American Handgunner July/August 1979

THE LEWIS LEAD REMOVE__RG$7:9!r II , ~. SATISfACTIONRevolver Cleaning Kit. Removes leading fromForcing Cone, Cylinder, and Barrel. Availablein either 38-41-44-4a cal. Brass cloth paches(Pk. 10) 51.50. Order direct or from yourdealer. Check or l\loney Order.~ GUN SPECIALTIES INC.~ College Pork, Georgia P.O. Box 31, rliGHTwEiGHT R~il- - - -"',45 FRAMES $50IIlIlIIIICS ?tIIIt-I#HH~ 11STAINLESS STEEl CLEANING BRUSHES $1.00 ea 11 Dealers D> OAKS WHOLESALE DISTRIBUTORS 1send large 954 F10llda Ave.. Rockledge. FL 32955LS~t~122,;i ~3~ __JKEEP COOLTHIS SUMMERStop inventing ways to hideyour pistol. With the Legster@you can tuck in that shirtand leave your jacket at home.PISTOL IS PLACED LOWTO BE MORE ACCESSIBLE.LEATHER THUMBBREAK HOLSTER *• EXCApt Shrouded PistolsTHE LEGSTER(i'is a product of:Milwaukee Holster Company P.O. Box 559Milwaukee, Wis. 53201MONOGRlp®Send $1.00 for illustrated brochureDEALER INQUIRIES INVITEDInquiries invited.WHY BUY AN IMITATION WHENYOU CAN GET THE REAL THING?NEW! FROMHOGUEOne of our competi·tors now offers a directcopy of Hogue's oldertwo-piece designs: itgoes to show that Hoguegrips are the finest available.But why buy theplastic imitation whenthe real thing is availablein improved form?New, one-piece NylonMONOGRIP design solves theproblems of obsolete. two-piecegrips.Hogue has refined the gripshape and MONOGRI~ ismolded from practical, serviceableNylon - no cheap plastics.The new COBBLESTONE'" non·slip. non-irritating friction pattern isfar better th an checkering. It will notwear out clothing.54$14 ~h~k or Money OrderAdd $2.00 postage and handling.Calitornia residents add 6% sales taxI.,Dept.15ONE-PIECEREVOLVERSTOCKS• Original one-pieceMONOGRIP@ designhugs the frame - no sidescrews or loose, shiftingpanels.• HOGUE's famed orthopedichand shape forthe ultimate in gun handling.• Fully relieved for allspeedloaders and positiveejection.• Proportioned finger grooves for asecure, stable handhold.• Compound palm swells position thehand uniformly and absorb recoil.No frame modifications necessary. Asimple metal stirrup (pat. pend.) attachesMONOGRIP@ for a superiorframe fit. There's nothing else like it! .Only S&W square butt K framegrips currently availableHOGUECOMBAT GRIPSP.O. Box 460Morro Bay. CA93442TM(Continuedfrom page 50)Velocity loss per thousandth inch increasein barrel gap came out to beLoad I 16.6 fpsLoad 2 Il.l fpsLoad 3 17.62 fpsLoad 4 12.0 I fpsI have gone over the chamber by chamberresults with considerable care to see ifanything significant surfaced, and nothingdid. With all loads Chamber 6 gave thehighest velocities and Chamber 2 the lowest.On the other hand, Chamber 3 gavebest velocities with the lead bullets andNumber 5 with jacketed bullets. I thinkthese are random results and can find nocorrelation to either gaps or throatdimensions.Logic told me that the higher pressurethe load the greater the pressure loss, andvelocity loss, was likely to be through thegap. The two .357 Magnum loads (I and 3)seem to support this though Load I isclearly the higher pressure load.It was the first and second ofhis string offive W-W rounds that "made our day."Number I went off like a cannon and weboth jumped. When I checked the conversiontable for the chronograph it hadregistered 1722fps! No damage to the gun,however. Round number 2 Haywoodmanaged to put right smack through themiddle of my back skyscreen on thechronograph. I guess I know now whysome lawmen complain about the .357 notbeing a good manstopper ... the chronographkept right on working .....without a bobble! ~HANDGUN HUNTING(Continuedfrom page 48)will vary, but in the majority of deer huntingsituations where the range does notexceed about fifty yards, a competenthandgunner will need no more than threeto five seconds.Normally, from either the sitting orprone position, it is possible to deliver accuratefire through an arc or cone of perhapsa maximum of thirty degrees. Toincrease the arc or cone, it then becomesnecessary to make a very definite adjustmentin the basic position itself. This is notthe case when the braced kneeling, twohandpositio'n is used. Its cone of effectivefire-without any major torso adjustment-isfor most handgunners at leastone hundred and fifty degrees, and for afew handgunners it approaches one hundredand eighty degrees I Using this position,the competent handgunner is able tovisually follow the movement of an intermittentlyconcealed/exposed game animal,and should an opportunity for a clearshot occur the handgunner is more likelyto make a one shot vital hit.Whatever the anatomical peculiaritiesof an individual's stance, if the personis' able to do his quickest and most accurateshooting therefrom, then that stancecan be considered to be .....the best. ~AMERICAN HANDGUNNER . JULY/AUGUST 1979