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Magpul holds a Trademark on all of its product names and logos.The following products are trademarks of Magpul Industries Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries: Magpul, PMAG. GUNS & AMMO APRIL 2015|VOLUME 59, NUMBER 4|PUBLISHED MONTHLY CONTENTS BERETTA The subscriber edition of this issue features Someone needs to teach Uncle Sam the new Steyr AUG/A3 M1 in how to recognize a good deal. a Mud-colored stock and ftted with an optional BY TOM BECKSTRAND 1.5X optic. p. 64 COVER PHOTOS: SEAN UTLEY, ABOVE: BERETTA USA 64 72 78 86 “HELL, TALE OF THE CLEAR AS MUD HE WAS THERE!” MONKEY TAIL HOOKS & HORNS Nearing 40 years in maturity and A rare opportunity to own a piece The Westley Richards capping Testing the fexibility of pairing now built in the U.S., the Steyr AUG of Elmer Keith’s legend and lore is breechloader was recognized as Merkel’s Helix RX with Meopta remains incredibly futuristic. Is coming to James D. Julia Auctions. one of the best, and it lived on into glass on plains game in Robin America fnally ready for a bullpup? the self-contained-cartridge era. Hurt’s Namibia. staff report by eric r. poole by garry james by len waldron Reader Blowback� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �6 Rifes & Glass by Tom Beckstrand � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �39 Editorial by Eric R� Poole � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �13 Lock, Stock & Barrel by SGM Kyle Lamb [Ret�] � � � � � � � � � � � �47 Gun Room by Garry James� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �15 Proofhouse Marlin 1894� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �96 Gun Notes by Craig Boddington � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �21 G&A Almanac� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �101 Handgunning by Patrick Sweeney � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �25 Spent Cases Man-Eating Lions� � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �104 The Carry Rig CrossBreed Appendix Carry � � � � � � � � � � � � � � �33 GUNS & AMMO Magazine, Copyright 2015 by InterMedia Outdoors Inc. 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APRIL ’81 aptitude going to school to learn welding, machine Originally known as the repair, etc., he or she is “Police Self-loading Pistol,” or PSP, this unusual Heckler & encouraged to go to col- Koch 9mm was redesignated lege and get a “modern” the P7 once it was adopted for degree. Here I’ll be clear service by the West German police. Though it wasn’t whom I’m insulting: Anyone BOND ARMS technically a new handgun who thinks a degree in in 1981, it was frst imported I think you missed the boat on why the Bond Arms derrin- gender studies (just to to the U.S. market that year, ger shoots the top barrel higher than the bottom. When gaining enough interest for pick one) is going to help April’s cover story. No manual the bottom barrel fres, the recoil force is pretty much when it comes time for job safety lever was included in straight back into the hand through the center of the gun. interviews is going to be this design. Instead, as much When the top barrel fres, the recoil force is from the top of as 11 pounds of pressure was sorely mistaken and heavily required to squeeze the cock- the gun; the gun rotates up in the hand, causing the bullet in debt. When I want my (fll ing lever to ready the striker to exit pointed slightly up. The faster bullet is in the barrel in the blank) fxed, I want for fring. HK discontinued a shorter amount of time, meaning less time for the gun to production of all subsequent someone like you, who has variants in 2008. rotate. See anything wrong with this reasoning? learned through feld ex- Rick Neale perience and has satisfed Norton, Ohio customers to prove it. — P. Sweeney Rick, you are correct that, amount of readers like GOOD BALANCE due to a low bore axis, me who are not college IN G&A the recoil from the bottom educated, Mr. Sweeney. I barrel causes the gun to am referring to a statement As a long-time subscriber come straight back in your published in your Febru- to Guns & Ammo, I would hand, and because the top ary column “How To Be A like to commend you and barrel has a higher bore Gunwriter,” regarding his the entire staff for pro- axis, it will slightly rotate recommendation for having ducing such an enjoyable, up with the recoil. Slower a college education. The well-written, entertaining bullets such as the .45 Colt lack of a college degree has magazine. Having just read will have a wider spread, not adversely affected my gence. The decision to stop your “Reader Blowback” whereas faster ones such as ability to shoot and enjoy enjoying G&A, which has column in the January the .357 Mag. will be much all kinds of frearms for well been a part of my life for issue, it never ceases to closer together. The way over 50 years. I am every bit years, is not an easy one. amaze me when so-called the gun is designed is that as much of a professional This being said, I will not re- frearms enthusiasts take the bottom barrel is lined as you, Mr. Sweeney. It has new or buy your publication exception with the percent- up with the sights; the top been my pleasure to have from the newsstand. age of features covering barrel, even when braced, been a union plumber/pipe- anonymous this or that type of frearm. will still shoot slightly high ftter for 35 years. Along email I love to read about all fre- since the bores are parallel with this, I have been an arms, those I use and own, and only one can be lined apprentice instructor for the My comment was not may someday use or own, up with the sights. last 15 years. Words carry meant to insult surfers; just and the ones I will never — Gordon Bond, a lot of weight and, along the opposite. The unending own. Likewise, I love to Bond Arms with that, responsibility. I emphasis on every student read about exotic hunts and would bet that there are going to college and get- safaris that in all likelihood DUUUUUUUUDE! quite a few professional ting a degree, regardless of I will never experience frst- It would seem to me that “surfer dudes” who would the subject matter, is a real hand; that’s just the point. it is entirely possible that take notice of Mr. Sweeney problem. Instead of a stu- I am just as interested in there are a substantial alluding to their intelli- dent who shows mechanical ammo and ballistics as 8 G&A april 2015 well as optics, holsters and gun-care products. No other publication even comes close to covering all of these facets of the frearms world. Thanks again for a job well done. Albert Sophiea Warren, Michigan SOUTH-OF-THE-BORDER RESTRICTIONS The article on Aguila Ammunition in the January 2015 issue was troubling to me. I have nothing against Aguila specifcally or imported ammo in general. As the article unfolds, it is stated that “frearms are heavily re- stricted in Mexico.” Then it is further stated, “Since legal gun ownership is highly restricted and controlled by the Secretariat of National Defense (SEDENA), legally shooting a fre- arm is a privilege that few Mexican citizens enjoy.” Of course, that didn’t stop author Alfredo Rico and Patrick Sweeney from shooting up a bunch of Aguila ammo, including running 9mm through a full-auto carbine. Then they junketed over to Acapulco to a “private shooting range” to enjoy the FACEBOOK 785,000+ likes New SIG Sauer Silencers for 2015! Engineers at SIG Sauer have been “qui- etly” designing this innovative lineup of new suppressors. 606 SIG SAUER We fgure if Hiram Maxim called them “silencers,” who are we to argue? Like us at GunsAndAmmoMag to join trending discussions and weigh in on current debates.
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