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H ere 's a gun with one of the most famous sil­houettes in t he Old West-the Buntline-in anew .22 caliber version. Meet t he new ColtBuntline Scout for 1959!

Historians disa gree as to the exact derivationof the old Buntline-but shooters a gree on itsbeautiful heft, design and accuracy! The long,long barrel lets you level on a target with near­rifle sharpness . . . and the negligible recoilmakes it a favorite arm for the ladies, too. Add.22 caliber shooting economy, t o m ake theBuntline Scout much more than just a fasci ­nating conversation piece, and you have anotherbig reason for owning this ace of western guns !A sk to see the Colt .45 B untline, too.

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Your best choicein missiles areSierra Bullets.Flat trajectoryand absolute uniformityin weight, sizeand shapeinsure sure-firesuccess onthe range orhunting yourand shapeinsure sure-firesuccess onthe range orhunting yourfavorite game.

By JO HN LAWRENCEA f rica" White Hic nte r

A bout 12 years ago I sta r tedft pr ofession al huntin g inEa st Afri ca and. as a gun forhea vy ga me , used th e .416 Ri g­by. Th is, with it s 5100 footpoun ds of ene rgy . has servedme well for years . Some fou r orfive yea rs ago I managed to ge ta twin to th is gun just in ca seanyth ing should happen to on e.As you kn ow, t hey wer e a bo utth e onl y heavy ri fle usin g thestee l jack eted bull et , and forAfri can heavy game thi s is afirst ra te rifl e. I have carr iedno other gun as I am no t usedto the do ub le barrel, and un tilth e coming of the .458 W in­ches te r th ere has been no bet­ter maguzin e gun. ] n fact , eve nnow. th is can do any jo h theA5S can.

By STA N SPRA G UE

S ec returv;U.S. R evolver A sso ci at io n

Since I am ass ocia ted witha hand gu n shooting or­

ga niza t ion I feel it would be" impolite" for me to chooseone of the ma jo r mak es as afa vor ite , altho ug h I have oneof eac h in m y shooting ki t.I do my slow fire stuff witha l i S R A -'l ode! T1 arrington&. Ri ch ardson .22 single shot,my Na t ional -'l at ch Courseshoo ring with a Hi Standard,an d my ce nte r fire with a Smith&. Wesson. I use most of myguns and enjoy them all. Ac­tua lly . I hold a lot of se nti­ment for an old .44 cap andhall Remingt on th at has beenin th e famil y for ma ny years . My dad used to shoot it and hi s fat her before him.T ge t a ki ck out of shoot ing it , ju st as th ey d id . T also have a lot of fu n wit hmy .243 Varminter durin g t he woodch uck season and for th e shor te r shots I usea bea ut iful little Hi Side wall .22 Horn et. This latt er gun is one th at I can'tbu y fr om my fri end, exhibit ion sho ote r Ern ie Lind, bu t he does let me borrow iteac h year. I have tri ed to catc h him in an un gu arded mom ent and make a dea lfor it. bu t he will never part with thi s fine shoot ing litt le bea u ty. At th e momentT ha ve a Hi Side act ion being worked on and fitt ed with a .21S Bee ha rrel. a nd

VOL. V, 4·52

Fred Mcla renART EDITOR

L R. PectorPRODUCTION

ALFRED J. GOEItGKENT BelLAH

. Les D. Line 26. .. Larry F. Moore 28

. . MjSgt. J ohn D. Mar t in 23

. . . H. E. He lwig an d Bill C lede 36

Elmer KeithSHOOTING ED ITOR

APR IL, 1959

Lou Weber

E. B. MannEDITOR

William B. EdwardsTECHNICAL EDI TOR

Marvin Ginn K.ElliottADV. SALES MGR. ADVERTISING ADV. PROD.

Editorial Advisory BoardCAROLA MANDEL STUART MILL ERROY G. DUNLAP VA L FORGETT

shooting •.•SHOOTING IS FOR EVERYONE .CHOOSING A MATCH .22 RIFLE."DON'T BE A JERK" GAM E

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departments • • •MY FAVORITE GUN .. .. . . . . . •. . .... .. . .John Lawrence a nd St an Sp ragu e 4TRIGGER TALK 5ELMER KEITH SAyS . . . .. .. .. .... .. .. .. . ... .. ... . .. . . .. Elmer Keith 8CROSSFIRE . .. . . . . . . . • . . . .. . . . . . . . • • . . . . . • . . . . 10GUN RACK. . ... . .. . . .. . .. .. .. .. .. ..... ... .. .. .. .. . .. . 12PULL! ..... . . . . .•. .. . . . ..... . . . . .. .• . . . Did Miller 40SHOPPING WITH GUNS R. N. Wa llis 56THE GUN MARKET. . . . . . ..... . .. .•. . . . . .. .. . ..... . . ... . . ........... 65PARTING SHOTS .. . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • • . . . • . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66

Art ArkushEDITORIAL DIRECTOR

George E. von RosenPUB LISHER

IN THIS ISSUE

handguns •••SHOOTING BEAR WITH A PiSTOL Dean C. Brenn an 14"TA KE YOUR TIME-FAST! Walter Rodger s 20

hunting •••DO YOU NEED A BI RD DOG? . ... . Bert Popowski 16

military •••THE ARMY 'S SHOOTIN'EST OUTF IT. ..

COL. GEORGE M. CHINNROGER MARSH

Sidney BarkerART DIRECTOR

Louis SanCIRCULATI ON

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departments • • •MY FAVOR ITE GU N J oh n Lawren ce a nd Stan Sprag ue 4

ammunition ••.TH E CASE FOR C ASELESS CARTR IDGES . .. . C a pt . G eo rg e C. Non te , Jr. 31

guns americanaTH E RIFLEMAN IN CIV IL DEFENSE ... Wi llia m B. Edwards an d David Soule 38

guns americanaTHE RIFLEMAN IN CIV IL DEFENSE ... Willi am B. Edwards a nd David So ule 38

THE COVERLots of people do lots of ta lk­ing about a thing they like tocall juve nile de linquency. Wedon 't th ink toda y's kids a rebad ; t hey just have too muchspare t ime. This co ve r, and thea rt icle on page 36 , sugge stone way to make kids "straig htshooters" in mo re than onesense of t he words .

W HEN TRIGGER T ALK tim e roll saround a t Ye Editorial Desk e, we are

faced eac h month with th e co ntes t probl em :to tell you, in a bout 70 lines more orless, wh y you wiIl l ike C ux s, So her e goes.You 'll like th e Alaska n Brown Bear sto ry( page 14 ) part ly becau se it sho ws tha t si rn­ple, low cost eq uipme nt ca n be u sed formaj or big Amer ica n ga me , effect ively . L'seof a pi stol pl aces a pre miu m on sportsman­ship-or in thi s ca se, spor tswo ma nship. Evenin our 49 th sta te wh ere eve rybody ca rries ag un, safe sk ill with a handgu n l ike th is isoutstanding . M ore stor ies fr om A laska lat eron h untin g in thi s grea t ga me land.

G un man uel'S for k ids (page 36 ) ma ysee m " j uvenile" fo r G UNS. but it sort of pu tsth e pro in propaganda. W e l ike that word,beca use it real ly mean s we're for some thing:[or sa fe gun hand lin g and more enjoymentof the shoot ing sport. T hat's our a im, withGUNS.

Mor e gun sa fe ty-ca n we ever have tooIlluch?- is th e them e of west erner Ro ger s'fast draw story, "T ake Your T ime: Fast"(page 20). Lea ther sla pping fan s will learna n efficient dr aw by studying Ro ger s'Ra nger-st yle techn iqu e.

Dogs, they say, ar e man 's best fri en d. Butnot all hunt er s can a fford to keep a dog 12mon th s, to tak e afie ld once or twice a year.By st udy ing Bert Pop owski's unu su al storyon pa ge 16, yo u can be your own " bird dog ."

Sma llbore t ime is rolling around. andcrack r iflem an Larry Moore's tip s on choo s­ing a mat ch rifl e will he lp yo u se lect mor e• .. : _ ....1•.

mon th s, to ta ke afie ld once or twi ce a year.By study ing Bert Popowski ' un u ua l storyon pa ge 16, you ca n be your own " bird dog."

Sm all bor e tim e is roll in g around. andcrack r ifleman Larry Moore's tip s on choo s­ing a match rifl e will help you se lec t mor ewisely.

T wo stor ies we pr esent th is issue are"fi r st s" in the ir field. Ord na nce Capta inNonte' s essay on l iqu id a nd combust ibleca r tr idg es for etell s a who le new era of fire­a rms designing. li e has loaded and firedliquid pr op ellant, and recent in ventions inthe field p lus co n t inuing re ea rc h hy so meof our Ind ustry's leaders will b r ing yo u newa nd better guns for spor t and defen se inth e next few yea rs.

The seco nd story is a th ou ghtful one,demand ed by th e tem per of the tim es, andby you G UNS reader s. Sta r t ing on pa ge 38is "T he Rifl em an in Ci vilian Defense." byIMS U lead er Dav id So ule whose ea rl ierstory "Wher e Are T omorrow' s Min utemen"sparked a torm of le tt ers on civil def en se.How you ca n form a local cor ps of volun tee rriflem en for in teg rat ion into your co unty orcity Civil Def en se adm inistration is th e im ­portant. t imel y- even urgent-message ofth is a rt icle.

F rom mi lit ant civil ia ns we switch to rnili­tary shoote rs act in g l ike civilians : th eArmy's top r ifle and pisto lme n who shootnot onl y in Army match es but in civilian­sponsored ma tches aro und the worl d . Thestory of the Ar my Ad vanced Ma rksmanshipUnit reflec ts cre d it on the ded ica ted shoote rsand th e far-seeing to p officers who havemad e such a prog ram possi bl e. All civilianswill want to read thi s one, on how th eArn'lv TPnrpc:.pn t c: Ampri i"' ~ n ",hnntp.r "':::I t _

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eye p ieces may al 0 be had at $15.00 ea ch.Th is fine modern spott ing scope sells forj ust $54.50 w ith a 20 ye a r g uaran tee. Askyour deal er, or wri te D. P. Bu shnell Co., 442Bu shnell Bldg., P asad e na , Ca l if.

Bullet Ex pansio n. vs . Land DepthVer y few hu nters r eal ize wha t a vast d if­

feren ce th e d epth of th e grooves of hi s rifl e( in other word s. th e hei ght of th e lands ) ca nmak e in bul let expa nsion on ga me . T heshallower the grooves a nd the lower th elands. th e le s th e la nd s cut into th e b ull etja ck et. T he cut t in g in of th e land of a rifl ebarrel nat urall v weakens the j ack et of t heb ull et a nd ca uses th e b ull et j ack et to spl it onthe Iin es of the la nd e ng ra vu re. B ull e ts frombarrel s wit h shall ow land s wi ll show Jessexpa ns ion a nd b reakup than bulle ts fro m ar ifle w ith hi gh la nd s a nd dee p la nd e ngra vureof th e b u llet j ack et. T ak e th e 1917 E nfieldwith it five wide. hea vy, a nd d eep la nd s asa n illus tration. E n field land s ar e often .005"in height. T he y c ut deeply in to th e b ull eta nd th e expa nd in g bu llet will usuall y ru ptureon th e lin es o f la nd e ngra vure .

I once had a .333 OKI-I ri fle w it h veryof th e b u llet j ack et. T ak e th e 1917 E nfieldwith it five wide. hea vy, a nd d eep la nd s asa n illus tration. E n field land s ar e often .005"in height. T he y c ut deeply in to th e b ull eta nd th e expa nd in g bu llet will usuall y ru ptureon th e lin es o f la nd e ngra vure .

I once had a .333 OKI-I ri fle w it h veryshall ow grooves a nd fla t low la nd s. It wa sver y accura te and pen etrat ed well in A laska nbrow n ie , Id aho elk, a nd oth er b ig ga me,usin g the K ynoch 300 gra in bullet. W ith th esa me id e nt.ical load (60 gra in 4350 and th esa me K yu och 300 gra in soft point ste el j ack etbull et ) in a nother .333 OKH r ifle with a nAsh urs t ba rr el with s ix n arrow b ut deeplands, th e e 300 gra in British soft poin tsb lew up badly on all bi g ga me, wit h m suffi ­cie nt pen etr a ti on. This shows cl ea rly th e dif­feren ce in bu llet expa nsion ca use d by th ehei gh t of the lands in the two barrels. Thed eep er the land c uts on an y expa nd in g bullet ,th e soone r wi ll it s jacket ruptu re under im­pa ct wi th ga me.

I a m co nvinc ed . a fter m uch ex per imen ting ,th a t this is one of the mai n rea ons for th ewidely di vergen t op in ions of th e sa me ca r­tr id ge wh en used on bi g ga me in diff erentmak es o f r ifles. I a m f urther con vince d thatl an d de pth i one of the m a in reason s whyth e sa me ca r tr idge can pro d uce uch a wid eva r ia tio n in both penetration a nd e xpa ns ionwh en fired a t id ent ical ga me an imal s a tid entical r an ges but from d ifferen t r ifles.When you stop to th ink the ma tter over , it issimple. The d eep lan ds of new barrels c utdeep ly into the j ack et met al. Then , as t hesoft po int., holl ow point, or othe r typ e ofexpa nd in g po int, star ts to ex pa nd on im pact ,the j ack et na tur all y r uptur es a t th e c utsn HHl p h " t h p l ~ nrl liO, Ths- rlp pnP T th p Ia n d s .

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fig u re has long bee n recogni zed as the finestof a ll wood s for g un stoc k ing. It has alsobeen off the m arket or in very sho r t sup plyfor a grea t man y yea r . Fl ai g Brother s of_\ f ill va le, P ennsyl vani a , now ca n aga in Iurnish th is fine wood in hap ed bl anks in eithe rplain or finest fan cy grad es for that fine rifl eor shotgun yo u wish 10 re s tock.

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New Bushnell Sentry50 mm Spotter

Da ve Bushn ell has ad ded a nother spottingsc ope of excep tional qua lit y to hi s fine lineof op t ica l goods. T he new spott ing sc ope,kn own as the Se n try , is j ust under 13" inlen gth and is of pr ism atic type, offer ing avery wide, cl ear field a nd grea t r esol vin gpower. It is eq uippe d with suns hade andth read ed for the st ud of sta nd ar d ca me ratripod s.

I ts short l e ngth a nd smal l s ize eve n in50 mrn , a nd the fact it will mount on a nyca me ra tr ip od , mak e it the id eal spottingscope for the big ga me hu nt er who wa nt s totud y head s at lon g ran ge. I t is also id eal

for th e m at ch p ist ol sho oter ; will fit neatl yin sid e h is pi st ol cas e and mount eas ily on asta ndar d ca me ra st.ud on th e ba ck or lid o fth e case. The litt le g la ss is also ve ry goodon th e rifl e range. I n use, it. compare ve ryfavorably wi th th e best in mu ch lar ger a ndmore expe ns ive scopes .

In add iti on to i ts sun shade , it is provi dedwi th d ust caps for both len ses a nd comes inan auractive ol ive drab color. ca ll ed Beige­bro wn. W e ight is j ust 24 ou nces. some th ingto be considered by the b ig ga me h unter awell as th e pi stol shooter who has to l ug alot of eq uip me nt ar ound . Having l uggedmu ch hea vier spott ing sc opes many a day i nmy pa ck sack while guid ing big ga me hu nt er st .... _ +l-. ..... ....... ..:1 .. ....f 1-. "".... ..:1 ... ..,........... l:"C' ....... n " ..... .....,. a t l .... ...,lT

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it penetrates. Rifles with barrels half shotout, with lands worn down to half th eiroriginal height, will of course not weak en abullet jacket as mu ch as new barrels withhigh sharp land s. Hence th e older barrelmay penetr ate deeper with less bull et ex­pan sion than the new barrel with th e samecartridges from the same box.

As a further and still more convincingproof of my contention, tak e th e experienceof Capt . 1. E. Wadman of Mill Vall ey, Cali­forni a, and r in Africa . We both carr iedWestley Richards .476 doubl e barrel rifleswith 26" barrels. Capt. Wadm an was outwith Pat Hemi ngway, th en wh ite hunter forTangan yika Tour s, wh ile r was out withJohn Law rence, whit e hunter of Whi te Hunt­ers Ltd . Pat and Capt. Wadman stopped atour camp to compare not es. r told Capt.Wadm an of having shot an American bisonbull with my .476 with th e factory 520 gra insolids with cupro nickel ja cket , and havingthe bull ets break lip, half shed their jackets,and mushr oom badl y even when onl y rib swere hi t in ad d ition to the heavy muscles.Wa dman sa id he had ta ken a buffalo on theshoulder (which it broke) and th e bullet-a520 gra in solid- had gone clear bac k int o ahip and was still in perfec t shape except forland engrav ur e. . . . He shot his lion , a fineold bla ck mane, at about 30 yards throughboth shoulders. Th e big lion went down,j umped up , and pr esent ed th e oth er side .Wa dman dr ill ed him again through bothshoulders from th e oppo site side with another520 gra in .476 soft nose. Th at finished th elion, but both bullets went th rough and ou tof th e beast and at 30 yards. r shot my l ion,anot her big old black man c, at an even 100yards. Took him square throu gh th e heart ashe lay broadside on, and my 520 gra in softpoint ruined his hear t and lay perf ectly ex­panded und er the skin on th e off side of th er ib cage, never tou ching either shoulder. .. .r !lnt W~£hn !l n h !lrl Py r pll p n t n e n err-at ion w ithof th e beast and at 30 yards. r shot my l ion,another big old black man c, at an even 100yards. Took him square throu gh th e heart ashe lay bro ad side on, and my 520 gra in softpoin t ru ined his hear t and lay perf ectly ex­panded un der the skin on th e off side of th er ib cage, never touc hing either shoulder. . . .Capt. Wadman had excellent penetrat ion withno breakup of his 520 grain solids on rhino.r hit my rhi no first in th e end of th e nosewith an identi cal 520 gra in solid as he ca mefor me, and th e bul let disintegrat ed afte rshatt er ing all the upper teeth on the leftside. My next shot hit h is shoulde r broadsideon and broke bot h shoulde r and spine. Th ecore held togeth er but the jacket was torncompletely away and th e big ball of leadstopped in the off shoulder.

r examined Capt. Wadman's rill e care fully,and the lands were worn down to less th anhalf th e height of those in my new barrels.Capt. Wad man gave me a box of his solidsand advised my usin g them on my buffalo,which r still had to get. On reaching camp, rcompared them with my own solid arnrnuni­tion and they were fr om the same identicallot by Kynoch. r used them a few days laterin kill ing my buffalo. First shot, at 63 yardsbroa dside th rough the hear t, touc hed noheavy bones other th an rib s but bullet mu sh­roomed and shed jacket and the lead ballwas found in the meat of th e off shoulder.The second 520 grain solid hit center ofshoulder and broke both shoulder and spine,kill ing instantly ; but th e bull et also brokeup so bad ly th at we only foun d pi eces ofjacket and th e expanded ba ll of lead. Myrifle has perfect new barrels with very deepgrooves and high lan ds that must stand up

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Allow me to express my appreciat ion fort.he pleasure I have had in readin g yourma gazine which I buy on th e newsstan d.

Th e two ar ticles you recently p ubl ished byFrank De Haas concern ing th e Savage 99and th e 28 ga uge shotg un were hi ghli gh ts inmy read ing pl easure.

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T ruth W ill PrevailKarl Hess' ar t icle on "S ho uld You Own a

Gun " was a swell piece of writing all th eway aro und; but then I' m pr ejudi ced be­ca use J l ike my freed om. I just wish th er ewer e some way to aler t all America ns toHess's article.

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magazine too lung I wou ld lik e to say that.[ rat e it hi gher th an th e other gun maga­zines for var iety of ar ticles. I get darn fed upwith th e th ings th ey ar e p utti ng in othe rmagazines ; very l itt le abo ut reload ing. mu cha bout stock carv ing or something else that

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azine, sup posedly direct ed toward th e shoot­ing and hunting public, could allow cer taininf ormation as conta ined in your Febru ar yissue, " Drop Tha t. Moose," to be printed .

Th e idea of listin g and , in effect, endors ing,such calihers as the .351 Win chester , and th e.44·40 W inchester as suita ble car t. r idges formoose, not only indicat.es a gross lack ofgun "know-how" on the pa rt of the editorialstaff but , to my wa y of thinkin g, is cr iminal.

R. F. ~luskeGun Clu b Chief In stru ctor

Atla nta , Ga.

This is lik e saying that the WC TUrndorses alcoholism because it dis cusses th eex periences 0/ alcoholics. Reread the arti cle,.llr. JlIusk e, and you will see that we did not" endorse" the .44·40 [or moose ; we simplyprinted th e statement. 0/ (I Canadia n hu nt erthat certain Canad ian hunters kill moose withit . A good h.unter-niarksnuui who can getclose to ganie and call place his bulle ts cankill almos t anything that moves, with almostany firearm. I k now a US A F officer whoki lled a heavily armed enelllY soldier withone slug [rom a .22 Colt Match Targetprtncea. m e suuem ent 01 (I Conaatan IIUlHerthat certain Canadian hunters ki ll moose withit. A good hu nter-niark snuni who can getclose to gam e and can place his bull ets callk ill almos t anyth ing that moves, with almos tany firearm. I kn ow a US A F officer whok illed a heavily arm ed enemy sol dier withone slug [rom a .22 Colt Match TargetJfIoodsmu n pistol ; but please don' t misqu oteth is as a recomm endation that all militaryweapons be replaced by .22 caliber pistols.

- Editor.

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Those Civilian Defense A rticlesI have been readi ng your magazin e every

month for t he p ast t.hree years, and in myopin ion it. is the finest of i ts k nd. Gu n ha vebeen my hobby since I was a sma ll boy a ndit is good to hear fr om othe rs li ke me acrossthe coun try .

Th e ar t icle, " .22's F or Survival ," by Alf re dJ . Goe rg was t remendous, as wa s "W hereAre Tomor row's M inutemen?" by David F .So ule. T hese articles are heroi c opene rs ofa much needed -to-be-talked-ab out. subje ct.Pl ease do not. let it end now ; keep suchart.icle s coming, an d mor e often, Ou r countryneed s to hear th ese voices.

Geor ge R. SherwoodSpr ingfield, Mass.

Cer ta inly enjoy ed J an. issu e, es pec ially" W he re Are Tom orrow's Min utem en ?" DavidSoule 's views are th e same as m ine a nd I 'vebeen wor ki ng along th ose lin e he wa s writ­in g abo ut. es pec iall y survival. W ould lik eDavid' s address so I could exchange ideas.

Bill JohnstonSa nta R osa. Calif.

Mr. O. 1. L ienGrea t Fall s. Mont ana

Correct. We caught it too, and changedthe caption - but only af ter a few thousandcopies were print ed.-Editors.

I agr ee with Soule . r wish someo ne wo uldstar t some t.hings li ke th e " Minuteman"idea in Tu cson .

Mr. Patri ck 1. TurnerT ucson , Ar izona

These are only a few of the veritable flood 0/lett ers we have received about these two

Sharp Eyesr have been readin g the February issue of

GUNS an d am very in terest ed in the articlea bout "G uns of the Wi ld West Show". I hadth e priv ilege of seeing some of Buffalo Bill 'sfan cy shooting wh en I wa s a boy.

I wish to call your a tte ntion to th e picturein the upp er ri gh t corne r of pa ge 19_Wh at isdesc r ibed as a " Colt Ar my Mod el 1894"looks lik e my oId " Reming ton .44 Ca p andBal L"

Da vid So ule's "W here Are Tomorr ow'spl ease do 'no t let It end riow ; 'keep Stic h:

articles com ing, and mor e ofte n. Our countryneed s to h ear th ese voices.

Georg e R . SherwoodSp r ingfield, Mass.

locat ed . Your excellent ar ticle, "The Come­b~ck of the Colt Rifl e," gave some in forma­tion on this. I al so enjoyed the story onth e "Man Rifle Weapon in Atomic War. "

Th omas R. Mill sSara toga. Wyom ing

Da vid So ule's "W here Are Tomorrow'sMi nu temen" in th e J anuar y issue was a verystr iking art icle a nd should not be tak en toolightly, H e has brough t out some very finepoi nts which all Amer ica ns should giveser ious thought.

Bu t . . . we mu st th ink also of how we ca neva cua te our families to a well protected areato pr event retal ia tion by the ene my forda mages inflicted by gu er illa act ivity .

Th ere should be more art icle s on thissubject and we. "Tomorrow's :\l inut emen"should not. only read each one wi th an openmi nd hut h eed th e warn ing and pr ep are.

Alle n D. MatthewsOka nogan, Washingto n

C-H DIE COMPANY, DEPT. G·4P.O. Box 3284 Terminal AnneXLos Angeles 54, Cal iforniaPlease rush me FREE BookletName _Addr ess _

Gun Law AlertRh ode Island state rep. Wm. J . Champion,

Jr., is cha mpioning a bill in the GeneralAssembly, House Bill No. 1054, which wouldyield th e citizen' s right to keep and beararms to the say-so of the community policechief or "the next top police authority." Wepresume thi s mean s the local Political Corn­missar or Gauleiter. Fee of $1 would beprescr ibed, and the citizen desirin g to pu r­chase or possess firearms of any ki nd , ob­tained from any source, would have to seekhigh and low to find out wha t Represent ativeCha mpion mean s when he says to get permitfrom "the highest police authority in hi sown area." Who is Champ ion a champion of?He comes from Newpor t, District #2. Anyof you Newport, R.I. shooters have anythingto say on this deal ?

Same jok er legisla tion is br ewing in Penn­sylvania. Pe nnsy shooters : wri te your Sta teReps right now for full deta ils on proposed"Su lliva n-type law" which is to be int rodu cedin Harri sburg th is season. Kill it now inCommittee .

Sharpe Rifles for SharpshootingWor d has ju st been received from Phil

Sharpe, Man ager of Th e Sha rpe & Har tAssociates, In c., of Em mitsburg , Maryla nd,that numero us chan ges have been mad e invariou s fixtures for the Schultz & LarsenFree Rifles, both the Mod el 47 in .22 r imfire,and the Model 54 in center fire. Chief chang eis in th e bu tt plat e assembly wh ich is nowfull y adjusta ble in len gth and angle byth umb action, witho ut using a screwdriver.A larger forearm is fitted contai ning a newhandra il with an improved full- grip palmrest , sling hand-stop, an d front sling swivel­all adj usta ble for position without the use oftools. Each model of rifle comes with twobu ttplates, hooked offhan d type an d a prong­less one for prone shooting. While the stand­ard rifles are equipped with th e regular 4 to14 ounce adj usta ble "set" trigger, an in ter­changea ble assembly is ava ila ble adj ustablefrom 3 to 4 pounds. This is approved by theNa tional Rifle Associat ion, adm itt ing ther ifle to all matches.

Since these rifles ar e more or less to order,wit h a choice of various fixtures, th ey arenow available only to ord er from the factorywith ap proximately 90-day delivery. F or asligh t added charge, left-h and stocks can besupplie d.

GUNS Technical Staff

na tional Ma tch Free P istols. Th e Schult z &Larsen was listed and illu str ated. Th ese havenot been mad e since 1954. Our requirementsat the factory have made pr odu ct ion impo s­sible. A letter ju st received from th e factorystates that the Fr ee Pi stol has not been reoturned to pro duct ion, and will not be in th eforeseeable futur e."

Sha rpe adds that over 95'70 of factory pro­du ct ion is now in the Mod el 60 sporting riflein 7x61 Sha rpe & Har t caliber. It is expectedto remain that way throu gh 1959.

"Minute Man" Practice Rifleor Plinker's Joy

Th e new Beretta Silver Gyrf alcon is r eallya " bird" when it comes to spitt ing out sl ugs.Basica lly similar in design to the .22 Berett aautoloader which was bri efly market ed in th eLl .S. severa l years ago by a Californ ia firm,the new model .22 exclusively sold by J . L.Galef & Sons dealers fro m coas t to coast isa ma jor improvement in deta il design. T hegun is a straight blow ba ck semi-automaticclip magazine .22 caliber Long Rifle repeat er ,

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Fully adjustable buttplate assemblyheads list of changes on Schultz &Larsen M47 1.22} and M54 rifles.

very pr etti ly finished. The stock ha s aschnabel forend ti p which reall y is meani ng.ful in grasping and firin g this r ifle, and isflatt ened on the checkered p.g. to give i t that" Amer ican " look. Stock is Ital ian waln ut ,finished a ri ch. da rk . mahogan y tone and var­nished. Sling swivels are fitted bu t too smallfor my liking, abo ut 1f:, " whi ch is not mu chmore tha n a string for carr ying. But th is isnot a rifle for steady sling work , th ough ithas won small bore competitions in Enrope­it is a fast-handl ing r ifle for the rab bi t orsquirrel hunter , or something to shoot a tshadows with on the ran ch or big farm . Th ebott om of the trigger guard is grooved for athumb an ti -slip sur face in shooting off th ehip, but th e gun is principally a b ulletsquir ter and the acm e of sna p-bang enjoy­ment.

Mechan ically , th e bolt ha s a fixed cockinghandle shaped lik e th at on the Ml Carb ine,or our new 1\114 auto r ifle. Takedown isclever an d reflects typi cal Beretta in gen iou s.ness in ma king cha tt er guns. Just r etract thebolt , depress the bar on top of the receiverhood rear (shown as a half-moon cut) andit locks the bolt back. Th en depr ess th egrooved thumb butto n at the ba ck of the gunabove the small of the grip, push forward,and lift the entire bolt- receiver hood assem-

New Beretta "Silver Gyrfalcon" .22 auto rifle comes with a-shot clip, but a20-shot clip is available which, with minor filing, will also fit Walther PPK.

1 00 rd a. G, I. t m-g e t . . . $7 .5 040 rd s . prof easi o nnl l v loaded soft

po int hu n t . hur ... $ 5. 9020 rds , It em, o r W e stern

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S hi u . \\" t. : 10 lbs ,

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a t t h is fa bulous pric e . W i th Gov ' tarae ua l s a le s ha lt e d w e belie ve

t he s e to b e th e la s t o f t h is c ho ic emo d e l rill e o n t he market !

T hc m o s t popu lar h u n ting r ifl e a ndc a li be r i n th e wor ld , th e s e

g e n u ine Srn-i ng fte tds a re in perfectm e chani c a l cond i t io n wi t h

s ha r p , c lean dfli nA', So f t.no se:10 / 0 Ii a mmo s o ld e ve r y w he re ,O rder n o w a nd in s pe ct w ith o u t

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c a r t o n . rendv t o s hoo t . TheSp r-ing fl ol d i s a w orld famous

r-ili e every A m ertcnnsho u ld own, It i s t h e most

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h nn dle c le nn ing r o d , :! IlC. & tipss oli d b r ns s, gO\"t is s ue $ I. !)::;.

Swi ve t hand le o ne - p iec e g ovt s t e e l/' le nninJ,! rods, 99c. Hr us he s ;

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cun 2;')('. Pn t ch e s : G .1. c le a n ing'p utc h r-s , fla n ne l ( 2 0 0 ) ";ri c ,

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o li vr- drah , he nvv -dut v. hru nd newc-ondi t ion , heavy a ovt s pe c .

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hide , r i ve t e d a nd s t i tc he d , $ 4. 9 i'i.;'; I\;\I) - o n fron t s i g h t cove rs , ·19 c.

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r-lea n i ng; rods , 9 9 c . Hr ushe s ;C , S. Ar my hra 55 . o ff ic ia l. ne w , 2

fo r 2 5 c . Oil : G.1. g uu o i l, 6 oz .cun ;2;')(' . Pn t c he s : C.1. c le a n ing'

p ut r-hr-s , tlu une l (2 0 0 ) '; ric ,801\'p ol: (; . 1. J.!UII c le a n ing s o tven t ,

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c-ondi t ion , h eavy a ovt s pe c .z ip Pf' r , $ 1 , 95 , Sadd le s c a b b a r ds.

L·. ;';. o lTicia l t op Qual it y c o w ­hide , r i ve t e d a nd s t itc he d , $ 4. 9 i'i.

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New R emington Auto ShotgunTh e Model 878 " Automaster " is a new

gas-op au toloa der offer ed as a dependablegene ra l pur pose field gun at a popula r priceby Remi ngt on Arm s, Brid gepor t, Con n.Retail is $109.95. The 7-poun d !\f878 in 12ga uge has an easy tak e-down a nd quick­cha ng e ba rr els of len gth and choke to meet

every field req uireme nt are available. Un­screw th e magazine ca p, li ft off the barrel,replace with another-all with out using tools.Trigger group is removed by pressing out twospr ing-retained cross-pins. Remington saysth e gun is depe ndable und er extreme condi­t ions, and has been tested in th e Jabs in

of th ese stick cl ips, and we poured 80 shotsthrough th e gun without a malfunction asrap idl y as we could pull th e trigge r. A tmoving floatin g wood chunks, shooting intoa pond from a steep an gle whi ch absolutelyprevent ed r icochet s, th e bullet splash re­veal ed close gro uping at a bout 75 ya rd s. ABeretta scope moun t can be fitt ed, carr yingsay t1~e ev~ r popula r Weaver B4, for wood s

of th ese stick cl ips, and we poured 80 shotsthrough th e gun without a malfunction asrap idl y as we could pull th e tr igge r. A tmoving floatin g wood chunks, shooting int oa pond from a steep a ngle which absolutelypr event ed r icochets, the bullet splash re­vea led close gro uping at a bout 75 ya rd s. ABeretta scope moun t can be fitt ed, carr yingsay th e ever popula r Weaver B4. for woodsuse. As a hunting r ifle. super-gra de plinker ,combination outdoor a nd indoor ran ge r ifle,and police and mili tar y subcaliber tr ain er,the Ber ett a Silver Gyrfalcon from Galef rates" GUNS Ma gazine Recommended" fr om here.

shut cl ips, should definit el y he in each poli cearmory as a tr aining rifl e. Ma n ipula t ion ofthe gun, in serting cl ips, cocking (it ha s aseparate sure -fire in sid e hamm er and floatin gfirin g pi n) and firing are exactly lik e th efull caliber weapo ns hu t without the chomp­ing aro und of heavy machinery wh ich mak esman y younger officers "gun shy."

