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Item	Article	Author	Issue	Title	Page
HJF0108	Letters to the Editor	n/a	Jan/Feb 2001	Speak Out	8
HJF0116	Safety, safety, safety	Massad Ayoob	Jan/Feb 2001	Cop Talk	16
HJF0119	A sheep in sheep’s clothing..	Ken Hackathorn	Jan/Feb 2001	Tactical Advantage	19
HJF0120	Iron, Dot or Scope..	JD Jones	Jan/Feb 2001	Handgun Hunting	20
HJF0124	The Basic Black Holster…	Dave Anderson	Jan/Feb 2001	Combat Shooting	24
HJF0126	The power of work, the dedication of effort-keys to winning	Dave Anderson	Jan/Feb 2001	Better Shooting	26
HJF0128	Brass Maker to the Stars…	Charles E Petty	Jan/Feb 2001	Handloading	28
HJF0130	Cimarron Arms offers Cartridge Conversions that Colt should have made	John Taffin	Jan/Feb 2001	The Colts That Never Were	30
HJF0134	The Scent of A Man…	Alex Hamilton	Jan/Feb 2001	Pistolsmithing	34
HJF0138	Gun Grab: The Hit Man Incident	Massad Ayoob	Jan/Feb 2001	The Ayoob Files	38
HJF0140	The .475 Cooper is a more sensible bigbore alternative	John Taffin	Jan/Feb 2001	Taffin Tests	40
HJF0142	American Frontier Firearms and their replica sixguns	John Taffin	Jan/Feb 2001	The Sixgunner	42
HJF0143	An emperical test of point shooting and aimed fire with astonishing results	Massad Ayoob	Jan/Feb 2001	Trial by Fire	43
HJF0144	The Baby Dragoon was the best carry gun of its day	Mike Cumpston	Jan/Feb 2001	Classic Test Report: Colt 1849 Pocket	44
HJF0146	Your basic plain vanilla .45 convertible Blackhawk is hard to beat	Mike Cumpston	Jan/Feb 2001	Ruger’s Light Working Gun	46
HJF0154	Who are these guys? Why do they make such incredible handguns?	Cameron Hopkins	Jan/Feb 2001	Smith & Wesson Performance Center	54
HJF0157	A serious fighting pistol from the S&W performance center	Cameron Hopkins	Jan/Feb 2001	The .45 CQB	57
HJF0160	The Dion family has worked at Smith & Wesson for 238 years!	Cameron Hopkins	Jan/Feb 2001	The Ethics of Five Generations	60
HJF0161	Ok, so you hate S&W. Now what?	Cameron Hopkins	Jan/Feb 2001	Boycott the Bastards	61
HJF0164	Meet Alex Hamilton, a remarkable pistolsmith in more ways than one	Mike Cumpston	Jan/Feb 2001	10-Ring Precision	64
HJF0166	What you need (and don’t need) to safeguard your guns	Cameron Hopkins	Jan/Feb 2001	Home Safety and Security	66
HJF0168	Training for the real world requires realistic targets	Andy Stanford	Jan/Feb 2001	Humanoid Targets	68
HJF0170	The King, Doug Koenig, wins the speed shooting championship	Nyle Leatham	Jan/Feb 2001	Man Of Steel	70
HJF0191	Hawkeye Bore Scope, Dillon HP1 Muffs, Bianchi Ranger Triad Ankle Holster, & Columbia River Kiss Classic, M-16-13	Charles E Petty	Jan/Feb 2001	Gunny Sack	91
HMA0108	Letters to the Editor	n/a	Mar/Apr 2001	Speak Out	8
HMA0121	The Three-Seven-Five: Greatest Game Getter of All Time	JD Jones	Mar/Apr 2001	Handgun Hunting	21
HMA0122	Come with us now as we take an incredible journey into the inner depths of a reloading die	Charles E Petty	Mar/Apr 2001	Handloading	22
HMA0124	The Crimson Tide… and then there are the negatives	Dave Anderson	Mar/Apr 2001	Combat Shooting	24
HMA0127	A touchy-feely sort of bill of rights so we can all feel safe	Jeffrey Snyder	Mar/Apr 2001	Gun Rights	27
HMA0130	A super lightweight .41 Magnum trail revolver	John Taffin	Mar/Apr 2001	Taurus Titanium Tracker	30
HMA0134	Handgunners take high velocity for granted, but it wasn’t always this good	John Taffin	Mar/Apr 2001	The Origin of Magnum	34
