F R EE .. Do-it-yourself" Leathercraft Manual, Tandy Leather Company, 1001 Foch, 057, li,ort Worth, Texas.

GUNSMITHING

GENERAL GUX Sl IITBI~G-R epalrlng, rcblutng. conversion work, parts made, Inquiries invited. Bald Rock Gun Shop, Berry Creek. Calif. 95916 .

MISCELLANEOUS

BURI ED THEASUUE. gold, silver. coins. ancient firearms. New transistor instrument detects them all. Lowest prices ever. Free catalog. Ilelco-A6, Box 10563. Houston 18. Texas.

NAZI ITE)I S Bought Sold. Originals only. List 25¢. Lenkel , 8 12 Anderson , Palii;ade, N.J.

CROSSBOWS for •.rarget, ll unting and Carp-Shooting. Factory-Direct-Prices. J ay Co., Box 17001, Wichita, Kan ~as.

GOVI!;HN~ll ~ :\T SUH.PLUS DIHEC'l' ! Jeeps $53? I lloats, camping, guns, photographic, mbcellaneous. Exciting details free! ll arco, Box 52-G:N', Carmel, Indi ana.

TREASURE, Gold. Silver. Relics. Xew 1966 detectors now available. Free lnform;.tion. U.ayscope, Dept. 10-D, Box 715, North H ollywood, Californi a.

W AU ~J 1'10.\LS Authentic! Listing 10¢. Uarities. Box 413-G, •.rorr:mce, Calif.

REAL ESTATE

GOVERN).JEXT LAXDS, .. Low as $1.00 Acre. Milli ons Acres! li'or Exclusive Copyrighted Heport ... plus " Land Opportunity Digest" listing lands available throughout U.S., send $1.00. Satisfaction Guaranteed! J ... and Disposal. 222-GX Georgetown Building. Wash ington, D.<'. li' ItJ<;EJ I! 168-page real estate catalog! Fall-Winter is'lue ! Over 1S0 0 Pictures! Farms, Ranches, B ontcs. Businesses, Vacation and ReUrement Properties in 29 states coast to coast! United F'arm Agency. 612-l\IG West 4 7th St., Kansas City, Mo. 64112.

RELOADING EQUIPMENT

RELOADERS ATTENTIO~:-We D on't Sell CatalogsWe Just Sell Quality And Service. We are jobbers for and carry a complete stock of these Jines: A lean Bushnell. C.C. I .. DuPont. Eagle. Bel'cules. H odgdon, H ornady, Lawrence Shot, Lee. Lyman, Norma, UCBS. Redfield, Uemlngton, Shur- X, Speer, Texan. \Valtcr H . Craig, 413 Lauderda le Street, Selma, Alabama.

SCHOOLS

MISSOURI AUCTION SCHOOL. Free catalog ! 1330-102 Linwood. Kansas City, l\Io. 64109.

STOCKS AND GRIPS

STERLING SILVEH. and gold pistol handles and stoclc inlays. Custom made and i nlaid if desired. Semi for brochure. Jnlays , 5855 C'amino Escalante, Tuscon, Ariz.

GUNSTOCKS 1_,'0U The DJ scrimJnaling. The finest in rancy and exotic woods. Blanks or macllinecl. .Brochure. Ernest Paulsen. Chinook, Mont. 59523.

WANTED

\VANTED-O nce fired cases. No. G.I. Will pay per thousand .38 Special $5.50; .32 Long, .3~ S4-\:W; . 45 Automatic $4.00; .411\lagnum $10.00 ; .44 Special, .44 Magnum and .45 J ... ong Colt $S.OO. 8Mp collect. •rrl-Test Muniti ons , 075-G Oak, l\Jundelcin, Jllinols 60060.

WAN'l'ED ~ ' OR CASH: 1-)Jo<leJ 71-34S Winchester. I· Model 1886-45-70 Winchester. \\"rite to Il. B. SomervllJe, 3ox 94, :i\ferrifleld, :Minnesota.

WAN1'J ~ D: Hccent unh·erslty ~raduate looking for position as assistant to gunsmith. Wants to learn gunsmithing. Willing to do other work Jn a<.ldition. Very flexible. Southern California area. Pay negoUable. Please contact David Dotson. 1J014 o. Newcomb. Whitti er, California.

