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1983 GUNS Magazine Articles

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G128333 Custom Rifles by Harry Lawrance Allen, Paul December 1983
One of America’s leading custom rifle builders.
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G128334 Dan Wesson’s .357 Maximum (cover) Taffin, John December 1983 Dan Wesson .357 Maximum Maximum performance from a superb double action.
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G128336 All-American Hunting Battery Matunas, Ed December 1983
Long and short arms for any hunting opportunity.
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G128338 IPSC Nationals Moats, Greg December 1983
Waves of the future in handgun shooting.
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G128340 Custom Bishop Rifle Mark 10 Trzoniec, Stanley December 1983 Model 10 E.C. Bishop & Sons’ classic American craftsmanship.
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G128342 1983 World Fast Draw Championship Arganbright, Bob December 1983
World title and $7,200 cash at stake.
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G128344 Long Range Pistols from Great Britian Carlyle, Anthony December 1983
Handgun target shooting at 300 yards
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G128350 Frost and Thunder Part II Garrett, Randall December 1983
The thrilling sage continues.
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G128330 Short Action Ruger Conversion Woods, Jim December 1983 Ruger Reduced lock time equals new shooting experience.
30
G128347 Long Flute Treasure! O’Meara, Robert December 1983 Long Flute Mystery Colt SAA from the early 1900s.
47
G118324 Why Auto Pistols Go Bad Olsen, John November 1983
90% of the problems lay with the magazine.
24
G118334 Roy Weatherby’s Varmintmaster Trzoniec, Stanley November 1983 .224 Varmintmaster The choice of knowledgeable small game hunters.
34
G118336 Break-Open Revolvers are Back! Pickles, Al November 1983 Aficionado Detonics brings back a classic design.
36
G118338 Six Quality Muzzleloaders Bridges, Toby November 1983
Top black powder rifles for under $250.
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G118340 Browning’s 14-shot Pocket Pistol Woods, Jim November 1983 Browning BDA Big things still come in small packages.
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G118342 Ruger’s 77 International Nesbitt, Mike November 1983 Ruger 77 International Carbine length and Mannlicher stock.
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G118346 One Man’s Non-Custom Longslide Gaertner, Russ November 1983 .45 An affordable hybrid .45 auto.
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G118348 Frost and Thunder Part I (cover) Garrett, Randall November 1983 Pachmayr Colt Combat Commander Fantasy fiction with a definite gun interest.
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G118364 Sweden’s Answer to World War II Van Rooy, Bill November 1983 Ljungman The Ljungman Rifle: Sought by hunters and collectors.
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G118333 Bianchi Cup V Romero, Fred November 1983
Star Wars comes to Bianchi.
33
G118345 Engraver Profile: Angelo Bee
November 1983
Look for those famous engraved letters, “ABEE.”
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G108325 Bushnell’s “New” Centurion Handgun Scope Barach, Mike October 1983
scope
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G108338 Henry Halverson’s Silvertip Bullets Wallack, Bob October 1983
bullets
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G108342 Fist of Thunder Fishler, Norman October 1983 .45 colt Handling a derringer in .45 Colt is no easy task.
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G108326 A Fool and His Headspace Gauge Olson, John October 1983
handloading
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G108336 NRA Show 1983 Woods, Jim October 1983

