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Item	Article	Author	Issue	Title	Page
G010506	Letters to the editor	Various	January 2005	Crossfire	6
G010508	Welcome to Guns Magazines Golden 50th Anniversary Issue	Jeff John	January 2005	Editorial	8
G010510	Take it to the Mat: Movement and Tactic	Clint Smith	January 2005	Ranging Shots	10
G010512	The Best Shooting Game: BPCR combines all the best elements to satisfy a competitive spirit	Mike Duke Venturino	January 2005	Montana Musings	12
G010516	Picking Nuts: marching on manufacturers with pitchfork and torch raised	Dave Anderson	January 2005	Rifleman	16
G010522	The Combat Shotgun	Holt Bodinson	January 2005	Shotgunner	22
G010528	1955 A Vintage Year for Handguns	Massad Ayoob	January 2005	Handguns	28
G010530	The AR-15 is perhaps the most versatile rifle	Glen Zediker	January 2005	Up On ARs	30
G010538	Wringing out the revolvers gracing the cover of issue no 1	John Taffin	January 2005	Great Scott! Those Original Great Westerns!	38
G010544	The scandium/aluminum framed S&W 1911 is a light tough durable and reliable Commander sized pistol	Charles E Petty	January 2005	A Commanding Configuration	44
G010556	Here’s how to avoid the worst of troubles	Sam Fadala	January 2005	Hunting Hazards	56
G010562	The past century with an almost complete and diametric reversal of the traditional paradigm	Massad Ayoob	January 2005	50 Years of Police Guns	62
G010568		David Codrea	January 2005	Views News & Reviews	68
G010586	About this Gunwritin’ thing	John Connor	January 2005	Odd Angry Shot	86
G010590	Me n’ TR: have you ever met your hero? Maybe you can.	John Taffin	January 2005	Campfire Tales	90
G020508	Experts and Bullets	Clint Smith	February 2005	Ranging Shots	8
G020510	Gun Show Fever: Disposing of disposable income in a god way	Mike Duke Venturino	February 2005	Montana Musings	10
G020514	Ranging Reticles: Leupold makes long shots a little easier	Dave Anderson	February 2005	Rifleman	14
G020518	Oh Canada! Workmanlike steel from Canadian cutler George Tichbourne	Jim Gardner	February 2005	Knives	18
G020522	Vroom! It’s Hornady’s Mach 2 The .17 HMR gets a little brother	Holt Bodinson	February 2005	Rimfires	22
G020530	Handloader’s manual of cartridge conversions	Charles E Petty	February 2005	Handloader	30
G020540	Winning this game means proficiency with rifle pistol and shotgun	Dave Anderson	February 2005	Three Gun Competition	40
G020544	Kel-Tec’s innovative SU-16 Folder	Jim Gardner	February 2005	Stealth Carbine	44
G020550	Nope these mouse guns can handle big fat rats	John Taffin	February 2005	These Ain’t Your Grandpa’s Pocket Pistols	50
G020554	Choosing the right holster	Glenn Barnes	February 2005	Skin Pickin’	54
G020564	Auto pistols a definition	J.B. Wood	February 2005	The Name Game- Part 1	64
G020570	Safe Schools	David Codrea	February 2005	Views News & Reviews	70
G020586	Sissies Idjits Morons: And the patented memsaab mug-wipe	John Connor	February 2005	Odd Angry Shot	86
G020590	Measure once cut twice	John Taffin	February 2005	Campfire Tales	90
G030506	Letters to the editor	various	March 2005	Crossfire	6
G030510	Reloading is fun and cheap only when done safely	Mike Duke Venturino	March 2005	Montana Musings	10
G030514	Tubes: The Orginal Trick	Glen Zediker	March 2005	Up On Ars	14
G030518	The .22 Long Rifle	Charles E Petty	March 2005	Ammo	18
G030522	Older folks need guns more and sometimes their choice needs tailoring	Massad Ayoob	March 2005	Handguns	22
