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| Item | Article | Author | Issue | Subject | Page | |
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| HJF1108 | Letters to the Editor | Editor/Readers | Jan/Feb | Speak Out | 8 | |
| HJF1122 | Trooper Trends | Massad Ayoob | Jan/Feb | Cop Talk | 22 | |
| HJF1124 | The Long and Short of It | J.D. Jones | Jan/Feb | Handgun Hunting | 24 | |
| HJF1126 | Holster Thoughts | Clint Smith | Jan/Feb | Reality Check | 26 | |
| HJF1128 | BluMagnum Grips | John Taffin | Jan/Feb | Taffin Tests | 28 | |
| HJF1130 | Purdy Gear | Roy Huntington | Jan/Feb |
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| HJF1132 | Happy New Year! Now Survive it | John Connor | Jan/Feb | Guncrank Diaries | 32 | |
| HJF1134 | Pistolsmith Envelope-Pusher | Dave Anderson | Jan/Feb | Winning Edge | 34 | |
| H0JF1136 | Home-Made Hollow Points | John Taffin | Jan/Feb | Handloading | 36 | |
| HJF1140 | Colt Rising | Alex Hamilton | Jan/Feb | Pistolsmithing | 40 | |
| HJF1144 | Hip Pocket Handguns | Mike “Duke” Venturino | Jan/Feb | Shooting Iron | 44 | |
| HJF1106 | The Insider | Roy Huntington | Jan/Feb | An Expert’s Gun | 106 | |
| HJF1120 | Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid | Massad Ayoob | Jan/Feb | The Ayoob Files | 20 | |
| HJF1138 | Buck Mark .22 | Dave Anderson | Jan/Feb | Better Shooting | 38 | |
| HJF1142 | Trio from Freedom Arms | John Taffin | Jan/Feb | The Sixgunner | 42 | |
| HJF1196 | CORBON, Grayman Knives, SureFire and TMT Wallet | Roy Huntington | Jan/Feb | Gunnysack | 96 | |
| HJF1146 | Brawny carry guns- or a big waste of time? | Mike “Duke” Venturino | Jan/Feb | Big Bore Snubbies | 46 | |
| HJF1150 | Hide it, flaunt it, sling it or stuff it… | John Connor | Jan/Feb | Cool Carry Options | 50 | |
| HJF1152 | Expanding the options for the XD series | Clint Smith | Jan/Feb | Springfield Armory’s XDm .45 ACP | 52 | |
| HJF1158 | A quick look back during our 35th Anniversary! | Roy Huntington | Jan/Feb | 35 years…How’d that Happen? | 58 | |
| HJF1160 | Too ground breaking- too soon? | J.B. Wood | Jan/Feb | Almosts: Piranha! | 60 | |
| HJF1162 | AH’s Christmas Gift Guide | John Connor | Jan/Feb | Great Goodies for the Gunners on your list! | 62 | |
| HJF1164 | Knifemaker Jim Hammond goes beyond his Southern roots | Pat Covert | Jan/Feb | Small Town, World Class! | 64 | |
| HJF1166 | The “Original Dirty Harry” shoulder holster maker | John Connor | Jan/Feb | Lawman Leather | 66 | |
| HJF1192 | Spotlight | Steve Evatt | Jan/Feb | Spotlight | 92 | |
| HJF11100 | Custom Corner | AH Staff | Jan/Feb | Custom Corner | 100 | |
| HJF11102 | Ad Index | AH Staff | Jan/Feb | Ad Index | 102 | |
| AJF11103 | Classifieds | AH Staff | Jan/Feb | Classifieds | 103 | |
| HMA1108 | Letters to the Editor | Editor/Readers | Mar/Apr | Speak Out | 8 | |
