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1985 Articles
1985 American Handgunner Magazine Articles
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| Item | Article | Author | Issue | Title | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HJF8509 | Cops and IPSC | Marshall, Evan | Jan/Feb 1985 | The perfect marriage, or a “paper bag” date? | 9 |
| HJF8522 | Carry Gun Modifications | Moats, Greg | Jan/Feb 1985 | What’s practical, what’s not—from experts. | 22 |
| HJF8526 | .44 Special Double Derringer | Crudele, Stephen | Jan/Feb 1985 | A pocket powerhouse of potent persuasion. | 26 |
| HJF8528 | John Linebaugh’s Custom 45 Long Colts | Taffin, John | Jan/Feb 1985 | There’s life yet in the old Warhorse. | 28 |
| HJF8532 | Custom Fitting Custom Grips | Sterett, Larry | Jan/Feb 1985 | How to fit custom grips to the frame. | 32 |
| HJF8536 | Reloading the .45 Win. Mag. | Zambone, Joe | Jan/Feb 1985 | How hot is this hot new magnum? | 36 |
| HJF8539 | Alan Jenkins:Wunderkid | Thornton, Rebecca | Jan/Feb 1985 | He’s only 15, but he’s a good speed shooter. | 39 |
| HJF8540 | IPSC in South Africa | Hopkins, Cameron | Jan/Feb 1985 | They shoot IPSC a little differently. | 40 |
| HJF8542 | A Southpaw’s Delight | Rich, Curtis | Jan/Feb 1985 | Problems for lefties with semi-autos. | 42 |
| HJF8544 | The Star 30PK | Petty, Charles | Jan/Feb 1985 | Spanish gunmaking firm comes up w/ winner. | 44 |
| HJF8548 | Custom Pistolsmith Directory | Jan/Feb 1985 | Pistolsmiths | 48 | |
| HJF8571 | Master Tips | Winokur, Jon | Jan/Feb 1985 | Double action shooting. | 71 |
| HMA8507 | Norway Second Chance | March/April 1985 | Vikings discover bowling pin shooting. | 7 | |
| HMA8526 | How to Beat Match Pressure | Romero, Fred | March/April 1985 | Learn from champion how to beat jitters. | 26 |
| HMA8528 | Master Tips | Winokur, Jon | March/April 1985 | Ray Neal explains fire control, grip technique. | 28 |
| HMA8534 | World’s Most Powerful Revolver | Fender, James | March/April 1985 | An indepth look at the .454 Casull Magnum. | 34 |
| HMA8538 | Handgunner’s Nightmare–Morton Grove | Kendzie, Andrew | March/April 1985 | How to keep the gun grabbers from yours. | 38 |
| HMA8539 | Cogan’s Pop-Off Compensator | Bone, Michael | March/April 1985 | Comp gun for matches; carry gun for streets. | 39 |
| HMA8542 | Korriphila.45 ACP | Rickell, Walter | March/April 1985 | The Mercedes of autoloaders. | 42 |
| HMA8546 | The New Wave of Holsters | Arganbright, Bob | March/April 1985 | Make room for velcro and nylon. | 46 |
| HMA8554 | Swiss Plinker | Wood, J.B. | March/April 1985 | Yodel while plinking this fine Swiss handgun. | 54 |
| HMJ8516 | Crossfire | Marshall, Evan and Romero, Fred | May/June 1985 | Is PPC practical? 2 cops hash it out. | 16 |
| HMJ8518 | Master Tips | Winokur, Jon | May/June 1985 | Jack Weaver demos Weaver stance. | 18 |
| HMJ8534 | 1984 IPSC National Championships | Hopkins, Cameron | May/June 1985 | Year of .38 Super; Rob Leatham wins. | 34 |
| HMJ8531 | Wilson Combat PPC Revolver | Nadel, Seth | May/June 1985 | Champ PPC shooter wrings out PPC gun. | 31 |
| HMJ8542 | 1984 PPC National Championships | Romero, Fred | May/June 1985 | When smoke cleared Kerry Hile had third title. | 42 |
| HMJ8544 | Charter’s Off-Duty .38 Snubby | Pickles, Al | May/June 1985 | Charter Arms’ lightweight backup revolver. | 44 |
| HMJ8545 | Orlando Police Adopts IPSC | Bane, Michael | May/June 1985 | Department sees IPSC benefits for training. | 45 |
| HMJ8546 | Pin Busters | Hopkins, Cameron | May/June 1985 | Coors hosts bowling pin World Championship | 46 |
| HMJ8551 | The Guns of Mike LaRocca | Trzoniec, Stanley | May/June 1985 | One of the hottest young pistolsmiths around. | 51 |
