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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</td> | 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 |
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