| HMA1122 | Shoot? Move? | Clint Smith | Mar/Apr | Reality Check | 22 | |
| HMA1124 | A Street Cop’s Custom Revolvers | Massad Ayoob | Mar/Apr | Cop Talk | 24 | |
| HMA1126 | Playin’ Favorites | J.D. Jones | Mar/Apr | Handgun Hunting | 26 | |
| HMA1128 | Playin Favorites:The Other 1911 Super .38 Supers | John Taffin | Mar/Apr | Taffin Tests | 28 | |
| HMA1130 | Sharp Edges | Mike “Duke” Venturino | Mar/Apr | Shooting Iron | 30 | |
| HMA1134 | An Interview With Mister B. | John Connor | Mar/Apr | Guncrank Diaries | 34 | |
| HMA1136 | Frequently Asked Questions | Alex Hamilton | Mar/Apr | Pistolsmithing | 36 | |
| HMA1140 | Mooning Smiths? | Dave Anderson | Mar/Apr | Winning Edge | 40 | |
| HMA1142 | True Custom Bullets | John Taffin | Mar/Apr | Handloading | 42 | |
| HMA1144 | Simply Rugged Holsters | Roy Huntington | Mar/Apr | Carry Options | 44 | |
| HMA11114 | The Opposite of Dirty? | Roy Huntington | Mar/Apr | The Insider | 114 | |
| HMA1132 | Safety Catch: Lessons from real-world gunfights | Massad Ayoob | Mar/Apr | The Ayoob Files | 32 | |
| HMA1138 | S&W’s timeless K-22 | Dave Anderson | Mar/Apr | Better Shooting | 38 | |
| HMA1146 | Hamilton Bowen’s No. 5 Sixgun. | John Taffin | Mar/Apr | The Sixgunner | 46 | |
| HMA11106 | Bluestone light, Gemini Grips, Powder River XD parts and Reeder Knives | Roy Huntington | Mar/Apr | Gunnysack | 106 | |
| HMA1148 | Duke takes on using cast bullets in your favorite auto | Mike “Duke” Venturino | Mar/Apr | Cast Bullets | 48 | |
| HMA1152 | A .410/.45 Colt pocket tool? | J.B. Wood | Mar/Apr | Taurus Public Defender | 52 | |
| HMA1154 | Grayman Knives: Tough enough for you! | Pat Covert | Mar/Apr | Havoc In Hand | 54 | |
| HMA1156 | A browny beast of a blaster in .500 S&W Magnum. | John Taffin | Mar/Apr | S&W’s Bone-Crushin’ Bone Collector | 56 | |
| HMA1162 | Handgunner staffers tell the stories of their first 1922s | Roy Huntington | Mar/Apr | My First 1911 | 62 | |
| HMA1166 | Must-haves when it comes to reloading | Dave Anderson | Mar/Apr | Reloading Highlights | 66 | |
| HMA1171 | Forget gold…invest in ammo! | John Connor | Mar/Apr | More, Better, Cheaper! | 71 | |
| HMA11100 | AH Staff | Mar/Apr | Custom Corner | 100 | ||
| HMA11102 | Spotlight | Steve Evatt | Mar/Apr | Spotlight | 102 | |
| HMA11110 | Ad Index | AH Staff | Mar/Apr | Ad Index | 110 | |
| HMA11111 | Classifieds | AH Staff | Mar/Apr | Classifieds | 111 | |
| HMJ1108 | Letters to the Editor | Editor/Readers | May/June | Speak Out | 8 | |
| HMJ1122 | 30 Years of Change | Massad Ayoob | May/June | Cop Talk | 22 | |
| HMJ1124 | Butt Carry? | Clint Smith | May/June | Reality Check | 24 | |
| HMJ1126 | Big Bullet Baloney | John Taffin | May/June | Handloading | 26 | |
| HMJ1128 | Whisper Noise and Recoil Control | J.D. Jones | May/June | Handgun Hunting | 28 | |
| HMJ1130 | The Mauser HSc/HK4 vs. The Editor | Dave Anderson | May/June | Winning Edge | 30 | |
