American Rifleman Index for 1973

Dope Bag    
AR-15 Rimfire Conversion May-73 63
Astra .357 Jul-73 78
Browning B-S/S 20 Ga. Jun-73 74
Browning Citori Oct-73 66
Browning Liege Aug-73 60
B-Square Rib Jig Feb-73 61
Chubb's Multigauge Jul-73 80
Colt Sauer Rifle Nov-73 60
Du Pont SR 4759 Powder Mar-73 61
Federal Champion II Apr-73 65
Hammerli Model 120 Pistol Apr-73 62
H & R Shikari Apr-73 67
Heckler & Koch MP9 S Pistol Jan-73 56
High Standard M107 Pistol Feb-73 63
Hoppe's Clay Target Traps Feb-73 62
Interarms Virginian Revolver May-73 62
Lee Electric Lead Pots Mar-73 60
Lee Minie Bullet Mold Jun-73 73
Lee Production Lead Pot Jul-73 82
Marlin Model 1894 Carbine Dec-73 50
Miida Model 2300 Feb-73 58
Mossberg Model 472 Rifle Sep-73 69
Musgrave Premier Jun-73 68
Navy Arms Buffalo Carbine Jan-73 60
New S&W Stainless Revolvers May-73 67
Parker-Hale Musketoon Sep-73 62
Ransom Master Series Rest May-73 65
Remington Model 541-S Rifle Oct-73 72
Remington Model 3200 May-73 17
Ruger New Model Single-Six Mar-73 56
Ruger No. 3 Carbine Aug-73 40
Shiloh Fixed-Core Minie Molds Aug-73 64
Shiloh 4-Cavity Minie Mold Jun-73 71
Smith & Wesson Model 59 Pistol Jun-73 40
S & W M67 Stainless Revolver Jan-73 62
Star Model FM Pistol Sep-73 74
The Thompson/Center Patriot Sep-73 48
.22 WMR Shotshell Jun-73 75
Valley Forge Fore-End Stop Sep-73 72
Weatherby Mark XXII Rifle Jul-73 84
Weaver Qwik-Point Sight Nov-73 65
Biography-History    
Obituaries: Harvey Donaldson Jan-73 10
Obituaries: John R. Lang Oct-73 40
Obituaries: Rep. John P. Saylor Dec-73 10
Shooting Champions: SFC John A. Smith Jan-73 8
Shooting Champions: Allen Arrington May-73 10
The Stature Of A Legend Grows Jul-73 30
Sighting-Optics    
Aiming Over Middle Bead Dec-73 55
Combination Sights Aug-73 69
Eyeglass Safety Strap Aug-73 78
Eyes Are For Aiming Sep-73 44
How To Pick Front Sight Apertures Jan-73 50
How To Use Binoculars Oct-73 96
Reading Mirage Aug-73 86
Shooting And The Master Eye Feb-73 70
Shotgun Scope Is A Winner For Wingshooters Aug-73 27
Sight Pictures Dec-73 55
Sight Radius On Target Pistol Aug-73 70
Sights For Slug Guns Apr-73 46
Some Insights Into Scope Reticles Apr-73 56
Why Both Eyes Open? Aug-73 74
You Can't Score Well If You Cant Your Scope Feb-73 20
Gunmaking-Gunsmithing    
Acraglas Gunstock Finish Jul-73 103
Arms Makers Try Tougher Gun Finish Mar-73 42
Beauty Beneath The Bark Jan-73 35
Captive Spring Jul-73 92
Cleaning Muzzle Loaders Aug-73 81
Clearing Metal Fouling Feb-73 69
Coloring Aluminum Items Jul-73 92
Compact Reloading Stand Sep-73 97
Converting Winchester Rifle Sep-73 81
Faulty Glass May Shatter Your Display Apr-73 28
Finishing Rosewood Jul-73 107
"Freshing" Rifle Barrels Dec-73 57
Gun Care Nov-73 80
Guns Also Are Heat Engines Mar-73 29
Gunstocks Should Suit Your Build Jul-73 32
Homemade Case Offers Protection For Sights May-73 29
Imported Woods For Gunstocks Mar-73 49
Make More Hits ... Sep-73 42
Make This Lockable Gun Rack Nov-73 42
Make Your Own Chambering Reamer In Just Two Hours Sep-73 32
Making A Handy Shooting Bench Feb-73 82
Metric Gun Screws Jun-73 88
Mobile Reloading Bench Jun-73 66
M1903 Springfield Scope Sight Base Mar-73 45
A Modern Attempt At Antique Arms Apr-73 29
Mounting Sights On Shotgun Jun-73 82
My Tinkerer Turns Gunsmith Dec-73 25
New Barrels From Old Dec-73 40
Reconditioning Snap Caps Nov-73 72
