"Bill Shadel Dons Uniform as War Correspondent" by NRA Staff, January 1944  - "Acting on travel orders just received, Bill Shadel vacates, as of this issue, the editorial sanctum he has occupied since May, 1941, to embark on almost immediately for the European theater of war where he will act as correspondent for The Rifleman and The Infantry Journal."

"A Lot of Guys Named Joe" by Bill Shadel, June 1944 - "But now, just as in World War I, we’re learning that riflemen count, and that too much emphasis cannot be placed on their training. For battle riflemen aren’t made in a day, nor even in a few weeks on the range."

"Training Combat Pistolmen" by Rex Applegate, July 1944 - "In street and house-to-house fighting, in the jungles, in the mountains, on night patrols, wherever men come face to face in battle, the handgun can be a decisive offensive weapon."

"The Armed Citizen" by Walter J. Howe, September 1958 - "Law Enforcement officers cannot at all times be where they are needed to protect life or property in danger of serious violation. In many such instances the citizen has no choice but to defend himself with a gun."

"The Armalite AR-15 Rifle" by NRA Technical Staff, July 1959 - "Firing trial by several members of The Rifleman staff showed the AR-15 to be easy, pleasant, and accurate to shoot."

"So Gun Laws Work It Says There" by Ashley Halsey, Jr., March 1969 - "We feel that school children are entitled to know how marvelously gun laws work when they are enforced by a police state or an army."

"About This Issue: January, 1971" by Ashley Halsey, Jr., January 1971 - "The American Rifleman and its predecessors under previous names have been published since 1885. While the magazine has been modernized repeatedly in keeping with the times, it has never changed from its unswerving stand in support of the right of law-abiding Americans to keep and use firearms."

"Identifying Mauser Markings" by Ludwig Olson, January 1971 - "The first successful Mauser rifle was the Model 1871 made principally for Germany...These early Mausers were produced by the Mauser factory at Oberndorf a./N., Germany,  Austria, and German government arsenals. Blackpowder Mausers were also produced for China, Serbia, and Turkey."

"The M1911 & The M9" by Pete Dickey, August 1985 - "Our latest approved, but as yet unissued, service pistol, Beretta's 92SB-F, has had much written about it of late, as has the M1911A1 that has seen its share of publicity for a longer period."

"The Swan Song: Col. Charles Askins' Biography" by Col. Charles Askins, August 1987 - "But I must admit that after 30 safaris, which have included all the major species and most of the fauna, I’ve finally gotten pretty much a belly full."

"A Return to Africa" by Finn Aagaard, January 1991 - "I had some misgivings when, 12 years after I had left Africa for good, Jack Carter of Trophy Bonded Bullets inquired whether I would be interested in accompanying him on a hunt to Tanzania and Botswana to test some of his latest bullets."

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