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Item	Article	Author	Issue	Subject	Page
HJF0508	Speak Out	editor	Jan/Feb 2005	Letters to the Editor	8
HJF0520	Shooting Iron	Mike “Duke” Ventruino	Jan/Feb 2005	Who needs an auto anyway?	20
HJF0522	Handgun Hunting	J.D. Jones	Jan/Feb 2005	.45-70 150 Yard Sledgehammer	22
HJF0524	Winning Edge	Dave Anderson	Jan/Feb 2005	KBI’s ‘Bully’ M5 Pistol	24
HJF0528	Cop Talk	Massad Ayoob	Jan/Feb 2005	Integral Locks: Necessary for Safety?	28
HJF0532	Handgun Leather	Dave Douglas	Jan/Feb 2005	Del Fatti Finesse	32
HJF0534	Taffin Tests	John Taffin	Jan/Feb 2005	Broken Gun Ranch Custom Rugers	34
HJF0536	Guncrank Diaries	John Connor	Jan/Feb 2005	We all know what sissies are right?	36
HJF0538	Reality Check	Clint Smith	Jan/Feb 2005	Turd-Suckers and The Black-Cloud Crowd	38
HJF0540	Pistolsmithing	Alex Hamilton	Jan/Feb 2005	Finding your gold standard- fishpaw grips, tommy kaye gold, and a 3 screw hawk	40
HJF0544	Better Shooting	Dave Anderson	Jan/Feb 2005	Trigger-Meister Miculek’s secrets	44
HJF0546	The Sixgunner	John Taffin	Jan/Feb 2005	The Fitz .44 Special the Sixgunner way	46
HJF0548	The Silver Knight	Kim “Commando” Terlecky	Jan/Feb 2005	How a tough tactical folder got Roy to quit speaking Japanese	48
HJF0550	Old West Pistol Power	Mike “Duke” Ventruino	Jan/Feb 2005	Black power busters keep up with today’s big boys – easily!	50
HJF0554	P945: Extreme Makeover	John Taffin	Jan/Feb 2005	Slim, trim, and light- Ruger’s newest auto is a winner	54
HJF0565	Kimber Factory Fun	Charles E. Petty	Jan/Feb 2005	You’ve seen the guns, now see how they’re made	65
HJF0566	A Janis Royal Flush	Roy Huntington	Jan/Feb 2005	Eddie’s silver-plated masterpiece is a .45 Colt without peer	66
HJF0570	Evolving Edges	Pat Covert	Jan/Feb 2005	Strider’s knives keep going–	70
HJF0573	Louder than Words	Jason Burton	Jan/Feb 2005	Mix custom pistolsmiths and a good cause and here’s the result	73
HJF0576	Gun Rights	Evan F. Nappen	Jan/Feb 2005	Can a porcupine save your guns?	76
HJF05102	Gunnysack	Charles E. Petty	Jan/Feb 2005	Thor X	102
HJF05114	The Insider	Roy Huntington	Jan/Feb 2005	Motorcycle Pistolero	114
HMA0508	Speak Out	editor	Mar/Apr 2005	Letters to the editor	8
HMA0522	Winning Edge	Dave Anderson	Mar/Apr 2005	Mitchell Mag Master	22
HMA0524	Guncrank Diaries	John Connor	Mar/Apr 2005	This Love-Hate Think with S.H.O.T show	24
HMA0528	The Sixgunner	John Taffin	Mar/Apr 2005	John’s “Favoritist” handgun ever	28
HMA0530	Shooting Iron	Mike “Duke” Ventruino	Mar/Apr 2005	Wonderful Contraptions	30
HMA0532	Pistolsmithing	Alex Hamilton	Mar/Apr 2005	Shipping, Parts and A Good Screw	32
HMA0534	Handgun Leather	Dave Douglas	Mar/Apr 2005	Galco’s Good Gadget	34
HMA0536	Cop Talk	Massad Ayoob	Mar/Apr 2005	Fast and Accurate for Cops	36
HMA0540	Better Shooting	Dave Anderson	Mar/Apr 2005	Bruce Piatt tells all	40
