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The company that makes the reputable Rottweil Brenneke shotgun slugs, the original Brenneke RWS TIG and RWS TUG bullets, specially heat-treated RWS center fire rifle cartridge cases - and scores of other great, top quality products for the serious handloader who demands that competitive advantage I • RWS SINOXID BOXER PRIMERS • RWS SINOXID BERDAN PRIMERS • RWS CENTER FIRE RIFLE CASES • RWS CENTER FIRE RIFLE BULLETS • GECO PISTOL AND REVOLVER CASES • GECO PISTOL AND REVOLVER BULLETS • ROTTWEIL BRENNEKE SLUGS If your dealer doesn't stock the complete line of RWS, GECO and ROTTWEIL precision handloading components, write or call us today... 201-767-1660. nqnamit Nobel EI_ri Dynamit Nobel of America Inc. 105 Stonehurst Court Northvale, N.J. 07647 NEW ANTI·GUN PRESSURES COMING DUE TO INTENSE MEDIA COVERAGE Here's a scenario that is popping up more and more. A gun designer wants to produce his dream gun, but bumps into the realities of getting cash to start up. "Eureka;' he exclaims as he decides that the fastest way to raise money would be to put out a limited edition series of guns, charge a good buck for them-as collector items-and thus finance his tooling, etc. Looking back we find the High Standard Crusader; still not into production, but delivering commemorative models at mucho bucks. Wildey has a special edition of his auto pistol in the works, engraved, cased, and with all the trimmings. What next? The Coonan .357 auto? The Bren Ten? The Sokolovski A5? Whatever happens, hope that it does not become a trend. Handgun industry quote of the month: An Associated Press repor~er asked Colt Firearms Division President C. E. Warner how people he meets socially, react when they learn he makes guns for a living. Ed replied, "Usually you'll find a group at a party divided into those who love it and tell you about guns, and those who hate it and ask you questions:' We understand, Ed. Sometimes the whole world seems like that. COLT SA ARMY GONZO Meanwhile, back at the Colt plant, the model P is gonzo. That's right, the Peacemaker, the venerable Single Action Army of 1873, will cease production in <strong>1981</strong>, and this time for good. Production had been trickling down up until the first, wartime discontinuance in 1941, but the fast-draw craze of the Fifties, and the stunning success of the Colt-pattern Ruger single actions, revived the gun in 1955. The cancellation includes the classy, adjustablesight New Frontier model. The factory cites general economic reasons as the cause of the decision. Prices on that a new single action would have re-designed lockwork to allow safe hammerdown carryon the sixth round, a la the Ruger New Model. Though Colt never got burned as badly in civil liability suits as Ruger, there were too many turkeys for comfort out there, who didn't know enough to keep an empty chamber under the Peacemaker's hammer. ELECTROLESS NICKEL Another Colt newie is an electroless nickel finish on the J-frame guns (Mark III revolvers), as a production option. This finish is also available on Pythons and 0 frame autoloaders, but only through Colt's Custom Shop. The new finish will make the Mark III Trooper and its sister guns more desirable than ever. Colt doesn't make a stainless gun, but this finish (on all metal surfaces, including the mechanism) is felt by some firearms metallurgists to be superior to stainless alloys in terms of hardness and durability, while offering essentially the same corrosion resistance, and easier machining for lower cost. An added advantage is that while stainless parts sometimes have a tendency to gall, electroless nickel's smoothness makes for almost an actionjob in itself. Those who've tried the shiny new MK III say the action is far slicker than before. This should boost sales; while the MK III has long been accepted as rugged and durable, in terms of both staying in time and handling heavy loads, a smooth action was never its strong point. PYTHON SILHOUETTE In the Python line, we have another new snake in the family: the Python Silhouette should make its debut about the time you read this. Tailored expressly for the metal animal game, this long-nosed .357 will come in a fitted Halliburton accessory case like the well-received Python Hunter of last year. Price will be about the same: just the beautifully made single actions, with under $1,000. their case hardened frames and nice blue The Connecticut gunmaker is also lookjobs, were soaring. Today's handgun mar- ing at the new 75-pound Firepower magaket accepts high prices more readily than zine, a drum similar to that for the Soviet ever before ... but only for high perfor- AKM machinegun, which can themance hardware. The SAA wasn't doing oretically give each GI equipped with an anything performance-wise that it hadn't M-16 an equivalent level of firepower to a been doing for a hundred and eight years. Squad Automatic Weapon for a short du- This is not to say that the Single Action ration. Though Masters and Johnson say Army might not be reborn yet again some "It isn't the size of your wand that counts, time in the future, but it won't be the same it's how much magi\.: you've got," any M-16 gun you knew. Wor~ from the factory is (Continued on page 55) AMERICAN HANDGUNNER . JULY / AUGUST <strong>1981</strong>
The Incredible Dan Wesson .44 the mighty.44 magnum with POWER COlYTROLTM. • the OIYLY.44 with POWER COIYTROV M to reduce muzzleflip - STAIYDARD OIY EVERYGUIY • •• PATEIYTED • the OIYLY.44 with the strength ofa one-piece frame combined with the easeofrepairofa sideplategun • •• PATEIYTED • the OIYLY .44 with a unique gainbolt, designedfor maximum strength and minimumbulk • •• PATEIYTED • the OIYLY.44 with interchangeablebarrel assemblies, grips and colored front sightblades. • • PATEIYTED . Five YearUmited warranty on every revolver Here's a .44 unlike anything you shooters have ever seen: a revolver so incredible it needed a number of brand new patents! One of these patents covers POWER CONTROUM - a new gun-levelling device that is a standard factory production feature built right into the barrel assembly to control muzzle flip. Shooters will also appreciate the unique trigger guard assembly that you can remove easily from the onepiece frame - PLUS the action is FULLY OPERABLE OUTSIDE THE GUN offering the ease of repair until now only found in a sideplate gun. We've gone to a one-piece frame to create a .44 of incredible strength. And the combination of this remarkable frame and the removable trigger guard assembly means we have support for the trigger and hammer pivots ON BOTH SIDES! When you buy a Dan Wesson .44 magnum you get a revolver with all of the outstanding features that make Dan Wesson revolvers THE MOST ACCURATE, THE MOST VER SATILE, THE MOST DEPENDABLE double-action revolvers on the market today... BAR NONE! And each boasts the superb craftsmanship and quality that shooters have come to expect from Dan Wesson, plus brilliantly designed new features that are sure to make this a shooter's dream. Dan Wesson revolvers are produced under the most exacting conditions using strict quality control. Each boasts a built-in "fail-safe" device that prevents firing if dropped. And each is inspected and test-fired before leaving the factory. Shown below: Model Series 44VH with 8", 6", 4" and 10" interchangeable, ventilated rib, heavy barrel assemblies. (Note: Only 6" and 8" guns are shipped from the factory. 4" and 10" barrel assemblies are available separately.) Interchangeable colored front sight blades / Built-infactory POWER COlVTROL Interchangeable barrel assemblies / Rearsight with white outline / Interchangeable grips .. Removable triggerguard assembly " ...the most accurate .44 ever! tames recoil and muzzle flip YOU'll be amazed!" nationally-known firearms expert DanWesson Arms, Inc. 293j Main Street, Monson, MA 01057 (413) 267-4081
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