BARRELED ACTIONS

M98 Mauser actions, all milled, complete with Douglas Sporter barrels, in the white, calibers 22/ 250, 220 Swift, 243, 6MM/06, 6MM Rem. , 6x284, 257, 25/06, 25x284, 6.5x284, 6 .5/06, 6.5x55, 270, 280, 7 MM, 284, 308, 30/06, 358 and 35 Whelen Imp. Also most of the improved cartridges. Cost is only $49.95 plus $1.75 P. P. & Ins . Add $4.00 for the Premium quality barrel.

All the Short Magnum cartridges are available for another $10.00.

Send TOc for the # 66 l ist of Ba rre led Actions, Stocks and Custom Gunsm ith i ng .

HARRY McGOWEN Rt. 3A St. Anne, Ill . 60964

GUNS OCTOBER 1966

------The Guns Magazine------

Wolfe Hand loading

Braverman Modern Arms

Mandel Antique Arms

Haberly Gunsmithing

Panel oF Experl~ R olling Block

I just read the article in the April issue of CuNs by fr. K. P. Karnopp on the single

shot rifle for hunting. I enjoyed the subject very much. I would be interested to know

what's the largest cartridge the Remington Rolling Block might be expected to contain

with safety? Could it by any stretch of the imagination be expected to accept the Rem

ington 7 mm l\lagnum? Mr. Karnopp states that the 7 mm Remington Rolling Block is

plentiful so it should be an easy conversion,

if it is safe. Bill Williams

Gardena. Calif. I would not recommend using anything but

a rimmed shell in the Remington Rolling

Block due to extraction difficulties, but it will 1cork fine with any of those that are available.-P.T.H.

Billinghurst Rifle I have a cap and ball rifle supposedly

made for a sharpshooter during the Civil War. I would like to know its approximate

value. It is in fair condition, though it was rusted. I took the rust off fairly well with

steel wool and repaired the stock. It has a 47 inch overall length with a 31 inch octag

onal barrel which has four small holes in the muzzle end of the barrel. There is engraving on the lock and trigger guard. Engraved on

top of the barrel is "W. Billinghurst, Rochester, . Y." while on the side of the

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OCTOBER 1966

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Primers!

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As fine a variable as money can buy

But it costs only $59.75.

There's no finer variable scope for all types of hunting, in woods or open country. The Consla-Center reticle stays centered at all times-never magnifies. Double-cam action assures constant focus ... adjusts instantly for any magnification from 3 to 8 power. Lenses are precision-ground, hard-coated - no distortion. Lightweight, rustproof tube is hermetically sealed, nitrogen-filled -can't fog. Micrometer dial adjustmentcan be reset to zero. This dependable, allpurpose scope is individually tested and fully guaranteed. See and compare the Savage Model 3833 for bright- $59 75 ness and value-unequalled at •

Savage offers a complete line of 22 rifle and hunting scopes starting at $9.75. Sold only by retail sporting arms dealers.

FREE! 40-page color catalog of Savage firearms and accessories. Write: Savage Arms, Westfield 60, Massachusetts 01085 (Division of Emhart Corporation)

''G'i8Wi.8" SAVAGE and th e Indian head are tradf'marksofSavage Arms

Reg. U. S . Pat. Off. Mar ca Regis trada.

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barrel is "C. E. Young, Co. S. S. 112

R. . Y. S. J." Wen dell Gage Corry, Pa.

One of the finest makers of rifles in the middle lBOO's was William Billinghurst. Born in Monroe, N. Y., he made just about every type of rifle kno1cn at that period: Target rifles, repeating rifles, double and over-and-under rifles, telescopes, and did custom work of all types. I cannot give you a definite value without seeing the gun, but it sounds like you have a fine gun and it should be worth 1cell over 200 if the condition is good or better.-n.M.

32 Gauge Shotgun I have acquired a very unusual sho tgun

which is marked as being made by Iver

J ohnson in 32 gauge. I ts serial number is 97212A. I would like to know about when it was made, what i ts value might be, and

where I might get some 32 gauge ammo. 0. S. Green Ashland, Ky.

The 32 gauge teas never popular in this country and I would guess that only a very small number of guns, such as yours, were made for local sale. The 32 gauge is kno1cn as the 14 mm in Eu rope and somewhat more popular there, particularly in France. Manufrance still lists th is cartridge in their current catalog. Although Winchester and Remington offered this cartridge years ago, I know of no current U.S. manufacturer. Both the cartridge and the gun chambered for it were discontinued circa W W I. When sold

your gun was retailed at 10.75; today in good condition, it should be worth about three times as much.-s.n.

