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chiefr · October 4, 2012, 05:50 PM

Back in the early 80s, there was a magazine called Gun Tests that was published by a guy named Phil Engeldrum. He also published Magnum Power and Pistolero. The new version of Gun Tests is nothing like Engledrums magazines.
The original Gun Tests told it like it is when a gun did not work. The magazine featured a "Turkey of the month". I can remember them tested a pistol and the forcing cone cracked and there were problems with several guns praised by main stream gun writers.. They quit publishing around 1985, I think.
I sure wish Engledrums publications were still around. They were absolutely the best gun rags I ever read.

October 4, 2012, 05:50 PM	#20
chiefr Senior Member Join Date: January 27, 2010 Location: AR Posts: 1,401	Back in the early 80s, there was a magazine called Gun Tests that was published by a guy named Phil Engeldrum. He also published Magnum Power and Pistolero. The new version of Gun Tests is nothing like Engledrums magazines. The original Gun Tests told it like it is when a gun did not work. The magazine featured a "Turkey of the month". I can remember them tested a pistol and the forcing cone cracked and there were problems with several guns praised by main stream gun writers.. They quit publishing around 1985, I think. I sure wish Engledrums publications were still around. They were absolutely the best gun rags I ever read.