The Gun Digest – 1958 | |
| Table of Contents | |
| Features | |
| Hunting in Europe by John T. Amber | 3 |
| American Handguns 1957-58 by Bob Wallack | 9 |
| Shooting the Handgun by Paul Weston | 14 |
| Gatling Gun by Harvey Brandt | 20 |
| You Can't Be Over-Gunned by John Gay | 30 |
| I'm Sick of Magnums by Francis E. Sell | 31 |
| Handloading is Great by Warren Page | 38 |
| Colt Walker-Dragoon Holsters by B. R. Lewis | 43 |
| The Sheep Rifle by Jack O'Connor | 46 |
| Common Sense Case Capacity by John Maynard | 50 |
| Handicapped Hunters by Ernie Lind | 54 |
| Freund & Bro. – Part Two by John Barsotti | 55 |
| Black Brant of Baja by Ormal I. Sprungman | 65 |
| Junior's 22 by Henry M. Stebbins | 68 |
| The 44 Magnum by Elmer Keith | 74 |
| Address Colt. Colt London by Howard L. Blackmore | 79 |
| Colt London Catalog of 1896 a 16-page full scale facsimile | 85 |
| The Shotgun Story 1957-58 by Bob Wallack | 101 |
| The Story of AR-10 by Wm. B. Edwards | 106 |
| Nuggets of History by Paul A. Matthews | 112 |
| Pheasants For Free by Joe Mears | 116 |
| Forerunners of the First Winchester – Part Two by Thomas E. Hall | 120 |
| This Gun Collecting Game by John T. Amber | 128 |
| Go Fer Gophers by Robert V. Thompson | 133 |
| English Elephant Guns | 136 |
| The Ideal Shotgun by George W. Busbey | 141 |
| Italian Proof Marks by A. Baron Engelhardt | 145 |
| Deer Hunter's Ballistics by Don Martin | 148 |
| U.S. Rifle Review 1957-58 by Bob Wallack | 152 |
| A Code For Muzzle Loaders by Kenneth L. Waters | 158 |
| Gun Engraving by E. C. Prudhomme | 161 |
| Kornbrath, Master Engraver – 22 photo specimens | 166 |
| Clay Bird Scatterguns by Warren Page | 170 |
| Shooting Fun For Everyone by Earl B. Holdren | 174 |
| Rocky Mountain Goats by Jim Rearden | 177 |
| Shooter's Choice by Kenneth L. Waters | 181 |
| Zündnadelgewehr by Fred H. Baer | 187 |
| Old Gus by Frank Sheldon | 193 |
| Case and Cartridge Gauges by Robert V. Thompson | 197 |
| Carving a Gunstock by Hal Hartley | 199 |
| Exploded Drawings by James M. Triggs | 263 |
| Special Bullet Sizing Dies by E. J. Krava | 300 |
| Stocks by Lenard Brownell, his masterwork pictured | 321 |
| Departments | |
| Custom Guns | 205 |
| U.S. Rifles – model and prices | 209 |
| U.S. Handguns – models and prices | 225 |
| U.S. Shotguns – models and prices | 236 |
| Choke Devices, with prices | 247 |
| Pellet Guns – models and prices | 250 |
| Foreign Arms in America | 253 |
| Ballistic Tables, with prices | 273 |
| Scopes & Mounts, with prices | 280 |
| Metallic sights, with prices | 287 |
| Reloading Tools, with prices | 291 |
| Arms Associations | 301 |
| National Rifle Association | 301 |
| Contributors | 302 |
| The Arms Library | 303 |
| Shooters Showcase | 313 |
| Directory of the Arms Trade | 316 |
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