Fighting Rifle

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Summary: The Definitive Combat Rifle Book
Review: As someone who has taken courses with Taylor, this is the definitive work on the subject and I believe represents the best and most concise available source to civilians by where they can learn the actual uses for various military rifles, deployment of same, etc. As we have all been poisoned by movies and TV, where we see the guy with the Uzi pistol take out rifle toting goons at 300 yards, our minds have to be de-toxed from the umpteen years of garbage implanted there and this book it as close as you can come to an enema to remove that. Each infantry arm, SMG, Shotgun, Carbine and Battle Rifle are addressed, from both a select fire and semi fire perspective. The carrying and deployment of same is addressed. Practical applications, like muzzle blast, carrying of magazines, changing of magazines, are all addressed. While some of the material is dated, and several of Taylor's shooting techniques have been modified by him to make them better and quicker, whether or not you could ever go to one of this classes, this book and diligent practice of its techniques will put you a mile on top of everyone else.

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Summary: The first of its kind
Review: This book, to my knowledge, is the first book written about selecting, using, and maintaining, the Battle Rifle for military, law enforcement AND CIVILIAN alike. Chuck Taylor has done exhaustive testing of various designs of Battle Rifles, Assault Rifles, and their calibers.

THE FIGHTING RIFLE was published around the time of "Survival Weapons And Tactics" (S.W.A.T.) magazine in which the author was editor. S.W.A.T. magazine (June 1982 - August 1985) had a reputation of a "no-holds-barred", "tell it like it is", publication (something nonexistent in today's gun magazines). The same approach is used it this book.

Although somewhat dated due to the encroachment on the Second Amendment of late, the penetration test against targets behind foliage and automobile are worth the price alone.