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LikeeveryModel700, the BDL has one of the world's strongest boltactions. Boltface; barrel,and receiver surround thecartridgeheadwith threeringsofsolid steel. What's differentis itscontemporarystyling, itscustomskip-line cut checkering. . ~. Like all the 700s, even our least expensive model, the ADL, has the sweetest, surest trigger you'll find anywhere. It, too, has a quality American walnut Monte Carlostockwith cheekpiece. In fact, the 700ADL has all the accuracy, strength, and reliability of our other 700s but at a price virtuallyevery riflemancan afford. The 700s are the ultimate in choice, too. See foryourself; tli.en seeyour Remington dealer. Or write us for free, full-color catalog. AcceleratorisatrademarkregisteredintheUnitedStatesPatent& TrademarkOmIT,andVamlintSpecialisatrademarkof RemingtonAnnsCompany.Inc..Bridgeport.Conn.06602. Model700 *........ "VarminlSpecial" • • • • • • ** • • "Classic" •••• BDL" ••• •••• ADL ••• • • • ••• • *NewfOT1981. **Specialfor1981only. *30-06and308areavailablein"Accelerator"cartridges. '"*Availableinleft-handmodels:270Win.•30-06Spfid.•7mmRem.Mag. THE NEW MAGNUM FORCE IN HIGH SPEED, PRECISION RELOADING. THE NEW LYMAN1!MAG. Lymanis proudto introduce %"steelstudand Ourturretis Turretdesignallows rearsupportpost designedtoaccept diestoremain ournewmagnumturretpress: holdsturretsolidly, allcompetitive mountedandsetat theLymanT-Mag.Itoffersall the evenunderextreme J/diesets. alltimes. speedofaturretwiththestrength pressure. T-Magsetcomes ofaheavy-dutypress. withacompleteset otstandardAAdies, TheTurretThatTurnsOut andappropriate OutstandingAmmunition. shellholder. / Withthe T-Magyou canmount up to sixdifferentreloading dies onourturret.Thismeansyoucan haveall your diessetup, pre ciselymounted, lockedinand readytoreloadatalltimes. You canhave justthe combinationof dies youwantin place,for your Third specificneeds. You canmount mounting holeinthe 3pistol dies, 2rifle dies anda rearto powdermeasure.Infact, the provide T-Magworkswithall%x14dies. maximum leverageand It'sbuiltwithO-Magstrengthand stability usesstandardO-Magprimerfeed andO-Mag primercatcher. SpeedThatDoesn't ScrewUpTheQuality. OurT-Magis designed to give you allthespeedadvantagesof Uses turretreloading withouteventhe standard slightestsacrifice instrengthor O-Mag Texturedgrip primerteed handlethatdoesn't precision. andO-Mag getslipperylikethe Notonly does it do awaywith primer typicalbicyclestyle alltheset-uptime ofsingle sta catcher. grip. tionunits,italsohasfeatures like aprimerfeed stationfor each of twodifferentdiesets.Thismeans withalargeropening your primerfeeds remainsetup clearance forreal evenwhenyou'reloading differ working ease. OurT-Mag'sanother entcartridges. MoreTime On reason, whenitcomes The StrengthToStayInLine. TheFiringLine. to reloading, you've gotto TheT-Mag turretis heldinrock Whetheryou lookatLyman. solidalignmentbya%inchsteel batchprocess studandanextraheavysupport yourcasesat postthat's partofamassivecast eachstation, or loadone ing. This means you neverhave shellatatime, the T-Mag means to worryaboutalignmentprob .less timereloading. Andmore lemsandyou have the strength time onthefiring line, with pre Lyman Products Corporation and precisionto load evenbottle cisionqualityammunition. Yet Dept. AH-7071 neckriflecases.Andwhenyou're withallthesefeatures, itcomesat Route 147 doingrifle cases, you'regoing to asurprisinglylowprice, little Middlefield, CT 06455 likethe waywebuiltthe T-Mag more thansinglestationunits. AMERICAII JULY/AUGUST 1981, Vol. 6, No. 29 FEATURES FRY .38 SPECIAL, Frank Fry .30 Comfort and