G030524	A First Deer Rifle	Dave Anderson	March 2005	Rifleman	24
G030540	Russian small arms of WW1- Part 1	John Seehan	March 2005	Arming Ivan	40
G030548	Takin’ Glocks from ho-hum to whoa dude!	John Connor	March 2005	Beyond Basic Black	48
G030554	Do too many safeties make a gun unshootable? A top armorer proves you can have your cake and shoot it too	Massad Ayoob	March 2005	Lawyer Gun Shooter Gun	54
G030558	Celebrating 50 years along with GUNS mag	John Taffin	March 2005	Ruger’s Hawks: Black Red and Gold	58
G030566	Revolvers	J.B. Wood	March 2005	The Name Game Part 2	66
G030594	The Downsides of Gunwritin’	John Connor	March 2005	Odd Angry Shot	94
G030598	Legends	John Taffin	March 2005	Campfire Tales	98
G040506	Letters to the editor		April 2005	Crossfire	6
G040508	Handloads are for sport and training not defense	Massad Ayoob	April 2005	Handguns	8
G040510	The perfect sharps hunting rifle	Mike Duke Venturino	April 2005	Montana Musings	10
G040516	RCBS Chargemaser 1500 scale and dispenser	Charles E Petty	April 2005	Handloader	16
G040518	The .41 Mag	Clint Smith	April 2005	Ranging Shots	18
G040520	Many factors contribute to how a rifle handles	Dave Anderson	April 2005	Rifleman	20
G040524	Tactical folders still rule the roost	Jim Gardner	April 2005	Knives	24
G040536	The Bear begs borrows and bus guns to stay in the fight	John Seehan	April 2005	Arming Ivan	36
G040548	Krebs’ Kustom Kalasnikov	Dave Anderson	April 2005	AK Attack!	48
G040556	The Goal: shoot every type of gun ever made	Mike Duke Venturino	April 2005	A Lifetime of Guns	56
G040562	50 years of handloading	Charles E Petty	April 2005	The Reloading Revolution	62
G040570	Rights Watch: Thinking of England	David Codrea	April 2005	Views News & Reviews	70
G040594	Not while I’m eating ok?	John Connor	April 2005	Odd Angry Shot	94
G050506	Letters to the editor		May 2005	Crossfire	6
G050508	Environmently friendly ammo is here for the long haul	Clint Smith	May 2005	Ranging Shots	8
G050510	Gun Testing & Markmanship	Mike Duke Venturino	May 2005	Montana Musings	10
G050514	Lead free ammo: when solutions beget problems	Charles E Petty	May 2005	Ammo	14
G050516	Flash from federal: new loads new materials and new components	Holt Bodinson	May 2005	Shotgunner	16
G050520	Baby Boomers: Today’s compact versions are better than yesteryear’s	Massad Ayoob	May 2005	Handguns	20
G050538	We still use 100-year-old rifle designs. It’s how they’re made that has evovled	Dave Anderson	May 2005	50 years of Sporting Rifles	38
G050544	The return of the wondernine	Charles E Petty	May 2005	S&W Sigma	44
G050550	Care and appreciation of the Japanese sword	Jim Gardner	May 2005	Sacred Steel	50
G050556	Shoot kinder gentler ammo in your semi-retired old warrior	Mike Duke Venturino	May 2005	Throttle back	56
G050568	Rights Watch: Marine Reservist Makes Longest Shot	David Codrea	May 2005	Views News & Reviews	68
G050586	How can you believe anyone with an Ex- in his title	John Connor	May 2005	Odd Angry Shot	86
G050590	Being prepared	John Taffin	May 2005	Campfire Tales	90
G060506	Letters to the editor		June 2005	Crossfire	6
G060508	What armed citizens can learn from cops	Massad Ayoob	June 2005	Handguns	8
G060514	Tatics: sometimes it’s how to think not what to think	Clint Smith	June 2005	Ranging Shots	14
G060516	The best load myth: your gun will tell you what it likes	Mike Duke Venturino	June 2005	Montana Musings	16
G060518	Four-in-one rifles	Holt Bodinson	June 2005	Rimfires	18
G060520	The .30-30 Winchester	Charles E Petty	June 2005	Handloader	20
