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item #	article title	author	issue date	firearm	subject	page
G018631	Mag-Na-Port’s Mag-Na-Finishes	Barach, Mike	January 1986		Tough, handsome finishes for working guns.	31
G018632	Caspian Arms’ Match Grade .45 autos	Savino, Richard	January 1986	Caspian Match Grade .45	Quality guns for competition and defense.	32
G018634	Two New Rifles from Thompson/Center	Trzoniec, Stanley	January 1986	T/C Hunter, Contender Carbine Kit	Single shot sporters for today’s hunter.	34
G018638	But I NEED that .45-70.	Pickles, Al	January 1986		How the author bought 5 rifles in 9 months.	38
G018642	Shooting Stars	Rickell, Walter	January 1986		Famous faces 1985 Celebrity Cup Trapshoot.	42
G018644	Custom Colt Officer’s Model	Rickell, Walter	January 1986		Bullseye shooting, 1950’s style.	44
G018647	Know Your Hunting Cartridges	Matunas, Ed	January 1986		12 gauge buckshot and slugs.	47
G018650	A History of Wheellock Pistols	McPeak, William	January 1986		A look at the world’s first practical handguns.	50
G018654	Is this the Ultimate Magnum?	Taffin, John	January 1986		.44 UltraMag enters the “Most Powerful” race.	54
G028628	Firepower from the Far East	Woods, Jim	February 1986	K1A1, K2	Korean Daewoo assault rifles hit the American market.	28
G028630	Evaluating Bullet Performance	Williams, Mason	February 1986		How to get the most out of your pet load.	30
G028634	Weatherby’s Crown Custom	Trzoniec, Stanley	February 1986	Crown Custom	A rifle fit for a king.	34
G028636	Death Wish 3	O’Brien, Bill	February 1986	Wildey	The Wildey pistol makes its film debut.	36
G028638	Franchi’s Para’ Carbine	Wood, J.B.	February 1986	Franchi Para Carbine	A handy take-down .22 autoloader.	38
G028642	The Wonderful Woodsman	Nesbitt, Mike	February 1986	Colt Woodsman	Collectors & shooters love Browning design.	42
G028646	The Guild Rifle Number Two	Williams, Stuart	February 1986		Spectacular example of custom maker’s art.	46
G028648	The Mighty .500 A-Square	Fender, James E.	February 1986		A real stopper for dangerous game.	48
G028650	A Super-Handy Super Blackhawk	Barach, Mike	February 1986	Super Blackhawk	Mag-Na-Port Arms makes a better design.	50
G028652	Sights for the Sharps Shooter	Nesbitt, Mike	February 1986		Equal the legendary shooting of yesteryear.	52
G028653	Know Your Hunting Cartridges	Matunas, Ed	February 1986		.307 and .356 Winchester revive lever actions.	53
G028655	Korriphila:.45 Auto Masterpiece	Simmons, Donald	February 1986	Korriphila	A modern pistol with old-fashioned quality.	55
G028658	The Unknown Marlin	Nesbitt, Mike	February 1986	1894 .44 Sporter	The story of a very rare lever-action.	58
G038625	The 10 Gauge Today	Zutz, Don	March 1986		Improved loadings for 10 gauge.	25
G038626	10 Gauge Buyer’s Guide		March 1986		All the current shotguns for the 10 gauge.	26
G038630	Making the Most of Your Black Powder Hunt	Fadala, Sam	March 1986		Ten tips for success with your muzzle loader.	30
G038633	The Harolds Club Collection		March 1986		Reno’s famous gun collection gets new home.	33
G038636	Beretta’s New Military Weapons System	van Driel, Jan	March 1986	70/90	The latest in fighting technology.	36
G038638	Beretta’s AR-70 Sporter	Wood, J.B.	March 1986	AR-70 Sporter	Testing civilian version of Italian assault rifle.	38
G038642	Son of AutoMag	Rickell, Walter	March 1986	.22 AutoMag	This handsome .22 plinker will make your day	42
G038644	Custom Gunsmith Profile: Jim Tucker	Williams, Stuart	March 1986		Fine custom stocks from a master gunsmith.	44
G038646	Americans Love Their .32s	O’Meara, Robert H.	March 1986		Why this caliber never seems to die.	46
G038648	Handloading the .32 ACP	Venturino, Mike	March 1986		Improving performance of diminutive round.	48
G038650	The Semi-Auto Thompson M1	Wood, J.B.	March 1986	Thompson M1	Latest in the semi-auto Thompson family.	50
