Boston's Gun Bible
by Boston T. Party, Kenneth W. Royce
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Book Reviews of Boston's Gun Bible
Book Review: Paranoid but very useful
Summary: 4 Stars
While I am an ardent supporter of RKBA and I do believe that gun rights contributed in a very significant way to the development of American society, I do not share author's feelings about probability of a full societal breakdown on the scale of Russian Empire breakdown in 1918 (and then again in 1928), WWII in Eastern Europe or India and Pakistan partition in 1947. I would even say that history of 20th century shows that Western Civilization is pretty resilient and e.g. no amount of hyperinflation will do it in.
Also, I do not see any joy in wearing Kevlar vests at home during the night or keeping a loaded handgun on my night stand. Moreover, there are still plenty of places in the US where you can legally own a gun, work as engineer and have glass doors in your house and most of them are pretty cheap. There are places like that even in Massachusetts not speaking about states that have more respect for US Constitution.
However, I do not have time to fire 4000 rounds from every gun I came across, so the author's opinion on relative virtues of various weapons is of great value, even while I expect it to be biased. Also, there are plenty of generic advise dispensed throughout the book: e.g. if stopped by a legitimate plain-clothes police officer on the road, it should be OK with him if you ask for marked police car backup or demand meeting at the nearest police station.
Book Review: Should be required reading for every teenager
Summary: 5 Stars
I love this book. I loved the technical information in it and all it has taught me, but I wish I had discovered the book way back when my daughter was a young teenager and my son was growing up. Though they turned into wonderful young adults, their growing years might have been less painful if they had discovered some of the wisdom of Boston T. Party (aka Kenneth Royce). I do believe the chapter on women and guns should be given out to every new mother as she leaves the hospital. After "Mom" reads it, she should then read it to her child every night! We'd have a lot fewer animals pretending to be humans in this country if our children were raised with the values Boston (Kenneth) brings to light - God, love of country, responsibility, right and wrong, etc. You know, the values those of us over 50 were raised with before the progressives made morals, ethics, integrity, and honesty dirty words.
Thank you, Kenneth. I'm going to be sending a copy of this book to my daughter to start reading to her two daughters!
I do wish you would do an entire book on guns just for women and novices. I'm only just beginning to learn and there is so much I would like to know. Most gun books start out assuming that the reader already knows about guns. I didn't. I had been afraid of them most of my life. Knowledge erases fear. Share you knowledge, Mr. Royce.
Book Review: Quite the way to mangle what is heralded as "excellent info"
Summary: 1 Stars
I am a woman who is interested in becoming a first time gun owner, and I bought this book because of all the glowing reviews here.
This book is such a mess, and I'm only a few chapters in. I can't even tell you how many pages, because the author has his own system of numbering chapters and section. The book starts off with a glossary of made-up words and explanations of why he doesn't believe in things like US currency. He invents all sorts of new-speak, from USSA ("United Socialist States of Amerika"), to two kinds of "Patriot", which are differentiated according to italic font or quotes.
The horrific writing style is like being accosted by a homeless nutcase who wants to yell at you about the dangers of homosexuals and rock music. (Which have both been addressed early on by "Boston T Party" early in the book.) Things are capitalized, bolded, underlined, italicized, or all four, and there are just way too many exclamation marks all over the place to understand what is supposed to be emphasized and why. Someone should run this book through a grammar check, or at least put it all in one font, one size, and plain text.
There might be a wealth of knowledge to be had in this book, but the ranty stream-of-consciousness writing style, new speak, and tangents make it a difficult to read for this potential gun owner.
Book Review: Can I give it six stars?
Summary: 5 Stars
"Boston's Gun Bible" is, without a doubt, the very best book on firearms ever published. It is what a gun book SHOULD be: practical, honest, comprehensive, logical, intelligent, up-to-date, witty, accurate, and downright ENJOYABLE to read. (I swear I could NOT put it down for three days straight.) Jam-packed full of insightful information and analysis, this is an absolute "must have" for novices and professionals alike.So what's in it? If it has anything to do with firearms, "it's in there." There is WAY too little space here to provide a synopsis of the subject matter contained within, but suffice to say, every subject is presented with the honesty and intelligence only Boston can deliver. I would like to say that I especially liked his Kepner-Tregoe analysis, in which he down-selected comparable firearms using a quantitative ranking system. (The analysis alone would be worthy of a graduate thesis). But don't let this intimidate you; despite his intellectual (yet practical) approach to firearms, the book is very "hands-on" in every respect, and an easy (and extremely enjoyable) read for anyone interested in guns.
Boston, you really out did yourself this time. I can honestly say you rank right up there with the best of them (Jeff Cooper, Clint Smith, etc.). You're a true American.
Book Review: A review for a fellow Patriot...
Summary: 5 Stars
This review has been a long time coming. I should've written this when I first got the book brand new from Paladin years and years ago but alas, I hesitated until now. When I first got the book, I read it front to back. I had decided to get it after reading "Boston on surviving Y2k & other lovely disasters". I was hooked from that moment on. The sheer amount of information contained in "Boston's Gun Bible", coupled with the massive amount of insight from someone who obviously pracitces what he preaches is a true help in times when most authors "fly by night" with little information and lots of "it's been reported". From the sections from what catridges are the best choice for "X" game/2-legged critter, to the CCW laws of various states the guide covers literally everything. If I had any complaints to make, it would be: 1.) I'd like to see a post-ban (I love the fact that I can say that cosmetic law sunseted...) version of the book, 2.) A little bit more of reloading information, 3.) Tactics (Reloading, calling for fire/communication. 3.) An expanded version of ergonomics for us south-paws. I would highly reccomend that anyone interested in the past, present and future of our beloved "hobby" pick this book up. Support a fellow Patriot and someone who cares about your rights, even if he does/doesn't agree with your beliefs.