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IN THIS ISS U E
E. B. Mann ...•....•. Editor
special
R. A. Steindler Managing Editor NEW GUNS FOR THE ARMy Joseph Goodyear 16
Kent Bellah Handloading hunting •••
Roslyn Wallis ...•...... Editorial Ass't SAFARI GAME AT HOME Frank C. Hibben 20
RINGNECKS-AND HOW TO FOOL THEM... .. Bert Popowski 26
shooting . • .
Sydney Barker Art Director
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Lew Merrell. Ass't Art Director A RIFLEMAN REMEMBERS Chappel and Tedmon 30
western . . .
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guns to buy . . .
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6 GUNS APRIL 1963
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HEAPLY MADE dies may be out of The usual method of de-leading is to fill
C alignment, have a weak decapping
stem, abnormal or sloppy dimensions, a
a bore with metallic mercury and let it stand
over-night, or partly fill it, and rock it back
rough internal finish, or rough expander. and forth for a what seems like a long time.
Good dies give long, trouble-free service, if It's rather expensive to buy enough to fill a
used with good die lube. Don't use "that bore. A pound of mercury can be poured
greasy kid stuff," or anything else except into a one ounce bottle. The capsule method
good die lube, unless it's lanolin. Dry ex- is economical, and more convenient. It does
pander plugs may stretch a case shoulder to a good job. If your gun requires frequent
goof head·space, or even pull a case apart. attention, you can load enough rounds at
Dipping case necks in Motor Mica, a dry one time to last a long time. Be sure to
white powder, eliminates this trouble. color code or otherwise identify the ammuni-
RCBS makes a dandy $1.20 case neck tion. Red nail polish on bullets and cases
brush, with any caliber extra brush at 20c. will do. Keep them in a labeled box.
They recommend rolling it on a lubed pad If you own a Hensley & Gibbs hollow
to lube case necks, to lube the expander. point mould it's worth more money than when
Some Powder Packers & Primer Poppers, it was new. Some casters called it Black
including this one, don't want necks lubed Friday when H & G discontinued all H.P.
any more than necessary. You can wipe moulds and those smaller than 4-hole. James
them dry, or use my idea. Gibbs told me nearly all dedicated hand-
POWDER MEASURE
No special skills needed to throw
Wrap tape around a fired case for identifi-
cation. Lube it heavier than usual with the
brush, then use this case to lube the ex-
gunners went to 4-cavity or larger jobs
sooner or later. He was right. But if a guy
wants a one-holer, he wants it, period.
pander as necessary for easy expanding. H & G moulds-and better ones have never
consistently accurate charges. Pow- It helps use the desirable minimum amount been made-are so precision cut that multi-
der pours into measuring chamber to of lube. Don't feed the case into the shell cavity jobs drop castings as uniform as a
prevent clogging. Adjust quick and holder, but insert it in the die by hand. As single cavity, and much faster.
easy from. one charge to another. the case isn't sized, the expander doesn't The H.P. pin is adjustable for depth.
Powder level visible at all times. scrape off most of the lube. Cases pick up If set too deep for plain base bullets, gas
Easily mounted on press or bench: so little lube that I don't bother to wipe pressure may blow through the base. The
NEW Small Measuring Cylinder avail- the inside of the necks dry. Recommended H.P. is deep enough if it extends into the
able for Bench Rest and Pistol die lubricants are made by RCBS, C-H, bearing surface. The steel pin handle gets
Hollywood, Pacific, Anderol, Lyman, Lake· hotter than Ii blister. Drill a short wood
Shooters. Specify Regular or Small
Measuring Cylinder. Com-
plete with stand Plate •••
$19 95
ville Arms, and probably others. Ordinary
oils and greases are not satisfactory, and dry
sizing will ruin your dies and cases.
dowel for a press·on fit, or wrap a piece of
cloth around the handle. You can insert the
pin in the blocks faster, without watching
You can make good rifle and revolver de- what you are doing, if you taper the entrance
leading loads. Put 30.0 grains of. mercury hole.
(quicksilver) in small medicine capsules, Casting is very fast if you use two moulds
obtainable in drug stores. Drop a mercury- in the large sizes. You fill one, let it cool
loaded capsule in with the powder, using while you fill another, then empty the first
2 DIE the specified charges. For a .38 or .357 use
1.5 grains Bullseye. For larger bores use
one. With everything going smooth you can
cast at the rate of some 1,200 bullets per
RIFLE SETS 2.5 grains Bullseye. For a .222 use 2.5
grains Unique. For the larger (military
hour with two 4-holers, or larger.
Bill Mowery, Jacksboro, Texas, who
size) cartridges use 4.0 grains Unique. Seat builds fine custom guns, both cartridge and
standard type bullets normally. In revolvers cap & ball, tells me he casts small objects
use service type (semi-wadcutter or round of pure tin, using a plain paper form. I
Precision machined. Standard 'l'a"· nose) bullets, not wadcutters. tried it, and it works. Tin melts at only 450
14 thread for all popular reloading Fire two of these rounds outdoors, witn degrees F, while lead melts at 621. Tin is
presses. Hand polished for long wear. the wind so toxic fumes won't blow back easily worked, and stays bright. You'll find
No decorative chrome plating to crack in your face. As mercury weakens brass, numerous uses for this tip.
or peel. No interchangeable inserts
which neck size only. Over 500
calibers available .
$13 50
deform and di·scard these shells. Let the
gun stand a couple of hours, or overnight.
Strips of flexible rubber magnets are
handy around the bench and home. They
Run a patch in the bore outdoors, or over are easily cut or broken to any length. They
Prices slightly higher in Canada.
a wastebasket to catch the residue, and can be drilled, can be quickly attached to
Buy from your gun dealer and be surel clean in the usual manner, starting with a a shelf edge or any place you want to keep
brush. Mercury doesn't harm the bore, but Allen wrenches and other small tools. If
it stains silver and gold. It forms an amalgam not available locally, the Magna-Flex rubber
write for FREE CATALOG!
with lead, making it soft and easy to swab magnet strips are made by The Crest Co.,
out. The loads are not recommended in auto Newark, N. J.
loading guns. Otherwise, the loads are per- Illinois Long Range Copper Plated shot
fectly safe. (Continued On page 58)
Dept. E-4, P.O. Box 729, Oroville, Calif. 10 GUNS APRIL 1963
Un ...a.checl
Accuracy
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ROSSFIRe· y
SPEER
prac.ice aln...o
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Who writes "Trail & Target," and why of criminal.
doesn't he sign his very informative column? I enjoy your magazine very much. Let's
I just came across an old June 1955 issue have more items on gun laws.
in which Bob Stack tells about his favorite Walter J. Lonergan
gun. It said that the next issue would give Avondale, Arizona
15 fEET 20 FEET 25 FEET Jack Webb's favorite gun, but I don't have
.250 in. group .531 in. group .719 in. group In response to a flood of requests, we are
that issue. Can you tell me what gun that having reprints made of the article, "Fire-
50 Cartridge Cases • • $1.50 was? arms Control In The United States." We will
50 Bullets • • • • • • $1.50 James Williamson supply them on request, up to six free, or
Dallas, Texas $2.00 per hundred.-Editor.
Try TARGET-38's Before You Buy We doubt that the light-ray ·gun would
Test for yourself this great new shooting often menace the individual soldier; rather,
achievement. Send SOc in coin for a sample it might protect him from aerial and "artil- Hunters Identified
of S bullets and 5 cases. We will rush your .,.lery" attack. . . . The writer of "Trail & Members of the local Gun Club, as well as
sample of Target.38's by return mail. Address Target" prefers anonimity and we have prom- other friends, were pleased to hear that your
requests to: Target-38, Speer Products Co., magazine had a picture of a local father-son,
ised to keep his secret. . . • Jack Webb's
P. O. Box 244, lewiston, Idaho. team of hunters, but were disappointed to
favorite gun: the then new Smith & IVesson
9 mm double action automatic. His has his see that they were not identified in the
famous badge No. 714 inlaid in gold on the article, "Canada for Bison."
frame. . . . And, finally, look for a story Their names: J. S. "Sandy" Sanders and
WORLD LEADER IN PRODUCTS FOR HANDLOADING soon about Bob Stack (Mr. "Untouchable"), son, C. P. "Pitt" Sanders-Massillon's Chev-
his guns and gun prowess.-Editor. rolet Dealers. These two men have hunted
12 GUNS APRIL 1963
just about anywhere you could mention in speeches from your station have carried a
~ERSHON
North America, and their Trophy Room is a long way. They usually do when someone
sight to be long remembered. It includes a speaks against the right to bear arms in
"Grand Slam" in sheep, a fairly rare feat. this country.
Another son, C. L. "Coke" Sanders, is also "I am not going to attempt to tell you rlWlllE@
associated in the business and also hunts. that you are wrong in your opinion, but just
Ann Richardson
Massillon, Ohio
look deep into the words w:hich I have put
together for a contest I am entering:
I UN£:
Our country won its independence
with the blood and lives of our fore-
A Vote Against Magnums fathers who had the "Right to bear
I have been a gun enthusiast for 15 years arms" and when the revolution began
but the trend toward unneeded magnums they were able to grab their guns from
has about disgusted me. the mantles and corners to help secure
Have you ever hunted in Missouri? Well, the freedom we enjoy so much today.
try it some time. The magnum calibers just To take away this right would be to
aren't needed for 25 to 75 yd. shots! There take away part of the freedom that so
just isn't enough open land flat enough to many thousands of good Americans died
justify owning one. to preserve.
