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Send in NOW! .COLADONATO BROS.Dept. G4CHazleton, Po.Long-Range DeerThe story of how Elmer Keith killed adeer at 600 yards with a revolver has beentold, re-told, mis-told, and called the tallesthunter's lie on record, many times. Not longago, Keith told the story again in one of thearticles we published, but we had to deleteit because of space limitations. Here it is forthe record:Paul Kriley had broken the right front legof an old mule buck that we wanted badlyfor meat. He shot at over 500 yards with hisscope sighted .300 Magnum. The deer got upand ran nearly straight away from usthrough six inches of wet snow and mud.Paul could not connect again, so I enteredthe picture with the .44 Magnum, shootingprone. The gun was sighted for 100 yardswith Remington factory loads, and I hadbeen shooting it a lot at over 500 yards incompany with Judge Don Martin. So I heldup the same amount of sight I had used inpractice, perched the running deer on top ofthe center of the front sight, and fired.Nothing happened. I then held up nearly allof the front sight, and shot again. Paul said,"I saw that one through the scope, Elmerrightat his heels!" So I held all of the frontsight up over the rear blade and squeezed offmy third shot. The buck stopped, almostturned a back somersault, and came backtoward us, shaking his head. Paul said, "Isaw that one hit just over his head," and Iremarked that I must have hit a horn.I told Paul to let him come, as long ashe was headed our way; but Paul shot athim again at about 500 yards, and again heturned directly away from us and ran. Iwaited while Paul squeezed off another shotfrom the rifle, only to hear the striker snapon an empty chamber. .As Paul reloaded, I again held up all ofthe front sight and, with the deer on topof its center, I started the squeeze. The buckturned up the mountain, following the tracksof others in the band. He was now beyondwhere I had hit him when I turned him back.I swung the sight picture iu front of him,and fired. He went down after an interval,but we did not hear the slug strike andI thought he had merely stumbled from hisbroken leg. But he was out of sight now,and Paul legged it around the mountain,headed him off, and killed him his secondshot at 350 yards.When we examined him, we found thatmy third shot had hit the right jaw, brokenit, and come out through the roof of themouth. That was the slug Paul saw throw upmud and snow over his head. My 4th shothad cut squarely through the center of bothlungs, cutting off a rib on both sides andleaving a 50 caliber hole through the deer.He was barely hobbling when Paul killedhim, would have gone down for keeps within50 yards.That was my best long range sixgunshooting in a lifetime of playing with sixgUllS.Of course, it was an accident, for thedeer was over 600 yards away; but one hassuch accidents if he shoots enough with afine gun and fine loads.Don't Do It!No matter what you read elsewhere (andthis was advised in a gun magazine notlong ago), don't ream out revolver chamberthroats "to prevent bullet shaving and leadspitting." Even one of our major handgunmakers fell for this fool stunt once, but theysoon learned the error of their ways. A sixgunslug, if not so hard that it won't upsetat all (like some metal jacketed bullets),upsets to fill the chamber mouth, then upsetsagain to swage itself back down tobarrel diameter, and comes out so completelydeformed in shape and point that accuracyis ruined. In addition to this, such deformedslugs leave heavy leading in the barrel. Ifyour revolver shaves bullets and spits lead,have it checked for accurate cylinder alignmentand. close fit between cylinder andbreech of barrel. Pouring hot lead underhigh pressure into a cone is not the answer!.30·06 and .300 MagnumMatch LoadsThe best .30-06 match load I ever workedout consisted of the M-l 173 grain Governmentboattail, uncannelured and carefullysegregated into groups for weight, backed by58 grains of 4350 Dupont powder in Westerncases and primed with Winchester 120primers. This load was chronographed bythe late J. Bushnell Smith at 2901 feet froma 24" barrelled Springfield. It stayed in theblack for me at both 600 yards and 1000yards when my shooting partners were kickedout into the 4 ring by slight wind changes.I made 20-shot possibles with it in practiceseveral times at 600 yards, and a few timesalso at 1000 yards. Ten-shot possibles werequite easy if you got your group well centered.This load, properly put up with goodbullets, will group nicely in the V ring atboth ranges.For the .300 H & H Magnum, for matchwork, I used the same bullets backed by 65grains 4350 with equally good results. Later,I .substituted match 180 grain boattails byRemington. Western, and Sierra, with thesame powder charge, for equally good longrange accuracy. The 300 Magnum lays closerto the wind and is a mnch better long rangematch load.8 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

I found less variation in elevations at 600and 100 yards when powder charges werethrown from one of the good modern powdermeasures like Saeco, Hollywood, or R.C.B.S.,wi'th 4350 powder than when I hand-weighedthe charges. This was hecause that 4350powdel', if not all the same lot and shipment,would vary more in moisture content fromcan to can hought at different times andplaces than it varied in bulk as thrown bythese good measures. If all powder used wasfrom one lot and one shipment, then thescales threw even closer' charges than themeasures; but the fact remains that whenthe big measures are carefully set, locked,and used carefully, the charges vary less invelocity than when the charges were carefullyhand·weighed from different cans andlots of the same 4350 powder.I finally stopped weighing charges exceptto check the charges every so often. I haveseen the powder charge thrown by the measuresfrom different lots of powder that hadbeen stored under different conditions varyas much as a grain and a half in actualweight. Yet the powder from one certain canmight not vary more than a half grain inmeasured charges. It may simply be due todifferent moisture content in the different lotsor different cans of the same powder. Thedifference, however, can make several inchesdi fference in elevation of the bullet strike at1000 yards, and that is vital in match shootingat long range.I believe primer variations cause evenmore elevation variations at 1000 yards. Theprimer is something we cannot control, asit will vary in weight in priming content aswell as in weight of the cup and anvil itself.Remington "Three Deuces" LoadFor the Remington .222 with 50 grainbullets of various makes (Sierra, Hornaday,Speer, Sisk, and others), we have found thata load of 23 to 24 grains 4895 Governmentpowder makes a very good accurate load forall pest shooting. For the later Magnum .222,the same weight bullets work very well witha charge of 26 to 27 grains of the samepowder. As this powder is much cheaperthan standard canister LM.R. powders, considerablesaving in ammunition costs iseffected.Changing Double RifleStocks Or SightsDouble rifles are meticulously regulated tomake both barrels shoot to the same pointof impact (or inside a 3 to 4" circle) at 100yards. Many of them will do even betterthan that. However, if you change ammunitioneven slightly as to bullet weight, primer,or powder charge, the two barrels may thenshoot far apart, either from side to side orone high and the other low, or both. Onefriend has a 7mm over-under double rifle thatshoots both barrels under a silver dollar at100 yards; but change the make of theprimer used and' it then groups the twobarrels seven inches apart at 100 yards, upand down. Adding a telescope sight to adouble rifle usually makes the two barrelsshoot apart, and you will have to have itregulated.I once had a long stocked 1514" .375 NitroExpress double rifle cut to 1414 inch stocklength, and this best-quality Lancaster didnot change at all; both barrels continued toshoot into the same silver-dollar group at 60yards. But another best-quality double rifle,which shot well with its original long stock,shot wide after its stock was shortened.Later we found that this rifle would shootperfectly with 270 grain ammunition, butnot with the lot of 300 grain we had on hand.Capt. L. E. Wadman has a fine Westley­Richards best-quality .557-100-750 Corditeelephant rifle that also had a very long stock.He cut the stock off to fit, and refitted therecoil pad. It shot under a dollar at 65 yards,both barrels from bench rest. Then he decidedto take some of the bounce out of thebig rifle, and drilled a couple of holes underthe pad, poured in some three-fourths of apound of lead, and replaced the pad. It thenshot wide, the right barrel going high andright and the left barrel going low and left,some seven inches apart. He lost no time inpulling the pad, removing the lead, and fillingthe holes with hard wood dowels. Whenpad was replaced, the big rifle again shotperfectly, both barrels under a dollar at 65yards from rest.The late Frantz Rosenberg, a friend oflong standing, told me he had had to haveall his Merkel double rifles re-regulated afterfitting them with scope sights. If you havea heavy caliber double, remember it is aptto be very sensitive to any changes. If thestock is broken, the new stock should be asnear the same weight as possible.In building heavy caliber doubles, the gunmakers often add some lead under the recoilpad to bring the balance of the piece right.They then regulate the barrels for thatweight. But if you remove the lead, you mayalso change the shooting accuracy of therifle. The heavier the caliber, of fine doublerifles, the more accurate they are as a rule.But they are also more sensitive to changes inweight than are lighter calibers.Bushnell Custom BinocularsDave Bushnell is now out with the moststreamlined binocular I have ever seen ortested. These come in 7X 35, with coatedlenses that filter out injurious ultra-violetrays. The ultra violet filter lenses are alsofurnished with plastic covers. The ocularlenses have retractable eye pieces, so theuser of eye-glasses can turn the cups downuntil he can get' the full field of vision.Users who do not wear eye-glasses can turnthe eye cups out to normal position. Screwingthe eye cups about half a turn clockwiseretracts their rims for the' eye-glass user;turning them back counter clockwise thesame amount brings the rims out for normaleyes. This binocular features a mono-unitdesign and comes in steel grey or blackfinish with a 20 year guarantee, completewith neck strap, case, and carrying strap.It is light in weight and very streamlined inappearance. Central focus only. Price, $89.50.After a thorough test, we would say it isa lot of binocular for the money, with large,flat field, sharp to extreme edges. In thebottom of the hinge there is a small springloadedred dot which, when pushed in,exposes threads for the end of a tripod. Ihave always preferred individual focus, butthis is about the nicest central focus glassI have ever tested.Hornady 500 grain .450 Solids10hn Buhmiller is just back fr.om his thirdtrip to Africa, where he has been shootingelephants on control ~ork for farm protection.(Continued on page 66)•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••AMMUNITIONBore Scopes, New Govt. Surplus; Postpaid.• •:RUBBER: RECOIL BOOTS: for shotgun $ 3: or rifle•GUNS FEBRUARY 1960 9

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Give waist,hip measurement. caliber, make. and barrellength. Single holster and belt 5127.58.Southpaws add S1. Holster only 811.50.COD's require $10.00 deposit. Calif. res.add 4% sales tax.17460 VENTURA BLVD.,•• • ••ENCINO 2, CA.LIFOR~IA.A Thorn In The Enemy's SideI am a regular reader of your magazineand enjoy it very much. You are to behighly commended on your series of articlesconcerning civil defense squads. I waspleased at the response it brought. I believeyou've started a good thing and would liketo see you follow up on it and keep it alive.I was in an artillery unit in Korea andbelieve me, guerilla warfare can really be athorn in the enemy's side. It can causc muchdamage and kill morale if co-ordinated tosome degree.I am stationed in Germany now, but willreturn for discharge in December, then I canstart the action in my area. After travelingin the army for six years I want to settledown, but still keep in some sort of militarycontact. Probably many others feel the same.Let's dig them out.Norman C. LapinskiNew York, New YorkHow About It, Californians?A friend of mine told me that there are400 pound wild boars around Monterey, Cali·fornia, that eat hunters for breakfast. I sayhe is all wet.If they are there, are they wild boars, wildpigs, or javelinas? How big are they andwhat is their natural habitat? Do they reallyhave as bad a disposition as is rumored andis there any special way of hunting them onfoot alone? Do you need a hunting licenseand what is the best way of fixing them fora meal?Fred LehmanSan Mateo, CaliforniaGuns of TV WesternsI have been reading GUNS and of all thegun magazines I have read, yours holds myinterest best and has done the most tobroaden my knowledge.Like other people whose letters you haveprinted, I would like to hear more on "TheRifleman in Civil Defense." Another articlethat I would like to see in your fine magazinewould be on the guns used by the TVwestern stars: Josh Randal's "hip rifle" in"Wanted: Dead or Alive," Lucas McCain'srifle in "The Rifleman," Hoby Gilman'sSmith & Wesson Russian .44 in "Track·down," Hugh O'Brian's "Buntline Special"in "Wyatt Earp," and others.Frank H. MillerGrand Rapids, MichiganA Marine Says "Well Done!"Since I first laid eyes on a copy of GUNSin 1955, I haven't missed an issue. In fact,it's the only book I bother to go buy at thenews stand. It and the "American Rifleman"are just about all I read and believe me, ittakes some close watching to keep the restof the men in the unit from stealing eachcopy I bring around. I'm real happy to seethese articles concerning anti-gun legislationand wish it were legal to beat some gunsense into the heads of these apl"On-stringtiedclowns who try to take away the rightand privilege of all law abiding people toown and shoot weapons.' To use a well wornphrase in the Marine Corps, I want to "extenda hearty well done" for one of the bestin shooting magazines.ASGT Robert W. Kemp, USMCSan Diego, CaliforniaCommon Sense, Just In TimeI would like to commend you on your finearticle in the June issue of GUNS, "CommonSense About The Quick Draw Craze." Ihave been practicing the fast draw for aboutsix months now. I have been using hand·loads of 40 grains of black powder in my.45. Naturally, I had to practice outdoorswith these loads. I had read about and heardof using wax loads for close range practicebut I never read how to go about makingthese loads until I read M1'. Bodrie's article.What prompted me to write this letter wasthat I was just practicing my draw with waxloads. Somehow I got my signals crossed orthe gun snagged on the holster and I blastedmy thigh. That little primer-powered hunkof wax put a blood blister the size of anickel on my leg. This was the first accidentI have ever had while practicing and I justthank God it was wax and not 250 grains ofhot lead.Keep up the other fine articles in yourgreat magazine. How about some more articleson the fast draw and possibly one onspinning and gun tricks such as the "BorderShift," "Curly Bill Twist," and others?Grateful ReaderHampton, VirginiaWhy, Indeed?I would like to congratulate GUNS Maga·zine for its efforts to publicize the opmlOnsof the people who make or break anti-gunlegislation.I believe that if more dealers and organizationsconcerned with guns would have ontheir counters for all people concerned tosign, petitions against anti-gun legislation tobe sent to their respective senators and congressmen,it would be possible to wipe outsuch bills completely. In my opinion, antiguncrusaders have no grounds whatsoeveron which to place their demands. Theyshould realize that the sportsman is not thehood who pistol whips store owners, or themeat hunter who shoots at "a movement inthe brush" and thus causes an accident. Thesportsman is an honest, law-abiding citizen10 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

trying to get relaxation and enjoyment byusing equipment that cost him hundreds, possiblythousands of dollars. The hood is obvi·ously not a sportsman; so why should sportsmenbe disarmed?Let's face it; all we need is better policingof known criminals and a course in smallarms handling and safety.Maynard GriffinJohn GriffinToledo, OhioThe .375 MagnumI have just finished reading the article,Load Your .375 Magnum for All AroundUse" in the March issue of GUNS. Mr. Mc­Candlass's findings were very interesting. Iknow how he felt the first time he carried itdeer hunting, as I have used one here inMichigan. My friends lauged at me, saidthey didn't know if they wanted to hunt withme. They changed their mind however, whenthey shot it.The loads that I tested were worked upwith the Speer 285 gr. bullet. I settled on70 gr. 4895 at 2500 fps as a hunting loadand, with a 4X Unertle Hawk scope, theseloads gave 1:14" groups at 100 yards, 3"groups at 200 yards, and 4" groups at 300yards. Later, I got some 300 gr. Hornadybullets and think that 71 gr. of 4350 left littleto be desired. As long as you are handloading,I suggest that the fine .35 Whelan imp.be tried. I carried one all the time I wasin Alaska. Using the Barnes 300 gr. bulletbacked with 60 gr. 4350, and the Speer bulletsof 250 gr. backed by 57 gr. 4895, ac·curacy was 1:14 minute of angle out of that20" barrel. I shot many a grouse's head offwith the 250 gr. load.While on the subject of big rifles, the .458should not be overlooked. I have built several.Using the Barnes 500 soft nose andsolids with 70 gr. 3031 in Norma brass, Icould depend on llh" group at 100 yardsand 2" groups at 200 yards. Sighted in 2"high at 100 yds., this load hit center at 200yards. This rifle, complete with 2% Kollmorganscope and Dua-lite mounts, weighedin at only 8% pounds. Lyman bullet 457406500 gr. gas check is good with any loadfrom 50 to 70 gr. 3031.Mr. Schumaker's OwlJust a note to say that I think you havefound a new and interesting author in Mr.Schumaker. His owl decoy article in theMarch issue was new and different. I alsoenjoyed the story on his business in "ShootingGoods Retailer."Wayne E. SchwartzOwosso, Mich.Maynard BuehlerOrinda, CaliforniaThat was a good story about the owl decoyfor crow shooting, and very timely. It willsoon be nesting time for our game birds, andthe crow raises his own young on eggs andchicks from nests he robs. I am sure thegame birds were more numerous in the Colvillearea the next fall after the help theygot from Schumaker and his owl.I was almost grown before I found outthat crows and owls are mortal enemies. Itis very probable that many hunters did notknow it till they read the story. Let's hopet hey now get themselves an owl - even astuffed one will help - and a crow call, andwhile having some exciting shooting sport inthe spring and early summer, build up theirgame bird populations for the fall huntingby eradicating one of the worst enemies thegame birds have, the crow.GUl'iS magazine should be widely read.Walt BrynOroville, Wash.What Next?What next will the anti-gun crowd try?Nobody gets worked up about people beingkilled by automobiles, but let somebodyget shot, accidentally or otherwise, and thecry is raised, "Take guns away from allthe people." With the help of GUNS Magazineand other sports magazines and thousandsof sportsmen in Pennsylvania, wekilled for the time being the vicious antigunlaw that was sponsored by Radio StationWPEN in Philadelphia. As one game wardensaid at a meeting of the Federated SportsmanClub of Berk County, "We won thishattIe, hut not the war." He was right. Sincethen, another Statc legislator introduced abill prohibiting the carrying of shotgunsand rifles in cars. That one, too, we killed.The price of "Liberty is eternal vigilance."Charles H. PrutzmanLaureldale, Penna.I have been Teading your magazine sinceit was first published and have found itvery enjoyable and enlightening, especially Iin the field of pistol shooting. I have usedguns ever since I was a young boy. I deriveenjoyment out of pistol shooting and huntingso I am particularly interested in yourcrusade against anti-gun laws which wouldenfringe on our rights given us by the SecondAmendment of the Bill of Rights ofthe Constitution.A local newspaper says, "A recent GallupPoll indicated that 75 per cent of the Americanpeople favor requiring a police permitand some 59 per cent would go even furtherand limit the posscssion of firearms by civiliansto police."I would like to know where they obtainedthese figures? I or my acquaintances havenever been approached on such a survey.They must pick them out of thin air. Ithink the majority of the American peoplewould not agree to this. Heaven forbid!Harry H. HarringtonNewark, DelawareEnclosed is a clipping from one of NorthCarolina's state-wide papers, reporting ona supposed poll of a cross-section of theAmerican public concerning national restrictionof gun ownership and possession.The entire aura surrounding the printedreport suggests strongly that the AmericanInstitute of Public Opinion has either fallenunder the spell of propaganda . and iscarrying their banner unawares, or else ithas actually been infiltrated.Any effort to expose this report for whatit really is, would in my opinion be oneof the greatest services that GUNS Magazinecould render the American public. I havefollowed your efforts in this regard for somemonths, and I heartily commend you foreverything you've done. 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And the sporterizedversion, nicely polished and blued, which isbeing sold by Globe Firearms Co. of Ottawa,and New York, avoids much of the objec·tion to the SR as a "practical" rifle, by reochambering it to the ever·present .30·30 car·tridge.Originally the SR is calibered 7.5mm Swiss,a special cartridge not like any other so farWith the surfeit of cheap 9mm Parabellumammo around, a lot of people are shootingup 9mm not by the box but by the case. Onepistol calculated to relieve you of an awfullot of nickels is the handsome, rugged BerettaBrigadier. At the Beretta factory I first sawone of these big pistols, which the Italianscharitably sell to both Egyptians and Israelis.This one was cut away, showing the Waltherbackand forth about as fast as a pump gun.As a low cost sporter, the SR rates prettygood from the specimen shot. Its huntingtype open sight can be punched sideways tozero, and (possibly coincidence) we found itsighted in on the low notch for 100 yards.Bluing is a good European rust·type black,and the wood has been cleaned and oiled toa nice smooth feel. The clip has been fixedfor .30·30 ammo and there were no malfunc·tions nor rim failures to feed. Globe Fire·arms' "SR·1" is a neat little rifle, huntingaccurate, well finished, and.smooth working.Though Schmidt Rubin Swiss rifle action is long. straight pull designfast bolt operation. Converted military gun is fairly good .30-30as easy·reforming of odd·lot brass is con· Strebe Special Stockspermitssporter.cerned for the handloader. And the bore is Available from Norm Strebe (Strebe Gunabout .295", a little tight for bullets adapted Works, in Washington) is a stock for thefor bores (.30·06, .300 Savage, etc.) of .300" Winchester Model 75 target .22 rifle. Weland diameter. But the .30·30 can be squeezed received a couple of these from Strebe anddown the SR bore because its pressure load· find them to be military specification stocksing is low, for the lever action rifles, while even down to the big old "P" stamped on thethe SR is a heavily constructed bolt action pistol grip. Those we got are new, smoothlyrifle, capable of handling the most modern finished but need thorough washing withmilitary ammunition. (I have seen SR rifles soapy water (don't soak-just wash) to l:e.rechambered to .30·06 and rebarreled to 8mm move the cosmoline and protective grease.Mauser by the S.I.G. works for South Ameri· Once cleaned, a going.over with fine sandcan display and hopeful sale.) Reducing the paper and finishing by rubbing in somethingchamber is done by sleeving, a process evi· like GB Lin.Speed gives the stock a "newdently satisfactory in the Globe Firearms commercial" look. These stocks are importantconversion.because every purchaser of a Model 75 forBut the proof is in the shooting, which a child should obtain one of these cheapsame we did, at Johnny Smith's Fox Valley stocks from Strebe (cost around five bucks)Rifle Range near Dundee, Ill. Johnny has 9" and chop the butt about one or 1V2" toiron plates strung up at 100 yards. These are adapt this fine but full.sized rifle to the child.excellent range substitutes for that deer's He will grow fast, but having a short.butt"boiler room," and if you can keep one of rifle from the very first will increase histhese jumping offhand, you will most likely confidence and starting ability in shooting;connect okay on the hunt. With 20 fresh while you have thriftily kept the originalWinchester loads, we started blazing away. stock to put back when he increases a littleTo our good fortune, the first shot was a hit. in size. A boy under 125 pounds in weight,Following the same hold, we found it pos· unless quite tall, may profit from a shortenedsible to bounce the plate every time. After rifle stock.ten shots this way, offhand, we switched fromthe left shoulder to the right to try thestraight pull action. I had seen Switzers in Shooting the Beretta Brigadiershooting allow the recoil to throw themselvesslightly back and with their bolt hand inmotion slap the gun open before the smokehad cleared away from the muzzle. This hadthe double feature of clearing the gun forcooling (you can fire these very fast and theydo heat up) and making the piece ready toload on the natural dropping forward againinto position. In rapid fire, that bolt slicks12 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

