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Gun Digest, 1965 19th Annual Edition, edited by John Amber. Paperback manual with 384 pages, published by The Gun Digest Company. Articles, by Serven, Amber, Waters, Lachuk, Hagel, Swiggett, Bell and others.

 

Gun Digest: 1966-20th Anniversary Edition , edited by John Amber.  Paperback 416 pg. with illustrations, 32 pg.. in full color, photographs and feature stories throughout. 

Gun Digest, 30th Anniversary 1976 Deluxe Edition, edited by John T. Amber. All-new technical articles by top firearms Authorities. The complete gun book, comprehensive and detailed, for all shooters-hunters, handgunners, riflemen and shotgunners, collectors, handloaders, and law enforcement officers. IIllustrated. 448 pages with index.

 

Gun Digest 32nd Anniversary 1978 Deluxe Edition, edited by John T. Amber. All new technical articles by top gun experts. New product evaluations. Field tests. Technical data. Latest specifications and prices on all available rifles, shotguns, handguns and accessories. 447 pg. with lots of illustrations.

 

 

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The Gun Digest – 1965
 
 Table of Contents     

Features     
The Right to Bear Arms, B. F. Samuels    4
Duelling Pistols, James E. Servern    8
Ruger 10/22 Carbine, T. R. Rusfel    16
Contact Lenses, John Fix    18
The 41 S & W Magnum, Bob Wallack    19
Powder Scale Weight Test, John T. Amber    22
Metric Rifles & Cartridges, Frank C. Barnes    23
Model 70 Winchesters, Bob Hagel    32
U.S. Rifles & Shotguns, Pete Kuhlhoff    34
U.S. & Foreign Handguns, Mitch Westra    42
Foreign Rifles & Shotguns, John T. Amber    47
M14, Hail and Farewll, John Lachuk    53
Merwin & Hurlbert Guns, Mack Stirman    60
Canadian Vacation Shoot, W. J. Farquharson    65
16 – The All-Round Gauge, B. R. Hughes    70
“To Shoot . . . ?”, Wm. H. Allen, Jr.    72
Old Eyes & Pistol Shooting, Don Martin    73
Guide to American Museums, B. F. Samuels    77
The 257 Roberts, N. E. Nelson, Jr.    82
U.S. Bayonets, 1892-1958, Charles H. Yust, Jr.    84
Hunting A Big Mule, Arthur H. Carhart    87
Baggin' A Dragon, John Eaton    91
Chicopee Falls, Dewitt Sell    92
S&W Cartridge Pistols, James E. Serven    97
Crossbows, Bob M. Hyatt    107
Those Thundering Clerics, Edw. A. Dieckmann    111
Armorer of the Confederacy, F. W. Gleason    116
Flintlock Guns, Louis W. Steinwedel    122
Grizzly Bear, Bradford Angier    129
The Bretton Alloy Shotguns, Roger Barlow    133
18th Century Gun Cache, T. M. Hamilton    138
The Big Magnums, Robert Hutton    140
Colt or Smith & Wesson?, A. B. Kazan    147
Reloading the 44 Magnum, John Lachuk    153
Insights to Shooting Vision, N. H. Howard    160
Muscles For Moose! Clyde Ormound    163
Andrew Burgess, Gun Inventor, E. Burgess and L. T. Wakeling    166
Pellet Gun Makes History, First CO, Autoloader    176
45 Auto Pistol, Robert A. Burmeister    177
Shoot Your Guns, Hal Swiggett    181
Tuning the M70 Winchester, Bob Waller    184
410 Gauge Adaptor, Larry S. Sterett    186
Cold Weather Hunter, Joseph Rychetnik    187
The Public Shooting Ground, Ray Byron    191
Bolt Action 284, Bob Hagel    193
Lever Action Rifles, C. H. Helbig & P. B. Cain    195
Pronghorn Antelope, Bert Popowski    202
Townsend Whelen Award, $500 Story Contest    206
Safari Treasure Hunt, Winners Announced    206
Missile Age Shotgun, Jack Lawrence    207
Plinking Scopes, Bob Bell    210
Testfire! A Field Survey, Kenneth L. Waters    217
Lee Rifle Loader, Ken Warner    224
Exploded Drawings, James Triggs    225
Custom Guns, The Gunsmith's Art    284
Artistry in Metal, a gun engraving sampler    288
American Bulleted Cartridges, Kenneth L. Waters    302
Speer Loading Data, a bonus feature    353
Loading the Plastics, Jim Horton    369
Handloading Fundamentals, Bob Thomas    372
Big 50 Cartridges, Geo. C. Nonte, Jr.    373
Shot Wrappers & Patterns, Wallace Labisky    376
The Powley PMAX, Edw. M. Yard    381
Departments     
U.S. Handguns    227
U.S. Rifles    238
U.S. Shotguns    250
Foreign Arms in America    261
Pellet Guns    276
Chokes & Brakes    282
Reloading Tools & Bullets    292
Ammunition Tables    311
Scopes & Mounts    318
Metallic Sights    325
Arms Library    329
Shooter's Showcase    338
Periodical Publications    341
Arms Associations    342
Glossary for Gunners    343
Directory of the Arms Trade    345
Index    352
 

