Great Hunting Rifles

INDEX

Note: Page numbers in italics refer to figures.

Aagard, Finn, 242

Adams & Co., 57

Albert, Prince, of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 24, 25, 30, 32

Alderson, Lt. Gen. Sir Edwin, 121

Alexander, Annie, 89

Allen, Don, 152, 177

Alvensleben, Werner von, 89

Amber, John T., 98, 141–42

American Custom Gunmakers Guild (ACGG), 148, 156, 194

American Rifleman, The (magazine), 121, 187, 205–6

Andrews, Roy Chapman, 127, 183

AR (rifle), 246

AR-15, 245

Argosy (magazine), 141

Armenia (walnut), 167

Arms and the Man (magazine), 116

Askins, Maj. Charles Sr., 120

Atzigen, Edwin von, xv, 191–92, 211, 212

“Automatic,” (Woodward), 28

“Automaton,” (Woodward). See “Automatic”

Baker, Sir Samuel White, 18, 20, 51

Ballistic Tip (bullet), 119

Balnagowan (Scotland), 104, 111

Bausch & Lomb, 228

Balvar 8, 228

Beech (stock wood), 164

Bell, Walter Dalrymple Maitland (W. D. M. “Karamojo”), 89

Benchrest shooting, 156–57

Bianchi, John, 238–39

Biesen, Alvin, frontispiece, 7, 8, 148, 150, 150, 158, 163, 163, 170, 193, 194–95, 194, 195, 196, 197

Big-Game Rifle, The (O’Connor), 147

Bipod, 240–41

Birch (stock wood), 164

Bishop, E. C., & Sons, 155, 158

Bisley (competition), 107–8

Blackburn, Ted, 155, 186, 186, 188

Blackburn Custom Gun Metal, 155, 188

Bland, Thomas, 56–57

Blaser (company), 77, 247, 249

Blaser R8, 181, 203, 247, 249, 252

Blaser (trigger), 14

Bolt Action Rifles (de Haas), 187

Boss & Co., 26

Boulengé (chronograph), 54

Boxer, Col. Edward Mounier, 26

Brevex (Mauser action), 199

Brno, 178

G33/40, 178–79, 178

vz. 33, 179

Bronze-Point (bullet), 119

Brownell, Lenard, 12

Brownells, 152, 159, 175, 178, 182, 188, 240

Latigo sling, 239–40, 240

Browning, John Moses, 42–43, 49, 79, 185

Browning Arms Co., 47, 141, 143–44, 185–86, 246

Model B-92, 47

High Power, 141, 186–87, 188, 213

Medallion, 187

Olympian, 187

Brummel, George Bryan “Beau,” 5, 6

Buehler (scope mount), 231

Buhmiller, John, 148

Burrard, Major Sir Gerald, Bt., 97–98, 103, 117, 119, 137

Caldwell, Harry, 126

Calgary Herald, The, 103–4

“California” look (rifle stock), 215, 217

Canadian Corps (in Great War), 113, 115, 121

Canadian Industries Ltd. (CIL), 120

Canjar (trigger), 8, 14, 177, 193, 197

Carmichel, Jim, ix–x, 130, 133, 133

Cartridges

.17 HMR, 98

.22 Short (rimfire), 42

.218 Bee, 46–88

.22 Hornet, 132

.222 Remington, 157, 178

.222 Remington Magnum, 187

.22/250, 47, 178

.220 Swift, 98

.22 High Power, 126, 126, 127, 131

.22 “Imp” (see .22 High Power)

.243 Winchester, 140

.25/20 Winchester, 44, 46

.25-35, 131

.250-3000, 1–3, 8, 18, 76, 125–32, 126, 133, 134, 172, 181, 182

.250 Savage (see .250-3000)

.25 Newton Special, 126

.25 Roberts, 210

.257 Roberts, 18, 142, 210

.257 Weatherby Magnum, 89, 98, 98, 212, 242

.264 Winchester Magnum, 1, 4, 140–42, 140

.270 Weatherby Magnum, 6, 96, 98, 98, 99, 212

.270 Winchester, 8, 140, 195, 246, 249

.275 Holland & Holland, 122, 210, 210

.275 H&H Rimmed, 122

.275 Rigby (see 7x57)

