32 revolver shooting books

Ed mcgiverns book of fast and fancy revolver shooting by. Since smokeless charges have been adapted to it many expert shots prefer this cartridge in the gallery contests as the large bullet hole is a decided advantage over the smaller calibers at ranges of 20 yards and under. I liked the revolver enough to experiment with a couple of loads from buffalo bore. The first thing an officer requires is a serviceable revolver, one that is safe and reliable, and will function perfectly when his life is in danger. All rights reserved, including the right to reproduce this book or portions. Our sales staff cannot forecast price or availability of wish list items. Ed mcgiverns book of fast and fancy revolver shooting. It would not fit in the shorter cylinder of an i frame gun. Colt 1st generation saa single action army revolver. If not, its still fun, but not all that you expect.

Revolver shooting grip manual of police instruction. Shooting a revolver is similar to shooting other handguns, except for loading and cocking it. Publication date 1911 topics revolvers, target practice publisher new york and london, g. Check out whats inside the complete book of autopistols magazine. There is a fiber optic front sight and adjustable rear sight. The art of revolver shooting by winans, walter, 18521920. Most of the shooting is with revolvers so i guess that would be the big difference of todays gun books where most of what is written is about semiauto handguns. This iconic old west gun, available most notoriously as a. Choosing the best police revolver revolvers for police. Im still working through this book as it is a actually a text book that needs to be studied. National shooting sports foundation nssf 1,277,205 views 11. Midsouth shooters offers a good selection of books on shooting.

Sig finds his dad dead out on the ice andunderstandablywants to learn more about how he died. Whats the difference between a pistol and a revolver. Colt mustang,32 pocket auto,woodsman,1908 25 acp,1911 series,pony. In between are several general books an handguns, such as sixguns by keith and colonel. A good personal selection of manuals and books to answer all of your questions. The weapons of literary james bond artistic licence renewed. Mcgivern also performed extensive research into handgun shooting, particularly with the doubleaction revolver.

Revolver is a modest and multigenerational crime saga in this instance, focusing on the fictional polishamerican walczak family of northeast philly that is populated mostly by decidedly nonheroic but alltoohuman folks who excel at knowing or keeping secrets. When compared to a bigbore personaldefense handgun, a. A revolver is a repeating handgun that has a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers. Various types of handgun are illustrated and described as is the ammunition that accompanied them. A revolver also called a wheel gun is a repeating handgun that has a revolving cylinder containing multiple chambers each holding a single cartridge and at least one barrel for firing. Once youve loaded it, grip the revolver and support it with your nondominant hand to help distribute the recoil. Autoejecting 3rd model 3rd variation type 17 serial number. Ed mcgivern certainly wants to impart his wisdom to the reader but is very wordy. To load a revolver, youll need to open the cylinder, load a round into each chamber, and push the cylinder back in until it clicks. He has been a fan of the james bond novels and films since he was 16. Later, when paper cartridges became common, the pistol shooter, if out. This site provides values and information on firearms in a convenient online pricing guide format, and allows you to find out what your used guns are worth.

Before firing a round, the hammer is cocked and the cylinder rotates partially, indexing one of the cylinder chambers into alignment with the barrel, which allows the bullet to be fired through the bore. Singleaction and doubleaction revolvers cheaper than dirt. They would soon be made by many european gunmakers, in numerous. Its a break action selfextracting revolver and uses the. Ed mcgiverns book on fast and fancy revolver shooting and police training by mcgivern, ed and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Best 44 mag revolver 32 matching articles field and stream. Fast and fancy revolver by mcgivern, first edition abebooks.

A guide to handguns and shooting himmelwrights guide to pistol and revolver shooting will particularly interest those who collect or shoot historical firearms. The smaller caliber was chosen so that it would be legal for civilian ownership under indian law. The author discusses shooting positions, target shooting and the reloading of. An nrasanctioned bullseye match is a threegun affair that requires you to shoot. When marshalls first book came out in 1992, i ordered it immediately. Hello, i have from my father in law, a us revolver 32 cal 5 shot top break. Since the lockwork is essentially the same on all smiths, the information in this book applies to j, k, l and n frame guns, from prewwii models to current numbered models. Finding the blue book value of your new and used firearms, including pistols, rifles, shotguns, airguns, and blackpowder guns is easy with the number one source of gun pricing. A bible here, a match there, a frozenover patch in the iceit looks like. Buy a copy of a book named, no second place winner by bill jordan.

The gun digest book of automatic pistols assembly disassembly j. Get into bullseye shooting encyclopedia of bullseye pistol. Ed mcgiverns book of fast and fancy revolver shooting 9781602390867. I have us revover co 32 5 shot, top break revolver. In other words if you emptied the revolver into center mass of an attacker with the. But charters undercoverette is out to change your mind. Fast and fancy revolver shooting is a great book that is hard to read because of the small print.

When shooting fast twoshot strings the revolvers lack of recoil enabled the author to keep all but one of his shots within the ten ring of a b27 target center. So sig starts using clues his dad left him to piece together the mystery of his death. This would make the gun useless for shooting at anything other than very. Beginners guide to shooting the ar15 rifle everything you need to know. At greater distances, firing double action will cause muzzle wabble, flinching and wild shots. My wife remembers her father purchaseing it about 2530 years ago. He was the nicest guy you could ever meet but he had been in several gunfights and is the designer of the jordan grips, the jordan holster and for whom the jordan trooper was named after.

If you are a handgun hunter after big and big game, this is the book for you. If its not, simply pulling the trigger wont fire the gun. A pile of novels ive read described the same handgun as a pistol in. Autoejecting top break double action dasa revolver, but currently double action only, dao. I was found in my grandmothers house after she passed, believed to have. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. In defense of small pistols in fiction the writers guide to weapons. It it the authors opinion that much practice would be required to master effective one handed point shooting with such a revolver, if mastering point shooting with such a weapon is in fact possible. Pistol and revolver shooting paperback may 20, 2014 by a. Midsouth has the parts you need to build, update, customize, or repair your gun instock.

Pistol and revolver shooting by himmelwright, abraham lincoln artman, 1865publication date 1916 topics pistols, revolvers publisher new york, outing pub. The following information on choosing the best police revolver comes from section 39 of shooting by j. Edward ed mcgivern was a famous exhibition shooter, shooting instructor and author of the book fast and fancy revolver shooting. The handgun books here cover a range of topics, from concealed carry pistols and combat shooting to model 1911 information and handgun gunsmithing. A favorite of shooters since the frontier days of the american west, revolvers are durable, dependable firearms that remain popular with enthusiasts and concealed carriers alike. Check out our selection below and make midsouth shooters your library headquarters. The gun digest book of automatic pistols assembly disassembly. The revolver should only be fired by this method in emergency, when the hammer cannot be cocked by the thumb or when in very close proximity to the adversary, such as a hand to hand scuffle. An alternate look at handgun stopping power buckeye firearms.