Second thi ng wort h notin g was that th erimmed shells , in order to stac k more orless hor izont all y a nd avoid rim han g-up, layright and le ft a t th e back of th e cl ip. Inloading, it was possible to ease t he follow erdown and insert shells one by one. If ca re­fully do ne, the entire cl ip could he firedwithout jam min g once. If improperl y dune.it was easy to see becau se th e big cut-outsgive the shooter inst an t view of how th eammo stac ks, and allow him to correc t whilecha r ging th e magazine. Ga lef sent us four

gun cra ftsman' s eye. It isn 't a fine shotgun,no, an d no pret en se to ult ra super qu a lit y iscla ime d. But it is a darn fine li ttl c gun forits type.

S urpr ise to th is Cr acker ja ck package is aspec ial cli p magazine sold by Gale f as anaccessory. (In Midwest from MA RS, 3318W. Devon, Chi cago 45; $5.95 p.p .) Hold ing~O ~a rtr i dges cal iber .22 L~; , the clip ~v ill, fit

gun cra ftsm an's eye. It isn 't a fine shotgun,no, and no pret ense to ultr a super qu a lity iscla ime d. But it is a darn fine li ttlc gun forits typ e.

S urpr ise to th is Crack er ja ck package is aspec ial cli p magazine sold by Galef as anaccessory. (In Midwest from MA RS, 3318W. Devon, Chicago 45 ; $5.95 p.p. ) Hold ing20 ca r tr idges cal iber .22 LR. the cl ip will fitboth mod els of Be re tta small bore a utoloa de r,bu t will al so fit a t least one gun of a nothe rmake. By doing a litt le filing- noth ing diffi­cult to do if you have th e clip before youhut di ffi cu lt to describe-I was able to fit th eclip to my Walther PPK .22 a utop isto!. On ceadj ust ed , the cl ip fed pe rfec tly all she lls, a srapidly as I triggered th e Walt her. The cl ipmay al so fit Berett a .22 pi stols. For a n a fter­noon of fu n roll ing tin ca ns or ju st bla zin gaway wit h am mo, th is acc essory is gua ran­teed to pl ease everybody- Bere tt a, Galef , thea mmo maker s, and the lad wh o has one .Price from Gal ef or from yo ur loca l d eal eris $5.95 for th e 20-shot cl ip. Price fromGalef or your deal er (a sk locally first) isS69.95 for the Silver Gyrfalcon with one8-shot cli p.

In fir ing the 20-sh ot cli p on our Deerfieldpolice ra nge , severa l thi ngs were noticed.F irst was the enth usias m of police firear msin structor Jo hn P ichi etti , of the Lake CountyShe ri ff' s Depar tment, over the gun as a rapid­fire trainer. In teachin g th e use of "s iege"weap ons as submach ine guns, r ifles and riotguns are called, to pol ice, a se nsible use ofth e firepo wer at th eir comma nd is difficult toin stil!. Since there is no U.S. Army doct r ine~~~ ~ , ,.. ~ " t , . " ..... : .-1 h .. .... :,", .-I : ,,~rl. ...... l .... ....,., ..... .......... ,.. ........ ,..]

" faster rat e" than, say, a single shot .22. Butthe shooter then ju st looks at th e hea p ofgree n or yellow empty .22 boxes at hi s elbow,and he kno ws he has shot up half a car tonof ammo in abo ut the tim e it tak es to say" Olin Mathieso n." T his receiver hood on t henew Silver Gyrfalcon is definitely a stronger ,more solid piece of forged and weld ed as­sembly, and th e whole gun is hcefier than it spred ecessor. This may in pa rt account for th epopularity of this gun ahro ad for matches.Sights are logically fixed to the recei ver r ingint o which th e barrel fits. The fold ing leaf sar e mar ked for 50 a nd 75. presum ab ly met ers,not too far off from yards to be r ight fo rmost shooting. F inish , inciden tally, is ex ­tre mely good. well poli shed and th e "str ikingup" do ne hy th e filer s at Berett a in finalassembly before blu ing is evenly cut and th ewhole gun when di sassem bled is a joy to the

long-barreled Ruger .44 Magnum was used by 49th-staterto take Alaskan Brown bear. Holes are Streamline muzzle

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Bear-killing Ruger was used in frequent practice by autho r and wife Judy (left)who shot bear. Sling swivel pegs into backstrap ; lanyard steadies aim like stoc k.

ONE OF BIGGEST HANDGUNS LAYS LOW ONE

OF BIGGEST WILD ANIMALS ON ALASKAN GIRL'S HUNT

By DEAN C. BRENNAN

HUNTI NG GAME WITH THE PI STOL is commonsport for hand gunn ers these days. Grouse, coyotes,

jack rabbits, even wolves and cougars, all fall to the pistol­man 's dead eye. Hunting not just "big game," but thebiggest game, is a different sor t of a challenge. My wife,Judy, and I enjoy the outdoors- we have to ; the game weshoot is often our only food, here in Alaska . Being the49th State doesn't suddenly pull this area out of the rugged ,undeveloped past int o the modern century, and a pistol isas much a way of life here, as snowshoes.

Last summe r Judy and I work ed out as often as possible

with our .44 Ru gers to become so thoroughly fami liarwith them tha t we would feel completely confident carryingthem in the brush, instead of carrying addi tional rifles. Atthis point we decided to go all the way and make themaggr essive weapons, instead of merel y defensive. Withthis purpose, being well supplied with Elmer Keith articles,not es on local reports, and factory specs, we set out toget all we could fr om the big guns. We did not realize atthe beginning that what we were to get was the distinctionof taking one of America's biggest wild animals, an AlaskanBrown Bear , with a pistol. (Continued on page 53 )

Pride of personal accomplishment adds extrathrill as young hunter displays a fine trophy.

JUST THINK WHERE YOU'D

GO IF YOU WERE A PHEASANT. GO

THERE, SHOOT LIKE THE

MAN SAYS-AND WATCH THEM FALL!

Think like a pheasant; go where he would gounder given conditions, and you'll find him.

By BERT POPOWSKI

Y OU DON'T NEED A DOG to bag pheasants. Atleast, I don't need one ; and you won't either if you,

like the man who found the lost mule, will " jest figgerwhere a mule (pheasant ) would go (under given condi­tions) , and go there."

It's not that I ha ve anything against dogs. I like dogs.But I just don't like to admit that I have to depend on adog to help me win a simple battle of wits against a cockpheasant. I th ink I'm as smart as a ringneck ; and I'vepr oved it by bagging pretty consistent limits of thegaudy immigrants, witho ut dogs, over a long peri od ofyears, from all kinds of cover , in Iowa, Ohio , Nebraska,South Dako ta , Wyoming-wherever I was or could gowhen a season beckoned. The money I'v e saved on dogfood I've spent on shotshells that hav e brought me a lotof sport, and a lot of tasty eating.

For example, there was that stormy da y in Nebraska;

Shooting ove r pheasant-trained dogs brings unforgettable moments ; but thiswrit er says he gets more birds with less trouble by being his own bird dog.

I\IEED J\ BIRD-DOG?

eight inches of snow on the ground, more blizzar ding downthi ck enough to cut visibility to about a city block, tem­perature in the mid-20s, and the wind howling. Not a per­fect day for pheasant hunting? No, not fr om the stand­po int of comfort ; but, if it' s pheasa nts you' re af ter , weath­er like that can be an advantage. Pheasan ts like comfort,too ; and weather like thi s dr ives them to cover, cuts downtheir mobility, kn ocks miles of walking off the work of thethinking hunter.

Figure it out for yourself . This day, the wind was howl­ing out of the north west. So where would a comfort-seek­ing pheasant be? He'd seek shelter from the icy wind­and shelter would consist of any east-west run nin g dit ches,cut-banks, or creek channels that held thi ck weeds or br ush-or reasonably wide north-south stan ds of woods th ickenough with evergreens or under growth to br eak th at wind

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to be quite thick to provide that cover; and in any woods,birds would be concentrated in the east and south porti ons,awa y fr om the wind. Aren't those the covers you' d seek ifyou were a pheasan t ? It 's th at simple.

That morning, we drove only the east-west roads, stop­ping to hunt the woodsy shelter belts on either side of theroad as we came to them. \'\Ie hunted exactly four suchshelters to kill exactly four dai ly limits of cock birds. WeAushed at least five bird s for everyone we killed : and wefilled out limit s by walking an estimated total of threemiles.

One member of that hunting party was a man with a badheart which he couldn't ri sk straining in even that amountof rough walking, so he stayed in the cabin that morning.But th at af tern oon, we took him out in the car and stationedhim in a ditch, well sheltered, at the south east corner of a

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fr om the road up along the west side of the woods. Firstone man , then ano the r, th en the third, then the fourth,turn ed east int o the woods. The first ma n walk ed east ab out.....no .f..... ll 1"'t h ..... .f th o o~ cL", &1 t:> c:- t rlo T\th o f th p ' .-+.1nl"\£1 ", t],pn c::.l ~ntpr1

fr om the road up along the west side of the woods. Firstone ma n, then an other , th en the third, then the fourth,turned eas t into the woo ds. Th e first ma n walked east ab outone-fourth of the east-west depth of the woods, th en slantedsoutheast toward our " stand" gunner. Man No . 2 walk edeast to abo ut half the eas t-west depth of the wood s, th enslanted southeast. Man No. 3 walked three-quarters of thedepth of the woo ds east, then turned south . Man No. 4walked straight east just inside the north end of the woodsuntil he came close to the east edge, then turn ed stra ightsouth . .. I hope you' re getting th e pi cture. We weresimply qu ar teri ng fr om the west and north, driving thegame to the southeas t.

It worked. Our wai tin g gunner bagged his limit withouthaving to move more than 20 feet along his dit ch shelter.He refused even to estimate the numb er of birds th at flewpa st him.

Th ose same woods would be " driven" differentl y, ofcourse, by gu nners who wan ted bi rd s of th eir own shooting .A grove to the nor th of the road (upwind) would be dri venfr om the road no rthwa rd. Assuming th at mos t of the bi rdswould be in the eas tern half of th e woods, away fr om thewind , one hun ter would strike int o the woods at aboutthe middle of its eas t-west br ead th. After he had ad van ced15 or 20 yards. a second man would star t nor th at a pointa li ttle to the east of the first man's line of ma rch. Givingth e second man a simila r head start, Man No. 3 would walknor th to the east of Man No. 2, nearer th e woods' easternlimit s- and Man No. 4 would walk no rth outside the eas t­ern edge of the cover, where he could cover any birds th atflew into the open or any that ran clea r of th e woods be­fore flyin g.

On strips of woods lyin g south of the r oad , all four hunt­pr " wA n l,l ",,, l k- " AntI, " IAn o- th p w P" t prlo-p Af thp ('Avpr th" "

Father-son camaraderie blooms as they share ad venture ,match wits and hunting wisdom against a wily opponent .

No man can "think where a bird will go " when he fa lls,and here th e nose of a t rained retriever does payoff.

dri ving any birds to the eastwa rd; then swing east and thenno rth to set up th e sam e staggered pa tte rn as above: ma nat the center of the woods leading the march ba ck north­"''' reI th p Athpr" cf-r-r t rt c- An t h phinrl "nrl to thp. P' ~", t o f hi m ,

dri vin g an y birds to the eas twa rd ; then swing east and thennorth to set up th e same stagge red pa ttern as ab ove : ma nat the center of the wood s leading the mar ch back north ­war d, the others stru ng out behind and to th e east of hi m,with the fourth man outs ide th e woods to cut down thewide ones.

Th ese meth ods work equally well in corn fields, eitherharvested or standing, if th e law permits. It doesn't take asmall ar my to do the job, either; nor does it take bitterweather to concentra te the birds. The theory is thi s: work­ing one edge of a corn field, with th e hunter s stru ng out ina dia gonal lin e (no t walking abreast ) tend s to force thebi rd s towar d th e edge of the field , where trailing hu ntersspook them into flight. Bir ds that slip off toward th e centerof the field do not stop running until they reach the farside.

The four corn ers of the field are th e " hot" spo ts. Ru n­ning birds leg it as far as the end of th e field ; then, whenthey find very light cove r beyond them, they hide and hold .So the corners must be worked out very th or ou ghl y. Unlesscorn, or other row-planted crops, are very dense an d" dirty" with weeds, they are genera lly more produ ctive ofr ingnecks if worked crosswise of their rows of growth.

In very thi ck cover, such as weed-dirty corn fields, densestands of sweet clover, even an kle-high alfa lfa or small­grain stubble, there's ano ther fine pheasant-pr odu cer th atcan be employed. As few as two hunter s can use it for vastlyimproved results. Thi s consists of walking a zig-zag pat­tern down the field , taking perhaps ten or a dozen steps 45degrees off a direct down-field lin e, then an other ten or adozen steps at almos t ri ght angles to th e orig inal zig. Thisherringb one-pattern type of hunting gets up th ose birds th athave slipped off a few feet or yards off the direct line ofrna r r-h ~ n rl w o nlr] thll'" h p. hvn~",,,, p.cI_ Sm~ rL h ~rcl -hllnt p.tl ·

Author's method of working likely pheasant retreat forces birds out to thincover, flushes them where gunner has best possible chance for an open shot.

and tigh t-holding birds very often do that, especially late in the season;either that , or they flush very wildly. Two hunters can work thi s zig ­zag pattern much better than three or more, simply becau se they canmore uniformly synchronize their zigs and their zags. Also, there isless, hazard of any ,wild shoo ting . Th e trailin~ . h?n~er _on e~c~ .lap , of

and tight-h olding birds very often do that , especially late in the season;either that , or they flush very wildl y. Two hunters can work thi s zig­zag pattern much better than three or more, simply becau se they canmore uniformly synchronize their zigs and their zags. Also, there isless hazard of any wild shooting . Th e trailin g hunter on each lap ofsuch a patt ern-type hunting can cover against birds flushin g behind hispartne r.

Another great producer of tight-holding birds is the "hesitation"type of ad vance. It can be combined with the zig-zag pattern menti onedabove. As long as a hunter is movi ng, the birds out of his direct pathare qui te con tent to hide and hold. But the mom ent a hunter stops theybecome uneasy ; they think they've been seen, or otherwise detected.Their nerve br eaks an d out they cla tter. Pheasant s that have been crowd­ed int o the corners of fields, where they ha ve no further chance to goanyplace but out in th e open, are particula rly susceptible to suddenpa uses of several seconds duration by the canny hunter. Under a steadywalking advance, no matter how slow, they would hold unl ess thehunter chanced to come right up on them .

Hen ph easant s are tattl etales on their gaudy mates. Some untutoredhunters walk all day and report they saw dozens of hens but very fewcock birds. Wha t to do und er such circumstances depends on the cover.If it is very thin and open, the cocks have prob ably been running onahead of such hunter s, so th at they never were forced closely enough toflush them . In alternately th ick-and-thin cover , the cocks sprin t acrossthe barren spo ts and hide in the first th ick cover they encounter. Insuch alternating cover, th e best bet is to walk rath er rapidly through thethin stretches, then employ the zig-zag combing of the denser stands .Using the hesitat ion advance often helps wonde rf ully.

Hen pheasants are ju st naturally shorter of leg and stride, ha ve lessendur ance than the cocks. They ru n until they begin to tire, then hide.Mea nwhile, the cocks may hold a lead of 40 to 50 yards or more, de­pending on the type of cover. Flu shin g hens tells the hunter to move£ __ "-__ __ .&. _ 1 ~.Ll . 1

THIS IS THE WAY THEY DID IT (AND STILL DO IT)

WHERE THE SHOOTING IS FOR KEEPS,

NOT FOR THE TIMER OR CAMERA

By WALTER RODGERS

W AY BACK IN THE W ILD and rugged trans-P ecos prov­ince of Te xas , known as the Big Bend country, in a very

ea rly pa rt of thi s century, I was ba ng ing away at some tinca ns back of my camp with an old single ac tion Army ModelColt sixs hooter. I had a good cut-away ho lster strung on anold Ranger Scout belt, and tho ugh I wasn't pun cturing manycans, I was sure wearing the hide thin on my right th umb. Iholstered the gun after each sh ot , th en went ba ck fran ticall yafte r it for the suc ceeding sho t.

"Now yuh're dead," sa id a drawling voice be hind me rightafter I'd emptied my gun. I whirl ed in surprise , for I was soeng rossed with my draw-and-sho ot practice that I hadn 't heardthe old Ranger wal k up behind me.

He grinned and shook a chiding finger at me . "Never let agun run dry," he said. "Reload after th e th ird sho t, and you' llnot git caught with yo re britches down."

He flipped a fistfu ll of .45 caliber ca r tr idges from his ownbelt. and told me to reload. I did . "Now," he said, "let's see.,r A U _ .Yl"\31-~_-.tb o.t _CCT J1 h. _d.T ~ .JA 7 _£1 tl: <;)_i'tl _ ~~_JYLhiB.i t:'I 0'.. . .t ....1.V D_T'rl C. . 'tY\ 'L _ t ~ e o-ect

gun run dry ," he sa id. "Reload after th e third sho t, and you' llnot git caught with yore britches down. "

He flipped a fistf ull of .45 caliber ca r tr idg es from his ownbelt. and told me to reload. I did . "Now," he said, "let's seeyou make th at grab draw ag ain ." Whirling towards my target(I was kinda' proud of my gunspe ed by now) I made a fairdraw and missed my target.

"The bes t of us miss now an ' then," he comforted me. "Doit agin ." I holst ered my gun, do ve after it again, and-fumbled

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Ranchmen wear gloves riding , roping , but remove fo r gun

,'IT/"Rogers' fa vori te for fas t wor k is Colt Bis­ley model wit h long ha nd le and spu r mod­ified t o SA shape for two-ha nd cock ing.

my draw. Th e gun just wasn 't in th e ri gh t place." I wus lookin ' for that," the Ra nger said seri ously.

"Now, if'n it was possib le for a feller to die twicet, thi swould be yore second death in a gunfight. Th at grab drawjust ain 't no-wise dependable. Always remember , yore handain' t go t no eyes . Maybe hit'll find the gun , and ma ybehit won' t. Let yore fingers guide yore hand to the gun,and- don' t git in sich a hell-fire hurry."

That was my first dependable, stra ight-fro m-the-ho rse's­mouth advice in gun-ha ndling . Since then , down throughma ny arduous yea rs along the Texas-Mexico border where1 worked catt le, br oke wild horses, and serve d in variouscapacities as an officer of the law, 1 was tau ght and ad visedby men whose every day lives depend ed upon their abi lit ywith their guns . 1 never became an expert. 1 ha ve wit ­nessed so mu ch rea l gun -speed and positi ve shoo ting withthese old Peacemak ers that 1 long ago gave up any ideas

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with their guns. 1 never becam e an expert. 1 ha ve wit-nessed so mu ch rea l gun-speed and pos itive shooting withthese old Peacemakers that 1 long ago gave up any ideas1 may ever have ente rta ined about my own speed or ac­curacy. 1 kn ow men today who, if 1 knew they was gunningfor me, I' d leave my gun at home and try to talk themout of it.

But I' ve seen it done-by men who weren 't shooting forfun or the movies. My book, " The Traildrivers of Texas"

(Naylor Publish ing Comp an y, San Antonio, Texas, 1916),tells about many of the men 1 knew or for whom 1 worked,when 1 was a butt on wrangling horses for adult men towork catt le on. Geo. W. Sa unders recommended me forRa nger Du ty. 1 worked for Pleas Butler, and knew himto be a fast and positive shot with both pistol and r ifle. (Hehad no use for sights on either gun. )

1 kne w Texas Ran gers Jess Smith and Kickapoo J ones,both of whom served in the Ran gers between 1870 and1873 and became expe rts in the use of the sma ller car tridge ­type Colt Single Action. 1 camped with Ran ger s ArchMiller an d John Hollis at Mariscal, Texas-down on theborder where, a very short time earl ier, a whole tr oop ofU.S . Cavalry were mas sac red and their barracks burne d

M'i1ler an d John Hollis at Marisd~ l , Tex;s-d~;n on th ebord er where, a very short tim e earl ier, a whole tr oop ofU.S. Cavalry were ma ssacred and their barracks burnedand their mounts run ba ck ac ross the Rio Gr and e.

1 knew Ran ger Captain John Hu ghes, and reca ll th at hewas one of the very few Rangers 1 ever saw wearing twoguns. He wore them on crosse d belts, and was fast andaccura te with either hand. 1 knew Joe Si tters, mentionedin Zane Grey's dedi cati on of his book, "The Lone Star

Fingers quickly but surely fe el way to gun handle, bring pistol up and out from high, solid holster rig. Left hand d ropsqlove , comes fo rward as pistol is shoved out, th rowinq back hammer for fastest hip-shot. Gun hand makes circl e in drawing.

Ranger," and was at his ranch in the Big Bend shortly after hewas killed in the fight that followed the burning and sacking ofthe famous Fisher Ranch by bandits. I was in packtrain servicewith the U.S. Cavalr y on that gun-smoked border when Pa nchoVilla and Chico Canna were acting up across the river and wehad to dodge a lot of singing lead. Through it all, I remained asinconsp icuous and as nea r invisible as possible, I assure you.

I never saw one of these men with hi s gun slung half way to hisknees and tied down. No work ing man-- ra nger or law officer orcowboy-tha t I ever knew would wear his gun where it would bea hindrance ins tead of a help in his work.

Ea rly day Texas Rangers were recruited from working cowboyswho had proved themselves capab le with guns, and with ner ves toma tch. Their mann er of carrying their guns followed thei r range­r iding and cattle-working experiences . The Ra nger Scout Beltcame into existence fr om these experiences . It is made of sof t,pliab le lace-leather, doubl ed, and carrying double rows of car­tridges. It measures exac tly four inches in width. Th e holster isthreaded on thi s wide belt, and the gun (Continued on page 49)

Don't crouch says author-it thr ows youoff balance; and don't grab for your gu n.

When in city, gun is worn high in same placen n r1." cc h"l+ r1 . ... wn hv ell'" f",,1 nn+ n ....h

Internat ional Team coach Capt. John Kolb helps Lt. Verle Wright dope windon Benning range. Installation at Advanced Marksmanship Unit is nation's first .

By Mj SGT JOH N D. MARTIN

SHOOTI NG THE U.S. ARMY RIF~E has been. a subjec t of .importan ~,e to. ; \eryman for a good man y years. Firearms write rs ha ve said much for ,' and

"against," rifle marksmanship in the United States Army. There were tho se whoad vocated the elimination of rifle marksmanship training as such, and would teachour soldiers how to put out a volume of mass ed fire, regardless of whether they hitan ything or not. However , some bitter lessons were learned in Korea again st amassed and fanatical enem y ; lessons which proved the concept that, for th e Armyto win battles with a minimum cost in lives and equipment, its infantrymen mustkn ow how to shoot the service rifle, and hit wha t they shoot at. Further, the dough­boy must be trained to exer cise good judgment in detection, selection and engage­ment of battlefield targets . He must be willing and confident in his ability to firehis rifle, and rea lize the full measure of combat success as a result.

Today, the Ln ited Sta tes Army is definitely on the comeback trail as far as riflemarksmanshin is concern ed. Much enlightening nrozress ha s been made. based

Armory holds racks of Dunlap free r ifles, Model 52 and 70Winchesters, tuned Remingtons and custom-made Garands.

qualified marksman, with the current service weap on. Com­mande rs at all levels ha ve been and are continually beinginstru cted to emphasize and encour age marksmanship.

In 1953, the U. S. Army Infantry Schoo l at For t Benning,Georgia, instituted and now conducts a special course kn ownas " Rifle Marksmanship Instructi on." Its aim is to trainwell qual ified instructor s for service throughout the Army.L nder the guidance of Gener al Wyma n, commanding Con­tinental Arm y Comm and (U SCO ARC) at Fort Monr oe,Vir ginia , an effective program of competitive marksman ­'~~ff qaalhf€d' lirsl'fii:cto~s ·fb-d ·erVicem r5iign oi.ln ne·'1ffmy.L nder the guida nce of General Wyman, commanding Con­tinental Arm y Command (U SCONARC) at Fort Monroe,Virginia, an effective prog ra m of competitive marksman­ship has been instituted which extends from the lowest tothe highest levels throughout the entire United States Army.This progra m pr ovides for smallbore ri fle and pistol com­petitions as well as for .30 cal. r ifle shoo ting with the accenton the Service Rifle. Also under way at Fo rt Bennin g arePro jects "Trainfire" and "Autofire" which ar e developin gma rksmanship train ing systems designed to be more real­istic and effective with modern weap ons.

One of the most significant steps the Ar my ha s taken toenhance its ma rksma nship program was the activati onof a novel training unit in 1956. Known as the UnitedStates Army Advanced Mar ksmanship Unit (USA AM ) ,it is sta tioned at For t Bennin g, Georgia. The Unit's Com­ma nding Offi cer , Col. Edward R. Maso n, is a dedicatedshooting enthusias t. AM is under the operational controlof the Infantr y Center, but unit personnel wear the circularred, whi te and blue shoulder pa tch which identifi es theirorganiza tion as a USCONARC unit.

The AM - is unique. The concep ts and principles uponwhich it was found ed, encompass all of the facets of ri fl eand pistol ma rksmanship. In essence, it is the Army Ri fl eand Pistol Teams cadre, and is the home of selected officersand men who possess outsta nding ab ilities as marksmen,coaches, armorers and instru ctors.

In order for it to develop better Army marksma nship ,the AMU is organized to accomplish the following missions:

1. Render techni cal and advisory assistance in the con­duct of annual All-Army Rifle and Pi stol ChampionshipMa tches.

3. Select an d train candida tes from the Army to com­pete in tryouts held by the National Rifle Association ofAmeri ca (NRA) for positions on the United States In ter ­nati onal and Olympic Shoo ting Team s.

4. Assist the Commandant , Th e Infantry Scho ol, in theconduct of an Advanced Marksmanship Training Course.

As can be seen, the nit's Mission justifies its existencein the United States Arm y in that it vividly asserts in wha tmanner the cause of marksmanship is to be furthered byits activities.

In order to understand exactly how the AMU is set upto accomplish its mission, it might be well to explain itsorganization. Basically, the uni t consists of three ma ingroups. Unit Headquarters contains Adm inistration, Sup­ply, and Main tenance. The Rifle Group is composed of :U.S. Arm y Rifle Team and the Arm y Intern at ional RifleTeam. The Pistol Gro up includes the U.S. Army PistolTeam, and the Army Intern ational Pistol Team.

The Unit Headqu arters might be referred to as the ner vecenter of the Unit. It directs and controls the activitiesof the organization as a whole, and is concerned with suchfun ctions as command, operations , plan ning , genera l tr ain-

Complete gunsmithing is done in Unit shop. MjSgt. GlennBaker here turns barrel ready for action fitting . Glass

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ing, administration , public information , finan ces, supply,liai son and maintenance. Alth ough thi s gr oup seldo m sh ar esany of the glory as the result of a match bein g won onthe firin g lin e, the officers and men comprising thi s gro updeserve a lar ge portion of the credit for the achieve mentof the Unit's mission .

Of the va rious Unit Headquarter s' fun cti ons, the twomost important as far as shoo ting is conce rned, ar e thesupp ly and ma intenance installations. Th ough their ope r ­ation is based on established Army principles, these acti vi­ties constitute the on ly supply room and sma ll arm s repa irshop of the kin d in the enti re United Sta tes Army .

The supp ly ollice is responsible for the procure ment andissue of all match type weapo ns, ammunitio n and acces ­sories. W hethe r a perSOll be a shooter or not , it would bea sight to beh old fo r him to walk int o the supply room ofthe USA AM U and view the fabulous arra y of fir earmsand equipmen t. He woul d see everything fro m 100mmTea m Captain type spot ting scopes to me tal sling keeper s ;from free ri fles to team patches that the shoo ters wear ontheir jackets. Th e Vnit's ammunition bunker stores ma tch

Army's best shooters get even better from AMU training.Trigger squeeze is explained to new students by veteranArmy coach, MjSgt. Harold Hankins, stationed at Benning.

Author ~!~.sse_s shot over .22 smallbore ISU .!ifty.~e.!er

ammunition that is fired by the Army's top rifle and pistolmarksmen: every thing fro m match gr ad e .22LR ammo tocommerc ial and handload ed .300 H&H magnum match loadsand spec ia l match ammo load ed by Frankford Arse nal. Thebest ammo mad e is supplied to Army rifl emen and pistol­men on both military an d civilia n compe titive firin g lines,an d indicat es the Army's desir e to build up its overa llmarksman ship capabilities .

Th e AMU's sma ll arms repair sho p is another fu ncti onwh ich is unique in its own r ight. It offers " custom gun­smithing" for the shoo ters in the Army . Th e pe rso nnelwho work in the sho p are selected becau se of th eir out ­stand ing ability and exper ience as cra ftsmen and gun­smiths. In the sho p is the eq uipmen t and skill to perfo rmalm ost any ope ration on a rifle or pi stol ; whether it beglass bedding a n acti on , fitt in g a ba rrel, or building a rifl e.Th e shop also handload s ammunition.

All r ifles and pistols issued by the supply sec tion are sen tto the sho p initiall y to be checked for fun cti oning, alte r­ations and modifi cati ons as desired , and to be tun ed upwith respect to accura cy. The i Continue d on page 54 )

Pistol-smith MjSgt. Herman Gano checks S&W.38 Masterpiece on rest of his own design.

NOT EVEN LOSS OF HIS RIGHT ARM STOPPED

LES AMBURGEY'S PARTICIPATION IN SHOOTING. TODAY.

HE IS TOPS WITH BOTH SHOTGUN AND RIFLEBy LES D. LINE

AROt.:i\'D ~HE west Michiga n farm villag e of SJ:larta,ft folks P01l1t to Les Amb urgey as one of the town's topshots with both rifle and scattergun. This in itself is nosma ll accomplishment in any hunti ng-conscious midwestcomm unity. But in Les's case, it is remark able. He hasonly one arm.

Fell' youngs ters ever reach their middle teens without atone time or an other having broken a bone or two. LesAmburgey was no exception. He was six years old whena fall at his home, then near upstate East Jord an , fra cturedhis righ t elbow. Most such childhood mishaps are just apart of growing up. Th ey heal and ar e quickly forgotten.But Les Amburgey 's broken elbow never really was for­gone n. For 23 years, recurrent inf ection- sometim es in­frequent but too often freq uent-plag ued him. Th e arma rau a t U J:s 'u u J'lJ t: ; lllCU'UC Cll U P;::'U1lC; .l.:..ttt ;:'l J UJUc1JJ , J-Ja l..-LUI C U

his righ t elbo w. Most such childhood mishaps are ju st apart of growing up. Th ey heal and are quickly forgo tten .But Les Amburgey's br oken elbow never really was for­got ten. For 23 yea rs, recurrent infection- sometim es in ­fr equent but too often frequent-plagued him. Th e armnever comp letely healed.

A lot of thi ngs happened in tho se 23 years. Les's fath ertook him hunting for the first time at the age of lO. Hekilled his first game, a cottontail, with a .22 rifle a yearla ter. The Amburgey family had moved from East Jordanto the Kent county town of Spa rta, centered in one of

Michigan 's choicest pheasant ar eas. And Les had becomea crack shot.

He was 29 years old when, in 1939, he had his final bo utwith infection in that injured right arm . He lost. A jobpickin g app les on a nearb y farm had put too much stra inon the elbow. The arm was amput ated ju st below theshoulder.

Now 48 yea rs old, Les Amburgey is one of the best shotsin town, with either rifle or shotgun. No allowa nces aremade for his handicap . He can handle his weapons asquickly and as effic iently as the normal shooter with twoarm s. And he does so with out any mechani cal aids.

He has littl e troubl e filling his bag limit s during birdseason, with the help of his English pointer, and has hadbetter than average success in the deer woods . More irn-lua\.lc; l u I J.lJ. ~ l.uQU U.1 L.o0 P ' . ... .L\.... \J J u .u L.ll ,.....i~ ru., ~ -~ClpJ'l. C..,- {;.,;>

quickly and as efficien tly as the normal shoo ter with twoarms. And he does so without any mechanical aids .

He has littl e trouble filling his bag limit s during birdseason, with the help of his English pointer , and has hadbetter than average success in the deer woods. More im­portant, he feels any spor tsman faced with a similar handi­cap can do the same.

Ther e is a key to Les Ambur gey's success in overcomin gthe loss of an arm. But it is a very simple one. Th e key is­determinati on-and the careful selection of weapons.