| HMJ1134 | Idioglossia for Gunners | John Connor | May/June | Guncrank Diaries | 34 | |
| HMJ1136 | Born Again Bisley | John Taffin | May/June | Taffin Tests | 36 | |
| HMJ1138 | Drop-In Springs? | Alex Hamilton | May/June | Pistolsmithing | 38 | |
| HMJ1140 | The Colt Model 1903 .32 | Mike “Duke” Venturino | May/June | Shooting Iron | 40 | |
| HMJ1142 | Alessi Holsters American Craftsmanship | Roy Huntington | May/June | Carry Options | 42 | |
| HMJ1174 | Goodbye to Right to Carry? | Alan Korwin | May/June | Gun Rights | 74 | |
| HMJ11114 | Shot Stuff | Roy Huntington | May/June | The Insider | 114 | |
| HMJ1120 | Competition Gear | Dave Anderson | May/June | Better Shooting | 20 | |
| HMJ1132 | .45 vs .45 shoot-out! | Massad Ayoob | May/June | The Ayoob Files | 32 | |
| HMJ1144 | The .500 S&W Special | John Taffin | May/June | The Sixgunner | 44 | |
| HMJ11102 | Leather Lightning, Russel Field Knife, Rusty’s Rags and Tiger Holster System | Roy Huntington | May/June | Gunnysack | 102 | |
| HMJ1146 | North American Arm’s tidy top break! | Roy Huntington | May/June | NAA’s Magnum Ranger | 46 | |
| HMJ1148 | Dwaine Carrillo’s edgy knives. | Pat Covert | May/June | Future Brutes! | 48 | |
| HMJ1151 | Custom loads for the discriminating Handgunner | Mark Hampton | May/June | Buffalo Bore Ammo | 51 | |
| HMJ1152 | Wait, these aren’t real guns! Duke like’s ’em? | Mike “Duke” Venturino | May/June | Airsoft Fun Guns | 52 | |
| HMJ1104 | A cased Heirloom Precision 1911 set | Roy Huntington | May/June | Excellence Defined | 54 | |
| HMJ1162 | What does $300 buy you in a 9mm? | Mike Cumpston | May/June | Zastava Model 88 | 62 | |
| HMJ1164 | Airsoft extravaganza- planning for that back yard safari! | Dave Anderson | May/June | More Fun, More Shooting | 64 | |
| HMJ1167 | What story does this Serial #1 tell? | ED Jennings | May/June | Mama Ida’s Old Gun | 67 | |
| HMJ1171 | The Browning “Baby” returns! | J.B. Wood | May/June | The P.S.A. .25 Auto | 71 | |
| HMJ1172 | Benefitting the Naval Special Warfare Foundation Charity | Steve Bailey | May/June | Win A Colt 1911 Set By LTW | 72 | |
| HMJ1189 | Catalog Showcase | AH Staff | May/June | Catalog Showcase | 89 | |
| HMJ1197 | Custom Corner | AH Staff | May/June | Custom Corner | 97 | |
| HMJ11106 | Steve Evatt | May/June | Spotlight | 106 | ||
| HMJ11109 | Classifieds | AH Staff | May/June | Classifieds | 109 | |
| HMJ11110 | Index | AH Staff | May/June | Ad Index | 110 | |
| HJA1108 | Letters to the Editor | Editor/Readers | Jul/Aug | Speak Out | 8 | |
| HJA1122 | Being Armed Off-Duty | Massad Ayoob | Jul/Aug | Cop Talk | 22 | |
| HJA1124 | Silencer Stuff | Alex Hamilton | Jul/Aug | Pistolsmithing | 24 | |
| HJA1126 | CrossBreed Holsters Ugly-But-Works | Sammy Reese | Jul/Aug | Carry Options | 26 | |