Big Beretta Brigadier 9mm. pistol hascross-bolt safe, turning barrel catch.like barrel lock and central under-barrelspring. I have a fondness for cutaway modelguns, but so did my Italian guide. (His nicknamewas "Lucky" and I figured I'd betternot trifle with Italians of that name...) Backhomc, the late Bennett Calef shipped me aBrigadier to tryout. Its accuracy was goodfor a service pistol, perhaps, but the taperedpost form of front sight made me a littleuncertain with the sight picture. Its maincharm lay in the pointing and hang of thegun-it felt like a "meaningful" handful.In recoil, the gun had a rather brisk upwardflip and was comfortable though a little briskto shoot. The upward flip was a differentsort of twist from both a S & W 9mm and acouple of Walthers we were shooting at thesame time. From a hand rest at 20 yardsthe Brigadier put ten shots (five and five intwo clips) into the 9 ring, using WCC 429mm military ball ammo. For the auto pistolfan, the Brigadier is a good gun, well finishedthough rough in the trigger pull (themilitary Berettas seem all to be a littleheavy on the trigger) and rel iable in functioning.First published announcement ofthis new model pistol, introduced into theItalian Navy as the Mod 951, appeared inCUNS hack in 1956. Subsequently, Calefimported a few. From J. L. Calef & Son, 85Chambers St., ew York, . Y.Infra-Red Sniper Scope onCarbineWe should have written this gadget up along time ago, and Edmund Scientific Co.,Barrington, N. J., who shipped us one oftheir sniper scopes for M3 Carbine, too longa time ago, will agree! But two things intervened.First, we hoped against hope that wecould latch onto an M3 receiver, adaptedspecially to take the big scope mounts and,second, that some final word would come oflegislative action which announcement of therelease of these devices stimulated in California.In the first case, we solved the situationby building up our Ml receiver with puttylike"Twin Weld," a synthetic material thatis often used in body shops to build upcrumpled fenders. It bonds to metal and canbe formed or filed to shape when hard, andpainted. To a limited extent it has value fortemporarily attaching sights to rifles whichmay not be drilled for same, for temporaryexperimental shooting. We did so and bywood-screwing the infra-red projector "floodlight"onto the stock, were able to get a fairfocus and zero. From rigging up a lengthyextension of house current, to go with thetransformer Edmund Scientific thoughtfullysupplied, we were able to get power. Incombat, batteries give adequate juice withthis particular model. Commercial batteries(Continued on page 52)OPPORTUNITIES COAST TO COAST­AGES 17 TO 45. Where would you likebest to live? California, Minnesota, Florida,close to hOffiG-Qf where? Forestry and \V/i1dlifeServices are 1uttio1l~1l'ide-and we cankeep you informed of openings ever)'where.Age limits usually 17 to 45, or sometimesolder on private Game Farms and ShootingClubs.MANY START $3000.00 YEAR OR MOREREGUtAR CIVIL SERVICE ADVANCESScarring salaries vary, but many begin at$3000 or more. Opportunity in som.e classificationsto work toward management posicionsup to 10,000. Orhers ar $5000, 6000,$7500! The government jobs are Civil Service,which means ,.egt~lar raises, many otheradvantages.I , HERE'S AWORKING~:~SEO::~~~~~ONOF OURWILD LIFECOURSE!BULLETSAll calibers and weights of Sierra, Speer,Hornody, Remington, Winchester-Western,Normo, Jordan. NosIer and Markell. Alsoempty Cartridge Cases, Primers and PercussionCops of all popular makes.POWDERSDupont, Hercules, Hodgdon' and Alcon.TOOLS & EQUIPMENTAll leading lines, including B&M, Lyman,Pacific, RCBS, CH, Ideal, Acme, Thalson, Redding,Wilson, Forster, Fitz, Jaeger, etc. Scopes,sights, mounts, slings, scoles, moulds, etc.Stock this NEW 1959B&M HANDBOOKFully illustrated. Shows howto cut shooting costs SO to85% $1.50SHOOTERS: Write for FreeFolder.I ~ l-~ .....~~...BELDING and MULL102 N. FOURTH ST, PHILIPSBURG. PA.Over 100 National Parks, Forests,and Game Refuges now acceptingapplications for summer jobs. Wonderfulopportunity for young men to"learn the ropes" and make valuablepersonal contacts. Also for studentswho'd like to spend a summerin one of the nation's most beautifulscenic areas. Apply now forchoicest positions and locations.APPLY NOW - FREE BOOKTELLS HOW. Free booklet, "Vaca·tions with Pay," tells all about jobs,salaries, expense allowances. Tellswhere, when and how to apply.Everything you need to know aboutvacation jobs in America's most popularoutdoor vacation spots. Nothingto buy. No obligation. Just mail theCoupon now.W"""""TAGE'170R'Q"V£R3;~o"::~~~;;:,~~JAIM FOR A JOBIN THE GREAT OUTDOORS'If you're an outdoor man at heart, startt

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ut must be in their construction and abilityto deliver energy to the game."Charlie Morse and I did most of thedevelopment work. Best accuracy is obtainedwith a 12" twist and 75 grain bullets witha small hollow point, custom made or handswaged. Except in the hands of a superiorrifleman, a 6 mm is not adequate for gameweighing more than 200 pounds."To comment on Mike's comments, I fullyagree on the bullet weight and game size.Average varmint hunters with an untunedstore-bought sporter can call 300 yards longrange. 400 yards is a pretty fur piece toblast fur out of Texas jacks consistently.Beyond that range you need' some luck:Luck is as fickle as a tom cat at a felineconvention. Experts goof some 400 yardshots, even with hand swaged bullets in labquality loads and the ultimate in fine riflesand glasses. But you can bust the bunniesoften enough to make it fun, if you get outand let the hammer down for plenty ofpractice.As the .244 is Mike's baby, I'll quote hisfavorite loads, and mine. He likes a 75 grainH.P. bullet with 42.5 grains 4064 for varmints.This may be hot in some guns withsome components, and I advise cutting thecharge five per cent and working up, if desired.I'd rather be called "Tex" than "One­Eye," and if more punch is needed I advisea larger chamber. It isn't smart to getpowder-happy with high intensity loads, anda .244 is not exactly a black powder number.Mike's load has not been too hot in anyguns I've fired. His "real deer killer" is acase fuJI of 4350 with 90 grain bullets. Thisruns to about 46 grains for about 3340 fps.ANTIQUE REMINGTON RIFLESFine collector specims 11 mmblue finish. Excellent mechanical& shooting condo $22.50.Rare llmm Remington carbine with saddle ring$24.95Ammo--2.50 a box.Ii . ' .. 'jCOLT PERCUSSIONRCj-F-;';'·-'~-;.'··.i·~.·:. ~.., - "-.d- .}.GERMAN ~.. -. r-.:-~\MAUSER MILITARY' l~!J~'~~JlfUsed by.German Para- 1F.;cJ)'. .troopers ,n WW II, 7.63·· .....c".,,_.caliber, original bluefinish. Special $39.95Rare Astra Military pistol, 7.63 caliber,Grade I $74.50Ammo $9.50 100 rds., Holster $8.50,extra stripper clips $1.25 each.REVOLVERSI use 45 grains in Remington cases, alsoworked up.Mike uses 75 grain pills with 36 to 38grains 3031 for superb target accuracy. Hishome·swaged H.P. bullets were made in B& A dies, and his bench rest charge is 36.5grains. It may take one or two years to getdelivery on B & A dies. Bahler dies arealso excellent, with delivery in less than amonth. My favorite "moderate" load is 38grains 3031 with 75 grain Speer H.P. bulletswith CCI primers, in Remington brass, for3375 fps. This functions well in auto, pump,or bolt actions; gives fine accuracy, longbarrel life, long case life, and sufficientblowup for most varmints. Loading is notcritical, and carefully thrown charges areokay, which makes loading fast.Cases have a neat 26 degree shoulder. Caselife is long, and stretching isn't bad unlessyou insist on hell·for·leather loads. Maxlength is 2.233", and they should be trimmedback before they exceed this figure. If start·ing with new or once-fired cases, you canadjust your trimmer to just barely face-offthe mouth clean, discarding any with nonuniformmouth thickness. Sierra,Hornadyand Speer bullets have all been good, andboth makes of brass are high quality, withfew rejects found. It can usually be firedfive or six times, often more, before retrimmingis necessary.The 6 mms will probably be with us almostas long as death and taxes. All standardand wildcat rounds have good accuracy,and with the right loads the punch is suitablefor most game in the first 48 states.Beginners and women like the mild recoil(Continued on page 61)GERMAN 9MM '·38$42.50Fine High quality GermanWalther, World War II Germanautomatic. Fires 9mm Luger cartridge.Original condition. Extra clipsS7.50. Ammo 9mm, $9.50 for 100rounds.European Army Holster .WEBLEY.45 AUTO CAL.Quality English WWII revolvers.Beautiful blue finish. 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Joe Hagerty. Fremont, 0.,won prelims. Joe claimshe is duck hunter, butwears A.T.A. life patch.CAN A' GOOD BUNTER OUT-SHOOTASKEET OR TRAP EXPERT?WHATEVER IT PROVES. THIS SHOTGUN MATCHIS AT LEAST A PRACTICAL APPROACH TOAN ANCIENT ARGUMENT-AND FUN AS WELLBy JERRY CHIAPPETIAUnusual event was well attended. At far right,Jerry Chiapetta checks rules with Paul andDick Williams. Field has 50 points, 8 doubles.16WHO IS THE BEST all-round shotgun shooter-a skeet ortrap man, or a good bird hunter?This is a question that will start a hot argument among seriousshotgunners. Hunters claim that trap and skeet shooters whomethodically bust 25 straight on clay targets can't hit anythingwith feathers on it; and clay target artists bounce right back withthe claim that bird hunters depend on fire power and an overabundanceof game, not shooting ability, to fill their limits. Whois right?Last hunting season, this reporter asked a hunter buying alicense at a local hardware store in Michigan if he ever shot anyclay targets. The answer was no, so we launched into a conversationabout shooting and hunting. We chatted a while aboutthe pheasant season which would open the next morning, and IGUNSFEBRUARY 1960

suggested that we go out and pop a few targets to getwarmed up-like batting practice for a ball player. Heagreed, but said that he "never had any luck" with clays.He was right. His score was about one target for everythree shots. It went like this: I would toss a target, and hewould empty his old Winchester. Before the bird hit theground, he'd get a piece of it with-usually with the lastof the three blasts.Just to be fair, I hunted one day last season with a skeetshooter- not a champion, but a man who breaks twentyor better out of twenty-five pretty consistently. He didn'tdo anything like that well on birds. Five out of twenty wasabout his average.And so it goes. No wonder the who's-the-best-shotgunnercontroversy is a never-ending one.Fred Knoblauck gets set for surprise bird with Dale atthe trap button. Williams family runs range near store.Author takes Browning over/under through course undercritical eye of Dick Williams. Brownings showed up well(left) in veteran hands of Sam Schmidt, Detroit, Mich.champ (right) and Bob Erickson of Federal Cartridge Co.To settle the argument, Williams Gun Sight Co. havecome up with the Michigan Shotgun Championship, acompetition designed to test entrants on both types ofshotgun shooting. This meet has caught on with Michiganshooters, drawing more entries each year; and since itincludes just about every kind of shooter-the farm boy,the duck hunter, the upland bird hunter and the skeet andtrap shooters, it may provide some of the answers.First, let's look at the last five Michigan "scattergunchampions."Sam Schmidt, a live pigeon shooter from down Detroitway, was the first winner, five years ago. Sam says helikes to shoot a lot of trap and skeet, but "primarily I'd callmyself a live bird shooter." His bird shooting paid off. Hetied with Tom Loucks of Flint in the main 75 targetevent that was broken into three parts: trap, skeet,'and theWilliams Practice Bird Field. He won the 25-shot shoot-offGUNS FEBRUARY 1960 17

Release-trigger Winchesters are held by 1958 champ PaulPaise of Pontiac, Mich., who came to defend, lost title.over the Practice Bird course.To better understand this unique contest, let's look overthat third part of the program. Shooting over the WilliamsPractice Bird Field is, I would say, exactly like pheasant,grouse, quail, or duck hunting-except maybe a little moredifficult. There are no "handicaps" in this event; the fieldshooting course is its own equalizer. Here's how it works:The bird field is set up in an old orchard and corn field.Your shots are from hidden traps which send the claytargets sailing between the trees, some high, some low,some across, some straight away. Traps are "pointed" bymetal dogs that give you a rough idea of where the trapis, but you don't know where the birds are going. On topof that, the shooter doesn't known exactly when they willbe triggered. The referee just says, "your dog is on point."Once this announcement is made, he can make you wait 10or 15 seconds, or he can set off the clay target immediately.You carry your shotgun, the same gun you would useon upland game, at waist level so that at least the stock ofthe gun is under your arm in a comfortable carryingposition. In shooting the field, you and your shootingpartner have 25 birds each and each man has an equalnumber of singles, pairs, and doubles. In the doubles, twotargets fly at the same instant and usually they go indifferent directions.In the pairs, the second target is not released until youpull the trigger on the first bird. Forgetting to load, ornot being set to shoot because the safety is on, counts as amissed target. A "reasonable" number of malfunctions isallowed, and you get to shoot options at the end of the fieldto give you a total of 25 shots.While loads of 7~s to 9s are common here, the chokeof your gun doesn't make an awful lot of difference. Someuse full chokes to be set for the long shots, but they arehandicapped on the close-flying birds. Dick Williams,one of the well-known Williams brothers, is one of a halfdozen shooters in the country who ever broke 25 straight,and Dick uses a modified choke, Model 12 Winchester inthe trap grade. The trick on (Continued on page 65)Jenny Oesch, shooting only seven months, won the LadiesChampionship trophy, used borrowed gun on last ten clays.Runner-up with winner pose for birdie. after afast session with the birds in shoot-off. FredKnoblauck (left) looks downcast with second placetrophy by Bob Uptegraff who beat him by a biral.18 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

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tWllat was ,IIafyou called me?'Squirrels can be talked-in to riflerange by hunter's easily-used calls.REMEMBER THE BOYHOODTHRILL OF AN EARLY·MORNING HUNTFOR S9UIRRELS? HERE IS SOMECalling is one of the most-neglectedways to hunt; can boost fun afield.OF THAT THRILL-PLUS A NEW ONEBy RUSSELL TINSLEYAHEAVY DEW made the leavessoggy and quiet underfoot as Icatfooted into the woods just a fewminutes before daybreak. In the east,the horizon was splashed with brilliantorange, but under the dense canopy oftree crowns it was still black and slowgoing as I groped my way along thefamiliar trail. Shortly I came to agrapevine spider-webbed between twopecan saplings. Easing down at thefoot of the vines, I settled comfortablyand awaited dawn.Soon the sun inched above the treetops,bathing the woods with clean,fresh light. The' droplets of dew glimmeredbrightly. Off in the distance Iheard a bobwhite quail greeting thenew day. A wild turkey gobbled down20Pair of fat*grays were bagged9Y a"l;ltlior's nephew, by call1ng.'>'.'~by the creek. Birds began flutteringoverhead.I sat silently for a few more minutes.My camouflage-colored clothingblended neatly with the green foliageof the vines. Then I eased a tiny yellowobject from my shirt pocket, cupped itbetween the thumb and first twofingers of my right hand, and tappedon it· gently with the index finger ofmy left. Had my eyes been closed, Icould have sworn the ensuing resultwas a frisky squirrel telling the sungood morning.I worked the call briefly, then pausedand peered through the trees. Back inthe woods a squirr~l barked, and off tomy left another answered. This time Ipecked the rubber bulb rapidly, givingGUNSFEBRUARY 196Q

With call, hunter persuaded squirrel toforsake far side of tree, meet his doom.Various .22s (M74 WRACo., above) team up withgame calls and woodscraft to fill game bag. Reds,gray squirrels are popular targets tough to find.off an incessant chatter. Again my twoadmirers answered, but now theirbarkings had a touch of urgency. Ikept up the conversation for a fewminutes longer and, presently, I spiedone of the reddish-colored animalsscampering along the woods floor.It dashed across a narrow wedge ofclearing and leaped halfway up a bigtree trunk, its bushy tail twitching provocatively.I eased my .22 Mossbergautomatic up, rested my elbows on myknees and centered the crosshairs ofthe scope sight on its eye. When Isqueezed the trigger, the squirrelpitched off backwards and ploppedquietly in the leaves.The echoing gun shot quietenedthings momentarily. I sat silently, notGUNS FEBRUARY 1960moving. After about ten minutes hadlapsed, I put the call back in my handand tapped it again. Almost immediatelythe squirrel to my left answered.I kept talking to it, varying thetempo and pitch of the tone. A hint ofmovement far up in the crown of anadjacent pecan tree stopped my rovingeyes. I studied the spot through thefour-power scope. A flick of bushy tailbetrayed the squirrel's position. GraduallyI raised the call again andsqueezed it between my fingers. Almostsimultaneously a head popped intoview above the limb. I put the scopeon it and touched off a shot. Barkshattered. The frantic squirrel scrambledhigher into the tree crown, pausingon a (Continued on page 55)Vegetables, butter, squirrelsare makin's of day's end stew.)21

.'HERE IS liTHE WORD'" ON COMBAT QUICKDRAW. SPOKEN OUT OF A LIFETIME OF EXPERIENCE AS AHUNTER. GUIDE. AND LAW OFFICER1t is high time, we think, that somebody made clear the fact that there areat least two distinct and different kinds of quick draw: quick draw for combat.and quick draw for sport or competition. (Perhaps there should be a thirdcategory, for actors, whose sole purpose is to poke the muzzle of a gun into acloua of black smoke. This is a legitimate purpose, and a real skill; but it isentirely lacking in the requirement for accuracy which is a part of both theother categories.)This magazine supports quick draw for sport and competition, but is stronglyopposed to the use, in that category, of anything more lethal than wax bullets.Combat quick draw, properly done, is also relatively safe; but because it necessi.tates familiarization with full combat loads, it involves a potential risk whichwe do not think should be associated with quick draw as a sport. Elmer Keithis speaking here of combat quick draw, of which he is a master.-Edilor.Don't telegraph intent by crouch," saysKeith who urges slow motion before speed.By ELMER KEITHWITH THE MOVIES and television depicting incredi·ble feats of quick draw and sixgun accuracy, thenovice is apt to come up with a very wrong opinion onwhat is actually possible. The present amazing, nationwidegrowth of quick draw as a sport has produced somemarvelous time records, firing wax bullets or sinlply bust·ing caps. This also creates a wrong impression of whatis possible under actual gun fighting conditions.The novice watching the movies would also gain theimpression that nothing but a single action gun was everused for quick draw gun fighting, and that all gun fightswith sixguns were at close range. Neither is true. Doubleaction revolvers are just as good as single actions, and insome ways better; and a finished sixgun shot can make agood revolver highly effective at 100 yards or more.Quick draw is but one phase of sixgun shooting, andcombat quick draw is a post-graduate course for theexpert sixgun shot who is interested in military combator law enforcement. It should never be attempted untilthe pupil is, first, an expert marksman in slow fire at bothshort and long range. When you can score 90 on the standardAmerican slow fire target, or kill jack rabbits orgrouse with certainty up to 50 yards with a sixgun, orhit the silhouette of a man's head and shoulders most of thetime at 300 yards from rest or two-hand position, thenyou are ready to take up combat quick draw work. Onlythen will you know the full possibilities of a sixgun, andonly then will you be sufficiently habit-fixed in safe gunhandling for this post-graduate course. By then, too, youwill realize how very seldom you will need to draw fast.22 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

