WIN! $4.95 $4.95 OUTSIDE OUTSIDE U.S. U.S. $7.95 $7.95 ENTER TO FEBRUARY 2010 .243 WIN HANDLOADING THE THE 28 28 GAUGE GAUGE SAV
SR9 Ruger SR9 Pistol 9mm Luger ® ® THE FEATURE PACKED ® “Ruger’s first striker-fired pistol is definitely a winner.” Dick Williams,
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Vol. 56, Number 2, 651st Issue 6 8 COYOTE THUMPER The Savage Predator .243 STORY: John Barsness PHOTOS: Joseph R. Novelozo FEBRU
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THE FINEST IN THE FIREARMS FIELD SINCE 1955 CROSSFIRE GUNS MAGAZINE DECEMBER 2009 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Thomas von Rosen, CEO; Thom
ACTUAL SIZE POCKET PROTECTOR. THE TRIM P238 SUBCOMPACT Compact size, lightweight and an all-metal attitude. It’s a big gun that
HANDLOADING • John Barsness • AN ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE BOOST Handloading the 28-gauge. he poor 28-gauge suffers T from more myths
including shotshell components. We now have progressive-burning powders, plastic shot-cups and hard, plated shot. All allow the
loadingthe28-gaugesavesmoneybyboththe generalsavingsofhandloadingandbecausethe 28useslessshotthanbiggergauges. Products Inc. I’v
GUNSMITHING • Hamilton S. Bowen • BE YOUR OwN GUNSMITH Save a buck for something else. or most of us, watching a craftsman plyin
“Americas Choice for Reloading Value” Start Reloading With The Stuff You’ll Keep BeautyandtheBeast(above).Afteryears inthefield,
HANDGUNS • MASSAD AYOOB • Old school or high tech pistol packing? Is there room for both? ertain perennial questions come up in
I’ve lately been testing Kirkpatrick’s inside the waistband “Hidden Defense” and its outside the belt counterpart, the “Reserve,
MONTANA MUSINGS • MIKE “DUKE” VENTURINO • PHOTOS: YVONNE VENTURINO A TRULY MAGIC BLACK BOx The PACT MK IV timer. the time betwee
and keeps a running tab of the average for the shots fired. When the string of shots is finished pressing the review button allo
OPTICS • Jacob Gottfredson • MORE FOR LESS Budget minded optics am often asked what binocular or scope someone should buy I for
to turn, while the diopter wheel locks in place to prevent it from turning, thus not spoiling your image when time is of the ess
RIFLEMAN • DAVE ANDERSON • THE RIFLEMAN’S RIFLE The book is back. he pre-’64 Winchester 70 is prized both as a desirable T colle
The3rdeditionofrogerrule’sclassicisa softcover,moreaffordableversionandcontains everyword,everyB&Wandcolorphotoof theoriginaledi
SHOTGUNNER • HOLT BODINSON • ONE AT A TIME Start them off with a single-shot. Makinggoodwithonlyoneshotisanessential lessoninpat
hand, and he decided that a Stevens Model 94, single-shot 12-gauge would be the perfect “first” for me. The Stevens Model 94 spo
RANGING SHOTS • CLINT SMITH • SOLVING A PAIN IN THE NECK Where the little .22 Long Rifle shines. lthough I think most of us woul
BlackdogArmagazinesfromTacticalSolutionsfedwithoutfailintheArrifleplatform.Theupper fittoClint’slowerwithnofuss. cases to pile u
™ • HOLT BODINSON • RETURN OF THE STEYR AUG The king of the bullpups still reigns supreme. hort, compact, odd-looking but distin
fire control system, housed under the buttplate, consisting of the hammer and sear, is composed entirely of plastics with the ex
SURPLUS LOCKER Theearlierintegral1.5Xscopehandlehas beenreplacedbyPicatinnyribsonthetop andside(above)forthemountingofsights ofy
• MASSAD AYOOB • A dependable and accurate pistol. eckler and Koch’s most recent carry pistol design is the P30, H ours chambere
TheP30provedvery accuratewithboth Winchesterstreetproven127-grain+P+ (left)andremington 147-grainsubsonic. That said, though, wh
• PAT COVERT • ALL THE RIGHT STUFF Kenny Teague’s Medium Hunter. rkansas has produced a fountain of excellent custom knifemakers
THE 39TH BRIGADE BOwIE I mentioned Kenny also makes larger knives. The “39th Brigade Bowie” is a special issue knife Teague make
• Jeff John • My dad was fortunate enough to return from the European theater after WWII with some nice souvenirs. I now have hi
or over 50 years the .30-06 was the issue rifle cartridge of F American military forces. The rifles spanned bolt actions, semiau
manufactured prior to the early ’40s. It is arguably the finest bolt-action military rifle ever produced. Workmanship in regards
when loaded), its bolt cocked on closing and its basic appearance was just a little foreign to the American eye, these 1917s wer
They were given stamped instead of machined parts and changed so much only a couple dozen parts remained interchangeable with th
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A kit of Ultra Bore Coat comes complete with bore degreaser, directions, and enough UBC to do several rifle barrels. U ltra Bore
of JB Compound and a lot of shooting. These days, however, there’s an easier solution. Instead I installed Ultra Bore Coat (see
of cranking the dial to various ranges out to 400 yards and busting some fist-sized rocks. Savage advertises the Accu-Trigger on
model 10 Predator hUnter maKer: savage arms, inC. 100 sPringdale road, westField, ma 01085 (413) 568-7001, www.savagearms.Com aC
ast month we looked at reasons for .22 Conversion Units and the work of Bob Marvel. This time we pick up with a look at those un
of a Ciener Glock 19/23 or 17/22 Conversion Unit. Installed on the Model 19 the result is an extremely compact, lightweight, 15-
mounted on the AO. I bought that 1911 a few years ago for $200 and it proved cheap is not always too expensive. I doubt I will e
Kimber offers both silver and black adjustable sighted .22 Conversion Units. These two are fitted to a Kimber CDP (top) and an A
Experience Counts. Issue 1 • January 1955 Issue 649 • January 2010 GUNS Magazine Celebrates 55 Years Early retirement — not an o
ThE FirST ThE LAST A ugust 1914. The gentle sloping ridgeline was bathed in the warmth of the sun; the westerly wind blew ripple
A round in the open action and closed the bolt, the extractor slipping over the rim of the case as the locking lugs of the bolt
Paris Lee in the United States had both already perfected effective box magazine repeating rifles. Ferdinand Ritter von Mannlich
substitute. However, in all but the briefest of firefights, the apparent advantage in magazine capacity rapidly disappears. Once
By the end of the war, five different variations of the Lebel bayonet were to be found in French inventories including (above, f
edfield scopes are back. It’s a pleasure to see another quality American-made scope available, and to see Leupold honor a fine b
Northampton, Mass.), with periscopes no longer in demand, was looking for new products lines. The result was the Stith/Kollmorge
anyway to encourage customer loyalty and repeat business. The Leupold product line includes hundreds of possible combinations of