The Gun Digest Book of Combat Handgunnery

This book is chockful of truly useful information written by a man with impeccable credentials in the world of firearms and combat. Taylor utitilizes a combination of valid scientific techniques and practical experiences to evaluate established concepts, ideas, and dogma in this field; he cleanly separates the wheat from the chaff. If you want to survive a handgun fight, who better to listen to than someone who has lived through five of them? All aspects of combat handgunnery are covered along with their relative real-world importance. Taylor even succintly summarizes the sociolegal aspects of carrying and using firearms for self-defense by quoting an unknown 19 century American gunfighter: "Better to be judged by 12 than carried by 6."

I hope the previous reviewer meant that the author is certified rather than certifiable.

As a novice in using handgus for self-defense, this book set a great foundation. It was very thorough in coverage. It initially gave me more testing data than I needed to know, but found very interesting on the 3rd or 4th read. It also had an extensive manufacturer's directory at the back. The photos were excellent in illustrating the text. It was a pleasure to read this book over and over again.

The book is packed with info on all kinds of handgun topics. I learned a great deal about handguns. Like clearing jams, holsters, gun presentation, home defence, ammo and different Cals., specific handguns, choosing a hand gun, and much much more.

Taylor covers every aspect from pistol choice, ammo selection, holster selection, gun presentation, tacticas, etc. Legal and psychological aspects glossed over.