A lot of persons, if sud denly confr onted with the situation

,,.. "".Mi"hin~n huntpr ~p nt on pniovinn n UM ~ftp r "hrnnir. infp dilln rpouired amoutation of rioht arm below shoulder. Rifle is

r_Expert with shotgun, one-armed enthusiast uses double 20­gauge by "Eastern Arms, " probably Stevens Arms Co. brandname gun . He finds automatics or pumps d ifficult to use.

Les found himself in back in 1939, might be in­clined to put away their guns for good. No doubtthis " out" came to mind in Les's case. But thefields and woods had become too imp ortant apart of his life. As soon as the doctor wouldperm it, Les was back trying to regain his shoot­ing skill. And since his right arm had been lost,it was like star ting over fr om scratch.

The first task was the shotgun . He tri ed severa ldifferen t guns and different gauges, finally set­tling on a double 20 made by th e old Eas ternArms Co. It is a hammerless weapon with twotri ggers and a thumb safety, and it is the scatter­gun he uses today, although he also owns anelabora te Germ an double 16 gauge, " just forlooking at or for loanin g," \ hich was sent himby a fri end who was overseas.

It is on the matter of sho tguns that Les hassome good advice for similarly handicappedpersons. " Don' t use too light a gun for the loadyou're shoo ting," he strongly urges. "The recoil....T ~ !...I... ' lb'.. lcn l. "tnc ,J.ulU\.LCf" ~ {J:r ~lC\~fl;o\I J.1~=e;lU[lLL..Jd J1cl~

some good advice for similarly handicappedpersons. " Don' t use too light a gun for the loadyou' re shooting," he strongly ur ges. " The recoilwill ma ke good successive shots difficult , if notimpossible."

Thi s is the main reason he has shied awayfr om 16 and 12 gauge weapons and automaticshotguns. " The 20 is plenty of gun for all smallgame, except ducks and geese," he adds, "andwhen it gets to be good (Continued on page 64 )

C~OOSING

A 1YIATC~

.22 RIFLE By LARRY F. MOO RE

G oal of U.S. riflemen is to shoot at Camp Perry. Crack smallbore ma rksman Lt . Col. C. J . Shafferof Hoboken , N. J., showed up at '57 Nationals with BSA Ma rt ini, scoped for any sight IDO-yard course.

NO TOP MATCH RIFLEMAN IS EVER SATISFIED WITH ANY RIFLE UNTIL HE REBUILDS

IT; BU T YOU DON 'T NEED TO BUY A CUSTOM JOB TO WIN MATCHES

COMPETI TI VE RI FLEME at the top seldom, if ever, use unmodified factory­issued equipment. They use custom -made or modified factory rifles. The guns

which started out as fac tory-built match ri fles ar e fr equentl y rebuilt to the extentthat only the receiver and bolt remain of the orig ina l parts. It is not surprisi ng thatthe beginning shoo ter contemplating entry into the competitive rifle sport shouldask "Who makes the best barrel ?" and "Who makes the best stock?" Yet the tru this, you don't need a custom-ma de rifle to get into competitive shoot ing and do wellat it. Training and experience come first.

Th e inexperi enced shoo ter will do well to buy factory-issued equipment. Rarelycan he take advan tage of custom aids un til he has had considerable expe rience,because he does not at first really know what he needs in the custom line. Forexample, a beginn er, no ma tter how skillful he may be in lines of shoo ting otherthan ma tch rifle work, cannot determin e the mos t adva ntage ous stock and barreldimensions for his personal use without having done considera ble shoo ting. Fur ther­more, it would be a shame to "s hoo t out" an excep tion ally accura te custom barrelwhile the novice is prog ressing through the lower classes.

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amm uru tron, yea r-a ro und participation , a lar ge number of ranges, and thegreatest n umb er of co mpe titors. Anyo ne who can turn in mas ter-class scoresfro m four positions in the gall er y, and fr om the prone posi tion in outdoorma tches , will not find it difficult to becom e proficient wit h the fr ee rifle or thehi gh-p ower rifle.

Th e len gth of tim e required to reach the ati onal Ri fle Asso ciation 's masterclass with the smallbo re rifle will depend upon the individu al , and the amo un tof tim e and effort devoted to the spo rt. A shoo ter who makes the ma ster class inthree yea rs of com petitio n is doin g very well. Th erefo re, you ca n see thatther e should be no rush to purch ase cus tom equipme nt.

Th e NRA establishes rul es, and sta nda rdizes co urse s of fire and targets forsmallbo re rifle co mpe tit ions. Also, thi s organization maintains a cla ssificationsys tem based on sco res fir ed in register ed co mpe titions. Register ed tourna­ment s a re conducted through out the United States and the scores are rep ortedto the IRA headquarters ( ] 600 Rh ode Island Ave nue, Washington 6, D. C. ) .Th e four classes in orde r of skill ar e: Marksman, Sha rpshooter , Expert andMaster. For outdoo r prone co mpetition, the shooter must average a min imumof 97 to ea rn a Sha rpshoo ter rating, 98 for Expert, and 99 for Master. Some ofthe top-ranki ng shots ma intain a yearly average of aro und 99.5.

Selecting a match rifle is not m uch different from selecting any other type oftool. You need a piece of equipment which will put the sho ts in the highest ­scoring ring and with a minimum of effor t on your par t. Also , mos t shoo tersmust cons ider the cos t.

Assuming you decide to sta rt with the sma llbore rifle, it is well to study ther. l _ ~ 1 L O" .L _ u L 1:'l &u u _.o. _l __ . 1_ _ r

Position champ Art Cook fired to1957 win at Perry using M40-X .22with custom cheek rest , ba rre l bedder.

Stoeger-Anschutz .22 is getting afollowing among fac to ry-gu n users.

Match-winner Moore suggests use of old erguns like highly accu rate Rem. 37 for beginners.

ri m fire ca rtridge and it must have a thr ee-poun d tr iggerpull. Some matches permit the use of a telescopic sight andothers ar e restricted to metall ic sights. The ten-ring on thestandard RA 100-yard tar get is two inches in diameterand a smaller ring, called the X ring, is one inch in diam­eter. Th e width of the rings on this target is one inch. Other

RA targets ar e proportioned with the range to corr espondwith the 100-yard target, except that an allowance is mad efor the dia meter of the bullet since scoring is done from theoutside of the bullet hole. It is highly desirab le that the r ifl eand amm unition put all of its shots in the ten ring and a

Rear sights ad justable by dials fo r windage and eleva­tion , and remova ble so scopes can also be used, areessent ia l to match work. Anschutz (above) is easy to use.

lar ge percentage in the X ring. Most factor y rifles will givegroups at 100 yards of two inches or less when using aregular brand of standard velocity ammunition. Whenusing a mat ch car tridge of high quality, most factory rifleswill average gr oups of 1.5 inches or less at this ran ge.Some ri fles, using selected lots of match ammunition, willaverage one-inch groups or less at 100 yards.

There is enough similari ty in courses of fire and ru lesfor the ind oor an d outdoo r sma llbo re rifle shoo ting thatone rifle, if carefully selected, will serve for both types ofcompetition. All of the factory rifles mad e for smallborematch shooting now have detachable meta llic sights andthey ar e equipped with telescopic sight bases. It is simpleand convenient to change from metallic sights to a tele­scopic sight.

It matt ers little what type of rifle the individual fires onhis first visits to the ran ge. Man y top competitors startedshooting with a sporting or training rifle. Th ese rifles areespecially good for use in learn ing the fund amentals ofmark sman ship on the 50-foot ind oor ran ge, wher e frequ entsight changes ar e not requir ed. It is highl y desirable tostar t learning shoo ting in the gallery , since it is mucheasier to master positi on, holdin g, sighting and triggercontrol without the factors of changing light and wind

s;gil~l' cf;knge~ a ~'e' ~iio t \e'(rui~el- It ' ~s "h;ghly- d~esirabfe- tostart learni ng shoo ting in the gallery , since it is mucheasier to master position, holding, sighting and tri ggercontrol without the factor s of changing ligh t and windwhich almost always have to be allowed for in outd oorshooting . Genera lly, the shooter will " outgrow" the sportingor tr aining rifle in a season of shooting. He is then readyfor a full-size match ri fl e.

In an average rifle club, there ar e likely to be variousmodels of ma tch rifles in use. The new member may handleand fire the various models. He can then determine themodel having the most suitable dimensions and weight forhis use. Most club members are anx ious to help a newshooter. However. it is well that the scores fired by themember be a guide to the weight to place on his ad vice.

Buying a used mat ch rifle is fr equentl y best in terms ofperfo rmance and economics. Car e must be taken to assuretha t the rifle is in good mechani cal condition, and that itgives the perf or mance required. One advan tage in purchas­ing a rifle privately is that a tri al and inspection of therifle can be arranged before purcha se. Thi s can not gen­era lly be done with a rifle in a factor y carton on the dealer 'sshelf. More dealers are coming to realize that shooters doneed to " tryout" guns, and ar e (Call tinued on page 51 )

Current Winchester M52C has Redfield Olympicsights which remove for scope to fit on blocks.

THE METALLIC CARTRIDGE. ONCE

THE GREATEST STEP IN ARMS DEVELOPMENT

CAN BE REPLACED SOON WITH Ll9UID PROPELLANTS IN BURN·UP CASES

THE CASE FOR

CASELESSCARTRIDGES

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Styling of Spanish CETME machine rifle shows German origins. G untakes spec ial Spanish, conventional NATO, or combust ible load. By GEORGE C. NONTE, Jr.

Captain , Ordn ance Carps, US A

THE SELF-COl TAlN ED METALLIC CARTRIDGE today is obsolete-a t leastin theory. Ideas on the dra wing board today will, in the next few years, place

in the hands of the sport sman and the soldier firearms which do not use the famili arbr ass cartridge case. The metallic car tridge, a century ago considered the greatestsingle step in the evolution of firearms, is on the way out. Case-less car tridges,which do not leave a metal shell in the gun to be remov ed mechan ically will ma kepossible firearm s design approac hing the ideal in many ways.

The brass cartr idge 's size and shape place severe limitati ons on the size, weight,shape, and mag azine capacity of the weapon shooting it. Removal of these limita­tions by introducing radically new forms of amm unition would open up new vistasof firearm s design.

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Civil War caseless cartridges used in muzzle- and earlybreech-loaders did not seal chamber; guns often hadweird mechanisms to do this . Cases were of [l-rc -r]tinfoil, paper tied with string, linen and shellaced silk.

powder and ball, which were torn to pour their charge int othe gun ; or they were some form of combustible-enveloperound . ln these, the powder was in an envelope attachedto the bullet. One type used solid pressed powde r, butothers had envelopes of cloth, paper, collodion, or anima lgut. All wer e consumed by the flame of discha rge, andther e was noth ing left in the gun that had to be thrown out.By 1370, the metallic cartridge, which permitt ed sealingthe " new fan gled" br eech loaders against loss of gas at thechambe r, had ended the supremacy of the old-style "case­less ca rtridges ." Yet toda y some of the newest experimentsin this field sugges t some of the earliest pre -case cartridgesof the last century .

The combustible idea remained dormant for small armsdesigner s unti l World War II . Shipping space and brassmetal for car tridges were at a premium. Germa ny in pa r-tir -dn:;- J.a::5c~~fJ.~ut-y . ,] 1 .. _ ': .l . • .: ..L ~ .. .. L 1... __...

The combustible idea remained dormant for small armsdesigner s unti l World War II. Shipping space and brassmetal for car tridges were at a premium. Germa ny in pa r­ticula r wor ked to develop car tridges with out brass, but

by war 's end , no successful cartridge-weapon combina tionhad been devised. Using a combustible load in repeat ingbreech-loadin g arms introduced new problems. Fir st wasobtura tion, or sealing the chamber against escap e of pr o­pellant gases. This had been don e for 100 years by theexpanding brass case. Second, ma king a comp letely com­bustible case-propellant-primer combination to withstandmilitary shipping and handlin g was a prob lem. Third, thecartridge had to with stand the forces imposed on it bythe feed mechanism of an automatic weapon. These lasttwo pr oblems are closely related. And, fina lly, removing thebr ass case from the cycle developed a heat pr oblem. Th ecase was the only barrier between gun and the terr ificheat developed immediately in the chamber on firin g.With the case, much heat was absor bed momenta ri ly inthe br ass and, before it could be transferred to the gun , it'U f.G:R.., "'t'i' ~-lucnt,.lUr "' Ijlu7. r.f\..., .L ....11);\:..L~,"-''\:. i'.l· · oUir~&uulYl~t~ - &:(.,'1 ...thc

hea t developed immediately in the chamber on firin g.With the case, much heat was absorbed momen ta ri ly inthe br ass and, before it could be transferred to the gun, itwas tossed out-perhaps down your neck. Wit hout the

Captain Nonte warily inserts hydrazine-Ioaded .30-06 into Springfield riflenn t",d ",rAdl", At Rn",k Idand Ar5"'nal where he tried out Iiauid orooellant.

heat -removing br ass case, danger s of cook-off and decr eas­ing barrel life arose.

Non e of these problems were solved full y by Germany,though a shor t 8 mm Kur z car tridge for the Sturmgewehr44 was evolved. Th e bullet was stu ck in the end of a thick­walled "c up" formed fr om solid pr opellant, and an inn ercha rge of a few gra ins of rifle powder would burst th iscup in the cham ber, increasing th e burning area and send­ing the bu llet on its way. There was no metal ca rtridgecase. Further development was slowed afte r 1945.

Recen tly, it was deter mined that a successful combustiblecartridge would save 50 per cen t of both weight and bu lkof conven tional amm un ition . Abroad, the U.S. Air Forcecon trac ted for caseless developmen t along lin es which the8mm Kurz suggested. Outgr owth of the researc h on theStGew 44 was the Ma use r Mac hine Pistole M19 45, flownto Spa in dur ing Germany's last days and developed byMa dr id technician s into the C.E.T .M.E. light assa ult rifle.Ta king two for ms of ammunition, conve ntional or com­ous tib le, various models of the C.E.T.M.E. point one wayto solving the caseless problem .

A ca rtri dge for the C.E .T.M.E. in 8mm "Mause r" calibe rwas developed in Sp ain by the Bru ssels, Belgi um firm ofSidem I nternat ional , for the U.S . Air For ce Resea rch &Deve lopmen t Command. Sidem is a general ordnance andmunitions firm , as well as European sales repr esent ati ve tothe Ame r ica n Firearms In ternational Compan y, di str ibutingmany U.S. spor ting arms to Rod & Gun Club s. In the re ­search field , Sidem's 8mm ca r tr idge was longer than theUmm Kurz, had a sta r -sha ped inner form (fluted wall,)and conta ined ab out five grains of Olin Ball Powder as aburster. Exactly how the C.E.T.M.E. is obtur ated is notknow n, nor an y fac ts on the success of thi s project.

Id eally, even the C.E.T.M.E. com bus tible is insufficient.One proposed for m of " combustibl e" ac tually has a ca rt-~~-~ ~- ~-. _ ._----; --_. ---- _._._._. _.-. -- -- -- - - -- - -- --- -know n, nor an y fac ts on the success of thi s project.

Id eally, even the C.E.T.M.E. com bus tible is insufficient.One proposed for m of " combustibl e" ac tually has a ca rt-

ridge case in the form of a skirt. Reminiscent of the oldpropellant-contain ed Volcanic cartridge, thi s new cartridgeon being fired would pull the skirt along with bullet out ofthe bore. A similar conce pt is in U.S. Patent 2,804,804,issued to James M. Cumming in 1957. The Cumming car t­rid ge does away with a pri mer , an d is fundamentally"muzzle loaded" if need be. A multi -pronge d firin g pinpenetrates the base of the bu llet , releasin g fr om separateself-contained reser voirs in the bullet base hyper golicliquids which combine to igni te an d pr opel th e bulletout the barrel. H yper golic liquid s are compounds whic h,when brough t togeth er , ignite witho ut the need for an out­side igniter or primer. Examples of hyperg olic liquids usedin some rockets are red fuming nitric acid, and aniline.

T o sum up the solid pr opellan t combustib le ca rtridgepicture, the ri gh t com bination of brains, time, and moneywill develop this amm unition in the very near fut ur e. Butregard less of the pr ospects of solid powder s, liquid pro ­pellants seem to offer more adva ntages.

Since existing ca rtr idge sha pes an d sizes limit weapon' sdesign , we must establish an ammunit ion goa l and proceedtoward it. Th is goa l would be to reduce the am munitionto its smallest, mo st flexib le and portabl e for m. Id eall y, wewou ld retain only the pr oj ecti le, design ing a ll other com­ponent s of the ammu nition into the weapon in perman entform. This would per mit us to build a weapon wi th n oextern al movin g parts and no open in gs to admit dirt an dmois ture . Eve n the feed opening wou ld be closed by th epro jectile magaz ine. Th er e would be no ejection of fir edcases , no smoke and gas esca ping at the br eech and littleor no muzzle flash or smoke. Th e ma gaz ine capacity wouldbe tr emend ous by existing standards. Such a weaponwould be com pletely sealed, dir t an d wate rproof, an dcapable of ope rating und er the most seve re conditions .

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would be com pletely sealed, dir t an d wate rproof, an dcapable of ope rating und er the most seve re conditions .

Existing technology and (Continued on page 46 )

Components of hydrazine load are usualfor Cal. 30 Ball M2, except primer mustbe sealed by foil disc to avoid wetting .

Light aluminum bullet and combustible 8mm fit various CETME rifles. Incen ter. Walthe r ca seless 9mm mav be model for new Russ rocket cannon.

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U.S••30 1.30-40 CALIBER) KRAG • .$5.50Lcnve i t to Ye O ld H u n t er to return U'iumphnnl wi lhl h is ~Tea test I.w g e rifl e ca r ll' i dR'c bal'ga in i n America,tod a y . B eau tifu l ori ~in<ll Com m erc ia l U . S, Kl'a~ 220gr. F P l oad s at fnr l ess than cven r e l ondi n j! co m ·p oncnls cost . Su p p l y not Inexhaustible, so b etter ord ernow to b e sure! M: mufact ul'ed b y \Vi n c h est er. Elc,

CANADIAN BUYERS: ~~t':1 b~j~~~tpto 8~'.~~'Pete r boro , On ta r io, A d d 200/ 0 to a bove prices ' wh en ord

CALIBER .303 BRITiSH .. . • •.. •• •$7.50HERE IT IS! Leave it to Y e Old H u n te r to b ring g leam .

:~l~cg,~rfrs(>stu:rr;~~ss~C;;~olI3~f I~~~~~~v~~ I~I, tc~9 srloc~~r~now t o sh oot those scnsatiol1<'l 1 barj!ain Roya l Enfie lds fo ralmost n o thing:! A ll b t·t'lss f ull y r el oadable ca ses! T h is~pa l'k l i n~ ammunition o n h ;'lnd f o r Immed iate d elivery ,

7.62MM RUSSIAN RIFLE• . • • •• . • •$7.50Choice lo t o f Captured Commun is t cartrtdaes pi c ked upn ear anened Sp u t.n f k r e m a i n s In Ca lifornia by Ye Oldl h m t PI'- t he I!...eat cs t etoue n trd te r o f dem all . 1 5 0 Gr.FP I ssu e l oad s , Order n ow! D on' t put I t o ff an other day!

.30 CALIBER M1 CARBINE • .. ••• $5.00Ye O ld H u n t er l eft no SLOne unturned to bring' y o u t h i s~l eam l nR' l a t e d a t e nmnumnton . M an uractured in themid 40·s. I t llte t-ajl y s om-x tes a s you li f l. t h e lid on t h eses h i n y brass cases . N o r ur-ther need to tn q ut re : this i s onhand with an eager-beaver cr ew " r ead y LO r-ush it off,

7MM MAUSER IWIN. CTG. CO.) . $2.50GOI'R'COUS orl~I"a l W inchester 7 m m commcrcta t expor-tanimo In 2 0 N . boxes each r o und sruaramoed with-er ll c k CfI n('('k to onabte toot- t oss hulle t pullin an d errort­l ess sa lvage . Or der this "Pu lli n A mmo " se nsatlon today l

' 7.35 MM ITALIAN IN CLiPS • . • • • •$7.50&i~~~tclIIW~l~t,'~~~nto~~"e~et i,~~ll~~ ~~~r a;ff~,?ed~ ~~~~J~~lllt he cJ ips a l one for more t h an we se ll t he a mmo l oad edin them. 12 8 ' I! r , orllrin;'l l i ssue ba ll round , , . t h e f1 r~to f t h e new 'shor t car -n -tdeea' and sti ll a mong t h e finest.

ONLY 92¢ per lb.!!!TOTAL PRICE $8.28!

CAL••303 •• • Only $19.95!

CAL••30-40 • •• ONLY $13.95!

O rder a set o f PANCHO V ILLA SPECIALS.bo th 7MM and .43 Ca l. O n ly $ 12 .9 5!!

6.5MM JAPANESE ISSUE.. ••. • •. . $7.50A t ta s t t T h e nrst and on l y o ffe r in $!" of this su p remelydesirab le J a pa ne s e ri fle and ca r b in e cartrtcnre hl'ou~ht!Jile k n-om t l le nw stert ous T ruk na va l ba s e as pa r t of a

~~fth~~t~~ll~r~~~~~ ~ri:!~~~V:'Ss~ br3J~~lip~~~,~e;8 6asb~:'1'

6.5MM SWEDISH MAUSER• •• • .• . $7.50 *n e -e It co m es! The unest 6. timm rifle ca l' t l' j(h:e everucv e toocd and produced by the ever- to v m' Sw ede s tos t a nd a rds unsurpassed anywhere o n the e a rt h . A rea lxwcc u to hy any st;'l nd1u'ds a t a G IVEAWAY bar~ai np r ice. 16 8 ~al n bullet and superb b rass case s assure

1111111q~.iI1••••~F'~1f r clOrt<li n tr With m-oper com p o ne n ts for years t o co m e!

ORIGINAL U.S. KRAG "LONG TOM" RIFLES

Wt. 9 Ibs. ONLY 62¢ per lb.TOTAL PRICE ONLY $5.58!

You can't b uy p r i m e hnlllbuI'ger at th is p l'i ce , Condition of a llr i fles Is "Gun cnmk special" , meanin~ tha t lhe o u tl i ne is c1 ~ar l yv i s ib l e I.hl' o ug-h the rll St and you can sec l i ~h t th l'ou gh the bOI"e .Liltl c of thal o ld e l h o w g"l'e as e will c le a n thiS f :lIHnsti c ba l'~<Ii ll t o N R APOut' cond i ti on . C l'<lck le d w ith cOIlQ ues~ in the h nnd s of fanalical LatinIlo m 'ds , It is tl" u l y II PI'c (' l,.'d ellt s l m lle l' ing" hlll'g-n!n a t o n ly $5. 5 8,s h i p pe d p l'e .oil ed, AN ion al on e wol'th th i S g'!vcaway pl 'i ce, A ~un('I 'an l( 's dl'eam, A dol' n thi S l1islol' k a l I'eli c wiLh <In Ol'i~ i na l bayon et.o n l y 51 "ti t) , wl1<.'n on lc re d wilh thi s l' ift e, :-':I Pll 1y not i n exhaustib l e,

PANCHO VILLA SPECIALS!CAL. 7MM REMINGTON ROLLING BLOCKS

De veloped dlll'in~ the B oer w n r f r om t h e L ee-Metf'ord model. this wasth e fil 'St Enfield Clw l'g'e l' I ('...«rcr. a nd th e fil 'SI o f th e Enfie ld 5 Groovebur-re fs ror co r d ite l oad s, Thi s wa s d c vercped to o rr- sot lhe c li p l oad.i ll ~ Mnu ser-s used so d cv..st al.i ll~ l y b y the noors , Later i ss u ed tol e lT l to l' in l s and N n vy . so :-' M J. E~ coulcl be USed uv overseas ll'OOI)S.Extl'elllc l y w c lJ Il I'~SCl'ved. o l1ly $ 19,9 5, A hisLOI'i cni bluc chip Spe (' ill i.

The Ultra Rare LEE-ENFIELD Mk. 1*

A u niq ue speci a l. The smoouros t an d m os t 10v (' (1 U .S , bolt action ev e rm ade al a p r-Ice wllkh now :111 ca n a rr OI'<!, T l'i ed nnd u-uo an d wor-nt o m-ove i t. t h ese o l' ig- in n l U ,S , K n lg' 3 0 ·4 0 "1.(}Il~ T Ollls" are yourst oday . NO ''', co ronro rc m or-hnnir-nf ! v rrnd \\ '01'11 :IS ti g-ht as you ' dwant. and f ortunatcl ) ' wlt.trouu u peor h alld, ::n Hll· cl. "U s lI " lI y a c racu .C; t'ln b e f o u nd in the butt s toel" bu t a t $ 13,95 you " 1'(> a lways ahead.

GARRIBALDI'S GREATEST!

.... V V lJU n .... . o:. " V ," .... e. . ...V "'.,. .... I 'I ....... '" II ".\:' .... ' " ,,\:''>\:' " el Y u"'''' "un ar-med . En joy lhe m-c n res t ;md (' IUMPC'Sl u iJ! b or-e suoo n n z ofy ou r lifc with t h is bloop co nd it io n Gn lTihaldi 's Greatest Repeater ! Now !

FAMED .43 ORIGINAL REM. ROLLING BLOCKS

SPECIAL! ! ! !

TH E U LT L\'l ..\TE BOLT ACTION -WOR LD' S MO ST PQWEHF L! BOYS 'MK 1. CA L I HE R .55 DOLT A CTION ANTI·TANK RU·LE. Only r e m a i n ·in~ lI n fl l'e d i ssue stock In the wO I'ld-a $ 1200 ,0 0 value, only 870 ,9 5includ in~ packing , PI 'ob ably the sU'ongest bolt a(' tion r i fl e e \,c l' madea nd co nwlelcly lel:al. A m lllu n it i on in s to ck . OI'i ~ina lly made fOI' ti l('U. S .. D"iti sh tl nd Can adi ,:n Gov ernments to the hil:hes t s peC"ilka.li ons. A l'm' c an d unusunl co ll eclors item . su itab le f Ol' e H llel' c xperi ·m enta l PUI'PO!i(' S. 0" fOI' eX l l'n 1 0n~' nll1g-e ·'pl inl,insr. " O" de l' today ~Ncv e l' was so m uch I'ifle offe l'ed 1'01' so IiU l e " ... , . . . . On ly $ 79.95AC CE S SORIES : ::lu PCl' b k it of sped a l <IC(' C'ssOI'i es, (n o I' in e co m p le tewithout these valuab le i t em s ). Co n t..a ins bl'ecc h co ve l'. dismounlillf'"l oo l. cleaning r od, ma/razi ne c;:u 'I'y i ll/r caSc nnd 7 ext!'a 5 -shot

A'~~~i~r'hci~r :~;. ig~'I\~~;; '1\'lni'k' i,' '55' 'C:i l: : 'hi' 5 ~ rd', ' C I·il):.9 ' ~8r o u n d s on ly • •• , • • ,. , . " . """""., . , , , , , , , $ 7.4 5

ROUND OUT YOUR COLLECTION!!!

A pl'ice l ess c xcl u s l v e fi l"st and pOSSibly l as t . NOBOD Y. bu t NOBom but Ye O ld H u nter (the co llector'sb es l friend ) ha s this-and a t what h azar d o u s dealll1~s. N lki ta h imself h ad to OK tht s d eal. an d only a" r e l uc ta n t " h orse.trade o t two Pancho Vi l l a speC ia ls con v inced h Im h e h ad noth ln2 to lose by p laci ngt his ne w TOP.SECRET Ru ssian cart r idge o n the A m erican market. T h i s I s the secre t ca r tr ldJ;t'e u sedtn the ne w R u ss ia n SKS. 4 6. the A v toma t assul t riDe. t h e i r n e ....d .•MG. a nd ac cording to r umor, deSignedfor Interplanetary use. N o self.respect mJ;t' co llector can b e caug h t w ith out t his o ne . so ord er now . orf o r ev er hOld your sorrow, Only $4.95 pe r fO il 2 0 r ounds. T h i lL is tOO u n b etlev able for b lack Prmt,

BOYS' MARK IANTI·TANK RIFLE

EGYPTIAN 98 MAUSER CARBINES

WELCOME!! CONVENTIONEERS!! i~~,sI~~~rs21~h t1sTl el~~~-P~'t~·7,\SI~;e~:W a s h i n g t o n , D .C., . . . VISI'r "Ye O ld Hunte r", o n ly a few m inutes a way in h is t o r ic Al e xandria( h o m e o f Ge orge W a.s'h i n g t o n an d R o be rt E. L ee) . .. w o r ld 's g rea t es t gun s to re. I a y f o r y ou r tripWIt h ba rgains o b ta i n ed here ... a o n ce -a -year c hance to LOAD UP w ith out a ce n t' s fr ei rh t c harge.So m e r ealize. sa v i n gs t o p ay f or n ex t y ear' s t rip. O p e n d a y a n d n i ght duri n g c o n ven t ion tim e f oryo u r c on ven i enc e. Y e Old H u n t er-a co n ve n t ion l\.L LJ S'r.

SWEDISH MASTERPIECE MATCH MAUSERS

MAUSER • •• ONLY $69.50!M an u fa elUl'ed at the u l l l'a · lllQ f le l' ll F, N , Pla n t i n Bel g ium l UI'E~ypt i;1l1 cxpol'l, th is fin e, J)I 'c c isc. smOO l h · h :'l l Hl l i n~ scmi·au lOlllal iccomll ines t he mos t m odel"n J)I'o<.!uc lio n metho<ls w i :.'h t ile I"C(l l1i l'CIllClllSf Ol' r ig-OI'Ou !:> f l"ont l i nC! <lss<lul l fU llclion in~ . V ERY (;000 co n d i t ionth l'ou~houl. , typi e.ll F, N. (I\wlit y . all m il l ed P:ll' l s, 2 3112" 4 · 1-:.... bill..

~~~~te>;lt:~li~ar~e ~~~~:~'t ~~,\:~~I~ J:: tl~~ , ;1~~n i~~~II~~I~~;lt~e I~~\' tli~i (~13~~e~~~I~~itsmm M ausel' Im ll am lll l lll i t i on i n stock tit on ly $ 7.50 pel' 10 0 I "Oll ncl~ ,

L i miled PI'o(!lIl:t i !)n; li m ited SlI ll!) I)', A ('o lle(' lol"S m usl., Yours now!

CAL. 8MM MAUSER •• • ONLY $17.95!;J~~~e sij : ~~ II~i8~:,ll~n'l ~idl:fcnd~I;),~hcbl~~ ~ee~~'l~ill~ ~~ ~iat~~(~'s,H~nte~~ii~bo lls t h o \ lJ!htf ully rorn ovc o . z c find o f z o ce n t u r y f or y ou o f rore ­si~ht. w h o c,lI"cfu lly Sl; H:l1ed nwuy a US Ma us er hol t. F, X , lVl a us('I'scope -e re a rt n rr bo lts w i ll nucrcnmure and arc rcad uv o b ta i n ab l e , Abonanz a o f M au ser comn on o n t a : A l l m i lled parts-cuarrc ts. reeet ve-s.sto c ks. tl'i J,:"I!CI ' ~llnl '(l s, m ,l l! ,l z i n es , ell' , nrand n ew MilU%'ie l' Inilil:lryliv ('.lealh er slim: s $1,9 5, V a l ue compounded. On l y $17,95 today !

GERMAN MODEL 98 "BOLTLESS"

CAL . 6.5MM Swedish MauserONLY $22.50!

Wi th out d oubt the fi ll (>st Mauser built ar e these nevel'·be f o l'e·a V~i l :l l> l e ~wed i s h Ill,l g-n lf k e ll l m usle,"p icce m atch.M;:\ll sen.! Su pe l' h l yf1nIS!led m e t, l l and WOOd WOI'k a nd model'n h l ~h.vel ocily 6,5 MM

~~~r u~I~~eu:~d 71?~ ;'k~~:Tel nm~\~~I S~~I~m l'iLJ~m~i~¥~ r~l~e~ t~U~n f\~'el$J)J~~g~d6 ,5 M!\f ha ll nlll nlunilioll on l y 5 i ,50 p el' 10 0 r o u nd s. <).ode I=-- now!

F. N. Belgium Semi-Automatic Rifle!

T h e o n l y acnume p ost- wa r 98 Mauser, produced I n Cz ccb o sro vnk taexcl u si v el y For Ki n~ F m 'ouk's trusty , dusty . d esert ca m e l COI'PS, n-osesn ort Ul::S M a user ca rb fn c-s n ave see n little 01' no u se, All ve r-y e eoc0 1' ucucr, wi t h all mil lt ,'<1 p, u' ts an d 23 " ba rre t . A u-ut v remnrxab! e

;~YI) ~~';~::~ ~~~;:~~:' ~II,a li;I~)ll,~~~~li ;\I:~h ~~;~~~~do:?Yfl~ ~(Te::;C!sl ~~lda I~~s~fl~'(~:~ 0,;co uoctoi-'.s mus t. T his \ 'C!I'Y umltod procucv to u co u l d wet t make thesetbe ' <ls I. n l1(1 r a ro s e o f t h e ramcd ~c ll u i n e Mn uso rs , 8 l\1M m t nun-v 1)<111ammunitio n w i l h rctcndnuto b ox er l>l"i lllel 'S Oil hand II I on ly S 7 ,5 0 j) (!I' C .

