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ITEM	Article	Author	Issue	Subject	Page
HJF0850	The New Taurus Gauchos!	Mike Venturino	Jan/Feb 2008	Single Action – Action	50
HJF0854	The Classic Colt 1851 Navy	Mike Cumpston	Jan/Feb 2008	Wild Bill’s Best Bud	54
HJF0856	STI Trio	Roy Huntington	Jan/Feb 2008	Defense, Target and Tactical	56
HJF0864	Quest for the Best	Robert Nobbs	Jan/Feb 2008	Who Says a 1911 can’t be Different?	64
HJF0868	Heirloom Pistol Package	Ralph Mroz	Jan/Feb 2008	Win an Heirloom Pistol Package for $10 and help LTW help kids	68
HJF0870	Mild To Wild	Pat Covert	Jan/Feb 2008	Kershaw Rides the Success Wave!	70
HJF0872	Handgunner’s 2007 Gift Guide	John Connor	Jan/Feb 2008	For Grunts: Goodies and Gear for our Warriors ‘Deployed Forward’	72
HJF0808	Speak Out		Jan/Feb 2008	Letters to the Editor	8
HJF0824	Guncrank Diaries	John Connor	Jan/Feb 2008	I’m not runnin’, so Forget About it okay?	24
HJF0826	Shooting Iron	Mike Venturino	Jan/Feb 2008	Who’s Serious?	26
HJF0828	Cop Talk	Massad Ayoob	Jan/Feb 2008	When Warriors Pass	28
HJF0830	Handloading	John Taffin	Jan/Feb 2008	C’mon Back!	30
HJF0834	Reality Check	Clint Smith	Jan/Feb 2008	Random Thoughts	34
HJF0836	Taffin Tests	John Taffin	Jan/Feb 2008	The .44 Automag	36
HJF0838	Handgun Hunting	J.D. Jones	Jan/Feb 2008	The Way it Wuz	38
HJF0842	Carry Options	Sammy Reese	Jan/Feb 2008	100% No Bull: Taurus Holsters	42
HJF0844	Winning Edge	Dave Anderson	Jan/Feb 2008	Solid Advice to Keep You Ahead of the Competition	44
HJF0848	Pistolsmithing	Alex Hamilton	Jan/Feb 2008	Whose Idea was This?	48
HJF08114	The Insider	Roy Huntington	Jan/Feb 2008	The Laws	114
HJF0840	Better Shooting	Dave Anderson	Jan/Feb 2008	James Cirillo,76, noted firearm trainer and author, was killed in an auto accident	40
HJF0846	The Sixgunner	John Taffin	Jan/Feb 2008	Sixguns of David Clements	46
HJF0876	The Ayoob Files	Massad Ayoob	Jan/Feb 2008	Lessons of Jim Cirillo	76
HJF08102	Gunnysack	Sammy Reese	Jan/Feb 2008	Iron Mind Grip Training	102
HMA0854	Les Baer Ultimate Master	Charles E. Petty	Mar/Apr 2008	Time for something serious? Les backs your .45-caliber play	54
HMA0858	Prior to the Peacemaker	Mike Venturino	Mar/Apr 2008	The revolvers that really won the West	58
HMA0862	Thunder Ranch Defensive Revolver	Roy Huntington	Mar/Apr 2008	The Modern defensive revolver comes of age – Hi-tech Old-tech.	62
HMA0870	Paint ‘Yer Gun	Dave Morelli	Mar/Apr 2008	Ugly gun+Brownells =	70
HMA0874	Hard Use Gear Personified	Roy Huntington	Mar/Apr 2008	Maxpedition’s soft goods are hard to beat!	74
HMA0876	Who Are These Guys?	Roy Huntington	Mar/Apr 2008	Meet Handgunner’s line-up of recalcitrant writers and find out:	76
HMA0880	Built for Brawn	Pat Covert	Mar/Apr 2008	Bill Harsey’s compelling handmades and collaborations	80