| HJA8526 | Master Tips | Winokur, Jon | July/August 1985 | Jeff Cooper on basics of practical shooting. | 26 |
| HJA8527 | The Combat Mind-Set | Cooper, Jeff | July/August 1985 | Being mentally prepared for lethal threats. | 27 |
| HJA8528 | The Taurus Model 66 | Attenborough, B.F. | July/August 1985 | Brazilian .357 Mag wheelgun shows quality. | 28 |
| HJA8529 | Crossfire | Nadel, Seth and Romero, Fred | July/August 1985 | Knockdown power: Myth or Reality? | 29 |
| HJA8534 | Fiocchi Target Pistols | Baiocco, Sam | July/August 1985 | Italian bullseye pistols are tack-drivers. | 34 |
| HJA8539 | Les Baer, Master Pistolsmith | Prins, Bob | July/August 1985 | Meet one of the country’s top pistolsmiths. | 39 |
| HJA8542 | The .32 H&R Magnum Comes of Age | Cotterman, Dan | July/August 1985 | The cartridge and the guns chambered for it. | 42 |
| HJA8544 | The .256 Super-Mag | Goodman, Doug | July/August 1985 | Learn how a silhouetter designed this wildcat. | 44 |
| HJA8546 | The Handguns of Safari Club | AH Staff | July/August 1985 | Feast your eyes on these special handguns. | 46 |
| HJA8548 | Portrait of an Olympian | Rickell, Walter | July/August 1985 | Don Nygord shoots busllseye, well. | 48 |
| HSO8529 | Course of Fire: Steel Challenge | Sept/Oct 1985 | How to shoot Steel Challenge at your range. | 29 | |
| HSO8533 | Master Tips | Winokur, Jon | Sept/Oct 1985 | Lee Cole’s match winning tip for gals. | 33 |
| HSO8535 | Crossfire | Fowler, Mickey and Hipes, Mark | Sept/Oct 1985 | Is IPSC a sport or tactical fraining? | 35 |
| HSO8537 | Thompson Trio | Barach, Mike | Sept/Oct 1985 | Auto-Ordnance’s 3 chamberings for Browning’ 1911 design. | 37 |
| HSO8538 | IPSC Indoor Championship | Hopkins, Cameron | Sept/Oct 1985 | IPSC indoors? You bet. | 38 |
| HSO8542 | 1985 Steel Challenge | Hopkins, Cameron | Sept/Oct 1985 | Shooting Championship offered 200,000. | 42 |
| HSO8546 | Davis Windmaster | Nadel, Seth | Sept/Oct 1985 | Bill Davis applies radical thinking to PPC gun. | 46 |
| HSO8550 | Home on the Range with Jo Anne Hall | Hopkins, Cameron | Sept/Oct 1985 | Former Dallas cheerleader & IPSC champ. | 50 |
| HSO8552 | Colt’s Python Turns 30 | Trzoniec, Stanley | Sept/Oct 1985 | The Python celebrates its 30th birthday. | 52 |
| HSO8555 | Chop Jobs With Class | AH Staff | Sept/Oct 1985 | 300 Gunsmithing knows how to chop barrels. | 55 |
| HSO8558 | The Centimeter Bore | Collins, Whit | Sept/Oct 1985 | Part Two of 10mm bore story and Bren Ten. | 58 |
| HSO8561 | Detonics Pocket Nine | Murphy, Bob | Sept/Oct 1985 | A pocket pistol with promise. | 61 |
| HSO8562 | Lady’s Choice | Williams, Mason | Sept/Oct 1985 | Perfect carry guns for gals–Freedom Arms. | 62 |
| HSO8563 | Hornady Pro 7 Press | Barach, Mike | Sept/Oct 1985 | Progressive press cranks em out w/ quality. | 63 |
| HSO8588 | Unique is Unique | Boyer, Terry M. | Sept/Oct 1985 | A report on this versatile pistol powder. | 88 |
| HND8530 | Crossfire | Pride, John and Ayoob, Massad | Nov/Dec 1985 | Revolver or auto for self defense? | 30 |
| HND8531 | Courses of Fire: Bianchi Cup | Nov/Dec 1985 | How you can shoot the Bianchi Cup. | 31 | |
| HND8536 | Master Tips | Winokur, Jon | Nov/Dec 1985 | Brian Enos shows how to hit 505. | 36 |
| HND8541 | Buy Your Kiddo a Chipmunk | Johnson, Timothy | Nov/Dec 1985 | A great idea for that special first gun. | 41 |
| HND8545 | The Cup Runneth Over | Hopkins, Cameron | Nov/Dec 1985 | Rob Leatham win Bianchi Cup match. | 45 |
| HND8554 | Hege Siber Blackpowder Pistol | Nesbitt, Mike | Nov/Dec 1985 | Finest, most accurate smokepole pistol! | 54 |
| HND8556 | Dawn of the .38 Super | Romero, Fred | Nov/Dec 1985 | Comparing custom .38 Super to .45 ACP. | 56 |
| HND8558 | Bisley Bounces Back | Arnold, Dave | Nov/Dec 1985 | EMF’s reproductions of Colt Bisley model. | 58 |
