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Contents: Varmints Beware: Savage’s New Model 25 Is Out There (Purpose-built for short, varmint-slaying cartridges and with a price tag almost anyone can afford, the Model 25 LVT has made its debut, and Layne was first to get his hands on one. Here’s his full report); The Magnificent .357 Magnum (According to the Sheriff, even with all the modern, autoloading pistols around, the .357 Magnum revolver is just too good to be put on the shelf and forgotten); Favorite Loads: Hot Off The Press (Add to your own reloading manual with our handgun editor’s favorite .357 Magnum handloads); The Model 460 – Smith & Wesson’s Best Big-Game Gun (When it comes down to the best idea ever in an S & W revolver designed purely for hunting big game, Layne’s vote goes to the Model 460); Freedom Arms Model 97 .45 (This single-action is the most accurate dual-cylinder revolver our shooting editor has ever tested); Magnum Revolvers: The State Of The Art (New, more powerful and more efficient magnum cartridges; new bullet and propellant technology; and new revolver designs and materials have extended the magnum revolver world into territory we’d never have expected only a decade past) Departments – Shooter’s Update (Check out the latest gun-related news and take a look at the newest handguns, rifles, shotguns, in-lines, optics, ammunition, and accessories); Shooter’s Bench (Charlie shows you how to upgrade your 1911’s trigger with aftermarket drop-in parts); Ask The Experts (Our panel of experts answers all your questions about handguns, rifles, shotguns, and more) Columns – Letters (ST readers speak out); Practical Reloading (Lane wondered if reloading steel cases was possible. Find out what his experiment produced); The Shootist (Paul says small and fast is better than big and slow, and the Model 1899 Remington-Lee small-bore fits that description to the letter); Trigger Time (Greg suggests that hunter’s return to reason by selecting shoulder-friendly big-game cartridges like the .257 Roberts and .260 Remington); Eye On Optics (Guthrie details how lens coatings are essential components of an optic’s ability to transmit available light to a shooter’s eye); The Gunsmith (Reid shows you two easy ways to check your revolver’s headspace); Gunsmoke (The Sheriff says what happens when the bullet impacts the intended trophy is critical for a successful hunt)
Issue: May, 2008
Condition: Very Good