The publicity over the magnums results "I hope you will give your comments a
in some stupid purchases by the uninformed little deep thought."
or unthinking. A buddy of mine finally visit- Charles B. McCarty
ed a local gun range with me, after much Jacksonville, Fla.
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coaxing, and after an afternoon of punching Mershon Sure G'rip Shell Packs
holes in targets, he caught the gun bug; he They Took His Gun Unique pat. pend. "0" ring segment design
was going to buy a rifle! You in the States are not alone in having holds variety of calibers securely, releases
them easily. Protects shells from loss, danl-
He decided to read some of the literature legislative troubles about guns. I was recently age. Specially formulated of durable, light-
on arms and ammo before he bought and fined and my gun (a .22 caliber Ruger Single ~~~it'i~'ane~~':'~h~:'llr"o~r~~~~\~ ~2~Ope~~
Six) was confiscated because I was trans- Fits any belt up to 1 %" wide. Red, brown,
after three months of eye strain, all he black. Only $3.00.
could talk about was magnums! He was porting it without a permit. The gun was
magnum happy, and he had never even unloaded, and was being carried in a suit-
fired one. case. I was stopped by police making a
He now owns a magnum, and he doesn't routine check, and they saw a spare holster
like it. Too loud, too light, too much recoil, on the back seat of the car. They asked
too expensive to shoot. He can't hit a gallon where the gun was, took it out of the suit-
can at 100 yards because he closes his eyes case, and issued me a summons. I was fined, ."White Line" Recoil Pads
Unique design offers gradual resistance to
when he yanks the trigger! and they kept my gun. There is some hope recoil, instead of "mushy" cushioning or
that I will get it back eventually, but there abrupt °bottoming." There is a model for
Oh well, maybe I can find him a good every purpose, whether rifle or shotgun.
used .32-20 somewhere before deer season is a good chance that it will be destroyed. For quality. long life and unexcelled shoot-
ing comfort, insist on "White Line" Recoil
opens! Don't let gun laws of this type be passed Pads. Deluxe (shown) $3.75.
K. C. Everett in your country; they are a damned sight Deluxe Slip-On·
harder to change than they. are to prevent, if
St. Louis, Mo.
proper action is taken in time. RECOIL PAD
Easily slips on to any shotgun
I am the owner of three rifles, the finest of or rifle. "Progressive Action"
Address Wanted which is a new .308 Norma Magnum Parker absorbs shock. Will give years
of service. Only $ 2. 00.
Thank you for publishing my letter in Hale with a Weaver K4 scope on a 22" barrel.
your February 1963 issue; I still feel the Thanks for a fine magazine; it's tops! SURE GRIP
same way about your magazine. Incidentally, Don Pearson HANDGUN CASES
my son, mentioned in that letter, is now a Saskatoon, Sask. 3, 4 & 5 gun models
Compact, light,
Lt. Colonel, USAF, in SAC Headquarters. these beau tlful
Re the letter in the above issue by Mr. Detroit Fast Guns Please Note sturdy cases have
rack for 3. 4 or 5
T. E. Newman of Atlanta, Georgia, about my I happened to come into possession of a guns, space for ac-
cessories and spot-
article "How Fussy Need You Be?" (GUNS, copy of GUNS for August, 1961, and found ting scope. Avail.
Nov. 1962): I should like to have Mr. New- with or without
it most interesting. Coming from a small back door. Exterior
man's street address in Atlanta for two town in Ohio, I am interested in guns and is finished in choice
of 8 attractive col-
reasons. First, all cases used in assembling in how citizens can keep their guns without ors and materials. Fully lined
the data for that article were fire-formed in to match. 3 gun model without back door
legislative interference. Your story about • $27.50. Adjustable handgun tray extra.
the same rifle and neck-sized only. I should Cole Younger, telling how armed citizens NEW "SURE·GRIP"
like to correspond with him about this, to brought about the downfall of the James WALNUT TARGET
learn more from him of methods he evidently Gang, is a strong argument for an armed GRIPS
has used in assembling data in which we citizenry. Designed especially for the
target shooter, these :tine
are both interested. I am educational chairman of a patriotic ilnported walnut grips
feature finger & thumb
Lt. Col. Bryce Poe, USA Ret. organization and we are much interested in grooves. Gives you better
articles of this kind. Keep up the good work! End view Side view control, higher scores. Ex-
105 East 70th Street Terrace pertly checkered with hand rubbed oil fin-
Kansas City 13, Missouri I know of no fast draw organization in ish. A vail. in reg. or large sizes for popular
Colts, S & Wand S & W Magnum models.
this section of the country. If you know of
We no longer have Mr. Newman's letter, Only $15.50 pro ,
hope he will see this and write to Colonel
any fast draw club in the Detroit area, please "10 Point" Grips
let me know. . Fits all modern Colts and S & W
Poe.-Editor. Revolvers and pistols. Easily
Charles E. Love installed. Improves shooting accu- ".
Southgate, Michigan racy. Prevents gun from slipping.
Can be cut or shaped to fit your
New York, Please Note hand. Only $5.75. .
See flour Jl.fer,hon Dealer or write for FREE literature
I am enclosing a letter to Mr. Sheppard
of New York, written in response to the 8?81 BORE-LITES
I
"Sick Thoughts" l~tter in "Crossfire,:' (Feb. with curved Lucite Heads &
PPd Batteries. Smartly finished in
'63) • chrom"e wired-black & green-black pat-
- ; terns.
"Dear Mr. Sheppard: • ..' DEALERS WHOLESALE: 25 for $17.00 ppd.
100 for $62.00 ppd.
"As you will notice from the city from '. • WESTCHESTER TRADING
which this letter is written, your little G·2478 Arthur Avenue, Bronx 58, N. Y.
I $29~J~Y I
Model 1917 Enfield
is the lowest price rifle in the most desired
30/06 30/06 Springfield caliber! Known supplies are very
limited-more are not likely to be available!
AUTO. Top gun authority Major General Julian S. Hatcher in
Hatcher's Notebook says of the U. S. Model 1917 Rifle-"basically
a typical Mauser, it was improved in seve..al respects, and has a bolt and receiver
U. S. M-l GARAND RIFLE of high grade Nickel s~eel that gave it a superbly st..ong action." General Hatcher
Finest lot we've seen! Limited quanti:tY.! Famous World War II ~~~~-:~ ::r:;~;~~:y.~;s~pri~~fie~~eb~;::~S)~ave shown the Model 1917 barrels will Order No. C20-T33 J
automatic rifle in popular 30/06 caliber. 8-shot. 24" barrel.
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Recoilless rifle M 67, designed for use against tanks
and armored vehicles weighs 35 Ibs., can be fired from
the shoulder, and requires only two men in field use.
16
TODAY'S GI CAN HIT MORE TARGETS. HIT
This has been called the age of the ICBM, or the age of the
Polaris submarine, depending on which service is asked. From either
viewpoint, it might be termed the age of by-pass weapons rather than
combat weapons-an age of long-range nuclear weapons
that carry destruction to the heartland of the enemy, con·
temptuously ignoring armies and navies en route. No
one apparently has told this to the U.S. Army, or at least they have not
convinced our military planners-for this service has put together
a weapons system that isn't concerned with by-passing but with
fighting, a system built around the first and ultimate
weapon, the G.!. What the Army is primarily concerned
about, of course, is the so-called "limited war," th~...
kind in which U.S. forces will probably be eng ~,WA'lt_
many times and in many places far ina the
foreseeable future. Because these wars are limite!, they
are n9 less important; they are con icts we
Undergoing tests at
Grounds, the "Per,
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more like a bottle of champagne in a milk Longest range gun, the 175 mm on fully self-propelled M 107
box than a deadly weapon, is a G.I.-operated carrier. Vehicle can also mount 8" howitzer or 155 mm gun.
guided missile, the total weight of which is
just 37 lbs. A French development which will
soon join NATO, E TAC fires a solid-pro-
pellant projectile, the course of which is con-
trolled by an operator maneuvering a swivel-
stick from a control box. Commands are given
through fine wires played out from the missile
as it travels to the target. The name ENTAC
is a contraction of Engin Teleguided Anti-
Char, the French identifying description.