| HJA1130 | Power Custom ‘Finally’ Gun | Clint Smith | Jul/Aug | Reality Check | 30 | |
| HJA1132 | Duke’s Luck | Mike “Duke” Venturino | Jul/Aug | Shooting Iron | 32 | |
| HJA1134 | Who Needs a .357 Anyway? | John Taffin | Jul/Aug | Taffin Tests | 34 | |
| HJA1136 | 50 States, 50 Guns: Let’s Get Rollin’! | John Connor | Jul/Aug | Guncrank Diaries | 36 | |
| HJA1140 | Deep, Cheap and Accurate | John Taffin | Jul/Aug | Handloading | 40 | |
| HJA1142 | Parts-Gun-Rebirth | Dave Anderson | Jul/Aug | Winning Edge | 42 | |
| HJA1147 | Are Gun Meltdowns a Fraud? | Alan Korwin | Jul/Aug | Gun Rights | 47 | |
| HJA11106 | Wheelgun Wherewithal | Roy Huntington | Jul/Aug | The Insider | 106 | |
| HJA1120 | The lessons of Edgar Watson | Massad Ayoob | Jul/Aug | The Ayoob Files | 20 | |
| HJA1128 | Master pistolsmith Jim Clark Sr. | Dave Anderson | Jul/Aug | Better Shooting | 28 | |
| HJA1144 | Heritage .357/.22 Rough Riders | John Taffin | Jul/Aug | The Sixgunner | 44 | |
| HJA1194 | McCormick magazine, LaserMax Genesis, PDA holser and RCBS AmmoMaster | Roy Huntington | Jul/Aug | Gunnysack | 94 | |
| HJA1148 | Is it real…or not? C&S’s 1911 stunner! | Roy Huntington | Jul/Aug | Cylinder & Slide Retro-Gun | 48 | |
| HJA1150 | Keep those cannons clean! Spritz, goop & grease for your Roscoes. | John Connor | Jul/Aug | A Close Look At: Gun Cleaning | 50 | |
| HJA1152 | Kimber reinvents the pocket pistol concept! | Dave Anderson | Jul/Aug | Kimber’s New Solo Carry | 52 | |
| HJA1158 | Emerson and Les Baer knife/gun collaboration set | Dave Douglas | Jul/Aug | A Pair To Draw To | 58 | |
| HJA11060 | Inside a Hollywood movie armory | Allan Pell | Jul/Aug | Hollywood Gun-Runners | 60 | |
| HJA1164 | Huh? What’s this? It can’t be?!? Has Duke gone nuts? | Mike “Duke” Venturino | Jul/Aug | Best Ever Revolver Cartridge? | 64 | |
| HJA1166 | Hogue explodes onto the knife scene! | Pat Covert | Jul/Aug | Grip This! | 66 | |
| HJA1171 | Gotta’-have knives. Keep your edge sharp with these cool cutters. | John Connor | Jul/Aug | A Close Look At: Knives | 71 | |
| HJA1173 | Webley’s Model 1909- ugly buy good? | J.B. Wood | Jul/Aug | Shooting the Old Stuff | 73 | |
| HJA1172 | Custom Corner | AH Staff | Jul/Aug | Custom Corner | 72 | |
| HJA1198 | Spotlight | Steve Evatt | Jul/Aug | Spotlight | 98 | |
| HJA11102 | Ad Index | AH Staff | Jul/Aug | Ad Index | 102 | |
| HJA11103 | Classifieds | AH Staff | Jul/Aug | Classifieds | 103 | |
| HSO1108 | Letters to the Editor | Editor/Readers | Sep/Oct | Speak Out | 8 | |
| HSO1122 | Playin’ Favorites .22 Semi-Auto | John Taffin | Sep/Oct | Taffin Tests | 22 | |
| HSO1124 | Shrap & Frags | John Connor | Sep/Oct | Guncrank Diaries | 24 | |
| HSO1126 | To Check or Not to Check? | John Taffin | Sep/Oct | Handloading | 26 | |
| HSO1128 | Boutiques vs. Godzillas | Clint Smith | Sep/Oct | Reality Check | 28 | |
