Defensive Revolver Fundamentals: Protecting Your Life With the All-American Firearm

by Grant Cunningham

Overview

Progressive, Practical Revolver Training

Defensive Revolver Fundamentals is the complete guide to self defense with the original defensive firearm: the revolver. In this authoritative guide, you'll learn:

• The revolver's advantage in defensive shooting.
• Carrying a concealed revolver.
• Reloading the revolver under stress.
• How to defend against a violent, surprise attack.
• Dealing with more than one aggressor.
• Understanding how your body's natural reaction to a surprise attack should influence your training.
• And much, much more!

"The defensive revolver isn't an antiquated afterthought. It's a legitimate option that deserves a progressive and practical training approach, which is exactly what Grant presents in this book." --Rob Pincus, I.C.E. Training Company

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781440236976
Publisher:	Gun Digest Media
Publication date:	08/14/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	240
File size:	5 MB

About the Author

Grant Cunningham is a world-renowned revolver gunsmith and certified Combat Focus Shooting instructor. His work has been published in Concealed Carry Magazine, on the Personal Defense Network website and on GrantCunningham.com. He is also the author of Gun Digest Book of the Revolver and Gun Digest Shooter's Guide to Handguns.

Table of Contents

Foreword Rob Pincus 4

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction: The worst-case scenario - What we train for, and why 7

Section 1 Operating the Revolver

Chapter 1 A word about safety 16

Chapter 2 The revolver's advantage in defensive shooting 18

Chapter 3 Trigger control: the key to double action success 27

Chapter 4 Reloading the revolver 43

Chapter 5 Ammunition for defensive shooting 84

Section 2 Using the Revolver in Self Defense

Chapter 6 Realities of defense shooting 94

Chapter 7 Your body's natural reactions 102

Chapter 8 Understanding "efficient" 110

Chapter 9 Making decisions efficiently 116

Chapter 10 Managing scarcity 124

Chapter 11 Foundations - grasp and stance 129

Chapter 12 What is precision in defensive shooting? 135

Chapter 13 The balance of speed and precision 146

Chapter 14 Eyes and sights: The defensive sighting continuum 156

Chapter 15 Drawing the revolver 167

Chapter 16 Can you or should you? 179

Chapter 17 After shooting, assess! 186

Chapter 18 Dealing with multiple aggressors 193

Chapter 19 Integrity in training 197

Chapter 20 Training in context 204

Chapter 21 Choosing a training course 208

Chapter 22 Practicing realistically 215

Appendix A Respectful Irreverence 234

Appendix B References 237