Click here to download the catalog as a PDF file. To view this site you need Adobe Flash Player and your browser must allow javaScripts. Go here to get the latest Flash Player. Winchester Magnum. John is nigh on to 70-years old now, and not normally inclined to shoot magnum rifles anymore, but welcomed testing the .300 Win Mag in the soft-shooting 303. John fired numerous loads from Black Hills, Federal, Hornady, Remington, Speer and Winchester. The featured scope is a superb 6X Schmidt & Bender. New for GUNS in 2009 is a focus on rimfire firearms. Always popular, the rimfire makes even more sense today with the high cost of centerfire ammunition. Practice makes perfect and trigger control can only be accomplished with practice. To that end, John Taffin wrings out some of the newer and classic rimfire handguns including offerings from Browning, Ruger, S&W as well as classics from Colt and Dan Wesson. John shoots these guns extensively with ammunition from CCI, Federal, Winchester and PMC and provides extensive performance charts. ® rising gas prices change your hunting plans for the coming season?” As of August 29, there were 22,395 registered, with 52.74 percent voting “Yes.” Let’s hope the recent easing of gas prices change the minds of some of these hunters. Remington Draws Customers Remington is using its Load Up On Savings promotion to draw hunting customers into gun shops. The promotion, which began Aug. 1, offers cash back on select Remington firearms and up to $150 cash back on select Remington Wingmaster HD ammunition purchases. The Wingmaster HD offers runs through Jan. 21, 2009. All other offers in the Load Up On Savings promotion are valid on purchases made through Dec. 31, 2008. Hunting Fall Spectacular, which began Aug. 1 and runs through Dec. 31, 2008. Customers who purchase any new Elite Series Shotgun with receive a World-Class Case free, a $299 value. Those who buy a new iBolt rifle or new 1000 Series Shotgun will receive $50 rebates. Customers purchasing a new Model 500 or new Model 460 revolver with get a $75 rebate. Sammy Reese SPECIAL EDITIONS Fr Ya Gotta Love This Time Of Year om the Editor: Russ Thurman From the Editor: Firearm Business Still Increasing The industry continues to defy predictions of a drop in sales, with a continuing increase in the number of firearm background checks. While the background-check data is not a “pure” indication of “sales,” it is the best indicator available of what is happening nationally in the firearm market, and the number of customers who are visiting gun shops and gun departments to fill out a Form 4473. For the first seven months of 2008, there was a 9.42 percent increase in background checks over the same months in 2007, according to the FBI’s NICS. As noted in our previous analysis of the data, the increases this year are impressive since 2007 was a recordsetting year in background checks. During the first seven months of 2008, NICS conducted 6,542,806 background checks, an increase of 563,291 over the same period in 2007. While the number of firearm background checks are a positive sign, the high cost of gasoline is affecting the plans of many hunters. On Remington’s Web site, www.remington.com, the company is asking “Will Beretta Billboards Bucks Promotion To help boost its sales of shotguns this fall, Beretta USa launched Aug. 1, its Beretta Bucks promotion, which offers customers a free Beretta shopping spree. Customers who purchase of any Beretta Urika 2, Xtrema 2, 686 White Onyx, 687 Silver Pigeon II or 687 Silver Pigeon V shotgun will receive up to $300 in Beretta Bucks that can be redeemed online at Beretta USA’s e-Store for Beretta clothing, accessories or pro shop products. The promotion runs through Dec. 31, 2008. Smith & Wesson Luring Hunters Smith & Wesson is attracting hunters with its Smith & Wesson Goes Summer is winding down and the kids are back to school. Did you hear the very loud “Ya Hoo” my wife yelled after dropping them off for the first day? I’m sure it was joined by all the moms around the country. The fall is quickly approaching, which means it’s time for the GUNS Combat Special Edition. Don’t get stuck on the word Combat. Sam Fadala has written about how nice it is to have a .45-70 with the proper load when a Cape Buffalo decides to charge you and stomp the life out of you. He wasn’t shot at, but I’m sure he would have preferred gunfire to not so happy Duga boy at 30 yards. There are several different articles on precision bolt action rifles. Clint Smith takes the mystery out of doping your rifle for making long range shots — like some hunters may be taking this fall in the woods. I am the very proud owner of a Robar QR-2. Yes it’s a sniper rifle in name, but it will be a hunting companion for years to come. I’ll tell you all about what goes into making the rifle and how the Zeiss glass performed. Mas Ayoob covers the various forms of Snubbies and the resurgence we are seeing in their popularity. Richard Mann reminds us of how great a pistol the CZ 75 is. He also breaks down what you need to have in a Combat Kit or go-bag. Clint covers what makes a pistol a Fighting Pistol as well as his evaluation of the ARMY’s M24 Sniper system. Michael Janich opens our eyes to improvised weapons. These are just a few of the features in the GUNS Combat Special. Contact Scott McGregor for all your advertising needs. Stay Safe. • • 5 • •