G038652	Improve Your Accuracy with Factory Loads	Harvey, Clay	March 1986		Getting the most without handloading.	52
G038654	The .45 ACP M/P Express	Zambone, Joe	March 1986	M/P Express, Combat Commander	A stainless steel Combat Commander copy.	54
G038663	Know Your Hunting Cartridges	Matunas, Ed	March 1986		.280 Remington/7mm Express Remington.	63
G048634	Colt: 150 Years of Fine Firearms	O’Meara, Robert H.	April 1986		Colt’s anniversary—new guns for every taste.	34
G048637	The Colt Custom Shop	O’Meara, Robert H.	April 1986		Where the masterpieces come from.	37
G048638	The Parker-Hale Classic	Trzoniec, Stanley	April 1986	Parker-Hale Classic	Quality sporter braves the Canadian wilds.	38
G048642	Colt’s Shrinking Automatics	Trzoniec, bStanley	April 1986	Officer’s Model, .380 Mustang	.45 Officer’s Models, the new .380 Mustang.	42
G048646	Bring Back the Webley	Fines, Rick L.	April 1986	Webley	This old British revolver is still one of the best.	45
G048648	Scopes: Variable or fixed Power	Sundra, Jon	April 1986		Which type fits your hunting style?	48
G048650	Sidearms for Big-Game Hunters	Fadala, Sam	April 1986	Model 629, Blackhawk .357, Woodsman	Hip guns for hunters are coming back.	50
G048653	Know Your Hunting Cartridges	Matunas, Ed	April 1986		The misunderstood .257 Roberts.	53
G048668	What’s New from Remington in 1986	Hopkins, Cameron	April 1986	Mountain Rifle	The Mountain Rifle, Rem-Chokes and more.	68
G058624	Remington’s “Special Field”	Zutz, Don	May 1986	Model 1100 Special Field	Field testing this superb sporting shotgun.	24
G058634	The Guns of Roy Jinks	O’Meara, Robert H.	May 1986		The amazing collection of S&W’s historian.	34
G058636	The No. 3 Frontier Single Action	Bosselmann, Karl	May 1986	No. 3 Frontier SA	S&W’s answer to the Single Action Army.	36
G058638	Gunmaker Profile: Jocef Hambrusch	Williams, Stuart	May 1986		Austrian master specializes in multiple barrels	38
G058642	The Magic Model 19	Trzoniec, Stanley W.	May 1986	Model 19	The first medium-frame .357 still going strong.	42
G058645	Smith & Wesson and History	O’Meara, Robert H.	May 1986		Not every gunslinger carried a colt.	45
G058648	Black Powder Shotgun Buyer’s Guide		May 1986		A baker’s dozen of fine smoothbores.	48
G058655	Know Your Hunting Cartridges	matunas, Ed	May 1986		An in-depth look at the .308 Winchester.	55
G058658	.411 Magnum: Big Bore Deluxe	Duran, Col. K.C.	May 1986	custom .411 Magnum	A custom rifle for stopping dangerous game.	58
G068634	Shooting the Gatling	Williams, Mason	June 1986	Gatling Gun	Power plinking with historic museum piece.	34
G068636	History of the Gatling Gun	Rosenhouse, Leo	June 1986	Gatling Gun	One man’s invention revolutionized warfare.	36
G068638	Winchester’s Classic Doubles	Trzoniec, Stanley W.	June 1986	Model 23, Lightweight	A sampling of fine modern classics.	38
G068642	Precision Handloading for Hunters	Fadala, Sam	June 1986		Creating loads that won’t let you down.	42
G068645	John Brigham Call, Bounty Hunter	Larson, E. Dixon	June 1986		Guns and cunning were the tools of his trade.	45
G068646	Colt’s Early Longslides	Shimek, Robert	June 1986	M1900, M1902, Military	The automatics that started it all.	46
G068649	Know Your Hunting Cartridges	Matunas, Ed	June 1986		The .338 Winchester and .375 H&H	49
G078621	The Plinker’s AK	Rickell, Walter	July 1986	AK-22	.22 rimfire version of the Russian battle rifle.	21
G078634	Merkel Shotguns	Williamson, Jim	July 1986	Merkel	Fine classic doubles from East Germany.	34
G078636	Interview: Jameson Parker and Jack Lucarelli	Winokur, Jon	July 1986		Hollywood pro-gunners speak out.	36
G078638	Shoot the Broomhandle!	Petty, Charles	July 1986		Handloading the .30 Mauser cartridge.	38
G078642	The BAR Story	Trzoniec, Stanley	July 1986	BAR	First of 2-part series on BAR semiauto sporter.	42