HMA0138	The prince of pockets	Roy Huntington	Mar/Apr 2001	Handgun Leather	38
HMA0140	How to deal with a gunsmith	Alex Hamilton	Mar/Apr 2001	Pistolsmithing	40
HMA0142	More great leather for sixguns	John Taffin	Mar/Apr 2001	Taffin Test	42
HMA0148	Meet a great gusnmith, Tom Sargis of Bozeman Trail Arm	John Taffin	Mar/Apr 2001	The Sixgunner	48
HMA0150	Training	Massad Ayoob	Mar/Apr 2001	Cop Talk	50
HMA0151	How to train like an expert	Dave Anderson	Mar/Apr 2001	Better Shooting	51
HMA0153	And some of them are those rotten, nasty “assault eggs”	Commander Gilmore	Mar/Apr 2001	the 10-Ring	53
HMA0154	The Beretta Elite II is all in a class by itself	Dave Anderson	Mar/Apr 2001	Elite Force	54
HMA0164	A look at the foremost custom gripmaker in America	Charles E Petty	Mar/Apr 2001	Eagle Grips	64
HMA0168	Tactical considerations for selecting home defense ammo	Massad Ayoob	Mar/Apr 2001	Home Defense Ammo	68
HMA0170	Buy top name custom knives, without the wait	Pat Covert	Mar/Apr 2001	Purveyor Perfection	70
HMA0172	There is a three headed shooting monster lurking out there…	Nyle Leatharn	Mar/Apr 2001	IPSC 2000	72
HMA0178	Meet Dane Burns, a 1911 specialist and then some	Mark Twight	Mar/Apr 2001	Pistolsmith Profile	78
HMA01100	The Model 617 is a direct descendant of the K-22 Masterpiece	Mike Cumpston	Mar/Apr 2001	A Modern Masterpiece	100
HMA01114	various	Cameron Hopkins	Mar/Apr 2001	Industry Insider	114
HMJ0108	Letters to the Editor	n/a	May/Jun 2001	Speak Out	8
HMJ0119	Good News, Bad News…	JD Jones	May/Jun 2001	Handgun Hunting	19
HMJ0120	The Knife at Work…	Massad Ayoob	May/Jun 2001	Cop Talk	20
HMJ0124	The Revolving Door…	Dave Anderson	May/Jun 2001	Combat Shooting	24
HMJ0126	Yes, but does he have a 50,000 sq foot computerized house?	Charles E Petty	May/Jun 2001	Handloading	26
HMJ0128	How deep are your throats?	Alex Hamilton	May/Jun 2001	Pistolsmithing	28
HMJ0130	The believe it or not holster…	Roy Huntington	May/Jun 2001	Handgun Leather	30
HMJ0132	Yes, there are exceptions to a basic right	Jeffery Snyder	May/Jun 2001	Gun Rights	32
HMJ0139	John wraps his hand around Herrett’s stocks	John Taffin	May/Jun 2001	Taffin Tests	39
HMJ0140	Handgunning tip from IDPA champ Ernest Langdon	Dave Anderson	May/Jun 2001	Better Shooting	40
HMJ0142	Bringing a pistol to a rifle fight- with suprising outcomes	Massad Ayoob	May/Jun 2001	The Ayoob Files	42
HMJ0146	Knifemaker extraordinaire Darrel Ralph is part magician, part machinist	Pat Covert	May/Jun 2001	The Wizard of Edge	46
HMJ0148	Combine a Caspian slide and a Glock frame, add pistolsmithing talent, simmer til done	Andy Stanford	May/Jun 2001	Glaspian	48
HMJ0154	A new, dedicated, 10-round double-stack 1911 that’s ultra-light, ultra-compact, ultra-cool	Cameron Hopkins	May/Jun 2001	Kimber Ultra Ten II	54
HMJ0162	Nothing less than the most dynamic article on gunfight tactics we’ve ever printed	Ken J Good	May/Jun 2001	Got a Second?	62
HMJ0164	The continuing search for the ultimate packin’ pistol	John Taffin	May/Jun 2001	The Sixgunner	64
HMJ0165	Ed Brown’s Classic Custom pistol is as clean and tasteful as a 1911 ever gets	Charles E Petty	May/Jun 2001	Classic Perfection	65
HMJ0170	In which we smuggle you into the firearms industry’s largest trade show	Michael Bane	May/Jun 2001	Shot Show 2001	70
HMJ01114	various	Cameron Hopkins	May/Jun 2001	Industry Insider	114