G060522	Sharpening 101	Jim Gardner	June 2005	Knives	22
G060544	A man-sized magnum semiauto pistol	John Taffin	June 2005	The Wildey Survivor	44
G060550	The facts have been twisted over the years but the real story is still astounding	Mike Duke Venturino	June 2005	The Battle of Adobe Walls	50
G060556	Small-bore doubles are just as much fun as the big bores	Clint Smith	June 2005	Merkel Doubles	56
G060562	Weapons of choice	David Codrea	June 2005	Views News & Reviews	62
G060586	Weird crime From across the pond Let the games begin & BBC Fuzz	John Connor	June 2005	Odd Angry Shot	86
G070506	Letters to the editor		July 2005	Crossfire	6
G070508	Some thoughts on handgun recoil	Massad Ayoob	July 2005	Handguns	8
G070512	S&W Model 21 .44 Special	Mike Duke Venturino	July 2005	Montana Musings	12
G070514	In and out the door	Clint Smith	July 2005	Ranging Shots	14
G070516	Block that kick!	Holt Bodinson	July 2005	Shotgunner	16
G070522	.45 ACP Ammo	Charles E Petty	July 2005	Ammo	22
G070524	Thoughts on accuracy: The Weatherby Vanguard SUB MOA delivers	Dave Anderson	July 2005	Rifleman	24
G070535	It ain’t no Sharps but it shoots like one	Holt Bodinson	July 2005	Ruger’s Buffalo Rifle	35
G070538	50 years of gun replicas reproductions and reintroductions	Mike Duke Venturino	July 2005	Repeating History	38
G070544	Les Baer’s lightweight Custom Carry Commanche	John Taffin	July 2005	The .38 Super Chief	44
G070554	Adventures with the .17 Mach 2	Charles E Petty	July 2005	4×17=FUN	54
G070558	Once considered a sissy gun the 1911 in 9mm is increasingly popular today	Massad Ayoob	July 2005	Springfield Armory 1911A1 9MM	58
G070564	Failing the test	David Codrea	July 2005	Views News & Reviews	64
G070586	I ain’t going back and you can’t make me: Downhill from SHOT & Its called PDS	John Connor	July 2005	Odd Angry Shot	86
G070590	Happy Trails Children’s Foundation Silver Screen Legends VIII	John Taffin	July 2005	Campfire Tales	90
G080510	Hallways: A dangerous place to face a threat	Clint Smith	August 2005	Ranging Shots	10
G080512	Dual of the Titans: Two exceptional folders exemplify state-of-the-art	Jim Gardner	August 2005	Knives	12
G080514	Loading Wildcat Cartridges	Charles E Petty	August 2005	Handloader	14
G080518	The Bench Vise: plus some ruminations on the vice borrowing	Dave Anderson	August 2005	Rifleman	18
G080520	The Pleasures of .22 Handguns	Holt Bodinson	August 2005	Rimfires	20
G080526	Passive Firing Pin Locks: are they really necessary?	Massad Ayoob	August 2005	Handguns	26
G080546	This massive semiauto defines the phrase two-handed gun	John Taffin	August 2005	The Desert Eagle of Magnum Research	46
G080552	Taking the P226 to new levels	Dave Anderson	August 2005	Sigarms X-Five	52
G080562	the modern transformation of our favorite pistol- the Colt 1911- just happens to coincide with the debut of GUNS	Charles E Petty	August 2005	50 Years with ol’ slabsides	62
G080568	Rifles for black powder cartridge rifle silhouette	Mike Duke Venturino	August 2005	Steel Meat	68
G0805102	Packin’ Pig-iron	John Connor	August 2005	Odd Angry Shot	102
G0805106	Ahead of its time: this sixgun’s time wasn’t very long unfortunately	John Taffin	August 2005	Campfire Tales	106
G090506	Letters to the editor		September 2005	Crossfire	6
G090508	The .40 Smith & Wesson: this round came along at the right time in the right place	Charles E Petty	September 2005	Ammo	8
G090512	Speed Draw: don’t have unrealistic expectations for speed of drawing and firing a hidden handgun	Massad Ayoob	September 2005	Handguns	12
