The Gun Digest Book of the .45 [Paperback]

Dean A. Grennell (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Dbi Books (October 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873490436
• ISBN-13: 978-0873490436
• Product Dimensions: 10.5 x 8 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,948,921 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Mainly for Colt .45 collectors, September 19, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Gun Digest Book of the .45 (Paperback)

The author spends most of the book describing the history of the Colt .45 and the various forms of the model 1911. There is a short, useful section, on .45 ammunition. A short section on .45 revolvers. Other manufacturers of .45 auto pistols rate little or nothing in coverage.

The author is obviously a Colt .45 fan and writes this book for others with the same interest.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars An Innovator's Notebook, August 29, 2001

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This review is from: The Gun Digest Book of the .45 (Paperback)

Grennell was an old-time writer, a man who was re-building M1911 .45's and making them more than the sum of their parts, long before the world assumed a box-stock Kimber was a "custom 45." For those interested in uncommon custom tricks that time has lost, as we now have a pretty much "standard" list of .45 tricks, Grennell is well worth reading. Together with Ace Hindman, he developed the powerhouse .45 Super cartridge, and Super aficanados will find the history fascinating. Written in a warm, yet not anecdotal style, it's info-packed yet easy to read.