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G108344 Sterling X-Caliber Thorstad, Bruce October 1983 X-Caliber Seven X-Caliber debuts in the new 7mm Intl Rimmed wildcat.
44
G108346 Remington’s 3-Millionth Model 1100 (cover) Trzoniec, Stanley October 1983 Model 1100 Serial No. 3,000,000—that number of 1100s.
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G108332 How Safe is Your Holster? Barnard October 1983
holster
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G108349 Ithaca 51A: Test Report Zutz, Don October 1983 Ithaca M51A
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G108366 Building Up From Basic Pickles, Al October 1983 1911 Thompson 1911A1, plus Aimpoint sight, plus SSK Avenger conversion unit, get shooting son of a gun.
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G098332 Fixng Balky Auto Shotguns Olson, John September 1983
Home remedy for a constipated autoloader.
32
G098334 .30-06 Rifle Roundup Trzoniec, Stanley September 1983 .30-06 All-American cartridge sets the pace.
34
G098350 .44 Magnum Retrospect Williams, Mason September 1983 .44 Progress kept .44 Magnum at forefront of development.
50
G098336 Big Bore Lever Guns Rockefeller, John September 1983
Big medicine: Lever rifle comeback.
36
G098340 Perazzi— Gun of Champions Zutz, Don September 1983
Perazzi’s line of dynamic shotguns.
40
G098345 Selecting a .22 Auto Rifle Lam, Herbert September 1983 .22 Choosing between these six .22 rifles is a difficult task.
45
G098348 Stoeger’s New .22 Luger (cover) Stemmler, Willard September 1983 Luger .22 With all-steel frame, this .22 autoloader makes its mark.
48
G098338 Colt Replicas from Allen Woods, Jim September 1983 Frontier Italy’s best single actions authentic style and handling.
38
G098352 Rifle Energy Chart—Reloading Special Tribbett, Hershel September 1983
A 100 yard comparison of rifle energy for each caliber.
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G098354 25 Top Rifle Handloads—Reloading Special Matunas, Ed September 1983
Save time, trouble with these time-tested tack drivers.
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G098357 Beware of Hard Cast Bullets—Reloading Special Olson, John September 1983
They aren’t necessary; should be used with caution.
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G098358 Metallic Reloading Presses—Reloading Special GUNS Staff September 1983
Buyers guide of latest developments and prices.
58
G098342 Mini Percussion Revolver Reynolds, Dave September 1983 Mini-Perc Gun test fo Freedom Arms mini-revolver—wow!
42
G098343 Handloads for the Versatile 12 Gauge Zutz, Don September 1983
Handloads for smallest upland game to waterfowl.
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G098344 Byron Burgess—Engraver Profile GUNS Staff September 1983
custom guns
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G088322 Four Rifles in One Briggs, Phillip August 1983
Henry Stute’s 4-in-1 battery
22
G088325 Boy’s Muzzleloaders Bridges, Toby August 1983 Frontier Scout Get youngsters started in muzzleloading with these two.
25
G088327 S&W Kit Guns Reynolds, Dave August 1983 Kit Gun .22 Rimfire Magnum chambering.
27
G088328 Savage Utility Shotguns Woods, Jim August 1983
shotguns
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G088330 The Look of a Snake Boothroyd, Goffery August 1983
Quality in guns
30
G088334 Magical Movie Guns (cover) Rickell, Walter August 1983 H&K P-7 The Man from UNCLE returns new exotic weaponry.
34
G088336 Valmet Owner Report GUNS Exclusive August 1983 Valmet Approval with few gripes, some constructive criticism.
36
G088338 Mini-14 vs M-1 Carbine Bensinger, Jonathan E. August 1983 Mini-14 Has Mini-14 made M-1 Carbine obsolete?
38
G088342 Stoeger’s 65th Anniversary Trzoniec, Stanley August 1983
Alex would be proud of the variety and quality offered.
42
G088346 Stockmaker Profile: Earl Matsuoka Rockefeller, John W. August 1983

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G088348 H&R Swing-Outs Rockefeller, John August 1983 Sidekick Swing-out cylinder guns offer quick reload and ejection.
48
G078319 The Lanber Landing Zutz, Don July 1983 Model 2004 Lanber Gun test—Spanish Over/Under comes to America.
19
G078320 Defender of the Desert Weizenegger, Pete July 1983 Galil Now available in U.S, may be finest assault rifle.
20
G078328 Your Choice with the SPAS 12 Galan, J.I. July 1983 SPAS 12 Franchi offers convertible action assault shotgun.
28
G078330 The .22 RF Magnum Rockefeller, John W. July 1983
Still a viable cartridge.
30
G078333 From Magnum to Maximum Bradshaw, David July 1983 .357 .The 357 grow up.
33
G078336 What Price Custom Quality? Williams, Stuart M. July 1983
How much for customizing and what you get.
36
G078338 Engraver Profile: Robert Maki Niemi, Paul July 1983

