Editor Dan Shideler
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https://gundigest.comThe late Dan Shideler was a senior editor for Gun Digest Books from 2004 until 2011, best known for his entertaining prose and knowledge and insight into firearms history, trends and pricing. He served as editor of two of the industry's most respected annuals: Standard Catalog of Firearms and Gun Digest. Dan passed away in April 2011.
Gun Reviews
Benelli Pricing & Reference
Download a PDF with pricing, value and reference information for Benelli firearms, courtesy of the Standard Catalog of Firearms.
Classic Guns
Gun Reviews: Ithaca Deerslayer III, Field Grade Featherlight & Grade AAA
The Gun Digest staff took a trio of Ithaca shotguns to the range to put them through their paces and see what we liked and didn't like. There wasn't much of the latter to be found.
Classic Guns
Collecting Gun Digest: The Greatest Gun Annual
In terms of firearms annuals, Gun Digest is unique. It has consistently attracted the biggest names in the business, and it's more fun to collect than guns.
Classic Guns
Gun Review: S&W 317 AirLite
When Dan Shideler first saw the Smith & Wesson Model 317 AirLite .22 Snubbie, his reaction was, "You gotta be kidding."
Classic Guns
From Mexico, With Love
Obviously, there could be no practical use for a BB gun that used a .22 blank cartridge as a propellant; which meant, of course, Dan Shideler just had to have one.
Classic Guns
The Black Sheep of the Family? AR-15s as Collectibles
Is the AR-15 somehow beyond the pale of legitimate, serious gun collecting? I used to think so, but I've changed my mind. Let's examine why some otherwise well-balanced gun collectors don't pursue the AR-15.
Classic Guns
Nobody Wants This Colt
Colt's Police Positive languishes in the shadow of its prettier offspring. But the collectibility of those descendants prove what a sound design the original was.
Classic Guns
Original Papoose is One Great Gun
Dan Shideler is a Marlin .22 man, and the model that tickles him the most is the original 70P Papoose Take-Down Rifle.