HMA0544	Handgun Hunting	J.D. Jones	Mar/Apr 2005	Antelope: A Great Hunting Experience	44
HMA0546	Taffin Tests	John Taffin	Mar/Apr 2005	Faster than a speeding bullet? Only your chronograph knows for sure	46
HMA0548	The Ayoob Files	Massad Ayoob	Mar/Apr 2005	.40 S&W Vs. Car	48
HMA0550	Gun Rights	Jeff Snyder	Mar/Apr 2005	Bowling for Columbine — Part IV	50
HMA0558	The .45 Colt Sucks!	Mike “Duke” Ventruino	Mar/Apr 2005	What’s this? Has Venturino lost his mind?	58
HMA0562	Canadian Cutters	Pat Covert	Mar/Apr 2005	Kirby Lambert: Fine folders from the north	62
HMA0564	The Patriot 1911	Stephen A. Camp	Mar/Apr 2005	Test your skills with this “home-brew” custom 1911	64
HMA0566	Metal Magic	Roy Huntington	Mar/Apr 2005	What’s hot and what’s not in fancy finishes	66
HMA0570	Les Baer’s Ultimate Master .45	John Taffin	Mar/Apr 2005	The Sixgunner tackles a new-fangled auto	70
HMA0582	The S&W Fighting 500	Clint Smith	Mar/Apr 2005	Clint proves he’s finally found enough gun!	82
HMA0584	American Pistolsmiths Guild Gun	N/A	Mar/Apr 2005	Check out this stunning mini-Luger	84
HMA0586	Camp Perry	Massad Ayoob	Mar/Apr 2005	Bullseye dead? We don’t think so	86
HMA05132	Gunnysack	Charles E. Petty	Mar/Apr 2005	Weaver Nightview & Crimson Trace Lasergrips	132
HMA05142	Check it Out	Kim “Commando” Terlecky	Mar/Apr 2005	Tool Logic’s gizmo-knives	142
HMJ0508	Speak Out	editor	May/Jun 2005	Letters to the Editor	8
HMJ0520	Shooting Iron	Mike “Duke” Ventruino	May/Jun 2005	The Daniel Boone & Dangerous Man Syndrome	20
HMJ0524	Winning Edge	Dave Anderson	May/Jun 2005	Dave’s Funnest Gun	24
HMJ0526	Guncrank Diaries	John Connor	May/Jun 2005	Setting the Record Straight: Rattles, Rivets, and Piece Petting	26
HMJ0528	Taffin Tests	John Taffin	May/Jun 2005	Ruger’s New Vaqueros: Slim, Trim & Spirited	28
HMJ0532	Pistolsmithing	Alex Hamilton	May/Jun 2005	Believe it or not: 45-70 Wrist Wrecker, Sissy Gun, Stroh’s Triple Lock Stroke, and Strahan Dragon Teeth	32
HMJ0534	The Ayoob File	Massad Ayoob	May/Jun 2005	Night of the Dao Bao	34
HMJ0536	Reality Check	Clint Smith	May/Jun 2005	Special Spegels & No Ballistic Balloney	36
HMJ0538	Better Shooting	Dave Anderson	May/Jun 2005	Glocken Triggers and Sevigny’s Secrets	38
HMJ0540	Handgun Leather	Dave Douglas	May/Jun 2005	Hero Holstermaker: Tauris Holsters, LLC	40
HMJ0544	The Sixgunner	John Taffin	May/Jun 2005	Texas Longhorn Arms.. Bill Grover	44
HMJ0546	S&W’s Sigma Auto	Charles E. Petty	May/Jun 2005	S&W revitalizes the plastic pistol concept	46
HMJ0552	Glocks VS. Peacemakers	Mike “Duke” Ventruino	May/Jun 2005	Then and Now technology ain’t so different after all!	52
HMJ0554	Wilson Combat Takes Command	John Taffin	May/Jun 2005	Taffin takes on another auto: Wilson’s Professional Model	54
HMJ0562	Hidden Treasures	Pat Covert	May/Jun 2005	HAK it with a Hideaway Knife!	62
HMJ0566	Don’t be a bonehead: Clean your guns!	Shane Gericke	May/Jun 2005	A tongue-in-cheek look that’s sure to rattle your ‘bones’	66