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hut worse than useless in a gun fight or when ropmg awild cow in the brush.To my notion the best weapon ever made for sixguncombat is the Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum with 4" or 5"harrel, barrel length dependent on the height of the manand how the gun is to be carried. For men with weak orsmall hands, lacking the strength to handle the big frame.44 Magnum gun and load, the Smith & Wesson CombatMagnum .357 is a very good choice.Whatever gun you select, the double action pull shouldbe smoothed up so there is no catch or hitch in its action,just a smooth even pull. The main spring tension screwshould be kept about full strength, and cutting off thetrigger return spring and other springs for a lighter doubleaction pull should usually be discouraged. You canKeith's holster rides high, leaves butt,guard free for hand to grab • • •... as it sweeps in quick circle towardpistol. slipping past skirt of coat .••••• and bringing handgun level quicklyas trigger finger raises the hammer.bers empty, which means you have to pull the slide backto get off that first shot. However, Ed McGivern did provethat quick draw was not only possible but fast with anauto-loader having the double-action-first-shot feature usedin the Walther and other European makes, and now inthe Smith & Wesson 9 mm auto.I grew up with the single action and was taught thefundamentals of quick draw and gun fighting with themby old masters who themselves had survived many gunfights. I know the possibilities of the single action, andalso its limitations. It points perfectly for hip shootingand is just as fast as any gun for that first shot; but afterthe first shot, the fine double action is much faster. Yes,I know about fanning. It is fast, and accurate enough atclose range, but no faster and not nearly as accurate asdouble action shooting at any range. Likewise, fanningtakes two hands, and you may not have two hands avail·able when the gun is badly needed in an emergency.Fancy gun juggling and spinning comes under the samecategory as rope spinning-fun to do and fine to watch,get a very light, smooth, double action pull this way,but sooner or later you will run into some hard primersand the gun will misfire, and that could be fatal. Leavethe pull fairly hard so long as it is smooth and uniform,and train your hands until they can handle it.Personally, I do not like the big S & W target stocksfor quick draw work. They are fine for some men withvery large hands, but I prefer a flatter grip. The S & WPlain-clothes type, or the same in ivory, suits my' hand best.The grips should be tailored to fit the individual hand.Avoid any finger grooves, thumb rests, and like gadgets.They have a place and a value on slow fire target arms,but not on combat guns.I do not like any filler back of the trigger guard forfast double action shooting. Some men with long fingersmay find it an advantage, but I like the bulk of my handas nearly behind the recoil of the gun as possible, wherethe hump on top of the stock will keep the gun fromcrawling upward during fast recoil. Each man should studyhis own gun hand and shooting (Continued on page 42)24 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

HOME BLUE BYRUST METHOD OF CUSTOM GUNFINISHERS GIVES NEWBEAUTY TO YOUR OLD IRONS;IS FUN. ADDS VALUEHome blue requires only simple gear. Solution can be made up bydruggist. Lye cleans parts, wire brushes, gloves to handle work.Reblue that Gun YourselfBy ALAN FRANCEOWN ~FINE GUN which needs rebluing? You cando the job yourself, in your own kitchen, with verylittle investment in equipment. Doing it right, and well,you can realize substantial savings over a custom commercialjob. The rust blue method used is still preferredby many gun lovers to the more modern caustic solutiondip. Rust blue is better for home use due to the corrosivegasses given off by the caustic dip which also requiresclose tolerances on temperature and saturation. Furthermore,only the rust blue can be used on soldered doublebarrel shotguns, since the chemicals in the caustic solutionwill dissolve the solder holding ribs and barrels together.The only piece of equipment not readily available is atank in which to heat and clean the parts to be blued. Sucha tank can be purchased from a supply house such asHerter's, or a chicken feed trough can be used. About threeounces of bluing solution will be required. This can bepurchased from a supply house or compounded by a gooddruggist. Several excellent formulas can be found in bothHowe's The Modern Gunsmith and MacFarland's Gunsmithin[!;Simplified. Formulas should be made up a day orso in advance and allowed to age in a brown bottle, out ofdirect sunlight. You should also prepare a swab of cotton,bound with string about a clean stick of eight inches length.The swab should be just wide enough to fit inside themouth of a small bottle which you will place in the tank tokeep the bluing solution hot.The procedure for bluing the gun is quite simple, andrequires two to six hours:1. Completely disassemble the gun. Lay aside all partsnot to be blued. Be sure you use screwdrivers which fit thescrew slots to prevent burring (Continued on page 61)Mirror buff on barrels should be1 lengthwise. Finer grits of emerycloth are used to polish action.Keep flats. flat; corners sharp.2Feed trough does for boiling onstove. Keep blue solution atsame temperature, swab on andit dries in blue-making scale.3With gloves grease-free, handleparts. carding off light scaleor oxide with grease-free wirebrush till desired color comes.GUNS FEBRUARY 1960 25

Moschkau, familiar figureat shoots for 20 years, isforced by eyesight to goslow on competition. Expert'sadvice is "Shootthe first sight picture."A CHAMPION26 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

KEEN EYESIGHT. FAILING NOW. AND ENDLESSPRACTICE MADE JOHN MOSCHKAU A CHAMPION. EVENBy JOHN CARLTONTHOUGH HE SAYS HE "NEVER COULD HOLD WELL"FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS, John Moschkauaimed relentlessly at the ational Smallbore RifleChampionship. In 1957, the iron-nerved Iowan finally hithe mark, even though he had to set a new world recordat Camp Perry to do it.Now it appears that Moschkau made it just in time, forrecent eyesight trouble has forced him to admit that hischances of ever winning the title again are probably gone."Since last December, I've had three changes of glasses,"says the soft-spoken gear cutter from Waterloo, "and nowit looks like I need another one."Moschkau e«plains that he can still "do okay" at 50yards, but the trouble comes at 100 yards, where he usedto shine. That 100 yard event is what separates the menfrom the boys, and that's why Moschkau thinks he'll neverwin the National again. This is sobering news from theman who has shot better than anyone ever did before.Moschkau, in 1957, shattered the U. S. and world smallborerecords at Perry with a score of 6392 points after640 shots, with 488 of them in the X-ring!Johnny is still planning annual trips to Perry, and hecan still rank with the high 20 shooters in the nation;but the title race is too long a grind now, and Moschkau'seyes probably would limit him with iron sights at 100yards. At that range, although he can see the target "justfine with the naked eye," he needs a lens combination,which he's still working on, in order to co-ordinate thetarget and his front sight. He has to sacrifice the targeta little in order to see those front sights, and this adjustmentwould, he feels, prevent him from winning the titleagain.This threat to his keen eyesight is a tough blow indeed.When he won the championship at Perry, Moschkau revealsthat doctors rated his eyesight 13 per cent betterthan normal. Other doctors called it "one-in-a-million"eyesight. This helps explain Moschkau's great successesin shooting since he began outdoor competition back in1939.Surprisingly enough, Moschkau himself rates "90 percent of today's shooters better than I am when it comesto holding. I'm not a good holder," he admits. "The realsecret is touching off at the right time-which meansgood co-ordination of eyesight and nerves."There's no doubt that Moschkau developed that co-ordinationto a fantastic extent over the years. One couldwrite a book about his many honors. Johnny has morethan 1000 medals and trophies, won at important tournamentsall over the country since 1939. These include importantones like the Hoppe Trophy, the Critchfield Trophy,the U. S. Cartridge Company Trophy, and the NationalRifle Record Trophy for his sensational performance atPerry in 1957, in addition to scores of regional championshiptrophies and countless medals and other variousawards accumulated through the years.Smallbore champ has accumulated numbers of medals withhis M52-C tho', he says, he never can hold and squeeze.TELLS HOW TO WINGUNS FEBRUARY 1960 27

'For the record, Johnny has been a member of the U. S.International Team (consisting of the high 20 shooterseach year at the Nationals) every year in which he competedin the National Matches. He has taken part in theNationals about 14 times, during which time he has finishedlower than third on only three occasions. He estimatesthat he's fired 300,000 rounds in his 19 years ofshooting-30,000 one year alone.Johnny's interest in shooting began from the day he wasold enough to follow his dad to turkey shoots around RiceLake, Wisconsin, where he was born. Later shoots of thiskind provided him with his first competition.His first gun was a Remington Model 4--a very light(414-4112 Ibs.) but very carefully bored and hence surprisinglyaccurate rifle, introduced in 1891, discontinuedin 1919, sold in 1906 at $8.00, with gallery or sportingpeep sights optional at $2.50 additional. It was made insolid-frame and take-down models, in .22 short, long, and~ong rifle, .25-10 rimfire, and .32 short and long rimfirecalibers. Later, he switched to a Savage NRA Model 19­a five-shot, bolt action repeater weighing seven pounds,designed "to the order of" the top competitive smallboreriflemen of the time and factory-rifled to equal the accuracyof many of the fancy, hand-made target rifles.With this, he was able to "keep up with any of 'em'" atthe shoots. His early experience included competition withthe Posken, Wisconsin, Rifle Club (west of Rice Lake),and the Balsam Lake Rifle Club. This shooting came inthe 1920's and was "league-shooting indoor stuff." HisBasement range is neededby competition shooter sohe can kee'p in form. Iowan'sshooting kit is standard;his wins come from skill.At range, Moschkau pausesto ponder years behind andconsider years ahead whichmay hold yet another worldrecord if his eyes hold out.first outdoor match was at LaCrosse, Wisconsin, in 1939,where he won a few beginner's medals.It didn't take Johnny long to become interested in CampPerry. In fact, he went as early as 1939. That year, heshot with the Wisconsin Civilian Team (.30 caL), whichqualified for the ationals.The next year he was back at Perry again, and thistime he "shot 'em all." ot only did Moschkau shoot .30caliber, but he fired the smallbore matches on the side.The only thing is, he fired on the wrong targets-BillWoodring's. And Bill was the winner that year!During those early years and after the War, Moschkaucontinued to climb up the ladder. Around 1951 he beganto hit his peak.One of Johnny's most fabulous (Continued on pa/2;e 62)28 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

PRE-PRODUCTION LUGER CONVERTEDTO 5-.SHOT .45 PROMISES BIG MATCH SUCCESSThe Luger .45By ELMER IMTHURNeel BallisticianTHE WYATT .45 LUGER AUTOMATIC was the naturaloutgrowth of an existing feeling of dissatisfactionamong tournament pistol shooters. Many target shootersfeel that the available guns in both center-fire and .45caliber are not all they could be. The field, at present, isconfined strictly to revolvers and accurized service automatics.Up to this time, there has been nothing in the bigborelines to compare with the fine .22 target automaticsproduced by Colt, Ruger, High Standard, and Smith andWesson.Let's analyze this situation for a moment. The revolver ispoorly adapted to the Standard American Pistol Course,which is made up of slow fire, timed fire, and rapid fire.The timed "and rapid fire, both of which place a short timelimit on each five shot string, make up two thirds of thetotal. The time consumed by manual cocking of the hammerbefore each shot is time taken away from aiming andtrigger squeeze. The thumb in cocking must be removedfrom its position, loosening the grip, and must then berepositioned before the trigger squeeze can be started.When it is considered that, in rapid fire, this must beaccomplished four times in ten seconds, along with aimingand squeezing off five shots, it is no wonder that the generalrun of rapid-fire revolver scores are low when comparedto those shot with .22 automatics. 0 wonder, either,that serious competitive shooters spend more practice timeon this one phase-the development of a smooth, fast,cocking motion-than on any other single manual part oftheir sport-except trigger control.Good .22 revolvers are available, too. But they arealmost non-existent on the firing line because the automaticsare easier to shoot, and produce higher scores as aconsequence. (Continued on page 50)GUNS FEBRUARY 1960 29

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COLLEGE MATCHBIG COLT POLICE PISTOL MATCH DREW300 TO FAST COMBAT COURSES, MAYBECOME CLASSIC MEET AT INDIANA U.By BILL TONEY, JR.CONVERGING ON THE Indiana University campus atBloomington last May were nearly 300 policemenfrom many states of the Union, Puerto Rico, Canada, andpoints between. They were not going to school, though ISUhas a top school of police science and administration.Rather, they came to prove what they had learned: to showthat they knew how to shoot in the most unusual shootingmatch of the season. The Colt company and Indiana Uni·versity had teamed up and footed the bill for this competi·tion, doubly unusual because it featured strictly combat·type events fired in combat situations against time.The Colt silhouette target with its X.ring modificationwas used. The course of fire consisted of: ten roundsdouble action from hip level at seven yards in 25 seconds;15 rounds double action kneeling; weak and strong handbarricade at 25 yards in 90 seconds; 20 rounds singleaction sitting, prone, weak and strong hand barricade at 50yards in 2 minutes and 45 seconds; five rounds single ac·tion prone at 60 yards in 35 seconds.At each stage, each competitor on that relay took hisplace, loaded upon command, holstered his revolver and, atthe command, "Fire," signaled by a whistle, drew andbegan firing. He reloaded when necessary for that stagewithout further commands. Timing was by hand·held stop'watch. The cease fire command was also by whistle, andcompetitors were penalized for early or late shots.The complete course of 50 shots was fired for the indiovidual match and again in the team match.The Ohio State Highway Patrol, New Haven, Connecticut,Police, and a Border Patrol team of the U. S. Immigra.tion and Naturalization Service from Detroit were all tiedfor first place at the end of the tournament. Fortunately,the program provided that ties would be broken by thenumber of hits in the "X.ring" composed of a three·and·one·haH·inch vertical strip in the center of the target com·bined with a six·inch circle in the chest area. The BorderPatrol won with 137 xs to 129 for New Haven Police and122 for the Ohio State Highway Patrol.Louis Loukides of the New Haven Police won the indiovidual match, with a perfect score of 250. Robert Brannon,Federal Bureau of Investigation, Evansville, Indiana, alsohad a perfect score of 250 but fewer X's than Loukides.Investigator James R. Gwaltney and Immigrant InspectorJohn C. Forman of the Border Patrol team were third andfourth with 249 and 248. I placed (Continued on page 58)GUNSFEBRUARY 1960Minimum self-target, maximum steadiness, were triedat Indiana U match in which nearly 300 police fired.31

THE WEST'S BESTSHOTGUN TARGETGraceful, hard-flying Bandtails have stronger markingsthan barnyard birds, make fast lead look slow.YOU NEED GOOD LEGS AND A GOODLONG-REACHING, HARD-HITTING GUN TO BAG ]'HESESPESOSTERS.' «NOWING Itl;EIR HAIITS )llLR, fOO32 GUNS • FEBRUARY 1960

Scouting pigeon flyway, author rests whileclimbing. Birds often fly in saddles over hills.Knowing bird food can help hunter, Curtis stoodnear Toyon berry bushes where wild pigeons fed.By WILLIAM CURTISDEW BIRDS ARE more typical of rugged, hard-to-get-at.L 1 terrain than the wild pigeons of the west. During migration,they occasionally swarm into the lower foothills andvalleys, sometimes even threatening farm crops. I've seenthem strip thumb-sized green prunes from orchards andpull up sprouting grain; but, mostly, they stick to the highcountry.Open hunting seasons vary between September andDecember. Oregon, Washington, and California are thetop bets for the nimrod who wants to clobber a bandtail.They're big and tough and hard to get within scattergunrange. Through the years that I've hunted pigeons, I'venever seen a dumb one. Even young birds that have hadno experience with chilled shot are spooky and wild.You seldom get a chance closer than 30 yards, andmost will be out at the fringe area. So, when I'm pigeonhunting, I select a full choke barrel and No.6 shot. Youmay not get as many pellets in the target (important tome in fast or snap shooting-such as quail or partridge)as you would with, say, 7.lhs. But the pellet energy isstepped up enough to better your chances of droppingthese big birds at extreme ranges.The main step in pigeon hunting is locating the flocks.A check of the outdoor columns of local newspapers mayhelp. If you once know bandtails are working an area, thebest way of pinpointing them is to tour around likelyfeeding grounds early in the morning. Keep a watchfuleye on the distant peaks and ridges. They do a lot ofshuttling back and forth.During the fall months, acorns are a chief drawingcard. The hungry birds can gag down so many acornsthat their crops often burst open when the shooter bringsone crashing to the hard-packed earth. Where I live incentral California the season opens in December, and thelarge, red madrone berries that ripen this month ratenumber one on the bandtailed pigeon's menu. Madronetrees grow in the coastal mountains among the pines andoaks. Bandtails also feed on salmon, elder, toyon andmanzanita berries. In the spring, oak buds are a favoritedish. Look for these tasty bird foods, and you may alsofind birds.GUNS FEBRUARY 1960If you once get into the middle of a fair concentrationof pigeons, you'll never forget it. The distinctiveflapping of their wings heralds a flock's approach, andyou're usually ready for 'em. But there's nothing elseeasy about it! A bandtail does no dodging, twisting orswerving. He depends solely on speed to get him out ofdanger. The weight of a pigeon hunter's bag depends onhis knowledge of lead, and you may have to do a littlerevising after a few tries at (Continued on page 41)Even thin sticks can constitute "camouflage." Treebranch breaks outline, conceals hunter from pigeons.33

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Home handyman Pen Musser appreciates fine old guns,' has den well filled withgood collectors' items. Above Colt board is "in white" Paterson he is making.The Return of the Navy ColtNew replica Navy Armsguns are exact copiesof Civil War originals.but made for shooters.Fine Italian hands in shop in Brescia have part in replicabusiness. Master workman puts final touches to new Navy.36 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

.'Stock for Army Colt is replica butthose marked US with inspectors'initials may be considered fakes.ARE REPLICA ANTIQUES. IFPLAINLY MARKED AS SUCH.A BANE OR BOON TO GUNCOLLECTING HOBBYISTS?By WILLIAMB. EDWARDSOn modern miller Musser surfaces Paterson Colt replicabarrel. Outfit is costly, better made than Sam's guns." AND HE PRACTICALLY BEGGED me not to startft making Colt replicas."The man begging was one of the country's foremostgun collectors, a man of much learning and enthusiasm,whose knowledge of what and why he was collecting couldnot be denied. The man speaking was D. E. Edwards, ofSilsbee, Texas, who as a hobby in his spare time has made,to date, 19 shoulder stocks for the Springfield M1855Pistol Carbine. The occasion of Edwards' remark waswhen he completed a replica stock for my paternal grandfather'sheirloom big Springfield pistol. And the wholesubject was the most controversial today in the gun col·lecting field-what to do about modern replicas of oldtime guns.Whether a replica is fake or facsimile is an argumentover which gun collectors take sides in a hurry. Thereseems to be no middle ground. The problem for years wasconfined to the occasional basement gun butcher hackingup a Walker from a Dragoon by welding on an extralength barrel, or the Confederate pistol faker brass-platingsome worn-out old Navy Six. Today, the problem takeson a new slant because of the aggressive commercial exploitationon a national scale of modern replica Colt Navyand Rebel Army revolvers. A new company called theNavy Arms Co., Bogota, N.J., has just announced theproduction of shooting facsimiles of the popular Union andConfederate revolvers. More replicas are, says NACo presidentVal Forgett, Jr., in the works for future deliveries."The Civil War Centennial, from its reenactment of theBattle of Bull Run to the signing at Appomattox, is goingto make everybody acutely muzzle-loading gun conscious,"says Forgett, in explaining why he got into the Navyreplica business. And another man, midwestern Civil Warcurio dealer Bob Vogel, on whose Valley View Farm nearWadsworth, Ill., "Civil War Cannon Shoots," are heldevery six weeks, exclaimed when shown samples of theNACo guns, "These are the answer to this business!" Hewas enthusiastic about having, (Continued on page 44)GUNS FEBRUARY 1960 37

Spectators are forbidden but most interesting of snow sports in Winter. Olympicswill be ski-shoot. U.S. entrants will use Model 70 .243 iron sight rifles.By HARVEY BRANDTDROM THE GASTHAUS, and from the steep cobble-stone street that passes_r the town hall with its second-floor entrance across a bridge, and frombeside the ice-brook that tumbles toward the valley floor and the solitary railroadstation, you can see the Mountain. At its summit, burned into the moun·tain with gasoline in 1945 by Russian ski troops, is a huge hammer and sickle.It is faded now, but the villagers of Saalfelden, high in a cup of peaks amongthe Austrian Tyrols, still remember the skill and ability of Soviet riflemen on skis.But in March, 1958, a new type of man-with-a-gun came to tiny Saalfeldencompetitorsin the Winter Olympic "Biathlon," the shooting match on skis. Andthe hammer and sickle as an omen of Soviet skill looked down over all. ForUSSR skiing marksman scored near the top: came out with 3rd, 7th, 9th, and10th places in a competition dominated by Sweden's Wiklund and Olle Gun·neriusson who took first and second. But far down the list in 20th, 24th, 26th,and (last) 29th places, were the U.S.A. competitors.Certainly, "the game's the thing." But the" purpose of any game is to win33 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

