Handguns 2006 [Paperback]

Ken Ramage (Editor)

Editorial Reviews

Product Description

This inclusive guide delivers the most current market information, along with extensive details about trends in the handgun trade and its history. Colt, Browning, Ruger and Smith & Wesson models are among the large selection reviewed in this recognizable and trusted reference.

All the latest commercial handguns are featured in Handguns 2006. Each listing includes caliber, weight, barrel length, size, retail price and more. Articles bring readers the latest on gun tests, handloading, custom and engraved guns, self-defense and concealed carry, vintage and replica firearms and use of handguns in hunting. This user-friendly resource combines 500 photos with up-to-date specifications and informative pieces to create the most well rounded resource for using and collecting handguns.

-A detailed and updated reference section gives handgun enthusiasts contacts for dealers and manufacturers

-500 photos assist in identification

-Articles about current market activity and history of the industry offer readers a wealth of background

About the Author

Ken Ramage has more than 30 years of experience in the firearm industry and is the editor of several sport shooting references including Gun Digest[registered] and Guns illustrated.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 18 edition (September 28, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873416627
• ISBN-13: 978-0873416627
• Product Dimensions: 10.7 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,468,267 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Handguns 2006, July 23, 2006

By	Robert W. Pollick - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Handguns 2006 (Paperback)

I've found over the last few years that one not need to buy this book if one has purchased Gun Digest 2006. Many of the articles in this book are exact copies found in the Gun Digest book.
Save your money and buy somthing that is not just a re-run!!!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing Hodgepodge, November 12, 2006

By	Confederate (Bethesda, MD) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Handguns 2006 (Paperback)

This should be a book-size collection of articles on handguns, ranging from semi-automatics to revolvers. The problem with these annual productions is that it wastes most of the pages with a catalog of available guns (information readily available on the Internet). Also, it wastes even more space on black powder guns, a real ho-hum for most modern handgunners. Finally, only in-production handguns tend to be featured, when many readers have older, but fully functional models that could be compared to today's models as a frame of reference.

Another problem with such books is the influence of gun manufacturers. You won't find the scathing comments that perhaps should be included about guns that have spotty reputations. It's all politely overlooked. Of primary concern is that it's difficult to find any 1911 pistol to be reliable out of the box; most require some "work" to reach a point where someone would want to bet their life on them. In contrast, most newly designed guns for the same price (or even less expensive) are flawlessly reliable right out of the box.

Again, the chief criticism of these annual books is that perhaps half of the book consists of a catalog, which is a waste of space in my view. I'd rather it contain articles from fore to aft.