accuracy in a policesidearm MODEL NO. 25-5, Jerry Ahern ..34 Smith & Wesson's .45 Colt big bore revolver COVER:RugerBlackhawk,S&W629,RugerRedhawk, CUSTOM PlsTOLsMITH UPDATE ..36 Llama,allfeaturedinourspecial.44Magsection.Photoby Our famous directory adds some new shops JamesD.Mason. CHUCK TAYLOR COMMANDO .45, John S. Farnam .38 A highly practical, working defense auto STAFF saw's NEW GUNS & AMMUNITION, Evan Marshall ..40 New products from this giaf)t manufacturer GEORGEE.VONROSENPublisher .22 SILHOUETTES: PART II, Bert Stringfellow .53 JEROMERAKUSANEditorialDirector Tuning TIC, Ruger, S&'N, High Standard KEVINE.STEELEAssistantEditorialDirector HANDGUN HUNTER'S SIXGUN, J. D. Jones . .. 60 MIKEPACKARDManagingEditor Afunctional investment for hunters&shooters SYDNEYBARKERArtDirector COLT SHERIFF'S MODEL, George E. Virgines .62 FERNANDOM.MARTINEZASSI ArtDirector JOANHUBERTArtAssistant Commemorative collector's model MAGGIELOOSArtAssistant SPECIAL LEATHERGOODs 1981 ROUNDUP . .64 GLENNAA.EIDENMILLERAdv. Prod. Director sPILBORGHs' CUSTOM LONGsLiDE .45, Kevin Steele .82 TOMA.VONROSENProductionDirector TOMHOLLANDERCirculationDirector EXCLUSIVE .44 MAGNUM SPECIAL SECTION NATIONALADV.OFFICE:BobCusick,Advertis ing Sales Manager, 591 Camino de la Reina, Suite200,SanDiego,CA92108 (714)297-8520 LEARNING LOADS FOR MAGNUMS, Mike Venturino .42 WESTCOASTREPS.:MediasalesAssociates,Bill How to reload 'em for less recoil Hague,RickAyer,26944CaminodeEstrella,Cap RON POWER CUSTOM PAIR OF .44'5 . .45 istranoBeach,CA92624(714)661-2423 EAST COAST ADV. REPS.: Buchmayr Associ Feast your eyes on these engraved beauts ates, 19 Birch Rd., Darien, CT 06820 (203) HANDLOADING THE .44 MAGNUM, Don lutz .46 655-1639. 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ChangeOfAddress: Fourweeks'noticerequiredonall What happens when the bestduel shot-far-shot changes.SendoldaddressasweUasnew.Contributorssubmit tingmanuscripts,photographsordrawingsdosoattheirown risk.Materialcannotbereturnedunlessaccompaniedbysuffi cientpostage.Paymentwillbemadeatratescurrentattim:of CUSTOM GUN GIVEAWAY CONTEST publicationandwillcoverreproductioninanyorallAMERICAN HANDGUNNERMagazineeditions.Advertisingratesfurnished onrequest.Reproductionoruseoranyportionorthismagazine inanymanner,withoutwrittenpermission,tsprohibited.All H-s PRECISION'S CUSTOM XP-l00 48 rightsreserved.Titletothispublicationpassestosubscriber onlyondeliverytohisaddress.SUBSCRIPTIONPROBLEMS: Forimmediate action writeto AMERICAN HANDGUNHER. AttentionDonnaMaass-591CaminodelaReina,Suite'200, DEPARTMENTS SanDiego,CA92108orcall(714)297--8524.AsktorDonna MaassorTomHollander. INDUSTRY INSIDER, Jerry Rakusan . 10 sILUi-TAs, Phil Briggs . 12 COMBAT COURSE, Jerry Usher & Seth Nadel 14 SIGHT SETTINGS, Lucy Chambliss . 18 HANDGUN HUNTING, J. D. Jones .20 M~"'OftitOff"~ Jl HANDLOADING, Dan Cotterman ..... .22 HANDGUN LEATHER, Bob Arganbright .24 COP TALK, Massad Ayoob .26 SPEAK OUT . 6 4 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER·JULYIAUGUST1981 In an emergency PZAI Signal Pistol! For emergency use to launch signal or distress flares for hunters, mountain climbers, boatsmen, pilots or for any outdoorsman or cross country traveller. . A reliable, compact, rugged signal-pistol which a fires variety o.f signal flares, parachute distress signals, and colored flares. I (~ Specifications: ~ Caliber 26.5 mm (1.04 in.) Weight 0.52 kg (18.2 oz.) Length 200 mm (7.9 in.) Length of barrel 155 mm (6.1 in.) Width/height 38/145 mm (1.5/5.7 in.) "jOCH HECKLER&n ,INC. 933NORTHKENMORESTREET,SUITE218 ARLINGTON,VIRGINIA22201.