.280 v s .. 284 I am going to purchase a M98 Mauser

action rebarreled wi th a 20 inch Douglas

Premium barrel, fit it to a Bishop Mann

licher stock, and put a 21h power scope in a Williams QC mount with an Ace-in-the-Hole

peep sight and Williams ramp front sight. The rifle will be u•cd on game no larger than

deer in li ghtly wooded aTeas. I would like to

know wh ich would be the be t caliber to fill this need in this type of ri fl e, the .280 Rem

ington or the .284 Winchester? E. C. Mertz

Omaha, ebraska

Personally I would recommend the .284 Winchester as it is slightly better with the heavier bullets.-P.T.H.

Reloading the Nmnbu I wou ld apprecia te information on where

I might obtain the fo llowing items for the 8

mm am bu: 1, loaded ammunition; 2, load

ing dies; 3, loading components such as brass, bu Ile ts, and primers; 4, loading da ta

and balli stics. Melvin M. Anderson

Clear, Alaska

To the best of my knowledge the only loaded ammo for the 8 mm Nambu is surplus military, and I believe this to be rather

scarce. Loading dies should be available from RCBS. Primers for Berdan cases are available from A lean, and brass of Boxer persuasion might be arnilable from Connecticut Cartridge Corp. Box 354, Plainville, Conn. Cases can possibly be formed from existing Boxer brass, but I notice that lllajor Nonie does not list the 8 mm Nambu in his boolc "Cartridge Conrersions." Some research and experimentation is in order. An 83 grain bullet can be had from Lyman, No . 32362; size required is .320. One load recommendation with this bullet is three grains of Unique.-D.W.

Greifelt Drilling A friend of mine has a most unusual shot

gun. It is a W W II souvernir, a double

barrel shotgun with a rifle barrel between and under the two shotgun bancls. It is made by Grei felt & Co. and is marked "7

mm"' over '·57." The serial number is 35646.

We wou ld like to know what ammunition we should shoot in it, if any? The 7 mm

Iauser cartridge will fit in the chamber, bu l the cx lrac tor just won't extract i t, due to

its r imless case. Is there some special am-m unition for this gun?

Rip Aycock

Rome, Georgia

Your gun is of the type lm01cn as a "Drilling" or "Combination Cun." Your rifle barrel marks indicate that it was chambered for the 7 x 57 R cartridge; this is a rimmed version of the popular 7 mm Mauser which is rimless. Your local gunsmith can get this ammo for yo1i f ram his ammunition jobber, most of whom handle RWS and ~

Norma im ports.-s.B. ~

INDEX OF ADVERTISERS GUNS and AMMUNITION

ROBERT ABELS ...... . ...............••• 75 AMERICAN 50 ...................... .. . 50 BADGER SHOOTERS SUPPLY .. . .... .. . . .. 73

BENJAMIN AIR RIFLE CO .... . ... . ...... . 46 BROWNING ARMS CO . .. . . •... . .. . ... . • 3

CENTENNIAL ARMS CORP . . ............. . 9 CHERRY'S SPORTING GOODS ............ 51

COLT PATENT FIRE ARMS MFG. CO . . ..... 41 WALTER H. CRAIG ..................... 71 CREST CARVING CO ..................•. 60 DAISY MFG. CO . . .. . .. . . . .. .. .. ... ..... 43 DIXIE GUN WORKS ................ . .• .71

FEDERAL ARMS . . ..................•... 50 FEDERAL CARTRIDGE CORP. . . ...... Cover 2

FIREARMS INTERNATIONAL CORP ........ . 54 NORM FLAYDERMAN ANTIQUE ARMS .... . 54 J. L. GALEF & SON, INC ................. 56 GREAT AMERICAN ARMS CO., INC. ..•.... 43

HEALTHWAYS ....... . ................• 18 HERTER'S, INC. ................... . ... . 46 HIGH STANDARD MFG. CORP ........... . 53 HUNTERS LODGE .............. .. .. Cover 3 ITHACA GUN CO. . ........ .. • . ......... 63 KLEIN 'S SPORTING GOODS ........... . .. 13 MARLIN FIREARMS CO .. . ..........•... . 45 0. F. MOSSBERG & SONS, INC. .........• 7 MUSEUM OF HISTORICAL ARMS .... • ...• 70 NUMRICH ARMS CORP ... . ........••. 48, 74 PARKER DISTRIBUTORS .... . ...... . ..... 58

