Gun Digest Book of Assault Weapons

by Lewis, Jack; Steele, David E.

• ISBN13: 9780873496582
• ISBN10: 0873496582
• Edition: 6th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Krause Pubns Inc

Summary

Loaded with new photos, gun test results, gun specifications, and other hard to find information, the Gun Digestreg; Book of Assault Weapons, now in its 6th edition, is guaranteed to be a sure fire winner! It contains the latest word on true assault weaponry still in use today by military and law enforcement organizations worldwide. Readers will discover fresh information on trends and applications, as well as discussion and evaluation of the very latest firearms: Rifles, Submachine Guns, Crew-Served Machine Guns, Combat Shotguns-plus, a very educated look into the 21st century. Author Jack Lewis reports on the changing missions of these weapons, and provides exclusive performance reports based on extensive testing.

Table of Contents

Introduction	5	(1)
About the Authors	5	(1)
Acknowledgments	6	(1)
Chapter 1: The Best Lawman's Subgun	7	(12)
Chapter 2: Israeli Counterterrorism Guns	19	(5)
Chapter 3: Shotguns Versus Carbines?	24	(5)
Chapter 4: Assault Weapons & Women	29	(4)
Chapter 5: Counterinsurgency Tactics and Armaments	33	(7)
Chapter 6: The Short Sword of Mikhail Kalashnikov	40	(4)
Chapter 7: Guns That Didn't Make It	44	(14)
Chapter 8: Hiram Maxim's Legacy	58	(5)
Chapter 9: Of Armor and Vests	63	(6)
Chapter 10: Reed Knight's Cave-Bustin' SR-47	69	(4)
Chapter 11: The Shooting Schools	73	(18)
Chapter 12: FN's Space-Age P-90	91	(3)
Chapter 13: Today's Designated Marksman Rifle	94	(4)
Chapter 14: Dragon Fire	98	(3)
Chapter 15: The French Have a Gun For It!	101	(5)
Chapter 16: Barrett's Big Blasters	106	(5)
Chapter 17: The What and Why of Carbines	111	(4)
Chapter 18: A Good Scout	115	(5)
Chapter 19: The Century International's SAR-2	120	(7)
Chapter 20: Today's Mini-14/5	127	(4)
Chapter 21: Stoner's Mark 11 Model 0 Sniwt	131	(6)
Chapter 22: The Special Weapons-5	137	(3)
Chapter 23: Wringing Out Bushmaster's M-175	140	(4)
Chapter 24: Carbine Marksmanship	144	(4)
Chapter 25: The TRG-22 - Tool for a Sniper	148	(3)
Chapter 26: Springfield's Tactical M-21	151	(4)
Chapter 27: From Varmint Rifle to Sniper Tool	155	(3)
Chapter 28: Calico's 100-Round Carbine	158	(4)
Chapter 29: The Fifties Explosion	162	(7)
Chapter 30: The M-2HB - A Mighty Mauler	169	(4)
Chapter 31: Heckler & Koch's 4.6x30mm MP-7	173	(4)
Chapter 32: Belt-Feeding the M-16	177	(5)
Chapter 33: Iron and Irony	182	(8)
Chapter 34: The Rattling Sten	190	(4)
Chapter 35: Britain and the Bren	194	(6)
Chapter 36: Mikhail Kalashnikov's Machineguns	200	(4)
Chapter 37: The .32 APC Model 61 Skorpion	204	(4)
Chapter 38: A Case of Colt Confusion	208	(3)
Chapter 39: First Look: The Navy's Experimental EX45	211	(4)
Chapter 40: Combat Shotgunning 101	215	(3)
Chapter 41: Tristar's Tactical Phantom	218	(5)
Chapter 42: The M-1014 Combat Shotgun	223	(5)
Chapter 43: The Semi-Auto Shotgun and You!	228	(4)
Chapter 44: Fabarms' Tactical 12-Gauge	232	(5)
Chapter 45: Russia's Tactical Shotgun	237	(4)
Chapter 46: Combat Ammunition Today	241	(5)
Chapter 47: SSK's Subsonic .500 Whisper	246	(3)
Chapter 48: Modern Police Ballistics	249	(4)
Chapter 49: Hush, Hush!	253