Innholdsfortegnelse for August 2018 i Gun Digest

In the darkest corner of the barn’s milkhouse leaned an old .22 LR lever gun and a quietly humming radio that never quit. Ever. Each wore nearly 2 decades of barn dust and dirt from lack of attention, and it wasn’t easy to notice either one if you weren’t looking. I was through that barn daily for the first 18 years of my life, and in all my days I never once saw Dad touch either one. I think of that ol’ .22 now and again, but more often than that, I think about that radio. The volume was so low that the songs were all but reduced to a white noise of steel guitars and country fiddles that melded in with the perpetual hum of the livestock fans. That…

Introduced in 1955 by Winchester for its Model 70 Lightweight bolt-action and Model 88 lever-action rifles, the .358 Winchester is based on the .308 Winchester case necked up. It’s known in Europe as the 8.8x51mm. Many European rifle makers chamber the round. In the United States, only the Browning BLR lever-action is currently chambered for this cartridge. The Model 99 Savage was also once available in .358 Win. The .358 Winchester is one of the best commercial (non-magnum) .35-caliber cartridges turned out by any American manufacturer. It’s a big improvement over the .35 Remington, slightly more powerful than the old .35 Winchester, and more useful than the .348 Winchester. As the .308 Winchester is a shortened version of the .30-06, by the same token the .358 Win. is a shortened…

9mm: Guide To America’s Most Popular Caliber By Robert Sadowski Follow the unlikely rise of the 9mm from its humble roots in the German Empire to America’s No. 1 pistol cartridge in 9mm: Guide to America’s Most Popular Caliber. A must-have reference for anyone remotely interested in the 9mm, author Robert Sadowski cuts through the myths and misconceptions about the cartridge and drills down why it’s the top choice for American crime fighting, self-defense and competition. Sadowski exhaustively documents modern 9mm ammunition variations, giving readers a crystalline understanding of what the market holds and what options are best suited for what applications, as well as the inside on reloading their own red-hot 9mm ammo. The new title also covers history’s most iconic 9mm guns, including the Luger and Browning Hi-Power,…

So, you went out and bought a new precision rifle, and now you want to purchase a new optic. But there are so many choices — from Athlon to Vortex, Barska to Zeiss — where do you start? How do you wade through the hype and get down to the meat and potatoes of the questions? Let’s start with the easy ones: What’s your intended use? It’s that simple. Do you only have access to 200 yards and plan on putting the scope on your .308 Win.? Or, are you interested in shooting PRS, or F-Class or just plinking — because all these details matter. The first thing you need to do is be honest about your intended use for the scope. To reach 1,000 yards with a .308 Win.…

On May 3 of this year, I entered a conference hall in Dallas on the eve of the 2018 NRA Annual Convention and Meetings under the promise of not disclosing what I was about to see until the embargo was officially lifted at 9 am the following morning — at the open of the show. The curtain lifted, jaws dropped — and I’ve been fielding questions from readers and friends alike ever since. Behind that curtain was the new Sig Electro-Optics BDX (Ballistic Data Xchange) System, a cutting edge collaboration of rangefinder, riflescope and smartphone that makes holdover calculations so bulletproof that it almost seems unfathomable. I hate the phrase “game changer,” but if ever there was a category-revolutionizing product worthy of that moniker, this very well seems to be…

Fifty-caliber handguns are intriguing. They’re imposing, a bit intimidating — they kick like hell — and they sling large chunks of lead. But, even though all of the above sounds, well … interesting, what are they really good for? If you’re mainly a paper puncher, there are more fun, less punishing and way more practical choices to be made. Now that we’ve established what they’re not good for, let’s get to the real purpose of the half-inchers. In my humble opinion, big and dangerous game hunting is where the .50-cals truly shine. Let that sink in for a moment. I have found throughout my hunting adventures with a wheelgun that many greet my primary hunting weapon choice with skepticism, and sometimes outright hostility and righteous indignation. They typically cite a…

LEGISLATION UPDATES NFA Process To Quicken Certainly the extra expense of purchasing a National Firearms Act regulated gun or device is prohibitive for many. But it’s the hassle — paperwork, background checks, wait times — that deter most from making the plunge into a short-barreled rifle, suppressor or other implement that falls under the law’s umbrella. Mercifully, this might soon change if the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) holds true to its word. The federal agency announced at the end of May that it’s shooting to process all NFA applications within a 90-day timeframe. This is a godsend, as anyone who’s done the bureaucratic two-step can attest. After all, something as simple as a .22 LR suppressor can take up to a year to obtain. According to…

In one of the old books that I like to read, the author mentions that there are times when one cannot be burdened with a rifle, but the situation may be such that one does not want to be unarmed. Therein lies the virtue of the handgun. Most handguns are portable and provide a measure of protection. With the increase in concealed carry across the country, compact handguns are enormously popular — and the selection is truly bewildering. Small pocketable revolvers have been on the market since the late 1800s, and for well more than a century, the 1911-style has dominated the marketplace. Designed by John M. Browning, the Colt 1911 was the primary handgun of the U.S. military for 85 years. Chambered for the .45 Auto cartridge, the pistol…

JULY Jul 20-21 PA, Gettysburg. Militaria & Historic Arms Show. Gettysburg Fire Dept, 35 N Stratton St. SH: Fri. 1pm-7pm, Sat. 9am-4pm. T: 85. F: . Hallowed Ground Militaria. 35 N Stratton St, Gettysburg, PA 17325. PH: 717-667-2383. Jul 21-22 AR, Little Rock. Gun Show. State Fairgrounds, 2600 Howard St. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. A: $10. F: . RK Shows. PO Box 334, Manchester, IA 52057. PH: 563-927-8176. www.rkshows.com. Jul 21-22 AZ, Phoenix. Gun Show. Arizona State Fairgrounds, 1826 W McDowell Rd. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 9am-4pm. A: $12. Crossroads of the West. PO Box 290, Kaysville, UT 84037. PH: 801-544-9125. www.crossroadsgunshows.com. Jul 21-22 GA, Columbus. Gun & Knife Show. Columbus Georgia Convention & Trade Center, 801 Front Ave. SH: Sat. 9am-5pm, Sun. 10am-4pm. A: $10. RK Shows. PO…

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For those concealed carry connoisseurs who prefer and appreciate the “old school” capabilities a revolver brings to the waistband, Ruger is now offering both the LCR (Lightning Compact Revolver) and LCRx (with external hammer) in .327 Federal Mag. The LCR wears a 1.87-inch barrel for true concealment, a six-round capacity and weights 17 ounces unloaded. Overall dimensions are 4.5- inches high and 6.5 inches long with an MSRP of $669. The LCRx nearly mirrors the specs of the LCR, measuring a mere 0.7-ounce more and featuring that external hammer for single-action use.…