Guns Illustrated 2011. Dan Shideler

Guns Illustrated 2011

GUNS ILLUSTRATED^® 2011

EDITED BY

Dan Shideler

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ISSN 0072-9078

ISBN 13: 978-1-4402-1392-2

ISBN 10: 1-4402-1392-5

eISBN: 978-1-44021-392-2

Cover design by Tom Nelsen

Edited by Dan Shideler

Printed in the United States of America

ABOUT THE COVER

The recent centerfire ammunition shortage, painful though it was, yielded at least one benefit: a renewed appreciation for the .22 rimfire. The tricked-out Colt/Umarex M4 Carbine (top) combines two red-hot products - the AR-15 and the .22 Long Rifle round - into a package that offers economical practice and a whole lot of fun. Advertised as a "user-friendly adaptation of the larger P99," the hammer-fired Walther P22 (below) is a single/double-action semiauto that offers the look and feel of a centerfire combat pistol - but it, too, is chambered in .22 Long Rifle. With excellent-quality .22 LR ammo once again available in quantity, the Colt/Umarex M4 and the Walther P22 are bound to be crowd-pleasers.

CONTENTS

About The Cover

Rifles by Tom Tabor

The Unlikeliest Sleeper of Them All by Dan Shideler

Shotguns by John Haviland

The Volunteer Arms/Commando Mark 45 Carbine by Dan Shideler

Semi-Auto Pistols by John Malloy

The Enforcer by Dan Shideler

Revolvers and Others by Jeff Quinn

The H&R Vest Pocket by Dan Shideler

Editor’s Picks by Dan Shideler

Ithaca’s M66 Supersingle by Dan Shideler