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DEPARTMENTS
6 First Shot
8 Range Bag
10 Know Your Cartridge: .40 S&W
12 Gun Digest Digital/Letters to the Editor

COLUMNS
14 Defensive Handgunning RICHARD MANN

18 Collector’s Corner JERRY LEE

20 AR Essentials TIGER MCKEE

24 Precision Rifle Shooting RYAN CLECKNER

26 Reloading Bench PHIL MASSARO

30 Modern Gunnery STEVE GASPAR

32 Guns & Gear STAFF REPORT

FEATURES
34 .45 ACP vs. 9mm DOUG LARSON
40 The Perfect 10: The Evolution
Of The 10mm Auto BRIAN MCCOMBIE

46 Perfecting Your Pistol Skills:

Drills For Semi-Autos RICHARD MANN

54 Dial 380 For Assistance:

.380 ACP Pistols For Defense
BRAD FITZPATRICK

60 40 Years A Champion:
The Classic CZ 75 ROBB MANNING

66 ‘Non-Women Guns’ For Women

KAT AINSWORTH

74 Micro Magic: Ruger’s LCP II DICK JONES

111 Using The ‘S’ Word: A Case Study
On Suppressors BRAD FENSON

THE BEST GUN LIST IN PRINT

84 The Gun Digest Marketplace
103 Show & Auction Listings

ABOUT THE COVER

The new Nighthawk Custom T4 in .45 ACP is
a redesign of Nighthawk’s earlier T4 in 9mm.
This .45 ACP T4 has a number of features that
make it well-suited for carry.

Cover image by Richard King.

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The Fallacy Of “Women’s Guns”
hat’s the statute of
W
limitations on stu-
pidity? Is 7 years
long enough? If so,
that means I can
talk about it now. I’m referring to a
moment in time that you can like-
ly relate to: The day I introduced
my significant other to shooting.
It was a beautiful fall day, my
gear bag sagged under the pleasant
weight of ammo in waiting, and
we had the range all to ourselves.
Settling in at a bench, I unpacked
everything needed for my fiancé’s
inaugural shooting lesson, includ-
ing a gleaming new piece of hard-
ware: A Ruger LCR in .38 Special.
Fail.
As awesome as the LCR is as a
carry gun, it most assuredly isn’t
the gun to teach a new shooter
with. This point was driven home
when my eager student fired it
five times, set the gun down and
refused to reload it.
“We’re done here,” she declared,
and then muttered a couple of un-
ladylike comments while check-
ing her right hand for contusions.
“But …” I started. Then, in the
smartest move I made all day, I
shut up.
What went wrong? Everything.
First, I had made up my mind
about what a women’s gun should
be. Small and lightweight. Wrong
and wrong. Small guns, in many
ways, require more skill to shoot
accurately than larger guns. And as
far as weight goes, light guns kick
more, regardless of caliber. Just be-
cause I like my LCR doesn’t mean
it’s a good choice for everyone else
— particularly a new shooter.
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Now, you might or might not be
as slow on the uptake as I was when
it comes to handguns for women,
but either way, I highly recommend
you check out Kat Ainsworth’s fea-
ture about what we’re calling “non-
women guns” on page 66. The right
gun for your daughter/girlfriend/
wife who’s learning to shoot isn’t
small or lightweight or cute or pur-
ple or pink or any other cliche’. It’s
simply the one that fits. You might
have to try different calibers and
configurations to find that perfect
fit, but it’s best to start by not fol-
lowing stereotypes.
When I convinced my nov-
ice shooter to follow me back to
the range again, we went with a
SIG Sauer P250 in .380. Plenty
of weight, mid-size frame, right-
sized caliber for a learner. Things
went well, and progress since
then has been nothing but steady
and pleasant. Stepping up to a
9mm from there was a non-issue.
Now that I’ve been forgiven for
my faux pas of so many years ago,
the only thing we disagree on
when it comes to guns is which
one we’re going to buy next. And
that’s not a bad thing at all.
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A Carry Friendly .45 Auto
Nighthawk expands its concealed carry focus with the T4, now in .45 Auto. // LUKE HARTLE
anufacturers take a lot of different stances
M when they build a firearm. Some focus
strictly on function to keep the cost mini-
mal. Others focus heavily on form and
beauty — freakishly impressive engraving
paired with the most stunning hardwoods
this world has to offer. And each has its place and appeals
to a specific audience.
But then there are others that have it all: functional beau-
ty built around a utilitarian design where it’s obvious that
every little detail has been thought through … where even
the tiniest features just make sense.
Nighthawk Custom took this approach when they rede-
signed the T4 specifically for the .45 Auto — and more spe-
cifically, for the shooter looking for a concealed carry .45
Auto that features as much form as it does function.
Through Nighthawk’s touted “One Gun, One Gunsmith”
design and build philosophy, the three biggest drawbacks
to a .45 Auto were addressed first: muzzle controllability,
magazine capacity and overall size.
Reliability was the most important consideration when
plans for the new T4 began — the gun was originally built
as a 9mm offering and is still available as such — which
is why Nighthawk utilized the 3.8-inch match-grade barrel
over the, in their words, “more popular but less reliable 3.5-
inch or shorter barrel.” The barrel is crowned and recessed
Photo: Richard King
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with the slide, and the front of the slide has cuts designed
to reduce weight. And of course, the 1911 design maximizes
magazine capacity.
Perhaps most interesting is the fact that the frame of the
T4 .45 Auto is “thinned” just like Nighthawk’s Lady Hawk,
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crowned barrel, giving a unique look to the T4.
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– Forged officer-size frame
– Match-grade .45 ACP bull barrel
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– Heinie Ledge Straight Eight Tritium night sights
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– 25 lines per inch checkered front strap and mainspring housing
– Shortened slide stop and beveled frame
– Lightweight aluminum Nighthawk Custom tri-cavity trigger
– Completely dehorned for comfortable carry
– New ultra hi-cut front strap
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at just under $3,500. That said, it’s imperative to remember
that this isn’t just another .45 Auto built to fill a hole in a
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The 6.8 Stopper
I saw your brief write-up on the 6.8
Remington SPC at GunDigest.com
a little while back. I’ve had an AR
chambered in 6.8 since 2006 — and
I love it! For hunting, it kills much
better than I ever thought it would.
For plinking or training, only the cost
keeps the 5.56 NATO alive for me.
Then again, reloading helps.
— Steven Schumacher,
online comment
Thanks for the comment, Steven. The 6.8
SPC certainly packs added punch into
the AR-15. At reasonable distances, it’s
a highly capable round for medium game
such as deer, and it’s a proven hog slayer.
It might not have the legs of some AR
cartridges (such as the 6.5 Grendel), but
it wasn’t designed for that purpose, being
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— Gun Digest Staff
Summer Carry Considerations
Enjoyed reading your article online
about 13 great summer carry guns.
The only suggestions I’d make are
that you mentioned in passing the
Kahr CM 9mm, but they also make
the CW — which is lower-priced than
the CM versions — in .380 Auto,
9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP. I have
one of each, and they’re terrific! Also,
when you mentioned Kimber, don’t
forget that they just came out with
their first revolver, and also the new
Colt Cobra has just come out. Both
are .38 Special +P rated, which I’m
sure would fall in with other revolvers
as good carry guns. Thanks again — it
was an interesting article.
— Big D, online comment
Thanks for commenting. You’re absolutely
right about Kahr’s CW series. I think I
mentioned one in there, the CW380 as an
alternative, but it’s true that all of those
in that CW line are pretty lightweight,
concealable options, with none more
than 20 ounces empty. And they’re quite
affordable, too. Kimber’s new K6s and
Colt’s new Cobra were both options I also
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the felt recoil is pretty minimal. I’m glad
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One of the eternal truths of carrying a
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We buy clothes we hope are comfy
and make us look good. Where the
problem arises is finding garments
that accomplish those things while
still allowing us to conceal a handgun
we can shoot with skill, and that we
hope is capable of stopping a fight.
The classic answer was a photogra-
pher’s vest. However, they’ve sort of be-
come the “here’s your sign” that you’re
packing heat. Although I do not think
the photographer’s vest is as much of a
universal symbol of something under-
stood as is say, the Golden Arches. I do
think they’re dated. I still like a vest to
cover up my hog’s leg, and the one I’ve
recently become attached to wearing is
the Ternitz Vest from Jagdhund-USA.
This is a functional vest with two
large front pockets and a large rab-
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might not need to tuck a dead rab-
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just as handy for shoving in small
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Black Hills has chosen an interest-
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with other manufacturers looking
for modernized projectiles. It has a
long history of working with various
military and government agencies to
create unconventional munitions …
I’m talking stuff like nanometal (ex-
ploding) bullets. The manufacturer’s
extensive experimentation with non-
expanding bullets allows them to cre-
ate projectiles capable of delivering
wounding patterns similar to what
is expected from expanding bullets,
without sacrificing penetration.
Honey Badger bullets are solid cop-
per but have either three or four deep
scallops around their circumference.
These cuts extend to the bullet nose
where they come to together, creating
either a three- or four-pointed, sharp-
edged star. On impact, these scallops
— rotating at an intense velocity —
force tissues outward by dynamic fluid
dislocation. It works to increase the ra-
dius of the hole the bullet creates.
The unique non-expanding Lehigh Defense bullet
used by Black Hills in its Honey Badger line provides
a modern take on defensive handgun ammunition.
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I tested .380 Auto, 9mm Luger and
.38 Special Honey Badger loads in
10-percent ordnance gelatin from
compact handguns, and the minimum
depth of penetration was 14 inches. I
was surprised at the damage inside the
gel blocks; it mirrored that of conven-
tional hollow-point bullets at similar
impact velocities for all three cartridg-
es. Of course, with gelatin tests we can
only speculate how a bullet will per-
form in the real world.
I asked Jeff Hoffman at Black Hills
why he chose Honey Badger as the
name for this line of ammunition.
Hoffman said, “Because this bullet,
like the small but ferocious Honey
Badger, does not care about things
that cause others to fail.” What he was
talking about is the ability of this bul-
let to defeat intermediate barriers like
clothing, wallboard, plywood and auto
glass, and still be lethal. Since it’s not a
hollow point, and because it does not
expand, there’s nothing to fail. „
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 DEFENSIVE HANDGUNNING
PHOTO: Gunsite Academy

QUOTH THE RAVEN

“Fast is fine, but accuracy is final.” That quote was at-
tributed to Wyatt Earp by his biographer Stuart Lake. I’m
guessing what Earp really said was something like, “You
need to be fast, but you better hit what yer a shootn’ at,”
and then Lake exercised a little poetic freedom.
It took about a half-century for someone to better
explain Earp’s credo. Jeff Cooper, founder of the Ameri-
can Pistol Institute — now the raven-logoed Gunsite
Academy — best explained what Earp was advocating
with his own credo, “diligentia, vis, celeritas” or “DVC”
for short. These Latin words translate to “accuracy,
power and speed.” DVC became the motto of IPSC (In-
ternational Practical Shooting Confederation) and the
foundation of the competitive shooting matches they
endorse. Incidentally, Cooper was the founding presi-
dent of IPSC, too.
The message Cooper and IPSC are trying to get across
is exactly what Earp was trying to say in 1931. You must
effectively balance accuracy, power and speed. In other
words, you should apply as much force — to the correct
spot — as fast as you possibly can. Essentially, you’re
solving a gun-fighting triangle in order to be as lethal as
possible. This is clearly good advice. The real question is,
who said it better: Earp, Lake or Cooper?
And, finally, we’ll leave you with another quote, one
I’ve committed to memory from John Steinbeck: “The
purpose of fighting is to win. There is no possible vic-
tory in defense. The sword is more important than the
shield, and the skill is more important than both. The
final weapon is the brain. All else is supplemental.” Stein-
beck was an American author who won the Nobel Prize
in Literature. He wrote, Of Mice and Men, The Grapes of
Wrath and East of Eden. Ever heard of those? GDTM

Richard A. Mann is one of today’s most popular gun writers. He’s

contributed to numerous publications and authors the blog Empty-
Cases.com. Mann has also authored several firearms books, including
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Remington’s First Semi-Auto

The Model 8, and later the Model 81 Woodsmaster, was a classic John Browning desi ned
semi-auto, and one of the earliest to see real success.

he Remington Model 8 semi-automatic rifle was years it was known simply as

T one of the many firearms designed by John M.

Browning. Its history goes back to the turn of
the 20th Century when Browning was grant-
ed a patent for the rifle on October 16, 1900.
Production didn’t begin until 1906, and for 5

Here are some estimated values of the Model 8 and Model 81

the “Remington Autoloading
Rifle.” The designation became
the Remington Model 8 in 1911,
and its production run lasted un-
til 1936, at which time a few de-
sign changes were made and the
Model 81 was introduced.
Browning made an agreement with Fabrique Nationale
(FN) in Belgium to manufacturer the Model 8 as the FN
series, courtesy of Standard Catalog of Firearms 2017 Edition:
Model 1900 with sales limited to areas outside the United
Model 8 States. The FN model was in production from 1910 until
Add 35 percent for .25 Remington caliber. Add 75 percent for Grade C, 1929 and was not a big success. Only 4,913 were made and
100 percent or more for higher grades. these were sold mainly in Western Europe and Canada.
The Model 8 was essentially a rifle version of the
Standard Grade
Browning Auto-5 shotgun. The 22-inch barrel was cov-
NIB Exc. V.G. Good Fair Poor
$1,400 $1,200 $800 $550 $250 $125 ered by a full-length tube enclosing the recoil spring. The
rifle operated on the same type of long recoil action as
Model 8A the Auto-5, in which the barrel and bolt move to the rear
NIB Exc. V.G. Good Fair Poor of the receiver when fired. They then unlock to eject the
$1,600 $1,300 $900 $600 $300 $150
fired round and move forward to chamber another one.
Model 8C
NIB Exc. V.G. Good Fair Poor Leading The Pack
$3,000 $2,500 $1,500 $900 $500 $300 As one of the first successful semi-autos, the Model 8 be-
Model 8D Peerless came quite popular. More than 160,000 Model 8s and 81s
NIB Exc. V.G. Good Fair Poor
were sold from 1906 until 1950, when the 81 went out
$6,000 $5,000 $3,500 $1,750 $800 $400 of production. Here’s a breakdown of production figures:

Model 8E Expert Remington Autoloading Rifle (1906-1911) ..............26,000

NIB Exc. V.G. Good Fair Poor Model 8 (1911-1936) ................................................80,600
$7,500 $6,000 $4,000 $2,250 $1,100 $450
Model 81 (1936-1950) ..............................................55,581
Model 8F Premier Total production ............................................ 162,181
NIB Exc. V.G. Good Fair Poor
$10,000 $8,500 $7,500 $3,750 $1,600 $700 The Model 8 gave birth to several new cartridges: .25
Remington, .30 Remington, .32 Remington and .35 Rem-
Model 81 ington. The .35 Remington was the most popular and still
Standard Grade. Add 300 percent for police model with high-capacity magazine.
is today. These are all rimless cartridges and were designed
NIB Exc. V.G. Good Fair Poor
$1,100 $900 $750 $500 $250 $125
to reliably operate from the Model 8’s five-round fixed
magazine. The most sought-after chambering for the Mod-
Model 81A el 8 is the .25 Remington. Buyers should be expected to
NIB Exc. V.G. Good Fair Poor pay a premium of 30 to 35 percent for this caliber.
$1,200 $1,000 $850 $500 $250 $125 The Model 81 was introduced in 1936, and the .25 Rem-
Model 81D Peerless ington was dropped a year later. The .300 Savage was added
NIB Exc. V.G. Good Fair Poor in 1940 and the .32 Remington was not made after WWII.
$7,500 $6,000 $4,000 $2,250 $1,100 $450 Since very few .25 Remington Model 81s were made, a pre-
mium of 30 to 35 percent would also apply for this model.
Model 81F Premier The Models 8 and 81 were both offered in high-grade
NIB Exc. V.G. Good Fair Poor
$10,000 $8,500 $7,500 $3,750 $1,600 $700 models with engraving and better walnut stocks. These
were known as the A, C, D, E and F grades, sometimes

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 Photo courtesy Remington Society.

The high-capacity magazine indicate

es that
s a w e rcemen t was
customized by the Peace Officer’s E
Equipment
Company of St. Joseph, Missouri.

auto rifle. At least one of Model 740, a gas-operateed semi-auto

referred to as Standard, S cial,
Peerless, Expert and Premier grades.
Another special series was the Police
Model. These models featured higher
capacity magazines holding 10,10 15 or
20 rounds, some with larger fore-ends
and some featuring engraving for indi-
vidual police departments. The Peace
Officer’s Equipment (POE) of St. Jo-
seph, Missouri, was the major source
for these customized police rifles, and
another was Hawkeye Protective Ap-
pliance Co. of Des Moines, Iowa.
Remington recognized an oppor-
tunity to extend its market for the
Model 81 and, in 1938, began plans to
create Special Police models, in some
the rifles was a Browning
BAR, and it’s likely that,
in addition to Hamer’s
some of e ot rs were l 7400 and 750 through thee years, with
8s. News reports at the time said
more than 130 rounds were fired into
Clyde s Ford V-8
Bonnie and Clyde’s V 8, killing
them instantly. There were subse-
quent reports that Frank Hamer’s rifle
was a Model 81, obviously incorrect
since the 81 was not introduced until
1936. His Model 8 is on display at the
Texas Ranger Museum in Waco.
The Model 81 remained in produc-
tion through 1950, and it was 5 years
before Remington replaced it with the
that picked up the Woodsmaster nick-
name from the earlier M Models 8 and
81. The 740 evolved into the 742,
the 750 being discontinueed at the end
of 2016, leaving the R-15/R-25 AR-
centerfire semi-auto
types as the only centerfi
rifles in the Remington line. GDTM
A life-long shooter, hunter and firearms
aficionado, Jerry Lee built his career in the
firearms publishing business. He’s the editor
of Standard Catalog of Firearms and the Gun
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Trick Out Your AR’s Trigger

If you’re looking to enhance the performance and accuracy of your stock AR, upgrade that trigger first.

Lightweight, or match, triggers are great for

recreational or competitive shooting, but for ARs
intended for duty or defensive use, a pull weight of
about 4.5 pounds is as low as you want to go.

he AR is a great firearm. special tools. There is no “fitting” re- the result is full-auto fire. Modifying

T It can be used for almost

anything. There are plen-
ty of aftermarket parts to
work with, so you can cus-
tom configure it to fit any
particular application. One of the first
areas you should address is the trigger
group. Regardless of the application of
your gun, a good trigger will make get-
quired to swap out the AR trigger. As
long as your receiver is within spec —
which most are — all that’s required
is to remove the old parts and install
the new. And if you’re not sure about
what you’re doing, have a qualified
gunsmith address this for you.
Do not, under any conditions,
modify the stock trigger components.
the factory components is dangerous.
Luckily, you don’t have to rework
anything. There is a host of aftermar-
ket companies offering great triggers
for the AR. Once you decide what
you’re going to do with the AR, you
can then select the appropriate trigger.

Match vs. Defensive Triggers

ting accurate hits easier.
The AR’s Mil-Spec trigger is pretty
rough. It feels gritty. As you press
the trigger, it catches and grabs on
the rough areas. However, one of the
coolest features of the AR is its modu-
lar design. It’s simple to swap out vari-
ous components, often without any
These parts are heat treated, but only
on their very surface. Polishing/grind-
ing or removing material will take off
the hard surface, leading to rapid wear
on these areas. It might work great ini-
tially, but you’ll soon experience dou-
ble-taps, which are shots fired as you
reset or release the trigger. Sometimes,
The first decision to make is between
a competition trigger for matches or
a trigger for defensive and patrol use.
Match or competition triggers are
usually highly modified, varying in
shape and weight significantly from
the original designs. Some are adjust-
able. They have a very smooth ac-

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tion, and normally a greatly reduced
pull — the amount of pressure re-
quired to drop the hammer. A light-
weight trigger is fine on the range, or
an AR set up for specific applications,
such as a “special purpose rifle” for
hunting or sniping. They are not for
defensive or patrol use.
A match or competition trigger
should not be used for defensive or
patrol work. Under stress you lose
dexterity in the fingers. During a vio-
lent confrontation, you’ll be mov-
ing, using different firing positions
and fighting. A trigger that’s too light
leads to negligent or unintentional
shots fired. We see this occur during
drills on the range, which means it
will definitely be a problem under
stress when lives are on the line.
A light trigger can be a legal liability.
“Common custom and practice” is the
key phrase. For the AR, this means a
trigger of at least 4.5 pounds or more.
Going with a trigger that’s lighter than
what is accepted for the purpose has
been a major factor in court cases. Mas
Ayoob discusses this in his classes, cit-
gundigest.com
Installing a new trigger in your AR is a simple gle-stage trigger requires
process. If you’re not sure about what you’re
doing, then have someone else install it. While one smooth press, from
it’s a simple modification, you can get things
wrong, which creates a dangerous firearm.
ing a few court cases where “hair” trig-
gers were major factors.
In Ayoob’s first case as an expert
witness, Florida v. Luis, the light trig-
ger was critical to the manslaughter
charge against Alvarez, a police of-
ficer. In Santibanes v. Tomball, the
lawsuit “alleged negligence because
the officer had created, ‘with the best
of intentions,’ a trigger pull lighter
than the gun’s manufacturer specs
for ‘duty/self-defense use.’” Although
these cases involved handguns, the
same can be applied to the AR.
If you’ve been following along with
this column, or if you’ve been around
ARs for a while, you know gear selec-
tion is dictated by the anticipated use
of your rifle or carbine. This consider-
ation is also mandatory when select-
ing a trigger. The wrong trigger can
lead to embarrassing or tragic results.
With the right trigger, however, the
AR will do anything you need.
Single- vs. Two-Stage Trigger
You’ll also need to decide between a
single- or two-stage trigger. The sin-
beginning to end, to fire
the shot. You start press-
ing and, at some point,
the shot fires.
A two-stage trigger has two phases.
As you press and take out the first
stage, you hit a “wall,” which is a
distinct point where you start to feel
increased resistance. This is where the
second stage starts. Apply a little more
pressure, and the shot fires. This pro-
vides a break point you can feel; you
know when the shot is about to fire.
For newer shooters, this can cause a
flinch, tensing up in anticipation of
the shot that’s coming. For an accom-
plished shooter, this can be an advan-
tage: You’re able to fire the shot exactly
when you want.
Drop-In vs. Standard
Configuration
Today you have the choice between a
drop-in trigger group and a “standard”
group. Drop-in trigger groups are self-
contained units pre-assembled within
a housing. You remove the old parts,
slip in the new trigger group and in-
stall the pins to retain it.
The standard parts are just like the
Mil-Spec originals. There are separate
components that you assemble inside
the receiver. Both types of triggers
work very well, although the drop-in
triggers have started to gain popularity,
especially with competitive shooters.
For competition triggers, or a “spe-
cial purpose rifle” for surgical shoot-
ing, I recommend Geissele or Timney.
Geissele offers several designs for the
AR, featuring standard-type compo-
nents to install. Timney specializes in
drop-in trigger units.
For general-purpose or defensive
trigger assemblies, I highly recom-
mend ALG’s ACT trigger group. This
group comes with all the parts need-
ed — trigger, hammer, disconnector,
springs and pins — to install in the
AR. The ALG parts are Mil-Spec in size
and shape, but they have polished and
coated surfaces that provide a smooth
action and crisp break. The group
comes with two hammer springs: One
provides a 4.5-pound trigger pull,
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AR ESSENTIALS

To know exactly what the trigger and the other a 6-pound pull. This is
weight is, you’ll need to use a
gauge or weights. Don’t trust a great trigger, especially considering
what you “feel.” A good trigger the price, which is about $70.
will be smooth with a crisp and Before you go out and spend a lot
consistent break to fire the shot. of money on a trigger for your AR, re-
search and study not only what’s avail-
able, but also determine how you will
use your gun. Go to the range and ask
other shooters what they use. When-
ever possible, test fire them. Eventu-
ally, you’ll discover what trigger best
suits your purposes. Once you’ve got
it installed, then work dry fire to learn
the trigger, and live fire to check your
results. While a good trigger won’t
make up for insufficient skills, it will
make it easier to get consistently ac-
curate hits. GDTM

Tiger McKee has been working with the

AR-15 platform for more than 30 years and
is director of Shootrite Firearms Academy in
northern Alabama. His new book, AR-15 Skills &
Drills, is available at his site, ShootRite.org, or at
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Addressing Air Pressure

At extended ranges, air pressure alters bullet flight — and impact — more than you might think.

n the past three columns, we’ve

I dissected how gravity and wind

are the two main variables that
affect your bullet’s path. Yes,
other environmental variables
matter, too; however, they only
change how much of an effect gravity
and wind will have.
The reason your bullet falls more by
the time it reaches a 900-yard target
than it does for a 100-yard target is be-
cause it was exposed to gravity longer.
Therefore, the longer it takes a bullet
to reach the target, the more gravity
and wind will move the bullet off of
its original flight path.

A Bullet’s Speed
There are three variables that deter-
mine a bullet’s speed on its way to
the target:
1. The initial speed of the bullet
2. The efficiency of the bullet
3. The external and environmental
variables
In discussing a bullet’s speed, we’ve
already covered the initial speed of the
bullet and the aerodynamic efficiency
of the bullet (Editor’s Note: For more
information bullet efficiency and bal- Air pressure is an environmental variable that certainly affects your bullet’s trajectory.
listic coefficients, see “Precision Rifle Less air pressure, other factors being equal, results in a faster velocity for the bullet.
Shooting” in the Fall 2017 issue of
GDTM). Now it’s time to explore en-
vironmental variables. Therefore, a bullet will slow down Can You Handle The Pressure?
The environmental variables that faster in dense, thick air than it will More air pressure results in denser air.
affect a bullet’s path are: in less-dense, thinner air. Why does The air’s pressure will change based
1. Air pressure this matter? A bullet that slows down on certain weather patterns and also
2. Temperature more will take longer to reach a tar- the altitude. As a general rule, air
3. Humidity get — and be moved off of its original pressure is lower the higher you are
There are also things called “spin path more by gravity and wind. above sea level, and vice versa.
drift” and the Coriolis (and Eötvös) This is because air actually has some
Effect that can change your bullet’s Remember this: mass and is pulled down by gravity.
path. However, we’ll save those for fu- Denser air = slower bullet = At higher altitudes, there are fewer air
ture discussions. lower impact on a target molecules being pulled down on your
head than there are at lower altitudes.
Air Density Going forward, we’re going to ex- Compare this to water pressure. The
Each of these three listed variables plore each of the three variables that deeper you go into water, the higher
can change the density of the air. Put affect air’s density individually be- the pressure. The same phenomenon
simply, a bullet doesn’t travel as well cause each are extremely important causes this — there’s more water above
through dense, thick air as it does to understand. In this column, we’re you that gravity is pulling down on.
through dry, thinner air. going to explore air pressure. However, it’s not always true that a

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higher altitude will have less air pres-
sure. Weather patterns can also have
an effect. Typically, when a storm is
coming, the air pressure drops.
Therefore, you could be hiking a
mountain with an altimeter in your
hand, which measures the air pres-
sure and tells you your altitude. As you
hiked up the mountain and watched
the altimeter, you’d see your elevation
measurement go higher as you hiked
into less dense, lower-pressure air. If
you stop to take a break and you no-
tice that the altimeter keeps going up,
that’s a sure sign that a storm is coming
— the air pressure is decreasing even
though you’re not changing altitude.
Air pressure is typically measured in
the amount of mercury that’s pushed
up a measurement column (in either
inches or millimeters). For example,
an air pressure of 29.95 inHg (inch of
mercury) means that the actual pres-
sure of the air on the mercury in a
gauge is enough to push the column
of mercury 29.95 inches up the mea-
surement column.
Barometric vs. Station Pressure
Air pressure is usually measured and de-
scribed as “barometric pressure.” Baro-
metric pressure, which you probably
hear about on your local weather report,
is useful in day-to-day life because it has
been corrected to remove altitude as a
variable and instead only focuses on
the weather patterns. This is helpful for
weather reports because the barometric
pressure reading allows for the air pres-
sure to be compared between Denver
and New Orleans. This is not helpful,
however, for shooting long range.
When shooting long range, we want
to know the actual pressure of the air
through which our bullet is flying. An
artificial number that has been “nor-
malized” to help compare different
cities is not helpful for shooting.
Instead of barometric pressure, I
encourage you to pay attention to
“station pressure,” which is the ac-
tual measurement of the air’s pressure
on mercury at that specific location
(weather station) where you’re at.
To convert from barometric to sta-
tion pressure, subtract about 1 inch of
mercury for every thousand feet of el-
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evation. By using station pressure, you
might see that the air pressure at posi-
tion “A” is 29 inHg, while the air pres-
sure at position “B” (3,000 feet higher)
is 27 inHg. This shows that the air will
be thinner at position “B” and you
can expect your bullet to get to the
target faster and not fall as much due
to gravity if air pressure is the only
variable that changed. If the weather
patterns were similar between these
two locations, the barometric pressure
would be the same.
Air Pressure’s Effect
On Your Bullet’s Path
There’s no standard change to every
bullet’s speed and path due to air pres-
sure changes. This is because bullets
of different initial velocities, aerody-
namic shape and weight will all be-
have differently. Despite the different
behavior among individual bullets,
the net effect is still the same — less
air pressure results in a faster bullet.
To figure out how air pressure
changes your particular bullet’s path,
you are going to have to use ballistic
software. There are many applications
available for your smartphone that
can compute this for you, and some
manufacturers of bullets and scopes
also provide free software. For exam-
ple, I’m a big fan of the free software
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By recording the effect of gravity on
your bullet at different distances at a
certain air pressure, you can then ad-
just the air pressure in the various soft-
ware solutions to see the change it will
have on your bullet’s path. Also, there
are tools that you can take with you
into the field that will measure the air’s
pressure at your location and also com-
pute the corrections for your bullet.
The Bad News
Unfortunately, it’s not quite this sim-
ple. You can’t just look at air pressure
and assume that shooting at higher al-
titudes will result in a faster bullet that
doesn’t drop as much. Other variables
are also going to affect the air’s den-
sity. The one we’ll cover in the next
column, temperature, often has the
opposite effect of air pressure.
Colder temperatures result in dens-
er air and slower bullets. And where
do we often find colder temperatures?
That’s right — higher altitudes. GDTM
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RELOADING BENCH // PHIL MASSARO

Put A Crimp In Your Style

Handloading ammo for your favorite handgun shouldn’t be difficult, but you should never skimp on the crimp.

andgun cases generally

H aren’t a difficult pros-

pect to load for, but the
crimping process might
require some additional
attention in order to keep
things as consistent as possible. There
are, generally, two types of crimps:
1. Roll crimp: Where the mouth of
the case is physically rolled into
the bullet’s cannelure
2. Taper crimp: Where the case
mouth is left alone and the side-
walls are squeezed against the
bullet to keep things in place

Roll With It
Revolver loads using a bullet with a
cannelure utilize the roll crimp. The
true hard-kicking magnum cases, such Revolver cartridges with a cannelure require a roll crimp to prevent bullet slip in powerful
magnums. Most semi-auto pistol cartridges, on the other hand, generally utilize a taper crimp.
as the .44 Rem. Mag., the .454 Casull
and the .500 S&W, will easily cause a
bullet to slip forward out of the case
mouth. This bullet slip — also referred
to as pulling crimp — can and will
cause your cylinder to lock up tighter
than a drum, and the fix is not easy.
So, I make sure to put a nice, heavy roll
crimp on all my revolver cartridges.
The process is rather simple and
uses the seater die to apply the crimp.
What I do, while setting up my dies, is
to make several dummy cartridges to
get the crimp and seating depth per-
fect before I start loading cartridges.
Inside the seating die, at the very top
of the die, is a small shelf that rolls the
case mouth toward the center point of Cartridges such as the .45 ACP headspace
the case. It takes some experimenta- on the case mouth and require a taper crimp.
tion — and several ruined cases — to
find the proper amount of crimp by
adjusting the seating die body up and
down until you get it right. Roll crimping works best if you keep or just slightly shorter (I’ve had a few
Once you do find it, and lock the all your brass trimmed to the same runs of brass that actually came short
die body down in the press, you’ll be uniform length. If your brass isn’t from the factory), so as to keep it all
all set — that is, until you switch bul- uniform, the short cases won’t have neat, tidy and uniform.
lets. A different bullet will most likely enough crimp, and the long cases will
have a slightly different seating depth, have too much crimp, bulging the Taming The Taper
and you’ll have to adjust the seater it- case and making for feeding problems Taper crimping is the preferred crimp-
self until you get the cannelure cen- in the cylinder. I like to trim all my ing method for the autoloading pistol
tered perfectly on the case mouth. cases to the SAAMI-specified length, cartridges and for revolver cases using

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bullets with no cannelure. A separate extremely uniform results. I’ve used while not overworking your cases. The
crimping die is employed, which will this method for making ammunition Profile Crimp dies might take a bit of
squeeze the case walls tightly against for the .44 Rem. Mag., .38 Special and getting used to, but once you’ve got
the shank of the bullet. .357 Mag., and I’ve noticed a marked things adjusted properly, you might
Because almost all of our popular improvement in accuracy and uni- find yourself wondering how you ever
rimless pistol cases — think 9mm form velocities throughout. lived without them. These dies can
Luger, .40 S&W and .45 ACP — use Don’t get too crazy with the amount help wring the most accuracy out of
a good, square case mouth for head- of crimp you apply; a light profile an already solid target pistol.
spacing, a roll crimp wouldn’t be a crimp will hold things nice and tight They are also available with a mi-
good idea, and the taper crimp is
more than adequate to keep the bul-
lets where you seat them during the
violent cycling of the action.
Applying any roll crimping to a
cartridge that headspaces off the case
mouth will definitely affect the case
length, and it will create possible
headspace issues, including errant ve-
locities. The taper crimp method also
works for the wheelguns, either in lieu
of a roll crimp — again, for bullets
with no cannelure — or in conjunc-
tion with a roll crimp, to further keep
things in order and in place.
I’m a huge fan of the Redding
Micro-Adjustable Taper Crimp dies
because they’re furnished with a mi-
crometer adjustment at the top of the
die to allow the loader to precisely ad-
just the amount of crimp applied to
the cartridges. It’s especially handy if
you use a progressive press because
you can quickly and accurately adjust
the crimp should you switch brands
of brass and find you require more or
less. These dies allow for more pre-
cise adjustment, using the microm-
eter in lieu of adjustment via the die
body, which relies on the pitch of the
threads and that can introduce a bit of
unnecessary slop into the mix.

The ‘Combo’ Crimp

There’s a third method, a combina-
tion of the two types, designed for use
with those cartridges that don’t head-
space off the case mouth. The Redding
Profile Crimp Dies combine the roll
crimp and taper crimp for the ulti-
mate in uniform crimping. These dies
require the bullet to be seated first —
and they must be seated to very tight
tolerances in order to achieve the best
consistent results — and the crimping
is done in a secondary phase.
The cases then have both a roll
crimp and taper crimp applied, giving

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RELOADING BENCH

crometer adjustment, as the Micro-

Adjustable Profile Crimp die, giving
the same precise adjustment that the
Micro-Adjustable Taper Crimp dies
do. As a side note, Redding produces
these crimp dies for many of the pop-
ular straight-walled rifle cases, such
as the .45-70 Govt. and .458 Win.
Mag., and many of the older black-
powder-era cartridges like the .38-40
Win. and .32-20 Win.
Your crimp is a key part of the hand-
gun ammo equation and can easily
even out your velocities and tighten
up your group sizes. After all, that’s a
huge part of the reason we handload
in the first place. A little bit of extra
attention to the crimp will go a long
way toward producing the best am-
munition available. GDTM

Philip P. Massaro is president of Massaro

Ballistic Laboratories, which creates custom
handloaded ammunition. In addition to his
frequent contributions to the Gun Digest Annual,
he has authored several Gun Digest books. His
newest work is Big Book of Ballistics, available at
gundigeststore.com.

The author really likes the Redding Micro-Adjustable Taper Crimp and Micro-Adjustable Profile
Crimp dies because they feature a micrometer adjustment to precisely fine tune the amount
of crimp applied to cartridges.