Tricky course takes firing from 10()to 250 meters while skiing 20 kilometers.Locale of Squaw Valley Lodge.Calif., is site of Winter Olympics,-with honor. There is no honor in losing, unless it be inlosing gracefully. U.S.A. competitors in the recent biathlonevents have finished low on the list. But with each entry,the half-dozen or so skilled skiiers who combine the acridtang of powder smoke with the bite of frost on the facehave finished a little higher up the ladder. They havedone better in spite of the biathlon course being a combinedskill long exercised by north European militarysportsmen, especially Swedish and Norwegian militia whomeet as civilians for weekends of fun shooting in the snow.Consider the recent record. Again at the World ChampionshipWinter Biathlon, in Italy in February 1959,Robert Collins, slender 29-year-old University of ewHampshire geology major who has skiied since he wasfi,-e years old, now on duty with the U.S. Army, finished19th in a field of 30. And better yet was the record ofHeavy favorites to win areRuss shooters who combinework, sport, trapping furs,another New Hampshire man, Maurice Pacquette, Jr.,who explains finishing 8th in the first major championshipevent he has entered, with the simple statement,"I was able to start skiing at a very early age." Pacquette,son of a building contractor of Plymouth, N.H., and cur·rently a student, placed 8th in Italy but, the followingmonth, won the famed Thompson-Alpine event in Alaska.Topping Pacquette (8) and Collins (19) were VladimirMelanin and Dmitri Sokolov, first and second, both of theLSSR. A third Soviet skiier, Valentin Pchenitsin beatPacquette for 7th place.But the biathlon has ceased to (Continued on page 63)GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

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.'THE WEST'S BEST SHOTGUN TARGETthe big boys.When I was a kid on one of my first band·tail hunts, I had emptied almost a full boxof shells without scoring once. Theu I spotteda small wad of the slate-blue speedsterscorning down the mountain towards me withthrottles wide open. I swung ahead of thelead bird, touching off my Model 12 Winchester.The last pigeon in the bunch foldedup neatly and smacked against the leafcarpetedground behind me.After that experience, I began swingingfarther ahead of the passing birds, and myscore picked up quickly. I doubt if you evershoot ahead of a bandtail when you misshim. They even take off with a surprisingburst _of speed that you somehow don't expectfrom a bird so large.It's a thrilling sight to watch 100 ormore wild pigeons settle noisily into a bigmadrone and start feeding. I've watched thesheer weight of the birds snap off berryladenlimbs. And displaced pigeons wouldconstantly be fluttering around the tree. Suchsights are always reminiscent to me of thestories I've read about the fabulous flightsof passenger pigeons during the early days.No matter how many or how hungry thebunches may be, they rarely forget topost sharp-eyed sentinels among the higherbranches when they're feeding or resting. Ifthe birds have settled in evergreens, such asmadrones, the lookouts will usually beperched on the bare limbs of some nearbytree. Always pick out the heaviest cover foryour stalk. I've never found anything wrongwith a bandtail's eyes yet.Pigeons have one habit that has enabledme to knock down the making of a potpieon many occasions that would have otherwiseheen a blank. Due to the jet speed they de·pend solely on for safety, the big fellowsalmost invariably take off on the downhillside from their perch. And you frequentlyhunt these birds along steep mountainsidesor canyon walls where you can make themost of this trait.I've even spotted pigeons feeding or loafingfar above me-nnapproachable due to interveningcliffs and slides or plain laziness.Keeping well hidden and in a direct linebelow the birds, I've fired my gun and hadthe entire bunch come swooping right overwithin easy range.Of course, this method may not work attimes. The bandtailed speedsters often swerveout of range on one side or the other. Butalways sneak up on the bunches from directlybelow them. If you get close to your quarry,you're almost sure of some action. Eventhough they take off before you're withinrange, you'll have pigeons right over you.The bandtails sweep from the trees so fast,they can seldom veer out of range within a100 yards. On flat land or gently slopingcountry, it's a different story.Pigeons have a second weakness that's abig help to leg-weary, frustrated gunners.When the migrations reach feeding sectionsof real estate, and the birds decide to stickaround for a while, they use regular flyways.If the bandtailed pigeons begin working in(Continued from page 33)certain canyons or areas, many of the buncheswill pour through low saddles or along someridge that has been an established flyway foryears. During such times a well-located standpays off much better than trying to sneak onthe flocks.A few years ago, the pigeons were flockinginto a great canyon not far from my home.A friend and I were trying to outwit them,without much luck. We'd get a couple ofshots, and all the birds would pull out ofthe canyon and disappear. A week later wefound, when we scared them from this canyon,that they settled in a smaller one severalmiles farther down the main ridge.There were several hundred birds hoodwinkingus in the two canyons, so one morn·ing we tried a new deal on them. I hiked upto the canyon where we first located thebirds. My companion junketed up to the newarea where we had recently run into "our"pigeons. In the back of our minds was theidea we might have them hemmed in betweenus. We both knew these migrants don'treadily desert lush berry crops once they'vefound them, and they habitually stick to favoredpaths of flight.I eased along the rim of the big canyon,but it was apparently devoid of anythingother than squabbling jays and literallyacres of robins. For a stand I selected thehighest ridge sloping towards the bottom ofthe gorge. Tall pines and black oaks offeredplenty of cover, and I had noticed earlierthe bandtails often arrowed up or down thebackbone of this ridge when they were onthe move.A chilly ho ur passed, and I felt certainwe'd been outsmarted again. I figured mypartner already had plenty of time to stirup the birds, and they probably had goneelsewhere. Just as I was about to give up,three bandtails came hurtling down the ridgebarely clear of the pine tops. I shot twiceand heard the solid "whack" of a pigeoncrashing into the dry leaves behind me. Iretrieved a big male with slate-blue upperparts,light underparts and a pale band nearthe end of a square tail. He sported a whitering around the back of his neck joined bya patch of shining green. His legs were yellow,unlike the domestic fowl, and his beakyellow with a black tip.Soon other flocks showed up; the loudflapping of wings tipping off their approach.Some followed the ridge where I was hiding,others swung above or below me. My shotswould scare nearby birds away, but othersor the same ones would return again. Bynoon I had rounded up a limit, but I won'tsay anything about the number of emptiesscattered among the leaves.When I picked up my partner later in theday, I learned he had also enjoyed some fastaction. The birds were feeding in his canyonwhen he arrived, but took off after he fireda few times. Later, my shelling drove themback, and we had kept them working betweenus. Hunters who can locate baudtailsand team up against them, will find they'reswinging on one of our toughest and ~wildest targets! ~Don't miss GUNS QUARffiRLY. See pages 46-47.NO SOLVENTNEEDEDwith ANDEROL"AII-In-One"Gun LubricantsOnly Anderol Gun LUbricants clean,protect and lubricate your gun in oneoperation. No solvent is needed.MARKSMAN BADCEfor shooters. sterlinlsilver $1.00 each,postpaid.r--------"I 79 C II ea. I1 a. a I1_ ·Anderol Gives Your Gun: 100 TimesBeUer Protection against salt spray" -' II ,Iand corrosion! 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STANDARD5000THE SHOTGUN NEWSColumbus, NebraskaDISCOUNTSTO DEALERS WITH LETTERHEAD• Hand Guns, Rifles and Shotguns• Reloading Tools and Components• Scopes, Mounts, Sights, Accessories• F.N. & Sako Rifles, Actions & Bbls.• Archery, Fishing & Camping Equipment_ ,'0,,,,,0',1111 . I" "0.'AURAND'S229-235 E. Third St.LEWISTOWN, PA.iff' Fast Draw Timer ~~~ How fast are you? "y-~ -. . sig-ned fO!' use with wax bullets fm' safety.~~~,.,. Measure your spped and reaction time to/.) . 1/100 second. Our electronic timer de-

ullets and be entirely safe while learningjust as fast.To start quick draw work, stand loose andperfectly relaxed. No use telegraphing yourintentions to an opponent by going into asti II crouch that will not increase eitherspeed or accuracy. Start by drawing gunand swinging the muzzle upward as you pokethe gun forward toward the target and fire.Do this over and over until you hit witheach shot, right where you want your bullet,before you make any attempt at speed. Forgetspeed for the time being; it will comenaturally with enough practice. Just practicea smooth, even, circular motion of the handirom wherever it happens to be to the gun.and on with the gun toward the target untilit is fired. Poking or throwing the gun towardthe target Jines it up and you willscore hits every time. Practice it enoughalld you will develop speed as well.I drop the shoulder of the shooting armdown and back as the gun is scooped up andforward toward the target. After the firstshot, I usually bend slightly over the .gun orguns as I continue to hammer the targetdouble action. After the first shot is timeenough to move. That first shot should be:fired with the least possible body movement.Concentrate on drawing and hitting with thatfirst shot. If in a gun fight after dark, tl1o"nlnove with or after every shot so your 0,)'ponent cannot hit you by shooting at theflash of your gun.Another very good gun rig is the BernsMartin, designed to carry a heavy handgunlligh and yet in position to be drawn quicklyin an emergency. It does just that, and withvery short barrel guns it is very fast-butstill not as fast for me as the properly de·signed open top holster.Shoulder holsters, like cross-draw holsters.are never as fast as hip rigs. If you face atarget or opponent, you have to jerk the gunbutt down to clear the spring and then swingthe gun around in line. It is hard to stop thehorizontal swing at the right instant witheither cross draw or shoulder holster. Theshoulder holster, while one of the best of allpositions to carry a gun while hunting. isout as far as I am concerned as a quickdraw rig.If the quick draw holster fits the guntightly, then the belt must also be tight sothat here is no movement of the holster onthe belt. If the holster fits the gun looselyand the rig is made of hard, firm leather,then the holster does not need any tie downor string around your leg, but for generaluse should have a safety strap that can besnapped over the hammer spur to hold thegun. The strap should be long enough tofold over behind the belt when not needed,or to snap in some position where it will bein the way of the draw. The Bolin spring tabis best of all.Next, let's look at gun positions. Themovies, patterned after Zane Grey's manynovels, like to depict the gun fighter withlow-swung guns. I had Zane Grey and hisparty of ten ont here on a two months packtrip to Thunder Mountain back in 1931, andshowed him the first long range sixgun shootinghe had ever seen. He wrote the novel"Thunder Mountain" after that trip. To mynotion, a very low hung gun is in the wayeither walking or riding, and for fast gunwork is slower than a higher hung gun. Youhave to raise the gun higher to line it upHAND LOADING TOOLS and COMPONENTS(See also pages 4, 14, 44, 45, 49, 52)StandardReloading PressAll rifle and pistol cartridges$22.50Shell Holder $1.80.Primer Post $1.50Master CaseTrimmerOne-pass trim and chamferany caliber rifle orpistol case. $15.40Your Satisfaction GuaranteedOther Redding Reloading EquipmentMaster PowderMeasureAll caliber tube; micrometersettings. Capacity V2to 100 grains. $18.50Standard PowderMeasureRemovable metering chamber.Capacity 0 to 100grains. $12.50Powder andBullet ScaleStandard of theindustry. Guaranteedaccurate toa tenth grain. 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expression "original cased Walker" appliedto this gun, as Lincoln said of the rat hole,"deserves looking into." Walkers "originally"at time of issue were paired, two by two.Tabulated are pairs of cased Walkers, notsingle pistols, presented to Generals Harney,Twiggs, and others; but no such casing hascome to light.} With uniqueness an elementof value, certainly the collector who seesreplicas turn up identical to his cherishedprize may be excused his alarm.Probably most skillful of modern replicamakers in general is a pleasant, round facedyoung man in the horn rimmed glasses wholives in Reseda, Calif. Penrod Otis Musseris his name. By day he is regularly employcdand by night his home workshop hums as heturns out anotber Paterson Belt Pistol or aWalker complete to the Indian and Rangerfight scene on the cylinder. Musser does notengage in mass prodlIction: his models,which are full scale copies of popular andvaluable collectors' Colts, are skillfully laidout and cut from steel by mills, shapers,and drills. Each is a "tool room job." It isamusing to consider that with the ordinarymetal-hobbyist's lathes and millers ·he uses,Musser may be making Paterson revolversmore by machinery than did Sam Colt him·self generations ago!Musser's line-up, which he offers at pricesmidway between junk-shop sleepers and fairprices for originals, pay him back at lowrates for the time he spends in their pro·duction. Currently available are Colts asfollows: Paterson No. 5 Belt Pistol withlong barrel, at $500. With the Paterson canbe obtained accurately shaped replicas of allthe accessories, and including the distinctivefluted-edge Paterson rosewood or walnutcase. The cylindrical five-spout flask, neat"watch fob" capper with its running horse,three·handle bullet mould, jag-end cleaningrod, and compound 1839-type loading tool,all are sold at modest prices consideringthe way they are produced, by hand-machinework. Though each is an individual job,Musser works closely to gauges he has made,so his replicas are very close in detail to thegeneral run of originals.Also in production at about $300 areWalker revolvers, a full four pounds ofshooting .44 which, if you are willing tospend a little more, can be had complete]ycased with mould, flask, and horseshoewrench-tool. Also being made as time allowsare shoulder stocked Navy revolvers complete,including a 12" barreled type, andseparate stocks for Army M1860 Colts.Dragoons, too, have been made by Musser,and he has turned his hand to producing oncor two of the littlest Colt, the origi nalPocket Model 1848 without loading lever,also called Baby Dragoon. A specimen ofthe Musser Walker revolver examined by mewas stamped inside the barrel lug withMusser's name and address, and the word"Replica."Partly in criticism, partly in justificationof Musser's activities, I should remark thatthe reason I looked at the Musser Walker(displayed several years ago at a middle·western gun collectors convention) was becausethe grip shape was not quite right.Subtle details-hardly important enough tocomment on individually and, in most cases,not even capable of being demonstrated byre­comparisons with original dimensions -vealed that the gun was not genuine.(Continued on page 48)RECORD CLASS CARIBOUTrophy Ram andGrizzly, tooOne Alaskan hunt nets threefine trophies for Leon F. 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_(Continued from page 45)Perhaps I'm a little sensitive to the lineand form of gun design, but even an exact.'copy of an article can be too good to betrue. In researching my book, The Storyof Colt's Revolver, I studied Sam Walker'sown personal Walker revolver in the Coltmuseum in Hartford. My measuring scalewas a steel rule graduated in tenths. Themodern mechanic may be horrified at my"lack of precision," but I should point outthat until after the Civil War gunmakerswere doing well to work closer than "a finesixty-fourth"-1/64" on a steel scale. WhatI discovered was that of the three top flatsof Walker's pistol barrel, two measured .3"and one measured .2"-a full tenth inchdifference! Considering the hand finishingand fitting involved on the old guns, it iseasy to see that a precision copy alone isnot necessarily an undetectable imitation.Musser's own philosophy is pretty ruggedand independent. He is a collector; ownssome nice Winchesters, assorted Springfield.45-70s, and percussion rifles includingKentuckies and a nice Mississippi YaegerRifle, M1941. But the idea his products "willdestroy the high prices of a few items heldby a very few collectors does not concernme at all," he declares, "My greatest rewardis to go to a range and see active shootersand collectors shooting my products andusmg . my accessones. . "Musser now marks his guns, although unskilfulattempts to weld over his marks havebeen made by fakers. "The idea that someonemay get stuck with one of my productsafter it changes hands is no concern ofmine," says Musser. "This happens a thou--lOIN -THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION for only $5.00~,'•Please enter my subscription for THE AMERICANRIFLEMAN, enroll me as an NRA member and send mygold-filled lapel button'o Enclosed is my $5.00 0 Bill me please 603-02Name .._ .. ...... .._ ..m. .m Age ---Address __. . .. .. .. _City & Statll ._.·... ·..· ··_··· ·····mNATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION1600 Rhode Island Ave., N.W., Wash. 6, D. C.'Confirming application and details will dao be mailedto 1/0U.sand times a day in other kinds of business.There are laws about fraud which can beapplied. And," he concludes, with an air ofsatisfaction felt only by the independentmechanic who knows he is good, "If per·chance this should happen, the buyer got abetter gun anyway!"Whether you may agree with Musser'sindividualistic attitude, or deplore it, thereis one basic law at work to protect, as muchas possible, the unknowing collector fromsome unscrupulous butcher altering a rep·lica. This is the Federal Firearms Act of1938, as amended, and the Regulations enforcedunder that Act. These Regulationshave one major point -of value in them: theFederal prohibition on altering or erasingthe serial number and marks of a firearm.And, although cap-and-ball guns are not"firearms" in the Machine Gun Act sense(hence shoulder stock guns are legal, thanksto the efforts of the N.R.A.), they definitelyare firearms in the FFDL sense. Any dealerwho is licensed under that Act can incurstrict penalties for Federal violation if heis even in possession of a gun from whichthe marks have been erased. In the instanceof old, worn-out revolvers which have beenrefinished so that the marks are indistinct orobliterated, this law is seldom if ever in·voked. But the purpose of the Act is toprevent criminal activities. And if the questionarose in any civil case of fraud, it wouldbe entirely just to invoke the Federal FirearmsAct in order to quash fakers andphoney gun dealers. 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Wear it proudly;it identifies you as a m"ember of this great sportsman's organization.------------------------------,JOINNOW!IIIIIIIIMusser's reasons for making his replica,;include an appreciation of seeing them onthe firing range. Reflecting the growingmuzzle loading enthusiasm, Musser has beencatering to an in-between level of collectorwho could afford $300 for a "shootingWalker," though an advanced collectormight reasonably be afraid to fire a genuineone worth ten times that much. Sbooterswill argue that Musser and others aremerely catering to a normal fun-hobby demand,where at first hundreds and nowthousands of shooters are turning to theblack powder sports for more variety, TheCivil War Centennial boom will soon turnthese thousands into hundreds of thousands,while more and more people who have noparticular yen for gun collecting will flockto the shops to buy something "pretty tohang on the wall." Cost-conscious gun collectorswill recall being shocked at seeing$1.75 junk Remington Rolling Block militaryrifles polished and buffed to chromeplatedluster, set in shadow boxes, and soldin West Coast decorators' salons for $85 [It is for people like these some answer mustbe found; for people who, unable to appreciatepatina or traces of original finish,will gloss-buff a fine old Colt because "itlooks better."According to Val Forgett 'of Navy ArmsCo., his firm has found the answer - inmass produced shooter's replicas of Navyrevolvers. To see just what the score wason this new concern, I made a point ofrouting my recent European trip via theItalian factory which is under contract tomake these guns for Navy Arms Co. Myvisit surprised me in many ways for, scatteredin a seemingly haphazard fashionthrough a rambling succession of stonewalledrooms, was one of Italy's major gunfactories now producing "antique" revolvers.As I studied the layout I began to seethe careful order in the unconventionally·laid out works, and came to appreciate theefforts made by draughtsmen and engineers,as well as workmen with machines and files,in bringing these guns once more to "life."They had made blueprints for the ColtNavy revolver, all made to metric dimensionsand, incidentally, with metric screwthreads. Any man who gets stuck on thesenationally advertised guns, stocked by shootingdealers as well as collector specialists,deserves to get stuck! They fool no one,nor are they intended to fool anyone. Butmy hat goes off in admiration to the filersand fitters who, responsible for those lasttouches of detail finishing which make orbreak the quality of imitation, have got oldSam Colt's barrel and frame profile downjust perfectly. My impression of these NavyColts is that no collector would mistake onefor an imitation of an old Colt, but that ifColt had made a gun according to thesedetail changes, this is the way he wouldhave made it.There are detail changes. "We wanted tomake this a shooter's percussion revolver,patterned after the most acceptable styIeof gun," Forgett says. "But those tiny safetypins on the back of the Colt cylinder wereworse than useless-they had to go. Andthe hole in the hammer nose, which justweakened the striking face of the hammer,was another thing to omit."Other differences include the marking ofNAVY/ARMS/CO on the frame in three lines,plus the same stamping on top of the barrel.48 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

