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Author Archive for Patrick Sweeney
Custom 1911s for a New Century: Cylinder & Slide (Bill Laughridge)
Bill Laughridge is Cylinder & Slide, and he’s been in the custom 1911 business for a long time – for good reason!
A Primer On Buying Used Handguns
There is nothing wrong with buying a used handgun. Assuming, of course, that there is nothing wrong with the used gun you are buying. But how to tell?
Custom 1911s For a New Century: CT Brian
Here’s a look at the custom 1911s of Tim Brian. The best way to describe a CT Brian gun is "radical traditional."
Custom 1911s For a New Century: Heirloom Precision
In this excerpt from the new Gun Digest book, 1911: The First 100 Years, Patrick Sweeney takes a look at custom 1911s that are both works of art and precision shooters. In this installment, Sweeney spotlights the work of Ted Yost and Jason Burton at Precision Heirloom.
Custom 1911s For a New Century: Stan Chen
In this excerpt from the new Gun Digest book, 1911: The First 100 Years, Patrick Sweeney takes a look at custom 1911s that are both works of art and precision shooters. "Stan is one of the guys who came to gunsmithing not as a way to get the work he wanted done, done inexpensively, but a way to work on art and make a living."
Custom 1911s For a New Century: Ned Christiansen
In this excerpt from the new Gun Digest book, 1911: The First 100 Years, Patrick Sweeney takes a look at custom 1911s that are both works of art and precision shooters. In this installment, Sweeney shows off his Ned Christiansen Titanium Commander in 9mm.
AR-15 Scopes and Optics
Optics choices for the AR are pretty simple; after all, you’re just picking a scope for a rifle. Of course in the defensive, law-enforcement or military context, durability becomes much more important than in hunting.
Accessories for the AR-15
In the course of writing this article I did a quick web search for AR-15 accessories and came up with 712,000 hits. That’s a lot of accessories. And someone out there has made it their mission to bolt every single one to an AR that is humanly possible. Here’s a look at a few.
Stock Options for AR-15s
This chapter excerpt from the Gun Digest Book of the AR-15, Vol. II, covers stock options for the AR-15.
