PAGE Ae a ae F ; ory 2 i St “oe 438 anne, ‘@ $ SEVEN—G Saves "33 ff ,$ sae 3 Meas¢ . ae <: Lighter Gun New Trend lightweight Continues Model 50 Winchester automati c shotguns, new High Standard revolvers in five brillian colors, and two new Mossberg rifles share the ‘arms spotlight this week. Winchester makes news with the announcement ing less than seven pounds will be in the hands of upland game hunters for the fall of 1957. ‘A 20-gauge model in the lightweight follows in 1958. en gE (designated M342 with ~ peep sight; M342 K with open sight) are the only hammerless bolt action rifles that have no bolt or striker to protrude through Lightness in the Model 50 Featherweight model is achieved the by the use of an Alumalloy receiver of unexcelled strength, safety margin and durability. Barrels on the Model 50 Featherweight continued to be made of heat-treated Winchester prodtsteel, : back makes Regular weight Model 50 automatics. will continue to be supplied in all specifications for wa- terfowl. general ler gun jable. Trap I handled jweight and Skeet hunting where does not prove a Model in 12 gauge, and the heavobjection- in a featherweight series is but one more example, of the pronounced trend to light er guns in nearly all types, to which this column has called attention upon numerous occasions. \Color in the last few centuries. Gun stocks rare barrels were almost inevitably blue, stocks almost always walnut, or perhaps brown or black ‘plastic. | A smaller number of guns sported nickel-plated or chromium plated barrels, and occasio n- ally one found woods, and handguns. | of pearl or of ivory in Browning began the trend toward color in guns with introduction of their double automatie series of shotguns with receivers of black, green, brown ~ and silver finishes. The pistol manufacturing firm for High Standard over in Hamden, Conn., has grabbed the. ball of color in guns, and advanced it still further than the Browning organization. High Standard: offers. its new| Snub-nose 22 caliber revolver in| five colors, traditional blue, de-| luxe nickel, gold, turquoise, and] pink. The firm makes no apology] for its admitted policy of aiming jat the rapidly increasing feminine interest in guns. to The round butt, non-snag hammer and sight, and handsome walnut case for the new Sentinel Snub-nose should appeal equally well to men and women, along with the choice in colors. Reaction to handguns in such colors as turquoise and_ pink, along with the less shocking shades of blue, gold and nickel runs a gamut acceptance scoffing. from enthusiastic| to varying degrees of| and This modern in fire: for less money, Club News Westhaven Gun Club, off North Red Bank Road, west of Evansville will be the scene of. the Neighborhood Drug Troph y registered skeet shoot today. The Neighborhood Drug trophy goes to the winner of high-o ver« all on the 200 combination allbore, 20 gauge, and small gauge targets. Class champions receiv e trophies, and brassards “go to winner and runner-up in each class, Starting times are 9 a.m. for, small gauge, 11 a.m. for twenty | Deer Creek all-bore teeing’ | { Valley Sportsmen’s Club offers a ham shoot at 1 p.m, today at the club range, one mile: east of Sebree, on Highwaiy*56: Due shoot, to the Indiana in progress State: T¥ap- today at “the Indiana Gun Club, Indianapolis, no practice shooting will be-held at the Syl Craig Shooting Park. Regular Sunday morning practice shooting, from 9 until 12 noon will resume next Sunday and each Sunday thereafter, BS A Guns Once upon a time this column |8ave out with the plaintive remark . that. guns . had really changed little in appearance dur- jing receiver. new appearance 50 Feather- gauge, with the 26 inch im- off at 1:30 p.m. proved cylinder bore barrel, |which scaled at» just ‘bout 634 pounds, and it performed beautifully. The balance left nothing to be desired, and the gun should prove a pleasing companion for an allday trek in the fields. Announcement of the Model 50 Winchester the the arms, and is a worthy first fora firm with a reputation for ‘offer- ing much 'Gun The Model 50 Featherweight will be manufactured in three series at present, a plain barrel field gun, a field gun with Winchester Special ventilated rib, and a Skeet gun with Winchester Special ventilated rib. of for streamlined public hearing on the ‘pro- posed revisions in the Federal Firearms Act, discussed in. an earlier ‘‘Shot & Shell,” willbe held August 27, at 10 a.m*’ ih Room 3313 of the Internal Revenue Building, 12th and Constitution Ave., N. W:, Washington D. C., according to a letter. ree ceived from Congressman: William G, Bray. |