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MODERN GUNNERY // STEVE GASPAR
There’s A New
Mag In Town
MBX Extreme’s Basepad Extension and
Inter-Loc System offer speed and stability
for all genres of shooting.
xtreme sports tend to lead to unique innova-
E
tions that might not otherwise occur. Consider
drag racing for example. Nearly 100 years ago,
drivers raced each other on a straight quarter-
mile raceway. The desire to win led to improve-
ments in engines, tires and transmissions —
anything that could make a car go faster. Early advances in
drag racing even led to better aircraft engines that helped
the United States in World War II.
Shooting sports has its share of people who invent things
to help with speed and accuracy. Many shooting disci-
plines, such as 3-gun, employ what’s known as “time-plus”
scoring. That is, the winner is the fastest shooter after add-
ing in any penalties for missing targets. A shooter’s need
for speed leads tinkerers down the innovation path. Adrian
Cobb is one of these firearms innovators.
Cobb’s story begins in California by way of the United
Kingdom. Originally from England, he moved to the Gold-
en State at the age of 21 after marrying an American citi-
zen. There he got involved in racing Triumph motorcycles
and eventually car racing. A self-taught engineer, he modi-
fied engines and cars as he strived to go ever faster.
“I basically learned engineering skills from the ground
up,” said Cobb. As time went on, I started to do competi-
tive shooting. The two sports are similar in that there is a
timer and you try to go faster and faster.”
Stabilizing “wings”
may be added to
either side of a
single base pad
or to two coupled
base pads without
the use of tools.
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The MBX Extreme Inter-Loc Base Pad and Stabilization System provides
shooters with extra capacity as well as a stable shooting platform.
Cobb started modifying magazines and guns for peo-
ple, eventually starting a business called Mag Blueprint-
ing. When he finally got his FFL, Cobb had to come up
with a new company name, and he started with “MB”
from Mag Blueprinting.
“I noticed every company had a three-letter acronym. I
put an X on there and, well, Extreme sounded good, too,”
he quipped. MBX Extreme was born.
“Originally, I started with tuning magazines,” Cobb add-
ed. “After a while, I couldn’t get magazines because they
weren’t available. I could see there were some design issues
with what was out there. I sat down and set out to design a
magazine that people would want.”
Over a couple of years in his shop, Cobb designed,
tested and failed, until one day he made a magazine
that worked. His company still makes high-quality pis-
tol magazines for the following styles: STI, Caspian/
Tangfolio and Para/Armscor.
Playing The Field
In the same way that drag racing has classes such as top-
fuel dragsters, funny cars or pro stock, 3-gun and other
timed shooting sports have classes based on gear. Magazine
lengths are regulated as a way to level the playing field in a
given class. Working within the constraint of length, Cobb
designed magazines that would hold more rounds.
“I try to design things that people have overlooked,” said
Cobb. “I used to tune magazines to hold 29 rounds or 21
rounds or whatever, and in the competitive shooting world,
having an extra round can be a big advantage.”
A few extra rounds might not seem like much of an ad-
vantage at first. However, when a match might be decided
by tenths of a second, an unnecessary magazine change
can prevent a trip to the podium.
The Birth Of The Inter-Loc System
One of Cobb’s latest developments is the Inter-Loc System
for magazines. This patent-pending gear is a magazine ex-
tension system for black rifles that allows the shooter to
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The MBX Extreme Inter-Loc System
can be used to stage a rifle in a
position that’s easier to pick up.

couple and decouple two magazines without the use

of tools. The base pads are machined from alumi-
num and come in a variety of colors, and they attach
to Magpul Gen 3 magazines. The system also has
INTER-LOC BASE PAD
“wings” that may be attached to the sides of the base & STABILIZER SYSTEM
plates to provide a stable rest for the shooter, and this
too may be done without tools. CALIBER: 5.56mm
In most competitions, shooters who use a bipod on their
rifle are pushed into the “open” or unlimited class where MAGAZINE TYPE: 30- or 40-round Magpul Gen 3
there are few, if any, gear restrictions — resting one’s rifle ATTACHMENT: No tools required
on coupled magazines is usually permitted without hav-
ing to go to the open class, however. This is one place COLORS: Black, Blue, Red
where the Inter-Loc System shines. The platform the sys-
FINISH: Anodized
tem creates is extremely solid and not much different
than shooting from a bipod. MATERIALS: Aluminum
In addition to providing a stable shooting platform, the
advantages of the Inter-Loc System include capacity (add- MSRP: Inter-Loc Base Pad Extension
$39.99
ing 4-5 rounds on a 40-round magazine), weight (helps
with dropping an empty magazine clear of the rifle) and Inter-Loc Block (joins two
versatility. The latter is due to the ability to change con- base pads together) $26.99
figurations without tools. Magazines may be coupled, Inter-Loc Stabilizer Support Set
decoupled, have wings added or removed with no tools. (2 wings) $29.99
This is a great advantage for competition shooters who MANUFACTURER: MBX Extreme
often optimize their gear from stage to stage. MBXExtreme.com
Suppose for example a shooter used coupled mags with
wings on a 3-gun stage that required precision prone
shooting. The next stage might not have that requirement,
so the shooter may quickly decouple the mags, remove
the wings, and simply use the higher capacity magazines. When he first arrived in the United States, he found the
These adjustments can be done in seconds. Versatility is opportunities here captivating and unlimited.
also provided in the form of different colors. Colored pads “I was like a kid in a candy store,” remarked Cobb. “I
may seem like a fashion statement or novelty at first, but think you tend to appreciate the opportunities if you come
shooters often use different (expensive) ammunition for from a different country where there aren’t as many. Many
long-range steel rifle targets as compared to close-range pa- people I’ve met don’t really recognize how lucky they are
per targets. Color-coded magazine bases help keep things with all you can do here and the freedom you have. I think
organized, and they are easy to identify under pressure. this gives me a certain drive because I didn’t have these op-
Cobb has been surprised at how people have used the portunities [in England] and, suddenly, I did.”
Inter-Loc System more than anything else. It was clear from the conversation that Cobb not only
“It was originally designed to have the wings at the back saw the opportunities here in the United States, he pursued
and to be used as a platform,” said Cobb. “People have them aggressively. True to his racing roots, he gave no indi-
used them to stage a gun or use the wing to keep the grip cation of slowing down anytime soon. GDTM
up off the deck so they can grab the gun more easily. Some
people have liked putting one wing one way and one wing
the other way because they like the support it gives.”
Steve Gaspar is a freelance writer whose work has appeared in a number
In spite of his success with a variety of MBX Extreme of shooting and hunting publications and online. He is a contributor to
products, Adrian Cobb is probably just getting started. Gun Digest the Magazine and is an avid hunter and 3-gun competitor.

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GUNS & GEAR // STAFF REPORT
All About Semi-Autos
The latest new guns, gear and ammo for shooters.
1 MTR Custom Leather
A2 Dual Purpose Holster
Holster choice, apart from gun choice, is one
of the most important decisions you’ll make
as an armed citizen who carries. Whether
you choose to carry inside (IWB) or outside
the waistband (OWB) is another. Luckily,
MTR Custom Leather’s A2 Dual Purpose
Holster presents the shooter with both those
options. The A2 Dual Purpose allows for easy
conversion between IWB or OWB carry, mak-
ing it highly versatile. It also has a number
of other great features, including a custom
combat cut for each weapon, a durable bull
hide construction with heavy-duty industrial-
strength nylon thread, a tuckable design and
holster clips/belt slots with 1 ½-inch gun
belts or 1 ¾-inch traditional belts.
2 Tactical Solutions
TSG-22 Glock Conversions
Training, while an absolutely essential part of
preparing yourself for a self-defense scenario,
can become cost prohibitive. Defensive
ammo is certainly not cheap, but after a lot of
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shooting, even more moderately priced FMJ
training ammo can eat away at your pocket-
book. Although you don’t get the same feel
as popping off centerfire pistol rounds, one
way to train with a reduced cost is to invest
in a .22 rimfire conversion for your standard
defensive pistol. Tactical Solutions offers four
excellent options for the Glock 17/22 and
19/23 models. Machined from a solid piece of
heat-treated 4140 steel, the TSG-22 conver-
sions maintain a similar weight and feel to the
standard centerfire Glock models and feature
a nitride surface treatment to resist wear and
surface friction. Each conversion comes with
a 10-round magazine, and there are threaded
and non-threaded variants for the different
models. Pricing ranges from $380 to $405.
3 Crimson Trace
Laserguard for Ruger LCP II
Crimson Trace is now offering two new La-
serguard laser sights for Ruger’s popular LCP
II .380 ACP pistol. One version features a red
laser diode, while the other utilizes a green
laser diode, which some prefer for its versatil-
ity. Like many of Crimson Trace’s products,
these Laserguards utilize Instinctive Activation
technology that powers up the laser as soon
as the firearm is held in a natural firing posi-
tion. This, of course, eliminates any searching
for an activation button in the high-stress
environment of a defensive scenario. The
laser sights are easily adjusted for windage
and elevations, and the Laserguard hous-
ing is simple to install and maintain, with all
necessary tools — and batteries for operation
— included. The red laser diode version goes
for $229, while the green laser diode model
is $309. There are also Laserguard packages
that include a holster compatible with the
Laserguard-equipped Ruger LCP II, which run
about $10 or $20 more.
4 Hogue HandALL
Beavertail Grip Sleeve
Hogue has a hard-fought and well-deserved
reputation in the gun industry for its excellent
grip solutions, particularly for handguns. One
of the manufacturer’s latest is its new HandAll
Beavertail Grip Sleeve, which is available in
six different models that offer a precise fit on
a number of compact polymer pistols. Fits
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include the following: Glock 26/27, Glock
42/43, Ruger LCP II, S&W M&P Bodyguard
380, Taurus TCP/Spectrum, S&W M&P Shield
9mm/.40 S&W, Ruger LC, S&W M&P Shield
45. It’s also available in black, OD green, flat
dark earth, pink, purple and aqua colors. Price
ranges from $9.95 to $12.95.
5 XS Sights F8 Night Sights
Gunfights generally don’t occur under great
light conditions. Periods of low light are far
and away the most common times for attacks
to occur, which is why night sights are a
common, and particularly useful, upgrade for
any defensive pistol. XS Sights recently de-
buted a fantastic new option in its F8 Night
Sights (the F8 stands for figure eight), which
are engineered for optimal use in low- and
changing-light conditions. The manufacturer
researched how the human eye works in
low and/or changing light and developed
what it feels is the best conventional sighting
solution for those scenarios. The result is a
tritium-powered front and rear sight in a
figure 8 configuration, which pair with an
orange front sight ring and a wide U-notch
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rear for easier front sight acquisition in low
light. As a bonus, it’s easy to install by hand
or with a sight pusher tool.
6 Springfield Armory
Range Officer Elite Series
Springfield’s Range Officer (RO) line has been
around for a while now, but this summer it
received a makeover in the form of Spring-
field’s latest new pistol line, the RO Elite
series. The line consists of four new models:
the RO Elite Compact, RO Elite Champion,
RO Elite Operator and RO Elite Target. The
first two models sport a 4-inch stainless-steel
match-grade barrel, while the other two uti-
lize a 5-inch stainless-steel match-grade bar-
rel. Upgrades from the standard RO that are
found across the line include a self-lubricating
and highly corrosion-resistant Black-T finish,
custom G10 grips, an ambidextrous safety
and a lighter and crisper Springfield Gen 2
trigger. With the exception of the Elite Target,
all other models also feature a tactical ledge
rear sight for one-handed manipulations. And
all of these upgrades only run about $140
more than for the standard RO models.
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7 Federal Premium
Train & Protect Ammo
In recent years, several ammo manufactur-
ers have been introducing defensive and
practice loads that mimic each other’s
feel and downrange performance. The
intent here is to train with loads that
feel and shoot as similar as possible to
those that you’ll carry on a daily basis,
or which you’ll use to defend your home
in the event of a home invasion. Federal
Premium is the latest company to intro-
duce such an offering, and it does so with
its new Train & Protect ammo line. The
line features Federal’s new VHP (versatile
hollow-point) bullet, which is built to offer
precise performance at the range, as well
as reliable expansion on impact when
needed for defense. So far, the ammo
is available in the three most common
pistol calibers — 9mm, .40 S&W and .45
ACP — though, as the line continues to
grow, it wouldn’t be too surprising if those
options expand dramatically. Price ranges
from $30.95 to $66.95, depending on the
round count and the caliber. GDTM
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 .45 ACP vs. 9mm
The .45 ACP has long been one
of the most popular for personal
defense among those who carry, but
is the 9mm starting to edge it out?

DOUG L ARSON

Photo: Drew Warden

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hile attending
W
a recent event
where .45-cali-
ber semi-au-
tomatic hand-
guns, double-action revolvers
and single-action revolvers were
shot at contact to long-range
targets in simulated self-defense
situations, it brought to mind
the United States’ long-stand-
ing love affair with the .45-cali-
ber handgun round. Yet, many
who carry a handgun as part of
their job choose to use other
handgun cartridges, such as the
.40 S&W and 9mm Parabellum.
The disagreement about what’s
the best handgun cartridge for
self-defense never seems to end,
and it probably never will until
someone invents a handgun that
will always stop a felonious as-
sault immediately.
You see, handguns just aren’t
very effective fight stoppers. The
reason people carry them is be-
cause they are easy to keep out
of sight and they’re readily avail-
able in an emergency. Rifles in
Photo: Black Hills Ammo
When fired into ballistic gelatin to test the relative effectiveness of handgun
rounds, the Black Hills 9mm (top) has about the same penetration as the Black
Hills .45 ACP +P round (bottom). The temporary wound cavities are very similar,
with the .45 only slightly wider, but not as long.
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THE .45 AUTO EVOLVES
To celebrate the .45-caliber handgun cartridge, a
group of writers recently met at Gunsite Academy to
almost any caliber and shotguns
experience shooting semi-automatics, and single-ac-
are much better at stopping an
tion and double-action revolvers all chambered in .45.
aggressor, but they’re not easy to
Contact range to long-range shooting and training
carry — and, incidentally, they
was conducted using a Ruger New Blackhawk single-
too are not perfect at immedi-
action revolver, a Smith & Wesson Model 25 Classic
ately stopping an attack. So, for
double-action revolver with Pachmayr Decelerator
the time being, handguns are
Grips — both in .45 Colt — and a Nighthawk Cus-
the method of protection that
tom 1911 chambered in .45 ACP. Black Hills supplied
most people rely on.
ammunition, and Galco provided holsters. Everything
But, you say, on TV and in the
worked flawlessly, with each gun representing a step
movies, if a guy gets shot with
in the evolution of the .45.
a handgun, he goes down right
In 1873 the U.S. Government adopted the .45
away. That’s the movies, and
Colt cartridge for its new standard sidearm, the
it’s Hollywood, where fantasy
Single Action Army revolver. It fired a 250-grain lead
reigns. It’s not real life.
bullet that left the muzzle at about 900 feet per sec-
In his book, Guns, Bullets, and
ond (fps), making it a powerful handgun round that
Gunfights, Jim Cirillo, a real gun-
soon gained a good reputation for protection.
fighter and member of the New
For nearly 2 decades, the Single Action Army
York Police Department Stakeout
in its .45-caliber chambering remained the official
Unit, states, “I have seen felons
government sidearm, but about 1890 it was replaced
get shot with 158-grain .38 Spe-
with a revolver chambered in .38 Long Colt. The
cial, 200- and 230-grain .45 ACP,
new cartridge proved to be inadequate though for
115-grain 9mm hollow points,
stopping Moro fighters during the Philippine Insur-
110-grain .30 Carbine and
rection, so the 1873 Single Action Army revolver
12-gauge 1-ounce slugs, and only
chambered in .45 Colt was quickly reissued. The .45
two of those [many] incidents
Colt cartridge remained in government use then until
were one-shot stops.”
John Browning’s M1911 that chambered the .45 ACP
Keep in mind that human spir-
was adopted in 1911.
it and determination varies. Some
Even though the government had adopted the
people intent on doing injury
semi-auto 1911, a double-action revolver chambered
in .45 ACP was pressed into use during World War I. At
Gunsite, the M25 Classic represented this class of guns,
although it was not one that was used during WWI.
The .45 Colt and the .45 ACP have about
the same ballistics, so the .45 could be called
“America’s handgun caliber.” It has served our
military, police and law-abiding citizens well for
more than a century, and, to some people, chal-
lenging its supremacy is heresy. –DL
The .45-caliber handgun round in America has evolved
from the .45 Colt introduced in 1873 (left), followed
shortly after by the .45 Schofield (center) to the .45 ACP
used in John Browning’s 1911 semi-automatic handgun.
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“So, the goal for a law-abiding citizen, who has no other that the goal is not to kill the
attacker, but to stop the attack.
choice to save his life or prevent serious bodily harm If the attacker turns and runs,
from a felonious attack, is to do as much damage as that’s a good outcome, but if the
necessary to quickly stop the attacker. Notice that the attacker is killed in lawful self-
defense, that’s a consequence
goal is not to kill the attacker, but to stop the attack.” the attacker assumed when
starting the aggressive behavior.
Given these realities of life,
to others will be stopped and it makes sense to carry a hand-
scared off at the mere sight of a gun chambered in the most
gun. Others will be stopped by a effective cartridge available
RUGER NEW MODEL minor injury or thumping them
with a fist. But a small number
that the shooter can shoot
accurately, quickly and can
BLACKHAWK will not stop unless they’re phys- carry discreetly. This is where
ically unable to continue. the argument begins. And the
CALIBER: .45 Colt For the last group, they must argument has been raging for
no longer be able to breathe, the decades with no clear winner.
BARREL LENGTH: 4.62 in.
blood supply must be interrupted
OVERALL LENGTH: 10.5 in. so that muscles and organs can It’s All In The Ammo
no longer function, a bone must The FBI and other law enforce-
WEIGHT: 39 oz. be broken so that the person can ment organizations are switch-
GRIPS: Black-checkered hard rubber
no longer control the body, or the ing to the 9mm Parabellum.
nervous system must be disrupt- Reasons include lower recoil
SIGHTS: Windage and elevation ed so that the brain can no longer generated by the 9mm round,
adjustable rear, front ramp send signals to the muscles. which makes it easier for many
ACTION: Single-action revolver
And even if the air or blood people to shoot accurately and
supply is cut off, a person can get back on target quickly for
FINISH: Blued still function for long enough follow-up shots. And a 9mm
to continue an attack and kill handgun can carry more rounds
CAPACITY: 6 rounds
a victim. So, the goal for a law- than the same-sized handgun
PRICE: $669 abiding citizen, who has no chambered in .40 S&W or .45
other choice to save his life or ACP. That’s an important con-
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as much damage as necessary to rorists or gang members.
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CALIBER: .45 Colt

BARREL LENGTH: 6.5 in.

OVERALL LENGTH: 12 in.

WEIGHT: 42.5 oz.

GRIPS: Walnut

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PRICE: $1,009 The S&W 25 Classic (left) and the Ruger Blackhawk (right) both performed
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son for the switch is the recent improvement

in handgun round terminal ballistics. Accord-
ing to Dave Emery, wizard and senior ballisti-
cian at Hornady Manufacturing, an innovative
maker of a variety of ammunition, there’s now
very little difference in the actual terminal per-
formance in ordnance gelatin between premi-
um self-defense .40, .45 and 9mm projectiles.
Yet the disagreement continues. While some
excellent firearms trainers and experts, many
who have carried a gun for a living and partici-
pated in real gunfights, have switched from .45
ACP to 9mm, others still carry the .45 ACP.
No less than the late Pat Rogers, who I have
trained under and who has used a gun while
in the U.S. Marines and as an officer with the
New York Police Department, switched from a
1911 chambered in .45 ACP to a double-stack,
striker-fired 9mm polymer-framed pistol. And
many experienced gun fighters have done
the same. But others, like retired Sheriff Ken
Campbell, who is the Chief Operations Officer
at Gunsite Academy, still favor the .45 ACP.
Campbell points out that gelatin blocks are not
human and that humans are much more com- The double-action revolver is not obsolete and is still a viable choice for
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motivated blob of jelly. He recognizes the
improvement in self-defense bullet tech-
nology that has resulted in better termi-
nal ballistics for the 9mm round, but the
.45 ACP bullet has also improved.
“I’ll stick with the bigger bullet,”
Campbell says. “Again, when technolo-
gy fails, the .45 ACP makes a bigger hole.
Also, it has a greater chance of hitting
something vital since it is wider.”
But Campbell is rational and not
married to the .45 ACP just because of
tradition. He recognizes that getting
multiple, fast and accurate hits in vital
locations is more important than bullet
performance, and if he ever gets to the
point that he physically cannot control
the .45 ACP adequately, he will consid-
er switching to smaller bullets. In fact,
despite the 1911 .45 ACP heritage asso-
ciated with Gunsite, the school regular-
ly teaches students how to effectively
use other guns in other calibers.
For some, the .45 ACP works best,
but for others, the .380 ACP or an even
smaller round is the right choice. There
is no way everyone is going to agree on
this, so the debate continues. GDTM
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WHAT DO YOU CARRY?
Where I live, a lot of people carry discreetly. As such, the bad guy doesn’t know who is
armed and might shoot him. That makes every type of attack less likely, which makes
everyone much safer. And that’s exactly how it should be.
So, I’m not going to tell you — or anybody — if I carry a gun or not and what that
gun might be. And you shouldn’t — unless required by law — let other people know
whether or not you are carrying. But I can give you the reasoning I would use if I had to
choose a gun to carry for personal protection in public.
Why should you care what I think? I’m just like many of you, except I’ve had hundreds
of hours of training in the use of handguns, rifles and shotguns from some of the best
trainers and gun fighting schools in the world. And I’ve done a lot of research on the
subject and learned directly from real gun fighters.
All of them have an opinion about what gun or caliber is best, and it’s reflected in what
they carry when they have a choice. And the choice each person makes is right for them.
So learn, get training and weigh the options. Then make your choice, but obey the law.
It’s hot where I live, so if I had to select a gun, it would have to be easy to carry dis-
creetly in hot weather where a coat looks out of place. So small is better. But with more
terrorist activity, the rise in attacks by multiple assailants is increasing, so it would be a
good idea to have as much ammo on board as possible. While a double-stack 9mm pistol
sounds good, it might not be as easy to hide as a single stack. And the same pistol in .45
ACP won’t hold as many rounds as a 9mm.
I’m getting older, and my bones and joints don’t work as well as they used to. Af-
ter years of aggressive shooting, especially after shooting a lot of very high-powered
handgun cartridges, I find that a gun in 9mm is much easier to control and more
comfortable to shoot during long periods of training.
So, if I had to choose, I would not feel under protected by a sub-compact single-stack
9mm semi-automatic. But this is just my opinion, and it’s all hypothetical anyway. You
should do what makes sense for you. –DL
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PERFECT
Since its introduction, the 10mm
Auto has been putting magnum
power into semi-auto pistols.
10
BRIAN M C COMBIE

y introduction to

M the 10mm Auto

came in the fall
of 2014. I wanted
to try some hand-
gun hunting, and
I’m a huge fan of 1911-style pistols.
But the .45 ACP just didn’t have the
punch needed for deer and hog hunt-
ing — not at any sort of distance any-
way. I kept reading about this 10mm
Auto, though, available in 1911-type
pistols and with power nearly on par
with the .41 Magnum.
My first 10mm was a PARA Elite
LS Hunter with a 6-inch barrel, and I
used it on a couple of deer hunts that
fall. Unsuccessfully. Anytime I went
afield with the PARA, I either saw no
deer or they were 200 yards away. But topic — just post a question or a statement
in the spring of 2015 I took the PARA on a gun forum or Facebook. He’ll find you
to Texas in search of feral hogs. Seven and inform you.
hogs later, I was hooked. But during the past 3 years, I’ve had the
So, yes, I am a relative newbie to good fortune to shoot more than 15 dif-
the 10mm, but so is nearly everyone ferent models of 10mm pistols, reviewing
else. That said, if you require THE EX- several of them for publications. I’ve fired
PERT’s wisdom — on this or any other a couple thousand rounds of 10mm in that

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time, using a dozen brands of ammu- lost power as distances increased. designed and loaded by Norma with
nition, on the range and afield — the According to various sources, Col. a 200-grain bullet. “Muzzle energy is
latter while taking wild hogs and deer. Cooper wanted a better combat pis- about double that of the .45 Automat-
These are among the things I’ve tol round, one with enough energy to ic,” the book’s authors note.
learned about the amazing 10mm. launch a 200-grain bullet at 1,200 fps. After the infamous 1986 Miami
Some have labeled Cooper as the “in- bank robbery — which saw two FBI
10mm Auto Basics ventor” of the 10mm. But gun writer agents killed by a pair of very well-
First, if you can shoot it well, the Richard Mann, who has researched armed bank robbers — the FBI looked
10mm is a much more powerful self- and written about Cooper more than for a new round; the FBI’s duty-issued
defense round compared to the 9mm anyone I know, says Cooper was more 9mm had proven itself generally inef-
or .40 S&W. The larger weight of of an “inspiration” to the genesis of fective against the two Miami hoods.
10mm bullets and the sheer ballistic the 10mm, not the guy who made it. The 10mm was the agency’s choice
superiority of the 10mm round make In 1983, the 10mm Auto was intro- — but only for a while. The 10mm’s
it so. Most 10mm rounds are loaded duced to the world in the form of the stout recoil and fairly expensive am-
with 180- to 200-grain bullets and zip Bren Ten semi-automatic pistol. The munition led the FBI to eventually
along at 1,150 to 1,250 feet per sec- initial ammunition, according to Car- switch over to the .40 S&W.
ond (fps) at the muzzle. This is why, tridges of the World, 13th Edition, was For nearly 20 years, the 10mm lan-
for example, handgun hunters use the
10mm — not the 9mm.
Second, it does take some time and The author with a Florida feral hog
practice for most people to learn to he dropped with one shot from his
shoot the 10mm well. The reason? PARA Elite LS Hunter 10mm.
It has considerably more recoil than
the 9mm or the .40 S&W. And more
than the .45 ACP, too, I’d argue, un-
less you are using .45 ACP+P loads.
Most pistols made for the 10mm
are considerably heavier than other
semi-autos, so they can be harder to
aim with consistency, too.
Third, the 10mm is a versatile round,
able to shoot farther and with more
power than most semi-automatics.
They are a lot of fun to shoot and to
hunt with, and they should be at the
top of every handgunner’s “to-do” list.

The Glory Days

The history of the 10mm is wrapped
up with Col. Jeff Cooper, founder of
the Gunsite training facility and the fa-
ther of the “Modern Technique” style
of pistol training. Cooper was a huge
fan of the 1911 platform. But he also
understood the limitations of the .45
ACP round. While the big, lumbering
230-grain bullet was a great fight-stop-
per at relatively close ranges, it quickly

Editor’s Note: The 10mm has gained enough

traction these past few years that there are more
manufacturers that carry a 10mm option than
those that have stayed out of the game. If you’re Shooting the 10mm requires a little extra effort
and practice, but you gain a lot in terms of power
in the market, be sure to look into these brands
over most standard pistol rounds. SIG Sauer’s
in addition to the author’s suggestions: CZ/Dan P220 in 10mm is a high-quality 10mm — accurate
Wesson, EAA, Ed Brown, Glock’s G40, Nighthawk and reliable, and with a cool Kryptek camo finish.
Custom and Armscor/Rock Island Armory.

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guished. The occasional pistol was
produced, and ammunition offerings
were very limited across the board.
But it certainly didn’t go away.
The 10mm Renaissance
PARA and a couple other gun mak-
ers got the 10mm going once again
several years ago: PARA unveiled the
aforementioned Elite LS Hunter, and
from this the round and pistol began
its current steady resurgence.
Now, I doubt that the 10mm will
ever be as popular as its smaller 9mm
cousin. There’s too much recoil in the
10mm round for most shooters, and
too much weight in most of the pis-
tols chambered for it. And that’s okay.
But we like bigger and faster. When
shooters started to see more 10mms
on the market and began hearing
that the 10mm round was indeed
bigger and faster than the 9mm and
the .40 S&W — with superior muzzle
energy versus the .45 ACP — more
people like myself started trying it.
And we quickly discovered what a
gem a good 10mm pistol truly is.
Top: The Glock 20 is used by many hunters
as backup protection in big bear country.
Bottom: STI’s Tactical DS 2011 is a high-
quality 10mm holding an impressive 17
rounds of ammunition.
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Most of the 10mm pistols I’ve used
have simply been too big for me to
comfortably carry in a hidden manner.
But there is at least one choice that
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FEED THE BEAST
If you love your 10mm, you must feed it, and
there are more ammunition choices today in
this caliber than ever before. Among those I
have used and do recommend, are:
BARNES BULLETS: The VOR-TX firing a
155-grain all-copper XPB Bullet is ideally
suited for whitetail deer and hog hunting.
SIG SAUER: The Elite Performance FMJ in
10mm is a solid range and practice round,
while the 10mm V-Crown load with a
180-grain JHP bullet is a great option for both
hunting and self-defense.
FEDERAL PREMIUM: Federal’s American
Eagle line of range ammo includes the 10mm
with a 180-grain FMJ bullet, and it’s a work-
man’s choice for practice. And what about for
hunting? The Vital-Shok Trophy Bonded with a
180-grain JHP bullet is tough to beat.
HORNADY: The Critical Duty 10mm round
with a 175-grain FlexLock bullet has “man
stopper” written all over it. Gel tests say so,
too. For hunters, the Custom brand is the
choice. It’s loaded with the 180-grain XTP
bullet, a lead core covered by gilding metal,
for deep penetration on the toughest game
animals and reliable expansion.
REMINGTON: The Remington UMC in 10mm
is about the most reasonably priced choice for
the range I have found. It’s clean burning, too.
TEAM NEVER QUIT: Team Never Quit was
created by retired Navy SEAL Marcus Luttrell
(yes, the Lone Survivor guy), and his TNQ
10mm self-defense round fires a 155-grain solid
copper bullet that’s very accurate, up close and
40 yards away. The 125-grain frangible load is a
1,360 fps screamer (out of the R1Hunter) and is
fine for training on steel at close ranges.
WINCHESTER: I recently used the Winchester
Super X 10mm Personal Protection load with a
175-grain Silvertip JHP bullet. It’s proven very
accurate at 20 and 25 yards. I’m still waiting
for Winchester to make a Razor Boar load in
10mm for my hog hunting, though.
POLYCASE: PolyCase is scheduled to be
coming out with a new 10mm load firing a
91-grain copper and polymer bullet, rated at a
scary 1,800 fps out of the barrel. I used several
hundred rounds of this new ammo during Poly-
Case’s testing phase, and it’s accurate and con-
sistent, with no feeding or ejection problems.
Many more 10mm ammunition brands and
pistols are available today, too, and I expect a
good number of new entries in coming years.
Yes, it’s a great time to be a fan of the 10mm.
Jump in now, before the 10mm waters get
too crowded! –BMC
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Among the current 10mm pistol
offerings on the market that I have
used, and do recommend, are:
ƒ Colt Delta Elite Rail Gun
Colt was one of the few gun mak-
ers that kept offering the 10mm
in lean times, in the form of the
Delta Elite, a 1911 with a 5-inch
barrel. This newest variation
has a rail beneath the barrel for
mounting hardware. I put 300
rounds through one recently,
and it’s a solid, accurate pistol.
The Novak sights are a real treat.
ƒ Glock 20
The Glock 20 has been around for
many years, and it’s a nice hand-
gun: accurate, durable, lighter in
weight than most 10s and packs
lots of firepower with its 15-round
magazine and one in the cham-
ber. For years, folks hunting in big
bear country have favored this
model as a back-up sidearm.
ƒ Remington R1 Hunter
First, a bit of PARA history. Rem-
ington Arms bought up PARA a
number of years ago. According
to Remington officials I spoke
with, Remington put a good
deal of time, effort and money
to get PARA working right, and
once that was accomplished, it
The new Ruger SR1911 in 10mm, along with some American Eagle range
and Federal Vital-Shok hunting ammunition, is a great combination for
someone looking to step into the 10mm ring.
debuted the Long Slide Hunter
in 10mm. A couple years later,
Remington completely shut
down PARA — for reasons they
never really explained.
The Remington R1 Hunter in
10mm was introduced in 2016,
and a lot of people figured it was
just the PARA with “Remington”
stamped on the side. Yes, they are
both long slides, sporting 6-inch
barrels and finished in black.
Actually, though, the R1 Hunter
strikes me as an upgrade. It feels
better in the hand than the PARA
and has a sleeker look. Mine is
also a shade more accurate that
my PARA Elite!
ƒ SIG Sauer P220
SIG’s P220 line started life as a
.45 ACP, but a couple years ago
the company launched the P220
Hunter in 10mm, which was a
full-sized 10mm with a stain-
less-steel slide and frame and a
5-inch barrel. The Hunter is fin-
ished in the Kryptek camouflage
pattern; stippling on the back
strap and grip panels provides a
damn solid grip, and the adjust-
able sights are first rate.
ƒ Ruger SR1911
Ruger got into the 10mm game
recently by offering its SR 1911 in
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 that caliber. A fully adjustable Bomar
rear sight, a blacked-out front target
sight and a stainless-steel bull barrel
add up to very impressive accuracy.
The rubberized grips also provide a
solid hold.

ƒ Republic Forge 10mm Long Slide

Made one at a time by true 1911
craftsmen, Republic Forge is the
Rolls Royce of 1911s, with the
10mm Long Slide model a con-
tender for the best 10mm I’ve ever
used. Very accurate and extremely
reliable, the Long Slide has a 6-inch
barrel, and it can be had in all man-
ner of color and finish options,
various grips and Novak Night or
Bomar sights.
ƒ STI Tactical DS 2011
Best known for its competition pis-
tols, STI’s DS 2011 is an upgraded
1911 with a double-stack magazine
and a flared mag well, plus ramped
Tritium rear sights and a 5-inch bull
There are more 10mm ammunition choices today — from all the major manufacturers —
than ever before, whether you’re looking for range or hunting ammo.
barrel. Technically, the STI website As mentioned, the 10mm isn’t
does not list the 10mm as an option likely to win any peoples’ choice
for the Tactical DS 2011, but it made awards anytime soon. There’s sim-
me one in 2016. It’s among the most ply too much gun and too much
accurate 10mms I have used, punch- recoil for it to gain the foothold the
ing 1.5-inch groups at 25 yards from 9mm has enjoyed. That said, the
a rest. It also holds 17 rounds of 10mm will always be a performance
10mm! What if I had to choose be- frontrunner in regard to the “bang
tween this 10mm and the Republic you get for your boom.” GDTM
Forge? It’s a coin flip every time.

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 Essential training drills for your semi-auto handgun.
RICHARD MANN

rills used to improve or racy are critical, but you must be able to

D test your ability with a de-

fensive handgun are gen-
erally universal in nature.
Most are structured to ap-
ply equally, whether you’re
shooting a revolver or semi-auto. Skills
such as sight alignment, trigger control,
tactics and basic safety practices are, for
the most part, general in nature.
run your gun. Here are a couple drills to
help you become faster and more accurate
with your semi-auto pistol.

