On the Cover: OPTIMIZED FOR 9MM

Other articles include:

• QUICK SHOT: TriStar American Classic .38 Super by Steve Gash
• QUICK SHOT: Federal .357 Magnum 154-Gr. HST by Brad Miller PhD
• Readers Speak Out: Hall-of-Fame Handgunner, Standard Versus Magnum Primers, Don’t Forget the .38 Long Colt, and more.
• New Guns & Gear: XS Sights Rear Sight Pushers, Ruger One-Shot Sled, and RealAvid Accu-Punch Hammer & Punch Set
• Ask the Experts: Trigger Pull Gauges?
• The Shootist: Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight 20 Gauge by Joseph von Benedikt
• The Ballistician: Intriguing Ballistic Questions by Allan Jones
• The Reloader: A Love-Hate Relationship by Lane Pearce
• Gunsmoke: Ballistol: For What Ails You by Terry Wieland
• Hipshots: The Gunsmiths of Shooting Times by Joel J. Hutchcroft
• And much more!

May 2023 Issue: On newsstands March 14, in both print and digital.

More Inside This Issue:

A GRAND MELDING by Joel J. Hutchcroft

When the most influential semiautomatic pistol of the 20th century is blended with the most underrated semiautomatic pistol of the 20th century, the result is Dan Wesson's DWX.

.338 WBY RPM The new .338 WBY by Joseph von Benedikt

RPM cartridge is a precision sledgehammer for those who hunt hard, remote country, for the tough, gnarly game that inhabit it.

.357 MAGNUM BALLISTICS OVER TIME by Brad Miller PhD

If you think the performance of .357 Magnum factory ammo has diminished over time, the results of this investigation should interest you.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE .220 SWIFT? by Steve Gash

The creation of small-caliber, highvelocity centerfire rounds really got going in the mid-1930s. The thoroughbred .220 Swift was one of them.