Inside thegun, visible when field stripped, are marksof the factory in Italy, cyphers using theinitials GV, in several places. Certainly,these new, finely-made guns add nothingto the collector market that wasn't alreadyhandy for fakers who had their choice ofworn-out Manhattans or Metropolitans torebuild into "Confederate Colts."Forgett, a member of a New Jersey Artil·lery unit in the North-South Skirmish Association,is an advanced Confederate armscollector. He has a number of rarer guns,including the Confederate-altered muzzleloading Hall rifle, two of the only threeknown [orse cylinder lock muskets, a wallfull of Morse Carbines, and other CSA rarities.The symbol of Navy Arms Co. is theConfederate Navy seal. But as for the newguns detracting from the value of his historicrel ics?"Not much!" he scoffs. "Along with thecopy of the Colt M1851 sixshooter whichwe make for Yankee fans, you'll notice theoth"r gun now in production is a roundbarreledbrass framed copy of the Griswold& Grier Confederate six-gun. The modelfor this piece is my own G & G which Ipicked up in Virginia several years ago. ButI don't think anybody will be mistaking ourgllns for Confederates, in the real collectorsense. For one thing, ours are so much bettermade!"Perhaps these detail changes will ulti·mately be the meeting ground from bothsides of the gun collector fence. Clear markingsare certainly a must for any replica.They are, if the replica is made for sale,required by law. My shoulder stock for theSpringfield pistol from D. E. Edwards, forexample, bears his serial number E15 onall parts, while beneath the butt plate, easilyseen when unscrewed, deeply struck intothe wood in individual stamps 'is" high, isthe legend "REPLICA STOCK MADE BYD. E. EDWARDS, SILSBEE, TEXAS, #15,JlINE, 1959." As Edwards remarks, "If anybodyis going to get that off, they will !laveto dig pretty deeply and make some revealingmark, anyway."Perhaps my only complaint with Edwards'work was that he went too far, and matchedthe wood exactly in color to the originalstock wood; then spent an idle eveningwhacking the stock with file edge, old boltsand other unidentifiable hard objects untilhe had created a pattern of "use" that defiesyou to tell if the stock is new, or has alwaysbeen with the gun. In that, perhaps, hewent a little too far; but that, also, maybe just a matter of opinion.But where an entirely new product ismade, or a copy of an old one thoroughlymarked, there is only one general type ofman who will be easily fooled by the faker.This man is that bane of the thrifty andserious student of historical guns-he is therich gun collecting dillettante. Thinking thatit is nice to "have a lot of fine guns," hewill buy from almost anybody and the wordsoon gets around that he is a sncker. Often,too clever for his own good, he will thinkhe has a "sleeper" and gets something valuablefor less than market; and only thencalls his friends in to exclaim over his prize.The rude awakening, that he has bought afake, makes nobody any friends.Not to be compared to these suckers arethe few very wealthy collectors who combineGUNSFEBRUARY 1960HANDGUN FANATICS-THIS IS FOR YOU!Colt Buntline Revolver with ZF·41 scope on custom mountBRAND NEW ZF·41*SCOPES• LONG EYE RELIEF• LIGHT WEIGHT• INTERNAL ADJUSTMENTS-2'j,X• FINE GERMAN CRAFTMANSHIP• COMPACT AND RUGGED~ ~~~NST~IPER .SC~PE .C~M,P.~~TE .~.ITH..~T.A~.~A~~ $19!~*DEALERS INQUIRIES INVITEDFLARE PISTOLS• U. S. lVI-8 Flare Pistols, 37MM-New .. $7'.tiO ea.• BRI'l'ISH WEBLEY Flare Pistols,;;7MM7'.50 ea.• GERMAN Flare Pistols, various models 7.tiO ea.• Special ('o11"ction of 5 different FlarePistols-complete with 2 flares $:l~,.mi for gTOUp• 37!\1:1\I Parachute Flares 2.00 ea.• 37l\1l\i Star ShelIs l.OO ea.• 37MM Sig'nal, Sound, & Flash Shells.. 3.50 ea.• Rille Grenade Parachute Flares, to belaunched from M-l Grenade Launcher :l.tiO ea.• lVI-I Grenade Launcher complete withParachute Flare and 20 rds. of blanks 7.50 ea.HAXD GR1

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Y.The MUSEUM of HISTORICAL ARMSDept N· 1038 Altln Road • Miami Beach, Fla.50with their money a sense of its value, anda very real understanding and appreciationof historical guns and their meaning. Thesemen, when in doubt, are quick to circulate, a questionable piece among their friends toget an opinion. They are informed, and wellinformed. Some are known by name to everygun collector, because of their scholarly researchesin uncovering the tattered fabric ofhistorical gun lore. Much of their concernis for the field of gun collecting generallybecoming saturated with fakes, not that theypersonally will get "taken."But the most important type of gun collectorto take into -consideration must bethe "average man." He knows guns, learnsmore about them, and has a healthy skepticism.When offered a Walker Colt at $300by some Mexica~ lad in Brownsville, he willbuy it "because as a replica it's worththat." But when the truth is revealed, heisn't too depressed. No believer in pie inthe sky, he keeps alert to the ever-possiblesleeper or bargain, but he doesn't shape hisThe service automatic is the target shooter'sonly other choice in either center-fire or.45 caliber. After an expensive .45 tune-upor conversion to .38 special for center-fire,these guns will produce quite satisfactoryaccuracy. But by their very nature, they aredifficult to shoot, particularly for the civilianshooter, who has neither the time nor themoney to spend many hours a day on thepractice range. The sight radius is short. Thetrigger pull, when set at a safe level, isheavy. The recoil and muzzle-jump, particularlyin the .45, is detrimental to goodshooting.Malfunctions occur frequeritly from thetight-fitting parts necessary to make themaccurate, or because of wadcutter ammunitionwhich is apparently necessary to get thedesired scores from them. This same gunis available in .22 caliber, but very fewshooters have ever seen one on the tourna·ment line, and with good reason.In contrast, the Wyatt .45 Target Pistol isbuilt along the lines of a good .22 targetautomatic. The barrel is screwed solidly intothe receiver, as a barrel should be. Thesights can both be mounted on the barrel, orthe rear sight can be mounted on the receiverassembly.The action of this gun is the Luger. Itsoperation is very fast, and cannot be felt bythe shooter, as it can with other automatics.Slow motion pictures show the ejection andreloading cycle is 3/64 of a second. Regard·ing accuracy, the Wyatt .45 delivers beautifulgroups with round·nose bullets, which mostshooters know give better functional reliabil·ity than the wadcutter types in any automatic.The pilot model of this gun has, atthis writing, fired 1440 consecutive rounds ofregistered outdoor tournament competitionwithout a malfunction or alibi run.The grip angle is almost identical to thatof the Ruger, Colt Match Target, and thevarious High Standards. Especially whenused with an integral muzzle brake, com·pensator, or recoil suppressor, the Wyatt .45has very little recoil or muzzle jump, and isvery fast to realign for the next shot inTHE LUGER .45(Continued from page 29)life on it. This man may be a shooter; likesto buy collector guns in as fine a conditionas he can afford. Each gun should be"shootable," though he may fire it only oneday to see how it shoots; then put it in therack and go on to another. For him, ashooting replica, whether it be a fairly expensivebut well-built handmade Paterson,or the inexpensive mass-produced Navy ArmsCo.'s Yankee Colt and Rebel Army replicas,is a practical fun-gun. It is a revolver hecan shoot all day, and burn up powder andcaps till he is black as a coal-heaver, withoutfearing he's taking the "gilt edge"value condition off his pet collector item.And for the Civil War enthusiast, accuratereplicas with just enough minor changes tomake fraud impossible, satisfy an importantneed. The North-South Skirmish Associationsees no inconsistency in using replica ramrods(often missing from muzzle loadingmuskets) or replica clothes and leathergoods. The boom in replica Civil War ~guns will be a boon to many shooters. ~rapid fire. Trigger pull can be worked downto anything desired, and still be perfectlysafe clear down to 2% pounds. As the firingpin assembly was designed to fire smallpistol primers, it is desirable to use a sensitivelarge pistol primer in .45 caliber.Because it combines minimum recoil andjump, light trigger pull, good accuracy, longsight radius, extremely fast action, and goodgrip angle, this gun is very easy to shoot.Almost anyone who can shoot well with a.22 target automatic can shoot well with theWyatt .45. Everyone who picks it up andshoots it for the first time is amazed at howwell they do with it, particularly in timedand rapid fire. It is the opinion amongshooters who have fired this weapon thatthey can do better with it than they can dowith either their present .45 or center-firehandguns.'The advantages of being able to shoot onegun for both center-fire and .45 caliber, ofcourse, are many, most pistolmen will agree.Perhaps the reason most tournament shootersuse a smaller caliber for center-fire, now, isthat they are somewhat handicapped by theshooting qualities of their .45. They feel thatthey can pick up a few points with a .38caliber gun in the center·fire matches. Ifthey had a .45 caliber automatic with whichthey could outshoot their present .38 scor~s,they would certainly use it.'Some of the advantages of using this .45target automatic for center·fire matches areimmediately evident. For one thing, there isonly one gun to buy and carry along insteadof two. There is only one load necessary,thereby making the ammunition problemmuch more simple. It is necessary to prac·tice with only one gun other than the .22.This .45 target gun, as well as being asaccurate and easier to shoot than the existing.38's, makes larger holes in the target, whichinevitably will result in higher scores.To sum it up, in the opinion of manyshooters who have seen the Wyatt .45, it isthe first large caliber handgun yet to be pro·duced that is completely adaptable to ~the Standard American Pistol Course. ~You'll want GUNS QUARTERLY in your library.GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

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GUN RACK(Continued from page 13)" and power sources, such as auto lighter tenth of government cost, $150 FOB Barringsocketplug-in, are described with accompany- ton. There are accessories, such as transingpamphlet. But the concept of "portable" former, power packs, etc.is strictly dependent on who says it, for thewhole outfit, complete with carbine or rifle,is about 20 pounds, and may be tied to thehouse by an extension. Sighting through thehandsome scope, that resembles a shortenedBalvar 24, is an eerie experience. A small invertedV luminously appears in a light areaNBCSWAGED BULLETSTHE FINEST TARGET BULLET OBTAINABLEEach bullet machine formed under 10,000Ibs. pressure. Grease grooves swaged inkeeping them in perfect balance.SEE YOUR DEALER ••• OR WRITE TONORTHRIDGE BULLET CO.P.O. BOX 64 NORTHRIDGE, CALIFORNIASpringfield Rifle .22 ConversionsThere are many Springfield 1903 and variationsaround, and many shooters would welcomea sub-caliber attachment to permitshooting .22 LR indoors and off-season inthe .30 caliber guns. George Numrich decidedSnooper-scope has converter tube inside that changes invisible infra-red projectedby stock flood light into image of target with phantom "V" sight in scope field.on the target. Visual definition is surprisinglysharp, but seems definitely limited to fiftyfeet at the most-perhaps due to use of housecurrent. However, the purpose of this deviceoriginally was to help our guys stop, beingkilled in Korea, and as such it definitelywould give an edge at night over the "otherteam" without such aids. At night, in completeblackness, it is possible to detect a faintglow from the edge of the infra-red projector,if one is close and slightly to the side.Otherwise, the "target" has no clue he isbeing sighted at. Which leads us not unnaturallyto the second case, legislation pendingand its outcome. When these Sniperscopeswere first released, Governor Knightof California got all upset and introduced abill to make it illegal to hunt deer with them,etc. Somehow, people who know less aboutguns than the average GUNS reader figurethat all we are up to is mayhem and manslaughter.In the case of the great sniperscope scare, the popular press fails to revealan incidence of its use unlawfully, alwaysbearing in mind that it is unlawful to takedeer after dark and, further, that if a huntercan stalk within fifty feet of a deer, my hat'soff to him and he can have what he cancatch! The California legislation may havepassed but, if so, it apparently worked nohardship on gun fans in that part of thecountry, and the Edmund Scientific Coo'ssniper scopes remain available for the advancedgun·curio student. Price is about ato do something about it, and produced a kitconsisting of bore liner made for him by MarlinFirearms, altered pressed-metal M1903A3magazine assembly containing a clip similarto that fitted to the Ithaca X-5, and usingM1922 and M2 .22 bolts slightly alteredwhich had adjustable headspace, short firingpin fall and would interchange in the standard.30 caliber Springfield receiver with thecenterfire bolts. Unfortunately, Numrich reck·oned without considering lack of interchangeabilityamong Springfields and their components,and consequently the kit that wouldhave been a "bargain" at $34.95 is now beingsold off elsewhere, by Bruce Woodin, RFDBox 541, Woodstock, N. Y., for about $20.At that price, it is a good buy, for the ideahas all along been a good one and it was notNumrich's fault that the U.S. government'sacceptance of varying standards for certainkey dimensions in the M1903 rifle, "skunked"him. Briefly, the problem was this: in somerifles, the barrel liner, which at the breechwas shaped like a .30 cartridge and filledthe chamber, would be too loose and slideforward on chambering the .22 rimfire shell.In a maximum chamber, such as might oftenbe encountered in a used or surplus rifle, theforward movement so cushioned the firingpin blow that misfires were common. I triedtwo of Numrich's units in two different rifles,and switched components to see if selectionwould improve the project, and was unableto get any satisfactory functioning. Hence,fREt CATI/LOc/~.Just out. Corcoran'snew 1960 Spring-Summercatalog of lishing andcamping equipment. Sendfor your free copy today.It's full of hundreds ofpractical, lield-tesleditems including boots.clothing, lishing tackle,tents and many other specialties.---CORCORAN INC.--­I BOX G-20, STOUGHTON, MASS. II Send me your new Spring·Summer 1960 catalog II of Fishing and Camping Specialties.I ~Z:'~~.·...·...::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: ILc:!!!;.:.; ;.:.; ;.;.;. ;.;.;. '.':",;;.,:",;,:;.:.; 2~e:.:.:. ;.;,;:..;,;,:.':.':.:Jat the $34 price, we felt it inadvisable togive the conversion units a write up. At thelower price, it now pays the buyer to dosome hand work to make the device workokay. Two things can be done by the buyerto improve the functioning and reliability.First is to replace the stud, that locks thebarrel sleeve into the .30-cal. bore by engagingthe bolt locking recess, with atinned-thread eccentric screw. By twistingthe screw it will be possible to jam the linerinto the gun solidly, instead of permittingthe nearly 1/10" fore-and-aft motion nowpossible. Then, the bolt should be insertedand the headspace plug tightened up solidlyas per instructions, and locked into place.This is a standard trick with the M2 boltand one familiar to most riflemen who haveused these rifles. Next, consider carefullythe breech end where the rim protrudes andthe extractor slips over. This part of thebarrel may have to be carefully filed to allowthe extractor to hook over the rim, solidly.In the units I had, failure to pick up a cartridgewas the rule, due to too-much polishingon the face of the extractor.This unit requires some "fiddling"to get itgoing right but, once done, it is an excellentaddition to the Springfield GI or sporterrifle. The last consideration may be to themagazine. If the bolt fails to pick up theround, the clip can be disassembled and aspot of brass dropped below the lock studand filed to cause it to latch higher into thegun. Changes inside, obvious on examinationbut difficult to describe, may also be necessary:filing and a little sheet-metal bendingwill do these ok. These problems wereavoided in the old pre-war German Erma .22Conversion kit forneed considerableSpringfieldfitting tomaywork;'Mauser rifle conversion kit by an adjustablelocking collar on the chamber end of thebarrel sleeve, and by using an expensivelymanufactured .22 clip. Of course, if you buyone of these kits, it may match up with yourgun with no other trouble or fitting. Butthe above suggestions are the findings ofexperience with two of them, in two ~rifles, one old, and one new. ~.22 Cal. NEW 7 SHOT RE­PEATER AUTOMATIC. Theskilled hands of the Germangunsmith is responsible for this.22 Caliber 7 shot repeaterautomatic with self - ejectingempty shells, loads from handle. Just 4 incheslong fits easily into pocket or purse. Ideal forsporting events, Stage use (Not avallable to CallLresidents). Not a lethal weapon. Money backguarantee. Comes for $6.95 from Best Values Co.,L.. I Dept. F-66, 403 Market St., Newark, New Jersey. -.52 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

