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Item	Article	Author	Issue	Title	Page
HJF0408	Letters to the Editor		Jan/Feb 2004	Speak Out	8
HJF0420	Beretta’s Nifty 92	Dave Anderson	Jan/Feb 2004	Winning Edge	20
HJF0422	Ninjas?	Clint Smith	Jan/Feb 2004	Reality Check	22
HJF0424	The .500 S&W Magnum Cartridge	John Taffin	Jan/Feb 2004	Taffin Tests	24
HJF0428	Gun Jam! The silent killer …	Massad Ayoob	Jan/Feb 2004	The Ayoob Files	28
HJF0430	What’s This “Essence” Crap?	John Connor	Jan/Feb 2004	Guncrank Diaries	30
HJF0432	Mining Gunsmith Gold.	Alex Hamilton	Jan/Feb 2004	Pistolsmithing	32
HJF0434	Koenig’s trigger control secrets — revealed!	Dave Anderson	Jan/Feb 2004	Better Shooting	34
HJF0436	Leather Leaders: Milt Sparks	Dave Douglas	Jan/Feb 2004	Handgun Leather	36
HJF0440	“There is Room for Almost all of Gods four legged creatrues on this planet — preferably right next to the mashed potatoes.”	J.D. Jones	Jan/Feb 2004	Handgun Hunting	40
HJF0442	S&W Cop Guns	Massad Ayoob	Jan/Feb 2004	Cop Talk	42
HJF0444	A lawman’s street-worn Model 29 rises from the ashes.	Clint Smith	Jan/Feb 2004	Born Again	44
HJF0446	Silhouette is alive and well and still as fun as ever!	Jim Harris	Jan/Feb 2004	Sunrise or Sunset	46
HJF0449	Dust-off that Contender or sixgun and get to shootin’.	Jim Harris	Jan/Feb 2004	Handgun Silhouette	49
HJF0451	These are the boys who make the hunts happen.	Mark Hanten	Jan/Feb 2004	Red Creek Outfitters	51
HJF0452	William Henry’s top-dog folders are more than just eye-candy.	Pat Covert	Jan/Feb 2004	Cutting Class	52
HJF0454	CZs new cop-pistol is living proof the “wunder-nine” still rocks!	Roy Huntington	Jan/Feb 2004	CZ P-01: The Legend Lives	54
HJF0462	S&W .500 Master-Blaster magnum manages mayhem.	John Taffin	Jan/Feb 2004	King of the Magnums	62
HJF0467	S&W X-Frame .500 Magnum takes on the big boys.	Mark Hampton	Jan/Feb 2004	To Africa With A .500 S&W	67
HJF0472	Put the heavy iron away to fix these pesky widgets.	Chick Blood	Jan/Feb 2004	Grip Bushing Overkill	72
HJF04100	Product Review	Charles E. Petty	Jan/Feb 2004	Gunnysack	100
HJF04114	The Reports of Its Demise Are Premature.	Roy Huntington	Jan/Feb 2004	The Insider	114
HMA0408	Lettes to the Editor.		Mar/Apr 2004	Speak Out	8
HMA0420	Should You Simply Buy A Kazoo?	Clint Smith	Mar/Apr 2004	Reality Check	20
HMA0424	Loading The .500 S&W	Charles E. Petty	Mar/Apr 2004	Handloading	24
HMA0426	Lanyard Love	Ken Hackathorn	Mar/Apr 2004	Tactical Advantage	26
HMA0428	How Do You Spell Accurate?	John Taffin	Mar/Apr 2004	Taffin Tests	28
HMA0430	Live the four gun-safety rules.	Dave Anderson	Mar/Apr 2004	Better Shooting	30
HMA0432	Full-auto shoot-out: The Gary Fadden Incident.	Massad Ayoob	Mar/Apr 2004	The Ayoob Files	32
HMA0436	Rusty Colts	Alex Hamilton	Mar/Apr 2004	Pistolsmithing	36
HMA0438	From Super Vel to The .375 JDJ	J.D. Jones	Mar/Apr 2004	Handgun Hunting	38
HMA0440	FAQ: The Costs Of A Shooting?	Massad Ayoob	Mar/Apr 2004	Cop Talk	40
HMA0442	Eagle Grips and Gallagher Leather.	John Taffin	Mar/Apr 2004	The Sixgunner	42
HMA0444	CZ ST IPSC Model	Dave Anderson	Mar/Apr 2004	Winning Edge	44
