GUNS Magazine December 1955 - Jeffersonian's Home Page

Popular P-14 303 British Caliber. 6-shot repeater;bolt-action, 26" barrel. Develoby the great British Armory and manur:tured by Winchester, Remington and Eddystone.Very good to excellent. Supplylimited.FAMOUS ENFIELD BARRELLED-ACTIONChambered for .30-06- Ready to Stock!{ SHORT LEE ENFIELD (S.M.L.E.) 1Service Model (similar to ,303 Short Service RifleNo. 1). Shoots .22 L.R. Cartridges. Considered thebest training rifle ever made. Small quantityoriginally manufactured. Very Good to Perfect.Only 924.50 each, while supply lasts.SPECIAL .22 CAL. FAMOUSB.S.A. MARTINI TARGET RIFLES(Original - Unaltered). Models 6 and 8 with Pre-cision Parker Hale Micrometcr Sights. Shoots .22L.R. Cartridges. ~ost diable sturdy rapid loadingand quiet operation. vef-y ~ood to Perfect.(Over $100.00 Value). Now $39.50.I d . Positive locking, walnutgrips. 5" barrel with fixedgood to Excellent condition. Areal buy while supply lasts!6-SHOOTER!.45 and .455 Cat.S&W and COLT'New ServiceModel", Revolvers.Power.ful 6 accurate.SPECIAL RELEASE-NEVER OFFERED BEFORELimited quantity. Genuine Royal North WestMounted Police, (predecessors of the famousR.C.M.P.), .45 Commercial Model Colt New ServiceRevolvers. Each stamped RNWMP. A collector'si t and a handgun every shooter will treasure.Very good to perfect. Only $29.50 while they last.RIFLE TO PISTOL(Continued from page 24)¥o was screwed into the hole, cut to length,ind the other end drilled for a screw.Our reason for these odd doings was thatve did not know beforehand just what the¥ecoi of this little joker would be, nor'xactly how we planned to fit the handle ont. If I were to do this job over again, thenost direct method would be to bend theop tang down at the right point, and weldm a piece for length. The two tangs mustie connected and this done with a machine;crew.The hammer spring had to be cut, weldedind retempered. The bottom half of theipring was fastened securely to keep it fromlending when cocked.To hold the foreend, since the barrel bandsind dovetail lug arrangements of the originalgun had gone overboard, a long stove boltwas fitted to the solid part of the frame rightlelow the barrel. This bolt extended foryard,parellel to the barrel and held the;mall walnut foreend in place. The gunwas then polished and blued.Here Mac and I left the gun alone; withme exception, our jobs were done. I shipped;he little monster off to stockmaker SteveHerrett of Idaho for one of his specialhandles.But stocks alone don't take up all therecoil, and that's where I came into theproject again. I was supposed to shoot it!Steve's skill really showed up on this specialjob, for the gun had excellent balance andthe recoil was easily absorbed by the broadcheckered and grooved back areas of thehandle. It seemed to kick approximately asmuch as my .357 S & W Magnum.Accuracy of the pistol is as good as my.357 Magnum. Power is much greater-the115 grain hollowpoint slug easily penetratesa 5-inch diameter green alder. I haven't hadmuch chance to try it on game yet but if Ican get close enough to be certain of a fairhit I don't see why it shouldn't be able totake almost anything that walks or flies.I don't say "swim" for whales would be alittle too big for its class but I will say this:it's a whale of an impressive, powerful littlegun.@CARTRIDGES(Continued from page 37)recessed at the rear to take the cartridgerims. A hammer similar to the original percussionhammer was used which struckthrough a newly-fitted breech plate that hada small slot for the hammer nose. The rearedge of the cylinder was cut away to allowthe hammer nose to strike the otherwise enclosedrims, and also with between-chambersnotches as safety notches. The idea was tolower the hammer in one of these notchesbetween chambers so there was no danger ofaccidental discharge.Although these .46 cartridges were for the"Army" pistol, they were not interchangeablewith the conversion cartridge for the sametype of Colt revolver, the converted Model1860 .44 Army. Colt's cartridges were centerfire,and also of a smaller diameter with avery narrow rim. Usually found in boxesmarked "Colt's Old Model," they are also oneof the scarcer cartridges, though not as rareas the .46 Remington "Smith & Wesson." @COMMANDO REVAt Lowest Prices!i^~^^>s^\ Attractive Discounts ta Dealer* a 1tw----loll BLEURY ST, MONTREAL 1, QUE.