HJA0108	Letters to the Editor	n/a	Jul/Aug 2001	Speak Out	8
HJA0119	The uninteresting police sidearm & The auto switch…	Massad Ayoob	Jul/Aug 2001	Cop Talk	19
HJA0122	Optimizing the Glock…	Dave Anderson	Jul/Aug 2001	Combat Shooting	22
HJA0124	When the bullet meets the bone…	JD Jones	Jul/Aug 2001	Handgun Hunting	24
HJA0128	The Kydex Kraze & Say Brother, Can You Spare Some Rounds?…	Roy Huntington	Jul/Aug 2001	Handgun Leather	28
HJA0130	Ramshot Powder & The never-never land of no data…	Charles E Petty	Jul/Aug 2001	Handloading	30
HJA0132	Songs of the dead: the cop and the killa rapper	Massad Ayoob	Jul/Aug 2001	The Ayoob Files	32
HJA0135	The power of shooting & The three target test…	Ken Hackathorn	Jul/Aug 2001	Tactical Advantage	35
HJA0136	Sphere of Influence & Body Language in a fight…	Ken J Good	Jul/Aug 2001	Strategic Solutions	36
HJA0138	Hot new loads for big bore sixgun	John Taffin	Jul/Aug 2001	Taffin Tests	38
HJA0142	Meet Gordon Davis, a true saddlemaker and holstermaker from the Old School	Barrett Tillman	Jul/Aug 2001	Holstermaker Gordon Davis	42
HJA0143	Here’s a look at Winter Range, a great cowboy shooting match	John Taffin	Jul/Aug 2001	Cowboy Shooting!	43
HJA0147	Thunder Ranch teaches a unique pre-1900 weapons class	Dick Williams	Jul/Aug 2001	Cowboy Weapons School	47
HJA0148	In which we unravel the red tape around this complex set of quasi-regualtions	Shane Gericker	Jul/Aug 2001	A Guide to Shipping Firearms	48
HJA0152	Meet the man behind the balaclava, Larry Vickers, a classic one-man-shop pistolsmith	Cameron Hopkins	Jul/Aug 2001	An Army of One	52
HJA0158	Ruger’s Super Blackhawk is the No 1 bargain in sixguns	John Taffin	Jul/Aug 2001	The Sixgunner	58
HJA0159	We test the S&W model M Hand Ejector, the original LadySmith	Mike Cumpston	Jul/Aug 2001	Classic Test Report	59
HJA0160	Those 45 tips on those “tanto” knives? Marketing bunk. This is the real, historical tanto	James Williams	Jul/Aug 2001	The Truth about Tantos	60
HJA0162	NAA’s mini-revolver is the neatest little gun you’ll ever need	Mike Cumpston	Jul/Aug 2001	Pocket Pal	62
HJA0179	Bushnell Yardage Pro Scout & Smith & Wesson FL7 Flashlight & Nikon Tundra 10×50 Binoculars & RCBS Digital Micrometer	Charles E Petty	Jul/Aug 2001	Gunny Sack	79
HJA0199	Another victim of our educational system & It was probably one of those “cop-killer” tongues	Commander Gilmore	Jul/Aug 2001	The 10-Ring	99
HJA01114	various	Cameron Hopkins	Jul/Aug 2001	Industry Insider	114
HSO0108	Letters to the Editor	n/a	Sep/Oct 2001	Speak Out	8
HSO0122	A trip down holster lane…	Roy Huntington	Sep/Oct 2001	Handgun Leather	22
HSO0127	Group Ethics…	Ken J Good	Sep/Oct 2001	Strategic Solutions	27
HSO0128	The Tactically Aware Magazine…	Massad Ayoob	Sep/Oct 2001	Cop Talk	28
HSO0130	Coming of Age…	Alex Hamilton	Sep/Oct 2001	Pistolsmithing	30
HSO0132	Against the unarmed: a disparity of force shooting	Massad Ayoob	Sep/Oct 2001	The Ayoob Files	32
HSO0136	The Only Constant is Change…	JD Jones	Sep/Oct 2001	Handgun Hunting	36
HSO0140	The Equipment Race…	Dave Anderson	Sep/Oct 2001	Combat Shooting	40
HSO0142	Disarmament hasn’t worked in england, but no one admits it	Jeffrey Snyder	Sep/Oct 2001	Gun Rights	42
HSO0146	A look at the best shooting tips fo the past 25 years	Dave Anderson	Sep/Oct 2001	Better Shooting	46
HSO0147	Great changes in handgun ammo of the past 25 years	John Taffin	Sep/Oct 2001	Taffin Tests	47