HMJ05102	Gunnysack	Charles E. Petty	May/Jun 2005	Danner Boots & Grassbur Mountable Holster	102
HMJ05107	Check it Out	Kim “Commando” Terlecky	May/Jun 2005	SOG: Poseidon would be proud	107
HMJ05114	The Insider	Roy Huntington	May/Jun 2005	Honor the Soldiers	114
HJA0508	Speak Out	editor	Jul/Aug 2005	Letters to the Editor	8
HJA0522	Handloading	Charles E. Petty	Jul/Aug 2005	Wadcutters are fun	22
HJA0524	Guncrank Diaries	John Connor	Jul/Aug 2005	Why do you carry a gun?	24
HJA0526	Winning Edge	Dave Anderson	Jul/Aug 2005	Ed Brown’s Executive Carry	26
HJA0528	Taffin Tests	John Taffin	Jul/Aug 2005	Crimson Trace LaserGrips	28
HJA0532	Better Shooting	Dave Anderson	Jul/Aug 2005	Tomasie: Reformed rat-a-tat guy	32
HJA0536	Reality Check	Clint Smith	Jul/Aug 2005	Sit-Rep: Handguns, Rifles (semiautos), Bolt Actions, Scopes, & Shotguns	36
HJA0538	Shooting Iron	Mike “Duke” Ventruino	Jul/Aug 2005	Single Action- Action	38
HJA0540	Pistolsmithing	Alex Hamilton	Jul/Aug 2005	Open Mouth Insert Food- And Foot	40
HJA0542	Cop Talk	Massad Ayoob	Jul/Aug 2005	RIP .357 Combat Magnum	42
HJA0544	Handgun Leather	Dave Douglas	Jul/Aug 2005	Old West Reproductions: Best Quality New-Old Gear	44
HJA0548	Condition Five	Jim Gardner	Jul/Aug 2005	Cylinder & Slide’s SA Auto saftey system	48
HJA0550	STI/Hangunner 2004 World Showoff	Dave Anderson	Jul/Aug 2005	Fast kids and bowling ball mortars	50
HJA0552	S&W .460 Magnum	Charles E. Petty	Jul/Aug 2005	This new-go fast breaks 2,300 FPS!	52
HJA0558	The .45 Colt is Great!	John Taffin	Jul/Aug 2005	John pokes Venturino in the eye	58
HJA0562	Springfield .45 Gap Defender	Charles E. Petty	Jul/Aug 2005	At last, a compact reason to buy a .45 GAP!	62
HJA0574	Top Cuts!	Pat Covert	Jul/Aug 2005	Workhorse tough knives that are a cut above	74
HJA0576	Norway’s Model 1914	Gary Paul Johnston	Jul/Aug 2005	A rare look at Norway’s model 1914 Colt	76
HJA05116	Gunnysack	Charles E. Petty	Jul/Aug 2005	Spyderco Vagabond And Stretch Knives	116
HJA05126	Check it Out	Kim “Commando” Terlecky	Jul/Aug 2005	Kershaw’s Gentlemen Knives	126
HJA05130	The Insider	Roy Huntington	Jul/Aug 2005	American Cop Magazine	130
HSO0520	Shooting Iron	Mike “Duke” Ventruino	Sep/Oct 2005	Gun’riter 101	20
HSO0522	Reality Check	Clint Smith	Sep/Oct 2005	Psst… it’s not your fault	22
HSO0524	Handloading	Charles E. Petty	Sep/Oct 2005	Brasshoppers beware	24
HSO0528	Taffin Tests	John Taffin	Sep/Oct 2005	Laser to the max	28
HSO0530	Handgun Hunting	J.D. Jones	Sep/Oct 2005	Hunting the Nail	30
HSO0534	The Ayoob Files	Massad Ayoob	Sep/Oct 2005	Grandma out-guns a bad guy!	34
HSO0536	Better Shooting	Dave Anderson	Sep/Oct 2005	Drawing steps of the masters	36
HSO0538	Cop Talk	Massad Ayoob	Sep/Oct 2005	The Manual Safety Factor	38
HSO0540	Handgun Leather	Dave Douglas	Sep/Oct 2005	Side Armor “Transformer” Gear!	40