.276 Enfield, 110

.28/06, 106

.280 Dubiel, 211

.280 Halger, 110

.280 Magnum (Rimmed Ross), 122

.280 Ross, 2, 98, 102, 103, 106, 107, 108–9, 108, 111, 113–14, 117, 118, 119, 122–23, 122, 125–26, 199, 207, 210

.280 Ross-Eley, 107–8

.30 M1 Carbine, 140

.30 WCF (see .30/30)

.30-30, 44, 125, 131

.30-40 Krag, 99

.300 Blackout, 251

.300 Savage, 9, 17, 17, 131

.30-03, 99

.30-06, 76, 99, 110, 126, 140, 140, 179, 187, 224

.300 Weatherby Magnum, 10, 16, 98

.308 Norma Magnum, 157, 213, 215

.308 Winchester, 138–40, 139, 140, 179, 225, 235

.303 Savage, 125, 126, 127, 131

.303 British, 99–100, 105, 108–10, 108, 111, 113, 116

.32/20, 44, 46, 47

.32 Winchester Special, 45

.338 Winchester Magnum, 157, 213

.35 Winchester, 116

.350 Remington Magnum, 18, 168

.400/.350 Rigby, 199

.357 Magnum, 47, 205, 219, 247–48

.358 Winchester, 81, 140

.358 Norma Magnum, 19, 183, 204, 213–17, 213, 214, 219

.375 Holland & Holland, 98, 157, 200, 200, 213

.378 Weatherby Magnum, 19, 212

.38-40 WCF, 40, 44–45, 47, 48

4-bore, 19

.40/65, 43

.404 Jeffery, 180, 199

.416 Rigby, 75–76, 180, 199

.416 Weatherby, 232, 242

.425 Westley Richards, 180

.44 Henry (rimfire), 42

.44/40, 44–45, 47, 48

.44 Remington Magnum, 47, 132, 247–48

.450/.400 (3¼”), 149

.450 Express #1, 33

.45/90, 42

.450 Express (3¼”), 22, 31, 32–33, 33, 35, 38, 64

.577/.450 Martini-Henry, 33

.450 Ackley, xvi, 19, 20, 156, 184, 188–89, 189, 190, 202–3

.458 Winchester, 216

.458 Lott, 169, 202

.460 Weatherby Magnum, 181

.465 H&H (see .500/.465 NE)

.470 Nitro Express, 98

.500/.465 Nitro Express, 19–20, 64, 203

.500 Express (generic), 58, 59, 63

.500 Express (3”), 63

.500 Express (3¼”), 19–20, 50, 58–59, 61–62, 62, 63, 63–64

.500 Nitro Express, 19, 61–62, 63, 64, 64, 180, 202

.500 Jeffery, 180, 180, 181, 202–3, 219

.505 Gibbs, 18–20, 75, 149, 198, 199–203, 201, 219

.577 Nitro Express, 9, 19, 64, 202–3

.577 Snider, 25, 26, 32

.577 Tyrannosaur, 19

.585 GMA, 19, 202

.600 Nitro Express, 64, 202–3

6 PPC, 157

6.5 Arisaka, 3

6.5 Carcano, 3

6.5 Creedmoor, 3, 242, 246, 248–9, 249, 251

6.5 Dutch Mannlicher, 3

6.5 Grendel, 3, 246

6.5 Remington Magnum, 18, 168, 245–46

6.5x54 Mannlicher-Schönauer, 3, 79, 87–89, 89, 92, 235, 249

6.5x54R, 84, 87

6.5x55 Swedish, 3, 3, 142, 210, 251

6.5x58 Mauser, 3

6.5-250 Savage Improved, 251

.700 H&H, 19

7x57, 71, 80, 99, 142, 175, 179

7x61 Sharpe & Hart, 206, 209–12, 210, 212, 215, 219

Super 7x61, 211

7mm Special (Newton), 126

7mm Remington Magnum, 157, 211, 216

7mm Weatherby Magnum, 98, 211

7.62x51mm NATO, 139

8x56 Mannlicher-Schönauer, 89, 91, 93

8x57 (development), 100

8x57 J (or ‘I’), 71, 80, 95, 99

8x57 JS, 10, 71, 76, 77, 84, 99–100

8mm Remington Magnum, 217

9x56 Mannlicher-Schönauer, 91, 93

9x57, 80–1, 84, 84, 86

9.5x56 Mannlicher-Schönauer, 91, 93

11.4mm (Austrian military), 79

12.5x70mm Schuler, 180–81, 180

T-65 (see 7.62x51mm NATO)

