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I’M REDUCING MY FOUR FAVORITE GUN MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTIONS TO three, and Shooting Times is still on my list! Sam Wolfenberger’s “Just for Fun” article that covered Heritage Manufacturing’s Barkeep rimfire revolver was extremely welcome! His complete article was spot-on. We all know what great, reliable, reasonably priced, and beautiful firearms Heritage produces, and the long-anticipated Barkeep is no exception. Thanks to Shooting Times, Sam Wolfenberger, and Heritage for this great read. Norm Cooter Via email More About the Shelton Brothers Gang I read Joel J. Hutchcroft’s “Hipshots” column about the Shelton Brothers Gang in the May issue. I found it very interesting, but I think Mr. Hutchcroft left out the most interesting facts of the gang. He mentioned they were defeated by Charles Birger, a rival gang leader. He should…

CALLED BY SOME “THE BEST RIFLE WINCHESTER has made since 1964,” the rimfire Model 9422 XTR lever action was introduced in 1972. Engineered to utilize a modified version of Winchester’s super-reliable Model 61 slide-action rimfire mechanism but mirror the look and feel of the legendary Model 1894 centerfire lever-action rifles, it was a rip-roaring success. The Model 9422 was intended—and by many accounts succeeded—in reestablishing Winchester’s reputation as a premium firearms manufacturer. Frames were forged and then milled. Internal components were of top-shelf quality—no pot metal or stamped parts. Stocks were nice walnut and were well-fitted and beautifully finished. The standard model featured a 20.25-inch, round barrel and a straight-grip stock with a shotgun-type buttplate, but myriad variations were made. While official production numbers are not available, an estimated 850,000…

FIREARM ADDICTS HAVE certain milestones they hope to achieve. Yours might be the acquisition of a vintage firearm you’ve fantasized about for 40 years. Maybe it involves winning a shooting match with your father’s 1911. Or it might be chasing elk somewhere with a cherished big-game rifle. The point is: If you’re deep enough into firearms, you have a dream that involves a particular gun. As with many of you, there’s no shortage of ideas percolating in my brain. Most fizzle out, but periodically one sticks with me until completion. Due to simplicity and cost, it usually involves ARs. However, last year I decided it was time to build a tricked-out, polymer-framed 9mm Glock. Why Glock? Because Glock is the AR-15 of the pistol world. Parts are everywhere, assembly is…

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IF YOU’VE BEEN READING SHOOTING TIMES FOR A WHILE, THEN YOU KNOW I really enjoy shooting .22 rimfires, especially the classic Browning Auto 22 (now called the SA-22), the Savage Model 24, and the Winchester Model 1890. I’ve spent a lot of time behind those guns, and in fact, until I had guns of my own, I grew up shooting my dad’s old, beat-up, and shot-out pump-action Winchester Model 1890 chambered for .22 Short. I still have it, and as fond of it as I was when I was just a lad, it doesn’t have all the features I wish it had. Rossi’s new pump-action Gallery .22 does. For instance, the Gallery .22 has sling-swivel studs on the barrel band up front and on the buttstock in back. I don’t…

FEW THINGS STRIKE TERROR INTO THE HEART LIKE the words “amateur gunsmith.” The British have a word for it: bodger, usually preceded by “bloody,” as in, “The bloody bodgers have been at it.” The common American term is “shade tree gunsmith,” although why the poor tree gets dragged into it, I don’t know. Two other words in the same category are “amateur stockmaker.” There is something about an unblemished piece of nice walnut that brings out the sculptor/carver/ checkerer in an otherwise presumably sane person. From various experiences with such people over the years, I believe—although I cannot prove it—that there is a connection with northern climes and long winter evenings. Some years ago, in Canada, I had a chance to buy a Winchester ’86 for about half its value…

Taurus G3 T.O.R.O. THE TAURUS G3 SERIES PISTOLS ARE NOW OPTICS-READY. THE FULL-SIZE 9mm G3 T.O.R.O. (Taurus Optic Ready Option) slide features a factory optic cut so consumers can install their choice of micro red-dot reflex sight. Four mounting plates along with four sets of screws and an L-Key are included, and they fit Trijicon RMR, Noblex Docter, Vortex Venom, Burris FastFire, Sightmark Mini, Holosun HS407C, Leupold DeltaPoint, C-More STS2, Bushnell RXS 250, and TRUGLO TRU-TEC Micro sights. The polymer-frame G3 T.O.R.O. also comes with a drift-adjustable rear sight and a white-dot front sight, a 4.0-inch barrel, a manual safety, a trigger safety, and two magazines. Magazine capacity is 10, 15, or 17 rounds depending on the version. The pistol weighs 25 ounces. MSRP: $408.77 taurususa.com VihtaVuori N568 Powder The…