HSO0542	Pistolsmithing	Alex Hamilton	Sep/Oct 2005	Elbow Grease and Desire	42
HSO0546	Guncrank Diaries	John Connor	Sep/Oct 2005	The Wide world of whacky gun laws	46
HSO0550	Semmerling LM4	Daniel Dibner	Sep/Oct 2005	This tiny .45 ACP terror wrote the book on innovation	50
HSO0552	Single Action Innovation	Massad Ayoob	Sep/Oct 2005	SIG joins the single action faction!	52
HSO0558	American Legends	Mike “Duke” Ventruino	Sep/Oct 2005	A historical perspective on the entire family of .44′s!	58
HSO0562	A pair with punch	Dave Douglas	Sep/Oct 2005	Para Ordnances’ .45 ACP LDA/SA combo set!	62
HSO0572	The Edge Aficionado	Pat Covert	Sep/Oct 2005	A.G. Russel- grand gentleman of knives!	72
HSO0574	You can shoot the nationals	Dave Anderson	Sep/Oct 2005	Anybody can play- just get out and do it!	74
HSO0580	Gun Rights	Jeff Snyder	Sep/Oct 2005	Part 1: Violence and non-violence	80
HSO05116	Gunnysack	Charles E. Petty	Sep/Oct 2005	Cylinder & Slide Drop in Kits and Barska Red Dot Sight	116
HSO05125	Check it Out	Kim “Commando” Terlecky	Sep/Oct 2005	Foster Knives- 1911 Folder	125
HND0508	Speak Out	editor	Nov/Dec 2005	Letters to the editor	8
HND0522	Reality Check	Clint Smith	Nov/Dec 2005	Shooting is everything?	22
HND0524	Taffin Tests	John Taffin	Nov/Dec 2005	Gallagher’s Great Guns	24
HND0526	Better Shooting	Dave Anderson	Nov/Dec 2005	Todd Jarret’s fast footwork	26
HND0528	Guncrank Diaries	John Connor	Nov/Dec 2005	The Memsaab Speaks	28
HND0532	Handgun Leather	Dave Douglas	Nov/Dec 2005	Life’s little hassles, Rock climbing pants?, Under the covers	32
HND0536	Pistolsmithing	Alex Hamilton	Nov/Dec 2005	Widgets that work	36
HND0538	Shooting Iron	Mike “Duke” Ventruino	Nov/Dec 2005	My favorite handgun: 1873-1973 Peacemaker Centennial Commorative	38
HND0540	Cop Talk	Massad Ayoob	Nov/Dec 2005	Point vs. Aim, Relaxed Agression	40
HND0542	Handloading	Charles E. Petty	Nov/Dec 2005	Cheap can be good	42
HND0546	The Ayoob Files	Massad Ayoob	Nov/Dec 2005	5.56 Vs. Terrorist	46
HND0549	21st Century Plinker	Jonathan Mazner	Nov/Dec 2005	Berretta’s Neos U-22 “Space Gun” plinker	49
HND0550	Money Where our Mouth Is	Jeff John	Nov/Dec 2005	FMG delivers the goods to the troops	50
HND0552	“My Friend Wildey”	John Taffin	Nov/Dec 2005	Wildey’s wild, big bore auto returns!	52
HND0556	Who uses that?	Roy Huntington	Nov/Dec 2005	Gun’riter guys and the guns they carry	56
HND0562	Swedish Field Shooting!	Jeremy Josephs	Nov/Dec 2005	Those crazy Swedes shoot in the snow!	62
HND0564	Desert Warrior	Charles E. Petty	Nov/Dec 2005	Kimber’s .45 caliber salute to the troops	64
HND0574	Book Review	Clint Smith	Nov/Dec 2005	The Book of Two Guns	74
HND05116	Gunnysack	Charles E. Petty	Nov/Dec 2005	Digilight Flashlights and Zeiss Victory 8×32 FL Binocular	116
HND05122	Check it Out	Kim “Commando” Terlecky	Nov/Dec 2005	Stocking Stuffers all around!	122
Item	Article	Author	Issue	Subject	Page