| HSO1130 | PPC Gun of Yesteryear | Massad Ayoob | Sep/Oct | Cop Talk | 30 | |
| HSO1134 | Pondering Pocket Power | Dave Anderson | Sep/Oct | Winning Edge | 34 | |
| HSO1138 | Night Ops | J.D. Jones | Sep/Oct | Handgun Hunting | 38 | |
| HSO1142 | Carrying Junk? | Sammy Reese | Sep/Oct | Carry Options | 42 | |
| HSO1144 | A Lifetime of Hats | Mike “Duke” Venturino | Sep/Oct | Shooting Iron | 44 | |
| HSO1146 | Fakes | Alex Hamilton | Sep/Oct | Pistolsmithing | 46 | |
| HSO1177 | Are Your Words Killing Your Gun Rights? | Alan Korwin | Sep/Oct | Gun Rights | 77 | |
| HSO11114 | A Retro Spectacle | Roy Huntington | Sep/Oct | The Insider | 114 | |
| HSO1132 | The Tucson Atrocity: Joe Zamudio’s Story | Massad Ayoob | Sep/Oct | The Ayoob Files | 32 | |
| HSO1136 | Polymer CZ P-07 | Dave Anderson | Sep/Oct | Better Shooting | 36 | |
| HSO1140 | The Coonan .357 Magnum returns! | John Taffin | Sep/Oct | The Sixgunner | 40 | |
| HSO11102 | AE Light, Bianchi Foldaway Holster, GunVault and SureStrike | Roy Huntington | Sep/Oct | Gunnysack | 102 | |
| HSO1148 | Defensive ammo- what do you really need to know? | Dave Emary | Sep/Oct | Too Many Boxes | 48 | |
| HSO1151 | Win a chance at this stunning set! | Roy Huntington | Sep/Oct | APG Raffle Guns | 51 | |
| HSO1152 | Umarex’s new .22 and .45 1911’s | Mike “Duke” Venturino | Sep/Oct | A Double Hit | 52 | |
| HSO1154 | The FNP-45 Competition is more than meets the eye. | Dave Anderson | Sep/Oct | FNH’s “Do-Anything” Auto | 54 | |
| HSO1162 | Thunder Ranch’s “Defensive Handgun” Class | Jeremy Clough | Sep/Oct | Occam’s Razor | 62 | |
| HSO1167 | Tactical, practical and just flat-out cool. Add-ons, updates and adornment for your ordance | John Connor | Sep/Oct | A Close Look At: Accessories | 67 | |
| HSO1168 | Triple Eight Professional’s innovative carry knives | Pat Covert | Sep/Oct | Pocket Dynamite! | 68 | |
| HSO1170 | The .380 LCP’s big brother! | Pat Cascio | Sep/Oct | Ruger’s LC9 9mm Compact | 70 | |
| HSO1175 | Novak’s idea of a Colt .25 Auto | Jeremy Clough | Sep/Oct | Footsteps of the Master | 75 | |
| HSO1199 | How high’s your high-tech? Great gizmos for Gunners! | John Connor | Sep/Oct | A Close Look At: High-Tech | 99 | |
| HSO1196 | Website Showcase | AH Staff | Sep/Oct | Website Showcase | 96 | |
| HSO11100 | Custom Corner | AH Staff | Sep/Oct | Custom Corner | 100 | |
| HSO11106 | Spotlight | Steve Evatt | Sep/Oct | Spotlight | 106 | |
| HSO11110 | Ad Index | AH Staff | Sep/Oct | Ad Index | 110 | |
| HSO11111 | Classifieds | AH Staff | Sep/Oct | Classifieds | 111 | |
| HND1108 | Letters to the Editor | Editor/Readers | Nov/Dec | Spotlight | 8 | |
| HND1118 | Monster Magnums | J.D. Jones | Nov/Dec | Handgun Hunting | 18 | |
| HND1122 | Mr. Murphy Visits | John Taffin | Nov/Dec | Handloading | 22 | |
| HND1124 | On Bein Thankful | John Connor | Nov/Dec | Guncrank Diaries | 24 | |