The Reload Drill

The big difference with the semi-auto
pistol relates to firearms manipulation, or
“weapon-craft.” Shooting speed and accu-
You’ve probably heard the old gunfighter
advice to count your rounds in a gunfight
so you know when to reload. Considering
that top-level professional shooters often
have trouble with simple math in high-
stress situations, after the shooting starts,
you’ll be lucky if you have any idea how

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 You can reload your handgun at any time,
or you can take advantage of all the
ammunition on board and reload when it
runs dry. There isn’t a single right answer
that covers every situation.
much ammunition is in your gun at
any given point. This drill will help
you keep your gun in the fight.
Fully load two magazines. Load
your pistol, and place the other maga-
zine in your mag pouch. Using a shot
timer, at the start signal, fire one shot
at a target positioned at about 3 yards.
(We’re testing reloading speed, not ac-
curacy.) After the shot, immediately
reload your pistol while letting the
discarded magazine drop to the deck.
Once reloaded, fire another round at
the target. The time between shots —
your split time — is how long it took
you to reload your weapon.
How fast should you be? The an-
swer: as fast as possible. No matter how
fast you can do it, it’s not fast enough.
Keep track of your performance and
work to improve during every trip to
the range. A 50-round box of ammo
will give you 25 iterations of this drill,
and you might consider doing it as
frequently as every other time you’re
at the range. (Editor’s note: For more in-
formation on reloading drills, see “Rules
For Record-Time Reloads” in the Fall
2017 issue of GDTM.)
One of the advantages of the modern semi-automatic pistol is capacity as it relates to size.
They hold a lot more ammunition and are smaller and lighter than revolvers.
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“Shooting speed and
accuracy are critical,
but you must be able
to run your gun.”
Tactical Notes
Many firearms instructors have over-
complicated the entire reloading pro-
cess. They have speed reloads, tactical
reloads — and they even argue about
the circumstances that dictate when
each should be performed. When I
was the firearms instructor at my de-
partment, I only got to work on the
range with the officers twice each year.
That was sad, but so is the fact that
most carrying for personal protection
get about the same range time. Given
that, I developed doctrine to keep it
simple. After all, simple solutions are
always good in stressful situations.
I didn’t try to teach officers to count
shots. Our Glocks held lots of ammo,
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so our protocol was to shoot until you Too many defensive handgun shooters focus
thought you needed to reload or shoot all their efforts on shooting, but weapon-craft —
until you had to reload. Either way, the ability to run a pistol — matters, too.
any time you inserted a new maga-
zine into your pistol, you racked the
slide. The beauty of this approach is
that if your gun quit working because
of a stoppage, a reload and slide cycle
would most likely sort the problem
out. If it stopped because it was emp-
ty, the reload would most definitely
correct the problem.
Yes, if you’ve conducted a reload
with a live round in the chamber,
you’re sacrificing that round to en-
sure your gun is ready to run. But
keep this in mind: Just because your
gun is not at slide lock does not mean
it has a round in the chamber. You
could have possibly inhibited the
proper action of the slide lock when
the last round in the magazine was
fired, or it might have malfunctioned.
Unless you train on a weekly or at
least monthly basis, consider keeping
the reloading process simple. If you

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 Once the magazine is
dedicate the necessary time, there’s a
inserted into the pistol,
place for a more comprehensive ap- you must release or rack
proach, but it’s not a necessity. the slide. You do not need
a special ledge-type rear
One-Hand Manipulation Drill sight for this; simply press
the slide against your boot
You might end up injured during a and forcefully push.
fight, or maybe you only have one
arm or one functioning hand to be-
gin with. Or, you might be using one
arm or hand to navigate with a light
or usher family members to safety.
Either way, you’re at a disadvantage,
and, like everyone in Africa says, you
need to, “make a plan.” You can shoot
and tend to a semi-automatic pistol
with one hand; it’s just something
that takes a good bit of practice.
Like the previous drill, fully load two
magazines: Load the gun, and place the
other magazine in your mag pouch.
Now, using one hand, fire a shot at a
target and then eject the magazine in
the pistol. Next, holster the pistol, re-
trieve the other magazine, and insert
it into the mag well. Now you must
establish a shooting grip, draw the

If you have to load your

semi-auto pistol with one
hand, secure it in your
holster first. This is much
safer and more secure
than trying to use a body
part other than your hand
to hold the pistol.

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 handgun, and then, using your belt or
the heel or sole of your shoe, cycle the
slide and engage the target.
Tactical Notes
Some instructors will argue this is a
great reason for using your thumb on
the slide lock to release the slide, but
there’s a problem with this approach:
If the pistol is in your strong hand,
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you might be able to execute this tech-
nique. However, if you’re manipulating
the pistol with your weak hand — your
strong hand could be the injured hand
— and because most slide locks are
on the left side of pistols, you’ll likely
struggle to depress the slide lock. Ad-
ditionally, the reason you might need
to be fiddling with your pistol at all is
because of a stoppage, not an absence
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of ammo. In that instance, you’re go-
ing to need to cycle the slide to help
ensure clearance of the stoppage.
High-Cap Hammer-Time Drill
One of the main advantages of a
semi-auto pistol over a revolver is ca-
pacity. Unless you’re dealing with an
ultra-compact handgun or one with
a single-stack magazine, you’re likely
to have as much as 12 to 16 rounds
on board. This is a good thing when
you’re trying to stop a meth-crazed
fiend from filleting you with a rusty
blade. So, let’s take advantage of it.
Most defensive handgun training
drills utilize some rendition of the
double-tap — two quick shots to
center mass — or two shots to the
body and one to the head. I’m not
suggesting anything is wrong with
either, but might it be a good idea to
HI-CAP HAMMER-TIME
Though it doesn’t replicate a tactical situation, the High-Cap Hammer-Time Drill
is great practice for learning how to pour multiple rounds on target while moving.
2 YARDS
3-4 YARDS
6-8 SHOTS
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continue to shoot the threat until it
is no longer a menace?
If you were faced with a charging
lion, I’ll guarantee you’d not shoot
twice and then consider your situa-
tion — you’d shoot until you were
sure those teeth and claws were no
longer bound for your body. This drill
will help you to continue to accurate-
ly pour lead into your target as you
also create or reduce distance.
Place a target at about 2 yards. At
the start signal, draw and begin shoot-
ing as you quickly move backward. You
should be able to cover between 3-4
yards by the time you’ve fired six to
eight shots. Once at that distance, slip
behind cover, step back out the same
side or the other side, and repeat the ex-
ercise in reverse, firing six to eight shots
as you advance on the target, only re-
loading after the drill is complete.
COVER
Tactical Notes
It’s important to keep this drill in con-
text. It might or might not be some-
thing you’d ever replicate in a real life
situation. Of course, predicting what
will happen in a hostile encounter is
even less accurate than weather fore-
casts. However, it’s hard to dispute
the need to be able to deliver multi-
ple rounds on target fast, potentially
while moving forward or backward to
create distance or obtain cover.
As one of my professional hunter
friends in Africa likes to say, “The big
thing is,” semi-automatic handgun
cartridges like the 9mm, .40 S&W
and .45 Auto are not reliable fight
stoppers. So, the more internal dam-
age you can inflict, the likelier it is a
“stop” will result. Remember, shoot-
ing the bad guy is not enough — you
have to stop them. GDTM
START
6-8 SHOTS
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 DIAL380
FOR ASSISTANCE
The .380 ACP is little in
a lot of ways. But is it big
enough where it counts?
BRAD FITZPATRICK

oughly 16 million Americans

R have obtained permits to carry

concealed firearms, and each
year more criminals end up on
the wrong side of a law-abiding
citizen with a personal defense
weapon. With the rising tide of CCW permit
holders has come a wave of new products to
suit their needs, everything from holsters to
cleaning kits to sights, to lasers and ammu-
nition. And, of course, there is a whole new
crop of defensive auto-loading pistols, too.
One caliber that has gotten a lot of at-
tention in recent years is the .380 ACP.
Designed by John Moses Browning and
first chambered in the 1908 Colt semi-
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cussed and discussed more than just
about any other defensive caliber on
the market. Fans of the caliber believe
that it’s the ultimate concealed carry
caliber because it’s small enough to be
chambered in ultra-compact pistols
and generates moderate recoil while
offering plenty of energy to drop an
attacker at close range. There’s an-
other camp, though, that believes the
.380 is underpowered and overrated.
The great advantage of carrying a .380 is
that these guns are so light and so compact
that you can hide them under virtually any
clothing. Many .380s weigh 12 ounces or
less and are under an inch wide, meaning
you can conceal them under the lightest
warm-weather shirt and pants.
So, where does the truth lie?
Probably somewhere in the mid-
dle, and that’s due to a number of
factors. First, not all .380 pistols are
created equal. Some have better trig-
gers than others. Some are striker-
fired, while others are double-actions
… and barrel lengths vary. Likewise,
not all ammo is created equal. The
shooting public is learning that bul-
let performance (or lack thereof) is
critical in a personal defense situa-
tion. Lastly, many shooters simply
decide on whether a cartridge is ef-
fective or not based on personal
tastes, and they don’t have any real
evidence to back their claims.
The Right .380 For You
With the right ammunition, a .380
can produce effective results based on
objective test data. Is it as versatile as
a double-stack 9mm? No, but it’s also
easier to carry, and that’s the limiting
factor for many shooters.
So, how do you choose the right
.380 for you and your needs?
There are a number of different .380
semi-autos available today, includ-
ing Kahr’s CT380, Ruger’s LCP, Rem-
ington’s RM380, Glock’s 42, Smith
& Wesson’s Bodyguard 380, SCCY’s
CPX-3, Colt’s Mustang, Kimber’s Mi-
cro, SIG’s P238, Browning’s 1911-380,
Walther’s PK380 and several others.
The rise in CCW permits has created
a great demand for small .380s, and
gun manufacturers roll out new .380
models each year.
Barrel Length
Choosing the one that works for you
is largely a matter of personal taste,
but there are some important differ-
ences among the guns listed above.
Barrel length was already mentioned;
the LCP, RM380 and Bodyguard all
have barrels that are relatively short
and make them easy to conceal. At
4.25 and 3.66 inches respectively, the
barrels of the Browning (full-size ver-
sion) and Walther guns offer a longer
sight radius. I’ve never found that an
extra half-inch of barrel length nega-
tively affects concealability (grip de-
sign is more important when choos-
ing a gun that won’t print), but it does
help with accuracy.

THE .380 AS A DEFENSIVE ROUND

Let’s look at what the facts say about the .380 ACP and its capabili-
ties as a defensive option. Based on ballistic gel data that I gathered
from multiple sources, the .380 ACP bullets averaged somewhere
between 9 and 18 inches of penetration in ballistic gel at defensive
distances under 30 feet (with 12 inches of penetration with proper
bullet expansion being considered effective for personal defense).
In large part, the deeper penetration results were a result of bullets
that did not expand and retained their profile as they passed through
the test. Failing to expand is good for producing deep penetration
on ballistic gel, but it’s bad news in real-life defensive situations
because a bullet that doesn’t open properly doesn’t create as much
hydrostatic shock or tissue damage. Only a portion of a bullet’s
kinetic energy is transferred to the target if the bullet passes through,
and unless that bullet strikes a bone or nervous tissue, it might not
stop the attacker immediately, which can be disastrous.
Bullet expansion results from a combination of factors. First, the
bullet’s construction plays an important role. Second, the velocity
at which the bullet is traveling is critical. Lastly, any barriers to the
There are a number of different .380 loads, but for personal de-
fense, a hollow-point bullet is key. Additionally, you’ll need to shoot
plenty of defensive ammo through your pistol to ensure that there
aren’t any feeding or function issues.
target will affect performance. You can’t choose the wardrobe your
attacker will be wearing, but you can choose your bullet and gun.
There are a number of great personal defense .380 loads, and they
vary in construction. Some expand reliably at lower velocities, while
others require a stronger push to initiate expansion. Based on my
personal tests, both Federal’s HST and Hornady’s Critical Defense will
expand when fired from light, compact pistols at close range into
bare gel, and I’m sure that there are several other loads that will do
the same. Pistols with longer barrels have an edge in terms of veloc-
ity, and that ups the odds of expansion. –BF

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The Angle On Actions
Gun design and action operation are also important consid-
erations. The guns listed above are double-action, double-
action-only (DAO), single-action and striker-fired pistols.
And while all of these will work, you’ll need to examine
the pros and cons of each when selecting the gun for you.
Striker-fired guns, for instance, offer a consistent trigger
pull. Double-actions, though, offer more assurance against
hard primers; if a round fails to fire because of a hard prim-
er, you can simply pull the trigger once more, and the ham-
mer will strike again. That’s not an option with striker-fired
guns, but, thankfully, hard primers are quite rare. Single- Mail-in rebate on
action guns require the shooter to operate the safety before
firing, but with some practice that becomes intuitive, espe-
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No .380 semi-auto is heavy by pistol standards, but there
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weigh around 12 ounces. The “heaviest” guns mentioned
are the Walther PK380 and Browning 1911-380 (full size),
both of which tip the scales at just 18 ounces.
In short, you can rest assured that none of the guns list-
ed here will be too heavy for daily carry. But a little extra
heft isn’t always a bad thing; some people, especially new
shooters, are recoil sensitive and don’t like the muzzle flip
inherent with short-barreled lightweight guns. The .380
doesn’t produce the kick of larger calibers, but in general
terms, the lighter the gun, the less effective it is at handling
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 Of the many .380 fans I’ve met,
only one said they carry a spare mag-
azine, so those two extra shots sud-
denly become even more significant.
One great feature of most .380s is
easy slide operation, something not
always true of larger-caliber firearms.
In fact, I know of at least one individ-
ual who has suffered nerve damage,
resulting in limited hand strength,
and the only semi-auto he can com-
fortably manipulate is a .380.
The Fit, Feel And Finances
It’s no secret many new CCW per-
mit holders select their new carry
gun based on two factors: how the
gun feels and the price. You can dis-
cuss nuanced features separating one
pistol from another, but ultimately a
gun that sits well in the buyer’s hand
is the one they’ll choose — so long as
Kimber’s Micro CDP is a lightweight single-action .380
that’s very light and is tough enough to withstand the
rigors of daily carry. It isn’t the cheapest gun on the
list, but it’s built to Kimber’s high standards.
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it is in their budget.
In terms of cost, the
guns listed here have MS-
RPs that range from $229
to $800. Street prices are
likely a bit lower, so odds
are there’s a pistol in your
price range. Deciding which
of these is comfortable is larggely
personal, but because most of the guns
listed include a magazine with h a finger
extension (or offer these maags as an
optional accessory), then only shoot-
ers with the largest hands will find
they don’t have enough grip space.
Shooters with really long haands and
fingers might find that it’s diifficult to
keep from “wrapping” the trigger, so
it’s best to spend time at the local gun
shop handling each of these guns. Bet-
ter yet, head to an event like the NRA
Annual Meetings where you can ex-
amine every gun and get expert advice
without the pressure to buy.
Is the .380 an effective self-defense
cartridge? Evidence says it can be if
the distance is close and you choose
the right bullet. Compact, lightweight
.380s have the advantage of portabil-
ity and convenience … and any gun
that you have with you in a deadly
encounter is far better than one that
you’ve left at home. GDTM
Walther’s PK380 is a
double-action/single-
action semi-auto .380
that’s sized perfectly
for daily carry and
range work. It even
comes with a rail for
mounting lasers and
lights, something not
often seen on .380s.
GET A GRIP
Walther’s PK380 is a ‘tweener of a carry
gun — not as small as the subcompact
.380s that slip in your pocket but not
quite as large as most 9mms. That
just-right size means you get a light,
portable gun with a longer sight radius
and more capacity.
One thing that Walther has figured
out is how to make guns that are well
balanced and comfortable to shoot, and
the company takes pride in building
guns that fit well and feel good.
“Like all Walther pistols, the PK380
features an extremely comfortable
ergonomic grip,” says Vice President of
Marketing for Walther Luke Thorkildsen.
“Walther has become synonymous with
grip and trigger because we have found
that there is confidence in comfort.”
When faced with a life-and-death situ-
ation, you need to have complete faith
in your gun, and that faith is developed
by long sessions on the range. You’re far
less likely to spend time shooting a gun
that hurts your hand or leaves you cring-
ing with every trigger pull, so finding a
pistol with a good grip is more critical
than it might initially seem. Walther’s
PK380 has an ergonomic design that’s
slightly larger than some of the other
guns in this article, yet it’s still easy to
conceal. In addition, having those extra
rounds on tap offers a level of comfort
all its own. –BF
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The CZ 75 is the Czech
manufacturer’s flagship
pistol, and the lasting
design has endured mor
than 40 years of imitation.
ROBB MANNING

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 The iconic CZ 75 has been around for
more than 40 years, and its legendary
status places it alongside a small number
of other great pistol designs.

he CZ 75 is a masterpiece
of the Iron Curtain. Only a few got
to hold it and shoot it, and most of
them raved about it immediately.
The Birth Of A Legend
The CZ 75 was designed in 1974 by
to the United States. It would have
made a fine military sidearm for
someone, but of course that would
never happen with any of the War-
saw Pact countries — Czechoslova-
kia included — because of the re-

T in firearms design. It’s one

of the original “wonder-
nines,” a term coined in
the late 1970s. A wonder-
nine is a pistol that is
9mm (of course, hence the “nine”),
has a double-stack magazine (read:
high capacity of 12 or more rounds),
has a double-action trigger and fea-
CZ’s best weapon designers of the
time, brothers Josef and František
Koucký. Despite the Iron Curtain,
it was actually designed with export
to the West in mind, and it’s unfor-
tunate that it was never exported
quirement to use the 9x18 Makarov.
The CZ 75 was designed around the
9x19 Luger from the start, so it’s
only hope for use as a service gun
would have been with the West.
The CZ 75 is CZ’s flagship handgun

tures polymer, stainless or alloy con-

struction for ease of maintenance.
Remember, at that time, most po-
lice departments still carried .357 re-
volvers with a six-round capacity. It
was a big deal to have a gun that car-
ried, at a minimum, twice that. And
with the semi-auto that Americans
were most familiar with — the 1911
— you had to have a cocked hammer
to fire the first round because it was
single-action only. The ability to carry
the weapon on safe with the hammer
down, take the weapon off safe, and
fire it without manually cocking the
hammer was also a big deal.
Unfortunately, the CZ 75 didn’t
catch on in the U.S. upon it’s re-
lease, as it did elsewhere. Not many
Americans got to handle one be-
The CZ 75 has a relatively rare slide-inside-of-frame design. That and other characteristics
cause it was born on the wrong side illustrate just how different the 75 is from the Browning Hi-Power it’s often compared to.

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The 75 is an all-steel, locked-breech semi-automatic
handgun. Two locking lugs are machined into the top of
the barrel and, upon lock-up, fit into the matching recess
in the slide. It uses the Browning design to unlock the
barrel when the slide is pulled to the rear. The gun also
features a selective double-action trigger, which means it
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The most notable feature of the CZ 75 is the slide rails fit

inside of the lower frame assembly, and not the other way
around. It’s generally the first thing people notice, and it
does give it a bore axis much lower than any other ham-
mer-fired handgun.
This design was first seen in the SIG P210, designed in
1949, and then in the CZ 75. There are not many handguns
that have been manufactured since then that incorporate
this into their design — the Bren Ten is one that comes
to mind — with the exception of 19 different companies
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I feel inclined to say something about those clones. There
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that some of the clones are pretty darn good. It’s unfortu-
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CZ 75 was born under, the design wasn’t patented. So, no Available in convenient 300-round rec paks
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guns ever made. Other than a communist worker’s salary,
no one was compensated for the design being used, and
there are no royalties paid.
Companies freely copied the design, and others poached
design elements from the pistol and incorporated them
into their own. It’s a shame, really, and for both the maker
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Even upon a basic visual inspection, it’s clear that the
CZ 75 and Browning Hi-Power are quite different. The
Hi-Power’s slide also must be locked back fully for disas- right infringement. Just
sembly, while the 75’s only needs to move back slightly. look down a gun store
handgun shelf and you’ll
see plenty of guns that are
awfully similar to one an-
In general, I like the slide-inside-of- similar to the K98 Mauser, but with other. This is not the case at all with
frame design of the 75, though it does improvements. It was so close, in the 75 and Hi-Power, however.
have one drawback: When charg- fact, that the U.S. government was The folks at Aim Surplus were kind
ing the slide to chamber a round, if charged with copyright infringe- enough to get me a good deal on an
you’re used to a large slab of slide to ment and was ordered to pay com- FN Hi-Power so that I could do a com-
grasp, this only has a narrow bit of pensation to Mauser. Two very big parison. Perhaps the general layout is
slide available for grasping, making it American gun manufacturers have in similar, but these are two very differ-
a little more difficult to rack the slide. recent times been charged with copy- ent handguns. First, disassembly starts
One comment I hear and read
about all the time is that the CZ 75
is a based, copied, improved upon A classic design that has stood the test of time and has proven
version the FN Browning Hi-Power. itself effective, the CZ 75 appears to be sticking around for a while.
Looking at schematics of the Hi-
Power and the 75, and having both
in hand, it doesn’t look close at all.
Other than a similar silhouette, the
design is very different, and even the
parts that serve the same or similar
purpose are shaped differently.
It’s generally pretty easy to tell when
one gun is copied from another. If one
company has some upgrades and can
make a particular weapon better, more
power to them — as long as it doesn’t
infringe copyrights.
The 1903 Springfield was very

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very differently. The Hi-Power slide
is pulled all the way to the rear and
locked back, as the very different slide
catch/takedown pin is removed. The
75 slide is only moved back about a
quarter inch — just enough to line up
the two disassembly lines.
Both use partial guide rods, instead
of full length rods. This design of fire-
arm uses a device to keep the barrel
from moving far. It allows it to ro-
tate down at the chamber, but it only
moves back about 1/4 inch. In the de-
sign of the CZ 75, the takedown pin
fits through a hole in the barrel lug,
similar to a 1911, where the takedown
pin fits through a hole in the barrel
link. The Hi-Power, though, is com-
pletely different, with the takedown
pin fitting through a hole located in
the guide rod. This then fits in a notch
located on the barrel. It’s a pretty
unique design; I’ve never seen that
cam hole located in the guide rod.
The entire fire control assembly is
completely different as well, in de-
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part. Even how and where the trig-
ger attaches is different.
One problem I had with the safety
models is that I accidentally thumb
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happens, getting it back in the fight
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 ‘Non-Women Guns’
For Women The best handguns for women often land
outside the pink-it and shrink-it category.
Photo: Corey Graff

K AT AINSWORTH

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 onfession: My name
C is Kat, and my hands
aren’t small. My fingers
are longer than those
of many — most —
men, in fact. My palms
are too wide for women’s gloves. My
hands engulf sub-compact guns but
fit full-size double-stack 10mms. I am
a woman who shoots, and my hands
are neither small nor weak.
Men frequently ask me what hand-
gun I recommend for the female in
their lives. My standard response: Let
them choose for themselves.
With that said, here’s a list of top
handguns for women. And keep in
mind: Many of the top choices don’t
sport pink grips or purple slides.
Smith & Wesson M&P45 Shield
When Smith and Wesson launched
the M&P45 Shield in 2016, I was im-
mediately intrigued. The M&P Shield
is a striker-fired model offered in mul-
tiple calibers — 9mm, .40 S&W, .45
ACP — that’s earned a well-deserved
place at the self-defense table. The .45
ACP chambering is interesting, partly
due to the challenge of controlling its
recoil in a compact model.
The 45 Shield was designed with
an aggressively textured grip to com-
bat slipping; even pouring water over
the gun didn’t lessen its effectiveness.
It has an overall length of 6.5 inches
— 0.4 inch longer than the smaller
caliber models — and weighs 20.5
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RUGER SR1911
MODEL TYPE: Lightweight
Commander-style 1911
CALIBER: 9mm
ACTION: Recoil-operated,
hammer-fired, semi-auto
BARREL: 4.25 in.
TWIST: 1:10 in. RH
WIDTH: 1.34 in.
OVERALL LENGTH: 7.75 in.
HEIGHT: 5.45 in.
WEIGHT: 29.3 oz.
CAPACITY: 9+1
TRIGGER: Aluminum, skeletonized,
with adjustable over-travel stop
ounces empty. As a single-stack, it’s
easier to conceal and simpler to grip
with smaller hands while remaining
comfortable for larger hands. On the
range, its design proved solid by re-
coiling rearward with minimal muzzle
rise. My average five-shot groups at 10
yards hovered at 1.5 inches and ex-
panded to 2 inches at 25 yards.
Why conceal carry (CC) a .45 ACP?
Because its bullet diameter is .451
inch prior to expansion, after which
it’s even larger, and sometimes those
extra two millimeters are the differ-
ence between hitting and missing
vital organs or arteries. Many carry
advocates shy away from .45 ACP
SMITH & WESSON M&P45 SHIELD
FRAME SIZE: Compact slim
CALIBER: .45 Auto
ACTION: Striker-fired, semi-auto
CAPACITY: 7+1 and 6+1
BARREL LENGTH: 3.3 in.
FRONT SIGHT: Steel, white dot
REAR SIGHT: Steel, white two-dot
OVERALL LENGTH: 6.5 in.
FRAME WIDTH: .99 in.
FRAME WITH SLIDE STOP: 1.05 in.
TRIGGER PULL:
4 lbs., 5 oz.
SLIDE: Stainless-steel
SLIDE FINISH: Low-glare
stainless-steel
GRIP FRAME:
Gray anodized aluminum
GRIP PANELS: Black rubberized
SIGHTS: Drift adjustable Novak
LoMount 3-Dot
SAFETIES: Ambidextrous extended
beavertail grip safety
MSRP: $979
because they believe it recoils enor-
mously, which isn’t true: .45 ACP
recoils more than some, but it’s far
less than most people expect. It’s eas-
ily mastered, and when you do, you
might find yourself not only carrying
the 45 Shield, but also loving it like
Gollum loved the One Ring.
Ruger SR1911
The Ruger SR1911 in 9mm is a Series 70
Lightweight Commander-style 1911;
this variant has an aluminum frame
and 4.25-inch barrel. At 29.3 ounces,
it’s somewhat heavier than the original
Colt Commander of 1949 and longer,
too; its overall length is 7.75 inches.
HEIGHT: 4.88 in. with flush magazine
GRIP: Polymer
WEIGHT: 20.5 oz. (empty)
BARREL MATERIAL: Stainless-steel,
Armornite finish
SLIDE MATERIAL: Stainless-steel,
Armornite finish
FRAME MATERIAL: Polymer
FINISH: Black
MSRP: $479
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SIG SAUER P320
CALIBER: 9mm/.357 SIG/.40
S&W/.45 ACP
ACTION: Semi-auto
FRAME: Full-size (or compact)
FINISH MATERIAL: Stainless-steel
(stainless-steel)
SLIDE MATERIAL: Stainless-steel
(stainless-steel)
ACCESSORY RAIL: M1913 (M1913)
TRIGGER: Striker (striker)
TRIGGER PULL: 6 lbs., 3 oz.
(6 lbs., 4 oz.)
BARREL: 4.7 in. (3.9 in.)
OVERALL LENGTH: 8.0 in. (7.2 in.)
HEIGHT: 5.5 in. (5.3 in.)
WEIGHT: 29.5 oz. empty
(25.8 oz., empty)
MSRP: Starts at $679
Even so, it can be concealed — yes you
can conceal a full-size pistol — even as
a smaller-framed woman.
Slinging lead, the SR1911 excels. It
ships with Novak Low-Mount three-
dot sights; sights are drift adjustable
and provide a clear sight picture. But
its true test wasn’t at my hands but
those of my then-13-year-old daugh-
ter, Grace. She was a 1911 newbie,
and her first five-shot group at 10
yards neatly obliterated the 1-inch
bull’s eye on the Shoot-N-C target.
Grace’s hands are much smaller
than mine; her fingers are 1.75 inch-
es shorter and narrower, too. Despite
that, we both found the SR1911 of-
fered a positive grip, natural trigger
reach and fantastic accuracy. At 25
yards using Hornady American Gun-
ner XTP 115-grain ammunition, the
gun nailed a best five-shot group of
1.41 inches. It’s a dependable, accu-
rate gun, and Grace claimed it as hers.
Oh, the SR1911 is also available in
10mm. The 10mm model has a longer
barrel and is difficult to conceal, but
it’s a superb choice for open carry or
handgun hunting. It’s awesomely pre-
cise — my first five rounds of Polycase
yielded a one-hole .538-inch group —
and it feels natural. Also, its greater
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recoil is blunted by its design. My first
range session with it involved 100
rounds of Hornady and 200 rounds of
Polycase. There were no failures, just
pure precision and bliss.
If you’re interested in the SR1911,
be aware that it comes chambered in
9mm, .45 ACP and 10mm.
SIG Sauer P320
The SIG P320 received attention after
being selected as the winner of the Ar-
my’s XM17 Modular Handgun System
(MHS) competition. It then failed a drop
test done outside U.S. testing parame-
ters; basically, it might fire if the trigger
has a heavier pull and it’s dropped in a
specific way. SIG announced it will of-
fer upgrades, but here’s the bottom line:
REMINGTON RP9
CALIBER: 9mm
ACTION: Semi-auto, striker-fired
CAPACITY: 18+1
BARREL: 4.5 in.
TRIGGER PULL WEIGHT: 5 lbs., 10 oz.
SIGHTS: Drift-adjustable, three-dot white sights
FRAME: Polymer
SLIDE: Stainless-steel
FINISH: Matte black
OVERALL LENGTH: 7.92 in.
WIDTH: 1.3 in.
HEIGHT: 5.5 in.
WEIGHT: 26.4 oz. (empty)
MSRP: $489
The P320 has been reliable not only for
myself but other long-time gun owners,
meaning it’s highly recommended.
There are multiple P320 variations,
one of which is the P320 Compact.
This is the gun carried concealed by
competitive shooter Annette Evans.
Evans carries the compact model
partly due to familiarity: “It’s the baby
version of my match gun, meaning it’s
nearly identical to the gun I’ve shot
tens of thousands of rounds through.”
She went on to attest to the gun’s
performance: “I’m completely confi-
dent in the gun’s reliability, in how
well I can run the gun, and in how ef-
fectively I shoot the gun — qualities I
demand of my carry gun.”
During trigger time, the striker-fired
P320 shines. It has a wider double-
stack grip that fits both large and
smaller hands — mine larger and Ev-
ans’ smaller — and texturing assists a
firm grip. There’s some take-up ahead
of the break; the trigger breaks at a
measured 6 pounds, 3 ounces. At 25
yards, the best group was with DRT
9mm 85-grain Terminal Shock, a five-
shot 1.11-inch group.
The P320’s modularity is one of its
greatest features: Grip modules come
in small, medium and large; it has an
interchangeable trigger group; and cali-
bers include 9mm, .357 SIG, .40 S&W
and .45 ACP. The full-size P320 has
an overall length of 8 inches and an
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empty weight of 29.5 ounces; the Com-
pact model has an overall length of 7.2
inches and an empty weight of 25.8
ounces. Whether for open carry, con-
cealed carry or range time, SIG has you
covered here as a woman who shoots.
Remington RP9
Big Green recently celebrated its
200th anniversary, and with it came
the RP9. There might appear to be
similarities to the aforementioned
P320, but there are reasons to men-
tion it. In just a few short years, Rem-
ington jumped in the deep end of the
handgun pool, launching the R51 —
twice — the RM380 and the RP9. Of
this trifecta, all of which I’ve fired
at length, the RP9 stands out as the
model of choice for ladies.
It takes more than going “boom”
for a handgun to win me over. So, al-
though its aesthetics are noteworthy
— it looks cool — it’s the trigger that
makes this gun. The RP9 has a safety
blade trigger with a steady, smooth
THE .380 ACP FOR WOMEN?
You probably noticed these guns are 9mm and larger. Despite advances in ballistics, tests —
including my own — show .380 ACP doesn’t meet FBI standards for penetration. This doesn’t
mean it should be discounted, but that it’s best as a BUG (backup gun). In fact, the Ruger
LCP II is one of the more impressive pocket pistols of recent history with its vastly improved
trigger and surprising accuracy. It’s a great boot gun and executes tight groups at close
range. The .380 ACP is a snappy little cartridge meant for close-range use; the belief that
.380 ACP, .38 Special and other small calibers produce less felt recoil is patently untrue. –KA
pull and clean break. The reset is short, doubt the platform’s efficacy, consid-
simplifying follow-up shots and in- er that a 1918 Colt M1911 was self-
creasing accuracy. My Lyman Trigger defense expert Massad Ayoob’s 12th
Gauge measured its pull weight at 5 birthday present. If a 1911 can win
pounds, 10 ounces, and though I do the attention of 12-year-old Mas, it
enjoy lightweight triggers, the RP9’s can have yours, too.
does nicely. Five rounds of Polycase The Amethyst comes in 9mm and .45
Inceptor 9mm 65-grain ARX pierced ACP, so I, of course, chose .45 ACP. I ran
a target at 25 yards with a best group 10 different brands of ammo through
of 1.67 inches. the pistol at various distances and expe-
rienced no failures of any kind.
Kimber Amethyst Ultra II It’s a single stack, so it’s slim for small
Its bold purple slide grabs your atten- hands, but the G10 grip panels broad-
tion, but the accuracy of the Kimber en the gun for a concrete grip. Even
Amethyst Ultra II keeps it. The Am- better, it’s tall enough to prohibit dan-
ethyst is a compact 1911, and if you gling pinkies; it has an overall height
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of 4.75 inches and a 3-inch barrel, but address this cartridge.
it manages to retain enough bulk for Glocks are striker-fired polymer pis-
comfortable and decisive shooting. tols, and the majority are double-
The solid aluminum trigger has an stacks. The 27’s overall
extremely abbreviated measured pull height of 4.17 inches
weight of 4 pounds, 10 ounces, and leaves my pinkie
a glass-sharp break. At 10 yards with hanging; Pearce
Snake River Shooting Products Team Grip Extensions
Never Quit 155-grain HP Frangible on magazines solve
rounds, my best five-shot group — off- the issue without in-
hand — was 0.58 inch. At 15 yards, I terfering with conceal-
had no problem drilling the bull’s eye ment. Hornady Critical
consistently with a single-handed grip. Defense 165-grain FTX
The Amethyst is a reasonably light fired offhand at 10 yards
25 ounces, empty, and it’s highly con- produced a best five-shot group of .49 KIMBER AMETHYST ULTRA II
cealable. My one issue was the beaver- inch with the 27, and I shot a .53-inch TYPE: Compact 1911
tail grip safety, which began pinching group with the 26. The sub-compact CALIBER: .45 ACP (tested), 9mm
the pesky skin between my thumb 27 recoils more than full-size pistols, CAPACITY: 7+1
and pointer finger during extensive but it’s still negligible, and muzzle rise BARREL: 3 in., stainless-steel
shooting. Otherwise, it’s a well-made, is easily managed. The stock safety- OVERALL LENGTH: 6.8 in.
high-quality pistol. blade trigger has some take-up and a OVERALL WIDTH: 1.15 in.
At the range, several men referred clean, firm break. It has a tactile reset; OVERALL HEIGHT: 4.75 in.
to it as “cute,” which they quickly if you pay attention, follow-up shots WEIGHT: 25 oz. empty
swapped with “amazing” and “I want are fast, without take-up. CONSTRUCTION: Aluminum frame,
one” after I let them try it. There’s There’s no arguing the reliability of stainless-steel slide
nothing cute about a precise compact Glocks, and if there’s one thing required GRIPS: Purple and black G10
1911; it might be purple, but it’s a stel- of a self-defense gun, it’s that. There are SIGHTS: Tactical wedge three-dot
lar self-defense weapon. Kimber also numerous options for caliber and size. tritium night sights, fixed
offers it as the bright-blue Sapphire. If you prefer single stacks, there’s the SAFETIES: Ambidextrous thumb, grip
.380 ACP 42 and the 9mm 43. There and hammer safety notch
Glock 27 are sub-compacts, compacts and full- TRIGGER: 4 lbs. 10 oz.
What’s a gun list without Glock? size models; Gen 4 Glocks ship with MSRP: $1,652
Sadly lacking, in my opinion. Eleven interchangeable backstraps. Glocks
years ago, when my daughter was might be plastic,
three years old, my concealed Glock but they’re plas-
27 saved both our lives. I still own tic I trust with
that gun, a little pistol that’s proven not only my
its reliability through thousands of life, but also my
rounds and concealment in a long daughter’s.
list of states throughout the country.
It cycles in sub-zero weather, rips out
the bull’s eye whether I’m 15 yards
away shooting one-handed or firing GLOCK 27
prone — and feels good in my hands. CALIBER: .40 S&W
There are several versions of the ACTION: Semi-auto, striker-fired
sub-compact, or baby, Glock. The FRAME: Polymer
more popular models are the 9mm 26, CAPACITY: 9+1 (13/15/22 optional)
.40 S&W 27, 10mm 29, and .45 ACP BARREL: 3.42 in.
30S. The .40 S&W is losing popularity OVERALL LENGTH: 6.49 in.
partly because ballistics has improved HEIGHT: 4.17 in.
the 9mm’s capabilities but also due to WIDTH: 1.18 in.
a lack of knowledge. No matter how WEIGHT: 21.89 oz. empty
you slice it, the .40 S&W has an edge TRIGGER PULL: 5 lbs., 2 oz.
in velocity, energy and, subsequently, TRIGGER TRAVEL: .49 in.
a bigger wound cavity over 9mm. As BARREL RIFLING: Right-hand, hexagonal
mentioned earlier, one millimeter LENGTH OF TWIST: 9.84 in.
could be the hair’s breadth to drop MSRP: $549
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Republic Forge Defiant safety functions well.
Lightweight It ate everything I fed
If the name doesn’t get you, this it from hollow points
custom 1911’s performance will. to frangible ammo, and it
Republic Forge is known for its produced a best five-shot group of
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WEIGHT: 30 oz. empty
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FRAME: Full-sized commander
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FRAME MATERIAL: 7075 T-6 aluminum
length of 3.6 inches and an overall choosing one — let the lady of
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height of 5.25 inches, it can and your life try them for herself — and
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 The new Ruger LCP II is an excellent pistol
that’s easily concealed, has some great
features and is a solid shooter.