HMA0808	Speak Out		Mar/Apr 2008	Your forum to pontificate, ponder and probe	8
HMA0822	Guncrank Diaries	John Connor	Mar/Apr 2008	Guns & Men: The Memsaab Speaks Metal vs. Mettle	22
HMA0824	Taffin Tests	John Taffin	Mar/Apr 2008	The .500 JRH	24
HMA0828	Reality Check	Clint Smith	Mar/Apr 2008	300 or so	28
HMA0830	Carry Options	Sammy Reese	Mar/Apr 2008	Master Mernickle	30
HMA0832	Shooting Iron	Mike Venturino	Mar/Apr 2008	WWII British Sixguns	32
HMA0838	Pistolsmithing	Alex Hamilton	Mar/Apr 2008	2008 Seal of Approval	38
HMA0840	Cop Talk	Massad Ayoob	Mar/Apr 2008	Gear Placement on Duty Belts: An Officer Survival Issue	40
HMA0842	Handloading	Dave Anderson	Mar/Apr 2008	High Volume Reloading	42
HMA0846	Winning Edge	Dave Anderson	Mar/Apr 2008	The	46
HMA0848	Handgun Hunting	J.D. Jones	Mar/Apr 2008	Shorter vs. Longer	48
HMA08130	The Insider	Roy Huntington	Mar/Apr 2008	It’s Just a Courtesy	130
HMA0826	Better Shooting	Dave Anderson	Mar/Apr 2008	The grips of the champions	26
HMA0836	The Ayoob Files	Massad Ayoob	Mar/Apr 2008	Shot in the head: the Brad Beck incident	36
HMA0850	The Sixgunner	John Taffin	Mar/Apr 2008	The Sixguns of Ben Forkin	50
HMA08119	Gunnysack	Sammy Reese & Roy Huntington	Mar/Apr 2008	D&L J-Frame Sight	119
HMJ0850	Jack Weaver: The Real Weaver Stance	Jeremy D. Clough	May/Jun 2008	The “real” man behind the myth: Meeting Jack.	50
HMJ0856	STI Texican .45 Colt	John Tafin	May/Jun 2008	This is no auto! STI’s SAA surprises everyone.	56
HMJ0858	Kimber’s Sis Series	Massad Ayoob	May/Jun 2008	A quad-pack of 1911’s for an exclusive LAPD special unit	58
HMJ0866	1917 Classics	Mike Venturino	May/Jun 2008	Big and bold, these .45 ACP wheelguns helped win wars.	66
HMJ0870	Kimber’s Gold Match .45	John Fasano	May/Jun 2008	Have fun – and help the USA shooting team.	70
HMJ0872	Texas Prime Cuts	Pat Covert	May/Jun 2008	Gordon Graham’s custom cutters observe a keen eye.	72
HMJ0874	Elmer Keith Museum is Open!	Roy Huntington	May/Jun 2008	Cabela’s honors the old fire brand!	74
HMJ0877	A Full Auto-Auto	Roy Huntington	May/Jun 2008	Maxsell’s blank guns ramp up the fun factor!	77
HMJ0808	Speak out		May/Jun 2008	Letters to the Editor	8
HMJ0820	Reality Check	Clint Smith	May/Jun 2008	Rapid reload; speed is good?	20
HMJ0824	Cop Talk	Massad Ayoob	May/Jun 2008	Indoor & Electronic: The future of police qualification/training	24
HMJ0826	Taffin Tests	John Taffin	May/Jun 2008	The .45 Auto-rim	26
HMJ0830	Pistolsmithing	Alex Hamilton	May/Jun 2008	John Browning is ALIVE	30
HMJ0832	Handloading	John Taffin	May/Jun 2008	Ease up and enjoy	32
HMJ0834	Guncrank Diaries	John Connor	May/Jun 2008	Funnybone fractures & cracked concentration	34
HMJ0838	Carry Options	Sammy Reese	May/Jun 2008	Night stand bag	38
HMJ0841	Handgun Hunting	J.D. Jones	May/Jun 2008	Cordite? Weird loading	41
