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I found the sections on stance, grip, sight picture, trigger pull, reloading, and jam clearing to be well worth the purchase. Beyond the basic shooting aspect of this book I found the sections on "tactics" or "combat mind set" to be lacking. That said, the techniques discussed are applicable to revolvers with the exception of grip). Let me just say at the outset that this book is worth buying if for nothing else it will save you hundreds of dollars in wasted ammo at the range. Also, I expected to see chapters on house/room clearing, and how to index a threat situation. orient how)., but that is a small quible.
I wouldn't have minded some overhead diagrams on certain techniques (for example, a line like "orient to your dominant eye" is confusing without a diagram, i.e.
I applied the author's suggestion regarding dry fire drills and immediately figured out my trigger pull issues the next time out to the range.
Perhaps all of those topics are too vast to be compiled in any one book, and this presents itself as a primer or introduction to those ideas, but for a book that purports to be a guide to these techniques, I expected a little more background.
(As a caveat to revolver shooters, this book focuses on semi-automatic pistols, so you might want to go a different direction if that is your weapon of choice.
Not because the philosophy wasn't valid, but because most topics were discussed merely in bullet points or lists in simple declarative terms.
There is also a whole list of drills at the end of the book to do.
So from a basic pistol marksmanship standpoint, this is a fine reference and is well photographed.
For example, threat conditions were discussed, but merely in terms of "definition" and when someone should be at one of those conditions, not in any detail on what one does in those situations, i.e., a "tactic." Another example would be drawing from a concealed holster, the draw technique is discussed but not the finer points of concealment, concealment choices, etc.
This is another area where declaratively the author states that you must "index your threats" to choose your target, but goes into no greater detail on how one would do that, i.e., a tip, an anecdote or two.
Every aspect of gun handling from drawing, concealment, shooting from holsters and concealed holsters, shooting techniques, various shooting positions, barriers, and general practice techniques are outlined. Many books have been written regarding shooting and marksmanship. A simple to follow program of progression to develop ones's combat skills are outlined. However, this book covers many important principles for those working towards putting everything together in a clear perspective. There are three important facets of combat that one must concentrate: Marksmanship, Mindset and gunhandling.Mindset, awareness, principles of survival and self defense serve as the combat handgunner's framework. Thus book is heavily concentrated on semiautomatic pistols and features the Glock. Each step and method are clearly described and full color photographs emphasize the important aspects of techniques.PROSExcellent for novices and intermediate level shootersSimple and clear writing styleFull color photographsCONSComplete emphasis on semiautomatic usersLittle coverage on revolvers and backup gun techniquesOverall, this book is a must buy.
in a world full of fake, 5-11clad couch warriors, the author of this book is clearly the Real Deal. I was not disappointed with TPS. he has written a very informative, useful and accurate book on the subject of Tactical Pistol shooting. I am a federal Firearms Instructor and am always on the hunt for new ideas and methods on the subject. Its a great addition to your collection if you are an instructor, a police officer, an operator, or carry a firearm in the course of your life. 5 stars.
Its pretty simple.there is only one pistol shooting book you need and this is it. The books is written in a clear and concise manner that is easy to follow. Hands down the best i have read. Pictures are detailed and excellent quality. Its not filled with "cool" tactical ninja crap. Everything in this book is functional and will make you a better shooter.
I was pretty disappointed with this book. The same "one right way to do it" attitude comes through often in the book.Bad continued: There are lots of drills and positions shown, but no real 'tactics', and for a book with this title, I felt ripped off. I'm a bit obsessive about this but it was pretty distracting. There's a quick section on transitioning from your carbine to a sidearm, and a little on using cover, shooting while moving etc., but nothing about how or where (not) to move while shooting and why.Bad again: The text of the book is quite poorly edited with quite a few misspellings and some pages that appeared to be half copy/pasted in the wrong place, etc. This would be a handy book for your range bag though, to be able to refer to and quickly check on a drill you want to do, as it's mostly in the pictures.Bad: The text is pretty simplistic and while not being closed-minded per se, it doesn't present many different opinions on how to do certain things. The pictures were the main substance of the book - without them it would have been maybe 40 pages of normally spaced text.
They did work well to demonstrate the techniques being taught. However, if you are looking for visual explanation, there are videos available that I think work much better to show how a procedure is carried out in reality. I got this along with a couple of Ayoob books as I'm trying to get into pistol shooting a little more in-depth. Pretty much all the information in this book is in Combat Handgunnery, and aside from the many full color photos, I can't see any reason to have both. It basically assumes you are shooting a Glock and the grip shown would not necessarily work for some other guns. I was expecting some room/house clearing, entry techniques, etc. No I'm not an Ayoob fanboy by the way, there just seems to be much more information in his books than this one.
For example: I just got through the section of Combat Handgunnery on the grip, and Ayoob presents multiple styles of grip along with a ton of explanation on why you might choose one or the other (different guns, different safeties, differently sized hands, different situations). Good: lots of pictures and step-by-step, simple explanations of shooting stances, grips, malfunction drills, etc. Though I didn't notice any dangerously wrong text, it seemed to be rushed to print, and just somewhat unprofessionally presented.Finally, I should emphasize that aside from all the pictures, there is really not very much information in this book. It reads a lot like a police manual where procedures must be followed precisely as shown because everyone is issued the same equipment, and that's how the instructor/boss wants you to do it. The same section in this book spends two short pages and three pictures explaining the single correct way to do it, with no real acknowledgement of the different circumstances that different shooters will face. It has wide margins and double-spaced text, so don't be fooled by the page count. I might exchange it for the Suarez book and see if that has what I'm looking for.
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