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The Gun Digest – 1966
 
 Table of Contents 

    
Features     
John Marlin, Bill Rogoski    4
U.S. Rifles & Shotguns, 1965-66, Pete Kuhlhoff    10
Testfire! A Field Survey, Ken Waters    21
Beautiful Brownings, Pete Kuhlhoff    29
U.S. Handguns 1965-66, the technical editors    34
Foreign Firearms, George C. Nonte, Jr.    42
Treasure Hunt Safari, John T. Amber    51
Hi-Standard Autos, Gil Hebard    55
On Target, Warren Sipe    58
Scopes & Mounts 1965-66, Bob Bell    59
2-Bullet NATO Cartridge, George C. Nonte, Jr.    62
Tell Me, Elmer . . ., Don Frost    64
The Elegant World of Elk, Bradford Angier    65
Automatico V.B., S. A. Balistique    69
The Remington Model 10, L. S. Sterett    72
Gunning the Game Preserves, Jack Lawrence    79
Pipe in Your Crows!, Don Shiner    83
Dan Lefever – Inventor, Wallace Labisky    86
The Best Knives Made, Ken Warner    94
Chronographs Today, Edward M. Yard    99
Shoulder Stocks for Pistols, B. W. Brian    103
The Wild Ones! A. B. Kazan    108
Put and Take Choke, Francis E. Sell    112
The Old Winchesters, James E. Serven    115
A Rugged Holster, James Tallon    123
The Luger Myth, R. A. Burmeister    126
Stone Age Guided Missiles, Edw. A. Dieckmann    129
Fusil Electrique, Roger Barlow    133
The Mysterious Morrone, B. R. Hughes    136
Why The Magnum?, Bob Hagel    139
One and Only Pistol, Henry M. Stebbins    143
Want to be a Gunsmith?, B. Fritz Samuels    147
Case Neck Variations    151
Carousel of Cartridges, John Maynard    153
The Little BB Gun, Larry Mueller    157
Power Drilling Pointers, Glen F. Stillwell    160
Are Any Wildcats Good?, Courtney Wills    161
Nat'l Shooting Sports Fdn., Ed Hoffschmidt    165
Low Cost Custom Doubles, Francis E. Sell    166
Shot – A History, James E. Serven    170
British Service Rifles, W. D. Bell    176
Colt Longarms, James M. Triggs    183
Smoothbores for Deer, C. J. Milling, M.D.    186
Firearms in 4-Color, 57 guns on display    193
Great Western Guns, 32 pages from the past    225
The 41 Magnum, Dean Grennell    257
Today's Shotgun Missiles, Larry S. Sterett    263
Ed Shilen – Riflesmith, John T. Amber    269
Ballistics Mumbo Jumbo, Eric Jamieson    272
Gun Boxes, Jan S. Paul    274
Belly Guns, Paul Weston    275
Forensic Ballistic Errors, Shelley Braverman    280
Exploded Drawings, James M. Triggs    284
Custom Guns and their makers    350
A Treasury of the gun engraver's art    354
American Bulleted Cartridges, Kenneth L. Waters    370
Departments     
U.S. Handguns    288
U.S. Rifles    301
U.S. Shotguns    318
Foreign Arms in America    329
Pellet Guns    343
Chokes & Brakes    348
Reloadinig Tools & Components    358
Ammunition Tables    377
Scopes & Mounts    381
Metallic Sights    388
Arms Library    392
Shooter's Showcase    401
Periodical Publications    404
Arms Associations    405
Glossary for Gunners    406
Directory of the Arms Trade    408
Index    416

