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Item	Article	Author	Issue	Title	Page
G010310	Letters to the editor		January 2003	Crossfire	10
G010312	K.I.S.S.	Holt Bodinson	January 2003	Shotgunner	12
G010314	Wild Bill’s Leather & CornerLock & Lee Shooter Program	Jim Gardner	January 2003	Quartermaster	14
G010320	Power, style and rugged disability define Ruger’s Bisley	Glenn Barnes	January 2003	American Classic	20
G010324	Pistol-caliber carbine with several novel features	JB Wood	January 2003	Kel-Tec Sub 2000	24
G010330	Proper lubrication of working parts	Dave Anderson	January 2003	Rifleman	30
G010332	Electronic Powder Scales	Charles E Petty	January 2003	Handloader	32
G010334	Arm yourself with informaion before selecting a gun safe	Holt Bodinson	January 2003	The Gun Safe Maze	34
G010340	More than .45s come from the Les Baer shop	Charles E Petty	January 2003	Premiere II 9×19	40
G010344	Even in the age of CNC, quality requires careful hand work	Charles E Petty	January 2003	Visit to Les Baer Custom	44
G010358	A wealth of good loads for one of America’s favorites	John Taffin	January 2003	Levergun Loads: .30-.30	58
G010363	Warne’s exercise in versatility for the handgun hunter	John Taffin	January 2003	Multi Optic System	63
G010366	Rabbit eared double from Russia	Jim Gardner	January 2003	EAA’s New Hammer Double	66
G010382	The teacher learns a lesson	John Tafffin	January 2003	Campfire Tales	82
G020312	Two good tips	Charles E Petty	February 2003	Handloader	12
G020318	Wild, Wonderful World of Chokes	Holt Bodinson	February 2003	Shotgunner	18
G020320	For the Better Half	Dave Anderson	February 2003	Rifleman	20
G020323	It isn’t all sixguns for the man in the big hat	John Taffin	February 2003	Casull CA-3800	23
G020326	A to-die-for custom Springfield you can win	Tom Turpin	February 2003	ACGG’s Project No. 18	26
G020330	Latest in high speed hardware from H&K	Charles Cutshaw	February 2003	Cutting-Edge Compacts	30
G020340	Is this the ultimate evolution of the bolt-action precision rifle?	Charles Cutshaw	February 2003	R93 Tactical from Blaser	40
G020349	Lessons from Matches Can Reflect Lessons from the Street	Massad Ayoob	February 2003	Handguns	49
G020350	Five holsters that have stood the test of time	Cameron Hopkins	February 2003	Five Proven Holsters	50
G020354	Would this have turned the tide in the trenches?	Charles E Petty	February 2003	The Top Secret of WWI	54
G020360	No bigger than a venison sandwich, say Douglas	Dave Douglas	February 2003	LRF1200 Laser Rangefinder	60
G020382	Don’t you ever forget Audie Murphy12	John Taffin	February 2003	Campfire Tales	82
G030308	Letters to the editor		March 2003	Crossfire	8
G030312	Loading down	Charles E Petty	March 2003	Handloader	12
G030314	Insight Technology’s M3 & Lyman classic rifle dies & Old West Reproductions	Glenn Barnes	March 2003	Quartermaster	14
G030318	The Real Ladies Gun	Massad Ayoob	March 2003	Handguns	18
G030322	The latest scoop on new products from Remington	Charles E Petty	March 2003	News from “Big Green”	22
G030326	Smith shares the secrets of successful BP cartridge loading	Clint Smith	March 2003	Black Powder for Dummies	26
G030334	No holds barred review of two popular combat optics	David Fortier	March 2003	Battle Sight Showdown	34
G030340	S&W’s 386PD offers the most performance for the least weight	Jim Gardner	March 2003	Minimum Magnum	40