HMA0448	From trash to triumph, Dough Turnbull’s talents border on the impossible!	Mike Cumpston	Mar/Apr 2004	Raider of The Lost Arts	48
HMA0450	Pistolsmiths Heinie and Vickers go retro on us with this pair of classic .45s.	Roy Huntington	Mar/Apr 2004	Fight or Fun?	50
HMA0456	If you can see ‘em, you can hit ‘em — defensive handgunning “out there.”	Clint Smith	Mar/Apr 2004	Reach Out & Touch ‘em	56
HMA0460	A lightweight .22 fun-fun from Kimber — who says a 1911 is boring, anyway?	Charles E. Petty	Mar/Apr 2004	Kimber .22 Fun Gun	60
HMA0462	Master of Defense builds knives that look like space ships — for a reason.	Pat Covert	Mar/Apr 2004	The M.O.D. Edge	62
HMA0466	Pistolsmith Fred Craig: Metalsmith Magician shows his stuff with this hand-built wonder gun.	Roy Huntington	Mar/Apr 2004	Gas-Gun Extraordinaire	66
HMA0475	All the news that is news in the bullets and bang department.	Charles E. Petty	Mar/Apr 2004	Ammo Updates	75
HMA0477	Step outside and introduce somebody to shooting. We did!	Russ Thurman	Mar/Apr 2004	Shooting Industry Masters	77
HMA0479	This battle-weary Colt rode the river for real.	Gary Paul Johnston	Mar/Apr 2004	Colt Border Patrol Revolver	79
HMA0480	A good idea can keep going, and going … Baer’s Thunder Ranch Special goes over the 2,000 mark!	Roy Huntington	Mar/Apr 2004	The Magic Mark	80
HMA04124	Product Review	Charles E. Petty	Mar/Apr 2004	Gunnysack	124
HMA04138	Editor’s Column	Roy Huntington	Mar/Apr 2004	The Insider	138
HMJ0408	Letters to the Editor.		May/Jun 2004	Speak Out	8
HMJ0422	Hunting with CCW Handguns?	J.D. Jones	May/Jun 2004	Handgun Hunting	22
HMJ0424	Eating Laser-Flavored Crow.	Ken Hackathorn	May/Jun 2004	Tactical Advantage	24
HMJ0428	On Gun Shows	John Connor	May/Jun 2004	Guncrank Diaries	28
HMJ0430	Catastrophic Catastrophes	Charles E. Petty	May/Jun 2004	Handloading	30
HMJ0432	Guns of Police Chiefs	Massad Ayoob	May/Jun 2004	Cop Talk	32
HMJ0434	Near Miss: The Andrew Patti Incident. Killers meet their match.	Massad Ayoob	May/Jun 2004	The Ayoob Files	34
HMJ0436	When is a rifle a sixgun?	John Taffin	May/Jun 2004	Taffin Tests	36
HMJ0440	Mental Discipline — think and do better!	Dave Anderson	May/Jun 2004	Better Shooting	40
HMJ0442	A PH.D. in Holsters	Dave Douglas	May/Jun 2004	Handgun Leather	42
HMJ0444	Ceecurets of Shootin’	Clint Smith	May/Jun 2004	Reality Check	44
HMJ0446	The model 97 from Freedom Arms is proof kids and guns do mix.	John Taffin	May/Jun 2004	The Sixgunner	46
HMJ0448	A marriage of craftsmanship and functionality in this exciting duo.	Clint Smith	May/Jun 2004	Yin And Yang of Mark Morris	48
HMJ0458	Enter to win the Guild’s superlative Hi-Power.		May/Jun 2004	American Pistolsmiths Guild Gun	58
HMJ0460	2,000 rounds fast, a champ, a grudge match and more.	Roy Huntington	May/Jun 2004	STI/Handgunner World Shoot	60
HMJ0462	his engraved 1911 beauty belies its fighting heritage.	Roy Huntington	May/Jun 2004	The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen	62
HMJ0470	Ten quick and “dirty” tips to make the chore easier.	Carolee Boyles	May/Jun 2004	Top 10 Cleaning Blunders	70
HMJ0472	Mercworz: A ground-breaker in high quality knife design.	Pat Covert	May/Jun 2004	Dynamic Thrust!	72
