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Contents: Ed Brown Makes A Special 1911 To Honor Sheriff Jim Wilson (Ed Brown built this limited-edition 1911 with input from SHOOTING TIMES Handgun Editor Sheriff Jim Wilson, so you know it has just what a good fighting pistol needs); ArmaLite’s First Pistols (Our Technical Editor says these new DA auto pistols are solid, strong, and accurate. And they’re the best feeling CZ75-type pistols he has ever fired); Gunmaking In Turkey (Sarsilsmaz, the Turkish firm that is manufacturing ArmaLite’s new AR-24 pistols, is fully modern in every detail from the CAD/CAM systems and CNC technology to the in-house plastic ejection molding and film-dip finishing); Ruger’s Newest .44 Magnum (The 2.5-inch-barreled Super Redhawk Alaskan is finally available in .44 Magnum); Improve Your Handgun Skills By Mastering What Matters (Following these helpful instructional tips will improve your handgun shooting skills); Maximizing The .45 Colt (The authors achieved some pretty incredible results when they upscaled the performance level of the classic .45 Colt cartridge); Dan Wesson’s Commander Classic Bobtail Shoots As Good As It Looks (This 1911’s long list of standard features combined with outstanding execution and a reasonable price is making savvy shooters take notice); An Old Revolver Gets A New Lease On Life (Sometimes it makes sense to recondition an old gun. In this case, improving the old double action’s handling and shootability weren’t reason enough. Sentiment also played a part) 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); Ask The Experts (Our panel of experts answers all your questions about handguns, rifles, shotguns, and more); Shooter’s Bench (Here’s the secret to the easy installation of a forend tip that gun companies have been using for a long time) Columns – Editor’s Gallery (Straight Shooter Joe Bowman, aka The Master of Triggernometry, has been thrilling audiences with his fast and fancy gunhandling for more than a half-century); Letters (ST readers speak out); The Shootist (Paul shoots the classic U.S. Model 1917 Enfield battle rifle); Oehler On Ballistics (Ken explains why chronograph screen spacing is so important to obtaining accurate velocity measurements); Eye On Optics (Hugh puts into plain words exactly what minute of angle really means to shooters and hunters); Practical Reloading (Lane cautions handloaders not to fall victim to false economy by using suspect or outdated components); The Gunsmith (Reid shows you how to polish steel the quick and easy way); Gunsmoke (The Sheriff attended a weeklong training session where he learned new techniques and got a hands-on look at some new handguns)
Issue: February 2007
Condition: Very Good