mtnbkr
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Post by mtnbkr on Jun 1, 2010 6:18:24 GMT -5
I think I have all of the low hanging fruit. I'd like suggestions on what else to add.
I currently have:
Keith- Sixguns Hell, I Was There! Gun Notes Vol 1
Skelton- Good Friends, Good Whiskey, Good Guns (probably mangled the title) Hipshops, Hoglegs, Jalepenos I Rememeber Skeeter (not technically by him)
Jordan- No Second Place Winners
McGivern- Fast and Fancy Revolver Shooting
Supica- The Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson
Taffin- Book of the 44 Big Bore Handguns Big Bore Sixguns Single Action Sixguns (on order)
Reeder- Handgun Hunting and Hunting Handguns
Kelly and Jones- Hunting for Handgunners
Anything else I should get?
Chris
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Post by rWt on Jun 1, 2010 6:38:49 GMT -5
Bowen's book, "The Custom Revolver"
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mtnbkr
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Post by mtnbkr on Jun 1, 2010 7:12:31 GMT -5
Good one. I keep forgetting about his book.
Chris
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Post by zeus on Jun 1, 2010 7:23:30 GMT -5
Askin's book "Unrepentant Sinner" isn't a bad one to pick up sometime either. Lee Jurras put out a book a long time ago also that I thought was a good one, "Handgun Hunting". It has an account of the antelope hunt that really made me want to handgun hunt and also the early development stages of SuperVel and testing.
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Post by Hobie on Jun 1, 2010 7:52:10 GMT -5
- "Handgun Hunting" by George Nonte and Lee Jurras - "Colt Firearms" by Serven - "A Study of the Colt Single Action Army Revolver" by Kopec - "History of the Colt Revolver" by Haven and Belden - "Colt's Single Action Army Revolver" by O'Meara - "The Story of Colt's Revolver" by Edwards - "The Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson" by Supica - "Pet Loads" by Waters
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Post by boxhead on Jun 1, 2010 8:49:00 GMT -5
Keith's Gunnotes Vol I and II make a decent read though the articles can get a bit repetitive.
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Post by derekr on Jun 1, 2010 9:51:20 GMT -5
I really enjoyed Paco Kelly's latest book. I think the title is "Leverguns & Handguns" (I don't have my copy handy).
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Post by 2 Dogs on Jun 1, 2010 10:09:42 GMT -5
Paco's first 2 books are great too. All of Seyfrieds writings are excellent as well.
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Post by boxhead on Jun 1, 2010 10:13:50 GMT -5
Ditto Seyfried's stuff. I still read all of his work that someone compiled onto one disc from the old Sixgiunner site. Great way to pass the time on my 18 hour flights home and back.
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mtnbkr
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Post by mtnbkr on Jun 1, 2010 10:42:36 GMT -5
I forgot to add "The Standard Catalog of Smith and Wesson" by Supica. I've owned a copy since the most recent edition came out.
I was unaware Paco had any books out. Not being a levergun fan, I haven't kept up with his writings since Sixgunner switched to the "new" forum layout sometime around 2002ish.
Chris
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Post by Stump Buster on Jun 1, 2010 11:47:26 GMT -5
Slightly OT perhaps, but I wish Gary Sitton had written a book before he passed on to the Big Shootin' Range in the Heavens. His writings in the "Backtracking" column when he wrote for Petereson's HUNTING magazine are worth the time to find and save in a 3 ring binder. His regular articles were top notch as well. We all missed out by not having a book (Sixgun or otherwise) from him.
Stump
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Post by sugarriver on Jun 1, 2010 12:07:37 GMT -5
Ditto Seyfried's stuff. I still read all of his work that someone compiled onto one disc from the old Sixgiunner site. Great way to pass the time on my 18 hour flights home and back. Is this available somewhere? Pete
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Post by CraigC on Jun 1, 2010 13:58:18 GMT -5
You definitely want Bowen's book and the newest Standard Catalog of S&W. You need all of Taffin's books. I also enjoyed Keith's Sixgun Cartridges and Loads, though most will find it a little redundant if you already have Sixguns. I've bought a hell of a lot of books in the past year or so, many of them leatherbound editions from NRA/Palladium. Some of which can be acquired for the same or even less than their standard counterparts. Including Taylor's "African Rifles and Cartridges", "Hatcher's Notebook" (very technical), Hatcher's Pistol & Revolver book, W. W. Greener's "The Gun and Its Development", Phil Sharpe's "The Rifle in America", plus books on Colt's and S&W's. I have nearly all of Theodore Roosevelt's books in leather. He's a lot of fun to read and "African Game Trails" is particularly good.
If you like reading about Africa, Capstick's a must have. His videos are also very good, I've enjoyed watching them.
Cooper's "The Art of the Rifle" also looks to be very interesting but I've only thumbed through it.
Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms is a good reference. Then there's "Ruger and His Guns" by R.L. Wilson who also has many other good ones. There's his "Peacemakers", "Steel Canvas", plus Colt, Winchester, Beretta, etc. books.
I've also collected a few of Charles Askins' books but have yet to read them.
If you're into old Colt's and cartridge conversions in particular, Dennis Adler's "Metallic Cartridge Conversions" is without peer. His "Colt Single Actions, Paterson to Peacemaker" is also excellent.
If you're into history I'd recommend Thomas Paine's "Common Sense & The Rights of Man" is excellent and enlightening. I have his "The Age of Reason", Tocqueville's "Democracy in America", and "The Federalist" but have yet to get to them.
Thomas DiLorenzo's books on Lincoln are also fascinating and IMHO, portray Lincoln a little more realistically than common perception. He pulls no punches.
I still need McGivern's, Jordan's and Skeeter's books, plus Sharpe's reloading book and a couple from Whelen.
I REALLY wish Seyfried would publish some books. Be nice to see a collection of his articles as well as some new stuff on sixguns, shotguns and British rifles.
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Post by bisleyfan41 on Jun 1, 2010 13:58:29 GMT -5
Successful Handgun Hunting by Phil Johnston Action Shooting, Cowboy Style by John Taffin
I enjoy all the books listed above, but the two I enjoy the most are Bowen's The Custom Revolver and Taffin's Single Action Sixguns.
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Post by blacktailslayer on Jun 1, 2010 14:19:56 GMT -5
Bill Ruger and His Guns - or something like that - by Wilson
I don't have it in front of me since I am at work. It is a really good history of Bill Ruger and his company. I have read it cover to cover twice. Really neat stuff in there.
Don D.
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