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Grant Cunningham's book Defensive Revolver Fundamentals is a must read.

It is mostly about defensive handgun shooting, tactics, and training. Regarding the last of these, Grant points out the serious lack of realism involved in many shooting drills, and he distinguishes effectively between "good shooting" and effective defensive shooting. It is very similar to, and complementary to, the Rob Pincus books.

The revolver is the tool discussed--a six shot DA Ruger--but the principles apply equally to semiautomatics.

Grant does point out the disadvantages of the revolver--not only capacity, but also the problems introduced by having a long heavy trigger pul in a light weight handgun.

He doesn't mention it, but those apply equally to some very compact semiautomatic.
 
It is one of my favorite gun books. There is a lot of good stuff in there even for auto shooters.
 
Grant's speed reloading technique for revolvers is worth the price of the book itself--you will also find the same technique in his Book of the Revolver which has some overlap.
 
The revolver is the tool discussed--a six shot DA Ruger--but the principles apply equally to semiautomatics.
Grant also has the nearly identical Defensive Pistol Fundamentals that is appropriate for the person that chooses not to own a revolver. I own and have read both books. I also highly recommend them.

Grant was trained by Rob Pincus and I believe may be, or at one time was, one of his instructors. Rob's book Counter Ambush: The Science of Training for the Unexpected Defensive Shooting is another must read IMO for anyone who chooses to carry a gun for self defense.

One point that both Rob and Grant hammer home in these books is the fact that criminals will attack at a time and place that gives them the most advantage and puts the victim at a disadvantage. This is classic ambush. You need to be prepared to be caught by surprise.

An other thing that Rob and Grant teach is to use our instinctive fight or flight reactions in our training, as opposed to working against them.


Rob and Grant both have also posted, many good videos for free on the Personal Defense Network Youtube channel.
 
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FYI, Grant has a new book out called, "Protect Yourself With Your Snub Nosed Revolver," available on Amazon and Apple iBooks.
 
Thanks for the heads-up on these books, and the link to the malfunction clearance drills. I have been lagging a bit behind, in my reading about revolving pistols.

Now, in what is likely my final month as a police officer, I am shifting attention back to my revolving pistols. I never totally stopped using revolvers, but their roles diminished. The main advantage of a Glock, or other double-stack auto-pistol, to me, is the simple matter of available real estate on a police duty belt. Soon, the Glocks’ roles will diminish, perhaps being relegated to carry in the most extremely abusive environments.
 
Good book, my only complaint is he sometimes takes multiple pages to explain something that could be explained in one or less. It is a good handbook for those that want to use revolvers for defense in 2017, which seems to be fairly few, especially few new shooters.

But I do it and I'm young. I'm a millennial, after all, so know everything. I feel just fine with a Model 64 next to the bed with Buffalo Bore 158 grain +P LSWCHPs.
 
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