(A f ew m ark ed " U .S, Go v ernme n tP r o per t y " w ith s l ig h tl y di ffe re n t

On ly $79.95 ( ~~~I~i~~}g ~~~~~5~nfn~:~~i~~ z~~~k~~a9~) o n l y

Grou nd ho~ f a natics! Do n ' t he undel'JrtJ nn~d . ~ lOP that ('h n l'l:~ i llg w ood ·chuck in I ts t l':l ek s , A lSO f;\lllastic fo r l o n /r l' a n~C!-eycshot k i lls h :wcbeen r epOl' ted a t 2 , 5 0 0 y, u' ds on c1ea l' days, Nenl ' misses al so effectiveSaf ar i en thus iasts! A IiUl e m ore I.ime spcn t weir.-h t,. l i f t ing" nnd thisc ou l d b e you r l' i fle , , Wh y pay mOI'e . Y e o l d Hunte l·. nlway s b est fOI 'I('ss,

Exclusive - Collectors andCartridge Design Maniacs.

7.62 RUSSIAN SHORT.Only $4.95 per 20 rounds.

CAL. 11MM MAUSER • • • ONLY $9.95!The F I NP o f lite cc n uur-y-c- me UUY o f ur e cc r uu rv ., Coml! l "e~e Ir e,:el.'Y

".,...... CAL. 11MM MAUSER • • • ONLY $9.95!The F IND o f nie ccn rurv -eme UUY o f ure co r uu r v . Co m p le te In ev eryc ctnu ~1Il11 fu lly runcuouo t down l O t il e clouds of d u s l w hic h l'ise inlOthc air with eV (' I'y su 'oke o f the I ,ol l. W h e n it ~>Jle<1k s , thel 'c i s th u n ll erIn the h i lls, T ll e l'e is no l(' lling- w h, lt cOIHlilion you m ay allai n f r o m

f~:gk .ho~ lisA SI?~F~\I,j Ot~~~~:rl i ~:0 "\ n: ~I! p~~~s i~~~~e ~~~'lI~8,JE~c~~I~,~~e;;l!W

