Complete Guide to Compact Handguns [Paperback]

Gene, Jr. Gangarosa (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Stoeger Publishing Company (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0883172038
• ISBN-13: 978-0883172032
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.1 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,087,347 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Complete Guide to Compact Handguns, April 4, 2000

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Alejandro Alvarez (Caracas, Venezuela) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Guide to Compact Handguns (Paperback)

Excelent book. A real nice choice for any one looking for a compact handgun for self defense. The autor makes a very detailed description of firearms and the most convenient way to carry them.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent companion volume to "Service Handguns.", August 7, 2005

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Mark Freburg (Beavercreek, OH, USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is a companion volume to Gangarosa's The Complete Guide to Service Handguns. I've written an in-depth review of that book under that title, but everything I said there applies to this book as well. I won't duplicate my review here, and would suggest looking under the other title to see my review if you are interested. Short recommendation? Buy this while you can still find it.

4.0 out of 5 stars Handy and well-written mid-'90s reference, November 24, 2011

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Karl E Martell "Karl Erich Martell" (6000' above sea level, high desert, USA) - See all my reviews
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Like all of Gene Gangarosa's books, the _Complete Guide to Compact Handguns_ is fun for the "gun guy" to pick up and read. Lots of short, interesting articles covering an amazing array of compact handguns that were available in the mid-'90s here - there's always something interesting to look through for a couple of minutes, and the book is handy as a reference for size, weight, etc. - almost all of this information is accurate. (I've noticed that others of Gangarosa's books contain a lot of typos - did not find that to be the case with this one.)

This book is completely outdated as a guide to selecting a gun for carry, as the modern marketplace is profoundly different than the one of which Gangarosa wrote here - many of these guns are no longer available and there are many newer, more efficient guns on the market today. However, it you're a "gun guy" looking for a reference book for some moderately old school hardware or just something neat to read, this is absolutely worth having on the shelf.