March/April 1983 - American Handgunner

AMERICAIIMARCHIAPRIL, 1983, Vol. 8, No. 39FEATURESREVOLVER ACCURACY, Russ Gaertner 30It's in the coneEIGHT.sHOT CLIP FOR COLT .45 AUTOS, David M. Armstrong . 33Made by Devel Corp., Cleveland, OhioTHE 1982 IPsC Nationals, John Shaw 34Mike Plaxco wins by a whiskersIGHTING·IN HANDGUNS FOR HUNTING, Bob McMicken 36Requires basic knowledge of ballisticsTHE WALTHER P5, Donald M. Simmons . ..... 38A 'super pocket auto'DON'T KNOCK AIR PISTOLS, Len Davis .. , . .40They hone cartridge shootingBILL ROGERS: 'CHRONIC GADGETEER,' Michael Bane ......... 44He's founder, Rogers HolstersTHE LEE TURRET PRESS, Philip C. Briggs ... ........ 46All packaged in hard maple.boxTOP·BREAK REVOLVERS, Karl Bosselmann ..50They're safe, reliable, accurateINDUSTRY INSIDER: SPECIAL EDITION, AI Pickles 52Detonics offers three hot onesHARRY E. sEFRIED II: GUN DESIGNER, Charles E. Petty .... , .... 53Recently retired fram RugerTHE 1982 PPC NATIONALS, Seth R. Nadel ,.... , .. 55Winner: Kerry Hile, Columbus, Ohio PDAMERICAN FACTORY AMMUNITION, Stanley W. Trzoniec ,.56Gets high marksDEPARTMENTSINDUSTRY INSIDER, Jerry Rakusan , , 6HANDGUN HUNTING, J. D. Johes ,., , 7COMBAT SHOOTING, Mickey Fowler. , 10COP TALK, Massad Ayoob , . . . . . .. . , 14SIGHT SETTINGS, Lucy Chambliss. . . .. . . . . . . .. .., , 17sILUETAs, Philips C. Briggs, , , , , . , . 18PlsTOLsMITHING, John G. Lawson , , 20HANDLOADING, Dan Cotterman ., 22MAsTER.TIPs, Jon Winokur , , , . , .. , .. 54SPEAK OUT , , , , , 61WHAT'S NEW , , " ,. 78HANDGUN MARKET , , 93COVER: Originally a Webley .38 Spec., this proto·type was converted to .44 Spec. Photo byKarl Bosselmann of Sedona, Arizona..STAFFGEORGE E. von ROSEN, PublisherJEROME RAKUSAN, Editorial DirectorLEN DAVIS, EditorSYDNEY BARKER, Art DirectorTOM HOLLANDER, Circulation DirectorLAURA A. KULCHIN, Advertising SalesNATIONAL ADV. OFFICE: 591 Camino de laReina, Suite 200, San Diego, CA 92108 (619)297-8520WEST COAST REPS.: Media Sales Associates,Bill Hague, 26944 Camino de Estrella, CapistranoBeach, CA 92624 (714) 661-2423EAST COAST ADV. REPS.: Buchmayr Associates,980 Post Rd., Darien, CT 06820 (203)655-1639AMERICAN HANDGUNNER (ISN 0145-4250) Ispublished bl-monthly by Publishers Development Corp"