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The Scoop on Ammunition Accountability
by James Dark
Ever since the invention of the internet by Al Gore, a new phenomenon has come into being, one surely as inevitable as death and taxes: the phenomenon of the constantly circulating e-mails, jokes, pictures and conspiracy theories. It seems that about every six or seven months, usually when people discover the Internet for the first time, they have to forward these things to all their friends, and it just starts the vicious cycle all over again.
Those of us who have been on the Internet since good old Al figured it all out, are getting carpal tunnel syndrome from deleting the emails that we have seen ten thousand times since the mid-1990's.
So I thought I would devote my space in this month's magazine to giving you the straight skinny on one of the new myths circulating, in the hope that you will at least know the complete truth about this one before you circulate it. I am talking about the much ballyhooed Ammunition Accountability Act, which is being touted as President Obama's means of controlling guns through ammunition control.
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•Collecting |
Enfield Restoration
By Bill Marion
After restoring a dozen or so antique firearms, I felt that I was ready for a bit of a challenge. That is exactly what I found when I purchased an “untouched” P-1853 3-band Enfield from International Military Antiques (IMA). The Enfield Pattern 1853 Rifled Musket (also known as the Pattern 1853 Enfield, P53 Enfield, and Enfield Rifled Musket) was a .577 caliber muzzle-loading rifled musket, used by the British Empire from 1853 to 1867. Many Enfield 1853 Rifled Muskets were later converted to Snider-Enfield rifles which used a hinged breech block and a .577 black powder cartridge. During the American Civil War, the 1853 Enfield was used by both the Union and the Confederacy in great numbers. The Confederacy imported the Enfield P-1853 more than any other small arm, in spite of the fact
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•Hunting |
Exploring Untamed Africa with Tall Grass Safaris
By Dirk Harris
Africa is one of the last untamed frontiers in the world and offers the adventurous tourist an unprecedented basket of experiences. Setting off into this frontier is however easier said than done, and it helps to have a knowledgeable guide clearing the path. Tall Grass Safaris arranges and operates hunting, photographic and fishing safaris throughout South Africa and offers their clientele the opportunity of exploring Africa’s pristine landscape.
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Kudu Hunt with Tall Grass Safaris
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THE GREAT BEARHUNT
By GARY MCCONNAUGHHAY
| I was just sitting here thinking about how many years I've hunted Ontario black bear and some of |
| my many adventures. I guess the best place to start is the beginning. The first year I hunted with |
| GOUDREAU & SONS was in the early 1990's. The first trip I didn't have any ideal what to |
| expect. The first day we unloaded our four wheelers and started out to bait. I was not expecting |
| the work we had to do. We baited about 30 active baits and rode in some of the most scenic |
| country I've ever hunted in. We covered somewhere between 25 & 30 miles. I Was beat but it |
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The Great Bear Hunt
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•Handguns |
The Broomhandle Mauser Pistol
By Bob Shell
Generally considered the second oldest successful semi auto pistol it came out in 1896. The Borchardt that came out in 1893 was the first successful auto loader though it didn’t stick around very long and was the forunner of the Luger. The Borchardt pistol came out with a 30 caliber bottle neck cartridge which was also adopted by the Mauser C 96 pistol in essentially the same loading though the C 96 was loaded a little hotter by some accounts. While the Broomhandle wasn’t designed by Paul Mauser three brothers who worked at his factory developed the design over a period of a couple of years starting in 1893. By March of 1895 they had a prototype
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Two Bolo Mauser pistols
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The Fine Firearms Find of the Century
By Guy Bignell
In the words of the immortal Michael McIntosh, "call this a tangled web with a happy ending, a story that unfolds like the plot of a Russian novel toward a conclusion in which one of the most venerable Belgian gunmakers and the most venerable American gunmaker undergo a renaissance and in the process bring back to life one of the more visionary guns of the twentieth century - invented by a Belgian maker whose relative obscurity belies his genius".
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•Reloading |
Discussion of Pressures
By Bob Shell
Some people think that all pressure in a gun is bad. Nothing can be further from the truth because without pressure the bullet wouldn’t exit the muzzle. When a gun is fired the primer ignites the powder which turns into gas. That process pushes the bullet out the end of the barrel as that is usually the point of least resistance. When the proper amount and type of powder are employed the gun goes bang and you hit your target without any problems. Or at least
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Double Barrel blown up by overload
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