POWDER HORN ..............•........ .74 REMINGTON ARMS CO., INC. . . ... . ..... . 42 RICHLAND ARMS CO .................. . 44 SAVAGE ARMS CORP ............. 6, 10, 47 S & D BOOK STORE .................... 56 SERVICE ARMAMENT CORP . ...... .. . . ... 72

SHERIDAN PRODUCTS, INC . •••••........ 67 SIEGLE'S GUNS • •. .• ••..••. ••• •. •. •••• • 49 STURM, RUGER & CO., INC • • ••• •. •• • • •••• 11

78

TRIPLE K MFG. CO •..•. . .. . •.•• • •. . .. ... 71

VIC'S FOR GUNS ......... . . . ....•. • • • •• 61 WEATHERBY, INC .................. . .. . . 15

WESTERN MILITARY ARMS ....•......... . 64 WINCHESTER-WESTERN ............. Cover 4

HANDLOADING EQUIPMENT

ALCAN CO., INC. . ......... . .......... . 45 CARBIDE DIE & MFG. CO .. . .... . . . ...... 62 CASCADE CARTRIDGE ......•.... . . . ..... 77

C-H DIE CO .............•••• •.. ..•.• • •• 16 EAGLE PRODUCTS CO ...........•...•.•. 66 HORNADY MFG. CO . .. . . ....•..•.•..... 66 MAYVILLE ENGINEERING ........ . ..... . . 68 MEYER BROS., MFGS ....... • ... .. •...•.. 52

NORMA-PRECISION .................•... 70 NOSLER PARTITION BULLET .. ... . .... ... . 8 POLY-CHOKE CO., INC ............•...... 71

MARIAN POWtEY .... . .......... . ...... 73

R.C.B.S. . .................•••.•..•••••. 60 RWS INTERNATIONAL .......•..•..•.. . .. 70 SAS DIES ................. . ........ . •• 70

HOLSTERS, CASES, CABINETS

BIANCHI HOLSTERS ........ . ..........•• 72 EDWARD H. BOHLIN ... . ..... . ... . . . •• . . 50 COLADONATO BROS .................... 73

DON HUME LEATHERGOODS .. . .•..•...•. 76 S. D. MYRES ....................•••••. . 47 PENGUIN ASSOCIATES, INC .......•.••... 58

SCOPES and SIGHTS

BAUSCH & LOMB, INC. ..........•.•.•... 69 D. P. BUSHNELL & CO ................ . .. 75 LEUPOLD & STEVENS INSTRUMENTS ...... 73

MIDWEST PRECISION OPTICAL CO . •..... . 64 REDFIELD GUN SIGHT CO .......•....••.. 14 SAVAGE ARMS ....... . . . . . .... . ••••. .• • 77

W . R. WAVER CO •..........••. •• • • • •••• 5

STOCKS and GRIPS

E. C. BISHOP & SONS, INC • . .• •••••••••• • 45

REINHART FAJEN ...• • .. .• •..•••••.•••.. 52

HARRY LAWSON CO • .. . . . .•. . ..• • •..... 75 SPORTS, INC •..••.• .• ..............•••. 75

TOOLS and ACCESSORIES

DEM-BART CO .......... . •••.........••. 75

FEDERAL INSTRUMENT CORP •.... .. .•.••.• 52

FOOTHILLS GUN SHOP ..... ... ........ . • 71

JET-A ER CORP. . .... . ....•..••.. 46, 70, 73 KASEN IT CO., INC. ....• . ..... ... . . ..... 70 FRANK MITTERMEIER ............. . ...•.. 64

MISCELLANEOUS

AUSTIN BOOT CO ......•.....••.. • ...•• 71

EDDIE BAUER . .•...........•.•.•..•..•. 72 BECKELHYMER'S ............. . .......... 71

R. J. COFFEY ••••• • •• . •• . • •• •• • • • • • • ••• . 74 CONETROL SCOPE MOU NTS ......... . ... 60 DAVID COOK SPTG. GOO DS CO .......... 62 CORCORAN, INC. ........ . ............. 54

D. CORRADO, INC. ........... . ..• • ..... 72 EXPOSITION PRESS .......•........•... . 74 GANDER MOUNTAIN, IN C. . .... . ..•..... 52