G078646	The Handgun Hunters’ Hall of Fame Guns		July 1986	Stalker, Predator	$10,000+ cased pair of custom Rugers.	46
G078647	Iver Johnson’s Over/Under Muzzleloader	Bridges, Toby	July 1986	Iver Johnson O/U	Big-bore frontstuffer for serious hunting.	47
G078650	Russia’s TOZ 49 Target Revolver	Robinson, John	July 1986	TOZ 49	Sophisticated Soviet gun design.	50
G078654	Super Snubbies	Weiznegger, Pete	July 1986	Terminator, Effector	Custom .44 and .45 pocket revolvers.	54
G078657	Know Your Hunting Cartridges	Matunas, Ed	July 1986		7mm Mauser is still a fine big-game cartridge.	57
G078659	Progressive Reloading with Lee	Elliott, Brook	July 1986		Lee Progressive 1000 loading system test..	59
G088634	The Second Annual Guild Show	Williams, Stuart	August 1986		Finest custom gunmakers show off work.	34
G088637	Jay McCament, Custom Gunmaker	Williams, Stuart	August 1986	Ruger Number One	A talented artist and his work.	37
G088638	Springfield Armory’s Government Model	Sterett, Larry	August 1986	Springfield Armory Government Model	Testing this quality budget-priced .45.	38
G088642	The Littlest H&R	Fines, Rick L.	August 1986	H&R .25 auto	A vest-pocket .25 auto from the year 1912.	42
G088644	The Anti-Tank Gatling Gun	Fines, Rick L.	August 1986	GAU-8A	Space-age version of a 19th-century design.	44
G088648	Shooting the BAR	Trzoniec, Stanley	August 1986	BAR	7mm Magnum hunting loads for superb rifle.	48
G088658	A Hunter’s Practical Contender Arsenal	Thomas, Mike	August 1986		Barrels & accessories for handgun hunting.	58
G088665	Know Your Hunting Cartridges	Matunas, Ed	August 1986		A look at the 6.5mm magnums.	65
G088674	Build Your Own Survival Knife	McCreight, Tim	August 1986		Make a hollow-handled wilderness knife.	74
G098634	The Return of the Parker	Rickell, Walter	September 1986	Parker	A legendary shotgun lives again.	34
G098637	The AUG Assault System	Bruce, Robert	September 1986	Steyr AUG	The latest in military small-arms technology.	37
G098644	The Lawson .270 Duo	Trzoniec, Stanley	September 1986	Classic, Apache	“California” or classic, the choice is yours.	44
G098646	Two Colts in One	Rickell, Walter	September 1986		Colt 9mm convesrion unit doubles fun.	46
G098648	Sharps: The Legend Lives On	Williams, Mason	September 1986	Sharps	C. Sharps Arms keeps Old West alive.	48
G098651	The Cellini Stabilizer	Hopkins, Cameron	September 1986		A muzzle brake that really works.	51
G098652	The Genius of Jim Harvey	Williams, Mason	September 1986		Man behind many modern handgun bullets.	52
G098654	Thad Rybka’s Custom Leather	Barach, Mike	September 1986		Fine gunleather from a master craftsman.	54
G098655	Know Your Hunting Cartridges	Matunas, Ed	September 1986		.358 Winchester & .350 Remington Magnum.	55
G098668	Air Cartridge Guns	Galan, J.I.	September 1986		An exciting new development in airguns.	68
G108634	Handguns for Squirrels	Zutz, jDon	October 1986		A truly challenging hunting experience.	24
G108632	The PGW .45 Carbine	Wood, J.B.	October 1986	PGW carbine	Testing this accurate, fast handling semiauto.	32
G108634	A New Look for Browning Autos	Trzoniec, Stanley	October 1986	Hi-Power, Buckmark	9mm Hi-Power & .22 Buckmark improved.	34
G108637	14-Karat Firearms	Larson, E. Dixon	October 1986		Fully detailed miniatures in solid gold.	37
G108638	Kimber Keeps Up the Good Work	Nesbitt, Mike	October 1986	Model 82, Model 84	Exciting new rifles from esteemed company.	38
G108642	A Priceless Pinfire Pistol	Blynn, William and Hahn, George	October 1986	Pinfire	An exquisite 19th century work of art.	42
G108644	The Saurian 4 Bore	O’Brien, Bill	October 1986	Saurian 4 Bore	Holland & Holland takes us back in ime.	44
G108649	Know Your Hunting Cartridges	Matunas, Ed	October 1986		Metric calibers in old military rifles.	49