(703)525-3182 Write for our 20-pg. catalogue of new & exciting H&K weapons. Include $3.00 for postage & handling. MO~~~Rlp· our SPEAK ~.30 THECOLT!::PISTOL.. AR-15,M-16ANDM-16A1(5.56mmRilles). $8.70 • S& W: SQUARE BUTTK FRAME INGRAMMAC-1D. ..$5.50;M1CAR81NE $8.75 • S& W: ROUND BUTTJ FRAME Themostcomprehensive,bestillustratedmanualsfortheuse, maintenanceandrepairoftheseeffectiveweapons. • RUGER: SECURITY-SIX; POLICE Moneyorderorcreditcardonly-instoreorbymail-catalog$1.00 SERVICE-SIX,* SPEED-SIX> PISTOLS ON PLANES: SURVIVAL800KS (213)763-0804 Dept AH • 11106 Magnolia Blvd. North Hollywood. CA 9160t >(Post1976serialnumbers151andabove) AA CAPTAIN SAYS OK MONOGRIP"featuresinclude: Unique, COMBATSHOOTERS ONE-PIECEconstruction.Hoguesfamed I read Lucy's comments on firearms orthopedichandfit • Fullyrelievedforallspeed carriage aboard airlines and would loaderswithpositivecaseejection • Partsfor_.45autopistols • Compound, ambidextrous suggest that you put American Airlines • Adjustable.,.earsight palmswells.Proportional at the top ofyour list ofair carriers. You · Recoil system fingergrooves • 8-round .45magazine • Exclusive . stated that law enforcement personnel • Magnum conversion kits COBBLESTONE" " have lost their rights to be armed on I non-slip, non-irritating.~ aircraft. Not so on American. DETONICS stipplepattern • FACTORY MANUFACTURINGCORP. American permits Law Enforcement Strengthand DIRECT 2500SeattleTower durabilityof Officers to carry weapons aboard in the Seattle.Washington 98101 reinforced performance ofhis/her duties and makes (206)624-9090 Nylon special procedures for them to clear Highstrength,heattreated Nocheap StainlessSteel plastics. security. In addition, the Captain meets the armed person and is aware ofhis/her DEALERS! seat. I personally take very good care of all armed personnel when aboard and S;i\iI'CSK' $1895 many times am able to get them Checkor preferential seating. moneyorder In addition, no advance notification of plus$2.00postage firearms in checked luggage is required handling(California The Snick Stage V residentsadd6% other than atpoint ofcheck in that Holster System: salestax). firearms are in checked luggage. The A Break Front weapon must be unloaded, and ifit is a Holsterof Space HOGUE handgun must be in a locked case only Age Plastic openable by the owner. Sporting rifles/ Developed and COMBAT GRIPS Tested in Combat shotguns do not require a locked case. P.O. Box460 Competition and Dept. HGR3 (Although Istrongly recommend it.) Daily Wear, MorroBay, CA93442 You wi,]] find that American caters to Superb in Both the firearm owner with a courtesy not Applications found on any other airline. Myselfand Send$1 forcatalogororderandspecifyModelfor many other ofmy pilot friends are avid 45Gov'torCommanderorP-35BrowningorMedi um Frame Revolver. $28 plus $1.50 postage and gun owners and collectors and we insurance.Magazinecarriers-verticalorhorizontal. welcome you to come see "what we do 45ACP$10.9mm$12each.Calif. ReS.·add6%tax. SendastreetaddressifpossibleforUPSdelivery. best." Nolefthandmodels. Ronald R. Brice SNICK PRODUCTS, Dept. A THE procedure preferred by Captain, American Airlines 3212 GulfSt., Bakersfield, Calif. 93308 knowledgable shooters to Reduce Muzzle Lift and Recoil. WIPE AWAY THE LEAD MAGNIRCENT WITH CLOTH CLEANER BRASS In a recent issue ofThe American PAPERWEIGHT Handgunner, there was an article on the new Ruger Redhawk .44 magnum Fullsizereplica ofthe Knuckle Duster revolver. The author had much trouble getting rid ofresidues (from the bluing, I believe) from the barrel. He finally arrived at the right combination. I am having similar problems with my .44 magnum. Hoppe's No.9 solution will not work. I tried to find the magazine, but I have misplaced it somewhere. Mag-Na-PortArmshas20years experi Any help you can give me on this ~8~:~P:~d ence with EDM technology, and 10'5 of matter will be greatly appreciated. ORDER TODAY! 