Patrick Sweeney
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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.
Handguns
Glock Prices: Tips for Buying Used Glocks
A used firearm can have a great deal of useful life left in it, provided it had a decent amount of care from previous owners. Glocks prices are not different in that regard. Here are the specific things to look for when you're out to buy used Glocks.
Classic Guns
The Custom 1911s of Rich Dettlehauser
Rich runs Canyon Creek, his shop that works on 1911s and a couple of other very interesting pistols. Rich is a USPSA Grand Master, and that is something uncommon in shooting and gunsmithing circles.
AR-15
AR-15 Review: The Ruger SR556
Patrick Sweeney looks at the Ruger SR556, the company's first AR-15-style carbine. Even a few years ago, this would have been unthinkable.
Gun Reviews
The Custom 1911s of Scott Mulkerin
From Patrick Sweeney's 1911: The First 100 Years, a look at the custom 1911s of Scott Mulkerin.
Rifles
The Case for Semi-Automatic Sniper Rifles – Part II
In his continued look at semi-auto sniper rifles, Patrick Sweeney wrings out the LWRCI REPR and SIG DMR.
Rifles
The Case for Semiautomatic Sniper Rifles – Part I
The classic image of a military or police sniper is the man peering through a scope mounted atop a bolt-action rifle, patiently awaiting the long-distance shot. But the terrain of actual battle in the world often requires fast follow up shots or sudden evasion from an area. For this real-world work, marksman are choosing the semi-automatic sniper rifle.
Classic Guns
1911: Before the Great War
The Pistol, 1911, .45 ACP, adopted by the armed forces of the United States, was quite a beast. In a time of transition to medium-bore pistols, a .45 was a cannon.
Gun Reviews
The STI Hi-Cap 1911 and IPSC Competition
While also in the business of producing fine single stacks, STI makes a hybrid polymer-steel 1911 that takes hi-cap mags. There is no such thing as a "basic" STI.