GUNS Magazine December 1958 - Jeffersonian

zine, Thu s, a cross comparison of method smight be made by all interested parties andused by us in th ose cases where applicabl e.Of course, this is my personal in terest, butI know that Int ernational type of shooting isslowly but surely taking hold in th e U.S.,and it might help th ose shooters in abbreviating their initial learn ing period.Th e magazine "as issued" is good enoughfor me. I am binding my copies for perm a­nent reference source.Domingo G. CanezMexico 5, D. F.B ull P u p H istoryIn your 1uly issue, in the article aboutthe Bull Pup rifle, the author does not goback beyond 1945 in tracin g its history.I built one with a heavy 30" barrelcha mbered for .300 Magnum cartridge for1000 yard target shooting in 1937, and hadit at Camp P erry that year. In 1941 it wassep t to Springfield armory on request ofAl Woodworth, who stated that th ey wantedto mak e up one for testin g purposes.At the time this gun was mad e up, th eidea was completely new to me, but shortlyafter it had been given publicit y, one ortwo others came up with th e informationtha t they had th e same idea, but had kep t itqui et. A patent attorn ey ad vised th at it hadpreviously been pat ented in Germany,definitely not a new idea.Who came up with the nam e "B ull-Pu p"is now lost in the mists of time. Mine wasan excelle nt lOoo·yard gun, winn ing th eMonta na Wimbledon two or thr ee times, th eNorthwest Wimbledon at least once, andshot two or three possibles at Cam p P erry.Th en came th e War , and an end to tar getshooting.I thought thi s might be of interest to keepth e recor d straight. .Northwest Wimbledon at least once, andshot two or three possibl es at Camp P erry.Th en came th e War , and an end to targetshooting.I thou ght thi s might be of int erest to keepth e record straight.1. R. BuhmillerKalispell, MontanaGuns For The One-Gun BudgetI have ju st read your magazine and wasvery much interested in th e art icle "Guns forth e One-Gun Bud get." I have always been auser of the .25's. I-Jere at my gunsmith shopI have ranges up to 300 yar ds and havetested a lot of rifles for accura cy and drop.I agree with Bob Kindley, but would lik e tomake him a sugges tion. As long as you ar egoing to reload any way, I sugges t th at youtry th e fine .257 Ackley improved. Thi s doessevera l things for th e shooter. Th e straightcase and 40 degree shoulder mak es for easyextraction and cases do not stre tch. 1£ youare hu nting and run out of handloads, forsome reason factory .257's can be used.In most of the rifles tha t I have built, Ihave used th e 1 in 12" twist and found th atthe 120 gr. Speer bull et has given me fineaccuracy out to 300 yards. Th e load for thisis 4·9.5 gr. 4350, giving close to 3000 FPS .I have never had a deer get up after I hithim with this load. For th e Rem. 722 actionI suggest th e 117 gr. Hornady round nosewith 50 gr. 4350. Th ese loads are near tops,so work up to them. For varmints, I used87 gr. bullets backed with 54 gr. 4350 for3400 FPS , and a 100 gr. bullet ba cked with51 gr. 4350 for 3200 FPS. All my rifles havethe long %" throat and I seat th e bullets outfeel is a much better choic e tha n th e .25-06standard and improv ed versions.If any one is int erested in the loads thatI have tested, please feel free to write.Wayne E. SchwartzOwosso, MichiganSwiss Hi storyYour heading on the ar ticle about Switzerlandis not accurate. During th e pa st 600years th e Swiss have been in quite a fewwar s, but th ere was only one time th enat ion was overru n. Th ey never forgot aboutit, and since then have kept pr epar ed.In the early days of th e Confederati on,th ey fou ght num erous war s with th eir feudalneighbors, all of which were neck-or-nothingaffairs. Th eir early battl es with th e Hapsburgs,and the three fight s which wrot e offthe Duchy of Bur gund y as a military power,were characterized by fast movement toclose with the enemy and furious attacksas if they were afraid their enemy wouldnot la st to give everyone a crack at them.The Swiss mobilized fast and could mak e30 miles a day in to enemy la nd while thefeudal forces slowly assembl ed.Feudal horsemen wer e the top dogs untilthe Swiss had at them. Th ey were notaccustomed to bein g attac ked by footsoldiers, much less by infantry which didnot stop for an ythin g. So the Swiss got aferocious rep in Central E urope, and fora couple hundred year s were highly prizedmercenaries. Th e battle of Ma rignano closedthi s era. Th e Vati can Guard is th e la stremnant of th e ancient "free companies"whi ch were th e terr or of Europe in th e daysbefore field artillery.Switzerla nd remained for a long ti meweakened by int ern al squabbles, but thi shad the good effect of keepin g th em out ofthe- ---------.30 Years'-- ----War.--------.Several-- --small-----r ------war swhich were the terro r of Europe in th e daysbefore field artillery.Switzerland remained for a long tim eweakened by int ern al squabbles, but thi shad the good effect of keeping them out ofthe 30 Year s' War. Several small warsamon g the cantons and cities were fought.Internal division br ought downfall at thehands of the Fr ench, and during Napoleon'sday Switzerl and became a batt leground forthe first and last time, so far. The civil warof 1848 was the last arm ed acti on in thecountry.Th e Swiss neu tra l policy is ba cked withas much force as th ey can assemble. Theyknow how much treati es are worth whenla rge nat ions fall out, Switzerla nd's forcescould never defeat a major ar my. Th eymerely int end to mak e it cost as m uch aspossible, and they ar e j ust the type who cando it.10hn P . Conlonewark, OhioRiflemen and Citizen-SoldiersIt was a great pleasur e to read in therecen t GUNS Magazine your art icle on "Gunsfor a Nat ion of Riflemen." As a na tive ofSwitzerland who served in th e Swiss Army,I can say that you have very well understoodthe spirit and traditions that make the Swissa nati on of riflemen and citizen-soldiers,I have not visited Switzerland since 1945,when I was th ere as an Ameri can GI onfurlough, and of course have not been abl eto follow recen t development s over th ere;th at is another reason why I found your articleextremely interestin g. .Thank you againfor a very fine ar ticle. GUNS is a splendidmagazine. I never miss an issue.ROOF·PRiSM.f-IeAM1oU1-Noted for great brilliance, wide field ofview and sharp definition. 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