Ed mcgiverns book of fast and fancy revolver shooting. Book is in good condition, dust cover has some wear along the edges and corners. The book fast and fancy revolver shooting, first published in 1938, is still printed by skyhorse publishing as a reference to handgun shooters. Rear hinge a little weak, else light rubbing to cloth. Ed mc giverns book of fast and fancy revolver shooting. The book is fantastic and i feel badly that there seems to be a crop of folks in university and new to.
Im still working through this book as it is a actually a text book that needs to be studied. Edward ed mcgivern 18731957 was an exhibition shooter, a shooting instructor and the author of the book fast and fancy revolver shooting. Fast and fancy revolver shooting is a great book that is hard to read because of the small print. Bisleys, perhaps as high as 62%, have survived as compared to the 5 1. Ed mcgivern is renowned as one of the greatest handgunners that ever lived. Feb 26, 2021 ed mcgivern fast and fancy revolver shooting and police training hbdj 1957. He did long range work with a handgun at hundreds of yards and shot up to six targets thrown in the air, but was.
Fastest gun ed mcgiverns colt saa revolver nra museums. Edward ed mcgivern was a famous exhibition shooter, shooting instructor and author of the book fast and fancy revolver shooting. I believe that terry miculek, who is probably the fastest doubleaction revolver shooter alive today, has made a video on the subject. An easy mistake to do is to immediately lift your finger off the trigger after each shot and look at the target.
How to shoot a pistol accurately ultimate guide pew pew. But he was just that in the period between the two world wars, traveling across america demonstrating his fast and fancy style of shooting with one and two handguns. Frequently referred to as the best handgun shooter of all time, this champion marksman earned a spot in the guinness book of. In a standoff between two gunmen in combat, resolve the situation using the turn sequence p. Oct 17, 2007 ed mcgivern needs no introduction to gun enthusiasts and serious marksmen. Secondly, then book i didnt realize this was non also revolver fiction until i started reading the introduction actually revolver. Ed mcgivern certainly wants to impart his wisdom to the reader but is very wordy.
Fast and fancy revolver shooting and police training. Frequently referred to as the best handgun shooter of all time, this champion marksman earned a spot in the guinness book of world records for the greatest rapidfire feat. Free ed mcgiverns book of fast and fancy revolver shooting. Agent terrys death resulted in scrutiny of atfs management of. The colt single action army, also known as the single action army, saa, model p, peacemaker and m1873, is a singleaction revolver with a revolving cylinder holding six metallic cartridges.
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Fast and fancy revolver shooting firearm user network. Ed mcgiverns book of fast and fancy revolver shooting book. Ed mcgivern author of ed mcgiverns book of fast and. This is a facsimile of the 1938 first edition, published to commemorate the centenary of the authors birth in 1874. Ed mcgiverns book on fast and fancy revolver shooting and police training by mcgivern, ed seller jay w. Most bisley standard model revolvers shipped to a united states address were not used for target shooting, but for selfdefense, because the grip and hammer were ideal for fast shooting. Ed mcgivern fast and fancy revolver shooting and police training hbdj 1957. He is renowned as one of the best handgunners that ever lived. Fs fast and fancy revolver shooting, anniversary copy, by. A key point is to have both thumbs pointing at the target. That guy was a genius, and had quite a way with a pen besides his wonderful results with revolvers. Surgical speed shooting caribbean environment programme. Shooting small things far away with a pistol is hard. For more than 50 years he was revered as one of the top authorities in the field of.
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If you are to low with your grip you allow the gun to move more with recoil making sight recovery and followon shots more difficult and timeconsuming. Aug 28, 2009 much of his work was reported in a great book, fast and fancy revolver shooting. Ed mcgiverns book of fast and fancy revolver shooting by. Mcgivern also performed extensive research into handgun shooting, particularly with the doubleaction revolver. Vintage history of the colt revolver from 1836 to 1940 book hardcover.
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