Friday, October 7, 2011

A decade of IDPA: this game created useful skill testing for police and citizens alike.(HANDGUNS): An article from: Guns Magazine

A decade of IDPA: this game created useful skill testing for police and citizens alike.(HANDGUNS): An article from: Guns Magazine Review



This digital document is an article from Guns Magazine, published by Thomson Gale on March 1, 2006. The length of the article is 843 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: A decade of IDPA: this game created useful skill testing for police and citizens alike.(HANDGUNS)
Author: Massad Ayoob
Publication:Guns Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2006
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 52 Issue: 3 Page: 16(2)

Distributed by Thomson Gale


Thursday, October 6, 2011

Tactical Pistol Marksmanship: How To Improve Your Combat Shooting Skills

Tactical Pistol Marksmanship: How To Improve Your Combat Shooting Skills Review



Best-selling author Gabe Suarez provides a graduate-level course in shooting with lightning speed and dead on target during the intensity of an actual gun battle. In Tactical Pistol Marksmanship, Suarez revisits some of the topics in the classic book The Tactical Pistol and presents even more gun-handling techniques, different twists on basic skills and unique tricks to help fine-tune how you aim and fire a gun under stress. Just some of the topics he covers are the primary requirements for the ideal service pistol according to combat vets; the rule of thumb for choosing a serious combat caliber; the 4 most important fundamentals of combat marksmanship; secrets to shooting in extremely low light situations when even tritium sights are of no use; the solutions to emergency failure-to-stop situations; and practical drills you can perform safely at home.


Tuesday, October 4, 2011

To prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in firearms.

To prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in firearms. Review



The BiblioGov Project is an effort to expand awareness of the public documents and records of the U.S. Government via print publications. In broadening the public understanding of government and its work, an enlightened democracy can grow and prosper. Ranging from historic Congressional Bills to the most recent Budget of the United States Government, the BiblioGov Project spans a wealth of government information. These works are now made available through an environmentally friendly, print-on-demand basis, using only what is necessary to meet the required demands of an interested public. We invite you to learn of the records of the U.S. Government, heightening the knowledge and debate that can lead from such publications.


Monday, October 3, 2011

Tropical Engineering

Tropical Engineering Review



This handbook provides a general overview of information that directly relates to construction within tropical regions. The handbook focuses on construction components which are directly affected by the aggressive climatological and environmental elements found in these regions. Consequently, many traditional parts of the construction trade are not reviewed herein, unless they are adversely affected by the tropical elements.

The handbook defines tropical areas and briefly discusses the adverse environmental and climatological elements unique to them. It discusses various construction materials and systems commonly in use, recommendations regarding their selection and use, and highlights problems that have resulted in failures with suggestions and recommendations regarding their elimination or mitigation.


Sunday, October 2, 2011

The Art Of Handgun Shooting

The Art Of Handgun Shooting Review



This book is a facsimile reprint and may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages.


Saturday, October 1, 2011

Standard Catalog of Handguns

Standard Catalog of Handguns Review



Standard Catalog of Handguns is a uniquely valuable guide to the world of collectible firearms. In it, the reader will be not only be able to accurately identify collectible firearms but assign up-to-the-minute values to them as well. With this information, the reader will be able to buy, sell, collect and trade firearms with confidence and without fear that he or she is paying too much or selling for too little. To a collector, this type of information is pure gold.



  • Up-to-date values for collectible and modern handguns.


  • 8-pp. color photo section showcasing the hottest trends of the year


Thursday, September 29, 2011

German Handguns: The Complete Book of the Pistols and Revolvers of Germany, 1869 to the Present

German Handguns: The Complete Book of the Pistols and Revolvers of Germany, 1869 to the Present Review



The ultimate guide to handguns produced in Germany. Includes an introduction, and full data on models, including service records, particular strengths, weaknesses, peculiarities.