GUN DIGEST . . •.. . .. . ..•.. • .. • ........ 17

KAUFMAN SURPLUS & ARMS . .... . ....... 76 MARYLAND ARMS CO., INC. ............ . 49 HARRY MC GOWAN . . ..•.......•.. . .... 76 MERCHANTEERS, INC. .................. . 44 MERSHON CO .......... . .. .. ........... 73 MODERN GUN REPAIR SCHOOL .......... 71

MURRAY G.D. SCOPE TARGET ........•. . . 73 NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCI ATION . ........ . 59 NORTH AM. SCHOOL OF CONSERVATION . .71 PACHMAYR GUN WORKS ......... . .... . 19

PENDLETON GUN SHOP .........•...... . 47

RAY RILING • • •• ••. .. ..•..•..•..•..... . 47 RUVEL & CO . ..•..•..... . ......•....... 71

SHOTGUN NEWS ........•..•.. • •. . . . . . 74 SIGMA ENGINEERING CO ........•..... . . 47 WINCHESTER FRANCHISE OPERATIONS .. . . 55

GUNS OCTOBER 1966

WEBLEY MK VI REVOLVERS CAL. 45 ACP AND .22 L. R. CONVERSION UNITS!

---iiiiiiiiiililii--CAL •• 22 L. R.

CAL. .45 ACP KAKE! AMMO IN STOCK!

Ono of the world's most rugged handguns now available in America's favorite bigborc pistol caliber-potent, p lentiful .45 ACP! Sidearm of special British fo r ces In both Wo rld Wars In Its original ca l iber ,.;55 ... now commercially machined and refitted to chamber .45 ACP cartridges In standard, fast-loading U . s. "half-moon" revolver clips. Each piece carefully headspaced, test-fi r ed and guaranteed reliable. Complete with one pair clips. Order today ! CAL •• 45 ACP ammunition . Only $ 7 .oo per hundred (Berdan primed. non-corro&l\'e). Extra U. $. " half-moon" revolver rllp~. Only so c pair. Immediate delivery!

An u nbeatable co mbination . .• cal. .45 ACP Webley revolvers and \Vcblcy caliber .22 L. R. conversion units! T r usted \Vebley Mk V I revolvers, famed for U1elr s w·i.mgth and reliability, now adaftted to popular, rcad-

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One of the rare on('s! Never be-

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ONLY ONLY ONLY

$27 WEBLEY MK Vl Cal. . 45 ACP ----------------

(With one pair "half-moon" clips) $JS Roth-Sl('yr ls one of the <-•arllest ronns or successful lockl'd-breN~h pistols .. , so unique and expensive to produce lhat it has 11ever been duplicated or lmitall..'d . Official sidl•arm of the elite AuMroHungarlan cavalry during tht! colorful, lost era of Imperial Europe. A scarce, desirable addition for any collection~nly a llmit.C'd number av1;1llable. Oon't. miss thi s chance! Own a rare one!

$JO NRA GOOD

WEBLEY Cal. .22 L. R . conve rsion units ________________ _ ONLY BOTH ITEMS

NRA GOOD

NRA GOOD

Ca l .• 45 ACP ammunition ... ____ Only $7 .oo per hundred (Berdan p r imed, non-corrosive) $15 Ammunition not available .

Extra U. S. "ha lf moon" revolver c lips ________ 50 ¢ pair

FAMOUS FRENCH M35A! FAMOUS FRENCH M35S! CAL •. 32 LONG " MAGNUM " (7 .65MM LONG) CAL . . 32 LONG " MAGNUM " (7.65MM LONG)

NRA GOOD ONLY

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ONLY

$25 An Improved Browning type with 11eek modern lines. Chambered for the most powerful strai ght-ca1:>ed 32 cartridge ever made. Extra 8-

round magazines for only 5 3 .00 ea.

Patterned after the U. S. Model 1911 .45 ACP automatic •. , s caled down and chambered for the potent .32 Long ".Magnum". Extra 8-rd. maJlazines only $3.00

BAYONETS $4.001

i.~d~~1~i~f11~~fi~t GOOD~~Ym~ui~~~d r 1 rf. c :)~i;,k11:1aS1t~b per 100 rd s . 71\tM soft point only $3.50 per 20 rds.

