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Sergeant Major (SGM) Kyle E. lamb, US Army (Retired) has authored another book entitled "Stay in the Fight!! Warriors Guide to the Combat Pistol". Published by Trample and Hurdle, it is best ordered through Lamb's Viking Tactics website (http://www.vikingtactics.com/books.html). SGM Lamb's 21+ years in Army Special Operations (ARSOF) has uniquely qualified him to write this book on the tactical employment of handguns. Make no mistake! This is a book about the fighting use of the pistol. SGM Lamb does talk about firearms competition and generally goes out of his way to point out areas where there is overlap as well as areas where they differ – and why. He does not belittle those whose only interest is in the game, but he is as focused as a laser about the fighting aspects of these weapons.
SGM Lamb is very thorough in his discussions of pistol usage and accessorizing and its impact on the pistol as a fighting tool. Many of his comments will sound heretical to those who only use a pistol as part of organized shooting sports but many, if not most, of us here on BoomerShooter.com carry fighting handguns off of the field of gentlemanly sport.
There is significant similarity between combat and competition in Part I – Core Skills. There is very little difference between USPSA / IDPA and the real world when it comes to stance, presentation, sight alignment, squeeze and follow through, as well as the analysis of shot placement, and the need for dry fire training.
Part II – Tools of the Trade is aimed squarely at the fighting aspects of gear selections from weapons through lights. There is discussion of some of the design features that competitive shooting has brought to the combat pistol, but it comes with sensible reasons of why, or why not, it has a place on a fighting gun. He does not go into great detail about specific guns but does mention the 1911, the Glock, the M9, and the S&W M&P. His perspective on the caliber debate is interesting more for what he doesn't say then what he does.
Where this book becomes very useful to the entire membership is in Part III – Intermediate / Advanced Skills. It is in this section, he gets into driving the weapon, turns, shooting while moving, strong hand / support hand only firing and other areas that are useful to competitors and gunslingers both.
All in all, a good book, written in a serious style with some elements of humor to focus the reader's attention. I think you will enjoy it.
Sergeant Major (SGM) Kyle E. lamb, US Army (Retired) has authored another book entitled "Stay in the Fight!! Warriors Guide to the Combat Pistol". Published by Trample and Hurdle, it is best ordered through Lamb's Viking Tactics website (http://www.vikingtactics.com/books.html). SGM Lamb's 21+ years in Army Special Operations (ARSOF) has uniquely qualified him to write this book on the tactical employment of handguns. Make no mistake! This is a book about the fighting use of the pistol. SGM Lamb does talk about firearms competition and generally goes out of his way to point out areas where there is overlap as well as areas where they differ – and why. He does not belittle those whose only interest is in the game, but he is as focused as a laser about the fighting aspects of these weapons.
SGM Lamb is very thorough in his discussions of pistol usage and accessorizing and its impact on the pistol as a fighting tool. Many of his comments will sound heretical to those who only use a pistol as part of organized shooting sports but many, if not most, of us here on BoomerShooter.com carry fighting handguns off of the field of gentlemanly sport.
There is significant similarity between combat and competition in Part I – Core Skills. There is very little difference between USPSA / IDPA and the real world when it comes to stance, presentation, sight alignment, squeeze and follow through, as well as the analysis of shot placement, and the need for dry fire training.
Part II – Tools of the Trade is aimed squarely at the fighting aspects of gear selections from weapons through lights. There is discussion of some of the design features that competitive shooting has brought to the combat pistol, but it comes with sensible reasons of why, or why not, it has a place on a fighting gun. He does not go into great detail about specific guns but does mention the 1911, the Glock, the M9, and the S&W M&P. His perspective on the caliber debate is interesting more for what he doesn't say then what he does.
Where this book becomes very useful to the entire membership is in Part III – Intermediate / Advanced Skills. It is in this section, he gets into driving the weapon, turns, shooting while moving, strong hand / support hand only firing and other areas that are useful to competitors and gunslingers both.
All in all, a good book, written in a serious style with some elements of humor to focus the reader's attention. I think you will enjoy it.