Cary, Lucian, xii

Caswell, George, 171

Chadwick, John, 103, 107

Champlin Arms, 171

Action, 151

Chassepot (rifle), 68

Checkering, 148–49, 148, 196, 197

Classic Barrel and Gunworks, 216

Clifford, Pvt. W. J., 109

Cockburn, Bruce, 246

Colt, 187

Commission ’88 (bolt-action rifle), 66, 70, 70, 71, 73, 79, 80, 86

Complete Book of Rifles and Shotguns (O’Connor), 115

Complete Guide to Handloading (Sharpe), 128, 205–6

Conetrol (scope mount), 230–31

Corbett, Jim, 59, 65, 175

Cox, Herbert, 121

Crossman, Capt. E. C. (Ned), 103, 116, 118, 120

Custom Built Rifles (Simmons), 165

CZ, 181, 203, 247

Dakota Arms, 152, 152

Model 10, 8, 160

Dakota 76 (action), 152, 152, 177

Dakota Magnum (action), 169

Dallas, Donald, 25, 32, 35, 53, 57–58

Davidson, Lt. Col. David, 15–16, 31–32, 97, 125, 221

Daw, George, 26, 28

Dayton-Traister (trigger), 13, 14, 177

de Haas, Frank, 187

Dominion Cartridge Co., 119–20

Dowtin, Bill, 166, 167

Dressel, Paul, 14, 177, 182

Dreyse (needle gun), 68

Drilling, 72

Duguid, Lt. Col. A. F., 114

Dunton, W. Herbert, 182, 182

du Pont (company), 110, 207

DuPont (gunpowder)

#10, 110

Dupuis, François J., 103, 107

“Dural.” See Duraluminum

Duraluminum, 139

EAW (scope mount), 94

Edward VII, King, 105

Elcho Shield, 106

Eley Bros., 106, 109

Eley-Kynoch, 110

Elliott, Lindsay C., 114, 120

Enfield P-13 (Pattern 1913), 110

Enfield P-14, 110

Enfield P-17, 110, 151, 179, 237

Enger, Amund, 207

Engraving, 148–49

Ergonomics, 4–7, 174, 194

“Eumatic,” 174, 192, 194, 231, 246

Express rifles, 15, 25, 55, 97

Fajen, Reinhart, 155, 158, 169, 182

Farewell to Arms, A (Hemingway), 89

Ferlach (Austria), 72, 86

Field, The, 26, 37, 52–54, 98, 108

Field, The, “Rifle Trials, 1883” 53

Firearms International (FI), 186

Musketeer, 186

Flynn, James, 160, 166

FN (Fabrique Nationale d’Armes de Guerre), 143–44, 151, 173, 185–86, 246

FN Deluxe, frontispiece, 8, 150, 158, 193, 194–95

FN Supreme, xvi, 146, 184, 186–88, 189

FN C1, 185

FN-FAL, 186

Series 300 (see Deluxe)

Series 400 (see Supreme)

Foral, Jim, 120–22

Forbes, Melvin, 153–54

Franz Ferdinand, Archduke, 185, 251

Froome, William Gilbert, 57

FTW Ranch, 249

Funke, A. H., 80–81

Garand (rifle), 79

Garwood, G. T. (Gough Thomas), 174, 191–92, 246

George V, King, 7, 103, 105, 110

Gerlich, Hermann, 110

Gibbs, George, 56

Gough Thomas. See Garwood, G. T.

Granite Mountain Arms, 77, 151, 151, 176, 176, 179, 188, 198, 199–200, 201, 202–3