GEWEHR M98 MAUSERS! Finest eve r offered on the American market. Arsenal n .•(•ondltloned and guaranteed at least Nil.A GOOD. A great shooter as l~r the perfect basis for a sporter .

~n~ u <t.i~1d~e :1 1 -}!~ZeJfv~~i1~~1!-~~sh;fi~ 11 ~:~~1~~~tg~111~:-~ rith.• to soortl'l·ize . fo"eatures small-diamet('r receiver ring and. unlike all other Mauscrs, has a tapered 23 lh" barrel. All have been arsenal-reconditioned to l'-."H.A VERY GOOD and are stocked with beautiful, dense-grained Eu1'Qpcan walnut. Pride of the Jleichswehr.

DELUXE SPORTERS

DELUXE .30- '06 MAUSER SPORTERS!

All the desirable features of quality continental design vlus America's fav. orite all-around caliber. Hand-crafted at Sweden's fam<'d Ca rl Gustafs arms factory. Superb Swedish M96 Mauser actions rebarre led to cal. .30-'06 and finished with the care and precision expcct.ed in only lhe best commercial

NRA PERFECT

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European stocks of dense-grahwd, honey-ton('d walnut. lland-checkC'red pistol

~~AJ;r~~ivh;:P~:.~ 1 dcabr~}~fl~a~· . ~- Y ~s~~~~kvi~/~~ea1~'Jt~1a'~r!~e f~~a~~"us~ :=;~ tlona l assuranC'e of excellence and long service. Soft point ammo $4.00 / 20.

DECORATOR SPECIALS!

19TH CENTURY ITALIAN VV70 SNIPER RIFLES! One of todays most popular decorators. NRA GOOD

BeauUfully reconditioned, ready to hang.

SNIDER PATENT CARBINES!

~: ~ L g11!iresi~:.~e~~~.g~ml~~eceencr~~i~~tr ~ r ~L w ' ~rP~ifr~SU~~ "'very campaign from the Suez and Sudan Lo Lhe Khyber Pas s. A Collector / Decorato r special! Order yours today.

ONLY

$10

RARE!

ONLY

$JO ALL HAND OUN PURCHASES MUST CONFORM TO REQUIREMENTS OF THE FEDERAL FIRI: · 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.

S ee " Arm s Chest" fo r requi red NRA s t a t ement

ASTRA MODEL 400! CAL. 9MM LONG "MAGNUM " NRA GOOD

ONLY

$20

ASTRA MODEL 600! CAL, 9MM PARABELLUM NRA VERV GOOD

ONLY

$27 Renowned commercially throughout

the world. F'lres caliber 9!\1"t Para

bellum (Luger). Internal hammer

and three J>Osltive safety devices .

Extra 7-rd . magazines only $ 3.00 ea.

ONLY

$40

X! I NRA GOOD

ONLY

11 · 1 I fp1 ! i i'I i i j 9 : tj : (j : [ · j t1 1 l : t. WORLD-FAMOUS FRENCH DOUBLE-BARREL SHOTGUNS!

16-Gauge

ONLY

NRA GOOD IMPORTED FACTORY PRICE APPROXIMATELY $160.00

THE FlNEST SHOTGUN BARGAIN EVER TO • 16-gauge-standard 2!¥4 " cham ber . REACH THE AMERICAN MARKET! Superb, • 27" barrels-modified and full choke,

fh1{s~~e'::~RP~1irE~a-:~~~~~-b,:r~hAl~~T13~ub\~ ~~~~~~t~~~~ho~~-?o~ ~1~h trip le lock tna ts almost Impossible to locate at ANY price- system. but here they arc: NRA GOOD only $60 .00- • Easy-opening "velvet" action.

: ~l;~~}ic~~~!~"~~t~~~pd~~~~o~~~'cf'}renc h • ~~~~~~ ~f!~ 1. receiver forged from n ickel-

c raftsmen. !\fatted rib with brass bead fr ont slith t . • Select Checkered French Walnut Stock s. All officially tested and proofed .