The G.I.'s first really effective' defense
against low-flying aircraft is the new "Red-
eye," a 22-lb., man-carried missile controlled
by an infra-red guidance system. Currently
in the development stage, the Redeye uti-
lizes a bazooka-type (Continued on page 48)
GUNS • APRIL 1963 19
GA~E
AT
HO~E
spots there are javelina, mountain Modern conservation methods, strict end to reduced bags-after all, a
lions, and bobcats. Every year the law enforcement, and a better under- hunter can't be expected to shoot less
number of hunters increases while the standing of the science of ecology can than one deer during a season. Our
supply of native game, even with mod- do something to alleviate this otherwise hunting pressure and the number of
ern conservation methods, remains the pessimistic future. Some areas are try- hunters is rapidly increasing and un-
same or grows less. New Mexico and ing to combat this trend with reduced doubtedly in the future, with more
the other Southwestern states have only bag limits, but obviously there i~ an leisure and a greater interest in guns,
so much deer terrain, so much area this trend will skyrocket. With more
where elk can thrive and survive, or hunters and less game for them to
so many mountain ranges where moun- hunt, what are" we going to do?
tain sheep flourish. There is little The state of New Mexico decided
that modern hunters or conservation- that the answer was in the intro uc-
ists can do about increasing these tion of certain animals which might
areas or the game populations within live in terrain which is otherwise un-
them. occupied by any native species. The
Actually, the trend is in the other American Southwest, for example, has
direction. Super highways, these great -millions of acres of arid and semi-arid
dual-laned affairs that are now cutting valleys and rocky mountain ranges
swaths of destruction across our land- with insufficient water or rain to form
scape, are taking millions of acres a habitat for deer or for domestic ani-
that once were occupied by antelope mals. Some of this arid land has a
or deer. The encroachments of civili- very scattered deer population or a
zation in the form of recreational few javelina but hunting-wise, it is
areas, forest service roads, dam proj- non-productive. Here the number of
ects, and other aspects of modern civ- animals is so small that hunters will
ilization are steadily reducing the Author's New Mexican barbary had a not bother to hunt there. There is sub-
areas in which wild game can live. better head than most African rams. marginal (Continued on page 40)
GUNS APRIL 1963 21
CHAMPIONS
at 'going on'
THIRTEEN
Ir-S FAMILY FUN FOR THE COUCH'S. BUT IT"S
OMPETITIVE SMALL bore shooters, beware! Two holds four National Women's two-man-team rifle records.
C Sub Junior sharpshooting kids, who would rather shoot
than eat, are after your trophies. Ted and Viola Couch
Both parents are NRA certified marksmanship instructors,
and the shooting Couch family has won well over 600
were the youngest National Junior Rifle Association mem- shooting trophies, not counting the inumerable game tro-
bers to earn the coveted Distinguished classification. Ted, phies they have gathered over the years.
now 13, achieved this honor at the ripe old age of 11. Young Ted, who quite often beats his father in all four
Viola, now 12, aj::complished the feat when she was 10 positions, had his first rifle made for him at age one.
years old. He began shooting at four and a half, and when five,
Shooting sort of runs in the Couch family. Their par- he was firing in the kneeling, prone, sitting, and off-hand
ents, Marine Captain and Mrs. W. M. ("Dutch") Couch, positions. He became an NRA Junior Sharpshooter at
have won hundreds of awards and trophies all over the seven, copping the 3rd place award in the Junior All-Gun
United States. Dutch excels with the small bore rifle and Club Championship. At eight he won the Junior Rifle
pistol, and shot on the U.S.M.C. trap team, while Mildred Championship of the Junior Club at 29 Palms, California.
Couch held the title of Woman Skeet Champion of New He won his Club Championship in that shoot, and has
Mexico for five years. Dutch began his competitive shoot- won every Club championship shoot he has entered since
ing career under the tutelage of Calvin Duke in 1947. then.
Duke was one of the Corps' hottest pistol shooters. With Ted's gun collection would make most any man envious.
daughter Viola, Mrs. Couch established and presently III his eight years of shooting, (C ontinued on page 52)
Partial List of Awards Won by Ted Couch Partial Lisf of Awards Won by Viola Couch
Lifetime NRA Master (Adult) NRA Expert (Adult)
1962 National Sub-Junior Champion
Illinois Sectional Junior Champion 1962 Illinois Women's Champion
Junior Champion, Libertyville Annual Midwest Sectional Girl's Champion
Gallery, iron sights, 388x400 Midwest Girl's Champion, Class B
Member Illinois All-State Team; team (200x200)
score 784x800; four-position score High gun, Illinois State Girls Team
197 kneeling, 190 standing, 197 prone, Girl's Sectional Junior Champion
200 sitting (with 10 additional lOs) Illinois Junior Sitting Champion
High scorer on Sub-Junior team that
(iron sights, 199x200)
won Sectional Junior Championship
1961 Midwest Regionol Junior Champion Team member, high gun prone, 2nd
Chicagoland Sub-Junior Champion Sub-Junior Postal Matches
Open Prone Champion, Class B 1961 Sandy Agater Girl's Champion
Milwaukee Sentinel Champion (200-17Xs) High scoring girl, Chicagoland
Ohio Sub-Junior Sectional Champion Junior League
Ted Viola
ALF C
By GLENN SHIRLEY
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By BERT POPOWSKI
HE FIRST-TIME pheasant hunter, like the guy in love with his first
T dame, is likely to believe some most unlikely tales-about the wisdom
of the one, and the virtues of the other. Both boys are on Cloud me and
should be warned. I've some solid advice for the bird hunter; the guy
in love will have to look for other guidance.
Reams have been written about the wary wisdom of Chinese ringneck
pheasants, about their more-than-human ability to reason themselves out
of trouble. Don't you believe it! Pheasants run, when possible; hide,
when the opportunity offers. In final extremity, they come busting out
with a nerve-shaking cackling clatter and start making air knots. A barn-
yard hen will do the same, within the limits of her ability-and do it
without the lesson of having been spanked in the tail by a load or two of
No.6 shot. The ringneck is not stupid, but neither is he the iron-nerved
genius he's been painted. Approach him in some unorthodox manner, and Cigar box with pebbles or marbles
those "iron" nerves shatter, genius panics, and-there's your target. will, when rattled, flush birds.
26 GUNS APRIL 1963
The ringneck cock seems arrogant as he struts along in plain view; but is
he arrogant? Heck, no! He just got caught out in the open and is trying to
bluff his way to cover. Crowded, he runs. Reaching cover, he skulks. Out
of sight, he hides. Is that genius ? Well, it depends somewhat on what you
do. If you're stupid, you can make him look like a whiz kid-and that's
where most of the tales come from.
Having reached hiding, that cock has used up most of his genius, but
he's still jumpy. If you walk straight at him, he'll fly, probably before
you're within gun range. If you know exactly where he's hiding and know
you can sprint within range before he can take off, that's the thing to do.
Otherwise fox him. Angle away, curving around and gradually back to his
cover from another direction. Many times, this will confuse him and you
can flush him again within easy gun range. With two hunters working,
circle in opposite directions, then close in, and one or the other is likely
to get the shot. Well prepared pheasant with all the
This doesn't always work, of course, especially where the cover is exten- trimmings is enjoyed after hunting.
sive. Once he's truly out of sight, you can only guess, basing your guesses
on experience, how far he will run and skulk, and in which direction. Too,
if he finds cover exactly to his liking, and has time to get over his initial
panic, he may hold fast even if you pass' him by a narrow margin. Dense
spots of cover should be stamped out thoroughly.
The behavior of the protected hens has a distinct bearing on how the
hunter can route the legal cocks into flight within shotgun range. Hens are
shorter legged, less speedy on foot, and tire more quickly than the cocks.
Once they get into cover that permits alternate running and skulking, they
invariably fall behind the speedier cocks and are, from 60 to 90 per cent of
the time, the first to be crowded into flight.
The knowing hunter can use that information to his benefit. When, trail-
ing pheasants in cover, the hens begin to get up, he presses forward a bit
more watchfully. The cocks may be anywhere from 10 to 30 yards, some-
times more, ahead of those hens. The flushing hens are the tip-off that
cocks are nearby.
Pheasants are essentially lazy. And, in spite of (Continued on page 46)
In the morning, corn fields often hold many birds who flock there to
feed. Young hunter covered the fields well, got his limit of birds.
GUNS APRIL 1963 27
DOUBLE SHOTGUNS. DOUBLE RIFLES. DRILUNGS. ALL WITH
ECENTLY, a friend came to me with an elegant old tic. 'Over there,' they still make 'em 'like they useter.'''
R Parker double shotgun-fine engraving, select check-
ered stock, superb balance, all the earmarks of a fine piece
In Europe, style-except in feminine fashions-changes
at a conservative pace, and something as stable as a well
of handcrafted work from the days when a dollar was a designed gun is not about to be tampered with merely
dollar. Not a collector, and not impressed with the idea of because of the passage of one or two generations.
low power black powder loads, my friend regretfully ex- The post-Civil War Parker-type hammer shotgun my
pressed a willingness to trade off his "white elephant." I friend wanted was easy to find. The Spanish firm of
suggested that, if he were so fond of the old-style twin-ham- "Eusebio Arizaga" (still rather unknown in the U.S.)
mer double, why didn't he buy a new smokeless powder gun offers a variety of some twenty-one different shotguns
of the same classic design. ranging in price from economy models at about $16.00
"Ho!" he replied with a skeptically raised eyebrow. up to beautiful custom doubles of the English "Purdy"
"That kind of gun went out with the high button shoes and design at $370. In between these are two models of the old
the buggy whip!" hammer double that look as if they were right out of the
"Sure," I answered. "But only on this side of the Atlan- pages of a Parker, Colt, or Remington catalogue of 1870
rnexp"nsiYe" h.m~r
as, trad& gUM fo,"
ll.S. as" deeoratorl and
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or so. The first was a modestly priced gun at $34.50, with
cylinder right, choke left barrels and a choice of barrel
length up to 36 inches. (Longer barrels are popular in
Europe, with about 30 inches being the English standard.)
The gun also boasted the familiar top lever release and .. :K,_I~MffN$ldl~(btih.t
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By TOM BURRIER
blues" were at' best ineffective, and smith can save the gun owner a lot of
some of them damaged gun metal. future grief by replacing worn or dam-
Others were complete frauds. aged parts, or at least call them to the
There is no really "easy" way to owner's attention."
reblue a gun and give it an attractive After removing major scratches and
and durable finish. Of the several rust with a file and steel wool on the
methods that can do the job, chemical gun's exterior, Doman cleans the bore
solutions-applied either hot or cold- and the inside of the receiver with a
are the most popular ones with gun- nitro solution. The gun parts then go to
smiths. Here is a fairly standard "hot a power wheel, where the most tedious
blue" process as modified by George part of the process begins.