DICK JONES
PHOTOS BY ALEX L ANDEEN

W
hen I was a young man
working behind a gun
counter, the choices of
truly small pistols were
severely limited, and
none were more than marginally
effective. The smallest were the .22
short and .25 ACP semi-autos that of-
fered less muzzle energy than many
air rifles currently available. When
one was purchased and the buyer
was walking out the door, there was
always a remark about the value of
chocolate grips, or perhaps filing off
the front sight in the event someone
made the owner eat it or ingest it
into some other orifice.
There were Remington-pattern
two-shot derringers available, but
they were single-action, heavy and
antiquated. High Standard made a
little double-action over/under .22

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The slide stroke on the LCP II
is smooth from front to back,
which is ideal for some women
and older shooters.
Magnum, and it was the best tiny gun
to be found. The bad news is that it
offered only two shots and was pretty
heavy because it was all steel.
To get a small semi-auto in a more
powerful caliber, one had to go to
guns the size of the Walther PPK that
Mr. Bond made famous, and a PPK is
not a tiny gun by the standards of to-
day. The PPK and other guns of a simi-
lar size were available in .32 and .380
ACP, and ammunition was full metal
jacket only. I think James Bond was
the only guy who saw the PPK as an
effective stopper.
However, there’s a new reality with
modern defensive .380 ammunition;
it’s now more effective than the stan-
dard round-nosed lead 158-grain load
that 90 percent of law enforcement
officers carried just a few years ago,
and because of this, I consider a .380 a
viable concealed carry gun when you
simply can’t hide a bigger gun.
In the process of writing The Gun
Digest Book of Concealed Carry Hand-
guns, I reviewed the three most
popular .380 sub-compact semi-auto
concealed carry pistols. The guns
I chose for the test were the Ruger
LCP, the S&W Bodyguard and the
Glock 42. While all were similar as
sub-compacts, the three guns re-
vealed a noticeable difference in ap-
proach to the same issue.
The LCP was certainly the smallest
and lightest, but with tiny sights and
a challenging trigger. The Bodyguard
was a bit larger, still with a long stroke
trigger, but was a full featured semi-
auto with a slide that locked back on
the last round and sights that were
more usable at a slight cost in con-
cealability. The Glock was simply a
sized-down version of the standard
Glock product with all the features of
any other Glock. It was smaller, but
hardly a miniscule pistol. As a result,
the Glock was easy to shoot, the Ru-
ger was easy to hide and I chose the
Bodyguard because it had slide lock
and second strike capability.
A Great Gun, But …
As I say almost every time I review
a gun, we’re currently blessed with
some mighty good choices in fire-
arms, and it’s really hard to improve

RUGER LCP II
TYPE: Semi-auto, internal hammer-fired

CALIBER: .380 ACP

BARREL: 2.75 in., alloy steel

OVERALL LENGTH: 5.17 in.

WEIGHT: 10.6 oz.

GRIPS: Integral with polymer frame

SIGHTS: Integral on slide, rear notch

and post front

FINISH: Blued

CAPACITY: 6+1

MSRP: $349
The trigger pull of the LCP II duplicates the bladed, two-stage trigger MANUFACTURER: Ruger
of a good striker-fired service gun, breaking at a reasonable 6 pounds
with a light first stage and a well-defined second stage.

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highly trained, and 6 pounds is rea-

