The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery

Massad Ayoob is one of the best known authors on handguns and their use in defensive situations, but like most gun writers, he eschews great revolvers that are no longer in production, sticking primarily to production pieces. He also has a difficult time saying anything bad about any of the guns, a sure sign of a gun hack. Even so, one can learn a lot from his experience, especially the legal ramifications of using a handgun for defense. One such tidbit is to tell the police briefly what happened, but keep your mouth shut until your attorney arrives. The police aren't always your friends, despite their actions and comments. Meanwhile, anything YOU say can and undoubtedly will be used against you in a court of law. It's an excellent book for beginners and experienced alike.

This is very informative book. Must know information is covered from cover to cover. I've read it twice, and still find myself looking through the pages from time to time.

This book is a must for any handgun enthusiast.

Massad Ayoob provides an excellent overview of combat shooting. He covers the latest techniques, equipment and accessories. In addition, Ayoob does a good job of discussing most of the controversies: revolver vs. pistol, SA vs. DA, stock vs. modified, point shooting vs. aimed fire, etc...

After reading the book you will feel as though you sat through a week long class on handguns. Although Ayoob will state his preferences, in most cases, he presents both sides of the argument and leaves it to the reader to decide what is best for them.

Recommended for anyone who is considering becomming active in the shooting sports or getting a concealed carry license.

This book covers a lot more competitive shooting, (haven't finished the book, so I gave it a 3) so far than self-defense and handgun tactics. However, there is a lot of information about handguns, and I think it will get more interesting as it goes on. Since I've never shot a handgun, I bought this book in hopes of giving me some basics so I can use this to help me train when I do go to the range. Since I don't know much about guns, I'd say this book does a good job of giving me an idea of what's going on and proper ways of shooting. Very informative. Again, I would've given the book a 5 star rating, but I haven't finished it. One bad thing is, the book seems SOOOOO old, kinda disappointed in the paper quality. But I believe if i finished the book, I would've given it a 5.

This book not only covers the various aspects of handgun selection, but also the many ways to use it effectively.

And I like the way he inserted interesting story in explaining a topic. I also like his writing style; this makes this book an easy reading.

All in all, this is one of the best book that I read lately.