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1993 Articles
1993 American Handgunner Magazine Articles
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| Item | Article | Author | Issue | Title | Page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HND9342 | The Rest of the Story | Taffin, John | Nov/Dec 1993 | Some innovative new aids for better shooting for the handgun hunter | 42 |
| HND9344 | Taffin Tests | Taffin, John | Nov/Dec 1993 | High performance, favorite loads for the wildcat .357/44 Bain & Davis | 44 |
| HND9364 | Dan Wesson is Back | Taffin, John | Nov/Dec 1993 | The revolver maker who rewrote the silhouette record book is back | 64 |
| HND9367 | Test Report: The New Centennial | Taffin, John | Nov/Dec 1993 | Smith & Wesson’s dynamite little snubnose is a real performer | 67 |
| HND9368 | Riding the River With the Border Patrol | Leatham, Nyle | Nov/Dec 1993 | Learn how a small band of IPSC shooters enlightened the Patrol on modern training | 68 |
| HND9378 | World Shoot-off Championship | Anderson, Dave | Nov/Dec 1993 | American Handgunner sponsors a man-against-man shoot-off | 78 |
| HND9384 | Para-Ordnance Tactical Pistol | Hopkins, Cameron | Nov/Dec 1993 | Richard Heinie customizes a 14-shot .45 ACP for personal defense | 84 |
| HND9390 | The Amazing Technicolor Dream Gun | Fowler, Mickey | Nov/Dec 1993 | Outrageous looking, maybe: high-tech tack driver, definitely | 90 |
| HND9392 | The Czech Classic | Petty, Charles | Nov/Dec 1993 | A close-up look at the most interesting pistols from the former Communist Bloc | 92 |
| HND9398 | Ayoob Files, The | Ayoob, Massad | Nov/Dec 1993 | Gunfights in Great Britain?Yes, there are a few armed citizens in this unarmed land | 98 |
| HND93142 | A Long, Hard Road | Pride, John | Nov/Dec 1993 | It took nearly 20 years for a dedicated LAPD officer to win the PPC nationals | 142 |
| HND93152 | Better Shooting | Anderson, Dave | Nov/Dec 1993 | Understanding the different grip techniques you can use on a handgun | 152 |
| HSO9338 | A Pre-Pasta-Rous Proposal | Farrell, Scott | Sept/Oct 1993 | Crime is rising, something must be done. Let’s ban spaghetti | 38 |
| HSO9342 | Ruger Super Blackhawk “Hunter” | Taffin, John | Sept/Oct 1993 | A test report on Ruger’s newest version of the Blackhawk | 42 |
| HSO9346 | Who Really Needs a One-Shot Stop? | Nadel, Seth | Sept/Oct 1993 | An iconoclastic look at a “given” in the world of self-defense | 46 |
| HSO9360 | Season of the Handgun | Ayoob, Massad | Sept/Oct 1993 | Every gun has its season, but which gun is best for different climates? | 60 |
| HSO9368 | Switch Barrel Ruger | Taffin, John | Sept/Oct 1993 | A pistolsmith converts a Ruger Blackhawk to .41 Magnum and .44 Magnum | 68 |
| HSO9372 | Ahrends Custom Hi-Power | Hopkins, Cameron | Sept/Oct 1993 | The world’s first high capacity 9mm is a sumptuous custom conversion | 72 |
| HSO9380 | Steel Challenge ’93 | Leatham, Nyle | Sept/Oct 1993 | Speed shooting at its finest with a young superstar winning again | 80 |
| HSO9390 | Safariland: 30 Years of Excellence | Hopkins, Cameron | Sept/Oct 1993 | Meet Neale Perkins, the founder of Safariland, and the company he built | 90 |
| HSO9396 | Test Report: Ruger Vaquero | Taffin, John | Sept/Oct 1993 | A traditional sixgun with modern strength and durability | 96 |
| HSO9398 | Better Shooting | Anderson, Dave | Sept/Oct 1993 | Exploding the myth of point shooting with facts | 98 |
| HSO93116 | Taffin Tests | Taffin, John | Sept/Oct 1993 | High performance, favorite loads for the wildcat 353 Casull | 116 |
| HJA9338 | Dillon vs. Lee | Dillon, Mike and Lee, Richard | July/August 1993 | Two heavyweights of the reloading industry in a bruising debate | 38 |
| HJA9340 | Air Force Pistol Training | Moritz, Mark | July/August 1993 | Bless their hearts they try, but Air Force pistol training is a joke | 40 |