HMJ0844	Winning Edge	Dave Anderson	May/Jun 2008	Ruger’s “detective” gun	44
HMJ0846	Shooting Iron	Mike Venturino	May/Jun 2008	Idiots I’ve met at gun shows	46
HMJ08122	The Insider	Roy Huntington	May/Jun 2008	H.A.V.A. Hunt for Vets	122
HMJ0828	The Ayoob Files	Massad Ayoob	May/Jun 2008	He’s got a knife!	28
HMJ0840	Better Shooting	Dave Anderson	May/Jun 2008	Remembering Nyle Leatham	40
HMJ0848	The Sixgunner	John Taffin	May/Jun 2008	The sixguns of Jack Huntington	48
HMJ08110	Gunnysack	Roy Huntington	May/Jun 2008		110
HJA0848	The Art of More	Jeremy D. Clough	Jul/Aug 2008	Bar-Sto’s hi-cap custom 1911 surprises	48
HJA0851	Bar-Sto’s Semi-Secret .25	Roy Huntington	Jul/Aug 2008	Rare and jewel-like, this .25 deserves another chance	51
HJA0852	Alternative Pistol Packers	John Connor	Jul/Aug 2008	Who needs a holster anyway?	52
HJA0854	EAA’s EZ9 Auto	Mike Cumpston	Jul/Aug 2008	It’s E-Z-to-like EAA’s wunder-9!	54
HJA0862	Thirty Eights	Mike Venturino	Jul/Aug 2008	Just because it says “.38” doesn’t mean it is	62
HJA0866	Don’t Grip, Get Grips	John Connor	Jul/Aug 2008	Got a screwdriver? Ramp up your roscoe’s fun-factor.	66
HJA0868	Rohrbaugh R9 series	Roy Huntington	Jul/Aug 2008	These pocket-sized performers get a revisit	68
HJA0871	Trigger jobs in a jar?	Chick Blood	Jul/Aug 2008	A three-stop goo-job to action heaven	71
HJA0808	Speak Out		Jul/Aug 2008	Letters to the Editor	8
HJA0822	Handgun Hunting	J.D. Jones	Jul/Aug 2008	50 B&M AK	22
HJA0824	Carry Options	Sammy Reese	Jul/Aug 2008	5-Shot Bullseye	24
HJA0826	Taffin Tests	John Taffin	Jul/Aug 2008	Ruger 22 Charger!	26
HJA0828	Reality Check	Clint Smith	Jul/Aug 2008	Movie Nonsense	28
HJA0832	Shooting Iron	Mike Venturino	Jul/Aug 2008	Colt’s cartridge conversions that weren’t	32
HJA0834	Guncrank Diaries	John Connor	Jul/Aug 2008	The next-to-last man standing	34
HJA0836	Winning Edge	Dave Anderson	Jul/Aug 2008	S.H.O.T. show goodies	36
HJA0838	Handloading	John Taffin	Jul/Aug 2008	Size matters, various .45s, .44 Fumbling	38
HJA0840	Cop Talk	Massad Ayoob	Jul/Aug 2008	Beretta’s new police pistol incentive	40
HJA0844	Pistolsmithing	Alex Hamilton	Jul/Aug 2008	The fabulous model 41	44
HJA08114	The Insider	Roy Huntington	Jul/Aug 2008	Old school gunology	114
HJA0830	The Ayoob Files	Massad Ayoob	Jul/Aug 2008	The death of John Dillinger	30
HJA0842	Better Shooting	Dave Anderson	Jul/Aug 2008	Teaching/equipment	42
HJA0846	The Sixgunner	John Taffin	Jul/Aug 2008	The sixguns of Brian Cosby	46
HJA0875	Gun Rights	Jeff Snyder	Jul/Aug 2008	Violence and non-violence part 8	75
HJA08102	Gunnysack	Roy Huntington & Sammy Reese	Jul/Aug 2008	Ay up lights	102
HSO0850	Cylinder & Slide’s .45 ACP 1903	Roy Huntington	Sep/Oct 2008	This “fool the eye” masterwork is a one-off wonder!	50
