| 1997 American Handgunner Magazine Articles
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| ITEM | article title | author | issue date | firearm | subject | page |
| HJF9746 | Combat Commander: C.T. Brian customizes... | Hopkins, Cameron | Jan/Feb 1997 | Colt Series 70 Combat Commander | 46 | |
| HJF9752 | Ayoob Files, The | Ayoob, Massad | Jan/Feb 1997 | Righteous shooting goes downhill fast | 52 | |
| HJF9753 | Taffin Tests | Taffin, John | Jan/Feb 1997 | Hard sided gun cases for traveling hunter | 53 | |
| HJF9754 | Sixgunner, The | Taffin, John | Jan/Feb 1997 | How to sight-in a fixed sight revolver | 54 | |
| HJF9756 | .40 S&W Browning Hi-Power | Taffin, John | Jan/Feb 1997 | P-35 | The P-35 gets a dose of steroids | 56 |
| HJF9764 | Bianchi Cup ’96 | Leatham, Nyle | Jan/Feb 1997 | Aussie tyro wins the Cup over Mickey Fowler | 64 | |
| HJF9766 | Test Report: .45 Colt Mountain Gun | Taffin, John | Jan/Feb 1997 | .45 Colt Mtn. Gun | Lightweight version of the big N-frame | 66 |
| HJF9767 | Better Shooting | Anderson, Dave | Jan/Feb 1997 | Pigs shoot swine in hogwash incident | 67 | |
| HJF9768 | Packin’ Iron | Cumpston, Mike | Jan/Feb 1997 | Lone Star State’s progress since CCW | 68 | |
| HJF9734 | AH Club 100 | Jan/Feb 1997 | AH annual top 100 pistolsmiths in America | 34 | ||
| HJF9746 | Combat Commander: CT Brian Customizes... | Hopkins, Cameron | Jan/Feb 1997 | Colt Series 70 Combat | 46 | |
| HJA9730 | G&G Ladies Paddle Holster | Seth Nadel | July/August 1997 | Special holster for women for concealed carry | 30 | |
| HJA9741 | Better Shooting | Dave Anderson | July/August 1997 | Interview with Doug Koenig | 41 | |
| HJA9744 | The Incredible SHOT Show | John Fasano | July/August 1997 | Grizzly LAR | Lou Ferrigno on a quest for big guns at biggest gun show | 44 |
| HJA9646 | Ayoob Files | Massad Ayoob | July/August 1997 | The gospel according to Ayoob: mob siege, narcs, thunderbolts | 46 | |
| HJA9647 | Taffin Tests | John Taffin | July/August 1997 | discovers a mixed bag with blackpowder substitute Blackmag | 47 | |
| HJA9648 | Dillon Advanced Turret 500 | Mike Cumpston | July/August 1997 | Great reloading setup for the traditional reloader | 48 | |
| HJA9749 | Auto-Poppers | Cameron Hopkins | July/August 1997 | Self-resetting steel steel targets are perfect plinking fun | 49 | |
| HJA9751 | HK SOCOM Mk. 23 | Andy Stanford | July/August 1997 | Mk. 23 | Offensive handgun for special forces | 51 |
| HJA9760 | Old Pueblo Leather | Seth Nadel | July/August 1997 | High quality leather holsters make the “authentic” cowboy complete | 60 | |
| HJA9761 | The Sixgunner | John Taffin | July/August 1997 | Colt SAA, Ruger Single Six, Blackhawk, S&W frames | Models, frames and generations of sixguns | 61 |
| HJA9762 | Clark Gamemaster | Charles E. Petty | July/August 1997 | .44 Magnum | Custom .44 Magnum from world-famous pistolsmith Jim Clark | 62 |
| HMA9737 | Taffin Tests | John Taffin | March/April 1997 | Shooting the new Black Hills cowboy loads | 37 | |
| HMA9742 | The Ayoob Files | Massad Ayoob | March/April 1997 | Routine traffic stop turns deadly | 42 | |
| HMA9744 | AH World Shootoff | Dave Anderson | March/April 1997 | Revolver beats semi-auto | 44 | |
| HMA9750 | Shooting Elmer’s Guns | John Taffin | March/April 1997 | .44 Magnum | Two of Keith’s original sixguns | 50 |
| HMA9754 | Kimber Classic .45 | Charles E. Petty | March/April 1997 | Kimber .45 | Superior performance from a “custom” 1911 | 54 |
| HMA9762 | Better Shooting | Anderson, Dave | March/April 1997 | pistols | How to pick a pistol made simple. | 62 |
| HMA9766 | Hotter Than Fire | Leatham, Nyle | March/April 1997 | Jerry “The Burner” Barnhart wins back-to-back IPSC nationals! | 66 | |