Record Ballistics On your Gunstock Sep-73 10
Removing Lee-Enfield Stock Feb-73 72
Rifle Stock Design Feb-73 74
Simple Tripod Rifle Rest Oct-73 20
Soft Target Trigger Nov-73 79
Special Gas Cylinder Designs Oct-73 87
Stock Finishing Nov-73 87
Stockmaking At Home: Try It This Winter Nov-73 34
Stripping Plated Gun Parts Jun-73 82
Teflon Coating Jul-73 96
Texture And Hardness Of Woods Determine Their Workability Nov-73 23
To Keep Them Shooting Feb-73 85
Top Quality American Guns II Nov-73 48
Top Quality American Guns -Part III Dec-73 30
Top Quality guns In America Oct-73 51
Trap In Pistol Grip Nov-73 76
Uses For Miniature Lathe Nov-73 86
Uses Of Epoxy Jul-73 101
A Versatile Safety For The .45 Pistol Mar-73 34
Wax Protects Firearms Jul-73 107
Winchester .45!?!? Sep-73 47
Wood Defects Can Spoil Your Stock Jun-73 44
Firearms Safety    
Ammonia Fouling Solution Oct-73 89
Boys And Guns Sep-73 24
Carbide Lamp, A Life Saver Feb-73 81
Clay Rabbit Range May-73 74
Desiccant Indicator Feb-73 70
Don't Invite Theft Mar-73 72
Expect Unexpected Accidents Sep-73 14
Range Tips: Federal Funds? Mar-73 78
Range Tips: Baffled Ranges May-73 95
Firearms Safety Aug-73 80
Frozen-Gun Fiasco Dec-73 64
Good Lighting Improves Scores May-73 28
A gun For Home Defense Jan-73 72
Gun Handling At Home Dec-73 65
Gun Knowledge Jul-73 105
Gun Transportation Jan-73 17
High School Hunting Class Sep-73 94
Keep guns Out Of Sight For More Peace Of Mind Feb-73 46
Planning A New Range Jan-73 49
Put Firearms Literature In School And library Apr-73 18
Relieving Gun Springs Feb-73 67
Safety By Sound Jul-73 100
Safety With Tubular Magazine Apr-73 91
Shooting For Fun Jan-73 72
Smoke Damage Feb-73 76
Tips On Preventing Gun Thefts May-73 80
Trapped By Fire May-73 86
Tree Stand Safety Apr-73 88
The 12-20 Burst May-73 23
Unloading Lever-Actions Nov-73 86
Antique Arms And Ammunition    
Army Cartridge Box Feb-73 73
Austrian Carbine Apr-73 74
Ball Sizes For ML Revolvers Jan-73 69
Blackpowder "Substitutes" Jan-73 75
Boutet Pistols Sold At Sotheby's Sep-73 10
Bullet Markings Jan-73 66
Charges For Muzzle-Loaders Jul-73 91
Collecting Ammo Boxes Aug-73 84
Cordite Saw Long Service With British Mar-73 46
C.S. Shattuck's Little Equalizer Feb-73 26
A Double Charge May-73 82
Dreyse Guns Sep-73 78
Early Cal. .25 Cartridges Sep-73 89
Elegance in Percussion Pistols Jan-73 30
11.7 mm. Danish Service Rifle Nov-73 72
The Elusive Ship Musket Jun-73 50
Forager's Shell Jul-73 89
.44 henry RF Cartridges Nov-73 77
.41 Short Rimfire Ammo Sep-73 90
.457 For Cap-And-Ball Jan-73 64
George Smith Express Rifle Nov-73 75
Hagen Rolling-Block Rifle Feb-73 66
How The Navy Drifted Into Buying 'navies' Mar-73 30
imitation Colt Revolver Aug-73 70
India Cavalry Pistol May-73 78
Ingenious Device Speeds Muzzle-loading Dec-73 45
J. Stevens' Rare "Lady Model" Jul-73 45
Lowell .45-70 Gov't Aug-73 76
The Many Faces Of Firearm Ignition Dec-73 20
Modified Model 1888 Rifle Apr-73 75
Muzzle-Loader Accuracy Feb-73 80
Plant Cup-Fire Revolver Dec-73 55
Portuguese Kropatschek Rifle Apr-73 77
Proper Powder Charge Sep-73 84
Remington Baby Carbine Sep-73 80
Revolutionary War Rifles: Accurate But Of Limitied Use Oct-73 26
Rifle-Musket Charges Oct-73 88
Rolling Blocks With A Swedish Accent Mar-73 38
Royal Warrants Jul-73 88
Schuetzen Load Refinements Dec-73 56
Semi-Hammerless Shotgun May-73 70
