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Patrick Sweeney is the author of many of Gun Digest books' best-selling titles, including Gun Digest Book of the 1911, Vols. I & II; Gun Digest Big Fat Book of the .45 ACP, Gun Digest Book of the AR-15, Gun Digest Book of the AK and SKS, Gun Digest Book of the Glock and Gunsmithing: Pistols and Revolvers, among other titles. A master gunsmith, Patrick is also Handguns Editor for Guns & Ammo magazine.
Handi Racker 1

Handi-Racker: Lending A Third Hand

The top revolver is the Lend-Lease Victory in .38 S&W. Below is the pre-war revolvers S&W made for its customers. This one is in .38 Special and started with a high-gloss blue finish. Both have seen honest wear since then.

Classics: Smith & Wesson’s Victory Revolver in .38 S&W

Weapon-Mounted Laser 5

Weapon-Mounted Lasers: Learn To Use Them To Your Advantage

You have to get to know your rimfire firearm in order to extract maximum accuracy out of it. Some are easy-going, and some will sulk.

Rimfire Barrel Conditioning For Supreme Accuracy

Decibullz come in various configurations: There’s the basic model, the Percussive Filter and the Professional High Fidelity plugs, each with various features and benefits.

Decibullz: $30 Custom Hearing Protection

The Lyman Borecam Pro comes with all the goodies: Borecam, charging cable, adapter for every electrical system known to man, cleaning gear and instructions.

Getting A Peek With Lyman’s Borecam Pro

You’ll know which AR has the SureFire in it—the company won’t let you down there. Or in function, either.

SureFire OBC-556: Taming Short-Barrel ARs

The Lyman trigger pull gauge—complete with its hard case and the measuring rod extended.

Trigger Pull Gauge: A Snap With Lyman

The Spek, with the throw lever and its locking button in view—and all from one source, pre-assembled!

ADM Spek: A Red-Dot To Go With Their Mounts

Primers-in-the-Primer-Tray

Primers: Does It Matter What You Use?

Taurus 1911 Commander 8

Taurus 1911 Commander: Steel At A Steal

The Lock-N-Load Hot Tub holds an assembled AR upper—or, in this case, an MP5, complete with integral suppressor monocore/barrel.

Ultrasonic Gun Cleaners: Are They Worth The Money?

Bore

Need To Know: Calculating Barrel Twist Rate

The Brownells gauge is compact, sturdy, handy and lets you track your magazine wear.

Measuring Up: Brownells Magazine Feed Lip Gauge

This is the kind of iron you used to see in guns shops back in the good, old days ... well, in the medium-old days, anyway.

German Pistols: World War II Trophies

Reloading Relover 4

The Art Of A Lightning-Fast Revolver Reload

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