The Gun Digest Book Of The 45

The basics are just the beginning. In fact, it's the first book on the entire field of .45 caliber arms and cartridges. Dean A. Grennell shows you the .45 Long Colt, .454 Casull, the .45 Winchester Magnum and such experimental cartridges as the .45 Super. 1911 Colt autoloader, too.

Everything you've ever wanted to know about America's favorite handgun cartridge! Designed nearly a century ago, the .45 ACP cartridge has earned a well-deserved reputation as a superbly accurate, slap-em-down handgun cartridge. An honored veteran of two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam and lesser conflicts across the globe, the .45 ACP is now more popular than ever for competition shooting, law enforcement and self-defense. Now, just in time for the .45 ACPs 100th anniversary, handgun expert Pat Sweeney gives us the inside scoop on America's favorite big-bore cartridge. If you own a handgun or carbine chambered for the big .45, or if you're considering buying on, you'll find everything you need in the Gun Digest Big Fat Book of the .45 ACP. It's all here: The origins of the .45 ACP and the guns that use it Reloading tips, tricks and techniques The inside story of .45 ACP cases, bullets, primers and powder And so much more! It's the best one-volume guide to the most popular big-bore handgun cartridge of all time!

A compendium of 35 articles selected from the first 45 years of Gun Digest, plus 60 representative pages from catalog sections. Indexes all articles from Gun Digest and other DBI annuals through 1994.

Anyone can become an expert with help from these 488 exploded and isometric long gun drawings. Professionals and hobbyists appreciate attention to both modern and collectible guns. Directory lists outlets for services and supplies.

The 75th Edition of "The World's Greatest Gun Book!" Now in its 75th edition, the Gun Digest annual is the most-anticipated annual guide to all things new and exciting in the world of firearms. Informative and entertaining articles by the top writers in the field cover every aspect of guns and shooting, including hunting, personal defense, target practice, gunmaking and collecting. Historical articles provide a look at the role played by firearms in our country and around the world. Updated ballistics tables provide hours of study for shooting enthusiasts, and the catalog section shows off the industry's newest offerings in rifles, handguns, shotguns, muzzleloaders and air rifles. Reports from the Field provide details on the newest firearms and accessories. A Testfire section brings readers up to date on product performance. And a fan favorite, the annual photo essay spotlighting the finest custom and engraved guns, is back and better than ever. Other firearms annuals rehash previously published materials and regurgitate industry press releases. But "The World's Greatest Gun Book" remains true to its roots, year after year. Gun Digest offers original, expertly written content in what is truly the most comprehensive collection of firearms information in print today!

For more than 70 years, Gun Digest has been the go-to source and research guide for firearms enthusiasts worldwide. Informative and entertaining articles by the top writers in the field cover hunting, personal defense, target practice, gun making, and collecting.

Featuring an easy-to-use format, this reference offers collectors and shooters extensive listings and pricing in a portable guide.

"The legendary 1911 is America's gun, and a century after this iconic pistol first appeared, it is more popular than ever. Now is the Golden Age of the 1911. Never before have there been more choices for the 1911 enthusiast, and this brand-new, completely revised and expanded second edition covers significant changes that have occurred in the 1911 world, including new makers, new models, new holsters and accessories, and new ammunition choices"--Page 4 of cover.