March/April 1983 - American Handgunner

M~OO-VELOCITYCHRONOGRAPHTEST.:~~: S~O~DS ~'\I·· ~. ". :~';J-WRITE FOR FREED ~ .,... "'.,/,"TEST REPORT: (ICus!. Chr. Co. Box 1061 Brewster WA 98812PISTOL BULLET SWAGING DIESAND COMPONENTSSwage half jacket and zinc base bullets in caliber 30. 9mm.357.44 and 45. Zinc base buliets may be fired at jacketedbullet velocities and at a fraction of the cost.For information and prices contact SPORT FLITE MFG., INC.2520 INOUSTRIAL ROW. TROY, MI 480841313) 280-0648.-y-; . Literature$1.00High Quality ContemporaryStyled Inlj"e Action MuzzleLoading Rifles & Pistols.~ j@J~]~~ ljt~f~m~m~J j~!;./1) 1449H Blue Crest lane San Antonio, Texas 782321-512-494-3063;·····DifEAiiNAljGiiT·····~i . 357/44 B & D :: Conversions of S&W 27-28 Ruger 357 :: TC. Contender-Marlin 1894 :: BAIN & DAVIS :: 559 w. LliS Tunas, San Gabriel, Ca. :.•...•.......•..........••........•.....If you're planning to move.please let us know at least eightweeks before changing youraddress. Fill-in the following Informationto Insure uninterruptedljervice. For subscriptionto:(Publication)1. Present addressAttach address label from a recentIssue or print your name and addressexactly as shown on thelabel plus your 1.0. number whichappears directly above your nameon the label.Name~a AddressWill City__ State__ Zip__a'D.numb'c.~~ 2. Fill In new addressWI Name; :::Add=;~"__ Zlp__'"thiS form to: ,PUBLISHERS'.aMail#' ~ DEVELOPMENT CORP.• 591 Camino de la Reina. S~ite 200San Diego. CA 92108__TIC, RUGER WIN'82 GUN HONORSThe ThompsonlCenter Contenderin 7mm caliber and the Ruger .44 Magnumhave won top honors in a surveyreported by Elgin T. Gates, president,International Handgun Metallic SilhouetteAssociation.In 1982, the TIC closed breech 7mmpistol was fired by 3,815 winners inIBMSA-sanctioned matches; theRuger .44 Magnu~ revolver was firedby 2,791 IHMSA winners (the surveyshows only 37 winf!.ers for the RugerRedhawk; however, it is believed thatmany match directors listed the gun asjust "Ruger .44 Magnl1m," instead ofRuger Redhawk 044 Magnum).The Dan Wesson .44 Magnumvaulted from near obscurity the yearbefore to the number-two revolver,with 345 winners reported. The DanWesson .357 Magnum revolver placed3rd with 277 winners, and the