G030348	Outstanding performance right from the box	Dave Anderson	March 2003	Weatherby’s TRR	48
G030358	Kimber’s M84 turnbolt stands up to a hunting ordeal	Cameron Hopkins	March 2003	Alaska Tough Kimber	58
G030364	What looks 100 years old on the outside, yet shoots like new?	John Taffin	March 2003	Cimarron “Originals”	64
G030381	Anschutz 1717D HB	Dave Anderson	March 2003	Rifleman	81
G030382	Memories	John Taffin	March 2003	Campfire Tales	82
G040310	Letter to the Editor		April 2003	Crossfire	10
G040314	Alpen binoculars & Walter’s wads & Blue Wonder gun cleaner.	Jim Gardner	April 2003	Quartermaster	14
G040320	Reloading safety.	Dave Anderson	April 2003	Rifleman	20
G040322	Survival tips for the used gun buyer.	Glenn Barnes	April 2003	More Bang for Your Buck	22
G040328	Here’s the basics on a worthwhile skill.	Zachary Foster	April 2003	Cast Bullet Primer	28
G040332	Forging gunsmiths since 1945	David Fortier	April 2003	Lassen College	32
G040340	Petty falls for the Cooper Varminter	Charles E Petty	April 2003	Romance on the Range	40
G040346	A look inside Cooper Firearms of Montanta	Charles E Petty	April 2003	Touring Cooper	46
G040351	The real reason we	Massad Ayoob	April 2003	Handguns	51
G040352	Levergun loads for one of JT’s favorites	John Taffin	April 2003	Loading the .35 Remington	52
G040369	An Ackley Improved AR from ISSI	Dave Anderson	April 2003	Pumping up the .223	69
G050312	Remington’s 2002 Classic Rifle	Charles E Petty	May 2003	Handloader	12
G050314	Spec-Ops Pack-Rat & C&R Ammo’s First Shot & Lahti Tripod Adapter	David Fortier	May 2003	Quartermaster	14
G050318	The Shooting Sling	Dave Anderson	May 2003	Rifleman	18
G050320	Seeking tiny groups with the .221 Fireball	Charles E Petty	May 2003	Quest for Perfection	20
G050324	Gun Show Treasure	Holt Bodinson	May 2003	Shotgunner	24
G050332	Small Handgun Attitude	Massad Ayoob	May 2003	Handguns	32
G050334	Zeiss scope proves tougher than a Maine winter	David Fortier	May 2003	Zeiss Conquest 6.5×20	34
G050340	Smooth shooting and handsome to boot	Massad Ayoob	May 2003	Time of the Billenium	40
G050346	A selection of good fixed blade hunters	Dexter Ewing	May 2003	Sportsman’s Steel	46
G050352	Does Ruger’s new cartridge really measure up?	John Taffin	May 2003	Perfect Packin’ .480	52
G050370	Ballard rifle performs superb restorations	Jim Gardner	May 2003	Meet the Gunsmith	70
G050382	Grandpa’s Guns	John Taffin	May 2003	Campfire Tales	82
G060308	Savage AccuTrigger TM	Dave Anderson	June 2003	Rifleman	8
G060312	Reach for the Tico Tool	Holt Bodinson	June 2003	Shotgunner	12
G060314	Gunner Grips form Simonich Knives LLC & Mildot Master & Cold Steel’s Urban Pal and Super Edge	David Fortier	June 2003	Quartermaster	14
G060320	A new 1911 from Uselton Arms, Inc	Dick Williams	June 2003	Carry Classic 1911	20
G060324	Charlie finds real performance and accuracy	Charles E Petty	June 2003	.300 WSM Adventures	24
G060328	Part three looks at selecting used long guns	Glenn Barnes	June 2003	More Bang for Your Buck	28
G060334	Interesting ammo form south of the border	David Fortier	June 2003	Aguila’s Exotic Rimfires	34
G060340	Is it really better than the Ar-15?	Charles Cutshaw	June 2003	Return of the AR-180	40
G060348	Refinishing tips and tricks for hard-use guns	Holt Bodinson	June 2003	Touching up Old Betsy	48
G060352	JT continues his popular series with the .38-55 WCF	John Taffin	June 2003	Levergun Loads: .38-55	52