sonable. The first stage is light; the 32 %R[  %ODFNVEXUJ 9$ 
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corrects every
shortcoming of
the original.”
upon what we have. Having said this,
the LCP II is a big improvement over
an already excellent concealed carry
pistol. My first impression is that it’s a
bit bigger than the original, but only
in all the right places.
When you operate it, you notice
the big improvement — the trig-
ger. The trigger on the older version
was a long, double-action-type pull.
The gun was already small, and guys
with average-sized hands had trouble
getting a full stroke before the index
finger buried itself into their thumb.
In spite of the long compression, the
LCP didn’t have second-strike capa-
bility, meaning a second pull of the
trigger wouldn’t fire the striker in the
event of a dud round.
Another shortcoming of the earlier
design was the lack of slide lock on
the last round. There’s no doubt this
omission was to allow lighter weight
and simplicity, but it’s a nice feature
to have, and most of us who shoot au-
toloaders have grown accustomed to
the slide locking back. Still, the LCP
was a very good gun, and at just over 9
ounces with a thin profile and shape,
it was an easy gun to hide almost any-
where. Ruger sold tons of them, and it
took a lot of LCPs to make a ton.
Striker-Fired Trigger In
A Hammer-Fired Gun
The new gun corrects every shortcom-
ing of the original. First is the trigger.
It’s an excellent striker-fired-style trig-
ger, but the LCP II isn’t a striker-fired
gun. It still has a hammer, but the
trigger pull duplicates the bladed, two-
stage trigger of a good striker-fired ser-
vice gun. My test gun’s trigger broke at
a reasonable 6 pounds. Light triggers
aren’t a good idea on defensive guns
in the hands of shooters who aren’t
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there is backlash, it isn’t excessive.
The next improvement is slide lock
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sights on a Glock 42. 5,&+021' *81 6+2:
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of $349 is very competitive in the sub-
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original LCP in the catalog. $'0,66,21 
Range Impressions
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than the original and also easier than &KDQWLOO\ 9$
my previous favorite, the S&W Body- 7+( 1$7,216 *81 6+2:
guard. The two-stage trigger is easy
to manage, and the sights are large 6HSW   2FW 
enough to see. The grip is small, but a
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it with both the flat magazine plate and 'HFHPEHU   
the one with the finger hook. With the
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The LCP II provides everything a shooter
can ask for from a compact, reasonably
powerful, decently accurate, easy-to-hide
defensive pistol — improving upon every
shortcoming of the original LCP.
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PERFORMANCE DATA
MANUFACTURER
Winchester 95-gr. FMJ
Winchester 85-gr. Train & Defend
Winchester 85-gr. Kinetic HE
Accuracy data was the result of five, 5-shot groups fired deliberately at a distance of 7 yards
from a standing position.
those with low hand strength, such as
some women and older shooters.
There is recoil. Even a .22 that
weighs 10 ounces will generate re-
coil, and a firm grip is required to
keep it properly placed in the hand
when shooting fast. Still, it’s capable
of shooting ragged-hole groups at 7
yards, and that’s all you can ask of a
BEST WORST AVG.
GROUP (in.) GROUP (in.) GROUP (in.)
1.72 2.34 2.01
1.02 1.94 1.65
1.44 1.99 1.88
gun this small and concealable.
The sights were easy to see, but I
think a three-dot system might make
it a bit better in low light. I teach
shooting to a lot of novice shooters,
and lining up three dots is an easy
way to teach sight alignment to a for-
mer non-shooter. The LCP II is a gun
that’ll be attractive to those new to
the concept of daily, concealed carry.
There were zero malfunctions with
the three types of rounds tested.
The magazine release is easy enough
to get to, especially for a small gun,
and the LCP II doesn’t just release the
magazine, it launches it. I particularly
liked the fact that I can drop a maga-
zine without it snagging on the heel
of my hand, which is a common prob-
lem with many smaller pistols. The
gun comes with only one magazine,
and I’d have liked to have another to
see just how fast I could accomplish a
mag change with it. I suspect it would
be about as fast as any compact pistol
and faster than some.
The Fix Is In
In closing, the LCP II is everything
one can ask for from a super tiny, rea-
sonably powerful, decently accurate,
easy-to-hide defensive pistol. Were I
to revisit that test of the Glock 42 and
S&W Bodyguard against the new LCP,
the result would be different. The LCP
II would be the clear winner because
it has the best features of the other
guns combined with substantially less
size and weight. It’s certainly a good
choice — maybe the best choice in the
sub-compact pistol market. GDTM
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Advertising Info. ......... 102
Subscription Rates........ 25
FFL Dealer Directory ... 108
Air Guns ........................ 87
AMT .............................. 87
Anschutz ....................... 88
ArmaLite ....................... 88
Astra ............................. 88
Benelli ........................... 88
Beretta Handguns ......... 88
Beretta Rifles ................ 88
Beretta Shotguns .......... 88
Browning Handguns ..... 88
Browning Shotguns ...... 88
Browning Rifles ............ 88
Colt Named Model ........ 88
Colt M-1911 & Var........ 88
Colt Auto 22’s ............... 88
Colt Numbered Model ... 88
Colt Single Action ......... 88
Colt Commemorative .... 89
Cooper .......................... 89
Custom Guns ................ 89
Dakota Arms ................. 89
Double Rifles ................ 89
Double Shotguns .......... 89
Drilling & Combin ......... 89
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English & European ...... 94
English Shotguns .......... 94
European Shotguns ...... 94
FN ................................. 94
Fox ................................ 94
Franchi .......................... 94
Freedom Arms .............. 94
Glock............................. 94
H & R ............................ 94
Heckler & Koch ............. 94
High Standard ............... 94
Husqvarna ..................... 94
Interarms ...................... 94
Ithaca ............................ 94
Iver Johnson ................. 94
Kimber .......................... 94
Krieghoff ....................... 94
Lefever .......................... 94
Left-Hand Guns ............. 94
Llama ............................ 94
Luger ............................ 94
Magnum Research ........ 95
Mannlicher Schoenauer . 95
Marlin............................ 95
Mauser Handguns ......... 95
Mauser Rifles ................ 95
Mossberg ...................... 95
Muzzleloader Handguns
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Cartridge Handguns for
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Muzzleloader Long Guns
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Wanted........................ 95
Cartridge Long Guns for
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Navy Arms .................... 95
Parker ........................... 95
Perazzi .......................... 95
Remington Rifles .......... 95
Remington Shotguns .... 95
Remington Handguns ... 95
Ruger Rifles .................. 95
Ruger Shotguns ............ 95
Ruger Handguns ........... 95
Sako .............................. 95
Savage .......................... 95
Sharps .......................... 95
SKB ............................... 95
L.C. Smith ..................... 95
Smith & Wesson ........... 95
Springfield .................... 95
Springfield Armory ....... 95
Stevens ......................... 95
Steyr ............................. 95
Taurus ........................... 95
Thompson Center ......... 95
Trap, Skeet, Clays ......... 95
Valmet ........................... 95
Walther ......................... 95
Weatherby Shotguns..... 95
Weatherby Rifles ........... 95
Wesson, Dan................. 95
Winchester Rifles .......... 95
Winchester Shotguns.... 95
Winchester Commem ... 95
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Ammunition .................. 95
Barrels .......................... 97
Binoculars/Telescopes... 97
Books & Magazines ...... 97
Firearms Boxes/Containers
.................................... 97
Cartridge Collections ..... 97
Cases ............................ 97
Clips & Magazines ........ 97
Gun Cleaning Supplies &
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Gun Lists/Collections .... 97
Gun Parts ...................... 97
Gun Safes/Security
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Gunsmith Services ........ 98
Gunsmith Supplies........ 98
Holsters & Leather ........ 99
Hunting Guides ............. 99
Knives ........................... 99
Metallic Sights .............. 99
Miscellaneous ............... 99
Real Estate .................... 99
Reloading Components . 99
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3040 Anschutz For Sale
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3050 Armalite For Sale
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3060 Astra For Sale
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3080 Auto Mag For Sale
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3130 Benelli For Sale
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3135 Benelli Dealer Prices
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3150 Beretta Rifle For Sale
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3160 Beretta Shotgun For Sale
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3180 Browning Handgun For Sale
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3200 Browning Shotgun For Sale
3201 Browning Shotgun Wanted
3220 Browning Rifle For Sale
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3225 Browning Memorabilia For Sale
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3240 B Miscellaneous For Sale
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3260 Charter Arms For Sale
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3280 Colt Named Model For Sale
3281 Colt Named Model Wanted
3300 Colt 1911 & Variation For Sale
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3320 Colt 22 Auto Pistols For Sale
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3340 Colt Numbered Model For Sale
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3355 SAA 1st Generation For Sale
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3360 Colt Single Action For Sale
3361 Colt Single Action Wanted
3380 Colt Commemorative For Sale
3381 Colt Commemorative Wanted
3385 Colt Memorabilia For Sale
3386 Colt Memorabilia Wanted
3387 Connecticut Shotgun For Sale
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3390 Cooper Arms For Sale
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3392 Cowboy Action Sports &
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3395 Cowboy Action Shooting Guns
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3420 Custom Rifles For Sale
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3430 Target & Varmint Firearms
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3435 CZ For Sale
3436 CZ Wanted
3440 C Miscellaneous For Sale
3441 C Miscellaneous Wanted
3445 Daisy For Sale
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3450 Dakota Arms For Sale
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3470 Detonics For Sale
3471 Detonics Wanted
3480 Double Rifles For Sale
3481 Double Rifles Wanted
3490 Double Shotguns For Sale
3491 Double Shotguns Wanted
3500 Drilling and Combination For Sale
3501 Drilling and Combination Wanted
3520 D Miscellaneous For Sale
3521 D Miscellaneous Wanted
3540 English/European Rifles For Sale
3541 English/European Rifles Wanted
3550 European Handguns For Sale
3551 European Handguns Wanted
3560 English Shotguns For Sale
3561 English Shotguns Wanted
3570 English/European Hammer Guns
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3571 European/English Hammer Guns
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3580 European Shotguns For Sale
3581 European Shotguns Wanted
3590 Competition Shotguns For Sale
3591 Competition Shotguns Wanted
3600 E Miscellaneous For Sale
3601 E Miscellaneous Wanted
3610 FEG For Sale
3611 FEG Wanted
3620 FN For Sale
3621 FN Wanted
3640 Fox For Sale
3641 Fox Wanted
3660 Franchi For Sale
3661 Franchi Wanted
3670 Freedom Arms For Sale
3671 Freedom Arms Wanted
3680 F Miscellaneous For Sale
3681 F Miscellaneous Wanted
3700 Glock For Sale
3701 Glock Wanted
3720 Golden Eagle Nikko For Sale
3721 Golden Eagle Nikko Wanted
3740 G Miscellaneous For Sale
3741 G Miscellaneous Wanted
3760 H&R, NEF For Sale
3761 H&R, NEF Wanted
3780 Heckler & Koch For Sale
3781 Heckler & Koch Wanted
3785 Heckler & Koch Dealer Pricing
3790 Hi-Point For Sale
3791 Hi-Point Wanted
3800 High Standard For Sale
3801 High Standard Wanted
3820 Hopkins & Allen For Sale
3821 Hopkins & Allen Wanted
3840 Husqvarna For Sale
3841 Husqvarna Wanted
3860 H Miscellaneous For Sale
3861 H Miscellaneous Wanted
3880 Interarms For Sale
3881 Interarms Wanted
3900 Ithaca For Sale
3901 Ithaca Wanted
3920 Iver Johnson For Sale
3921 Iver Johnson Wanted
3940 I Miscellaneous For Sale
3941 I Miscellaneous Wanted
3960 J Miscellaneous For Sale
3961 J Miscellaneous Wanted
3970 Kimber of America For Sale
3971 Kimber of America Wanted
3980 Kimber of Oregon For Sale
3981 Kimber of Oregon Wanted
3985 Korth For Sale
3986 Korth Wanted
3990 Krieghoff For Sale
3991 Krieghoff Wanted
4000 K Miscellaneous For Sale
4001 K Miscellaneous Wanted
4020 Lefever For Sale
4021 Lefever Wanted
4040 Left-Hand Guns For Sale
4041 Left-Hand Guns Wanted
4060 Llama For Sale
4061 Llama Wanted
4080 Luger For Sale
4081 Luger Wanted
4100 L Miscellaneous For Sale
4101 L Miscellaneous Wanted
4110 Magnum Research, For Sale
4111 Magnum Research, Wanted
4120 Mannlicher Schoenauer For Sale
4121 Mannlicher Schoenauer Wanted
4140 Marlin For Sale
4141 Marlin Wanted
4160 Mauser Handguns For Sale
4161 Mauser Handguns Wanted
4162 Mauser Rifles For Sale
4163 Mauser Rifles Wanted
4234 Miniatures For Sale
4235 Miniatures Wanted
4236 Mossberg For Sale
4237 Mossberg Wanted
4240 Muzzleloader Handguns For Sale
4241 Muzzleloader Handguns Wanted
4242 Antique Cartridge Handguns
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4243 Antique Cartridge Handguns
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4245 Muzzleloader Long Guns For Sale
4246 Muzzleloader Long Guns Wanted
4247 Antique Cartridge Long Guns
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4248 Antique Cartridge Long Guns
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4250 Custom & Historic Muzzleloader
For Sale
4251 Custom & Historic Muzzleloader
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4255 Modern Muzzleloader For Sale
4256 Modern Muzzleloader Wanted
4258 Modern Reproductions For Sale
4259 Modern Reproductions Wanted
4260 M Miscellaneous For Sale
4261 M Miscellaneous Wanted
4280 Navy Arms For Sale
4281 Navy Arms Wanted
4300 N Miscellaneous For Sale
4301 N Miscellaneous Wanted
4320 O Miscellaneous For Sale
4321 O Miscellaneous Wanted
4340 P-38 For Sale
4341 P-38 Wanted
4350 Para Ordnance For Sale
4351 Para Ordnance Wanted
4360 Parker For Sale
4361 Parker Wanted
4380 Perazzi For Sale
4381 Perazzi Wanted
4390 Police Equipment For Sale
4391 Police Equipment Wanted
4400 P Miscellaneous For Sale
4401 P Miscellaneous Wanted
4420 Q Miscellaneous For Sale
4421 Q Miscellaneous Wanted
4440 Remington Rifles For Sale
4441 Remington Rifles Wanted
4458 Remington Memorabilia For Sale
4459 Remington Memorabilia Wanted
4460 Remington Shotguns For Sale
4461 Remington Shotguns Wanted
4480 Remington Handguns For Sale
4481 Remington Handguns Wanted
4490 Rossi For Sale
4491 Rossi Wanted
4500 Ruger Rifles For Sale
4501 Ruger Rifles Wanted
4520 Ruger Shotguns For Sale
4521 Ruger Shotguns Wanted
4540 Ruger Handguns For Sale
4541 Ruger Handguns Wanted
4545 Ruger / Chief A.J. For Sale
4546 Ruger / Chief A.J. Wanted
4547 Ruger Memorabilia For Sale
4548 Ruger Memorabilia Wanted
4560 R Miscellaneous For Sale
4561 R Miscellaneous Wanted
4580 Sako For Sale
4581 Sako Wanted
4600 Savage For Sale
4601 Savage Wanted
4620 Sharps For Sale
4621 Sharps Wanted
4640 Sig Sauer For Sale
4641 Sig Sauer Wanted
4660 SKB For Sale
4661 SKB Wanted
4680 L.C. Smith For Sale
4681 L.C. Smith Wanted
4700 S&W Early Models Pre-1940
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4701 S&W Early Models Pre-1940
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4720 Smith & Wesson For Sale
4721 Smith & Wesson Wanted
4730 S&W Performance Center
For Sale
4731 S&W Performance Center
Wanted
4735 Smith & Wesson Memorabilia
For Sale
4736 Smith & Wesson Memorabilia
Wanted
4740 Springfield For Sale
4741 Springfield Wanted
4750 Springfield Armory For Sale
4751 Springfield Armory Wanted
4760 Star For Sale
4761 Star Wanted
4780 Stevens For Sale
4781 Stevens Wanted
4800 Steyr For Sale
4801 Steyr Wanted
4820 S Miscellaneous For Sale
4821 S Miscellaneous Wanted
4840 Taurus For Sale
4841 Taurus Wanted
4860 Thompson Center For Sale
4861 Thompson Center Wanted
4870 Thompson/Contender For Sale
4871 Thompson/Contender Wanted
4880 Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays
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4881 Trap, Skeet, Sporting Clays
Wanted
4900 T Miscellaneous For Sale
4901 T Miscellaneous Wanted
4910 Uberti For Sale
4911 Uberti Wanted
4920 U Miscellaneous For Sale
4921 U Miscellaneous Wanted
4940 Valmet For Sale
4941 Valmet Wanted
4960 V Miscellaneous For Sale
4961 V Miscellaneous Wanted
4980 Walther For Sale
4981 Walther Wanted
5000 Weatherby Shotguns For Sale
5001 Weatherby Shotguns Wanted
5020 Weatherby Rifles For Sale
5021 Weatherby Rifles Wanted
5025 Weatherby Memorabilia For Sale
5026 Weatherby Memorabilia Wanted
5030 Webley For Sale
5031 Webley Wanted
5040 Wesson, Dan For Sale
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5060 Wildey For Sale
5061 Wildey Wanted
5070 Henry, Volcanic, Etc. For Sale
5071 Henry, Volcanic, Etc. Wanted
5080 Winchester Rifles For Sale
5081 Winchester Rifles Wanted
5100 Winchester Shotguns For Sale
5101 Winchester Shotguns Wanted
5103 Winchester Commemoratives
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5104 Winchester Commemoratives
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5110 Winchester Memorabilia For Sale
5111 Winchester Memorabilia Wanted
5120 W Miscellaneous For Sale
5121 W Miscellaneous Wanted
5140 X Miscellaneous For Sale
5141 X Miscellaneous Wanted
5160 Y Miscellaneous For Sale
5161 Y Miscellaneous Wanted
5180 Z Miscellaneous For Sale
5181 Z Miscellaneous Wanted
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5200 Accessories For Sale
5201 Accessories Wanted
5210 Advertising Agency Services
5220 Ammunition For Sale
5221 Ammunition Wanted
5230 Antique & General Collectables
For Sale
5231 Antique & General Collectables
Wanted
5240 Archery Supplies For Sale
5241 Archery Supplies Wanted
5245 Armor/Safe Rooms
5260 Appraisal Services
5280 Barrels For Sale
5281 Barrels Wanted
5300 Binoculars & Telescopes For Sale
5301 Binoculars & Telescopes Wanted
5320 Books & Magazines For Sale
5321 Books & Magazines Wanted
5330 Firearm Boxes / Containers
For Sale
5331 Firearm Boxes / Containers
Wanted
5340 Cartridge Collections For Sale
5341 Cartridge Collections Wanted
5360 Cases For Sale
5361 Cases Wanted
5380 Clips & Magazines For Sale
5381 Clips & Magazines Wanted
5385 Computer and Online Services
5390 Cowboy Action Shooting
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5391 Cowboy Action Shooting
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5400 Crossbows & Blowguns For Sale
5401 Crossbows & Blowguns Wanted
5420 Clubs & Organizations
5440 Education/Home Study
5460 Engravers
5470 Employment Wanted
5471 Employment Available
5473 Grips For Sale
5474 Grips Wanted
5475 Gun Cleaning Supplies &
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5480 Gunlists, Consignments &
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5481 Gunlists, Consignments &
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5500 Gun Parts For Sale
5501 Gun Parts Wanted
5520 Gun Safes/Security Products
5521 Gun Safes Wanted
5540 Gunsmith Services
5560 Gunsmith & Dealer Supplies
5570 Gunsmith Specials
5580 Holsters & Leather For Sale
5581 Holsters & Leather Wanted
5600 Hunting Guides
5620 Hunting Supplies
5630 Information Wanted
5635 Insurance Agency Services
5640 Knives For Sale
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PISTOLS AND REVOVLERS:
1-S. Beretta 9mm Para Model 92FS Auto Pistol 4 ¾” barrel with mint bore,
99% original black finish, (3) white dot combat sights, double or single action, hammer drop
ambidextrous safety, mint checkered black plastic logo grips, looks and functions near new
overall, 10 round magazine ...............................................................................................$585
2-S. Browning .25 ACP BAC “Baby” Model Vest Pocket Auto Pistol 2”
barrel with excellent bright bore, nickel finish on slide, aluminum lower frame, logo black
plastic grips, exterior shows pocket carry wear, comes in its original zipper pouch, made in
1966 (C&R).......................................................................................................................$335
3-S. Colt .22 lr “Woodsman” Late production Target Auto Pistol 6 5/8”
barrel with mint bore, 98% original bright blue, adjustable front and rear sights, mint Colt
logo “Coltwood” brown plastic extension grips as found on late production “Bullseye” Match
pistols and some military target pistols of the mid 1940’s, excellent two tone magazine marked
“CAl. 22 / Colt” on base plate, excellent function, made in 1944 with a fairly high serial number
for this series of Woodsman (probably a “clean up” gun made just prior to the introduction of
the post war series Woodsman) (C&R) .............................................................................$735
4-S. Colt .22 lr “Pre-Woodsman” Model Target Auto Pistol 6 5/8” barrel with
mint bore, 98% original bright blue, adjustable front and rear sights, minty full checkered
wood grips, excellent two tone bottom release magazine marked “CAl. 22 / Colt” on floorplate,
excellent function, made in 1923 with original checkered mainspring housing for standard
velocity ammo, shows very little actual use, collector quality (C&R) ................................$975
5-S. Colt .22 Short Thuer Type 4th Model Cased Set of (2) Derringers 2
½” barrels with mint bores, nickel frames and bright blued barrels, mint “birdshead” Walnut
grips, both derringers come in a Burgundy flip top case with red velvet interior (C&R) ...$425
6-S. Colt .22 lr “New Frontier” Model “Dual Tone” Single Action
Revolver 6” barrel with mint bore, 99% original bright nickel on barrel and cylinder, 99%
original bright case color on frame, 99% original blue on backstrap / triggerguard, excellent
function showing little or no actual use, made in 1976 with a “G” prefix serial number ...$675
7-S. Colt .32 New Police “Police Positive” Double Action Revolver 4”
barrel with very good lightly pitted bore, 95% of an old refinish blue, fixed sights, “Norfolk
Police Dept.” marked backstrap, very good “escutcheon C” Colt logo checkered hard rubber
grips, made in 1919 (C&R) ...............................................................................................$245
8-S. Colt .38 Special “Officers Model” Target Revolver 6” barrel with mint
bore, 95% original blue fading and graying a bit on its barrel, target bead front and “U” notch
target rear sight, excellent oversize target Walnut grips with thumbrest for a right handed
shooter, palm rest and very nice checkering, made in 1927 and still locks up tight as new
(C&R)................................................................................................................................$595
9-S. Colt .38 Special “Official Police” Double Action Revolver 4” barrel with
mint bore, 95% original blue, fixed sights, very good checkered Walnut service style grips
with silver Colt medallions, police department marked “N.P.D. No. 5” on butt, made in 1937
(C&R)................................................................................................................................$395
10-S. Colt .38 Special Officers Model Heavy Barrel “Al Dinan” Accurized
Target Revolver 6” barrel with mint bore, 98% original blue, custom widened hammer
spur, custom 1/8” wide target front sight using factory base and more stable elevation adjust-
ment system, rear sight aperture slightly modified to work with front blade, nice smooth trigger,
mint custom checkered Walnut thumbrest finger groove grips of very high quality, bottom
barrel slat under ejector rod is stamped “Dinan”, a super target revolver that would be hard to
beat today, made in 1937 with tight lockup and perfect timing (C&R) ..............................$795
11-S. Colt .38 S&W “Police Positive” Double Action Revolver 4” barrel
with excellent bright bore, 98% original bright nickel finish, fixed sights, excellent checkered
Walnut service style grips with Colt silver medallions, excellent overall with a few light dings
in barrel, made in 1919 (C&R)..........................................................................................$435
12-S. Colt .45 Colt New Service Double Action Revolver 5 ½” barrel with
mint bore, 70% original blue with spots of holster and carry wear going a silvery gray, little or
no pitting, fixed sights, original checkered Walnut grips with silver Colt medallions are worn
almost smooth, lanyard at butt, nice tight lockup and excellent timing, made in 1940 (C&R)
..........................................................................................................................................$715
13-S. Colt .45 Colt New Service Double Action Revolver 7 ½” barrel with mint
bore, 97% original bright blue with a little light thinning on barrel, 99% fire blue on back of
hammer and screw heads, mint checkered hard rubber Colt logo grips with number scratched
on inside of right panel, super looker with lanyard at butt and fixed sights, made in 1925
(C&R)..............................................................................................................................$1175
14-S. Colt .455 Eley “New Service” Revolver 5 ½” barrel with mint bore, fixed
sights, un-molested cylinder in .455 Eley, crossed pennants on frame along with “broad arrow”
and “crown” over “19” over “E”, 95% original blue thinning on sharp edges and graying on
straps, excellent Colt logo checkered hard rubber grips, made in 1915 and still locks up tight
(C&R)................................................................................................................................$945
15-S. Colt .455 Eley “New Service” Double Action Revolver 5 ½” barrel with
excellent bright bore, fixed sights, crossed pennants on frame along with “broad arrow” over
“crown” over “68” over “E”, 90% original blue thinning and graying on cylinder and straps,
back strap marked “Hudson’s Bay Co.” no lanyard at butt, excellent smooth Walnut grips, made
in 1917, still locks up tight (C&R) ....................................................................................$895
16-S. Colt .45 ACP Double Eagle Series 80 “Lightweight Officers ACP”
Auto Pistol 3 ½” barrel with mint bore, 98% original blue, fixed sights, excellent Colt
logo checkered black plastic grips, spur hammer, de-cocking lever , checkered arched front
triggerguard, excellent function showing only minor light holster carry wear ...................$785
17-S. Enfield .380 Enfield (.38 S&W) “No. 2 MK I**” Top Break WW-II
Revolver 5” flat sided ribbed barrel with mint bore, 98% original “War Finish” blue mixed
with a tinge of brown, all matching numbers, mint serrated black hard rubber grips, lanyard at
butt, many British “broad arrow” proofs, spurless hammer with double action only function,
made in 1943, all original and near new overall (C&R) ....................................................$465
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18-S. High Standard .22 LR Model “B” Auto Pistol 4 ½” barrel with mint bore,
95% original bright blue with most loss on right side of barrel and front strap, fixed sights,
excellent checkered black hard rubber grips and original 2 tone magazine, “I-B” type takedown,
made in 1936 (C&R) .........................................................................................................$395
19-S. High Standard .22 LR Model H-D Military Auto Pistol 4 ½” barrel with
mint bore, 98% original bright blue, adjustable sights, excellent full checkered Walnut grips,
mint (2) tone magazine, collector quality, made in 1947 and shows little actual use (C&R)
..........................................................................................................................................$645
20-S. High Standard .22 lr Model “B” Auto Pistol 4 ½” barrel with mint bore, 97%
original blue, fixed sights, excellent original black plastic grips, original magazine, excellent
function, “I-B” type takedown, made in 1934 and just a little short of perfect (C&R) .........$295
21-S. High Standard .22 LR “Supermatic” Target Auto Pistol 6 ¾” heavy bar-
rel with integral porting and mint bore, 98% original blue with some sharp edge silvering, fully
adjustable “Davis” rear sight, excellent checkered brown plastic thumbrest, no barrel weights
or filler strip, push button takedown S-101 3rd model Supermatic, original Hi-standard
marked magazine, made in 1956 (C&R) ...........................................................................$485
22-S. Intratec .25 acp Model “Protec - 25” Vest Pocket Auto Pistol 2 ½”
barrel with excellent bright bore, matte stainless finish shows light pocket carry wear, fixed
sights, checkered logo plastic grips are a light green color and in excellent condition, double
action only a very small pocket auto ...................................................................................$95
23-S. Iver Johnson .22 LR “Sidewinder” Double Action Revolver 4 ¾”
barrel with mint bore, 98% original bright and matte blue, adjustable front and rear sights,
excellent plastic “stag” grips with I.J. owl logo, does not work properly, skips cylinders, fails
to rotate cylinder correctly most likely a poorly formed “star” wheel on cylinder fix or for parts
(no returns on this one) (C&R) ...........................................................................................$85
24-S. Japanese Government 6.5mm Arisaka Type 38 “Parts” Bolt Rifle
31 ½” barrel with rust plugged bore, exterior metal also shows considerable moderate rust but
receiver shows 80% blue with light pitting, (2) lines struck through “mum”, type 38 ladder
rear sight, mismatched bolt is missing safety and firing pin parts, good but well dinged and
dented stock with original swivels and smooth steel buttplate, looks like a battlefield pickup,
good for display or parts (C&R)........................................................................................$110
25-S. Japanese Government 8mm Nambu Type 14 WW-II Auto Pistol 4
½” barrel with bright but worn and lightly pitted bore, 98% of a good looking refinish blue,
fixed sights, matching numbers on metal, mismatch on nickel plated aluminum bottom maga-
zine, very good un-numbered serrated Asian hardwood grips, large triggerguard, made in 15.6
(June 1940) (C&R) ...........................................................................................................$425
26-S. Japanese Government 8mm Nambu Type 14 WW-II Auto Pistol 4
¾” barrel with mint bore, 98%+ original blue, fixed sights, all matching numbers including
excellent serrated grips and aluminum bottom magazine, round knurled cocking knob, 19.3
dated (March 1944), about as good as they come, collector quality (C&R) ......................$695
27-S. Japanese Government 8mm Nambu Type 14 WW-II Auto Pistol 4
¾” barrel with mint bore, 98% original blue over late war hasty machining, fixed sights, all
matching numbers including excellent serrated hardwood grips and blued body aluminum
bottom magazine, large triggerguard style dated 19.7 (July 1944), an excellent example, col-
lector quality (C&R) ..........................................................................................................$695
28-S. Japanese Government 8mm Nambu Type 14 “Small Triggerguard”
Auto Pistol 4 ¾” barrel with excellent bright bore, 97% original blue with some scattered
very fine peppery pitting, fixed sights, all matching numbers except un-numbered, excellent
serrated hardwood grips and correct style and type nickel plated aluminum bottom magazine,
5.5 dated (May 1930), very nice looking and all original (C&R).......................................$795
29-S. Keltec 9mm Para Model PF-9 Auto Pistol 3” barrel with mint bore, (3) white
dot sights, bright blued upper of steel, lower is a matte black polymer, double action only, 7
shot finger rest magazine, about new in original box with spare flat bottom magazine .....$265
30-S. Keltec 9mm Para Model P-11 Compact Auto Pistol 3” barrel with mint
bore, (3) white dot combat sights, double action only, steel upper and polymer lower, 10 shot
double column magazine with finger rest bottom, as new in original box with spare front and
rear sights, spare recoil spring and flat bottom for magazine ...........................................$265
31-S. Luger 9mm Para Model P-08 WW-I Auto Pistol 4” barrel with very good,
bright but peppery pitted bore, “DWM” made 1916 dated, 30% original blue with light silvery
gray on barrel, front strap and takedown plate, some light pitting near safety lever and a patch
of heavier pitting on right rear of upper, mixed part numbers, new looking full checkered
Walnut grips, new plastic bottom, good quality reproduction magazine, probably a good
shooter (C&R) ...................................................................................................................$595
32-S. Luger 9mm Para Model P-08 WW-I DWM Made 1915 Dated Auto
Pistol 4” barrel with very good bright but lightly pitted bore, 96% original blue with thinning
on sharp edges and right side of upper, 60% original straw color, all matching except correct
style and type WW-I wood bottom magazine, excellent dark Walnut full checkered matching
grips, not many WW-I’s left for collectors in this condition (C&R) .................................$1295
33-S. Luger 9mm Para Model P-08 “DWM” Made Pre WW-I Auto Pistol
4” barrel with very good, strong bore with some light pitting, 97% fading original blue with
some silvering on sharp edges, 1912 dated chamber, “DWM” marked toggle, 60% original
straw color, correct smooth “no stock lug” backstrap, all matching numbers except unmarked
wood bottom magazine, these pre- WW-I Lugers have some unique features and are getting
quite scarce (C&R) ..........................................................................................................$1145
34-S. Luger 9mm Para Model P-08 “DWM” Made WW-I Auto Pistol 4” barrel
with fair pitted bore, 1917 dated, 95% original thinning blue, 70% faded original straw color,
complete “DWM” marked bolt assembly is a different number than the rest of this pistol, bar-
rel, frame and grips all have the same matching numbers, grips are very good full checkered
Walnut, clip is a correct style and type WW-I wood bottom but non matching, nice looking
WW-I Luger that functions fine (C&R) ..............................................................................$920
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35-S. Luger 9mm Para Model P-08 Mauser Banner Police Auto Pistol
4” barrel with very good bright bore showing a little pitting near chamber end, 99% original
chemical blue (no straw color at this time) small “Mauser banner” on toggle and “1938” cham-
ber date, “Crown U” commercial proof on left side of upper, “Eagle K” police marked on right
side of upper, all matching numbers including firing pin, grips and clip (blued body/aluminum
bottom) grips are full checkered dark Walnut in excellent condition, “V” serial number suffix,
only 275 estimated procurement in 1938, “chamber date”, “Mauser banner” and “eagle K” all
whited in with grease pencil probably for photographic purposes, this one looks near new, sear
safety, numbered barrel and comes with (2) matching numbered magazines and brown leather
holster with tool (C&R) ...................................................................................................$2495
36-S. Luger 9mm Para “DWM” Made “1914 Model Navy” Auto Pistol 6”
barrel with very good bright but lightly pitted bore, 99% of a good quality refinish blue with
all markings well retained and easy to read, 1917 dated chamber and left side rail, “DWM”
toggle, all matching numbers in the commercial style except takedown sideplate (34 instead of
32) and wood bottom WW-I magazine, firing pin in un-numbered and excellent full checkered
Walnut grips are from Nazi era WW-II Luger with someone’s name written on inside of right
panel, no straw color (small parts were blued), sharp looking and quite scarce in any condition
(C&R)..............................................................................................................................$2695
37-S. Luger .30 Luger Model P-08 “G” Date WW-II Auto Pistol 4” barrel with
very good, bright bore with frosting in grooves, 90% original blue just thinning, no pitting or
rust, just traces of straw color, “S/42” toggle with “G” date (1935) chamber, fixed sights, all
matching numbers except correct style and type aluminum bottom magazine, excellent match-
ing full checkered grips, a nice original “G” date (C&R).................................................$1395
38-S. Luger .30 Luger Model 1906 “American Eagle” Auto Pistol 4 ¾”
barrel with excellent bright bore, 92% original blue, 40% original straw color, “DWM” toggle,
all matching numbers except wood bottom magazine, very good+ full checkered Walnut grips
numbered to gun, un-numbered firing pin, a very nice correct “American eagle” in much bet-
ter than average condition, extractor is marked “loaded” and lower position of safety lever is
finished bright “up” lever position is on safety ...............................................................$2150
39-S. Luger .30 Luger Model 1920 Commercial Auto Pistol 3 ¾” barrel with
fair pitted bore, 90% original blue faded on left side, just traces of straw color, “DWM” on
toggle, blank chamber, all matching numbers in the commercial style, “Made in Germany”
stamped on barrel, very good full checkered Walnut grips with the usual chipout just under
the safety lever, looks good and functions fine, clip is an aluminum bottom WW-II style (C&R)
..........................................................................................................................................$865 62-S. Smith & Wesson .38 Special Model 637-2 “Airweight” Revolver
40-S. Luger .30 Luger Model 1923 Commercial Auto Pistol 3 5/8” barrel
with fair peppery pitted bore, 95% original blue with some spotty application of cold blue on
left side, all matching numbers in the commercial style just traces of straw color, very good
full checkered Walnut grips, “DWM” on toggle, blank chamber, stock lug at rear, marked
“Germany” on right side of upper, a nice looking, good functioning 1923 (C&R) ............$795
41-S. Luger .30 Luger Model 1923 Commercial Auto Pistol 3 5/8” barrel with
mint bore, 99% original blue, 80% faded straw color, fixed sights, “DWM” on toggle, blank
chamber, “crown N” proofs, all matching numbers including excellent beech full checkered
grip panels, wood bottom magazine is correct style and type for a 1923 but non-matching,
collector quality overall (C&R)........................................................................................$1295
42-S. North American Arms .32 NAA D.A.O. Pocket Auto Pistol 2 ½” barrel
with mint bore, all stainless steel construction, large white dot front and white line rear sights,
black pebble grain synthetic grips with “NAA” logo, finger rest 6 round magazine, as new in
box with pouch, spare stainless magazine, “NAA” logo brass padlock owners manual and (2)
boxes of 32 NAA ammo (.32 NAA is a .380 ACP necked down to .32 caliber) Cor-Bon ammo
..........................................................................................................................................$335 style diamond center checkered Walnut grips, “S” prefix serial number, made in 1954, locks
43-S. Orbea Hermanos 8mm Lebel Revolver 4 3/8” pinned barrel with excellent
bright bore, fixed sights, metal shows an old refinish blue that is going brown, all matching
assembly numbers, excellent “HO” logo checkered black hard rubber grips, lanyard at butt, a
very good copy of a Smith and Wesson 1905 hand ejector M&P revolver, works well but no
external markings on barrel or frame (C&R) .....................................................................$265
44-S. Ruger .22 LR Mark I Target Auto Pistol 6 7/8” barrel with mint bore, 98%+
original bright blue, 1/8” blade front and fully adjustable target rear sights, mint checkered
black plastic grips with “black eagle” medallion, made in 1974 and shows little actual use
..........................................................................................................................................$345 Pistol 3 ½” factory ported barrel with mint bore, 99% original matte black finish, factory (3)
45-S. Ruger .45 ACP Model SR-1911 Auto Pistol 5” barrel with mint bore, all
stainless construction shows little or no actual use, (3) white dot “Novak” combat sights, mint
large diamond Rosewood checkered grips with black eagle medallions, as new in original box
with spare magazine, Ruger pouch, paper and lock ..........................................................$715
46-S. Ruger .22 LR New Model Single Six Single Action Revolver 6 ½”
barrel with mint bore, 99% original blue, ramp blade front and fully adjustable rear sights,
minty dark Walnut (2) piece grips, (2) screw frame, made in 1986 and looks near new...$325
47-S. Ruger .32 H&R Magnum New Model Single Six Revolver 4 ¾” barrel
with mint bore, fixes sights, 98%+ original blue and case color, mint imitation Ivory smooth
grips with black eagle medallions, made in 2002 and shows little actual use ..................$585
48-S. Sig / Sauer .40 S&W Model P226 Auto Pistol 4 ¼” barrel with mint bore,
99% original matte black finish, white dot front and white line fixed sights, double or single
action modes, decocking lever, near new in original black plastic case with (2) 10 round
magazines owners manual and test target.........................................................................$685
49-S. Sig / Sauer .45 ACP Model P220 Double Action Auto Pistol 4 3/8”
barrel with mint bore, 99% original matte black, (2) white dot combat sights, Hogue finger
groove soft rubber grips, double and single action function, de-cocking lever, as new in
original box with paper .....................................................................................................$775
50-S. Sig / Sauer .45 ACP Model P-245 Compact Auto Pistol 4” barrel with
mint bore, 99% original matte black finish, (2) white dot combat sights, synthetic logo grips,
as new in original box with extra magazine, (3) magazine extensions, extra recoil spring and
paper.................................................................................................................................$595
51-S. Smith & Wesson 9mm Para M&P 9 Shield Auto Pistol 3” barrel with
mint bore, 99% original mate blue with steel upper and synthetic lower, (3) white dot low
profile sights, as new overall in a “Plano” plastic case with spare magazine....................$335
52-S. Smith & Wesson 9mm Para Model 5906 Stainless Auto Pistol 4”
barrel with mint bore, (3) white dot combat sights, stainless surfaces show little or no wear,
mint “Delrin” checkered logo grips, shows little actual use and comes with (1) 15 round S&W
stainless magazine ............................................................................................................$485
53-S. Smith & Wesson .22 LR Model K-22 “Masterpiece”Target Revolver
6” pinned barrel with mint bore, 97% original satin period blue, “5 screw” frame, target sights,
90% faded case color on standard hammer and trigger, excellent checkered Walnut diamond
center “magna” grips numbered to a different gun, all matching numbers on metal, made in
1947 (C&R).......................................................................................................................$775
Tel. (978) 368-0910
54-S. Smith & Wesson .22 LR Model K-22 Masterpiece “4 Screw”Target
Revolver 6” pinned barrel with mint bore, 90% original blue with a couple spots of cleaned
to gray on frame and cylinder, all matching numbers including excellent Walnut checkered
diamond center magna grips, made in 1956 (C&R)..........................................................$565
55-S. Smith & Wesson .32 S&W Logo .32 Hand Ejector Post War (Pre
Model 30) Revolver 2” pinned barrel with mint bore, 95% original faded blue with
sharp edge silvering, 95% faded case color, fixed sights, mint newer “J” frame “banana” style
smooth Goncalo Alves grips with silver S&W medallions, made in 1946 (C&R) .............$485
56-S. Smith & Wesson .32 S&W “Safety Hammerless” Top Break 2nd
Model Revolver 3” ribbed barrel with excellent bright bore, 95% original blue with fading
and browning on cylinder and some scattered light pitting, 95% case color, excellent S&W
logo checkered black hard rubber grips, “T” shaped latch, all matching numbers, excellent
function made around 1909 (C&R) ...................................................................................$235
57-S. Smith & Wesson .38 Special Model K-38 “Target Masterpiece”
Revolver 6” pinned barrel with mint bore, 99% original blue with just a hint of a “drag line”
around cylinder, 99% vivid case color on target hammer and standard trigger, factory target
sights, minty diamond checkered “Magna” style grips with silver medallions, all matching
numbers including grips, made in 1949, collector quality (C&R).....................................$795
58-S. Smith & Wesson .38 Special Model 13-4 Police Revolver 4” heavy
barrel with mint bore, 97% original bright blue, 90% faded case color, fixed sights, special
police contract revolver in .38 special rather than .357 magnum as in most 13-4’s, excellent
wrap around rubber finger groove grips............................................................................$425
59-S. Smith & Wesson .38 Special Model 64-5 Double Action Only
Police Contract Revolver 4” heavy barrel with mint bore, fixed sights, spurless ham-
mer for double action only function, all stainless steel showing only minor wear on metal,
mint S&W checkered Walnut grips of the “Magna” style with silver S&W medallions, special
number factory stamped on both butt and left side of frame .............................................$475
60-S. Smith & Wesson .38 Special Model 342 “Airlite TI” Hammerless
Revolver 1 7/8” barrel with mint bore, fixed sights with green fiber optic front, aluminum
frame and titanium 5 shot cylinder, mint wrap around rubber finger groove “boot grips”, shows
little or no actual use and comes in a factory blue plastic case with some paper and look for
chamber ............................................................................................................................$465
61-S. Smith & Wesson .38 Special Model 637-2 “Airweight” Revolver
1 7/8” barrel with mint bore, fixed sights, S&W boot grips, as new in original box with
paper.................................................................................................................................$375
1 7/8” barrel with mint bore, fixed sights, minty external finish on barrel, cylinder and most
of frame, there are some nicks and scratches just below “Airweight” on right side of frame
(probably from a ring), minty “Banana” style checkered Walnut round butt grips with silver
medallions, excellent in original plastic case with paper ..................................................$375
63-S. Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum Model 13-3 Revolver 4” heavy barrel
with mint bore, fixed sights, 98%+ original blue and case color, mint wrap around rubber
finger groove grips, shows little actual use, manufactured in 1987 ..................................$465
64-S. Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum Model 19-3 Revolver 2 ½” pinned barrel
with mint bore, 98% original bright blue, 95% faded case color, ramp blade front and fully
adjustable rear sights, excellent checkered Walnut round butt grips with silver medallions,
there is an added stamped in number on left side of frame probably from a police or security
agency, made in 1974 .......................................................................................................$795
65-S. Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum “Highway Patrolman” Pre-Model
28 Five Screw Revolver 6” pinned barrel with mint bore, 92% original blue with most
loss on cylinder, factory target sights, matching numbers on barrel, cylinder, frame and magna
up and times very well ......................................................................................................$525
66-S. Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum Model 629-2 Nickel Finish Factory
Cased Revolver 8 3/8” barrel with mint bore, 99% bright original nickel finish, 99%
bright case color on target hammer and target trigger, red ramp / white outline target sights,
mint checkered walnut, non-speedloader, silver medallion target grips, excellent function,
looks near new and comes in a factory mahogany flip top display case with blue interior and
cleaning tools, made in 1977............................................................................................$935
67-S. Springfield Armory .45 acp Model “V-10” Ultra Compact Auto
dot “Novak” sights, adjustable aluminum trigger, skeleton hammer, full beavertail grip safety,
mint diamond checkered black rubber grips, looks and functions near new.....................$495
68-S. Taurus .22 ACP Model PT 22 Auto Pistol 2 ¼” tip-up barrel with mint bore,
99 ½% original matte black finish, simple open sights, double action only, near in original
black plastic case with (2) keys for integral lock and owners manual ...............................$235
69-S. Taurus .25 ACP Model PT 25 Auto Pistol 2 ¼” tip-up barrel with mint bore,
99 ½% original matte black finish, simple open sights, double action only, near in original
black plastic case with (2) keys for integral lock...............................................................$235
70-S. U.S. Government .45 ACP Model FP-45 “Liberator” Single Shot
Pistol 4” smooth bore barrel with very good bore, stamped sheet metal is sound with some
brown spotting and mild scattered pitting, works fine and is complete, made by the guide lamp
division of General Motors during WW-II and intended for Clandestine Operations, cost to U.S.
Government was less than $3 each (C&R)......................................................................$1085
71-S. Walther 9mm Para Model P-38 WW-II “CyQ” Made Auto Pistol 5”
barrel with good, strong, bright but pitted bore, 95% original blue silvering on sharp edges
and thinning on front strap, excellent serrated composition grips, comes in a nice WW-II
“P-38” marked soft flap holster by “JWa” with a soldiers name and I.D. number lightly
scratched on back, spare magazine pouch and (1) “JVD” marked spare magazine (1) “P38V”
marked magazine in gun, a nice original package, all matching numbers, not import marked
(C&R)................................................................................................................................$845
72-S. Walther 9mm Para Model P-38 WW-II “AC/ 45” Code Dated Auto
Pistol 5” barrel with good strong but peppery pitted bore, all matching numbers, early 1945
Walther production with no letter suffix, 90%+ original blue with some flaked off patches but
no pitting, “WaA 359” P-38 marked magazine, mint serrated brown composition grips, excel-
lent function, not recent import marked, a little unusual to find a 1945 production gun that is
all matching (C&R) ...........................................................................................................$695
CENTERFIRE RIFLES:
73-S. British Government / Savage .303 British No.4 MK I* Model “U.S.
Property” Marked WW-II Bolt Rifle 25” barrel with excellent bright bore, 95%
original black finish, matching numbers, original military “ladder” style rear sight graduated
to 1300 yards, stock has been cut to Sporter style, no upper wood or swivels, barrel is original
with bayonet fixture at muzzle, original magazine, could be brought back to original condition
with correct stock (C&R)...................................................................................................$235
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74-S. British Government / Savage .303 British No.4 MK I* Model
Savage Made WW-II Bolt Rifle 25” barrel with good bore showing some pitting, 95%
original blue, matching bolt, military style ladder rear sight graduated to 1300 yards, magazine
has been modified to hold 5 rounds, stock has been cut to Sporter dimensions, original “trap”
style buttplate, no upper wood or swivels, original barrel with bayonet fixture at muzzle, new
wood and magazine would make this one right again, not “U.S. Property” marked but has a
U.S. ordnance bomb on receiver(C&R) .............................................................................$235
75-S. CZ .223 Remington CZ527 Classic Clip Feed Bolt Rifle 20 ½” barrel
with mint bore, 99% original blue, no open sights but has integral scope bases on receiver for
CZ rings, mint dark Walnut pistol grip stock with cut checkering, solid black rubber buttpad
and added swivel “eyes” doesn’t look like its seen much firing ........................................$475
76-S. Enfield 30/06 Model 1917 Eddystone Made WW-I Bolt Rifle 26” barrel
with good strong but pitted bore and marked “E/11-18”, 95% thinning original blue, original
military open sights, stock shows numerous Springfield Armory “eagles”, very good+ original
wood with all correct swivels and “trap” style buttplate, these are not often found with original
finish (C&R) ......................................................................................................................$795
77-S. French Government 7.5mm French Model 1936 Bolt Rifle 22 ½”
barrel with mint bore, 95% original parkerized finish, military open sights, excellent hardwood
pistol grip stock with blued steel buttplate an sling bar and ring on left side, matching bolt but
mismatch on bottom of magazine, recent import marked receiver (C&R) .........................$315
78-S. French Government 7.5mm French MAS Model 1936-51 Bolt Rifle
22 ½” barrel with excellent bore that still has packing grease in grooves and chamber area,
integral grenade launcher and sight installed, integral spike bayonet, military “peep” tangent
sight at rear and “win” protected front blade sight, 95% original parkerized finish, very good
pistol grip hardwood stock with steel buttplate, sling bar at butt and sling ring at stock band,
wood shows some red marker pen writing on left side that is not readable, matching number
on stock, the 1936-51 is a model 1936 with built in grenade launcher and is much rarer than
the 1936, import marked (C&R) ........................................................................................$595
79-S. French Government / Remington 8mm Lebel Model 1907/15
Berthier Bolt Sporter Rifle 24” barrel with excellent bright bore, 95% original blue,
military style “ladder” rear sight graduated to 2400 meters, slip on 1903 Springfield type blade
front sight, excellent cut down rifle stock with original buttplate and swivels, very nice Sporter,
made by Remington (C&R) ...............................................................................................$215
80-S. German / Italian 6.5 Carcano Karabiner 409 (1) Bolt Folding
Bayonet Carbine 17 ½” barrel with good bore showing some spotty pitting, this is an
Italian Carcano model 1891 carbine adopted by the Nazis as the Karabiner 409 for use in the
Italian theater, “Brescia” made in 1941, 95% original blue, carbine rear sight graduated to
1500 meters and able to be flipped over for an open battle sight, stock has a nice crisp circular
cartouche from Brescia is numbered to gun and has a Waffen eagle stamped in lower edge,
comes with original folding bayonet and leather sling, a rare Nazi era Carcano (C&R) ....$695
81-S. Hungarian 8mm Hungarian Model 95 Straight Pull Bolt Rifle
20” barrel with very good bright bore, 85% original blue, small carbine “ladder” rear sight
graduated to 2400 meters, mismatched bolt, barrel and receiver, very good+ Walnut stock with
bottom and side swivels, smooth steel buttplate and stacking pin (C&R).........................$195
