Forget the overblown comments of the Minnnesota grinch who claims missing data and who (IMHO) may be from a competing publication. His criticism way overstates any problem SB may have. All such books lack something or other. Nevertheless, Shooters' Bible is a good addition to any gun-oriented library and offers certain info that others don't. I have the 1996 and 1999 editions and will certainly buy the 2000 when it appears. I look through it along with Gun Digest etc etc every time I need to gather information. It often has better articles than some other publications too. I have absolutely no links to Shooters Bible, its publisher etc., except as a user/reader. Do not be put off.