Rifle 1 January 1969

On the cover we have... The Ruger Model 77 is an artistic blend of traditional and modern, representing perhaps the best of both. What could have been more fitting for this first issue of The Rifle? Turn a few pages to find John Wootters’ report of the M77’s performance. Photo by Walter Schwarz.

This issue features: Lysle Kilbourn Dies by the Staff, Bill Ruger’s Classic 77 by John Wootters, Pick of the Past by Ken Waters, Inside the M16 by Maj. George Nonte, My First Chuck Rifle by Harvey A. Donaldson, New Gun Law and You by Neal Knox, The .25 Will Rise Again by Don Zutz, Energy Versus Potence by Alberto Perez de Castro ,Comments on ‘Potence’ by Norm Lamrners, 1968 Bench Rest Matches by Neal Knox, Starting Your Shop by Roy Dunlap, Practical Trajectory Calculation by Ralph M. McGehee, Ph.D. and much more!