82-S. Japanese Government 6.5mm Arisaka Model 97 “Sniper” Bolt
Rifle 31 3/8” barrel with very good bore having some frosting in grooves, 98% original blue
with partially grooved receiver “mum” showing silvery gray metal, original 2400 meter gradu-
ated tangent rear sight and “wing” protected “inverted V” front sight plus correct original scope
mount on left side of receiver, matching bolt with slightly bent down handle, near excellent
laminate Asian hardwood pistol grip stock with steel buttplate, mono-pod mount front sling
swivel (no monopod), inletted rear sling swivel, push button inside triggerguard to release
floorplate, all milled parts, missing dust cover, wiping rod and scope (C&R) ................$2795
83-S. Japanese Government 6.5mm Arisaka Type 38 Bolt Rifle 31 ½” barrel
with fair bore, 80% original blue, correct military open sights, upper tang, follower, follower
spring and floorplate are missing, laminate stock is good but splitting at the lamination,
original buttplate and sling swivels are intact, bolt does not match receiver, “mum” and other
Japanese characters are all present, add missing parts and rifle would be very nice (C&R)
..........................................................................................................................................$195
84-S. Japanese Government 6.5mm Arisaka Type 38 Sporter Bolt Rifle
19 ¼” barrel with excellent bright bore, 95% original blue, ground “mum” mismatch on bolt,
original tiny tangent “ladder” style carbine rear sight graduated to 2000 meters, tiny blade
front sight mounted on a barrel bloc, cut down Asian hardwood stock with no upper wood, no
swivels, tight laminate joint and cup style buttplate, needs wood to return to original (C&R)
..........................................................................................................................................$215
85-S. Japanese Government 6.5mm Arisaka Type 38 Sporter Bolt
Carbine 19 ¼” barrel with good strong bore with dark grooves, 95% nice refinish blue,
sporting ramp bead front and Redfield hunting style receiver mounted “peep” sight, no mum”
mismatch on bolt, cut down laminate Asian hardwood stock with tight lamination, added
vent rubber pad and sling swivels, bent down bolt handle and right side mounted sliding
safety(C&R).......................................................................................................................$185
86-S. Japanese Government 7.7mm Arisaka Type 99 WW-II Bolt
Sporterized Rifle 26” barrel with very good bright bore, 95% original bright blue with
“mum” and other markings still intact, correct “ladder” type tangent rear sight with no “aircraft”
sight arms, bolt handle has been turned down, correct inverted “V” front sight, mismatched
bolt stock cut to Sporter configuration with added high comb and vent rubber pad, original
wood could bring this one back to original configuration (C&R) ......................................$185
87-S. Japanese Government 7.7mm Arisaka Type 99 WW-II Bolt Rifle
26” barrel with good but pitted bore, 95% original late war “last ditch” blue, “mum” is intact,
matching bolt with dust cover, simple open last ditch rear sight, “blob welded” bolt, wooden
buttplate nailed on, no provision for a wiping rod, missing its upper wood, laminate stock is
very good with an extra coat of varnish, a good last ditch (C&R) .....................................$285
88-S. Japanese Government 7.7mm Arisaka Type 99 WW-II Bolt Rifle 26”
barrel with fair bore, 90% faded original blue, un-ground “mum”, original military “ladder”
style open rear sight without “aircraft” bars, original front sight, original stock has been cut up
and had wood added to it at pistol grip and cheekpiece, wooden buttplate, needs new wood to
put back in original condition, matching bolt with handle slightly bent (C&R) .................$215
89-S. Japanese Government 7.7mm Arisaka Type 99 WW-II Bolt Rifle 26”
chrome lined barrel with excellent bright bore, 95% original blue with most loss on floorplate,
original “ladder” type tangent rear sight with “aircraft” arms, wing protected front sight, ground
“mum”, matching bolt, missing its dust cover and “”mono pod”, excellent laminate Asian
hardwood stock with “cup” style buttplate, correct side mount swivels and wiping rod, no
splits or cracks at laminate seam as is so often encountered, super looker (C&R) ...........$315
Tel. (978) 368-0910
90-S. Japanese Government 7.7mm Arisaka Type 99 WW-II Bolt Rifle
26” barrel with good strong bore with frosting in grooves, 70% original blue but covered in
peppery pitting, peened over “mum”, mismatch on bolt, ladder type “aircraft” arm rear sight,
“wing” protected front sight, bolt handle has been turned down, laminate stock with opening at
lamination, “cup” style buttplate, rear inletted swivel is missing, original wiping rod, somewhat
crusty looking (C&R) ........................................................................................................$175
91-S. Mannlicher-Schoenauer 7mm Mauser Model 1903 Full Stock Bolt
Carbine 17 ¾” barrel with excellent bright bore, 95% original blue, ramp blade front and
2 leaf folding rear sights plus drilled, tapped and plugged on receiver ring and left side rail of
receiver, spoon type bolt handle is matching numbered to barrel, double set triggers, rotary
magazine, very good full length Mannlicher carbine stock with cut checkering, grip cap, added
vent rubber recoil pad and added swivel “eyes”, left and right side of forend have circular
mother of pearl inserts, buttstock was also equipped with mother of pearl inserts but all have
been filled with wood (C&R) .............................................................................................$695
92-S. Mauser 6.5 Swede Model 1894 Bolt Carbine 17 ½” barrel with excellent
bright bore, 95%+ original blue, all matching numbers including the bayonet fixtures were
added after 1917, small carbine ladder type tangent rear sight graduated to 1600 meters,
receiver is marked with a “crown” and “Carl Gustavs/1918”, near excellent straight grip
stock with sling slot in butt with buckle still intact left side sling bar on barrel band, grasping
grooves and steel buttplate, still has its brass I.D. disc and remnants of a ranging table, near
excellent overall (C&R) .....................................................................................................$765
93-S. Mauser 8mm Mauser Model K-98 “42/1940” Code Dated Mauser
Made WW-II Bolt Rifle 24” barrel with minty bright bore, 90% original faded blue, bolt
is a mismatch with most other numbers matching, hooded front sight, tangent rear sight, very
good+ laminate pistol grip stock with “Waffen” and “Heers” proofs, matching steel buttplate
and side mount cut for sling and sling bar, has wiping rod (C&R) ...................................$825
94-S. Mauser .358 Winchester Model VZ-24 Czech Custom Bolt Rifle 20”
commercial barrel with mint bore, 98% custom matte blue finish on barrel, receiver and small
parts, bolt modified for scope use, scope style safety, no open sights but has a nice Tasco
4x20mm scope in 1” rings and (2) piece bases, excellent Bell and Carlson synthetic pistol
grip stock with case in checkering, swivel “eyes” and push button release floorplate, excellent
work ..................................................................................................................................$375
95-S. Remington 30/06 Model 742C Autoloader Carbine 18 ½” barrel with
excellent bright bore, 92% original blue graying a bit at muzzle and hand carry point of
receiver, factory open sights plus a nice Redfield Widefield 2x7x55mm scope with post and
crosshair reticule, mounted using Weaver 1” rings and Weaver flip over one piece base, excel-
lent figured dark Walnut pistol grip stock with skipline impress checkering, grip cap and logo
plastic buttplate, made in 1971 .........................................................................................$395
96-S. Remington .308 Winchester Model 700 SPS Tactical Bolt Rifle 16
½” heavy barrel with mint bore and factory threaded and capped muzzle, 99 ½% matte black
finish, no open sights but a nice Nikon “Prostaff” 3-9x44mm scope has been installed using
1” quality rings and (2) piece bases, synthetic over-molded stock with pistol grip, soft rubber
logo buttpad, factory swivel “eyes” in “Gille green”, as new overall in original box .........$675
97-S. Remington 30/06 Model 700 ADL Bolt Rifle 22” barrel with mint bore,
99% original blue, ramp bead front and adjustable open rear sights plus Weaver (2) piece
scope bases that are incorrect for a 700 Remington, excellent lightly figured Walnut pistol grip
stock with skipline checkering, Monte Carlo, cheekpiece, checkered black plastic buttplate and
swivel “eyes” with Q.D swivels attached ...........................................................................$395
98-S. Rossi .357 Magnum model 92 SRC “Top Ten” Lever Carbine 20”
barrel with mint bore, 99% original blue, 99% gold on factory engraved receiver, factory open
sights, left side of receiver marked “Interarms / Rossi - Top Ten -1978”, excellent Brazillian
hardwood straight grip stock with smooth blued steel carbine buttplate, saddle ring on
receiver, looks new but has a small scrape mark on right side of magazine tube..............$675
99-S. Springfield 30/06 Model M-1D Sniper Rifle 24” barrel with excellent bright
bore, unmarked in the usual position but probably a Winchester marked at 12:00 o’clock rather
than 3 o’clock, 95% nice arsenal rebuild parkerized finish, all small parts including bolt are
“SA” marked, standard G.I. open sights plus a very nice original “M84” sniper scope mounted
using the single serrated knob type with barrel block mount, lace on leather G.I. left side
cheekpiece, flash hider and green cloth M-1 Garand sling newer style trigger housing group,
very good unmarked birch stock with trap style buttplate with all swivels (C&R) ...........$2150
100-S. Springfield 30/06 Model M-1 Garand WW-II Auto Rifle 24” barrel
with excellent bright bore, 98% of a commercial style refinish bright blue, barrel is marked
“SA/10-48”, all original military parts with “SA” marked bolt, op-rod, barrel and trigger hous-
ing (old style) group, “lock-bar” rear sight, excellent refinished and lacquered stock, “trap”
style buttplate, all correct swivels, nice function (C&R) ..................................................$1095
101-S. Springfield 30/40 Krag Model 1898 Sporterized Bolt Rifle 22” barrel
with excellent bright bore, 75% original blue with most loss on 1898 dated receiver, 1903
Springfield “slip on” front blade sight and “Williams fool proof” rear peep sight, nice original
Walnut straight grip stock cut down to Sporter dimensions with original smooth “trap” style
buttplate and sling swivels, a nice mild recoiling bolt Sporter ..........................................$325
102-S. Winchester .351 SL Model 1907 Clip Feed Auto Rifle 20” barrel with
mint bore, factory open sights, 95% original blue just tinning on receiver, excellent Walnut
pistol grip stock and forend, minty checkered hard rubber logo buttplate, made in1928
(C&R)................................................................................................................................$595
103-S. Winchester 30/06 Model 70 Featherweight Pre-64 Bolt Rifle 22”
barrel with mint bore, 98%+ original bright blue hooded ramp bead front and open rear sights,
excellent Walnut pistol grip stock with cut checkering, factory sling swivels and aluminum
checkered buttplate, Monte Carlo, push button release hinged floorplate, made in 1955 but
looks near new, collector quality (C&R) ..........................................................................$1475
104-S. Winchester .308 Winchester Model 88 Lever Carbine 19” barrel with
mint bore, 99 ½% original bright blue, hooded ramp bead front and folding open rear sights,
mint Walnut pistol grip stock with grip cap, plastic buttplate, factory swivels at butt and barrel
band, factory drilled tapped and plugged for scope bases and receiver sights, mad in1969 and
has an “H” prefix on serial number, looks near new overall (C&R) .................................$1595
RIMFIRE RIFLES:
105-S. Cooey .22 S, L, & :R Model 82 Mannlicher Stocked Single Shot
Trainer Musket 27” barrel with excellent bright bore, 98%+ original bright blue, sporting
open rear sight and “wing” protected blade front sight, excellent full length Walnut pistol grip
stock with blued steel buttplate and factory 1 ¼” sling swivels, made in Canada and later
became a part of Winchester, made in 1967 (C&R) ..........................................................$225
106-S. Henry Arms Co. .22 S, L, & LR Henry Pump Rifle 20” octagon barrel
with mint bore, 99 ½% original blue, factory open sights and grooved receiver, mint dark
Walnut straight grip stock with logo plastic buttplate, as new in original box with paper .$415
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107-S. Marlin .22 S, L, & LR Model 39A “Mountie” Lever Carbine 20” barrel
with mint bore, 99% original blue, 99% gold on trigger, factory open hooded ramp bead front
and sporting open rear sights plus a Bushnell 3-8x20mm “scope chief” 22 scope mounted
using factory mount holes and scope chief base, mint Walnut straight grip stock with logo
plastic buttplate and factory swivels, extension fitted to hammer for scope use, made in 1964
(C&R)................................................................................................................................$695
108-S. Remington .22 LR Nylon 76 Lever Rifle 19 5/8” barrel with mint bore,
98% original blue, ramp blade front and wheel adjustable open rear sights, excellent “Mohawk
brown” nylon stock with cast in checkering at pistol grip and forend, black grip cap and forend
tip, butt tube feed lever gun, made in1962 (1st year) and the only lever gun produced by
Remington (C&R)..............................................................................................................$725
109-S. Remington .22 Short only Model 241-C “Special Grade”
Speedmaster Butt tube feed Auto Rifle 24” barrel with mint bore, 99% original
bright blue, factory open sights and factory drilled tapped and plugged for a folding tang sight
at rear top of receiver, excellent factory checkered fancy grade Walnut pistol grip stock with
checkered aluminum logo buttplate and matching checkered forend, stock shows a factory
gloss lacquer finish that shows some “closet storage” wear, excellent function but shows a
little dried lubricant in action, all matching numbers and a super looking “Special grade” in
the very uncommon .22 short caliber, made in 1949 and probably one of the last “C” grades
made (C&R) ....................................................................................................................$1395
110-S. Ruger .22 LR Model 10/22 Stainless International Clip Feed Auto
Rifle 18 ½” barrel with mint bore, all stainless construction, factory open sights plus a very
nice 4x32m”Cabela’s Rimfire” scope mounted using 1” rings and a Weaver style one piece rail,
full length Mannlicher style stock is a green/black laminate pistol grip with logo grip cap, logo
solid black rubber buttpad, factory swivels, logo nylon sling and stainless forend cap, looks
and functions near new .....................................................................................................$395
111-S. Ruger .22 LR Model 77/22 RS Clip Feed Bolt Rifle 20” barrel with mint
bore, 99% original blue, all factory sights and scope bases, excellent Walnut pistol grip stock
with cut checkering, logo plastic buttplate and grip cap, swivel “eyes” , shows only a few stor-
age dings in wood otherwise near new overall, made in 1984 (first year production) ......$495
112-S. Winchester .22 LR Model 74 Butt Tube Feed “Pre War” Auto Rifle
24” barrel with excellent bright bore but having a shallow “ring” about 8” from chamber (does
not affect accuracy or function), 99% original blue, bead front and aperture rear sight which is
part of “pop out” bolt, no small iris, excellent Walnut pistol grip stock with checkered buttplate
and small loading port, made in 1940 (C&R) ...................................................................$335
113-S. Winchester .22 LR Model 77 Tube Feed Auto Rifle 22” barrel with mint
bore, 99% original blue, factory open sights plus grooved receiver, excellent Walnut pistol grip
stock with flared out forend (early style) and logo plastic buttplate, added 1” sling swivels and
good quality leather sling, made around 1958 (C&R) .......................................................$295
114-S. Winchester .22 Winchester Auto Model 1903 Butt Tube Feed
Auto Rifle 20” barrel with good bright bore but having a shallow “ring” about half way
down, 98% original barrel blue, 98% well done factory looking receiver blue, replacement
bead front and folding open rear sights, very good+ Walnut straight grip stock with crescent
steel buttplate and matching forend with blued steel forend cap, wood has been professionally
refinished, very good looking ‘03, made in 1908 (C&R) ...................................................$295
115-S. Winchester .22 LR Model 57 Target clip Feed Bolt Rifle 22” barrel
with excellent bright bore, 97% original blue taking on a slight brown caste, dovetail blade
front, folding open dovetail rear and correct tiny Lyman “peep” lever operated receiver sight
mounted using factory holes, good solid Walnut pistol grip stock with blued triggerguard/clip
guide, front barrel band and checkered steel buttplate, factory swivels and bolt safety, made in
1930 and shows mostly woods carry on stock (C&R) ......................................................$565
116-S. Winchester .22 S, L, & LR Model 69-A “Grooved Receiver” Clip
Feed Bolt Rifle 25” barrel with mint bore, 99% original bright blue, factory open sighs
and grooved receiver, excellent Walnut pistol grip stock with nice color and figure, logo black
plastic buttplate and swivel “eyes”, chrome plated bolt, trigger and triggerguard indicates late
production, made around 1960, original 5 shot magazine (C&R) .....................................$325
117-S. Winchester .22 S, L, & LR Model 72 Tube Feed Bolt Rifle 25” barrel
with mint bore, 99% original bright blue, factory open sights, mint dark figured Walnut pistol
grip stock with logo hard rubber buttplate, looks and functions near new, collector quality
(C&R)................................................................................................................................$395
118-S. Winchester .22 Short Only Model 1906 Pump “Parts” Rifle 20”
barrel with rough pitted bore, metal shows only traces of original blue, barrel exterior shows
lots of moderately deep spots o pitting, original sights, well dinged and dented buttstock with
no buttplate, broken small smooth pump handle that is missing a good size chunk of wood on
left side and has no fastening screws, all that being said the gun still functions fine, just looks
terrible, made in 1906 (C&R) ............................................................................................$175
119-S. Winchester .32 Winchester Special Model 55 Takedown Lever
Rifle 24” barrel with good but peppery pitted bore, 97% barrel and takedown tube blue,
receiver is mostly smooth light gray with blue mixed in, lever shows 75% blue, very good
Walnut straight grip stock with nice color and figure, serrated steel shotgun buttplate, factory
pedestal mounted bed front and sporting open rear sights plus upper tang drilled taped and
plugged for tang sight, barrel is marked “nickel steel”, Shepard’s hooks eyelets at butt and on
forend cap, made in 1928 (C&R) ....................................................................................$1085
SHOTGUNS:
120-S. Browning 12 Gauge Model A-5 Magnum Auto Shotgun 32” vent rib
barrel with mint bore, 3” chamber and fixed full choke, 99% original bright blue with nicely
engraved receiver, minty figured Walnut pistol grip stock with factory vent pad, looks near new
overall, made in 1971 Belgian made .................................................................................$975
121-S. Browning 12 Gauge Model A-5 Japanese Auto Shotgun 28” vent rib
barrel with mint bore, 2 ¾” chamber and fixed modified choke, 99 ½% original bright blue,
nicely engraved receiver, gold trigger, minty lightly figured Walnut stock with cut checkering
and logo plastic buttplate, this one looks and functions as new, made in 1980................$895
122-S. Browning 16 Gauge Model A-5 Pre-War Grade II Auto Shotgun
26” matching numbered vent rib barrel with 2 9/16” chamber (65mm), mint bore and fixed
modified choke, 98% original blue with some scattered peppery pitting mostly on right rear of
receiver, extensive grade II cut engraving on receiver, near excellent Walnut pistol grip stock
with round knob, cut checkering, fancy “FN” logo horn buttplate and matching un-cracked
forend, left side of barrel is marked “Browning Arms Co. Ogden Utah” over “modified 16
special steel”, right side of barrel is marked “made in Belgium”, all matching parts including
numbered screw heads, buttstock has had a rectangular piece of mother of pearl inletted on
bottom edge, old style inside front of triggerguard safety, made in 1933 and really shows off
pre-war quality (C&R) .....................................................................................................$1495
Tel. (978) 368-0910
123-S. Ithaca 12 Gauge Model 27 Pump Shotgun 30” plain barrel with excellent
bore, 2 ¾” chamber and fixed full choke, 98% of a good looking refinish blue, one lock screw
missing on left side of receiver, good solid Walnut pistol grip stock with cut checkering, grip
cap and serrated plastic buttplate, circular grooved pump handle is excellent, stock shows lots
of flaked off finish, a nice rainy day gun that has a nice slick action ................................$185
124-S. Ithaca 12 Gauge “Flues Model 1 ½ “ Ejector Side by Side
Shotgun 30” raised rib barrels with excellent bright bores, 2 ¾” chambers and fixed
modified and improved cylinder chokes, 98% excellent quality refinish blue, factory engraved
receiver has a nice scroll pattern but shows only traces of original case color, double triggers,
auto ejectors, excellent straight grip walnut stock with cut checkering and “kick-eez” solid
black rubber buttpad giving an L.O.P. of 14 ½” with uncut wood, excellent crisp function, made
in 1921 (C&R) ..................................................................................................................$585
125-S. Iver Johnson 12 Gauge “Hercules Grade” Ejector Side by Side
Boxlock Shotgun 30” raised rib barrels with mint bores, 2 ¾” chambers and fixed full
and modified chokes, 98% original barrel blue, 95% original case color on receiver and a blue
/ gray mix on triggerguard, double triggers, auto ejectors, excellent Walnut pistol grip stock
with factory cut checkering, logo grip cap, “Jostam” vent rubber recoil pad that is probably a
factory installed pad and a matching lever release “splinter” style forend, excellent function
with crisp ejectors, very sharp looking old world side by side..........................................$675
126-S. Remington 12 Gauge Model 48 Auto Shotgun 28” plain barrel with mint
bore, 2 ¾” chamber and fixed improved cylinder choke, 98%+ original blue, near excellent
dark Walnut pistol grip stock with cut checkering, grip cap and added thin vent rubber buttpad,
made in 1953 and suffers only front a little finish loss where pad was added (C&R) .......$215
127-S. Remington 12 Gauge Model 870 Express Pump Shotgun 26” vent
rib barrel with mint bore, 3 ½” chamber and (4) screw in Remington choke tubes, 99 ½%
original parkerized finish, mint laminate cinnamon brown pistol grip stock with solid black
rubber buttpad, as new in original box with spare choke tubes, tube wrench, manual and
lock ...................................................................................................................................$325
128-S. Remington 12 Gauge Model 870 Express Pump Shotgun 28” vent
rib barrel with mint bore, 3” chamber and screw in modified “Rem choke”, 98%+ original all
weather parkerized finish, excellent hardwood pistol grip stock with impress checkering, solid
black rubber buttpad, looks unused ..................................................................................$295
129-S. Remington 12 Gauge Model 870 Express Magnum Pump
Shotgun 28” vent rib barrel with mint bore, 3” chamber and screw in modified Rem choke,
98% original parkerized finish, very good hardwood pistol grip stock with impress checker-
ing, logo vent rubber recoil pad and matching pad and matching pump handle, looks unused
..........................................................................................................................................$315
130-S. Remington 12 Gauge Model 870 Express Magnum Pump
Shotgun 25” vent rib barrel with mint bore, 3” chamber and screw in modified “Rem choke”
tube, 98% original parkerized finish, excellent hardwood pistol grip stock with Monte Carlo,
impress checkering, swivel “eyes” and solid black rubber logo buttpad, looks near new...$295
131-S. Remington 20 Gauge Model 870 Magnum Pump Shotgun 26” vent
rib barrel with mint bore, 3” chamber and screw in modified Rem. choke, 98% original parker-
ized finish, excellent synthetic pistol grip stock with Monte Carlo, swivel eyes, soft rubber
buttpad that is a little sticky ..............................................................................................$285
132-S. Remington 20 Gauge Model 870 Express Magnum Pump
Shotgun 28” vent rib barrel with mint bore, 3” chamber and modified Rem choke tube, 99%
original parkerized finish, excellent hardwood pistol grip stock with impress checkering, solid
black rubber logo buttpad, shows little or no actual use ...................................................$315
133-S. Remington 20 Gauge Model 870 Express Magnum Rifled Barrel
Deer Shotgun 20” fully rifled barrel with 2 ¾” chamber and mint bore, 98% original
parkerized finish, rifle sights factory installed front and rear, very good brown laminate pistol
grip stock with impress checkering, logo solid black rubber buttpad and showing some
scrapes in dark satin .........................................................................................................$365
134-S. Savage 16 Gauge Model 775A Autoloader Shotgun 28” plain barrel
with mint bore, 2 ¾” chamber and fixed modified choke, 98% original blue with a few hairline
scratches in roll engraved receiver, orange glow front sight and drilled and tapped for a
receiver sight, excellent dark Walnut pistol grip stock with cut checkering and serrated plastic
buttplate, shows little actual use, made from 1950 to 1965 (C&R) ...................................$165
135-S. Winchester 12 Gauge Model 12 Pump Shotgun 30” plain barrel with
excellent bright bore, 2 ¾” chamber, and fixed full choke, 98% original blue on barrel and
magazine tube, 99% refinish blue on receiver which shows (2) drilled and tapped holes on left
side for a receiver sight, excellent figured dark Walnut pistol grip stock with logo hard rubber
buttplate, buttstock and forend show a professional refinish, made in 1941 with a nice slick
action (C&R) .....................................................................................................................$395
136-S. Winchester 16 Gauge Model 12 “Pre-64” Pump Shotgun 28” plain
barrel with mint bore, 2 ¾” chamber and fixed full choke, 98%+ original bright blue, excellent
lightly figured Walnut pistol grip stock with logo plastic buttplate, made in 1954 and shows
little or no actual use, collector quality (C&R) ..................................................................$795
137-S. Winchester 12 Gauge Model 12 “Heavy Duck” Pump Shotgun
30” vent rib barrel with excellent bright bore, 3” chamber and fixed full choke, 98% original
blue on receiver, 99% Simmons refinish blue on barrel and barrel extension, both receiver
and barrel have correct offset proofs so rib must have been repaired or replaced by Simmons
at one time, blue match is excellent, excellent Walnut pistol grip stock with correct solid red
rubber Winchester logo buttpad, grooved pump handle, made in 1957 and has a super smooth
function (C&R) ..................................................................................................................$865
138-S. Winchester 16 Gauge Model 24 Side By Side Shotgun 28” barrel with
raised rib, mint bores, 2 ¾” chambers and fixed improved cylinder and modified chokes, 99%
factory looking bright blue refinish, excellent refinished Walnut pistol grip stock with added
vent rubber recoil pad, made in 1947, double triggers and extractors (C&R) ...................$395
139-S. Winchester 20 Gauge Model 101 Over/Under Shotgun 26 ½” barrel
with (2) bead vent rib, mint bores, 2 ¾” chambers and fixed skeet and skeet chokes, 98%
original bright blue, nice cut scroll engraved receiver, mint “piano finish” dark figured Walnut
pistol grip stock with cut checkering, grip cap, Pachmayr “decelerator” pad giving L.O.P. of 13
¾”, single selective trigger, auto ejectors ........................................................................$1295
140-S. Winchester 12 Gauge Model 59 Autoloader Shotgun 26” “Win-lite”
barrel with mint bore, 2 ¾”” chamber and “Versalite” improved cylinder screw in choke tube
with compensator slots, 98% original blue with some minor scratches in the outer fiberglass
shell of the barrel, roll engraved alloy receiver with no signs of cracking around the end of the
cocking handle slot, excellent Walnut pistol grip stock with factory cut checkering, logo plastic
buttplate and matching forend, excellent function showing little if any actual use, made in 1965
(last year of production) shows some very interesting innovations including the practically
indestructible barrel and factory screw in chokes (C&R) ..................................................$495
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ITHACA
ITH-02 900 12 ga. 2 3/3 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 95% RECOILED
OPERATED .....................................................................295.00
ITH-04 900 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 98% RECOILED ...195.00
ITH-05 XL900 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 95% ................175.00
ITH-06 37 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 20 in. SLUG R.S. 99% SMOOTH
BORE .............................................................................295.00
ITH-07 37 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 99% SIMMONS FITS
855,000 UP ....................................................................295.00
ITH-09 300 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 90% RECOILED
OPERATED .....................................................................175.00
ITH-12 300 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 99% ................295.00
ITH-13 900 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 In. IC VR 98% RECOILED
OPERATED .....................................................................195.00
ITH-14 87 12 ga. 23/4-3 24 in. MOD VR 99%.....................250.00
ITH-15 300XL 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. IM VR 98% 900XL GAS
OPERATED .....................................................................295.00
ITH-16 37 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 98% FITS BELOW
855,000 .........................................................................295.00
ITH-19 XL900 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 98% 300 GAS
OPERATED .....................................................................295.00
ITH-20 37 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 98% EARLY
MODEL ..........................................................................325.00
ITH-21 300 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% FITS 900 .195.00
ITH-24 300 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 97% 900 RECOIL
OPERATED, SMOOTH BORE ..........................................195.00
ITH-25 37 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 95% FITS 855,000
& UP ..............................................................................250.00
ITH-26 37 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 99% ..................225.00
ITH-28 XL900 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 99% 300
GAS OPERATED .............................................................275.00
ITH-30 37 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 95% FITS 855,000
& UP, SMOOTH BORE ....................................................195.00
SAVAGE
SAV-01 AUTO 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. CYL PL 95% ..............175.00
SAV-02 FOX BSE 410 ga. 21/2-3 in. 26 in. FULL/FULL VR
98% ...............................................................................495.00
MARLIN
MARL-1 120 12 ga. 3 in. 30 in. FULL PL 90% NO MARLIN
MARKINGS ....................................................................150.00
MARL-2 120 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 90% ..............195.00
MARL-3 120 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL PL 98% ..............195.00
MARL-6 MARK 1 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. R.S. NEW
REBLUED .......................................................................115.00
MOSSBERG
MOS-01 500 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 95% ...........145.00
MOS-02 500 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD PL 95% ............145.00
MOS-03 5500 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 98%.........185.00
MOS-05 500 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ...........195.00
MOS-06 500 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 98% SMOOTH
BORE .............................................................................165.00
MOS-07 500 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD PL 90% ............115.00
MOS-08 500 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD PL 95% ............125.00
MOS-09 500 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. IC PL 95%.................150.00
MOS-10 500 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ............145.00
MOS-11 500 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 181/2 CYL PL 90% .............135.00
MOS-12 500 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD PL 99% ............150.00
MOS-13 1000 12 ga. 3 in. 26 in. ACU CHOKE VR 99%.......225.00
MOS-14 835 12 ga. 23/4-31/2 24 in. SLUG R.S. 98% PORTED
FULLY RIFLED, CAMEO..................................................225.00
MOS-17 500 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ............125.00
MOS-30 835 12 ga. 23/4-31/2 28 in. ACU CHOKE VR 97% UNI
MAG...............................................................................145.00
REMINGTON
REM-01 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 90% ............150.00
REM-02 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 21 in. SLUG R.S. 99% SMOOTH
BORE .............................................................................225.00
REM-03 1100 410 ga. 3 in. 25 in. MOD PL 98%.................225.00
REM-04 1100 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98%........225.00
REM-05 870 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 20 in. SLUG RS 99% EXPRESS
FIFLED ...........................................................................225.00
REM-06 11 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ................295.00
REM-07 870 STD 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 99% .......250.00
REM-08 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 95% LH ......175.00
REM-11 1100 12 ga. 3 in. 30 in. MOD VR 99% ..................250.00
REM-11 11 87 12 ga. 23/4-31/2 23 in. SLUG R 99% SUPER MAG
FACTOR CAMO...............................................................295.00
REM-12 870 12 ga. 23/4-31/2 28 in. REMC VR 95% EXPRESS
MATTE FINISH ...............................................................195.00
REM-13 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 23 in. MOD VR 99% LIGHT
CONTOUR ......................................................................225.00
REM-14 1100 12 ga. 3 in. 30 in. FULLL VR 99% SPECIAL
PURPOSE MATTE FINISH ..............................................250.00
REM-15 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 99%............250.00
REM-16 11 48 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. MOD PL 95% ...........375.00
REM-17 1100 LT.20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98%..............225.00
REM-18 870 12 ga. 23/4-31/2 30 in. REMC VR 99% MATTE
FINISH ...........................................................................250.00
REM-19 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. REMC VR 99% ..........250.00
REM-20 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 24 in. REMC PL 99% MATTE
FINISH ...........................................................................195.00
REM-21 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 20 in. FULLY PL 99%
CANTALEVER SCOPE MOUNT RIFLED MATTE FINISH ..250.00
REM-22 870 12 ga. 23/4-31/2 28 in. REMC VR 98% EXPRESS
SUPER MAG ..................................................................225.00
REM-23 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 21 in. SLUG R.S. 95% SMOOTH
BORE MATTE FINISH .....................................................195.00
REM-24 1100 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99%........225.00
REM-25 870 STD 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99% LH.250.00
REM-26 870 410 ga. 3 in. 25 in. IC PL 99% .......................225.00
REM-27 870 20 Ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. REMC VR 98%
WINGMASTER ...............................................................250.00
REM-28 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 95% ............175.00
REM-29 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 95%..........225.00
REM-30 1100 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 99% ........175.00
REM-31 870 LW 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 21 in. IC VR 99% ..........175.00
REM-32 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98% ............225.00
REM-33 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 98% ..............195.00
REM-34 870 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. IC VR 99%...................250.00
REM-35 11 48 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. FULL PL 98% ...........450.00
REM-37 870 LW 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99%......225.00
REM-38 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98% ............225.00
REM-39 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 98% ..............225.00
REM-40 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 22 in. SLUG R.S. 98% .........195.00
REM-41 1100 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ............295.00
REM-42 1100 STD 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% .....250.00
REM-43 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 99%............250.00
REM-44 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 20 in. SLUG R.S. 99% EXPRESS
FULLY RIFLED MATTE FINISH .......................................250.00
REM-45 1100 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ......250.00
REM-46 870 STD 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 95% EARLY
BBL, MATTE FINISH .......................................................195.00
REM-47 870 12 ga. 23/4-31/2 28 in. REMC VR 99% MATTE
FINISH ...........................................................................250.00
REM-48 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 95% ..............195.00
REM-49 11 87 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. REMC VR 99% .......250.00
REM-50 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 In. XFULL PL 98% MARKED
MOD BUT XFULL ...........................................................195.00
REM-51 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 95%.............175.00
REM-52 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 24 in. REMC PL 99% MATTE
FINISH ...........................................................................195.00
REM-53 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 In. 28 in. REMC VR 99%
EXPRESS .......................................................................225.00
REM-55 870 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 21 in. REMC VR 99% ..........250.00
REM-56 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 98%.............175.00
REM-57 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ........225.00
REM-58 870 12 ga. 2 3/4-3 In. 18 In. CYL. PL 98% STAINLESS
STEEL ............................................................................250.00
REM-59 1100 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 98% OPENED
TO IC..............................................................................225.00
REM-60 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. REMC VR 98%
EXPRESS .......................................................................225.00
REM-61 870 STD 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 99% ....350.00
REM-62 870 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. REMC VR 99% ..........250.00
REM-63 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 99% BUILT BY
MOSSBERG, SMOOTH BORE.........................................195.00
REM-64 870 STD 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99% ............350.00
REM-65 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL PL 99% EARLY
BBL ................................................................................195.00
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REM-66 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 24 in. REMC PL 99% MATTE
FINISH ...........................................................................195.00
REM-67 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 20 in. SLUG R.S. 99%
REMC.............................................................................250.00
REM-68 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ............195.00
REM-69 1100 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 18 3/4 in. CYL. PL 95% HOME
DEFENSE........................................................................195.00
REM-70 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98% WITH AFTER
MARKET CHOKE TUBE ..................................................225.00
REM-71 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 22 in. SLUG R.S. NEW ........250.00
REM-72 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 90% ..............175.00
REM-73 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98% ............225.00
REM-74 870 STD 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 20 in. SLUG R.S. 98% SMOOTH
BORE .............................................................................275.00
REM-75 870 STD 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% LH .250.00
REM-76 11 87 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. REMC VR 99% STEP RIB
TARGET..........................................................................250.00
REM-77 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 98% ............225.00
REM-78 11 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 85% WILL FIT
AMERICAN BROWNING .................................................225.00
REM-80 58 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99% ................350.00
REM-81 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 24 in. REMC PL 99% MATTE
FINISH ...........................................................................195.00
REM-82 1100 12 ga. 3 in. 30 in. HASTING VR 99% CHOKE TUBE
......................................................................................250.00
REM-83 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 20 in. SLUG R.S. 95% EXPRESS
FULLY RIFLED................................................................225.00
REM-84 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. CYL. PL 95% CUT FROM 28
INCH ..............................................................................150.00
REM-85 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. fULL VR 98% ............225.00
REM-86 58 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 98% ................295.00
REM-87 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 95% ............175.00
REM-88 870 STD 20 ga. 2 3/4 In. 28 in. FULL PL 98% ......225.00
REM-89 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ............195.00
REM-90 870 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. IC VR 99%...................250.00
REM-91 1100 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 In. REMC VR 99% ..........395.00
REM-92 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 97% ............225.00
REM-93 58 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SLUG R.S. 98% SMOOTH
BORE .............................................................................350.00
REM-94 1100 12 Ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 95% ............175.00
REM-95 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 21 in. SLUG R.S. 99% FULLY
RIFLED...........................................................................250.00
REM-96 11 87 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 99%
TARGET..........................................................................275.00
REM-97 11 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 95% ................295.00
REM-98 11 87 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 99%
TARGET..........................................................................275.00
REM-99 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 96%.............195.00
REM-100 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL PL 98%
REFINISHED ..................................................................195.00
REM-102 1100 12 g 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 98%.............225.00
REM-103 870 12 ga. 23/4-31/2 26 in. REMC VR 99% SUPER
MAG MATTE FINISH ......................................................225.00
REM-104 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 98% ............175.00
REM-105 870 LW 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD VR NEW............250.00
REM-106 1100 410 ga. 3 In. 25 In. MOD PL 97% ..............175.00
REM-107 1100 12 ga. 3 in. 26 in. FULL VR 99% SPECIAL
PURPOSE MATTE FINISH ..............................................250.00
REM-108 1100 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 20 in. CYL. PL 98% CUT FROM
28 INCH FULL ................................................................175.00
REM-109 870 LH 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99% ......225.00
REM-110 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL PL 99% ............195.00
REM-111 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 30 in. REMC VR 99% ........250.00
REM-112 1100 STD 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 98%...195.00
REM-113 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 24 in. REMC PL 99% MATTE
FINISH ...........................................................................195.00
REM-114 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 90% ..........150.00
REM-115 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 90% ..........175.00
REM-116 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 99% ............195.00
REM-117 870 12 ga. 23/4-31/2 23 in. REMC VR 99% MOSSY
OAK AP CAMO ...............................................................250.00
REM-118 1100 STD 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ...195.00
REM-119 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 95% ...........175.00
REM-120 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ..........175.00
REM-121 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. REMC VR 90% CAMEO
DIPPED ..........................................................................225.00
REM-122 870 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4-3 in. 26 in. IC VR 98% R.S.
ADDED ...........................................................................150.00
REM-123 58 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SLUG R.S. 98% ...........350.00
REM-124 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 24 in. REMC PL 99% MATTE
FINISH ...........................................................................195.00
REM-125 870 LW 20 ga. 23/4-3 In. 28 in. REMC VR 99%..250.00
REM-126 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ..........175.00
REM-127 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 99% ............195.00
REM-128 870 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. REMC VR 99% ........250.00
REM-129 870 STD 20 ga. 2 3/4 In. 28 IN. MOD PL 98% ....250.00
REM-130 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. REMC VR 98%
EXPRESS .......................................................................225.00
REM-131 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. REMC VR 99%
EXPRESS .......................................................................225.00
REM-132 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28in. MOD VR 98% .......225.00
REM-133 870 12 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98%...................195.00
REM-134 870 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. MOD PL 99% ............225.00
REM-135 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 21 in. MOD VR 99% SPECIAL
FIELD .............................................................................225.00
REM-136 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ..........175.00
REM-137 1100 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 20 in. CYL. PL 99% HOME
DFENSE..........................................................................195.00
REM-138 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ............195.00
REM-139 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. REMC VR 98% ........250.00
REM-140 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 98% ............225.00
REM-141 870 LT.20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 20 in. SLUG R.S. 99%
SMOOTH BORE..............................................................225.00
REM-142 11 87 12 Aga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. REMC VR 98% MATTE
FINISH ...........................................................................250.00
REM-143 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL PL 98% ............195.00
REM-144 1100 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ......195.00
REM-145 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 95% ............175.00
REM-146 870 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99%
WINGMASTER ...............................................................125.00
REM-147 1100 STD 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL PL 98%.........225.00
REM-148 870 LT. 20 ga.2 3/4-3 in. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 96%
WINGMASTER ...............................................................135.00
REM-149 870 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. TUBES VR 99% BRILEY
CHOKE TUBES (3)..........................................................295.00
REM-150 11 87 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 21 in. SLUG VR 98% FULLY
RIFLED, CANTALEVER SCOPE MOUNT..........................225.00
REM-151 870 STD 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% .....250.00
REM-152 870 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 21 in. MOD VR 99%..........225.00
REM-153 870 LW 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 20 in. SLUG R.S. 99% 225.00
REM-154 8 70 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98% ...........225.00
REM-155 8 70 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. REMC VR 99% .......225.00
REM-156 8 70 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98% ...........225.00
REM-157 1 100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98% .........225.00
REM-158 8 70 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL PL 98% ...........195.00
REM-159 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ......225.00
REM-160 1 1 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 98%
FACTORY .......................................................................350.00
REM-161 1 100 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. MOD PL 99% .........250.00
REM-162 1 100 410 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% .............475.00
REM-163 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 22 in. SLUG R.S. 99%
SMOOTH BORE..............................................................225.00
REM-164 870 LW 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ............250.00
REM-165 870 LW 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99%
WINGMASTER ...............................................................225.00
REM-166 1100 STD 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL PL 99%.........225.00
REM-167 870 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. IC VR 99%
WINGMASTER ...............................................................225.00
REM-168 58 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. CYL. PL 98% CUT FROM 28
INCH MOD .....................................................................225.00
REM-169 870 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. REMC VR 99% ........250.00
REM-171 1100 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. MOD PL 99% ..........250.00
REM-172 870 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. REMC VR 99% ........250.00
REM-173 1100 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ......195.00
REM-174 870 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. REMC VR 99% ........250.00
REM-176 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 In. 28 in. MOD VR 98% ..........225.00
REM-177 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 99%...........225.00
REM-178 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ......225.00
REM-179 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 21 in. REMC VR 99% ........250.00
REM-180 1100 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 97%......195.00
REM-181 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 In. 26 in. IC VR 98% ..........195.00
REM-182 11 87 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 21 in. REMC S. MOUNT 99%
CATALEVER SCOPE MOUNT MATTE FINISH ..................250.00
REM-183 1100 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 98% ......195.00
REM-184 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ......225.00
REM-185 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99%...225.00
REM-186 870 LH 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99% STD .250.00
REM-187 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99%...225.00
REM-188 870 “12 ga,” 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% .........195.00
REM-189 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 98% ..........225.00
REM-190 1100 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. FULL PL 99% ..........250.00
REM-191 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98% ..........225.00
REM-192 1100 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ..........250.00
REM-193 870 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. IC VR 96%.................195.00
REM-194 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 181/2 in. CYL. PL 99% FACTORY
POLICE BARREL ............................................................225.00
REM-196 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. FULL VR 98% ............250.00
REM-197 870 LH 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. MOD VR 98%.......250.00
REM-198 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. REMC VR NEW ........275.00
REM-199 870 LT.20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 20 in. SLUG R.S. 99%
SMOOTH BORE..............................................................225.00
REM-200 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. REMC VR 98%
EXPRESS .......................................................................195.00
REM-201 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98% ..........225.00
REM-203 870 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98%........195.00
REM-204 1100 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. FULL PL 99% ..........250.00
REM-205 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98% ..........225.00
REM-206 1100 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. MOD PL 99% ..........250.00
REM-207 1100 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. IC PL 99% ...............195.00
REM-208 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 99% ............195.00
REM-210 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. REMC VR NEW