Great Exhibition of London, 1851, 15, 24–25, 32, 97

Greenhill (rifling twist formula), 129

Grey, George, 98, 110

Griffin, Seymour, 170

Griffin & Howe, 152

Scope mount, 93

Grisel, Pete, 152

Gun Digest, 98, 120, 129, 138, 139, 141, 205, 215–16

Gunsite, 48

Gustav, Carl, 213

Haenel, C. G. (Carl Gottlieb), 79

Haenel, C. G. (company), 81

Haenel-Mannlicher, 80

New Model, 71, 78, 79–82, 80, 81, 82, 84, 86

Hagel, Bob, 141, 234

Haig, Field Marshall Sir Douglas, 113, 121

Hammer forging (barrels), 141

Hammers, rebounding, 29–30

Harrington & Richardson, 187

Harris, Captain William Cornwallis, 51

Hart, Richard, 207

Hartmann & Weiss, 200

Harvey, Charles, 35

Hasselborg, Allen, 89

Hatcher, Maj. Gen. Julian S., 140

Heath, Don, 203

Hemingway, Ernest, 18, 20, 51, 88

Henley, Tony, 203

Henry, Alexander, 31, 32, 34–36, 36, 104

Henry (rifle, American), 42

Herter’s, 155, 165

High Standard Inc., 187

Hodges, Edwin Charles, 24

Hoffman Arms, 152

Holland, H., 52

Holland, Harris John, 52, 57

Holland, Henry, 52, 57–58

Holland & Holland, 7, 27, 50, 52, 52, 56–7, 58, 75, 104, 252

Holmes, Morgan, 12

Howe, James V., 84

Howell, Ken, 152

H-S Precision, 154

Hughes, Sir Sam, 113

Hunting, still, xiv, 41, 251

Hurt, Robin, 242

Husqvarna (rifle), 213

Identification of Firearms and Forensic Ballistics, The (Burrard), 97

Irwin, Clare, xv

Islands in the Stream (Hemingway), 89

Jacquot, Jean, 130

Jamison, Rick, 157

Jard (trigger), 14

Jarrett, Kenny, 153–54, 212, 242, 251

Jeffery, W. J., 181, 199, 203

Jeffries, Lincoln, 57

Jewell (trigger), 14

Johnson, Todd, 127, 146, 154

Jones, F. W. (Frederick), 98, 106–9, 118

Jones, Henry, 26

Jones, William, 55

Kahles (riflescope), 235

Keith (Alberta), 104

Keith, Elmer, 99, 205

Königgrätz, Battle of, 68

Koshollek, Emil, 150

Kuhlhoff, Pete, 141

Kvale, Nils, 213

Kynoch, 107

Lancaster, Charles, & Co., 56, 98, 103–5, 109–10, 116, 119, 228

Lang, Joseph, 15, 24

Larsen, Niels, 207

LaVallee, Louis, 103, 115

Law, Clive, 114

Lawrence, George, Leather, 238–39

Lee, James Paris, 105

Lee-Enfield (rifle), 99–100, 105, 113, 119, 121–22

No. 1 Mk. III, 238

Lee-Navy (rifle), 105

Lefaucheux, Casimir, 15, 24

Leupold & Stevens, 183, 228, 230–32, 235

Adjusto mount, 230, 235

Double-dovetail, 230

Dovetail, 229, 230

Duplex reticle, 227, 228

Fixed-power, 234

FX-II 2.5x20, 235

QD mount, 232

Riflescope, 145

Vari-X III 2.5-8, 234

VX-III 1.75-6x32, 231

VX-7 1.5-6x24, 214

Lever

Harvey, 35, 39

Rigby, 35, 39

Lien, Jørund, 225

Linden, Alvin, 11, 84, 86, 148, 150, 152, 163, 170, 182, 182, 194

Lock

Back-action, 30

Bar-action, 30, 35

Lorenz (muzzleloader), 68

Löwe, Ludwig, & Co., 185–86

Lüke, Michael, 77, 249

Lyman (sights), 84

Model 36, 82–83, 83

Model 56S, 132

No. 6, 82, 83

No. 48, 247

Magazine

Box, 73

Rotary (Ruger), 247–48

Rotary (Savage), 132

Rotary (Schönauer), 90

Mag-Na-Port, 190, 242, 243

Mannlicher, Ferdinand Ritter von, 69–71, 79, 86–87, 105–6

Mannlicher, 104

Model 1893 (Rumanian), 87

Model 1895 (Dutch), 87

Model 1895, 71, 73

Model 1903 (Greek), 88

“Packet” system, 71, 80

Mannlicher Rifles and Pistols (Smith), 87

Mannlicher-Schönauer, 10, 109, 218

Model 1884, 105

Model 1890, 105

Model 1895, 105

Model 1903, 82, 85, 86, 87, 88, 88, 90–2, 249

“African,” 235

Model 1905, 82, 91, 92

Model 1908, 91, 91, 92

Model 1910, 91–92

Model 1950, 222

Model 1956, 92, 93, 94, 95, 222, 224

Manton, John, 6

Manton, Joseph, 5, 6

Maple (stock wood), 164

Marlin, J. M., 187, 246

Model 336, 225

Mark X. See Zastava