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The Gun Digest – 1975

 Table of Contents 
   
The Secret of the Old Master, Lucian Cary    4
Pope Rifle Barrels a facsimile catalog reprint    11
The Wild Sheep of North America, Jack O'Connor    23
Pellet Pistol Phizzles, Ladd Fanta    31
Charter Arms Bulldog – the 44 Special revived, George C. Nonte, Jr.    34
Shotgunning with Browning, Wallace Labisky    39
The Art of Turkey Hunting, James C. Gates    57
The Ruger 220 Swift – an instant success! Jim Horton    63
Japanese Autoloading Pistols, John L. Moss    69
Checkering with Power, Jim Carmichel    78
Wildcats and Wildcatters, Bob Hagel    81
New SIG-Sauer Pistols, J. B. Wood    86
The 1903 Springfield, Al Miller    92
Gun Engravers and Gunsmiths, Display of quality craftmanship    102
Deer Stoppers for the 16 Gauge, Wallace Labisky    114
Chuck Hunter, Don Lewis    123
Ducks Unlimited, Ted McCawley    128
Sporting Arms of the World, Larry S. Sterett and the editors    129
The Remington and Winchester Seminars, John T. Amber    129
Kenya, France and Italy, John T. Amber    154
Armi Famars, John T. Amber    161
Testfire Report, Larry S. Sterett    167
New Guns from the Old Cabinet, Raymond Caranta    171
Single Action Revolvers and the safety revolution, Donald M. Simmons, Jr.    176
Gun Proof in Germany, Lee Kennett    185
Art of the Engraver masters of metalwork    200
Smokeless Loads for Double Rifles, Ray Marriage, Dick Vogt, Bert Popowski    204
Handloading, John T. Amber    212
The Hunter – a man for all seasons, courtesy NSSF    219
High Country Chucking, Dan L. Flores    220
Pachmayr's Signature System, George C. Nonte, Jr.    226
Hunting on Indian Reservations, Bert Popowski    232
Torture Test! Gene West    238
Scopes and Mounts, Bob Bell    241
22 Hornet, Roy F. Dunlap    248
Notes on Knives, a display of knifemakers    253
Short Barrels for Grouse, Nick Sisley    256
The Handgun Scene, George C. Nonte and the editors    259
Shooting at 1000 Yards, Bob Bell    266
Custom Guns and their makers    276
The All-Round Rifle – pursuit of a myth? Cliff Dempster    282
Shooter's Showcase new products, 1974    288
American Bulleted Cartridges, Kenneth L. Waters    291
Why the Buffalo Disappeared, Dick Dietz    296
Early American Cartridges, Charles H. Yust, Jr.    297
Doing Good and Getting Credit For It, J. David Truby    302
Ammunition Tables    304
U.S. Handguns    308
U.S. Rifles    324
U.S. Shotguns    346
Imported Guns    362
Black Powder Guns    392
Pellet Guns    407
Chokes & Brakes    420
Metallic Sights    421
Scopes & Mounts    425
Arms Associations in America and Abroad    432
Periodical Publications    434
Directory of the Arms Trade    435
Index    448