OLD HUNTE R PUBLICAT IO N S : send 25c f or story of Amer ica 'sm o<;l f a m ed and m os t b i l:~eSl Arms M el'ch an t , Send ;SOc for 1sted it io n colol't~'d prinllnA" of AmCI' i ca ' ~ a m;'l7.in~ n ew automaticr i fl e - t he A I'mall tc AR· I O- a w orld fi l'St from Ye Old H unter's

~~~~Y~I \E~~~'f:t'~~~"JH'!!1i~~~ J~~eeSsSt ~r,r~ lnOCth~ta~·~r~f.·foinA{~~NEW, "Ye Ol d Hl ll1t el '" RO\ll1d th e W odd Flye,·, 2 5 c s lamps01' co i n , Ol'{ler l o<.lny nn d Sn ve . Save, Sa ve , Sn \' e . Sa\'e, Sav e :

IMPORTANT INFORMAT ION ! SA L ES TERMS-PLEAS E R EA DCA R E F U L L Y : All g uns a nd a m m o s! l ipped RREXPRESS (Shi ppiog

g~a~8t ~~~~ttAfs~~ s~~~:.a~~i~o~.i;,a i, ~~aon::'~\::r~~ko~rM~~yBack " guara ntee wh en g o ods a re retu rn ed p r epaid wi thi n two d ay sa fte r rece ip t , Wh e n in t h e East vi s it T e Old H unte r ' s f ao ta s t i ca ,.ms c ente r located i n h isto,.ic A l ex a nd ri a , TH E GUN CAPITAL OFTHE WORLD, W orld ' s Bi g g est Arm s H o u se-Wor ld ' s Lo w e st Prices .Ord er now. S h ip f ,.om t he East an d Sav e, Sa l es L im ited toConti n enta l Un i te d S ta t e s ! SAVEl SAVE! SAVEl SAVE !

REGISTERED DEALERS: Writ~ on

THE PRID E OF 'r H B BR ITISH ARftlY i n a ll war s fr o m 1900sB oer ca m paig n until ] ~ '-JO in K o re a a re t h ese b ea u t i f u llym a chined tr u e o r ig ina l Mk . I I I S.l\.l.L.E . r i fle s . The fameds tan d - by e ve n t oda y o f g o ve rn m e n t a il o ye r the w orld. 10r d . m a.ga z i n e a n d .303 ca l i ner a m mo ass u re p erpetual e n j o y ­m ent. O nl y $ 14.11:> in p crf' e c t o pe r a t in g c o n d i tio n . (Add $1.00f o r se le c ted w alnu t s toc k if ava.i la.b le ) . O r igin al Io n sr k n i f eb lad e bayon et o nly $1.4 :>. Ye Old Hun te r h a s the b es t fo r l e s s .

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'S BARGAINSUNBELIEVABLE

ENFIELD OPPORTUNITY

CALIBER .303ROYAL ENFIELDSONLY $14.95 UP!

ONLY $ 4.0 0 EXTRA FORHAND -PICKED INCREDIBLY

SELECTED SP EC IMENS !

No.1 Mk. III .... $14.95!THE RIFLE THAT SAVED THE BRITISH ARMY!

R AREST OF AL L E NFIEI.D S a re th ese hith e r t o - u nkn owne x p e rim e nta l o . 1 NIle V ' s. Prod uced i n t h e ea r ly 30 s , th eyco mbine flawle s s beauty a n d m a gn iftc e n t man ufac t u r e tod el ight e very E n fie ld and fin e r ifl e I o ve r . P r ev io us ly a $1 0Q," Pate rso n " am ong E nfi e lds, n o w w h i le lim i t ed s u p p ly la s t s$19.9:>. A s h oo te r' s dream, w i t h the accurate r ecei v er sight:.

CAL••303

THE RIFLE DEVELOPED FOR SUPER ACCURACY!

THE ROYAL ENFIELDliTHE FINEST RIFLE IN THE WORLD"

CO LLECTORS - Order yourself a complete set of all four ba sic models listedbelow - sav e a fortun e over wh at you'd pay e lse w he re a nd ha ve the f inest setof superb ri f les e ve r ava ila b le. All fo ur basic rif le s for only $ 69 .95 wheno rd ered as a set. A collecto r 's fondest hope . Yes, Ye Old H u nter is, a ll bar ga in !

No.1 Mk. V ••• $19.95!

I I I...CAL • •303

tE

llLE ENRICHMENTS

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'iI:i!.= B R I'J 'A I N' S B E ST: H er late s t a n d fin e s t E n fie ld Se r vi c e rifl e , t heII N o.4 , inc orpo r atin g a ll i m p ro v e m e nts an d c h a n ges o f 50 yea r s

o f ser v ice r eq u I re m en t.s. M a nu f a.c t u re d a s late as 19ii 5 ! Sti lls t a n d a r d in en t l re B r iti sh C o m m o n w ea l t h a n d m a nv o t h er n a ­t i on s. P r o udly in s e rvice f ro rn Bu c k i ri gham P a l a ce t o K ua l aL um pu r !! A va i lab le n o w from Ye O ld H u nte " a t on ly $1:>.9:> w ithb e ec h s t o c k . ( Ad d $1.00 f or selec ted En g li sh w al nut s toc k ifa y a i la b le . ) Or ig in a l NO . 4 b ayon e t o n ly $1.00 w h e n o r d e r e d w ithr ifl e-c- w o r-t h eas y t wice t he pric e , b u t y ours t oda y at o n ly $15.95.

No.4 Service Rifle $15.95!THE RIFLE THAT WON FAME ON THE AFRICAN DESERT!

CA L••303

' 'J'H E U L T H IA'I' E I:\' E !\'F I E L n S!! Yes, y ou m ay h a v e s ee n t h e s eli s t e d at o v e r' $80 h ut IItl'" Ye Ol d H u nter brin g s t h e fa m ed .303n N GLE CARCI:-i1C E n fiel d N o . " t o y ou at a p ri c e AN YO:\E ca naffo rd-e--on ly $:l4.H:> ! Y e s , it ' s t ru e, a m a z in g con d it io n Jun gl e Ca r ­b i n e i n Cal. .303 I ' a ll y f o r i n s t a.n t Ufo' e as a n i d eal l i g-h t w e i gh ts p o rte r (7 Ih :-:. ) , k i t g u n. b i g' b o r e p l i n k er, o r v a l u a.b l e co l l ec tu ri t e m. Sp ec ia ll y d e ve lo n ed i n \ VW II a s a f ea therw ei gh t h ard hit­t i n g co m b a t car b i ne fu r Briti sh Jun gl e A r m i es of A sia a n d Afri ca.

CAL • •303

No.5 Jungle Carbine •• •• $24.95!THE RIFLE DESIGNED FOR JUNGLE IN-FIGHTING!

WORLD~S GREATEST PISTOLS AT WORLD'S LOWEST PRICES ,

Her e it is, why pay more e lsewhe re , power ..ful .38 S&W ctg. (not .38 sp .). V.g . On ly$24.95. Excell ent condition. Only $29.95.

SMITH &WESSONM.P.$24.95!!

.45 ACPBALLESTERMOLINA ONLY $29.95!

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o ~t~~kE . ~~3IS~ri ~~~veb~ ~1 t~ 7~e s: :;gnnt~;'c~ t b ~~~~eg : ~:;sin:o p:~~e c:t f~~~~:E 57 .50 per 100! S t oc k LIP now t o s hoot t ho se se nsa t i o nal barga in Roya l:E En fi el d s f or a l m os t n othing! Why pay m ore e lsewhe r e ! S h i p ped So on est.

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North Haven, Conn., junior gun program started up when local nuisance shooting became seriousproblem. Supervised plinking range with accent on individual care and responsibility has cured cause.

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Tin cans are first targets in sand pitprogram but kids graduate to papertargets fast. Below, .22s of all types areused by youngsters in sand-pit plinking.

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POLICE AND CIVIC CLUB SOLVE TOWN'S

DURING THE PAST three yea rs that the No rth HavenRotary Shooting Association has been operating,

there have been no compla ints at all of what was commo n,nuisance shoo ting incid ents in town ," says P olice Chi efLen o Berneire of No rth Ha ven , Conn ecti cut.

No rth Haven is not an unusual town. It had its share ofthe usual compla in ts of kid s shooting th eir BB guns and .22rifl es too close to hou ses. And th er e were in cidents ofbroken in sul ator s on utility po les, damaged road signs,broken windows, and on one occas ion an injured pet. Ther ewer e so man y complaints that, at one tim e, the town ' con­side red passin g ordinances to prohibit all shooting what­soever withi n th e town limits.

Today, it is an en tirely di ffer ent sto ry . Tod ay, ther e is a

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wer e so man y complaints th at , at one time, the town ' con­sidered passing ordina nces to pro hib it all shooting wha t­soever within th e town limits.

Tod ay, it is an en tire ly diff er ent sto ry. To day, ther e is ahappy bon d be tween th e po lice and the youngs ters of theco mmunity . They shoot together.

The No rth H aven Rotary Club agr eed with Chi ef Bern­ei re that posit ive ac tion was need ed to con tro l p ro miscuo usshoo ting yet not unduly interfer e with th e legal pursuits ofhu nting and target shooting. They talk ed over ma ny ideas.Organizing a ational RiRe Associa tion Ju nior Rifle Clubwas di scussed at grea t len gth, but thi s di dn 't seem to offera complete sol ution.

We ar e wholehea rtedly in fa vor of th e junior club idea.Tar get shoo ting is an ideal spo r t for yo ungs ters . But wha twe needed her e was not a formal progr am but a plinkin g­type of expe rience in which any boy or girl could shootwith an y type of small caliber r ifle. A large number ofshoo ters and an expec ted rapid turnover di ctated th e re­quire men t fo r an informal , fun- type of shoo ting with aminim um of individu al coach ing.

To con duct th e p rogram, the No r th H aven Ro tary Shoo t­in g Asso cia tion was or gan ized , with dues of .'1.00 for kid sand $2.00 fo r adults. The dues cover in sura nce p remi umsan d othe r inciden tal expenses.

T he [or th H aven Rotary Shoo ting Associa tion proposedan unu su al shoo ting program, and sett ing it up posed a fewpro blems which we had to solve as we went along. Findinga place to shoo t wher e no outdoo r range exists wasn 't easy;but Dr. Don Meyer , local optometrist, and Harry Voss, andother s of th e Rotary Club Youth and Community Ser viceDi vision , looked long and hard for a suitable place. Th ey.... "" . '.1 1 . 1 1

~~Don't Be a Jerk" GAMETEACHES GUN MANNERS

By H. E. HELWIG and BILL CLEDE

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Chatauqua County CD security unit numbers about 20 men who regularly take tothe field with rifles and study combat problems over the local back-roads terrain.

AMERICAN MINUTEMEN IN CIVIL DEFENSE MAY

AMERICAN MINUTEMEN IN CIVIL DEFENSE MAY

MEAN DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ARMED PEACE AND SHOOTING WAR

By WILLIAM B. EDWARDSand DAVID SOULE

YOU WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE when it happened. Now you stand bes idethe smoking pil e of rubble that an hour ago was your home-in the debris­

strewn area that was your city . Th e sights and sounds around you are horrible.Sevent y mil es awa y the big metropolis was Gr ound Zer o- one of 63 ma jorU.S. cities defense authorities estimate would be vapor ized in the fir st minutesof nuclear attack. Your car radio is chatte ring hysterically about enemy troopsdr opping fr om th e sky-they'll be here soon, you think.

What do you do? Some fellow on television told you last fall, but youswitched to the ball game. A ma gazine article had suggestions, but you were toobusy to re ad it. Will a Civil Defense Rescue Unit come charging up the stree t tohelp you? You doubt it. Neither you no r your neighb or s pa id much atten tion toCivil Defense over the pas t few years, and it 's too lat e now.

So, what do you do ? What ar e you goi ng to do it with? You don 't kn ow . . .so you ar e chalked off along with seventy-five million other America ns in those63 major cities who sat, fat and happy, and lau ghed at the people in Civi lDefense who warned, and played cops -and-robbers with fire hoses and guns.Now you, too, would like to play th e game, but there ar en 't enough "toys" to go

THE RIFLEMAN

Each man owns .30-caliber rifle. In foreground, a .30-06 Remington M760 is firedin "combat." At right, stacked Springfields recall Minute Men of '76 in bivouac.

a round. Yo u' re out. You are dead .. . not because CivilDefense has fail ed to tr y to save you, but because you andyo ur neighbor s rej ected their efforts.

Can this picture be prevent ed ? Not entirely, but yourc hances of surv ival can be incr ea sed man y times byefficient, effective preparatio n. In your hom e, now, you can90'O.fnA1!igRb'OY:~ I&J~d'i!Qv 'iWeffl~IWH'S.with rl i~,,~tpr M"ttpr~

Can this picture be prevented ? Not entirely, but yourc hances of survival can be incr ea sed man y times byefficient, effective preparatio n. In your hom e, now, you canorganize things to help yourself cope with disaster. Matterssuch as at least two weeks food supply for your household ;con tainers of wa ter tigh tly sealed; towels, ba ndages,blankets, and first aid supplies, could ma ke a difference .And you ca n join your local Civil Defense unit now, andbecome an im por tan t member in the org anized fight forsurvival.

This fight for survival, as articles in G UNS Ma gazineh ave proved by na tionwide readers' response, is a pro blemoccupy ing the minds of man y people today. The story ".22sFor Surviva l," a nd the edito rial-like essay , " Where AreTo mmo rrow's Minutemen? ," revealed that G UNS reader sall acro ss the na tion ar e conscious of the changes in thewo rld wh ich mode rn weapons with their destru ctivepo tent ia ls have ma de. No one expressed panic. Every letterof the many received reflected level-head ed , serious concernof " W hat can I, the pr ivate Joe, a firearms enthusias t, doa bout it ?"

Th e an swer , we learned , was also nation -wide. Still inthe formative stage in some areas, well-or ganized and in­tegra ted with Civi l Defense in others, these lett er s showedthat a movement is stirr ing at the (Continued on page 42 )

Hunting woodchucks as if they could "shoot back" is IMSUfield exercise. Target is dynamite , explodes when hit.

IN CIVIL DEFENSE

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H OP E SP RINGS ET ERNA L in theh uman br east. a nd thi s is espec ially

tru e of th e t rap a nd ske et shooter, a t th esta r t of every ne w clay target seas-o il. Everytr a p or skeet shoote r of record feels in h isheart of h earts thal this is the yea r he (o rshe ) is go ing to break mor e tar gets, T he samehope sp ring s each vea l'. regardl e:,:, of lastyear's d isappo int ment.

T he re' s noth i ru r wrong w it h t h is feel ing,Hope sp r ing ing anew in the br ea st, ifproperl y co mm unica te d to the tri gger finger ,can r esult in mo re clobbe red clay bi rds. Inany even t, hopin g: to break more ta rgets.whether it 's a spri ng ing. bound in g. or j u- t ayea rn ing hop e. ca n' t hu rt you r score. Yo u' vegot to wan t to bre a k them. And you' ll b re akmor e bi rds if yo u th in k you can' t m iss th anif the reverse is true.

Troub le is. too man y shoote rs go into anew seas on re inforced with not hin g mo retha n a desi re fo r he tte r scor es. Lik e we sa id ,desire can h elp yon hre ak more bird s, bu tdesi r e alo ne. withuut -n rne coopera t ion alo ngth e way, won't lift von fro m. say. Cla ss C tor lo o o A T n '~ n i .... n h , to nn a nn ,m lMI ,,, ; . h

new seas on reinfor ced with noth ing mo retha n a desi re fo r he tte r scores. Lik e we sa id,desi re can h el p yon hre ak more bird s, bu tdesi r e alon e. withou: -orn e coopera t ion alongth e way, won't l ift von from . say. Cla ss C toClass A. Lots of confidence, couple d withwa nting to smas h 'em rig ht in the m id dle,ca n ad d a fe w pe rcen tage point s. hu t itwon't li ft vou our of a c lass .

T oo m an y shoote rs go a fter better scor esw ith exac t ly th e same point in g ha b its whichprodu ced las t yea r's d isappointin g scores.W hen a heg in n ing trap sh oot er. for instance,ta kes up the game. he or she almost in evi­tably tak es a " re ad y" pos itio n with th e gunpoin ted ri gh t over the cen ter of the tr ap ­hou se. Wh y ? W ell. fo r one th ing it seemsthe se nsible thing 10 do. Th e middle of th et raphou se is in the cen ter of th in gs. andpoint in g th e g un t here is na tu ral and ea sy.It's no t the r ight wa y. hut since th at ' s theway he sta rred. man y a trap shooter contin uesto poin t the i-!IIIl Mer I he ce nte r of th eho use for ever t hen- a fte r. He never thinks ofdoi ng any th ing e lse .

O ne shoote r frien d picked up h is firsttwe nty- five st ra igh t hy the s imple ex ped ien tof tak ing a head sta rt on the ang le tar get sfr om post s one and five. Red uced to it ssimplest te rm s. a ll tra pshoo ting consists ofswinging the glln ha rrel to int ercept mo vin gtar gets. Cut down th e d ist ance the barrelm ust mov e to p ick up and break the ta rget ,a nd you ha ve sta r te d on the road to betterperfor ma nce over th e traps.

The above be ing tru e, why hold t he gunbarrel over th e center of the hou se for target st hat are going to come ou t at an angle ?T he tou gh est tar get you can ge t a t po st onca t tra p is th e bi rd that com es out at a wid e~ .~ ~1 ~ . ~ .1~ ~ 1 .....t.. c _ _..1... > ~ .. .c L, _ _ • l_ ~ _

poin t a bout three fcet to the left of thehouse ? Yo u can ga in a t least seven or eig htfeet on a sha rp lef t-an gl e b ird by star t ingyour swing fr om a point p art wa y out on th epa th th e b ird will travel ; a nd th a t meansmore a iming t ime or a clo ser target- eithero f wh ich means eas ier hi ls.

But. yo u say. wha t happens if you get arigh t-an gle bir d inst ead of th e le ft -angl e ?Yo u have only to move the ba rr el a fewinch es, and you have an almost str aigh t­a way tar get. Yo u haven't lost a th ing byla king a lead on the most d ifficult a ng lefr om I he post.

T he sa me ph ilosoph y hold s tr ue for ri gh t­a ngle target s from post five. Ga in an ad ­va ntage in t ime a nd lead on t he r igh t-sid eflyer by ho ld in g to thc ri ght of the house,when you shoot from post five.

What to do on post s two and fou r ?Elementa ry, m y dea r Watson. H old j ust overthe corn er of th e hou se : over the left corn er[or post two. over th e right corner fo r postfour. On post thr ee. do what comes na tur al :point your shooting iron r ight down th e", ; ,-1, 110

Elementa ry , m y dea r Watson. H old ju st overthe corn er of th e hou se : over the left corner[or post two. over th e right corn er for postfour. On post three. do what comes nat ur al :poi nt your shooting iron r ight down th emiddle.

T he same tend ency for perpet uat in g a niniti a l ba d point ing ha bit exists in the gameof skeer. When yo u ar e in trod uced to Ihisquickv g un-handling game. yo u observe thatthe ta rget come s out o f I he house from ach ute. each a nd eve ry time fro m the samespot. S ince th a t' s wher e you fir st see thetar get , it 's easy 10 get in the habi t of point­ing the gun a t th ai ch ute. a nd th is y011 do.for ever more .

Noth ing in the rul e hook say, you can' tpoint at a spot behin d eithe r traphou se, ifyo u want 10. B ut if yo u like to br eak mor ebirds. s ta rt yo ur swing from a poin t abo utten feet out in space, in front of th e house.J ust like in tra p, the ten feet yo u have th uscut fro m barrel travel give , yo u an ad vantageo f j ust tha t d ist ance. II ' s eas ier to br eak ata rget by moving the ba rrel a shor t dist ancethan by having to m ove it a lon g one.

Skee t and t ra p scores go h igh er, too , whenyo u poi nt the g un barrel at the spot wh erevo u expec t 10 break the ta rget . befor e youpla ce the barrel in th e positi ons we haveindicat ed . W hoa a m in ut e, you say. What 'sth is b usiness of po in ting wher e you are goingto break the ta rget, or in the case of trap ,where you will break the most d ifficultangle fr om th at post ?

Exa mple: F rom post two a t ske et, you w illatt em pt to cl obber th e bi rd when it's in aspot just over post eig ht, ou t in th e m iddle.So poin t the gun at this spot, then swing thebarrel ba ck to a point ten fee t in fr ont_ -, ..L _ l~ : _L L .t _ _ • __ . • _ ,C, ~L~ .. T\ ~_ '..

house. W he n you call for the bi rd , swingba ck to wher e you or ig inally pointed , a ndp ull th e tri gger. Dead bird!

Jump over to the tr a p fiel d, an d begin onpost one. W ha t' s th e most d iffic ult shot frompost one '? Ri g ht ; the b ird that flies at anextreme an gle to thc left. So poin t th e ba rr elou t where thai port sid e r wo uld zing , thenp ivot ba ck to a point th ree feet to the leftof th e house. If t he pull er ha s it in for youand throws that tou gh bird. lau gh a t himwhile you return the barrel to th e spot fr omwher e it was in iti ally po in ted , and br ea k thebi rd.

Now tha t we have the la ter al d isp ersion ofthe gun barrel tak en ca re of for th e trap­g unner, h ow much to hold above the t ra p ?

Chances are ah out even tha t when yo usta r te d shooting trap. the mu zzle wa s poin teda t a spot level with th e t ra phouse roof. Youproba bly st ill do it that way. But if yo uwatch the per ennia l hotsh ots of tr a p, you' llnoti ce that when the ta rgets ar e low, th eyhold just a bove th e house . W h en wind ortr ap ad j ustment re sults in hi gh or shar plyr ising tar gets, you'll , ee th em hold in g hi ghe rab ove the hou se. Wh y ') F or the same rea so nswe in di cat ed earl ier : to cu t do wn th e d istan cethe ba rrel must move. If you hold low whentarg e ts ar e hi gh . vuu have to move th e barre lup to the tar ge t. whi ch is fa r ther fr om a lowpo si tion tha n from a hi gh position . If youhold high for low ta rge ts, th e ba rr el hasto mo ve dow n to them. T ak e a le ad on thctarget in thi s Ia sh ion . too.

O ut of ju st such l itt le things as th ese arebett er scores m ad e. No thing drasti c ; ju stlittle fine poi n ts of techniqu e. here and there.that add a bir d or two to your scores .

Of course, tr a p and skee t are fun whet heror not yo u shoot h igh scores . Bu t, m orta lsthat we are, it see ms tha t enj oymen t of anyspor t is often keyed d irectl y to the degr ee in~ .•1~ : ....1", ~ .. .-._ ...,,~ ~ ," .......1 .~ t- ; . 'T' 1~: ~ ~." .... _ 1". ' _

that add a bird or two to your score s.Of course, tra p and skee t are fun whet her

or not you shoot h igh scores . Bu t , m orta lsthat we are, it see ms that enj oymen t of anyspor t is often keyed d irectly to th e degree inwhich we can excel a t it. This yea r , le t' smatch up w it h the hope spr in ging in ourLreasts the shee r p lea sure of im proved per­fo rma nce.

T here is no big secret beh ind h igh score sa t trap or skee t ; they resu lt fro m ca re ful a t­tent ion to small deta ils-and, lest we forget ,from practice. Kno wled ge a lone won 't do it.You mu st Ir ai n yourself to do what youkn ow. B ut , the pra cr ice is as much fun ~a" th e real thin g. so have at it ! ~

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gra ss roots of Amer ica . The peopl e of kn ew th at when Gen eral Maxwell D. Taylor ,America ar e sponta neously, in small or U.S. Army Chief of Staff, pr aises th e in-bigger ways, taking steps to ens ure th eir di spen sab le role of Infantry in coming war s ;own survival. While poli cymaker s at govern - wh en "P ro ject Davy Croc kett" joins ourmen t level steered our Ship of Stat e throu gh new weap ons Iin e-up to give the indi vidu alth e troubled international wat er s, civil soldier nu clear ca pabil ity on th e f uturedefen se is being orga nized at th e loca l level battlefield ; and when anti-gun Jaws cree pby civilia ns. across th e nation to blot out th e cha nce for

On e group is typical of th e "minutema n popular resistan ce at the civi lian level inmovement. " F orm ed in Aug ust, 1956, th e case of nati onal emerge ncy, someth ing had toInternal :\'Iob iJe Sec ur ity Lnit of Cha ta uq ua be done. He bega n by orga nizing a smallCounty, New York, came into bein g as th e group of men. " P ick men yo u ca n tru st,"result of popular concern over a wea kn ess he ur ges, an d wrot e out a qu estionn air e thatof their own Civil Defen se org ani zat ion. Th e mak es the "A re you now or have you evercounty CD Director was officially pr esent been a mem ber of th e Commun ist P art y?"at th e org anizationa l meeting, whi ch mad e as inn ocuou s by comparison as " It. looks l ikepu bli c th e existen ce of a gro up of dedi cat ed rain." Livin g in a small community, Souleand sincere Am eri can s wh o had until then and hi s fri en ds kn ew eac h other perhap smet more or less sec re tly, Acco r ding to bett er than man y peopl e li ving in th e im-David Soule, who was elec ted Dir ector of per sonal cities .th e IMS U in Chatauqu a County, " Whe n "With a small group of men , you haveth is bu siness was first tho ught up , th e units the nu cleu s of a Home Guard unit," he says.existed mor e or less secretly, wit h ju st a " Do your varmint hunting in groups ; act asfew peopl e k nowi ng of other uni ts' wher e- if th e wood chu ck wer e able to shoot back.abouts, strength, and ot her details . ,. for Utilize th e terrain to best possibl e ad vantagesecur ity reas on s. H owever, with our affilia- in making your approach. Seek your per -tion as a part of th e county Civil Defen se sonnel fr om riAe clubs, men wh o have see npro gram, this was no lon ger considere d service in th e Infantry or Marines ; pr ef er -necessary." ab ly men with comba t experience . Th eir

Soule po ints out th at "You, as a gun suggestions will be valuable in aid in g youowne r, gun crank, casual hu nt er , or target and your group to most efficiently learn th eshooter, have a part of th e equipment ri ght lay of th e countrys ide through whi ch you,now to play a pot entially valuable part, in without th e blessing s of roa d signs andservice to your community. Civil Defen se friendly gas sta t ions , might have to fight."is not going to fun ction smoothly without Th e basic item of th is unit, Soule pointsmu scl e. Without authority, ba ck ed by well - out, is a rifl e taking th e U.S: sta ndardtr ained, well -arm ed riflemen to aid th e other service car tr idge - st ill , for practi cal pur-services in th eir difficu lt ta sks, Civil Defen se poses, th e .30-06. Gun s i nclude th e Spring -ma ch inery is going to be in troubl e. Even field , Garand and En field M1917 rifl es, andj n th p p'y p n L t hat no in fantrv fo llows UD the .... ..... ."...~w:p;.QL .....'C".&\- ....t- ... ..,. <::. _l i lr...... _ t.h..:-, ~J"Q..rl; .....r- _ t1}; ~

mu scl e. Without authority, ba ck ed by well- out, is a rifl e taking th e U.S: sta ndardtr ained , well-armed riflemen to aid th e other service car tr idge - st ill , for practi cal p ur-services in th ei r difficu lt ta sks, Civil Defen se poses, th e .30-06. Gun s i nclude th e Spring -machiner y is going to be in t rouble. Even field , Garand a nd En field M1917 rifl es, andin th e event that no inf a ntry follows up the commerc ial sporters l ike th e Marlin 455,nu clear att ack, we will have to cope with Savage MIlO, Remingt on 721, 740, 760, andpeopl e who now live on th e borderline of 725, a nd th e Win ch ester M70. Seco nd incr ime and violen ce, Without civil re stricti on s, point of meri t ar e spor ters in th e .308-terrorist s, looter s, rap ists will have their way. 7,62mm NATO caliber. These include Mode lYom fami ly's li fe is at stake. There ar en 't 70s, M88s, or the Sa vage 99, Also, get aenough pol ice, auxil iar y poli ce, sta te poli ce, " pile of amm o, and fire your r ifle as mu chand National Guard un its to do it all . Order as you ca n afford. Know your sights and th eirca n' t be maintained at a food distribution particula r calibrat ions ," Soul e ur ges. " Keepcenter with a fire hose and a handful of at lea st 100 rounds of ammo on hand forband-aid s. You , however , can be a part of each arm; 500 ro unds would be bett er ifan or ganization to help cope wit h thi s an em er gency comes."spec ific pr oblem . Con sult your CD Director As the " Home Guard" un it acti vity spreadconcern ing thi s," around, more a nd more shooters came to

Soule and hi s fr iend s did so. Being a attend th e frequent, informa l meeti ngs.gunsmith, David Soul e was perhaps closer Natural lead er s emer ged- men ele cted on th eto th e herita ge of the "Kentucky riflem an " ba sis of expe r ience and abil ity. P er sonali tyand th e " Batt le of Lexin gton " elements alone does not q ualify an oth er man for aof th e Gr eat Am eri can Dr eam t han most lif e-or-death decision, bu t a smoothly-r un-people, He kn ew th at a man with a rifl e nin g outfit, fr ee from int ern al di scord andha s not al one won any war s. Bnt he also S Ijo ck eyi ng for positio n, is necessary: as ou e

say s, " You are all volunt eer s, and you canalso uri- vol unt eer. An unp opul ar lead er coulddestroy all your efforts ."

Wh en the Cha ta uq ua unit had grown toabout 20 mem ber s, th ey felt th e organi zationhad some th ing concre te to offer their localCivil Defen se Dir ect or. This was not th e firstt ime suc h an idea had come to th e atte ntionof CD. Abo ut tw o years ago nati on al di rect orof Civil Defen se, Val P eter son , ga ined wid epublici ty over his tho ughtful state ments th atth e gun-spor tsmen of Am eri can constit uted avaluable militar y forc e in case of emergency,But P et er son was ri ght only to 1he extenttha t the hunter and casual outdoorsman

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Accortl ing to t lu: Culone l. th e mai n stu ru b­li ng b lock wa- th at indi vid ual county CDD irec tors ft-ared 1<) a ccep t vol un teer r iflem en" Be r-a u-r- 110 on e " I,.e a nvwhere had d on ethi s. " No w. wit h the e xa m p le of t heCharanq uu Coun i v. " ell' York . Int ernal.\ Io b ile Sec u ri t . l n it. no C D om ei a l ca ngi ,e th is exru se. Th e Chat a uq ua unit or­ga n izat inu i:..:. a good mo de l for people wi sh­ing to Iorm or h... r - imil ar uni t:", in coo pe ra tionwit h t he ir own locul a uthori t ies.

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" In tI,C ev en t of a Xat ion al D isa st er orC i , il E rue rg e nry, th e CD fo ree,. wi ll 1I 0t belI"t 'd IIl1t il - uch l im e ," Ihe S he r iff de-ci desthat t he reso urce - o f loc,, 1 muni cipal a ndpri vat e tq! L'II l' i c :o: a re nut adf>q llu lt·ly suffi c ien t10 co p,.. with th e cx ist iug probl e m . At. th a tti me. II,e CD Sen icc , whic h a re a r eservefo rce w ill t li en op erat e und er t he di rec ti o na nd eo m ma nd I)f th c re~ 1I 1a rl y a p po in ted CDDirt-cto r and h i" ,,"t1u 'rized depll t ie :;."

S ig n ilica ru l im ita t ion s a rc imposed on t h elise o f t he 1.\ 1S I for ce" ·· .:\ t p resent , underno e ire lllll,.la rw e" will th e Sher iff' , Dep t.u t il ize t he -erv ices of th e DI S L" in a n yca pac ity re gardin g th e use o f fir earms." Ye t," I n the even t o f a ~ alion al E merge ncy. wh ichmea n- a ll en em y a t tac k o n 0 111' co un try , w esha ll defend ag ai ns t an in vadin g m ilirarvforce with evc rv mea ns po",.ib le . The hr oudaim- nf nur ..: 1r.u cgv are :

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has no othe r spec ial skills which wou ld beof value in an eme rgency (like being a" ham" radio op erator or a constr uct ion ordemoli tion specialist ) will be with the com­bat team . H is fun ct ion in coordination withth e other members wi th wh om he has en­jo yed Sunday outing s a nd woodch uck h unt snow becomes cr it ica l. Th e team must wageguer illa war fare aga inst an invad ing militar yfor ce. He must sta nd ready to prevent looti ngand terror ism. The team may prot ect specificcrossroad s, ra ilhead s, exposed wat er supplyro utes or reservoir s, a nd set up and mainta inroadbl ock s for traffi c contro l. Mem bers ofth e tea m mu st cover ene my plan e land ings,and apprehend ene my a ircra ft crew mem berssurviving crash landings. Other d uti es maybe to en force tra ffi c contro l so th at oth erser vice t.eam s may perfo rm their duties­those tech nician s from other services study­in g rad iati on, issui ng clo thing and eme rgencyfood, registra t ion and medi ca l examinationsta tions. I n th e event of a National Emer­gency, the In ternal Mobile Sec ur ity Unitmay be ca lled upon to see k out and appre­hend kn own subvers ives and ene my agent s.

T hat th e need for " minutemen" was nota tr ansien t one to th e Found ing Fathers. iseasily proved hy the m uch-men tlo ned SecondAmendment. to the Constit ution. It s funct ionby decl arin g th a t "A well -regulated mi litiabeing necessar y to th e sec ur ity of a freesta te , the ri ght of th e people to keep andbear arms shall not be in frin ged," was andis to preser ve libert ies so essential th ey wer ealmost overlooked in draft ing the Const itu­tion. These l ibert ies were those necessar yfor the po pula tion of the sta tes to ac t inth eir own defen se, America' s or ig inal CivilDefense. Supreme Court decisions havemaintai ned th a t th e Na tional Guard is the" mil itia" referr ed to by the Constitution and ,

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tion , These l ibert ies were those necessaryfor th e po pula tion of the sta te s to act intheir own defense, America 's or ig inal CivilDefen se. Sup reme Court decisions havemaintain ed th a t th e Na tional Guard is the"mili tia" ref err ed to by the Con stitu tion and ,as far as that goes, such decision is r ea son­able . But it is not mut ua lly excl usive of allother form s of civil ia n local or ganizat ionfor defense - ma ny other groups or in­dividual s are also " the well- regul at edmil itia ." So ule's Internal Mobile Secur ityUnit and similar un its nu mber cit izensdrawn from thi s " milit ia."

J ust in trod uced by Congo Leonard Farb­ste in of New York is Hou se Resolution 91,"A Bill , T o establ ish within the Dep ar tmentof Defense a civilia n department to beknow n as t he Dep artment of Civil Defen se,which shall be of eq ual rank with th e exist­ti ng mil itar y dep artmen ts." According toMr. Fa rb stein' s bill , th e Secreta ry of CivilDefen se would be operat ing und er th e direc­t ion, aut hor ity and control of th e Secr eta ry ofDefense. One mission of t he Civil DefenseChief would be " to pr ep are comprehe nsiveand effect ive pr ogr ams of civil defense,"suggest ing strongly tha t the present Defen seSec r etary , Mr. Neil Nlc Elroy. was somewhatshor t of the mark when he declared in la teJ anu ar y that America was now ad equ atelydefended on every level. At least , Mr .Farbstein 's conce rn sugge sts he feels CDneed s a l ittl e boost into act ion, an d thecurr ent min uteman-mil itia spir it may becomecritical in imp lemen ting suc h a bill , ifpa ssed.

Mor e easily r ecogni zed as mili tia , becau seof sometime national rrovp:rn mp:n t annroval.

ti ons at all pl aces at all t imes by maki nguse of surprise, mobili ty, decep tion, evas ive­ness, and conce ntra tion of for ce.

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stalla tions, and to delay oper ations."To lower hi s mor ale and hi s pr est ige."To ma intain the morale and th e will t o

resist of the pop ulat ion."Th e Cha ta uq ua CD forces emphasize th is

last goa l. Aga inst an in vading power, theysay. the will of the people generally is toresist the invader. T his form s th e basis forguer illa war fare. Guer illa act ion aga inst anin vad er b uild s up effectively only if it hasbeen pla nned and pr ep ared fo r by the de­fend ing national a utho r ities. T he Civil De­fense structure, while it is pr ep ari ng foratomic wa rfare, does not have th e power toresist the most likely form of " convent ional"invading military force. So completely hasCD officially neglect ed thi s most obviousap pl ica t ion of defen sive power by civil ians,th at a rema rk ab le sta teme nt was issued bythe reti red army general who is Director ofth e CD forces of a maj or m id-western sta te.When q uer ied four years ago as to " Whatste ps the CD had ta ken to ens ure the sur vivalof guer ill a resistance forces, in the event ofa collapse of conventiona l Armed Fo rces de­fense of th e U.S.," he gave the astonish ingreply th at "Suppression 0/ gue rilla activityis the job of the Armed F orces." It wo uldseem th at lack of vision among top " leaders"has stimulated mu ch of th e spontaneous con­cern and ac tivity which G UNS di scover ednow exists in pu tt ing Defense into CivilDefense.

What might be ca lled th e Soule P lanoutl ines du ties of th e Intern al Mo bileSecur ity Unit. Th ese inclu de carry ing outthe orders of the CD Direct or in help ingot her services , main tain or der , a nd bolsterCD a uthor ity when local enforceme nt gro upsVeteirrl bl"O' P p n ...... 11 crh t o (' o np w it h t h p

What might be called the Soule P la noutl ines duties of th e Intern al MobileSecur ity Unit. T hese include ca rrying outthe orders of the CD Director in helpingother serv ice s, maintain ord er, an d bolsterCD a uthor ity when local enforc eme nt gro up sare not large enough to cope with thepr oblem of ma ss evacuation du e to fall -outor panic. P eopl e will crowd road s that mu stbe kept open for fire, rescu e, med ical andfood d ist rib uting team s to pass. As a memberof your loca l CD Internal Mobile Secur ityU nit your iden tity ca rd may give you theri gh t of passing on duty, but the pr oblems ofefficient evac ua tion in time are comple telyinsurmountable. As we writ e, Chica go digsou t fr om a snow fall tha t has slowed allac tivity measurably. Headq uar ter s, F ifthArmy Corps, closed earl y at 3 :30 P.M. soper sonnel from a di stan ce away could getthrough th e traffic. Chica goans recall th etra ffi c jam whi ch stretched fr om the Loopto 51st stre et along five miles of th e Out erDri ve, when visiting Soviet minister Molot ovsimply halt ed hi s limousin e and strolledacross the hi ghw ay to view th e lake shorebeac h. T his t raffic jam ca used by merecur iosity unquestionably was filed away inSoviet studies of how eas ily our t ra ffi cpattern , most conge sted in the world , couldbe fouled up. Should other types 01 " visitors"tak e the place of Molotov "dropping in" onCh icag o, ela borat e and effect ive CD plan swill be necessary if a wheel is to t urn. Andeffective Civil Defense needs an effectiveSecur ity Force to handle the vastly increasedload on th e usu al forces of law and orde r.The Intern al Mobile Sec ur ity Units will havet n nrntprt rn H parl n n artpr< from unanthor -

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Thi s national movement towa rd effect ivedefen se of civilia ns by civilians is not amom en t too soon. Countr ies which our na ­ti onal pol icy for th e t ime hein g nu mber am ongth e agg ressor nati ons of th e "cold war."have completed th e organ izing and armingof th ei r total civil popu lations. And 640million Chinese, now org a nized into 25.000"communes" or collec t ive soc ial organiza­t ions. have wea pons issued for tr ain ing for" civil ian def ense." Each commune , such asSha ngch ua ng Commune in Hsushui county,l -r .o. :_ .v : l . : I ~ n I A f\ • . : ll ~

ha ve completed the orga nizing and arm ingof th eir tot al civil pop ulations. And 640mill ion Chinese, now organ ized in to 25.000"comm un es" or collect ive social org aniza­t ions. ha ve weapon s issued for tra in ing for"c ivilian defen se." Each commune. such asSha ngch ua ng Commune in Hsushui county,H opei pr ovince, wh ich number s 40 vill agesand 56,000 peop le. is ad ministe red as aregiment. Ea ch commune is d ivided int osevera l compa nies. T he awesome netw orkwhich has destroyed the fami ly, changed thefa ce of China. and ma v change th e face ofth e wor ld , deman ds three th ing- of the in ­d ivid ua l: to farm . to work in a fa ctor y, a ndto be a mil it ia ma n. Thi s mea ns th e end ofindi vidu al Iibert ies as we thi nk of them inthe U.S. But the di fferen ce is a n imp ortan tone . between the Chinese Commune Mil it ia­man a nd th e volunt eer r iflema n of anAmer ica n Int ern al :\l ohil e Sec ur ity Un it.Th a t key d ifference is the word "V olunteer."O n ly a gen uine na tio na l sense of pe nd ingemergency. a nd a determ inat ion of the in­d ivid ua l to " do someth ing a bout it," canaccount for th i spread from coas t to coas tof th e Linu tem a n Jdea .