Doman, a journeyman gunsmith oper- "Every bit of old blue or enamel,
ating the Olympic Gun Shop near Oak and every speck of rust must come off,
Harbor, on Washington's Whidbey Is- or it'll show up sooner or later under
land. the new job," Doman explains. "I use
"About 85 per cent of the work in paste grits, No. 120, 240, 400 or 500
turning out a fine blue job is in prep- size on sheep's wool buffing wheels.
aration of the metal," Doman says. Grit size used depends on the metal
"Checking for deep gouges and nicks, composition, and the type of finish the
heavy scratches, possible metal frac- gun originally had."
Quality of bluing job depends on tures. Every screw, hinge and spring After the bright metal surfaces are
care metal gets before bluing. All in a gun should be separated and exam-. smooth enough to satisfy his critical
rust, old bluing must be removed. ined. This is the time when the gun- eye, Doman hooks a bent wire holder
36 GUNS APRil 1963
YES. YOU CAN BLUE YOUR OWN GUN-BUT TAKE CARE!
to each major gun part. Trigger as- with minerals, and even minute quan- solder such as that joining double bar-
semblies and other smaller pieces are tities of them can mar a good finish. rel shotguns, and 'some odd-ball makes
placed in a wire mesh basket. All the Distilled water is best." of foreign guns. To neutralize this a'c-
components of one gun are placed in Depending on the bluing salts used, tion, Doman adds six ounces of potas-
the first of five tanks used in the bluing eight to ten pounds of the salts per sium cyanide crystals to four gallons
process. gallon of distilled water are thoroughly of bluing solution when processing
These tanks are made of black sheet stirred into tank three. Water temper- soldered guns. The cyanide fumes are
iron, a material impervious to bluing ature is carefully maintained at 285- lethal, and a gas mask can be worn if
chemicals. Each measures 40"x6"x6" 290 degrees Fahrenheit. Gun parts are the shop is not well ventilated.
and holds four gallons of liquid without immersed for a few minutes or an Tank number four is a cold running
slopping over. Heat to each tank is hour or more, depending on how the water rinse for the newly-blued metal.
supplied by a string of gas burners, color is "taking." Doman inspects the After three or four minutes of "fix-
individually controlled. This first tank' parts closely plunging them back into ing," the parts are placed into the final
contains boiling water in which six the steaming solution or lifting them tank, a vat of pore-filling oil for five
ounces of Vite cleaner·per.gallon has to tank four for rinsing, depending on minutes, then they are hung up by their
been dissolved. Boiling the gun parts how the bluing takes. wire holders to drip dry.
for 15 to 20 minutes removes finger- "I could compound my own blu- Doman wipes the pore oil off with a
prints, oil traces, and bits of dirt ing salts, maybe even save a few soft cloth, then dresses the metal with
and metal filings that were left from cents from the gun supply house price, light gun oil before reassembling the
the buffing operation. but my mixture might vary just a little firearms. The processing tanks are
From the cleaning vat gun compon- bit from batch to batch. The manufact- cleaned with steel wool to get the dried
ents are lifted into tank number two. urers have standardized the bluing chemicals and metal particles out of
This contains boiling distilled water, salts to the point where I get identical them-before the next batch of guns
and removes all traces of the cleaner. results every time." can be blued.
Fixed sight mounts and screw holes Commonest ingredients in these pre- "Anyone can do a fair job with this
are given a brief scrubbing with a soft pared salts are potassium nitrate, so- process, given the equipment and
bristled brush, as extra precaution dium nitrate, sodium hydroxide, am- time," says Doman. "It does require
against any lingering foreign matter. monium nitrate, and minor amounts careful attention to details. You must
"It's important that the metal go into of other chemicals. The exact formula be certain that all the old blue and
tank three for bluing absolutely clean," varies between supply companies. Most rust is buffed off that, the processing
says Doman. "Island water is loaded bluing salts will attack and dissolve tanks are kept (Continued on Page 39)
Receiver, only short time in bluing Large pieces are suspended on wire Wire basket is used for component
bath, gets first inspection to see hangers in tank. Exact temperature parts of each gun to avoid mix-up.
how the gun metal "takes" color. control is vital to perfect bluing. assure good bluing (;)f small parts.
GUNS APRIL 1963 31
Because this is true, I propose that, as a
memorial to my Dad, every trap shooter,
every skeet shooter, and every trap or skeet
club, from the month of publication of this
column forward, begin at once individual
and club programs to bring the values of
shooting to American youngsters. We must
face the fact that if many youngsters in
or near those urban areas mentioned in
the book are to receive any exposure to
shooting, it for the most part must be at
the gun clubs that are located in or near
all those metropolitan areas.
All of us who shoot skeet and trap have
received many hours of pleasure from the
games. Let us not make it a one-way street.
P ULL'S Florida bureau is no more. In
past years, my Dad energetically fol-
and me, and my first trip to the Grand
American was taken because of his urging,
Let us now share the pleasure and values
we have from trap and skeet with a new
lowed the Florida chain of Winter trap- after I had returned from the Skeet Na- generation.
shoots, and forwarded all the information tionals in Dallas in 1951. He told me then What are the values we receive from
he could get his hands on to me. The result that our business could stand the few more shooting, and what values do we have to
was special coverage of Winter trapshooting days absence, and that I would be the offer by opening our skills and our clubs
activities for readers of this column. Two better for the experience. He was right. to community boys and girls? Read them
major operations, and complications from The reader may now understand why I again, above-not from my own biased view-
them, wrote "30" to the life of this man, feel the words from the book about and by point, but from a book published by a de-
gr.eat in my eyes, and a great friend of the' educators provide a fitting eulogy for a
partment of the National Education Associ-
subjects that make Pull! wise, good, and great man, to those who
ation.
It was not my intention in the beginning knew him best.
Now, I propose a memorial to Clarence
It will be obvious to the reader that
to make this column on trap and skeet sub-
"Pal" Miller. Incidentally, few people in there is much more that can be done by
jects a memorial or eulogy to my late
his home town of Princeton, Indiana, knew shooters everywhere for upcoming genera-
father, but a passage I read in the book
that Dad's name was Clarence. To them, he tions. Shooters can see that less fortunate
"Outdoor Education for American Youth,"
was "Pal" Miller, and I am proud of it. youngsters do have the quiet pleasure of a
by the American Association for Health,
Physical Education and Recreation, prompts Here is where trap and skeet shooters tramp through woods and fields while hunt-
everywhere, to whom and for whom this ing. This can be done individually, or as a
me to do just that. On page 67 of "Outdoor
Education for American Youth," these words column is written every month, come in. club project.
are found: In today's urban society, far too few boys Shooters may also support and give
"About the richest heritage a man could and girls, and parents, have the opportun- real help to the school people in expanding
their own Outdoor Education Project, that
_
leave to this world would be an educated ities that produced the values Dad gave, and
family-educated not only in the sense of that are listed as desirable by an associa- offers all the values described here, and
achieving a high standard of living, but also tion of the nations leading educators. I quote more. The project is ably headed by Dr.
in the sense of enriched recreation. As Julian Smith, Director, Outdoor Education
Project, College of Education, Michigan
teachers, we have been taught that one of ... ;;-;. ~,
the cardinal principles of education is the
worthy use of leisure time. If we sincerely
."
..
'.', State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
(The address given is that of Dr. Smith.
.~'
believe this, it should justify including hunt- The Outdoor Education Project is an activ-
ing as a sport on the same level as baseball, ity of the American Association for Health,
football, basketball, or any other activity Physical Education, and Recreation, 1201
that is given a portion of time in any high- 16th Street, Washington 6, D. c., Dr. Carl
again from "Outdoor Education for Ameri- A. Troester, Jr., Executive Secretary.)
school curriculum.
can Youth," on page 5, in the chapter on In short, if you as a skeet or trapshooter
Objectives of such a hunting-shooting the setting and need for outdoor education:
clinic or program in secondary education would ask, not what shooting might do for
"As we have already noted, Americans you, but ask instead what you might do
might include the following: are fast becoming a race of city dwellers,
1. To develop reliability and independ- for shooting, and for millions of boys and
but there is another relentless trend in our girls, you might begin either individually
ence. society which of itself literally makes cities.