| HMA9795 | AH Postal Match | AH Staff | March/April 1997 | Swiss shooter tops the world in biggest IPSC match on the planet! | 95 | |
| HMJ9739 | Taffin Tests | John Taffin | May/June 1997 | EMF replica | EMF replica single actions for CAS | 39 |
| HMJ9740 | Weigand Nightbeast | Charles E Petty | May/June 1997 | Ruger SP-101 | Customized Ruger SP101 for self defense | 40 |
| HMJ9742 | Ayoob Files | Massad Ayoob | May/June 1997 | LA Law. The Fowler-Cortez Shooting | 42 | |
| HMJ9756 | Getting Started in Cowboy Shooting | Barrett Tillman | May/June 1997 | CAS | 56 | |
| HMJ9760 | Fighters | Patrick Covert | May/June 1997 | Fighting Knives | 60 | |
| HMJ9766 | Vektor | Rob Adam | May/June 1997 | Vektor Autopistol | Highly unusual autopistol from Africa | 66 |
| HMJ9768 | Baer Attack | Cameron Hopkins | May/June 1997 | 1911 | Longslides to carry guns, Les Baer best 1911 | 68 |
| HMJ9774 | Absolute Power | John Taffin | May/June 1997 | .500 Magnum | Amazing .500 Magnum of John Linegaugh | 74 |
| HMJ9778 | World Shoot XI | Rob Adam | May/June 1997 | Para-Ordnance | Todd Jarrett wins IPSC world championship with a Para-Ordnance | 78 |
| HMJ9784 | Perfect 10 | Charles E. Petty | May/June 1997 | S&W Model 17 rimfire | Smith & Wesson goes high capacity with their classic Model 17 rimfire | 84 |
| HMJ9788 | Smith & Wesson SW9M | Charles E. Petty | May/June 1997 | SW9M | Full-house 9mm power in a .380 size gun |
88 |
| HMJ9790 | 1997 Guild Gun | May/June 1997 | 1911 | American Pistolsmith Guild 1911 for raffle | 90 | |
| HMJ9792 | Better Shooting | Dave Anderson | May/June 1997 | Setting goals is the key to winning | 92 | |
| HMJ9793 | The Sixgunner | John Taffin | May/June 1997 | .41 Magnum | Why the .41 Magnum should have been more popular | 93 |
| HND9716 | The Lure of the Luger | Kronfeld, John | Nov/Dec 1997 | Luger P-08 | Georg Luger’s famous P-08 is the quintessential 9mm semiauto. | 16 |
| HND9730 | The Ayoob Files | Ayoob, Massad | Nov/Dec 1997 | Real-life gunfight analysis by the foremost authority in lethal force. | 30 | |
| HND9744 | Test Report: The Competitor | Kronfeld, John | Nov/Dec 1997 | Competitor | Ugly is as ugly does— unusual single shot has rifle-like power. | 44 |
| HND9750 | Taffin Tests | Taffin, John | Nov/Dec 1997 | Two timeless cowboy rigs from Tombstone leathermaker. | 50 | |
| HND9752 | Better Shooting. | Anderson, Dave | Nov/Dec 1997 | How to select the best handgun for different needs. | 52 | |
| HND9762 | Bianchi ’97 | Leatham, Nyle | Nov/Dec 1997 | RoboCop beats back field with stunning “pressure cooker” win. | 62 | |
| HND9768 | Torture Testing the Sigma | Petty, Charles E. | Nov/Dec 1997 | Sigma .380 | We wring out the new .380 with 2,500 rounds. | 68 |
| HND9772 | Steel Serpent | Anderson, Dave | Nov/Dec 1997 | Exquisite metalwork, flawless design: the trademarks of Marc Krebs. | 72 | |
| HND9778 | The Original .44 Magnum | Taffin, John | Nov/Dec 1997 | S&W Model 29 | An historical perspective on Smith & Wesson’s glorious Model 29. | 78 |
| HND9781 | Before the 29 | Taffin, John | Nov/Dec 1997 | What guns and developments led to the legendary N-frame. | 81 | |
| HND9784 | How to Buy a Custom Gun | Anderson, Dave | Nov/Dec 1997 | A to Z, from picking a ’smith to placing an order to selecting options. | 84 | |
| HND9788 | Light Up the Night | Stanford, Andy | Nov/Dec 1997 | New techniques and technology for gunfighting at night. | 88 | |
| HND9790 | Three-Peat Classic | Adam, Rob | Nov/Dec 1997 | Rob Leatham wins his third Single Stack Classic. | 90 | |
| HND9794 | The Sixgunner | Taffin, John | Nov/Dec 1997 | Bisley Vaquero | Ruger’s new Bisley Vaquero is a big hit with cowboy shooters. | 94 |
| HND97128 | Fire on the Mountain | Leatham, Nyle | Nov/Dec 1997 | Jerry Barnhart wins the American Handgunner World Shootoff. | 128 | |