G060359	Latest Entries from Smith & Wesson	Massad Ayoob	June 2003	Handguns	59
G060368	Travel to Russia to test fire the Bizon 2 SMG	David Fortier	June 2003	Cold Vodka – Hot Steel	68
G060382	Dear Dad	John Taffin	June 2003	Campfire Tales	82
G070312	Hallway Howitzer for Home Defense?	Clint Smith	July 2003	Ranging Shots	12
G070314	Bushnell Yardage Pro Quest & Kestrel 3000 Pocket Weather Meter & Black Hills Gold Ammunition	David Fortier	July 2003	Quartermaster	14
G070318	Rites, Rituals, and other ways to waste time	Charles E Petty	July 2003	Handloader	18
G070320	The most basic and least appreciated skill	Dave Anderson	July 2003	Offhand Shooting	20
G070328	Read the incredible story of the “Frisco War”	J Wolf Hardin	July 2003	The Guns of Elfego Baca	26
G070336	.300 WSM power for the handgun hunter	Sam Fadala	July 2003	Fist Full of Fury	36
G070340	Fortier reviews two fine European spotting scopes	David Fortier	July 2003	Great Glass!	40
G070344	The finest sixgun of the frontier still survives	John Taffin	July 2003	Colt’s Legendary SAA	44
G070352	The unwashed truth of “cowboys” then and now	Clint Smith	July 2003	Cowboy Shooting	52
G070358	Both yesterday and today, this some rifle	Jim Gardner	July 2003	Ballard’s No. 5 Pacific	58
G070370	They’re easy to kill, but hard to wear out	Charles E Petty	July 2003	Wear Out a Gun?	70
G070390	Time Marches on	John Taffin	July 2003	Campfire Tales	90
G080308	Letters to the Editor		August 2003	Crossfire	8
G080312	Easy and effective	Dave Anderson	August 2003	Rifleman	12
G080314	Warne Scope Rings & KUSA WER-Suit & Quality Cartridge	David Fortier	August 2003	Quartermaster	14
G080320	Use Enough Gun?	Clint Smith	August 2003	Ranging Shots	20
G080322	Out of Alaska comes a take-down powerhouse	Dick Williams	August 2003	Second Best Co-Pilot	22
G080327	Handguns of the Generals	Massad Ayoob	August 2003	Handguns	27
G080328	The CP99 offers realistic looks and loads of cheap fun	J.I. Galan	August 2003	Spittin Image	28
G080332	Great New Shotgunning Accessories for 2003	Holt Bodinson	August 2003	Shotgunner	32
G080340	Starline Brass	Charles E Petty	August 2003	Handloader	40
G080344	Two of Winchester’s least known cartridges the .375 & .356	John Taffin	August 2003	Levergun Loads	44
G080348	Best of the breed is Charlie’s verdict	Charles E Petty	August 2003	SW 99 .45 ACP	48
G080356	Barnes finds a loquacious sample of S&W’s M28	Glenn Barnes	August 2003	Talking Sixgun?	56
G080362	FABARM FP6- utterly reliable and novel in appearance	David Fortier	August 2003	Italian Alley Sweeper	62
G080398	Old Warriors	John Taffin	August 2003	Campfire Tales	98
G090308	Letters to the Editor		September 2003	Crossfire	8
G090312	Hey, this is fun!	Holt Bodinson	September 2003	Shotgunner	12
G090314	MercWorx Equatorian & Norma Reloading Components & Angle Cosine Indicator	David Fortier	September 2003	Quartermaster	14
G090318	Better than ever, in every respect, For CCW	Massad Ayoob	September 2003	Handguns	18
G090328	Riflery: A lost art	Clint Smith	September 2003	Ranging Shots	28
G090330	Stocking the Brass Locker	Dave Anderson	September 2003	Rifleman	30
G090332	Five good binoculars for your inspection	David Fortier	September 2003	Eyes Like an Eagle	32
G090338	We put the hype aside to see how they perform	Holt Bodinson	September 2003	Season with the Shorts	38