2. To develop self-discipline and sports- or collectively some of the memorial proj-
To grasp its import, we have only to look at
manship. ects suggested here.
the new housing developments around almost
3. To teach proper and safe method of any urban center. I further propose that if there are those
handling firearms. "Bureau of the Census experts predict individuals or clubs who will begin any sort
4. To develop an appreciation of the that by 1975, our present population of 167 of support for the values of shooting in any
out-of-doors. millions (in 1957) will have risen to at least of the possible methods that can be used,
5. To develop an understanding of the 221 millions - an increase of over 7,000 and will notify me (Dick Miller) at 805
state game laws and the reasons for en- more people living in this country each day! Cleermont Drive, S. E., Huntsville, Alabama,
forcement." . . . If we look squarely into those seven I will list them in a memorial block in the
My Dad accomplished all of these ob- thousand new faces a day, we can discern body of subsequent Pull! columns.
jectives, set out in a book for educators, among them the many who live to an older To close this column, I use the last para-
written by a distinguished group of learned age, the voting majority who have never graph of Outdoor Education for American
men and women. made firsthand acquaintance with the land Youth:"
One of the earliest memories I have is that and resources upon which their very exist- "The process will not only help in the
of trailing along behind him, with my brother ence depends, the floating populations of conservation of natural resources; it will
and sister, on rabbit hunts. Other memories people who lack real roots anywhere, the also serve to prevent human erosion. Such
include just long walks in the country. imperative need for constructive use of education is not only essential to the 'grow-
Then came the teaching of baseball, basket- leisure time to rebalance perspective." ing-up' process, it is also a balm to the
ball, football, and track to my brother and Other passages in this chapter and tensions of adulthood and adds a glow to
me. Dad was a most worthy adversary in throughout the whole book make it clea~ the later years. These things, envisioned
tennis to all three of his children, and that for many boys and girls and their for the future, will give youth a stake in the
neither my brother nor I ever beat him play- parents, there are simply no close or easily land which will be reflected in the kind
ing golf. reached lands where they can share the ex- of citizenship that is the essence of ~
He made skeet shooters of my brother periences that our family shared. democracy." . ~
from HAYES
From one of the country's foremost hunters and shooters comes an exciting array of
amazing new gun slings that make all others old-fashioned and obsolete. Here is a
modern-day miracle combining streamlined beauty, rugged strength, undreamed-of lightness,
and exclusive features never before av.ailable. There's the HAYESLING-whose arm-loop
is instantly accessible from the "carry" position-and the snapshooting HAYESTY SLING
which also boasts the "instant loose, instant tight" feature. Then, there's the elegant-but
low-priced-APACHE, and the 2Y2-0UnCe on-or-off-in-ten-seconds GUNTOTER. And only Hayes
provides a truly practical carry sling for the rifle or shotgun that isn't equipped with sling·
fastening devices; the astounding, quick.on.or-off GUNSLINGER! Als~, there's the handy
HUNTERS' BELT, and the remarkable HUNTERS' ROPE·HOLSTER (with rope). Every Hayes item
is hand made from first-quality, heavily oiled top-grain cowhide. Prices range from $2 to $5.
HAYES _
Manufacturing Co.
925 Cunningham St.
Corpus Christi, Texas
GUNS APRIL 1963 3!)
SAFARI GAME AT HOME
(Continued from page 21)
hunting land just as there is sub-marginal the contrary, they have added not only
ranch land. romance but bulk to the big game picture
$.95
Additional shells $.75 each
with
1 shell
Express
Called
In certain parts of the world, notably in
the arid areas of Africa and Asia, exist ani·
mals that can survive in this kind of coun-
try. But there are difficulties. One of these
is that in large areas of Africa and Southern
in the Southwest. New Mexico now has
three herds of Barbary sheep, and hunting
seasons on the other herds will soon. be
initiated.
Encouraged by this start, New Mexico
You're always \\on guard" against robbers, mashers Asia it never freezes. The animals there are game biologists began to cast around for
and other criminals when you carry this innocent- not adapted to withstanding low tempera- other animals which might fit into the
looking fountain pen type TEAR GAS Device. Used for
police and civilian defense. Causes no permanent injury. tures. In the American Southwest, freezing picture of the future. With advice from
Spring-steel clip. Not a firearm. temperatures occur every winter. An animal experts in the National Zoo at Washington,
SEND CHECK OR MONEY ORDER. NO COD'S
Registered Colt Distributors - Suppliers for
which can't stand a frost obviously would the Fish and Wildlife Service, the Depart.
Official Pol ice Equipment
Thi$ p,.oduct is not intended for sale in states or not make it. Many of the desert gazelles, ment of Agriculture, and after consulting
localities which ha.ve laws forbidding their sale.
if opportunity offers, will eat grass. But with various government agencies that con-
PUBLIC SPORT SHOPS Est. 1918 we did not want to introduce any grass trol land-such as the Forest Service and
DEPT. G 11 S. 16th ST., PHILA. 2, PA. eaters which might compete with our ante- the Bureau of Land Management-we have
lopes or with domestic animals such as found three animals which seem to fulfill
cattle or sheep. all of the qualifications necessary for intro-
After several years of study we experi- duction. These are the ibex, the oryx, and
Name.. .u ••• n . • •
hecoming more and more apparent with every mattered! • 8MMP:~l~S~~ MiIHa·ry·cart:· ........ ·· 15.00.
• .35 ::~I~n~~on .Soft' Point" . .. . • .. .. 8.00 •
newscast.) American shooters paid little attention to : 762 .....:':.;~~oM·II·;ia'y·itifia·· .. · .... ·· 17.50:
One such typical weapon, a 28 gauge per- the double, although, hr-fore the turn of the • CartndQes. per 100............
.25·20 Repeating Rifte Cartridge.
10.00
8 GO •
cussion shotgun, is built by the Arizaga century, Colt's did manufacture an excellent • 30.40p~rra~0~iank C~uiricige.·········· 10'.00:
• Per 100 ••••.•••••••••••••••
firm, and is a very solidly made and attrac- .45-70 double which was put to good use on • 32-40 50ft Po;nt, 12 50 •
tive little piece, especially considering that North American game. But this was the only • 270 :'~~clh~~t~r' So;t' Poi"nt: •••• •• . •••• 17:50 :
double rifle of any importance produced in : 30.4:~r~~~ii';e·r·TIP:··············· 17.50.
it sells for all of $8.00! Arizaga's export • Per 100 ...•...•••••••••.•••••
manager told me that the guns were sold the U.S., and its life span after its intro- 32 R~r;:ni'J~n .S.o.f~ ~~~~t: .. .. . . .. .. ... 12.00:
principally to South American mercantile duction in 1886 was quite brief. For Ameri- ~:~?~:~~\'"~r:1:: ~:i.t~~.~'b~t::tP:r:~~
: 1.00 •
agents in lots' of 500, and eventually found can game, such rifles are not needed-and : Bore Scopes .50 Cal. Govt. Surplus: Ppd. 7St :
their way to the Jivaros and other customers fine new British double rifles cost a lot of • Send 10c covering Postage, Printing of.
through traders who reportedly make good money. A new Cogswell & Harrison custom • new low-price list of ammo and reloading •
profits on them. The operation bears a strik- hammerless double will hit your wallet to : supplies available. :
ing semblance to that of the colorful guns- the tune of $2100, and the other prestige
for-fur trade that flourished in our own English makes command similar, or larger,
frontier wilderness of two centuries ago. prices.
Arizaga's manager was more intrigued,
however, that some of his customers were
American black powder fans, since a number
of his and similar weapons have been turn-
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Another Spanish firm still making "clas-
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British, the English hunter of elephant and
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The casual observer might ask why the
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PAUL JAEGER· JENKINTOWN. PA.
GUNS APRIL 1963 41
Surprisingly, used doubles (or "pre-
Guns ~
owned" guns as the exclusive British mak-
ers refer to them) that have made their way
MAGAZINE to these shores often command but tiny
fractions of their original costs. An Ameri-
THE BEST IN FIREARMS BOOKS can catalogue lists $245 for a genuine Rigby
in mint condition, nitro-proved in popular
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Order for yourself, , , gifts for your friends! Rigby double .303 nitro-proved hammerless
with quick detachable claw-mounted scope,
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Revised and enlarged by Joseph The complete picture on shot- lion gun for an attractive $85.00. And re-
E. Smith. The most authori- guns ... design. manUfacture.
tative reference ever published shooting form. ammunition... sults from recent London auctions list the
on military small arms. Spe- all in one neat package. Not a
cial emphasis on U.S. and dry chronology of these Items, following: a .303 nitro-proved hammerless
U.S.S.R. weapons. 711 pages, but a highly readable story of
more than 1700 illustrations Purdy double in excellent shape at .$140, and
covering identification. cali- ~~~l~~~ni::g~Jl~g~ 3~~t~a:e~: a Cogswell & Harrison hammerless double
bers, ammunition. stripping, more than 100 illustrations. A
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$15.00 enthusiast.
$8.50 The un-popularity of the double on this
side of the Atlantic accounts for bargains
THE PISTOL SHOOTER'S CIVIL WAR GUNS by William like the one I encountered at a gun show
BOOK by Col. Charles Askins. B. Edwards.
A noted expert shares his A firearms bonanza for collec-
a few months ago-a beautiful hammer
wealth of gun handling "sav- tors, students, historians. Here double in mint condition with grand and
vy" with you. A book that is the definitive work on Amer-
will definitely aid you In be- ica's first great arms race. The gleaming .450 twin bores, complete with-sling
coming a better shot. perhaps author spent 5 years in re- and elegant yet conservative English en-
even a champion. Authorita- search, digging through every
tive description of methods, pertinent source from personal graving of a stalking Royal Bengal tiger
techniques, handguns of aU reminiscence to official record,
types. Knowledgeable shooters producing a work unequaled in on the lockplates, offered at $75.00! How-
will need this book. For the its field. In a clear. unacadem-
beginner and expert alike. ic style, narrative or documen- ever, with the British fondness for the double
$8.50 tary as needed, he unfolds in
450 pages the true "life story" as strong as it is, it is not unfair to ask
of every significant firearm.