HSO0150	A quarter century of shooting big bore sixguns	John Taffin	Sep/Oct 2001	The Sixgunner	50
HSO0154	A tack driving 9mm designed for the the PPC game	Charles E Petty	Sep/Oct 2001	The Ultimate PPC Auto	54
HSO0162	Epitomizing the development of the pistolsmith over the past 25 years	Cameron Hopkins	Sep/Oct 2001	Dawson Night Fighter	62
HSO0170	Believe it or not, the toggle top nearly beat out ld slabsides as the US military pistol	Sebesteyen Gorka	Sep/Oct 2001	Luger P-08	70
HSO0176	The king is back! Doug Koenig wins an uprecendented fifth Bianchi	Dave Anderson	Sep/Oct 2001	Bianchi Cup 2001	76
HSO0182	A promising carry gun from the Lone Star State misses the mark	Massad Ayoob	Sep/Oct 2001	VIP	82
HSO0192	Briley Pistol Division breaks out of the box with a spectacular Limited Class .40 S&W	Sebesteyen Gorka	Sep/Oct 2001	Outer Limited	92
HSO01113	Spyderco folders & Wilson “armor tuff” magazines & Mitch Rosen “express” holsters & C&S colt screwdrivers	Charles E Petty	Sep/Oct 2001	Gunny Sack	113
HSO01130	various	Cameron Hopkins	Sep/Oct 2001	Industry Insider	130
HND0108	Letters to the Editor	n/a	Nov/Dec 2001	Speak Out	8
HND0119	Inside the Pressure Cooker…	Alex Hamilton	Nov/Dec 2001	Pistolsmithing	19
HND0122	Beartooth Bullets offers original style Keith semiwadcutters	John Taffin	Nov/Dec 2001	Taffin Tests	22
HND0125	Practicing with the Practical…	Dave Anderson	Nov/Dec 2001	Combat Shooting	25
HND0126	Why did IPSC lower the power factor? Bullets and ammo are better?	Charles E Petty	Nov/Dec 2001	The IPSC Power Factor	26
HND0135	Express Yourself…	Ken Hackathorn	Nov/Dec 2001	Tactical Advantage	35
HND0136	“Safety” is not even worthy of our consideration as an issue	Jeffrey Snyder	Nov/Dec 2001	Gun Rights	36
HND0140	The .22 WMR can be effective in wheelguns, despite lower velocities	Mike Cumpston	Nov/Dec 2001	The .22 Magnum as a Revolver Cartridge	40
HND0142	Use Enough Guns	JD Jones	Nov/Dec 2001	Handgun Hunting	42
HND0144	The “reflexive draw stroke” and how it saved a cop’s life	Massad Ayoob	Nov/Dec 2001	The Ayoob Files	44
HND0148	They used their 38s, but no firearms	Commander Gilmore	Nov/Dec 2001	The 10-Ring	48
HND0149	How to avoid excuses on your path to being a better shooter	Dave Anderson	Nov/Dec 2001	Better Shooting	49
HND0151	The venerable Model 27 is still the all-time best .357 Magnum from S&W	Mike Cumpston	Nov/Dec 2001	Classic Test Report	51
HND0152	Custom “chopped” Hi-Powers from Bill Laughridge	Charles E Petty	Nov/Dec 2001	Abbreviated Brownings	52
HND0158	How an upstart gun company captured the ultra-compact CCW market	Massad Ayoob	Nov/Dec 2001	Rise of the House of Kahr	58
HND0168	What mental preparations are necessary to deal with an edged weapon	Steve Tarani	Nov/Dec 2001	Blood fo the Cut	68
HND0172	The amazing Howard Viele and his masterpiece knives	Patrick Covert	Nov/Dec 2001	Poet in Steel	72
HND0176	What happens to a cartridge as the powder moves position in the case?	Charles E Petty	Nov/Dec 2001	Powder Position	76
HND0178	Grips galore from leading custom makers	John Taffin	Nov/Dec 2001	The Sixgunner	78
HND0191	Ahrends Revolver Stocks & Cold Steel Knives & JR’s Hearing Muff Sweats & Uncle Mike’s Kydex Gear	Charles E Petty	Nov/Dec 2001	Gunny Sack	91
HND01122	Handguns Lead Declining US Gun Production	Cameron Hopkins	Nov/Dec 2001	Industry Insider	122
Item	Article	Author	Issue	Title	Page