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AMERICAII JULY/ AUGUST 1981, Vol. 6, No. 29 FEATURES FRY .38 SPECIAL, Frank Fry Comfort and accuracy in a police sidearm MODEL NO. 25-5, Jerry Ahern . Smith & Wesson's .45 Colt big bore revolver CUSTOM PlsTOLsMITH UPDATE . Our famous directory adds some new shops CHUCK TAYLOR COMMANDO .45, John S. Farnam A highly practical, working defense auto saw's NEW GUNS & AMMUNITION, Evan Marshall . New products from this giaf)t manufacturer .22 SILHOUETTES: PART II, Bert Stringfellow Tuning TIC, Ruger, S&'N, High Standard HANDGUN HUNTER'S SIXGUN, J. D. Jones . A functional investment for hunters & shooters COLT SHERIFF'S MODEL, George E. Virgines Commemorative collector's model SPECIAL LEATHERGOODs 1981 ROUNDUP . sPILBORGHs' CUSTOM LONGsLiDE .45, Kevin Steele EXCLUSIVE .44 MAGNUM SPECIAL SECTION CUSTOM GUN GIVEAWAY CONTEST .30 . 34 . 36 .38 . 40 .53 .. 60 .62 .64 .82 LEARNING LOADS FOR MAGNUMS, Mike Venturino .42 How to reload 'em for less recoil RON POWER CUSTOM PAIR OF .44'5 . .45 Feast your eyes on these engraved beauts HANDLOADING THE .44 MAGNUM, Don lutz .46 Our expert paves the way for perfect reloads THE .44 MAGS: HOW THEY MEASURE Up, Staff ... 50 A boatload of .44 Mag specifications REDHAWK VS M29, AI Pickles . ............... 61 What happens when the best duel shot-far-shot H-s PRECISION'S CUSTOM XP-l00 48 DEPARTMENTS INDUSTRY INSIDER, Jerry Rakusan . sILUi-TAs, Phil Briggs . COMBAT COURSE, Jerry Usher & Seth Nadel SIGHT SETTINGS, Lucy Chambliss . HANDGUN HUNTING, J. D. Jones HANDLOADING, Dan Cotterman ..... HANDGUN LEATHER, Bob Arganbright COP TALK, Massad Ayoob SPEAK OUT . 4 10 12 14 18 .20 .22 .24 .26 6 COVER: Ruger Blackhawk, S&W 629, Ruger Redhawk, Llama, all featured in our special .44 Mag section. Photo by James D. Mason. STAFF GEORGE E. VON ROSEN Publisher JEROME RAKUSAN Editorial Director KEVIN E. STEELE Assistant Editorial Director MIKE PACKARD Managing Editor SYDNEY BARKER Art Director FERNANDO M. MARTINEZ ASSI Art Director JOAN HUBERT Art Assistant MAGGIE LOOS Art Assistant GLENNA A. EIDENMILLER Adv. Prod. Director TOM A. VON ROSEN Production Director TOM HOLLANDER Circulation Director NATIONAL ADV. OFFICE: Bob Cusick, Advertising Sales Manager, 591 Camino de la Reina, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92108 (714) 297-8520 WEST COAST REPS.: Media sales Associates, Bill Hague, Rick Ayer, 26944 Camino de Estrella, Capistrano Beach, CA 92624 (714) 661-2423 EAST COAST ADV. REPS.: Buchmayr Associates, 19 Birch Rd., Darien, CT 06820 (203) 655-1639. AMERICAN HANDGUNNER (ISSN 0145-4250) is published blmonthly by P~blishers' Development Corp., 591 Camino de Is Reina. San Diego. CA 92108. Second class postage paid at San Diego, CA 92108. and at additional mailing offices. SUbscriptions: One year (6 issues) $9.95. Single monthly copies $2.00. Change Of Address: Four weeks' notice required on all changes. Send old address as weU as new. Contributors submitting manuscripts, photographs or drawings do so at their own risk. Material cannot be returned unless accompanied by sufficient postage. Payment will be made at rates current at tim:of publication and will cover reproduction in anyor all AMERICAN HANDGUNNER Magazine editions. Advertising rates furnished on request. Reproduction or use or any portion or this magazine in any manner, without written permission, ts prohibited. All rights reserved. Title to this publication passes to subscriber only on delivery to his address. SUBSCRIPTION PROBLEMS: For immediate action write to AMERICAN HANDGUNHER. Attention Donna Maass-591 Camino de la Reina, Suite '200, San Diego, CA 92108 or call (714) 297--8524. Ask tor Donna Maass or Tom Hollander. M~"'Oftit Of f"~ Jl AMERICAN HANDGUNNER· JULYIAUGUST 1981
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SIGHT SETTINGS (Continued from page
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HANDLOADING (Continued from page 22
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HANDLOADING (Continued from page 59
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HANDGUN HUNTING (Continued from pag
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NEW S&W GUNS (Continued from page 4
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REDHAWK VS M29 (Continued from page
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Customize your own gun with the lam
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