G090518	Stairways: a most dangerous place	Clint Smith	September 2005	Ranging Shots	18
G090522	Chambers	Glen Zediker	September 2005	Up on Ars	22
G090524	Franchi and stoeger get benelli’s inertia drive	Holt Bodinson	September 2005	Shotgunner	24
G090528	Gone but not forgotten: Winchester’s 9422 Lever Action	Dave Anderson	September 2005	Rifleman	28
G090544	For those who only use a .45 because a .50 isn’t available	John Taffin	September 2005	The Fightin’ .50 GI	44
G090554	50 years of guns and scopes	Dave Anderson	September 2005	Through the looking glass	54
G090558	The majority of WWII was fought with turnbolt design like these	Mike Duke Venturino	September 2005	WWII Bolt Actions	58
G090562	Bolt action or double rifle for dangerous game?	John Seehan	September 2005	Triple Trouble with a Double	62
G090570	Rifles	J.B. Wood	September 2005	The Name Game Part III	70
G090574	California dreamin’	David Codrea	September 2005	Views News & Reviews	74
G090598	Am I missing something	John Taffin	September 2005	Campfire Tales	98
G100506	Letters to the editor		October 2005	Crossfire	6
G100508	Putting our money where oour mouth is	Jeff John	October 2005	Editorial	8
G100512	Enhancing the draw Part 1: Access	Massad Ayoob	October 2005	Handguns	12
G100514	Rifle Maintenance	Dave Anderson	October 2005	Rifleman	14
G100522	IMR Trail Boss Powder	Mike Duke Venturino	October 2005	Montana Musings	22
G100524	Loading for Automatic Pistols	Charles E Petty	October 2005	Handloader	24
G100526	Corners	Clint Smith	October 2005	Ranging Shots	26
G100538	Rimfire Glass: Even short-range rifles need first class scopes	Jim Gardner	October 2005	Optics	38
G100550	Meat for the pot	John Taffin	October 2005	Ruger’s Critter Gitters	50
G100560	A pert-near perfect packin pistol	John Taffin	October 2005	Rugers’ Powerhouse .454 Alaskan	60
G100568	Your gun just might shoot better than you think	Holt Bodinson	October 2005	Give it a rest	68
G100572	The orginal and the sharp Montana repros	Mike Duke Venturino	October 2005	The Sharps Model 1874	72
G100578	Shotguns	J.B. Wood	October 2005	The Name Game Part IV SHOTGUNS	78
G100582	The Bear Necessities	David Codrea	October 2005	Views News & Reviews	82
G1005112	Browning Solar Powered Ear Muffs	Kim Terlecky	October 2005	Spotlight	112
G1005112	Back home at last	John Taffin	October 2005	Campfire Tales	122
G110506	Letters to the editor		November 2005	Crossfire	6
G110508	Enhancing the draw part II: Presentation	Massad Ayoob	November 2005	Handguns	8
G110510	The gas system: when more isn’t better	Glen Zediker	November 2005	Up on Ars	10
G110522	Tatics: The Last Word: don’t be too gung-ho	Clint Smith	November 2005	Ranging Shots	22
G110524	The Metro Gun: putting the long in long-term	Holt Bodinson	November 2005	Shotgunner	24
G110526	Reduced Recoil Ammo	Charles E Petty	November 2005	Ammo	26
G110542	John Browning first design for Winchester is loving recreated	Holt Bodinson	November 2005	The High Road for the High-Wall	42
G110546	Convertible fun with a 9mm and a .22 L.R.	J.B. Wood	November 2005	Dual Purpose Hi-Power	46
G110554	The Beretta 87 is a sleek flat smooth to run and sweet to shoot elegant little .22 pistol	Massad Ayoob	November 2005	Target Lite	54
G110558	Dispelling some of those strange myths told by the campfire	Sam Fadala	November 2005	10 Great Gun Controversies	58
G110562	Winchester’s Model 1892 perfected the pistol-caliber lever action	Mike Duke Venturino	November 2005	Setting the Standard	62