HMJ0477	Secrets are revealed in this look at EGWs 1st-class operation.	Ed Carlson	May/Jun 2004	Evolution Gun Works	77
HMJ0485	Gerber’s “Freeman Folder” gets the nod from the Commando.	Kim Terlecky	May/Jun 2004	Check It Out: Freeman Folder	85
HMJ04118	Product Review.	Charles E. Petty	May/Jun 2004	Gunnysack	118
HMJ04130	The Pyramid Puzzle	Roy Huntington	May/Jun 2004	The Insider	130
HJA0408	Letters to the Editor.		Jul/Aug 2004	Speak Out	8
HJA0426	Langdon’s SIG Magic	Dave Anderson	Jul/Aug 2004	Winning Edge	26
HJA0428	“Dude-Amatics” and cowboy foolishness.	Charles E. Petty	Jul/Aug 2004	Handloading	28
HJA0430	Ninja-fied.	John Connor	Jul/Aug 2004	Guncrank Diaries	30
HJA0432	New Year’s Eve Fireworks: Lady cop vs. serial rapist.	Massad Ayoob	Jul/Aug 2004	The Ayoob Files	32
HJA0434	Double Action Angst	Ken Hackathorn	Jul/Aug 2004	Tactical Advantage	34
HJA0438	Barbecues & Picatinney Rails	Dave Douglas	Jul/Aug 2004	Handgun Leather	38
HJA0440	About The Election	Massad Ayoob	Jul/Aug 2004	Cop Talk	40
HJA0442	The Big 3.	Clint Smith	Jul/Aug 2004	Reality Check	42
HJA0444	Mike Voigt on Speed Loading.	Dave Anderson	Jul/Aug 2004	Better Shooting	44
HJA0446	Blunders.	J.D. Jones	Jul/Aug 2004	Handgun Hunting	46
HJA0450	Tiny and tough, this handsome duo spell pocket performance.	Roy Huntington	Jul/Aug 2004	Lilliputian-Style Elegance	50
HJA0454	S&W’s Hi-Tech Model 329 .44 Magnum — a kick on both ends.	Charles E. Petty	Jul/Aug 2004	Can You Say Recoil?	54
HJA0456	Not just for kids anymore — ‘air’ pistols are adult-sized fun.	John Connor	Jul/Aug 2004	Passing Gas	56
HJA0458	Mike Snody’s knives carve a niche of their own.	Pat Covert	Jul/Aug 2004	Future Force	58
HJA0459	Snody knives without the custom price.	Pat Covert	Jul/Aug 2004	Slick Factory Snody’s	59
HJA0462	EAA’s Bounty Hunter morphs into a monster handgun.	Will Dabbs MD	Jul/Aug 2004	The .72 Magnum	62
HJA0464	Guncrafter Industries’ .50 GI — the old .45 ‘Biggie-Sized’.	Charles E. Petty	Jul/Aug 2004	Big Bad .50	64
HJA0470	A full-house custom Ruger with bear on the brain!	Roy Huntington	Jul/Aug 2004	.475 Bruin Medicine	70
HJA0473	Dick tells you the ABCs of arranging your own bear hunt.	Dick Williams	Jul/Aug 2004	How To Do It	73
HJA0474	Gentleman Jerry Miculek goes after a world record!	Charles E. Petty	Jul/Aug 2004	How Fast Is Fast?	74
HJA0483	Tactical Box Openers? Buck Strider and Camillus Dominator rip it up!	Kim “Commando” Terlecky	Jul/Aug 2004	Check It Out	83
HJA04118	Product Review	Charles E. Petty	Jul/Aug 2004	Gunnysack	118
HJA04130	Buy A Gun!	Roy Huntington	Jul/Aug 2004	The Insider	130
HSO0408	Letters to the Editor.		Sep/Oct 2004	Speak Out	8
HSO0422	Para Power Extractor Punch	Dave Anderson	Sep/Oct 2004	Winning Edge	22
HSO0426	Loading the .60 GI	Charles E. Petty	Sep/Oct 2004	Handloading	26
HSO0428	The Legacy of Grank McGee	Massad Ayoob	Sep/Oct 2004	Cop Talk	28
HSO0430	Ocular Options	J.D. Jones	Sep/Oct 2004	Handgun Hunting	30
HSO0432	Elements of Concealed Carry	Clint Smith	Sep/Oct 2004	Reality Check	32
HSO0436	The Gunsmith Dream	Alex Hamilton	Sep/Oct 2004	Pistolsmithing	36
HSO0440	It’s Time For Some Gun-Rich Zones	John Connor	Sep/Oct 2004	Guncrank Diaries	40