HSO0854	They Were Great Handguns…	Mike Venturino	Sep/Oct 2008	Or were they that great? Duke takes on the classics.	54
HSO0858	Knifemaker: Darrel Ralph	Pat Covert	Sep/Oct 2008	The customs and collaborations of Darrel Ralph	58
HSO0860	Speed Sights	Roy Huntington	Sep/Oct 2008	Toss out everything and re-design fixed sights	60
HSO0862	Ruger’s Evolutionary SR9	John Taffin	Sep/Oct 2008	A slim and sexy 9mm from Ruger? Yup and much more	62
HSO0870	2007 World Shoot-Off	Roy Huntington	Sep/Oct 2008	The STI/American Handgunner match scores again	70
HSO0874	Duty Guns to Race Guns	Darryl Bolke	Sep/Oct 2008	T.J.’s Custom Gunworks does its magic	74
HSO0878	Ruger’s LCP	John Taffin	Sep/Oct 2008	Oh stop it! A pocket .380 from Ruger?	78
HSO0883	APG 2008 Gun of the Year		Sep/Oct 2008	Win this 50th Anniversary Ruger SA .44 Magnum	83
HSO0884	Protech Knives	Rochelle Canfield	Sep/Oct 2008	Hi-tech “sharp” designs from Protech	84
HSO0808	Speak Out		Sep/Oct 2008	Letters to the Editor	8
HSO0824	Reality Check	Clint Smith	Sep/Oct 2008	The safe XD?	24
HSO0826	Shooting Iron	Mike Venturino	Sep/Oct 2008	Blowed-up guns	26
HSO0828	Taffin Tests	John Taffin	Sep/Oct 2008	The .45 gap	28
HSO0830	Winning Edge	Dave Anderson	Sep/Oct 2008	B-Square; green or red?	30
HSO0832	Guncrank Diaries	John Connor	Sep/Oct 2008	A different twist on training	32
HSO0834	Carry Options	Sammy Reese	Sep/Oct 2008	Doing our part	34
HSO0836	Cop Talk	Massad Ayoob	Sep/Oct 2008	Commonality of handguns	36
HSO0838	Handgun hunting	J.D. Jones	Sep/Oct 2008	One-caliber guy	38
HSO0841	Handloading	John Taffin	Sep/Oct 2008	Who needs a magnum?	41
HSO0846	Pistolsmithing	Alex Hamilton	Sep/Oct 2008	Spring stuff	46
HSO08130	The Insider	Roy Huntington	Sep/Oct 2008	Ok, so don’t vote then	130
HSO0840	Better Shooting	Dave Anderson	Sep/Oct 2008	Joining USPSA	40
HSO0844	The Ayoob Files	Massad Ayoob	Sep/Oct 2008	A handgun homicide with lasting impressions	44
HSO0848	The Sixgunner	John Taffin	Sep/Oct 2008	25 years of freedom arms	48
HSO08120	Gunnysack	Roy Huntington	Sep/Oct 2008	Blade tech, CrossBreed gun bag, Benchmade	120
HND0851	Wooden Wonders	Roy Huntington	Nov/Dec 2008	Artist-in-wood Thomas Havens builds guns in wood. No really!	51
HND0852	A Real MP40?	Mike Venturino	Nov/Dec 2008	Duke tests the ultimate Luger accessory	52
HND0826	A Touching Trio	Jim Young	Nov/Dec 2008	Friendships join forces in this stunning 1911 package	56
HND0859	Affordable Affinity	Roy Huntington	Nov/Dec 2008	Tom Goodpasture’s knives are quality – for less	59
HND0860	Champagne Taste vs. Beer Budget	Pat Cascio	Nov/Dec 2008	Affordable self-defense doesn’t have to be cheap!	60
HND0864	Tough Enough	John Taffin	Nov/Dec 2008	FNH’s FNP-45: A .45 ACP battle-ready pistol	64
HND0870	FN Five-Seven Airsoft Pistol	J.I. Galan	Nov/Dec 2008	A classy companion to the “real” thing	70
