Australian & New Zealand Handgun

Australian & New Zealand Handgun showcases legitimate handgun shooting activities for recreational club and competitive shooters, collectors, historians, and those in the law enforcement and security industries. The magazine features reviews on air pistols, rimfire and centrefire self-loading pistols and revolvers, ammunition and other shooting accessories, as well as interviews with successful Australian and international handgun competitors, and articles on ammunition reloading, custom firearms and handguns of historical interest.

Australian & New Zealand Handgun

Editorial

Get it right first time • New handgun shooters are excited when they receive their first Permit to Acquire . . . but what to buy? Senior Correspondent Rod Pascoe looks at things to consider before making that all-important first purchase.

Simplicity itself • Geoff Smith was on target with the Frontier Reflex sight

Reinventing the wheel (gun) • Dick Eussen extols the virtues of the humble revolver

INDESTRUCTIBLE! • Jim Dickson loves his power-packed Ruger Redhawk

Proper bullet selection is vital

Does rimfire ammo brand affect your scores? • Geoff Smith puts that theory to the test

MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU •  Daniel O’Dea enjoys another Tanfoglio triumph

The legend keeps GROWING • Jim Dickson salutes the M10 Military and Police .38 revolver

ADAPTING THE ALIEN • Rod Pascoe on one shooter’s Laugo journey

ESTABLISH A CLEANING ROUTINE • Dick Eussen has tips for handgun longevity

over the moon! • Revolvers can be competitive, says Rod Pascoe

Long and the short of it • Jim Dickson on the mysterious Mauser Military Pistol

A sight for old eyes • The connection between ageing shooters and their diminishing abilities is inevitable. It’s about accepting the broader truths around getting older and the struggle to maintain your passion in the face of physical decline. Putting on his coach’s hat, Rod Pascoe discovers it’s no cause for despair, rather the ability to adapt.

WHEN PERFORMANCE MATTERS • Daniel O’Dea enjoys the revolver of a champion

A tale of two revolvers • Robert Presley on the sidearm of the Empire

Downfall of Bonnie and Clyde • Jim Dickson’s secret for mastering the Colt .45 SAA

The remarkable TOZ revolver

Quick off the mark • Geoff Smith goes in search of bullet speed

Enduring appeal of the Browning Hi-Power

The future’s in our hands • Collectors provide a valuable service, says Geoff Smith

German efficiency • Most accurate pistol of all time, argues Jim Dickson

The iconic .38 a hit-and-miss affair • Dick Eussen charts a calibre’s chequered history

Alien 2: The sequel

Always by your side • Rod Pascoe visits an Aussie custom holster-maker

Dynamic duo! • This Tanfoglio offering had Daniel O’Dea seeing double

Local grip on a Broomhandle

The Butler did it! • Rod Pascoe on Canik’s alliance with a champion

Two for the price of one • Jim Dickson on a handmade Double Derringer curio

Different … in a good way • Daniel O’Dea enjoys S&W’s latest M&P

Give it your best shot: Virtually! • New dry-firing training aid impressed Rod Pascoe

Smith and Webley anyone? • Daniel O’Dea charts a pair of strange bedfellows

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