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Need answers now? Gun Digest's Shooter's Guide to Handguns will quickly give you the facts you need to help you choose your handgun, select ammunition, shoot it effectively, and take care of your investment--all in an easy-to-read, well-illustrated format. With more information for the dollar than any shooting book on the market, you get: Compelling text by a world-renowned revolver gunsmith and certified Combat Focus Shooting instructor. Up-to-date...
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In this collection, excerpted from the Gun Digest Book of Concealed Carry, Massad Ayoob covers hip holsters, cross draws, shoulder holsters, pocket carry, ankle holsters, non-traditional carry methods, how-to conceal large handguns, how-to improve your draw from concealment and so much more!
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Besides clear and concise writing that clarifies the complexities of ballistics coefficients and energy versus momentum, this revised edition covers 190 calibers from the.17 Mach 2 to the.700 Nitro Express. It contains information on rifle and handgun calibers, and it covers manufacturer, bullet weight, type, and construction. There are over 1,400 tables with ballistic data for every caliber and every load for all commercially loaded hunting ammunition...
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From the Introduction:I'll ask the question for you esteemed reader, what divine proclamation anointed your humble scribe the guru of all the cartridges that exists? The answer is simple, there is no such anointment. Well, perhaps my publisher indicated such, but that certainly isn't divine providence.I have, however, had a long and varied shooting and hunting career. I received my first firearm, a Winchester youth rifle (a Model 68 I believe it was),...
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From award-winning author Wayne van Zwoll, Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to Rifles provides everything you need to know about rifles in tight, lively text and sharp photos. Get the facts on ballistics, cartridge selection, rifle mechanisms, optics, zeroing--and the shooting techniques of the masters. This book is for all rifle enthusiasts. For the beginner, it's a crash course in all things rifle. And for the advanced shooter, well, let's just say you're...
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DON'T BE A VICTIM - BE A SURVIVOR! With Armed for Personal Defense. Ever feel threatened in your home? In your car? On the street? Violent criminals are everywhere - and that's why you need Armed for Personal Defense by Jerry Ahern. In Armed for Personal Defense, you'll learn the basics of concealed carry, from what kind of gun to choose to what kind of holster. In addition, you'll learn about knives, clubs and improvised weapons that can save your...
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As the personal protection arena of the firearms industry continues to grow, resources devoted to choice protective handguns are at a premium. In The Gun Digest Book of Beretta, thorough specifications and articles on manufacturing details provide valuable information for people researching self-protection options, handgun collectors and target-shooting options, handgun collectors and target-shooting enthusiasts. With more than 500 years of gun-making...
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A Shooter's GuideNow you can become an AR-15 expert. Noted author and gunsmith Patrick Sweeney takes an inside look at an icon among American rifles. The AR-15 first became known to American shooters in the early 1960s. Since then is have become one of the most versatile rifles in the world, tackling everything from military and police operations to long-range target competitions.Sweeney's expertly written text and outstanding photography show you...
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Your Guide to America's Favorite Firearm From the sporting clays courses to hunting fields cast and west, Americans love their shotguns. Now Gun Digest brings you a dedicated look at modern sporting shotguns. With everything from tips to improve your shooting to ideas for dampening recoil, the Gun Digest Book of Sporting Shotguns gives you what you need to be a better shotgunner and shows you what's available on the market right now. Whether you are...
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Ensure your safety and the safety of those around you when faced with darkness. Whether you are a tactical gear enthusiast, military or police operator, or a proactive civilian defending yourself and your home, Own the Night shows you the newest advances in supportive illumination systems, including handheld tactical lights, weapon mounted lights and supplemental laser illumination devices. More than 200 photos illustrate and demonstrate the technology...
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Getting young hunters started in the field brings a variety of challenges. One of those challenges is finding guns and gear that works for small-statured and often inexperienced shooters. Our Top Ten Youth Guns provide a variety of firearms options, from action type to caliber to stock length. There are also optics, ammo, and accessory choices, all aimed at helping adults get their young hunters started correctly and making their first hunts afield...
94) Concealed Carry for Beginners: Fundamentals for Every Citizen Carrying a Concealed Weapon for Self-D
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It is every person's duty and obligation to protect the lives of his family and himself. With mass shootings becoming more common place in the media, and high risk of danger in the most populated cities across the nation, having the ability to defend yourself is a no-brainer-but understand how to defend yourself legally can be difficult.
In this book, I seek to set the record straight on why carrying a gun on your body at all times isn't just a right,...
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Everything you've ever wanted to know about America's favorite handgun cartridge! Designed nearly a century ago, the .45 ACP cartridge has earned a well-deserved reputation as a superbly accurate, slap-em-down handgun cartridge. An honored veteran of two World Wars, Korea, Vietnam and lesser conflicts across the globe, the .45 ACP is now more popular than ever for competition shooting, law enforcement and self-defense. Now, just in time for the .45...
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In this excerpt from Combat Shooting, Massad Ayoob teaches the self-defense mindset, Jeff Cooper's principles of survival, early warning signs and awareness and proper handgun stance, grip and control for those who carry concealed weapons for personal protection.
98) 12 Essentials of Concealed Carry: Basic tips to get started in safe and responsible concealed carry
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Basic tips to get started in safe and responsible concealed carry.You'll Love This If:You're interested in concealed carry trainingYou're new to defensive shootingYou believe in your right of self-defenseIn 12 Essentials of Concealed Carry, certified Combat Focus Shooting instructor Grant Cunningham breaks concealed carry down into its most important elements. Learn about critical topics like concealed carry laws, choosing the right gun, methods of...
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First published in London 1922. A well researched chronicle of many of the remarkable and record bags of the various species of game which are met with in the British Isles, together with some account of the evolution of the sporting gun, marksmanship and the speed and weight of birds. The illustrated contents include: A List of Record Bags - Marksmanship - Remarkable Shots - Curious Sporting Incidents - Long Shots - Speed of Birds - Weight of Game...
100) Hartman on Skeet
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Here at last is the definitive book on skeet shooting. The name of its author, Barney Hartman, is already a byword within North America's skeet shooting community. For novices, it's enough to say that during the last twenty-years Hartman has, carried off just about every major skeet shooting trophy on the continent. And now, he tells in simple, easy-to-understand language just how he did it. Step by step in words and pictures he takes the reader through...