HSO0442	Snap-On, Snap-Off	Dave Douglas	Sep/Oct 2004	Handgun Leather	42
HSO0444	“Shhh” … Landgon’s fitness secrets.	Dave Anderson	Sep/Oct 2004	Better Shooting	44
HSO0446	Steeet shoot-out: Cop vs. motivated thug	Massad Ayoob	Sep/Oct 2004	The Ayoob Files	46
HSO0448	Magnum sixgun hunting.	Clint Smith	Sep/Oct 2004	Quadruple Quest	48
HSO0452	Ground-breaking quality in a factory 1911.	Massad Ayoob	Sep/Oct 2004	Sigarms GSP	52
HSO0459	Knife clones and copies can get you killed!	Roy Huntington	Sep/Oct 2004	Rip-Off!	59
HSO0462	Rohrbaugh: 9mm Pocket Power for real.	Roy Huntington	Sep/Oct 2004	The Professional’s Pistol.	62
HSO0470	Gussie-up your gat with these goodies.	John Connor	Sep/Oct 2004	Happy Birthday Roscoe!	70
HSO0472	Darryl Ralph and Ryan Wilson team-up for tacticals.	Pat Covert	Sep/Oct 2004	Double Trouble	72
HSO0476	That very special .44 Special.	John Taffin	Sep/Oct 2004	Cartridge of the Century?	76
HSO0481	Columbia River Knife and Tool battle blades.	Kim “Commando” Terlecky	Sep/Oct 2004	Check It Out	81
HSO0484	Bowling For Columbine — Part II	Jeff Snyder	Sep/Oct 2004	Gun Rights	84
HSO04118	Product Review.	Charles E. Petty	Sep/Oct 2004	Gunnysack	118
HSO04130	Ronals Wilson Reagan — American	Roy Huntington	Sep/Oct 2004	The Insider	130
HND0408	Letters to the Editor.		Nov/Dec 2004	Speak Out	8
HND0420	The new .68 REM SPC.	J.D. Jones	Nov/Dec 2004	Handgun Hunting	20
HND0422	Something Different This Way Comes.	Dave Anderson	Nov/Dec 2004	Winning Edge	22
HND0424	Cops & The 9mm	Massad Ayoob	Nov/Dec 2004	Cop Talk	24
HND0426	Triggermeister Rob Letham tells all.	Dave Anderson	Nov/Dec 2004	Better Shooting	26
HND0430	Loading Those “Dash” Cartridges.	Charles E. Petty	Nov/Dec 2004	Handloading	30
HND0432	Glock Pistol Mods	Alex Hamilton	Nov/Dec 2004	Pistolsmithing	32
HND0434	“Freeze!” — stopping a street killer.	Massad Ayoob	Nov/Dec 2004	The Ayoob Files	34
HND0438	Kydeky-Leather.	Dave Douglas	Nov/Dec 2004	Handgun Leather	38
HND0440	Right or Wrong?	Clint Smith	Nov/Dec 2004	Reality Check	40
HND0444	Letters From You Loons.	John Connor	Nov/Dec 2004	Guncrank Diaries	44
HND0446	Bowling For Columbine — Part III	Jeff Snyder	Nov/Dec 2004	Gun Rights	46
HND0448	“Hammer the Hammer” with Iver Johnson	Mike Cumpston	Nov/Dec 2004	Can You Say Hoot?	48
HND0450	Devel: Talen and innovation cut-short.	Jeremy D. Clough	Nov/Dec 2004	Ahead of Their Time	50
HND0458	Handgunners “Guncrank” takes a look at hunting goodies.	John Connor	Nov/Dec 2004	Just Add Guns & Stir	58
HND0462	Perfect Packin’ big bores.	John Taffin	Nov/Dec 2004	Huntington’s Hunting Handguns	62
HND0464	Thunder Ranch and S&W conspire on this very special .44 Special.	Roy Huntington	Nov/Dec 2004	Resurrection	64
HND0472	Steel Challenge 2003: Win, lose and plenty of drawing.	Mike Dalton	Nov/Dec 2004	The Big Tent	72
HND0476	Thunder Ranch moves to Oregon: Here’s the true-scoop.	Roy Huntington	Nov/Dec 2004	T/R’s Big Adventure	76
HND04107	Product Review.	Charles E. Petty	Nov/Dec 2004	Gunnysack	107
HND04134	Exercise Your Rights.	Roy Huntington	Nov/Dec 2004	The Insider	134
Item	Article	Author	Issue	Title	Page