Single-Shot That Wouldn't Surrender: The U.S. .45-70 Aug-73 30
Spencer Rifle Cartridges Dec-73 61
Springfield Single-Shot Rifles Mar-73 71
Stevens Hunter's Pet Rifle Sep-73 82
Webley-Pryse Revolvers Nov-73 70
Where Muzzle-Loaders Are "Modern" Jun-73 67
Winchester's Fancy Flop Jun-73 37
The World's Costliest gun Apr-73 24
Ammunition-Reloading    
All-Metal Shotgun Shells Jul-73 93
Aluminum Sprue Plate Rated High Mar-73 28
Aluminum Sprue Plate Success Jun-73 91
Ammunition For .455 Webley Jan-73 71
Ammunition For Japanese 99 Jan-73 65
Ancient .30-'06 Service Loads May Be Fired Feb-73 28
Antenna Erecting Blank Jul-73 90
Ballistics Of Plastic Wads Jul-73 89
Bench-Shooting Cast Bullets Dec-73 62
Brass Shells Are Obsolete Jan-73 52
Brush Or Scatter Loads Jun-73 86
Budget Bullet Sizer Apr-73 39
Bullet Seating Depth Mar-73 73
Caps For Percussion Revolvers Mar-73 67
Cartridge Case Head Cracks Dec-73 57
Cast Bullet Loading Method Sep-73 92
Cast With Two Molds For Speed Jul-73 98
Colt Bullet Molds Feb-73 70
Colt Cast Conicals Mar-73 70
Correct Mold Size Oct-73 86
Don't Resize Expanded Heads Nov-73 77
Factory Ammunition OK Sep-73 82
5-in-1 Blank Cartridge Dec-73 57
The 5mm. On Chucks Jan-73 75
For Best Results Be Sure Your Alloy Is Adequate Nov-73 51
.44-40 Ballistics Jun-73 87
.41 Colt Cartridges Aug-73 75
.450 Revolver Cartridge Apr-73 79
.43 Egyptian And .43 Spanish Jan-73 70
.45 ACP Bullets Feb-73 69
.45-70 Line-Throwing Blank May-73 72
.45 Thompson M1923 Cartridge May-73 71
.458 Magnum Neck Anneal May-73 76
Gauges And Shot Loads Aug-73 87
Handloading For Converted Snider Enfield Dec-73 38
Handloading For Versatility Apr-73 85
Handloads For .25 ACP Jul-73 95
Hirtenberg Headstamp Jan-73 71
Israeli 9mm. Cartridge May-73 70
Lee Shotshell Loader Apr-73 89
Light Loads Cheap And Adequate Jul-73 37
Light Loads For Shotguns Jul-73 34
Loading .357's In .38 Dies Feb-73 71
Low Velocity Shot Loads Dec-73 72
Lubricating Bullets Easily Jun-73 90
Make Your Own Bullet Metals Nov-73 52
Me And My M94 Apr-73 84
Meaning Of ".30-30" Nov-73 74
Mismatched Shotshells May-73 83
NRA Loads For The .308 Winchester Oct-73 47
9mm. Shotshell Dec-73 58
9.3 X 64 Brenneke or 9.3 X 62? Aug-73 73
NWM Aluminum-Cased Blanks Jun-73 83
Peterlongo Cartridges Nov-73 71
Powder Storage Jan-73 76
The Powder Trickler Jul-73 96
Primer-Operated Guns Feb-73 68
Primer Storage Oct-73 86
Proper Bullet Mold Dec-73 68
The Quest For Non-Toxic Shot Dec-73 16
Reloading Shotshell Pressures Apr-73 81
Reloading The .45-70 Aug-73 39
Remington Rimless Calibers Dec-73 60
Removing Separated Case Oct-73 91
7mm. Weatherby Magnum Load Sep-73 90
7.62 mm NATO Cartridge Sep-73 86
Shot Making Mixes Old, New Methods Jan-73 38
6.5 X 58R Sauer Jun-73 85
Slag In Plumber's Lead Sep-73 86
Small Shot On Ducks May-73 88
Smoking Bullet Mold Cavities Jun-73 84
Something New Under The Sun Oct-73 44
SPLAT Shotshell Aug-73 72
SR4759 Powder Available Again Jul-73 8
Teflon Coated Cartridge Sep-73 84
Temporary Reloading Table Apr-73 90
Test Of Iron Shot Hit-Or-Miss In Itself Jun-73 53
.38-55 And .38-56 Not Same Jan-73 69
.30 M2 Ball Types Jul-73 93
.30-1903 Cartridges Feb-73 73
.30-'06 180-gr. Load Aug-73 69
.303 British Vs. .30-'06 Mar-73 68
.303 Magnum Cartridge Sep-73 80
.303 Mark IV Tracer Feb-73 69
.303 Savage Cartridge Jan-73 68
Trial Caseless Cartridges Feb-73 47
