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Winchester Model 1906 • Sleek and accurate, Winchester’s Model 1906 slide-action rifle is considered by many to be the best of its type ever produced.

Technical Merits of Pre-1940 Metric Cartridges • Researching the ballistics of pre-1940 metric rifle cartridges used in Africa produced some interesting conclusions.

Developing the .30 Newton-PRC Wildcat • What do you do with a semi-custom rifle that doesn’t perform the way you want? One option is to develop a wildcat cartridge for it.

THE RIGHT FIGHT-STOPPER • MOSSBERG’S NEW 590A1 M-LOK EMBODIES MANY OF THE FEATURES THAT MAKE A PUMP-ACTION SHOTGUN THE RIGHT CHOICE FOR DEFENSE.

THE TERRIFIC .280 ACKLEY IMPROVED • BECAUSE OF ITS EXCELLENT BALLISTICS, OUTSTANDING TERMINAL PERFORMANCE, MODEST RECOIL, AND TREMENDOUS ACCURACY, THIS COULD BE THE BEST ALL-AROUND CARTRIDGE FOR WESTERN HUNTING.

AN EASY MODEL 1911 UPGRADE • NIGHTHAWK CUSTOM’S MODEL 1911 DROP-IN TRIGGER SYSTEM IS EASY TO INSTALL AND CAN GREATLY IMPROVE A 1911’S TRIGGER PULL AND, CONSEQUENTLY, ITS ACCURACY.

AFFORDABLE EVERYDAY CARRY • THE 9MM RUGER EC9S FITS IN A HIP POCKET, WEIGHS JUST 17.2 OUNCES, HOLDS 7+1 ROUNDS, COSTS LESS THAN $300, AND IS SURPRISINGLY COMFORTABLE TO SHOOT.

FAST 9MM LOADS • DEVELOPING FAST 9MM HAND-LOADS IS NOT FOR BEGINNERS, BUT IT CAN BE DONE SAFELY IF ATTENTION IS PAID TO THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT ASPECTS

Ruger-57 5.7x28mm

XS Sights RAM NIGHT SIGHTS

Federal Force X2 12-Gauge Personal-Defense Shotshells

INDEX FOR FEBRUARY–DECEMBER 2020 (VOLUME 61)

Self-Defense and the Battle of Walker’s Creek • In June of 1844, in a valley in Southwest Texas, a tiny battle took place that would change the world.

Power of the People • This exciting event in 1892 illustrates what can happen when citizens join together to serve up their own kind of justice.