| HND97134 | Tactical Ten | Covert, Pat | Nov/Dec 1997 | A unique series of custom combat folding knives. A cut above! | 134 | |
| HSO9720 | Walter Mitty’s Second Amendment | Snyder, Jeff | Sept/Oct 1997 | The government can never usurp power because we have guns. 2nd Amendment. | 20 | |
| HSO9725 | Taffin Tests | Taffin, John | Sept/Oct 1997 | Custom grips enhance a handgun’s shootability and good looks. | 25 | |
| HSO9729 | Heavy Bullets for Silhouette | Spotti, Todd | Sept/Oct 1997 | Bigger is better when it comes to pounding down 200 meter rams! | 29 | |
| HSO9746 | Real Women Don’t Wear Garter Holsters | Parsons, Lisa | Sept/Oct 1997 | A pleasing plethora of purses for pistols. | 46 | |
| HSO9748 | Jerico vs. Jerico | Petty, Charles | Sept/Oct 1997 | 1911 | Obscure New York factory makes one 1911 for four different brandnames. | 48 |
| HSO9750 | Ultimate 1911, The | Petty, Charles | Sept/Oct 1997 | Kimber 1911 | Kimber breaks new barriers in pricing and quality. | 50 |
| HSO9753 | Sixgunner, The | Taffin, John | Sept/Oct 1997 | Colt’s New Frontier | Colt’s New Frontier was but the last of long succession of great sixguns. | 53 |
| HSO9754 | S&W Airlite .22 | Hopkins, Cameron | Sept/Oct 1997 | S&W Airlite .22 | Amazingly light at less than 10 ozs., an all-aluminum carry gun. | 54 |
| HSO9760 | Daewoo Dilemma | Petty, Charles | Sept/Oct 1997 | Daewoo Trifire | Korean “Trifire” pistol can’t shoot until we help solve the rifling dilemma. | 60 |
| HSO9764 | Big Hole Makers | Fowler, Mickey | Sept/Oct 1997 | Jack Weigand .44 Magnum | Custom .44 Magnum from Jack Weigand for making big holes in game. | 64 |
| HSO9768 | Test Report: WW 454 Casull Ammo | Williams, Dick | Sept/Oct 1997 | Wickedly accurate, devastatingly powerful— Winchester sizzles. | 68 | |
| HSO9769 | Better Shooting | Anderson, Dave | Sept/Oct 1997 | How to set and achieve goas to being a better shooter. | 69 | |
| HSO9774 | Ayoob Files | Auoob, Massad | Sept/Oct 1997 | Condition Orange: An analysis of Jeff Cooper’s gunfights. | 74 | |
| HAN9707 | Prairie Pistols | Rees, Clair | AH Annual 1997 | Decimate pesky varmints with high powered handguns. | 7 | |
| HAN9712 | Dogs of War | Ayoob, Massad | AH Annual 1997 | Kahr Arms’ litter of defensive pistols unleash awesome defensive power. | 12 | |
| HAN9718 | Texas Jockstraps & Buscaderos | Huntington, Roy | AH Annual 1997 | Make sure your rig is one real cowboys used. | 18 | |
| HAN9728 | Smith & Wesson Value Series | Petty, Charles E. | AH Annual 1997 | Low price and S&W performance in one package. | 28 | |
| HAN9735 | The Best Holster | Tillman, Barrett | AH Annual 1997 | The Click Slide is the ultimate deep cover carry rig. | 35 | |
| HAN9738 | A Step Back in Time | Taffin, John | AH Annual 1997 | Sixguns for historically correct Cowboy Actiion shooter. | 38 | |
| HAN9752 | Para’s Powerful P10 | Ayoob, Massad | AH Annual 1997 | Smaller than an Officer’s Model, this is the most compact 1911 .45 ACP ever built. | 52 | |
| HAN9760 | Pin Blasters | Ayoob, Massad | AH Annual 1997 | The guns of Second Chance XII. | 60 | |
| HAN9765 | The Caliber that Wouldn’t Die | Gangarosa, Gene | AH Annual 1997 | With CCW reform sweeping the nation, .32 ACP guns are more popular than ever. | 65 | |
| HAN9775 | Hideout Handguns | Ayoob, Massad | AH Annual 1997 | As a backup gun, the little .380 can’t be beat. | 75 | |
| HAN9780 | Super Sixguns | Taffin, John | AH Annual 1997 | Cylinder swappin sixguns offer wheelgunners versatility. | 80 | |
| HAN9785 | Snubby Shootout | Stanford, Andy | AH Annual 1997 | Short-barreled revolvers are ideal for concealed carry. | 85 | |
| HAN9791 | Super 8 | Fowler, Mickey | AH Annual 1997 | Custom revolver from RPM is designed to eliminate the revolver handicap. | 91 | |
