Firearms Guide 4’TH Edition
(Book Review)
I recently had an opportunity to review the 4 ‘TH edition of the Firearms Guide. If you want info on guns and ammo this guide
is for you. There are a lot of listing for gun makers and models. You can go in
and in various ways look up a gun and caliber, models, finishes and other
pertinent info regarding that gun. It shows pictures and prices where
available. The gun section is broken down to types such as drillings or bolt
actions and further broken down to each maker. You can go into a specific maker
and see what they offer. One feature I love is they are getting into antique
and military guns going back to the Civil War. There are some machine and
Gatling guns listed as well I would buy
the guide just for that. In fact, they
are soliciting pictures of old guns that are not there in order to have more
info for future issues. I am going through my collection to see if I have something,
they need in order to make it more complete. Like all good publications they
are looking for various ways to make a real good book even better. There are no articles on guns or ammo but that
would be out of the scope of this book. The best way to look at this
publication is it is a super list of the things described in this piece.
Ammo is broken down to caliber and further to manufacturer.
You can pick a specific caliber and see who is making it and what loads are
offered. Pictures are also given along with prices and ballistics where
available. Bullet weights and some illustrations are also shown. Every ammo maker is listed worldwide as well
as the US. There are calibers that most
folks never heard of that is listed so if you need something odd there is a
chance that you can find it here.
There are well over
4,000 schematics from about 360 makers from every country that makes firearms.
The pictures have good definition but those from other countries are in that
language. It is a big help if you have a gun with missing parts or need
something for a particular part. In some instances, you can see what the part
looks like and possibly have one made for you. Air guns are included as well.
For those of us who like offbeat guns such as drillings they have a nice list
of them.
Looking for a gunshop
in your area? With this guide, you are in luck. They have a complete listing in
every area and show all types of sales.
They list paws shops and class 3 dealers as well. In other words it is a
complete list. I tried it in my area and found shops that I didn’t know
existed. Addresses and phone numbers are included.
Another neat feature
is they have printable targets of all kinds which will save you money from
buying targets. Like every other aspect of this book the target selection is
extensive. Since I am a writer I have an idea as to what effort is utilized in
producing such a book. I am here to tell you that an enormous amount of work
went into this product.
It is very evident
that a lot of work went into producing this book. Once you learn how to
navigate around it is easy to find what you are looking for. There are various
ways to find the desired info and they have a help section for non-technical
folks like me. It shows us how to find
info easily. It is avialable for windows and mac systems. Also the 3 Rd edition is available for $29.95 in case you want it. The list price is $39.95
and I am here to tell you that it is worth every penny you pay for it. Thumbs
Up!
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