Quoted: I enjoyed the book for the most part.  His take on which battle rifle is "best" is largely opinionated (even though he tries to make it seem quantitative by assigning a point system).  Lots of anecdotal reports and what sounds like parroting.  For someone who felt so strongly in favor of the AR-10 in the first edition of the book to do such a 180 turn in the next is telling. I do think it would be a good read for someone new to shooting.  Just so they understand why the right to keep and bear arms is more important than protecting their hunting trips.  He does a decent job of explaining the importance of the right to self-defense, protection from tyranny, etc. The multi-page letter to the Columbine survivor is entertaining--I'm sure it didn't get read. Overall, several useless chapters and a couple of decent ones.  I give it a B-

Wow, several folks have said almost exactly what I was thinking.

To his credit, Boston certainly gives someone new to guns plenty of information so that they can make a good decision.  Like several of you, I disagree with HIS final choices, but again, he doesn't just give you conclusions, but gives you the data that got him there.  You or I can use the information to make our own judgements.

What is GOOD about his book is his explanation of WHY we need guns and what kind of guns should be your priority.  For folks who are new to gun ownership, they likely know NONE of this stuff, and his reasoning is very good.

Obviously a book written during the AW ban is out of date now that it has expired, but you can't blame him for that.

Boston's BEST book is "Surviving Y2K and Other Lovely Disasters."  If you haven't read that book, you really should.

-Troy