| HAN9796 | Shooting the Shooters | Leatham, Nyle | AH Annual 1997 | Secrets of a professional match photographer. | 96 | |
| HAN9799 | Workhorse Self-Defense Guns | Taffin, John | AH Annual 1997 | Guide to out-of-the-box firearms you can bet your life on. | 99 | |
| HAN97109 | Precision Shooting Machines | Anderson, Dave | AH Annual 1997 | Reemergence of bullseye shooting hails a new era of super-accurate handguns. | 109 | |
| HAN97116 | Mountain Gun | Petty, Charles E. | AH Annual 1997 | S&W Model 625-6 | S&W 625-6 in .45 Colt is ultimate back country sixgun. | 116 |
| HAN97119 | The Second Gun | Anderson, Dave | AH Annual 1997 | Make sure your second gun is one you can really use. | 119 | |
| HAN97126 | .380 Ammo | Petty, Charles, E. | AH Annual 1997 | Modern premium ammo packs more stopping power into this diminutive round. | 126 | |
| HAN97130 | 20 Years of Sixguns | Taffin, John | AH Annual 1997 | 20 Years of Sixguns. | 130 | |
| HAN97139 | Bonus Section: Complete Handgun Catalog with All New Guns for 1997! | AH Annual 1997 | Handgun catalog. | 139 | ||
| HAN9708 | Wilson Combat Custom 1996 | AH Annual 1997 | Wilson Combat Custom 1996 | Latest combat handgun design from Bill Wilson. | 8 | |
| HCA9710 | Combat Ready | Anderson, Dave | AH Combat Annual 1997 | Custom features to make your handgun ready for battle. | 10 | |
| HCA9718 | Hard Targets | Huntington, Roy | AH Combat Annual 1997 | Body armor is last line of defense when out of options. | 18 | |
| HCA9727 | The Ultimate Close Combat Team | Farrell, Scott | AH Combat Annual 1997 | Learn team tactics from Thunder Ranch. | 27 | |
| HCA9738 | A Smart Shooter’s Guide to Gunfighting | Ayoob, Massad | AH Combat Annual 1997 | What you need to know before your life is on the line. | 38 | |
| HCA9745 | Gunfighting Fundamentals | Stanford, Andy | AH Combat Annual 1997 | Stance is foundation for successful shooting system. | 45 | |
| HCA9751 | Tactical Elite | Karwan, Charles | AH Combat Annual 1997 | Beretta Model 92 | Beretta 92 is pistol choice of police, military & civilians. | 51 |
| HCA9757 | The Golan .40 S&W | Petty, Charles E. | AH Combat Annual 1997 | Golan .40 | Israeli-made pistol is a surprisingly accurate and reliable self-defense gun. | 57 |
| HCA9759 | When All Else Fails | Ayoob, Massad | AH Combat Annual 1997 | Backup gun could mean survival when primary weapon runs dry. | 59 | |
| HCA9765 | Assault Holsters | Hackathorn, Ken | AH Combat Annual 1997 | Tactical rigs of our nation’s select special forces. | 65 | |
| HCA9773 | .45 Super | Petty, Charles E. | AH Combat Annual 1997 | Hot new cartridge puts on afterburner in the .45 ACP. | 73 | |
| HCA9777 | Modern Gunfighters | Huntington, Roy | AH Combat Annual 1997 | High-tech guns & techniques have roots in trusty sixgun. | 77 | |
| HCA9781 | Beyond Rule #1 | Stanford, Andy | AH Combat Annual 1997 | Survival may depend on more than your gun. | 81 | |
| HCA9787 | Facing Fear | Ayoob, Massad | AH Combat Annual 1997 | “Combat mindset” is a challenging aspect of defense. | 87 | |
| HCA9794 | IPSC vs. Reality | Anderson, Dave | AH Combat Annual 1997 | Does IPSC really prepare you for a dadly encounter? | 94 | |
| HCA97102 | Guns of SWAT | Taylor, Chuck | AH Combat Annual 1997 | These are the guns America’s elite really use. | 102 | |
| HCA97107 | Polymer Pistols | Karwan, Charles W. | AH Combat Annual 1997 | Favored by military and police, plastic handguns are rugged and reliable. | 107 | |
| HCA97115 | Running Gun Battles | Ayoob, Massad | AH Combat Annual 1997 | Can good training and proper equipment overcome the “machine gun” mentality? | 115 | |
| HCA97119 | Requiem for the Carry Comp | Ayoob, Massad | AH Combat Annual 1997 | Has the world’s most popular add-on become obsolete? | 119 | |
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