| HND1126 | Springfield Armory’s | Dave Anderson | Nov/Dec | Winning Edge | 26 | |
| HND1128 | Off-Duty/ Backup Gun Thoughts | Massad Ayoob | Nov/Dec | Cop Talk | 28 | |
| HND1130 | Shoulder Stuff | Sammy Reese | Nov/Dec | Carry Options | 30 | |
| HND1132 | A Compelling Trio from Springfield Armory | Pat Covert | Nov/Dec | Taffin Tests | 32 | |
| HND1136 | The Magic Wheel | Clint Smith | Nov/Dec | Reality Check | 36 | |
| HND1140 | Pistols For the Heck Of It | Alex Hamilton | Nov/Dec | Pistolsmithing | 40 | |
| HND1142 | A Shoulder Holster That Isn’t | Mike “Duke” Venturino | Nov/Dec | Shooting Iron | 42 | |
| HND1177 | Are Gun-Free Zones…Gun Free? | Alan Korwin | Nov/Dec | Gun Rights | 77 | |
| HND11106 | Acquisitional Deficiency? | Roy Huntington | Nov/Dec | The Insider | 106 | |
| HND1120 | 25 Years after the FBI firefight-lessons learned | Massad Ayoob | Nov/Dec | The Ayoob Files | 20 | |
| HND1134 | .22 Sport Pistols | Dave Anderson | Nov/Dec | Better Shooting | 34 | |
| HND1138 | Ruger’s Single-Action Beginnings: The 1950’s | John Taffin | Nov/Dec | The Sixgunner | 38 | |
| HND11100 | PolyTac 90 and Shakaulu knife | Roy Huntington | Nov/Dec | Gunnysack | 100 | |
| HND1145 | A Croatian surprise in 9mm | J.B. Wood | Nov/Dec | The PHP MV 17 | 54 | |
| HND1146 | Christmas warmth for our warriors | John Connor | Nov/Dec | Grunt’s Gift Guide 2011 | 46 | |
| HND1148 | Colt’s stunning 100th Anniversary Edition .45 | John Taffin | Nov/Dec | A “Real” 1911 | 48 | |
| HND1150 | Canadian Sean O’Hare blends good looks with primo slice. | Pat Covert | Nov/Dec | Stylin’ Steel | 50 | |
| HND1152 | Les Baer’s Premium 1911’s | Roy Huntington | Nov/Dec | Brand Franchise | 52 | |
| HND1158 | Sorting out what’s what and what’s not | Mike “Duke” Venturino | Nov/Dec | A Colt Single-Action Primer | 58 | |
| HND1163 | Hey, Buddy-got a light? You need the right light, for the right job | John Connor | Nov/Dec | A Close Look At: Lights | 63 | |
| HND1164 | Handgunner does a revisit-16 years later! | Mike Cumpston | Nov/Dec | STI International | 64 | |
| HND1166 | Col. Rex Applegate’s shoot-out leads to a revolver’s redesign | Michael Janich | Nov/Dec | Origins of the S&W Centennial Revolver | 66 | |
| HND1181 | Sales of Adamas to help benefit Ranger Assistance Fund. | Pat Covert | Nov/Dec | Benchmade Honors | 81 | |
| HND1185 | The Tri-State Veteran’s Honor Guard | ED Kohorst | Nov/Dec | The Final Salute | 85 | |
| HND1176 | Custom Corner | AH Staff | Nov/Dec | Custom Corner | 76 | |
| HND1178 | Catalog Showcase | AH Staff | Nov/Dec | Catalog Showcase | 78 | |
| HND1182 | Spotlight | Steve Evatt | Nov/Dec | Spotlight | 82 | |
| HND11102 | Ad Index | AH Staff | Nov/Dec | Ad Index | 102 | |
| HND11103 | Classifieds | AH Staff | Nov/Dec | Classifieds | 103 | |
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