THOSE CHAMOIS MYTHS(Continued from page 19)weather conditions.My hunting for chamois spans 10 years.During this period I've been privileged tobecome acquainted with practically every excellentchamois producing area in Germany.This includes the mountainous terrain atBerchtesgaden and Oberstdorf, the areaaround Fussen, and that wondrous countryaround Bad Tolz, my present station. And,after intimately tasting the inspiring scenicwealth found in these areas I still have allmy limbs, bear no scars, and have nevertaken a shot over 200 yards, with the majorityof them being less than 100. Furthermore,thanks to the lack of fog, all of mychamois have been collected on the first dayof the hunt. So gentlemen, let's store all thisballyhoo that we've been subjected to in thepast, and get down to the untainted truthrelative to chamois hunting.Chamois possess certain peculiarities whichnot only make them easy prey for the hunter,but also make them unique among the"hochwild." Belonging to the family Bovidae,just like domestic goats, they manifest thesame acute curiosity often associated withthe latter.A number of years ago, while acting in thecapacity of friend and interpreter for anotherAmerican hunter, we spotted an excellentchamois buck at roughly 600 yards. Thebuck had just topped a snow covered ridgeand was moving parallel to our position.Suddenly, he became aware of' our darksilhouettes, in sharp contrast to our whitebackground, seated on the distant slope. Thebuck seemingly lost all interest in searchingfor a mate and stopped to stare. Standingatop that wind-swept ridge like a blackstatue, with the breeze ruffling his "bart,"he continued to stare at nS for over fiveminutes. No doubt he would have remainedthere longer, but the guide, anxious to getthe hunt over, started waving a white hand·kerchief in the air. Now, even more fascinated,the buck ran in our direction. Mypartner, M/Sgt. Dobol, somewhat excited andconfused by the buck's strange antics, stillcomposed himself long enough to take thebuck at a short ten measured steps.I'll never forget the ease with which Icollected my second chamois. It was almosttoo easy and I was reluctant to take advantageof his astonishing behavior. I washunting in Hohenschwangau, when we cameupon a buck not over 70 yards away, restingon a small out-cropping of rock overlookingthe valley floor. Somewhat startled at first byour unannounced appearance, he jumped tohis feet and stood awaiting our next move.After watching us intently for several minutesthe buck resumed his place on his rockybed but stiil kept his eyes "'glued on us.Wishing to test the extent of this buck'scuriosity, the guide pulled the handkerchieftrick again. Still nO frightened reaction onthe part of the buck. Then the guide, evenmore interested, picked up a couple of drybranches and started snapping them in half.Again nO anticipated response from our curiouspartner. Thinking the buck sick, HerrSchmidt directed me to shoot him, trying fora neck shot, since he wished to examine theinternal organs for signs of disease. I shot,the buck collapsed and, later, examinationproved that the buck was only inflicted witha chamois' usual curiosity.Another incident, attesting to the chamois'peculiar behavior, occurred while I was huntingin Valepp, below Spitzingsee. Stalkingalong a game trail, some distance below thetowering Rotwand, we walked out on fourchamois grazing 50 yards away On a vastalpine meadow. 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you at relatively short range and doesn'tspook, become motionless and let him getaccustomed to your innocent·appearing pres·ence. Don't advance toward him as long ashe is watching you, or make any quick, suspiciousmovements which may telegraph yourintentions. And the chamois, in most cases,will stand long enough to have his imageframed in your sights.It is often heard that the most difficultpart of chamois hunting is the back-breakingclimb up to his perilous domain. And this isbecause the chamois' habitat is generally associatedwith only the highest elevations ofhis range. But this is only partially true.Even though they are found inhabiting thestratosphere, they 'are also commonly foundranging the lowest reaches of their habitat.I've observed them within 200 yards of thebase of a mountain, as well as at over 1600meters altitude. And upon several occasions,although rare, I have seen them placidlycrossing an open meadow not over a stone'sthrow from a farm dwelling, in the valley.Most of my kills have been made withina short hour's climb or stroll from the huntingcabin, or where I parked my car. Natu·rally, there have been times when I have hadto climb for two or three hours, with breaksin between, but this has been the exceptionrather than the rule. And if you're wonderingabout the pace you'll be required to maintainwhile climbing, don't let it worry you. Theguide you'll be hunting with will adjust hispace to your ability.V2ol1As for the perils of the terrain, you canerase this from your mind. No doubt therehave been a few people exposed to somewhattreacherous terrain, but in the majority ofcases you're as safe as in a "hochsitz." Givena good "bergstock," you'll be safely capableof negotiating any of the trails and slopespresent. And no guide, who is responsible forhis hunting guest's health, is going to riskhis job by exposing you to unnecessarydangers.What makes chamois hunting so safe, ascompared to hirsch or deer hunting, is thefact chamois is not a nocturnal animal. YouOld Hammerli & Hausch chamois riflehas military-like wood full forestock.won't have to negotiate trails in the pitchblackdarkness of those pre-dawn and eveninghours, before or after the hunt, as younormally would when hunting stags. Instead,you'll be hunting during broad daylight becausethis is when chamois choose to moveabout in search of food, sunlight and duringthe "brunst," for their mates.Chamois preferring to live in herds theyear around, with the exception of a fewhermits, present many targets for appraisal,once located. I have seen herds numberingin the tens and twenties, many times. Andif you can't find what you are after in sucha population, then you're a rare exceptiou.As I previously stated, everyone of mychamois were taken on the first day of thehunt, usually in the very first hour.The very best time of the day to huntchamois is generally during the morninghours and the latter part of the afternoon.Normally, during the heat of mid-day, theywill bed down for a few hours rest. Exceptionsto this are during the "brunst," whenthe males are out carousing for mates and,also, on rainy days, when the chamois preferto forego their siesta or at least postpone it.The ranges at which you will shoot yourchamois are variable, but by no meaus excessive.And as you have found out, it isnot due to the wariness of your target. It isgoverned, primarily, by the type of terrainyou may be hunting. In most chamois areasthe terrain is no problem, allowing the hunterto shoot at ranges of 150 yards and less.However, there are certain regions where theterrain offers such natural obstacles that dillhunter is unable to approach any closer forreasons of personal safety or due to lack ofsufficient cover. Under such conditions, youmay be compelled to take shots at greaterdistances. But even under these circumstances,your average range won't be muchover 200 yards. The hunter who has takenshots at 300 and 400 yards is certainly therare exception. For the number of chamoisavailable, I would not advise attemptingsuch long shots. The chamois can be anawful small speck at such ranges. And thechances that you may only wound him ishardly worth the suffering the animal willhave to endure, not to overlook the work andperils normally involved in tracking down awounded chamois. 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"WHAT WAS THAT YOU CALLED ME?"(Continued irom page 21)limber limb. It hung there precariously fora moment, swinging with the breeze. I aimedfor its neck. The bushytail hunched, clutchedat the branch briefly, then plummeted downthrough the branches and thudded on theground.As I went after the downed squirrels, Ichecked my wrist watch. I'd been gone fromthe auto only sligbtly more than thirtyminutes. It was an auspicious beginning.Picking up the pair of bushytails, I headeddeeper into the heart of the woods.To me, calling is the most exciting andfascinating method of hunting the ubiquitouslittle squirrel. Yet it is one of the mostneglected methods. I often wonder why. Itreally pays off, and there is no particularskill involved.The model call which I use is manufac·tured by the Burnham Brothers of MarbleFalls. Texas. It is nothing more than athin rubber bulb with a perforatcd dia·phragm covering the opcn end. When thehulb is tapped with the finger, it forces airthroilgh the diaphragm to imitate the squeak.iug or barking of a squirrel. The only realknow-how involved is to tap on the callwith just the right pressure to imitate asquirrel's tone. Anyone who has heard asquirrel bark can imitate the slow, rhythmicharking a squirrel makes when going aboutits daily chores, or the urgent, incessantchattering of an irritated bushytail. It ismerely a matter of cxperimenting to findwhich works best in any particular area.Why a squirrel answers a call is bafflingto me. Curosity, perhaps. With the meat·hungry predators the caller deceives thequary with the promise of an easy meaLBut with the squirrel the caller is workingwith an entirely different variable. Possiblyit is the squirrel's inherent curosity andtemper which prods it to start barkingwhen it hears another squirrel fussing. I'vewatched an irritated bushytail run out ona limb and fuss incessantly when our petdog wandered under its perch. Its chatteringwould set off a chorus of barkings in surroundingtrees. This might explain why asquirrel answers the caller's imitating bark,yet it leaves some doubt as to why oneis actually lured to the call. Maybe therc issome sort of secret conversation wrappedup in these barkings.I've given the squirrel call a thoroughworkout in my central Texas bailiwickwhere thcre is no closed season on squirrels,and it seems to work equally well throughoutall seasons. Thcrc is no improvemcnt duringthe spring mating period, so that rulcs outthe sex angle. The only sure thing I doknow about squirrel calling is that it workslike magic, on gray or cat squirrels and onfox squirrels.As I moved deepcr in the woods I pickedmy way lightly to avoid any unnatural noise.Presently I came to the bank of the creek,walled on either side with big grecn trces.J sat down at the base of a skyscraper pecan,lcaned back comfortably against the trunkand watched about me for several minutes.When the hunter initially enters the huntinggrounds, it is best to wait patiently forfifteen to thirty minutes before attemptingto call. This gives the bushytails time toforget his entrance and start carousingagain. Oftcn by simply waiting and watch·ing the huntcr can nail one. Calling merelyhurries up the process.This time when I tapped the call, a bushy.tail in the vcry tree I was proppcd againstanswcred from somcwhere high in thc leafycrown. I put the rifle to my shoulder andscrutinized the branches with the scope.Nothing. So I worked the call again. Thistime the squirrel jumped out on a limb, asetup for the .22. I caught it cleanly behindthe eye.Personally, I favor thc .22 rifle loaded withlong·rifle cartridges over thc shotgun insquirrel hunting. Of course, in conventionalYourorder form forGUNS QUARTERLYis on page47squirrel hunting the shotgun is generallyfavored because it is bcst on fast.movingtargets. But calling sets the bushytail upfor a shot. It lures it out int.o the open.The squirrel makes the mistakes rather thanthe hunter. A scope sight not only helps inpinpointing the shot, it also aids in locatinga phant.om squirrel playing hide-and-seekin a dense tree crown.Even whcn the call fails to attract asquirrel, it usually prompts it to betray itslocation. In squirrel hunting, finding one ofthe crafty and diminutive critters is themost difficult assignmcnt.On this morning I finally called it quitsafter bagging eight squirrels, two less thanmy Texas limit. It was a good morning'swork, thanks to the call. I doubt if I wouldhave got half that many without it. At timesI've act.ually killed as many as fivc from asingle tree by calling t.hcm out into theopen. This is part.icularly t.rue in the fallwhcn nut.s on one tree ripen quicker thanthose in surrounding trees, causing the busy-For All American, Many Foreign CunsFranzite Grips Are Sold Under Our Guaranteetails to be concentrated.More cartridges are burncd each year onsquirrels than any other slllall game exceptthe cottontail rabbit. Squirrels are founduniversally, being very adaptable. Yet Iimagine that less than one per cent arekillcd by hunters using game calls. Somepeople have the misconception that callingis difficult to master. With squirrels, just theopposite is true. The curious bushytail is oneof the easiest of all wild animals to fool inthis way.There is one facet of squirrel callingwhich ncvcr has been exploited, one whichI feel is very important. 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"FAST DRAW FANS!!!For blazing fast draw action and spinning thrills.use Pointer's Fast Draw Adapter. It's one of themost important advancements in the art. sincethe F. D. Holster. Converts your .45 single actionso that you can use .22 Rim Fire Blanks, also .38Special & .357 Mag. use ;t.57 Rem. Primers, withoutdanger of accident. Not only wlll it be a safesport but you'll save on ammo costs. too. Set of 6in box only $5.95. In addition, for a sharp pistolgrip get this new sliver finish Regal Pup (shown).Avail. for poP. handguns. Uncond. Guaranteednot to warp or lose its argo luster. Only $5.95. Reg.Imitation Stag Grips only $4.00. Choice selectionof genuine fancY pearl, Ivory or Stag Grips alsoavailable.The Original Thumbrest Stock1ST CHOICE OF TARGETSHOOTERS! For hig-h scores& greater shock absorption, crack pistolshooters rely on Pointer Stocks. 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ComfortTANNERS SHOE CO., 501 BROCKTON, MASS~ ""--'"THE GUNFIGHTER ...newest FITZ GRIPIMakes your snubnose 0 handful ofdeodly occuracy! For S&W Chief's, etc.~=r2',",' • IRd.•,,,, •.. Dod THE VIPERI Fo' Coil~~) Cabro & Del. Spec. AT YOUR DEALERSiomp for brochure.BOX 49702, LOS ANGELES 49, CALIF.POLICE GUNS BLAZE IN COLLEGE MATCH(Continued from page 31)fifth with 248 outscored by Forman on X's.Everyone was encouraged to use theweapon which he carried on duty, but otherrevolvers of .38 caliber or larger, with adjustablesights, up to six-inch barrels, and anystandard ball or wadcutter ammunition, werepermitted.Definition of a police service revolver byrules is very difficult. Some departments oragencies stick to four-inch barrels with fixedsights. Others regularly use six-inch barrelsand adjustable sights. To restrict barrels tobelow six inches and prohibit adjustablesights would impose an artificial and pointlessobstacle to the outfitting of policemenwith superior sidearms. However, addingfaster and more realistic drawing and firingstages to the course would encourage the useof more of the faster handling four and fiveinch barrels.A variety of weapons as well as firing techniqueswere in evidence. Without attemptingto accurately canvass the firing line, I notedbarrels from 31j2 to 6 inches. Many revolvershad adjustable sights. Many were _357Magnums, though I heard no sounds offactory Magnum ammunition being fired.The .38 Special midrange wadcutter was thefavorite load, and many handloads wereused.To emphasize the combat aspect of thetournament, no "alibis" were allowed. Justas misfires and malfunctions might be fatalin combat, they were disastrous to scores inthis match. It would have been still morerealistic to require the use of full-chargefactory ammunition. The .38 Special serviceload is puny enough against a determined,armed opponent. Midrange wadcutters areaccurate and mild, but their use in combatis downright foolish.An assistant chief range officer supervisedeach two competitors on the firing line. Achief range officer supervised each six assistantchief range officers, and the entire firingline of 24 firing points was under the commandof another chief range officer. Armyand Air Force personnel of the MilitaryDepartment at Indiana University scored alltargets in a scoring tent at the end of eachfull course of fire. Competitors could watchtheir targets and those of other competitorsas they were scored, and appeal and protestprocedures were provided. The scoring detaildid a fine job, but it would have beeneasier and more reliable to score after fiveor ten shots.The statistical office was operated ablyand with apparent ease by Mr. AlexanderR. Reiss, Mr. Hillard J. Trubitt, Mrs. MaryParr, and Mrs. Mary Jackson. All exceptMr. Reiss are employed by the IndianaUniversity Center for Police Training.The awards consisted of classic trophies,tie bars and cuff links, belts and holstersmade by Ken H. Cox, and-guns. Nine ColtTrooper revolvers and five Colt Cobras wereawarded to the winning team, the high fiveindividuals, the Class B team winner, andthe high Class B individual.Artificial classification and handicap systemsfail to stimulate high levels of performance,and are not realistic. In gunfights,there are only the quick and the dead. Onthe other hand, large or highly trained departmentsfield good pistol teams more easilythan do small or less finely trained ones.Therefore, divisions may be wise in orderto maintain interest. If so, they should follownatural, clearly definable, and easily maintaineddividing lines.The award system in this tournament wasa very simple, fair and effective one. Besidesthe top prizes, an award was offered to thehigh competitor from each state and PuertoRico. Thus, fifty men could be reached thatconceivably might not otherwise receiveawards. In the future an award to the highman from each foreign country would add tothe international flavor of the event. Forclassification, all competitors were rankedaccording to scores fired. The top, second,third, and fourth twenty-five per cent constitutedClasses A, B, C and D. In each classthere were at least three awards and no nelay,record keeping or jockeying for position.High scorer Loukides took home bigtrophies plus Colt Three-Fifty-Seven.Two of Colt's top repair men, who havebeen familiar figures for years at other nationallyimportant pistol matches, were onhand to make emergency repairs for anyoneneeding them.The second night of the tournament, apanel of several nationally recognized authoritiesin the field of police training discusseda variety of subjects. Formal discussionsranged from futuristic weapons, night training,new courses of fire, and prob]~ofmass training to the legal complications ofusing the police revolver. Open discussionled to views on effective revolver calibers andother items.Indiana University's interest in police trainingbegan in 1936 with a program of instructionin the general academic field of lawenforcement. By 1949, its importance andstature gained departmental status for it, anda four-year course leading to a degree inpolice administration was offered. Coursesare now available leading to the degree ofBachelor of Science in police administrationor traffic safety administration. There is alsoa six-year program with the school of lawthat leads to a combined Bachelor of Arts(Police Administration) and Bachelor ofLaws degrees.The Center for Police Training is connectedwith the Department of Police Administrationfor shorter courses in variousfields of police training for both new and58 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

experienced officers. It fills a need for highquality police training facilities for agenciesin Ind iana and nearby states which. becaus~of their size, budget, or other reasons, cannotprovide the same facilities for themselves.The combined Department of Police Administrationand Center ror Police Trainingis headed by retired Captain Robert F.Borkenstein, Indiana State Police. AssociateProfessor Richard A. Myren, Harvard LawSchool gradnate, has taught academic coursesin law and police science and lectures in thein-service training program of the Center forPolice Training. He has concentrated in thefield of administration of the criminal lawwith emphasis upon criminal investigationand the problems of proof in criminal cases.A. Robert Matt, another former Indiana StatePolice officer, is the assistant director for theCenter for Police Training and appeared tobe the sparkplug of this combat type pistoltournament for police officers.Colt's name has, of course, been a house·hold word in police families for over acentury. Somewhere in the background ofthis match they and Indiana University cametogether in mutual support. I did not askhow the expenses were divided, but theywere not passed on to the participatingpolice officers. There was not even a registra·tion or entry fee. This was a case of twointerested organizations teaming up to stirn·ulate police firearms training.Bloomington, with a population of about30,000. of whom about half are college peo·pIe. accommodated the shooting crowd easilyand comfortably. There were hotel and tour·ist court facilities in town and dormitoryrooms on the campus. Both the dormitoryrooms and buildings were as nice as theaverage businessman's hotel except for theabsence of private baths. That, however, wasno problem. Meals in the university cafe·terias and dining halls were reasonablypriced and good.Some of the younger policemen were quiteat home on a university campus. The moregrizzled ones may have felt out of place, butthey had their laughs too. Early one morningone of the several police chiefs at the tourna·ment and three others about his age were inthe community bath. A very sleepy eyed.sophomoric appearing young man wanderedin, completed the task for which he hadcome, and wandered out, still half awake,muttering hoarsely that the blankety blankstudents were getting older every year.The object of a police combat course is toafford practice and competition in a type ofpistol shooting that duplicates combat asclosely as safety and practicability permit. Itmust develop and test accuracy, speed, bothlong and short range firing, single and doubleaction skill, ability to draw and firequickly without aiming, and ability to utilizesteadiest body positions and available coveror rests.Accuracy is essential. A fired shot whichmisses wastes the officer's time and ammunition.While it is being fired, the criminalmay fire a fatal shot. Its waste becomescritical when the gun is empty and one moreround might mean the difference betweenlife and death. Also, the shot which missesis a hazard to innocent bystanders.Speed is important. A man shooting to savehis life after an opponent begins a hostilemove may have only a fraction of a secondin which to hit that opponent hard enough tostop the host.ile action. Shooting him afterIt has been Done!HANDGUNSCOPE22 INCH EYE RELIEF• Law Enforcement• Target Shooters• Hunters• Field ShootersStocks car v e d for allpopular American guns,individually custom fitted.Box 741you have been hit may prevent his escape,but you still may die from his bullets. PatGarrett is reported to have said, "Speed isimportant, but accuracy is fataL"The police officer going into a dangeroussituation is wise to be as well prepared aspossible even to the extent of drawing hisrevolver and approaching a criminal with itready. There is no faster draw than the gunalready in the hand. However, there will beoccasions when, for various reasons. the reovolver has not been drawn. Then the officermust draw and fire accurately as quickly aspossible. To develop this ability the trainingor competition course should have somestages in which the officer must draw andfire within a short time limit.Whether shooting from the hip should berequired, is debatable. Pointing from shoul·der level without the use of sights is moreaccurate and requires only a fraction of asecond more time. Also, the firing position,"from the hip," is difficltlt to define for competition.Instead of arbitrarily imposing aposition which mayor may not be wise andwhich is difficult to enforce, a shorter timelimit for drawing and firing is suggested.Write for Illustrated Brochure with allinformation on Stocks and how to order!l1errtffs STOCKSTWIN FALLS, IDAHOLet the competitor'choose the most effectiveposition.Two opponents firing accurately will finisha close range gunfight within six roundseach. In some other cases reloading may benecessary, but, at a few yards distance. anopponent may either close in hand-to·handcombat or go for help in the ten or fifteenseconds needed to reload a revolver. Omissionof reloading under time in competitionswould add to the safety of a tournamentwith no loss of practical value.Double action affords great.er speed andsingle action greater accuracy. When t.woseconds or more may be taken for eachfiring cycle, single action may very easily beused and is more accurate. At average speedsof one to two seconds per firing cycle there isdoubt.. At faster than one second per firingcycle, double action has a very definite advantage.A stage at medium range with atime limit of five seconds for five shots wouldencourage double action. However, the decisionas to which should be used in anyparticular situation should be governed bythe speed and accuracy requirements andshould be made by the competitor. This isSIGHTS, SCOPES and MOUNTS(See also Cover 4)Pan Technics scores another first ... a newhandgun scope with 22" eye retief. Perfect forhunting or improving accuracy with iron sights.Precision constructed this new scope comescomplete with clamp-on mount for installationon frame or barrel ... fits any revolver. nodrilling or tapping required (over 300 modets)... 100% satisfaction guaranteed or your moneyback ... check these features:• 22-inch eye relief. _. (Perfect focus & Max. field from5" to full arms length) • lAX. Precision glass opticsthroughout. Fits all revolvers. Complete with Clamp·onmount ... no drilling or tapping required.• 100% moneyback guarantee. 625 tube dia.• All parts designed& manufactured in the U.S.A.fe arder scape , .auRI: Speclf, lIl_e, medel and laarrel learlh. lnclestcheck. clsh, er mORe, order. $1 tor C.O.O. CII. Residenls adll 4% St. fl.PAN TECHNICS, LTD.P. O. Box 578, Encinitas, Calif., G-2.The uPin Pointer 75~ is especially designedto meet the growing need for a moderatelypriced precision instrument. Designed for installationon over 350 U.S. and "Foreign make rifles,including the popular Enfield, the unit is com.pletewith your choice of 'mounts. Score a bUllseye for thesefeatures:• Centered crosshairs - shock mounted _ Coated precision e:lass.plics throughout. Color corrected _ long eye relief - 2.1h to.4"• Internal adjustments _ Choice of power - 2lf2X - 4X - 6X •Wide field - 40' at 100 yrd - 2Y2X • .750 tube diameter 0 Steelconstruction - permanently blued. Price includes mount ..• 350types available. All parts designed & manufactured in the U.S.A.Jabber dealer inquiries invitedGUNS FEBRUARY 1960 59

The best Q.D. Swivel you'llever own! Strong I-piecemachined from solid Alcoa75-T6. Natural color, satinfinish. I" size only.Never beforehas anachromatiC tel e ­scope sold for anywherenear this amazinglow pricel You get clearersharper pictures at all powersbecause of the super compoundAchro Lens. No color, no fuzz. Variableeyepiece adjustable in 22, 45. or 60power. Lower powers excellent for targetshooting and wide angle viewing. Higher powerslor long range and Astronomy. Guaranteed to spot.22 holes in the black at 200 yds. Guaranteed to bringdistant objects. people, planets, etc. 60 times closer. 5bakel1te sections. trimmed in gleaming brass-5 precisionlenses. A precision American made instrument. unconditionallyguaranteed. Carrying case included. Send only$6,98. Cash. check or money order. We pay postaee.Criterion Co.,313 Church St., Hartford, Conn., Dept. TSA-49u. S. SNIPER SCOPESSHOOTERS-COLLECTORS here's a lop Quality orig.G.!. S~IPER SCOPE for sptg. or military rifle. 2 1 hXcoated optics, 5 1 12"" eye relief post & cross-hairs. hydrogenfilled. ,." tube$18.50 ppd.SANTA ANA CUNROOMP. O. Box 1771 Santa Ana. Calif.The skilled hand of the German gunsmith is responsiblefor this .22 caliber. 6-shot repeaterautomatic with self-ejecting clip. Just 4" long,fits easily into pocket or purse. Ideal for sportingevents. stage use, (not available to Calif. residents).Not a let,hal weapon. Sold on money backguarantee. Comes for $6.95 ppd. from Best Values,Dept. A-282, 403 Market, Newark, New Jersey~another case of allowing the man to pickthe firing technique most effective for him.It is elementary that in combat a manshould use any available cover and any restwhich will make his holding steadier and,increase accuracy. But, continued dependenceupon an artificial support may lead to afalse sense of security. In the gunfight therewill be no time for a friendly carpenter toconstruct a nice, neat barricade. More likelythe criminal will have the cover, and theofficer will have to stand up in the open andshoot. Since no prolonged intensive trainingis necessary to teach people to utilize barricadesand rests, that stage could very wellbe left to the training phase and eliminatedfrom competition.The kneeling, sitting and prone positionsare conductive to steadier holding and moreaccurate firing. Their disadvantages are thatit takes time to assume them, and the viewmay be obstructed, particularly in the proneposition. There should be some firing inthese positions in a combat course, but theyshould not be emphasized over the standingposition which can be utilized with a mini·mum loss of time and which is good trainingfor any other position as well.At Bloomington, I selected sixteen competitorsat random and clocked them in theprone position at 60 yards without theirknowledge. They required an average timeof 9.3 seconds from the whistle to assumefiring position, draw the revolver, and firethe first shot. A lot can happen in that time.An officer choosing such a position swapstime for added accuracy and takes a calculatedrisk of being hit while getting into it.The bull's-eye target measures accuracybetter than any other because it imposes auniform penalty for the distance by whichthe desired point of impact is missed. Thesilhouette targets are more likely to holdthe attention of a shooter and to facilitatehigher scores for him. The international rapidfire silhouette has both the silhouette aspectand concentric scoring rings much like aHOLSTERS, CASES, CABINETS(See also pages 3, 10, 44, 61, 62)bull's-eye. It is known the world over andused in the World Shooting Championships,the Olympic Games, the Pan AmericanGames, and the police school at the NationalMatches. It is my first choice as a target fora police combat pistol course.Energetic, imaginative Bob Matt was seek·ing suggestions to improve this tournamenteven before the first firing began. My com·ments on the course of fire have already beengiven him at his request in a friendly effortto help. The complete course with which Iwould replace the one used this year is asfollows:Stage Time1 3 sec.234565 sec.5 sec.Range7 yds.Firing ProcedureDraw and fire fiveshots.7 yds. Draw and fire threeshots on one targetand two on anotherbeside it.7 yds. Draw and fire threeshots with stronghand and two withweak hand.5 sec. 15 yds. Standing with gunin right hand firefive shots.Repeat Stage 4 withleft hand.3 sec. 25 yds. Standing with gunpointing downwardat 45 degree angleraise weapon and fireone shot. Repeat forsecond through fifthshot with seven-sec-'ond rest after eachshot.7 10 sec. 25 yds. Draw, assume kneel·ing position and firefive shots.3 10 sec. 25 yds. Same as 7 except assumesitting position.9 30 sec. 50 yds. Draw, assume sittingposition, and fire fiveshots.10 30 sec. 50 yds. Repeat 9 except as·sume prone position.For competition in important championships,the course should be fired at leastthree times for a total of 150 shots in orderto be more conclusive.There were sound reasons for the interestand enthusiasm of so many serious, sober,safe police officers in the CoIfs-Indiana UniversityMatch. Policemen are not unsociable,but there was an added attraction to beingtogether with other policemen from manyother parts of the country. No expensivespecial weapons or equipment were necessaryto successfully compete in the match. Thecourse of fire encompassed types of shootingthat might be useful in self defense. Train·ing for the match was also training to protectthe lives of citizens and policemen alike.Will this match grow and become establishedas one of America's classics? I do notknow, but it could. I do not believe I everheard so many men leave a match ~saying, "Just wait until next year." ~FREE CATALOGHQui(k-Drow" Holsters• CUSTOM MADE• THE BESTSINCE 1897S. D. MYRES SADDLE CO.P. O. BOX IS05EL PASO. TEXAS60 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