*·'I~' I~ t I J : I i i (.] : I : ,,, i t1;1 I : r;D Minimum order below (except as noted) 100

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EXPRESS. SHIPPING CHARGES COLLECT. E FINE ISSUE MILITARY RIFLE CARTRIDGES

Bargain Priced Practice Ammo

6.5 Italian (M. C.) (with one clip) _______ 5 6.00 6.5 Dutch (M.C.) (wit h one c lip) -·--- S6.00 6.5x54 Mannllche r Schoenauer (M.C.). __ $ 6.00 7MM Mauser (M.C.) --· _ -·- ------------------- 56.00 7 .35 Italian In Clips (M .C.) --·----·------- SS .00 7 .62 NATO .308 W in. <M.C. ) (non-cor) $12 .00 7 .62x 39 Russian Short (20 rds.) ------·- 55.00 7 .65MM Mauser CM.C.> --------· ----------· -----ss.oo .303 British Military ----------------------------ss .oo 81\ll\1 German Mauser I ssue ·----------- ____ 56 .00 Bx56R Mannllcher (l\I.C.) --------------------$ 6 .00

p E N D A B L E

FINE PISTOL CARTRIDGES 7 .62 Tokarev (Pistol) M.C. ----------- SS.00 7 .63 Mauser (Pistol) (M.c., __________ 5s .oo .32 Long ''Magnum•• (M .C.) _______ 57 .00 9Ml\t Luger Pistol M.C. (Non-Cor) 55 .00 9Ml\-1 Browning Long (M.C.) .. _______ $6 .00 9!\fi\I Bergmann-Bayard <M.C. ) ------- 56.00 .45 ACP (Berdan, non-cor.)_ $7.00

SOFT POINT SPORTING CARTRIDGES 6.5 Swedish sort Point (40 rds.) __________ $6 .00 7MM Mauser Soft Point (20 rds.) _ _ $3 .SO 7 .5 Swiss Soft Point (20 rd s .) ·------ $5 .00 7 .65 Mauser sort Point (20 rds.) ---· 53.SO . 30 Ml Carbine Soft Point (100 rds .) •••. 51 5.00 .30-'06 Soft Point (20 rds.) -------5 4.00 . 308 Wm . Soft Point (20 rds .). _ ____ __ 5 3.50 .30-40 Krag Soft Point (20 rds.) __________ $3.50 . 303 British Soft P o int (30 r ds.) _________ __ $4. 50 BMM Mauser Sort Point {40 rds .) _____ $6 .00 8x50R Mannlicher S.P. (20 rds.) --------5 4 .50

INTEHARMCO-F.N. produced soft point ammunition. The hunting ammunition price barrier broken ut. last.! 150 grain expanding bullet.--non-corroslve. non-mercuric boxer primed-extra strength case s houlder annealing. Guaranteed fine Quality!

.45 ACP AMMO

Ca l. 30·0 6 1 5 0 G r., box of 20 -------·--·-----·----- Onl y 54 .00 Ca l. .3 0 3 Br itis h 150 Gr., box o f 20------------------ O nly $4 .00

SPECIAL! JUST ARRIVED ! NON -CORROSIVE -BERDAN -PRIMED .45 ACP AMMO. ORDER TODAY, WHILE LIMITED SUPPLY LASTS !

ONLY

$7.00 PER 100

IMPORTANT SALES INFORMATION - PLEAS E READ CARE~ULLY : All guns and ammo shipped RAILWAY EXPRESS OR TRUCK (Shipping charges co llect) from Alexandria, Va. Send check or Money Order . DO NOT SEND CASH. Son·y no C.O.D.'s. •

Min imum order $5.00. "Money's Worth o r Money Back" guarantee when sroods are returned prepaid two days a fter receipt. Sales Jimlted to continental United States! Sales p r ice this month only. Va. residents Include applicable Sales Tax. •

REGISTERED DEALERS : Wrlle on your officia l business letterhead for new sensational discount list. Visit our Alexandria Warehouses for on-the-spot inspection of the finest available . M any, many additional special ban:alna In unadvertised items?

Okay, we confess. We whacked the Mark 5 shotgun

shell in two. We'll spill everything we know. The casing looks like ordinary plastic,

doesn't it? It isn't. It's stronger, safer compression

formed plastic. (Exclusive with us.) And see where it's thicker at the base? That's so it can get along without a

base wad. It's so strong that the high brass isn't

really needed for strength.

Only for extraction. The shot is extra hard. But it also has a colla.- wrapped

around it to keep it from getting battered in the barrel.

So there's up to 103 more of it in the pattern, traveling straighter, faster, farthe1· and hitting harder than shot ever did before.

Which is saying quite a mouthful. And that just about sums up our

Mark 5 story. What's your verdict?

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GUNS Magazine October 1966