Tactical Pistol Marksmanship
Subtitle: How to Improve Your Combat Shooting Skills
By: Gabe Suarez.
Publisher: Paladin Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Boulder, Colorado
Language: eng
Number of pages: 195
ISBN-13: 9781581602784
Subjects: Pistol shooting.; Combat survival.; Police training -- United States.
Other titles: How to improve your combat shooting skills
Description: 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. About the Author Gabe Suarez is a veteran of Southern California law enforcement, where he has served for many years. His extensive field experience includes single officer patrol, gang enforcement, special operations and tactical training. He was one of the founding members of his departments Special Weapons and Tactical Precision Rifle teams.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193).
Table of contents: title: HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE .......................I; title: THE ULTIMATE SERVICE PISTOL ...................7; title: AMMUNITION SELECTION AND BALLISTICS; title: NECESSARY ACCESSORIES; title: PERFECT PRACTICE ............................27; title: SAFETY AND SAFE DRY PRACTICE ................33; title: LOADING, UNLOADING, AND CHAMBER CHECKING ..37; title: GRIP, STANCE, AND BREATHING ..................47; title: THE BASICS OF MARKSMANSHIP; title: THE READY POSITION ..........................71; title: THE PRESENTATION FROM HOLSTER ..............79; title: THE TACTICAL RELOAD .........................89; title: THE SPEED RELOAD ...........................95; title: MALFUNCTION CLEARING PROCEDURES; title: 360 DEGREE RESPONSE AND MULTIPLE HOSTILES ..115; title: USE OF THE PISTOL IN REDUCED LIGHT; title: FAILURE TO STOP-THE SOLUTIONS; title: THE PERFECT PRACTICE ROUTINE; title: DEVELOPING SPEED AND ACCURACY; title: THE TRUTH ABOUT POINT SHOOTING; title: FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS; title: SUGGESTED PRACTICE DRILLS; title: DRY PRACTICE TARGET; title: SUGGESTED READING LIST