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Most people reading this type of book already know terms such as - slide, trigger and muzzle.Overall a worthwhile book to read and keep around as a reference. The chapter on "Shooting While Wounded", for example, contains 40 pages of text and pictures.Some of the pictures are repetitive and the chapter on "Pistol Nomenclature & Terms" could have been greatly shortened or eliminated all together. Great overview of tactical shooting. Has the most illustrations of any similar book I've seen on the market.
It covers mindset. Overall, it's a great book for beginners to learn with. The author describes in detail how to grip, draw, aim and other things.
There are individual movement techniques but not a lot of tactics. There are too many books out there that take you from step one and then straight to step ten. There is shooting behind cover and shooting while wounded but no slicing the pie or room entry.
This book answers a lot of the "little" questions about pistols. In contrast to the title, it is not a tactical book. This one doesn't do that.
This book has an interesting first chapter. It also covers things like nomenclature, safety, shooting positions, reloading,low-light conditions, drills,etc.
The book shows techniques that work, no sugar coating and no exaggerated Hollywood style shooting. It makes it easier to follow weapon malfunction drills, shooting positions, combat marksmanship, low light shooting, etc. *There is a great emphasis on safety. The author is very knowledgeable and is experienced in his trade. There is no do-over. What I liked: *Lots of great pictures and illustrations on proper presentation, weapon malfunction clearing, shooting techniques, etc.*The combat triad: Gun Handling, Marksmanship, and Mindset.*Survival Stress Management - teaches you to be aware of your surroundings at all times.
I always thought I was right eye dominant, but after applying the techniques described in this book, I found out that I was left eye dominant. This is a good reference book for pistol shooting. If all possible you must avoid dangers by not placing yourself into a place or situation you cannot get out of. You must be 100% sure of your target before you take a shot.*The shooting techniques are really displayed nicely because of the pictures. Be prepared, not paranoid is the motto.*I like the shooting fundamentals about the dominant eye, etc.
A bullet once fired, cannot be taken back.
All the basics of handgun presentation and marksmanship are covered here for the new shooter or someone coming back after a layoff. I'd love to attend a pistol course with this guy, and have been watching for one near me.With this book and Suarez' Tactical Pistol Marksmanship you have everything you need to get up to speed on real-world defensive handgun use.
Kind of like golf. Nothing else is required except practice and perhaps having an experienced shooter check you out from time-to-time.
I've been drilling thru much of this material over the past few weeks after a long layoff and I can see a difference in the smoothness and speed of my dry fire work, which has translated to the range/combat courses. The author also provides very good methods for diagnosing problems with accuracy in your shooting, and provide excellent dry-fire drills for smoothing out your chops.
You can read the books and go a long way on your own, but you need to have someone check your stuff periodically. The author has excellent graphics (the new version is even better) to assit in making his points and explaining techniques.
And he pours out a lot of information on operating wounded, far more than most other defensive handgun texts.
Worth the read for sure. Furthermore, the book goes onto more difficult scenarios that a tactical shooter must address, plan for, and practice to be successful in a real life scenario. As somebody rather new to tactical pistol shooting (I have spent most of my time with a carbine) this book is a great starting point. The easy to read instructions regarding technique coupled with the clear photographic representations of each lesson make each concept easy to grasp.
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