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Contents: Taurus Big-Bore Double Feature (Taurus’ new handgun – the PT845 semiauto and the latest iterations of The Judge DA revolver – get a Thumbs-Up from the critics. These are two action stars you won’t want to miss); Outdoor TV Gets Better (InterMedia Outdoors just made it easier for you to find the very best in shooting and hunting television); 7mm Shooting Times Westerner Celebrates 20th Birthday (A lot of new bullets and powders have been introduced since the powerhouse 7mm STW round was wildcatted by our own Layne Simpson back in 1988. Here’s a special 20th birthday update); Favorite Loads: Hot Off The Press – 7mm Shooting Times Westerner (Add to your own reloading manual with our senior field editor’s favorite 7mm STW handloads); Rhe Right Stuff: Browning’s X-Bolt (According to our shooting editor; the new Browning X-Bolt is the right mix of old and new); Tackdriving, Varmint-Bustin’ Accuracy From Ed Brown (Ed Brown’s 704 Varmint is a classic example of a genre of rifle that is purpose-built to punch tiny holes in targets and smoke varmints from afar); You CAN Build An Economical Custom Varmint Rifle – Quickly (Using readily available components, Reid built one fine-shooting bolt gun in just nine days – all without breaking the family budget. And you can too!!); SHOOTING TIMES Index For January-December 2008/Vol. 49 (Here’s the rundown of all the articles that have been printed on these pages in the last 12 months. They’re sorted by topic as well as by author) Departments – Shooter’s Bench (Charlie shows you how to install reduced power-springs in order to lighten your S&W revolver’s trigger pull); 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) Columns – Letters (ST‘s readers speak out); Eye On Optics (Guthrie points out two common scope-mounting mistakes you should avoid); Going Ballistic (Allen gives his two-cents worth on the topic of rifle twist rate); Trigger Time (Greg says the tiny centerfire .22 Hornet still stings); Practical Reloading (Lane is developing wildcat cartridges again. This time it’s the .257 USM, and this little number requires some special case-forming procecdures); The Shootist (Paul shoots the Spanish Mauser Modelo 1893 and demonstrates why it is one of the most influential military rifles in history); The Gunsmith (Reid shows you the easy way to time screws in order to give your guns the look that expresses your attention to detail); Hipshots Reloaded (On a fateful day in 1975, Skeeter’s response began the entangled web of correspondence with the annoying, irrepressible, and always entertaining Jug Johnson)
Issue: December 2008
Condition: Very Good