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When firing pins hit shell, hypergolicliquids mix, burn, propel bullet.app ear ance and weight. carr ying 200 round sin th e magazine and an add itional 400 roundson his person. (A very similar weap on wasdescribed in a Sunday ser ial in a Chicagonewspaper 20 yea rs ago .)

To get down to facts, and to show thatsuch a weap on can be constructed. is nowin order. Th e first requ irement is a l iquidprop ellant. that is stable und er extremes oftemperature, rela ti vely easy to ignite whenconfined, non-corrosive and that will givevelociti es and pressures equivalent 10 tho seI,. ,; bJ. .. ....~ , . ......, H," "; I·.oo, ""\ 1"" 'I 'U .~ I I U 'V lllQ \.

such a weap on ca n be constr ucted, is nowin ord er. Th e first r equ irement is a liquidpropellant that is stable under extremes oftemperature, re latively easy to ignite whenconfined, non-corrosive and that will givevelocit ies and pr essur es equivalent 10 tho seohta ined with conventional ni tro cell ulosebase powd er. There are several chemicalcompounds that appear suitable, bu t nodeta iled descri ption will be given here.

Second, is a requ irement for a feedmechan ism tha t will seat a proj ectil e at theforward end of the chamber. Most reciprocat­ing type action principles could be mod ifiedto do this without great difficulty. Thi rd , isth e pr oblem of locking, sealing th e rear ofthe chamber tightly enough to prevent gasfrom escaping t.o the rear into th e ac t ion.Thi s was success fully accomplished man yYears ago in lar ge caliber artillery. Applica­tion of the kn owled ge ga ined there shouldprm ide the answer. Fourth, and pr obabl ythe most importan t and difficult. is to providea propellant inj ecti on syste m th at. will in­tr odu ce precisely metered quant iti es of pro­pella nt into the chamber at a spec ific tim e.Basically. this could be done wit h a floatin gpiston backed up by inert gas und er highpressur e. It could be recycled or cocked bya conventional gas piston that also opera tedrhe feed and lockin g mecha nisms. Fifth. is apropellant container or tank, and pr esent sno great problem. It would consist of asmall pressur ized container fitted with aquick d isconn ect nozzle to enable it to beread ily at tached or removed {rom the weap on.Six th. is a pr oject ile magazine. A drummagazi ne similar to the old T homp son drumbut smaller in size would seem to be best

pellant. A system of thi s sor t mean s thatwe may bui ld the ignition and feedmechanism into the weapon proper , andt hcn design th e pr ojectil e magazine andpropellant tank as a unit to be att ached tothe a rm. Th e need for th e cartr idge caseand prim er has been eliminated entirely.~.\ trem end ou s sa ving in umrnu nition weightand bulk is reali zed here, over 50'/0. Ltilizing"xisting mat erials and techn ology, a 50 roundcombination propellant tank and proj ectilemagazin e can be built that is only slightlylar ger in diameter and less in lerigth th anthe 10 shot rotar y magazine of th e J ohn sonSemi-Automa tic ~li l i t ary Rifle in 30/ 06caliber. Th e same basic design can be in­creased to 200 shot capac ity and compa refavorably in size with the fam iliar Thompson,~o round drum. At thi s poin t, th e milita rypossibil ities of such a weap on lit erall y leapup befor e us. P icture if you can, the indi vidu alsoldier armed with a rifle of conventional

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mann er with a Lyman tong toul. Cart r idge sth us loaded were carried immediately tothe ran ge for firing, since no seal was usedbetween the bullet and case. Thi s elimina tedan y loss of prop ell an t by seepage or vapor iza­tion. (Hy d raz ins vaporizes at abo ut 130°f. )fi ve round s were loaded with progressivelyheavier charges, from a very light load up toa load calcula ted to equal th e 1\12 serviceload. Ea ch round was load ed singly into th erifle. Firing was done by cable with th er ifle fixed in a test cra dle. During firin g, th eri fle was observed for ap pa rent recoil , muzzleHash and smoke. No a ttempt was mad e torecord pressure or velocity. Of the fiverounds, three misfired due to leaka ge of thepropellan t past the pri mer seal which wett edthe priming compound. Two round s firedsatisfac torily. Report and recoil were mildand th e fired cases showed evide nce of verylow pr essures. Thi s was ant icipa ted wit h thecharges used.

This element ar y test confir med that liqu idpropellants can be used insofar as provid ingthe pro pulsive force is concern ed. Develop ­ment of a mechani cal weap ons system adap t­abl e to liqui d propellan t is necessary beforeth e full benefits of such ammunition canbe gained.

furt her tests of hydrazine load ed ammuni­tion are planned. A new prim er seal isnecessar y but thi s appear s to pr esent DO

great difficult y. Th e ult imate goal of th eseactivities will be th e design and construe­tion of a firin g model of a liq uid propellantrifle, tha t requ ires no cartridge case what­soever. Th e particula r for m our r ifle designwill tak e we cannot yet predi ct . But what­ever mechanical solutions ar e arr ived a t,the mecha nical and ball istic problems willbe common to all liqu id prop ellant research.

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Th e mecha nical process thru which wemust go to fire a ro und are these : Seat thebullet at the forward end of the chamber,seal the rear end of th e chamber, inj ect thepropella nt in to the chamber, ign ite the pro -

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mat erials do not seem ready to give us thi sideal weapon. But toda y we can effect acompromise that will very nearl y approachthe ideal. recogn izing of course, that theideal will move ahead j ust as fast as we tryto achieve it.

Basicall y. an y firearm is a fr ee piston, non­reciprocat ing, single cylinder internal com­bustion engine. Careful consideration of thisfact brin gs forth the realization that thesolid propellants used thu s far are not ideallysuited fur such a mechanism. Since 1949the U.S. Ar my Ordnance Corps has doneconsidera ble research in th is field. it hasbeen determ ined that liqu id propellants haveman y advan tages over solid pr opellants orpowd er. Some of these advanta ges are : Lessflash; less smoke ; less barrel erosion ; lessheat tr ansferr ed to the weapon; smallervolume of propella nt required ; and no con­vent iunal cartridge is required. Many moreexist, but th ese are sufficient to j usti fy de­velopm ent.

Continuing with our int ern al combustioneng ine theor y and liquid propella nt , it be­comes apparent tha t we no longer need toassembl e all the compone nts of a sin gleround until the instan t of firin g. Th e needfor the self-con tained ca rtridge no long erexists,

We have fired liqu id prop ellant ammuni­tion in a standard :\'11903 Spring field Rifle.To observe the perf ormance of the propellantonly, the standard M2 Ball Cartridge wasload ed, substituting hydrazine (N1H4 ) forpowd er . Standard cases, primers an d bull etswere used . New, unfir ed cases were selected.Primer pockets were sealed off fr om th ecase body with a disc of alumin um foil andsea ling compound und er the pr imer. Thi spr event ed the propellant fluid from gettingi n t o thiP nt"l111 Pr nnckpt. Th p n ,-iITlPr_ rl pJ./plnn c::

powd er. Sta ndard case s, primers and bu lletswere used . ew, unfir ed cases were selec ted.Pr imer pock ets wer e sealed off fr om thecase body with a di sc of aluminum foil andsealing compound und er the prim er. Th ispr event ed th e prop ellant fluid from gettinginto th e pr imer pocket. T he prim er developssufficien t pressure to readil y r upture thealuminum foil and communica te the flash tothe propellant. After charging the case withpropella nt, bull ets were sea ted in the usual

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then the coach call out. " Pas ." If t.he gunis ever poin ted a t. a nyone. or if it is pa ssedwit h the act ion closed , everyo ne yells, " J erk."

eed less to sa y, we ha ve few " jer ks."T he range itself is noth in g ela bora te . A

30 foot sa nd bank pr ovide ' a natural b ack ­stop, and the Rot a ry Assoc ia t ion m embe rsbu ilt a wood en fr am e a few feet in front of itto hold the ta rgets. Ano the r wai st-h igh frameab out 50 feet ba ck defin es th e firin g li ne, a ndit is groo ved to ho ld th e rifl es. actio ns op en ,whi le target a re bein g c ha nged . ' 0 oneha ndles a ri fle wh ile anyon e is forward of th efir in g line. Ch ie f Berneire. P oli ce Sg t. T om

er rea u, a nd Cl ub Pres ident H arry Ve ndettea nd ot her volunteers ha ndle th e s uper vis ionof fir ing sess ions a nd it 's a n eas y job. Theyhave orga n ized th e kids, a ppoint ing J uni orL ieutena nt s to hel p supe r vise, kee p the book s,and ta ke ca re of the admi nist rati on of th egroup.

No men ti on is made h ere of th e "TenCom ma ndme nts o f Sa fety." W e felt th a tyoung ster s won ' t re rnemher a bu nch of r ulesand reg ula t io ns- so , a t th e No r th Havenshoot in g gro und , yo ungs ters lea rn sa fety byha bit. It matters littl e if a boy or girl canmem or ize t he ru les ; he lea rn s by doi ng, a ndh is own act ion s a re the test o f how we ll hehas learned . E veryone is indi vid uall y coac he din the fund am en ta ls of g u n hand li ng a ndshoot ing , a nd never is a youn gs ter subjectedto a long dull lectu re.

T he shoot ing gro u nd is co ns idered th esa me as a ba ll d iamond or ten nis co ur t. I t isa place to ha ve fun a nd pract ice a sport ." H orsepla y" ha s no pl ace in the ga me, andth e yo ung ster who makes a pa s a t " Cowboysa nd I ndi a ns" is pol itely asked to leav e. " Yonmust t.hink li ke a ma n when you playa man 'sga me," he is told , "yo u ca n co me ba ck a fteryou grow up ." It's sur pr is ing how fast h egro w .

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" T h is is a comm unity se rv ice p roj ect ," th eysa id . A nd when th ey d escr ibed th e backingg iven the pr ogram by th e P ol ice Departmenta nd th e Rotary cl u b, J esse Ri ce joined th espo nso rs a nd ga ve h is okay . However, o nlythe Assoc ia t ion is a llowed to shoot. Thera nge act ivities are covere d with li abil it y in­sura nce to protect the landowner.

The objec t wa s to provide a legal place toshoo t ra the r tha n a regu lar riAe ran ge. W ehad to keep awa y fr om the formal at mosphereof a ta r get range, an d we wan ted to a llowth e use of field -type repeat in g r ifles a wella s bolt action target g u ns. T he usu ally pro­hibited tub ula r magazin es a nd a uto loader shad to be welcomed here, a nd thi s compl i­ca te d the prob lem of co ntro l.

In th e beginning, ever yone wa s issu ed a n" A" membersh ip ca rd . T h is re rr icred the boyor g irl to single load ing only . The " B" ca rdwh ich allowed th e use of a maga zine hadto be ea rn ed, and the you ng ste rs were to ldthey could q ual ify when they had learned toha ndl e a g un properly.

A few rules were imposed . Ru le No. 1wa s-act io ns m ust a lways be open. This wa sno probl em for bolt g uns, lever act ions, orpumps, but some of th e a uto loaders can notbe locked op en. W e pro vid ed thr ee inchwooden dowels to each yo ung ster with anau toloa di n g riAe, so he could p lace it in t heeject ion port and kee p t he bolt fr om clo sing .T hi s gav e visible ev id ence tha t thc r ifle wasinop erable.

"It isn 't polite to po int ," we t.old th e k ids,"and that's th e second rule." T he yo ung folkswere all impressed wit h thi s eleme ntary ru leof cour tes y, and we devised a l ittle ga meca lle d " J er k" to drive th e poin t hom e. " J erk"is pla yed wit h th e e nt ir e group s itt ing in a

~~g~L£}I~CLtt; l f.«!!swn.lbupnJ~c q~sl~epl v~rp~!uL18:,~'T h is gav e vis ible ev ide nce tha t the r ifle wasinop erable.

"It isn ' t pol i te to po int ," we told th e kids," a nd th a t's the sec ond ru le." T he yo ung folk swere all impressed with th is eleme ntary ruleof co ur tes y, and we de vised a l it tle gameca lle d " J er k" to dri ve the poin t home. " J erk"is played wi th th e en tir e group sitt ing in aemi-c ircle. A new gun is passed a round for

everyone t.o see . This gives an op por tunity forthe young ste rs to i nspect and become fami liarwith gu ns they wo uld n' t ordina r ily use. Ea chyo uth get s to han dle th e gu n for one m in ut.e,

a nd th e magazine. both to sim pl ify loadi ngan d to insure th a t a l ike supp ly of both pr» ­j ect iles a nd p rop e lla nj s be ava ilabl e a t a lltimes. F actory -loaded throw aw av type p ro­p e lla nt projecti le magazines of non- stru teg icmat er ial s would see m to be th e most loci ca lc hoice. eve nth, would be a n ignition svsternca pa ble of un iformly fir in g the prop ell an t atb oth fast a nd low rat es of fire u nd er va rvin ze xtremes of tem pe ra t ure. An electr ica l svstemlS most desi rable her e a nd co uld be d esign eda ro und a spa rk-ty pe or heat-typ e ignit er an da ni ckel-cadmiu m or mercury battery powerso urce . with a useful life of many th ou -an d ,o f round s. Last , a nd ce rta inly not least . wem u t ha ve a ba sic weapon assern blv co ns ist ­l ng of ba rrel, rece iver. stoc k a nd ot her co m­ponents to bi nd all these other unit , int o aIiornogeneo us weapon sys te m. It mu st bes hort. compac t, l igh t in weigh t. an d of aco n figura t ion th a t wi ll len d itself r eadily tonorma l fir in g pos it ion s a nd tac t ica l e mplo y­men t.

1la ving es ta blishe d the basic r eq ui remen tsfor uc h a wea pon, we should consider whatis necessar y to b uild it. Every compone ntr eq u ired to produ ce th is ar m ex ists in on eform or an ot her. I t only remains to li ft suc hitem as the inj ection system, th e ign it ionsy stem and othe r ex is ting mec han isms a ndr efin e th em to th e point wher e th ey ca n beutilized in the wea pon d escr ibed . Diligen te ffor t in thi field would see m well wort ht he cos t.

A fe w mor e co mme nts on the ad vant agesof liq u id over co nvent iona l propellants asp rev ious ly o utline d. N itro -cell ulose pow dersa re ca r bonaceous. a nd th eir produ ct gasesd o not va ry m uch in mean m olecul ar weigh t.r egardless of the ir va ria tio ns in co mpos it io n.Gen erally spe a k ing . improvem ent in ballisti cp erformance ca n be ach ieved by decr easin gthe molecular wei ght o f th e produ ct gases .or by inc reasi ng the flam e temperature.S ince e xis t ing so lid propellants do n ot lendthem e lves to red uc inc th e molecu la r we ig h tjJl t:\1UU ~ I Y UU I IIIJ t: lI. 8 I u u *ct: 1J1I IUs e po w u c rs

are ca r bonaceo us. and th e ir prod uct gasesd o not vary mu ch in mea n m olecul ar we ight ,r ega rd less of the ir va ria t io ns in co mposit ion.Gen era lly spe a k ing . im prove ment in balli sti cp erformance ca n he ach ieved by d ecr ea sin gt he molec ular wc ight o f the prod uct ga ses.or by increasing th e flame temp erature.S inc e ex ist in g solid propcll an ts do n ot lendt hem elves to re d uc iua th e mo lecu la r weigh tof their prod uct ga ses, the on ly me thodava ilab le for su bs ta nt iall y in cr easin g th eirp erf orma nce is to increase their flame tem­p eratures. T ypical n itro-cellulose powdersburn a t 4000 to 5000 ° Fahr enh eit. R a isin gthi s tempera ture is not desirable. On th eoth er ha nd, ce r ta in liq uid prop ell ant s a ren on ca r bo naceo us a nd t heir prod uct g asesa re of a mu ch lower molecular wei ght th anthe ni t ro ce ll ulose prop ella nts. In ad dition .flam e temper at ures a re as low as 3000°F ahrenhe it. incc th e e ne rgy re lea sed bycomb ust ion is app rox imatel y th e sa me fo r ag iven wcig ht of c ithe r liquid or sol id pro­pell ant s, it is evide nt tha t a liquid p ro pell antwill ge ne r a te mu ch less hea t to be ab sorbedby th e weap on . A ~ a res u lt. a mu ch li gh terba rr el wi ll suffice for prolong ed fire. I t is a lsoconceiva ble tha t b ull et veloc ity a nd e ne rg vmi ght be cons ide ra bly in crea sed w itho ut e x­ceed ing wh at a re ge ne ra lly co nsid ered sa fepressu re a nd temperature l imits. T he lowerflame temp era ture will al so insu re lesserosion and, co nse q ue n tly, lon ger barrel l ife.This wo uld be of parti cular val ue in "a ut o­ma tic" wea po ns. So me of the li q u id pro­pella nis a re vir tua lly fiash less a nd smoke lessused in rifl e-caliber barrel s of con vent ionallen cth . Oth p. r~ TlT'or! IJ ( 'P s n rn e A::I (,O,h »n d ~m () k-p

devised-most such pr ogram s have bee nba sed on more formal ta rgets and m orefor ma l method s; but we c ut our cloth to th epa tt ern we fa ced in our community. A nd itworks.

No r i · th e a ha tem ent o f the " n uisa nce shoot­in g" th e on ly ben efit we see in th e pr ogram.Other ju veni le mischi ef ha s decl ined , too.Trit e bu t tr ue is the old. ad age tha t "Sata nfind s misch ief for idl e ha nds to do ;" an dsupe r vise d shooting, our ki nd or a t form alta rg et s, gives th c kid s in a ny comm unity th e"some th ing to du " they beg for.

W e'r e not al on e. e ithe r, in our bel ie f th atsupe rv ised shoot iu g is a defin ite b uild er o fcha ruc te r. Lon g a go. man y schools in va r iousstares adopt ed "rifle ry" a a pa rt o f th eirrecr eat ion al (a nd /o r mi litar y train in g ) pro­gra ms. Tt wa s my pri vilege at on e t im e toread stac ks of lett ers from tea cher s-man y o fthem wo me n, ma ny of th em ad mittedlyaga inst th e id ea in t he beginn ing, but all no wconvince d in its Iavor. Ove r an d over ag a in Iread , " T h is program d oes someth ing for k id sbesi de' teach ing th em g un safe ty and marks­manship. Boys a nd g irl s wh o wer en 't ph ysi­ca ll y eq uippe d to exce ll a t othe r spor ts havea tta ine d new se lf-confide nce. new pride, fr omtheir success as marksm en. And th er e's some­th in g abo ut th is 'gam e' in which I he indi­vid ual h im self is solely responsi ble for hi ssuc cess or fa ilure. wher e 'onl y th e hol es inthe tar get co unt' a nd nei ther size nor str eng thnor infl uen ce nor che a t ing nor wealth norsoc ia l posit ion ma tt e r- tha t mak es kids b e t­ler k id s, bett e r stude nt, bett er pote nt ialcitizens."

These a re th ing s whi ch we shooters havelon g k now n. But th ere a re many- who don 'tknow them ; a nd pe rhap s th is story, show nto the pol ice a nd the Rotary or o the r c ivicgroups in your comm un ity, will help ~to sp read the gospel. Wh y not t ry it ? ~

These a re th ing s whi ch we shooters ha velong k now n. But th er e a re many- wh o don 'tknow them ; an d per hap s th is story, show nto th e pol ice a nd the Rotary or o the r c ivicgroups in your comm un ity, will help ~to sp read the gospel. Wh y not t ry it ? ~

were rea ch ing for paper in st ead of the "plink­in g ta rgets. As one la d p ut it, " A ti n ca n fullof holes doesn't look as good to M om a nd Dadas a Ranger ta rg et wit h a good shot gro up."

T he idea of a publi c shoot ing gro und isspread ing in th e New Haven ar ea . A bout ayear ago , Dav e Ca rl so n. Ar ms P lant ::\1 ,m agerat W inch est er-West ern. ca lled me. Da ve li vesin W oodbridge, Con nect ic ut, a nd Loyd Bar­row of the Town Recr ca tion Co mm itt ee hadaske d hi s help in or ganizing a simila r pr o­gram in W oodbr id ge. Chief of Police Ri ch ardCiar leg lio lik ed th e idea a nd. wit h th e spon­sors h ip o f t he Recr eation Co mmittee and th eLion ' Cl u b. he opened hi s pro gram la s tsp ring with 171 youngste rs e nrolled t he firstd ay. H ere aga in the res u lt ha s bee n " nopolice calls for nui sa nce sho ot ing s ince th ispro gram sta rred ."

Th e pr ogram s a re r unn in g smoothly now.Some of the kid s are developi ng th e ir n a turalqua lit ies of leadershi p. a nd th e Jun iorLie ut enant s exerc ise good contro l over t heshooters. It see m, tha t the Li e ut en ant s ma in­ta in better orde r a nd en joy th e ir r esp onsib il i­ties mor e than a n ad ult. T he y pay attent ionand reall y tr y to learn to use thei r pr ide a ndjoy.

A nd when a young ster on t he firi ng l inelook s ba ck over his shoulde r at th e police­Ulan supe rv isi ng the gro up. his eyes see m tosm ile a tho ugh he is thi nki ng , " Gosh, he's aswe ll guy. " Th a t' s a fine thou gh t for a ny k idto have a bout a la w-enforceme nt officer.

W e a re not a lone in the d iscover y of t h issol ution of the " n u isa nce shooting by k ids"problem . Ot her communit ies across the nationhave d iscovered the valu es of supe rv isedshoot ing bot h as a preventa tive ag a inst theac tiv it ies commonly in cl uded in the terms" j uve nile deli nq uenc y" but as a n act ual char ­ac te r -b u ilder for a ll kids. W e th ink we are(or were ) uniq ue in the typ e of shooting we

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rid es with both hammer pr ong and tr iggerguard a bove th e lap edge of t he belt. Thebelt is worn light a round the hips a nd thegun never sags low. Vi/hen work ing in town,the Ranger threads the same holst er on ani ce dr ess belt , and wears it in the sameposit ion. wher e he's used to ha ving it.

We do not "c a rr y guns" out her e. We wearthem. Th e average cowboy toda y, li ke my­self , cuts th e Scout belt to mor e conserva tivedim ensions in order to have less bulk ar oundth e hip s, espec ially when wearing t he gunover cha ps. We often discar d the belt entirelya nd thread the hal ter on the chaps belt forconvenience. Law enforcemen t offi ce rs, un­less in un iform, wear their guns high , be­neath their coa tt ails. but in the same posit ionat which the gun is worn wit h un iform.You'll see a lot of pictures dep ict ing cow­boys ridin g buck ing horses with t heir g unswhipp ing far out on the curve of a loosebelt. In act ual pr acti ce, it ju st isn' t donethat way. T he gun should be so snug lystra pped aga inst th e flat of your hip th at ,no matter how hi gh -wid e-and-handsome yourmoun t may buck, your gun rides lik e a fleain a ru g, und isturbed. Most r ider s affix abuck sk in string with a slot in it, to slipover the hammer pro ng. Th is contr ivance iseasily slipped off when th e gun is needed,and it holds the gun firm in th e holster.

In 1896, the Colt Company manufactu reda gu n a fter th e spec ifications of the ta rgetshoote rs in Bisley, En gland. Th e g un wasdesigned to meet their desir e for a singleacti on Colt that could eas ily be cocked withthe thumb while holding at arm s length onthe target, and wi th a hand le dropp inglower to prevent th e weap on reboundingh igh a fter each shot. Th e gun never becamen rc' -d rrrllnr w,hre-uJllItuI; 'a1"allrrs-l en gl111 Ull

the targe t, and wit h a handle droppinglower to prevent th e weap on reboundingh igh after each shot. The gun never becamepopula r over here, but I have known a few

gunners who became very ad ep t in its useaft er they had heated and ra ised the ham merprong so it could be handled faster.

The Bisley Colt used in these illu strationshad the original prong cut off, a nd th e pro ngfrom an Army Model S.A. Colt weld ed onin its pla ce. I mad e th e grips from a sectionof old hickory taken from an old wagonwheel long d iscarded at a homestead ers dug­out in le w Mexico. In repeat shots, it ismu ch slower tha n the Arm y Model, but itcan be used with amazi ng speed on th e drawand first shot, and is very accurate.

Now: how di d th e old timers draw andfire? Th ey comb ined a few well-known pri n­ciples with a lot of practi ce and persever ­an ce. Despite the fact that a few men haveperfected the "fa nned" shots for rapi d workwith th eir S. A. Colt s, very few ever becameade pt at it . However, th e average early-daygu nners tha t I kn ew, were ad ept at shovingtheir hardwar e beneath th e heel of the otherhand to sweep the hammer back as th eir guncomes into firing line, for an extremely fastfirst shot at close ran ge when t.he chips ar eall down. Thi s is not fannin g. It is, rather ,a two-handed draw that is hard to beat.

Abo ut the draw it self , whether ma de wit hboth hand s or one, ther e is one pr inc iple weshould never forge t, Th ere is no eye in thehand. The hand th at strikes at t he gun (wha tthe old Ranger called my "grab draw") isapt to miss.

The next principle is : you cannot. dropyour hand to a given point, stop its motiondownward, and reverse it. to th e upward pulJof a gun , as swiftly as you can perform acomplete short circle of the same dim ensions.With the gun-hand pau sed sl ightly in fro ntof th e gu n, star t the t ight ba ckwa rd circ leof ~r- 1!,u tl; -as' sw m ry .for you caB per rorrii 'acomple te short circle of the same dimensions.With the gu n-hand pa used slightly in fro ntof the gun, star t the t ight ba ckward circleof your han d so the fingers will come in to

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contact with the holster below the gun­handles. Complete the circle upw ard s andforward . pickin g the gun up as the handra ises. Thi s can be done, after much prac­tice, without a fau lt or a fum ble, and th ecircling han d will come in to position with acocked and fired gun rest ing in perf ect align­ment with your bod y, with the fore ar m re t­ing snugly j ust above the hip. You aim withthe entire body.

The pictures illu st rati ng thi article showhow the feeling fingers of t he ha nd loca tethe gun so th e hand can pick it up as ittra vels upwar d and forwar d. You ca n standerect, ai m, and fire fro m th e hip as effec­tively at c lose ranges as is needful in agunfight. When you wear your gun too low,there is a tend ency to th row the whole bodyinto what is known as a gun-cr ouch, Th ebody automatica lly goes int o a crouch. toenable you to a lign the gun without havingto raise it 1. 0 0 high. Bu t when this is done,the whole body is thr own int o tension andis off its natural balan ce. Wh en you needto thr ow a shot with your l ife at stake, youdon 't want ten sion. You want to be poised,relaxed, wit h no un necessary handicap .

Pract icing by throwing a lot of leadaro und in a haph azard mann er does not gel.th e job done. Speed isn't acquired in ahurry. ever hur ry your draw. And neverpra ct ice wit h a load ed gun. Speed comes withthe skill you'll acquire along th e trail. You'llbenefit by th is de libera te slowness when, ifever, you face a time when th e chips arc a lldown.

Now it isn ' t my in tent ion here to "debunk"any man 's meth od of usin g his gun, or ofhis choice of weap ons. I'm simply givingyou th e straight goods on how die Old Westtha t I kn ew as a kid d id i t, and th e wayit 's done out here where a man 's l ife maydepend on the way he uses his gun. ot t hatwe' re stil l stag ing shoot-outs with badmen soyou the straight goods on how di e' Old- Westth at I kn ew as a kid did it , and th e wayit 's done out here where a man 's life maydepend on the way he uses his gun. ot tha twe'r e still stag ing shoot-outs with badmen sooften-but a charg ing cow or bull, or atim e when a ma n's foot gets caught in th erigging on a bad or badl y fr ight ened horse,can mak e a stra ight. fast shot migh tyimportant.

I have kn own a few men (not Rangers )who used their S. A. Colt s in vari ous cali­bers. I recall tha t th e .41 caliber was oncevery popul ar among cer ta in individu als, b utnever where extreme knock-down power wasneeded. Some used the Smith & Wesson .44S. A. (Amer ican) revolver with its 8" barrel.But, though extremely accurate, it was tooslow, and minus the power needed.

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T h is is the t ype o f h o ls t e r used in the " O ld W e st" , bu t m a d e wi th add ed s a fety f e atures a n d so con s tru c t ed t heg u n handl e h as a m p le c le arance from t h e s ide of t he b el t , ru i n i m izi ng' accide n t a l disc h a rge. T h e Boh lin "snu p ­away", sa fe ty h a mm e r s t ra j) is se c u re ly f a ste ned into h o ls t e r a n d h a s a s p r in g whi c h h o ld s gun " d own" , b u twhe n r e leased it s naps dow nward, h ol din g the s a fety s t r ap w h ere it d oe s not interfere with "drawing" . 'Theho lste r is s o shaped an d c on struc ted tha t it h a s a n a t u r a l c ur ve creati ng a permanent f ree s p ace a round th ecy lind e r , a ll o w i n g it to spi n rree tv in t h e ho ts t e r a n d whil e d r awi n g. B e l t a n d Holster a r e made o f h e a v y . b e s tqua lity, s ing le t htckness sad dl e l ea th e r . The belt, as s how n in ill u str a ti on, is s haped t o " H a n g L o w " , th u s gi v in gt he same posit ion a s in a h o ls t e r wit h a lon g d ro p . It fi t s e xt r e mely w ell a n d does n o t inter fere with wa lk ing o rs it t i ng. a n d a bo ve a ll . h a s NO E QUAL f or SUPER FAST D R AW I N G ,

~ion eers in d esigni ng and rn a k i n g ho lster' s , o u r w or k m a n s h ip a n d q ual i t y Is un c o nd it io n all y g u a ra n teed ..OTIC.] : 'w h en o rde r in g be s u re a n d send y ou r w a ist a n d h ip measu r ements. th e length o f g u n b a rre l, c nli b e r

an d ma ke o f g u n . I nclud e $1.00 e x t ra f or p os t age. I n Ca li fo r n ia a d d 4 % S a le s T ax, 20 % d e posit req uired on a llC.O, D . orders, F ree fo lder sh ow in~ variou s t , 'pes of fast- d rn,w h ol s t e r s O Jl r eq uest.

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CHOOSING A MATCH .22 RIFLE(Continued /r011l page 30 )

making this possible : best ad vice, ask. receiver , for exa mple. are not bedd ed in th eOne of evera l models of ri fle which ar e no wood of the stock. Bedding the receiver and

longer mad e may give the shooter satisfac- barrel in the stock is normally a slow processtion, combining favorabl e pri ce, good qua lity, requiring a considera ble amount of sk illedconsistent accura cy. The discont inued M37 hand fitt ing. On the ]\[52C, and on someRemin gton has good design features as well 1II52B rifles, p ieces of Neoprene ar e in sertedas good workmansh ip. The rifle is bolt act ion, between th e meta l and wood parts and th ewith detachable box magazine. A single- screws are then tight ened. A band securesloading platform blank was also mad e to the front of the stock to the barrel. The stockrepl ace the magazine. The tr igger is adjust. does not have a cheekpiece and th e ri fle canab le for weight of pull , creep and back lash. be shot by ri ght or left-hand ed shooters. Th eTh e sling swivel is adj ustab le. Qui ck-deta ch- 2 Januar y 1958 list price for the M52C heavyabl e metalli c sigh ts of telescop ic height are ba rr el rifle with Redfield Olympic rear andused. Th e rear sight is an excelle nt one. It W670 front sight is 166.75. Th e r ifle withhas lar ge, easy-to-read. ad ju sting kn obs for standard-weight barrel costs less ; bul l-weigh tboth elevation and winda ge, and a six-hole barrel, more.sight ing disc is used. l\Iany of the 1\137 rifles The 1\140X Remington rifle, which repla cedin factory cond ition give exceptionally good the precision-made 1\137, is availab le wit haccura cy. two weights of barr el. The M40X is designed

Some shooters prefer the Win chester 1\152B for low-cost pr oduction. This is accomplishedri fle to the M52C (which is bein g ma nu fac- by usin g man y parts previously designed fortured at the pr esent time ) because of it s other models. A considerable number ofshorter Jock time. The trigger mechanism on castings and stampings ar e used. The r ifle,th e J'l I52C is more complex than the one used which is a single-shot bol t-actlon , is equippedon th e pr evious model and , beca use of the with a trigger adj ustab le for weight of pull ,additional levers, more time is required for cree p and backlash. The stock, which isthe tr igger to release the firing pin. T he mad e without a cheekpiece, is in contacthandling and accuracy characteristics of the with th e receiver only. Two screws ar e in -two models are similar. stalled in the forearm for contact with th e

Four factory-made small bore mat ch rifles barrel if a contact is desir ed. Th e M40Xsuitable for use in RA competitions are compares in cost wit h the :\I52C Win chester :avail able over th e counter in the United , 166.85 with Redfield sigh ts.Sta tes at the present tim e. Th e M52C Win · The Birm ingham Small Ar ms Compa ny inchester an d the M40X Remington are manu- Engl and mak es a rifl e which is pattern edfactured in th e United Sta tes, th e 1\1k II afte r a custom-made rifle for merl y pr odu cedIntern ational BSA is mad e in Engla nd , and by Al Freeland, Rock Island, Illinois. Th eth e 1\154 Anschutz is mad e in Germ any. 1\1k II I nternational BSA is mad e with two

Leadin g in sales in the LS. is probabl y weight s of barrel. It can be obt ain ed fromthe .\ 152C Win ch ester ri fle. It is ava ilab le in Freeland in either a righ t or left-h and model,three weights of ba rr el. all 28 in ches long. and is the only left-hand match rifl e now"T" I ' .. ... 0· 1 1. _ . " ~ . I _1_ . _ I 1 1 r . I I 'T'L _ L .. .. • _

Intern ati onal BSA is mad e in Engla nd , and by Al Freela nd, Rock Isla nd , Illino is. Theth e 1\154 Ansch utz is made in Germ an y. Ik II I nternationa l BSA is mad e with two

Leading in sales in the U.S. is pr obabl y weight s of barrel. It can be obtained fromth e :\'l52C Winchester r ifle. It is available in Freeland in either a r ight or left-hand model,th ree weight s of barrel. all 28 in ches lo ng. and is th e only left-hand match ri fle nowT he 1\152 is a bolt action wit h a detachabl e factory-prod uced. Th e heavy pattern uses abox-type magazine. A single load ing pla tform 29·inch barrel, and the li ght pattern a 26·is avail ab le to repla ce th e magazin e. (The inch barrel. Th e act ion is single shot, of th emagazine has littl e if an y use on a mat ch Martini type. Th e block in this action tipsr ifle.) The r ifle can be purchased with either down a t the front to expose the chamber. ALyman or Redfield sights which ar e of tele lever at the front of the grip moves forwardscopic sight height. Both mak es of rear only a short distance to opera te the block.sigh t have cl ick adj ustments for elevation An au tomatic ejector is used. Th e top ofand windage, which have a val ue of about th e block is grooved to permit convenientone quarter minute of an gle per click. T he loadi ng and to deflect th e ejec ted case. Ther ifle is equipped with a tr igger wh ich can be stock and fore-end are designed for a com-ad justed for weight of pull , cree p and back- Ior table fit for most shooters . Th e stock haslash. An adjustab le hand stop is provided. a chee kpiece. The fore-end is equipped withT he ~I52C fits th e major ity of indi vidual s an adjustable sli ng swivel. Th e sights arewit h reasonable comfort and it is also de- mad e by Parker-Hale. Th e rear sight hassigned for ease of pr odu ction wit h li ttl e one-quarter of a minute click adjustm entsskilled labor or han d fittin g. Th e barrel and for both elevation and wind age, and has a

Results of Machine-Rest Accuracy Tests of TenFactory-Made Rifles in Unmodified Condition

The ext reme spread for each 10-shot group fired f rom a machinerest at a range of 100 yards is given in inches. Measurementswere made between the centers of the extreme shots in each group.

LOT GIVING BEST ACCURACY

NO. OF AMMUNITION EXTREME SPREAD (in.)LOTS GIVING BEST NO. OF

RIFLE TESTED ACC URACY GROUPS AVERAG E LARGEST SMALLEST

M37 Rem. #4785 6 Mk III 55MF02-71B 5 0.80 1.00 0.68M37 Rem. # 5740 4 Mk III 55MA21-34A 5 0.82 0.90 0.69M52 Win. # 64450B 4 Mk III 55JC-37A 5 0.91 1.02 0.73M37 Rem. # 4599 6 Mk III 55MC-66BT 5 0.96 1.20 0.85BSA Mk II # UE2313 10 Mk III 55JC-36A 3 0.99 1.07 0.92M54 Anschut z # 4866 5 Mk III 55NA82-28A 5 0.99 1.18 0.72M52 Win. # 82219C 6 Mk III 55KC-73A 5 0.99 1.21 0.84M52 Win. # 85621C 4 Mk III 55HF-36B 4 1.07 1.23 0.85M52 Win. # 58295B 4 Mk III 55JC-33A 4 1.12 1.22 0.92M40X Rem. # 1064 5 Mk III 55HF-36B 4 1.12 l AO 0.70

The so-called "Texas Draw" was not madefrom a holster, bu t from th e hip pock et,and with the gun but t to the front. It hadonly one real value : the wear er fa cing hisopponent app ear ed unarmed, and thus hadthe advantage. It was n ever considere d agentleman's meth od.

I saw Mack Harmon gun down two menwho had the drop on him, and both wereshooting at h im before he kn ew their int en­tion s. He fired from the hip, and th oughone of them was in front of him and th eother off to his left , he kill ed th em both withtwo fa st shots tha t almost blend ed togeth er.He never rai sed his gun above hi s h ip. Icleaned his gun aft erwards, and it was aS. A. Army Model, 514 " barrel, .45 caliber.He wore it in a leat her holster th readed onhis dr ess belt beneath the tail of his coa t.His opponent s were in too much of a hurry.Mack was composed. 50 an old tim e Texasgunfighter once said, " The way to win ina gun fraca s is-don't hurry ; take ~your t im e-fast! " ~

"TAKE YOUR TIME-FAST!"(Continne d from page 50)

man in Texa s long ago, who wore hi s gu nnaked with the barrel stuck inside the fron twaist ba nd of his pants. He was an expertin it s use, both in speed and accura cy, andrefu sed to wrap it in leat her. He watchedhis back trai l continually, and finally diedin Rankin, Texa s, in front of a sheriff whowore his gun on his belt.

As to the Texas Ranger s (TV shows tocontrary ) there was, and is today , an un­written code among them which respects allmen and their speed. No Ranger approachesany man with a naked gun in hi s hand. Th eyreckon that if any man thinks he can beatth em to the dr aw and wishes to try it, tha tis the man 's pr ivilege.

In 1913, whi le gather ing a herd down inthe Brasada regions of Texas, Jabby Burrisof Kened y, Texas, shot the heads off twocoiled and str iking rattl ers whil e I wasstumbling throngh th e air just above th emand about to make a forced landing in theirugly mid st. i\I y horse had shied fr om them,stepped in a hole and fell. I heard the twoshots j ust before I land ed on the pile ofsquirming snakes . Wh en I looked up , Jabbywas reload ing his .45 5. A. Colt . I learn edthat ni ght in camp that he had neith erfront sight or Irigger , but used a slip.hamm er and fir ed from the hip.