REBLUE THAT GUN YOURSELFthe action's screw heads.2. Remove scratches and tool marks bydraw filing and rubbing with abrasive paper.You may alter a military rifle harrel andtrigger guard to a more pleasing shape if youplan to re-stock the gun later, but do notchange other contours. Polishing is an art initself-work carefully: keep sharp cornersreally sharp, and rou nded surfaces free fromscratches.3. Buff and polish. Power equipment isquick and easy to use if available-otherwisethe job can be done with successivelyfiner grades of abrasive cloth and polishedwith crocus cloth. Keep in mind that thequality of the finished job depends upon thedegree of polish. The parts should look asbright as chrome plate. Use a magnifyingglass to check for scratch·free surfaces.4. Degrease. First, wipe off as much ofthe residue from polishing as you can withcarbon tetrachloride. Grease the inside ofthe barrels well, and plug them tightly withwood dowel, leaving some length at each endfor handles. Wrap a length of wire about theplugs at the ends and leave a sufficient lengthwith which to lift the barrels from the tank.Small parts can be easily handled in a teastrainer. Fill the tank with water, add twotablespoons of lye for each gallon of water,and bring to a boil. Immerse all parts to beblued, and also the wire wheel or steel wool,and boil them for half an hour. You shouldalso clean the swab and rubber gloves byimmersing them for five minutes. Partsshould be handled only with the rubbergloves from now until the bluing is com·pleted, to keep the oil in your skin fromfouling them. Remove the parts, rinse withboiling water, rinse the tank thoroughly, andrefill it with clean water.5. Blue. Place a small bottle of bluingsolution, with the swab in it, in one cornerHANDLOADING BENCH(Continued from page 15)that helps prevent flinching.For a larger case capacity for Hi-V witha 1:10 twist you can economically chambera .243 Winchester to the Harvey .243Maglaska. It will shoot .244 Remington cartridgesif desired, and holds their accuracy.Reloading is with your regular .243 Winchesterdies. You can also trim .257 cases.025" before sizing. This hot·shot takes upto 50 grains 4350 with 75 grain bullets, or49 grains with 100 grain pills. You'll hayea wildcat with increased velocity that shootsfactory ammo, and is easily loaded withstandard dies. Performance is rcal sweetwith 100 'grain bullets that have a sectionaldensity of .238, compared to only .181 for a75 grain, or .217 for 90 grain numbers. Italso handles the long, 105 grain round noseor pointed pills.The .240 PSP is another good wildcat thatwill shoot .244 ammo, using .240 PSP dieswith a different shoulder. It also handlesheavy bullets in a 1 :10 twist. Fred Huntington'sRock Chucker, that did so much tospark both factory 6 mms, uses .257 cases runin a .243 R.C. die. Of course cases can alsobe made from 30-06, .270 or 7 mm hulls.When Fred was working with Capt. G. L.Watkins of .220 Swift and .22 Hornet fame,(Continued from page 25)of the tank and bring the water to a boil.Jmmerse all parts and allow them to heatfor half an hour. Remove them one at a timeand coat with the bluing solution. The partsshould dry immediately and a grey scaleform on their surfaces. Remove the scalewith steel wool or the wire wheel, and replacethe part in water. Do each part in turn,and repeat the cycle. If you are doing onlyone part, such as the shotgun barrels illustrated,allow them to reheat in the water forten minutes before coating again. Six tofifteen coats of solution will be required fora deep, rich color.6. When the proper color is achieved, boilthe parts for an additional half hour. Removethe barrel plugs and swab the insideof the barrels with grease as soon as theyleave the water. Then wipe all parts thor·oughly with gun oil while they are still hot.Clean up the kitchen, and the reblue job iscomplete.It might have occurred to you by now thatit would be wise to chose a day just beforethe kitchen is due for a good cleaningfor your work! Difficulties can be preventedif you send the family out to dinner and amovie while you are busy. and offer to complerelyclean the kitchen when you have finished.This might convince female membersof your family that you are doing somethinguseful.Lat.er, you can complete a fine job bygiving the stock two coats of finish such asBirchwo'od or Linspeed, and then recut thecheckering. If you have blued a double orpump shotgun, you might consider craftinga beavertail or extension fore-end. 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A CHAMPION TELLS HOW TO WIN(Continued from page 28)they named his firm R.C.B.S. to stand for"Rock Chuck Bullet Swage." Fred pioneeredbullet swaging dies that set new records fora"ccuracy and sacked up many rock chucksand other varmints. His swaging dies werediscontinued several years ago, with the lineof loading dies and equipment greatly ex·panded. The R.C.B.S. Model A press is themost popular loading tool used for bulletswaging. It does a most excellent job.So much has been written on the "danger"of hot loads that many handloaders areover-cautious, and load charges too light tobe in the best burning range of a particularpowder for high efficiency. Modern riflesdepend on high pressure for superb performance,and they are safe with "hot" loads.The best charge for your gun and componentsdepends on the powder type, tbecase capacity, and the bullet weight :mddesign. Rather than use a greatly reducedload of modern slow burning powder, you'llfind it better to use a faster burning powderfor reduced ballistics.On the other extreme, it is foolish andimpractical to try to squeeze a few extra feetper second out of a given size case by addyearswas 1952. He won six state shootingchampionships in a row: Minnesota, Wisconsin,Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Kentucky.All told, he won 14 out of 17 tournaments heentered that year.In 1953, he came within an eyelash ofwinning the National crown. "It was a threewaytie," says John, "and I got beat outon X's-three of them. I think the winnerthat year was Crowley of New York."Moschkau's fortunes in 1954 were enoughto discourage most men. He was halfwaythro.ugh the National tournament when hewas abruptly disqualified. 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As a Hi-V fan,plenty of velocity for the job thrills me allover, but I don't "strain the barrel" or useerratic squib loads. Handloading isn't dangerous,even for a beginner. Just follow directionsand don't try for an extra 50 fps.All loads are best if worked up in yourparticular gun.To wildcat or not to wildcat is a controversialquestion. Modern cartridges havehigh efficiency in the right calibers, and servethe average shooter well. A battery of threeor four calibers may take care of his requirements.We hull fillers are not "average," andsome wildcats have a definite advantage.We'll be happier if we try a few, along withmany standards. Happiness is somethingintangible that many people pursue, and wehandloaders have found. It isn't so bad towork for a living, when loading and ~shooting makes the living worthwhile! ~by accepting medals in two regional shoots-a regulation of which Johnny had been en·tirely unaware. That disqualification shookhim badly, and "the road back" was a rough.er one than most people realized. Nor wasthis his only problem. Shortly after the 1954season, Moschkau underwent major surgery.Despite the seriousness of the operation,Johnny was back on the firing line in 1955although he was so weak he could hardlysupport his rifle-now a Winchester Model52-C, which weighs as much as 11% pounds.He realizes now that he shouldn't havebeen out there at all in 1955, or in 1956either."But," he says, "I came out those yearsjust to show the boys I wasn't layin' downon the job after being disqualified. I couldn'teat for 27 days at one stretch," he says. "Ithrew up everything I tried. Some of thoseweeks I can't even recall in my memory..."And yet he still won a few tournaments!Then, in 1957, Johnny reached the highpoint of a great career by firing a higherscore than anybody had ever done before. His6392-488x score at Camp Perry is a worldrecord.How did he feel at Perry when the pressurebegan to mount?"I knew a world record could be set," saysJohnny, "but I hardly dared to think aboutiL"The final match of his 1957 Nationals constituteda fitting climax to his championshipperformance. It was the Dewar 40·shotmatch-20 shots at 50 yards and 20 shotsat 100 yards."I didn't dare turn around during that lastmatch," he recalls. "Everybody was standingbehind me, watching. I could feel their eyeson me all the time. When I got up to changethat last target, everybody wanted to go do itfor me. But I did it myself-I needed a littleexercise by then!"Johnny remembers that the wind was com·ing in at three o'clock and he was holding at9 to compensate for it. "I like to pick a highwind and stick with it," Moschkau pointsout. "That way I can get a narrow patternbetter." It seems to work. At any rate.:M:oschkau shot 20 ten's in less than fiveminutes in the final match at Perry, and"put 'em in there clean as a whistle. Theydidn't even touch the line."He was National Smallbore Champ, andholder of a new world record. The crowdwent wild.His first and most impressive sensationwhen it was over was a sudden and completerelaxation. "Boy, that old stomach fell amile," he grins.What are some of the techniques whichhave made John Moschkau a record-makingNational champion? Johnny offers them gladly.Here they are:1. Never shoo,t a doubt. If you're not completelycertain where that bullet is going.don't pull the trigger. You don't win onguesses.2. Never shoot a long hold. Generally, thelonger you wait, the greater the chance formiss. "The first sight picture is always thebest picture," says John Moschkau.Specifically, Moschkau' adds that a shoot·er should never hold over seven seconds.especially with iron sights. The longer thewait, the less chance for that first and bestsight picture.Johnny can talk expertly and at length onsuch things as trajectory, ballistics, weapondesign--size, shape, and weight-but he saysthat tecbnical knowledge is not essential forthe beginner. He says. "The average shooterdoesn't know what it takes to win tourna·ments; if he did, he'd quit before he starts.He'll learn with experience and have a lotof fun while he's learning. A lot more importantthan technical knowledge are personaldiscipline-practice, patience, and theright mental attitude."When it comes to practice, Moschkautakes a back seat to no one. He has built hisown firing range in his basement. He dug atunnel into one wall and lies upon a cushionedrest in the other end of the basement.The tunnel is illuminated by powerful spotlights,contains a target backstop and amanual target·changing system. Johnny keepshis shooting eye sharp with practice on this50-foot basement range.He wouldn't be without such facilities inhis home. Practice is absolutely essential toaccuracy on a high competitive level-andpractice must include match competition.You can be a fine "backyard" marksmanand fail dismally when the chips are downin competition. You have to shoot matchesto be a match shooter, and Moschkau entersmany tournaments each year. Almost everyweekend, he takes to the road to participatein a shoot which may take place in anyoneof a dozen neighboring states. Then there arethe regional and the National tournaments inwhich this practice really begins to payoff.And, finally, Moschkau fires at' Perry andtakes part in the International matches forthe United States. These are postal matchesfired by the best riflemen in the country asdetermined each year at Camp Perry.The U. S. has won the International matchesevery year Johnny has fired on the team,and twice Moschkau has shot with a U. S.team which set a world mark. In all theyears he has competed with the Nationalteam, Johnny has dropped only one pointfor America.Different nationalities are represented eachyear in the international matches, but someof the stand·by countries include the U. S.,62 GUNS FEBRUARY 1960

Great Britain, Canada, and the Soviet Union.Moschkau says the Russians are getting bet­.•ler each year, as their guns and ammunitioncontinue to improve.As far as patience is concerned, Ioschkauhas waited a long time. He shot his way upthe ladder to Master, and then began along campaign which finally resulted in a Nationalcrown.Perhaps attitude is the all-important thing.Like many other great performers, Moschkaureasons with his inner self during competition.He tries to concentrate on every shot,to avoid making the costly little mistakeswhich can add up to big failure in the longrun, and to fight the typical psychologicalpressure upon a man who is always up withthe best."I always tell myself that a bullet's got onelife," says Moschkau, "and that you can'tshoot it over again. I've seen a lot of shootersfall apart when they began thinking ofwinning before they won. That's why Iwon't shoot a doubt, and why I shoot quicklyrather than holding long."Despite the threat to his sight, JohnMoschkau remains one of the outstandingshooters today. At all else but 100 yardshooting over iron sights, he is still supreme.And if he can come up with that right lenscombination for l00-yard shooting-whoknows? Johnny might once again give thema run for the their money at the ~Nationals. ~SKI SHOOT AT SQUAW VALLEY(Continued from page 39)be a sports curiosity to Americans concernedwith events in far places. Coming directlyclose to home, to be held as a part of theWinter Olympics at Squaw Valley, California,is the Biathlon to which shooting skiersof all nations are invited.Including this para-military event in theWinter Olympics has given rise to worldwidecriticism. Some of this is based on theconcept of its "limited appeal." The heavyfavorites to win this season are the Swedes,who consider this a valuable civilian sport aswell as excellent military training. But acheck on the course of fil'e may change manyreaders' minds about its "limited appeal."Danger, personal skill of the highest order,speed and flashing performance on twoslivers of wood make the Biathlon one ofthe most gripping of all the Winter events.At Saalfelden, the U.S. team fired Garandrifles. Placing sixth out of seven teams entered,our shooters distinguished themselvesby poor marksmanship, which on the scheduleof scoring penalized the team 128 minutes.The next year, only 43 minutes' penaltywas assessed against a Fort Richardson,Alaska, team which received the award forthe "most improved" nation. A factor in thisaward was their use of Model 70 Winchesterbolt action rifles in .30-06 caliber, instead ofthe semi-automatic but not always easyworkingGarands.I recall talking with Hjalmar Steffansson,Swedish Arctic explorer, about his use ofrifles north of the Circle. He applied adhesivetape to all parts of his Mannlicher­Schoenauer where his hands might touch, toavoid frost burn."Once, as I waited for a caribou in coldso still one could hear the animals ten milesaway, I fired and, as I reloaded, the cartridgejammed. I struck the back of the bolt withmy hand (the unpl'otected cocking piece)­and it burned like fire." His palm wasstripped of flesh by the contact of moist skinon zero metal.Firing a rifle in cold weather has unusualproblems. Working the MIs in bitter cold,particularly when fine shooting with delicatetrigger control is needed, gave our Fort Carson,Colorado, first Biathlon team a severelesson: the lesson of defeat.With the bolt action rifles, a strap ties thebolt down during cross-country skiing. Slingsnaps are adhesive-taped to secure themagainst accidental opening if the competitortakes a spill. Automatic rifles and opticalsights are forbidden, though Ml Garands hadonce been used, and the Swedes find theirsemi-auto Ljungman otherwise acceptable forcompetitions. Perhaps the regulation is tomake this more of a "sport" than a militaryevent. True sporting rifles, Model 70s in .243caliber with 80-grain pointed soft-point cartridges,will be used in the Squaw Valley skishoot.Replacing the military ski patrol as anOlympic discipline, the Biathlon is scheduledon a 20-kilometer course roughly 13 miles, inthe McKinney Creek area at Squaw Valley,Calif. In the European shoots from whichthis was developed, contestants have oftencarried combat equipment, but at SquawValley, only rifles and ammo will be theload. The padded Winchestel'S probably willbe carried on web slings-leather stiffens,freezes-while metal keepers and frogs willbe well protected. Front sight covers protectiron beads, but care must be taken to seethey don't accidentally get snow-clogged.Rear micrometer sights have hunter knobs,might also be momentarily stopped by ice,but a heavy breath should clear most peeps.Each man carries 20 shots, takes five atone each of targets on four ranges, skiingbetween volleys. Under this method, two minutesare added to total time for every miss.And misses are possible, with the size ofbulls and the speed and movement underpressure necessary in this hottest of coldcompetitions. As Squaw Valley is set up, thefirst firing range is 200 meters distance,bullseye 25 centimeters, or about ten inches.Second stop is on the 250 meter range, 30centimeter target. Third range is 150 meters,20 centimeter bull, and the fourth is only100 meters, with pulse and breath throbbingand the big artery in your arm flipping thefront sight all over the landscape-insteadof settling slowly, carefully, physically relaxedat a big 30 centimeter bull.The target is blackish brown and on twosupports close to the snow. Though a circle,the bottom five centimeters are lopped off toform a flat base. For the first three ranges,the skier may choose any position: on thelast one, he shoots standing. All positionsare fired without any rest and, if practice isany indicatiou, few will use their slings formore than to carry the rifle. At the range,each shooter is assigned a firing point andtarget number by an official. Only race officialswill be on the course. Spectators, teammanagers or reserves are not permitted toprecede or follow competitors, or they mightpick up a bullet. The skiing is tough, thefiring fast and furious. 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ALBANS, VERMONTCANADIAN BUYERS: Write or see the largest displayL __ ..:t~:)1~B::r:'M::r::.~e .Jminute apart.Right now the American entrants in thiscombination shooting-skiing test are limitedto a one-sided basis for choice. All are skiersfirst, and newly-made riflemen as an afterthought.Last March, 1959, the former fivemanFort Richardson team plus five moreexpert snowmen from that post took almostall honors at the First North AmericanBiathlon Championship, which was also heldat Squaw Valley. The seven top men thenwere shipped down to Fort Benning for anintensive six-week shooting course, beforereturning to duty in Alaska. There, technicaladvisor for Cold Weather and MountainWarfare at Hq, U.S. Army, Alaska, is H. E.Wagner. This nationally certified ski instructorhas kept the men in top form forthe coming competition.Since July, Hq USARAL has kept upBiathlon training with rifle marksmanshipand physical conditioning, in addition to theroutine military duties of the men. The teamhas set up a range almost identical to theone to be shot and skied over at SquawValley and since October has been workingout over it. As of press time, place and timeof the tryouts has not yet been announced,but USARAL hopes to field a strong team of"Olympic hopefuls_" Final selection is inthe hands of the USA Modern PentathlonOlympic Committee.There have been a few more lessonslearned-lessons from defeat, and lessonsfrom a growing proficiency in this unusualcombat course for sport. The contestant mustnot only be an excellent cross-country skier,but also a deadly shot with his weapon.Winter-hard physical condition, and perfectshooting coordination are needed. The finestequipment, specially tuned for the climate,is essential. Match ammunition that holdszero in temperature drops of seventy degreesor more is needed. Rifles must shoot flat,wi th no need to change sights.Cross-country ski racing has been dominatedby the Scandinavian nations and theRussians. 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CAN HUNTERS OUTSHOOT TRAP-SKEET EXPERTS?(Continued from page 18)the long, going-away shots, Dick says, is tocrack them quickly, while your gun is stilldelivering a reasonable pattern. He addedthat, on the doubles and pairs of singles,the modified choke gives you a better overallchance.Everyone in this year's championship shootused 12-gauge guns, and most of the topscoringshooters had two or three. PaulPaise, a Pontiac, Mich., trapshooter who wasthe 1958 champion, uses three. Paul has twoMod. 12s for skeet and trap, and a Browningover-under for the bird field. Both Winchestershave special release triggers thatfire only after they are squeezed and thenreleased. Paul said they help him overcomeflinching.Another past champion is Ray Paise, Paul'sbrother. Ray won in 1957. He is mainlya trap man, but like his brother and likethe first champion, Sam Schmidt, he doesa lot of hunting.Pistol, rifle, and shotgun expert, MaxSegraves, a Lansing, Mich., police detective,was the 1956 "all-round" champion. Maxlabels himself a "general" shooter, with noreal speciality except hitting just abouteverything he shoots at.Checking the scores of the top 100 shootersand their backgrounds in the last championship,this reporter found that the ones whodid well on trap and skeet, but fell down inthe bird field, were non hunters. Good hunterswho did well on the field course usuallyand only fairly well at skeet and trap-unlessHUNTING PRONGHORN ANTELOPEBy Bert Popowski(Bert Popowski, Custer, South Dakota.1959. $6.50)Latest on the Popowski list (previous title,"Calling All Game," and "Calling All Varmints"),this book tells not only where andhow to hunt the pronghorn but all the fascinatingconservation story of the revival andredistribution of what would otherwise almostcertainly have been another extinctAmerican specie. Hunter, guide, and experiencedconservationist himself, Popowski ispeculiarly well fitted to tell this story, andhe has done it well. If you ever plan tohunt pronghorn, this book tells you whatequipment to buy, where to go, how tohunt-even how to take care of the meatand head.-EBM.I'VE KILLED MENBy Jack Ganzhorn(Devin-Adair Co., New York. 1959. $5.00)Wyatt Earp-ophiles may be persuadedagainst this book by the early chapters(which paint Earp as a thief and badman),but if so they will miss a rousing first-personstory of gunfighting adventure (military, lawenforcement, and private) which has fewequals on any shelf of Western Americana.they were shooters like Genesee County farmboy Jay Howlett of Davison, Mich., who"shoots everything that's in season and thenbusts crows in the between times." He placedsecond in the prelimary rounds, with 70x75,missing two in the simulated hunting field,two at trap, and one in skeet.Still puzzled about who is the best shotgunner,this reporter dived in feet first andentered the shoot. I must confess that I'ma fair hunter but never did an awful lot oftarget shooting, for economy reasons. I walkedaway with first place in the "writer'sclass." (There was only one writer, me,brave enough to shoot in front of the bigcrowd! )To further prove my courage, here's myscore: I busted 13 birds in the bird field,14· at trap, and 14 on the skeet range. Ofcourse, the sun was in my eyes; a strongwind was blowing just when I shot; mybarrel was damaged; my boots were tootight; my jacket ripped; laughing from thegallery bothered me; I was tired from lackof sleep; I had a bad cold-and the refereegave me all the hard shots.Close behind me in the order of shooterswas Davison auto-dealer Robert Uptegraff.He made me look real bad. Bob who shootsa Model 12 and who won the preliminary theday before, missed only two shots on thebird field, had a straight on trap, and missedGanzhorn's fast-moving narrative of his experiencesalongside General Funston in thePhilippine Insurrection are unique in myreading and worth the price of the book.As to the Earp angles-there were two factionsin Tombstone then, and anyone whohas delved into Tombstone feelings recentlyknows that there still are two factions. Youpay your money and take your choice.-EBM.THE TRUE STORY OF BILLY THE KIDBy William Lee Hamlin(Caxton Printers Ltd., 1959. $6.00)If 30 years of literary and on-the-spotresearch on the Billy the Kid legend entitleme to an opinion (and I think it does), thisis a worth-while addition to the mass ofexisting literature on the Lincoln CountyWar and its most controversial warrior. Thisone may lack some of the poetic lilt ofWalter Noble Burns' much-abused "Saga,"but it lacks much of Burns' poetic license,too. This one is well documented; remarkablyso when one knows, as this reviewerdoes, how scant the documentation is, andhow hard to find. Much of this story mustcpme from the testimony, written or oral, ofp'eople who lived it and people who witnessedit. True, much of this testimony, maybeall of it, is colored _by the undying prejudicesengendered by the events themselves;but it is refreshing to read again the testimonyof people who knew Billy and whodescribe him as something quite differentfrom the "buck-toothed, back-shooting, psychopathiclittle murderer" our modern knowit-alldebunkers have painted him. He wasa tough kid, in tough surroundings; buthe deserves to be viewed in the perspectiveof his time, as this book views him.-EBM.only one in skeet. He looked like a surewinner with 72x75.Then came Blissfield shooter Fred Knoblauck,who came up with an identical 72x75.They went to a shoot-off, where Uptegl'affbroke 20x25. Knoblauck, with his BrowningOver-Under, had 19x25.There again, two good hunters took tophonors. But it must be pointed out that theseso-called "hunters" looked awful good alsoin the trap and skeet events.The women's event provided an excitingmatch with an unusual ending. A relativenovice won. Mrs. Jenny Oesch, a prettyPontiac, Mich., mother of one child, defeatedthe 1958 runner-up, Mrs. Vi Vandewater ofWaterford, Mich., in a shoot-off.The 28-year-old Mrs. Oesch had to shootthe last ten targets with a strange gun whenher own Mod. 58 Remington jammed solid.Mrs. Oesch started serious shotgun shootingonly seven months before the tournament andentered it "only for the experience." She hada total of 54 hits and defeated Mrs. Vandewater11 to 7 in the bird field.So-what's the answer?The answer is of course, that there's noreal answer to the "who's best" question. Tobe really good at both target and field shooting,you need practice at both. To be an allaroundshotgunner, you have to be able toshoot live birds well, and you must be ableto pop the regulation skeet and trap targetspretty consistently.The true all-round shotgun championmust have field experience, know guns andhow to use them, and must have a good eyeand sharp reflexes. I would say, however,it is easier to be a good shot than a goodhunter. Good hunters are good shots.Anyway, that's the story. Who do ~rou think makes the best shotgunner? ~NEW HAMMERLI.177 MATCH* GAS-POWERED PISTOL *Manufactured and finishedaccording- tothe famous HAMMERLItradition! The accurate,precision· made and well ~ balancedINDOOR TRAINING PISTOL withclick-adjust.:lble rear-sig-ht and check·ered thumb-rest g-rips.GREATWESTERNCUSTOM QUALITYAUTHENTICComplete Line of Single ActionRevolvers. Fast Draw, BuntlineSpecial Deputy, Engraved ModelsDerringers - Parts. SEND 25c FORCATALOG. Dealers Wanted.GREAT WESTERN ARMS SALES CO" Dept. 1011728 Vose St. North Hollywood, Calif.HANDCUFFS.LEG..IRONSMODEL "R"for round lead balls $43.00; MODEL"RD" for round balls and waisted Dealerp,Ejj~~t; ti~~~. ~~:~~~!sKo& ~e,gi~~a~~~ Inquiries1959 RIFLEMAN. InVitedThe I£leal Ohristmas Gift Ask fo' folde"~. HEINRICH F. GRIEDERP. O. Box 4B7,ilmmer Knoxville, IllinoisH ....Modern and antique shackling devices,criminology books. Send 25¢ for largestselection of restraints in the world.PA'rTERSON S'lUTH269-Q SllelJ:lrtl A,~e.• Enst Or:ulge, N. J.YOU FROM DIXIE?Master gunsmiths, best in the South, offer COMPLETEgunsmithing for shooters. attractive repair rates fordealers. Approved by all makers. Stoeger distributor;Browning, Colt etc. agency. Guns, reloading supplies.Satisfaction guaranteed. We trade.BOB HUNTER GUNSHOP, Wall SI. at 7th, Cordele, Go.GUNS FEBRUARY 1960 65