Trim Brass, not Safety Margin Nov-73 84
.22 K-Hornet Rechambering Jan-73 68
.22 LR And .25 ACP May-73 79
.22 WCF Cartridge Mar-73 70
.22 WCF Shot Cartridge Feb-73 70
.243 Winchester Load Feb-73 84
.256 Winchester Magnum Oct-73 84
U.S.C.C. Primer Markings Sep-73 86
Venting Bullet Molds Oct-73 82
Versatile .44 Magnum Loads Oct-73 99
Volumes Vary Among .308 Winchester Cases Apr-73 37
Winchester No. 225 Primer Sep-73 81
Wingo Ammunition May-73 75
Rifles, Description And Performance    
Artillery Trainer Aug-73 68
Big Bores Sep-73 36
Buying A Used Competition Rifle Feb-73 17
A Carbine From Your 99 Mar-73 35
Choosing A Rifle Outfit For Crows May-73 20
Converting The Savage 99 Jan-73 26
A Fine Old Rifle-The Stevens Walnut Hill Oct-73 53
French 1886 M93 R35 Rifle Nov-73 78
Hunting With a .410 Feb-73 79
I'll Stick To The .25-20 May-73 80
The Kremlin Special Aug-73 21
Kropatschek Disassembly May-73 73
Marlin Baby Repeater Mar-73 67
Martini Cadet Rifle Jan-73 65
Mauser 98 Barrel Threads Dec-73 58
M1 National Match Production Apr-73 80
Remington Model 33 Rifle Jul-73 58
Remington Nylon 76 Rifle Feb-73 54
Ruger No. 3 Carbine Aug-73 40
The Siamese Military Mauser Jan-73 53
The Spare Stock Jan-73 74
Standard Auto-Pump Rifle Dec-73 60
The .30-'06 Oct-73 92
The .303 Savage Jun-73 91
The .220 Swift Nov-73 82
Winchester Model 54 Striker Sep-73 88
Winchester M52 Sporter Feb-73 76
Winchester Model 70 Rifle Dec-73 63
Shotguns, Description And Performance    
American Arms Co. Shotgun Sep-73 88
Barrel Lengths Jul-73 95
Buying A Single Barrel Shotgun Sep-73 38
Custom Buttplate Aug-73 76
Double-Barrel Shotguns Mar-73 66
Fighting Rust In Shotgun Chambers Feb-73 45
Lever-Action Shotgun Feb-73 71
"Long Range" Choke Aug-73 73
Love Affair With A Fox Feb-73 39
Low Pressures In Shotguns Apr-73 79
My Ultimate Shotgun Aug-73 82
Pump Or Autoloader Speed Dec-73 54
Recoil Lock Jul-73 94
Remington Model 3200 May-73 17
Remington Model 29 Shotgun Apr-73 79
A Russian Purdey Feb-73 30
Shotgun Barrel Lengths Mar-73 68
A Shotgun For All Seasons Nov-73 33
Shotgun For Youngster Nov-73 81
Shotgun Receiver Shape Dec-73 62
Shotguns For Deer Apr-73 82
Single-Double Triggers Nov-73 76
Skeet Choke Marking May-73 76
Solid Vs. Ventilated Rib Nov-73 78
12-Ga. Medicine Feb-73 77
28-Ga. Shotguns May-73 85
When The Hammer Double-Barrel Was King Aug-73 23
Winchester 1897 Shotgun Dec-73 54
Winchester M1911 Shotgun Nov-73 74
You Can't Program Shotgun Consistency Oct-73 30
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Handguns, Description and Performance    
Astra Model 900 Pistol May-73 77
British Bull Dog Oct-73 18
Browning 1900 May-73 58
Colt Single-Action .41 Long Jan-73 67
.45 Revolver Conversions Feb-73 67
The French Army's Idea Of Automatics May-73 55
How To Trouble Shoot .22 Target Automatics Feb-73 15
Inexpensive Belgian Revolver Feb-73 75
Light-Weight Handguns May-73 82
Luger Carbine Jun-73 80
Luger Stoppages Dec-73 66
Modified Mauser Pistol Aug-73 74
Nambu Flaws Trimmed In Type 14 Jul-73 54
Selecting A Second-Hand Center-Fire Pistol Nov-73 26
Selecting A Second-Hand .22 Handgun Jul-73 23
Smith & Wesson Model 59 Pistol Jun-73 40
S & W "Triple Lock" Aug-73 70
.35 S&W Pistol Jan-73 64
The Thompson/Center Patriot Sep-73 48
Tight Revolver Chambers Apr-73 82
Why The Double-Action Semi-Auto Pistol Jun-73 22

Last Updated on 2/5/98
By Chuck Barnett