G108654	The H&R Model 5200 Match Rifle	Harvey, Clay	October 1986	Model 5200	Competition-grade .22 that’s affordable.	54
G118634	Encore .22s	Trzoniec, Stanley	November 1986	Remington 40 XR, Weatherby Mark XXII	2 high quality rimfires make a comeback.	34
G118638	The Man Behind the 1100	Allen, Paul	November 1986	Remington 1100	Remington’s popular automatic shotgun.	38
G118642	Colt Miniature Commemoratives	Macewicz, Joseph	November 1986		New half-scale cap-and-ball sixguns.	42
G118644	Safari Club’s $201,000 Rifle	Williams, Stuart	November 1986	Safari Club Rifle #5	Fab example of custom gunmaker’s art.	44
G118648	The Paris Pin Guns	Barach, Mike	November 1986	Paris Pin Gun	Accurate, reliable competition .45s.	48
G118671	Know Your Hunting Cartridges	Matunas, Ed	November 1986		8mm Mauser and .303 British.	71
G128634	The Wells .510 Express	Swartley, Ron	December 1986	Wells .510 Express	Plenty of power for dangerous game.	34
G128636	The Guns of General Patton	Swartley, jRon	December 1986		Famous ivory-handled Colt & other sidearms.	36
G128642	The 645 Has Arrived	Trzoniec, Stanley	December 1986	645	Shooting Smith & Wesson’s first .45 auto.	42
G128645	Search for the Perfect Bullet	Nesbitt, Mike	December 1986		Finding the right bullet for the .250 Savage.	45
G128646	Tribute to a Tiger Hunter	Boothroyd, Geoffrey	December 1986	Rigby	Custom rifle honoring Jum Corbett, first of 10.	46
G128648	Steel Challenge 1986	Hopkins, Cameron	December 1986		World’s fastest handgunners shoot it out.	48
G128665	What Makes a Good Hunting Cartridge? Know Your Hunting Cartridge	Matunas, Ed	December 1986		Last installment.	65
GAN8606	Modern Single Action Myths	Simmons, Don	GUNS 1986 Annual		Loading 5 chambers for safety is a fact.	6
GAN8608	S&W 469 PowerCartridge	Zambone, Joe	GUNS 1986 Annual	S&W 469	9mm Luger compact & sweet for pocket.	8
GAN8610	Stamps for the Gun Buff	Macewicz, Joseph	GUNS 1986 Annual		U.S. and foreign stamps.	10
GAN8616	End of Trail Match 1985	Arnold, Dave	GUNS 1986 Annual		Modern combat with flavor, etc. of Wild West.	16
GAN8640	Gun Bluing	Swartley, Ron	GUNS 1986 Annual		Gun bluing.	40
GAN8652	Synthetic Stocks Are Here	Trzoniec, Stanley	GUNS 1986 Annual		Synthetics resist moisture, warping& damage.	52
GAN8655	Gun Test: .380 Auto Pistols	Terrell, Ron	GUNS 1986 Annual		Many guns are offered in “puny” caliber.	55
GAN8662	Loads for the .380 Auto	Hamilton, Claud S.	GUNS 1986 Annual	.380	Loads for the .380 ACP.	62
GAN8663	Pistolsmithing the .45 Auto	Petty, Charles	GUNS 1986 Annual	.45	Pistolsmithing the .45 Government.	63
GAN8666	Air Gunsmithing	McMurray, Tim and O’Flaherty, Dennis	GUNS 1986 Annual		Airgunsmithing.	66
GAN8676	GR-8 Nylon Rifle	Wood, J.B.	GUNS 1986 Annual	F.I.E. GR-8	F.I.E.’s Remington look-alike.	76
GAN8670	Civil War Carbines	Bridges, Toby	GUNS 1986 Annual		Breechloading carbines of the Civil War.	70
GAN8678	Nylon Holster Revolution	Weizenegger, Pete	GUNS 1986 Annual		Nylon synthetic holsters offer choices.	78
GAN8688	Blow-Ups Can Be Avoided	Swartley, Ron	GUNS 1986 Annual		Don’t neglect certain safety procedures.	88
GAN8690	The Scope Scene 1986	Bell, Bob	GUNS 1986 Annual		Several new models offer hunter wide menu.	90
GAN8696	Quartz-Lok Chronograph 77A	Petty, Charles	GUNS 1986 Annual		Most convenient portable chronograph yet.	96
GAN8697	Webley & Scott Model 1904	Bruce, Gordon	GUNS 1986 Annual	Model 1904	Predecessor to the Mark I auto is hard to find.	97
GAN86100	The ABCs of Colt Collecting	Bolling, Bob	GUNS 1986 Annual		Letter designation system unknown outside.	100
GAN86105	What’s New in Guns for 1986	Sterett, Larry	GUNS 1986 Annual		What’s New in Guns for 1986	105
GAN86114	Directory of Firearms Manufacturers		GUNS 1986 Annual		Directory of Firearms Manufacturers.	114

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