North and South, Including why the rock-bottom prices on the banks
1963 GUN DIGEST edited by foreign weapons. of the Thames itself? The reason is that
$15.00
John T. Amber. the number of British hunters journeying
World's finest gun authorities,
have again created a sparkling PISTOLS-A MODERN ENCY- to the African veldt or the Canadian wilds
collection of articles, facts. fig- CLOPEDIA by Henry M. Steb- is not so great as to appreciably dent the
ures, illustrations and tables
on every facet of guns and bins with A. J. E. Shay and
shooting. The only complete, O. R. Hammond. supply of doubles that have been building up
unique and up-to-the-minute Contains eight chapters on the for some three quarters of a century. Add to
gun book. Fully priced and choice of pistols . . . the cur-
Illustrated Catalog section of rently American made models. this the exceedingly stringent British fire-
all domestic and Imported the most useful or challeng-
guns and accessories. Includes ing old-timers and the most anns regulations that require a pennit even
~rfi~ag:"r~~~gg~ he~';,1~~~d worthy Imports; plus six chap- for the purchase of a box of .22's plus a
drawings.
$3.95
t~c ~~ '::i.u~A!~.nil~'i:'~~~ bone-crushing "purchase tax" which makes
ters in all covel'ing every
pistol Interest. all but the most affiuent Britishers think
$12.50 twice before purchasing a new pr.emium gun,
HANDLOADER'S DIGEST ed-
ited by John T. Amber. and you have the answer.
THE STORY OF COLT'S RE·
An encyclopedia for rifle. pistol VOLVER by Wm. B. Edwards. The British are quite given to gun auc-
and shotgun reloaders! 260
A definitive study of the man tions, and these sales frequently turn up
l~~b:rri~f::!b:¥~~~r:~:r-:~fd and the revolver. contains a
authorities. Includes: complete wealth of new data painstak- some nice rifle buys for Americans. Con-
catalog section of tools and ingly researched from private
components, self-computing files. Over 200 photographs, veniently enough, some of the auction rooms
bullet energy chart, die and drawings and designs. The
publish advance lists with full (and quite
shell holder chart, cartridge
dimension tables-pIns tips, ~~~t c;::6fl;~~d~oluife"a.r~~Cs"Jg honest) descriptions of the offerings, and
Dotes and shortcuts from ex- large pages.
perts on choosing and using $10.00 provide forms for mail bids. Some of the
handloadlng tools.
$2.95 better known arms auction houses include:
HATCHER'S NOTEBOOK by Wallis & Wallis, 210 High Street, Lewes;
Julian S. Hatcher, Mal. Gen.
THE BOOK OF PISTOLS AND U.S.A., Ret. Weller & Ruffy, 141 Bromsgrove Street,
REVOLVERS by W.H.B. Smith. New revised edition of a great Birmingham 5; Knight, Frank, & Rutley,
Revised and enlarged by Kent classic. Contains definite and
Bellah. A brand new 1962 edi- authoritative answers to thou- 20 Hanover Square, London W.1. These
tion of this comprehensive sands of questions that puzzle
handgun refernce book for the weapons enthusiasts •.. much catalogues are well worth the shilling (14
identification and mechanics of it has never before appeared cents) or two they cost, and are fascinat-
of the world's handguns. 774
pages. hundreds of illustra- :~toP::::;s an~I':..m~~~It:~~lt~~ ing reading for the gun nut. Eventually,
tions. comes apparent on every page.
A standard reference work by everything under the sun turns up in them,
one of the world's outstanding
authorities. including many American pieces of' intense
interest to the antique collector, up to and
including Pattersons, Collier revolving flint-
locks, good London Colts, dueling pistols,
MAGAZINE, 8150 N. Central Park Ave., Skokie, III. etc. Generally, the British collector main-
' In full payment for the books I have ehookod below. I understand you will pay postago. I tains a pretty keen interest in American
$15.00 -
$ 8.50 -
$ 3.95 -
SMALL ARMS OF THE WORLD
Circle the baoks of your choice•.
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HANDLOADER'S DIGEST
BOOK OF PISTOLS AND REVOLVERS
$10.00 - THE STORY OF COLT'S REVOLVER
$ 8.50 - HATCHER'S NOTEBOOK
$17.50 - Set, PISTOLS & REVOLVERS/RIFLES
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$28.00 for a Mariette Belgian percussion
four-shot pepperbox; a good Manhattan
Navy .36 revolver at $32.20; a .44 Reming-
ton rolling block saddle carbine at $16.80;
ADDRES,...
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II a Smith & Wesson Model Number One Sec-
. ond Issue brass frame .22 at $11.20.
Perhaps a word here on getting your prize
CITY I ZONE STATE back into the U. S. is in order. Usually Amer-
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ican Express or ordinary international Parcel
assorted red tape of the country of origin and allow you to pot at tomato cans all day THE ORIGINAL PLASTIC STOCK INLAYS
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fortunately have little application to foreign with the economy of an ordinary .22. are my business and I rna...
the flnest. Brilliant colon.
purchasers, or so has been my experience. Although Drillings have never ridden the
beautiful desl~s. hand cut
by precision mach inery.. 8eJMI
for latest list.
Mention of your Federal Firearms License crest of any waves of popularity in the C. D. CAHOON • DEPT. 2, BOXfORD, MAss.
number will generally carry you through
most any situation.
The classic-conscious but economy-minded
shot gunner does not need to depend so
heavily on the used gun market. Quite a
number of European makers, particularly EVERY DA~h.
Spanish and Italian, are concentrating on
producing fine quality doubles at prices * Nashville,
which put a handmade weapon in the hands
O,egon
WE GET LETTERS * Runnemede,
New J.,rsey
of just about anyone who wants it. Arizaga
*
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Salt Lake City,
will custom make a Greener-type boxlock Utah
double for $40 (plus $7.75 U. S. duty), or a
Purdy-type sidelock double ejector gun for
$68 (plus $13.60 duty). Both include shoot- AND MORE LETTERS • • •
er's choice of engraving and stock, barrel
length, etc. Also to be considered in this (.
"in·reach" group of realistically priced
classics is the recently introduced Japanese - - -.....~
* Palatka,
Florida
made Fuji boxlock double selling in the
under $200 class.
One of the most exclusive and yet most
practical guns ever devised is the combina- I have used a couple of thousartd of your We have been using different make primers and
tion rifle-shotgun called the Drilling. Most primers and I have NEVER had a misfire yet. find yours to be far SUPERIOR and MORE IN
are amazingly light, highly maneuverable - John D. Darden, Palatka, Florida. DEMAND than any others. _ James W. Richards,
weapons of fine feel and balance. I like your MAG·NUM pistol primers' for my .44 Runnemede, New Jersey.
Technically, the Drilling is a three-barrel Magnum. They do MUCH BETTER than any regu- I have had a good deal of success with Y'lur
gun with either a pair of shotgun tubes over lar primer.-Willis L. Hobart, Nashville, Oregon. products and to the time of this writing J
a rifle barrel, or vice versa. However, four- I have used over S,OOO CCI Primers and I'll HAVE NOT had a misfire yet. _ Ronald L.
say one thing for them - iust keep making them Kellmer, Spokane 4, Washington.
and even five·barrel specimens do turn up. -THEY ARE TERRIFIC-not one bad one in the I have been using CCI Primers for two years
Since most are custom built pieces, the bunch. I also use them in all of my custom with not a misfire. THEY ARE O. K. IN MY
finicky shooter can have whatever suits his handloads for my customers and ALL ARE O. K. BOOK. - Forrest D. Smith, Ashland, New
fancy, as long as it suits his pocketbook as - John R. Pease, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hampshire.
well. WATCH FOR MORE -MAYBE You KNOW THEM! MAYBE IT'S YOU!
Prices for Drillings, considering their
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utility, fine craftsmanship, and longevity are
not exceedingly high-at least, not in com-
parison to English double guns and double PRIMERS . . . that's their choice
rifles. A new gun may run $450 to $700 or LARGEST PRIMER SELECTION FOR RELOADERS
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more, but excellent bargains can be found in MAGNUM PRIMERS FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE LOADS
used specimens between $100 and $200. Con- RED-JET BULLETS FOR INDOOR SHOOTING FUN
sidering what you would have to layout for Cascade Cartridge, Inc., Lewiston r Idaho
GUNS APRIL 1963 43
U. S., they were once manufactured here hunt, and I'll wager the first American
NOW AVAILABLE! by the "Three Barrel Gun Company" located maker to offer a moderately priced "combin-
in Moundsville, West Virginia, which is re- ation gun" would reap a Rothschild-sized
BOUND VOLUMES puted to have turned out some rather nice
pieces around 1900. Today, the closest we
profit.
The classics of the fine houses of Europe
of GUNS Magazine come to producing such a gun is the Savage are expensive, yes; but they are pretty
Model 24, which mounts a .22 barrel over permanent fixtures in a world which now
a .410 shotgun. A deluxe model with .22 changes with the passage of hours. Their
Magnum rimfire over a 20 gauge is now performance is legendary, and their timeless
available; and these are dandy little guns beauty is inspiring. They are not merely
in their low-caliber class. Give every hunter symbols of prosperity - they are symbols
the loan of a Drilling in practical hunting of genuine judgement, good taste, ~
calibers to take out with him for a single 'and superb workmanship. ~
K. 1. Wells, JUt.
States District Attorney Horace Speed sent
his written commendation, saying, "No bet-
symbolic of his life, shades the quiet sur-
roundings. The single clue to his strength
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ter stroke for law and order in the territory
was ever struck than in wiping out the
vicious Martins." The myth that capture
was impossible in this trackless section was
and character can be read in this simple
epitaph: "An Honest Man Is the Noblest
Work of God."
