Top 5 Books to Start a Firearms Reference Library
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Rather than review a specific book today, I thought it might be useful to go through my library and pick out a set of 5 general-purpose books that would make a good foundation for a firearms reference library. Specifically, books that cover a lot of ground, have at least a decent amount of detail, and are readily and inexpensively available. Not the general "A History of Guns" junk, but properly useful books.
Here are the five I came up with:
The World's Assault Rifles:
https://amzn.to/3teENHb
Handguns of the World:
https://amzn.to/3z93RTI
Flayderman's Guide:
https://amzn.to/3MdJIi0
Small Arms of the World:
https://amzn.to/3Q01nNx
Cartridges of the World:
https://amzn.to/3NPGuTk
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