| HJA9348 | Home on the Range | Hopkins, Cameron | July/August 1993 | Three innovative new products to make your life easier on the range | 48 |
| HJA9356 | Custom Sixguns | Taffin, John | July/August 1993 | An overview of some of the finest custom work available for the venerable sixgun | 56 |
| HJA9368 | Smith & Wesson 915 | Ayoob, Massad | July/August 1993 | A new no-frills version of the standard S&W 9mm auto loader…but affordable | 68 |
| HJA9374 | Hammerli Free Pistol | Baiocco, Sam | July/August 1993 | The amazing Swiss target pistol with an electronic trigger | 74 |
| HJA9380 | Better Shooting | Anderson, Dave | July/August 1993 | A new regular feature to help you improve your handgunning skills | 80 |
| HJA9392 | Ayoob Files, The | Ayoob, Massad | July/August 1993 | A belligerent drunk grabs your gun in a crowded room- what do you do? | 92 |
| HJA93106 | Taffin Tests | Taffin, John | July/August 1993 | High performance, favorite loads for the wildcat .50 Action Express | 106 |
| HMJ9244 | Shooting in a Recession | Ayoob, Massad | May/June 1993 | How to get the most bang for your buck in these tough times | 44 |
| HMJ9346 | Dr. Lehman’s Traveling Eye Show | Zutz, Don | May/June 1993 | A roving optician specializes in fitting you with custom shooting glasses | 46 |
| HMJ9350 | Ruger 22-45 | Moritz, Mark | May/June 1993 | The new polymer frame Mk. II .22 with the grip angle of a 1911 | 50 |
| HMJ9364 | Ayoob Files, The | Ayoob, Massad | May/June 1993 | Sometimes the bad guy doesn’t have a weapon…but lethal force is still justified | 64 |
| HMJ9370 | The SHOT Show— You Are There | Ayoob, Massad | May/June 1993 | The world’s greatest gun show is not open to the public | 70 |
| HMJ9374 | Browning Buckmark | Taffin, John | May/June 1993 | Available in a variety of configurations, this is a “top choice” .22 | 74 |
| HMJ9376 | The Guns of EGW | Hopkins, Cameron | May/June 1993 | Sensational custom guns from a talented shop of Pennsylvania artisans | 76 |
| HMJ9382 | Desert Eagle .50 AE | Taffin, John | May/June 1993 | The biggest big bore now comes in a whopping .50 caliber semi-auto | 82 |
| HMJ9388 | How Much Do Custom Guns Really Help? | Leatham, Nyle | May/June 1993 | Now that you ask, it’s about $1,000 a second on an El Precedent | 88 |
| HMJ9392 | .357 Magnum Pocket Rocket | Ayoob, Massad | May/June 1993 | An overview of the best custom conversions of the Ruger SP-101 to .357 Magnum | 92 |
| HMJ93118 | Taffin Tests | Taffin, John | May/June 1993 | High performance, favorite loads for the wildcat .257 JDJ | 118 |
| HMJ93120 | The Old Warhorse | Ayoob, Massad | May/June 1993 | A basic street .45 from D.R. Middlebrooks | 120 |
| HMJ93138 | IHMSA Special Events | Williams, Dick and Taffin, John | May/June 1993 | Match reports on the IHMSA Field Pistol and Internationals | 138 |
| HMA9350 | Last of the Lathes | Wood, J.B. | March/April 1993 | A few of the innovative Lath pistols from Finland are still available | 50 |
| HMA9356 | What Went Wrong in Genoese? | Hopkins, Cameron | March/April 1993 | The seemingly prosperous Springfield Armory closes its doors | 56 |
| HMA9360 | 1992 U.S. Nationals | James, Frank | March/April 1993 | Jerry Barnhart wins his third national crown with a brand-new pistol | 60 |
| HMA9364 | The Offensive Pistol | James, Frank | March/April 1993 | Have IPSC guns distorted into dreaded “offensive pistols”? | 64 |
| HMA9366 | Ayoob Files, The | Ayoob, Massad | March/April 1993 | A shooter’s look at the JFK assassination | 66 |
| HMA9368 | McCormick’s Modular Pistol | Hopkins, Cameron | March/April 1993 | A radical new frame made of plastic and steel redefines the competition pistol. | 68 |
| HMA9376 | Getting Started in Blackpowder | Johnston, Phil | March/April 1993 | Learning the basics of charcoal burning pistols | 76 |
