The Gun Digest Book of the Revolver

First, I will say I am a female shooter. But, my husband has also reviewed this book and totally agrees with my review. Although I have been around guns my entire life, my dad was in law enforcement, and he and I've done a lot of hunting, my knowledge on guns has always been a little superficial. I can operate them, I understand gun safety, and I can do simple cleaning. For Christmas this year, my desire was to add something new to my collection, which is mainly rifles/shotguns with one semi-automatic pistol,,,,I wanted and got a snub nose Ruger .357 revolver. It is such a beautiful little thing, with its satin stainless steel finish. "It" made me want to understand it better, to know how to use it to it's full potential, keep it in best working order. With that, I started looking for reading material. There are so many books and magazines out there, it was a daunting task. I needed something that was suitable for the novice, yet comprehensive for the more savy, which I hope I will be with practice. This book totally fits the bill! It will satisfy the needs of a newbie and not insult the well seasoned gun owner. I've only spent a couple of hours with it so far, but can't wait to read it from cover to cover. It goes over the basics of cleaing and handling, but also discusses special needs loading (ie: one handed loading), marksmanship with the different length barrels, and how to compensate when one's eyesight is no longer 20/20 (I need this) and positioning for accuracy. I love that it talks about ammo. I do not have a good knowledge base on ammo, ie: weights and velocity. For instanace, I did not know what the "acp" in 45acp meant. Now I do! I now understand why I can use .38's in my revolver, and why you can't use .357's in a 38 special. And, what I learn from this book I will be able to apply a lot of it to using my Beretta semi-auto and my hunting guns. And the author is skilled in his writing, he keeps the reader's interest. The book itself is not cheaply made either. It is made from nice, heavy stock paper, the pictures and print are very crisp, unlike some books that seem to be made from newspaper quality paper. I definately give this one a thumbs up, and will be looking for other works by this author!

Full disclosure, I have known about Grant Cunningham for many years; he recently did an action job and other modifications to my Colt Python, making a gun that was already a joy to shoot into one that needs to be shot to be believed. When I found out he had a book coming out I was very interested in getting it to continue my education about revolvers, my favorite type of hand gun. This book is an excellent read, full of information for all levels of gun owner. Grant presents the information in an easily read, very informative, yet succinct style I really appreciate. He covers all areas of wheel gunning from grips to sights to double action shooting to cleaning and on and on. As I like to do, I gave it a quick read for starters, and am now on my second, "deep" reading, and enjoying every minute. I highly recommend this book to gun folks of all interests, it belongs in your gun library.

The GunDigest Book of the Revolver is a fine book and should be a valuable resource to anyone interested researching, shooting, and carrying a modern double action revolver. That said, I will list my quibbles with the book, which almost all have to do with what strikes me as a somewhat misleading title. With a title like `Book of the Revolver', I was expecting a thorough treatise on the revolver, including its history from the very earliest models through current iterations. I looked forward to a learned exposition on, for example, such things as the Colt Paterson, cap & ball conversions, the Smith & Wesson Schofield, 20th Century refinements and improvements, and such oddities as the Webley-Fosbury semi-automatic revolver. Nope. The book ignores all that and instead concentrates on modern, currently produced double action revolvers, and virtually ignores the single actions, modern or otherwise. Setting aside my mistaken expectations, the book is an excellent resource for anyone deciding between a revolver and semi-automatic handgun. Once the decision to go with a revolver is made, the author very clearly and intelligently discusses many aspects of shooting, carrying, maintaining, and customizing the weapon. Mr. Cunningham clearly states his own personal preferences and why, but also presents alternative views on such things as sight pictures, types of grips, etc. Also, the book has many black and white photos that clearly illustrate the points made. All in all, once the book's focus is understood, the GunDigest Book of the [Modern Double Action] Revolver is highly recommended for anyone who wishes to thoroughly understand the weapon.

Very informative and easy to read. This book is amazing. I highly recommend that every revolver lover read this book

Grant Cunningham's revolver book is well written and filled with practical information based on his experience. There's no hint of the "instant expert" gun writer, heavy on opinion, but short on experience that's all too common in gun publications and blogs. A good example is the chapter on sights, which contains a short section on shooting with vision problems. The Maintenance chapter is particularly well done with clear, detailed recommendations on cleaning, upkeep and lubricants. The photographs, all by the author except the ones on the covers, are clear and informative. In short, I think this book will prove valuable to any revolver shooter, beginner or old hand, who reads it.

Judging from the reviews, a few people bought this book expecting something different based on the title. It is about the modern double action revolver with a focus on self-defense. For a new shooter like me it gives a wealth of information. It gives Grant Cunningham's thoughts and opinions on selecting, shooting, and maintaining a revolver. I have learned that when it comes to shooting and guns there are as many opinions as there are shooters. Grant is a master gunsmith, instructor and competitor. He has been there and done that. In this age of high capacity polymer wonders, why choose an old fashioned revolver? The book starts out with his thoughts on the advantages (and disadvantages) of the double action revolver. I have learned from experience that an autoloader is a bit more complex device to use. If I am ever forced to use a gun for self-defense(hope that never happens), I don't want to be thinking "Oh nuts, I forgot to . . .". Also, I like the look more than autoloaders. Finally, there is just something American about revolvers. They remind me of the old west six-guns, John Wayne, Randolph Scott, Dirty Harry and all those old movie and TV detectives with their snubbies. This book will help me going forward in selecting and using the right gun.

I bought one, and considering the price, was a bit disappointed with the quality of the book itself. Although listed as a Gun Digest book it is much smaller than a Gun Digest (8.9" x 5.9" x 0.6" and 240 pages) and is printed on a cheap grade of pulp paper with B&W photos. I suspect it will turn yellow within a couple of years. The content is basic revolver information and would be very helpful for someone who is relatively new to revolvers. Grant keeps the material fresh and easy to understand. Considering the lack of many good revolver books out there, it would be a good book for anyone new to revolvers.

If you own a revolver and actually want to be able to shoot it well, than you should buy this book. This is a book of the different sizes, use, manipulation and maintenance of revolvers; it is not for collectors or gun values. Just the chapters on fitting a revolver (yes, there is a way to tell if a revolver fits your hand), double action trigger pull and reloading a revolver make it worth the reasonable price. I only meant to read the chapters on what I thought I needed but I read the book cover to cover and learned something new in each chapter. Mr. Cunningham's idea of understanding the anatomy of the human finger combined with the mechanics of a trigger is useful to all firearms. It is my belief that this will be the book that others will be compared too for many years and should be the first choice for a novice revolver owner.

An interesting book about wheel guns, with information about handling (safety, quick loading techniques, some tuning), (dis-) advantages, some maintenance. In all: good basics for a beginner. I had expected a few more details on performance, ballistics etc. The print is poor, the text appears grey on white due to "pixels" ( I am not sure what the word is) and a strange font. This is unnecessary.

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Great book

This is an excellent, informative book. It is an almost unique contemporary manual on the modern revolver and it's use. One should be warned however that it is not as "general" as the title implies. The book is solely about the modern double acting revolver. Single shot and cowboy action are not particularly represented. This is not a fault by any means since it is the best available book on the subject of DA revolvers. I particularly liked the section of changing the contemporary dogma of front sight focus and instead allowed users with aging eyesight a way to sight their gun without feeling guilty about doing it "wrong".