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3CONTENTS

INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

ABOUT THE AUTHORS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

CHAPTER 1. IN TOUCH WITH THE FUTURE: Assault weapons are no longer

dirty words in this era of world-wide uncertainty. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

CHAPTER 2. BIGGER IS BETTER: Today"s warfare calls for bullets that are larger and meaner! . . . . 15

ARMALITE"S 338 LAPUA MAGNUM: This bolt-action is a medium-bore powerhouse! . . . 18 WEATHERBY"S THREAT RESPONSE: Even before 9/11, events called for change

in this company"s product line! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

A MATTER OF INTERVENTION: CheyTac"s 408 takes sniping into the

realm of computer science! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

THE BIG BORES OF VALY ROSCA: He was learning fi rearms

production at the age of 14! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

A MATTER OF CONVERSION: Alex Robinson is upgrading combat calibers. . . . . . . . . . . 37 CHAPTER 3. FROM BILLY CLUBS TO PEPPER BALLS: Interest is growing in the

non-lethal weapons of today"s world. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

CHAPTER 4. A SKILL CALLED SNIPING: Once morally controversial, it has been

accepted that a single marksman can infl uence battles! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

THE MANY GUISES OF THE SR-25: Is Knight"s Armament competing with itself;

its various arms featuring the same basic design? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

SAVAGE GOES TACTICAL: Following the lead of others, this old-line company

has tooled up for sniper rifl es! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

RETURN OF THE AR-10: Gene Stoner"s original battle rifl e takes on

new life and combat meaning today. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

REMINGTON"S VENERABLE M24: This bolt action has been the U.S.

sniper tool for longer than some of its shooters have been alive! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

CHAPTER 5. THE THEN & NOW OF SMALL-BORES: The when and why of this

type of ammunition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .72

CHAPTER 6. THE AK VERSUS THE AR: A hard look at the world"s two most used

tools of warfare. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

ELEVATING THE AK RIFLE: American ingenuity adds new appeal

to this Russian-originated fi rearm. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

CHAPTER 7. RUGER GOES LAW ENFORCEMENT: Some old standards are being

face-lifted for battle. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

CHAPTER 8. IT"S NOT JUST THE FIFTIES ANY MORE: Barrett Firearms began biz with

the 50 BMG, but new calibers are making their appearance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94

4CHAPTER 9. HANDGUNS & THE ASSAULT: Charging enemy positions with only a 9mm or

45 Auto is not recommended, but it has happened! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

CHAPTER 10. UPDATING THE 223: Bushmaster"s C25M4 looks like our military

M4 carbine, but it is a Carbon 15 creation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

CHAPTER 11. WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO ACCURACY: Political infl uences, juggling of target scores and limited choice of weaponry

are answers enough! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

CHAPTER 12. WHAT ABOUT SHOOTING SCHOOLS?: Most of what is taught

today is based on history that has been updated for modern weaponry. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

THE TURNIPSEED TOUCH: In 1980, this shooter took exception to the lack of a true martial arts course connection in defensive fi rearms handling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121 FIREARMS TRAINING ASSOCIATES: Bill Murphy walks the walk and students

listen when this law enforcement veteran talks the talk. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

THE COMBAT TRAINING TEAM: Instructors at this British-based school

bring war and crime-fi ghting techniques from abroad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129

FILIPINO CQB COMBAT TRAINING: When civilian instructors undertake training

in foreign lands, considerations are given local customs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132

CHAPTER 13. PASSING OF THE SUBGUN: An idea, the time for which

has come...and gone! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

CHAPTER 14. THE SEARCH FOR SILENCE: Those days when wars resembled noisy

celebrations are long gone; sound suppressors are the In Thing! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

CHAPTER 15. HOME DEFENSE IS A PREFERENCE: Most of us have our own

ideas as to what fi rearm would serve best to protect life and property. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

MOSSBERG"S MODEL HS410 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

KEL-TEC"S SPORTS UTILITY 223 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

HI-POINT"S 40 S&W CARBINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

BERETTA"S 9MM CX4 STORM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

RUGER"S AUTO-LOADING CARBINES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159

CHAPTER 16. IT"S NOT GRANDPA"S OL" SCATTERGUN: Combat-oriented shotguns

of today are a far cry from the family smokepoles of a bygone era! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

CHECKING OUT THE SABRE 12: Mitchell Arms" semi-auto shotgun was designed

with law enforcement needs fully in mind. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

REMINGTON"S MODEL 870 MAX: This old-timer in law enforcement circles

is the basis for a total combat scatter-gunning system. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172

FN HERSTAL"S COMBAT SELF-SHUCKER: This Belgian company now owns Browning and Winchester, so why not compete with a battle-designed shotgun? . . . 175 MOSSBERG"S 590 NINE-SHOOTER: One of the maker"s Persuader law enforcement

models, this one proves itself with modern magnum loads. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179

5CHAPTER 17. SORTING OUT MODERN AMMUNITION: Some long-time

respected cartridges are about to lose their tenure as

favorites for combat scenarios. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

CHAPTER 18. OLDIES BUT GOODIES: Good guns, like old soldiers,

never die...eventually, they return as replicas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

