Gun Digest 2011 [Paperback]

Dan Shideler (Author)

Book Description

Series: Gun Digest | Publication Date: August 11, 2010

BIGGER.BETTER.MORE OF WHAT YOU WANT! IT'S GUN DIGEST 2011

THE WORLD'S GERATEST GUN BOOK SINCE 1944

Long regarded the shooter's best resource, Gun Digest is jam-packed with the kind of entertaining information on guns and shooting that you just won't find anywhere else. From in-depth field reports on the newest guns and gear to fascinating discussions of collectible guns and gear to fascinating discussions of collectible arms, you'll find it in Gun Digest 2011.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Dan Shideler is the editor of Standard Catalog of Firearms, Modern Gun Values, The Official Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices and several other firearms-related titles. He lives in northern Indiana.

Product Details

• Paperback: 568 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 65 edition (August 11, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1440213372
• ISBN-13: 978-1440213373
• Product Dimensions: 10.8 x 8.3 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #88,016 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #39 in Books > Crafts, Hobbies & Home > Antiques & Collectibles > Firearms & Weapons
  • #77 in Books > Sports & Outdoors > Hunting & Fishing > Shooting

Customer Reviews

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34 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Material is generally good..., August 13, 2010

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Michael P. Stueber - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gun Digest 2011 (Paperback)

But the editing stinks. I know some people think this is nitpicking, but it's distracting and undermines the reader's faith in the material and enjoyment of reading to regularly see what look like OCR errors (like an exclamation point in place of a lowercase L in the middle of a word) throughout the book. That might just be enough to knock off a star, but it's much worse: I noticed two places where a column break obviously cut off some amount of text. How much? Who knows? It could be a sentence, or it could be ten paragraphs.

Many of the articles are quite good, and they're well chosen: there are articles on all different kinds of hunting, shooting, and collecting topics, and they were good enough to keep my interest even where I had no particular interest in the subject. For the most part, it's just a fun book to sit down and kill an evening with. But the pervasive evidence that nobody cared enough to read the text after it was pasted into the print file definitely hurts the experience.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Great Articles, But Short on Semi-Auto Listings, July 29, 2010

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Keith Out West - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gun Digest 2011 (Paperback)

Gun Digest is legendary for its Reports From The Field articles. This year's edition does not disappoint in that regard. Also included are a wealth of handy ballistics charts. I did find, however, that the section of listings for semi-auto rifles was very sparse -- nowhere near a comprehensive listing of what's out there on the market. If you buy the Gun Digest to do some armchair shopping for semi-auto rifles, you'll most likely be disappointed. Too bad. If the author was to beef up the firearm listings, Gun Digest could be quite the definitive, comprehensive digest that it comes close to being.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Still a good book!, January 5, 2011

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Henry F. Sims "Henry Sims shotgun" (Bossier City, Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gun Digest 2011 (Paperback)

They don't have the polished pages (but they're still in color) in the beginning articles but I understand that for environmental reasons with coated paper, so I appreciate that (but still miss it in everything!). Anyway, that has nothing to do with the great artiicles & coverage of guns they put out every year. A must-have book for anyone considering buying guns or want to stay current with the market & new designs; I think Gun Digest does the best job overall.