No, he did not wear a buscad ero belt orlow-slung gun. He wore it ju st lik e I' vetr ied to show you in these illu strations. Butif you, my gunner fr iend , use low-slu ng ri g.ging, that's your business, and I wish youwell with it.

The so-called "Texas Draw" was not madefrom a holster , bu t from the hip pock et,and with the gun butt to the front. It hadonly one real value : the wear er fa cing hisopponent app ear ed unarmed, and thus had' l_........ _ _ .J_ • • _ o..... __ To. _ u =.J .1 _

Hot stove league t ime is here and birdhunters talk about the speed of bird s andalibi th e shots they missed . Many gun point­ers don't reali ze tha t a canvas back duck canfly 90 feet per second, green-wing and blu ewing teal, 80 feet per second. Th e redh eadclip s along at 75 f.p. s, Th e brant, goose and

Hunters using high power rifles must alsolearn to lead running game. A deer runningperp end icular to the line of fire at 10 milesper hour would have to be given a lead ofFh feet at 100 yards, and 3% feet at 200yard s, if the hunter were using a .30·06 rifleand 180 gra in bull ets.

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large num ber of rifles and severa l lots ofammunition, to conclude tha t one mod el is.uperior in accura cy to another.

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large num ber of rifles and severa l lots ofamm unition, to conclude th at one mod el is.uperior in accuracy to another.

Th e individual contemplating th e purchaseof a first match rifle will do well to in spectand, if possible, to fire each of the fourfactor y-made models. Any of th ese is cap abl eof putting the shooter in th e master clas s.Wh en you become concern ed with tho se fewextra Xs which freq uently win a match, th enyou may want a modified-fa ctory or ~custom-made rifle. ~

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. quired for one graduation on the windag eindex scale. Th e elevation index scale hasyard graduat ions onl y. The rifle shows verygood workm anship . Th e Anschutz, in spite ofits advanced features, sells for only $120.However , it is designed for the r igh t-handshooter only. Stoeger Arms imp ort s anddistr ibutes the Ansch utz.

Th e difference in the average accuracy ofthe four models of factory rifles being pro ­duced at pr esent is pr obably not grea t. Theacc uracy which can be obtained with anymodel varies with the indiv idual rifle and th e10 1. of ammu nition used. Th erefore, i t is notpossibl e, without conducting a test with a

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mad e before War II. Th e r ifle has a 28-inchheavy barrel which is completely fr ee of thestock. Th e tri gger is adjusta ble for weight ofpull through a hole in the ri ght side of thestock near the bolt handle. Th e stock is espe­cially well designed for use in NRA·typecompetitions. Th e chee kpiece stock has somecas t-off, and th e chec kere d grip is haped tofi t the hand. A qui ck-ad ju stable lin g swivelis pro vided . Th e rear sight is somewhatdi fferent in design from those made in th eU.S. Th e adjusting knobs are large, and they

six-hole eyepiece. The trig ger mechani sm isone of the best, from the viewpoint of uni­formity of pull fr om shot to shot. Th emechan ism operates on th e set-tri gger prin­ciple, the trigger bein g cocked when th e leveris operated. The tri gger is adjustable forweight of pull , creep and bac klash. Thecomplete mechanism may be r emoved fromthe receiver by removing a single screw. Themat er ial s and workmanship on the rifle ar every good. Th e rifle has good hand ling qual ­it ies and it is especially convenient to opel"a te. Th e rifle sells for about the same pri ceas th e two U.S. r ifles.

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Whatever the method, it was quick enough,and had completely defeated any chargetend ency the big guy might have developed.

J udy just about split her seams with joywhen th e big rough-tough men came outand measur ed her shooting distance at 50feet. Many sceptics of the effectiveness ofbig bore hand gun s have asked what wouldhave happened had the Brownie not beenstopped. Well, Judy was cocked and read yfor the second shot before he hi t the ground.Her chances of keepin g him in th e gravelwere well in her favor. I must admit, th ough,that Dewey, standing a little to one side,was ready with a .300 H & H Magnum r ifle- a very good idea, if at all possible. Dueto th e close range of this kill I would saya .375 back-up gun would be a bett er choice,or a hand grenad e!

Th e latest load I'm using in the Magg ieis a 255 grai n cast slug with 23 grains# 2400 powder behind . Th ere is a bit ofrecoil to this load and Judy, who standsabout 5' I " and weighs about 104 pound s,finds it har d to hold aft er six shots. I find itbruises my pal m on straight recoil after abouttwelve ro unds. This is gett ing maximu mra nge, th ough , and it's a well-known fa ct th atreco il i forgott en when h unting. A fewweeks ago I hung a ventilated rib on mybarrel in order to balance th e muzzle bett erand give weight. J oe Taylor, a Fi sh & Wil d­lif e shooting pal , promptly did the sameaft er trying th is one. Now four other Ru gersare in the same pro cess. It really makes thehang a lot better and reduces muzzle bounce,allowing a qui cker second shot. But of a llthe imp rovement s or changes which I havetri ed out for aid ing handgun shoo-ting, thepistol sling is one of the best.

Th e sling is snapped in pla ce only onTundra or fiats, where no tr ees or rests areavailable, and in grass. Thi s, that th e bigh"nT' l ik" . i . "h" . t hi ,,-h. T h"." ,,()n rl i ti ()n~

tri ed out for aid ing handgun shoo-ting, thepistol sling is one of the best.

Th e sling is snapped in pla ce only onTundra or fiat s, where no tr ees or rests areavailabl e, and in grass. This, that th e bigbears like, is ches t hi gh. These conditionsmake it hard to get a good sho t when th eBrownie suddenly stands up. Th e sling,tight ened by the left hand und er the chin,draw s a gro up togeth er ni cely and steadiesthe tremblin g which a man is so apt to beaffl icted with when the bears sudde nly pr e­sent themselves.

The sling, a leather thon g of adjus tablelength , has a loop to go around the neckand a quick release snap which a ttaches toth e swivel. Thi s swivel is usually carr ied inthe butt, and can be unscrewed and inserted

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are plent iful and tough. Th e terr ain is soimpa sable, one must almost hun t th e road,or wait at clearings.

Judy's big chance came lat e one evening,on th e road , after the camp and equipmenthad quieted down. She was hunting the roadwith Dewey Phillips, th e Construct ion Bas ,when a big Browni e stepped from the brushand began lum bering toward them. He wasn ro ha h lv i nst -inrmi si t ive :. n rl nn ::lhlp. to ~p. p:

on th e road , after the camp and equipmenthad quieted down. She was hunting the roadwith Dewey Phillips, th e Construct ion Bas ,when a big Browni e stepped from the brushand began lumbering toward them. He waspro bably just inqu isiti ve and un able to seewell : he wasn' t charg ing, but was comingup the road definitely in th eir direction.

Ju dy had time to aim well at the bobb ingnose of 1r. Bruin. When she fired, helurched up in a half arc up and to the side,did about for ty yard s of cart wheeling anddied on his belly in the weeds. His lowerjaw had been shatte red by the 235 grainhard-cast Keith slug. It had torn a channelin to the neck and smashed agains t the spine.I imagine death was due to shock and pres­sur e to the brain, along with a broken spine.

SHOOTING BEAR WITH A PISTOL(Continued from page 15 )

One of the first add itions made to Judy's the long, slow period of recup eration I wasgun were stag gr ips with a lot of body to forb idde n to do anyt hing , particularly an y-them. I then carved a thumb rest and linger thing so strenuous as hunting. J udy had togrips int o it to effect a type of target handle. be almost beat en before she would consent toThi s enabled her to lob them in ti ghter , be- carr y on with the hunting plans. But a goodcause the gun weight no longer rested on th e sized Black Bear was kill ed by a localtarget linger. A common failin g of the occa- resident ju st about this tim e with a .44sional six-gun shooter seems to be th at of Ru ger , using factory stuff-a head shot atrest ing the pistol on the tri gger linger , which close range- so we wer e sure our loads wouldis not conducive for accura cy. work. General ran ge ob ervations had hown

We finally settled on th e 220-grain Prot-X- similar resul ts with bett er traj ectory for th eBore bullet in front of 22 grains of 2400 hand load , and sufficient energy.powder. From the e loads we were able to Judy's father , Don Clark, had a construe-obta in bett er and quicker groups, due in tion camp fifty miles out of Cordova, build-part to the redu ced recoil. A rath er difficult ing the roa d up the Copper River towardperiod was encountered when the cyl inder Chitina. As I said, she almost had to bepin persisted in blowing loose. J ack Shine , beat en, but she fina lly loaded up her gearour local Anchorage gunsmith, repa ired th at and flew to the camp. The Brownies arou ndand Judy quickl y found herself able to con- there are not th e biggest in Ala ska, but th eysistently outshoot most of th e men here­abouts. Another tough time in th e learningprocess happ ened when Judy saw anothe rgirl get cut slightly by recoil. One of th elocal boys had ju st received hi s Magg ieRuger and was at the range blaz ing away atpap er. H is wife insisted she be allowed toshoot, a lso. Finall y, he let her. Before shecould be stopped, she grabbed the gun withboth hand s, held it about ten in ches fromher nose and touched off. Th e slight gash inher forehead heal ed nicely, but I doubt ifher fear of guns will ever heal. Th is shookJ udy for a while, but she per isted andcont inued to pract ice; not as a ra nge shot,bu t as a qui ck, accura te hunting shooterwith a deadl y defensive po tential. Thi sthroughout has been our appr oach , revertingback to the val ue of plinking away withth e good old .22 revolver. Still, we lookedfor more "team" and accur acy, coupledwith the handgun's speed in gett ing intowith a deadl y defensive po tential. Thi sthroughout has been our approach, revertingback to the val ue of plinking away withth e good old .22 revolver. Still, we lookedfor more " team" and accur acy, coupledwith the handgu n's speed in gett ing intoact ion, and light carry ing quali ties. Fi tti nga longer ba rrel seemed th e most pra ct icalanswer to more power, since the muzzleflash still suggested a lot of the powd er wasgo ing in to Harne and not usefu l ga pressureon the bullet in th e bore.

I wrote to John Mutter , Pend leton GunShop, in Oregon, abo ut rebarreling to alonger barr el and using h is very efficient" Streamline" in -b uilt muzzle bra ke. Actingon his reply I mailed off the little cannonand began twiddling my thumbs. In a shortti me a new and mira culous " Long Tom"arrived. Mutt er had tightened her up, put onan 11-63/64 inch button bore barrel with abeauti ful profile and , as req uested, installedhi s brake.

The first few ro unds through thi s smokepole convinced me that it was the one Ihad been lookin g for, for a long, long t ime.Th e cra ftsmanship is such that the gra nd ­children will be able to look at it withprid e in fut ure years. Thi s quali ty is sadlylacking in so man y of toda y's arm s. Th esights are wh ited for fast h untin g visibili ty.Th e brake is so efficient th at .44 Specialsovershoot the Mag num factory load at 80yar ds. It ju st doesn't have the pressur e toact ivat e the thing.

I star ted out wit h fa ctory loads, thenswitched "to 220-grain P rot-X-Bore aga in,then to 235 gra in Keith slugs with 22.2grains of # 2400 and sent for some 215 grainb ulle ts . . . th en tr agedy struc k ! I contactedl n l"l'ln rTit i ," !ln tl U1!l1 l;l: hO,"Tll t !lll i ..., ,,.tl ; lIc t o e

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as we slip warily around the old girl s andhead for the fish. An yone who provokes acharge deser ves all th ey get, inclu ding aface full of palmate ant lers. But with theroar of the ru shin g trout or salmon streamshere, it is quit e possible for th e sportsmanor ou tdoorsman to simply stumble into th elap of a moose or bear. Th e Brown Bearloves to fish as much as we do, and has th eadded incentive of his demanding ap pet ite.This conseq uen tly ma kes him a bit fussywhen star tled by a sport fisherman. But ifthe fisherman has a hand gun of .44 Magn umpower , and kn ows how to use it well, he neednot fear a normal encounter. If he getspa nicked, he may lose hi s lif e. If he stayscalm, hi s chance s are good.

J oe Ta ylor will ver ify th is - especiallywhen he talk s abo ut the time he was stand­ing in a sparkling pool, flicking his troutfly downstream toward me. He looked upafter a whil e to see me pointing at some­th ing behind him. Carefully he looked aro undand was a bit shaken when he eyeballe d ani ce, fa t: Brown Bear watching him fr om about80 yards up str eam , J oe didn 't move (heswears he could have but decid ed not to) ,but he did kn ow he was in th e di rect l ine offire between me and the bear ; an d th ewat er was cold ! While J oe was wishin g hecould grow fins and swim qui etl y awa y, th ebear turned, went out of th e cree k and dis­appea red in to the bru sh.

J oe had no gun at the time, but th e nextweek he pick ed up a bright, shiny-newRu ger .44, whited th e sights and went out tolearn to shoot it. He' s good with it now, bu tstill look s over hi s shoulder a lot more th anhe used to. I continue to be pr ett y cautious,too. My long barreled .44 Ma ggie -is trulyth e most satisfying all-pur pose gun I 've everseen. And someday I' m going to see ~a Brownie to match J ud y's, ~

in th e top of the backstrap for aid ing shoot­ing. Th e thong must be of such a len gth thatit can be worn aro und the neck, with gunin holster- in thi s posit ion it lays across theches t and is not in the way of body ac tion.This 11-63/64" ba rr el Ru ger bea uty carriesvery comfortably in a swivel holster with tie­down strap. It han gs close, doesn 't flap,doesn 't chafe or rub, and is always there.

Th e initial gra b for th e gun mu st slidethe hand under the sling and twist th ewri st a bit to cock th e hammer. Shootingwith arm extended necessitates rollin g th egun in th e hand to cock. With a littlepra cti ce, you can ban g away in fairly rapidsuccession. It definitely slows shooting down,but sometimes this is a good idea. But th eincreased accuracy more than balances theloss of speed.

In usin g th e sling, the left han d (if youare right handed ) ma kes an und erh and gra b,palm up, for the loop und er th e chin androta tes to tak e up tension. This dr aws th egun int o the shooting hand and draws th echin tight against the left hand, lockin g thatportion of the body against th e ches t. Ifthis positi on is pr operl y taken, onl y wind orearthq uake will destr oy aim.

Describing the action mak es it seem longand involved, but with fa miliariza tion, thi s 'whole proced ure can be accomplished ra pidly,The advanta ge of havin g a powerful, accura ter ifle-like handgun , with both hands free forclimbing, working, fishing, makes it a mostdesirable outfit. Th ere is a comfortablefeeling in having a heavy hand gun when,after walking five miles up th e ri ver to th ebest fishing, Mam a Moose steps from beh inda tr ee to see if her baby is in dan ger. Ofcourse he's not-but try to tell her tha t. Thisau tomatically mean s th at you ar e, and noone I kn ow will ingly back-tra cks five mil esor so. We have so far never been bothered

THE ARMY'S SHOOTIN'EST OUTFIT(C ontinu ed from page 25)

Unit's gun smiths also devote th eir talent s to to shoot, bu t he mu st be an outstanding sol-testing weap ons, in a never cea sing effort to dier , able to instruct others as well. Train ingprovide the shooters with th e best perf orm- for, and firing in ma tches is not: the onl ying and most: accurate r ifles and pistols that function of this sec tion. These same riflemencan be had anywhere. Th e shop always has must make the ir competitive exper ience paythe cry ing towel hung out for the benefit of off by serving as instructor s in the Advan cedth e bewildered shooter who is convinced that ~Iark smanship Coaching Course and the Ad-it is his rifle, not him self , that is causing th e vance d ~'1arksmansh i p Sniping Cour se. Th esebu llseye to be so elusive. two courses of inst ructi on ar e conducted by

Consta nt liai son is maintain ed between the A~1U und er the supervision of theCSA A~1U's Headquarter s and the rest of Weap ons Department of the Infantry School.the shooting worl d, incl uding the Na tional P rovidin g the cream of the Army's r iflemenRifle Associa tion, Spr ing field Armory, Frank- in the form of qu ali fied in structors to theford Arsenal and manufactur er s of firearms, U.S. Ar my Infantry School is perhap s one ofammunition and shooting accessories. Such the most positive contr ibutions the US A A~IU

con tac t is essent ial to developing mar ksma n- can mak e toward the impr ovement of overallsh ip ideas and equipment. Th e Rifle Group Arm y mar ksman ship .consists of both the U.S. Army Ri fle T eam Students who atte nd mark sma nsh ip coursesand the U.S. Army I ntern at ional Rifle Team. arc from enlisted and commiss ioned ra nksTh e fun ctions and activiti es of each team and come from all types of uni ts th roughoutdi ffer cons iderably from each othe r. the Army . Memb ers of National Guard and

Th e Ai\'1U Rifle Team section is responsible Reserve Units are also elig ible to att end th esefor selecting and tra ining indi viduals and courses, pr oviding they meet the pr ereq uisit es.team s to represen t the U.S. Army in Slate, Re- Th e knowled ge and skill of th e Army' s topgional and Na tional Rifle Competit ions. It r iflemen, ga ined over many long years ofconsists of th e officers and men who fire the experience, is being imp arted to other sol-MI Service rifle over the conventional courses dier s, who in turn will train th e Army's corn-of fire. and the Infantr y Tr oph y ~Iatch bat riflemen and compe titive team s a t theCour se: Th ey also fire the bolt action mat ch lower echelons.rifles appropriate in certain types of mat ches. Any soldier in th e U.S. Army wh o believes

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encourag ed to parucipare in the corn petrt rveri lle marksman ship program at company andbattalion level. If. he shoots well , he ma yclimb the ladder of el imination on up throu ghdivision, Army Area compe tit ions and, final­ly, the Army Championship Ma tches con­du cted annu all y at Fo rt Benning.

Fro m the Ar my Cha mpionsh ip Matc hes, th etop competitors ar e chosen by AM to tr yout for the U.S. Army Sq uad that will go toCamp Perry, Ohi o to compete in the ati onalMa tches . Th e dr eam of most Army t yromarksmen is to go to Camp Perry and firein the Na tional Ma tches.

Th e rill e team section of the USA AM Ufurth er assists the Army-wide ma rksman shipprogram by send ing out highl y skille d in ­str uct ion t.eam s to eac h Conti nenta l Arm yArea, and on other peeial trainin g missionsa ma y be req uested. These instru cti on team sassist, advise a nd instr uct th e respectiveArmy Areas in th e conduct of th eir annualsmall arm s firing school and championshipmat ches. Quit e d iffer ent ar e the reeponsibil ­it.ies and program of the U.S. Army Inter ­nat.iona l Rifl e Team .

One of the biggest di sappointments to theAmer ican shoo ting world over th e pa st severalyea rs is the fact t.hat t he Ll.S. Rifle and Pi stolTeams ha ve not been able to measure up int.he type of competit ion that exists at theOlympic and the Internat ional Shooting Un­ion (ISU) Mat.ches. Ru ssian shoo ting teamshave been taki ng hom e most of th e GoldMeda ls fr om Olympi c and ISU compet it ionsin recen t years. This ha s ser ved them wellas more ammunition for th eir propagand amachine. Wh y ar e we cons istently outshotin these world competitions? The an swer ispl ain: the fr ee ri lle and pi st.ol game is com­plet el y foreign to li S. It is not our nationalport , as it. is in some other countr ies ; th er e­

fore. we do not po ssess the ability to excellpi am : the Iree n ile and pistol game IS com-plet el y foreign to us. It is not our nationalport , as it. is in some othe r countr ies ; th er e­

fore, we do not possess th e abil ity to excellat it.. This doe s not imply th at we ca nnotreach the abil ity level with t ha t found inworld competit ions. However, as far as t henon-sho oting p ubli c of the SA and ot.hercountr ies is concern ed, th e pr ess r elea sesmean onl y one t.hing : th at th e Ru ssian s andth e Euro peans are better mar ksmen.

Ma ny of th e top In ternational shooters fromother coun tr ies, especially Ru ssia, devote th eirfull t ime to tr aining a nd practi ce for severa lyear s. Realizing thi s, whil e its overall marks­man ship program provides an in crea singnucleus of hi ghl y skilled marksmen fromwhi ch to draw up on, the U.S. Army ha s tak envigoro us and imp ressive ac tion to developtr ain ed , hi ghl y skill ed can didates for th e U.S.Olympic and I nte rna tional Shooting T eam s.T his is th e purpose of th e International RifleSect ion of the USA AMU.

For training f uture U.S. Rifle and Pi stolT eam hop efu ls, th e Army constr ucted a com­plet ely new and modern In tern ational Ran gea t Fo rt Benning. Th e only one of it s kindin the U nited Stat es, the Benning ran ge hasbeen st udied by Chicago consult a nts and thenew Pan Amer ica n Games ran ge is pattern edon it.

Ri ght now , th er e are Army shoo te rs train­in g hard and dil igentl y, by devotin g full dutytim e to develop th eir abil ity. This shoot ingability will be commensurate, if not be tter,than any the world ha to offer in the Olym­pic a nd Internat ional shooting events. In thi sprocess cond ucted by th e SA A if , pa­tience is the key word . Skill ca n not bedeveloped over n ight. Over a period of th e

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.22 CALIBER REVOLVER is new nine-shot,combining modern materials and action de­signs with tr aditional styling. P att ern ed alongauthentic Western lines, th e gun is manuf ac­tured by High Standard Mfg. Corp.. Hamd en,Conn. Named th e "Double Nin e," it 's ideallysuited for use on the field, shooting ra ngesand on camping trip s. F eatures reboun din ghammer with auto matic safety block. scored,non-slip tri gger and movabl e square-notcbedl ' P 'H' C10'1, t P rl f'p,l ~L1.4, no w i th hl uer! finish.

TROPHY KNIFE, beautifully design ed, ofsuperior qu ality, is fine, prac tical huntingbelt knife. Made by the world famous J. A.Henckels Twi nwork s of Solingen, Germany,a firm man ufacturin g fine qua lit y kniv es since1731. Heavyweight 5% in. tap ered blad e isfine Solingen steel which holds a razor shar pedge. Thick, comfortable, genuine stag hornhandle and bra ss guard assur e positi ve grip,even though hands may be wet. Belt sheathis richl y poli shed, genuine cordovan leath er.Blade length 5% in. ; overa ll length 10 in.;weight 7 ozs. Retail pri ce $9.75 postpaid ,from Norm Th omp son, 1311 NW 21st, P ort ­land 9, Ore .

BIG GAJ'I'1E TROPHIES. Anyone can be abig game hunt er with th ese genuine repro­duct ions of Animal Head Tr ophi es. Moldedof pliable skin-textured pla sti c and expert lyscaled to one-half actual size of tbe real ani­mal head. Gleamin g teeth , bri stling whiskersand sparkling eyes give lif e-like reali sm tothese unu sual trophies. Each head is mountedon a genuine mahogany wood plaq ue, com­pl ete with its own gold embossed titl e plat e.Choice of Royal Bengal Tiger , Afr ican Leop­ard or Black Panther. Onl y $2.98 each,from th e lin e of Cossman & Company, 7039Sunset Blvd., Hollywood 28, Calif.

" INSULATED MOUNTAINEER" BOOTfeatures warmth and comfor t due to quiltedNylabond insulation and Swiss imp ort edVibra m black lug soles. Designed to meetthe stiffest requirements of outdo orsmen whotra ck and tramp over rou gh or rocky ter­rain, th e boots ar e warm and comfortable,even in below-zero weatb er. Upper stock ofbrown full gra in chrome tanned Bra zil skileath er is highly water repellent. Contin uousgusset-va mp li nin g leaves no ridge over theinstep. Additional inform ation about th is newn 'ln rl. :.l j N n At1() Q) f ll 1'nl ch Arl h u t h p rh; n n pw n

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BULL WHIPS will appeal to sportsmen whoenjoy th e art of "Po pping th e Bull Whip."Many skills can be enjoyed with the whip .Once you own a bull whip, th ere's nothingmore to buy to make it work for you. Oncea snapper is worn off, another can be hadfor only a few cents. Th e Bull Wbip is cutin one continuous piece from a whole bide ofgenuine In dian Tan Leath er. Th e hide is cutint o strands which are lat er to be braid ed bythe individual when he buys a "U -Do·It BullWh ip Kit." Aft er leather is cut , it is pa ck­aged togeth er with a sha ped wooden handleand steu bv sten _illu stra ted easv to followgenuine In dian Tan Leath er. Th e hide is cutinto strands which are lat er to be braid ed bythe ind ividual when he buys a "U -Do·It BullWhip Kit. " Aft er leather is cut, it is pa ck­aged togeth er with a sbaped wooden handleand step by step illu str ated easy to followinstru ction shee t. The kit s ar e sold by TandyLeath er Co., Dept. G-4, 300 Throckmorton St.,For t Worth , Texas .

be sawed, filed or sandpapered, th en re­poli shed to ori ginal mirror-lik e finish. Inl ayis beveled, the stock chiseled out carefully,then the inlay cemented in place with liquidcement. After the cement has set the surfaceis smoothed off, polished, and the job is done.A set of complete instruction s included witheach order. Details may be had by writingC. D. Cahoon, Boxford , Mass.

MEXICAN LONGHORNS, measuring 5 to 6feet wide, make wonderf ul conversation piecewhen plac ed over a mantel or in the sports­man 's den . Har d to get, these Mexican Long­horn s come from tbe wild -eyed cr itters th atwere introduced to th e Americas back in1521 at Vera Cr uz, Mexico. Horn s ar e handpolished to a smooth silk-like surface. Leathercenterpiece is genuine hand-tooled cowhide.Se ts between 5 ft. and 6 ft. only $29.95.Ord er dir ect from Seaport Traders, In c., Dept .G·4, Los Angeles 15, Calif.

P REC ISION PLASTIC INLAYS perf ectlysuited for fine inlays in gun stocks, available1n nl ~ n v 'hrilli nn t r>n lrn'c T Tn rl PT n n r rTHtl 11 e l=>

.22 AUTO MATIC PISTOL by Smith &Wesson, Springfield 4, Mass., is new entryin th e ta rget field. Th e 7'y,. in. barrel bas a9 5/16 in. sight ra d ius. Overall length is 12in. with a detachabl e Compensat or. Weightis 43% oun ces with a % ounce weight in therecess in the bar rel. New pistol has und ercutPatrid ge fr ont sight and S & W MicrometerClick rear , of non-recoilin g design. Th e 'YsIn . . .OT OOVP. rt ...,T :n rrPt Tri rrrrpl" has ad iustahlein. with a detachabl e Compensator. Weightis 43% oun ces with a % ounce weight in th erecess in the barrel. New pistol has und ercutP atrid ge fr ont sight and S & W MicrometerClick rear , of non-recoilin g design. Th e 'Ysin. grooved Target Trigger has adjustablestop. Checkered walnut stocks bave modifiedthumb rest for right or left hand shooters .Th e ma gazin e holds 10 .22 L.R. round s.Finish is bri ght bl ue except mattin g on th elin e of sight. Priced at .$110.

RECTANG ULAR READER now availa ble ina tt ractive new styling by Bausch & LombOpti cal Co., Rochester , N. Y. A redesign ed,fluted handle p rovides easier gripping, morecomfor table bandl ing. T he Bausch & Lom breader fram e and handle is made of lightweight mold ed pla sti c and is available inthree colors: ivory, demi-blond e, and ebony.Priced at $4.50.

TH ER MAL H UNTING SOCK. WigwamMill s, Inc., Sheboygan, Wi s., recently in­tr oduced a therm al hunting sock, of med iumweigh t, all-worsted knit, with an exclusivethree-dimensional stitch. Thi s unique stitch.employing the therm al princip al , provideshundreds of air pockets whi ch prev ent bodyheat from escaping. Wigwam, for over 5()years a leading mak er of socks for everysport , al so has other hunting and campingsocks in a vari ety of weights and materials.All wool, Nywool, nylon and "Foot Hugger'"s-t-r-e-t-c-h styles are included in the line.Wigwam s ar e sold through sporting goodsand department stores.

EW S-330 PEEP SIGHT has quarter-minuteposit ive click adju stment s for wind age andelevation. Report ed to be completely free ofback la sh. Windage and elevation bracketcan be removed for scope mounting simplyby turning coin-slotted screw. When re­eleva tion. Heport ed to be 'completely' free ofback lash. Windage and elevation bracketcan be removed for scope mounting simplyby turning coin-slotted screw. Wh en re­turned, it takes same position as before re­moval. A produ ct of O. F. Mossberg & Sons.In c., New Haven, Conn.

P ECOS BOOTS represent s a new lin e ofpull- ons introdu ced by the Red Win g ShoeCompan y, Red Wing, Minn. Designed forsmar t dress appearance, the boots featurethe ru gged quali ty and crafts manship famousin Red Wing work shoes, and so necessar y tothe outdoorsman. Availa ble in six style s. Newlasts, pattern s, and counter patterns plu s"S weat-Proof" lea ther insoles and genuineGoodyear welt construc tion assur e longerservice, la sting comfort, and corre ct fit. Sizes6-13, widths A·E. Priced from $14.95 to$16.95.

'~._ ....JWI NCHESTER BEGINNER'S MODEL 37shotgun is design ed especially for the womanor teenage shooter who is ju st starting off.Priced at $31.95, th e 20 gauge sho tgun hasminimum recoil and will handle all standardload s. From the lin e of Win chester WesternDiv., Olin Mathieson Chemical Corp ., NewHaven, Conn.

NEW CER AMIC GRILLE broils meat s witha bett er-than-charcoal flavor. Th e tr ick isth at no charcoal is necessary ! In pla ce ofthe charcoal is a long-lastin g ceramic tile,which can be brought to int ense heat quicklyby the flame from propa ne gas provided insafe, disposable cylinders. Outdoorsmen willfind the grill works at top efficiency with asteak that is ready to eat in four minut es,fran kfurts or ham burgers in three. Consist­ent, adjustab le heat insur es best result s everytime. Int erested sportsmen may write for in­form ation to the Otto Bernz Company, Dept.G-4, Rochester 13, N. Y.

LI N·SPEED OIL . Modern, kettle-boiled lin­seed oil replaces the common variety of oilwith one suitable for applying the legendaryoil finish to gunstocks. Applied with up-to­da te ease, rapid drying, beauty of results andgreat staying ability und er adverse cond itions.Oil has been refined , can finish new, and re­finish old, gunstocks. Lists at 1.00 a bottl e.Further inf ormati on about th e product canbe obta ined by writin g the manufacturer ,Geo. Broth ers, Great Barrington 2, Mass.

against moisture and dust, ligh t weight. Listpri ce with case, . 180.00, plus tax. Service& sales: Tele-Opti cs, 5514 Lawrence, Chi­cago 30. Imp ort ed by: Optica Corp., 4018

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DR. WOHL ER VARILUX BINOCULAR.New Zoom-pr inc iple introduced to th ree di ­mensional bin ocular viewing. An 8 x 40 sizein strumen t with magnificati on control th atvaries power from 5x to llx. Center-fo­cus, coated .optics, shock-proofed, protected

E GRAVE D TRAP BUTTPLATES displayar tistic. sculptured animal in bas-relief onhand fitted trap. Engraved surro unding inscroll or leaf design. Eng raved screws. Ap­proximate size, 5% in. x 1 9/16 in. Price,engraved buttp lat e, as illu strated, 48.00. De­l ivery mad e on special designs about fourweeks a h er order has been received. Man u­fact ured by Frank Mitterm eier, 3577 EastTremont Ave., Jew York 65, . Y.

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BROOKWOOD MODEL. economy - priced6-passenger Chevrolet station wagon, pro­vides increased cargo capacity and passengerr oom for the outdoorsman and his famil y.Easier conver ion with improved rear gateand third seat design, mark the company'sfr eshl y restyled line of sta tion wagons for1959. ew models incorp orat e man y mechan­ical and str uctural ad vances, including irn­proved suspension, power teams, steering,brakes, shee t metal and greater visibilitya rea . Produ ced by Chevrolet, Division ofGeneral Motors Corp., General Motors Bldg.,Detr oit 2, Mich.

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it can mean the cocks are just holding t ight­er. Bu t, by and large, since the cocks areboth tall er and more muscular , they seeda nger app roaching earl ier, get away fr om itfaster.

I n vir tually all cases, the first inclin ati onof ph easants, espec ially cocks, is to run. Thesecond is to hid e, when the density of coverpermits it or when they begin to tire of run­nin g. I n both cases, they use cover with greatskill and cunning . Th e more time they'regiven in finding escape outle ts on foot, oridea l hidin g plac es, th e tougher the hunter' sjob. But the smart hu n ter tries to avoid he­coming engag ed in a foot r ace.

Th us, if you ar e going to h unt an islandof weeds or other cover, in a mu ch lar gerfield of thinner cover, the approac h should bean enc ircl ing one, to prevent the bir ds fromru nning clear thro ugh th e thicker cover andth en scatt ering widely whil e sneakingth rough thi nn er shelter. Approaching such anisland on a direct lin e is guara ntee most ofthe bird s will go through it and scatte r.

But an enc ircli ng approach gives them thecha nce th ey prefer to tak e-to hid e in thi ck­er cover in which they ar e better concea led ;and you ar e likewise giving yourself a farbett er cha nce-to find the m concentrated inthe subs tantially small er area of denser cover.So it is wise for two or more hunter s tomove qui te rapidly and widely to rea ch thefar edge of such a weedy island, th en fish­hook back into, and through, that cover.Th en, by zigzagging, and hesitating, duringthat retu rn trip you can rout every pheasanthidd en there .

The jumping of pheasant s so that theypresent the best shots for clean kill s de pendsgrea tly On how hun ters advance throughcover. Chase a cock ph easant in a d irectlirnQelr rdere:-- ~l1 H _ _ l 1L __ 1- _ l_u __ o. _l ~ _ . _ .. L _

Th e jumping of pheasant s so tha t th eypresent the best shots for clean kill s de pendsgrea tly On how hunters advance throughcover. Chase a cock pheasant in a d irectlin e, and he will run and flush almost direct lyaway from you, in creasin g the ra nge withevery step and every wingbeat. He then pre'sents the easy-to-h it bu t hard-to-kill straight.away tar get, becau se the long ran ge and th elong, tough, ta il feat hers and the muscula rlegs stop shot before it rea ches the vitals.Thus such direct cha se req uires maximumhunter effort for a min imum of neat kill s.Broken-winged and broken-legged knock­downs requ ir e delay in sea rching out cr ip­ples, while the bi rds up ahead remove th em­selves to distant par ts.

Per sonall y, I am opp osed to "gang-h unt­in g" of ri ngnecks, I li ke small h unt ing pa r­ti es, solely for the personal companionsh ipth ey offer. I think a party of thr ee or fou ris idea l for pheasan ts, and for other ga me.Such small par ties ar e flexible, can coverenough ground to fill bag limits, and allowfor everyone a chance to hunt both ind iovidua lly and cooperatively.

Of course, no meth od of finding and flush­ing pheasan ts is muc h good unless you canhit and kill th em ; and any discussion of thatfa ctor simmers down sooner or lat er to whatgun, and what load. There are a lot ofopinions on thi s subject- most of th em, itseems to me, based on the false assump tionthat the ringneck is, for some reason neverqui te clarified, very hard to hit and harderto kill than a bull rhi no. Now, I'm not th eworld's best shotg un shot bu t I'v e huntedpheasants as much as I was able during 32seasons out of the past 34 years, and I' ve

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In addition to tra ining shooters, research isconstantly und er way to develop fr ee r ifles,ammunition, equipme nt an d techniqu es whichwill aid in producing winning U.S. Inter­na tiona l Rifle and P istol Teams.

Hand gunn ers are impor tant too at A:\1U .The P istol Group consists of two sections.F irst is the Army P istol Team which selectsand tr ains individual shooters and teams torepresent th e U.S. Army in sta te, regionaland nati onal pi stol competitions. Ex cept forthe weap ons used, th e fun ct ioning of th ePistol Team is, for all p ractical purposes,the same as th at of th e Rifle Team. The samecan be said for the U.S . Ar my In tern ati onalPi stol Team. Selecting and tr aining hand­gunners is essentially the same as it is for th eU.S. Army Int ernational Rifle Tea m, as far asorg aniza tion and scope is conce rne d. TheP istol Group has its own armorers in th eUnit' s sma ll arms repa ir shop.

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During one of the World War II years, mytwo sons, then 12 and 14 years old re­spectively, help ed me har vest 42 Nebraskarin gnecks, all cocks. Neither of the boys wasyet an outsta nd ing wing shot, and both wereusin g 20 gauges. Yet we lost only two b ird sthat were dr opp ed by our gunfire, and hadto run down only thr ee other cr ipples. Allothers stayed where they fell. We were usin gtra p loads of Number 7% and 8 shot in allthree shotguns.

Duri ng a post-war year. in Nebra ska , wehu nted in gra sslan d thickets, in hail ed-ou tsmall -grain fields. and in corn fields. Weusuall y got our full l imits of birds- sevencocks a da y then-and we lost no cr ipples.On one trip that year, I dropp ed five bird sout of a gunful of shell , from one spot. Notwo of those shots were even similar. Th ebird s burst out in sundry directi ons, lik efra gment s of a bur stin g bomb. On th at sametrip, one of my boys gOI a triple at the edgeof a plum thi cket. All wer e taken with trapload s; no bir ds were 10 t.

