Patrick Sweeney, Author at Gun Digest

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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.

Reloading Relover 4

The Art Of A Lightning-Fast Revolver Reload

Here’s how it works: The guide holds the punch, and the punch keeps the roll pin in place for your gentle installation.

The AR Builder’s Secret: Roll Pin Wizard

If you expect to rudely shove a bowling pin 15 feet to the rear, you’d better be bringing some serious horsepower to the task. The .460 S&W Magnum, in a .460 XVR, can do that.

Bowling Pin Shooting’s High-Powered Renaissance

The .44 Magnum on the bottom used to be the most powerful handgun in the world. That hasn’t been the case for a long time, and the .460 above it is a serious contender.

Belt Artillery: Smith & Wesson 460 XVR

The Real Avid AR15 tool, with all the scrapers and tools opened. Notice that the sight adjustment tool comes off, so track it down if you lend it out.

Real Avid Gun Tool Core: Shooter’s “Duct Tape”

This is a space gun. Well, it’s a movie space gun—one used in a movie in space: Serenity. It’s Jayne Cobb’s personal 1911.

The Flash And Oddity Of Hollywood 1911s

Use the rods to depress the top cartridge. Then, slide the next one off the rods and under the feed lip.

Thumbs-Up To Ben’s Easy Magazine Loader

The gas system has two settings: “normal” and “suppressed.”

FN SCAR 20S: Out-Of-The-Box Precision

The 21st century has arrived, and ARs are now hunting rifles. With the right load, the .300 Blackout is good to 200 yards.

Modern-Day .30-30: Smith & Wesson M&P15 In .300 Blackout

The tips are marked, so you know what sizes you have and can keep them straight.

Gun Maintenance On The Go With Wheeler Engineering

Guncrafter Industries CZ Model 75 1

The Stunning CZ 75 Guncrafter Industries Executive Series

The Labradar doesn’t use skyscreens, so there’s nothing to accidentally shoot. The readout gives you all the information you might need: average, high and low, and more.

Gaining A Ballistic Data Edge With Labradar

5 Shot Leather’s LFA-1 holster the author had made for his Novak HRT Hi Power.

Going Old School: Carrying The Browning Hi Power

Rock Island Tac 3

Always Enough Ammo: Rock Island TAC Series 1911 Pistols

The AR Tool proves the ol’ cliche true: Big things often come in small packagets.

The Godsend: The Delta Series Compact AR Tool

The “cape,” or deflector, is attached to the cross piece—ready to deflect brass and drop it right at your feet.

AR-15 Brass Deflector: A Neat Solution From KET

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