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Streetsweepers: The Complete Book Of Combat Shotguns [Paperback]

Duncan Long (Author)
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April 1987
Streetsweepers is the newest, most comprehensive book out on combat shotguns, covering single- and double-barreled, slide-action, semiauto and rotary-cylinder shotguns, plus a chapter on grenade launchers you can mount on your weapon and info about shotgun models not yet on the market. Noted gun writer Duncan Long also advises on which ammo to use, accessories and combat shotgun tactics.


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About the Author

Duncan Long is an internationally recognized nonfiction and fiction writer of countless books and magazine articles on weapons and warfare. He is a best-selling Paladin author, with more than 20 firearms manuals in print.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Paladin Press (April 1987)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0873644247
  • ISBN-13: 978-0873644242
  • Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,981,116 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Duncan Long (http://DuncanLong.com/) is a freelance writer/illustrator who has authored 13 novels including Anti-Grav Unlimited (Avon Books), the Spider Worlds triology (HarperCollins), and the Night Stalkers series (Harper Collins). He's also written 60-some technical books and how-to manuals (with Paladin Press, Delta Press, Lyons Press/Globe Pequot, and others). Additionally, he's ghostwritten over a dozen titles for TV, radio, and stage celebrities.

Some of Long's technical manuals can be found in the private libraries of the CIA, US Marines, FEMA, the FBI's FTU (Firearms Training Unit), and other US agencies. Excerpts from his books and technical drawings have even appeared in US Congressional hearings.

As an illustrator Long has created cover and interior illustrations for HarperCollins, PS Publishing (UK), Byron Preiss/ibooks, Pocket Books, Fort Ross, American Media, Delirium Books, Ballistic Media, Mermaid Books, Swimming Kangaroo Books, and others. His artwork also appears in national magazines (including the Sun and Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine), and at Web sites and on CD covers.

Long's illustrations are noted for their often whimsical, dreamlike quality. Talk-show host Victor Thorn named Long one of the three "best graphic artists in the entire world." And the reviewer at 3D Millennium (M3 Corp., Inc.) wrote about Long's collected works, "To call him a prolific artist would be understatement, at best. Get yourself a snack and settle back while Duncan takes you on a wild ride through worlds only he has dreamt of."

You can find Long's graphic artwork and articles online at his site: http://DuncanLong.com/

 

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4.0 out of 5 stars Not all shotguns are for hunting, May 15, 2004
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Janet Guffey (Plano, TX United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Streetsweepers: The Complete Book Of Combat Shotguns (Paperback)
Although first published in 1987, the book is a timeless classic for anyone wanting to know about shotguns for urban warfare (i.e. home defense). It covers the history of offensive and defensive use of shotguns, ammunition, tactics, indoor combat and a host of other related subjects. This is not just another one of those cheap throwaway books with lots of pictures and model descriptions. The text is substantive, well written and authoritative. It's just about everything you want to know about non-hunting uses for shotguns (but were afraid to ask).
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great Overwiew of the Variety of Shotgun Designs, June 25, 2011
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R. Ketchum (Milton, Florida United States) - See all my reviews
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Yes, this book is a bit dated, but it a great overview of the styles of shotguns created and used over the years. This is not a buyer's guide, but rather an idea book for the scattergun enthusiast.
Very well illustrated, in black and white, with great detail on weapons past and present.
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Inside This Book (learn more)
First Sentence:
The very first hand-held firearms were undoubtedly smooth-bored weapons that fired stones, metal pellets, or whatever else happened to be handy. Read the first page
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
flechette load, semiauto shotguns, fore grip, semiauto actions, combat shotgun, gunsmithing work, magazine extension, magazine tube, extended magazine, magazine cap, recoil pad, barrel shroud, rotary magazine, slug barrel, forward pistol grip, bullpup design, detachable box magazine, prototype weapons, trigger group, excessive recoil, dot scopes, good gunsmith, bead sight, ambidextrous safety, combat version
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United States, Specifications Overall, World War, High Standard, Remington Model, Deer Gun, Choate Machine Corp, Jonathan Arthur Ciener, Marine Corps, Police Special, Air Force, Close Assault Weapon, Fabrique Nationale, Jumbo Head, South Vietnamese, Repeating Arms Company, South Africa, Ammo Cassette, Federal Cartridge Corp, Frankford Arsenal, Paladin Press, Remington Arms, Springfield Armory, Savage Industries, Wilson Arms Company
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