3 CHOKES ......................................................................275.00
REM-211 870 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ............250.00
REM-212 1100 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 99% ......195.00
REM-213 1100 STD 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 22 in. SLUG R.S. 99%
SMOOTH BORE..............................................................325.00
REM-214 1100 LW 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL VR 97% ..........225.00
REM-215 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. FULL VR 99% ............250.00
REM-216 1100 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. MOD PL 99% ..........250.00
REM-217 870 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 98% ............225.00
REM-218 1100 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. FULL PL 99% ..........250.00
REM-219 58 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 98% ..............295.00
REM-220 1100 STD 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 21 in. SLUG R.S. 99%
SMOOTH BORE EXCELLENT REFINISH .........................325.00
REM-221 1100 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. MOD PL 99% ..........250.00
REM-222 1100 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. MOD PL 99% ..........250.00
REM-224 11 87 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. REMC VR 95%
TARGET..........................................................................225.00
REM-225 1100 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. MOD PL 99% ..........250.00
REM-226 870 STD 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC PL 98% .........295.00
REM-227 1100 410 ga. 3 in. 25 in. IC PL 95% ...................225.00
REM-228 1100 410 ga. 3 in. 25 in. MOD PL 99%...............250.00
REM-230 870 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. MOD PL 99% ............225.00
REM-231 870 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. MOD PL 99% ............225.00
REM-232 870 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. MOD PL 99% ............225.00
REM-233 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4-3 in. 26 in. IC VR 99% .......225.00
REM-234 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4-3 in. 26 in. IC VR 99% .......225.00
REM-235 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL NEW ..........145.00
REM-236 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 99%...........225.00
REM-237 870 LH 12 ga. 2 3/4-3 in. 34 In. CHOKE VR NEW
HASTINGS .....................................................................395.00
REM-238 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 99 ..............225.00
REM-239 870 LH 12 ga. 2 3/4-3 in. 36 in. CHOKE VR NEW
HASTINGS .....................................................................395.00
REM-240 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. REMC VR 99%
EXPRESS .......................................................................225.00
REM-241 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. REMC VR 99%
EXPRESS .......................................................................225.00
REM-242 870 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. MOD PL 99% ............225.00
REM-243 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 99%...........225.00
REM-244 870 LW 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99%....225.00
REM-245 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 99% ..........225.00
REM-246 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. REMC VR 99%
EXPRESS .......................................................................225.00
REM-247 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ......225.00
REM-248 870 LW 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ......225.00
REM-249 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL PL 98% ..........195.00
REM-251 58 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. MOD VR 99% HASTINGS
BARREL CHOKE TUBES MODIFIED AND IMP CYL ........250.00
REM-252 870 20 ga. 2 3/4 In. 26 In. IC VR 99%
WINGMASTER ...............................................................195.00
REM-253 1 100 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99%.....225.00
REM-254 Jan-03 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 95% .......195.00
REM-255 8 70 12 ga. 3 in. 36 in. INV, VR NEW HASTINGS...395.00
REM-258 8 70 12 ga. 23/4-31/2 26 in. REMC VR 99% SUPER
MAG RECEIVER ONLY, REAL TREE CAMO .....................225.00
REM-259 8 70 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ...........195.00
REM-261 870 STD 20 ga. 2 3/4 In. 20 in. SLUG R.S. 98% .295.00
REM-262 1 100 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98%.....225.00
REM-264 1 1 (RARE) 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR
98% ...............................................................................495.00
REM-265 1 100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 98%.......275.00
REM-268 1 100 LT.20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99%.....225.00
REM-271 870 LW 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ............225.00
REM-272 11 48 410 ga. 3 in. 25 in. FULL VR 99% EXCELLENT
REFINISH .......................................................................450.00
REM-273 870 STD 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98% ..........325.00
REM-275 11 87 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. REMC VR 99%
TARGET..........................................................................250.00
REM-279 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. ITC VR 96% SHORTENED
WITH ITX IMP CYL CHOKE TUBE ED TO ITC CHOKE
TUBE ..............................................................................195.00
REM-283 870 28 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. MOD PL 99% ............175.00
REM-284 870 12 ga. 23/4-3 In. 28 in. REMC VR 99% FACTORY
CAMO ............................................................................250.00
REM-290 870 12 ga. 3 In. 30 in. FULL VR 98%..................195.00
REM-304 1100 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98% ..........225.00
REM-311 870 LH 20 Ga. 2 3/4 In. 28 in. FULL VR 99%......250.00
REM-313 1100 LW 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL VR 97% ..........250.00
BERETTA
BER-01 AL48 20 ga. 2 3/ 4 in. 20 in. CYL VR 98% CUT FROM 26
INC IC ............................................................................225.00
BER-02 303 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 22 in. SLUG R.S. 99% SMOOTH
BORE .............................................................................295.00
BER-03 303 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. TUBE VR 99% HAS BEEN
CAMEO ..........................................................................295.00
BER-04 303 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% HAS BEEN
CAMEO ..........................................................................275.00
BER-05 303 12 ga. 3 in. 26 in. TUBE VR 98% ....................295.00
BER-06 301 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. TUBE VR 98% FACTORY TUBE
CHOKE ...........................................................................225.00
BER-07 390 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 98% ..........325.00
BER-08 303 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 22 in. SLUG R.S. 99% ............295.00
BER-09 AL 390 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 24 in. INV. VR 99% .........425.00
BER-10 303 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 22 in. SLUG R.S. 99% SMOOTH
BORE .............................................................................295.00
BER-11 391 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. INV. VR 98% URIKA II ..395.00
SMITH & WESSON
SW-01 1000 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 99% ...................250.00
SW-02 1000 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 99%............250.00
SW-04 1000P 20 ga. 3 In. 26 in. IC VR 99% 3000P ...........175.00
SW-06 1000P 20 ga. 3 in. 26 in. CHOKES VR 99% 3000P WITH
EXTRA CHOKE ...............................................................175.00
SW-07 1000P 20 ga. 3 In. 28 in. FULL VR 97%..................145.00
SW-08 1000 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR NEW .............225.00
SW-09 1000 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98% ..............215.00
SW-10 1000 20 ga. 2 3/4 in 28 in. FULL VR NEW ..............225.00
SW-11 1000 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99% ..............225.00
SW-12 1000 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 In. FULL VR NEW .............225.00
SW-14 1000 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 99%............250.00
SW-17 1000 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 In. FULL VR 95%..............175.00
WINCHESTER
WIN-01 50 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC PL 99 .........................295.00
WIN-02 1200 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 In. FULL PL 95% MARKED
SEARS ...........................................................................125.00
WIN-03 59 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 95% .................195.00
WIN-04 1200 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 99% .............195.00
WIN-05 12 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL PL 95% NO BBL
EXT.................................................................................350.00
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WIN-06 42 410 ga. 3 in. 25 in. CUTTS PL 95% ORGINAL
MODIFIED CHANGE TO CUTT COMP..HAS FULL CHOKE
TUBE ..............................................................................275.00
WIN-07 120 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S 99% SMOOTH
BORE .............................................................................225.00
WIN-08 59 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 99% .................225.00
WIN-09 1300 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 21 in. SLUG R.S 99% SMOOTH
BORE .............................................................................225.00
WIN-10 1500 XTR 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 99%..........225.00
WIN-11 1300 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 22 in. SLUG R.S 99% SMOOTH
BORE .............................................................................225.00
WIN-12 120 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. WIN VR 99% .............225.00
WIN-13 1300 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 22 in. SLUG R.S 99% SMOOTH
BORE .............................................................................225.00
WIN-16 50 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. POLY PL 98%.................195.00
WIN-17 12 12 ga. 3 in. 30 in. FULL PL 95% .......................295.00
WIN-18 1300 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. WIN VR 95% ...........175.00
WIN-21 1500 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 22 in. WIN VR 99%
CAMEO ..........................................................................275.00
WIN-22 50 12 ga. 2 3/4 In. 30 in. FULL PL 99%.................295.00
WIN-23 50 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 99% .................275.00
WIN-28 50 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 95% .................225.00
WIN-32 1400 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL PL 98% .............195.00
WIN-38 SUPERX-1 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 98%....395.00
WIN-41 59 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC PL 80% ......................175.00
WIN-49 SX-1 12 Ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% .............225.00
BENELLI
BEN-01 SUPER 90 M1 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. TUBE VR 99%
......................................................................................450.00
BEN-02 SUPER NOVA 12 ga. 23/4-31/2 28 in. INV. VR 99%
......................................................................................295.00
BEN-06 M-2 LH 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. INV. VR 99% ........425.00
BROWNING
BR-01 B80 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 20 1/2 CYL PL 98% .................195.00
BR-02 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 99% ............295.00
BR-03 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% FACTORY MISS
STAMPED ......................................................................495.00
BR-04 A-5 BEL S.16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 99% .......495.00
BR-05 1-5 JAP 20 ga. 3 in. 26 In. IC VR 99% .....................475.00
BR-06 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. IC VR 99% ...............495.00
BR-07 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. SKEET PL 98% ........425.00
BR-08 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 98% ..........395.00
BR-09 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL PL 95% ................325.00
BR-10 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 95% ...............150.00
BR-11 B80 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 22 in. INV VR 99% ...................295.00
BR-12 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99%...............250.00
BR-13 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98%...............250.00
BR-14 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98% ..........450.00
BR-15 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC PL 98% MOD OPENED UP
TO IC..............................................................................195.00
BR-16 GOLD 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. INV.+ VR 98% ...........375.00
BR-17 BPS 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. IC VR 98%...................250.00
BR-18 A-5 BEL 16 ga. 2 9/16 ga 26 in. CYL S.R. 99%
STANDARD ....................................................................550.00
BR-19 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 3 in. 32 in. FULL VR 80% ................325.00
BR-20 A-5 JAP 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 99% ..........495.00
BR-21 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 99% HIGH RIB
SKEET, IVORY BEADS ....................................................295.00
BR-22 GOLD 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. INV.+ VR NEW SL .....425.00
BR-23 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in FULL PL 99% .................225.00
BR-24 A-500 G 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. INV VR 98% ..........295.00
BR-25 A-5 JAP 12 ga. 2 3/4 In. 30 IN. FULL VR 99% .........495.00
BR-26 BPS 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98% ..............250.00
BR-27 BPS 20 ga. 2 3/4-3 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99%.............150.00
BR-28 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 In. IC PL 99% ....................250.00
BR-29 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% ...............195.00
BR-30 A-5 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 25 in. SLUG R.S. 99% HASTING
MATTE FINISH STRAIGHT RIFLED.................................395.00
BR-31 GOLD 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 30 in. INV.+ VR NEW ..........425.00
BR-32 A-5 JAP 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 98% .......395.00
BR-33 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 98%...............250.00
BR-34 2000 12 Ga. 2 3/4 In. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 99% ...........295.00
BR-35 BPS 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD VR NEW .............250.00
BR-36 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ..........475.00
BR-37 A-5 BEL S. 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 22 in. CYL PL 98% HOME
DEFENSE, CUT FROM 26 INCH IMP CYL. ......................325.00
BR-38 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 99% ...............495.00
BR-39 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 3 in. 30 in. FULL PL 95% ................350.00
BR-40 BPS 12 ga. 3 1/2 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 98% SMOOTH
BORE LONG EXTENSION ...............................................295.00
BR-41 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 26 In. IC PL 98% SMOOTH
BORE .............................................................................375.00
BR-43 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 26 in. FULL VR 99% ................495.00
BR-44 BPS 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ..............250.00
BR-45 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. CYL PL 99% EXCELLENT
REFINISH .......................................................................395.00
BR-46 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD PL 99%.................375.00
BR-47 A-5 JAP 20 GA. 2 3/4 in. 28 IN. INV. VR 99% ..........495.00
BR-48 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 98%........495.00
BR-49 BPS 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in MOD VR 98% ...............250.00
BR-50 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 In. 28 IN. MOD PL 98%..........395.00
BR-51 A-5 JAP 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 98% SMOOTH
BORE .............................................................................375.00
BR-52 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 99% ..........395.00
BR-53 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 99%...............295.00
BR-54 A-500G 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. INV. VR 99% ..........295.00
BR-55 BPS 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 30 in. FULL VR 98%..............250.00
BR-56 2000 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98% .....................295.00
BR-57 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL PL 99% ................350.00
BR-58 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD PL 99%.................450.00
BR-59 BPS 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. INV. VR 98%................225.00
BR-60 A-500G 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. INV. VR 98% ..........225.00
BR-61 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98%...........395.00
BR-62 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 95%...........295.00
BR-63 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98%...........395.00
BR-64 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98% ................495.00
BR-65 A-5 JAP 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 98% SMOOTH
BORE .............................................................................395.00
BR-66 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ..........495.00
BR-67 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. MOD PL 98%...........425.00
BR-68 GOLD 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in INV. + VR 98% ...........395.00
BR-69 A-5 BEL LT-12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL S.R. 90% ...395.00
BR-70 GOLD 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 201/4 VR 95% ....................275.00
BR-71 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98% ...............250.00
BR-72 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 In. 30 in. FULL VR 99% ..............250.00
BR-73 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 3 in. 30 in. FULL PL 95% ................350.00
BR-74 A500G 12 ga. 2 3/4-3 in. 28 in. INV. VR NEW ..........295.00
BR-75 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98% ...............250.00
BR-76 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 2 3/4 In. 28 in FULL VR NEW ..........495.00
BR-77 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. MOD S.R. 99% MARKED
FULL BUT IS MOD. ........................................................495.00
BR-78 DOUBLE 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 98% AUTO ..325.00
BR-79 2000 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99% .....................295.00
BR-80 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 95%...........295.00
BR-81 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. “INV,+” VR 99%.......525.00
BR-82 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 3 in. 32 in. FULL PL 90% ................295.00
BR-84 A-5 JAP 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. INV.+ VR NEW .........650.00
BR-85 A-5 JAP 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. INV.+ VR NEW .........650.00
BR-86 B80 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 99% .....................295.00
BR-87 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 98%....................250.00
BR-88 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 3 in. 32 in. FULL PL 98% ................395.00
BR-89 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 99% EXCELLENT
REFINISH .......................................................................495.00
BR-90 A-5 JAP 12 ga. 3 in. 32 in. FULL VR 98% ................495.00
BR-91 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC PL 95% ...............375.00
BR-92 B80 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 98% ...........295.00
BR-93 GOLD 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. INV,+ VR 98% ...........450.00
BR-94 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL PL 98% ................395.00
BR-95 A-5 JAP 12 GA. 3 in. 28 IN. INV.+ VR NEW ..............725.00
BR-96 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 99% ............295.00
BR-97 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 3 in. 32 in. FULL VR 98% ................395.00
BR-98 B80 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99%.................295.00
BR-99 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 26 in. FULL VR 98% ................475.00
BR-100 BPS 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. INV. VR 99%..............275.00
BR-101 A500G 12 ga. 3 in. 28 in. INVECTOR VR NEW .......295.00
BR-102 A-5 JAP 20 Ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. INV.+ VR 99%
3 CHOKES ......................................................................525.00
BR-103 B80 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in FULL VR 99%......................195.00
BR-104 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98% ........450.00
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BR-105 A-5 BEL S. 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. CYL PL 95% .....................................595.00
BR-106 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. CYL PL 95% .........................................375.00
BR-107 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 3 in. 32 in. FULL VR 98% .............................................495.00
BR-108 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 In. 28 in. MOD PL 98% .............................................250.00
Rebluing Firearms
BR-109 BPS 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. IC VR 99%................................................295.00 Du-Lite’s bluing chemicals are used by Sig Sauer, Kimber, Henry Repeating, Weatherby,
BR-110 BPS 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. INV. VR 99%.............................................275.00
BR-111 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 In. 30 in. FULL VR 99% ...........................................250.00
STI, Jesse James, Charter Arms, Kel-Tec & over 3,000 gunsmiths.
BR-112 B80 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 22 in. INV. VR 99% ...............................................295.00
BR-113 BPS 12 ga. 23/4-31/2 24 in. SLUG R.S. 99% LONG EXTENSION .........295.00
We are simply the World’s Best!
BR-114 BPS 12 ga. 3 1/2 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 99% long extension ..................225.00 Du-Lite’s system includes: 4 heavy duty 14-ga. Stainless steel, 6”x40’x8 3/8” extra deep tanks to process
BR-115 A-5 JAP 12 ga. 3 in. 28 in. INV.+ VR NEW ............................................725.00
BR-116 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 22 in. INV.+ VR NEW ......................................550.00 larger parts more safely. System includes a stand. (2) 39,000 BTU burners, one thermometer, safety
BR-117 BPS 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99%...........................................195.00
BR-118 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. MOD VR 99% .......................................450.00 equip. operating instructions, start-up chemicals (50 lbs. of bluing salts, 25 lbs. of cleaner and 1 gallon
BR-119 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. INV. VR 98% .........................................495.00 of Kwikseal™ Oil). $2,195.00. Also available as a 5 tank system: 2 hot black oxide tanks, 2 rinse tanks,
BR-122 A-5 BEL S. 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. CYL PL 99% .....................................595.00
BR-123 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC PL 99% ............................................395.00 1 heated cleaner tank. This 5 tank setup will Black Oxide harden gun parts without them turning red.
BR-124 A-5 JAP 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. INV. VR 95% CREO COATED BLACK.....550.00
BR-125 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98% .............................................495.00 $2,995.00. Includes chemicals. Both systems come with a free plastic oil tank.
BR-126 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 2 3/4in. 28 in. FULL VR 99% ........................................425.00
BR-127 A-5 BEL S. 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. CYL PL 99% .....................................595.00 Checks us out on our web at www.Du-Lite.com. Custom built larger systems available.
BR-128 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 26 in. IC PL 99% ..................................................450.00
BR-129 A-500 G 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. INV. VR 99% ......................................250.00 *COMES WITH ENOUGH CHEMICALS TO REFINISH 50 RIFLES BEFORE THE NEED TO REORDER*
BR-130 BPS 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ...........................................295.00
BR-131 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99% .......................................425.00
BR-132 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR NEW ......................................550.00
171 River Road, Middletown, CT 06457 U.S.A.
BR-133 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 26 in. IC PL 99% ..................................................450.00
BR-134 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 3 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 99% SMOOTH BORE ................495.00
BR-135 2000 12 ga. 3 in. 32 in. FULL VR 98% ..................................................250.00
Phone: 860-347-2505 Fax: 860-347-9404
BR-136 BPS 20 ga. 2 3/4-3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ..........................................195.00
BR-137 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98% .......................................495.00
BR-139 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 26 in. IC PL 98% ..................................................395.00
www.Du-Lite.com Email: Info@Du-Lite.com Hours: 8am-4pm Monday-Friday
BR-140 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. CYL PL 97% .........................................395.00
BR-141 GOLD 12 ga. 23/4-3 in. 28 in. INV.+ VR NEW .......................................450.00
BR-142 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 22 in. CYL VR 99% AFTER MARKET (2) CHOKE TUBES 5220 AMMUNITION FOR SALE BOOKS & MAGAZINES FOR SALE
CUT FROM 28 IN ..........................................................................................395.00
BR-143 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL PL 99% .............................................395.00
BR-144 B80 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 99% SMOOTH BORE .................295.00
AMMO, ANTIQUE/obsolete, in original
BR-145 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 98% SMOOTH BORE ..........395.00
BR-146 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98% .............................................450.00
BR-147 B80 20 ga. 2 3/4 In. 28 in. MOD VR 99% .............................................295.00 boxes. Most American sporting calibers LUGER, P-38
BR-148 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. MOD PL 97%........................................395.00
BR-149 B80 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 99% SMOOTH BORE .................295.00 MAUSER BROOMHANDLE
BR-150 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 26 in. FULL VR 99% .............................................450.00
BR-151 A-5 BEL 20 Ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in MOD PL 98% ........................................395.00
including obsolete rimfires. NO lists, Walther, exact reprints of German sales brochure, fac-
BR-152 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD PL 95%..............................................375.00
reloads, military/foreign. tory manuals, color, German text, $12 each postpaid.
BR-153 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD PL 99%..............................................395.00
BR-154 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 98% ............................................250.00 www.simpsonltd.com
BR-155 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 26 in. IC PL 99% ..................................................450.00 140 S. Seminary St., Galesburg, IL 61401
BR-157 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 In. 28 in. SKEET PL 99% .....................................425.00 Ray Giles, RTG Sporting Collectibles LLC,
BR-158 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. FULL PL 99% .......................................395.00 309-342-5800
BR-159 A-5 BEL 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL S.R. 95% STANDARD WILL FIT
SWEET 16 .....................................................................................................650.00
214-361-6577. www.rtgammo.com
BR-160 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC VR 99% ............................................495.00
BR-161 A-5 BEL 20 Ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC PL 99% ............................................395.00
BR-162 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. MOD PL 98%........................................425.00
BR-163 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 In. 30 in. FULL VR 98% ...........................................250.00
BR-164 A-5 BEL 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL S.R. 95% STANDARD..................650.00
WEATHERBY FACTORY GERMAN FLARE
BR-165 2000 12 ga. 3 in. 32 in. FULL VR 99% ..................................................250.00
BR-166 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. CYL PL 99% .........................................395.00 AMMUNITION FOR SALE GUNS & AMMUNITION
BR-167 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. CYL PL 98% .........................................395.00 224 WBY. 55 GR. Spire Point Hornady Interlock @ ...........$72.00
BR-168 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 98% SMOOTH BORE ..........495.00
240 WBY. 100 GR. Nosler Partition @..............................$98.00 English Text, 700+ pages all color. A comprehensive
BR-169 B80 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. SKEET VR 98% ...........................................295.00
BR-170 2000 20 ga. 3 in. 26 in. FULL VR 99% ..................................................295.00 257 WBY. 100 GR. Spire Point Hornady Interlock @ .........$72.00 new reference $125 plus shipping available now.
BR-171 B80 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. MOD VR 98%..............................................295.00
BR-173 A-5 BEL S.16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 95% SIMMONS VR.............595.00 6.5-300 WBY. 127 GR. Barnes LRX @ ............................$98.00 www.simpsonltd.com
BR-174 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% .......................................495.00
BR-175 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98% .............................................450.00 270 WBY. 130 GR. Spire Point Hornady Interlock @ .........$72.00 140 S. Seminary St., Galesburg, IL 61401
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BR-178 A-5 JAP 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99% .......................................495.00 300 WBY. 180 GR. Spire Point Hornady Interlock @ .........$72.00
BR-179 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. MOD PL 99%........................................395.00 30-378 WBY. 165 GR. Nosler Ballistic Tip @..................$158.00
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BR-216 B80 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99% .............................................225.00
BR-217 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. CYL PL 98% .........................................395.00
BR-218 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL PL 99% .............................................395.00
BR-220 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 3 in. 30 in. FULL VR 98% .............................................450.00
BR-222 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. FULL VR 99%............................................250.00
BR-223 A-5 BEL 16 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. CYL VR 95% STANDARD WILL FIT Accurizing ® 1911
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BR-224 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. FULL VR 99%............................................250.00
BR-225 A-5 JAP 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 24 in. SLUG R.S. 98% SMOOTH BORE ..........395.00 HANDMADE
BR-226 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99%............................................250.00
BR-227 BPS 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. INV. VR 99%.............................................225.00
BR-228 BPS 20 ga. 23/4-3 in. 26 in. INV. VR 99%.............................................225.00
BR-229 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in MOD PL 99%...............................................395.00
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BR-230 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 90% .......................................295.00
BR-231 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 3 in. 32 in. FULL VR 97% .............................................425.00
BR-232 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD PL 90%..............................................295.00 200-300% longer barrel life of domestic cattle bone,
BR-233 A-5 BEL 12 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD PL 95%..............................................325.00
BR-234 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. FULL VR 99%............................................250.00
BR-235 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. FULL VR 99%............................................250.00 tighter shot groups for rifles also most other Colt auto
BR-236 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 95% .......................................350.00
BR-237 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 In. 28 in. FULL VR 99% ...........................................250.00 more consistent shotgun patterns grips, and some other
BR-239 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. SKEET PL 99% .....................................395.00
BR-240 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC PL 99% ............................................395.00
BR-241 2000 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% ..................................................275.00
BR-242 2000 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 99%............................................250.00
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BR-243 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 99% .......................................395.00
BR-244 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. MOD PL 99%........................................395.00
BR-245 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL PL 99% .......................................395.00
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BR-247 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 in. 26 in. IC PL 99% ............................................395.00
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BR-251 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 2 3/4 In. 26 in. IC PL 90% ............................................325.00
BR-252 A-5 JAP 12 ga. 3 in. 30 in. FULL VR 99% .............................................495.00
BR-253 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 26 in. FULL VR 99% .............................................495.00
BR-254 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. MOD VR 99% .............................................495.00
BR-255 A-5 BEL 20 ga. 3 in. 28 in. FULL PL 99% .............................................395.00
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BR-259 A-5 JAP 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 30 in. FULL VR 98% .......................................395.00
BR-260 A-5 BEL LT. 12 ga. 2 3/4 in. 28 in. FULL VR 98%..................................495.00
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419-893-5173. www.mvgca.com.
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Coliseum Expo Hall, 3201 E Houston Street. SH: Sat.
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76162. PH: 817-732-1194. www.premiergunshows.
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Expo Ctr., 215 E. Division Rd. SH: Sat. 8am-5pm, Sun.
9am-3pm. A: $6. F: $50. Dunes Rifle & Pistol Club. PO
Box 345, Hobart, IN 46342. PH: 219-942-4514. www.
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Sep 23-24 PA, Washington. Gun Show. Cty. Fairgrounds,
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under free with adult. 4174 Route 40, Claysville, PA
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763-754-7140. www.crocodileproductionsinc.com.
Sep 23-24 AZ, Mesa. Gun Show. Centennial Hall, 201 N.
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Sep 23-24 CA, San Francisco. Gun Show. Cow Palace.
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4262. www.dallasarms.com.
Sep 23-24 MA, Marlboro. Gun & Knife Show. Best Western
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Center, 7902 Fairmont Pkwy. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun.
10am-4pm. A: $9. High Caliber Gun & Knife Show. PO
Box 2616, Alvin, TX 77512. PH: 281-489-1741. www.
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2900 Lake St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-3pm.
PO Box 404, Mason, MI 48854. PH: 517-676-4160.
www.migunshows.com.
Sep 23-24 NV, Las Vegas. The Great Las Vegas Gun Show.
Cashman Field Center, 850 N Las Vegas Blvd. SH: Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $14. F: . Midwest Arms
Collector LLC. 32671 Hwy 6, Brashear, MO 63533.
PH: 669-956-6004. www.macshows.com.
Sep 23-24 VA, Hampton. Gun Show. Convention
Center, 1610 Coliseum Dr. off Mercury Blvd. SH:
Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $10. T: 700.
Southeastern Guns & Knives, Ltd. PO Box 6601,
Portsmouth, VA 23703. PH: 757-483-5383. www.
sgkshows.com.
Sep 24 IN, Fort Wayne. Gun Show. Allen County
Fairgrounds, 2726 Carroll Rd. SH: 8am-4pm. A: $4.
8716 Amberly, New Haven, IN 46774. PH: 260-749-
6509.
Sep 29-Oct 1 WI, Union Grove. Gun show. Racine Cty.
Fairgrounds, 19805 Durand Ave. SH: Fri. 3pm-8pm,
Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $6. F: $40. Bob and
Rocco Gun Shows. PO Box 233, Somerset, WI 54025.
PH: 608-752-6677. www.bobandrocco.com.
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County Sheriff Posse Building, 1315 S. Main Street.
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adult, Kids 15 and under free w/paid adult. T: 60. F:
$70.00 each. 1900 E. FM 4, Cleburne, TX 76031. PH:
817-929-1816. www.whippfarmproductions.com.
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Show. Roc Dome Arena, 2695 E. Henrietta Rd. SH:
Sat. 9am-4pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $8.00. T: 300. F: .
Empire state arms collectors assn. box 253, avon,
NY 14414. PH: 585-226-6211. www.rochesternygun-
show.com.
Sep 30-Oct 1 IN, Muncie. Gun & Knife Show. Delaware
Co. Fairgrounds, 1210 N Wheeling Ave. SH: Sat.
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9am-4pm. PO Box 290, Kaysville, UT 84037. PH:
801-544-9125. www.crossroadsgunshows.com.
Sep 30-Oct 1 UT, St. George. Gun Show. Dixie Ctr. SH:
Sat. 9am -5pm; Sun. 9am -4pm. A: $8. PO Box 290,
Kaysville, UT 84037. PH: 801-544-9125. www.cross-
roadsgunshows.com.
Sep 30-Oct 1 PA, Matamoras. Gun & Knife Show.
Best Western Hotel, 103 Reuben Bell Dr. SH: Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. PO Box 406, Mahopac
Falls, NY 10542. PH: 914-248-1000. www.northeast-
gunshows.com.
Sep 30-Oct 1 IN, Salem. Gun & Knife Show. National
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 Guard Armory, 1100 N. Shelby St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm,
Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $6, Children 12 and under Free.
Straight Shooters Enterprises. PH: 812-498-3833.
www.straightshootersenterprises.com.
Sep 30-Oct 1 MI, Novi. Gun & Knife Show. Suburban
Collection Showplace,46100 Grand River, 46100
Grand River. SH: Friday & Saturday Only Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-3pm. PO Box 404, Mason, MI
48854. PH: 517-676-4160. www.migunshows.com.
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Oct 6-7 WI, Waupaca. Gun Buyer Shows. VFW Post #1037,
244 Industrial Dr. SH: Fri. 3pm-8pm, Sat. 9am-4pm. A:
$5. F: 8’/ $20. BJ Keating/ The Gun Buyer. P.O. Box
75, Lisbon, WI 53950. PH: 608-548-4867.
Oct 6-8 NY, Manchester Center. Arms Fairs. Riley Rink at
Hunter Park, 410 Hunter Park Rd. SH: Fri. 9am-5pm,
Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. T: 275. F: . NEACA.
PO BOX 385, Mechanicville, NY 12118. PH: 518-664-
9743. www.neaca.com.
Oct 6-7 WI, Richland Center. Pine River Sports Association
Fall Gun Show. Richland Center Community Building,
1050 North Orange Street. SH: Fri. 3pm-8pm, Sat.
8am-3pm. A: $5.00 . 12 and under free with an adult.
T: 70. F: $20.00. Pine River Sports Association . 1535
Cedar st., Richland Center, WI 53581. PH: 608-585-
4022. www.myprsa.org.
Oct 6-8 WI, Antigo. Gun show. Ice Arena, 1633 Neva Rd.
SH: Fri. 3pm-8pm, Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm.
A: $6. F: $40. Bob and Rocco Gun Shows. PO Box
233, Somerset, WI 54025. PH: 608-752-6677. www.
bobandrocco.com.
Oct 6-8 MI, Lansing. Gun & Knife Show. Ingham Cty.
Fairgrounds, US 127 to Kipp Rd. E. SH: Lansing-
Mason Fri. 2pm-7pm, Sat. 9am-5pm ,Sun. 10am-3pm.
PO Box 404, Mason, MI 48854. PH: 517-676-4160.
www.migunshows.com.
Oct 7-8 TX, Mesquite. Premier Gun Shows. Big Town
Event Ctr., 2323 Big Town BLvd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm,
Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $8 cash only. T: 700. Premier Gun
Shows. PO Box 34224, Fort Worth, TX 76162. PH:
817-732-1194. www.premiergunshows.com.
Oct 7-8 PA, Grove City. Gun Show. Grove City Sportsmen’s
Club, 97 Centertown Rd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun.
9am-2pm. A: $5. F: 8’-$20; 6’-$15. Grove City
Sportsmen’s Club. 97 Centertown Rd, Grove City, PA
16127. PH: 724-967-5580. 97 Centertown Rd.
Oct 7-8 TX, Woodlands. Premier Gun Shows. Legends
Sports Complex, 602 Pruitt Rd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm,
Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $8 cash only. T: 500. Premier Gun
Shows. PO Box 34224, Fort Worth, TX 76162. PH:
817-732-1194. www.premiergunshows.com.
Oct 7-8 IL, Belleville. Gun, Knife, Hunting & Trade Show.
Belle-Clair Fairgrounds, 200 S. Belt East. SH: Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $5. Egyptian Collectors
. PO Box 138, Centralia, IL 62801. PH: 618-495-2572.
ecahuntingandtradeshows.com.
Oct 7-8 CA, Costa Mesa. Gun Show. Orange Cty.
Fairgrounds. SH: Fair & Event Ctr. Sat. 9am-5pm,
Sun. 9am-4pm. PO Box 290, Kaysville, UT 84037.
PH: 801-544-9125. www.crossroadsgunshows.com.
Oct 7-8 NV, Reno. Gun Show. Reno Convention Ctr., 4590
S. Virginia St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. A:
$12. Crossroads of the West. PO Box 290, Kaysville,
UT 84037. PH: 801-544-9125. www.crossroadsgun-
shows.com.
Oct 7-8 NC, Fletcher. Gun & Knife Show. WNC Ag Ctr.,
1301 Fanning Bridge Rd., I-26, Exit 40. SH: Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $8. MK Shows. P.O.
Box 685, Monroe, ga 30655. PH: 770-630-7296. www.
MKShows.com.
Oct 7-8 AL, Hoover. Fall Gun Show. Hoover Met Complex,
100 Ben Chapman Drive. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun.
10am-4pm. F: Member: Trade $60, Display $30; Non
Member: Trade $85, Display $40. The Alabama Gun
Collectors Association. PO Box 128, Clay, AL 35048.
PH: 205-317-0948. www.algca.org.
Oct 7-8 AZ, Kingman. Pioneer Country Events Gun
& Knife, Coins & Collectibles Show. Mohave Co.
Fairgrounds, 2600 Fairgrounds Ave. SH: Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $6/ $9 two-day pass.
F: . Pioneer Country Events. not available, PO Box
3955, Kingman, AZ 86402. PH: 928-692-0937. www.
PioneerCountryEvents.com.
Oct 7-8 TN, Nashville. Gun & Knife Show. Fairgrounds,
I-65 & Wedgewood Ave. or I-440 & Nolensville Pike
Rd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. PO Box 5,
Mt. Washington, KY 40047. PH: 502-538-3900. www.
gunshow.net.
Oct 7-8 NE, Hastings. Hastings Gun Show. Fairgrounds,
947 S. Baltimore. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm.
A: $5. T: 400. F: $35. Four Rivers Sportsman’s Club.
PO Box 145, Hastings, NE 68902. PH: 402-462-0103.
www.4RSC.com.
Oct 7-8 TX, San Antonio. Gun Show. Events Center, 8111
Meadow Leaf. SH: NW Loop 410 & Marbach Sat.
9am-6pm, Sun. 9am-5pm. Saxet Gun Shows. PO Box
5677, Corpus Christi, TX 78465. PH: 361-289-2256.
www.saxetshows.com.
Oct 7-8 MO, Joplin. Gun & Knife Show. Holiday Inn
Convention Center,, 3615 Rangeline Rd. SH: Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $10. T: 300. RK Shows.
PO Box 334, Manchester, IA 52057. PH: 563-927-
8176. www.rkshows.com.
Oct 7-8 MN, Bloomington. Gun & Knife Show. Bloomington
Armory, 3300 W. 98th St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun.
9am-3pm. A: $5. F: $35 pre-pay/ $40 at the show.
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 Crocodile Productions Inc. 12781 Able St. NE, Blaine, MN 55434. PH: 763-754-7140.
www.crocodileproductionsinc.com.
Oct 7-8 NC, Concord. Gun & Knife Show. Cabarrus Arena & Event Center, 4751 Hwy 49
N. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. A: $14. F: . RK Prepper Shows. PO Box 334,
Manchester, IA 52057. PH: 563-927-8176. www.rkshows.com.
Oct 7-8 IN, Alexandria. Gun & Knife Show. Madison Cty. Fairgrounds, 512 E 4th St. SH:
Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $5., under 12 free w/adult. Central Indiana Gun
Shows. PO Box 32, Centerville, IN 47330. PH: 765-993-8942. www.centralindiana-
gunshows.com.
Oct 7-8 TN, Murfreesboro. Gun & Knife Show. Mid TN Expo Center, 1660 Middle
Tennessee Blvd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $10. F: . RK Shows. PO Box
334, Manchester, IA 52057. PH: 563-927-8176. www.rkshows.com.
Oct 7-8 IN, Nashville. Gun Show. Brown Co. Fairgrounds, 802 Memorial Dr. SH: Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. F: . Straight Shooters Enterprises. PH: 812-498-3833.
www.straightshootersenterprises.com.
Oct 7-8 MS, Pascagoula. Pascagoula Gun Show. Jackson Co. Fairgrounds, 2902 Shortcut
Rd. SH: . Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm,. PO Box 571, Ellisville, MS 39437. PH:
GUNS, AMMO, KNIVES & RELATED ITEMS 601-498-4235. www.bigpopfireworks.com.
Oct 7-8 OH, Medina. Gun Show. Community Ctr., Co. Fairgrounds (SR 42) 735 Lafayette
PUBLIC INVITED TO BUY • SELL • BROWSE • TRADE Rd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $6., under 12 free. T: 450. F: $50. Conrad &
Credit Cards or Money Orders only two weeks prior to show. Dowdell Productions. 9047 Kennard Rd., Lodi, OH 44254. PH: 330-948-4400. www.
AMEX, MasterCard, Visa & Discover by phone. conraddowdell.com.
Oct 13-14 NV, Reno. Big Reno Show. Grand Sierra Resort, 2500 E. Second St. SH: Fri.
E-mail: info@premiergunshows.com 9am-6pm, Sat. 9am-6pm. A: $12/daily; $18/weekend. F: $155. PO Box 10485, Reno,
NV 89510. PH: 775-828-2350. www.bigrenoshow.com.
PO Box 34224, Ft. Worth, TX 76162 Oct 13-15 MD, Bel Air. Gun Show. American Legion Harford Post #39, 500 N. Hickory
Buy Your Tickets On-Line OR Join Our Email List and Save $1.00 at: Ave. SH: Fri. 5pm-9pm, Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $6. F: $40. American Legion
817-732-1194 www.PremierGunShows.com
Harford Post #39. 500 N. Hickory Ave, Bel Air, MD 21014. PH: 410-652-8222. www.
alpost39.org.
Oct 13-15 NY, Fishkill. Arms Fairs. Ramada Inn and Conference Center, 542 US 9. SH:
Fri. 9am-5pm, Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. T: 110. F: . NEACA. PO BOX 385,
Mechanicville, NY 12118. PH: 518-664-9743. www.neaca.com.
PREMIER GUN SHOWS@ BIG TOWN Oct 13-Dec 17 IA, Altoona. Gun Show. Adventureland Park, 3200 Adventureland Dr. SH:
Fri. 5pm-8pm, Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm, Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $8.
F: . Midwest Arms Collector, LLC. 32671 Hwy 6, Brashear, MO 63533. PH: 669-956-
September 16 & 17, 2017 6004. www.macshows.com.
Oct 14-15 TX, Pasadena. Premier Gun Shows. Convention Ctr., 7902 Fairmont Pkwy. SH:
Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $8 cash only. T: 300. Premier Gun Shows. PO
UPCOMING SHOWS - October 28 & 29 Box 34224, Fort Worth, TX 76162. PH: 817-732-1194. www.premiergunshows.com.
2323 Big Town Blvd., Mesquite, TX, 75149 Oct 14-15 TX, Lewisville. Premier Gun Shows. Lakeland Plaza, 1165 S Stemmons
Freeway. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $8 cash only. T: 700. Premier Gun
750 Tables 8 ft. - $80 - FREE Parking
g Shows. PO Box 34224, Fort Worth, TX 76162. PH: 817-732-1194. www.premiergun-
shows.com.
Oct 14-15 TX, Stephenville. Stephenville Gun Show. City Limits, 1907 E. Washington St.
THE WOODLANDS GUN SHOW SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. A: $8.00 per Adult, Kids 15 and under free w/paid
adult. T: 100. F: $70.00 each. 1900 E. FM 4, Cleburne, TX 76031. PH: 817-929-1816.
October 7 & 8, 2017 www.whippfarmproductions.com.
Oct 14-15 TX, Wichita Falls. Gun & Knife Show. MPEC Exhibit Hall, 5th & Burnett. SH:
Sat. 9am-6pm, Sun. 10am-5pm. A: $5. T: 200. F: $60. Wichita Falls Gun & Knife Show.
Legends Sports Complex • 602 Pruitt Rd, The Woodlands, TX 77381 PO Box 3611, Wichita Falls, TX 76301. PH: 940-692-3766. www.joetomwhite.com.
500 Tables 8 ft. - $80 - FREE Parking Oct 14-15 NV, Reno. Gun Show. Grand Sierra Resturant, 2500 E 2nd St. SH: Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. F: . Rocky Mountain Gun Show. PH: 801-589-0975. www.
RockyMountainGunShow.com.
Oct 14-15 IL, Springfield. Gun, Knife, Hunting & Trade Show. State Fairgrounds, Orr
MESQUITE RODEO Bldg. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $5. Egyptian Collectors . PO Box 138,
Centralia, IL 62801. PH: 618-495-2572. ecahuntingandtradeshows.com.
Oct 14-15 IN, South Bend. Gun & Knife Show. St. Joe Cty. 4H Fairgrounds, Jackson Rd.
October 7 & 8, 2017 & Ironwood Rd. SH: . PO Box 32, Centerville, IN 47330. PH: 765-993-8942. www.
centralindianagunshows.com.
Mesquite Convention Center • 1700 Rodeo Drive, Mesquite, TX 75149 Oct 14-15 PA, Kittanning. Gun Show. Trap & Gun Club, 592 Pony Farm Rd. SH: 9am-4pm.
A: $5, under 12 free. 592 Pony Farm Rd., Kittanning, PA 16201. PH: 724-548-4843.
400 Tables 8 ft. - $80 - FREE Parking Oct 14-15 SC, Greenville. Gun, Knife & Militaria Show. TD Convention Center, One
Exposition Dr. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $8, Military $6. PO Box 4308,
Irmo, SC 29063. PH: 803-463-9377. www.scaca.net.
LEWISVILLE GUN SHOW Oct 14-15 KS, park city. Chisholm Trail Antique Gun Assoc. Gun Show. Hartman Arena,
8151 N Hartman Arena Dr, Park City, KS. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm; Sun. 9am-4pm. A: $10
October 14 & 15, 2017 both days. F: 60. PO Box 837, Derby, KS 67037. PH: 888-851-0888. www.ctaga.net.
Oct 14-15 LA, Lafayette. Gun & Knife Show. Event Center, 4607 Johnston St. SH: Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $8. PO Box 654, Mandeville, LA 70470. PH: 985-624-
UPCOMING SHOWS - November 4 & 5 8577. www.capgunshows.com.
Premier Event Center, Lakeland Plaza Oct 14-15 KS, park city. Chisholm Trail Antique Gun Assoc. Gun Show. Hartman Arena,
8151 N Hartman Arena Dr, Park City, KS. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm; Sun. 9am-4pm. A: $10
1165 S. Stemmons Freeway, Lewisville, TX 75067 both days. F: 60. PO Box 837, Derby, KS 67037. PH: 888-851-0888. www.ctaga.net.
400 Tables 8 ft. - $80 - FREE Parking Oct 14-15 AR, Hot Springs. Gun Show. Garland Co. Fairgrounds, 4831 Malvern Ave.
SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $7. T: 130. F: 1-4 $45; 5+ $40; 10+ $35. G&S
Promotions. PO Box 338, Wister, OK 74966. PH: 918-659-2201. www.gandsgun-
PASADENA GUN SHOW shows.com.
Oct 14-15 TN, Germantown. Gun & Knife Show. AgriCenter International, 7777 Walnut
Grove Rd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $12. T: 400. RK Shows. PO Box 334,
October 14 & 15, 2017 Manchester, IA 52057. PH: 563-927-8176. www.rkshows.com.
Oct 14-15 MO, Springfield. Gun & Knife Show. Ozark Empire Fairgrounds, 3100 N. Grant
St. Exit 77 off I-44. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $12. T: 1000. RK Shows. PO
UPCOMING SHOWS - November 4 & 5 Box 334, Manchester, IA 52057. PH: 563-927-8176. www.rkshows.com.
Pasadena Convention Center Oct 14-15 TX, McAllen. Gun Show. Convention Center, 700 Convention Center Blvd. SH:
7902 Fairmont Parkway, Pasadena, TX 77507 Sat. 9am-6pm, Sun. 9am-5pm. Saxet Gun Shows. PO Box 5677, Corpus Christi, TX
78465. PH: 361-289-2256. www.saxetshows.com.
8 ft. Table - $80 - FREE Parking Oct 14-15 GA, Marietta. Gun Shows of the South. Cobb Co Civic Center, 548 S Marietta
Pkwy SE. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-5pm. A: $12. F: . RK Shows. PO Box 334,
Manchester, IA 52057. PH: 563-927-8176. www.rkshows.com.
ORIGINAL FORT WORTH GUN SHOW Oct 14-15 MO, Pacific. Gun Show. Eagles #3842, 707 Congress. SH: Sat. 10am-5pm,
Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $7. Midwest Arms & Armor Society. PO Box 252178, St. Louis, MO
63125. PH: 314-631-2799. www.midwestarmsarmor.com.
October 21 & 22, 2017 Oct 14-15 OH, Sharonville. Gun & Knife Show. Conv. Ctr., I-75, Exit 15, Sharon Rd., N. of
Cincinnati. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. PO Box 5, Mt. Washington, KY 40047.
PH: 502-538-3900. www.gunshow.net.
UPCOMING SHOWS - December 30 & 31 Oct 14-15 MS, Natchez. Gun Show. Convention Ctr., 211 Main St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm,
Amon Carter Exhibit Hall • 3401 Burnett Tandy, Ft Worth, TX, 76107 Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $6. T: 275. PO Box 571, Ellisville, MS 39437. PH: 601-498-4235.
www.bigpopfireworks.com.
1,200 Tables 8 ft. - $80 Oct 14-15 NC, Lumberton. Dixie Gun & Knife Show. Southeastern Ag Center, 1027 US-74.
SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-5pm. A: $8. F: $65. Dixie Gun And Knife Classic, Inc.
PO Box 21049, Raleigh, NC 27619. PH: 919-781-1287. www.dixiegunandknifeshow.
AUSTIN GUN SHOW @ ROUND ROCK com.
Oct 14-15 VA, Virginia Beach. Gun Show. Convention Ctr. Pavilion, 1000 19th St. SH: Sat.
November 11 & 12, 2017 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $10. T: 600. Southeastern Guns & Knives, Ltd. PO Box
6601, Portsmouth, VA 23703. PH: 757-483-5383. www.sgkshows.com.
Oct 20-21 WI, Viroaqua. Gun Buyer Shows. Vernon County Fairgrounds, Expo Building.
Round Rock Sports Center SH: Fri. 3pm-8pm, Sat. 9am-4pm. A: $5. F: 8’/ $20. BJ Keating/ The Gun Buyer. P.O.
2400 Chicholm Trail, Round Rock, TX 78681 Box 75, Lisbon, WI 53950. PH: 608-548-4867.
Oct 20-22 WI, Eau Claire. Gun show. Menards Expo Center, 5150 Old Mill Center. SH: Fri.
600 Tables - FREE Parking 3pm-8pm, Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $7. F: $45. Bob and Rocco Gun Shows.
PO Box 233, Somerset, WI 54025. PH: 608-752-6677. www.bobandrocco.com.
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On Line OR Join Our Email List and Save $1.00
$1 00 at: Oct 20-21 WI, Hayward. Gun & Knife Show. LCO Casino & Conv. Ctr., E. on B, 3 mi. from
Hayward. SH: Fri. 3pm-8pm; Sat. 9am-4pm. A: $5/weekend. 71590 Hoover Line Rd.,