ELMER KEITH SAYS(Continued from page 9)He has now killed 105 elephants in thiswork. On this last trip, he killed 81 elephantsin 9 weeks, and around 70 of themwith the Hornady 500 grain steel jacketsolid from the .460 Keathf:rby case. Heclaims the Hornady bullet is perfect for itssize, but he would prefer a larger caliberthat would leave a better blood trail, as .45caliber holes close up too quickly. He isnow going to experiment with a caliber Isuggested, the 500 on the .416 Rigby orWeatherby .460 case, using the 570 grainBritish Kynoch steel jacket bullet. He evenhas ideas of making a .577 bolt action onthe .505 Gibbs case to be used from a MagnumMauser action. lohn is a confirmedbolt action man and is used to a bolt gun,so won't go to a double. Seventy elephantswell prove the merits of the 500 grain steeljacket Hornady solid in .45 caliber.Lengthening Rifle andShotgun StocksIf a rifle or shotgun stock is a bit short foryou and has a steel or hard-rubber buttplate, it can be lengthened by fitting a goodrecoil pad. We prefer the solid type, like theNoshoc, with no holes or trestle work to fillup with mud, snow, or dirt. However, thispad fitting takes time and the services of anexpert gun stocker as well, if the stock finishis to be kept intact.A much faster and simpler method is toget one of the rubber slip-on pads as madeby Frank Pachmayr and others, and simplypull them on over the butt plate. They arecalled "slip-on pads," but they don't "slip on"at all easily if they fit properly. You willhave to pull and stretch them to get them inplace. They will lengthen yourstock about%" to V2", at the same time giving the buttand toe of the stock considerable protection,as they extend up the stock for some fourinches. These slip-on pads are inexpensiveand do an excellent job of cushioning recoilas well as stock protection, and they can bepulled on the stock in a few minutes or removedin the same time when not needed.Load for .338 Winchester MagnumSpeer Products Co. of Lewiston, Idaho,has worked out a very fine load for the.338 Winchester. It utilizes Speers excellent275 grain bullet. 4831 Powder fromHodgson seems to be the most efficient ofall with heavy bullets in this case. Load73 grains 4831 with the Speer 275 grainbullet for a velocity of 2593 feet. A veryeffective all-around big game load for allAmerican game, and also an excellent Africanplains game load.Speer Handloading ManualSpeer Products Co. of Lewiston, Idaho,now have a new hand loading manual thatheats anything they have formerly put out.It is a most complete manual, with manyloads for nearly all commercial rifle andpistol cartridges. Loads with most procurablepowders are given, so that the handloadercan see at a glance the ~ost efficientpowder for a given bullet weight in hispet cartridge. Here for the first time areloads published for the fairly new .280Remington cartridge.The book is complete with chapters oncase inspection, pressures, components,headspaces and case gauges, powders, primers,and loading tools. Complete instructionsare given for setting up loading toolsand working up super-accurate loads forindividual guns. There is an excellentchapter on the ballistic properties of variousbullets, and their relative sectional densityis given. This alone is worth the price ofthe book. Tables on bullet energy are in·c1uded, and these are very useful for comparisouof the different calibers and bulletweights.A chapter on pistol and revolver loadingcompletes the book, with loads for mostcalibers. A table of velocities from differentbarrel lengths in the .357 S & W Magnumis also useful to show just what can beexpected from various length barrels.All told, I consider this excellent manuala must for all hand loaders, and a veryuseful book for all ballistic students andarms writers as well.Stalking a GrizzlyThe first of this week, while RalphSmothers and 1 were hunting mountainsheep, we spotted a nice grizzly crossing asnow slide half a mile below us. We rodedown some 400 yards, tied our horses atAdvertiserINDEX OF ADVERTISERSGUNS and AMMUNITIONPageROBERT ABElS .....•...................50BEST VALUES CO 60,52EARLY & MODERN FIREARMS CO., INC. 15GOERG ENTERPRISES , 45GOLDEN STATE ARMS CORP , .. , 7GOVERNMENT SURPLUS SALES .' 50GREAT WESTERN ARMS SALES CO., INC. , ..65HEINRICH F. GRIEDER 65B. E. HODGDON, INC. 43HORNADY MFG. COMPANY ...•......... .45BOB HUNTER GUNSHOP 65HUNTERS LODGE 34, 35INTERNATIONAL FIREARMS CO 63LEM GUN SPECiALTIES 41MUSEUM OF HISTORICAL ARMS .. , 50NAVY ARMS , Cover IINORTHRIDGE BULLET COMPANY , .... 52NUMRICH ARMS COMPANYCover IIIPACHMAYR GUN WORKS 61POTOMAC ARMS 53PUBLIC SPORT SHOPS 9,41,12,64SEAPORT TRADERS , 51SERVICE ARMAMENT CORP. . .49SIERRA BULLETS, INC. 4FRED THACKER 64VALLEY GUN SHOP 11,64HANDLOADING EQUIPMENTBElDING & MULL 13C-H DIE CO 14CARBIDE DIE & MFG. CO .43FIREARMS INTERNATIONAL 43LAKEVILLE ARMS, INC 45R.C.B.S '" 44REDDING-HUNTER, INC. 43SAN ANGElO DIE CASTING & MFG. CO 44SIGMA ENGINEERING COMPANY 15ULTRA PRODUCTS .44WILDCAT SHOOTERS SUPPLY CO 45HOLSTERS, CASES, CABINETSCOLADONATO BROS. ....••........•.... 8El PASO SADDLERy 61DON HUME LEATHERGOODS 62GEO. LAWRENCE COMPANY ....••.......60DALE MyRES 62S. D. MYRES SADDLE CO 60PONY EXPRESS SPORT SHOP 10an elevation of some 8500 feet, and stalkedthe bear. I did not want a bear, and soleft the .338 Winchester Magnum on thesaddle; but I took my 6V2" .44 S & WMagnum.The bear worked into a small spring andlaid down facing us with his head underthe bank as he ate some roots. This allowedus to sneak up to just seven paces.We stood there watching him, could havekilled him instantly with the big .44 Magnum.Instead, we decided to scare hell outof him, so he would be wiser and not letsome future hunter slip up on him thatway. I yelled, "Hey, you son-of-a-gun! Whatare you doing?" He came up out of thecreek with the most surprised look I haveever seen on a grizzly. He was certainlyembarrassed, just like a big kid caught withhis hand in the cooky jar. He took onegood look at us, then whirled and ran,wimpering and whining, the hump on hisshoulders swaying back and forth.We sat down and had a good laugh. Helooked like a three·or four-year-old male,tall at the shoulders and hump but not yetfilled out into the huge grizzly he will some·day make if hunters leave him alone. Hewas in one of the most remote sections ofall Idaho, so I think his chances of ~survival are good. ~AdvertiserSCOPES, SIGHTS, MOUNTSPageTANDY LEATHER ............•.•........62WHITCO .................••............61BAUSCH & LOMB OPTICAL CO , .Cover IVCRITERION COMPANY, 60FREElAND'S SCOPE STANDS, INC. 10PAN TECHNICS, LTD 59SANTA ANA GUNROOM 60STITH MOUNTS . , 60STOCKS and GRIPSE. C. BISHOP & SON, INC. ••.. , 50C. D. CAHOON 64CONTOUR GRIP CO 58FASTIME COMPANy .......••............42FIlZ GRI PS , .........•.•................58HERRETTS STOCK ..••...................59SPORTS, INC. 55TOOLS and ACCESSORIESAURAND'S 42B & G GAUGE CO 40FRANCIS BANNERMAN SONS, INC. 12flAIG'S LODGE 3KENFIElDS PRODUCTS ......•........ _. _40KUHARSKY BROTHERS, INC. 64LEHIGH CHEMICAL COMPANy 41FRANK MITTERMEIER ..............•.....40NEW METHOD MFG. 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These shotgun barrels should cause one at these prices!ABOUT 820/0 DISCOUNT-buy an extra, ideal for slug &Winchesterbrush work,l\-'ldl.20"12cyl. bore, all 12 ga.• new. blued,$4.95SAVAGE MODEL 99 BARRELS]iiiliidbBrand ncw, fast pointing 20" carbine lengths, com~~Abt~ S~;~g~ro~~IY~ig~~ r~~;~)e ~trr lv~~~s~~e as;:fl~bl~~$9.60 ea. plus SOt post. (Special: .410 interchangeablebavrel, as sold years ago; new, will requirc forendfitting, only $9.60 ea. plus 50¢ post.).NEW .45BARRELSi27" long X o/a" dia. Used for 44/40 & .44 Spec.High alloy steel, adaptable to Win. '92, 1873,Marine. pistol barrels etc., $7.75 ea. plus 55¢ post.IISAVAGE 19 N.R.A. &23 BARRELS... .~Complete with receivers; all brand new. The 19 NRAmodels are .22 long rifle; the Model 23 barrels ineither 25/20 or 32/20. suitable as tine bbl. blanks orfor replacement of barrel & receivermodel & caliber. While few laston guns. State$9.60 ea.Plus 65c post.JOHNSON RIFLE BARRELSauto, 1911 & Al $6.95.45 AUTO MAGAZINESFREE CASE! !mnde 1954 01 new steel specs••superior to any made previously.New. in orle. wrap_pings. $1.95 ea.-2~ for $3.50.NOTE: When 2 are ordered.Ilew web carrying case includedFREE.ANOTHER NUMRICH SUPER SPECIALHEAVY-LONG SUPER TARGET.22 BARRELS(!!NEW REMINGTON MATCHMA5TER BARRELs.. for useas barrel blanks 01' on Remington guns in the 500 series,26" long, 13/16" diameter, all polished and blued.chambered for .22 1. 1'., 6 groove rifting. Each barreltrued, tested and serial numbered by Remington. Thepride of Remington's barrel makers. Even if you do notNOW have a gun for rrebarreling. you will in the. futUre_may we· sug~est you pick up 1 or 2 of these at thisexceptional price before they are gone? High strengthsteel. suitable for ('enter fire calibers, fine for targetpistol barrels. Originally made for the 513 Targetrifles 5pecial $4.95 plus 50¢ post.(Ramp & f,ront sight for above $1.25)EXTRA HEAVY 22 CAL. BARREL. BLANKS("EXTRA HE,AVY TARGET.22 BARRELS (Steven's 4165); full 26" long. Notelarge dia. of .925 rear, .805 muzzle. Blued, trued andchambered. Only $4.95 plus 60¢ post. (Special:$3B.00 per doz., Lo.b.).38 SPECIAL-.357 MAGNUM-9 MMLUGER BARREL BLANKSBeautiful 6 groove, .357 groove dia., 1 turn in16", full 26" long, .940 o.d. Used for convertingold 92 vVinchesters into .357 magnum rifles(or .38 special), custOln barrels for Colt, S&W,Lugers, etc. $7.75 ea.• plus 50c pp.• or 12"lenghts $4.75 plus 25c pp..44 CALIBER BARREL' BLANKSSOLE MANUFACTURERS OF THOMPSON'- SUBMACHINE GUNS & ACCESSORIESWe have some 20,000,000 gun parts in over 27 1 000sq. ft. of storage space-modern. obsolete, forelgn_advise wants for free Quotation.S~T1SFACTION ALWAYS GUARANTEEDSHOTGUN BEADSDO GET LOST& BROKENHere's a packet of 10 largebead (standard 4/40 thread)sights for usual price of just4/40 __.. one, ONLY $1.00 per Packet 50e.SAVE $8.25 in lots of 75.50 Cal. _I:~'bronze brushes ~for serious cleaning. The extra size makes cleaningbores fast & easy. For all standard rods.Long Lasting. 25 brushes $1.75; 75 brushes $3.00.1917 ; __..U~S. ENFIELD & P-.14 STOCKS-Brand new. l\Iade in 'Vorld 'Var I of finewalnut; stripped of metal, only $2.95 ppd.nVrite wants for other Enfield parts.) Set ofhandguards t$1.75 extra.SAVAGE MODEL 40 1'a;;' '~'~~95W~i~;SCHUETZEN OPEN REAR SIGHTFine "V" notch, nlicrometer~windage & elevation adjustments.S'weat~on or screw down,or both. Pre-tinned for easymounting. Fits all round barrels.For shooters 'who don'tlike peep' rear sights, but stillwant fine adjustments. $2.25 ea.SMALL CARBINESTYLE REAR SIGHT_Similar toearly \Vinchester cal'bine type.Sweat-on. 110 drilling needed;pre-tinned51.75 ea.LARGE IVORY BEADSHOTGUN FRONT SIGHTSIMPROVE HITS. SPECIAL!4 BEADS FOR $1.00=CARBINE REAR SIGHTSNOT $5.00ONLY $7.49 WNew 30/30 barrels.postage.SPRINGFIELD1903Complete with catch, pin & spring. steel. not aluml..num, specify blue ,or parkerized__$6.20 complete.(Guard alone, $3.95, F. Plate alone. $2.25. milledfollower. $1.00, spring 50¢)adjustable for windaee "elevation. fits all U. S. Carbines.slides into receiverdovetail - 2 minutes to install.as issued. $1.85 ppd.&::\111::\SPRINGFIELD A3 SIGHTS. Similar to above, for1903A3 only new, issued $1.85 ppd.WHOODED TARGET FRONT SIGHTSt~8~ADJUSTABLE TARGET d~ 00000 0)PLATE AND SWIVELS ~re-bFor 11/4" sling. 'Vith mounting screws.Complete 51.50 ~Standal'd dovetail_interchangeable inserts included.For Hi-powcr or small bores.' From discontinuedTarget rifle of largest U. S. make-r. At a 700/0discount! $1.49 ea.$12.00 per dozenHIGH EXPLOSIVEANTI-TANK SHELL(Cutaway). Complete with basefuse (dummy). $4.95 plus GOc postage.$~iiijL,;00DEDStandard dovetail, complcte with 3in::;tall. Only $1.00STANDARD DOVETAILOPEN REAR SIGHTSone folding with windage adjust.,other regular. Both . $1.00IESLYMAN 57A REARSIGHTS-SAVE ALMOST 50%-NEWU. S. CARBINEMAGAZINESFRONT SIGHT& RAMP$4.50inserts. ready toe ~~$2.95Quickly Installedsight set. Streamlinedfront rampwith sight. n earsight with bothwindage & elevationbuilt In. Both installedby simply As found on Colttightening Allen set Sporting Riflesscrew. Front .560Ld., reur .775 L(!.Plenty of wall thickness for reaming to all popularsizes. Blued, ready to install. ONLY $2.95for complete set!MAGAZINESJJILYMAN .17A GLOBE FRO~T SIGHTS. Save$1.26 ea. dUl'ing this spccLal olle!', Completewith box of insel'ts. Only $2.25 ppd. (Deal~ers: $20.00 pel' doz.)P-38 $5.50~::~k~~f:~~:ii:~~~~~~~~~~~~HiMauser 1910/34·25 or 32 5.75Thompson 20 shot 300l?E~~¥.,:y;.l.t~~2:i,::~~~:~~~~~~HiThompson Drums, 50 rd., new 4.95B.A.R. 20 shot 30.06 2.75~1i¥nH~!~~-;~~~~~~~~~~;~;~o~HISteyr Straight ,Pull 1.00K-43 (G-43) Bmm 9.95(Many others; write wants)STEVENS-SAVAGE .22 CALIBER MAGA­ZINES. New. Fils all Stevens and Savagemodels after 1923. Spec $1.0'0 ea., :2 for$1.75, 3 fOI' $2.25.FREE Water (& dirt &tobacco) proof rubber capgiven w/ea. magazine.• 5 shot capacity-required by law for ·hunting, fitsflush with guard-streamlines appearance. Solidmachined bottom-not u raw" appearing oversizedfold overs that some are s.elling$'2.45• 15 shot. in original wrap, only $1.00 ea. or 2 for $1.75• 30 shot. "banana" clips only $4.95 Gr ~ for $7.95!JJREMINGTON 500 SERIES.22 caliber magazines. 5 shot, New.Only $1.00 ea., 2 for $1.75, 3 for$2.25.NOW - SPECIAL PRICE!SPRINGFIELD 3 BLADE screwdriversas issued.New$1.00 Plld.GARAND RIFLE CONVERSION KITreduces to 5 shots, only way tomake Garand fully legal forhuntin~ in most states, (casilyin'stalled & removed). Set, completewith special follower &2 five shot clips, $3.95. Extra5 shot clips, 95¢ ea. Standard8 shot clips, $2.00 per dozen.