The people who placed that epitaph on
J ..JJanJmaJe WlMlern Boolo exploded in the gunsmoke at Wooster the grave of Wiley Green Haines ~
Mound. knew him well. ~
STYLES FOR MEN AND WOMEN
LAWMAN RINGNECKS-AND HOW TO FOOL THEM
Tall - True Western Boot.
16" Stove Pipe Tops, Walking (Continued from page 27)
Heel, Leather Lined,
Narrow Toe. their speed afoot, they lack endurance. hunter follows is roughly shaped like a
#801 - BLACK They're sprinters, not distance runners. Thus, giant fish-hook up to this point. The natural
#802- BROWN $2550 .. when bobbing and duckine through cover thing for those birds to have done is to have
#803 -TAN
they tire quite rapidly and soon elect to hide. run and skulked through that cover. Then,
WRITE FOR In my younger days, I ran down a good when you appear at its far end, the point
FREE CATALOG many crippled cocks. I would run like where they had planned to take to the air,
NEW STYLES blazes for 100 yards and maybe not have they're confused; their tendency now is to
gained so much as an inch. But within the squat and hide. Confused, they seldom re-
$5.00 deposit on C.O.D.
orders. You pay postal
next 50 to 100 yards I'd overhaul them, verse themselves and try to run in the
charges. We pay postage
on prepaid orders. Our
either to within finishing-off range or to the opposite direction. This time they'll fly.
~~ta:rannheoeot;~°n'"d:~::~l~nd point where I could hand-catch them. If you're working cover adjacent to a
unworn within ten days.
Of late years, I've quit such chases. If I body of water, or a posted field, or any
Auolin Bool CO. see the falling bird reaching for the ground other obstacle to an attempted "surround"
P.O. Box 9305-G EI Paso 84, Texas with his legs, I try to smack him with another of the birds, don't crowd your game toward
load just as he lands. It's a lot quicker, and a that escape area. Cut them off from it and
lot easier on aging legs! force them to ~merge at a point, and in a
PROFESSIONAL Here are some devices I've used countless direction, where a hunter can nail them
when they finally take to the air.
GUNMEN
times with excellent results. Variations of
them can give you much greater returns on The way to do this, with several hunters
your ringneck hunts. operating is not to work this cover abreast.
CHOOSE From a slanting line, with the front hunt-
If you see a cock or two, or even unescort-
HOLSTERS BY
ed hens, dive into an isolated island of weed-
or brush-patch, don't dive headlong into that
er moving so as to cut the birds away from
the escape route and force them into the
cover in straightaway pursuit of them. Circle paths of his hunting companions. If he does
JOHN BIANCHI. his job well, the birds will sli p off his line
it by walking past within 25 to 35 yards of
COMPLETE ALL NEW its edge, so that any flushes along your edge of march, then meet up with one of his
CATALOG
are under your gun. Two hunters working partners, become confused, and flush.
25~
PROTECTOR BRAND HOLSTER
together can flank that cover from both sides. Once the hunting season is underway,
509 HACIENDA DR., MONROVIA, CALIF. When you get to the far end of that pheasants very rapidly locate safe areas
cover, pinch in toward it. The course each where they're free of hunting pressure. I've
!IIII.
Dies available for all popular gauges• • • • •
100 or more yards.
Selecting suitable ammunition for pheas-
ants is a constantly recurring variable. Early
ing the birds is to be even slightly delayed
at the end of the hunting day, the best bet
is to hang them by the feet, in aerated
PACIFIC GUN SIGHT CO. in the season, when most of the cocks taken shade. The feathers then ease away from the
Box 4495 Dept. 6-4 are young ones, Number 7:1h or 8 shot, in body and allow more rapid escape of resid-
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA ordinary trap loads in 12-gauge, and Number ual heat. In no case should the birds be laid
7:1hs in 20-gauge game loads, are fine. The on any surface that isn't a fast and aerating
/1 young birds' feathers haven't yet hardened conductor of heat. To do so is to invite early
J)eatt Free
Spring
Catalog
Just Off
The Press
and are easily pierced. Too, the young birds
don't have the toughness of physical fiber
they'll own in another month or so.
vehicle carries the missile warhead as well again the emphasis has been on lightness arms design. Each ready to fire and government
and speed. The basic multi-purpose vehicle, proof-tested. These historic guns are specially
as survey and laying equipment. The third priced to appeal to every shooter, collector, and
carrier is assigned the fire-control equip- the M1l3, is aluminum-armored, air-drop- black powder shooter!
ment and the power station, and the fourth pable and amphibious, and highly adapt- Lightweight Percussion Shotgun
vehicle acts as the communications center. able to various combat chores, including
All units are air-transportable and designed the transportation for the previously men- • Handsomely blued 32" barrel.
for all-weather, all-climate operation. The tioned Pershing missile system. Now in complete with ramrod.
• Finely hand-checkered stock with patchbox.
34-foot missile can be set up to fire within production is the M1l6, a general-purpose, • Approximate weight, 31/2 lbs.
ONLY $17.50 2 for $29.50
20 minutes. fully tracked amphibious vehicle capable of Hand sculptured Walnut finished stock
Tank development appears to have un- 37 mph over land and just under four mph ONLY $27.50 2 for $49.50
dergone the least change-at least as far on the water. Double Barrel Percussion Shotgun
Among the newest vehicle is the LARC
(Lighter, Amphibious, Resupply, Cargo),
• 32" barrels, complete with ramrod.
Don't Knock: Teach! an all-aluminum, highly mobile replace- • Walnut-finish stock with hand-checkered
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ment for the famous DUKW land and ONLY $37.50 2 for $69.50
One of the brightest potentials for
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the future of shooting is implicit in
ity, the LARC was designed to answer the
the joint announcement by National
Shooting Sports Foundation and the
requirements of fast ship-to-shore supply. CENTURY ARMS, INC. Dept. G
officials of the University of Indiana
Little revolutionary change has been 54 LAKE ST. • ST. ALBANS, VERMONT
made in Army aviation, due no doubt to
that a course titled "Leadership De- the restrictions imposed on development SHOOTING GLASSES
velopment In The Shooting Sports" in an area pre-empted by the sister service. Used by marksmen and
has been inaugurated at Indiana, the ~ hunters to get clear
Helicopters still play a key role, and the ~ sharp vision on target_
nation's 10th largest university, start- Army has given these a stinger with the FREE literature on
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• Complele with primer arm, insert Shortly after he turned 10, Ted won his Both, Ted and Viola, are active members
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TIONAl TYPE MARK 1 RE· and awards won by Ted now adorn the and Viola have travelled over much of the
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Famous throughout t h •
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equal or better than any West Regional, the Chicagoland Sub Junior awards in one match, while Viola has collect-
reloading dies at any price. Rifle Tournament Championship 1961, the ed as many as six at one time.
2 pc. set Finest precision machined. Class "B" Milwaukee Sentinel Sports Rifle
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leonar.d Herter. _:=::: 3L2 score, a 99xl00 kneeling, and a 92xl00 Couch and Viola also plan to enter several
IMMEDIATE DELIVERY ALL PRICES FO' WASECA. MINH. standing. In the Chicagoland League, he matches as Mother-Daughter team-provid-
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see if we can find the cause for this unusual
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results very similar to those obtained ~
@ II 3109 W. Armitage Ave.
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from the .270 ammunition. ~
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long habit, we look at the brass when it ,.