HND0872	Askansas Tough	Pat Covert	Nov/Dec 2008	Bob Dozier: Experience, design, and quality	72
HND0874	The Not-so-Swat Entry	Bud Johnson	Nov/Dec 2008	A retired Federal Marshall remembers how it “really” was	74
HND0876	Lighter, Brighter, Simplere, Smarter	John Connor	Nov/Dec 2008	A shameless round up of what’s hot in tactical lights	76
HND0880	Multi-tasking Mania!	Pat Covert	Nov/Dec 2008	History and what’s new – in pocket tools	80
HND0883	A Very Special Colt	J.B. Wood	Nov/Dec 2008	A 1903 shipped to John M. Browning’s shop!	83
HND0808	Speak Out		Nov/Dec 2008	Letters to the Editor	8
HND0824	Handgun Hunting	J.D. Jones	Nov/Dec 2008	Three stupid things	24
HND0826	Pistolsmithing	Alex Hamilton	Nov/Dec 2008	Old is new again; quality returns	26
HND0830	Winning Edge	Dave Anderson	Nov/Dec 2008	Ruger make-over	30
HND0832	Taffin Tests	John Taffin	Nov/Dec 2008	Is newer better?	32
HND0834	Carry Options	Sammy Reese	Nov/Dec 2008	Three for the J-Frame	34
HND0836	Handloading	John Taffin	Nov/Dec 2008	The practical .45	36
HND0838	Guncrank Diaries	John Connor	Nov/Dec 2008	A veteran’s story	38
HND0840	Reality Check	Clint Smith	Nov/Dec 2008	Why not a revolver?	40
HND0842	Shooting Iron	Mike Venturino	Nov/Dec 2008	Iwo jima Pilgrimage	42
HND0846	Cop Talk	Massad Ayoob	Nov/Dec 2008	Ray Chapman’s training legacy	46
HND08130	The Insider	Roy Huntington	Nov/Dec 2008	Go on, do it.	130
HND0828	Better Shooting	Dave Anderson	Nov/Dec 2008	Building a local range	28
HND0844	The Ayoob Files	Massad Ayoob	Nov/Dec 2008	Six cops gunned down in one day!	44
HND0848	The Sixgunner	John Taffin	Nov/Dec 2008	The sixguns of John Gallagher	48
HND08120	Gunnysack	Roy Huntington & John Connor	Nov/Dec 2008	Hinderer pen, Brownell torque wrench, Leica camera, Steripen water purifier	120
HAN0808	Ruger’s New Sixguns	John Taffin	Annual 2008	Two for the trail.	8
HAN0818	Concealed Carry	Clint Smith	Annual 2008	What you need to know.	18
HAN0824	USFA	John Taffin	Annual 2008	Reproductions of your favorites.	24
HAN0835	Model 58	Massad Ayoob	Annual 2008	The rise and fall.	35
HAN0842	Ruger’s New Semiautos	John Taffin	Annual 2008	Charger and SR9.	42
HAN0852	The Hi-Power	Richard Mann	Annual 2008	The been there done that pistol.	52
HAN0860	Umarex Desert Eagle	J.I. Galan	Annual 2008	Not a big bore but looks it.	60
HAN0862	Rock River Bullseye	Charles E. Petty	Annual 2008	Ready to punch out X’s.	62
HAN0868	S&W M&P .45	Charles E. Petty	Annual 2008	The line is now complete.	68
HAN0878	Fun Guns	Clint Smith	Annual 2008	Not everything has to be serious.	78
HAN0884	The Karambit	Ernest Emerson	Annual 2008	The real deal.	84
HAN0888	Gun Engraving 101	Brian Powley	Annual 2008	Passing on the skills.	88
HAN0892	A Girly Look At Knives	Rochelle Karina	Annual 2008	Strong, but made for a woman.	92
