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No semi-auto shooter should be without the essential tips, techniques and advice features in this book! On of the newest members of the Gun Digest family of authoritative reference books, The Gun Digest Book of Semi-Auto Pistols contains information and entertaining articles by some of the nation's premiere semi-auto experts, including Dave Workman, Chris Christian, and Kevin Michalowski. From target models to personal protection guns, from rimfires...
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Standard Catalog of Colt Firearms contains Colt classics and cutting-edge models including Tommy guns, 1911 autos, and Monitors. Provides pricing and identification data useful when monitoring online auction sites and research online sites for the best deals. Features a foreword from Colt Manufacturing Co. Still America's oldest continually produced firearms brand, Colt may not be making as many new models as it once did, but the value of what's out...
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From the introduction:I've carried a concealed handgun for more than thirty years, but if you think this book is about me trying to persuade you to carry one too, you would be mistaken.For 27 of those years I was a cop. I learned very quickly that the police can't protect individual citizens from violence. We would like to. We are willing to risk our lives to try. But to assume cops can be everywhere the thugs are, is not college-level thinking. Many...
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This book spans the entire history of Sam Colt's developments in handguns. It follows the first Paterson revolvers through the legendary 1860 Army and the evolution of cap and ball revolvers into the cartridge models carried during the Western Expansion of the 1870s. Author and photographer Dennis Adler takes you on a historical journey through time with striking studio photography of the world's greatest Colt revolvers, factory archival images and...
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Want to take your pistol training to the next level?
If you're like most pistol enthusiasts, you spend a lot of time and money putting in your hours on the range. But that doesn't mean you'll see consistent improvement.
Why not? Because most instructors don't teach you how to train and practice on your own to get better and more efficient. In other words, they don't teach you how to learn.
Process and Progress Pistol Training shows you step-by-step...
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Discover the practical impact of environmental shooting regulations in the field and on the shooting range. In Green Shooting, you'll learn why environmentally-friendly shooting is important and why it is increasingly mandated by state and federal legislation. Review currently-offered eco-friendly ammunition and reloading components and understand their benefits to the shooter and reloader. Understand performance-enhancing modifications necessary...
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Memoirs Of The Life Of The Late John Mytton, Esq. With Notices Of His Hunting, Shooting, Driving, Racing, Eccentric And Extravagant Exploits. By Nimrod. Originally published in 1837. A cracking sporting memoir. Contents Include : Pedigree of Mr. Mytton With Whom Compared The breaking up of his establishment at Halston The author's allusion to a second edition of Mr. Mytton's life. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s...
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Combat Shooting with Massad Ayoob is written by America's best-known combat pistol shooter, Massad Ayoob, who is credited with the idea of "stress fire." In this book, Massad speaks about mindset and jumps right into the aspects of learning combat shooting. Next, he highlights three gunfighters-Wyatt Earp, Colonel Charles Askins and Jim Cirillo-and the lessons we can learn from each. Lastly, Ayoob shares his perspective on the importance of competition...
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Ammunition, Demystified is Hatcher's Notebook for the twenty-first century. It's a "soft" technical document intended for small caliber ammunition design and production engineers, as well as more advanced shooters and reloaders who want a more in-depth understanding of how guns and ammunition work and interact with one another. There is very little that is truly simple about small arms ammunition due to the enormous stresses to which the bullet and...
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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...