G090344	A close look at this hard-hitting compact	David Fortier	September 2003	Para’s C7 .45 CO LDA	44
G090360	How to blow up a rifle	Charles E Petty	September 2003	Handloader	60
G090362	Making the most of a rare opportunity	John Taffin	September 2003	Guns in the Classroom	62
G090367	Sometimes, it just feels right	Charles E Petty	September 2003	Remington’s 332	67
G090376	This month: CZ 527 Carbine, EMF Great Western II and FNMI’s FNP-9	Jim Gardner	September 2003	Out of the Box	76
G090390	The rarest Ruger	John Taffin	September 2003	Campfire Tales	90
G100310	The .45 ACP Approaches Its Centennial	Massad Ayoob	October 2003	Handguns	10
G100312	Leupold’s New Rifleman Series	Dave Anderson	October 2003	Rifleman	12
G100314	Superknife & Nosler Match Projectiles & Lyman 1200 DPS	David Fortier	October 2003	Quartermaster	14
G100318	Romance of the Plastic Shell	Holt Bodinson	October 2003	Shotgunner	18
G100320	Barnes Triple Shock X Bullet	Charles E Petty	October 2003	Handloader	20
G100324	Not every black cloud has a silver lining	Glenn Barnes	October 2003	Tale of Pete Haggins	24
G100330	He’s talented and he’s one of us	Jim Gardner	October 2003	R.S. Wright, Artist	30
G100338	All good things come to he who waits	John Taffn	October 2003	The Searcher	38
G100348	A fun, low-maintenance woods rifle	Charles E Petty	October 2003	Marlin’s 1894SS	48
G100352	A built to be better Ar for serious work	David Fortier	October 2003	Thunder Ranch Carbine	52
G100374	“Big Green” goes retro with the Guide Rifle	Holt Bodinson	October 2003	Remington’s 673	74
G100380	An essential item for the hunting camp	Carolee A Boyles	October 2003	Camp Stove Review	80
G100393	Who? Why? It’s fun to wonder	Sam Fadala	October 2003	Mute Witness	93
G1003106	No Lawyers	John Taffin	October 2003	Campfire Tales	106
G110306	Letters to the editor		November 2003	Crossfire	6
G110310	The Niche of the Double Action Auto	Massad Ayoob	November 2003	Handguns	10
G110312	The Universal Shotgun	Holt Bodinson	November 2003	Shotgunner	12
G110314	LaserLyte QD Laser System & Katz Knives Safari Kit & Wolf Adds .308 Winchester	Dave Fortier	November 2003	Quartermaster	14
G110318	Go outside and play!	Clint Smith	November 2003	Ranging Shots	18
G110320	Modern style with pre-charged power	J.I. Galan	November 2003	Airforce Talon SS	20
G110330	It’ll do in a pinch– a well-travelled MRE wrapper		November 2003	Memo from Iraq	30
G110332	Good things come in threes	Dave Anderson	November 2003	Rifleman	32
G110334	Lyman 1200 DPS	Charles E Petty	November 2003	Handloader	34
G110336	A great how-to treatise on boltgun manipulation	Dave Anderson	November 2003	Reflexive Reloading	36
G110344	MVA’s long scopes for long rifles	Clint Smith	November 2003	Period Precision	44
G110358	JT continues his popular series with the .44-40 WCF	John Taffin	November 2003	Levergun Loads	58
G110364	Guns and gear for our most challenging gamebird	Holt Bodinson	November 2003	Let’s Talk Turkey	64
G110381	This month: Ruger Super Blackhawk, Caldwel rests and Rock River Commander	Glenn Barnes	November 2003	Out of the Box	81
G110384	Caywood’s guns are a study in refinement	Jim Gardner	November 2003	First-Class Flinters	84
G110398	Guns-n-Roses	John Taffin	November 2003	Campfire Tales	98
G120308	Conduct Counts	Jim Gardner	December 2003	On a Positive Note	8
G120310	Seen at the 2003 SHOT show	Holt Bodinson	December 2003	Shotgunner	10
