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Contents: Everybody Loves The Lever Action! (For many riflemen the lever action is the tool of choice); The .308 Marlin Express Pushes Lever Rifle Performance To The Pinnacle (The new .308 Marlin Express cartridge gives .30-calibre lever guns the ballistic performance of .308 Winchester bolt actions. Dave Emery, Hornady Ballistics Engineer and developer of the cartridge, talked with our Reloading Editor about what the new round has to offer); Why The Single Action Is A Classic That Shouldn’t Be (Despite its shortcomings, the enduring single-action revolver is even more popular today than ever); You Can’t Beat The 1911 (The Sheriff says the finest of all fighting pistols is the 1911 semiautomatic pistol – period); The Bolt Action Is Still The King (The bolt action is the number one rifle action type for sportsmen, and no other turnbolt design is as enduring as the classic Mauser); The AR Knows No Boundaries (Once merely a rifle for battle, the AR is now the choice of military and law enforcement personnel, rifle competition shooters, and, chambered in the .50 Beowuff, even big-game hunters); The .44 Special (The .44 Special is still going strong after 100 years. Created at the dawn of the smokeless powder era, the .44 Special has endured because it is a performance winner); The Side-By-Side Is Alive And Well (The classic side-by-side shotgun has a lot going for it and seems to grow and grow in popularity) Departments – Ask The Experts (Our panel of experts answers all your questions about handguns, shotguns, rifles, and more); Shooter’s Update (Check out the latest gun related news and take a look at at the newest handguns, rifles, shotguns, in-lines, optics, ammunition, and accessories); Shooter’s Bench (Inletting a grip cap is a project that can really dress up a gun or provide a little finger room for a ham-handed shooter) Columns – Editor’s Gallery (Timeless guns – a new twist on the theme); Letters (ST readers speak out); The Shootist (Paul shoots a pair of Smith & Wesson Regulation Police pistols); Oehler On Ballistics (ken tells how important the right light is for accurately chronographing your loads); Eye On Optics (Hugh explains what magnification means for shooters, and sometimes it can mean “minification”); Practical Reloading (Lane analyzes the importance of a bullet’s ballistic coefficient); The Gunsmith (Reid demonstrates an easy alternative to checkering); Gunsmoke (The Sheriff’s fondness for 20-gauge upland guns, particularly over-unders, goes back a long ways)
Issue: January 2007
Condition: Very Good