Martini-Henry (rifle), 32–33, 69

Mauser (company), 14, 69–70, 72, 188, 199, 200, 247, 249

Mauser Bolt Rifles (Olson), 80

Mauser, Paul, 69, 71, 73, 79, 87, 173, 177

Mauser, Wilhelm, 69

Mauser (action), 75, 142

Mexican, 177

New production, 77

Oberndorf, 151, 173, 177

“Intermediate,” 172, 177, 179, 181, 182

Kurz (K, or short), 177

Magnum, 75, 177, 199, 200

Model 1912 (see “Intermediate”)

Standard, 177

Santa Barbara, 142, 151

Mauser (rifle), 99, 104, 109, 173

Model 71, 69, 88

Model 71/84, 70

Model 1889, 185

Model 1894 (Swedish), 88

Model 1896 (Swedish), 210

Model 98, 74, 95, 151, 249

Gewehr 98, 74 174

Karabiner 98 (K98), 74, 74, 174, 186

Oberndorf sporters, 75, 75–77, 175, 178

Model A, 76

Model B, 76

Model C, 76

Kurz (K), 76

Square-bridge, 75

Maynard, John, 2 129

McBride, Herbert W., 119

McClintock, Major W., 54

McIntosh, Michael, xii–xiii

Meredith, C. C., 122

Merkel, Gebruder, 250

Mesquite (screwbean, stock wood), 164–65

Mews, Leonard, 12

Milbank, Sir Frederick, 7

Miller, David (company), 158, 169

Minar, Adolph, 148

Modern Rifle, The (Carmichel), 130, 133

Modern Shotgun, The (Burrard), 97

Modern Sportsman’s Gun & Rifle, The (Walsh), 52, 54, 56

Montana Rifle Co.

ASR, 231

Mortimer, George 109

Muzzle brakes, 19, 228, 241–42

Ruger, 241, 248–49

Myrtle (stock wood), 165

National Rifle Association (NRA) (American), 246

National Rifle Association (NRA) (British), 108

National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF), 246

Neonite (smokeless powder), 107

New Explosives Co., 107

Newton, Charles, 1, 15, 110, 119, 123, 125–28, 183, 205–6

Newton (rifle), 126

Niedner, A. O., 148, 152

Nightforce (riflescope), 227

Norma Åmotfors. See Norma Precision

Norma Precision (ammunition), 202–3, 206–7, 210–13, 213, 219

“African PH,” 181, 202, 219

Nosler, 119, 217

Ballistic Tip, 129, 129

Partition, 197, 217

Notes on Sporting Rifles (Burrard), 97–98, 137

Oberndorf (Germany), 75

Oberndorf sporters. See Mauser (rifle)

O’Connor, Jack, 12, 46, 103, 121, 130, 137–38, 147–48, 150–52, 155, 165, 170, 194–95, 205

Olin-Winchester, 140

Olson, Ludwig, 80–81

Österreichische Waffenfabriks-Gesellschaft (OWG), 69

Outdoor Life (magazine), 103, 120, 126, 130, 138

Guns & Shooting Yearbook (1985), 234

Owen, Bob, 11, 170

Pachmayr, 153

Lo-Swing scope mount, 92, 93, 222, 223

Parker-Hale, 142

Model 1100 Lightweight, 142, 143

Pedersen, Danny, 216

Peters Cartridge Co., 128

Phillips, Roger F., 103, 107–9, 111–12, 114–15, 119–22

Picatinny rail, 231

Pilkington, Phil, 232

Pope, Harry M., 205–6

Prechtl (Mauser action), 77, 151, 200

Primer

Berdan, 42

Boxer, 42

Puglisi Gun Emporium, 171

Purdey, James (the Younger), 15, 25, 27, 31, 97, 125

Purdey, James, & Sons, 26, 104

Question of Confidence, A (Law), 114

Redfield, 183, 183, 230–32

Model 80L, 138

3-9X, 235

Remington Arms Co., 119, 246

Model 600, 18

Model 600 Magnum, 168

Model 700, 153, 176, 211

Reticles (scope), 227–28, 227

German #4, 227

German #8, 227

Rifle (magazine), 120

Rifle in America, The (Sharpe), 205–6

Rifleman Went to War, A (McBride), 119

Rifling

Henry, 32, 32, 36–37

Metford, 37

“Semi-smooth bore” (H&H), 58

Rigby, John & Co., 35, 56, 75, 77, 149, 175, 199–200

Ripon, Lord, 7

Roberts, Ned H., 205, 210

Roberts, Field Marshall Lord, 105

Roden, Michael, 199

Ross (ammunition), 109

Ross Rifle Story, The (Phillips, et al), 103, 107

Ross Rifle Co., 106, 109, 114, 116

Ross, Sir Charles, 2, 15, 100–101, 103–4, 106, 109–11, 113–16, 118, 122, 123, 125–26, 205