G110570	Are you connected?	David Codrea	November 2005	Views News & Reviews	70
G110594	Home Home on the range- Sorta	John Connor	November 2005	Odd Angry Shot	94
G120506	Letters to the editor	various	December 2005	Crossfire	6
G120508	Enhancing the Draw Part III: Completion	Massad Ayoob	December 2005	Handguns	8
G120510	What’s in a Number? IMR vs Hodgdon	Charles E Petty	December 2005	Handloader	10
G120514	Old Gun Prices: Judging the difference between cost and value	Mike Duke Venturino	December 2005	Montana Musings	14
G120518	Gunsights: Today’s battle rifles take full advantage of technology	Dave Logan	December 2005	Optics	18
G120526	Buck Fever	Dave Anderson	December 2005	Rifleman	26
G120528	Shoot! Notice how often we rehash the same stuff? Maybe in the magazines maybe also in life?	Clint Smith	December 2005	Ranging Shots	28
G120544	The Gunmakers Guild honors our favorite round	Tom Turpin	December 2005	Happy Centennial .30-06	44
G120548	Ed Brown’s marine sniper gives new meaning to the phrase Best of the Best	Charles E Petty	December 2005	Born to Serve	48
G120554	This barrel cocking air rifle defines adult airgun	JI Galan	December 2005	The Gamo Hunter	54
G120562	Cowboy Action has touched every aspect of shooting to the betterment of our sport in general	Mike Duke Venturino	December 2005	Thank A Cowboy	62
G120570	Storm Warning	David Codrea	December 2005	Views News & Reviews	70
G120594	And a cartridge in a bare tree	John Connor	December 2005	Odd Angry Shot	94
G120598	Diamond dot unleashed	John Taffin	December 2005	Campfire Tales	98
GAN0506	Springfield’s excellent XD	Charles Karwan	Annual 2005	The Long and Short of it	6
GAN0524	Carbine Williams ‰¥ã father of the GI carbine	Glenn Barnes	Annual 2005	American Gun Maker	24
GAN0535	Single action sixgun savvy	John Taffin	Annual 2005	Taffin’s Tips	35
GAN0540	Mechanical horse as a rifle-rest?	Clint Smith	Annual 2005	A Rifleman’s ATV	40
GAN0549	.20 vs .223 ‰¥ã and the winner is?	Dave Anderson	Annual 2005	The Tactical Twenty	49
GAN0554	Taffin’s tasty ideas for the SAA	John Taffin	Annual 2005	Customizing the Colt SAA	54
GAN0575	Classic cutlery in the flesh	Kim Terlecky	Annual 2005	Schrade Hits the Big 100!	75
GAN0583	Huh? a sixgun chambering 19 calibers?	Gary Johnston	Annual 2005	Gary Reeder Scorpion	83
GAN0588	Photographer-magician	Roy Huntington	Annual 2005	Ichiro Nagata	88
GAN0592	Ten tips to boost field accuracy	Sam Fadala	Annual 2005	Shoot Well When it Counts	92
GCA0506	LMT’s multi-task AR receiver	Darryl Bolke	Combat 2005	One Weapon Any Mission	6
GCA0524	America’s battle rifle still rocks.	Clint Smith	Combat 2005	The M14/M1A	24
GCA0535	Tough match for tough guys!	Barrett Tillman	Combat 2005	Mcmillan’s Sniper Match	35
GCA0544	Tactical folders galore!	Patrick Covert	Combat 2005	Hot Steel	44
GCA0554	Cool gear for armchair warriors	James McGregor	Combat 2005	Combat Essentials	54
GCA0561	Steyr’s little rifle ‰¥ã revisited	Jerry Catania	Combat 2005	Return of the Scout	61
GCA0573	Before the AR there was the Henry!	Holt Bodinson	Combat 2005	First U.S. Assault Rifles	73
GCA0579	A Beretta 92 gets the works!	Mark Hanten	Combat 2005	Extreme Makeover	79
GCA0585	SIG’s newest: X-Five SA auto	Stefan Perry & Jens Tigges	Combat 2005	Symphony in Steel	85
GCA0591	Optics or irons ‰¥ã who needs what?	Clint Smith	Combat 2005	Sight Seein’	91
GCA0597	Non-resident CCWs	Shane Gericke	Combat 2005	Crossing the Line	97
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