The Shooter's Guide to Classic Firearms

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Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2006-06-01
Publisher(s): Stoeger Pub Co
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Summary

For the first time all of Guns & Ammo magazine's "Classic Test," feature articles have been collected in book form-a fascinating collection of articles detailing the history, technology and performance of many of the world's great firearms. G&A's technical experts put each gun through its paces to examine its cpabilities and performance. From muzzleloaders to automatics, rifles and handguns, you'll gain valuable insight into the performance and background of some of history's most famous rifles, pistols and shotguns. Classic Test includes sidebars on cartridge conversion and reloading information for many historic and obsolete cartridges.

Table of Contents

Classic Rifles
6(70)
Classic Military Rifles
British Martini-Henry
8(4)
Garry James
U.S. Springfield .45-70 Trapdoor
12(4)
Garry James
German Model 71/84 Mauser
16(4)
Garry James
French Model 1886 Lebel Rifle
20(4)
Garry James
British Long Lee-Enfield
24(4)
Garry James
Model 1909 Argentine Mauser
28(4)
Steve Comus
MK III Short Magazine Lee-Enfield
32(4)
Garry James
Winchester Russian Model 1895
36(4)
Garry James
Philip Schreier
U.S. Model 1896 Krag-Jorgensen Carbine
40(4)
Garry James
Japanese Type 99 Arisaka
44(4)
Steve Comus
U.S. M 1 Garand
48(4)
Garry James
U.S. Johnson M 1941
52(4)
Payton Miller
Classic Sporting Rifles
1878 Sharps Borchardt
56(4)
Jeff John
Winchester Model 1890 .22 WRF
60(4)
Jeff John
1903 Springfield NRA Sporter
64(4)
Garry James
Winchester Model 88
68(4)
Steve Comus
Winchester Model 71
72(4)
Rick Hacker
Classic Pistols
76(62)
Classic Military Pistols
Webley-Fosbery Revolver
78(4)
Garry James
Red Nine: C.96 Mauser
82(4)
Garry James
Colt New Army Model 1898
86(4)
Garry James
Colt Model M Pocket Auto
90(4)
Garry James
Colt Model 1917 New Service
94(4)
Garry James
Beretta Model 1934
98(4)
Garry James
Browning H1-Power
102(4)
Garry James
Classic Civilian Pistols
·577 Howdah Pistol
106(4)
Garry James
Smith & Wesson No. 2
110(4)
Garry James
Colt Model 1877
114(4)
Phil Spangenberger
Remington Over/under Derringer
118(4)
Jeff John
Webley Metropolitan Police
122(4)
Garry James
Colt .25 Pocket Hammerless
126(4)
Garry James
Hi Standard GB Auto
130(4)
Garry James
Colt New Service .357
134(4)
Wiley Clapp
Classic Shotguns
138(22)
Winchester Model 1877
140(4)
Dennis Adler
Browning Auto-5
144(4)
Steve Comus
Burgess Repeating Shotgun
148(4)
Jeff John
Winchester Model 42
152(4)
Steve Comus
Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight
156(4)
J. Scott Rupp
Index 160

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