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Vol. 55, Number 4, 642nd Issue 6 7 PORTABLE PRECISION Stag Arms leads the way in modern day AR rifles. STORY: Dave Anderson PHOT
PHOTO: JOSEPH R. NOVELOZO 84 GUNS MaGaziNe GUN OF THe MONTH EAA WITNESS mATCH .45 ACP! 40 44 52 57 62 MY WIFE’S GUNS I thought s
CROSSFIRE GUNS MAGAZINE FEBRUARY 2009 THE FINEST IN THE FIREARMS FIELD SINCE 1955 LETTERS TO GUNS gunS Magazine® welcomes letter
RIFLEMAN • DAVE ANDERSON • Hunter’S paradiSe Anticosti Island. Host Bill Booth sights over typical Anticosti Island terrain, hea
RIFLEMAN ca meme” (the more things change the more they stay the same). According to Rock Malouin, the most popular cartridges u
well as deer. Much of the tree growth is so thick it would be almost impossible to force your way through it. With overcast skie
RANGING SHOTS • CLINT SMITH • ™ otHer gunS Some more top choices in defensive handguns. often write about 1911 pistols and revol
and everyone knows them or they should know them and how to shoot them well. Even if you do not own a Glock you should master th
UPONARS • GLEN ZEDIKER • priMerS Where the BOOM starts. rimer problems are well P known and known well, and the primary manifest
though, “some” number matters not a whit. There are ballparks and yardsticks for sources giving a suggestion of the velocity any
HANDGUNS • MASSAD AYOOB • advantage SigHtS A new handgun sighting concept offers promise. ll sorts of gunsight concepts A come a
The sights (above) show up well in ordinary outdoor light. The Advantage Tactical sight picture (below) showing the red front to
SHOTGUNNER • HOLT BODINSON • tHe green Scene Bis is Back! Hello, GreenLite and ITX, but .410 steel? e may gnash our teeth at non
of waterfowl. Yet, unique to this part of the flyway and duck hunting in general, is the Stuttgart tradition of hunting ducks in
HANDLOADING • JOHN BARSNESS • tHe 4-to-1 rule Do the math. Most manuals list a maximum of about 3,100 fps — a gain of just under
factory loads are kind of wimpy, due to old rifles chambered for the round when it was a wildcat. As with most handloaders, his
MONTANA MUSINGS • MIKE “DUKE” VENTURINO • PHOTOS: YVONNE VENTURINO joHn MoSeS browning, geniuS The master’s works survive and th
handsome firearms. Neither was his hump-backed autoloading shotgun sold under both the Browning and Remington names. When a Brow
• HOLT BODINSON • ™ cZecHoSlovakia’S Skorpion The rattle’s gone, but the cachet is there. ne of the most exotic machine pistols
Remove the magazine. Check the chamber to verify the pistol is unloaded. Cock the action. The disassembly pin is located in fron
SURPLUS LOCKER S&B FMJ ammunition fed flawlessly, is highly accurate and shoots (above) to the sights. The Skorpion pistol accep
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only wish the semi-automatic Skorpion could legally be outfitted with the original folding wire stock so we could better examine
Mission Brief: Rock >> Forged A4 Upper Receiver >> A2 Flash Hider, 1/2-28 Thread >> 16” Chrome-Lined, Chrome Moly R4 Barrel, 1:9
• JOHN TAFFIN • ™ Hi-point Model jHp A cheap and reliable .45 ACP. What’s not to like? like .45s! When I started I shooting in t
The Hi-Point .45 performed well with a variety of .45 ACP ammunition including Hornady’s 200-grain XTP-JHP and Winchester’s 230
Point rings if you desire to equip the HiPoint with a flashlight or laser. Just where does the Hi-Point .45 fit in? It is certai
• MIKE CUMPSTON • ™ This Zastava-built 9mm looks like the Tokarev, but has some modern touches. astava Arms, a subsidiary of Z t
To dismount for cleaning, remove the magazine and clear the chamber. Push back the slide stop spring clip on the right side, pus
OUT OF THE BOX Friend Jared Schmidt used the Model 88 for his Texas CHl renewal. This level of performance draws favorable comme
The arms of the sub frame/action module on the original Tokarev were said to function as feed lips in place of the more fragile
• Jeff John • Q: The article by Mr. Sheehan in the January issue was a well-researched Steyr M1895 8x50R history of the M1895 Au
Several years back, I purchased a Hopkins & Allen revolver in .38 S&W at auction. It has a 1902 patent date and no visible seria
y wife has her own guns. It’s not a large M assortment, but a varied one and with nary a junker in the bunch by our standards. W
not messed with her Colt much in these past 30 years. Some time back I offered to have it refinished and here’s what she said, “
These are Yvonne’s personal .44-40 single actions. At rear is Colt that Duke gave her over 30 years ago, and at front is engrave
Yvonne’s more serious personal handguns include a Glock 23 (left) and a Glock 22. the scandium version of the famous old Chief’s
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modern day ar rifleS. Dave Anderson Photos: Lynn Pedigo f you had predicted in 1964 that 45 years later the M16 would I still be
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he Trijicon Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight (ACOG), widely used by American armed forces, is intuitive to use, easy to teach an
There’s no aligning of front and rear sights, no sight picture to teach. Just place the reticle where you want the bullet to str
ACOG COmpACt mAker: trijiCOn 49385 ShAfer Avenue, WixOm, mi 48393 (800) 338-0563, WWW.trijiCOn-inC.COm mOdel: TA44S-10 pOWer: 1.
bullet can move with little resistance before it is engraved by the rifling lands. Although NATO 5.56 and .223 Rem sporting cart
J. I. Galan s the popularity of airsoft guns grows so does A the variety and versatility of the softie models available on the U
The AKS-74U from Team SD is a spitting image of the 5.45x39mm AKSU (or Krinkov) chopped-down Soviet-era assault rifle. The side-
The distaff side also had a go with the airsoft Mini-Uzi and found it a ton of easy-to-control fun. Although felt recoil is mini
This softie can be fieldstripped pretty much like the real 9mm Mini-Uzi. teAm Sd tACtiCAl GenerAtiOn ii AkS-74u mAnufACturer: Sr
Kimber has finally put the .257 Roberts cartridge in two rifles deserving of its appeal and reputation. Both should make fine hu
Kimber’s 84M Classic Select Grade rifle in .257 Roberts is a lightweight sporting rifle suitable for big game hunting and varmin
Stock wood like this should make your heart skip a beat. Kimber uses Grade-A French Walnut for the stocks of all their Classic S
The sharply cut 20 lpi checkering and black ebony fore-end tip add elegance to the Kimber Classic rifle. The Kimber 84M action u
e al this cartridg e p p a e th d e z li er rea use last year ebody at Kimb a c m e o b s s t e r a ifl r m s e n e te fi “Som s
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If you like to shoot, prairie dog shooting can be an all day affair. Having a spotter is very useful for long range spotting. Re
ach spring a significant number of shooters temporarily assemble at scattered locations on the High Plains. In recent years some
trend, with a copper-tin core inside a jacket of gilding metal (copper and a little zinc, the most common alloy used for bullet
“The two big problems with any non-toxic bullet are cost and performance. Lead has been the go-to bullet metal for centuries bec
a handy little sporter-weight rifle instead of a heavy-barreled pig. In the early mornings, before the typical midday July wind
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