Carryconcealed.net takes a look at Combat Handgunnery 6th Edition

At Carryconcealed.net we are always looking for the best resources to learn new techniques to pass on to our students. We picked up Combat Handgunnery, 6^th Edition by Massad Ayoob.

If you are a CCW instructor, this would be a great addition to your library, and if you are a regular citizen this has great inspiration on every CCW topic.

For the beginner the first few chapters go through the basic CCW handguns that are on the market. The author goes through the basics of the Semi-Auto and the Revolver. The tips that he goes through will help the beginner save money and look for the type of gun that will fit their personal style. This discussion also includes the micro handguns. Using them for back up as well as a primary concealed weapon is addressed. The real world approach to these questions can only be handled by someone that has been in the shooting community successfully for a long time.

In some of our other articles we talk about training with your weak or off hand just in case of an emergency or an injury. The author talks about not only practicing from your weak hand, but also from disadvantaged positions. There are tidbits all through the book regarding almost every scenario you can think of.  I took notice of the parts that were also talking about preparing to stop the bleeding on a possible gunshot wound to the arm while remaining undercover and looking for a way out of the situation.  This kind of forward thinking and preparation can help save your life, as well as your loved ones.

The tips on gun handling and trigger pull were dead on right. The extra pictures coupled with the good descriptions of where the finger needs to rest on the trigger are often talked about, but not always covered with good pictures and visuals. Many of our students will “Jerk “the trigger which pulls the shot down, but Ayoob covers this by further explaining that the finger placement on the trigger can also help extend the problem. By placing the pad of the trigger finger this will help the average shooter hit the desired target. He also talks about when a different trigger pull would be appropriate.

The drills, comments “Know Thy Weapon” and recommendations to practice with trainers and shooting programs all lend this book to be a standard for the shooting community.

Our hats are off to Massad Ayoob for putting this together. If you do not have a copy you can pick one up at Amazon.com, or Borders for $24.99

 Happy trails and keep the lead down range.  Clark - Carryconcealed.net