| HMA9383 | Double Barreled Pistols | Ward, Wilfrid | March/April 1993 | A fascinating look at the twin barreled pistols of yesteryear | 83 |
| HMA9394 | Taffin Tests | Taffin, John | March/April 1993 | High performance, favorite loads for the .380 ACP | 94 |
| HJF9336 | The Masters | Taffin, John | Jan/Feb 1993 | Retired state trooper Frank Glenn wins handgunning’s richest purse | 36 |
| HJF9359 | Bearhug Grips | Taffin, John | Jan/Feb 1993 | Home of the original Skeeter Skeleton grip design | 59 |
| HJF9360 | IPSC North American Championship | Hopkins, Cameron | Jan/Feb 1993 | A continental clash between America and Canada | 60 |
| HJF9366 | The Guns of Jim Clark | Taffin, John | Jan/Feb 1993 | The great master of the .45 is still the unrivaled king of customizing | 66 |
| HJF9372 | Ayoob Files, The | Ayoob, Massad | Jan/Feb 1993 | Parking lot shoot-out: a desperate bank robber makes his bloody getaway | 72 |
| HJF9373 | NRA Long Range Silhouette Championship | Williams, Dick | Jan/Feb 1993 | Radical new scope mounts debut at the national championship | 73 |
| HJF93103 | American Handgunner IPSC Postal Match | Smith, Ann Y. | Jan/Feb 1993 | Over 5,000 shooters from the world over shot our match. Here are the results | 103 |
| HAN9305 | Firestar .45 | Nadel, Seth | AH Annual 1993 | A highly compact, big-bore manstopper for those who need a serious carry gun. | 5 |
| HAN9308 | My Favorite Combat Handguns | Ayoob, Massad | AH Annual 1993 | Massad Ayoob writed about his favorite personal handguns and their colorful history. | 8 |
| HAN9316 | Why Do You Need A Weak-Side Holster | Ayoob, Massad | AH Annual 1993 | Don’t wait until you’re injured to learn to draw with your weak arm. | 16 |
| HAN9320 | Galaco’s Miami Classic & S.O.B. | James, Frank | AH Annual 1993 | These holsters, first made famous on TV, are still carring high ratings. | 20 |
| HAN9326 | Hueing Custom P-9 | Anderson, Dave | AH Annual 1993 | George Huening: Still on the fast track building the P-9 racegun. | 26 |
| HAN9334 | The Supermgs | Taffin, John | AH Annual 1993 | These mightly magnums have evolved into more than just silouette guns. | 34 |
| HAN9344 | Accura-Ring; The Poor Man’s Compensator | Maritz, Mark | AH Annual 1993 | Can an inexpensive recoil reducer give you its money’s worth? | 44 |
| HAN9345 | The Thompson/Center Contender | Dvorchak, Jr. George | AH Annual 1993 | Whether you’re a target shotter or big-game hunter, this gun still covers it all | 45 |
| HAN9349 | The 9mm Luger Cartridge | James, Frank | AH Annual 1993 | An old cartridge perserves to become on of the most popular all-purpose loads | 49 |
| HAN9359 | At What Range Should You Train? | Nadel, Seth | AH Annual 1993 | For self-defense, practicing at “average gunfight” distance can save your life. | 59 |
| HAN9363 | Sharpen Your Shooting Skills | Sieberts, Steve | AH Annual 1993 | Here are the fundamentals to follow to become a better handgunner. | 63 |
| HAN9368 | Classic Sixgunners, Clasic Loads | Taffin, John | AH Annual 1993 | Reflections on the men who dedicated their lives to developing today’s handguns. | 68 |
| HAN9376 | Too Good To Be Forgotten | Taffin, John | AH Annual 1993 | the day of the great western sixguns may be gone, but their legacy lives one. | 76 |
| HAN9388 | New For 1993: ColtÆs All-American 2000 | James, Frank | AH Annual 1993 | Colt takes a bold step forward with a unique pistol. | 88 |
| HAN93103 | IAI Innovation | James, Frank | AH Annual 1993 | Two new autos by IAI offer some fascinating solutions to old problems. | 103 |
| HAN93110 | The Webley MK1 Pistol | Kogan, Kenneth | AH Annual 1993 | A look at the standard issue gun of the old Royal Navy. | 110 |
| HAN93113 | Complete Handgun Catalog With All-New Guns for 1993 | AH Staff | AH Annual 1993 | 113 | |
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