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.

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.

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.

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 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.

Stock Options for AR-15s

This chapter excerpt from the Gun Digest Book of the AR-15, Vol. II, covers stock options for the AR-15.