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G078342 Two Twenty Twos With Class Trzoniec, Stanley July 1983 Browning BPR .22
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G078345 Breaking the 7 lb. Barrier Woods, Jim July 1983 Model Seven Lightweight guns being made to carry in the field.
45
G078348 Recreating Scotland’s Best James, Garry July 1983 Dounside
48
G078350 Sterling Mark 6 Zamboni, Joe July 1983 Sterling Mark 6 Semi-auto version of famed British machinegun offers strength, reliability and firepower.
50
G068328 Range Finding Scopes Yendes, Albert June 1983
Help or hype?
28
G068332 The .30-06—The Century’s Best Wood, Jim June 1983 .30-06
32
G068335 Take-Down Rifles Nesbitt, Mike June 1983
S.K. Gun Division specializes in take-down rifles.
35
G068336 Roy Rogers Museum Swartley, Ron June 1983
Desert repository fo Old West memorabilia.
36
G068338 Billy Breckenridge Larson, E. Dixon June 1983
a lawman of the best type in 1880 Tombstone.
38
G068340 The Alpha 1 Rifle Hughes, B.R. June 1983 Alpha 1 Lightweight rifle for bolt action hunters.
40
G068343 S&W Targetmasters (cover) Trzoniec, Stanley June 1983 Model 41, 52 Quality autoloading target pistols from S&W.
43
G068346 The Venerable Savage Nesbitt, Mike June 1983 Model 1899 Savage 99 centerfire repeater is impressive..
46
G068350 Buying Used Custom Guns Charles, C. George June 1983
Be on the alert for variety of custom gun differences.
50
G068352 10 Gauge on a Shoestring Rockefeller, John W. June 1983 10 gauge H&R 10 gauge slug gun has limits but is affordable.
52
G068363 The Rossi Gallery Morton, Doug June 1983 .22 Slide action .22 rimfire magnum fun to shoot.`
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G058314 Yavapai Gunsmithing School Jamison, Rick May 1983
One of the finest.
14
G058326 Winchester Double Xpress Rifle (cover) Trzoniec, Stanley May 1983 Double Xpress Double rifle for American hunters.
26
G058331 Winchester’s 101 Waterfowl Zutz, Don May 1983 Model 101 Gun test —gun for all seasons.
31
G058332 New Zealand Collection Concannon, Alan May 1983
Ted Shoebridge’s collection spans Middle Ages to now.
32
G058334 The M-249 Machine Gun McGivney, John May 1983 M-249 Squad Automatic Weapon feeds by box, belt, magazine.
34
G058338 Jim Cloward—Gunsmith Williams, Stuart May 1983

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G058342 Hitler’s War Treasures Blynn, William May 1983
Bored G.I. discovers a great treasure of the war.
42
G058344 The .257 Roberts Trzoniec, Stanley May 1983 .257 .257 Roberts making a return with new loadings.
44
G058348 H&R Combo Gun Rickell, Walter May 1983 Handy Gun II H&R offers versatility and dependability with combo gun.
48
G058347 Colt’s Stainless Percussion Nesbitt, Mike May 1983
Colt introduces old favorite with new look.
47
G058349 Mel Wood—Engraver Profile Woods, Jim May 1983

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G048322 Remington Seminar Woods, Jim April 1983
Seminar for writers reveals new products and outlook.
22
G048324 T/C Rifle Jones, J.D. April 1983 Jaguar Single shot rifle will get shooteers’ attention.
24
G048326 S&W 1500 Varmint Williams, Stuart M. April 1983 1500 Gun Test—S&W performed well with tuning.
26
G048328 Collecting Serial Numbers Reynolds, Dave April 1983
Favorite serial numbers chosen for many reasons.
28
G048330 Browning BLR Rockefeller, John W. April 1983 Browning BLR Design changes make this lever gun easier to handle.
30
G048332 Air Gun History Galan, J.I. April 1983
From primitive bellows to sophisticated mechanisms.
32
G048334 Dynamit Nobel Guns Galan, J.I. April 1983 RWS Model 75HV Something for every endeavor in RWS air gun line.
34
G048338 Pellet Profiles Fanta, Ladd April 1983
Air gun pellets have progressed dramatically.
38
G048342 Charles V Replica Lindsay, Merrill April 1983
3-barrel revolver replica resides in Eli Whitney museum.
42
G048344 The Coonan .357 Williams, Mason April 1983 Coonan Own a .357 Magnum autoloader.
44
G048348 Tuning Your S&W Revolver Trzoniec, Stanley April 1983
Tricks for improving performance.
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G048321 Ralph Ingle—Engraver Profile
April 1983

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G048337 007 Airgun Barry, James C. April 1983

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G048346 Gordon Tibbitts—Stockmaker Profile Williams, Stuart jM. April 1983

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G048355 Air Gun Lubes Fanta, Ladd April 1983

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G038320 T/C Sierra...A Team Trzoniec, Stanley March 1983 Contender Contender and Sierra bullets for big bore performance.
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G038324 The Browning Lightning Woods, Jim March 1983 Browning BBR Browning bring bolt action to near perfection.
24
G038326 What’s a Seville? Page, Raymond March 1983 Seville Single action with Interchangeable barrels, cylinders.
26
G038328 Axton-Duff Make History Nesbitt, Mike March 1983
Special edition knives.
28
G038331 The .24 Caliber Luger! Farrell, Jim March 1983 Luger the mad geniuses of Spirit Lake are at it again.
31
G038334 The Rottweil Zutz, Don March 1983 Olympic Series 72 Olympic Series 72 designed with champion’s help.
34
G038338 Don Klein: Stockmaker Williams, Stuart March 1983