HAN0894	A Schofiled is a …	Mike Venturino	Annual 2008	The real story.	94
HTA0808	Turkish Delight	Charles E. Petty	Tactical 2008	The Armalite AR-24.	8
HTA0814	Gun Disarms	Ernest Emerson	Tactical 2008	Someday you might have to.	14
HTA0820	S&W’s Super 8	John Taffin	Tactical 2008	.357 Magnum sixgunners do it eight times.	20
HTA0826	The Magazine’s Fault	Jerry W. Kendrick	Tactical 2008	Real world reliability tests.	26
HTA0830	S&W Factory Tour	Dave Anderson	Tactical 2008	Making guns better than ever.	30
HTA0836	Springfield XD .45	Sammy Reese	Tactical 2008	Customized Robar-style!	36
HTA0844	The Model 29 is Back	John Taffin	Tactical 2008	Do you feel lucky punk?	44
HTA0850	Tactical Knives	Ernest Emerson	Tactical 2008	Info from an insider.	50
HTA0860	D&L Sports 1911	Massad Ayoob	Tactical 2008	The professional’s professional.	60
HTA0870	Training Your Trainer?	Dave Douglas	Tactical 2008	Gunsite’s “Train the Trainer” course.	70
HTA0874	The Way We Were	Roy Huntington	Tactical 2008	Taking a look back.	74
HTA0878	Thoughts on Self Defense	Clint Smith	Tactical 2008	There’s a reason simple is best.	78
HTA0884	Short Range Ammo	Shepard Kelly	Tactical 2008	Winchester’s SRT ammo.	84
HTA0887	Hand Disabilities	Nick Jacobellis	Tactical 2008	Don’t be hampered by handicaps.	87
HTA0894	SIG Sauer P250	Mark Hanten	Tactical 2008	Modular quick change artist.	94
HTA08100	Maxpedition	Paul Merkel	Tactical 2008	Hard use gear.	100
HTA08102	Officer Survival	Sammy Reese	Tactical 2008	Stupid range tricks.	102
HPD0808	Three Gun Battery	Clint Smith	Personal Defense 2008	The self defense triad.	8
HPD0812	Surviving Traumatic Injury	Lew Shaver	Personal Defense 2008	Prepare for the worst.	12
HPD0818	Martial Blade Concepts	Mike Janich	Personal Defense 2008	Practical knife skills.	18
HPD0824	Personal Tactics & Awareness	Clint Smith	Personal Defense 2008	Your brain is your best weapon.	24
HPD0828	Springfield EMP	Mark Hanten	Personal Defense 2008	The new wonder nine.	28
HPD0836	Defensive Driving	Massad Ayoob	Personal Defense 2008	Drive like you fight.	36
HPD0844	Why We Carry	Massad Ayoob	Personal Defense 2008	It’s about responsiblity	44
HPD0852	Who Uses What	Roy Huntington	Personal Defense 2008	Writer’s Choice.	52
HPD0858	Clothing for CCW	Ralph Mroz	Personal Defense 2008	Fashion for going armed.	58
HPD0862	After the Shooting	Jeremy D. Clough	Personal Defense 2008	A Prosecutor’s perspective.	62
HPD0868	The Defensive Cane	Massad Ayoob	Personal Defense 2008	Not just for geezers.	68
HPD0876	Self Defense Ammo	Richard Mann	Personal Defense 2008	What’s the best.	76
HPD0888	Handgun Lights & Lasers	John Connor	Personal Defense 2008	Gear you need.	88
HPD0899	Ayoob Files	Massad Ayoob	Personal Defense 2008	The Billy Anders case.	99
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