A Axeon Dog Soldier Predator 4-16X 50mm Axeon’s new Dog Soldier Predator 4-16X 50mm rifle-scope has a second-focal-plane illuminated reticle with 0.25 mil dots at 1-mil intervals and vertical hashmarks between each dot. Power is provided by a CR2032 battery, and there are five brightness settings. The scope has a 30mm tube, low-profile turrets (0.25-MOA adjustments), and side parallax adjustment to 500 yards. The lenses are multi-coated, and the scope is waterproof, shockproof, and fogproof. MSRP: $299.99 axeonoptics.com B Brownells 1-8X 24mm MPO The newest riflescope from Brownells is the 1-8X 24mm MPO (Match Precision Optic). Like previous MPO scopes, it has a 30mm tube and high-quality glass made in Japan. It also features the unique Brownells Non-Obscuring Illuminated Reticle, which has a center aiming dot inside a box and…

A Benelli ETHOS SuperSport The semiautomatic ETHOS SuperSport is set up for clays shooters, and it features a new lightweight, weather-resistant, carbon-fiber finish. It’s offered in 12, 20, and 28 gauges and comes with the ComfortTech 3 recoil-reducing system, a ported Crio barrel, a fiber-optic front sight and a mid-rib bead, and extended Crio chokes. The gun also features the Shell View system, a beveled loading port, drop and cast shims, and a nickel-plated receiver. Barrel lengths are 28 and 30 inches. Length of pull is 14.38 inches. Weight varies from 5.4 to 7 pounds. MSRP: $2,299 benelliusa.com B Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon III The new Silver Pigeon III over-under shotgun is a fancier version of Beretta’s 686 Silver Pigeon I. Offered in 12, 20, and 28 gauges and .410…

REAL AVID’S NEW MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE FIREARMS CLEANING PRODUCTS attack fouling, corrosion, and friction. Gun-Max Gun Oil protects against corrosion and delivers high-friction lubrication and cold-weather viscosity. It’s offered in aerosol and liquid. Bore-Max Bore Foam is chemically engineered for maximum copper elimination while being safe for a firearm’s bore. This solvent is fast acting and, according to the company, has no harsh chemical odor. It’s said to be a real “copper destroyer.” Foul-Out Gunk Blaster is safe for polymer surfaces and evaporates quickly. It blasts away burnt powder, oil, and grease and has a unique integrated flip-up straw applicator. The company calls it “a pressure washer for your gun.” Real Avid’s company literature says the new Maximum Performance cleaning and maintenance products are “like gun love in a can.” Who…

ABOUT 20 YEARS AGO, JIM WILSON WROTE ABOUT Deputy U.S. Marshal Henry Andrew “Heck” Thomas, calling him “the real Rooster Cogburn.” Since then, I’ve done my own research on Thomas, and during his storied career, he encountered many notable outlaws, including Bill Doolin, Sam Bass, brothers Pinkney “Pink” Lee and Jim Lee, Ned Christie, Jim July (Belle Starr’s partner), and Ol Yantis. I like to think of Thomas as the Marshals’ Marshal. Thomas was born on January 6, 1850, in Oxford, Georgia. He was raised to be humble and kind, and his parents saw him becoming a preacher one day. He got his nickname from childhood friends because “heck” was the harshest word they ever heard him utter. After a short stint serving as a policeman in Atlanta following the…

Q: I JUST CAME INTO POSSESSION OF AN OLD WINCHESTER MODEL 1892 made in 1914. It has a 20-inch barrel, and it’s chambered for .25 WCF, a.k.a. .25-20. I remember that my grandmother had one like it a long time ago, and she has told me of how they used it on predators that sometimes bothered the livestock. What can the experts tell me about the .25-20? What’s it good for? Noah Andrews Via email A: The .25-20 once was a very popular small-game and varmint-hunting cartridge. Sources differ on when it was introduced (either 1893 or 1895), but riflemakers embraced it in a big way, with most of the major companies offering rifles in single-shot, lever-action, and bolt-action models. The Winchester Model 1892 like yours was incredibly popular. The…

ONE OF MY GUNSMITH’S HUNTING BUDDIES, RUSTY, called the other day asking for some specific reloading advice. He asserted that he’d had enough of cleaning guns to last the rest of his life and intended to only load “one of those new copper-cleaning propellants.” Unfortunately, his two favorite hunting rifles are chambered for cartridges for which there isn’t any load data using those new-type powders. Rusty told me he has always used IMR 4064 for his two favorite cartridges (.35 Remington and .35 Whelen), and he thought IMR 4166 Enduron looked like it would be suitable. So I called one of my sources at Hodgdon, which owns IMR, and asked about it. My source said it would work and to start out by reducing the maximum loads for IMR 4064…

SHOOTING TIMES HAS BEEN COVERING PRODUCTS FROM XS Sights regularly over the last few years. A lot of major gunmakers offer models straight from their factories with XS sights already installed. Most of what we’ve covered have been semiautomatic pistols and lever-action rifles, but this time, I installed the XS Standard Dot Tritium Night Sight on my personal Ruger SP101 revolver. This little double-action revolver is chambered for .327 Federal. It was manufactured in 2008 and has a 3.0-inch barrel. It’s one of my favorite personal-defense guns, and it’s a great trail gun, too. The XS Standard Dot Tritium Night Sight front sight is highly visible and features a fluorescent ring surrounding a tritium Ember Glow Dot. It’s offered with green and white rings. I chose green. (XS offers Big…