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G038342 The Sharps Rifle Williams, Stuart March 1983 Sharps Made-to-order Sharps.
42
G038344 The Enfield: A Bit of British History Stamps, Jerald March 1983 Enfield The Enfield revolver in the service of the British Empire.
44
G038346 The DuBiel Rifle Lang, Bud March 1983 DuBiel Modern classics in styling and quality in accuracy.
46
G038348 the Kimber Rifle Williams, Stuart March 1983 Kimber 82 First centerfire from Kimber brings back the Hornet.
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G038319 Beauty By Barbetti Autry, Peyton March 1983 Barbetti Colt 300 hours and lots of patience went in to masterpiece.
19
G038333 Mustafa Bilal: Photography at its Best (cover) Williams, Stuart March 1983 S&W M-66
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G028318 Ruger #1 Rimfire Moorhead, Richie February 1983 Ruger #1 Rimfire Ruger 22 conversion makes the #1 even more attractive.
18
G028324 Antiques and Smokeless Don’t Mix Larson, E. Dixon February 1983

24
G028326 New Look at Stopping Power Pickles, Al February 1983
A realistic look at handgun cartridges.
26
G028328 S&W’s 9mm Revolver Reynolds, Dave February 1983 S&W 547 9mm wheelgun reaches America.
28
G028330 These Colts Are Missing! Borden, Hal February 1983
Linclon Colts, Model 1860, gift to Sweden’s monarch.
30
G028333 Browning Challenger III Trzoniec, Stanley February 1983 Challenger III Aesthetically pleasing and consistently accurate.
33
G028336 Gas Gun of the Past Oakleaf, J.B. February 1983 Monner A 350-shot CO2 air rifle.
36
G028337 A Modern Muzzleloader Nesbitt, Mike February 1983 Stockman’s Hunter Stockman’s in-line percussion: a rifle with difference.
37
G028338 Custom Rifle Stocks for the T/C Contender Woods, Jim February 1983

38
G028343 Custom Gunsmith Directory
February 1983
Custom Gunsmith Directory
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G028350 Directory of Firearms Engravers
February 1983
Directory of Firearms Engravers
50
G028360 Long Range Handgunning French, Jack February 1983
Big bore, silhouette shooters have known fun for years.
60
G028358 Return of the .32-40
February 1983
America rediscovers the Duke’s round.
58
G028366 The .22 Short
February 1983 .22 For pure fun and ecomonic enjoyment, the .22 short.
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G018310 Shotshells ala Carte Barlow, Roger January 1983
Foreign may not be better, but sure are differeent.
10
G018314 Beretta BM-59 Steele, Kevin E. January 1983 BM-59 308 auto that is compact, balanced, a heavyweight.
14
G018325 One Powder Load Zutz, Don January 1983
No, but here’s a couple that will satisfy 3-gun reloader.
25
G018326 Maverick Arganbright, Bob January 1983
9 of 10 guns hidden, TV’s legend hits comeback trail.
26
G018328 Barrel Reboring Zaleski, Norm January 1983
This old technique may save you money.
28
G018330 Armsport Trailblazer Bridges, Toby January 1983 Trailblazer Muzzleloading magic, accurate and pleasant to shoot.
30
G018332 The Baby Daisy Brandt, W. Paul January 1983 Targeteer Gun that shoots baby BBs.
32
G018333 Egyptian Maadi Mason, James January 1983 Maadi World’s most widely used assault rifle.
33
G018336 The Pitcairn Pistol (cover) Lindsay, Merrill January 1983 Pitcairn Engraved piece of America’s heritage available.
36
G018339 Knives Custom Showcase Woods, Jim January 1983

39
G018342 Ruger Heavyweights Trzoniec, Stanley January 1983
Quality, performance, innovation in rugged wheelguns.
42
G018347 Abram Boland: A Western Character Lasrson, E. Dixon January 1983
Old West man of many talents, proficient with a Colt.
47
G018348 The T/C Patriot Land, Bud January 1983 Patriot T/C Patriot black powder pitted against 2 autoloaders.
48
G018350 Taurus M-85 Reynolds, Dave January 1983 Taurus 85 Gun test—new undercover alternative .38 Spl.
50
G018351 Ruger MK II .22 Auto Steele, Kevin January 1983 Mk II .22 Auto Ruger carries the classy .22 auto closer to perfection.
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