www.PremierGunShows.com Iron River, WI 54847. PH: 715-372-4654.

Oct 21-22 TX, Ft. Worth. Premier Gun Shows. Amon Carter Exhibit Hall, Will Rogers Ctr.,
3401 Burnett Tandy. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $10 cash only. T: 1200.

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 Premier Gun Shows. PO Box 34224, Fort Worth, TX Cleburne, TX 76031. PH: 817-929-1816. www.whip- SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $5. Egyptian
76162. PH: 817-732-1194. www.premiergunshows. pfarmproductions.com. Collectors . PO Box 138, Centralia, IL 62801. PH:
com. Oct 28-29 TX, Mesquite. Premier Gun Shows. Big Town 618-495-2572. ecahuntingandtradeshows.com.
Oct 21-22 IN, Lafayette. Gun & Knife Show. Tippecanoe Event Ctr., 2323 Big Town BLvd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Oct 28-29 IN, Greenfield. Gun & Knife Show. Hancock Cty.
4H Fairgrounds, 1401 Teal Rd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm; Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $8 cash only. T: 700. Premier Gun Fairgrounds, 620 N. Apple St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm;
Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $5. PO Box 32, Centerville, IN Shows. PO Box 34224, Fort Worth, TX 76162. PH: Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $5. PO Box 32, Centerville, IN
47330. PH: 765-993-8942. www.centralindianagun- 817-732-1194. www.premiergunshows.com. 47330. PH: 765-993-8942. www.centralindianagun-
shows.com. Oct 28-29 IL, Effingham. Gun, Knife, Hunting & Trade shows.com.
Oct 21-22 LA, Kenner. Gun & Knife Show. Pontchartrain Show. Knights of Columbus, 1501 W. Fayette Ave. Oct 28-29 CA, Ontario. Gun & Knife Show. Conv. Ctr.
Ctr., New Orleans Area, Williams Blvd. Exit off I-10.
SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-5pm. PO Box 24416,
Knoxville, TN 37933. PH: 865-671-4757. www.great-
southerngunshow.com.
Oct 21-22 TX, Abilene. Gun & Knife Show. Civic Ctr., 1100
& Knife Show
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N. 6th St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. TX
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78028. PH: 830-285-0575. www.texasgunandknife- Belleville, IL • Belle-Clair Expo MEDINA, OHIO
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Oct 21-22 IN, Seymour. Gun & Knife Show. National.
October 14-15, 2017 Parkin Medina Community Center
8’
Guard Armory, 1925 First Ave. SH: Sat. 8:30am-4pm, Tables
Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $6, kids under 12 are Free. PO Springfield, IL • IL State Fairgrounds 735 Lafayette Rd $50
Box 536, Seymour, IN 47274. PH: 812-521-9367. tri- Medina County Fairgrounds
stategunshows.com. 8 Ft. Tables • $45 per Table
Oct 21-22 TX, Longview. Gun & Knife Show. Maude Cobb
Activity Ctr., 100 Grand Blvd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. Admission $6.00 October 7-8
10am-4pm. T: 75. PO Box 654, Mandeville, LA 70470.
PH: 985-624-8577. www.capgunshows.com.
Sat: 9AM-5PM • Sun: 9AM-3PM
November 11-12
Oct 21-22 OK, Elk City. Gun Show. Civic Center, 1016 Post Office Box 138 how Hours:
Airport Industrial Rd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. For Informati
9am-3pm. A: $7. T: 150. F: 1-4 $40; 5+ $35; 10+ $30. Centralia, IL 62801 330-948-44
a.m. to 5 p.m.
G&S Promotions. PO Box 338, Wister, OK 74966. PH: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
918-659-2201. www.gandsgunshows.com. PH: 618-495-2572
Oct 21-22 TX, Conroe. Gun & Knife Show. Lone Star www.ecahuntingandtradeshows.com
Convention Center, 9055 Airport Rd. SH: Sat.

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9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $9. High Caliber Gun
Shows. PO Box 2616, Alvin, TX 77512. PH: 281-489-
1741. www.highcalibergunshow.com.
Oct 21-22 MI, Escanaba. Escanaba Gun And Knife Show.
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UP State Fairgrounds, 2401 12th Ave North. SH:
Sat. 9am-4pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: 5. T: 150. F: 40/

& Knife
wknd 30/day. J&J Sport Shows. 18134 Meadow Ln,
BIG RAPIDS, MI 49307. PH: 180-096-8501. www.
jjsportshows.com.
Oct 21-22 NE, Lincoln. Gun & Knife Show. Lancaster
Event Center, 4100 N 84th St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm,

Show/Sale
Sun. 9am-4pm. A: $14. F: . RK Prepper Shows. PO
Box 334, Manchester, IA 52057. PH: 563-927-8176.
www.rkshows.com.
Oct 21-22 TN, Lebanon. Gun & Knife Show. Wilson County
Expo Center, I-40 & Exit 239B. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm,
Sun. 9am-4pm. F: $70. PO Box 5, Mt. Washington, KY
40047. PH: 502-538-3900. www.gunshow.net.
Oct 21-22 MO, Kansas City. Gun & Knife Show. KCI Expo
Ctr., 11730 N. Ambassador Dr. SH: Sat. 8am-5pm,
Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $12. RK Shows. PO Box 334,
Manchester, IA 52057. PH: 563-927-8176. www.
rkshows.com.
Oct 21-22 GA, Columbus. Gun Shows of the South.
Ironworks Conv. Ctr., 801 Front Ave. SH: Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-5pm. A: $10. RK Shows. PO
Box 334, Manchester, IA 52057. PH: 563-927-8176.
www.rkshows.com.
Oct 21-22 MN, Mankato. Gun & Knife Show. NG Training
Ctr., 100 Martin Luther King Jr Dr. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm,
Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $5. F: $35 pre-pay/ $40 at the show.
Crocodile Productions Inc. 12781 Able St. NE, Blaine,
MN 55434. PH: 763-754-7140. www.crocodileproduc-
tionsinc.com.
Oct 21-22 TX, Corpus Christi. Gun Show. Richard M
Borchard Regional Fairgrounds, 1213 Terry Shamsie
Blvd. SH: Sat. 9am-6pm, Sun. 9am-5pm. Saxet Gun
Shows. PO Box 5677, Corpus Christi, TX 78465. PH:
361-289-2256. www.saxetshows.com.
Oct 21-22 OH, Montpelier. Stateline Gun Shows. Gillete
Wm. Cty. Fairgrounds, Ohio Tpke. To Exit 13, S. on
Rt. 15 R. on 107. SH: Sat. 9am-4pm, Sun. 9am-3pm.
A: $4. 13530 Co. Rd. S., Pioneer, OH 43554. PH:
419-737-2801. www.statelinegunshow.com.
Oct 21-22 MI, Cadillac. Gun & Knife Show. Wexford Civic
Ctr., US 131 & 13th St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-
3pm. PO Box 404, Mason, MI 48854. PH: 517-676-
4160. www.migunshows.com.
Oct 21-22 IN, Seymour. Gun Show. Pines Evergreen Room,
4289 US-31. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. F:
. Straight Shooters Enterprises. PH: 812-498-3833.
www.straightshootersenterprises.com.
Oct 21-22 NC, Charlotte. Dixie Gun & Knife Show. Park
Expo & Conference Ctr., 2500 E Independence Blvd.
SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-5pm. A: $8. Dixie Gun
And Knife Classic, Inc. PO Box 21049, Raleigh, NC
27619. PH: 919-781-1287. www.dixiegunandknife-
show.com.
Oct 21-22 NV, Las Vegas. Gun Show. Cashman Center,
3150 Paradise Rd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm.
F: . Crossroads of the West. PO Box 290, Kaysville,
UT 84037. PH: 801-544-9125. www.crossroadsgun-
shows.com.
Oct 21-22 VA, Doswell. Gun Show. Meadow Event Park,
13048 Dawn Blvd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-
4pm. A: $10. T: 300. Southeastern Guns & Knives, Ltd. DIRECTIONS: Rte. 84E to Rte. 90E (Mass Pike)
PO Box 6601, Portsmouth, VA 23703. PH: 757-483-
5383. www.sgkshows.com. to exit 10, 290E, to 495S to exit 24B (Route
Oct 27-29 IA, Waterloo. Gun Show. National Cattle
Congress, 257 Ansborough Ave. SH: Fri. 5pm-8pm, 2 0 ) , d r i v e 1 m i l e t o t h e S h o w  )5(( 3$5.,1*
Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $8. F: . 32671 Hwy
6, Brashear, MO 63533. PH: 669-956-6004. www. *(1(5$/ ,1)2  '($/(5 ,1)2 
macshows.com.
Oct 27-29 WI, West Bend. Gun show. Fairgrounds, 3000
Hwy. PV. SH: Fri. 3pm-8pm, Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun.
ZZZQRUWKHDVWJXQVKRZVFRP
9am-3pm. A: $6. F: $45. Bob and Rocco Gun Shows.
PO Box 233, Somerset, WI 54025. PH: 608-752-6677.

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www.bobandrocco.com.
Oct 28-29 TX, Denton. Denton Gun Show. North Texas
State Fairgrounds, 2217 N. Carroll Blvd. SH: Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. A: $8.00, Kids 15 and under
free w/ paid adult. T: 75. F: $70.00 each. 1900 E. FM 4,

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Kaysville, UT 84037. PH: 801-544-9125. www.cross-
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Oct 28-29 TX, Fredericksburg. Gun & Knife Show.
Fredericksburg Fairgrounds, Hwy. 16 S. SH: Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. TX Gun & Knife Assoc.
126 Cedar Knoll, Kerrville, TX 78028. PH: 830-285-
0575. www.texasgunandknifeshows.com.
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Eastern States Exposition, Better Living Ctr. SH: .
T: 500. PO Box 406, Mahopac Falls, NY 10542. PH:
ARIZONA FLORIDA NEW HAMPSHIRE 914-248-1000. www.northeastgunshows.com.
Humboldt Reata Pass Auctions Leesburg Falcon Gunsmithing and Woodsville Ammonoosuc Valley Oct 28-29 SC, Myrtle Beach. Gun & Knife Show.
928-632-8000 Firearm Appraisals LLC Convention Ctr., 2101 N. Oak St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm,
Gunsmithing Inc. 603-747-3276 Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $8. F: $65. MK Shows. P.O. Box
ARKANSAS 352-406-3616 685, Monroe, ga 30655. PH: 770-630-7296. www.
NEW JERSEY mkshows.com.
Lonoke Rick’s Place 501-658-7347 MASSACHUSETTS Mahwah The Yankee Armorer Oct 28-29 AR, Conway. Gun Show. Expo Center, 2505
CALIFORNIA Canton JRS Enterprises East Oak St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm.
201-529-2111 A: $10. T: 400. F: 1-4 $50; 5+ $45; 10+ $40. G&S
Paramount ACT/Coleman, Inc. 781-821-4867 Promotions. PO Box 338, Wister, OK 74966. PH:
562-602-1207 MICHIGAN NEW YORK 918-659-2201. www.gandsgunshows.com.
Carmel Precision Armory Oct 28-29 TX, Houston. Gun & Knife Show. NRG (Reliant)
Colton Hewitt A. Smith Co. Howell Powder Keg Gun Shop Inc. Center, One Reliant Park, 8400 Kirby Dr. SH: Sat.
909-825-3865 845-225-1130 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $9. F: . High Caliber
517-545-4867
Gun & Knife Show. PO Box 2616, Alvin, TX 77512. PH:
COLORADO MISSOURI OHIO 281-489-1741. www.highcalibergunshow.com.
Kent Arlan’s Guns & Ammo Shop, Oct 28-29 LA, Shreveport. Gun & Knife Show. Riverview
Colorado Springs Leasures Treasures Springfield Arrowhead Arms Hall, 600 Clyde Fant Pkwy. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun.
719-635-8539 417-894-4888 Class II & III 330-673 5133 10am-4pm. A: $8. F: $75. Classic Arms Productions.
St. Charles First Capitol Jewelry & Westlake Wild Wild Westlake PO Box 654, Mandeville, LA 70470. PH: 985-624-
CONNECTICUT Classic Firearms Co 440-804-4450 8577. www.capgunshows.com.
Loan, Inc. 636-949-0200 Oct 28-29 UT, Salt Lake City. RK Prepper Shows-Survival
Old Saybrook Terry Plums, LLC
860-388-2083 NEBRASKA TEXAS & Green Living Expo. South Towne Expo Center, 9575
South State St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. A:
Windsor Bullseye Enterprises Aurora Pony Express Messenger Houston Freer Gun Shop Inc. $14. F: . RK Prepper Shows. PO Box 334, Manchester,
860-285-0499 402-631-7879 713-467-3016 IA 52057. PH: 563-927-8176. www.rkshows.com.
Oct 28-29 OK, Oklahoma City. Hall of Fame Gun Show.,
DELAWARE NEVADA WISCONSIN Oklahoma City Fairgounds. SH: Sat. 8am-5pm, Sun.
9am-4pm. T: 1200. PO Box 96918, Oklahoma City, OK
Harrington V&H Enterprises LLC Sparks Big Valley Tactical Anderson Wausau Gun & Loan, 73147. PH: 405-612-0223.
302-398-3892 775-857-7056 715-359-5540 Oct 28-29 GA, Lawrenceville. Gun Shows of the South.
Gwinett Co Fairgrounds, 2405 Sugar Loaf Parkway.
ADDYOUR BUSINESS TO THE FFL DIRECTORY $130 PER YEAR SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-5pm. A: $12. F: . RK
Shows. PO Box 334, Manchester, IA 52057. PH:
CONTACT NA ME: FFL NA ME: 563-927-8176. www.rkshows.com.
Oct 28-29 TN, Knoxville. Gun & Knife Show. Expo Center,
PHONE #: 5441 Clinton Hwy. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm.
A: $12. F: . RK Shows. PO Box 334, Manchester, IA
A DDR ESS 52057. PH: 563-927-8176. www.rkshows.com.
Oct 28-29 KY, Louisville. Kenny Woods Gun Shows.
CIT Y/ STATE /ZIP: Kentucky Exposition Center, 937 Phillips Lane. SH:
Credit Card # Exp. Date_ Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. A: $12. F: . RK Shows.
PO Box 334, Manchester, IA 52057. PH: 563-927-
Signature 8176. www.rkshows.com.
Oct 28-29 OH, Dayton. Gun & Knife Show. Hara Arena,
M A IL TO: Gun Digest F F L DIR ECTORY, 700 East State St., Iola, W I 54990 1001 Shiloh Springs Rd., I-75, Exit 58. SH: Sat.
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 www.gunshow.net. Pershing Blvd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. A: 9am-3pm. A: $6, kids under 12 are Free. PO Box
Oct 28-29 MO, Sedalia. Gun & Knife Show. State $14. T: 500. RK Shows. PO Box 334, Manchester, IA 536, Seymour, IN 47274. PH: 812-521-9367. tri-
Fairgrounds, 2503 W 16th St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, 52057. PH: 563-927-8176. www.rkshows.com. stategunshows.com.
Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $8. RK Shows. PO Box 334, Nov 4-5 MO, Lebanon. Gun & Knife Show. Cowan Civic Nov 10-12 WI, Waukesha. Gun show. Expo Forum, 1000
Manchester, IA 52057. PH: 563-927-8176. www. Ctr., 500 E Elm St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. Northview Rd. SH: Fri. 3pm-8pm, Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun.
rkshows.com. A: $10. T: 300. RK Shows. PO Box 334, Manchester, 9am-3pm. A: $7. F: $45. Bob and Rocco Gun Shows.
Oct 28-29 MI, Port Huron. Gun & Knife Show. SH: . PO IA 52057. PH: 563-927-8176. www.rkshows.com. PO Box 233, Somerset, WI 54025. PH: 608-752-6677.
Box 404, Mason, MI 48854. PH: 517-676-4160. www. Nov 4-5 MI, Kalamazoo. Gun & Knife Show. Fairgrounds, www.bobandrocco.com.
migunshows.com. 2900 Lake St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-3pm. Nov 11-12 TX, Round Rock. Premier Gun Shows. Round
Oct 28-29 VA, Fredericksburg. Gun Show. Expo & PO Box 404, Mason, MI 48854. PH: 517-676-4160. Rock Sports Center, 2400 Chisholm Trail. SH: Sat.
Conference Center, 2371 Carl D Silver Pkwy. SH: www.migunshows.com. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $10. T: 600. Premier
Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $10. T: 700. Nov 4-5 IN, Bedford. Gun Show. Lawrence Co Fairgrounds, Gun Shows. PO Box 34224, Fort Worth, TX 76162.
Southeastern Guns & Knives, Ltd. PO Box 6601, 11265 US-50. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. F: . PH: 817-732-1194. www.premiergunshows.com.
Portsmouth, VA 23703. PH: 757-483-5383. www. Straight Shooters Enterprises. PH: 812-498-3833. Nov 11-12 VA, Richmond. Richmond Gun Show. Old
sgkshows.com. www.straightshootersenterprises.com. Kmart on Midlothian, 6807 Midlothian Turnpike. SH:
Oct 29 NY, Babylon. Antique & Modern Gun Show. Nov 4-5 MS, Jackson. Capital City Gun Show. Wahia Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-5pm. A: $10. T: 750. F: $75.
American Legion Hall, 22 Grove Place. SH: 9am-3pm. Shriner Bldg., 4123 I-55 South, Exit 88. SH: Sat. Showmasters, Inc. 4225 Fortress Dr, Blacksburg, VA
A: $6. T: 100. PO Box 185, Amityville, ny 11701. PH: 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. PO Box 571, Ellisville, MS 24060. PH: 540-951-1344. www.showmastersgun-
631-669-0094. www.nearms.org. 39437. PH: 601-498-4235. www.bigpopfireworks.com. shows.com.
Oct 31-Dec 29 UT, Sandy. Gun Show. South Towne Nov 4-5 VA, Winchester. Gun Show. Body Renew Fitness Nov 11-12 TX, Ennis. Ennis Gun Show. SOKOL Lodge,
Exposition Center, 9575 S State St. SH: Tue. 9am-4pm, and Family Sports Center, 221 Commonwealth Court. 2622 E. Hwy. 34. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm.
Fri. 9am-5pm. F: $100/$125. Rocky Mountain Gun SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $8. T: 200. A: $8.00 per adult, Kids 15 and under free w/paid
Show. PH: 801-589-0975. www.rockymountaingun- Southeastern Gun & Knife. PO Box 6601, Portsmouth, adult. T: 100. F: $70.00 each. 1900 E. FM 4, Cleburne,
show.com. VA 23703. PH: 757-483-5383. www.sgkshows.com. TX 76031. PH: 817-929-1816. www.whippfarmproduc-
Nov 10-11 WI, New Lisbon. Gun Buyer Shows. New tions.com.
NOVEMBER Lisbon Community Center, 110 Welch Prairie Rd.
SH: Fri. 3pm-8pm, Sat. 9am-4pm. A: $5. F: 8’/ $20.
Nov 11-12 IN, Crown Point. Gun & Knife Show. Lake Cty.
Fairgrounds, 889 S. Court St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm,
Nov 3-5 WI, Rothschild. Gun Show. Cedar Creek Mall BJ Keating/ The Gun Buyer. P.O. Box 75, Lisbon, WI Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $5., under 12 free w/adult. PO Box
Conf. Ctr., 10101 Market St. SH: Fri. 3pm-8pm, Sat. 53950. PH: 608-548-4867. 32, Centerville, IN 47330. PH: 765-993-8942. www.
9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $7. F: $45. Bob and Nov 10-12 IN, Evansville. Gun & Knife Show. National. centralindianagunshows.com.
Rocco Gun Shows. PO Box 233, Somerset, WI 54025. Guard Armory, 3300 Division St. SH: Tentative
PH: 608-752-6677. www.bobandrocco.com. Show-Call First Fri. 1pm-5pm, Sat. 8am-4pm, Sun.
Nov 3-5 IA, Altoona. Gun Show. Adventureland Park,
3200 Adventureland Dr. SH: Fri. 5pm-8pm, Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. A: $8. F: . Midwest Arms *'
Collectors LLC. 32671 Hwy 6, Brashear, MO 63533.
PH: 669-956-6004. www.macshows.com.
Nov 3-5 IN, Indianapolis. Indy 1500 Gun & Knife Show.
Indiana State Fairgrounds, 1202 E. 38th St. SH: Fri.
West SPRINGFIELD
2pm-8pm, Sat. 8am-6pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. PO Box
14194, Oklahoma City, OK 73113. PH: 405-340-1333.
www.indy1500.com.
),5($50 .1,)(6+2:6$/(
Nov 4-5 TX, Hillsboro. Hillsboro Gun Show. Hill County
Fairgrounds, 205 Stadium Dr. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun.
9am-4pm. A: $8.00 per adult, Kids 15 and under free
w/paid adult. T: 100. F: $70.00 each. 1900 E. FM 4,
Cleburne, TX 76031. PH: 817-929-1816. www.whip-
pfarmproductions.com.
Nov 4-5 TX, Lewisville. Premier Gun Shows. Lakeland
Plaza, 1165 S Stemmons Freeway. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm,
Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $8 cash only. T: 700. Premier Gun
Shows. PO Box 34224, Fort Worth, TX 76162. PH:
817-732-1194. www.premiergunshows.com.
Nov 4-5 TX, Pasadena. Premier Gun Shows. Convention
Ctr., 7902 Fairmont Pkwy. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun.
10am-4pm. A: $8 cash only. T: 300. Premier Gun
Shows. PO Box 34224, Fort Worth, TX 76162. PH:
817-732-1194. www.premiergunshows.com.
Nov 4-5 IL, Bloomington. Gun, Knife, Hunting & Trade
Show. Interstate Center, 2301 W. Market St. SH: Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-3pm. Egyptian Collectors . PO
Box 138, Centralia, IL 62801. PH: 618-495-2572.

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ecahuntingandtradeshows.com.
Nov 4-5 AZ, Tucson. Gun Show. Fairgrounds, Pima Cty.,
I-10 Houghton Rd., Exit 275. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun.
9am-4pm. A: $12. T: 350. PO Box 290, Kaysville,
UT 84037. PH: 801-544-9125. www.crossroadsgun-
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shows.com.
Nov 4-5 UT, Salt Lake City. Gun Show. S. Towne Expo Ctr., ¶V RI :LQFKHVWHUV )URP
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9575 S. State St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm.
Crossroads of the West. PO Box 290, Kaysville,
UT 84037. PH: 801-544-9125. www.crossroadsgun-
shows.com.
Nov 4-5 SC, North Charleston. Gun, Knife & Militaria Winchester Arms
Collectors Association
Show. Convention Center, 5000 Coliseum Dr. SH:
Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $8/$6 Military. SC
Arms Coll. Assoc. PO Box 4308, Irmo, SC 29063. PH:
803-463-9377. www.scaca.net.
Nov 4-5 CA, Sacramento. Gun Show. Cal Expo Center,
1600 Exposition Blvd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun.
9am-4pm. Crossroads of the West. PO Box 290,
Kaysville, UT 84037. PH: 801-544-9125. www.cross-
roadsgunshows.com.
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Nov 4-5 NY, Middletown. Gun & Knife Show. Orange Cty.
Fairgrounds, 239 Wisner Ave. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm,
'HDOHU,QIR
Sun. 9am-3pm. PO Box 406, Mahopac Falls, NY 
10542. PH: 914-248-1000. www.northeastgunshows.
com.
Nov 4-5 KS, Dodge City. Gun Show. Western State Bank
Expo Center, 11333 Hwy 283. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm,

BUY-SELL-TRADE
Sun. 9am-3pm. T: 200. F: 1-4 $45; 5+ $40; 10+ $30;
12=$350. G&S Promotions. PO Box 338, Wister,
OK 74966. PH: 918-659-2201. www.gandsgunshows.
com.
Nov 4-5 KY, Somerset. Kenny Woods Gun Shows. The
Center, 2292 S hwy 27. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun.
9am-4pm. A: $8. RK Shows. PO Box 334, Manchester,    ¶ V  2 )  : , 1 & + ( 6 7 ( 5 ¶ 6  ) 2 5  6 $/ (  $1 '  ' , 6 3 / $<  
IA 52057. PH: 563-927-8176. www.rkshows.com.
Nov 4-5 TX, San Antonio. Gun Show. Events Center, 8111 3 / 8 6  2 7 + ( 5  6 3 2 5 7 , 1 *    $1 7 , 4 8 (  ±  $0 0 2   
Meadow Leaf. SH: NW Loop 410 & Marbach Sat.
9am-6pm, Sun. 9am-5pm. Saxet Gun Shows. PO Box & 2 / / ( & 7 , % / (  5 , ) / ( 6   6 + 2 7 * 8 1 6    $/ /  ( 5 $6 
5677, Corpus Christi, TX 78465. PH: 361-289-2256.
www.saxetshows.com. 2 )  0 , / , 7 $5 , $    & / $6 6      & 8 6 7 2 0  . 1 , 9 ( 6  
Nov 4-5 TN, Nashville. Gun & Knife Show. Fairgrounds,
I-65 & Wedgewood Ave. or I-440 & Nolensville Pike + $1 ' * 8 1 6  $0 0 2  $1 ' 5 ( / $7 ( ' , 7 ( 0 6 
Rd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. PO Box 5,
Mt. Washington, KY 40047. PH: 502-538-3900. www.
gunshow.net.
Nov 4-5 TN, Kingsport. Gun & Knife Show. Meadowview
Conv. Ctr., 1901 Meadowview Pkwy. SH: Sat.
9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. A: $10. T: 250. RK Shows.
   2 ) )  2 1 ( $' 8 /7  $' 0 , 6 6 , 2 1  :  $' 
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8176. www.rkshows.com.
Nov 4-5 OK, Oklahoma City. Gun & Knife Show. State
Fairgrounds, Modern Living Bldg., 3001 General
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Using The ‘S’ Word
In New Zealand, suppressors are a normal, essential
— and accepted — part of hunting and shooting gear.
Why shouldn’t it be the same in the U.S.?
BRAD FENSON

he steep, green hill made for a lung- the parallax on the riflescope and ranged the bull

T burning climb, but the huge antlers of

the red stag we spotted made us march
on without complaint. I was hunting
with Glen Dene Hunting and Fishing
on the South Island of New Zealand,
and we had located a spectacular free-range stag.
In fact, there were three mature stags hanging out
together on the crest of a ridge, where they could
watch the world below them.
Half an hour later I was belly crawling to the edge
of the hill we had ascended, and I laid down my
pack and rested my rifle on it. I carefully adjusted
at just under 250 yards. The stag was lying in his
bed and soaking up some mid-morning sun. I di-
aled the turret on my scope so my .308 Win. bullet
would find its mark, then waited.
The stags were oblivious to our presence, so
my hunting companion, Dick Dodds, whistled
as loud as he could. The stags lifted their heads
but didn’t budge. After several shrill whistles, the
trio finally got to their feet and looked around.
When the bull I was targeting came into the
open, I settled the crosshairs on its shoulder and
slowly squeezed the trigger.

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 I could hear the bullet smack the
skin and shoulder blade on the stag,
and watched its nose hit the ground as
it started a downhill slide at a high rate
of speed. The other stags weren’t sure
what was going on, but they didn’t
hang around long to try and find out.
The reason I could hear the im-
The uninformed stateside public often associates suppressors with assassins or criminal el-
ements. In New Zealand, they’re associated with considerate hunters and shooters looking
to protect their hearing and reduce noise pollution.
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pact of my bullet, and the reason the
smaller stags stood around momen-
tarily, was because there was no loud
bang. The shot was audible, but it was
far from loud. I watched the bullet in
my scope until it disappeared where
I had held my crosshair. That is the
beauty of a suppressor.
The author’s hunting rig, complete with
suppressor, shooting sticks and binos.
A Suppressed Opportunity
Suppressors are often associated with
crime, as that’s what many that are
uneducated about guns are led to be-
lieve. If you were to ask a question on
the game show Family Feud: “What
is the first thing that comes to mind
when you hear the word silencer?”
The number one answer would be a
“hitman,” followed by “mafia,” and
then maybe “criminal.”
If there were a version of New Zea-
land Family Feud and the same ques-
tion were asked, the answers would
be: deer hunter, night hunting and
considerate hunting partner.
The misconception in North Amer-
ica around suppressors, which are of-
ten called silencers, means shooters
must put up with recoil and noise.
There’s also a cost to a portion of so-
ciety that doesn’t have or shoot fire-
arms. Continual loud noise can be ir-
ritating if you aren’t used to it, so just
imagine a shooting range where sup-
pressors were required. Would anyone
complain about the shooting if they
couldn’t hear it?
Societal Views
Many North Americans see suppres-
sors as evil. What possible good could
they have? Only criminals would
want to own one, right?
It’s amazing how society can be
convinced that something is evil. A
firearm performs the same way, and
has the same result, whether you hear
the bang or not. If making a weapon
quiet means it will always be used for
no good, then where does that put
bows and arrows?
In New Zealand, many hunters
would find it inconsiderate to bring
a firearm on a trip that wasn’t sup-
pressed. Nobody wants to carry hear-
ing protection, and nobody wants to
have his or her eardrums blown out.
Kiwis are used to suppressing their
guns and look at it as part of the origi-
nal purchase, just like adding a scope,
a sling and a recoil pad.
Most New Zealand hunters live on
wild game, but few go meat hunt-
ing during daylight hours. Finding a
young hind in a spotlight and shoot-
ing it in the head or neck is like go-
ing to the grocery store, and no meat
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is wasted. There are ranches in New
Zealand with full-time rabbit and hare
hunters. With no predators, it’s amaz-
ing how quickly rabbits and hares can
reproduce. Without some control, the
rabbit populations would eat sheep
out of existence. Suppressed rifles are
used daily as part of wildlife manage-
ment and control.
There is such a cultural difference
in accepting firearms and suppressors
that it’s noticeable. Arriving in New
Zealand shortly after Easter, I learned
of a unique community activity to
celebrate the holiday. Easter Sunday is
when the community goes on a “bun-
ny hunt,” and with an exceptional
participant turnout, there were close
to 35,000 animals shot. I asked if there Purchasing a suppressor and adding it to a hunting rig in New Zealand took 3 hours
and cost the author only $300 NZ — which is about 40 percent less in U.S. dollars.
was a mistake and if it was instead
3,500, but I was quickly informed that
a ridiculous amount of ammunition
was indeed used up. Owning firearms
and suppressors is the norm.

Suppressor Advantages
Suppressors come with varying de-
grees of noise reduction. They are
priced differently, and just because a
rifle is suppressed, does not mean it is
silent. The noise is reduced to a point
where it isn’t harmful to one’s hear-
ing, but it’s still distinctly audible.
When I arrived in New Zealand, I
went to a local sports shop with my
outfitter, and we purchased a brand-
new Savage Model 16 in .308 Win.
My experience is that they shoot ex-
tremely well out of the box. I set it up
with a new Bushnell Elite Long-Range
Shooting System scope and was ready
to take it out of the store. My outfit-
ter stopped me and told me we’d be
putting a suppressor on it, and we did.
I went to the range to sight my rifle
and shot off the bench without hear-
ing protection. I could clearly hear my
guide and hunting companions talk-
ing and informing me of where each
bullet hit as they watched through
a spotting scope. I was elated with
the situation, but couldn’t help but
bemoan the basic attitudes and laws
back in North America.

Bullet Travel
One of the key advantages of using a suppressor, aside from noise reduction, is that it
Using the suppressor on several hunts, reduces felt recoil. This means you can actually visually follow your bullet’s trajectory to
I was amazed to see the vapor trail off the target in many cases, which is helpful at the range and especially while hunting.

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A suppressor does add weight to your rig. A bipod helps balance out the extra
weight and makes for a more stable shot at the range and in the field.
the bullet, and often see the sun catch
the back of the projectile. The reason
I could see the detail was because the
recoil had been greatly reduced, al-
lowing me to see the bullet trajectory
clearly through the riflescope.
Recoil Reduction
Suppressors do make a rifle quiet,
but they also do so much more. The
reduced recoil is significant. Shoot-
ing targets or animals and seeing
a bullet’s trajectory through your
scope helps reduce shooter error and
allows you to see everything from
wind drift to pulled shots.
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Noise Reduction
A bonus is that a suppressor does
not change ballistics or performance
of a firearm or cartridge. I didn’t test
the performance, but I was assured
by gunsmiths and fellow hunters
that I wouldn’t find any difference
in performance.
Teaching Aid
Suppressors are used in New Zealand
to introduce new shooters to the sport
and to train them with proper form.
There are no worries about recoil and
developing a flinch. Even with larger-
caliber rifles, small-framed shooters
and those without much experience
do extremely well on the trigger.
The Cost
I set up my rifle with a suppressor in
New Zealand for a cost of about $300
NZ. Of course, the U.S. dollar is much
stronger than that of New Zealand,
so the cost in North American terms
would be about 40 percent less.
Preparation
I purchased the suppressor in a New
Zealand hunting and fishing outlet,
and they called a gunsmith down
the street to see if the barrel could
be threaded. The rifle was taken
right over to hit the lathe and was
ready to take to the range 3 hours
after the purchase was made. The
end of the rifle is threaded to screw
the suppressor in place. If you want
to use the rifle in its original form,
you simply remove the suppres-
sor and screw on a protective cap,
which is barely visible when turned
onto the threads.
Range Management
With concerns in the modern world
around noise pollution and the dis-
tance at which shooting can be
heard around ranges, it’s surpris-
ing we don’t see public requests for
suppressor-only ranges. People could
shoot in safe environments without
having the neighbors hear them. It’s
a novel idea, but one that certainly
holds merit. If only we could educate
the public and quash the misnomers
regarding suppressors.
Disadvantages: Weight
Suppressors do add weight to a fire-
arm and make them barrel-heavy
and unbalanced. There are few Kiwis
that have suppressors on rifles with-
out bipods. Having the front legs on
the forearm of your rifle takes away
the balance concerns. Most carry the
suppressor in a pack and attach it to
the firearm just before setting up to
shoot. Removing the unit makes the
rifle easier to carry when hiking or
traveling. Taking the suppressor off
after each use also prevents damage if
the firearm is dropped or hit against a
solid surface. GDTM
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