American Handgunner Jul/Aug 1981 - Jeffersonian

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PO, BOX 8411 H-7, CORAL SPRINGS, FL 33065 inch revolver of mid-bore is still the logical choice as an issue gun, though you can make a good argument for big-bores in the hands ofselect officers who've proven their mastery of weapons. If I was arming a metropolitan police force, I'd stay with the .38 Special, and would seriously consider a light-frame gun like the Police Positive or the Police Bulldog, though I'd probably wind up with the S&W Model 10 heavy barrel or its stainless Model 64 equivalent. If I were a State Police or Highway Patrol Colonel, I'd specify a 4" stainless .357. My metro cops would carry 158-grain lead .38 Special ammo, either the Winchester or the new Federal hollowpoint. My Troopers would be issued 158-gr. JHP .357 rounds, and would qualify with that same "Magnum Force." And ifI had an unlimited firearms training budget, I'd let them carry whatever the hell they wanted, above .38 short and 'under .44 Magnum, so long as they could qualify with it. Probably a lot of them would carry .45 automatics, as I do on patrol, but they'd be in that special category of lucky cops with an understanding administration, like. those Honolulu policemen who patrol in their own Olds 440's and Pontiac GTOs. So much of police work is cliche. In the reality of public police service as it exists today in most of the United States, you've got to find a happy medium that focuses on the lowest common denominator. The guns described above, and the loads, do that as well as anything now available to the law enforce- ...... ment commumty. ~ .44 MAG LOADS (Continued from page 55) manufacturers supply only one basic die set for the .44 Special and .44 Magnum combined. These are the normal3-die sets (resizer/decapper, case mouth expander, and bullet seater), and they are used in straightaway fashion. My only suggestions for case preparation are that the handloader (I) pay some attention to case mouth condition and (2) use as little "belling" as possible. Excess case mouth expansion merely invites early splitting. I find that better accuracy is attained in handguns when the fired cases have perfectly trimmed mouths so that roll crimps will apply a uniform pressure and give a uniform release. Crimps are very important to the .44 Magnum. They should be used almost universally on the .44 Magnum to prevent bullet movement under recoil and to insure proper ignition and combustion ofthe slow-burning powders common to this cartridge. Case neck trimming tools handle , .45 AUTOMATIC PISTOL PARTS EACH Hammer Strut $1.25 Hammer Strut Pin. . . .20 Barrel Link. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .75 No. 13 Barrel Link (For Matching Guns) . Barrel Link Pin . ,Firing Pin Firing Pin Stop . . Plunger Thbe . Ejector . Grip Screw . Recoil Spring . Magazine Catch Spring Firing Pin Spring . . Main Spring . Plunger Thbe Spring Recoil Spring Plug . . Grip Screw Bushing . Main Spring Cap Main Spring Cap Pin . . Main Spring Retainer . 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Write or call to get our monthly mailing of bargain priced gun parts and accessories. TEXAS ARMAMENT CO. P.O. Box 135H Brownwood, TX 76801 (915) 646-5827 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER . JULY / AUGUST <strong>1981</strong>
this assignment, of course. The industry's suggested maximum length of .44 Magnum brass is 1.285 inches, while the suggested "trim-to" minimum length is 1.280 inches. Trimming any shorter reduces the initial combustion space; thereby causing higher-than-normal pressures and, in some instances, increasing the potential for poor accuracy by npking the bullet take a longer jump. Magnum primers are always recommended with jacketed bullets to insure the proper ignition with heavy charges of slow-burning powder. However, standard force primers are recommended with cast bullets to avoid deforming the projectile. The .44 Magnum uses large pistol primers, of course. And, as always, the primers When The Competition Gets HoI! MODEL#30ooA "AUTO DRAW ne Assembly The ultimate c.ombat rig for .45 automatics. This radicai new front opening speed holster contains over 30 precision parts. A lightweight spring mechanism locks the gun in place. securing it by the trigger guard under the most rigorous combat conditions:The companion "Pistolero" gun belt Is suede lined and fully contoured for a glovefit. Comes equipped with #45 combat keepers and the new #30 "Clip Grip" controlled draw magazine pouch. Made for Colt Gov't. .45 & Gold Cup; AMT Hardballer. Barrel length; 5" only. Plain tan finish only. Belt slot; 2\
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INDUSTRY INSIDER JERRY RAKUSAN the
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