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.
Gun Reviews
Custom 1911s for a New Century: Cylinder & Slide (Bill Laughridge)
Bill Laughridge is Cylinder & Slide, and he’s been in the custom 1911 business for a long time - for good reason! A Bill Laughridge 1911 custom pistol is a piece of art.
Classic Guns
A Primer On Buying Used Handguns
There is nothing wrong with buying a used handgun. Assuming, of course, that there is nothing wrong with the used gun you are buying. But how to tell?
Handguns
Custom 1911s For a New Century: CT Brian
Here's a look at the custom 1911s of Tim Brian. The best way to describe a CT Brian gun is "radical traditional."
Gun Reviews
Custom 1911s For a New Century: Heirloom Precision
Patrick Sweeney takes a look at the custom Precision Heirloom 1911, produced as both works of art and precision shooter. Sweeney spotlights the work of Ted Yost and Jason Burton at Precision Heirloom.
Gun Reviews
Custom 1911s For a New Century: Stan Chen
Patrick Sweeney takes a look at the custom 1911s pistolsmith Stan Chen. They are both works of art and finely tuned machined capable of any handgun shooting application.
Gun Reviews
Custom 1911s For a New Century: Ned Christiansen
Patrick Sweeney takes a look at custom 1911s that are both works of art and precision shooters. In this installment, Sweeney shows off his Ned Christiansen Titanium Commander in 9mm.
Accessories
AR-15 Scopes and Optics
AR-15 scopes are pretty simple; after all, you're just picking a scope for a rifle. Of course in the defensive, law-enforcement or military context, durability becomes much more important than in hunting.
Accessories
Accessories for the AR-15
In the course of writing this article I did a quick web search for AR-15 accessories and came up with 712,000 hits. That's a lot of accessories. And someone out there has made it their mission to bolt every single one to an AR that is humanly possible. Here's a look at a few.