1000'5ofsatisfiedcustomerswillattestto Hashime Saito our e~pertise. Aluminum paperweight$4.50 ea. Tucson, Arizona Postpaid There's onlyone, genuine Mag-Na-Port process, and it'savailable onlyfromthe Firstly, since the Ruger Redhawk is FNorotnionvteelntdyepdapfoerrwaeniyghotthueser uosnel.y. Mag-Na-Portlocationslistedbelow. stainless steel,yourproblem would not be from bluing, but, rather,from leading. Send check or M.a. too BEST Sendfor FREE literaturetoday. best product we have seenfor removing lead residues is called Wipe Away andit's SPORTS SUPPLIER ~"~" a cloth that is easy to use, andreally po. Box 492, Dept. 25 works. Write Belltown Distributors, ABMS.lIC. ARMS.IIC. Hazelwood, Mo. 63042 USA CANADA Box 444, Bedford Hills, NY10507. 30016SouthRiverRoad 1861BurrowsAvenue Mt.Clemens.Michigan48045 Winnipeg.ManitobaR2X2V6 6 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER.JULY/AUGUST1981 ers." a whole newfam ofRemington firearms.ammunition.and com ponentsmadetoImproveyouroddsIn all metallicsilhouetteevents. Newis the'XP-l00"Silhouette centerfirepistol. It'sdrilledand tapped foreasymountingofsights. hasa IS" barrel.and Ischambered foran idealsllho new7mmBRRemington.Weofferthe uni casefor thisone:withyourreloadingsklllsand mmbullets you'vegot the makingsofa greatsilhouetteshootingcombination. Anothergood choicefor the IronanimalsIsournew7mm-08 Remington cartridge.Thispotent.compactpackageisideal in ... short-actionrifles.Witha l40-grainbulletitoptimizesdown rangeballisticsand retainedenergy.clearout toSOO meters. It's availableinyourchoiceofa factoryloadorascomponents. The new7mm-08 Rem. ischambered inoursuperaccurate. heavy-barreled Model 700"VarmintSpecial"This rifle hasa speciallyselected stockto meetstrictweight restrictionsfor metallicsilhouetteevents. Wedidn'tforget thegrowingsportof22-cal.silhouette. Withamatch trigger.a ruggedboltwithsixlockinglugs. doubleextractors.and a receiverdrilled. tapped.and groovedfor scoperpounts. theaccurate Mode1S41-S"Custom"Sporterisone Itmingtou® strongcompetitor.Andoneofthebest-looking22syoucanbuy. Forinformationonsilhouetteriflesports.writeNRA,Silhouette CQQJ!DBl> Dept.. 1600Rhode IslandAve. NW..Washington. D.C. 20036. Silhouette-handgunsportsliteratureisavailable through ~~~ IHMSA P.O.Box 1609.IdahoFalls. Idaho83401. Learn moreaboutRemington"Rambusters"silhouetteproducts inournewfull-line orcomponentscatalogs.Seeyourdealer.or write RemingtonArmsCompany.Inc.. Bridgeport.Conn.06602. RemingtonisatrademarkregisteredintheU.S.Patentli'TrademarkOfftce.VarmintSpeCial.Xp·lOO,andCustomaretrademarksofRemingtonArmsCompany.Inc"Bridgeport.Conn.06602, SPEAK OUT The Magnificent Beretta I (Continuedfrom page 6) MINX .22 SHORT JETFIRE .25 CAL. .22 RUGER IN ALASKA No extractor TRAPPER'S FAVORITE blowback Re: Ruger .22 autos. action Itoo have friends in South Africa who report 1000's ofrounds through their orily pistol Rugers. The only real complaint I have with the Ruger is the painful process of with instant loading clips. Load more than 5clips breech cleaning and your thumb hurts. Have suggested to Ruger that they sell a loading tool much double safety like the old Luger loader/screwdriver. features. I'm sure they could stamp them out by the 1000's for a few cents each and could be kept on a key chain. Minx M2-Cal. 22 short. Overall Length 41/2', Lengthofbarrel21/2'...Weight10ozs...6shots... .Tip: Ruger can rebuild