comes out of the rifle. Our first four shots
-and the rifle barrel was clean and dry-
produced set-back of cases against the bolt
face. However, another 36 rounds did not
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and it would be interesting to see what
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CENTURY ARMS INC. • 49 E. C. BISHOP & SON, INC. .45, 50, 51
CHICAGO GUN CENTER .•••••••••••.••• ~53 R.C.B.S. GUN & DIE SHOP 10
REDDING-HUNTER, INC. .........•.....•. 55 C. D. CAHOON 43
COLT'S PATENT FIRE ARMS MFG. CO•• Cover IV
STAR MACHINE WORKS 64 CONTOUR GRIP CO•.................... 65
WALTER H. CRAIG 56
R. F. WELLS, INC. ..............•.••..... 46 FITZ GRIPS .......••..••.•.••.••....... 59
G. R. DOUGLAS CO., INC 47
WICHITA PRECISION TOOL CO•........•. 4 BOB FRIELICH .......••.••..•.••..•.... 51
EARLY & MODERN FIREARMS CO., INC•••. 63
HERRETT'S STOCKS 61
FIREARMS INTERNATIONAL CORP••... Cover II
NORM FLAYDERMAN ANTIQUE ARMS .•••. 63
HOLSTERS, CASES, CABINETS ROYAL ARMS, INC 40
COLADONATO BROS _.••..•.•.. 44 SPORTS, INC. ...................•......45
GREAT WESTERN ARMS SALES CO•..•••.. 58
DON HUME LEATHERGOODS ........•..•. 61
HIGH STANDARD MFG. CO••..•....•... .49 MISCELLANEOUS
HONOR HOUSE PRODUCTS ...•.•.•...•.• 56 S. D. MYRES SADDLE CO 66
AUSTIN BOOT COMPANY 46
HORNADY MFG. CO. . .•....•••••.•.•••. 14 ARVO OJALA PRODUCTIONS ......•..... 62
APPLEBY MFG. CO.................•.... 56
HUNTER'S LODGE 34, 35 PROTECTOR BRAND HOLSTER CO. . .•..... 46
L. L. BEAN ..................•......... 48
PAUL JAEGER .............•....•...•••. 41 TANDY LEATHER CO 62
BIRD ENGINEERING 51
JOHNSON GUNS, INC. 7 WHITCO 53
SHELLEY BRAVERMAN 64
KLEIN'S SPORTING GOODS, INC. ......•.. 15 FEDERAL INSTRUMENT CORP 39
KRONE INTERNATIONALE .............••. 61
SCOPES, SIGHTS, MOUNTS
FLAIG'S ..........................•.... 59
THE MUSEUM OF HISTORICAL ARMS .....•. 58 MAYNARD P. BUEHLER 44 HAYES MFG. COMPANy 39
NAVY ARMS 52 CRITERION COMPANY 43 GIL HEBARD Gl,JNS 47
NOR"1A.PRECISION ................•..•• 8 W •.R. WEAVER CO .45 JUSTRITE MFG. CO.....................• 9
NUMRICH ARMS Cover III GUN DIGEST 51
NOSLER PARTITION BULLET ...•.....•.... 65 TOOLS and ACCESSORIES MATCH CORPORATION OF AMERICA 61
PENDLETON GUN SHOP 66 ALLEY SUPPLY COMPANY 58 MITCHELL SHOOTING GLASSES .49
POTOMAC ARMS ..........•..••..••.•.• 62 BECKELHYMER'S ..........•.•.••.••.•... 62 NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCiATION 50
PUBLIC SPORTS SHOPS 41 GEO. BROTHERS ...........••.•••.••.... 55 PARKER DISTRIBUTORS .......•.•....•.•. 61
ROSSFIELD ARMORY .......••.•.•••..• :':63 THE BULLET POUCH 65 THE POLY-CHOKE CO 41
SPEER PRODUCTS CO. . ...•.•••...•••••• 12 CRAFT INDUSTRIES .......•••••.••..•... 65 PUBLIC SPORT SHOPS ..........•.•..... 56
STURM, RUGER AND CO., INC••.....•.••• 11 DARE ENTERPRISES ...•...•.••..•....... 44 RAY RILING 64
TIMSTON CORP••..•••••.•....•....•.••. 58 JET-AER CORP. . ........•.•..•...•...... 51 SHOTGUN NEWS .•...•....•...•....... 40
VALLEY GUN SHOP 39 KUHARSKY BROTHERS, INC...•...•....... 49 SIGMA ENGINEERING CO•.......•...... 43
MERSHON COMPANY ........••......... 13 STACKPOLE COMPANY ....•.•..•....... 3
HANDLOADING EQUIPMENT FRANK MITTERMEIER, INC•....•.......... 64 WALNUT AND BRASS SPECIALTIES '.. 59
CARBIDE DIE & MFG. CO 50 NEW METHOD MFG. CO 65 WESTCHESTER TRADING CO. . 13
HOPKINS
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with our
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I'ecruircdl, .222 Reming·ton, .:J08 \Vinches-
lel', ,351 Magnum l& .38 Spec.l, .44 Spe-
NOW WINNING SHOOT AFTER SHOOT cial, 45/70, Morc coming-ANY of above
CalibcI'cR. Only $8.95!
-and no wonder-
with cut rifled, super accurate
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barrels and fast ignition
under hammer action.
GilLE- 911LEI
SAKO SCOPE-RING
JOIN AMERICA'Sj.. riJ~ SETS
ALL STJ~EL-Fits mmed bases on
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PLUGS
COMPLETE $5.95
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OlfIlPPOltv, c;.4. 'J
tire, Instruction Book Saves much tIme and
moncy Since you start with correct bullet
mold s<ze. patehm" matenal. powder loads
WITH NIPPLE
Machined from Ordnance Steel (not cheap castings)-
U8es standard % x 18 thread; Oct. model 1~1(l" across,
round model 1 ~~". Made speCIally for use with our fine
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muzzle loading barrel but adaptable to any. (Add $2.00
to barrel price for threading at factory for this plug,)
Price for round or octagon (state which) Only $5.95,
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not the S<lme, 1l1.lny bell1A"
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sold
To Choose From
Also available left hand if desired.
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LOADING BARRelS
LOADING PISTOL NOW IN .36 Caliber (1 turn in 40") or
.45 caliber (1 turn, in 56"). 8 g-roove rifling.
Has the "bang" and feel of the handsome & smooth inSide and out. 15/16"' ~H'I'()hS
cal'iy duelers, Ultra strong desig'n
cxtra heavy black poWder loads. In
This Week ~~~~. 19~;, .l~fg· ci\~~e~~~~I·$lo~.\f5$~~~:5$~~~~ ~~~P~h-~:
either .36 or ,45 calibel'-'with extras . . . Order any H&A modcl now dil'cct
fl'om this ad and well f;,pnd you 4;>/70 callber-l turn In 22". 8 groove, 32" long
chcclwl'ed Tenite gTips , . . Only $26,50. (Add $15.50 plus 9!5c. • .•
$=3,00 for checkel'ed Walnut ~"(Tips.) *Send pistol FREE-extra, valuable muzzle
pel'mits from states I'C(IUiring, loading premiums.
$2.00 per barrel for threading for our
~ '" ~t~\'2g!~~1ntr~~1j ;~~t1~)\,~~,1 2t-p,e J1~~lO~~ilR~~iIi~~i.Pt~~~~. <;~~n~t Ro~ ~~cfel' (~oJicft~~I~td)AdJn1~)~1~t breech plug and nipple advertised above.
inte1'csting infol'mntion on Hopkins & Allen rifles. pi!;lols ancl shotguns frec-just send
self-addl'cssed, stamped, long cnvelopc.
~t'8t6f~s
r turn in 56"- super accurate . . , 32" long $10.95 plus
95c, (AbOve barrel, only full 48" bench rest mod(d , , ,
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~~~~.T. INTERCHANGEABLE PERCUSSION HAMMER including- conversion of Winchester and Marlins in ,357
SENT WITH EACH BARREL. Magnum rifles • • • $9.50 plus 85c post.
• RETURN TO ORIGINAL BY SIMPLY REPLACING ORIGI-
NAL PARTS. EXTRA HEAVY .~2 barrel blanks, full 1-1/16" dia .• 12
• .45 CAL., 8-GROOVE. (1 Turn in 56"), BLUED, WITH g"l'oove barrel SUItable for center or rim fire actions
SIGHT DOVETAILS, NIPPLE, ETC. :1.7" Ion!!, I turn 14" • • • Only $8.95 plus 90c post. .
'~;~~5 i~06~'illti~nA~~t~~~}le V~aJ~::s.!t~~l:r-t~:~~~~'li~I~K/':3
and 50/70 "tl'ap door" Spring-fields, complete with plug,
\ang, & nipple. Simply dl'OP out old barrel and receiver-
install our new barrel and chang'e hammers-gun is ready
to shoot. Ori~inal U. S. Springfield percussion hammer in- Enfields are fine actions BUT do cock on closing
Over $71,000. 00 PA 10'
('Iuded ' . . It replaces your cartridge hammer without fit- stroke and have 'an extremely slow "muddy" firing
;~~~'s ~~~~e~~~o~~l~~~~ ff:l~e~)rg~sI~aJ1~1~"1gaar~:~~ogri~ pin fall. You can bring your rifle up-to-date-equal
/111' .z9 6 ;c.
fun within ever'yone's reach. Dealers will find it profitable to and often better than today's modern production
to replacc worn out bal'rels and receivers on Springfields in for unw3nt~d gun parts. Want both smal1 and larl2:e lots
Lheir inventOl'Y. _Pl'ice complete llnd ready to tlsc-$26.50 -·for just $5.95 and 2 minutes time. ~(~ :?55I');1l~;ng~~~~~).au~s.u~~~'fgli,~ii~ri~SO~~deo:.~:r;~'Cif~t,(~~
plus 85c pp, (Bullet mold-,45 cal. for above-only $2.25)
do as man~ do, ship-oIT for offer. Check airmailed day
~grt~~I~%e,d~~~~S1~~~Q t:~\I~~~~P~~~~ ~~c~~~Cbo}rf~~~e:~ I'cc£:!ived; it not OK, shipment Jleturned prepaid immedi-
t3NAP UP YOUR If! WIl1C~esler, Rem lllg'Lon , Springfield, 1....l auser ami others.
Sll1lply Illserl in your bolt. Heg-ular safety wOl'ks as usual.
NOl'mally a $15 to $18 convel'sion, OUR UNIT. READY
ately" AL~O WANT junked rifles. pistols & shotguns fOr
lll'ea~",lng Into remaining usablp. parts. We pay from $1.00
to $.),00 ca. for thesc, dcpending on make and what'~
TO INSTALL IN YOUR BOLT IN 2 MINUTES AT THE UN· lcf~, Do not ship EXIH'ess. Send parcel post UI~ to 70:=7
@(;)~OO@IPO~tblV BELIEVABLY LOW PRICE OF S5.45 PPD, h'clg'ht over 70it.Postag-e included hi check.
(Fol' 1914 or 1!J 17 Eddy::;topc, Hemington 01' \Vinchc!;WI'
Model" only-state Which-not for BI'IUsh SMLE)