Of course, you don't shoot such light loadsof fine shot in cylinder-bored quail guns. Youuse full (or nca r-full ) chokes, and you useammunition that your gun pa tter ns in un i­for m killin g densit y, Th en, if you hold ri ght ,you deliver a killin g patt ern , and you getyour bird.

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or har d to kill. They are no ha rder to hit orto kill th an grouse, quail, par tr idge, or oth erga me birds-provided that they are equallywell hi t, at comparable ranges.

I think that , becau se th e pheasant cock inflight is an uncommonly large target (whatwit h his ac tual size pl us hi s flowing tail andwing-spread ) , most gunners shoot at them atcomple tely un reali stic ranges- at 50, 60, 70,or even 100 ya rds ! A In · hir d is ha rd to hitwhen he gels out 10 lo r beyond ! ) the reachof your gun, and hard 10 kill when , for th esa me reason, the shot load has lost its power.

From 1924 through '39. I hunted SouthDakota rin gneek s wi ih a Remin gton Model17 20 gauge. .\l oney was so scarce in th osedays th at you could buy a five-shell box ofammo, in case you couldn' t a fford a box of25 ; and meat was wha t we were aft er, be­cause it was needed. 1 had ma na ged to ac­quir e a case of tr ap load s: % ths of anounce of 7% shot. Except for a few boxes ofNo. 6s for du cks and No, 2s for geese, thatcase of ammo lasted me through four years ofhunting. We ate a 101 of shotgun meat atmy house, too ; and I also pa id off a lot ofsocial obliga tions. I fed pheasan ts, ducks,an d geese to fam ilies all up and down mystreet.

I kept meticul ous record s of my r ing­neck kills during th ose year s. During threeof them, I averaged exac tly 101 pheasants an­nuall y, and not over a score of the 303 bird swere the then-legal hens. Cocks were apound heavier, on th e hoof and on the meat ­p la t ter, so 1 shot noth ing but cocks when­ever possibl e. This was with a 20 gauge gun,usin g: loads designed fur highl y bust ible cla yta rgets .

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The weapon has on e part of a " cr it ica lma ss :" th e br eech hlnck . All else could bemade from all oy al um in um or magnesiu m ifnee d be. As is, the g un wei gh ed a bo ut 6pounds w ith full cl ip a-t op th e mechan ism.Th e import ant thi ng about th e gun is it smaga zin e, loadin g. and ejection cycle. Th ema gazin e (in I he mod el it is of lu cit e so th euser ca n see th e ca r tr idg es) li es on top of thegun , held by a sl ight spr ing ca tch . Th efoll ow er ha s a li ght sp r ing an d th e ca rt r idgesli e at ri ght a ng les 10 I he ax is of th e g un,in th e hori zontal pl an e, bullet tips fac ing tothe left side of the g un. Wh en the breechbl ock is d ra wn hack-a non- rec iprocati ngcock ing handle is ou the left of th e ba rrelbreech a nd mov es onc e 10 draw ba ck the bolt- a loading turntabl c pi vots its cent ral ca rt­rid ge trou gh directl y in lin e for a ca rt r idgeto roll into it . Becau se of th is feeding syste m,th e H ill 9mm ca r tr id ges wer e turned fr om.38 Sp ecial br ass, cu t a nd loaded to 9m mspe cifica t ions , s ince .38 Sp ec ia l is cyl indr ica l,while Lu ger am mo is slightly tap ered. When

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of hi s specia l ca r t ridg es. to shoot and rep orton.

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hy dropping a she ll into th e e jection portand clo sing th e action by push ing th e ba ckof the foll ower. Tw o other shell s can be in­serted into th e ma gazin e for a full loadadequate for all shoot ing cond itions excep ta Hight of pa ssen ger pigeon s. Th e gas-opera t­ed action on th e Mod el 58 introduced sometime ago ga ve com for ta ble, easy recoil , andshould do so on th e 878. W e have not shotthis g un yet. hut will rep or t further on thi suew Remin gton 878 as soun as we ge t one.

Pistol ShootersNc w! B2 pa rte r u n v I ll us tra tedt'a ta l o~ d e v o t ed cxcl us tve tv lOp is to l shoo ters . Clar k, Sh ockeyc-ustom rrun s , nusrer. Hi- S ta n d a rd ,Ha m m er l i, Co lt , S& W targe t zuns .A ll th e la test p rod uct s a nd la te s tm-I c e a . H und r-ed s of SCOl'e improv­in g" it e m s fo r co mpe ti ti ve p is tols hoo te r s . Arttctes hy McMill a n ..Inyner-, T o n ey . Cla r k , S h o c k eya nd H cbm-d on s h oo ti n g ari d r e­road uur . Nat io na l records . 2 6 0 0C f un, e tc . A MU ;-;T fOI" co mpe l i ·tivo p is to l men or anyone tnte r ­es tod in h an rtg-urmln z , ~a t i sfa('­

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pointed whil e the bird is accelerati ng andge ne rally on a fairl y direct route. Too manyhunter s get flustered by that noisy Hush andshoot far to soon (not e nough range to all owth e shot ch arge to sp re ad ) . Havin g mi ssedthat fir st bi g shot, they get fluster ed andmi ss aga in, and ma yb e ag a in (by whi ch timethe bird is out of ran ge ). Gen erally, th eyclaim hits with all three shots- a nd ever af ­ter wa rd maintain th at r ingnecks a re exceed ­ingly tou gh birds to kill. It ju st isn't so.

Mo unt ing th e g un rapidl y is a hi ghly d e­sir a ble tr ait. But th e n it should track th ebir d' s course for some ya rds to ope n th eprope r lead ah ea d of it. F ina lly , the t ri ggeris pulled , th e hammer falls . a nd, by th e tim ethe shot load gels out th er e, it has h ad achance to spread to a good ly patt ern. \Vh enph ea san t and patt e rn m eet in such idea lt iming, it is cur tains for tha t coc k.

Or let 's look at i t thi s wa y. Suppose th eHush is clo se enough so yo u ha ve th reeseconds belween the mom ent wh en you firsthecom e aware of th e bird a nd th e mom entwhe n -h ot a nd hird mu st co ll ide. If youspe nd one second in mou nting your gun , a n­other in tr ac k ing and est a bli sh ing the lead,a nd th e third second in trigger-pull a ndshot-travel, you will have been ri ght on th enose in co mbining deliber ati on . care , andtim ing. S low reactions. sur pr ise, or tar dyidentificat ion of sex, aft er s ig h t ing t he bi rdwill mean tha t you have less ti me for th e restof th e pr ocedure to avo id a lon g-ran ge shota nd, p rob abl y, a sorry cri pple .

On th e oth er hand, if you mak e your sexidentification as you are shoulde r ing yourg un, you ga in tim e for th e a ther I wo op era­ti on s. ca n be more deliberat e with th em andstill ~)ake a perf ect kill. Aha. if other birdsHush while you're shoulder ing th e gun foryour first shot, you a re in fine position tohurry th e first kill, then switch to th e se condti on s. ca n 'b e moi'e' delibera'te' with them andstill ~lake a perf ect kill. Aha. if other birdsHush while you're shoulder ing th e gun foryour first shot, you are in fine position tohurry th e first kill, th en switc h to th e se condtarg et a nd, possibly, a th ird. Doubles a ndtriples a ren 't made in H eaven ; th ey r esultfrom fine gun handling.

It is no un com mon thin g for one bird t oj um p th e gun a nd Hush first. a hea d o f th erem ainder of the Hock ; or for I he first shot ata sing le to tri gger th e rem aind er of the flockint o flight. Th c hunt er wh o works rapidl y incen inz hi s uun on th e first bi rd is in com­~land "of an~ su bse q ue n t devel opm ents, ButI he guy wh o is slow on th e first bird is likelyto be hurried on all oth er s. H e will probablydro p a hi gh per centag e of cr ipples, simplyhecau se he ran shor t of tim e to d eli ver goodshots. In which case, he may need a dog­for help in retrieving or cr ip ple-chasing.

Bu t th e man who learns to he hi s own birddoz a nd learns to shoot effect ivel y, will nevera ua in sadd le himself with a pooch that d e­n~ands consta nt att ent ion. in th e field andin th e hom e, ye t is only of help on approx i­mately 4 per ce n t of th e shots he m ak es atr ing necks. This kind of hunting will makeyou a better game shot, to o ; and ~you'll get mor e sa tis fac t ion do ing it. ~

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Th e big eight bore was used one winterwith nin e drams of F.G. bla ck powder and a2%, ounce conical bull et. It had plenty ofauthority at both ends, but was not un­pl easant to shoot. Th e huge AI Weber .50caliber Mauser that handl ed the Browning

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Kynoch furn ishes only cupro nickel jack.eted solids in the .476 Westl ey Richardscaliber. I t is one of th e finest of all the .470­class of loads, but because of lack of demand,i t is supplied only with cupro nickel jacketwhil e other load ar e now furnished in solidswith good stee l jacketed slugs.

the tr igger is pulled, the bolt flies forward,a st rut turning the loadin g turn tab le in timefor the cylindr ical bolt head to push th ecartridge on into the chamber. Th e fixedfiri ng pin fires the cartridge as the bolt closes.Th en the bolt is blown back, a light hookextractor pulling th e case to th e rear anddown into the open-botto m pistol gr ip handl e.Th ere is no ejection or loading port: the guncan be fired fifteen or twent y times with th ehandl e closed by maskin g tape, if it is desiredto keep dirt from gett ing int o th e gun. As Ishot a bur st , my other hand cupped beneaththe gr ip, a shower of hot shells tumbled int omy palm. Th is design is the handload er'sdream gun ! He can shoot up five hour workin five minut e . With H ill's Cartr idges, nomalfuncti ons occurred. Th e 9mm Lu ger wouldnot fit. The gun was excelle ntly finished,extremely simple in construct ion, and on amass pr oduction basis could be mad e fromshee t meta l. Hill report s that th e Germ anGovernment is in terested in his design, and" they have solved th e pr oblem of feedin gtap ered 9mm shells sa tisfactorily." Th e ~gun is not currently in prod uction. ~

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.50 cal iber m achine g un ca r tr id ge had th eheaviest recoil of a ll. but th e r ifle we igh ed25 pounds and it was j ust a hard p ush ratherth an a shar p ' blow. It always walk ed meba ck , a nd the barrel and fore-end a lway s gota way fr om my left hand and rose to th ever t ica l. to be ca ught as it came do wn. AlW eb er , who is a ta ll po werf ul m a n, did n otmov e his feet a t a ll when it r eco iled a ndh and led it m ilch bet ter tha n I. W e found its upe r bly accu ra te to extreme ran ges with it sW ea ver K-V scope in Bu ehler mou nt s.

M y fr iend Maynard Bu ehler , the sco pem oun t maker , prob ab ly owns and has firedmor e big rifl es th an a nyone I kn ow. H e h asboth 2 and 4 bor e black powd er elepha ntrifl es, as well as eigh t bor e dou bles a nda bo ut every th ing in mod ern Cord ite r ifles.H e says hi s 14 pound W es tley Ri ch a rdsdouble rifl e for the .577-100-750 Cord ite loadis th e wor st ki cker he has. This rifl e wa sfo rmerly ow ned and used by m y fri en d Dr.Oliver G. Ol af son . of ~Iinneapoli s . Doc wr ot eme man y lett er s bo th fr om Afri ca and fromhi s hom e on th e lise of this rifl e, a nd hes topped charges by elephant , rhino a nd buf­fa lo on several occas ions with it. Doc isabo u t six feet ta l l and 170 pound s, and th eon ly comment he ever made to m e a bout th erecoil of th is r ifle wa s th at he had a goods hot a t t he fr on t ha lf of a b ig bu ll elephantand kn ew he wou ld not be a ble to recoverfr om th e recoil quick eno ug h to get thesecond shot in to I he bull witho ut ri sk ofh itt in g hi m too far back in th e belly. InDoc's own words, "So I p ull ed bo th sides atonce. It was qu ite a hell of a jer k, but itstayed in my han ds. H e went a bout 300ya rds, and was on hi s side, hi s tu sk ss traddli ng a t ree as if he had t r ied to proph im self up." T hat was both ba rrel s p ull ed atonc e, pur posely, on a .577 double weigh ing14 pou nd s.

~ly Ir iend Ca pt. 1. E. Wad man of M illVa lley. Ca lif.. has a 13 % po und .577-100-750hest q uality W est ley Ri cha rds. and I have aRoyal Mod el H & H ejector for the sameload tha t weigh s empty 1214 po und s or 12pounds 10 ounces loaded . Lyle Cor cora n ofthe Hollywood G un Shop, son T ed a nd Mrs.Kei th watched me shoot th is ri fle th e firsttim e. I shot offha nd with left shoulde r rest­ing aga inst the back end of a J eep sta t ionwagon to stead y me. I was perfectl y relaxed,intent on see ing how accura te th e big rifl ewa s, and thinkin g nothing of recoil. I fireda t a pa steboa rd ca r ton at aro und 60 ya rd s,hold ing as near dead center as poss ible. Thebig slug landed %," from dead ce n te r ateleven o'clock. It d id not mak e me move m yfeet or twist my bod y. Th e barrels ra iseda lmost to vert ica l and the but t came down­ward off m y shoulde r. Ted told me my gr iploosened on the sma ll of stock with my r ightham!' It ma y well have don e so, as I knowth e .600 Wi lk es kick cd loose fro m my ri gh thand on se veral occ as ions.

T ed tr ied th e hi g r ifle nex t a t th e sa meta rget . H e is a hu sk y 23 year old lad , s ixfeet one inch and 170 pounds, a collegestudent in winter and a F or est Ser vice Smo kej umper in summe r an d . for further recrea­tion , is in th e Specia l services, Arm y reserve,also a pa ra troop out fit. T ed gr ippe d the b igg un hard and lean ed in to it and hit 3" fromdead ce nte r a t 4 o'clo ck. The bi g rifl e ra isedonly a bo ut to the 45 degr ee an gl e or less,and the hutt d id not leave hi s shoulde r nord id he loose hi s gr ip on either small ofst.ock or barrels.

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until it was sore. No trace of discolored orblack shoulder has occurred for me a t anytime. I alway s pull the stock tigh t to myshoulder, th en relax my whole body as I aimand squeeze th e tri gger, and recoil neverboth ers me at all. I often wonder when peo­ple tell me of gett ing black-and -blue shoul­ders from th e terr ible recoil of the .30-06 or.375 Ma gnum. 1 am convinced if th ey wouldtak e an easy stance off hand, hold th e ri flehard again st their shoulder, and then relaxthe rest of th eir body and roll with the push,th ey would not get hurt. From th e head andshoulders down the body should be ju st asrelax ed as if you had your favorite gal on agood dan ce floor and were dan cin g to goodmusic. Do this, and recoil of even the largestrifles will not hurt you. Brace yourselfagain st recoil ; fight it with all your stre ngthand you will get hell kicked out of you.Relax and let the gun recoil and think noth­ing of it, and it will not both er you in theleast. In game shooting. the recoil of th eheaviest guns will not both er you, but th e re­coil is noti ceable when you patt ern a ~1 ag­

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it back on my shoulder for th e second shotmuch faster than I could recover from th erecoil of the .505 Gibbs.

I wrote Capt. V;Tadman my experience withthe big rifle. He sa id his rifle was also veryaccura te, more so tha n most smaller boredouble rifles. He says his rifle belt s hell outof him off hand, but is mor e pleasant toshoot from the bench rest. He had photosta ken of himself at the crack of the big rifleshowing it in recoil. Th ese pr oved that th erifle shoved his righ t hand away from itsgrip on the small of th e stock in off handposition. Wh en fired pron e, the ph otos pr ovethat th e big r ifle gets awa y from both handsand is simply floatin g in the air above hi sextendcd hands ; but th e butt does not leavehis shoulder. He said that, firin g offhand, itlifted hi s left foot an d made him hop back­ward s on his ri ght foot to keep his balance,and he weighs 240 pounds. Said he wouldnever have believed th e rifle got loose fromhis hands if he had not seen th e photos toprove it.

I am five fcet ten inches and 175 pound s.No big rifle or shotgun has ever hurt myshoulder in th e sligh test, bu t I have had mysecond finger rapp ed by th e tri gger guards

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cluck wea ther . it's genera lly deer season, too, th en was too popula r, so Les decid ed to stickand you won't fi nd me on the lak es the n." with his lever actio n '94.

It d idn't tak e Les too long to pick up the The fir st move he mad e was a switch toone-arm operation of his shotgun. He ad ded a modern caliber. Win chester sh ipped hima recoil pad , hilt other tha n tha t his double a .30-30 car bine ba rrel by mistak e-he hadis "a s is." In the field he carr ies his shot- requested a .30-30 rifle barrel-but the erro rgun-s-and rifle, too-pointing skyward, his pro ved to be a beneficial one. T he six-inchhand at the wrist of the stock and the butt shor ter barr el grea tly improved th e gun' spr essed aga inst his waist. Wh en shooting, he balance when han dled with one arm .bala nces the shotgun stra ight out from hi s Les then shortened th e stock by aboutbody, and has remar kab ly fast recovery for thr ee inches, and added a special buttp latea second shot at fleein g game. which he him self designed. Th e old-ti me

" Relea rn ing" how to use a decr rifle didn' t Schuetzen rifles gave him the idea, with th ecome so easily. A one-ar m shooter today, if butt pla te fittin g snugly below an d above hishe were to selec t a big-game gun, would left shoulder and holdin g the gun solidly inu ~·1"'!"\"'".hlu puU', ,';n lPU\7i'~I' ....~a8:r lirut 1 l 1!i .....1Nu\.wt. u 1 -:OO- J Ot.. ca .L 6n7(~ J.Ji. 1l ei - 1:d TfJl ;5ta l\,4~-""":>"' I1('~· - n inl

is "a s is." In the field he carr ies his shot- requested a .30-30 rifle barrel-but the erro rgun-s-and rifle, too-pointing skyward, his pro ved to be a beneficial one. T he six-inchhand at the wrist of the stock and the butt shor ter barr el grea tly improved th e gun'spr essed aga inst his waist. Wh en shooting, he balance when han dled with one arm .bala nces the shotgun stra ight out from hi s Les then shortened th e stock by aboutbody, and has remar kab ly fast recovery for thr ee inches, and added a special butt platea second shot at fleein g game. which he him self designed. Th e old-ti me

" Relea rn ing" how to use a decr rifle didn' t Schuetzen rifles gave him the idea, with th ecome so easily. A one-ar m shooter today, if butt pla te fittin g snugly below an d above hishe were to selec t a big-game gun, would left shoulder and holdin g the gun solidly inpro ba bly turn to Remin gton's fine autoloa der, plac e when fired. A fr iend mad e the spec ialthe Model 740-A Woodsmaster , first intro- buttplate, first usin g steel. But weigh t wasduced in 1954. A bolt or slide action weapon a cr ucial matter and steel added too mu ch,would be out of th e quest ion and a lever so aluminum was tried. It proved ideal.ac tion might, at first, seem too difficult to Still, even with hi s rifle alt ered for easehan dle with th e handicap. of handlin g and with constant prac tice, Les

I n 1939, Les's choice of a deer gun was a couldn't seem to regain his form er skill..38-55 W inchester '94, th e manufacture of Th e one big problem was sighting.whi ch had been discontinued two year s be- Prior to th e operat ion, Les Amburgey hadfore. Similar in most ways to the phe- kill ed four deer. I-Ie has tak en a lik e nurn-nomenally popular '94 carbine, his rifle ha s bel' of whitetails since, but it was 1945- sixa pistol-grip stock and a half magazine. Th e years afte r the loss of hi s arm-that hestock and forearm are of checked walnut. chalked up bu ck No.5. It took him th at

At the tim e he lost his arm , th ere were a lon g to solve th e sighting problem.couple of self-loading rifles around- Win- As he puts it, "I was up in th e deer woodscheste r 's model 1907, discontinued in 1942, every year, but I couldn't seem to hi t th eand Remin gton's model 81, th e predecessor broadsid e of a ba rn ." Th is isn 't too surpris-to the pr esent Woodsmaster. But neither gun (Continued on page 66 )

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SgW ~Cllj>L U:-; r ifle St 'OIH'f: :!:\: . -1 0' tlvld . :r'-5" eye re­lief be st Qua lity coated npti r-s, 'I s " st ee l tu be. IO;}!I '" lon g ,ruu xefinder reth-l e . lIll \\'intla;":t' or c lvvat ion adju st ment.xati sfu r-tlun xuuruun-cd . $ ,) ..·,1, pus tp ui d . 10 for $40.00.GonIon Ha lllstlen , :l82 1 I ? Orl UIll' L ane . Da ll as 16, T exas.

BUSI NESS OPPORTUN ITi ES

H OW T O ) ra ke .\Imll' y-On.:r 150 P la ns $1. Ca tl i n. 68X urt.h E ll sworth . Sail .\ Iat cu. 1 ~ , Ca lif orn ia.

l'~ l..OlUJ)A .TOHS , all k ind s, en t Ir c s tate. hund reds li st ed ,,,'ri t e Fustway Se n icc, Davuma Beach.

i\[- l R Ili'LE S. $125. Ne w xr-i Ca r bin es. $100. S loper .R imrock. A rizona.

CUN CABINETS

(; t.:N CA III ~E'rS. Hacks. Com plete Selection. Send 2;')cfor Ca ta log ue. D ep t. D, K nox Wood P roducts . Knoxvill e.Io wa.

CUN SMITH INC

SH OOT E RS : H you a re In te rested in lea rn i ng Gunsmi th ­ing a nd ar c wil li ng tu spend a Iew hours in yuur heme shopfor a han dsome, accura te .22 ta rge t p i sto l. send 4 cents tamp for cumnh-te inform at ion. I' . O. B ox 362. T cr reH a u te , Ind ia na.

B LOC K l';T OCK I::\G . H EU n o\\ ' :\' & Bcbluc. Hcpa ir a llMak e Sho tgun s .'\; H i t1es. F ra nk Le b'ever &- Sons, Jnc. .Custom G unsmiths, Fra nkfort . Xew York .

INDI AN RELICS

" W I :\' E :\fA K f KG." $1. 00. "STO UT . B eer . A lc B rewl ng;"~~" ~ ~onN~~s tra ted , E a ton Bo oks. B ox 1240 2-1\ , Sa nt a !tosa.

LOADI :\'(J u r..OCKS . Lami na ted F urm h-a TOil. 50 H ole.$1.00 1' .1' . State eu l. Deal er Inqu l ri cs lnvltod. H ank ' sSp ort swoods . Box 101, Gl endo ra. Ca lif.

J"llE l~ ~ 71 l'AUE photographic' burxalu ('at.dug. De pt.18· A:~ Ccn u-a! Cumu rn Unm puny :ljO S Wa bash AveCh ic'ago, Illi no is. ,. .~

E\' E ~lGH EF;X ~ 1': I':J)r.I::\G s for X mas tr ees. etc . Qlla li tytel~~~W~d .a i ' ~I~' a::u ll a b lc priccs. P in e GfI )r c :"u l'scr y . ll Fj):~ .

C.S. (C O::\l\ E DE KAT I'';) or U .:=::' ova l be lt buckl es. $2.2J.H~a}'Y Boxjrl at es . sa llie sty le, $2.00 ouch . Xew. Wu dd ell ,lti1" Georg la . ) Iar ys ri ll e. Mi t h iga n.

El:-Jo: CT U) C P E:\' CII..: E ngr -aves a ll M et al s , $2.00, B eyer:'I1r J,: . 1 0 ~11 1- Q Sp rfn gfteld, Chicago 43.

c n OSSBO\VS! HUNT I ::\G B ows ! Facto rY·D i rec t -P r iccs ~JarCo. Box 1355. \\' il'il i t a . Ka nsas.

E VER Y G U N BOOK I N P RINT" The Bak er ' s Dozen Pl an "

Se nd 50c for year ' round ma i li ngsinclud in g cut -c t -nrt nt li s t ing s.

STANDARD DISCOUNTSTO DEALERS WITH LETTERHEAD

• Hand Guns, Rifle s and Shotguns• Reloading Tools and Component s• Scopes, Mounts, Sight s, Accessor ies• F.N. & Sako Rif les, Action s & Bbls.• Archery, Fishing & Camping Equipment

All Cash orders post paid­$100.00 net orders prepaid.

AURAND'S 229-233 E. Third St.LEWISTOWN, PA.

ENFIELD .30-Of, RIFLE $27.Q5MOLINA .45 AUTO MATIC $28. %LLA MA .38 SUPER AUTO MATiC $2Q.QSLLAMA .32 AUTOM ATiC $27.Q5GERMAN .22 b·SHOT REVO LVER $12.%

FLAGLER J EWELERY & LOAN CO .1b3-1b5 W. Flagler St. , Miami 3b. Florida

Couectcrs I te m ! Fine C'J u llli t y rrot dpla t.ed ball po int pen . P in e scontcdtux . 5a/4" Iorur . P u l l t1· i ~g'C1'-it.'s ro nrty towrt te ! :-ip lend id :.rift . No C .O .D . SO-LAR S A L E S ,BO X 3 5- B , MIDLAND PA RK . N . J ,

Antique a nd Modern Guns - Swords . War Reli cs, Ar mor a

Books. Excell ent Refer ence Book - $ 1.00 Post pai dBRICK HOUSE SHOP , NEW PALTZ 4 , N. Y.

GOLD PLATED BALL POINT RIFLE PEN

,,=,"'=:;;;;;~~~~~~$1 Po s t Pa ;d

NEW LARGECAT A LOG FULLY ILLUSTRATED

GOVERNMENT SURPLUSJl A SI) S IGH 1' I::\G L er c b; . Improrcd new modeL ma nyuscs . for lay ing dra in s. d ildlCS. foundalions . grad i ng'. con·tou r ill ~ . la yin g out of ft 'Il CI' S . p iers . ruau s and ga rd cn s.F ull Y ~\l a r a llleed . $1.:; 0 Po::tllaid. ))ub li c Sp ort Sh op s.11 ~. 161h ::)trcet. ] 'h i llldel lJh ia 1. j'a.

CA HHYAl. L CA:"V ..-\:S ){o ll wit h st raps an d handle, la rges i zc 54 x 12 inch es . for t rarc le rs . ca llipe rs , ua se ba ll pl aycrs ,et c. Uov't ::$ urpi lls, hr and ncw, \' alu c $ 12.5 0-Spccia l $2.1;;e' leh. Public Spo rt Sh ops, J I S. lo th St ree t. Phil adelph ia2. 1"a .

CA HHYAl. L CA:"V .-\:S Rul l wit h s t raps an d handle, la r ges tzc 54 s: 12 inch es . for t ruvc ters . ca llipe rs , ba se ba ll pl ayers,ere, Gcv't Sur nl us. br and new. val ue $ 12.50 -Spccia l $2.1;;l~ach ~ nol 'u_bJlc Sno rt S hol?s, 1J S. l oth St ree t. Phil adelph iaAll di ft'ervm in each issuc. O rd er with confide nce fr omAmer ica ' s l" illcst Ant iQue Scni ('e, ::'llbscr ip t ion j us t $ tfor 11 cata logs. ::\urlll li' layd e l'll1an (G .\I). 44 West. PutnamAvenu e . G rec llwieh . Connect.icut,

FAB UL O US 36 PA GE Fully Ill us t r atcd Cata log Eve ryXlonth. H und reds an t ique guns . swords . mil it ar y It ems.A ll dift'erv m in each issue . O rd er with confide nce fr omAmer ica ' s P ln cst Antiq ue Scrvi ec. s ubser tpu on j us t $ tfor 11 cat a logs . X urm li'l ayde l'll1Un (G .\I). 44 West. PutnamAvenu e . Greeuwf ch . Con nect icut,

MISCELLANEOUS

\VA K'.r EX CIi;LT..E X'r US mar ked Colt D et ect i ve tpcc tal .Jo hnson '44 dewar . r'ronucr .4 5 4:Yl over 347 ,000 . BriltBrown. E ag le , Wi chita , K uus us,

WAx 'r E O-A R oper Revolver . Fo r id entifica ti on I willse nd , for collectors ' pr-ivate fi les , a fi ne phot ogr aph(5"x7") in clu ding t her eon references to pa ten t , cartr idge.11llO Inve nto r. ~e! ld on I}: a on e dolla r l nll ( no coi ns .stumps . or checks} . H ay It illng , 68H Ger sten St. , P hi la .•W, Pa.

WANTED

LEATHEU. 'HAF T CATALOG Free. K ir k pa tr i ck L eather'Oo.. Box 637 -A IO, Galnesvill e. '.rexas.

LEATH ER CRAFT

3 I::\U IA :" WAlt arr owhead s. F li nt Sca lp ing K niCe. F lin tT hu nd erb ird $4.00 , Ca ta log Free. Sattsf-sctfon G uara n teed .A r ruwh eud. G len wood. Arka nsa s,

LA P EG Y Ii alldl'u irs . $H.!l:i : Pecr less . $13 .!'5 ; D arb ies.$!),!)5. L c:;;, I rons . $12 .!I,j. llilboes. jOU gs . $ 7. j O. Twi s ter s.Guid e c·ha in s. $ 1.:i0. Transp or t cha i ns . Le at her res tr a in ts.Colletto r 's ~ I)('(· ia h ics. Th olllas F cr r il'k. Box 12. ::\cw·IJurypo r t, )fass.

O LD HA~ I)C t.: FFS . It':d rnllS, th um bras ts. shack les wa nted .Pa u.er scn Stuit h. 21" 1.... 2(i ~, xh euard Ave .. E as t Orange.X . •1.

,fU~ lon (' L lJ B lea ders , i llStrut' w rs ! En courag'c Ilwmh c rsto shoot ti~htCii t g- roup s i ns tead of hi "hest scores whil elea rn in~. !l ed uce s f ' f) r i n~ ti mc .1Ild t ar get cos t dras t ica lly.S l' lId $ 1 ror sc'or ing· derice and iniitructi oll pa mp h let.~ho() ti ll ' ~1 )t 1J) , l k lll. n , Uo x :33a. Oklahoma C itr.

BllAS !':. . O:"E -Piece Clean i ng n od wit h hru sh. Gor't 8 ur ­pl us, for 4;) ('.11. re \'olre rs an d auto mat i c p isto ls, $ 1.00 eachIlustpaid. Braiis, join tcd rifl e (')e<lni ng' rod. 30 Ca l. and lI ll ,by M ar bh' , ;;6 inc'hes long, $ 1.:~:i P Ost lla id . })ub lic ~))ort:--:110)) 8. 11 S. 16t h St reet. P h iia delphi a 2 . 1)a.

:.3 U-06 s P HI:" (; F Ili.:L D OR E ntie ld R ifle ~ t oc k . as issued ,brand new, $2.!J5 each. A:J ·O:~ ::;prin gtl e ld r i tle ba rre ls. ca L31'·06 . b rand new, (;0\" 1. SUrlllu!\, 24- in l'h. cOlllp le te l}'tini sht'u. \ ' a illc $:..! :-•. speda l $1. no ] 'os t pa id. Publi c Sp ortS htl p~. J I ~ . Ilith Street. J' h ila. 2, Pa.

JJ A~ i) ' (' )<' t,' S , BHA :\' 1) new. $ 1:\,00 Val ue, n ic:kel p lated ,P ee rl ess t}'pe, li ghtweigh t . S pecia l Sa le $7.95 pa ir. LegI rons , GO\·'t. :Surp lus, lIit'k(' 1 !l la tcd , bra nd nt'w. Val ue$:!.J.rlo. :--:p~da l $"'i. ~I ;). Publ ic :Sport S hops . 11 :So l Uth::;tn'eL. l'h illi delilhi a :!. P a.

CUNS & AMMUNITION

FOR SALE

j H lI TI s I[ xuc, 5 3U3 L ee -E nfield .lungle car bi nes . Verygood -$ ~ ·L H 5 . P erfcct - $1!U, tJ. Br ft.lsh ~ lk, 3 s. 4 ~03 !-cc­l<;n li l'l d rl tles. Exce ll cllt.-$I~.! ~J . *\l'dHih ,\ Iou. tJ6 6.ammxtau ser r lrles. Exccl1ell t-~:! I.,!O ' German :\Iod . ) 18 8m mxjauscr rln es. v crv gOOd-:f07 . .lU. ExcelJ~nt-$41 , ~0, 9cr ­man U - 40 0 Smm vreu scr 10 shot s~nll- a u to U1 auc rt fles.1,~ y , .•' ll .. t1I-$ (illcJ& N f~(jt~~ ~Il',P....~ liu ll~et. 10 shot seml -

' VOH L D ' S }t~ f:\' E~T E ngrav ing. F older $1.0 0. E. C. Prud ­h om me. Wa rd Bldg. , Sh reveport . L a .

" A :" T I (}U E & l\ I ODEn~ Ar ms . Accessori es at 'Recessi on 'I l ri l' {'S . :--: a lllJ)le li st . 2~c , Ladd Arm s . Catski ll . ::\. Y. "

) 11::\IAT UllES. GU::\ lis t . Kni gh t . B ox 294. Se neca F all s ,x. Y.

CU s T O .\IB II/ l' HIFLJo':s- yur . -"ole bu siness ~ i n(;c, 1 93~.C ustu m mau c. as Ihe nalll c IUlIlI ICS, to you r spcc lUca uo ns IIImusl ('a li be rs and t ile faHlIIU S 7)1:\ 1 Expre ss, Barrel s of'l'illll~ cll ~\}cdal riflc barrel sLed in any twi st . length andwei '.'llt . 'l'I\IH'UlI;fll1y s('asullcd s ltH: k bla nk s ar c hand inlet ted~ l llj'" sha ped to in su re you perfet'l til and ba lan ce, li'i n ish edrill l's ~ro l ll ) -tcs t ctl to insur e a(TUra ey. Th e hi ghest qua lityill crcrYlh iug but cus t. H oy l ~ r a d l c . Hitles lllith . 20:; W cs tIsla y ~tn·l·t.. :-;,1I1 ta Ba rha ra . l ·a li l.

ENCRAVINC

COLL ECTORS

G t.::\'~ - ~WOltOS - K nives - D agger s - F lask s. Big li s t2;~c ccln. Ed Howe . Coope r ~ Jill s_10_._~_I_a_in_e_. _

11 t 'E :\".rUIlY )lI L IT AH.Y F la i ls: Complete deta il s uponreques t. John's . 311 So. 4 St .. Barri son , K. J .

X A%I A ND ot he r mili t ary collectors u cms. Private. F orIi:-aing 2jc co in , C. Brown fie ld . 10820 Ca rneg ie. Cleve ­land 6, Ohio.

Y A) [ A \VOOD Gu n B la nks ( Impor t.l'll) . .\lounta i ll g rown.ul tr a tin e g ra ined . K il n drh·d . alllazin;.:ly s ta b le . H a rder .;i 00 lbs. st.ronge r t.ha n wa lnu t t'olllprcs:iiun parallel g ra lll.yet 40 0% li gh ter ; J)ullnd utr are ra ge ~ll n , Uns urpass edfan cy t hird di men siun.tl !igurin ).:" , 3x5 sa mple 25(;. E xoti c­WOodli, IJI:~ 8 '.\Iilrtha , \"an ~ \I .\' s . Calif.

17000,000 GUN l>ARTS S tocked-mode rn. obso le te, roe­~ ig ll . Send t ractns. de script ion for uucrauo n. Numr ich.Arm s. w est H ur-ley HI. .:\'. Y.

l ) HECI:--:IO~ II A ::\DLOAD S For T he D iscr i minating~hol)t cr. -140 S p l. & ) l ag nulll Hunting Lu.lds A S peci a lty ..Also Loa d Devc lolll1lcllt '.fo Obtai n T he :\[ax imulIl E ffici encyl i'rulll Your lt ille Or Ue ro lv('r . :;talll lJ For I nr orlll a ti on.K, ( Bud) Otoup al ik . P .O. B ox 146, :\ll ssoul a . Mo nta na .

HI F I.I';:-'. ;~ 11:.3 B IU TI:-i Ji }<; nlit' ld s . as issu ed . good cond i·li on. $23 .00. .303 B ri t ish )1i lit a ry Ca rtri dg es , $ 10.0 01ll'r IOu. l'ublic S pur t ~hflp s . J1 S . 16t h ~trce t. l'h ila­del Hh ia 1. }' ...

JAP 7 . 7 ~lM Ar isa ka r UIl·s. }<;Xl'e llent-$lS.OO. ) 'foneyback guarantee. ~"rce 19MI gun li st. l \'reed land Arm s Co. •3 -1 Park How, ~ew York 38. •'\' . Y,

S~lI '!'l1 & WE:-i~O :'1 . 21 Ca l., urand new. llIode l 4 1, target1IllIOlU<ltl ('. $ 1111 . !10. ["ull y cn~ra\'t'd model . $28;'). 11 0, Pub li c:-;"or t Sh ops . J 1 S. Hilh ~trcet. P hilade lo hia 2. Pa.

10.nOO GU::\S ! ! !_ ·S \\· O llDS-Kcntucki es-Colt s- Lu ge rs--H um i ng GUllS! ! ! Bargain Cat alog- 50c. Agr am om e ·s .Yon kNs 2·K. ~. Y.

B lt l'!' [:; 11 ~ J K . :) 303 Lee - E nfie ld jungl e car b ines . Ex ce l ­h·tlt - $:..! -I.:J:i. ]o'l'ee li st. AI' f: GUllfo om. 1 B eekman Street .Xl '\ \' Yor k. X . Y.

XR\y :\[ 43 218B $:'15.00. ::\ (' W ~avage )1.340 222 or 30- 30$ 1!l.,j0. 10 Boxes radory :~ 8 1'p1. we prepa id $30.00..Il'll'. T rader . Po('olllok(' C ity , ~ [aryi linu .

><A YAGE ~IODEI, 110-('1I1. 2I:l - 30.06-2iO ClIl. I' f 'H an d- F actor y Price- ma il cd ! )repa id- P erey H off ma n,:~6 ~lh ':I: s t .. Ha rri shur J:{ . P enn a.

HAXDLOADS }l'O n GUllS. ~tate \Yhat You H a re An d" ' '' Il l. F ir st Let ter ~t am ll P lease , K . (B ud ) Ot oup alik .P .O. Box 146 . M issou la, ) [ontana.

SH OOT E R 'S B IBL E . lV5lJ. O\'cr 500 pages. I mlllcdi atesh iJ)lIlt' lll. l llll:. t flli ed )rodt'rn (l Ull S and Ac{:('ssori es . $2. 00.1959 G un Di gest $2.95 l ' ostp aid . P ub li c S port S hOllS. 11S. 16t h St reet . .!'hila. 2, l ' a ,

M.S.A. E AR D E F E :" DE U8 ror the shooter. Brand new.U.S. GM 't. urpl us. Value $3, 00- W hile Th ey L as t $ 1.00pa ir P oswa id. Pu blic S port S hops. 11 S. 16th t reet ,1'hilade illh ia 2, Pa.

HE B AR R E LTXG. '.\(ILIT AR Y Com ers ions. B olt alter ·:11ions . etl', G ua rant('l'd to ))Icase 100% or it. Cost s YOUnothi ng . Ro~er M ar sh all . R ifiesmi th, 2538 No rth E d i thB lvd .. T ucson . A r iz.

l-' E DO~I ETEIt . BUAND m'w b}' N ew H aven W atch Co.:'Ill'a s\lr es t ile di s tance ;rOll wa lk . \Vhil e T hey L as t $5 .9 il.Puhl ic • POT[, folhops . 11 S. 16t h Street, Phi ladelp hia 2, P a.

H I I··I. E SL I NG S. leather. Army S ur p lus. I %, in ch. Bra ndI ~ (,W. $2 .00 eal'h . Publi c S por t S hops . 11 S. 16th St reetPhilade lphia 2, Pa, '

OYE R 5000 Rn'LES , S hotgu ns . H a ndgun s. Modern, An -~~~~.~. I~~~rl~lllt~?<;~U~:br~~~~.ple Copy 25c (Coi ns ) . S hotg un

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BUY GOVT. SURPLUS NOWDIRECT FROM U.S. GOVT. DEPOTS

~Tr em endous Sav in gs -

. "' • Buy at Fractions of, _ . ' - . . Army & Navy costs.

="... :\. I nd i v id ual s can n ow b uy d i -'. r ect f rom U.S . Go v t . Su rpl u s

, i ~~:el~;t~~t i~r:~:~~s~~:of~the c ou n t r y

FOR SALE - Boats ; LST's; LCVP's; Aircrafts;Helicopters; Marrne Engines; Rada r; Sona r; Ra dioTeleph ones ' Wa lkie-Tal kies; Nautical Instru­ments; ETC.ALSO: - Jeeps; Trucks; Troctors; Amph ibiousVehicl es; Farm Machin er y; Fa rm Implements ; Gen ­era tors; ETC.Thousands of other i tems too numerous to ment ion .

~E~DD~~R~ ';~~~~t ~!~! ~..~~o~~~ur~ " ! 1.C?9

As the accompanying ph otos show, hepla nts the stock between his arm and side,pushes the gun upward and th e lever out­ward in one motion, swings the rifle backdown an d closes the action , th en brings th egun bac k to his shoulder. Th e recovery is aseffi cient and as fast as could be desired, evenwith two arms.

Many spor tsme n ha ve been fa ced with ahandicap whi ch could conceivably mean anend 1.0 their huntin g and shooting. Many,lik e Les Amburg ey, have successfully mel. thechallenge. Oth er s have given up after ea rlysetba cks, or have never tr ied, But shootingtruly is " a sport for every one ," and th is:\Ii chi gan man and th e oth er s like him whoshoot in spite of handicaps should be aninspi ration for those others to ~

give it anot her go. ~

e

but as to guns, they haven't advanced very for."

~V~~·~1J·l/oE'iNl;;r-

"Aren't you carrying this frontier business too for?"

"

PARTING

ing, when you come to think of it. If YOIl

are righthanded , try sight ing your rifle withyour left hand bal ancin g it again st your leftshoulder, and you will see what a probl emLes faced.

Th e solution was two-fold . F irst , Les in­stalled a Will iams receiver sight. The n hetri ed sighting and firin g over h is ri ghtshoulder, th e tri gger guard restin g on theshoulder. Alt hough a difficult an d not toocomfortable position, it solved th e sigh tingproblem. And it pr oved th e most imp ortantstep in regaining his marksman shi p.

In th e field , Les never fail s to amaze h unt­ing comp anions with his dext erit y in th eopera tion of the Win chester. It tak es only aninstant-less tha n two seconds- for h im toeject a case, chamber a second shot , and fireaga in.

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YOUR INNOCENTPROTECTOR

THE HIDE·A·WAY DAGGER

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A m i n ia t u r-e v e r s ion o f t h e s w o rdca ne. :rhi ~ can be lef t ca s ua ll ylyi ng a bo ut t he h ous e w it h onlyf e w k n o wi n g' t.hat w i th i n it sri ch g olde n leat he r w rappingsli es a dea d ly 18" s tee l da gger;ex te nd ing 5" in t o th e handl ea n d 26" ovc r a ll le ngth. $3 .9 5P .P. or C.O.D. pl us s h ipping.

~ HUNTING KNIVES~'cus,o", Made by MORSETH

, '7yr

FREE CATALOG

$ 7 .5 0 fo r the fo l ln w ing Mllltm-y I ss ue Ammo . M .P . Bulle t:~O / U6 Gov t.. ; 8 mm . M a us or; ;)0 /40 Krng : D'utc h H emtu-utr{i,5 H im; 8 mm. L e be l : 6.5 m rn , Italian; 7,3 i} m m . Italian:6 .5 mm.• Sw edlsh Mau ser & Krilg-: 35 1 Win . S, L.: 45 /70Govt , Le ;H!: :;0 .:'1.11 Caj-b lne ; !) ru m . t. u z oi-: 3 0 3 B riti sh .w in chc ste i- H ;II1111WI' Mo do! 97 n c poatcr ] 2 On .. 20 " B b l.,new condition. $;]U,O '::;. Parf. s rot: S iwinglie id. U, S . Ca r­~~I~~se l{~'aI~is . E nfie ld. Ca r-t.rldge cl ip s rcr- ro ro ur n g uns.-,

Send check or M.O.For free illustrated brochur e, write: Dept . G

PRICES PER 100 CARTRIDGES

B & J LEATHER COMPANYP.O. Box 990. BROWNSVILLE 18. TEXAS

• CUSTOM MADE

• THE BESTSINCE 1897

"Quick-Draw" Holsters

F or Springfield , Enfield,M au ser, W inch este r 52.54 & 70 , Remington 37.40X , 72 1 & 722 , a ndS AK O Short M au ser.

~ l Sto $37

THUMB SAFETlfSFor ou r S pringfield , M auser t riggers . $S ex tra

:d~:,~~~'~:~r~~::·djrect . Write Dept. 1-1

:Mor sct h K ni ves ac ciaimed by gui des, hunt-

Iers, experts! Sup er-tough inla id bl a des stay

~ raz or-sh a rp. Lifet ime gu a rantee agai nst ac -0« cid ental blade b rea kage! P atent ed fibre-.: li ned Sa f'e-Lok sheath protects wearer! K nif'ec shown, with 6" bla de . la ced lea t h e r she a t h,; $18.00 pos tpa id . Ot h e r mod els. 5" & 6"g ~~t~~ers{ $8.75 . $20.00. Send 3e st amp fo r

MORSETH SP ORTS EQUIPMENTDept. G-19, C lint on , Wa shington

P. O. sox 150SEL PASO. TEXAS

S. D. MYRES SADDLE CO.

Llama 32 A u t o . Pocket M od el $ 29.9 5. 380 Ll a m a $29 .95 .A ls o 3 8 Su per Cal. $ 3 4.95. Arg ent ina M otina 45 Auto"s i mi la r to U . S . Arm y M od el . $ 3 4.9 5. All i n Bra nd Ne wCondit i on , Extra magaz in es f or above pistol s-52.50 ea .Colt Pol ic e posit i v e 38 Ca l. (not 3 8 Sp ec. ) , 4 " b lue, a l li n GOOD used co nd i t ion . T h i s is t he p r e-wa r sma l l framemode l. L i m ited q uant i t y . $ 2 7 .95 ,

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After January 1959 all RUGER pistols will be produced in this superblyeff icient factory. This new plant, wh ich was designed exclusively forthe manufacture of firearms, should serve as tangible evidence of thesuccess of RUGER handguns and the strong and steady growth ofSturm, Ruger & Co., Inc.

We bel ieve our position in the firearms field is due to our emphasis onqual ity in both engineering and manufacturing. With these fac ilit iescomes the promise of susta ined quality production and new and moreinteresting firearms for the shooting sportsman.

Write to our factory at No.2 lacey Place, Southport, Conn.for descriptive literature on the entire line of RUGER firearms.