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What’s a Magnum?

What’s a Magnum?

By Jon R. Sundra

The line between standard and magnum cartridges has long been blurred. There was a time when the term “magnum” was fairly well defined. I’m talking back in the ’60s and ’70s when the word pretty much meant a cartridge more powerful than normal and was usually based on the belted Holland & Holland case. In fact, in ...

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Chronograph Reliability
Chronograph Reliability

By John Haviland

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The Hunter’s Telescope
The Hunter’s Telescope

By Ron Spomer

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The Slug Gun King
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By Ralph M. Lermayer

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