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Cowboy Up. .With the New PARA SASS Wild Bunch 1911 IPSC. IDPA. USPSA. COWBOY. Compete with www.para-usa.com/cowboy 10620 Southe
LADIES’ HOME COMPANION. The ergonomic FN Five-seveN® offers the lowest recoil, largest capacity and highest velocity of any cen
Cover Photo: Chuck Pittman, Inc. Volume 34 • Number 4 • Issue 206 2010 JULY • AUGUST Photo: Robbie Barrkman FEATURES 42 ROBAR S
DEPARTMENTS 20 THE AYOOB FILES MASSADAYOOB ShotfromAmbush:TheJaredRestonIncident. 28 BETTER SHOOTING DAVEANDERSON ReliabilityRe
board of directors Thomas von Rosen, CEO; Thomas Hollander; Randy Moldé; Marjorie Young PUblisher & editor Roy Huntington Manag
SPEAKOUT ACCURACY YOUR FORUM TO PONTIFICATE, PONDER AND PROBE Ijustfinishedreadinganarticleaboutaccuracy(“OnAccuracy,” the Insi
STOP THE THREAT TM Winchester® PDX1 410™ Ammunition For Personal Defense When it comes to the safety of you or your family, cho
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COPTALK Massad Ayoob . resulting in unitended discharge. We keep our trigger fingers in register on the frames even in gunpoint
SR9c Ruger SR9c Pistol 9mm Luger ® ™ THE COMPACT ™ “The SR9c obstinately refused to malfunction.” Patrick Sweeney, Guns & Ammo
SHOOTINGIRON Mike “Duke” Venturino Drift adjustable front sights, such as found on Duke’s German Luger and German P38, are move
The Team Match II™ is chambered in both .45 ACP & 9mm. Slide & frame are machined from stainless steel to exacting dimensions.
John Connor GUNCRANKDIARIES TM EXCUSES, ALIBIS, PITHY OBSERVATIONS & GENERAL EPHUS Because crazy is the new “smart.” protruding
GENTLEMAN’S TACTICAL FOLDER • Stainless steel frame lock build. • Fast flipper opening action. • IKBS internal ball-bearing piv
BETTERSHOOTING Dave Anderson Reliability Resolutions Even with a high quality pistol such as this FNP .45 the first couple hund
Khaki Digital Foliage Camo Khaki Main compartment and hydration compartment can accept CCW accessories #0431 SITKATM GEARSLINGE
PISTOLSMITHING Alex Hamilton FAMCO’s “Colt” cylinders have made caliber conversions more affordable for the average shooter. TH
MEPROLIGHT. The right sight in any light. Meprolight night sight systems are 20% brighter than other brands and backed by the s
THE SIXGUNNER John Taffin Groups shot by Taffin indoors are still more than acceptable even though he was handicapped by poor l
New Loads for 2010! A stunning breakthrough in personal defense ammunition design. • The patented FTX® bullet will expand relia
CARRYOPTIONS Sammy Reese FROM CLASSICS TO CUTTING EDGE IN CARRY METHODS Grizzle’s Countryboy GrIzzle leatHer r Hard Working Cou
RaFFle Gun Duo! Roy HunTinGTon Win This American Pistolsmiths Guild Two Prized Guns — Two Winners! or the first time, the Ameri
MiNiATUre FNH USA’S 5.7x28 VArMiNT BlASTerS W 48 hen Elaine Golladay, who does PR work for FNH USA, phoned and said, very nicel
MAcHo roy HUNTiNGToN At 25 yards, the Five-seveN was consistent, but tended to string groups vertically, often plopping three o
What’s wrong with this picture? Nothing actually, as either gun would be great fun in the hunting field, as long as you kept th
Just for fun, I found out the 5.7x28 will dig a nifty hole in some damp dirt. What’d I prove? It was fun to do. Roy’s easy-to-u
Wilson Combat’s Ultralight Carry 52 WWW.AMERICANHANDGUNNER.COM • JULY/AUGUST2010
I n the beginning the 1911 autopistol had a 5" barrel and slide of corresponding length on a steel frame. When Colt first devel
Wilson Combat’s Ultralight Carry
wilson combat Ultralight Carry Wilson pistols, and who dislike carrying more weight than really necessary. Their work requires
lug recesses in the slide. At roughly from 0.100" to 0.125" of movement the barrel link pulls the barrel down, unlocking it fro
Duke did give engraved handguns a try as with this Colt SAA .45 and Colt Model 1877DA, but ended up selling them. Customs! “ Ke
At left is a custom Colt SAA .45 with Bisley hammer spur and special 3¾" barrel complete with shortened ejector rod housing. Du
Never let it be said Duke doesn’t appreciate fancy grips. That is, as long as they don’t turn the handgun into a pampered “play
Back when Duke pounded his skinnier butt in a saddle he started out carrying revolvers with adjustable sights such as this S&W
Experience Counts. Issue 1 • January 1955 Issue 649 • January 2010 GUNS Magazine Celebrates 55 Years Early retirement — not an
Artist: Roy Pelz t was the last handgun offered at a local auction, and my modest bid was successful. It was a German Dreyse Mo
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Steel Pat cOvert PhOtOS: chuck Pittman, inc. thiS canadian triO haS earned their metal. ou might call them the “Big Three” of C
Photo: Roy Huntington 10 COMMANDMENTS Suggest ions “Action Blaster” by TetraGun is great for de-greasing guns, blasting grit ou
HANDGUN CLEANING A lotta post-shooting cleaning doesn’t get done becausetheshooter“doesn’thavetimetodoa complete job” – and gun
John Taffin HANDLOADING Blast From The Past Part Deux: SAGE ADVICE FROM THE HANDLOADING GURUS Sectioned .45 Colt brass shows di
J.D. Jones HANDGUNHUNTING TIPS, TECHNIQUES AND POLITICALINCORRECTNESS J.D.’S REALLY, REALLY AWFUL, TERRIBLE, VERY BAD DAY W hen