and reblue Thumbsafety...Halfcocksafety most oftheir .22 autos for very little. Know guys that pay peanuts for rusted Jetfire-Cal.25...OveraJILength4\-2" Lengthof barrel 21h" ...Weight 8 ozs...8 shots Thumb or nonworking Rugers ($5C$IO) and send. safety...Halfcocksafety them to Ruger to rebuild and refinish. Two weeks later they get a "new" firearm back. Have always wished that Ruger would GalefCOMPANIONfolding singlewithventilatedrib. offer their auto in .22 short. Think there Here'sanoutstandingallpurposeshotgun.Tangsafety,12 is a small market for such a pistol. As a and 20gaugechamberedfor3"magnum,suitablefor 2%" trapper, I use .22 short on trapped shells.Also16and28gaugefor2%",410gaugefor3"and animals. Also .22 short is ample for 50-ft 2W'shells.Handcheckeredrolledengravedreceiver. indoor target shooting. Ruger missed the Distributedexclusivelyby '.. ForfulldetailswriteDept.D-7 J L GALEF&SON INC andincludeyourdealer'snameandaddress. boat when they discontinued the Bearcat. • • • 85ChambersStreet,New York, N.Y. 10007 They are very popular here with trappers. Bearcats sell for $200 here now-ifyou can find one. HUNTER Allen G. Skinner Anchorage, Alaska FLAP HOLSTER WEAK-HAND RELOAD FOR THE WHEELGUN Weak-hand reloading was covered in the for Nov/Dec issue in an article by Rick . erSuper Miller, however, there is another way of reloading a revolver without snapping ____ ____-acRhaWR the cylinder inand out: (I) Cup the revolver in your left hand with the trigger guard at the base ofyour second 10~" and third fingers. The left thumb should be at the cylinder release, and the Barrel muzzle pointed away from you. (2) Push •Pulladotfastener the cylinder release with your thumb'and •Series4100..Tanorblack, push ou~ the cylinder with your second rightorlefthand.availableinsizes -------to-fitm-o-sts-ing-le-ac-tion-h-an-dgu-ns---.. finger. 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A gun designer signed lockwork to allow safe hammer thecompetitiveadvantage wants to produce his dream gun, but down carryon the sixth round, a la the bumps into the realities ofgettingcash to RugerNew Model.ThoughColtnevergot THERE ARE start up. "Eureka;' he exclaims as he de burned as badlyincivilliabilitysuitsas 105 cidesthat the fastest way toraise money Ruger, there were too many turkeys for wouldbetoputoutalimitededitionseries comfort out there, who didn't know ofguns, charge a good buck for them-as enough to keep an empty chamber under WAYS collector items-and thus finance his the Peacemaker's hammer. TO BECOME tooling, etc. Looking back we find the High ELECTROLESS NICKEL THEWORLD'S BEST Standard Crusader; still not into produc Another Colt newie is an electroless PRECISION tion, butdeliveringcommemorativemod nickelfinishontheJ-frameguns(MarkIII els at mucho bucks. Wildey has a special revolvers), as a productionoption. This HANDLOADER edition ofhis auto pistolin the works, en finish isalso available on Pythons and 0 graved, cased, and with all the trimmings. frameautoloaders,butonlythroughColt's ...with the components that set the stan Whatnext?TheCoonan.357auto?The Custom Shop. dards for the world. Components from Bren Ten? The Sokolovski A5? Whatever The new finish will make the Mark III Dynamit Nobel. Components that expert happens, hope that it does not become a Trooperand itssisterguns moredesirable shooters the world over rely upon. The componentsthat many of the top bench trend. than ever. Coltdoesn't make astainless resters swear by. 105 of the finest, most Handgun industry quote ofthe month: gun, but this finish (on all metal surfaces, reliable, precision components from the