Ross (rifle), 98, 105, 113

High Velocity Scotch Deer Stalking Rifle, 116

Model 1905 (or Mk. II), 111, 112, 112, 115–16, 122

Mark II**, 109, 112–13, 112, 115–16, 119

Mark III, 112

Model 1910, 102, 112, 114–18, 117, 120, 122–23, 126

M-10 (see Model 1910)

Model E, 116

Model E-10, 116

Model R, 116

Royal Military College (Kingston), 114

Royal North-West Mounted Police, 111

RUAG, 219

Ruark, Robert, 51

Ruger, William B., 246–47

Ruger, 132, 246

Hawkeye FTW Hunter, 163, 234, 241, 248–49, 249, 252

Mini-14, 48

Model 44, Carbine 14

Model 77, 247

Model 77/357, 163, 247–48, 248, 252

Model 77/44, 163, 244, 247–48, 248

S&K (scope mounts), 197, 230, 231

Sabre-Tip (bullet, CIL), 119

Safety

Stalking, 35

Winchester three-position, 151, 175–77, 182, 190, 195

Sako, 187

Trigger, 14

Sandeti, Lekina, 193

Sauer, J. P. & Sohn, 12, 14, 247, 249–50

Model 404, 162, 224, 245, 250

Savage Arms, 125, 130, 246

Featherweight, 131, 133, 138

Model 1899, 1, 17, 17, 90, 125, 127, 130, 162, 235

Model A, 133

Model 99 E, 1, 124, 131–32, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135

Model E (new), 133

Model 99 EG, 131, 134, 134

Model 99 F, 131, 133

Model G, 133

Model H, 126

Takedown, 127, 138

Model 110, 246

Savage, Arthur W., 90, 125

Schilling, V. C., 79

Schmidt & Bender, 235, 224

Summit 2.5-10x40, 250

Schmidt-Rubin (rifle), 105

Schneider, Eugene, 26

Schönauer, Otto, 87, 90, 90

Schuler, August, 179–80, 180

Schultz & Larsen, 183, 206–9, 211–13, 215–17, 219

Action, 218, 218

Bolt, 208

Model 54, 208

Model 54J, 208, 215

Model 60, 208–9, 215

M61, 216

M62, 216

Model 65, 208, 215

Model 65DL, 165, 204, 208–9, 211–17, 212, 214, 232

Model 68DL, 208, 209, 216

Schultze, Capt. Edward, 106

Scope mounts

Bock, 232

Claw, 174, 189, 189, 190, 192, 194, 220, 221, 221, 231–33

EAW, 224, 232

Jaeger, 223

Leupold (see Leupold & Stevens)

“Original Mauser”

2015, 229

2017, 230

Pilkington lever, 232

Recknagel, 232

Smithson, 174, 226

Talley, 214, 231–32, 232

Scott, William Middleditch, 27

Scott, W&C, & Son, 27, 52, 59

Selous, Frederick Courteney, 18, 20, 51, 103

Sharpe, Philip B., 46–47, 103, 115, 128, 205–7, 210–13, 215–16, 219

Sharpe & Hart Associates, 207, 215

Sharps (rifle), 42, 42

Sheldon, Charles, 89

Shelhamer, Tom, 148, 170

Shimba, Abedi, 193

Shooting Times (magazine), 157

Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber, The (Hemingway), 88

Sierra Bullets, 129, 129, 132

GameKing, 197

Simmons, Richard F. (Dick), 165

Sling, rifle

Ching, 239

Cobra-style, 237–39

European, 238

Latigo (see Brownells)