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The Gun Digest – 1977

 Table of Contents 
   
Features    
Sharpshooters in the Civil War by Dan Flores    6
Milady's Rifle by Dr. Sam Fadala    15
The Ferguson Rifle Mystery by Ed Dieckmann, Jr.    18
Sporting Arms of the World by Bob Steindler and the editors    23
Gun News From Winchester and Remington by Bob Steindler and the editors    27
NRA Meeting 1976 by Bob Steindler and the editors    31
Recessed Bolt Heads by Ellwood Eppa    32
International Gun Show by John T. Amber    52
French Cannon Collectors by Pierre Salf and Raymond Caranta    56
Famars Fusil Four by Roger Barlow    57
Acid Test by John Robinson    59
A Day with Drummong by Bob Bell    62
Hanky Panky in the Boondocks by Jack O'Connor    65
Power-Tool Gunsmithing by Wm. Schumaker    69
Ruger Rarities by Bill Bennington    73
Firearms in Frontier America – The Economic Impact. Part II – 1800 to 1900 by M. L. Brown    77
Ithaca's Mag 10 by Wallace Labisky    89
Pyrodex – Nitro for Black! By Roger Barlow    94
A Conversion Fairlure by John A. Mosher    96
Updating the 444 Marlin by Don Zutz    97
The Stockmaker's Cradle by Robert A. Burmeister    100
Center Shot To Win by Lucian Cary    102
Shotgun Patterns by Nick Sisley    109
U.S. Pocket Automatic Pistols by Donald M. Simmons, Jr.    116
Notes on Airguns by Ladd Fanta    127
Shooting in Scotland by R. J. Robel    133
John Wilkes – Gun and Rifle Maker by Jerry Evans    138
Heart Attack! The hunter's worst enemy by J. H. Mayer, M.D.    141
The Twenty Comes of Age by Francis E. Sell    144
Steyr SSG Sniper Rifle by Bob Hagel    150
Hunt Oklahoma! By Byron Dalrymple    155
Gun Proof in England by Lee Kennett    161
Handloading the 30-30 by Guy Lautard    173
Firearms Industry Super Shoot by Skip Gordon    177
A Pair of Autos by George C. Nonte, Jr.    181
Ol' Yellow Jacket Shoots Again by Hal Hartley    184
Squirrel Rifle – a plea for the 22 rimfire by Don Lewis    188
Modern Chronographs, A Comparative Study by Kenneth L. Walters    194
Elmer Keith – a legend the world over by Francis W. Goble    199
Handgun Report by George C. Nonte, Jr.    201
The Auto Mag Story. Part One by Kent Lomont    210
A Trio of Varminters by Larry S. Sterett    218
Testfire by Larry S. Sterett    220
The New Knifemakers by Sid Latham    223
Review for Reloaders by George C. Nonte, Jr.    231
The Tula Choke – and old fashioned loads by John M. Taylor    237
Scopes and Mounts by Bob Bell    242
Art of the Engraver masters of metalwork    248
Shooter's Showcase new products reviewed    254
Custom Guns and their makers    258
Ballistic Nomograph by Fred Palenschat    264
American Bulleted Cartridges by Kenneth L. Walters    267
Departments    
Ammunition Tables    271
Handguns – U.S. and Imported    275
Rifles – U.S. and Imported    305
Shotguns – U.S. and Imported    339
Black Powder Guns    367
Air Guns    382
Chokes & Brakes    396
Metallic Sights    397
Scopes & Mounts    401
Periodical Publications    428
Shooting Publications    429
Arms Associations in America and Abroad    430
Directory of the Arms Trade    434
 

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