WTB Precision Shooting Magazine for Archive

StuRedman

Hello,
New here, but have been lurking for years. I am looking to get some back issues of Precision Shooting Magazine. I have most of the 1990s and 2000's, but and am looking for most anything prior to that. Unless there was any huge protest, I think it would be a worthwhile endeavor to start scanning and digitally archiving the catalogue of Precision Shooting in PDF form on the Internet Archive, which is free and open for all to view. I do own a nice book scanner, and may begin as time permits. So if anybody has any issues they want to give away, sell, or loan out for a time, I would pay shipping. Tactical Shooter and Accurate Rifle Magazines would fall into this project as well.
Thanks,
Stu
 
Here would be an example of what I am talking about. I scanned and uploaded an issue from Feb1984 to the free internet archive. The end goal would be to have all issues digitized, something similar to what Handloader and Rifle have done with their DVD set, but easily accessible for all who are interested. Again, thanks to anybody who might have back issues to contribute to this project. I can probably scan about one a day, just wanting to make sure there is some interest. Totally open to feedback/suggestions too. Thanks!

To the main page:
https://archive.org/details/@sturedman2021?tab=uploads

To the example PDF:
https://archive.org/download/precis...recision Shooting Magazine 1984 02 v29n10.PDF
 
Here is a link to the magazines as I upload them. Also listed below is my inventory.

https://archive.org/details/@sturedman2021


My inventory:

1963 - (Missing January, February, March, April)
1964 - All
1965 - January, February, March, April
1968 - (Missing January, May, June)
1984 - (Missing January, May, September)
1989 - November, December
1990 - All
1991 - All
1992 - (Missing October)
1993 - (Missing November)
1996 - (Missing March, July, November, December)
1997 - September
1998 - April, September, October
1999 - (Missing June)
2000 - (Missing January, February, March)
2001 - All
2002 - January, February, March
2005 - (Missing January, February, March, April)
2006 - January, February, March, April, May, September
2007 - (Missing January, July, August)
2008 - All
2009 - All
2010 - All
2011 - (Missing May, June, July, August, October)
 
Just read the "letters" section in the posted 1968 link. Mike Walker answers questions regarding a NZ shooter who needs specific powder and bullets. He provides an address to Crawford Hollidge. I have a rifle that once was owned by Crawf. Best is the fact the writer from NZ tells Walker he will overcome the fact that it is illegal to import said powder into NZ by "bringing it back in my personal luggage". Walker doesn't comment on that plan (how times have changed) but notes that the writer can't get powder in NY as a license is required, and suggests CAlifornia. I guess some things change and others stay the same!

Great stuff. Thanks for doing this
 
Here is what I have now.
Let me know what you think.

Oct 93 no.6
July 94 no.3
Ape 96 no.12
Dec 98 no.8
May 99 no.1
Feb 99 no.10
Ape 01 no.12
July 03 no.3
June 04 no.2
Oct 04 no.6
Jan 04 no.9
Dec 04 no.8
May 04 no.1
July 05 no.3
May 05 no.1
March 05 no.11
Aug 05 no.4
Feb 05 no.10

I do not wish to sell them but you catch the shipping and get them back to me I'm in.

Let me know.
 
snert said:
Just read the "letters" section in the posted 1968 link. Mike Walker answers questions regarding a NZ shooter who needs specific powder and bullets. He provides an address to Crawford Hollidge. I have a rifle that once was owned by Crawf. Best is the fact the writer from NZ tells Walker he will overcome the fact that it is illegal to import said powder into NZ by "bringing it back in my personal luggage". Walker doesn't comment on that plan (how times have changed) but notes that the writer can't get powder in NY as a license is required, and suggests CAlifornia. I guess some things change and others stay the same!

Great stuff. Thanks for doing this
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Funny thing is too, if I am not mistaken, the big DuPont powder plant that made all of the IMR powders during that era was located in New York.
 
esromvre1 said:
Here is what I have now.
Let me know what you think.

Oct 93 no.6
July 94 no.3
Ape 96 no.12
Dec 98 no.8
May 99 no.1
Feb 99 no.10
Ape 01 no.12
July 03 no.3
June 04 no.2
Oct 04 no.6
Jan 04 no.9
Dec 04 no.8
May 04 no.1
July 05 no.3
May 05 no.1
March 05 no.11
Aug 05 no.4
Feb 05 no.10

I do not wish to sell them but you catch the shipping and get them back to me I'm in.

Let me know.
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Much appreciated. Another user here is sending me a box, none of which overlap with yours. I will scan through his first and then let you know when to send them. Should only take me a couple weeks to get through what he has. And then of course I will work on my own inventory while in between people sending me stuff. Again thanks!
 
Maybe I will start linking in this format, the blue bold months will go straight to the PDF for that issue. I can post an updated version of this every couple of weeks with what I have added. Thanks!

1968 JAN FEB MAR APR JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
1984 JAN FEB MAR APR JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC
 
Just an update, I have about 50 or so issues scanned and uploaded, with another 40 waiting to be uploaded. The link is below. If they are not in date order, just hit the sort by title button. If anybody notices any errors or mis-scans, please let me know and I will fix it.

Link to Precision Shooting archive:

https://archive.org/details/@sturedman2021?sort=titleSorter

Thanks to those who have already contributed! If anybody has any issues from the 1950s, 60s, or 70s they would like to send, I will pay shipping and send them back when I am done scanning. Please shoot me a PM! I should be good on everything from 1983 to when the magazine ended in 2012. I am in need of the following:

1956 Need all issues except December
1957 Need all issues except July
1958 Need all issues except December
1959 Need all issues except Sept, Nov, and Dec.
1960 Need Jan, July, Aug, Sept, Oct, and December
1961 Need all issues except April
1962 Need January through April
1963 Need Feb, Jun, Jul, Nov, Dec
1965 Need September
1966 Need March and November
1967 Need April, May, and July
1968 Need May
1969 Need all issues
1970 Need all issues
1971 Need January through March
1972 Need July, Aug, Sept, and Dec
1973 Need all issues except Feb and April
1974 Need all issues
1975 Need January through July
1980 Need August through December
1981 Need all issues
1982 Need all issues
1983 Need all issues
 
Outstanding Stu.
I have several boxes of the old PS treasures.
I'll inventory and pm you with what I've got. It may be a couple weeks before I get a chance to get through the years and month of what I have. I'll try to go through your list so I don't double up on what youve already done.
As long as I get them back you're more than welcome to scan them.
Al
 
stork said:
Outstanding Stu.
I have several boxes of the old PS treasures.
I'll inventory and pm you with what I've got. It may be a couple weeks before I get a chance to get through the years and month of what I have. As long as I get them back you're more than welcome to scan them.
Al
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Great, thank you, I have a pile of issues I will be working through during the next couple of weeks anyways, thanks!
 

Stu Redman​


I have 3 or 4 Medium Flat rate boxes of Precision Shooting Magazines that I have purchased from another member here on Accurate Shooter Forum.

You may have all that I have if you pay just for the shipping! Just let me know how you would like them shipped. I'll get back to you by weekend to let you know how many boxes that I have for your project.

All the best from here.

Steve Murphy
sstkmkrr
 
This is a great effort. I have no magazines to contribute but will certainly be reading the archives. One thing that I would add, hopefully everyone recognizes that USPS has a significant discount on shipping books under the media mail policy. Thank you for what you are doing Stu!
 
Hello Stu
I have from March 2005 to May 2019 I am pretty sure it is complete but not 100% sure.
I can box then up and send them your way and after you are done you can return them.
Let me know if that works for you.
Russell
 
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