Lee-Enfield, 238

Military, 237–38

Viper, 239

Whelen, 238, 240

Smith, W. H. B., 79, 87

Smithson, Joe, 146, 174, 226

Snider-Enfield (rifle), 69

Speer Bullets, 129, 129, 217

Springfield 1903A3, 151

Stag, red, 30–31, 251

Stalking, xiv, 31, 41, 72, 251

Stanton, John, 29

Stent, H. V., 114, 120

Steward, J. H., 54

Steyr-Mannlicher, 69, 72–73, 91, 93, 218, 247, 250, 250

AUG, 14

RX Helix, 250

Still Hunter, The (van Dyke), 41

Stocks (rifle)

Carbon fiber, 162, 224, 250

Composite, 153–54, 161–63, 246, 248

Laminated, 168–69

Synthetic (see Composite)

Walnut, 154, 161

“Stonehenge.” See Walsh, Dr. J. H.

Sturm, Ruger & Co. See Ruger

Suhl (Germany), 72, 79

Sukalle, Bill, 148, 170

Sutherland, James (Jimmy), 203

Swarovski Optik, 189, 195, 225, 229, 235

Habicht Nova 1.5X, 189, 189, 232, 233

Habicht 3-10x42, 212

Z3 3-9x36, 197

Z6i 2.5-15x44 P HD, 249

Z8i 1-8x24, 234

Swift Bullet Co., 155, 186, 188

“T.” See Toms, Frederick

Tajikistan (walnut), 167

Timney (trigger), 14, 177

Toms, Frederick (“T”), 54–55

Torongoi, Momella, 193

Tranter, William, 57

Trigger (Model 70), 14, 145, 177, 182

Trillus, Siegfried, xv, xvi, 154, 156, 184, 189–92, 189, 194, 233

Trophy Bonded Bullets

Bear Claw, 217

Turnbull, Doug, 43

Turpin, Tom, 194

U. S. Cartridge Co., 109

U. S. Repeating Arms Co., 142–43

Ultra Light Arms, 153–54

Underlever

Daw, 28

Jones, 26, 27, 28, 61

Underlugs, Purdey, 27, 27

Van Dyke, Theodore S., 41–42, 133, 251

Victoria, Queen, 24

Von Lengerke & Detmold, 80

Walnut, 161, 164, 170

Bastogne, 161

Black (American), 161, 162

Circassian, 167

Claro, 161, 164

English, 161, 165–66

French, 161

Turkish, 167

Walsh, Dr. J. H. (John Henry), 37, 52–56

Waters, Ken, 141–42, 215

Watson Bros., 57

Weatherby, Inc., 153, 164–65, 215

Mark V, 6, 10, 89, 96, 119, 151, 186, 211–12, 215–16, 250

Weatherby, Roy, 12, 15, 98–99, 123, 125, 186, 212–13

Weaver (scope mount), 231

Wells, Fred, 149, 199, 200, 202

Wenig, Fred, 169

Werndl, Josef, 69

Wesson, Col. D. B., 105, 205

Westley Richards, 75

Whelen, Col. Townsend, 103, 118, 120, 238

White, H. P., Laboratory, 208

Whitworth, Sir Joseph, 15

Wichita (action), 151

Wilkin, Russell, 59

Wilson, R. L., 42–43

Wild Sports of Southern Africa, The (Harris), 51

Willoughby McCabe, 171

Winchester Repeating Arms, 246

Model 1866, 42

Model 1873, 42

Model 1876, 42

Model 1885 (Low and High Wall), 43

Model 1886, 42, 43, 43–44

Model 1892, 40, 44, 46, 46, 48–49, 48

Model 1894, 44, 44, 45, 221, 223, 225

Model 53, 46

Model 54, 137

Model 65, 46–48

Model 70, 137, 139, 141–42, 151, 177, 249

“Classic” (USRA), 142–43

Featherweight, 1, 4, 136, 137–41, 139, 143, 145, 145, 249

“Post-’93 pre-’64” (see Classic)

Pre-’64, 142, 152

Standard grade, 138, 139, 142, 215

XTR Featherweight, 142

Model 71, 46

Winslow (rifle), 187

Woodleigh (bullets), 202, 217

Woodward (name in English gunmaking), 28

Woodward, James, & Sons, 22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 33–34

Woodward, Thomas, 28

Zastava

Mark X (action), 151–52, 169, 187–88

Mark X (mini), 178

Zeiss, 224, 225, 226, 235

Terra 3X 3-9x42, 183

Victory V8 2.5-20x56, 224

Victory 4.8-35x60, 227