REVIVAL OF THE THOMPSON: Our nation"s fi rst submachine gun has never

really gone; now it"s back in a semi-auto version. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194

RETURN OF THE 8MM MAUSER: The design is more than a century old,

but the concept still ensures a top class rifl e. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198

RETURN OF THE OLD "97: This aged thunderstick has seen heavy

service in the game fi elds, home defense and battlefi elds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201

REBIRTH OF A MEMORY: A clean U.S. Carbine, Caliber 30-M1 has been

diffi cult to fi nd, but that situation is changing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205

A SHORT-LIVED REPLACEMENT: Post-WWII military powers wanted an all-purpose weapon to replace the Garand, the BAR and the submachine gun. . . . . 210 JOHN GARAND"S ITALIAN CONNECTION: This designer"s war-winner led

to copies being made, while the rifl e still was in U.S. production. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213

CHAPTER 19. TO KEEP IT SHOOTING...: The basics of fi rearms care

don"t change much, but some of the needs and equipment do. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217

CHAPTER 20. FROM BAYONET TO MULTI-TOOL: Future infantry rifl es will probably be bare, which is why good fi eld knives

will always be in demand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221

CHAPTER 21. IT"S A REAL GAS!: Actually, there is nothing humorous

about gas mask drills conducted by troops these days. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226

CHAPTER 22. SPECIAL LOADS FOR SPECIAL FOLKS: There has been much discussion concerning improvement in combat weapons,

but ammo has been improved, too! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231

CHAPTER 23. SHORT-RANGE MARKSMANSHIP: Introduction of the M4 Carbine to U.S. forces bring about a range potential

of 300 yards - or less! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235

CHAPTER 24. FROM UZI TO CORNERSHOT: In its short history as a nation,

Israel has had to depend upon its own military industries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 241

CHAPTER 25. THE PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON: Just another name for

a carbine, subgun or assault rifl e? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248

6INTRODUCTION

This is the Seventh Edition of THE GUN DIGEST BOOK OF ASSAULT WEAPONS. Back in 1986, when I completed the original edition and sent it off to the publisher, I thought that was the end of it. How much more could be written about such weaponry?

Well, a few years later, the publishing powers

wanted an update and roughly every three-plus years since, there has been another edition. My hair was brown and my eyes blue and clear when all this started and I didn"t shake much when I shot.

Some of that has changed.

The hair is white, the eyes are

still blue - but faded - and I need glasses to see what I"m putting on the computer screen.

I still shoot, but certainly not

with the accuracy of which I once tended to boast.

Someone once stated that

the more time passes the more things stay the same, and that is true to a degree when it comes to military and law enforcement fi rearms. The rifl e, the handgun and the shotgun, as well as various automatic weapons are still basic to the purpose for which they are manufactured.

The thing that has changed

the most is the technology being used to turn out today"s weapons and the contrivances added or even subtracted that make them more effi cient and to be blunt, more deadly. Until matters boiled over in the Middle East, few people saw a need for 50- caliber shoulder-mounted rifl es. These days, they are an important part of an infantry outfi t"s armament.

That"s only one example.

Night fi ring in a combat situation used to be more luck and prayer than talent in opposing an enemy you couldn"t see. Now, there are countless night-vision devices to make the darkness less foreboding.As one who was not brought up in the Electronic Age, I have found some of the demands for effi cient use of modern infantry weapons to be a trifl e frightening. In the past, I have had some doubts as to the value of some of these devices and history has shown that there are times when older and bigger is better than newer and slicker. I don"t think I have to expand on that observation for those who read this book and take a look at military happenings.

Let it be noted that as has

been the case on the last couple of editions of T

HE GUN DIGEST®

BOOK OF ASSAULT WEAPONS, I

have not been alone in digging up all of the information you will fi nd between these pages.

Again, I have called upon David

Steele and Bob Campbell, both

seasoned law enforcement types, to aid me in collecting the information and making certain it is correct.

On many of the chapters

contained herein, more than one of us - and sometimes all three - have had a part in their development. For this reason, the text of this book is told in the third person. That way, we don"t have to worry about individual bylines being misused.

If there are mistakes in these

pages, I take full responsibility for the error, since mine was the fi nal viewing of the contents before they went to the publisher. I can only say that I hope you enjoy what is written here and keep in mind that the opinions offered in the text invariably are those of your three authors. We take responsibility for that fact as well. We"re the ones on which to vent your ire if there is such.

C. Jack Lewis

Kehena Beach, Pahoa, Hawaii

7ABOUT THE AUTHORS

C. JACK LEWIS, who created this series of books on assault weapons, is a veteran of three wars and is a retired Marine Corps Reserve lieutenant colonel. He is particularly fascinated still by selective-fi re weapons, an interest that goes back to the Late Great Hate and his duty as a machine-gunning private fi rst class. Lewis long ago lost track of the number and types of weapons he has had the opportunity to fi re in a full-auto mode, but the fact that he was editor of Gun World magazine for 37 years and has edited more than 30 books on outdoor subjects - primarily fi rearms - off ers credence to his background. As this book goes to press, Jack Lewis has just entered his 82quotesdbs_dbs19.pdfusesText_25

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