A lifelong firearms enthusiast, Dan Shideler is the editor of
Standard Catalog of Firearms,
Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices,
Modern Gun Values, Gun Digest and other Krause Publication titles. He also is a frequent contributor to
Gun Digest Magazine and other national firearms publications.
Reader Reviews
I am always happy to see the latest Gun Digest and the 2012 edition is here. I am sorry to hear of the demise of Dan Shideler whose work on the 2010 and the 2011 editions returned the Gun Digest to the title of the "World's Greatest Gun Book". The photography again excels with the 2012 edition. I think the Gun Digest's combination of historical, technical and anecdotal articles provides the variety necessary to appeal to the broad spectrum of gun enthusiasts in America. I found the articles on collecting to be especially interesting. There may be minor errors in the catalog section however with Internet access to any manufacturer's website, printed catalogs are increasingly irrelevant. This 2012 edition is well worth the price.
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