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Editor’s Pick: Gun Digest Book of Classic Combat Handguns

Jennifer L.S. Pearsall — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 21:45:08 +0000

These old combat handguns are still available, even in the frenzied gun market. This book is your guide to classic pistols that work today, reviewed by the greatest gun writers of all time.

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Giveaway: Limited Edition Gun Digest Collector’s Set

Corrina Peterson — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 15:57:51 +0000

We may not be as popular as Oprah or Ellen (at least not yet), but we do have a few "favorite things," and this month we're giving away several of them! Today's prize is the Gun Digest Store's December special - the Limited Edition Gun Digest Collector's Set.

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AR-15/M16: The Rifle That Was Never Supposed to Be

Christopher R. Bartocci — Mon, 16 Jul 2012 06:00:04 +0000

Find Out How the "Mattel Toy" became America's Assault Rifle.

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Johnny Reb and His Guns

Edward R. Crews — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 15:12:35 +0000

The Civil War was a turning point in American history. Edward R. Crews describes the different weapons used by the Union and the Confederates and how the quality and availability of arms affected the outcome of the war.

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Perfect Autoloaders for Upland Game

Nick Hahn — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:28:12 +0000

While artists may like to depict upland hunters with double barrel shotguns, doubtless more upland game are actually taken with autoloaders. Here is a look at some of the best repeaters.

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Tingle’s Creation Still Amazes

Editor Dan Shideler — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 21:16:38 +0000

Never heard of the mighty Tingle .44 blackpowder magnum revolver? Welcome to the club. Predating Ruger's Old Army .44 by more than a decade, the Tingle .44 blackpowder is all but forgotten today.

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The .44 Magnum … One Year Later

Elmer Keith — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 19:56:14 +0000

The world's most potent handgun cartridge in the year 1958, its history and development, plus notes on handloading and shooting it, by the man whose dream came true!

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Mauser: The Most Important Rifle

Jim Thompson — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 15:27:49 +0000

With the closest estimate of production hovering between 91 million and 125 million, and having been manufactured for the military of twenty or more countries, it's hard to imagine a rifle more important than the Mauser Model 98.

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Remembering the Late Model G

Editor Dan Shideler — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:59:23 +0000

We can be sure that Morris F. Smith was the only person who ever applied the terms “reliable” and “durable” to the infamous Standard Model G automatic rifle.

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One Good Gun: My Sporterized Mauser

Harvey Pennington — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 19:54:49 +0000

I think the idea of sporterizing a military Mauser has been with me since I was in my early twenties. There is no doubt that it was the direct result of reading Jack O’Connor’s books and articles.

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