G120312	Two Useful Shooting Positions	Dave Anderson	December 2003	Rifleman	12
G120314	Carl Zeiss tripler & Merit Adjustable Iris Disk & RIMZ Moon Clips	David Fortier, Jim Gardner, Brown Ryle	December 2003	Quartermaster	14
G120318	What Zero for your Fighting Rifle?	Clint Smith	December 2003	Ranging Shots	18
G120322	Bullet Casting	Charles E Petty	December 2003	Handloader	22
G120324	Big plans to make the most of a small space	Holt Bodinson	December 2003	Reloading in Small Spaces	24
G120330	Useful high-tech addition to the hunter’s gear	Zachary Foster	December 2003	No Two Way About it	30
G120336	A fistful of .500 from Reeder Custom	Gary Paul-Johnston	December 2003	Reeder’s Ultimate .500	36
G120342	Weatherby’s biggest .30 offers huge potential	Tom Turpin	December 2003	A Second Look	42
G120355	Good corporate citzenship supports shooting	GUNS Staff	December 2003	Doing the Right Thing	55
G120358	Sleek steel for multi-mission use	Pat Covert	December 2003	Crossover Cutters	58
G120364	.500 Jeffery, .50-110 and .50 Alaskan , oh my!	John Taffin	December 2003	Biggest of the Boomers	64
G120370	Is the 392PD too much of a good thing?	Charles E Petty	December 2003	S&W’s Flyweight .44	70
G120389	Magnum Lite Rifle, Les Baer Ar and Beretta Stampede	Dick Wiliams	December 2003	Out of the Box	89
GAN0307	Cowboy holster makers are sprouting up across the country.	Dave Douglas	Annual 2003	Cowboy Leather	7
GAN0322	Express yourself – AO sights for combat handgunning.	Andy Stanford	Annual 2003	Express Sights	22
GAN0327	In praise of the humble Sten SMG.	Charles Karwan	Annual 2003	Plumber’s Nightmare	27
GAN0338	Some consider it a knock off of the most popular, small S&W.	Massad Ayoob	Annual 2003	Taurus C.I.A.	38
GAN0348	Foot-deep in snow, a writer wrestles Professional Ordnance’s Type 97s.	David Fortier	Annual 2003	Carbon Copy of One	48
GAN0368	Cast bullet loads for the original magnum.	John Taffin	Annual 2003	.357 Cast Bullet Loads	68
GAN0374	Jacketed bullet loads for the original magnum.	John Taffin	Annual 2003	.357 Jacketed Loads	74
GAN0380	Adventures with the .22 benchrest.	Charles E Petty	Annual 2003	Loading the .22 Bench Rest	80
GAN0384	This grand old cartridge has its place.	Massad Ayoob	Annual 2003	The .38 Super Today	84
GAN0394	The never-say-die cartridge.	Sam Fadala	Annual 2003	The Workhorse .30-30	94
GCA0306	A special Kimber meets the needs of LAPD.	Gary Paul Johnston	Combat 2003	SWAT Selects	6
GCA0313	What weighs 8 pounds and hit like…	Dick Williams	Combat 2003	Hammer of Thor	13
GCA0319	High-speed additions for your ’15.	Zach Foster	Combat 2003	Best-Dressed AR	19
GCA0326	A look at China’s new 5.8×42.	David Fortier	Combat 2003	Intel Report: China	26
GCA0338	Is our current service round costing lives?	Seth Nadel	Combat 2003	Failure of the 5.56	38
GCA0359	Long-range upgrade for the Armalite.	David Fortier	Combat 2003	SSK’s .300 WSM AR-10	59
GCA0367	Fail to pay attention, and you may become roadkill.	Dave Douglas	Combat 2003	Hell on Wheels	67
GCA0374	Everything else is just a game, says Clint Smith.	Roy Huntington	Combat 2003	Zen of Pistolcraft	74
GCA0384	Hands-on look at the latest from H&K.	Charles Cutshaw	Combat 2003	Heckler & Koch Update	84
GCA0392	Big honkin’ steel for the troops.	Zach Foster	Combat 2003	Combat Choppers	92
Item	Article	Author	Issue	Title	Page