AnAssociatedPressrepor~eraskedColt including the mechanism) is felt by some companythat backin 1926revolutionized FirearmsDivision PresidentC. E. Warner firearms metallurgists to be superior to shootingwiththeirinventionofthefamous RWSSINOXI0non-corrosiveprimers.The how people he meets socially, react when stainlessalloysin termsofhardnessand companythatmakesthereputableRottweil they learn he makes guns for a living. Ed durability,whileofferingessentiallythe Brenneke shotgun slugs, the original replied, "Usually you'll find a group at a same corrosion resistance, and easier ma BrennekeRWSTIGandRWSTUGbullets, partydivided into thosewho loveitand chiningforlowercost.Anaddedadvan speciallyheat-treatedRWScenterfirerifle cartridgecases-andscoresofothergreat, tell you aboutguns, and thosewho hateit tageisthatwhilestainlesspartssometimes topquality productsfortheserioushand and ask you questions:' haveatendencytogall,electrolessnickel's loader who demands that competitive We understand, Ed. Sometimes the smoothnessmakesforalmostanactionjob advantage I whole world seems like that. initself.Thosewho've tried theshinynew • RWSSINOXIDBOXERPRIMERS MKIIIsaytheactionisfarslickerthanbe • RWSSINOXIDBERDAN PRIMERS COLT SA ARMY GONZO fore. This should boost sales; while the • RWSCENTERFIRERIFLECASES Meanwhile, back at the Colt plant, the MK III has long been accepted as rugged • RWSCENTERFIRERIFLEBULLETS model Pis gonzo. That's right, the Peace and durable, in termsofboth stayingin • GECO PISTOLANDREVOLVERCASES • GECOPISTOLANDREVOLVERBULLETS maker, the venerable Single Action Army time and handling heavy loads, a smooth • ROTTWEILBRENNEKESLUGS of1873,will cease productionin 1981,and action was never its strong point. this timefor good. Productionhad been Ifyourdealerdoesn'tstockthecomplete line of RWS, GECO and ROTTWEIL trickling down up until the first, wartime PYTHON SILHOUETTE precision handloadingcomponents, discontinuance in 1941, but the fast-draw In thePythonline,wehaveanothernew writeorcall ustoday... 201-767-1660. craze ofthe Fifties, and the stunningsuc- snakein the family: the PythonSilhouette cessoftheColt-patternRugersingleac- should make its debut about the time you tions, revived the gun in 1955.The can- read this. Tailored expressly for the metal cellationincludestheclassy,adjustable- animal game, this long-nosed .357 will sight New Frontier model. comeinafittedHalliburtonaccessorycase The factory citesgeneraleconomicrea- like the well-received Python Hunterof sonsas the causeofthe decision. Priceson lastyear. Pricewillbeaboutthesame:just the beautifully made single actions, with under $1,000. their case hardened frames and nice blue TheConnecticutgunmakerisalsolook jobs,were soaring.Today's handgun mar- ingatthe new75-poundFirepowermaga nqnamit Nobel ket accepts high prices more readily than zine, a drum similar to that for the Soviet everbefore...butonlyforhighperfor- AKM machinegun, which can the EI_ri mance hardware. The SAA wasn't doing oretically give each GI equipped with an anything performance-wise that it hadn't M-16 an equivalentleveloffirepower to a beendoing for a hundred and eightyears. Squad AutomaticWeapon for ashort du- This is not to say that the SingleAction ration. Though Masters and Johnson say DynamitNobelofAmericaInc. Army mightnot be rebornyetagainsome "Itisn't thesizeofyourwand thatcounts, 105StonehurstCourt timeinthefuture, butitwon'tbethesame it'showmuchmagi\.:you'vegot,"anyM-16 Northvale,N.J.07647 gunyou knew. Wor~ from the factory is (Continued onpage55) 10 AMERICAN HANDGUNNER .JULY/AUGUST1981

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