| HND8560 | The Army’s New Nine | Trzoniec, Stanley | Nov/Dec 1985 | Beretta 92F now sidearm of the military. | 60 |
| HND8561 | Reflections on the New Order | Cooper, Jeff | Nov/Dec 1985 | Cooper offers thoughts on the Beretta 92F. | 61 |
| HND8566 | A Tour of the Beretta Factory | van Driel, Jan | Nov/Dec 1985 | See how the Beretta 92F is made. | 66 |
| HND8568 | Up in Smoke | S.A. Numbthumb | Nov/Dec 1985 | Had fun as prankster at bullseye match. | 68 |
| HND8575 | Man of Steel | Thorstad, Bruce | Nov/Dec 1985 | Dave Whitman, holder of IHMSA records. | 75 |
| HND8592 | Wildey is Coming | Nov/Dec 1985 | Exclusive on upcoming Wildey auto pistol. | 92 | |
| HAN8521 | Two Nifty New Accessories for the Range | Pickles, Al | AH Annual 1985 | PAAC Case | 21 |
| HAN8525 | Quotable Quotes | Winokur, Jon | AH Annual 1985 | 25 | |
| HAN8527 | 1985 Custom Pistolsmith Directory | AH Staff | AH Annual 1985 | Pistolsmith | 27 |
| HAN8533 | Beware of Dog (Bulldog that is) | Rickell, Walter | AH Annual 1985 | Bite definitely worse than its bark. | 33 |
| HAN8534 | Qualifier Ammo | Marshall, Evan | AH Annual 1985 | Inexpensive practice ammo matches duty. | 34 |
| HAN8536 | Colt’s New New Frontier | Rickell, Walter | AH Annual 1985 | In .22LR, a plinker’s delight. | 36 |
| HAN8540 | Handgunning in Britain | DuBroff, Sidney | AH Annual 1985 | It ain’t easy these days. | 40 |
| HAN8541 | .35 Remington, Down But Not Out | Johnson, Timothy | AH Annual 1985 | Chamber it in a handgun. | 41 |
| HAN8551 | Desert Eagle .357 Magnum Autoloader | Savino, Richard | AH Annual 1985 | Innovative autoloading design in.357 Mag. | 51 |
| HAN8554 | Handgun Holster Round-Up | Arganbright, Bob | AH Annual 1985 | Holsters | 54 |
| HAN8556 | French Modele 1935-S | Carter, Jim | AH Annual 1985 | Pistol in 7.65 Long has fascinating design. | 56 |
| HAN8560 | A Look at the Handgunning Sports | Hopkins, Cameron | AH Annual 1985 | Smorgasbord of sports to play w/ handgun. | 60 |
| HAN8562 | Colt Officers Model vs. Detonics | Brown, Dr. E.B. III | AH Annual 1985 | Two .45s shoot it out. | 62 |
| HAN8565 | Plaxco Drop-In Compensator | Marshall, Evan | AH Annual 1985 | Instantly converts .45 back to normal. | 65 |
| HAN8567 | CZ 75, The Progenitor | Field, Leslie | AH Annual 1985 | Czech 9mm fathered TZ 75, Bren 10, others. | 67 |
| HAN8568 | Wheelguns in Africa | Kelly, Larry | AH Annual 1985 | More than adequate for skilled hunters. | 68 |
| HAN8572 | Gadget Guns are Winners | Shaw, John | AH Annual 1985 | John Shaw discusses “gamey” guns for IPSC. | 72 |
| HAN8574 | Auto Port Compensator System | Moats, Greg | AH Annual 1985 | Porting process violates “rules,” is champ. | 74 |
| HAN8576 | Combat Shooter’s Bookshelf | Nadel, Seth | AH Annual 1985 | Books to read. | 76 |
| HAN8578 | Jim Stroh, Master Pistolsmith | Davis, Len | AH Annual 1985 | Jim Stroh, portrait of a master. | 78 |
| HAN8580 | Super Silhouette Sixguns | Taffin, John | AH Annual 1985 | Try wheelgun instead of hand rifle. | 80 |
| HAN8586 | Heavyweight Bullets | Taffin, John | AH Annual 1985 | Heavweiht bullets for .44 Magnum sixshooter. | 86 |
| HAN8588 | Compensator Controversy | Hopkins, Cameron | AH Annual 1985 | Divergent views on comps from 3 pistolsmiths. | 88 |
| HAN8589 | Manstopper Bullets | Boselmann, Karl | AH Annual 1985 | Bullet design for staying alive. | 89 |
| HAN8592 | Do You Need a Full-House .45? | Weller, Jim | AH Annual 1985 | Customizing considerations. | 92 |
| HAN8594 | Ten Tips for Match Conditioning | Romero, Fred | AH Annual 1985 | 10 tips on utililizing off-season days. | 94 |
| HAN8584 | Coonan .357 Magnum Autoloader | Williams, Mason | AH Annual 1985 | A .357 Magnum auto pistol that can shoot. | 84 |
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